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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-13
TALK IN SENATE.
Concluded from First Pageo

States Supreme Court in the case of c. G.
Blake and others VS.. Calvin NJ. McClung.
appealed from the Supreme Court of the
State of Tennessee. involving the validity
of the state law of 1871 giving resident
creditors of foreign corporation doing
distribution of assets in case of failure
over outside creditors. The case grew out of
the failure of the Embrevilfe Freehold Land
and Iron Company of Great Britain. doing
business in Tennessee. The Tennessee au-
thorities, in the distribution of the assets,
Disseminated in favor of the Tennessee
creditors. in accordance with the terms of
the law, to the disadvantage of those resid-
ing outside the State, including Blake and
others acting with him, who were residents
that the state statute, while not prohibiting
business between the Embrevile Company
while engaged in business in Tennessee and
the citizens of other States, operated as Il
restriction upon this business, that such
discrimination against the citizens of other
States was unconstitutional lin that, by
nected with trade and commerce are ac-
corded by Tennessee to its own citizens
that are denied by it to the citizens of 9TH
er States Hence, the conclusion was
reached that creditors of other States stand
on the same plane as creditors resident in
Tennessee in the adjudication of the COM
Dany's affairs.
In the case of the Hull Coal and Coke
Company of Virginia, also a creditor of the
defunct company the court held that the
second section of the fourth article of the
Constitution did not apply to the corpora
ton as it did to Northumberland corpora
tons were not citizens of States in the
sense that they shall be entitled to all priv
ileges and immunities of citizens in the sew
eral States. The chief justice and Justice
Brewer dissented from the opinion, laying
stress upon the fact that the constitutional
provision involved referred to citizens and
not to residents in specific terms
In the United States Supreme Court to-
day an opinion was handed down by Justice
Harlan in the case Of the Village of Nor
wood, in the State of Ohio, VS.. Ellen r.
Baker involving the right of the village to
tax abutting property for all the improve
ments made upon il by the village. In this
instance the village put a street through
Mrs. Bakers land and taxed her, not only
for the land, but for the cost of the con-
demnation. Justice Harlan laid down the
general proposition that in such cases abut-
ting property could be taxed only to the
extent that it was benefited by an i'm
provement and that any more radical action
amounted TO taking property without due
process of law and was therefore, uncon-
stitutiOnal. Justices Brewer, Shires and
Gray united in a dissenting opinion holding
that the opinion was contrary to others on
the some subject and without precedent
The Supreme Court to-day announced an
adjournment fpr the Christmas holidays. ex-
tending from Monday next until Tuesday,
Tan
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| NOTED CUBAN GENERAL
j. RUS RIVERA ARRIVES AT NEW
YORK FROM DREAD CEUTA.
How He Was Treated by Spaniards-
Marched Through the Streets of
Barcelona in ManacIes.

NEW YORK, Dec 12.-General ]. Ruis
Rivera, the Cuban general, recently Hber-
ated by the Spanish government from Ceuta,
was passenger by the steamer La Cham
payne from Havre, which arrived here to-
day. General Rivera heard at quarantine of
the death of General Garcia and was deep
ly grieved at the news. General Rivera had
a strong regard for General Garcia, but had
not met him for sixteen years
General Rivera was greeted by his wife.
General Tomas Estrada Palma and few
other we'll known CubanS. Since his liberia
ton from prison life, Gen eral Rivera has
partly recovered his health The resolu-
tons passed by the United States Senate,
said General Rivera, ''soon after my capture
in Cuba in March, 1897 surely saved me
from being cOurt-martialed and shot. AS 1t
was | was never tried at all. but in secret
Spanish fortress. While in the hands of the
enemy sometimes l was treated well and at
others pretty badly. -Four days after my
release | was forced to remain in hiding to
escape the violence of the populace at Bar
celona. The Spanish people were wild at
the outcome of the war and threats We're
made that / should never get out of the
country with my life. l succeeded in get
ting to Paris and here l am, improving in
health day by day. In the Spanish hospitals
the doctors did their best to Kill me. At the
Hospital Ignatio they operated on me for an
abscesS OF the liver, and instead OF being IN
a ward at the time, | was kept in a mad
mans cell After the operation peritonitis
set in, but l also got over that
When a life pf ,oner 1 arrived at Bar
celona on Dec. 81 1897, my hands were
chained before me and | was not allowed to
wear my Cuban uniform. The Spanlards
wan ed to make a great exhibition of
and succeeded. Manacled as I was, they led
me through the principal streets of the town,
surrounded by large detachment of sol
6iers, police and secret service men. 1t was
d gala day in Barcelona, because they were
unwilling a monument to the great Colon.
My arrival was a. sort of side show.
was marched past the new monument and
the crowd, strange TO say, did not boot at
me. Passing the Columbus statue, l re-
marked to my guardian: If your country
men brought the discOverer of the western
continent home in chains, what could / eX-
pect from them?'
when the protocol signed General
Fernandez, the governor of the fortress, be-
came more friendly to me. He had me
changed to the hospital, where L was re-
lieved of the sentres and fairly well cared
for. Next came my unconditional realease,
In the course of the next few months | will
sell out my business in British Honduras
and go to free Cuba and live in peace"
General Rivera and General Palma left
late this afternoon for Washington to at
tend the funeral of General Garcia
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A County Long Been Robbed

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
CORYDON. Ind, Dec. 12.-Those re-
formers who propose to inaugurate new
system of township and county government
in Indiana can find plenty of material to
strengthen their argument by coming to
Harrison county and making note of the
way things have been managed here for the
past thirty years During that time it has
been the exception rather than the rule for
an official TO retire at the end of his term
without leaving n shortage" AS open and
f1agrant as the rascaIty has been i'm many
eases, not single defaulter has ever been
made to suffer the penalty of his crime:
Just now many charges are being made of
official corruption during the past four
Years. II is alleged that the county COM
missioners have made Illegal allowances or
thousands of dollars to their pets which can
not be recovered by the county for the
reason that under the laws of the State,
the commissioners are not required TO give
bond for the faithful performance of duties.
There Is talk of instituting criminal proceed
ings against the offenders. but in all prob
ability the usual course will be pursued
the tax levies will be raised few notches
higher
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DISCOUNTED AT THE WORLD.
Albert S. Weber, u Young Man, Kills
Himself.

Albert s. Weber, twenty-four years old,
living with his mother at 1909 North Senate
avenue, took sufficient morphine to kill him
self last night, and it is supposed the suicide
was brought about by brooding over his fail
ure to secure steady work and get along in
the world.
He retired about $3.50 O'Clock last night,
and when William Nye and wife, who live
in the same house went TO bed several hours
later they heard the young man breathing
heavily. A physician was summoned, but
when he arrived he found he could do no
good. The Dispensary physicians were also
called. The young man died a few minutes
after they arrived.
In the afternoon Weber had told Mrs
Margaret Streicker, who lives across the
street, that he intended to take his own life
and she told the young mans family, who
We're not inclined to believe he would at
tempt anything so rash. Weber had no
love affair, far is known. He leaves
three brothers and four sisters. The broth
ers are Louis, who has a saloon at North
Indianapolis; George, of Greenfield and
Frank, who has butcher shop at S04 Blake
street.
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SICK SOLDIERS LANDED.
Members of the Fifth Infantry from
Porto Rico at Old Point.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Dec 12.-The fol-
lowing sick soldiers, all members of the
Fifth Infantry, have been taken to the Jo-
siah Simpson Hospital. They were landed
at Old Point by the transport OLDHAM, which
arrived from Porto Rico yesterday after
noon:
Sergeants Thomas Feeney, Fred T. Ger
mondt and Henry Nurwiller, Corporals
Harry Corcoran, John jackson, Michael T..
Corcoran, William Krummer, George Ourm,
Privates Henry J. Aupke, c. Elmer Car
son, Sidney G.. ,Chaffin, Henry S. Collins,
Charles Conner, Benz w. Culherson, p.
Cunningham, Alva De DANES, James Doyle,
Josiah NJ. Pike, Andrew Henderson, McCune
Johnson, William j. Johnson August Kloss,
Franz G. LesZezynski, G. p. Mckinney, Ev-
erett z. Martin, Ferdinand Merkel, Eugene
Merwin. Bailey Motif, Charles M. Monroe
Benz Muzzey, Frank Patterson, George
Schnitt, Victor A. Schreber, Perrie H.
Searry, Charles Slembaker, John A. Sulli-
van, Charles Wade, Walter N. Wheeler,
Theodore Young.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON, Ind, Dec. 12.-Parras Deck
er and Charles Decker, brothers, were shot
and probably fatally wounded by Robert
Moore last night at Giro Church, ten miles
north of this city. The trouble was over a
fence which Moore had built across the
church yard in order to keep travellers from
driving through. There has been consider
able trouble in the neighborhood over this
fence and the result was not entirely unex-
pected. Moore was supposed to be guarding
the fence last night, when the Decker
brothers arrived at the church. wordy
quarrel followed and Moore fired two shots
at Parras Decker, both taking effect The
other brother attempted to interfere and re-
cefved bullet in his breast. The Decker
BOYS were nineteen and twenty-four
years old All the parties in the
affair have good regulations. The
authorities I'm this city were notified and
Moore was arrested this afternoon by the
sheriff near his home. He was brought here
and placed under $1,000 bond to appear for
preliminary trial next Thursday. Moore
claims the boys had threatened his life.
Parras Decker will probably not recover.
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PRESIDENT DOLE COMING.
He Expects to BE in Washington Att
er the Holidays.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 12.-The
steamer City of Picking, from the Orient and
the Hawaiian islands, brings the following
from Honolulu, dated Dec. 3: Private Fred
erick Wardell committed suicide on the Goth
ult. by taking dose of carbolic acid. He
was twenty-four years Of age, member of
Company K, New York Volunteers. He was
born in Poughkeepsie, n Y, where his par
ents reside Granville w. Wells, Company
NJ. NeN York Volunteers, died at the mill
tary hospital on the LIST. His body will be
sent home The transport st. Paul left for
Manila on the 30th ult
President Dole will leave for, Washington
on the 10th, to be present at the reopening
of Congress early in January.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-13
GREWSOME MISSOURI JOKE.
Jail Invaded by Mob, Prisoner
Scared and Dummy Hanged.

LIBERTY, Mo-, Dec. u - A grewsome
joke which may develop into something
more serious, was played tonight by a mob
of 25O men on Sheriff Hymer and Ernest
Clevenger, a prisoner in Jail on the charge
of numbering John Allen and fatally wound
ing his cousin, Della Clevenger. The mob
invaded the jail and told Clevenger TO pre-
pare to die. Clevenger was too frightened
to speak. Instantly a dark form was hur-
ried out from the building. while voice
frantically pleaded for life, saying he COM
mitted the crime, but was drunk. A mo-
Sheriff Hymer was notified. Not until he
cut the supposed body down did he discover
that it was bundle of rags and straw. At
midnight the mob had not dispersed, and it
was quietly given out that real lynching
would occur before morning.
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ON CUBAN SOIL.
(ConcIuded from Firnt PAGE

Frank A. vanderlip, assistant secretary Of
the United States treasury. The people as
sumed that Gen. Leonard Woods nominal
ton to a major generalship had been con-
hrmed by the United States Senate. Those
who were on the wharf began to cheer. The
cathedral bells. which were to ring as soon
as the announcement was confirmed, COM
menced a merry peal, though this was
stopped as soon as the situation was ex-
planned. Great preparations are being made
to celebrate General Woods promotion
Mr.. Vanderlip left for New York via Mi
ami, to-day, on board the United States
revenue cutter Gresham
The converted yacht Mayflower arrived
to-day to relieve the Cincinnati, which will
lea ye for the United States on Friday.
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LIVELY FIGHT PROBABLE.
st. Louis Row to Be Aired by League
Baseball MaYnateH.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE annual meet
ing of the National League and American
Association of Baseball Clubs will begin to-
morrow at the Fifth-avenue Hotel. The ses-
sion promises toy be most interesting one,
as matters of vital Importance are to be
discussed. Among those who have arrived
to take part in the proceedings are Presi-
dent and Secretary n. T.. Young, Wash
ington; A. Fl. Soden, Boston; John T. Brush
Cincinnati; Receiver z. c. Muckenfuss, of
the St. Louis club; A. Fl. Hart, Chicago;
Chris Won der Abe. of ST. Louis: William
Conant, Boston; Frank d. Robson, Cleve-
land; Harry Pulliam, Louisville; w. w.
Kerr, Pittsburg; Al Reach and Col. John l.
Rogers Philadelphia J. r. Wagner, Wash
ingtOn, and Harry Won der Horst and Ed
ward Hanlon Baltimore.
Chris Won der Ahe's fight with Receive.
Muckenfuss as to who shall represent the
st. Louis club at the meeting, promises to
be one of the hottest kind Among the mat
ters to be taken up and discussed. the rule
governing refractory players and the powers
vested In the board Of discipline to punish
'kickers." will develop lengthy arguments.
The shortening of the playing schedule also
will be considered but it is not likely that
definite action will be taken and the sched-
ule for next year Will remain the same as
last season.
Local enthusiasts We're agreeably sur
prised this morning when it was announced
that John b. Day would have absolute con-
troll of the New York players during the
coming season. President Freedman, who
made this announcement, said that he would
not have time to personally attend to the
affairs of the club, owing to the pressure of
other important business. Mr.. Day would
be elected director and appointed manager
at the next meeting of the club. In addition
to these proposed arrangements, Mr.. Freed
man has decided that the services of Pitch
erS Rusie and Meekin and Second Baseman
Gleason are to be dispensed with. These
players are three of the best in the country
and are strong favorites among New York
base ball lovers and their being dropped
from the roll of the Giants will cause no end
of disappointment here. Mr.. Freedman will
not attend the League meeting and he has
intrusted the interests of the New York
club to the care of Messrs Soden and Co
mani. of BOSTON
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SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Dec 12-Francis
l.. Stuart and Thaddeus Merriman who
have had charge of one of the surviving
parties of the Nicaragua canal committee
since Dec. l, 1897, have arrived here en- route
TO Washington. Mr.. Stuart says: Person
ally / am strong advocate of the Lake
Nicaragua and San Juan river route. There
is another scheme on foot to follow the San
Juan river from Nicaragua lake. fifty miles
east to Machucha rapids, and then cut a
ditch 102 miles long to Greytown. The latter
Is an ambitious scheme and while it would
be good road l prefer the river line. The
people of Nicaragua want the United States
to construct the canal. / found them ex-
tremelY friendly about the mattern
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-13
TRAGEDIES in CAMP.
BugIer, Cook and Private Killed at
the Huntsville Rendezvous.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Dec. 12-Henry j.
Michigan, cook, and George w. Beverly
bugler, both of Company G. First Florida.
were killed last night. Michigan and Beverly
were on bad terms and had fight in camp.
Michigan drew knife and stabbed Beverly
who pulled out d pistol and told him to
stand back. Nelligan's brother II. #. Nelli-
gan, seeing Beverly with a pistol in his
hand, killed him with a Springfield rifle.
Beverlys brother Robert emerged from his
tent at this time and saw his brother fall.
Thinking he had been killed by Cook Nelli-
gan, he shot the cook dead.
Private Porter Westmant, Troop G, Tenth
Cavalry, was found with a terrible bullet
hole in the neck, on West Holmes street.
He spoke only few words after he was
found. He stated he had been held up by
two white soldiers and shot.
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Mrs. Mary Foley.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ina, Dec. II. - Mrs.
Mary Foley, who was buried to-day. was
the mother of Sister Mary Cleophas, the
superior general of the Order of Sisters Of
Providence in the United States. and Of
which the mother home is at St. Mary Of
the Woods. west of this city. Mr.. Peter NJ
Foley. city attorney of Terre Haute, is a
son. Mrs. Foley was born in County Car
low. Ireland i'm 1916, and cane to this coun-
try in 1872. Immediately after her marriage
Until 1870 Mr. and Mrs. Foley lived in Jen-
nings county. this State, and moved to
,rprre Hnufa I'm 1S-5
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-13
MERELY A "FEELER."
No Truth in the Report Samoa VIII
Be Transferred to Germany.

he Transferred to Germany.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The United
States government is not aware that any
arrangement has been made for the trans
fer of title to the Samoan islands to Ger
many, and, being one of the parties to the
tripartite agreement under which Samoa is
now governed. it is not conceivable that any
change in the status of the islands can be
made without the knowledge of the United
States government. The European publica-
ton intimating that Germany had acquired
sole rights in the Samoan group is recog-
nized as diplomatic feeler, being another
of the attempts which have been made at
intervals Of three months for the past two
or three years to ascertain how a change
in the established order as to Samoa would
be received in the United States. The work
lngS OF the tripartite agreement, it is frank
~ acknowledged. have not been entirely sat
isfactory to any one of the three parties,
the United States Great Britain and Ger
many, but our government sees no feasible
method yet of bringing about a more de-
sirable arrangement. This being the case,
and the importance of the islands as port
of call for American shipping promising to
become very much increased in the event
of the opening of an iSthmian canal, the
government of the United States will not
consent to relinquish any of its rights. The
German ambassador. Dr. Won Holleben,
called at the State Department to-day and
had an interview with Secretary Hay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-13
UNIFORM GAME LAWS.
Wardens Seeking Better Protection
for Wild Birds and Animals.

CHICAGO, Dec 12.-Uniform laws in re-
gard to the game season and other legisla-
ton for the protection of game was dis
cussed to-day at a meeting Of the North
western Game Wardens' Association. Rep
resentatives were present from Illinois,
Michigan Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, In
dana Ohio, North and South Dakota, The
meeting will continue tomorrow. Action
will be taken looking for stricter laws for
the interstate shipment of game and bills
will also be prepared prohibiting cold stor-
age of game which, it is claimed. is depict
ing the game supply more than anything
else Legislation will also be asked for the
total prohibition of shooting in the spring.
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NEW YORK Dec 12.-Christian F.
Hagan. traffic manager of the Ward steam
ship line a member of the Maritime and
Produce Exchanges and widely known in
railroad and steamship circles, and in
Mexico and Cuba, is dead at his home, in
this city, aged forty-two years.
NORWICH, Conn, Dec. 12.-Mrs. Ellen
Augusta Wells, widow of the late David
A. Wells, died suddenly at the family resi-
dence here to-day from apoplexy. She was
about seventy years of age.
PITTSBURG, Pa. Dec. 12.-Capt. Simp-
son Horner, a prominent coal and river
eighty-two years of age and was a steam
boatman for sixty years
NEW YORK, Dee. 12-Dr. Edward S.
Hail, noted physician, is dead at his home,
in this city. aged eighty years. He was
California gold hunter of 1S49
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George Sanderson, A. B. Kerr: first lieuten-
ants to be captains. Lester w. Cornish, 7.
r. Rivers, A l.. Mill. John A. Lockwood,
Henry T. Allen; second Heutenants to be
first lieutenants, infantry. Samuel P. Lyon.
William T. Schenck.
geons, with rank of first lieutenant, Clyde
S Ford of West Virginia; James r. Church,
of District of Columbia; T. Nj. Ashburn, OF
Ohio; E. A. Dean, of Tennessee; d. B. West
redge, of Iowa; F. NJ. c. Ysner, of Ken
lucky; S. L. Steer. of Pennsylvania; w. F.
TRULY of Pennsylvania; l. p. Williamson,
of Missouri
To be assistant surgeons in the Marine
Hospital Service: J. w. Kerr, OF Ohio;
Gustav NJ. Korp, of Georgia; Dana r. Rob
inSon, of Ohio
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-To-day's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows
Available cash balance, 1921, 500, 799; gold re-
serve $245 Oh, 23S
Gay discussed at considerable length the
question of the confirmation Of the Presi-
dents nomination of Senators Cullom and
Morgan and Representative Hit to be mem
bers of the Hawaiian commission, but
reached no conclusion.
Tomorrow the twenty-ninth annual meet
ing of the National Board of Trade, a rep
resentative organization of the business and
commercial interests of the United States
will begin here and continue for several
days.
The secretary of war to-day revoked the
order excluding Sylvester Scovel from all
army posts apology having been made for
his reported conduct at Santiago"
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DIR. Thompson ON Trial.

Special to the In annapolis Journal.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 12.-Dr. W.
L. Thompson, a prominent young married
physician of Mooresville is now on trial
here charged with a criminal operation
which resulted in the death of Miss Laura
Brooks, in Monrovia. Her death occurred
in September and the grand jury indicted
Thompson. DIR. Thompson is represented by
Judge Norton, of indianapolis, j. W. Bishop
of Mooresville Shirley and Parks and Oscar
Matthews of this city. The State is repre-
scented by Prosecutor Homer l. McGinnis
William Morgan. of Plainfield, Otis +. Gully
Of Hinshaw fame of Danville, and
Charles G. RennerS.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Dec. 12-Robert Steed,
one of the pioneers Of Jay county having
been prominently identified with its early
settlement, died to-day. While he was known
to be in good circumstances. there was a
surprise in store for his heirs. In rummaging
over the house where he had so long made
his home. a sum of money aggregating $3.50
was discovered in different places $500 in
gold being laid away in an old sock, which
had evidently done duty a safeguard for
its valuable contents for many years.