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THIS is VERY THIN.
First Asst. p. NJ. Gen. Clarkson Sacrifices
Himself to save Harrison.

First Asst. p. VI. Gen. Clarkson Sacrifices
Himself to save Harrison.
WASHINGTON, June 1O.-A reporter of the
Associated Press to-day asked First Asst. P NJ.
Gen. Clarkson as to the facts regarding the ap-
pointment of postmaster at the town of Can
melton, Ind, concerning which the president
has been much criticised, many papers having
quoted speech made by him in the q. 5. SEN
ate in regard to the removal OF Mrs. De la
Hunt from that Office by President Cleveland
in 1885, in which Mr.. Harrison strongly pro-
tested against her removal Criticism has been
made of the appointment of Mr.. Zimmerman
there recently, when Mrs. De la Hunt was an
applicant Mr. Clarkson said:
THE president is not responsible for the ap-
poinhnent. He thought the Office was presi-
Dental and had made a memorandum that the
appointment should be given to Mrs. De Ia
Hunt Instead of that, the Office was fourth
class and | made the appointment on the rec
OmmendatiOn of Congressman POsey, whose
recommendations are generally taken for ap-
pointments in that district Il is only due TO
the president 10 say that ne knew nothingOf it.
ct is very probable that a change will be
made there some way, Mrs. De Ia Hunt is
the widow of q Union soldier, very deserving,
and undoubtedly competent. il I had known
the facts / should have appointed her, and
think yet she ought to he appointed.
"It is only fair that the public should know
that the president was not responsible for the
appointment. His intention was to have ap-
pointed the widow oil a Union soldier at
Cannellton.~
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THE cRoNIN INQUEST.
Getting at the Secret of the CIan-Na-Gael-
IcGeehan Released.

FAtOScIetu heAeastus
CHICAGO. June S.7John Moss, < member of
camp No. p of the Gamma Gael, was put on
the witness stand in the coroner's investigation
into the manner of DIR. Cronin's death
this morning. At meeting subsequent
TO the murder a resolution was pre-
sented in his camp denouncing the deed.
Moss moved that il be tabled, remarking that
perhaps DR.. Cronin's removal was ordered by
the executive committee" When called to the
witness chair this morning and asked to give
the name of the presiding officer of the camp
he refused TO do so, and by order OF the coroner
was ordered into custody. Pending the arrival
of the sherif's deputy the witness gave evil
dence OF great mental distress and finally signi-
fed his willingness to testify. He then said
that the name OF the presiding officer of mis-
camp was William Fl. Joyce.
when you made your motion on the Cronin
resolution did you believe that the executive
committee had the power to order the removal
of any one" queried the coroner.
Il had not the faintest idea OF the powers of
the executive"
''If you had been ordered to remove any one
would you have done it?"
NO, sir" said the witness after long
pause.
Peter McGeehan was the next witness. He
testified that he came TO Chicago last February
from Philadelphia; that ne did not say before
leaving that he was going on danger
Gus business for the executive com
mittee. He came because he had a
row with a young fellow about a girl
DR.. Cronin came up to the witness on the street
once, and accused him Of being in the city TO
murder him (Cronin.) subsequently Cronin
wrote the witness note, telling him to get out
of the state or he would have him arrested
The witness declared that he was in Pullman
on the night that DR.. Cronin was murdered
lie was asked what number he took when he
left Philadelphia. He replied that he did not
take any number. He retained the number
which he previously had, which was No l. No
2 was John O'Neal. No. the witness did not
know.
As soon as McGeehan bad finished testifying
and the coroner had announced that the in
quest would stand adjourned until Monday
morning until o'clock, the witness was taken
info
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MORE CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS.
WOrren VS.. Gorby and Grifiths VS.. Griffin
No Appeal in the Riley Case.

WOrreu VS.. Gorby and Griffiths VS.. Griffin
No Appeal in the Riley Case.
Suit was instituted yesterday by Supreme
Court Reporter Grifiths against Secretary of
State Griffin to compel the latter by mandamus
TO issue a certificate showing that he had re-
ceived 500 volumes of Grifiths' first legal re-
port. The suit is a formal one Griffin claiming
that the reporter did not issue the volumes
under the new law (house bill 1881 relating TO
the duties of the supreme court reporter. part
of which has been declared unconstitutional
Grifiths claims that the new law is unconstitu-
tional and that the reports were made in legal
accordance with the statutes of the state. The
case will be carried to the supreme court and
the primary object is TO secure the overthrow of
the new law, which seriously affects Griffiths
fees The supreme court ruled unfavorably
upon that portion of the law relating TO the
court. Argument was heard on the petition in
the afternoon by Judge Rowland.
Judge Howland listened yesterday to the
argument IN the quo warranto suit of John
WorrelI against William a. Peelle, state statis-
tican. Worrell holds the governors commits
sion to the Office which Mr.. Peelle holds by
virtue of his election by the Legislature.
Incidentally il may be mentioned that the
soul of Napoleon and its servant, the attorney
general have taken no steps toward asking a
rehearing in the Riley case. In the meantime
the inmates of the deaf and dumb and blind
institutions are greatly inconvenienced by the
blind stupidity of the governor.
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Indiana Postmasters.

WASHINGTON. June Especial. THE fol.
lowing Indiana postmasters were appointed to.
day: Mrs. L. NJ. Buchanan, vice Jacob Steck,
resigned, Billingsville, Union county; A. w
Rothert, vice w. +. White. removed, Degonis
Springs. Warrick county; A. J.. Nicholson,
vice o. c. Cook, removed, Greensboro, Wayne
county.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-[Speciall The iol.
lowing Indiana postmasters were appointed
to-day: o. S. Wilcoxen, vice A. w. Swain, re.
moved Gwynnville, Shelby county; Thomas F.
Grace, vice Thomas f. Stafford, removed
Hampvile, Marion county; William Allen,
vice William Buehrt, removed Monterey, Pu.
laski county.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-[Speciall The fol.
lowing Indiana postmasters were appointed to-
day: S. C. Whitman vice George Ketcham, re-
moved Claypool, Kosciusko county; N. n.
Steele vice J. A. Sappenfeld, removed, Green
vile, Floyd county; L. l.. Kimmeil, vice j. G.
Robber. resigned, Land Whitley county.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-LSpeciall-Th fol.
lowing Indiana postmasters were appointed
to-day: Charles c. Collier, vice T. N. Smith,
resigned. Alldine, Stark county; Perry Clpp,
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MAGGIE THoMPsoWs MURDERER
Arrested and Confesses His Horrible Crime
Killed Her With n Hammer.

Arrested and COnfesses His Horrible Crime
Killed Her With a Hammer.
CLEVELAND, o., June 10.-For over month
Cleveland has been excited over the disap-
pearance of little girl named Maggie Thomp-
son. She was not quite nine years old; was
bright and attractive, and wealthy people who
lived in the neighborhood of her parents home
made up a reward for her recovery. Every.
thing possible was done by the police and
newspapers to restore her to her family.
As telegraphed last night, the mutilated re-
mains were found under the house of Henry
Lueth. German cabinet maker, on Merchant
ave. Lueth lives less than two hundred feet
from the Thompson family. He and his wife
and son were placed under arrest at 3 o'clock
this morning. Harassed and confused by the
sharp questions of the officers who slowly but
surely were entangling him in a net of his own
contradictions, young Otto Lueth, the son,
finally broke down and confessed that he had
committed the horrible crime.
He said that on the day of the murder, Mag
gle Thompson passed his house about noon,
on her way from school, and asked him for a
button to put on button string" He enticed
the little girl into the house and up stairs. He
placed her on bed and killed her with q
hammer or hatchet He left the body on the
bed until the following Wednesday, when he
carried ii TO the cellar where it was found
hntu ushtu WidN nioAANt hC nhu lOI lut
der, he said that he had a couple of drinks of
liquor and must have been crazy. In answer
to questions, he finally admitted that he had
attempted TO outrage the girl, but was unsuc-
cessful.
The selfconfessed murderer says that he is
sixteen years OF age, but he looks older. He is
tall and slender, with dark eyes and brown
hair. His head is peculiarly shaped and his
forehead is very low. At the time of the muir
der, Lueth, the father, was out OF the city at
work and the mother was in a hospital.
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THE SCHOOL FUND.
1t Will lie Ready For Delivery the Last OF
This Month.

The state treasurer yesterday sent circular
letters to the various county treasurers through
out the state, announcing that the proceeds OF
the loan, to be made fer the refunding of the
school loan, will be distributed TO all the coun-
ties Of the state simultaneously as soon after
June "a as practicable. In his circular he ex-
plains that the law requires that the treasurer
shall pay money" and he wishes it under
stood that the acceptance of draft on New
York in lieu of currency is entirely optional
with the county treasurer. When currency IS
demanded the state treasurer will need addi-
tional time to bring currency from New York,
and, as the state will lose the cost of much
transportation, Treasurer Lemcke urges that an
extra effort be made to relieve him of the ex-
change. II is desired to put each county in
possession Of its money by July /, that the la
bility of the school fund Of each and all of the
counties may begin a day uniform to all.
The appended table has been prepared by the
state auditor, it being statement showing the
distribution of the school fund ($3 oO4 1892 to
the several counties in the state in the ratio of
"the vote cast for secretary Of state in the gen.
eral election of the year 1888" being in COM
Pllance with chapter cxvii, acts of 1889:
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

l. s., Rockport, Ind: County commission.
ers have no power to make appropriations for
the building of gravel roads. They can order
the construction of such roads, the cost to be
assessed against the property benefited, upon
the petition of five owners of land liable to
such assessment.
JOHN II. MCCLURE, Walnut Ind: Presi-
dent Cleveland appointed none of his own
relatives TO Office, and but one of his wife's
relatives--"Cousin" Ben Folsom, 10 an English
consulship. President Harrison has already
appointed half dozen of his relatives-either
hy blood. or 'in-law" to lat places.
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THE JURY is SATISFIED.
DIR. Cronin's Murder Was the Result OF a
Conspiracy.


CHICAGO. June 10.-Nothing of an interest
ing character was developed at to-day's session
of the Cronin inquest. During the morning
Michael Whalen, the suspended detective who
was with Detective Coughlin when they met
Smith, the man suspected of driving DIR. Cronin
into his death, but did not arrest him, and
Thomas .OConnor, a tinsmith, were the only
witnesses. Both are members of the Clan-na-
Gael; but rigid cross-questioning failed to con-
meet them with the doctors taking Oh.
During the noon recess the jury held a con-
snltation with the coroner in his Office. The
talk lasted an hour, and when it was over il
had been decided that all witnesses summoned
to testify, whose evidence would be but cor
rotation OF what had already been offered
should be excused the jury being in their own
minds satisfied OF the truth of the principal
allegation that DIR. Cronin came 10 his death as
the result of a conspiracy and that sufficient
animus and motive existed to form a con-
spiracy. Should any witness be on the list, the
testimony of whom would contradict anything
thus far presented, it was desired that such
witnesses be of course heard as we'll as those
who would have anything new. This decision
will doubtless shorten the inquest by at least
one day.
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The Gar and the Emperor.

BERLIN, June s.-LCopyright, 1sse.I-Prince
Bismarck's period of repose at Schonhausen
was probably cut short by advices from St.
Petersburg, showing a renewal of the open and
hostile policy of the car The emperor's pro
gram for mis- visit to England and for the re-
ception of the Emperor Francis Joseph, and
other plans, remain uncertain through the
cars tacit refusal to settle the prelimipares for
the projected interview with Emperor William.
Prince Bismarck sent TO st. Petersburg, asking
the appointment Of a date and place for a meet
ing of the emperors. The Gar declined TO ap-
point date further than that on returning
from Copenhagen he might meet Emperor Will
lam at Kiel, and he desired that the interview
should be without ceremony and attended with
no naval or military demonstration. The tame
response from Russia renders the sending of a
formal invitation from Berlin doubtful
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WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
Too Cold and Wet For COrn-wheati in Fair
Condition Generally.

Condition Generally.
WASHINGTON, June S.-The signal Office fur
nishes the following weather crop bulletin for
the week ended Saturday, June 8:
The cool weather has continued throughout
all districts east of the Rocky mountains, the
daily temperature in the central valleys rang
ing from TO - degrees below the average daily
temperature for the week, while in the North
west and in the southern and middle states the
daily temperature was from 3 to degrees
lower than usual. In New England the tenn
perature differed but slightly from the normal.
and although generally cooler in the In
terror, at some stations In the coast
il vas slightly warmer than usual.
from ten to two weeks in advance In New
England it is about one week early, while 1t IS
slightly in advance in the central valleys, and
slightly retarded on the gulf and south Atlantic
coasts.
The rainfall for the week has been generally
less than usual throughout all agricultural dis
trlcts, except New England, although well dis
tributed rains occurred generally throughout
the wheat and corn states and over the northern
portion of the cotton regions. In states bor-
deung on the great lakes, ana in the upper
Mississippi valley, the seasonal rainfall gener
ally exceeds 70 per cent. of the normal, while
from the Ohio river southwark to the gulf
coast only from 30 to 20 per cent of the seasonal
rainfall has occurred.
In Tennessee and the Ohio valley the In
furious effect of such large deficiencies in rain
fall has been greatly mitigated by the timely
occurrence of rain in this region. The week
has generally been favorable for ali crops in
the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys and
the corn is rapidly recovering from the effects
of the recent frost, considerable being re-
planted. In the states in the Ohio valley
weather conditions favored wheat, oats, grass
and tobacco; but the weather was too cold and
wet for corn Recent rains and freshets in the
middle states and North Carolina have greatly
damaged growing crOps.
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A BROKEN AXLE
Causes n Serious Wreck on the LeIigh VAL
ley ROad-Sixteen People Injured.

Causes n Serious Wreck on the Lehigh VAL
ley ROad-Sixteen People Injured.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, June 10-The west
bound train on the Lehigh Valley road, due
here at 9 o'clock this morning, met with seri-
Gus accident a short distance this side of Sugar
Notch, through the breaking of an axle on one
of the forward passenger coaches. The dis
abled car dropped on the track, and the several
cars following crashed against it, all being pre-
cipitated down an embankment. The cars we're
ali badly wrecked, and sixteen passengers we're
seriously injured, though none fatally. The
small towns below this city. Two OF the most
severely injured John McGrowty, deputy
county treasurer of this county, who was badly
cut up on the head and face, and Attorney
George III. Troutman of Hazelton, who was
thrown through one of the car windows, and
when found it was discovered that his shoulder
was broken.
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A SENSATIONAL DIVORCE.
Dwight u. Sabin Charges His Wife With
Habitual Drunkenness.


Habitual Drunkenness.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, June e.-The Pioneer Press
prints the following: "a divorce case has been
begun in the district court of Washington
county of the most sensational character, both
on account Of the national prominence of the
parties and from the shocking scandals which
surround the proceedings. This is a suit
brought by ex-senator D. N. Sabin against his
wife. The summons was served personally
upon Mrs. Sabin at Flushing, l.. l., something
over week ago, but the complaint has
not yet been fled in court. The charge
made in the complaint is that of
habitual drunkenness, an allegation which in
itself viii be most shocking to the society Of
Washington and other cities where Mrs. Sabn
has long been shining light. 1t is asserted
that Mrs. Sabn had for some time prior to her
marriage been an invalid, and during that time
became addicted to the use of morphine. The
habit, il is claimed, has been INDUCED in TO a
greater or less extent ever since, and In later
years she has added to it the use of intoxicating
liquors. 1t is stated that during the absences
from home of Mr.. Sabin she occasionally in
dulged in liquors and drugs to excess. At the
close of Mr.. Sabins senatorial career Mrs.
Sabin was placed, at her own request, in the
asylum for inebriates at Flushing, where she is
at the present time.
Socially Mrs. Sabin is a most fascinating
lady, and during Mr.. Sabin's senatorial career
in Washington she gave weekly receptions,
which were among the most popular given by
any lady in the city and attended by the most
distinguished people. 1t is doubtful whether
the fault of which she is charged in the COM
plant ever became apparent to any of her
Washington guests, or came to the knowledge
of her friends there. Mr.. and Mrs Sabin have
no children of their own. The fact that a suit
is commenced will be news TO all. J. n. Searls
of Saltwater is Mr.. Sabn's attorney. What
course Mrs Sabn will pursue is not yet known,
but it is believed she will not resist the suit.
She has still many warm friends, and will be
the subject of wide sympathy. The ex-senator
also has the sympany of all who know him in
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THE DIVORCE HAD BEEN GRANTED.
Ex-senator Sabin and His Wife Separated
Several Weeks Ago.

several weeks ago.
ST. PAUL, June 1O.-The report that ex-Sena-
tor Sabin had applied for a divorce from his
wife, on the ground of habItusl drunkenness, is
true in that such application was made some
weeks ago and has since privately been granted,
the whole affair being kept from the public
and being known only to a few intimate friends
of the ex-senator.
Mrs Sabin's special mania is said to have be-
come the extravagantly unnecessary purchase
of costly clothing for herself and her adopted
children when there was no demand for such
purchases, this mania having gone to the
point of seriously crippling Senator Sabin in
his business. The divorce was then resorted
TO as a means of defense against this tendency
TO extravagant purchases
Mrs. Sabin is said to be now located in an
asylum for persons addicted TO the opium habit
at Flushing. l.. J.. the ex-senator paying all her
expenses. 1t is asserted that she had been an
invalid for some time before her marriage, and
from its use as a medicine she became confirmed
in the opium habit. When Mr.. Sabin left the
senate his wife requested that she be placed in
this retreat Mrs. Sabin did not contest the
suit,
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Killed His Babe.

CINCINNATI. June 10.-Michael Cronin, a
laborer living in the eastern part of the city,
yesterday became drunk, together with his
wife, at their home The latter went into John
Clements house, next door, and picked up their
thirteen-months-old baby and returned to her
home. Her husband asked her for a dime 10
get more beer, but she refused. He then
threw heavy teacup at her, and struck the
child at the base of the brain, causing its death
late last night. Cronin was arrested charged
with murder
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NOT cRoNIN's CLOTHES.
The Mysterious Find Belonged To Suicidal
Barber.

The Mysterious Find belonged To a Suicidal
Barber.
CHICAGO, June "a bad mistake seems to
have been made by the police and other in
terested persons regarding the bloody clothes
reported last night as those worn by
DIR. Cronin when he last left his Office.
1t is now proved that the slashed and CORY
garments were not Cronin's, but belonged to
Albert Herzog, a barber, who committed suicide
over his shop about five weeks
ago. Henry Norman made the suit
for Hez0g three years ago, and
ne identifies il. Fred Klaner, undertaken.
with the help of Herzog's BARRIERS, cut il
of the corpse. The BARRIERS threw
the suit into an ash barrel from
which it found its way through a scavenger to
a German family, whose possession of il was
reported by busy bodies as valuable evidence in
the CronIn tragedy.
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WAS HIS OWN BISHOP.
Priest KoIasinski Himself Dedicates His
New Church in Detroit.

DETROIT, Mich, June 1o.-Yesterday Priest
Kolasinski's church was dedicated. 1t was an
unusual dedication, for Kolasinski has been ex-
communicated for disobedience and there was
no bishop present He consecrated the church
himself and will henceforth be his own bishop.
There was a terrific jam among the Poles who
constituted his congregation. The church is
not quite finished 1t will hold $780, and there
are fully that many attached to his cause The
edifce is elegant and built with money his ad-
hereDts fairly poured into his lap. A week ago
the parish, who seem to fairly idolize Kolas-
inski, presented him with fine coach and
span of dainty sorres. 4 handsome brick
stable is now being built near the church for
Kolasinski's horses.
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Killed by Failing Conl.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, June 10.-Patrick Cur.
ley, Reese Lloyd and Richard Williams three
miners in the employ of the Lehigh & Wilkes
barre coal company, were instantly killed at
noon to-day in the Nottingham mine at
Plymouth by fall of coal and rock. The men
were engaged in eating their dinner at the time
the accident took place. Matthew Davis, an.
other miner who went 10 their assistance, was
also fatally injured. The victims were all
orrfad
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Bogus Cattle buyers.

LOUISVILLE. June S.-Two men went to the
house of David La May awealthy farmer living
near Corydon. Ind last night pretending that
they wanted to buy cattle. They were asked
to remain all night, but after supper drew re-
volyers and ordered La May to give up his
money. He started to run and they opened
FIRE on him, shooting him three times, once
dangerously. They fled then, and there is no
clue TO their identity. La Mays condition is