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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-02
SPURNED THE OFFER.
Kansas City's Prosecuting Attorney
Refused to Agree on q, Policy,

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Feb. 1.-Before the
Lexow committee to-day Prosecuting At
torney Lowe told the details OF the famous
conversation between himself and Chief of
Police Henry s. Julian. When asked on
the stand If he had at any
time held conversation with
Julian which could be construed into
corrupt proposition Lowe said: Yes. 1t
was two days or three days after his ap-
pointment as chief. He said: Frank we
have the best offices in the county, let's
agree on a policy and work together. This
talk of running people out of town is all
rot. We should have a policy and work
together. We should fix ourselves He
said to me- continued Lowe, keep this be-
tween u.s. L said: Henry you run your
own office and I'll run mine >"
There was great excitement in the room
when Lowe finished his testimony. The
witness was cross examined, but failed TO
be moved. 1t was loves original repeti-
ton of the above conversation which
caused the Legislature TO appoint a COM
mittee to investigate police corruption.
During to-day'S sensation Chief Julian was
among the spectators.
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EFFECT OF THE DECISION.
Attorney General Ketcham Says the
State VIII Gain About S225,OOO

Attorney General Ketcham was jubilant
yesterday over the decision of the United
States Supreme Court. He said 1t meant
100000 for Indiana in the case of the eX-
press companies, including suits now pend
ing against three companies, and $4,000 in
the case of the telegraph company. The
Western Union case went up only on the
question of fifty-cent penalties. but that
affirmed.
The decision of the United States Su-
preme Court yesterday makes an unbroken
chain of victories for the State on the tax
law of 1891. providing for the equitable as
sessment of corporation property. The last
case was that of the Western Union Tele
graph Company, which sought to prevent
the collection of the penalty of 80 per cent.
on its taxes on account of its failure TO pay
a corporation assessed by the State Board
of Tax Commissioners should fail to pay its
taxes then the treasurer should collect a
special penalty of 90 per cent. of the
amount. The Western Union Company re-
sisted the payment of the taxes, and asked
for an injunction to prevent the auditors
Of the several counties from listing the
basis of the assessment made under the
law of 1891. Th.-, case was decided a year
ago by the Supreme Court of the United
States and when the company offered to
pay it's taxes the treasurer refused to ac-
cept the money without q penalty of 30 per
cent. A suit was then fled TO enjoin the
treasurers from levying for the collection
of the 80 per cent. penalty. 1T is this case
that was decided yesterday, and the State
won. Originally about $1,000 was involved
but with the penalty the amount will be
about $l25 0Ce.
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ROCKEFELLER NEED NOT PAY.
Dismissal of a Suit Brought Against
the Millionaire by a Church.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-Judge Pryor to-
day handed down a decision in favor of
John ID. Rockefeller, dismissing the suit
brought against him by the Baptist Taber-
nacle Church TO compel the performance
of an alleged contract by the terms of
which Mr.. Rockefeller was to deposit $780,
600 of 5-per-cent. bonds with the trustee,
the interest to be applied for the benefit
of the church. The bonds were deposited
by Mr. Rockefeller as required, but after
they had paid interest for eighteen months
the railroad company that issued them de-
faulted in the payment of the interest, and
since then the church has received moth
ing. The Rev. DIR. ID. {. Potter on behalf
OF the church, sued to compel Mr.. Rocke-
feiIer To pay about 50 900 interest which had
accrued on the bonds aud make good the
alleged agreement. In dismissing the suit
Justice Pryor holds that In substance and
effect the transaction between Mr.. Rookie
feller and the church was a gratuity and
as such not the subject of a suit for spe-
cific performance, and that the church did
not prove that there was contract be-
tween IL and Mr.. Rockefeller.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-02
Indiana and Ohio Laws, Taxing Rail-
way, Express and Telegraph Com
panies, Sustained in All Parts.
WESTERN UNION MULCTED
MUST PAY so PER CENT. PENALTY
FOR NOT SETTLING WHEN DUE.
Only Two Dissenting Justices in the
Indiana Case, but Four in Ohio
Case-The Fight to Continue.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The Indiana and
Ohio laws enabling the local State authori-
ties to tax all the property of railroad,
telegraph and express companies were sus-
tanned in all their parts to-day by the
United States Supreme Court. 1t was a
close shave for the Ohio law, four judges
out of nine dissenting, but only two dis
sented from the decision relating 10 the
Indiana law-IIarlan and White-and they
only on the one point that 1t was unequal
in it's penalty provisions. making a differ
ence between telegraph and railroad cases.
The full opinions of the court are not avail
able tonight. Chief Justice Fuller con-
tented himself with the arrangement that
the findings of the lower courts in the
whole group of cases from both States were
affirmed and the State laws sustained, thus
completing the victory for the two COM
monwealths. The brief oral outline of the
dissenting opinion of Justices Harlan,
White, Strong and Brown gave a skeleton
view of the basis of the objection, which
was in effect that the principle established
by the majority decision conferred dan
gerous enlargement of power upon States,
in contraventon of the right of Congress
over matters within the province of inter-
state-commerce.
Representatives of heavy corporation in
terests throughout the country have been
watching for this final decision in the chain
OF test cases involving the Ohio and In
diana tax laws with the greatest possible
interest for many months, and, judging
from the great number of kilograms from
the large financial center tonight asking
for detailed information, they must be
deeply moved. No decision since the in
come-tax decision has so interested corpo-
rations- They will struggle for rehear-
ing, hoping for reversal of to-day's re-
suit, thereby completing the parallel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-02
The Castles at Home.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1-Walter =.
Castle and wife arrived in this city yester-
phia. They were met by Arthur Castle
Mr.. Castles brother, and were driven to
the Martinez Hotel, where they were re-
to be very tired, and retired soon after din
ner. She is still suffering from the effects
of several severe surgical operations per-
formed in Philadelphia some weeks ago.
Arthur Castle said she was completely
broken down in health, and that il would
be a long time before she would entirely
recover. Mr. and Mrs. Castle intend 10 re-
main permanently in this city.
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ONE DEAD, THE OTHER DYING.
James SheIhammer Kills His Sweet
heart and Shoots Himself.

APOLLO, Pa, Feb. This afternoon
James Shelhammer shot and killed Miss
Grace Clark and then shot himself and will
probably die before morning. Shelhammer,
who is nineteen years old, has been an adj
mirer of Miss Clark, who was seventeen,
for some time. but it is said the regard was
all on his side. The tragedy occurred at
the home of Miss Clark, about six miles
back in the county from here. The young
lady was in the sitting room alone when
Shelhammer entered. What passed be-
tween them is not known, but in a very
short time two shots were heard by Miss
Clark's parents. who FASTENED to the room
and found their daughter lying on the floor
dead with bullet hole in her temple. Shell
hammer was also on the floor unconscious
with bullet wound in his forehead. He
cannot live. The young people were both
children of well to do farmers, and bore
excellent regulations.
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MRS. CLEVELAND GRACIOUS.
She Accords Ex-Queen LiliuoIalan 1
the Privilege of Calling on Her.

WASHINGTON. Feb. l-Ex-Queen Lili-
uokaIani paid visit to Mrs. Cleveland this
afternoon. She sent a note to Mrs. Cieve-
land yesterday asking the privilege of call
ing on her AS she had been prevented from
meeting Liliuokalani by reason of her alb
sence on the occasion OF her call on the
President last week, Mrs. Cleveland as
sented to the request. Accordingly. the ex-
Queen came to the White House about n
quarter 10 , o'clock this afternoon. the hour
being set by Mrs. Cleveland just in advance
of the time for her tea. which lasted from
; to $50 O'Clock. There was no ceremony
about the meeting and il stated that
the ex-Queen called simply To pay her re-
sDects TO Mrs Cleveland.
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Mark HRnna's Visitors.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 1-Senator George
-. Wellington. of Maryland, came up from
Canton this morning and held a long con-
ference with National Chairman NJ A
Hanna at the latter's office. To "a reporter
Senator Wellington said he had been TO
Canton in the interest of Mr.. Greary of his
State, for d Cabinet position, and that his
visit TO Mr.. Hanna was for the same pur-
pose. He stated that in view of the rumors
regarding the declination of Judge Goff, of
West Virginia, to accept a place in Major
Mckinley's official household, he believed
that the chances for Maryland being rep
resented therein were very good. He de-
clined to state what had passed between
Mr.. Hanna and himself. but said he was
we'll satisfied with the result of the confer
ence. Ex-senator Saunders, of Montana.
was another prominent caller at Mr. Han
mas office to-day. He said that he come TO
confer with the chairman I'm reference to
the proposed international monetary con-
ference. He believed that the attempt to
reach an agreement which would include
all leading nations would fail
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-02
VICTIMS OF RaBID DOGS.
West yirginians and a PennsyIvnnian
Sent 10 the Pasteur Institute.

NEW YORK, Feb. Charles ZiInmer-
man. forty-one years old. a policeman, of
Wheeling. Ohio county. West Virginia, ar
rived at the Pasteur Institute. i'm this city,
to-day ON Jan. IS he was severely bitten
on the right hand by a dog which had
bitten several persons previously The
other victims of the dog will reach this
city Tomorrow. Frederick Schraedcr six
years OF age. of No. 80 Smiths way. Pitts
burg, Pa. was taken 10 the Pasteur In
stitute to-day, suffering from bites on the
upper lip and above and below the right
eye. Ho was bitten ON Jan. S by "A dog
which had bitten several other dogs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-02
CORN AND CHEMICALS.
said to Have Suppianted Barley and
Malt in Beer Making.

ST. LOUIS. Feb IA dispatch from Mil
waukee says: The tremendous drop in the
barley matt product has stirred UP the
maltsters and they evince disposition TO
make some interesting disclosures. They
freely declare that in many breweries a
barrel of beer Is being made with the use
of but a half bushel of barley malt, while
the German standard for pure beer is three
bushels. The claim II as freely made that
corn and chemicals have practically sup
planted barley in the production of the
brewerage of the world.
When the attention OF Mr.. August a
Busch, vice president of the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing Association. was called to
the above article. he expressed no surprise
In seeing the dispatch from Milwaukee,
calling attention 10 the tremendous drop in
the barley matt product. bat wondered why
more had not been said in public print with
said: We do not now, nor have we ever,
used corn I'm the production of any of our
beers. and We have always contended that
first class beer cannot be made by using
corn as a substitute for barley malt"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-02
McKenna Probably Selected.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. LIN local po-
litical circles there is now little doubt that
Judge Joseph McKenna. of the United
States Circuit Court, Will be the Pacific
coast representative in McKinley's
Cabinet. Judge McKenna was asked to-
day If he had formally accepted Cabinet
position That information must come
first from Mr.. Mckinley" replied Mr.. Nc
Kenna THE positions of Senator Sherman
and Mr. Gage differ materially from my
own. and until the President-elect has first
authorized the statement l will make nei-
ther admissions nor denials.
IL is known among Mckenna's personal
friends that the judge has recently been
closinl. up somewhat hurriedly his private
business interests, alleging as reason that
he would be absent from the State for a
number of wears.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-02
Heads of Four Departments Already
Thought to Have Been Booked.
JAMES WILSON HAS ACCEPTED
IOWA FARMER TO DE
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.
Joseph Mckenna, of California, Slated
for Interior and John ID. Long, of
Massachusetts, for the Navy.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CANTON, o., Feb. 1.-The names of four
members of the coming Presidents Cabinet
have been officially announced, and it is
believed that two other portfolios have
been rendered and accepted, although
thority for their announcement is lacking.
Major McKinley's Cabinet, so far as Sc
lected, stands:
Secretary of State-JOHN SHERMAN.
GAGE.
Secretary of War-RUsSELL A ALGER.
Secretary of Agriculture-JAMES WILL
SON
Secretary of the Navy-JoHN d. LONG.
Secretary of the 1nterior-JOSEPH
M'kENNA.
The appointments of Long and McKenna
have not been announced, but it is believed
both gentlemen will be in the Cabinet. 1t
is possible Judge McKenna will fill some
other position than secretary of the inter-
ior. Mr.. Wilson's selection for the Depart
ment of Agriculture was announced to-day
by that gentleman himself.
There were many callers at the Mckinley
residence this morning, but all were there
to see the major on private business" :"
with no political significance attached to
that business. Hon. Henry Hall. ol Wash
ington. ID. c.. called at noon. Mr.. William
p Roberts, prominent man of Mime
apolis, was a caller by appointment during
the morning. Mr.. Roberts said he was not
an applicant for any position, Cabinet or
otherwise, but while in the city desired to
pay the President-elect visit. His wife
is an Ohio woman and he said he felt GER
tain amount of pride in the State and in
Canton. Minneapolis, as far as | know,
has no candidate for the Cabinet, and as to
the claims of other States out my way, /
am not familiar with them"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-02
Reed and BouteIIe Mt out..

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The town is
talking over rupture that took place be-
tween Speaker Reed and Representative
Boutelle at a club banquet Saturday night
The incident was a sequel to a piece of
"horse play involving Routelle, who few
into furious passion and denounced tho
speaker viciously The background story is
that Boutelle thinks Reed beat him out
of the naval portfolio. The upshot of the
row will be that Reed will depose Boutele
from the craftsmanship of the naval affairs
committee next month.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-02
FARMER TO SUCCEED MORTON.
EX-COngressman James Wilson to BE
Secretary of AgricuIfure

DES MONIES. Ia, Feb. 1.-Ex-Congress-
man James Wilson, of Iowa, announced TO-
night his acceptance of the Cabinet port
folio recently rendered him by President
elect Mckinley. TO a representative of the
Associated Press Mr. Wilson said: 1T is
true that 1 have been invited into Presi-
dent McKinleys Cabinet. 1 have accepted.
That is all there is TO say about the matter
1t is generally known that Mr.. Wilson will
be secretary of agriculture he having wired
to Senator Allison to-day that that port
fol.o had been offered and accepted.
James Wilson was born Aug l6. 1885. in
AYRSHIRE, Scotland, of parents belonging
TO the farming class of the population
His parents emigrated to Connecticut i'm
the spring of 1852 and began farming in the
vicinity of Norwich. They came to Iowa
in the fall of 1856, buying government land
in Tama county. James is the oldest of a
family of fourteen children, seven boys and
seven girls. His father, John Wilson, was
a stock farmer and began at an early day
TO fatten stock for the Eastern market.
The family pursued diversified farming,
having made the dairy feature prominent
from the beginning, as well as that of
matchmaking. James was sent TO the
Twelfth Iowa General Assembly and intro
duced the stock acts changing the custom
of permitting stock TO run at large. He
reelected to the Thirteenth and Four
teenth General Assemblies, being speaker
of the House in the last Assembly in which
he served The code of ts15 enacted
while he presided. He was elected to the
Forty-third Congress during his last term
in the House and was reelected to the
Forty-fourth Congress. He retired at the
end of his second term to his farm. when
he was appointed by Governor Sherman a
member of the railway commission. After
serving one year he resigned TO take his
seat in the Forty-eighth Congress. AT the
end of this Congress he again retired TO
his farm. when several editors of county
letters for their papers. which he has con-
tinued to do until the present time In 1891
he was elected director of the Iowa Sta
ton and professor of agriculture by the
trustees of the Iowa Agricultural College,
positions he has held up to the present
m
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GUILTY In SECOND DEGREE.
w. X. Freeman. an Alleged HypnOt-
list, Convicted of Criminal Assault.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-William x. Free
man. an electrician, who obtained a re-
trial after having been convicted of an as
sault on Sarah h. Work, sixteen years Old
to-day found guilty of assault in the
second degree, with recommendation for
mercy. The case has attracted unusual
attention from the fact that it involved on
the side of Freeman the allegation that he
was the victim of q conspiracy while on
the other hand ii was alleged that Freeman
had eXerted hypnotic influences to over
come his reputed victim.
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CHICAGO. Feb 1.-The body of Frank ].
I.auer who in = nit of jealousy last night
shot and dangerously wounded his sixteen
year-old sweetheart Ella Sullivan. was
found at Ashland and Bertean avenues this
morning with a bullet wound just over ms
right temple. a revolver with two exploded
cartridges lay at his side. The body was
cold, and he mad evidently committed sui
eide shortly after his attempt on Miss Sui
lvan's life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-02
Gage Correctly Reported.

CHICAGO, Feb. Lyman J. Gage the
coming secretary of the treasury, was
asked this morning If his financial views
had been correctly reported in dispatches
this morning. He said: Those are my
views. subject TO such modification as fur
ther thought may seem to require. ] must
decline TO go into a delineation of my
views now, as / have not time TO formu-
late them. and / do not think IL would be
proper or advance the interests of the
trt,f
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-02
Indians at the Inaugural.

GUTHRIE, o. T., Feb. 1.-Agent Wood
son, of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe In
dians. has received letter from General
Porter asking for number of Cheyenne
and Arapahoe Indians TO march in the in
augural parade at Washington on March
1. \ band OF fifty red men will be sent TO
the canital
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-02
Ex-Goyernor Long for the Navy.

WASHINGTON. Feb. lit is understood
among Massachusetts Republicans in Con-
gress that Mr. John ID. Long, Of the Old
Raw state has been rendered and has ac-
cepted the office of secretary OF the navy
i'm the incoming administration.
BINGHAM. Mass, Feb. John ID. Long
tonight refused To confirm the statement
that he had been rendered and had accepted
the office OF secretary of the navy under the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-02
Bryan Calls Gage n ..Daisy.v

GALVESTON, Tex, Feb. LIN regard TO
the interview with Lyman j. Gage, Mr..
Bryan said to-day: Mr.. Gage is a daisy
Greenbacks should, he says, be retired and
silver purchased under the Sherman act
should be sold and treasury notes redeemed
and Cancelled. Then we ought TO have bank
notes that are redeemable only in gold
And he also says the government should
not act as warehouse for either gold or
silver. There is no doubt about Mr.. Gage
being daisy. l wonder if he Wouldn't [
like TO inaugurate a system by which we
would have to obtain his permission each
morning to live throughout the day'
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Hermit shot by Robbers.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Feb 1-James
Richards. an eccentric farmer. who lived
a hermit's life near this city, was shot dead
by robbers early Sunday morning He
formerly had considerable money in the
house. but had removed II TO bank He
had evidently defended himself desperately
fired. The thieves obtained about $50 and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-02
RETURN OF THE SUN SPOT.
The Big spiotch on Old Soils Face
Visible Again.

GENEVA, n Y. Feb. L-Prof. Brooks.
director OF Smith Observatory. announces
that the great sun spot OF January. after
its passage around the sun. has again come
In view by rotation and can now be seen
with the naked eye through smoked
glass The spot will become more promi-
nent In course Of week, as it nears the
center OF the suns disc.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-02

MARIETTA. o., Feb. Miss Kate Fay
Ewing, who won distinction as Aunt Katie
Fay" the founder of the first childrens
home ir tho United States, is lying at a
hospital in Toledo, o.. Ill of a disease from
which she cannot recover. Miss Ewing is
now well advanced in years.
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The PoPu1ar
MONoN ROUTE
I; Int the ohe'tCHICAGO dncsa rs to A. HOURS
FOUR DAILY TRAINS

Leave Indianapolis-7:00 a. m. 11:50 a. m, 3:35
p. m. 1855 night.
Trains Arrive Indianapolis-3:30 m, 7:45 a.
m, 3:25 .. M, 437 p. m.
Local sleeper in indianapolis ready at $50 D.
m Leaves Chicago, returning. at 2:45 C.. Can
be taken any time after $3.50 p. m
Ticket offices. West Washington street, Union
Station aad Massa-hus usetts-avenuc Depot.
GEO. w. HAYLER. ID. p. A.
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PIERRE. S. D., Feb 1.-The senatorial
vote in joint session to-day stood: Pick
Ier 4S; Kyle %; Goodykoontz, -. Plowman
TO- Louck.. s: Bowler ,; Keller, 9. Kyle's
net loss was two votes.
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mum freight-rates cases was fixed for the
first Monday in April. The court adjourned
until Monday, Feb. 10.