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The San Francisco call., 1897-04-12

he 5rifsa cruiser Edgar, 1850 toaE, had
as- IE2s& AEsi month, after thorough ref;,
ana csTe-opsc 10,367 horsepower and :
fpeS1 O Z01 knots Or November 1e. 1891.
Hoeo tns snip was taken OF the coatrsetors'
hsecs. Ehs EFerEgsc y $50 HORSEPOWER s,d
29-s3 Enotz during tour hcur.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-12

The latest French wx-xnsus have 8 double
aflor7o Geek syssszs. The decks are about
ssas iesI sE art AID the space between Is flied
WIZ eoE- foc stores SO IS 70 form co1er-
dan he drlEoEck 70 this systea Is that Il
g-ssily rsocees the sfshssifr cs TIE .hirs
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-12

The nerced SEs GdvertiseE & notice 20 the
effect that or the 18th inst. the City Trustees
win open bids for Eprinkliug the streets Of
Aercsd during the summer.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-12

BUSINESS OFFICE:
s1g Exrkei Etrss.
Frp FTzHcisco, Califorrfs.
-,s.ussx. -xEa-lsss
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The Santa Barbara Eelrs Is right side up
again after It's reported tsiiure For.unstelv
the 'fsilure" was only temporary rnisun.
derEtsudiuz
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-12

Ihe TTsTer Reco7d announce. IN long
sslutatory that II IL in existence and billed for
pernsnence beside which the hills there
aoout. viii eventually tuyn green uiih-xprtng
foifsye
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-12

Two steamers ana twenty esrees have been
oroeVed toV tas Russian volunteer 1ses from
sAirya-os o. tAe clxae
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-12

H L PALMER, President
J. ". SKINNER. Secretary
OF February, 1897.
r r. sANBORN, Notary Public.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-12

Progress again The Vallejo 7Y1aes says ths,
vallejo is going 20 have e bicycle Yelodro-ne
and new athletic grounds
Tne Santa Barbara Press mentions the bs-
ginning Of work upon the construction Of an
elegant new bEthhouse for that thriving c,vy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Robert L. Royse. of Shoals. Ind, has
located in indianapolis for the practice OF
law.
Charles F. Jelef has resigned as night
clerk at the Grand Hotel and will become
manager of the Sherman.
Some of oliver T. Parker's friends nave
mentioned him as a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for city clerk.
d. P. Erwin & Co. yesterday paid $365.60
duty on seven cases OF linen capvas and
S201.S0 on two cases of linen napkins.
Rev. John Bigham, of DE- Pauw Uni
v@ersity. viii preach at Roberts Park NJ. e.
Church tomorrow morning and evening.
Among the recent Indianapolis arrivals at
the st. Denis, New York, were c. f.. Coffin,
A. s. Blackledge and 4. J. Smith, wife and
children.
Marion county will send out a tax ferret
to look after delinquent taxes. Tn tax
board will assist in paying the expenses of
the collector.
The Write River Sand Company viii
launch it's new sand and gravel pumping
boat "Nettie' near the White-river bridge
Monday morning.
The Tabernacle Sunday School viii hold
the graduating exercises Of the primary de-
partment tomorrow morning. VIII &. Han
is superintendent of the school and Miss
Janet Il. Shaw is principal of the depart
ment.
The Evening Educational Institute of the
Young Mems Christian Association of this
city will hold closing exercises text Monday
evening at 8 o'clock. William I. Brown will
preside. A literary and musical programme
will be carried out.
DIR. Dewhurst will preach a sermon ,on The
Christ Child In Art" Illustrating with the
stereopticon. Pictures of the Nativity
Holy Family and the Madonna. by Raphael
Master Thad Rich Will play "1ntermezzo. .
from Cayallerta Rusticana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01

The fact that, the murder of Patrolman
Ware leave his family destitute should
lead the city to consider and adopt some
plan for the relief of the family of an officer
who loses his life in the discharge of his
duty. With the salaries paid and the high
rate of insurance it is quite impossible for a
patrolman+to carry a life insurance policy.
Consequently, whatever risk of injury and
the consequences there may be, the patrol
man who manfully does his duty assumes
them all. This should not be so. If the Off
Ger takes the risk which the calling in
wolves the people when he serves should
by some means provide for the support of
his family if he loses his life in the dis
charge of his duty. "a system of pensioning
has been suggested, but many object to the
payment of a certain sum for an indefinite
period of years. Others have suggested the
voting of a small amount of money as a
contingent to the police appropriation to be
used in caring for the families of patrol
men who have been killed in the discharge
of duty, to be used at the discretion of the
Board of Safety and covered back into the
treasury if not needed. 1t is probable that
other cities have plans for the relief of the
families of men who are killed in the dis
charge of duty which it may be well to ex-
anime before action shall be taken. Some
thing, however, should be done. The pub
lie, which owes much to a good police serv-
ice, and more than can be estimated to a
force of resolute men whom the lawless
have learned to fear, cannot permit the
widows and helpless children of men who
are killed in the discharge of duty to fall
into restitution. Nor will it do to leave
them to the generous impulse of the hour,
because it will pass away. The City Coun-
Gil should devise some plan by which relief
may be extended under the direction of the
mayor or the Board of Public Safety. Tenn
porary provision can be made by the Coun-
Gil for the support of the last victims of
lawlessness, but this should be followed by
a. well-matured plan of caring for the de-
pendents of policemen who are killed in the
courageous discharge of duty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01
A PATR0LMAN DRUNK.
Thomas VIII Offer His
Resignation To-day.

Thomas Kennaugh, a patrolman, told
Sergeant Hyland last night that he would
tender his resignation to-day. He reported
at roll call at 6 o'clock last evening under
the influence of liquor and Captain Dawson
took his badge and suspended him. At
about II o'clock some one called the police
station by telephone and said there was a
drunken policeman in the neighborhood Of
Senate and Indiana. avenues. The bicycle
men were sent to investigate, but before
they arrived Sergeant Hyland came along
and found Kennaugh. He took him to Mich
igan and Blake streets and put him on a
car which would land him nearest Cereal.
inc Town. where Kennaugh lives.
In the meantime the City Hospital tele-
phoned the police station saying that Mrs.
Kennaugh had been there looking for her
husband. A message had come to her by
telephone that her husband had been shot
and taken to the hospital. The message
purported to come from the police station.
1t is believed kennaugh went to a tele-
phone and called up the Hay & Willis
Manufacturing Company's factory and told
the night Waterman to take that message
to his wife. When Sergeant Hyland met
Kennaugh the latter said that some one
had telephoned such a message TO his wife.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01
THE HAUGHvILLE ANNEXATION.
Joseph FIack VIII Probably With
draw His Suit,

In the suit of Joseph Flack against the
city of Indianapolis and the Board of Public
Work to enjoin the Haughville annexation
a motion was made yesterday by the de-
PENDANTS in the Superior Court. asking that
the complaint of the plaintiff be stricken
from the files. The city attorney, in bring
ing the matter before the court showed
that the plaintiff previous to bring
ing the suit for injunction, had filed &
remonstrance against the proposed action
of the city. thereby taking advantage of
the statute providing for annexation. After
ward the plaintiff brought injunction pro-
ceedings, contending that the statute was
unconstitutional. The defendants claim
that the plaintiff, having elected to file
a remonstrance under the annexation
statute, has no standing in court i'm the
present proceedings. Judge Harvey, in
whose court the motion was filed, stated he
would hear next Tuesday.
Yesterday afternoon the Flack case was
discussed in the mayors cabinet meeting
and City Attorney Curtis referred to his
action in court during the morning. Mayor
Taggart suggested that perhaps there
would be no occasion for argument as he
had understood the case would bly, be
settled out OF court and the suit withdrawn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01

the W~arren-Scharf Company at s5.67 a lin
cal foot. each side. a telegram was re-
eeived from the Cincinnati office of the
company saying that by an error the hg-
ures in the bid had been transposed. the
company intending to bid $6.57, instead of
$5.67. The board decided to hold the COM
pan TO its bid or forfeit the o~ne-hundred-
dollar certified check which accompanied it.
There were two other bids for this work,
the Western Paving and Supply Company
bidding $3.50 and the Indiana Bermudez As
phalt Company $500.
J. H. Robertss bid of 2rs cents a lineal
foot each side for graveling the first alley
west Of Alabama street from Twenty
second to T~wenty-third street was the low
est of several, and he got the contract.
He also received the contract for gravel
ing the second alley north of Washington
street from Miley TO Elder avenue at 10
cents a foot.
The board took final action yesterday for
the extension of Raymond street from
Shelby street to the line of Section Is; for
cement walks and sod lawns on Twentieth
street from Talbot avenue to Central ave-
nue.; for cement walks on the west side of
Pennsylvania street from Sixteenth to
Eighteenth street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01

problem of what to do with convicts and
how to utilize their labor is extremely diff
cult of solution For obvious reasons,
moral as well as economic, they should not
be maintained in idleness, and yet free la
Dor ought not to be subjected to direct
competition with convict labor. A middle
ground would seem to be to employ con-
victs in work for the State or its wards.
AS an experiment in this direction the
printing business would serve as we'll as
any other. The prisoners could do for the
State and it's various institutions a good
deal of printing for which they now pay
money, and eventually they might print and
bind schoolbooks for the entire State.
Everything must have a beginning, and the
experiment is worth trying.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01
THAT $500 REWARD.
Mr.. SayIes Anxious to Pay 1t for Com
victiOn of

For several months there has been a re-
ward of $500 offered by the National Board
of Underwriters for the arrest and %convic-
ton of the men who set fire to any of the
nine barns, including those of Ferd Mayer,
L. S. Ayres, Cortland Van Camp, Mrs.
Root, j. G. Adams and others. The reward,
of course, did not anticipate any fires, but
was offered for the conviction of the burn
er of any of the barns already destroyed
up to the time of the Offering of the reward.
The conviction of Edwards for burning
Mr.. Adams's barn Thursday morning would
not, therefore, entitle any one who caused
the conviction to the reward. The tirebug
must be convicted of burning the barn the
the others included in the statement offer
ing the reward Charles F. Sayles. repre-
senting the National Board of Underwrit-
be able to turn the reward over to some
body.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01

Tho Chicago Chronicle is very angry
with Chairman Dingley because he said
that the Cleveland administration had Dor
rowed 5000, 1900 to make good the deficits
caused by the present tariff act, The
Chronicle declares that this is not the case.
since $74. 0e9.0o0 of the deficit was made be-
fore the passage of the Gorman-Wilson bill.
That is the literal fact; but before the be-
ginning of the fiscal year 1894 the country
knew that the Democratic Congress would
enact a tariff bin with lower duties. Be-
cause of this knowledge merchants i'm
ported as few goods as they could get along
with. The imports ran down tens of mil
lions of dollars compared with the flush
times before the election of 1892. 1t was
the expectation of lower duties and the fear
of the reduced duties upon competing in
dustries at home which checked imports
and cut off revenues. Really. the story
about the reduced revenues during the year
that business and industry awaited the
German tariff bill has become very thread
bare.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01
New Garhage Contract.

Specifications for garbage collections
were adopted by the Board of Works yes
terday and bids will be received May II.
The specifications do not differ materially.
it is said, from those adopted some months
ago. They provide. however. that the gar
bage shall be delivered TO the new plant OF
the indianapolis Desiccating Company On
Sellers farm, and the contracts are TO sun
from July /, 1887, until May 20, 1907. The
former contracts ran six years. but the
contract with the desiccating company has
been extended four years. and the board
believes cheaper arrangements for the coll
lection of garbage can be made for a ten
year contract than If the work was let
year by year, as it takes considerable
money TO prepare for doing the work. There
mas been some adverse comment against
the board letting a longtime contract.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01

There was quite an exciting passage in
the House of Commons between Sir Will
Mr.. Chamberlain, colonial secretary, rela-
tive to the jameson raid into the Trans
vaal country. Sir William Harcourt may
have gone too far in characterizing the
raid as "a war plot" of which the govern
ment had cognizance, but there can be no
doubt that it was a scheme for the extern
sion of British empire, apd that if it had
succeeded the government would have APP
propriated the results. The failure of the
undertaking gave the government a chance
to take high moral ground in regard to it.
Had it been successful its projectors would
have been British heroes and the recipients
OF distinguished honors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01

One of the most interesting developments
OF the present war in Europe is the sur
prising military strength of the small Bal
kan states, Bulgaria, Servia and Roumania.
Bulgaria, a principality with an area of
1880 square miles, very nearly the same
as Indiana has an active war strength of
10000 men. The little monarchy of Servia,
with an area of Is, 1877 square miles, half the
size of Indiana, has 125,OOO regulars n
5000 reserves. while Roumania, with an
area of $4,000 square miles, has a war foot
ing of $4,000 officers and men. The main
tenance of such large armies by these small
states shows to what an extent the mill
Europe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01

claim of the owners of silver mines that
the supply of gold is not ample to meet
the worlds needs for a standard extended
full or partial legal-tender power.
1t may be repeated. in conclusion, that
there is no cause for the least anxiety rela-
tive to the export of gold. During the
years of the most general prosperity the
tide of gold has ehbed and flowed under
the influence of the laws of trade.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01
Determined.

Pale and proud, she stood before him.
In fact, she had him in the corner and he
could not depart.
DO 1 get a 81 wheel2'' she asked, and in
her tone there was a threat yelled, even
as the quinine may be masked by the liquid
~softness of the rock and rye.
No said the wretched man, in despera-
ton.
Then said she, her voice as hard as
the inside of a ball bearing, Il shall see my
lawyer to-day. 1 will buy that wheel out
of the alimony."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01
a MISTAKE IN THE BID.
But the Asphalt Company VIII Be
Held to 1t.

The contracts for asphalting the roadway
of Park avenue in two sections were among
several let by the Board of Public Works
yesterday. The Warren-Scharf Asphalt
Paving Company received the contract for
the section of Park avenue between Massa-
chusetts avenue and st. Clair street at
1919 a lineal foot, each side. The section
of Park avenue between st. Clair and Sew
enteenth streets is to be asphalted by the
Indiana Bermudez Asphalt Company at $50
a lineal foot. These bids were the lowest
of several submitted q few days ago.
After the board had awarded the con-
tract for asphalting the roadway of Illi-
nois strAAt from South to Merrill street TO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01
TWO PRISONERS PAROLED.
One Had Killed the B=trayer of His
Wife.

Governor Mount yesterday paroled two
prisoners from the State Prison. One was
Dempsey Robinson, recently transferred
from the Prison South. He was sent from
Greencastle for life for killing the betrayer
of his wife. He had been in the prison a
number of years and had partially lost his
reason.
The second parole was for Augustus p.
Craig, who was convicted of burglary in
Laporte county. The offense was breaking
into an express car and he was convicted
upon the testimony of a negro who turned
States evidence and has since been con-
victed of another crime. Craig has a farm
in Wisconsin and has invented a device
while in prison from which he has made a.
good deal of money. He has long been a
trusty at the prison.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01
Accident Insurance..


bUIIdIU OUUIItI.
An accident insurance company publishes
"a partial list of Buffalo claims paid dur
ing the year 1886" The total number of in
jurieS was 1872, and of these fifty-four were
due to bicycle accidents. The average
amount paid was about $50. Some of the
accidents for which people receive compen-
sation from insurance companies are queer.
Thus, sharpening stick" $114; fell skat-
ing" 800; "dislocated knee at safe" 500
fell dancing" 800; running for car" $50
turned ankle crossing street, . So; struck
head against sharp corner $39.27; fell off
lounge" $25. Reading these things is a
wonderful incentive to getting insured, es-
pecialIy if one needs a little money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01

More than half of the resident property
owners demonstrated against the asphalt
ing If the roadway of Indiana avenue from
y h street to Fall creek. The board IS
anxious to have this Improvement made.
as the avenue will be one of the principal
means of entering the Fall creek park sys-
TEN, and Will also be much used by bicycle
riders when the bicycle path is made. The
bo~ therefore, decided TO send the reso-
II r this Improvement to the Council.
Il cody has been rather
q indorsing public improvements or
d. ed by the board over remonstrances In
the present case fifteen of the twenty-nine
property owners signed the remonstrance,
Tn board has not disposed OF a re-
monstrance against cement walks on Me-
ridian street, from Sixteenth to Twenty
first street. The engineer is Investigating
to ascertain whether more than half the
Owners OEiGrf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01
Change of Internes.

To-day the new ~internes take charge OF
the City Dispensary, Drs. Wilson, Bahr,
Collins and Van Malta retiring. They are
TO be succeeded by Drs. NJ. Fl. Thomas, e.
W. Marker, j. Rhodes and B. Erdman.
Drs; Wilson and Wheeler will also be in
stalled at the City Hospital to-day. DR..
+. w. FoXVorthy has been appointed house
physician az st. yincent's Hospital.
Inc Board OF Health speaks very favor
ABLY OF the retiring internes. Practically
no complaints nave been made with refer
ence to the work at the City Dispensary,
and the work at the hospital has been
satisfactory to the board.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01

Evidence accumulates that some of Mr..
Cleveland's sweeping orders extending the
operation of the civil-service law are caus-
ing embarrassment to the heads of depart
ments and injury to the public service.
These orders were issued near the end of
the Cleveland administration and, as it now
appears, without sufficient reflection as to
their probable effect. Civil-service reform
should not be slain in the house of its pre-
tended friends.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01

A subscriber in Taylorville asks the mean
ing of Single tax" He is somewhat mud
died because nc two advocates of such a
tax agree as to it's meaning and scope.
Henry George is the father of the single
tax theory in this country. He holds that
all taxation should be imposed upon the
land, which should not belong to individu-
ais, but to the State, and that the rentals
for it's use should go into the public treas
ury and be the only tax. This theory prac-
tically confiscates all the property of indi-
viduals in land, and for this reason it seems
impracticable. The disciples of Mr.. George
nave devised many schemes, the most of
which contain the central feature, the tax
alton of land. The nearest we have come
to the single tax based upon land is in
the system in this and other cities for the
Improvement of streets and the construction
of sewers, where all the tax is laid upon
the land abutting on the streets improved
and for sewers in the vicinity. Under this
system the lot with a house thereon valued
at $1,000 is taxed as much as the one on
which stands a mansion worth $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01

Boss BARRIERS are somewhat concerned
over the report that an effort is to be made
to enforce the Sunday law against them.
and some are urging that If such a thing
is attempted it should extend to other busi-
ness, not excepting drug stores. meat shops
n other places that are habitually open
on Sunday, to say nothing of the saloons.
They have discussed the subject among
themselves. Most of them would favor such
a movement II il reached all alike, but they
do not think it would be fair To enforce
the laws against some shops and allow 9TH
ers TO do Sunday business unmoieSted. as
was the case when such a plan was tried
a couple of years ago.
Henry Moore, William Miller. James
Wells and NJ. Taylor. a committee repre-
senting the BARRIERS. Interviewed the mayor.
He was not prepared to talk. The commit
tee told him that he would be visited again
next week after IN organization has been
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01

Having enjoined the county prosecutor
from bringing suits to enforce the Scent
fare law, may it not be in order for the
street-railWay magnates to seek to enjoin
the Supreme Court of Indiana from consid-
ering the constitutionality of that measure?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01

In 1890, when it was proposed to impose
a duty upon hides. Mr.. Blaine said that sit
would yield a profit to the butcher only
the last man who needs it." Some of those
who are ostensibly seeking to put a duty on
hides are really striving to defeat the pas
sage of a protective tariff.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01

the United States would follow the latter.
Even then, however. the last-named tri-
bunaI might hold the S-cent-fare law I'M
constitutional on the ground that it i'm
naired the obligation of a contract.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01

The Boston Journal says the advance
agent of prosperity has been heard of in
many New England towns. The wooden in
dustry has not been so active since the Will
son-Gorman tariff cast it's shadow over it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01
The cheerful Idiot.

II had the infiammatory rheumatism so
bad once said the elderly boarder, that
they had to call in a consultation of four
physicians
Sort of joint commission, eh?" asked
the Cheerful Idiot.