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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-04
"HOLD-UP" IN MISSOURI
*. C., TT. s. & NJ. TRAIN ROBBED BY
MASKED BANDITS.
Engineer Used as n Shield, the Ex-
press Car Entered, Safe Dynamic
ted and Contents stolen.

MANSFIELD, No. Jan. 3-The ninth and
first successful attempt at train robbery on
the line Of the Kansas City, Fort Scott &
Memphis route occurred tonight at 500
o'clock, near Macomb. small station five
miles east of this point. Maccmb being a
flag station, one of the robbers got aboard
the west-bound train at Norwood the first
station east Of Macomb, paying his fare to
Macomb and compelling the train TO stop
there. 1t was Immediately boarded by five
or six masked men, who, covering all mem
bers of the train crew with Winchesters and
revolvers, compelled the engineer and fire
man to cut loose from the remainder of the
train.
The mail, baggage and express cars were
then run up the line about two miles and
stopped in a lonely cut, where Engineer Cal
lendar was placed in front OF the robbers
and forced to break open the door of the
express car, after which he was placed in
front Of the foremost robber, and together
they entered the express car, covering
Southern Express Messenger Newton and
Baggagemaster Sieben with their pistols
and forcing them to get on the outside of the
car. They then proceeded to dynamite the
through safe. Two charges of dynamite
were used, completely demolishing the
burglar-proof safe of the Southern Express
Company and playing havoc with the car
and its contents.
1t is not known how much money and
valuables were secured, as the safe blown
open was a through safe. being opened only
at few Of the most important towns along
the line between Memphis and Kansas City.
Everything was taken from it, and it is safe
to say they were well paid for their trouble.
The local safe, which contained all local
money picked up on the way was not mo-
Tested
Special Agent Chester, of the Memphis
route, was aboard the train and followed
the robbers. He got close enough to get
view of them at work, and has a fairly
good description of one of them 1t is
thought one of the party was a railroad
man, he being able to handle the engine
with all ease of an old engineer The other
members were well acquainted with the fact
that the through safe was carried in the
rear car, as no attention was paid to for
ward cars other than to keep all hands in
them closely guarded. No attempt was
made to modest the passengers.
The robbers are supposed to have taken
southerly direction After leaving the train
they hurried away into the underbrush, fir
ing shots into the air as they went. A posse
under Special Agent Chester, is being or
gained and will leave for the scene Of the
robbery as soon as it is daylight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-04
LIKE THE ADAMS CASE.
Henry C. Barnett May Have Been
Poisoned at KnickerbOcker Club.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3-The Herald says:
There is strong likelihood that the fact
may soon be established that Henry c.
Barnett, who died at the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club on Nov. To- ostensibly from
diphtheria, according to the death certih-
cate made out by his physician. was muir
dered by poison, as was Mrs. Adams, and
that the same poison was used to take his
life as was utilized in the case of the wom-
an. Cyanide of mercury was administered
in each case. The body Of Barnett has been
exhumed, and it is said that sufficient evil
dence has been obtained to prove that the
body contains traces of the poison named.
There is said to be little doubt that the poi
son which caused the death of Mrs. Adams
is also responsible for the death of Barnett,
with this dfference-that while he did not
intend to kill Mrs. Adams, but Cornish. the
death OF Barnett was deliberately planned.
Barnetts death was surrounded with sew
eral very suspicious circumstances. He had
not been feeling well for several days pre-
Ylous to Oct 30, owing to a disordered con-
ditlon OF the stomach and cold. On the
date mentioned there came into his possess
sion bottle Of proprietary powder which
is usually used to remedy headache. Wheth-
er the bottle was bought by Barnett or
whether it came to him at the Knicl1erbock-
er Athletic Club through the mail, is not
known at this time, but it has been stated
he received it through the mail. He took a
dose of the powder and at once became ex-
ceedingly ILL., DR.. Phillips who has an Of
flee Immediately across the street from the
club where Barnett roomed, was called in
hastily and prescribed for the sick man.
Later in the day his regular physician
called to see him and attended him from
that time until his death, on Nov. 10. The
death certificate states death was due to
diphtheria. During the ten days of Bar
netts illness the greatest precautions We're
taken to keep the circumstances surround
ing the case quiet. When his brother Ed
mund called to see him Henry said that he
had taken a headache powder and added
that it made him violently i'll. He at
tributed this to having taken an overdose.
He seemed to recover from the effects of
the powder in a day or two and no suspi-
Cions were aroused in the mind of Edmund
that his brothers death was not the result
of faucial diphtheria.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-04
LACKS II VOTES.
Concluded from First Pare.

favorite banks, where such deposits were
expected to yield returns in the shape of
political influence. This system cannot be
defended 1t should not be in the power of
millions of dollars that are annually paid
into the state treasury. The evil will never
be corrected until the State keeps its own
money in its own vaults, as do many of
the States, and as is done by the United
States. Legislation of this character would
be to the interest of all the people and a
step toward better government"
In touching upon the present Australian
ballot law the Governor says 1t is incOm-
prehensiVe and cOmphcatng to voters and
he recommends a recasting of the ballot
laws so as to avoid the inequalities and i'm
projections in tho present statute. The Gov
ernor urges the Legislature to adopt a me-
ton of senator's by popular vote.
The Governor criticises the new State
Capitol building, erected to take the place
of the building destroyed by fire in Febru-
cry, 1897. THE new building he says, Gin
it's present condition, is hardly fit for human
the representatives of the government Of
tho great commonwealth 1t is made of COM
mon brick, imbedded in cheap mortar, looks
like hastily erected factory building and is
the Assembly requires that the building
shall be made as nearly hre-proof as pos
sible.' the roof and most of the interior fit
tingS are as combustible as possible. Fur
thermore, l am advised by q competent and
trustworthy builder, who has personally eX-
of the cost of the present structure would
not exceed $4,000, as 1t now is, and that
it will cost to complete the building accord
ing to the plans adopted not less than
1897, appropriated S550,000 for the erection Of
the Capitol.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-04
KID" WHITNEY'S TRIAL
TORTURE AND ROBBERY CASE NOW
ON TRIAL AT sHELBYVILLE.
Lippincotfs Glass Works at EIwood
Tied Up with n strile-Lee COTeen
Falls Dead at Muncie.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
SHBLBYVILLE, Ind, Jan. 3-The case
against John, alias kid" Whitney, charged
with robbing an aged widow in the north
end of the county, has been on trial here
two days. 1t is charged that Whitney,
whose home is in indianapolis together
with John Brown. also of Indianapolis, en-
tered the cabin of Mary Ann Nugent Sun
day morning, Sept. II, and after binding her
and her son, robbed the house of $500 in gold.
Mrs Nugent was so severely injured that
she was forced to remain in bed for several
weeks. They put her to the torture and at
tempted to force her to disclose the hiding
place of her treasure and, not accomplish
ing this they beat her into insensibility.
When Mrs. Nugent was giving her testi-
mony and was asked to point out the rob-
Der, she shook her fist towards Whitney and
tottered back into the witness chair. The
men were tracked from the cabin by the
marks Of their bicycle tires in the dust. The
conviction of Whitney rests upon his identi-
hcation. The defense is an alibi.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-04
HIS BAIL INCREASED.
David RothschiId Now Said to Have
Secured 100000 from Banks.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-David Rothschild,
the Cincinnati bar fixture manufacturer,
who was arrested last week charged with
having swindled the Central National Bank
of $500 by means of worthless notes, was
again arraigned in Police Court to-day. At
the request of Rothschild's counsel exami-
nation was postponed until the 18th instant.
In addition to the Central National Bank
officers, representatives were in court from
the Astor Place Bank, who claim losses
through Rothschild to the amount of S., 600;
the National Bank of America, from whom
the defendant is alleged to have secured
about $4,000; the Mechanics and Traders
Bank. which estimate it's loss through Roth
schild at about $1,000. and the Chemical
Bank. The latter institution refuses to
state the extent of its alleged losses. The
aggregate amount alleged to have been OBJ
tanned by Rothschild in q dishonest method
from banks in this city, Cincinnati, Chicago
and Cleveland is said to be about $500 900.
A large number of other banks in this city
We're victimized, according to the district
attorneys Office, but they prefer to pocket
their loss rather than to come forward and
make it public and alarm their depositors.
Rothschild's bail was increased to-day from
81 600 to $50o0.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-04
LONG FIGHT ENDED.
Two Railways to BE Admitted to the
Heart of Omaha.

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 3.-By the action Of
the City Council tonight the Illinois Cen
trail and the Chicago Great Western will be
admitted to the heart of the city. A fran
chise was granted the Omaha Bridge and
Terminal Company to use certain streets for
railroad tracks. This is the end Of a long
fight, the roads mentioned being the power
behind the terminal company. The latter
owns -million-dolar bridge over the
Missouri at this point built seven years ago,
which has never been used, all trains en-
tering the city over the Union Pacific bridge.
The terminal company also owns valuable
terminals this side of the river. The Hill
nOis Central is now building q line from Fort
Dodge, Ia, to Council Bluffs paralleling the
Northwestern. Stickney's road will enter by
a line of its own or may secure right over
some other line. 1t is understood that tho
Port Arthur line will also avail itself of the
terminal cOmpanys bridge and other facili-
ties; 1t now uses. the Union Pacific bridge.
The granting of the franchise was fought
by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis Sc
Omaha road, which has tracks on the streets
concerned. A compromise was made salts
factory to the latter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-04
KANSAS JUDGES RELEASED.
Another Chapter in the st. Clair COun-
ty Bond Case Closed.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. 3.-Another
bond case was closed to-day when Judge
Phillips, of the United States Circuit Court,
ordered the release from the county Jail Of
Thomas hewitt and Thomas Gill, judges of
the st. Clair County Court who have been
in contempt of the Federal Court since June
last, when they refused to obey the order
of the federal judge directing them to levy
a tax on the property holders of st. Clair
county for the purpose of satisfying the re-
pudiated bonds The ST. Clair county judges
ceased to be in contempt of the Federal
Court simply because their term of office
had expired. The taxpayers Of st. Clair
county elected their successors at the No
vember election and the judges then chosen
were to all purposes elected into Jail, for
they were solemnly pledged to resist the or
der Of the Federal Court directing the levy
ing Of the tax. The bond question is the one
political issue in St. Clair county. The
amount involved including the principal
and interest for twenty-five years, is now
over a million dollars. The bonds were
voted ard issued in aid of a railroad, and
amounted to about 100000. The promoters
of the company secured the bonds sold
pie with no sign of a railroad. When the
bonds fell due the taxpayers resisted pay
ment, and though the Federal Courts
eventually decided in favor of the bond
holders, the st. Clair county people have
not, during all the years of litigation been
disappointed in any of the county Judges
whom they have elected to resist the Fed
eral Court
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-04

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VIENNA, Ind, Jan. 3.-The publication of
the appended resolution is requested by the
officers of the Lexington Horse-thief De-
tective Association
Whereas, On the night of Dec. %, $685. a
number of men composing mob, did, with
out warrant or lawful right, take by force
from the proper authorities from the Jail at
Scottsburg, in this county, one Marion Ty-
Ter; and whereas, said mob did take said
Marion Tyler without lawful authority and
hang him until he dead and whereas
sad Marion Tyler was then in the custody
of the lawful authorities awaiting trial for
the crime charged against him. and, where
as Scott county has not had the name of
shielding criminals or letting the guilty go
free; therefore, be it
Resolved BY the Lexington Horse-t hlef
Detective Association, that we denounce in
unQuallned terms the hanging by said mob
of Marion Tyler and that we hold the per-
petrators Of this crime guilty of murder, a.
deed which is a disgrace to our State and a
crime against civilization.
Resolved, That our association will not
only give its moral support to the legal au-
thorities, but, if necessary, financial and
physical support in reparation of this crime,
which is a foul blot upon our county.
Resolved, That, while the press of IN
diana may have some reason for marsh
criticism of the citizens of Scott county, we
would remind them that the citizens of this
part of the county, at least, without eXCep-
tion condemn the outrage in most emphatic
terms
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-04
ROOSEVELT REFORMS.
Criminals Who VIII Not Receive Par
dons-LegisIatfve Caucus.

dOns-LegisEatfve Caucus.
ALBANY, Jan. 3.-Governor Roosevelt
has established code OF rules to govern
his consideration and determination of APP
plicants for pardons and combinations Of
sentence. He will not exercise executive
clemency in behalf Of a man who has been
convicted of numbering or abusing his wife,
nor will he pardon any habitual criminal.
His mercy will be shown only to those
whose sentence seems to have been severe
or whose commission of a crime was the re-
suit of influence.
The caucuses of the majority and minor
ity members of the Senate and Assembly
were held tonight and candidates were
nominated for the various offices to be filled
by those bodies at their organization to-
morrow. The Republican senator's made
these nominations: President pro tenn, Tim
othy T.. Ellsworth; sergeant-at-arms, Hen
ry Jacquillarde; clerk. j. 5. Whipple; ste
nographer, A. b. Sackett; postmaster, z. l..
Wheeler; doorlIeeper j. 4. Gorse; Janitor,
Major r. Pool The Republican Assembly
caucus made these nominations: Speaker,
Samuel +. Nixon; clerk, A =. Baxter;
sergeant-at-arms. J. G. Crawford; principal
doorkeeper. W. II. Craig.
The Democratic senators nominated T. F..
Grady for president pro TEN. OF the Senate,
the nomination carrying with it the minori-
ty leadership. The Democratic assemblymen
nominated q. NJ. Palmer for speaker, the
nomination carrying with it the minority
leadership.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-04

All Collections Must BE Forwarded TO
The Chief at Haxana.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-The objection Of
the citizens OF Santiago to the execution of
the War Departments programme requiring
the customs collections at that port and ct
all other Cuban ports to be sent to Havana
has brought the War Department face to
face with another Of the many problems
connected with the administration Of affairs
IN Cuba that require speedy settlement The
order is felt to be absolutely necessary, the
interests of good government requiring that
there should be but one responsible head to
the customs service in Cuba. 1t was point
Cd out at the war Department to-day that
~ Santiago, at one end of the island, and
Havana, near the other, were allowed to
Keep their customs receipts such provinces
as Puerto Principe and Pinar del Rio would
Do without funds 10 make any public inn
proVements. The officials are disposed to al
low each OF the military commanders Of
the seven departments into which Cuba is
now divided to submit acquisitions based on
estimates Of cost Of such public works as
sanitation, harbOr improvements and road
and bridge building it is deemed desirable
10 undertake. The Cabinet, which General
Brooke is about to call to his assistance in
the administration of the island. probably
VIII examine into these necessities and pro-
pose an allotment Of the total customs col
lectiOns and int srnai-TeVenue taxation in pro-
portion to the needs Of the communities and
In accordance with principles Of justice and
good government. In all likelihood these al
lotments will require the approval of the
secretary Of war
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-04
The French Grab at Shanghai.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-United States
Minister Conger, at Picking. has not advised
the State Department of the reception ac-
corded his protest against the proposed ex-
tension of the French settlement at Shang-
hal over territory claimed to belong to the
American concession. Therefore the depart
ment feels warranted in assuming that the
matter is not finally concluded, and it has
not been advised that the Chinese govern
ment has confirmed the French claim, as
reported. Even if that We're so, the action
could not be regarded as final by our gov
eminent, which has so far not had any deal
ings directly with the French government
touching this conflict of interests, which are
believed to be incident to the efforts of
competing steamship lines and commercial
houses to obtain predominant advantages
along the water front. 1t is not regarded as
probable that there viii be any serious diff
Guilty experienced in arriving at a satisfac-
tory settlement
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-04
EngIishmen Duying railways.

Now YORK, Jan. IA dispatch from
Havana says: by the purchase OF large
block OF stock Of the Caibarian Railway,
L. Ruiz & Co.. bankers, representing Eng
lish capitalists, have secured a controlling
interest in that line. The same men have
also been large purchasers of the stocks of
the Saguay and Cienfuegos companies. They
expect TO have soon a controlling interest
in those two concerns and owning, as they
do the United Railway lines viii be in a
position TO dictate terms 70 the Jucaro Com
pany, which is the wealthiest and most
prosperous in the island. IF the Jucaro stock
cannot be purchased. the line will undOubt-
eddy be paralleIed thus giving a trunk line
from Pinar del Rio to Santa Clara"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-04
FAST JAPANESE CRUISER.
The ChitOse Averages 21.4S Knots for
Six Hours in California Waters.

SANTA BARBARA, Cal. Jan. 3-The
protected cruiser Chitose, built by the Union
iron works Of San Francisco for the Japan
ESQ government, has successfully completed
the most severe trial to which she will be
subjected before acceptance. She made a
six hours run over the course in Santa
Barbara channel to-day, averaging 21.48
knots per hour, where but 2O.5 are required,
and developing a maximum speed of 2133
under natural draught. This completes her
work in these waters. But one test re-
mains, a two-hOur run under forced draught
in which she must average 22.5 knots, and
this viii be made outside of the Golden
Gate This test has been also practically
completed, for the cruiser has averaged y. IS
on two separate occasions of over an hour
each time. The contract, however, requires
that the speed must be made for two con-
secutive hours, and the performances VIII
be repeated
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-04
Other Denths.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 3.-Maj. Chas
r. Vanderford professor of the Agricul-
tural University of Tennessee, and at the
head Of the government agricultural station
died suddenly to-day of heart failure, re-
sulting from an attack of rheumatism. Ma
jor Vanderford was formerly a prominent
Middle Tennesseean and an ex-Confederate
soldier with distinguished record.
LANCASTER, o., Jan. 3-Hon. William
A Schultz died in a street car here of an
gina pectoris He was a probate judge, and
in 1895 and 1896 he served in the Treasury
Department at Washington by appointment
of President Cleveland. He also served two
terms in the Ohio Legislature being a lead
er on the Democratic side. He was fifty
two years old.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3-John w. Dearborn.
a mining expert said to be well known in
the far West, was found dead in a room
Of q hotel on Washington street to-day. He
was about sixty years old. Dearborn claimed
to be the adopted brother of Chief Justice
Fuller.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-04

Cubans Worked Up Over the Order to
Send Customs Money to Havnnn.


Send Customs Money to Havana.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Jan. 9.-Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood, the American military COM
mander here has cabed for permission to
go to Washington for two days and has
been granted leave of absence. He will leave
Santiago on board the transport Mississippi
tomorrow. The reason for the generals de-
parture Is unquestionably, the order re-
ceived from Havana to transmit the entire
customs receipts each week to that city
AS cabled last night, compliance with these
instructions would involve the abandon
ment OF many necessary public improve
ments, would throw ten thousand Cubans
out of employment and send them to the
hills to become bandits and would revive
SPANS practice of monetary Capitalization,
which caused most of her troubles in Cuba
1t is believed General Wood is desirious of
seeing the President on the subject.
a maSs-meeting was held in the plaza
this afternoon and was attended by three
thousand persons. Energetic speeches were
made against the policy of centralizing
money at Havana. Most of the speakers de-
clared that the principle which il was now
proposed to put into effect again had been
fought against by them for thirty years
All were exceedingly eulogistic in their
10 use his influence with the Washington
government against a revival of one of the
WORST features OF the spanish regime.
General Wood expresses the emphatic
opinion that all customs receipts should be
expended in the respective provinces in
which they are taken with the exception Of
such q percentage for Havana as may be
necessary for governmental expenditure,
geological surveys and other features of
public business of that character
The local papers again renew their asser-
tonS that if such an order is enforced it
wiz mean, If not civil war. at least anarchy
and riot in the province of Santiago calling
for large force of United States troops.
The Cubans are making elaborate prepa-
rations for a demonstration on General
Woods departure. A band win escort him
TO the wharf and members of the Supreme
Court viii accompany the Mississippi down
the bay on steamer, at the expense of the
CuhanS