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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-23
COL. THAYER HERE.
Came to Town Yesterday on His Way
to Greenfield.

Lieutenant Colonel Thayer, of the One
hundred -and-fifty-eighth Indiana Regiment.
now at Chickamauga Park, surprised
some of his friends at the Column
bia Club yesterday about noon by paying
them an unexpected visit The colonel seized
the last opportunity of seeing his friends
and family before going to the real scene
of war, and arrived here yesterday with a
seven days leave of absence in his pocket.
He created quite a sensation about the
club in lis natty duck uniform and enter
tanned a small gathering with tales of camp
life. His report of the One hundred-and-
fifty-eighth only .verifies what has already
been said by other officers, and shows that
they appreciate the men who are under
them. He left yesterday afternoon for his
home at Greenfield, where he will spend the
greater part of his time. His instructions
are that If his regiment is ordered away be-
fore his return he is to join it at the point
of emDarkatiOn
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CoLoRED BAPTISTs ADJOURN
Close of the Convention at the Sec
Ond Baptist Church.

The colored Baptist convention closed
last night at the Second Colored Baptist
Church. The evenings programme includ-
ed a discussion of 'Indiana's Needs" by
Mrs. Boyd OF Irvington, who urged more
energetic measures for the securing of the
spiritual welfare of the colored people of
this State, more particularly among those
in the lower walks of life. She thought it
to be the duty of the colored Christians
to do as largely as possible the evangelizing
work for their own race themselves, as they
could feel closer sympathy with the per-
sons whom they sought TO benefit. Mrs. l..
B. Stone, of Noblesville, read an interesting
paper on the higher education of women"
tending TO show that the work of Christian
izing not only the race, but the world, is
largely womens work
The Sunday-school convention, at which
about fifty schools were represented, closed
at noon. In the afternoon the Women
Home and Foreign Missionary societies
were in session. The officers elected were:
Mrs. Annie Weber. indianapolis, president
Mrs. r: NJ; Coins. Rockport vice president;
Mrs. NJ. Griggsby. indianapolis, secretary:
Miss ID. Lewis, New Albany, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. NJ. f. Brown, Terre Haute.
treasurer
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THINK THERE is DANGER.
City Omcials Alarmed Over an Asser-
ton by fhe4F Fire Chief


ton by theuFi Chief.
1t is usually some disaster in indianapolis
that awakens the city officials to existing
dangers just now they are very much ex-
ercised as to the condition of the large
business houses and it is asserted by the
fire chief that many of the stores are as
badly overloaded as was the one that COL
iapsed Thursday. The mayor has directed
that the building inspector and fire chief
shall inspect all the buildings. beginning
early next week. 1.-THE mayor announces
that where floors are found to be over
loaded the stock must be removed or shifted
to allay the danger.
Fire Chief Barrett thinks it would be a
good idea to have all stopcocks for water
and gas mains, where more than one kind
of service is furnished in a building, enter
at the same point, so that they can be found
without difficulty. In addition he would
have provision in the ordinance permitting
firemen to carry and use keys to shut off the
gas as soon as a building is reached in case
of fire. In the collapse Thursday a gas pipe
was broken. In a short time the fumes
Of gas filed the building so that the firemen
could do nothing until an inspector came
from the gas company's Office to shut 1t off
BY having stopcocks located together it
would be an easier matter to find them
Sometimes the natural-gas stopcock is To-
Gated at entirely different part of the
building than that for the artificial gas
1t might be. invalid to pass an ordinance
affecting buildings already erected, but the
fire chief would have this rule at least ap-
ply to buildings. erected in the future. In
explanation of the different location of cut
off valves 1t is said that in some cases the
artificial main is in the alley and the
natural-gas main in the street, so that it is
impracticable to have them enter the build
ing from the same direction.
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c. A. Vinnedge Receives a Letter
from His Brother.

c. A. Vinnedge, auditor of the Indianap-
oils Union Railway. has received a letter
from his brother. George K. Vinnedge,
formerly Of this city, now connected with
Roosevelt's Rough Riders. The letter,
which is dated in camp near Santiago July
s. is as follows.
I'VE are occupying the Spaniards' last po-
sition outside of Santiago and have been
holding IL since the 1st of July We were
in a continuous fight from a. m. July 1
Until noon July 3, VIXEN an arfnistice was
declared and parties went out from each
side TO bury the dead-and there was a vast
number to be buried Colonel Roosevelt
says our regiment has lost half of its mem
bers. We have been in the extreme front
and have led every charge since the battle
opened. On the morning OF the LIST our ar
after shell into their works. Suddenly a
horrible shrieking sound was heard in the
air and Spanish shell dropped exactly over
cur battery. killing and woundng dozens
Of our men. The Spanish had our range
exactly and their shells all exploded in the
air directly over our heads. The only thing
We could do was to leave that spot and we
did so. The cavalry brigade took the lead
as usual, with the regulars in front for a
skirsnishers. / was acting as orderly to the
major OF the first squadron and stayed with
him as long as / could. but left him when
we sighted the first Spanish intrenchment
and got into the fight / found the Rough
Riders in the extreme front, and as we
made the charge we gave yell that the
Spanish could not stand. They scrambled
out Of their rifle pits and ran for another
intrenched hill nearer town. We found
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their trenches full of dead and wounded
Spanish soldiers. We kept right on over
the hill after hating for few moments.
The Cubans are the poorest lot of soldiers
ever saw. They cannot fight at all, or at
least they won't. There are several hun
dred of them with us. but they stay in the
rear and rob our haversacks while we are
fighting.
Two and a half days of it have been all
that any of us want. The cavalry brigade
the Rough Riders and the Ninth and
Tenth Regulars-have been in the extreme
front ever since the fight began. We
haven't our blankets. and have to lie down
in the wet grass to sleep. 1t rains every
afternoon, and at night the dew is so heavy
that it soaks everything. We have thirty
one men for duty in our troop out of seven
ty when we landed Most of these thirty
one are sick My health has been fine.
found an old Spanish blanket, and have
been sleeping on it. 1t was always soaking
wet, but | never take cold. ] think / can
live in indianapolis if get out of this
alive"
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deserted from a missouri Regiment.

The police department of this city yester-
day received letter from the Fifth Mis-
souri, Regiment of u. S. volunteers, now
at Chickamauga Park, signed by Captain
VIM. G. Thompson, of Company D. in which
he described a deserter and asked the aid
of the local force in experimenting him.
On May julius c. Osborn enlisted at Kan
where he was soon made corporal About
a week ago he left without leave and has
not been seen since. Mail which accCmu-
ing on correspondence with people in this
city and for that reason the police here
were asked to watch for him. He is de-
scribed as about thirty years old. medium
height, blue eyes, brown hair and light COM
plexiOn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-23
THE BIG FOUR'S TAXES.
State Tax Commissioners Asked to
Reduce Them.

John T. Dye. of this city, general counsel
for the Big Four Railway system, was be-
fore the State Board of Tax Commissioners
yesterday morning arguing for reduction
in the valuation placed on the system for
the purpose of taxation by the board NJ E.
Ingalls,, president of the system, was 10
have made the argument, but he was I'M
able to come. Mr.. Dye showed to the board
that the earning ability of the railroads of
the, country is decreasing every year. In
support of this statement he produced sta
tistics from the United States Department
of Agriculture. He asked the board to con-
slider this decrease when it assesses rail-
roads. The indianapolis and Chicago divi-
slons Of the Big Four. he said. are earning
the taxation. Mr.. Dye said the board is
vdlu1ng the rolling stock of the company
500 0O9 more than the company values it.
x. K Knapp, of Chicago, representing
the Chicago q Calumet Terminal Railroad,
asked that the valuation of that property
vas made last year by the board. He
claimed the earnings of the road are de-
cfeasing. Edward Hawkins OF this city
Chicago & West Michigan Railroad is salts
ned with the valuation placed on Ii by the
board last year Charles l.. Delbridge, OF
road taxation. He is the editor of the At
lanta Dictator, which is in part, devoted TO
railroads. He said he had gathered in his
travels over the country that railroads are
being oppressed unjustly by tax boards
legislatures and other bodies.
The board met in the afternoon and heard
representatives OF other corporations ask
for reductions in their tax valuations. S. o.
Pickens, for the Western Union Telegraph
Company, asked that the valuation fixed by
the tax board-$325 a mile-be reduced 10
$275 a mile The lines I'm Ohio, Mr. Pickens
said, earn better profits than the Indiana
lines, and yet the Ohio tax board fixes the
value OF the property at only $255 a mile
w. o. Johnson. Of Chicago, asked tho
board. for the Chicago & Erie Railroad, that
the basis for taxation be reduced from ISL :
900 mile TO 600 a mile Mr.. Johnson
told the board IL costs the Chicago & Eric
% cents every time IL makes a dollar. The
road makes no profits, because the net earn
inss are swallowed up in paying the inter-
est on It's debts. The Chicago & Erie has
I5f miles of road in Indiana, and IL runs
through a sparsely gettled section. Mr.
Johnson said there Is not an Industry Of any
Importance on the line.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-23
JOHN M. CARLON'S DEATH.
Occurred at Denver. Col, Last Night
at 1880 O'Clock.

John Carbon, of Carbon & Hollenbeck re-
ceived message last night from Denver,
Col. informing him of the death of his son,
John M. Carbon, at 1880 o'clock yesterday
evening. The young man had been more
or less an invalid since he was graduated
from the State University three years ago.
After graduating he went to the Adirondack
mountains His health improved some
what and he returned to Indianapolis look
ing after his interest in the real-estate firm
of Weleh & Carbon. but his health failed
again and he returned to the mountains
There was marked Improvement and he de-
cided to go to Colorado where he had been
three months when word of his death from
lung trouble was received last night. John
M. Carton was twenty-three years of age
He was much esteemed by those who knew
him. The body will be brought to Indian
apolis for interment. Arrangements for the
funeral have not yet been arranged.
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NEWS FROM CAMP THOMAS.
Views of a Man Who Recently visited
There.


w. T. Leckie, travelling man, of Michi-
gan, who is well known here, is at the
Grand Hotel, having just returned from
Camp Thomas, where the Michigan and the
Observation-Disclosures and One-hun-
dred-and-sixtieth Indiana regiments are
quartered. Mr.. Leckie spent considerable
time in the camp He says there is less
sickness than might be expected in a city
of 1900 or $1,000 men, and, while the days
are very hot. the nights are cool, so that
the soldiers get good rest, a boon that is
denied to people elsewhere. There is much
discomfort at the inactivity of camp life,
and news that the men in Camp Thomas
were to be sent to Porto Eico which came
while Mr.. Leckie was there, was received
with great rejoicing From what he OBJ
served and from conversations with men
from many States Mr.. Leckie is inclined to
believe if the troops were kept there thirty
or forty days longer there would be danger
of trouble of some sort. I'VE want to fight
or go home" was the sentiment of many
that he talked with Many lawyers, physi-
clans and other professional men enlisted
expecting to get into active service 1T is
rather peculiar fact" said Mr.. Leckie
that there are no mosquitoes to annoy the
men at Chickamauga Park. In the daytime
there are clouds of flies, but they disappear
when the sun goes down. II struck me that
another month of camp life would create
serious sanitary conditions. One would
think, to hear men talking of sickness
among them, that there was a good deal of
it, but when one takes into consideration
the fact that there are enough men there
to populate a large city the sick rate Is very
and others have typhoid fever, but the
health is better than might be expected"
Discipline is excellent, Mr.. Leckie said
save with regards to some of the New York
troops. There is one regiment that was
made up largely of the denizens of the
notorious New York city Bowery. The men
of that regiment are almost beyond re-
straint, and Mr.. Lecke says the citizens of
Chattanooga look upon their visits with
terror
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LIEUT.. pURDY AT HOME.
One of the Brave Men Who Faced the
Enemy's Fire mt Ell Caney.

Enemy's Fire mt Ell Caney.
Second Lieut.. Clarence N. Purdy. Of the
Sixth United States Infantry is at his home
in Winchester nursing his wounds received
at the battle of Ell Caney. He has written
a letter to Major Peterson announcing his
intention of visiting Camp Mount before he
reports to the surgeon at Fort Thomas,
near Cincinnati. Lieutenant Purdy was
graduated from West Point in 1896 and has
been a close friend of Major Peterson's
ever since being assigned to the Sixth In
fantry. His letter, on account of its con-
tanning matter of delicate nature, cannot
be printed without showing a lack of
courtesy to the lieutenant, but what refer
ence is made to the fight bears out the re-
ports previously sent in as to the great loss
of life among the officers of Purdy's regi-
ment The discipline of the men was of the
highest order. One lieutenant after leading
his men up to the barbed wire trocha in
front of the rifle pits, held up strand for
an opening, through which his men could
crawl in the face of whitening fire from
the Spanish Mausers For q time he stood
by his post and his men went in without a
culver Of a muscle. Finally rifle ball
struck him and he fell, only to have his
place taken by a noncommissioned officer,
who stood the severe test until the men
had made place for themselves in the pits
by driving the Spaniards out. The proper
ton of officers killed and wounded was
greatly in excess of that of the men. This
is accounted for by reason of the advanced
position they took in the assault Through
cut the line of the regiment there was not
a break or a suspicion of one at any time
during the engagement, though the punish
ment melted out by the Spaniards was a
terrible one. Each man seemed to have
nerves of steel and really needed no urging
by their officers. If a slow and obstinate
fight, it was one of steady gain, and not a
man retreated single STEP At the time
the great loss was not known nor realized,
but when the men ended their days fight
ing in the captured rifle pits and the count
was made the loss seemed appalling.
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HIS STORY NOT BELIEVED.
A MartinsviIle Man with a Bullet Be-
tween His Ribs.

A man much of the appearance of tramp
came to the City Dispensary yesterday
morning and asked that bullet wound in
his side be dressed. The shot had entered
between the fifth and sixth ribs on the left
side, inflcting a painful flesh wound, which
was soon attended to. He said his name
was Arneth Williams, and that his home is
in Martinsville, but that he had come to
this city with a little money and had been
robbed. In protecting his property he re-
ceived the wound. He was turned over to
the police, who gave no credence to his
story. but locked him up on a charge of
drunkenness. When he was searched large
strengthening the belief of the police that
the fellow was injured in a street brawl.
In Police Court he was fined S. and costs.
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Left His FAMILY pe.titute.

Frank Bennett of No. 942 Bates street.
wanted to go to war SO bad that, according
TO the story of his wife, he deserted her and
his five children. leaving them destitute in
this city, he taking service in the regular
army last Wednesday. Yesterday Mrs.
Bates called at the United States recruiting
station to find out if anything was known
of her husband there. On examining the
books 1t was found Bennett had enlisted as
single man. He was sent along with de-
tachment to the heavy artillery at Fort
Barrancas. Pensacola. Fla. On learning
the facts Captain Black at once took steps
to have the man sent back to his family
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-23
AN EXCITED CITIZEN.
Thought Some One Was Being Hurt in
Carpenters's Hall.

A citizen ran into police headquarters last
night and excitedly told Detectives Asche
and Dugan that free-for-aIl fight was in
progress in Carpenters Hall on East Wash
ington street near Delaware. and expressed
the opinion that some one was being hurt.
After imparting this information the man
hurried out and the detectives lost no time
in getting to the scene of the trouble. Ar
irving there they went up the two flights of
stairs by jumps, only to find the Brick
layers Union holding a meeting. They
stayed long enough to learn that a discus
sion had been before the house and about
twenty-five men were ciamoring for recog-
milton at once. This evidently caused the
informant to believe a riot was in progress.
After making suitable apologies the sleuths
made their escape
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Chaplain Bederwolf is acting as lieuten-
ant of the Monticello company, in place of
Lieutenant Anheir, who was called away
yesterday to attend his dying child.
Sergeant Robert Cromer, OF the Month
cello company, is to be married to-day by
Chaplain Biederwolf to Miss Pinkie Allen,
of Logansport, which town is also the home
of the groom.
Colonel Durbin yesterday appointed the
following officers as a court to try all cases
now awaiting adjudication: Captains Olds
and Guthrie and Lieutenants Comstock and
WEIGH. Their first case will be that of Way
mand White, who tried to cut Lee Marx
with a knife recently.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-23

Frequently claims are filed with the Board
of Safety on account of damages done to
vehicles by apparatus from the flrehouses
going to fires On account of a recent case
of that kind the board asked the city at
torney for an opinion. 1t was received yes
terday and holds that the board is not re-
sponsible. "A city, says the opinion, lis
not liable for damages caused by any part
of its fire department in the regular course
of the performance of the duties of such
department." The opinion goes on to say
that the rulings of courts have been along
this line.
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Will Ride Col. ochiItree's Horse.

OpecIdI 10 the IHuIdHdpOIIS JOuIIdI.i
RUSHVILLE, Ind, July 22-Corporal
Lewis e. Wallace, of Company H, One-hun-
Observation-Disclosures Regiment, started for
Indianapolis yesterday evening with Col
Tom Ochiltree's saddle horse which will be
ridden by Lieut.. Col. Vic Backus. Lieut.
Col. Backus pays 800 for the use of the
horse during the war, Colonel Ochiltree to
take all chances of accidents.
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BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE.
Petitions FiIed.

For cement walks on Fifteenth street,
from Alabama street to Delaware street.
For a local sewer in Park avenue, from
Twenty-fifth to Twenty-sixth street
For the vacation of the first alley north of
Seventeenth street; from Park avenue to the
first alley west.
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with the secretary of state. The church is
Protestant Episcopal. The rector is Rev.
Christopher s. Sargent. The wardens are
Albert Niche. senior and Robert n. Mer-
rift, junior. The vestrymen are George w.
Clark August Murphy Edwin E. Smith
Joseph c. Talbot and Edwin r. Piliett.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-23
Bethany Park As.emI,ly.

For the above occasion Pennsylvania
lines will sell excursion tickets at greatly
reduced rates from all points in Indiana
July 20 to Aug. Is, inclusive. Tickets good
returning until Aug IL, inclusive. For pro-
gramme and schedule of special and regular
trains call at city ticket office, corner Wash
ington and Illinois streets, Indianapolis.
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To Michignn Resorts.

Sleeping car for Detroit runs daily over
the Pennsylvania lines, via Richmond and
Dayton Special rate tourist tickets on sale
via this route through Detroit to ST. Clair
river resorts. Canada, Niagara Falls and
summer resorts in New England. For full
information call on city ticket agent, cor
ner Washington and Illinois streets, or adj
dress w. w. Richardson, D. 2. A.
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$1-CINCINNATI AND RETURN-$1.
Via c., III. e. ID. Ry,
SUNDAY .TuIv ID

National League baseball: Cincinnati VS..
Pittsburg. Special fast train stopping only
leaves Union Station 7:l5 a. m. Leaves Gin
cinnat returning 1870 p. m.
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ohan oese or s Tssb u Or SIiu
We are selling on very close margin dur
ing our dull month. Why miss it? Call and
see what we have. Wulschner & Son, 12S
and 100 North Pennsylvania.
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ART EMPORIUM.
Telephone 500.
Weather-A Severe Test.
Going Fast


July days now are few, and the
coming autumn is felt already in
the cool mornings and evenings.
You would do we'll to begin to set
tie in your mind what you want in
the way of House Decorations this
fall. The season will come with a
rush. If you can't settle this
weighty question, perhaps visit
to our establishment would help
you. We are glad at all times to
have visits of inspection, and to
offer any information or suggestion
indicated.
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Schrader's China Store
location place.
116 East washington st.
E5-Can

tors organization to appoint committees to
make an att empt to arrange the difficulties
between the two organizations. The labor
commissioners hope the strike may be set
tied within a few DAYS
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Insure with German Fire Insurance of In
diara. General offices, 20 South Delaware
street. Fire, tornado and explosion.
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Lawn Guards, Hitch Posts. Ellis & Hell
fenberger. Phone 95S. $3.50 South Senate ave
nue..
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The State Labor Commissioners have In
duced the Painters Union and the contrac-
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Articles Of Incorporation Of the Parish of
st. David, of this city. were filed yesterday
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IF YOU LIKE A CROWD

Visit these departments at the hours men,
tioned-such prices are sure to bring
throng.