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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09
PARADE OF SHRINERS.
Opening Of the Imperial Council of
the Mystic Brethren.

DETROIT, Mich, June S--Grand Poten-
tate Harrison Dingman and the Imperial
Council of Mystic Shriners were escorted
to Masonic Temple to-day and formally well
coined to Detroit by Mayor Maybury. The
march from the Potentate's headquarters,
the Russell House, TO the Temple a
gay spectacle and the rich and varied cos
tunes of the several companies of Arab
patrols who formed the escort were pic
turesque in the bright June sunshine. Each
temple represented by patrols was headed
by band of music. The Grand Poteatate,
officers and members of the Imperial Coun-
Gil rode in open carriages and tally-hos.
Prominent in the patrols were Ismaila
Temple of Buffalo; Murat of Indianapolis;
Zuhrah, OF Minneapolis; Medina, of Chi
cago; Fem Fem, of Erie Pa; Mecca, of
New York; Alma, of Washington, and Mos
lem, of Detroit.
The first session Of the Imperial Council
in the auditorium of the Masonic Temple
lasted from 10 o'clock to noon. 1t was
strictly a star-chamber session. Mayor
Maybury delivered one of his most unc-
tuous addresses of welcome He gave the
visiting Shriners the freedom of the city
and authorized them to take anything In
sight that they wanted. Supreme Potentate
Dingman then presented Mayor Maybury
with a strand of rope, tied at both ends
with ribbon, with the suggestion that ne
hang on to the rope and also to his pres
ent office The only business transacted at
the session, except the announcement Of
committees was the fixing of mileage and
per diem of the delegates.
The steamers Pleasure and City of Toledo
made a trip across Lake st. Clair this aft
ernoon well loaded with the rank and file
of the Shrtners and their ladies. Members
and officers of the Imperial Council We're
carried aboard the steamer Sappho. which
landed at the Rushmere Club. where an
elaborate luncheon was served to the I'M
perial Council. The steamer Promise was
chartered by Medinah Temple, of Chicago,
wfo voyaged to various points of interest.
Tonight the scene of activities was trans
ferred 10 the seventh floor of the Masonic
Temple. The occasion was reception by
Grand Potentate Dingman, Governor
Pingree and Mayor Maybury. The great
ballroom a picture in colored hghfs,
foliage and flowers and multi-coored BAN
ners. The trio of official notabes We're
kept busy shaking thousands of hands as
the long procession of men and women,
nest of them in evening dress. passed be-
fore them Shortly after 10 o'clock strains
of waltz music from one of the galleries
set the feet of the mystic mobiles OF all ages
flying over the polished floor. the younger
contingent dancing until long after mid
night. Refreshments were served IN the
banquet hall below, and the Michigan
Shriners took much pride in escorting the
visitors through the big temple. The maj
business session of the Imperial Council
will be held tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09

A call has been issued from the nation
al parlors of the Society of Silent Worship"
at Washington, d. c., to the people of the
society until the independence of Cuba is
established. AS a method of manifesting
this sympathy they are asked each even
ing at p. m, local time. to engage fer
one-half hour in silent prayer that Cuba
may soon be free from Spanish rule, and
Bondholders." 1t is hardly necessary to say
that the organization, being silent is in
no way a part of either branch of Con-
gress. In fact, the call goes on to urge
that petitions be sent to congressman to
manifest spirit of humanity such as the
cause demands. Half an hour is a good
long time for prayer on a single theme,
even so worthy a one as Cuba, and would
seem to involve a good deal of needless
repetition. Most people could probably tell
all they know about Cuba and its needs
in much less time, and it seems useless to
burden the Hearer of the prayer with super
huous information. Ordinarily a scattering
OF forces is not to be recommended but ii
is likely that five minutes might safely be
spared to a consideration of home affairs
say to request that congressman be made
TO hasten the relief of their own country
by passing the tariff bill speedily. If the
prayers in either case prove influential or
effective the Society of Silent Worship will
deserve vote of thanks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09
LEGAL STATUS OF THE PARKS
BOARD.

The question as TO the constitutionality
of the law creating the Board of Park Com
missioners is of sufficient Importance TO call
for settlement as soon as possible. A de-
cision OF it that would invalidate the acts
of the board thus far and suspend further
operations would be very embarrassing,
and on account of the public interests in
required by the Constitution. That instru-
ment declares in plain terms that The
General Assembly shall not create any once
the tenure of which shall be longer than
four years" Section of the law creating
the Board of Park Commissioners provides
as follows:
The first members of said board shall
hold office respectively for the term of one
year, two years three years, four years and
fiVe years from and after the first day of
January. 1895: and annually thereafter the
mayor shall appoint one commissioner to
beginning with the first day of
January in the year of his APP
pointment, and if any vacancy occurs
in such board by resignation or otherwise
the mayor shall appoint one or more COM
missioners for the residue of the term or
terms and may also remove any commits
sioner upon his filing in writing with the
city clerk his reason for such removal.
To the extent that this section creates a
five years office it is in plain contravention
of the Constitution, but it does not follow
that this would invalidate the entire law.
1t is we'll settled law that statute may be
unconstitutional as to part OF ii and
valid as to the residue. In Clark versus
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09

Governor Mount yesterday paroled William r.
Smith, who was sent to the Prison South from
Flke county in August, 1895, for three years for
alleged murderous assault upon George Elkins.
1t was a drunken quarrel in which Smith seems
to have got the worst of it all around. Elkins
shot him through the arm and inflicted another
flesh wound, the rest of his shots going wild
Smith succeeded in getting possession of the
revolver but all the cartridges had been fired
and he was only able to snap it at his antag
onst Just about then he arrested, and as
he had the revolver things went hard with him.
Tie judge, jury and prosecutor asked for the
parole, the ground that the punishment fixed
had been excessive. As a condition of the parole
he must abstain from drink and 80 conduct
himself as to deserve the commendation of all
law-abidng citizens.
The Goyernor yesterday issued a pardon TO
Martha Y. Hickman, sent to the Reformatory
for a year from Muncie She was the keeper of
a boarding house, to which some of her boarders
had brought stolen goods. 1t is claimed that she
was a victim of circumstances.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09

and agreed unanimously to support a sched-
ule very pearly the same as that in the
House bill. This means that, so far the
Republicans are concerned, there will be no
protracted struggle over the sugar schedule
in the Senate 1t was feared that there
would be a difference of opinion the
sugar schedule which might cause delay
in the passage of the tariff bill. Agreement
in conference disposes of all solicitude about
the sugar schedule and greatly improves
the prospects for an early passage of the
BILL The determination of the Republican
senators to come to an agreement in con-
ference has led to so satisfactory results
that the early passage of the tariff bill
can now be counted on with assurance. 1t
will have a decided influence for the better
upon business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09
A ninhtheria pamage suit.

The damage suit of Mary VIM against
Thomas Burns and John r. Welsh went to
trial in Room g. Superior Court, yesterday
morning and was dismissed in the afternoon
at the expense of the plaintiE. The suit,
as brought, presented some unusual feat
ures The plaintiff sued to recover damages
on account of her children having con-
tracted diphtheria. She alleged that in
May. 1896, she rented house of Thomas
Burns on Missouri street. She secured the
property through John r. Welsh. who was
acting as Burns's agent. making Welsh a
party to the suit The plaintiff alleged that
after she occupied the house her children,
four in number. contracted diphtheria. she
learned she AYERS, that the family who had
occupied the house prior to her tenancy had
suffered from diphtheria and that the prem
ises had not been fumigated. II was alleged
that this fact was we'll known to the agent
Welsh at the time he rented the property
TO the plaintiff. Mrs. VIM brought suit
for $4,000.
Yesterday morning expert testimony was
had as TO whether the family occupying
the house before the Winns moved in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09
THROUGH AN ELOPEMENT
Police Locate Claude l.. Matthews,
Charged with Forgery.

Claude L. Matthews is the name of the young
nan arrested at Muncie last night at the request
of the Indianapolis police. He is charged with
forgery and will be brought back to this city to-
day If arrangement can be made for send
ing after him in the absence from the city of
Detective Ben Thornton. Matthews is wanted for
alleged forgery of checks, which We're drawn
against the account OF the A. Metzger agency.
The amount Of money which the young man is
charged with thus obtaining is not known to the
police.
In connection with the flight of Matthews there
is an elcpement that has not before come to
light. When he in this city Matthews was
employed in some capacity by a photographer on
South Illinois street. He had known Miss Bertha
Amos daughter of Mrs. Lydia G. Amos, of No.
40 Beacon street, for several years. When he
disappeared she went with him as his wife,
though her mother friends knew nothing
about the intended marriage until it over.
They were married in this city before they left
for Muncie a week ago.
1t was through his marriage that the police
were able to trace Matthews to Muncie. When
Albert Metzger complained of the alleged forgery
Of Matthews the police were able to locate him
through letters received here from his bride. Last
night the Muncie police reported that Matthews
vas arrested. They were also asked to keep an
eve on the movements of his wife and replied
by telephone that her condition such that she
would not need watching.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09
WILL MEET JUNE 80.
A Call for Republican State Commit
tee-FOurth District Contest.

call has been issued for meeting of the
Republican State committee to be held June 80.
The committee at its last meeting adjourned to
meet June 2, but this day was postponed. While
the committee has routine matters left
over from the last campaign TO take care OF, the
principal topic of interest will be the midsummer
campaign for the congressional seat of the Fourth
district The Populists will hold their convention
on June II and the Republican convention will
meet at Columbus on June o. The nominations,
therefore, will all be made by the time the com
mittee meets and it is the superstition that by
that time the situation will be clear enough to
tell whether not it is advisable for the COM
mittee to take hand by sending foreign speakers
into the district. Officers of the committee smile
broadly at the charge made in an afternoon
paper yesterday to the effect that the machine
had ''fxed' things for the nomination of Mont
gomery. Everybody who knows anything about
the politics of the district knows that the Re-
publicans have uphill fight before them and
1.-The machine" will be glad If enough of the
Republican voters of the district Will get up a
lively contest for the nomination.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09
APPLES ARE ABUNDANT.
Weekly Crop Report-Light and
Heavy FrOsts Last Week.

The following is the weekly crop bulletin
issued by the Indiana Weather Bureau yes
terday:
The weather during the week was more
favorable for farm work. Light rains fell
on few days in most localities, but the tenn
perature continued too low and unseason-
able, especially during the nights. Light
and heavy frostS formed on several nights;
the latter did some damage to corn, beans,
tomatoes and potatoes in some localities of
the northern portion. Warmer weather and
more sunshine are needed for the corn; it
comes up slowly and yellow; most of the
corn is planted, but in many fields il is
tiVated twice. Wheat still improves; 1t is
heading nicely I'm all sections, but in some
fields the fly is doing injury. Rye is head
ing outeYell on tallTstraw. Oats are COM
ing on slowly. but well. Potatoes are III
good condition. Tobacco plants are nearly
ready to set out; planters in Switzerland
county are waiting for more favorable
weather. Glover and timothy are most
promising crops; the cutting of clover has
begun In the extreme southern portion;
millet is being sown and comes up slowly;
pasturage and stock are in the best con-
dition; meadows promise a very heavy hay
crop. Peas are blooming. promising a
good crop Apples. are abundant. other tree
bloom. The strawberry crop is large; il is
on the market in the central and southern
portions, and the berries have begun 10
ripen in the northern portion. Whitetop
weeds are overrunning the fields in very
many localities. Melon bugs, cut worms,
fly, chinch bugs and rust are doing injury
in some localities"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09

Consul General Lees report to the secre-
tary OF state in the Ruiz case is published.
So far as evidence bearing directly on the
cause OF DR.. Ruiz's death is concerned it is
inconclusive, though it raises a strong pre-
sumption that it was due to violence by his
Jaller. But, waving that point the report
shows that an American citizen living with
his family and practicing his profession as
a dentist in Cuba was arrested on a false
charge, thrown into prison and thrust in
small, dark cell with stone walls and
floor; that the jailer knew DIR. Ruiz was an
American citizen on the day of his arrest.
viz, 4th of February 1S96-and that the act
ing governor and captain general of the
island was informed of the fact on the next
day. but that it was ten days after his ar
rest and three days before his death, viz,
the 18th day of February, 1S96-that the
acting governor general directed his case
to be referred to the jurisdiction of the
civil court, and he died before said court
considered it. There is no question as to
DR.. Ruiz's American citizenship and none
as to the foregoing facts regarding his i'm
prisonment. On this state of facts the gov
eminent of the United States would be fully
justified in making a demand for repara-
ton and money indemnity to the family
of the dead man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09

Miss Willard and Lady Somerset will be
much gTieved when they read Pope Leo's
poem in praise of abstemious living, for he
not only loses an unexampled opportunity
to preach the benefits of prohibition and
total abstinence, but he says: BE thy
chianti unadulterate to cheer the heart and
raise the spirits weight" He modifies this
injunction, to be sure, by the advice to
trust not too much the rosy god; in fine
be sure that you put water to your wine
but still There is the wine. The great re-
gret of these good ladies will be that his
Holiness was not born in Kansas instead of
Italy where wine is not regarded as an
invention of the evil one.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09

A rumor prevails in Washington that on
or about June q the President will send to
Congress a special message on currency re-
form and recommending the appointment
of a commission to consider the subject
and report it's conclusions TO Congress
at its regular session next December The
Journal has predicted for some time that
this would be done. 1t is not likely the
Senate will be through with the tariff bill
by June q, but the House can act imme-
diately on the Presidents suggestion and
the Senate can take the matter up as soon
as the tariff is disposed of. OF course. any
plan looking to currency reform on sound
money lines will be opposed by the silver
men in the Senate, and they may be able
to defeat it, If so. the people will be able
to locate the responsibility.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09

Ellis e Blackboard the Supreme Court
said: I'VE have heretofore decided that part
of an act of Assembly being unconstitu-
tional does not affect constitutional part
of the same act relative to the same sub
ject That part which is unconstitutional
is considered as if stricken out of the act;
and if enough remains to be intelligiDly
acted upon it is considered as the law"
This rule has been followed ever since with
variations TO suit particular cases. In the
State on the relation of Law and others
against Bland and others, decided in 1883
the court said: Where part of a statute
is unconstitutional, if by striking from the
act all that part which is void, that which
is left is complete in itself, sensible, capable
of being executed ard wholly independent
of that which is rejected the courts will
reject that which is unconstitutional and
enforce the remainder" In the last case
affirming this principle, that of the State on
the relation of Collett against Gorby OPP
Ind, the court held that where the Legis-
lature created an office and attempted to
fill it the appointment failed but the law
remained. With the provision relating to
the waiver Of the election of the director of
the department of geology stricken out of
the law" said the court, 1.-THE remainder
is complete, capable of being executed ac-
cording to the intention of the Legislature,
and therefore will stand as law" From
these decisions it seems to follow quite
clearly that even if Section of the parks
board law is unconstitutional it need not
ta he 10,
tofore done by the board. The act creating
the board and prescribing it's powers and
duties contains twenty-three sections, none
of which is dependent on the one
prescribing the five years term of
office. If it should be held that
the BOARD has no legal existence its
acts could be assumed and ratified by the
Board of Public Works under the provision
of the charter which says: 1.-THE Board of
Public Works shall have power to condemn.
hire or purchase any real estate needed by
such city for any public purpose, except
when different provision for purchase is
made by this act The only qualification
of this power is. that when more than 81, 900
is required to be paid for such condemna-
ton or purchase the cooperation of the
Council shall be necessary. Under these
provisions if the present parks board should
be abolished its acts could be assumed and
its work carried forward by the Board of
Public Works until such time as the board
could be reorganized on a constitutional
basis. The parks board was created for
specific purpose. 1t would have been COM
petent for the Legislature to have de-
Volved all the powers and duties conferred
upon it upon the Board of Public Works,
and If it should be held that the board has
no legal existence its powers and duties az
defined by the remainder of the act can be
taken up and exercised by the Board of
Public Works Perhaps Some better solu-
ton of the question can be found than this,
but this is feasible
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09

While it is not likely that the reinstate-
ment ofthe Canovas Ministry in Spain is in
tended as challenge to the United States,
it can hardly fail to have an irritating eff
feet. A change of Ministry and the adop-
ton of liberal policy in Cuban affairs
would have opened the way to an early
cessation of hostilites, thus settling at once
a great many embarrassing questions for
this government. The reinstatement of the
Canovas Ministry and continuance of the
Weyler policy will aggravate and intensity
all these questions and put an additional
strain on the relations between the two
governments
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09

Every patriotic American would be glad
to see the return of the day when Amer
lean ships, built by American mechanics.
manned by American seamen and floating
the American flag, would once more be
recognized factor in the ocean-carrying
trade" So says the st. Louis Board of Ex-
change and accordingly urges upon Con-
gress the enactment of such laws as, while
just to ships of other nations, will give the
protection necessary to restore the Amer
lean merchant marine. Similar action
ought to be taken by every commercial
body in the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09
A MATT0ON MANS SUICIDE.
James A. Richardson Fires "A Pistol
Ball Into His Head.

AT 10 o'clock yesterday morning it was
discovered that James A. Richardson,
man about sixty years old, had shot him
self in room No. Of Harry Moran's Euro
pean Hotel, III South Illinois street. The
shot was evidently fired with suicidal in
tent and it accomplished its purpose, for
Richardson died at the City Hospital at II
o'clock from the injury inflicted.
That Richardson had shot himself was
not discovered until some time after the
act, when colored chambermaid was pass
ing through the corridor. She heard his
heavy breathing and summoned Moran
The door was opened sand Richardson was
found lying across the bed with a bullet
hole above the right ear and an empty re-
Volver lying beside him. The pistol was a
cheap one Of thirty-two caliber. Near the
man was a piece of paper on which was
written: Send word to my dear son,
Frank G. Richardson Nation, ILL.," To
this was signed the name of the dying
man.
When the police reached the place the
man was still alive and the hospital physi-
clans were at once notified. They arrived
with an ambulance and removed the dying
man to the hospital, but there was no
chance for his recovery and he died in a
half hour after reaching the institution
Acting Superintendent Quigley followed
the instructions given in the note left by
the suicide and notified Frank G. Richard
son through the city marshal OF Nation.
Last night the son and his brother arrived
in the city and had the body taken in
charge by an undertaken. The sons say
they had not seen their father for two
years; that he had been making his home
with a sister in Greenfield. The sons are
now in communication with this sister re-
garding the disposition to be made of the
body. They are unable to assign any rea-
son for their fathers act.
Harry Moran, proprietor of the hotel says
that Richardson was an occasional guest of
the house He came there three or four
times a year Moran did not know what
son always seemed to be man of business
and always settled his bills when he left.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09

attended the family, and DR.. Furgason,
who was at the time a member of the city
Board of Health testified that they had re-
ported the presence of diphtheria in the
house. DR.. Furgason said, however, that
an investigation afterward made by the
Board of Health failed to bear out the first
diagnosis of the disease. DR. McShane was
also uncertain to the character of the
disease. He was under the impression at
the time, however that ii was dphtheria
The attorneys for the plaintiff decided yes
terday afternoon they had no case and
withdrew the complaint.