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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22
ALLEGED INSURANCE FRAUD.
Minnesota Company acklisted-Denounced
by the Commissioner of Its Own State.

Mr. Duke. chief of the Bureau Of Insur-
ance. yesterday put the United States Live
Stock Insurance Company, of Fergus Falls
Mimi. ON she blacklist. The company al
lowed two claims to remain unpaid. and
when suit was brought the Judgment went
to the claimant by default. Mr.. Duke then
wrote to the Insurance Commissioner Of
Minnesota and inquired of the stan ding Of
the company. The following letter was re-
ceived:
Dear Sir-Yours of the 18th, relative to the
United States Live Stock Insurance Commany Of
Fergus Falls, was duly received, but owing to
the hurry and hustle incident TO the closing Of
the Legislature have delayed answering. This
and believe IL is fraud of the worst kind. IL
does not come under the jurisdiction OF this de-
partment but is Incorporated under the general
laws of the state. ana has no security deposited.
1t does 10 business whatever in this State. Its
business Is all transacted in States as far off as
possible. and get letters regarding il even from
South Carolina 1 shall endeavor 10 have the
Attorney general take steps to wind 1t up, but as
it is now not under my Jurisdiction am some
what poweress in the matter. Yours truly,
G. FL. SMITH. Insurance Commissioner.
Upon receipt of this, Mr.. Duke lost no
timein declaring the company outlawed In
this State. The strange thing about this
disclosure is that In the annual statement
of condition made by the company in Jan.
nary last the company under oath reported
S73. 900 assets and only $4,000 of indebted
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22

double track for passenger railway lines
with all necessary and convenient tracks
for turnoute. side-tracks and switches in.
upon and along the course of all streets or
roads within the corporate limits of the
city of Indianapolis. whether named in
said ordinance or not; and consent. permits
sion and authority are hereby given.
granted and duly vested in said Citizens
Street-railway Company TO Law. construct
and operate such tracks in. upon and along
the course of all the streets and roads of
the city of indianapolis together with all
streets that may be laid off, or that are
now laid off. and may be hereafter In
cluded in the city by tho extension of the
corporate limits OF the city OF Indianapolis.
Ii the journal is correctly informed,
the claim of the Citizens company that
their charter is perpetual is based on
the fact that the time limitation of thirty
years is only on the operating of the
lines, and that there is no limitation
streets with their tracks. Further, it is
claimed that the act of 1865. above
quoted. gives them the right to lay and
operate tracks on all the streets in the
city. then laid off or to be laid off after
wards, without any restriction whatever
as to time. This would be true if the
ordinance of 1865 is to be regarded as an
original act instead of being simply sup
Elemental to and explanatory of the
original charter. 1t is entitled "An or
dinance supplemental to" the ordinance
of Jan. IS, 1864. and its concluding Sec
ton provides that Sin laying, construct
ing and operating said track and roads
the said Citizens Street-railway Com
pany shall be governed by the provis-
ions of said ordinance hereinbefore
named. passed Jan. IS. 1864" This ex-
pressly adopts oil the provisions of the
original charter, including the time
limitation of thirty years.
From this statement it is obvious that
the claim that the present charter of the
Citizens company is perpetual rests on
very slight foundation. 1t is possible
that court bold enough to disregard
the equities of the case and to sacrifice
the rights of the city and the people of
indianapolis to a grasping corporation
which has already enjoyed for long
time valuable franchise which cost it
nothing-it is possible, we say, that a
court willing to brave the obloquy of SO
unjust and outrageous a decision might
find some shadow of support for it in
the fact that the supplemental act of
1866, which gives the company the use
of all the streets in the city. does not
make any limitation as to time. But
such decision would be directly OPP
posed to the spirit of the original char
ter. as we'll as to every sentiment of
do not believe any court would dare to
make 1t. The people still have some
rights that corporations are bound to re-
epeet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22

no revenue was needed. Again, reve-
nue. tariff is placed upon articles which
will yield the largest revenue, utterly
regardless of its effect upon home COM
petition, and. as far as possible. not to
Interfere with the volume of imports.
but. rather. to stimulate the bringing of
foreign products into the country. The
years ago, warned Mr. Cleveland against
anti-protection measures, see the dam
gers of the tariff-for-revenue party in
the distance and hope to escape by play
upon words and phrases.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22
Sixteen Members of the Council Express Them.
selves in Favor Of Accepting The Con-
tract with the Unknown"
C. F. Dieterich Tacitly Admits that He
Is in the New Syndicate.
Street Car Employees Want q Provision for
Their Beneft-Why Mcdonald Talked
and Why lie Withdrew.
WILL PASS THE COUNCIL.

It IL Almost Unanimous In Favor of the
New Street Car Franchise.
There can be no doubt that the Council
will confirm the grant of the street-railroad
franchise to the new syndicate. the body
contains twenty-one members. OF these
sixteen have expressed themselves In favor
OF 1t to q Journal reporter. two have de-
clined TO commit themselves. and the other
three have not been seen.
The member Of the Council who were
seen last nj ght expressed themselves as fol-
lows:
John r. Allen: II think that an offer
which surprised even the board that was
asking for It is good enough. and am In
favor of it"
George X. Golfer: II am in favor Of it"
William II. Cooper: UNLESS something
turns mp that know nothing about l am
most decidedly In favor of It."
James II. Costello: II Am in favor of it.
something better l would be In favor OF
that"
Charles p. Froschauer: II am in favor
of It, There are some things to be said
against il, of course. but IL Is the best
thing that has ever been offered the city.
and We ought to accept It."
Joseph L. Casper: For iti Of course l
am"
Charles A. Gauss: ''i can tell better
when IL is ND for consideration what
think about It 1t may be all right and it
may not. do not care to express myself"
Henry Laut: II am for it."
Thomas b. Linn: II don't see how any
one could very wen help but be In favor of
II. | am sure that am"
John Il. McGuffin: II am for it,"
John A. Puryear: lido not care to ex-
press myself. There may be something
better offered. and there may be some
things come up in this that We know moth.
ing about yet"
Emil &. Rassmann: ''Of course, Pm for
it,"
Patrick J. Ryan: eff you got good thing
wouldn't you take itf Well, guess yes"
Anton Schmidt 81 am in favor of it,"
Frederick Schrader: IL think it Will be
good thing for the city, and am in favor
of it,"
John +. White: II am for it until some
thing better offers. There are some thing
about 1t that / do not like. L think 1t fool
ish to tie up the city for thirty years. and
am against that part of it."
President Murphy: 20, you can count
me in on that"
Henry K. Halloran: II am in favor OF it.'
Judging from the foregoing replies 1t
would seem that there Will be little or no
trouble in getting the contract of the board
through the Council, and the unknown"
company will get all that it is after as far
as the city is concerned. Its fight will be
with the company which has the present
possession of the tracks. and where that
will end Is beyo nd the ken of man to tell.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22

THE cause of Representative ELECT
Conn's wrath against headsman Max
well was the remark: "Some of you
Democratic Congressman have been un-
loading jailbirds on us, and we must
protect ourselves by some evidence of
the responsibility of the men you rec
ommend." Thereat Mr.. Conn left. But
the remark of Maxwell going to the
President the Postmaster general was
seen, and he directed the headsman TO
apologize. But the statement about
jailbirds has not been revoked
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22
Detectives Looking for Hugo Wayland,
Who Recently Left This City for Toledo.
Company by Having Domestic In
sured and Poisoning Her.
They Failed, and in Turn Wayland Poi-
soned His Wife for the Same Purpose.
Hired Girl Insured for 5000 in His Wifes
Nsms-Their Return to This Clyde
tails Of the Crime.

A detective employed by the Equitable
Life Assurance Association is searching the
city high and low for Hugo Wayler. q Ger
man. aged about thirty years. who ls want.
ed for the murder of his wife and for the
attempted murder of another woman.
Until October last Wayler and his wife
resided 1t No. 1877 Wolcott street, but none
Of his neigh ors knew his occupation.
Judging from recent Developments il 10 be-
heved that he lived By pracucinR insur-
ance frauds, never hestating at little
thing like murder. In October be and his
wife removed to Toledo. o. May Neese. Q
domestic, twenty-six years Of age. was en-.
gagged TO do homework for them.
A short time afterwards it seems Mrs.
Wayler proposed trip to Chicago via De-
troit. Miss Neese to accompany her. AZ
Detroit the two women visited the office Of
the Equitable Life, and Mrs. Wayler per.
suaded her COMPANION to have her life Inc
sured for 5000. The policy was
secured. but at the request Of
Mrs. Wsyler the girl passed herself
OFT as Mrs. Hugo Wayler and thu
policy was made out in that way. Shortly
after, while the family were living at
South Bend, Ind, Miss Neese became i'll
and complained of nausea. and her face be-
gan to swell. Her suspicious were aroused
when her health improved after Wayler
was sent to the workhouse for thirty days.
and was again attacked when he was re-
leased. She left the family and went 90
Chicago.
WsyIer and wife and baby came to In.
dianapolis for short time. They returned
TO Toledo in February last There MIRA
Wayler was taken sick and died, the symp.
toms being the Same as shose suffered by
the young lady. Wayler hurried the en-
balming of his wife's remains. which
were afterward placed in the cemetery
vault. He notified the insurance of.
icials at Detroit of his wifes
death. Enclosed Q copy Of the death
certificate and demanded the 5000 in-
surance due on the death Of his wife. In
surance officers went to Toledo and inves.
tigated the matter. They examined tho
corpse ct the cemetery vault and were as
founded at the discovery made. It wac not
that Of the woman that was insured in the
name of Mira Wsyler. While the remains
were those Of the real wife. they were NOT
those of the woman insured in her name.
Wayler suddenly left Toledo. and his
whereabouts are unknown. An autopsy of
the body of Mrs Wsylcr disclosed the
presence of stryohnine In the stomach.
Coroner Beckwith. of Toledo. states that
there was no doubt the woman had been
ooi.onaA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22
WRESTLING BECOMING POPULAR


Thomas Mclnerney has formally accepted
the challenge to wrestle Bert Soheller
again at any style and has forwarded 10
the management Of the Empire Theater
articles of agreement to be signed by Schei-
Ter. and the forfeit money for the match.
Hedesignates that the style shall be GRECO
Roman. at which he lost his last match
with Schelier. and will be for o purse and
a side bet, to take place within two weekA
Monday night Scheller will wrestle Charles
Wittmer at Cincinnati, GrRco-Roman
style 1t will be remembered that Witt
mer was defeated In this city by McIn-
erney, catcn-as-cateh-can style. which 10
not his fayorite way of wrestling.
The match at the Empire Theatcr. Mon
day nj ght, between McIDerney and Jack Cei-
lahan, promises TO be one OF the most in-
terestlng of tie series which have been
given In the city. The dramatic way in
which Callahan made his appearance be-
fore the public. jumping on the stage az
the close of the Schelier- clnerney match,
with q handful of money. and cbsllen glnR
either, gained for him n prominence that
he might not have acquired other wise. and
his record shows him 60 be man In the
same class as the ones TO whom he has
thrown down the gauntlet. Reserve seats
are now on sale. and are going rapidly.
The match will be at the conclusion Of the
regular performances.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22

THE claim of the Citizens Street.
railroad Company that its charter runs
till Jan. IS. 1901. is entirely inconsistent
with the claim that it is perpetual. If
tho former claim is asserted at all it
can only be after the latter has been
held invalid. The claim of perpetual
charter is based on an ordinance of
Sept. Is. 1865. while that of a seven
years extension of the original charter
is based on an ordinance of April 2, 1880.
The Citizens company can only assert
one of these claims at time. and will
probably elect to assert the perpetual
claim first. The people will fight them
on that line as long as grass grows and
water runs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22

HEADsMAN MAXWELL says no finds
much trouble in filling fourth-clas post
Offices in cases where the offices are va
can't on account of resignation. The
reason is obvious. There are thousands
of country postoffices that pay so little
that nobody wants them, and it is an
accommodation to the government to
get any body to take them. The present
administration found these offices filed
by competent men, who would probably
have continued to hold the Offices but
for the general notice that every body
was to be turned out, followed up by
Headsman Maxwel's daily list of re-
movals. Not caring to wait to be re-
moved, the holders of these little offices
have resigned. In many instances. es-
pecially in strong Republican neighbor-
hoods, the administration will have
great difficulty in finding Democrats
competent to fill the Office. 1t will
probably solve the difficulty by appoint
ing incompetent ones.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22
EMPLOYEES WANT A wHACK

ask That tho New Franchise Provide for
Them Graded Increases of Wages.
The finger which the Brotherhood of
Street-car Conductors, Motormen and
Drivers has been expected to put IN the
franchise pie put in its appearance last
night. A committee from that order haunt
ed the corridors of the basement of the
courthouse last night, and at the conclu-
sion of the session OF the Council made its
appearance In the Council chamber. Most
of the members had gone, but it cornered
Mr.. Linn and to him explained what it
wanted. The following resolution was
handed him with the request that he intro.
duce it at the meeting OF the Council when
the streer-oar question Will be taken mp:
INDIANAPOLIS, April 81, 1893.
To the Honorable the Mayor and Board of Public
Works OF the City ~ Indianapolis;
Gentlemen-We. the employees of the Citizens
your honorable board that the following amend
ments be added TO the new charter to be issued:
Motornen and conductors to be paid not less
than 20 cents per hour; drivers upon the basis
OF not less than IL cents per hour stablemen
upon the basis OF not less than 10 cents per
hour: switch, hill and change boys upon the
basis OF not less than IL cents per hour.
Such scale to be in vogue during the first five
shall be- increased as follows: For the second
five years. l2i9 per cent. increase; for the third
period OF five years. l3i2 per cent increase. and
for the remaining period OF franchise. 14l2 per
cent.
No employe shall be compelled to labor more
than ten hours per day.
JOHN w. Gates,
NJ. III. DUGAN, COMMITTEE.
PARK HALDEMAN.)
Martin Dugan, who is the ex-president
of the order, and who was one of the CON-
mittee. said that the resolution had been
carefully drawn, and that 1t was on the
same basis as the percentage demanded OF
the city from the successful company or
rather the one offered by that company.
What the city considers good for It. we
ought TO consider good for u.s." he said.
The city is getting q good deal out of this
franchise and we want to get q little.
These are but living wages We ask for. and
we do not think they are SO large that q
company cannot afford to pay Them" Each
mem Der of the Council will be sent a copy
of the resolution and will be solicited to
vote for its adoption. The committee also
expects to call on the Board of Public
Works and to ask its cooperation in the
matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22
BosD ISSUE TIE LAST RESORT.

The call for gold to send abroad is
caused by the purchase of gold by Aus
tria and 70 pay the temporary trade bal
ances against us. When gold is worth
no more in Europe than here. and we do
not owe debts in Europe which can be
paid by merchandise, it will remain in
this country. 1t is not the coin certifi-
cate which causes gold to go abroad.
but the coin certificate affords medium
by which to get treasury gold. If the
gold could not be obtained from the
treasury, it would be drawn from the
banks, if it were worth more in Europe
than here. OF if the balance of trade
against us was called for in gold. That
is, while the coin certificate of the Sher-
man law makes it easy to draw gold
from the treasury, it is in no sense re-
sponsible for the causes OF the export of
gold.
Ii has been given ont that Mr.. Cleve-
land secs no other course than to
issue bonds to replenish the stock
of gold, and that Mr.. Carlisle fayors
the tender of silver when coin GER
tificates are presented with the re-
quest for gold redemption. Mr.. Cleve-
! land is very susceptible to Wall-street
influences, while Mr.. Carlisle was vot-
ing for the free coinage of silver when
the Sherman act was passed. The only
object to be attained is to maintain O
parity between all the dollars Of the
United States. This must be done. If
coin certificates in gold and offer silver
he would practically announce that gold
dollars are better than silver. There
are conservative public men who do not
hold that the gold reserve of 500, 000,-
600 is so sacred that it cannot be used to
redeem coin notes as we'll as green
backs. These men would have the
treasury pay out ten or twelve millions
OF that reserve in preference to going
into the market to sell bonds. They
believe that with the season of heavy
lmpOrtatiOns over, with the drift Of
travel toward this country during the
present season, and with no demand for
gold in Europe like that of Austria the
past few months, the European call
for the yellow metal will cease
in a few weeks, or before ten
millions of the reserve had been paid
out. There isanother suggestion, which
has been made upon the experience of
France. The Bank of France, while it
is not. in fact, the treasury of that gov
eminent, controls it's credit and main
tains the parity of the two metals. 1t is
said that when there comes q large de-
it's managers ask where it is going. If
the answer is that IL is to be shipped out
of the country they offer the holder of
the draft two-thirds gold and one-third
silver. This scheme may not work in
the treasury; but if the gold movement
is only speculative or the profit on ship
ment is not large, the requirement to
take part gold and part silver would
put an end TO the business of collecting
coin certificates and presenting them
for redemption.
The general sentiment is that it would
be unwise to issue bonds to redeem coin
certificates until all other plans have
failed-that the danger of an immediate
issue of bonds would be to stimulate
rather than to discourage speculation
in GOLD
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22
Grace church Revival.

The revival services OF Grace NJ Z.
Church, under the direction of John +.
Naugle. the evangelist. are awakening .
great interest and the force of the evange-
lists method is being appreciated. His
sermons are especially directed TO the
baptism of the Holy Spirit. ana are direct
ed most strongly against the popular sins.
One OF his sermons against the social evil
was especially pointed and a vivid por-
trayal of the evil. There has as yst been
no invitation extended for persons to JOIN
tie church. and none will be until the
services have continued tor. ten days from
the time OF their commencement last SUM
day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22
npDONALD'S COUP.

Only in Field to Influence the Citizens' Pur.
chase of Electrical Suppiies
An ex-councilmap. speaking of the street.
car situation. last night. and McDonald's
connection with street-car talk in this city
during the past few months. said:
The withdrawal of Mcdonald as a COM
petitor for the franchise was nothing to
cause surprise. for he never was bona tide
bidder for it and did not want it
He accomplished what he was after
which was an agreement from the
Citizens company TO purchase their
electric supplies from the Ihomps on- Hons
ton company. When the ordinance of 1850.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22
TIE brutal practice of hazing has re-

THE brutal practice of hazing has re-
suited in q cruel outrage at Delaware
College, Ohio, where a band of sopho-
mores bound several juniors. and, with
nitrate of silver. burned the letters of
Greek society into their faces. Two of
the juniors are in dangerous condition,
and ali of them win probably be disfig-
ured for life. The criminal code of Ohio
is defective if there is not some law for
the punishment of the young rufians
who perpetrated this outrage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22

that they were not laborsrs. but artists.
and IN order to prove IL they played .
piece. or course they made fine music. as
German musicians always do. Mr.. Com.
psrs listened with q wise look. and at the
conclusion of the performance confessed
that he was still unable to decide whether
they were artists or not. The Commits
sioner of Immigration decided that they
were artists, and Mr.. Gompers walked
AWAY with an injured air. He has to earn
his salary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22
ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD.

Judge Elliott Notified that the New Syndi-
cate Gets the Franchise.
Yesterday morning. just before the adj
journment of the Board eff Public Works,
President Conduit said TO the clerk: II
want to dictate q letter 10 Judge Elliott"
and. as the clerk drew his pencil and paper
TO him, Mr.. Conduit continued with the
following letter:
INDIANAPOLIS April 81, 1893.
Byron X. Elliott, Attorney and Agent:
Dear Sir-You are hereby notified that your
proposition for the street car franchise, rights
and privileges, made on April 10, 1893. to the
city of Indianapolis. il hereby accepted. The
city attorney has been instructed to prepare the
contract, In accordance with the specifications
submitted. and as soon as the same Ia complet-
ed desire to close up the contract with the
company which you represent We will notify
you soon as the contract is prepared.
A. W. CONDUIT,
A. SoHERRER,
NJ. NJ. DEGREES.
It was read over very carefully. and
several suggestions were offered by the
other members, but which did not alter its
purport. This dono and typewriter, it
was mailed to the Judge. and 1t closes
the transaction, practically. as far "a the
board is concerned. 1t will be ready for
the Council at the time of its mex meeting,
and it ls moro than likely that special
meeting Will be called to consider it. City
Attorney Jones said yesterday that he
would get the contract in shape as soon as
he possibly could. but did not know Just
how soon that would be.
President Conduit stated to Journal
reported yesterday that the board would
require the new syndicate to incorporate
before entering into contract.