The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-26

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Personal letters to Prof. Munyon. 1J5
Arch street. Philadelphia, Pa. swered
with fun medical advice for any disease
without charge.
estness and sincerity of mind and purpose.
His seven years as circuit Judge gave him
time 10 accomplish a most honorable ca
reer. 20 pace affords a higher and broader
test OF capacity and character than hat of
judge OF a court OF first resort and general
Jurisdiction This applies with great fitness
to tho Sixth circuit. whose four States,
reaching from Lake Superior TO the. APP
palachian range, like a cross section OF
the great Republic. present almost every
variety of population. business and laws.
Such a Judge must admit and exclude evil
denee. slft. discern and analyze facts. and
Apply legal principles generally. all with,
out the advantage of associates, some
times. with slight aid from counsel, and
often with little opportunity for study and
reflection. Many of his Judgments are
final. and few are open TO complete review,
but every act and utterance pass before
that final and unerring tribunal-the bar
and the people. The powers OF this highest
of all tribunals are too great to be COM
mitted TO one man alone. Their exercise -
placed beyond the reach and above the
need of review by the association OF minds
other. Who may fifty join in the delibera-
tons Of such a court but those who have
stood the highest tests which the profess
sion affords? Justice Jacks0n'S career as
a member of this court was cut short by
his untimely death: but he served long
enough to vindicate the fitness OF his selec-
ton and sharpen still further our sense OF
loss. Whoever shall be called TO take that
vacant place will find IL none the easier 10
III because il was last held by Justice jack
son."
10 Justice Jackson's last appearance Ia
the income tax case, said: Devotion 10
duty had marked his course throughout lie,
and he found in its inspiration the strength
RI orarconne the weakness OF the outward
man, az, weary and languid, he appeared
in his seat for the last time in obedience
TO the demand Of. public eSisency; The re-
sponse to the roll call under such circum-
stances gives complete assurance that
when, a few weeks later. he came 10 the
passage OF the river. good conscience, 10
whom I'm his lifetime he had spoken 10
meet him there. lent him hts hand and SO
helped him over
The court, as a further mark of respect,
adjourned until next Monday.
south Carolina Case Dismissed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. %. = The United
States Supreme Court, in an opinion by
Justice Gray. to-day. dismissed the case of
Mills vs.. Green. involving the legality OF
elections TO the constitutional convention
now almost through it's work at
5. {. The court said that as II was impossi-
BILE to grant relief In view of the fact that
the convention had been in session for
some time. II would dismiss the suit.
The supreme Court today granted the
motion 10 advance the Southern PACING
overlap" case. involving several hundred
thousand acres of land In the vicinity OF
Los Angeles, Cal. and set the first Monday
In January for the hearing.
eco endatfons as tn Arid Lands.
WASHINGTON, Nov. g.-Secretary Hoke
smith. in his annual report. will recon-
mend that the Carey law. granting one mil
lion acres of arid land TO each State in
which such lands are situated, be amended
50 that the grant be made 70 the State
outright and IL be made responsible for
the irrigation of the lands. Under the law
as IL now stands IL would be many years
before the State would receive the benefit
of the grant and Secretary Smith believes
that the State can carry out better the IN
tention of Congress " IL gets control of the
entire grant at once instead of waiting
until water Is secured for the lands.
Engineer Leech .-.Cond~mncd."
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.-Another of the
senior officers OF the naval engineer corps
has brokta down from overwork. \ tele-
gram was received at the Navy Department
from Mare island to-day. saying that Chief
Engineer X. X. Leach. of the United States
ship Boston. bad been condemned by a med
ical hoard. and requesting the assignment
OF another chief engineer TO the ship. Chief
Engineer Leach has already been relieved
twice this year on account or Ill health,
once from the Cassine AID once from the
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HancOck's Body Ia he Hemoveds
WASHINGTON Nov. 15-It has heen d.
80 - ~an,a,a ,ha hoay os Mi GO, vyt,
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Held ;. Hancock TO Arlington Cemetery
siors isSs NM ~ ,ra nrniec,s 90 .rec. =
monument at Norristown has succeeded. and
the OF the Second Artillery Corps
family 70 The removal. II Is planned ~
have the burial IN Arlington take place next
spring. when u monument to General Han
cock on one OF the public squares I'm Wash
ington viii be dedicated.
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