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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02
ANTl-CIGARETTE LAW KILLED
Judge Lurton's Reasons for DecIarinp
Tennessee Act invalid

NASH WILLIE, Tenn, Oct 1.-The main
point at issue in the habeas corpus proceed
ilss brought by w. s. Sawrie in the Federal
court attacking the cigarette law passed bv
tne tennessee legislature May 1, 1897. was
lhat the law wa N violation of Article
aecllon .. Clause of the Constitution of
me tne United States in that it prohibited in
terstate, commerce and that he was rn-
solalned fodt iilesaliy and held in Gus
touy under an order issued nv
justice of the peace, acting nndar +h;a
law. The court holds that the petitionaT
was engaged in interstate Commerce. Thai
ne sold cigarettes imported from Kentucky
IN original packages and that if the Tennes
see law could stand it would be an absollta
PPr9ghloltion Pgn OF all commerce in cigarettes.
5uage Lurton sums up as follows: .iTha
tennessee statute is too broad and is re-
pusnant TO the commercial clause of fha
constitution of the United States in 81 far
as aSo 1t inhibits the importation of cigarettes
from foreign nations or other States or
their sale by the importer in the form IN IN
when they were imported. reach this
conclusion without any hesitation though
RELUCTANT to strike down a statute aimed
at the suppression of an evil of most pro-
nounced character PA"-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02
NEVER STRONGER THAN NOW
Cuban Army in Good COndition-Span-
ssh Reports Denied.

NEW YORK, Oct. IA New York mer-
chant who has extensive business interests
in Cuba, and is kept informed of the prog
ress of the insurrection by trustworthy cor
respondents in different parts of the island,
received word to-day that Col Baldemero
Accsta, of the insurgent army, has safely
landed in Vera Cruz. He is seriously
wounded His wife is with him. According
to the merchants correspondent the insur-
gent colonel was enabled to escape with the
connivance Of Spanish officers The corre-
spondent also states that the recently re-
ported capture of a Hotchkiss gum lot of
war material and twenty-three Americans
was founded on these facts: A Spanish gun
ner, who had been with the insurgents in
Tampa, Fla, turned out to be a spy. He
informed the military authorities of the To-
cation Of the place where the Cubans had
buried twelve-pound Hotchlxiss gun,
which had been landed in Pinar del Rio
about ten months before. 1t had never been
dug up, because in landing it had been so
injured as to be rendered useless. On the
finding of this abandoned gun was based
the official report of the capture of the val
liable war munitions and the American
volunteers. The correspondent concludes
by saying that the insurgents were never
stronger than they are to-day from the ex-
treme east to the extreme west.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02
SHRUNK OVER ONE-HALF.
Estate OF the Late Senator Fail,
Worth Only About Twelve Millions.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 1.-The Call says
to-day that the appraisers of the late James
q. Fairs estate have completed their task
and will present their record to the Probate
Court in a few days The report will show
that the value of the Fair estate has
been very much over-rated. Instead OF be-
ing valued from thirty to sixty millions, the
appraisers say the official figures will be
about $l2,OO00OO and certainly not more than
$l5,OOO,OOO. These figures have been reached
after seven months of continuous and care
ful work by the appraisers. Fairs fortune
IS invested for the most part in real estate,
the greater part Of which is In this city,
put the princigai item Of the estate con-
sists of $4.000,000 in bonds of the
Southern Pacific Coast Railway, built
by Fair and now part of
the Southern Pacific system The
valuation of the Fair estate is significant
in view of the testimony gwen by Fair In a
trial several years ago in Yolo county,
when, in reply TO q question he said he
was worth at least $30,OoO0OO 1t is evident
that in the last few years of his life Fair
sustained serious losses the facts concern
irg which are carefully concealed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02
HENRY GEORGE CHOSEN.
Nominated for Mayor of Greater New
York by the Democratic Alliance.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-At the city nomi-
mating convention of the Democratic AL
lance of Greater New York held tonight
Henry George was unanimously nominated
for mayor. The nominating speech was
made by Charles Francis Adams. The nomi-
nation was greeted with enthusiastic ap-
piause. The platform in part follows:
The Democratic Alliance is a body of DEM
ocrats loyal to the policy of the great Dem
ocratlc party. Our aim and object was TO
fnd basis for united action OF all Demo-
Gratis in the pending municipal contest. We
deemed 1t essential that the Democratic
party of Greater New York should reatfirm
the Chicago platform, pledge itself to the
policy of municipal ownership and opera
ton of franchises and to the principle of di-
rect employment instead Of the contract sys-
tenn. The action of the city convention of
Sept. 80 is clear to all men. Tammany and
her allies hide away the national banner of
Democracy and are ashamed to march un-
der its folds. The Benedict Arnods of last
fall, who deserted to the enemy on the eve
of battle, are to be restored to places of
bers are to retain their clutch on the city s
highways by Tammany's aid and con-
nivance thus Tammany and her allies sep
arate themselves in principle and policy
from the great Democratic party of the Ma
tion and must be looked upon solely as a
local body Of unprincipled spoils hunters un-
fit to sit in the councils OF the party whose
doctrine they ignore and whose honor they
betray."
The platform also declares in favor of
municipal home rule, municipal ownership
and operation of franchises, three-cent
street-railway fares, dollar gas, eight-hour
day and prevailing rate of wages, repre-
sentation of labor in adminfstra ton and
legislative branches of the city government
free open air places for the holding of pub
lie meetings and opposition to government
by injunction.
The Tammany county and borough con-
ventions, which were called to order to-
night by ex-Police Commissioner James j.
Martin, after completing permanent organi-
zation, adjourned on Leader John G. Shee-
hans motion to meet again on Oct. z.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02
SHOT BY HIGHWAYMEN.
Stage Coaches Held Up, Passengers
Robbed and Two wounded

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct 1.-Yester-
day three stages, travelling from Angels
Camp to Milton, Cal, we're held up by two
masked highwaymen and robbed From
the description furnished Of the two robbers
they are supposed to be the pair who re-
Gently held up the Ukiah stage and killed
Mr.. Barnet. Five of the passengers have
arrived in this city. They are Clarence NJ.
Ackerman, A. Maloff. Manuel Nizrella,
Mrs. Abrahams and NJ. Singer. Two Of
them. Ackerman and Maoff, were wounded.
Ackerman is in st. Lukes Hospital with a
bullet lodged Immediately under the cutlcle
of his left breast. The seriousness of his
wound has not been definitely determined,
but it is the belief of DR. r. F. Gray. the
resident physician of the hospital that he
will not die. The same bullet whi n cut a
hole through Maloff's left wrist p,uwed it's
way almost clear through the DoGy Of A ck-
erman. There. is a possibility, nr Gray
says, that the bullet struck one of Acker-
mans ribs on the right side, DETECTED and
passed around his body at the Lack until
it's force became spent an inch below the
left nipple
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MAN SOLD FOR $4,000.
Wife Alleged to Have Disposed of Her
Husband to AnOther~Woman.

ST. LOUIS. Oct. According to the
Post-Dispatch John A. Truitt, a conductor
on the Northern Central electric street.
car line, was sold to-day by his wife for
$4,000 to a woman who declares that she
loves the man more than his wife does.
The deal was the sequel to the following
remarkable statement made to Mrs. Truitt
by Mrs Stephens, who lives in this city
with her father:
Mrs Truitt, I love your husband and I
WaIJ hln have travelled the world over
anu ne is the first man / ever loved I will
give You $1,000 cash for him If you will give
Irultt, who is the father of four children
seems 70 agree to the deal. 1t is stated
that last Tuesday Mrs. Truitt, knowing that
ner husband loved another, attempted Ia
take her HE by swallowing a big dose OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02
AsPHYxIATED BY GAS.
Mother and Four Children Dead In
One Hotel and a Man I'm Another.

NEW YORK, Oct. IA woman and her
four children were found dead by asphyxia-
ton in the West Shore Hotel Forty-second
street and Eleventh avenue this morning
The woman had evidently killed her chill
dren and committed suicide. They were
registered as Mrs Caroline Ravinius and
four children, of West Point" They arrived
by train from West Point at O'clock
last night. The woman appeared to be
about forty years old. The children We're
two boys, one about fifteen and the other
about seven, and two girls, about thirteen
and seven years old. The victims of the
terrible tragedy were the wife and children
of Robert Ravinius an enlisted man in the
United States army at West Point Ravin-
ius is a printer in the administrative build
ing. He has been in the army thirty years
and expects TO be retired in July next. He
was greatly moved on receiving news of the
death of his wife and children. He is a
German and speaks English imperfectly
Neighbors scout the suicide theory saying
that Mrs. Ravinius was excellent woman
and that her home life was very pleasant
and her love for her children marked She
had made frequent trips to this city They
knew Of no reason why she should wish to
take her life. Mrs. Victor Laher, sister of
Mr.. Ravinius. says that the trip OF her
sister-in-law TO New ork was merely a
hltle pleasure excursion, as the children had
had no outing during the summer.
Robert RiVinius, husband OF the dead
woman. arrived in this city tonight He
said that he could ascribe no reason for his
wife's suicide. She was always happy and
had never spoken TO him or self-destruc-
ton. She was perfectly familiar with the
pleasure excursion, and Mrs. Rivinius ex-
pecled TO return to West Point on a train
leaving New York at $3.50 y. m
c. T. X. Royce fifty-hve years old, who
registered at the Grand Union Hotel as from
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SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. clark E. X.
Royce. who committed suicide to-day at the
Grand Union Hotel in New York. was well
known here on account of his previous at
tempts to take his life in this city. He was
formerly secretary and treasurer of the Cal
ifornia Veterans Home Association, but
shortage of over $1,000 being discovered in
his accounts he wss discharged and indicted
by the grand jury for felony. While the
investigation was pending Royce registered
al the burlington Hotel here under an as
sumed name and tried to commit suicide by
shooting himself in the head. He recovered
however, and stood trial, but was acquitted
on some technicality Some months later
he attempted suicide by inhaling gas at
the Grand Hotel. but was again unsuccess-
ful. He then disappeared and has not since
been heard of until to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02
Male stenographers In Request.

WASHINGTON. oct. 1.-There is a Iarg-
er 9eano ior male 6sns srtmograpnsrS ana
ington than the Ciyil-service Commission
has been able 70 meet. The salaries range
from 5000 to $l.J00 per annum. From the
following States the opportunities for ap-
pointment from this examination are bet
ter than from the others. Utah. South
Carolina Louisiana, Tennessee. Arkansas
Kentucky. South Dakota Maine Texas
Washington Mississippi, New Jersey. Mis-
souri,. New Hampshire, North Carolina
Pennsy ylvania. Iowa Alabama. Kansas
Minnesota Wisconsi and Illinois In ad-
ditiOn 10 appointments 10 the departments
at Washington appointments are sometimes
made from this register TO the local sery-
ice ia the States
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02
DIR. FLAGG,s SUICIDE.
Jumped Out of Murray Hill Hotel
MfndoW While Demented.


NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-Dr. Robert w.
Flagg, a well-known resident of Yonkers,
and the oldest son of the late Dr. Levi w.
Flagg being seized with an attack of acute
mania. in the presence of his bride Of one
day. leaped out of window of the Murray
Hill Hotel to-day and falling on the side
walk. received injuries which resulted in his
death. His skull was fractured, one of his
legs was broken in two places. and he suf-
fered internal injuries.
His bride was in the room at the
time and she went to the hospital with him
in the ambulance. DR.. and Mrs Flagg
reached the hotel about midnight, and after
registering were assigned to rooms. Both
appeared to be in good spirits and break
tasted about o'clock this morning. They
chatted with each other and seemed not to
have a care. After breakfast they returned
to their rooms and had been there only
about fifteen minutes when Mrs. Flagg
rushed screaming down the stairs to the
lobby of the hotel Her husband had jumped
out of the window. His skull had been
fractured, his leg broken and he had re-
ceived severe bruises of the body. He was
carried into the hotel, where his wife met
him calmly The ambulance surgeon said
that the man was dying. Mrs. Flagg who
was Miss Eleanor Turner, is about twenty
six years of age and good looking. She was
a professional nurse in the Yonkers Hos
pital. She sai6 at the hospital here that
in conversation with her husband the latter
had become greatly excited and rushed to
the window to jump out. She tried to re-
strain him, but he thrust her aside and
jumped At DR.. Fiagg's residence in Yonk-
ers it was said that when he left home yes
terday he was ir a very nervous condition.
DIR. Flagg was taken from the hospital to
the residence of DR.. w. Todd Helmuth, jr.,
an old friend, and there the operation of
trephining was performed upon the injured
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02
MEN AND WOMEN FIGHT.
Trolley Excursion Ends in Murder and
an Encounter with Beer Glasses.

NEW YORK, Oct. IA trolley excursion
of a political association of the east division
of Brooklyn to Dexter Park had a murder
Gus ending early this morning. A young
woman whom William Klynger had taken,
drank and chatted with John McNalley.
Klynger objected and made an insulting re-
mark to the woman which McNalley re-
sented with a blow. Klynger retalated and
his blow killed McNaley almost instantly.
The friends of the two men took up the
fight and when a riot call brought out the
police they found men and women engaged
in free fight, using beer glasses and stones.
Klynger disappeared, but was captured
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02

OXFORD. Mass, Oct. 1.-Dr. Edward
ored with the cross and rank of COM
mander of the Order of st. Catherine of
Mount Sinai, has received notice from
Prince Guy de Susignan, the legtimist
prince royal Of Armenia and Cyprus that
upon his request. the Gordon of the Royal
Armenian Order of Mount Sinai has been
bestowed on Dupuy De Lone, Spanish min
ister 10 the United States and Hon. Fred
erick c. Penfield. of Connecticut, late con-
sui general a Cairo. This order, instituted
in 1868. antedates the Hospitallers and every
order OF knighthood except the papal deco
ration of the Order of ST. John of Jeru-
salem.
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Two at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-Two men, un-
known to each other, were found dead in
adjoining hotels to-day, both having COM
mitted suicide One was Robert Jones Mon
agahan, prominent lawyer of Westches-
ter, Pa and well known as Democratic
politician of Pennsylvania. He inhaled il
Eliminating gas. Mr.. Monaghan was about
forty-five years old. He had been a can
didate for Congress. Overwork impaired his
faculties some years ago. when he disap-
peared for six months and was finally To-
Gated in Australia.
The second suicide was Josiah Daniels, of
Woodstown, n. j. He took laudanum in
a room of a hotel next door
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02

DETROIT, Oct. 1.-The American Insti
tute OF Architects to-day elected the fol
loving officers: President. George B. Post
Jenney, Chicago; second vice president. q
toward Walker, Boston treasurer. S. a
dreat, Chicago; secretary. Alfred Stone
York; Case Gilbert, ST. Paul: James S
Hosers, Detroit; W G. Preston. Boston
George W Rapp Cincinnati; Edmund "
~ ~ ilerillbht, Boston; Glenn Brown Wash
ington. George NJ. Fredericks. Baltimore
lng members left hy steamer for the St
Clair Hats this afternoon
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window Glass Association.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Oct. 1.-The ways and
means committee of the new American
Window glass Association met here to-day
and made arrangements to establish a gen.
eral sales agency for the combination in
Pittsburg, and issued call for a meeting
of all firms concerned in the consolidation.
to be held next Thursday in this city. for
the purpose of ratifying the action Of the
committee and election of officers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02
MORNING, OCTOBER 2, 1897

class vessels in every particular calcu-
lated to reduce to the lowest time the pas
sage between northern and West India
fruit ports. The new corporation will be
known as the United States and West India
Steamship Company and expects to be sub
Der of others of the American lines to the
West Indies
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02

HAVANA Oct. THE correspondent here
of the Associated Press has investigated the
report printed in New York to-day from
this city, via Key West, saying that Cap
tain General Weyler has sent his resgna-
ton to Madrid, to take effect as soon as
practicable and has been informed from
the best sources available that up to the
present moment the captain general of
Cuba has not resigned.
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CHICAGO, Oct. IA fire which broke
out early to-day at Willow Springs. six
teen miles from Chicago. on the drainage
canal, destroyed nearly half the town and
made fifty families homeless The fire ap-
paratus was inadequate and assistance was
sent from Chicago but before the special
train arrived the fire had burned out Loss
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 1.-The grand
jury to-day ignored the bill against Marion
Stuyyesant, who was charged with the
murder of Major w. c. Wilson, the aged
librarian, and ordered the discharge of the
prisoner. Stuyvesant. who was Maj. Will
sons colored porter, has been in Jail ever
since the murder occurred. on Aug 16, and
his acquittal leaves the case surrounded
with as much mystery as ever.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. THE Press to-
morrow Will say; Negotiations are in prog
PhiIa%5miUbia % New York ard Boston Witch n
ii successfully carried out, will result in
the substitution of American built steam
ships for the large number OF foreign built
craft now engaged IN the West India fruit
trade. The new ships will be built here by
the Cramps, who are largely interested in
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Drowned IN the Ohio.

HAwEsvILLE, KY, Oct. I.-WhiIe cross
ing the river in a skiff last night at z
o clos K Ben Davis, Bill Jackson and Robert
Hardin. all colored, were drowned and
George Crockett a prominent farmer and
grandnephew of Davy Crockett was r s.
cued with great difficulty, together with
Bate Davis. eolored. The men had all been
drinking
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02

TORONTO. Oct. 1.-The Steinert series is
practically concluded Dineen, Toronto :
tfack pitcher. said to-day that Toronto
"ott'a hot play any more games n Syracuse.
ana as the Syracuse players say the same
OF toronto. the series has ended in a flzzle.
tho score being: Toronto wen 3; lost, /
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02

COLUMBUS, o.. Oct. 1.-The Negro Pro-
tective party. by petition, to-day was
placed on the Ohio ballot sheet. This
makes five state tickets, with the gold
Democrats to come. The negro party, by
mandamus, will try to compel the secretary
of state to put Lincoln's picture at the head
of their column in the ticket as their en-
blem.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02

LAFAYETTE Ind, Oct. lat the bicycle
meet at the fair grounds this afternoon w
w. Hamilton. Of Denver, rode a mile un-
paced on half-mile track in pos l-5. break
ing the state record and making a new
worlds record for a dirt road. l.. O. Wat
son (TooD. of Indianapolis, won all four Of
the amateur events.
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story of Refugees Mt Hagerstown.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Oct. Flour ref
ugees from New Orleans arrived at this
place few days ago. They are Frank
lie Seure, Isaac Lontz and their wives Mr..
LIE Seure AYERS that the stupidity Of the
physicians alone is responsible for the
plague spreading. Instead Of confning the
people at the resort where the disease first
appeared, they were permitted to scatter
in all directions and carry the germs of the
disease, which turned out to be yellow
1eVer, but which was pronounced something
else by the physicians. lie says the citizens
there are making a wild rush to leave
Certificates from the physicians are readily
secured, but railroad transportation is diff
fcult because of the crowds trying to get
away. When they left the cars We're loaded
and locked in New Orleans and the WIN
doWs closed and not opened until the train
reached Memphis. AT every town armed
guards were stationed 10 prevent the land
ing or any one or the opening of the cars
Mr.. lie Seure is a civil engineer in the era-
plOy Of the State of Louisiana
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Hard Coal In Wyoming.

CHEYENNE. Wyo., oct Specimens Of
what IS believed tc be- anthracite have
been brought here from the newly discov-
cred deposits on tiley creek. tWclR. AA44s $
north Of Buffalo The coal carries 81 per
cent carbon, the highest percentage OF any
coal yet found in Wyoming.
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PRICE CENTS SE aSSErEAB B sHf fg4sgR sgsfg 2g

San Francisco on Tuesday last, was found
dead to-day in his room. He had committed
suicide by inhaling gas.
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