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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14
UNIVERSITY CLUB.
Four Directors Are Observation-Disclosures
ship Rules Are Adopted.

The members of the University Club
held their annual meeting last night and
elected the following directors to serve
a term Of three years: Fred NJ III. Ayers.
Newton Booth Harrington. Fred L. MAYER
and Volney T. Malott The bylaws pro-
vides that ten days prior to the annual
election the Board Of Directors shall NOM
mate and publish on the bulletin board a
list OF names OF twelve members who shall
he candidates for directors to be elected.
The Board OF Directors accordingly NOM
mated the following twelve members from
which list the above mentioned directors
elect were chosen: John o. Perrin, OF La
fayette; Henry Jameson, Volney T Malott.
Samuel E. Morss. Fred NJ. Ayers, Frank
z. Gavin, Samuel Reid, Newton Booth
Harrington, Fred L. Mayer, John c. Nc
Cutcheon. Julius Pratt and Willitts ~
Bastian.
After the election OF the directors the
secretary's report was read which showed
The present membership OF the club 10 be
$50, increase Of nfnety-seyen members
over last year.
The treasurer's report for the year 1893
shows balance In the treasury on Jan II
OF $0o2.19. The receipts for the year were
St.Aa54. which makes total Of s27.S5l.S3.
The expenditures were s26S29.S 50. leaving
a total on hand OF $I,021.44
Before the meeting adjourned the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
"An applications for membership shall be
signed by the applicant, shall state his res
idence and occupation. the name Of his col
lege or school of technology and the year
OF his graduation. To the application shall
be appended a recommendation, signed by
two or more members OF the club The
vote OF the membership committee and of
the Board OF Directors, in the selection of
members, shall be by secret ballot. Each
name considered by the membership COM
mittee, or the Board OF Directors. shall be
passed upon separately. Two negative
votes in the membership committee shall
exclude graduate applicants. The mem
oership committee may recommend per-
sons OF attachments In letters, arts or SCI
ences and OF special qualifications TO the
Board Of Directors. provided that two
negative votes In said committee shall
preclude nomination Two negative votes
Of the board shall exclude persons SO rec
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14
NEW BUSINESS CONCERNS.
The Cronk Horse Company-Other Big
Concerns.

The Cronk Horse Company, of Indianapo-
lis, was yesterday incorporated with cap
ital stock of $4,000. The directors are AL
bert d. Cronk. John G.. Short, William
Beswerthick. Daniel Taylor and Harl
Hiatt. All Of the directors, with the excep-
ton Of Harl Hiatt, who is resident of
Hartford City, are from Buffalo, n. Y. The
object Of the company is to carry on an
auction and commission business in the
sale Of horses and mules at the Interstate
stockyards. Horses and mules will be
shipped to this city from Ohio. Missouri,
Illinois and other States. and the company
expects to handle a large number of ami
mails.
Other companies incorporated yesterday
are: The Anderson Tool Company, of An
derson; capital stock. $4,000 Directors,
Edward S. Lea, c. w. Hoover, c. G..
Browne, Thomas n. Stilwell and Horace p.
Stilwell
The Indiana Match Company. of Craw-
louisville; capital stock $4,000 Directors
Isaac l.. Elston, w. p. Heron, A. D.
Thomas. o. NJ. Gregg. Ezra c. Voris, /. A
Detchon and II. II. Ristine.
The De keyser Milling Company, of
Hartford City; capital stock, $1,000. Direc-
George NJ. Lalieu and Alphonse Duvaux.
The Indiana Horse and Mule Company,
OF Indianapolis: capital stock. $4,000. Direc-
tors, David Wallace, Lewis Wallace. jr.
and Harvey +. Kline. The company will
engage In the traffic of horses and mules at
the Interstate stockyards.
The New American Oil and Mining Com
pany. of Indianapolis. filed resolutions in
creasing its capital stock from 100000 to
Sl500O0
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14
FORESTRY ASSOCIATION.
Matters Discussed at the Annual
Meeting I'm This City.

The annual meeting OF the Indiana For
estry Association was held yesterday after
noon in the assembly rooms Of the Com
mercial Club. The reports of the officers
were read and although the association has
been organized less than a year, they
showed that much work had been done I'm
the interest OF looking after the forest
lands Of the State. John P. Brown. who
has been recognized throughout the State
as an influential worker In the cause and
who was the author OF the bill in the last
Legislature providing for the use of the
swamp lands of the State for the growing
or trees, made an address before the meet
ing.
Owing to the trouble involved in having
numerous officers and committees to tran
eact the work as was done during the past
year. the association decided yesterday to
limit the number Of persons on whom the
actual work OF the association devolves
and elected the following: President. Albert
Lieber. vice president. Gen. John Coburn:
secretary and treasurer, John z. Brown
Mrs. DIT Joseph Bates. OF Broad Ripple was
elected honorary member for the work she
has cone among the farmers in the fnte--
est o. forestry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14
BUSY WITH JUSTICES.
They Have an Idea They Are Entitled
to Mileage.

Attorney General Taylor has been busy
the last few days with his correspondence
with the justices of the peace throughout
the State. At the last session Of the Leg
islature a law was passed which provided
that all justices of the peace should make
an annual settlement with the county
treasurer in which his bailiwick was sit
uated. AT the same time it was further
enacted that the justices were to receive
10 cents a mile for the number of miles
travelled in making their settlements. a
few days afterward the Legislature passed
a county reform law which provided that
justices of the peace Were not entitled to
mileage in the execution of any duty. The
last law clearly repealed the first. but the
justices still insist that they are entitled
to 10 cents a mile for their annual visits
to the county treasurers, and Attorney
General Taylor has been busy in trying
TO appriso them of the law in the case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14
THE THIEF CAUGHT.
He Had Been Stealing Papers from
Charles f. Brinkley's Porch.

For several days past the family Of
Charles X. Brinkley. Thirteenth and Belle
fontains streets. have been missing their
Journal from their front orch and after
making complaints to the Office they were
assured each time that the carrier had
left the paper n the proper place. Friday
night Dir. Brinkley determined to see If
bis paper was being stolen and he lay
in hiding all Light in a convenient spot
where he could watch any Persons draw
ing near the premises. AT about lawn he
saw the carrier throw the paper on the
porch and in few minutes later he was
surprised TO see a small urchin approach
and quietly step on the porch and appro-
pirate the paper to the bundle of papers
he already carried. Mr. Brinkley ran from
his hiding place and took the young mis-
crcant 10 the police station lie was pail
a reward for catching the thief
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14
County Councils Special Session.

special session of the County Council
will be held tomorrow TO pass on some
further requests for appropriations. The
Council will be asked to make an appro-
priation of about $4,000 to pay last year s
warrants against the county, and an APP
preparation will be asked TO complete the
expert investigation of county books. A
considerable sum is required for county
bridges The commissioners, II is said, will
want about $27. 900 with which to complete
the central avenue bridge over Fall creek.
It is probable that a special appropriation
may be asked for to complete the bridge
at Hammonds grove, and $4,000 will be
asked for the new asylum at Julietta which
is now being built.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14

Miss Vera De Mole, authoress of Devils
Island" which was at the Park the last
three days Of the past week. will pur-
chase of A. Adwin Gerson his four-act
society melodrama, "Kismet."
Mr.. Gerson has been a resident Of this
city for a number of years and is very
we'll known throughout the State. This
is his first attempt at any lengthy dra-
NAUTICAL production, but he has written
four or five short sketches. Maddox and
Payne, of the Sam T. Jacks Company
produced one of them, The Thespian and
tie Messenger Boy" at the Empire last
week. Mr.. Gerson will associate himself
with Miss De Mole at the end of the sea-
son TO direct the first production OF the
melodrama.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14

At public installation of officers by
Encampment So Union Veteran Legion. last
night, the following officers were installed
by Past Colonel Thomas B. Linn, acting
installing officer: Colonel d. II. McAbee;
lieutenant colonel d. L. Wright; surgeon,
L. W. Mix; o. D.. Robert w Mid
kirk; chaplain, j. II. Porter; quartermas-
ter, q. G. Lorg; color sergeant, William
l. Amther.
Auxiliary No. Emma Nelson, installing
officer: Senior vice president, Emma Suili-
van: junior vice president, Miss Hannah
Woodworth: conductor. Mrs. Catharine
Craig; treasurer. Cordelia Wiley: secretary.
Saran Gilliland; flag bearer, Margaret
Kerns; chaplain. Mary Burket.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14
A Letter from General corbin.

The Journal is in receipt OF a letter of
acknowledgment from Adjutant General II.
c. corbin. OF money for the Lawton family
fund. as follows: 1T gives me pleasure TO
acknowledge the receipt OF your letter of
the 6th instant. inclosing $Sel subscriptions
IN behalf OF the Lawton fund. Acknowl-
Judgements are made this date 20 the indi-
vidual subscribers TO your list.
II desire 10 thank you, not only for your
generous contribution. but also for the
valuable assistance you have rendered in
the premises"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14
A UNIQUE PARTY
Will BE Given by the Guests Of the
Hotel English.

There will be a unique party given by
the guests OF English's Hotel tomorrow
evening. The grown folks will be dressed
as children, with toys and all kinds of play
things to amuse them. The games will be
Pussy wants corner" Ring around a
rosey, Turning the plate" and other we'll
known childish games. The children will
appear as grown-up folks, wearing, as best
they can, the dresses, suits, hats, etc., of
their parents Music and refreshments are
also on the programme.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14
LAYTON MONUMENT FUND.
The Additional Subscription.-A Let
Ger from General Corbin.

Additional contributions received 10 date
20 the Lawton monument fund are as fol-
lows: Benjamin Harrison. $50: Kingan &
Co.. SO: 5. Z. Morss. so; Joseph Swan. s.;
II. A. comstock 81; Louis G. Deschler. SIS:
John Doe. s.; Fahney & McCrea, SIS:
Newton Todd, 50; s d. Noel s.; Ewald
Over. $: Aquilla Q. Jones, S; c. w.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14

commended. The names Of such persons as
are admitted TO membership shall be inn
mediately posted In the clubhouse for
thirty days. No person failing Of election
shall again be proposed for membership
until after the expiration OF six months
from the time of such rejection"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14

unanimous call extended by the con-
gregation OF the Mayfiower Congregational
Church 20 the Rev. Robert Storrs Osgood
OF Harvard, Neb, has been accepted He
viii succeed the Rev. S. a Hyatt. who will
return 20 Warertown. -. Y, from whence
he came 70 accept the charge OF the May
flower Church.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14
Will Go to Clay City.

DR.. Hurry, secretary of the State Board
Of Health. will go to Clay City tomorrow
TO investigate the disease, said to be chick
en- pox. that is raging there. He says the
description OF the disease leads him TO be-
lieve that il might be smallpox.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14
Picture. on View To-Day.

The exhibit Of the Society of Western
Artists a. the H. Lieber art studio viii be
open this afternoon from until o'clock
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14

Insure with the McGilliard Agency Co.
Home and foreign companies. Thorpe block.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14

Insure with German Fire Insurance Of In
diana. General offices. % South Delaware
street. Fire. tornado and explosion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14

Insure with the Indianapolis Fire Insur-
anee Company. Home ONCE 14s East Mar
ket street JOHN IL. SPANN, Secretary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14

Refreshing-Nourishing- The YER
dict given Cooks Imperial Champagne Extra
Dry. by connoisseurs-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14

Bonds for administrators, guardians, ex-
ecutors, receivers and i'm all court proceed
ings. Geo. W. Pangborn, ISIS Lemcke Bldg
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14
THE MANHATTAN TYPEWRITER

Is the right kind of machine at the right
price. Universal keyboard and all modern
conveniences. strong and nght-running
Price. SIS. Catalogue on application. All
kinds Of Typewriters for rent. Fine lire Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14
ScatOn the Halter.

punlap's opera, silk and derby hats.
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Jewstt Pianos at wuIschnsr's-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25
OLD MAN GOMEZ DEAD.
A Noted Character of Florida Drown
ed at the Age of 122 Years.

Noted Character of Florida Drown
ed at the Age of 1872 Years.
From tie Fort Myers Press.
Word reaches us from our Everglade cor
respondent that old John Gomez, the CEN
tenarian, had been drowned while fishing
on Thursday, July II, and his body had
been recovered the following Saturday and
buried or Panther Key, where he had lived
for so many years. 1t is a strange fate
that man should have lived to an age
that is granted to but few, to have escaped
disease and accidents for period of 10
years and at last to meet his death in an
unnatural way, by drowning. The fact
that he was out on the waters of the gulf
fishing at the time he met his death Is
evidence that the old man was still vigor-
Gus enough to get about. and it is possible
that he may have lived another ten years
had he not met with the sad accident
which resulted in his death.
That he was one of the oldest, IL not the
Oldest citizen of the United States at the
time of his death there can scarcely be any
doubt. His story has been known for years
to our citizens, and for over ten years he
and his wife have been wards of the
county, the county commissioners on many
occasions making personal investigations
about the old man, and for over ten years
have paid him the sum of 50 per month
from the county funds.
JOhn Gomez In telllnS the story OF MS
life to Press representative in May, 1896,
stated that he was native Of Portugal,
and went from the Island of Madeira to
France while very young. Afterward he
went as a cabin boy on vessel sailing to
this country, but the captain Of the bark
was so cruel to him that he ran away when
the bark arrived at Charleston, 8. G. From
there he came to ST. Augustine, Fla, long
before the Spanish flag ceased to wave over
the fort. He said while in France he saw
Napoleon Bonaparte on dress parade many
times. He said he had been married but
once and, looking at his aged wife, ironical-
ly said: THAT was once too often He
had never had any children. He was a
member Of the Catholic Church and exhib-
tied his crucifix with pride. The island
teen miles from the Marco post Office,
which was his address. At the time of this
interview with him he was over 11S years
Of age, which would have made him over
122 years old at the time Of his death. He
said he had never taken a dose of medi-
cine in his life, and always had good
health until within the last few years,
when he had been troubled with rheuma-
tism.
John Gomez in physical makeup was
short heavy-set man, with a head of heavy
curly hair, which had once been black, but
was then silvered all over. He had large,
dark eyes, fairly well preserved, and bore
marks of having been rather a handsome
man. He served in the Seminole war from
1888 to 1897 under Gen. Taylor, and was In
the famous Okeechobee battle, which was
fought December 25, 1887 at the edge Of
Lake Okeechobee. His wife halls from
Glynn county, Georgia, and is over seventy
years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

acting one, for the collection of life-saving
inventions Is enormous. They were sent
from all parts OF the world, and many of
them evidently represent years of care and
preparation
In such a big exhibit of ideas there are
naturally many things of an eccentric char
acter, plainly the handiwork of "cranks:"
but. on the other hand, many thoroughly
practical devices are submitted whose APP
piication hereafter Will surely tend to mini
mize loss of life by accidents at sea.
The Problem StiII UnsoIved
The jury, however, regard the great prob
lem Of life-saying in shipwrecks as still un-
solved While admitting the inestimable
value OF some of the inventions, they con-
slider that none of them quite fulfills the
specific object of the founders of the Pollok
prize. Some of the devices. say the jury,
would vastly lessen the chance Of accident
on vessels. but such accidents may occur
Tor which no sure means of saving life by
the wholesale, as II Were. has been pro-
vided. For this reason the jury are of the
opinion that the sum of $4,000 should not
be awarded in Its entirety to any exhibitor
out that certain part of IL should be
awarded to the inventor of the best method
or methods proposed. while the balance of
teh prize should be set apart an incentive
for further competitions of the same kind
10 be held during the next two or three
ears. III the group jury approves this de-
cision Of the class jury. perhaps only two
or lhree or all the exhibitors represented
al Paris will come in for a share of the
prize
The utmost secrecy is preserved by the
commission as TO the inventions that have
been deemed OF the highest merit, for It Is
not expected that the names OF the winner
or winners will be announced within. a
month. Your correspondent learns how
ever. that II was practically decided to rule
out all inventions whose life-saving quail
Ties depended either upon any inflated BELTS
garments or equipments or which employ
% any material whoss efficacy could be de-
eroysd by perforatton. This decision very
materially lsssens the range OF likely win
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25

which was their portability and get-at-able-
ness. Some of the inventors seemed to have
forgotten all about this quality. or to have
assumed. perhaps, that steamship lines
about the ocean. after ordering captains
never to get shipwrecked unless life raft
was near.
The Amusing Side Of 1t.
One of the most amusing examples Of
this sort Of Observation-Disclosures on the part
of inventors is the model of a so-called life
raft submitted by Hungarian ship car
penter. 1t Is shaped like a gigantic pear,
and the interior is arranged in four stories
The lowest sort of subcellar. Is laden
with ballast weighing many tons, so dis
posed as to keep rear" upright. Above that
are the store rooms for the provisions and
general supplies. On the next floor are the
sleeping quarters and hospital and above
that the dining and living rooms.
As design for floating model. the plan
was excellent. but 1t was somewhat i'm
practical as life raft. Where would you
put 1t aboard ship?" one of the jury asked
the inventor.
Il hadn't thought of that" replied the
Hungarian.
why, on the deck of course" suggested
another juror winking to his companion.
"Ya-as. dat's so.' assented the inventor
Put 1t on de deck"
But YOU would have to build a ship
around IT." said the chairman Of the jury |;
land II would have to be four times wider
than any ship ever built
So the Hungarian's design did not get
even honorable mention. Yet there was an
idea In his head and that idea was admira-
bly, worked out In other exhibits. Thus, q
French shipbuilding firm submitted model
OF big transatlantic liner which carried
an enormous lifeboat equipped throughout
and stored with provisions. ETC.. for In
slant use. The uniqueness of this inven-
ton consists In the fact that the Nfeboat
is not visible at all under normal condi-
tions. 1t is imbeddsd In the forward part
OF the ship, and passenger might walk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25
Unique Scenes Playing Now on Every
New York Stage.
BUSY GETTING READY FOR TEE ROAD
se
Very Funny Business for the Man
in Front.
DISCOURAGING FOR OTHERS
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star


NEW YORK, August "a, 1850.
This is the season when the rehearsal
frenzy grips the stage folk Every stage
in town Is being utilized by from two to
half a dozen rehearsing parties of players
day. Even so, there are not enough
stages to go around, and many of the COM
panies are being put through their PAGES
on the slippery floors of dance halls. East
Side, West Side, and all around the town,
the company must be rehearsed, must 1t
not? Many and many Of these newly or
ganized theatrical outfits, the members Of
which are sweltering the while the stage
manager, or the manager, or the musical
director, or the author, or the composer,
or the angel" or-in some cases-all of
these frantic individuals at once tear
around and mutter awful things about the
blithering incompetency of all hands
many Of these companies will go OUT with
flying colors, only to come back in sec
lions, the players making New York on
divers and sundry separate trains and with
varying variations Of grief. A percentage
of the organizations will win out. 1t is
fascinating lottery gamble of the purest
ray serene, this throwing together theat-
rical outfit and sending 1t forth into the
wide, wide world. Meanwhile, the com
the production that is foredoomed to fail
must be looked after just as carefully as
the one that has big advance sale weeks
before the date of production.
A theatrical rehearsal-any kind of the
atrical rehearsal, whether the piece being