The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-11-20
A PECULIAR SUIT.


- = A PECULIAR SUIT.
CHICAGO, Nov, 19.-Maggie Schrei-
mer, who poured Kerosene oil on her
husband, June 25, 1888, and then set
fire to him, burning him fatally, is
suing the Catholic Order of Forester,
through John G., King, an attorney,
for 81, ,Ooe, interest and principal on a
death benefit, which she claims as
beneficiary OF the dead mans estate.
The society's lawyer claims that, as
the woman murdered her husband
and Is now serving a term of ten
years in the penitentiary, the death
benefit cannot be claimed by her. The
plaintiffs made a motion to overrule
the demurrer on the ground that the
policy did not provide for any such
contingency, but merely promised to
pay to Schreimer's heirs the face
value In the event OF his death. The
case is without precedent. and the de-
cision will be the first of the kind on
record In Illinois. The defendant So
ciety will contest the matter, and will,
in all probability, make fight on the
proposition that a finding for the
plaintiff would be against public pol
icy, as it would virtually offer pre-
MUM to murder.
ENFORCING THE ALIEN SLAVE LAW.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-As a result
of several conferences betwee1 attor-
general Miller, secretary w indem
and solicitor Hepburn in regard to
the case of twenty-five English glass.
blowers employed by Chambers Nc
Kee and Mckee & Co., jeanette, Pa,
the first named to-day referred the
case to the United States district at
torney at Pittsburg, with instructions
to proceed against the firms named
and the officers of the local assembly
| of glassblowers instrumental In bring
ing the English laborers to this coun-
<,S-aI EILs1aIIsunlCu aRaIusg Gnc1u Quuer
the provisions of the alien contract
labor law.
THE PANAMA CANAL.
PARIS, Nov. 19.-The committee of
five engineers, appointed to report on
the Panama canal, win sail for the
isthmus on the 10th of December.
CIVIL STRIFE IN BRAZIL.
= PARIS, Nov. 19.-FigGro says that the
merchants in Hamburg have received
dispatches from Rio Janeiro stating
that movement has. beehystarted in
that city for the restoration of Dom
Pedro and that fighting has occurred
in the streets between Monarchists
and Republicans.
THE CRoNIN TRIAL.
CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-The first witness
in the Cronin trial this morning was
policeman Redmond Mcdonald; he
testified he saw Dan Coughlin at the
East Chicago avenue police station
between S:45 and 8 o'clock on the
night of the murder.
On cross examination the witness
fixed the time at from 8 to 9:15o'clock.
The cross examination developed the
fact that witness was q member of
camp No. 21 Clan ma Gael Witness
did not speak TO anybody but officer
Scott who is also a member of Clan
na Gael camp 20 until Saturday when
he told Capt Schultz. The witness
said the fear of being mixed up in the
matter kept him from speaking of it
sooner. e..
LATEST FROM BRAZIL
LONDON, Nov. ia dispatch from
Rio Janeiro state that Sener de Fon-
zia, president of the new ministry,
has formally announced the depart
ure OF the supreme executive au-
thority, and until the country shall
have definitely decided upon the new
government, the ordinary functions
OF the administration will continne as
under the old reign. ~ ',Ss -
Dispatches Of yesterday have had a
reassured effect In financial circles.
Brazilian secureties to-day recovered
much OF the ground lost yesterday,
and were quoted at from Que to two
points higher than last nights closing
prices. A feeling prevails on change
that the government wHl not injuri-
ously affect Brazilian financial obliga-
| tions. s-.1iss.-s,pe :.
THE BRAZILIAN REPUBLIC.
Rio JANEIRo, Nov. ia republic
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