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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
Four Alarms, Resulting I'm Small
Loss.

The losses by fire yesterday were very
light, four alarms resulting in an aggre-
gate loss of only $50 William Reasner, 712
Park avenue, lost 500 yesterday afternoon
because of fire starting from an unknown
cause. A defective flue in the home of
Mary Chandler, SS1 Toledo street. caused
a fire which was put out with but so
loss. The barn occupied by Joseph Ander-
son, 369 West Thirteenth street, was dam
aged to the extent of 50 about $50 last
night. The fire is supposed to have been
of incendiary origin. few moments later
the department was called to the livery
barn of Charles Sheets, in the rear of 919
North Illinois street, where fire starting
In an unknown manner caused damage
of $40
There was scare on Tecumseh street
Yesterday shortly after noon. Police Cap
tain Dawson, living at 1924 Tecumseh
street, left home and was waiting on a
corner for car. Three half drunken men
passed him and he heard one say. Never
mind; let the - burn. Whatd you
care?" He turned around and saw great
volumes of smoke coming apparently from
the rear of his home. Men, women. boys.
girls and others were rushing madly, as
did the captain. to the scene. Upon his
arrival he found women on their knees
beating out the fire in a grass plot with
their hands and with brooms, and, in fact,
anything they could get their hands on.
Men were carrying water and beating the
flames with shovels and pieces of lumber.
Though there was great danger of a
Dawson stopped TO laugh at the scene be-
fore removing his overcoat and going to
work. The women, he said, were frantic
and seemed not TO think that they might
be badly burned by their clothing catching
fire. A hose wagon dashed up just as the
fire was put out. but it was not needed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
ALL RESUME BUSINESS
MERCHANTS HEAVILY DAMAGED ny
FIRE SECURE OTHER QUARTERS.
Losses Appropriated mt $445. OOO-
Two Firemen Injured Yesterday
by Falling Floors.

The fire-damaged buildings on South
Meridian street attracted large crowds yes
terday, though there was nothing but the
men and others to be SEEN Six firemen
were on duty last night, and they will be
relieved this morning by like detail.
While working inside the Stout building
Marion p. Kemper, of No. q hose COM
pany, and James Sharp. colored, of No. 16
hose company, narrowly escaped serious
injury yesterday. They were working about
thirty feet from the rear, on the first floor,
when portions of the second and third
floors fell upon them. Both were severely
bruised. The men had to climb to the third
floor in order to get out. on ladders which
had been placed in position.
The Kiefer Drug Company has taken
temporary quarters with the Mckee Shoe
Company, across the street, and has trans
ferred it's order list to the Daniel Stewart
Drug Company and Ward Bros. The old
building will be occupied again as soon as
necessary repairs are made.
Brinkmeyer, Kuhn & Co. have temporary
quarters with c. d. Pearson &c Co. They
have rented the room at 22l South Meridian
street and filling their own orders.
George w. Stout spent the day looking for
new quarters In which to continue business
until the erection of new building on the
site Of the ruined structure. He had placed
large orders and many goods arrived yes
terday. His travelling men were sent out
yesterday and the business will continue
without interruption.
No accurate estimate could be made yes
terday of the losses sustained, but the
value of stocks, insurance and losses were
Appropriated as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
THE FIGURE COMPLETED
ONE OF THE SOLDIER STATUES TO
BE ADDED TO THE MONUMENT.
Indianapolis Artist, Who Ii
Wen Known.

Rudolph Schwartz, the sculptor, who was
awarded the contract for making the two
additional groups for the monument and
the four soldier figures to stand at the
bese OF the monument. has completed his
work on the first of the figures. an infan-
try soldier. and it will be placed sometime
during the month. The figure represents a
volunteer soldier OF the civil war. march
ing and fully equipped with rolled blanket,
knapsack. canteen. haversack, Springfield
rife and cap and ammunition boxes. The
soldier Is shown with the rife at right
shoulder and taking a five-foot stride, the
right foot In advance. The figure is about
fourteen feet high and stands on a base
foot in height 1t weighs approximately
1900 pounds and was cut from a solid
block of stone weighing $1,000 pounds.
The stone and three others OF similar size
are from the Bedford quarries and are the
largest ever sent out from there. being cut
especially for the purpose. Special cars
were necessary to handle the tremendous
weights and after being unloaded they
were allowed TO remain on the ground out
side the shop without fear of loss by theft
Work on the one just finished was begun
IN November. The block was handled with
tackle and pulled into the workshop where
the blocking out was done before being
raised into an upright position by a derrick
after which the detail work was done. The
figure will be moved into place on a spe-
cially constructed sled which, after being
placed under the figure, Will be raised by
screws and placed upon trucks such as are
used in moving houses. Ii will be drawn
by six-horse team TO the top OF the monu-
ment steps and will be placed I'm position by
a derrick which will be set for the pur-
pose.
Three other figures, representing the cav
airy, artillery and navy will be constructed
by Artist Schwartz, who has I'm addition
the contract for the two remaining groups
representing the Returning Soldier and
the Camp Fire for the monuments
sides.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
AFR0,AMERICAN COUNCIL.
New Local Organization OF CoIored
People.

A mass meeting was held at Jones Taber-
nacle A NJ. E. Zion Church. last evening
which had for its object the forming Of a
local Afro-American Council to act in con-
junction with the National Afro-American
Council. which has its headquarters at
Jersey City, N. j. This Is the organiza-
ton of which Bishop A. Walters is presi-
dent 1t has among its members many of
the influential colored men Of America. The
national organization will meet in Indian
apolis in August. The object of the or
ganization is to look after those matters
affecting the interests Of colored men in
America.
The local organization chose the follow
ing officers: Rev. A. Wakefield, president;
]. L. V. Hill, vice president: William NJ.
Lewis, secI etary; Miss Ethel French, as
sistant secretary; A E. Manning. treas
urer; Rev. d. j. Donahue. chaplain; Will
liam H. Richardson. sergeant-at-arms.
The executive board is made up as follows:
w. A. Sweeney, George l.. Knox, Gurley
Brewer. w. T. Floyd and Richard
TeeterS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03

ness OF the operators. He said that never
In the history of mining had such large
increase In wages been secured. He sale
that during the last year many situations
nad caused him keen regret. such as re
ports from operators that miners haf
struck without authority and in violation
or agreements, while miners would repor:
that operators were discriminating against
them and falling TO live up to their agree
ments. Il want to serve notice on the op-
orators mere and now, said he, that this
scale must be absolutely complied with on
Doth sides, and IL the operators do not live
up TO II will call out all their men at
once; and. on the other hand, If miners do
not keep the scale agreement invfolate they
VIII be summarily suspended from the or
der | hope the relations we now hold to
the operators will become even more
friendly, and that conditions will become
even more prosperous for both operators
and miners"
Vice President Lewis. Of the miners, then
moved to designate the presidents and sec
retarfes Of all the districts of the miners
TO act as committee to sign the scale
together with two operators from each
district. This being agreed TO. the operators
named Senator c. E. Hull and E. T. Ben
nett. Of Illinois: William Risher and NJ. III.
Johnson, of the Indiana block field J..
Smith Talley and William Ogle, of the In
diana 6ituminous field; F: La Robbins and
L, u. Rogers. of Pennsylvania; and ]. 8.
Morton and Walter Mulin, of Ohio.
John p. Reese made a last appeal to al
low the Iowa miners and operators to enter
the interstate agreement, but, although a
not hight was made for him by the miners,
the proposition was voted down.
In liking the place for holding the next
joint convention 1t was decided to allow
the miners ten days in which to transact
their business. and accordingly the date
was fixed for the second Thursday after
the miners convention begins in this city.
Delegate Ryan tried hard to have the con-
ference held in this city. but inasmuch as
three of the four competing States had al
ready had ii, the convention decided to go
to Columbus. The final trouble came up
over the right of the chairman to call the
roll by States, and although the point was
declared to be out of order, the confusion
and shouting grew to such an extent that
when the vote was taken on adjournment
the chairman could not tell how the vote
stood, but taking IL for granted that the
nos had yelled extraordinarily loud, he
declared the joint convention adjourned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
County Chairman Akin Announces
His Appointments.

Chairman Lewis G. Aiken. of the Repub-
lican county committee, announced the
tive committee yesterday. In addition to
himself. Secretary Charles N. Elliott and
Treasurer Charles A. Bookwalter the MEM
bers are: Fred A. Joss. Conrad Keller,
Harry S. New A A. Young, DIR. s. A. Fur
Mss, L. p. Mccormick Robert Metzger,
George p. Elliott, William Bosom, Edwin
d. 'Logsdon, Frank L. Littleton and Linton
A. Cox.
The committee will meet shortly to de-
eide on a time for holding the county con-
vention. At present 1t has not been de-
cided as to whether it will be held before
the township conventions or afterward.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
WANTS HIS CHILD.
L. w. Adams Not Particular About
Recovering His Wife.

e. w. Adams. a grocer at 526 South East
street, who reported to the police few
weeks ago that his wife had left the city
in company with Rev. Mr.. Morris. who
was here conducting evangelistic meetings.
left last night for Cincinnati, where his
wife and Morris are under arrest. The
pair went from this city to Dayton, O., and
thence to Cincinnati Adams says he cares
nothing for his wife, but wants his child,
who is with Mrs. Adams.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03

Fire Chief Barrett said yesterday that he
will ask the Board of Public Safety to or
der some changes to be made in the water
tower in order that IT can be manipulated
more easily. Chief Barrett realizes the tower
would be more effective at large fires If
it could be brought into use more quickly
than il was done at the Stout fire. He
says the nozzle is so constructed that IL
is hard to manipulate and he will ask that
ii be changed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03

was passed to Butler man and back to
McGaughey, who tossed IL into the basket,
winning the game.
Tonight at p. m. the athletic teams Of
Butler and the Y. NJ. c. A. will contest in
game of water polo. The game is the
first of the kind, and neither team has had
training. Teams will also contest in the
running. high jump. running high dive. bar
vault, SHOT put. high kick and relay potato
race.
Friday next the Y. NJ. c. A. basketball
team goes to Terre Haute for a game with
the State Normal team.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03

Eme Smith, a Thirteen-Year-OId Cha.

Eme Smith, q Thfrteen-Year-OId Clay
City Girl. the Victim.
CLAY CITY. Ind, Feb. 2.-Effie Smith,
the thirteen-year-old daughter of Frank
Smith, is deaths first victim of smallpox
at this place. The premonitory symptoms
began last Sunday. The eruption appeared
and the fever subsidized Tuesday, but the
secondary fever made its appearance
Thursday. and speedily developed unusual
virulence The victim died shortly after 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Severe hem
orrhages were feature of the later course
of the disease. DIR. Fred and DR.. Van
Olivier, who attended the case, have reported
other recent instances of hemorrhages in
connection with smallpox, but no deaths
have occurred.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
A CHURCH ELECTION.
Corfnthian Baptist Congregation Sc
lects Trustees.

The annual election Of trustees of the
Corinthian Baptist Church, Rev. ]. J.
Blackshear. pastor. was held last night at
the church and resulted in the selection of
the following: c. A Webb. Walter jane
son, Wesley Jackson. Richard Teeters.
Christopher Daugherty. Stephen Doyle and
Robert Wright. Teeters and Wright are
new members OF the board, all OF the 9TH
ers being on the retiring board. Walter
Jameson was elected treasurer and Miss
Mamie Johnson clerk
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
VICTORY FOR BUTLER.
Won the Basket Ball game Yesterday
Afternoon.

The basketball game yesterday at the
Y. NJ C. A. gymnasium between teams rep
resenting Butler and Wabash colleges re-
suited in a victory for Butler. The victors
scored two points only. The game was
fast from start TO finish, and when time
was called neither had scored point. Un-
der the rules in such cases the teams play
until one team has scored two points. After
the play was resumed the ball was tossed
In the middle by McGaughey, OF Butler. 1t
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
College Politics.

The Democratic College Association held
meeting at the Grand Hotel yesterday.
No business was transacted, except that
the following officers were elected: Pres-
dent, ID. /. Jones, of the Indianapolis Law
School: secretary. w. W. Wilson. Of
Franklin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
VIII Meet Precinct Committeeman.

Chairman Hernly, Of the Republican
state committee. Will be accompanied on
his trip to Allen county by State Auditor
Hart, State Treasurer Levy and Attorney
General w. L. Taylor. 1t is intended that
these officials will meet every precinct
committeeman in Allen county during the
afternoon of Monday next, and during the
evening a reception will be rendered TO
them by the Soldiers and Citizens Repub-
lican Club of Fort Wayne.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
To Decide Contests.

On Monday night. at the Criminal Court
room, the credentials committee will meet
to decide the contest over the selection OF
the county committee. All contests should
be reported at the Criminal Court room
Monday night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
Oyermyer a Candidate.

1t was announced at the Grand Hotel
yesterday that John Overmyer, of North
Vernon, would be candidate for the DEM
ocratic nomination for Congress from the
Fourth district. Samuel Ralston, Of Leb
anon. speaking for himself, said he wanted
no office of any kind
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
TO Protect Yourself from Losses by
Fire Insure With

The Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company
q home institution. home capital. home in.
te.ests and home people. Capital paid up
100000. Surplus. 100000 Home Office IA
East Market street.
JOHN II. sPANN. Secretary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
All the Time You Want

g. We have tine in all forms. One-day ard
cight-day watches and clocks. also 400-day
clocks. Time pieces fer the wall aud manteL
Carriage and travelling clocks and night
clocks.
We also allow you a little time If you are
not prepared to pay cash.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION.
Meeting to BE Held on Feb. IA Per.
feet Ear of Corn.

James Riley. 8. B. Close and Prof. w. c.
Latta have presented a score card as the
standard for the annual exhibits In State
and county fairs. A perfect ear of corn in
the northern third of the State should be
nine inches in length; in the central third,
ten inches; in the southern third, eleven
inches The diameter as to length should
be as / to L. The ear should yield 80 per
cent. of grain. The ear should taper
slightly. approaching the cylindrical to
near the point. 1t should be well filled out
at both ends, with rows of grains regular
and straight. A red cob in white corn and
a white cob in yellow corn are disqualifica-
tions. The score card for ear corn is as
follows:
l. Uniformity OF variety and ex-
hibit .lV points
2. Purity Of color in both grain
g. Condition of marketableness. :. 10 points
4. Well filled out at ends. 20 points
5. Perfection and uniformity of
grain OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. points
6. Length OF ear ...................... 5 points
z. Circumference OF ear ............. points
s. Straightness and regularity OF
rows or grains ......................l0 points
9. Per cent OF grain .....-...........25p points
A meeting of the Indiana Corn Growers
Association will be held in the Statehoase
Wednesday, March z.
j. j. NJ. Billingsley. editor of the Drain
age Journal. and H. +. McMahan, secre-
tary OF the association. will make adj
dresses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
Dunlap's Opera and SILK Hats
At Seaton's Hat Store.
IMPORTANT CHANGE OF TIME.
Louisville Division
Pennsylvania Lines,
Sunday. Feb. 4.

Louisville and Madison accommodation,
Train No. 2, now leaving at $50 n IN. will,
beginning Sunday, Feb. 4, leave Indian
apolis at sos a. m. Arrive Louisville, 1905
d. m. Arrive Madison, II rs a. m.
W. W. RICHARDSON, d. p. A.
Insure with German Fire Insurance OF In
diana. General offices, 70 South Delaware
street Fire, tornado and explosion.
Insure with the McGilliard Agency Co.
Home and foreign companies. Thorpe block.
Feed N,nur horse IANESS Dusfless Oats
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
Toilet Specials

First OF all. there are to be shown some
strikingly pretty stick pins at Csc and soc
each.
Pulley Belts. OF black satin. at $780, 75c
anu .----..-..... 9OC
Handsome Beaded Belts. jet or steel and
jet. are reduced from $l00 to...........79c
A &c card Of dozen shell Hair Pins is
bec Chain Purses may be bought
LOf &c
Chapped hands may be relieved with
Almond Cold Cream, at...................Sc
Blue Seal Vaseline will be sold at..... 4c
15c tubes of Viola Jelly Will be
priced .12c
2Dc bottles OF Shefield's Tooth Paste go
Likewise, Den Dan Tooth Powder will be
SUI 1fc
1Oc Tooth Brushes will be.................Sc
Lancaster Ginghams
Crowns Matsukita Toilet Water, SOC bot
SANITARY SOdp ...-.s.s........s-........ sc
ID pieces of the regular &c quality, in
dress style plaids, are offered Saturday
q &c
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03

Jewett Pianos at wulschner's.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03

Feed your horse JANEs's Dustiess Dat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
YESTERDAYS FIRE RECORD.

s72O. 900 $5O1. 250 s445, OOt
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-29
Good Roads.

The question of road building in this
| country is receiving. as it should. increased
attention from the public of late. There
is no topic on which discussion is more
profitable. and none upon which it is more
important that public interest should be
awakened.
The problem has been, in this country
an exceedingly difficult one, owing to the
immense extent OF territory over which
highways have to extend, and the DIVERSE
fed nature of it. In no other civilized
country has a single modern Government
had to wrestle with the problem of making
good, solid roads over thousands of miles
of country, some sandy. some swampy,
some mountainous. and all more or less
unframed by the hand of man. The Romans
laid foundations OF good roads all over
Europe, and still remain the champion
road-builders OF the ages. But We had nc
Romans in this country to lay foundations
for US, nor had we barbarians whom We
could press into involuntary service to do
the stone breaking even IL We had wanted
TO emulate the WORKS Of Caesar.
Another thing which has complicated tina
matter of making turnpikes is the rapid
and phenomenally successful development
OF the railroads. They have cast their net
work Of steel wires all over the country
and absorbed the transportation business,
so that where they went 1t was not SO Ye-y
necessary to have roads that would stand
heavy hauling or promote fast driving. In
Kentucky, famous for her good roads,
travel by coach or horseback was com.
mon, and 1t was worth while for the coni-
Inunity to make it easy and swift. More
over, the confguration of the country
favored bodybuilding.
OF late years the bicycle associations
have urged an improvement in the high
ways. A bicycle is a less patient animal
than the horse, in some respects. 1t viii
work untiringly as long as it is humored.
but it has to be hGmored. good horse
will endure-because he must-struggllng
out of boghole which has mired him to
The depth OF a foot or two, CT picking his
way over a siding mountain path covered
with rolling stones, but nobody can get
bicycle 10 do that. A horse VIII stand the
spur whereas if a spur was used on the
tire of bicycle it would calmly lie down
in the road. In short. the wheel is an ex,
acting creature TO ride. and the bicyclist
very soon discovered that for his own COM
fort. if he intended to ride that wheel at
his OWE sweet viii. he would have to
bestir himself and make the Legislatures
provide good roads for him to travel.
By whatever means the roads are i'm
proved. it is well that it should be done.
The difference between a good road and a
bad one may mean much to the community
1t may make or mar the civilization of a
whole region to be more or less accessible
by turnpike. The quicker this matter OF
public highways receives proper attention
the better off The country win be.