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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Opinion by Justice Brown in a Har-
vesting Machine Patent Case.

WASHINGTON, March 21-Justice
Brown, of the United States Supreme Court,
to-day handed down the opinion of the
court in the case of the Mccormick Har-
Vesting Machine Company VS.. Aultman and
others. The case involed the authority of a
primary examiner in the Patent Office to
reject as invalid claims of an original pat
ent which were Incorporated in an applica-
ton for reissue, the patents at issue being
two covering automatic Irvine binders for
harvesting machines. The case then came
to the Supreme Court on certificate from
the United States Circuit Court of Appeals
for the Sixth circuit. In replying to the
question ISL the court n9ld that upon the issue
no power to revoke, cancel or annul it. The
office had he said lost jurisdiction over
not regain jurisdiction by an application
for reissue. Upon application being made
Tor reissue" he continued, 1.-The Patent Of
flee was authorized to deal with all it's
claims the original as. well as those inserted
In the application and might declare
them to be invalid, but such action would
not affect the claims of the original patent
which remained in full force if the applica-
ton for a reissue were rejected or aban-
doned."
In the case of the United States VS.. Ben
jamin Butterworth ex rel, the court to-day
again decided that the name of the success
sor of a government official could not be
substituted by the court for the name of
his predecessor. The opinion handed down
to-day went a step further, holding that
this could not be done even in a case in
which the successor in Office was willing to
have the change made. Justices Harlan,
Brewer and Peckham dissented from the
opinion.
The case of ]. w. Wilson VS.. The State of
North Carolina in relation to l.. c. Cald-
we'll was dismissed on the ground that the
court was without Jurisdiction. The case in
wolves the right of the Governor of North
Carolina to remove members of the railroad
commission from Office under the State law
of 1891 and this right was sustained by to-
days decision.
The court to-day restored to the docket
the case of Herman Keok, the Cincinnati
merchant VINO IS unaer sentence OF impris-
into the United States through the Phila-
delphia port The court recently affirmed
vided court before Justice McKenna went
on the bench. The case will now be con-
sidered by the full bench on printed briefs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22

me White Slave is striking drama
OF slavery days and Barley Campbell put
strong situations in this play which time
uoes not appear to weaken. Although 1t has
peen haif dozen years since ''The White
siaVe was last produced in this city, the
tact that the public remembers and likes
the play was forcibly demonstrated by the
audiences which crowded the Park Theater
Yesterday The story is familiar to almost
everypody, dealing. as it does, with the eff
forts of Lisa, the White Slave, aided by her
ioNer' Clay Britton. to escape from the
clutches Of a planter named Lacey. who has
Dought and fallen In love with her After "a
series or exciting Incidents which include
4 niSat on steamer, the burning of the
D0at, the rescue of the escapinQ Dair from
lhe wreck and the duel with knives on an
island in the Mississippi where thew HAD
round refuge, Lisa finally learns that she
issnot q slave and her troubles are hroue-ht
70 an end. There are some excellent scenic
enects, including a realistic rainstorm, with
a real waller accompaniment The comedy
element Is cleverly looked after by Charles
Mepstsr as Glen: Imogene Ewing as
martina. and Frank Drew as LAWYER
ctitcn. There is also couple of younp Law
srS played by Frederick Sumner and JosIe
Lloyd, who furnish considerable amuse-
ment. Ruth Macauley is an excellent Lisa
y =. Hutchinson Is Clay Brltton Jameg
MITCHELL makes himself properly obnoxious
- Bill Lacey. The plantation hands fur,
Aian good vocal music. The White Slave
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Mr.. BacOn's Amendment to Hawaiian
Annexation Resolution.

"A
WASHINGTON, March 21.-After the
transaction of some routine business in the
Senate to-day Mr.. Bacon, of Georgia, intro
ducedi an amendment which he announced
he would offer to the resolution providing
for the annexation of the Hawaiian islands
to the United States. Fhe amendment pro-
vides that the resolution shall not be effec-
tive until the question of annexation shall
have been submitted to the qualified elect
ors of Hawaii and passed on affirmatively
by them. The amendment is the same which
Mr. Bacon offered to the Hawaiian treaty
and which is still pending.
Mr. Allen secured the passage of a reso-
luton calling upon the secretary of the in
terror for information as to the number of
all classes of pensioners including the per-
centage of men and women and children
carried on the pension rolls.
Among the bills passed were the follow
ing: To authorize the construction of
bridge across ST. Francis river in Arkansas;
to confer jurisdiction upon the United
States Circuit Courts in certain cases:
granting to the Washington Improvement
and Development Company right of way
through the Colville Indian reservation in
Washington; to remit the penalty of $32, 1923
imposed ON the Union iron works of San
Francisco, because on the official trial of
the Monterey, the required horse power was
not. maintained; to pay the Union iron
works of San Francisco for extra work on
the Monterey, $14,742; to provide for pro-
noting Capt. William N Tisdall, U. S. A.,
now on the retired list, to the rank of ma
Jor; to amend Section 1870 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States relating to the
medical corps of the navy, and providing
that persons appointed to the naval medical
corps shall be between twenty-o and
thirty years old; to authorize the use of den
ositionS before naval courts in certain
cases and to amend an act giving the CON
sent of the United States to the erection of
a bridge across Portage lake. Houghton
county, Michigan, providing that under GER
tain restrictions all railroads shall have the
right to use the bridge.
On motion of Mr. fTToar, the Senate then,
at 1:45 p. M, went into executive session
and at 1855 p. M adjourned.
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ADJUSTMENTS.


The veriscope. which is the only machine
giving the Corbett-Fitzsmmons Carson
City fisht, returned to Indianapolis yester-
day, opening at the Grand for a weeks
engagement. with daily matinees. The pic
lures are better If anything, than the
series shown at TomIinson Hail. They cover
everything concerning the fight from the
preliminaries. through the fourteen rounds
and including the exciting scenes at the
close Of the fight, when Corbett, recovering
from the Knockout solar plexus blow,
rushed across the ring to get at the cham
pion. The engagement is at popular prices
and those who have not seen the pictorial
representation of the famous battle will
nave no better opportunity than is now Of
fered at the Grand.
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PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

The Century Club will postpone its meet
ing for this evening.
Mrs. ]. A. Milburn will not observe her
usual reception this Afternoon.
Mr.. Henry Wallace and Mr.. W. j. Brown
have returned from hunting trip
Mrs William B. wheelock will go to Ohio
the last of this week to make a visit
Mrs. A. I. Lyon has returned from Baltj-
more where she has been visiting for a
few weeks
Mrs. George wheelock will come the last
of this week 70 visit Mr.. and Mrs Fred
erick NJ. Ayres:
Mrs. Young, of Terre Haute. will come
to-day to visit her daughter, Mrs, Francis
L. Hord and family.
Invitations have been sent out for the
Mannerchor Easter ball to be given Mon
day evening, April il.
Mrs. E. l. Fisher, of Homer, ILL.,, is visiting
her sister-in-law, Mrs. David Kahn, on
North Meridian street.
Mrs. w. ]. Hughes. who is spending some
time at the Denison, has gone to Milwau-
kee to make a short visit.
Miss Cora Daggett will return the last
of this week from Detroit where she has
been spending the winter with relatives.
Mrs. Hiram G. Keays and son, of Cord
land III, win come next month to visit
Mrs. keays's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Herod.
Mrs. L. S. Ayres viii so to Atlantic City
next week to join her daughter, Miss Kath-
crime Ayres, and spend the spring vacation
with her.
Mrs Lew Wallace, who has been spending
the winter with her son. Mr.. Henry Wal
lace, and family, returned yesterday to her
home in Charlottesville.
Mrs. Mary Jeffery who has been spend
ing the winter in New York with her son,
will return TO the city this week, and will
be with her niece. Mrs. G.. @. Howe.
George H. Thomas Post and Corps will
give a reception in the. hall this evening:
The Swiss music box which was presented
to the society win be disposed of at the
reception.
The Cotilion Club gave its last dance for
the season last evening at the BrenEeke
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-To-day's
statement of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $223, ZAP DAB;
gold reserve, $171, IFS, 1871.
Mrs Ida B. Wells Barnett to-day pre-
scented to President Mckinley a set of reso-
lutions adopted at a mass meeting in Chi
cage denouncing the recent murder of
colored postmaster in South Carolina and
requesting the President to use his best
efforts to bring the perpetrators to Justice.
The Senate committee on Pacific railroads
to-day decided to report the bills for settle
ment of the Central Pacific and the Sioux
City e. Pacific debts.
The nomination of Hon. Webster Street,
to be chief justice of Arizona, was con-
firnled by the Senate to-day.
Replying to a resolution of inquiry, the
attorney general to-day sent to the Senate a
statement to the effect that the records of
his department do not show that any writs
of injunction or restraining orders have
been issued by the United States courts
against labor organizations or their MEM
bers engaged in strikes during the years
1897 and 1885,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22
"CUBA LOST TO SPAIN"
Alleged Interview with "a Senior Pi v
MarGall. of Mndrid.

MargalI, of Madrid.
BRUSSELS, March 21.-A dispatch to lie
Soir from Madrid describes an interview
with Senior Pi Margall, at time Presi-
dent of the Spanish federal republic and
chief of the Ministry. in which he is repre-
scented as declaring that Cuba is practically
lost to Spain. Spain is exhausted, he is
reported as saying "She must withdraw
her troops and recognize Cuban indepen-
dence before it is too late. BY an immediate
recognition she would obtain payment of a
portion of the war debt and commercial adj
vantages."
LONDON. March 22.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says: "Senor
Sagasta, the premier, declares that the gov
ernment has not received the report from
the Spanish naval court on the Maine dis
aster, that no definite news has come from
Washington in the matter and that all
statements with reference to the United
States claiming indemnity or offering to
submit the Maine question to arbitration
are pure inventions"
MADRID, March p. = Lieutenant Com
mander Jose G. Sobral, former naval at
tache of the Spanish embassy at Washing
ton, was in conference with the Queen Re-
gent to-day.
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Mr.. oVERSTREET'S BILL
REGARDING THE WITHHOLDING OR
CANCELLATION OF PENSIONS
Reported FavOrabIy by the House
Committee Yesterday-Amendme
to the Hawaiian Resolution.

WASHINGTON, March 21-The House
committee on invalid pensions has favor
ably reported the Overstreet bill prohibiting
the Withholding, suspension, modification or
cancellation of any pension except for
fraud, clerical error, mistake of fact or re-
ccvery from disability. The bill requires
sworn charges in each case, the reduction
of all evidence to written questions and
answers, and prevents adverse action until
the determination of such an investigation
to be held near the claimants home. at
which the claimant and attorney are to
appear.
The committee has recommended to the
House the allowance of pension of 800
per month to Katharine /. Cushing. widow
of the late Commander Cushing, u. S. N,
who gained distinction by destroying the
Confederate ram Albemarle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The delegates to the convention of master
plumbers, which is to be held in this city
March "a and %, will have their headquar-
tiers at the Grand Hotel
Hall-place Church ladies will give an en-
tertainment at the residence of Mrs. Frank
Staley, No. 2124 North Illinois street, this
afternoon. The proceeds of the entertain
ment will be given to the Door of Hope.
The body of the five-year-old daughter of
Fireman John McGinty, of Harding street,
who died yesterday morning at 10 o'clock,
will De buried her tomorrow morning.
Mr.. McGinty is stationed with hose COM
pany No. 49,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22
Denied in Britain,s BebaIf.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Much surprise
has been created in England by the passage
in the recent report of the Senate committee
on foreign relations respecting the attitude
of Great Britain toward Hawaii and Sir
Julian Pauncefote, under instructions from
his government, has Informed the Depart
ment of State that the committee of the
Senate is under an entire misapprehen-
SION and that there is no ground whatever
for the allegations contained in the state
ment: The passage referred to states that
lf Great Britain is not industrlously and
movement for the destruction OF the repub-
lie and the restoration of the monarchy on
It's ruins, her agents and the princess. her
protege, are kept conveniently near at hand
TO fasten her powers upon the island, on the
happening of any pretext for the protection
OF the lives and property of British subjects
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22
Notes of the Stage.

Camille d'Arville was born in Holland and
in America is regarded as foreign singer,
but when she goes to Berlin this summer tn
sing in 1.-THE Grand Duchess she proposes
to have herself advertised as the American
soprano.
Sybil Sanderson, the prima donna, who
married Antonio Terry the millionaire Gu
ban. last December in Paris, is seriously i'll
in Nice where the couple went to spend the
honeymoon. Mrs. Terry took i'll shortly
after her arrival in Nice and Is said to be
paralyzed in both legs.
Charles Stanley. who first played the part
of the Colonel in Hoyt's "A Milk-white
Flag" and whose various Napoleonic poses
were no small part of the humor of that
satire on death and vanity, is now in the
more serious business of playing the heavy
part in Charles Coghlan's THE Royal Box.
When Mrs Jennie Kimball was alive and
guarding the fortunes of Corinne both of
them bore every glittering sign of pros
perity which diamonds could indicate. Since
Mrs Kimbalrs death it is understood that
hypothecated to induce the public to accept
Corinne in AN American Beauty, and
now her enga cement with the Wilbur Opera
Company is announced
Ala Monks Hewitt well known on the
stage as Ada Monks is dead at her home
in New York. She supported Fanny Daven-
port and was leading lady in the Robson &
Crane THE Dromios' Company Years ago
she was the leading lady of the Fifth-ave-
nue. Stock Company, which travelled
through the country presenting 1.-TWO Or
phans," 'Pique,' and other plays.
Rob Roy was originally intended for
the Bostonians, but as Barnabee and Mac
Donald did not consider it suitable the work
was turned over to f. c. Whitney, who
toured 1t for several seasons with some sue
cess. The BoStonians, needing a new opera
for next season, recently went to Smith and
De Koven and the result was that Rob
repertoire of the Bostonians next season.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22
FROM IMPURE MILK.
John Hartman and Four Children
Made Violently Hi.

DR.. c. o. Durham was called last night
to see the family of John Hartman, at SIG
South Delaware street. Hartman's four
children were taken i'll about 10 o'clock
and he became much alarmed. Dr.. Durham
found the children very weak and found
they had been vomiting violently. Mr.. Hart
man also complained of feeling Of
nausea. The physician concluded the family
had been poisoned by impure milk. Hart
man said they had had nothing for supper
but corn bread and milk. DR.. Durham will
probably examine the milk used by the
family. He thinks the sufferers will all re-
cover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22
A "PEEPING TOMS" CAPERS.
John Burnett, COIOred Man, Arrest
ed as the Culprit.

Detectives Morgan and Weible yester-
day morning arrested colored man, John
Burnett, on a serious charge. Saturday
night people living on North Illinois street,
near Thirteenth. complained that a negro
was making himself obnoxious by peeping
in at their windows. About 10 o'clock, it
was claimed, the man attempted to climb
in at window of the residence at 1913
North Illinois street. The servant girl was
in the room preparing to retire She pre-
vented the man entering the room by be-
laboring him over the head with a shoe.
Yesterday morning the detectives concluded
Burnett was the guilty man, and arrested
him. He was fined $40 and costs in Police
Court
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22

DETROIT, Mich, March 21.-The Smythe
and Rice Comedy Company, which played
my Friend from India up to last Satur-
day nights performance in Cleveland, this
evening began its tour in the new comedy,
'.The Old Coat The play is by Lieut.. w.
II. Allderduce, u. S. N. 1t is full of spon-
taneous mirth, and although on farcical
lines, its character is bright and refined
throughout. An old office coat which has
been carelessly made a receptacle for let
tiers and various articles is the innocent
cause of a queer collection of hilarious COM
plications. Frederick Bond and May Vokes
play leading characters in the comedy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22
ANTI-SCALPING ENDORSED.
hoard of Trade Governors Favor the
Bill Now in Congress.

The Board of Trade governors held a
brief meeting last night. A resolution was
adopted indorsing the anti-scalping bill now
pending in Congress, and the president was
authorized to appoint a committee to CO.
operate with the Commercial Club in en-
PERTAINING the delegates to the Bimetallic
League, which meets in Indianapolis April
6. President Kinney appointed Albert Sahm
chairman of the committee, and will APP
point the other members in few days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22

John Schopp has a nephew Of the same
name and they reside together on Thir-
tieth street, North Indianapolis. Both
were arrested last night on the charge of
assault and battery. 1t is said of the uncle
that he went home slightly intoxicated yes
terday afternoon, and his nephew made
f1ppant remarks at his expense. The men
came together and before they separated
a knife and club were brought into play
Neither was seriously hurt and when re-
leased on bond last night they both started
homeward together.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22
Tried to SEN a Stolen wheel.

Henry Walkup, colored, yesterday pre-
scented himself at the store of Hickman &
Sutton, Massachusetts, avenue, with a
Waverley bicycle which he desired to sell.
He offered to take $3.50 for the machine, and
this aroused the suspicious of the firm. Mr..
Sutton suggested to his partner that he try
the wheel, and the latter took it and rode
to the police station. Soon afterward Holtz
and Wallace appeared and the negro ran.
He was captured, however, and sent to the
police station. The bicycle was identified by
B. B. Bales, of 2129 North Senate avenue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22

WASHINGTON, March 21.-The monthly
statement of the collections of internal rev.
enue issued to-day shows the receipts dur
ing February from all sources amounted to
$11, 9S6,550, a gain as compared with Feb
ruary, 1897, of $1257.533. The receipts for
the eight months of the present fiscal year
were $40 4S4 .524, an increase over the same
period last year of $11,566,550. The principal
increases during February are as follows:
Whisky $500 us; cigars and cheroots, $1O7,-
7O4; cigarettes, S12l, 499; beer, S25O.542.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22

The Carpenters Union will meet tonight
to fix a scale of prices for the coming sea-
son and adopt trade rules. 1t is probable
the present scale. which provides a mini
mum wage of twenty-five cents an hour
will be adopted. Carpenters say that as the
building increases in the spring and sum-
ner this scale will largely adjust itself, the
demand for good men naturally increasing
the price of labor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22
Conflrmations by the Sennte.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-The Senate
to-day confirmed these nominations: Perry
Glasscock, of Indiana, consul at Baracoa,
Cuba Webster Street. chief justice of the
Supreme Court, Territory of Arizona; COM
missary subsistence department of the
army. Lieutenant c. p. Eagan to be
colonel; Major ]. J. j. Clague to be colonel /;
Captain a. l.. Smith, 10 be major and nu-
merous other minor promotions IN the navy
and revenue cutter service.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22
Lynched for court,nr a wb,te Girl,

ATLANTA, Ga, March 21.-John Gallo
way, a negro, was lynched near Round
mountain, last night. He had been paying
attention to young white girl named Stout
for several months. The young woman's
father became cogniZant of the affair yes
terday and the lynching followed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22
Does France Intend to Aid spainr

LONDON, March 21.-The ST. James
Gazette this afternoon, commenting on the
mobilizing of the French fleet, suggests it
may be connected with the Spanish question
and says: IF the trouble between Spain
and the United States should become acute
it would precipitate issues of great moment
for France
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22

Governor Mount will go to his farm in
Montgomery county this morning for a few
days rest. The pressure of official business
has been telling on him the last few weeks,
and he needs to get away from it for a
while
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22
New Indiana Postmasters.

WASHINGTON, March 81 - Indiana
fourth-class postmasters were appointed to-
day as follows: Pucket, Grant county, Ell
den E. Lenfesty vice r. w Swisher. re-
signed; Temple, Crawford county, j. W.
Sloan, vice ]. M. Meriweather, removed;
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22
Monument FountaIns FIowine.

The monument cascaGcs are now in play.
The water was turned on Sunday and has
been singing a double bass accompaniment
to the treble patter of the rain since that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-22

Tower, Crawford county Mrs Mary Rain
bolt, vice J. f. Carson, removed Villas,
Owen county. Mrs. Nancy C. Smith, vice S.
N. Mcintosh, removed
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no Our Friendn.

we are now moving our stock of china
and glass. The cheap sale may close on
the 22nd. Come quick. Last chance at
Schrader'a
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WITH M'KINLEY.


dispute or a question of indemnity for the
destruction of the Maine to arbitration
Il do not see how it could" replied the
senator. Il do not believe it would
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will remain at the Park to-day and to-mor-
row and be followed on Thursday by The
Secret Enemy"