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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-26
A Cali from Kennedy,s Mother.

Clad in black, the mother of William Ken
nedy convicted OF killing a man in a po-
ltical rally at Greensburg, in 1885, called
upon Governor Mount yesterday morning to
pour out her thanks for the parole of her
son, an event for which she had long
hoped and prayed. Mrs Kennedy, the
daughter of a Pttsburg banker, is a re-
fined and educated woman. Her life has
been full OF sorrow. The death of her hus-
band was followed by the murder of which
William was accused. and then the death OF
a son. She considers the usefulness in her
life to be at an end. Kennedy is at home
In Cincinnati, afflicted with hemorrhages
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-26

The Palace pharmacy of William L. Coons,
in Irvington, was broken into and robbed
yesterday morning between midnight ana
o'clock of $25 worth of cigars and tobacco,
together with several small articles, among
which were a box Of tooth brushes and
some pocketbooks. The cash register was
relieved of twenty-five pennies, but further
than that no money was taken. The glass
in the rear door was knocked in with
such force that pieces Of glass were hurled
of the counters Tracks were found along
side a newly-made cement walk back of
the store and large cub, supposed to have
smashed was picked up but no other clew
to the thieves could be ascertained The
burglar wore a seven and a half shoe.
TCwn Marshal Smith claims to have seen
two tough-Iooking men proving about the
store the evening before the robbery.
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PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.

National Military Home, Indiana, Treasurer S
Office, Aug. p, 1897.
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
until noon Sept. 8, 1897. for furnishing and de
livery OF supplies at Marion Branch, National
Home y. V. s., quantities to be increased 10
per cent II required during the execution OF the
contract.
Standards can be examined and printed in
structions and specifications and blank propose Is
VIII De supplied upon Application to this office.
Samples presented by bidders will not be con-
sidered unless same are called Tor in specihca-
tiOns. The right is reserved to reject any or all
proposals or to waive any informalities therein.
Envelopes containing proposals should be in
dorsed: Proposals for supplies n. II. ID. V. S.
and addressed to the undersigned.
Bids aggregating over $500 must be accompanied
treasurer for at least per cent: OF the amount
thereof. which check Will be forfeited TO the
National Home for u. V. s. in case the success
full bidder refuses or fails to enter into contract
required; otherwise, TO he returned to the bid
der. H. O. HEICHEkT Treasurer
Approved: JUSTIN H>CHAFAdAN. Governor.
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alabama and eth sts-S. Null.
1SHeIontaine St. No. 400-Claude Fields.
SnFlstian Ave, No. 1877. +. Dannettelle.
SSlil1Iora Ave- No. 32i-Philip Miller
Soolilege Ave. and 9TH St.-Geo. G: Fisher.
columbia Ave. and 9Th St.-GeO. &. Ruch.
columbia and Hill Aves.-R G. Hampton.
delaware and McCarty-H. A. Pfafilin.
Dlllon and Fletcher Ave-Hugo II. Lehrritter.
East and McCarty Sts.-E. G. Reick.
~; wayne Ave, No. 190-ThOs. r. Thornburg.
Hillside Ave. No. 19-H. w. Carter
Illinois and LIST Sts.-S Muhl.
illinois and 18th Sts.-S. Null
Illinois and 7th Sts.--J. NJ. scott.
illinois and 22d Sts.-Frank Keegan.
illinois and North Sts.-R. NJ. Navin.
1nqlana Ave. and Vermont Str. +, Blodau.
Indiana Ave. No. 201-John ID. Gauld.
Madison Ave, No. 427--Jos. NJ Dwyer
Mass. and Cornell Aves.--C. Il. Barmm.
Mass. Ave, No. DOL. T.. Haag-
Mer. and Morris Sts.-C II. Broch.
Mer. and Ray Sts.-John T.. Myers.
Mer. and Russell Ave-Geo. +. Borst.
Mich; No. 1883 East-Nan Arsdale Bros.
New York, No. 37S West-F. r. Wolcott.
Pine, No. POI South-A l.. Walker.
Senate Ave. and Sd STA. Nj. Eyster.
Senate Ave, No. 1858 North-E. i. Steward.
Shelby St. No 1S2-C. A. Fitel.
Talbot Ave, No. BON Schwartz.
Virginia Ave- and Coburn--C. @. Mueller.
Virginia Ave. and McCarty-M. G. Staley.
Wash. St. and State Ave.-N. S. briggs.
Wash. ST., No. 703 East-Baron Bros.
West St, No. 500 North-C. W. Eichrodt.
Yandes and 9Th Sts.-Dixon.
North Indianapolis Library Building-A. =
Gauld & Bro. Tel 1894
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Divorce COmnlainfa.

Mary Prothero brought suit yesterday
against Russell Prothero for divorce, alleg-
ing cruel and inhuman treatment The
plaintiff says she was married in 1880 and
lived with Prothero until the middle of this
month. She says he choked her, used bad
language in her presence and accused her
Of immoral conduct when she was innocent.
Particle jolly, in suit for divorce from
John Smith Jolly, AYERS she was married
to the defendant in the town of Upton in
1875. She says that jolly has Inundated
her greatly by appearing among her friends
in an intoxicated condition The defendant
she says, has property valued at $1,000 in
the city of Frankfort. She thinks she
should have $1,000 of this amount all
InOnY.
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Right of state to Change of venue:

In a case appealed from the Montgomery
Circuit to the Appellate Court yesterday
the power of a court to grant a change
of venue to the State is put to question.
The State had failed TO convict Charles
Shelton, charged with stealing forty-six
turkeys, in the Montgomery Circuit Court.
The prosecutor then asked that "A special
Judge hear the second trial, which was
granted, and Shelton was sentenced to the
Reformatory. The point is now raised by
the appellant that there is no law per-
hitting a circuit judge 10 grant such re-
oupst as that.
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Cleaning Up the MiIitia,S Guns.

The arms of the militia are about to go
through an overhauling. the scene OF opera
lions to be the basement of the Statehouse
The military authorities will proceed to
remove all the rust from the guns by the
browning process and repair them where
theg are needed They are going to ex-
change those thus treated with the differ
ent companies for new ones and so on till
the whole body Of the troops are supplied
with weapons which have been through the
hands of the smith. All the funds of the
department are 10 be used for the equip
ment Of the troops and when the inspec-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-26
AN ALBIN0 SQUIRREL.
One of These Rare Animals Shot Near
New Augusta.

Harry D. Tutewiler has embalmed with
formaldehyde an albino squirrel shot re-
Gently by Jesse Thomas near New Augusta.
The squirrel is of a pinkish white color,
and as far as Mr.. Tutewiler knows, is the
only one ever shot in the State. They are
very rare. Some years ago Pop" June,
while conducting a cafe on North Illinois
street, had live white squirrel, said to
have been caught near New Augusta. This
squirrel, while white, did not have other
characteristics of the albino, such as pink
eyes. 1t was recognized as a very rare spec
linen and Mr. June was offered 800 for it
by a geological garden.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-26
A SCHEME TO GET A HAT.
Frank Hart and William Bradley Ar
rested for Working 1t.

Frank Hart, of Chicago, and William
Spradley colored, living at 2S5 North West
street, were arrested yesterday afternoon
by Patrolman Moore, charged with loiter-
ing. Moore's attention was attracted to
them by seeing Hart give his hat to Sprad-
ley and enter a hat store. Inside he told
a story of having his hat knocked off and
run over by a street car. He was given a
cap. Moore did not allow them to carry
the game any further, but placed them
both under arrest.
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The PnnhandIe ReIief Association.

Frank s. Pursell, q former employe Of the
Panhandle Railway Company, has brought
suit against that corporation for $4,000 on
account Of an alleged breach of contract
Pursell, in September, 1892 became mem
Der of the relief department of the road
which undertook to pay benefits in case of
accident. In November 1892, the plaintiff
was injured while coupling cars in the city
yards He elected to receive the benefits
allowed by the relief department instead of
claiming damages from the road. He was
entitled, he says, to the sum of $150 a day
for fifty-tWo weeks after the accident and
thereafter the sum of IS cents day as
long as he suffered from his injury. The
plaintiff charges that the company paid
him 81 50 a day for 245 days and then ceased
paying him. He says his injuries are per-
manent and he now demands $4,000 dam
ages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-26
THE COMPETITION DISAPPEARS
Only Three Bidders on the Madison
Avenue Asphalt Contract.

The Board of Public Works yesterday
awarded the contract for paving the road
way Of Madison avenue, from Meridian
street to Merrill street, to the Western Paw
ing and Supply Company at 1924 hneal
foot each side. The pavement is to be Of
asphalt, the roadway to be forty feet in
width, with stratifed curb. There We're
two other bids.
The Western Paving and Supply Com
pany was also awarded the contract for
paving with asphalt Merrill street to
width of twenty-four feet, from Meridian
street to Madison avenue, at $3.43 a lineal
foot, stratifed curb to be- used
The contract for graveling the roadway
and sidewalks of Mcpherson street, from
Twenty-eighth to Twenty -ninth street, was
awarded to P. E. Phillips at SO cents a
lineal foot each side. j. II. Roberts got
the contract for grading and graveling the
first alley east OF Ash street, between
TWenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth street,
at Is cents a lineal foot each side.
The following petitions asking for public
improvements were received by the Board
- For gravel roadway, cement walks
and stratified stone curling on TWenty-sec-
ond street, from Ralston avenue to Martin
For paving with cement the sidewalks of
Villa avenue, from Prospect street TO a
point 355 feet south.
These petitions were referred TO the city
engineer.
provement resolution which provides for
the graveling of TWenty-eighth street
from BellefOnt aine street to the Monon
Railroad tracks. The resolution was con-
firmed without modification. In the matter
of the improvement of Tenth street be-
tween Pennsylvania and Delaware streets,
the Board of Works has ordered that all
action heretofore taken be rescinded.
In the matter of the Improvement OF the
roadway and sidewalks of New York street
from Tacoma avenue to the Belt Railroad.
the city engineer reported to the Board Of
Works that nine of the eighteen resident
property owners had signed a remon-
STRANGE. 1t was deemed best to postpone
further action. The board adopted reso-
of the roadway and sidewalks of New Jer
sey street from Sixteenth to Nineteenth
street,
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Although Indianapolis bakers have not
increased the price on bread there is a
slight reduction in the size of the loaf The
bakers Indicate that if the price on flour
keeps up it is only question of time when
there will be material decrease In the
size OF the lOaves. The average weight of
the loaves now being sold is one pound and
four ounces.
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GRIEPEN IN M1aIRY.
The Slayer of Edward Carroll Held to
the Grand Jury.

John J. Griffin, who shot and killed Ed
ward Carroll at No. 70 Fayette street, Mon
day evening, had a hearing in Police Court
yesterday morning and was bound over to
the grand jury. Carrolls mother testified
as to the shooting. She said Griffin had
made threats against her son. Carroll she
said, was standing with one hand in his
hip pocket when the shots were fired. Mary
Craig, a daughter said they had all been
drinking beer in the afternoon, thus con-
tradicting a statement made previously
by her mother.
The physicians who held the autopsy re-
port they found five bullet holes in Carroll $
body 1t is evident that Griffin emptied
the contents of his pistol when he began
firing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-26

The programme tomorrow for the bust
ness Mems Driving Club races is as fol-
lows:
800 Class: Maggie O. D. Shower; Nellie
Emma, br. Griener: Dick. Chas. Haynes i5
Nettie X, w. Y. Graves.
2:35 Class Frank j., F. J. Jacobs; Logan.
Belle, Nicholas Harrison; Dora s. DR..
Sterne; Black Stone, d. b. Shideler
2:25 Class: J. c., j. G. Dunn; Diamond
VIM. Staff, Charlie Boy. c. f. shower,
John r.. ". ". Baker; Elgin. f. c. Oar
rach; Myrtle May, A. d. Pendleton
Free-for rail: Rhinehart. T.. ". Lewis;
W. w. Blair.
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LOST
STORAGE.

1QsT--a package OF Marion Club receipts, signed
Ed Smith, treasurer. Leave same at Marion
Club and get reward.
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A FACTORY FREQUENTLY ROBBED.
This Time % Pairs of shoes We're
Taken from Pinl1's Place.

Pink's shoe factory, at (old) No. 20 East
South street, was robbed again TUESDAY
night. The factory is located in ram
shackle old building which anybody can
enter. The thieves this time secured twen-
tv-fve pairs Of shoes, valued at about $50
The notice have lost count of the number of
times the place has been entered by burg
lars Not long ago a saloon, keeper by the
for robbing the place The police were led
to believe that he was in the habit. of
breaking into the factory and taking few
pairs of shoes every time he got drunk. one
time he took nothing but two spools Of
thread.
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Municipal Notes.

The city controller yesterday received
SO 600 from the telephone company which
is the second semi-annual payment of the
company under it's contract
A meeting of the Council committee on
public morals will be held tonight to con-
slider the curfew ordinance. There viii be
no meeting of the Council until Sept. g.
The mayors cabinet will meet next Tues
day to consider the estimates for the APP
preparations for the coming fiscal year.
These appropriations must be made by Oct.
!. The estimates are now being prepared
by the departments.
James NJ. Healey. a resident of Central
avenue, has written the Board of Public
Works concerning the pavement of that
tbOroughfare. He says the blocks are
"bulgng" near Seventeenth street and de-
clares that the whole street shows evil
dences of early decay. Mr.. Healey asked
that the contractor be instructed TO replace
the defective blocks.
The Board of Works has directed the In
dianapols Light and Power Company to To-
cate an electric light at Udel street and
Northwestern avenue and one at the inter-
section of New Jersey ana Sixt aenth streets
The water company was directed to lay
mains in Highland place from Twenty-first
street 10 FAN creek and in West street from
Morris 10 Wisconsin street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-26
STEAM BLEW INTO HIS EYES.
Allen LnughIin, IA PacIxinG-House En-
gineer, May Lose His Sight.

Allen Laughlin. engineer at a packing
house near Greenlawn Cemetery, was pain
fully injured early yesterday morning The
packing blew out of the end of a steam
valve and the hot steam flew into his face.
DR.. Thomas of the City Dispensary, at
tended him. Laughlin may lose the sight
of both his eyes. He is thirty -eight years
old and married. He lives at old 491 West
New York street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-26

Brick nlasons at work on the Hitz Baking
Company's new building on Virginia ave-
nue. claim to have seen one of the walls
sink slightly yesterday The architect of
building was called and said there was no
cause for alarm. He thought the sinking
would cease as soon as the earth became
compressed. As q precaution. however he
ordered the bases made broader.
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ton is done, the troops will be in the best
of order Last winter $45 600 was the appro-
priation for the maintenance of the militia
out SoWO of this was used to make good
a shortage that had been accommodating for
SIX years. The department has purchased
1,5V0 new blankets and thirty companies
are to have new uniforms New web cart
ridge belts must be secured, as well as a
number of tents
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suit on Account of Defective Walk.

Elizabeth Greater yesterday brought suit
for damages against the city of Indian
apolis, making John r. Holiday and How
ard Rleman party defendants. The plaintiff
AYERS she was injured while walking on a
defective sidewalk on South Illinois street
between Maryland and Georgia streets. The
accident happened in September, 1895, The
complaint charges that the defective walk
was in front of property controlled by Hol-
liday and Rieman as trustees. The plaintiff
derna ndS $40 900 damages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-26

L, w. Ripley & Co, manufacturers, of
Fort Madison, Ia. began an action yester-
day against Arthur Jordan & Co. to recover
damages. The plaintiffs claim that in Oc-
tober 1884 they contracted 10 sell the de-
PENDANT company twenty-five carloads OF
egg cases. 1t is charged that the defendants
declined to take all the cases which re-
fusal resulted in a loss for the plaintiffs
nnnnnnfinp 10 $50
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LOANS-Money on mortgages. G. +. sAYLES.
l5 East Market street.
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HER JEwELRY CASE GONE.
Mrs. A. J. walker, of Spruce street,
Loses Some Diamonds.

Mrs. A. ]. Walker living at (new) SO7
Spruce street reported to the police yes
terday the loss Of jewelry case containing
a number of articles of jewelry, including
some valuable diamonds. The last time she
saw it her two-year-old child was playing
with it on the floor. She thinks she may
have carried it out to the gate and that
some one passing along may have taken II
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-26
sneciflcntions for New Fire Houses.

The Board of Public Works yesterday
adopted specifications for two new fire
houses, one to be located at Brightwood
and the other at Haughville. The board also
purchased lot at the corner of Ash and
old Sixteenth street. on which an engine
house is to be erected. The real estate be-
longed to j. W. and Nancy NJ Bruce The
consideration was 81, 600.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-26

Will you give up all that health means to
you? If not. look out for impure blood
cure h0ils, pimples, humOrs and all scroru-
parilla
Moods Pills are purely vegetable and do
not purge pain or grippe. All druggists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-26

The annual picnic of the Sunday schools
of Washington township was held at the
fair grounds yesterday. Those represented
were the Broad Ripple NJ. T. and Christian
Church schools, the Ebenezer Lutheran. the
Pleasant View Lutheran, the Union Chap
ell Williams Creek Christian and Mapleton
Methodist schools.
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DIED.

TRAUTWINE-Maggi Trautwine. Aug "a Flu
neral at residence 800 Told number) North Ala
bama street. Thursday, 2 o'clock. Friends in
Vited.
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JOURNAL ADVERTISING STATIONS.
OF
TILE IOI1RNAL

Have been conveniently located at the following
dfug stores in the various sections OF
the city, from which
ADVERTISEMENTS WILL PIE TELEPHONED
Direct TO this office at regular rates,
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

FLANNER G. BUCHANAN-172 North
Illinois street. Lady embalmer, for
ladies and children. Office always
open. Telephone GAL. Hacks at lowest
prevailing price.
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New suits Filled.

Henry Turpin VS.. Wiley c. Hull ct al. (;
suit on note. Superior Court, Room g.
Fem Wall Paper Company vs.. Isaac
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HOWE SCHOOL Military

Prepares thoroughly for college scientific schools
and business. Superior advantages at moSerate ex-
pense. For illustrations and catalogue address
WM. ". HAMMOND, Head Master.
Rev. J. II. NJ KENIIE r, Rector
Rev J. II. Mckenzie, OF Howe School, Lima,
Ind viii be at the Bates House, Monday TO Thurs
day Aug 30 to sept. inclusive, from 70 o'clock
d m, and viii be glad 70 meet his patrons and
others having sons wards 10 educate.
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Personal. Local and General Notes.

On account Of increased business the Rock
Island Company has nut on thirty addition
al clerks in its auditing office in Chicago.
The Big Four has largely increased its
live stock shipments from the Indianapolis
yards in the last few months
The Wabash earned in the third week of
August 1884 946, an increase over the CORE
spending week of 1896 of $349l5.
Freight rates were restored yesterday by
all lines carrying through traffic between
Colorado and Utah points and the Atlantic
seaboard.
Next Sunday the Panhandle and the Van
dalia will run excursions from ndianapo-
lis and Richmond to Lake MaXinkackee at
81 for the round trip.
The Monon is experiencing a good deal
of trouble from the robbery OF its cars
at some of the way stations The matter
is being investigated
r. y. Hughes, general superintendent of
the American Express Company, who has
been in the city for couple of da 5, re-
turned to Cleveland last night
The Santa Fe has laid the first six miles
OF a proposed double track from Empora
TO Newton, "a distance of seVenty-liVe miles
on which the traffic is heaviest.
Freight officials of the indianapolis lines
are confident that the roads in this section
Will have all the business they can handle
for the next ninety days, at least.
The roads in this territory make one
fare rate round trip TO the Yearly Meeting
or the Friends at PlaanneId. Ind. selling
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For TRADE.

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