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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-11

left End Johnson.'' the captain cried.
''Herei' was the answer accent queer,
From PLAYER who vas limpng near
And ''Herel' with vince. the next replied.
left Guard Smith, But there came no yell
This time answer followed the call;
Only cUmrade had him fall,
Dead or exhausted he could not tell
There they siood in the aickering light,
These pigskin chasers, in strange attire
Proud of scars they'd received in the fight.
For the mud OF the field was wildly torn.
With here and there some gaping holes
To show the scenes OF falls and rolls
As forward and backward the ball was borne
And there aeeth were strewn from jaws Olsen.
And Blowing about, now here. now there,
Were tufts of fhe regulation hair,
showin~ where the battle had herceIy ragged.
"center Brown At the cali there arose
A bandaged figure Twas Center Brown,
For he had gone under In a down.
And then reappeared 1ith broken nose.
fright Guard Jonesf" And there came groar
As another PLAYER ans2 cred "Herei'
And then he added: I'm out fear.
For I've got broken collar bone
Fright Tackle Greenr' A voice said s'Herer'
But though the voice was clear and strong
For Right Tackle Green had lost ear.
Fright End Blaekr' Then the quarterback said
As with his one eve he took glance:
''Hc went away in ambulance,
And surgeons are fixing his broken head"
And 50 It went tin the call was done.
At the close OF the football game:
some were missing. and all were lame,
Bit worst OF all. their opponents won.
-Pittsbure Chronicle Telegraph.
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MEETING OF THE INNoCENTS.
Dean Company Claimants Asked to
Contribute More Money.

A large meeting of the Indianapolis cred
itors Of the e. s. Dean Company was held
in the Criminal Court last night There
were about two hundred people present.
Over, half the number were women who
were taken in by the alluring financial
promises of the Deans. The creditors were
addressed by Edwin St. George Rogers.
who is attorney for the majority of the In
dianapolis claimants.
Mr.. Rogers said the receivers of the COM
pany have examined the books of the de-
funct concern, and are prepared to bring
either a criminal or civil prosecution against
the officers. The receivers only ask that
the claimants contribute a sufficient amount
to employ attorneys that proceedings may
be brought. Mr.. Rogers assured the claim
ants that the money they had deposited
with the Dean Company had never been
invested. He said he believed the company
had the money He told of the offer of an
alleged New York detective who claimed
he knew of $1200.000 of sequestered funds
belonging to the Dean Company. The de-
tective offered, for consideration of $780,
900. 10 show where this money could be
found. The receivers agreed to the propo-
sition, but when the day arrived for the
important disclosure the detective failed to
put In an appearance. Mr.. Rogers gave all
the details incident to his trip to New York
in the interest of the claimants. Another
meeting Is to be held next week. There are
about four hundred people in Indianapolis
who have suffered on account of the opera
lions Of the Deans. Those in the meeting
last night hold claims ranging in amounts
from $25 to 81 500.
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A speed war Threatened.

The Panhandle differential, if a Pittsburg
paper states the case correctly, has brought
about a climax in railroad affairs which
makes a speed war between the trunk lines
imminent. The Erie will start the ball roll
ing by putting on a new fast train from
Youngstown to Chicago and Cincinnati,
which, in connection with the Pittsburg &
Lake Erie, will be as fast as the Panhandle
trains and faster than the Fort Wayne
morning to Chicago, which is known as No.
9. The new Erie train will be known as
No. /, and it will leave Youngstown about
a. M, and arrive at Cincinnati at p. m,
or almost half an hour sooner than Pan
handle No. z. and the Baltimore & Ohio
flyers, which are the only Cincinnati trains
out Of Pittsburg in the morning. The dis
lance from Youngstown to Cincinnati via
the Erie is 301 miles, which, added to the
Lake Erie mileage, makes the distance va!
the new line from PittSburg to Cincinnati
1863 miles, as against 313 miles of the Pan
handle. The Panhandle can, of course, run
away from the Erie if the company decides
to do So but would have to cut their big
thirteen-car train No. into two sections
in order to make faster time. On the Chi
cago run, if the Erie and Pittsburg & Lake
Erie are to be granted the privilege to COM
pete for Chicago business, the Erie and
Pittsburg & Lake Erie arrangement would
cause some CONSERVATION, as it would be a
new line only 494 miles in length, or only
one mile longer than the Lake Shore and
twenty-six miles longer than the Fort
Wayne The Erie could then apply for a
diferential on Chicago business out Of
Pittsburg and run solid trains The Balti-
more & Ohio people have also decided to
shorten up the time on Cincinnati business.
and are placing their Wheeling q Pittsburg
division in tirst-class shape and adding bet
ter equipment. The distance from Pittsburg
to Cincinnati via the Baltimore 81 Ohio is
1928 $40 miles, or about sixteen miles longer
than the Panhandle. and there is only a
Slight difference in the running time of the
trains.
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neIiverv nf Freight.

The indications are that the Interstate
commerce Commission will issue an order in
compliance with the petition of the Ameri-
can Warehouse Mems Association against
the railroads requiring the railroad COM
panies to publish on their tariff sheets and
otherwise uniform time for completing the
delivery of freight of all classes. The opin-
ion is expressed that this will be found to
be permissible under Sections 2, and of
the interstate-commerce act and also under
the decisions of the Supreme Court 1t is
believed that the order will be satisfactory
to both the warehouse men and the railroad
managers The order will be intended to
meet the complaint of the warehouse own
ers that the practice which has sprung up
among railroads of giving free storage to
shippers in order to get business amounts
to a discrimination in favor of the shippers
who. by the extent of their business, are
able to force the concession from the roads
The final hearing in the case arising un-
der the petition took place before the COM
mission Tuesday, and the representatives of
the railroads admitted that the free-storage
system had grown to be an abuse which
they were not able to control. OF the sixty
nine railroads complained OF in the petition
the New York Central and West Shore
were represented at the hearing by Judge
Ashbel Fitch, the Delaware & Lackawanna
by Mr.. Locke, the Erie by Mr.. Brownell,
the Pennsylvania by Mr.. Judson Brooke
and the Illinois Central and Louisville &
Nashville by Mr.. Baxter, while the ware
house men were represented by Messrs.
Percy Thompson, their secretary and e.
K Summerwell and j. Maynard Harlan.
The case was first heard at Chicago last
June, and since then there have been hear
ings at Cincinnati, Louisville st. Louis,
Kansas City, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo.
New York and Philadelphia. The commits
sion will now render its decision without
hearings
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DID NOT MATERIALIZE
MEETING OF MECHANICS MUTUAL
STOCKHOLDERS WAS A F'IZZLE.
Very Few Turned Up at the Court
house-Mr. Garstang Not u Party to
the Compromise Effected.

There appeared to have been misunder-
standing about the meeting advertised to
be held at the courthouse last night in the
interests of the stockholders of the Me-
chanics' Mutual Savings and Loan Associa-
ton and the Mechanics Mutual Savings
and Loan Association No l. as only three
or four of the stockholders were present.
1t was understood the meeting was to be
held for the purpose Of discussing the ac-
ton of the assignee in accepting the COM
promise offered by the directors. A num-
Der of the stockholders have expressed
much dissatisfaction over the terms of the
compromise, claiming their interests have
not been sufficiently protected Albert Rabb,
assignee for the two associations, was at
the courthouse last night waiting for the
stockholders to arrive. He said he at
tended a meeting of several stockholders
the night before and they expressed them
selves as satisfied with what had been done.
Those who came to the courthouse last
night expecting to attend meeting seemed
disappointed that so few were present. NO
one seemed to know who had called the
Yoaetinp
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THOSE STOLEN HORSES.
Most of Them Recovered without
TrOubIe-AIfree Has Difficulty

Superintendent Quigley yesterday heard
from the delegation of citizens who went
from this city to Franklin, o., in search
of their horses, which had been stolen here.
presumably by John G. Koerner, who is now
in jail Most of them found what they
went for and obtained possession of them
without trouble. In some cases the farmers
having the horses had small bills of costs,
which were paid. but most of the farmers
took the matter philosophically, realized
they were the losers for buying stolen prop
erty and seemed to be satisfied that the use
Of the horses paid for their keep.
The man who went for j. b. Allfree's
horse was less fortunate. Detective Spiann
telegraphed that the man holding the horse
would not surrender it until he received $SS.
which he claimed was fair charge against
the keep and care of the animal The feed
bill was but So. Mr.. Allfree notified his man
to offer the SO, and if this was refused he
would send an attorney over to replevin the
horse Judge Walker will make the trip
this morning, and Mr.. AIfree will spend
more than the amount Of the claim rather
than to be bled.
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Final Action Taken.

For gravel roadway and cement walks on
Roll street, from Ringgold avenue to Shelby
street
For gravel roadway and cement walks on
Ringgoid avenue, from Roll street to Cot
tage avenue.
Engineers Plans Ordered.
For cement walks on the north side of
Sixteenth street. from College avenue to
Broadway.
For gravel roadway in the first alley east
of Alabama street from Twenty-second
to Twenty-third street.
For cement walks on the south side or
Miller street, from Reisner street to NC
Lain street.
For gravel roadway and cement walks on
McLain street, from Johnson street to Mil
Ter street
For cement walks on the north side OF
Johnson street, from Reisner street to Nc
Lain street.
For cement walks on the east side of Mis-
souri, street, from Merrill street to Nc
Carly street.
For a local sewer. in Tecumseh street,
from Tenth street to the second alley north.
Contracts Awarded.
For bricking the first alley west of Illi-
nos street from Kentucky avenue to Mary
land street. to Daniel Foley al 81 lineal
foot each side.
Water Mains Ordered.
The Indianapolis Water Company was or
dered to lay water mains in the following
streets: Birch avenue. from Oliver to
Marion avenues: Michigan street, from
Agnes to Hiawatha street; Patterson street.
from Michigan to Vermont street; Roach
avenue, from Northwestern avenue to the
canal: Elizabeth street. from Agnes to Max
well street.
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MIR. GARsTANG,s POSITION.
He Was Not n Party to the Conn
prOmise-Paid His Part i'm Full.

He Was Not Party 10 INC CVAA-
prOmise-Paid His Part i'm Full.
William Garstang yesterday issued an
open letter to the stockholders of the Me-
chanics Mutual Savings and Loan Associa-
ton in which he says:
II desire to say to the stockholders of
the above-named associations that the
newsnaner accounts of the compromise set
Element recently made between the assignee
and certain of the directors are erroneous
so far as they relate to myself.
''It appears from said newspaper &C
counts, or some of them, that l, as direc-
tor, was a party to that compromise.
was not a party to that compromise. Under
no circumstances would nave peen a
party to a compromise of any liability
against any of the directors, or OF liabll-
ity against myself as director, II any
such liability existed and | have always
so stated believing that whoever was to
blame for the losses sustained should be
required to pay the same and make good
the losses to stockholders.
'I did surrender to the assignee certain
stock and claims which had accrued to me
as compensation for services. l did this
voluntarily, without demand and uncondi-
tionally, because / regretted that such Sc
riouS losses had been sustained, and for
the purpose OF voluntarily contributing to
the stockholders every dollar which had ac-
crued to me on account of services. did
this soon after the failure. / did not do so
upon the theory that l was liable for any
sum whatever and believed that l was not
but, if any liability did exist, was will
ing and desired that it should be enforced
and I did not exact from the assignee or
the court any release or discharge and re-
ceived none. If any other director was Ii
able / desired that liability enforced The
coupling of my name in the newspaper ac-
counts with those directors with whom
compromise was made does me an injustice
and is an error, as clearly appears from
the reports to the court by the assignee"
Appended to Mr.. Garstang's letter is the
following statement over the signature of
Albert Rabb. assignee:
1.-The facts stated in the foregoing COM
munication are true. Mr.. Garstang sur
rendered his stock and claims, as therein
stated, on the oath day of March, 1897. He
did so voluntarily. without demand, and did
not request any release or discharge from
liability, if any existed but, on the con-
trary has always expressed himself to the
assignee as he does now in the forego-
ing communication. The facts are correctly
reported to the court in the assignees re-
ports, but the newspaper accounts thereof,
or some of them, inadvertently, no doubt,
and perhaps because of their brevity, are
not accurate, and tend to place Mr.. Gar
stang in a false light"
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EPWoRTH LEAGUE RECEPTION.
Methodist Ministers of the City Enter
tanned at Roberts Park.

A reception to the Methodist ministers of
this city and their wives was given last
evening in the parlors of Roberts Park
Church by the cabinet of the Indianapolis
Union Epworth League, assisted by tho
cabinets of local chapters. The guests were
greeted by the officers of the former. In
GLIDING Herbert M. Atkinson, president; y.
e. Taken. department of spiritual work;
Flora Askren. department of mercy ard
help; S. NJ. Hoff, department OF literary
work; Bessie NJ. Brown, department of So
cial work; Irwin Medsker, treasurer; Maud
Ryan, secretary, and Lizzie Meng. superin-
tendent of the Junior League. The room
was decorated with the league colors, red
and white. and with large flags. Forming
border around the room were the names
of the twenty-five societies of the city in
gilt letters arranged in alphabetical order.
In an adjoining room. refreshment table
was arranged with the league colors in
dispensed the Inequalities. During the
evening number of toasts were responded
to as follows: 'Methodism," Rev. e; n.
Sims: ''The Epworth League" Rev. G. g.
T.asby; 1.-THE Epworth Herald Rev. g. 2.
Bacon; Indianapolis District" Rev. Z. b.
TQau vla
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RAILRoAD-cRossING CASE.
Judge Baker Decides in Favor of the
City of Muncie.

City of Muncie.
In overruling a demurrer to the complaint
in the case of the state on the relation of
the city of Muncie against the Lake Erie
& Western RAILROAD Company Judge Baker,
of the Federal Court, yesterday practically
decided the case in favor of the plaintiff,
and decided that a railroad must keep it's
crossings in condition to accommodate the
growing needs of the public.
In 1879 the Lake Erie & Western was built
into Muncie and bridge was built over a
country road near the city limits. Muncie
was a village then. The discovery of nat
ural gas caused the village to grow into a
city, and in 1881 the territory embracing the
railroad crossing was annexed to the city,
and the country road is now one of the prin-
cipal streets of the city. The city authorl-
ties found that the old bridge over the rail-
road track was inadequate to accommodate
the traffic and asked the railroad company
to erect a new one. This was refused ana
the city began mandamus proceedings IN the
Circuit Court On motion of the defendant
the case was transferred to the United
States Court and a demurrer filed to the
complaint.
The contention of the defendant was that
it was there first, and if the city grew out
to it the city must take things as found and
had no right to create conditions lnd obl1-
cations upon the defenoa. The city
claimed on the other hand, that under the
statute for the Incorporation Of railroads
reasonable demands of the public growing
out of the crossing of public highways The
court held with the city and the demurrer
to the complaint was oyerruled.
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"GREENHoRNs" AND '.MossBACKs."
The Trouble Over Little Has Started a
Merry War.

Merry War.
City Attorney Kern had a conference yes
terday afternoon with Edward w. Little
who was the caucus nominee for council
man-at-large to succeed Mr.. Montgomery.
but who was not elected at the special
meeting, Monday night, because the point
was made by Mr. Shaffer that Mr. Little
was ineligible ON account of his being
surety on street improvement guarantee
bonds After the conference Mr.. Kern said
that he had asked Mr.. Little for informa-
ton as to what bonds he is on, etc. The
city attorney was not ready to announce his
decision on this question yesterday even
ing, but said that he would probably decide
it some time to-day.
Controller Johnson thinks that the point
raised savors much of hairspIitting. He
said that Section of the charter is clearly
intended to prevent city employees from be-
ing interested in public contracts in any
way when they are to have hand in Gre
ating liability for the city to meet. In
this case the liability has already been
created, and there is no way in which the
Council can pass on it in the future. He
says that the case of City Engineer Mans
field was different. He was interested in
guarantee bonds on work which he might
have to pass on, and this probably dis
qualified him. 1t might become his duty
der the guarantee bonds.
Friends of Mr.. Little says that Mr.. Shat
fer did not discover the fact that Little was
on the bonds but that it was discovered
by one of the old members of the Council
before the caucus, and that he kept still
about it in order to force the Council to
elect some one else in the dilemma that it
was thought the making of the point would
create. Joseph Bauer'S friends insist that
he knew nothing about it prior to Monday
night
The new members of the Council. who are
arrayed against the old members in MIR. Lit
ties behalf, say that if the city attorney
holds that Mr.. Little is ineligible they will
have a caucus of their own and select an
entirely new candidate. The old members
are favorable to Joseph Bauer, represent
alive of the Home brewery, who, the new
members say, is the administration candi-
date. The new henderson ''greenhorns,"
as they call themselves in derision of the
assumed superior experience of the old
embers-seem to have the best Of the sit
uation. With ten of their number and the
assistance of Mr.. Madden. who has allied
himself to their cause, they have majority
in the Council and can run things as they
choose. They hope that Mr.. Scanlon, the
new member who has joined the old MEM
bers, viii return to the house OF the green
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INJUNCTION STILL HOLDS
PERU's EFFORT FOR CHEAPER GAS
HANGING IN THE COURT,
And Likewise Is that of indianapolis
Crossing Case Decided for
Muncie-Court Briefs.

Judge Baker yesterday made an entry
continuing in force the temporary restrain
ing order recently granted in the case of
the Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas
Company against the city of Peru. The city
passed an ordinance fixing the price of
natural gas considerably lower than the
rates established and collected by the COM
pany. The company announced at first that
it would withdraw from the city, and then
asked for and received a temporary injunc-
ton restraining the city from enforcing the
ordinance. BY the entry made yesterday
the Injunction will remain in force until the
cause comes up for trial Neither side was
ready for argument yesterday.
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provoke. Defendant pleaded former adj
judication.
The State of Indiana VS. Alice Haddix and
George Price; grand larceny. Price on trial
by jury.
New Suits Filed.
VIM. Parsons VS. Indianapolis, Greenwood
q FRANKLIN Railway; mechanics lien. Su-
perior Court, Room l.
William Q. Bye VS.. Lourena B. Bye; di-
vorce. Superior Court, Room 1.
Bartholomew d. Brooks VS.. Catharine
eastman; mechanics lien. Superior Court,
Room 2.
Capital Paving and Construction Company
VS.. The Indianapolis & VinceEnes Railroad
Company ct al; improvement lien. SUI
perior Court, Room g.
Horace e. Smith, Trustee, VS.. Mary A.
Schooley ct al; suit to foreclose mortgage.
Superior Court, Room 2.
The World Building, Loan and Investment
Company VS.. George w. Dowel ct al; suit
to foreclose mortgage Superior Court
Room 8.
State of Indiana ex rel. Fernand A. Bla-
mouth VS.. John c. Webster; mandate. SUI
perior Court, Room g.
Charles Il. Gephart VS.. The Indianapolis.
Greenwood & Franklin Railroad Company;
mechanics lien. Superior Court, Room l.
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ington street. Now they have to walk out
Of their way nearly mile This action was
taken by the mayor and the board In view
of the fact that a demand for some relief
had been made at a public meeting where
the mayor was one of the speakers. He
promised to have 1t attended to immediate-
~. In another day or two a committee
called at the office Of the board when the
mayor directed that a letter be written to
the railroad company For a long time the
company made no response. Some DAYS ago.
however. a letter was received by the board
from an official of the company at Pitts
burg, who said that he desired to consult
personally with the board before making
any promises. The board informed aim that
it would be pleased TO hear him at any
time. He has not appeared before the
board. Neither has he indicated when IL
will suit his convenience To come. Mean
time residents of the South Side walk
around the yards blaming themselves for
placing confidence in ante-election promises.