The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-27
CITY NEWS NOTES.

At Germania Hall on the night Of Friday,
Oct. s. dancing club will be started by
Adclph Bauer and son.
Rev. Austin w. Mann, general mission
airy, will offcate at a service of the holy
communion at st. Adams deaf mute mis-
sion in the chapel of ST. Paul's Church on
Sunday at 1880 a. m.
Affidavits have been filed before Justice
of the Peace Stout by w. 0. Dudley, one
of the promoters of the electrical workers
strike, against G. NJ. Sanborn and several
of his men for working on Sunday.
Mark Prescott, who was sent TO the State
Reformatory from Morgan county and re-
leased on parole, was locked up at police
Headquarters yesterday as fugitive. He
is wanted at the Reformatory for violation
of his parole.
Sidney Carleton Newton. teacher of En-
glish at the Manual Training High School.
has received an offer of $500 year TO go
to the Philippine islands and help in the
work of establishing schools there he
is unable to accept the position.
The Mercantile Guide and Bureau Com
Iany yesterday removed from the rooms
In the Majestic building it has been oc-
cupying, TO the building on West Mary
land street, formerly occupied by the Has
selmen Printing Company, having pur-
chased the property.
A letter received here by ]. III. Orndorff,
who is interested in railroads in Colombia.
South America, says that j. Z. GlDney,
formerly of Indianapolis, died of fever in
that country Mr.. Gibney came to Indian
apolis from Pennsylvania several years ago
when gas was being piped TO this city
from the gas belt. He had contract UNI
der the Consumers Gas Trust Company.
A circular headed "a Declaration of
War is being sent out by the Indiana
Anti-saloon League. The circular says the
saloon men of the State are organizing and
raising a million-dollar fund for the pur-
pose of having the Nicholson law repealed
by the next Legislature, and the league
wants to raise 5000 to fight the saloon
men.
Bruce Strobe, who is wanted here for
trial on a charge of embeZzlement OF 1904
from the James McWilliams Company, of
Louisville. Ky, was brought back from
Peru Ind, yesterday by Detective Lancas-
ter Strobe claimed he went to Peru TO get
work which he could not secure here. He
maintains that Clifford Day, against whom
a warrant charging embezzlement of 1891
was made few days ago; got the money
which he is accused or taxing.
Fourteen officers of the observation-disclosures
ninth Regiment II. s. c. T., one of whom
is Charles w. Smith, will hold reunion in
this city Wednesday and Thursday OF next
week The fourteen men come from ten
different States one coming from New
Jersey. This was one Of the colored regi-
ments that did excellent service in the
armies about Petersburg and Richmond.
IL had a hand in the last fighting AT Apo
mattox the morning of Lees surrender.
A negro, giving the name of James
Thomas, OF Emerichsville, was arrested
yesterday and sent TO police headquarters
for shooting within the city limits. He
was chased through the streets and across
the Statehouse grounds by Patrolman Sui
Ivan, who fired several shots at him,
causing a large crowd 10 congregate; sui
ivan heard a number of shots I'm the vi
cinity of the hay market, and when he
went to investigate Thomas ran. He de-
ried having anything to do with the shoot
ing and said he ran because he was afraid
of the police He claimed Jack Strange
and another negro did the shooting.