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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
THE WOLF LAKE LAND CASES,
Long Pending Litigation Settled-Decisio by
Judge Gresham Affecting Large Interests.

CHICAGO Dec. "a Judge Gresham rendered a
decision to day in the United States Circuit
Court, in what is known as the Wolf Lake cases,
which have been in litigation for sew
eral years. The cases include three suits
of custer. brought against United States Treas
urer Jordan, the same against Cleveland, and B.
ii. Mitchell against Small. In 1885 Mrs Har
dins father, William Holbrooke, now deceased,
purchased three tracts of land west of Hyde
lake. small basin Of water situated
near the Indiana line, the tracts
being in the northeast quarter of Section
30. and the southeast quarter of Section 10, their
eastern boundary being the lake. Holbrooke
occupied the land to certain line. Between
this line and the lake was an i'm
eminent by the defendant. The complain
ant claims that when the government
decided the land, it intended that the lake
should be the permanent boundary line, and not
the inability of the surveyor to perfect his work
in the swamp. The court affirmed this claim.
Holbrooke also purchased two and half acres
Of the highlands between Wolf lake and
Hyde lake, the west boundary being the
meander line, and the daughter alleges that the
reclaimed land between the line and the Hyde
lake. now occupied by man named Cleveland.
was richtfuly hers Judge Gresham decides
against her, on the GROUND that 1t
was impossible that the government
would, in selling such a small piece as
two and one-half acres, also cede away the ex-
tensiye tract to the west. The third case, Mitch
ell against Small. was decided in favor Of the
defendant. Mitchell bought four and one-half
acres of Section 90 and he held that all the land
to the south Of the meanderline bounding his
holding, belonged to him. The decision
in the oasis was the same as that
in Hardin against Cleveland. A very material
point in the case is that the government had no
right tol sell swamp land subsequent to 1850 when
such land was coded to the several States by spe
cial act of Congress. The DECISIONS a very i'm
portant one, affecting immense sums Of money,
and furnishing precedent for the decision of
such cases in the future.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
Heavy Speculation in Oil.

On. CITY, Pa, Dec M.-Frank Culbertson,
recent accession to the Oil Exchange, tarted
the trade to-day by buying ill., under numbers,
three-quarters of million barrels of OIL before
he was headed off He quickly satisfied demands,
and turned the tables on the other dealers by
calling margins on them. Business was sus-
we'll as here, to await the result of
the call for margins. Not until the announce
ment made by President Foster
that margins were being put up, and the
trade knew that money was in the First National
Bank for that purpose, was business resumed.
There were runners of various kinds afioat. One
had Mr. Culbertson doing business for Chicago
syndicate; another had him making the purchase
for the Standard: others held that Culbertson.
having been successful in recent deal, had
tried another on bis own account, and that his
money to handle the business was made in the
cattle business in the West. Whoever this oil
was bought for, it is remarkable that the market
did not advance more than l cent while the big
purchases were being made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
Genera! and Personal.

Special TO tise indianapolis journal
WAsHINGToS, Dec 24-J. w. Hyatt, of New
Harmony, Posey county, recently appointed to
position in the Clerks aocument-room of the
House, will leave for his home to morrow night,
to spend the holidays
After Jan. 10 MooresviIie will be omitted from
the star mail route extending from Mooresvilie
TO Quincy, and the route will be via Eminence
Gasburs Will be embraced in the route from
Joppa to Mooresville and service on the route
from Eminenceto Stainesville will be increased to
six times a week.
The Postmaster general has appointed the fol-
lowing fourth class postmasters in Indiana: At
Aldinc. Stark county, L. NJ. Ford vice NJ y.
Mills, resigned; Williamsport Warren county, j.
A. Hatton. vice e. Kitchens, removed
John d.. Graves of Missouri, has been APP
pointed special timber agent in the General
Land Office.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, who arrived in
Washington this morning, called at the execu-
tive mansion to-day before Cabinet meeting,
and had a long talk with the President. After
leaving the White House, he stated that he
called to see about a little matter in which the
general public has no interest, and to pay his re-
spects to the President
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
Fatally Beaten by "A school Teacher

WATERBURY, Conn, Dec. 24-Richard n Hotch-
kiss is principal of the public school at Prospect
a small town about two miles from here. He is
a man of quick temper. and weighs 2G0 pounds
On Friday last Albert Chandler aged fifteen,
whose father is wealthy farmer, had some diff
fculty with the son of Mr. Hotchkiss The
latter took the Chandler boy in hand, logged
him, and then, in a fit of passion, threw him
down and stamped upon him, it is alleged, break
ing his ribs and seriously injuring hi N internally
He kept him ar school until the close of the SEES
sion, when the boy went home to bed. A doctor
was called, who declared his recovery impossible
The greatest excitement prevails in the town, and
talk of lynching is heard on every side.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION.
Letter from the Pope Which Is Not Compli-
mentary to Our Public Schools.

BALTIMORE, Dec. PA copy of a letter sent
by Pope Leo XIII to the Roman Catholic HER
archy Of England has just been received in Bal
timore by Archbishop Gibbons, the primate of
the church in America. The subject of the
letter is Christian education. 1t has been trans
lated, and will be published in full in tomorrow's
Catholic Mirror. The Holy Father commends
the great vigilance of the clergy in looking after
the Christian education of the children of
England He encourages and praises them, and
assures them Of his special commentator and
good will in the prosecution of their meritorious
work. The laity also comes in for share Of the
Pope's commentator for their readiness to
supply what is needed for the maintenance Of
the schools; not only the wealthy contributors,
but those who are Of slender means and poor.
The Pope then continues:
SIN these days, and in the present condition of
the world, when the tender age of childhood is
tempted on every side by so many and various
dangers. hardly anything can be imagined more
fitting than the union with literary instruction
OF sound teaching In faith and morals For this
reason we have more than once said that we
strongly approved of the voluntary schools.
which, by the work and liberallty of private
individuals, havo been established in America
and elsewhere We desire their number in
creased as much as possible. We ourselves,
seeing the condition of things in this city, con
tinue with the greatest effort, and at great cost,
to provide an abundance of such schools for the
children of Rome For it is in and by these
schools that the Catholic faith our greatest and
best inheritance, IS preserved whole and
entire. Ia these schools the liberty of parents is
respected: and what is most needed, especially in
the prevailing license of opinion and of action. is
taught the child it is by these schools that good
citizens are brought up for the states; for there
is no better citizen than the man who has be-
leved and practiced the Christian religion from
his childhood. The future condition Of the state
depends upon the early training Of the children:
the wisdom of our forefathers, and the very
foundations Of the state are ruined by the de-
structive error of those who would have chill
dren brought up without religious education.
You see, therefore, venerable brethren. with
what earnest forethoueht parents must beware
of intrusting their children TO schools in which
they cannot receive religious teaching"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
Illinois Items.

At Sullivan, George Kelly, from Chicago, was
run over by a train and killed
A. j. Barn, forty-six years DID, ex-treasurer of
Edgar county, died at Paris on Wednesday,
Chicago creditors caused the closing, on
Wednesday, of j. L. HardiIgs grocery store, at
Dixon.
William Cooney young man in charge of a
switch engine il Braidwood. was instantly
killed by being run over while mis- foot was
caught in a frog.
At Decatur. Mrs Sarah Maiden has been tenn
porarily placed in jail She is violently insane
on religious topics. On Tuesday she made a
desperate attempt to kill her two children. one
of whom is SO badly injured it will probably die
By collision on the Illinois Central railroad
at LaSale, Henry Me1Srath, engineer of a
freight train, was instantly killed. He resided
in Anlboy. The accident the result Of his
own carelessness in leaving the station ahead of
time.
The Wabash Valley Touring mill at Mt Car
MEL burned on Wednesday. Loss, $40 900; no
Mt. Carmel; Theodore Williams, Ohio: A L.
Gibson, Cairo, and Ellerbush & Co.. Indiana.
Cause OF fire unknown
Henry Lawson has confessed to the robbery.
Monday night, of William Graham, who resides
in Illinois, near Clinton, Wis Gold to the
amount of 81 457 has been recovered. but 81 900
in eresnbacks, which the rebber concealed in a
stovepipe, was destroyed by fire. Lawson has
been imprisoned at Belydcre. III.
The sheriff Of Marion county, Ohio, and the
sheriff OF LaPorte county, Indiana, both arrived
at Springfield, on Wednesday, with acquisitions
on the Governor for the arrest of one Wifert,
in Jail at Bloomington, wanted in Ohio for
horse-stealing. and in Indiana for other thefts.
The warrant was granted to the Ohio sheriff.
William E. Mclean, OF Monticello, has been
arrested for violating the postal law 10y taking a
letter from the postofice which did not belong
to him. The letter contained a draft for $3.50.
and was addressed to William E. Mclean, but
was intended for another person by that name.
Mclean is charged with retaining the letter and
cashing the draft.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
Thanks to the Chinese.

WASHINGTON, Dec 24.-The following is the
reply OF Secretary Bayard to the letter of the
Chinese minister inclosing check for $500 as
contribution to the proposed monument to the
memory of General Grant:
''WAsHINGTON, Dec %
''Dear Mr. Minister-ft gives me great pleas
ure to acknowledge your note of the Dist inst,
accompanied by check for $500 in aid of the
completion of the monument proposed to be
erected in New York to the memory of General
Grant. Let me- for myself, and for all my
oountrymen-and not in merely formal way.
but with much feeling-eXpress my own and
their qualification at this evidence of widespread
human sympathy for the American people in
aiding them to perpetuate the memory OF one
who was their chieftian i'll military and i'll civil
government / beg YOU to convey to the illus
trious Viceroy Lii An expression Of my high APP
probation of his gift of 5000, and accept my
equal thanks for your own contribution OF 5000.
The total sim shall be transmitted to the custo
dams of the monument fund in New York, with
a copy of your letter And with renewed
acknowledgements of your proof of sympathy
and friendship to the people of the United
States, and one of their most heroic representa-
tives, am, my dear Mr. Minister.
VERY sincerely yours
''T. +. BAYARD."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
Cleveland without a Champion.

Washington Special
Visitors who have talked with the President
to-day report him much disturbed over the silver
speech of Senator Beck. He is represented as
expressing his chagrin that there is senator
m the Democratic side of the Senate to take the
Goor and defend the financial policy of the I'D
ADMINISTRATION. To caller he said that he
wished that he had the privilege of talking to
the Senate for day.
Treasurer Jordan was asked this afternoon
who was going TO reply behalf of the
administration to Senator Beck's silver speech
1.-THE Lord only knows" was his reply. at is
indeed peculiar situation The President and
Secretary of the Treasury have no champion in
the Senate for their financial views, and they
are not much better off as regards the House
There are some anti-silver Democrats in the
House, but they are not heavy weights when it
anYnas 10 debate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
The Fac Of q Tragic Story.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 24.-Feurteen years ago
Mrs. E. E. Riley's husband abandoned her when
he learned that she was not the real, but the
adopted daughter of Mr.. Pemberton, of Cincin-
natl A year later, when she was in Louisville
with her mind half unbalanced by her husbands
cruelty, the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia
came to this city, and a grand swell ball was
given at the Gait House in his behalf. Every
one talked of it, and the peculiar hallucination
then seized Mrs Riley that she was the be-
trothed Of that royal parsonage, and that he
would soon return and take her to his home;
and she never abandoned the idea to the hour of
her death. which occurred at New Castle last
evening
Mrs. Riley made many long stories for the
newspapers 1t was her custom to appear at the
theaters in fantastic dress. and always wearing
a crown. She was well known in both Indiana
ard Kentucky.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
MINOR MATTERS.
Prospect Of Stubborn Contest Over the Ad-
mission of Dakota.

mission Oh DHkOfa.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-Undoubtedly there
is going to be a big fight over this Dakota ques.
ton. The citizens Of that Territory have pre-
"ented an argument IN favor of their claim and
desire for statehood which cannot be turned
aside by mere political issue. 1t is true that
to divide Dakota ami admit the southern half to
statehood, as proposed, will bring to the Repub
lican ranks two senators and two or three repre-
sentatiyes; but it is also true that no Territory
has ever presented itself with half the popular,
or one tenth as many. arguments for admission
into the Union as has Dakota 1t is said by the
most able Democrats that it will be an injustice
to refuse Dakota what she had asked,
which the people will rebuke. The
most ultra partisans in the Democratic
party are growing very fierce in their denuncia-
ton Of the proposition, because they fear that
there are enough men with reasonable minds in
their party to give the proposition success.
There is nothing that makes Democrat so fran
tcally exasperated as to see of his own party
sieZed with fit Of desire to do justice. The lit
tie furry the subject which has taken place
before in the Senate and has attracted some at
tention is nothing to what will occur later.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
Boring for Gas.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 24.-Natural gas in paying
quantities was struck in Berea this county, yes
terday by Messrs Laduke and Bishop. who
have been at work about two months. Five
wells were sunk and two are producing about
600 cubic feet every hour, with slight increase.
Two holes have as yet given gas. The out
look for a penteous supply is considered good,
and the work will be pushed at once The big
well that promised SO we'll III the yards of the
Cleveland Rolling mill Company and which was
discovered by Engineer Latimer, of the New
York, Pennsylvania 81 Ohio, by means of a di
vining rod has almost played out. 1t is being
sunk lower. and already has gone down 1850
feet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25

WASHINGTON, Dec. "a -Commissioner Black,
of the Pension Office, has made ruling in the
case of a pensioner who, with her husband,
decided portion of their small estate to second
party in consideration of life maintenance of
claimant and her husband. The Commissioner
says: 1.-The question arises as TO the right to a
pension during the period for which maintenance
was thus furnished, the consideration therefor
being held oy some to have been insufficient,
The Commissioner holds that the insuffieiency
Of the consideration does not enter into the
question go long the contract was complied
with by the second party. it not appearing that
he was bound by duty and affection to assist this
claimant, but that the transaction was purely a
business one, and the pension. if granted, should
be withheld during the period of said non de-
pendence.n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
A 100000 Shortage.

HARRIsoNBuRG, Va, Dec. "a. - The sure
ties on the official bond of S. Il. Sterling. treas
urer of this county held meeting to-day, and
closed tho Office. The county court this morn
ing gave Sterling until Monday to give q new
bond. His failure to do so will cause the ap-
pontment OF new treasurer. Sterling has been
sued by the State Auditor for 1877, 900 back taxes
and after partial investigation. the deficit in
the county funds WAS placed at $40 900.
making total of $4,000 to $4,000. Sterling
has been treasurer for about fourteen years and
had the absolute confidence of the entire commu-
nifty. His friends claim that he is insane.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
A Brutal Policeman.

CHICAGO, Dec "a On recommendation of the
coroner's jury, Police Officer Richard Cullen has
been suspended from duty and placed in Jail to
await the action Of the grand jury in regard to
the death of Herman Horenberg Horenberg
was arrested last Friday night, and on Saturday
morning was found in his cell unconscious. lie
was removed to the County Hospital. where he
died en- Monday. On the inquest it was devel-
opoed that at the time of the arrest Cullen
struck him severe blow, knocking him down,
and, it is supposed, fracturing his skull The
officer claims that the man was drunk. and that
he did not strike him. but several witnesses tes-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
AN OFFENSIVE CONSUL.
Why Germany WIN Probably Demand the
Recall of MIR. Mueller

why GerEn3ny VIII Probably demand the
Recall of MIR. Mueller
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 24-The Evening Star has
the following: Consul general Mueller, whose
report upon the feeling of the German govern
meut toward the United States is likely to lead
to diplomatic correspondence between the two
countries, and probably to the demand on the
part of Germany for Mr.. Mueller's recall. comes
from the same town as representative of Ohio,
who knows him very we'll. Mr.. Foran says the
report is very characteristic of the writer. who,
he asserts, is a man of very advanced liberal
views, and believer in a republican form
Of government. He is what was known
as q forty Fighter. having been obliged to
leave Germany account of participation in
the revolution of 1913, where the Liberal party
strove for a constitutional form of government
In this country his republican ideas have had
full growth, as we'll aShis antagonism to mon
archical government. When he went back to
his native land representative of this coun-
try he carried with him all fis American ideas
Mr.. Foran says, further that he would not have
been received by the German government when
appointed by President Cleveland but for the
fact that during the FrancoPrussian war he
visited the fatherland, and, although an ardent
republican, his sympathies III that strug
gle were with his own people, and he rendered
the German soldiers valuable service ia the hos
pitfalls and elsewhere On account of this the
German government extended to him pardon
Tor his previous ofenses against the government,
50 that when appointed consul-general to repre-
sent the United States there was no objection
offered. 1t is thought pretty certain that Ger
many will demand the recall of Mr.. Mueller,
and that this government will have to comply
with the request. 1t is thought that this little
episode will render our relations with Germany
still more strained. and that she will be placed
1n our list with Austria"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
Flight of Missouri CattIeman.

SEDALIA, Mo-, Dec. 24.-G. F. Williamson.
until recently, has been regarded as one of the
leading men of Windsor Henry county Last
Saturday he was in Sedalia and borrowed 5000
from his partner in the cattle business, Captain
Albert Parker to defray the expenses of feeding
stock. He then secured $500 by giving mort
gage on forty head OF cattle, owned by citizen
of Henry county. and after securing several
other small loans. fed the country. His effects
were seized by the sheriff, but they are value
less Williamson is highly connected his father
being one of the most prominent cattIenlen in
central Missouri, and much surprise is ex-
pressed the alleged criminal conduct and
sudden fight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
PJstofiiee Rihed by burglars.

CHICAGO Dec. 24.-Three burglars entered
the residence Of Wm Crenin. postmaster at
Mount Forest, near this city, this morning. and
after tying and gagging Crouin and his assistant
rjfed the postoffice and Cronin's residence of
81 500 worth of property. They then took the
postmasters horse and buggy. and cutting the
telegraph wire to the city, drove off lesurely
Policemen intercepted them on the outskirts of
the city and fired several shots at them but the
men escaped with the money and stamps One
arrest has been made on suspicion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25

MILWAUKEE, Dec. q. - Among President
Cleveland's appointments before the converting
of Congress that of DR.. Eyerhard as
his commission, but failed to qualify before
Congress convened This morning he appeared
at the Office, presented his commission and the
discharge of the old postmaster, and demanded
that the Office be turned over to him. His de-
mands were ignored and he was kicked into the
street by the postmaster who has been in pos
session for the past four years. The United
States marshal has been telegraphed for. and
will go to Ripon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
Prohibition Victory at Atlanta.

ATLANTA. Dec. "a This morning in the SUI
perior Court, Judge Marshall j. Clarke decided q
contest growing out of the recent prohibition
election, and held that he could not take action
a bill which is not yet a law. because the re-
suit of the election has not been declared. He
also held that he could not interfere with an
election. He therefore dissolved the injunction,
and the ordinary. who was in the court room
Immediately declared tho result to be a majority
of 228 for prohibition. The case will be ap-
pealed, and other litigation is in prospect.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
Prize Fight Mt Euffalo-

BUFFALO, Dec. 24.-Prof. James Haley, of
this city, and James NJ. Long. OF New York,
fought here at a late hour, Tuesday night. in
an East-sid saloon, for 800 side and gate
money. About two hundred persons were pres
ent, good many being from New York and Chi
cago. Haley had the best of it all the way
through. In the second round, Longs second
picked him up. as he was unable to rise after be-
ing knocked down, and the referee declared Ha-
ley winner on foul. Ten dollars admission was
charged