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The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
9TH BATTERY IS READY
CAN BE MUSTERED
ON ASSEMBLING TO-DAY.
Documents All COmpIeted--Reason
that Major Peterson, of 1O1st,
Resigned.

The work of mastering cut the Twenty
seventh Battery will begin promptly at 8
o'clock to-day at the 'armory on Senate
avenue.
There is every indication that the full
complement of men will be on hand and
ready for the medical examination which
will be the first step in the muster out.
So far as is known all the documentary
work on the rolls has been completed, as
the members of the battery have been anx-
ious to be the exceptions to the general
rule in this respect. 1t has not been ex-
pected, however, that the muster out would
begin until tomorrow, but everything is
in readiness for an immediate start. The
men living out of town began to come in
yesterday and many of them reported at
the armory. Last night they gathered at
the quarters and had what was in reality
their first reunion. While the battery re-
mains al the armory during the muster out
the men are required to appear in full
uniform and the strictest discipline will be
maintained at all times. Every man in the
battery will report in good physical con-
dition, notwithstanding seven months serv-
ice. much of which was in Porto Rico dur
ing the rainy season.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
THE REFORM COMMISSION.
IL VIII Hold Its First Session This
Morning.

The County and Township Government
Commission, composed of twenty-eight rep
resentatives OF the different sections of the
State, appointed by Chairman Hernly, of
the Republican state central committee, and
committees from the State Board of Com
merce. State Bar Association and State Fed
Grafton of Labor, will meet in the assembly
room Of the Commercial Club this morning
at 10 o'clock, to organize and give prelim-
mary consideration to its plans of work. A
full attendance of the commission is ex-
pected. with the exception of three or four
members in distant parts of the State who
will be unable to be present at this time.
The State Board of Commerce will be rep
Lucius b. Swift, S. +. Morss and j. f.
Mccullough, this city; w. II. Craig, Mobiles
vile, Alexander Johnson, Fort Wayne and
q. j Murphy. Evansville. The State Bar
Association win be represented by the spe-
cial committee OF which Judge Hackney is
ering reform legislation of this kind A COM
mittee Of five has been named from the
State Federation of Labor.
Chairman HeTnly, who assumes the re-
sponsibility of calling the commission to-
gether, left for the East last week to be
addressed "A letter to William Fortune pres
ident OF the State Board of Commerce,
which has been active in county and town
ship government reform movement. asking
him 10 take charge of the arrangements
during Ar. Hernly's absence. The session
Of the commission to-day will be devoted
wholly 10 efTecting an organization. determ-
ming plans Of work and general discussion
Of the subject OF county and township gov
ernment.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22

the men that were in the Newark deal are
row working a big game in England.
Speaking Of the T.. 5. Dean business. it's
being worked in the West out Of Chicago
right now"
How long Westcott would have run on
big" swindlers of the country and his con
ceits about his own connection with them
is inconceivable.
Detective Asch thinks the reason Westcott
wants to go East to be tried is that he has
hackers there and would have a better OPP
than he would here. Chief Colbert and the
detectives think The scheme is very large
ami that the arrest of Westcott is very
important. Superintendent Quigley said
that the CleVereSt criminals of the country
call Indianapolis a bad town TO hit" be-
in the flower Of their schemes here lately.
He also regards Westcott as a man dam
gerouS to other peoples money. Last night
he telegraphed to the police departments of
the cities i'm which Westcott'S people
have operated, asking them If they want
Westcott. When the replies have been con-
sidered it will be decided which city has
the best claim to the prisoner. 1t is not
believed that he has committed crime here
that is punishable by law and there is doubt
whether Westcott can be landed in any
other place, for, as he says. his people
federal authorities may be able to convict
Westcott of using the mails for fraudulent
purposes. Westcott owes a bill at the Bates
House, but he paid his office rent
Last night the police department received
kilograms from the superintendents of po-
knew of the scheme which Wescott and his
companions had worked and they would
send information about the gangs opera
tions in the two cities as soon as possible.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
THE MUNICIPAL PROBLEM.
Programme for the Conference Here
Next Week.

The programme for the sixth national
conference for good city government which
is to be held in this city next week, has
been completed. On Wednesday afternoon
Clinton Rogers Woodruff, of Philadelphia
THE Advance of Municipal Reform in the
United States" and DR.. l. S. Rowe, of the
same city. will make the report of the COM
mittee on municipal programme Wednes-
day evening public meeting at the Prop
ylaeum will be addressed by Charles j.
Bonaparte, of Baltimore, William Dudley
Foulke, of Richmond, and Samuel b.
Capen, of Boston. Thursday morning Hor-
acc e. Deming, of New York, will discuss
The Municipal Problem in the United
States. For Thursday afternoon the pro-
gramme IS as follows: The Place of the
Council and of the Mayor in the OrganiZa-
ton of Municipal government" DIR. Frank
j. GoodnOW; discussion by Edward j. Nc
Dermott, of Louisville, Clarence S. Palmer,
OF Kansas City, and John A. Butler of
Milwaukee. Thursday evening a banquet
will he rendered the visitors by the Com
mercial Club. The programme for Friday
IS as follows: The City in the United
States-the Proper Scope of Its Activities .
DR.. Albert Shaw, of New York; discussion
by JosiahaQuincy, mayor of Boston; N f.
Hawley, secretary of the Minneapolis char
ter commission Delos f. Wilcox, secretary
or the Citizens Association of Cleveland.
Friday afternoon programme: Munich
pal Franchises" Charles Richardson, Phila-
delphia; general discussion by Samuel M
Jones. mayor of Toledo, o.; Lucius b.
Swift, Indianapolis: DIR. Edward w. Bemis,
University of Kansas.
The meetings will be held in the rooms of
the Commercial Club in the club building
Denison Hotel will be the headquarters of
the delegates.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
GOVERNOR ON LYNCHINGS.
Wants Relatives to Recover Damages
from N County.

The afternoon papers yesterday made pub
lie the fact, printed in the Journal several
months ago, that Governor Mount would
not be candidate for the United States
Senate. After reiterating the former state
ment, Governor Mount said he proposed to
refer in his annual message to several re-
forms much needed at present. Among
them are laws to regulate primary elections
so that bosses will not be able to dictate
nominations and to reform township and
county administrations.
With regard to lynchings and kindred Vio-
lations of the law the Governor said:
II shall recommend the passage of law
giving the relatives Of persons lynched the
right to recover damages from the county
in which the lynching took place. thus hold
ing the county responsible for unlawful acts
of its citizens Where there is white-cappine
/ shall recommend that the victims of the
outrages shall have recourse against the
county in a civil suit for damages. and
being a civil suit. a change of venue can
be taken away from the county"
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
THE 15oTH,s BAND.
1t Was i'm the Tobacco Parade-HOw
the Men Explain 1t.

the wen
A rumor has been circulated among to-
bacco men that the band and those soldiers
of the e-hundred-and-fifty-n Regi-
ment who appeared in a parade Saturday
for the purpose of advertising certain
brand of tobacco were detailed by order
of Colonel Barnett. This is expressly denied
by the colonel, and it transpires that the
story was started by the man who arranged
the details of the parade and secured the
soldiers. This man told John Rauch and
other tobacco men of the city that the SOL
diers whom he used were under the orders
of the commander of the regiment. Adiu-
tant Gebhart said yesterday that the tobac-
co man came to him While the colonel was
absent and asked that he might have the
band for the parade. He said that it would
probably mean about 81 for each man. The
adjutant absolutely refused to sign his name
TO any such order as the man desired. The
tobacco man then went to the members of
the band and other soldiers and told them
that they were authorized by the colonel s
orders TO help in the parade but Ii would
be best for them to go down to the city in
twos and threes and then quietly assemble
at some stated point. This the men did
without suspecting, so they claim, the de-
ception which was being practiced upon
them.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
Clerk Hess Retires.

Alexander Hess, the retiring clerk of the
Supreme Court, yesterday administered the
oath of Office to his successor, Robert A.
Brown, and retired from office at the close
of business hours. For the present Mr..
Brown will make no changes in the office
force, and will retain Deputy White and
Miss Peacock for some time. Mr. Batchel-
or's appointment as deputy has been an
nounced.
The vacancies in the secretary of states
Office were filled last night. George w
Gonser was sworn in as deputy, Miss White
as clerk and Miss Grace Duvall as sue
cessor to Miss White. Union b. Hunt has
still left unsaid the word that will make
Mr.. Gonser the deputy under the new re-
gime, but strong political influence is being
brought to bear on him to make the ap-
pointment.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
Changes in n Rowling Team

Reorganizations seem to be the order of
the day in the bowling clubs. The last to
undergo it has been the Columbia. Club of
the Tenpin League. Because of business in
terests which will prevent Captain Knox
from bowling he has rendered his resigna-
tion as captain and club secretary and Will
liam Kimmel has been elected captain and
w: II; Sehiake secretary Mr. Knox has
has held it there for some time He is a
strong bowler, and the club will feel his
absence. Mr.. Knox will also probably pre-
sent his resignation as secretary of the
league at the regular meeting to be held
next Monday evening. Mr.. Kimmel holds
the seasons record for the Oneida alleys
thus far, as last week he rolled 247 in one
game.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
INDIANAPOLIS NURSE DEAD.
Miss Stansberry Passed Away at the
Jacksonville CaHlp.

Miss Kate b. Stansberry a nurse from
this city. died yesterday at Jacksonville
Fla The news was conveyed in a telegram
from DR.. George L. Means, assistant sur
geon in the Second Division Hospital Corps.
Miss Stansberry left Indianapolis Sept. as
a nurse in the government service. She grad
uated in 1880 from the Indiana Training
School and practiced afterwards in this city
and in Chicago She made her home with
Miss Kittie b. Bower. S22 North New Jersey
street. She had been practically reared by
Miss Bower and was twenty-nine years of
age. The body will be shipped here for in
terment.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22

sworn in with the others. but, owing to
what was thought to be a mistake in the
count, was not placed on the muster rolls.
He, however. followed the battery TO Chick
amauga, under the promise that 'it would
be fixed all right received no pay although
he did full duty, came back with the re-
cruiting party fully resolved to be mustered
in according to rules, but was again. by
some bungling, prevented from properly en-
listing. Neither Webb nor his mother know
whether or not he is under any obligation
to the government, and so have asked for
his formal discharge to make sure of the
matter
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
BIG FOUR ROUTE.
Special Baggage Delivery.

Passengers purchasing tickets at the Big
Four office, No. l East Washington street,
can arrange to have their baggage delivered
at any desired address, either hotels or resi-
dences. in principal points on its own and
the following connecting lines, viz.
Boston & Albany.
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.
Michigan Central.
New York Central.
West Shore.
Nickel-plate.
Flint & Pere Marquette.
Chicago & West Michigan.
Detroit Grand Rapids & Western.
This arrangement saves passengers much
annoyance on arrival at destination
II. M. BRONSON, A. G. p. A.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
wehh served without Paw.

Mrs. Irene V. Webb, of this city. is about
to file a claim with the War Department
for the discharge of her son. Henry Webb.
who, according to the muster rolls of the
Twenty-seventh Battery, never was men,
ber Of the organization. When the battery
was at Camp Mount last spring, Webb was
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
Muster out of 15oth.

The muster-out rolls Of nearly all of the
companies of the e-hundred-and-ffty-
ninth We're given 10 the paymasters yester-
day, and more than half of them were
finally disposed of. Major Tucker and Major
Hartzell, the new paymaster, will begin the
payment of the regiment early tomorrow
morning and it is believed that the work cf
muster out will be complete before night.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
General WaIIace,s Position.

Gen. Lew Wallace, in letter to a friend
recently, said that while he was not can
didate for the United States senatorship, he
would still accept an election to the place
In discussing the matter, he said:
This is my exact position at present.
am not a candidate for the United States
Senate, and will not be: still, If the legisla-
tors see At to nominate and elect me to that
place. / would regard it my duty to accept
and go and do the best in my power.
The honor would then be greatly en-
hanced-in fact, impossible to be refused
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
Deal Cor Univernity Clubhou.e c1osed.

The University Club has closed it's ne
gotiations for the Allen M. Fletcher prop
erty, at Michigan and Meridian streets, for
S38, 900. This sum is not only 81. 400 less than
the club expected to pay, but ST. 100 worth
of furniture is included in the purchase.
The club will take possession of the prop
erty on or before Jan. 70. The directors of
the club will soon begin to examine mem
berShip applications and they expect a
large number more will be received, now
that the clubhouse has been bought
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
All Merchants win Close.

At a recent meeting of the Retail Clerks
Union it was decided to send a committee
to confer with several merchants who, it
was claimed, intended to keep their stores
open several days this week in order to Sc
cure the trade of the soldiers when they
were paid off. Yesterday il was learned that
all the merchants had decided to close as
usual during the week at s o'clock
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
Observation-Disclosures LINES.
I,hanI.sni vinnr Duv Rafaa

Fare and one-third for round trip. Tickets
sold Thursday, Nov. "a. Good to return un-
til the 25th. Inquire of ticket agents, corner
Washington and Illinois streets and Union
Station. w. W. RICHARDSON, d. p. A.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
DunIap's Celebrated Hats
At Seaton's Hat Store.
NEW FAST TRAIN.
Pennsylvania Short Line,
indianapolis to New York.

Leaves Indianapolis S:25 a. M; arrives New
York 7:45 a. m. Through sleepers and dining
car. Other through trains for New York
leave Indianapolis $50 a. M, 2;S0 p. m, 5
p. m. and 7:10 p. m. Information sleeping
space and tickets at city ticket Office No.
4S West Washington street. Tel. S58 or Union
Station.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
RIG FOIR ROUTE.
$1.OO-Cincinnati and Return-$1.OO.
sunday, Nov. ~, 1SOS.

Excursion train will leave Union Station
1880 a. M; returning, leave Cincinnati p
M, stopping only at ShelbyVille and Green's
burg in each direction.
H. NJ. BRONSON. A. G. P. A.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22

Patronize American goods especially when you
know they are the best. like Cooks Imperial
Extra Dry Champagne.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
Iron and Wire Fences
For all purposes. Ellis & Helfenberger. Tel
ephone 95S.

My finest SO carbonetts at $1.75 until the
26th of November. / also have a great
many fine things in pictures. picture frames
and all kinds of art goods. Old reliable.
j. Fl. CLARK. 81 East Washington street,
second door east of New York Store.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22

Insure with German Fire Insurance of In
diana. General offices, 20 South Delaware
street Fire, tornado and explosion.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22

Morris Haas. of Worthington. Green coun-
~ filed a petition In bankruptcy yesterday
His liabilities are $3,4l3.S7 and nc has assets
valued at f250l.05.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
BIG -FOUR ROUTE.


Fare and one-third for round trip. Tickets
sold Thursday, Nov. "a. Good to return
until the 18th. Call at Big -Four offices
II. M. Bronson. A. G. p. A.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
Mr.. Taylor Now Attorney General.

Mr.. Taylor Now Attorney General.
William A. Ketcham retired from office as
attorney general last night and to-day is a
practicing lawyer, while his successor, Will
liam l.. Taylor, is Inc full-f1edged attorney
general. The formal term expired at mid
night, but in reality the transfer was made
about o'clock last evening. Mr.. Taylor the
new attorney general, has not as yet named
his working staff, but has asked Merrill
Moores to remain and assist him foB some
time to come, and the latter has agreed to
do so
Attorney General Ketcham, before he re-
tired from Office, filed a supplementary re-
port with the Governor. The document COW
cred the period from Oct 81 to Nov q, 1898,
inclusive. 1t showed the amounts collected
by his office and their disposition. A quietus
from the state auditor showed that all the
sums had been turned over to the proper
authorities. The details were as follows
Fines and forfeitures, turned over to county
treasurerS, $6374; state revenue collected,
$49, ,SS5.35; state school revenue, $7T024; jury
fees, 1882; congressional school fund.- 81,
1854; interest on same, $9S.72; state and
county taxes, $153, ,202.72; state tuition reve-
nue., $29,946.91: Superior Court docket fees,
81. 1885, unclaimed estates, $S6103; unclaimed
fees, $11.20.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
THROUGH CAR LINE TO WASHING
TON, ID. c.,
Via Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton.
& O. $. w. and II. & O. Rvs.

Through car leaves Indianapolis at sos a.
m. daily; arrives Washington and Baltimore
for breakfast, Philadelphia and New York
for early luncheon.
Ticket office, No. % West Washington
eft
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22

Full stock of Regina and other music boxes and
discs at Wuschners. $.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
ALSO SCORED THE JUDGE
GENERAL THINKS BEN
TON BAR SHOULD BE COMMENDED.
Communities Have Rights as Well as
JudgeS-Mr. Taylor Takes
Office.

A few days ago Attorney General Ketch-
am was requested by the Supreme Court
to appear in the case of the entire member
ship of the Benton county bar, which was
held to be in contempt by Judge Simon p.
Thompson, of the Circuit Court of that
county, and represent the public inter
ests." The case arose over the alleged
grievances of the lawyers practicing in the
Benton county court, which were voiced at
a mass meeting held recently The judge of
the court took exception to the criticism of
his methods and fined all the members of
the bar in that county for contempt of
court. The lawyers appealed to the Supreme
Court, which asked the opinion of the at
torney general in the matter Yesterday
that official filed a brief in the case, in
which he discusses the matter in part, as
follows:
ut is the duty of the attorney general to
presume everything possible in favor of the
action of the court below, TO a certain ex-
teat in every particular. He Should to the
best of his ability, attempt to sustain the
action of the court below, unless it is so
clearly and palpably unjust as to be utterly
indefensibe. But this case is an extraordi-
nary one-the attorney general is only con-
nected with it because of the public inter-
ests involved and then only because the
court has asked me to represent them.
while the members of this court might
not. nor would the writer have used all the
phraseology complained of in the paper, and
some of the things that were said might
better, perhaps, have been left unsaid, the
paper like all other writings, should be
construed as a whole; and so construed, it
is my judgment that the people of the State
are to be congratulated that it possessed a
bar with the courage to point out to the
judge the evils under which they, as rep
resenting litigants. were suffering. Com
parisons are odorous' and / think the con-
trast between the Judge on the bench and
his predecessors in office might well have
been omitted, but even with that conclu-
sion, it was rather question of good
taste than of willingness to bring the court
into disrepute. 1t was the contrast itself
that had the effect and not the mention
of it.
Communities have rights as well as
judges; lawyers, 1t is true, owe duties to
courts but they also owe duties to Others
and, as it seems to me, the bar of Benton
county, in its meeting, it's resolution and
the publication adopted the only measure
possible to attempt to call a halt in the So
called administration of justice and that for
so doing the remedy of fine and imprson-
ment is not the proper remedy; commenda-
ton and not condemnation is their Just
desert; the pedestal and not the pillory
their proper place"
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
The Union Trust Company

VIII lend money on city property and farms
on reasonable terms. Borrowers will save
money by applying directly to the company.
The company will allow interest on de-
posits of money which may be made at any
time, and Withdrawn after notice, or at
fixed date, and will be entitled TO interest
for the whole time they remain with the
company. Executors, administrators
trustees of estates will find this company
a convenient depository for money. 1t does
not receive deposits payable on demand,
nor does it do a banking business.
Trust funds and trust investments are
kept separate and apart from the assets
of the company.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22

Marey,s great sale watches. Every day.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22

See Marcy's window for daily bargains.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22

Fine Cameron Pianos at wulschner's.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22

wesman pianos. carin 8 Lennox. E. Mkt St
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22

Feed your horse JANEs's Dustless oats.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22

~ suppose" he said. that you ere of
good family and have learned to look down
on people in my business but I'll tell you
right now that II ycu had the money my
old mans got you wouldn't have 10 write
another line. l quarreled with him when
| was sixteen, and before / was twenty /
had Travelled around the world I've always
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22

Of Mrs. Conklin, expert demonstrator of the
Arnold Knit Goods and authority on inn
proved dress for infants, will continue
throughout the week. We believe you'll be
interested I'm her talks. Take the east ele-
vator to the second floor.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-22
SUCH A SPREAD OF
FinGTablGLinGnS

never ushcred in Thanksgiving hereabout.
In the higher priced Damasks there Is
daintiness of texture and beauty of design
that would do credit TO a weaver of silk.
Great sprawling designs in scrolls, fes-
toons and vines vie with patterns true to
nature in their reproductions of the sweet
pea. pansy, rose and tiger lily.
Such as above, in 72-inch finest bleached
Damask,