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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03
MITCHELL RECEPTION DAY
LABOR LEADER WILL BE HONORED
IN THIS CITY ON JAN. I'D.
The Local Committee Will Complete
Final Arrangements Next Sunday
The Invitations.

Jan. 70 has at last been decided upon as
the day on which the Mitchell reception
will be held. To union laboringmen this
day will be known as John Mitchell day."
and the final arrangements for the big
reception planned to honor the returning
chief will be made Sunday morning at a
meeting to be held in the Union block.
Yesterday John Feltman. president of the
Central Labor Union and chairman Of the
reception committee from that body,
learned that Mitchell would return to In
dianapolis on the morning of Jan. 10, the
first day of the three weeks convention
and wage conference of the United Mine
Workers and the coal mine operators. He
decided then to hold the reception on the
night of Mr.. Mitchell's return.
The reception as it is planned will be a
great event. Originally it was intended
that the reception would be a purely local
affair. in which Indianapolis and its labor
ingmen would alone participate. The de-
lay in the return of Mitchell caused the
committee to include In its programme the
ovation from the 100 delegates to the
mine workers convention, who will be here.
and the greetings from labor leaders OF the
country who have promised to come. SAM
uel Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, will be here as will
also the presidents of several international
organizations of tradesmen.
Representatives from labor bodies from
various parts of Indiana and Illinois will
attend the reception. Invitations are to be
sent them to-day by Mr.. Feltman. and &C
ceptances will be received. he has been
assured. The local lodge of Elks, of which
Mr.. Mitchell is a member. will aid the
workingmen in receiving their chief. and
committee composed of men from the
Central Labor Union, a committee from
the Elks Lodge and a large committee
composed of representative business men
of Indianapolis will be present.
The celebration will be held in Tomlin-
son Hall and the programme arranged con-
sists of speeches from Mr.. Mitchell, Com
pers, Mayor Bookwalter, President Felt
man and others who will be invited to ad-
dress the large crowd which is expected to
fill the hall.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03

HE HAS NO TIME TO CONSIDER PO-
LICE BOARD APPOINTMENTS.
Announcement Made that Changes
Will Not BE Given Out for at
Least Thirty Days.

No appointments of any kind will be made
by Governor Durbin for at least thirty
days. The announcement of new members
of boards of police commissioners, which
was expected shortly, may be deferred until
after the close of the Legislature. The
Governor is finding his hands full. and he
realizes his time will be so completely oc-
cupied in the future that he will have no
time to give to the matter of appointments.
He has made the request that no requests
for appointments or testimonials of ability
of any sort be sent in to him, as he has
abundant material on which to base his Sc
lections. and he has not time to give to the
consideration of any new documents of that
nature.
A New Albany delegation called on the
Governor yesterday to urge the reappoint-
ment of Michael Zier, Republican member
of the Board of Police Commissioners of
that city. The delegation included Robert
Morris, postmaster, and Evans Prosser,
chairman of the county Republican COM
Zier on account of alleged failure TO en-
force the Nicholson law.
The term on one member each metro
politan police board in the State expires
Jan. 6, and it is the consideration of these
appointments that the Governor has found
it necessary to postpone for a time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03
CITIZENS EXHIBIT ZEAL.
SEEK TO PREVENT PERMANENT USE
OF PEsTHOUsE SITE.
Health Officers Are Indignant Over n
Statement that Patients Had
Died from Cold.

Another meeting of pesthouse remonstrat-
ors was held at Hammond's Hall, Blake and
North streets, last night. While the meet
ing was not largely attended former
ones those interested exhibited zeal in the
work of bringing influence to prevent the
permanent establishment of the pesthouse
on the hospital site. The numerous COM
mttees that were appointed last Sunday
afternoon to canvass certain districts north
of New York street and west of Indiana
avenue. reported what they styled great
success. The number of signatures re-
ported exceeded LOO and the canvassers re-
ported that about the only ones refusing to
sign were those having official employment.
Martin Dugan presided at last nights
meeting and Robert Reinhardt was secre-
tary. 1t was decided to extend the boun-
daries of the district to be represented in
the written remonstrance and to make
final report at another meeting to be held
next week. The district was enlarged by
making West street and Torbet street the
east and north boundaries. After the cam
vass is complete the circumstances will be
filed with the mayor.
The expressed purpose for the present is
to prevent the permanent use of the site
quired for pesthouse, but not to interrupt
Its use as temporary place. Some of those
present criticised the present management
of the contagious disease pavilion at the
City Hospital. One man said the cook en-
ployed there was permitted to return TO her
home in the evening, and that she had chill
dren who attended a public school The
opinion was also expressed by several that
the pesthouse now in use should be sur
rounded by high fence and communication
with ii prohibited.
The health officials who are looking after
smallpox are indignant that sensational
use should have been made of statement
by John Evans, one of the agitators against
the pesthouse. in which he said the patients
who had died at the pesthouse had died
more because of cold than of smallpox.
While there has been difficulty in heating
the pesthouse. it has nevertheless been kept
at a comfortable temperature except on the
extreme cold days, when ii fell as ii did in
other places. City Sanitarian Buehler and
has staff are required to give almost their
entire time to the smallpox work. DR..
Buehler has already saved the city large
sum or money by assuming the work of
diagnosis. which, under other administra-
tons, has been done by specially paid ply
sicians. The health department is using
deputies who have been detached from
other duties, and the work being done by all
is not computed on the ordinary hours of
duty, but rather by the zeal of the off,
Gals in trying to check the disease.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03
Political Pfckups.

Nathan Powell, of Madison, is a guest at
the Denison.
w. o. Barnard, former circuit judge of
New Castle, was in the city yesterday.
Lieutenant Governor Newton w. Gilbert
left yesterday afternoon for Fort Wayne
to remain until Tuesday. when he will re-
turn for the opening of the Legislature.
Benjamin F. Shively, of South Bend, who
is rated as one of the candidates for the
empty honor of the minority vote for
United States senator, was in the city yes
terday.
An evening. paper at Bluffton yesterday
published story to the effect that Hugh
Dougherty may become candidate for the
complimentary vote of the minority for
United States senator.
Former State Representative John w.
Cravens, of Bloomington, who was in the
city yesterday, created CONSERVATION for a
moment among a few of his Republican
friends whom he met i'm the lobby of the
English. Cravens is Democrat He ap-
preached his friends with mysterious air
and announced: 81 have just made little
discovery-Nat Hill, the man whom you
fellows selected for state treasurer, voted
for Bryan for President. You don't be-
lieve 1t? Well, / have positive proof and
can give it you at any time you want ii. ~
The Republicans attempted to laugh the
affair off, but Cravens was so serious and
so persistent that finally one of them de-
manded to know just what he meant. Just
what said-Nat Hill voted for Bryan for
president, but 1t was for William L. Bryan
for president of the State University. Nat's
one of our trustees, you know.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03
JUMPED FROM A TRAIN.
Morris Lawson, a Brakeman, Injured
Near Julietta.

Norris Lawson, a c., H. & d. Railroad
brakeman. was injured internally yester-
day afternoon in jumping from a moving
freight train at the siding near Julietta.
The freight train was moving off the main
track and into the siding, there to get out
of the way of a passenger train due to pass
at that time, but before it had reached
safety on the siding the passenger train
was seen approaching at a great rate of
speed Both the engineer of the freight
train and Lawson became frightened, and
fearful that a wreck would occur, and both
jumped from their stations. The fireman
took the train into the siding and the pas
senger train passed IL in safety.
The engineer was not hurt and was able
to get up from where he had fallen and go
to the assistance of Lawson, who was lying
unconscious beside the track. The City
Hospital ambulance was called and the
physicians found that Lawson was injured
somewhat, but aside from a few scratches
and bruises on his face and body seemed
to be all right. He complained of pains in
his stomach and an investigation showed
that he had suffered severe internal in
juries. Lawson lives at 12S South Oriental
street and was taken to his home in the
ambulance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03
DUDLEY.s FRIENDS EARNEST.
They Will Stand by Him Until the
Last, 1t Is Said.


Former State Representative Ira H. LAIR,
OF Sullivan, who was in the city yesterday,
says that the County Commissioners of Sui
livan county will reappoint John S. Dud-
ley as sheriff.
1.-The sentiment of the people of Sullivan
county is Overwhelmingly with Dudley"
said Mr.. LAIR. land If a special election
is ordered and held he will be reelected.
/ know that this situation leaves many
complications In prospect in court affairs,
but the people will stand by Dudley to the
very end. He will be reappointed or re-
elected as often as vacancy Is declared
81 do not know whether any steps are
being taken to test the law under which
Dudley was thrown out, but something may
come up to make the test necessary. 1t
has been said that if Dudley is continued
i'm the office the auditor of state will not pay
his travelling expenses when he takes pris-
oners to the prison or reformatory. Well.
in that case the commissioners will see that
Dudley does not lose anything. You have
no idea of the strength of the sentiment
that is behind Dudley. / don't believe that
there are half a dozen persons in the county
who think that he should be punished for
that lynching.
There has been one suggestion made that
may prove a solution for the problem, and
that is. let Dudley get out of the sheriff S
office and then become candidate for some
other Office. He could undoubtedly be
elected TO any Office within the gift of the
people of Sullivan county"
Governor Durbin said yesterday in regard
to the Sullivan county complication that
the affair was now out of his hands and he
was no longer concerned with H. 81 have
10 the County Commissioners and the re-
sponsibility now rests with Them he said
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03
SIGMA CHI BANQUET.
Fraternity Men Will Dine at Grand
Hotel, Friday. Feb. 81.

The Sigma Chi Alumni Association of In
diana is preparing to entertain the Sigs of
the State at the annual banquet, which will
be held this year at the Grand Hotel, Fri
day evening, Feb. q. The plans contem-
plate a more pretentious dinner even than
was given last year, when the Sigs made a
record for the biggest fraternity dinner
ever given in Indiana.
At meeting of the Sigs at the Grand
Hotel yesterday evening the following COM
mittee was appointed to complete the ar
rangements for the banquet: Caleb S. Den
ny, chairman; Augustus l.. Mason, Louis
Newberger, John Z. Hollett and Crate d.
Bowen. This committee will select the
POSTMASTER and the speakers. They will
be announced when the committee meets
again at the Grand next Friday night at z
o'clock.
Since many of the best after-dinner
speakers in Indianapolis members of
the fraternity the committee expects TO
present toast list that will be well worth
hearing. Among those who will be present
are Booth Harrington and Judge feathers.
Frank ID. Adler, of Greencastle, is the
present president of the State Association.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03

you want and I'll do my best 10 crafty
your wishes. but can't make any positive
promises now.
The answer was not very satisfying to
the men who Travelled from one end Of the
State to the capital to present their claims,
but when they understood that everybody
was met with IL they could not very well
complain. Among the representatives who
were in the city during the day and evening
were:
Harry ]. Caldwell. Earl Park: j. T.
Hume, Stilesville; w. Il. Jackways, New
Carlisle; A. III. Boulder, Frankfort; James
II. Fear, Upton: T.. K. Mummert, Goshen;
V. w. Van Fleet, Elkhart; Henry s Sher-
man, Westport, and Ele Stansbury, Will
Transport.
One amusing experience with which Mr.
Marshall is meeting at present is the re-
ceiving of assurances from practically all
the representatives who call on him that
very start. and. while they may have found
II expedient to say that they were nom
commttal, or that they would vote for one
OF the other candidates, they would have
been with him. with their coats off and
their sleeves rolled up, after the first bal
lot. Those who waited for the band wagon
that never materialiZed are now falling
over themselves to convince the easy win
ner that they would have been with him
had he needed help, and casual estimate
shows that he would have received at least
81 votes on the second ballot, matter IL
his opponents had determined to fight to the
last ditch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03
YOUNG MANS DISTINCTION.
Wilbur Helm to Have Charge of Y
NJ. c. A. Work in China.

Word was received in the city yester-
day that Wilbur Helm, of North Man.
chester. this State, who has been en-
ployed an instructor at Princeton for
the past two years, has been selected by
the international committee of the Y. NJ.
c. A. to go to China and take charge of
the work of the association there among
the colleges.
Mr.. Helms brother, Verling w. Helm,
who was formerly connected with the
State Y. M. c. A. in this city, is at pres
ent at the head of the association work
in Japan. Mr.. Helms work In China will
be in many respects similar to that of his
brother in Japan.
Mr.. Helm is young man. under twenty.
five years of age, and his selection for
this foreign work is regarded as no small
distinction. He will leave Princeton next
month to take up the study of the asso-
cations plans for the work In China and
will sail for the Orient next September.
Mr.. Helm is an alumnus of De Paw
University.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03

Having become assured by procuring
copy OF the order which gave the name
OF the late President Harrison TO a post IN
Montana. now occupied. the friends OF Cen
eral Hacklenian. who was killed in action.
are now making renewed efforts TO have
the military post to be located here
named for him Coneressmen have been
interested In regard TO the matter ard an
enort Will be made 10 get a resolution
through the Legislature indorsing the
known I'm Indiana before the war. taxing a
prominent part In political affairs He was
the only general officer from Indiana who
was killed III action. His friends believe
tnat ms name snould not be forgotten.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03
JAMES W. DUNCAN DEAD
NIGHT CLERK AT DENISON EXPIRED
SUDDENLY In HIS ROOM.
He Had Been Employed in Local
Hotels Many Years and Had
Many Warm Friends.

James w. Duncan, night clerk at the
Denison Hotel, died very suddenly last
night between and o'clock in his room
at the hotel. He had been confined to his
room less than twenty-four hours and his
death was due to heart failure, with the
complication of acute asthma. The end
came very quietly. No one was in his room
at the time, and 1t was not known that he
was dead until his attending physician
made a call.
Mr.. Duncan had been employed as night
clerk at the Denison for the past two years
He went to the Denison from the English
Hotel, where he was employed in the same
capacity for some ten years. He had lived
in this city between fifteen and twenty
years, coming here from Louisville in the
employ of railroad company.
While Mr.. Duncan had many warm
friends among Indianapolis people and the
travelling public. very little is known by any
of them of his personal history. He was
of a reserved disposition and seldom talked
of himself, even to the men who are known
as his most intimate friends 1t is known
that his home was originally in or near
Nashville, Tenn. he was fifty-six years old
He was brought up as a bank clerk and was
employed in "A bank at Nashville for some
time and later for several years at Louis
Vile prior TO coming TO Indianapolis. 1t is
known that he has brother living i'm Nash
Vile and sister who lives somewhere in
Missouri. Henry Clay Duncan, of Bed
ford. Ind, a former member OF the State
Legislature. was first cousin of Mr.. Dun
DIR. Duncan was bachelor, and TO a
friend some months ago he gave as a rea-
son for not marrying that he had suffered
from asthma for so long that physicians
had warned him he might die suddenly at
any time
The management of the Denison last night
made q number of efforts 10 locate by wire
some OF Mr.. Duncan's relatives. No re-
plies were received, however, TO any of the
messages sent out The remains were re-
moved TO Kregelo's undertaking establish
ment. where they will be kept a few days
awaiting some probable word from rela-
tives.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03
SOLD MoRTGAGED PROPERTY.
b. f. Gresh Causes the Arrest of
George Schmidt.

Detectives Holtz and Bray yesterday ar
rested George Schmidt. employed by the
Krull & Daggett candy company, charging
him with selling mortgaged goods. Com
plant was made by Benjamin Gresh. who
alleges that Schmidt while farmer one
year ago mortgaged two horses, two cows.
two calves and one wagon, valued at $500.
to him for $50, and then sold them. The
mortgage fell due Thursday, but when
Gresh called on Schmidt for the liquidation
of the mortgage the latter told him that
he had sold the stock. Mr.. Gresh then
had a warrant issued for Schnidts arrest
Schmidt said Gresh had known for nearly
six months that he had sold the stock, but
had never complained. Schmidt said he
was willing TO reimburse Gresh for the
amount of money he owed him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03
STARTED IN COAL BUSINESS.
The Firm Broken Up, However, by
Arrest of the Members.

Horace NJ. Cooney. living at PA English
avenue, and John Winchester living at $50
Chestnut street, came to grief yesterday
while trying to make start in the coal
business. Both men were arrested by De-
tectives Sinnott and Fells. of the Pan
handle service, charged with petit larceny.
When arrested they had two wagons load
handle Railroad yards. In each wagon ii
was estimated that a ton of coal had been
loaded. Both men said they had sold some
of the coal for 20 cents bushel and had
found the business lucrative.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03

Representative Harry ]. Caldwell, Of
Earl Park. made his first visit to the city
yesterday since the election. When asked
If he were especially interested in any pro-
posed legislation this winter he replied
with a laugh: well I am interested in
everything that pertains to the welfare of
the State or of the Republican party-that
platform ought to be broad enough to ac-
count for any unusual energy or excessive
Incidence that / may display during the
session.
Seriously speaking, really have no
hobbies to ride and / know of no bills at
present that / shall introduce or in which
/ shall be especially interested. / hope to
be a sort of general purpose member"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03
MONEY ORDER BUSINESS.


Charles w. Byfeld, superintendent of the
money order department of the Indianapolis
postoffice, filed his annual report with Post
master McGinnis yesterday. The report
shows an increase of business of nearly
100000 over 1901. The department in 1902
handled s3.0S0 160.6S; in 1901, s2,316761. The
business in 1902 was divided as follows Do
nestle orders issued, 56,339; amount, S449,-
$685. fees for office, $3,497.57; international
orders issued, 2,169; amount, s29,515.2S fees,
$3S4.O. Domestic orders paid 292. 1856;
amount, s., 702, 1919; international orders
paid. Gil: amount, 81, 777T The department
in 1901 paid 2.101 .09 for domestic orders
and S15.27.52 for international orders. The
report for the last quarter of 1902 showed
the department handled 1892, 1862, an in
crease of nearly $350,O00 over the same quar-
ter of 1901. Postmaster McGinnis believes
the receipts for the present year will reach
point that will place the postoffice in a
higher class.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03

were blowing, Mrs. Hett told the little girl
she was going TO the grocery The child
tugged at her mothers dress and said the
pillow cases were burning. Mrs. Hett was
astonished at the words of the child and on
investigation found that the bed in the
front room was afire. Mrs. Hett threw the
burning bed clothes out of the window and
i'm doing so was severely burned about the
hands and arms. The fire department was
called and soon extingushed the fire in the
room. The loss Is estimated at S25. Mrs.
Hett said she was of the opinion that the
child carried lighted paper into the room
and accidentally ignited the bed clothes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03
safety Deposit Box Opened.

Pursuant to the order of Judge Carter, of
the Superior Court, the Indiana Trust Com
pany, acting as commissioner of the funds
of George Young. an attorney in the ltiga-
ton of Oscar K. Sandeborg and sister
against the attorney, opened the safety de-
post box yesterday and removed its con-
tents. The money inside the box will be
retained by the trust company until a set
Element of the dispute over the attorney
fee is reached. The private papers in the
box belonging to Young were returned TO
him
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03
Child Caused a Fire.

The fire department was called at noon
yesterday to extinguish a fire in the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Hett.. No. 100
Greeley street The fire consisted of the
burning bed clothes said TO hare been
caused by the three-year-old daughter of
the couple at noon when the whistles
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03
MIR. MARSHALL BEsIEGED.


Prom the number of members of the
lower branch of the Legislature who were
in the city yesterday II might reasonably
have been Inferred that the opening of the
session was Immediately at hand There
was fair sprinkling of statesmen in the
Hobbies of all the hotels. but IL was at the
English that the center OF attraction
seemed 10 be and this was explained by
the arrival there shortly after noon of Rep
resentative Marshall. OF Lafayette. the man
who will be speaker. Every member who
has not already seen Mr.. Marshall seemed
10 have the Idea that III he wanted TO get
any committee assignments at all he must
see him without days delay. while some
who have already been looking after their
committee fences called on the Lafayette
man a second or third time.
To them all Mr.. Marshall made the one
reply: Make out q list OF the committees
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03

Insure with German Fire insurance OF
Indiana. General Offices Is South Delaware
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