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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-07
THEY ARE READY FOR 1T
PREPARATIONS FOR THE CHRISTIAN
CONVENTION COMPLETE.
Meeting of the General Committee
Last Evening-AbOut $500 PeO-
pie Are Expected.

The different committees having in charge
the convention OF the societies of the Chris
tian Church, to be held in this city next
week, met last night at the Central Chris
tian Church to discuss arrangements. Rev.
Burris A Jenkins, of the Third Christian
Church, presided.
The committee on entertainment reported
that about five hundred delegates had writ
ten, asking for lodging. AS many persons
are deferred from taking more than one del
egate on account of scarcity of room, Mr.
7. B. Laycock has offered to sell to such
persons cots at 20 cents apiece. Several have
signified their intention of taking advantage
of this offer. There will also be a large
number of delegates at the Denison House.
The committee estimated that there would
be about $500 here to attend the convention
They were instructed how to meet the
delegates, help them to register and take
them to the places of entertainment as
signed them. The committee on badges re-
ported that 1900 red badges, with indian
diandpolis, Welcome printed on them,
had been ordered for those living in the city,
and 1000 more of a cream color for the visit
ing delegates. The executive committee will
hold its final meeting Friday night at How
ard Gales office
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Mr.. TAGGART'S BOG LAND
MIR. BOOKWALTER DRIVES MORE
SPIKES INTO THE CHARGE.
Dares the Mayor to Sue for Libel
Meetings in Various Parts of
the City Last Evening.

The Republicans held an enthusiastic
meeting at WHY'S Hall, at Clifford and
Ramsey avenues, last night with about
two hundred voters present, a considerable
number of them being Democrats, who had
been drawn by the announcement that Tag
CART was to have a meeting at the hail.
They stayed and heard some facts.
The principal speech was made by Charles
A. Bookwalter, whose speech was looked for
with interest in view of the denial Mayor
Taggart had entered in the Sentinel to his
charges concerning the bog-land deal. Mr..
Bookwaiter spoke in a satirical vein in re-
ferring to the conduct of the News in its
lame defense of everything charged to Mr..
Taggart. The speaker said he was prepared
to prove every assertion he had made con-
corning the park deals" He spoke of the
Sum- an evening newspaper, having called
up Mayer Taggart a day or two ago in
connection with charges he (Bookwalter)
had made. Mayor Taggart, he said, prom
Used the Sun people to come over and ex-
plain them but he never came. HE was
too busy" suggested the speaker. ''in pull
ing Sterling r. Holt out of the sewer"
The speaker told of a new point he had
learned in the park scandal which was in
teresting. He said that by consulting the
tables prepared by the Park Board it would
be discovered that SPAS, 900 had been set apart
to purchase land lying along White river
to be introduced into the park system.
The tables also show that by some correc-
lions made in the tables at a certain meet
ing at the Grand Hotel last January the
sum of 1000 was taken from the original
amount. Fifteen thousand of the $55,OOO was
to go for the bog land purchased of Tag
CART Mr.. Bookwalter declared he was re-
sponsible for everything he had said con-
corning this park deal and he invited Mr..
Taggart to make denial of them. If he had
made libelous statements he was quite will
ing to answer to Mr.. Taggart in the courts.
He was ready, he said any time the mayor
desired to institute a suit. In this connec-
ton Mr. BookWalter told OF having met
Councilman Dewar yesterday. Inc lalteI
assured him that everything ne had SAID
about the agreement entered into by the
Park Board that certain tracts of land
should be purchased and the amendment
which provided for the purchase OF the
Taggart land was true. The councilman
declared that if a suit was brought in the
would go on the witness stand and swear
to the truth of the statements.
Henry M. Bowling followed Mr.. Bookwal-
ter in a brief but excellent speech ana In
which he clearly discussed issues OF inn
portance. Fremont Afford talked OF the
northeast park system. He told how the
people in that part OF the city had relleu
in vain on the administration promise TO
do something for them in the way OF parks.
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FRATERNAL INSURANCE.
Report of the Commander of the
knights of the Maccabees.

PORT HURON, Mich, Oct. 6.-The dan
ger that older fraternal insurance orders
may be crowded closely by the competition
of younger orders which have no old
members, and in which the death rate is
consequently lower. was outlined to the
Fraternal Congress to-day in report by
D. P. Marley, supreme commander of the
knights of the Maccabees. The report
stated that the average amount of each
certificate matured by death for 1896 was
81 1867 for all the orders in the congress. The
average amount paid by each member into
benefit funds was SIS, or little less than
$40 for each $1,000 of benefits represented.
The report asserted that every order that
is providing protection for an average price
of less than $40 per $1.OO0 where its average
age is even under forty years, is doing so
at the expense of it's future membership.
Mr.. Marley said he regarded the present
competition from new orders as inSigniti-
cant compared to what might reasonably
be expected five years hence The report
showed, however, that in 1896 the average
expense per capita of the societies within
the congress was but $l.35, as against 81. 46
in 1885, For the first seven months of 1897
all the orders show net increase Of "a per
cent over 1896.
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WEST INDIANAPOLIS.
COIored Voters of the suburb Have an
Enthusiastic Rally.

Enthusiastic Rally.
The colored voters of West indianapolis
held big meeting in the First Baptist
Church on Reisner street last night. Rev.
Thomas Byrd, pasto- of the church, pre-
sided "A number of first-class orators were
present and made speeches, in addition to
the short talk made by w. N. Harding
prior to his speaking at the old baseball
park The church was crowded and the
audience gave sharp attention to all that
was said. Mr. Harding told the voters that
it gave him pleasure to come there and
bring them cheer from across the river.
He declared that victory was in the air,
and the only thing now needed to make 1t
sure was to get out the vote on election
day He spoke of the disaffection in the
ranks of the Democracy. Gold and silver,
he said. are as far apart as they were last
fall and the party is not united. In view
of the victory won by the Republicans last
year, Mr.. Harding did not believe they
would turn the city over to the Taggart
crowd again.
Il have no favorites to reward" con-
tinued the speaker, and no enemies to
punish Neither will 1 have any private
snaps for any one individual; and If L am
elected your mayor this part OF the city
will be as dear to me and J. will guard it
as jealousy as the very central part Of
Indianapolis" At the close of Mr.. Hard
ing's remarks the Marion Glee Club sang
one of it's best campaign songs, entitled,
Just a-fooling Thomas Taggart The
singers We're received with applause.
Among the other orators of the evening
were j. w. Noel, Wilbur Wilson and Cur
ley Brewer The latter referred to the
election day riots in Indianapolis in 1876,
when colored voters were assaulted In the
streets
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ITS LAST MEETING.
Board of safety Cleans Up Things and
Gets Ready to Quit.

There was a meeting of the Board of Safety
yesterday, which will probably be the last before
the election. Aside from granting the petition of
a fireman to be retired to the pension list the
work done by the board was of a routine char
acter. Special police powers were granted d.
Davar. public school building No. o. and Thomas
b. Terry. OF public school building No. 81 The
board revokes the special police powers of Ed
ward o. Beard. of the Democratic committee
rooms, he having left the employ Of the commit
tee Capt w. p Noble, who is to act as special
agent for the Indiana Humane Society," was
granted special police powers Cicero Seibert, en-
gineer of engine company No. g. was retired and
the pension fund board was requested to place
him its rolls. This done at Mr.. Seibert' s
petition He has been in the employ of the fire
department twenty-five years and the board COM
mended him highly for his long and faithful serv
ice. He is known among fire departments
throughout The country as the inventor of the
Seibert swinging collar which is in use in many
of the fire departments. The monthly reports of
departments under the board We're submitted
Acting Superintendent of Police Quigley reported
that 412 arrests We're made during the month OF
September S5S of whom were males and iftyfour
females, elghty-four being under twenty years of
age. There We're eighty-one arrests for drunken
report OF the market master showed receipts of
S2ge rs. the weigh masters report of $64 IS and
the report Of the clerk of the Board OF Safety,
n
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CARRIED OFF THE PRIZES.
Indianapolis Riders at the New Cas-
tie Races.

The Indianapolis riders who went to New
Castle yesterday carried off the honors and
most of the prizes in the bicycle races. l.
o. (Toot) Watson won the half-mile and
the mile open amateur, c. F. Snapp won
the mile professional and Tom David won
the half-mile professional. David made an
exhibition half in 1:01. The summaries:
Mile novice: D. H. Foust, Sulphur
Springs, first; d. r. Smith, Richmond, Sec
ond. Time, 2:45.
One mile open, amateur: L. o. Watson,
Indianapolis, first; s. Moore, Richmond,
second; w. T. Broadway, Richmond, third.
Time, 2:16 So
One mile professional: c. F. Snapp, In
dianapolis, first; Tom David, Indianapolis,
second. Time, 2:16 AS.
D. r. Smith second, w. T. Broadway third.
Time. LOS 3-5.
Half-mile professional: Torn David first,
c. f. Snapp second. Time, l:ii.
Five-mile handicap amateur. w L. Brad
way $50 yards), first; L. l. Luddington,
Richmond 1850 YARDS, second; d. f. Foust
(400 yards), third L. o. Watson (scratch),
fourth. Time, 1918 2-5.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

The Y. p. S. c. e. of the First Presby-
terrain Church will give a social in the
church parlors Friday evening, Oct. s. at
s O'Clock
An autopsy was held yesterday on the
body of Henry Wolf, who died at the City
Hospital Tuesday afternoon. 1t was found
that death was the result of heart disease.
The Indiana State Dairy Association has
published in pamphlet form the proceed
ings of its annual meeting held at Lebanon
last December. Much information of value
to dairymen is contained in its pages.
Peter GARRISON, living at Ray and Da-
kota streets, and Charles Murphy, of
Evansville, Ind, were arrested by Detec-
tives Kinney ami Thornton yesterday,
charged with petty larceny. week ago
a lot of old iron was taken from the ward
Of the Indianapolis Water Company on
West Market street. The thieves carried
1t away a short distance one night and re-
turned for it with a wagon the next day.
They were seen by a number of people and
the men arrested answer their description.
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specinI Council Meetinr.


special meeting of the City Council win
be held Friday night to select election in
spectors to FIJI the places of those who have
declared they will be unable to serve.
Commercial Travellers in tho Election.
To the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal:
We frequently hear in the last few days
from Democratic sources what great num-
Der of Republican commercial travellers are
going to support Mr.. Taggart for mayor.
There are a few that will do so; there are
also some Democratic commercial travellers
who will not support Mr.. Taggart. Now, no
one questions the right of any Republican
commercial traveller to support the Demo-
cratic nominee, and he is possibly no less
a Republican because he does so vote; but
why he should do so is hard to explain. I
want to ask, what has Mr.. Taggart done
for the commercial traveller that l as a
republican should vote for him in prefer
ence 10 the candidate OF my own political
faith? He has not done more for me as
commercial traveller than has Mr.. Harding;
in fact, not as much for doesn't he repre-
sent and vote with a party that gave COM
mercial travellers about the toughest three
years we ever had on the road? For those
years he is responsible TO the extent of his
vote at least. Mr.. Harding represents and
votes with the party that has given us the
best business days and years we ever had,
and / say he is more our friend than Mr..
Taggart. / do not say Mr.. Taggart is not
fit man for mayor. ] do not say he is not a
good citizen, but do say he does not make
a better mayor than w. n. Harding will
make If he is elected Then why, as Re-
publican commercial traveller, should vote
for the Democratic nominee! nope all he
publican commercial travellers who are in
ciined to support Mr.. Taggart will stop and
ask themselves why they are going to do
and then do as they please, which they
generally do, except a few times in the past
three years when the orders did not come
to please. Mr.. Taggart is a Democrat gold
or silver, / don't know which.) Mr.. Hard
ing is a Republican and not a free silver
one. WALT ii. N1COlAEIos
IndfanapoliS Oct G.
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one, to-wit, 20 cents per thousand feet, is,
in fact, supported by statistics
One of the improbable allegations made by
the indianapolis Gas Company in its pend
ing litigation with the city is that it can
not furnish gas at IS cents per thousand
feet and make any profit thereon. If gas
companies in other American cities central
~ located can furnish gas profitaby at a
75-cent rate or less certainly the gas COM
pany in this city can do the same.
If the people of Indianapolis expect to get
any relief in the matter of excessive charges
for Illuminating gas they must not expect
such relief from Thomas Taggart or his
administration for the reason that his prin-
cipal lieutenant in this campaign is John r..
Pearson. manager of the indianapolis Gas
Company.
Charles Bookwalter followed Mr.. Hard
ing and was heartily received by the i'm
mense crowd Notwithstanding the lateness
of the hour and the chilliness of the night
air. He reiterated the charges he has made
before regarding Mayor Taggarts bog land
deal. Judge Stubs closed the meeting with
a brief address.
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The Organization Addressed by MIR.
Harding Last Night.


The Oriental Club of the Eleventh ward
the Hebrew organization that did splendid
work in the last national campaign for
sound money, was addressed briefly last
night by w. N. Harding, the Republican
candidate for mayor. The meeting was held
in the yard at the home of Joseph Williams
No. $40 South Illinois street. The Marion
Glee Club accompanied MIR. Harding and
gave some of their best songs.
The candidate said he had not come to
make a speech but to greet his friends and
take them by the hand. He brought them
words of encouragement from other parts
of the city-from the wards where the Re-
publicans are doing great work. He said he
had faith in the voters of the party and
he felt confident there was nothing but a
few days between them and victory. He
urged the members of the Oriental Club
to stand shoulder to shoulder and aid in
bringing about the greatest victory the city
of Indianapolis ever saw.
When Mr.. Harding had closed a number
of Democrats came up from Taggart ward
meeting on the corner below and proceeded
to create disturbance They endeavored
to prevent the gee club from singing by
shouting for Taggart, and kept up the an
noyance until the vocalists left the meeting
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DESTRUCTIVE Mr.. SULLIVAN.
Worked Hard Yesterday Smashing
Windows and Furniture.

Mike Sullivan was arrested yesterday
on a charge OF malicious trespass and it
was so extremely malicious that it is
thought he is insane He has been an in
mate at the Central Hospital for the In
sane. He started to church with his mother
from their home, 152 Meek street, yester-
day morning, but left her and went out to
Woodside to the home of his cousin. There
he broke two or three windows and re-
turning home smashed all his mother
furniture and broke every window in the
house. Then he SHE'D a few bricks through
the neighbors' windows and lay down To
rest from his labor. Fatrolmen STREET. and
Lancaster arrested him.
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She Made the Shirt.

While Patrolman STREET. was at Police
Court yesterday morning an Italian asked
him to arrest Thomas Meggs, a colored
man, whom the Italian said was wearing
a shirt which had been stolen from him.
The patrolman advised the Italian to pro-
cure a warrant and when he did it the
coored man was arrested. Meggss wife
called at the Jail after his arrest and de-
clared that she had bought the goods and
made the shirt. She went home and re-
turned with several small pieces of the
same goods in proof that she had made t.
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by a glee club and speeches by Attorney
Hovey. William Schmidt W. o. Hays. ex-
Judge Stubs and Charles C0uon. who
spoke German. George Walters. Republican
candidate for Council in the Fifteenth
ward, also made a speech. Mr. Walters
has understood that there has been some
his youthfulness. While the young man is
a year or two the junior Of his doughty
opponent. Commodore Higgins he de-
sires ii known that he is thirty-one years
of age instead of twenty-eight SIS reported.
He has for several years been head billing
clerk at the establishment OF Fahnley q
Mo-
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LIEBER SAID no BE HOME.
Midnight Meeting Between the Mayor
and Head of the Syndicate.

A South Side citizen who happened to be
in the office of the Indianapolis Brewing
Company Tuesday evening claims to have
heard the following: The telephone bell rang
and the clerk answered the call.
Hello yes
'Mr. Lieber-Albert Leber?"
Eyes he got home this evening"
''Who Mayor Taggart?"
you'll be there at IL o'clockg'
"All right-u o'clock tonight"
From the above conversation the citizen
concluded that Albert Lieber had arrived
home from Europe and his clerk was ar
ranging a conference for him and Mayor
Taggart over the phone at II O'clock.
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Indians killing Deer for PeIts.

POCATELLO, Ida, Oct. GA letter from
Challis, Custer county, says that the depre-
dations of the bands of Indians from the
Fort Hall and Fort Lemhi reservations are
likely 10 see bloodshed between them and
white settlers. For a month past there have
been several hundred Indians in that sec
ton. They have been Strengthening deer for
the .pets in almost untold numbers and
have even gone so far as to kill cattle and
sheep on the ranges.
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COULD NOT STOP THEM.
Democratic Harding Club Takes in
Fifty New Members.

The Fifteenth Ward Harding Club an or
ganization composed exclusively of Demo-
Gratis. met last night at West and Ray
streets and listened to speeches by ex-Judge
Stubbs and Messrs. Hovey. Hays and Aver
i'll. The club. before the meeting closed.
added fifty names to it's membership list.
Early in the evening Bill Flynn, the ac-
complished diplomat and politician. heard
of what was going on and hurried over
there in much alarm. Although Mr.. Flynn
made a desperate effort to head off the gath
errlng, his softest Establishments ana his
beer failed to have any effect. He had
finally to confess he was routed, for the
"byes" would not be led away.
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AppIe Blossoms in autumn.

This hot October weather has produced
another phenomenon. The Journal few
days ago noted the fact that pear tree in
the northern part of the city was in full
bloom. At the home of August Holman,
No 514 Eureka avenue. an apple tree has
come forth into full bloom. filling the air
with its fragrance. The tree bore fruit this
year and shed its leaves a week ago 1t has
now bloomed again and is beginning to put
forth new leaves. The tree has been amply
Watered during the dry weather
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SmnII Fires.

At 3 o'clock yesterday morning the frame
dwelling at 1O7 Wilkins street. occupied by
the family of Joseph Tinsley, was damaged
$500 by fire of unknown origin. AT $40
o clock the residence of William Olds, 1925
Charles street, was damaged to the extent
of $3.50. The fire originated in a shed in the
rear of 1926 Union street and was commu-
nicated to Mr. Olds's house. The loss on
the shed was about $50.
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Special Service.

The Boys Brigades of the city have been
invited and viii worship next Sunday at
1880 a. M, at the Seventh Presbyterian
Church. The sermon will be preached by
Rev. r. V. Hunter The evening service
will be for men only. at which time
proposition will be made for the organiza-
ton OF a permanent home for the men and
boys of the South Side Of the city.
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smaIl Asnirument

The Indianapolis Woodenware Company.
located on South Delaware street. made an
assignment yesterday. The assets. includ-
ing woodenware in a considerable quantity
are about $1.200. The Indebtedness Of the
concern will perhaps reach $500
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In the Eleventh ward.

The coored voters Of the Sixth precinct
OF the Eleventh ward held an enthusiastic
meeting last night on Merrill street. About
one hundred people We're present. Speeches
were made by Charles w Brown candidate
for councilman-at-large and j. II. Locke
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Paid the Loss

William Anterior. charged with embezzle-
ment Of a small amount from Stats & Poe,
was released under suspended sentence in
Police Court yesterday Last evening he
paid the money 10 the firm
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Feed your horse JANEs's Dustless Oats.

Insure with German Fire Insurance OF In
diana General offices. 20 South Delaware
street. Fire, tornado and explosion.
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se.so-RoUND TRIP-se.5o.
sd. Louis Fnir.

Via l.. D. & w. Glover Leaf route.)
Through sleeping and chair cars. Tickets
sold oct. to 8. inclusive. Good returning
until Oct. IL.
Ticket office, No West Washington
street, corner Meridian, and Union Station.
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Cooks Imperial Extra Dry Champagne
should be in every household 1t is per-
fectly pure and naturally fermented.
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ANOTHER BIG MEETING
OVER $500 PEOPLE GATHER TO
HEAR REPUBLICAN ORATORS.

Addison c. Harris, jesse OverStreet,
j. ID. Healing, MIR. Harding and G.
A. BOOLwaIter Make Speeches.
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ONE DOLLAR,
Cincinnati and Return,
Via c., ii. ~ ID. R'y,
Sunday. Oct. 10.

Two trains; a. m. makes all stops, and
passengers not going to Cincinnati should
call for tickets for their exact destination
same price; 7:15 a. m is fast train and
makes no stops.
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IN THE FIFTEENTH WARD.
Meeting of German vot-

ers-SevernI Speeches Made.
There was a large meeting of Republican
German voters last night at the home of
John W. Faber. No. $50 West Wilkins street,
in the Fifteenth ward There was music