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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-18
INDIANAPOLIS TUESDAY MORNING, Is,

raised in the case is whether Congress had and
has constitutional right to protect photographs
and negatives thereofby copyright. The Court
hold first, there is not doubt that the Constitu
ton is broad enough to cover the act authoIiz
ing copyright of photographs so far as they
are representations original intellectual
conceptions of their authors second,
that the finding of the facts shows the
photograph sued on in this case was the original
work of act which was the product of the
plaintiffs Intellectual invention and of which
the plaintiff was the author, and that it belonged
to a class of inventions for which the COnstitu-
ton intended Congress should secure to him the
exclusive right to use publish and sell as it has
done by section ,952 of the Revised Statutes.
The court expresses no opinion as to whether
this protection would extend to mere mechan-
ical reproduction by Photographic process of the
physical features or outlines of an animate or
lnanimate object, where there was no originality
OF thought or novelty connected with its visible
reproduction in the shape of picture. Judg-
ment OF the Circuit Court in favor of Sarony af-
irmed
A decision was also rendered in the case of O.
j. Hollister collector Of internal revenue against
the ZiOns Cooperative Mercantile Institution, in
error from the Supreme Court of Utah.
The question raised by this case is whether
certain due bills or orders for merchandise is
sued on an extensive scale by the Zion Co-opera-
tive Company, and issued for circulation. are
notes within the meaning of the act of
Feb. 8, 1873, which provides that
all persons and corporations other than
national banks shall pay a tax of 10
per cent. ION all notes used for speculation and
paid out by them" This court holds that the
obligations here in question are not notes within
the meaning of the law and are not taxable. 1T
was, no doubt the court says, "the purpose of
Congress in imposing this tax to provide against
competition with established national currency
for circulation money. but as it was not likely
that obligations payable in anything
else than money would pass beyond
limited neighborhood. no attention was
given such issues as affecting the volume of cur
rency on its circulatory value. Judgment of the
Supreme Court of Utah affirmed.
The same question which was raised in the
above case is presented by the case of Jonathan
{. Welles, collector against the Belleville Nail
Company, in error from the Circuit Court of the
United States, for the Southern district of Hi
nois For the reasons given in the opinion of
the court in the Zion Cooperative Institution
case, the judgment of the court below in this
case is affirmed.
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w WHE1N
CLOTHING STORE.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Breckenridge, Democrat, son of the late Vice
president was elected to the Legislature from
Mariposa county, Cal.
The funeral of Henry A. Tilden, at New Leb-
anon n Y. yesterday, was largely attended S.
J. Tlden was not present.
Charles Walters, a rag picker, of Louisville,
killed a boy named Thomas Freeman with a
rock for making fun of him.
A. W. Smith, prominent manufacturer of
Coaling, Ala, was run over and killed, last
night, in the outskirts of Chattanooga.
In the Iowa House, yesterday, memorial to
Congress for the establishment of postal tele
graph defeated by vote of Al to 3d.
The death of Mrs. Annie Key Turney, of San
Francisco, daughter of Francis Scott Key, au-
thor of the Star -Spangled Banner" is an
nOunced.
A young man named O'Neir living at Heck
sherville, Pa, carelessly pointed gun at a com
panion named McAineny. The gun was dis
charged and McAineny instantly killed.
The Preston Coal and Improvement Company,
of Philadelphia, the mining operations of which
are conducted in Schuykill county, has been
chartered. Capital So, 600, 900. The corporation
is mining branch of the Philadelphia & Read
ing Railroad Company.
A Harrisburg Pa. special says Dr. David r.
Hecker has been arrested charged with crimi-
nal malpractice on young girl, in Snider
county. This is the fourth time Hecker has
been arrested for the same crime, escaping pun
ishment each previous time.
Selvio Belva who in drunken frenzy dur
ing the festivities last Christmas aboard the
steamer Humacoa, at New Orleans stabbed and
killed Pedro Echava and wounded Jose Bilboa
so that he died few days later, was tried yes
terday for the Echava case and acquitted. The
Bilboa case is pending.
st. Patricks day was generally observed yes
terday in all the principal cities. In the Penn
sylvania coal regions the day was honored by
total suspension of work at the collieries in
Hattonville, Shenandoah and Shamokin dis
tricts. Many thousands were idle. At some
towns there were large professions.
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Indiana Postmasters.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March III. H. Harbster has
been appointed postmaster at new office to be
established in Wells county. Thomas j. Mallott
has been appointed postmaster of new postofice
established at Fair Oaks, Jasper county, and
Michael w. Preesh at Saint Cloud Kosciusko
county. The following Indiana postmasters were
commissioned today Sanford b. Pulvis at
Center; Michael II. Reilly, Fillmore; William D.
Shuee, Sugar Grove Samuel D. Stephens, West
Shoals The bond of James c. Antrim, post
master at Stillwell, LaPorte county, for $500
has been accepted. Also the bond of Doerans
j. Camp, of Curryville, Wells county, for $500
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The Democrats Proceeding Very Leisurely,
and Public Business of All Kinds Await
ing Their Sovereign Pleasure.
A Proposal to Prohibit the Bringing of
Opium Into the Country.
President Arthur May Be Candidate for
denomination, but If He Is His Meth
DDS Are Pronounced Unusual
POsTOFFICE APPROPRIATIONS.

How the Pending Bill viii Cripple the Pres
ent Efficient Service.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March 17.--Congressman Skin
ner, who has been very active in pushing legisla-
ton looking TO the improvement of the postal
service, says of the postofice appropriation bill
in its present shape:
'Fhe bill cuts down payment for carrying the
mails per cent, estimated by weight, and re-
duces the pay to all land grant roads so per cent
of the amount paid to other roads. AS the re-
suit of this action, some of the roads have al
ready notified the Postofice Department that
they will not do the work at the price offered
and it may be expected that from this cause will
arise great deal of litigation and delay"
The bill provides for extensions of the free-de-
livery service as the Postmaster general is now
authorized to extend it, but it cuts off the star
service to such an extent as to seriously injure
that branch of the postal work. Estimates for
postmasters' salaries have been disregarded, and
the result is that deficiency of at least $1,000
600 will be found to exist for the next House to
make good The estimates for the pay of rail
way mail clerks have been reduced $500, 900, and
for mail messenger service $20000 The out
come of this will be that the Postmaster general
cannot extend the railway mail service in any
manner whatever as he will have no money to
pay additional clerks, and none to pay those
who carry mails from trains to depots.
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PRESIDENT ARTHUR.
He May Be Candidate for Re Election, but
His Methods Do Not Prove 1t.

He May Be a Candidate for Re-E Election, but
His Methods Do Not Prove 1t.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON March 1.-THE newspapers
throughout the country which have developed
such an unwarranted and unreasonable hatred
for President Arthur will persist in constituting
every action he takes, and every one he leaves
without taking for that matter, as as an attempt
upon his part to work up his alleged boom, and
in the line of pipe laying for the Chicago dele
gates, 1t is queer that under conditions can
men, whom the President knows to be his
friends, get anything out of him as to the course
he desires pursued The statements that New
York and other stalwarts who have called upon
him have done so for the purpose of arranging a
plan for the campaign may be true, but
it is equally true that the President
has emphatically and persistently declined
to take any active part in the attempts to secure
votes in the Chicago convention. There is no
doubt that Mr.. Arthur is a candidate He would
certainly not decline a nomination, but if he in
tends to adopt the regular political methods to
secure the same. he is certainly going about his
campaign in very peculiar manner. DR.. Brew
er of the old Thirty third New York district, is
an intimate friend of the Presidents He has
known him for years and will undoubtedly sup
port him if nominated yet he is unable to get a
word from the President as to the course he de
sires his friends to pursue. Further than this
know that a short time ago, when postmaster
was to be appointed in important town, the
congressman whose district embraced the town.
in recommending a man for the place said: Mr.
President, this man pleases the half breeds. If
you appoint him he will make good friend for
you" Mr.. Arthur replied: whether he will
make a good postmaster is much more i'm
portant consideration" This does not look like
wire-puling
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MINOR MENTION.

Members of Congress Trimmed in Green in
Recognition of st. Patrick's Day.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, March II Something unprece-
dented on the floor of the House occurred to day.
1t was in the nature of boom in honor of St
Patricks day. Mr.. ONeil!, of Missouri brought
upon the floor roll of green ribbon, which he
distributed among the members, many of whom
were soon seen with bright pieces of green in
their button-holes. Richeleu Robinson wore
about yard of it about his person. Mr. Hew-
lit, whose action is alleged by the Insh-Ameri-
cans to have killed the effect of the O'Donnell
resolution, wore almost as much. Leopold
Morse, a Hebrew, created good deal of amuse-
ment by conspicuously wearing of the green.
Mr.. Deuster, of Wisconsin, German, paraded
under the same color There We're dots of green
all over the House. Among those who displayed
the color were Messrs. Burns Lefevre, McGin-
mis-, Springer, Glasscock, Lamb, Beach, Wake
field, Follett, Foran and Curtin. Mr.. Belford
was conspicuous with a large bunch of genuine
shamrock upon his breast.
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THE soUDAN CAMPAIGN.
The British Troops to Conline Their Opera
tiOns to the Vicinity of Handouk.

The British Troops to Coniine Their Opera
tions to the Vicinity of Handouk.
SUAKIM, March 1.-THE Gordon Highlanders
and mounted infantry, with tents and baggage,
will proceed to Handouk tomorrow
The man of war Sphinx has gone to Massowah
to report upon the defenses of that town.
The troops manifest great discomfort at the
prospect of being ordered to advance to Berber,
as they consider the campaign useless
Sixteen Egyptian camel drivers have been
fogged for boiling during the battle at Tama-
nieb. Spies report Osman Digma trying to col
lect fresh force.
The officers of the Black Watch regiment, which
suffered most severely in the recent battle 70
ceived dispatch from General Wolseley saying:
BLACK Watch, well done" Zobehr Pasha states
that no settlement of the Soudan question will
be stable without supteme power at Khartoum;
that suzeTainty is essential and trade is the best
antidote to slavery.
A London dispatch SAYS General Graham has
been ordered not to push his reconnaissance far
beyond Handouk 1t is not true that Turkish
troops are going to Suakim, or that the British
government has decided to send an expedition to
Sinkat and Berber.
The offer of reward for the head OF Osnan
Digma was made against orders sent to General
Graham to try friendly overtures with the
sheiks, including Osman General Graham
and Sir Evelyn Barring have been asked for ex
plantations
Admiral Hewitt and Captain Speedy who are
going on mission to King John, Of Abyssinia,
have been authorized tofoffer the King a strip of
the Red sea coast south Of Danllula, with two
ports Excluding Massowahl a large section of
the southern Soudan. and permanent treaty of
friendship with England.
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A LEIsURELY CONGRESS.
Indications that Only Small Number of
Bills Will Be Passed.

Indications that Only a Small Number of
Bills Will BE Passed.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON March 17.-From the present
condition of the calendars of the House and Sen
ate it is evident that there will not be more than
GO per cent of the number of bills passed at this
session that were passed in the first session of
the last Congress. The appropriations and the
tariff will occupy nearly all the remainder of the
time. This has been leisurely and wordy Con
gress, so far. The committees, in the first place,
began work in manner that had the appearance
of a lack of earnestness They reported slowly,
and then quarreled over technicalities when they
came before the House.
At this time the work in committees is almost
at stand-stil Half of the regular meetings
called fail to get a quorum. The machinery
seems to have been set for investigations, re-
trenchments and buncombe. The kites were all
set sail for popular breezes and it was intended
from the start that the party should go to the
country this summer with thousands of reform
and relief measures pending and with but few
accomplishments. There are no indications at
this time that the party will be disappointed
nor the country, either. Few will be better off
by the Forty-eighth Congress.
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Khartoum Correspondence London Times.
The prisons in this city have been found ful
of men who have been waiting for years for trial
or whose sentences had long since expired. IT.
one case "a sheik was carried into General Cor
don's presence with his feet fcarfully mutilated
He had been bastinadoed by the Egyptian Vicar
general until the snews were exposed. Another
man had been bastinadoed to death by this same
worthy, and another had been tortured Mr.
Labouchere, commenting on this. says he does
not understand why England should spend
money in killing Soudanese for wishing to
kill these rascas. If crueties We're perpetrated
at Khartoum. the capital of the province, in all
probability there were still worse clueltes at
Snkat and at Tokar.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-18
BEGGING THE QUESTION.
Speaker Carlisle's Utterances at the New
York Free-Trade Banquet.

Speaker Carlisles Utterances at the New
York Free-Trade Banquet.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March LIT is my Judgment
that the Democratic party is begging this whole
question, said Representative Houk, Republican,
to the Journal correspondent, to-day, in speak
ing of Speaker Carlise's speech on the tariff, at
New York, on Saturday. There is no doubt
that the party intend doing something with the
tariff, but it is dodging7
''Do you think caucus will be held on the
Morrison bill2"
YES it looks that way now but it is plain
that the party is bandying words. That was a
poor excuse for a free-trade speech that the
Speaker made. 1t was indefinite and cannot be
traced"
The presence of ex-senator Mcdonald seems
to have had soothing effect upon the turbulent
tariff waters. Several conservative Democrats,
who have hitherto opposed caucus consideration,
expressed willingness, to-day, to enter caucus
for that purpose. 1t is believed a caucus will be
held the latter part of the week
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The Ministry Said To Be Decidedly at Vari.
ance on the Egyptian and Other In
pOrtant Political Questions
Indications that Parliament viii Be Dis
solved and an Appeal Risked,
British Operations in Egypt viii Be Com
fined to the Vicinity of Suakim-The
Proposed Anti-Anarchist League
A CRISIS IMPENDING.
The Retirement of the Gladstone Ministry
Regarded as Imminent.

me heurement OF the Gladstone Ministry
Regarded as Imminent.
LONDON, March 1.-THE Daily News, re
counting the debate of Saturday in the House Of
Commons, predicts the early resignation of the
Cabinet and asserts the existence of; the govern
ment and Parliament precarious and is in hourly
jeopardy
The Echo says: "Gladstone's worry is retarding
his recovery. Gladstone's career is drawing to a
close and we hope it will end in a manuer worthy
of his fame"
The St James Gazette asserts serious Cabi-
net crisis is imminent. The Soudan trouble is
not the only question about which there is dis
agreement.
The Evening Standard reproaches Parliament
for breaking the Sabbath day by sitting till 6 on
Sunday morning
kumors are current in the lobbies of the
House of Commons that the resignation of
Mr. Gladstone and other members of the gov.
ernment has been under consideration at three
/ Cabinet councils. A majority of the Cabinet
favor prolonged occupation of Egypt, to which
Mr. Gladstone is opposed. To-day's bulletin in
regard to Mr.. Gladstone's health states he is
suffering from laryngeal catarrh, and requires
rest and care.
Inc an Is Iull OF rumors of dissension in the
Cabinet resignation of Gladstone and dissolu-
ton of Parliament The fact is, Gladstone is
suffering from catarrh, and is too hoarse to
speak. Undoubtedly there are differences in
the Ministry as regards the length to which
Great Britain should go in the Soudan war, but
not enough to cause split. The mnstelialsts
are confident that, whatever happens. clad
stone will insist upon final decision Of Parlia-
ment on the county franchise question
The Standard says: 'As the Ministers are
unable to agree and cannot persuade their fol
lowers to unite in supporting them, they are
bound to appeal to the country
The Times says: Whether the Liberals or the
Conservatives win at the coming strife, the vic
tors will have to reckon with Parnell and his
augmented following"
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THE NEWSPAPER CoPYR1GHr.
The Influences Working for the Defeat of a
Bill that Is Fair,

The Influences Working for the Defeat of a
Bill that Is Fair.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WAsHINGToN, March ia Senator who is
considering the bearings of the news copyright
bill, and who is a member of the committee hav-
ing it incharge in the Senate, expressed de
sire to your correspondent to-day to see it de-
feated. He would oppose it. he said because it
would infringe upon the liberties of the country
press. II am the friend of the rural editor 4"
said he land would not see any law passed that
would curtail the rights of the man who prints
the country paper"
The bill may be said to be defeated because
the country press which is so powerful in nam
ing congressman, opposes it. There is no fair
minded statesman who will not acknowledge
that the editor of newspaper should receive the
same protection that is given publishers of
books yet the statesmen from the farming dis
tricts are baek-capped and will not support the
bill which is not intended to iniure the country
newspapers. but originates and is intended to
apply in the larger cities, where there are
piratical sheets which prey upon the legitimate
papers, and cheat enterprise out of its just
dcca,4c
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-18
THE OPIUM CURSE.
Representative Budds Bill to Prohibit the
Importation of the Drug.


WASHINGTON, March IA bill was intro
duced in the House by Representative Budd. to-
day. to prohibit the importation and sale of
opium. 1t recites that the habit of opium
smoking among the people of the United States
is spreading with frightful rapidity under the
fostering care of the Chinese; that the importa-
ton Of opium has increased from 50, ,O70 pounds
in 1881 to 29S, l52 pounds in the year ending
June, 1883, and that it is now proposed
to reduce the duty thereon 20 per cent; that
the habit of smoking opium, once acquired,
cannot be overcome and its victims will not live
in any place where the drug cannot be procured,
and that nearly 80 per cent of our Chinese pop
ulaton are slaves to the opium pipe, and a cessa-
tion of the importation of the drug would cause
a large exodus of that people The bill pro-
vides that the importation of opium, except in
aqueous extracts for medical use and
tlnetures shall be prohibited under pen
alties of fine and Imprisonment,
and the sellers or those who knowingly aid or
abet its importation sale, shall upon convic-
hon, be punished by fine not exceeding $500
and Imprisonment not exceeding five years
Opium imported sold or offered for sale shall be
declared forfeited to the government. and de
stroyed. Severe penalties are provided for the
concealment of or connivance at violation of the
act by government officials.
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The Fast Mail Service.

WAsHINGToN, March II. 49, First Assistant
Postmaster general Hatton has returned TO the
city. Postmaster general Gresham stopped over
in Indiana, and is expected here on Wednesday
Before leaving Chicago he had consultation
with the officials of the Illinois Central Railroad
Company, and it is probable it will result in the
establishment of fast mail service from Chi
cago to New Orleans over that road. The pro
jected new service will connect with the New
York fast mail, and leave Chicago at A. NJ, ar
irving at New Orleans at noon the following
day. Mr.. Hatton says the fast mail service re
Gently established is entirely successful, and
costs the government no more than the old fa-
cilitiaS
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different FORMS present great economic
problems. The party will meet nothing that is
new and vigorous If committee reports a
measure that is in any way new departure,
some man on the Democratic side of the House
will object to taking it up, and it lies on the
table or calendar"
''The party has policy-eh!"
eyes, and it is demagogism. I really Won
der if Democratic House thinks it can pull the
wool over the eyes of the people by refusing to
do thing when it has promised it and can do
;+l
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Leaned from a Bridge.

WHEELING March 17.-Carre Hanson,
young Danish girl employed as domestic, and
who had only been in thisscountry four months,
this evening jumped from the suspension bridge
into the Ohio river and was fatally injured She
taken out by spectators and a physician
summoned, who found her face terribly cut and
bruised. She had been betrayed while crossing
the ocean as a steerage passenger, hence the sui
cidal attempt. This is the fifth attempt in three
years to commit suicide in this manner only one
of which was successful heretofore.
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The Pocahontas Disaster.

PHILADELPHIA March 17.-President Lisky
telegraphs from Pocahontas to the office here of
the Southwest Virginia Improvement Company.
that the loss of life by the mine explosion is 1l2
mines. Work in the west mine has been re-
sumed.
A Pocahontas dispatch says reports of desti-
tuition among the families of the victims of the
disaster are denied by a representative of the
company. The killed were nearly all single
men, there being only eight families in Poca-
hontas sufferers by reason of the explosion, and
not many away.