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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01
FEDERAL GRAND JURY
Meets To-Day for the May Term
Cases to he Investigated.

The grand jury for the United States
Court will meet tomorrow for the May
term, and up to date ninety-nine cases will
be presented. Among them will be that of
S. B. Nickum, of Logansport, who claims to
be an inventor of a perpetual light. There
is also an unusually large number of those
charged with counterfeiting. but many Of
these cases are for having counterfeit
money in possession or for attempting to
pass such money. There are a number from
Muddy Fork, who stand charged with MAX
ing counterfeit scent pieces, and Ii is I'M
derstood that those who are so charged are
trying to lay the blame OH each other.
Thomas Westcott. OF this city, will be ex-
amined on the charge of defrauding electric
supply companies by assuming the name of
Bernstein and making purchases under
that name
Those in Jail and awaiting examination
are william Mickler, of French Lick
Springs. charged with violating the postal
laws; Frank Kingman, OF Evansville,
charged with violating the postal laws:
Charles Howard George Davis and Charles
Z. Hughes. of Dunkirk. charged with rob-
bling the postosice at Dunkirk; Line Sic
berg charged with violating the postal
laws; Thomas westcott, Indianapolis.
charged with violating the postal laws in de-
frauding electric supply companies by or
dering goods I'm the name of Bernstein:
David w. Browning. Bloomington. charged
with violating the postal laws I'm sending In
false orders to oil companies and collecting
the commissions: Henry Wilson and Thomas
Nelson. Of Muddy Fork. charged with coun-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01
STRIKE OF COAL MINERS
ONE IN THE EVANSVILLE DISTRICT
WILL BEGIN TO-DAY.
Claimed that One-Third of the Men
in the State VIII BE
Affected.

This morning one of the largest coal
strikes in the State will be inaugurated, as
about one-third of all miners in the State
have been ordered out, it is claimed. The
district affected is in the vicinity of Evans
vile and the southwestern portion of the
State The contention in this case is the
unionizing OF the field. Until about month
ago this field had not been organized but
within that time all the miners have become
members of the United Mine Workers of
America. The operators in this field have re-
CURED ten hours work day. and do not
pay the union scale. They have refused all
requests to conform to the agreement made
between the miners and operators and the
men have been ordered from work in order
to establish the scale in those sections of
the field.
Secretary Pearce. Of the United Mine
Workers, said yesterday: There are several
thousand men concerned in this strike. The
field is the border field of the State. In
Kentucky the regular scale is paid and it
is also paid in the field north of this par
ticular field. Unless we bring the operators
there to the scale and hours surrounding
operators are paying and observe, it will
be unjust to those operators who do OBJ
are now I'm the Mine Workers. That is all
We ask of the operators and as they have
refused. we will close their mines'
w. Il. Van Horn, state president, and J.
II. Kennedy, state secretary of the Mine
Workers are now at Evansville, as is also
Fred Dflcher, member of the national
executive board.
A Terre Haute dispatch last night claimed
that the statement that 5000 men will be in
volved in the strike is exaggerated The
dispatch further states that about ], 500 men
are employed in the affected field, and that
there are about 5000 miners in the State.
II is impossible to tell how generally the
order to quit work will be obeyed, as the
field has been but recently organized and
for some time has been regarded as i'm
possible of organization. The coal has not
been sold in competition with that from
other parts OF the State and hence this field
has been ignored. The number of miners
in the organization now is larger than 1t
has ever been before, and the state organ
ization is in better condition to conduct a
strike, as the treasury is in better condi-
ton.
There is also a prospect of trouble in the
Clinton district on account of the demand of
about fifty mule drivers for an increase of
from $1.I5 to 81 a day. The former price
is the schedule price, but the men claim ii
Is not enough. The men say they will not
strike, but will simply quit and will have
no objections IL others are secured to take
their places.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01
FUNERAL OF ELMER BOWLBY
Largely Attended Yesterday at the
Home of His Parents.

The funeral of Elmer T. Bowlby, who died
at the age of twenty-three years. and who
had been several years treasurer at the
Grand Opera House, occurred yesterday
afternoon at the home of the Bowlby fam
lily. 7o7 Union street Rev. c. w. T1nsley.
of Fletcher-place NJ. E Church. conducted
the services and delivered a short address.
The body lay in one of the parlors of the
house on a couch. Flowers were placed
about the couch and the room was almost
filled with flowers in designs and sprays.
A large number of people attended the
funeral, and among them we're the attaches
of the Park Theater and the Grand Opera
House and the members of the Grand stock
company. The attaches of the Park were
represented in the roomful OF flowers by an
easel, Dickson * Talbot by a broken wheel
and the members of the stock company ~
a pillow bearing the words Season closed"
The burial occurred at Crown Hill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01
FROM MANY COUNTRIES.
Unique Exhibit Of Needlework to Be
Seen at the Propyl aeum.

A unique exhibit Of sewing will be opened
at the Propylaeum on May s and will con-
tinue until May Il. The specimens of needle
work will be from various countries and
were secured through the cooperation of
the diplomatic and consular service of the
United States. Nearly all exhibits are from
schools in each country. Thirty-one schools
OF London, England, are represented and
from Hawaii is sent set of models done
in the government schools OF Honolulu. The
Belgium exhibit ~ of work done I'm the
schools OF Client and Brussels and was sent
by the burgomasters of those places The
Swedish exhibit shows the work done in the
public schools OF Stockholm. and complete
array of the sewing taught in the schools OF
Geneva and Zurich was sent from Switzer-
land. Japan. France, Germany and Mexico
will have similar exhibits. All work exhib-
tied was done by children ard the specimens
are now tire property of the New York AS
ISOLATION of Sewing Schools. AT the exhibit
i'm New York over 1000 visitors attended
daily.
The Girls Industrial School OF this city
In a member OF the association which owns
the specimens and the exhibition Will be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01
REFORMATORY STATISTICS.


The State Board of Charities has COM
pleted statistics as to the operation of the
Reformatory for the entire time IL has been
conducted as such. On April 1 the institu-
ton entered upon the third year of its ex-
istence. In the two years just closed 2ss
men were paroled, and no man can be
paroled until the minimum sentence has
been served. To no one is a parole granted
until employment has been secured for him
for at least six months. and the paroled
man Is only released after twelve months
of proper conduct and well-doing OF the
entire number paroied but nineteen were
returned TO the Reformatory for various
causes Every shop and home to which a
paroled man is sent is thoroughly investi-
gated, and where former associations have
been bad the man is sent as far AWAY
from his old home as possible Others are
sent direct 10 their homes and neighbors
nave given much assistance. There has
paroled men. The Reformatory keeps a
strict watch of the men and they are re-
CURED TO report regularly.
The indeterminate sentence law is found
10 nave extended the average time of
Imprisonment. From April i to Oct L,
1896. prior TO the enactment OF the inde-
terminate sentence law. the number of
men released after one years service was
81 per cent. From April / TO Oct. l. 1897
under the indeterminate sentence law.
the average number of men released after
ore year service was 10 per cent.
During the first two years of the Refor-
matory's history these paroled men together
earned total OF s27,S26.24. One hundred
and twenty-five OF them also received their
board for greater or less part OF the time.
which at an average value OF So a week is
$3.50. making total earning OF sS6 965. "a.
Had these young men remained in the Re-
formatory the State would have been re-
quired TO board them The cost OF mainte-
nance for each intimate for the year end
ing Oct 81. 1885 was sli47s. They would
have cost the State over $1,000 for their
support. In addition some of them would
yet have years to serve. and. therefore. be
a continuing expense 10 the commonwealth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01

other articles. Over the top of the basket
was a clean white spread. which gave the
appearance Of a basket full of newly washed
clothes. Some one happened to overturn the
basket and part of the contents fell out
An elderly woman OF the party gave a little
placed them. Just at this time another
elderly woman happened to pass by. She
saw the accident. and evidently thinking
the basket contained clean clothes. also
gave little scream and then said: "Oh.
that's too bad. Just see that poor womans
clean clothes I'm the dirt" She started TO
assist the supposedly unfortunate woman
when an explanation was made and she de-
parted, saying as she did SO: We'll. know
how IL Is TO have clean clothes spilled in the
dirt ~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01

a recent issue OF an Insurance. publica-
ton severely arraigns state supervision of
life insurance companies. Auditor OF State
Hart read the editorial and agreed with IL
IN part. Certain kinds OF state super
VISION" said he. ARE wrong and an IMPOSE
ton There are some States in which the
supervisor OF insurance goes TO New York
and spends an hour each day I'm the office
of one OF the large companies, charges $25
for n, calling IL days work and goes
Into several offices each day under this
plan A proper supervision in which the
state supervisor knows the character OF
assets. the amount invested, the possibility
OF converting the assets into cash. the
method OF conducting the business and such
matters - the greatest real aid life in
surance company can have. l do not be-
lieve the companies object 10 this kind of
supervision IL Is the Matchmaking super
vision TO which the editorial refers, and q
may properly be denounced
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01
LAST DAY FOR FISHING.
Large Number of Anglers Took Adj
vantage Of Ii Yesterday.

Yesterday was the last day until July 1
in which fishing IN the streams of Indiana
could lawfully be INDUCED in. AS early as
o'clock yesterday morning fishermen could
be seen hurrying to the fishing grounds of
the river and canal. About two hours later
a constant stream of anglers could be seen
making their way up the bicycle path along
the canal. Most of them were out for the
day and were loaded down with tackle and
lunches. One man out for a pleasure ride
counted thirty-seven fishermen intently
watching their lines between the toll gate
and Fairview Park about 5 O'Clock. Sew
eral Of them had made good catches.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01

Last evening picnic party OF twenty
or more had returned 10 town and were
standing on the corner OF Washington and
Illinois street waiting for street cars. The
women OF the party were all dressed in their
finest new spring hats. silk waists. para
soils. etc. They were gathered around a
large clothes basket which contained the
remains Of their outdoor feast and various
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01

One OF the most remarkable records made
IN bowling. Was that OF Ray Knox. the
eleven year-old son OF w. c. Knox. al the
Marion alleys Saturday. Mr.. Knox has
charge Of the alleys and during the after
noon HIS small son began 10 bowl 4 game
lie set up his own pins and closed with a
score OF Hs This II much better than The
aYeK1xs score made b. league players.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01

We have square pianos from So to sl5.
We have upright pianos from 500 to sli5.
We have organs from $40 to $50.
We sell square pianos for s. cash and one
dollar a week.
CARLIN e. LENNON. TO E. Market st.
Fire Escapes. Ellis & Helfenberger, 36S
South Senate avenue.
Feed your horse JANES'S Dustless Oats.
Gas engines. Parkhurst Bros Co.. go KY. ave-
Pease Pianos. Carlin & Lennox. E. Market st.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01

under its auspices. A small admission fee
will be charged I'm order TO dcfray at least
a portion of the expenses OF bringing the ex-
hibt here. The specimens are said TO be
most beautifully executed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01
THE INDIANAPOLIS FIRE In.
SURANCE COMPANY
CAPITAL TxOo.ooO
SURPLUS .SlOO,OoO

CAPITAL .............. .T<oo,VV
SURPLUS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S1OO,OOO
DIRECTORS.
John II. Holiday, President Union Trust Com
pany.
Edward b. Porter. Cashier Indiana National
Bank. -
Charles Latham. Cashier Of Fletcher National
Bank.
anee and real estate agents. established 1861
A. A Barnes, proprietor udeh Wooden"are
Company.
WINFIELD Miller financial correspondent Con-
G. A Schnuli. OF Schnull & Co.. wholesale gro
GERS.
John NJ spann Of spann & Co. insurance and
real estate agents. established 1853.
Or. II. c: Martin. editor Rough Notss' insur-
George Kothe. of Kothe. Wells & Bauer. whole
sale grocers
Charles n. Thompson. OF Carson & Thompson.
attorneys established 1856.
Alfred f. Potts. OF Griffitrs & Potts. attorneys.
established 1877.
OFFICERS.
President-John III. Holiday.
First Vice President-Charles F. Comm
Second Vice Presi3ent-Winheld Miller.
Treasurer-Edward Il. Porter
Secretary-John NJ. SpaD1-
Attorney-Charles n. Thompson.
The Advance subscriptions received for
this stock to April y aggreGate :i.S34
shares-&242.S5O.OO the Capital and Sur
plus the subscribers embracing a larger number
of men of financial strength than are represented
The remaining 7ss shares-s57. 45o.0o-Capital and
Surplus will be placed before the books are
opened
who have I'm charge the organization and the
promotion OF the Company
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01
"I.AYING THE FOUNDATIONS
A GREAT COMPANY"

Notice is hereby given, as required by law, that
on the 9Th day OF May, 1899. the undersigned will
open books and receive and superintend the sub
scriptions to stock OF the Indianapolis Fire Insur-
ance Company, the offices of the Union Trust
Company and the Marion Trust Company, In the
city of indianapolis.
JOHN II. HOLIDAY,
JOSEPH T. ELLIOTT, Commissioners,
WINFIELD MILLER, J
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01
sleeping Car Route to Detroit.

Commencing May 15 Sleeping Cars will run
from Indianapolis over Pennsylvania lines
via Richmond and Dayton, thence over e,
H & D. Railway through Toledo. and Mich
igan Central Railroad TO Detroit, without
change For particulars apply to w. w.
Richardson, d. p. A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01

Insure with German Fire Insurance OF In
diana. General offices, 20 South Delaware
street. Fire, tornado and explosion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01
Pianos for $500 Cash,

Insure with indiana insurance Co., 143 E.
Market street. Fire, fnado and Explosion.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-18
RESOURCES OF Beers
Have Not Yet Been Really Put 10 The Itsl
In the War.
THEY HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR YEARS
No Army Can Hope to Enter the
Trnnsvnnl md survivc-Gcrman
Volunteers Arc In Reserve.

New York. December I'm. de Long
the manager of the dynamite factory at
Modderfontein. in the Transvaal has just
returned TO France and has been inter-
viewed by the representatives of several
OF the Paris journals. He says that the
British government can have had no idea
of tho vast extent of the preparations that
the Doors have been quietly making for
years with the realization that another
struggle with the full force of Great Brit
ain was inevitable Even should the Beers
be driven out of Natal, he points out that
no British army could ever hope TO enter
the Transvaal and survive. Since the war
began. he says, heavy artillery mat hau
been carefully stored away has been
brought forward. He asserts that the
forts mt Pretoria and johannesburg arc
as strong rs any fortrcsses IN the world
and have within the last month been rem
dercd absolutely impregnahle. while Edei-
berg alone could hold its own with twen-
ty-fyc men against 10000 assailants, par
ticularly In the rainy season, which has
Just begun, causing unfordable streams
suddenly to srping into existence. NJ. dc
Long states that there are about 5000 well
trained German volunteers in the Boef
army who have not vet been allowed to
go TO the front He adds that tho govern
ments Of the Boer republics are showing
great economy Of strength and have
not vet used n third OF their military re-
suurCpg
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-18
ALVIN LOCALS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT uf rev. norgin Meets
Much ApproVni'

Much Approval.
Alvin. TEXAS, December 17.-rhe re-ap~
Monument Of Rev. John W. Rergin as pas
tor Of the First Methodist church at fnia
place meets universal approval By MS
people. as well as his many friends IN
Alvin.
Rev d. W. Harrington of Alia Iona
occupied the pulpit at the First Presby-
terrain church here today
Misses Bertha Carroway and Mary WI,
tiers OF Edna. Texas. are visiting MISS Neii
Abraham % this city,
Captain Bryant Il. Goree, promihehl
Young attorney Of Galveston, was IN th'
saturday on legal business
Mr.. w. A. Reinbart, travelling passenger
agent of the Southern Pacific. was IN th'
city Saturday .,s,..d
Hon. G. A. Brush Of Angleion Visi,eq
his parents here Friday
City Attorney l. +, Fishback maze
business trip to Angleion Thursday.
County Treasurer l., II. Swindall OF van
Zand. county WAS In Alvin wednesday
looking over the coast country
Judge j. NJ. Moody made business trsl
10 San Angelo las week.
Bishop Woodsell. Dr. Hamilton. u.
Curtis and Dr.. Woodeon OF Cincinnati. D.
were visitors TO Aivin las week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-18
SAN FELIPE NEWS NOTES.
sIisfortunc of an Industrious NEGRO
Railroad Suryeyors'

San Felipe. Texas December is--Mr' w Il.
Gray has Just returned from two weeks
viii In Houston principally as one Of tne
Masonic delegates herr, and ialidentt ny =
,ake IN the good things OF Inc midwnier fes-
tivai
surveying party OF the Houston, Brazo4
and Northern railroad. accompanied BY coio-
moi Hall president, passed through mere ias
week The old marrow gauge right OF
way lies In San Felipe corporation, and n.
new road will succeed to its many yaluapi'
franchises here.
Uncle Prince" highly respected coloree
citizen OF this place, lost his house, iurni
ture and clothing by FIRE last Thursday ~
had Just returned from Houston with a wlntel
supply OF groceries. which we're al burned
besides nearly $500 In money. A liberal con
tribution by the white citizens was immedi
ateiy made IN his behalf
Nj. w. j. Frederick who made an assign
ment last month. has effected satisfaetorl
settlement with his creditors ara ro, = penn Yh
sympathlzed with him In his trouble ana nov
wish him the success he SO well merits.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-18
SCHOOLS IN poRro RICO.
They HIVE Already Been Much
Improved.

u
San Juan, r. r.. December i2.--Since tns
American occupation great strides have
been made in the public school system
of Porto Rico. A board OF education "as
organized. consisting of hye mempsrs-
three Porto Riesns and TWO Americans
Each municipality In the island now mas
It's American teacher. about seventy nye
being employed. There are some ooo apan-
ish teachers. The schools are now heid N
houses separated from the houses OF lne
teachers; and modern textbooks In Engiisn
and spanish are used All pubic schools
are under American supervision Inc
school term has been reduced from Twelve
10 nine months and salaries have been m
creased somewhat. being placed on the
American currency basis,
Ground has been broken for the estap-
lishment OF normal and Industrial scnopi
ri Faiardo. on the northern coast, THIS
school will open during the coming year.
The city of Fajardo subscribed s2o,ooor TO-
ward its construction and the insular gov
ernment q like sum.
The great bane OF the schools Is politics.
| A large per cent OF the male attaches are
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-18
MEXICAN COAL.
southern Pncific Company May buy
Some Mines.

southern Pncific Company May BUY
some Mines.
1t appears that the Southern PACING
company is looking about for coal helds
from which to draw supply for the I'M
mense demands made upon the fuel de-
partment. and also for distribution to any
part of the country. The Southern PACING
own several mines already, but few days
ago H. f. Huntington OF the southern
pacihc company left for Mexico with a
corps of experts to make final eHamina-
ton of a bed of coal in the state OF sonora
about sixty miles off the line OF the sonora
railway. which runs from Benson, Ariz.'
to Guayamas. The Southern Pacihc re-
GENTLY purchased this road from the Santa
Fe. The coal deposit will cost the South
ern Pacific 100000.
A branch from the Sonora railway to the
property will cost Sl,6oO,ooo. The railroad
company has during the past fourteen
months employed 1900 cars in hauling coal
from Utah and Wyoming to supply its 10
comotives in Nevada and California. Utah
and wyoming coal for the use OF the com
pany is delivered as far south as Bakers
Held
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-18

New York. December 17-A special TO
the Times from Boston says the financial
aituation in SO far as it relates TO the
great packing house of John p Squire q
Co. which has failed for 100000 has
been greatly helped today by the action OF
Armour & CO. of Chicago, who, II is stated.
have come to the assistance Of the stranded
company lust what has been done Is
not known. but It is understood that
enough money has been guaranteed to
make tho company 80 along without much
/ further trouble. Whether Armour intends
\ absorbing the plant can not be ascertaiheo'
The firm refusing to discuss the matter
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-18
Funeral OF reIix uu,,on

9a Felix Huston, whose death oc-
1911 ~ Austin street, Saturday night,
hurled at 10 o'clock this morning
Violating. 49,
~. sayss.on Light Guard, of which the
IN as member, held called
n. '.sletday and adopted some APP
~ esolillions upon the death Of
N. somrade, The resolutions were
" committee appointed for
Nm. consisting of John s. Hoover.
y iIsh.'rrny and Guy mclaughlin.
sns usard has also appointed the
isr MsIners 10 act as pail bearers
q M and they are requested to
e sImory at . o'clock this morn
NV, Roberts, MILKY Porter, B. F.
Jr.. Will Gibbons, p. 4. IIud-
I'M. Seiinenny, George Gibbons, w.
y q Huey, John S. Hoover.