The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-16
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

Miles Bright, of Kewanna- Fulton county
has filed a petition in bankruptcy m the
United States Court. showing ms liabilities
10 be S1.0403 and assets $3.50.
Rev. Philip J. Hasenstab. Of ChicaC !, will
hold "A service In the chapel OF the lnsti-
tuition for the Deaf at 1870 this evening
The deaf mutes of this city are invited TO
attend.
Flanner a. Buchanan Will receive Satur-
day at 1920 a. m. the body of Edward IL.
Mitchell. from Peking, China, The body
will be taken 10 the home OF his parents,
1916 South Harding street.
Mr.. Charlton Andrews. of Connersville.
formerly connected with the Indianapolis
Press. has gone to Palo Alto. Cal, for an
extended visit. His novel. "A Parnt Gentil
Knight" will soon be issued.
Mr.. ]. S. Lambert. one of the vice presi-
dents OF the Pan-AmeTican exposition, will
start for Buffalo this morning TO take part
in the dedication, which takes place on
: Monday. Mr.. Lambert will be accompanied
by his wife.
Frederick G. Janitz. a plumber on Vir-
ginia avenue, was arrested by an Inspector
IN the city engineers office yesterday for
street without a permit, and was after
wards fined 81 and costs.
The wholesale grocery firm of ]. c. Perry
& Co. has leased, In addition to its pres
ent rooms, 81 and 33 on East Maryland
street. Room 50. recently occupied by the
koepper liquor store, ana II Is pelng re-
fitted for offices in the front part in up-to-
date style.
The resignation Of William b. Stearns,
first Lieutenant OF Battery G, OF the artii-
lery OF the Indiana National Guard, at At
tica, Ind, has been accepted by AdJutant
General Ward. Business reasons are given
for the resignation. An election will be or
dered to select "a successor.
The SA class of school No. 10 will give
a concert tomorrow In the assembly hall
of their school at Thirteenth street and
Ashland avenue. The music will be fur
nished by the Boys Brigade Band and by
pupils of Walter {. futile. There will also
be numbers by Harry Porter.
The remains of Wilbur l.. Royse. who
died Monday evening at Vermillion. o.
were brought here last night, accompanied
by his widow and two children, and his
brothers, Clarence ID. ana Harry e. Royse.
The funeral will occur this afternoon at .
o'clock, from the residence OF his parents
at 1902 Olive street. The interment will be
at Crown Hill. and Will be private,
William +. Kothe. who has resigned as
a member Of the Board Of Trade. saws the
board belongs 20 a prehistoric age. He says
the institution is not a board OF trade. but
Is simply a life insurance association. Mr..
kothe declares that lit seems ridiculous to
pay SIS a year to belong TO an assessment
insurance company He says he does not
believe in the assessment plan on any
thing.
The graduating exercises Of the Girls In
dustrial School Will be held in TOmlinson
Hall May % at > p. m. Musical numbers
Will be given and prizes will be awarded
TO four girls for the best sewing done dur
ing the year. and books will be given TO 147
little girls who have not missed a session
during the twelve. Twelve girls will grad
uating and each will appear In a dress of
her own making. The annual picnic of the
school will be held Saturday. June l..
The indianapolis Street-railway Company
Will add a new 2.0Q-horse power engine
and "a loo k. W. generator TO the West
Washington-street power house. These i'm
provements Will be installed the first OF the
year. Tn company has already made i'm
provemcnts 90 furnish enough power for
the summer traffic. The company Will also
build thirty new cars, modelled after the
fifteen new ones placed In service last win
ter. The summer schedule will go into eff
feet in a few days. and this will mean
shorter service on all the lines.
Detectives Splan and Haley are investi-
gatirg a supposed connection between the
finding of a watch. on which was engraved
"Iavtna Avery, Buffalo," west of Crown
Hill and north of Armstrong Park, and the
screams of a woman heard Monday night
by A. A. Barr. who lives i'm that vicinity.
Nothing was thought OF the screams until
the next day, when Bars daughter. re-
turning from school. found the watch IN
the field near where IL was thought the
yells came from. No other reports of any,
thing which might indicate a tragedy have
been reported TO the police.