Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 October 1895 — Page 7

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THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS. SATURDAY; OCTOBER 12. 1895.

BESIEGED BY APPLICANTS.

MAYOR TAGGART WILL DO NOTHING A BOLT MINOR APPOINTMENT#.

Hot Likely Tk«t the Board of Public Work* Will Be Announced Before Monday Noon—The Different Mon Talked Of.

Mr. Taggart announced this morning that be had no further appointments settled, and that It would probably be Mon

much business to Intrude merely to say: “We consider it a good th.ng that they made you mayor of Indlanapolla,’' and

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plies Taggart with a hand laid on the caller’s back In a way that at ooce suggests kindliness of feeling and that the

door is just at the rear.

Just as the next man of the growing crowd steps up, the telephone rings and Mr. Holloway announces that the mayor is wanted. Mr. Taggart takes the earpiece. “Yes, this is Tom Taggart,” he says. He insists to friends that he is stHl “Tom” Taggart. After an interval of that intent listening which characterizes him, he says: “That matter shall receive attention,’’ aending a current or reassuring affability over the telephone wire. “Thars all right.” is the parting answer to the next confidential consulter, as Mr. Taggart dismisses him with a handshake and a kind of half-pat on the

VERTICAL BAND WRITING.

THE NEW' STYLE ADOPTED MANY PLACES.

Result* of the Investigation of Boston Committee — Opinions oj City Superintendent Goss and State Superintendent Geeting.

tied and that It would probably be Mon- shake and a kind of half-pat on the ; day’noon before he appointed the Board shoulder, his hand sliding softly down the reform threatens

caller’s 3.rm.

of Public Works. He also said that he , w r bat tales those mayor’s office walls would not be bothered by applications for i could tell! Hundreds of the most deeply minor positions, such as clerkships on secret conversations fraught with pro-

rny o^h. birt. .nd pUc. of

clasa. He eay* that he will not meddle j w ,jj &n< j Be ctlon of the wall. Is favored in auch matter* at all. and that It will do ^ith these confidences, for Mr. Taggart Is no nood for peo'ble who want that kind | pulled now here, and now there, by his of Diaces to Vouly to him. They must callers, and every spot of his carpet Is or places u> uppi> w huiorio the sene of sjt mnort-

One of the new way* of doing old things is writing by means of a typewriter, Irtste&d of using a pen, and this

to cause other and

apply to the board under which they wish to nerve. Hitherto there has been r.o place so small but that the applicant ha* thought that the mayor could help him get It, and the consequence has been that since Mr. Taggart took the oath of office he ha* been besieged by all sorts of people, from solid business men to poor colored laborer* wanting a job on the

streets.

Mayor Taggart Is beginning to wish that he bad followed the advice of close • personal friends, who urged him to have his list of appointment* ready to announce as soon as he had taken the oath. His friends say that It would have saved him A world of trouble, and he la beginning to realise that it Is hard to do justice to a man’s qualifications for a place when a host of the other man’s friends are din-

ning their praises Into Ills ear.

To & close friend of his, Mayor Taggart has said that he knows of no lawyer in the city who would reflect more credit on the administration in the city’s attorney’s office, than John w. Kern. Mr. Kern is not asking for the place, and. his friends are not urging the appointment on the grounds that >! r -. Kern. needs it. They argue that the dt# need* Mr. Kern, and that his services as city attorney wou.d b# of material value to Mayor Taggart In the coining two years. The only other candidate for the place Is James B. Curtis, whose friends are urging the appointment on political grounds—because of the good work he did as chairman of the committee during the late campaign. It is now generally believed that the reason Mr. Taggart does not announce his boards Is because he ha* not yet decided upon the members. He find* i> hard to choose three men from the material that ha* been brought forward. It I* said with some show of authority that the board wa* practically decided upon yesterday, but that all three of the men selected declined to serve# John Osterman ha* been talked of for reap-

tment on the board* and friends of MoWon h«re urged his retention

a* the Republican' member. It is said that Mr. Taggart feels that to appoint any member of the present board would be offensive to the friends of the member* of the other boards, who might claim that they should have been retained. For these reason* it is not regarded as probable that,, any of the present members will retain their positions. Frank Hamilton and Robert and Charles Martlndale are spoken .of among a legion of names for the Republican place. Sterling R. Holt Is talked of for president of the board, but he ha* said that he would not accept office. Odle repor! Is that Clifford Arrick, real 'estate and insurance man and son-in-law of W. H. H. Miller, may t>s one of the members. He was once a civil engineer In the employ of the United State* Government. Martin Murphy, formerly of the treaaurer's office, is looking for something. Ex-Mayor Thomas L>. Sullivan is also talked of a*

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polntmi W. B.

mad# historic, as the scene of air important interview. That man Is happiest whof gets Mr. Taggart to sit down with him oil the sofa In the northeast corner of the room, Just In the way he sit* down with

Martin Murphy.

All kinds of humanity come before Mr. Taggart In constant procession. Republicans and Democrats alike cpme to congratulate and “suggest.” Some of the best business men and some of the worst bummers rub shoulders as .they wa.t to talk to him. The Irish, the Germans, an occasional Italian, and an unusual number of negroes, considering hi* Democracy, are among the visitors. He drew the curtains and closed the doors at several intervals to-day, but for the most part h#

stands ready to greet aU.

At evening, when the shades gather, as they can only gather in the court-house basement, the Walls of the mayor's office grow confidential themselves, and repeat what they have heard during the day. Their voices are low, but some phrases can be made out. A careful listener discerns a voice resembling Mr. Taggart’s saying something like this: “How are >cu?” *T thank you.” “That’s all right.” ,f ‘Are you well?” “Is your family well?” “That matter shall be carefully considered.” “Yes, he’s a good man.” "That

raattsr will receive attention.” Instruction* To the Police.

Mayor Taggart and the members of the Board of Public Safety were at the police station last night. The day and the night forces were there to greet them. Mr. Taggart made a brief apdech, and was cheered. President Maguire told the men what was expected of them, and said that there would tie no dismissals except for cause. Mr. Morse also told the members of the departmein that they need have no fear. Superintendent Colbert made a brief talk to the men and dismissed them. After talking to the police force, Mayor Taggart ahd the board addressed the detectives and - told them what was expected of them. There were a number of persons at the police station to see the ft«w superintendent, but he did not stop to talk with them. He left with Chief Splan and John D. Engle, who has been appointed superintendent^ clerk.

Flsh«r Resigns,

Joseph L. Fisher, foreman of street repairs, handed in his resignation this morning, to take effect at the pleasure of '.he Board of Public Works. The board he* never come to a conclusion In the civil service case against him. Health Board and City Sanitarian. Drs. Cook, Morrison and BtIUson are regarded as available for health board appointments. Dr. C. "E. Ferguson has been mentioned for the office of city sanitarian If a change should be made. THE GOVERNOR ON CUBA.

greater reforms. For one thing, It seriously handicaps the business man that can not use a typewriter, and who writes a poor hand.- Toward the end of the nineteenth century life Is found too short to waste time In trying to decipher bad* handwriting. and If the man who write* wishes to be read, he either takes particular pains with his chlrography op write* with a

machine.

With the boom in favor of legibility and) clearness given by the Introduction of the typewriting machine, that style of handwriting which abounded In hair lines, elaborate flourishes, many loops and steep Inclines known popularly as the “Spencerian” style, 1* believed by some of the reformers to be doomed. It Is already glv* ing plaoe to the reformed handwriting.

the copy-books, and I think those could be changed to the new style without changing the law. I hope the new system will Increase in favor and be placed In ail of our schools.” In order to supply the demand created by the Introduction of vertical writing in public schools throughout the country, numerous publishers of copy-books have begun to issue books in the new style. The demand for the new books Is said to be steadily Increasing, and the demand for the old Spencerian style books is falling off. The new copy-books show great simplicity of style. With them comes another reform. It is said that a single line is ail that is needed to teach the pupil to write straight, and so, In the new copybocks, the page full of ruled lines is done away with. — MR. NOWLAHD’S BIRTHDAY.

TO-DAY’S NEWS OF INDIANA

THE RIGHT OF REMONSTRANTS TO WITHDRAW THEIR NAMES.

Tha Epworth League Conference— Home Missions—A Narrow Escape —Fatally Injured—Various Other Happenings.

The Historian of the City and HI* Early Associations.

John H. B. Nowland, the veteran citizen and historian of the city of Indiana* polls, 1* elghty-tw’o years old to-day. He is receiving the congratulations of such of his friends as have learned of the anniversary, and his home, In Waverly avenue, one door north of Clifford avenue. Is the scene of many pleasant greetings. Mr. Nowland has lived in Indianapolis three-quarter* of a century. He has seen the Capital City grow from a log cabin. He attended the first school that was opened here, and was a pupil of the first Sunday-school. The years of these tw'o experiences were 1822 and 1828. Mr. Nowland wa* born in Ken' tuoky. In 1813. He came with his parents

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THE OLD STYLE AND THE NEW.

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the treasure cave. Work of’the Political Army In tho Court House Basement. 'HH The court-housebasemaht la the tradoixe cave of the Democrats. Its corridor is gloomy ^and alhgy as a cave, but this doe* not deter a crowd from lingering ahd flitting about there, and the dark whisperings and corner bottoti-boUngs are i» harmony with th* general sombemes* of the scene. At regular Intervals along the corridor, the gloom is shot across by beams of light coming through open, door*. The crowd flita about this alluring light, for It Is light from offices. It 1* the gleam from the treasure in the cave. Not since the hard time* army of the unemployed camped regularly In the court-house basement have so many men been seen there as have been crowding It for three days. It i» the new army of the politically unemployed, clamoring, as the othtr did, for work. The work, of olty government has gone on feebly since Thursday. The Republican clerks go On mechanically and dejectedly to finish the old administration tasks, and are Interrupted by the inquiries of Democrat* a* to their successors, or lay their pens down a while t6 talk in low tones .h a sympathetic Republican vlsi.v.r. The new , Democratic “bosses" are partly at their mercy and partly sympathetic with them. It is - ftMU f kind of holiday about the offices. The .flavor of apples and cigar smoke atill Ungers. Political talk la too absorbing for business. At the engineer’s office a man must stop with line half-drawn to entertain a crowd of people poming In to dlssum “the outlook.” Safety Department Applications. The humbler aspirants stop at the first door tp th* left as one enters from the wsst. This Is the Board of Safety office, where a <nan has been kept busy since Thursday handing out application blank* t-J persona , who wish to become patrolmen or members of the fire department. All manner of men, from bluff, strongbreathed giants, to feeble-looking pigmies wish to be on the police force. On* man on being fold that he was too small by aeveraT Inches promptly - said that he would apply to be a fireman. There is some dampening of spirits on finding that the form of making an application has to be gone through, for many have the Impresaion that sine* their evident good work o» last ’Tuesday, they must be appointed at once. Enough men have applied to make a police and fire force for Baity Ion, in Its most populous days. Richard Herrick has stacked up as relic* a targe lot of similar applications made

tw* years ago.

Thar* 1* just a shade of (weariness about the aspect of Thomas Taggart, mayor oi Indianapolis. He has been "jollying” th* populace or three days at his new office, and though he is used to the busfrnjts, it is telling slightly upon him. The people who come to see him, however, would hardly notice It. He ha* a way of postponing a definite conclusion with an affability that Ungers and captivate* the hearer into several days’ forgetfulness that he ha* not had a positive promise. Each man goes away satisfied for the time, at least. He recognises with the crowd about him that Mr. Taggart can do nothing at present, at any rate,

Th* Program.

Th* scene 1* something like this: Mr. Taggart sit* down In the mayor’s great leathern chain for a rare second, when nd one Is in the room. The second comes to a quick conclusion. 'A man appears. Mr. Taggart looks up. "How sure you?* I am glad to see you,” he says. The man, reassured, advances, as Taggart rises, and there is a handshaking, in which Mr. Taggart say*. “Are you well?'’ a question which has a purely personal sound, though Mr. Taggart ha* asked It some hundred* Vf time* of othere just before. The man is encouraged, end a half-doubting smiles leaves his face to give way to a darkly confident 1 *! look. Sr. Taggart 1* led tb one side. He stands with his head bent atm his ear Inclined ^toward the other's lilt*. Meanwhile half a dozen or —-a v —— t{, an d u ne d up lifcej

opera while the

Be Thinks the Revolutionists Should

Be Recognised—His Speech.

! A special dispatch from Atlanta announces that Governor Matthews Is to be the chief speaker on Cuban Independence Day at the exposition. The dispatch Also says that the fear has been expressed that the observance of the day may lead to international cqmpllcations, as the government has a building at the exposition, which gives the

.enterprise a national character.

Governor Matthews said thl* afternoon that he has not received a formal invitation from the exposition managers to speak, and until he does receive the invitation he can not say whether or not he will accept. ”1 have pronounced views on the Cuban question,” said he, “and I can hot see that 'there would be any Impropriety In expressing them at the Atlanta Exposition in case the managers invite me to do so. I believe thb belligerent right* of the revolutionists should have been recognized, 'and I am not so certain but that the Independence of

Cuba should be recognized^" ALABAMA STREET BIDS

Rejected As Too High — Restraining Orders Served On the Board.

though a temporary reu been secured in order

Restraining orders were served on the Board of Public Work* to prevent the letting of contracts this morning for asphalting Alabama street, froih Ft. Wayne avenue to Seventh street. President Holton, of the board, lives In this street, end has beea trying hard to have It Improved. Ha

said it looked ea t' straining order ha<

to debt: a new

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provement It happened that the bids opened this morning were considered too hgh, and were rejected, so that there were two reasons for not letljng the contract. For the Improvement below Morrison street, so feet wide, the bids ranged from fLId to 86.25 a lineal foot on each fide. For the Improvement above Morrison sUjget. 40 feet wide, the bids ranged from to $7.7o. Tho temporary restraining

-ifr ant t d 8U U 8 * or Injunction

brought by Wm. A. Van Buren and Mary Huffmann and others, alleging that thfere had been a legal number of remonstrator*

against the improvement. , Grand Jary Indictments.

The grand Jury, thl* morning, returned Indictments against Harry Kendal, charged with grand larceny; De Pria Granger, charged with assault and bat£v m ?. 9 Ja T mea for assault and bat-

J , 0 ”® s ' ft >r grand larceny, \?mi n o *o for for *ery. It failed W , mUm Stewart, charged with

bunoo steering, and James Bowten, held on a charge of grand larceny. a

School Sixteen To Reujpen.

Pubic school No. 16 wIU reopen Monday. It has been dosed on account of the diph-

inert*.

PERSOKAL iND SOCIAL

poniuiaDd.t-.ln-r.m^ W.ik.r, of u,, o. R . wtou to Chicago to-day to conduit with, hi*

qu ar tenna* ter-generah a 3Sf ^.'“srx^s;

Charles P. Griffin, of Ham mono, candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor, was hers to-day. He has not been able to yet out over the State much, he says, but he has received encouraging Infoctnarion from scary

section.

Indianapolis people registered at New York hotel*: G. G. Griffin, Imperial; H. Batee, Union Square; A. Crosby, St. Cloud; H. F. Norris, jVlatleor; H. Horton. wSimlneter; JgA JKjjsle* B. dchmldt, Hoffman; Mrs. Curtia. Park-avenue; £2. a D« Tsunbie, Broad-

way Central.

wa* given Wednesday evenmembers of the People*

church to their pastor, D. Fisher. and family, spoke words of welcome ' and the Re*-* H.

Which by reason of Us straight up and down letters is known as the “vertlcaL’* If the new style of writing prevails, It should be a fixture all over the Englishspeaking world by the beginning of the next century, and! if thl* la so, the historians of the future will be able to “spot” the manuscript of the last quarter of the nineteenth century by its •'Spencerian” style, as readily as the historians of the present can tell the manuscript of the early English by it* “s’s.” The new style of writing has found favor in the large cities of this country As well as 'n the large cities of the Old World. The children In the schools of New York are learning to write the perpendicular letters. Chicago and San Francisco have adopted the vertical writing into their school systems. Boston has recently abandoned the “Spencerian” style in favor of the vertical, and many Superintendents of public schools have expressed themselves in it* favor, Boston'* Investigations. Boston Is slow to adopt anything that might be classed as a fad, and before adopting vertical writing It appointed a committee to Investigate. The oom-n-it tee reported that It is the exception that a graduate from a grammar school can write such a round, clear hand as will gain the commendation of a business man. The committee reported that of two,, boys, other things being equal, the one who could write well In the vertical etyle could get a position qt icker than the boy with the “Spencerian” style. It cited the following authorities in favor of upright writing: Drs. Von Ruess and Lorenz, for the Supreme Council of Hygiene of Austria, decided that the erect style Of writing obviates one cause of spinal curvature. The French Academy of Medicine favors upright writing. Noble Smith, F. R. C. S., declares that the postures of young people assumed in the sloping writing are one of the chief factor* in the production of spinal curvature; that vertical writing Is consistent with all hygienic principles. The International Congress of Hygiene, Lcndon, and th® Imperial and Royal Council of Hygiene, Vienna, favored vertical writing on hygienic grounds. The Imain argument used by the Boston committee was that vertical writing was natural. It was pointed out that a ch’ld trying to write without instruction would naturally produce vertical writing, and It was argued that the child can only be taught to adopt the sloping style with some difficulty. A further argument in favor of the new style of writing was drawn from written telegrams, which proved to all tend toward the vertical style. It was argued that all writers who have to write rapidly a* well as clearly adopt the Vertical - style natur-

ally.

The new style of writing Iras not yet been adopted in this city, whose schools and teachers have a reputation throughout the United States. The former superintendent of school*, L. H. Jones, was much In favor of it. Superintendent David K. Goss says: “The method Is not in use in the public schools of Indianapolis because the system of copy-books adopted by the law of the State provides for the use of the Spencerian style, and we should. If we attempted to adopt vertical writing, mix the two systems', which would be worse than having either one. As to the advantages of the vertical system over the Spencerian system, school men are at variance. Both styles have their advocates. For myself, I have no opinion. "I am open to argument on the question. The good points of the Spencerian system are -that It has held the field for many years, and therefore holds the preponderance of

to IndU.napolls In 1820 and arrived In th* wilderness, where the city now stands, on November 4. "When I was nine years old,” be says, ”1 went to the school that had Just opened. I was taught by a man named Lambeft. The first forenoon I was in school, for some trivial offense th# teacher jammed my head several times against the logs of the cabin so hard that It caused my head to swell. When I reported to my father he went to the teacher and served him In the same man ner, only more severely. That was th* kind of a school we had In that early day. You know what the Indianapolis and the Indiana school system have grown That little experience closed his first teim at school. Afterward he was Instructed In schools taught by Austin W Morris, Ebenexer Sharpe, Thomas Sharp# and his plster, Isabella—fkmillar names in a former generation. After his school days, Mr. Nowland engaged in mercantile pursuits with Henry Porter, Hervey Bates and Jacob Landis. In 1849 he went to Washington and secured an appoint ment in the Postofflce Department under President Taylor. He was .removed sev eral years afterward for publishing an article that did not suit the administration. In 1840 he had married Miss Amelia Theresa Smith, daughter of Justin Smith, of whom and of their three children he speaks devotedly. Mr. Nowland has watched the growth of the city with interest and appreciation He is attached to the old names and old associations. He thinks It outrageous that the names of streets have been changed. He says they have become familiar to the living and were loved by the dead, and that It seems sacrilegious to make changes which seem to him to be without reason. Mr. Nowland, for a man of his years, is still vigorous, and continue* to express himself on current topics. Judging from an anecdote he relates, he probably started in life with an abundance of

spirit.

“John Wilkins offered me a quarter one day a* I was returning from school If I would grind tan bark,” he said. “The horse used in the bark-mill was a vicious, lazy brute. If you whipped him he would kick, and If you didn’t, it would take you' five minute* to make the circuit of the mill. I went to the woods and cut a thorn bush. While the horse slept I rested the bush on the end of the shaft and tied It to his tail. When it was &ecurely tied I dropped It between his legs and the shaft. He broke records, and made the circuit so quick that I hardly had time to escape. He kept up the furious and unheard-of pace for five minutes, attracting the attention of all the out-of-door workers. Efforts were made ,to stop him, but without success. Finally the mill came to pieces, and dragging the shaft and the thorn bush with him, he took to the woods. Wilkins and his men pursued the horse and I went in the opposite direction. I never went to collect

Special to The Indianapolis News. Rochester. Ind., October 12.—Four sa-loon-keepers in different townships in this cornty gave notice before the meeting'of the comity commissioners in September that they would ask for licenses. Remonstrances were filed In each case, under the provisions of th* Nicholson law, containing th# names of a majority of the legal votere. This ended all the cases except In Rochester township. The remonstranoe In this township contained a majority of sixty-four, but a petition was presented by the applicant’s attorneys contsdning the names of eighty of the signers, who claimed that they did not understand what they were signing, and asking to have their names stricken from the remonstrance, thus destroying the majority. The commissioners refused this, holding that the law had been complied with when the paper was filed, and that they had no power to change it. An appeal was taken to the Circuit Court, and to-day Judge Biffson, of Wlnanrac, who was oesupying the bench In the absence of Judge Capron, decided that a person signing a remonstrance can withdiaw his signature at any time, and the license will be issued. • — THE EPWORTH LEAGUE. Proceeding* of the State Conference —Officer* Elected. Special to The Indianapolis News. Evansville, Ind., October 12.—All the important business of the State conference of the Epworth League was transacted this morning. There wa* a very lively debate regarding the debt of 8700 which Mr. Van Doren, a former secretary, contracted by the publication of the Epworthlan. When Mr. Watson stated that he was security for the debt, some of the member* seemed Inclined to come;to his assistance, but the Rev. Mr. Halstead called attention to a resolution passed at the Peru conference, declining to take any financial risk in the publication. A resolution was finally passed tendering the sympathy of the conference to the gentleman who has assumed'this burden, but dqamtng It unwise to compel the local chapters of the League to assist in paying the debt. The resolution ajso admonishes the officers not to contract any debt hereafter unless there is money in sight to pay it. The nominating committee made the following report, which was adopted: President, Horace L. Burr, New Castle; first vice-president. Worth' Tippy, Oxford; second vice-president, Mrs. Boyer, Tiptmi; third vice-president, the Rev. J. J. Campbell, Thorntown; fourth vicepresident, Helen Johnson, South Bend; secretary, Prof. Monroe Vaihlnger, Moores Hill; treasurer, 8. M. Hoff, In- % dianapolU; superintendent Of juniors, V. M. Barbour, Evansville. It was left to the State cabinet to select the place for holding the next convention. After disposing of these matters the conference listened to several addresses. To-morrow will be the last day of the conference. The program Includes two mass meetings. The pulpits of the Protestant churches of this city will be filled by ministers attending the confere-

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CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING.

their two stocks of clothing to secure preferred creditors. Liabilities not known, but a Lagrange creditor estimates them at $30,000. State Federation of Labor. Special to The Indianapolis News. Muncie, Ind., October 12.—The delegates to the State Federation of Labor Sopietle*’ convention at Ft. Wayne have returned home, and report that they secured the 1896 meeting for Muncie. It will be held in Labor Hall, beginning the second Tuesday In October* ahd nearly one hundred delegates will be present. A Gataeof Foot-Ball. Special to The Indianapolis News. Huntington, Ind., October 12.—An Interesting foot-ball game took place here this afternoon between a team from Marion, Ind., and the Huntington team. The score stood 8 to 0 In favor of Huntington at the conclusion of the gam*. Purdue University will play here October 19. A Gas Well On Fire. Special to The Indlpnapotla News. Muncie, Ind., October 12.—A big gas well, developed yesterday on the farm of Elmer Peterson, near Granville, caught fire from a torch and destroyed the derrick. James Tuttle, one of the workmen, was sUghtly burned. The fir* Wa* extinguished last evening.

David Serlflrht Released. Special to The Indianapolis News. Greensburg, Ind., October 12.—At a late hour last night David Serlght, charged with the murder of James GodHard, was released by Mayor Northern, after a two days’ hotly contested preliminary examination. ________ A New Pumping Station. Special to Th* Indianapolis News. Elwood, Ind.. October 12.—Th* Indiana Gas Supply Company has purchased land Just south of this city and is arranging to put in a big pumping station. General State News. Katona Lodge, Red Men, was Instituted last night at Parker Citf. A blockade was caused at Bloomtngdale yesterday on the L. D. A W. road by a freight wreck. David Shumaker was killed near Union City, while out hunting, by the accidental discharge of his gun. The old Fowler nut and bolt-works, which ha* been abandoned for some time, is to be reopened. It will be operated ty a company of Cleveland capitalists. Bloodhounds proved of service in pursuing burglars at Colfax, Clinton county. A number of men who have been plundering farmers in that part of the country were run down and their booty captured. The dogs belong, to the Kokomo police department. Albert Storey is a young man who has

Mrs. Kirkpatrick On Trial In tke Circuit Court at Brasil. Special to The Indianapolis News. Brazil, Ind., October 12.—Mrs. Ida Kirkpatrick was arrested and will be tried In the Circuit Court to-day on a charge of kidnapping. Recently George Brooks, of Harmony, adopted Mrs. Kirkpatrick’s hlne-year-old daughter, and It* mother Claims that *he had reasons to believe the child wa* being crueily treated by Its foster parent*. A few night* ago she In some manner secured the child from the Brooks house and sent It to relatives in St. Louis. The case wa* set for trial before Judge McGregor, but when the trial was called some excitement was created tha litrlro evnlairrverl: “I will have tO

prison xor ncx uwu , ^*** quently the case will be tried by a jury. FULTON COUNTY'S FAIR. It ProveA To Be a. Sucoe**—A Balance

Remain*.

, _ Special to The Indianapolis News.

toriZd Of" viar, “ elgh ' Rochester, Ind., October 12.-The board bo ood of that tan yard for years. of ,ji rec toni of the Fulton County Fair

TOMLINSON HALL IMPROVED.

Now Color* stud Design* For Walls— Interior of Pink and] Gold.

Tomlinson .Hall, after a summer’s work at improvement, ha* taken on a new appearance Inside. It ha* not been so changed as^to give one a sense of strangeness within it. It Is more like an old friend with an attractive new -dress. The barrenness and ruggedness of its walls have been removed by new coloring, and there has been designing, sparingly rather

than profusely put on.

The change is first noticed Inside th# entrance to the building. The walls have been tinted and the stair railing* have been gilded. The same effect* continue up through the corridors above. The corridor floor* have been repaired. The mopboarding remained necessarily dark and the tint of the walls was gradually “built up” from that, the lower border of about four feet being of terra cotta color, above which the side walls and ceilings are salmon. A succession of wreaths, connected by gracefully flying ribbons, form* a de-

sign running about the walls.

On the wall at the hall entrance, over the tablet in memory of Stephen D. Tomlinson, is hung a portrait of Mr. T&mlinson, painted by William Forsythe, who designed the ornamentation of the hall. A» each side of thfe portrait is painted a boy

holding a torch.

Inside the hall the walls have been tinted to a deep shade of pink, while the great pilasters supporting the roof have all been gilded. The design of wreaths is repeated here in olive and gold. The wood of the ceiling has been left dark, and In each panel the design of a wreath in gold has been placed. Around the dark wood of the balcony edge has been run a design. In gold, of a succession of lyres. Above the balcony, on the-walls at each aide of the stage, the figure of a woman, painted to colors, has been placed. In the design* for the stage walls the wreath and the lyre prevail. There ha* been a general cleaning and revarnishing of the hall. Not all the work has been completed. The electric wiring is still going on. Dressing-rooms have been arranged at each side of the stage. Drinking fountains have been placed In the corridors, two on each aide, above and below.

In the Police Court.

Max Young, a bit of a lad In knickerbockers, was arrested by patrolman Nelson E. Clark on a charge of peddling with-

i- * . . , . „ ... out a city license. When the boy wa* 2 ^ !T h ^/^ hildren t0 wtHe v on ! called in Police Court this morning he

, the V6 7 re ^ n ^ I Pleaded guilty. Judge Cox questioned him

the> iace the board squarely, with noth- and learned that the boy’s father keeps a I- r _ w _ 8t8 R # lvee grocery store and the boy took some apS iSle handwrmng & wrXg them to a customer of his

down jweUion 81 ajid «>,ta ,, not a pl« a of guilty in

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Mr. Thisselle, teacher of bookkeeping in the Industrial Training School, says that "the bo-called vertical system is but a spasmodic revival of the old-fashioned back-hand. That was & favorite for a brief time. Some years ago the fad died out and it was discarded. There-Is this in favor of the vertical handwriting that I can subscribe to, the child sit* squarely on the seat and faces the desk In the natural and comfortable position, while the Spencerian system requires that the child shall sl( awry In the seat and with Its side to the edge of the desk. So far as position goes, the vertical people seem to have by far the best of the Argument. As to clearness, there is little doubt that the vertical writing 1* easier to read. I do not know that it is easier to write. I presume it would be equally easy to a child that wa* trained to write that way. If the boom to favor of vertical writing continue* and people come, after sober thought, to decide that it is the beet, the thing to do wUl be to pass a law changing the style of copy-books and introducing books that have the copies written to the vertical style. It will be a matter for

the nwxt Legislature.”

Superintendent Geeting’* Opinion. David B. Geeting, State Superintendent of ^Public Instruction, is highly In favor of the vertical system. He say*: "It Is not a new thing with me by any mean*. I favored vertical writing, even when I used to teach district school a long time ago. In Madison I used to speak of the upright wriUng and contend that K was the best In many way*. I used to insist on teachers, standing with their right side to the blackboard when they wrote Instead of their left aide. This forced them, almost, to write with upright letters. They could not get the old-fashioned Spencerian slant on It with their left side to the board. I have always been

SetoSi h^iu 1 mEtinsr Su rf; entlrel y* Madison has adopted U. and • U? FiSreS^ Greencaatte and Richmond are talking Hn’wood. ^teroar .rtemoon. &* cla« cob ^rinS^du^'lLrZnth.^hi^

a report of the correspondence system was noticed. The pupils from the schools in Madison had been writing to the pupils of the schools ... in Glasgow, Scotland, and * the writer of the article, who saw the letters received from the children of Glasgow, remarks on the vertical writing in the letters and their quality of legibility. There is nothing In the way of the adoption of the new system of handwriting. The present school law says nothing about the style of writing; it only provides for

who 1* confidentially showing Mr. Taggart how to run hi* administration and incidentally favor himself or a friend, sees that some of the common herd are present and must he attended to. Mr. Taggart stiU Incline* M* ear. drinking in the words, with nod* of approval and with « motion toward a farewell shake cob-

ora purple and whit*, predominated In the decoration*. An acrostic, for the occasion was Written by Mrs. Jamal B. Black. The ■ Ml

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Mis* Gertrude x oore, secretary, Miss Sarah Wilson, treasurer. Mia* Grace Chrvtcaacn. Mia* Sunte Hayward. MM* Lois JDyer. Miss Helen Hall. Mis* Caroline Dryfus. Miss Blanche Harst Miss Kathiripe James. Mtsr Stella Rid<Ml Miss Leonora Faxton and Mias Louisa

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liceman, showed Judge Cot a black eye. Aecord.ng to the testimony, Thrush and Martin Gavin had a dispute about politics and Gavin knocked the merchant policeman down. Gavin was fined $1 and costa William Graves was arrested on a warrant charging him with issuing an application for Insurance without the consent of the person named as the applicant. The policy was issued on John Whitaker In the Philanthropic Life Insurance Association of this city. Groves will be tried next Saturday. He claims that his arrest is without just cause.

Association met to-day, and find that the fair just closed was one of the most successful ever held In the ‘county. The finest Hye stock from this and surrounding counties made a show seldom equaled, and In the fine art departments the entries exceeded former years more than & hundred. The races were the fastest ever run on our half-mile track, the best time being, made by Deck Wright, a pacer owned In this County, going a mile to 2:16%. The same horse was in the Lexington (Ky.) races this week. The attendance reached 5,000 people the last day, and the officials find a balance In the treasury after all expenses are- paid. INTO A FIRE CISTERN. Tke Narrew Escape of a Wabash

Teamster.

Special to The Indianapolis News. Wabash, Ind., October 12.—Last evening James Humphrey, a teamster, narrowly escaped death. He had driven his horses on a pile of earth thrown out of the Hill street sewer, and one of the animals slipped. Both horse and Humphrey fell some fifteen or twenty feet Into a large fire cistern, through which the sewer was cut. Men rushed to the rescue, and Humphrey and the horse were lifted out, Humphrey suffering a broken leg and internal injuries. The horse was uninjured. Woman’s Home Missionary Society. Special to The Indianapolis News. Muncie, Ind., October 12—At the fifth annual meeting of the Woman’s Home Missionary Society, Muncie district, of the Methodist Episcopal church, at Redkey, the following officers were elected yesterday: President, Mrs. H. E. Lee, Hartford City; corresponding secretary, Mrs. A. McCarty, of Muncie; recording secretary, Mrs. M. Etta Mason, of Muncie; treasurer, Mrs. Amanda Hadden,of Hartford City; district organizer, Mrs. Dora Mitchell, of Muncia; mite-box secretary, Mrs. Anna Currant, of Redkey. A Few Year* More. Special to The Indianapolis News. Brazil, Ind., October 12.—Willard J. McDonald, the young man who on Tuesday was sentenced to three year* for burglarizing Henry Hichter's bicycle shop, was brought back into court to-day, and sentenced to four years additional for stealing a horse and carriage of Jacob Ell, a farm* er near Staunton. A Mysterious Disappearance. Special to The Indianapolis News. Marion, Ind.. October 12.—W. B. Clark, who has been running a restaurant near the Pan-Handle depot, has mysteriously disappeared, leaving no trace of his whereabouts. He borrowed considerable money from bia friends before leaving. His wife can give no reasons for the act. Fatally Injured: Special to The Indianapolis New*. Shelbyville, Ind., October 12.—Elston Green fell from his wagon while loading fodder and was fatally Injured internally. He is th* largest land-owner to the county. Failure' at Lssjrranse. Special to The Indianapolis New*. Lagrange, Ind., October 12.—Crowl Bros., l&te of this place, but recently of Elkhart, failed yesterday, and mortgaged

to Shelbyville for his employer, secured the money, 840.70, and departed. It is thought that he went to Nebraska, where hi* father reside*. The Wabash Fuel Company, which is constructing the second pipe line from the natural gas field to Wabash, gave notice to-day that gas will be turned into the city mains next Monday. The hew sys- ' tern, which is a competitor of the Dietrich syndicate line, costs over $100,000, and In«ures cheap gas to Wabash consumers a* long as the fuel lasts. > The Jackson County Sunday-school Association began a two-days' session at Seymour xesterday. At last night’s meeting Charles D. Meigs, State superintendent, and Charles L. Weaver, State secretary, delivered addresses, Mr. D. L. Bonner, State vice-president, delivered an address this morning. Samuel Richards, age eighty-four, and Mrs. Martha Heath, age seventy-seven, were married In Lebanon yesterday. Both are wealthy and never saw each other .until last Sunday. They Were together. then less than half an hour, and to that time became acquainted, fell in love, and arranged the details of their

marriage.

The Hartford City Land Company has elected directors as follows: Col. A. L. Conger, Akron; W. B. Cooley, S. W. Cantwell, George T. Perkins, Akron; F. M. Atterholt, Akron; K. B. Conger, Akron; C. W. Cole. Officers—Ool. A. L. Conger, president; W. B. Cooley, vice-president; S. W. Cantwell, secretary and treasurer. E&rlham College is proud of a mastodon

skeleton.

It is thought that there were folly two hundred acres of tobacco In this county totally destroyed by the freezes Monday and Tuesday nights of last week. Immediately after the damage done by the freezes, It was thought that there would j be a smart advance tn the price of old ; and new tobacco, but so far there has been no appreciable advance tn the price of tobacco that h&a ben put on the market. A rough estimate of the damage done the crop of tobacco places R at 20 per cent., but in all probability this Is too large.—Vevay Democrat Divorce Caaee. The following divorcee were granted to-day: Elizabeth J. Gibbon from James H. Gibbon, for habitual drunkenness and failure to provide; Emma N. Harold from Frank T. Harald, with custody of their child, for failure to provide; Mary A. Wolf .from John H. Wolf, with custody of their children, for abandonment, drunkenness and failure to provide; Rhoda M. Davidson from Daniel D. Davidson for failure to provide; Rosa L. Wolfert from Edward E. Wolfert—her maiden name restored—for cruel and Inhuman treatment; Nettie Austin from Charles Austin, with custody of their children, for cruel treatment. Elolse M. Wharton sued for a divorce from Joseph W. Wharton. She alleges that he has been unfaithful, and that for more than two years he has failed to make proper provision for her support. Cora Stering asks a divorce from Benjamin Sterihg. She says that they were married on April 25, 1893, and that on the 10th of May her husband abandoned her, ahd since that time she has not seen him. Cyclist Ktoked By a Horse. Albert Fisher, twelve years old, living in College avenue, wae seriously injured in Union street this afternoon, while riding a bicycle. He ran into a horse and wagon, and was kicked several times by the horse. The horse’s feet got tangled In the wheel before the boy could dismount, and he fell under the horse'* hoofs. Indianapolis Clearings. Oct. 12. Oct. 6. Clearings .... 8602,345 8843.356 Balances 62,681 78,711 For the week. Last week. Clearings $3,102,932 $4,334,930 Balances 339,200 822,107

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