The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-29

A box car filed with rags and standing
on the Big Four track, near Walnut street
caught fire in an unknown manner last
evening The fire a smoldering one
which the fire department had difficulty in
putting out.
Miss Eda Never made a total score OF
971 in five games at the Pastime bowling
alleys yesterday afternoon, an average of
1871 1-5 Her highest scores We're 246 and
244. Miss Meyer holds the Pastime alley
record.
The South Side Citizens Club will meet
tonight at the hall at Wright and Dow
ney streets. Topics that are now of special
interest to the South Side-street car ex-
tension, electric lighting, etc.-will be dis
cussed.
At the meeting of the Methodist minis
tiers yesterday morning the Rev. q. 5. Hen
ninger read paper on After the Revival,
WHAT" He advised that constant atten-
ton be paid TO converts after the revivalist
had done his work
Harry f. Crawford, of Greencastle, B. o.
Hillhnger, of Covington. o., and Harry S.
appointed substitute mail clerks OH the p,
c., G. & st. l.. division OF the railway mail
service. They will report for duty this
week
1.-The Ultimate Consequences of the De-
NAL of Free Speech was the subject OF
paper read by Louis Rowland at the meet
ing of the Christian ministers yesterday
morning at the Denison Hotel. He advo-
Gated free speech but said it should be
handled with discretion.
The spire of the First Presbyterian
Church was pulled down by workmen
crowd of spectators. The work of clear
ing the square is progressing rapidly and in
a short time the north side of the square
will be entirely cleared.
The credit men Of the different business
houses. who are also members of the Mer-
chants Association. met yesterday for the
purpose OF organizing an association TO be
operated in conjunction with the Mer-
Association object being N
rect abuses along credit lines.
William Bundy. colored. of 24O3 Indian
apolis street, was arrested yesterday after
noon by Patrolman Crabtree for assaulting
his wife She owned a horse which BundV
wanted TO drive TO town She objected and
a fight ensued. Her head was badly bat
tered before she could get away
Lewis Bryant colored who was released
from the wOrkhouse yesterday, was ar
rested at once and taken TO police head
quarters and charged with the theft of
revolver from Richard White. He threat
ened a colored woman with the revolver
and was sent to the workhouse.
Several thousand sets of Pan-American
stamps will be placed on sale to-day at the
postoffice and this week will be the last OPP
portunity to purchase them There are six
stamps to a set and they sell for 80 cents
The sale will close Thursday night The
stamp sale at the Indianapolis postoffice
this month has been exceedingly heavy.
Several large plate glass mirrors i'm the
barber shop of g. H LortZ. at q North
Meridian street. fell yesterday and shat
tered upon the floor The mirrors were be-
ing taken down for shipment. and the
fastenings remaining were not sufficient TO
hold them. Four of six plates were broken,
causing a loss of about $3.50, upon which
there was no insurance.
Col Charles II. Noble, in charge Of the
local recruiting station, has received word
from Washington that he will probably be
succeeded as local recruiting officer by
Maj. James +. Macklin, of the Eleventh
Infantry. Major Mackln was born in New
York and served in the civil war with the
Sixteenth Indiana. Two years later he en-
tered the regular army as second lieuten-
ant.
The executive committee OF the Matinee
Musicale has reconsidered the matter OF
not allowing the general public TO attend
the Philharmonic chamber recitals. Non
members will be admitted on payment Of
an admission fee. There will be extra
meeting OF the membership committee OF
the Musicale on Nov. II at 2:30 p. m at
the residence OF Mrs. Page. 17l5 North
Meridian street. Persons desiring active
membership in the club can appear before
the committee at that time.