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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23
ROTTEN LOAN COMPANY
sCHELL's CONCERN OF FORT WAYNE
GOOD As THE SHELL GAME.
Christian Home society Of Marion Has
Queer Methods-Severe Fire
at Thornton

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE. Ind, March 22.-The col
lapse of the j. Il. Schell Loan and Invest
ment Company has developed more sensa-
tionaI news to-day. General fraud, forgery
and false pretenses are found to have been
practiced and innocent investors and Dor
rowers have been swindled by the score.
The directors, who have taken the ruinous
business into their own hands, got into
President Schells desk and discovered that
their sworn property statements had been
fraudulently falsified so that their notes
could be used in borrowing bundles of
money from banks with which Schell had
been doing business. The Colonial National
Bank of Cleveland had loaned Schen 5000
and another $4,000 had been secured from
a Chicago bark. Certain missing mort
cages which had been paid and should have
been Cancelled are supposed to have been
employed by Schcll collateral. and are
believed TO be in the hands Of the Chicago
bankers.
Schel is found TO have made practice of
borrowing funds at from Z to 10 per cent.
when he was I'm tight place and then re-
loaning it at . per cent. his business rate.
The only way he could make money on such
transactions was to obtain mortgages from
his borrowers and then manipulate the
mortgages for loans from distant creditors.
Numerous cases of this sort of business
have been discovered and the directors are
not able at this time to say to what ex-
tent this thing has been carried on. With
ruin staring him in the face Schell expended
large sums in extravagant advertising. His
Office furniture was worth 5000 and the ex-
pense of the office was 81 800 a month. Peo-
pie who had entirely paid back all of their
loans to Schell find their mortgages are not
Cancelled and no credits given them on their
notes. the notes being sold by the daring
There was a report that Schell had at
tempted suicide, but 1t was denied at his
home and he was said to be only sick
man. The business was fioated to some ex-
tent by the names of responsible people
who lent Schell their names and credit
with a string Some of these recently
pulled the string and got out. but those re-
manning are said to be responsible for the
debts Of the company Among the defend
ants in suit filed yesterday are the United
States Mortgage and Trust Company of
New York the j. +. Schell Loan and In
vestment Company, jeremiah +. Schell,
Joseph Harding, Charles Pape, Lizzie A
Hirons Joseph L. Gruber, George w. Lin
den, William T.. Schell, +. w. Antrup
Hiram Porter, Jackson Valentine Joseph
H. Grier, Samuel ID. Sledd, Cassius c. Cis-
sell, Owen n. Heaton, Lycurgus S. Null.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23

The LawrcnceS Know How tn Sepa-
rate Men from Their Wealth.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, March Efficiently the
christian Home Society" of this city, was
denounced a fraud by the Marion Minis
terial Association, which issued circular
letter and mailed it to all parts of the
country. This gave a complete history of
Henry j. Lawrence and his sister, Anna
Lawrence, two pious ex-Quakers of
practical turn of mind, who organized
the home and solicited money. Rev.
Freely Rohrer pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church, of this city, who has
been quite active in ferreting out the
fraud, has now received letter from
the officials of Norristown, Pa, saying
they have arrested Miss Anna Lawrence, of
this city, who has been in that State col
lecting money for the home which money
she said was 10 be used for missionary pur-
poses. Instead, ii is said that the money Is
being used by the Lawrence family here,
where the Christian Home Society was
organized. 1t was from the information
furnished In the Marion ministers circular
denouncing the society and its organizers
that Miss LawrenceS arrest was accom-
plished Justice Lenhardt, of Norristown.
has written Rev. Rohrer, asking about the
woman. and two dispositions from parties in
this CITY, who have been defrauded in the
society. have been forwarded TO that official.
Miss Lawrence also claims the society is
Incorporated in this State. About two weeks
ago, when the matter was first made public,
Henry j. Lawrence, of Marion, a brother of
the woman arrested, and who is president of
the society, made affidavit before Prosecutor
Amsden here that II was Incorporated and
that all the other members of the society
except himself and two sisters, Miss Anna
and Miss Mary, also of this place. have
withdrawn from the society. This state
ment was also sent TO Norristown.
The fraud being worked by these former
members of the Friends Church has at
tracted attention over the country, and the
expose will probably put a stop 10 the
Christian Home" scheme for while.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23
MYSTERIOUS s2s.OOO FIRE.
knights of Pythias Block and Several
Stores Burned Out.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, March 22.-Fire swept
over the business portion of Thorntown
shortly after s. o'clock this morning and
the X. of p. building, corner Main
and Pearl streets, dedicated last December.
was almost totally destroyed, entailing a
loss to the knights of about $1l,0g0. The
two rooms on the lower floor were occupied
by Wahl 81 TWINS dry-goods stock and
William Miiler's grocery. Both stocks were
destroyed. Wahl K Twins loss is esti
mated at $1,000; Miller's loss was about
$1,000: stocks insured for $500. Wahl &
Twins stock was insured for $1,000 in the
following companies Milwaukee Me-
chanics', 5000; the Merchant. of Newark,
$1,000; Queen, $1,000; Connecticut, $l,U0;
building was insured for $500 in the
Phoenix and for $3.50 in the Continental.
The insurance on the lodge paraphernalia
was 500 in the Continental and $500 in the
rIanKlin of Philadelphia.
While this was the only building destroyed
scorched before the flames were extin-
guished. William Burk's drug store, west
of the X. of p. building. was damaged $500.
fully insured. Roy Mayer. jeweler located
In Burk's store. sustained $500 loss; fully
insured. n. r. Stahl. grocer, one door west
of Burk $. and j. f. La Rue's grocery still
further west suffered slight damages COW
is mystery. The fire began in the rear
of Wah & Twins store from some UNI
known cause. The total property loss
amounts about S2S,0oo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23
VICTIM OF A WRECK.
Wallace Logan, Whose Wife WINS an
Indianapolis Woman.

Wallace Logan, an engineer on the Erie
Railroad, whose wife--formerly Mrs
Buchanan-was for several years matron at
the indianapolis police station, was killed
in a wreck at Ritman, ten miles west OF
Akron, O., early yesterday morning The
train was No. ). the fastest the road.
and it jumped the track. The engine and
the baggage car went into the ditch Logan
was instantly killed, the fireman was fatal
ly injured, but none of the passengers were
hurt.
Logan had been an engineman for the Erie
thirty-five years. He and Mrs. Buchanan
had been friends in Scotland. Their fam
lilies came TO this country together. but they
were separated and the romance of The
two young people was spoiled by each mar
ryinS. Logan's wife died and Mrs. Buchan-
was divorced from her husband. Three
years ago Logan was passing through this
city and met Mrs. Buchanan for the first
time in years: year ago they were mar
ried. few minutes after the ceremony
was performed and while the guests were
concentrating the happy man and woman
"A stranger announced the death of Mrs
Buchanans former husband at the Soldiers
Home. Mr.. and Mrs. Logan moved to
Akron. where their home was one nj the
prettiest i'm the city. They had the care of
Logan's insane SON. and this is a legacy to
Mrs. Logan. She has many friends here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23
An AmbaSsaaoriaI IdyI.
New York Sun

New York Sun
II was past midnight i'm the heart of Lon
don.
London. the mighty city; London. the
my sterious mistress of the night: London,
the milloned mnioned metropolis: London,
the merciless.
The restless rush and roar of the day had
hidden i'm the shadows of the night TO wait
the coming of another sun. and by pillar
in great square stood man, alone.
Alone in London.
Perhaps somewhere some one awaited his
coming: perhaps somewhere light shone in
loving hands were stretched out TO welcome
him when he came: perhaps somewhere
shelter and comfort and happy hreside
were his. rn 200
But not here: not here. Here there were
but footsoreness and the WEAKNESS OF flesh
that passeth healing.
All day he had wandered: all day he had
sought the home that should be his: all day
and into the night he had sought and found
not.
Homeless and hopeless he leaned upon the
cold stone and turned his back upon the
stars.
Thus a policeman found him.
What are YOU doing here" inquired the
official. not unkindly, as he touched him on
the shoulder
The wanderer aroused himself and looked
wearily at the intruder.
Il say" said the policeman, don't you
know it's time for YOU TO 20 homer!
That word touched a responsive chord IN
the lone ones heart.
Homer he repeated bitterly but sorrow
fully; 'Home2 Great Scott. man. I've got
no home. I'm the American ambassador
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23

Ask to BE Excused from Making Good
"a Treasurer's Shortage.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
RUSHVILLE, Ind, March 22.-The spe-
cial committee of the City Council having
In charge the petition of Owen L. Carr and
us other taxpayers asking to release from
all liabilities the bondsmen OF James X
Mattox, city treasurer. recommended last
night that the request of the taxpayers he
not granted. The Council concurred i'm the
action. This was the expected
step, as the city had previously instituted
suit against the bondsmen. The committee
in its report reviewed the entire Mattox IN
veStigatiou and says the talk that uncer-
tainty exists as to the amount Of Treasurer
Mattox's shortage is groundless. The IN
vestigation of the treasurer's books grew out
OF a motion by Councilman Young early i'm
September asking Treasurer Mattox TO
make "A report for his first term. The re-
ports OF the treasurer were made, but were
unsatisfactory and a special committee was
empowered to investigate the books This
committee. composed of Councilmen Young
Finn and Heeb, employed Charles >
Spritz TO go through the treasurer's books,
and after four days a shortage in the cash
account of $25lo.u> was found. This was
Immediately made good by bondsmen of
Treasurer MattOx. who conveyed his real
estate and mortgaged his personal property
TO secure the bondSmen. The Investigation
was continued and Arthur u. Irwin, cashier
of the Farmers Banking Company, deputy
treasurer and one OF Mattox's bondsmen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23
Indiana Notes.

Capt Margaret Donald, Of the Saliva
ton Army, went to Marion yesterday and
effort will be made to establish a post
in that city.
The general merchandise stock. store and
residence of William Lain, at Saline CITY.
was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. Loss
several thousand dollars.
Four inches of snow fell at Knox, Starke
county, yesterday afternoon in two hours
Old residents declare this the heaviest storm
this late in the season for years.
There were two hundred Red Men at
Juniata wigwam in Madison Tuesday night
when Neponset Tribe. No. DO, of Volga,
was Instituted with membership of thirty
two.
Judge Marsh has appointed Miss Mary
Harris, OF New Albany, court stenographer
for Clark county, and Judge Utz. of the
Floyd Circuit Court. has also appointed her
for Floyd county. 1t will be fat job for
Mary at s. day.
Mayor RAIDER and the citizens of Jefferson
vile are making arrangements for a grand
reception TO the members of Company +,
One Observation-Disclosures Indiana. when
they return from Havana. The Elks are
taking a leading hand i'm the work, Capt.
James Fortune, of Company T., being a
past exalted ruler
The Consumers Ice and Fuel Company
was organized in Anderson yesterday with
Messrs. Il. A. Norton. George Manning NJ
j. Norton OF Anderson. and X. A Edwaers
of Peru. as stockholders. The stock is $780,
@n. The new company will take the entire
output of the ice plants of Anderson and
other towns in the gas belt and will also
engage extensively in fuel supply and begin
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23
FAVORs COLORED MINERS.
President Mitchell Says Let Them
Come Into the Unions.


TERRE ILAUTE, IEd., March 22.-The
feature of to-day's session of the Indiana
coal miners convention address by
John Mitchell, national presiden. of the
United Mine Workers of America. Mr..
Mitchell referred to the magnificent organ-
cation of the Indiana miners and stated that
the trouble i'm the Hooking valley was almost
settled. but added that unless an agreement
were reached by April 1 a strike would be
inaugurated. He stated that the Iowa
trouble was settled. The important ques
ton which confronts the miners of Indiana,
said Mr. Mitchell, is the establishment OF
arbitrary scale to offset the difference
between pick and machine mining. He
warmly advocated the acceptance of colored
evitable and serious conflict If they were
kept out.
The grievance committee made its report,
recommending that all entries in pick mines
where they double shifted shall be paid
for at - cents extra per yard. and that ma
chine miners shall be raid an equivalent to
pick miners where entries are dOuble-shift
ed: that all dead work i'm mines be paid for
or done by the company: that machine work
he paid three-fourths of what is paid for
pick work, and that entry-driving and room
turning be based on the same principle and
break-throughs between entries and rooms
be paid for the same as entries. IL was also
recommended that coal companies be re-
strained from charging over 81 per room
house rent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23

Nat Goodwin will leave for England May
%. when his present season closes, and play
during the summer for the Britishers.
New York is undecided whether or not
George Lederers new Casino production,
I'm Gay Paree." exhibited Monday night,
is n success.
Kyrle Bellew. Seymour Hicks and Louis
Calvert are said to have been engaged by
Sir Henry Irving for the coming representa-
ton of Sardou's "Robesperre at the Lon
don Dyceum. There is some doubt as to
whether Mr. Robert Taber will be well
Florence Siegfeld. jr, of the Manhattan
Theater. New York. has completed arrange
ments with Mr.. Hobart Chatfeld Taylor.
WHO is prominent in New York and Chicago
society, for the production of MIR Taylor :
cemedy in the Manhattan Theater in the
autumn. Mr.. Taylor has been assisted in the
work by Reginald De Koven and the comedy
is called The Secretary of Legation"
Ellen Terry had "a narrow escape from
death In the Grand Theater at Fulham
Thursday evening. The play was 1.-The Mer-
chant of Venice" The drop scene had just
risen i'm the second act when something went
amiss in the machinery aloft ard the heavy
curtain suddenly fell, narrowly shaving Miss
Terry's head. The audience cheered when
the curtain went up again and ii was an
nornced that Miss Terry vas unhurt-
A H. CdUDy SdlieQ lot fdIiS III ofueT W ne
present at the production of More Than
Queen" at the Porte ST. Martin Theater.
This is the work in which Julia Arthur is to
star next season under Mr.. Canby's manage
ment. and he will bring back with him the
scene models and other articles necessary in
preparing the American production. He will
see Jane Hading in the role that is contem-
plated by his star, and he will get line
as TO the actor he must engage for the part
which NJ. Coquelin is TO originate in the
French.
Cissie LOTUS, who came to America re-
Gently with her husband. Justin Huntley Nc
Carthy, has placed divorce case in the
hands of A III. Hummel i'm New York. The
McCarthys are known TO have been in
trouble on the other side but when Miss
Lotus came to America to open at Roster
x BiaIs-an engagement which she subse-
quently broke-she was accompanied by her
husband She Is now under contract to the
New York Casino management. introducing
her extremely clever limitations i'm the gar
den scene of "A Dangerous Maid" Mr..
MCCARTHY IS pursuing his literary work.
After the divorce IL is reported Miss Lotus
will make certain American happy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23
Other Deaths in the s,.te.

ELKHART Ind. March 22-Mr. and Mrs.
Urias Nye, of this city. were apprised to-
day OF the death of their son-in-law, Rev.
Frank Douglas, at kearney. Neb. last
night. He was about thirty-one years old
and was raised at Huntington. Ind. where
his foster parents live. He was pastor of
the United Brethren Church at Kearney
and was "a young man of much promise.
His wife and two small sons survive. The
remains will be brought here for burial
KOKOMO, Ind, March 22-Mrs. Osborne
wife of Rev. Edward w. Osborne a we'll
known Methodist minister of the North In
diana Conference. died this morning at the
home of her parents at Greentown of con-
sumption, aged thirty seven. The family
returned from New Orleans week ago
where Mrs. Osborne was taken for her
health. Rev. Osborne has been stationed in
many north Indiana towns.
AUBURN Ind. March 22-Miss Ida
Green, one of the most popular young wom-
en- of this city died this morning of quick
consumption. She had been bothered with
lung trouble and went 10 Ohio with hopes of
recuperating. About two weeks ago she re-
turned suffering from n severe siege of the
grip and rapidly declined
FLORA. Ind, March 22.-Alva Sibbitt. a
resident OF this county for many years died
yesterday at his home in Burlington town.
ship from a stroke of paralysis. He was
seventy-five years old.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23
LABOR LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL


Special to tho India polls Journal
PORTLAND. Ind, March 22.-Judge John
NJ Smith, of the Jay Circuit Court, to-day
passed on the motion made to quash the in
forna ton and affidavits filed against George
Beatty, one of the proprietors Of the Beatty
Brady glass factory at Dunkirk, who had
been arrested on the charge of discharging
employees because they belonged to labor
organizations and for endeavoring to prevent
others from joining. There were five cases
of dischargiug employees and one OF prevent
ing. Judge Smith. in making the decision,
took for a precedent the decision of the Su-
preme Court Of Missouri in a similar case
when il held that the State law is un-
constitutional. BY doing the matter will
be carried to the Supreme Court Of Indiana
without any lower tribunals taking action
on it. This case greatly affects the labor
interests of Indiana, especially those in the
gas belt. and its termination will be watched
with a great deal of interest The cases
were brought at the instance OF the Indiana
Federation of Labor. the attorneys of that
organization and the prosecuting attorney of
this county working them up.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23

soon the erection OF large sheds for coal
bins as we'll as erect cold storage houses.
s. b. Hill, of Carthage: Isaac Elliott and
NJ. Hearny. of Paramount; 3 {. Cowgirl,
OF Summitville: O. III. Bales, of knights
town, and .. II. Bogue, of Wabash, trus-
tees OF Whites Institute, the Friends edu-
cational institution which burned last month
near Wabash, met yesterday and decided TO
proceed with the erection of new buildings
at the earliest moment.
AS the result of meetings held at Elkhart
Sunday by Hon. 5. r.. Nicholson. OF Koko-
mo. Rev. DR.. w G. Het, of Indianapolis
and Rev. w. r Story. OF Valparaiso. who
are touring the State I'm the interest of the
State Anti-sal0On League a local branch
of the league was organized Sunday even
ing with the following officers: President,
W. III. Mann; vice presidents, Rev. j. A.
Eby and II. +. Stephens; secretary. T. J.
Juday; treasurer. y. 9. Bickel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23
INDIANA OBITUARY.
Banker George w. Spilker Falls Dead
i'm n Masonic Lodge Hall.

Special to the Indianapo polls Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, March 2.-George W.
Spilker a retired banker, seventy-one years
old. died in the rooms of the Masonic Lodge
at few minutes before o'clock tonight
of apoplexy. He left home a half hour
before in company with his son to attend
lodge. and was in the best of health. While
talking TO friends he fell forward from his
chair and expired. Mr.. Spilker came to this
country from Weinberg, Germany, In 1893,
and settled at Gernantoyvn,, o., moving to
Muncie in 1912. He went to California for
gold with the forty-niners, and. on his re-
turn. elected clerk of the Circuit Court
on the Republican ticket in 1858. holding
office two terms. He engaged In brokerage
real estate and insurance business from
1867 to 1875. i'm which year he organized the
Citizens Bank. He was its first president
and continued until 1855, when, with his son.
he organized the Farmers Bank, which was
merged into the Union National in 1895 He
leaves an only son. Carl A. Spilker, now
president of the Union National Bank.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23
Ought 10 See Brick street once.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, March 22.-The right
of the City Council OF Anderson 10 deter
mine what kind of improvements shall be
made in paving Ninth street is TO be con-
tested by number of property owners. At
a recent meeting of the Council a tie vote
resulted on the adoption of creosoted block
or brick for paving. Mayor NJ NJ. Dunlap
voted in favor OF block. mass meeting
of property owners who protested against
the use of anything except brick has been
called. and the leaders state that an iniunc-
ton will be brought against the city TO kill
the creosoted block plan A majority of the
resident property owners petitioned for
laric
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23

wrapped up all of which were directed TO
Mrs. Addie Wall. of Clifford. Conn One of
the letters, which opened. was ad-
dressed TO Edwin Knowles. proprietor of
the Fifth-avenue Theater. The letter asks
that his body be cremated and the ashes
sent to his wife. He also asks that his
sister, Mrs Charles Merrill. Of Allendale,
n. j.. be appraised of his death A bundle
of manuscript he requests to be sent TO
Mrs. Mary Pacheco, No. Us Boulevard Ter
race Oakland. Cal. Wall was sixty-two
years old. Years ago he managed Edwin
a. Sothern. Before 1850 he conducted
well-known theatrical agency on Union
square. He was married number OF years
ago 10 Elsie Holt, an English burleSque
actress, who died while filing an engage
ment in PittSburg. During the season be-
fore last he managed The Great Diamond
Robbery" company for Edward Knowles
and a. NJ. Palmer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-23
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The tournament game of the ladies' of
Lynn Casino will be bowlcd this afternoon
instead of Friday.
Garrett H. shower has been appointed
guardian OF Matilda, Louis and George
Pfafflin. bond Size.
After April | the curfew whistles hereto
fore blown ut O'Clock y. m. will be blown
at O'Clock. This To continue until Oct. /.
The women of the @. 4. X have arranged
to give Il box social and literary enter
tainment. with dancing. at MOrrisons Hail.
y Monument place. this evening.