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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
THE WILL is PROTESTED
SAMUEL LONG FILES PETITION WITH
THE PROBATE COMMISSIONER.
Objects to His Mothers Will Being
PrObated-A Murderer Sentenced
Mrs. Kline Released.

Some time ago Samuel Long called on
Probate Commissioner Walker and handed
him will, asking If the document could be
probated. The commissioner examined the
will hurriedly and said that far as he
could see there wa no reason why IT
should not be probeted. Long then took
the will and remarking that there was no
reason why he should want it probated,
walked out of the Office.
Yesterday he appeared again, having
come at the request of the probate commits
sioner. He produced the will and also filed
petition asking that the document be not
admitted to probate. The will was left by
his mother, Mary Long, and was executed
April 16, 1899. 1t gives the son a life inter-
est in the property and at his death, Mrs
Longs sisters, Sarah Harden, Jany Lidy,
Martha Gibson and Elizabeth Ketrow, will
become benefciaries If living. II dead the
estate is to be divided among their heirs
The sisters, if living at the death Of Samuel
Long. are to have the estate share and
share alike. The will was witnessed by
Henry Brock and Jacob Hahn. The petit
ton filed by Long charges that the will was
executed while his mother was of unsound
mind and that ii was fraudulently pro-
cured. Probate Commissioner Walker will
hear evidence on the petition on the first
day of the February term of court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
Done for self-Protection.

One of the Philadelphia papers publishes
an extended interview on the railroad situ-
alton with a high official of the Pennsyl-
vania lines. Among other things, he is
quoted as saying that the recent efforts in
combining moneyed interests are intended
to establish harmony among what are
upon the railroad managers, and the
present arrangement is undertaken SIM
ply as matter of protection. Had the
rate-cutting evil been allowed to continue
IL would only have been a question of a
few years before cuts in wages would have
been compulsory, to be followed little
later on by receiverships and reorganiZa-
tons. The ratio between gross and net
earnings was steadily being lessened as a
result of the gradual decline in rates, and it
would not have been long before operating
expenses would practically have absorbed
all of the gross earnings. Such condition
has long been recognized. President George
Il. Roberts called attention to 1t at the
annual meeting of the Pennsylvania stock
holders preceding his death. 1t was no
longer possible, he said, to introduce new
economies in operation 10 offset the steadily
declining rates. The formation of the Trunk
Line Association was an attempt to do
away with the rate-cutting evil, but the
courts held it to be an illegal organization,
and IL was dissolved, leaving the roads
worse off than before, for rate-cutting be-
gan almost with the decision OF the SUI
preme Court.
This was the condition which existed
wien A. J. Cassatt became president of
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad He was familiar
with IL long before. he was the most
active member of the companys director
ate Immediately upon assuming the pres
idency he began work upon the present
scheme receiving the hearty cooperation
of William X. Vanderbilt from the start.
other interests were brought in. Their
work to date is the Vanderbilt deals with
the Big Four and Lake Erie West
ern. the Pennsylvania with the Baltimore
& Ohio and Chesapeake x Ohio. More is
10 follow. 1t will come out from time TO
time But II will not be found to be a
gigantic consolidation-simply combina-
ton of moneyed interests i'm the roads COW
cring the territory OF the Eastern and CEN
trail trunk lines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
Nominate the Right Men.

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
There is little room to doubt that the Re
publican party will carry Indiana next fall.
The continuing attitude of the Democratic
party on the money question makes In
diana certainly Republican as Ohio.
Then party enthusiasm was never greater
I'm the State. and there is substantial rea-
son for IL. We have two Republican United
States senator's. almost a solid delegation
In the lower house of Congress. a Repub-
lfcan State administration from Governor
down TO custodian of the Statehouse All
OF these local advantages are supplemented
by an able and popular administration at
Washington and prosperity everywhere in
every State. IL Is, however. I'm the midst OF
Just such party conditions that always
have the greatest difficulty In Indiana in
selecting the best material in our party TO
MI the higher Offices In stormy times the
party feels the necessity OF selecting only
the strongest men to go on the ticket
hoping TO add strength 10 the cause by the
personality OF the men presented for the
Offices. and often goes outside the list of
candidates for a nominee But in the hour
OF party prosperity the man seeks the Of
fee. and there is always an army OF small
men with large ambitions to the 'front.'
schemirg for the places of honor and trust
within the party gift that should 20 to
worthier men, In this class may be noted
always some who have gained trivial
prominence By service in the State Legisla-
the ways OF corruption. somewhat incident
10 our law making, and now thirst for
large opportunities OF evil-doing The Re-
publican party OF Indiana is vitality inter-
ested that none OF this class shall go on the
state ticket. either at the head or the tail
None but able and honest men have a right
to command or expect the support of the
party at the polls. IL Is not only not ones
party duty to vote for a man that he
knows TO be corrupt, but IL is his duty not
20 do so, for the partys welfare does not
lie in the success of corrupt men. The state
convention Is not long way of and now
Is the time 10 weigh and consider both the
ability and character OF the men who
aspire 20 nomination on our state ticket
Indiana IL well supplied with able and con-
scientious men and no trouble need be ex-
pcrienced by the Republican convention i'm
making ticket sans reproche from every
sfandpoint-one that Will be representative
of the growth. intelligence and common
honesty Of our great State-if only proper
care Is taken. j. III. CLAYPOOL.
Indianapolis. jan "a
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dividend It's earnings last year were
$500 per mile.
w II. Deppe, assistant general passenger
agent OF the Big Four, who was in the
city yesterday, is now on trip over the
different divisions calling on ticket agents
and encouraging them to increase their
business. He says he has found that such
visits have in the past had such an effect.
He named a number OF stations where the
receipts from sales of tickets had in 1899,
increased at small stations $1,000 TO 5000.
and at the more important stations $4,000
TO S12, 900.
Two of the famous old veteran en-
ployes on the Pennsylvania railroad are
retired on the pension plan-Henry Hud-
son. an engineer. and G. NJ Hershberger.
of Johnstown. Mr.. Hudson began work
on the Pennsylvania in 1852, as a fireman
on the old portage line. With the opening
of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago,
he was transferred to the new line, but in
1876 returned to the Pennsylvania and had
berger has been with the Pennsylvania
forty-three years. He made himself
famous at the time of the Johnstown
food.
1t is stated that a company has been
formed TO resurvey a new road on what
is known as the Hickory Creek route,
which was surveyed some years ago from
South Newcastle to the highlands OF the
OHIO. A straight line on the map TO Kent,
o., shows that the line would pass through
Newcastle Junction, Mt. Jackson, Peters
burg and Leetonia, o., where connection
would be made with the Erie Railway. The
Vanderbilts taking possession of the Lake
Brices dream of continental line. II is
claimed that were this link built the dis
lance between Pittsburg and Chicago
would be shortened ten miles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
SENSATIONAL CHARGE MADE.


The suit of WILDER f. Browder, admins
traitor of the estate Of Mary Schwacke,
against Frank r. McCabe and Martha
Winter McCabe, went to trial yesterday
in the Circuit Court. The defendants are
husband and wife, and Mrs. McCabe is a
niece of Mary Schwacke, who died in this
city in 1898.
Some time prior to her death Mrs
Schwacke lived at Muscatine, Ia. She was
eightyfour years of age and was unable
to look after her property, which was val
ued at about $500. 1t is claimed that she
intrusted the management of her affairs
TO Martha Winter McCabe and the latter's
husband, and 1t is charged that they took
possession of her personal property. 1t is
asserted that this induced Mrs. Schwacke
to leave her Iowa home and come to In
dianapoliS to reside, and ii is claimed that
the defendants induced her to execute to
Mrs. McCabe quit-claim deed to all her
real estate so that Mrs McCabe could more
effectually control the estate as agent"
1t is charged that the defendants since the
death of Mrs. Sshwacke have sold real
estate valued at $1,000 for 5000 and have
converted all her personal property to their
own use. The court is asked to compel the
defendants to deliver to the administra-
tor all of Mrs. Schwackes personal prop
erty and to find a judgment for damages
in the sum of 800.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
FAVORS SMALL SHIPPERS
LARGE SHIPPERS HAVE NO ADvAN-
TAGE IN RATES NOW GIVEN.
Recent Deals Not Consultations, but
Combinations of Moneyed Men to
Protect Their Interests.

The recent readjustments made by the
trunk lines. the Central Traffic Association
lines and the Western lines tend to favor
the small shipper, say those who well
informed about the matter, and the shipper
who has but one carload to ship gets as
low rate as the man who has ten or fifty
carloads. The maintenance of rates by all
lines has been an aid in the matter, and
the feeling among freight solicitors that
their employment depends on securing bust
ness at tariff rates leads them to explain
TO every shipper the conditions under which
they are now MISREPRESENTATION which
never before have existed and have been
brought about by the harmonizing of rail-
road interests by the presidents and gen.
eral managers, plainly demonstrating, as
has been alleged, that these high officials
had it in their power to restore rates to
tariff and see that they were rigidly adj
hered to. The new classification, in most
cases, II is claimed, helps the smaller ship
pers, as the classification on which the
goods are shipped is uniform one with all
roads. and II would be a serious matter for
a freight agent billing freight, or a solicit
ing agent, or even the shipper himself to
misrepresent the character of the goods in
order TO make change in classification.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
France Buying Steel Cars.

The French government has placed with
the Steel Car Company, of Pittsburg, an
order for one hundred steel freight
cars for the Paris, Lyons & Medi-
terranean Railroad. The War De-
partment of France is planning to equip
the government roads with steel cars that
can be converted without difficulty into
armored cars for use in the transporta-
ton of troops. The results obtained in
the use of these cars which will be shipped
to France soon, will determine the French
governments course of action in equipping
all government lines with steel cars. 1t
is probable that orders for thousands will
be placed in this country. The order Is
the result of a visit to Chicago this week
of Lucien Mareschal, Victor Peyras and a
Paris official of the Paris, Lyons & Medi-
terranean Railroad who are in charge OF
the rolling stock of the government roads.
The cars weigh 100000 pounds each and will
be shipped in sections.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
No More Commissions After Feb. 4.

Within the next few days more than
1900 ticket agents, general passenger
agents. travelling passenger agents and
others directly identified with the sale OF
tickets, will receive official notification
from all roads on central, western and
southern territories that the payment of
commissions on passenger business must
cease Feb. 1. The chairman Of the Central
Passenger Association will to-day mail
circular notifications to these agents. The
circular from the Western Passenger As
ISOLATION will be signed by representatives
OF sixty-four systems, all west of Chicago.
ST. Louis and New Orleans, with the ex-
ception of the Canadian Pacific and 500
lines. The circular from the Central Pass
enger Association will be signed by rep
resentatives of nearly all the lines between
Chicago and the Ohio river and south and
southeast Of the southern boundary or
Indiana. Both circulars are broad in the
Interpretation and leave no loop-hole
through which the payment of commissions
may be continued after Feb. l.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
The Wall of the Women.

Long since went forth, superb and
glistening.
Flushed with the fierce expectancy of fight;
But women of England, waiting, listening,
Dreaming alone at night
Lord, have mercy!
They revel high. to wars grim banquet hidden.
To the dregs they drain ltfes cup; but we sit
here,
Silent. obscure. in cloudy shadows hidden
Tortured with hope and fear
o Lord, have mercy!
The little feet that once with sweet caressing
The mother fondled. feet OF her only SON.
Through what red sea Of slaughter are they
pressing
Beneath alien sun?
Lord, have mercy!
In night ilum'd alone by the scarlet lustre
That lights the valley OF death from while 10
while
We hear the winds of winter rage and buster
Around lonely isle
O Lord. have mercy
on u.s. who grudge not that which we are giving
Flesh Of our flesh. life OF our very life
Thou who art Lord both OF the dead and living
on mother. daughter, wife
o Lord have mercy
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
The Fftchburg Deal.

proposition submitted by Governor
Crane. of Massachusetts. to the Executive
Council to exchange the $1,000 shares Of the
common stock of the Fitchburg Railroad.
held by the State, for $5.OOC,OOO in 50-year
three per cent. gold bonds of the Boston
& Maine Railroad was unanimously ap-
proved yesterday. This action was taken
as assuring the lease of the Fftchburg to
the Boston & Maine as the transfer gives
to the Boston & Maine stockholders con-
trolling interest in the Fitchbufg.
DR.. w. Seward Webb, one of the Fitch
burg Railroad directors, issued the follow
ing statement: 'It has been said that the
New York Central will bottle up the
Fitchburg. / should like to know what
arrangement the Boston & Maine has with
the New York Central, which would pre-
vent its being bottled up in turn, If 1t
should lease the Fitchburg. All of that
talk is absurd. The policy of the New
York Central has always been liberal
one. 1T takes all Of the business its con-
nections can give 1t and returns to those
Connections all its business II can give them.
The 'bottling up talk in these days is abb
solute nonsense. / favored lease of the
Fitchburg to the New York Central be-
fore the Boston & Albany property was
offered to that company, believing that 1t
would be for the interest of the property,
the people living on its line and for the
city of Boston to have New York Cen
trail line through Massachusetts and to this
port, but the reasons for favoring New
York Central lease do not apply to a Bos-
ton & Maine lease of the Fitchburg and
| am entirely opposed to that proposition.
The Fitchburg road, under the circum-
stances, should remain independent, and
believe that the future business will show
the wisdom of my conclusions. but it should
tenn into the large towns in New Hamp-
shire which are under the control of the
Boston & Maine road. There is no reason
why we should not give our Western con-
nections entrance into such towns as Man.
chester and Nashua and Lawrence and
Lowell, in this State, without paying the
heavy arbitraries to the Boston & Maine.
1T has been said that have made or was
about to make an offer for FitchbuI z.
offer In my own behalf or that of any other
road with which / am Connected for the
Fitchburg stock or lease. Those roads
are fully able to maintain themselves with
out regard to what becomes of the Fitch
burg or Boston & Maine. The Rutland
road, on account of its lake connections,
its connections with the Canadian roads,
easy grades and large local business, is
in position to handle freight to and from
New England and the West at less rate
| than any other road. The conditions sur
rounding that property give Ii a strong
position, which all connecting roads do not
| fail TO recognize. / know nothing about the
offer which the New York Central is re-
ported to have made through Ledyard or
| Fitchburg road which is held by the State
4 of Massachusetts,"
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into the New York Central is strengthen
ing the Vanderbilt Morgan Rockefeller
combination.
Another matter of Importance deter
mined by the New York Central directors
yesterday was the taking over of all the
dining and lunch rooms along the lines OF
the system. Hereafter the passenger de-
partment of the New York Central will
control and operate all Of the station din
ing rooms as we'll as the dining cars. This
arrangement, President Galloway believes,
will give more systematic and more salts
factory service TO the travelling pubic.
Plans have been made TO extend the New
York Centrars Pennsylvania division and
the Pittsburg * Lake Erie about hfty
miles further into Pennsylvania.
Senator Chauncey Depew attended the
Vanderbilt meeting, and as he was leaving
the board room he was asked II there was
any truth in the stories that the Chicago
* Northwestern was to lease the Union
Pacific Without hesitation he replied:
There is not a word of truth in the
stories. The Chicago & Northwestern will
not lease the Union Pacific"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25

ID. o. Mills has been elected director Of
the New York Central 10 succeed III. j.
Hayes, resigned.
In consideration Of long and valuable
services. Mr.. Hayes. who is succeeded in
the directorate of the New York Central
& Hudson River Railroad by d. o. Mills.
Is TO be retained vice president, al
though the duties of that Office are now
merely perfunctory. Speaking OF the cleo
ton OF Mr. Mills as director. President
Galloway said: This is significant only
as marking the carrying out OF Mr.. Van
derbilt's policy to have the very best men
i'm the New York Central board. Ii is the
policy of this company to have the best
OF everything. We propose TO have the
best service and the politest of conductors
and trainmen."
ID. o. Mills is ono OF the largest stock
holders i'm the Erie Railroad and a director
I'm the Lake Shore. lie has large financial
interests with j. Pierpont Morgan and
with the Rockefelers and the railroad
financiers OF Wall street regard his emit: y
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25

The suit of the National Bank OF North
America against John c. Nuer William
E. Buschmann. Conrad Bauer and the
American Surety Company will go to trial
in Room 3, Superior Court. to-day. The
suit grows out of Nuer's employment by
Kingan & Co. The American Surety Com
pany was on his bond. and 1t is claimed the
company was called on to make up short
age. Nuer gave the surety company his
note for the amount, with Busehmann and
Bauer as suretes. The surety company
sold the note to the National Bank of
North America, and this institution brought
suit 10 enforce payment of the notes. In
an answer filed by the sureties IL is stated
that Nuer gave the notes on the surety
company's promise that he was not to be
prosecuted in the Criminal Court. Nuer
now resides in Ohio
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
TAKES LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
Charles Smith, CoIored, Pleads Guilty
to Wife Murder.

Charles Smith, colored, pleaded guilty to
murder in the second degree in the Grim
inal Court yesterday, and Judge Afford
sentenced him to Imprisonment for life
Prosecutor Pugh had intended taking up
the Smith case next Monday. He did not
learn of the contemplated action of Smith
attorneys, Benedict & Benedict, until yes
terday morning, when they came into court
and offered to allow their man to plead
guilty and take life sentence.
Smith killeU his wife at 322 Bird street
on Nov. q, last. a letter which Smith had
written to his sister. and which was found
after the murder, indicated that he had
planned the tragedy. 1t is claimed that
Smith had induced his wife to go to the
room where he killed her. by telling her
of telegram. After the tragedy Smith
said to the detectives that he had heard of
actions on her part that showed infidelity
He said he had not meant to kill the
woman but they quarreled and she struck
him with pitcher He said he shot her in
Self-defenSe
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
MILLINER BRINGS SUIT.
She Asks Damages of Street-Car Com
pany for Personal Injuries.

Rhoda j. McJohnston, who says she is
a milliner by occupation, and has been in
business at Pimento. Vigo county, began
an action for damages yesterday against
the indianapolis Street-railway Company
She says she was injured Sept. 20, last,
at Illinois and Market streets in attempt
ing to get Off n car. She AYERS that the
car started forward before she could alight
and she was thrown to the pavement
Her injuries, she says. are permanent, and
she Is compelled TO use clutches in walk
ing. She demands damages in the sum of
s., 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
Criminal Court Cases.

In the Criminal Court yesterday the cases
against William Dehomey, aged thirteen,
and Henry White. aged fifteen, were dis
posed of. Dehomey was sentenced to the
Reform School for Boys and in Whites
case sentence was suspended. this being his
first offense. The youths charged
with petit larceny. Harry Hoover, charged
with petit larceny, was released until fur
Their order of court, and Frank Smiley, an
incorrigible, was sent TO the Reform School.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
Florida and Cuba.

The Florida Limited. Queen g. Crescent
Route and Southern Railway. II hours Gin
cinnati 10 Jacksonville, is vestibuIed linn
tied train. through to Florida without
change. Service is unequaled Hundred
miles shortest line. Low rates now in ef.
feet for round-trip tickets.