Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 35, Number 7, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 March 1889 — Page 8

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THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY, 31 AUCH 20, 1859.

ONLY A PARTIAL VICTORY.

HEPORTER GRIFFITHS GAINS A POINT Tha Supreme Court Holds That tbe Shambaogh Art ia in One Point I'neon. t national -The Salary Onestlon ot Touched t pon. Friday's Daily Sentinel. Yesterday the supreme court rendered a partial decision npon the petition of Reporter of the Supreme Court Grif iths tötest the constitutionality of tbe Shamoauph hill which places the reporter under a salary of HC""1 per annum, with a clerk at $1,5 0, and fixes the price of the court reports at $1.50, instead of $3.50, as heretofore. The office has paid former reporters from $13,000 to $20,000 a year, the duties of the office beim; so liht that one man can do all the wors and have plenty of time to go fishing and attend to other business. Therefore it is cot strange that Mr. Griffiths, after failing to defeat the bill, through means well known to professional lobbyists carried the case to tbe supreme court to have it declared unconstitutional, upon the grounds that it imposes duties upon the court not mentioned in the constitution and upon various other grounds. The supreme court decides in his favor upon this point that the new duties cannot be added to those of the court, but expresses no opinion upon the most important taction of the bill the one affecting Mr. Griffiths' salary, and unless further action is tAken by the court in his favor, Mr. Gritüths will not be better off for the derision. It was decided in the Baxter local option law that one section was unconstitutional, hut the others valid. In order tötest the salary features of the law a suit will hare to be initiated in the lower court. The cae will he watched with interest, as it is a case of John L. Griffiths on one side and the tai-parers and all the la-.vytrs of the 6tate ou the other side. The state now buys on an tverace 2,.5"0 copies annually of the reports, yayin? the reporter per volume. Vr.dcr the Shamoanfh bill the st3te would obtain them at cost price, less than $1.25 per volume, and the tat-payers can easily teure how much the state will lose in the event vf Griffiths' final success. Mr. Griffiths' pica for playing the part of a cormorant is that he spent over $.0f") to secure his election. There are thousands of people in this state who believe that any man who expends $5,(" to secure an office cnght to be disqualified. Following is the decision in full of the court: In the ranter of the reporter of the supreme court. r.UiAtt, C. .T. The reporter of the decisions of the court 61es this yntinn. invoking judgment upon the validity of the act of March, lsj. Anion; other provisions that act contains th" following: 'i.pinioij involvine no disputed principles oi Ijv or eyuty or rule ot practice, nl noquestion except as to tvbc ther th verdict or decision is sustained by so nicieat evident, or is contrary to the est Jecre. shall he printed in brvier type, without anslysi or syilsVi. The. index and 1 ihles of ci". shall' 1 sub if i:t to the r riper t ision and direction of the supreme court. It shall 1-e the duty rd the suprew court. t make a svliahus of cat. h opinion, except as her innrer provided. " ff tb act assumes to require the jud?cs of the supreme court to perform tb dunes of the clrk by rie,pariu; entries or to d;.:c Larjis t iie duties of t-hcr-Ifif bv preparing Teturn tor hi tu wo uppose no oue would hitate to .let l ire it void. The fact that t tic rffifer whose duties the a t astitnips to direct the judges to perform is the reporter ard not the clerk or tho sheriff ran make no ditlcrenee. Neither shade ror seruh'auce of difference tan bo discerned by tho knest vision le:wefn the ca-es instanced by way of illustration and th r-al rase. The principle which rules is this: J'ides cannot be required to prtorm rjy o'hf r tban judical duties. This is a rudimental principle ot 'constitutional law. To the s-ience of jurisprudence if is as the axiom that tbe who'.fl is e.'i ual to all its parts is to the science of rasttemaua. There is no contrariety of opinion upon tau subject. Theie is no tinge of reason for Mierung a diJerect doctrine. We ouote Judge Ccojoy's statement of th principle, alfhoupb it is fonnd in a book intended for beeinaers, because it expresses tbe rule rleirly and tersely. This is his statement : "I'pon Judges, as such, no functions can ?e impinwil, except those of a judicial nature." t Principles of Court Law, F3. i The autaonties upon this point are many and harmonious: i Havbtirn s case 2 T'all 4"3 U.S. Jernra, 13 How it". S.) 40 N. ; Auditor vs. Railroad, Kansas W0; Supervisors of elections lit Mass. 47; T t. riry lf Wall 107; Hdnel, levee commission 1 Wall 6Ö5; Smith vs. Sirether S West court R Ihirgovne vs. supervisors ö Calif; people vs. town 6 OaiU 1U; Hardenbsy vs. Kidd 10 Calif 402; Mclean Debout hank H Ky. -M;stjto ts. Youn?'.-3 ?iinn-. ; Shepherd s. city 4 S. E. rep. t.5. ) he preparation of the srilabi is an essential part ef tbe reporter s work Ileadaotcs may be opytitted. but the opinions of the court cannot he. 'The syllabi or bead-notes oiay he copyrighted because they ar the work of the reporter and not of the judges. The work is essentially and intrinsically ministerial, and. therefore, cannot be performed by I be tudsres or the conn. The soundne": of tbe rule stated by Judge Cooley is N-jond controversy and it is hardly necessary to po farther since it is cfo--!tisive here, but the provisions ot our constitution are so clear and -leeisivo that ccanot forbear referring to them. Th" provisions axe found in art. 7 and read thus: "c. F. The supreme court shall, upon the decision of every case, give a statement in writing of each question arising on the record ot such cases and the decision of the court threon. S-c. 6. The general assembly shall provid by law for the spee.1y publication of the deeiions of the sup. erne court mde vaitr thi constitution ; but no ju le hall ba allowed to report sucn decisions." Thesfl provisions when real in connertion with ffc. 1 of art. r, distributing the powers of covcrQTnert, and ec. 1 of rr. 7. lodcin the whole judicial power ot f be täte in the conrt.s, make it perfectly clear that lh lojijiature cannot iiupo'c anv of the duties of the reporter upon the judges .f the supreme court. ec. ö deöne the d;i:is of the court, and to these Huties the legislature can mike no additions. The last clause oi s.?c, 6 is a positive proaihition, and no id can, without in open defiance of the constitution he has swom to suppott, take upou himself the d'i'iesof the repnirtcr. I he principle whi"h i ontrds here has hr ?n aSrtd an 1 applied br this court. Kv force of this yrirMTiple, the art id 1-7-S, ron.frr.ipr the offne of rer, orter, wn overthrown. Judiie Uuskirk, in speak- : of the decision, savs it vr,s t he unanimous judgCiect ot tbe court. ( Buskirk"? I rartice, 12.) That 'earned judze discu-es the juc-tion at length, and ery clearly pr"V,-s that the le-isiiture has no power oreinr the judges ft eieriie any of the functions of the office oi reporler. 'here are many derisions a.'Mriicq and enforcing the zeneral principle Involved herf-ia. It is, indeed, everywhere agreed I hit coasnt .tional courts are not subject to the will pf the legislature, for, as said in Wrights' lefene," S la 1, 2", "The powers of the three departments of government ;re nnt merely equal, Ibey r erecutive in respect to the duties a?:?nei to each. Ifcey are ahsoI iteiy independent of each other." In the eise pf Houston vs. William, 11 falif. 24. the rourt, peaklnst by Field. .1., now one of the justices of the 1'. S. supreme court, sail : "The truth is, no such power can exist in tbe legislative department or b sanctioned br any court which has tbe least respect for its own dun lty and independence. In its own srbre of duties this court cannot be trammeled by any legislative restrictions. Its constitutional du;y is discharged bv th rendition of decisions." 1 be supreme court of Arkansas, discussin? the penera! sihject, cites with approval the case of Houston ts. Williams, and says of the constitutional ritrhu of the court that '"The legislative department Js iDcompetent to touch it." Yauthan Harn, 4 . VT. Rep., 751. Ia a recent decision of our own it was aiid: "It is true that the judiciary is an independent department of the Rovernmeot, exclusively invested by the constitution with one element of sovereignty ; and that this court receives its essential nd Inherent powers, rights and jurisdiction from the constitution and not from the leeUlature." Hmytbe vs. Boswell.) Of the many other cases snstamloz this doctrine we cite: Little vs. stau?, 00 Ind. S-'-äand authorities cited; .c. C. 4ö Am. Rep. r?4;Grezory vs. state, -. Ind., P.1; Schulz ts. Mr. I'beeters. 73 Jed., .f7U; Nealis ts. Dick. 72 Ind., 374; Greenoujh ts. Grenn3h, II Fa. st., 40; Chandler s Kash, 5 Mifh., 400; Hawkins vs. Oovernou, 1 Ark. n; in re Janitor 35 Wis., 410; Spreiabt vs. People, 17 111., 595; ex parte Fandolpa 2 Brock, C, 479. It is our Judgment that the petition brings before us these three o,ue-tions: (1 Can the legislatnre l"npo minif erial d.ities upon the court? (2 Can he. legi.slatnre add duties to those deTolved upon ttie Jndes by the constitution? (t) Can the leg-suture, ia violation of the constitutional provisions, n'horlie the Judges to dischase the essential duties of a reporter? I'pon these questions we xpres our judgment, and sustain the petitioner's contentions, tut we neither express rior Intimate an opinion npon any others, although others r d scussed. We have no doaht that it is ur right and onr duty to give judgment upon the piestioas we have stated, because they directly confern the riahts, powers sol functions of the court, od no other tribunal can determine for as what our Tizbta, dutiea and functions are under the contrut;on. When the news of th decision first became noised aboat, republican politicians of the more anirnine ort held an impromptu jollification, nodertha impression that the decision was based on points which would be raised in connection with tbe police and public works boards. A very brief investigation, however, Mrved. to ahow them that they had no jrroundi for their jubilation, for no questions which could arie under these other enactments were raised. The whole substance of the decision is that Reporter Griffiths ha won a somewhat onimportant point in bis own case. A Wise Precaution. Chicago Herald. Alfred "I have something to say to yon, Kitty. You know that I love yon yon mast have seen Kitty, will will you be be my wife??" Kitty (who has drawn a revolver and srot the drop on Alfred) "Throsr up both hands". Thst's it. I will answer you now. No, Alfred. I will be a sister to you, but 1 can never be yciii wile."

ANOTHER "DISCOVERY."

Secy, drittln Again Takes Whack at the Constitution. Secy. Griffin is still making constitutional discoveries. If he keeps on be will soon rank with such eminent constitutional lawyers as Freeman Kelley, His latest discovery in that two concurrent resolutions are unconstitutional, because they were not signed by the presiding officers of the two houses. These resolutions call for a reduction to $1.75 in the price of supreme court reports, and for an accounting by the F.vaneville A Terre Haute railroad. 51r. tirirhn did not find that the resolutions bad not been adopted, but that the enrolled resolutions had not been signed by the presiding otticerai, and quotes art. 4, sec. 121 of the constitution, which says: "All bills and joint resolutions shall be signed by the presiding olticers of respective houses." The question arises, will Mr. tiritiin be able to find anything in the constitution requiring concurrent resolutions to be signed' Kvident'y Mr. firiffin has not yet "discovered" the dilTerence between a concurrent resolution and a joint resolution. If Mr. Griffin will investigate he will "discover" that joint resolutions require the tame action as bills; must be read three times, on three separate days, and are "passed" the earne as bills on aye and no votes, requiring a constitutional majority in each house, while a concurrent resolution requires no more action in each house than the adoption of a simple resolution to thank the speaker for his "impartial rulings." He will discover that joint resolutions are "passed" and concurrent resolutions "adopted." Concurrent resolutions do not require to be enrolled and filed with the secretary of state. The journal is sufficient evidence of their existence. As to the reflection cast upon .Mr. Xewkirk for rjot obtaining the signatures of the presiding ofiicer, in justice to him it should be said here that the railroad lobby stole the resolution as soon as it was adopted in the senate; at least it was never returned to the house. After the legislature hadad.'ourned he discovered thnt it bad been adopted in the ßenate and made an enrolled copy from the journals of the two houses all of which was superlluous. Mr. Newkirk should have credit for saving a number of bills from the thieves hired by the lobby. If it had not been for hitn the hitjh license bill, the coal screen and weighing bill, the bill to tax the telephones would not be on the statute books to-day. The engrossed copies of all these bills were "stolon" in transit from the senate to the house, but Mr. Newkirk, who was always at Lis post of duty, had them promptly re-engroRsed from the oricrinals. Although himself opposed to the high license bill, he hurried its re-engrossment as soon as the hrst engrossed copy disappeared before it reached him. Iy attending to his duty, Mr. Newkirk saved the state thousands of dollars that the telephones and saloons will have to disjrore in the shape of taxes, and if Mr. W. It. McKeen'a road is not "compelled to disgorge thousands of dollars" it will not be through the "neglect or ignorance" of the clerk of the house, who did more than his duty when he filed concurrent resolutions, Nos. 1,5 and 27, with the seoretnry of state. In one thing Mr. GriCiu is right. The copies fled are worth about half a cent for waste paper and they would be worth no more if they had the signature of Chase, Niblack, Ilovey and every member of the legislature. Let Mr. Griffin look to the journal for authority and not use this as a pretext to keep several thousand revised statutes locked up in the basement of the capitol. WALLACE'S SATELLITES. The New Postmaster l'lnds Many of Them Democrats Resigning. Now that Fostmaster Jones is about to step down and out and Fostmaster Wallace is to step up and in there is general demoralization among the employes in the potorhe There is an awe-inspiring rnob of republican ward-heeiers hanging hungrily around the doors of the place. They follow the new postmaster about like a parcel of little chickens running after their mother. Ibiring the last four years there has never been a parade but what the republicans could hardly be restrained from wheeling into the building. They have almost starved during the four years, and now they are acain given the opportunity for a square meal, while actiuz as tbe servants of the people. The slate, so far as the important positions are concerned, is about as follows: IM 1. Thompson, assistant postmaster; Ilobert Martindale, superintendent of the mails, and Newt Wilmington, chief of the registryjdepartment. For superintendent of -arriers there are half a doen candidates, from an alderman up to doorkeeper of the third gallery at English's. The colored people want one-fourth of the positions and they should get them, as they conclusively prove that out of the 12,0) republican voters in the city, 3,000 are colored. ?ome of the democratic employes are showing a disposition to resign before they are told to go. .fames O. (ieorge, Newton Abbott and John McDonald, carriers, have already sent in their resignations to take effect when Fostmaster Jones retires. Wallace is contemplating some extensive republican civil service methods as soon as he is installed. A number of heads will fall on his accession to the throne. PERSONAL GOSSIP. fir.ovER Cleveland Monday celebrates his birthday, lie was born on March 18, 1S.'". Mas. II rM Ml hey Wari has forwarded to Frcsident Harrison a copy of "Kobcrt Flsmere" bearing her signature. Gov. Hill of New York denies the report that be intends to be married. He says that bachelorhood suits him well enough. Cor NT vox Molt EE, the great German field marshal, has been a poldier for nearly seventy years, having enlisted in the I'russian army in 1 .'2. Sir Julian Fatncefote, the new British minister to thi.s country, is said to stand seven-ty-sii inches high, and the noble order of Titans will probably seek to add him to its collection of giants. r.üTHERFOED B. II ayes was in Cincinnati a few days ago. He told a reporter that he received fifty letters a day from applicant for office under the new Administration. The fact that Mr. Hayes railed on Harrison at Indianapolis after election day accounts for this. Hovr TO become a millionaire is told by the career of the late Isaiah Williamson, the Fhiladelphia philanthropist He always blacked his own shoes, let his clothes grow shiny and threadbare, and dickered with the woman at the lunch counter to get six ten-cent sandwiches for 00 cents. Ben Ectler is the champion mascot of the nineteenth century. By the admission of the new states the government is obliged to purchase 8,000 national flags with forty stars apiece, and Ben, as owner of the II. 8. bunting comFany, will be $2u0,000 richer by the transaction, lappy Ben Butler. Captain Otis, of the yacht Casco, has returned to San Francisco after his cruise with Robert Louis Stevenson through the South seas. He says that the novelist is greatly improved in health. "Mr. Stevenson is one of the most sociable and agreeable gentlemen I ever met," says Otis. Jeremiah RrK can not get used to being called "Mr. Secretary." As he was entering the white house a few days ago one of his Wisconsin friends caught sight of him and cried out to htm by his new title, T.usk did not turn his head. A rain and again the Wisconsin visitor called "Mr. Secretary" with no result. Finally he yelled "Governor." Husk turned around at once. Of the members of the -cabinet two Blaine and Wanamaker were born in Tennsylvania; three Windom, Noble and Busk were born in Ohio; two Tracey and Miller were born in New York, and one Proctor was born in Vermont. The average age of the eight men id about fifty-six years. Atty.-Gen. Miller is the youngest and Secy. Windora is the oldest. Blaine, Tracey and Busk are each about fiftycine years old. Miss Olive Bisley Sewaed, the adopted daughter of Lincoln's secretary of state, lives on Penniylvania-ave., Washington, ia a house purchased for her from the proceeds of the sale of Seward's "Travels Around the World," which she edited. Mr. Seward presented her with the copyright of the book, besides leaving her a share of his property. Miss Seward is a writer of children'! stories, which relate chiefly to her travels. A Desirable Change. X. Y. Weekly. Murderer "Yer honor, if yez don't moind, wad yez phze change the day fer me execution? Sure it goes agin roe conscience to be hung on Friday a fasht day." Accommodating Judite "With pleasure. I will appoint the Monday before."

HONORING ERIN'S SAINT.

A LOYAL TRIBUTE TO ST. PATRICK A Bis Parade and n Tremendous Meeting at Tomllnson Hall Speeches That Stirred the Irish Heart Program of the Day. (Monday's Daily Sentinel. The loyal sons of Krin scattered over the world had frequent Occasion during Saturday night to do a little star-taxing and make a little study of the clouds and winds that have so often blasted the fondest of hopes and rendered dreary w hat was intended to have been arnomentus occasion. But for some reason, only known to nature, yesterday was one of the loveliest and most glorious days of spring that Indianapolis has ever beheld. The sun shone the whole livtlong day, the warm zephyrs of the south blew gently and the summer street cars made their debut for the season. To the thinker who believes somewhat in astrology and puts much confidence in the feelings of the Gods as shown by favorable or unfavorable phenomena, this unusually fine weather for a St. Patrick's day gives rise to a striking idea, and that is, "Can it not be that SL Patrick has wept these many years because of his oppressed country?" "Now that the day is so fine, is it not a Elgn that St. Patrick weeps no more, and does not that go to show that oppression is being routed and that the star-eyed goddess of liberty is about to raise the banners of the Emerald Isle?"' However this may be, St. Patrick's clay was celebrated in due honor and much rejoicing. About noon the procession began to show signs of materializing. Men with green belts and waistbands, on horseback, rode proudly around. The streets gradually began to fill up until a dense gathering of the people blocked Washiiigton-st. Everyone wore preen, the ladies particularly; the more youthful were fitted out in green dresses, the gentlemen had preen neckties and the horses were artistically touched off with green ribbons. In fact, the people on the streets performed the greatest share of the celebration. The regulation procession formed its rendezvous at the corner of Kentucky-ave. and Mary-land-st. At 2:30 it began ha march. The line taken was along Mississippi to Washington-sL, thence to Alabama and countermarched to Meridiau-sL, around the circle and cast to Tomlinson hall. The procession contained only military and civio organizations, and, in consequence, was a more spectacular pageant thaD a long, monotonous array of marching men. The metropolitan police force led otf to clear the way. The new force is daily proving that it is the recognized force of the city. Capt. Quigley, with a sweet bouquet, a green ribbon aud blushing face, was in command. It was his first appearance in public as a commander, and he made the sixteen men under him look neither to the right nor to the left, but march straight ahead. Millard Laporte was right guide. All of the patrolmen wore green ribbons, and it can be said without fear of contradiction that it was the finest body of Irish boys in the parade. Behind them came a little pony, caparisoned in green, with a little boy named Tommy Greensn in the saddle. Myers & Ieery's military band followed, and then ranie the militia. The Emmet guards was fireLwith D. J. Sullivan, lieutenant, commanding, and W. J.Welsh, lieutenant. Thecompnny did great credit to itself. Thirty men were in line, and all looked handsome in neat uniforms and bouquets of flowers. The company carried two banners the American flag and the emerald banner. The Ilice zouaves, with Capt. Drapier commanding, and Thomas Blake and Joseph McNamara lieutenants, was nest in line. The Hag of the Rice'a is a beautiful one, with gold tassels. Each of the twenty-five men wore bouquets and ribbons and looked very gay. The rotnan knights of St. George, with Capt. Oscar Winch and Lieut. ( Jcorge F. iauer in command, came next. The members of this organization are uniformed and carry swords. Following them were some forty members of the knights of Father Mathew and several other organizations. The Hibernians, some 2Ö0 in number, followed, with Frank O'Brien commanding. The Innre green banner of the order and an old weather-worn battle tlag were unfurled to the breeze. The order is the largest Irish society in the city. The SL Stanislaus temperance society followed. The society consists of young men, fifty of whom turned out. John Dugan is. captain and John Cosgrove lieutenant. The St. Patrick's T. A. B. society, with John Palton commanding, and thirty men in line, was next to follow. Then followed citizens in carriages. James Poherty was grand marshal of the day. His aids on horseback were John Hail, Patrick Manley, Jeremiah Costello, Thomas Watson, M. J. O'Biley, John Higsrins, Martin J. Murphy, William J. Murphy, William J. Parkinson, Maurice Donnelly, John Costello, Michael Mahoney, John P. Quinn, Thomas McPermott, Joseph Greenen, Timothy Donlon, Richard Merrick, James McBride, John Shea, John Schneider and Albert Peack. Gov. Hovey failed to take part in the parade and his hack was occupied by John F. McKee and P. II. Clark. Following them was a carriege containing John Bay and Father Alcrdingof St. Joseph's church. William Foster, John Markey, Stephen Kelley and Frank tuinn also occupied a carriage. As soon as the parade, with all its green regalia, had forced its way through the crowds along the line of march, there was a rush for Tomlinson hall. It was about 3:30 o'clock when the band marched into the hall playing an Irish anthem, followed by the rest of the parade. The stage was quickly filled and the reserved seats for the Hibernians were likewise soon occupied. The people flocked in and soon the hall was packed up to the top gallery. Mr. James Deery opened the program by rappinc for order. He said he regretted very much that the governor of the state had disappointed them, but there were others to take his place. He then introduced John IL McFee as the first orator. Mr. McFee said "It should gladden in a particular manner every Irishman to celebrate this SL Patrick's day. This day dawns whilst yet the applause of watching nations re-echoes at the victory of Ireland's dauntless leader over the most desperate attack of his country's enemy. Therefore, let us rejoice on this day of Ireland's rejoicine, and proclaim in the language of her own Tom Moore 'Sound the loud timbrel o'er Egypt's dark sea! Jehovah has triumphed his people are free.' "With buoyant hope and patriotic joy, therefore, should Irishmen recall the memories of their patron saint to-dav. Not all the clouds that lower around the Irish cause are in the deep bosom of the ocean buried; but the completeness of Parnell'i victory will go down in the ages equal in glory to the establishment of Grattan's parliament and O'Conuell's achievement of catholic emancipation." The speaker told of the good deeds and character of !St. Patrick, and closed in a fervid prophecy of w hat whs in store for Ireland. Father Dowd was the next speaker. He is a young man with a fine, striking countenance, and his speech was excellent. "Millions of the faithful children of Ireland," said he, "throughout the world, on the banks of mighty streams, on the sides of lofty mountains, from the equator to the polar snows, are everywhere assidiously searching for the dear old shamrock. Ireland is honored to-day, not because of her extent, but for her energy, her art and her science. When all Europe was buried in ignorance and darknef s, Ireland was all aglow with learning and civilization." Father Dowd, continuine, said that Ireland was settled by the Phoenicians and not by tribes from northern Europe. The mythology, the arms and customs of the first inhabitants demonstrate this. Ireland alone stands as an example of a country that was converted to Christianity without bloodshed. When St. Patrick began bis great work of converting the Isle his preaching found a response in the hearts of the people. P. H. Clark, the next speaker, said that St. Patrick's day was the Easter Sunday for the Irish, for it commemorated the day when Ireland emerged from paganism. He then continued to speak for almost an hour on the wrongs inflicted by England, the suppression, of Ireland's industries, tbe pauperization of the people and the enforced exile of millions of its people. He looked forward to the day when Dublin castle would be a livery stable and an Irish parliament would convene at College Green. Father O'Donaghue was the next speaker. Tie made a very graceful speech, and invited the audience to come to SL Patrick's church in the evening, where a new organ would play the national anthem. Fathex Alerding &bo

spoke, and Martin Orady sang "Gems From the Emerald Isle." This was the best treat of the iiternoon. The meeting then adjourned. At it. Patrick Church. At St. Patrick's church Bishop Chatard preached an eloquent sermon on SL Patrick. A new organ for the church was also dedicated, and in the evening a musical entertainment was given by Father O'Donaghue. The Day In 'evr York. New York, March 17. SL Patrick's day was celebrated with the usual ceremonies in the catholic churches of this city to-day. Archbishop Corrigan celebrated high mass at St. Patrick's cathedral, and at the conclusion of the celebration gave the papal benediction. ALL ABOUT "LIGE."

lie Runt IThen lie Sees a Kat Ills liest Style of Letter. Washington Special. I learn from the most reliable authority that Elijah Whitfield 1 1 a! ford, private secreLtry to the president of the United States, is awfully afraid of rats. He will face a tiger in the jungles of Indianapolis or a dog on the highway to Washington without flinching, but when it comes to rats Elijah runs, and the white house i9 swarming with them. This friend of Elijah's tells me that after the fire in Chicago, when they were both residing there, the streets of the city were full of rats which had been driven into the streets by the destruction of their homes, and he says the reason Elijah went back to Indianapolis was the terror those rodents constantly excited in his breast. While walking along the street one night with Elijah he was amazed to see the latter give a jump and a shriek, and start off at a pace and in a manner that reminded him of the incident in the scriptures where the evil one entered into the swine, and they all ran violently down into the sea and were drowned. He followed after "L'ge" at the best speed he could make, and finally overtook bim, when he asked an explanation. "Didn't you see that rat?" said Mr. Ilalford. "No," replied the friend, "I didn't see any rat." "Well, I did," responded Elijah, "and I always scream and run when I see them. I can not help it." Here is a sample of Elijah's best style of letter-writing: "Faccitive Mansion, ) "Washington, D. C, March 13, 1SS9. J "W. J. linnis, l.iq., Haiti more, Md.: "Dear Sin In the pressure of his duties I am directed by the president to thank you for the respect you evidence in naming your infant son Benjamin Harrison Dinuis, and to express the hope that he may be a comfort to his parents and an honor to his country. Yery truly yours, "E. W. IIalkof.p, Trivate Secretary." Harrison a Kieure-Ilead. Washington Special. The managers of tho republican party here, great and small, recognize that Blaine is the leader. They rccognie that Blaine controls Harrison. They recognize that. Blaine made Harrison president, and w hile they are willing to concede all the eclat that Harrison can win from his artificial position, still they are not willing that Harrison should have the call on the usufruct of oflice. In other words, what's understood and conceded is that Harrison's name should be attached to all nominations for otlice; that he will stand in the front place in all processions and be the figure-head on all occasions still ; that Blaine is the leader of the party and that Blnine's men should be committed to ofnee without question or conference. Blaine, of course, has no sympathy for the mugwumps. Nobody more clearly than he understands that it was the mugwumps that kept bim out of the presidency in lJ8L Blaine is very human and has a score to settle with the mugwumps. Hawkins Was Treated IHflerently. Washington Secial. Yesterday nn applicant for a presidential postofliee in Indiana, who is now iu Washington, called at the white house and saw President Harrison, with whom he was well acquainted before he was nominated for the presidency. The would-be postmaster stated his case, confidently believing that the president would be glad to favorably act on his application as soon as possible. After some preliminary talk he got down to business, when Mr. Harrison said: "I understand that the commission of the present incumbent will not expire for about twelvemonths. Is that so?" "Yes." replied the applicant. "I believe that is correct." "Well, then," responded the president, "if the incumbent has twelvemonths to run yet we will not now consider your case. At the end of that time come back and see me again, and I will take it under consideration." The Indiana Kepublirans. Washington Special. One of the prominent Indiana republicans in the city called on the president to-day to talk over Indiana matters and to suggest cerLiin appointments. The president listened patiently, and finally said to the gentleman: I have received a good deal of attention from Indianians in regard to just such matters as you suggest. Now, I will take the liberty of making a suggestion to them through you. That is, the Indiana politicians can go home without feeliug that tliey are neglecting their duties. I know all about the state of affairs in the politics in Indiana, and I know nearly every republican in the state, and when I want any of you gentlemen I will send for you." The suggestion was not made in the form of a rebuke, but as an intimation to the Indianians now here that they need not pile up hotel bills in Washington in order to give the president good advice regarding Indiana appointments. Unidentified Nominee. Washington Special. There was not a prominent Indiana republican in the hotel lobbies this afternoon when the president's appointments were announced who could tell who William L. Dunlap, the nominee for U. S. district marshal for that 6tate, was. Nor could any one be found who could say that they had ever heard of him. To-night, however, a messenger in the pension bureau, who came from Indiana, showed up at the Ebbitt, who assumed to know something about the prospective district marshal. He says that Mr. Dunlap is a very respectable grocery-keeper, residing in Franklin, and that he is known as a republican, but never very active. No one knows upon what influence or on whose recommendation he was appointed. It is therefore presumed that Mr. Dunlap is a personal appointment of the president's. John C. New nt the Capital. Washington Special. Col. John C. New of Indianapolis can have his choice, it is understood, between the Austrian mission and the consul-generalship at London. lie is inclined to go to Vienna, where the work is light and life is pleasant. The colonel is not quite satisfied with the way the administration has been conducted during the past ten days. His appointment, however, will come straight from the hand of the president himself. That is not an especial honor bestowed upon the colonel, for all the appointments to the foreign service op to the present time, it ia understood, have been made by Gen. Harrison without consulting the state department. Mrs. Harrison Puts IIr Foot Down. Washington Special. Mrs. Harrison set her foot down to-day npon the indiscriminate caller, and those who ex pected to follow their cards into the presence of the lady of the white bouse, after she had announced it over and over and time and again that she was resting this week, etc., were disapFointed, as they certainly deserved to be. Iowever, appointments were made for those who were sent away, and their visiting cards returned to them. After the president was through holding his cabinet meeting up stairs, Mrs. Harrison held a meeting of her cabinet members downstairs in the red parlor. Mrs. Blaine, Mrs. Windom, Mrs. Noble and Mrs. Strong were among the callers. A Strong; Combination. Washington Special. Tlatt, Elkins and Blaine are a strong combination. Windom and Elkins have common interests in some financial operations. Emrnons Blaine has given up a place with a western railroad to connect himself with a road Elkins is interested in, and m son of Mr. Piatt has been admitted to Secy. Tracy's law tirru. What does Elkins want? is the question the politicians are asking. Is be merely trying to help his friends? Does be expect to make money out of his political influence, or is he going to take some othce? and if so what office now empty is big enough to hold him?

1TAS ENDED IN A FAILURE.

THE LONG CHASE AFTER TASCOTT. Tbe Chicago Detectives Return From the Northwest and the Pacific Coast KmptyHanded The Man Caught Was Not Willie. But Looked Like Him. Chicago, March 17. The international chase for Tascott has ended in failure. A. J. Stone, 6on-in-law of the fugitive's supposed victim, Millionaire Snell, returned emptyhanded to Chicago last night, after a fruitless journey of several thousand miles. Mr. Stone was accompanied by Detectives McDonald and Williams. Following a clew which took them to the Canadian northwest, the pursuit led to the Tacific coasL There a capture was made, but the prisoner, like so many before, proved to be the wrong man. Mr. Stone estimates the length of his trip at 8,000 miles. He talked quite freely, but remarked with significance: "It must be understood that I choose to reserve names for various reasons, some bearing upon the future.". "About a month ago," said Mr. Stone, "1 received from a law firm in Minneapolis a letter stating that they had a client, a resident of Minnesota, who had some authoritative information as to what he believed to be Tascott's whereabouts. My inquiries, following, showed the suspect's description tallied more closely with that of Tascott than any I had yet seen. The young man was said to be employed in a tieing camp near Bat Portage, a town on the Canadian Pacific, 2o0 miles cast of Winnipeg. I left Chicago with fourothers, including Alderman Badenoch, and three weeks ago to-night we went to Minneapolis, thence to Winnipeg and thence to the tieing camp. We arrived there to discover that a young man such as described had worked there until a week before. He had sometime prior received a postal card from a friend, a young man in Hat Portage, stating that there was a draft there from his father, who lived in a certain town in southern California. "The contractor had held back the card for two or three weeks until the young man had worked out a debt. Upon receiving the card, the young man left at once. We then bore down upon Bat Portaae, only to learu that the young fellows had gone to another tieing camp, where we again arrived to learn that they had moved on to Winnipeg, saying that the first young fellow's father in southern California was dying and they would hasten to his bedside. We obtained some of the suspect's writing in the first tieing camp, and it was Tascott's own hand in fac simile. We hurried to Winnipeg, and there at the bank added the suspect's signature to our stock of evidence. It seemed certain that Tascott had written that name, and no doubt remained in our minds thnt we were on the right track at last. Out ot" Winnipeg we ran the scent to a certain nameless town in the Northwest territory near the American line. Thence we pursued it out to Vancouver and thence by boat to Seattle. The next jump brought us to Tacoma, and there the twain had separated. "Our man," continued Mr. Stone, "went to Portland by rail and his companion skipped to San Francisco by sea. From Portland the trail ran to San Francisco, and we reached there a week later. It seemed probable then that the town in southern California, whence the draft issued, was their destination, and thither hastened my companion. Suspicioning that this feature might be a ruse, I remained to watch the out-bound China steamer of that week and saw her put forth without Tascott. A telegram reached me that our man was caught ia the southern California town and was in custody. 1 hastened thither. One glance at the prisoner sent my heart into my boots. He was not Tascott, though he resembled him in mauy points. He was a young fellow of good family and we released him w ithout him having the satisfaction of knowing for whom he was suspected. "It was the disappointment of my life," said Mr. Stone. "We were ali sure that if we found the man who sijrned the Winnipeg draft, whose description we had and upon whose trail we then were, we would have Tascott. We avoided everybody, taking no one into our confidence. We cousulted none of the authorities in the numerous places we visited, and left all we encountered in a state of mystification. We were given a number of hints that Manitoba was a good refuge for 'boodlers,' and for any man in hiding. Such a trackless waste of mountains, forests, lakes and big rivers it would be hard to find. I will not cay that I think Tascott is in that country, but he may be. I have other clews, of which I am hopeful." COMMUNICATIONS BOILED DOWN. L. T. Gose writes from Beno: "You are publishing a good paper, and I am proud to know that the Indiana democracy i3 so ably represented." E. S. Bunnell writes from. Hagerstown, Ind., that he admires the course of The Sentinel very much, and especially its succ essful fight against the school-book octopus. "A Clinton County Farmer" writes urging that more attention be paid to the important matter of penman.sliip in our public schools. This branch is certainly too much neglected now. "M." writes from Brookville, Ind., that the democrats of bis county unanimously approve the course of The Sentinel during the recent session of the legislature, and especially its fight against the school-book trust and other monopolies. A subscriber at Dana, Ind., writes that Senator Scars i9 hearing from Iiis constituents, both republicans and democrats, about his vote in favor of the Schoolbook trust. The general opinion is that the school book lobby was too much for him, and that he is, politically, a "dead duck." "Mrs. II. II. L." of Grcensburg, Ind., writes 6trongly indorsing the editorial course of The Sentinel and denouncing the Enquirer for permitting "Gath" and others to fill its columns with matter prepared in the interest of monopoly and the republican party. "Mrs. II. H. L." belives the democrats are certain to return to power in 1S92 if they stand by their taritf reform principles. D. M. Richardson of Ilazlewood, nend ricks county, writes: "I couldn't get along without The Sentinel, and I don't see how other good democrats can. I praise it for the part it took in the campaign; its exposure of Dudley and castigatioh of Woods; its advocacy of a tariff for revenue and election reform, and its splendid and successful fight against the school book ring. I think The Sentinel ought to be read by every democrat in the state." M. Ryan of Brazil makes a comparison between the average drug store and the average saloon to the great disadvantage of the former. There is, he says, "more crime done in one month behind the prescription case of a drug store than in a well regulated saloon the whole year around." He declares that a high license 6ystem would not diminish the liauor traffic unless it was applied strictly to drug stores as well as to saloons. "Of the two evils, the saloon and the drug store," says Mr. Byan, "the latter is the more iusuCerable, and should be taxed or squelched." Two Cablnta at Work. Washington Special. Republican senators are asking, with some asperity, whether Steve Elkins is of more consequence than they are. They have to talk to the president in proups, and pretty fast at that. Threo minutes for a representative and five minutes for a senator is about the maximum. But Elkins marches into the president's office while statesmen are waiting iu the ante-room, and he sees the president half an hour at a time all by himself. Senators are making daily calls at the white house soliciting offices and getting none, but Mr. Elkins' friends get in from day to day. Stephen is at the head ot a kitchen cabineL which he is collecting around himself, and which promises to be stronger than the drawing-room cabineL The Negro Exodus. Raleigh, N. C, March 17. The negro exodus from this state is about to take the form of the colonization of negroes in Arkansas. Negroes are holding mass meetings almost nightly, and negro orators and preachers are urging them to colonize. A circular was issued to-day calling a meeting to organize the "North Carolina emigration association," for the purpose of securing organized action toward colonizing all the negroes in the state in Arkansas, where they afe oflered lands for a trifle. Tbe circulars say that the white people don't want thein here, and they have determined to 0.

MASS-MEETING AT PROTECTIONVILLE.

Copyrighted, by Central literary Bureau, Chicago, 111. To the Editor Sir: Last night we, the people of Trotectionville and surrounding country, had a grand mass meeting in the interest of the struggling infant manufactures of the United States, and its results are bound to be so momentyus that the assemblege resolved unanymusly that I was to send you a report of hour proBeedings. You see, we had a tremendyus jollyfication rally on the gloryus forth of this month at the Jay Township School House to si lkbrate the return of the grand old Rep. party into power, fc we got so warmed up to the ishews of the times that we called this mass meeting sose to settle on some definite plans for carrying the victoryus Protection Banner right along over the corpses of the defeetcd Democrasy till it is planted firm & 6ure where no free trader can ever get at it to tare it down. Seemed zif everbody turned out that night fc just shouted themselves 6ore throated for Harrison & better times. The town was full of folks in from the country to join in rejoicing over the downfall of the free trade principals that has just about brought hour beloved land to the dregs of ruin. i Well, as I said, we called a weting for last nighL and I was chose for secretary of the sate. I feel that this is the greatest honer of my whole life so far. I spose it was meant partly as a skatheing rebuke to that pertenEe of a man, old Abe Nelson, who had the cheek to challinge my vote on the gloryous 6th of November because I hadent quite reached my mejority by 3 days. That was awful tuff, I tell you, fc I bad the simpathy of evry true Rep. that was around, so I can't help but think it had a good deal to do with my being chose. Still, I am pretty well prepaired to fill the place. They aint any young man round here that's had my advantages. I've went to the National Business College over in Smithville all one year, & as hour Prof, there used to tell us, that of itself is an education for any man. (1 can send you affidavits of my diploma if you want me to.) But to resume what I started to tell you about. The meeting formed itself into a permcnent sosiety to be called the 15. WiLEY Fox High Protection- Clitb, in honer of hour distinguished fellow townsman who was elected to the Legislature for the forth time last Nov. He honered us with his presents, A; spoke with burning c-lloquence on the subjects that was brought before the meeting. He pointed out a lot of dangers that we are drifting right onto, 6tich as Anarky fc rebellyuns among the poor people in tho big citys who dont know what is good for them, A; are organizing to fieht atrainst the dispensations of a wise Providence that they oughtent to inquire inquire into all, and worst of all, he said that they was some men in hour own legeslature that are trying to strike a blow at trusts, and are bending heaven and earth to get Rep. newspapers, that ought to know better, to uphold them in it, k even that isent all, for he said they was no telliug that Congress, hour trusted Rep. Congress, could be reived on to keep up the High Protection tariff much longer in the face of the protests of so many peeple againkt it. When the Senate began to work on a Rep. tarif bill tose to cut out the Milis bill in the afiections of the misguided fokes that wanted it past, it was understood that the Senate wasent going to really lower any rate, but was only going to make some changes that would lead the peeple that wanted lower prices to think they was coing to get t'um, sose to keep them quiet. But the purnishus doctrines of the Democrasy has been preached so boldly during the last 4 years that he actkclly trembled, he said, for the integryty of the Senate, & waa aftraid that their pretense of being wilhng to lower the tariff might end in their really lowering it, & then they was no telling what would happen to us all. I wish you could have heard him. He wakened us right up to hour duty, and now we are going to do iL We past strong rezalutions on the subject which we rezolved should be made none to the honered men that we have chose to take up the rains of government, fc we are going to insist upon it that there must be an extry session of Congress called right away sose it can set down heavy on all these dangers fc pass a high protection tarif bill that will mean high protection & nothing else. The most important of the rezalutions is as follows, L e. Whereas, We have scene with shaine .1 sorrow during the last few years that one of the 1st principals ou which this government is foundered i- e. on keeping hour facturies ßoinsr, no matter what they cost u has been hinein? its hold liease some peeple object to paying bin prices for tilings they have to buy while wages is so aful low, Ihj it Kcsolved, That it is Harrison's and congress's duty to take steps at once to look into the matter, Jt to help hour iuiant manufacturers to bring those peeple to time. Whereas, The tarif has been proved to be a tar on the forrencr that fccudi his goods over the country to be sold, be it lUsolTcd. That congress shall A is hereby directed so to do jut as quick as Harrison conveens it, lay uich a hiL-h tax on those forrencrs that they will have to draw in their horns A let us have a fare share of tho world's markets or else po out of business ail together (which would serve them right, I think. Whereas, It isent riftht for us to let the good men who are carrying on hour struggling industrys for us so selfishly be hampered by any cmupetHhun, be it Resolved, That concress'shal! fc is hereby directed so to do just as quick as it is convened, raise the t.irif so bitrh that they won't he any forren goods broucht over at all, A only peeple that can attord to ko to Kuropecan get any, sose that hour manufacturers can have the home market all to themselves A can put tho prices up whenevever they need to. WDt-reas, This country is full to overflowing with poor peeple thnt can t lind any work, bo it Resolved. That tho surn'us in the tresury oucht to be divided round auiomr hour leading manufaeluress sose that they can build more and bi;sor fai--turies A. pive worr to all the men that now staiid ail the day idle because no man hath hired them. This was past amid the wildest enthusyasm. You see it Btruck right home in Protectionvillc. We've had a bad time here 1st fc last with facturies & so forth. We've got coal here & lots of it & good of the kind & if any body has a notion to get up steam fc go to work with it, this is the place to come to. But someway business dozent seem to get along at all. We used to have a prospurus Woolen Factury here that had been established before the war, but as Hon. Mr. Fox 6atd last night it was ezy enuff to explain it in the light of subsyquent events for the insidyous, purnishus inlluense of the free trade doctrines that have been lilting their heads into sight lately must have allready laid violent hands on the vitels of hour industrys. Then seven years ago they was a watch factury started here by Hon. Mr. Fox for a while it looked like the town had a boom. Laborers flocked in and bought lots in the addition that Mr. Fox had laid out beforehand, and everybody felt 6ure we was bound to grow. But as Mr. Fox explained to us last night, the market in matches waa too open. They was too much compctishun, and before a year was out he had to join a trusL If it wasent for the trust they couldent be no matches made in this country for the manufacturers wood get poor making them. They had to join hands &. promise to make only so many sose to keep the prices up, & he moved by a strong sense of duty to his country had shut down his factory. He had tryed lots of business since sose not to have his bildings standing idle, but they all turned out the same way. After his last great personal sacrifise in shutting down his furniture works he felt as if he had a right to expect that meeting to speak out in no uncertain tones & ask for higher protection for the American manufacturer. If every body was as creat a patriot as Mr. Fox things wood loot diflerenL lie's rich, too, immensely rich. As our minister said once, the more Mr. Fox sacrifiscd the more the Lord blessed him with welth &. honor. He was a poor boy onse, too, & that's so encurajring to me lt all tne otner young men rouna ncre. His first start was in some army contracts, st then he got into a plate glass business that made money hand over hand. They is a high tarif on glass, you Fee. The Hon. Mr. Fox is a model that ought to be held up high before the yountr men that want to rise up and be somebody. I've been trying to think of some way that I can get fairly into his footsteps, but it looks as if all the paying business of the country was in the bands of a few now and mebbe I'll have to be a day laborer for watres. That's one reason why I'm so bound and determined to influence congress to give us higher protection, for wages are pretty low here for a young man that wants to get a little property fc start out in life as a good, substantial citizen. If Edituring is a good business I might get Mr. Fox to let me run one of his papers. He shook hands with mo very friendly last night fc he has several newspapers in this districL They was one Dem. paper that he bought up laRt summer during the campaign that used to be forever saying that he was no better thanatheef; that he draws a big revenew from several trusts for not keeping up his facturies; that he has always laid his plans to start in sose to be bought out fc that he ought to be prosecuted for obtaining money under false pretences from those poor workingmen that he has sold his Iota Children Cry for,

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Tiik annu.w.meetim; OFTHK PTOCKIIOI.I. ers of the WeM-rn equipment and car couir any, for the election oi directors and transaction of oilier business, will be h id at the othce of the company, in Indianapolis on TuesJav, April tUAS. ti, LEWIS, Secretary. ' '-3 to at bi prices they supposine they was to have steady work from him all tha time, and then bavins: to lose what they had Eaid when the factury shut down and they n 1 to go somewhere, else for work. Mobbe ha will let mc run that one if he wants to start it up atrain. lut to come back to the mass-meetinsr. They was a irooil many farmers there and some of them wanted the wool question brought up. One man moved that a pood 6troni; call ba made for the tnrif on wool to be moved up several notches, for he sai.l he couldent be,',u to make any thins: orl'of Ids rlouks of sheep no matter how hard he tryod. Hut old Abe Nelson, who perteiuis to be a pood Hep. but has kept his postofliee ripht on tlirouch i. Cleveland's turm A; has always talked acair.st trusts ct hi-h tarifs as hard as any Leta. I ever heard, pot up & beun to arijew that a raise on wool wood not do any pood at all to the farmers; that wool-rowin? had never been so pay ins under niüh protection as it used to bebe fore the war V lie was poinonto 6how how raising the tarif as hisrh as it is had hurt tha farmers &. had worked so as to shut up that woolen factury which he had been one of the owners of. Fortunately he was not aloud to talk very Ion?. The chairman told him ha was out of order k called on tht Hon. Mr. Fox to pive his opinyuns. Mr. Fox said it waa most unwise lor us to allow ourselves to be drawn down to trilling pnrtictulars fc that we oupht to keep hour eye fixed unmovably on the principal, the hJ'h boundinp, itnpcrisliible principal for which hour forefathers ha l fought so heroically on hundreds of bloody battl- rields it had bequeathed to us as tha palladvuru of hour preatness k hour freedom. Then he said that as it was petting pretty late, we'd better adjnrn fc we did. We are poing to meet every Friday ni.ht, for we mean business, & I'll write to you again k let you no how wa pet alonp with the preat work we've under took to do. Yours truly. X. Stanton Honaddle, Secatary. r-rotectionviiie, Tippecanoe county, Illinois, March f. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Constant Heapek, city: The new mechanics' lien law is already m force, as it con tains an emerpency clause. K., Terre Haute, Ind: The "White Caps" first made their appearance in Orange county, Indiana, about two years ago. Edward, Cartersbur?, Ind: The Hon Daniel Doupherty of New York put President Cleveland in nomination at the St. Louis convention. A Header, Rainstown, Ind.: There is no person named Custis in the present congress, and there was none of that name in the last conprcss. A Si'RiscRinER, Columbus, In 1: The pay of actors aud actresses ranpes from a dollar a day and lind themselves to $l,tM ä day and e penses paid. It is impossible to strike an average. H. S.t Centreville, Ind.: (1) The democratic national ticket had a plurality of 100,470 on the popular vote at the election last November. These fipures are based npon the reports made by the secretaries of the several states to the New York World. Some of them reported average pluralities, adding the vota for each elector, and dividing the total by the number of electors; others took the vote of tha first elector on each ticket; others the highest vote cast for an elector on cither ticket. '2) Conpressmen are allowed mileace at the rata of IU cents per mile for every mile traveled in poinR to and from Wabhinpion. The Original Greenbacker leid. Detroit, Mich., March 14. The Hon. Mosel W. Field, the original greenback advocate ia Michigan the man who called the greenback movement into political prominence in tha United States and snzpested the eonventioa which nominated Peter Cooper forpresident died at his residence in this cify this afternoon from a stroke of apoplevy. Mr. J. M. Kecsler, merchant tailor, 12 Ger man-st., Baltimore. Md., says: 'l find Salvanon Oil eflectual and speedy ia the cure of tieuraltrht." Pitcher's Castorlai

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