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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
GANGRENE CAUSES DEATH.
Robert f. Smith Passes Away at the
City Hospital.

Robert f. Smith, a w~ell-known citizen
and lawyer, died at the City Hospital yes
terday afternoon at about O'Clock from
the effects of gangrene. About a month
ago his foot was injured while getting off
a street car. He did not think much about
it at first, but when it became painful con-
suited a physician. who sent him TO the
hospital for treatment for gangrene. The
injured toes were at first amputated, but
the disease had passed beyond. Then his
foot was amputated at the ankle, and later
the leg at the knee.
The disease, however, had so permeated
his system that the effect could not be
overcome and death resulted. Mr.. Smith
was about sixty-two years old at the date
OF his death. His family was among the
first settlers of Indianapolis and were
prominent people. He served three years
i'm the Sixteenth Indiana Volunteers, and
was so badly disabled in the service that
he received a pension of ST. a month. He
was for years a consistent member of the
Roberts Park M. +. Church. but about a
wear ago Joined the Grace NJ. z. Church,
corner of Market and East streets. near
which he had been living. Mr.. Smith was
known as a man of kindly impulses, having
many friends. He leaves a widow and an
adopted daughter. While it is not fully de-
termined, it is expected that the funeral
services will be in Grace Church Satur-
DAY afternoon, under the auspices of
George III. Thomas Post. of which he was
a longtime and faithful member.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
THE J, T. POLK COMPANY.
His Dairy and Canning Interests Are
ReOrgaRixed.

The only concern hat fled articles Of
Incorporation with the secretary of state
yesterday was the j.. T. Polk Company.
This Is a reorganization of the varied can
ming and dairy interests of J. T. Polk in &C
oordance with the plan previously pub
lished in the Journal. The business has
been carried on many years. but Is now for
the first time Incorporated.
The capital stock Of the company is S275,-
900. OF which $500. 600 Is common and the
remainder preferred stock. The financing
OF the concern has been done by the Cen
tral Trust Company OF this city. and
Charles r. Coffin. president of the trust
company. rs treasurer OF the Polk Com
pany 1He board OF seven directors is made
W OF James T and Ralph b. Polk. Green
wood. Albert Fischer. Cincinnati. and
Charles r. Coffin. Samuel q. DUNCAN.
Charles r Holloway and Lorenzo d.
Moody, of this city. The executive com
mittee j. made UP OF the officers OF the
company, as follows. President. James 7.
Polk; f1ce president, Ralph b. Polk; treas
urere. Charles r.. Coffin. All OF the varied
Interests bearing Mr.. Folks name will be
conducted by the new company, although
Oh a larger scale than before. The new
milk depot at College avenue and Sixteenth
street Is being rapidly pushed 10 compile
ton. and from " viii be dispensed the milk
purchased OF diaries other than the one
personally conducted By Mr.. Polk. The
home Office OF the company will continue at
Greenwood. but branches will be eStab-
ilshed In all large cities % the country.
and also In England and Germany.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
PECULIAR CONDITION.
Why Transcript of Death Certificate
Cannot he Sent.

The value of the mortality records kept
by the State Board of Health has been
strikingly indicated through an incident
occurring at a town in Franklin coun-
ty, recently. n citizen of hat place was
taken i'll and, as the town is on the border
line between Indiana and Ohio, the services
of an Ohio physician were called into re-
QUESTION. When the patient died an Ohio
undertaken was employed to take charge
Of the remains. Neither the physician nor
undertaken took any notice of the Indiana
law requiring certificate of death and burial
TO be sent to the State Board of Health.
Yesterday DIR. Hurry received a letter
from a member of the dead mans family.
requesting that a transcript of the death
up the mans estate and collecting his life
insurance. Inasmuch as the Ohio physician
and undertaken failed TO report the case.
Or. Hurry was unable TO comply with the
request by forwarding a certificate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
MRS. CARRIERS CONDITION.
She Refutes the stories About Nerv-
Gus Prostitution.

Sensational stories have recently beer
published concerning the alleged poor
health of Mrs. Leslie Carter, who pre-
sented ''Zaza" in English's Opera Hous'
Wednesday and last night. These report:
declared that the distinguished actress wa:
in great danger of q complete physica
collapse and that she would close her tour
several weeks earlier than originally in
tended. From Louisville. Ky, came a dis
patch stating that Tuesday night Mrs
Carter was only able to appear at Mac.
Auley's Theater under the care of DR.
Thomas STICKY. a prominent Louisville
physician.
Mrs. Carter was seen at the Denison Ho-
tel last night and asked concerning tn,
truth OF the above reports. In response
she wrote in a bold, firm handwriting Z
statement as follows:
Il am not and have not been sufferins
with nervousness, bordering on prOstra.
ton. l am quite well. l shall play unit
the first of June three weeks longer thar
was originally intended.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
LINE TO ~MARTINSVlLLE
FHE PROMOTERS HAVE MADE AR
RANGEMENTs TO FINANCE 1T.
Claim Made hat They Have $4,000 o
at Their DisposaI-DaytOn, o.,
People Interested.

Reamy f. Field. CT Cincinnati. represent
ing w. X. Todd & Co, bankers. of Cincin-
natl and New York. was in the city yes
terday comforting with the promoters Of
the Indianapolis & Martinsville Traction
Company. Before returning to Cincinnati
last evening Mr.. Field told a Journal re-
porter that he had made arrangements to
hnance the road and had $500. 600 at his dis
posal with which 10 begin work at once.
Rights OF way through the towns between
this city and Martinsville were secured by
Jesse c. Harrington two years ago. and are
still held by him. Mr.. Field said arrange
ments had been made with DR.. j. Z. Loves,
Of Dayton. O., TO build the traction line. and
work will be begun as soon as a private
right of way can be secured and the sur
vey made. The road will be a short cut TO
MartinsvilIe and will pass through all the
towns on the Indianapolis & Vincennes road
between this city and Martinsville.
Mr.. Field is authority for the statement
that Or. Loves is a practical traction line
builder. having constructed the road from
Dayton. o., to Eaton. which will be oper-
ntea in conjunction with the road to be built
by the Richmond company just organized.
He also built the line from Dayton To
GreenvilIe. forty-two miles long. which will
be a part of the interurban system connect
ing Fort Wayne and Dayton. o. He has
associated with him Al Feight. of Dayton,
and j. c. Reber. of the City National Bank
OF that city.
Mr.. Field says the equipment Of the In
dianapolis & Martinsville Traction Com
pany Will be the best that can be bought
and that the interurban ears will be beau
ties. Passengers Will be carried from this
city to Martinsville in one hour and twen-
~ minutes There Will be freight and eN-
press cars for the carrying of milk. small
fruits. etc.
Mr.. Field said that because of former
delays the impression had gone abroad
that the road would never be a substantial
reality. and I'm order To breed confidence
I'm the minds of farmers from whom they
would seek right of way he was willing to
deposit $4,000 cash with any bank or trust
comp3ny IN indianapolis as "A guarantee
that work on the line would be begun as
soon as options on the right Of way had
been secured.
DR.. Loves. who will construct the road.
recently went over the route with a corps
of surveyors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
HE TOOK MEASUREMENTS.
Harry Israel Called mt Residences on
the North Side.

Harry Israel, of 4S9H South Delaware
street. who was arrested, admitted yester-
day on trial In Police Court that he had
called at North Side homes and represented
that he wished to make pen sketches to
be printed in Munsey's Magazine, and also
that he was connected with the Indianap-
oils News. He made no explanation of why
he asked to take the waist and skirt meas
Urements of "A number of young women. He
referred a our woman, whose name IS
withheld. TO persons living in Irvington. and
made an engagement TO go to Fairview
Park for the purpose. as he said, of secur-
ing scenic effect" for the sketches. He
was arrested when he called the next time
by Detectives Wallace and Morgan, who
were advised after the young woman had
Investigated his alleged references. His
reputation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
ACCUSED OF BURGLARY
DETECTIVES BRAY AND LANCASTER
MAKE THREE ARRESTS.
They Have the Persons Who Robbed
John II. Fogas and Others
How Boys Were Used.

Detectives Bray and Lancaster yesterday
rounded up three of the participants in
the hold-up of druggist job T.. Fogas, at
1870 South Capitol avenue several nights
ago. the robbery of a savings ban in the
Boys Club, the robbery of Christian
Geiger. on Union street, and the robbery cf
Efroymson Bros dry goods store on South
Meridian street.
Those under arrest are Hayden Wilson,
Of 97 Maple street, and two boys, Harry
Wyatt and Fred Scanlon. All are charged
with burglary and petit larceny. Another
Of the robbers was Tom Corners, known as
"Hayback." who was arrested Sunday at
Fort Wayne as a pickpocket. There he gave
the name or Tom Delaney.
Wilson refused to make any statement,
except that he would not make admission
for the reason that he is now out of prison
on parole, having been sentenced four years
ago to a term of from two to fourteen years
for burglary.
From the story told by the boys it ap-
pears that, in connection with the hold-up
and the robbery of the Geiger residence,
the part they took was through coercion,
Wilson and Corners having threatened them
with exposure i'm several little jobs If
they did not help. The boys say they went
into the drug store before Wilson and
Corners entered and bought soda water
in order TO learn the location of the money
drawers. Wilson, il is said. had nothing
to do with the Geiger robbery. 1t was
done by "Hayback," who had the boys
watch outside. They secured a watch and
two revolvers, which were sold out of the
city. The robbery at the Boys Club was
done by the boys, who entered the building
with a key and forced the desk with Z
Ratchet. robbing a small savings bank of ~
cents. Corners is said by the boys to have
broken the glass at the dry goods store
and stolen a number of articles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
BIG GLASS MEN CONFER
REPRESENTATIVES, OF COMPANIES
AND THE WAGE COMMITTEE.
The Proposed Closing of the Factories
on May IL Is Being Considered
The Conference Secret.

A conference is being held at the Bates
House by the American Window Glass
Company. Representatives of the independ-
ent combine, the cooperative companies
and members of the wage committee If
l.. a. 500 in reference TO the closing of he
glass factories of those interested on Nay
II. Simon Burns. president of L. A. 500.
the organization Of window glass workers,
is attending the session.
The co-operatives. II is explained. are
members of the workers organization who
have invested their money in glass fac
tories. A great deal of secrecy is being
observed by all concerned. One of the
workers said last night that the conference
was called for the purpose of deciding
whether or not the factories are to close
May II. He said the American Window
Glass Company and the Independents are
DESTROYS of closing on May IL. but the CO.
operatives are not very enthusiastic over
the proposition. He said the members of
the workers organization are willing TO
close and they are urging the temperatures
TO close. They believe that since n number
of new factories have been started and the
market is well supplied that il is better
to close down during the summer 1t would
in the end mean less work and lower wages,
he estimates. for the factories 20 keep run
lib - a&AA
be i'm session here for several days and that
the co-operatives have agreed TO give their
decision after they have returned home
and discussed the matter with their re-
spective firms.
One of the members of the American
Window Glass Company said last night
that the trust and the independent COM
bine had decided to close on May 1, and
had given notice to that effect. President
Chambers. of the American Window Glass
Company, attended the conference yester-
day.
1t is announced that the question of
wages was discussed and will probably be
brought up again before the conference
is over. The wage committee of the glass
workers organization has been holding a
meeting at Pittsburg, but came home to
attend the conference. 1t is said the work
ers are asking for a 10 per cent. increase
for blowers and 10 per cent. for fatteners.
Simon Burns. president of l.. A. 900, the
glass workers organization, admitted last
night that the question of wages is being
touched on at this meeting, but he de-
clined to say what figures We're being dis
cuSSed.
1t is known that the cooperative plants
are a sort of thorn in the side of the two
trusts, and that these cooperative estab-
lishments are all that prevent the trusts
from absolutely controlling the market. In
the country there are between twenty-five
and thirty of these cooperative factories.
IL is said that between 10000 and 1900 men
are connected with window glass factories
in Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
PROF. G.. w. WORLEY NAMED.
lie Is the New Member of the Board of
Education.

Governor Durbin announced late vester.
Gay afternoon that he had appointed Prof
George w. Worley, of Warsaw. superin-
tendent of schools of Kosciusko county
q member of the State Board of Educa-
ton. 10 succeed Prof. Enoch G. Machan. OF
Lagrange. Prof. Machan was ineligible 10
reappointment. as the law required that
the vacancy be filled by the appointment of
q county superintendent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
A NEW RURAL ROUTE.
The Service "a BE Established nj
CIermont in This County.

Rural free delivery service will be estab-
lished June l next at ClermOnt. in this
county. The length of the route will be
twenty-five miles. the area 10 be covered
Is thirty-hve square miles. the population
TO BE served $40 and the number OF houses
on the route 80. Carrier John &. Trout
will be the carrier. The postofiCe at
Snacks is 10 be discontinued and mail sent
10 Clarmnnf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
ARSENAL ABOLISHED.


On account of increased transportation
facilities the government has decided TO re-
duce the number Of arsenals In the country,
and an order was issued yesterday al
Washington abolishing the one here under
charge OF Mai Charles Shaler. The prop
erty will DE disposed of by the staff de-
partments, and the men serving here VIII
be assigned to duty elsewhere. The other
arsenals TO be discontinued are those a.
Augusta. Me; Fort Monroe, Va, Pitts
burg, Pa. and Columbia. Tenn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
Executive Committee Appointed.

The president and secretary of the Ben
jamin Harrison Monument Association yes
terday selected an executive committee.
having been Authorized to do so by the
board OF directors. John G. Williams, John
+. Frenzel and IL. ]. Miliigan will act with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
II. ID. stevenson Ill.

r. d. Stevenson. a w~ell-known newspaper
man OF this city, is i'll at 81. Nincents Hos
pital. He was the originator of the para
graphs in the Journal known as Bubbles
in the Air" and Is one of the most widely
known humorists i'm the country When
the Press started he became dra matte edi-
tor of that paper.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03

CLYDE Weineger. who was convicted of
embezzling 500 from a colored man several
weeks ago. WAS married yesterday after
noon at The county jail 10 Laura Spooner.
He was sentenced on the day which was TO
nave been their wedding day. and then the
marriage was postponed until the granting
Of a new trial. This was refused by Judge
Afford. and IL was decided TO get married
anyhow" Weineger and James Barnett.
convicted Of the murder OF Frank Wilson.
bartender, will be taken 10 Michigan City
to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03

Wholesale merchants of the city have
turned over to the Board of Works letters
received from customers over the State
asking the merchants 10 urge the board to
grant the request OF the indianapolis
the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03

1909, and against 122.2 $50 bushels i'm April.
1893. Corn. sol, 500 bushels, against 5l7. 800
bushels in 1900 and 1872, 300 bushels in 1899.
Oats. 1900 bushels. against 10000 in 1900,
and 81, 100 i'm April, 1899.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03

The Official report OF the inspectors OF
the Indianapolis Board Of Trade show that
there were inspected in April 1850 bushels
Of wheat, against 5000 bushels In April.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03

G. w. Fairbanks. the president. and Z. F..
Tibbott. the secretary Of the association,
as members OF this committee.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
D~unlap's Celebrated Hats
At Seaton's Hat Store.
Cincinnati Excursion,
Via Big Four Route.
Sunday, May 9Th.
$1.25 Round Trip.

Special fast train leaves polls
Union Station Z a. m. Returning leaves
Cincinnati Z p. m.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03

The j. c. Hirschman Company, feather removal
tors. located at 111-1l3 North New Jersey street,
wishes 20 warn the public against any house to
house canvaSsers representing themselves as
solicitors for the Hirschman Company. We have
been in this business twenty-four years and have
no solicitors. but will call for and deliver goods
at your request, by both phones lag. Quite often
this city is canvassed by so-called feather reno
vators representing themselves as in the employ
of the above well known house. Give your work
to a reliable house. one that will return your
confidence with good work and all your feathers.
Best Chiropo1ist. Bates House barber shop.
Have Carpets Cleaned ut Towards.
Best work: lowest prices. Both phones GIG.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
Warning.

For particulars concerning European travel ap
ply to Mrs. NJ. a. Crosley, sos East Fifteenth
street, this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
Europe.

Feed your horse JANEs's Dustless Oats
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03

a new ssss Piano for sisS at w~falsehnsr.s
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-28
THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.
work OF THE SESSION AS 1T HAS
PROGRESSED THUS FAR.

Uhe Question of Improvement TO
the Old Capitol by Making Addi-
lions or of Erecting Separate
Building Now Much Discussed
The Matter of Congressional he
apportion ment is Proving Hard
Nut 10 Crack-The Proposed state
PRIMARY Law Meeting with Mucn
OppOsition-The Convict Agitation
Has subsidized for the Present
Tallahassee. April 27.-Most of the time
of the LEGISLATURE thus far has been de-
voted TO matters more particularly inter
esting TO individual members and to local
communities. Very few of the more i'm
portant matters of general interest have
been considered. A joint committee mas
begun to deliberate upon the SUBJECT OF
improvement to the present capitol build
ing. BY some ii is thought best to make
additions to the present building by put
ling a wing on each end with large dome
in the center. This will be quite eXpen'
siye and the amount spent for the dome
will be useless as it cannot be put to any
use except to give light.
Many OF the most conservative members
express a preference for a separate build
ing sufficient for the Supreme Court, the
Iibravy and the Railroad Commission
leaving the present building entirely to the
legislative aud executive officers, VINO
will then have ample room. one great
advantage the separate building offers Is
that il can be constructed for less money,
and made more pleasing in appearance
and another is that In case of fire all state
property villa not be in one building, SUBJ
ject to loss by one fire. The advocates
FOR a senarate building are
gaining ground and hope to succeed,
The question of redistricting the state
for three congressman is receiving mild
consideration. The portion Of the state
west of the Suwannee river will be in
one district, while the peninsular portion
of the state will be divided. Some prefer
a north and south line, so as to have all
the south Gulf coast in one district and
all the Atlantic coast in another district,
while others contend for an east and west
line drawn north of Marion county, so
as to give all of the southern end of the
peninsular to one congressman and the
populous counties in East Florida to an
other congressman. If this ditterence
continues there may be no redistricting,
leaving the election OF, a third congress-
man to the state at large. This latter IS
desired by many politicians
committee appointed by the last Dem
ocratic State Convention has presented a
state primary law and it has been intro
duced in both houses, but it is being
strongly opposed by active men. 1t is
considered impoltic in it's provisions.
The convict question is not now being
agitated, as the matter is considered a
closed incident. There is no excitement
on this subject now.
The first bill to become a law this ses-
sion was one allowing graduates of the
Deland Law School to be admitted to the
bar without examination. This was the
first bill signed by Gov. Jennings.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-28
GOOD COFFEE.

If you are fond of a cup of good coffee
buy it of G. Trapani & Co., 1o4 Broughton,
east. Phone 1880. Fine Rio Coffee, lbs.
for 25c. Our Country Club Coffee reduced
to 23c per pound. Maryland Club Coffee,
which satisfies all drinkers, OF good cof-
fee, at SOC per pound. Two pounds can of
delicious Standard Java and Mocha Cot
fee 75c This coffee cannot be surpassed
in quality. We sell the Glover Hin But
ter, the best in the market Fine Spaghet-
ii and Macaroni at SC per pound. Pure
Olive Oil at 75c a quart.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-28
LIGHT WEIGHT

is so highly desirable in a bicycle that in
repairing and mending the undue use of
heavy metal should be avoided. We try
to make your wheel strong as new with
out making it weigh an ounce more, and
always succeed. Our prices are not
heavy" either. Moreover, you will find
our work of the lasting kind. Rubber
tires for baby carriage and go-carts al
ways kept in stock Baby carriage and
go-carts repaired and enameled.
RAMBLER AND IDEAL BICYCLES.
Tires blown up without pain. Lamps to
burn.
DANIEL A. HOLLAND,
Bull and State Streets.