Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 31, Number 32, Jasper, Dubois County, 26 April 1889 — Page 2

WEEKLY COUKIEIl C. DOAXK, PubllKhm'. 'JASPKK. - 1NIHAXA. CURRENT TOPICS. THE NEWS IX BRIEF.

Kx-Sknatok Platt's son Has entered General Tracy's law firm in New York City. f Twc lUttk of France, on the Stst, declared h dividend of forty francs ir store. Srcrrtary Nohlk, on the 17th, reeivtHl and aeeepted the resignation of General Franz Sigel, pension agent la New York City. Mrs. IUtsskll Harrison has recovered from her indisposition, ami Mrs. SeottJLord is the latest occupant of the White House on the sik-ltst. Thk colored people of Washington and the District of Columbia, ou the 18th, celebrated the twenty-seventh anniversary of their emancipation. Claus Sprkckkls, when asked, on the 12tb, if he had joined the Sugar Trust as reported in New York, replied: "I am not in the truit and never will be at any jriee." Ox the lth, Secretary Windom directed that Mrs. Kate Flynu aud her three infant children, and Mrs. Margaret Casskly, paupers, be returned from Philadelphia to Ireland. Prksidkn-t Harrison, on the 17th, informed a prominent applicaut for a consulship that he would not be able to consider any applications for consulships for three or four weeks. Bishop O'Hara has issued a circular letter ordering special services in all the Catholic churches of the Scrautou (Pa.) diocese on April 5, to commemorate the centennial of Washington's inauguration. It is stated on the highest authorlty that the President contemplates taking the whole south front, first floor, of the State Department for executive business offices, and establishing routine officehours. Mary AxnitKSO.v arrived in London on the 12th. She declined to comment on the criticisms of the newspapers la regard to the state of hor health, but laughingly remarked: "Do I look like giving up yet?" Tub secret order of the Golden Field was formed at Los Angles, Cal., recently with the object of seizing Lower California, making it an indeiiendent republic and then seekiug admission to the United States. Thk opening of the Centennial Loan Exhibition of Historical Paintings and Helios at the Metropolitan Opera-House, New York, on the evening of the 17th, was graced by the presence of Mrs. Grover Cleveland. j Thk American bark C. D. Hryant, which was seized by the Hawaiian Government for smuggling sixty tins of opium into Honolulu, was condemned ou the trial and ordered confiscated. The case is now awaiting decision on an appeal. O.v the 17th,Asslstaut Secretary Bu?sey, of the Interior Dejmrtment, reudered three decisions in pension cases in which the question of "line of duty" was involved. He followed tbe principles laid down in the case of Ilrokenshaw. Nah Po Kk. a Chinaman, sold about seven hundred bogus passports to New Haven (Conn.) Celestials who have friends in China desirous of coming to America. Ho charged one dollar each, and having thoroughly worked his field suddenly departed. The Cherokee Commission met at the Interior Department, ou the 15th, and had a conference with Secretary Noble in regard to their duties. He explained the Cherokee treaties to the commissioners, and also handed them printed instructions for their guidance. Thk Secretary of State has been informed by cable of the death, at Iireslau, Prussia, on the 13th, ot Consul Dithmar, the United States representative there. Mr. Dithmar was appointed to the position by President Hayes in Is7. and had held the office ever since. POSTMAHTEH - GlCXKRAL WaNAMAKEK, Secretary Husk, Assistant PostmastersGeneral Clarkson and Hazu aud Hallway Mail Superintendent hell attended a reception to the Postmaster-General tendered by the Union League of Philadelphia on the night of the 17th. - Thk London Chronicle says that one of the charges brought against General IJoulanger is that he collected money for his propaganda while in America as one of the French representatives to the Centennial. The Chronicle's correspondent in Paris says the charge can be proved. A kive-ykar-old 'My named Tobtan Hipper died, on the evening of the 11th, at his parents' residence, in New York City, from the effects of a beating received at the hands of three older boys, one of whom lives In the same house with the Hippers, aud the other two next door. Dk. Tannkr, the most aggressive of the Irish members ot Parliament, is employing the remnant of his liberty before his imprisonment under fie Crimes act, in n vigorous catniKtlgn in various parts of England. His appeal is fixed for April 30, at Clonmel, but he is determined that he shall be heard before he goes behind prison walls. When asked, on the loth, if the report was true that the, corporations interested in the Sugar Trust had assigned their property to leading individuals In the trust In order to avoid legal prosecutions, Mr. Havemeyer declined to answer, but said: ''The trust is here to stay, aud if not permitted to exist in one way it will seek another." Mr. Pahnkm. has engaged Sir Charles ItHswll, Mr. Asiutth aud Mr. Arthur Hussell in his libel suit against the Times The trial will come off neJtf autumn. The charges are that the Times published a facsimile falsely ascribed to Mr. Parnell in lw7. aud other forgeries ajcrlbed to Mr. Parnell. The trial will be confined tb the forged letters. Thk French Senate assembled, on the 12th, for the trial of General ftotilnnger ana others. The President of the Satiate read tke decree constituting the Senate a tribunal for trial. The Procurer-General. Quesuay de llurturepalre, then read the charges nijaliiHt lhntlauKer. Itochefort and Count Dillon, and the grounds for tne trial. The Besslon then became a aeret one and the public withdrew.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL. Thk Secretary of the Interior awarded tu contract, on the lath, for the ereeUott of an Indian Industrial School at 8auU Fa, N. M.. to A. A. McKenale at 7.0, Manaokr A. M. Palmkr, of New York City, who Is a Republican in politics, has offered the use of his theatsr and com -pauy for a dramatic performance, on the nfternoou of May 1, for the benefit of the Confederate Soldiers' Home at Austin, Tex. Howard Carroll's comedy-drama "The American Count'" will be played ou that occasion. Thk Car of Hnssia will be represented at the Paris Exposition by his second son Gergt. Kn Laxtx, while boiling maple sugar on hi farm nr Canton, O., on the 15th, fell into the huge evaporator and was terribly scalded. He died a few hours later. It Is stated that Lord Salisbury will pay a visit to Prince IJWuiarek about Kater. Thk Ktnperor ot Germany was enthusiastically received at Oldenburg ou the 15th. The city was decorated aud lllumiuated In his honor. , Kmpkhok William will not go to Iondon during his visit to Kngluud, but will only go to Osborne and Kpithead. Attornky-Gknkral Millkr has rendered a decision in which he holds that the International Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property Is a reciprocal treaty in the form of a contract operative in the future infrnterritorially. It is, therefore, not self-executing, but requires legislation to render it effective for the modification of existing laws. Attorsky-Gk.vkral Millkr1 on the 1.1th, presented in the Supreme Court of the United States the eulogistic resolutions recently adopted by the bar of the court, touchlug the death of Asso-date-Justice Matthews aud in a short speech agked that they be placed on the records of the court. In receiving the resolutions Chief-Justice Fuller delivered a beautiful tribute to the memory of the dead jurist. Thk body of Mrs. John Itnmmage, a highly-respected lady of Pittsburgh, Pa., was found lloatiug in the reservoir on the 15th. She Jiad undoubtedly committed suicide. Her husband wa killed last summer, aud later her son committed suicide, and the poor woman was distracted with grief, Thk long-anticipated presidential excursion down the Potomac came off on the lftth. Thk Worcester (Mass.) Base-Hall Club has bought Cudworth, of St. Louis, who will be field captain. The puke ts said to have been V)0. Jas. Cook, a young man of twenty-two, was killed, on the 10th, at the Midlothian mines, near Cumberland, Md., by William Patterson. Patterson had just shot a dog with his guu, and, thinking he had discharged iwth barrels, an hour afterwards playfully snapped the gun at his friend. The full charge blew off the top of Cook's head aud he died immediately. On the Kith Chief-Justice Fuller announced that the court would cease to hear arguments on the 2t$th instant, and adjourn from that day until May 13, and then adjourn for the term. Thk news that the United States has agreed to revise the treaty with Japan on the lines desired by the latter power Is receiving extended notice from the leading Japanese papers. The Mainidie Shimbun states that America is the first among Western powers to treat Japan with friendliness. America has helped Coreu to achieve her independence, has interfered between Germany and helpless Samoa, aud America, among all treaty powers, alone has returned her share of the ThimOnoske indemnity to Japan. The

article declares that this last action on America's part is a worthy and fitting sequel to consistently friendly proceed ings. Thk Vienna Nene Freie Press says that the Illness from which Empress Elizabeth is suffering is only neuralgia. Ex-Presidknt Clkvrlasd has declined the appointment as Commissioner of the High Hridge (New York City) Park, on the ground that his knowledge of realestate values in that locality is not sufflcent to qualify him for the position. Thkkk bales of cotton, sent from the Galveston, Savannah aud Atlanta cottou exchauges, were sold at auction, ou the 10th, on the floor of the New York Cotton Exchange for the benefit of the Confederate Soldiers' Home at Austin, Tex., and realized $!!).". An English student of Balliol's College, Oxford, has been arrested for supplying tenants in Gweedore with food. He was handcuffed and taken to jail with every snow or ignominy the police were capable of ittfllclituf. In order to facilitate the work of the First Assistant Postmaster-General, a new division, known a the briefing division, has been created and placed in charge of A. Glrottrard, who has under him twenty-one clerk. Thk Michigan veterans have selected Wednesday, June 13, to dedicate their nine monuments on the battle-field of Gettysburg. The Governor aud staff will bo present. Thk serious charce is made that the Brush Electric Light Company of New York City, on the loth, ignored iho may or's notice to shut off it cur runt, and purposely left its wires charged, to the great danger of the men engageu in re moving the poles. There were some nar row escanes from death. Frank Clahkk. or the London uaiiKiug house ot F. S. Clarke, resisted tne tiemands of two desnoradoes who suddenly presented a pistol at ills head, and called upon 1dm to deliver His money, no nrmly answered ''No, I won't," seized and turned aside the pwtoi ana urove me roobers away. Mr. Clarke was alone in th bank at tho time. Whilk John Martin, of Garland, Pa., and his half-brother, Adam Brush, of Mavvllle. N. v., wr fishing In Chautau qua lake, on the l.'itli, their boat was capsizeu ami tnw rormer was urowneu. Jok AVali.ack, ono of tho officers who attempted to arrest Win. Moran, tho BlUo Field (w. va.) moonsnmer on April u aud was shot in tho chin by the outlaw, died, ou the lth, from the effects of hl wound. Amono. the Presideut's callers, on thfl 17th, was the noted Sioux chief Hed Cloud. Dr. Samurl W. Gross, of Philadelphia, son of th miowned surgeon, the lale Dr. Samuel D. Gross, died, ou the Kith; after nn Illness ot three days, of typhoid pneumonia. Marik Va.n JSaxdt, the American prima ilonna, gave a farwcll performance in Berlltt on the ltJth. Her autllenci was large, select nnd very enthusiastic. Shw received frequent recalls atld was presented with ten tuaguificout baskets of flowers. a, Thk regnjar annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences opened its session in the hall of tho National Museum, in Washington, on th 10th, thirtythree members, all ot them scientists of national reputation, being present.

Commissio.vkk Stockslahbr has reoommndHl to th Mwretary of the Interior that civil and erlininal snlt h Instituted agaiust John M. Raatchler for maintaining au unlawful inclosHre in townships in and 31 south, ranges ) and tl west. Pueblo County. Col. On the Itttti, L. P. Wilkens, of WilkesImrre, P., while druuk, ordered Phlneas

Gallagher, a respectable young iiimii, to get oft the sidewalk so that Wiikeus I could have it all to himself, and ujmii Gallagher's refusal, shot him through the i neck, indicting a fatal wound. Thk trial of Luke Emerson, the Mis- t souri horse-denier, who in February last , fstally shot, on man and seriously wounded another in Oxford street, Inulou, was concluded on tho Kith. TUe jury acquitted Kniersou of the charge of murder, and lie was discharged. Kkkkk refuses to pitch for the New Yorks for lens than .OOO a year, aud as Mr, Day declines to pay over $LO0O. it is probable that Tim will not be with the j (Hunts this season. I Two brothers of the man who committed suicide at the American Hotel, Niagara Kails, recently, have identified the body ' as that of James w. mcuhuii, ot rowsburg, N. Y. Thk State Department has been informed by Consul Mclalu, at Now Providence Island, that the brig Tarlfa, of New York, J. W. Brown. mastr, strauded at Mosselle shoal, Bahama ou March -1, while bound for Vera Cruz with a cargo of crude oil. The ship is a total loss, but the crew of nine men and part of the cargo were saved. Privatk batters from Vienna convey the intelligence, undoubtedly authentic, that the Austriau court is exerting every pos sible endeavor to couceal th actual condition of the Etuiwor and Empress. Both are represented as being in the last i stages of mental dissolution. Governor Nichols of Louisiana Issued i a quarantine proclamation, on the lOtli, to 1 take effect May 1, in accordance with the resolutions lately adopted by the State Board of Health. Thk schooner Eva, of Baltimore, Md., which had been missing for several days, was, on the 17th, given up as lot by her owners. She sailed from Baltimore for Old Point Comfort with a load of oystershells, aud was maimed by Captain Huury Isaacs, of Baltimore, and a crew of five men. Thk condition of Louts KTossuth was reported, ou the 17th, as much improved. His physicians stated that the favorable svmptoms of his malady were increasing Thk court-martial of Lieutenant-Com-niauder Book, in Washington ended on the 17th, but the fiudlngs of the court J were not made public. The extreme penalty that nan be Imposed upon a commander for leaving his ship in time of peace is dismissal from the service, but there are certain modifying circumstances iu Lieutenaut-Coiumauder Book's case that will probably lessen the seuteuce to temporary suspension. Dr. Eliot Couks, accompanied by Mrs. Coues, will sail for England during the summer. It is his purpose to take a trip around the world iu the Interest of the Theosophical Society of America. Fklicie Vyart, aged seventy-two, a professional beggar, died recently of debility aud neglect in New Orleans, and when the coronyr searched the shauty he found &li,(KM secreted iu various pluces. Pellkttiek Delaiioi'ssayk, of New Iberia, La., aud his youugest son, Louis, were, ou tho 10th, shot and dangerously wounded by an unknown negro. The, negro was afterward captured and lynched by a party who pursued him. Hechktary Blaink estimates that there are upwards of 8,W) applications on file in his department for the 210 United States consulship. The Nova Scotian Legislature was prorogued, on the 17th. by Chief -Justice MacDonald.Adminlstrator of the Government. Thk National Academy o! Sciences at its session iu Washington, oh the 17th, re-elected Prof. O. H. Marsh, president, and Prof. Simon Newcomb, vice-president. LATE NEWS ITEMS. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, having in a published letter stated that Lord Randolph Churchill said iu November ho would not contest the seat for Birmingham, Lord Churchill replied, on the 18th, that the statemeut is utterly falso. It is expected that further Interchanges of amvtltles will ensue betweeu tbe two gentlemen. Princk Bismarck concludes his report iu a rueentlV-Issued white book on Samottti affairs, by declaring that Uarmany has nothlug to do with the internal affair of Samoa. The German mission In Samoa Is restricted to protecting German , citizens aud enabling them to (leveiop their commercial interests, nerr n.uiio the late German Consul at Samoa, Is soerely censured for his couduct through out the late troubles. Two thieves were arrested at Providence. H. I., on tho Mb, ami receipts were rouud upon them for goods stmt by express to Mrs. Mamie Marshall, of New York, aud to parties in Chicago. They gave their names as Michael lloach and Georgo Hurkc, and are believed to be noted thieves. Tltoy had been working Boston aud oilier Eastern cities. Tiik steamer British Prince arrived at Philadelphia, on the 18th, from Liverpool, after a terrific passuge occupying fifteen days. Nothing was seen of the Daumark t or her missing passengers. Thk will of .Mrs. W. E. VaudorblltAllen, daughter ef tho lato Commodore Vauderbllt, bequeathes. th estate, Valued nt OtWjO'M, in six equal parts, one to each of her five living children and one to tjio children of her deceased son. Tiik Fairmount coal initio and breaker at J'ittstou, Pa., operated by V, II. Harris, was closed, on k'ie liJlh, by the sheriff, on an execution taken out by S. B. Finn. The embarrassment of Mr. Harris was caused by dullness iu trade. Wiiitklaw ltKirf was sworn In as United States Minister to France on the 18th. Wm, O'Connor has cabled an acceptance of the challenge to row Hearle, the Australian oarsman, for a side on the Thames in September. Thk Common Council of Boston, on the lvSth, appropt inlet! $l,WQ for Sports ou labor Day. Half the sum will go toward defraying tile expenses of a regatta (to the Charles river, under the auspices ot (he New England Amateur Rowing Association. Famine prevails in tlto villages of Blckse and Blstritz, and in the Waag river district In Hungary. Hundreds of people are starving ami many deaths have already occurred. HKJltAHt) ByrnK, a member of the bookpublishing firm of C. A. Thompson, New York, tiled iu the Pullman sleeper of a Suula Fe train near Alma on tho night of the 13th. Death was caused by hemorrhage of tht) lungs. Mr. Byrne, ;contpauied by his wire, was oil his way horns from California, whither he had gone for his health.

STATE INTELLIGENCE A mtti.k daughter ef Geergs Bprlnkls, sf LM?aWr Towaikip, Huntington uouhty, fell lute hh epea Mre-pUss, ani kail M)t hands Uiraesl to a erlsp. Fkkd Wahnmkiulkr, ex'ttorener of Vandsrburg County, committed shields, near HvHiuvlll. HkrmaN Galrkkt, of "WanHtah, was droit u d in the Kaakakse river, near Crtim's Point. A HORpm belonging u Martin HkNey, nesr Grsenfitdd, whs killed by lightuing a ' few days aitiee, Whitk.Cai' depredations are braakbig out afresh iu Warrick and Dubois Cotiutie. A KI VK YKAR-OLD C'llld WHS lltirHfd to doath at Madison. Her olothlng ignited while slia wa playing nsar a lire in the strwt Ah the Motion train was nearlng Crawfords ville a few days ago the parallel rod broke and was driven through tha cab of tftd engine, tearing up the sent upon which the engineer was sitting, and making a hole through tha top of tbe cab. Robert Mulr, the engineer, was badly shaken up, but escaped serious Injury. The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago railway depot at Reynolds was burned a few days since, with some valuable papers and records. Dr. J. W. Ellis, one of the oldest physicians In the State, suicided by blowing his brains out with a pistol at Marlon. 12a was stricken with paralysis a year ago, which probably prompted him to the act. Tiik commissioner of Tippocanco County will build a new bridge over tlie Wabash river at Lafayette. It will be nix hundred feet long. David Bkrlink was painting a house at Vandalla, Owen Cuutty, the other dsy, when lightuing struck the building. The electric current entered the lingers of his light hand, passed down his right side, and out through the foot, tearing the boot entire y on. His side is paralyzed. Two men at Crawfordsville went to law over a debt of twelve anil n half cents, and the cise was tried by a justice. During the trial the man quarreled, and ono knocked the other down, and was fined S.7i. Tho man who got knocked down was mulcted in fine nnd costs of $21 for provoke. As yet, the debt remains twelvo and a half cents. In tha circuit court at Indianapolis, Judg Howland Issued a restraining order against Governor Hovey antl other State ofllcers to prohibit them from negotiating a loan on tho State warrants, on tho ground that the mine were Illegal. Thro was an immediate appeal to the Supr?ni9 Caurt, the case being an agreed one; and If the higher court reverses the decision ot the court below, which is confidently expected, a loan cm then be effected. None of the Institutions have been paid for three month, antl the employes are being put to great straits. Samciu. Sthauss. a yonnc man employed In the house of P. C. Baldwin & Co., Evausville, was arrested a few days nso on an affidavit, sworn out by Val. L. S.-hinitz, charging hint with forgery. He acknowledges his guilt. Near F,irt Wayne, John Barret an 1 his wife, aged respectively seventy-four and seventy, quarreled about a trilling matter. He seised an Iron poker and fatally injured her with it. Charles Howe, employe at the Motion machine-shop, New Albany, was caught by the belting nnd fatally injured. He was jerked over the shafting, his head crushed, both legs broken, each in two places, arm broken and internally hurt. lie can not survive. Trinity M. E, Church, of New Albany, has let the contract for a new edifice, to cost .j'jfi.ooa Thk forest fires which raged about tha Clark and Floyd County knobs recently were extinguished by rain. Valuable timber, extending over fourteen miles, was destroyed. TttKRK is considerable excitement in Crawfordsvllle over mad dogs agalm Will Murphy's meetings at Spencer are proving very successful, and many men heretofore tipplers are now seen wearing the blue ribbon on the street. At WabaBh, John Perry pleaded guilty to horse-stealing and war sent to prison at Michigan City for four years. He is wanted in Clinton, O , where he broke jail last August Latk h othr night Joseph Maynard went to tho reidnee of Henry Hoan, ho lives about six miles north of North Vernon, and called him to the door and not him without saying a word. The weapon us-fd was a shotgun, which was heavily loads l. The shot were discharge-1 mostly in tho head of the unfortunate victim. 'i he validity of the loan recnth authorized by tho Indiana Legislature will le tested by injunction proceedings. Tin: directors of the Prison South hnyo elected Abel Evvlng, ot Grecnsimrg, deputy warden, vice Willis Barnes, resigned, and Dr. G. H. ltuncle, of Fort Branch, GIImsou Csjuuty, phylclaii, vice Dr. Wolf, of New Albany, resigned. Geo. K.KL1.KY, who broke jail at Marlon, last winter, whs arrested tho other day lor rtea'ltig goods at the Cam leit fire, and taken to tho Portland j ill. Tiik Infant son of L. P. Fisher, ot Columbus, died a few days ng". He wai ture months old, nnd weighed three pou tuN. At Its birth the child weighed one pound and a half. M GovKitNott HoveV has parlotudJ. W. Kellogg, sent to the p;n from E'khart for embezzling building association money. Wkslky Mahtin, of Terra Haute, in tha penltetitliiry for counterfeiting, wn pardoned a few days since, being in a dying condition. Hon. Gkorok Nathaniel Hobinson, nn eloquent and able member of the Shelby County bar, died at Shelby ville on the 8th. He served two terms la the State Legislature. A iiomino pigeon was shot on a farm near Vevay a few days ngo. It carried on one leg a silver band, numbered liMt and bore tho letter Z, The pigeon was supposed to lo a blue hawk. A Mammoth stalk of corn rnlsjd on tha farm of Sttiiuol I!rutiilleM, in Ohio Township, Bartholomew County, is on exhibition at Coin mlms. To the car, which It targe nnd solid, It measures nltm feet and seven inches. The entire height of the stalk Is eighteen feet. FiitK the other morning destroyed six barns in Columbus, the work of firebugs, with but small Insurance. Whitk-Cai' notices have been received at Montpelier. Hurolamh entered the residence of 11. A. Nye, an attorney of Wlnaiiiac, and stola his watch and iM In'moiiey. Tiik Infant daughter of George W. Hhecktes. of Mhelbyvllte, while plaving near a bonfire was turned to death.

PENSION DECISIONS. MmHhk ShfiwlHg lh I.Ihp r roller At M by the l'i'eitt PetmlttH AutltorlltsMtVHlrihHtHr.v NeicliK'Hte liar to IHI AppliiosHl Cases Ih Point Cltttd, Kkw. Ihic the IM.tiuetlon lletweeH Hie 1.1mm tf Duty anil tlie ISerer.e. WAHiiixnTO.v, April 17. Assistant Secretary lliisssy yesterday reudoresl an Important pension decision, overruling his predecessor's decision iu the cat of W. II. Brokeiishuw. In this case, the claimant was Injured by three unknown nohlltrs jumping on him while ha was climbing Into ids bunk. Assistant Secretary Hawkins held that Ijrokenshaw was not Injur! while In tho lit e of duty, and declined to grant a pension on that ground. Siiico that decision there have Wen two other similar deo-slons, iu which the question of rmtrlhutory iiegllgltco was involved. Citing these, Assistant Secretary Busey says: "Iu the original Amm,rir;nn decision, as In the preceding case of harriagton, tin Department declined to recoguiste tho doctrine of contributory negligence us u element In the Hue of duty, and fulled, therefore, to notlwo either the guiltiness or innocence of the injured party. It I an immemorial and true doctrine ot the common law that tho plilutlff has no etnedy If his negligence in any way contributed to the accident of .vhlch ho complains, nnd whereby lip sutTered iujury; )tittho converse of this doctrine is equalytrui'Viz.; That if tlte negligence of lie other party was the side proximate :attse of tho injury, thou the lujtired party may recover. As now correctly held by the keimrttnent, Ammerman was iu his proper place, ready to perform such duty ru he might be called upon to do, and was guiltless of any act contributory to It, inasmuch as tho injury alleged as tho ground of pension happened to htm without any fault or neglect on his part, nud hence he was entitled to n remedy for the result. That which, in this particular, was true of Atumorman, seems to liavo been trite with increased emphasis of Brokenshaw, tho claimant of tho pending motion. Brokenshaw was clearly in tho line of duty not iwssive, only, but active duty inasmuch as he was in' the act of climbing into his bunk, tho placo of ctiKtonmry rest, which it was Ills duty to use, and which was provided for him by the regulations of the service when ho received the alleged Injury; the said injury, though not a necessary result, was, us to claimaut,an unavoidable incident of the service, it having been caused without provocation ou his part, by throe soldiers, names unknown, jumping on him while hu was climbing into his bunk. He was thus iu no degree a contributor to his own Injury, hut was merely tlte helpless recipient of an irreslstablo assault. His title to remedy Is plain: but, it does not lie against his assailant.-?. It lies iu the system of pensions provided for disabilities incurred in the service aud Hue of duty. He was in his proper place, ready to perform such duty as he might bo called upon to do, and the injury alleged as tho ground of penion happened to him without any fault or neglect on his part." Tlte doctrinu which tlte denartiu!Ut now avows is a fundamental rule of jus-

tice, and the npplicaiiou of it to tho claimant in this, as in atl similar cases, seems to bo required by the true spirit aud iutent of the pension system." The assignment of error contained m the motion for reconsideration of the decision iu this case, filed by tho attorney of claimant, Assistant Secretary Bussey says, is Mtstaiucd, and tha Commissioner of Pensions is directed to put Brokenslew's name on tlie roll of pensioners and to rate his disability in accordauca with law. In two other cases, where an Injury was received, which the claimant alleges was incurred "in the line of duty," Assistant Secretary Bussey holds that they were not. In one case the claimant was absent from his regiment without leave; lu another by provocation in teasing a comrade ho incurred an injury, both of which are held by Secretary Bussey to have been received "without the line ot duty," and pensions are denied. EMERSON ACQUITTED. I.Hkr Kntersais tlie Missouri Horsp-Ilealir, Who Shot hikI Kilted a Mitti In l.nmloH, Arqittltrri, It I'roviBC to Have Hern ft V.nne ot Kolihery BHil SelMJfriise The Venllet Anpluiiitpit. London. April 17. Tho trial of Luke Emerson, tho Missouri horse-dealer, who in February last fatally shot one man and seriously wounded another lu Oxford street, was concluded yesterday. The jury acquitted EmerSon of tho charge of murder, and he was discharged. kmkrson's acquittal applauded. London, April 17. The acquittal of Luke Emerson, the Missouri horse-dealer, who shot and killed one man nnd wounded ntiother In Oxford street itmno tlmo ago, is applauded by a great many who only a few days ago expressed their conviction of ids guilt of tho crime of murder. Tho only witnesses to tho shooting were associates of or sympathizers with tho man who was killed, nnd it was feared by Emerson's friends that the hard swearing of those vicious characters would moro than offset the prisoner's stendfnst contention that he had been robbed and fired tho shots In defense of his life. In tho course of tho trial tho tact was elicited beyond doubt that ltobiiison, tho man Emerson killed, had attacked tho Mlssourlan in a cab, beating htm about tho head, ami robbing him of his monuy. Uobihson thou jiiinpod from tho volilele. nnd attempted to escape, but was followed by Emerson. A crowd surrounded Emerson iu a menacing manner, obviously seeking to cover Hobinsou's retreat. Emerson, bolloving his lifo in danger, fired into the mob, fatally wounding Ilobiusoii and severely injuring another man. Robinson sustained tho namn of 'Brummagem Hill." aud was known to tho pollco as well as to Ills nssocintcs ns a desperate rtiftltin Although tho enso presented to the jury was In most respects rnvorablo to Emerson, thorn is no doubt thut his nock was saved by tho evidence of Cotisul-Uenernl Tom 'iVnllor, who testified to the prloiiur's excclfiit character and respectable connections. - 1 1 A New 1'oslMl Division. W4SHIMITHV. Anrll 17. In order to facilitate tlie work ot tho First Assistant Postmaster-General, a new division, known as tho briefing division, has bceu cicated and placed in charge of A. Glrourard. who has under htm twenty-otia clerks. The work of the first tisststnnt's office Is constniitly increasing, auaverago of fl,OO0 letter a day being received. Those arc nil briefed, those relating to the same case ttut together and scut to tha clerks in the apitollitttHmt division, and then reach General Clarkson, who consulers them and makes the appointment of ler. At the tireseut rate about m postmasters are beinjc appohitida ty.

THE LAW WILL REIGN. !Hr IlHfKtMH OrKHHlMll HHll DnpHtyMarshall AgrHt (iptm to Msit CiihIIhgeneten wt th OhhhIhv r Oklahoma Territory, rhJ the Military Will AUu, It Will he "Strictly llnslHes" So l',r as the luvriH4'Ht lu Concerned. WAfiUNiiroN, April 18. Secretary No. ble saya the talk of alarmUts about trouble iu Oklahoma la nousenae. Thera is no fear felt by the. Government that there will be unusual lawlessness previtlmtiu the Territory after it is thrown open to settlement, but with a view to guardfig agaiinst any oontlugwuny of W Mrt, courts have been organised, deputy marshals have Ihhhi agreed upon, mid tJw army is ready to help maintain twae The Secretary says: "When iipH acres of land are suddenly thrown open to settlement thera is naturally Upt to bo considerable hubbub and confusion, but the talk of armed reststaneu and murders iu prospective for new settlers is tU veriest nonsense. So fur as the Interior Department Is concerned two land effiees have been established in the new Territory for tlio benefit of settlers, nud eery thing will be conducted ott business principles, and no partiality will be shown. "Advices from Oklahoma xtate that a large concourse Is preparing to m:ik a descent upon the hind on the 'J-Jd instant, but the military authorities will see o it that no tresiasing occurs prior to the time set by Iho President's proclamation throwing the land open to settlers. The judicial nirntigenieuts fur the government of Oklahoma nre iu the hands of the Attorney-General, nnd the Soerelary of War will give the necessary orders for tho guidance of the troops. Every prcca ition possible has been taken, therefore, to guard against lawlessness of auy sort, and the proMem of settlement will adjust itself iu this iiistancn the same as lu the past history of tlte United States."

PEACE MUST PREVAIL. In View of I'o.silile I.Mtvles.iiens In Okla. Iioinit, (ieneral Mnrrltt lias Iteeii Aiitlutrlril to Use Ills Own .IikIkhiioiI In tlie l' of I'rooit to Itepress lllsonleily or D.itifcerou persons. Bai.timohk, Md., April irf. The Sun's special from Washington says: It U feared that the opening up of Oklahoma may be attended with serious disturbances. The United State i marshal at Muskogee will bo chnrged with the preservation of order, nnd will be backed up . by General Wesley Merritt, commanding tlie Department of the Missouri. General Merritt had otne doubt ns to what bbi, course would proparly be in case of disturbance, and telegraphed to the War Doiwrtment, ticking for special Instructions. Secretary Proctor and General Schofield had a conference over the mat ter, but finally concludes! to con sult with the President, and Secrelnry Noble of the interior nopertinent, botore issuing tne oruer requested. Accordingly a prolonged conference on the subject took place at tlie White House, at which President llarrisou ami secretaries rroctor aim ooi and Attorney-General Miller were present. Tlie conference lasted until six o'clock last evening, when Secretary Proctor went over to the War Department where General Schffiold was awaiting him, and an order was immediately forwarded by telegraph to General Mi'rrUt. Secretary Proctor declined to telve the order to the public, but It Is understood that it gives General Merritt extraordi nary nowers and authorizes him to exer cise Jits own judgment as to when and how to use tlie troops of his command. WILL BIDE A WEE. UmIIsmI States Treasurer Huston Will Sat Itrtlevo Tretiswrer lly.itt Until the New York Count Is Compleleil. " Washinoton. Attril 18.-U Is probahto that Mr. Huston, the newly appointed United States Treasurer, will uot take tno oath of office for at least two weeks, ow ing to several complications and embarrassments that would arise should he do so. Treasurer Hyatt has an enormous trust to look after. Ah Treasurer of the United States he is responsible for about seven hundred miliiou dollars, and as Assistant Treasurer ad interim tn charge of the New York Sub-treasury a posit lou he assumed on arcouut of the death of Judgo SlcCue, and held until relieve by Mr. Hoberts he Is accountable for the three hundred million dtdlars there. While Mr. Hyatt is quite anxious to be relieved from his official duties, lie does not want to be placed in a position where ho cau uot look after his own interests and those of Judge MeCue's heirs, duriK tlie count at New York, as would happen should Mr. Huston become Treasurer before the count of nub-treasury funds in New York is finished. As Mr. Hustoa does not enro to embarrass Mr. Hyatt, he will probably wait until the New ' ork count Is finished before cuterlug on hi new duties. SUMMONED TO TESTIFY. Kallrnasl OBJcIhIs NiiHiminif l to Appear llrforn the luter'.Slate Commerce Commission and Ki'lalH Home Mailers t Intercut to All Com'crtird. Wasiiinoto.v, April 18,-Tho Interstate Commerce Commission yesterday sent notices to the officers of all of the principle railroad companies iu the Middle and F.nstcrn States, including the Baltimore & Ohio, Pennsylvania and Urntul Trunk roads, dlt ecttng them to appear befoie the Commission on the 3d of May next, and set forth the persons and classes of persons, If auy, to whom each of them have issued free passes or free transportation to persons other than iU own officers or employes, and the officers and employes of other rallronil companies, aud all the conditions and limitations connected therewith in each instance, and how they do this branch ot business. . . , , Tho Commission Iihr nlso ordered the officers of all the road centering nt Chicago to appear on the 7th ot Mny next, and explain what commissions they pay upon the sale of passenger tickets and how this business is conducted; nud on the Sth of May to explain tho business w trackage and oar mileage. im. 1 KHIeil Her IIoslmHil Ih Kell-lff'He. lliiTi.KH. Pa,, April lS.-Hf.rIy yesterday morning J. S. Fields was shot by his wife and died two hours later. Mrs. Field win rending a book In which she was deeply interested, nud disregarded the repeated request from hor husband to retire. About midnight Mr. Fields beeuuio angry and a war of words ensued. Later m arose from bed and began abusing hi wife bv striking her In the face, tn nolfdefense she seized a revolve! nml warned him to keep away, Ho advanced and was about h strike when she fired, the ball passing through lit lung. Pielih made a deposition exonerating hi wife fro all blame. The coroner's jury found tha. the act was Justifiable-