The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-03-20

Enf0 case. In Wh1cn IL - Ruled ina
the Quarter-Section Claimant Must Pa
up With His Luck IL He Happens to Ge
Hold OF a Short Ouarter-Joiut Tram,
Wins a Case Other Railway News
Failures, Receiverships and Strikes =
General News OF Business.
Washington, March 19-The issue as
to an entry of quarter-seetion of pub
lis land containing less than the prescrib-
ed $50 acres under the act of May 2, 1890,
! is said TO be raised for the first time in
an Enid, Oklahoma, land case just de-
! cided. Secretary Bliss says that as
quarter-section entries contain more
than 160 acres have been allowed TO
stand simply because the quarter-section
conforms 10 the legal subdivision, it
would seem that where the deficiency is
shown to be small, the rule should work
both ways This is emphasized oy le-
gal provision that a settler entering less
than a quarter-section may enter other
land lying contagious thereto, the whole
not to exceed ar aggregate 160 acres. Il
IS held, however, that when the def
cisncy is small an application for addi-
tional land would not DE considered.
CONSPIRACY TO STEAL.
Denver, March 19.-Litigation over the
Bassick mine has been re-opened, suit
having been filed here by three stock
holders, Alexander Barclay, Philip AL
len and William H. Hendrie, agains:
James Staples, Dennis Ryan, Edmund
c. Bassick, Clapp Spooner and Charles
G. Franklin, officers and directors Of
the Bassick Mining company. The
pleadings allege a conspiracy on the part
OF the defendants to steal the mine by
securing judgments against it and buy
ing in property.
JOINT TRAFFIC WINS.
New York, March 19.-The argument
on the appeal from Judge Wheelers de-
cision in the action brought in the name
of the United States against the Joint
Traffic association alleged to be an il
legal combination of railroad interests
formed for the purpose of defeating
competition and for the pooling of traffic
earnings, was continued today before
Judges Wallace and Lacombe of the
circuit court of appeals. At the outset
il was announced that the entire day
would be given TO the hearing of argu-
ments by James C. Carter api E. j.
Phelps in favor of the Joint Traffic as
sociation and against the appeal taken
by the United States government At
tie conclusion of the arguments the
judges conferred briefly, after which
Judge Wallace announced that, in his
opinion, the United States had no right
to an injunction, and the appeal was
dismissed.
LEHIGH VALLEY TOURISTS.
Milwaukee, Wis, March ia special
car occupied by a party OF passenger
representatives of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad company arrived in Milwaukee
this morning over the Chicago and
Northwestern, the party spending the
day in the city. 1t was made up of the
following named passenger men: Char
les S. Lee, Philadelphia; A. W. Nome
macher, assistant general passenger
agent; A. A. Heard, general western pas
senger agent; Colonel James Reed, north
western passenger agent, and T. J. Cut
Ter, secretary to Mr.. Lee. The gentle
men left the city this evening They
are on a general tour through the west.
OMAHA EXPOSITION.
Omaha, Neb., March 19.-Active work
on the Trans-Mississippi exposition
grounds was commenced this morning. |
Superintendent Dion Geraldine and a |
corps of engineers are making the sur
veys and will place the location of the |
various buildings. Arrangements are |
made to turn the first dirt on Arbor |
lay, April %, when great public dem. |
onstration will be INDUCED in.
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.
st. Louis, March 19.-W. E. Stephens |
& Co, photographers, assigned today for |
he benefit of creditors. There is no pre-
terence shown. the property being turn
I'd over TO Isaac J. Orr to be Iiquidated |
and divided according TO their claims.
The liabilities are about 1000 and the |
assets are estimated at s45, ,0oO Assignee
Orr says creditors will receive 100 cents
n the dollar.
ST. PAUL GLOBE COMPANY.
St. Paul, Mimi, March 19-Tne ST.
Paul Globe company has been reorganiz-
"a Dy tlc lIduSlST Oh the STOCK ana as
tets OF the company TO new owners and
ne payment OF all obligations OF every
description. ]. G. Pyle, Crawford Liv-
ngstone and William J. Jones are mem
'ers Of the new board of directors and
VI. Pyle was elected president Of the
company.
SILK MILL STRIKERS WIN.
Paterson, y. j., March 19-The 800
strikers of the Enterprise silk mill, who
vent cut for an increase Of wages 10 50
,er cent returned 10 work today. The
i'd scale of wages for which they struck
vill be paid them. Their victory is the
irst gained by strikers in Patterson. The
ir!ke in the Phoenix silk mill is still on,
'ut the mills are running with non-un-
on men and the proprietors say they
viii not make any attempt 10 induce the
tria.eTS 10 return 10 work.
TO KEEP OUT IMPURE TEAS
ecretary Gage Appoints n Board Under
Recent Act of Congress.