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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-03
THE CIGARETTE TRUo'F.
Its Treasurer Tells Of Its Formation
and Its business Methods.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-There was another
hearing to-day of the suit brought through
the Announcement of New Jersey to de-
termine whether the cigarette trust should
not be suppressed as an unlawful combine
Treasurer George Arents told of the forma-
ton OF the trust The first scheme was un-
der Virginia law, but it was similar to the
schemes of the recent Chicago Gas and
Standard Oil trusts. where each component
corporation signed away it's
identity for time. This
not found satisfactory, so another State was
sought for under which a safe charter could
be had. New Jersey was selected. In the
subdivision 30 per cent. went 10 Dukes
Cigarette Company, 30 per cent to the Allen
& Ginter concern, 20 per cent. to the Kin
neys and 10 per cent. each to the Kimball
and the Goodwin factories. Each was
paid 80 per cent for its good will and trade
marks and 20 per cent. for other assets,
including real estate, tobacco on hand. etc.
The Allen & Ginter firm got $3.50 for its
trademark and 81, 100000 for it's real assets.
but on valua ton by the trusts experts the
latter was reduced to 5000 900. The reduced
firm at once paid in 100000 in cash and
gave notes for the remaining 100000, which
notes were met within six months. When
asked why the trust was formed, the wit
ness replied,
And it has been q success
1T has done BOTH"
At first, the witness said. the rebate sys-
tenn was tried, that of selling to jobber
and when he paid his bills allowing him a
rebate providing he had not disoheyed the
rules of the trust; that Is, had not dealt in
the goods of any antitrust rival This was
not found to work well, and then was
adopted the present plan of making every
iobber agent of the trust and consigninS
him his orders, but not relinquishing own
ershfp until final sale for consumption was
made. In Texas, the witness said, cigarettes
sold outright. He was led to tell of
the origin of the agreement by which a
iobber is cut off from his supplies when his
sales are mot to the satisfaction of the
trust This means witness explained, that
the iobber was selling the goods of rival
houses. When the agreement was suggest
ed. some of the directors wanted to state the
condition plainly, but a motion TO that eff
feet lost and the more diplomatic eN-
preston mot to the satisfaction OF the
trust" was adopted. Witness said every
package of cigarettes sent out by the
trust had secret number on 1T. This num-
Der the designation of a particular job
Der with whom the trust had dealings. The
agent of the trust could thus tell at glance
whether tabooed jobber was getting his
supplies from another jobber When this
was discovered, the offender was promptly
cut off in his supplies. The hearing Will be
continued Tomorrow
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NOTED WILL CONTEST
GENERAL HARRISON FOR THE HEIRS
IN THE MORRISON ESTATE.
Polish jews i'm Clay County Charged
with Feeding the Remains of
Baby to Bears-State News.
Special to the. Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. 2-One of the
most important cases that has ever came
up in the Circuit Court here began this
morning. 1t is that conn cted with the
will of the late James l.. Morrison. whose
two grandchildren have asked that it be
set aside. In Mr.. Morrison's will, which
was made but a short time previous to
his death, he provides for his grandchildren.
James and Bertha, son and daughter of
Robert Morrison of Chicago, deceased,
giving them $4,000 each, and both together
equal share with Mrs. Elgar Hibbard,
his only living child in the Morrison home
stead, a valuable residence in this city.
But the value of the estate being esti-
mated at $500, 000 the minor heirs consider
that their share is not fair proportion,
and hence have brought the suit. Robert
Morrison, their father, and the only son
of James L. Morrison, a member OF
the wholesale drug firm of Morrison, Plum
bert & Co., of Chicago, and his father had
advanced him money, but not enough. 1t is
estimated, to cause the children to be cut
off with small in the will. Mrs.
Morrison, the widow of Robert, with the
children, James and Bertha, intended
moving here from Chicago to occupy the
Morrison homestead, but Mrs. Hubbard,
whose interest in it is equal to that of the
Morrison children, took possession and has
ever since maintained it. This compelled
Mrs. Morrison to provide herself with an
other.
The complaint in the case contains the
following alegements: That the mind of
Mr.. Morrison, owing to his sickness and
feebleness could not comprehend the true
value and enormity Of his estate, at the
time he made the will; that he did not
at the time realize the rights of the two
grandchildren, and that he did not possess
at the time a viii power sufficient to re-
s.st the solicitations and influence brought
to bear by the defendants, Mr. and Mrs.
cigar Hippard, and others upon their be-
half"
Inc plaintiffs have retained ex-President
Benjamin Harrison, of Indianapolis, Ferd
w.nce.', of Indianapolis; Messrs. jackson
& starr and Berchenal a. Rupe, of this
city. On the defense are Congressman
IAenry 4. johnson, Judge Henry c. Fox,
Thomas j. Study, John F. Robbins and
Judge John ii. hibbey all of this city.
Inc court room packed this morning
and great interest manifested in the
proceedings. Most of the time was con-
sumed in a preliminary argument to
whether or not the defendant must introduce
as evidence the private papers of Mr.. Nor
rison. Special Judge Black, of indianapolis,
VINO is nearing the case, decided that he
must do SO. A jury was secured.
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Decemher Weather.

Following is summary of December
weather as obtained from the observations
taken at the indianapolis weather bureau:
Mean barometer, 30.16; highest, 1882, ON
the 18th; lowest, 1879 on the 10th.
Mean temperature. So degrees; highest 81,
on the 18th; lowest, 2, the 2Sth greatest
range 3 on the 18th; accumulated excess of
daily mean temperature, Y degrees; aver
age daily excess, degrees; accumulated ex-
of daily mean temperature since Jan.
J. 1894, 76.S degrees; average daily excess.
degrees
Mean temperature for this month in 1871,
IS: 1872 "a; 1878, ST. 1874, 35: 1875 Al 1876, %;
1877 4 1875 "a 1872 sc; 1880. "a; 1881, 40; 1882,
80; 1885, "a; 1884, 80: 1885. 50; 1886, 25: 1887,
81; 1885, "a. 1882 49, 1890, 80; 1884, IL; 1892, 80;
1898, 80; 1894 So. Mean temperature for
grees.
Prevailing direction of wind, south; total
movement of wind, 5,62 miles. Maximum
velocity of wind, direction and date, %
miles, southwest on the 18th.
Total precipitation, 2.09 inches. Number of
days on which .01 inch more of precipita
tton fell O. Total precipitation Gin inchesl
for this month in 1871, 2.39; 1872, 2.10; 1873,
$50: 1874 279; 1875, 4.0l; 1876. $50: 1871 2.55;
1878, 395: 1872 $40; 1880, LA; 1881 3.40 1882,
$50: 1883, 4.34: 1854, Cos; 1855, 2.45 1885, 30;
296; 1892 1874; 1898. 2.23; 1884, 200. Average
precipitation for this month for twenty-four
years 500: total deficiency in precipitation
during month, la; total deficiency in precip-
itatjon since Ian. /, 1874 number of clear
DAYS IL partly cloudy, s; cloudy. Ii.
c. T.. A. WAPPENHANS
Observer. Weather Bureau
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OUR RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.
The Proposed Cuban Tariff Commits
sion and It's Work.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.-From authorize
tive sources here additional advces have
been secured respecting the decree signed
yesterday at Madrid by the Queen Regent
or Spain appointing commission 10 revise
the Cuban and Porto Rican tariffs. The in
formation fully confirms all that was said
in the announcement that Spain intended to
grant Cuba certain international powers es-
pecially as regards customs relations with
the United States in the hope of averting a
tariff war. The Spanish plan it is learned,
provides for the creation of administrative
chambers, with headquarters at Havana. 1t
is to consist of thirty-six or thirty-eight
members. OF these fifteen are to be elected
in the various provinces of Cuba, much
after the manner of election OF representa-
tives to Congress in the United States.
Spain is also to designate fifteen of her
own citizens who will proceed to. Havana
and participate in the local assembly The
other six or eight members will be the Gov
ernor General. the intendente and other
.ofiicio in the chamber This body is expect
ed to be actually organized and in operation
at Havana by March | next. But as its
action Is TO be advisory and subject to the
approval OF the Spanish Cortes, the fruits
or its labors may not be secured for "a
year or more. The Spanish Cortes probably
Havana chamber will have no opportunity
TO report until the reassembling of the
This prospective delay is unsatisfactory
TO the United States authorities and,
fGreshad3wed, retaliatory action is quite
likely to be announced by the President not
withstanding SPANS concession to Cuba.
Besides Spain's action in granting a local
chamber to Cuba, the home government is
considering also general tariff bill which
will effect the United States. The bill has
been framed by the Spanish ministry but
has not been introduced in the Cortes or
made public. and as 1t can be put into oper-
alton in a short time the state Department
may be disposed to withhold the issuance
of a retaliation proclamation. though it is
now thoroughly prepared and ready to do
so. IL Is known that the new Spanish tariff
will be on liberal lines and VIII give the
United States much better advantages than
IL now has. This new measure Is expected
to become a law within the next few weeks.
II will then be the basis on which Spain
will offer TO treat for readjustment of
tariff relations between Cuba and the United
States. AT the same time the Havana
chamber will be formulating tariff budget
with special view to reconciiiating Cuban
relations with the United States.
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business NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

DENVER, Col, Jan. Judgment and ex-
ecution has been ordered against the Denver
City Water Company and the American
Water Company for 81, 440, 1903 in favor of
the Central Trust Company Of New York
city by Judge Allen in the District Court.
The judgment is the outcome of the sale
of the American water works to the Den
yer City Water Works Company.
CINCINNATI, O., JAM 2.-Charles III.
Flach & Co., wholesale grocers, Nos. AZ and
A West Second street, assigned to-day to l..
C. Black. The assets and liabilities are esti-
mated TO be about equal-SS0, eco. Failure to
realize on property offered for sale to meet
obligations is given as the cause. 1t is
thought the firm, which is one of the oldest
in the city, will soon resume.
SANFORD, Fla, Jan. ii. b. Pace or
ange grower, has assigned for the benefit of
his creditors. He is said to have lost SIG, 600
by the freeze.
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sHELBYvIII4E. Ind, Jan. Mrs. Lora
B. Culbertson, aged thirty-two years died
at her home here this morning. She was
at the First National Bank of this city and
late Prohibition candidate for Lieutenant
governor She was the daughter of A. p.
Boz :, manager of the Greensburg telephone
exchange and the mother of four children, the
youngest OF whom was born but q few
hours before her death.
KOKOMO, Ind, Jan. 2.-Saturday John
Schneider, of Greentown, died. His wife,
Fife Schneider accompanied the remains
to this city for interment While here the
latter was taken sick at the home of her
parents and died within an hour of the
funeral of her husband. Heart trobule
was the supposed cause Of her sudden
demise.
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 2.-Margaret jean
cite Love. aged eighty-five years, died at
the home of her son James Love, in this
city. this morning from the injuries re-
ceived last week by falling down stairs.
wORTHINGTON Ind, Jan. MIR Ber-
ry Campbell, prominent farmer living
near Worthington, died yesterday. De-
ceased was about sixty years old.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan, Mrs. Mary
Let's, well-known woman who has re-
sided here many years, died at home here
at the age of eighty-one years.
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STEPHEN ROPER DYING.
An Engineer Who Made Reputation
a. Writer of HaadbOoI<s.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 2.--Stephen Ro-
per, once in affiuent circumstances, an au-
thor whose works have made him known
all over the country, but who is now in n
condition bordering pauperism, is pa
tiept at the City Hospital He is suffering
with bronchial troubles. He is seventy-one
years old and the city physicians believe
the chances for his recovery are small.
time. He was taken to the hospital from
a cheap boarding house, where he was a
guest until his money ran out.
Roper is not only entitled to distinction
as an author, but as an engineer as well.
1t Is said that he was the first writer in
this country to prepare series of practical
handbooks for the instruction and informa-
ton of American engineers and firemen. At
the hospital there is no knowledge Of
where Roper's relatives, IL he has any,
reside
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WILD TALE FROM BRAZIL.
Polish Jews Suspected of Feeding ~
Baby tn the Bears.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Jan. 2, Several families
of Polish Jews are camping just east of
the city and their conduct is creating
no end of indignation among the farmers
in the neighborhood of the camp 1t was
reported to the police to-day that child
in the troupe died recently and that its
body was cut Up and fed to three bears
they have with them The mendicants were
driven out of Putnam county recently by
body of farmers who had been losing
stock of all kinds since the Jews located
there. and it was believed that they were
the persons who stole the stock. Several
farmers residing east of the city, near the
camp of the Jews, claim that they have
been losing grain and fowls in large guam
titles of late, and the thefts are believed
to have been committed by the Jews. The
farmers are. talking of forming in body
and treat them as they were treated by
the Putnam farmers The other day they
bought immense amount of liquor to
celebrate marriage of two of their party.
They insisted on being married by priest,
but failed to find one that would oficiate.
Officers will proceed at once to investi-
gate the story regarding the feeding of the
child to the bears.
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Indiana Notes.

Edward Powers, champion colored light
weight pugilist of Michigan, has been SEN
fenced to three years in prison for larceny
committed at South Bend
Sol. A. Pennington, of Kokomo, is a can
didate for chief doorkeeper of the House
of Representatives. He is an ex-soldier,
enlsting when fifteen years old.
On Monday night the office of the
Knightstown Republic was entered by some
unknown persons who destroyed furniture
and pied the type used in printing the
paper. Hirshow, owner of the paper, says
he has no enemies that he is aware of
and thinks the outrage was committed by
some drunken man.
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Other Deaths.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill.,, Jan. 2.-Thomas
aged sixty-nine. Until a few days ago he
resided at Normal. He was, for thirty
years a member of the faculty of the Illi-
nois State Normal University at Normal,
and twenty years head of the training de-
partment. He will be inferred at Boston,
Mass.
RICHI.AND CENTER, Wis, Jan. Rev
John Walworth the Oldest minister in years
and service in Wisconsin, and one of the
oldest known men in the State. died here
to-day aged ninety years.
NEW YORK, Jan. Mrs. Phoebe Lord
Day, widow of the late Henry Day, of the
legal firm of Lord. Day & Lord. and mother
of Mrs. Hall Mccormick, of Chicago, died
tO-d3y
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SARNIA SAFE in PORT
THE DISABLED STEAMER TOWED
INTO BELFAST HARBOR-
Her Rudder Carried Away ON Dec. %
Abandoned by the AnchOria, De-
spite Appeals to Stand By.

BELFAST IRELAND, Jan. 2.-The Do
minion line steamer Sarnia, Captain Couch,
from Portland, Me-, and Halifax, n. S., for
Liverpool, crippled by the loss of her rud-
DER put into Belfast Lough this morning
for shelter. She was in tow of two tugs
The passengers of the Sarnia left for Liver
pool this evening. The officers of the steam
ship say that she experienced fine weather
until Dec. %, when a hurricane raised such
a heavy sea and caused her to so labor
that her rudder was carried away. The Sar-
mia then drifted for several days until she
was sighted by the Anchor line steamer
Anchoria- The latter took her in tow. but
the severe gale caused the hawsers to part
when the steamers We're about 1870 miles off
Tory island. For a couple of days the An
choria stood by the Sarnia. but COM
company with her. The Sarnia then driIted
until Monday, when sne was picked up by
the assistance of tugs, made this port in
bad weather, instead of continuing to
Liverpool at first intended. During the
passage the Sarnia lost $50 sheep and nine
ty-seven head of cattle.
DR.. Roche, physician of the Sarnia, said
that this had been the worst passage he had
ever known. After the rudder was smashed
the captain caused the vessel to steam on
slowly, keeping her head to the wind The
Sarnia drifted slowly East The chief en-
gineer devised an ingenious iron rudder,
which he had made, with view to fasten-
as perfectly calm sea was required in
order to ship it, the project failed. On the
second day after the Anchoria's hawser
broke the Allan line steamer Siberian was
sighted, but allowed to pass, as the
Anchoria signalled that she was going to
rejon the hawsers. A couple of hours after
the Siberian had left, however, the Anchoria
signalled that her rudder had given out,
and then steamed away. The Sarnia
signalled to the Anchoria requesting that
she be not abandoned, but the Anchoria did
not return. The Sarnia was adrift all
Thursday and Friday night, when a terri
bic hurricane was blowing and on Saturday
a very bad sea running. Everybody on
board was delighted when the Norwegian
hove in sight and bore down to the disabled
steamer. Lines were got out and the Nor
wegian lowed the Sarnia to Inistrahull
Island, where tugs took hold of the latter.
DR.. Roche was attached to the steamer
Vancouver, which stranded on the Antrim
coast eighteen months ago.
The coasting steamer Initrahull, from
Glasgow, for Limerick. is now five days
over due. 1t is believed that she foundered
during the gales and that the crew of TWEEN
ty-Six men are lost.
q
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Other Fires.

PRINCESS ANNE, Md, Jan. 1.-The res
dence of Congressnan-elect Joshua W.
Miles, one of the handsomest in this town.
was destroyed by fire this morning. Mr.
Miles has been connned TO MS room for
slight fever but he is resting comfortably
to-day. despite the rather exciting escape
from the flames he and his family had after
being aroused.
SHERMAN, n. Y, Jan. 2.-Three families
were burned out this morning in a fire which
destroyed the postoffice and twelve business
places and offices. Loss, $4,000.
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INDIANA DEATHS.
Reddcn ID. snyder, Well Known
montgomery County Nan.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Jan. Red
den b. Snyder died this morning about 4
o'clock. He had been suffering with an
attack of grip, and when he retired, last
night he said to his wife that, as he was
feeling better, he would not take his medi-
cine. About o'clock Mrs. Snyder awoke
to find that he was Just dying.
The deceased was born the farm
where he died, on April 3. 1885. His par
ents came to this county from Butler coun-
ty. Ohio. He has been prominent in all
matters pertaining to the advancement Of
this county, and has been a director and
officer of the Montgomery County Fair As
ISOLATION for several years. He lived in a
fine residence. three smiles northeast of
this city, and was known as royal en-
tertainer. Several years ago he entertained
a large number of prominent Democrats
from indianapolis and other parts of the
State, among them being Hon. T. A. Hend-
ricks. He married Elizabeth Gray on Oct.
49, 1862, and they had one child, daugh-
ter. He was a Mason.
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ty, were found asphyxiated by gas last
night in their room in the basement Of
No. % lie Roy street. Seventeen families
occupied the tenement where the Bergam-
inis lived and the house had been filed
with gas for four days. Several of the
occupants had tainted during this time and
others had been forced to leave the house.
When the meter examiners finally inspected
the house to-day the bodies of the Ber-
gaminis were found. They had apparently
been dead two days. The man was IA war
veteran in receipt of small pension which
comprised all his income.
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WHAT THE JAPS WANT
CHINA MAY BE ASKED TO PART
WITH VALUABLE TERRITORY.
Cash Indemnity and Independence of
Corea Not acknowledgements of
Bills Assassinated.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1T is the belief
of officials in position know the status
of affairs between Japan and China that
Japan will declare the peace negotiations
off unless China hastens them. There is in
creasng irritation on the part of Japan as
to the delays in presenting definite peace
proposals More than a month has passed
since it was agreed that a tender of peace
conditions would be considered by Japan.
and, yet, the conditions have not been
offered, and there is doubt as to Chinas
plenipotentiares having the right to make
any final offers. Already, the Japanese
government is inclining TO unanimous
demand of the native press to make far
greater demands than were contemplated
when the peace negotiations began. At
that time the general understanding was
that the basis of peace would be cash
indemnity and the independence of Corea,
and the work of the plenipotentiaries was
to settle exact amounts and terms or the
cash indemnity. Now, however, there is IN
timation that Japan may not accept the
terms first proposed but may insist on Cnl-
ceding extensive territory, propapiy the
islands of Formosa or the valuable strate-
gic point of Port Arthur or Wel-Hal-Wel ell,
or a portion of Manchuria, already occu-
pied by Japan. Opinions differ in Japan as
to which piece of territory should be de-
manded. This annexation sentiment is UNI,
versal and it is believed that Japan VIII
through Minister Dun, at Toxic, that the
representation in presenting the terms OF
settlement Is such that the negotiatohs
will be abandoned unless closed within
reasonable and definite time In the mean
time there evidences that Japan IS pre-
pairing for an aggressive military move
ment calculated TO impress emma ana the
plenipotentiaries with Japans aplnty 10
increase the advantage she has already
secured. A gentleman who has Deeh some
wears in diplomatic service in China, and
is recognized authority on international
customs, points out that 1T is an 1nvarlapie
rule with China not to grant absolute
power to the plenipotentiaries. but merely
to confer advisory powers on Them
China Will Not Cede Territory.
PARIS, Jan. "A correspondent tele-
graphs from Shanghai as follows: Il learn
on good authority that China will offer to
repurchase Port Arthur. but that she will
not cede an inch of territory to Japan.
The correspondent adds that Generals
Neshong and Yehi, with l., 900 troops, have
Joined General Sung. The whole Chlnese
forces are now massed along the Lao
river.