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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-11-06
A HORRIBLE CRIME.
An Eleven-Year-old Gin Assaulted
and Murdered
The uAsTaasLY DEED DONE At oHlzL.
Three Men Arrested on suspleion. o.
Clothing Of One Of Whom Presents
Evidsnc. of the Most DAM
aging chsracssr.

OMAHA, Neb.. Nov. ida 0aeki1,
an 1I-year-old girl. was erIminalIy -
saulted and murdered Sunday night
and her bloody corpse was found u
vacant house on Howard street % 1;<>
a. m. by a detective. Martin Hooker
has been arrested on suspicion of h4v~
ing committed the crime.
The girl disappeared from home
about o'clock Sunday evening
Booker. a boarder at the iaskius', k14
eaten supper and was left alone with
the girl by the mother. When Mr
Gaslxin returned both were gone sd
did not return during the evening
and officers were put on search for The
child. When discovered the ltttI1
body was found lying IN . closet q
the vacant house with the clothing
disarranged, her throat and features
swollen.
George Morgan and Ed Sanford, n
addition to Martin Booker. have been
arrested for the murder Of Ida Casl<in.
A search OF the fats was made .
lsl4i< Howard street, where Mr4
Gaskin lived on the third floor. On
the first floor George Morgan and "a
Sanford we're found asleep In adjoin-
ing rooms.
The most startling discoveries ,nnde
were the bloody garments Of Morgan
II is trousers were smeared with blood
on the front; his lower shirt front va
spotted with blood; there were trncna
OF blood on his left hand, and his coot
was completely filled with dust On tho
back. Morgan and Sanford were quick
ly marched 10 Jail. where the formcr'
was completely stripped and fnruiohod
with other clothing, while his own of@
parcl will be held as evidences aRair11
him.
In an interview, Morgan said that
during the Afternoon. Sunday, b or1
Sanford and two Of their friendn, UIlI
Thompson and Alex. Murray, weFS -
his room drinking beer and playfnx
cards About 4:30 he went out for :
walk, when he met Ida Gsskin. 1n6
she asked him to tell Martin Booker, 4
he saw him, to come TO suppar., - ~
did not come when she called him. Ho
then went 70 Booker's ofIlce and foun1
no one In. so he then went back 70 III
own room. There he remained until
about o'clock. when he retired. and
that was all he knew about It
When asked, 'How do you account
for that blood on your clothes?" he re-
piled: well. don't know"
Sanford's statement agrees with
those of Morgan In every particular. a.
far MS he was able to tell. except one.
lie said that shortly after dark no
went out for walk. and was gone for
about an hour, and he did mot know
what Morgan was doing at that time.
lie said that Morgan retired about g
o'clock and he himself retired about 0
o'clock. There is great excitement.
and lynching is talked Of.
Morgan Pleads lie wss Drunk.
OMAHA, Neh, Nov. 4--Morgan, The
alleged murderer OF Ida Gasklll, has
been held for murder. lie pleads that
he WINS drunk nj tha TINA ~ iho nefs,.-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-11-06
"" One of the Founders OF Hlpdsboro

.' one OF the Founders OF HIndsboro.
% .nshcoLA, Ill, Nov. 4.-Geotge Mer.
e", Iather OF the famous horse breed
AL sonn Merrell, aged about rs years,
nv n. az MS home in Hindsboro Sunday.
r ~ deceased was one OF the oldest and
s'osi prominent residents of that sec
~ ya VI the country, and was one Of
hasa @ founders of the village of Kinds
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-11-06
ONLY A coAcHmAN.


hut Hes Heir to a Fortune Just the
Same.
TIrusvILLE, Pa. Nov. 4.-Willian,
Simmons, of this place, coachman for
Hon. w. II. Andrews. Is one Of tho
heirs to a large estate In England.
known as the Sands estate. Mr.. Sim
mons was brother TO the late Charles
Simmons, of this place. and whose
wife, now one Of the heirs, attn re-
sides here. They are advised BY the
British consul that this is . genuine
case.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-11-06

DENVER, Col. Nov. 4.---John A. Thorn.
as, who two weeks ago married IS.
year-old wife, shot and killed himself
after unsuceessiully trying chloroiorm
as Q means Of sulclde
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-11-06

ST. Louis, Nov. 4. 4.--Wiilam Becker,
painter, while working on three
story building, slipped and fell to the
ground from the garret window sill,
and was crushed to death.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-11-06
GEN. MARTINEZ CAMPoS
Believes in More Liberal Policy Toward
Gnhn.

Cuba.
MADRID, Nov. 4.-The Heraldo pub
fishes report of an interview with
Gen. Martinez Campos, in which he
expresses himself as not disposed to
agree to the Independence of Cuba, but
is OF the opinion that the reforms
adopted there should be applied in a
much more liberal manner than hith-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-11-06
AMERICAN COMMISSIONERS
To Make the Joint Inquiry Into the Feast.
bility Of Deep WATERWAYS,

billty Of Deep Waterways.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-Under au-
thority of the act of congress provid-
ing for joint Canadian and United
States commission to inquire into the
report on the feasibility of tablish-
ing deep waterways between the great
lakes and Atlantic ocean, the presi-
dent has appointed James d. Angel,
OF Michigan; John e. Russell, OF Mas
sachusetts, and Lyman q. Cooley. of
Illinois, as American commissioners.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-11-06

OMAHA. Neb, Nov. 4--Morgan, tie
alleged murderer OF Ida Gasl<ill. has
been held for murder. lie pleads that
he was drunk at the time Of The crlln-
inal assault and murder, but tries TO
throw suspicion on another. lie Is an
cx-convict for burglary. and was Jailed
year ago for attempting criminal
assault upon girl at Blair, NIB.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-21

ing him and severing the understanding of
the two nations.
Little sympathy is likely to be wasted
on England because of her isolatee posi-
zion in this matter, and IL her memory is
not. exceedingly defective il will recall to
her mind Disraelis peace with honor treaty.
by virtue of which Russia was robbed OF
practically all the fruits of her victory in
her war with Turkey. That war was
most costly one for Russia. and when she
claimed the indemnity of some of the Bal
kan independencies of Turkey she claimed
within what was generally believed to be
her just rights. But England felt that If
Russia got what she claimed her Eastern
empire would be imperiled. and she in
duced her continental neighbors to help her
pull her chestnuts out of the fire precisely
as Russia has done in this instance. This
is a notable event for the reason that an
irresistible European coalition has been sue
cessfully formed against England, and for
the first time In a century she has been
thrust aside with no ceremony, without
consultation with her or without the slight
est respect for her dignity. wishes or in
terests. But unfavorable as the situation
is for her, ii Is no worse than she made II
for Russia in the matter of the Russo
Turkey treaty. Her diplomatic chickens
have been brought home to her to roost
by the very power that she bv her inter-
ference deprived of the spols of conquest.
Disraeli's triumph was considered an ex-
traordinary one at that time. as 1t showed
that British diplomacy ruled Europe at
that time. This new alliance against Eng
land shows that the influence of her di-
plomacy is waning, and that as power
in Europe she is given little consideration
present.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-21
BAD At FIGURES.

Secretary Carlisle makes lame at
tempt TO relieve his party and the Cleve-
land administration of the responsibility
of the business paralysis which followed
the declared purpose of the President and
the Democratic Congress to revise the
tariff. and to fix it upon the policy OF
their predecessors. No wonder that Mr..
Carlisle desires to shift the response
bility, but those people who remember
the years 1891 and 1892 as the most pros
porous in the history of the country will
not be persuaded by even a more adroit
juggling with figures than he has at
tempted in the introduction TO his Gov
ington speech. which is printed else
where
Mr. Carlisle is not good at figures. The
ablest advocate for good or bad cause
in his party. he is most hopeless failure
when he comes to estimates and statis-
tics. He says. for instance. that during
Mr.. Cleveland's first term the public
debt was decreased $S41. 44S, 449. Taking
the Official figures for the fiscal years.
the Understanding debt was reduced
s319,732, $40 during the first Cleveland era.
But IL was no credit OF Mr.. Cleveland that
S319.732o00 of the interest-bearing debt
was paid. since the revenue from which
IL was paid came from the Republican
tariff OF 1882. Has any reduction of the
debt been made under the present Demo-
cratic law? The official report for April.
issued by Secretary Carlisle, shows that
the Understanding debt has been in
creased s131 .167.s $40 since Cleveland and
a Democratic Congress came into power.
Because OF the revenue law of the DEM
ocrafic Congress the deficit a. the close
of the fiscal year June so will exceed
$50. 900 ,o00 and IL il had been the Wilson
tariff. which the President and Mr.. Car
Isle approved. it would have been nearer
So, 200, 0O0
Mr.. Carlisle's capacity for inaccuracy
an figures Is easily shown. He declares
that the public debt was reduced S34l,-
44s.44 during MIR. Cleveland's first term.
which. he adds. was sl05.00o.0o0 more
than the reduction during General Harri-
sons term. The Understanding debt
was reduced s25s.072. $50 during the Har-
rison term. which is s92 .576.c00 instead OF
s1e5 .o0o. 900 less than Clevelands reduc-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-21
THE JAPANESE SITUATION.
English Chickens Come Home to
RO0st md Make John Bull Unhappy.

Ph1ladelphla Evening 1eleGrapn-
Information regarding the terms of the
treaty between Japan and China is at pres
ent wholly indefinite. The impression is that
Japan-in obedience to the demands of Rus
STA. Germany and France. and in consdera-
ton OF an increased monetary indemnity
has consented to abandon continued occu-
pancy or possession of Manchuria, includ-
ing that most important strategical position,
Port Arthur; but there is nothing which
concusvely confirms this common impress
sion. If IL is correctly entertained. not only
will Japan have the right to feel that she
has been deprived of some of the just
fruits of her extraordinary victory, but
England may be excused for the Interior
ence in the settlement OF the war of the
three great powers the interests of none
of which are important in the premises
as her own. Russia is thoroughly selfish i'm
this, in all her diplomacy. She has the
ambition TO extend her empire, and will
brook no opposition in her efforts TO do il.
By curious. train of circumstances she
both Germany ana France, the two CONT
mental powers which have absolutely moth
ing in common and the interests of which
are wholly divergent, except in that each of
them desires to secure and retain the
friendship of the Car. Japans idea. set
forth in the originally declared treaty of
peace with China. was not only TO obtain
reclamation for the expenses of the war.
but TO exact guarantees of peace by con-
trolling Manchuria and TO open up the en-
commerce OF the world. With regard 10 this
latter provision Of the treaty ii does not ap-
pear mat Japan ASKED any greater auvan-
tages for herself than she willing her
neighbors should enjoy
English dissatisfaction with the interfer-
ence of Russia, Germany and France in
the settlement of the Japanese Chinese dis
pute is due wholly 10 the benefits which
will accrue to the first OF them. Germany
and France have nothing to gain by their
interference excepting only Russias graft
tude. Germany fears Frances war of re-
venge. which has been threatened since
her overwhelming defeat and humiliation
by Germany in 1871, and she has feared
more than ever since the understanding
effected by France with Russia. To be on
good terms with the Car and thereby de-
prlve France of a powerful ally is the EN-
peror Williams policy. IL has been set
forth In the recent German-Russian COM
mercial treaty and in the protest against
the treaty with China France could not
refuse the Cars request without Offend
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-21

ton as claimed by Mr.. Carlisle. Again,
he says that Mr.. Cleveland left 1896, 34S,-
9l6 I'm the treasury. including the reserve
of s1O0.00o.000; but when President Ar
thur retired the available cash in the
treasury. including the reserve fund,
was s42s. $40, 7sS, or SOS, 900 900 more than
Mr. Cleveland left four years later.
Equally erroneous is Mr.. Carisle's state
ment that the Republican Congress
greatly Increased the burdens of the
people by the Mckinley law. From April
j, 1891, when the free-sugar clause of
the Mckinley law went into effect, to
Dec. 1. 1892. s9s.0OO.oOO which would
otherwise have been collected as revenue
remained in the pockets of the consum-
ers. BY the Mckinley law $50, O00.0 900
were taken from the revenue called for
by the law Of 1882. and the percentage
of duties upon all imports was less than
IT had been for years and but little above
that which Mr.. Carlisle's friends claim
for the present anti-reVenue law
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-21
THE LAST DECISION.

After a majority of the Supreme Court
decided that a law imposing a tax
upon rents derived from real estate and
State, county and municipal bonds was
unconstitutional it seemed impossible
that the incomes of merchants, manu-
facturers. salaried men and the owners
OF railroad and like securities could be
constitutionally taxed. To that decision
majority of the court has come. If.
however. Judge Shiras had not arrived
at a different conclusion since the last
opinion the whole law would have been
sustained, as Judge Jackson, who was
assumed to be against the law was in
favor of it. The decision. as it now
stands Is not on political grounds, since
the four Democratic members OF the
court are equally divided and the Re-
publicans stood three to two in favor
The majority of the court holds that an
income tax is a direct tax, and, being
such, must be apportioned on the basis
of population.
The law had it's main support in the
South and the West, where the Populist
sentiment is strongest. 1t became a part
vi the tarll1 Dill IN the House as party
caucus measure. Most of the Indiana
Democratic members supported the solid
South. which gave them the control of
the caucus. The votes Of the Populsts
made good the loss by few Democrats
who would not sustain the proposition,
consequently it became a part of the
tariff law. 1t was one Of the demagogic
plumbers of the last Congress.
1t is unfortunate that the court could
not have arrived at this conclusion when
the previous decision was made, as dur
ing the period which has elapsed since
that was announced a large portion of
the tax then declared to be constitu-
tional has been paid, and which. after
time, must be refunded. Until it is
the administration can have the use of
it. and it needs great many more dol
lars than IL can get.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-21
COMMENT on THE DECISION.
Senator Hill Greatly Pleased Over the
Action of the Court.


ALBANY. n. Y. May Ex-senator David
3. Hill was greatly pleased at the decision
in the income tax matter, and he took no
pains TO conceal that pleasure. He is every
where being congratulated on the decision.
In relation to Its general effects Senator
Hill said: The Supreme Court OF the
United States is entitled 10 the thanks of
the country for its decision against a law
which constituted class legislation; against
statute which sanctioned unequal taxa
ton and against an enactment which was
clamored for only by Populists. cranks and
demagogues. That court has vindicated its
wisdom and entrenched itself i'm the conf
dence of the people. Public sentiment was
right in demanding that the whole law be
set aside. and public sentiment has justly
triumphed. | never believed ii 10 be consti-
tutional. and hence sincerely regretted its
unwise and foolish insertion IN a tariff re-
form bill. wrote against IL, / spoke against
IL and / voted against it,
In regard to it's political status he said
The passage OF the bill was yielding 10 a
false clamor, decker and deal with
Populists who ought never to have been
sanctioned. An income tax had not been
Endorsed by either the Democratic or Re-
publican parties In their national platforms
and IL was supreme folly for any party to
enact it, / never could fathom the motives
which induced President Cleveland and Sec
rotary Carlisle TO recommend the adoption
of an income tax IL was serious mistake
That policy delayed. hindercd and almost
defeated the tariff reform bill The de-
cision to-day announced will 40 more good.
Will be OF more lasting benett ~ o.. .-ss
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-21
OUT OF A JOB.
No Work for the IncOme-Tax COllec-
tOrs-Bynum and Cooper Affected.

No Work for the IncOme-Tax COllec-
tOrs-Bynum and Cooper Affected.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-The decision of
the Supreme Court to-day, destroying the
income tax law, will have two results which
will strike deep anguish to the hearts of
faithful Democrats in Indiana In the first
place, Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Miller announces. tonight, that all the Off
Gals and employees appointed by the col
lectors of internal revenue in the various
districts to assist in the collection of the
tax must be dismissed at once. There were
two additional deputy collectors appointed
in each of the Indiana internal revenue
districts besides some additional clerical
help. All of these will be dismissed forth
with, and as the civil-service laws apply
now to the internal revenue service col
lectors will find IL difficult to dismiss Re-
pubicans still in Office TO make room for
the Democrats appointed under authority OF
the late income tax law.
Friends of MeSsrs. Bynum and Cooper
the two friends of President Cleveland who
are anxious to serve him in the well-paid
capacity of Assistant Controller of the
Treasury, are also disturbed. The abolition
of the income tax law involves the aboli-
ton of the whole income tax machinery
and, consequently, Secretary Carlislo's
friend. Pugh OF Cincinnati. finds himself
without a. job. Mr.. Pugh was commissioner
of customs until the Dockery commission
abolished that bureau. place was created
for Mr.. Pugh in the income tax division OF
the Internal Revenue Bureau and the office
OF the Assistant Controller of the Treasury
was purposely kept vacant after Assistant
Controller Mansur's death to provide for
the very contingency that has now arisen
namely, that place might be found for
Mr.. Pugh IL the income tax law was knocked
out. Hence. the prospects for either the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Bynum or Mr.. Cooper
look blue tonight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-21

BUFFALO, n. Y, May 2e.-The city Y
hung with bunting in honor OF the Eik6
convention. which opened this morning.
Jewett and the response by Grand Exalted
Ruler W. H. Friday. of Brooklyn. The aft
ernoon was given over TO an executive ses-
sion in which nothing OF special importance
was done, except the appointing tof the
various committees. Grand Exalted Ruler
Of the peace convention, and Emmett r.
Fleming. OF Buffalo, G. p. Cronk. OF Omaha.
and w F. Atkinson. of Erie. were ap-
nointej secretaries An amicable spirit was
manifested by all the members present and
the general opinion is that the efforts OF
the peace convention 10 restore harmony
sion was held at the lodge room OF the
Ruffalo lodge.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-21

Doubtless the editor of the Louisville
Courier-Journal had before him the adj
dress which Secretary Carlisle delivered
last night at Covington, KY. when he
wrote the following:
He will have to face a cross-fire aimed
upon him by the Republicans, who have not
the integrity or courage to give him the
loyal support which his attitude upon a
great economic question ought to command,
and those Democrats who have fallen into
the Gelusion that they ride into Office
and power astride dishonest silver dollar
The Courier-Journal was fair in as
Stunning that when Mr.. Carlisle devoted
a considerable portion of his speech to
assailing Republicans that they would
not applaud him. In fact, by attacking
Republicans Mr.. Carlisle evidently in
tended to have it understood that he is
talking to Democrats and is laboring as
convert to bring them from the evil
ways in which he SO long walked If
MIR. Carlisle had stood for sound money
all the years that he was voting against
specie resumption and with Bland for
free coinage in the House the Democrats
of the South and Southwest might not
have been so hopelessly deluded as they
now seem to be. Mr.. Carlisle evidently
expects to win Democrats by assailing
Republicans, and doubtless that is the
purpose of the Courier-Journal in the
extract from its editorial which the
Journal has copied In a Democratic
meeting it is all right for Mr. Carlisle
to speak as he has. but il he goes to a
sound money convention of business
men at Memphis and repeats the attack
upon Republicans which he made last
night he will be guilty of a gross i'm
nrOnrinfX
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-21

OKLAHOMA CITY. o. T., May 2O-Hun-
dreds of people arrive hourly to help swell
tire already well-filled lines now .camped
ton awaiting its being thrown open TO set
Element Thursday. The weather. so far, has
favored the would-be settlers, VINO are ex-
ceptionally cheerful and apparently COM
Portable in their crude schooners and shan
ties. But $50 of the thousands who desire
TO take up claims can possibly be satisfied
and some predict a most sensational run
and lots of trouble, while others say dis
couragement will prevent a great proper
ton of the walters from going in at all
except as sightseers. Already there is A line
OF weary walters before the land Office who
took up their positions when the issuing of
the Presidents proclamation was first made
public.
ARMOUR, S. D.. May D.-All arrange
ments have been completed for opening the
Yankton reservation to settlement promptly
greatly TO the throng now awaiting the
OneninR