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3 THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1891. The NewYorkStore ESTABLISHED Important Sale Of Ladies' and Children's SHOES begins this morning. Prices greatly reduced. Pettis Dry Goods Co A WOMAN HIS VICTDI Passengers on a Pennsylvania Car Chase, a Highwayman. Mrs.

Kate Parker Assaulted After Dark Last Evening, Between St. Clair and Pratt Streets. There was an exciting chaw after a footpad on North Pennsylvania street shortly lK'fore 6 o'clock Inst evening. A heavily loaded Pennsylvania-street car suddenly ara to a stop midway Iwtween St. Clair and Iratt streets and almost simultaneously a shrill whistle sounded out from the sidewalk.

"What's tli matter," almost everybody on th ca.r cried. A numlicr of women sprang to their feet and the conductor shouted to the motor-nutn. "Go ahead. What are you stopping forT From his box In front the six-foot tnotonnan replied, "A Ieddy's belli sandbagged out here," anti with that he leaped from the door of his car and started north on run. The cry almost caused a.

tum- jde among the passengers, many of whom crowded to the doors, tumbled off. and took Iart In the chase. "Oh. my; I hope they will catch him," exclaimed an excited little matron with a double fur collar high up about her neck. The other women made similar remarks and the mm who remained stood peering out the windows Into tlu foggy night, for It was already dark, to catch a glimpse of the exciting events occurring.

The ollce-xnan's whistle was being Mown ly MaJ. James Wlldman. president of the Hoard of Works, who had rushed from his residence near by on hearing the screams of the highwayman'? defenseless victim. The situation was thrilling. Those left In the car felt that they were having an unusual experience and everybody talked to everybody else without Introduction on the pros- 1t of the fleeing footpad being overtaken.

Jlnner engagements and anxious wives at home In Ignorance of what might be de-, laying tne absent ones were alike forgotten. For once nobody grumbled at the delay. Shouting and an apparent commotion up the street lent Interest to the event. the hug form of the motorman appeared jn front of the car, and the man abruptly informed the passengers that Vou couldn't have ketehed that fellow with a honje. He Is gone down Pratt Mreet like a deer." the woman who had leen assaulted was being cared for by the friendly neighbors.

She gave her name as Mrs. Nate Parker, of No. ro Talbott avenue. Joac said she was on her way home when a short. stH-ky man sprang out from the shadow of a -tree and grabted her.

The fellow held her anna and hissed into her face: "Give me your pocketbook quick or I'll choke you." She thought of nothing but to scream, and that she did very lustily. The man rudely clapped his hand over her ipouth and gave her a blow on the head that sent her to the ground, but she kept her cry. The moment the ear came along Major Wlldman and others rushed to the scene and the would-be robler took to his These facts were all duly related to the oecupanta of the car in snatches and t. the occianU of the car in snatches and exclamations by the men crowded on the platform. "And so they didn't get him," said the before-mentioned little woman with fur, ber pretty face wrinkled with a frown.

'Clang, clang," went the gong, the men climbed on and the car moved on to the north. After the footpad had put a safe distance between himself and the locality patrolman Mackassey appeared. After hastily gathering the particulars he Ftarted in the wake of the ruffian. Mrs. Parker, completely upset by the attack, was assisted to her home by a party of gentlemen.

Her Injuries are In no way serious. Nothing like an accurate description of the footpad could be obtained, although Mrs. I'arker thought be might be colored. Kiicnmpment Paatl Subscription. The encampment fund assignment committee met yesterday afternoon at Schnull Cos office and formally organized, with Albert Krull president.

C. IZ. Kerschner vice president. G. Schnull treasurer and C.

A. Johnson secretary. Representatives of the committee hatl previously called on Secretary Fortune and obtained the list of subscriptions of which, according to Colonel Lilly's last statement, the remaining balance Is a part. Assignment blanks have been prepared and the work of getting signers will be vigorously pushed. The committee feet assured that the subscribers will assign their interests in the surplus to the city, so as to give the unemployed work.

The committee also called upon Controller Trusler and the Hoard of Works to pet their explicit assurance that any funds received from such sources would be Immediately expended on public improvements. The board and the controller agreed to do this. Hull 'oe to the Penitentiary. Sheriff Troutman, of IJoone county, with his prisoner, Frank Hall, who was sentenced to serve twenty-one years in the northern penitentiary for criminally ns.ault-ing Mrs. Akers lat Suniay night, left on the noon Monon train yesterday for Michigan City.

Sheriff Troutman Id that the stroy of Hall to the effect that Mrs. Akers hud been a iarty to the crime was creating much bitter fee-linn in lbanan and all through Hoone county. MMMMM Three Supeet Wntehrd. Sergeant Laporte Is detailed to look after three suspicious strangers who are seen frequently In the vicinity of Washington and Kuril streets. Kach day they appear with overcoats.

Jewelry and revolvers, which they offer to sell at low prices to citizens of that vicinity. They give the story that they are railroaders out of worlc ana are soiling tneir personal property. PIERCE GUAR- ANTEES A Oil M(EV IS ItrVUNJJED. Disease follows a run-down system with the liver inactive and tho blood disordered. Iimplest Boils, Forts, Carbuncles, Ulcers, and like manifestations of impure blood, should be driven out of the system with Dr.

Pierce's Goldea Medical Discovery. Mrs. Kunv, of fil E. Isth Mm Sew York City, writ -s as followa: It pleases me to etate that 1 had a running sore upon ni7 neck, and bad It operated upon three times and still It was not cured. I was also run down very truth.

There was a decided change titter using Dr. Pierce' (iolden Medical Discovery I too a few brvttle and wraj Boon cured. Later my hiifihaad bal a lump Was. Kens. behiud his ear: he tried your medicine, and one bottle cured him.

recomxtui your nitvliciaci. fy i POOR CIVIL SERVICE Foulke and Swift -Make a Report on the Fort Wayne Case. They Found that the Democratic Post master Had Little Trouble in Kc-movinsr Efficient Republicans. The executive committee of the Indiana Civil-service Reform Association met last night in a Denlson House parlor to hear the report of Messrs. Foulke and Swift concerning the abuses of the civil-service law In the conduct of the Fort Wayne post-office under the present Democratic administration of the offlre by Postmaster Rock-hill.

There were present William Pulley Foulke, president of the association, Lucius Ji. Swift, editor of the Civil Service Chronicle, Louis How-land. Evans Woolen, Rev. F. E.

Dewhurst and others. The report was preceded by an account In detail of the evidence taken during the investigation, this being th basis of the report. The latter, as read, amended and adopted, was ordered sent to the President of the United Stat3, to the Postmaster-general and to the president of the Civil-service Commission. It is as follows: 'To the executive committee, of the Indiana Civil-service Reform Association: "Various complaints having been received loth from Fort Wayne and from other places of the discharge of a large number of employes by Postmaster Rockhill. of the Ft.

Wayne postofflce, for political reasons, the following is the report of the committee appointed by the president of the Indiana e'Uil-servlee. Reform Association, under the authority grunt" its constitution, to visit Port Wayne and investigate the condition of the iostomce: "On Feb. I and this committee took the written statements of William M. Slater, George I. Ashley, Fredprlck W.

(lallmeir, Clarence Scott Swnn, Hervey C. Nledham-nifr, Frank M. Morgan. John A. Solidav, Nerval William Wright.

John It. Ue4tze. Claude Rower, Peter F. Polrson, discharged employes; Paul Rlchter, Amos K. Mehl, James A.

Greer and Frank Horstman, employes still in the postofilce; C. It. Hlggins, former postmaster, Rev. II. G.

Sauer. Mr. Jacob S. fjoshorn. Dr.

W. W. Harnett and Mr. W. I.

Page, citizens of Fort Wayne. They also submitted and read these statements to the present iostmaster. Mr. Rock-hill, who mde such oral Ktatements in regard to each of the matters as he deempd best. The written statements, together with itie postmaster's explanations, are hereto annexed and made part of this report.

The IKSstofilce of Fort Wayne was classified and the flrnt examination held on May 6, THE FIRST EXAMINATION. It. Hlggins, a Republican, was then postmaster. The local board consisted of George D. Adams, money order clerk, president; William M.

Slater, letter carrier, secretary, and F. J. Drake, a clerk, who had been in the postal service under several administrations. There were about forty-five at the first examlna 'tlon, and thirteen passed. Another examination was heid on Aug1, with about forty applicants, of whom about fifteen passed.

Mr. W. D. Rockhill, the present postmaster, as appointf by the President and succeeded Mr. Hlggins and took possession of the otflee July There were thirty-four employes, an assistant postmaster, nine clerks, two delivery messengers, a city distributor and twenty-one carriers and substitutes.

The employes exempted from classification, the assistant postmaster, money order clerk, registry clerk, stamp clerk, assistant money ordv clerk, special delivery messengers have all been changed. Republicans had been dismissed and Democrats put In their places, with the exception of George Craw, the registry clerk, a nephew of the postmaster, who is a Re-puolican. In the classified service, consisting of twenty-seven employes, ten have been dismissed. These men were all Republicans the office having been filled with Republicans under Mr. Hlggins.

Their places have been filled with Democrats with the exception of Jamt A who is a Republican. In regard to the appointments made, they appear to have been all maue tho list certified by the Civil-service Commission, except one Kep- punger, wno was irregularly appointed without examination, and who was removed by the postmaster when informed by Mr. Webster, chief examiner of the Civil-service Commission: that the appointment was Illegal, and Mr. Worden. from the certified list, was appointed In his place.

In some Instances the new postmaster, Mr. Rockhill. appointed the men who stood first on the certified list, and in some he did not. The reason why so many Democrats were selected appears to have been because among the applicants at the clvll-servlce examination and among those who passed the Democrats largely predominated. "The only Instance in which a Republican who stood high upon the list was passed over was a named Bowser, who was three times certified and rejected; twice when certified he stood highest on the list.

This man had been Republican postmaster at a small country post-office in the neighborhood, and Mr. Rockhill states as his objection that Bowser "was brought up on a farm and would not make a good clerk," though he says he did not now him. hail never seen him, but knew his father. It seemed to us that there was not sufficient reason for his rejection. "It does not appear that the men appointed were selected on account of any political work.

Three of the Democrats selected had been appointed as substitutes by Mr. Hlggins, before Rockhill came into the office. It would appear that Republicans had been to some extent deterred from applying for examination upon the belief that they were not to be appointed. An article in the Fort Wayne Journal, a paper of which Mr. Rockhill was and Is part proprietor, referring to the coming examination in 'February said "bright young Democrats should at that examination." It does not appear that Mr.

Rockhill had anything to do with thl-i article. asked whether he would not make a statement that Republicans should receive equally fair treatment, he would not promise to do so. The principal complaint in regard to Mr. Rockhill was not that he made improper appointments, but that he dismissed a considerable number of men becausa they were Republicans, knowing, of course, that the men to be appointed in their places were mostly Democrats. "He stated to us (as well as to others) that the pressure upon him to get the Republicans out was very' great.

When Mr. Slater, the secretary of the local examining board, handed him a blank report of the changes in the service to le made out by him, he lilled it out except as to changes by dismissal. Tnis he said he would not make: that if the commissioners wanted it they could write to him. CHARGES FOLLOWED DISMISSALS. "As to all the Republicans dismissed.

It appears that in no Instance, so far as we oould learn, was any statement rruide to tne men dismissed of any charge or complaint against him until after he had been notified that he was dismissed from the service. After these men had been dismissed, in most instances, a request was made to the Postofflce Department for Information as to the charges, and information of some description was generally given. In some cases, however, no information of any kind was given. For instance, Frank X. Morgan asked Mr.

Rockhill If there were any charges, and he said nothing whatever. He wrote to First Assistant Postmaster-general Jones, ask-ina: if there were any charges, and received no reply, wrote again and was informed that his letter would be duly con-slderfd. but heard nothing further. Mr. Rockhill said to us that he did not know whether spcIiio charges had been made against Morgan, but that they could be made.

"Henry Xledhammer, mail clerk, was taken sick with rheumatism on July 22. two days after Rockhlll's appointment. He whs conrined to the house until Aug. 3, on which day he started to go to work, but received a letter Informing him that another man had been appointed In his place. He never heard of any charges.

In answer to a reouest for the reasons of Ids removal the First Assistant Postmaster-general wrote on Dec. 21 that was removed on the recommendation of the postmaster for the ienetlt of the service." Dr. Harnett, the physician who attended him every day during his sickness, informed the postmaster of It at once, and Mr. Rockhill made a note of It upon a tag in his office, and stated that It would be all right. When Nledhammr was dismissed Dr.

Harnett again had an interview with Mr. Rockhill. who said he was not acquainted with Mr. Xiedhainmer anil did not know why he was not at work: that he needed help and a man In his place, and that he remembered nothing ulout the previous notice. Dr.

itarm-tt said that he thought that this waf a prevarication, or else that Mr. Rockhlll's memarv was not sufficiently good Tor Mm to be jNistmaster at Fort Mr. Rockhill uai informed that Niedhamnu-r was the support of his widowed mother and three small children, and stited to Dr. Harriett that If he hail known this that he would not have removed him. Mr.

Rockhill stated to us that he did not remember the lirat conversation with Har nett, but that he knew the man was sick, and said that he heard that he had been repeatedly sick before. Relng asked whether, if these facts were true, and If It should turn out that the dismissal was unjust, he would reinstate Mr. Niedhammer, he stated that he would not. "Claude Rower was removed Aug. 13, 133, without Information of any charges.

Mr. Rockhill to us that there were charges against him, but he did not remember what thev were. Norvllle W. Wright was notified Aug. 22.

1S33, that his resignation would be accepted, to take effect at once. He was sick at the time. He did not resign, but his place was fdled by another. He told Mr. Rockhill he thought he should not have been discharged when he was sick.

Rockhill answered that the uiscnarge was fixed up before, that he did not know of Ms sickness, and said, You know how I am situated, there are so many after tuitions Wright was never notified of any charges. Rockhill stated to us that he thought there were charges against Mr. Wright, but he did not know what they were. "In other Instances the charges were of a general character. Incapable of refutation- John i.

Reltze. letter carrier, was removed Oct. and wrote to the First Assistant Postmaster-generaJ, asking the He was told that he was removed for being inattentive and neglectful, and that his services were unsatisfactory to the people, but no specifications were given. MORE AUGUST REMOVALS. "In other cases the charges were specific, but seemed to have prejared with a view to secure the dismissal of the employe quite irrespective of the Justice of the complaint.

Frederick W. Gallmeler was discharged on Aug. 19, and asked Mr. Rockhill if there were any charges against him, and Mr. Rockhill answered, 'Not any in the world except for the good of the Afterward he wrote to the First Assistant Postmaster-general, and was informed Nov.

2 that he was removed for the nondelivery of a certain letter to C. F. Evans, 'Ji East Rerry street, and several other failures of like character: that ha was physically disabled for the position, and that it was Impossible for him to keep pac- with the requirements of the service With regard to the Kvans letter, he states that he tried to deliver it when it came, about the middle of June. The house was closed, and he states that he brought it back to Mr. Hlggins, who was then jost master, and asked what he should do with it, that he had heard that the family had gone to California, that they had left him no address, and he knew of none.

Mr. Hlggins told him to keep the letter in his case until they sent an order. He did so. ami went on his vacation the 1st of July. Th.

family had not then re-turned, nor had any address been given so far as he knew. He could never learn of any 'other failures of like character He had no physical disability except that he ha.d been hurt In the left arm. but for the purposes of his duties It was as good as the right. He hail always performed his work on time. Mr.

Evan him a. certificate, which he forwarded to the department, that his house was closed on June 14, tha.t he left for and returned Auc. 2, that he had made no charges against Gallmeler Mr. IligIm. who was then the postmaste certified that he directed (Sall-meler to bold this mail until a.

forwarding order wa3 nrelved.whlch did not come while he was postmaster; ami. further, certified tha.t Mr. Kvans was particular not to have his personal mail sent to his office, and that he told the mall carrier not to leave the mall at the'house. Mr. Mell.

the huc-cessor of Gallmeler, who was called le-fore us at Itockhill's request stated that he found two letters In JaJlmeiers cue addressed to Evans; that they were then back from California, and he delivered the letters, but did not know whether they had been back a day or a month: that he spoke to Evans about it, and that Evans said that he had left ar order for hts mall to be delivered at the Hoosler Manufacturing Company. Postmaster Rockhill stated that Evans made the same statement to him, but that neither of them could say-that Mr. Gallmeler had ever received or ten Informed of such a forwarding order from Mr. Evans. MORE LIGHT ON GALLMElER'S CASE.

"The testimony of Rev. H. G.Saur throws soma light upon Gallmelers dlsmisaJ. He says that he went to Mr. Rockhill and asked him to keep Gallmeler; that Rockhill stated that he had no complaint against Gallmeler, but he saldr 'As you know, everyone has his friends.

Mr. Rockhill informed us that this was before the dismissal of Gallmeler was contemplated, and that he did not believe he said this. The facts in the case indicated, however, to us a disposition to dismiss Gallmeler quite Ir respective or the cnarge against mm. saw Gallmeler, and his physical Incapacity was ccrtninK' not such as to warrant dismissal. If he had len told by the postmaster, Mr.

Hlggins. to keep the letter and knew nothing of the forwarding crder (as the uncontradicted statements show), ho was certainly not to blame. And if it were otherwise, the rule adopted, in his cas-5 would seem quite different from that applied in the case of Mr. Manuel, a Democrat, who was appointed in place of Mr. who had hidden some twenty-five letters under his case.

When Mr. Rockhill was asked whether, if Mr. Manuel had hidden these letters, he would be discharged for so doing, he declined to say. "And again when Mr. Rockhill was asked by us whether a single mistake of this kind, such as failure to deliver one letter, would cause the dismissal of the new carriers, he would not say.

CLEARLY A TRUMPED UP CHARGE. "Another case is that of George L. Ashley, who was informed on Aug. 10 by Amos K. Mehl, one of the new men, that Gallmeler, Wright and himself would be dismissed; that if Rlchter was put on his route when he went on his vacation he would not come back again.

He was notified on Aug. 13 to take out his vacation, and Richter took his place, and Mehl's prophecy was fulfilled. He was dismissed on Aug. 23 and on the following day, when he asked Rockhill what the charges were, he was told it was for the good of the service. He asked whether the good of the service required the appointment in his place of a man who, during the preceding week, had delivered the Masonic Temple mall to the Newspaper Union.

Rockhill asked him If he had never made any mistake. He answered not such a break as that. Rockhill said, 'Well. I have dismissed you for the good of the service In answer to his inquiry the First Assistant Postmaster-general wrote him Dec. 2 that he was removed for neglect, inefficiency and inability to cover his route in a reasonable time; that one of the substitutes made better time and did more satisfactory herv-lce; that the postmaster hud specified an Instance of finding in his desk a letter addressed to C.

H. Van 221 Main street, which should have ben a month prior to the date of finding it. Van Oorder voluntarily Asnley with an affidavit that Ashley was tne most prompt carrier ever on his rout that the letter specified was detained Mt the Fort Wayne postolfice at his (Van Gor.l r') own request during his absence at the world's fair. Ashlev states that he nv.r failed to cover his route under Postmaster Rockhill within schedule time. Whjn these matters were stated to Mr.

Rockhill th postmaster to us a. oostaJ canl dated July 23. stating that Van Gorder was gone to the world's fair to be absent a wvek. and ask ing that his mall neia uniu ins return. And Mr.

Rockhill stated to us that, instead of keeping it a A3hley had keot It more than a month. Jn confima-tion of this Mr. Rockhill jailed fore us one of the new letter carriers. Richter, who stated that he bega to carry on AwhiPv' route on Aug. that the an rsr.ie fa mil he.d then returned from Chi cage, and that after 21 he found a letter in the case aouressea to un Gorder.

which he delivered to her. That on the same day he told this to Mr. Mehl. nnA xihi states that he told Mr. Kockhdl the same evening that he learnl it.

Ac- tn the statement of all of them this Information was comrivmicated after Aue yt it was on Aug. 'Z that Ashley was" dismissed. It seems entirely evfdent that Ashl'' was Uisnnseu aim me iiiaige were made ui afterwards, and that he was not dismissed for any such reason as that a "'The' rule of action In this: case, too, it from that edopted in the caf a of his successor, where there was but that the mail of the Masonic Temple was delivered to the Newspaper Union. If the postmaster's rules require dismissal for a single mistake it would seem that they should bs applied In one case as well as the other. "Mr Rockhill stated to us that he had not looked up this case, and when asked whether If It were found that Rlchter had lidsdelivered this mall, he would lie dismissed, the would not say.

it would depend on circumstances. REMOVING A SPOILS OBSTRUCTION. "Mr. Slater's dismissal was ieculiar. He was the secretary of ihe local examining board, and had sonit question with Mr.

Rockhill In regard to the reports of changes In the service In which Rockhill refused to fill out a civil-service blank showing the dismissals from the service. On Oct. 3d Slater was dismissed without reason assigned. The next day when he asked for the charges he was told it was for the good of the service. He wrote to the First Assistant Fc 'master-general, who answered, Nov.

11. that the postmaster re-lorted he was insubordinate, caused discord among the oflice force and indulged in continuous newspaper criticism of the 1Kxstmater and inspired articles ubllshed the Fort Wayne Gazette. No specifications of Insubordination or acts causing discord were given. Slater denied that he 1 inspired any articles. The proprietor and editor of the Gazette furnished a.

statement that no such articles were given by him. and It wa.H afterwards learned that the articles in question were furnisher! by a Mr. Adams. Slater was reinstated Nov. 2G.

Kcttler. the superintendent of carriers, said to Gallmeler. another carrier, that just before Slater was reinstated Rockhill asked Kettler if he did not know of any other charges which could be made against Slater, and Kettler said he knew of none. "This was read to Mr. Rockhill by us and he said nothing in regard to it.

"After his reinstatement Slater was again appointed secretary of the local examining loard, procured the blanks and prepared for the February examination. During Christmas week Insp-etor Holmes, of Cin cinnati, had an interview with Slater In regard to the charges and spoke of none except those above mentioned, all of which slater denied. Two days afterwards Slater received a letter from Holmes saying that while in Fort Wayne he forgot ask sbout certain charqes, 'ungentlemanly con duct and refusal to receive letters tendered, loitering and not entering time cor rectly. These charges r-later also denied, but was dismissed on the new charges which Holmes arrears to have investigated while at Fort Wayne without telling Slater anything about them. Slater then pro cured a certificate.

slmed by more than three hundred persons on his route, embracing at least one member of nearly every family, stating that he was courteous, oblig ing, prompt and accurate; that he did not re fuse letters nor loiter, and that they were well satisfied with him. in regard to tne Mater case Mr. Hoek- hill declined to make any statement or dis cuss It in any way. hen asked what were the facts regarding his insubordination and causing discord among the office force, Rockhill answered that there were three or four men In the office with whom Slater would not speak. UNWILLING TO UNDO A WRONG.

"He was asked In specific cases whether if the charge turned out to be incorrect be would be willing to restore the men dismissed; he said be would not in tome cases; in others that It would depend ifpon circumstances, and In another case that he would if the deiartment ordered him to do so. In every Instance he refused to say he would restore the removed employe. There seems to have been a disposition to get Slater out whether the charges were true or not. and to make changes as often as might be necessary for this purjHise. "In conclusion, it appears to us that, with two, and possibly three, 'exceptions, the removals of employes who were In the clas sified service when Rockhill became post master were either without cause or for causes which have the marks of having been trumoed uu to make vacancies.

Some of these removals seem to have been ef fected by a letter saying. 'Your resignation will le accepted and by putting- a. new one Jn the plitce, though no resignation was ever given. Whether theso were reported a.M resignations the records of the Post-office Department at Washington will dis close. "We desire to express our earnest remonstrance against a system whl'-h permits employes to Ik? removed upon claraes which they are1 not permitted to see nor to answer.

Such a system Is unjust, unfair, unamerican. We submit that a fair-minded business mail, 'hen dissatisfied with his employe, does not fnd it dlrticult to state the causes of his dissatisfaction. If these are not removed the man is properly discharged. Rut to prefer in the dark charges against the subordinates conduct or character, and to Inform him for the first time of any complaint after ne has been turned out is nnreasonaole end In iquitous. Even in this however, there appears to have been soma improvement upon the methods of the past eight years.

During much of this time the men were never permitted to know the charges which (often untrue ana nweions) were flll no-ilnu fVim In th dern rt ment 111 U.pLt 11 III "Now. however, the Postmaster-general appears to furnish this information, but too late to be of any practical value. Re instatement, even when an error has committed, is difficult to secure. We be lieve reasonable information of the ground of complaint should, as a general rule, bi given the man whom it is proposed to re move before final action is taken. After this report submitted by Messrs.

Swift and Foulke was disposed of. the com mittee went into executive session to con sider recent charges pertaining to alleged abuses of the civil-service law In the railway mail service in the Fifth division. HAD A BIU KOXFIRE. Little Orvillc Williams Was Fatally IJurned, However A Childish Frolic. Orville Williams, aged three years, was fatal'y burned about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

He was the victim of flames that originated in an old carpenter shop on College avenue, near Cherry street. The child Is the son of Joseph Williams, who keepg a saloon at the corner of Massa chusetts avenue and Noble street. Wil liams lives at College avenue and Cherry street, his residence adjoining the shop where the fire occurred. Yesterday afternoon Orville, with hi3 sis ter Ethel, aged live, and the little daughter of T. M.

Patton, of No. Yandes street. were playing about the carpenter shop. In the second story of the building- was a quantity of dry shavings and the children conceived the idea of building a bonfire. One of the girls secured a match and the other lighted it.

The flame- was applied to the shavings and quickly a smart blaze sprung up. The trio danced about the fire childish glee witnout a thought or the danger. Little Orville Williams thought it fine snort, so he added fuel to the flames and soon had a roaring fire. The girls began to realize the peril they were in and left the tire. They ran to an open window in the rear of the shop, calling to the boy.

but he was too much engrossed In the splendid lire he was making to desert It until it as almost too late. Finally after his face and hands had been terribly burned his playmates were able to get him to the window and out on to the roof of a shed that adjoined the barn. From there the children wore rescued by the firemen. The girls received slight burns, but none of a serious nature. Dr.

Leathers 'was called to relieve the intense sufferings of the boy and found that his burns were of a character that will probably result fatally. The fire depart ment was able to control the flames and the building was only partially destroyed. AFFAIRS OF HAUGIIVILLE. President Gordon, of the School ISonrd, Kesiiis Improvements. At the Town Board meeting at Haugh- ville last night W.

J. Oordon, president of the School Board, tendered his resignation. which was accepted. Mr. Gordon is to move from the suburb.

The board author ized the School Hoard to buy the two lots Immediately south of School No. 1 on King avenue. The schools of the suburb are crowded, and this ground will be used for the building of an addition. The ground has been offered for sale for $1,100. The bill of the Indianapolis Light and Power Com pany, amounting to $179.1, was allowed.

Town Engineer Fatout was allowed $27 for work in the improvement of streets. The lumber in the making of the crossing at Holmes avenue cost the town $30.56. Since the last meeting improvements on the streets have amounted to The or dinances for the Improvement of Bismarck avenue and for the granting of the franchise to the Indianapolis Water Company were read for the second time. The board instructed the marshal to cut down the approaches to (Jrandview avenue. This street is several feet below the intersecting streets, and the board at one time paid money to a certain contractor to remedy this matter and also to lower some uneven sidewalks, but for some reason or other the work was never done.

CITY NEWS NOTES. A barber on Indiana avenue has reduced the price of shaving to cents for the bene-lit of the unemployed, he says. The Woman's Reformatory drsw S4.10J.5S from the State yesterday for the January maintenance expenses cf that institution. The ladles of the First English Lutheran Church, corner of Pennsylvania and Wal-liUt streets, will nive a chicken and waiMe at the church St. Valentine's evening.

The ladies of the Central Christian Church will Kive a Valentine fair In the church Saturday afternoon and evening. A charming entertainment is arranged for the amusement of the children for the afternoon. The unemployed have invited the candidates for county commissioners, besides the present commissioners, to attend the meeting at the Criminal Court room this evening, to talk about improving the courthouse yard. The Indiana Pigeon and Pet Stock Association Id a meeting last night and elected the following officers: A. E.

president: (T.iailes Conant. vice president; Harry Tutewiler, secretary, and William Churchman, treasurer. Salvation Otl. the people's liniment, is guaranteed the beat. It will cure you.

MILES OF NEW MAINS Board of Works (Jives the Water Company an Extensive Order. Attempt to Validity of the City Charter Tasscd Upon by the Federal Court New Sewers. Water mains to the extent of feet have been ordered by the Board of rublic Works. I'ndcr the contract the water company is only compelled to lay 20.000 feet a year, but has expressed a willingness to lay as many additional mains as it Is possible for them to do. The mains are ordered as follows: Washington street, from Temple avenue to Rural street.

Rural street, from Washington street to Michigan avenue. Michigan street, from Rural street to Eureka avenue. Tacoma avenue, from ashIngton street to Michigan street. Meridian street, from Seventeenth street to Eighteenth street. Eighteenth street, from Meridian street to Illinois street.

Illinois street, from Eighteenth street to Twenty-second street. Hill avenue and Hillside avenue, from the Intersection of Hill avenue and Columbia avenue to. the Intersection of Hillside avenue and Ninth street. Highland avenue, from Ohio street to Miami sret. Miami street, from Highland avenue to Archer street.

Archer street, from Miami street to Mich igan street. Noble street, from North street to Massa chusetts avenue. Cornell avenue, from Home avenue to Lincoln avenue. Newman street, from Clifford acnue to Stoughton street. Bellefontalne street, from Ninth street to Eleventh street.

Dorman street, from Michigan street to Vermont street. Vermont street, from Dorman street to Hanna street. Shelby street, from Pleasant run to Ray mond street. RUd street, from Prospect street to Or ange street. Orange street, from Reid street to Quince street.

Meikel street, from Ray street to Met Tarty street, locating one plug at McCauley street. Hendricks street, from Lincoln lane to Nebraska street. Bates street, from Dillon street to Quincy st reet. Lincoln lane, from l-ast street to light street. Wright street, from Lincoln lane to Weg- horst street.

Fletcher from Williams street to Hester street, locating plug east side of Rig Four tracks. Palmer street, from Union street to Madi son avenue. Michigan street, from Delaware street to Pennsylvania street. No plug. California, street, from Indiana avenue to First street, locating one plug at Pratt street.

MAW MIW' nil'HOVKMKTS. Final Action Taken hy Hoard of AVorku on HenoltitloiiN. At the meeting of the Hoard of Public Works, yesterday morning, final action was taken on improvement resolutions as follows: Local sewer in Indiana avenue, from Ten nessee street to a olnt 428 feet northwest. Size, ten-inch pipe. Local sewer beginning at St.

Clair and Tennessee streets, south to Seventh with branches In First, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets to the first alley west of Tennessee street; also, a branch beginning, at the tlrst alley north of Sixth street, extending to the first alley east of Tennessee street, thence north to Seventh street, and one beginning at Tennessee and Seventh streets and extending west a dis tance of lift feet. Total length, 5,573 feet; sizes, 2 feet and 4 inches by 3 feet 6 Inches brick to ten-Inch ilje. For asphalting Chesapeake street, from Pennsylvania to Delaware street. Length, 42.6 feet: width. 'J' feet.

tor cement sidewalks on both sides of North Meridian street, from Fourteenth to Seventeenth street. A resolution was passed for paving with brick Chesapeake street, from Pennsyl vania to Tennessee street. A petition for the vacation of the first alley south of Merrill street, from Alabama street to the first east of Alabama street. was referred to the city engineer for a plat. A petition for the opening of Park ave nue, from Fifteenth to Seventeenth street.

waa referred to the city engineer, with In structions to prepare plat and a resolu tion for the opening. The city engineer was also ordered to establish a grade and prepare specifications for cement sidewalks on Illinois street, from Washington to Seventh street. A petition was filed for cement walks on the north side of Nine teenth street, from College avenue to the first alley east. No action. The assessment roll for the Improvement of Hates street, from tr.e first alley west of Quincy street to State street, was al lowed.

Amount, ji.I'sm. A remonstrance signed by air the prop erty owners on Palmer street, between Me ridian street and Madison avenue, was filed against improving that street with asphalt or brick. They ask that the street be graveled. Eight property owners on Chestnut street, south of Hill street, remonstrated against the assessment of benefits. The board took the remonstrance un-dr consideration, and has not yet acted upon it.

THE WAYXB M'VKAfJII CASE. Futile KfTort to Hnve VnlliUty of City Cliarlei Tented. The case of Wayne MacVeagh against the city in the federal court has been set down for trial on Feb. 22, and in the meantime the plaintiffs will file an amended complaint. A.

F. Denny, attorney for the plaintiffs, has been asked by several citizens to incorporate in the amended complaint an allegation of the unconstitutionality of the city charter as an entirety so as to have the charter construed by the ffcderal court. Yesterday afternoon he said he had concluded that lie could not do this in justice to his clients. Write he was willing to do all he could to have it settled once for all that the charter is valid," the question in the case of his clients was only raised as to one section of the city charter, which referred to the Hoard of Public Works, and he could not embody the general allegation of unconstitutionality in the complaint consistently with his duties to his cileiit. He said he believed the charter as a whole to be constitutional, and thought tho allegation of unconstitutionality embodied in the complaint would bo detrimental to the city, a it would be published In the Eastern papers that the validity had been attacked in the federal court.

The amended complaint simply makes more specific the allegations concerning the actions of the Hoard of Public Works in ordering the improvement which has caused the controversy. DItl ot Come to SIhmIi llnten. Mr. Hugo Reid, of the Trinidad Asphalt Refining Company, say- that he does not wish the impression to git ut that he came to Indianapolis to make big slash in the cost of asphalt pavements, as might be inferred from the published statements of his intention to bid on asphalt work. Mr.

Reid is here merely looking over the field, and it Is probable that his company will have a bid on the next big job of asphalt. He thinks tho city getting asphalt pavements at a very reasonable rate. His company has no connection with either of the companies now doing work in the city, but buys its asphalt of the company that controls the Island of Trinidad asphalt output. He says this company will sell asphalt to any oni that Is comjndcnt lay the pavements, but wl'l not sep the asphalt until it has every assurance that the prospective buyer competent. Mr.

Reid thinks. the Mayor Is satisfied that the city is getting Its pave ments' at a reasonable cost. He says that Ia. f. overnow aspnau, as 11 is generally Known.

is n't an overflow from the laJt'e but Is more properly a land asphalt that Is found by digging on the island away from the lake. His company has laid asphalt in De troit at a cost of iz.tt a so.ua re yard, but this did not include the cost of excavation or the curbing. Thought Included Medicine. The Board of Public Safety allowed Thomas 1 Armstrong a. bill of $10.10 for medicines furnished to Worses In the fire department.

Yesterday morning the bill was returned to the board by Controller Trusler with instructions to make further investigations into the question of liability. The controller said It was his opinion that the salary of $50 per mnth paid to the voter-. inary surgeon covered all amoonts expended for medicines. Wldlli of t'entrnl nne. The Ronrd of Publle Works was closeted with the city engineer yesterday afunnxm consulting with him about the Ccutml- avenne improvement.

The street, as it now exists, has several widths, ranging from fifty-four to sixty feet. A large number of property owners upon the street desire it made a uniform width of sixty feet. To accomplish this it will be necessary in parts of the street to encroach upon the sidewalks for several feet of space, and the pd-visability of doing this is ouestloned by the board. It came to- no conclusion yesterd jy afternoon. The remonstrants to the i.eii-street sewer were before the tioard making known their objections to everything in general connected with this proposed sewer.

The tioard informed them the sewer would be built "in time." Stipt. Ferguson Adt nucct! Money. The Hoard of Health yesterday sen to Controller Trusler a voucher for by Superintendent Ferguson, of the City Hospital, for money advanced. It was returned by the controller with instructions to have it Itemized. The lioard immediately returned it to the controller with a letter from the superintendent saying that it had been customary for the superintendents of the hospital to have the work of preparing the annual report performed by clerks.

The controller notified the board that before the wan-ant would be allowed a voucher giving particulars ami approved by the board must be presented. AVIII Arrest the Drayman. The legality of the gift of the Sullivan administration of a portion of the South Delaware-street sidewalk to the Rig Four railroad com pant- will lc tested in the courts. The first drayman that drives over that part of the sidewalk given to the railroad company ibis nvirning will lo arrested and a test case made. There will be no other arrests till that is decided.

DcKtroyiiiK- the Old Messrs. Coojer, Rauh and Krause, the finance committee of the Count II. spent about one hour in the ollice of C.mtroIlT Trusler yesterday counting canceled londs anl burning them. The lxnds destroyi-d are 2l'J bonds for each sipmed by Major Mitchell, then Mayor of the city, and were the old Garfield Park bonds. The bonds were also of the lot.

Decision in A lit ma-S reet Cuae. The dispute between the property otvncrs of North Alalmma. street as to whether the street shall be improved with cedar blocks or asphalt is still going on. The Hoard of Public Works has nt yet announced what It intends to do. Alnlmiiin-SI reel IlciitoiiMt rnor.

The remonstrators against laying asphalt on Alabama street will meet on Saturday-night in the Mansur Illock Instead of Monday night. The remonstrance Is to bo presented to the Hoard of Works on Monday. Untitling; Permit. Building permits were Issued yesterday to Carrie C. Janes, frame shed, Heville avenue, $25; Thomas J.

East, frame cottage, Greenwood street, $LT0o. GOVERNOR WILIj NOT INTERFERE. He Thinks the Reports of Gambling at Roby Highly Colored. The Chicago papers are greatly exercised over the opening of the Roby track for winter racing, and are suggesting that Gov. Matthews may take a hand in the matter.

basing the suggestion on the gambling element that is alleged by them to control the track, and whicli is charged with attempting to make a second Monte Carlo out of Roby. In conversation with the Governor on the subject he evinced not the slightest disposition to interfere in the matter, saying that in the first place he regarded the Chicago papers' reports as greatly exaggerated, and in the second place he had no especial jurisdiction. "In order to make the outside world le lleve that Chicago has become a highly moral city," said the Governor, "the papers would have the Impresslou go abroad that all the gamblers, roughs and sporting peo ple generally are seeking Roby as the only place where they can indulge their vicious fancies. I am quite sure that Chicago's morality is all a pretense, and that the gamblers and tough element do not have to come over into this State to break the law. There has been no complaint ma1? to me concerning the Roby race track, and I only know what I see in the concerning the proposed winter racing.

I should imagine that if anyone were to in terfere with siiort of tnls character It would be the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, for it comes directly under the province of that admirable or ganization. It is certainly Inhuman sport to race animals in severe weather, as is done at these winter tracks North. The talk about a second Monte Carlo 1 take no stock in whatever. It is a hue and cry raised for the purpose I have above referred to." FIH at the I'ollco Station. Frank Vanslyke, a twelve-year-old news boy, was standing near the Union Station at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, waiting for the time to come when he should to get his papers.

As he was waiting a larger boy asked him if he wished to tarn 10 cents, and then handt! him an overcoat und a bucket containing two small piM fish, with the request to hold them until he should return. He sall that he was on pom? errand and would return in at least ten minutes. It was arrangeii tnat the two should meet in the Union Station. The strange boy did not come back. anslyke then took the coat and th? bucket containing the lish to his horn.

His father called at the police station last night and left the fish with the oflicer. has yet appeared to claim them. Refuse to Take Huckersfelil. The authorities of the Central Hospital for the Insejie have refused to take Joseph Iluckersfeld, who was declared of un sound mind by a commlpslon lat Monday. His mother removed him to hr home on Fletcher avrnue last night.

RuckerfeM. until Tuesday afternoon, had not eaten or drunk anything since he was plactl in the police station for keeping last Ci 1-day. The others offered him every 'at tention during: this time, but he refused all offers. As staple as supar, and equally if not rnorf useful is Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup.

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piivi'te. AfllOTS WANTFD-Four best sellinsr siec'altfes ever introduced. MAKl'Ll MFG CO. 42 Massachusetts avenue, city. A N'T 1 Fi t-cla ps irtoTTke Stat 9 Agency.

Mut be lutrillgVnt and active; pleasant work, good wages. NATIONAL 1DKXTIF1C.VTHN Detroit. jillch. salesman, to "iJ weekly can be made with our goods in any locality. Will prove it or forfeit tlW.

Salary or commission, as you prefer. The results of a few hours' work often pials a week's wages. AddresP. "MANLTAC-Tl'HKRS." 1. O.

iiox Wtf, Doston, Mass. U'ATUnM ISCELLA S. WANTED To rent furnished house. references fclven. Address Journal office.

A i I hi sk sal es man. by a leading wholesale house of lxulsville, wHn a first-class rlesman who has an established trade Indiana and Illinois. State, amount sale, etc. God reference required. Address 1:7 Third street, Louisville, Ky.

FIX Ati.L LOANS Money on mortgages. C. F. SAY East Market street LOANS Money to loan. CLIFFORD AKUICK.

Koom, u2. Journal MONUY TO LOAN per cent. HOItACU M'KAY. lloom 11, Talbott Ner's Illock. LOANS sums of 5-Vj and over.

t'lty pro'iertv and farms. C. COFFIN Ft Market street. Fl A NC I A ney to loan on Vfct mortgage. Favorable terms.

JNO. S. SPANN East Market. farms at the lowest market rate; privileges for payment before due. We al buy municipal bonds.

THUS. C. DAY 72 Lst Market street, Indianapolis. FOR SALC FOR SALT: Sawdust. Clean, dry sawdust in quantities to suit purchaser.

Drick and Lime Company, Si Fulton street. MM.IU'NOLIS. Manager. Foi: SAI.i: MalnTlacturlng plant: good established trade in citv and State. Nothing similar in State.

Yearly prohts sell lie-low invoice. Good ure Mapte. Demand unlimited. I'lice Address Journ il Ottice. POLITIC 11..

POLITICAL-For township trustee. M. M. Iteynolds, subject to the Republican con-ventlo't. Ft Y.mc.TL-Orval D.

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