Indianapolis Journal, Volume 53, Number 12, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 January 1903 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. MONDAY. JANUARY 12. 1003.'

ley, and not mora thin a thousand-pound lotJi. at a price equal to the cost ami without any provision being made for rrortt or handling. This scheme has been tried In many cities with success and the mayor believes it possible In thin city, and the crying need of the hour. Mayor ttookwalter paid last night: "It Is impossible for the City Council to regulate the alleged coal combination. The Council can no more requlate the price of coal than It can any other commodity In the city. But I think that the Council can provide a mean- for defeating the plans of the coal xntn, who are said to be charging prices not Justified by market conditions. "If the city attorney and the Council finance committee and myself agree that it is posslM and practicable for the city to ease the situation you may be sure that we will do It. If. after going over the laws and looking for any possible legal obstruction to the scheme, nothing in the way of It is found. I will call the Council in special session and ask a special appropriation for the purchase of coal for distribution in the city SOLD AT COST PRICE. The coal purchased will be handled In the yards and disposed of to deserving persons at cost prices. No attempt will be made to charge a price that will pay for the handling of the coal, and the city will simply secure from the sale of the . coal the money which might be considered a loan from the city's treasury for its purChase. "Before meeting the finance committee and the city attorney to-morrow I will see Eecretary Grout, of the Charity Organization Society, and the other persons who come In touch with the destitution and misery In the city. If their reports Indicate to me that there Is much suffering I will expedite the matter as much as possible, and In any ' vent learn the exact condition from their, that we may be prepared for the worst possible condition of the poor of the city. "If the reports from Mr. Grout and other persons Interested in charitable and benevolent woik are serious enough I shall do everything possible to relieve the condition of the poor and assist organized charity. It donations are needed, and they undoubtedly will be If the cold weather continues, I will Issue a proclamation calling on the citizens of the community to donate funds to the Charity Organization for the exclusive purpose of purchasing fuel. "I shall use every endeavor to assist the charity workers In this movement, and will ask the citizens to help them. The charity organizations keep In touch with the conditions of the people and naturally know more about them than the rest of us, tut It is quite likely that the poor are suffering greatly, and should it be necessary the city will do everything in Its power to llevlate suffering." PLAN OF RELIEF. The plan for the relief of tho coal situation is similar to one practiced in New York, Detroit and other cities. Where the emergency became so great that recognition of It was demanded the heads of the municipalities secured the appropriations needed from the aldcrmanlc boards and established city coal markets. Coal was dispensed at these markets at cost price, and In small Quantities, and the information that It was available furnished through the police and other city departments. Immediately after this the complaint that there was no coal for sale in mall Quantities In the city ceased, and the condition was bettered. City Attorney Joss is out of the city, but will return to-day. Assistant City Attorney Jlay said last night that it was impossible for him to give art opinion without investigation as to whether the city could legally engage In the coal business, lie said that the charter provides for appropriations Xrom the Council to defray expenses of the city government and this proposition could hardly be considered in that light. He eald. however, that following the example of other municipalities and of the government, the Council could in times of need vote funds for the good of the community. He said that the extremely cold weather and the condition of the coal market becoming unbearable to tho poor might be construed to be an emergency in the same light that threatened contagions and epidemics, fires and loss of life and other calamlt.es which befall cities, are treated as emergencies and relief funds voted. Mr. Hay said Congress declared the condition in Martinique to be an emergency and appropriated a relief fund. There was no u4hritv for thiä action, but it was taken

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needed and Congress based Its authority on humanitarianism. SHORTAGE IN WEIGHT. A number of complaints were made to the city officials during last week of shortage in the weight of coal delivered on orders. Consumers both In residences and

WEATHER FORECAST.

Probably Fair Throughout Indiana To-Day and To-Morrow. WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. Forecast for Monday and Tuesday: For Indiana and Illinois Fair on Monday and Tuesday; fresh west winds. For Ohio Fair and colder on Monday, except snow along the lake shore. Tuesday fair; brisk west winds. Local Observation on Sunday. Rar. Ther. H.H. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7 a. m..29.50 22 3 N'east. II. snow. .34 7 p. m..2U.99 6 iO Swest. Lt. snow. .07 Maximum temperature. 22; minimum temperature. 6. Comparative statement of the mean temperature and total precipitation on Jan. 11: . Temp. Pre. formal 6 09 Mean 14 41 Departure from normal 12 S3 Departure since Jan. 1 43 93 FIus. W. T. BLYTHE. Section Director. Yesterday Temperatures. Stations. Mln. Max. 7 p. m. Abilene. Tex 21 aj 30 Amaflllo, Tex. is 34 21 Atlanta. Ga 51 s6 Rlsmarck. N. D. 12 g Duffalo. N. Y 10 35 j Cairo. III. , 4 Calgary. N. W. T 4 30 24 Chattanocga, Tonn 54 30 Chicago 15 2 Cincinnati, 0 6 26 n Cleveland 0 13 3,) Davenport. Ia, 6 2 Denver, Col 10 23 Des Moines, Ia 2 n Dodge, City. Kan 4 "ö "0 Dubuque, la 6 J Duluth, Minn 12 4 T Kl Pa j. Tex 33 &j 4 Fort Smith. Ark 24 i Galvesicn, Tex 4$ 64 4 Grand Haven. Mich 10 20 is Crand Junction, Col.... 10 a; nt Havre, Mont. 0 1 j Helena. Mont. 8 m Huron. S. D 12 o J Jacksonville. Fla 54 70 64 Kansas City, Mo 4 14 X Lander. Wyo. -12 2 Jo Little Rock. Ark; l Louiivllle. Ky. z$ Marquette. Mich $ 2J Memphis. Tenn 22 4t v Moden&. Utah 15 JJ XlJ Montgomery. Ala New Orleans, La 62 i New York city 13 J, Nashville. Tenn 4 Norfolk, Va. 30 60 J1 North Platte. Neb 2 1 g Oklahoma. O. T 14 4 , Omaha. Neb 0 "4 "i Palestine, Tex z; 40 -t Tarkersburg. W. Va.... 1 41 i Philadelphia 2 15 Pittsburg. Pa ii J? II Pueblo. Col 14 2: ;l Qu Apnelie. N. W. T..-24 -u -20 Kapld City. N D 0 1 g Bt. Louis I Ft. Paul. Minn 12 --2 Santa Fe, N. M it z s Springfield. Ill lß J ßpringneld. Mo 12 1f) Vlcksburg. Jllas 4j ,0 Washington, D. C 22 31 MOVEMENTS OF STEAHERS. RCILLY. Jan. 12. 4:15 a. m.-Pawed: Kaiser Wilhelm ur Crosse, from New York, for Hremen; Minnehaha, from New York. for London. QCEENSTOWN, Jan. 11. Arrived: Saxonia, from Roston. for Liverpool and pro

ceeded. Sailed: Lucanla. from Liverpool, for New York. LIZARD. Jan. ll.-Passcd: Rotterdam, from Rotterdam, for New York: Kroonland. from New York, for Antwerp. KINS ALK. Jan. 11. Passed: Philadelphia, from New York, for IJverpool. MOVILLK, Jan. ll.-Sailed: Ethiopia, from Glasgow, for New York. NEW YORK. Jan. 1L-Arrived: La Bretagne, from Havre. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 1L-Arrived: Cevlc, frca Hew York. f

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in manufactories complained that the tonage of coal delivered was much less than the bills of lading called for. The small consumers noticed the shortage more than those consumers who received large lots of coal on standing orders. As a result of the complaints made lt has been practically decided to stop coal delivery wagons on the streets Indiscriminately and direct the driver of them to the city weighing scales where correct weights will be secured and prosecutions of tho coal men and drivers follow should discrepancies be found. The police will likely be instructed to place such drivers under arrest Immediately and make the affidavit against them under the new city ordinance. It is understood that such an order would have been Issued last week had lt not been recognized that to stop the delivery of coal would have been to Inconvenience the purchaser. It was thought that slight, shortages in weight of coal ordered would be more easily borne than the delay which would be necessary In case the coal was ordered reweighed. It is said that some of the coal dealers, are well aware of this cheating in coal delivered and have taken advantaage of the weather conditions and imperative necessity of delivery to send many wagons out with lens coal in them than called for in the order.

CITY'S COAL SUPPLY.

Dealers Were Kept Ilusy Delivering Fuel Throughout the Day. An investigation of the coal yards of the city discloses plenty of soft coal, but little or no anthracite. Tho coal dealers claim that rlenty of coal has been ordered, If the railroads would only send it to this city. The email retail dealers of the city are the ones that will suffer by the cold weather, as they have scarcely enough coal to last more than two or three days. The larger coal dealers claim to" have sufficient soft coal to last for several weeks. A. B. Meyer, of the A. R. Meyer Coal Company, said last night that his firm had plenty of soft coal and more coming Into the city. Mr. Meyer said his firm had all the business It could look after at this time. Yesterday his firm delivered 4Ö0 tons of coal to families that had ordered lt some time ago. The deliveries yesterday were not as large as on week days, when over six hundred tons are sent out over the city. Mr. Meyer said the delivery of anthracite Is nearly out of the question. There is barely two carloads received in the city each week by his Arm and thi3 Is quickly used by people who ordered it before the severe weather. The A. 11. Meyer Company received several cars of soft coal yesterday and will receive more this week. Mr. Meyer said. Much Inconvenience Is experienced by the coal dealers, he said, on account of the railroads not being able to bring the coal to the city. Mr. Meyer said his firm was selling Rrazil block coal at $1.70 a ton, Pittsburg coal at $0.25 a ton and anthracite at $3 a ton. August M. Kuhn last night taid that his firm had very little coal on hand at this time. He also expres?ed hlm?elf by saying that the railroads could alleviate the situation greatly by prompt delivery of coal to the city. "Instead of sending Indiana and Illinois coal to Indianapolls," Mr. Kuhn said, "they are shipping lt to Chicago, where better prices are obtained. Here we c harge $1.73 a ton for Brazil block and $5.25 a ton for Pittsburg coal. Urazll block is much in demand by my patrons, as many of them are people of modest means living on the South Skle, who cannot afford to purchase coal of better quality. My supply of Urazll block ha decreased greatly since the beginning of the present cold siell, and if It continues and coal dots not come In any fastef my yards will soon be exhausted of this kind of coal. We have plenty of IMttsburg coul and more on the way somewhere between this city and Pittsburg." The Island Coal Company was busy yesterday supplying families with coal that had been ordered more than two weeks ago. The company had a number of teams

out. The Ehrlich Coal Company and other big dealers were kept busy delivering coal. These firms claim they have a supply of coal sulhcient to last several da vs. Each ttrm says lt has plenty of coal ordered. None of these firms, however, has given any notice of a decrease in price. At the Friendly Inn, where many poor people purchase small quantities of coal it was said yesterday by Superintendent Reagan that no coal was now on hand, and where orders came for coal, wood was furnished Instead. Mr. Reagan said tho coal supply was exhausted Friday, and since that time the three teams used by him for delivering coal have been busy delivering wood. Mr. Reagan said his place was operated in conjunction with the Charity Organization Society and many of the orders for coal received from destitute people In the west part of the city are given to him and filled. There are many other people, he said, who purchase their coal at hl3 place. Superintendent Reagan said several cars of coal were now on their way to the Friendly Inn. and he thought that within a few days plenty of coal could be had at his place. ' CONDITION OF THE POOn.

The Cold Weather Im Canning; a Grent Anionnt of Suffering. From reports gathered from various sources yesterday, the suffering among the poor of the city from exposure and the cold was Intense. The charity organizations, the Rescue Mission, the Friendly Inn, the Salvation Army barracks, police headquarters and other places of refuge for unfortunates were visited often by applicants for admission, and applications for fuel for families and children at home. The systematic efforts of the Charity Organization Society and its dime savings department last week served to supply some of the unfortunates with the means for procuring fuel over Sunday, but many others were not so well cared for and consequently suffered. The condition of the women and children of the poor was most pitiable. The men were more able to hunt warm spots for themselves In the back rooms and dingy corners of saloons and lodging houses. In one place on the South Side, the back room was thnonged with a number of men who crowded behind a miserably small stove and were sheltered from the biting cold weather temporarily by the hospitality of the keeper. At the livery stables, the institutions generally supposed to be the homes of the homeless in the city, the Friendly Inn and the police station there were frequent calls for shelter by vagrants. To relieve this class provision is made at the Friendly Inn and all applicants there were received. The poor of the city, the destitute residents of Indianapolis, who, through no foresight and misfortune are yearly charges on the beneficence of the community are in as bad condition as ever. Absolute lack of gas makes their condition worse than ever. In order to help the poor lt has been suggested that fuel and money donations be forwarded to the Charity Organization Society to be by it distributed to the needy. Several ministers of the city who were talked to about this yesterday, promised assistance and suggested it to their congregations last night. "The church people of the city should be up and doing," said the Rev. Hiram W. Kellogg yesterday. The Central-avenue church has much to look after and will do all that lt possibly can to help the poor in its district. The charity organization of the church will meet this afternoon and devise some plan of relieving the condition of the poor who are found to te connected with us. A general. help should be extended to the city charity organizations. My congregation has always been at the front when donations were needed and will be If they are needed at this time. Should help be asked we will do our utmost and I am confident that a majority of the church

people of the city could be Induced to aid the poor if they are brought to the proper realization of their condition." August M. Kuhn, a coal dealer, said yesterday that his firm has always been willing to help the poor in a small way and has never refused coal to any person needing lt. Mr. Kuhn said that applicants for aid to him always leave with filled baskets of coal and should calls be made on him now will be treated the same way. Mr. Kuhn said he thought that the business men In general could be relied on for help if the mayor and charity board think it needed.

COAL FOIl THE SCHOOLS.

DuMlneHN Director Clelnnd ThinkM There Will lie Saffleient. Business Agent John E. Cleland, of the Indianapolis public schools, eald last night that the schools were supplied with coal enough to last for a few days and were not in any immediate danger of being affected by the condition of the coal market. The School Board holds a contract with the A. B. Meyer Coal Company for Its coal and this firm has promised to deliver enough coal to keep all of the fires in the buildings burning. Several schools reported to Mr. Cleland Saturday that the supply was getting low and he Informed the coal company. Yesterday coal was delivered to a majority of the schools, small quantities to each, and the company assured the bu?S ness director that a supply would be available at all times and there was no danger of a breach of contract. Chief Coots, of the fire department, said that the department was supplied with enough coal to last for a week or more, lie said the grade of coal being furnished by the Meyer company, the contractors, was not the best. Under the terms of the contract the department was to be supplied with Brazil block coal and Linton coal as second grade. The department Is receiving none but Linton coal, and this is not of the best firing material, it is said. Jackson coal Is used for the engines and there Is enough of It on hand to preclude the possibility of a scarcity. BLOW TO TRAIN SERVICE.

FIVE CLUBS COMMITTED

OTHER THREE HAVE NOT RATIFIED COMMITTEE'S ACTION.

Boston, New York and Brooklyn Have Not an Yet Agreed to Terms For Minora Protection.

Trains anil Interurban Cars Delayed lty Weather Conditions. Incoming trains were late In reaching Indianapolis yesterday. One train on the Panhandle from the East, due here at 2 o'clock, did not get In until nearly 6, and others were equally as long delayed In plowing through the snow and wind in coming west. The trains coming from Chicago and other points were late, and the reason for the delay was evidenced in their icy appearance. Several of the trains bore the appearance of having passed through storms and their crews reported severe winter weather along the line. One train on the Big Four road from St. I ouis was late In reaching Indianapolis and left this city for th East three hours behind schedule time. Most of the passenger trains left the city from one to three hours behind time. The interurban cars had dilllculty In getting through the drifts of snow on their rights of way and the service was bad on most of the roads. The delay in the Interurban car service and the weather encountered by them In coming to the city shows that the blizzard has been general in territory In this part of Indiana and unusually severe. Cold Caused Wire to Snap. At 10 o'clock last night the weather was such that It affected the telegraph wires. One of the wires leased from the "Western Union Telegraph Company and used on the Louisville division of the Pennsylvania railroad, was dead the greater part of the night. The effort of the operators to locate the trouble were finally successful and the break was found to b below the Belt railroad south of the city. Linemen were sent to search for he break. The train service of the road wtjs not interfered with.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 11. Following the adjournment last night of the joint conference of committees of the National and AmericaJi leagues there was an informal conference of the National representatives here during the night and to-day. While the time was spent largely In festivities over the declaration of peace, there waa much talk about the meeting of the National League here on Jan. 19, one week hence. President Roblson, of the St. Louis club, who still remains with President Herrmann, of the Cincinnati club, said the meeting next week was called simply to say "amen" to the proclamation already made. It was stated by others that with five of the eight National clubs already committed to Indorsement there was no trouble expected from Boston or the two clubs of Greater New York. The only National absentee to-day waa James A. Hart, who returned to Chicago last night with Johnson, Comlskey and Killilea, of the American League. Pulllam and Dreyfuss left to-day, the latter feeling good over the agreement shutting the American out of I'ittsburg. Pat T. Powers, president of the National Association, remained to talk over plans for the future, and returned East to-day. Powers says Baltimore will not be taken into the Eastern League unless there is some guarantee of remaining there. He goes to California to assist the Pacific Northwest Leag-ue in blacklisting Jumpers, as soon as the coming conference of the three president, Pulllam. Johnson and Powers, is held to formulate an agreement and uniform rules for the ratlhcation of the three bodies. Among the questions Informally discussed to-day was the expected Interchange of championship games between all teams of the National and American leagues so that fifteen instead of seven visiting clubs would be seen at each place and this matter may be brought up at the National meeting here next week, as well as with the American League meeting in New York next month. AVhen Pulllam and Powers left for New York to-night they received a dispatch from Dreyfus, who went to Loufsvllle on the morning newspaper train to visit his family there, that he would go direct to New York to Join Pulllam and other National League representatives on Tuesday In asking the Brooklyn club for indorsement of the peace compact. It is thought that Brooklyn and Boston will soon consent. Frank De Haas Roblson, who is still here with August Herrmann, and who is a stanch friend of John T. Brush, may possibly return to St. Louis via Indianapolis to confer with his friend about the consent of the New York club. Before the party broke up this evening Pulllam, Roblson and Herrmann were positive there would not be a dissenting voice in the meeting of the National League a week hence to the indorsement of the Joint committee's agreement. All realize how Mr. Brush and his associates feel about admitting the American League Into New York, but the National members say they did nothing to help the American League get grounds or anything else. Brooklyn Is the only club that did not send the Joint peace committee a list of its players, and its discontent is over the assignments. All are talking about

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the revision of the schedule at the coming meeting. It Is evident that eleven members of the peace committee will be engaged this week In explaining to the owners and managers of the clubs how the agreement was reached, and when the case is fully presented they are all confident that the ratification will be unanimous. . I AM TOXGL'E-TIKIJ,"

Said Mr. Brush "When He Wna Asked to Make n Statement. Later advices from Cincinnati following In the wake of the "peace conference" show that the story sent out from that city Saturday night is not altogether true. It was first reported that all of the clubs of the National League had agreed to the terms of the peace settlement. John T. Brush drove a spike Into that statement by saying that it was not true in the case of New York. Now comes the story that five of the clubs have ratified the committee's action, and it Is expected that Hoston. New York and iirooklyn will do so. How true this Is will probably not be known until the National League holds Its meeting at Cincinnati next Monday. Mr. Urush was asked last night if he would mak a statement regarding the 'peace settlement" and he declined to say anything at this time. "I am tongue-tied Just now," said Mr. Urush.

CIMONA will cure' that sore throat.

FUEL VERY SCARCE.

(CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PACE.)

have btarted for the Schuylkill county coal fields, thirty and forty miles distant, to supply prefslng necessities. In answer to the criticism that if so much coal is mined and shipped why It dots not relieve the famine, lt is ald that there are many Industrial establishments that do not use coke cr bituminous coal and that many scorts of these must be supplied with an thraclte to keep them In operation. .o Famine at St. Tnnl. ST. PAUL. Minn.. Jan. 11. Although th thermometer registered but below rero to-day, It was one of the most disagreeable days of the winter. A hifch northwtst wind greatly intensified the cold and blew Hurries of snow with cutting force into the faces of pedestrians. The snowfall, however, was not sufficient to interfere with tramc. While fuel is both scarce and high, conditions have not yet retched tho famine Btage. and consequently there is but little sutlerlng.

Kaniai Hard lreaed for Fuel. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Jan. ll.-To-nlght the temperature Is 11 degrees above er. There Is no scarcity cf coal. "the yards being better stocked now than at this tim lat year. In many towns of Kansas and western Missouri fuel cannot be purchased, and fruit and shade trees, old buildings sUcuulk üud fnc are used as fuel.