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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
NEED NOTPAYEXTRATAX
REVENUE set CONSTRUED IN FAVOR
OF RETAILERS OF BEER.
stock on Hand or Purchased by Them
Prior to June IA Not Subject to
Additional War Tax of 81.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Acting Attorney
General Richards to-day rendered an opin-
ion in which he holds that.retail dealers are
not required to pay the additional tax of 81
per barrel on beer purchased by them prior
to June IA, 1898, the day the war revenue
act went into effect and held by them on
that date. In the course of his opinion,
after quoting the act, Mr.. Richards says:
I'm framing these sections, Congress
steadily kept in mind that the tax was tax
on. the manufacture and sale of fermented
liquors. payable by the person who makes
the liquor, the brewer. In view of this
fact, and the wording of Section 1899, as
amended by the war revenue act, l am dis
posed to think that the tax is not intended
to apply to retail dealer. The amendment
in Section 1899 made by the first section of
the war revenue act changed the word one
before dollar to two, inserted the words
or stored in warehouse after brewed or
manufactured and sold,' and added the pro-
visos, without otherwise altering the read
ing of the section as it stood. 1t therefore
still contains the express provision that the
tax shall be paid by the brewer. While it
now provides that the tax shall be paid on
fermented liquors brewed or manufactured
and stored in warehouse, this clearly means
fermented liquors brewed or manufactured
and stored in warehouse by the person liable
for the tax, namely, the brewer. Congress
evidently had in mind that, outside of the
technical bonded brewery warehouse where
fermented liquors are stored without aff1x-
ing the stamps, the great brewing estab-
lishments have agencies in the cities
throughout the country, where their liquors
are stored and from which they are distrib-
81 H.
the taxes had not been made applicable to
liquors thus stored in warehouse, the brew
ers, in anticipation of the increase, could
have removed immense quantities of liquors
from their breweries and bonded warehouses
by paying the old tax and hold them in Stor-
age at their agencies, awaiting the increase
IN price which the imposition of the addi-
tonal tax might bring. To prevent this,
Congress made the increase applicable to
liquors stored in warehouse, but it was
liquor stored in warehouse by the brewer.
Another thing: The principal fermented
liquor sold in this country is beer. 1t is a
well-known fact that the stock of beer held
by retail dealer is, comparatively speak
ing, insignificant. Each day he is supplied
by the brewer or his agent. The few bar
in trade could not properly. in my opinion,
be regarded as beer stored in warehouse
The place of business of a retail dealer in
any commodity cannot properly be termed Il
warehouse. Nor can the stock in trade
which is at hand and is constantly being
drawn on to supply his customers be right
fully regarded as stored in warehouse A
for selling them at retail. The distinction
is obvious"
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American Chemical Society.

NEW YORK. Dec. 27-The American
Chemical Society began it's eighteenth gem
eral meeting to-day in the assembly hall of
the Chemists Club. The meeting will be
continued tomorrow and will close with a
banquet in the evening. Alexander S. Webb.
d. D., president of the College Of the City of
New York, welcomed the visitors, who rep
resented almost every State in the Union,
on behalf of the educational and scientific
institutions, after which President Charles
E. Monroe, of the society, who is the in
Ventor of navy smokeless powder" spoke a
few words of thanks and briefly traced the
history of the society since it was organ
lied here in 1876. Raoul Pictet a chemist
of Paris. was introduced TO the delegates
and acknowledged the courtesy in a short
talk in French. The reading and discussion
Of papers on various subjects followed and
the delegates then left for Newark N. j.
to inspect smelling and refining works and
other establishments in that city returning
this afternoon. Among the delegates in at
tendance at the meeting are Prof. Edward
E. Morley Cleveland. o.; Francis W.
Clarke, Washington. u. c.; H. w. Wiley,
chief chemist Department of Agriculture
Washington, ID. c.; Prof. Fl. T. Wells, Yale;
Prof j. II. Long, Chicago; Henry N. Stokes
John S. Hopkins and Prof. Arthur A
At the session of the American Chemical
Society tonight DIR. Edward Morley, of
Adelbert College, Cleveland. was elected
president. Other officers will be elected by
the council. lecture was delivered by
Prof RaOul Pictet, of Geneva, Switzerland
on Chemical Phenomena at Low Tempera-
ture." DR.. e. +. Ewell. of Washington,
chairman of the committee on standardiz-
ing chemical apparatus, read a report.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
CAKE WALK IN BlLTMORE.
Vanderbilts Amuse a House Party at
Their ASheViIIe Palace.

ASHEVILLE, N. c., Dec. 27.-The Sunday
school of All Souls Church. Biltmore, had
it's Christmas tree celebration last evening
Mr. and Mrs George w. Vanderbilt Off
ciated Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt delayed
their departure for New York a day in or
der to be present at the affair. Mrs. Van
derbilt was deeply interested last week in
the idea of arranging a surprise for Mr..
Vanderbilt for Christmas eve. 1t was at
first her idea to have the choir of All Souls
Church Of Biltmore to sing outside the win
dows of the banquet hall of Biltmore House.
1t was found, however, that many members
of the choir had made other arrangements
for the evening" and then bright idea was
suggested: "Why not give a cake walk?'
Consequently on Saturday night a company
of colored people appeared at Blltmore
House and delighted Mr.. and Mrs. Wander
bilt and their guests by giving an exhibition
consisting of a regular old-time cake walk
figure dancing. quartet singing, and lively
sisted of eight couples. Mrs. Vanderbilt was
genuinely amused by the exhibition, and Mr..
Vanderbilt laughed heartily and applauded
The exhibition was given in the banquet
hall, which was cleared of all furniture eX-
cept chairs for the guests, which were
the colored people had finished the pro-
gramme for the occasion, Mrs. Vanderbilt
called for several old-time negro melodies,
which were sung. After, the performances
the colored people played, while the Van
derbilt house party danced. The entertain
ment was kept up until Christmas morning.
Mr. and Mrs Vanderbilt and their friends
will leave tomorrow for New York, whence
they will sail a few hours after their ar
rival for Europe on the Teutonic They will
spend the winter in Italy, probably in Rome,
and return to Biltmore House early in the
spring. Mr. and Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt
gave a o'clock tea at Biltmore House on
Saturday to the members of the choir of
All Souls Church.
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American Economists.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec, 2Z-The
eleventh annual meeting of the American
Economic Association opened here tonight
in the New Haven Colony History building
and sessions will be held tomorrow and
Thursday. Many distinguished economists
from all sections of the country are in at
tendance. The address of welcome was de-
livered by President Timothy Dwight, of
Yale University. The convention then gave
it's attention to the annual address of Presi-
dent Arthur Il. Hadley. Professor Hadley
began with a general review of the growth
of interest in economic science, and spoke
of the application of political economy to
government. Professor Hadley said: What
ever we may think of Imperialism as
sentiment or national expansion as policy
and l was one of those who looked upon
them with regret-these are things to which
we are already committed. This policy
brings new problems of administration upon
us as a alton and renders it more neces-
sary than before to study the art of national
government. And the need of an efficient
army will of itself make it necessary to give
more independence to the administration and
more opportunity to its expert advisers
The need for a government of four new COL
onies which shall recognize the principle of
trusteeship rather than of spoliation, must
conduce yet more strongly toward the same
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
DR. voN HoLIEBEN REruRNs.
He May Soon Begin Negotiations in
the Interest of Germany.

the Interest of Germany.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 27-The German
ambassador, DR.. Won Holleben. has returned
to Washington after an extended absence,
during which he held several important con-
ferences with the authorities at Berlin rela-
tive to American affairs. The ambassador
denied himself to all callers to-day. It is
expected, however, that his return will soon
bring about conferences with the State De-
partment, and perhaps, directly with the
President, relative to a number of current
questions in which both countries are inter-
ested. While he was in Berlin the German
chancellor gave a dinner, at which Won
Holleben and the United States ambassador,
Andrew d. White, were guests. 1t was in
tended that Assistant Secretary of State
Hill, who was then in the Netherlands
should be among the guests. but he could
not attend. Among officials the dinner was
looked upon as an important event, as 1t
permitted a full discussion Of the relations
between the two countries and the clearing
up of some misunderstanding over Ger
rnany's attitude during the war and the
subsequent peace negotiations, which were
lean press Later DR.. Won Holleben was
honored by an audience with the EN-
peror during which American aftalrs were
discussed. Recent cable reports from Der
lin have stated that the ambassador was
returning with strong instructions toward
securing reductions in rates on certain Ger
man imports to this country. The reciproc-
ity negotiations with Germany ian. came 6nesd 70 ia
halt some months ago, and the reported III
structions are probably in the hne OF re-
newng these negotiations AS s,, pr N tSie
Holleben has had an opportunity during tnls
trin 10 learn very fully and personally the
wishes of the German g1yeTndmssn f6te on 6 ahi
oficial calls on the authorities here are
awaited with much interest.
LONDON, Dec. 2S.-The Berlin CORE
spondent of the Standard says: Referring
to the statement made last week by Count
Klinkowstroon that DR.. Won Holleben, Ger
man ambassador to the United States, mas
declared that the Americans would submit
if strong meat inspection law were passed. s'ai,
expression by DR.. Won Holleben, because IL
would make the negotiation OF s!, new COM COM
Klinkowstroon, who is one of the most eX-
IRENE of German .Agrarians and protection
lists did assert that all the clamor about
the scarcity of meat was only an outportt
skirmish against the meat Inspection law.
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THE SHAKY GLASS TRUST
REPORT THAT WINDoW-GLASS COM
ZINE MAY GO TO PIECES SOON.
officers Said to Have a CIew to Some
Members OF the scottsburg Mob
Other State News.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Dec. 27.-It is rumored in
glass circles that the window-glass trust is
about to collapse. The long-anticlpated
crisis in the window-glass market is here.
Officers of the trust, which up to the pres
ent has controlled the American market
and maintained prices, have been holding
secret meetings at various point during the
last ten days. 1t is said they realize the
time mas come and that the markets will
slip away from them unless it is possible
to bring before the independent and coop
eraIive manufacturers the fact that they
must come into some kind of a selling
agreement. Foreign markets have broken
and foreign manufacturers are trying TO I'M
load on American consumers. The pressure
of the regular Jobbing trade for reduced
prices is adding to this, and those who are
on the inside will not be surprised to see a
cut in prices and an open market after the
first of the year. Inc combine was effected
three and half years ago and took the in
duStry out of the worst kind of conulLlon in
its history and made prices that gave fair
dividends to stockholders and manufacture
ers. 1t is said there are now 200 pots in
operation, enough to turn out sufficient
glass in six months to last the country a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
RIOT IN HAVANA.
Concluded from First Page1

Times. says: The last of the Spanish forces
in this, the province of Puerto Principe,
have left and the Fifteenth United States
Infantry has arrived. Our flag has been
raised with much ceremony by two daugh--
ters of the Aicalde q Cuban, formerly of
the AutOnomist government, who was reap
pointed by General Carpenter, Governor of
the province. Yellow fever and typhoid are
said not to exist here, though severe ma
laria prevails. The soldiers are provided
with large hospital tents and cots. The
tents are being 1oored. The extremely
dense, impenetrable underground on the
hill, where the camp is situated, was cut
down by ex-Cuban soldiers with their
machetes, the great quantities of guao
poisonous plant closely resembling in APP
pearance the holly, rendering it dangerous
for our men to do the work. The Cubans,
however, are fearless, although showing the
effects in terrible sores on hands and legs.
A plant usually found growing near the
guao is claimed to be an antidote for this
poison. Several of the men have been bitten
by scorpions, but the insects here do not
seem to be as dangerous as elsewhere. A
few drops of ammonia applied to the stings
remove further trouble
This province is especially valuable as
were killed off during the war. There are
many large sugar plantations sadly injured
by hostilities. The owners, however, are now
busy rebuilding machinery and planting the
rich soil. With American money, farm i'm
plements and industry, this will very soon
show the richest sort of country. Lands are
cheap, $35 being the price for thirty-three-
acre lots, but experience is necessary to
cultivate them and the ways of the country
must be learned.
The town of Neuvitas is old, and quaint,
and dirty the Spanish garrison giving no
attention to sanitation, or, indeed, any
cleaning of the streets or barracks. This
will be attended to hereafter by the army
officers, in cooperation with the alcalde,
900 in gold from the customs receipts hav-
ing been allotted by General Carpenter for
the needed work. AS the American dollar
IS worth from 80 to IS per cent. premium on
Spanish silver, and labor is obtainabe at 81
per day in the latter currency, much may
be accomplished when there is no waste al
lowed. Living expenses are high Eggs cost
to 10 cents each; meat, principally goat,
so cents per pound; kerosene oil, 81 a gall
lon; rum, % cents a quart Oranges and
lines are cheap, and bananas very cheap,
but dangerous to our people. The only style
of carriage in town is the cart. and
bicycle could not be ridden ten feet. There
IS very much suffering among the people of
the province for want of food.
I'VE are completely cut off from COM
mmication with the United States. There is
no regular mail and the soldiers have re-
ceved no letters since leaving Savannah,
Dec. Z There is no telegraph except to
Puerto Principe, forty-five miles distant"
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THE WAR COMMISSION.
1t Has Not Yet Decided to Take Up
the Bad Beef Charges.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-There were but
three members of the war Investigating
commission at its offices to-day and after q
short Informal discussion the regular session
was deferred until tomorrow. The Swift
Beef Company, of Chicago, has forwarded
to the commission a communication taking
exceptions to the reflections made by Gen.
Miles on the character of the beef furnished
the expeditionary forces in the war. The
communication is not made public and will
not be until it is brought officially before
the commission. The exceptions also taken
to that feature of General Miles's testimony
by Commissary General Eagan will be TAX
Ell up by the commission when it has its
full session, and General Eagan may be re-
called to testify. This question of the char
acter of the beef supply may possibly open
up a rather prolonged inquiry, if it should
be reopened. Unless something unexpected
should develop, however, the commission
expects to close it's regular sessions before
the middle of January and. possibly, finish
its work entirely by Feb. l. so as to sub
nit its report to congress about that time.
This is barring a possible broad investiga-
ton as to the beef issue. General Humph-
reys, the depot Quartermaster. in charge a.
Tampa during the time covered by the
complaints against that department there,
has been sumomned from Havana and was
expected here to-day. but will not reach
here now until the first week in January.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
Indiana Obituary.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Dec H.-Mrs.
Sarah Holmes, widow of the late Rolla
Holmes, died this morning at o'clock, of
consumption. She was sixtytwo years old
and well known. She leaves five children
w. D. Holmes, Mrs. w. D. Lawrence, Miss
Mona Holmes and Charles Holmes, of this
city and Edward Holmes, of Indianapolis.
The funeral will take place Thursday.
CRAWFORDSVILLE,I Ind, Dec. 27.-Nrs.
Jennie D. Bodine, mother of Prof. d. Bo-
dine, of Wabash College, died yesterday
from a stroke of apoplexy. She was fifty
eig44. years old. Her body will be taken to
Ovid, N. Y.
WABASH, Ind, Dec. 27.-George Crist, re-
siding northwest of this city. this morning
found his wife dead in bed. Mrs. Crist had
been troubled with asthma for twenty
years, but had been no worse of late than
usual.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Dec. 27.-John Barnes,
aged sixty-Seven, a pioneer of Maverick
township, died at his home in Hope late yes
terday evening, after an illness of many
months. He has lived in this county since
1884.
SULLIVAN, Ind, Dec. 27.-Mrs. Mary
Warner, a pioneer resident of the county,
died at her home in Carlisle last night. She
was eighty-two years DID, and ne mother
of Mrs. DR.. j. NJ Mathes, of this city.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Dec. 27.-Lewis
Hinkle, of this city, is dead, at the age of
eighty-fiVe, of paralysis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
POLICE JUDGE ELECTED.
F@rcibIy Removed from City Jail
While Examining Records.

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 27.-Police Judge S.
I. Gordon was forcibly elected from the
office of the city Jail to-day by Acting
CAPTAIN Hes while examining the jail record
relative to the arrest of a prisoner, and
now there are forebodings of criminal
charges. contempt proceedings and other
dreadful things threatening as q result of
the encounter. The judge had ordered the
release of a prisoner who had been arrested
for some petty offense. The prisoner was
let go but At once rearrested. There has
been Ill feeling existing between the police
Judge and the officers for some time. This
afternoon while Judge Gordon was looking
over the records, Captain lies appeared and
said, Judge. you have no business behind
here and / want you to get out. This re-
mark was accompanied by emphatic action,
as the sergeant caught the book and closed
it Judge Gordon attempted to jerk it from
the officer and a struggle ensued. in which
his Honor was removed from the office.
Judge Gordon, white with anger, turned
when outside for a second and said: Very
we'll I'll see IL you can throw men behind
the bars and keep them there for week
without fling any complaint against them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
History of Indiana Lynchings.
Jeffersonville dispatch in Louisville Courier

Journal
Until Saturday morning Scott was the
only one of q group of nine counties
Lawrence, Orange, Jackson Scott, Clark,
Floyd, Harrison, Crawford which surround
Washington county-which had not been the
scene Of work by mobs. Until that time the
little Democratic stronghold had escaped a
furnished name and it was only few
months ago that Colonel Charles L. Jewett
had a long article in a prominent law jour-
nal on the quick and just punishment melted
out by. Scott county courts to criminals.
Few of its citizens have been confined in the
prisons and these were quickly convicted
after their crimes had been committed.
Saturday mornings work completes the
chain OF lynchingS or white-cappingS in the
eight counties surrounding Washington
In 1863 the RenOS were lynched at Sey-
mour, and New Albany-in Jackson and
Floyd counties At Charlestown, in Clark
county, in 1871, Squire Taylor. Charles
Davis and William Johnson were hanged by
..vigilants" for the alleged killing of the
Parks family, although to this day no evil
dence that the accused were guilty has
been found The law dealt with part of the
ended the career of another portion of the
outlaws somewhere about 1885, for taking an
innocent ade old pedder t to cave near West
ing his body with coal oil and burning it.
On bridge near Salem, Washington coun-
ty, DeloS Hefren was hanged in 1873 for
killing customer at his saloon.
Lawrence county had it's mob known to
be composed of people belonging in that
county, Washington and Orange, that did
it's work with a firm hand: This same or
ganization, on June q, 1877, issued a mani
festo against what it termed the Bent Jones
organized band of murderers, robbers, coun-
terfeiters and house-burners, causing an ex-
element never before known in the locality.
The ''white-cappfngs" in Harrison and
Crawford counties were but different meth
DDS of dealing with real and alleged law
breakers, and more than one man in each
T1n dom In ono ircfo m
ling was bent down, one end of a rope was
attached to the Bonded tree and the other
to the victims neck and when the rope
that held the small tree in a bow-like shape
was cut the man on whose head vengeance
was to be wreaked sent skyward, to
come down with a broken and almost sew
cred neck.
This brought the circle to Scott county,
but there no blot against law was made un-
til Marion Tyler was hanged for an attempt
ed crime committed while he was love-
crazed and bent down by dependency over
his w-fe's leaving him and taking his house
hold effects while he was at work as
motorman on an Indianapolis street-car line.
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which delinquent taxes are due from one to
five years. and there is no way in which
not sell for the taxes. IN Portage and
Westchester townships more than 10000
town lots have been plated and nearly two
thirds of them sold TO ncnresidents. who do
not pay taxes and unless some way is pro-
vided for the collection the county and
State will lose the amount. 1t is estimated
that three thousand Chicago people own
lots in this county and the same, to a much
larger extent, is the case In Lake county.
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made thus far as excellent Among the
americans here there is only one opin-
Ion regarding the action of the pro-
vlncial school board. 1t is more a fit of
temper over small details and is generally
ness.
General Wood has appointed Colonel Sar-
gent, Colonel Hazard, Captain Palmer and
Captain Mendoza a special Commission 10
proceed to Guantanamo and investigate con-
ditions there, especially the charges recently
brought by Lieut.. Col. Henry Ray against
Chief of Gendarmerie Valente, of having
armed Cubans after an ostensible disarming
and or having thus indirectly promoted and
protected robber bands in that locality.