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The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
WILLIAMS RESIGNS, BUT
WILL BE REAPPOINTED
Clerk Quits for Few Days to Get
the Increase Recently Voted
Him by Council.

At yesterdays meeting of the Board of
Public Works William r. Williams. chief
clerk of the board, rendered his resignation,
which was accepted by the board, taking
effect Immediately. Clarence c. Cowgirl,
assistant clerk, was appointed to tempor-
arily fill the vacancy caused by Mr.. Will
liamss resignation, but can expect only a
short tenure of Office, as Mr.. Williams will
be reappointed by the board at its Friday
meeting. In this way the present chief clerk
can reap the benefit of the ordinance re-
Gently passed by the City Council that
raised the salary of the chief clerk of the
Board of Public Works from 81 200 to s., 500
per year. Under the city's laws an incum-
bent of an office cannot profit by raise in
the salary of his position. Resignation and
reappOintment are the remedies to which
an 0fficeholder has recourse.
George Wolf was awarded the contract
TO insure the boilers of the city in Tomlin-
son Hall, the City Hospital the Brightwood
years In the sum of $4,000 for annual
premium of $500. This is TO include the
yearly inspections of the boilers.
De Camp Bros, holding the contract for
the construction of the new detention hos
pital, failed to post their bond but the
board decided TO wait for q short time and
give the firm little more time.
The salary of the custodian of the Haugh-
Vile town hall was raised from $50 to SIS
a month, and 100 chairs were ordered pur-
chased for the board.
The Big Four Railroad may be compelled
to tear up it's switches south of Bates street
between Leota and Quincy streets, Street
Superintendent Herpick reported TO the
board that the switch was laid in 1856 with
out permission from the city.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
COMPANY IS CENSURED.
Military Institute Thinks Danville
Did Wrong in Resigning.

That the members of the Indiana Military
Institute look with disfavor upon the ac-
ton of members Of Company K, Second
Regiment, of Danville, in withdrawing from
the National Guard because dissatisfied
with pay, was manifested at their meeting
last night in the Statehouse. Governor Dur
bin was present and gave itemized ac-
count of the manner in which the States
appropriation to the National Guard has
been spent. 1t was the consensus of opin-
ion of all officers present that the best SOL
diers are the soldiers who fight for their
country and not for money, and that there
is a better class of soldiers in the National
Guard when they receive nothing from the
State but their belts and rifles.
Thirty-two members of the Military In
stitute were present last night, including
the Governor, the adjutant general and the
uuartermaster general. The meeting was
called TO order by President Mckee. pa
per was read by Maj. Thomas B. Coulter. of
the First Regiment, of Vincennes, on west
Point Maneuvers and Their Lessons. Fol-
lowing the paper there was a general dis
cussion by the officers on the subject. The
general opinion was that the soldier of to-
DAY cannot always follow the rules of the
book but must depend upon his own judg
ment to a great extent.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
HIGHER COURTS RECORD.
SUPREME COURT.

1892. Pittsburg etc. r. r. Co VS. Town
of Wolcott. White Circuit Court. Affirmed
Bowling, il. The unconstitutionality of a
statute cannot be presented TO this court by
an independent assignment of error TO that
effect, but it may be raised by an assign
ment of error alleg' errors of the court
in sustaining cert = -demurrers and over
ruling others, and in overruling motions
for new trial and in arrest 2. In a pro-
ceeding to establish a highway or street
not constitute ground for dismissing or
vacating the proceedings. g. Where there
is motion made by landowner to set
aside or vacate the report OF the commits
sioners in a proceeding to open street. on
appeal to the Circuit Court, the only dues-
tion 10 be determined is the amount of
damages sustained by the landowner. 4
Sections 4404-4410 Burns. 1901, is in conform
ity with the Constitution. 3. Where only
a portion of a tract Of land Is taken In a
proceeding to establish and open a street
in assessing the damages the jury may con-
slider the amount of benefit TO that portion
which remains.
20073. Indiana r. r. CO. VS.. Hoffman. St.
Joseph Circuit Court. Affirmed Jordan. 7.
i. Where the validity of a franchise Is in
controversy. the appeal is within the iuris-
diction of this court. 2 Where a street rail-
way company agrees with a city to issue
transfer tickets upon all its lines within
the city, ii applies TO lines which run
through territory which is subsequently, an
nexed TO the city and through which the
lines run at the time the agreement was
entered into. 3. A city cannot bargain awav
its right TO enlarge its boundaries under
the laws OF the State.
2ol3o. State ex rel VS.. Shuts Dearborn
Circuit Court. Affirmed Hadley. Ii.
Affirmed In part upon authority of Board
etc. VS.. Flynn. decided Dee ls. 1903 2 Sec.
tion 1911, Burns, 1901, makes ii the imperative
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
STATE VETERINARIANS
HOLD A LARGE CLINIC
Annual Meeting Is the Largest in
History of the Organization
Elect Officers.

The annual convention of the Indiana
State Veterinary Association closed last
night after the most successful and best-at-
tended meeting in the history of the So
ciety. Over seventy veterinary surgeons
from all parts of the State were present.
The meeting yesterday afternoon was
held at the Indiana Veterinary College.
Clinics were conducted by several of the
visiting surgeons. after which officers were
elected as follows:
President, F. w. Alderman, Hartford
City; vice president, w. r. Craig, Indi-
annapolis; treasurer. o. L. Boor Muncie:
secretary, G. II. Roberts, Indianapolis.
The convention met in the Statehouse last
night and several interesting papers were
read. A call will be issued TO the members
within the next few days for the conven-
tion 10 be held the first week in January
1905. The convention next year will last
two days instead of one, heretofore.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
GRAIN DEALERS OF STATE
TO FIGHT M'CUMBER BILL
Petition Senators Fairbanks and
Beveridge to Oppose the Act
In United States Senate.
NEED EXPERIENCED MAN

At the annual meeting Of the State Grain
Dealers Association. held at the Claypool
yesterday morning and afternoon, resolu-
tions were adopted calling upon Senators
Fairbanks and Beveridge to oppose Senate
bill No. 199. better known the McCumber
grain inspection bill. which is now before
the committee on agriculture of the United
States Senate. The bill proposes TO place
the inspection Of grain in the hands Of the
government. The resolutions follow:
Resolved. That we. the members of the
Indiana Grain Dealers Association, or the
State Of Indiana, in convention assembled
Indianapolis, do hereby petition Senators
Fairbanks and Beveridge to oppose the
passage Of a bill known as Senate plll no.
199 or probably better known as the NC
Cumber grain inspection bill
Said bill is now before the agricultural
committee of the United States Senate the
purpose of the bill being TO place the in
spectiOn Of grain under the contrOl OF the
national gOvernment-in other words, TO
create new sinecure aIa 70 Pg PIaIe -. me a III,
spectiOn OF grain at terminal markets upon
the unsteady and ever-changing basis OF
political patronage
Past experience now compels US to ap-
peal TO our senators to use their best ef-
forts TO prevent the passage OF said bill.
\ CODY Of the resolutions adopted was
sent TO the convention or the Boards OF
Trade and grain inspectors Of the coun-
try, now being held in New York city.
Delegates from the New York convention
will go 10 Washington to-day and make
every effort to prevent the passage OF the
bill by the Senate Grain dealers said
yesterday that, if the bill passed and
became a law, IL would work a great hard
ship on grain dealers of the country and
cause them considerable trouble. The in
spectOrs at present employed are men who
have had years Of experience in the work
and were appointed by the Boards of Trade
at the different terminal markets. The bill
now before the Senate provides that inspec-
tors appointed shall have had two years
experience, but grain men say this is not
sufficient.
l.. H Mummert. manager of the Indian
apOlis Car Service Association, addressed
the meeting yesterday afternoon. He out
lined the purpose of his organization, ana
said that the grain dealer and the assocta-
tiOn could help each other greatly by hearty
cooperation. j. s. Lazarus general freight
agent of the c., Z & W. Railroad, urged the
dealers 10 be prompt in unloading cars.
Prof. A. f. WiancO. of Purdue University,
1ectured the raising of corn
The members of the association were en-
tertained with a smoker by the indianapolis
Board Of Trade I'm the Board of Trade build
ing last night
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
THE COURT RECORD.
SUPERIOR COURT.

SUPERIOR COURT.
Room John L. McMaster, Judge.
Martin Halpin VS.. Indianapolis Trac-
tion and Terminal Company damages. On
trial by jury.
Room FLAMES M. Leathers, Judge.
Leopold Meyer VS.. c., c., c. g. St L.
Railway Company; damages. On trial by
jury.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Henry Clay Allen, Judge
Otto Rose VS.. Street-railway Company.
damages. On trial by jury
Alice New VS.. Beatrice B. Nichols: dam
ages. Dismissed for want of prosecution
Judgment against plaintiff for costs.
Otto c. Holtze VS.. John A Wild; suit on
note. Submitted to court. Finding for
plaintiff. Judgment against defendant for
$l57 and costs.
Fremont Afford Judge.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Ralph Gardner; grand larceny. Defend
ant enters plea of guilty. Fined 81 and
costs. Imprisoned one to fourteen years in
Indiana Reformatory. Disfranchised one
year.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Samuel r. Stanley VS.. Ida Stanley; di-
vorce. Superior Court Room 3.
August Hoheisel VS.. Martha Hoheisel; di-
vorce Circuit Court
Edward Beaning, by next friend, VS. Ed
ward f. Claypool; complaint for damages.
Superior Court, Room 1.
Columbia National Bank VS.. G.. d
Doramus; suit on note Superior Court,
Room 2
James. NJ. Allison VS.. Indianapolis Trac-
tion and Terminal Company complaint for
damages Circuit Court
Susan Bailey VS.. Raleigh Bailey; divorce
Superior Court, Room 2
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
HOTEL OWNERS ORDERED
TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
Inspector McAbee Sends Recon-
mendations to Proprietors-
Answers Letter of English's.

In line with the agitation in favor of bet
ter fire protection conditions in theaters and
other public buildings. State Factory In
spector McAbee has made number of rec
concentrations to the owners of hotels,
apartment houses and office buildings Of
this city, which are. in effect, orders to
have certain improvements made that would
render easier escape in case of fire.
Among the buildings to whose owners
representations have already been made, or
will be made by the inspector. are the fol-
lowing: The Claypool Hotel, the Vendome
Hotel the National Hotel. the Loretta Ho-
tel the Spencer House. the Morton, Mar
quette and Charlemont apartment houses
and the Lemcke building
At the Grand Opera House all the i'm
provements ordered by Building Inspector
Stanley are being made and will be COM
pleted this week.
In answer to representations from William
+. English as to whether the factory in
spector had not been misauoted in speaking
OF the English Opera House, Mr.. McAbee
has written Mr.. English as follows:
Indianapolis. Ind. Jan. t. 1904.
Hon. William L. English, indianapolis,
Ny Dear Sir-I am just in receipt of your
favor OF the 3D.. You are correct in be-
lieving that / was misquoted What l said
and intended them 10 say was that the Eng
lsh was the safest building. and that the
Park was satisfactory.
The English is the only theater that this
department has felt justified in issuing a
certificate of exemption to- This certificate
YOU never received. but il was filled in by
Mr. Specs, my chief deputy, after an ex-
animation, and approved by me- Owing TO
the fact that the blank was not satisfactory
TO me in the way OF design 1 permitted
said certificate TO lie on my desk.
You will recall that this department has
never found IL necessary TO ask you TO do
anything I'm the way OF more or better ex-
its, curtains anything else. In fact.
everything has been, In our Judgment as
complete as IL well could be. / am very
sincerely yours, ID. H. MABEE,
Chief Inspector.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
Scottish Rite Elects.

Saraiah Council, Princes OF Jerusalem,
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. held its
annual election of officers at its room last
evening and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year:
John W. Staub, SD degree, NJ. E Sow. p.
G.. Master.
Samuel b. Sweet. Ssd degree G. III. p.
deputy grand master
Thomas b. Linn, S2d degree, NJ E. senior
grand warden.
Eddy NJ. Campbell, SSd degree, NJ E.
junior grand warden.
Charles +. Meyer, SSd degree, V grand
treasurer.
Francis T. Holiday. 32d degree, V. C. r.,
Sec. h. OF s. and A.
Thomas j. Yount. 32d degree " O. r.
master of ceremonies.
Horace F. Wood. 39d degree, ". G. al
moner.
Robert NJ. Coffin. s2d degree, grand master
or entrances.
Frank Wilson, 32d degree, grand tyler
These officers were installed at the conclu-
sion OF the election
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
Gardner Sent to Prison
for Robbing Wreck Victim

Upon Ralph Gardner's plea of guilty to
robbing Morris Steele. one of the Purdue
special wreck victims, of a SO watch and a
50 ring, Judge Afford yesterday sentenced
him to the Indiana Reformatory for a
term of from one to fourteen years. Steele
was under treatment at the City Hospital
and Gardner ward attendant. He
took the watch and ring from the patient S
vest pocket and hid them in the cupboard
of the engine room, where they were after
wards recovered.
Steele was so far improved yesterday aft
ernoon as to be able to leave for his home
in Lafayette
Lewis Brewer pleaded guilty to the theft
of clothing and jewelry valued at S35 from
Sydney Smith, 1l67 Bates street Sentence
was withheld until this morning i'm order
that Brewers past life could be investi-
gated.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
TOMBSTONE TO TELL SHE
WAS OF A NOBLE FAMILY
Last VIII of Mrs. Armelia Theresa
Nowland, Descendant of the
Earl of Rivers.
ONE OF FAMOUS OTIS

1t was the last wish Of the late Mrs. Ar
melia Therasa Nowland who was the wild
ow of j. II. b. Nowland, pioneer historian
of Indianapolis. that it be inscribed upon
the tombstone that she was a lineal de-
scendant of the famous Earl of Rivers on
her mothers side of the family and from
the famous Otis family of revolutionary
fame
missioner Walker yesterday, but owing to
to the many erasures and changes which
the dead woman had made in the instru-
ment, II was not admitted to probate The
will was filed by Maria Justine Nowland.
The family home was left TO the daughter
and house next to the residence was
willed TO the son. The daughter said the
property was heavily mortgaged at the time
of her mothers death.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
THREATENS TO IMPRISOH
OFFICIALS FOR CONTEMPT
Judge Anderson Accuses East Chi
cago Officers of Withholding
Water Company's Funds.
INTERVIEW IS DENIED

In open court yesterday Judge Ander-
son, of the United States District Court,
severely scored City Attorney F. w.
Wickey and City Treasurer William +.
Williams. of the city of East Chicago, for
falling to comply with the order of the
court to turn over to the Indiana Trust
Company acting as receiver for the East
Chicago Light and Water Company. funds
belonging to the company. On the petition
of the Indiana Trust Company the officials
were brought into court to show cause
why the funds had not been paid when
ordered by the court. or to be fined and
sentenced for contempt of court. 1t is said
by court attaches that the officials of East
Chicago have several times willfully dis
obeyed the mandates of Judge Anderson.
When asked by the court to explain why
he had advised the city treasurer to refuse
10 turn over TO the receiver the money col
reached an agreement with Judge Ander-
son in an alleged interview with the judge
soon after the ordinance was issued. In
scathing terms Judge Anderson denied hav-
ing had any interview with the attorney
and ordered him to sit down. Judge An
derson was greatly angered by the state
ment made by Wickey and used strong
language in branding the story untrue. The
city treasurer said he had not paid over
the money on the advice OF Wickey and
because the city did not have the necessary
funds. In spite of the fact that by the
order of the court Williams was instructed
to prepare figures showing the exact
amount owed TO the company and bring
these figures into court, he failed TO do so.
Judge Anderson announced that if the Of
ficials of East Chicago again disobeyed his
orders he would send them to Jail
The court has ordered that all moneys
collected by the city shall be paid to the
Indiana Trust Company, receiver at the
rate of $50 per hydrant and s92 so per arc
light There are 163 hydrants and ninety
three arc lights in the city of East Chicago.
The Indiana Trust Company was appointed
receiver for the East Chicago Water and
Light Company by Judge Anderson Nov. II,
1Q03
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
EXPERTS TESTIFY THAT
MEYERS SIGHT WAS LOSI
Oculists Take Up Day in Judge
Leathers's Court Testifying in
Behalf of the Plaintiff.

greater part of the testimony given
yesterday before Judge Leathers in the
100000 damage suit brought by Leopold
Meyer against the Big Four Railway Com
pany pertained to that of experts, who
made several tests upon Mr.. Meyer to ascer-
tain if his eyesight totally destroyed.
DR.. John j. Kyle DR.. Hugo o. Painter and
DR.. Alfred S. Jaeger, a brother-in-law of
Meyer, were on the stand and testified that
they had examined Meyer the day after the
accident and found cinders ground in his
eyes, besides other injuries.
The doctors testified that they were con-
vinced that Meyer was totally blind from
the tests which they made. One of these
was TO push the point of a pencil toward
the eye almost touching the pupil. Another
was the flashing of a light close to Meyer 5
face. Under both Of the tests and others
made, the doctors said, Meyer showed no
signs of being able to see. The case will
continue to-day and tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
HIRES MEN TO KEEP HIM
FROM KILLING DAUGHTERS
Henry Stockdale, Wealthy Man,
Possessed of Strange Mania,
Brought to Asylum.
RATIONAL OTHER WAYS

Loving his daughters with all the love
father is capable of. but afraid he will yield
to an almost uncomfortable mania he has
to kill the girls. Henry Stockdale. wealthy
retired merchant of Marshall, Park county,
was brought to this city yesterday after
noon and taken to the Central Hospital for
the Insane Fully aware of his awful af-
Fiction, the man was taken to the insane
hospital upon his own request.
StOckdale is rational in every way except
in his strange desire to kill his daughters
He is perfectly aware of this mania, and
for several weeks past employed two strong
men to remain with him at night to guard
his daughters. should he attempt TO take
their lives.
In Marshall the demented man has al
ways been regarded as an ideal husband
and father, and his strange mania has
greatly excited the residents of the town.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
GLEE CLUB SCORES HIT.

Orchestra entertained a discouragingly
small audience at the Tabernacle Church
last evening" with a programme of songs.
instrumental selections, readings and cray
on sketching. The concert had many of the
old features that distinguish college glee
club concerts, with several new ones that
were good.
Walter Percy Pfaff, an Indianapolis boy
made hit with several readings, and as
leader of n burlesque band From the
Farm in which the members gave a re-
vised version of Si Plunkard's famous col
lection of rustic musicians. Thomas Owings
Sheckell, crayon sketch artist, and Ethel
bert Cooke Woodburn and Claude Arthur
Ward soloists, were the other specialists
that accompanied the musical organiza-
tiOnS.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
Morgan Resigns from Force.

John w. Morgan, formerly a member Of
the citys detective force, but subsequently
reduced to patrolman, was refused a con-
tinuation of a leave of absence by the
Board of Safety yesterday, and handed in
his resignation, which accepted. At
the time of his reduction TO the ranks two
months ago., Mr.. Morgan was granted a
sixty days leave of absence by the board,
and wanted thirty days more.
Charles w. Quack and William Wenzel
both Democrats. and Paul A. Randall, a
Republican. were appointed to the police
department, going in under the new ninety
days probation rule. The two latter take
the place of Tom Graham and Conrad STRIFE
beck resigned.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
SLATER CITY'S SECOND
VCTTMOF OHIO WRECK
indianapolis Man Succumbs to EX-
haustion After Operation in
Steubenville Hospital.

Jacob II. Slater. of this city, died yester-
day in the hospital at Steubenville, o., from
INJURIES received in the Pennsylvania wreck
near that city Dec. 10, in which Frank a.
LaSalle, another Indianapolis man, was
killed. At the time the wreck occurred
Slater was sitting in the same seat with
LaSalle. and received serious injuries, neces-
stating the amputation of a leg. In his
weakened condition he was unable to sur
vive the shock of the operation.
The dead man was fifty-five years of age
and made his home at the DenisOn Hotel. He
had large property interests in various
parts of the country, and was a great lover
of fine horses. He was a Mason, K. of p.
and an Odd Fellow. A son, Guy E. Slater,
who is married and resides in Denver, Col,
survives him. The remains will probably
be buried at Montpelier. this State
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07

Edward Beaning. by his next friend Con-
rad Bender, yesterday filed 5000 damage
suit against Edward F. Claypool to recover
for personal injuries received one night in
October, 1903
The complaint states that Beaning who is
but fifteen years of age, was caught i'm an
elevator operated in the Postal Telegraph
building. His foot was badly crushed torn
and lacerated
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
FIREMEN NAME TRUSTEE
John Berry, of Telegraph Corps,
Reelected for Term of 4 Years.

John Berry, member of the fire depart
ment telegraph corps, was reelected a
member Of the board of trustees of the fire.
mems pension fund yesterday afternoon
Mr.. Berry received $50 out of a total of
20 votes cast The other candidates for
the position were Michael COrliss Joseph
Keys. John Fox. Edward FulIois and Can
tain Stephen Childers, all active members
OF the city fire department.
There are four trustees of the firemen's
pension fund, one Of whom is elected an
nually. The votes are cast by the firemen
of the several houses. are sealed up and
taken TO headquarters, where they are de-
uvered into the hands of Chief COots
On the day following. the votes are taken
by the chief 10 the Office of the mayor
where they are counted by the mayor, the
city clerk and the chief himself
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
HEREFORD BREEDERS OF
STATE ELECT OFFICERS

There was a light attendance and little
business transacted at the meeting OF the
Indiana State Hereford Cattle Breeders As
sociation, held in the Statehouse yesterday
afternoon. Several of the speakers were un-
able TO be present at the annual meeting
The following officers were elected: Pres
ident, s. L. Wright. Paris Crossing; vice
president Ed L. Wilson, Bennett; secretary
and treasurer, C.. l.. Amsden Shebyville:
director. elected 10 serve three years, n. +.
Brown, Cloverdale. After the election of
officers several OF the members made short
addresses and the meeting adjourned.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-07
Valuable Mill Becomes A. III. Nordyke's

The old mill on South First street, Terre
Haute, valued at $4,000. and formerly
owned by Havens-Geddes Dry Goods Com
pany. has been transferred to Addison H.
Nordyke as part payment on the purchase
price of the Nordyke residence at Delaware
and Eleventh streets, in this city. Mr.. Nor
dyke has made no definite arrangements for
the use of the mill property. 1t will prob
ably be occupied in a short time as it is
considered a valuable site, being located
near two railroads