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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
PARK SYSTEM "CUTS."
Engineer Powers Suggestion in His
Report.

J.. Clyde Power, superintendent and en-
gineer of parks yesterday submitted TO the
Board of Public Works report
with reagrd to work that has been
done and is contemplated on the
park system. After reviewing the work of
the last year he made some recommended
lions with regard to the future action of
the Board of Works. These ideas, with
statement of what the lands therein indi-
Gated will cost, will be submitted to the
conference of city officials and members of
the Council, Board of Trade and CONNER
cial Club tomorrow night. Mr.. Power said:
From the first public opinion has been to
have parkway ana chain OF parks 4rtIs aioh l
and keep in good condition that which is
now the most unsightly part of the city.
After close study and examination the
Board of Park Commissioners adopted the
boundaries and they were made part OF
the record.
Their cut is necessary in order to procure
the Fall creek system, and to be able to
purchase land on Pogue's run out OF the
park appropriation.
1T has been suggested many times that
the Fall-creek system be purchased on
about the lines planned and let the Coun-
Gil make appropriations for the Pogue' s-run
lands In case this cannot be done, 1t is
proposed to cut from the sides and stll
preserve the system from Washington street
be about as fOlloWs
From the section lying between Wash
ington street and Indiana avenue, thirty
seven acres.
'sOne hundred acres from the section lying
between Indiana avenue and the aqueduct
though still preserving the lake project In
the bottoms north of Indiana avenue.
'''Ten acres from the Section lying between
Capitol avenue and Central avenue.
Five acres in the section lying between
Central avenue and old Twenty-second
street.
And about seventy acres in the section
living between old Twenty-second street and
the state fair grounds. This would still
leave about SIS acres in the system, but the
water area would be decreased about thir-
ty acres.
I'm the study of park matters I took into
consideration the absolute lack of water
areas about the city for pleasure purposes,
and for this reason planned to have large
lake in the Indiana-avenue bottoms. This
lake would be within easy reach of large
number of people, both summer and winter.
After a study of the situation for over
two years picturing just what may be done
here and there, one thing in many instances
depending upon another, it is hard work to
pare down and still retain the principal
parts and ideas, but, under the circum-
stances, / have done the best l can with
out depriving any section of a pleasure
ground which was originally intended, or
leaving out the best of all-that part lying
between old Twenty-second street and the
state fair grounds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
CITY NEWS NOTES.

w. S. Mcmillan, of this city, counted up
the losses of several of his friends who bet
against Mark Hanna in Ohio. and found
they amounted to $500. Mr.. Mcmillan now
owns the $500.
Major Robert Anderson Post, G. A. r..
held an enjoyable meeting last night at
Masonic Hall. The recently elected officers
We're installed and an address was deliV-
cred by Lieutenant Governor Haggard.
Louis J. Mccoy. sixteen years old, living
at 636 East Washington street, was arrested
yesterday by Patrolman Hanlon on a charge
of car breaking He was found in a car
loaded with coffee, and in his pockets a
quantity of coffee was found.
At the missionary meeting at the Second
Presbyterian Church yesterday Mrs. Helen
lockwood gave an interesting talk on THE
Southern Mountaineers." and Mrs. Chaplin
c. Foster read a letter from Miss Gretta
Holiday giving an account of one of her
trips in Persia
Rev. Austin w. Mann will hold services
at St. Adams Deaf Mute Mission. in the
Guild room of Christ Church on Sunday at
1890 4. m. and 4 D. m. The holy COM
munion will be administered at the morning
service. On Saturday evening next, at the
School for Deaf Mutes, he win give the
pupils an account of his travels in France
Belgium and Holland last summer. Since
his last official visit to the Indianapolis
mission, last December. Mr.. Mann has been
at his other missions in Chicago, st. Louis,
Grand Rapids, Detroit, Cleveland. Cincin-
natl, Columbus. Pittsburg and other mid
Western cities
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13

Among the funny men of the stage who are
now helping to Tighten the public's burden
of care and worry, Francis Wilson is one of
the foremost. Comic opera has been to
American theatr1cals since 1880 what comic
pantomirne and burlesque used 70 be, and
Wilson, in nearly all that time, has been
one Of its ablest and most popular expon-
ents- Half a King is the best thing Mr..
wilson has ever presented in indianapolis;
and the clever comedian shows his good
business sense by holding on TO a good thing
when he gets it. The pictorial part or his
show IS tasteful as well as costly, but, after
all, II IS the personal humor OF Francis
Wilson that counts. Mr.. Wilson, engage
ment is for three nights at the Grand next
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday There
will be no matinee.
Manager Fleming is here arranging for
Eugene Blair's engagement at English's
the first half of next week. Miss Blair will
open with q revival of East Lynne on
Monday and Tuesday nights. Camille"
will be the matinee bill on Wednesday and
Carmen will be played Wednesday night
Arthur Sidman's sketch "a Touch of Real
Life" which is one of the best things of
the exceptionally good vaudeville bill at the
Park, impresses every audience with its
cean-cut humor. Sidman is a thorough ar
fist and receives much attention from the
audiences every afternoon and evening. The
TRANSFORMERS are quite up to the high
standard set years ago by the management
and are having fine week at the Park:
Papintas dances are the most beautiful
ever seen there.
The Reilly & Woods Big Show continues
to pack the Empire at each performance.
Many were turned away last night. Kid
Mccoy is proving an attractive feature with
the show. His engagement concludes to-
night.
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Irvington sewer Assessments.

The Irvington Town Board considered
sewer assessments last night. The commits
sloners on the Washington-street and Rit-
ter-avenue sewers have spent several weeks
assessing benefits. fhe board was about to
accept their estimates when vigorous OBJ
jections were made by Sylvester Johnson.
who insisted that citizens had not had suf-
ficient time to inspect the report Notices
had been posted announcing that the COM
missioners would meet Jan. 10 to hear any
objections. Informal objections were made
on that evening, but the commissioners did
not deem them sufficient TO cause any
changes. The board did not pass a resolu-
ton accepting the report last night, but
granted one day more time
The board will meet tonight to consider
the sewer assessments, and II Is expected
will accept the report without any changes.
The board considers the report filed accu-
rate and complete.
The next regular meeting of the board will
be held Monday night. A special effort will
be made to have each councilman present
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
THE ORATORlCAL CONTEST.
'English's Opera House People Feel
They Have Been Stability Treated.

There has been difference between the
management of English's Opera House and
the State Oratorical Association in regard
to the annual oratorical contest. 1t seems
that some time ago officers of the oratorical
association secured the opera house for the
annual contest on Jan. IA. Subsequently
the managers of the contest were notified
that the association could not use the house
on that date, as some of the colleges
claimed that they could not get ready by
that time. About a week ago the manage
ment of English's was notified of this fact.
The theater people say that as a conse-
Quence they have been injured, as now the
house will have to be dark on that date.
They state as further grievance that they
had some difficulty in booking The Geisha"'
for one night. From the fact that L. 7.
Powers was booked on the 18th in the Y.
M. c. A. course aud the oratorical contest
on the 14th but one night could be obtained
for the opera. The management says that
if it had been notified sooner that the con-
test would not take place it could have Sc
cured 1.-The Gesha" for three nights.
E. w. Trook, secretary of the State Ora
torical Association, says that when the as
sociations executive committee met in No
vember it decided to hold the contest at
Engiish's providing date could be secured.
Under the constitution the contest must be
held on the third Friday in January in each
year. He says that he himself and another
member of the committee applied to Man
ager Boda, who informed them that there
was no open date Jan. Il, but that they
might have the house Jan. IA or early in
February. The question, he says, was then
raised as to whether they had the right TO
make a contract for Jan. IA, and that Mr..
Boda was aware of this question. Mr..
Tlook says he submitted to Mr.. Boda the
contract the association had a year ago
and the manager promised to duplicate IT.
Although Mr.. Trook called frequently to
sign the contract, he was informed that Mr..
Bods was out of town, ana 1t was never
completed. When the committee met In De-
cember il was decided to hold the contest
elsewhere, as some of the colleges had pro-
tested against the change of the constitu-
tional date on the ground that they could
not prepare for tue contest week sooner
than ordinary. Consequently Plymouth
Church was selected, as it was the only
place that could be secured for the third
Friday in January.
Il regret exceedingly that any trouble
should have arisen" said Mr.. Trook yester-
day, but our contract with the theater was
only provisional, and 1t has never been
formally completed. / went there frequent
ly to sign it.. but ii was not prepared. IL
the theater has lost anything / regret 1t,
but l cannot see that we are to blame The
contract was never submitted for our Sig
nature and was never made. AS soon as
possible l notified them that we would not
take the theater on the open date they had
offered us"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13

at the first alley east of Talbot avenue, the
property owners protested and caused all
proceedings TO STOP Later during Mayor
Taggarts campaign, the city papers were
authorized TO publish the statement that the
above sewer system would not be built. The
elected, and on Jan. the Board of Public
Works took final action on the resolution
providing for the construction of the Bell
street interceptor, known as the Talbot
for this sewer, roughly described is as fol-
lows: Delaware street on the west, Fall
creek and new Thirtieth street on the north,
including all of Brightwood and the Big
-Four Railroad on the east, and Fifteenth
street on the south; the same territory that
the territory north of the city limits, which
IS left out. The property. owners affected
nave unanimously opposed and fought this
proposed system each time it has been
brought up, and they do not want it now,
and II is an outrage to put them to the eX-
which they have continually said should not
be built The owners Of the property south
of Thfrtieth street and west of the Lake
Erie q Western Railroad want a sewer of
the dimensions and following the present
route thereof, but to be built at a depth suf-
fcient only for district sewer This would
be about half the depth provided by the
present plan, the sewer would have much
greater fall. and would cost about ore-half
the sum estimated for the present plan.
They are willing to pay for that themselves,
and they invite the property owners in and
south of Brightwood to resist the assess
ment for this sewer under the present plan.
which cannot do them a penny's worth of
good. The only reason for assessing them
for this sewer is that it will intercept the
Bell-street sewer if ever built.
INTERESTED PROPERTY OWNER.
TndfapapoIir Ton
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
Mutual Association of Indiana Con-
trolls that Many.

The Indiana Mutual Telephone Associa-
ton will meet at the Commercial Club next
Wednesday, This association has accom-
plished a great work. says the circular
sent out by it. mot a single exchange in
Indiana has been assailed by our common
enemy. This is due to our bold front. We
are united and ready for strong defense"
E. H. Address, of Lafayette, is president
and A. E. Reynolds of Charlottesville, sec
rotary, of the association. The members
of the association and the number of tele-
phones operated by them are follows:
Bedford Telephone Company, so; Bluffton,
45O; Bloomintogn, $50; Citizens Telephone
Company, of Columbus, 1877; Fountain Tele-
phone Company of Coyington, 1907 Fraz Zee
Home Telephone Company, of Crawfords-
Vile, 2S3; Darlington Telephone Company,
81; EIkhart 307; Home Telephone Company.
Phoenix Telephone Company 100; Hartford
City, 100; Dubois County Telephone Com
Company; 49, Lafayette Harrison Tele-
phone Company, 700; Lafayette Toll-lne
Company; Johnson Bros, of Lagrange, 49,
Lebanon, 131; Ladoga; Crawford County
Mitchell Telephone Company, 30; Merchants
Mutual of Michigan City, 240; The. Mont
Telephone Company 200; The Kurtz Ma
tional Telephone Company, of Muncie; NO
bieSVille Telephone Company, "a; North
Manchester Telephone Company. 40; Home
Telephone Company, of New Albany, 210;
Shawnee Telephone Company, of Odell, 5O
Plymouth Telephone Company, $50; Roches-
operative Telephone Company, 1873; Jasper
Telephone Company of Rensselaer,, 20;
Pyke Telephone Company of Romney, toll
lines; Sullivan Telephone Company. 40; Mu-
tual Telephone Company, of Shelbyville
2S0 Valparaiso Telephone Company, 100;
The Home Telephone Company, of Wabash,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
BROWN AIDED THE POLICE.
He Wouldn't Help Wilson Sell His Al
legged Stolen Goods.

E. K. Brown telephoned to the police sta
ton yesterday afternoon for a detective
He said there was a man in Monkeys sa-
loon. corner of Senate avenue and Wash
ington street, who claimed he had a lot
of stolen goods, in the disposition of which
he wished Browns aid. Patrolman Holtz
responded to the call on his bicycle and
arrested George w. Wilson, charging him
with carrying concealed weapons and hav-
ing burglar tools in his possession When
the patrolman went into the saloon with
Brown, Wilson made a movement toward
his hip pocket, but Holtz grabbed his arm
and disarmed him. He refused to talk
about the stolen goods
Brown says Wilson told him that he had
a large quantity of stolen goods hidden in
a car in Haughvlle and offered to give
Brown half the profits if he would get a
horse and wagon and help him dispose of
them Brown consented. His idea was to
have detective in citizens clothes follow
him and Wilson to the place where the
goods were hidden.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13

Articles Of incorporation were filed yes
terday by the following concerns:
The Elwood, Anderson & Lapelle Rail-
road Company, which will construct road
twenty-five miles in length extending from
Anderson through Elwood to Lapelle. The
capital stock is $4,000. d. G. Reid. of Rich
mond, and w. B. Leeds, of Chicago, are
the principal stockholders. Lucius H.
Ianden is president and W. NJ. Leeds secre-
tary.
The Citizens Electric Light Company, Of
Winchester. The capital stock is 500, 900
President of the board of directors. Theo-
dore Shockney; secretary and treasurer,
Joseph T. Gist; general manager, Charles
NJ Reed.
The Victor Stone Company of Blooming
ton. Capital stock 100000 Directors John
B. Grafton, J. w. Jackson and D. H. Max
well.
The Sedgwich Wire Fence Company, of
Richmond. Capital stock $4,000. Directors
Edgar Henley, Anna E. Beeson, Allen w
Grave. Henry G. Therman and Charles E.
Shirley.
The North China Land Investment Com
pany, of Evansville. The object of the
company is TO buy and sell land in China
The capital stock is $4,000 which may be
increased to $3.50 000. The directors are
Charles DENLY, jr., Graham f. DENLY and
Thomas +. Garvin jr.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
CIov CIement,s Indiana Tour.

That Clay Clement and his delightful play
THE New Dominion fully confirmed the
good opinion they gained here in November
was attested by the crowded houses with
which Mr. Clement and his play were greet
day matinee almost 200 women We're turned
away unable to get seats. Mr.. Clement and
his company this week is playing Indiana
towns being see in THE New Dominion
in Anderson last night. Tonight he plays
at Muncie Friday night at Richmond and
at Lafayette Saturday. Then follows Terre
Haute, after which the play goes to Louis
VILE for three nights
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13

Rev. L. c. Brewer. of Danville, Ind, visit
ed Butler College on Wednesday.
Miss Jeanette Sweeney, of Columbus is
conducting Professor Miller's classes during
his Illness.
Mr. and Mrs John E. Pounds will go to
Columbus the latter part of the week for a
short visit.
Miss Reba Thompson, of Edinburg, has
been spending a few days with Mrs. e. c.
Thompson and with Miss Mai Brevoort.
Mr. and Mrs A y Armstrong of Koko-
mo. who have beer the guests of Professor
and Mrs. Ames returned home yesterday.
Miss Katherine Atkinson will come from
her home in Wabash, Ind, tomorrow to
spend several days with Miss Gertrude
Moore. Miss Moore will entertain num-
Der of Miss Atknsons friends tomorrow
evening at cards.
EBERGER-LYNN.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 12.--The marriage of
Miss Alice Lynn and Mr.. Edgar Shame
berger, of Indianapolis, took place to-day.
The bride is one of the handsomest young
women in Muncie. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. L. J. Naftzger, of High
street NJ. e. Church, and the young couple
departed for their future home, in Indian
apoliS
NEWTON-COSSAIRT
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Jan. 12-The mar
riagc of Miss Mary Cossairt, of this city.
and Mr. William e. Newton of Indianap-
oils, took place tonight The ceremony
was performed in the presence of a few in
vited friends by Rev H. c. Moore of the
West-street NJ. E. Church
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13

Leland T. Powers, who is truly an artist
in the art of mimicry, appeared last night
at Englishs Opera House as one OF the at
fractions of the Y. NJ. G. A. lecture course.
A large audience was delighted with Mr.
Powers and his invisible" company in the
comedy, Borrowed Spectacles." The piece
was given here about a year ago by John
Hare famous English actor. 1t is mod
ern comedy in three acts, adapted from
the French. There were nine characters,
all of which were impersonated by Mr..
Powers in his own inimitable style This
artist in the last few years has presented
a number of well-known plays, adapting
them to his own style of work. The en-
gagement last night was the seventh enter
tainment of the Y. NJ. G. A. lecture course.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13

A week ago Frank Welch, living In
Haughville, was held up near lis home by
two young men. who took 81 from him.
He did not report the case to the police.
but last night Patrolmen Kempler, MckiR-
ney Houser and Larsh arrested r. NJ. Dol
larhide and James McClelland and charged
them with the robbery. The police claim
that Welch recognized the young men when
they robbed him, and that he met them aft
erWards and made a compromise by which
he agreed not to cause their arrest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13

The Appellate Court yesterday decided
against Marion county in the suit of the
Big Four Railway Company to recover
taxes alleged to have been wrongfully as
that the county in 1851 Increased the per
soral assessment of the corporation from
5000 10 $4,000. The board was sustained by
took the case to the Appellate Court. BY
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
Are the property owners of the northeast
part of the city asleep Last summer, when
the city administration attempted to build
the Bell-street sewer from the swamp land
west of Brightwood west in new Thirtieth
street to Fall creek with its intercepting
sewer extending from where the main
sewer would empty into FAN creek, at Thir-
tieth street. in southwesterly direction,
emptying into the Fourteenth-street sewer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
Two stores Robbed.

Burglars entered the grocery store of H.
F. Kehlback S47 East South street, Tuesday
night and stole nine pocket knives and some
tobacco. An entrance was effected by fore
ing a side door.
The store of M. D. Kaufman 333 West
Washington street, was also entered Tho
burglars secured $3.50 in money, some eggs,
q ham and some package coffee.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
wallace Circus side-Tracl1ed Here.

The Wallace circus arrived in the city
last night en- route from Jacksonville. Fla.
to Peru winter quarters. There were thir-
ty-fve cars of the trains. They were
brought in from Cincinnati, and at mid
night those in charge of the circus were
striving to find some Of the Lake Erie off,
Gals TO make arrangements TO be taken to
Peru. They made no arrangement for this,
and the thirty-five cars were compelled 70
remain sidetracked here
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
Free Delivery Feb. 1.

The postoffice at Mount Jackson has been
ordered closed by the department at Wash
ington on the last day of this month and
similar orderS will follow in reference to
the other suburban offices now included in
the territory of the central Indianapolis
Office. AS fast as these Offices are closed
free delivery will be given the residents sup
piled by them at this time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
pes Moines in the Western League.

1t is understood in baseball circles that
Des Moines has been selected as the eighth
city in the Western League. Although the
committee appointed to name the eighth
city has made no official announcement it
is generally believed that Des Moines will
get the franchise. Des Moines already
holds franchise in another league, which
will be transferred to either Omaha or
Sioux City
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
Going to Columbus Convention.

Messrs. Knight and Kennedy, president
and secretary of the coal miners organiza-
ton, yesterday passed through the city on
their way to the Columbus convention of
operatives. After the adjournment of the
convt ntion the entire body will be taken to
Chict go at the expense of the operators,
where, en- Jan. II, the schedule of wages for
the next year viii be liked
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13

to discuss the Improvement OF Washington
street The board has made several at
tempts to settle this question but has failed
each time. Councilman Arbaugh said last
night that the Citizens Street-rallroad Com
pany had agreed TO put down double tracks
on Washington street as soon as the inn
provement of the street is ordered by the
hoard