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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-26
wANAMAKEa'S LAND SCHEME.

The P0stm aster- General and Others Inter
estcd in q Big Deal at Marion.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind. Feb. ga transaction in
Gliding the transfer of over six hundred
acres of land. on the outskirts of
the city, was consummated here to-
day. Ex-Governor Steele has had
the matter in hand since the
visit of Postmaster general Wanamaker
last fall, when the latter became interest
ed in the future of the Indiana gas field.
Since that he has succeeded in attracting
the interest of others of national
repute. The syndicate organized for
this purchase also includes Treas
urer Nebeker. George w. Boyd, general
passenger agent of the Pennsylvania sys.
tenn; r. b. +. PIERCE. general manager of
the Indianapolis. Decatur IL Western rail-
road. and others. Hon. G.. w. Fair
banks of Indianapolis. Is also interested
in the enterprise. A factory fund will
be set aside for the development of the
tract S30. 900 OF which is already available
for that purpose. The first thing to be done
is TO locate substantial factories. and nego-
tiations are already pending with a mum ter
of them. Treasurer Nebeker will move here,
and make this his home soon as he il re-
lieved from the treasury ship. which he
Will resign as soon as be can consistently
do so. The capital stock of tho company
will be $4,000
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Curtis Bass Given q -Four Years Sentence
for Shooting Henry Tow.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BEDFORD, Ind. Feb. 26.-The trial of
Curtis Bass. charged with the shooting of
henry Tow, on Aug. u, 1891, has been oc-
cupylng the court for several days this
week. The jury, after forty-eight hours
deliberation, agreed on verdict. and Bass
was sentenced for term of four years in
the penitentiary. This is the second time
this case has been tried hero. it being some
what complicated. The jury failed to agree
on his first trial. It appears that on the
night of the shooting some one laid in am
bush for Tow, and at his approach no was
greeted with shower of bullets. The
would be assassin was never directly iden-
titled.
Morton Daily, a juror in the Curtis Bass
case for the attempted murder of Henry
Tow. was charged with trying to bride A.
}. Freed. another juror. to hang the jury in
tins case. Judge Miers promptly investi-
gated. but Daily denied the charge. where
upon Freed filed an affidavit affirming the
fact. However. under the law, the Judge
had to scquit when the juror denied the
charge.
The case of Doss Moore came up for trial
in the Circuit Court hereyesterday. Moore
Is charged with the murder of Henry Tow on
the night of Sept. IL. 1892. The shooting
occurred in DIR. Purton's drug store at
Mitchell After q basty examination of
the witnesses and q strong argument of the
attorneys. lasting till nearly midnight, the
case was given to the jury. After few
hours elaboration verdict OF guilty was
rendered, and Moore was sentenced for
seven years In the penitentiary.
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UNDER THE STARS AND STRIPES.
The Steamship New York Starts on Her Firs
Voyage as an American Vessel.

The Steamship New York Starts Her First
Voyage nc an American Vessel.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-At exactly 1855
o'clock, this afternoon, the hswsers of the
steamship New York were cast loose, and,
with q blast from her whistle which
drowned for a moment the cheers of those
assembled on the wharf, the steamship
started on her first voyage under the stars
and stripes. She is bound for SOuthamp-
ton. AS she swung out into the river Mrs.
John w. Foster, wife of the former Secre-
tary of State, leaned over the rail and
waved large American flag. while her hus-
band, who stood by her side. bowed again
and again in recognition of the responsive
cheers. The New York carried the national
flag at the stern.
The New York carries 425 passengers. an
unusually large number for this season of
the year. One hundred and fifty persons
engaged first cabins. seventy-tive second
cabins. aud the steerage contains two hum
dred passengers. Among the first ca bin
passengers are ex-Seeretary of State John
w. Foster and wife and Senator John T.
Morgan. The Senator and Mr.. Foster are
going abros d to represent this government
before the Behring sea arbitration commit
tee.
AS the great steamer moved out Of her
slip and down the harbor with the stars
and stripes flying astern. and with the
great blue eagle on white ground tiutter-
ing aloft the steam craft saluted her with
steam " hi site screams. and hundreds of
people ashore cheered and waved patriot
lcally.
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Waiiace's "Tobe" Nearly Murders Keeper
Gibson, who Was Non Persons Grata.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
PERU, Ind, Feb. 25.-There. was q scene
not down on the bills at Wa!lace's circus
inter quarters. near this city. yesterday
afternoon. It will likely prove serious
20 one person. and at one time
looked bad for all concerned. "Tobe,n
the second largest elephant of the
herd of nine. manifested desire togo on
the war-path and became dangerously
vicious. Although securely chained by
both feet no attempts were made by the
attendants TO approach him. Miles
Gibson. new employe. attempted
TO fesd blm. The monster made a lun ge
breaking one Of the chains and succeeded
In catching the man with his trunk. With
one sweepin the air he threw Gibson across
the room. a distance of forty feet. land.
ing him against the heavy brick wall.
where he struck about ten feet from
the floor. Gibson was found some
time afterward by some of the other em-
ployes who missed him. in an unconscious
condition. with no bones broken. but, 1T is
feared, injured internally. The ami
kal was quoted by forcible meaps
Ihere is q strange fact connected
Nth these ponderous brutes that
pver since the leaving of the old keeper,
sweeney. who has had charge of them for
Pears. they have been unruly and danger
Gus. and the two successive keepers have
had much trouble in managing them.
Sweeney knew them perfectly, and they
obeyed his slightest within. The same un-
rest is apparent in the lions tigers and
other animals.
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SHERWOOD REWARDED.

Delphi Postofice Will Go to the Editor OF
the Democratic Local Paper.
Special 10 the Indiana olis Journal.
DELPHI, Ind, Feb. 25.-The postoffice
row at this place was brought to focns
yesterday when letter was received from
Congressman Hammond announcing TO the
contestants that he had decided to recon-
mend the appointment OF II. NJ. Isherwood,
editor of the Times. Mr.. Isherwo God was
chairman of the county central committee,
and q son-in-law of Charles r. Pollard, who
was delegate to the Chicago convention
that nominated Cleveland. This appoint
ment is received with anything but Joyous
acclaim by the Democrats of the city. The
contestants were Hon. John s. Odell. O
Democratic war-h horse and James w. Weld
ener, vigorous represeD tative of the
county Democracy. Soon after the
contest opened Congressman Hammond
announced that the man who presented
the best petition would be recommended
for the place, and Odell and Weideper
wood circulated no petition, saying that If
ne could not get the appointment without
thus Illuminating himself he aid not care
Tor It. without presenting the shadow of
petition he secures the place. This is
what aggravates the other contestants and
their friends more than any timing else, and
they ore talking of dire revenge on the
tho publication of his paper during his IN
cumbency. The postotfice and Democratic
organ will both be managed from the same
tent and both will be auxiliary to tie DEM
0cratic county central committee OF which
Mr.. Isherwocd will remain chairman.
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attacks upon the government. and predicts

attacks upon the government. and predicts
their eventual triumph.
Rector Ahlwardt was released from the
Ploetzensee jail yesterday. his sentence
having expired. HIS release was made the
occasion of a demonstration by the anti
semitIcs. Herr Werner denounced the
Hebrews in the usual violent manner of the
antisemitics. Ablwardt was heartily
cheered upon declaring that he was pre-
ing SO he could only hasten The dellverance
OF the fatherland from the loathsome
plague of judaism. Ahlwardt took his seat
IN the Reichstag TO-DAY.
In response 10 inquiries made at the For
eign Oince as 10 the truth Of the reports
that negotiations are being cond ucted for q
German American commercial treaty. your
correspondent learned that no communities
lions OF any KIND are proceeding. The
rumors bad their basis in requests sent by
the Foreign Office TO the difiere q { Industrial
centers Tor reports as 20 how exports had
been affected under the operations of the
Mckinley tariff. The inquiry indicates
that Chancellor Won Caprivi intends to
sound the Cleveland government on some
commercial arrangement While looking
into this matter. your correspondents
learned that the War Office had finally de-
cided against using maize as regular mix.
ture In rye bread. The War Office tried
twenty-six different kinds of maize mix
lures with -four. rice. ETC.. but none was
found satisfactory.
Inc CentriSts celebrated the ropes JUDI.
lee with banquet at the Hotel kaiserhoff,
Prince Anton Won Redziwill presiding.
The health of the Pope was toasted with
fervent enthusiasm. kilograms from Herr
Ballestrem. the Centrist envoy. state that
the Pope has Endorsed the party's policy IN
the Reicnstag. making Centrist support OF
the army bill dependent upon the govern
ment permitting the recall of the Jesuits.
The bill has been hanging in committee
since November. The Center party will
now give quicker movement To the pro-
ceedings, with q view TO proposal for tho
recall of the Jesults being accelerated in
the Relchstag. Hitherto the Centrists
have avoided supporting the agricultural
movement. If the government opposes
the return of the Jesults many
members of the party will unhesi-
tatingly coalesce with those supporting
that movement In the meanwhile most
friendly feeling toward Catholics prevails
in Official quarters. Gen. Won Loe. tho
German envoy TO the Vatican, who 10 q
Catholic rs. 1t Is reported, meeting with q
most cordial reception from Cardinal RAM
p0lla. pontitical Secretary of State.
1t having been stated In certain newspa-
pers that Chancellor Won CaprIvl was
about 10 marry o widow. your correspond
ent went direct to headquarters for lnfor-
nation on the subject. In response To the
inquiry the Chancellor sent the following
message through his adjutant-major. Eb.
meyer: my compliments, but am much
too cd for such q STEP"
The Ministry OF War has issued special
and stringent instructions TO all the garri-
sons to guard against a revival of cholera
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MRS MILLER Is HUsBANDLEss.

A Smart Young Woman Turns Up and Is
Preferred by Nathan Miller.
Special 10 the Indianapolis journal
COLUMBUS. Ind. Feb. 25.-About four
months ago young married couple came
to this city and began house
keeping. They became known as
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Miller. and
until yesterday matters moved along
smoothly. Young Miller procured work at
the cerealine mills. working from midnight
until noon of each day. Yesterday, after
he had returned from his work ana retired
to take his usual rest. there was
gentle rap on his door. and his
wife answered the call. She was met
by young woman who inquired If Miller
boarded there and was informed that he
lived there and that she was his wife.
A battle followed which awoke Miller. who
knocked his wife down and left her.
going with the other woman. Mrs. Miller
to-day filed suit for support and divorce
against her husband, who refuses to return
and live with her any longer.
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Ball Players Won't Sign.

NEW YORK, Feb. ga local paper says:
THE teams of the National League and
American Association of baseball clu os are
far from being ready to take the field.
although in another month all should be AZ
practice. The reason for the delay is the
disagreement between players and man
ayers on the salary question. While most
of the players Will sign before the season
opens, still they have hard work TO bring
themselves to accept q cut of 80 or ~ per
cent below the figures of last season. OF
the New York team only three PLAYERS have
signed. while Brooklyn, Boston. Philadel-
phia and Washington have signed but one
player each. One or two of the Cleveland
players have signed. but the bone and
burg and Chicago are little. if any, better
Oft. The outlook for the coming season Ia
ploomy.v
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HAWAIIAN TREATY SHELvED.

Democrats Will Neither Ratify It Nor Con-
firm Hanchett's Nomination.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-There Is trouble
ahead for the Republicans in the matter of
the confirmation of Benton Hanohett.
nominated by che President to be q Justice
of the Sixth federal judicial district. The
Democrats have practically served notice
on the Republicans that they will resist to
the end any attempt to bring about the
confirmation. tor the reason, they assert.
that the retiring President ought not to be
permitted to nominate to life position a
member of his own party after the people
have removed that party from power.
The Hawaiian treaty. il Is also thought,
is dead for the session. This is reluctantly
conceded even by it's friends. The action
of the Senate to-day. in refusing to 90 into
executive session, though that action
doubtless had some reference to the
Hanchett nomination. was also accepted
a conclusive indication that the treaty
should be shelved for the balance of the
session. The treaty matter can, OF course.
be taken up in the extra session which will
convene Immediately after the present
Congress dies, but, unless some marked
change occurs. there is believed TO be no
prospect OF action upon IL during the life
Probably the knowledge of this dIsposi-
ton OF the part of the Senate had some re-
lex influence on the action of the House
There was to have been a meeting of the
ways and means committee of the House
to-day to consider the Springer resolution
declaratory OF the sense Of the House of
Representatives that neither the Hawaiian
nor any other treaty of annexation should
be made without the consent of the House,
but it did not take place. One of the
colleagues are unitedly against the
resolution. The Republicans, he said, were
satisfied on an examination OF presidents.
especially of the debate in 1896 over the
Jay treaty and of letters of Jefferson. that
the proposition that the House must be
consulted in advance OF q ratification by
the President anc the Senate of q treaty OF
annexation was not maintalnable. he
predicted that the resolution would be per-
united TO fall TO the ground. Democratic
mem bers of the committee are still examIn-
ing the subject. but 1t does not seem likely
that the resolution will DO pushed.
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A nIUNCIE OUTRAGE.

An Unfortunate Woman Kept in Saloon
All Night and Turned Out Half Naked
Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE. Ind. Feb. 25.-Minpie White. q
well-known woman about town here was
found by the police this morning on South
Walnut street in q deplorable condition. A
crowd of tough men had got the woman Ii
a saloon and kept her there until near
morning, when she was thrown ont in the
cold half naked. She had no
shoes or stockings on when found. and her
feet were badly frozen. She had fallen
heavily on q curb-st and cut q bad cash
in her head. and was found unconscious in
a pool of blood. The woman has respect
able parents near Lima. o.. but she 10 home.
less and friendless here.
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NEW YORK. Feb. 25--A movement is on
foot IN Hoboken TO put the Catholic
parochial schools of that city under the
Farlbault system of Archbishop Ireland.
Father Corrigan, of the Church of Our
Lady of Grace. Hoboken, no recently had
O dispute with Bishop Wigger. is at the
bottom of IL. He has made a proposition to
the school trustees of HOboken to turn over
bis parOchial schools TO them on the condi-
ton that. after school hours, he be allowed
to give religions instructions TO the Cath
Ollie pupils. Father Corrigan has suggested
the Faribault sy stem. pure and simple, q
solution OF the question which Is now ex-
citing Catholics all over New Jersey as to-
how the Church of Rome shall get it's share
of the taxes which the State appropriates
to support free schools.
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CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
Secretary Foster Makes q Statement to the
Ways and Means COMMITTEES.

Secretary Foster Makes a Statement to the
Ways and Means COMMITTEES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Secretary of the
Treasury Foster was before the ways and
means committee of the House for nearly
two hours to-day explaining the condition
of the treasury. The hearing was con-
Quoted with closed doors The statement
of Secretary Foster was to the effect that
there was no occasion for fear of bank
rupt treasury. but he Admitted that the
situation was one demanding serious con-
sideration. and that his estimates of the
available cash in the treasury at
abe close of the present fiscal
year would need to be scaled down
to some extent. Mr.. Foster thought there
would be surplus in the treasury July !.
next. of nearly Sl7.00O,000. His estimate
In the report heretofore sent to the com.
mittee on the condition of the treasury
fixed the surplus at SO. 00O. 0O0 The probs-
bilities for the fiscal year 1894 were that,
In the absence of some change In the situa-
tion, there would be deficip in the treas
ury on July /. 1894.
Speaking of the frequently repeated as
sertlOn that the treasury was now really
bankrupt Mr.. Foster said in substance:
Once in q while. when large acquisitions
have come In on top or each other, and did
not want to pay them because we would
have to- put out gold. which might be
along for day or two. and then some fell
low would say the treasury Is bankrupt
and all that sort OF thing" The Secretary
gave the distinct impression that he did
not coincide In the views expressed in
their statements. Mr.. Foster said th8s all
his statements were based on q continue
ton of the present rate of taxation, so If
there were change. of course. his esti-
mates would not stand. He thought there
might be q deficit in 1894. He believed that
$50. 900 more revenue should be raised
and put into the treasury in order
to make everything safe and the con-
ditions favorable for proper admlnistra-
ton of the affairs of the gov.
ernmens He offered no sugges-
ton as to whether this amount
should be raised by o loan or by additional
taxation. Ii he were to have contin ued in
the Office of Secretary of tie Treasury he
would like to have $50. coo, 000 added to the
use to maintain the gold reserve, as he be-
lieved the treasury would be the better for
having on hand Sl25, 600. 600 of gold or $685.
10000 of free gold. The Secretary said that
there would be no difficulty In getting
plenty of gold if he had the money TO spare.
Nothing was said about the cause of the
present exports of gold or the probabilities
of future gold shipments. out MIR. Foster
SAID that he had expected its outflow. In
explanation of the reduction in his esti-
mated surplus for the close of the current
fiscal year. Mr.. Foster said that the pay.
ment of the Chootaw claim hao not been
estimated when he placed the surplus at
S20.000.OOO. Its payment would take about
three million dollars. The receipts had
also fallen somewhat below his estimates
and at the close of the fiscal year would
probably be less than he had estimated.
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violence. but better counsel prevailed and
he finally permitted them TO get their
property and leave. This afternoon Wolf
was arrested fer pointing q revolver and
trial was set for Monday evening.
Nathan Meyer. the other pro-
proprietor of the factory. who W as stabbed
seriously in the scuffie with James Colvin
yesterday afternoon. will DO confined to his
bed for weeks. Colvin remained in jail
over night, but gave bond to-day and was
released. There are fourteen witnesses
summoned 10 appear against Wolf at his
trial in the Mayors court Monday. The
trouble at the factory Is the talk of the
town to-day.
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him. be was not at liberty to state. but he
thought that Senators could understand
them.
A motion. which was MADE by Mr. Sber-
man. TO 60 into executive session. was
defeated by the compact Democratic
vote aided by these Republicans
and one Populist vote. One of the
leading Democratic Senators stated
TO a reporter that the particular signiti-
canoe of the vote that the rem amin z
time of the session should be given TO leg.
islative business. and not frittered away
in petty nominations or In considering the
Hawaiian treaty. No action on the treaty.
he said, would be had this session. The
vots on Mr.. Shernlan's motion stood: Yeas
81: nays 26. Mesers. Hale Pfeffer. Power
and Dawes voted with the Democrats
After paying q tribute To the. memory OF
the late Representative Spinola. of New
York. the Senate adjourned.