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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-04
STEEL SCALE SIGNED.
Action of Union Steel Works mt Alex
andrfa-Wages Advanced.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind. July 3.-The new wage
scale of the Amalgamated Association has
been signed by Thomas Wright. owner Of
the Union steel mills OF Alexandria. TIE
signature was affixed Saturday night and
will become effective with the reopening Of
the mills Wednesday morning. The event
was hailed with joy by the hundreds
of operatives. The action is believed
by the union men to be step In
Fastening the acceptance of the new
wage scale by the proprietors of the various
trust mills in the country. The largest in
crease In wages is TO puddlers. who receive
an advance of about Is per cent The sheet
mill men will get an 1l-per-cent. advance,
and to all the other operatives in the large
mill 10-per-cent. advance is given. There
are about 200 operatives who will be al
fected by the change. The operatives who
reside in Anderson are preparing TO have a
great celebration over the event tomorrow.
The employees of all departments of the
American Plate Glass Company of Alex
andria, where the strike occurred few
months ago, have been given l0-per-cent.
advance, and the company has announced
that IL will pay weekly instead OF bi-month-
iy, as heretofore. The demand for plate
glass is active and the mills are running
DAY and night Competent men are in de-
mand.
The Anderson flint glass works. one of the
Oldest and most substantial of the glass in
dustries in this city, has shut down for six
weeks. Alex. Mckee, the manager OF the
plant, will begin series OF improvements
which will convert the factory from pot
TO a tank factory and more than double
the output and the force of workmen. The
announcement is made that the plant will
be operated both day and night when II
starts. The tanks will be arranged for coal,
oil or whatever fuel will be the best after
natural gas cannot be had for manufacture
ing purposes.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

The Nations Birthday Association will
hold its annual meeting on Sept. 16. Instead
of July 4.
w. w. Holmes. of Butler. Ind. was yes
terday admitted to practice In the United
States Court.
The postponed entertainment of the Inde-
pendent Turner'S will take place to-day at
Armstrong; Park.
Charles d. Wigginton. clerk at the United
States recruiting station in this city, Is Wis
ting his parents in Louisville, KY.
l.. William Cannon, of the Secret Serv-
ice Department at Washington. is spending
his vacation in the city the guest of
friends.
c. Taylor, of jefferson City, Mo-, saying
that he will arrive Thursday TO take charge
of College-avenue Baptist Church.
Archie Greathouse shows that he had no
interest in the gambling house on Indiana
avenue. raided by the police. Sunday night.
His saloon is two doors from the place.
The osteopaths will begin a two days ses-
sion in this city to-day. The meeting is ma
tional in character and ii is understood rep
resentatives from many States will be pres
ent.
Rev. E. p. Wise. pastor of the Downey
Avenue Christian Church for the past three
years, rendered his resignation at the close
of the service Sunday morning. The action
was a surprise and the church board post
poned action on the resignation for month.
Mr.. f. A. Cotton, deputy state superin-
tenuent OF puplic lIistTuctioii, Will iedNe TO-
morrow noon for Los Angeles. Cal, TO at
tend the National Educational Society meet
ing. Mr. Cotton will be accompanied by his
wife and son and will be gone for a month.
The officers of Koerner Lodge. No. 1. In
proved Order Knights OF Pythies, were last
evening installed and the event was signal
lied by a lively meeting. The officers are:
Gustave Weiffenbach. past commander:
Henry Bott, honorable commander; Joseph
Keller vice commander; August Dietz, pre-
late: Henry Hedderich. sergeant at arms
Charles A. Mueller. inner guard: William
BGenemann, outer guard.
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MR.. OVERSTREET'S RETURN.


Representative Overstreet returned yes
terday from Washington, and while there
he urged on the treasury officials to hurry
the details incident to the erection of the
new government building here. He Sc
cured the promise of the department that
the details should be pushed with all posi-
BILE speed. The department had not consid-
cred the advisablhty of selling the present
site at this time. but Mr.. Overstreet sug-
gested 1t, as he knew OF two men who
would make advantageous offers. The de-
partment will send a man here to investi-
gate.
In postoffice facilities Mr. Overstreet ar
ranged that one mounted carrier and one
mounted collector shall be attached to Sta
ton A for the territory north Of the city,
which is now without free delivery. He
also secured authority for Postmaster Hess
TO take five men from the eligible list as
clerks In the Office. The officials of the
Postoffice Department told Mr.. Overstreet
that Indianapolis is being better served now
than any city in the country.
Postmaster Hess is making arrangements
so that each man in the postoffice can have
a vacation of fifteen days with pay. The
work OF that absent man will be appor-
toned among the others.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-04
MUNCIE MATINEE RACES.
Bunch Of Indianapolis Horses Going
Over for the Fourth.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, July 3.-A palace car load
of speedy roadsters arrived in Muncie this
afternoon from Indianapolis to take part in
the six racing events at the Fourth of July
meeting tomorrow, under the auspices of
the Muncie Driving Club The races will
each have six starters, three representatives
being owned and driven by members of the
Muncie Driving Club. and the other three
by members of the Business Mems Driving
Club of Indianapolis. The horses are road
sters owned by members Of the clubs, who
take part in the weekly matinee races In
the two cities The horses have been classed
on equal terms, and the races will be half
mile heats, to prevent marking" the ami
mails. Great interest Is being taken i'm the
the sport. A special train will bring the
owners Of the visiting horses and many
friends to Muncie tomorrow morning The
Muncie Club bears all expenses of the visi-
tors, and will be given a similar date in
Indianapolis later in the season.
Among the Indianapolis horses entered
are the following, with the owners named:
Black Wilson. by c. T.. Mccormick; Fred.
L., by Ed Lewis; Bunch. by j. s. Mann;
Little Elgin. by F. +. Jacobs; Zoo Zoo. by
6; j. Ms 1Ist Ne Mettie Ring; by Frank
Murphy. by Alvin Cavett: Robert c., by ].
by III. H. Gates; Minnie r., by j. III. Van.
Meta: Caldwell, by DR.. b. III. Sellers: Nellie
c., by ]. II. Slater; Jack Pointer. by Dr. r.
c. Light; Anna h, by w. 3. Blair.
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Lyman and Miss Gertrude Butler. will
leave. to-day for Bear Lake. Wis, to re-
main through July and August.
Miss Mae Culver entertained the card
club OF which she Is a member yesterday
morning. The guests OF honor were Miss
israel and Miss Brewer, of ST. Louis. who
are now visiting Mrs. Gerritt Archibald
The flowers were marguerites and were
tastefully arranged throughout the house.
Miss Culver will entertain the same young
ladies "a dinner at an early date.
Miss Lucia Craft Holiday gave two COM
panies yesterday at the woodruff Place
clubhouse to introduce her guest, Miss Ayle-
worth, OF Cleveland, TO her Indianapolis
friends The morning party was for cards
tables were filled. Miss Holiday was as
sisted by her aunt Mrs. John II. Holiday
Mrs. George, Brown and Mrs. Charles
haines. In the evening an informal dance
was given and Mrs. Henry c. Long assisted
In addition to the same list of the MORN
Ing company. The decorations at both en-
tertainments were American Beauty roses
and palms in the assembly room up stairs
and pink roses. palms and flags down stairs
A number or the visitors from out of town
enjoyed Miss Holidays hospitality.
Misses Nettie and Margaret Shower gave
an historical matinee yesterday to Introduce
Miss Edith Howe to a number of their
friends: The ladies invited were asked to
bring their needlework. A number of ques-
tons relating to American history were
presented. The one answering the greatest
number received prize. Miss Alice Somer-
on beautiful silk flag. The second prize
was won by Miss Tula Safes. The decor "a
tons were mostly flags and the Fourth of
July thought was carried out in every room.
The refreshments also were in red, white
and blue. Summer garden flowers were
placed on mantels and palms on the porch
Miss kirkpatrick was the stranger guest,
with Miss Somerville, and Mrs. Hadley, of
Pittsburg, was also a visitor. Miss Howe
Is being entertained by Misses Gertrude and
Lillian Taggart, on Park avenue.
Mrs. John Newman Carey entertained
about fifty young friends yesterday after
noon from until 8. for Miss Lord. of Chi
cage who Is a schoolmate of Miss Martha
Carey and is now one of the house party
at Miss Esther Haughey's, at Mapieton.
Miss Lord and Miss Martha Carey assisted
Mrs. Carey in receiving the guests and
Misses Eleanor, Ruth and Mary Carey did
their part in extending the hospitality of
their home. The decorations were flowers
and palms and the porch was furnished
with chairs, lounges and rugs, and hung in
baskets of flowers. Misses Belle Dean, Mary
Winter. Eva Beck and Helen Bennett al
ternated in serving the punch. The out-of-
town visitors were Miss Meyers, with Miss
Marmon: Miss Howe. with Misses Gertrude
ana Lillian Taggart; Miss Niblack, and
Miss Test with Miss Haughey. Last even
Ing Few young ladies and gentlemen called
and the day ended with a porch party.
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HOW HILL DIED.


The funeral of Caleb E. Hill was held
yesterday afternoon at the residence of his
father, Major r. f. Hill, on Central ave-
nue. near Thirty-sixth street. His wife and
little child arrived in the city at noon from
Virginia, where they had been visiting, and
the funeral was held in the afternoon be-
cause of the closing of Crown Hill to-day.
How Hill was killed is not known He
was careful and prudent man, and was
brakeman on fast freight on the vandalia
Sunday the train was under orders to take
siding near Peliron, Ills, to allow a pas
senger train to pass. The train was too
long for the siding and Hill was sent for
ward TO place torpedos on the track. He
walked forward half a mile to do so and
nothing further was known of him until his
mutilated body was found on the track. The
body was terribly mangled and was brought
to this city.
He was % years old and married. His
nome was in Terre Haute. but his family
spent much time at the home of his parents
in this city.
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THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Events for TO-Day-The Soldiers Gel
ebratfOn.

Everybody has realized for several days
that the glorious Fourth was about here,
and by this time probably everybody real
ICES 10 the fullest extent that 1t is here.
The most extensive celebration of the day
will be that at Garfield Park, where old
soldiers and young soldiers will meet and
observe the day. The National Soldiers
and Sailors Mutual League will have
charge. and the officers will be: Capt. Will
liam E. English, presiding officer; Gen. B.
+. Richardson, marshal; DR.. Homer i.
Jones, DR.. L. r. Charlton and DR.. Harry
Moore, surgeons. AT o'clock the official
day will commence, and from to II there
viii be a concert by the l. Q. Il; NJ. Band.
and at 100 the assembly will sound for the
formal exercises. The programme is as fol-
lows:
Music o. r. NJ. Band
Presiding officer. Capt. William E. English
Invocation -. Rev. Gustave A. Christensen
Remarks The presiding officer
Song. "Star-spangled Banner 80,
Reading of the Declaration of hide '''''1
pendence ...... Maj. Harold c. Megrew
Song, "A Thousand Years My own
Recitation .::.Mr. Charles E. Merrifieid
grafton ..............-. ....................
Ex-Lieuteant Governor Thomas Hanna
Song America Choir, band and audience
Military exercises under command of Brig
Gen. William j. Mckee.
Battle exercise.
Exhibition drill by Battery A, I. L. A,
mounted.
Dress parade al 4:30 D. m. by old soldiers
and other organizations
The Aquatic Club will celebrate by races
and other aquatic sports at the houseboat
at Broad Ripple. There will be races and
other sports at Newly Oval this evening"
and at all the parks will be more or less
celebrations. Family picnics will be held in
q frnfy ha oil md in, of
young America and old America will vie
with each other in producing noise.
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Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, July 3.-R. NJ. Crouch, a
promoter. of Converse, filed petition be-
fore the County Commissioners asking for a
franchise from that place to this city, dis
lance of twelve miles. Converse is one of
the best little towns In this part Of the
State. having population of over two
thousand. and has some big manufacturing
industries. The road will also pass through
Sweetser, a town of eight hundred, and
Mier. a village of two hundred, besides a
good farming community. At Converse the
road will connect with the new road that is
TO be built by Wabash and Kokomo be-
tween those two cities. Mr.. Crouch has To-
Gated all the factories that are i'm Converse
and was the cause of that little city secur-
ing the c., /. & K. Railroad. Mr.. Crouch
says he is in no way interested with the
Union Traction Company, but that Chicago
ST. Louis ard Louisville capitalists are be-
hind the enterprise. There is little doubt
but he will secure the franchise and if so
he will begin work on the line Immediately
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-04
NO SHOW FOR FISHERMEN.
The SEEMING Law a Mask Under Which
Rivers Are Being Dragged.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, July 3.-Reports
reached the authorities here to-day from
all parts OF the county that seiners are
literally cutting all the streams Of the coun-
ty where fish can be found. Seiners were
out in great force yesterday dragging the
rivers over the protests of may who lined
the banks with rods. The real sportsmen
who were supposed to be benefited by Com
missioner Sweeney's law were driven away
or their protests unheeded. The seiners
waded the streams in such a manner that
those fishing with rod and line were forced
10 abandon their sport. There were but
few instances where seiners exhibited Ii
cense. White river was seined from the
Brcnnenberg ford east of Anderson west
through the county to the Hamilton county
line. Upper Fall creek, one of the prettiest
streams in the State and the home of game
bass, was lined all day with SEEMING par
ties. who swept the stream time and again
from bank to bank. Scores of protests and
complaints have been lodged with Prose-
cutor Edwards concerning illegal SEEMING,
but that official seems to be powerless to
afford relief. Appeals have been sent to
State Commissioner Sweeney to do some
thing to protect the streams from spolia-
ton, but there is little hope that any real
relief will can be afforded. True fisher
men here have predicted the present out
come of the new fish law and openly de-
nounce those who are responsible for 1t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-04
BARREL HOUSE LIQUORS.


The barrel houses and cheap saloons along
East Washington street and other points
in the city were the scenes of some lively
conferences yesterday, all On account Of the
recent activity of the City Board of Health
in compelling compliance with the pure food
law passed by the last General Assembly
For years past signs have been displayed
along streets In certain neighborhoods in
this city announcing that 1.-The finest Ken
lucky WHISTLES" could be had inside at as
cents a glass" 1t is generally admitted
that the government tax Of sl.10 a gallon
makes 1t impossible to sell real whisky at
anything like that price, but the patrons
to what the liquors were really made Of
ana the average citizen has no personal
interest In ascertaining the component parts
bars ING SneaP
Recently the Board of Health took the
matter under consideration and secured
gin and other liquors, and as a result the
sdioonists In close proximity to the COURT
h ho expect something to happen when the
ooaIu completes It's analyses of the COM
pounds At the time the samples were Sc
cuLsu py the Board OF Health the dealers
500 tnem for the real article not knowing
70 wnom tney were selling them. Yester-
DAY the report spread along East Washing
ton street that a city detective had bought
.nem ana that the saloonists were to be
prosecuted under the new law. A stream
oI parrei mouse owners passed from one
drinking place to another. discussing the
ton meetings. The underhand methods Of
the poard were denounced, one man going
10 the length OF saying that had they
hnown or the desire Of the board TO Sc
cure samples of the liquors sold over the
the good stuff ,e VI
the Board of Health. but so far has NOT
announced what he has ascertained. Form
er analyses have shown that such LIQUORS
Sontain everything except what should he
l9u , In good liquors. Fusil oil is gener-
any any. Tue base upon which the liquids are
puit up with chemicals of a dangerous
Oh the liquor sold for cents drink has
never never ;. been distilled at all, but is made
o; Eod AS soon as DR.. Clark returns to the
instituted. VIII pe
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-04
BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE.
Contract Awarded.

The Sun Vapor,, Street Light Companv.
,noonnsnt schedule, conference.-the power
c capSiL hgnts, sio:% lamp year: seventy
SanuIe power Welsbach naphtha street
Lamps. $50 a lamp a year. Ali night. every
night schedule. conference.-the power yanor
nower w. lamp a year; seventy-cande
lamp year. WI
Final Action Taken.
For gravel roadway, brick cutters and
curping on Grace street. from Washington
street 10 Moore avenue.
For gravel roadway. brick cutters, cement
SIDEWALKS and curbing on Twenty-seventh
street. from Northwestern avenue to Cliff
For cement sidewalks on Hamilton ave-
hI Eor from oa michigan to Pratt street.
,-66Gr cement sidewalks on North street.
AioAn AiaDdhd 10 hudson street.
Action Rescinded.
For brick paving in the first alley south
OK Vermont street, from Meridian street to
capitol avenue. ~
Final Estimates.
In behalf of George w. McCray & Co.
street, from Twenty-second to Twenty-fiftb
street. MIN
In behalf of Joseph X. Cooper for cement
North street. W
For cement sidewalks on Barth avenue
from Sanders street to Orange street.
In oehalf OF Julius Keller for cement side
walks on Washington street, from High
iand avenue to State avenue.
w In behalf na of w c: Allen for cement side
nue. to Missouri street. "'e
Petition Denied.
For cement sidewalks on Twelfth street
from illinois street to Capitol avenue.
Petition Referred.
For investigation of the condition of the
water mains In Temple avenue, from Mich
fgan TO Tenth street.
Papers Ordered.
Ear the vacation of Iots a.- y. oo. !,
elusive, In Davis's Sugar Grove addition.
so m9h asphaIs pavement in the first alley
street to Capitol avenue
FOR crawling the first alley south Of
rainier street. from Chestnut to Fenneman
street
For opening Coble street, from yermont
10 Michigan street.
For cement sidewalks on Fort wayne
avenue. from Pennsylvania to Alabama
For opening McCarty street. from its
western terminus 10 Kentucky avenue.
Resolutions Adopted.
For brick paving in the first alley east
street to the first alley north of Twenty
fourth street.
., For the vacation of the first alley north
OF twentieth street. from Meridian street
10 the nrst alley east.
Report Of Appraisers.
The Board OF Works yesterday rece;vod
the report OF Albert Sahm. John H. Nor
row and Joel A. Baker as appraisers of the
aggregate value or the abutting property
along the following proposed nublic I'm,
provemenfs: $50
First alley north of New York street
from Missouri TO Toledo street. $l3. 400
First alley north OF Michigan street from
Meridian to Pennsylvania street s5sC75
First alley north OF Michigan street from
Susquehanna to Delaware street s67 900
First alley north OF Michigan street from
Delaware to Alabama street. So. 25n
First alley north OF Michigan street from
Alabama TO Ogden street $3.50
All these improvements are for brick pay-
ing.
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REUNION OF "THE TIGERS"
Col. Studebaker's Regiment Forms q
Permanent Organization.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PLYMOUTH, Ind, July 3-The hrst
annual reunion of the One hundred-and-
fifty-seventh Indiana Volunteers was
held here to-day, with a large attendance.
The regimental organization was perfected.
with n. w. Gilbert. of Angola, temporary
chairman; B. j. Ebert, FIT. Wayne, tempo
rary secretary. The permanent officers are:
Colonel George NJ. Studebaker. president;
Benjamin E. Clemmans, North Manchester,
frs vice president; b. j. Ebert, secre-
tary; George NJ. Feaser. treasurer; Captain
Charles F. Medbury, chaplain; Peter A.
Thompson, FIT Wyne, historian. The name
OF the organization is to be 'Studebakers
Tigers" and acknowledgements
Inaiana Volunteer Infantry Association.
General Lawton. the first brigade command
over the One-hundred- acknowledgements at
Chckamauga, and James K. Gore We're
elected honorary members Resolutions
were PISSED rendering the services of the
One acknowledgements to the gov
eminent for service in the Philippines. After
perfecting the organization a campfire was
held at the fair grounds tonight. Speakers
were introduced by R. b. Oglesbee and re-
sponses were made by Major Jones, Lieu
tenant Autson, ]. X. Gore and others. The
Captain Gilbert, Chaplain Medbury, Lieu
tenant Autson, j. K. Gore and others. The
visiting soldiers are camped tonight in
tents at the fair grounds. The meeting con-
tinues tomorrow, when there will be a
sham battle.
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ATTEMPT TO STEAL AN OFFICE.
Judge Vaughn Throws Out an Alleged
County superintendent.
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal

Special 70 the IndlanagOIs JOURNAL
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, July 3.-Judge
Vaughn, OF the Blackboard Circuit Court.
overruled the defendants demurrer i'm the
county SUPPLEMENTARY case this morning.
which settled the matter for the present. if
not for good. Ira p. Nelson's right 10 the
office depended on whether he was elected
by ballot. Two Of the four township trus-
tees voted for "A resolution to select Nelson.
The other two voted directly by ballot for
other candidates. The legal point raised
was whether or not the slips OF paper on
which the word yes was written in yof-
Ing for the Nelson resolution constituted a
ballot as required by the law. The decision
to-day Is IL was not ballot Nelson had
been declared elected by the two Democratic
trustees and had been put IN charge OF the
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END OF LIFE OF SHAME
WHEN A CHANCE To QUIT CAME
FLORA BLAIR TOOK POISON.
Democrat Thrown Out by Court After
UsurpinE Blackford County
Superintendent's ONCE.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, July 3.-Flora Blair.
formerly Miss Mollie Porter, pretty and
over refined girl residing with her parents AZ
Leipsic. o.. committed suicide last nigh
with morphine in this city. The young
woman was married few years ago at the
age of sixteen, but soon afterwards was
driven from home by her husband. She
tried to get reinstatement but could roc
hear from her husband, and falling to sup
port herself with work fell by the wayside
and for two years has been in resorts at
Findlay Lima and Muncie. Last week she
received a letter from her husband bidding
her come back. but 1t was too late. She
said: II can never do justice by him now.
He has waited too long to send for me-"
Since that letter came remorse drove her
TO suicide. She was one Of the handsomest
women in MLrcie and had the advantage OF
a college education