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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
The Revenue stamp.



The prospect of a tax on playing cards
sets some old fellows to "reminiscing"
about the various more or less humorous
taxes that we had in war times All the
processes of ones life went on under
revenue stamps in those days All your
photographs had to have green stamps on
their backs; IL you played cards, the pack
must be revenue stamped If you took it
into your head 10 get married. you had to
go and get revenue stam~ TO put on the
license or the certificate-into such ordi-
nary, everyday affairs did taxation in
trude itself, Every sort OF a paper save
letter, had to have revenue stamp
and people got 10 putting revenue stamps
on letters from pure force of habit Never
theless, ii was a vexatious system of taxa
ton rather than a burdensome one for
everything cost about so much anyway.
difference. Still, We should all rather see
revenue stamps figuring as curiosities in
the shops where old things are dealt in
than have them come in again as an item
of daily diet
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across her cheek when the eventful night
arrives. She shuns open doors as she would
the plague, so desperately does she fear a
cold in the head. She is convinced that her
attire is all wrong. And when the evening
itself comes and all the feminine forces
OF her family are marshaled about her;
when her mother says severely that her
dress is far too tight, and that her bodice
is much too low in the neck: when her
grandma solemnly assures her that powder
ing is the first step toward degradation;
when her gloves mysteriously disappear at
the last moment and her fan shows un-
expected break; when her gold comb looks
suddenly as though IL needed cleaning and
her small brother continues TO announce
that the cab hasn't come; when all these
things are giving the fine hue OF i'm
patience to her cheeks and the fire of an
noyance 20 her eyes she will not agree
that anticipation is better than realization.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Jesse VermiIIion's Wealth.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE most re-
markable case ever litigated in the courts
of Madison county will be begun early next
week John NJ Busby, administrator of the
estate of Jesse Vermillion. seeks an ac-
counting of the deceased mans estate,
amounting TO nearly 100000. from his son.
L. c. Vermillion. and his grandson Jesse L.
Vermilion, cashier of the Anderson Bank
ing Company. The boys are charged with
obtaining all of the property. Judge Ste
phenson, OF Noblesville, will try the case.
and a struck jury has been requested
and granted. There are many romantic
stories connected with the suit relating to
treasures of buried gold around the old
mans house. Nearly two hundred witnesses
have been subpoenaed.
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evidence of his guilt the attempted double
murder was made last night, il is charged.
Aida Is still unconscious from the effects
OF the chloroform and may die.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Alexander McCurdy's Crime.

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. Jan. n.-Sheriff
Poe, of Golden county. Colorado, is on his
way here to secure Alexander McCurdy,
who is in the custody of the sheriff here.
The charge against McCurdy is that of
emasculating his step-brother, whom he
The wife denies improper intimacy. 1t APP
pears evident that the dreadful suspicion
unbalanced McCurdy's mind. After commit
ting the offenSe, he fled to this place. where
his wife is living with her mother.
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arms as he walked from the car to his
home. or even while on the car. brushed
out the spark of fire at the end Of the
fuse. Mr. Elan says he met no friend
after he left the Grand Hotel, and that
II would have been impossible for any one
at the Grand Hotel to have put the pipe
in his pocket by way of practical joke.
He thinks the man who put IL In his pocket
mistook him for John +. Frenzel. Within
the last month several men have addressed
him on the street as MIR. Frenzel. so
close is the resemblance. A test TO be made
this morning will enable the police to tell
whether or not il is a bomb or a prac-
teal joke. The pipe will be taken TO a
sandbar in the river, a new fuse attached
and lighted
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MILLIONS FOR DISTILLERS.
Bonded Period to Be Increased to Eight
YearS-Tax to Be 81.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE imposition
of tax or 81 per gallon on whisky and the
extension of the bonding period from three
years to eight years was formally agreed
to by the Democratic members of the ways
and means committee to-day a feature
Of the internal revenue bill. An informal
agreement to that effect had already been
made but at the meeting to-day the de-
tails of the increased tax and the extension
Of the bonding period were approved.
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. Jan. 1.-THE en-
tire day has been consumed by the argu-
ments of the Henderson murder case. and
the arguments will not close till some time
tomorrow. Attorneys for the defense, in
their argument. admit that Henderson was
the man who wore the mask and who
robbed the money drawer in Shaw's saloon.
They also admit that he fired one shot, but
contend that he did not fire the shot that
killed Tarpey, and claim that the fatal shot
was fired by some one who shot at Hender-
son as he was leaving the saloon. The at
tendance has been such throughout the
day as TO crowd the court room floor and
gallery 10 their utmost capacity. The jury
will not be permitted TO separate till the
case is finally decided
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Manager Mclean surprised.

General Manager Mclean, of the Citi-
zens' Street-railroad Company, was in
formed last night by Journal reporter Of
the finding Of the alleged bomb. He thought
the story was a startling one, but he did
not connect 1t in any way with the plot
discovered a week or so ago 70 ground the
wires OF the street-car plant and to injure
the company's property.
Elmer Pryor, a conductor one of the
street-car lines. was declared insane yester
day. II will be remembered that when put
under restraint a few days ago, he talked
incoherently about a plot to use dynamite
on some of the company's lines, and said
that he knew OF the plot, but was afraid to
talk for fear some of those in the plot
would injure him. Mr.. Mclean was asked
about Pryors Connection with the company's
force.
Pryor came to me some time ago. said
he, land asked for employment. He said
he was in dire straits and must have work.
that he had a family depending upon him,
and that they would be reduced to great
want unless he secured immediate employ
ment. 1 put him to work, as he seemed to
be an intelligent and capable man. He was
given work on a line out of the Thirteenth
street barns. He afterwards came up TO the
office and asked to be transferred TO the
1rvington line Again he came to the office
and wanted 10 be put back at the Thir-
teenth-street barns, as he said he could not
get enough work on the Irvington line. He
was running extra 1 again made the
change. After that he frequently came to
the office to tell me about his distress. He
wanted TO lay off for a week TO go down in
the country to see his parents. 1 told him
he could lay off. / did not hear of him
after that until / saw in the papers that he
had been declared insane"
did he report to you any stories of the
dynamite plot"'
HE told me several STORIES but as he was
unacquainted with the men, he could give
me no names, and L did not attach much
Importance to his stories"
WAS this before the story of the plot to
injure the company's property was printed
In the newspapers?
lit was: but none of the details were OBJ
IA
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ST. LOUIS. Jan. 11.-To-night four ne
groes entered the home of Frederick Benny.
near Florissant, and made a demand for
money. The demand not being acquiesced
In. the quartet beat Benny, who is over
seventy, and his wife, aged sixty-fve, so
severely that the latter Is dead and the
former cannot recover from his injuries.
A hired man who ran to their assistance
was beaten into insensbflity. The negroes
then secured $500 and fled.
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Indiana Notes.

Elijah Cox, aged eighty. who has lived on
a farm in Madison county since 1880, died
at his home near Elwood, yesterday.
The attempt to get Detective Norris out
proceedings. a failure, Judge Cox re-
fusng the writ.
John Koerps of Lincolnvile a hamlet
in Wabash county, is in jail charged with
stealing $50 from the residence Of Charles
Either, while the family was at church.
A stranger named Lyon, supposed to
represent the w. w. Sutherland Lumber
Company. of Saginaw. left S25 draft for
his hotel bill at Wabash. The draft is
pronounced forgery by the Sutherland
people. Lyon left for Indianapolis.
a company of Indianapolis and Chicago
capitalists have organized with $3.50 900
capital stock to investigate the oil field
in the vicinity of Albany, Ind. Oil has been
discovered near here that flows from the
we'll as clear as water Thousands of acres
of land have already been leased.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Insurance Rate War Probable.

CHICAGO, JAN. 1.-THE Western Union
Insurance Managers is said to be in danger
of a violent death because of the alleged
violation of the rate agreement of some of
the members. 1t is claimed that the 10 per
cent. commission agreement has been
broken, and that the refractory members
have thus secured a large amount of bust
ness which the faithful ones could not
touch. A rate war may result.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Worlds Fair Love Match.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE Ind, Jan. 1.-THE marriage Of
Mr.. William Kinseri of Hammond, and
Miss Hannah Guise of Chicago, occurred
at the home of the bride Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Kinser was formerly of Muncie and
we'll known in Anderson and Terre Haute.
During the worlds fair Miss Guise in
charge of department in Music Hall, and
there met the man she married.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Big OIL We'll "shot- Into Existence.

FINDLAY, O.. Jan. u-Yesterday the
Bradford Glycerne Company. of this city.
shot we'll fo- Hazlett & Co, situated in
the Waterville oil field. Before the shot
was made the well was perfectly dry.
showing no trace of gas or oil. The charge
consisted Of two hundred quarts OF nitro
Clycerine and the shot was followed by a
mighty rush of oil that spurted into the
air over one hundred feet high. The flow
is estimated 10 be about 100 barrels Der
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LAUREL, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE two Misses
James, of this place, were robbed at their
residence about o'clock this morning. The
burglars gained entrance to the building
by removing a window shutter and raising
the window. After securing their booty,
which consisted of a revolver, some iewelry
and S35 in cash. they made an attempt to
set fire to the house, but the night-watch
discovered the flames before much Roadway
had been gained. and put the fire out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Edwin VI. Field to BE Tried.

BUFFALO. Jan. u.-Edwin NJ. Field. son
of the late Cyrus w. Field. was released
taken TO New York to stand trial for ruin
ing his stock firm by forging stock GER
tificateS and engaging in fraudulent finan-
and sent here for treatment under order OF
the Supreme Court two years ago. He Is
under many indictments. and his bail ag-
gregateS 800. 900. His crookedness ruined his
millionaire father. who died shortly after
wards OF broken heart.
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Harry Hamin Is Indicted.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. Hilary
Hamill superintendent of the workhouse,
was arrested this afternoon on an indict-
ment charging him with robbing a drunken
man of 800. Hamill and several others
We're with a named Tribble, of Clay
county and after he was robbed Hamill
took. him TO jail and slated him for safe
kpaDinQ
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NOTES FROM BRAZIL.
Explosion on al Rebel War Ship-Pei-
xOtO Still I'm Office.

BUENOS AYRES Jan. u.-Advices from
Rio Janeiro say that an explosion of a
cannon has occurred on board the Brazil
ian insufiyent vessel Tamandare, and that
five men were killed. There has been an
other explosion at Fort Villegaignon. The
crew of the Brazilian government cruiser
Nictheroy, which is at fernambuco, re-
fused To go to sea, and demand their ar
rears of pay.
The report published in Paris that Presi-
dent Peixoto has resigned is untrue. He is
still in office and devising plans to meet
the rebels and stamp out the, rebellion Ad-
miral De Mello is not i'll.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Section Hands Killed.

WOODWARD, Ala. Jan. n.-An engine
of the Woodward Iron Company collided
ton hands were killed j. V. Neal. Louis
Frizzle and James Owens. James Jackson
was fatally injured. The men were on a
hand car returning to the furnace The
engine was just leaving with an iron train.
Thick smoke blown the track by a heavy
wind prevented the crews from seeing each
other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Three Men Killed by N Train.

PITTSBURG, Jan. I.-West-bound ex-
press No. u on the Pennsylvania road run
down and killed three unknown Hun
gaTians in Carney's tunnel, near Green's
burg about $50 o'clock this morning. The
men were tramping eastward and stepped
off one track to avoid a freight train,
when they were struck by the express COM
ing in the opposite direction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
The Potato Patch Murder Case.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Jan. Thames Lemon,
Anderson Hatfield and Frank Stevens,
charged with completely in tne killing of
Abe Stumpff in the potato patch of William
Lemon a few months ago, were released
by order of Judge Custer this morning.
The prosecuting attorney will carry the
case to the Supreme Court and they may
yet be placed on trial. An attempt will
be made to secure a reDrieve for Martin
Adamson, who was sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary for killing Stumpff.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
And He Put on His Hat.
ChiCag go Tribune

chicago IrlDulle.
Mr. Bilus-Maria, you make good deal
of fuss over that canary. Do you think
canary has an immortal soul?
Mrs. Billus-I think ! shall not answer a
according to his folly.
''H'mph. Can't you quote Scripture better
than that?'
II can, but you ought to be grateful that
/ chose TO misquote Scripture rather than
TO seem impolite"
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woman,s Alleged Cruelty.

FINDLAY, o., Jan. n.-Sensational
charges have been preferred against Mrs.
Louisa Lightfoot. matron of the County
Infirmary, by the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty. She is charged with
having scalded John Fletcher. an inmate.
with boiling water and afterwards applying
q mustard plaster to his battered head. The
case will be tried tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Mu Report dine state Bank Bin.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Members of the
House committee on banking and currency
say IL is almost certain that the bill re
pealing the 10 per cent. tax on State bank
Issues will be favorably reported from the
committee tomorrow Thus far the COM
mittee has been almost equally divided on
the question that Ii has been impossible
to reach q decisive vote.
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Wants $4,000 I'm Lieu of a Husband.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HUNTINGTON, Ind. Jan. ia suit was
begun here this morning by Mrs. Hattie
Gibler against her husbands father, John
Gibler. for $4,000 damages, for alternating
her husbands affections The couple eloped
in November of last year, were married
in Michigan, and afterwards went to Den
YER. Col, to live. The father of the groom
followed them and IL is claimed, by threats.
promises and persuasion, induced the young
husband 10 abandon the wife, leaving her
friendess and penniiess in that city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Republican Manifesto.

MADRID, Jan. IA manifesto issued
to-day by ex-Minister Gorilla, the Repub-
lican leader, announces the early advent
of the republic and advises his partisans
to be prepared for this event. Senior 70
rilla declares the Republicans will declare
without quarter against Anarchists.
as he says they are enemies of society and
must be uprOOted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
The Buffalo Pension Frauds.

the examination Of L. +. Houpt and Miss
Hanrahan, accused of completely in the
pension frauds perpetrated at Major
Mcores Office, the evidence only goes TO
show a technical violation of the law in the
manner of swearing claimants and wit
nesses Houpt is the party TO whom Major
Moore transferred his business on Jan. l.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
a Teacher of Anarchy.

Indianapolis is supposed to have but one
Anarchist In its limits and the police have
been keeping eye on him for few days.
II is not known whether or not he is of
that variety which throws bombs, al
though IL is said that he has been at the
Haymarket in Chicago. Last week he adj
dressed several meetings, setting forth
anarchistic principles His name is r.
Braunschweig, and lie came here, 1t is
said directly from Colorado.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
New Trotting Circuit.

LIMA o. Jan. 1.-THE northwestern
Ohio trotting circuit was organized in this
city to-day. The circuit embraces Toledo.
Tiffin. Lima, Bowling Green. Piqua and
Wapakoneta- The spring meetings open
on June 8 The circuit embraces the best
tracks in the State.
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pledge and are aiding him in the good
work. He is proving TO the temperance
people that educating by raising the stand
ard of public sentiment by loving kindness.
In favor of temperance is better than
threats or force. or political temperance,
which aims only for official power. AT least
FIVE hundred people have 50 far signed the
pledge
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Income Tax Condemned.

NEW YORK. Jan IA special meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce was held to-
day In answer 10 call issued by num-
Der OF It's members to protest against the
proposed income tax. Resolutions were
adopted strongly condemning the measure
as an unjust distribution of burdens of
taxation as leading to an invasion OF the
law and as an expensive experiment to put
IN operation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Hondurian Rebel. Defeated.

GUATEMALA CITY. Jan. 11.-Reports of
the retreat of the Hondurian rebels and
their Nicaraguan allies are confirmed. The
losses were 200 killed and wounded The
rebels are destroying property as they so.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
May Reject MIR. Harrison.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE Senate COM
mittee on commerce. II is understood. agreed
to-day to report unfavorably the nomination
OF Scott Harrison, a brother of ex-President
Harrison, TO be surveyor of customs of the
Office at Kansas City. Mo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Clint BarwicI< Acquitted.

ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. n.-Clint Bar
wick, of Muncie, who shot Inez Roberts In
a house of ill-repute in this city a few
weeks ago. was acquitted before Judge Ell
lison, to-day, in the Circuit Court. The re-
suit of the trial was q surprise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Kokomo Man Killed at Marion.

SpecldI 10 the Indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, Jan. ia man supposed
to be a. G. Davis. of Kokomo. was picked
up the Clover-leaf railroad here this
morning in an unconscious condition. He
was cut about the head and bore other
injuries. 1t is supposed he was struck
while walking on the track last night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
A. To Anticipation.

New York World
The popular superstition that anticipa-
ton and preparation are better than realiza-
ton certainly does not hold true OF the girl
who goes only enthusiastically to dances
and gayeties. For q week beforehand she
scans her face several times a day, fearing
TO discover some new biemish. She Is con-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
victims Of IA sawmin Boiler.

sawmill owned by Wilson Brothers. Just
east of this place, exploded this morning
The following were killed outright: Noah
Hoffman, Silas Wilson and Amos Stevens.
John Wilson was fatally injured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
MILK i'm the Cocoanut.
Chicago Disnatch.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox tells a New York
paper that there are few real mothers
nowadays but many limitations that are
wholly unlike what the genuine article
should be- Certainly, certainly; but who
is to blame for that? If we remember cor
rectly Elias family still consists of her.
self and Mr. Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Commission Merchants Choose Officers

CINCINNATI. Jan. 1.-THE National
League OF Commission Merchants to-day
selected the New York Fruit Journal as
their organ and elected the following Off
GERS: President, George W. Barrett or
Chicago; vice president, Walter Snyder, of
Baltimore; secretary. a. Warren Patch, of
Boston; treasurer, John Leveerone, of Gin
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Sensational Charges Against Doctor

NEW CASTLE, Pa, jan ia sensation
was created here to-day by the arrest of
High School, on charge OF attempting
TO murder two young women Aida and
Maggie Robinson. by the use OF chloroform
IL is alleged that a criminal operation had
been performed on Miss Aida recently, and
that child had been burned In cooking
stove on New Years day. To conceal the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Louis Kossuth Not Dead.

TURIN Jan. 11.--There is absolutely not
the slightest foundation of truth in the SEN
sational report cabled to the United States
saying that Louis kossuth. the aged Hun
garian patriot, is dead.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Drank washing Fluid for Wine.

REDFIELD, 5. D., Jan. 1.-Two promi-
nent women of this city were poisoned
last night by drinking washing fluid for
wine by mistake Mrs. Hatch was but
slightly injured but Mrs. It. =. Blaine was
with difficulty saved from death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
Bright Prospects.
Puck.

Haley (the landlordl-So you've bought
this store Of Goldstein? Well, i predict
months.
Mr. KIinpstein - Ach! You iadder me.
MiSder HALEY
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The Pclsipr Not Yet sighted.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. n.-Up to mid
night word has been received from the
steamer City of Picking. which is bringing
the latest Hawaiian advices. The weather
Is bad