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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24
THE TRIALS OF FIREMEN
BOARD OF SAFETY REFUSES TO
MAKE CHARGES PUBLIC.
The Cases of Several Of the Men Will
He Heard TO-Day-Board of
WOrks-City Affairs.

The Board of Safety will now give a
hearing to the firemen who were dis
charged with the members of the police
department last December. Yesterday Fire
Chief Barrett and the members of the
board held secret conference. at which
Chief Barrett submitted charges against
the men discharged. There are few of
the number not mentioned. but it is said
charges will be filed against them later.
Charges were preferred against the follow
ing yesterday: ]. E. Steigelmeyer, John
" r. Allen, John Allen (colored), James
Horn, William Donovan, Albert Pease.
William Arnold r. L. Seibert, John V.
Miller.
A notice was sent to the men, notifying
them that they had been reapointed to the
positions they had occupied the fire de-
partment before the discharges of the men
on Dec Is. Written charges preferred
against the men affecting their standing
were sent to the discharged men. The let
ter further states that the charges will be
heard this morning at o'clock, when they
are requested to be present and make their
defense. On account of the filing of the
charges and the tendency of the trials the
the hearing and determination of the cases
by the board. In the cases of Charles
Wesby. John Robinson, John King and
William Delbrugge, they will be placed on
the firemen's pension fund. George Stapp.
who was discharged with the rest of the
firemen, will not have to stand trial, as he
was only serving on probation and was
never regularly appointed to the force.
The board will not give to the public the
specific charges against the firemen. Chair
man Roth stated last evening that several
of the firemen included in the list will re-
sign rather than have their cases tried
in public. 1t is said John w. Miller will
make a defense and the charges in his
case are given out. He is charged with
being unable to read and write, and for
that reason unable to perform his duties or
to make reports. After his dismissal he
is further charged with visiting the engine
assaulting his father-in-law, William
Ritchey
The charges against the other men are
said to be varied. There is said to be an
absence Of the charges of "winking and
congregating," as alleged in the cases
against the policemen, but there are
charges against the fremen Of criticising
superior officers and demoralizing the force.
Excessive drinking and ineff1ciency are also
set out. 1t is said in some of the cases the
firemen are charged with not doing their
duty at fires, by refusing to enter burning
buildings, etc, under instructions from the
chief. There are also said to be numerous
other minor charges. These cases Will all
charges to be preferred will be filed the
first of next week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24
Hitz Bakery
A PESSIMISTIC VIEW.
Rev. y. Cumming Smith Lectures at
Seventh Presbyterian.

Rev. J. Cumming Smith delivered an In
last nss.-t at the Seventh Presbyterian
Church on the subject of Mother Earth"
He said that the thing for the people to do
was to get near the ground In everything
they did. He said the people were becom-
ing too advanced, forgetting that the SIM
plest theme was the grandest theme. In
many respects education is a detriment,
a1d the old maxim that knowledge is
power IL erroneous. "In music the sim
plest chords are the sweetest" he said
and. though many people attend grand
opera and seem to become enthused with
its beauties. yet in reality they do not ap-
preciate 1t as well as the simple tune which
goes straight to the heart.
He said that he attended an opera once
and paid $ for seat merely TO hear Patti
sing, but was greatly disappointed until
she sang Home, Sweet Home" for an en-
music, brought back a flood OF recollec-
lions of his boyhood home that was worth
more to him than all the classical music in
the world. He said the trouble with the
most or the preachers nowadays was that
they were always striving with some great
metaphysical theme TO confuse their con-
gregations instead OF preaching to them
the simple gospel as found I'm the Bible
He said IL would be hard for any man to
attempt to describe the present status of
politics, but that IL was very certain that
many GA the politicians were getting beyond
their Depth He said that the simplest and
best methods had been forsaken in art,
politics, music, religion and everything else
that make up the sum OF human life and
that IL meant a backward step to human
fty- In closing he said that every one
would lead happier and better lives IL they
Kept closer to simplicity in everything they
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24
UNIQUE CASE RECALLED
BY THE SETTLEMENT OF THE HILL
CASE AT COLUMBUS.
1t Has to Do with the Son Of the Late
Ralph Hill Of This
City.

The case of Judith A. Keith and other
claimants against Edgar e. HILL son of the
late Judge Ralph Hill, of this city, was
compromised in the Circuit Court at CO.
lumbus yesterday afternoon. The suit as
originally filed was to set aside the probate
OF the will of May d. Hill, by which real
estate in Columbus to the value Of over
5000 was bequeathed to her husband. The
will was attacked on the theory of the un-
soundness of mind Of the testratrix. For
a consideration of $500 the plaintiffs re-
linquished their claim, and Hill will now
come into possession of the requests. The
case has been pending In the Bartholomew
Circuit Court since 1898.
May d. Keith, daughter of Colonel John
A. Keith, of Columbus was married to Ed
gar E. Hill nearly twenty years ago. The
young people were society leaders at the
time, and their marriage was opposed by
the father OF the young woman. Immedi-
ately after the wedding young Hill and
his bride left Columbus never to return to-
gether. They soon went abroad and lived
in London and on the continent. and finally
went upon the stage in musical roles I'M
der the stage name of Senior and Senorita
estranged and Mrs. Hill returned to the
United States In May 1896, woman COM
mitted suicide in the Colorado Hotel in
New York city. She had registered as
Mrs. Everett" The news of a strange,
foreign-looking womans suicide was cabled
to London. where it reached the eye Of
''Senor Zerega-" 1t Immediately aroused
his suspicious, and he cabled his father at
Indianapolis to investigate the matter. The
father, in company with an aunt of Mrs.
Hill, went to New York, identified the body
and had it brought to Columbus for inter-
ment. Soon after the interment the 'last
will and testament of May d. HilP' was
offered for probate, and the suit just COM
promised grew out of ii.
In 1898 another will, drawn in favor of
Judith A. Keith, an aunt Of the deceased,
was produced, devising the property to the
aunt during her lifetime, and at her death
to go in fee simple to others.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24
PARK BOARD AFFAIRS.
Lots in Riverside Park May Be Sold
Other Business.

Other Business.
The Board Of Park Commissioners is con-
sidering selling a few building lots at
Riverside Park. 1t has been the intention
of running boulevard along the east line
of the park from Eighteenth street to
Thirtieth street, but 1t is deemed advisable
to construct the boulevard $50 feet west Of
the east line of the park and convert the
15O-foot strip into residence property. The
board decided to change the route Of the
street cars to run north from Eighteenth
street to Thirtieth and return to Twenty
first street, thence east past the shooting
park and south to Eighteenth street.
The board received letter from the In
dianapolis Canoe Club saying it has pur-
chased one acre Of land of George Askren.
on White river on the north side of Thir-
tieth street. The club asks that condemna-
ton proceedings against the Askren prop
erty be not enforced against the club prop
erty.
The board formally accepted the bear
which was presented by w. p. Jungclaus.
erecting monument to Alexander Raj
ston in Monument square to the board and
the matter was referred to a committee
composed of c. Z. Coffin and w. Z. En-
glish. Five years ago fund of $500 was
raised for this purpose but it has never
been used. Mr.. Martindale wants the board
to take the money and by the city paying
the additional amount build a suitable
monument TO the memory of Ralston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24
POLICE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Programme for the Cincinnati
Meeting Is Arranged.

The programme for the national conven-
ton of chiefs Of police, to be held May s at
Cincinnati, has been arranged. Among the
features this year will be a souvenir vol
ume containing the speeches of the chiefs
read at the convention. Superintendent
Quigley, of this city, will have a paper on
Murders; How Police Officials Should
Look After Details" Other papers will be
read by Colonel Phil Deitsch, of Cincin-
natl; Robert Pinkerton, of New York; Will
liam A. Pinkerton. of Chicago; William 8.
Devery, of New York, and j. T. Jensen,
of Milwaukee. The object Of the souvenir
Is to preserve the papers. which 1T is be-
lieved will contain much valuable informa-
ton. Some of the subjects are "Extradi-
ton Cases." How Forgers Operate"
What Constitutes a Detective How
Safe-blowers Operate" 1.-THE Operations of
Porch Climbers" and Criminal Character
istics.''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24
HIS HIP CRUSHED.
Kirk Givens, a strcet-RaiIway EN-
ploye, Is Injured.

Kirk Givens, a laborer employed by the
Indianapolis Street-railway Company, had
his left hip crushed and the bones broken
yesterday afternoon at the McLean-place
stables while attempting to couple two
cars loaded with sand. He was removed
TO his home. 232S South Meridian street,
by Drs. Karchner and Griffith, of the City
Dispensary, where the fractures were re-
duCed.
Givens and other workmen were try
ing 10 push two cars loaded with sand into
the barns, but on account of the weight
were unable to run the cars around the
curve. A motor car was attached to one
and he was injured while making the coup
ling. He claimed the coupling bars were
bent and thus allowed one to slip past the
other. He was severely injured about
month ago by ladder on which a work.
man was perched, falling upon his head,
cutting a deep cash.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24

President Greene of the Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance Company, would be
a little more or a little less than human
If he did not find in his annual message
occasion for satisfaction that competitors
are coming to his theories, and in degree
to his methods. of the true field and func-
tons or life insurance. Never having been
one OF the racers" the Connecticut Pres
ident has from the beginning maintained
an attitude both judicial and independent,
which is wholly justified by the results, not
striving for bigness or for business for the
mere sake of II: not encouraging insurance
as a speculation, OF helping the insured to
convert into perhaps losing ventures the
protection of wife and family, the Connec-
ticut Mutual has gone steadily on its way,
regarding itself merely as a trustee for
those dependent on its patrons, and
charged with a duty much more sacred
than the ordinary truSt-one in which the
happiness and welfare of thousands of
families are involved. Colonel Greene with
his clear vision and his trenchant pen. re-
views the situation and shows the facts
and the meaning of them In most unmis-
taxable and forcible light. The racing COM
panies are nearly at the end of their race,
unless the course and conditions
changed. IL is becoming more and more
obvious that business which costs more
than IL earns; that insurance which fos-
tiers speculation: that q steadily increasing
ratio OF expense and similar factors are all
elements OF weakness. and must In time be
reckoned with. Colonel Greene puts these
suggestions SO clearly, the relation of cause
and effect Is set so plainly, that no one,
even a tyro, need have the slightest diff
Guilty in perceiving the path of honesty and
safety. The Connecticut Mutual has more
hundred millions OF receipts behind IL. so
that the question of security was long since
closed. and that of administration is hard
~ more open for discussion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24
MAY PROVE A MURDER
HENRY M'ELwAINE, COLoRED, AP-
PEARS IN POLICE COURT.
He Stabbed Lewis Ffshberx, n Shoe
.maker-John c. Ferree Fined
Police Court Cases.

Henry McElwaine, colored. living at 5is
East Court street, was arrested yesterday
morning and charged with the stabbing of
Lewis Fishberg, a shoemaker. at 531 East
Washington street. whose injuries are quite
serious and may result fatally. McElwaine
is said to have gone to Fishbergs shop
and demanded the refunding OF one cent on
a purchase of a pair of shoestrings, for
which his wife had paid three cents short
time before. During a quarrel that fol-
lowed Fishbergs refusal TO refund one
cent. McElwaine was accused by the shoe
maker of trying to steal a pair of shoes.
The negro then drew a knife and stabbed
Fishberg in the side. His case was con-
tinued in Police Court until March s.
Martin Long. who was caught in Peter
Ivory's saloon with the cash register in
his arms, confessed to having entered the
place and was bound over to the grand
jury on a charge of burglary.
Ed Marble. colored. charged with burglary
and petit larceny. was bound over to the
grand jury.
Thomas w. Storms, the Big Four brake
man arrested for stealing a bicycle from
the Union Station baggage room, waived
examination and was held for the grand
jury. The detectives say they have evil
dence of other thefts in which 1t is thought
he was concerned.
John c. Ferree. living at 1912 Hall place.
was fined $50 and costs yesterday for asso-
ciating with immoral women. In assessing
the fine Judge DAILY told him he should
have some consideration and respect for
his wife and children, and that If he had
ever been in court on similar charge he
should have given him a workhouse SEN
tence. which he thought was well deserved.
Ferree was arrested at Stout's beer gar
den In company with Ida Owens. who was
sent to the workhouse. He met her at a
dance at the Cleveland Club. and after
accompanying her to the garden q quarrel
ensued. The bicycle police were called in.
and he claimed she had robbed him of $50
The girl demanded that she be searched
at once, and also that the room be
searched. Ferree's manner caused the BIZ
cycle police to say that unless he was
careful in his speech he would also be
arrested. He defied the police to arrest a
man Of my standing" and said he could
get their scalps at any time. At the police
station, when taken before Captain Kruger,
he created another scene. He was locked
up and spent the rest of the night in the
city prison. The fine was paid.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24

Springfield, Ill, states that the scale agreed
upon in the second district. which includes
mines at Danville, Westville, Grape Greek
and associate mines in Vermfllion county,
Is 10 cents ton. In the third district, as
far as relates TO the Springfield mines, the
scale is 1871 cents ton. In part or the
fourth district the rate is 40 cents ton
and the same rate has been fixed for the
fifth district. including the mines at Glen
Carbon, Belleville and associate district
mines. A rate of 80 cents was also agreed
upon for the ninth district. The operators
in the Chicago and Alton subdistrict for
the fourth district will not consider the
new scale binding as they were not par
Elephants at the conference.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24
HARD ON CANDIDATE.
Frank Hines Is Compelled to Give Up
His Canvass.

Three cases or smallpox were reported to
the State Board of Health yesterday by
DR.. McLain, of Scott county. The board
also received a complaint about a man
that escaped from quarantine in Wander
burg county and went to Charlottesville.
A more rigid enforcement of the quaran-
tine laws was asked for.
The board confirmed the diagnosis of the
disease prevailing at Brookville as small
pox.
DIR. Cox, health officer of Owen county.
says that physician in that county main
tains that the disease is chickenpox and
is causing the local health officers lots OF
trouble.
Frank Hines, who was making a can
vass for the nomination for sheriff in
Delaware county, has contracted a case of
smallpox and has been forced to give UP
his canvass
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24

Bradford Shinkle, of Covington, KY,
asked for an injunction from the Federal
Court yesterday to restrain Samuel Wick
cry. of Evansville, from selling or transfer
ring 470 shares of stock in the Hemingway
Glass Company, and to establish the plain
tiffs title to them. The complaint states
that Vickery originally sold the shares TO
Russell y. Gibson, who in turn borrowed
$4,000 from Vickery shortly afterward, Of
fering the stock as security for the loan.
Afterward Gibson sold the shares to
Shinkle, who rendered the amount of the
loan to Vickery, with a demand that the
shares be turned over to him. Vickery, it
is said, refused, claiming that he had an
equity in them aside from the loan. Judge
Baker granted a temporary injunction un-
til March z. when the case will be heard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.
Several New Concerns File Articles of
Incorporation.
The following companies were incorpo
4o1

The following companies were incorpo-
rated yesterday:
The Victoria Motor Vehicle Company. OF
Indianapolis; capital stock, SIS. 600; direc-
tors and incorporators. John II. Murphy.
Victor Carman and Oscar NJ Carman. The
company will engage in the business of
manufacturing and selling electric. gaso-
line. petroleum and steam motors and ap-
planes for vehicles.
The Charlottesville Red Cross Medical
Association. of Crawfordsville; capital
stock. 500; directors. b. II. Crabbs. p. c..
Somerville. j. C. Barnhiil. w. q. Chambers
and G. w. Brown.
The Indiana Bedford Stone Company, OF
Bedford; capital stock, 10000 directors. o.
B. Reynolds, John a Roe. John b. ELAN
and Sherman Reynolds.
The Clear Creek Stone Company, OF
Bloomington. filed articles Increasing the
capital stock OF the company from $4,000
20 $4,000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24
Samuel Parker Talks.

Samuel Parker. prominent attorney of
Plymouth, was at the Grand last night and
discussed the political outlook in that
county in the coming election. He said the
chances are admitted TO be against the
Democrats in the election OF senator, but
that some gains may be made by the NOM
ination of John K Lawrence, of Pierceton,
KoSciusko county, on the Democratic
ticket. He says the probable Republican
candidate for the senatorship on the Re-
publican side is John w. Parks, of Mar
shall county. who is regarded by both Re-
publicans and Democrats as one of the
strongest men in that part of the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24
A CONFERENCE IS HELD
To Arrange for the investigation by
the Council.

Councilmen Daller and Wheeler, men,
bers of the committee on investigation and
impeachment, met with Attorney Harding
yesterday to devise plans for the Council
investigation which will open next Monday
night. The final plans were not decided
upon, but another meeting will be held to-
day for the purpose of arranging the in
vestigation so that 1t can proceed with
out hitch when once started. The mem
bers of the committee, it is said, have been
paying particular attention to the saloon
business and the manner in which some
saloon men are Disseminated against
while others are favored by the police. This
will be gone into thoroughly during the in
vestigation.
Mayor Taggart had not signed the resolu-
ton last night ADOPTED by the Council ten
days ago providing for a complete investi-
cation of the city administration. His ten
days are up to-day, as he did not receive
the resolutions until the day after they
were adopted by the Council If he does
not sign it it will be the same as a veto.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24

A White County Man.

X. f. Sills, one of the leading lawyers of
White county, was at the Denison last
night. He said the present senatorial dis
trict composed Of White. Jasper and New
ton counties is undoubtedly Republican and
will result in White county being repre-
sented by a Republican senator next win
ter. He says James w. McBeth of Mon
ticello. Charles Smith of Chalmers and l..
III. Walcott of Walcott are already In the
field for the nomination on the Republican
side, while the Democrats have not been
particularly active.
The legislative district of White and Pu-
lash counties is safely Democratic, and
this has served to keep back the aspirants
for seat in the Legislature.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24

Alvin T. Hert, warden of the Jefferson
vile Reformatory, was at the Denison yes
terday on his way home from an extended
visit to the various penal and reformatory
institutions of the East. He says while
he saw several good institutions in New
York State, he found Indiana had been
keeping up with the procession in the way
of improvements and modern ideas. and he
was happy to state that he had returned
home without any new ideas in mind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24

Michael Wilson and Frank Long to
BE Tried for COunterfeiting.

Michael Wilson and Frank Long, who
were caught by the police at Vincennes
few days ago in the act Of making coun-
terfeit dollars, half dollars and quarters.
were brought to Indianapolis last night for
examination by the grand jury. They were
given a hearing yesterday at Evansville
and held under bonds of $1,000 each, which
neither was auie to furnish.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24
woodruff Place and Sewers.

City Engineer Jeup addressed a letter to
the Board Of Works yesterday asking If
a conference with the Woodruff Place
trustees could not be secured and an agree
ment reached whereby Woodruff Place will
pay its share for the cost of a sewer to be
constructed in East Michigan street. Mr..
Jeup suggests that the City Council pass
an ordinance compelling Woodruff Place to
pay to the city certain sum for the use
of the sewers. The matter was referred
to the city attorney.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24
Mapleton w. c. r. U. Reunion.

At the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
son, 1886 North Meridian street. the Maple
ton Union Of the w. c. T. U. held Its sixth
annual reunion last night. A programme
of interest was presented, as follows: His
tory of Mapleton Union" by Mrs. d. Nc
Clintock; washington" by Rev. Charles
Resley; Sketch of Frances willard" by
Rev. Albert J. Brown. Rev. Mr.. Elliott,
F. T. McWhirter and others spoke. The
programme was very appropriately inter-
spersed with music. Refreshments were
served
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-24

who had cashed two checks for SO each.
When complaint was first made he was
given an opportunity TO make good the
amounts. but failed 10 do so. Besserer gave
his name at police headquarters as William
Smith and refused 10 say anything about
the matter other than that he had with
drawn his account and intended. when CIV
ing the checks, TO deposit money TO cover
them. He has. he claims. been out of work
for a