Indianapolis Journal, Volume 50, Number 335, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 December 1900 — Page 8

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1900.

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1 Eiderdowns I They must make way for blankets. Both are bulky, and this section of heavy woolens is one of the worst crowded in the store. Kvcry quality cheaper. IM-lnch F.iderdowr.., mir n ;u!.r fiV quality, now -"XOo Jkt plain Ki'I'T lou ns r'i:uliirly MllJnsr hKk- u yard, n-dur-! to ßTLly Ripple nid rdown, I- jrnI.' T-o )nuMe-f.'.eed Ki.l"M'vns are vduecd from t" to Mio Fenc y I'rlnN-d L'Mrlow'n. su-h i c;l at $1.2a yard, now pii.d 4tTo Silk Waists Our recent offer of $( to S12 Silk Shirt Waists at $3.75 and $5 sold dozens. Many still remain, however, and for a final clearance j ny oneh Off ered at 3.75 As most of tboH remaining are f tli b!?her-prlcfd n5ortmcnt, the txiriin a obvlou.. Come early. Flannel Xüaiis Three styles reduced. All new and in pastel shades. Otif tyl aohl at M.7. nnothT at ri.il'. Ch, Saturday, At OO SfANLTAC'Tt KKU OF HILLES. -TO GETAT H E A D Q U A R T E R S CARPETS CURTAINS WALL PAPERS HARDWOOD FLOORS RUGS To po with them GRILLES FRET WORK DRAPERIES and DESIGNS for INTERIOR DECORATION, come to ALBERT GALL CARPETS..DRAPERIES..WALL PAPER 17 and 19 West Washington Street -..Hardwood Floors Laid and RefinLbeL DALE CASE ON APPEAL. The Chnrgm Acuinat Chnrles F. Dale in the Complaint. The ca?e of John H. Frazee and others vs. Charles F. Dale ami his brother, Oliver Dale, has been filed on appeal In the SuVrem Court. Tho case comes from Rush county and tu faci3 Incident to It are well known. It is prob.tIe that no appeal has vtr been file J In the Supreme Couit In which such startling allegations were set forth In the complaint. It Is charged that Charles F. Dale was married on the 25th of December. 1SSM, to Laura Frazee, the daughter of Benjamin Frazee. who was the owner at the time of 2,100 acres of Improved farming land in Hush county valued at $140.000. In ISM Benjamin Ftazc'e died intestate, leaving a widow and six children. It is alleged that the defendant Dale, soon after hU marriage to Laura Frazee, determined to take the lives of certain members of the Benjamin Frazee fan.lly. Including the life of his wife Laura, In order that he, as the surviving husband rf Laura, would Inherit a large amount of real estate. It Is further alleged that In pursuance of his determination he administered poisonous drugs and gases first to his father-In-Uw, Benjamin Frazee, from the tffects of which he died, and that he then murdered In the same way first his brother-in-law, Kdward P'razee. who was married but had no children, then hU sls-ter-ln-Iaw. Ruth Frazee, and then. In ITarch. 1S.V7, It Is alleged he took the life or his wife Laura. Atter the death of his wife It 1 alleged that Dale took charge of that part of the estate which had been set off to hi wile, and continued to control it until May Z IS""), 'when he conveyed the whole of it to his brother Oliver. The plaintiffs, who ore the surviving members of the Frazee family, allege that Dale, by reason of tho unlawful and felonious destruction of the life of his wife Laura, has forfeited all his rlsht to inherit any title or interest In the real esUte. and ask that they be declared the owners in fee simple of all the real estate which came into Dale's possession through the death of his wife. In the lower court a Judgment was flven In favor of the defendants, and the complainants appealed. BACK PE0M THE EAST. JVntban Powell Mnrie onie Political Observations While There. Nathan Fowell, of Madipon, who ran for Congress on the Republican ticket in tho Fourth district, reducing Frun-ii Griffith's majority in tho district about &. was at the Denlsun la.ct night, on his way home from the Knt. where he went about ten days ag- 1I- tn?r.t most of tho time In Washing, u. New York and Philadelphia, lie mw I'rt.l' n; McKinley la?t ßur.day evtnlrs as lie was Kaxing Washington. The President hid been out of the city and Ju-t r-t u-nlng. 'I found the Kast pro-porous and happy," said Mr. Pow-il last uiüht. "Most of the people 1 met n parei !'td that th election resulted as it di-i. The railroad men especially seem gratifh-d. I m-t and talked with a number or tlu-m u my way Lat and back. I met one erv brfsht young brakeman. who aid to rnV: 'Talk about coercing u.! Why. they couldn't have got us to vote any other way than tb way we did "I talked to a koM many people in New Tork," continued Mr. Powell, "and from what I Wr.rned 1 am t;f opinion that Mr. Croker Is llab'tf to get into very deep water before the tight on Tamminy Is lin!?hed. Ther seems to be a growing sentiment asalnt this o'-ganUation. and I should not be surprised if thre Is nn aggressive campaign asaliivt it."

The (ircni Trading Stamp t o. TT:s Creu Trading Stamp Co., who for t! pa.-jf tvo yc;.rs have b.en Coin? business ut li North HUnvis street, have moved tht-lr hea !jii;:a iters to 1 lZmi .Vark-t street, ju-!t four dtors from the postofllce. Th cn-iil .lerer hardly rtalize-t the r--:iTnltu '.e of th.: bualn-; f this cenceru. V i -y b-ive lvt-Ti over ö;) pre.r.lums to th cchctcTb of rn-ii trading stamps in thy p;t ,'ir. which v. Ill a;rj;rc5ite a retail v-.Juq of fiw dollars ai-h. mk'rg an nnr. i-il distribution of In premiums to tit-? collectors o th'.ir stamps. The torn-1-i.ny is ntaki;i prvoarattons for a stIJI g'.-t-.trr vcluir. cf busii.? for ths etairg . .

AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY

FACTS cotaii:ij IX rilKSIDCVr STOXir.S A.NM'AI, HlIl'OItT. Grent Crowth of the Institution Slnee 175 The Indiana State .Normal Seliool. The annual report of Turdue University for the year ljJ-iyx) was II led with the Governor ycAterdaj'. The whole number of students In attendance during the year ending June Z, 1j0, was HU. The following table contained In the report thuv.s the growth of the institution in respect to attendance since its organization, the respective figures btdng for i the year ending June Z) of the years 70; 1150, ii; 11, Hi; 12. Ill; lu6; 11, 112; lisi. 127; PiC. 17. 3; lixis. 2Ja; lbiO, aia; 31?; lvji, 41l; 1-', 5u; iJ, i'.2; 14, t-;; Iüjö, 03; 13. C5; lö7, tdl; lMa, 750; 7i; bij. Thirty-one States aud foreign countries weie represented at the institution during the year. The work of Purdue University as fixed by iaw is of three kinds, viz.: To instruct students; to conduct scientific and Uchnical it search, and to disseminate information. The annual repurt includes references to euch of these lines of activity and shows that each has been maintained with thoroughness and cllicicncy. One hundred and thiee graduates received degrees at the end o the year's work. The leport states that it Is nctfcworthy that in recent years the senior students of the institution have teen, to a large extent, under engagement to Uli positions in the line of their studies before the day of their graduation. In the engineein.g department, according to the report, there is haruiy a man but has found his caieer opening before him in advance of his college degree. In many Instances the institution has been compelled to refuse good oners lor students because there were none available. "It is giatltying," President btone lemarks, "to learn that our graduates maintain themselves creditably under the most severe practical tests, and in to doing demonstrate the litness of their training." In a discussion of the present condition and needs of the department of agriculture tho report states that the enrollment in the agricultural courses has always been small, and attributes the cause to the inherent conditions existing in the agricultural Industry. One of these conditions Is the conseivatlve attitude of the farmers themselves towards the various progressive movements relating to their Industry, and especially toward technical education. The number of students enrolled in the school of agriculture for the last four year has increased from forty-rive in to 12S Ik IIHjO. The growth Is encouraging, it Is stated, but It is noteworthy that it is largely in the short winter courses. In view of the condition of the school of agriculture It is recommended that a better equipment, teaching force and curriculum be added to make this line of education more popular and effective. With regard to the general needs of the university President Stone saj's it is imperative that there should be an increased income. "Not only," says he, "Is the present Income insufllcient to provide for any growth in buildings or equipment, but it is already barely pufllclent to meet current expenses." In two years more, he concluded, at the present rate of increase of attendance, students must be turned away or expenses cannot be met. lie also recommends better provision for the school of agriculture, the erection of a substantial building with an auditorium having a seating capacity for from l,2otf to 1,500, and a first-class central heating and power plant. The farmers Institutes, the report states, have far outgrown the provision made) in the law of lshi), and to quite an extent have shown their value and usefulness to the State. In all, there were held last year, under the auspices of the State, 104 county institutes. The appropriation for this work, amounting to $5,iK, President Stone says, Is sadly inadequate for actual needs. The report of the secretary shows the receipts for the year from nil sources to have been $130,31x17, and 11 was all expended. STATU SOI! HAL SCHOOL. Biennial Report of the Trustees Filed tt Ith the Governor. The biennial report of the Indiana State Normal School for the two years ending Oct. 21, 1900, shows the number of students for the year 1S93 to have been 1,737, and for the year l'JOO there wero 1,624. The report states that the school was greatly Interrupted in its work, last year, by the prevalence of smallpox in Terre Haute, but, notwithstanding these adverse conditions, the school enrolled during the year over 1yjO students. All of the counties of the Stnte were represented In the school during the last year. It Is stated that the school Is in every way in the most satisfactory condition and that the past two years have been the best in the history of the institution. Complaint is made that the need3 of the school have greatly outgrown the means of supply and more rooms for the library, with suitable furnishings and more books are recommended. The total receipts of the school for the year lMt"J were $:0.308.54: the expenditures were $70,0X.15, leaving a cash balanco at the end of the yean of $20.3yS.S9. The receipts for the year liX were $S7, 425.53; the expenditures were $''.4.352.8$. leaving a cash balance at the end of the year of $23.072.03. SUCCESS OF VANITY PAIR. A Snlemlttl Entertainment nt the Manual Training School. The annual senior class entertainment of the Manual Training High School for the purpose of buying a memorial for the school was given jesterday afternoon and evening at the school. It was called "Vanity Fair," and the young people of the school, who have been looking forward with much anticipation to the realization of their plans and schemes, are rejoiced with the success they have had, for It certainly was a splendid success, and a large crowd enjoyed the many features of entertainment, including dancing, provided for them. All of the school organizations were Interested in the success of Vanity Fair, as they one and all contributed their share of the work of decorating, building the booths, etc. One of the most attractive booths was the Japanese, which was hung with Japanese draperies and Japanese lanterns, with a cozy corner in which young girls In Japanese costume served the guests with tea. Another booth in the room sold chrysanthemum, and at another little trinkets were offered for sale. A cane rack across the hall. In charge of some of the young men. dressed as Japs, was a brunch of the Japanese booth, which was in charge of tho Hykyas and liana Ilatakes. Junior organizations. The alumni room was transformed into an Italian garden and used for a sort of rest room. White pillars and pedestals were entwined with smilax. and the ceiling was festooned with garlands . of ground pine. There were several cozy benches, with pretty light cushions and tall palms and foliage plants placed about, forming an Ideal spot for. a quiet chat. Tho Indian village, In another room, was ntted up with dry leaves on a black ground, and in the center of the room was a wigwam In which was a young woman fortune teller. The Powwows and Scjuaw Kees have charge of this village, in one corner of which was a general booth where Indian articles were sold, and In the opposite booth refreshing bverags. under the ?dgn "Heap Much Fire 'Water." were dispensed to the guests. The Jolly Thirteen, a senior club, gave a minstrel show on the second floor, and also sold photographs of the school, the football teams and other things. The walls were hung with American tlags and school colors, and several young men. dressed as darkles, with their faces blackened, gave continuous performances. The candy booth was In charge of the L. M. P. Q. fraternity, and "the Arabs." a Junior organization, t-erved eoff-e and sold various other articles. The room was hung with Oriental hangir.i, and the native; costume was worn

by those in charge. In the refreshment booth pretty girls in Quaker costume served the guests, and at the telegraph booth the young girls In charge wore pretty uniforms a white skirt, red waist with gold braid trimming and little red and white caps. Telegrams were sent to various parts of the building for a very small fee. The corridors of the building were gaily decorated with the school colors and bunting, and the deafening nolso of a drum nr.d the chatter was continually kept up. During the afternoon and evening a musical programme was redered by the M. T. H. S. Mandolin Club and other members of the school. In the evening three large rooms were reserved for dancing, and all of them were crowded by young people, who thoroughly enjoyed everything provided. ILLNESS MAY BE FATAL.

"l'ncl Hilly" Jaeknon Arc A enlist Ills llecovery. The Illness of William N. Jackson, secretary of the Union Railway Company, is thought to be fatal, both by his physician and relatives. He was slightly Stronger yesterday, and it was said that he mignt live for several days or weeks and also that he might die suddenly. He is very old. UNCLE SAM'S EMPLOYES THE SG3II-MOXT1ILY PAY DAY D1STIUULTED 0,1SU.03. Some Interesting Fact About the 31ull Carrier Service of This City. Uncle Sam put Into circulation in this city yesterday the tidy sum of $20,1S0.03. It was the semi-monthly pay day for railway mail clerks and local postoflice employes. The payment of this large amount of money was made by Cashier Frank J. Rlchman with so much ease and dispatch that it was only heard of by the merest accident. "When asked for particulars of the affair Mr. Iiichrnan gave out a great deal of interesting information concerning the government postal employes in this vicinity. The railway mail clerks secured a little over half'of the total amount paid out yesterday, their allowance being $12,242.54, while the clerks in the local postcrflce received $3,614 and the carriers 11,299.49. The distribution of mall to the ekizens of Indianapolis and suburbs which have the benellt of the free delivery requires the services of one hundred men, who make several dally peregrinations, carrying heavy pouches over their shoulders. These one hundred men are in turn divided into three classes, the $1,000 a year men, the $i00 men and the PM men. When a man who gets $J00 a year for his daily walk3 In Uncle Sam's service has worked an entire year he is advanced to the $üta class, if there is nothing held against him on other scores, if he works faithfully tor one entire year at JSW he wakes up on the following New Year's day rinding his salary has grown to $1,000 per year in a single night a Jump of $200 "between days." At present there are under tho supervision of Postmaster MeUInnls and his assistant, John E. Shldeler, eighty-live carriers who are drawing $l,0u0 a year for their services, only nine men who get $VK) and but six in the lowest, or $ö'W a 3'ear class. The officials about the pototfloe feel very proud of this record. One thousand dollars a year Is the largest salary a carrier may command, but if he is capable he is eligible to promotion into another branch of the postal service. The railway mall clerks do not get their increases of salary in the same manner as do the carriers. In this department of tho service the men are divided into grades with the salaries of etch grade varying in a certain proportion. The only way a man In ono grade can attain a position in a higher grade is through a vacancy occurring in the latter and his selection to fill such vacancy. Men first enter the railway mail service as a result of competitive civil service examinations. The promotions are made by a board of promotions made up of ihe superintendent of the Railway Mail Service und two assistants, who base their selections upon records of examined applicants, such records being forwarded by the men in charge of the local office of the railway service, A J. Ball and C. E. Votaw. Mr. Ball has charge of the mall route between Pittsburg and St. Louis, and Mr. Votaw of all other lines, about fourteen altogether. The Indianapolis postorllce and its carrier system employs the services of luo carriers and nlnetyffour clerks. These do not include a single employe of any of the substations. To-day the government will have in operation sixteen of these substations in Indianapolis and its suburbs, two new ones being opened this morning. HEALTH BOABD'S REPORT. The Deaths In Indiana. During the Pant Year. The nineteenth annual report of the State Board of Health, filed with the Governor yesterday, gives tho total number of deaths in the State for the year ending Sept. 30, 1000, at S3.45S. an annual death rate for each 1,000 of 14.09. The urban population of Indiana is given in the report as S47.C02, and the deaths for the year numbered 12,726, an annual death rate for the cities of 15.03. The rural population is placed at 1,GD,1C0, and the deaths numbered 22.721, an annual death rate of 13.5. The deaths from preventable diseases numbered 12.40G. Violence caused 1.5C6 fioaths, tho urban rate being 58.1 and the rural G2.4 per lOO.Oou. The number of applications for sanitary advice and help made to the board during the year was 772. Most of these requested visits. In conclusion th report states that the pure food and drug' law has not been enforced because of lack of money and no laboratory. An Old Damage Suit. Tho old damage suit against tho Lake Erie & Western Railroad Company brought by Milton Cobbler, administrator of the estate of Sherman Cobbler, on account of the latter's death In a railway accident, was dismissed by the plaintiffs yesterday afternoon In Judge Raker's court Immediately after the completion of the giving of their testimony. The plaintiffs failed to make out a prima facie case of negligence against the railroad company. The case was originally brought in the State Court and later transferred to the United States Court under the statute authorizing such transfers in cases involving amounts in excess of $2,0, exclusive of court costs. The attorneys for Cobbler did not disclose the future plans of their client, but the presumption is that the case will be filed again in the State Court and a Judgment asked In an amount slightly less than $2,0oo to prevent a second transfer by the attorneys for the road. . . ' ' Duptist Social Union. The Indianapolis Baptist Social Union will hold its first annual meeting at the First Baptist Church on Monday, Dee. 3, ' commenting at 6:00 p. m. An address (tIU be delivered by Rev. Carter Helm Jones;' B 0-. of the Broadway Baptist Church, Louisville. K.. to which member? of congregations of the Baptist churches of the city and vicinity arc invited. A banquet -will be served to the members of the union and invited guests at 9:31' p. m. i ew Aaioctntlon. The following articles of incorporation were tiled yesterday: The Lumber City Lumber Company; capital stock. VAiw. Directors, P. Hill, 11. H. Snell. R. C. Barney. W. B. Pratt, A. H. Beardsley and Arthur L. Beardsley. The Awi'.es Coal and Lime Coiupnny will carry on business in Marlon county aud ether places; capital stock. $10,Xx, Olreci.nn George R. Wales, Amy E. Wales and Besj-ic C Wales.

A new T225 Piano for $165 at Wulschnsr.

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WATER WORKS CONTRACT REPORT OF Tili: SPECIAL COMMITTEE FILED WITH THE BOARD. Sueffestlon Made for the Protection of the City Other Muiiielpnl A flair. The special committee of the Commercial Club filed its report on the water contract with the Board of Works yesterday. The members of the committee who prepared the report are Frank E. Gavin, Thomas C. Day and Joseph C. Schaf. The committee first recommends that the section pertaining to th-? pressure to be given by the water company In case of fire be amended. The contract requires the company to furnish water at a pressure sufficient to throw eight streams of water at once a distance of one hundred feet vertically from oneInch nozzles. The committee says the contract does not say whether the hose from the hydrant Is to be thr.'O feet long or three hundred feet long, and suggests that the section be amended providing for at least two hundred feet. The committee reports on the charge of fire hydrants substantially as published In the Journal Wednesday rrtirning and lecorr.mends that there be a greater reduction than from $"0 to $15 a year rental on each hydrant, as the percentage of Increase of the number of hydrants u.ed would cau.e the city to pay JM'.Ow annually before the termination of the proposed ten-year contract. The report says the forty-five free hydrants should be discontinued. FREE USE OF WATER. The report then takes up the question of free use of water to the city and points out that tho free use benefits are exaggerated in the contract. The committee says the free use of water for sprinkling would only save the city $50 monthly In norsprlnkllng months and $0u0 monthly in sprinkling months. ''Ln view of tho facts," the committee says, "we cannot concur in the estimate of $10A'M) as tho annual saving on account of tree water under the proposed contract. Wo think a third of that amount a very liberal estimate, not on'y the saving under existing conditions, but of the value of all the free water oit'eied for use under existing or future conditions durii-g tho term of the proposed contract. We, therefore, respectfully suggest the importance of not allowing any exaggerated view of the Tree public use of water to influence tho consideration cf the rate of payment for hdrants and drinking fountains. Rather, we think, It might be wiser, in order to be free in negotiating regarding the rato of payment for hydrants, for the city to pay for all the water it uses other than that which is Included in the hydrant rental." The report says some provision ought to be made for the restoration of the paved streets when the company makts repairs or lays new mains. PRIVATE CONSUMERS. " The report sets out the proposed reductions In the rates to private consumers and then says: "An examination of these differences will show that for him who lives in a house of more than two rooms, on a lot forty feet or more in width, thcro is no reduction for family use, or bath, cr water closet, or hose, or stable, unless his street is sprinkled by public contract and In that event his reduction for a forty foot lot is J0 cents per year for hose use. "We wish not to be misunderstood i:s Implying that we regard the proposed rates for citizens as unreasonable. To the con--trary, from such information as we have been able to'gather in the limited time at our disposal, we have concluded that our private rates are, in the main, fairly within the charter requirement that they shall not be higher than those in other cities of like population, having as efllcient waterworks: and, in any event, they are reviewable annually. "What we do wih to be understood as implying is that the reductions proposed for citizens are too trifling to be used us an inducement to the making of a contract for the city." The report says that In case the city and water company cannot agree as to the terms of a new contract, then the matter of rates should be submitted to arbitration in the manner and form provided in the ordinance of Jan. 3. l7u. The method of arbitration provided is an agreement by five disinterested persons, nonresidents of the city, two of whom shall be chosen by the water company, two by the City Council and tho fifth by the four thus chosen. FINAL SUGGESTIONS. The report continues: "We believe that the provision of Section 13 is now applicable in the event that the water company and the city cannot agree on a new contract. "The arbitration would be controlled by the following limitations In the charter ordinance of Jan. 3, 1S70: "(a) Tn no event shall the city be charged more than $50 per annum for each hydrant, nor shall the charge be greater than that paid by cities 'of like population' having 'as efficient water works.' "b. From the hydrants 'the city may draw all water necessary for the prevention and extinguishment of fires and washing, cleaning, flushing or sprinkling the streets, pavements, gutters, alleys, sewers and pubile grounds.' (Water for 'sprinkling the streets' is now paid for.) And 'tho city may attach to each hydrant a cock, faucet or nozzle, from which water may be drawn by citizens and passers-by for persons and animals.' "c. The city 'shall furnish at least an average of one hydrant for every thousand feet cf pipe extension, instead of for every five hundred feet, as provided in the proposed contract. "In view of tho foregoing limitations and of the considerations hereinbefore men-1 tloned, we are quite ready to advise that the proposed contract be not executed the term is too long and the rate is too high and to advise the facing of tho alternative, believing that the city could not lose and that it might gain. More especially are we" of this opinion when we reflect that the. proposed contract-will bind the city for ten years and will waive for that term its right to an annual arbitration. It is to be suggested, too, in this connection, that. In our opinion, any board of arbitration will bo Influenced by the growing appreciation of the value of public franchises and will recognize the right of municipalities to have that value considered in the determination of rates." The report says a fair comparison of rates Is Impracticable, for the reason that there are not more than two ; or three cities th size of Indianapolis that do not own their -own water works. In conclusion the committee says: "1. That no contract be made for a term beyond five years in any event. It is unt'.oubtedly to the ultimate advantage of the city to own Its own water works. A longterm contract will complicate the Situation should the city seek to do this and operate, decidedly to the disadvantage of tho city. "2. That not even a shorter term1 contract be made to exceed $10 per hydrant. "3. That unless Fuch concessions be made the city demand an arbitration and stand upon ths lights given to It by the charter ordinance of IsTu." f . The Board of Works accepted the report of the committee, but' took no action on It at the meeting yesterday. Kxpettaes of the City. City Controller Jchn.on will pay th three temporary loans and Interest, amounting to $177,600, money borrowed to run the city administration, at once from the funds rcct-lved for fall taxes. He has requested the heads of various city departments to make estimates of their Decemler expenses, so that he can call upon the City Council for a temporary loan to meet the bills. The estimates will be sent to the Council Monday night. Kentucky-Avenue Opening, The question of opening Kentucky avenue was again brought before the Board of Works yesterday. Lawson M. Harvey appeared for those in favor of the improvement and Henry N. Spaan for those cp-po-se l to It. Attorney Spaan said the board would be courting a damage suit If the avenue were opened. The board will take the matter tip at once, and probably give Its decision next week. - BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE. ASSESSMENT ROLL. APPROVED. In behalf of John Moor for (Traveling th roadway anJ curbliitf aaJ cvmentlnir Uie idewaUia

of Sturm avenue, from tat avenue to Randolph street. LLTLÜIXO INSPECTOR'S REPORT. The hulli;n? insf ectcr recnmmsnlod the condemnation cf the f i'.Iowlnc buillirs: One-story brick an! frame building, located at IM a?t WasMnjrtm trft. (n?-Ftcry brick building, located at C34 East Washlncton sireL Ontory frame buiMInjr, located at ZZS Eat WahiniTton jtret. One an. I two-story brick buiidir.ir, known as 2 to Z2 irouth Pennsylvania trcvt. The board fixed lec. 5 as the day for hearing remonätranc- of owners.

ATT0BNEY UNDER AHKEST. William Aelaon Ilrnntclit Here from Ncvr Albany. William Nelson, a pension attorney of New Albany and a practitioner at the bar of Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Susan Maiden were brought to the city yesterday evening by Deputy United States Marshal Andrew Fite and William Adams, superintendent of police of New Albany. They are charged with violating the pension law. 1 1 Is alleged that Anna James, over seventy years old und mother of Susan Maiden, appiled for a pension as the widow of a deceased soldier. It i.- charged that the three have been working together to get the pension. The man Mrs. James represents to have been her husband returned from the war end died a few years later. She Is now living with a son In another part of the State. Mrs. Maiden is forty-two years old and has a family of nine children. Neither gave bond. CROSS MAKING A FIGHT A 1IKAIUX DCFOIti: L'MTRD STATES com3iissiol:ii moouhs. The Woman lie Is Sal-1 to Hare Doped Trying t Ilecovcr Her Money 8on-in-Inw In the Plot. Her gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria, of Great Urltain, alto Empress of India,, asserted a claim upon the person of A. U. Cross, who was before Judge Alford, in the Criminal Court, yesterday afternoon. Cross is the man arrested Wednesday in the local postotr.ee by Detectives Splan and Fort, charged with the larceny of about $700 from Hattie E. Norton, in a hotel, at Windsor, Canada, just across from Detroit. The attorntys of Cross, Welch or Holmes, whichever his real name may be, are Charles S. Wiltsle and Harding & Hovey. The latter gentiemen sought to have their protean client released from tho cus- I tody of the city authorities by habeas cor- j pus proceedings instituted in the Criminal Court. These proceedings were interrupted , by an affidavit in the name of the Queen, sworn out by Chief of Police James F. Quigley and the prosecuting witness, Mrs. Norton, before United States Commissioner Moores. The affidavit wus heard by Commissioner Moores at 3:33 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The proceedings were brought under the third section of the treaty of HS'J, between the United States and Great Britain, relating to the transfer, from the United States to Canada, of prisoners charged with larceny. The government was represented by Deputy City Attorney Bell, assisted by Merrill Moores. In extradition cases the United States district attorney is not required to appear. The hearing was prolonged until after 0 o'clock and, as Attorney Harding did not seem to be anywhere near the conclusion of his cross-ex-amlnaticn of Mrs. Norton, Commissioner Moores ordered an adjournment until 9 o'clock this morning. HONORING TELEGRAMS. Superintendent Quigley testified to the practice which exists among chiefs of police in this country of honoring telegrams from similar ofhcials in Canadian cities, directing the arrest of fugitives from the Queen's justice. Detectives Kinney, Splan and Fort detailed the arrest and search of Cross. Splan testifying that a second search of the prisoner repealed JU0 in bills concealed In his sock. Mr. Splan denied that it Is a general custom among men to rruko their socks do duty as pocketbooks. The most interesting witness was Mrs. Norton. She appears to be about fifty years of age, is somewhat angular of features, although of lair weight and dresses plainly. Mr:-. Norton progressed very well in her testimony as long as Mr. Bell did the questioning, but when Mr. Harding, attorney for the prisoner, took hold of the witness the situation quickly assumed a much more interesting tinge. The story of the affair, as obtained by Lawyers Hell and Harding, with a little assistance from Messrs. Merrill Moores and Charles S. Wiltsle, Is substantially as follows: Hattie E. Norton's first husband died about three years ago, leaving her possessed of a small home in the village of Vernon. Shiawassee county, Michigan, a short distance from Detroit. At the latter place Mrs. Norton has a daughter named Mrs. Claire S. Bingham. A short time prior to Nov. 17 Mrs. Norton was visiting at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. The latter, Claire S. Bingham, told Mrs. Norton that he was conducting a marriage brokerage business and said he could procure a good husband for her. Mrs. Norton told Bingham if lie could get her a good husband he might go ahead and do so. Accordingly Blr.gham Inserted an advertisement in a Detroit paper In the name of Mrs. Norton. Soon a letter from Charles P. Holmes came to Mrs. Norton telling her to answer in care of the general delivery in Detroit saying when she could meet him (Holmes) at a hotel in tho latter tfty. Mrs. Norton met Holmes, whom she declared to be the prisoner Cross, four times in Detroit, and on the occasion of the fourth meeting Nov. 17 the two went to Windsor, Ont., and were married. DRAGGED HER BEER. Immediately after the marriage they proceeded to aiiotcl, where Mrs. Norton said .she consented. to drink some beer, as she did not feei well, and Holmes or Cross slipped some chloral and morphine into the beverage, which she drink. She then entered upon a protracted slumber, which continued until the bellboy wakened her at 3 o'clock the next afternoon, when she discovered the loss of her money. T had the money sewed In the lining of my skirt," said Mrs. Norton on the witness stand, ".lud I will show you where it was sewed if you wish roe to." Her artless offer was hastily declined by Commissioner Moores, to whom It-was made. Although Cross's attorneys tried to prevent Mrs. Norton from telling anything she had learned by hearsay, she succeeded In letting it out that she has discovered since the alleged drugging and robbery that the whole affair was a plot hatched up between her son-in-law, C. S. Bingham, and the prisoner. Cross or Holmes. Mrs. Norton said that Cross has told her that he first met Holmes In a penitentiary. The affidavit sworn to by Mrs. Norton was signed by her with a "mark," ftrtd this caused Attorney Wiltsle to ask her if she can read and write, to which she replied curtly, T can, sir." She said the reason she signed her name that way was that she was too nervous to write. The prisoner. Cross, or Welch or Holmes, maintained an air of unbroken stolidity throughout the hearing of the case. Only two or three times was he seen to glance in the direction of Mrs. Norton, and then without betraying the slightest fIgn of recognition. 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