Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 211, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 July 1899 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, JULY 30, 1899

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BACK FROM PHILIPPINES

HARRY V. ESS3IASXS ETEIUEXCE8 IX THE LATE CAMPAIGN. Holding: Rack Death Returns Otis Very Unpopular, but Lanton la Idolised by Soldiers. - Harry W. Essmann, of 715 Greer street, alter a yeax'a absence in the Philippines, returned home last night and told his experience! as a soldier In tho regular army. IX enlisted in the Third Artillery July 27. 1S. at the Indianapolis recruiting etatlon, was sent to San Francisco, from which place, after & stay of two weeks, he was shipped to Manila. His experience on the transport, according to stories he heard at Manila, was a much pleasanter one than that of some of the other soldiers sent to the Phllipplnesi When he landed at Manila the war with Spain waa still on. and he, -with his regiment, acting as Infantry, being "without field pieces, took part in the assault and capture of Manila. Along with the rest of the soldiers, he did police duty in the city until the night of Sunday, Feb. 5. when the first outbreak of the Insurgents occurred just beyond the outposts stationed around the city in the direction of Caloocan. The firing began at 10:30 o'clock and from that time until tho fall of Maiolos, Essmann and bis companions were constantly In action. The back of his discharge enumerates the different engagements In which he took part. They Include all the different fights as given out In the dispatchea from the Philippe's at that time. Before the battle of Caloocan, Essmann, with a squad of his companions, captured the first Filipino prisoner taken by the American forces. He was what Is known as an "amlgo." He had no arms and was with the Insurgent army as a laborer to throw up trenches and do such other work as was necessary. The Third Artillery was the first regiment Inside of Caloocan and pulled down the Spanish flag from the railroad station and ran up an American one In Us place. This work, according to Essmann, was done while the temperature averaged 123 degrees, and on several occasions the thermometer registered A squad of soldiers from Essmann's regiment, while in Caloocan, found a number of ten-Inch aiege guns, which had been burled by the insurgents before they left the town. They were eighteen feet long and of modern make. Another detachment, on the same day, found 110,000 In gold, also burled in the street. This find, however, was not exploited and was not generally known until some time afterward, because of the severity of the discipline forbidding the looting of the towns occupied by the American troops. Several of Essmann's friends several days later shewed him rolls of money amounting to $3,000 each, indicating that an equitable division of the spoils had been made. OTIS VERT UNPOPULAR. Shortly before this Essman had passed an examination as & first-class gunner and was made a cerporaL He continued In this capacity until the fall of Maiolos. after which his regiment was withdrawn from active service and simply occupied the town as a garrison, In discussing conditions in the Philippines Essmann said that the losses' In the different engagements were heavy and tremendously exceeded the numbers given In the official reports from Manila. According to him there is no secret l.i Manila that these r 3turns were held hack in many cases for several months and that many of the bulletins being received at the present time announce the death of men who were killed months ago. At the time Essmann left Manila he said there was little or no fighting going on, but the bulletins were cent out Just the same, with the Idea, he said, of not alarming the country by the receipt of news of the death of a large number of men at one time. Essmann Bald that General Otis was the most unpopular man in tho Philippines at present, and that, on the contrary. Generals Lawton and Funs ton are Idollxed by all the enlisted men. He said that on several occasions he had heard army officers discussing the policy of General Otis and condemning him for not allowing Generals Lawton and MacArthur to carry through maneuvers which they had well In hand. On one occasion, Essmann said, while fighting In the neighborhood of San Fernando, General Lawton had the Filipinos completely Tounded up" and in shape for a complete capture had reinforcements been sent to him when asked for. He was able to maintain his position without the reinforcements, but could not make the necessary offensive move. Instead of the reinforcements, however. Lawton received orders to abandon his enterprise and did so to the distrust of not only himself but the, other orticers of the army. Essmann said that it was generally known and commented on freely that General Otis had never been on the nring line and knew little of the necessities of the strategic work required in carrying on the operations of Lawton and MacArthur. He, was also accused by the rnen of favoring his own regiment, the Twentieth Infantry. Essmann does not know how he received his discharge. He aald ha did not apply for it, though anxious to return home, but he was Informed at Manila that the deal had been engineered In thi country, and be Is under the impression that he owes It to Governor Mount. BEVERIDQE ADVISED OF CONDITIONS He left Manila June 5, with several trunkloads of relics gathered in different parts of the Philippines. On his way homo re visited Hong-Kong. Shanghai and Amoy, In China, and Nagasaki and Yokahama in Japan. He sailed to San Francisco from Yokohama. While on board the steamship Esmeralda, golnj from Manila to HongKong, he met Senator Beveridge and Mrs. Beveridge, and during his talk with Mr. Beveridge ascertained that the latter was fully advlf ed of the real conditions of tilings In the Philippines and deplored it. He snd the principal complaint in the Philippines came from the volunteers, who have cheerfully done the most of the work in the campaign at a great disadvantage. The lnsurSents, for the most part, are armed with lauser rirics, which will carry a bullet effectively at 3.000 yards, while the volunteers, except twenty-nve men in each company, are compelled to use the Sprlngiield rifle, which will not carry nearly so far, with the result that, in assaults, the Americans are shot before they can get within range of the Filipinos. He says it Is the linn belief of the soldiers that the government could furnish Krag-Jorgensen rillcs If it chose, and that it would do so if Gen. Otis would bring it to the attention of the authorities. Another source of complaint from the soldiers is that the army rules and regulations specify that on a soldiers discharge he hall be given travel pay from the nhca of discharge to tho place of enlistment. Thls according to Essmann. Is entirely Ignored t Manila, where volunteers are regularly discharged and given travel pay only froia San Francisco to whatever point they were enlisted at. In this way soldiers are compelled to pay their fares from Manila to Ean Francisco, which 1 a heavy item, many times taking? all the money due them frotft the government. As an alternative, however, they may come Iwck on overcrowded transports, which few of them remembering their voyages to Manila, will accept. " In addition to this the army rules provide that for every twenty miles' travel a soldier I entitled to one day's pay and one day's ration, which in Essmann's case amount to about Sa. which h clilms Is due him from the government. Kjimann brought many Interesting relics from the Philippines. Ho had fully a do-en swords and daggers of native manufacture. Most of them arc crude anil of curious shape. Some look like cheese knives. Anothr tfllshtly resembled reaping hooks, although with not so pronounced a curve. He brought three guns picked up In different engagements, one a Remington rifle of comparatively recent make. In fair condition. Another was a cap-tire carbine of European make, and the third was ;i Ions flint-lock musket of presumably American manufacture. According to Essmann the auxiliary forces of the. insurgent, comprising the guerrillas. u?. almost any wrn they can lay hands on. The most highly prized relic he has is a lik einuroiurud cover about six leet long and three feet wide, which he took from a piano In C5ie A'loma Church after the fighting cf Sunday night. Feb. 6. lie fore leaving Manila tomann met RoscoA Conklin, an Indianapolis r.ewsnar.er mark a former reporter for the Journal.

who enlisted in the army. He did not have an opportunity to talk with hlra more than a few minutes, but Essmann said he was well and in good spirits. THE GREENFIELD P0ST0FFICE.

Inspector Fletcher Has Ileen InvestlKHtlns Affairs There. Postofnce- Inspector Fletcher has been investigating the affairs cf the Greenfield postmaster. This official is W. S. Montgomery, editor of the Greenfield Republican. He 13 charged with having paid debts with postage stamps and with using postoffice receipts in settling his business obligations. It is claimed. It Is aLso claimed that Montgomery tas rot raid his deputy, Thomas Hendricks. and his assistant. Miss Effie Jeffries, the salary which the department allows them. Hendricks. It is claimed, has been discharged and Ml.cs Jeffries has resigned. Montgomery denies that there 13 anything wrong with his office and says the whole trouble was stirred up by some of the freesilver men of Hancock county, who dislike him because they think he has been active in causing strife among the white metal element. He says he had some trouble with his clerks and let them go. It Is said that Montgomery round a shortage in the stamps and tried to hold the clerks responsible for this, intimating that they-had mnde mistakes In handling change. When Inspector Fletcher told him he could not hold his deputies responsible he said he was willing to make up the deficit. STATISTICS AS TO FEES C03IPLETB RETTJR.VS RECEIVED FR03I FOURTEEN COUNTIES. Officer Snow a Disposition to Aid State Commission In Gath erlne Figures. Secretary Wllklns, of the State fee and salary commission, has received returns complete from fourteen counties In the State, regarding salaries and fees. On June 10 lasfhe sent out 460 blanks to be filled out and returned, and has received 257. All county officers have shown a disposition to aid the commission In every way possible and have given all assistance In their power. The blanks returned give fourteen counties complete and these are Clay, Daviess, Dubois. Grant, Jasper, Jefferson, Monroe, Newton. Ohio, Perry, Randolph. Spencer, Tipton and Vermillion. The returns made are for two years In all figures given. The fourteen counties complete show the following figures for two years: County clerks, total salaries allowed, ttl.GOo; total salaries paid, 18.415.00: total fees taxed. S71.3U.99; total fees collected, S2.5!).&1; paid for deputies. 116,433. County auditors, total salaries allowed, $66,000; total salaries paid, f-SG.23i.u3: total fees collected. $13,0.65; paid to deputies, $23,520. County recorders, total salaries allowed. $40,000; total salaries paid. $38,476.22; total fees taxed. $52,43L&S; total fees collected, &2.213.18; paid to deputies, $13,570. Sheriffs, total salaries allowed. $55,000; total salaries paid, $42,027.25; total fees taxed, $55.0C3.a2; total fees collected, $U7U1; paid to deputies. $16,550. County treasurers, total salaries allowed, Itt.&OO; total fees retained, $23,327.25; paid to deputies, $21,610. Total salaries allowed, $276,000; total salaries paid, $253,006.57: total fees taxed, I215.798.9S; total fees collected. $191,794.23. The figures on the three officers receiving the largest number of fees, which, under the present law, must be turned into the treasury, for the fourteen counties completed for the two years, have also been compiled. These officers are the clerks, recorders and sheriffs. Those of these counties during the two years show: Salaries allowed, $160,200; salaries paid. $133,918.36; fees taxed, J178.S42.CS; total fees collected, I154.K7.33. The excess of fees taxed over the total salaries allowed to clerks was $9,741.91; oxcess of fees taxed over salaries paid to clerks, $12,926.92; deficiency of fees collected under salaries allowed clerks, $1,740.12; excess of fees collected over salaries paid to clerks, $1,411.78. With the recorders tho excess of fees taxed over the salaries allowed was $11,831.58; excess of fees taxed over the salaries paid, $13,953.33; excess of fees collected over the salaries allowed. $11,613.13; excess of fees collected over salaries paid. $13,736.93. With the sheriffs the denclency of fees taxed under salaries allowed was $2,931.45; excess of fees taxed- over salaries paid. $13,041.27; deficiency of fees collected under salaries paid. $15,325.69; excess of fees collected oyer the salaries paid, $764.31. The deficiency of fees taxed and collected In the auditors' offices under the palarles was $52,370.35. The treasurers pay nothing into the fee fund, but retain all fees. The actual income of the treasurers in the fourteen counties was: Salaries, $49.SO). and the fees. $23,327.25, or a total of $83,127.25. The net returns after payment of deputies for the fourteen counties, which indicates the actual salaries paid to the officers, are as follows: Clerks, $40,977.06. or an average of S1.4C3.47 a year; auditors. $:,7G3.03, or an average of $1,313.14 a year; recorders. $24,906.25, or an average of JSS3.51 a year; sheriffs. $25,4475, or an average of-$303.33 a year: treasurers. $$1,307.68, or an average of $2,196.70, In addition to these figures the sheriffs are allowed a certain sum for the keeping of prisoners and treasurers are permitted to retain Interest secured on the banking business carried on on county money. STATE FINANCE BOARD. Decides to Take Up $200,000 Worth of State Douds. The State Finance Board met yesterday afternoon and authorized the taking up of $300,000 worth of state bonds, thus reducing the state debt by that much and saving $500 a month in interest. The money available for this purpose now in the treasury Is 1X4,000, and the debt will be reduced as fast as the money is received. The board will go to Jeffersonvillc cn Tuesday to be present when bids for the construction of the new cellhouse at the Reformatory are opened. Complaints have been made to the Governor that the specifications for engines have been so drawn as to prevent Indiana firms from bidding. The Governor at once wrote Superintendent Hert and directed that he should change the specifications. The Governor says the change was made, but he thinks there may still be some objections to them as drawn, and says he is satisfied no discrimination was intended. The board was Invited to be present when the bids were opened by Superintendent Ilert and the invitation will be accepted. The (iermnn Dny Celebration. Tho committees arranging for the celebration of "German day" say that the German day celebration was first held In In honor of. the arrival of the first thirteen families' who came to this country from Crefeid. Germany, on the sailing vessel Concord, arriving at Philadelphia, Oct. 6, 15S3. Most of the larger cities arranged elaborate celebrations of the two hundredth anniversary of that event, and this city Joined In celebrating the arrival of tne first emigrants from Germany's shores. On that occasion Mayor Grubbs. Mr. Adolph Seldensticker, Thil Rappaport and Prof. Charles E. Emmerich were the speaker, with tho following societies and lodges participating: Pioneer Society. German Veteran ocitty. Social Turnvereln. with their drum corps. St. Joseph and St. Franclscu Uenevolont societies, St. Cecillan Society. Kreya IakUc, Schiller Lodge Jlarugari. Schiller Idge and Koerner Indite. K. of P.. Mozart Lodge 1. O. O. F., Independent Turnvereln. with their drum corps. Peer Prewers Penevolent Association. Putchcr Society, Gardeners' Society and Schwaben Society. The fact that miny large cities like Philadelphia. 'Cincinnati. Louisville, etc.. have repeated these celebrations annually sine 14S3. induced tho Germans of this city to celebrate likewise. May Erect New IIoTvllnir Alleys. The Indianapolis Tcnpin League may erect bowling alleys of its own and play all games next reason In those alleys. The consideration given to this proposition is because of the price asked by owners of some of the alleys fcr their use next season. The directors of the league will meet at the Independent Turner alleys to-morrow evening and will probably decide at that time what to do. At the last meeting of the directors it was decided to play five-men teams during the coming season. The bowlers In this league will not bo permitted to bowl In any other leagut

WOMAN ROBS PREACHER

sonnv story related to the police bv IlEV. JOHN BEASLEY. Was Looking: for a Laundress and Went to the Rooms of Delia Good, a Colored Woman. John Beasley, who claims to be a Christian preacher and evangelist from Whiteland. Johnson county, reported to the police yesterday that he had been robbed of his wallet containing a large sum of money and several notes. Beasley said that a colored woman to whom he went to have some clothes washed robbed him while he was In her room. From his description tho police think the woman was Delia Good. "I supposed the woman was all right and never thought of her taking my money," raid Beasley In explaining how he was robbed. When ask.jd what he was doing with so much money on his person, Beasley said: "I was born and raised In New Castle, Ky., a few miles from Louisville, and I had some money In a building and loan association which, was about to go to the walL I went down there and got my money, part in checks and part in bills. I also settled up some other business matters and came up here yesterday. I took some clothing up to a colored women named Slater, living on North street, to have washed, and they are up there now. To-day I thought I would have the clothes I am wearing washed and went up on Indiana avenue and asked several folks If they could tell me where there was a good washerwoman. A young colored fellow told me he knew of a woman and I went up there. I thought she was all right. I was going to-night to Bethany Park to preach. I've been preaching for twenty years around New Castle and Louisville and have preached a good deal around here. I am well acquainted with members of the Christian Church here and at Whiteland, where I am now. Of course, you know, living in a slave State and always having my work done by colored people, I naturally would go to them again." Mr. Beasley said ho was fifty years of age and unmarried and congratulated himself on tho fact that ha would not have to make any explanations of the loss of his money to a wife. Though he had no regular church at present, he admitted that the church people would make it rather "warm" for him should they find out how he lost his money. He thought, however, that the newspapers would not get hold of the story. The woman, Delia Good, who robbed him, Is well known to the police because of similar doings and her picture from the rogues' gallery, when shown to Beasley, was recognized by him. It was learned that she left the house. Jumped the rear fence and then sent back for her hat, which was in another room, since which time the police and detectives have been looking for her. Mr. Beasley decided last night not to preach at Bethany Park, but to go to his home at Whiteland. He said he had no idea of the character of the woman until she began to make advances toward him. His pocketbook, he said, contained about $1,400. besides a note signed by William McGinnls. of New Castle, Ky.. for J40S.92. a note for $250 signed by Z. Le Master, of New Castle, and a $500 note signed by his two brothers, Gus and Joe. COUNTY BOARD OF CHARITIES. Its First Report to the Commissioners ion County Asylum Conditions. The County Board of Charities and Corrections filed its first quarterly report with the County Commissioners yesterday. Instead of waiting until the first Monday in September, the time provided by the new county reform law. A recent visit to the county asylum impelled the board to make a report at once. The report says that the board "found the Inmates in the main well and humanely cared for, but the buildings are wholly inadequate In capacity and character of construction for the rroper care of the 246 inmates." In opinion of the board there Is great danger of loss of life by fire at the asylum, and the commissioners are urged to take Immediate steps toward removing this danger. "In our Judgment," says the report, "nothing short of the merciful hand of God could save thoso unfortunates should fire break out In the night." The report says the board found that most of the fire protection is kept in the cellar, where it would be in danger of early destruction in the event of fire. The board would have tho fire apparatus taken from the cellar and placed where the Inmates could be regularly drilled In Its use. Recently the commissioners purchased fire escapes for the county asylum and the Board of Charities inspected them on its recent visit to the asylum. The board Is not pleased with the system of fire escapes and says in its report: "Tho tire escapes recently erected. In their present construction and relation to the buildings, are utterly and wholly worthless. We do not believe that one In ten of the Inmates could descend these steps uninjured, even in broad daylight with no necessity for haste." The board' recommends that the fire escape system be reconstructed. It is suggested that sash doors hung to swing outward be substituted for the windows opening on the escapes and that these openings be made level with the floors If possible. If this cannot be done it Is suggested that necessary steps be supplied on the Inside to enable Inmates to reach the fire escapes. The report is signed by William R. M. Silvester. S. P. Sheerin, Emma Lee Elam, Charles E. Thornton and Lorenz Schmidt. The commissioners were a little surprised at the board's criticism of the fire escapes since they were put up at the direction of State Inspector McAbee. who approved them and said they conformed in every way with the requirements of the department of Inspection. One of the commissioners said yesterday that as far as the Charity Board's recommendations as to the windows were concerned it had been tho purpose of the commissioners for some time to make these changes as eoon as the work could be done. TELEPHONE AFFAIRS. Ttevr Company Issues an I'p-to-Date Directory Its Contracts. The New Telephone Company issued a directory brought down to date yesterday. Tho company has four thousand contracts, and Its directory shows that 'half that number of telephones have been installed. The work of putting in 'phones proceeds steadily, and new directories will be Issued from time to time. The long distance department of the company is no less busy. Next week the lines from this city to Greenfield, Knlghtstown, Shelbyvllle. Lebanon, Danville and Greencastle will be in working order. Within thirty days the lines to Richmond, Crawfordsville and Lafayette will be finished. Tersons who are patrons of both telephone companies are expressing some annoyance because they are forced to maintain two telephones. S. 1. Sheerin said yesterday that the patrons of the New company were standing ty it loyally. "There should be no annoyance because of having to maintain two telephones," he paid, "because when a company has no competition it forces up frlces and lowers the standard of its servce. This was shown when the Bell company had the Indianapolis field all to Itself. Until the Independent telephone movement was started there was no such thing as telephone service between farms, but now it is becoming common. The competition between the Bell company and the Independent companies will result in telephone service being extended into localities which would not have been touched Ly telephone lines otherwise." Corydon's Pnhllc Onthouse. The State Board of Health finds itself in a peculiar position regarding one of its subordinate boards. Vigorous complaints have been made to the State Board that the local board at Corydon is violating a law which the Stato Board has strictly enforced. The Corydon board Is charged with erecting an outhouse on tho public square of Corydon. Such a flagrant violation of the law was more than Secretary Hurty cared to deal with, and he referred it to the president of the State Board for action. The City of Alexandria is contemplating a new system of sewers, and Secretary Hurty. of the State Board of Health, has been sent for to advise with the officials. He will spend Tuesday at Alexandria. Itobbed n Grocery. About 3 o'clock yesterday morning, when Merchant Policeman Wheeler passed the Courthouse grocery, on East Washington street, he noticed a broken window. Thinking some one had broken Into the place,' he

telephoned for the bicycle police and then went to the back of the building and saw two men coming ouu The bicycle police arrived about that time, and the men. who gave the names of William Hunt and Edward Gllman. were taken to the station and charged with burglary and petit larceny. They had taken a box of cigars, some chewing and smoking tobacco and $2.25 in pennies. In Police Court yesterday they waived examination and were bound over to the grand jury. STOCKYARDS FACTIONS.

Movement on Foot to Adjust All Differences. For several days past a movement has been under way to effect an understanding between the warring factions at the Union stockyards and pave the way either to a consolidation of the Union stockyards with the Interstate stockyards or an alliance by which the business done at the Interstate yards will not conflict with the Union yards. The movement was started some time ago by some of the commission men whose business has suffered by the cut of 50 per cent, made a year ago by R. R. Shiel in the buying and selling charges. Many of the houses have had difficulty in securing cattle and hogs with which to fll orders, because most of the Independent shippers sent their consignments either to Kingan & Co. or to Shiel. where the selling charges were reduced to a minimum. As an experiment, several of the houses. In order to secure shipments of stock, advanced money to drovers and buyers throughout the State, with the understanding that all stock bought should be shipped to the firms advancing the money. This, of course, stimulated trade, but proved to be unsatisfactory In the long run. Practically the only big buyers at the Indianapolis stockyards are Kingan & Co. and the Squires Sacking house, of Boston, the latter firm eing behind the new stockyards, and is represented in this market by R. R. Shiel. The proposition which, however, has not as yet taken definite phape, is to have the Squires company take absolute possession of the new yards under a lease, and use them for handling its own cattle en route from the West or those purchased in this city. By doing this, the new yards would be used to their capacity, as the bulk of the stock bought by the Squires company is secured in the West and la shipped through Chicago. Were the company to acquire absolute control of the new yards the expensive unloading and feeding now done at Chicago would be done in this city, and Indianapolis would become In time a bigger "hair way place" than any other point In the country outside of Chicago. Most of the commission men who favor this solution of the difficulty do so not only to settle the Shiel fight, but to save the additional expense of maintaining offices In both the new and old yards, which will not be necessary in case the Squires company takes complete control of the new yards. SUFFERS FROM BOYCOTT. A Contracting Painter Alc for Injunction Against tnion Men. John R. Adams, a contracting painter, has brought suit in the Circuit Court for injunction against the iocal painters' union. The complaint charges that the defendants have instituted a boycott against the "boss" painters and against merchants who employ them or their workmen. Adams claims that merchants have said to him that they feared to give him work on account of the threats of the defendants to start a boycott. The complaint recites that when Dickson & Talbott let a contract for repainting the Park Theater to one of the firms that was under the boycott a "walking delegate" informed the managers of the theater that unless all nonunion men employed on the work were discharged a boycott on the theater would be declared by all union labor organizations. It is asserted that the "walking delegate" went so far as to inform the proprietors of the theater that all the paint put on by nonunion men must be taken off. The petition lor injunction was brought up before Judge Allen yesterday morning, but the court said it could not see an immediate necessity for taking action, and continued the hearing until the September term. Adams asked that the defendants be perpetually enjoined from proceeding against him by means of the boycott. ' . ' ' . , Police Court Cases. John Robinson, who claims Chicago as his home, and who was caught in the act of robbing the home of Dr. J. T. Alexander, 2110 North Alabama street, Friday night, waived examination In Police Court yesterday morning and was bound over to the grand Jury. Frank Taylor, charged with embezzlement, was also held to the grand Jury. Frank Davis, for petit larceny, was given $5 and costs, with thirty days in the workhouse, and sixty days were added for untruthfulness. Jasper Pool, charged with petit larcenyV was fined $170 and costs and sent to the workhouse for six months. BOOKWALTER A CANDIDATE, Will Seek the Republican Nomination for Mayor Other Candidates. Charles A. Bookwalter announced yesterday that he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for mayor "in all the sense the term Implies." When he was asked If his candidacy would Interfere with his continuing the investigation of the county books he replied that that question would rest entirely with tho county commissioners. Charles Elliott Is a candidate for city clerk. He has been secretary of tho Republican county committee for two terms. E. T. Oburn may also make the race for clerk. County Commissioner McGregor said yesterday that he would not be a candidate for the Republican mayoralty nomination. The other candidates for the Republican nomination for mayor arc Daniel M. Ransdell and John R. Allen. Call for Prohibition Convention. John B. Hann, chairman of the Prohibition city committee, issued a call for a convention to bo held In the Criminal Court room in the courthouse Saturday, Aug. 5, at 2 p. ;n.. to nominate a ticket. Prohibitionists say that the good citizens are disgusted with the wide-open policy of the present Democratic administration, and. therefore, the Prohibitionists have an excellent chance to make a mark for their party. FOUGHT OVER A WOMAN. Two Colored Men Raise a Disturbance nnd Ilotn Are Arrested. Captain Dawson arrested two negroes last night because they fought, as he said, "like bull dogs," at Market and Pennsylvania streets. One of the men was walking with a woman and the other rode up on a bicycle and started the trouble. They gave the names of John Stout and George Johnson Dawson saw the fight while standing in front of the Denlson Hotel. He ran down the center of the street and grabbed the two men, but for some time he was unable to keep them opart and a good share of the blows were passed after they were in the officer's hands. Valparaiso Free from Smallpox. Valparaiso Is now free from smallpox, and the State Board of Health has received certificates from the local health officers to that effect. It is believed that Valparaiso Is in better condition to resist any smallpox rext winter, than any other town in he State. Secretary'Hurty, of the State Board of Health, is authority for the statement that even dogs, lamp posts and trees were vaccinated there. The Normal School has Z..Vj0 students, and sessions have continued. The graduating exercises will be held Aug. 9 and 10, and the fail term will begin Aug. 20. Died at the Poor Farm. Mary Conley, aged seventy-two, died at the poor farm yesterday afternoon: She has no known relatives and was sent to the farm from the police station on Sept. 15, 1S9S, having been brought there from tho House of the Good Shepherd. Heart disease was the cause of her death. Dnrbln a Bankrupt. William N. Durbln. a bookkeeper of Anderson, has filed a petition In bankruptcy In the United States court. His liabilities are $3,244.91 and his assets are $1T5. A Judgment for about $5.S0 taken against Durbln in the United States court represents the greater part of his liabilities.

THINKS IT WAS SUICIDE

conoNcrt investigates the death OF B. T. GATES AT CITY IIOSriTAL. B'lleres the Unfortunate Man Took Morphine Hates Carried SS,000 of Life Insurance. B. P. Gates, of Chicago, died yesterday afternoon at the City Hospital. He came here from Danville. 111., on July 20 and registered at the Bates House, claiming to be in the employ of the New York Ufe Insurance Company, although he was unknown in the local office as an agent. He was formerly In the employ of a sod,a fountain manufacturer, and In that capacity had frequently stopped at the Bates. He was at the hotel in January last On Thursday the hotel management presented a bill for a week's accommodation and Gates said he did not then have the money to pay. He was considered good, however, and upon his statement that he expected money soon, was allowed to remain. Friday night on retiring he left a call for 7 o'clock. Yesterday morning the call boy was unable to awaken him and reported the matter to the office. Mr. Cunningham went to the room with the boy and the latter looked over the transom and heard Gates breathing heavily. He crawled through the transom into the room and unlocked the door. Mr. Cunningham then tried to awaken Gates, but could not. He called Dr. Manker, who succeeded in arousing him. Gates told the doctor that he had taken some bromide, which ho had purchased In Lafayette. Tho doctor left and Gates again lapsed into a deep sleep from which he was the second time awakened with difficulty. Dr. Manker was recalled and It was decided to send Gates to the City Hospital. With the assistance of two men he walked to the conveyance. The hospital physicians worked with him but their efforts were unavailing, and he died about 5 o'clock. He was unconscious most of the time and told nothing of himself to the doctors In answer to their questions. The coroner, who was called, found on his person a letter to his wife, written on July 27, and addressed to her at Stowe, Vt., she having gone to that place for a visit. In the letter he said he was experiencing considerable difficulty in securing a position, but had been promised a place by Ell Lilly & Co., of this city, though he would have to wait about two months. He said in view of this he would have to look for something else. A telegram from the Chicago ofiice of the New York Lifo Insurance Company, addressed to Gates at Danville, 111., was found among his papers. The 'telegram instructed him to ceate. his labors at once, and it was inferred that it was on account of some trouble with the company. Albert J. Wheeler, of this city, assistant superintendent of the Prudential Insurance Company, knew Gates and said that he formerly earned about $5,000 a year selling soda foundations, but that he lost his position several months ago. Wheeler thought he might not have been making as much soliciting life Insurance and possibly might have become discouraged on account of the reduced circumstances and committed suicide. It is understood here that Gates lived with his wife at the WIndemere Hotel in Chicago. A message from the hotel said that inquiries should be addressed to his wife at Stowe, Vt. It was not determined last night what had caused hl9 death, but it is believed by the physicians that Gates committed suicide because of Inability to secure a good paying job at the time his money was exhausted. No money was found on his person. Coroner Nash thinks Gates committed suicide by taking morphine and last night telegraphed to Gates's brother at Stowe, Vt. Gates carried a policy of $5,000 Insurance on his life and unless there Is some dispute as to the payment of the insurance money no autopsy will be made. , FORGOTTEN STATE BONDS. W. R. Crawford Presents Coupons Cruntbllnir with Age. W. R. Crawford, of Chicago, yesterday appeared at the Statehouse with coupons of bonds Issued In accordance with an act passed In 1834 and. demanded payment. The coupons are twenty-six in number and are for $25 each. They are payable In London. England. On Jan. 28, 1S31, the Legislature passed an act authorizing the establishment of a state bank, which was to have eleven branches. This bank and branches were to continue until Jan. 1, and the State was divided Into districts so that one branch could be placed in each district. At that time there were but sixty-seven counties in the State. The law provided that the main office "should be in the town of Indianano11s." The authorized capital stock was $1,600,000, of which one-half was to be held by the State. To raise the money needed by the State to take its Interest in the capital stock, the commissioners of the canal fund were authorized to Issue bonds In the sum of $1,300,000. These bonds bore 5 per cent, interest and were for thirty years, but were redeemable in twenty years. All have been taken up except $4,000, and It was claimed the coupons presented were from some of those bonds still outstanding. The claim will be Investigated, and it found true the coupons will -be paid. ( MRS. VOLPP'S CONDITION. She Inhaled Large Quantities of Chloroform to Ease Pain. Mrs. Llllie Volpp, living at 1122 Chestnut street, was taken from her home to the police station yesterday morning and later to the City Hospital. At the police station she was slated as insane. She is not thought to be wholly mentally unbalanced, but for a week or more, on account of her condition and great pain, she has purchased and used large quantities of chloroform, spending from $1.5) to $2 a day. She would lie down on a couch and saturate her handkerchief with the fluid and then place It over her face. Inhaling the fumes until she fell asleep. Upon awakening the operation would be repeated. Her husband, a stonemason, after learning of what she was doing, tried to stop it but could not. He reported the matter to Capt. Kruger, of tho police department, and he went to the house Friday night to see the woman, but she had gone away. Yesterday morning the captain called at the house very early and found her. He tried to persuade her to go to the hospital, but she refused, and was taken to the police, station In a carriage. ROECKEL'S INJURIES. Brewery Employe Struck by a Pennsylvania Train. Jacob Rocckel, living on Shelby street near Southern, while returning from work at Ueber's brewery last night was struck by a Pennsylvania train and suffered a fractured rib and leg and a cut about eight inches long In the right side. The ambulance was called and he was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital. He was walking on the Belt Railroad and did not see the train in time to get out of the way. Rocckel is married and has two children. Though severely Injured it is thought he will recover. RESENTED AN INSULT. Dernard Dryden In Trying: to Protect Ilia Wife Was Badly Injured. In a row which occurred In the home of Bernard Dryden. rear of 426 West Washington street, last night, Dryden was badly wounded by a knife in the hands of a man vrhom he claimed he did not know. He told Dr. Elsenbeiss, who dressed his wounds, that tho man Insulted his wife and he undertook to chastise the offender. He said the man drew a knife and began cutting him. Dryden had a bad wound in his breast, another on his left shoulder and was also cut on the arm. D. 31. Geetlnn's Candidacy. Friends of David M. Geeting, formerly state superintendent of public Instruction, will present a petition for his nomination as a candidate for school commis?ioner. Mr. Geeting recently purchased the Indiana School Journal from William A. Bell. Ths petition In his favor will be put into circulation Monday. It must be signed by at least

100 householders and filed with the board of canvassers, consisting of the mayor, city controller and city treasurer. The election will take place on the second Tuesday in October, and all nominations must be in at

least thirty days before that aate. FOR THE COUNTY COUNCIL Estimates Being Prepared for It Vnder the evr Law. The County Council will hold Its first meeting on the first Monday In August, and in accordance with the new law all county officers must file an estimate of the amount of money required to run their offices for the ensuing calendar year. These estimates must be ready by the Thursday following the first meeting- of the Council. Sheriff Clark has already prepared his estimate, showing that It will require about $17.0CO for him to get through the year. Of this amount he estimates $13,000 for salary. The Judge of the Circuit Court estimates that the expenses of that Judiciary will be in the neighborhood of $13,663. This includes the expenses of the probate department. In the three rooms of the court, it is estimated that the Jury fees alone will be between $3,000 and $3,500. CITY NEWS NOTES. Friday night there will be a display of fireworks at Garfield Park. Mr. John G. Blake will give the address at the Seventh Presbyterian vesper service at 5:50 this evening. Goethe Celebration. The Societies of the German House will celebrate the one-hundred-and-flftleth anniversary of the birth of Goethe on the evening of Aug 27. The Social Turnvereln and the German Club and Musikverein have for the purpose appointed a Joint committee consisting of Philip Rappaport (chairman), Emil Martin, Prof. C. B. Emmerich. Armin Bohn. Prof. Robert N. Nix, Conrad Mueller, Hy Kothe, Gottlelb Grubb and Carl Ehlert. The programme will contain recitations, one or more addresses and instrumental and vocal music rendered by the whole orchestra and the whole chorus of the Musikverein. The closing number will be an apotheosis of the poet, whereby a bust of the poet will be crowned with a laurel wreath and a pcem especially written for the occasion by Mr. H. II. Fick. of Cincinnati, will be recited. The celebration will be altogether public and the expenses will be raised by voluntary contributions to be sent to Mr. Conrad Mueller (of the firm of Mueller & Watson), chairman of the finance committee. Death of Miss Kles. The friends of Miss Marietta Kles have been informed of her death at Pueblo. Col., July 20. After being two years professor of English at Butler College she resigned because of lung trouble and went to visit her relatives at Pueblo In the hope of recuperating. Miss Kles taught for six years at Mount Holyoke. She took the degrees of A. M. and Ph. D. at the University of Michigan In 1S91. She was the author of several educational works, among them being "An Introduction to the Study of Philosophy." In which were gathered thoughts of Dr. W. T. Harris, and also "Principles of Ethics" and "Institutional Ethics." She was twenty-five years old at the time of her death. Music Instead of Vespers. For the next few Sundays there will be no vesper service at Memorial Caurch, and In place of It Mr. Donley, tho organist, will glva an organ recital. The numbers this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock will be "Pastorale," by Claussman; overture to "Euryanthe," by Weber; "Serenade," by Schubert: "Caprlccio," by Lemalgre; "Ave Maria," by Gounod, sung by Miss Ida Sweenie, with violin obligate by Miss Myrtle Lewis; "Allegro Moderato," by Wely, and "Largo." from the "New World Symphony," by Dvorak. Testing Oliver's License. The State Board of Medical Registration yesterday filed an appeal In the Supreme Court from Clay county In Its suit against Jacob B. Oliver. Oliver Is charged by the board with having represented himself to be a graduate of a reputable medical school and with having secured a certificate by this representation, when it was not true. In the lower court Oliver's attorneys made a motion that Judgment should be rendered for Oliver in the suit to revoke the certificate, and this was done. Tho case, by this Srocceding, Is brought directly into the uprcme Court. r Doys Brigade Field Day. The First Indiana Regiment, United Boys Brigade, will hold field day exercises at Broad Ripple Park on Wednesday, Aug. V. There will also be company prize, duels and a dress parade. Entries for the events may be Eent to Lieut. T. E. Cathro, 1123 North West street, or Capt. C. S. Clanccy, 604 North Noble street. The original plan was to hold an encampment at the park in August, but owing to the inability of the committee in charge to secure tents It was Impossible to do so. THE QUESTION OF FAME To Be "Talked of by the Papers' Is a Passing Publicity "Spectator," in the Outlook. The talk drifted naturally to tho then undecided Yale presidency, and the surgeon, with a "that-settles-it" air, remarked: "There is Just one man (naming an eminent scientific Investigator In his own line) whom the corporation ought to select. Then Yale would boaswell known In Europe as Is Johns IJHopkins. Why. Dr. Blank Is conceded to come next after Koch and VIrchow." The Spectator held no special brief for Yale, and did not care to argue the matter even to suggesting that perhaps the Investigations of a scientist of the standing of the late Professor Marsh, whose discoveries were ranked so high by Darwin and Huxley, might have done all for Yale's fame among European scientists which the choice of an eminent scientist for president could accomplish. What Interested the Spectator was the surgeon's point of view. To him eminence meant recognized greatness as a scientific investigator in his own line an eminence that to the general public meant a name, perhaps not even that. The Spectator, as he listened in half lnattentiveness. amused himself with contrasting this point of view with Chauncey Dcpew's characteristic definition of modern fame: "To get one's self talked about in the newspapers." Certainly the surgeon's scientist would never "measure up" by that standard. He seldom, if ever, did the things which make copy for reporters or display type for "headline artists." After all, the Spectator said to himself later. Dr. Depew's definition of fame falls short of Its own standard unless there goes with It the doctor's own genius for keeping the newspapers talking about one's personality. Nothing is so fickle as Journalism, nothing more striking than the unanimity with which newspapers v will cease talking of the person they have all been talking about, to talk, all of thorn, about somebody else. How slight, again. Is the popular impreesion of newspaper talk unless the repetition is constant! After a presidential election, for example, the papers are confusingly full of "Cabinet possibilities," their pictures and gossip how, to go back to the days of 'SC. this one has Just started for Canton, that one has been now closeted with the President-elect, while some other, only this morning, received a mysterious summons. As ear h Cabinet member is officially or SJeml-Oiflcially announced. In what bold, large type his name and fame are writ and then? Well, the Spectator is tempted to ask, how many newspaper readers, who consider themselves fairly well posted In politics, can to-day name all the n.embers at President McKinley's Cabinet? A friend to whem the Spectator was talking in this stra!t objected that It was unfair to draw the Illustration from politics, since political fame Is proverbially ephemeral. Especially is this true hero in America, where the choice of politics as a career Is so unusual, except by the professional politicians of our great cities, whose leaders or "boss" lire, the friend added, "certainly famous or infamous enough." The Spectator, smiling, retorted with a challenge to name: The Justices of the United States Supreme Court: the presidents of ten leading universities and colleges: the presidents of the lx biggest life Insurance companies of the country: ten leading lawyers or bankers or pastors or artists in as many cities: ten editors but here the Spectator's friend threw up his hands In emphatic protest against further multiplication of wearlnome detail. Accepting this as at least a tacit Invitation to generalize, the Spectator pointed out that, as we must acknowledge, our American world has grown too big for even "big men" to be more than locally conspicuous. Millionaires, much as accumulations of money count for, are not. after all. exempt from the comparative obscurity attending, modern success, due to the completeness

A KIND NEIGHBOR. The kindest and trost neighborly thing one woman can do for another in case of sickness is to tell how she herself was brought out of trouble and distress; and urge her neighbor to seek the same remedy. Hundreds of thousands of mothers have cause to bless just this sane kind, ncighWKvborly spirit VTJ which actuat ed Mrs. Wm, S. Vollmer, of Concord, Cabarrus Co., North Carolina, "Te moved Ia fri TvCOTd, N. C, over a month ago, she says, in her communication to Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y. 44 A little girt here -was la dreadful health. We told her folk about Dr. Pierce's medicines. I knew what they had done for us. II cr parents bought a bottle of his 'Golden Medical Disco, ery and of Favorite Prescription and. one of Pellets. The patient has improved wonderfully after taking these medicines. I wish every, bodr knew the great virtue of Dr. Pierce's medicines. I have been using them in my family for three years and always with success. " I will be pleased to have my letter published. If persons wishing to know more about the great benefits we have received from using Dr. Pierce's medicines will write, enclosing stamp, I will gladly answer." Every mother of children ought to possess Dr. Pierce's grand book, the People's Common Sense Medical Adviser, a magnificent thousand-page illustrated volume. It teaches mothers how to care for their children and themselves. It is the best doctor to have in the house in case of emergency. Over half a million copies were sold at $1.50 each, but one free copr in paper -covers will be sent on receipt of 21 one -cent stamps to pay the cost of mailing only; or send 31 stamps if you prefer a heavier, handsome cloth -bound copy. Addresj the publishers, World's Dispensary Medical Association, No. 663 Main Street, Buffalo. N. Y. Tourist Tickets TO Resorts in Michigan and the Lake Region Via G. As X. Rr THE EXPENSE of enjoying a visit to resorts In northern Michigan and the Lake Region is materially lessened by concessions made In the cost of tickets during the season. From June 1 until Sept. 30. Inclusive, special rata Tourist Tickets may be obtained via Pennsylvania lines to principal retreats la Michigan and Canada. THE LIST OF NORTHERN niCHIGAN RESORTS to which these low faro tickets may be obtained Includes Traverse City, Petoskey, Harbor Springs, Bay View, ' Wequetonsing, Charlevoix Sault Ste. Marie, Mackinaw City, Mackinac Island, and principal tourist points in the vicinity of Grand Traverse Bay. Utile Traverse Bay and Mackinac Tickets will be sold from Cincinnati and Iuisvllle over the Through 81eeplng Car Lines from thoe polntsand may be purchased at ticket offices of connecting railways in the South. THE .NORTHLAND EXPRESS , A solid vestlbuled train of modern sleeping cars and coaches will run on about the same schedule as last year from Cincinnati. Through sleepers for this train leave Indianapolis dally via Pennsylvania. lines at 7:10 p. m., arriving Traverse City, Petoskey. Uay View. Koarlng Hrook, Wequetonsing, Harbor Springs, Harbor Point and Mackinac Island the next morn lng. NEW CAFE CAR A new cafe car has been provided, with table capacity for serving tairty-two persons. The car will be attached to the Northland Express at Grand Rapids running through to Mackinaw City, serving meals a la carte at moderate prices, The car will be specially iltted to meet the demands and requirements of the increasing patronage of this train, and passengers . will not be obliged to wait an unreasonable length of time before being served. NEW LOCOMOTIVES New and powerful passenger locomotives I have been purchased, designed especially for handling the 'Northland,,, thereby Insuring schedule time. TOUCH INQ ALL RESORTS The Northland Express will touch at ALL of th resorts on Little Traverse liay. Prom Peto.-key and Bay View It will run solid to Roaring Brook. Wequetonsing. Harbor Springs and Harbor Point; thenca to Mackinaw, avoiding any change of cars at Petoskey. Clope connection at Walton Junction for Traverse City and with steamers at that point for all Grand Traverse Bay points Neahtawanta, Omena. etc TIME THE SERVICE WILL BE IN EFFECT The summer schedule with sleeping, parlor and dining car service as outlined will go into effect on June 19 and will be discontinued Sept. 30. DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLET AND TIME FOLDERS Pamphlets descriptive of the northern Michigan summer region, with maps, also time folders with full Information will be Issued early in the season, and can be had upon application or bv addressing W. W. RICHARDSON. D. P. A. Pennsylvania line?, Indianapolis, Ind.. or C. L- LOCKWOOD. O. P. A. G. It. & I. Railroad, Orand Rapids. Mich. with which modern life is specialised. And the Spectator recalled two unusual illustrations. w A . Many years ago. so many that hardly any one will identify him. a very wealthy man died in New York. His death was chosen as a text by a New York paper for comment on the commonm!s of millionaires. It was noted that no obituary notlc of him had been more than half a column long, and that in more than one case a largo part of the half column had been devoted to the futile efforts on the part of the deceased to secure an election to a certain socially exclusive club. The mct interesting thing about htm hsd been, from the" newspaper point of view Dr. Depew's standard of fame not that he had died worth a certain number of millions, but that his millions could rot buy him admission into the club of his choice. The other illustration concerned an eminent lawyer. Mr. James C. Carter, better entitled, perhaps, thsn any of his brethren to be ranked a the leader of the New York bar. When, in Mr. Carter's name was mentioned in connection with the place of attorney general in Mr. Cleveland's Cabinet, a leading New Kngland journal, one carefully edited aftr the older fashion, acked, in entire sincerity, "Who is James C. Carter?" And had the question been asked by a Western Journal, one not so close to New York, the fact would hardly have been noteworthv. Mr. Carter's practice not being of a kind for the exploitation of his court appearances in the pres. A curious Instance of the limitations of modern fame was sugtje.Med by the Spectator's friend, now taking another tack In the case of his own craft, that of the professional writer. He claimed that, despite a xopular impression that "What editors are after" Is. nnt cf all. "name." a gl.tnro at th table of contents of any leading1 Eerlodlcal reveals the fact that a large numer of contributors have names recognized only In a general way. if at all. by a rr.aJCTlty of readers. Thee writers were selected because they were known to the editors, not to the public. He cited the practice of a wellknown publication, continued for many years, of recognizing with amusing frankness popular Ignorance of supposedly wellknown writers by publishing short biographical sketches of the contributors at the end of each Issue. He also asked whether the obituary phra. "the deceusedi was a well-konwn contributor to the magatlnes." was not oftener a surprise than an Identification. This Illustration particularly Impressed the Bpectator because among writers, more than in the case of any other professional men. popular recognition of name is supposed to have a special commercial value.