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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
MATINEE MUSICALE.
Its Chorus Makes Its Debut with the
Philharmonic String Quartet.

The Matinee Musicale made a long step
i'm advance yesterday. This society has
been going on i'm it's quiet way for several
years. doing things as it pleases because
il asks nothing from the general public. 1t
is concerned with the study OF music for
its own benefit. Its members make up it's
programmes and play them, and now and
then it brings a solOist for a recital. Re
Gently it decided to create a chorus, all
women, of course, and yesterday this
chorus made its debut under the direction
of Mrs. s. l.. Morrison. There had been
few rehearsals, and lack of s-elf-confdence
showed i'm the singing of the two numbers
on the programme. Neidlinger's Crossing
the Bar and Handel's Trust i'm the Lord"
But the singing was fresh, full of life and
the tone was pure. Precision and sure
measuring will come with practice. An or
ganization of women singers has in its
ability for delicacy a startling advantage
over a mems chorus. The Matinee Musicale
calls its new branch the Morning Choral"
Another new feature of yesterdays little
concert was the alliance with the Philhar-
monte String Quartet, which consists of
Hugh McGibeny and Bertha Schellschmidt,
violins; Rudolf Roster. viola, and Adolf
Schellschmidt. cello. The Musicale wishes
to acquaint itself with hamber music
may be it will have an orchestra some day
and the quartet Will contribute numbers
to three of the sOcietys reCitals this sea-
son. Yesterday the quartet played Haydn's
G. major composition. and. with Mrs. La
fayette age at the piano, Saint-Saens's \
minor quintet. The string quartet is a
classic formation. and some of the compo-
sitions for it are of the highest poetic
quality. The Haydn piece as played by the
Philharmonic Quartet had made many
finely melodious moments and the first two
movements of the Saint-Saens quintet
had the same soft. harmonious unity. Mrs.
Pages piano was entirely in sympathy with
the strings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
INSTITUTIONAL SETTLEMENTS.
Good Showing OF the Southern Hos
Home.

The Southern Indiana Hospital for the
Insane at Evansville. by its treasurer, DR..
Joseph NJ. Hudspeth. made the annual set
Element yesterday with the auditor Of state
for the fiscal year ending to-day. There
was drawn on account of maintenance the
sum of s9,9S9.Ss, and for repairs s2l4.S9. The
institution returned TO the state treasury
IS, 1895. The total expense for maintenance
of the institution for the year was So. 649.
and for repairs $500. making a total of
Sl0o, GAG. The fixed appropriation for the
institution on account of maintenance is
So, 600, in addition To which the institution
is allowed a per capita at the rate OF $l70
for an average daily attendance over 491
per month. The institution had throughout
the year a daily attendance of more than
100 in excess of the prescribed number. The
amount used on this account was 81. Ca. %.
The showing made by the institution is re-
garded at the state auditors office as be-
ing unusually good.
Mrs. Julia $. Conklin, treasurersof the
board of trustees of the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Orphans Home at Knightstown, made
the annual settlement for that institution
with the state auditor yesterday. Nothing
was returned to the state treasury. The ap-
preparations for the institution are: For
maintenance, $4,000; repairs. 5000: library,
$500; insurance. $3.50.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
THE STRIKE SITUATION.
Very Little Probability of a Settle
ment-Statement of Negroes.

The striking c~oremakers at the National
Malleable castings plant and the officers
of the company have not yet r%econciled
their differences, and. according to state
ments made by each. the plant will soon be
idle. The coremakers insist hey will not
return to work unless the negroes in that
department are discharged. The company
says the negroes will be retained. The
coremakers held their second meeting yes
terday morning TO discuss the situation.
They nave been promised the support of
the other white employees of the plant. 1t
was rumored yesterday that the negroes
would be put at work in the core depart
ment doing the work which the white men
had left. This. it is said, will cause the
molders to quit. The coremakers are re-
lying much upon the fact that the stock
of cores will last only a few days and the
holders will then be obliged to stop work.
The strikers have been well-behaved and
they say there will be no acts of violence.
The police department has and will keep
an extra force in Haughville as long as
there is any possibility of an outbreak.
To State Labor Commissioner Mccormack
the officers of the company said they re-
fused to consider the matter as a grievance
as the strike was solely the result of race
prejudice. The strikers are nearly all of
them nonunion men, and they are being
coaxed to join the union, in which case
the strike will become one of the union.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
FLOORING is TOO HIGH
PECULIAR CONDITION At FIRE
HEADQUARTERS BUILDING.
Discovery Made by u of the
Board of w~Orks-The New
assessment Plan.

\ queer state of affairs was discovered
at fire headquarters yesterday afternoon by
President Megrew and Mr.. Mcguire. who
speeding the recent improvements and
flooring. 1t was found that the new floor
of the headquarters is at least a foot above
the level of the sidewalk, when the speci-
f~ications of the contract for the improve
ment provided that it should be flush with
it. To make matters worse the contractor
who did the work has been paid. 1t is alb
solutely necessary that the flooring be level
with the sidewalk and the board will be
compelled to order the new flooring torn
up and the whole thing done over. The
cost will be considerable.
The singular feature of the matter is how
the blunder escaped the notice Of the old
Board of Safety, which was supposed to
keep in close touch with such matters as
expensive improvements. Neither the old
Board of Safety nor the old Board of
Works or the fire chief reported that the
flooring was too high: and the members
of the new board when they discovered the
error were astonished. The board does not
hold the fire chief responsible. because II
was not his duty TO be familiar with the
specifications of the contract, but II cam
not understand how the old Board of
Safety failed to notice a mistake OF Such
an expensive nature.
During the course of their inspection yes
terdav. Messrs. Megrew and Mcguire found
that a little thumb-nail park Just north of
the headquarters at Massachusetts avenue
and Delaware street prevents entrance ana
exit from the north door, and the small
bunch of trees and grass will be further
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
MAY NOT BE A SUIT.
More Gossip Concerning the Central
Hospital Appropriation,

The belief was expressed generally in
state official circles yesterday that the
controversy between State Auditor Hart
and the board of trustees of the Central
insane Hospital over the appropriati ton of
$4,000 voted by the Legislature of 1899
for a new hospital building will be adjusted
without the bringing of a mandamus suit
by the board against the auditor to compel
him TO draw warrants for the final paw
ments on the building after to-day.
The act appropriating $4,000 for the
new building says it shall be completed i'm
the year 1901, which the board of trustees
CONSTITUTES to mean the calendar year of
1901. Auditor Hart, however, adheres to
the opinion that the act refers to the fiscal
year ending Oct. 81. 1901-to-day. The trus-
tees say that in all the legislation of the
State there is no act creating such a
period of time as a fiscal year. They rec
cgnlze that according to custom regular
appropriations are made for fiscal years.
but they insist that the appropriation for
the new hospital building is a specific ap-
preparation, and therefore not governed
by the custom that seems to govern Ordi-
nary appropriations.
1t is by no means certain that a man.
GamuS suit will be brought. Neither the
auditor nor the hospital board will discuss
the matter. The general sentiment on the
matter is divided. BY some It is thought
the auditors contention that the Sl1O. 600
appropriation lapses at midnight tonight
M OlACio llIllle 10 the
belief that the trustees are correct i'm
constituting the act as referring to the
calendar year 1901. If by compromise or
suit the appropriation is made to continue
through to Dec. 81 ample time will be al
lowed fortthe completion of the building.
In reference TO the appropriation of S15ONo
by the Legislature of last winter to paw
for equfpping the new hospital building
there are those who think Auditor Hart *
mistaken in his declared purpose to refuse
10 draw warrants against the fund. The
AUDITOR thinks the original appropriation
of $4,000 for a hospital building was meant
10 cover a building completely equipped
ana ready 10 receive patients. but. on the
other hand. II Is urged that the original act
specified the items for which the S11O 600
was appropriated and that furnishins and
equipment were rot mentioned. 1t is further
pointed out that when the legislative com
mittee visited Central Hospital prior to the
converting OF the Legislature of 1901 il
was shown that this building would need
an appropriation of $500 for eouipment
ana assented TO il, Incorporating this item
In Its report to the Legislature. Upon
the recommendation of that committee the
appropriation was allowed. Since this an
preparation is not available until tomorrow
and Will probably not be needed for several
months, nothing definite i'm regard 10 il
VIII be decided for some time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
THE COURT RECORD.
SUPERIOR COURT.

E@ENlOfk 1OChl-
Room John l.. McMaster. Judge.
Hiram Bacon ". Indianapolis Street-rail-
yeS Company: damages. jury out.
Room flames NJ. feathers. Judge.
Charles T. Whitsett vs. Nathaniel Nor
row; account. Evidence heard. Submitted
TO court. Finding and judgment against
defendant for S2f3-21 and costs.
Room 3-Vinson Carter. Judge.
Charles Bailey vs.. stephen Tucker: note.
Dismissed and costs paid.
Frank G. Glover Us. Indiana Printing and
MANUFACTURING Company. damages. Find
ing and judgment for plaintiff against de-
PENDANT for So. Judgment against plain
William l.. Ripley ". Charles L. Clancy
et al. conversion. On trial by jury.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Henry Clay Allen. Judge.
William n. Adams. administrator vs
Francis +. Newly: intermeddling. Jury re-
turn verdict for defendant.
Jennie Howell Us. Mary A.. Wnletts.
Islander. Dismissed for want Of prosecu-
ton. judgment against plaintiff for costs.
n y. Grant vs. Mason j. OsgOod's Es-
tate claim. Allowed for SIS and costs.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Fremont Afford. Judge.
Charles Weaver: embezzlement. Motion
10 quash overruled. Trial by jury. Finding
guilty..
Samuel Hamlin: selling Iiquor without IL
cense. Nollied. Defendant served hfty-one
DAYS IN jail and paid SD and costs
Samuel Hamlin. selling liquor without IL
cense. Same As above.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Fred a. Clark 81 al. W. Laura +. De
Ruiter; attachment. Superior Court.
Room ?
i.ary E. Johnson VS.. Indianapolis Street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
John VI. Cores Claim.

John NJ. Gore yesterday filed suit against
Henry L. Tanner and the Eureka Refriger-
ator Company for injunction to prevent the
transfer of certain stock. Gore says that
Tanner owned patents for a refrigerator
and wished to organize a company. He
AYERS that Tanner promised to give him
thirty shares of stock i'm a company II he
would assist I'm successfully organizing it
within six weeks. 4 Ompany was organ
lied. the plaintiff AYERS. with a capital
stock of 500, eco. in the specified time. He
AYERS that since its organization he be-
lieves that Tanner has sold his patent
right 10 the company for $50 shares of stock
valued at Sl00 each. He also asserts that
Tanner has never turned the thirty shares
stipulated i'm an oral agreement over to
him and asks for an injunction 10 prevent
him from disposing of his stock until his
claim IS satisfied.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
THE MKINLEY MEMORIAL.
Committee Appointed by the Governor
VIII Meet Monday

The committee OF fifteen representative
citizens Of Indiana appointed by Governor
Durbin to supervise the collection Of funds
I'm this State for the Mckinley National
Memorial Association will Mold its first
meeting in the executive parIor next Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock 10 discuss way
and means whereby the object FOR which
they were appointed may be carried out.
Senator Charles w. Fairbanks will meet
with the committee to counsel with them
and offer suggestions as 10 the best method
Of inaugurating the work OF raising funds
for a memorial 10 the martNred President.
The names Of the men composing the COM
mittee. which have never before been pub
lished are; Captain Alexander Giichrist OF
Evansville: ex-Representative X. ". Miers.
Bloomington. Newland T DE Pauw. New
Albany; Joseph ]. Irwin. Columbus. W. L.
Mckeen Terre Haute. Charles Major,
S~helbyville: Frank l.. Jones. state superin-
tcnoent Of public instruction: ". g. Van
Arsdel and John i. Frenzel, Indianapolis.
Hugh DOugherty. Button. Elt Marvin.
Frankfort. Fremont GOOdwine. Williams
port: Quincy 4. Myers. LoganspOrt, Robert
:. Taylor. Fort Wayne. and John +. Stoll,
South Bend.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
NEW ASSESSMENT PLAN.
1t Is Finally Approved by the Board of
Public Works.

At the meeting yesterday of the Board
of Public Works the final assessment rolls
for the East Ohio and East Pratt street
paving improvements were approved and
the sanction of the board placed on the
new method of assessment provided for in
a law of the last Legislature. The new
plan. being radically different from the old
method of assessment, is causing some
complaint among property owners who
think the method is unfair. 1t provides
that in the case of a lot extending along
an improved street for it's entire depth
and facing on a cross street the first forty
feet back from the street shall pay 10 per
cent. of the front foot assessment. the next
forty feet the 20 per cent. of the remaining
assessment. the next forty feet 20 per cent.
of the assessment still remaining and the
rest of the ground to a point $50 feet back
of the street the amount of the assessment
remaining. The objection to the method Is
that the lots facing on the cross streets
and extending their whole depth along the
improved streets are not all of uniform
width. causing a great reduction in the as
sessments of some property owners and,
IL is claimed. an apparently unreasonable
increase in the assessments of others.
The interurban contract now in the hands
of CITY Attorney Joss for his inspection
will be submitted to the board tomorrow
morning for the signatures of its members.
Mr.. Joss. President McCulloch. of the
Union Traction Company, and other inter-
urban officials are going over the docu-
ment with the purpose of eliminating am
biguities and getting il in the simplest
possible shape for consideration by the
Council Monday night.
The board will ask the Council at it's next
meeting for an appropriation to cover the
expense of maintaining the vapor lights
used i'm the outskirts of the city. Appro-
priatiOns for the lights are made every six
months. and the old appropriation is
used up.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
PROTESTANT CHURCHES.
4 Large Audience Attends Indian
apoIis District Meeting.

\ large audience was present last night
to witness the closing exercises of the
three days meeting OF the Methodist
Protestant churches of the district OF In
dianapolis. The Rev. X. V. Hunter made
the principal address. his subject being
The National Conscience His words
were listened 10 with interest. The Rev.
George II. Sisson delivered a sermon on
The Twentieth Century City" This closed
the session except for the work OF the
Christian EndeaVor Societies, which will
be considered to-day.
Al the opening OF the convention yester-
dav morning a secret meeting was held. I'm
which all the ministers present partici-
pated. a number of papers were then pre-
sented and read. after which they were
discussed. the latter service being led by
Mrs. NJ. j.. McCaslin.
At the afternoon session three papers
were presented under the same title. "rh
Coming Revival" Several OF the ministers
gave their versions of how revival work
should be carried on TO be successful.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
THE GAMEwELL SYSTEM.


In a very few days intelligence of fires
will be communicated to the fire h%eadquar-
tiers by the new Gsmewell system. Posi-
bly, by Monday, and certainly by the mid
die of next week. the old fre-alarm system
of indianapolis will take its place with
other obsolete devices on the municipal
dump heap.
Holderman. superintendent of the fire.
alarm telegraph. and Mr.. Keys. of the
Gamewell Company. have about completed
their labOrs and practically the only work
remaining 10 be done is the connecting of
the station houses and splicing of old
cables. Chief Barrett thinks that the new
system will render gilt-edged service and
will add largely to the safety OF city prop
aTfX
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
MURAT HALSTEAD's
..lIFE AND DISTINGUISHED sERv-
ICES OF WILLIAM M'kINLEN"
\. the Best Life Of Mr. Mckinley
Ever written.

The Journal has purchased several thou
s,nd ~ these books for the benefit OF is
suhscribers. We bought them al an ex-
caedinglv low price and can resell them 20
on subscribers at less than wholesale
rriees We are not making a single cent
rom ON the sale of the books. You can
secure "A book as becoming a subscriber
Vou are not already one. We cannot
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scribers. and viii not furnish more than
: single copy 70 one person. complete de-
Ills will be found IN our thrcc-coiumn dis
So advertisement elsewhere IN to-days
paper. Read il carefully. n YOU want the
hook. prompt action Will DC necessary. 90
the supply Is limited.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE.
ASSESSMENT ROLLS APPROVED.

ASSESSMENT ROLLS APPROVED.
Primary roll for opening Eighteenth
street from Northwestern avenue to Fall
creek.
Final roll for opening and widening Ray
mond street from Shelby street to State
avenue.
street from Noble street to Arsenal avenue.
Final roll for asphalt pavement. cement
walks, approach walks and sodding on
Pratt street from New Jersey street to
PETITIONS FILED.
For grading the second alley south of
McCarty street from Meridian street TO
the first alley west.
From indianapolis Hominy Mills Com
pany to lay a switch across Madison ave-
nue. TO the Belt road.
CONTRACT AND BOND APPROVED.
In behalf of J. d. Hoss for cement walk
on the west side of Dearborn street from
New York street to Michigan street.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
For vacating Raymond street from Daisy
street to the west end of Raymond.
For opening and widening Raymond
street from Voorhees, street to White river.
FINAL ACTION TAKEN.
For brick pavement and curbing on Pearl
street from New Jersey street to East
street.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
For grading roadway. cement walks and
curbing on Boston street from Talbot ave
nue. to Pennsylvania street, at $1.24 per
lineal foot.
For cement on Rural street from Now
land avenue to Massachusetts avenue, at
$l.43 per lineal foot.
For cement walks on Noble street from
McCarty street to Buchanan street, at 81. 2e
per lineal foot.
For cement walks and curbing on Illinois
street from Ray street to Morris street, at
Sl.15 per foot.
For cement walks on Ruckle street from
Seventeenth street to Nineteenth street. at
$1.2S.
For cement walks on Belmont avenue
from Michigan street to Tenth street. at g
cents per foot.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
Divorce Decree Granted.

Judge Leathers. of the Superior Court.
yesterday granted Helen X. Miller a di-
vorce from her husband. Samuel d. Mil
Ter, on her cross-cOmplaint. Mrs. Miller
was not in court, but was represented by
her attorney. who submitted dispositions of
the crOss-complaint and the maid who lived
with Mr.. and Mrs. Miller. The decree makes
suitable provision for Mrs. Miller. and gives
the custody OF their boy TO Mr.. Miller from
september till July of each year and to
Mrs. Miller during the vacation months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
Expression of CoIored Citizens.
Yesterday the following letter was mailed
to the management of the Malleable Cast
ing Company. by colored citizens:

Yesterday the following letter was mailed
to the management Of the Malleable Cast
ing Company, by colored citizens:
ION behalf of ourselves. and the decent.
thoughtful. industrious colored people, of
the city of Indianapolis, we desire TO give
some expression TO our views among the
white and colored employees of your COM
pany. In the first place we wan il dis
tinctly understood that we feel no sym
pathY for any colOred man i'm or out of
YOUR employment who is not respectable.
industrious and lawabiding. and if there
be any who go about armed or who are
Criminally inclined. we wish to express our
disapproval of such and to condemn them
i'm the strongest terms. We further want il
understood that we hope the authorities
will prosecute TO the bitter end all who are
legally responsible for the foul crime COM
mitted last Saturday night. We wish. how
ever. to protest against the disposition
manifested in some quarters, to blame the
entire cOlOred population for the actions of
a few ruffianS. Both have TO earn their
living by the sweat of their brow. Deprive
a man of the opportunity TO earn an honest
living. and you force him into crime. We
cannot believe that the white workmen
who are now on a strike. upon mature con-
sideratiOn of this matter, will insist upon
the discharge of cOlOred employees for no
reason than their color. We believe they
feel a deeper sympathy for their fellow
man, though he be of a different color, who
is trying TO earn an honest living for him
self and family. than to insist upon the
adoption of a policy that would tend 10
make him a vagrant and a criminal. A
French statesman once said that every
man Is either a thief. "A beggar or a re-
ceiver of wages. Let us ask the indus
trious, sensible. white man: Would you
make these colored men thieves and beg
CARS? or honest receivers OF wages All
good citizens have a common interest i'm
the general welfare Of each other, and il IS
the duty of all to so conduct themselves as
TO promote the good OF the whole. We be-
lieve the white workmen will do what is
right and just In this matter i'm the end.
I'VE believe that the position taken by
the company !. this trouble. accords with
right and Justice. and we hereby extend our
thanks to the management. We also
heartily thank the newspapers in this city
Who have given good. sensible advice 10 the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31

Trees of all kinds in West indianapolis
are badly affected by the San Jose scale.
and w. r. Carver, the expert employed ty
j. Clyde Power. has ordered several hum
dred trees to be destroyed as provided BY
law. There is danger. i'm the opinion of Mr..
Power. of the scale injecting all shade and
fruit trees i'm the suburb. Morton Place
trees arc also affected bN The scouree.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
Theft Of an Engine.

Stealing an engine is the charge at police
Headquarters against William Shaffer. a
h~ften-year-old boy, who was arrested last
night by Detectives Wallace and Asch.
That SO small "a boy was able TO steal a
stationary engine was due 10 opportunity
and the fact that IL was a very small en-
CINE. Ii was taken from Allen Jennings.
a grocer. at lf1S Prospect street. Young
Shaffer lives at 1522 Pleasant street.