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MINERS' SCREEN LAW
Part cf It Is Held to Be Unconstitutional.
DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT
The Court Holds That It Is Impossible to Convict Under Section Five of the Act.
Liquor Cases Appealed The Amish
Cases Settled Farmer Fatally Hurt.
Other Indiana State News. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 30.—The supreme
court yesterday, without passing upon the constitutionality of the miners' screen law, passed by the legislature of 1891, decided that it is not possible to secure a conviction under Section 5 of the act, which follows: "That all coal mined in this state, under contract for payment by the ton. shall be weighed before being screened, and the full weight thereof shall be credited to the miner of such coal, and 80 pounds of such coal as mined shall constitute a bushel, and 2,000 pounds of coal as mined shall constitute a ton provided that nothing in this act shall be so construed as to compel payment for sulphur, rock, slate, black jack or other impurities which may be loaded with or amongst the coal."
Joseph Martin, superintendent of mine No. 8 of the Parke County Coal company, was arrested and fined $100 for a violation of the section. He refused to credit William Cherry, a miner, with the full weight of coal before it had been screened.
Judge McCabe, who wrote the opinion, shows that, according to the state's own evidence, the section is impossible of execution, because, as proved by the state, the coal in controversy contained "sulphur, slate, black jack and other imp uri lies."
The court points out that the principal witness for the state Testified that the only way to separate the sulphur, slate., black jack, dirt and other impurities from the fine coal or slack is to separate the lump coal from the slack. That part that does not pass through the screens is called lump coal, and is the coal of commerce that part that passes through the screen is called slack, and composed of fine coal mixed with sulphur, slate, black jack and other impurities.
The court says that while Section No. 5 imperatively requires the coal to be weighed before it is greened and the full weight credited to the miner, yet the proviso of the section qualifies the requirement by providing: "That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to compel payment for sulphur, rock, slate, black jack and other impurities."
It is held by the court that the conclusion is irresistible that the only way possible to avoid paying for mining the impurities was by screening before weighing the coal, and even then some impvirities would be paid for.
The court says the proviso of the section imperatively requires the statute to be so construed as not to compel payment for such impurities, as it requires any coal mined to be weighed before it is screened.
It is held that the conviction of the mine superintendent was contrary to the law and the evidence.
AMISH CASES SETTLED.
Tli«: Lowest Fine Possible Imposed Upon the Prisoners.
DKUATUR, Ind., Jan. :0.—Judge Heller has handed down his decisions in the Amish cases. Jacob Schwartz was found guilty of marrying cousins and solemnizing marriage without license and fined five dollars for each offense. David Swartz was found guilty on two indictments for marrying cousins without license and fined five dollars for each offense.
There was a great surprise in court when the attorney for the defendants announced that the remaining preachers charged with violating marriage laws would plead guilty and throw themselves on the mercy of the court. Judge Heller was very lenient with them, assessing the lowest possible fine of $5 for each offense. Those fined are Jacob Swartz, David Swartz and Christian Swartz, all deacons of the church.
A Komantic Wedding.
MTTNCTE, Ind., Jan. 30.—Miss Maggie Spencer of Marion, employed in a glass factory as a packer, slipped a note into a jar, giving a description of herself, and slyly intimating that she was not averse to a matrimonial alliance if a worthy man presented himself. Th.s jar passed to the possession of J. E. Bingmanof Celina, (J., who found it among his stock of goods. He was a well-to-do widower, 8(5 years old, while the lady was not 20. Nevertheless, lie hastened to Marion, and, as a result, there was a wedding, in which both principals were mutually pleased.
Liquor Cases Adjudicated.
SIIKLBYVJJXE, Ind., Jan. 80.—More history was made yesterday in the liquor cases. Oscar Williams, charged with selling liquor on Sunday, the case being worked up by Detectives Simpson and Weirick, was found guilty by 'Squire Kenton, who assessed fines and costs aggregating $72. Two cases were tried before Mayor Enos, the defendants being Robert Whittaker and Herbert Springer, and fines were assessed in each case. In none of the cases tried during the day was testimcney introduced by defendants, all of whom took appeals to the circuit court.
A L.ive Wire Makes Mischief. MARTINSVILLE,
Ind., Jan. 30.—Fire
broke out in the large show window of O. O. Toner's dry goods store at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening, a very few minutes after the last clerk had left the room. One of the heavy plate glass windows in the door was smashed, and by the prompt response of the fire department a disastrous fire was averted. Smoke was quite dense, however, in the main room, and the damage may reach several hundred dollars. The fire is thought to have originated from alive wire. Both the building and stock are insured.
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The Filibustering Steamer May Have Been Scuttled. I NEW YORI, Jan. 30.—An air of gloom
perrades the headquarters of the Cuban I revolutionary party in this city, and the I leaders, who would not admit at first that there had been any filibustering expedition which had met with disaster. I freely admit that the story of the wreck of the steamer J. W. Hawkins was correct.
T. E. Palma, who is the acknowledged head of the Cuban revolutionary party in New York, said that the stoiy was undoubtedly true, but he claimed that the amount of money expended in the expedition had been exaggerated and that only about $100,000 had been expended in fitting out the steamer J. W. Hawkins, including arms and ammunition.
One of the Cuban leaders made the startling announcement that it was evident there had been treachery in the camp of the filibustering party. "You see," said he, "we hired an expert in this city to go to Baltimore to examine the steamer J. W. Hawkins before we purchased her. This expert reported that the steamer was seaworthy. 'Now. either the expert did not do his duty properly and the steamer was not fit to go to sea, or else there was a traitor on board who deliberately scuttled the ship. The latter would seem to be the case. "Neither General Garcia, who was in command of the expedition, nor his son, who was second in command, nor any of the others at the head of the movement had any idea whatever that the steamer was leaking until it was too late to save her. After leaving this city on Saturday night all went well, apparently, until Sunday night, when one of the filibusterers happened to go down to the engine room and saw the water rushing in. He at once notified General Garcia and some of the party were set to work to assist the crew at the pumps, but it was too late. A most searching investigation is being made, and if there was any plot to scuttle the ship we will unearth it.''
HEAD-END COLLISION.
Train Crew and Conductor Hurt, but the
I'assens'ers liscaped.
BRADFORD, Pa., Jan. 80.—Passenger train No. 8. on the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg railroad, collided with a southbound freight train at Whistletown, five miles north of Ridgeway at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Train No. 8 had orders for a free track, but the other train was unable to make a siding in time to allow it to pass, and the result was a head-end collision which smashed botli locomotives and piled up the cars in a bad shape.
Conductor Isaac Kissel of this place was badly injured and the other trainmen were ai.^o hurt more or less seriously, but there were no fatalities. The passengers on -train No. 8 were more fortunate. While they were all shaken up violently by the shock, they escaped serious injuries. That there was no loss of life is marvelous.
CADET CRACY CAUGHT~ IN COGS.
His Leg Broken in Two Places While on
the Steamship St. Louis.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30. A United States cadet, George Cracy, assigned to the American line steamship St. Louis, was caught by the right leg yesterday in the cogs of a big wheel in the St. Louis' engine room. The leg was broken in two places.
Under the mail subsidy act under which the St. Louis and St. Paul became auxiliary cruisers of the United States navy, it is necessary that each vessel carry a naval :deh each 1,000 tons. Cracy was o::e cadets on the St. Louis unit iu the engine room yesterday he got caught in the cogs, and was just saved from immediate death by two of his comrades. The leg may have to be amputated. Three minutes before the vessel left port another cadet was assigned and sailed in Cracy's stead.
Explosion in a Mine.
WLLKESBAKRE,
plosion of gas occurred iu the Twin Shaft at Pittston yesterday. It was at first reported that several men had been killed, but this proved to be erroneous. The miners at work in the vicinity were thrown about by the concussion, but Anthony Kane and John Connors were the oniy ones injured. They were burned about the face and hands. The mine was only slightly damaged.
Assassinated in His Office.
HOUSTON, Jan. !i0.—Thomas Dwyer, aged 70, wealthiest man in Washington county, was yesterday assassinated in his office by unknown parties, tlie motive being robbery. His body was found horribly mutilated in an underground cistern. He made a big cash sale Monday, but deposited all his money, and the murderers got nothing. There will be a lynching when the perpetrators are caught.
Chicago Dry Goods House Closed.
CHICAGO, Jan. 30.—The dry goods store of Fessenden & Haclibour was closed yesterday on account of the foreclosure of two chattel mortgages aggregating $G4,500. The liabilities will aggregate $125,000 and the assets $135,000. The heaviest creditor is the firm of Marshall Field & Company of this city which holds a mortgage of $55,000 on the stock and fixtures.
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EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 80.—While boxing with his trainer, Jack Stelzner, yesterday afternoon, Fitzsimmons landed with his left on Stelzner's nose ana broke it. He claims that the punch was a very light one, but Stelzner is in the hospital for a ffjur dasr**
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Fatally Jlurt lii a itimawc.^ FOWLER, Ind., Jan. 30.—Whilo Alexander Buck, a well-to-do farmer, living at Montmorenci, was gathering corn, his team ran away, throwing liim out of his wagon and under the wheels. He was able to pick himself up and go home, but he was fatally injured internally, and has since died.
Monotony Not Broken*
FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 80.—The joint assembly w©nt through the monotonous joint ballot for senator at noon. The vote stoods Hunter, 66 Blackburn, 57 Buckner, 9 Brown, 1 Wilson, 1. Total, 184. Necessary to a choice, 68. Poor again voted for Brown.
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