The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-06
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

Samuel Manning. of Elkhart, yesterday
filed petition In bankruptcy in the United
States Court His liabilities are 1925; as
sets, s145.
Attorney General Taylor will speak on
THE Practical Life of a Lawyer to the
gradua ting class of the law school of In
diana University the night of June Is.
Mrs Maud Bundy, of Valparaiso. has been
recommended for appointment as superin-
tendent of the Indiana Industrial School
for Girls and. Women 5 Prison by eX-State
Senator Nathan L. .Agnew.
George f. Irvin4s. of No. 52S Bright
street, yesterday swore out a warrant
charging John Brown, colored. at No. 53l
Bright street, with keeping a vicious dog.
Brown was arrested late last night.
silver watch belonging to o. A. Despie.
of No. zoo Fletcher avenue, which had been
stolen, was recovered last night by Detec-
tives Splan and Haley Clifford Fans. a
colored boy. was arrested and charged
with the theft.
Patrolmen Bell. Coins and Montgomery
late last night arrested five colored boys
ger train. They gave the names of Oscar
Bowman, Roy Price, Ray Price, Perry
Hares and Wilbur Sanes.
Jacob Shafer, an elderly German living
In Norwood. was arrested yesterday after
noon by Patrolman Ross and charged with
assault and battery. He said he had gone
with his wife 10 dance and had imbibed
too freely, and that She clicked" him when
they got home.
Bicycle Police STREET. and Griffin last night
arrested George Englin, James Osborn and
John Duthrey. three colOred boys, each
about nine years of age, for the theft of
bicycle from DR.. Bula. The wheel was
found in a pawnshOp, where IL had been
traded for a watch and dollar.
James r. Carnahan, commander-in-chief
of the Uniform Rank. Knights of Pythas,
and George w. Powell. adjutant of the
staff, have returned from California, where
attended meeting q higher q
ficials The next biennial meeting of the
order will be held In San Francisco.
George Smith. eolored. who is also known
as George Leonard, was arrested last night
at No. 211 Roanoke street and charged with
drawing a razor on his wife, with drunken
ness and housebreaking. He gives his
home as Gas City, Ind. He formerly lived
at the number given, and his wife is now
there He came back last night. after an
absence of several weeks, and was denied
admittance.
The annual strawberry show and picnic
of the Marion County Horticultural Society
will be held Saturday at the home of W.
b. Flick, one mile west OF Lawrence. on
the line of the Anderson & Indianapolis
Interurban Electric Railway. The picnic
dinner will he at midday. Attorney Gen
eral Taylor. Frank Johnson and others
will read papers. Invitations are extended
10 all who may wish to participate in the
festivities.
State Auditor Hart, ACCOMPANIED by his
wife. has gone to Atlantic City, n. J. Capt.
Hart has been in poor health for some
time. suffering greatly from insomnia. and
will remain in the strengthening influence
of sea breezes until he RECEIVERS his former
health While absent he will confer with
the executive committee of the national in
surance commissioners organization rela-
tive TO the annual meeting in Seattle,
Wash. next fall
Ex-State Senator Nathan L. Agnew. of
Valparaiso, was in the city yesterday and
gave out the interesting information that
the Calumet canal, which has been the sub
ject o. heated discussions in the past three
Legislatures. will at last be built by the
large land companies in Lake county. A
harbor will be constructed on Lake Michi-
gan, about two miles from Whiting. prior
TO the digging of the canal. n compromise
road companies that have hitherto bitterly
opposed the project.
A fourth ticket for the Board of Trade
election was posted yesterday morning. The
John j. Appel. vice president John NJ
Shaw: treasurer. T.. r. Perry: governors
John +. Wallck, Edward Hawkins. a. j.
O'Reilly. John a. Butler Jacob Fox. Lew
SteN enson. 3. b. Minor and Frank F.
James. The supporters of each Of the states
are confident of success. but the friends of
Appel say he viii win with good ma jority
II a full vote Is poiled.
Plans have been prepared by Daggett &
Co, architects for remodelfng the Lor-
raine Hotel at the corner of Capitol avenue
and Washington street The entire first
floor will be used and the hotel will be
otherwise enlarged until its present capa-
city will be about doubled. There will be
forty rooms with bath. also billiard rooms
and cafe. Lee Burnett. present proprietor.
Will be president. and T. b. Flower of Ok
ford. o.. secretary of the company tina {
will operate the new hotel. The place will
be conducted on both the American and
European plans.