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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-27
OMANBURNEDTODEATH
TERRIBLE SUFFERING OF MRS.
GROUSE, OF 81 TUXEDO STREET.
Clothing Caught Fire from a
ParlOr Lamp and the Accident
Proved Fatal.

Mrs. Grouse, wife of w. S. Grouse, man
ager of the Indianapolis paper box factory.
was fatally burned about 10 o'clock last
night at her home, "a Tuxedo street, as the
result of a kerosene lamp explosion or the
accidental overturning of a lamp.
Mrs. Grouse was alone in the parlor, her
husband being at church and her son above
stairs in bed, and no one knows just how
the fire started. John Beach and Theodore
Woodbeck, on duty at the Coonse & Caylor
Ice Company. a short distance away, heard
the woman scream for help. They rushed
to the house, Beach getting there first. In
the parlor he found Mrs. Grouse lying on
the floor, her clothing a mass of flame and
she rolling and throwing her arms about in
terrible agony. He carried her outside the
house. Just at that moment Woodbeck
came UP. and together they tore the burn
ing clothing off. There was little left, how
ever, to tear off, for the fire had consumed
most of her garments except her shoes
which protected her feet. The shoes were
badly burned and were easily torn from
her feet. a blanket was secured from one
of the %neighbors and the suffering woman
was carried to the home of Peter Franz
man, at 10 Tuxedo street, where she was
placed on a bed and given what relief was
possible before the arrival of DIR. Nc
Gaughey of the City Dispensary, and DR..
Lowry. Her flesh was deeply burned in
nearly every part, and she kept crying for
something to ease her pain. Applied lotions
brought some relief and she became quiet
for a time and was then removed to st.
Vincent's Hospital, where she died at mid
night without recovering consciousness.
On the floor of the parlor was found the
bowl of the parlor hanging lamp, and IL
was thought Mrs. Grouse, who was said to
be afflicted with a nervous trouble, some
times causing her to be insensible of what
she did, had taken the lamp from the fix
lures, placed it on the table and then in
some manner overturned it so that it fell
on her, allowing the oil to saturate her
clothing. Mrs. Grouse was in such agony
she was unable to talk at any time after
she was found, except to appeal for relief
from the fire which was yet in her flesh.
The report that a woman had been burned
to death spread with great rapidity, and
despite tho rain the home of Mr.. Franzinan,
where she was taken, was quickly sur
| rounded by men, women and children.
After the porch had been filled they stood
for a long time in the rain, being denied
admission to the house.
The fire in the house was of little mo-
ment, only two or three small spots show
ing the effect of the fire, and it was put
out with blankets by Beach. Woodbeck and
Franzman before the arrival of the fire
| department. The damage by fire was only
about $50.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-27
HANNAH SULLIvAN'S TEETH.


The family living at 533 North Keystone
avenue throughout Saturday night heard
talking and groans near the house. They
were unable TO learn the cause until day
break. when they found a woman lying in
the weeds. Bicycle Police Trimpe and
Losh were sent out on the call and it was
found the woman was Hannah Sullivan,
who is a frequenter of the Police Court OF
charges of drunkenness. She was intoxi-
Gated and became very angry when told
she must go to police headquarters. Just
then she discovered that she had lost her
false teeth and for a half hour or more
the bicycle police assisted in searching in
the weeds for them. They were not found.
however, and lama Sullivan was obliged
to go to the station without them. She con-
tinually talked of her loss and would not
be comforted. Late yesterday afternoon a
small parcel was taken to the station for
her and Matron Gregoire asked what she
would do to get her teeth back again. She
declared she would do anything to recover
them, saying she was ashamed TO talk to
anyone without them. Her joy was great
when the matron opened the parcel and
gave them to her. She retired to the rear
of the corridor to adjust the teeth and
then came up smiling to continue the con-
VerSation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-27
TENTH ANNUAL REUNION.
Meeting of Rousseau Brigade Assoc
citation.

The tenth annual reunion Of the Rousseau
Brigade Association will be held on
Wednesday at 10 a. m. in the Universalist
Church. corner ~Sixty-ffth street and Stew
art venue, Englewood, Chicago. Generals
A. Med. McCook. corps commander; Thorn
as j. Wood, division commander, ana
Joseph Wheeler, commander of the de-
partment of the lakes, will be present AT
3 D. m. a reception will be rendered the
old generals. At S D. m. a campfire will
be held, when the generals will address
the comrades and friends.
The Rousseau Brigade was composed OF
the First Ohio, Sixth Indiana and F1ftn
Kentucky, or Louisville Legion, Infantry,
and Captain Terrelrs Battery II, Firth
United States Artillery. These were the
first Northern troops to enter KENTUCKY
in September. 1861. when Buckner was
marching on Louisville, and were the ad-
vance troops for several weeks. They
served under Generals Sherman. Buell.,
Rosecrans and Pap Thomas in every
campaign and great battle from Shiloh 10
the great battle before Atlanta In 1861.
returning home TO be mustered out in Sep
tember 1864. They are included in the
list of the three inbred famous lighting
regiments of the Union army.
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HIS SYSTEM A FAILURE.


Professional men-particularly newspaper
writers-who are unable 10 put upon paper
the mystic characters of shorthand. which
are such an aid TO abbreviated writing fire.
ouently devise for their own use a system
90 abbreviation which they find very help
full in their work. A funny story is told at
the expense of one such individual in this
city. who is employed by an afternoon
newspaper. The story shows that his sys-
tenn had something radically wrong with IL.
One of his brother reporters who does
the Statehouse run" for the paper, Sc
cured some information from Governor
Mount one afternoon at such an hour that
il was impossible for him TO go 10 his of
flee and write out the story" in time for
publication. Accordingly. he ~telephoned IL
10 the reporter who has the abbreviated
style of writing the English language. The
message was: Governor Mount has con-
sented 10 give a week of speechmaking 10
the national committee this campaign.
The man at the other end OF the phone
took down the item thus: Gov. Mt. gives
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WHAT Mr.. TAGGART SAID
HIS REFERENCE To BOND IssUE FOR
$4,000 ONE YEAR sGO.
Ex-senator Boyd Makes Some Investi-
cation Into the History of the
Democratic Partys

! 'The other day I ran across an interest
ing statement in the files of the Sentinel
OF Aug. 1892" said Charles A. B~ookwaiter
last night. .It was i'm the form of a letter
addressed to the citizens of indianapolis,
in which the mayor congratulated the peo-
pie upon the wise manner in which the sum
Of $4,000. raised by special bond issue had
been expended for the purpose CT putting
the fire department in good condition. Mr..
Taggart stated that no further outlay on
this account would be needed for the next
tive years at least. Now, however, when
they need money to keep the Boo-gang
feeling good and to put extra men on the
street repair gang for political purposes,
the fire department, like the deacon's one
boss shay, suddenly goes to pieces. The
last Republican administration paid for
the construction of three fire engine houses.
provided them with equipment and manned
them-all out of current revenues. That,
in my opinion, is the business way of do
ing things. / see no more reason why the
city should issue bonds to make repairs on
its fire alarm telegraph system than that
any private citizen should mortgage his
home 20 raise money for the purpose of
buying a new carpet
Another glaring instance OF the extrava-
gance of the present city administration is
to be found in the deal by which the
Gamewell police telegraph system was pur-
chased. 1t is we'll known to those who are
familiar with the inside details of this
transaction that the Central Union Tele-
phone Company offered to furnish police
boxes for the city free of charge. Instead
Of accepting this offer our expensive adj
ministration preferred to pay the Western
Electric Company-from whom alone the
Gamewell system can be purchased-the
sum of $4,000 for that system. At the pres
ent time the Gamewell people are renting
from the Central Union Telephone Com
pany the telephones which are to be found
in these police boxes-the same telephone
which the city could have received for
nothing"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-27
KNIGHTS LEAVE FOR DETROIT.
Special Train Left Union Station at
$3.50 Last Evening".

The First Regiment. Uniformed Rank,
Indiana Brigade, knights of Pythias. about
seven hundred in number, under command
of Col. Harry Sheets, left last night at $50
o'clock on the l.. E. & w. Railway for De-
troit to attend the national conclave. The
regiment consists of two battalions. the
first being composed of indianapolis Com
pany. No. 2, Olive Branch; No. AZ, Indian
apolis; No. Sc, Indianapolis; Martinsville,
No. SO, and Cicero, No. -. The battalion
is under command of Maj. Charles p.
Webb, of this city. The second battalion,
of five companies. is made up of Chiilon
Company No 81 of shelbyvrlie; MOBILES.
Pendleton, No. So. and Upton, No. 81, all
under command of Maj. N. L. Chew.
Colonel Sheets has been laboring hard for
two months preparing for the trip. and all
of the STATS have been filled for the first
time in years, there being now no vacancies
either in the commissioned or noncommis-
stoned officers.
The regimental staff is as follows:
Colonel, Harry Sheets; lieutenant colonel.
James Darneli; surgeon major. A. p. Fitch;
assistant surgeon, Capt. b. +. Bye; adJu-
tant, Capt. Frank Shellhouse; signal officer,
Capt. William "A. Fox; quartermaster, Will
liam Smith; commissary, Harry Richard
son; chaplain, John A. Johnson.
1t has been the aim of Colonel Sheets to
make the trip one of instruction as well as
pleasure, and the members will have much
hard work before they return, one week
from to-day. This is the first time in the
history of the order that companies have
and gone to the conclave as a
regiment. Several of the companies of the
first battalion will enter in a number of
prize drills and are hopeful of securing
some of the valuable prizes. The Compel
time by Captain Fox. who is much pleased
with the work accomplished.
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Of the station to South street and west to
Capitol avenue, but they are rapidly secur-
ing control of the land in order TO enlarge
the station in the near future. He said
the question was not agitated by the rail-
road people for fear the owners of the
property would demand enormous prices If
they learned the railroads were anxious to
secure the land. but they are making deals
opportunity.
The railroad men. he said, know better
than anyone that the Union Station ac-
commodations are inadequate and are
anxious TO have the place greatly enlarged.
Each month the railroad business in In
dianapolis increases and the traffic has long
since outgrown the accommodations of
the Union Station. When the land under
consideration is all secured plans will be
prepared for enlarging the station to the
requirements of the travel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-27
SECRET SOCIETY TALK
CHIEF EXECUTIVE KNIGHTS AND
LADIES OF HONOR IN TOWN..
Nan Who las Made and Lost For.
tunes i'm Oil-Object of His
Visit Here.

L. B. Lochard, of Toledo, o., registered
at the Hotel English last night for a weeks
stay in Indianapolis. Up TO about one year
ago Mr.. Lochard was an active operator
In the oil fields of Pennsylvania, being, in
fact, one of the pioneers in the business.
He says he has made and lost several for
tunes in oil. Part of the time / walked
'on air. he said, and part of the time
with my bare feet on the ground, but 1
managed TO come out in the end 'on top"
Mr.. Lochard is at present a prominent bust
ness man of Toledo and also holds the Of
flee of supreme protector, or chief execu-
tive of the Order of Knights and Ladies of
Honor, this being his tenth year of SER
ice in that capacity. He is here to at
tend the meetings of the finance and prop
agating committees of the organization.
The finance committee. under the laws
governing the order. is required to meet
annually in Indianapolis for the purpose
OF going over or auditing the books of the
treasurer. The ~propagatiug committee is
interested in keeping the organization in
proper condition financially. and also in
point of membership. This committee is
composed of all the members of the finance
committee and four or five other gentle
| men in addition. THE Knights and Ladies
of Honor find themselves in excellent con-
dition at this time" said Mr.. Lochard, land
they are progressing steadily. We occupy
a place slightly different from that held
by most other societies in that we had the
courage of our convictions last year and
readjusted our rates of insurance so as
10 make them harmonize with correct
mortuary laws. Prior 10 that time we
simply levied post mortuary assessments.
after the manner of most such orders. and
as the death rate began TO increase the
assessments increased until the became
burdensome. We had made no provision
for the natural increase in death rate which
is sure TO occur I'm an order after il has
been in existence some time. Ours is the
only organization OF the kind which has
as yet adopted the change. Under our
present mode of issuing insurance upon our
members. every man knows. just as soon
as he enters the society, the exact amount
OF premium or assessment he will be called
upon TO pay in any given year up TO the
time of his death. We are highly g~ratifed
over the advantage which has accrued to
our order since the adoption OF the new
system"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-27

l wk. 10 y. c." When he sat down at his
typewriting machine to arrange the
story so that it would look well in print,
he became tangled up in his phonetic
system of writing and, as a result, his
paper announced that Governor o
has agreed 10 give a week of speechmaking
this campaign TO the State of North Caro-
Ina" The politicians were guessing for
some time after the publication of this in
formation, until they were put on TO- the
real facts by another reporter of the same
paper. Now the man who writes so rapidly
that he canno read his notes is kept busy
setting them up" to his friends as rapidly
as they are let into the secret.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-27

A local branch of the National Afro
American Council, which was organized
two weeks & at the Iron League Club
house on Indiana avenue. and elected w.
Z. Gibson. president: William Abston. vice
president: f. ID. WeIch. secretary: Samuel
Dorsey. assistant secretary; W. w. Rich
ardsor. treasurer: George w. billiard.
sergeant-at-arms. and William RAY. chan
lain. selected Frank ID. WEIGH and O. Y.
Royal, at their last meeting. as delegates
70 the annual meeting, which Is TO be held
I'm this city Aug. ..
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TO ENLARGE UNION STATION.
The Union Railway Company
Quietly Working Ont Plans.

A prominent railroad man of Indianap-
oils was at the Union Station yesterday
excursionists. He sized up the crowd and
the little space TO accommodate the people
and then remarked that the station was
entirely too small n inadequate for the
large amount of passenger business done
In this city. He said the railroads and the
Union Railway Company were acting quiet
ly in securing options on the ground south
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-27
A Kansas Republican.

N. II. Mendenhall. of Kansas. was in the
city last week visiting friends. He is a
strong Republican, and il is said of him
that in 1866 he was expelled from an edu-
cational institution in this State because
he raised the American flag over the school
rostrum. He will make speeches for Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt. Mr.. Mendenhall
says Kansas will give Mckinley $4,000 ma
iOrity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-27

A large number of excursionists from
POINTS along the l., E. & w. Railroad after
arriving in the city yesterday boarded the
street cars and went out TO Broad Ripple
TO enjoy the day. When they were ready in
the evening TO return TO the city that they
might catch their train the power for the
street-car company played out" and re-
manned so for some time. long enough TO
cause the visitors to miss their train. There
were many in the crowd who did not come
prepared TO pay their fare back in case
of accident and they were left in an en-
barrassing position. The company was
criticised by both local people and visitors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-27
Drowned While Trying to Rescue.

UNIONTOWN, Pa. Aug. 26.-Athae A.
Rittenour. of this place. lost his life to-day
while trying 10 save Samuel Trimble, of
East End, P%ittsburg, from death in the
Monongahela river, several miles above
Point Marion. Young Ritenour went TO his
rescue. and when he reached the drowning
man the latter clutched him in such a way
that Rittenour was helpless and both went
down.
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1915 to Chicago and Return

~
1915 to Chicago and Return
from Indianapolis, and corresponding rates
from all points. Account
NATIONAL G.. A. II. ENCAMPMENT.
Rate open to the public.
Tickets COCO going Aug. % TO % inclusive,
good returning until Aug. 81, with privilege
of extension till Sept. 30.
In addition to regular trains which leave
Indianapolis 11:45 a. m, 1890 p. m. and 12:o5
midnight, special trains will run as follows:
Sunday. Aug. 26. leave indianapolis 10 a.
m; arrive Chicago 4 p. M.
Monday. Aug. q. leave Indianapolis 7:f5
a. m; arrive Chicago 1:30 y. m.
Tickets will also be sold at the same rate
via Benton Harbor and boat. Trains via
this route leave Indianapolis Gas a. n.
and HIS a. m.
For full particulars call at Big Four
offices or address
II. NJ. BRONSON. A. G. p. A.
1.60-RushvilIe and Return-SI. GO.
Via c.. II. a. ID. Ry.
Account Rush County Fair. Tickets sold
Aug. Is TO 81; final return limit Sept. l..
$3.75-Chicago and Return-$3.75,
Via Monon Route.
Tickets on sale Aug. Is to %; final return
limit Sept. 80. Best time and service.
J., ID. & w. Sleeping and Chair Cars
Between Indianapolis and Quincy. III.
Insure with German Fire Insurance OF In
diana. General Offices. 20 South Delaware
street. Fire. tornado and explosion.
Feed your horse JANEs's Dustiess Oats.
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The Indianapolis Fire Insurance Com
pany. which began business Sept. 1. 1889.
has succeeded in obtaining over SIS. 600 In
premiums. and the losses have been less
than Sz.00. This Is a very satisfactory
showing once. No. las East Market street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-27

on account OF the rebellion and of her sup
] osed participation in 1t or at least tacit
Endorsement of il. Mr.. Fulton Will leave
the city to-day. but has a years leave OF
absence. which he viii spend in the United
States.
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$7.6O-DetrOit and Return-$7.6O,
Via c.. III, e. ID. Ry.

Tickets sold August 25 to % inclusive;
final return limit Sept. IA. For details and
time of trains, consult ticket agents, %
West Washington street, and Union Sta
ton.
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BIG -FOUR ROUTE.
Cincinnati Excursion Sunday, Sept.
I'd. $1.25 Round Trip.

Special fast train, making no stops in
either direction, leaves Indianapolis 1880 a.
m. Returning leaves Cincinnati 700 d. m.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-27

The st. Johns Boys School and the Girls
Academy will be resumed on Monday
Gent. 9
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PENNsYLvANIA LINES.
$1-Lake Maxinkuckee and Return-$1
Sunday, Sept. 2.
RIG -FOUR ROUTE.

Special train leaves Indianapolis 7:30 a. m.
Returning, leaves the lake at $50 p. N.
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BIG FOUR ROUTE.

Danvil1c, ILL.,, Excursion sunday, Sept.
I'd. s1.OO Round Trip.
Special excursion train leaves Indian
L anOliS 7.25 a m
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Seaton, the Halter,
ling straw hats cheap.
PENNSYLVANIA LINES.
Grand Excursions.
81 .OO-Mackinac IsIand-S11.O 90.
PetOskey and Traverse City,
RIO. NQ-R0und Triu-2l0 M

Tickets will be sold Aug. 30, Sept. 6 and
Saturday, Sept. s. good returning 30 days.
For further Information address w. w
RICHARDSON, D.. p. A, Indianapolis.
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ZIG FOUR ROUTE.
ZIG FOUR ROUTE
Excursion to Lafayette, Sunday, Sept.
18th, Under Auspices of LOdee o.,
knights of Pythias.
Al ,OO-ROund Trip-41 90.

Tickets will be sold at corresponding
rates from Intermediate points. Special
train will run as follows: Leave ndian
apolis 7:45 a. M; leave Lafayette 1880 p. m.
For tickets and further particulars call on
committee. Harry South. w. s. Gordon.
Charles Girton, John w. Wyatt, A E.
Boyde, or at Big Four offices.
H. NJ. BRONSON, A. G. p. A.
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New Pianos. sls5. at wulschner'a 8.
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Insure with German Fire Insurance OF In
diana. General Offices, 20 South Delaware
street. Fire, tornado and explosion.
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l., ID. & w. Sleeping and Chair Cars
Between indianapolis and Quincy. III.
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