Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 19 June 1893 — Page 1

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VOL. VII—NO. m. ORAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, MONDAY JUNE 19.1893.

Tho Injunction In Favor of Sunday Closing Set Aside.

ACTION OF THE COUR^ OF APPEALS.

Justices Fuller, Bunn and Allen Unanimous in the Optnlou Tlmt tho I'oftltloo of the Uovernment i.. Is Wrong.

FAVORS SUNDAY OPENING. CHICAGO, June 19.—The world's fair is to be kept open on Sunday in the future. Such was the unanimous decision of the United States circuit court of appeals, Chief Justioe Puller presiding, given at 11 a. in. Saturday.

Tho appeal from the order of Circuit Judges Woods and enkins closing the fair on Sundays had been argued for two days and the court of appeals reversed it and held that the local directory could do as it pleased in tho matter.

The Decision Final.

This settles the case for ail time, as both sides had agreed that no appeal should be taken from this court. Neither is one possible, as it would have to go to the supreme court of the United States, which does not meet until October.

Chief Justice Fuller rendered the decision, in which both Judges Allen and Bunn concurred. Ifrwas a short affair, the chief justicc announcing that a more complete opinion would be filed next weok and he would then but give a synopsis of it, it being necessary to decide the case before another Sunday had gone by.

The Court Has .Jurisdiction, Justice Fuller first took up the question of tho court of appeals, which had been challenged by the counsel for the government, who held that the appeal ought to have gone direct to the supreme court, on the ground that the constitutionality of a United States law was in question.

This claim he held to bo bad, as tho decision in the circuit court turned on other questions than the constitutionality of tho law, neither had the jurisdiction of that court been questioned, the only contention of the counsel for the exposition company on that point being that it was a case which ought to have been brought on the law and not on the equity side.

As to tho possession of the grounds at Jackson park the chief justice held that it was in the local directory and not in the federal government. It was all well enough to argue that the government ought to have possession, he said, but the fact remained that the actual physical possession was in the local directory, and it had been exercising power as such. This fact a court could not and would not overlook, no matter what the theories of the case might be..

It Was a Contract.

As to the $2,500,000 appropriation ,of congress to the fair, to which the Sunday closing' condition was attached, Justice Fuller held that that was nothing more nor less than a contract. It was not a donation, as the council for the governmeht claimed, for conditions attached to it on both sides. Under it the local directory was bound to raise more money in addition to the many millions it already had raised, complete the buildings in ti certain time, and do other things, 'all of which it had done. Consequently if the government thought that the local directory had broken part of this contract by opening the fair on Sundays its remedy lay in bringing an action at law for damages, but it could not go into a court of equity with what amounted to a bill for specific performance.

Former Decision Reversed.

HNeither did the government have any property rights in the fair which weie endangered by Sunday opening and the danger to which would enable it to maintain a bill for an injunction closing the fair an Sunday. Its only property righs were in its own exhibit and it was not affected, consequently it could not go into equity on that plea. "So," concluded the chief justice, "the case is reversed and remanded to the lower court for suitable action." This action will be an order refusing to grant the injunction.

The Crowd Choers.

The court-room had been packed with people while tho decision was being read and the moment the chief justice finished some of the more enthusiastic began to applaud. This was quickly stopped, but the listeners who were pleased with the decision at once rushed into the hall, and in a moment the corridorB of the government building were ringing with their cheers.

Secretary McLean, of the Sabbatarian association, said that they had not given up the fight yet. They would now press the injunction suit of Wanamakcr & Rrown, who sue as stockholders, and he thought that that case would stand in equity.

The attorneys for the government could not say what course they would now pursue until they heard from the attorney-general.

To-day Raum, Blackburn and Foster, attorneys for Wanamaker & Iirown and P. W. Pratt, who filed a bill in the federal court last week asking an injunction against an open Sunday, will appear before Judges Woods, Jenkins and Grosscup and ask that their application be given a speedy hearing. In this bill the complainants aver that they are stockholders in the exposition corporation and that their property interests are imperiled by the proposition of the directors to pay back to the government the $1,000,000 of souvenir coins received in order that the fair may be opened on Sunday, and a restraining order is asked.

Sunday at the 1'ark.

The paid admissions to Jackson park on Sunday numbered 57,070. The officials are somewhat disappointed in the Sunday attendance, and it is rumored that an effort will be made to reduce the admission fee on that day to twenty-five cents. The crowd was an orderly one. Many thousnftijs spent

the day and evening inside the walls of the German village, Old Vienna and the street in Cairo.

Many Exhibits Closed.

On the main grounds thousands could be seen strolling about in every direction. The rotunda of the Administration building and the plazas seemed to bo central meeting points for everybody. Columbian avenue, in the Manufactures building, and all the Bections that were open to visitors were filled all the time. The same was true in many of the other buildings. It was noticed that a great many more of the exhibits, especially in Manufactures building, were closed and covered than has been the case heretofore when the fair was open Sunday. The entrances to the Italian, Swiss, Norway, United -States and Japanese sections were barricaded and most of the exhibits in them were hidden from view. All the booths in the British section were also closed and the glass sides of many of them were covered with white tarpaulins. Germany, however, was wide open. One could go through the French, Austrian, Belgium and Russian sections and see a great deal, but a portion of their exliibiters had drawn the curtains Saturday night and left them to remain so until this morning. A few exhibits were covered in all the buildings, but not so many as in the main edifice. Notwithstanding there was enough to see, study and admire, in the way of art, flowers and architecture, to fully repay those who put in a portion of the day at the fair.

The art gallery was open in all its departments, and so were the horticultural and fisheries building. The government building and battleship were closed to visitors. The woman's building was open.

In the Electricity building tho humming of dynamos and motors was notable for its absence, and nearly every exhibit was closed. Machinery liail presented a vast display of motionless machinery. In the Agricultural building tho exhibits were open, but few attendants were present.

In the Transportation building covered exhibits were conspicuously numerous. The Mines and ^lining building was practically deserted. The reason was apperant, for sheeted and closed exhibits were on every hand.

BASEBALL.

XIow the National League Clubs Stand In the Championship Contest Recent Games.

The following table shows the number of games won and lost and the position occupied by "clubs of the National baseball league

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Cfubt. Won. Lost, cent Brooklyn 2fl 13 .631 Philadelphia. 20 15 63-1 Boston 27 10 .028 Pittsburgh 24 18 .571 New York 22 21 .612 Baltimore., 22 21 .612 Cleveland.. lfi 18 .500 Washington .... 19 22 .403 Cincinnati 19 24 .442 Chicago....' 18 2.1 .439 St. Louis 10 24 .400 Louisvllld 0 20 .188

Saturday's games: At PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, 0 Baltimore, 4 (fourteen innings). At Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh, 8 Cleveland, 7. At New York—Washington, 7 New York, 5.

Sunday's games: AA Chicago—St. Louis, 10 Chicago, 12. At Cincinnati— Cincinnati, 30 Louisville, 12.

LABOR RIOTS IN AUSTRIA.

Many Work'ngmen and t'ollcenien Wounded and Two KlUed. VIENNA, June 19. —Five thousand workingmen, in defiance of a police prohibition, held a meeting in favor of universal suffrage at Weissenberger, outside of Bruenn, Sunday. When, the police attempted to disperse the meeting they were received with a volley from revolvers and a shower of stones. A commissary of police was killed and five policemen were critically injured. On the other side twenty-six workingmen were wounded. A universal suffrage meeting held in Prague lod to a similar encounter in which thirteen policemen and fourteen, workingmen were wounded and one workingman was killed.

Reunion of tho Klks.

DETROIT, Mich., June 19.—The members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks have started on their annual pilgrimage, which this year ends in Detroit. Already a large number of elks are in this city to participate in the annual reunion, having come from all parts of the United States, and by Tuesday, when the grand lodge assembles, it is expected that from 5,000 to 7,000 members of that order will be here. Sunday morning Rev. Henry C. Perry, of Chicago, grand chaplain of the order, preached to the members of the fraternity at St Paul's church.

Cowboys Continue the Big Race. WAUSAU, Neb., June 18.—At 2:30 p. m. Sunday Gillespie arrived and registered, followed by Stevens and Doc Mlddleton, all arriving within five minutes of each other. Both horses and riders showed no signs of fatigue and all were in splendid condition. They remained in town about ten minutes to water their horses. Thoy started on their great race eastward on a slow trc' with Middleton in the lead, closely followed by the others.

Now Under a National Flag. HONOLULU, June 10, via San Francisco, June 19 (per steamer City of Peking).—For the first time in the history of the Hawaiian islands the Hawaiian national flag was floated over the palace June 1. The formal occupation of the palace by the provisional government and the raising of the national emblem over it are regarded by the an nexationists generally and by many of the natives as the final blow to the monarchy.

Accused of Kuibezzleiuent.

CHICAGO, June 19.—Samuel F. Wolens, ex-secretary of the Globe Building and Savings association, whose olllee is at 223 Dearborn street, will be arraigned before Justice Eberhard in the Max well street court to-day on three criminal charges. Tho offenses alleged are assault, felonious assault and the embezzlement of 10,000 of the funds of thi association.

STILL IN DOUBT.

Bosult of the German Elections Not Fully Known.

THERE IS HOPE FOR THE ARMY BILL.

It Will Require, llowuwr, New Kloctlons in Many Districts t- Determine IU Fate—The Figure** us Shown by the L,atc»t Return*.

"WILLIAM IS GAINING.

BERLIN', June 10.—The election returns are virtually complete. The report from but one district is lucking. The revision of the returns may necessitate a few alterations, but they will be trivial. The candidates elected number 215. Of the.se 101 will vote for the army bill, 114 against it. In the following list by parties the anti-Scmetic conservatives are included with the conservatives and the independents are treated as members of the parties with which they affiliated in the reielistag:

Lleber clericals, C8 social democrats. 29: conservatives and agrarians. 41 national liberals. 18 radical unionists who favor the bill,

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Poles, 12 free conservatives, 10 clericals favorable to the bill, 11 Alsatians, 7 south Gorman democrats, 4 anti-Semltca, 3 (two of them favoring the bill): Havnrlan agrarians, 2 Guelphs, 1 Danes, 1 Bavarian uouuratists, 1.

Must Be Voted for Again.

Among the candidates in the 181 new ballots there will be 10 Poles, 52 conservatives, 9 agrarians, 7 free conservatives, 72 national liberals, 30 clericals, 77 social democrats, radical unionists, 35 Rlchterists, 10 anti-Semites and 8 Guelphs.

More Favorable to tlie Government. As was expected, the latest returns have increased steadily the list of members upon whom the government can rely for support. While the victories of the social democrats have been regarded with alarm, their immediate effect upon the fate of the army bill will be more than offset by the Richter radicals. After four hours in conference Saturday afternoon the ministers who had met the chancellor to discuss the results of the election decided that in view of the recent returns it would be superfluous and inexpedient to issue an appeal to the country before the second ballots.

Votes for Conspicuous Candidates. The official returns from many constituencies have been received and will be published to-day. They contain much interesting information as to votes polled by conspieuouseandidates. Count Herbert Bismarck, \\*ho was elected by the agrarians in the Jericliow district, received 11,609 votes to 0,84 8 cast *or Ferdinand Woellmer, radical, who was the last member for the district, Gloeclte, the social democratic candidate, received -1,4:11 votes. Count Herbert's majority over all, therefore, was 480. lie polled the strength of the conservative vote, which on the first ballot in 1 SOO was 11,182. The radical vote in 1S90 was 9,504 and the socialist vote 2,487. These figures illustrate clearly how the socialists sapped the strength of the Ricliter-' ist vote. In Mete Dr. Haas. Alsatian and clerical, was elected by 9,055 votes to 3,430 east for Liebcrmann von Somnenberg. the anti-Semite, and 3,428 for Wilhelm Liebknecht, leader of the social democrats. In Ragnit Count vou Kanitz, the high protection conservative, received 5,350 votes to 1,788 cast for his opponent, Dr. Brocsieke, of the radical union.

Ahlwnrdt Swept His District. Rector Alihvardt, the notorious Jewbaiter now serving a sentence for libel in the Ploetzensee prison, swept everything before him in the Arnswalde district, his old constituency. He polled 8,040 votes, while Bornsledt, regular conservative, received but 2,l)7.i Ernst, radical unionist, but 1,447, and Millarg, social democrat, but 743.

Work of Safe Blowers.

BENTON HAKHOH, Mich., June 19.— Safe blowers broke into John Scliairer's bottling works Friday night, blew the safe open and carried off the cash-box, containing tver $9,000 in notes and mortgages, $100 in cash and a valuable account book. Part of the papers were found in the canal Saturday morning, but Mr. Schairer is still short over $5,000. There is no clew to the robbers.

No Midsummer ScBslon.

WASHINGTON, June 19.—A renewal of the baseless rumor that the president intends to cail a midsummer session of eongress meets flat contradiction in every well-informed quarter here. Further, to clinch matters, it can be stated on authority that the president has completed his arrangements to be absent from the city for some time in July until the latter part of August

A Bandit Killed.

PAKGO, N. D., June 19.—An unknown cowboy hold up the cashier of the Turtle Mountain bank at Dunslieith, N. D., and got away with $1,000. Emboldened by his success he rode back into town and shot a grocery clerk and was overhauled by a posse of citizens, who filled hu body full of bullets.

Indian Towns Destroyed.

CALCUTTA, June 19.—The town of Sutcliana, on the gulf of Cutch, and a number of neighboring villages have been completely destroyed by heavy rains. Five persons were killed by lightning during the. storm and three persons were drowned.

Time for All Nations.

CHICAGO, June 19. On Sunday twenty-four clocks on the walls of terminal station at Jackson park were started by wire from Washington. They show the time in twenty-four countries and as many languages.

Failure In Raelne.

RACINE, Wis., Juno 19.—The Racine Hardware Manufacturing company assigned for the benefit of creditors. Its liabilities are $300,000 and assets about $000,000.

Light Registration of Chinese. WASHINGTON, Juno 19.—Complete returns of Chinese registration show that Uut 13,179 out of 110,000 complied with tho Geary law.

TOWNS IN RUINS.

Fearful Results of Forest Fires lr Northern Wisconsin.

THE MESABA IRON RANGE SWEPT

The Town* of Virginia and Mountain Iroi Almost Completely Wiped Out—tattle I-efl of Megabn and

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AWFUL WORK OP THE FLAMES. DULUTII, Minn., Juno 19.—The towns of Virginia and Mountain Iron, on th« Duluth, Mesaba & Northern road hava been destroyed by forest fires whieli have been raging for a week. Mesaba and Itiwabik, on the Duluth & Iron Range, were also visited by serious fires and Tower had a like experience.

No Loss of Lite.

So far as can be learned the loss has been confined to tho destruction of property. No news of life has been received, yet grave fears are entertained lest there may have been deaths in some of the numerous mining camps that cover the range. It is reasonably certain that there has been no mortality at the several towns destroj'ed. It is impossible to approximate the property loss, but it will aggregate considerably over $1,000,000, and several thousands of persons are made homeless. All the villages destroyed were mining towns that have sprung up within the past year. Virginia Is less than a year old and was regarded as the most promising town on the Iron range. It had banks, hotels, business blocks and many homes of the business men and miners. All were of frame construction and burned like tinder. The towns are so situated tliaj, the belt of fire took them in at about the same time.

Burning for a Month.

For nearly a month forest fires have been burning in the vicinity, but no serious damage was done or apprehended until Saturday, when advices received by the Mesaba & Northern road indicated that serious disaster was to be feared. Saturday afternoon General Manager Pliilbin of the road went to Virginia and sent the first news of what happened. His message read. "The u-liolo town of Virginia Is burned. Chances are that a number of cars will burn. We arc bringing women and children and have two engines trying to get carB out. Tell Manager Fisher of the Duluth & Winnipeg to be prepnred to let us sond women and children to Duluth by special."

To the Rescue.

As soon as the news of these facts reached Duluth arrangements were begun to send relief to the distressed people. President Greatsinger of the Duluth & Iron Range road promptly placed a train at the disposal of parties who had already taken steps to obtain tents and provisions.

President Alfred Merritt, of the Mesaba road, ordered the purchase of 11,000 worth of provisions, which will be sent by the road to the people at tho various towns that have suffered. Arrangements have been made for the city to send food, and several contracting firms contributed numerous tents. J-

Thousands Are Homeless.

There are 2,000 people homeless In Virginia and without food or shelter, every provision depot and contents in the place being destroyed. The women and children were put into box cars, but there was not an engine there to move them, and they have nothing to eat. The situation at Mountain Iron is little better.

The fire bolt is 20 miles wide and Iron. Junction is just on the edge of it. The Mesaba track is burned south of Iron Junction. Specials will go by way of the Duluth & Iron Range, and the Duluth, Mesaba & Northern will take the cars from the Iron Runge road at Biwabik.

At Btwablk.

A message from the chief train dispatcher of the Iron Range road at Two Harbors stated that he had just heard from the operator at Biwabik and that the depot was burning. At the Mesaba &, Northern oflices it was stated that Biwabik was damaged, but would not be destroyed. The wires to Biwabik are not working. Information from other towns was equally meager.

Mountain Iron Burning,

At 4 o'clock tho Mesaba & Northern operator at Mountain Iron telegraphed that the town was burning, and a later message stated that 500 people from the village were to be sent to Duluth. Since that message was received there was no communication with the village for hours and it was thought the town must have been entirely destroyed. A later message said the loss was not so great.

The Burned Towns.

Virginia and Biwabik were the largest towns on the range. Virginia had a population of 3,500 and Biwabik 2,000. At Mountain Iron there were 800 or more people. It is impossible to got details regarding losses There were for-ty-two saloon buildings in Virginia, five largo general stores and four largo hotels. At Mountain Iron there wero twenty saloons, four hotels, six or eight large stores and a row of handsome new buildings just completed by the Merritts. The larger losses at Virginia wero well insured. Property owners have tho waterworks system to thank for this good fortune. At Mountain Iron all insurance was canceled some days ago. The loss there will be total, and if tho entire town has been

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destroyed will approximate $200,000. McKiuley is another range town that may have to suffer. In all the population on the Mesaba range will aggregate 0,000. At Commodore tho camp was burned, but property at the mine was saved. At the Franklin mine everything was burned except tho shafthouse. Among the mines that have probably been burned out are the Lone Jack, Mesaba, Mountain, Ohio, Moose, Shaw, Minnewas, Jones, Rouchleau and Ray. Word has just been received that Merritt, a town of 500 people not far from Biwabik, is entirely destroyed.

Iron River's Misfortune.

ASIILAND, Wis., June 19.—Iron River, a thriving lumber town of 2,000 population, 20 miles from Ashland, Is in flames and is likely to be entirely wiped out. The fire caught on. the outskirts of the village from forest fires.

Forest fires have been raging all through northern Wisconsin, causing the hot air to sweep this section llku hot winds on the desert. Washburn had a close shave and fire has mode a heavy sweep in and about White River. It is likely to sweep on south and burn millions of feet of standing pine. It was only a year ago that Iron River was entirely destroyed by fire. The town had just completed a system of waterworks. Several people were brought to Ashland Sunday night who had been budly Injured, narrowly escaping with their lives.

The town of Ewen, on the South Shore railway, Is ulso suffering from fire, four houses and a Store having already been burned. Koylston, Minn., is a fire, the St. Paul train being delayed there.

Yellow Springs (O.) In Flames. SPIUNGFIELD, O., June 19.—Word comes from Yellow Springs, a town of 1,500 inhabitants 9 miles south, that the town 1B on fire, the flames having started from an outbuilding near the Booth saloon, and that the place may be destroyed owing to the poor fire protection. Help has been asked for.

A Wusblnffton Town In Ashes. SEATTLE, Wash., June 19.—News was received here Sunday that the town of M3'ers Falls was completely wiped out by fire. The loss is estimated at $10,000 no insurance. Myers Falls contained about fifty inhabitants.

Biff Fire In Chicago.

CHICAGO, June UK—As tho result of a fire Sunday morning in the six-storyi| building at the northwest corner ol Wabash avenue and Congress street there ireraainsi but the shell walls o4 a $50,000 structure enclosing thdf debris, which represent, all told, a loss of between $250,000 anil $300,000. The heaviest losses by the fire are the O. W. Richardson company, carpets, curtains, rugs and oil cloths the Ginn Publishing company Vose & Sons, pianos, and A. B. Chase & Co., piano manufacturers.,^ Their combined losses arc placed atf about $300,000. The fire was started by an electric light wire in an Ice-cream parlor on the Congress street side of tho building.

CURRENT EVENTS.

Four volcanoes in Allutian islands are In active eruption. New York banks suffered a loss in deposits during the week of $12,389,200.

President Cleveland hos issued un order assigning army officers to act as Indian agents.

A waterspout flooded the town of Utzermatlan, Mexico, drowning many of the Inhabitants.

Immense beds of asphaltum lutvo been discovered in the Chickasaw reservation in Indian territory.

Senator Stanford, of California, is said to contemplate resigning his seat becuuse of increasing physical Infirmities.

Andrew J. Detroit, a student In the Baptist college at Kalamazoo, was drowned Saturday while bathing inWood's lake.

Correlro, the Portuguese, has confessed that he murdered Bertha Manchester at Fall River, Mass. Robbery was his motive.

Through an error of government surveyors, a strip of Texas land embracing 7A,000 acres was included within the boundaries of Oklahoma.

Spring wheat, oats and corn nre in I unusually good condition in Iowa. In the acreage of the last named there Is an increase of 10 per cent.

Post Ofllce Burglar Ell wood lias escaped from the Huntington (Pa.) ju.ll.vV This Is the fifth successful escape'from the jail within five months.

An attempt of Kansas Farmers' alliances to regulate wages of farm hands was frustrated by threats of prosecution under the anti-trust low. 1

As the result of a quarrel of long standing over a line fence William Kuydendall, a Missouri farmer, killed W. II. Smith and then shot himself.

An attempt to hold up an express train near Council Bluffs, la., was frustrated by the fireman turning tho hotwater hoso on the would-be robbers.

The viking ship arrived at New York Saturday. Prof. II. H. Boyescn, chairman of the reception committee, and President Low, of Columbia, made speeches of welcome. I The stock of the Lappen Furniture company, of Milwaukee, was sold by the sheriff for $45,725. Creditors who failed to secure attachments are not likely to receive more than ten cents on the dollar.