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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
RECEIVER is ASKED FOR
HECLA MINING COMPANY
Newton Todd Makes Charges of
Mismanagenent Against Off
Gals in His Suit.
LOANS HASTEN ACTION

A suit will be filed to-day in Superior
Court by Newton Todd to have a receiver
appointed for the Hecla Consolidated Min
ing Company.
In the complaint insolvency and misman-
agement are grounds for the petition. 1t is
charged that the company is at present UNI
able TO carry on its business and has not
been for years. II is also charged that there
are no available assets and that divi-
dend has been paid the stockholders in the
last ten years.
1t is further said that the officers are pre-
pairing to make a loan of $50, 900, giving their
personal Endorsement 1t was said last
night that the officers who are proposing
to indOrse il will receive first lien on the
stock of the company.
The mines of the company located
in MelrOse, Silver county, Montana, with
head offices in the Union Trust building in
this city. The officers of the company are
Henry Knippenberg, president and general
manager; John G.. Wright, vice president
and treasurer, and John c. McCutcheon,
secretary.
The directors are John C. Wright, Joseph
Shipp, William II. Thomas, John G. Me-
CutcheOn and Henry knippenberg. Indian
apOlis, and Charles O. Baird Philadelphia.
Mr.. Knippenberg was seen last night by
the Journal, but refused to discuss the suit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
LACK OF FUNDS A BAR
POLICE FORCE ADDITIONS
Controller Dunn Sends Discourag-
ing News to the Board of
Public Safety.
OTHER EXPENDITURES

Additions TO the Indianapolis force this
year may not be made. although the city
authorities and Superintendent Kruger are
all deeply impressed with their necessity.
The cause Of delay and perhaps of the en-
tire Withholding of the additions is the lack
of funds
The Board of Public Safety is in receipt
of letter from City Controller Dunn, in
which that official states that there is not
available for an additional appropriation
for the police force the sum of $4,000, which
was the amount asked by the board.
As a means TO raise the necessary funds
Controller Dunn advocates the re-enactment
of the former city ordinance that taxed
each brewery doing business i'm the city
$1,000 annually. Mr.. Dunn also thinks that
the fund, amounting TO about So 500, which
is left in the city treasury from the issue
of bonds for building fire stations and a
new wing TO the City Hospital, ought to be
appropriated to the general fund so that
1t, too, might be available in the present
emergency.
In addition TO the demand on the city's
finances for additions to the police force,
the controller must face the problem of
paying the accounts of thirty-five firemen,
for back pay, which have finally been COM
promised by the Board of Public Safety.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
THE ALL-FOURS TREATMENT.
One of the Latest Medical Fads I'm
Germany.
Philadelphia Record.


a French journal has recently informed
its readers of a new development of medi-
cal science in Germany, says the London
Daily Graphic According TO our coRtem-
porary-which may or may not be quite in
earnest-a small hospital has been opened
in Berlin for the cure of disease by what
is described as the all-fours treatment.
The founders of this establishment have
come 10 the conclusion that man made a.
sad mistake when he began TO boast that
he was a hiped. Nature. they say. meant
him for a duadruped; the upright position
throws strain upon the abdominal mus
cles which they We're never intended to
bear. and the best way of treating diseases
OF the abdomen is TO revert To a state OF
nature and 10 go on all tours. The pa
tients are. therefore. constrained TO adopt
the posture of Nebuchadr ezzar-though not
mis- herbvOrous habit-fOur times a day, for
a period of twenty minutes at a time and
il is claimed that the treatment works
wonders particularly in cases of dyspepsia.
The beauty of il is that the patient need
not so into hospital; he can pursue the
cure at home, or even in the street. The
prospect opened up by that last considera-
ton Is distinctly pleasing TO the imagina-
tive temperament.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
PRESIDENT MAY RELEASE
CASHIER DAVIS FOR DAY
Appeal Made to Nations Execu-
tive to Allow Him to Attend
Sons Funeral.
IN COLUMBUS PRISON

President Roosevelt has been asked to
grant a parole to Richard c. Davis, the
convicted Washington, Ind. bank cashier.
TO attend the funeral of his son, which
takes place to-day at Washington.
Attorney Thorpe, of Washington, who
was one of Davis's attorneys, was in con-
ference with the federal authorities, ask
ing that a parole be granted to the pris-
oner for the occasion of the funeral. They
decided that such authority was not within
their jurisdiction and Smiley N. Chambers,
who was also one of Daviss attorneys. i'm
mediately telegraphed TO President Roose-
welt. Unless the parole was telegraphed
to the prison authorities IL is not likely that
the prisoner will be able to attend the
funeral of his son. Davis was the bank
cashier who is said to have embezzled
funds of the Peoples National Bank at
Washington and TO have lost them in gam
bling.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
YOUTHFUL BANDITS ARE
ARRESTED BY OFFICERS
Two Youths Confess to Robbery
of Station Agent and Theft
of Vehicle.
COMPANION IS WANTED

For the robbery of Station Agent Booker,
Of the Vandalia Railroad, at Hobbs, twelve
miles west of the city, on the night of Feb.
49, Henry Pratt was arrested last night
by Detectives Gerber and Trimpe and Van
dalia Detective Louderback Pratt at first
denied the charge, but after an examina-
ton by the detectives admitted that he was
implicated in the robbery.
With two companions Pratt held up the
operator in true Western style, relieving
him of a gold watch and chain, SIC and an
overcoat. After the robbery the men went
TO Bridgeport. where they stole a horse
and buggy belonging to Lee Osborn, with
which they drove to Ben Davis, where they
left the rig and came to this city. A COM
panion of Pratt who was in the robbery
was arrested last night and the officers be-
lieve they will get the other man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
JUDGE IMPRESSED
WITH MANS STORY
South Bend Citizens Sentence is
Suspended After His Testi-
mOny Is Heard.

Because he told straight story in
truthful manner and seemed to have been
the victim of persecution and misrepresen-
tatiOn. and because Judge Anderson was
impressed that he had been inveigled into
a fraudulent scheme by greater sinners
than himself. Asa f. Taber. of South Bend,
on trial for connection with land frauds,
was allowed TO go on suspended sentence I'M
til the November term of the Federal Court
He was before Judge Anderson yesterday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
TRACTION COMPANY TO
BUY TERMINAL SITE

The Indianapolis Traction and Terminal
Company has accepted the offer of the
Board of Public Works to vacate the alley
east of Capitol avenue. between Market and
Ohio streets, on their payment of S. $50 to
the city. The papers for the transaction
will be signed by the board and the COM
pany's representative at this mornings
meeting The alley will be used for tracks
Of the new terminal station.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
MESSENGER BOY IS
CHARGED WITH FRAUD
Chicago Lad Is Charged with Col
Letting Fees for Bogus
Messages.

John Kelly was arrested last night at the
instigation OF the officials of the Postal
Telegraph-CabIe Company, charged with
obtaining money under false pretense. For
several days the Postal Telegraph officials
in this city have been trying to have Kelly
arrested. Since being in the city he has
represented himself being a messenger in
the employ of the company and has charged
whatever price he thought was proper for
delivering messages. He frequented the
hotels and made considerable money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
Man Falls I'm Puddle.

Fred Burton. employed at the wooden
mills on West Washington street, while
intoxicated yesterday fell in a puddle OF
water. His face was bruised. and call
was gent for the dispensary. DIR. Jeffries
took him 10 the hospital, and he was later
arrested and brought 10 the police station,
charged with drunkenness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
Haymon md Norvcm Appointed.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. 2S.-The Kan
sas City Jockey Club to-day announced the
appointment OF Ned Haymon. of San Fran
cisco. as patrol judge and W. r. Norven
of Memphis as clerk OF the scales during
the race meet here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
I5o-POUND NAN
HITS 3oo-POUND WIFE

While under the influence of liquor Ben
Veach, of l55 Leota street, struck his wife
and cut a severe cash in her cheek. DR..
Givens took three stitches in her cheek.
Veach weighs $50 pounds, while his wife
tips the beam at 800. Veach arrested
by Bicyclemen Duncan and Askins on the
charge of assault and battery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24

State of Indiana. Office OF Auditor OF State.
I, the undersigned auditor OF state OF the
State OF Indiana. hereby certify that the
above Is correct copy OF the statement OF
the condition of the aforementioned cor
poratiOn on the 3lst day OF December 1903
as shown by the original statement and
that the said original statement is now on
fle In this Office.
In testimony whereof / hereunto sub
scribe my name and affix my Of
ISEAI.l fetal seal. this 18th day Of Feb
ruary, 1904.
ID. Z. SHERRIcK, Auditor Of State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24

When you ask for Mrs. Austins Pancake
-four insist upon having IL. and say Mrs.
Austin's and no other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
Statement December 81, 10

Deposited with insurance depart
ments, New York, Massachu-
sets, Ohio. Virginia and trus-
fees 81 sTs 76s a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
INCOME.
EXPENDITIRE.
ASSETS.

Bonds owned by the company
bearing interest at the rate OF
2 TO per cent, as per sched-
ule filed ..........................sl. so. SOS
Interest due and accrued on
bonds. not included in market
value NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1851
Cash deposited with trustees,
with Kidder, Peabody & Co. .. 1866
Cash in hand and in bank $500. Ans
Premiums IN course OF collection zoo 72s
Agents balances (premiums three
months overdue) ......S 81, 1913
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24

The following games are scheduled in the
Independent League for tonight:
Prospect VS.. Reliance. ......... Turner alleys
Royal VS.. Pud .Pastime alleys
Dewey VS.. Rambler. Marion alle-s
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
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LIABILITIES.

Reserves for losses outstanding. $50. 80
Reserve for commissions, etc. 10s, "a
Reserve for unexDired risks. go .Ss
Special reserve, liability dept. 10000
H.esl. q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24

SAMUEL APPLETON, Manager and At
torney, Il Kiby Street, Boston. Mass.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24
state of Indiana. once of Auditor of state

Surplus as regards policy holders. ssis.iss
The commonwealth., 1904-01-02
Mitchell-WadsWOrth.

At four o'clock last Wednesday even
ing, in the presence Of a large number
of friends and acquaintances, Miss Lii
lie Mitchell, Of this city, was united in
marriage to Mr.. jennings Wadsworth Of
Winona. The service was impressively
said by Rev. J. II. Mitchell, father Of the
bride, assisted by Rev. W. W. Woolard,
of Win0na.
The music for the occasion was beau
tifulIy rendered by Mrs. Clifton, of
Grenada, Mrs. X. l.. Miller and Mrs.
SkiIIman. Mrs. Il. II. Blackston, of Wi
mona, presided at the organ.
Miss Alice Mitchell was maid Of hon
or, and Mr.. Il. X. Blackston, Of WinOna,
acted as best man. The ushers were
Messrs. Charlie Bailey and Kendall
Bachman, of Winona, ami Mrs. J.. n.
Chandler and A. NJ Payne, of this city.
The bride is the charming daughter Of
Rev. J. H. Mitchell, pastor of the Meth
odst Church Of this city, and a young
woman possessed Of many ennobling
Christian virtues and a charming per-
sonality.
The groom is a prominent young bust
ness man of the neighboring town Of
Winona, and is young man Of sterling
character and nattering prospects.
The happy young couple left immedi-
ately for a visit to Memphis and other
cities, after which they will be at home
to their friends in Winona.
The commonwealth., 1904-01-02
FOUR GENERATIONS
AT FAMILY REUNION
JUDGE D. P. Montgomery, Of this
City, One Of The Participants.

Judge D. ?. Montgomery, returned
last Tuesday afId Madison .tafT1'''''
where he attended the annual reunion
of the family Of his uncle, Cot. l.. Y,
Montgomery, four generations beng
present and participating in the happy
event.
Col. Montgomery is now in his ninety
second year, and is hale and hearty,
with mind as clear and penetrating as
it was forty years ago. For several
years he has looked forward to these an
nual reunions with a great deal Of pleas
ure, and his numerous children, grand
children and great grandchildren have
come to regard it as a part of their duty
to be present to enjoy the hospitality
of the grand old man.
The commonwealth., 1904-01-02

SIX HUNDRED HUMAN SOULS
SUDDENLY HURLED INTO ETERNITY
roquois Chicago Scene the Most Disastrous Fire
Which Has Ever Before Occurred in the
History of the World.

the decade reached last Wednesday tive
of hurled
i'll the the middle
gyewhen the sky clear oehead and
children
Theatre witness matinee performance
of eWcy filled the
upward the the building others
departments propoionate their The balconies and g
al charmed with the
md
regned cutctd and fought like demons Heads
wenched Helpless children
aembag enabled to
ing smoked densew burning bodies
in e. sckening
Human bodies
the fees Children burned and
mangled beyond all recognition.
The commonwealth., 1904-01-02
Man Who Passed a Forged Check
on a Greenwood Merchant.
HE IS WANTED IN BIRMINGHAM
Attributes His Downfall to An IRE
sIstabie Faclnati0n For a
Woman Of the World.

The Columbus Dispatch of Wednes-
day contains the following story which
will be read with interest in Green
wood
A man who gave his name as Dr. J. II.
May was arrested in this city Monday
on writ sworn out by a firm in Green
wood, charging him with forgery. The
officer who arrested him stated that DR..
May gave a check on the Greenwood
bank for goods bought, which was
not recognized by the bank. DR.. May
states that he bought goods and gave a
check for the amount, and that he did
have money deposited in the bank, and
showed his bank book to coFrobOratc
his statements, aud that his account
was merely ovcrdrawn. Mr. H. ID. Lam
drum was called in as counsel for the
defense and endeavored to gain some
knowledge from Greenwood as to the
charge on which the prisoner was held,
but could learn nothing satisfactory.
DR.. May was kept in his room at the
Commercial Hotel until Thursday, when
he was taken to Greenwood to answer
the charge upon which he was arrested
DR.. May had with him here a woman
he claimed as his wife, who returned to
Birmingham on Thursday nights train.
This world seems to be full of sur
priscs for DR.. May, who was arrested in
this city upon a charge OF embezzIe-
nent. Upon returning to Columbus
after settling satisfactorily with the
officials in Greenwood he was nabbed
and taken of to Birmingham on a charge
Of embezzlement. The gentleman who
seemed interested in this last charge
| Mr.. Pond by name, in speakingOf DR..
May, says he was Of good and wealthy
family, and had been useful member Of
| the firm for which he travelled, but lately
had become addicted to drugs, hence
his fall. He Furthermore stated the
woman he had brought with him here
as his wife was an adventures who had
been responsible for his ruin. DR.. May
seems to be well educated; and is a
smooth talker. He claims that the com
pany is to be consolidated with one Of
similar character and they are cndeav-
orinn to swindle him out of his share of
| the proceeds. He showed no hesitation
in going to Birmingham with the officers
but expressed horror Of being in jail.
While under arrest in this city Mr..
Charles Woods was detailed to take
charge Of the prisoner, and he was al
lowed to remain in his room at the Com
mercial.
The commonwealth., 1904-01-02
GOVERNOR ELECT YARDAMAN
DENIES A CURRNT REPORT
HE WILL TAKE NO PART IN THE ORGANIZA-
TON OF THE LEGISLATURE.

rhc Legislature meets at jackson
next Tuesday, and the matter of most
tcrest seems to be the election of a
pcaker of the House OF Representa-
ives.
Knowing that at least two of the can
didatcs for Speaker were personal
and political friends of Govcrnor-clcct
Nardaman, reporter called on him to-
day to ascertain what part, If any, he
expected TO play in the organization oI
the Legislature.
When asked about the matter, the
Governor replied very promptly:
Il shall have nothing whatever to do
with the organization of the Legislature.
Every member of both houses tx Dem
ocrat elected by the white mon of Mis-
sissippi, and just as capable of under
standing his duty as ! am to tell him,
and while should like for my personal
and partisan friends to get what they
/ want, my sense Of official proprcty re-
volts at the thought of the Governor
essaying the role of "boss," and trying
to dominate the legislative department
of the State Government. | shall be
most happy and content If ] shall he
able to perform properly the functions
of the office to which the people of Mis-
sissippi have electcd me, without inter
fering with = coordinate branch. 10
use the language at'-aiy good friend,
John Allen, 4 want to see the parity be-
tween tho legislative and executive
branches of the government restored.
am going to try to be the Governor OF
the whole people and. if you will per
nit me TO add the whole Governor. |
shall assume and perform without trep-
edation hesitation cr evasion the duties
of office, and shall suffer no intcrfer-
The commonwealth., 1904-01-02
WARM REJOINDER
TO HUME'S LETTER
Col. Harvey Myers Presents the Facts
in Concise Form.
CUMBERLAND IS INCONSISTENT
Charges $500 Per Month for Phones
In Nashville and Only $3.50 for
Same Service In Memphis.

Editor Commonwealth Dear Sir: NY
attention has just been called to an az
ticlc in your paper signed by Mr.. Leland
Hume, Assistant General Manager of
the Cumberland Telephone Company,
criticising a former article in your pa
per, Mr., Hume and his monopoly must
have been badly hurt by the article re-
fcrred to, but the truth always hurts
especially monopoly, trying to fool the
people.
What right has Mr.. Hume to object to
the construction of an independent tel
ephone line connecting the Independent
exchange at Greenwood with the indie
pendent exchange at Memphis except
the Imaginative or assumed proprietor
ship of the Bell monopoly of everything
telephone. The Bell Companies enjoy
ed some twenty years Of absolute patent
monopoly of the telephone business in
the United States, and during that time
the fortunes gathered from the people
through eSorbitant rates and poor ser
vice out valued even the Standard Oils
most eNtravagant dream. Mr.. Hume
asks what good can come from an lnde-
pendent Company. Before the advent
of independent telephone companies
throughout the United States land there
are more of them now than Bell COM
panies) the Bell companies charged such
rates as pleased their fancy and their
pocket books, and gave service of sim
liar character.
He asks If you know of any place
where service has been bettcred or rates
cheapened by competition with his mon
opoly. answer, yes; at hundreds Of
places. But one instance will suffice
to prove the truth of this statement.
Memphis and Nashville are idcntically
the same from a telephone standpoint.
The Cumberland Company's exchanges
at Memphis and Nashville are precisely
the same size, construction and all other
conditions surrounding them are identi-
cal except that in Memphis the Cum
berland Company has competition. In
Memphis the residence rate Of the Cum
berland for long distance telephone
instrument on Individual metallic cir
cult line is $3.50 per month, while in
Nashville the same service costs $500
per month.
For many months after the Memphis
Telephone Company began operation
there were some 200 free telephones
on the Cumberland's list in Memphis.
Since VIC haze in. ugurated some toll