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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31
THE THEATERS.
SsThe stroIIers" ut EngIish's.

Miss Marguerite sylvia is to have a new
opera in November, it is understood, and
she is employing the meantime by leading a
company in THE StrOllers," which was
presented at English's last evening. This
musical comedy was a bit run down when
il got as far west as Indianapolis last sea-
son, and it is only bettered now in that Miss
Sylvia is its principal actress and George
c.. BOniface, jr., is in the part Of the Angus
tus Lump, to which John Henshaw applied
his variety theater methods last winter.
Boniface has a natural good humOr that
Henshaw never displayed. John D.. Gilbert,
with the comic contOrtiOns of face and
body of the old-fashiOned low comedian,
makes fun as the jailer, previously imper-
sOnated by Eddie FOy.
Miss sylvia gives to the wife of Lump
her sparkling intelligence-an attribute un-
usual in musical comedy-and her hand
some person. In the second act she inter-
pOlates a French song that is the best music
of the piece. The squealing Mr.. Don con-
tinues to be the prince approaching senility.
anu Miss Lou Middleton is the dancer ac-
c~Ompanying rather irregularly the prince on
his travels. Miss Middleton sings a rag
time song in the place where last season
Miss Marie George danced. David Terrence.
a tenor. has the part of the magistrate and
sings Loretta, one of the few interesting
songs of the original score. Miss Dorothy
Hunting pleased her audience with a song
inspired by her delight at being the young
magistrates betrOthed. All the music is
fairly sung and the male chorus is p~articu-
larry good when its members as German
officers sing and dance with Miss Sylvia in
the second act.
Mr.. Gilbert helps out with a monolCgue
and an operate burlesque. both old and
crude, and he and Mr.. Boniface have some
hoTse-play in the third act. when BonifaCe
is dressed as a woman, that is vulgar. In
fact. when Miss Sylvia and the chorus are
off the stage. the entertainment ceases to
be entertaining and occasionally is a bore.
but the audience. which was large. was
eager for music and fun. and often was
pleased with what was offered it,. Miss Syl-
vas songs We're encored repeatedly.
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DESERTED BY HIS WIFE
HENRY BINDER, OF CHICAGO, TELLS
STORY To DETECTIVES.
They Locate Mrs. inder but h
Declines to Recognize Her Hus-
band-wife Arrested.

A well-dressed man. who appeared to be
prosperous. walked into the office of the
detectives last night and related to De-
~tectives Colbert and Hauser a story OF
marital woes. The stranger introduced
himself with his card which bore the name
Of Henry Binder, business agent for the
Boiler Makers and Shipbuilders' Union, Of
Chicago. Binder. before beginning his
story, told the detectives that he was
armed with a pistol. He displayed the
weapon, but the detectives told him to put
kit in his pocket. Binder said he was mar
tied on July s to Miss Emma Rowan, of
\ Chicago. He said he met the woman in
February when he rOOmed at her boarding
house. He lived with the woman, he said,
until July 10 On that evening when he re-
turned from his office, he learned that his
wife had left him. Binder could not ex-
plain TO the detectives any reason for the
wOman's action. He said that his wife was
acquainted with a man from indianapolis
by the name of Harry Blair. He thought
Blair was with his wife. Binder said ne
went to his wife's parents in Brazil, Ind,
but they were much surprised 10 learn
that she was missing. He thought the
woman was in this city and wanted the
assistance OF the detectives i'm finding her.
Colbert and Hauser bade the man To wait
around the police station while they went
out 10 run down a clew that Binder had
given them. In "A short time the detectives
walked into the Office with a large, fine
looking woman who said she was the wife
OF Binder. Before the latter was allowed
to see his wife, Colbert disarmed him. This
was done on information that the woman
gave the detectives. She said that Binder
had followed her over the country with the
intention of killing her. The couple were
brought face to face in the office and the
woman declined to recognize her husband.
She said she had come To this city on Fri
day night and taken lodgings at a house
on East Court street. Binder pleaded with
the woman before the detectives to return
TO his home, but she almost jumped from
her chair in rage. She admitted that she
was with Blair in Chicago. but said she
did not leave that place with him.
The detectives recognized Blair as one of
indianapolis cOterie OF crooks. His pic
ture adorns the rosues' gallery and is num-
bered 1893.
The woman, after declining to return to
her husband, was locked UP on a common
charge Her husband walked from the
police station with an apparently heavy
heart. As ne passed Desk Sergeant Crane
his eyes were filled with tears. He said
he thought he would return TO Chicago and
not ask the woman to again return to
him.
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been known. Money was spent as never be-
fore and the man with the longest purse
had the advantage.
LAS a consequence. the best men would
not be likely to be nominated. Woulu
rather trust one hundred men TO pick out a
candidate than on thousand, for the act OF
the smaller body results in the setectloh oa
better men. After two direct primaries the
Republicans of Marion and some other
counties in Indiana are willing 10 go Dack
to the old way of holding primaries Tor the
selection of delegates 10 a convention
Not only does the direct primary cause
the selection OF men not truly representa-
tive OF the party. but the enmitles engen7
dered IN a contest under the system tend 10
disrupt the party. For instance, II there
are five justices of the peace to be elected;
one of them goes out and asks his personal
friends TO vote for him alone, as such a
course Will help him. adding one TO the
total vote cast, but giving no one or the
other candidates for the same Office any
benefit; on the contrary, actually hurting
his chances. This scheme all the candi-
dates soon adopted and the effects may be
readily imagined.
'The only case in which a party that
adopts the direct primary will not quickly
lose its a~scendancy is where its majority
is overwhelming. Where no such majority
exists, the party Is likely TO lose all chance
OF carrying an election for years to come.
AT indianapolis, the Republicans nomi-
mated a mayor and all the rest OF the city
ticket at a direct primary. The Democrats
did not fall into the trap. They simply
used the new method in regard to mayor
but held a delegate convention for the rest
of the ticket. Now, | believe Democrats,
as we'll as Republicans, will join in an eff
fort TO have the law changed at the seS-
sion of the Legislature to be held this
winter.
The change will be: Either an amend
ment requiring the parties TO adopt the
direct primary altogether, or an act repeal
ing the direct primary law and restoring
the old system, under which primaries for
the choice of delegates to conventions were
conducted under a State law, with all the
safeguards around it that protect a regular
election.
Let me tell how the new order Of things
works. Suppose the office of ounty treas
urer, sheriff or some other post is to be
filled that is considered to be worth to the
incumbent anywhere from $4,000 70 $4,000
a year, and it is a free-for-all scramble.
Each one that aspires to the office must
go out and get up an organization in every
precinct. He must pour out money like
water; the one that has the most to spend
being likely to win. So all the evils that
the direct primary was intended to correct
are intensified and new channels OF corrup-
tiCn are opened.
/ think l am able to speak of the effects
of the new law without prejudice, for l am
a product of the law
In this interview the mayo is evidently
misoCCted in reference to The city 1Omi0a-
tons. Both parties used the direct pri-
maries to nominate their full city ticket,
buc IN the county nominations the Repub-
leans used the direct primary and tie
Democrats tire convention system.
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THE ODDS TOO GREAT.


A free-for-all fight took place in Trau-
gott's saloon, corner Court and Delaware
streets, last night about s o'clock, and in
consequence John Black, a negro, living at
No. 421 West North street, is suffering from
several severe gashes on his face. Bicycle
Policemen Trimpe and Lowe arrested
Black. Capt. Jack O'Brien, of the fire de-
partment, who was passing along Delaware
street on a street car, saw a man running
from the saloon and jumped off the car and
caught him. O'Brien had heard that a
murder had been committed, but did not
learn that the murderer had killed himself.
He thought the man running toward the
courthouse yard might be the murderer. He
turned the man over to a patrolman. The
man was John Hines, who lives at No. 10
GeiSendOrff street.
The bicycle police learned that Black en-
tered the saloon in a drunken state and
made insulting remarks about five white
men who stood at the bar. Trdugott COM
PEELED Black to leave the saloon. The latter
returned in a few minutes displaying a
long knife. When the five men saw the ne
gro they ran TOWARD him.. One of the men
struck Black with a beer bottle. cutting
several gashes on his face. AS Black fell to
the floor the men ran from the place. Hines
is said to have been one of the CROWD.
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FAIRBANKS GOES WEST.
He VIII Deliver an Address at Kansas
City TO-MOrrOw.

Senator Fairbanks left at 11:20 o'clock
last night over the Vandalia, for Kansas
City. Tomorrow he will occupy a carriage
in the Labor day parade and will deliver
the principal Labor day address at Kansas
City. His next engagement will be on the
evening of Sept. 6, at the Marion Club.
On Sept. 10 he will deliver an address, at
Portland at the dedication of the new Car
negle library. Senator Fairbanks wrote
the letter to Mr.. Carnegie for the Portland
committee which resulted in the town Sc
curing the funds for the library. The even
ing of Sept. 10 the senator will speak at
the Morton clubhouse, this city, If he re-
turns to the city in time. If he does not
address the Morton Club that evening, he
will on a later date. On Sept. Is the SEN
ator will attend the Republican county con-
Vention at Lebanon. On the 10Th he will
open the campaign at Anderson.
Senator Fairbanks has accepted an in
vitation from Senator Quay to deliver at
least two speeches in Pennsylvania and he
will later make some speeches in Michigan
and'Iowa. He has received a personal in
vltation from Governor Robert NJ. Lafol-
lette to speak in Wisconsin and will do so.
All of his speeches out of the State will
be made between the first and fifteenth of
SeDtember.
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WOMAN IN LIGHT BLUE WAIST.
An Unsatisfactory Encounter with
Two Reporters.

The woman with the light blue waist
and the dark blue skirt called up the Jour-
nal office yesterday. She said she would
meet a reporter at the German House cor
ner in the afternoon and deliver there mat
ters too important to be talked about over
the telephone. She forgot to say that she
would carry a red parasol and wear a straw
hat ornamented with daisies and cherries.
She did not ask that the reporter reveal his
Identity by wearing a chinChilla overcoat.
ear muffs and canvas shoes. She seemed
TO believe that she would know a reporter
the minute he burst on her sight.
To her evident amaZement two reporters
hove 10 at the German House corner yes
terday afternoon. This maneuver was d
Hawkshaw idea of the city editor. Maybe
he thought two would be cOmpany and
three a crowd. Or he may have wanted
cOrrObOrative testimony in the suit that
was TO follow. or maybe he believed that
the woman in the light blue waist knew
almost everything and was ready TO talk.
The reporters went TO the corner willing
to do anything from resCuing a prisoner
to taking a ~hOrsewhipping. Ii did not make
much difference for the purposes of "A story.
they suspected once or twice perish the
thought that the city editor had them out
on a limb and that he might saw the limb
of. But of course he wouldn't play Jokes
on an enervating afternoon like yesterday.
The woman with the light blue waist
paced backward and forward before the
reporters attacked her. She was middle
aged and looked about furtively. This
seemed TO be the first earmark OF revela-
tons Of mystery and perhaps crime. With
profuse apologies the reporters accosted
her and revealed their IDENTITY. She did not
say they looked like d couple of BARRIERS,
but she looked as much.
The woman in the light blue waist had
troubles. She was prosecuted and her
friends were all traitors. She had wrongs
that needed redress. She would neither
specify the wrong nor reveal her identity.
She Indignantly resented an effort 10 learn
who she was and what she wanted III the
way OF assistance. She said she had seen
a lawyer. but suspected him. She could no
longer trust her friends.
As all efforts TO explore her mystery
proved futile she was directed to Prose
cutOr Ruckelshaus. where she was advised
she could make plain her troubles in con-
hdenCe.
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CHARLES 5. HERNLY IN TOWN.
This Year He Viii Serve as a Precinct
Committeeman.

Charles S. Hernly, committeeman in Pre-
met ?, Henry township. Henry county, was
in town yesterday. Mr.. Hernly used TO be
chairman Of the Republican state commit
tee and for many years has been a precinct
committeeman. I'VE are getting ready TO
take the sixty-day poll" he said, land in
our precinct IL will show a large Republican
gain Mr.. Hernly is still putting the Re
publican majority this year at 5000. He
says he will take no part in politics this
year further than to perform his duties as a
precinct committeeman. There is no Occa-
sion TO do any special work this year" he
said, because people are doing well and
nobody wants a change. There really won't
be much excuse for the Republicans carry
ing on a campaign"
Mr.. Hernly was telling some of his friends
at the Columbia Club about the virtues of
New Castle and was placing particular en-
phasis on its reputation for being a peace
able town. There are no policemen In New
Castle, and the town marshal is usually
successful in curbing turbulent spirits.
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MAYOR ON PRIMARY LAW.
He Throws Cold Water on IL in Mil
waukee spa

Mayor Bookwalter. who stopped at Mil
waukee on his way home from his fishing
trip in northern Wisconsin. has been
quoted in the Milwaukee Sentinel in refer
ence 10 the working of the Indiana direct
primary law The interview as printed is:
"One trial of the direct primary system
will be enough TO satisfy the Republicans
OF Wisconsin. While l am not a prophet nor
the son Of a prophet. l desire 20 make this
prediction. in the light of the experience we
have had at home. The Legislature two
years ago passed a law permitting a pOlit-
ical party 10 hold direct primaries, at which
candidate than one thousand. for the act Of
the next election. The result was the
greatest scramble for Office thai had ever
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GROWING OF wATERMELONs.
Charles ID. Allen Says Posey County
Cannot BE Beaten.

Charles d. Allen, a merchant Of Boon
Vile, was az the Hotel English last night.
Il don't know much about politics in our
district" he remarked, but L know we've
got some powerful big watermelons down
our way, and especially in Posey county.
1t is the prize watermelon county of the
State. Melons grow down there to i'm
mense size and the flavor cannot be equaled
by even the Georgia melons. 1t is a pc
well all over that locality, they thrive more
luXuriantly in POsey county than any
where else. Even the adjoining counties
do not raise the melons that can be found
in Posey. The soil and general lay of the
land seem to be adapted TO melon raising.
The growth of the watermelons is a large
industry in Posey county. Some of the
season in Posey and buy from the fields"
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NAVAL RECRUITING STATION.
1t VIII Be Opened in the Federal
Building TO-MOrrOw.

The naval recruiting party will be here
to-day to open a station in the Federal
Court room tomorrow morning. The party
comes from Fort Wayne. The station will
be open one week. Chief Quartermaster N.
Carroll has been in the city several days
making preparation for the opening of the
station. There was some expense entailed
in getting things ready and the economical
measures taken by Quartermaster Carroll
shows that the funds of the government
are carefully guarded by its employees.
Carroll wanted some scales, the most es-
sential article in a recruiting station. OF
course he did not wish to buy, and made
inquiry about renting them. He visited a
hardware firm in the city and made known
his wants. Carroll was told h the firm
would furnish scales one week for So.
Il don't want TO buy them" said the
sailor.
That's our price, replied the clerk.
well that is too much. 1 shall look
elsewhere" said Carroll.
What difference does it make to you?t
come out of your pocket. The government
has TO pay it. What's the matter with
you people anyway, haven't you got any
money!"
YES, we have plenty of money, enough
to buy a hardware store said Carroll,
''but we haven't the money to pay s. a
week for scales that only costs So" With
this he walked out.
You may look around" shouted the
clerk, but you will not get any scales for
less than S."
Carroll then walked to the army recruit
ing station where he had noticed some
extra scales. He asked Major Macklin if
he could borrow them for a week. The
major told him he might have them pro-
viding he paid the expenses Of having them
transferred Carroll then paid a baggage
man 50 cents TO take the scales to the
Federal building. Later he met one of the
clerks in the store and hailing him said,
well, you can tell your people that l got
a pair of scales with a measuring rod and
all necessary attachments, better than YOU
could furnish, and all for nothing. 1t just
cost me 80 cents to have them hauled to
the station"
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C. E. SCHAFF COMING.
He VIII Confer with President Dye
About the Midland.

c. F. Schaf general manager OF the
Big Four, will be In Indianapolis to-mor-
row morning To confer with President
John T. Dye. OF the Chicago & Southeast
ern. regarding the reorganization OF the
latter road. As vice president and general
manager of the Midland, 10 which offices
he has been elected by the new board OF di-
%rectOrs. Mr.. Schan will be given full power
10 increase tho efficiency OF the Big Four's
new acquisition In any way that ne may
see AT. Ii Is announced that the roadbed
OF the Midland Will be improved. that new
rails will be laid and new rolling stock Sc
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cured. His visit 10 indianapolis tomorrow
is to talk over plans of reorganization and
Improvement with Mr.. Dye. Concerning
Mr.. Schaf's visit Mr.. Dye said last night:
Mr.. Schaff and l will have a talk on
Monday morning about the affairs of the
Chicago & Southeastern. 1 am not at
liberty 10 say just what matters will
be gone into; in fact, L do not
know myself at the present time
There are a number Of things to be set
tied at once. After talking with me Mr..
Schaff viii go on to Muncie, where he Will
take charge Of the offices Of the Chicago
& Southeastern, and will proceed at once
to reOrganize the road in any way he may
see fit. The policy Of improvement will be
gin at once-just as soon as MI. Schaff
enters Muncie."
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He Deserted His Vaudeville Stars in
Their Dire Extremity.

A Transforming vaudeville company
that was taken out ID tour Indiana towns
by a man called F. d. Whetten, whose
home is said TO be in Goshen, has returned
to Indianapolis after a weeks unhappy ex-
perience. Mabel Stewart, a South New Jer-
sey-street girl; Gertrude Richardson, a
young woman whose home is on South
Capitol avenue; Harry Murray, Of 20
Blackford street; Milton NeighbOrs, from
the country near Hope, Ind, and Oliver
Latta, of Goshen, went out with Whetten:
In MartinSVille the manager left them ana
they waited in vain for his return. Finally
Miss Richardson's father sent money
enough for the company TO get home on.
On the knowledge that Whetten owns dia-
monds the members of the company are
basing hopes of back salaries.
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HANDBOOK OF INDIANAPOLIS
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INFORMATION.
Text and Illustrations Together Make
"A Volume OF Interest and Use
to Everybody.

The Journals Handbook of Indianapolis,
which, as announced in the advertising
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only fulills but exceeds all the promises
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date; none, in fact, of such wide scope as
the Journals handbook has ever been at
tempted. The book contains over three
hundred half-tone Illustrations which are of
themselves a complete picture store of In
dianapoliS from the earliest times to the
present. \ special edition in paper covers,
substantially bound, for so cents per copy;
5 cents extra by mail and is for sale by
booksellers. newsdealers and at the Journal
counting room.
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Killed "a Mad Dog.

Bicycle Policemen Hull and Griffin. after
chasing a mad dog yesterday morning. for
several miles. put a bullet through its body
as Il lay on the front porch Of Robert
Illness house. 105l High street. The atten-
ton OF the police was called 10 the dog
which was swapping at other dogs on West
North street. near Capitol avenue. The dog
terrofized the neighborhOOd and many chill
dren had 20 scamper 10 places OF safety.
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Institute Fund Growing.

The technical institute fund was increased
yesterday by a 500 subscription received
from Mrs. L. s. Ayres. who. with her son.
Fred NJ. Ayres. is in Magnolia, Mass. other
subscriptions yesterday were. A.. NJ. Rob-
ertson. $500; T. c. Day, Sl00: Patrick Con-
Ian. $25: w. Z. Jungclaus. 800: DIT. Z. {.
Reyer, $40; l.. l.. Teegarden. s..
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A NEW TRACTION COMPANY.
south Bend Northern a Link I'm tn,
I~nterurban system.

The South Bend Northern Railway Com
pany Incorporated yesterday. 1t will be a
link between the street-railway system Of
South Bend and the South Bend & Southern
Michigan Railway. The connection will
be made at the boundary of Indiana and
Michigan. The capital stock is $4,000 and
the directors are Clyde Smith, Edward T.
Carney, William W. BabcOck, c. II. Sand
age and Dermas u. Bates.
The Fort Wayne x Southern Traction
Company amended its articles of incorpOra-
ton so that the road will have power to
construct. lease or purchase lines Of rail-
way IN Fort Wayne. Button, Montpelier.
Hartford City. Huntington. Van Buren, and
Marion.
The Brook Lumber Company. OF Michigan
City. Incorporated. The capital stock is
$4,000 and the directors are +. r. FOres-
man. l.. F.. Lyons. Isaac Colborn and
Abram r. COlbOrn.
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Gen. John G. Brack WIN speak.

General John c.. Black. Of Chicago. has
accepted an invitation 20 deliver the adj
dress on the occasion OF the dedication OF
the Nancy Hanks Lincoln monument at
Lincoln city, Spencer county. Oct. J..