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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
FOREST RESERVATION LAW.


In reply TO an inquiry of Tax Commits
sioner John c. Wingate. respecting the
forest reservation act Of 1899, Attorney
General Taylor has prepared an opinion in
which ne holds that when the owner of the
land shall have filed in the Office of the
county auditor the affidavit required in
said sct, the law itself then fixes the ap-
praisement for taxation at 81 per acre on
such reservation. and IL becomes the duty
of the auditor 10 place upon the duplicate
Tor taxation such reservation al the ap-
praised value Of 81 per acre. This APP
praisement Is the first to be made under
the new law, and the law itself fixes the
appraisement-
AT each recurring Quadrennial assess
ment Of real estate IL is the duty of the
assessor 90 personally examine each of
the forest reservations and ascertain If
the reservation has in all respects been
maintained and preserved as required by
law: and IL he so finds he shall then APP
praise such reservation at 81 per acre
In brief the law makes the first appraise-
ment and the assessor makes each subse-
ouent appraisement at 81 per acre pro-
viding the reservation has been preserved
and maintained as required by law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
AUSTIN UNDER ARREST
Charged with Assaulting and Robbing
Miss Lydia BIumberg.
10 EAST WASHINGTON STREET.

Benjamin Austin, of 5S3 Bates street,
was arrested yesterday by Detectives Crit
fin and Asch. He is charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill and with
robbery.
Saturday night Miss Lydia Blumberg, of
1924 Naomi street, was assaulted near her
home and found unconscious on the side
walk some time later by a Mr.. Griffith.
who lives near. Her condition indicated
vicious assault and her eyes and face
were much dishgured. She was taken TO
her home. and when she recovered con-
seriousness, said that Austin had followed
her and choked her. Two dollars was
taken from her pocket book
Tuesday Austin is said to have called
at the house and inquired for the young
woman This. with the previous report
OF the assault and robbery made to the
police. led them to place him under ar
rest. Austin had several times called up
on Miss Blumberg, and Is said to have
threatened her life. Austin is a brother
to John Austin, a painter, who was re-
Gently sentenced 10 the penitentiary for
shooting Mrs. Matilda Moore, of 500 East
New York street, about two months ago.
Austin Is an employe of the Eldridge Lum-
Der Company. He declined to talk of the
case, but when questioned by Captain of
Detectives Kinney told conflicting stories.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
MAKE GOOD REPORTS
THE REPUBLICANS ARE ORGANIZING
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Chairman HernIy Not I'm the City This
Week-PoliticaI Gossip
of Interest.

Chairman Hernly was absent from Re-
publican State committee headquarters
yesterday and the day before and 1t was
announced that he had gone to his home
at New Castle. Secretary Bigler is In
charge of the place and is sending out a
great deal of typewriter matter over the
State. People from different parts OF the
State drop in at headquarters nearly every
day and bring excellent reports Of Repub-
lican organization over the State.
One of the callers yesterday was Samuel
Stricler, chairman of the Republican COM
mittee of Grant county. Mr.. Stricler an
nounced that Marion is preparing for the
most prosperous season it has ever had.
He says the Republicans of Grant county
are well organized and that the prospects
are bright for Republican success.
Grant Kitchener OF Valparaiso. secretary
of the Lincoln League of the State, was
expected at Republican headquarters yes
terday, TO arrange for making this city the
headquarters OF the league during the
coming campaign. II has been decided
that the league is to come here and Sec
rotary Kitchener will probably have his
office in the Majestic building the floor
occupied by the State committee. The
league will then work in conjunction with
the State committee. The league will have
charge of the Republican clubs in the diff
ferent counties of the State.
The next meeting of any consequence to
be held at Republican headquarters will
be the meeting next week of the delegates
to the national convention. They will meet
here to arrange for the trip. Harry b.
Gates, one of the delegates from this dis
trict. said last night that a considerable
number would go from this city. He
thought at least enough people would go
TO require three sleeping cars.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
THE MANUFACTURERS CLUB.
Matters of Interest Discussed at the
Monthly Dinner.

The monthly meeting of the Indianapolis
Manufacturers Club was held at the Com
mercial Club last night. There was an at
tendance of about forty. and the dinner
that was served was enjoyed by all present.
The club proposes TO enlarge its mem
bership. and to this end committees were
appointed to visit all the manufacturers in
the city and get them interested to the
point of joining the club. The CONNER
cial Museum and Auditorium scheme was
Endorsed by resolution, with a promise of
moral and financial support
Horace Z. Kinney. president of the Power
Hall Company. reported that the deal for
the necessary real estate had been closed
and the work OF construction would soon
begin. The local manufacturers club, the
most important organization of the kind in
the State, decided last night to invite the
Indiana Manufacturers Club to join hands
with IL. The club will have one more
meeting before the monthly gatherings are
discontinued for the summer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
LAST OF RECEIvERsHIP.
The Amount Distributed Among In
dinnapOlis National Creditors.

Edward Hawkins. receiver of the Indian
apolis National Bank, announced the end
of the trust yesterday. The controller of
the currency has authorized a 1 per cent.
dividend, which makes a total OF 81 per
cent, or s671. 900. paid on the aggregate
claims, which amounted to s1.00O,O0O. The
bank failed July a. 1893, and Mr.. Hawkins
was appointed receiver Aug. 3, 1898. The
first dividend declared was 25 per cent, and
since that time they have been smaller. The
Big Four Railroad Company was one of the
heavy depositors, and its suit to recover
was the last to be settled. 1t was compro-
missed, but the basis of settlement was
never made public, and will not be until
authorized by the controller of the cur
rency. AS soon as the checks are made out
and forwarded to Washington Mr.. Hawkins
will appear before Judge Baker, of the
Federal Court, to be discharged. The
amount Mr.. Hawkins is to get for handling
the receivership may be made known when
he is discharged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10

The new members of the Irvington town
board have taken the oath of office Be-
fore the old board retired resolution was
adopted thanking ]. C. Barnhill. the retir-
ing president, for his work during his term
of Office. James L. Kingsbury was chosen
president and w. b. Downey vice president
for the new year. AS trustee of the Sec
ond district, Theodore d. Layman sue
ceeded himself: Carey j. Ward succeeded
j. c. Barnhill in the Third district, and in
the Fifth. Harvey Coonse took the place of
III. L. Brown. Samuel v. McGaughey was
selected clerk and j. II. F. Tompkins as
treasurer. Samuel III. Smith succeeds him
self as marshal. The new board will have
the granting OF a franchise 10 the Indianap-
oils and Greenfield Electric Railway, which
has laid its tracks TO the limits of Irving
ton. The board will hold its next meeting
next Monday night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
MEETING AT GREENWOOD
OF the women's Foreign Missionary
Society of This District.

The forty-fourth semi-annual meeting of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
for the Indianapolis district was held in
Greenwood NJ. E. Church yesterday. an
attendance of more than two hundred being
present. Mrs. f. A Sullivan. president of
the district. presided over the meeting,
which was opened with prayer by Mrs. f.
A. Guthrie
Mrs. ]. l.. F. Steeg. district superintend-
ent of the children's mission band, read an
interesting paper on the work. 1t was
shown by the reports of the auxiliary COM
mittees that eight new auxiliaries had been
established since the last meeting. and
that in the last six months s., 235 had been
collected by the district. The district sup
ports two teachers. one In Asia and one in
China: fifteen scholarships. ten famine
orphans and ten Bible women. There are
eleven hundred members enrolled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10

Webb Jay. agent of Frick & Cor of this
city. and w. v. Thompson. of the Bruins
wick-Balke-C ollender Company, Of Chicago,
have leased the building at 119 and 121 West
Market street, which they will remodel for
a "City Club" The plan is along the line
OF similar clubs in other cities. and will be
under the management of Robert McCrae.
who has had charge of Kinsley's in Chi
cago for eighteen years. The ground floor
will be converted into buffet, billiard room
and cafe, and the second floor will con-
tain three public bowling alleys. There will
be four alleys on the third floor for the use
of the City Club and other private clubs
and parties. The improvements will repre-
sent an investment of $4,000 to $4,000, and
an effort will be made to have the place
open some time in June. The club will be
regularly organized with a large member
shin
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
TAGGART AND MORss
Return Home After an Extensive
Western Trim.

Mayor Thomas Taggart and Editor s.
E. Morss arrived home yesterday morn
ing from an extensive Western trip. Both
deny that the jaunt had any political sig
nificance and assert that they talked very
little of politics while they were gone. The
mayor made the trip because he thought
1t might benefit his health, he said. He
visited Arizona, California. New Mexico
and Mexico. He says he was delighted
with the country and had fine time. AT
Nogales. Ariz, they met former County
Treasurer William Fl. Schmidt, who was
looking well and appeared to be enjoying
himself. Mr.. Taggart declares he did not
go West to see William Jennings Bryan
and did not see him. Mr.. Morss says his
business in the West was of a nature that
does not concern or interest the public.
Mayor Taggart said he did not care to
talk of the attempted impeachment of city
officials. as he had not kept track of the
proceedings The mayor says his health
was much improved by the trip.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
CONTRACTORS ARE WARY
THEY REFUSE TO BID ON A STREET
IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT.
VIII Wait for a Ruling by the SUI
preme Court ON Judge Aliens
DecisiOn-Municipal Affairs.

Street Improvement contractors of this
city will probably wait until the Supreme
Court gives ruling on the recent decision
of Judge Allen before submitting bids for
improvement contracts. The Board of
Works was to have received bids yesterday
for the Improvement of Palmer street from
Shelby street to Ringgold avenue. but not
a bid came in. A remonstrance was filed
against the proposed Improvement by At
torney Ignatius Brown, representing Annie
M. Teck. She is nonresident and COM
plains that the benefits of the improvement
would not equal the expense and that the
improvement law is unconstitutional.
The board ordered the Improvement reso-
lutions which are ready for the appraisers
to be held in allegiance for the present.
This is another effect Of Judge Aliens de-
cision.
A suit will be brought within few days
in the state and federal courts to test the
charter. The suit grows out of the de-
cision of the Board of Public Works in or
dering a small sewer for East Michigan
street instead of an eight-foot sewer, as
was petitioned for by many Of the property
owners in that part of the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
A Deluge of schlatters.

Citizens of Indianapolis may now have
full opportunity to compare the effective
ness of divine healing as practiced by
'Schlatter.'' DR.. Charles Mclean, who
claimed to be the original Denver Schlat-
ter, opened UP for business in Armstrong
styling himself Francis Schlatter, with his
wife, came here from Kokomo and will
enter into competition with the first conner.
The wife does all the talking and charges
that Mclean Is an impostor and that they
have driven him out of several cities where
they have met before. Mclean claims not
to have met the other man and his wife.
The latest arrivals were in the city for
about a week last summer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
WARDEN sHIDELER's REPORT.
Il shows the Financial Condition of
the State Prison.

Warden George A. II. Shideler, of the
Indiana State Prison, yesterday filed his
report for the six months ending April 80.
800, with Governor Mount. The receipts
Of the institution from all sources. except
Ing the appropriations, amounted in the six
months to s26.5o So. the receipts being $sls 80
larger than the receipts shown In the re-
port made TO the State Board of Charities
for the same period. The reason for this is
that the amount of $61950 was reported to
Oct. 81. 1889
The report also shows that 1900 heads of
cabbage and 900 bushels of onions were
given 10 the Reformatory and 5000 heads of
at Lafayette. for which the institution re-
ceived no pay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
QUARANTINE RAISED.
The Board of Health Acts in SMALL
pox Cases.

The Board of Health has begun to raise
the quarantine placed on houses where
cases Of smallpox were found within the
last month. The house of James Martin,
No. 16 Walcott street, where Claude Stan
ley was stricken with the disease, was
fumigated yesterday and the quarantine
lifted. Stanley contracted the disease at
Columbus, o., where he was exposed to 1t
while making one of his regular trips to
that city. In case no more smallpox cases
are reported in families now under quaran-
tine the board will order several other
houses fumigated this week and the quar-
antine raised.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10

Kindness and gentleness are said to be
the solution of Professor Gentrys success
in the management of animals. In re-
cent interview he is quoted as having said:
Kindness is the only method / pursue in
training my animals for exhibition" And
he added: 1.-THE gentleness with which ]
handle them and the love Of the work has,
think, allowed me to go further in their
education than any other man in similar
line" The entire company of dogs and
ponies. over 200 in number, are to exhibit
in this city, under their tent, for six days,
beginning Monday, May IA. Matinees
daily, except Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10

At the regular meeting Of the board Of
directors of the Indiana Trust Company,
held Monday, the usual semi-annual divi-
dend of 2sk per cent was declared and 5000
added to the surplus fund, making this
fund $4,000 At the annual meeting of the
stockholders yesterday, the following were
elected directors for the ensuing year: Will
liam F. Piel, ST.. Frederick Fahnley, AL
bert Lieber James +. Failey, o. N. Frenzel,
James Proctor, E. G. Cornelius. Edward
Hawkins H. w. Lawrence, DR.. Henry
Jameson and j. p. FrenZel. The newly
elected board of directors organized i'm
mediately after the meeting and reelected
the following officers: President, j. p. Fren-
eel; first vice president Frederick Fahnley;
second vice president, =. G. Cornelius; Sec
rotary, John A. Butler.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
Only One New Case.

Only one new case of smallpox has de-
veloped in Irvington this week and it is
a very mild one. Miss Marie Martin,
student, under quarantine in the Carver
home is the victim.
The quarantine was removed from the
Richey home and Professor Ames was also
released from confinement. The college
thought his resumption of work might
cause some alarm and though the physi-
clans thought there would be no danger
he will not do so for short time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10

German House last evening. The pro-
gramme was an enjoyable one, and con-
tanned twenty-three numbers for piano and
mandolin, guitar and banjo. The Capital
City Mandolin Club, composed OF twenty
nine performers, played Fowells Riverside
Waltz" The remaining participants were
Misses Cecile Bell. Amber Asbury. Helen
Noll. Hazel Vliet, Florence Schwankhaus
Martha Anderson, Helen Caldwell. Cecilc
Mitchell, Marguerite Turner. Helen Will
hanson, Amelia or. Hazel Pasquire. Leah
Roberts and Messrs. Alexander Vonnegut.
Frederick Dunmeyer, Joseph Nathan and
Oscar Boyer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10

A Ninth district Republican insists that
Capt. d. F. Allen will be the Democratic
nominee for Congress in his district despite
the report that Captain Allen wrote let
ter to a friend declining to be a candidate
for the nomination. Ex-Judge Theodore p.
Davis, of Noblesville has announced that
he will not be candidate, and il Captain
Allen Is out of the race the contest is be-
tween Attorney George Harvey, of Craw-
fordsville and John McCardle, of New
Richmond. 1t Is said, however, that Mr.
McCardle does not care to become a candi-
date on account of the illness of his wife.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
How work Worked.

The chief of police Of Clinton. Ill. came
here last night for Frank Work. recently
arrested by the Indianapolis police as a
fugitive. 1t is said that ne worked among
the farmers there selling medicines, thresh-
ing machines. and in fact. anything they
wanted. collecting a portion Of the pur-
chase price, but failing TO return and de-
liver the articles. He claims TO be a nephew
OF DR.. Work, of Hot Springs, Ark.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10

Attorney Harding. who conducted the re-
cent investigation before the Council COM
mittee on investigation and impeachment,
said last night that in case his orders to
City Clerk Geckler to notify the city con-
troller and members Of the Board of Safety
to be ready for trial on charges preferred
by the Council committee were not carried
out he will mandate the clerk. Attorney
Harding claims the Council must try the
city controller and Board of Safety on
the charges preferred. Notwithstanding the
fact that the Council voted against accept
ing the report of the committee recon-
mending Impeachment. The members Of
the committee and Attorney Harding will
insist on the Council trying the cases.
Deputy City Attorney Bell gave City
Clerk Geckler an oral opinion yesterday
in which he told the clerk to pay no at
tention to the orders of Attorney Harding.
Attorney Bell will give a written opinion
to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10

Health reports to the State Board of
Health for April show that the following
diseases increased in area of prevalence
over the preceding month: Intermittent
fever. pleuritis. measles, diarrhoea, erysipe-
las. whooping cough. Inflammation of bow
els. dysentery. cholera morbus and cholera
infantum. The diseases which decreased in
area of prevalence were: Rheumatism, ton
silitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, influenza,
scarlet fever, typhoid fever. diphtheria and
Group, puerperal fever and cerebro-spinal
meningitis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
Arrive at INDIANAPOLIS.
BIG FOUR ROUTE.
Special Reduced Rates from Indian.
apolis and Corresponding Rates
from Other stations.

$50 to Chicago and return, account Meth
odist Episcopal General Conference, May 1,
2. and H. returning till June l.
$3.50 st. Louis and return, account Cen
eral Assembly Presbyterian Church, May
Is. is, q and 70, returning on June l.
Homeseekers' excursions in all directions.
including Denver, Colorado Springs and
Pueblo, May / and 5, June S and 10.
SIG to Washington. d. c., return May ID.
20 and Il, account Imperial Council Mystic
Shrine, returning till May Is.
$3.50 Cincinnati and return on May and
g. returning on May IL. account Peoples
party national convention.
$40 Cincinnati and return, May Music
Festival. Tickets sold May s, g. TO- II and
IL; returning till May Ia.
For tickets and information call at Big
Four office or address the undersigned.
H. NJ. BRONSON.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
PETITION FILED.
VIII Have Three Camp Fires.

The camp fires committee of the @. A. R.
encampment has issued its programme for
the meeting next week. There will be three
camp fires. all held on the evening Of May
Is. The one at Tomlinson Hall will be in
charge OF Smiley N. Chambers. H. D. Vo-
ris. ]. E. Cleland and Robert Geddes; the
one at Roberts Park Church will be man
sged by j. L. McMaster, DR.. John H OIL
yer and II. c. Adams, and the one at
Fletcher-place Church by j. w. Foster, w.
II. Hart and Carey Mcpherson James
Whitcomb Riley will recite ''Old Glory at
Roberts Park Church.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
Prize bowling Contests.

The prize bowling contests at the indie
pendent Turner alleys last night were in
teresting. The prize winners were as fol-
lows: Ladies section. Mrs. Jungclaus. Mrs.
Ella Ballman, Mrs. Gardner. Mrs. Jose.
Mrs. Woerner and Mrs. j. Mueller; gentle
mems section. Ed Santo. A. Dicks. A. Holt.
Charles Gardner, Charles or and f.
kroeckert.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10

The funeral of Christian Keeper, fifty
seven years of age, who died Tuesday night
at his home, 1924 Union street, will be held
tomorrow afternoon at the Evangelical
Lutheran Church. Mr.. Koepper was born
in Germany in 1913 and came TO this coun-
try In 1864. He was for many years In the
wholesale liquor business here A widow
and five children survive him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
A Way Ont Of IL.

The recent decision of Judge Allen may
not stop all street improvements in the
city. for in case all property owners on
street to be improved will sign a waiver of
their rights to bring suit against the city
the Board Of Public Works may arrange
with the contractors to proceed with tie
work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10

The following companies were incorpor-
atec yesterday:
The Indianapolis Arm. Bracket and Pin
Company. of Indianapolis: capital stock.
$40. 900: directors. John II. Mayors, o. NJ
Sears and Robert McOuat.
The Arnold Contract Company, OF Leav-
enworth. capital stock 50, 600; directors. j.
b. Collins. r. c. Arnold and j. Fl. Doc
little.
The Leavenworth Planning and Light
Company. OF LeGvenworth: capital stock.
81 900: directors. r. c. Arnold, Walter Sic
bert and Fannie Whitcomb.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10

An application was made to Governor
Mount yesterday for requisition on the
Governor of Missouri for the return to this
State Of Andrew Jackson, who Is under ar
rest at st. Louis. Jackson is wanted at
Evansville for burglary.
Farmer Injured While Drunk.
Allen Shaw. farmer living four miles
south Of the city, was committed at police
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10

Albert Cafe. travelling salesman from
Paris, France, Is at the Bates. He comes
TO America once a year in the interests of
his firm. of which he is one OF the MEM
bers. He spends about four months In the
United States each year. Mr.. Cafe says
that travellers are able TO find better ac-
commodations I'm the United States than
in any other country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10

til Saturday night. The women in charge
for. In addition to the sale. entertainments
will be given tomorrow and Saturday
evenings.