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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-27
TIED UP MANAGER wILMoT.
Forced to an ExOrbitant Compromise
-Fac Scorers Sued Him.

-h~A1t Seto AhshAs
Yesterday morning four of the young
men who kept score at the women's BIZ
cycle races last week. attached the box re-
ceipts of the show to secure payment of
their claim of s. each for services. The
action was taken in Magistrate Hays
court and it came Up for a trial there at
10 o'clock. Walter Wilmot. the Minneapo-
lis baseball manager. who was also the
manager OF the racing event, appeared as
his own attorney and made an opening
statement 10 the effect thai it was never in
ended or expected that the boys should
be paid. He claimed that hundreds Of good
boys could be secured TO do the work for
the privilege OF seeing the races. and II
was the only pay that had been contem-
plated in hiring them.
There was 2 witness. however. whose tes-
timony caused WilmOt TO accept a COM
promise of the case. A man by the name
of Willis was engaged by Wilmot 10 Sc
cure the boys for che work. He told such
conflicting stories on the witness stand that
Wiimot felt that the impression was created
that he was trying to cheat the boys. when.
in fact, he was merely living up to what
he supposed was the agreement. Willis said
at one time that the boys were employed
at s. a week by him., at another time he
again that he told them that II the races
made money for the management they
would be handed a five-dolldr bill each.
Wfiis's testimony was so conflicting and
he was so given to retractiag his own state
ments that Magistrate Hay suggested. on
one occasion. when Willis gave n straight
forward ana direct answer 10 q question.
that he had forgotten TO tie a string TO his
The case was finally settled by compro-
mise. The boys were paid 8 each and Mr..
Wilmot paid Magistrate Hay $3.50 costs.
\ claim OF $50 was thus compromised
for $3.50.
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R COURT CASES
ANOTHER DECISION PERTAINING TO
THE NICHOLSON LAW.
1t Further CIinches the Power and
SuGiciency of
Against "a saloon Keeper.


The Supreme Court yesterday reversed a
case In which Frank .o'Donnell was granted
a license by the Circuit Court of Washing
ton county TO sell liquor in Salem. The
license was granted after a majority of the
voters in the township had demonstrated
against it. The Circuit Court permitted
ffty-two of those who demonstrated to
withdraw their names from the remon-
STRANGE. Ar attempt was made to dis
tinguish this case from others by the APP
pellee. on the ground that the motion to
withdraw the names stated that the re-
monstrance had been signed under a mis-
apprehension of the facts. The Supreme
Court held that when a remonstrance
signed by a majority of the voters in the
by law the Circuit Court has no jurisdic-
ton or power to grant a license to the per-
son against whom il is directed.
In the case of the city of Evansville
against John a. Miller. the Supreme Court
held that the city had no power 70 de-
clare by ordinance that any building. shed
clubhouse. or structure of any kind that
shall be partially destroyed by fire or from
any other cause. and shall be suffered by
the owner thereof to remain in such con-
ditlOu dlNct VII EFlAilCh ~ IL DEDdll L
ment OF Public Works to remove repair, or
rebuild the same, shall constitute a
nuisance" Judge Jordan held it to be a
dangerous doctrine that a municipal legis-
lature should have authority TO declare a
nuisance that which it's own caprice might
deem proper 70 outlaw as such. The JudS-
mont was affirmed.
The case of the Richmond Gas Company
against Sarah Baker was reversed by the
Supreme Court. Mrs. Bake. had been in
jured by an explosion caused by the inn
proper closing of a gas leak, the employees
of the company having said that the leak
was stopped. Judgment was given the
plaintiff for 1900. A reversion was granted
for an error of the trial court in its in
structionS as 10 the measure of damages.
John Brown. John Sexton and Robert
Land. the men arrested for killing "a boy
named John Rippey, Dec. Is. near Salem,
presented an appeal to the Supreme Court
yesterday from an order refusing TO adj
nit them 10 bail.
to arrest another man for the burglary OF
a postoffice in Kentucky, Claiming to be
United States marshals. the three men
drove to the house where Rippey was and
called out the proprietor. telling him they
were looking for a man and asking him
TO come out so they could talk to him
For answer tho proprietor turned out the
light in the house and sent Rippey 70 the
smokehOuse for his shotgun. The three
men heard a noise at the back of the house
and running around they saw Ripley with
the gun in his hands. He paid no atten-
ton TO their commands to drop his weapon
they fired. and the boy was killed.
The Circuit court refused TO ADMIT the
men TO bail and the appeal is taken under
the claim that the proof of the crime Of
murder is rot evident. As il is Il crimira
case 4 decision is expected soon.
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should use their criminal facilities at To-
ledo as well as portions or their track 10
reach that point.
y. W Taylor. general freight agent of
the Nandalia. was In the city yesterday
on official business. and had a conference
with Receiver Malott. Mr.. Taylor says he
thinks the outlook for business with the
Nandalia is improving. and is confident the
spring months Will bring an increased west
bound business. for there, ne SAYS, Is
where the roads have suffered in earnings.
No one could ask for a better east-bound
business than the Nandalia has had for
months, but its west-bound tonnage has
been light.
1t was said Yesterday that at several COM
mercial centers the business men were pre-
pairing protests against the advance from
% to 80 cents on package freights under 100
pounds. The Big Four freight department
announces practically that 1t will ignore
the ruling of the board of managers of the
Joint Traffic Association by sending to all
agents the following circular. which be-
comes effective at once between stations on
that system: The minimum charge on
small shipments coming under provision OF
Note b, Page Z. of the official classification,
will be % cents instead of 80 cents. We will
also join connections in a division or the
same minimum" This action should be APP
preciated by shippers. as many roads not In
the Joint Traffic Association, especially in
the West. charge at the rate of 80 cents on
package freights which this classification
includes, and demand it from connections.
E.. l.. Costhell. a distinguished civil engi-
neer. is now in New Orleans making the
preliminary arrangements for the construc-
ton of the great railroad bridge at New
Orleans over the Mississippi river, a work
which is TO be begun in a short time. 1t is
to be a double-track bridge. and. according
TO his present plan, will have a center span
of 1.032 feet and side spans of Cos feet each.
This structure will weigh about 1900. 600
pounds. 1t will consist of cantilever arms
reaching out INTO the central span. which
will be connected by a suspended section.
Almost the entire weight of this enormous
structure will rest upon two great piers,
one on each side of the central span. sunk
1E5 feet below low water. The structure it
self will be eighty-fve feet above extreme
high water, and the rails on the bridge will
be 100 feet above high water and about 100
feet above the land behind the levees. He
has no fear as TO the permanency Of the
two main piers. which are intended TO carry
nearly the whole weight of the structure.
They will be sunk into the rivers bottom,
which at that point consists of a clean.
sharp sand. which is the most desirable
material for sustaining such a structure.
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Travelling Mems Demand.

Western roads are waiting with much in
terest for the outcome of the contest that
viii be wage at Jefferson City. Mo-, to-
day over the attempt of the Travelling
Mems Association to get the roads i'm the
State Of Missouri down to a rate of two
cents per mile. The roads are preparing
TO make a hard fight against the passage
of the bill. and they nave a strong argu-
ment to present in the fact that all the
travelling men that travel can get all the
two cent mileage they want If they will
only buy it in the shape OF mileage books.
The fight viii be urged all the more strong
~ in the State of Missouri. as similar
measures are pending in other States. and
if the Missouri bill passes there is a chance
hat others may become laws also. The
State of Illinois has turned down the two
cent proposition. but the roads are of the
opinion that if they lose this fight they
may lose all the others, or at least the
larger part of them.
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Erastus Wiman's scheme.

The national House committee on COM
merce and several representatives of the
Interstate-commerce Commission yesterday
listened 10 a speech by Mr.. Erastus Wi
man. of New York, in support of a proposed
amendment to the interstate-commerce law
which provides that any common carrier
desiring to form a through route for inter-
state traffic over its own line or any part
thereof. may do so by notifying the other
common carriers concerned OF the proposed
fare and divisions of fares and proposed
routes. In cases OF disa greement the Inter
state-commerce Commission may prescribe
rates and routes, or ii may do SO at the
request of any person interested in inter
state traffic under the amendment. Mr..
Wiman proposes to build a terminal rail-
road for the purpose of connecting the rail-
roads entering New York and Jersey City
with ships at Staten island. The cost of
lighterage in New York harbor. he repre-
sented. is diverting commerce from that
harbor TO Montreal, st. Johns. Boston, Nor
folk and Galveston. On the 200, O0.00 bush
els of grain which reached New York last
year the lighterage charges amounted 10
SIS per 1000 bushels. The OF New
York in grain was falling OF annually, ana
the BROOKLYN StOrehOuSeS were empty.
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PRoBATT CAUSE No. fs1-.

IN the Circuit Court OF Marion county. Indiana.
March term. 1857.
Probate cause M. 1Sl7. James r. Locklear.
adnlinistrator ~ estate ~ Ephraim Garrett. de-
ceased. vs. Joshua Zimmerman - al.
tn Madison Fssiev Euh-aim Fnsler. Anderson
Easley. Martha HCrhy Smith. S0phronia Scott
George Scott. NanrV Gurnell. Adaiife Tannall
and the UNKNOWN heirs % Ephraim Garrett. You
are seveFaliy hereby notified that The above
named petitioner. as administrator of the estate
aforesaid. has fled in the Circuit Court OF
Marion county. Indiana. q petition. masking YOU
defendants thcrete. AMI praying therein Tor an
order and decree Of said court. authorizing the
sale Of certain real estate belonging To- tire estate
OF said deNedenf. and. Ia said petition described.
10 make assets Tor the 1aym-ni OF the debts and
liabilities Of said estate. ani that said petition.
50 nIed and vending i for hearing IN sais Cir
cult Court.-at the courthouse III Iudlnepslfs.
Indiana. on ire Isl judicial day 81 the March
term. lstI * sas court. the same being the Ist
day OF March. 1881.
Witness the clerk and seal OF said court this
2gth day OF January. 1851
w. FFSLER
Clerk Marion Circuit Court.
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Freight Depot Burned.

The new freight depot of the Big Four
at East st. Louis was yesterday afternoon
partially destroyed by fire which originated
in the office part of the building and spread
ing to the depot proper. The offices, which
were commodious ones, were burned, to-
gether with much of the furniture. The
building was completed two months ago
at a cost Of $4,000. and was one of the
most conveniently arranged freight depotS
at East st. Louis. 1t being erected in place
OF the one destroyed last summer by a
tornado. 1t is stated that most of the
freight was saved, with but little damage.
on TO aid in subduing the flames. j. O..
Vanwinile. general superintendent. went to
st. Louis last night 10 take such action as
is necessary to prevent delay in handling
business. 1t is stated that the building was
well insured. it being the policy of Presi-
dent Ingalls, to keep buildings on the Big
Four and on the Chesapeake * Ohio well
protected,
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ours. and after purchasing his ticket pro-
coed 10 the baggage room and there await
his turn before he can check his baggage,
and II late his baggage will follow on the
next train. Is ii any wonder the CONNER
tial traveller does not take kindly 10 the
present 5.0o0-mile book? IL is not cheaper
than the books in use. in fact, is more eN-
pensive. requires more capital and presents
none OF the convenient features OF the
books heretofore used. A book OF two
thousand miles. INTERCHANGEABLE. useful for
passage without exchanging for a ticket-a
book by which baggage can be checked.
would re one that the commercial men
would readily purchase.
ALFRED CLARK.
IndianapoliS Ian &c
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Receiver Ousted.

Judge Slough. at Lancaster. o.. yesterday
revoked the appointment of E.. Nj. Poston,
of Jacksonville. as receiver of the Columbus,
.Sandusky & Hooking Railroad Company.
The receivership was forced upon the COM
pany against the protest of stockholders.
The old resumes possession OF
the PROPERTY.
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Ordered Sold by Fedora Court On n
EorecfDsure

In the case of the Central Trust Company
of New York against the Ohio Valley Rail
road. a decree was filed in the office OF the
clerk of the United States Court yesterday
morning ordering the sale of the road on
foreclosure. The road will be sold June l.,
at Henderson. Ky. by John Rober : and
price is Isl. $50. 600. and each bidder must de-
post $lC0. 900 as a guaranty that the pur-
chase price Will BE- paid and the trade car
ried out. The road extends from Hopkins
Vile. Ky. 10 Evansville. Ind. IL is $50
niles long. The Central Trust Company
holds q mortgage on the road 10 secure
s.. 3T6. 600 Of bonds on which Nls.000 has been
dcfaulted.
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NOTICE.

TIE board Of control 81 the Central Indiana
Hospital for the Insane viii receive sealed pro-
po<sls up TO Friday. Jan. -. AZ 10 n. m. for
furnishing a full l.ne Of supplies for the month
OF February.
RequisltioH book Will be on file ar Room a.
Statahouse from and after Monday. Jan. 3. 1891.
IA order OF Board OF Control.
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idea Who can think OF some
simple thing TO patent? PrOtec, your ideas
they may bring you wealth. Write JOHN WE'D
DENBCRN * CO. patent attorneys. Washing
ton. ID. c., for their 81. 500 prize offer and new list
OF Loco inventions wanted.
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WorId,s Greatest halfway station

In this and in foreign countries a good
deal OF attention is being paid TO the erec-
ton of fine passenger stations. Indian
apolis was the first railway center to build
an expensive modern union station: this
was followed by st. Louis, which built a
union station on a larger scale. but on pro-
p~ortionateiy no more expensive or con-
venient plan; then Boston quilt a very fine.
expensive union station for several of it's
roads. and the other lines entering there
will build a station costing two million
dollars. This spurred the New York Cen
trail up to doing something in that line.
and that company will spend a large sum
OF money in that direction. At Columbus.
o., the old union station has been re-
modelled at a large expense, and the union
station at Cincinnati is a credit to the
roads and to that city. as is the great sta
ton of the Pennsylvania and the PhiIa-
deiphia * Reading roads at Philadelphia:
put all nave 10 yield the palm for the
greatest railway station in the world at
Bombay. and when Americans claim such
distinction they are ignorant of the fact
that IN far-off India the Peninsular Rail-
way Victoria terminal building eclipses any
union station by a large per cent. Thou
sands of Eindoo iabOrerS worked ten year rs
10 complete this finest modern ARCHITECT
tuTaI work IN India, ana when the bills
were aid II was found TO nave cost the
company a trif'e less than SO. GOO. coo. The
ielbth oi tue prlnClpdl 'front.' or the buIld-
ing Is 1,50 feet. The architecture is Nene-
tian Gothic. with oriental notifications
The chief feature of the building is the
great dome which towers above all the
other structures in the city. 4 stone figure
OF Progress surmounts the dome. The ga
bles are adorned with numerous statues
symbolizing commerce. science. trade. en-
cheering and others. among which is a
white marble of Queen Victoria, which was
recently defiled with tar by some irreverent
person. The interior is construction re
CARELESS OF cost India poured her great
natural supplies of marble. granite and
fine woods into the factory 10 be made up
into forms fitting the urpOSeS for which
they were used in the construction Of the
interior. The natives who defled the statue
of the queen are unknown. but the ignorant
HindOos believe that ten thousand inno-
cents are 10 be slaughtered in vengeance.
RomSay's station was dedicated on Jubilee
nav
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day. The total receipts for the month. in
Guiding 800. 424.ss on hand at the beginning.
were S56.650.Ss. The total disbursements
were 1891. 566.45. leaving a balance on hand
Jan. / of s165. 064. s3.
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SCENTS PER LINE OF SEVEN WORDS
STATIONS


Alabama and eth sts.-S. Null.
Bellefontaine St. No. 4OO-Claude Fields.
Christian Ave. No. 13-F. +. Dannettele.
Clifford Ave, No. 32i-Phiip Miller.
College Ave. and 7th St--Geo. g Fisher
Columbia Ave and 9Th St--Geo- g kuch-
Columbia and Hin Aves.-R. G. Hampton
Delaware and McCaEty-H. A. Pfatiiin.
Dillon and Fletcher Ave.-HugO II. Iehrritter.
East and McCarty Sts--E &. Heiok.
Ft- wayne Ave. No. lS0-Thos. X. ThornourS.
Hillside Ave. No. 19-H. w. Carter.
Illinois and fst Sts--S. Muhl.
Illinois and 18th Sts.-S. Null.
illinois and eth Sts.-J. NJ. Scott.
Illinois and POI S~ts.-Frank Keegan.
Indiana Ave. and Vermont str. 4. Biodau.
Indiana Ave. No. 2o1-John d. Gauld.
Madison Ave. No. fZ7-Jos- NJ Dwyer-
Mass and Cornell Aves-C. +. Barmm.
Mass. Ave. No. 301-La r. Haag.
Mer. and Morris Sts-C. II. Broich-
Mer. and Ray Sts--John E. Myers
Mer. and Russell Ave.-Geo. r. Borst.
Mich, No. 1863 EASTMAN ArSdale Bros.
New York and Noble Sts.--E. II. Enners-
New York. No. 37S West-F. e Woicott.
Pine. No 21 South. l. Walker.
Senate Ave- and 81 STA. II. Eyster.
Senate Ave. No. 1853 North-E. Z steward
shelby St. No &C. 4. Eitel-
Talbot Ave. No. 350-A. Schwartz
Virginia Ave. and Coburn-C. O. Mueller.
Virginia Ave. and McCarty-M. G. Staley.
Wash. -. and State AVe.-N. :. briggs.
Wash. ST.. No. zoe East-Baron Bros.
West St. No zoe NOTth-C- W. EichrOdt.
Yandes and sth
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Weighing and Inspection bureaus.

j. IL. Eckman, district inspector OF the
weighing, inspection and classification
bureaus, yesterday completed his eleventh
annual report and last evening forwarded it
10 chief Inspector Paul Rainier. This state
ment shows that at Indianapolis there was
a gain in revenue through the operations
or the bureaus for 1895 of $1OL.Sl7.T; at
Louisville a gain in revenue OF S4S. So. So: at
Ierre haute a gain of $40, Ill. "a; at Evans
VIE a gain of SO. 1885,. at Vincennes n
gam OF SlO.Ol6.23, making the grand total
gam from these bureaus OF sos. 53l SO. OF
this sum 500. S21.1 was obtained from
weighing overloaded cars as comp ed
with what the cars were reported by ship
pers. the inspector weighing during the
year 1904 cars; from weighing platform
1reights. $40, 1854; from Reconsideration. SO :
ZO54t. The bureau has been i'm operation at
Indianapolis eleven years, il being put in
operation here several years earlier than
at other points, and during the entire period
or Its existence il has been under the slI-
pervlslon OF j. u. Eckman. who is cred
TIED with making the most favorable an
nual exhibits for the roads of any district
inspector where these bureaus nave been
IN operation. The following is a compare
1--WE statement of revenue gained for the
eleven years at Indianapolis proper: 1SS6
$4Q,s2l.60; 1887, SOL. 50L29: 1858. S9.Sl9.15 $50
Ss4.0i010; 1880, 500. 9O7. %: 1891. SIP T4IA
lsaz, $l25.90l.3 81; 1888. Sill. 1913 1894. SlI3.SS5 IS:
90 so "'N-'
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The Nc,Y Mileage Book.

To the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal;
A great deal has been said and written in
regard TO why commercial travellers 60 not
take kindly TO the 5.Ooo-mile book. Permit
me to say that practical commercial trav-
elers have several reasons why they do not
Ike the 5.0e0-mile book. There are too
many provisions. too many why's" and
'wherefores" about il. There is M neces-
sity for the photograph. in the first place:
il is an unnecessary expense TO the trav-
eler. There is no good reason for the pro-
vision that the book can be had only in n
certain way and at one certain place, and
there is less reason In the provision that
the mileage must be exchanged At the
ticket Once for = ticket before baggage can
be checked, or before the passenger can en-
ter the train. Commercial travellers. as a
rule. waste no time In 4 town or a city:
they work. often. zap 10 the time or depart
IRE. UndeT the rule now existing In many
places. and with the mileage now in force.
he can check his baggage az the hotel. and
on arriving at the depot can 20 AZ once TO
the train and secure a seat. Under the
5.0o0-miie book he must arrive al the depot
at least fifteen minutes before train de-
parts. take his place IN line. II there is ,
crowd at the ticket office, which often &C.
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