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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
TRESTLE PARTLY BURNED
WRECK OF BIG FOUR PASSENGER
TRAIN NARROWLY AVERTED.
officials Think Tramps Attempted 10
Wreck n Train at Crooked
Creek.

The trestle over Crooked creek, on the
Chicago division of the Big Four Railroad
four miles north of the city, was partially
destroyed by fire at an early hour yester-
day morning Train No. LOG, south-bound,
narrowly escaped plunging into Crooked
creek. The flames were Engineer McHugh' 5
danger signal.
Train No LOG, known the Chicago and
Louisville express. due here at 3:25 a. m
from Chicago, did not reach the Union
Station until 7:3O o'clock yesterday morning.
Engineer McHugh was in charge of engine
No. Ia and was running at the rate OF
forty-fve miles an hour his train APP
preached the Crooked-creek trestle. light
illuminated the sky and Engineer McHugh
saw it in time to prepare himself Tor a
quick stop AS his train rounded a curve
and approached the trestle he saw the
flames and applied the air brakes in emer-
gency The train came to a standstill. Con-
ductor Johnston and the other trainmen
hurried to examine the trestle and found
that several ties had been burned and the
rails left unsupported.
A freight train south of the trestle was
awaiting the arrival OF the passenger
train. The men on the freight train saw the
flames and went TO the scene expecting TO
find the passenger train wrecked. Inc tram
crews fought the names ana eAunsuisHtu
them. The engine of the freight train was
sent to the city and new ties and section
men were taken to the trestle. The burned
! ties were replaced and the passenger train
reached the station four hours late.
Big Four officials believe the trestle was
! fired by tramps that had been eJected from
! trains. A number of pieces of charred wood
that were not a part of the trestle were
| found underneath. This gives ground for
! the incendiary theory.
/ The baseball team of the indianapolis
! Manual Training School was on the train
/ returning from Lafayette.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
CAMERAS
THE III. LIEBER COMPANY.
- West Washington street.
STRUCK WITH A RATCHET
TWO OLD-TIME ENEMIES IN A
FIGHT on yANDES STREET.
Theodore Dickinson Was WOrsted
and Both He and Frank Owens
Were Taken to Police Station.

Theodore Dickinson, a one-legged laborer
living at 2O22 Lewis street got into the
wrong house yesterday. AS a result he
has an ugly cash on his face, a chance to
lose an eye and charge of assault and
battery against him at the police station
His companion in misery and jail is Frank
Owens. living at 22O9 Yandes street Owens
is responsible for Dickinson's damaged
countenance. 1t is all the result of a
family feud.
a year ago Mrs. Dickinson pushed baby
perambulator through Yandes street. Frank
Owens was having a few words with a
neighbor Mrs. Dickinson had a little con-
versation to add TO the Owens-neighbor
chat. Somebody threw a brick 1t struck
the perambulator. The baby wasn't hurt
but Mrs. Dickinsons feelings were. Hot
words followed and Dickinson and Owens
had fight.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Dickinson went
10 Yandes street presumably to call at the
home of a Mrs. Monatt. BY some slip he
got into the wrong side of a double tene-
ment house occupied by the Moffatts and
William T. Sturgis. a painter He got on
the Sturgis side. Fate fixed ii so that Frank
Owens, the enemy. was there.
1t didn't take Owens and Dickinson long
TO revive that baby perambuiator trouble.
Dickinson also recalled that Owens had
had Mrs Dickinson arrested for being
drunk and she could prove that she had
never tasted liquor. A couple of blows were
exchanged. Then Sturgis ordered the bel
ligerents TO the barn. Sturgis wanted a
lair fight. The One-legged Dickinson am
bled toward che barn, but he had not pro-
seeded far when the enemy attacked him
again. This time there was to be blood.
owens mad a Ratchet. Dickinson attempted
10 get the implement. Owens quickly raised
the hatchet and struck Dickinson across
the face. The Ratchet broke his nose and
cut deep into his right eyebrow. He may
lose the eye. Men interfered when the
Ratchet got into the affair. Patrolman
Miller was called and both men were ar
rested and sent TO jail. They will tell
Judge Stubs about IT this morning Scores
OF relatives and friends of both men fol-
lowed them to the police station.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
Warning from Hamilton.

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal
The question of what should go into the
Republican state platform is now being
considered. Some suggestions have zap
peared in the newspapers, and it seems to
have the backing of the state committee,
that an expression should be made in the
resolutions on the manner of electing state
and district delegates and opposing instruc-
tions by county mass conventions. If it is
wrong for county conventions TO instruct
for candidates, is it not wrong for a state
convention TO instruct the people how they
shall elect their delegates? If all power re-
sides in the people as they meet in their re-
spective wards and precincts, then is not
the interference of the state convention one
step higher in the wrong direction than the
action of a county convention? Such a res
oution would now be a reflection upon
Hamilton county that would be resented by
three-fourths of the Republicans of the
county. The committee on resolutions will
have enough work TO do without taking up
the contentious and strifes of the districts
of the State. Better keep hands off.
WILL II. CRAIG.
Noblesville, Ind, April r.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
QUARRELSOME PERSONS.
During the Day They Caused the
Police Much Trouble.

Yesterday "scrappy'' Sunday with
the police A number of fights occurred
and arrests were made in several cases.
Bicyclemen Simon and Morgan arrested
Herman Bybee. colored. living at $40 East
Court street Bybee and a white man had
a fight in the railroad yards near East
street. The white man ran through the
yards and escaped. Bybee gave the BIZ
cycle police a chase in and out of alleys
and he was finally run down at Alabama
and Market streets.
Ben Howard. 1l9 Greeley street. Oscar
Wilson. So West Washington street, and
Paul Miller were arrested by Patrolmen
Bolin. Merz and Brooks They were par
Elephants in free-fOr-all fight on the river
bank near the WashingtOn-street bridge
Howard bit Miiler's nose.
Isaac ROsenweich, a Hebrew living at S25
South Capitol avenue. was arrested on a
warrant charging him with assault and
battery.
Several calls were answered by the BIZ
cycle police 10 settle family quarrels. In
each case they acted the role of peace
makers and made no arrests.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
HOTEL LOBBY GLEANINGS
LOUIS wESLYN JONES RETURNS
FROM CALIFORNIA.
He Has Just Finished Two or Three
New SOngs-Visitors at the
Hotels.

Louis Weslyn Jones, a popular song
writer and former newspaper man of In
dianapolis, has returned from California
after year and half stay near Palo Alto,
a picturesque town in the Santa Clara val
ley. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones went to the Pacific
slope to enjoy the climate and get the ben
eft of the healthful breezes that have
made the golden State so famous. They
returned much delighted with the country.
Palo Alto is where the Leland Stanford
University, one of the most prominent in
situations of learning in the country is
located. when finished the university will
be one of the most beautiful places in the
world" said Mr.. Jones last night. There
are students there from all over the coun-
try, and L think there are several from In
dianapolis. One can hardly describe the
beauties of the place-it will be grand be-
yond description"
Mr.. Jones's latest song was written by
him in San Francisco and his publishers
think it will be a big success. Phyllis
Rankin, one of the cleverest vaudeville peo-
pie on the stage, will feature the song. The
title is "Oh, La La, La-La-La" tat the
Moulin Rouge 1t is distinctly Frenchy.
Rankin will do it justice. Another of Jones's
songs that has just been accepted by the
publishers and is now in press is called
''The Witch Behind the Moon" 1t is being
published by Witmark & Sons. of New
York. ''Since That Day a pretty little
ballad written by Jones about a year ago.
and which did not appear to catch the popu-
lar fancy at first, now bids fair to be popu-
lar. Helene Mora has taken it up and it
will be in her repertory of songs. by the
way" said MIR. Jones, "a friend of mine in
San Francisco-Walter Wolf-wrote the
song, 'Mollie Shannon sung here a few
weeks ago by Anna Held. He had never
met with much success in song writing,
but Anna Held took hold of IL and has
made it very popular. Songwriting is a
good deal like buying lottery ticket Last
week Wolf received a check for $780, which
was his first royalty on the song.
San Francisco is thriving as ii never did
before" said Mr.. Jones. The opening up
of the way TO the Orient has been a great
thing for San Francisco. Three new hotels
are going up, one of which is to be on Knob
hill and will be second only TO the Waldorf
Astoria People who are fond of sports can
certainly be satisfied in San Francisco
There's a prize fight every week, and there
is baseball, polo and coursing.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
Call for Republican Primaries.

Chairman Elliott. of the Republican
county committee. will this week issue the
call for the primaries 10 select delegates
10 the State convention The call will also
provide for the selection of delegates to
the joint convention between Hancock and
Marion counties for the purpose OF select
ing a candidate for representative This
convention will be held on Wednesday
morning Of next week. The convention TO
nominate joint senator between Morgan
and Marion counties will not be held until
after the State convention. as IL is not the
desire of the Morgan county people 10 hold
the convention at the same time the Han
cock and Marion convention Is held After
the State convention is out of the way
Chairman Elliott Will confer with the party
leaders OF Morgan county and select a
time for holding the senatorial convention
Bar the Door I'm Time.
To the Editor OF the indianapolis Journal:
The Democratic party is organizing for
business as n national and state orgaDiza-
ton. The free-silver heresy will not be to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
AVERY LOST HIS DOLLAR.
He Tossed Ii Into a Crowd of Boys
and 1t Was Gone.

Bicyclemen Hull and Albert were called
to Meridian and McCarty streets yesterday
afternoon TO settle a peculiar controversy.
Harold Avery, young man who had had
some drinks. called the police TO recover q
dollar that had mysteriously disappeared.
Avery's drinks made him a jovial soul. A
number of small boys gathered around him
and the fun grew Avery drew dollar
from his pocket and threw it into the street
and yelled
Scramble for il. kids; scramble for II"
The boys did not await second invita-
ton. The first TO reach the dollar was Eliza
Winchester. a half-witted boy. Clutching
the dollar tightly young Winchester ran
down Meridian street, with the drove OF
boys and Avery after him. Avery wanted
his dollar back Winchester was caught
by the boys and the dollar was wrenched
from his hand by one of them. Nobody
knows which boy got Averys dollar. The
police couldn't find it. Avery walked away
from the crowd dollarless.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
ARE ON THEIR WAY.
New Orleans Men VIII Seek to Cap.
ture Next Convention.

The New Orleans delegation of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers is on
its way to Indianapolis. The object of the
delegation is 70 secure for New Orleans the
next meeting of the association and if en-
thusiasm and hearty cooperation count for
anything the next meeting of the associa-
ton will be held in New Orleans it is said.
The delegation consists of Paul Capdeville,
mayor of New Orleans, James W. PoOrch,
S. Wexler, A. r. Blakely. Sidney Story,
Fred Muller. w. G.. Wilmot j. +. Delhay,
Albert GodchauX, T. f. Cunningham, Tom
Richardson, August Capdeville, o. w.
Crawford, r. T. Murphy, Louis p Rice,
Theodore GrUnewald. A r. Blackman,
Henry Lehman and Walter Saxon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
TickIed with the south.

Warren Bigler, of Wabash, was at the
Denson Hotel last night. He has recently
returned from a trip to Louisiana and
Mississippi and is very enthusiastic over
the country. He seriously contemplates in
vesting money in timber land in that To-
cality Land with fine timber on il can be
purchased for from 81 to $40 an acre, Mr.
Bgler says. He believes it is great place
for the investment of Northern capital
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Miss Janet Brooks, of Louisville. Ky. is
the guest OF Miss Jessie Thompson. Of
17l3 North Capitol avenue. Miss Brooks
will return home Wednesday.
The Flower Mission is requesting its
members 10 make contributions 10 the fund
that is being raised TO secure to the city
a home for incurables. Only few hundred
dollars remain 10 be raised in order TO Sc
cure the promised gift Of 5000. The amount
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
Returns After Forty-Tbree Years.

81 met a man the other day who hadn' t
seen his native town of Greenfield for forty
three years" said Lee Barrett, of that
place, who was in town yesterday. HE
is Newton johnson, who has just returned
from trip around the world and is visit
ing at the home of j. Ward Walker and
wife, of Greenfield. When he returned he
found there was but one house in the town
that her ecognized and this was the David
S Gooding property"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
C0L0RED Y. NJ. G. A.
Bishop Grant Admonishes Young
Men tn Join.

A mass meeting Of colored young men
was held yesterday afternoon at Bethel
Chapel on West Vermont street. 10 perfect
arrangements for Y. NJ. c. A Bishop
Grant made an address in which he ex-
horted the young men TO take advantage OF
such opportunities 10 better their condi-
ton. Several hymns were sung and AZ the
close thirty new names Were added to the
rolls. There are now l56 men willing 70
become members OF the association. DR.
Furniss has been chosen president J. w
Evans. secretary. and Fl L. Sanders treas
urer. The board OF directors will meet TO-
night and probably make a selection of a
building 20 be used az temporary associa
ton headquarters. IL will I'm all likelihood
be located on Indiana avenue, between Yer
mont and Michigan streets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14

James Walker father of Col. I. n.
Walker, past commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, of this city,
died Saturday night at his home in Gin
cinnati He was eighty-three years old
and had for number of years been en-
gagged in the manufacture of paints. Col.
Walker is in Cincinnati to attend his faith
er'S funeral
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
Ordination of Sister Martha,

Special services were held last night in
lions German Evangelical Church in cele-
bration of the ordination of Sister Martha,
of the Protestant Deaconess Hospital. The
Rev. J. c. Peters, the Rev Theodore
Schory. DR.. Nestel and the Rev. DR. Wiz
gave short addresses in German. There
was a special musical programme given
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
Citizens Mass Meeting.

Residents of the southeastern part of
the city have issued a call for a mass meet
ing 10 be held at Prospect-street engine
house tomorrow night to discuss the gas
meter question. John F. White and others
are interested in the meeting and the views
of citizens on the meter question will be
heard
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
WRECKED BY VANDALS.
Gang of Boys BOmbarded New
House with stones.

House with stones.
A two-story frame building at 1924 How
ard street. owned by Albert Miller, was
wrecked by a gang of boys last Saturday
night. and the police have been asked TO
make arrests. The house was stoned.
+. A. Kottlowski. a contractor. had the
building almost completed. and Miller was
TO occupy il with a bakery and confec-
tionery- There has been some objection 10
the building by residents of the neighbor-
hood. but the remOnstrances have beer
or a mild nature. Contractor Kottlowsh al
first thought the house had been stoned
because OF the objection 10 it, but he
learned differently yesterday.
Late Saturday night gang Of boys car
rying stones visited the house They be.
gan a bOmbardment. and windows and
Misunderstanding vanished under the hail
The house is almost a total wreck Con.
tractor kottlowski says. In the house Kott
lowsh found a wogan load OF bricks and
stones that had been carried there by the
boys The police are investigating.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
Waste Paper Box Fires.

Several small-sized CONGREGATIONS ragged
in the downtown districts last night. The
Stuckmeyer waste paper boxes were vic
Tins of ''incendiaries" and a number OF
them (the hOxes) were badly scorched
The boxes were filled with waste paper and
matches were applied. No clews
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14

subscribed may be paid any time before
amount will be pledged by April -. The
money or subscription may be sent to Mrs
John l.. Griffiths 1914 North Delaware
street chairman of the committed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
Art Institutes Visitors.

The John Heron Art Institute had many
visitors yesterday. Besides the regular ex.
hibit and the interest in the school the
collection of marine paintings from Boston
was OH view. The open Sundays are be-
coming more and more popular.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
Canvass VIII Begin To-day.

Forty ladies. representing the eight Re-
lief Corps in the city. will begin a thorough
canvass of the city this morning to get the
names of those who will take visitors into
their homes during the week of the dedica-
ton of the monument.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14

A majority OF all OF the banks and trust
companies In Indiana are interested as
stockholders and policy holders in the
American Central Life Insurance Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
The Wonder of the Age. f..
III "OMEGA" ODORLES5
SANITARY GAS STOVE

A decided innovation In gas heatlnx
Unique, scientific. Destroys njurlo q prod
ucts ami organic matter by intense neas.
ENGLlSH.-f'rom opinion OF George Radd
Thompson, y. l.. c., 4. M X. s. ETC..
Public Analyst. Newport. Eng.
In my opinion the maximum OF heat In
evolved by the combustion OF the minimum
or Gas, without any smell or undue dry
ness OF atmosphere. The theory OF stove
Is. in my opinion. perfect and the result
ditto. The percentage OF carbonic acid Is
not sensibly raised in a closed room after
ten hours burning, and the air Is not dried
to an appreciable extent. 1 am simply de-
lighted with II. and am quite in a position
TO recommend IL for Offices sick-roomA
etc.
on exhibition and for sale by
The Indianapolis Gas Go.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14

Leo Lando, Manufacturing Optic

Between Indianapolis and Springfield Ill.
NOIICE-JOSEFH GARDNER. and
furnaces. 80 Kentucky ave. Telephone %.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14

Feed your morse JANEs.s Dustless oats.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-06-28

them with the rows 80 that you can
run the culiyator through once In a
while. one hand can train several
thousand IN day. and each plant
grown this way. n set out early In the
Fall. viii produce cents worth OF fruit
next year Of the finest quality.
IN such plants are grown near 10
where new acreage is To be laid out,
they can be removed In the FAN with
the earth on the roots and never STOP
growing.
II will be said this means work but
Il is work that pays. We have been
paying TOO little attention 10 getting
plants started right and we have been
growing too much poor product az a
result A weak plant will not only
lose ua a year In the crop but viii new
er have the vitality and productiNenen'
of a properly trained plant, an
satisfied that II will pay any grower
10 raise his own plants In this way
The nurseryman who grows plants "a
handle by the thousands. al $50 q
$3.50 per 900. is doing Il 10 meet com
petitiye commercial conditions but th'
strawberry grower for profit must -
20 the beginning and grow his planu
on correct principles u he would ge
the greatest results.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-06-28

made as strong as possible. and few
simple rules about raising strawberry
plants may not be out OF place;
lst.-The best plants are obtainable
only from new stock--thRt is plants set
out last Fall or thfs Spring. Plants
from older vines have not the vigor ana
vitality OF growths from the younger
stock
2d.-Do not make over one 10 -FOUR
plants from hill, by setting the hrht
plants that run out and fixing them TO
the ground with stone or lump Of
earth they win root Immediately All
secondary runners starting from this
new plant should be removed.
by this process you VIII get large
strong plants with great root power
and with a fully formed crown. and II
set out as early in the Fall as the
ground will permit. you Will get prof
table crop next Spring. Plants grown
In this way and SET out In the latter
part of September or early in october
VIII look like a field a year old and
bear nearly az much.
II viii be argued that this Is "a great
deal OF work. and you viii ask Does
Il payg" I have tried both ways and
am satisfied trial win convince you
The old way Of making atrawDerfy