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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
DEATH OF SARAH DICKEY.
A New Rule Interfcred with Prep
a%rations for Burial.

Relatives of Sarah Dickey, who died early
yesterday morning at 541h East Washing
ton street, were panied when the county
undertaken, who was called. refused to pre-
pare the body for burial. 1t is said all re-
quests for him to.look after the body were
of no avail, and the neighbors called for
the bicycle police. Patrolmen Trimpe and
Losh found the husband OF the woman sur
rounded by several other inmates of the
block. They explained that the undertaken
had refused TO touch the body on Sunday,
but said on Monday morning he would pre-
pare IL for burial. The officers. after hear
ing this story, telephoned for Coroner
Brayton. The latter learned that the death
of the woman was due TO natural causes.
and from the latter learned "a different
story.
The undertaken said that a recent rule
was made by Township Trustee Menden-
hall TO the effect that where bodies are TO
be buried by the county the death and cir
cumstances must first be Investigated by
the township trustee. The undertaken told
the coroner that he was acting under the
instructions of Mr.. Mendenhall In this case.
and until ne had seen Mr.. Mendenhal and
the latter had investigated the case ne
would nave to refrain from preparing the
body for burial. At a late hour last night
Mendenhall. IL was said. The other inmates
of the block where Mrs. Dickey resided
said that if the county undertakes did not
interest himself in the case any further
they would see that the woman received
proper burial.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
EASTER MILLINERY TRADE.
1t Is Said by n ShOpkeeper to BE of
Large Proportions.

I'm dead tired to-day" said the statu-
esque milliner with the dark eyes, who. lives
in a hotel. "In all my experience at the
head of a millinery store in indianapolis 1
have never seen the big Easter business
that We had yesterday. / have a very mod
est business and my sales for the day
amounted TO s622. The highest-priced hat
| sold was $3.50. The cheapest one was
perhaps $50. But it's safe to say that
there were many more expensive hats sold
yesterday than there were cheap ones. The
fact that Easter came earlier this year than
usual makes the large business all the more
remarkable. This has been a very tickle
sort of day and there was little encourage
ment for the women to put on their ex-
pensive hats. Nevertheless they bought
them, knowing that they might expect all
sorts of weather in March. They simply
took chances on the weather and bought
the hats with a view 10 wearing them on
a prettier day. Mark my word for il and
see If the first bright Sunday does not make
the streets of this city resemble a big flow
er garden. | am not able to say why the
business this year was larger than usual.
Perhaps IL was due to the prosperity of
the people and perhaps it was due to the
fact that the hats are more elaborate this
year and more attractive. There is no
doubt, however, that thousands of dollars
were paid out for hats yesterday. And the
season is not over by any means. ex-
pect to have to work night and day for
the next several weeks to keep up with my
orders"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
The r. & II. III. middle.
York Commercial Advertiser.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
That is a most extraordinary revelation
which was made yesterday in the affairs of
the Evansville & Terre Haute Railway
Company. The president of the board of di-
rectors is reported TO have said that 2,OOO,-
600 of bonds of a constituent road, pur-
chased as long ago as 1883. had been carried
on the balance sheet as an asset when il
and that the error had been only lately dis
covered. Consequently, as Mr.. Ball, the
vice president. admits. an apparent surplus
of 81, $50. 900 is turned into a deficit of 500, 900.
What gives the whole episode an exceed
ingly ugly look is that the executive COM
mittee some time ago recommended a divi-
dend of 2 per cent. on the common stock to
be paid at the Semi-annual period i'm MAY,
although the company has not paid more
than ~ per cent. at any time since distri-
button was resumed i'm 1899, and although
the dividend last November was passed
altogether. On the strength of this action
in a very short time. 1t is perfectly reason
able. therefore, TO charge. after the violent
reaction which has accompanied the dis
closures. that the company's financial
weakness was concealed and the spurious
dividend recommendation made in order to
allow the insiders opportunity TO UNLOAD"
some Of their holdings. Indeed. if the ac-
cusation stops at simply the stock-jobbing
phase OF the affair. il may easily prove TO
be overlenient. The lesson which the share
holding public should take TO heart is the
wisdom of requiring corporation finances
to be regularly inspected and their balance
sheets and income counts certified to by
public accountants. This practice has be-
come more common during the last few
years. but IL is still far from general. Were
the system enforced In every railroad and
Industrial company. less amazing and less
disa strous errors than that of the Evans
VILE & Terre Haute would be impossible.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
HOTEL LOBBY GLEANINGS
GEORGE f. ROBERTS, DIRECTOR OF
THE MINT, AT THE GRAND.
He Talks of the Great Output of Gold
in North America-Other
Hotel Visitors.

Ten years ago the production of gold in
the United States was about $35, 0OO,O 600, and
last year IL was over S0,O00,0 O0," said
George Z. Roberts. of Washington. D. c.,
who was at the Grand Hotel last night.
Mr.. Roberts is director of the mint and is
familiar with the output of the different
metals that are used in making the coin
of the realm. Continuing. he said: Ten
years ago the production of gold in anada
was practically nothing. Last year it was
about SIS, 900, OOO. All of ii came TO this
country, Canada having no mints. The
production of gold in Mexico is about slO,-
100000 a year. so that the total output of
gold in North America. practically all of
which comes to the United States, is now
about BILE, O0O,c 900 a year. The prospect is
that the output Of gold in the United States
Will show a very large increase in the next
few years. There have been some great
discoveries in Nevada and Utah in the last
year and the output of Alaska is certain
10 show a large increase. The yield of gold
in the world ten years ago was about
$125, 000. 900 a year. Last year it was S265, 00,-
600. and if II had not been for the war in
South Africa would nave been 500. 900. 900
greater. 1t is safe to say that when the
war closes in the Transvaal and the mines
there are back to their full working ca
pdclly, the WOflO S prOOuct VIII quickly
pass $+00, 00, 900 a year"
Mr.. Roberts is an Iowa man, who was
appointed director of the mint during Pres
ident McKinley's first term OF office. His
office is in the treasury building in Wash
ington. He is on his way to San Fran
cisco to attend the trial of a former en-
ploye Of the mint there who is charged
with stealing $4,000. The accused mans
name is Falter n. Dimmick. He was chief
clerk at the San Francisco mint and had
access to the safe. which was manipulated
by a time lock. One morning IL was found
that six sacks of gold, each containing
$500 was missing. The fact that Dim
mick had the privilege of going and COM
ing as he pleased caused suspicion to rest
against him and he was arrested. He de-
MES hat he took the money
The mints operated by the government,
and under the direction OF Mr.. Roberts, are
situated at Philadelphia. New Orleans and
San Francisco, and a new one is being
constructed at Denver. About one thou
sand people are employed in the different
mints. Las year. said Mr.. Roberts.
value being about $40. O00, 900. The Phila-
presses, which will coin about eighty gold
pieces a minute. The mint at Philadelphia
is the largest and best equipped mint in
the world"
Mr.. Roberts says the buildings and
grounds at Philadelphia originally cost
about Si75.00O. The building is seventy years
old. Last October the government got into
a new building and recently sold the old
building and grounds for $1,000, 600. Rather
a good real estate speculation, don't you
Think" asked Mr.. Roberts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
The Transportation Problem.

An experienced railway official, in COM
menting on the present agitation concern
ing the interstate-commerce act, says:
'Of course. there is some territory in the
United States where the principle exists of
charging all the traffic will bear. but there
is not much of it left. The railroads con-
duct their business very largely upon the
general customs of trade. now and then
temporarily working the dear people for
more revenue by getting worked up and
scared by operations of the Interstate-com-
merce Commission or threatened injunc-
tionS. Suppose for a moment that the in
t~erstate law should be absolutely obeyed,
or that the proposed injunction would
really enjoin; what would happen? A very
large number of the factories and whole
sale warehouses would cease to exist. The
railroads would be called upon to readjust
their tariffs so as TO protect these artificial
and convenient creations. Trouble would
begin when they tried to fit the tariffs TO
trade conditions and the law as well. The
wholesale and retail principles of trade
are not recognized by the law. The COM
mission has never given a decision upon
the car and less than carload rate differ
ence. No one has ever found fault with
this because IL agrees with trade conditions,
but there are those who contend that a
strict Interpretation of the law would do
away with the carload and less than car
load difference. The carload and less than
carload rates stand and tend to establish in
a degree the wholesale and retail principle
which causes most of the violations of the
much-abused statute.
"A factory or jObbing house is established
where there are no natural conditions to
foster. The railroads create artificial con-
ditions so such industries can live. be use
full distributors of the worlds goods and
give the line upon which they are located
a double haul-the carload shipments in
and the products for distribution out
should every one be given the same rates
that large manufacturers and wholesale
merchants enjoy, distribution would not
be accomplished with the nicely that II is
at the present time. so the law has been
but TO conform TO the laws of trade"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
conference of Latter Day saints.

LAMONT. Ia. March 30.-The worlds con-
ference of the reoreanized Church OF Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints. which is TO
convene at Lamont April s. promises 10 be
one OF the largest gatherings OF the church
ever held. Among the ministers and dele
gates already arrived are all the members
Of the quorum OF twelve apostles. OF whom
Conner T. Grif1ths comes from England.
and G. +. Evans from the Canada mission
and Joseph Lun from Colon. Twelve
apostles have been In daily session since
being the oversight OF the missionary work
throughout the world. The first presidency
Of the church is composed OF Joseph Smith.
president; A. II. Smith and r. L Kelley.
counselOrs. A. II. Smith also holds the
Office Of patriarch and l.. L. Kelley the
Office OF bishop.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
PHYSICIANS.

Parker residence were trying to pacify her.
After they had partly succeeded Mrs. Par
ker told a story Of the assault. She said
she had just left her back door and started
to go round the house 10 the front. AS she
stepped down from the back stoop she saw
before her two objects dressed in black,
with large black hoods drawn over their
heads. There was but a faint light shining
through the rear window. and she said she
was barely able TO see. She was greatly
frightened and started TO make an cutlery.
when one OF the persons threw a cup OF
carbOlic acid at her face. Mrs. Parker said
she quickly covered her face with her
hands and the greater part of the acid went
over her shoulder. There was a slight
burn on the left side OF the face. one on the
left shoulder and another on the left side
of the head. Neither burn was thought to
be serious.
When Mrs. Parker was asked IL she had
any idea who threw the acid she replied i'm
the negative. She said she did not know
she had any enemies She thought the
person that threw the acid had made a
mistake.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
U. C. T. OF A.
News Notes of Interest to the CONNER
ciaI Tourists of Indiana.

Charles F. Worth was taken into the
council Saturday morning at a special meet
ing.
There is a charter list being formed az
Muncie for Il new council to be instituted
in ,hat city.
S. w. Jarvis and j. L. Upton are recent
applicants TO the council for the degrees OF
the L. c. L.
f. ]. Weber. of No. 1s7. Anderson. Ind
spent Saturday and yesterday In the CITY
with his friends.
]. B. Heydlauff. past senior councillor OF
No. 81. Jackson. Mich. and j. A. Camp
bell. OF No. 9, Detroit. Mich, spent Sunday
in the city.
The Grand Council of Indiana. United
Commercial Travellers of America. was in
stituted Saturday last at the L. c. T. hall.
No. l35 North Delaware street. by Past Su-
preme Councillor l.. c. Pease. of Columbus
o. II is the twenty-hrst Grand Council OF
the order and its first annual session will be
held at Anderson, Ind. on the 10th day OF
next May. The officers elected 10 serve
until then are: Grand Councillor. W. -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
AMUSEMENT

Murphy. OF Terre Haute: grand Junior coun-
cilor, A. E. HAIRLESS: grand past councillor,
S. G. HAIRLESS: grand secretary. F. ohnson
grand treasurer, T. NJ. Thompson, all OF IN
.dianapolis; grand conductor. William Nor
ris. of Anderson: grand page. George D..
Custer, of Terre Haute; grand sentinel, A
l.. Fleckner, OF Evansville; grand executive
of indianapolis and Joe Hennings. of An
derson; one-year term, H. A. Pritchett, or
Terre Haute. and H. T. Cooper. OF Evans
Vile. The four charter subordinate coun-
ellis of this new grand jurisdiction will soon
be reinforced by additional councils to be
instituted at Richmond. Muncie. South
Bend, Vincennes and Fort Wayne.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
Not Yet.

1 do remember. when / was a lad.
After the noisy pleasures OF the day,
After the brimful hours Of cnore and play.
When the still. dreamy hour Of twilight had
Faded, and fathers earnest voice had said:
Come, little one. II is the time for bed!'
I do remember how 1 used TO plead:
Just a few minutes more ! want 10 stay;
Just a few minutes more | want to play:
/ will be very. very good. indeed
With all my childish heart would ] impiore:
20 let me stay just a few minutes more
Now l am old. and on nv shoulders laid
Are many heavy griefs OF many years;
And down my cheeks the often rolling tears
Have deep and dark their fearful burrows made
And Gods dear voice in my heart has said:
Come, little one. IL Is the time for bedt'
I've played the glad games Of the brimful day
Have done the chores that fell unto my lot.
And borne the burdens all. complaining not:
Now / am weary both OF toll and play.
And God has said. who means IL for the best
Come little one, IL is the time for rest!'
And yet In childish treble do / plead:
Just a few minutes more l want 10 stay:
Just a few minutes more | want 10 play;
/ will be very. very good, indeed.
And still my lips pray as they did OF yore:
20 let me stay just a Few minutes more!'
George Seibel. in Lippincotts Magazine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
TONNAGE is INCREASING
RAILWAY FREIGHT TRAFFIC
REACHES IT'S MAXIMUM VOLUME.
An Observing Tranic Oficia1 Talks of
the Agitation of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.

Freight traffic in the week ended March
20 was at it's maximum, reaching 23.6l2
loaded cars. an increase over the preced-
ing week of 1,4l9. 6S7 more than in the
corresponding week Of 1901 and 1887 more
than IN 1900. The gains were chiefly with
the Big Four. the Pennsylvania and the
Vandalia. The Big Four handled at this
point 1920 loaded cars. the Pennsylvania
5.165 and the Vandalia 2.561. All lines. with
one exception, show an increased loaded
car movement East-bound through tom
mage. despite the fact that but little grain
is being shipped, averages we'll with former
years. while west bound the tonnage Is in
excess of former years. and is in fact
heavier than east-bound traffic. which is
rather unusual in March. the grain ship
ments usually being quite heavy at this
season of the year. East-bound business is
made up largely of provisions, -four. cerea-
line products, dressed meats and live stock.
While west bound IL consists largely OF
merchandise, machinery and heavy gro
ceries, there being quite a movement in
sugars and other staple articles. North-and-
south roads never did a heavier business
than for some weeks past, coal and lumber
being important items in tonnage handled.
During the car shortage of the winter
months lumber shipments were delayed and
made trouble for the car works and other
manufacturers. and this lumber is now COM
ing forward. Manufacturers have been 50
busy that the roads were pressed TO keep
them supplied, and as yet there have beer
no accumulations in the way of storage
Just now local traffic is at its maximum
at no former period have city freight depots
and bulk yards been so crowded with bust
ness as for a month past, and at all freight
depots more men are employed ths 4 In any
former year, and the business is o. such q
miscellaneous character that ii would be
difficult to name the leading articles, and
indications are for a further increase. as
building and street improvements will now
set In. All lines are adhering strictly tC
tariff rates and arc able 10 come nearel
furnishing cars wanted than at any time
In many months. The following table shows
the number of cars handled at this point
for the week ended March 20 and for the
cOrreSDOndinR weeks of 1901 and 1900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
Training of Travelling Men.

Did you ever know how travelling men
are trained by the big Chicago packing
houses?' asked G.. f. Harvell, of Armour
& Co, at the Denison Hotel last night.
when a man secures a position as
a travelling salesman with a packing house,
unless he is an experienced man, he be-
comes a student. AS a student the most of
his work is i'm what they call the cooler.
This Is where beef is kept hanging in a
temperature of 30 degrees above zero. The
student spends eight or ten hours a day in
the cooler for six or eight weeks, studying
the different parts of the beef. When he is
butcher"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
Members of Parliament Coming.

The executive committee of the United
Irish League held a meeting at the Occi-
dental Hotel yesterday afternoon. The
league is sending out the following cir
cular to officers and member of the diff
ferent civic societies: =
"Gentlemen-Messrs. Redmond and Dew
lin, Irish members of the British Parlia-
ment, will visit indianapolis on Sunday.
April q, 1902. Masonic Hall has been en-
gagged for a public meeting and reception
for them at s o'clock I'm the evening. The
meeting will be In charge OF the United
Irish League of this city, and you are re-
specially invited to be present and par
ticipate in the ceremonies. His Honor.
Mayor Bookwalter, will preside, and an
appropriate programme will be arranged
for the occasion"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
At the Hotels.

r. Monarch, of Owensboro, KY, is a
guest at the Grand.
Lester Winter. a former student at the
State University. now connected with the
editorial department of the Anderson Her
aid, was at the Grand Hotel last night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
TALE OF CARBOLIC ACID.


The ~neighbOrs of Mrs. Ida c. Parker, who
lives at 1I14 Atwood street, called DR.. Ed
ward A. Brown last night about l o'clock.
as it was reported that Mrs. Parker had
been assaulted by two men, who threw
carbolic acid I'm her face. When the doctor
arrived ne found Mrs. Parker sitting in
the middle room. her hair d%isheveled. her
face ashen white and her clothing slightly
disordered. She was in an excited state.
Neighbor women who had come into the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
An Overheated stove.

An overheated stove in the home OF
Frank Wensler. 6l4 East McCarty street.
last night, caused a fire which damaged the
house TO the extent Of $3.50. The house was
owned by Michael ~Steinhauer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
The Deweys at 81. Augustine.

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. March 9--Ad-
miral and Mrs. Dewey have arrived az the
Ponce de Leon Hotel here from Palm
Beach. Fla. They will remain here dur
ing the rest OF the season. Admiral Dewey
will be a guest at the military ball In honor
OF the Governor here this week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31

Judge Field, general solicitor OF the Mo-
non. is in Washington for a few days.
p. A. Hewitt. auditor of the Big Four.
returned on Saturday from a two weeks
stay in Florida.
The Goulds have under consideration
making Council Bluffs the western terminal
OF the Wabash instead OF Kansas City.
The Vandalia had a big week in the one
ended March %, handling al Indianapolis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
Big Week on the Belt Road.

In the week ended March % there were
transferred over the Belt road a total OF
O.s4S cars. against 2o.363 in the preceding
week. Belt road engines handled at the
stockyards 964 carloads of live stock.
against 500 in the previous week. and for
private switches on it's lines 1.25l cars.
against 1.l56 in the previous week; total
increase over week ending March %, ga
cars
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
New French Lick Hotel.

Thomas Taggart, one of the proprietors
of the new French Lick hotel. was in town
yesterday. He says the new hotel will be
ready for the public about April Is. At
present. Mr.. Taggart says, they are turn
ing people away from the old hotel. so
great is the demand for accommodations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31

BOSTON. March 3O.-Minot @. shaw. q
young man we'll known In society circles.
has been arraigned in court and held for
the grand jury on the charge OF embezzling
5000 from his employers. Adams. Taylor &
Co.. foreign commission merchants. OF this
city. He was bailed IN $500.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
DIED.

VI. died at his family residence,
p North Belmont avenue, saturday evening,
March %. lg2. Funeral services viii be held at
the house Monday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
G~ERSOS-Mary M. SUNDAY. March 80, al the
home OF her sister. Mrs. w. G. Peyton. No 10
Jackson place. Interment To be held in Denver.
Col
sHAFFER-Nancy Ann Sha1er. in her seventy
third year. Funeral Monday afternoon at z
o'clock. az No. 423 South New Jersey street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-31
Nice, Quiet Time.
Denver Republican.

Denver Republican.
If you want the lonesomest time of your
life. go 10 Louisville April ,. The Populists
are 10 hold their national convention there
on that date.