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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-08
The Maxwell Murder Case.

ST. LOUIS, July Judge Van Wagner, of
the Criminal Court, day overruled the motion
made recently by Maxwells attorneys for new
trial. As soon as the prisoner shall have been
sentenced an appeal will be taken to the Supreme
Court, and il this shall prove unsuccessful the
case viii De taken TO the United States Court, on
the ground that the State law which allows the
prosecution more challenges Of jurors than the
defense, is unconstitutional
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-08
A Hint to Russia.

LONDON, July THE Daily News says that
Russia's action in closing the port of Batoum is
gross breach of faith. and is most dscreditable
to the Gar. England. it says, ought not to
recognize or condone this action. Tie News
adds: "If Russia continues to act thus, she may
exclusion from international intercourse, which
she is scarcely able to afford"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-08
Labouchere's Opinion of the Result.

LONDON, July MIR. Labouchere's opinion
on the result of the election. so far. is given in
this mornings Truth He says: 1.-THE counties
have yet to speak. Will they pull us throughl
I doubt it, The agricultural laborer knows and
cares little about Ireland. and he Is told that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-08
a QUEER OFFICIAL.

Comptroller Durham Persists In Delaying
Payment OF Alabama Claims.
Washington Special to Boston Journal.
The authorized statement Of Comptroller Dur
ham, made public this morning, thar he will not
be prepared to pay any Of the long-deferred juag-
ments Of the Court Of Alabama Claims until the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-08
why DIR. Okernan Took His Lifa.

PITTsBURG, July Ia special from Latrobe,
Pa, says: 1T has just been developed that DIR.
J. O. Okernan, who committed suicide yesterday,
attempted TO Kill young woman named Fannie
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-08
schooner and Crew Lost.

KEY WEST. Fla, July Two seamep who ar
rived here to-day from Havana report the loss of
the schooner Sea Gall off Key West, and all
hands, OF the north side Of Cuba. on June 26.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-08
St. Louis Anarchist Gases Dismissed.

ST. LOUIS July IA motion to dismiss the
cases of the anarchists charged with unlawful
assembly and indorsing the action of their Chi
cago brethren during the Haymarket riot was
argued, this afternoon in the Court of Criminal
Correction Judge Noonan sustained the mo-
ton to dismiss, holding that there was nothing
to show that the alleged unlawful resolutions, as
offered, were adopted 1t would be, he said, i'm
possible to prove the Chicago trouble without
trying the Chicago cases over in this city.
The pleadings were unsound, and the
method of presenting the pleadings i'm
practicable. If the resolutions were only
offared and not adopted, the sentiments ex-
pressed therein were merely opinions, and every
one was entitled to his opinion in this country.
This government was strong enough, at any
rate, and there was no use in inspiring timidity
by paying attention to the vaporings of few
men who held peculiar views on social and polit
ical questions. 1t was time enough to prosecute
when they were guilty of some overt act.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-08
WHEN INDICATIONS.

THURSDAY. - Generally fair
aoeather, stationary temperature.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-05
CaIIFornIa Lands

Secretary Lamar has requested the
Attorney-General to institute suits in
the name of the United States to OBJ
tain the cancellation of the patent
issued to the State of California in
1869 under the swamp-land set for the
lands covered by Lakes Kern and
Buena Vista. The Secretary, in lis
letter, says:
at appears that each of these lakes
is a large body of water, permanent in
character. The two have an aggregate
of about forty-four square miles. They
are capable OF being navigated, and,
being without interstate or foreign
connection, while not navigable
waters of the United States, they are
clearly navigable waters Of the State
OF California. Therefore, when the
United States issued patents for the
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-05
SMALL FRUIT GROWERS.
MEETING OF THE H0RTICUL.
TURAL SOCIETY.
An Address by Commissioner Ne
Whirier- Olher Papers or
Interest Read.
ESPECIAL TO rHR APPElL.l


HUMBOLDT, TENN., March 1. The
West Tennessee Horticultural Society
met here this afternoon. There is only
a light attendance, and no representa-
tive from Shelby county. Several OF
the leading cultiyators of strawberries
are here, and Commissioner McWhirter
is one of the prominent men who are
participating.
Mr.. Mcfarland welcomed the society
ON behalf of the people of Humboldt.
He made an effective and appropriate
speech, saying that better houses,
finer cattle and more prosperity We're
the results of the small fruit industry
in this portion OF the country. j. G.
Sharp of POughkeepsie, NY, replied,
thanking the people OF Humboldt for
their hospitality. He also gave some
good advice TO the horticulturists.
Visiting horticulturists We're invited
to participate in the proceedings.
President Merwin's address was
listened to with marked attention. II
had a good deal to say about the dis
tribution of the crop, and also about
the many insC ct that destroy berries.
Careful distribution and successful
refrigeration were the main points for
consideration.
At the request OF several members
Commissioner McWhirter gave u talk
on strawberries and small fruits, and
referred to the reputation made for
the Strawberries produced in this por-
tion of the State. He advised the
people to secure more extensive mar
kets, not coniining their shipments to
one point where the market could be-
come glutted. He said the society
had added greatly to the agricultural
prosperity of the State. He suggested
the establishment of a canning estab-
lishment in Humboldt, where the ber-
ries could be canned after the good
demand had ceased, late in the season.
j. w. Rosamon spoke of the cost OF
raising strawberries and the necessity
for canning-house. He said straw
berries could be raised and delivered
in Humboldt at 8 cents per quart. He
spoke of the markets and the shipping
arrangements, and was pleased at the
increased facilities for rapid transit to
the markets.
President Merwin was reelected
j. G. Sharp was elected vice-president,
George Ferrell secretary and w. r.
Rea treasurer. Treasurer Rea read Il
paper on the distribution of crops.
He favored a plan of cooperation and
an understanding to ship only half OF
the crop to Chicago, dividing the bal
ance and sending some as far east as
Boston and New York.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-05
FRED. DOUGLASS RESIGNS.
THE NEGRO LEADERS LETTER
TO PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
Protection for Americans Abroad
Land Pre-EmptiOBs-Iron and
steel Industries-NOtes.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The iron
and steel industries of the country
were discussed before the Ways and
Means Committee to-day by delega-
ton of the American Iron and Steel
Association Among the many gen.
tlemen present were b. +. Jones,
chairman of the delegation and presi-
dent of the American Iron and Steel
Association; Joseph Wharton Of Phil
adelphia, representing the steel rail
industry; Mr.. Ridgeway Of Spring
field, ILL.,, open hearth steel; James
Emerson OF Beaver Falls, Pa, steel
consumer; Henry Whitley Of Phila-
delphia, sheet iron; T. ii. Wells OF
Youngstown, o., for cotton-ties and
hoop iron. President Jones opened
the proceedings with brief address,
protesting against the present agita-
ton of the tariff questions, which the
association was assured would be in
furious to the business interests of the
country. Mr. George Cope, secretary
of the association, read paper on
"The Question of Tariff Revision" re-
citing the objections of the American
Iron and Steel Association to House
bill No. 5576 (the Morrison bill.
The paper recites the objections of
the American Iron and Steel Associa-
ton to House bill No. 5576 (the Nor
rison billy 1t states that the associa-
ton does not despair of convincing
the committee that the present tariff
is not in need of general revision, and
that such res sion would seriously in
lure the industries OF the country il it
should become law. A subcommit-
tee of the Ways and Means Commit
tee gave a hearing in the afternoon to
several gentlemen = tobacco growers in
Connecticut, New York and Wiscon-
simon the subject of proposed
clause in the tariff bill relating to to-
bacco. The present law provides that
leaf tobacco suitable for wrappers, of
which it requires more than 100
leaves to weigh a pound, shall pay a
duty Of seventy-ive cents. The argu-
ments made before the subComm, m,ttee
were to the effect that the limitation
of 100 leaves to the pound should be
omitted, and that the following duty
should be imposed on all leaf tobacco,
commercially known as wrappers,
seventy-fve cents per pound, II not
stemmed, and ST pound if stemmed.
The night ses sion was devoted to a
discussion of arrangements for ship
ping. The Interstate Shipping Com
pany endeavor to make an arrange
ment for dividing the goods, shipping
to different points and settling with
the shippers. Capt. Morton favored
the organization of a State Horticul-
tural Society. No united action was
desired. The effort was to impress
members with the Importance OF re-
viving the State society. A resolution
favoring the organization of a State
society was adopted. Capt, Morton
then spoke on the vegetables to be
grown for profit. He told how to cul-
tiyate turnips, peas, beans, asparagus,
Irish potatoes, cabbage, sweet pota.
toes, canteiopes and tomatoes.
The thanks of the society were ten
dered Col. McWhirter for his offer to
publish the essays delivered before it
Adjourned till s o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-05
THE STREET-CAR STRIKE.
GENERALTIE UP LIKELY TODAY
AT NEW YORK.
The Drivers linton Adopt - ResOlu'
tion 10 I hat fleet alta
Mass Meeting.

4 mass meeting of the car drivers
of the various lines of the city who
organized as the Empire Protective
Association, and who are seeking to
get the same terms for the drivers Of
the Dry Dock, Fast Broadway and
Battery lines as have been granted TO
several other lines, was held tonight.
After nearly forty-eight hours con-
tinuous session, the committee re-
ported to the meeting that they con-
sidered general "tie up at
. o'clock tomorrow morning rs
the best means of solving the diff
Guilty, and the motion being put and
carried, will be put in force tomorrow
Friday morning. The Sixth avenue
line drivers, after they tie up, will not
again 20 10 work unless they get " 80
day, the same us the Eighth avenue
line, and the Seventh avenue and
Broadway drivers are of the same
opinion. II is an open secret that the
employees of the elevated rail-
roads are waiting an order to
shut down till matters are salts
iactorily settled. The officers OF the
First Brigade, First Division National
Guards, State of New York, were mott.
fed to hold their men in readiness in
ease of trouble. The ear drivers OF
the striking cross-town lines met to-
night. The meeting was secret, but ii
was learned that addresses were
made urging the men to hold together,
Said one of the officers toa reporter:
at took 1900 policemen to run one
ear to-day. Does that look encour-
aging for the companies? We have
the power and will decide whether
or not to tie up all the surface
roads" Another officer said that not
only the surface roads, but the elevated
roads and the Brooklyn and Jersey
City ferries would stop running to-
night. 7. j. Walsh, who claims to be
an insurance agent, was arrested this
evening on complaint OF Il car driver
of the Broadway line. He was charged
with representing himself as one of
the Executive Committee of the En-
pire Protective Association, and using
his pretended authority in ordering
number of drivers on the Broadway
road to tie up their horses and quit
work when they reached the depot.
Walsh boarded the cars between
Forty-second and Forty-seventh
streets, and gave the instructions,
which he said came from the associa-
ton. The consequence was that a
number of cars were tied up between
4:l5 and 4;45 o'clock pm, when it
was discovered that Walsh was not
what he pretended to be, and he was
arrested. The Dry Dock Company
held meeting tonight at which the
superintendent was authorized to em-
ploy competent men Oh the terms de-
manded by the strikers, and to insure
them protection and permanent EN-
ployment; that no pains or expense
will be spare! to keep the cars going,
and that the Attorney-General and the
Railroad Commissioners be notified OF
that fact. The District Attorney says
there is no legal remedy against the
strikers; that they cannot be tried for
conspiracy for refusing to work.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-05
HIS ASRES TO BE SCATTERED.
MIR. COhn's Body Is Cremated at
Fresh Pond, Long Island.

The New York World: A hearse,
drawn by two black horses, slowly
made its way yesterday afternoon over
the frozen road that leads up the hill,
on the top of which Mount Olivet
Crematory stands, near Fresh Pond,
Long Island. A score of gentlemen,
wearing all silk hats and black
gloves, followed on foot. 1t was a
weary climb.
When the summit was reached the
hearse waited until the gentlemen
came up. They opened the door, and
tenderly lifted a plain pine coffin to
their shoulders and carried it into the
white marble chapel behind the retorts
of the crematory. The coffin held the
body OF Charles Cohn, for many years
editor of the Stddts-Z,itung. Mr.. Cohn
died two weeks ago, and his last wish
was that his body should be burned.
There were no services. The coffin
was placed on a row OF chairs and the
lid unscrewed. The retorts had been
fred up the evening before, and the
clay covers were red hot. President
Augustus Cobb of the Crematory So
ciety, of which Mr.. Cohn was a
member, had charge of the cere-
monies. The body was taken to an
adjoining room, where it was wrapped
in sheet of coarse linen soaked in
alum. 1t was then put in coffin
shaped cradle made of iron bars. The
ponderous door was pushed up, and
quickly the cradle was slid into the hot
retort there was a TuT OF smoke as
the sheet cracked, and the door was
closed again. For several minutes the
friends remained. Then clouds of
smoke rose from the tall chimney and
were dispersed by the wind. They
were the gases from the body as it was
slowly reduced to ashes. At $50
O'Clock, more than two hours after the
body was placed in the retort, the in
cineration was complete. When the
retort is cooled sufficiently the ashes
will be gathered and inclOsed in a YES
sci which will be sent to DR.. Fraenkel,
who was Mr.. Cohn's lifelong friend,
and is his executor. As Mr.. Cohn pro-
vided in his will, they will be scattered
to the winds to mingle with the dust.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-05
Land Pre-EmptiOns.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The House
Committee on Public Lands will re-
port in some bill a provision repeating
the pre-emption and timber culture
laws. AS a substitute for this pro-
vision, Mr.. Anderson of Kansas will
offer an amendment creating a COM
mission of three, who shall "make a
thorough examination of the public
lands with respect to their capability
and use for agricultural, grazing, tim
ber, arborticultural, mining or other
industrial purposes, and report the
approximate area of such classes of
lands; and also report a code of pro-
posed laws for the protection, disposi-
ton and utilization of the public
domain. The commission is to report
and cease in January, 1887.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-05
SCHOONER OVERDUE.


GLOUCESTER, MASS, March THE
schooner Virginia Dare and crew have
been given up az lost. The Dare
sailed tor the Grand Banks halibut
grounds December Oath, since when
she has not been heard from. She
undoubtedly foundered in the great
gale the week after her departure.
She carried crew Of fourteen, named I:
Fabian Nolan, master, who leaves
a widow and three children /;
Elijah Nolan, his brother, single /;
Joseph Mcdonald, D. MCKennon,
Daniel Mcdonald and Micheal Nc
Lean, all OF Prince Edwards Island
Stephen Howard, Daniel MCMasters
and Angus McKInnon OF Cape Breton
Fred O. Springer OF Nova Scotia, Lew
erett Tucker Of New Brunswick and
VIM. Roper aud James Murphy of
Guysboro, Nova Scotia, and James
Markie OF Canso, N. S. With the loss
of this crew seventy.fve men have
found wa'ery graves from this port
since Christmas.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-05

The cholera, which prevailed to so
alarming an extent last year, has had
the effect OF stimulating the authori-
:ies of Italy TO the accomplishment of
much needed sanitary work. In Ma
oles SSO,OOO,OOO $50, 100000 to be con-
iributed by the Italian government),
IRE to be expended in the complete
'enovation of the city. One large main
hOroughfare will traverse the whole
pf the poor quarters, Porto, Pendino,
dercato, and ViCaria, while regular
ross streets will run at fixed intervals.
ome sites considered to be too un-
ealthy will not be allowed to be oc-
IIpied. For the large crowd OF arti-
ans, laborers and their families who
ill be dislodged by these changes,
e% and healthy quarters will be
Dund in the Arenaccia district beyond
le railway station. The entire drain
&c and sewer system in the lower part
! the city will be remodeled, and will
e made to discharge beyond the har-
or. The dye works and similar manu-
ctories, the operation Of which are
llculated to pollute the water, will be
aquired 10 remove beyond the city
4 8Dundary.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-05

" AN election in Vermont for State Of
Hcers will occur on the 9TH OF next
September. The Legislature then
chosen will meet a month later and
will elect United States Senator to
fill the seat now occupied by the Hon.
George F. E6munds, whose term ex-
pires in March, 1887. II Mr.. Edmunds
goes out of the Senate then, he prob
ably goes out of public life forever.
The chances are that he may go out.
The Blaine Republicans are bitterly
opposed to him and are determined if
they can to punish him ior his silence
during the Presidential campaign in
1884. The New York Sun says: "The
result of the campaign to prevent the
reelection of Senator Edmunds will be
the irst accurate indication of the
present vitality ofthe Blaine cause. 1t
is only little more than two years be-
fore the next Republican Convention
will meet; and Mr.. Blaine, having fin
ished the second volume of his great
historical work, is now once more a
man of leisure"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-05
Prot, citing American citizens.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The House
Committee on Foreign Affairs to day
agreed to favorable report on Mr..
Hits bill to provide for the exercise
of the jurisdiction conferred upon the
United States in places out of their
territory and dominion. As stated in
the report the bill is intended to pro-
vide a more perfect system OF courts
and to prescribe a more complete, pre-
else and harmonious body of law for
the protection of Americans residing
in various Pagan and Mahomedan
countries. 1t repeals forty-eight sec
tions of the Revised Statutes, and sub
stitutes provisions intended to amelio-
rate the condition of our citizens in
these countries.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-05
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Neg Miner Accidentally Killed
Question OF Right.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, March "A
negro miner named Hannibal Will
Jams was accidentally killed this
morning at the Morris Iron Ore Mills,
some six miles below town. He was
working a cut on the outcrop when a
lump of ore, estimated TO weigh about
five tons, fell on him, crushing him
horribly. 1t is supposed the thawing
of the ground about the ore caused il
to fall.
A disputed point in the matter OF
the Birmingham and Pratt Mines
Street Railway Company's right oI
way was settled tonight by the City
Council granting the use Of Morris
avenue for two squares in the heart
of the city There was someopposition
to this grant, as it appropriate valua-
BILE street space in front of the Union
depot, Morris avenue being considered
narrower than the other streets.
The money changers have been
made a trihe uncomfortable for the
last day or two by the appearance OF
a number OF clever counterfeit hall
dollars in town; even bank tellers
have been taken in by them.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-05
MONIEAGLE ASSEMBLY.
Distinguished Speakers Expected 10
He Present


NASHVILLE, TENN, March THE
programme of the Monteagle As
sembly for the summer school in the
Cumberland mountainP, from June to
September, is issued. Among the dis
tiDguished lecturers from other States
are mentioned Prof. McGarvey of
Kentucky University, Mrs. Emma p.
Ewing, dean Of the School OF Domestic
Economy in the Iowa Agricultural
College; Charles Louis Lcos Of Ken
tucky, DR.. ]. H. Vincent of New Jer-
sey, DR.. Palmer OF New Orleans,
Frank Beard, the New York CariCatur-
ist; the Rev. Sam Jones OF Georgia
and probably ex-Gov. st. John of
Kansas and DIR. Talmage OF Brooklyn.
l. A. WoIdeD, ID. D., Of Philadelphia,
will Lave charge of the Sunday.school
normal work.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-05

THERE is no longer room to doubt
that the Standard Oil Company, the
most oppressively aggressive OF the
monopolies OF the country, is the pro-
moter, if not the originator, OF the
cotton-seed oil pool, of which it con-
trols quite three-fourths of the stock.
And there is as little room for question
that it means 10 crush the lie out OF
all the seed-mills that have hitherto
opposed it or may hereafter stand in
its way. It is bearing down like an
avalanche and is striking terror to the
hearts of men of small capital. What
can be done to break its power and
prevent the ruin it threatens?
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-05

THERE are several reasons for ex-
,cting that the tide of European i'm
igration to this country has turned,
ID that during the current fiscal
ar a slight gain will be made over
e figures of lSS4-5. In the first place,
ices Of commodities are low here,
nesare Frightening, wages are being
yanced, and railway rates acress the
ntinent are falling to merely nom
II figures. In Europe and Great
.itain, on the contrary, discomfort is
despread. So much for causes. Now
to results already known. The
mber of immigrants arriving at
3 six principal ports OF this country
ring the seven months ending Jan
ry 81, 1885, was 1922. During
corresponding months OF lSS5-S6
number was l47, ,927, a loss of only
ltO0, or II per cent. During Janu-
Hiss, however, the number land
tyas S749, against 6021 in January,
II this gain, at the rate of over
4 cent, is maintained until June
/ Next, there will be reason for be-
that the low tide OF immigra-
been passed and a new period
haas begun.