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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-02
WHITE AND BLACK Welded.
Marriage of Miss Constance Macken-
zie and John s. Durham.

PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-The marriage
of Miss Constance Mackenzie a white
woman and daughter of the late DR.. r.
Shelton Mackenzie, who until her resigna-
ton yesterday was director of the Porter
School kindergarten, to John S. Durham,
who enjoys the distinction of being one Of
the first colored men who graduated from
the University Of pennsylvania, took place
this afternoon at the brides residence in
West Philadelphia. 1t was a quiet home
wedding and none but the immediate rel
atives of both families of the contracting
parties were present. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. N McVicker, rector
of Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal
Church. He was assisted by the Rev. H. L.
Phillips rector of the Protestant Episcopal
Church Of the Crucifxion. After the cere-
monies Mr.. and Mrs Durham went to the
home of the bridegroom and witnessed the
marriage of his sister to w. NJ Randolph,
a colored lawyer Of Pittsburg. Later the
newly married pair left for Milwaukee,
where they will attend the convention of
the National Educational Association. Mr..
Durham succeeded the late Frederick
Douglass as minister to Haiti. The bride
has been for years prominent in education
al works. Her father was distinguished as
an author and critic.
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w. H. DANA In LUCK.
Heir to Eccentric Nebraska Hermit's
Fortune OF $22o,OO0.

BEATRICE, Neb., July 1.-Calvin Potter,
of Humboldt Neb., an eccentric and
wealthy hermit died several months ago in
a miserable howell near that place. He left
several hundred thousand dollars. Prof. W.
H. Dana, president of Dana Musical In
stitute and nephew of the editor of the
New York Sun, has been declared heir to
the fortune left by the aged hermit Prof
Dana lectured here some time ago before
the local ChautauQua and in this manner
heard of the case. He remembered that his
mother had relations of that name who
came West years ago. He began to investi-
gate the case and has just presented I'M
mistakabe proof of his claim The county
alone disputes his claim, and this is said
doubt that Dana is the only living direct
heir.
Potter had lived near where he died for
thirty years, holding intercourse with no
cIle and refusing TO permit any one to APP
preach him. He deposited large sums of
money in the local banks, with which he
purchased government bonds. He had a
small farm, but raised cattle on an extern
siVe scale. He was a rec1use in every sense
ot the word though withal a very ShreWd
business man. the money has not been
turned over to the administrator, but the
bank officials have permitted that official
to examine the old hermits accounts, and
he SAYS that the estate will exceed $50. 900.
This is nearly all in cash, though it in
cludes a fine stock farm. Calvin Potter
was never known 10 make friends with
human being, but acted so bitter toward all
with whom he was forced TO come in con-
tact in a business way that they never
sought his acquaintance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-02
ENTERTAINING A FAMILY.
Mrs. John SteDh ems and Five Children
Were Poisoned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, July 1-There is
great excitement in the vicinity of Bel
mont, Brown county, fifteen miles east of
here over the almost total determination
by poison of the John Stephens family.
Within the past three days the mother and
three children have died and another is
dying and the last of the family is not ex-
pected to recover. John Stephens and his
wife lived near Stephens Creek, in the east
part of this county, until last spring, when
they separated and Mrs Stephens went to
live at the old home, close to Belmont,
where she has since resided with her chill
dren. Last Monday the family was taken
sick with what was thought to be f1ux,
according to the opinion of a physician On
Monday evening the little infant girl died.
On Tuesday Rufus, little four-year-old
boy, passed away. This morning at 8
o'clock the mother after terrible agony,
followed her two children and an hour lat
er another little boy, six years old, died, all
suffering from the same symptoms This
morning the only remaining children, two
little girls, were in such q condition that
one was without hope and the other is
said to be dying
John Stephens, the father, is said 10 have
been IN the neighborhOOd the past week.
He is a son of Hugh Stephens, a we'll
known citizen of this county, and still re-
sides in the Stephens Creek neighborhood.
The dead wife is a daughter of Charles
Bradley, a well-knoWn citizen near Bel
mont. There is attempt to connect the
Stephens family with the case. An investi-
cation will be made by the coroner of
Brown county Mrs Stephens was about
thirty-fve years old and was regarded as
a woman of good character 1t is under
stood that the husband has always sup
ported the family even after the separa-
ton,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-02
RIOT LAW INVALID.
An Ohio Act Declared demonstrations
al by "a Cleveland Judge.

CLEVELAND, July Judge T. Dissket
of the Common Pleas Court, to-day decided
the Smith lynch law invalid. The law, more
properly speaking, is a riot law, permitting
persons injured in riots to recover from the
county. 1t went before the court in the
form of a damage suit brought by j. w.
Caldwell against the county to recover
damage for injury received at the Brown
Hosting and Conveying Machine Com
pany's strike. The court did not hold the
law making counties and municipalities
liable for property destroyed by mobs I'M
constitutional He held the Legislature had
the right to enact laws to protect both per-
sons and property. He held, however, that
the conviction and punishment of the often
derS should be a bar to the recovery of any
damage. He thought it more logical to in
vest the commissioners with authority to
prevent riots before passing a, law making
the county liable for injuries. However
the serious defect lies in the wording of
the law fixing damages absolutely at $500
for slight injuries and 100000 for serious
injuries inflicted by mobS. The court held
that two or three persons may constitute
a mob and that the law opened up the way
to innumerable damage suits against the
county. Moreover, it placed the damages
beyond the jurisdiction of a jury and the
amount of damages would likely be alto
gether out of proportion to the injuries in
f1icted. The law was therefore decreed in
valid and unconstitutional
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Indinnn Notes.

Robert Cheatham, colored. was sentenced
to the penitentiary for twenty-one years at
Rockport yesterday for the murder of
Henry Lee, colOred.
Prairie Lodge, No. 42O I. o. 0. F., Of
Shelburn, elected the following officers
Wednesday night: Edward Snider, \. CT. :;
5. X. Wooley, V. G.; n. d. Martin, treas
urer.
Martin Rothenauch has sued at RushvilIe
for divorce from his wife, Desdemona
Rothenfiuch. They were married three
months ago, and he claims she married him
solely for his money.
Richmond police last night arrested John
Durkin, who is wanted in Chicago for the
alleged robbing of p. Well of $500. Durkin
has been out of the penitentiary only six
months, having been sent up from there
for two years for robbery.
Edwin Payne, for twenty-seven years
cashier of the Rushvlle National Bank, the
oldest bank of Rushville. has retired. and
Capt. John B. Reeve, a retired dry goods
merchant, has been installed as the new
cashier. Captain Reeve has been in bust
ness in Rushville for over thirty years.
The Wabash county commissioners yes
terday selected the plans for the new SIS. 600
memorial hall, which is to be built there
instead of monument to Wabash county
soldiers. Three sets of plans were sub
mitted by ]. Z. Grain, Logansport; J. c.
Gau1t, Fremont O.. and Wing & Mahurin
Fort Wayne, and Gaults plans were adopt
ed. Work on the structure will commence
this fall.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-02
DURRANT'S APPEAL.
Papers Received by the Clerk OF the
Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The papers in
the appeal of w. II. T. Durrant, under sem
tence of death in San Francisco for the
murder of Blanche Lamont, were received
by the clerk of the United States Supreme
Court to-day. The appeal is from the de-
cision of the Circuit Court of the United
States in the Ninth circuit in refusing TO
grant Durrant's application for a writ of
habeas corpus. In his petition Durrant al
legged illegality of proceedings against him
in the California State courts in that the
trial was conducted on information not in
accordance with the equal protection Of the
laws and not by due process of law" and
that testimony was introduced and cOnVtc-
ton secured without due process of law,
and without trial by an impartial jury.
ParticulariZing, he says that prosecution
by information instead of Indictment by
grand jury, is in conflict with the fifth and
fourteenth amendments to the Constitu-
ton, as is Section 500 of the penal code of
the State under which his prosecution was
conducted. Hence, he alleges that the
courts in which his examination and trial
were conducted were without jurisdiction.
He contends that the refusal of the court
to grant a change of venue amounted to
refusing q fair trial. He also complains
of the refusal of the court to punish for
contempt the publishers of San Francisco
newspapers in publishing accounts detri-
mental to his (Durrant'S) interests in haV-
ing a fair trial, thereby interfering with
the jury against him. AS the Supreme
Court will not sit again until the 18th of
October, the application cannot be argued
before that time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-02
THE EVANSVILLE POIsONER.
Startling Revelations and the Wild
Ow Geiger Held for Murder.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, July Mrs. Be-
della Geiger, wife Of former prominent
citizen, was tonight bound over to the
grand jury on the charge of having MUIR
dered the infant son of her adopted daugh-
ter by administering arsenic. The prelim-
mary hearing of Mrs. Geiger took up the
entire day, and was full of sensational in
cidents. She was accused of numbering the
infant so that he might not stand in the
way of her acquiring the property of her
adopted daughter, Mrs. Eugenia Moore
The latter was also charged as an accom-
plice but was released.
Another dispatch says: Yesterday the
body of George Geiger, who is also sup
posed to have met death by poison, admin
istered by one of the women. was ex-
humed. Although the officials attempted
to keep secret the hour at which the re-
mains were to be taken from the grave
fully five hundred curious people were
gathered at Locust Hill Cemetery when the
grave was opened 1t was 4 o'clock when
the casket was lifted from the grave, and
much excitement followed the opening of
the coffin. The stomach, kidney and a por-
ton of the liver were taken from the
corpse and turned over to Dr. Achilles
who will perform the analysis. The body
was reburied at once, and the authorities
have taken steps to give out as little in
1Ofm6tlOn as possible IN reference TO the
Investigations. Coroner Johan, DR.. S. B.
Rose and Or. ]. H. McCutcheon supertn-
tended the dsinterring of the body Geiger
died three years ago, but the corpse was
found to be in an excellent state of pres
erVation, and the authorities believe that
they will be able to declare the poison, if
there was enough administered, TO have
caused the death of the man If the poison
used was arsenic, as charged, the physi-
clans state that they would be able to de-
tect it in the liver, had the body been
buried for much longer period. 1t will
probably take several weeks for the analy-
sis to be made.
Friends Of Mrs. Geiger the accused, are
claiming that her husbands death resulted
from cancer of the stomach, but there were
no evidences of a 1eancerouS growth in the
stomach. Pending the result of the analy-
sis Of Geiger's remains the authorities are
following a number of clewS which have
arisen since the coroners verdict first
charged the women with the murder of the
infant Moore. The body of WOODS, the
miner, who died several years ago at the
home of Mrs. Geiger, and who is supposed
TO have left some money, will probably be
dsnterred this week. A brother of George
Geiger has stated that child was born to
Mrs. Geiger several years ago, and that it
died in the manner of the Others
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-02
TICCEI .2-Grand Concerts Daiiy-2
AtOSLL ~ Afternoon and night rain or shine

y. B. To prevent accidents, no carriages viii
be permitted in the park ON the above nights.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-02
ONE TRUST COLLAPSES
SCHOOL FURNITURE COMBINE TRIED
TO ROB HARTFORD CITY.
EvansviIIe's Sensational Murder Case
-SeIf-Minded Lebanon Jury-Cre-
nation at Fort Wayne.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, July 1.-The
School Board of this city has succeeded in
smashing a. scheme of the School Furniture
Trust in this State. Four weeks ago thir-
teen different members of the trust all
stood in" and placed bids for eight hun
dred desks at $2.6S, $2.5S and $2.4S for three
different sizes. These bids were all prompt
ly rejected and new bids were again re-
ceived yesterday. The representatives Of
the companies decided to put in separate
bids this time and the United States Com
pany, of Buffalo, n. Y, was awarded the
contract. For the three sizes the bids were
$3.50, $1.70 and SLIGO, a saving of IS cents
on the former bids of the trust companies.
The bidders We're: United States Furniture
Company, Thomas Kane Wabash School
Furniture Company, PiquaA School Furni-
ture Company, Grand Rapids Seating Com
pany West Michigan Seating Company
and Horace Hendry, of this city. The
desks are to be used in the three new
school buildings now being erected here.
Marion and several other towns in the State
have been awaiting the result of the fight
between the trust and the Hartford City
board before letting a contract. The bid
ders left for Marion to-day, where they
will also put in separate bids. The repre-
sentatives say the trust has gone to pieces.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-02
PENNSYLVANIA LAWS.
Work of the Legislature During a
Session of Six Months.

HARRISBURG, Pa, July 1.-The biennial
session of the Pennsylvania Legislature,
which began on Jan. 3, adjourned finally
at noon to-day The session was one of the
longest in the history of the State. The
bill appropriating $500 to pay the expenses
of the investigation of the Eastern and
Western penitentaries was defeated, re-
considered and finally passed. The various
other expense bills which were defeated
We're reconsidered and put through, in ev-
cry case by narrow margin. The Glib
son pool bill, which legalized running meet
ings in the State, was defeated by a vote
of II to 81, despite a strong effort to pass
it. The House receded from it's cut Of
s., O00 900 on the school appropriation for the
next two years and reinserted the appro-
priation OF $780, 900 to the State normal
schools, which had been stricken out by
the Senate. There was much opposition to
the new revenue bill, Mr.. Crothers of
Philadelphia, declaring that 1t was the evil
dent purpose to run this measure through
the House regardless of how it is done.
He charged that the bill had been purpOsely
delayed that it could not be considered
until near the hour of adjournment to
force members to vote for 1t. Speaker
Boyer descended from his chair to speak in
favor of the bill, which was adopted-119
to 67.
The House appropriations committee neg
atived the bill appropriating 900 to pay
the expenses of the Philadelphia "LeXow
committee which had passed the Senate.
The Senate adopted the report of the con-
ference committee on the revenue bill tax
ing banks, savings institutions, express
companies and distilleries. The taxing of
foreign and domestic insurance companies
was stricken out. Distilleries may here
after be Incorporated, and they are to be
taxed 10 mills their capital stock Elk
press companies are taxed according to
the business they do. heretofore these
concerns escaped taxation. In the case of
banks a tax Of 4 mills is to be paid on the
par value of the capital stock, the surplus
and the undivided profits
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iion-hearted Democrat of Nebraska until
ms banner was planted on the topmost
The minority demanded the yeas and
nays on Mr.. Settles motion and the roll
was called. The amendment was rejected
" to ITO, and the journal approved. Mr..
knowles Populist, South Dakota) then
rose to question of personal privilege and
sent to the clerks desk and had read an
Associated Press dispatch dated at Lewis
ton, Me, in which Prof. L. c. Bateman
charged, on the alleged authority of Mr.
knowles. that the ''middle-of-the-road'
Populists had accepted $1.5O0 from the pro-
ceeds of Mr.. Bryan's book, with the under
standing that nothing should be done to
prevent fusion in 1900. Mr.. Knowles de-
nounced Mr.. Batemans statement as a
willful falsehood without a shadow of
foundation.
Mr.. Dingley objected to the airing of pri-
vate grievances in the House. He said the
gentleman might hire a halr' if he de-
sired 10 make a personal explanation.
Mr.. Knowles, however, declared that he
had right to denounce a statement that
was false hell" and the Speaker al
lowed him to proceed. Mr.. Knowles read
letters in vindication of himself. At 1:30
2. the House adjourned until Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-02
GenernI Nofes.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-Bids were
opened to-day at the Treasury Department
for furniture for the public building at
Madison Ind. The lowest bidder was Mr..
Wellaeger of Milwaukee Wis, $907
Drs. Oliver A. Rea and Luther Johnson
have been appointed pension examining
surgeons at Plymouth, Ind.
The President has approved the DILL pro-
Viding for the admission of foreign labor
to be employed upon the Omaha exposition
to be held next year.
The Treasury Depart 1ent to-day issued
1913 warrants, representing 81, 0S5 1856, in pay
ment of the bounty on sugar produced in
the United States during the year 1894. for
which appropriation was made during the
present session of Congress.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt will leave
Washington tomorrow, first for a short
visit to his family. at Oyster Bay N. Y,
and then on a trip of inspection of the
naval militia of Illinois, Michigan and Ohio.
He will begin his inspection at MackinaW,
where the Michigan militia will be assem-
bled about the 18th inst.
General Rosecrans, president of the So
ciety of the Army of the Cumberland, au-
thorizes the announcement that the next
annual reunion of the society will be held
at Columbus O., Sept % and "a next. The
grafton will be delivered by Gen. James H.
Wilson, of Delaware.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-02
POLITICS IN THE HOUSE.
Speeches by Representatives Settle
and Knowles.


WASHINGTON, July 1.-Mr. Settle
Democrat, kentucky, after the journal
had been read, raised a question as to the
truth of the journal of last Mondays pro-
ceedings by offering a technical amendment
TO correct the journal. On this amendment
he got the floor and proceeded with an ex-
tended speech on the general QUESTION of
the power of the House to adjourn over
three days at time, which he declared
was a direct violation of the Constitution
He drifted into a general arraignment of
the Republicans for not taking action on
the bankruptcy bill and the Cuban belliger-
ency. You have acted in utter defiance
OF public sentiment" he cried. You asked
ior time. You predicted great things. Cal
noun went to Cuba; Calhoun returned from
CUBA; Calhoun went home. Nothing was
done Calhoun has been forgotten and Sc
mas Cuba. There is indifference as to
whether a civil government or a state of
war exists In Cuba
When Mr. Settle referred to the munich
PA elections at Chicago, Cincinnati, Co
Iunpus and Canton" as an indication Of
pubic disapproval of the Houses inaction
ashQ a torerunner of that November day
III i9gy which would prove the Arma geddon
ana Waterloo Of the Republican party, the
speaker again raped him to order, and
H lI' Dlngley and Mr.. Bailey crossed swords
Vver the question as to whether Mr. Set
ne remarks were in order. Mr.. Dingley
Sontended that the Kentuckian's remarks
tIeIe wide of the motion and Mr.. Bailey
mat It was always proper TO speak of pub
S ~ opinion We have always had respect
toI public opinion" said the latter and
, "o mink IT proper TO lay 1t before you for
iour instruction and guidance" Democrat
&c applause)
nut what is the connection Of Arranged
d dgdt ana a motion 70 amend the Journal?'
Fsony asked Speaker Reed, whereat the
sTpuoicans laughed.
era "a conclusion Mr.. Settle reused Demo-
eSnuc enthusiasm by asserting that his
'@e proposed to hold up the hands OF the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-02
MONEY RAISED BY BAPTISTS.
Amount Necessary TO Secure j. ID.
RockefelIer's Gift Contributed.

NEW YORK, July lit is stated to-day
that John ID. Rockefeller will be held TO his
offer of 100000 to the American Baptist
Home Missionary Society and the American
Baptist Union. The sum of $256, 000, on the
raising of which by the two societies by
July his gift was contingent, has been Sc
cured and there will be a comfortable mar
gin. The exact figures are not yet OBJ
tanned, but the amount Will run several
thousand dollars over the mark. II. l.
Moorhouse, field secretary of the American
Baptist Home Missionary Society said to-
day: IF we had not succeeded in getting
the full amount by to-day Mr.. Rockefeller
would have been absolved from his offer
and so would have every other giver. We
are very grateful for assistance and take
occasion TO express our appreciation of
their cooperation.
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every member voted to convict the de-
PENDANT In ten minutes the verdict OF
guilty was returned. When the verdict was
read in court it created a sensation. Judge
Adams dismissed the jury and set aside
tho verdict at once and then granted a
new trial In thus overruling the verdict
Judge Adams severely scored the jury He
made the charge that the jury had been
amenable to outside influences. The mem
bers of the jury, however, showed no symp-
toms of being ashamed of their conduct and
all went TO a gallery and had their pictures
taken. The general sentiment of the COM
munity supports the jury verdict. To make
the matter still more sensational, Judge
Higgins, the regular judge of this circuit
congratulated each of the jurymen on the
verdict.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-02
HEIRESS BECOMES A NUN.
Katherine MOSer, MilIionaire's
Daughter, RenOunces the World.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, July lat o'clock
this morning, at st. JOseph's Hospital,
in this city, the solemn Ceremony where
by Miss Katherine Moser enters her
novitiate as a member of the Order of
Sisters of Mercy of the Roman Catholic
Church, was performed. The young lady,
who thus renounces the world, is but TWEEN
plished and an heress. Her father who
has resided here for some time, is Leo
St. Louis, and worth d million dollars
Katherine is the only child. Her father
was strongly opposed to the action of his
daughter She was formerly a society belle
of ST Louis and a graduate of Loretto
Academy. She has devoted large sums to
charity in the past. Bishop Montgomery,
of Los Angeles, performed the ceremony