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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
FROM THE HIGHEST COURT.
Decisions Affecting the welfare of Com
munitie. and society.

WAsHNaroN. March 3. The supreme
court to-day affirmed the judgment Of the
supreme court Of Mississippi is the ease
Of the Louisville. New Orleans a Texas
Pacific railroad company SIS, the state Of
Mississippi The question involved WAS
tho power Of the state 50 compel the rail-
road companies 10 provide withinthe state
accommodation for the two races The
railroad company was indicted for failure
Ia do this, and was convicted and fined,
An appeal was taken % the supreme court
Of the state. which apheld the decision Of
the lower court
An opinion was also rendered allowing
the applications Of James J Medley and
james II Savage for writs Of hdbeas cor
pms They wer convicted IN Arapah0e
county Colorado Of murder, and sentenced
to be hangel The law under
which thev were sentenced was
passed after the commission Of
the crime and it was eontended Il was
"a post facto. and therefore unc0nstitu-
ti0na and void In support of this con-
tention if was alleged among other thing
that tine law underfwhich the sentence was
passed inflicted q greater punishment THAN
the law ia force "a the time Of commission
at the deed, in that ii added solitary
confinement and forbid relatives and
friends from visiting the condemned, aud
made it uncertain just when the convicted
men we're to be hanged, thereby putting
them In fear that each moment may be-
their last. The court. through Justice
Miller. hold. that the provisions do add 70
the punishment ii the condemned men
and are thereby ex post facto and void
Solitary confinement he says d decidedly
I'm extra punishment having q diaded
tendency u make men fabulous and weak
minded ID IS therefore held % be the
DUTY Of the court d discharge tine prls-
3ners Bot 5. there is no question that
thew were lawfully convicted sentence
only being irregular it Is dI-
recfed that the warden Of the
yenitentiary notify the attorney
general IF tie tate 81 The time If their re-
lease so be may immediately rearrest
them ANA bring them 70 trial once more.
Justice Brewer vigorously dlsseu'ed from
this opinion substantial punishment. be
-4ld 4a hanging and the difference I'D
tho details was. in hls opinion. top triting
ufaH which ta base decision which
would turn two e5.hauded mHrderer
loose upon oeleiy
Ihe court la THE opinion by Justice
Field. reversed tile decision Of the supreme
aa4rf af 5S l8nsIu iii the sult brought ty
f6a Wisconsin Central Railroad Co.,
plaintiff a error. VT Price county. q 81
lhs +. tha .alt III which tue county
sought ID tax the railroad company
anon the land grant question
$780, e,.Is..+Ear tba road can Ia
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
MR. PAUL DENIES IN TOTO
Testimony Regarding the Alleged Vic,
lation Of the Civil Service Rules.
Charges Sajdy With Making False
Statements l'Haer Oath.
Other Testimony ofthe Doctor Denied
With Much Emphasis.

WAsuJNeroN. March 3-The house
committee Investigating the civil service
commission concerning the violation at
II rules with reference % the postothee at
Milwaukee, had before il tins morning
Geo IL. fau,, ex-p0stm8Ster IT Milwaukee
ln answer O. lnteuogat0ries put by Frank
ha.tQn, who prefers the charges. Mr.
Faul stated that be was appointed post
master by President Cleveland in May
lSo3. upon recommendation of the entire
state that he had always carefully at.
tended ta the duties Of the office.
that tine charges made by Hamilton
ShIdy recently 1f Milwaukee. mGrimiuat-
ing hmm with the stuihug Of the eighties
ot the list were absolutely and entirely
false, that be never knew 1T any. Shidy,
he said. was always tardy in his DISPOSE
tlou ot the business of the office. ALWAYS
disposed % postpone. and had several times
spoken 10 hlm OF resigulng and securing q
position IN Washington, rs he had 4 strong
pull ON tbe civil service commission
lie thought there was only one case. he
sald, whore "a person had been appointed
outside the civil service, and that was
Miss w Whitehead in the money order
division Is stamper The position
was usually filed by man, but this
position was not really within the civil
service. This was the only case where a
woman bad been appointed Referring 20
Nhldy hi sand that Shidy had frequently
spoken 70 him Of intimidation having been
puctIced upon him, especially by Mr..
Roosevelt. sud that he Shldyl was afraid
Of losing lis position, and as be was a
poor man be could not afford il, he fur
ther stated that it was always the practice
when vacancies occurred. % call upon
the commission for clerks and that
three certlhcatlons were usually sent
one of which were chosen Ia
the case If Miss Whitehead, however, he
really could not say if this was done. as
the place % be- filled did not really come
under the civil service The committee at
this point adjourned until 30
Mr., Paul, IA this afternoon testimony,
denied that he had required Dr Shidy g
muulate or manipulate the list Of cligihles
10 enjoy the rejection or appointment Vi
anybody. or that he knew or suspected
anything of the kind was being done lie
/ iidu know when the commission visited
| him that they were investigating hi,
I Oft tial management
The chairman then read letter from
/ Mr., Flynn lu which he stated that on
saturday last three men called at biz
4 honse. one of whom called himself W W
/ Ashhy and represented himself h. BE- tho
/ brather.lu-Iuw 0i Miss Uabney lWho ha,
/ appered before thec0mmittee and gvet
testimony In regard 10 his obtaining civil
service luesti0nsi and demanded that ht
I rive "a written denial Of mn tk. TESTIMONY
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06

markets. 1t would be general blessing
Il local production kept pace with local
demand. 1t w0nld save consumers from ili
effects attending upon feyered and bruised
meats. Herds slaughtered in western cen.
tiers for Eastern markets travel thousands Of
miles By train; herds slaughtered in on
eastern states tra7el hundreds of miles b,
train, in neither instance is there sufici-
ent time allowed for healthr recovery
This injuries the favor and renaers mlh
Of our meat supply distaStaful IL HE fas-
hdious. Tine lover Of Sausage-meat would
have his gastronomic pleasures seriously
lnterfered with If he knew and Observed
the sources from which flow his id-bits.
The consumer Of these sayory morsels nav
well for old oxen and worn out dairy COWS.
These latter sell at seven to Twelve dollars
per head and at one 70 two and three quar-
ter cents per pound The former sell
down as low as two cents per p0und
Scrub bulls also tickle his palate and cost
the manufacturer from one and one quar-.
ter to two and three quarter cents PEI
pound. Oh happy ignorance! OH folly
70 be wise! Take your Texas stake and
so-caIed Bologna sausage. together with
their accompanying headache. ana be
well fed and happy American Agricui-
turist for February
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
HOW ooNvIcrs GET PARDoSED.
4 Bank Bohber Who Chewed soap and
Feigned Consumption Other Methods.

4 Bank Robber Who Chewed SOAP and
Feigned Consumption other Methods.
Henry S6uthgate was one Of the men
engaged IN rObbIug the Indiana National
bank some years ago in what was known
as the 'orange-box robbery. the box
being used to stand upon while
the thief reached over the glass frame work
upon the counter and lifted out several
thousand dollars in bank notes-it was.
! think. $4,000 or s25. 600
Southgate's friends pressed an appli-
cation for pardon on the ground that he
was dying Of consumption. SAYS the In
dIanapolls Journal Gov. Hendricks be-
leyed the story and pardoned him. In
a very short time after his release South
gate was as lively and healthy an eyil-doer
as there was in the state, said a
prison official He had simply
been playing the soap trick.
Whats that?'
Eating soap. The effect was to bleach
his skin by producing a DEATH of blood, OF
rather by changing the corpuscles. iucreas-
ing the white and diminishing the red
There are no serious consequences following
the use of soap. and when discontinued the
man rapidly gets well
Gov. Hendricks, naturally enough, wa.
much ohagrined over this deception. and
made an entry in this office to the effect
that it was never safe TO pardon man
merely because he looked sick Men il
prison will do other things to excite sym
pathy and make it appear that they ar,
dying Of consumption,
Now and then a fellow will strike him
in the throat or even cut himself within
the throat or under the tongue Then h,
will spit blood in the presence Of til,
physician. walk feebly, talk in whisper
Some times they eat dirt, which stops di
gestion, and this is followed by a falling
off in flesh
"A short time ago a request was mad,
for the pardon Of d notorious criminal il
a prison on the ground that he wa
dying He was, upon that showing
placed in the hospital, from which he Is
capped. but was captured four days later.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
WHEN WAS CHRIST BORN.
II Was Certainly Not Later Than April.
$50 nc.

The bible does not tell us the year. says
the New York Christian Advocate The
books Of our day say that he was born four
wears before the Christian era. But the
Christian era is supposed 20 begin with the
birth Of Christ. We should take time
enough to make the matter clear to the
scholars. So that they may not have any
lingering doubt us to the truthfulness Of
the record.
For the first 500 years Christians follow
ed the customs Of the countries where they
lived and marked time by olympiads or
emper0rs, 10y the consular, the Gocletian.
the Macedonian, the Byzantine, or by any
Of the erds in vogue. But about the midi
die of the sixth century $40 A. D.. a
learned monk by the name Of Dionysius
called Exiguus the Little either out of
humility or because he was smalD urged
The idea that the birth Of Jesus was the
central point of history and that it should
be the beginning Of our modern chronoi-
0gy His plan was approved and the
Church Of Rome was in position to have
ii carried out. and the European nations
soon accepted what is known as the
Donysian or vulgar ARA. The idea was a
good one, but he did not have the data TO
settle the important question Of the year Of
our Lord 5 birth Heunfortunately located
it ia the year 754 A. U. c. We now nave
means to settle such a question that they
knew nothing about.
This error has been known for a long
time, but il has not been possible tochange
our present reckoning Furthermore,
there has not been a substantial agreement
among the authorities as to the exact year
Of Christi birth. as there are defenders
for every year from TAT to 753 A. z. G.
But among our best American and English
writers there is manifest disposition 10
accept the conclusion Of Andrews, who has
studied the question with great care. He
says Jesus was probably born not less than
January, and surely not later than April,
$50 A. Z c.. which would make the pre-
sent wear 1894
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
MonkINa 4 NEw nAckEr.
Determined to Run the Louisiana schetn,
In North Dakota.

GRANp FANS. \. r., March 3-The
following circular was received here to-day
from Mayor Beuty. Of Bismarck There
are strong Tnmors that the infamous lott
terg bill will be re-introdueed in the legls-
lAture March Or soon thereafter, and That
VI 4 Dauphin, president Of the Louisiana
hottery II in the city Circulate and for
ward protest to the secretary Of this COM
mittee 40 once Arrange % hare leading
citizens ready 10 come TO Bismarck to
exert their influence against the bill
The citizens here are considerably excited
and the sentiment seems 70 be that the
lin viii pass If introduced again.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
LIKE JuLr~ vrnNr's -ronlrs.
Report THAT English Capitalists Want To-
Control the Worlds Fair.

CmcAeo. March 3 The News says:
Strange b. the proposition mas seem,
rumor has il THAT On English or European
syndicate has In view the tine obtaining Of
the control Of the world fair for the
profit there may BE- init. Baron Edouard
Roihchild Is s8id 10 be in this country 10
make q preliminary survey d the ground
This young man Is the son Of the head Of
the great banking firm that
controls tie financial destiny Of All
Europe We was in New York last week
consulting with capitalists Of that city.
English money and manner. control New
York, aud it Is doubtless a matter Of sim
tcre regret to the baron that that city did
not get the world fair it was with the
presumption that New York would wiu
that b. sailed for this country Though
the difficulty Of obtaining control Of the
fair has been immensely increased by To-
eating il II Chicago. the baron has not
given up the alleged purpose Of his visit.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
CARELESS WORD.


s. among he gods, arose Balder fair
5000 ftde ihen aim at him, because his
81 .psar- and darts they hurled AZ
1.'a a em.d Tie heavy rain Of weapons all un.
aaruea-
..... arose poor, bind sod, one who loved
t Tsesmipg feeble aim, bis harmless
-ei.ffer5e. Ii struck and Ba!der fell.
Vs.hatla rang with grief, and mourHed
III Bladder dead.
MEETINGS the happiness that sings within
ea 4t bssry. eyil blows that fate can strike
5rss charmed,
fra.- sings uuhur,, We laugh al each new
Il. e#..se- where our treasure is, and leaves i
81 unframed
.6a never meant MS iil, speaks bat lii
.-. needles. word perhaps very little
.- ssa-. H.. dead dead like a singing
-..,ra.sr more will spread is wing, than never
more SSH SING
Philadelphia Press
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
NEW FORM ron ELECTIONS.
\ Bill Regulating the Manner Of Holding
the same.

WASHINGTON. March B In the house
to-day, Mr. MeComas introduced a bill
which was referred, TO regulate in part
the time and mannero Of holding elections Of
members of congress, Il provides that in
each state entitled to more than one repre-
sentative In the SD and subsequent CON
crosses. such Representatives shah be elect
ed by districts which have as
nearly practicable equal number Of in.
habitants So that the most popul0u. dis
tricts shall not have more than 800 in
habitants in excess Of the least pgpulous
district. The districts will be composed Of
territory, contiguous, adjacent and COM
pact. It further directs the redistrlcting
Of any sta,, except on the occasion Of
federal census, and prohibits such redis-
tricting for the election Of members 70
the ffty-sec1nd congress
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
4 stab in Favor OF the Lottery sch, me.

BISMARCK, n. D., March The sem
ate Judiciary committee today REPORTED
back the blu requiring nonresident uews-
paper publishers to appoint i fas.ueI.
agent to receive service iH actions at law.
The bill i. evidently intended a- a Stab a.
the paper, which opposed the lottery
scheme The majority report favored the
bill. but Senators Barlow and p7hbs pre-
scented a vigorous adverse minority report
i'm which they scored the lottery bill. and
its advocates mercie-sIy This minority
report wa. Immediately laid upon the "a.
bile, and then d resolution adopted eS-
pnugeing it from the record
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06

supreme court decides where land il
ahenated from the United States it rs
comes subject to taxation and therefore
holds that lands within the place limits
Of the grant we're subject 70 taxation,
but that the land within the indemnity
limits was not liable TO taxation until the
railroad made selections and these had
been approved.
The court also reversed the Judgment
in the ease Of the state 81 North Carolina
and Roberts, auditor against Temple for
the same reasons stated IN tine Hans case.
This ease also involved several millions Of
dollars
The court also rendered am opinion in an
important bank ease, growing ont of the
talture ot Fidelity National bank Of Gin
cnnati The suit was brought by David
Armstrong, receiver, against the Ameri-
can N8tiona, Exchange bank, Of Chicago
The Fidelity bank drew "a draft for $780,
o90 ON the Chemical National 81 New
York, payable 10 the American Exchange
oi Chicago. This was given "a kershaw
& Co., Chicago. who placed It to
their credit Un the American Exchange
National Harper, vice president of the
Fidelity was using his bank money ia
his famous whUt deal and had issued
various drafts without consideration, when
he saw the deal was hopeless, he wired the
Chemical bank to stop payment The
Fidelity bank failed. and on the refusal Of
the receiver TO allow the claims Of the
American National Excbage for documents
it cashed in good faith, the bank sued the
receiver to recover the same The lower
gour. gave judgment in favor of the
American National Exchange aud this
court atijrms that Judgment, holding that
the bank was am inuoeeut purchaser for
value and ordered the receiver to allow the
claim
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
Mr.. Humphry wards seclusIon.

There is one woman IN England who has
Of late kept herself pretty well secluded
from the lion hunters Numerous futile
efforts have been made 10 interview her,
and occasionally some reporter has manag-
ed to corner the clever little lady and eX-
tract a few words from her i /. Mrs.
Humphrg Wald. she goes ont consider
ably. but not enough to make herself
vel known to writers and artists, who
make Up the grand army Of literary Lon
don. She Is described 81 somewhat shy
in her manner, but brilliant g1n7ersa-
ti0nalist when She likes the subject and
the fire Is aroused. She lives IN d big
luxuriously furnished house in Russell
SQUARE. and has the good fortune te b.
financially well of She can pursue her
literary work at her pleasure, for she has
mo need to caase the nimble sixpence. Her
husband i a wei-t0-do man. VINO takes
pleasure in his wife literary prominence
Nobody here knows exactly how much
money she la. received from the sale Of
Robert Elsmere Ii If some large
amount. however and if She bad been
able to undertake third Of the order,
from publishers. sbe could have made her
fortune in a month. She has M need to
hurry. however, and does not intend %
write anything ii haste.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
WILL TEST THE NEW RULES.
How the Democrats win Get the Courts to
Pass on Reeds Pet Idea

WASHINGTON, March 3.-rhe demo.
cratic programme 70 he pursued 10 test the
cmsutuuonality Of the transaction Of any
business by the house OF representatives
without a quorm present and voting has
been substantially agreed upon tits pro-
posed that john q PendIet0n. who was
unseated 10y d vote Of less than quorum,
shall make claim upon the treasury for the
pay to become due him as a member Of
the house of representatives from the
First congressional district of West Nir-
ginia. pom the disallowing Of this claim
10y the accounting officers BE viii pro-
Deed to BRING suit in the court Of claims
and endeavor TO have the case advanced
for immediate trial. and IN case of an ad-
verse decision take an appeal 10 the su-
preme court If the United States where j
motion Will also TIE made ta advance the
case, as one affecting great public inter
ests. In case the hearing ii either The
court of claims or the supreme court Of
the nited States should be yen much r..
tarded another plan has been suggested
It's TO have Mr. Pendleton bring i man
damus ,uit 20 compel the auditing ant
payment Of his salary 0u the ground thai
he Is still 81 member Of congress. 81 b.
could not be unsetted by les, than Il con
stltutional majority. and that the audit
ing and payment Of his salary Is d purely
ministerial act
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06

taa question, hen shall we get bet
NJ aest which was discussed in a re-
.@at Issue at the American Agiculturist
sHs 5.at comes home to the teeth and
,..A5.a Il all the people The evils
med Of are more widespread than
e s'1e generally believe. Why are
ara # the United States in a bad
l..1e Why is their health doubt
3aE the poor meat Salahle? The
cur country represent. in the
e-te quantity not quality. Their
under suspicion. because owners
rtslghted and look for the ready
rather than the greater but more
gam Poor meat is salable be-
He t-m3nd for 1t exists. The ma S.
refer -tr.3ln steak and rib-roast from
oxen and diseased Texas steers to
aa5. ad saueks Of healthy. cornfed grade
y hy do the masses prefer to feed
tJ.e better than carrion? Be
Their ignorance. ChuCks and
E profitable must be scientific
e. ana American housewives are
aarned to give a studied care to
Ihe price Of good beet vexes the
me economical housekeeper and
u-er Of the retail butcher In
aEaaa where tons and tons Of
r=trlgerator beef are annually
la me popuious districts flank
IS enc higher than in America
9et3ye demand. while sirl0lns
~, are cheaper, the value Of the
being more e4nalIzed
-e,tLan IT improving pastures
sN better HGpF rssttln ( III I+.aiF
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06

L0spoS March 3 In the commons to-
DAY, Leug, the member from Dundee asked
whether the condition of American cattle
justified the regulation providing for their
slaughter AZ the port where landed Chap
lin, head Of the agricultural department,
replied that tue American government was
not complying with the conditions IT the act
Of 1878 and therefore the present condi-
tions could not be- relaxed, IN lss3, ~
head Of cattle from America affected with
pleur0 pneumauia arrived IN England.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
A FArAL MOTION.
4 Bank Robber Shot Dead While Trying to
Pun His Gun"

MEmpEN, kas.. March 81 Saturday
evening d man answering the description
Of the man who robbed the Valley Falls
tilted ,y q Telegraph operator from tele-
gran he'd description, and the officers were
informed Yesterday morning tao officers
armed with rifles. had the man calldd 10 the
hotel oihce Although both rites were
leveied at the mans head WHEN called
on 70 surrender be reached for his revolt
yers HE was shot dead the officers firing
simultaneously. The day before he en-
tered Hicks 4 elephants bank, at Valley
Falls, and when the cashier passed into
the vault the robber covered him with
two pistols and forced him 10 hand over
81 500 IN cash Tie then fed The otli-
GERS who shot the rohber were eXonerated.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
rnosrNNrrnIN enrnr.
sensational Ending Of Murder Case at
Camdcn, \, D.

CAMDEN. n. j.. March 3. There was
great excitement in the court room today,
vhen Prosecutor Jenkins, In the middle
of powerful speech IN the closing of the
trial Of Chakiey letouey, for the murder
81 his niece was Frustrated by an attack
lei heart failure Physicians announced
il not serious and the court took b recess
Later, the prosecutor agreed to let the
ease 50 10 the jury On the charge Of
the court Judge Garrison charged that
vilful reconciliation had not been proved
and d verdict Of murder in the FIRST degree
/ shoull not b. rendered He said i verdict
Of either second degree manslughjer or
Iacguittal wonlj ay st 1895 Che jury
retired and at 70 returned with verdict
81 not guilty.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
THE CHANGE COMPLETE.
The Eau Claire Free Press Passes Into Ney
Hands


Hands.
EAC CLAIRE, March 3.--The change ii
the control Of the Daily Free Press II thi.
city took place to-day The ownership a
The printing material and the name and
good will passes into the hand, 81 Mr. II
Z. Ashbaugh of Rock island. lll.. who
has become a resident of Eau Claire
All other interests IF the Free
Press company are retained by the COM
pany. which Is still represented hv Mr. i
II WaggOuer. who had been engaged ii
business m this newspaper field for eight
years and will remain a resident 81 Eau
Claire. The published report that Mr.
Nagg5ner is % assume the chair 0f editor
l.elief Of the Madison State Journal. r.
Gently purchased by Railroad Commissioner
Horace A. Taylor ct Hudson is enron
eQus.