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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-24
TRUSTS AND THE LAW.
Letter from Attorney General Griggs
to a. PhiIadeIphinn-

NEW YORK. March 2S-Attorney General
Griggs declares that the regulation or sup
preston Of trusts lies solely I'm the power
of the individual States, unless the combina-
tions affect interstate commerce. Only in
the latter case. he holds. can the national
authorities order the prosecution OF illegal
trade or Industrial combinations under the
provisions Of the Sherman snti-trust law.
These declarations by the head OF the Ma
fional Department OF Justice-hs first OFF,
cial utterance on the subject-were made
public here to-day in a letter by Attorney
General Griggs in answer TO one from j. q.
Bowadaile a PhiIadelphian with large prop
erty interests in New Jersey. Mr.. Bowa-
daile cited the present epidemic" OF trade
combinations and desired. as a Republican,
to know what the course of the national
government would be. Mr.. Griggs replied
as follows:
Il have your letter OF the 18th inst. and
because IL Is evident that You are under
serious misapprehension as 10 The force and
effect OF the federal law relating 60 trusts.
called the Sherman act. passed In 1See. L
deem il proper To call your attention To
some aspects of this matter which YOU are
obviously ignorant Of.
In the first place. the cOnstitutionality
OF this matter was not affirmed last fan. bat
was affirmed almost inmediteiy after the
passage OF the act In the first case which
Ear as the eonstitutionality Is concerned. for
many years.
In the next place. the sherman trust 2et
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Mr.. SHERMAN ON DECK
VIEWED SANTIAGO YESTERDAY
FROM THE STEAMER PARIS.
His Condition Much Improved and His
Recovery Now Expected-TOurists
with Money "tO Burn"

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, March 23-Mr
John Sherman passed a satisfactory night
and day and isspaw better than at any time
since he was taken sick. His recovery is
confidently expected, as his physicians re-
gard his condition as much improved. Dur
ing part of the afternoon he sat on the
deck of the Paris viewing Santiago. The
United States cruiser Chicago is expected
here by daybreak tomorrow, and Mr.. Sher-
man will be Immediately transferred to her.
The anxiety of his relatives on the Paris
is now virtually at an end.
The party of tourists board the Paris
has made the most of the day. visiting every
accessible spot, crowding the battlefields,
buying relics and even paying fabulous
prices for machetes that have been shipped
from the United States since the war.
Various excursions have been taken during
the day. one TO San Luis another to Morro
Castle and a third to view the wrecks of
the destroyed cruisers of Admiral Cervera s
squadron the Vzcaya and Almirante
Oquendo.
Tonight a banquet and ball to citizens
of Santiago was given by the tourists. The
Paris will leave in the morning about s
o'clock.
The United States transport Crook form
erly the Roumanian, her colors half mast
with her mournful cargo of dead heroes
the remains of those who were killed on
have died at Santiago and in Porto Rico
steamed slowly out of the harbor this after
noon. Size carries among her passengers
| Brig. Gen. Ezra z. Ewers and family Capt
Carnahan and wife and Lieutenant Frazer
and wife.
WASHINGTON, March %. - Admiral
Sampson notified the Navy Department to-
day OF the arrival of the cruiser Chicago al
| Santiago. This is the vessel which was sent
| TO bring back to the United States ex-Secre.
| tary Sherman, who is now at Santiago OF
| the Paris. The expectation is he will be
| put on the cruiser tomorrow IL his condition
| permits. A dspatch was received here to-
| day from Mr.. Il. B. Wiborg, who is one OF
| the excursionists, reporting continued i'm.
| provement in Mr.. Shernan's condition
! Whether the invalid is TO be taken to Tampa
or to Fortress Monroe will depend on the
advice of the physician and the wishes oi
| his friends, but the opinion here is the ex-
| secretary would like TO be brought home
| at once.
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THREE SHOT TO DEATH.
Negroes Lynched and Their Bodies
Thrown to the AIIigatOrs


JACKSON, Miss, March 23-Three ne
groes were taken from an officer of the law
and lynched by an armed mob near River
City. in Yazoo county, last Saturday morn
Ing. After being shot to death the bodies
of the victims were weighted with bundles
of cotton bale ties and thrown into the
Yazoo river. The negroes were Minor Will
son. c. G. Reed and Willis Boyd. They were
the ringleaders of the negroes in n race en-
counter on the Midnight plantation early
last week. They were arrested and taken
10 YaZoo City and held in Jail. The offense
with which they are charged having been
committed in Sharkey county. the Sharkey
authorities were notified, and last Friday
evening Deputy Constable Sylvester arrived
and the prisoners were turned over TO him.
The constable boarded the steamer Rescue
with the negroes Saturday morning and
reached Silver City with them. All that is
further known is that the negroes fell into
the hands of the mob at this point, were
shot to death and thrown into the river as
above stated. The feeling against these
negroes had been very bitter on account OF
a disturbance at the Midnight plantation
last week in which they. with two other
comrades, had fired upon two whites on the
public road A horse belonging to one of
the white men was wounded, but the men
were not harmed.
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DElGNAN ORDERED HOME.
Member Of the Merrimac Crew tn En-
ter the Naval Academy.

WASHINGTON March %. - Admiral
Dewey has been instructed to send Osborne
w. Deignan, now enlisted the
sunboat Castine, 10 San Francisco by first
transportation" Deignan was a member of
the Merrimac crew. and Congress passed
special act authorizing his appointment as
naval cadet. If he reaches Annapolis in
time he will be sent on the summer cruise
with other cadets OF the fourth class. lie is
only twenty-five years of age, and it is said
at the department that if Deignan succeeds
in getting through the academy there is no
good reason why he should not ultimately
reach the grade of rear admiral
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-24

Scene of the Alleged Clash Not Yet
Located by officials.

WASHINGTON. March 2s Both the
State Department and the British en-
bassy. which have been giving the sub
Ject close attention. are so far unable to
locate. the scene OF that reported collision
between the American miners and the Ca
madam mounted police, which was the sub
ject OF a story brought by miner returning
from Alaska 10 Vancouver recently At one
point the statement seems 10 relate TO the
Porcuplne river country. but the officials
say there is no reason why there should be
doubt entertained 10 the rights OF either
party on that river. There are two marks
one American and one Canadian--on the riv-
er. two hundred miles above its confluence
with the Yukon. These marks are separated
six miles. being In the neighborhood of Ram
part House, and, under the arrangement
which beth countries have been trying TO
I'VE up TO. pending the establishment Of a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-24

LONDON, March 24.-Accordng to the
Rome correspondent of the Daily Chronicle,
DR.. Lapponi. the Pope's physician, has been
i'll for two days. He is suffering from an
attack of bronchitis and will not resume his
attendance upon the Pope until he has fully
recovered. The correspondent further says
that the Pope ignores his doctors prescrip-
tions and follows mis- usual occupations,
though he is so feeble that 1t is doubtful if
he will be able to hold the next consistory.
The question of a conclave is the subject of
much secret negotiation.
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instruction of the Hawaiian battalion in
technical matters. drills and routine ship
life, and, If possible. monitor or gunboat
will be assigned TO the battalion for cruising
duty.
Robert j. Tracewell, the controller of
the treasury, recently made a decision
holding that under certain circumstances
volunteers and others enlisted in the
regular service for the period OF the
war with Spain were entitled to one or two
months extra pay. depending upon the
nature of their service. He is now receiving
a large number of letters from all parts Of
the country asking whether the writers are
entitled TO this extra pay. For the informa-
ton of claimants the controller has author
lied the statement that he has no jurisdic-
ton TO express his official opinion 1.-THE sub
ject and that applicants should present their
cases 10 the auditors for the War or the
Navy Departments according to which
branch of the service they enlisted in.
Acting Secretary Meikeljohn has issued an
order stating that gold having been discov-
cred on the Anvik river and its tributaries
within the limits of the military reserva-
ton of Fort ST. Michael, Alaska. all mining
the mining laws and usages. are TO be recog-
nzed by the military authorities in the
reservation. .
The division of the wheat crop for 1898, as
between spring and winter wheat. is esti-
| mated by the Agricultural Department as
follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-24
SlLVERlSM In TENNESSEE.


NASHVILLE, Tenn. March 23-The
House OF Representatives to-day passed the
Senate bill making all contracts entered into
In tennessee hereafter payable i'm any legal
tender. The bill was 20 amended as 10 ex-
empt contracts already in existence. The
bill now goes to the Governor and he will
certainly sign 1T. The bill is the outgrowth
of the silver sentiment in Tennessee.
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Mrs. spottswood Missing.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. March 2s.-It Is
feared by her relatives that Mrs. Elizabeth
Spottswood, OF this city, was one of the
victims of the Windsor Hotel fire. in New
York. Mrs. Spottswood was employed I'm the
laundry department of the hotel and lived
with cousin at 2i1 East Twenty-fifth
street. Since the fire all attempts 10 reach
her by wire at this address have failed and
her children. who reside here, are great y
alarmed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-24
Sound Money League.

NEW YORK. March 23.-The state vice
presidents of the National Sound Money
League will hold their annual meeting on
Wednesday morning next in the eastern Of
flee of the League in this city. The state
vice president form the central council of
the organization. j. Sterling Morton. OF Ne
braska, is president. The council will elect
officers and members and alternate mem
bers of the executive committee which will
afterward hold a meeting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-24
I'm N Critical Condition.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Ex-Governor
Thomas c. Fletcher. of Missouri. who has
been ill at his home. in this city. for some
weeks. grew rapidly worse to-day and to-
night his condition is reported as critical.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-24
Arcbbishon Herue,sx III

DUBUQUE, Ia. March 23.-Archoishop
Hennessy is seriously i'll at the archiepisco-
pal residence here He was suddenly strick-
en- after dinner yesterday, but his condi-
tion was not considered serious until to-
day. His speech is affected. leading 10 the
assumption that he is suffering from paraly-
sis. 1t Is also feared his brain is affected
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mill and small riot followed. From ac-
counts 1t seems that with Duckett seven of
the ringleaders have been killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-24
CONDENSED LOCALS.

William Dixon, coIored. aged fourteen
years. today pleaded guilty of the larceny
Of a bicycle valued at SO from Daniel
Freeman. He was turned over by Judge
Scott to Agent Massie OF the National
Prisoners Aid Society.
James Jackson of O street alley TODAY
pleaded guilty of assauting Julia Jackson
by striking her in the face, and Judge
Scott fined him $50. He did not pay, and
went down to jail for sixty days.
Fannie Baker. colored. seventy years old,
who is supposed to he demented, was found
near North Capitol and o streets about I
o'clock last night. The police took her to
the Washington Asylum Hospital.
An alarm was turned in from box 647
about 7;3O o'clock last night for fire in
John Brawner's oyster house, No. So Fl
street northeast. The blaze. which was
small in proportions, resulted from the
CNcrturning of a pan of grease. No dam
age was done.
Metropolitan car No. 80 and a cab in
charge of Joseph Schwab collided near
10th and F streets yesterday afternoon.
Nobody was hurt.
A cab belonging to the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad Company and an unknown bicv-
clist figured in collision at 18th and F.
streets northwest yesterday afternoon The
bicycle was wrecked, but the rider was
not injured.
A piece of lumber fell on BENJAMIN Jen
n1ngs, cOlored, twenty-three years old, driv-
er for Contractor L. b. Jones' while I'M
Loading a car in South Washington He
sustained a severe cut over his left eve
He was removed to the Eastern Dispensary
by the police.
milk wagon, owned by J. W. Gregg and
driven by Robert FOrlwcS, was struck by
an electric car on AZ street southwest yes
terday afternoon. Although the wagon
was upset and damaged, the driver escap-
ed unhurt.
James flanagan had some trouble with
an unknown colored man at the hack
stand at Pennsylvania avenue and 7th
colored man cut him in the back and he
went To the Emergency Hospital, where
the wound was dressed. He afterward
went to his home, No. 226 Sd street north
west.
Laura Stewart, Celia Buchanan and Ella
Williams, who were arrested while fighting
on G street near l4th street northwest last
evening, and who Were also charged with
diSOrderly conduct. Were today fined $40
each in the Police Court. with the alterna-
tive Of four months in the workhouse.
George Mclaughlin was a good Young
man when his mother lived. but since her
death he has become discouraged and has
been repeatedly drunk according to the
story told in the Police Court. Today he
asked Judge Kimball to send him back to
the workhouse. from which he was re-
leased Friday last. A lady made an an
peal In his behalf and the court took the
case under advisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-24
GETTING IN COAL,
Admiral Dewey to Be as Well Sun
piled Here at Manila.

piieu mere az at Manila,
Admiral Dewey has always been a great
man for coal.
Had 1t not been for his farsightedness in
laying In all the black diamonds he wanted
before he sailed for Manila things might
have been different instead of being as thew
are.
Acmiral Dewey is farsighted even when il
comes to coaling up Washington home
There may be a blizzard ahead, but he will
not be found wanting He has put in
enough coal into the cellars of his new
home to last him through the winter. 1t
was put in this morning, tons and tons of
IL, furnace, range and CRATE coal
People who have trouble getting thar
coal put away after they have had If de-
Hvered, owing to the dilatory tactics of the
-Dlack gang, ought to be The Admiral
Then they wouldn't be bothered There
were a hall dozen or more big husky col
ored men en- 5aged on the Job this morning
and the way they carried in the big baskets
OF coal on rapid trot would have softened
the heart of any naval officer who was en-
gagged on that most Objectionable of all
tasks-coaling ship.
And they were the proudest lot of labor
ers in all the land.
Dis hyah coal am fo' De Adm'al," said
one of them
There's greatness for you! To get your
coal put in on the run just because Won are
somebody in particular.
But this coal was being put in 80 De
AdmI"
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THE WORST is OVER.
Chaplain Mckibbon's View of the War
in Philippines.

Rev Father Robert McKinnon, chaplain
of the list California Regiment of VoIun-
teers, recently returned from Manila de-
liVered an address last night in Carroll Hall
speaking of his experiences and observa-
tions in the Philippine Islands BY way
of introduction he outlined briefly the his
tory of the archipelago Little material
progress was noted, he declared, during
the Spanish regime, except the Christian
izing of the natives. With American capt.
tai the islands, Father McKinnon said
would develop into rich and fertile posses
sions. Although indoent, the natives, he
remarked, are apt hospitable and intelli-
gent.
The speaker, continuing, declared that
while there would be sort of guerrilla
warfare for some time to come, the worst
of the Instruction Is over the rebellion
being confined to the Tagal tribe entirely.
The scene of conflict had not progressed
further than fifty or sixty miles from Ma
Mia, for the reason that it is only this
region the insurgents inhabit. Father Nc
kinnOn said that America went into the
war for the sake of humanity. and to
abandon the struggle at this stage and
leave the islands and peaceful natives to
the mercy of the TagaIs the followers
OF Aguinaldo, would be an absolute act
OF lhhumanlty. AT present $50 priests are
suffering imprisonment at the hands of
the rebels, and at the outbreak of the in
surrection fifty were put to death. The
destruction of church property was the
work OF insurgents not of American sol
diers
The chaplain spoke in highest praise of
Gen Otis, declaring the concentrations of
this soldier to be unjust. No man in the
american army, he asserted, could have
done more than Otis has Considering the
great obstacles encountered, Otis. he said
has accomplished wonders 1t would be
a mistake to relieve him of his command
To the agitation of the anti-expansionists
Father Mckinnon attributed the contn-
uance of the rebellion The insurgents hear
OF all such utterances In the United States
In closing, the lecturer argued eloquently
in support of the administration The in
surgents had violated every rule of civ
iliZed warfare and We're not capable of
seI-goVernment. He expressed confidence,
however, in the American people to treat
the Tagals fairly when, after a generation
or so under the sovereignty of the United
states they might prove themselves capa-
BILE of exercising the right of governing
themselves. - II
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Real Estate Transfers.

Sixth street northwest between L and NJ
streets-Mary E. Watkins ct vir. Edw W.
to Christian G. Lederer lot 81, square 4S2
$40 Stamps. $3.50.
Alley between 4th and 9Th K and L
streets northwest-Martha V. johnson To
Louis Hartig. lots 100 and 107, square 515;
$40 Stamps, 81.
Alley between 4th and 9Th, K and I.
streets northwest-Ella Delaney ct al to
Louis Hartig, lot JOG, square 5l5 $40
Stamps, 30 cents).
P street northwest between North Capt.
tol and LIST streets-Charles V. Mallet eft
ux. to Ignatius H. Degen lot 30 square
669; $40 Stamps, $500.
Eleventh street northeast between D and
streets (Winona fiats)-Bent. H. Minor ct
al, trustees, to Middle States Loan Build
ing and Construction Company lots IS to
63, square F62: $4,000.
Eleventh street northeast between D and
Z StreetS-Same to same lots az and ~
square 962: 81 80
East Deanewood- Bernard A Parkinson
ct uX. to Chas. j. Baugh, lot IL, block 16;
300.
mingdale-Amanda NJ Dean to Rich
ard H. Bailey and Joseph D. Aiken, lot %
block IL; so Stamps, $4).
North Capitol street northwest between
and F streets-Clarence F. Norment ct
ux. to Geo. Y. Worthington and Geo i
yesterday, lot 161, square 62S; $40 STAMPS
SID.
Maryland avenue southwest between 9th
and 10th streets-Geo. Y. Worthington ct
uX. to Clarence F. Norment part lot g.
square 3S5; SO Stamps, 81. 500.
f street northeast between 9th and eth
streets-Richard w. Tyler ct al, trustees,
to Maurice ]. Sheehan, lot 1885, square
SCI; S2,9I5.
Twelfth and A streets northeast-Julian
S. Simons ct uX. ct al to Katherine c.
Holt, lot 70, square 1ol1; SO Stamps, so.
Vermont avenue northwest between p
and . streets-Edw. S. Wescott ct al trus-
tees. to Carl ]. F. Graft, lot Is, square 27S;
$3.50
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Equity Court No. 1-Justice Hagner.
Cullfson agt. Culison; defendant required
to pay for complainants testimony in ten
days.
Equity Court No. 2-Justice Barnard.
Wilson agt. Wilson; testimony before
George H Calvert, jr., ordered taken. Bar
nett aSt. District of Columbia; decree can
ceiling certain taxes. Dix agt. Earle; order
setting aside decree pro c.nfesSo. In re
James F. Brown; order authorizing Cora
A Brown to compromise certain suits.
Hough agt Hough; order for payment of
alimony pendente lite and counsel fees
Jackson agt District of Columbia; decree
canceling certain taxes and removing cloud
from title.
Circuit Court No. 1-Chief Justice Bingham
Friedlander agt. Washington Post Com
pany; on trial.
Circuit Court No. 2-Justice Bradley
jackson agt. Enrich; motion for new
trial filed. Freeman agt District of CO.
lumbia; judgment on verdict for plaintiff
for $3.50. Hartman agt. Ruby: Judgment
on verdict for defendant for SIS. Stadden
agt. Hearst; on trial
Criminal Court No. 1-Justice Clabaugh
United States agt. James Powell, murder;
order for warrant of execution to issue.
United States agt. John Ford, second Of
Tense petit larceny; sentence West Virginia
penitentiary for one year and one day.
Criminal Court No. 2-Justice Cole
Colburn agt Washington Times; on trial.
Probate Court-Justice Cole.
Estate of Dorsey Clagett; consent filed.
Estate of Gottfreid Barth; petition for let
tiers of administration filed Estate of John
Hockemyer; will partly proven. Estate of
William Britt; commission ordered to ISSUE
Estate Of Ellen Henning; will dated Sep
TENDER "a, 1898 filed and partly proved.
Estate of James Archer; letters of admin
istration granted to James A. Archer; bond
5000. Estate of Betsy King; will return
ed, with commission executed. In re Fred
w. Adler ct al; minors petition for ap-
pointment of guardian filed Estate of
Henry Bodenstein; report of administrative
filed. Estate of Jas. B. McLachlen; b. Ell
wood Kelley appointed guardian ad litem.
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ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.
Ignatius Pierce Held for Hearing in
Police Court.

Ignatius Pierce, fifty-six years old. was
arrested today by Policeman Acton of the
first precinct and held at the station on
suspicion. 1t is alleged that he picked up
pocket book that was dropped on 18th
street this morning by Mrs. S. Edelin, of 921
G street There were a promissory note
for 81 and 81 in cash, besides a number of
small articles and some papers, in the
pocket book.
Pierce was distributing circulars when
Mrs. Edelin, dropped her pocket book, and
1t is alleged, he picked it up and disap-
peared before the owner could speak to
him. Mrs. Edelin, made complaint, and the
man was arrested. The property of Mrs.
Edelin, was found on him. He may be given
a trial tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-24
PHOTOGRAPHS OF PLANS
Architects Submit Views of PrOposed
PubIic Library Building

The Washington Public Library commits
sion has received from Messrs. Alderman
& Ross of New York, architects of the
library to be erected on Mount Vernon
Square, a complete set of photographs of
the plans and elevation of the building.
The set will be forwarded to Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie. who has donated the sum of
$4,000 for the erection and equipment of
the building. The photographs are finely
executed and finished, being mounted upon
heavy grayboard.