Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-02-01
BLAINE FOR SECRETARY
Gen. Harrison leaders the Secretary
of Stateship 10 Mr. Blaine.
Owners of Diseased Cattle Running nj
Large Responsible for Damages.


expected message from Gen. Harrison 70
Mr.. Blaine has arrived. 1t came by mes
senger direct from Indianapolis. MIR
Blame l. to be secretary of state. For
NAL tender by letter, supplemental 70
this verbal order, Will probably be MADE
within q week or ten days. Mr.. Blame Is
already looking for house suitable for
residence. These statements are made
on authority that is not TO be quest toned.
THE UNITED SIAThS COURT DECIDES
The Owners of Diseased Cattle Will be
Held Responsible for Damages
WASHINGTON, Jan 2S.-Ine supreme
court or The Uulted States rendered All
oplnlon In the Case OF L. q. kImmlch,
plaintiff In error vs.. John j. Bail ana
Henry TIenkIn. The case involves the
constltutionallty of the state of Iowa,
making person having Ia his possession
IN the state any Texas cattle wnleh have
been wlntered norTn OF the southern
boundary OF Kansas and Missouri, lls ole
for any damages that msy accrue
from allowing them to run
at large and thereby spread Texas fever.
Two judges Ill the circuit court of the
United States for the southern district
were divided IN their opinion aud the
case was sent here for a final declsien,
with record showing that the case had
besn decided against the plaiutIn on the
ground that the Iowa statute was an in
reference with the inter state commerce
law and also Ia violation of the
constitutional provision giving the
citizens of the several states all the
privileges aud immunlJies of the citizens
of any other state. The supreme court
holds that the Iowa statute Is not in con
hlct with the paramount authority of con
gress TO regulate the interstate com
merce. Tbs court Is unable to see that
the statute has anything to do with such
commerce. The cass, IL says, Is not one
of restriction of commerce but simply
he requirement. that whoever permits
diseased cattle to run at large shall be
liable for any damages occasloned
thereby, and the court entertains not
the slightest doubt of the right of any
state to enact such statute. Ii
further holds that as citizens of iowa,
are liable unter the statute the same as
the citizens of other states, there Is no
force in the objection that the law is con
trary to the clause of the constitution,
granting equal rights in the several
states to all ciuzens of the United States.
Opinion by Judge Field.
EAU CLAIRE, Jan. 26-Affidavits of
prejudice having been died in the case of
the State against Andrew Hamilton and
his wife and Charles Barker and his wife,
all charged with being keepers of houses
of ill-tame, Judge Buudy wilt call in an
other magistrate, who will probably be
Judge Marshall, of Chippewa Falls, to sit
on these cases. The first of them will
probably be called for trial next Wednes
day. The entire fight of the den keepers
except in the McCaun case had been for
delay, and every techricality known to
the ingenuity of laWyers has been resort
ed to. There has been a good deal of
disgust and Indignation over the entirely
groundless charge, made by the attor.
neys for the defendants, that the prose-
outions were instituted by a combination
of keepers of houses OF ilI-fame located
inside the city, to drive out the defend
ants, whose places are outside of town.
The combination of citizens against the
denkeepers really consisted of leading
citizens, who hired man to obtain the
necessary evidence, and placed in the
hands of one of their number a
fund raised for the purpose
several months ago. Last fall
the den keepers made a desperate eff
fort to defeat District Attorney Cooley
at the polls, and Andy Hamilton sue
ceed in carrying Altoona City against
Cooley by the liberal use of money, Ham
ilton's den being inside the limits of
Altoona. The den keepers see that
a crisis has arrived for them and that
strong public sentiment backs the off
GERS OF the law. The acquittal of Nc
Cam was due merely to lack of evidence.