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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01

Washington Post.
II wish somebody would give NE n few
lessons in humor,'' said Southern woman.
Il find that my ideas on the subject are old
fashioned and out of date. and / really
should like 10 know what things one may
properly consider funny in these days.
hadn't been to the thcater in ten years till
L came TO Washington last month, but re-
call distinctly fifteen years ago L saw ladies
leave a matinee because the hero in the play
made use of curse word beginning with a
and ending with II. In a play saw here
ten days ago, the heroine was tied 10 a tree
and when the hero began a swearing remark
she finished IL for him with a big, big ID.
Everybody laughed BY that / know that
when a woman swcars, it is funny, and il
my foremothers know il, half the women in
the Charleston cemeteries are turning over
i'm their graves this very minute. In that
same play, a poor blind girl hearing the
hero's voice, mistakes him for her absent
stefan beg the hero To pretend to be the
lover, assuring him that he can save the
girls life by 50 d0lnS-well, il was such an
affectionate situation that / was beginning
to reach for my mouchoir. but TO my sur
prise the hero made funny grimace and
everybody laughed at the poor girls mis-
take. That was my lesson number two in
modern humOr. Last week L went To see an
extravaganza founded on q nursery tale. In
the last act. an old man dropped dead. and
ii you'H believe me. that was the funny
climax OF the piece, and everybody made
merry. Sudden death. ] find, is thought fun
ny: murder. / suppose. is convulsingly
laughable, and suicide positively sde-spiit-
ting. I dare say / shall learn I'm time just
what things are funny to the modern mind,
but at present IL is extremely confusing"
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GOOD VAUDEVILLE SHOW
MEMBERS OF THE COLUMBIA CLUB
ARE ENTERTAINED.
Professional Artists from the Grand
and the Unique on the BilI-Per-
Torrance Enjoyed.

Halloween was celebrated at the Column
bia Club last night with the first smoker
and vaudeville entertainment of the sea-
son. Despite untoward circumstances that
tended to detract from the interest that
would otherwise have been taken in the
affair. the attendance was gratifying and
an unusually attractive programme was
received with marked appreciation. The
performers. all of whom were profession
ais, were secured from the companies
holding forth at the Unique. Grand and
Empire during the past week.
Cook and Howard, from the Unique
opened the bill with a musical stunt en-
titled "A Clowns Frolic in a Chinese
Laundry" Cooks impersonation of a Chi
naman is decidedly clever and Howard, as
the clown. supplied much of the fun The
two proved themselves artists on various
musical instruments. Dorothy Neville.
from the Grand. followed with n mono
logue turn I'm which she did little of
everything from singing drinking song
to telling jokes. including an entertain
ing imitation of Ellen. She was well re-
ceiyed Sanford and NARROW, from the
Unique. gave an acrobatic turn and COM
edy sketch that was we'll received.
Miss Shaw a vocalist from the UNIQUE.
has pleasing voice and her number was
well received. even though her selections
were rather familiar.
Julian Rose, as a Hebrew impersonator.
has few peers and none who excels him In
vaudeville work. His turn has been one of
the features at the Grand during the past
week, and ii was equally well received by
the members of the Columbia Club last
night. He iS really funny, and so are his
songs and stories. and he was roundly APP
plauded. The programme was concluded
with singing and dancing speciality by
Miss Grace Morrison, from the Unique.
who is diminutive, but none the less an
artist.
The entertainment was ore of the best
that has been given at the club and the
enthusiasm with which il was received
augurs we'll for the affairs of similar char
acter that are scheduled for the winter by
the entertainment committee, of which DIR.
H C. Kahlo is chairman.
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PHI RHO SIGMA.
Chapter Installed In Indiana Medical
CoIIege-A Banquet.


The ri Chapter of the Phi Rho Sigma, a
national medical fraternity. was installed
In the Indinna Medical College last night
The installation exercises were held at the
Claypool Hotel and a large delegation OF
the fraternity came from Chicago for the
event. Among these We're Drs. G.. Frank
Lydston and w. l.. Ballenger, OF Illinois
University: DR.. Harry Kahn, of North
western University; DIR. T. w. Wenstrand
OF Milwaukee. secretary of the national
organization; Prof. Scraggy, Official repre-
sentative or the Alpha Chapter, and Dr.
Mortimer Frank, a physician OF Chicago.
Between and . O'Clock last night four
teen undergraduates were given the pre-
nnlinary work by introducing them INTO
the mysteries of the fraternity. At 9
O'Clock the faculty gave the initiates the
ritualistic work.
An elaborate banquet was served In the
ordinary of the hotel at 10 O'Clock. DIR.
Daniel Thompson acted as POSTMASTER and
Tie That Binds" Prof. LydSton; Seniors
Front Row. Or. John III. Oliver; "RecOl-
lections." DIR. w. l.. Ballenger; THE At
tanning OF Success" DIR. Lehman II. Dun
ming Seen through the Microscope" DR..
Frank Il. Wynn: "A Good Fellow and a
Good Student" DR.. Charles r. FergusOn
The Young idea @. CT. Richardson, A. b.
DIR. g. Frank Lydston, president of the
OpthalmOlogical Society, professor of sur
gerry in the University of Illinois and sur
geon at ST. Marys Hospital, in Chicago,
talked to the clinic class at the medical col
lege yesterday morning on 'Criminology."
He Is considered the greatest authority on
criminology I'm this country, having made a
very careful study OF the subject and writ
ten many able treatises upon il. His lee
ture was cut short, however, by the terri
pany with Dr. w. y. Wishard, went to the
scene of the accident.
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MANY PERSONS BURNED
"HOUSE OF ALL NATIONS" AT NEW
YORK DESTROYED.
Twelve Bodies Taken Out of the Ruins
and Six Others Supposed to
BE Under the Debris.

NEW YORK, Nov. i, 1:45 a. m.-Fire
early this Sunday morning destroyed the
fve-story brick tenement building at No.
426 Eleventh avenue. Nearly a score Of per-
sons persisted.
The house is known as 1.-The House OF All
Nations" because of the number OF nation
alities its tenants represent.
The police believe the fire to have been of
incendiary origin.
At o'clock twelve bodies had been re-
covered and the fire chief estimated that
at least eighteen persons were killed. Most
of them died from suffocation. Among the
number were several childen and women.
On the fifth floor eight bodies were recov-
cred, the stairway leading to this floor hav-
ing been burned away. In the dense dark
ness a terrible panic prevailed among the
tenants of the house, many of whom had
evidently fallen over the furniture in their
apartments and met their death by suffo-
cation.
Police Commissioner Green was on the
scene and police reserves were called out,
together with ambulances from many hos
pitals The police and hremen rescued
many Of those women and children who
had been overcome in the desperate rush
to the street.
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HALLOWEEN CELEBRATED
MERRY PARTIES IN MASKS THRONG
THE DOWNTOWN STREETS.
Young America Resorts to All Kinds
of Tricks to 'TIavc n Good Time"
Police Kept Busy.

Another Halloween with its frightful jack
o'-lanterns and ghostly forms, its broom
stick witches and awry faces, its devil-Work
and small boys mischief, its merry par
ties and pumpkin pies has passed over the
city and left its traces in many places
outhouses overturned. gates mysteriously
missing, debris piled against the front
doors, porch chairs hanging from the trees,
small boys sick-and girls too-yonng bellies
peaked from dancing. old folks tired, house
Uttered and housemaids angry-all this is
the aftermath OF Halloween.
There were many Halloween parties In
the city last night. Hay racks packed with
Young people rumbled through the streets
to the tune of merry singing and uncanny
shouting until late into the night. White
wrapped forms, with false faces, that an
X-ray could scarcely penetrate, going 10
and from the masquerades were frequent
sights on the cars and in the streets.
Pumpkin-headed youths and small girls be-
hind paint smeared false faces were seen
early in the evening running about soaring
old mammies or peering into windows and
startling family circles.
Within doors, behind locked windows and
barricaded doorways, where the long, bony
arms of mysterious providers could not
stretch, were spread appetizing array
of pumpkin pies and cider and all the deli
cacies of the feasts of the witches. The
ring of laughter was heard in almost every
square, brought about doubt by some
gamin ducking his head in a tub OF water
or q stately old dame nibbling at an apple
hung by q string. Scenes OF merrlment were
plentiful and evident TO any who happened
along the residential streets at the proper
hour.
But there was also a less picturesque side
of Halloween. The police were kept alert
suppressing and chasing the older boys
bent OH taking advantage of the meaning of
Halloween and doing injury to personal
property. Despite the efforts of the blue
coats considerable damage was done to
property of a movable nature in the out
skirts of the city where the guardians OF
the law are not so numerous. Many citizens
will have to go on searching expeditions to
find their gates and porch chairs and such
rustic adOrnments before they Will be quite
at peace with the world and themselves.
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Department building. the tall Flagstaff over
the roof OF the War Department, on the
avenue front was to-day provided with this
device. the work being personally super
yised by the inventor
The value of such device Is fully ap-
preciated in the military service, as the
fouling OF flags has always been source OF
perplexity and dissatisfaction. Jt is said
that I'D TO this time IL has been impossible
to devise any means for preventing M
from getting wound around the pole. Mr..
Griffith's invention will be given thorough
practical test. and If it realizes the claims
OF the inventor IL may be adopted in the
military service.
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CITY NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. James A. Sutherland, Cos East Twen
ty-nfth street. entertained at dinner last
night eighteen OF the Thetas OF Indiana ITni-
versity. The eOlors o. the fraternity
black and old gold were the decora tiors'
tayors were carnations.
DR.. &. l. Fletcher VIII give an illustrated
lecture on the Land OF the Midnight sun"
n the assembly nail OF school No. 10, Ash
land avenue and Thirteenth street next
Friday evening ct 40 under the aIspices
OF the SA class DIR. Fletcher viii show TO
the pubnc Tor the first time original stere-
optic0n views OF LaDland. Norway and
Spitzbergen which were taken by him dur
fng the past summer. DIR. Fletcher has
Travelled a great deal I'm the Orient and has
frequently entertained audiences in this
city with lectures on his travels in foreign
countries.
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DINNER TO Mr.. LEvERING.
1t In rendered by the Directors of the
Columbia National.

The directors OF the Columbia National
Bank gave an elaborate dinner last night at
the English Hotel to the retiring president
of the bank. Mr.. Mortimer Lowering. In
formal speeches We're made appropriate TO
the retiring of Mr.. Lowering from Office.
The following is a list of those in attend
ance: Daniel j.. Storms, Charles y. Will
lams, William Pirtle He-od, w. h Sproule.
jr.. Il. b. LaycOck. Louis III. Levey, Nor
timer lowering, John l.. Griffiths. A. A.
Barnes. w. II. Coleman. Charles w Mil
Ter. William l.. Taylor. r.. III. Trip, w. +.
G.. Colt. G.. w. Bliss. L. =. Newly. Winfield
Il. Durbin, Nelson A. Gladding and Z. T..
Van Camp. Mr.. lowering viii soon go to
Chicago 10 undertake new duties. While
his associates in the banks directorate ex-
pressed regret at his leaving, they wished
him all success.
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DOWIE'S HOST THINNING.


NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Only members of
Dowie's Restoration host" were allowed
inside Madison-square Garden at the morn
ing meeting to-day. Dowie, ii was learned,
spoke to his followers on Faith, Work
and Pray" His address consisted chiefly
of exhortations to his people to do their
best to get as many converts possible
for the baptism tomorrow. There were
only about 200 of the host present. A great
many went away last night and yesterday
and more left for Zion City to-day.
Dowied not appear at the evening meet
ing in MadiSon-square Garden tonight.
Four final services will be held in the gar
den tomorrow, the second being devoted
to the baptism of converts. This will be
Dowie's last appearance in the garden. the
remainder of his visit here being devoted
TO mass meetings TO be held in Carnegie
Hall on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday next
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Comstock director of Washburn observa-
tory tonight. Probably the real cause
is the severe disturbance on the face of the
sun producing heavy electrical currents,
which affect the earth and create the bril-
liant aurora boreals. AT least this is the
belief of the scientists
Prof. Comstcck said that a series of erup-
tons or disturbances occur on the surface
of the sun in cycles of eleven years, each
beginning at or near the forty-ffth degree
of latitude and gradually working toward
the equator. These disturbances are much
like thunderstorms on earth, beginning with
a minimum of intensity and gradually I'm
creasing to the maximum when they cease
at or near the equator.
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W. S. M'MILLEN DEAD.
Well-known Man Passes Away mt the
DeacouesS Ho<Dftal

W. s Mcafiilen died yesterday at the
Deaconess Hospital where he had been
confined for some time. He leaves two sons
fn Chicago. and they will arrive I'm the
city to-day 10 arrange for the funeral
which viii be hello under the direction OF
Whitsett & Culver.
The deceased was a well-Snown citizen OF
Indianapolis For years he represented a
big machine company in this city aud was
the Republican member OF the Board OF
Safety IL the Taggart administra ton He
was member OF the Columbia Club. Two
or three months ago Alr. McAIiilen had q
stroke OF paralysis.
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C. cunnir. in the Worlds Work.

c.. Cunnff. IN the Worlds Work
/ asked Postmaster General Payne how In
his opinion the United States postoffice COM
pares in efficiency with private business
organizations and foreign postoftices.
How do / know said he: 1--WE been
postmaster general only q year.
An assistant postmaster general was once
invited 10 address a convention OF post
masters, runs an old story. He jokingly
replied:
II cannot go. 1 couldn't tell YOU any
thing. anyway. What do / know about the
postal business"
Said another assistant postmaster general
IF a man attends closely TO his work
he can learn 10 manage one OF these de-
partments In about four years. Then he
goes out and another pupil comes in-the
chances are, politician. A business? Why
it's simply training school.
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Shot Himself Twice.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
NEW CASTLE, Ind, Oct. 31.-Charles NJ
Berry. manager of the Berry Brothers Pop
Company, after attending to business for
several hours in the morning, went to
his home near noon and lay down on the
foot of the bed where his wife, who was
sick, was resting. Two children were
playing about and were clambering over
the man just before the act Berry fired
two shots into his body near the heart and
turned the revolver on his wife, but was
preventing shooting third time. He is
still living, but probably cannot recover
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TWO NEW BOARDS.
Appointments Made for Fulton and
bartholomew Counties

Secretary Butler. of the Board of State
Charities. has been notified of the appoint
ment OF two new boards of county char
titles. Fulton and Bartholomew county
boards are the latest additions. Sixty coun-
ties in Indiana now have these boards The
fulton county board is composed of A. j.
Haimbaugh. PRESIDENT: Ellen l.. Essick,
secretary; w. n. Richter, &. G. Wolf Mrs
NJ. Vile. Mrs. G. h. Plank, all OF Roches-
ter
board are Rev. ~ Oster president: Mrs.
Addie VI. Storey, secretary: the Rev w s
Sigmand. Mrs. Ella Winans Mrs Amanda
Brown. William &. Duncan. They all re-
side at Columbus
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Obituary.

MEDFORD, Mass. Oct. 31.-James Cold
en-, the noted horse trainer died to-day
after q brief illness. Golden was well
known throughout the grand circuit and
has been identified with the turf for nearly
twenty years. In 1901 he won the Horse
Review stakes at Charter Oak with Rowel-
lem
NEW YORK, Oct. 3i.-Asa Dickinson
died to-day I'm his seventy-fourth year He
was a pioneer in the express and trans
portation business in the Northwest and
was the brother of Don NJ. Dickinson
former postmaster general.
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Police subject Innocent Persons to
Humiliation of Arrest and Ride
I'm the Patrol Wagon.
CAUGHT LIKE RATS IN TRAP
MANY TOLD BY POLICE To "SHUT
THEIR MOUTHS AND KEEP STILL
Bail Furnished by Harry Walker and
no Arrested Are Refeascd-Le-
gal Fight i'm Prospect.

Captain IIyland. of tho police department.
with the aid of Bicyclemen Hull. Griffin.
Morgan and Simon and Sergeant Corrigan,
raided the poolroom in the rear of the
Kingston saloon yesterday afternoon, Sc
curing in all 115 persons. Michael IL
Toomey was arrested and slated at the
police station on n charge OF keeping a
gambling house and a poolroom, while
his employees and the bystanders were
slated for frequenting gambling house.
None of the men were locked behind the
bars. all being Immediately bailed out by
Harry Walker. Great indignation to-
wards the police department is expressed
by many OF the city's most prominent BUSH
ness men, who assert that Toomey's place
WAS as legitimate as any brokerage esta5-
lishment.
The police, when they made the raid,
stepped quietly inside the doors and locked
the 115 people on the inside. and in the
meantime called the patrol wagon. Eight
trips were made with the patrol wagon be-
fore the last of the so-called visitors OF
a gambling house We're taken to the pO-
lice station and from the time the first
policeman entered the door until the last
prisoner was taken out of the place, the
business was run without the loss of a
moment.
ORDERS FROM HOLTZAIAN.
Toomey says he will continue to run his
business in spite of the fact that he did not
support Hoffman, for mayor, and he claims
that he can win his case in the courts. Su-
perintendent Kruger, it is said. did not
make the raid of his own free will, but was
ordered to do so by higher powers.
The police disregarded the complaints of
people who were innocent onlookers and in
some cases. it is said. citizens were roughly
handled. That the police department. COW
cred itself with empty glory when they
made the raid yesterday is the general
opinion around the city. ana it is said that
several suits will be brought against the
city for false imprisonment by persons who
were innocent of any wrongdoing.
The toilet rooms of the Kingston bar are
under the room occupied by Toomey and a
number Of persons were caught in the base
ment, the only escape being through the
pool room. They attempted an explanation
TO the police but were gruffiy told 10 stand
back and keep their mouths shut.
Captain HyIand was ordered to make the
raid by Superintendent Kruger who. re-
ceived his orders from the mayors office.
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fair. n Is understood that the police
authorities will allow anything to 90 IN the
hghting line that VIII b. on the level ana
one Of the largest arenas that has ever been
devoted 20 the sport will be erected Tor
holding glove contests II IS expected that
some OF the biggest matches ever pulled OF
In this country will be held within the
shadows OF the worlds fair building. Plans
have been completed and work begun on n
fighting arena which will accommodate H.
0oo people.
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 31.-A parcel post
treaty between the United States and Hong
Kong. China, was agreed on to-day and will
be formally drafted at once. II provides
a maximum weight limit OF four pounds
and six ounces. The policy of the United
States in extending the parcels post sys-
TEN is now to allow maximum OF four
pounds, six ounces in the Eastern hem
isphere and eleven pounds in the Western
bprnisphPre
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ATCHISON. Kan. oct. 31.-Sidney II.
Plat, an author and extensive traveller,
whose home is at Muscotah. Kan. commit
ted suicide here to-day. Yesterday Platt
left manuscript in newspaper office the
subject OF which was HAS Man the Right
TO Take His Own Life?" Mr.. Plat was
seyenty-eight years old.
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Prevents Flag. from FouIing.
Phlladelnhia Recnrl-


George NJ. Griffith. OF No fi3 Ninth street,
southwest Washington, has invented de-
vice designed To prevent the fOulng of flags
when raised on the STATS and flung 20 the
breeze. IL Is a small ball arranged on a
pivot. the top of the staff. with halyard
attachments 80 arranged that the flag is
kept free from the stan. regardless OF the
force direction character of the wind.
With the approval of Captain Baird. SUI
perintendent OF the State. War and Navy
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Totals

AS compared with 1901 these figures show
an increase in the production OF gold OF l.
5I2. 9l4 ounces, and decrease OF SOP a34
ounces I'm the production OF silver During
the year Africa increased her gold produce
ton from 43909i ounces 10 1,ss7,773 ounces
and Australia increased its gold production
TO sS1,51s.0o0. which is more than a million
and half dollars in excess of the produc-
ton of the United States, which again
takes second place.
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GOLD And SILVER OUTPUT
DISTRIBUTION BY STATES AND TER
RITORIES LAST YEAR.
Production of Gold Was 3,S7O, 900 Fine
Ounces and of Silver 55,50O,OOO-
The Worlds Output.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-Following is the
approximate distribution by producing
States and Territories OF the product of
gold and silver i'm the United States for the
calendar year 1902. as estimated by the d.
rector of the mint:
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Stole from a White Man.

Georgia Pash, 756 West Thirteenth street,
colored, was arrested last night by Detec-
tives Colbert and Hauser and slated at the
police station a charge of grand larceny
She stole $50 from the pockets OF a white
man with whom she was keeping company,
according to the story told by the detec-
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rwensy-second Infantry sails.

SAN FRANCISCO. oct. si.-The United
States transport Sheridan sailed to-day for
Manila via Honolulu and Guam. She had
on board $50 enlisted men OF the Twenty
second Infantry. beside full list OF cabin
passengers and $i,55o.cc0 In pesos for the
philippines.