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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-12
HILLMON INSURANCE CASE.
Kansas State Official Cunning for the
Connecticut MutuaI's President

TOPEKA, Kan, March IA new turn
In the famous Hillmon insurance case, a
night over the settlement of which last
week resulted I'm State Superintendent of
Insurance Webb McNall excluding the Con-
necticut Mutual Life Insurance Company.
among others. from doing business in Kan
sas. was made public to-day. Ii was in an
open letter from Superintendent McNan TO
President Jacob l. Greene. of the Connecti-
cut Mutual at Hartford. in which the COM
pany Is asked to furnish the department
vouchers Tor all expenditures OF money
made since the case was opened in 1879
Il desire this statement" said Superin-
tendent McNal. Ito be full and complete
so the same VIII show what amounts have
been paid 10 witnesses. giving their names
physicians, giving their names: ATTORNEYS
giving their names. newspapers giving
their names Also the amount of money ex-
pended in giving banquets, banqueting iur-
ors after the jury had failed to agree
standing eleven for the plaintiff and one for
the defendants OF course. you win UNDER
stand that this information is peculiarly
within the knowledge OF the COMPANY
This letter was prompted by one from
President Greene. which is also made pub
lie. and which takes the superintendent to
task for assuming TO exclude the company
from the state on what is asserted TO bt,
ez parte evidence. The Hillmon case has
been fought through five lengthy trials.
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THE TARIFF BILL.
Ways and Means Committee at Work
on the Wool Schedule.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Repub-
lican members of the ways and means COM
mite devoted to-day TO the consideration
Of the wool schedule of the tariff, bill, and,
although considerable progress was made
one or two more DAYS will De required to
finish il. Foremost in Importance of the
work done to-day was the practical re-
adoption of the Mckinley rates on WOOL
Raw wool of Glass l, which includes mer-
ino. down clothing woods and others of that
quality, are made dufiable at IL cents a
pound: woods of Glass 2. which includes
Leicester. Cotswold and Lincolnshire, at i;
cents a pound and the washed woods OF
these classes at % and "a cents. and secured
at 33 and Sc cents a pound. The Mckinley
rate of 81 per cent. ad yalorem on woods OF
the third class, known as carpet woods, is
retained. The classification of woods was
somewhat changed by raising a few va
rieties formerly classed carpet woods to
the clothing-Wool classes Among them are
China lambs wool. Egyptian and Morocco
The American Wool Growers Association
had asked for a 12-cent duty on WOODS OF
Class l, but the committee has not ap-
proved their request.
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SECRETARY. CAGES POLICY.
He Will EndeavOr to Surround Him.
self with Competent Assistants.

Special the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE true in
wardness of Secretary Cages policy, which
is also the policy of the administration, is
dawning on the comprehension of the peo-
pie who take note of such matters. Mr..
Gage is determined to surround himself
with men who can direct the machinery of
the department so as to relieve him as
much as possible from details in order that
he may have time to devote himself to
larger things. Mr.. Gage was induced to as
sumo the position of secretary of the treas
ury very largely because he believed that
his experience and established standing
might be of practical assistance to the ad-
ministration in formulating and carrying
into effect practical policy of currency re-
form. His views on these matters and upon
national finances are in entire accord with
those entertained by Mr.. Mckinley, and
the latter felt that in securing the assist
ance of Mr. Gage he was doing himself and
the country q service. Mr.. Gage early i'm
pressed on the President the necessity of
being relieved as much possible from
the bother of small details and small af-
fairs, and particularly from the importuni-
ties of office seekers and politicians. His
ideas. therefore, as to the management Of
tire approval of his chief, and the secretary
will be given practically undisputed con-
troll of his department. Mr.. Gage Will not
divorce himself from the machinery Of his
department. but he will insist upon
doing he always has done-surrounding
himself with able lieutenants and under
studies, any among a dozen of whom
would be competent on moments notice
| TO assume his duties. This consciousness
! of power and of great reserve force, which
has strongly impressed itself upon the
people of the West during the last two
decades, is making itself felt upon senators
| and members OF Congress who meet Mr..
| Gage daily. 1t is this magnetic force which
will make Mr.. Gage great power during
| the next four years if he is left untram-
meled, as he will be. Like Major McKin-
| ley, he has made dstinctively favorable
| impression upon people and upon those with
| whom will be called upon TO do business
| and TO define views and exploit theories
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REPUBLICANS IN A DILEMMA.
Senate Situation Is Not EncOura . I'm "
TO the Mckinley Party.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Repub-
lican committee on the situation i'm the
Senate held a meeting this afternoon and
besides the full membership of the commit
tee there were present the new Republican
senator's = Foraker, Penrose. Wellington
Platt, Mason, Spooner. Fairbanks and
Hanna. The conference with the new SEN
ators was for the purpose of advising them
of the difficulties in the way of reorgan-
izing the Senate and especially in the way
OF filling committee assignments. AT pres
ent none of the new senators will have
committee places and if there is no reor-
ganization they will be without places. The
situation was explained by members OF the
committee as being one OF considerable i'm
portance. The Democrats Insisted that in
making up the committees all the silver
Republicans and Populists should be in
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HDAH HAD MANY "HUBBIES.
ssMiss" Richmond Seems to Have Had
a Penchant for Changing Partners.

BOSTON, Mass, March lion the OPEN
ing Of the Stetson will case in the Supreme
Court to-day Lawyer CASTOR offered a
deposition of Bishop John p. Newman,
taken at Washington on March s. In effect
the bishop states that on Feb. 20, 1867, while
pastor Of the church in New Orleans now
known as the St. Charles Abbey he per-
formed a marriage ceremony between John
Schaeffer and Adah Amarin. The marriage
was performed in the presence of Mrs.
Newman, and was entered I'm the church
record book. This book was also intro
Richmond was the Adah Amarin of this
marriage.
A certified copy from the records of the
Surrogate Court of New York, of the
docket in which Adah Borst renounced her
claim 10 letters of administration in the es-
tate of VIM H. Borst. March 81 1888 was
also admitted as evidence. in spite of the
objection or opposing counsel. Ii is claimed
that Adah Richmond was also married to
BorSt during the time she claims to have
been the wife of John Stetson. On this
point Gus Williams. the comedian, was
called a Witness He stated that while
travelling with Adah Richmond's burlesQue
company. OF which William Borst was man.
ager, A6ah Richmond and Borst were
known man and wife. Mr.. Williams
also testified that the woman in 1870 claimed
to be married 10 a ballad singer named
Johnnie Stout.
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WOODMEN'S CAMP SPLIT.
Secession Of the Delegates from Col
OradO and Oregon.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 11.-Trouble de-
veloped at the afternoon session of the
Sovereign Camp. Modern Woedmen of the
World. to-day. The delegates from Colo
rado and oregon asked separate juris-
diction. The request was put to vote
The majority was against it, but the Ore
gon and Colorado delegations refused to
accept the vote, walked out of the con-
vention and are now organizing a separate
body. During the morning session mo-
tion was. introduced by of the dele
gates to change the headquarters of the
Order Of Woodmen of the World from
Omaha, Neb., where they are now located
to Dubuque. Ia. The citizens of Dubuque
made offer of a five-thousand-d dollar
plat OF ground and also agreed to start
subscription 10 erect a suitable building
This offer was discussed at some length by
the delegates, but no final action has been
taken. After some little DISCUSSION over
the place of meeting of the next conven-
ton, Memphis. Tenn, was decided upon as
the best available place
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FIGHTING EXTRADITION.
Frank Butler VIII Apply to Supreme
Court for Habeas Corpus Writ.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 11-In the
United States Circuit Court. to-day. Judge
Morrow decided the petition of habeas
corpus for Frank Butler. the Australian
murderer. who thought he was entitled to
his liberty, because when arrested he was
aboard British ship. which he contended
British territory. even though in for
eign waters The court decided that the
arrest had been properly made in accord
ance with the extradition treaties existing
between the United States and Great Brit
ain. Buffers attorneys announced their
intention OF appealing the habeas corpus
plea to the United States Supreme Court
The prisoner is anxious for respite and
hopes thereby TO delay his deportation TO
Australia for several weeks
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DOmesifc Exports.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE monthly
statement of the principal articles of do
mestic exports for the month of February
and for the eight months ended Feb. Is
last, issued by the Bureau of Statistics.
shows that during February the exports
were as follows: Breadstuffs, S15 ,657, a
decrease as compared with January OF
about $200O,000: cotton, $l7, ,190 73S, a decrease
of about S11. 80, eco; mineral oils. S4.561. .14S
an increase of $500, 900: provisions, includ-
ing cattle and hogs. $12, 40S. Sl1, a decrease
of about 100000. For the eight months the
exports of breadstuffs are given as $780,
s5l,7s9, as compared with s94 .224, ,24s for the
same period last year; cotton, $lS6, ,66S, 701
as compared with Sl44. .324 695 for the CORE
spending period last year; mineral oils
S4l, l,lS,3 800, comparative gain OF about
s5OO.OOO; provisions, including cattle and
hogs, SlO6,1lS, ld, a comparative loss of
about $5OO0O0. Total exports of these four
articles during February amounted to
s49, 1854, net loss compared with
January of about $l3.000,000. For the eight
months the gain was about $S5, 220, ,OO0
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ACCESSORY TO ARSON.
Brooklyn Fire Insurance Adjuster In
dicted by New York Grand Jury.

NEW YORK. March 1l.-George w. Holt,
a fire insurance adjuster of Brooklyn. was
indicted to-day by the grand jury in this
city as an accessory after the fact TO the
crime of arson. The specific charge against
Hot is that he aided and abetted Samuel
Mich, a fire insurance adjuster in this city,
when he was in hiding from the police two
years ago Mich was afterwards found
and turned informer. Holt, who is wealthy
and respected, lives in a fine house in
Brooklyn. He was indicted in Brooklyn
some time ago for arson and also indicted
for arson here. He is out on so, 900 bail
The case grows out of the operations of the
old fire bug" gang. several of whose men,
bers are in state prison.
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Patents Protected ,y J,,,,

WASHINGTON, March lin response
TO very many inquiries that are being re-
ceived at the State Department from Amer
ican manufacturers who are contemplating
the introduction of their wares now pro-
tected by patents into Japan a notice has
been prepared showing that the President
has proclaimed the patent convention re-
Gently negotiated with Japan, the exchange
of ratifications having taken place at Toxic
on the Sth ult Consequently the conven-
ton goes into immediate operation and IL
is now possible for Americans to patent
their inventions in Japan in conformity
with the provisions of the native law
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ON NINETY-ONE COUNTS.
Ex-BanI<er Mcknight, of Louisville,
Much Indicted Man.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 1.-THE most
vouminous indictment ever returned in a
United States District Court in Kentucky
was entered at noon to-day by the federal
grand jury against j. NJ. Mcknight late
president of he defunct German Ma
tional Bank. 1t embraced 24O pages OF
closely typewriter matter and con.
tanned ninety-one separate and distinct
counts in which there We're speci-
fled violations of the national banking
laws including embezZlement, false entry
and false report 10 the controller. These
are the charges on which McKr light was
arrested soon after the contrc .er took
charge OF the German National Bank. Nc
Knight was taken before Judge Barr this
afternoon and bond was fixed at S13 600.
\ deputy marshal was detailed TO accom-
pany Mcknight on his search for bonds
men, which. up TO a late hour tonight,
was fruitleSS
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what Nr. Evans snys.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, March 1l.-H.
Clay Evans was asked tonight if it were
true that he had received official assurances
of his approaching appointment as COM
missioner of pensions. Mr.. Evans said: Il
was not aware until j reached this city
that the matter had reached the press
All | can say is that such an appointment
has been discussed betw cen myself and the
President, but nothing definite has yet been
decided. / cannot say what Will be done.
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WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE text of
the message to the Venezuelan Congress
of President Crespo, which has just reached
this country, shows that the subject of
the boundary controversy was treated at
great length, as befitted its importance.
For one thing IL was made clear that Vene-
zuela knew officially nothing of the ar
rangements made between Secretary OIL
ney and Sir Julian Pauncefote for the sub
mission of the boundary question to arbi-
tration until the whole matter had been
closed up. 1t is evident that the Venezue-
Ian President did not like this method of
arranging the affairs of his country with
out consultation with him, for his message
shows that he was not altogether disposed
TO accept the arrangement. However. in
Difference to the kindly interest shown by
the United States in t1is matter. he in
dorsed the treaty and pressed it upon the
attention OF the Venezuelan Congress to the
exclusion of all other business
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ST. LOUIS, March n-General Powell
Clayton, of Arkansas. passed through St.
Louis yesterday on his return from Wash
ington. Rumor has written after General
Clayton's name the words Minister TO
Mexico. General Clayton was asked to-
day If the rumor was true. Yes" he
said. Il have reason TO believe that the
President will appoint me TO succeed Cen
eral Ransom as minister TO Mexico" Cen
eral Clayton added that he would return
10 Washington in two weeks to have a fur
ther consultation with the President.
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Flowers from the White House.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE condition
OF General Hastings. of Bermuda. whose leg
was broken yesterday. is very satisfactory
and he is resting comfortably as possible
under the circumstances. To-day Mrs Nc
Kinley, accompanied by Miss Mabel Ne
'Kiney and General and Mrs. Botsford
drove out from the White House 10 the hos
pital and Mrs. Mckinley left a large bou-
quet OF flowers for the sick man.
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General Notes.
WASHINGTON. March II. -

WASHINGTON, March II. - To-day's
statement of the condition of the treas
ury shows: Available cash balance. S2l1,-
470. .742; gold reserve, S151, ,069, ,5S5.
Henry Finch. the keeper of the hfe-say-
ing station at Michigan City, has been
transferred TO Milwaukee.
Mrs Ruiz the wife of the naturalized
American dentist alleged to have been MUIR
dered in a Cuban prison. accompanied by
one OF her children. was at the State De-
partment to-day and had a short interview
with the officials
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ANOTHER NOTE TO GREECE.
The Powers Preparing a second titt-
matum for King George.

LONDON. March l2.-The correspondent
OF the Associated Press learns from a re-
liable source that the powers are nearly
agreed 10 present a fresh note TO Greece.
notifying her OF their intention 10 carry
out the coercive measures II she still con-
tinues obdarate and TO enforce a blockade
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Rain N
Merit Wins

By the adherence principles
BIZ engaging but the best talent designers, by
binng and of experience selecting material
and manufacturing product undoubtedly sell
better better goods and lower than
house that has to into the market to buy its goods. In
workmanship employ improvement of worth and
Our patterns styles adopted
after being carefully studied ndorsed the
authority We call special attention line of Covert Cloth
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Spring OyercOats at $1,000
TIE 80 When
KING OF SWINDLEDOM
ARREST OF WILLIAM CARROLL
WOODWARD, 4 BOLD CROOK.
Noted as n GOld-Brick Artist. "BuncO-
ist." Confidence Man and General
RascaI-His Career Abroad.

NEW YORK. March 1.-THE police to-
day arrested william Carroll Woodward,
alias Musgrove, alias Hawley and
woman who gave her name at Jennie San
key. They are wanted in Philadelphia on
a charge Of robblng jeweler there of $1,000
worth of jewelry. They arraigned
and remanded and the Philadelphia police
notified The police say that Woodward is
professional swindler, a gold-brick
schemer, a bunco man and a worker of
confidence games of every known variety;
a man who always goes In for big money
and is so clever that he has never been
convicted. They assert that he has been
engaged in robbery in CeylOn, India, swim
ding in South Africa, assault and swim
ding in England and that he is known as
a criminal in all the big cities of the East
tern and Western hemispheres.
After a series of crimes in this country,
with the assistance OF the notorious bur-
glar. Frank Tarbox, Woodward. according
TO the police, went TO Europe. Tarbox ac-
companied him and the pair went to the
fashionable West End of London, where
they lived in style In Stanhope Gardens
South Kenstinton. Woodward passing as
the Hon. Willard Musgrove, a rich Ameri-
can senator. He gained admittance to fash
iOtldDic society ana SOOu CluDS, rODDllS GN-
cry one with whom he came in contact. In
the clubs he made large sums of money by
swindling at cards. Woodward was once
denounced in the West-end Club, after his
reputation had become unsavory. Then he
and Tarbox inveigled Arthur Cockburn and
Alfred Saville, the men who had denounced
them in the club, TO their rooms, locked the
doors and then set upon them with broad
swords. The two criminals succeeded in
escaping from England leaving their vic
Tins for dead.
Woodward then went to Ceylon, where he
swindled native ruby merchant out of
800 eco worth of gems. He returned to this
country when India became too hot for
him. Not long ago he was living in New
Rochelle. He got mixed up while there in
a lawsuit. instituted against the Garfield
National Bank, of this city. The trouble
was over money paid TO him by a we'll
known man OF this city. He deposited s.. 900
Of the amount secured in the Garfield Ma
tional Bank. The man learned that the
money in the bank and his lawyers
turned his claim over to Frank Jarvis. Pay
ment of the money was stopped Jarvis
took the case TO the courts and won by de-
fault.
PHILADELPHIA. March 1.-THE police
officials of this city disclaim all knowl-
edge of William c. Woodward and Jennie
Sankey, arrested in New York to-day on a
charge Oh robbing a Philadelphia jeweler
of s.. 900 worth of jewelry. Captain Linden
declared that he knew absolutely nothing
of the prisoners by any OF their aliases;
that no police notice requesting their cap
ture had been sent from this city. and
further, that they are not wanted here TO
answer for any offense.
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Mother and Son Drowned.

RICHMOND. Mich. March IA vehicle
containing Fred Harrington and his aged
mother was precipitatedinto the river while
the two were driving along the shore late
last night. Both were drowned. The body
OF Mrs. Harrington was recovered this
afternoon. Recent rains had flooded the
roadbed.
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WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE con-
troller OF the currency has made a call on
national banks for report cn their condi-
ton at the close of business Tuesday,
March 3.
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"Red, GBrien Convicted.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. March lion the
night of Feb. Z. 1896. the State Bank of Sa-
vannah, Mo-, was entered by masked rob-
bers. who bound and gagged the watch
man. after which they looted the bank.
securing from $4,000 to $4,000 in money and
bonds Red O'Brien and William Lough-
bridge, two of the famous crooks and burg
lars in the country, were captured in Cali
fornia some time later, charged with the
crime. The trial of O'Brien terminated at
Savannah tonight, when the jury returned
a verdict of guilty and assessed his pun
ishment at fourteen years in the pen. His
wife. who was present, created q scene
when the verdict was announced.
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Powell CLAYTON WIFI. Go to Mexico.

otherwise be here now. incurring expense
and building up disappointments for them
selves.
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SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Deforrnity Apparatus. Trusses, Elastic Hos
iery. Largest stock OF Artificial Eyes in the
State. Invalid Chairs of all kinds and acces-
sories for the sick Trusses made and
properly adjusted. Store open every Saturday
night.
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-08
MAY BE MURDER.
Blood Shed at Negro FestibuI at
Beverly.

Blood Shed at a Negro FestibuI al
Beverly.
A shooting that is pretty apt to re
suit in killing occurred at Beverly
Saturday night,
The colored population had festi-
val in the blacksmith's shop at Bev-
erly and fight came up between AL,
bert Dade and another negro whose
name IS not known. Dade pulled a
pistol and shot at the other, missing
him and hitting Lee Radford, who
was in no way concerned in the fight.
The ball struck Radford in the side
and passed clear through his body
making wound almost necessarily
fatal. Radford was still alive yester.
day morning, but his condition was
regarded as hopeless. Radford
lives with his brother who is
a farm hand at Ernest Steger's,
near Longview.
Dade lives at l. H. Cayce's, near
Beverly. He has made no attempt 10
get away and was at work as usual
yesterday. No warrant had been
sworn out for his arrest yesterday af-
ternoon.
AS the grand jury is now in session.
the case will doubtless be investigated
without an examining trial.