The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-08
CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Henry Clay AIlen. Judge

Entrance examinations for Princeton Uni
versity will be held in the indianapolis
Academy on Thursday and Friday. June IL
and IA, under the charge of the principal,
Alexander ;. Mitchell.
Prof. J. w Bray, of Nora. Ind, has been
elected to the chair of philosophy i'm the
Southwestern Baptist University at Jack
son. Tenn. He formerly taught In the
Stetson University i'm Florida, and for the
last two years has lived on a farm near
Broad Ripple.
Harry n. Griggs, COS Woodlawn avenue,
and Edward Miller. of $50 South Alabama
street, were arrested yesterday morning at
the Pembroke Arcade, after an alteration.
Their cases were continued I'm Police Court
In the afternoon. Miller. it is said. accused
Griggs OF talking unbecomingly to Mrs Mil
Ter.
Flower Mission day Dune 81 will be OBJ
served by the Meridian w. g. T. l.. at the
Rescue Mission Sunday school and the City
Hospital. Flowers may be sent This after
way, to Mrs w. w yelling, 1902 North
New Jersey street, or TO Mrs. John 3.
Ham, 2l29 College avenue.
Mrs. Charles Meharry, of North Senate
avenue, will entertain tonight for Miss
Beatrice Bradley, of Boswell, Ind. The en-
tertainment will consist of a Star Vaude-
vile at Meharry Temple" The programme
opens with a chorus and closes with cake
walk, between which are a large number of
acts by wen-known local artists.
Ar interurban electric line between Green
wood and Shelbyville is one of the posi-
tilities of the coming summer. The pro-
noter of the project is Joseph l. Irwin. OF
Columbus, who is the largest stakeholder in
the Indianapolis & Greenwood line. Such a
road would give Shelbyville an electric line
to this city and one but four miles longer
than by direct route. Another company
way of Acton, Falkland and other points
along the Big Four.
This is the time of year when new
county boards of charities make their an
nual reports to the county judges, said
Secretary Butler, of the State Board of
Charities, yesterday. ''and a great many
of them are doing so. The state board re-
ceiveS copies of these reports. Those that
have come in thus far indicate a general in
crease in charity work over the State, and
they also show great Improvement in
conditions in jails, poor asylumS and other
local charitable and penal Institutions
Secretary Butler, of the Board of Chair
ties, received information yesterday that
the Legislature of Connecticut has just en-
acted an indeterminate sentence and parole
law similar TO the one In force in Indiana.
Professor Butler had number of requests
some time ago for copies of the Indiana
statute and of reports and statistics con-
corning the operation of the law i'm this
State Albert Garvin. one of the best
known prison men in the country, formerly
assistant warden of the Indiana State
Prison South, is warden of the Connecticut
State Prison.
1t appears in the case of S. r. Gross, oil
Chicago. against M. Rostand, charging
plagiarism, that Richard Mansfield upo.
his last visit to this city on May s, made
a deposition to the effect that at the time
he made the arrangements for playing
"Cyrano de Bergerac," of which RostanC
was the accredited author, he knew of the
publication of a work known as THE Mer-
chant Prince of Cornville," of which S. L.
Gross claims to be the author. Gross claims
the other work was taken from his own
I he writ ordering the deposition of Mr.
Mansfield was served here by United States
Marshal Henry c. Petit.
Articles of incorporation were filed witt
the county recorder yesterday for the In
dianapolis Police Dispatch Company, bu
soon after the filing OF the papers one oil
the incorporators called at the office auC
wanted to withdraw them. He offered NC
reason and was informed that it could onlN
be done by order of court. He said tn,
papers were filed prema turely, and thai
| enterprise The plan of the company is tC
cover the city with q complete system OF
patrol boxes by tapping the lines of the
American District and Indianapolis Distric
port from these boxes at short intervals
and the merchants police force will bt
drawn on for men.
The Rev. r. V. Hunter president of the
State Secretary Johnson estimate that
about one thousand delegates will go from
| 1ndiana to the international convention OF
Christian Endeavor societies at Cincinnati
July 6 to 10 They are now busy making ar
rangements for transportation and accom-.
modations while in Cincinnati The officia
train for which the Big Four has granted
halffare rate. VIII leave mere at IL a: m,
wise the Rev &. Il. Johnson, 757 Shelby
street at once. The Indiana headquarters
will be at the Grand Hotel. Great prepare
tions are being maze Tor the convention
tions active in securing suitable &C.
commodations for its members.