The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-08
SOMEBODY DECEIVED.
Million Dollar Endowment Scheme
Appears to Be u Chimera.

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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind. Feb. LAS predicted at
the time, the million-dollar of
the North Manchester College has failed to
materialize and the trustees of the insti-
tuition are inclined to complain of President
Kriebel, the Butler, Ind. minister who
claimed to nave discovered the wealthy
gentleman SO anxious to give to an edu-
cational institution. the income of a mil
lion dollars. 1t was said by Prof. Kriebel,
who exhibited a written contract to the
people Of North Manchester, which did not
bear the signature of the millionaire for
the alleged reason hat the donor wished
his name kept a profound secret, that he
CkriebeD had a duplicate properly signed.
This provided that on the sale of a certain
number of scholarships at $50 each the in
come from 81 1000, 600 would be available for
the college, which should be conducted on
the university plan, with a faculty of a
dozen professors. The North Manchester
people and members of the United Brethren
Church elsewhere, it being a Brethren in
stitution. disposed Of a large number of
scholarships and turned in a large num-
Der Of new students, so that the old col
lege doomed for a short time with $50
people that if the conditions were complied
with the money would be ready on July l,
and that by Sept. / all departments would
e pc tor rn Il tu, Was op promised nmfns srn o5her To gnp-
kins, of Chicago. had been engaged for the
chair of pedagogy, when, In fact, Tomp-
kins never had a definite understanding and
has never appeared at the college. The citi-
zens Of North Manchester trusted implicitly
in Kriebel, and fully met all the require
ments of the mythical benefactor of the
concern. On the funds raised from the sale
of scholarships additions have been built
to the college and many improvements made,
but none of the million-dollar
has been paid, although it was to be avail
able last July. and the full corps of TALENT
ed Instructors was to have been on hand
in September. Only one or two men OF any
prominence have given instruction in the
college, the trustees of which are now de-
handing that Kriebel either reveal the name
of the donor or produce some OF the prom
ised funds. One session of the trustees has
been held with Kriebel present. and an
other will be held next week, at which some
action will be taken. When kriebel took
hold of the college and laughed scornfuliy
at the business men who thought 1t peculiar
that the giver OF the miHion-dollar en-
dowment should withhold his name and
still expect them TO buy scholarships, he
brought to North Manchester Prof. Weaver.
of Wauseon, o., whom he appointed imam
mitted 10 the secret OF the identity of the
mysterious donor and was high in authority
at the college. Lately. and for some I'M
mo and publish a little monthly church
paper. When he mi yesterday to
remove his household goo4s from North
Manchester. the property was attached for
an unpaid furniture bill of $123. The finan-
cial manager was intensely grieved, and
informed the constable who had the writ
that the greater part of the furniture
bought in this bill had gone into the board
ing hall o. -ae college. and advised him to
collect the bill of Kriebel. the college pres
ident. who had bought the stuff and prom
Used to pay for 1t. An amended complaint
was filed by the furniture man. making
Kriebel "a defendant. and the case is set
for a hearing Saturday. the goods of Prof.
Weaver being held at the station. The bot
tom has dropped out of the million-dollar
endowment. and a change in the manage
ment of the college Will not be long de-
ferred. Just what interest Kriebel had In
making the representations he did is not
known. One OF the conditions of the en-
dowment was that Kriebel was to be
OF the institution, He was promptly elect.
ed. the scholarships asked for were forth