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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
NO STATE, LAND.
Place Where Crime Is Rife and the
Perpetrators Cannot BE Punished.

TEKAMAH, Neb., Feb. 4.-Three men met
death in the past few days on the strip of
land added to this county by aceretion of
the Missouri river and the murderers can
not be punished, since neither Nebraska
nor Iowa claims jurisdiction over the dis
puted territory Yesterday j. r. Dlann was
arrested for killing Robert Phillips, a
suuatter on the land to which Blann claims
title. At the time of the shooting four
squatters entrenched in the cabin were
armed with revolvers and shotguns awaiting
the midnight assaults of which they had
been foreWarned. The assailantS were
ambushed at long range with WinchesterS
and had secured the surrender or the squat
tiers who had come out of the house with
hands up when Phillips was shot down.
B.ann, the accused, was released because
the state has no jurisdiction in the matter.
The point of jurisdiction is the result of
survey of the ground which is alleged to
have been within the Iowa boundary at the
time of the government survey. None of
these river accretionS lands pay taxes, and
the court decisions on conflicting points at
issue have always added but niue light to
the matter. Wise Wilson, the same
strip of land, dubbed unknown man to
death Monday, and in a free fight to-day
j. j. Stevens was killed on the disputed
land. Farmers are discussing measures to
arrest the lawessness in the county. These
killings grew out of a dispute over the
title to that land which Is very valuable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
,au OF 1saa Harry place Hyams and Martha

fall OF 1892 Harry Place Hyams and Martha
Wells became engaged to be married and
young Wells, who was then twenty-one
years old, entered the employ or tiyams.
In August, 1892, Wells was induced to take
out life insurance policy for $1,000. few
days later a policy for $1,000 was also taken
out Fourteen days later Application was
made for $50, 900 insurance on Weiss life In
the New York Life, and half years pre-
MUM OF 1884 was paid by III. p. Hyams.
Three months later a second policy or sl.,
900 was taken out in the Covenant Mutual
on Wells's life. the assessment OF which
was also paid by Harry Hyams. In Novem-
Der, 1892, the Hyams brothers Sublet ware
house, saying they intended to conduct
general auction business. On JAM 10, 1873,
the police were notified that young els
had been accidentally killed in the elevator.
The only person in the building at the time
was Harry p. Hyams. He said he found
the boGy lying at the foot of the elevator
shaft. An investigation was made by the
insurance companies, but they failed 10
an arrest for murder and paid the insurance
on the young mans life. amounting to $685.
000, to his sister Martha
In the May following Harry +. HyamS
and Martina Wells were married. len DAYS
ago a Toronto paper learned that an at
surance on the life of Mrs. Harry Hyams.
When Mrs. Hyams learned this she became
alarmed, had detective guard her, re-
fused to return to Montreal with her hus-
band and asked the companies to cancel
the policies. The Hyams brothers were
warrant the mourning of a liab...ty of S.
600 year in insurance premiums, ana
further inves tigation has resulted in the
arrest of the brothers for the murder or
their brother-in-law The Hyams brothers
were born in New Orleans thirty-five years
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
HIGH LICENSE IN PRACTICE.
1t Operates In the Interest of Order
and Sunday Closing.

Pittsburg Correspondence New York Even
ing Post.
You say in a recent editorial that high
license would make every liquor dealer an
agent of the law in preventing Illicit traffic
and keeping down the number Of the sa-
looms" while a Sunday law converts every
liquor dealer into an enemy of the law and
debaucher Of the police
Our experiences in Pennsylvania with the
Brooks law proves happily that not only will
high license do all that you claim for 1t in
the way, of preventing Illicit traffic and
will also solve the vexed question of Sun
day closing without debauching the police
or converting liquor dealers into enemies Of
the law.
Previous to the passage of the Brooks
law the people of Pittsburg talked as many
was impossible to close saloons on Sunday:
that there would always be collision with
the police: that the only way out of the
the liquor dealers whereby the latter would
agree to close their doors half the day
half. A few years of high license has con-
WINGED these doubters that not only can sa-
tba pe kept auor dealers can be- de
pended upon to aid in enforcing the Sunday
closing clause of the law. The Brooks law
for the privilege Of selling liquor, but 1t
provides further that license shall be re-
fused to any man who has ever sold liquor
or to a person already drunk
The power of granting licenses is removed
Whatever pernicious influence boss rule has
exerted over the other departments of our
local government, our courts have always
been above suspicion, and the judges of the
license court have administered the law
without fear favor.
Each year has seen higher standard de-
velop among liquor-dealers; drunkenness
has diminished; petty crimes are nQticeahlv
fewer The danger of collision with the
police is reduced to a minimum. The Sun
day-closing question Is practically solved.
Are conditions 50 different is New York
that similar law would be imperative
there?
Every one in Pennsylvania appears salts
fled with the law except a few politicians
who, for purposes of their own, seek from
time to time to amend it out of usefulness;
but so far the good sense of the people has
refused TO allow it to be tempered with.
The clubs have contended that they could
not be required to take out a license, but
the court has recently settled that question
by deciding that all clubs. no matter how
private exclusive. come under the pro-
visions of the law. Henceforth they will
IN required IN hntr li~a',~e. md they WI
obtain it and hold it under precisely the
same conditions that apply to the ordinary
saloon. The Brooks law thus makes no dis
tinction between the rich nan and the moor
man; if the may not buy beer on Sun
day, neither shall the other be ven the
opportunity of buying wine Rich and poor
alike must lay in their liquid refreshment
on Saturday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
BRITAIN HOLDING BACK.
Delay i'm FORMULATING the Agree
mcnf To Preyent ColIisIOns ut Sen.

Delay I'm Promulgating the Agree
mcnt to Prevent Collisions ut Sea.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Vice Pres
ident to-day received a communication from
the Secretary of State in response to
Senate resolution concerning the interna-
tional agreement to prevent collisions at
The Secretary states that France,
Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal,
Sweden, Spain and Russia have promised
to promulgate the regulations and Japan
has already promulgated them. Great
Britain. Austria and Italy express a desire
to postpone action until later day. 1t
appears from the correspondence trans
mitted that Great Britain at first fell In
with the plan for an International UNDER
standing, but that on Oct. i5 last, Secretary
Gresham was informed that the Earl OF
Kimberly had reached the conclusion that
as all the maritime powers had not sgnl-
fled their acceptance of the agreement 1t
had been found impossible to put them into
effect March !, 1895, as agreed upon.
This led to more or less diplomatic repre-
sentaton, closing with a. recommendation
by ambassador Bayard of Jan. 81 that
joint resolution be adopted by Congress au-
thorizing the President to temporarily make
his first proclamation. Mr.. Bayard thinks
the British government will ultimately
ccpt the agreement. The correspondence
shows that Austria and Italy acted in ac-
cord with Great Britain in asking for
poStponement of the date of putting the
agreement into effect.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
INCOME TAX CASE.
Arguments of Ex-senator EdmundS
and MIR. whitney.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE case of
John G.. Moore, the New York broker, who
instituted suit against the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue to test the constitutional
ity of the income tax law. came up ON APP
peal before the District Court of Appeals
to-day. The points discussed in the hearing
were mainly reiterations OF those raised in
the Equity Court several weeks ago. The
lower court had erred, 1t was claimed in
holding that the act imposing the tax was
constitutional; that the double taxation as
In the case of the complainant was lawful,
and that the income tax was ain indirect tax,
though not apportioned among the several
States as provided by taxation. Ex-senator
Edmunds, of Vermont, made the argument
for Mr.. Moore. He sought to show that the
tax was direct one, and that even If 1t
were an Indirect tax it was not levied con-
stitutionally in that 1t makes an arbitrary
distinction between classes of individuals,
upheld the legal right of the petitioner to
Assistant Acknowledgement Whitney. who
the equitable proce edings in the case and
reiterated his former contentious as to the
constitutionality of the tax He wanted he
said, to correct a general mistaken impress
sion about the tax. The $4,000 limitation, he
declared, does not apply to corpora tions and
the tax applies to their net profits, not to
the dividends. Mr.. Edmuhds made "a short
closing argument, and the court took the
case under adyiSement
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15

Of the books Is not yet complete. The an
nouncement OF Mr.. Coles shortage has
created great surprise, inasmuch as ne was
regarded as strictly honest and had the
conndence of every one, regardless of pol
itics: Ills defeat for reelection last No
vember was attributed to the Democratic
slump and not to his unpopularity. A few
DAYS ago Mr. Cole removed his family to
Lou sviile. where he is now engaged in the
Motel business. He is about thirty-hve
years of age, Is a member of the NJ. F..
Church and of two or three secret orders.
II Is thought Mr.. Cole became involved
through the large sums of money he used
in conventions and at elections. He was a
candidate for auditor four times in DEM
ocratic conventions, and received the NOM
nation three times, and yet only held the
office one term, having been twice defeated
by Republicans at the polls. the last time
by Mr.. Getzendanner, in November. In
all OF these contests he is said to have
used money freely, and wel-informed per-
sons say that he spent $1,000 in the Demo-
cratic primaries last spring. Within the
last twelve years there have been six de-
faulting Democratic county officials liz Har-
riSOn county besides Mr. Cole.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
Gas Explosion at Anderson.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE business
center of Anderson was startled this morn
ing by an explosion of natural gas, which
took place in the basement of the saloon
owned by Louis BEST. Hundreds of per-
sons rushed to the scene to find a half
dozen persons mangled in the debris Henry
Dittmer, bartender, was the only person
injured. His head, face and hands were
pretty badly burned. Dittmer went to the
cellar and, upon striking match, the ex-
plosion followed, although no trace of gas
front was shattered to pieces and b.own
across the street, the floor ripped open
bottles broken and pieces of plastering
loosened from the walls and ceiling. A half
dozen persons were at the bar. all of whom
were slightly stunned by the conclusion,
but none injured
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
Blue and GRAY at a banquet.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE blue and the
gray mingled tonight at banquet at
the Auditorium. given by Columbia Post
Grand Army. About three hundred men sat
down to the table. The banquet was opened
by Rev Emil c. Hrsch in prayer. Com
mander H G. burlington, of Columbia Post
introduced the speakers and Commander c.
list of toasts included .1861-lSS5," Major
VIM. Warner, of Kansas City, past COM
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic; 1.-The Stars in Their Courses"
General John c. Back; THE Duties of
Peace" ST. Clair McKelway, of Brooklyn
"A New Nation VIM. f. Mason. Chicago
1.-THE New Century" General John b. Cor
DON Georgia. The members of the ex-Con-
federate Association of Chicago were in
vited as guests OF the Columbia Post.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.
Christian Women Invade the Drink
cries of Sioux City.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Feb. 1.-THE temper
ance crusade of the w. C. T. u. created
a sensation in Sioux City to-day. Not
since the days when Rev. Mr. Haddock
was killed by an assassin while waging
war on saloons has there been such a tenn
perance revival. About two hundred women
marched from saloon to saloon singing
ton of the Martin liquor law, which they
have been violating. At John Mander-
scheidS place the ladies received a hot
reception. handkerchief called them all
sorts of names and commenced pushing
them toward the door. In the rush to es-
cape a number of women were hurt. The
women say they will continue the crusade.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
Attempt to XIII a Manager.

WHEELING. w. Va, Feb. l4-At an
early hour this morning bomb was thrown
into the office of the Buckeye glass works.
at Martins Ferry. O., doing considerable
&c be sleeping in the office at the time This
Is the second attempt on his life. as he was
shot at about ten days ago. a strike was
inaugurated In this factory some months
ago, and early In January operations were
resumed with nonunion men. Since then
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
Wants q Receiver Removed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBURN, Ind, Feb 14.-Po-day c. c.
Heisen, of Chicago through his attorney
Mr.. Schofeld entered complaint against
Frank Binz, receiver of the Snelburn Coal
Company, alleging that under the present
management the mine is not self-sustaining,
but IS contracting large Indebtedness. He
demands the court to remove Binz. HeiSen
holds a first mortgage on the mine, which
was foreciosed last June. "A petition was
circulated by some of the miners to-day for
the present receivers removal. A special
session of court will be held tomorrow
with Judge Moffett on the bench If Binz is
sustained the mining machinery will be
taken out and hand-pick work substituted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
Army and Navy Appointments.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE President
has sent to the Senate the following nomi-
nations:
War-Lieut. Col. Edmund c. Bainbridge
u. Williston, Third Artillery to be lieuten.
ant colonel; Capt John II. Myerck Third
Artillery, to be major; First Lieutants Will
c. Danes, Third Artillery, to be captains;
second lieutenants T.. r. Wilson, First Ar
lery. to be first lieutenants.
Navy-To be assistant naval constructors
Washington L. Caps. Of Virginia: Frank
w. Hibbs. OF Minnesota; r. p. Hobson of
Alabama; Thomas r. Ruhm, of Tennessee
~. g. Smith, OF Ohio; John d. Buret of
Michigan; Robert Stoc,Ar, of Minnesota
Michigan; Lawrence Spear. of Ohio; II. G..
Gilimer, OF Wisconsin; Joseph +. McDon-
North Carolina -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
stakes for Trotters.

vile Driving Fair Association has an
nounced the following stakes for IT'S meet
ing Sept. 8 to H. inclusive: 2:l2 trot. 81 coo;
2:16 trot, 5,000 2:21 trot, $1,000 2:29 trot,
81 coo: three-year-old. free-for-all trot: 50 50o
three-year- 2:29 trot, $500: two-year-
old. 2:40 trot. 81 900: yearling trot 81 600:
2:1O pace. $500; 2:20 pace, 5000; 2:30 pace,
5000 Entries clonse April 10. In add ton
to the above the association will give Sic, 900
for class races.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
Suit Against a Gas Company.

Special to the 1ndianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, Feb. H.--This morn
ing damage suit against the Alexandria
Natural-gas Company was filed in the Cir
cult Court Of this city. asking an award of
$4,000. 1t Is asserted in the complaint that
during the illness of a child of the plaintiff
Jean Baptiste Grenier, the company shut
off the supply of fuel. The child grew
worse and died. The plaintiff claims that
the house became chilled, and as result
the fatal illness of the child followed One
OF tn leading attorneys of this city has
been retained to prosecute the case.
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TEMPORARY REMOVAL.
70 Our Friends and Patrons,

Since the disastrous fire of Sunday even
ing, In which our entire stock was ruined
we have adjusted our losses with the in.
surance companies and have moved into
new quarters while the old stand is being
remodeled. Our new line of spring goods
arrived promptly yesterday and will be
ready for inspection at IS North Pennsyl-
vania street this morning. The Insurance.
companies having taken all of the old stock
to Chicago for disposal we VIII be able to
show entirely new line of the seasons
novelties for spring and summer wear
A. j. TREAT & SON
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
EIopers Welcomed Back

VINCENNES. Ind, Feb. 14-Last July
Miss Lulu Antleitner, daughter of Louis
Antleitner, eloped with John Allen, her faith
ers hired man. They were married by a
rural justice of the peace. The parental
wrath was SO great that the couple dared not
venture back. Recently they were forgiven
and returned home. Mr.. Antleitner killed
the fatted calf, gave grand wedding cele-
bration and induced the couple to 'be remar-
ried. This time the cere mony was per-
former in church by the parish priest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
New Enterprise at Frankfort.
raecial tho Ii,di IaallS Ioi1rraal

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKFORT, Ind, Feb. H.-There is a
movement on foot in Frankfort whereby
company is to be formed of home capital
for the purpose of manufacturing various
kinds of goods out of cloth and leather
such as ladies' and chi.drens overg alters,
leggins, soft soled shoes, etc. The concern
is to be Incorporated with a capital stock
of $4,000 and the Coulter Opera House is
to be converted into a factory. The men
back of the enterprise are among the most
wealthy of Frankfort.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
AN OVERCHARGED BLAST.
Large Number of Miners Seriously
Injured by an Explosion.

Injured by an Explosion.
ODEN, ILL.,, Feb. 14-An explosion OF
powder and gas, caused by an overcharge
blast. occurred in the coal mine here this
afternoon. No one was killed outright, but
several were seriously injured and num-
Der quite badly hurt. The most severely
wounded are: l.. Winegardner, burned
about face and body, perhaps fatally; Sam
Smith, badly burned about face, and may
lose his eyesight; James Tadlock and son,
burned about face and arms, seriously.
George Balm burned and also injured by
flying coal; Albert Little, John Luch and
John Chambers almost smothered to death
a stranger burned seriously: Ben Boyd,
cut and burned seriously; John Christie,
badly burned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
CANADIAN INSURANCE CASE.
Further About the Arrest of Two
Rrofhers on n Chnrge Of Murder.

TORONTO. Ont, Feb. Hilary Place
Hyams and Dallas Theodore Hyams. twin
brothers, doing business as brokers in this
city, have been arrested on charge of hav-
ing murdered William c. Wells on Jan. 10,
1898. Seven years ago the brothers came to
Toronto from Kingston and opened
brokerage office. Above five years ago they
became acquainted with Martha and VIII
liam Wells. brother and sister. The Wells
family came from Somerset. England, and
consisted of Two boys and two girls. In the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. FRIDAY FEBRUARY Is 1895

two straight falls, one In twenty-five and
challenged Eddie Bard. of Cincinnati
car was loaded at Charlottesville, yes
terday, for the needy In Nebraska. near
Arboryille The contents were chiefly wheat,
corn, flour, bacon and clothing. Money was
also raised to pay the freight The people
of MONTGOMERY county gave the goods.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15

PIlNCETON, Ind, Feb. 14-Henry G.
Wheeler, aged fifty-five years, died in this
city to-day of typhoid fever. MIR. Wheeler
was ore of the best known farmers in the
State, owning several hundred acres of the
best land in this county. He is the father
or Lon Wheeler, well-known merchant of
Eazelton, Ind
Sylvester II. Maxam aged seventy-three,
died suddenly in this city to-day Mr.
Maxam has been a well-known grain dealer
here for half century.
MONTEZUMA. Ind, Feb. 14-Julia wild
CIV of the late Judge Donaldson, died here
this morning OF pneumonia. She was a ma
tive of kentucky and came; to Parker, coun-
tv in 1927 Her first husband was Matthew
Russell.
VINCENNES, Ind, Feb 14.-Mrs Bar
bara Kupbens suddenly fell dead of heart
disease last night while attending to her
household duties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
Harry wordcn Given Seven Years.

oPtOIdi 70 tIIt IffOi1tfdEOIIo Jtu-I IdI
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Feb. Hilary
Worden, who shot Warren Knowles, of
Charlottesville, in the breast, without prov
ocaton, here about month ago, pleaded
guilty to-day of assault with intent to kill
and was sentenced to seven years in the
Prison North. He told the court that he
was crazy drunk and had no recollection of
the occurrence. Riley Ellis. Worden's conf
ranion in the crime, will be tried to-mor-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
HearfbreakinE.
New York Commercial Advertiser.

New YORK commercial NuVertlSer.
1t breaks the iceman's heart to think
that next summer will probably be distin-
guished for its mildness, and that half of
this superabundant crop will have no sale.
For the thought of reducing the price to
the consumer and doubling the quantity
sold will never invade the icemans skull.
1t is too humane.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
Boy Fatally Injured.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKFORT, Ind, Feb. 1.-CIoyd
Meeneley, the nineyear-old son of J. V.
Meeneley, of the Times, was run down,
yesterday evening, by a cab, the wheels
of the vehicle passing over his head and IN
ficting what is thought TO be a fatal in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE funeral
of Hon. Samuel Myers which took place
here this afternoon, at O'Clock, under the
auspices of the Odd Fellows. was one Of
the most imposing ever witnessed in An
derson A great many distinguished c.ti-
zens from various parts of the State were
in attendance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15

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