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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
VALUE OF CITY STREETS
MAYOR BOOKWALTER SAYS $4,000
600 HAS BEEN SPENT ON THEM.
Some New Plan for Their Maintenance
Must BE Evolved at Once
Municipal Affairs.

Mayor Bookwalter and the Board Of Pub
lie Works conferred yesterday with refer
ence to the repairs to streets like East
Washington and Virginia avenue, which the
Council decided Monday night should not
be resurfaced at the expense Of the abut-
ting property. The situation presented to
the administration is regarded as critical,
but the emergency is such that definite
course must be decided on promptly. After
the conference Mayor Bookwalter said:
1.-The action of the Council means that
the city must evolve some new method OF
reaching such cases. We have z,bVo,OO
worth of improved streets here that have
been paid for by the property owners. II
the city is to assume responsibility Tor their
maintenance and repair, without charge
upon abutting property, then II must ma
some source from which to get the money.
That means that the only way these streets
can be made good is by taking money out
of the general fund and TO do this the gen.
eral fund must be made adequate. To do
this the taxpayers must contribute the
money.
THE amount spent by the city on its
improved streets has been an invisible ex-
penditure. The people have not realized
how much was being invested i'm permanent
streets. Now IL is suddenly made clear that
they want the burden of maintenance to
rest with the general public"
The mayor said he had no remedial legis-
lation to suggest at this time. The prob
lem he said, would receive full considera-
ton by himself and the Board Of Public
Works and a solution was hoped for.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
LARGE REAL ESTATE SALES.
HIinOis-Street Property Brought $17,-
OOO-Other Sales.

The house and lot on the east side of
Illinois street, between the Roberts flats
and ST. Paul's church, was sold yesterday
through the II. II. Plummer agency to
Flanner q Buchanan, by Josephine T.
Whitenack for $1,000. The lot has a 'front.'
age OF 1912 feet and a depth of 1876 feet
1t was a part of the estate OF Abraham
l.. Voorhees,. The purchasers of the prop
erty intend erecting a three-story brick
building on the ground, and on ground
available from a lease on property in the
rear will be built a barn. The lower floor
and the barn will be occupied by the pur-
chasers. Abraham l.. Voorhees,, the orig
inal owner of this property, owned much
real estate in Indianapolis including the
site on which the Journal building now
stands.
The b. f. Cline agency sold TO John n
Navin for George w. Seibert a nine-room
house at 2S09 North Illinois street for $4,000
Mr. Seibert acquired property at Mime
sofa street and Fullenwider avenue from
j. w. Hollenbeck through the same agency
$1,000 sale recorded yesterday was a
transfer of property on Twenty eighth street
near RAIDER avenue. North INDIANAPOLIS
owned by James NJ. Heady. to William II
Robinson. Property in Perry township was
sold by Amelia ii. Stanton to Lucy T.
earle for $1,000.
James L. Reach yesterday secured a
permit for the erection of a brick build
ing on Indiana avenue. near Vermont to be
used for store purposes. The building is TO
cost $S,l50
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Mrs. Joseph Schofield objects to the story
printed in Sunday mornings Journal to the
effect that her husband, while temporary
ly insane. threatened to kill her. She says
he did not threaten her life.
A meeting of the executive committee of
the board of trustees of the University of
Indianapolis held at the Commercial
Club last evening to talk over informally
matters pertaining TO the law school.
Friends in this city learned yesterday of
the death of Miss Madelaine Skinner of
Brooklyn, n. Y. Miss Skinner had been
i'll with typhoid fever for ten days She
was skilled musician. She had relatives
living In this city and often visited here
Charles j. kistner. an employe of the
Hide and Leather Company at 227 South
Meridian street. suffered injuries yesterday
at noon by being caught between the first
floor and the elevator. kistner suffered
cuts and bruises on the legs and feet He
was taken To his home at 1854 Davis street
by DR.. Schenck.
The lecture OF the Rev. w F. Cook. Of
Crawfordsvill. on the drama of Ben Hur"
to be delivered at St. Pauls parish house
this evening. will be OF great value as an
aid to a fuller appreciation of the PLAY
TO be given at Englishs Opera House next
week. Mr.. Cook is a personal friend of
General Wallace, and an eloquent speaker
A number of prominent members of the
Y. Nj. G. a. will meet Saturday afternoon
to form a club within the association A
which seventy-five members will be invited
AT the meeting an organization will be
formed whose purpose will be To instill new
life into the Y. NJ G.. A. BY securing lee
turers, forming minstrel shows encour-
aging athletics and gymnastics and pro-
viding social entertainments. the promoters
OF the new scheme hope TO awaken more
interest in the association I'm the city
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
CHINESE ARE PLOTTING
FEMALE RULER SAID TO BE PLAN
MING ANOTHER UPHEAvAL.
City Captured by Rebels-Many Boxers
Reported Killed or Captured by
Imperial Troops.

VICTORIA. B. c., Nov. 1S.-A Peking
correspondent OF the North China Herald
says the Chinese government Is secretly
planning another upheaval. He points out
that news has been obtained from reliable
sources that the Empress Dowager has re-
ceived secret reports from all viceroys and
governors regarding the number of sol
diers and amount OF war munitions that
could be raised and instructions have been
given to train the Manchus in the use of the
rifle and In Western drill, they then to be
drafted TO the different provinces TO in
struct the soldiery.
Advices have been received from Canton
to the effect that the Kwan-Si rebels have
captured the prefectural city of Szen-Fu
and also several district cities in the same
prefecture. number of the officials of
the captured cities either committed sui
eide or were killed by the rebels, while
some succeeded I'm escaping.
From Szen-Chuan news was received that
General Ting has defeated the Boxers
The imperial forces under General Ting
captured the Boxer fortress at Yang-Tac-
chi between Horcou and Tai-Hoohen, and
killed or captured the greater number only
aOO number OF wounded escaped
In Tsan-Hsien the imperial troops also
repulsed the Boxers. killing 300 I'm a fight
Renorts are now being received from the
provinces OF Yun-Nan and Kuei-Chou that
the Boxers are missing In those provinces.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
TANNING ISLAND.
Description of Pacific Cable station
Barren Rock, but Not Lonesome.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Nov. H.-James
Pinkerton, who was principal electrician on
the cabeship Anglia, which laid the Brit
ish cable from Vancouver to Tanning
island, and who has lately been directing
the establishment OF the cable station at
the latter point. has arrived here. In an
interview he said: "Suva, Fiji. will be the
repair station of the British cable and the
repair ship Iris. vessel built especially
for the purpose. stationed there. Fan
ming island is not such dreary place. The
climate is good. there is abundant water of
fine quality. and steamers call now once in
three weeks, bringing fresh meat and pro-
visions. A staff of fifteen will be main
tanned there, as the cable has TO be kept
going night and day. At present they are
living In tents. but San Francisco firm OF
contractors has force OF about forty men
there now building a first-class house for
the men, In course of time, no doubt, soil
will be imported sufficient TO provide lawns
and gardens. for there is no soil now-noth-
ing but guano and cortland little vegeta-
ton grows except cocoanut trees. The sta
ton will be Ia charge of David Cuthbert,
formerly with the direct United States Ca
bic Company on the west coast OF Ireland"
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be OF the regulation size and is built on the
stage. 1t will admit a hose wagon and
chemical and four horses, besides the bed
ding and other furniture used by the fire
men. This arrangement is necessary for
the act to be given during the entertain
ment by the Indianapolis Firemen's Glee
Club The club will sing "A Night with
the Firemen,' arranged by j. Fremont
Frey and Herman Frey. During the action
of the play an alarm of fire will be sent in
on a regulation box. The men will jump
from their beds, slide down the pole and
assist in hitching the horses TO the wagons.
AS the last bell of the alarm is rung the
captain will walk forward and tell the men
that they do not have to answer the alarm.
During the singing the fire dog Tom"
that makes his home at No. ( engine house,
will go through his usual antics when an
alarm is pulled. The act will close with
the singing of the Rock of Ages"
In addition TO this feature of the evenings
entertainment there will be numbers by
the Indianapolis Military Band, Prof.
George Hebble, the blind pianist. vocal
number by Mrs. Ferdinand a. Hallerman
and by j. Fremont Frey and George E.
dance will begin. The wives of the fire.
men will serve luncheon in the east cor
ridor after the first intermission. The fol-
lowing persons are in charge Of arrange
ments:
Floor Lommittee-simeon Hoyle, chief;
Burt Swiggett assistant chief; Conrad
Berger, assistant chief; Capt. James NJ.
Campbell, William Stiegelmeyer, William
Grady, Benjamin c. Wheat, Oscar Stehlin,
John F. White. George Newland. Thomas
Doyle Albert VINCENT. Henry c. Rother-
mel, Samuel o. Meyers, Herman Frey,
Charles Whaley, William Rusie.
Martin McGuff. chief door keeper; Will
liam Long box office.
Reception Committee-Capt. Samuel Pugh,
chief; j. v. r. Allen. assstent chief; Capt
James o. George, Capt. John Loucks Capt
George w. Diller George III. Holderman,
William Poirer. Herbert Campbell, George
Niehaus Edward Johnson, Herbert Fulmer,
Charles Miller.
James Pease and Frank Graham check
room; Jacob Rubin, David Gerard and John
King. refreshments.
Luncheon served in the east corridor by
the following ladies': Mrs. Thomas +. Bar
rett, Mrs. Jacob Petty, Mrs. Frank Ora
ham, Mrs. John Heating. Mrs. Frank Ar
mold, Mrs Benedict Beck Mrs. John
OBrien, Mrs. Herman Newman, Mrs. David
Gresh, Mrs. John Monaghan, Mrs John
Winters, Mrs. James Brannon, Mrs. George
Chicktanz. Mrs. Frank Owings, Mrs David
X. Sleight, Mrs John Loucks. Mrs. Mayme
Dillon. Mrs. Patrick Tanning. Mrs LYDIA
Branyan, Mrs. Henry Peterman Mrs. Will
liam c. Long. Mrs. Frank Sloan. Miss Win
ters. Miss Rosengarten, Miss O'Hara, Miss
Coll, Miss Healy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
SCOTTISH RITE CONvOCATI0N.
Class Of One Hundred Candidates IL
Being Initiated.

The thirty-seventh semi-annual convoca-
ton and reunion OF the Ancient Accepted
Scottish Rite of the Valley OF Indianapolis
began yesterday afternoon at o'clock in
the Scottish Rite Temple. The class OF
100 candidates that presented itself for
initiation into the higher degrees was made
of men from all over Indiana. In the aft
ernoon and evening Adoriram Grand Lodge
of Perfection administered degrees from the
fourth TO the fourteenth. Lunchtwas served
in the temple at o'clock. The fifteenth
and sixteenth degrees will be conferred to-
day by Saraiah Council, Princes OF Jerusa-
lem The annual banquet will be given at
O'Clock and IL is expected that 1.OOO MEM
bers will be present. Tonight the seven-
teenth and eighteenth degrees will be con-
ferred by the indianapolis Chapter OF Rose
Croix. and tomorrow the remainder OF the
degrees, including the thirty-second, will
be conferred by the Indiana Sovereign Con-
sistory. The Shriners' degree will be given
tomorrow night
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
NEW LEGISLATIVE MEMBER.
DIR. Glen $. Kimball, of Marion, Talks
of Measures He Will Advocate.

DIR. Glen $. KimbaIl, of Marion, Talks
of Measures He Will Advocate.
A bill making provisions such that the
pure food law, at present on the Indiana
statutes, can be made effective is one of
the measures that will come up for the con-
sideration of the Legislature this winter.
This is the information brought TO Indian
apolis yesterday by Representatives.
Glen S. Kimball. of Marion. Mr.. Kimball
is a physician and naturally he is inter-
ested in health laws.
Il shall not introduce the BILL" said DR..
Kimball at the Denison last night, ''but I
am informed that it will be presented 10
the Senate by Senator Ogborne, of Henry
county The bill, as L understand it, will
provide for the appointment of a certain
number of deputies for the department of
the State Board of Health, who will see
TO the enforcement of the pure food law.
This law is good one. but at present il
is ineffective. / think that some provisions
should be made to enforce It,"
DR.. Kimball said that at present he had
no bills to offer at the approaching session.
He is one of the new members and is in
clined TO be very modest and take a back
seat, letting the more experienced members
take the lead in the transactions OF the
House. However, he may be relied upon
TO look after some questions in which the
people OF Grant county are deeply inter-
ested. For instance, the people at Marion
have a chain factory, which is one of the
important industries of the city, and they
do not want this factory TO have TO COM
pete with priSon-made chains
THE people of Marion are interested I'm
the convict labor law" said the doctor
and We shall endeavor to get some changes
in IL. We do not think il right that the
employees OF the chain factory in our city
should be compelled TO work for lower
wages than they are entitled 10 receive
because the product of the factory must be
sold in competition with convict-made
chains. The chain makers in Marion are
all expert machinists. and they are a good
class of citzens-we want To protect them
"Of course, l understand that the con-
victs must be given some employment. and
that IL is difficult to find anything for
similar TO ours from some source but sure
ly some Industry can be followed for the
convicts which will not work hardship on
any or the factories OF the State. IL has
been suggested TO me that since IL is pro-
posed TO furnish free schoolbooks and
school supplies to the children of the State
convicts might be employed in making
those books and supplies. / do not know
what there Is In that suggestion. but AZ
may be worth considering.
DR.. Kimbali said that he had not given
the voting machine question any thought.
AS TO the speakership he was noncommit-
tai. Grant county Representatives are In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19

Long Extinct Fire Ejeeter Reported
to Have Broken Out.

SALT LAKE CITY. Nov. 1s.-According
to ID. A. Turner. of Milford. Utah. an old
volcano forming part of the Wasatch
range in Southern Utah. between Beaver
and Pluto counties. which apparently has
been extinct for centuries, has broken out
afresh. Explosions. apparently emanating
from the crater, have been heard for miles
around. while at times columns of smoke
and dust have arisen from the old vol
cano and new lava formations, all very
hot. have been found on the sides of the
mountain.
There have been a number of slight
earthquakes in that vicinity recently" said
Mr. Turner, land we have heard explosions
for distance OF twenty miles from the
crater. Not long ago 1 assembled one of
these old VOLCANOES and found small
quantity of lava that apparently had re-
Gently overfowed from the crater for IL
was still very hot, and several times of
late smoke and dust in considerable guam
titles have been seen arising from the
crater. Yesterdays earthquake, which was
quite severe in that locality. was fresh
evidence of the renewed volcanic activity
in the Wasatch range"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
Complaint Made by Citizens.

Mayor Bookwalter has directed ths
Board Of Health to investigate complaints
OF citizens of the West Side in reference
to the disposal Of refuse matter by the
Van Camp Packing Company. letter
received by him yesterday was TO the
effect that the company has old pumpkins
exposed and rotting. and that IL is a daily
custom for the factory to dump sew
eral barrels OF refuse from its tomato de-
partment along the river bank and then
letter said large number had visited him
asking that a meeting TO express indigna-
ton be held. 1t is feared that when
spring comes the refuse will produce an
unhealthy condition besides being offensive
to the sight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19

George Stout, editor of the Marion Chron-
icle. who was at the Denison last night.
says that the people of Grant county favor
the adoption of voting machines as soon as
a satisfactory machine can be found.
THE people of our county are ready for
voting machines. he said. but they do not
want to make the mistake of adopting a
machine that will have to be releeated TO
the junk pile in year or two. They want
a machine that will do satisfactorily all
that is required of il, and that will be as
perfect as can be devised. IL thoroughly
satisfactory machines are not available at
this time l believe the Legislature this win
ter should take no action in the matter.
Imperfect machines would prove a poor in
vestment and an expensive mistake"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
APPLE CAR DAMAGED.


A train of freight cars crashed into the
front end of a large passenger locomotive
belonging 10 the Big Four yesterday morn
ing at Pennsylvania street and the Union
tracks. The end car was almost telescoped
by the engine. The car was loaded with
apples consigned to the Holt ice and cold
storage plant. The passenger engine was on
its way TO the Shelby-street roundhouse.
II stopped at Pennsylvania street to take
another track. Before the switch could be
taken the freight cars crashed into the
engine. Engineer Garner and Fireman ]
II. Snyder. OF the passenger engine. jumped
and were not injured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19

1t is expected that the Republican MEN,
bers of Council will meet early next week
to select successor to Councilman Harry
NJ Haldeman. who resigned. The charter
allows ten days in which to select a sue
cessor and the meeting will be called after
the majority has determined on its choice.
The belief Is that either w. A. Rhodes or
j. J. Bilingsley will be chosen TO succeed
Haldeman as president OF the Council
Among those mentioned for election as
his successor in the council are Albert Dali
Ter, George III. Evans, James Munro.
George Harris, j. J. Valdenaire and j. l..
Marsee IL Is expected there will be many
more before the meeting is held.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
MISSIONARY SOCIAL UNION.


The semi-annual meeting OF the Indian
apolis Missionary Social Union will be held
in the First Friends Church. at Thirteenth
and Alabama streets, tomorrow. Tho
meeting will begin at $50 a. m with de-
votional exercises, led by Mrs George Il.
Schmitt The reading OF the officers re-
ports will follow. AT noon a box lunch
will be served by the women OF the Friends
Church. The afternoon session will begin
at / 80 O'Clock. and will be led By Mrs. A. Ii.
Mitchell A feature of the afternoon pro-
gramme will be a whistllng solo by aliss
Everett Keller Mrs. John l. Griffiths will
sing a solo, The City Beautiful"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
GUIDI AT MANILA.
Archbishop Who Will Discuss the
Friar Question with GOV. Taft.

MANILA. Nov. 1S-Archbishop Guidi
apostolic delegate to the Philippine
islands. arrived here to-day. He will make
a formal call on Governor Taft to-mor-
row, and II is expected that the plans for
the negotiations looking for the settle
ment of the friars' lands question will
be informally discussed on that occasion
body OF Ladrones recently attacked
and defeated a detachment OF sixteen con-
stabulary at Dolores. Island OF Leyte. The
latter made a desperate resistance and
fought until their ammunition was expend-
ed The consta bulary lost three men killed
and had three men wounded.
The United States commission has, with
a slight amendment, passed the coastwise
shipping act permitting foreign vessels TO
engage In coastwise trade in 1904 The
most important change forbids pooling.
either To advance prices or limit compe-
tition. Revocation OF license is made the
penalty for pooling.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
BLOW TO DAN CUPID.


Ralph Hinesley is so deeplyNin love with
Miss Ella II. Kisby that he secured her
consent to marry him and also the consent
of her father. John L. Kisby. With these
two assurances, and accompanied by his
prospective father-in-law. he applied for a
marriage license yesterday. and when his
bride-elect's age was asked he answered
that she was still under sixteen, but would
attain that age in December. Mr.. Kisby
said IL did not make any difference IL she
was not of legal manageable age but
Marriage License Clerk George Fate said
IL did. and Hnesley will have to wait until
January to marry Miss Kisby.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19

make an assessment of the benefits TO the
property of Maria Ritzinger and others be-
cause of the East Michigan street sewer,
reported yesterday. The appraisers found
that the assessment made by the Board OF
Public Works, $2.93S24 was just, and made
their appraisement at this figure. The
costs OF the suit will have TO be borne by
the complainants. according TO the law,
which specifies that when appeals are made
from the assessments of a municipality
the appraisers appointed must make 10
per cent. reduction. or the costs must be
borne by the petitioners.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
In ID. c. Hughes's Interests.

Representative Z. S. Holiday, of Brazil;
District Committeeman Julian d. Hogate.
OF Danville; County Chairman B. f. Cor
win. of Greencastle; Harvey Hicks, of
Brazil. and Attorney Peck. of Greencastle,
were in the city yesterday in the interests
OF ID. Z. Hughes, OF Greencastle, who is "A
candidate for State oil Inspector. The
delegation called on Governor Durbin and
presented the claims of the Greencastle
man.
The new oil inspector will assume his du-
ties the first of the year, and il is under
stood that the Governor will announce the
appointment about the middle of December
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
Democratic state Committee.

There was meeting of the Democratic
state committee in Room IL at the Grand
Hotel yesterday TO transact some business
relative to closing the affairs of the late
campaign. Chairman O'Brien greeted
newspaper men with the reply Il don
know to every question pertaining 10 poiit-
ical matters that was put to him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
stevens Wants IN CIerkshfn.

William p Stevens has announced that
he will be a candidate for the assistant
clerkship of the House of Representatives
at the opening session of the legislature
Stevens has been prominent in Republican
politics in his part of indianapolis for some
time. and Is Endorsed by members of the
labor unions. he is at present employed as
conductor on the Central-avenue street
car line
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
Scraps from the Registers.

Frank d. Adler. editor of the Greencastle
Democrat. and a former member of the
Legislature, is at the English.
State Senator w. III. JoN1ston, of Craw-
louisville, was in the city yesterday to at
tend the meeting of district deputies of the
Knights of Pythias
John Goodwin. of Brookville, is at the
Denison. stopping I'm the city en- route home
from New York city, where he is connected
with the real-estate department conducted
by the Outing magazine.