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The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-02
THE MUNCIE ORDINANCE
VIII BE Followed by ''Residence Dis
trict' Campaigners.

Last night the executive committee that
is TO have charge Of the work of circulat
ing petitions urgingothe Council to pass an
ordinance defining the district north Of
Tenth (old FirsD street as a residence
district and restricting saloons therefrom
was appointed. There are eight members
of the executive committee, one from eacb
OF the six wards that will be affected and
in addition one from Brightwood and an
other from North Indianapolis. Until tbe
members chosen have accepted the work
their names will not be announced. The
executive committee was appointed last
night at the home Of Eli F. Ritter, chair
man OF the committee appointed last Tues
day to draft the ordinance Besides Col
Ritter there were present last night Messrs
WOOD Mason, Amos K. Holloway and
Charles +. Coffin Mr.. Landers was de-
tanned.
A report will be made announcing the
names OF the executive committee at the
mass meeting to be held in Hall-place M +
Church next Tuesday evening al 7:sO
o clock. There will be some discussion
OF the movement this morning from the
pulplts OF tWenty-three Pastors in the region
named who signed a call for the meeting
neld last Tuesday The executive commit
tee will probably appoint precinct commit
teemen to circulate the petition The nian
or campaign suggested provides that each
voter shall be seen personally and asked
to sign petition.
There was some informal discussion of the
ordnance last, night, The Muncie ordi-
nance, which has been sustained bv the
Supreme Court, will be followed The ordl-
nance will not be introduced before the reg
ular meeting of the Council to be held two
weeks from tomorrow night If it is NOT
ne held eaicS pack even longer. Before the Council
IS asked TO pass an ordinance the commit
tee hopes to be able to presenY netitione
signed by a majority of the voters. While
1T is known that the saloon men are on
ment of the committee that the CounciI
would not refuse to grant a petition of a
majority OF the qualified voters member
of the Council will be asked to introdnca
the ordinance and look after it until it
comes to a vote: !"
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-02
ELECTIONS ON MONDAY
STRONG EFFORTS OF THE ANNExA-
TIONISTs IN HAUGHVILLE.
VIII Down FIack with a Citizens
Ticket-The Issues in Irving
ton and Broad Ripple.

Tomorrow the suburban elections will be
held, and the candidates for political hon
ors in Irvington, Haughvile, Broad Ripple
and Woodruff Place have been hustling
hard for Il week. In Irvington two tickets
have been nominated. the Citizens and the
Republican There is to be elected three
trustees a clerk. treasurer and marshal A.
M. Abaugh, w n. Bowman and r. c.
Downing have been nominated by a con-
vention of citizens of all parties. Street
improvements seem to be the ISSUE and
the citizens candidates are against any
thing in this line that does not meet the
approval of a majority of residents. The
Republican candidates are only in favor of
improvements that are desired by at least
half of the resident property holders. The
Republican ticket is composed of James q.
Kingsbury and G. w. Risley for trustees;
Simeon Frazier for treasurer Frank Elstun
for clerk and George Bruckman for mar
shall.
In Broad Ripple the fight is over the Of
flee of marshal There are two tickets,
Citizens and Independent. The first offers
Joseph Ferguson for trustee, Jesse Day for
clerk, Charles Silvey for treasurer and o.
b. Heady for marshal. On the Independ-
ent ticket c. B. Floriander is after the Of
AANS " u OotCC' - ~ odS ueSlI6S the pOSlllOu
of clerk and John Brenneman seeks the
honors of town treasurer. l.. f. Pearce is a
candidate for marshal. Pearce represents
the liberal element, but says he is prepared
10 give the people quiet administration.
In HaughVille there are two tickets. What
is known as the Citizens ticket will be sup
ported by all VINO favor annexation regard
less OF politics. On this ticket Willis Har-
mon is the candidate for clerk Richard M
Johnson for treasurer Barnett Henry for
Ia irH lie
trict, Daniel w Tibbs Tl<e. opposing ticket
has been designated the Flack ticket There
Is a strong effort to down F'Iack and upon
the result Will depend whether his suit to
enJoln annexation proceedings is carried to
a finish. 1t is taetically understood that
the CITIZENS ticket, If successful, will order
streets opened and improved through
Flack's land if he does not drop the ini11rSc 2.
ton suit: There was some talk last week
70 the ERECT that Flack intended to dismiss
tne suit. IL he has taken any such stems
lney are not known to Mayor Taggart nor
CITY Attorney Curtis. The fight in Haugh-
vile is waxing hot, and the town has been
covered with red posters bearing a sample
OF the Clt1zenS ticket and the platform
a;uopted at the C1tizens' convention favor
ing annexation and denouncing the present
nonenforcement of laws by the FIack
board.
The usual perfunctory election will he
held IN woodruff Place. 1t is mere for
naIlty, ana there Is no such thing known
dS a political distinction. Following are the
Gandldates: Trustee of the West drive. p
6 raymond for trustee of the Middle
drive Charles e. Test and M S. Huev. for
trustee of the East drive George u Ring
nam; for clerk and treasurer. Horace E
Hord; for marshal H. G. ColdWell
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-02
HASFAIRSHOW
INVITED TO ENTER THREE-CENT-
FARE CASE IN SUPREME COURT.
lit Can Take Up the City's Contention
State Even Gives Company
a Valuable Pointer.

The attorneys of the Citizens Street-rail-
road Company have been invited to partlcl-
pate in the argument on the 3-cent fare law
in the Supreme Court of the State. Upon
the advice of the attorney general the city
authorities have invited the company to
take charge of the city's contents 4 in this
case that the law is unconstitb onal and
handle it as it pleases, for everything ex-
cept a motion TO dismiss the appeal. The
company has not yet indicated whether or
not it will avail itself of the invitation.
The city attorney does not believe in this
contention, and all feel that the company
should be given this opportunity to par
ticipate
When the Ohio tax cases were under con-
sideration IN that State the express COM
panies represented by Lawrence Maxwell,
obtained an injunction from Judge Taft,
of the Federal Court The attorney gem
eral brought a test suit against one of the
county auditors, and the companies were
invited to participate in the argument Mr..
Maxwell paid no attention to the invitation,
declaring that he was not in the habit of
arguing in moot court cases. Thus their
side was not fully presented to the courI.
The Ohio Supreme Court decided the law
constitutional and when application was
ton Mr. Maxwell resisted the application
on the ground that this was a collusory
suit in which his clients had not been
heard 1t was shown that this invitation
had been extended, and Judge Taft decided
and was sustained by the Court of APP
peals and Supreme Court-that he had had
his day in court, and if he did not take adj
vantage of the opportunity it was his own
fault.
In speaking Of the matter yesterday At
torney General Ketcham said: If the de-
cision of the State Supreme Court is against
the law the people of this city viii accept
ii without complaint, or Should the final
decision in the United States Supreme
Court be against it upon a federal ques-
ton they will accept it readily. l know OF
no other city i'm the country whose people
give such ready obedience to law simply
because il is law as do those OF Indian
apolis. 1t is a remarkable city in that re-
Spect. But one cannot but think that there
is justice in the feeling among the people
that the Federal Court has no right to step
in and construe a state statute in its re-
lation to the State Constitution unless
fundamental rights under the federal Con-
stitution are seriously impaired by it..
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-02
FLORISTS FILE A MORTGAGE.
The Firm of BertePmann Bros. to he
ReoFganized.

Late yesterday evening William G. and
John Bertermann,In Indianapolis florists, doing
business under the firm name of Bertermann
Bros, filed mortgages with the county re-
corder covering their establishment in this
city. The mortgage on the floral stock in
the Arcade and at the greenhouse east of
the city amounts to about $S O0O, and is
given to Adolph Seidehsticker of the law
firm of F'lorea & Seidensticker. Mr.. Seiden-
sticker is named in the mortgage as trust
tee, and is to act for the benefit of the
firms creditors"
The hrm OF Bertermann Brothers will not
so out of business. William G.. Bertermann
said last night that the firm would probably
reorganize and perhaps Incorporate They
have been embarrassed for some time he
said, on account of duh business slow col
lections and high rents Last June the
firm moved the entire stock from the Mas
sachusetts-avenue house to the Arcade
They have enjoyed a desirable location in
the building and have been paying rent to
the amount of $175 a month. Mr. Berter-
mann said this was too high and not JUS
tilted by the firms business.
No man" he said will lose a dollar
by us. as we are prepared to settle our OBJ
legations in full. We have assets sufficient
to pay one hundred cents on the dollar for
every dollar we owe
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-02
MRS. ROWE'S BODY EXHUMED.
The Woman Who Died Here Under
Peculiar Circumstances.

The body of Mrs Jennie Rowe, who died
at 70 East Vermont street several weeks
ago under peculier circumstances was ex-
humed at Linton, Ind, yesterday morning
at o'clock and a post-mortem examination
held by Coroner Axe. The woman, while
in this city, was attended by DIR. Prunk
and while here was in the company of a
was q widow.
Since her death her family has been wor-
ried and finally consented to a post-m -mortem.
suit of his examination at present. Coroner
Brayton, of this city, wrote the authorities
at Linton that he would send some one to
Linton to represent Marion county if an
examination was made, but he has received
no notification from the authorities there.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-02
INDIANA OBITUARY.
Rev. II. B. McClain, an OId-Time Meth
Odist Minister.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENWOOD, Ind, May Rev. T. B.
McClain died at his home in this place
about o'clock this morning from acute
rheumatism. He was sixty-seven years old
and had been a member OF the Southeast
ard Indiana M. E. Conference for thirty
seven years. For the past four years he
has been a pensioner from the Methodist re-
tired fund. The funeral will be held at the
M. e. Church, at D. M Monday, and the
services will be conducted by Rev West
hofer. Mr.. McClain was formerly pastor OF
the M. e. Church here.
Joseph Dowell, a well-to-do resident of
this place. fell dead with heart disease at
his farm few miles south OF town, this
afternoon, about O'Clock. He was feeling
perfectly well and went to his farm to over
see some work. He was about sixty years
old and until this year was the head of the
firm of Dowell q Hoyt implement dealers
and liverymen. He was veteran of the
late war.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-02
stimson to BE Henry,s successcr.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 1.-Governor
Mount has written to ex-Judge Mack in re-
gard to the appointment of a successor to
Judge Henry the bench of the Superior
Court in the event of Judge Henrys ap-
pointment as collector of internal revenue
which is now accepted as foregone con-
clusion on the part of Senator Fairbanks
and President Mckinley. While it may
appear a little premature to indicate the
appointment says the Governor, the line
of duty seems clearly indicated. both from
my personal knowledge and the volume Of
recommendations. Unless some unforeseen
condition should arise, ] shall, in the event
OF 81 vacancy, appoint the Hon. .. {. Slim
SON.
Mr.. Stimson was a candidate for cleo
ton TO the Circuit Bench in 1890 and was
defeated with all Republican candidates
that year In 1886 he was candidate for
the nomination for the same judgeship
but was defeated by j. E. Piety, who was
elected.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-02
TO STOP IMPROVEMENTS
COUNCIL, PROPOSES TO KILL SEW
ERAL OF THE ORDINANCES.
Democrats Afraid of the Political Eff
fect-The East Market and
Ohio-Street Cases.

It seems quite probable that the ofdl-
nances for the Improvement OF Market ana
Ohio streets, from East to Noble prepared
bv the Board of Public Works over the
remonstrances of most of the resident
property owners will be allowed to die TOR
want of action The ordinances have been
in the hands of the Council committee on
sewers, streets and alleys for several
weeks. Before the last meeting OF the
Council the committee heard a number of
protests against the Improvement, ana an
nounced that it would look over the prem
ises before reporting. The main arguments
against the improvements were that the
property owners were already burdened
with Improvement assessments, several OF
them having had to mortgage their prem
ises to pay for improvements beside Whlch
they objected to having this section I'M
proved until after the Market street sewer
is made and until the streets are improved
through to Arsenal avenue. In the Ohio
street case it was said that no petition
had ever been filed, and that every resident
property owner had signed the remon-
strance. 1t was shown that but one or two
signed the Market-street petition. Council
man Dewar a member of the committee
intimated that the ordinances would likely
die in Council For his part he said that
he was not in favor of forcing improve
ments when all the property owners pro-
tested, as in the Qhio-street case. =,
How about the Indiana-avenue i'm
provement?" he was asked
1T is different up there OF twenty-nine
resident property owners fifteen signed the
remonstrance. That is d majority of one"
The ordinance for asphalting Indiana
avenue will be introduced Monday night
Unless the Ohio and Market-street or
dinances are passed at that time it will be
too late unless special meeting is called,
as the sixty days in which the Council may
act expires May s; 1t takes two-thirds
vote of the Council to order improvements
over the remonstrance of more than half of
the property owners. The ordinance for
asphalting the roadway on Walnut street,
between Massachusetts avenue and Penn
sylvania street will also have to be disposed
of Monday night, if at all.
The Board of Public Works has an
nounced that unless it receives the support
of the Council in the subject of street i'm
provements much work that is contem-
plated for the coming summer will doubt
less have to be abandoned. Some of the
members of the Council are rather chary
about forcing improvements this year, as
they fear that it will have a political in
fiuence in the campaign
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-02
Indiana Notes.

There was a snowstorm for two hours in
Muncie last night.
The new enumeration of school children
in Terre Haute reaches over 10000.
The enumeration of Richmond school
children shows 4S97, a falling off of about
two hundred.
The contract has just been let for an ad-
dtion 10 the Franklin High School build
ing. to cost $6, 600.
The Henry county Board of Education
met at New Castle yesterday and elected
w. F. Byrkett, trustee OF Wayne township,
superintendent over the incumbent, Green
street.
The Richmond High School will take part
in the state high school oratorical contest
at Indianapolis. May %, and at the pri-
mary contest. out of seven contestants Miss
Juliet Hollingsworth. q junior, was declared
the winner. Her subject is The Sick Man
OF Europe
At the last meeting of T. ]. Harrison
Post, G. A. r., of kokomo. a committee
was appointed TO supervise the erection of
a memorial hall in that ity. After the last
member Of the post has passed away the
hall Will become the property of the county
TO be kept and maintained a memorial to
the soldiers and utilized for museum of
war relics
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-02
STOLEN bonds Turn In.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, May lin December,
1888, cracksmen entered the cigar factory of
Joseph Schmidt in this city, blew open the
safe and stole two $500 city hall bonds due
May 2, 1897. Detectives failed to recover
them and to-day the bonds were presented
for collection through the First National
Bank of Vincennes by the Pittsburg Trust
Company of Pittsburg This had been an
tic!pated and Assistant Chief of Police
Robertson was on hand and promptly seized
Treasurer Hoffman could pay the same.
The Pittsburg Trust Company on being in
formed of the situation promptly wired
City Treasurer Hoffman to pay the bonds
to the cashier of the First National Bank
only. A big lawsuit will probably follow.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-02
Debate ON Charter government.

Albert j. Beveridge returned last night
from Milwaukee, where he was one of the
judges in the annual debate between the
University of Wisconsin and the North
western University on charter municipal
government. The University of Wisconsin,
which maintained that the charter govern
ment in cities where the responsibility was
centralized in mayor was far better than
victorious. This is the original Brooklyn
plan originated by Seth Low, and after
wards adopted by a number of cities. in
cluding Indianapolis. Governor Pingree. of
Michigan, was one of the judges. The de-
bate was an exhaustive one, both sides be-
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-02
MINERS AND OPERATORS.
Chance Now for Them TO Get TOgeth
er on a Sixty-One-Cent Scale.

Chance Now for The to Get TOgeth-
on "a Sixty-One-Cent Scale.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, May 1.-The mass meet
ing of block coal miners held here to-day
was largely attended, all of the twenty-five
mines of the district being represented.
Samuel Anderson called the meeting to or
der, with James Lamson secretary. The
miners committee reported the result of
the meeting with the operators and read
a statement made by the operators declar-
ing they could not pay more than so cents
ton. This caused much discussion.
Finally vote was taken and the offer re-
jected. Many present opposed signing
scale at all, saying it was detrimental to
the miners interest. and insisted that the
union a body should refuse to sign a
scale. The more conservative believed this
movement would be resisted by the oper-
ators and fought against its adoption. Fin
ally 1t was agreed to demand 81 cents MAX
ing a differential OF 10 cents between the
block and bituminous coal This rate has
existed for number of years. A commit
tee was sent to the operators committee
with this offer, If the committee fail in
this effort the miners will request all of
the operators of the district TO meet the
committee. Many of the miners declare
that they have nothing TO live on and are
unable 10 night for that which they con-
slider right. Another feature of the trouble
lies with the day men, who held meeting
in Clnger's Hall to-day and selected a
committee to meet the operators and aslx
for $l.f5 per day. The operators refused
to grant their demands, and a strike is
talked of among the day men, even should
the miners secure q settlement of their
difficulty The miners and mine laborers
are unorganized, and are not working in
harmony.
The afternoon session was principally
spent in endeayoring 10 get the day men in
line, they had met separately and We're
endeaVoring TO arrange a scale with the
operators independent of the miners. The
operators however, refused TO conutenance
any demand unles 1t came collectively. rep
FeSenting miners and mine laborers as
heretofore, Finally the day men were per-
suaded to join the mass meeting and agree
20 abide by It's decision. The miners then
voted TO accept 81 cents and sign a scale
Their demand for conference with all the>
operators OF the district was granted and
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-02
Winchester Honors the Speakers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind, May 1.--Joseph S.
Miller and Miss Margaret Hand, repre-
sentatives of the high school of this city
in the oratorical contest, held at Portland
last night, were met at the train this aft
ernoon here on their return from that city
by large concourse of citizens headed by
a brass band and escorted to the court
house, where an immense audience which
more than filled the large courtroom, was
assembled to greet them. They are both
universal favorites here and on entering
the courtroom the applause which greeted
them was fairly deafening, lasting for sew
eral minutes. After the cheering had sub
sided Judge A O. Marsh, in a few happily
chosen words, congratulated them upon
their worthy effort and expressed the ap-
probation of the citizens for them. They
were then called upon by the large audience
for repetition of the oration and declama-
ton given at Portland AT the conclusion of
quently and feelingly commended the young
speakers for their worthy effort predicting
a fine career, and at the conclusion of his
remarks presented them with purse or
$50 in gold as a mark of esteem from the
citizens. Young Miller, who won second
place in the oratorical contest, received the
same grade on delivery as Cartwright, of
Portland, vino won first, and was within
two points of him on manuscript. No young
orator ever held his audience better than
he held the large audience at Portland
last night and at the conclusion of his ad-
dress the applause was unstinted showing
that with his audience, at least, he was
the favorite His theme was John Brown,
of OSSaWatomie.
On delivery the judges were: H. G.
Woody, Adelaide Baylor, of Wabash, and
j. j. Mills, president of Earlham College.
Hackney. Prof. Edwin Trueblood and su-
perintendent Charles c. Miller.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-02
A MUSICAL TRIUMPH.
Mr.. Van Der Stucken's Success at Gin
cinnati Last Night.

An Associated Press dispatch has the fol-
lowing to say of Conductor Van der
Stuckens musical success with his child
ren's chorus at Cincinnati last night:
"A most unique musical event occurred
tonight in Music Han. when 1000 school
children. assisted by an adult chorus and
a symphony orchestra, all under the di-
rection of Frank Van der Stucken dean
of the College of Music, produced Benoit s
cantata Into Life and Abts cinderella >
with such fresh life and spirit as TO fill
the vast han with ringing applause. So
unusual an attempt attracted more than
passing attention even from the critics who
were interested ia such mass of children's
voices.
Mr. Van der Stuckeu is TO conduct the big
chiidrens chorus TO be given ia Indian
apolis in conjunction with the May festival
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-02
winner of Cadet Examination,

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind. May 1.-The competi-
tive examination conducted at Cambridge
City yesterday for a West Point cadetship
by superintendent T. A Mott, or rhis city,
and Superintendent Wike of that place,
under the direction of Perry ]. Freeman,
for Congressman Henry U, Johnson, was
attended by sixteen applicants, represent
ing all the counties in the district except
Henry The winner was Arthur Williams,
Of Harrisburg, Fayette county. He is d
college man and a school teacher, twenty
years of age. His average grade in written
examination on seven branches of study
was 90 81 The winner of the alternate
position il Bertram Sands, of Connersville
also a college man, a school teacher and
twenty years old His average grade
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-02
RECKONING TO CHILDREN.
Edding Arrested-Much Come
pIaint Made.

Patrolmen l.. Shaffer and Ruggles last
night sent William Edding, of No 112 De-
loss street, to the police station. Recently
there has been much complaint of the ac-
tion of man who has been attempting to
entice young school girls into alleys i'm the
southern part of the city.
After Edding was arrested he was taken
to the home of Harry Beckert, No. 10
Spruce street. where he was identified by
the fourteen-year daughter as the man
who had beckoned to her from an aileyway.
Edding Is about forty-one years old.