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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-28
THE FLAG UPSIDE DOWN
SOLDIERS THREATEN THE MAYORS
DEMOCRATIC" NEGROES.
A Clash ON the Streets Last Night
Averted - Explanations of
the Hirelings.

clash between soldiers and negroes was
threatened both in the city and at Camp
Mount last night The trouble started on
Illinois street, between Washington and
Market streets. A procession of Demo-
cratic negroes, many of them employees at
Mayor Taggart's hotel, headed by band,
had organized on East Washington street
and was marching to the colored Odd Eel
lows Hall on Indiana avenue. AS the colored
men turned north on Illinois street two SOL
diers, Z. T.. Wilson, of the signl corps, and
r. Jordan, Fifth United States Cavalry,
regulars, perceived that an American flag
was being carried upside down. Immedi-
ately they dashed up the street and demand
ed the reason why the flag was carried with
the stars beneath. No reply was given, and
the soldiers made an attempt to pull down
the flag, but were pushed back by numbers.
When the Democratic negroes had gone
the two soldiers began to collect their COM
rades and about seventy-five of them gath
cred at the northeast corner of the State
house. The soldiers formed in fours,
marched east to the Circle, north on Me-
rdian to Ohio, west on Ohio to Indiana ave-
nue., and northwest on Indiana avenue to
the canal bridge. From here a committee
was sent to the meeting. about two blocks
manner in which the flag was carried was
accidental and due to haste. The soldiers.
although not quite satisfied, finally with
drew
Out at the camp the news of the skirmish
created considerable excitement and for
awhile IL seemed probable that large num-
Der would come TO the city 1t was deemed
too late for that. however, and then the
thoughts of the men turned to the negro
cooks close at hand.
II can't stand their eating any longer
exclaimed one; Tets drive them out.
"Then We wouldn't have any breakfast at
ALL" responded another. Besides. the con-
tractors have right to hire whoever they
want to-
1T was finally agreed to frame a petition
to the food. and stating that they believe
white cooks could do the work more salts
factoriy. There was nothing threatening in
the petition. The petition, with the names
attached. will probably be given to the con-
tractors some time to-day
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-28
SIGNAL CORPS DELAY.
No Officers to Sign Up the Pa
pers.

Lieutenant Colonel May received a tee-
gram from Washington last night explain
ing the delay in the mastering out of the
signal corps company. 1t seems the officers
of the company were discharged from the
service Oct. 16 and there has been no one
in authority to sign the necessary papers,
The telegram stated an officer would be
detailed here Immediately from Knoxville
to take charge of the company. 1t will be
few days yet before the boys are released.
The captains of the Northumberland
fifty-seventh Regiment were working in the
Statehouse yesterday, trying to- straighten
out the ordnance account with the State.
Colonel May is making every effort to push
the work in order that the men may not be
held beyond the dates set. A number of the
captains already had their rolls ready to
turn over to the paymaster, Major Cleland,
last night. More rolls will be prepared to-
day A slight deviation from the estab-
lisbed order has been allowed by Colonel
May to expedite the settling up. There must
be five copies of each roll. Instead of five,
only two will be required until the proper
corrections have been made by the pay
master.
The bright sky seemed to put new light
into the faces of the boys yesterday A
SlSdl many spent part VI lIclT Time III tuc
city. The rest did their best toward anus
ing themselves i'm the sunshine. They feel
that time passes very slowly at the camp.
Most of them have no friends here and are
barred from the purifying influences Of home
society. They have animal spirits, and they
would not be young men If there was not an
occasional outbreak. 1t is said that at night
many who wish to sleep are disturbed by
the nocturnal celebrations of their COM
rades. Some sing, some whistle, some shout
Occasionally there is a sham battle. These
are always good natured. however. because
every one seems to know that his fellow
soldier Is not much TO be blamed IL he cannot
restrain his restlessness.
AS busy as the officers now are II would
be very difficult to have drills. 1t has
has been possible. The men and officers
could only drill half heartedly since they
know that they have no chance to get into
active service. Most of the commanding
officers have shared the opinion Of Colonel
May that the men should bc allowed to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-28

Haughville Iron Workers Reply mt
Last Nights Meeting.

Persons who entered the Haughville read
ing room hall last night, after the crowd
had gathered to lister to a speech by Rep
resentative Jesse Overstreet, remarked that
the meeting was as pleasant a one as had
been held in Haughville in many years. The
hall was filled with intelligent-looking men,
who followed Representative Overstreet's
remarks with close attention. Among the
audience were many ladies' Those who had
attended the meeting addressed by Leon
Bailey, late of New York, Democratic cam
didate for representative from this district,
and were also present last night said that
last nights meeting was fully twice as large
as that of Wednesday night Those who
crowded the hall last night were voters.
Mr.. Overstreet, at one point in i4Is adj
dress. read from of Bailey's late
speeches, in which he said that at this time
there is depression among small merchants
and workingmen which is almost unprece-
dented. After reading this extract, Mr..
Overstreet appealed to his audience, which
was composed in large measure of en-
ployes of Haughviles iron works, asking If
Baileys statement were true. The storm of
negative answers that followed gave Mr..
Overstreeet the reply he knew he would re-
ceive. The members of the audience knew
that within the last two years Haughviles
iron works has added furnaces and that the
plant is employing more men now than ever.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-28
OLD SOLDIERS TO VOTE
KERSEY'S LAST MOVE SURPRISE,
EVEN TO GREEN SMITH.
The Grant County Man Fails to Sc
cure Oral Argument
Nov. l..

John w Kersey made a last stand to dis
franchise the veterans at the Marion Sol
diers' Home yesterday when he applied to
the Supreme Court in the name of the APP
pellants' attorneys for an order to hear oral
argument in the case Nov. /. 1t was al
legged that an earnest effort had been made
to serve copies of the points of oral argu-
ment on the attorneys for the appellees
but that their offices were always locked
and they could never be found and that,
moreover, it was the conviction of the APP
pellants' attorneys that their adversaries
had seen copies of the points of argument
before the time limit set forth in Rule 20
of the Supreme Court. The court. however,
held that it could not in justice set the
day for a hearing of argument. and denied
the application.
The move was a surprise to both appellees
and appellants alike, as, according to the
information of Green Smith, one of the at
torneys for the appellants, it was not the
purpose of the attorneys to push the mat
ter further at present. Mr.. Smith, however.
has only the state ticket at heart, and
thinks that the Democratic party will be
either defeated or victorious by larger
majority than the 1900 votes at the home
will make 1t cast either way. According
to him, Attorney Kersey drew up the pc
tition and signed his name to it. The rea-
SON for the move is apparent to all those
interested in the case, as Kersey is DEM
ocratic candidate for circuit judge of
Grant county. and feels that if the soldiers
are allowed to vote it will mean sure defeat
for him. while on the other hand if they are
DISTINGUISHED, his chances for election will
be more favorable. He therefore deemed it
advisable to exhaust every resource before
resignipg himself to inevitable defeat.
One faction of the party seeking to dis
franchise the old soldiers has the interests
of the state ticket at heart, while the other
cares not q rap for the state ticket, but
feels a deep anxiety for the success of the
Grant county ticket
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make themselves as comfortable as is red-
sonably possible. This spirit has probably
allowed little too much liberty TO the sol
disrs. and 1t is now directly apparent TO the
CARNATIONS. An effort is now being made
to restrain any misplaced influences In the
camp. The leading officers are interesting
themselves personally in the matter. and
believe that they can make Camp Mount an
ideal camp so far as present conditions will
admit. The efforts of the Soldiers Aid So
ciety have met with favorable comments
from the soldiers and all are eager to know
what the outcome of the plan will be.
me soldiers all acknowledged that they
received an excellent dinner yesterday.
There was little complaint about the
breakfast. Some butter was seized by one
OF the captains and was found to be mixed
with potatoes: grease and other things
which the soldiers had had on their plates.
Mr.. Burnett, however felt sure that any
dirt had only come from the knives of the
boys. Colonel May inspected the dinner
and pronounced everything he tasted excel
lent. He called attention to the fact that
the contractors are furnishing milk butter
and some meat in addition to what the con-
tract specifies There is given two hours
for the serving of one meal, and the men are
served in a little more than an hour.
The physical examination of the One-hun-
nd-fifty-eghth Regiment was con-
Companies A and d and one-half of Conn.,
pany III to be examined. So far there has
been between the members of the board no
disagreement which has necessitated refer
ring a man to another board for re-examina-
ton. Neither has any man used his right
to appeal from the decision of his case.
About forty-six men are still in the hos
sent out yesterday by the Northeast Chris
tan Union. In reply to the stories of lack
of discipline, the officers pointed out yester-
day that the guard which Is stationed at the
turnip patch refused the owner the privi-
lege of filling his sack until he had received
an order from the officer of the guard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-28
TAGGART is COMING.
The Word Passed Along Democratic
saloons Nowadays.

SuIOOnS Nowadays.
While the Taggart press is asserting that
Taggart is not candidate. that Taggart-
ism is not an issue in this campaign and
that whether the Democratic ticket is
elected not has no bearing on Taggart.
the mayor himself sees things differently
and is doing the hardest political fighting of
his life. lie does not want to see the Demo-
cratic Mutual Aid Society of Marion Coun-
ty, limited, perish off the earth, and hence
is devoting his time night and day. to elect
f. NJ. Johnson, who was auditor de facto
while Taggart was growing rich; Charles
Mcguire, his faithful servant when on the
Board of Safety; John Scanlon, who obeyed
his behests with regard to the park pur-
chase job and the rest of the men who
helped him down the push and were
placed on the ticket as their reward.
Wednesday night Mayor Taggart and his
clerk, Albert Gearing. were in Brightwood.
making "a canvass of the saloons. In every
place they were met by large and thirsty
crowds-thc word Tom is coming
out tonight had gone out in the
afternoon. There was plenty of beer.
1t did not cost the mayors guests
anything. All was not smooth sailing. In one
place the mayor encountered Simon Schmal-
holz, who, in 1894. was a candidate for aud
itor against e. M. Johnson on the Populist
ticket
Il don't know whether I ought to drink
with you or not" SchmalhO1z is reported
to have said. when invited to the bar. IF
| We're to do what was right l would go
after you and tDore Johnson and make
you come down good and strong for getting
out of 'Dores' way four years ago.
The suggestion was laughed off and the
mayor and his clerk wandered OH TO the
next saloon.
And thus it goes every night and day.
'iAll this talk about Taggart wanting to
be Governor is rot, said well-informed
voter to a reporter last night What he
wants is to get his hands on the state audi
tors office. Taggart and Johnson are ter
ribly alarmed at the exposures that have
been made with regard TO affairs in the
auditors office while Johnson was running
it for Taggart. Taggart fears that If the
Office is not taken out of Republican hands
things will come to light that would ruin
his asprat tons to state Office. He wants to
carry Taggartism above the city of Indian
apolis and Marion county to where he can
put his hand down in the state treasury.
Taggart is running this campaign for him.
Johnson sits in his office while TagBarts
machine and the Taggart press is grinding
away for Johnson He would be valuable
man in the state auditors office to Taggart.
! do not doubt that a full revelation of al
fairs in the county auditors office while
Taggart and Johnson had it for eight years
would show that it cost the county nearer
$780, 600 than quarter million, as your paper
has asserted it would"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-28
THE FIREMEN LOST PAY
In Order TO Give Taggnrt Money for
His .InspectOrs.,

His "InspectOrs."
At the office of the Board of Safety it
is asserted that by about Dec 10 the fire.
mems payroll fund will be square" again.
and that after that date the firemen will
receive full pay Since the LIST of June the
firemen have been compelled to take
day off, each month, at their own expense.
There was much dissatisfaction among the
firemen who lost this pay. 1t amounted to
about 81, 600 a month"; some $l1, 600 for
the entire time. There Is much hard feeling
toward Controller E. NJ. Johnson, the can
didate for auditor, on account of this order.
The firemen are saying that If Mr.. Johnson
had not cut the estimates of the Board of
Safety so much in the fall of 1897, when
Taggart was candidate for mayor and 1t
was desired TO make as good a showing as
possible, there would not have been any
need to place this hardship upon them.
AS the estimates were cut by the controller
the appropriation for the year made by
the Council was too small. Some of the
councilmen wanted to make an additional
appropriation when there was talk of dock
ing the firemen. but Mr.. Johnson would
not recommend IL. pleading that he could
not make money grow on trees" Never
theless a few weeks ago the proper rec
concentration was made for an additional
appropriation of $1,000 for the salary pay
roll i'm the city engineers office. A large
number of inspectors is required by the
Taggart ring when a campaign Is on. In
spectors' make good campaigners. The
firemen are wondering why at least that
5000 could not have been appropriated TO
the fire-f0rce pay roll. IL 1t had been they
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-28
WILSON WILL SOON BE OUT.
President RENTS the Fine of the PeO-
pie Editor.

The President has RENTED the fine Of
James B. Wilson, who is now serving sem
tence in the state prison at Michigan City
for circulating obscene matter while editor
of the Indianapolis People. The fine was
$3.50 and costs. The order was made by the
President Oct z, but did not reach the at
torney general until Oct q. 1t is said that
Wilson'S attorneys and some federal en-
ployes here presented a petition to the
President. The sentence will be completed
nnp A
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-28
RIVAL ELECTRIC ROADS.
New Corporation for Albany, Dun
kirk and Camden.

A rival company to the Albany. Dunkirlx
& Camden Traction Company filed articles
of incorporation with the secretary of state
yesterday as the Camden, Dunkirk & AL
bany Traction Company. The capital stock
is $4,000, and the incorporators are G. w.
and j. A. Simpson, of Chicago, and George
w. Whitaker, of Dunkirk. 1t is supposed
that, as the road is practically covering
the same route as that of the other COM
pany, that there is to be a fight for fran
chiseS between them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-28

would not have had to lose a days pay
each month for six or seven months. Fire
men are also commenting on the fact that
the pay rolls of the park superintendent,
superintendent of streets bridge gangs
etc. are increasing as the election draws
nearer
Democrat was telling some of the
sights he saw out at the new parks" last
week. In fifty-acre field he saw nearly a
hundred men at work cutting grass. In
stead OF using horse mowers they were
armed with old-fashioned scythes. Garden
rakes were used to rake up the grass in
stead of horse rakes. hundred men were
farmers might have performed with horse
mowers and rakes in the same time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-28

any such building to go up as could be
erected with that sum. The present COM
missioners paid $i,Q50 for cottage that can
furnish accommodations for twenty-eight
people. 1t is used for veterans from this
county. The Marion county cottage is the
Hnest IN the home, ii is said.
SAVING IN BRIDGES.
In the matter of bridges, the records are
very unfavorable to the Democratic prede-
cessors of the present board, which has
built thrty-six steel bridges that are prac-
ticaby imperishable for $125.0Oo Better
bridges are now built for 100 than the
Democrats paid 81, $50 for in 1850. when the
Williams creek bridge on the Spring Mil
free gravel road was built. The present
commissioners get material and labor worth
$500 more for their 81 100 bridge than the
Democrats paid 3d. $50 for in that case. In
1894 and 1895 the Democrats built two
bridges over White river at a cost of
$1,000 Two vastly better bridges, so far
as the masonry and superstructure is con-
cerned. have been built by the present COM
missoners for SO 200, another saving to the
taxpayers of 81 800.
When il came to the question of refund
ing the bonded debt the Republican com
miSSiOnerS again showed better business
judgment and management than the Demo-
Gratis In 1891 and 1893 the Democrats re-
funded $500 900 per cent bonds at the same
rate of interest, getting only $500 premium.
The Republicans refunded 100000 of per
cent. bonds at per cent, saving in annual
interest $1,000. In addition to that. they
sold the bonds at a premium of $13,56422 an
advantage to the taxpayers of $13.064.22.
The following recapitulaton shows what
the Republican board saved to the county
in three years:
Difference in debt statement be-
tween three years under Demo-
cratic board and three years UNI
der Republican board .............. $3.50 ,00O. 90
Difference in amount expended for
public buildings between three
years under Democratic board
and three, years under Repub-
lican board ........................ 100000
Difference in premium bonds
sold between three years under
Democratic board and three
years under Republican board. 1s.e64.22
ed debt observation-disclosures. 100000
cnn.od t. t. hi
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-28
A GOOD INVESTMENT.
The indianapolis Cold Storage Conn
pany Offers Limited Amount
of Its stock at Par.

The cold-storage building now I'm process
81 d panns,aria s,rat ."e nil b
equipped with the latest approved appi-
ances and will be one of the greatest cold
sp VA pcnhic feet '' az storsee nac ran
talists appreciate the value OF this invest
ment Stock worcestershire and none pre-
ferred. Investigation solicited Offices, Ills
Stevenson building.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-28
Better Jackets
Are to Be Found
Nowhere at the Price

Kersey Coats. heavy weight, i'm
tan. castor. brown. black or
marine blue. with fine quality
fancy taffeta lining; newest
shape, with five rows Of stitch
ing all around. each.
Beaver Cloth Jackets for young
ladies' and misses in red, blue
and Havana brown. These are
heavily braided and finished
with velvet; the nobbiest coat
ever shown at the price. EACH.
Kersey Coats, made of 50 a yard
cloth, lined throughout with
satin in high colors. four-button
front-an exact duplicate in style
and finish of our best selling (
$50 coat. These, each.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-28
Excess of improvements in three

Excess of improvements in three
Republican years ................... So, 80
EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES TOO.
OF the $4,000 expended by the Republic
ans at least $4,000 shown in the table above
may be classed as extraordinary expenses
that will not occur again for many years.
some of them never. Had they not been
made there would have been a further re-
duction in the debt to that extent. These
improvements were necessary. When they
entered the Office the present commissioners
found that the grand jury had just visited
the workhouse and found the conditions
there so unsanitary as 10 require imme-
diate remedy. The building had little or no
plumbing. On the recommendation of the
grand jury ~ eco was expended at the work
house. In 1886 the buildings at the county
iniirmary were burned They had to be re-
built. This cost in excess of the insurance
5000. The next item, $4,000 for remodeling
penditures which has been commended by
every one who goes there to transact bllSi-
ness. IL was made necessary largely by
the mingling of the county and city bust
ness. AS now arranged the two are sep
arate and no longer is IL necessary for
taxpayer to stand and wait two or three
hours Any man can finish his business
there in ten minutes time. For long time
Democratic papers urged that the court
house grounds be cut down, and just yes
terday the afternoon organ of Taggartism
was expressing its satisfaction over having
brought IL about. Ii cost $24,500 That sum
might have been cut off OF the debt. An
other large and needed expenditure was
$24, 800 for the grounds and buildings of the
Children's Guardians Home at Irvngton,
an institution that can accommodate 125
children and that will be adequate for all
needs for years to come. When they en-
tered the office the commissioners found
that the Democrats had failed to build
cottage for the old soldiers and their wives
at Lafayette. They had appropriated 500
for this purpose, but it was manlfestly in-
adequate TO build cottage creditable TO
the county and that would be Of any sery-
Ice whatever for that sum. Besides the
managemenf of the homo refused 10 permit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-28
City's Income Much Less than Is
Claimed.


Claimed.
Misstatements have been made by the
Democratic papers concerning the amount
of revenue that is received by the county in
taxes The present valuation of property
for purposes of taxation is about $139, 900 900.
The claim has been made that the income
to the county on this amount of property is
$4,000. As a matter of fact, the income is
only about $3.50 900 from taxes. Figuring the
rate at 81 cents on the $1O0 q levy in that
amount would produce about $4,000 year.
which, on the face of it, would be $2l0 900
less that the Democrats claim it is There
is another thing they did not take into con-
sideratioD. Ii is the delinquent tax item.
Inquiry made yesterday indicates that from
IL TO 20 per cent. of taxes are delinquent
each year, so that the revenue is reduced
nearly one-tifth. creating available fund
of only about S4S5,O00, as stated above. in
stead of three-quarters of a million dollars.
1t is asserted by the commissioners that if
the revenue were indeed what is claimed
there would be no reason why the debt
should not be wiped out
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-28
THE NEW
Hotel English
Monument Circle

Central location. absolutely fireproof mag
nifcently furnished. Largest hotel in the
State-300 rooms--first class in every partic-
ular at moderate rates. American plan, 81
per day and upwards; European plan. 81 per
day and upwards. Fifty rooms. with bath,
on the American plan, at s.. per day.
Liberal rates by the week or month.