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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-18
BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE.
CONTRACT AWARDED.

SONIhACI AWAhDED.
The board awarded the contract for paw
ing with brick the roadway of the first al
ley south of Ohio street, from Alabama
street to the first alley east thereof, to the
Capitol Paving and Construction Company,
at Sf cents per lineal foot on each side OF
said alley, complete.
REMONSTRANCE FILED.
A. w. Gunkel flied his written remon-
STRANGE against the award. of damages and
assessment of benefits on account of the
opening of keystone avenue from the c.,
c., G. & st. L. tracks to Southeastern av-
enue. The board deferred action on the
approval of final assessment roll
APPRAISERS REPORT
John r. Welch, Joel A Baker and August
l.. Woerner, the appraisers appointed to
estimate the aggregate value, exclusive of
improvements thereon, of the real estate
abutting on the first alley west of Reisner
street, from the first alley south of Morris
street TO Lambert street, filed their writ
ten report, fixing said appraisement at
$S,437.50.
PETITIONS FILED.
The Indianapolis e. Greenfield Rapid
Transit Company filed with the hoard its
written petition asking permission to use
its interurban cars in the city. The petition
was referred to the city attorney.
Petitions were filed for the vacation of
the first alley west of Pine street, from
Ohio street TO the first alley running east
and west, and for paving with cement and
curbing the west sidewalk of Nickel street
from McCarty street to Ray street.
CONTRACT AND BOND APPROVED.
Tho board approved the contract and
bond in behalf Of ]. E. McCray for grad
ing the roadway of Twentieth street from
Central avenue to College avenue
ASSESSMENT ROLL APPROVED.
The board allowed final estimate and ap-
proved an assessment roll in behalf of Jo-
seph X. Cooper for paving with brick the
roadway of Market street from Senate av-
enue TO West street.
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OFF FOR THE SOUTH.


The Retail Lumber Dealers Association of
Indiana ended its meeting yesterday in a
rather informal session at the Grand
Hotel.
The committee on nominations presented
the following candidates: President, S. p.
Stroup. Waldron; vice president. j. w.
Pinnell. Indianapolis; directors, William
Buddenbaum, Indianapolis; c. a. Hub
bard Martinsvile: Barney c. Smith, South
Bend; H. l.. McIlvaine. Vincennes.
The new board OF directors then elected
r. X Williams. of Hartford City. secretary
and treasurer for another year.
The Unexpectedly large number OF ap-
pllcants for places on the excursion train
for Jacksonville. Fla, made IL necessary
TO add another Pullman TO the train, and
at 9:l5 last night five Pullmans. a baggage
car and commisary car We're pulled out
over the Pennsylvania road for Louisville,
the first stage OF the journey TO Florida.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-18
TURNER MURDER TRIAL
THE TESTIMONY OF ELSIE TURNER
Is EXCLUDED BY THE JUDGE.
Excitement Caused by n Newspaper
Paragraph-The Parsley Will
Case-Court Gossip.

An innocent newspaper paragraph has
stirred up the relatives of Elsie Turner.
the colored woman who came here to
testify against John Turner. who is being
tried in the Criminal Court for the murder
of his wife. Elsie Turner claims she was
married to Turner in Jacksonville and that
while they lived together he assaulted
her.
A few evenings ago Deputy Prosecutor
John NJ. Wall was discussing the Turner
woman with a newspaper reporter and in
a joking way remarked that she had dis
appeared. AT least that is the way the
reporter caught it and not catching the
ocular tone in the deputy prosecutor
voice. he wrote a paragraph for his paper
in relation to Mrs. Turner'S alleged dis
appearance 1t appears that the news of
the disappearance quickly reached Jeffer-
sonville and Louisville where the relatives
of Elsie Turner reside. Yesterday in the
midst of the trial Prosecutor Pugh received
a telegram from one of the woman's anx-
ious relatives. 1t said: Find Elsie Tur-
ner and send her home Immediately"
The woman has not disappeared and was
very much in evidence yesterday when
Prosecutor Pugh attempted to have her go
on the witness stand and testify against
Turner. The defense objected to her testi-
mony and Judge Healing decided that the
woman could not testify. She claims she
was married to Turner in 1894 in Jefferson
vile and that they separated in 1895. She
says no divorce was granted. A number of
witnesses testified yesterday on the insan-
ity feature of the case.
During the morning attorneys began their
argument, John M. Wall opening for the
State. He referred to the defense's theory
Of blood poisoning in Mrs. Turner's case
and held that If this was the cause of the
woman's death the man who inflicted the
wounds that caused blood poisoning should
be held responsible.
Attorney Frank Hendricks, for the de-
Tense, followed Mr.. Wall He insisted that
Mrs. Turner's death was not due to the
wounds but to some other cause-blood
poisoning perhaps He intimated that on
account of the youth and inexperience Of
hospital physicians the woman did not re-
oeive the proper treatment. Attorney John
f. McCray followed Mr.. Hendricks, but
did not conclude last night. He will finish
to-day and the case will then go to the
jury
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MAYOR is CONSIDERING
1T Is NOT LIKELY HE WILL SIGN IN
vEsTIGATION RESOLUTION.
Council Committee Hears from Some
Discharged housekeeping Com
tract-City Affairs.
Mayor Taggart has not yet signed the

Mayor Taggart has not yet signed the
resolution adopted by the City Council
Monday night calling for an investigation
by the committee on investigation and i'm
parchment, but he says he will consider
the matter before long. The members OF
the committee are now comforting with the
discharged policemen and firemen and have
received a few replies to the letters sent
out by Councilman Dallar, a member OF
the committee. asking them what they
would be willing TO testify TO If the in
vestigation takes place. Several of the
answers from the ex-policemen state that
they are willing TO go on the stand and
tell what they know.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-18
A PROTECTIVE MEASURE
USE OF SAFETY PAPER To PRE-
VENT TICKET COMMUNICATING.
Numerous Applications for Railroad
Positions-The ID. q o. BOrrows
Forty Locomotives.

The universal use of safety paper for
printed coupons or interlined tickets have
been subject that has presented itself at
each annual meeting OF the American AS
sociation of General Passenger and Ticket
Agents for several years. and the obstacles
to its general adoption have been numerous,
but at the last meeting a paper affording
the protective quality was submitted and
unanimously adopted. The necessary reg
ulation and legal assurance to surround its
manufacture and use have been met Jan.
1, 1901, has been selected as the date for
the general adoption of this new paper,
and on that date all the leading railways
will have their tickets printed on such pa
per. The transportation lines, like the
United States government, have been an
noyed and suffered great loss by counter
feiters. and the favorable outcome of eff
forts of the passenger officials in securing
paper that will furnish the necessary
safeguard will no doubt relieve them of
a very harassing condition and at the same
time work no inconvenience to the pur-
chaser of the ticket The Perfect Safety
Paper Company, of Franklin. o.. will be
the sole manufacturer of this paper. which
registered at the United States Patent Of
fee, and to be furnished in green, canary,
salmon, blue, pink and white. The firm
has been heavily bonded and will only sup
ply such printing houses with this partic-
ular paper as have been properly licensed
by the American Association of General
Passenger Ticket Agents 70 use It. This
list includes twenty-one of the leading rail-
road printing and stationery houses of
the United States. Each firm is required to
provide suitable room for the safe keep
ing Of this paper, and to account to the
Franklin Company for all paper used in
printing tickets, or that may be spoiled
in their preparation. None of these condi-
lions will increase the cost of printing
tickets over those now in use This plan of
protecting the roads has been study of
the general passenger and ticket agents of
the leading roads of the country, and is
more general than any movement ever
taken by this class of railroad officials.
Roads east and west. north and south.
all acquiesced in its adoption, which will
protect the road against it's tickets being
counterfeited fully as much as il does a
national bank from its issue of bills being
counterfeited. 1t is believed that by the
time set for the safety paper to come into
general use every road In the country will
have adopted it,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-18

TO the Editor OF the indianapolis Journals
A very good. probably the best and most
central site for the art building would be
the quarter Of the square fronting west on
Capitol avenue. opposite the north part
OF the Statehouse grounds, being the late
residence OF Governor Hendricks and Oliver
II. Smith. This property Is a square acre
OF ground, and "A building as large as the
city Library could be built upon it. so re-
moved from any exposure as TO be abso-
lutely free from danger OF fire from with
out. The property could probably be
ton. c.
Indianapolis. Jan. II.
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THE COURT RECORD.
SUPERIOR COURT.


Room John l.. McMaster, Judge.
Atlas Thompson VS.. Valentine Born: for
possession of chattels. Evidence heard and
taken under Amusement
James Barnitt VS.. John Thacter; on note.
Finding and judgment for plaintin VS.. de-
PENDANT for 1913 and costs.
Room FLAMES M. feathers, Judge.
Emily A. league VS.. Citizens Street.
railway Company; damages. Jury in
sarah Kroot VS. Ephraim Kroot; divorce.
Decree granted plaintiff; Judgment against
plaintiff for costs.
Room 3-vinson Carter, Judge.
The Indianapolis Trust Company, trus-
tee, VS.. Carrie L. Schmidt, ct al; fore
closure. Finding, due $1,120.A; decree fore
closure.
Darwin B. Douglass. ct al, VS.. William
s. Stuckenberg, ct all; quo warranto.
Finding for REALTORS and Judgment of GUS
ter against defendant. Judgment against
defendant for costs.
Cora Hebus vs.. Milland Humes, eft al. {;
damages. Verdict for plaintiff for S223.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Henry Clay Allen, Judge.
Maggie Alderman VS.. Frank Alderman;
divorce. Dismissed by plaintiff. Judg-
ment against plaintiff for costs.
Clara M. Coon VS.. Carl Coon; divorce.
Defendant defaulted; submitted to court;
evidence heard. Finding for plaintiff; de-
cree of divorce; plaintiffs maiden name,
Clara May Engle, restored. Judgment
against plaintiff for costs.
On motion of Morris NJ Townley, Otis Z.
Hawkins was admitted to the bar.
William e. Mick, ct al, VS.. John A. Pur-
year, eft al; for commissions. Dismissed
by plaintiff costs paid.
On motion of Harry e. Negley, James w.
Christian was admitted to the bar.
Margaret Paisley VS.. James Paisley, ct
al; partition. Submitted to jury.
NEW SUITS FILED.
The Adams Brick Company VS.. William
M. Aughinbaugh, ct al; mechanics lien.
Superior Court, Room 2.
Marion Bond Company, trustees. VS..
Georgina Smith, ct al; improvement lien.
Superior Court, Room 3.
Albert s. Upham Minnie NJ. Upham;
divorce. Superior Court, Room 2.
Clara b. Beatty VS.. John r. Beatty; d.
vorce. Circuit Court.
Daisy Bennerschiedt VS.. Carl Benner-
schiedt; divorce. Superior Court, Room 1.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-18

Indianapolis and LOganspOrt Trac
ton Company Wants to Run Cars.

ton Company wants I'D Kun Sars.
Attorney Floyd Woods filed a petition
late yesterday afternoon in behalf of the
Indianapolis & Logansport Traction Com
pany with the Board of Works, asking
that permission be granted that company
to run it's cars over the tracks of the In
dianapols Street-railway Company in this
city. The petition states that IL is the de-
sire to enter the city by way OF North
western avenue to Twenty-first street
thence east TO Illinois street, south to
Washington, east to Meridian, south tc
Maryland, west TO Illinois and to the Union
Station. The new line will carry passen-
gers, mail, express and freight.
Like other requests made by interurbar
lines the Indianapolis d Logansport Trac-
ton Company will ask that they be per-
mitted to charge local passengers in In
dianapolis fare of cents SO as to dis
courage the Indianapolis public from using
the cars in this city to the detriment OF
passengers TO other cities on the line. The
petition was signed by President George
j. Marott, of the company. 1t is the de-
sire of the company to begin work very
soon so as to have the line completed the
coming summer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-18

PLY bad luck has followed me- / know
not what evil spirit yesterday at IL o'clock
came over me-" The testator went on to
speak of his son Albert and what he had
intended to do for him and then said: For
Albert there is nothing left He has re
ceived enough and been ruined by it, The
testator requested that all his acquaint-
ances, friends and enemies forgive him
and asked that God have mercy on his
soul. The will was offered for probate by
the Marion Trust Company. The court de-
clined to probate the codieils because they
had not been witnessed or at least there
were no signatures attached. The will was
probated. Albert Schnable, one of the sons
is a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-18

The Pullman Company WILL on Jan. 81.
abandon building street cars and utilize the
plant for car repair shops.
One OF the big Glass H-6 engines on the
Pittsburg a. Lake Erie road hauled
through Youngstown a train one mile In
length.
The Kentucky and Indiana bridge and
terminals al Louisville will be sold to-day
20 the highest bidder. The upset price on
the bridge proper is 100000
p. III. Doyle. assistant engineer on the
Hocking Valley road, was buried yester-
day at Columbus, o. He had been In the
engineering department since 1853.
B. ID. Caldwell. recently appointed traffic
manager OF the Lackawana road. Is on a
Western trip. He began his railroad career
on the Terre Haute q Indianapolis.
The engineering department OF the Lake
Shore has plans prepared for a new depot
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-18
A New Rule Adopted.

The new Board of Public Works will
make a change in the way acquisitions
have been drawn in the city department
and hereafter all acquisitions will have to
be signed by the members of the board be-
fore the articles are purchased. Heretofore
the various departments have issued requi-
sitions for supplies which were signed by
the clerk of the board and after the arti-
cles were bought then the acquisitions were
handed to the board for its signature.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-18
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Mrs. Helms Gets a Verdict.

for 1928 against Willard Humes and others,
in Room g. Superior Court, yesterday. The
evidence showed that Mrs Helms's hus-
band took $500 of her money in 1897 to pur-
chase one thousand dollars worth of
.'green goods" The money was turned over
to Humes, who failed to return with the
''green goods" but instead claimed he had
been robbed Of the money Helms had given
him. The $23 extra awarded by the jury
was for interest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-18

The case of ]. M. Pritchett against
James C. Cox, sheriff of Knox county, was
filed on appeal In the Supreme Court yes
terday. Pritchett was arrested on the
charge Of having in his possession tram
BILE net and was afterward locked up on the
mittimus of the constable in the Knox
county Jail. He sued for writ Of habeas
corpus praying for his release. but this
was denied him by the Knox county Circuit
Court whereupon he filed exceptions to the
ruling and appealed to the Supreme Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-18
Mary Ebersole,s Shit.

Mary Ebersole. by her attorney, Is seek
ing to have the Old Wayne Mutual Life
Insurance Company show cause in the Su-
perior Court why its affairs should not be
wound up. Mrs. Ebersole was granted
Judgment against the company in Missouri,
but has been unable to collect what is due
her. She brought suit for receiver, and
is now asking that the company be required
to make some kind of an answer by Satur-
dav
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-18

A new passenger committee was formed
at New York yesterday by the general pas
senger agents connected with the Trunk
Line Association. They also adopted a set
of rules for maintaining the agreement
made last December, which provides for
the anti-commission and rate maintaining
questions. A report was presented in the
morning by the committee on rules which
paraphrased the agreement. The name of
the organization is the Joint Passenger
Committee. 1t is composed of representa-
tives of the following railroads: The New
York Central, the Pennsylvania, the Erie
the Baltimore & Ohio, the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern, the Chesapeake 81
Ohio, the Cincinnati. Chicago & st. Louis,
the Delaware, Lackawana & Western, the
Lehigh Valley. the Lake Shore, the Michi-
gan Central, the West Shore, the Grand
Trunk. the New York. Ontario & Western,
the New York, Chicago & st. Louis, the
Toledo. ST. Louis & Kansas City, the Van
its lines east OF the Mississippi river, with
the exception of the line between Chicago
and st. Louis. By the new rules these
roads are barred from passenger rate cut
ting, direct or indirect, can pay no commits
sion on passenger traffic, must decline to
be made parties in rate cutting with other
connecting lines, and must collect full
rates for any business originating on a con-
Meeting line not in the agreement. Any
difference of opinion will be settled by arbi-
tration. A committee will be chosen at
each meeting, but l.. p. Farmer will hold
the position of secretary permanently.
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FOUND.

FOUND-A bunch OF keys, on Market street
owner can have same by calling GEORGE
p REUBENS. Saks x ca.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-18
The Sweeping Contract.

The members of the Board of Works
conferred with the bidders for the street
sweeping again yesterday afternoon to
arrange some plan whereby the sweeping
can be done within the appropriation OF
$4,000 for that purpose. The contract will
probably be awarded Friday morning and
Charles Stuckmeyer will no doubt receive
the contract.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-18
No Change I'm the II. & O. Directory.

The annual meeting Of the shareholders Of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad postponed
from time TO time since last November,
was held yesterday. The board of direct
ors and the old officers were reelected.
The seventy-third annual report, for the
year ending June 80, 1899. shows an income
of SO, 200 2l1. 46. OF which $20.055. 66i.27 was
from freight traffic; s5.65O.664.S1 from pas
senger traffic; s177,204. % from mail; $685.
406.79 express, and the balance from mis-
cellaneous sources. The net earnings from
operations were $6.4Si, 1874, to which is
added 1856, 2S9S9 income from other
sources. The taxes, rentals, interest and
miscellaneous charges against income
were So. 1910. leaving net surplus of
1924, 72S 90. The income for six montns end
ing Dec. 81, 1899 the month of December
being partly estimated, was sl7,346.655, the
operating expenses were Sl0.T0142; inter-
est. rentals. taxes. etc, s.. 269, $780, leaving
a surplus for the six months OF $3.50. 5l3.
The figures for the six months for the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern show
gross earnings, s.. 7lS,S72; expenses, s2.527
272: net earnings. $l,l9l,60; interest, taxes,
etc, 1853, 900: surplus, S33S. COO
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One of the Philadelphia papers states
that the adoption of the pension plan of
the Pennsylvania system has flooded the
officials with applications for employment.
The report that hundreds of men would
be retired on the pension plan started the
applications, and they are coming in rap
idly. Thousands of young men are DESTROYS
of engaging in railroad work. many OF
them being sons of wealthy parents. The
last few months business has been so heavy
that many new men have been hired as
firemen or brakemen on freight trains,
but not many applications for positions
the Pennsylvania men for the passenger
service are selected. The officials of the
company employ tall, well built good look
ing passenger brakemen who stand in line
for promotion to conductorship, and instead
of promoting freight brakemen, as they
do on many roads, the Pennsylvania hires
new men for passenger service. The APP
plications for railroad positions are by
no means confined to the Pennsylvania
lines. There is not day but number
of men apply 4or positions on the Big Four
the Monon, the Cincinnati, Hamilton *
Dayton, and many other roads in the Cen
trail Traffic Association territory With all
railroads il Is the aim and object of the
managers to get educated and intelligent
men, and recommendations accompanying
the application count for considerable in
the way of securing the position, a we'll
written letter by the applicant often being
of value.
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STORAGE.

sTORAGE-The Union Transfer and Storage Com
pany. corner East Ohio street and Bee-line
tracks; only hrst-class storage solicited GRAFT
ING AND PACKING OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS
A SPECIALITY.
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wANTED-MIsCELLANEOUs,

WANTED-Old United States postage stamps,
for cash; must be on the original envelopes.
LEO KAHN, 1l06 South East. city.
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ADVERTISE, LETTER LIST.


Following is list of letters uncalled for In
Indianapolis Postofice Wednesday. jan IL. 1900.
Parties calling for same Will please give name
and date OF this list: