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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-01
POLICE FORCE CHANGES.
To Go Into Effect T0-Day-PatrOImen
Given New Beats.

At o'clock this morning number of
changes will be made in the police depart
ment. Thos. F. Colbert succeeds Timothy
Splann as chief of detectives and Splann
becomes a member of the force under Tag
CART. Detectives McGuff and Richards be-
come patrolmen. McGuf will run in the
Sixth district at night. and Richards will go
on night duty in the Seventeenth district.
The places of these two detectives will be
filled temporarily by Patrolmen John Wei
BILE and Adolph Asch They will serve as
detectives, but will rank as patrolmen for
the present, until the Board of Safety is
satisfied with them. Asch has made an ex-
cellent record in detecting crooks. John e.
Engle retires as the superintendent clerk
and will be succeeded by Thomas Hedian-
Mr.. Engle left good position with the
Iron Mountain road two years ago TO take
his present position. He was surprised,
after the reelection of Taggart when he
learned that ne was to be removed. He
has nothing in view. Dr. Courtney is re-
lieved as police surgeon by Dr. Wilmer F.
Christian.
Superintendent Quigley last night posted
the assignments OF the patrolmen for the
month of November. Changes have been
made in all the districts. The men have
been changed around so that few Will have
the same districts or the same partners
they have had. Patroimen Asch and Wei
BILE are detailed as extras, but II IS the
understanding that they are to serve under
Chief Colbert
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-01
FINE HALLOWEEN TRICK
SEVENTEEN QUARTS OF NITROGLY-
GERM EXPLODED ON A FARM.
Conclusion Shook Broad Ripple, Mile
and a Half Away-TOre Hole
Ten Feet Deep.

A terrific explosion, which shook the
earth for miles around and awoke the resi-
dents of Broad Ripple and the surrounding
country, occurred yesterday morning st
o'clock 1t occurred on the Hessong farm,
northwest Of the city, near Crows Nest,
and was produced by seventeen quarts of
nitroglycerine 1t was merely a halloween
prank, however. and no one was hurt. The
only damage was to fence near where the
nitroglycerine was exploded. Who per-
petrated the trick is not known, but sus7
picion points to a number of boys living in
the neighborhood.
The explosion occurred in the neighbour
hood of where the keystone Oil Company is
operating extensively. Six or seven wells
have already been sunk on the Hessong and
Claypool farms and others are being drilled.
Knight e McMurray are doing the work.
They have large quantity of nitroglycerine
which they use for shooting wells after
they have been drilled. The powerful ex-
plosive is kept in cans and is buried in the
ground at a safe distance from buildings
and other property
The boys, who were looking for excite
ment, dug up a can of the nitro-glycerine
containing seventeen quarts and carried it a
distance of several hundred yards from the
place. They evidently exploded it with a
fuse and were able to get a safe distance
away when the shock came. The explosion
was terrific. A hole was blown in the
ground to depth of ten feet and the earth
was thrown in all directions for a distance
of three hundred yards. The same explo-
sion might have sent the stevenson building
lettering to pieces.
The Hessong farm is fully mile and one
half from Broad Ripple and yet the shock
was distinctly felt there. Windows ratified,
as if from an earthquake. People came
running out of their houses in night gar
ments thinking some great danger menaced
them. 1t was some time before they
learned what had caused the explosion. The
explosion was heard in this city. Policemen
who run in the north part of the city, where
it is quiet, distinctly remember hearing the
report.
II was rumored about the streets yester-
day afternoon that another explosion, with
loss of life and property, had occurred az
Broad Ripple and number of people went
out to the suburb expecting to witness
repetition of the scenes of two months ago,
when a large store building was down 10
pieces by an explosion of natural gas
The only damage done by yesterday morn
ing'S explosion was to the fence on the Hes
song farm. 1t stood a hundred feet from
a huge section of 1t was carried away ana
splintered An old hat and some pieces OF
cloth were found near the scene or the ex-
plosion and gave rise to the rumor tnax
somebody had been killed. If any one dlo
go I'D with the explosion he has not come
down yet for no further trace OF dnytnlng
resembling human anatomy could De round.
The cap and pieces of clothing found were
probably some that were discarded py men
working at the oil wells.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-01
EWING IS NOT FOR us"
INDIANAPOLIS SIZING UP SEVERAL
PROSPECTIVE MANAGERS.
Cincinnati Man Here to Confer ON
League Business - Watkins
Leaves for Pittsburg.

Managers Watkins, of the Pittsburg base
ball team, and Ewing, of the Cincinnati
team, were both in the city yesterday.
Ewing had long conversation with ]. T.
Brush with reference to affairs Of the Gin
cinnati club, preliminary to the meeting Of
the League a week from next Wednesday
at Philadelphia. Efforts to learn the sub
ject that was under discussion were I'M
awaiting. On good authority it was stated
that reports to the effect that Ewing may
come here to succeed Watkins are no more
than pipe dreams"
'Watty was seen at the Grand Hotel
last night. He said that he would go to
Pittsburg about the middle of the coming
week and remain there permanently He
left at midnight, however, and it is under
stood that his destination was Pittsburg, so
that he will arrive there two or three days
sooner than he indicated.
"Are you going to take any of the Indian
apolis club to Pittsburg with you?" he was
asked.
1T would like to take seven or eight Of
them" he answered, with a smile.
what are your plans with regard to the
Pittsburg team?"
''They are uncertain as this weather"
Outside it was raining one minute and
trying to clear up the next.
"What do you think Of the condition Of
the Pittsburg team?'
You know what it was last season-run-
ming first in eleventh or twelfth place and
finishing about eighth
''Will there be many changeS"
'"rhe club will have to be reorganized
somewhat, of course. Until l get on the
ground / cannot tell how many changes will
be necessary"
Watkins said that he had a fifteen min
utes talk with Ewing yesterday morning.
HE told me that he came here to talk over
affairs with j. T. Brush. There is thing
in this talk of Ewing coming here. They
are figuring on three or four men. but
Ewing is not one of them"
who are they figuring on?"
II am not authorized to tell you.
who would you think good mann"
There are several of them. This is going
to be hard place to fill. Indianapolis has
been three-time winner, and, naturally
enough, efforts will be made to get away
the best men. The club will have to be
reorganized, and whoever comes will have
a hard field to fill. The situation is just
this-nobody can tell just how the clubs
will be constituted until next April, when
they get ready for work"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-01
COLLAPSE OF A HAY WAGON.
Sad End of a Belated Halloween
Party.

At an early hour yesterday morning
belated Hallowe'e EN- party drove slowly into
the city from East Washington street The
party consisted of twelve pretty young
women and twelve young men. They were
riding on a hay wagon and had dozen
small bales Of compressed hay for seats and
a lot of loose hay in the bottom of the
wagon. They had two large music boxes
and were singing to the music made by one
Of them at one end of the wagon. Several
were singing at the other end to the ac-
compartment of the "Old Kentucky Home"
1t was a merry party, though six hours Of
the same kind of sport had been enjoyed.
AT the corner of New Jersey and Wash
ington streets there was cracking sound
to the timbers of the wagon, and before an
investigation could be made the vehicle col
lapsed and twenty-four human beings and
a dozen bales of hay and two music boxes
were mixed UP in indiscriminate mess.
1t was a bad wreck, and a wrecking train
would have been required to clear it up
gracefully. One young lady was buried so
far beneath people and hay that she was
almost suffocated when she was dragged
out, less few important garments
But the fate of one of the music boxes
was the saddest of all. 1t was caught be-
tween two of those hard bales of hay, and
when it was dug out it was nothing more
than bundle of scrap iron and broken
wood. After the danger was over the party
seemed to think the ''wind-up was real
romantic, and they all dispersed, the young
men escorting the ladies to their homes
afOOt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-01
SERVICE FOR OLD FOLKS
IMPRESSIVE AUTUMN-TIME CELE-
BRATION AT ROBERTS PARK.
Rev. DIR. EIIison's Resignation Final
Memorial Windows Dedicated at
MerIdian-Street Nj. Il. Church.

The services at Roberts Park Church yes
terday morning were unusually impressive.
They were especially devoted to the Old peo-
pie and were conducted much after the
manner of the old style. AS a reminder of
the times when hymn books were few the
pastor LINED" the old hymn Come, thou
fount Of every blessing" and it, as well
as the other hymns, was sung to the old
tune. The pastor said: "As we have a day
set apart for children's service in the spring
it is fitting that we have a day for the
old people in the autumn"
The text was the eighteenth verse Of the
seventy-first Psalm: Now, also, when
am old and gray-headed, o God, forsake me
not, until have showed Thy strength unto
this generation and Thy power to every one
that is to come The Epworth League had
decorated the church with yellow ears OF
corn, with husks thrown back, and in front
Of the pulpit was a miniature thicket of
scrub oaks in bright autumn foliage. A
table was piled high with reminders of the
old farm There were apples, grapes, pears
and peaches, and the pumpkin and squash
were not forgotten. Many of the old people
not able to walk from their homes were
brought to the church in conveyances sent
for them, and as they were assisted down
the aisles towards the autumnal leaves and
past the yellow ears of corn such recollec-
tons and associations were aroused in the
breasts of the congregation that it is little
wonder that some sympathetic tears were
shed.
While the pastor reminded the old people
that they were not in the old meeting house
or the camp-meeting grove, he wished them
to feel perfectly at home; that if any of
them felt like shouting, to shout. He told
them that while their shouts might fright
en- few, they would hurt none. After an
apology for not being able to speak from
personal recollection, the pastor felicitated
the old people on having lived through
one of the most interesting periods of the
worlds history, a period of rapid advance
ment, the like of which win never be seen
again.
Theresa Hammerly, eighty-one years of
age, was probably the oldest person present
at the service, but there were at least one
hundred present who were past sixty. Col.
John w. Ray, who is sixty-nine, says there
are seven or eight members of the Bible
class who have been members Of the church
for fifty years. Col. Frederick Baggs came
here in 1916, and was a member of the
church when services were conducted in the
old courthouse. Mrs. Mary Bly, and Dr.
James M. Tomlinson are the only survivors
who started in with the church at its organ
ization. Mrs. Bly, is still regular attend
ant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-01
DIR. ELLISON WILL LEAVE.
His Resignation Final-Urges that a
Successor BE Chosen.

1t is now definitely understood that DR..
D. ]. Ellison, pastor of the First Baptist
Church. is to leave the congregation the
first Of the year Dr. Ellisons reasons for
deaprture are well understood. AS stated
a week ago, the pastor finds it necessary
TO seek another climate on account of the
health of his family.
Yesterday morning, after his discourse,
DR.. Ellison took occasion to again refer to
his resignation. He thanked the congrega-
ton for the generous offer made to induce
him to remain, but he declared it was best
that he carry out his original determine
ton to give up the work here He spoke
of the proposition to give him six months
vacation with an opportunity of sojourning
where he would. He thought this would
not be best. He believed that when he left,
his work should be taken up by a man
who understood 1t was to be permanent.
DR.. Ellison urged that the pulpit commit
tee at once set about to secure his success
sor. He would remain in charge of the
church. he said, until Jan. / when he
hoped the committee would have some one
to take his place: 1t is understood the
pulpit committee has no one in mind at
this time to succeed DIR. Ellison.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-01
DEATHS ON RAILROADS
"BUD" HEBRON KILLED BY AN L. Il.
& w. TRAIN AT MALOTT PARK.
Engineer Didn't Know He Hit Him
Henry Iange Ground Under
Panhandle Train.

Saturday night, when Engineer Robinson
and Fireman Smith, who brought the
o'clock passenger train in over the Lake
Erie & Western, took their engine to the
roundhouse they found a horse bride on
the pilot. They were unable to account for
it's presence, not recalling having struck
anything on the track. Yesterday morning
the mystery of the bride was solved by the
people Of Malott Park, small station five
miles north Of the city. William C'Bud'D
Heron, a veteran soldier, fifty-three years
old, living at that station was found dead
by the railroad track. He had been missed
the night before by his family, who last
saw him as he started away leading a
horse to a pasture. A search had been
made for him, and 1t was found that he
had taken the horse to the pasture. but no
one remembered having seen him after
ward. He was evidently struck by the
train as he returned, carrying the bride.
The body was lying in the ditch when
found, and was considerably bruised about
the head. Almost every bono in the body
was broken. The man had been hurled
nearly fifty feet. Heron leaves wife. The
funeral will be conducted by Flanner &
Buchanan Tuesday, and the burial will be
at Crown Hill.
ISilry AduSS, an emplOyS Oh the EGH-
handle, was killed yesterday afternoon be-
tween the Panhandle shops and the Belt
road. He was ground to pieces under a
passenger train, from which he attempted
to alight while 1t was going at full speed.
He had been at work during the day at
the Union Station cleaning coaches. He
lived with a wife and child on East Michi-
gan street, near Rural, and he boarded the
train at the Union Station with the inten-
ton of riding to Rural street or to the Belt.
1t was his habit to ride out to point where
the train slows up and walk from there to
his home. The train was going rapidly yes
terday when he jumped off, and he was
thrown falling under the wheels The body
was terribly mangled. Renihan, Long s.
Blackwell took charge of the remains.
Late Saturday evening the City Hospital
ambulance was called to Kingan q Co.'S
packing house. A man had been found
lying near there between some cars on the
railroad track. He was unconscious, and
it was thought he was dead. At the hos
pitaI it was found that he was suffering
from some severe bruises about the body
and a deep cash in the forehead. He re-
covered consciousness, but was unable to
explain how he was hurt. He gave his name
as Joseph Thompson, said he was a section
hand, and lived at Brownsburg. He will re-
cover
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-01
THE "COMMODORE'S" MEASURE
Higgins Has a Mysterious Ordinance
Municipal Changes.

There will be a meeting of Council to-
night. The ordinance appropriating money
to cover the deficit in the election appropr-
alton will be passed. So far as Is known
no important ordinances are TO be intro
duced, aside from the revamped plumbing
inspector measure. Commodore Higgins,
however, has a very mysterious measure
to spring. but whether it will be introduced
tonight is not known. President Mahoney
and some others of the most conservative
members are not in favor of much legisla-
ton. Some of the new members have Or
dinances on which they think the future
welfare Of the city depends, and until they
have been exploited they will not be con-
tent
1t is possible that additional changes will
be made by the Board of Public Works to-
day. The board has not yet taken action
on the resignation of Bart Parker clerk
Of the board, and William Hughes, chief of
the assessment bureau. To-day all of the
changes that have been thus far made at
Mayor Taggart's dictation will go into
effect among others the new clerk of the
Board of Public Health will succeed Will
liam Ripley, the new custodian of the city
hall will take his office, and Bill Flynn
will begin drawing $50 month for doing
nothing. John Sullivan will to-day succeed
Martin Murphy as deputy controller. Con-
troller Johnson said last week that addi-
"for the present" The Board of Safety has
not yet appointed clerk nor a building in
spector. The opinion prevails that Richard
c. Herr1ck is to be retained, but that Build
ing Inspector Bunting is to be superseded
by a man who can do something toward
enforcing the smoke ordinance, and who
will not make such blunders as to recon-
mend plans for buildings on lands that have
been selected to go into the proposed park
system. This morning the Board of Park
Commissioners will meet to try and adjust
the embarrassing situation into which the
CITY has been plunged by the issuing of a
building permit to Brewer & Love- who de-
sire to erect an addition to their mill plant
that will cut off part of the entrance from
Washington street to the proposed river
bottom parks. City Attorney Kern may re-
mort as to the steps it is necessary for the
Park Board TO take to drop Mayor Tag
CARTS bog lands near the river and the
Belt Railroad from the park system.
Within the next week the Board of Public
Works will take steps to contract for the
sweeping and sprinkling of improved streets
next year. There IS opposition to the plan
of paying for this work on the basis of
stimulated price for each 10000 square feet
cleaned but II is probable that the board
will adhere to this plan notwithstanding the
protests of contractors who would prefer to
bid lump sum for the entire work
Controller Johnson Will to-day be notified
by City Treasurer Schmidt Of the amount
Of money that will be available for current
expenses of the city from the fall payment
OF taxes 1t is believed it will be sufficient
to preclude the necessity for temporary
iran
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-01
Charles Mayer & Go.
20 and 81 w. Washington St.
TRIED TO STRANGLE HIMSELF.
William VOlpp Creates Excitement In
Jail Cell.

William Volpp, an old German who has
been frequently arrested for intoxication,
created some excitement at the Jail early
yesterday morning. He was locked up on
the same old charge. About L o clock he
became SO noisy that Turnkey Long had to
lock him in a cell to himself An hour later
there was a terrible uproar in the cage. A
dozen men were yelling at the top of their
voices, and above the din could be heard
the curses of Volpp When Mr.. Long opened
the door of Volpp's cell three or four pris-
oners reached Volpp in time to prevent him
hanging himself. He had used the water
chain as a rope and was trying to strange
himself. He fought like maniac and 1t
was not until after a hard struggle that he
was overpowered. When he sobered up he
was rational again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-01
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
Representative Lands Predicts $4,000
Plurality for Bushnell.

Charles B. Landis representative from the
Ninth district arrived in the city last even
ing on his way home from Ohio, where he
has been making speeches during the past
two weeks. He feels more than sanguine
about the result of the election tomorrow.
''There has never been any doubt in the
minds Of the Republican, leaders," said he
last evening, though things did not look
any too we'll in Cincinnati for while, and
there was the usual off year apathy to
contend with among Republicans through
out the State. However, the rally during
the past two weeks has been something tre-
mendous. and the general feeling now is
that the victory will not only be sufficient,
but triumph so great as to make 1t wor-
thy of the Republicans of the State. could
note the change of tone myself Meetings
during the past week have been fully UP to
those of two years ago, which was the ban
ner campaign the State has ever known.
"They attribute much of this revival of
Republican enthusiasm to the tour of
Bryan through the State, and ] think they
are right. The Democratic leaders endeav-
ored to keep secret the news of his coming
until after the time for the registration in
the cities had expired but it leaked out.
Up to that time the registration of Repub-
leans and sound-money Democrats had
not been good, but they registered in droves
then, and there was an immediate squirt of
Republican activity all along the line.
There were plenty of Republicans there all
the time, but the difficult thing was to get
them Interested, and the coming of Bryan
did the business. In making MS run
through the coal region he was delayed ten
minutes in getting into Logan, from Lam
caster a distance of twenty miles This
was because his way was impeded by four
teen heavily-laden coal trains. And yet he
came to preach the doctrine of discomfort,
and to tell the people that prosperity was
an idle dream under the Mckinley admin
istration. 1t made the people a bit angry
and with good reason. L was all through
the mining region and the miners l talked
with satisfied me that they are for the Re-
publican ticket.
How are the Foraker forces doing?" was
asked.
Senator Foraker never made such
magnificent campaign in his life. He has
been going night and day, answering calls
from all parts of the State and making
more telling speeches than he ever made.
He has succeeded in bringing all his people
enthusiastically into line, with the pos
eible exception of very few. Foraker
never made half the campaign for himself
or anybody else that he has made for Han
ma this year l was at headquarters to-
day. and they are feeling very confident
about Hamilton county now. though there
was q time when IL looked very dubious
there. OF course. Hanna could win without
Hamilton county, but they feel much more
comfortable in the belief that he will get
fits fourt cen votes. Bushnell will have
great victory. / put his plurality at 5000,
and It win not fall much below that mark"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-01
PURSUED BY WOMEN
Rockford Turned and Kicked Mrs.
owen Griffin Down Stairs.

Patrolmen Mackessey and Scott yesterday
interrupted a neighborhood row by the ar
rest Of Owen Griffin, of III West Pearl
street, and Michael Rockford, of T25la West
Pearl street. Rockford became involved in
a quarrel with several women, including
the wife of Griffin. He was compelled to re-
treat from an assault, and ran upstairs to
his own house. He was closely pursued by
Mrs. Griffin. He turned and kicked her
down stairs. Her husband tried to reach
Rockford, but was unable to do so, and he
rent the air with his curses and abuse. He
was charged with disturbing the peace and
assault and battery Mrs. Griffin was not
arrested. She received bad cut in the
head, either from Rochford's boot or from
the fall down stairs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-01
FISHED OUT A DUMMY.
A Mean Practical Joke on PatroImnn
HOltz.

A telephone message was received at the
police station last night that a dead man
was lying on the Blackford-street bridge
over the canal, and the report was that
murder was suspected Patrolman Holtz
made the run to the place on his wheel in
the rain, and reached there in time to see
some one throw what appeared to be a
human body into the canal. He fshsd it
out without delay and found dummy.
As he sneaked off on his bicycle he heard
the laughing of crowd of boys over in
Military Park.