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Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
GETS A NEW TRIAL.

The Supreme Court Reverees the Decision
Against Erastus Wiman.
NEW York, March l6.-Judgment
was reversed and q new trial ordered in
the case Of The People against Erastus
Wiman. The decision was handed
down in the general term Of the su-
preme court at 4 p. M. This practically
afflrms the position taken by Justice
Barrett in granting certificate of rea-
sonable doubt that Judge Ingraham
erred in refusing to charge the jury as
to Wiman's criminal intent when hs
committed the forgery for which he
was indicted and of which he was found
guilty in the court Of oyer and ter
miner. The opinion is written by Chief
Justice Van Brunt, O'Brien concurring.
Justice Follett writes dissenting opin-
ion.
The court holds that Wiman, as a
partner in r. G. Dun & Co., had right
to sign checks, but whether he exer-
cised the right by express or implied au-
tholity is imlnaterial so far as it affects
the crime with which he is charged.
He was not called upon to answer for
having made the check, but for endors-
ing Bullinger's name on it with intent
to fraud. The court holds that the in
tent with which the act was done
should have been submitted to jury.
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
NOT VESTED RIGHT.

Important Supreme Court Decision Re-
gartliug Pensions to Vets.
WASHINGTON, March l9.-An inter-
esting opinion upon the status of PEN
sions has been delivered by Justice
Brewer. Congress being at liberty to
give or withhold PENSIONS" said the
justice, ''may prescribe who shall re-
oeive, and. determine all the circum-
stances and conditions under which any
application therefor shall be prosecuted.
No man has legal right to q pension,
and no man has legal right to inter-
fere in the matter Of obtaining pensions
for himself or others. The whole con.
troll of the matter is within the domain
Of congressional power
This declaration was incidental to tho
courts opinion upon the appeal of
Henry N. Frisble, who was convicted
under an indictment charging that he
demanded q greater sum than go for
prosecuting a pension claim.
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
AelTAToR m UNIFORM.

Youngstown, O., Letter Carrier Discharged
for Conspiracy.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Assistant
Postmaster General Jones has ordered
the dismissal of a letter carrier at
Youngstown, O.. An inspector had
made report on the case and the car
rier was charged with conspiracy in
trying to defeat the order of the post
master general making regulations pre-
venting overtime charges. 1t was
learned that the Youngstown
carrier had taken advantage of leave of
absence to go to Canton, and was about
to perfect an organization of letter car
riers, SO they would stand by each other
and prevent the discharge of any man
for any cause whatever.
Mr.. Jones says that combinations
among employees Of this kind will not be
tolerated.
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
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ASSAULTED AND HANGED.

Horrible 0utraGs Against . woman II
~., Western Nsh1asxa, sN##
BUTTE, Neb., March 19.-some -tims
Friday Mrs. w. e. Holton, arespectable
woman residing alone on ranch in an
Isolated part Of Keya Peha county, was
outraged and >lynched. The crime is
credited to the vigilantes Of the district,
who believed her in league with cattle
rustlers. Some think rustlers commit
ted the crime in revenge for evidence
against them furnished by. the woman.
The coroner found $50 on the woman's
person, which Is regarded as certain
evidence that the crime was not COM
mitted by tramps, as at first supposed.
Her struggle for life had been hard
one. The bedding and clothing o. the
woman were torn and scattered about
the building. Her shoes had evidently
been removed, probably by herself, pre-
paratory to going to bed, when sur
prised by the lynohers. The woman
had evidenely been outraged
Before she Was Strung Up
and everything points toward pre-.
meditated plan for the consummation of
the dastardly deed. No arrests have
yet been made, but a meeting Of the
best citizens of the neighborhood was
held and it was decided prompt meas
ures should be taken, and it is expected
that another and probably several hang
ings will take place before long. Sew
eral persons are under sus uspicion and
these parties will be taken and COM
PEELED to confess. The proximity of the
Indian reservation to the scene af the
depreciation makes it possible that a
United States deputy marshal may have
to make the arrests If warrants are
sworn out. :
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
STATE LEGISLATURE
- Il .Es%g ...rs4D& ~.
TWENTY-NlhTh BIENNIAL SESSION
~ =. ~ III ~, q -, ?:
Tuesday. March n.

AuOo00yp mAfC0 o. "rF f-iE%
SENATE - Senator Spencers valued
policy bill, caused long and heated dis
cussion. The bill provides that insurance
companies shall pay the face of policy
where property Is entirely destroyed by
fire, and shall pay the total loss where
there Is but partial destruction, provided
the amount shall not exceed the face Of
the policy. 1t psssed-92 to ~. -
Several minor measures also passed.
HOUSE.-The appropriation of t25O, 900
Tor immediate use on the new capitol
building at St. Paul was defeated in the
house in committee Of the whole. The dis.
cussion lasted all the afternoon. MIR.
Mr.: Jacobson moved to strike out section
], providing for the transfer of the $25O,OO
and in support said the $25O,O00 would not
be needed. and in any event none of it was
needed this year, as the work on the plans
must be done over again. When a vote
was reached the amendment was carried
by vote of SO to ~.
Zler's patent medicine bill was indef-
lnltely postponed. The Kenyon lmpeach-
ment resolution the house refused to take
up.
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
Order for Hearing on Claims.

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County OF MOWer-ss.
In Probate Court.
Special term. March l6, 1895.
In the matter of the estate of Caroline
Durhman, deceased.
Letter. documentary on the estate of aald
deceased being this day granted unto William
G. Durhman Of said county;
II 10 ordered. that all claims and demands
OF q! persona against saio estate be preaenfe6
to this court for examination and aHoVance
a. the probate ONCE. In the court honsa in
the city OF Austin, in said county, on Nonday.
tne seventh day of October, 16e6, at ten
1t 1s further ordered, that six months from
present their claims against said estate at ths
expiration OF which time ali claims not pre.
sented TO eatd court, or not proven to its
satislactioo. shall be forever barred. uniess
1o5 cause shown further time be allowed.
ordered further, that notice Of The time
ana place OF the hearing and exsminatton Of
a,.S, sMS clalme And demands shall be givon by
poolishing this order once in each veek for
tnlee U successive weeks, In the Nov1R
CoUNT9 TnANeCRlPES q weekly neVausner
Rs,nted ..;% and published at the city Of ASsfia
Il! Dated 4 a. Austin, Minnesota, tho st1seenth
BY the Court:- S.S. wAspRvrpn
Ne"a" 10 Judge of Probate.
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
TEACHERS INSTITUTES.

"A Schedule Arranged for Summer Meet
ings in Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, March l4.-The schedule
of state teachers Institutes and summer
training schools was completed in Su-
perintendent Pendergast's office. The
places and dates are given below. The
places marked with an asterisk are
those at which institutes are to be held.
Persons writing for information con-
corning the university summer school
should address D. L. Kiehle Of the State
University.
The summer schools all over the state
were highly appreciated last season by
the teachers of the state, and q general
and increasing interest is shown in
them again this year The following is
the complete list. The institutes are
held for one week each, from the date
Of opening, and the training schools for
four weeks.
*Atkin. Aug. ~; Anoka, July 30; De.
troit, July, 20; Ortonville, July 8;
*Springfield, July 8. *Carlton, Aug. 10;
Waconia, Sept. 80; Montevideo, July 8;
Chisago county, July Is. Window, July
8: *Dodge Center; March IS; Alex
andria, July 8; Winnebago City, July
8; Spring Valley, July IS; *Albert Lea,
Sept. %; *Red Wing, April ~: Elbow
Lake, July =; Caledonia, July 81; spark
Rapids, Aug 5; Cambridge, July l.;
*Grand Rapids, April l; Jackson, July
22; *Willmar, Aug. 26; Halock, July
20; sMadison, March IS; LIE Sueur,
July 8; Lake Benton, July 8; Tracy,
July s; Glencoe, July s; Argyle.
July is; *Fairmont, March ls:
Litchfeld, Jnly l.; Little Falls, July g.;
Austin, July /; Murray county, July Is;
St. Peter, July 8; Worthington. July Is;
*Ada, June II; *Rochester, March rs,
Fergus Falls, July Is; Hinckley, July
8; *Pipestone, July 10; Crookston, July
8; Glenwood, July 8; Renville, July l.;
Faribault, July 10; Luverne July 15;
Duluth March rs; shakopee, March 25;
Elk River, July 6; Gaylord, July 8; st.
Cloud, July 8; *Owatonns, April /;
Morris, July 8; Benson, July 1; Long
Prairie. July 30; Browns Valley July s;
Lake City, July 15; Wadena, July l6;
Waseoa, July 8; saltwater, Aug: 26;
st. James, July Is; Breckinridge, July
Is; Winona, July Is; Buffalo, July Is;
Granite Falls, July s.; Minneapolis,
July ~.
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
Order for Hearing and Notice of
Application for Appointment
of Administrator.

STATE OF MINNESOTA.
County of Nower-ss.
In Probate cOurt.
Special term March 10. 1885,
In the matter OF the estate of Electa J. Hail.
deceased.
On reading and fling the petition of aeo.xe
+. Hail. OF Mower county, representing.
among ether things, that Electa J. Han. ,afS
OF said county. on the eleventh day OF 8en.
tember, A. D.. 1888. at Window in said coun-
~ died, intestate. and being a resident Of this
county at the time Of her death, leavinS
GOODS, chattels, and estate within this com
ty: and that the said petitioner is q son a.
ton OF said estate be to him granted:
1t Is ordered, that said petition be heard h.
torS tnss G0u1e, 6 on Friday: the twelfth day of
probate ofice in Austin in said county
Ordered further; that notice thereof -
gtven to the heirs of said deceased, iand to al
persons Interested, by publishing this order
once In each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day Of bearing in the MOVFR
COUNTY TRANSCRIPT, weekly pevspaner
printed and publishedsat the city OF Austin
IN said county.
Dated at Austin. Minnesota, the sixteenth
day OF March, A. D., 1895.
By the Court S. 8. WASHRuRN
'oeal.' 20 Judge Of Probate.
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
Notice of Hearing of Application
tor Liquor License.

v.. AUSTIN, MIMI, March II, 1875.
ton to the Board of County Oommissionerso OF
Mower County, for Incense to sell intoxtca tinr
nq1ors for one year from April Is, 1895. il The
'front.' room OF the one story frame buildinr
southeast quarter of section No. thtsty.tVs
l8el, IN township one hundred one QOlI north
ot range sixteen 1O west, in Adams township.
Office In said county: - - ss'''' s'
Notice IN hereby given. that heartus vin
oe oad on said application BY said Board az
county Commissioners at the once OF ~
O'Clock p. M, Friday. April 8, lao6. =
~ n II JOHNe0N, CoNAiy Auditor.
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
Knocking Out Passes.

MADISON, Wis, March 16.-From the
temper Of the assembly Mr. Halls joint
resolution, providing for a constitu-
tional amendment against the use Of
passes by legislators appears to have a
show, in spite of the fact that-it was ad-
versely reported by the railroad COM
mittee. In committee of the whole MIR.
Hall moved that it be recommended for
third reading, instead of for indefinite
postponement, and the motion prevailed
by u vote of SO to 10,
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
NO NEW CARDINALS.

The Spring Consistory Passes the Business
Of Rad Hats.
ROME, March ia oonsistory was
held here and the pope preconi1ed 65
archbishops and bishops, including tho
archbishop of st. Bonifaoe, Canada,
and the bishop Of st. Johns. The Gre
otion of new cardinals was postponed
until the next oonsistory, which win
probably be held in the autumn.
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
SUSPECTED THE GUARDS.

Hayward's Night Watch WIN Hereafter
Press Button.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 19.-The officials
have been suspeoting for some time that
the night guards over Hayward's cell
have been sleeping at their post, 80 an
A. D. T. alarm box was put into the
cell and the guard is required to press
the button every hour, sending an
alarm to the Jail.
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20

There are no beggars in Japan except
the priests who have taken vows Of
poverty. It would be interesting TO
know hsw Japan naaases'it
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20

'1he Authssaeiss no Not Like 1t Because
Of tho Bad Eject ON Discipline -c~s.a.r
.st Youngstown, o., Dismissed for Alleged
Agitsting. i.'1
WASHINGTON, March, 19.-The post
office department. has information Of
the formation Of q powerful combina-
.tion. Of postal employees, designed to
bring pressure upon congress to over
turn certain regulations and rules Of
the department. The employees have
been encouraged by success in attach
ing to the last postoffice appropriation
bill an amendment which suspended an
order Of the department. This order
was issued last June and directed that
by May l, 1895, all railway mail service
employees should remove to some point
along the line Of the route on which he
was employed. This was unsatisfac-
tory tosome Of the clerks and they oh.
tanned legislation overruling the order.
The reason for issuing the order is ex-
planned at the department as necessary
because at the time the order was is-
sued there were about 1900 of the 1000
in the service who did not live on the
lines where they worked. When there
was an accident or anything else
That Required Emergency Mon,
those who were on leave and away from
the line where they worked escaped the
extra duty and it fell upon those living
on the route. OF the 1900 who were
living off the lines where they worked,
all but about 800 have notified tho de-
partment that they have or will remove
their homes to where requested. Prob
ably all Of them will so remove, not
withstanding the legislation overruling
the order. The department is now in
formed that since the failure Of legislar
ton in the last congress increasing the
pay Of employees, a combination has
been formed to pass this legislation and
also to overturn orders and rules of the
department which are unsatisfactory to
them. A high official of the depart
ment said:
A Powerful Combination.
''This combination includes some
thousands Of employees in tho railway
mail service, the letter carriers service
and in postofRces. They are all in the
classified service and protected from re-
moval. The aggregate amount of the
increase demanded is about s., ,OOO, 900.
That, perhaps, is not Of so much i'm
portance as the effect on the discipline
of the department. and the efficiency of
the service.
"These employees, numbering about
10000, by contribution of s each,
would reap fund Of $500 for the
maintenance of lobby. The effect of
this combination would be to create q
sentiment against the civil service law
which protects these employees How
formidable the combination may be-
come is matter of conjecture, but the
whole affair is the result Of congress
legislating to overturn tho rules and
regulations of the department., as af-
fecting its employees .'s
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
i 4. NUv Thing n Doolu.

Il has been suggested that the ooa-
trast between the black and white 0 =
printed page would be less trying to The
,oye il the latter could simultaneously
rest on q bit Of color. Accordingly q
Boston publisher is getting out books
that have margins Of azure. yellow or
Rroen. n-Basstc2 Letter.
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
Wednesday, March 6.

SENATE-The senate spent most of the
days session on general orders. For the
reason that probably at no time was there
quorum present, only bills of minor
Importance could be acted on.
Attorney General Childs has sent to the
senate his opinion concerning the consti-
tutionaity Of the bill providing an ap-
propsiation for continuing drainage work
in the Red River valley. The decision is
against the appropriation. II it can be
shown that the drainage is necessary as q
sanitary measure, in order to preserve the
health Of the people, or if it is made as a
result of land grant, the constitution
will not be violated. But in the Judgment
OF Mr., Childs the legislature cannot use
the sanitary idea as q subterfugs, and pro-
ceed to drain Thousands of acres OF railroad
land and land owned by individuals in
order to drain a few acres of it's own.
This will probably kill the drainage bill in
the senate
HOUSE-The house adjourned shortly
after IL a. M. for want of quorum.
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20

NtcaraSua Must Fay Indemnity Tor tho
Blueflelds Affair.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 49,
The British government, through its
minister here, has submitted an ulti-
matum to Nicaragua. It demands q
cash indemnity of e15,Ooo as smart
money to pay for the expulsion of Mr..
Hatch, British consular agent at Blue
fields, during the troubles there last
year, and also the appointment Of a
commission to adjudicate the dana ges
sustained by the persons and property
Of British subjects who were expelled
from the Mosquito reservation about
the same time. By the terms of the
ultimatum Great Britain is to name one
of the commissioners and Nicaragua
another, and these two are to choose q
third who shall not be citizen of the
United States It was also made known
that a British warship is now on her
way to Nicaragua to enforce these de.
mands, which must be complied with
within seven weeks from Feb. as last,
the date Of the ultimatum.
Heard 1t Wsshington.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-It is impos-
sicle to learn positively whether the
state department. has been fully advised
officially OF the severe demands made
upon Nicaragua by Great Britain, as
reported in the cable dispatches from
Ianagua, but it is assumed that our
own government is fully posted in re-
gard to the matter. 1t cannot be de-
MED that this new incident, taken in
connection with the hostile attitude of
Great Britain towards our sister re-
public Of Venezuela, promises to lead to
trouble Of . character much more seri.
sss than tho little incident Of the ALI
asca, which has esused such Z commo.
63a. 5.s> .->-s ). eS
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
The Grand Jury aystsm Abolishsd /,
South Dakota.

South Dakota.
YANKToN, 8. D., March l8.-One of
the most important measures passed by
the Legislature was the abolition of the
grand jury system in South Dakota.
Under the new law all complaints are
drawn by tine county attorney, who
may hear both sides of q case to deter
mine if the facts viii justify or warrant
q probable conviction. The case is then
tried by the petit jury in the usual way.
This practically gives all criminal af-
fairs into the hands of the county attor-
ney, who has great opportunities tor the
abuse Of his power.
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
Thursday, March I.


SENATE-The capitol bill went through
the senate during the afternoon by vote
of 4! to H. This is the house bill, from
which was eliminated the provision pro-
vidfng for an immediate appropriation tor
erecting the new building.
There were but two bills on the calen-
dar, and these were given their passage
without opposition. One Of the bills was
one of the most important that has come
before the legislature this year, Senator
Wyman's bill revising the laws relating to
banks OF discount and deposit. The other
bill was also an important one, being Sen
ator Stevens arbitration measure, provid-
ing for settlement of differences between
employers and employees, and creating
boards of conoiliation.
HOUSE-The house confined itself very
strictly to routine. Little else was done
than to take up the calenda1, and pass q
few bills, among them one to establish the
office of state entomologist
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
The winter of 1895 has witnessed the
unusual spectacle Of blizzard in Okla
homa. r ~

It il astonishing how many most q
eellsnt people thase are who snors.
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
Ex-CODGr

Ex-CO1grsssman Townsend Dead.
CLEVELAND, March lex Congress.
man An0s Townsend died ut ct Al
g1ztiAo. Fla, Of heart aailurv. -, H..
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
THE SCHOONER SUNK
ANOTHER OUTRAGE. AGAINST THE
D., UNITED STATES. ..

Charged 70 Spanish Gunboat-Repolt
Says That the Vessel Lost Had a Grew el
sixteon-Ths News IL ~ Yet Unoon-
hr,ned .t Washlneton.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March ia
special to The Florida Citizen from
Key West. Fla.,. says: A letter has
been received here from Cuba stating
that the Spanish gunboat Alcedo fred
upon and sank a supposed American
schooner off Puerto Padre with IL peo-
pie. It is rumored that the schooner
was from Key West. The schooner
Golden Hind Of Key West, which left
here several weeks ago for cargo of
fruit with crew of 16 men, had to pass
Puerto Padre, and may have been the
vessel in question. The sohooners
Louise Hastings and Lilly also sailed
for fruit several days ago, but neither
had 16 men in their crew.
The latest news from Cuba is that the
government has captured a schooner
loaded with arms and ammunition at
Havana, which was to go to Santiago
de Cuba. At Santa Clara several rifles
were captured hidden away in fields.
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
Friday. March.

SENATE-The senate was in session
until o'clock, and disposed. of q large
amount of business. There, were several
protracted debates. The report of the ju-
dietary committee Recommending the in
definite postpouement Of the Anderson
bill to tax railroad lands waS'presennted at
the morning session and waRqly discussed.
The bill was finally made q special order
for Monday at 2:3O :"
In committee of the whole the bill for a
fourth hospital for the insane was recon-
mended to pass. The question of location
was left to commission.
Among the other bills recommended
was Keller's cyclone relief bill for Stearns
county; a bill to prohibit the sale of de.
cayed or tainted poultry, and bill to ex-
empt engineers from jury duty.
The bill to sell the site for a state elc-
vator at Duluth was killed.
HOUSE-In committee of the whole H.
F. 264, to prevent and punish combinations
to control the price of food products, was
discussed at length. 1t was finally refer.
red to the lawyers of the house to pass
judgment on its legality
Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
MUST APOLOGIZE.
Spain Called Down by Gresham for tho
Alliance Affair.

Spain Called Down by Gresham for tho
Alliance Affair.
MADRID, March 16.-The following
cablegram has been received here:
Taylor, Minister, Madrid: This de-
partment is informed that on the 8th
inst the United States mail steamship
Ailianca, on her homeward voyage
from Colon to New York, when six
miles from the coast of Cuba, off Cape
Haysi, was repeatedly fired upon by a
Spanish gunboat, with solid shot,
which, fortunately, fell short. The
windward passage where this occurred
is the natural and usual highway for
vessels plying between ports Of the
United States and the Caribbean sea.
Through it several regular lines of
American mail and commercial steam
ers pass weekly, within sight of Cape
Mays. They are we'll known and their
voyage embraces no Cuban port of call.
Forcible Interference
with them cannot be claimed ds a bel
igerent act, whether they pass within
three miles of the Cuban coast or not,
and can under no circumstances be tol-
Grated when no state of war exists
This government will expect prompt
disavowal Of the unauthorized act, and
due expression of regret on the part of
Spain, and it must insist that immedi-
ate and positive orders be given to
Spanish naval commanders not to inter-
fere with legitimate commerce passing
through that channel, and prohibiting
all acts wantonly imperiling life and
property lawfully under the flag of the
Unit d States. You will communicate
this to the minister of foreign affairs
and urge the importance of prompt and
satisfactory response. GRESHAM.
No Reply from Spain.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Secretary
Gresham was closeted all morning with
the state department officers and other
persons concerning diplomatic happen
ings since his illness. In answer to in
quiries on the Alliance affair, Mr.. Lam
dis, his private secretary, said that Sec
retary Gresham authorized q formal
denial to be made of reports that he had
received from Minister Taylor any an
swer to the secretary's note demanding
an explanation or apology from Spain.
An ,IlTiMATuM FROM ENGLAND