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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-25
TRACTION CONSOLIDATION.
Plans for 1t Have Been Laid at To-
ledO-Indiana Affected.

TOLEDO, Jan. 24.-At the annual meet
ing of the Toledo & Western Railway
Company to-day it developed that plans
for consolidation of electric roads which
will make one through line between Buff
falo and Chicago were under consideration
The plans for the acquisition of the nee
essary line between Toledo and Chicago
have been completed and will include the
Toledo & Western, between Toledo and
Pioneer now in operation), the Garrett,
Auburn & Northern (projected), between
Pioneer and Goshen, and the Chicago &
Indiana, between Goshen and Chicago.
The latter is now in operation between
Goshen and South Bend. If the plan is
carried out, the Lake Shore Electric will
be acquired as well as the Cleveland &
gainesville, gainesville & Ashtabula and
the Westfield, Dunkirk & Buffalo rail-
ways. The syndicate which controls the
Toledo & Western also controls the Cleve-
land & gainesville
: The Toledo q Western elected the fol-
lowing directors: Luther Alien, Judge c.
NJ. Stone, +. c. Mcmillan, III. j. r. Sc
graves, w. l.. Hayes and F. B. Allen of
Cleveland and +. e. Segraves and c. z.
French of Toledo.
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Made Money for His Owner Until Dis
cOvery Came.
New York Commercial.


Thomas Dinsmore. enterprising and
thrifty coal dealer on the upper West Side
has "a most intelligent coal black New
foundland dog. His name is Trimmer-and
he got IL in a peculiar way.
When the loaded delivery wagons are
driven out from the big bins on to the
platform scales in front of the office side
window for weighing they are always bit
overloaded or underloaded-that is, the
leaders can't guess a ton or five tons ex-
actly. and some of the coal has to be
scraped on or else little more added. This
dog, of his own accord learned how TO
mount the load and when il was necessary
10 trim IL of any he would dig both hind
Feet into the coal and keep kicking IL off
until the weisher called to bin to STOP
Hence his name. Trimmer
Coal has been scarce OF late as all the
world knows Trimmer had probably read
all about II In the papers" or. at least
talking about II. So he reasoned IL ont
that he could make good bit of money for
his master trimmer Is all business-a reg
ular money cateher-but he hasn't any very
clearly denned notions about the rights of
property or the eighth commandment He
weighs just $50 pounds, and what he pro-
ceeded to do was this:
He would conceal himself under the wao
on seat. among the blankets and buckets
and nosebags. until after the wagon had
been loaded weighed and started of Tban
he would jump out over the tailboard and
do the same Trick on the next load Every
customer who bought a ton of coal VS.
thus getting 1850 pounds of coal and i5o
pounds OF dog mot delivered) AS Trimmer
began playing the trick away back in Oc,o
Der. IL Is estimated that he had earned FOR
his master from $500 TO 5000 before III
complaints of short weight began to pour
in on Dfnsmore.
Trimmer promptly pleaded guilty and he
is now serving sentence OF four months
on Dinsmores farm. up the State
An offer OF $4,000 for him from the coal
trust has been Indignantly refused by Dins-
more.
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FOREST FIRES.


American Medicine.
The medical profession has always been
practically unanimous in it's support of all
that is being done to check the wasting of
the forests of the country. There now
comes an opportunity for every doctor,
and especially for the country doctor, to
make his influence felt in that direction.
The foresters, who may be supposed to
know whereof they speak, have reached
the conclusion that more timber is burned
up in forest fires than the whole country
uses. The subject has been studied in de-
tail by the members Of the Bureau of For
sented to the public in a bulletin soon to
be issued No feature of the forest ques-
ton is more important and the country
cannot be informed about the facts too
soon One statement that will be made is
that nowhere, neither in Maine, in Wash
ington nor in the South. are the great
fires chargeable to the lumbermen but in
most instances are the result of the care
lessness of farmers and campers The
whole country is filled with a reckless
indifference about fire In the woods, and
of growing new ones can be realized until
the fires shall be stopped. What a de-
nuded country means every physician
knows. He knows. too, in how slight a
degree ragged brush lands can fulfill the
hygienic Office of a full-grown forest.
Therefore, the opportunity-no, the duty
of the doctor he goes his rounds is to
report every fire that he sees and to exert
all his influence against the habit of start
The money loss 10 the nation is estimated
at hundred millions a year. Are the lost
health-giving tree influences worth any
less?
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY.
Lecture by Charles Emory Smith

Lecture by Charles Emory Smith
Preparations for Class 'Scrap."
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Jan. 2i-Charles
Emory Smith, editor of the Philadelphia
Press and ex-postmaster general, addressed
a large college audience in the mems gym
nasium last night. He spoke on the sub-
ject, Are We Worse Than Our Fathers
and took the stand of an optimist. He
pointed to early political corruption as sur
passing the present day evils of politics,
and held that our social and moral life
was getting better all the time.
In an interview, Mr.. Smith spoke in high
praise of Indianas senator's. He said, in
speaking of Senator Beveridge, that he be-
lieyed he was one of our coming states
men and that his future was very brilliant.
The sophomores held a meeting yesterday
to consider what they should do regarding
the annual SCRAP" which Is observed on
Washngton's birthday. committee was
appointed to counsel with the powers that
be" asking permission to conduct fresh
man-sophomore scrap this year on a plan
similar to that of last year.
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ing over the roofs passing into adjoin-
ing houses through secret doors.
The second floor of the house Is mainly
taken up by one long room running the
entire length Of the house In the front LETT
hand corner is the safe. with its genius,
1.-The Eagle Bird" against the right-hand
wall at the rear Is large sideboard. COW
cred with eatables and liquors. and the re-
mainder of the room is occupied by three
roulette and one faro table. Two Of the
former are double and one single. the latter
having the green baize cloth divided OF
into squares and numbers only on one side
of the wheel.
Regarding the professional gamblers
themselves, there is little to distinguish
them from the ordinary habitue of the
Tenderloin, whose tastes incline 10 be
sporty. As a general thing, professional
gambler Is clean shaver and wears con-
siderable jewelry, although the gambler OF
the comic papers. with diamond headlight
in his shirt front. is an extinct type, at
least in New York They almost in
variably hail fellows well met and are ex-
ceedingly superstitious on the subject OF
luck. AS they make money easily, so do
they spend il freely. a middle-aged gam
bier who has saved enough TO enable him
to retire from the business is a rare ex-
ception. Broken down specimens of this
class are as thick as leaves in VallombroSa
Perhaps the most marked characteristic
common to them all is their contempt for
the great public upon which they prey and
whom they generally refer to as suckers. >"
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sPoILs THE HACK BUSINESS.

Honolulu Evening Bulletin.

Honolulu Evening Bulletin
The hack stand at the corner OF Richards
and Hotel streets, known as 80 Is about
to go out of existence. the drivers of the
hacks that use this place being unwilling
longer to pay the rent OF 500 a month,
which, on account of the falling off OF busi-
ness they feel they can no longer afford.
This stand has been one OF the best kept
who have been In the habit of dropping
around there for a conveyance will regret
that the hackmen have decided to move
The ''32' men will move TO the Club
stables, on Fort street.
In connection with hacks. IL might be
stated that there is little short of a panic
among the drivers and many are giving UP
their conveyances and horses.
This falling off I'm the business that was
once such a fiourishing one in Honolulu
was very noticeable on Tuesday night last,
when people were on their way TO the
opera house to the entertainment of the
Dramatic Circle of the Kilohana Art
League.
on that occasion a hack was a rarity
the great mass OF people coming to town
I'm the electric cars. Hack Inspector Macy
was seen at the time and he stated that
the falling off in the business of the hacks
was increasing at a great rate.
Mention was made OF the fact that there
seemed to be an increase in the number OF
hacks driven by Japanese and Mr.. Macy
replied that a large proportion OF these
would soon go out of business. They had
told him they were losing money right
along.
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MR.. wALDORF's GIFT.
He and Other Englishmen Make Gem
erOus Donations to Charity.

London Letter in Philadelphia Inquirer
William Waldorf Astor's very handsome
Christmas gift of $25O,OOO to the London
Hospital for sick children in Great Ormond
street as a memorial of his youngest
daughter, Gwendoline. who died at his
magnificent country place. Cliveden. on
the Thames, near Maidenhead, last au-
tumn, has been very widely noticed here
as example of the amazingly lavish
manner in which American millionaires
splatter their money about when they are
in earnest The London papers in many
cases recall the fact that Mr.. Astor has
renowned the land of his birth and for
tune and become legally manufactured
Englishman. but many others have over
looked that fact. and so give America
credit for what In reality belongs to
subject of the King
Considering his fabulous wealth this was
not particularly ponderous sum for Mr..
outdone in very recent times by several
living Englishmen. Sir Ernest Cassei for
Instance, gave 100000 for a consump-
tive hospital. the old Canadian millionaire.
fund which nets $4,000 year to King
Edwards Hospital Fund Ga splendid char
ity that Is divided pro rata between all the
needy London HOSPITALITY and 100000 each
by Sir John Blundell Maple. very
wealthy furnishing store man, and Sir
Thomas Upton, the genii of the British
struggler for the honor of trying to lift
our apparently unliftable Americas cup.
Sir John gave his 100000 to a London
educational charity and Sir Thomas his
TO provide capital for the Alexandra
Trust, which caters for the East End poor
and is named in honor of the Queen. Mr..
Astor could doubtless buy ali four of the
men named out several times over and
still have very large and full barrel left
for himself.
When one comes to look over the list
OF charitable requests left by deceased
Englishmen during the past year. the total
is simply stupendous. and while one man
left exactly the same amount that Mr..
Astor has given to the Chldrens Hospital,
no fewer than ten others left from
$4,000 TO S,500.00o each to charity.
The latter sum was left by a Mr.. Sutton,
TO build model buildings for the Door
while $3.5o0.0oo was left by Mr.. Arl-
ington TO Sir Thomas Hospital. which is
opposite the houses of Parliament on the
Thames. Other lump sums left to char
ity were S25O0.000. s2oOO.000, $4,000, two of
500. 0O0 100000. $4o0. 900. and the 1875 600
already mentioned. There were. in fact
nearly sixty English estates during the
year which contributed an average Of over
$4,000 each for charitable purposes
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INSIDE OF A GAMBLING HOUSE.
How 1t Is Fitted Up and Well
Guarded.

Brooklyn Eagle.
To those who have never penetrated the
mysteries Of one of the resorts descrip-
ton of a typical gambling house may be
street, Manhattan, Familiarity known as
THE Awning" because the ground floor
was until recently used as an awning store
and awnings covered the windows on all
the floors above. This place was also re-
ferred to as 1.-The Eagle Bird from
large gilt eagle over large safe in one
corner of the place
The place, like all others. is guarded on
the outside by an ''oudsde lookout who
while apparently strolling casually along
the street Keeps snarp watch en-, tof hn RAID
proach the entrance. If anything seems
wrong he may press an electric button con-
cealed under some adjacent stoop, give
loud and peculiar whistle. knock in pre-
arranged way the door. ring the bell
vigorously, or, as in one particular in
stance. push the lid of the letter slat in the
case the metal slot. when pushed back.
struck two nails driven into the door just
above IL on the inside. These nails were
connected with electric wires, and the
was rung upstairs.
If all is well, the regular client knocks at
the door rings the bill. and Immediately
a little wicket in the door is opened and a
negro's face looks out. IL II be night time.
a light behind the guard shines full in the
visitors face. If the doorkeeper. who in
the more pretentious places Is always in
full dress after nightfall, recognizes the
caller, he opens the door and carefully
locks 1t behind him again. He then calls
to second doorkeeper. who unlocks a
second door. and the visitor is within
the place proper.
Before you climb the steps to the second
floor you may notice a lattice work door of
thick iron bars folded back against the
wall This Is an innovation that has only
been brought into general use since Jerome
began his raids. 1t can be stretched across
the narrow hall and locked in a few sec
onds, and Is stout enough to withstand
the authorities upstairs get busy and
secrete behind secret panels all the gam
bling utensils. while their patrons are GO
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 24.-To-morrow
will be great day for Lafayette temper
ance workers, as the general officers of
the Anti-saloon League will be in the
city. There will be a series of temperance
meetings in the churches of the city and
West Lafayette. In the morning DIR. E.
G.. Saunderson will speak at the Second
Presbyterian Church and c. j. Osberson,
attorney for the league, will speak at
the First Presbyterian. DR.. III. S. Hilton
will be at the Christian Church. In the
evening the same speakers will address
other congregations. There will be union
temperance meeting of the two West La
fayette churches, and DR.. Saunderson will
speak. His subject will be Temperance
Crisis in the Indiana LEGISLATURE"
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Two Women Fatally Burned and a
Man Killed and Four Injured by
Boiler Explosion.
MINISTER'S SECOND FUNERAL
MUCH-TRIED ELECTION CASE IN WA
BASH CIRCUIT COURT.
story Of q Traction Deal Denied by
One of the Alleged Principals
Other News of the State.
Special to the 1ndianapo Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VALPARAISO, Ind, Jan. A.-Charles
Carson received fatal injuries to-day while
at work in a sawmill on the Kankakee
river He attempted to remove string
from the end of a projecting key on the
revolving belt wheel, and the heavy mitten
on his right hand was caught by the pin.
and, rapidly drawing his arm around, at
each revolution crushed it UP to his Shout
der joint and almost tore 1t from the socket.
The arm was amputated, but the injured
man died soon after
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Aged Applicant for Divorce.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Jan. 2i.-Mrs.
Laura Frazier, aged seventy-three years.
has brought suit for divorce from Stephen
Frazier. who deserted her few weeks
after marriage in 1872. that she may be re-
stored to the pension rolls the widow of
William Jones. The latter was serving in
the Union army when he was stricken with
malarial fever. He furloughed home
and died here. After few years Mrs.
Jones was granted a widows pension. but
under the law when she married Frazier in
1872 the pension stopped. Six weeks after
marriage Frazier deserted her, and she
has never heard of him since he left.
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Farmer Killed a Boy.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VEVAY, Ind, Jan. A.-At $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon John Schoffner, a prosper
Gus farmer living four miles northeast
of this city, shot ard killed William Smith.
aged about eighteen. Five shots were
fired, two at least of which were fatal.
The act is attributed to jealousy. Schoff-
ner's friends say he is temporarily un-
balanced through worry over his domestic
troubles. After the shooting Schoffner
came to this city and gave himself up
and is now confined In the county JAIL
He refuses to talk, and his version of the
affair cannot be learned. He has wife
and two children.
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ATTEMPT TO ,AssAssINATE.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PAOLI, Ind, Jan. 24-An attempt was
made last night to kill Samuel r. Lamb
den, an attorney of this place. Mr.. Lamb
den was sitting in his office near the win
dow, and as the curtain was up. he was
in plain view from the street About 10
O'Clock some one across the street fired
two shots at him, one passing directly
over his head, the other striking the win
dow casing.
AS yet no arrests have been made but
Mr.. Lambden thinks he has strong evil
dence as TO who did the shooting.
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Earlham IOnian Society.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Ind. Jan. A.-The regular
meeting of the Ionian Literary Society was
held last night. Reports from officers of
last term and committees were heard. The
report of the treasurer shows the society
to be in excellent financial condition as COM
pared with former years. The fund known
as the presidents fund is the largest it
has been for some time. having more than a
hundred dollars TO its credit. Steps were
taken toward eecting staff for the Col
lege Annual. to be published at the close
OF the year. After rendering a short pro-
gramme the boys adjourned to accept the
invitation to visit Phoenix.
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gress and was waging hot campaign Dam

gress and was waging hot campaign. Dam
lei had once travelled as far Knoxville.
him with awe as having ''seen the world"
His opponent had not Travelled as far. but
still possessed much of the native wit that
famous.
Daniel was not ashamed of blowing his
own horn. and one day in the course OF a
speech said:
Yes, the name of Daniel Webster Brown
Is known from Maine to Call
"You bet two-thirds Of IL is. anyhow"
broke in the opponent. and the laugh that
followed ended the campaign.
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Fatal Boiler Explosion.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
THORNTOWN. Ind, Jan. 24.-The explo-
sion of defective boiler in the old cream
cry building in the east end of town at
10 o'clock this morning killed William Mas
tiers, the engineer and Bert Roberts, fifteen
years old, was badly hurt. Lon Butner, one
of the proprietors: James Hopp. an en-
ploye, and Reilly Lyster also were injured.
The building was wrecked, the boiler was
blown to field hundred yards away and
many windows were shattered by the ex-
plosion in business houses in town. The
building was occupied as a feed-grindlng
mill.
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Democratic inspector and Republican judge
drew cuts the winner TO be declared the
trustee Grogg won and Tombaugh APP
pealed to the County Commissioners. The
board was Republican, and Tombaugh was
given the office An appeal to the Miami
Circuit Court was taken and the commits
sioners were reversed. A new trial was
granted and the cause was venued to Full
ton county, where verdict was given for
Grogg. The case was appealed to the
Supreme Court which reversed the Fulton
Circuit Court and ordered a retrial.
Tombaugh is now suing Gregg. who held
the Office four years, with an extension of
one year and seven months. for salary
amounting TO $3.50.
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Holds the Company Responsible,

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind. Jan. 24-Alleging that the
action of the Muncie Natural Gas Company
in cutting off the supply of gas from his
home directly responsible for the death
of his wife, John Bartlett, of this city, filed
suit to-day against the company for dam
ages in the amount of SO, coo. Bartlett states
that he was away from home, at work,
when an employe of the company entered
his home, and, though his wife and nine
days old child were on the bed, turned Off
the gas and left them in the chilled room,
where they remained for several hours.
He alleges that the death of Mrs. Bartlett
a short time afterward was the result Of
the cold she caught at that time.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 24-While
standing before an open CRATE to-day TO
dry her hair the clothing of Miss Katie
Lahr, daughter of Jacob Lahr, a merchant,
became ignited and was soon ablaze. She
was alone at home and was fatally burned
before neighbors came TO her assistance.
She wrapped a rug around her form and
showed her head in a pail of water, but
was unable to extinguish the flames.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Jan. 24.-Suit was filed in
the Grant Circuit Court to-day by the
State of Indiana on relation of Rhetta
Ferguson against John Pierce, saloon
keeper and his bondsmen, James L. Barley
and Fred o. Gephart. Mrs Ferguson asks
81 200 damages She alleges that the de-
PENDANT sold her husband. Lloyd Ferguson.
large quantities of liquor knowing that he
was intoxicated and by so doing has caused
him to spend large sums of money which
should have gone to the familys support.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. A-Promoters
of the strawboard plant which was pro-
posed to be built here have definitely de-
cided to establish the mill here and pa
pers are now being signed which will
convey to the promoters, with Thomas
Bauer, of Muncie, at the head, the chosen
site between the Wabash river and old
Wabash canal, south of the river The
cost Of erecting the plant will be $225, 900,
and the mill, it is said will be running
about Sept. 1. The working capital will
be more than $500, coo. and the factory will
employ one hundred persons.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Jan. 24.-Mr. Doug
lass Burnett, son of the late Mayor Alex
ander S. Burnett, of this city, and Miss
Mollie Richardson, daughter of the late
Mayor William B. Richardson, of this city,
were married last Thursday at Cincinnati,
where Miss Richardson was visiting friends.
The marriage was not announced until
to-day. Mr.. and Mrs. Burnett are spending
their honeymoon at Muncie, Ind, where the
groom may engage in business. Mr.. Bur-
nett has been living in San Francisco,
where his father died a number of years
ago.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind. Jan. 24.-As Z. A.
Kindle. farmer, forty-five years old, and
his wife, were driving across the Big Four
Railway on Eighth street. this evening.
they were struck by a freight train and
hurled fifty feet. Mr.. Kindle is thought
to be fatally injured, having been uncon-
scious since the accident. Mrs. Kindle was
painfully injured, but she rallied quickly
and probably will recover.