The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-03
CITY NEWS NOTES.

II. q. BerthOld, or indianapolis, and
Samuel Parker. of Plymouth. were adj
mitted to practice in the Federal Court
yesterday.
Mrs. Hartwig-Kalley, president of the
Aged Women's Home, 5765 Railroad ave-
nue., Iryington, is i'll, being threatened with
pneumonia.
At a meeting of the State Finance Board
yesterday 1T was decided to make very
large payment on the state debt early
this month. 1t is probable the payment
will amount to 100000.
Secretary w. S. Wynn. of the State Life
Insurance Company, is now making settle
ments with the agents of the company,
who are coming here from all over the
United States for that purpose.
United States District Attorney wishard
who has been confined to his home with a
severe attack of the grip since last Sat-
urday, is improving rapidly and will be
back in his office in two or three days.
In the reports of the State Board of
Health are the reports OF the deaths of
Bud Rowland and James Smith, the ne
grOes lynched at Rockport several days
ago. The deaths have been classified as
murders.
There appears TO be some doubt as to
whether or not the Mccormick Harvesting
Machine Company will build the ware
houses contemplated some time ago for
this city, on account of the lack of a suit
able location.
Col James s. Dodge and Perry l.. Turner,
of Elkhart, arrived in the city last night
to take part in some filtration which comes
up in the Supreme Court to-day. They are
at the Denison.
Charities, accompanied by other members
of the board. paid visit to the Woman
Prison and Reform School for Girls yester-
day afternoon TO investigate the alleged
trouble among the trustees of the institu-
ton.
The committee of the City Council inves-
tigating the accounts of the Consumers
Gas Trust Company, will. IL is said, upon
the invitation OF the company, soon make
a trip of inquiry through the gas fields
The trip will be at the expense of the gas
company.
The annual election of directors of the
Indiana Manufacturing Company was held
yesterday and resulted as follows: T. King
Boston; b: 7. Skinner. Battle Creek. Mich. ;
r. Z. Nichols, Battle Greek, Mich, and j.
X. Sharp, jr., G. T.. Sloan and A A Nc
kain OF this city.
Deputy United States Marshal Branham
Will go to Lafayette to-day to attend the
preliminary hearing of Stephen Swanton,
charged with counterfeiting, before Com
missioner Severson, and to bring Swan
son back to indianapolis If he is held over
tn the grand jury.
Mrs. Leonard Wild. OF NoblesviIle. yes
terday received her pocketbook containing
about $500. which was lost three weeks a -o
when she came 10 this city to do some
shopping The package was addressed TO
her from Greencastle and had evidently
been found by an honest person.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company YES
terday began transferring its freight offices
TO its new building at Pennsylvania, Della
ware and Georgia streets. The building is
one OF the largest I'm the country and
equipped for the quickest and most sys-
tematic manner of handling freight.
James Johnson, a motorman on the North
lllinois-street line. was making his second
trip north yesterday morning when a valve
In the steam appliances which are used
TO heat the large new cars blew out burn
ing him about the legs. The accident did
not delay the trip except for the time john
son was being administered 10 for his in
iuries.
Joseph r. Garshwiler. of SIS Park ave-
nue., Joseph Duffey, OF sol Holley avenue
and Mary Jones were sent to the City
limbs. the results OF falling upon slippery
pavements. q. q. Cornetta, OF 334 East
Washington street. suffered "A broken ankle
BY falling in a similar manner He was
taken 10 his home.
The funeral of Maj. George F. Herriott
formerly of this city. who died Monday at
his home in st. Louis. Mo-, was held yes
terday at Franklin, where he was born
and reared Major Herriott was sixty years
old. and after serving throughout the civil
war returned 10 Franklin where he en-
gagged I'm the pork packing business and
In 1878 removed TO this city, engaging I'm
the live stock commission business, which
was continued until 1880. when he removed
10 St Louis. He was cousin OF l.. w.
Fletcher and Jesse Oyerstreet.