Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 May 1893 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1893-

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Dealh in'MysteriouaForm to FiveMerabers of Charle3 Koesters's Family. innle Wasrner, a Domestic, Arrested on Sus plcion of Having Canned Tbeir Death by Aaminiateric? Poison Id Their Feed. Arsenic in Largo Qaantities Discovered in the Stomach of One of the Dead. Druggist Borst Says the Girl Bongbt Poison at Hi. Store, and the Felice Found the Stuff in Ker Fossesaion. WHOLESALE POISONING. Namooi Deaths in th KowUri Family Laid ut the I)or of Annie Wenr. 8ince the 15th day of last October fire persons hare been buried from a South Meridian-street residence. All of the deaths have been more or less mysterious, and. four of tbem have been surrounded with circumstances that point toward the successful consummation of a series of awful crimes. In a cell at the station house is confined a prepossessing young German woman, charged with murder, and securely looked in the deep recesses of the coroner's safe is a box of poison, the damning evidence of guilt. In the possession of polico and detectives there are clews that, when linked together, can but form a chain of truth that must surely drag to the surface the history of deeds as devilish as they were perfectly planned and system at. ioally pat into operation. That a human being, a delicate woman, possessed of a woman's refined nature and a womanly heart, could deliberately set about to com mit the horrors which are ascribed to Annie Wagner, it is difficult for even those schooled in the history of the most revolting of crimes to believe, yet the evidence that has been gathered within the past few hours seems to point unerringly toward guilt. f be scene of the work Of what Will perhaps result in the conviction of a modern Lncretia Borgia, is at No. 456 South Meridian street, theonce happy home of Charles Koestera. a Germa? furniture dealer. Koesters has living rooms over his store, and rlx months ago they were occupied by his entire family, consisting of his wife, three boys, a daughter, bis aged father and mother, and Annie Wagner, a domestlo, aged twenty-tiva years. Until Oct. 15 last the Koesters family had remained unbroken by deatht hut on that day Mary M., wife of Charles Koesters, died, after a brief illness in which sho gave birth to a child. Her illness was characterized by peculiar symptoms. Out she wasbnried by the gnef-striciten husband without a thought or suspicion that other than natural causes had robbed his home and children of a mother. The wailing infant was a sickly child, and was taken by the deceased woman's brother into his family, a few doors away, to nurse through its babyhood. On Jan. 6" the child, without apparent disease, passed away, and was buried beside its mother, while the father consoled himself that he was yet spared his lurger sons, and daughter, and his parents. A month passed, and his father, Frank L. Koesters. aged seventy-hvo years, sickened, and the day before the close of January the aged man died. As in the preceding deaths. Dr. Keyer, of South Meridian street, was called in, but in the latter caso was struck with the strange symptoms of the patient. Violent purging and vomiting marked the disease which carried off ths elder Koesters. and was also significantly present in the deaths which followed. Two months after the burial of his father, Charels Kcesters witnessed the death of bla daughter Mary, aged eight years. Then with hit mother, his three sons and the domestic. Annie Wagner, he took no lite again, hoping tnat he might be permitted to keep his remaining dear ones. At the time of the sudden death of his infant child Koesters had no intimation that there was a human agenoy at work and Instrumental in destrying the lives of his family, but on tbe advice of Ms relatives he summoned Coroner Deck, who viewed the body. It was decided that death was due to Datura! causes and no autopsy was made. Last Monday the fifth death in the Koesters household oecurred. On the morning of that date Mr. Koesters. two of his cbil dren and his mother, Mrs. Clara Koesters, went out to the woods for a day, leaving tbe servant girl in charge of the bouse. The family returned in the evening, and Mrs. Koesters was in hor usual health, but late in tbe evening wan taken ill. Her symptoms were marked by vomiting, and Dr. torch was called in. The patient grew rapidly worse until 9 o'clock Tuesday night, when she died. After the death of his mother Mr. Koesters was called to the drug store of George Burst, corner of KnsRell avenue and Meridian street, and there was told a story which be received with horror and was loath to credit. Tho proprietor informed him that his servant girl. Annie Wagner, had on Monday entered the store and bought a box of Hough on L'ats. a 15-cent package, w tch she stated she desired to usoinexte jiinating the rats abont the place. Her employer knew that the house was free from rodents, save a few small mice, and tbe statement made by the druggist cams as au astounding and suspicious pieoe of news, wliioh be carefully kept from the remulniuc members of his family until he could consult the proper oflioiali. Yesterday morning he nought Coroner Beck, to whom he made known tbe facta recently learned. Tho coroner cautioned him to seorecy, and set about at once to accomplish something that would get the dark suspicions and rumors into tangible form. The body of Mrs. Clara Koesters was yet nnburied. 'and at 1 o'clock yesterday morning Coroner Heck, with bis assistant. Dr. Cary, and undertaker (ireinsteiner visited the stricken Lome and secretly removed the dead wom en's stomach. Before daylight they placed the organ in possession of Dr. Eisenheiss. who immediately began a chemical analysis of its contents. All the tets known to tho experienced cbemistsasbeing Infallible were made in tbe case, and a few minutes alter 1 o'clook, yesterday. Dr. Eisenbeiss reported to Coroner Beck that the stomach of Mrs. Ko-stwrs contained arsenio in large quantities. The Coroner's next step was to consult with Polico Superintendent Col

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bert and detective Splann, and at 2 o'clock the three oflicers presented themselves at the Koesters borne. Upstairs, over the furniture store. Annie Wagner was found. Sho was in the kitchen busy at routine work, and evinced no particular surprise when asked by detective Splann to be shown her room, and she conducted the otlicera about the apartment with little concern. Every nook aud corner, drawer and wardrobe of tbe upstairs room were searched, but no evidence of poison found. The girl pleaded innocence. and when, a half hour later, she was taken to the drug store, dented, in the face of the proprietor and clerk, having purchased the drug. Mr. Borst was positive in his assertion, and minutely described the girl's appearance when she came in. He stated that the wore a blue dress, but Annie vigorously protested that she had no dress of that color. This was afterward proven false by the discovery in her room of a blue gown, which the druggist identified. While not a prisoner, the girl was taken to the police station, closely examined and sent back borne in tbe custody of an otlicer. Later n tbe afternoon Captain Splann. Chief Colbert and Coroner Beck made another search of the premises, and were rewarded by a startling find. Secreted in a closet in the rear of tbe storeroom. Coroner Beck sighted a small round box which, when brought to the light, rroved to contain Rough on liats. A small amount of the drug had been need. Annie Wagner was in her bedroom, from which the liaht bad been excluded, and her face was scarcely visible when she was shown tho box of poison. She shuddered, and in the dim light ber face was seen to pale as tho coroner remarked: "We need not search further; here is the evidence." Then the cool and stoio nature of tho woman was fittingly demonstrated Without a quiver of voice she explained that her sister, a Mrs. Bergman, residing at No. 521 South Tennessee street, had given her the poison some time before Christmas. She had been using it, she said, to kill the rats that infested the place. After further search a quantity of insect powder waa found, which Annie admitted that she purchased at the Borst drng store. She waa then placed under arrest and taken to the station house. Superintendent Colbert sought ber sister and. by means of an interpreter, learned that Sirs. Bergman had never furnished Annie with Rough on Kats and knew nothing about the story. This information seemed to complete the damaging evidenoe against tbe girl, and she was oharged with murder. She is twenty-tire years of age. She maintained asullen demeanor during the examination yesterday, and not once did she display the remotest sign of emotion. As she lett the house In charge of the polico yesterday evening, her employer pleadingly nrgsd her to spaak the truth, and chokingly exclaimed: "Oh, Annie, how could yon do itf How could yon do it?" Tbe prisoner was unmoved, and again asserted that she had nothing to do with the awful work, binee ber incarceration she has shed no tears, but does not hesitate to talk about the 'deaths in tho family in her broken way. As yet bnt one theory can be advanced for the wholesale poisoning of the Koesters family. If Annie Wanner is gnilty of the deeds attributed to her, it was tbe work of a fiendish nature impelled by a desire to win the heart of her employer, whom she loved. Koesters does not hesitate to say that he has long known that his servant entertained lor him a leeling of deeper import than the respect of a servant for the master. He cow recalls numerous incidents where Annie has shown in her daily work abont the house a decided desire to perform little acts which she knew would please him and add to his comfort. While he realized this state of affairs he was happy. with a true wife and loving childron, and no thought of what the affections of the girl mfght lead ber to do, ever oconrred to him. She was respeotfnl to bis family and humbly devoted to the younger children, who were intrusted to her care continuously. She bad been in bis employ for two years, and was looked npon as a paragon of good nature and honesty. Should tbe theory of the girl's longing to supplant tbe rightful wife in ths husbaad'a love be a true one, there is little doubt that she wished the family out of the way. and more especially the daughter, after the death of tbe mother. Mr. Koesters. sometime after his wife's death, remarked In the presence of the domestic that his daughter would soon be old enonch to take charge of the household aft airs. Within a few weeks after this the little girl was attacked with the mysterious symptoms and died. ANNIE WAGNElt TALKS.

Declares She Got the Foinon from Her Sis ter Says that Ood Will Take Care of Ileis Annie Wagner was seen at the station house last night, and was found lying on one of tbe couches in the women's department, apparently little concerned as to her whereabouts. She arose as the reporter enteredthe room, accompanied by the police matron, and responded to his greeting pleasantly enuogb. It needed but one look at her to stamp heratonceas a woman of no little determination. Her hair is fiercely black, bnt not less so than the pair of piercing black eyes, which are set deep under a pair of almost shaggy brows. Her nose is of a pure Roman type, and her chin sharp and decisive. When talking her eyes rested on those of the interrogator with little or no movement, and her voice was harsh and rasping. Her story, told in broken English, was substantially as follows: "1 hate been in this country about five years, and came here alone. 1 have worked out as a domestic ever since coming to Indianapolis, and went to ths Koesters' abont two years ago. I have only one relative in the city, my sister, living at 531 South Tennessee street. My father died in Germany the eighth of this month, and my mother is living there yet." "Can you tell what it was that caused so many of tbe people in the family for which yon were workiug to die!" was asked. MXo, I don't know." was her reply; and then she continued when questioned about the poisoning: "I did not get any poison at tho drug store. In the spring I found that the mire were eating the Mowers off my new 3 hat, and I wtnt to my sister and asked what I could do to keep tbem away. She gave me a box of "Kough on hats." and told me to be careful of it becauso it was poison. I got ready to put some of it in the box where my hat was and found that it was so nearly eaten np that it was no use. so put it away ana never used lr. The old gentleman (meanins KoRSters'fl father! heard iihnntit nd e set some traps for me. He caught four 4 nn.o m fcuo uui auu auotuer one uown I iAairs. The last one was found in the trap I after he had died.- I don't know what made him die. Mrs. Koesters died of childbirth. She was taken sick immediately after giving birth to a child and it killed her. The old lady - (meaning Koesters's mother) was taken sick just after coming from a picnic She got side in tbe alley where she was getting out of the buggy, and vomited a great deal. She told me then that she felt better work

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just like ber husband said he had when be died. I asked her to come into the hnueo and she did so. The next day she died. It wasonly when told that tho druggist had positively identified her as having bought "Hough on Kats" at his place of business that she showed any signs of wavering. Then she broke out crying and said in German: "If no one else will take care of me God will." Mrs. Buehanan. the police matron, said that the girl has done nothing since she had been at the station house that would lead anyone to beliere ber guilty, bat said that she evidently had herself under great control.

Arsenle Found In thn Stomach. Dr. Eisenbeiss, who made the examina tion of the elder Mrs. Koesters's stomach. said to a Journal reporter, last night, that he had found unmistakable signs of arse nio in it, and of sufficient quantities tobavo killed anyone. Just what that quantity was be was unable to say. for the reason that he has not yet completed the tests which will be conclusive evidence. He said thst he would do so within the next twenty-four hours, and then would be bet ter able to talk abont it. Coroner Beck will make further inquiries into the case in addition to the investigation to be berrnn hv tbe notice and de tectives. It is possible that tbe bodies of the other members of the family maybe exhumed and their stomachs subjected, to analysis. Dr. Beyer, who attended the patients, with the exception of the last. said, last night, in giving his opinion of the caie: "The wife of Mr. Koesters died of puerperal peritonitis, but there may have been poison administered; the babe was illnourished and puny and it would havo been difficult to have raised it. The elder Koesters was afflicted with acute dysentery and was subject to such attacks, having been at the point of death once before from the same disease. The symptoms of the yonng girl were very strangr. and I have little doubt that poison was administered in all the cases." Fatal Accident t One of Koester's on. About the lives of the Koesters it would seem that there is a strange fatality. Last night another member mat with an accident that will, in all probability, result in another visitation of death. Abont 5 o'clock the youngest son of Mr. Koesters. a lad aged about five years, was riding a horse with another youth. Jn some way the animal became frightened and threw both of the boys to the ground. In the fall the Koesters lad struck tho ground on bis head and was picked up unconscious. Dr. Keyer was summoned and found that tbe injuries resulted in a serious fracture of the skull. He gave the boy all possible attention but has little hope of his recovery. The broken-hearted father now has but two sons left and is indeed deserving of the deep sympathy of the public. IIEK AFFECTIONS IRE VIOLENT. Ilalda Garrison's Assault Upon Her Faithless Lover, fraac Sampson. Ilulda Garrison was arraigned in the Police Court yesterday morning for assault and battery npon IsaacSampson. The case against her was continued until to-day. It developed that Hnlda had been in correspondence with Sampson and left her home in the southern part of the State and came to this oity for tbe purpose of marrying him only to find that ere she had arrived her betrothed had met another and fairer maiden, and had ooneluued to throw her over and marry the other. This somewhat enraaed her.and Wednesday night, when she met Sampson npon the street, she made an assault upon him and spoiled his face with a brick. She was arrested, a ad while confined in the police station her erstwhile lover was married to her hated rival, Lillie Johnson, resisting on Lockerbie street After the case against her was continued in the Bolice Court she visited her former lover at tbe police station where ho was contined. They abused one another for a time and then kissed and made up. Sampson, in a moment of forget! ulness. remarked that he had sent for his wife to come and fee him. This again set the Garrison woman on the warpath, and she vowed that if the woman came to the police station while she was there he would bo a widower. After a while she was calmed and departed to her work at Thayer's restaurant, on East Washington street. INCREASED INSURANCE RATES. Underwriters Make a Jump of from 13 to 20 Cents ou Certain Risks. The Indianapolis Fire Insurance Compact has, under instructions from commis sion No. 1, of Cincinnati, ordered an in crease in insuranoe rates in Indianapolis on mercantile aud special hazard risks. Robert Zener and Charles F. Sayles have gone to Cincinnati to secure an Interpretation of several points in this order. The rato on mercantile risks has been in creased 15 cents on the hundred dollars, and on special hazards 20 per cent. This makes the ratss on mercantile risks raised from VO cents to 01.05. It is claimed that no local cause is directly responsible for this increase, but that it is due to the heavy losses all over the country during the present year. The insurance companies lost heavily on their business last year, it is claimed, paying out JlbC.OOO.OOO in losses. It was expected that the losses weuld greatly decrease this year. but so far they promise to become larger than they were last year. One hundred companies have withdrawn from business within tbe l&st year on acoount of these heavy losses. The local insurance board also claims that the Indianapolis fire department has not enough men or material; that the faotorles in the suburbs are not given sufficient fire protecsion. The increased rates have already gone into elTeot. Data of June Ober rations. The following data is compiled from the record of observations for the month of Jnne taken at Indianapolis for a period of twenty-two years. Temperature Mean or normal temperature. 723; the warmest June was that ot 174, with an average of 77.1; the coldest was rtatof 188'J, with an average of 07.8: the highest temperature of any June was 07, ou the 2(itb. IKK); the lowest was 41, on the 9th, 18S5, and the 1st, 1SSD. Precipitation Average for the month, 4.92 inches; averatco number of days with .Ul of an inch or more, 13; the greatest monthly precipitation was 12.21 Inches, in 1875; the least was 2.25 inches, in 1S7: the createet amount of precipitation recorded in any twenty-four consecutive hours was 3.37 inoliea, on the 1st and 2d. lt75. Clouds and Weather Average number of cloudless days, 7; rartly cloudy, 14; cloudy. 9. Wind Tbe prevailing winds hate ben from the southwest; the hltihebt Telocity during any June was 60 miles, on the 25th, 132. C. F. K. Waitesiian. Local Forecast OtliciaL Movement for a Permanent Orchettr. Tbe movement toward establishing a permanent orchestra u Indianapolis is be-' ing considered with favor by the business men, and yesterday Ferd Mayer had a namber of inquiries concerning tbe matter. A number or business men have signified their intention of subscribing to It. Messrs. Forsyth and Scbliewin, of the School of Music, are taking an enthusiastic interest in it. and with a hearty co-operation among musicians of the city, as well as among the business men. Mr. Mayer thinks that the movement will soon be a successful one. 3IIs llarton's Visit to Indiana. Miss Clara Barton, president of the Society of tbe Red Cross, is spending the week with Mrs. Laura D. Worley, of Ellettsville. Miss Barton's unselfish life, devoted to the relief of sutlering humanity, entitles her to the reverence of all the world. She has probably received more decorations and orders of merit than any living woman. Tbe Ked Cross Bark, near Bedford, donated by Dr. Gardiner, and under the control of Miss Barton, is intended as a home for many charitable and philanthropio institutions. Duubly Whipped. Pure doubly-whipped cream and pare fruit flavors result: Burnham & Co.'s ice cream. Creams and Ires during tbe heated term will be reduced in price to 40o a quart and delivered to any part of the city.

PUREST AM BEST. P0UNDS,20t. HALVES,! 0t.QUARTERS,5$. A BECEIVEE 18 NOT NEEDED Examiner Young So Informs the Controller About the Capital National. Bis Report Will Go to Washington. To-Day, Showing tbe Bank Is in Condition to Resume At Least $500,000 in Sight Tbe report of Special Bank Examiner Young, who was sent here by the Controller of the Currency to make an examination of the Capital National Bank, will be sent to Washington to-night, and it will show that tbe bank is sound. It will further show that the institution is in a condition to resume business if the stockholders so elect Several days ago Mr. Young sent a letter to the Controller, in which he stated that it would not be necessary to appoint a receiver for the bank. Mr. Young waa asked last night about his report and the letter which he sent to Washington a few days ago. He would neither affirm nordeny tho report that his examination proved the bank to be in sound condition, explaining that he was forbidden to make any statements whatever about tbe affairs of the institution. He admitted that his report would go to Washington to-night, but as to its import or contents he would eay naught. After a running fire of questions and deft countering Mr. Young said, when told that brokers might take advantage of any delay in a report to buy up claims against the bank at a low figure: "Well, any man that would sell his claim on that bank for a shave would be a fool.'7 The examiner in his report will show that the bank has $500,000 in available assets, and a the Journal stated several days ago, a local capitalist is ready to loan $100,000 if it wishes to resume. Over $150,COO in cash has been received on the pane? held by the bank since tbe suspension, and a number of borrowers who had deposits in the bank haveexchanged checks against their paper and thus reduced the liabilities. . Under the banking laws of ths United States a suspended national bank cannot resume without a majority or two-thirds vote of the stockholders, but as the inter- , ests represented by President Wilson cover almost two-thirds of tbe stock, and as most of the directors have proclaimed an intention of resuming, it is only fair to presume that they will do so after Examiner Young's report is formally filed at Washington. The 80.000 tied np in the Chemical National, of Chicago, has been considered by the examiner in informing the Controller that there is no need of a receiver for the bank. Mr. Young will remain in Indianapolis until he receives further instructions from tho Controller. A meeting of the stockholders will probably be called for next week. WILL BE AT "OKLAHOMA. Board of Public Works Selects a Location for the Garbage Plant ' The Board of Pnblio Works yesterday came to a decision on the location of tbe garbage plant It will be built on tho strip of land which has been known for some time as "Oklahoma," and which lies, skirting the edge of White river, just back of Greenlawn cemetery, near the foot of Kentucky avenue. . It is a place where there are no residents near enough to raise any objections to it. even should there be any odor attached to the process, whioh tbcro is not, and not near enough to any residencea to make the sight of it offensive. The Indianapolis Dessicatmg Company, which is putting in the plant, began work on it yeatorday, and will hurry it to completion as soon as possible. ' A member of the board said yesterday that it was expected to have the plant in full operation by the 1st of July, if not sooner, and Mr. Eieber said that be did not think that it would take that long to build tbe furnace. There remains to advertise for and let the contract for hauling the stulf to tbe crematory. That is a matter which is now occupying the attention of the board. It has asked from various cities explanation of the ways iu which they collect the garbage, and has been waiting for replies from some of them. It is generally conceded that Bal timore has the finest system of collection and destruction of any city in the country. and it is probable that the Indianapolis system will be modeled after it Cabinet Mctn. The Mayor and the members of bis offi cial boards held their regular monthly cabinet meeting, last night, in tbe office of the former. All of the members were present, and tbe meeting was a short one. Mayor Sullivan said that nothing of im portance bad been discussed, there coming up merely soruo matters connected with the routine niLiirs of the administration. Street railways were among the things talked, but what the views of the oflicers of the administration are on the present aggressive policy of the Citizens' company in not known. The topioof tbe Washington-street souad of policemen was also spoken of, and it la almost the unauinions opinion of all that it ought to be created. Theodore Tharp Pardoned. Governor Matthews yesterday cissued a pardon to Theodore Tharp. of Jay county, who waa sent to the Prison North in 1S02 t for five years, upon conviotion of assault und battery with intent to kill. He has become an idiot during his term of Imprisonment, and the warden asks for his release in order that bis friends may take care of hirn Jurlcr in New Beds. The studies of the judges of the Supreme Courts were yesterday supplied with now folding beds to replace the old bedsteads which have boen doing service for many years, even ente-aating tho present Statehouse. Tbe immediate cause of this innovation was the precipitation of Judge CotTey io the fioor the other maht by reason of the giving way of bis bed. This happened in the dead hour of the night, while , ha 1 A ..a mmrm n f rfc 1 il Ail in tliA nrnii f ) Morpheus. It caused a heavy noise, whioh

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Untikt unsolutti Cocoas -(ZZST AliD leaves no Stxiiroent cn man. Tbe investigation resulted in showing that the bed was in a rickety condition, and had been unsteady for a lone time The bedsteaas of tbe other members of tbe court were fonnd also to be nnsteady, and, while Custodian (Jritlin was about it he concluded to replenish all tbe rooms alike. rERSONAli AND S0CIETT. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lily are visiting friends in Kentucky. Mr. aud Mrs. J. A. Hanson and daughter will so to Chicago the 1st of June. Mrs. Gundeliinser is visiting ber daughter, Mrs. Louie II. bohwabacher, of Peoria. 111. Mips Alice Fa i ley, who has been in New York at school, will return home next week. Mrs. M. II. Spades left yesterday for Chicago to spend a weok or ten days with friends. The Jags Clnb will give a buckboard ride and supper at Millersville Monday evening. Miss Gertrude Williams, of Ter re Haute, is visiting Mies. Minnie Bhaw at tho Sherman House. Mrs. B. Lauferty, of New York, is visitIns her daughter, Mrs. Milton Morris, on Central avenue. Mr. Geo. M. Cornelius, of Chioago, is in the oity for a few days to visit his father, P. 8. Cornelius. Miss Parks, of Martinsville, is the anest of Mr. Jackson Landers's family, on North Pennsylvania strict. Tho engagement is announced of Miss Carrie Boyles and Mr. Kingman. The wedding will ocour June 2i Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Van linren will entertain a few friends this evening m honor of Miss tiherley, of Louisville. The engagement is announced of Mr. Frank Keautne, of this city, and Miss Mercy Laughlin, of Cincinnati. Mrs. W. F. Mason will go to Chicago today to join Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Lynch and daughter, of Washington, D. C Miss Mary Sloan will go to Cincinnati today, and later to Kentucky to visit rela tives and frienda for two months. Mrs. John A. Glover, of Urbaoa. 111., is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Wood, on North Pennsylvania street. . The Country Club has issued invitations for an informal receptiou at tbe clubhouse, Monday evening, at 7:30 o'clock. Dancing. Mrs. Elsie Grout Woodbury, of Cawker City. Kan,, was at home informally yesterday afternoon, with Mrs. C. 11. Gillett, at her home, on Broadway. An informal reception will be tendered Mrs. W. W. Grant, this evening, in the parlors of tho First Baptist Church. Her friends from all denominations will be welcome. Miss Ida Sweenie wenttoTerre Haute, yesterday, where she appears at two concerts given by the Ringgold Hand. One concert took place last night, and tho other one occurs to-night. There will be a mooting of the members of the Matinee Masicale this afternoon, at 5 o'clock, at the Propylaeum. Matters of importance are to be considered, and every member is asked to be present. Mr. J. A. Lemcke and family are traveling this month in Italy. They have decided to remain abroad another year, and Miss Katharine Lemcke will oontinuo the cultivation of her voice in Paris. Mr. John Maurice Butler entertained a few friends informally last evening, with a mnsicale. whioh he gave in honor of Miss Nicholas, of Louisville, who is Miss Josephine Kobiuson's guest. Miss Nicholas and Mrs. Enrique Miller sang. Cards have been reeeivod by friends here for tho marriage of Miss Suzanne Little, of Muneie. who has visited hereseveral times, and Mr. Western Berkeley Thomas, of Anderson, to take plaoe June?. They will go to Europe for an extended trip. The ladies of the First Baptist Church will give a reception in the church parlors this evening, from b toll, to Mrs. VV. W. Grant, previous to her departure for Providence, li. 1., to reside. All friends of Mrs. Grant, of whatever denomination, are cordially invited to attend. Mrs. H. C. Moore, of Fond dn Lac. Wis., is the guest of Mrs. E. 8. Folaom, and tomorrow morning Miss Georaina Byers. of New Castle, will come to spend a week with Miss rolsom. Mrs. and Miss Folsom and their guests will receive their friends informally Saturday afternoon and evening at their homo on Park avenue. Mr. W. II. Donley will give his twelfth fortnightly organ recital at Plymouth Church Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Among Mr. Donley's numbers will be the prelude from "Lohengrin." Wagner; "Toccata, Op. 11," Desbaves; "Fantasia Concertante," Petrali. and the"Jnbilee Overture." Weber. Mr. Donley will . be assisted by Miss Josephine Kobiruon, who will sing "In Gentle Murmurs Will I Mourn." by IlandeL MISS KREOELO'S TIT A, Miss Katharine Kregelo was tho hostess, yesterday, for a delightful tea given in honor of Miss Caroline Cooper and Miss Helen Walker. The three received the -gnests in the drawing room, which was fragrant with pink rost s and white carnations, harmonizing with the gowns of the young ladies. Miss Kregelo aud Miss -Walker were in white. and Miss Cooper in pink. Mrs. Kregelo. Mrs. W. P. Bingnam and Mrs. Chapman Williams assisted in entertaining. Miss M. li. Butler, Miss Bessie Taylor and Miss Hannah Erwin served ices, and Mrs. Jay Voss, Miss Erwin and Miss Whitcomb served tea. while Misses Mary fteaume. Edith Bingham and Bessie Webb dispensed lemonade. Every room and table was prettily adorned with a profusion of roses, carnations, nasturtiums or gladiolus. Quite a large number of young people were entertained. t 'cotekie" reception. ppeclal to the Indlansoolls Journal Shelby vi LLC. Ind., May '25. The Coterie, a woman's literary society engaged in the study of American history, held its closing reception for the year at tho residence of Mrs. George C. McConnel this evening. About 1-15 guests assembled in the parlors, which were handsomely decorated iu white. Tbe reception hall was trimmrd in pink. the drawing room in white and green, while the dining room wai iu rich red. Elder E. B. Schoheld delivered an address on "Woman and Her Futnie." Among tbos-.i in attendance wern Mrs, Ella Shively. of Grand Kapid; Mrs. Martha E. Itocker. of Ureensburg: Miss Mae West, of hew Castle, and Miss Allie PurselL of Indianapolis.

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ccuiLcratiJ with start. C0E3 FARTHCr.Trtho bolt era of rh r:r. MOVING IS CITY POLITICS Republicans Issue TiiPir Call for Organization Meetings Monday Night. City Committee Ccmpcsed of Precinct Men Taggart Gives in to tbe Downingites -Ad Early Convention. REPUBLICAN ritlilAItlKS. Organization Meetings Called for Nest Mon dry Night. Tho Republicans will organize for business in the city campaign next Monday night, when meetings for organization will be held in every ward. Though tho mcetiugs are to be held by warda,athe organization will bo by precincts, the representatives of ebon precinot electing one' member of the city committee. This will make the central body in control or the campaign a large and representative affair, and put the party machinery npon a broader and more popular basis. Tbe subcommittee of the city committee, to which was intrusted the details of tbe call for the ward meetings, met yesterday afternoon at the otlioe of Harry Craft, in the Vanco Blook, and issued the following call: In compliance with the resolution passed by tho city Kepubllcau committee. May 10, 103, we. tbe committee then appointed to select a date for tbe election of committeemen la each frecmot of tbe city, have selected Monday evenug. May 29, 8'J3, and hereby iseue a call for the Republicans of cacb precinct to meet In their respective wards, at tbe following places, for the purpose of electing a comrulttccmau for each precinct: First Ward Corner of Home and Columbia avenues. f eoond Ward Engine house, at Ash and Seventh streets. Third Ward Livery stable, on Seventh, near Illinois 6treet. Fourth Ward Hamlin's II all, corner of North and Blake streets. Firth Ward No. C engine house. ixth Ward Owen's drug store, corner of North and beoond streets. Seventh Ward Headquarters of the Are derailment, Massachusetts avenue and New Yotk street Eighth Ward No. 8 enidne house. Ninth Ward Southwest corner of English avenue and Kced street. Tenth Ward Flsbengers , UalL Noble and Market streets. Eleventh Ward Dr. Croso's office. Board of Trsde liuildlmr. Twelfth Ward-Columbia Hall. Thirteenth Ward Engine house on Virginia avenue. Fourteenth Ward Moh's Hall, at Virginia avenue and bbelby street. Fifteenth Ward Church, corner of Morris and Maple streets. Tbe secretaries of such meetings will report tbe names of the persons so chosen to u A. liookwalter, secretary of the Republican oity committee, at room No. S, HG Kant Market street, as soon as possible after the election. I'KEHTON C Trvsleb. Chairman of Coinmltee. TACGAItT YIELDS TO THE DOWNINGITES Democratic City Convention Will Probably II Called In Jane Oppocltlou to Salllvan. The Downing faction of tho local Democratic squabblers sent a committee to wait on Chairman Taggart a few days ago with the demand that he call an early city convention. Thomas bad intimated some time before this that he didn't know whether or not be would call a conTention before Ang. 1. The Downing people were afraid that the Sullivan crowd had some evil design in view in holding a late convention, probably intending to make a circus display with their chief during the summer. Tbe Downing men intimated that Sullivan wus to make a brilliant display of his new eleotrie plant in June, and bank on it for a few convention votes. They knew that their man would be greatly handicapped in such a hippodrome. For this and other reasons the Downing men wanted an early convention. Taggart was loath to grand tbe demands of the Downing faction, lor it is known that he leans toward Sullivan. The committee however, told him that he had better call tbe convention early or else there would be too many sores to heal before election. If the light was made hot and furious for a few weeks and then nettled the boys wonld come around all right before election day. Taggart linally saw tbe wisdom of this argument and it was announced yesterday that tbe committee was in favor of an erly convention, to be held either on Jnne 1 or June 10. Prominent Democrats about town havo no hesitancy in declaring their opposition to Sullivan. Frank T. llord said yesterday that he did not believe ballivan would be nominated. Leon Bailey declared himself for Downing and Albert Sahtn ia said to bo a supporter of this leading opponent to Sullivan. An Ancient lllble. Mr. Charles E. Smock, of this eity. has in bis possession a family Bible which has been a valued heirloom in the Hardest family for several generations. Tbe data of the publication is not known, but it Is very old. The covers are encased in the skin of a fawn which was killed in New J ersey in 17TJ. Booth Ilend's Prosecutor. Governor Matthews yesterday appointed Oliver Cunningham prosecuting attorney for the Thirty-second judicial district, to succeed Peter Connelly, deceased. Tho court includes the circuit ot South Bend. A remedy which. If used by Wires t4i'v JJl about to experienca tne paimui oraeat attendant upon Chfid-blrth.proTfts an infallible specific f or,andobvutea the tortures of con fincraent. lessening the dangers thereof to both met her and child, hold ty all dray-gists. fntty cxprcea on receipt of price, flA) ier bottle, c&axgea prepaid. CRAOFICLO BtQULATOa CO., ATUUITA. C

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