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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
CLANCEY'S HARD LUCK
HOW THE BOSWELL POSTMASTER
GOT INTO TROUBLE.
Given the Minimum sentence-Decis-
ions by the Appellate Court
Bank Case Testimony.

Judge Baker had before him in the Fed
eral Court yesterday afternoon a case that
tried his sympathies sorely. 1t was that
of Patrick NJ. Clancy, ex-postmaster at
Boswell, who pleaded guilty to having mis-
appropriated a little over $500 of postoffice
funds. Clancy is a man of about forty-five
years, with slight Irish accent. and told
his story before the court in a very
straightforward way. He had property at
Boswell valued at 5000. Toward the end
of his term he was seeking an opportunity
to go into business, and was offered drug
stock and SLIGO in trade for his Boswell
property. The trade was made, and Parr
and Kennedy were to pay the ST. 100 cash in
ten days. There were bills to meet and
Clancy used a little over $500 of the post
office money, intending to replace it when
this other payment was made 1t was not
made, and he was caught short by being
removed six weeks before his term was out.
He was unable to settle, and was arrested
and placed under bond. He has a family
of wife and four children, and number
of prominent citizens Of his section of the
State have written to the district attorney
pleading for mercy.
The district attorney made a brief state
ment corroborating Clanceys story and
speaking of the letters he had received.
Judge Baker looked UP the statute and
gave Clancy the minimum sentence per-
mitted by law, six months and one day in
the Marion county JAIL with a fine equal
to amount misappropriated After Clancy
mad left the room with the deputy mar
shal the court instructed the clerk that he
should be discharged when the Jail sentence
mad been served out, whether the fine had
been paid or not
Charles Boulder and Fred Cook. both of
Frankfort, yesterday pleaded guilty to hay-
ing passed counterfeit half dollars and the
court reserved sentence upon them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
POLLUTION OF STREAMS.
Appellate Court Hands Down PERTH
nent Decisions.

ACHt OeclS1OnSs
The Appellate Court yesterday handed
down ten decisions and adjourned until
Dec. 3. Probably the most important de-
cision was that in the case of Paul Herring
an employee Of the strawboard works at
Wabash, who was indicted in another
county for having thrown refuse from the
works into the Wabash river at Wabash
The Cass county Circuit Court quashed the
indictment, because the offense had been
committed in another county, and the
state appealed the case. The indianapolis
Water Company was much interested in
the matter, and the decision establishes its
right to have indictments brought in this
county for similar offenses committed at
the Noblesville strawboard works. in Ham
ilton county
The court reversed the Circuit Court of
Marion county in the case against Ernest
Ludwig. Ludwig had been granted Ii
cense to sell liquor, after enough of the
signers of the remonstrance against him
had withdrawn their names to make the re-
monstrance minority of the voters of the
ward. The Appellate Court holds that the
license is good.
In the Richmond sewerage case brought
by William Test to prevent the city from
dumping it's sewage into White river, the
court held that the city has right to drain
it's sewers into the stream
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
"THE JOLLY EARTHQUAKE"
Russell COnwelI's Lecture I'm the Y. M.
g. A. Course.

Russell III. Conwell delivered his delight
full lecture, THE Jolly Earthquake to an
audience that filled English's Opera House
last night. The lecture was unusually long,
but there was not an uninteresting passage
in 1t, and the management of the Y. NJ. c.
A. lecture course was complimented for Sc
curing Mr.. Conwell for the occasion. 1.-THE
jolly Earthquake" is a legend of Japan. 1t
deals with earthquakes as occasioned by the
laughter of great monsters in the center of
the earth When they laugh the earth is
shaken. Bits of the legend were given dur
ing the evening with many quaint and in
teresting illustrations of the power of
laughter. Laughter, he held, is the weapon
by which any victory may be achieved. He
told how laughter had driven drunkards
and gamblers to reform, how it has encom-
passed many a political defeat or victory
how 1t had driven men away from narrow
ideas into broader channels and how laugh
ter had gone far toward engendering and
fostering the spirit of human liberty. Above
the tears and signs of Cuba, he said
ripple of laughter is beginning to be heard
the laughter of a nation approaching to
liberty. 1t was the story OF Don Quixote
that turned the laughter of Spain against
the inhumane and barbarous customs of
that nation and finally enabled the people
to shake off the shackies. Once, after Ben
jamin Butler had been defeated for Cover
nor, the speaker found him disconsolate
Butler was not sad because of his defeat,
but the manner of it. An astute political
enemy procured large posters. They con-
tanned nothing but two lines in the middle
of large blank sheets printed in such small
type the reader must come close to read
them.
"Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these-we may have Ben"
Abraham Lincoln joked America through
civil war and then joked the contendlng
factions into bonds of love and brotherhood
AS an illustration the speaker told the ex-
perience OF Sumner and committee of SEN
ators that called on the President to re-
monstrate against Grants promotion.
Whats wrong with him. inquired Lin
coin.
Mr.. President he drinks" replied the
dignified senator.
do you know what he drinks? If I knew
/ would send barrel of 1t to every officer
in the army
The reply angered Sumner, but it pre-
vented him from making a speech against
Grant The laughter the story created
against him was too great for him to risk
making a speech.
SHOW me a man in indianapolis who
smiles in the face of defeat, who laughs at
disaster and marches courageousiy forward
and l will show you a hero" said the
speaker.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
Twelve Candidates in the Field.

The trustees of the blind asylum will
meet two weeks from Saturday TO select a
superintendent to succeed Mr.. Glascock
There are twelve candidates in the field
and there has been heap of hustling
among the officeholders and politicians for
Endorsement Superintendent Geeting is
still prominently mentioned in this connec-
ton, but is making no effort to get it. The
avowed candidates are p. j. Stultz and w.
mer of Kentland; DIR. William H. Bur-
rows, of Shannondale; T. j. Afford. Horace
Ellis and Charles A. Carpenter, OF Lafay-
cite; George S. Wilson, of Greenfield; L.
o. Dale, George M. Ballard and George W.
Benton. of this city The change will be
made about JAM l.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
FOR SWEET CHARITY.
Annual Meeting of the Benevolent and
Charity Organizat ton Society.

The Charity Organization Society will cell
citrate its nineteenth anniversary at Eng
lish'S Opera House next Sunday evening.
and the sixty-frst anniversary of the In
dianapolis Benevolent Society will be cele-
brated at the same time Governor Mount
will preside and the following programme
will be carried out: Music, choir, Unfold,
We Portals Everlasting (Gounod); music,
choir, 20 Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem"
(Knox); prayer, the Rev Burris a Jenkins
pastor of the Third Christian Church:
music, choir, Come, Holy Spirit, (Emer-
SOM; address, Prof. Charles r. Henderson.
Chicago University, on New Phases of
Organized Charity" music, choir, Singing
the Reapers Homeward Come" (GilD: adj
dress. Alfred f. Potts, Our Duty as Citi-
zens;' music. solo, Mrs Enrique c. Miller,
THE Holy City" benediction, the Rev
Matthias l.. Names, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
BIG OIL DEAL.
Standard Supposed to Have GObbIed
the Cudahy Pipe Line.

Oil producers in the Indiana field have
received a circular from the Buckeye Pipe
Line Company, the piping department of
the Standard Oil Trust, to the effect that
the properties of the Buckeye Company
have been sold to the Indiana Pipeline and
Refining Company and the. transfer will
take place Nov 80. The Indiana is the pipe
line owned by the Cudahys, of Chicago, and
has been the most active of the compete
tors of the Standard in the Indiana field,
usually bidding or cents higher for oil.
1t has been in operation a little over a
year and has got a great deal of business
in those portions of the State where its
lines penetrated. None of the producers i'm
agine for a moment that the Standard is
going out of business in the Indiana field
and they take the circular to mean that the
Cudahys are 90 retire and the Standard to
continue under the name OF the Cudahy
organization. No figures of the deal are
known, but II is estimated that about 500, 700
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25

CAPITOL ROOF THREATENED.
Three Small Boys Trying to Pry Up
the Copper.

Three small boys. Fred Jones, Roy Will
Its and Jesse Williams, were discovered
yesterday afternoon in somewhat tedious
task OF destroying the Statehouse. The
boys had climbed like squirrels up the side
of the building in the northwest corner and
by creeping along ledge of stone had
gained access to the back stairway near
the north entrance that leads to the roof.
From this stairway they had gained access
to one of the corner paviions, and had
thence crawled to the roof Here they had
undertaken to pry up one of the sheets of
copper with which the roof is covered.
About this time Custodian Vest was in
formed of the circumstance and cut off
their avenue of escape down the stairway,
Wnile one OF his men went upon the roof
ana captured them. They were turned
oyer to the police and arrested upon the
charge of malicious trespass.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25

Frederick Ostermeyer and Henry SEVERN,
partners in the wholesale grocery business
both testified yesterday in the suit of the
receiver of the Indiana Banking Company
against John c. New and John c. Wright
Their evidence was to the effect that Mr..
New at one time offered them stock in the
old First National Bank.
These witnesses testified that when they
invest in bank stock he replied that money
would not be necessary. He wished to ex
tend the influence of the bank by having
the names of these witnesses among the list
of stockholders. This offer, according to
the testimony Of Mr.. Ostermeyer. was made
to w. Fl. Morrison, president of the Indiana
Banking Company. John c. McCutcheon,
who was connected with the old Fist Ma
tional Bank in clerical capacity, was one
of the witnesses who testified yesterday
At A:3O o'clock yesterday evening the case
was adjourned until after Thanksgiving.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
Asks $4,000 Damages.

Suit for damages was yesterday brought
against the Citizens Street-railroad Com
pany by Lille M. Shepherd, who was In
iured in a rather unusual manner on Nov.
Z. last The plaintiff boarded an Indiana
avanue car for the purpose of going to the
northwest part of the city. She says she
signaled the conductor at the Fall-creek
bridge and the car was stopped. AS she
started to alight she claims the conductor
negiiigenly stepped on her dress skirt s and
werd She was thrown to the street and
PAINFULLY and permanently injured She de-
mands damages in the sum OF $lu.OOo
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
CHARLES E. CONES DEAD.
He Was Formerly Well known on
South Meridian Street.

Charles e. Cones, formerly well known in
the South Meridian-street wholesale dis
trict, is dead at his home in Denver, Col.
His remains will be brought East for
interment, which will probably be to-mor-
row at Crown Hill. For twenty years Mr..
Cones was on South Meridian street, much
of that time with Murphy johnson & Co.
About seven years ago he went to Denver
and built up an extensive dry goods BUSH
ness He was a brother of Joseph Cones,
of this city. His mother lives at Thorn
town. Mr.. Cones was d frequent visitor to
this city after leaving here. He was a MEM
Der of the Indiana Commercial Travellers
Association.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
Criminal Court.
John F. McCray, Judge.

JOnn Il. MCOIdy, JuuSS'
The State of Indiana VS.. Newton STAFF
ford: grand larceny and receiving stolen
goods. Defendant released on personal bond
In the sum of $500.
The State of Indiana VS.. Mack Davidson
burglary and petit larceny. Defendant with
drew his plea of not guilty to the second
count of the indictment and pleaded guilty:
defendant nineteen years of age; sentenced
to the Indiana Reformatory for not less
than one nor more than three years
The State of Indiana VS.. John Armstrong
petit larceny Tried by court; defendant
thirteen years of age; discharged until FUR
Their orders from court. -
The State of Indiana VS.. George billiard:
entering house to commit felony and grand
larceny. Defendant fourteen years OF age;
committed to the Reform School.
Marie S. Doty VS.. Damaris S. Armstrong;
s,lit on note. Superior Court, Room 3.
Lille M Shepherd VS.. the Citizens Street
railroad Company; damages. Circuit Court.
Zimri c. Lewis VS.. Nancy L. Furnas ct al
mechanics lien. Superior Court, Room 3.
William A. Hinkle VS.. Indiana Manufac-
turing Company: damages. Superior Court
Room 1
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25

The suit of Mary Kirk against Henry
Steggemeier North Illinois-street restau-
rant keeper, to recover wages paid to her
son before he became of age, went to trial
in Room 2, Superior Court, yesterday. In
1895 young Kirk was employed by Stegge-
meier. The young man was not yet of age
and Mrs. Kirk claimed part of his wages
should be paid to her. She and the boy had
the restaurant keeper and made a demand
for part of his wages. The demand was re-
fused and the suit was brought. Mrs. Kirk
living at home it was just that she have
some of his earnings. The defense was that
the boy was at the time supposed 10 be
making his own living and was his own
ocfn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
i. WAS the sentinel That worried Him

T L. Byard. one of the officers discharged
NV the Board of Safety Tuesday night, was
in ANYTHING but placid state of mind yes
terdav regarding the Sentinel. II have
been a good Democrat all my life. and that
sentinel has pictured me the worst man
in the country. All the evidence listened to
was that of this man Woods, and the
Board of Safety paid no more attention to
my witnesses than as if l hadn't any. I
have been on the force for twelve years
and never had anything whispered against
me 1 am not so hot about losing my place
as 1 am about the way was posted in the
al
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25

worth of property changed hands. In sup
port of their theory that the Chicago peo-
pie are about to retire the independent pro-
ducers declare that they have not been at
past.
When this consolidation takes place the
only other line left in the field will be the
Manhattan Oil Company, of Toledo but it's
lines permeate only the older portions of
the field. With a practical monopoly, the
Indiana Company can put prices where it
wants them. The Standard is now paying Al
cents per barrel for the unsteamed crude
and the producers fear that the next step
will be to compel them to steam their oil
in the tanks before shipping.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
CIotbinr for SCHOOL CbiIdren.

Under the compulsory education law the
County Commissioners are required to fur
nish clothing for INDECENT children to en-
able them to attend school. Secretary
Grout, of the Charity Organization Society,
consulted with the commissioners yester-
day. Bids for shoes will probably be asked
Mr.. Grout suggested that If cloth were
by people receiving charitable assistance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
symphony Concert.

large number of season tickets have
been sold for the first concert this season
of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
which will be given Monday evening at the
Grand Opera House. The programme in
cludes the 'Lenore Symphony of Raft, the
Jubilee Overture by Weber, and Busch's
american Folksong' for strings. The
Hugh McGibeny, and Greig's Concerto in
A Minor" for the piano. by Mr.. Oliver VIII
lard Pierce. Mr.. Karl Schneider is con-
ductor of the orchestra, and all of the mu-
sicians have been selected from the best
local players of the different instruments.
Mr.. McGibeny is concertmeister.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
Football Game To-Day.

To-day's football game on the Ohio-street
grounds between the indianapolis Athletic
Association and the Indianapolis UNIVERSE
ty team will attract a big crowd this after
noon. Both teams have been training hard
and are in prime condition. In the past the
1. A. A. has had the best of it, but the
university team has been greatly strength
ened this year and an even contest is
looked for.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25

In a complaint for divorce filed yesterday
by Alexander Mitchell against Libbie
Mitchell, the plaintiff lays part of his do
nestle trouble to the bicycle. He says he
was married to the defendant in 1893. He
charges that she was cross and ill-natured
in her conduct, INDUCED in vulgar language
and would not cook his meals He also
charges that the woman was very Jealous
and was cruel to his child by former
marriage. She drove the child away from
home he says. The plaintiff further says
his wife became infatuated with the bicycle
and spent much Of the time, day and night,
on her wheel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
Suit Over stnckers.

William A. Hinkel has sued the Indiana
Manufacturing Company for $4,000 dam
ages. The plaintiff is an inventor. and
claims he had an agreement with the de-
PENDANTS by which he was to receive a GER
tain amount of the profits realized on straw
stackers. The suit was brought in the Su-
perior Court Yesterday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25

w. L. Goodman, charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses, was arraigned
in Police Court yesterday morning. He
was accused of collecting money the
agent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company He was formerly employed by
the company. Goodman told a pitiful story
of distress and said he was almost dis
tracted when he did what he was accused
0f
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25

This title belongs, undoubtedly. to- the
much abused turkey for a few short hours.
And it's bird at that. Well, make, your
Thanksgiving dinner complete by ordering
tied Columbia or Extract of Malt. Tel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25

If you want a strictly pure champagne
that is extra dry get Cooks Imperial Nat
urally fermented.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
Third Christian Church ccucer.

concert will be given at the Third
Christian Church tomorrow evening, with
the following programme:
Organ solo. Selected
Miss Foster.
Miss Mayme Roberts.
Violin solo: Selected
Mr.. Burger Plummer.
Solo" Because Love You. Dear. .Hawley
Mr. James Daugherty.
Violin sol0-"Airs Varies ........... Rossini
Mr.. Frank Martin.
Solo Selected
Mrs. Minnie Gage Byrd.
Recitation ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Selected
Miss Harriet Cleyenger.
SolO-'The Quest ............... Eienor Smith
Miss Alice Minthorn.
Recitation-"When Our Baby Died..
....................J James Whitcomb Riley
Cornelia Thornton
Master Minor Farley.
Recitation-."The Little Boys View of It''
Miss Mayme Roberts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25

Insure with German Fire Insurance or In
diana. General offices, 20 South Delaware
street. Fire. tornado and explosion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25

Should be eaten. at HUEGELE's. co IL. Wash
st. Do not miss our Roast Turkey Roast Venison
and elegant Oyster Soup.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
McGilIard Agency Co. Flre insurance.

Should be eaten at HUEGELES, so Z. Was
st. DO not miss our Roast Turkey, Roast Veniss
and elegant Oyster Soup.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25

Cure Headache I'm 1B Minutes
BY using DR.. Dayis's Anti-Headache All
druggists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25

Feed your horse JANEs's Dustless oat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25

Thanksg1Vtng Dinners
Shorld be eaten at HUEGELE'S, 60 E. Wash.
st. Do not miss Roast Turkey, Roast Venison
and elegant Oyster Soup.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25

Kimball planes. CarlIn s Lennon. . E. Nike
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25

''Dunlap's." All new styles at seaton's
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25

Folding Beds at all Orlces.-wm. L Elder,
The times., 1897-04-19
ARCHDEACON OF BABYLON
John Joseph NOuri's Claim TO the
Title Correct.
Was Years Ago in Washington and
Thought Insane-Now Lives
in IA Royal Palace.

A strangc-looking man visited here sew
eral years ago and introduced himself
as John Joseph Nourl, the archdeacon OF
Babylon He wore the garb Of monk
aud this, with his Oriental features, made
him u conspicuous object on the streets
Among other things he said he had dis
Covelcd the remains OF NOah's Ark on
Mount Ararat.
This met with a denial from the Turkish
minister, but Rev. Dr. Easton, pIesDyte
Clergyman Of Washington, Who had met
the man in san FTanC SEQ, had faith in his
claims, and invited the Oriental TO become
his guest while here The local presbytefy
undertook to find out whether the man was
an impustOr or not, but he showed that he
was wei versed in the doctrines and every
thing else pertaining TO the Greek chtuch.
Another test imposed was the translation
OF some hierogiyphic tables in the Smith
sonian Institute, and the man performed
the task so well that he proved himself TO
be an able Oriental scholar. After a while
people began to think him mildly insane
and he was persuaded to start for Bagddd,
where he had friends
He stopped in London, however, and
figured prominently in the newspapers
through his attempt to secure the protec-
ton of the British government on the
ground that he was one Of her subjects
and heir to the Patriarchal throne ut
Triohur, India. letter just received
by Rev Dr. Easter from Rev. John H.
Barons, of Chicago, who is travelling in
India, shows that the claims OF the
Oriental were true, and that they have
been recognized.
Dr Barons says that Nouri, d. D., arch
deacon Of Babylon, was crowned as Pa
triarch at the Childean Pontifical Catne-
dral at TriChur, Malabar, and is living III
splendog In the royal palace. The corona
tion occurred In February, and DR.. and
Mrs Barons were present. Archdeacon
Nouri's elevation to the pontifical throne
makes him ruler over the Syrian Chal-
deans of Trichur.