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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-16
HAS NO JUDICIAL POWERS.
Decision Affecting the Constitutionaiity Of
River and Harbor Acts of Congress.

CINCINNATI. o.. May 15.-Judge Sage of
the United States District Court. yesterday
rendered q decision in the case of the
Muskingum county. Ohio. The decision is
very important one. as il declares that
the river and harbor act of Congress 10
unconstitutional. so far as il gives to the
Secretary of War judicial powers. The
case grew ont OF an order from the Secre-
tary of War. who furnished the Musk gum
county commissioners plans and specifica-
tions for constructing q span for q
bridge near GAINESVILLE. o. The bridge was
built at the expense of the State, but as it
interfered with nav CATION the commission
ers were instructed by the Secretary of
War to construct span. The commission
ers demurred, saying that the structure
was built mt the States expense and as
the commissioners had no money for i'm
proving the bridge they would have to ee-
cure the same through special act of the
State Legislature. The work was not done.
and Assistant United States District At
torney Hooper. of this city. was instructed
to file criminal proceedings against the
commissioners. The case resulted in ver-
dict for the government, and q melton for
a new trial was filed.
Judge Sage set aside the verdict for two
reasons. First. the commissioners did not.
or. at least. weSe not given time for ap-
peallns to the State for funds. They were
not given time to make alterations. The
Legislature could not got together and au-
thorize the appropriation of funds. The
Judge also held that the river and harbor
act conferred upon the Secretary of War
judicial powers Those powers arc declared
unconstitutional on the ground that they
really are vested in Congress. The case
will be appealed to the United States Cir
cult Court of Appeals. and will be made q
test case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-16

The Cattle War Prisoners May 60 Free for
Lack of Jury to Try Them.

CHEYENNE. Wyo.. May 15.-Facts brought
out yesterday indicate that the prisoners
of the cattle war may never have q trial.
This can be the result without resort to
trickery or evasion of the law. The plan is
to have the men return TO johnson county
for arraignment. They will plead not gull
ty to the information charging them with
the murder of Champion. The prosecution
cannot ask for change of venue and the
defense will not. In iury.gotting the pris-
oners are entitled to twelve peremptory
challenges each, or 695 IN all. Many tales
men will, of course. be rejected for cause.
None of the three hundred men who fought
the inv vaders at the T. A. ranch are eiigi Bile
as jurors in the case. At the last general
election johnson county cast few more
than eight hundred votes. and has less now.
OF the total about $50 ballots were by
women. who are rarely called as jurors.
These figures leave the criminals without
their dozen peerA The lawyers agree thot
all would then be discharged. They say this
thing has happened in Pennsylvania, Kan
SOS and California. The invaders will de-
mand trial all together.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-16
DECOYED HIS DIVORCED WIFE
On the Plea that Her Child Was Ill and Then
Hacked Her with Hatchet

WHEELING. w. W., May l5.-The mur.
der of Mrs. Charles Hill. of this city, by
her divorced husband. at Clarington. o..
yesterday was one of the coldest blooded
crimes ever committed in this section of
the country. lt was diabolically planned
and deliberately carried out and as q re-
suit Mrs. Hill is now dying and her fendish
husband is in Jail at Woodsfeld. o. Mrs.
Hill resided on Market street, in this city,
and yesterday received q telegram pur-
porting TO be- signed by her hus-
bands father at ClaringtOn. informing
her that her fve-y year-Old child was sick,
and TO come at once TO Clarington. 1t
turned out afterwards the dispatch was
bogus. She took the first train and landed
ut the depot on the West Virginia side. and
took ferrv.boat for ClaringtOn. Her di-
vorced husband. Hill. was waiting on the
Ohio bank for her. and as she stepped from
the boat he approached her with a hatchet
in his hand. Without q word of warning
he struck her on the head several times.
cutting five deep gashes the full width Of
the batchet. One cut exposed the brain.
Many people witnessed the tiendish deed.
The woman was cared for tenderly. but
will certainly die. Hill WAS at once
arrested. and to-day was taken to the
Woodstield jail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-16
RAN OFF WITH THE SOUBRETTE.
Manager Onkes, Of the "Dr. Jekyl and Mr..
Hyde" Company, Disappears from Pit.sburg.

PfTTsBURG. May 15.-Manager Oakes. VI
the "Dr. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde" Company,
now playing at Harris's Theater.is is missing.
and with him the soubrette of tho com.
pany. and also the company's share of the
receipts for yesterday afternoon and last
nights performances From what could
be learned from Manager Stacey. of Har-
ris's Theater. to-day. Marlande Clarke. the
star of the play. has been quite sick for some
time and has not appeared at any perform
ance this week. Manager Cakes has not
tended 10 the business of the show. and
after counting up" last evening he in COM
pany with the young soubrette. left for
parts unknown It is not known as yet
jnst how much he took with him. but it
will not affect the engagement of the CON-
pany. lt closed Its season at Herris's
Theater this evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-16
ONE KILLED AND TEN HURT.

A Defective switch Causes . Disastrous
Wreck on the Norfolk & Western.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HAGERsTowN. Nd, May 15.-The fast
train on the Norfolk e. Western railroad,
composed of one sleeper anu two coaches.
q baggage and an express car, which leaves
here shortly after IL o'clock, was wrecked
twelve miles south of here this morning
by jumping the track and dashing into
three loaded freight cars which were
standing on q siding Conductor Hayes
was killed instantly and ten passengers
were seriously injured. two of whom will
die. All these were in one of the day
coaches. Those In the other cars only suf-
fered n severe shock. Several legs and
arms were broken and one passenger had
to have q leg amputafed. The injured tall
mem were brought back to Hagerstow n.
where some lie at the Hotel Hamilton and
some at the Baldwin House. One coach
and one freight car were smashed TO
splinters. Late this evening a Jury was
impaneled who declared the accident due
TO u defective switch.
Captain Hayes. the conductor, was
throw n against the rocks along the road
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-16
Apti-Lotteryi,cs VIII Keioice.

NEW ORLEANS. May l5.-Monday. &C noon.
at Baton Rouge. Murphy j. Foster will
take the oath of Office as Governor of
snge. The occasion is TO be made much Of
by members of the Anti-lottery League as
the elimination of their arduous and
faithful. though somew hat compromising
labors into the full fruition of q grand
triumph. IL will be- q triumphant moment
such as Louisiana has ne.er had before.
but suggestive of the important part taken
by the women of Louisiana In the latest
political campaign.
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and killed instantly. Among the injured
are John Hank. aged nineteen. of Lewis
town. Pa, badly injured. will likely die: J.
p. Hauk. father of the above, cut about the
head; William Eslinger. of West Fairfield.
Pa. cut about head and body. badly lace
rated: b. b. CLANCY. of st. James College,
and q man supposed to be u. A. Rogers. of
Buchanan, Va, badly hurt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-16

ST. LOUIS, May l5.-Late last night two
men. wearing masks and rubber coats.
boarded the outgoing Frisco train at
Cheltenham and tried to rob il, but. not
succeeding, fled. They got on the front
inside. ordering a passen Ger 10 hold mn his
hands. He responded by drawing q reyol-
yer and several shots were exchanged.
One robber is supposed to have been hit in
the leg.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-16
Daniel Courhlin. of Cron,n Memory. m

CHICAGO, May 15.-According TO a report
O life sentence IN the penitent tiary at that
place for completely in the murder of DR..
Cropin, is seriously Ill and has been re-
moved to the prison hospital. A visitor TO
the prison hospital says his days are num-
bered, and that for months past be has suf-
fered great ply sical and mental torture.
Since the death of Sullivan, 1t 10 reported.
he has been losing flesh at such rate that
within one week he has grown lighter by
thirty pOundg
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-16

Liverpool and London and

IEFFERsoNyfLIE, IND. April 20, 1so2.-seaIed
- proposals. IN tr1pltcaTe. subject Ia usual eondi
ti0ps. Will be received here until ii o'clock. m
Nav. Is03. for iurnisiing at tho o. M De.ot
here, 100000 gallons OF Mineral OIL. OF 1852 fash
test in cases OF two ve-gslun cans each. DelIv.
cries To commence on before June Is. 1892
the right reject any all pro-
posals and Ia accept The whole quantity any portion
OF the mineral oil bid for. All information fur.
nished on application here Envelopes containing
proposals should be marked Proposals for Mineral
Oil" and addressed tO Colonel HENRY G. HOD.
GES Assistant Quartermaster- general. u. s. Army,
Depot CuarterIsaster.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-16
Big Four's Tracks Covered.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
ALTON. ILL.,. May 15.-The river IS still
rising and tonight Is foot over last night.
Big Four trains cannot get into g. Louis
except over the Chicago & Alton tracks
and much delay has been caused. The
bluffs road to Grafton isvIrtually destroyed
and $4,000 loss has been oecasioned.
A relief committee has been appointed Ia
care for the food sufferers Seventy
i've families were rescued last night and
to-day by boats from the deluged bottoms
across the river liz il reported here to-
night that the Madison levee is broken.
The Alton is afraid Its tracks near Venice
will no out. and 10 pushing repairs The
RAIN has caused many washouts ON the Big
-Four tracks near Warren and osher roadA
The water 10 now In the streets north -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-16
EHORT-LIVED STREET-CAR STRIKE.

Cleveland Mortormen and Conductors Win
After Being Out Five and RaIf Hours.
fIeeial TO the Indianapolis Journal
CLEVELAND. o., May 15.-The shortest
street-car strike on record. considering the
men involved and the immense amount of
traffic tied mp. occurred here to-day.
Promptly at 6 o'clock this morning the
mortormen and conductors on the East
Cleveland street-railroad line went out.
This railroad controls the traffic of nearly
the entire eastern half of the city. About
four hundred employees reported at the
barns of the company. but refused to
operate the cars until their demands were
to twelve and one-haf hours per day ct
1923 cents per hour for mortormen and 10
cents for conductors. They demanded g
tor day OF ten hours for both mortormen
and conductors. This was refused at
meeting of the railroad officials Saturday.
Sunday morning not street-car was
moving on the lines Of the company, and
hundreds of church goers in the fashion
ablc section along Euclid avenue and Pros
pect street were compelled to walk. Mean
time. at the Lakeview terminus OF the road
the president and vlce-president of the
company attempted to start car down
town. The men were orderly and made no
attempt to injure the property of the road.
When che vice-president turned on the
current on o car q stslwart striker pulled
down the trolley and stopped the motor.
President Everett then tried il, but found
that the "plugs" had been pulled from the
motor. After these failures the officials
copsulted and decided to meet the men.
Concessions were made on both Sides and
in just five and q half hours the strike
was over. The motormen were granted Is
cents per hour for ten hours work and the
conductors IL cents per hour. For over
time motormen get 20 cents per hour and
conductors 10 cents. Three employees dis
charged without reason being given were
reinstated by the company. Cars are now
mi ming uanal
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Monster Railway Mems Demonstration.

LONDON. May 10. Twenty thousand
men attended the railway mems demon
strstion in this city to-day. They paraded
to Hyde Park, where speeches were made
from six platforms. John Burns. Cunning
ham Graham, NJ. p. and TAFT. the leader
of the great Scotch railway strike. were
among the orators. The addresses were
moderate In tone, Graham's remarkably so,
considering tho extravagan of his recent
conduct in the House OF Commons. which
led to his suspension from that body. The
after adopting with enthusiasm resolu-
tions in favor of the eight-hour day. the as
semblage dispersed,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-16
FRIGHTPUL WRECK AT CLEVES
Head-End Collision Of Big Four Ac-
cOmmodation and Fast Freight Train.

Five People Killed, Four Fatally Injured and
Fear that Half Dozen More Dead
Are in the Mass of Wrecksge,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-29
Brief Tacoma News.

TACOMA, July 2s-[Special. The North
ern Pacific railroad officials urge the Wash
ington fruit growers TO organize and ship
fruit to the New York markets, where
there is a demand The rates are the same
as from California to New York.
Public gambling places have been qui-
city closed by the police. One of the
charges Of incompetency preferred against
lie gambling.
Auditor Hollis reports that by doing
away with the fee system in his office the
county saved sis, 700 in 1891.
DIR. ]. s. Wintermute has instituted suit
against his uncle, James Stinson, the
millionaire horse fancier, of Chicago, for
$4,000. Dr. Wintermute is the owner of
Stony Oak stock farm, near this
city. Stinson put forty-one head
OF thoroughbred fast breeding horses
on the farm five years ago with the prom
Use to give the nephew an interest IN them.
Tuesday Reuben J. Sloan, of Chicago,
came to the farm and attempted 10 remove
the horses upon instructions of Stinson
without in any way compromising Winter
mute for his services in the care Of the
animals. Attachment was issued on Win
termute's application, and the fast horses
will remain at Stony Oak until the case is
disposed of.
The Prohibition state convention has
been ordered to be held in Tacoma on Au-
gust % and 20.
The wooden mills started today. The
Walla Walla arrived with 5000 pounds of
wool from California for the use OF the
mill
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-29
THE ORANGE LODGES,

William f. Gladstone

Nl4tlAill bAaushoGc.
Ireland hundred years ago was in thu
strictest sense united country. In
speeches which have lately made h,vs
shown that by citation from the mouth Of
the Protestants of the north and of thu
Protestants of the south, without any d.
vision of party or creed. How came tia.
union of sentiment TO be broken upf i.
is, gentlemen, a dreadful story. 1t was
not broken up by the religious fanaticism
either of Roman Catholics or Presbv.
terians. The Roman Catholics had been
too long oppressed, and even if they had
been wanting in good dispositions they
could not afford TO quarrel with their
Presbyterian brethren. In order to spi.
Ireland into parties the Roman Catholics
were goaded into partial rebellion, and
among Protestants a worse invention even
than goadng into rebellion was discovered.
tor the Orange lodges we're formed for III.
viding Ireland into two camps. The
principle was To recognize only what was
called Protestant succession for period
OF their history. BY oath, which they
took, they made allegiance consequent
upon the unbroken maintenance of Pro-
testant ascendency.
Orange lodges were not the work Of the
people. They were the work OF those who
had long possessed power in Ireland, and
long abused it, and [ am grieved to say, as
person protesting the Episcopalian form
OF Christianity, that it was entirely within
the bosom OF the church of the ascendency
that this system OF Orangeism was devised.
The people. even of the Episcopal church,
were innocent. 1t was influenced from
above. Their peers. their squires propa-
gated orangelsm among them by appeals
to their love of power. and by evoking
that dangerous and pestilent spirit of re.
Egsous pigotry which in all coun.
tries is strong. and which. under
the circumstances of Ireland, had then
great strength. So the Orange lodges spread
among the Episcopalian portion Of the
people, and by degrees touched the Pres
byterians, on whom all social influences
were brought TO bear, which have finally
placed them-not the whole of them, do
not believe that it IS the whole, or any.
thing near the whole, but very large pro
portion of their ministers and certain
portion of their laity-in utter opposition
10 the prevailing sentiment of Ireland.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-29

Per acre. The average present value OF the
irrigated land of the state. including build
ings, ETC., Is reported at $50 per acre. show
ing an apparent profit of 1915 per acre,
less cost of buildings. The average annual
cost OF water is sl.75 per acre, which. de-
Quoted from the average annual valne OF
products per acre, leaves an average an
nuai return of SIS IS per acre.
The aggregate number of farms in these
thirteen counties on June /, 1880. was L.
23f, very nearly two-thirds of the whole
number IN the state. OF these farms 1.0i6.
or nearly one-tenth, contained irrigated
areas The total crop area irrigated on
the 1.Oi6 farms was only Il per cent. of
the total area Of lands owned by the irri-
gators.
/. The average size of irrigated farms. or
rather of irrigated portions of farms on
which crops were raised, was IL acres.
The following classification according TO
size. has been made Of these irrigated
areas: Five OF $40 acres or upward; IL of
from 80 10 $50 acres, inclusive. and 36 of
from 100 to 3l9 acres, inclusive. These 81
irrigated crop areas contained an average
OF about 324 acres each. and had a total
area OF 10. $50 acres. little over one-third
OF the entire area watered. The remain
ing Ssi crop areas. comprising over 90 per
cent. OF the total crop area, averaged
about 81 acres each.
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In the HouSe.

WASHINGTON CITY. July 2S.-In the
House the sundry civil bill was taken IN.
The speaker declared that the next thing
in order was the motion made by Bingham
yesterday 10 table the motion 10 reconsider
the motion by which the S5,OO0,o 900 ap-
preparation for the Worlds fair
was included in the sundry civil
bill. The opponents of the appropria-
ton At once began tilibustering
with motions 10 adjourn till Saturday, 10
adjourn till Monday, etc. The Republicans
decided 10 let the nlibustering and anti
fiihustering wings OF the Democratic
party fight it out and on call the House
declined 10 vote. so the call was ordered
by small and close vote--3I 10 70 The
call showed a quorum, bat il disappeared
again on motion 70 adjourn till Monday.
The House then adopted q joint reso.u-
ton Tor adjournment Oh Saturday at .
7. III.
Bingham offered for reference 10 the
committee on rules i resolution to cut off
nlihusterinc. 1t provides that to-
morrow, Immediately after the adop-
tlon Of this resolution. 4 vote is
tt be AZ once taken on his motion
10 lay on the table the motion TO recon
slider the vote by which the House agreed
- the Worlds fair approximation. Tae
fibusterjuE continued untu tired out in
the excessive heat. the House decided n
postpone the Icbt until tomorrow. A
lack Of quorum being disclosed, the House
siI9ur0cF
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In the Senate.

WASHINGTON CRY, July 2s.-In the Sem
ate the bill making eight hours a days
work on public works in the United, States
and in the District of Columbia was
passed also bill for the purchase of the
Bancroft library.
The anticipation bill was then taken up.
A motion to refer to the committee on
finance was laid on the table. The sug-
gestion was made to Washburn that in
view of the intense heat and the absence
of go many senators he let the bill go over
until the next session, but he declined.
He, however, ask ed consent that q
vote be taken tomorrow afternoon.
White objected. Paddock then delivered
an argument in favor of the bill,
saying he voiced the sentiment Of the
great agricultural state of Nebraska. Tur-
pie also defended the bill both from moral
and legal points of view. When the
amendments came up Washburn's amend
ment to strike out section II was agreed
to. Daniels amendment to strike out Sec
ton Il was debated until adjournment.
Jones of Nevada. from the committee
on contingent expenses, today reported a
resolution for the appointment of select
committee of seven senator's to investigate
the recent labor troubles in Pennsylvania
and Idaho, and as to the employment of
Pinkerton detectives. The resolution for
a select committee of five to investigate
the geological survey dolngs was agreed
to and n committee on the territories of
New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Oklahoma
and inquire into the propriety of their be-
ing admitted as states.
The House joint resolution for a final
adjournment on Saturday was laid on the
table, as Allison thought it unwise TO con-
slider an adjournment resolution until the
sundry civil bill is passed.
The resolution for select committee of
four to visit the forest reservations in
California and inquire into the rights Of
bona tide settlers there. was agreed to.
FELTON,, KYLE and Morgan will constitute
! the committee
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CONDE DISPATCHES.

The second series OF the Wagnerian ner.or-,.
ances began at Bayreu.h on THURSDAY.
Governor Mckinley will participate in a ,oin.
political debate at Madison. Wis. today.
The Denver Club OF 1892, Knights TernnI,- NJ,
Philadelphia, spent Thursday in Portland
Two tourists climbing one of tina Rhp.i,,
Alps slipped and fell over q preciptce. being
dashed 10 death.
The news from TangIer. Morocco, Is .hs. 70 M
rebels are encamped about the city and the sul.
tan viii not give battle.
The owners OF the British ship Fred B. Tavlo-
sunk at sea by the steamer Trave or June %
have begun a libel suit for ssS, 600.
Peter Bucket, New York brewer. has co,-
fessed Judgment for ST. A year ago bis
assets exceeded his liabilities by $4,000.
The engagement is announced of Misc AM
Green, daughter az the late William Greer, .,
san Francisco, TO sir James Hamespiers. Bar,
John Coffee. OF Somerset. Ky, drew his ni.,o,
when Deputy Sheriff Sellers tried TO arrest him
on Thursday, and in the shooting which fol-
lowed both men were fatally wounded
Four women, one little girl, three white ma,
and one Indian in a sal boat lef. Cane Crose,
Calpoy's bay, ontario. for Wharton, at the head
OF the bay, aud when within half mile OF tha
landing the boat capsized and ali but three were
drowned.