Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 20 July 1897 — Page 8

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HABEAS CORPUS CASE JUST. •C'. *v/

Bis Opinion As to the Charge of Shorten-Kxecutlvt-'s Prerogative—A Carole Is Not a Pardon.

#Judge Henry rendered his decision in the S Edward habeas corpus case Friday morning. He ruled that the indeterminate sentence law is entirely constitutional, and! what is more, just and humane beyond "C.' -J_ question.

In the opinion delivered by the court, Ad which is published in full below, the warge that the new law infringes on the governor's right of pardon is very clearly and concisely combated and refuted. After a careful reading of the law, the judge said be had changed his .opinion on that point and was brought to a realization that the parole of the state .prison hoard did not mean a pardon, but only-a condition.

George Edwards is the young miner who was convicted a few weeks ago for stealing $90 from Patrick O'Leary. The court sentenced him under the new law to imprisonment in the state reformatory at Jeffersonville for an indefinite term of from one to fourteen years. The counsel for the defense, M. C. Hamill, instituted habeas corpus proceedings for the release of his client on the grounds that he was sentenced by reason of a law which was,unconstitutional. The argument in the iase was long, consuming several days.' The ruling of the court decides the fates. of the prisoner, at least for the present, and. he will be taken to the reformatory at once.

Lawyer Hamill announced, to the court that he would appeal the case to the Supreme Court. The following is the ruling of the court in full:

I find two Acts of the legislature upon this subject, one on page 69, another on page 219 of the Acts of' 1897.-

The act beginning, on page 69 seems, to have organized the States Prison South into what is now known as the Indiana reformatory and provided for the appointment of board of managers and other officers to conduct and control the same, and also the manner of procedure in the trial of felony cases when prisoners are of certain age and the manner in which the sentences of s&id prisoners shall be executed and alsa changes the name of the Indiana State Prison North to the Indiana State Prison.

The Act on page 219 is an act concerning the manner of procedure in the trial of certain felonies and prescribing punishment therefor.

From a perusal of these two acts, it seems that some of the sections in the last act refer exclusively to the management of the Prison North, or the Indiana State Prison. While the greater number of sections in said act would seem to apply to both the .„ Indiana State Prison and the Indiana res' formatory while the adt on page 69 seems to apply more exclusively to the establishment of, and officers to control, and the character of the persons to be confined in the Indiana reformatory.

So, I take it, in passing upon this question, will have to be guided somewhat by the law as laid down in both acts. ... I make this observation for the reason, -that, in the argument counsel seemed to have referred only to the act on page 219.

This is an action by one Edwards who was convicted in the Vigo Circuit Court of grand larceny and sentenced to the Indiana. reformatory for a period of not less than one year and not more than fourteen years, and he comes into this court asking for a writ of habeas corpus, on the grounds that the ^law under which he received the sentence is unconstitutional and therefore void that hc is illegally held by the sheriff who now holds him under the law above referred to.

This raises the question, as.to whether or not, this law is constitutional or void, and also, whether or not, this procedure is the proper means of j-.aising the question, or whether it should have been raised in the same court who sentenced the prisoner by motion of venire de novo, or in other words, the whole question turns upon the act or acts of the legislature which contains what is known as the Intermediate Sentence Law.

It is claimed that this law is unconstitutional in this, to-wit:. The prisoner being tried on a criminal charge was deprived of the right of a trial by jury.

Second: That the said law deprives the governor of the exclusive pardoning power *nd confers the same upon a prison board.

The law gives the prisoner the right of trial by jury or judge, but gives the jury the right to find whether the prisoner i3 guilty or not, and if guilty, then to find the age of the prisoner. If found to be under the age of 30 years and over the age of 16 years the court, upon that finding, sentences) the prisoner to the Indiana reformatory for not less than the minimum and not more than the maximum time mentioned in the law defining the offense upon which the prisoner was charged then the rights and powers of the jury and cqurt terminates and the reformatory beard takes charge of the prisoner and in their. discretion (if the behavior and character of the prisoner warrants it) may parole the prisoner after the end of the mlnim«m*Tme f6f a certain term, said time to be within their discretion, at the same time "heading a string to "him" and keep him unde* their control during laid time of prob|t|i§» agdthen if his life warrants it give him the" finil discharge from the institution.

As our constitution does not provide that the quantity of punishment shall be fixed by the jury b.it simply, provide*-that they shall have th«? rightHit trial "by jury it remains -for the ]egislatum.ta give the jury the right to fix the quantity of punishment.

If the legislature gave the jury the right to fix the quantity of punishment, they had the right to take it away from the jury, and leave it to the jury fo»say .whether or not the prisoner is guilty or not ^guilty, thus, giving him the right of triakby jury.

When the jury has determined that the prisoner is guilty, then js the duty of the court to fix the punishment.

Under the law in question the judge fixes the punishment as heretofore set out, not less than the minimum nor more than the naximum.

This brings us, then, to the question as to what this sentence of the court means. Is this sentence & definite sentence or is It Indefinite?

Our Supreme Court has not yet 6poken npon this subject but the .Massachusetts Supnzoe Court 4a cojamoawealth vs.

Brawn, has said in regard to a like statute that:1 "It requires the sentence in certain cases to be for. a term of not more thai two and a half years and not more than the miximum fixed by the court and not .longer than the longest term fixed by. law for the punishment of the offense, is, in effect, a sentence- for the maximum fixed by the I court"

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Then the prisoner or petitioner.in this case, S is sentenced for the term of fourteen years. I Has the legislature then the right to delegate or empower' any oike to reduce that sentence or shorten that sentence under eertain conditions? I I In 124 Indiana, In Woodard vs. Murdock, our Supreme Coupjt held that "The prisoner was entitled to thg good time that he would make under the rules and regulations of the prison, as prescribed by section 8238 of the

R. S. I. 1894, and we cannot presume that the prisoner will complain of being given credit for good time earned by good behavior. "The reformatory law provides that 'persons within the reformatory may be allowed to go upon parole outside of the reformatory building and inclosure but to remain while on parole in the legal custody and under the control of the board of managers and subject at any time to be taken back within the inclosure of said reformatory.' It further provides that 'no prisoner shall be released on parole until the said board of managers shall have satisfactory evidence that arrangements have been made for his honorable and useful employment for at least six months while upon parole in some suitable occupation.' Thus, however, and while outside of the reformatory he is in the legal custody and control of the board of managers of said reformatory. It further provides that 'the general superintendent of said reformatory shall keep, as far as possible, in communication with the prisoner on parole, and when, in his opinion, any prisoner has for one year so conducted himself as to merit his discharge and has given evidence that he is deemed reliable and trustworthy, that he will remain at liberty without vio lating the law and that his final release is not incompatible with the welfare of society, then the general superintendent shall make a certificate to that effect to the board, of managers. The board of managers shall be entitled to give him his final discharge."

This act of the board of managers and of the superintendent is simply releasing him from the control and custody of the prison The stigma of the crime hangs over him the same as if he had served his full sentence.

It is not in legal contemplation a pardon, notwithstanding it gives him his liberty. The definition of pardon Is, "A pardon reaches both the punishment prescribed for the offense and the guilt of the offender. It releases the punishment and blots out of existence the guilt, so that in the eye of the law the offender is as innocent as if he had never committed the offense. It removes the penalties and disabilities and restores him to all his civil rights. It makes him, as it were, a new man and gives him a new credit and capacity."

The releasing from the institution, as aforesaid, does not blot out of existence the guilt nor make the offender as innocent as if he had never been committed for the offense, hence, I do not believe that this power assumes the prerogative of the governor by infringing upon the pardoning power of the executive.

The idea of punishment, under our law, seems to have two elements, not only the punishment but the reformation of the prisoner.

The intent of the legislature in enacting this law was the reformation of persons who were inclined to and did violate the law.

Persons who violate the law are enemies to Society, especially those who commit felonies.' Being enemies to society the state would have the right, under the proper regulations, to Cake charge of them until such a time that the authorities of the state would have reason to believe that they could live lives consistent with the laws of the state. If that is the object of this law (which I think it is) the object is a good one.

It is claimed that the law is not humane. The execution of the law, at times, might not be humane but the object and intent of the law is evidently humanitarian.

When I began the investigation of this subject I was under the impression that the law in question was in .conflict with the constitutional prerogatives of the governor, who alone could pardon.

At the same time I was reminded that laws passed by the law making powers, unless glaringly unconstitutional, should be left to the Supreme Court to determine their constitutionality.

The other question raised by the respondent in this case is whether the question should not have been raised in the same Court that sentenaed the prisoner by a motion of venire de novo. Whether or not this is not a collateral attack.

I do not believe that I will consider that they have taken the view I have of the law under which the person has been sentenced, and hente I will hold that the return made by the sheriff is good and sufficient, and deny the petitioner the writ prayed for in the action.

DE ARMITT'S SIDE OF IT.

He Makes Some Statements That Will Be Hard to Controvert.

Special to the Chicago Tribune. Pittsburg, July 16.—De Armitt's case is recognized as hopeless. His men will not strike, nor will De Armitt yield an inch in any movement looking toward arbitration. De Armitt has a hatred for the word "arbitration." The big president of the New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Co. scoffs at this means of settling the disputes of the miners and operators. He declares that "arbitration" has become a farce. He will have none

of it. De Armitt says all he desires is honesty and fair play. He thinks a settlement could be brought about by enforcing his plan for uniformity, yet he doubts whether such will ever be agreed to. He is an accessible man and talks freely. He has a pleasant manner and defends himself with a large degree of expertness. He does not like the criticism to which he has been subjected. He insists that jealous and competing operators are attetriptfng to make him the scapegoat of the entire strike, when, in truth, he says, he is the most just man of them all. •'The strike will be a failure," said Mr. De Armitt. "There are two reasons for it— the selfishness and utter lack of business principle existing among the operators and the corruption among the officers of the United Miners' Association. The operators will never treat the miners fairly until they are forced to do so by some stronger weapon than the miners now possess. The miners have been robbed for years by the operators. This will continue until there comes an ideal enforcement of the law. "It is true that I pay less wages than some operators, but I pay cash. I do not run a 'pluck-me' store to rob my employes of their hard-earned cash. I pay every two weeks, and my men get every cent due them. There is no cheating by screens or false weights. The men are satisfied. What more can be asked 0 "I see that Mr. Rend and Mr. Ellsworth, of Chicago, see fit to criticise me as the cause of all this trouble. Mr. Rend is specially bitter. Well, I don't carer much for Rend. It is not worth while to answer him. If Rend and Ellsworth are such believers In just treatment of their miners, why don't they put their belief into practice? H6W goes 4t come my. mea *re at work wttto

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their men are on strike? If I am soeh hard master why don't my men quit also?A "The point of ther whole thing is this: 71 do not crowd my mines with men so that each one can only make a pittance. I hire just enough men to allow every miner to make a good living. This is almost a novel proposition for Pennsylvania miners, and the men are quick to grasp a good thing. Why don't Rend and Ellsworth turn over a new leaf? They ought to do away with their company stores by which the miners ate robbed of 25 per cent of their money, pay cash, and use honest weights and screens! I dare say they would then have litt^e .trpuble with their miners. *^'4

"No, I don't believe that a decent percentage of the operators will agree to my uniformity proposition. I know them too well. They love dishonest weights and fat profits too much to ever submit to a proposition based on fairness and justice. Each one is trying to get the better of the other, and any effort to get them together in an honest plan becomes a hollow mockery. Still I am willing to do What I can. I leave here tonight with Qteneral Little for Philadelphia, where we will confer with Pittsburg district operators having officers in the former city."

TWO HOGS UNDER A GATE

Woudn't Compare Wi£h the Fuss One Rural Antecedent Has Just Kicked Up.

A certain young man of this city, and well-known too, as a genial good fellow, is the recipient these days of a good deal of attention at the hands of his friends—that kind of unpleasant attention called a "jolly." This young man went out in the country the other day, when it was so wtfrm, on a matter of business, and had- occasion to cross a certain Fayette township farmer's: land. Permission was granted him so to do by the owner, with especial caution against leaving the gates open.

Well, "Bill" went through the farm, and his hurry and abstraction, he left slightly ajar, seeing which, a lusty young porker of the herd, who had a proclivity for traveling, slipped through and set off through neighboring farms to, survey the world. The poor animal was chased here and there by dogs, stones and bar^ooted grangers of tender years, until, breathless and worn out, he sank down in the corner of a rail fence near his native pigsty and gave up the fight. And here his owner found him.

Of course Mr. Farmer was irate, and immediately laid the blame on our friend Bill The farmer came to town Saturday and chanced to see Bill in the cool corridors of the court house, chatting with a group of his friends. With a jump he came Up with him. The business man noted the worried air of Mr-Farmer, and greeted him effusively, inquiring after- the health o( himself and family. The farmer was "well to middlin,'" but wished to speak to the other. He had come to ask him for the price of that hog, which he valued at $10. To this moment the friends of the business man. have not yet arrived at a satisfactory conclusion as to the manner in which Bill evaded the hungry clutches of the farmer, DUI they only remember that his coat tails faintly fluttered an adieu as he rounded the corner of the hall.

And all day Saturday those heartless men kept calling Bill on the 'phone and asked him ahout the hog, with sundry other remarks in that connection. "Central"%has not. yet been interviewed as to whether any wires were burned out with the virulence of the epithets returned in the heat of the moment. y^

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TO ARREST A DEAD MAN.

Joke-on Deputy, _United States Marshal Pete-J^-31- Clark.

DeputyTJniled States Marshal Pete Clark, of Terre Haute, arrived in the' city today armed with a warrant for the arrest of John Wilts for a violation of the federal liquor laws, says the Logansport Journal. Mr. Clark sallied forth from his hotel with his trusty revolver in its hostler, but he returned somewhat crestfallen, having learned that Wilts died over a year ago.

Clark also charges At. Barnett with selling without a government license. United States Commissioner Funk states that Mr. Barnett will have a hearing, which, if he is found guilty, will result in nothing more serious than a small fine.

THE IDEA IS SCOUTED.

Japanese Legation Places no Credence in Story of Spanish-Japanese Alliance.

Washington, July 16.—At the Japanese legation here, no credence is given to the report cabled from London that the Spanish and Japanese governments have entered intoi an alliance against the United States. It is pointed out that the Spanish newspapers afe early as bitter iu their denunciations of the Japanese, whom they charge with giving material aid to the Philippine insurgents, as they are against this government for permitting arms and men to be sent to Cuba. It was stated in the most positive terms that there was absolutely no truth in the rumor and it was explained that the presentation of the chrysanthemum decoration to King Alfonso had no significance whatever, so far as the United States is concerned, and does not imply any change in the relations between Japan and Spain. The state department has no information whatever of any alliance between Spain and Japan.

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SHARPEISE IN WHEAT

HAKKET OPENED ON A DECLINE, SOON FOLLOWED BY RALLI.

Shortage in Visible Supply and Excited Market in Paris Cause the Advance.

Chicago, July 1$.—The bulls had their inning .today and' more than recouped Saturdiy'k loss. September closed 2c from the bottom, a gain:o| 1% for the day. Corn »nd oats each loiw %c. Provisions were £'.2@5c higher at the close. T&e Liverpool quotations, which toad been the main source of strength, to the wljeat market, were reported 1*4 -d lower .this morning and Chicago had 58 carloads of wheat inspected into store since Saturday morning, 53 of them from this year's crop. These were the reasons for weakness witix an opening decline, from 14. to cent indicated. The total receipts at the five principal winter wheat' markets amounted .to 347,949 bushels of which 244,000 bushels was reported from Kansas City.' Last year the receipts at the same five cities were 400,679 bushels, so that the deficiency between the present and previous season is not now very striking. That feature of' ^'ne movement should change rapidly from now on. It is with that expectation that some bearish feeling is developing among leading speculators w&ich would quickly become very aggressive with a little encouragement in the way of weakness abroad. The visible supply, which was expected to show about 5,000,000 bushelat reduction decreased 1,285,000 bushels, leaving the total at 15,324,000 bushels, compared with 46,743,000 bushels last year. The amount atloat for Europe is 1,200,000 bushels smaller than It was a week ago. Beerbohms reported a total reduction for the week in European stocks of 2,016,000 bushels, indicating about 5,000,000 bushels as the total reduction in the world's stocks^ The exports of wheat and flour from Atlantic ports since Saturday were equal to 340,000 bushels. The decrease in the visible exceeding expectations and some spring wheat being taken here for immediate export, caused a change in speculative sentiment. The tendency had been downward during the greater part of the. forenoon, and short sellers sold (confidently on every rally until the matters last referred to brought support to the bull side of a strong enough character to turn the bulk of the local crowd from the bear side. .September which got down to 69% and once more started upward) reaching 70 J4. Cablegrams from Paris quoting that market excited from speculation and poor threshing returns ha-d some effect in helping the advance in the latter part of the session. 'The French crop' where It is mosrolentlfu.iv produced is not yet ripe. The price here became still stronger toward the end.

September opened Vif'YjC lower at 69%Jk^ sold to 69%. back to 69^. then up to il\i, .closing with sellers at 71%.

Corn wa^ moderately active ana knclinea to follow the direction natural to good reports concerning the ^progress of the crop, and thfi increasing receipt?. The afternoon firmness in wheat was the reason for a recovers: of about half of an earlier Vc decline. The receipts were 10 cars and 1,000 are cxpectecl tomorrow. Tho amount on ocean passage increased 61'V 000 bushels since Monday last, but the visible supnlv decreased 295,0V bushels, leaving 15.COO,OPO bushels as the amount now in sight. The visible a year apo was 8.666,000. -After the first hour corn followed the course of wheat. September Jopened from 26% to 27 agnihst 27 on Saturday declined to 26Vi, rallied to 2f"K at the close.

The market for oats was moderately active and steady. Local bears wer,e fair sellers and "elevator people did the most buying. Prices had of small range and the advance In wheat detracted from the market, and there were .no important developments in the way of news. Receipts were 340 cars anfl seaboard clearances were heavy, 403.000 bushels. The visible increased 54,000 bushels. September opened a shade lower at lTT^tg/lS, sold at 17%®% and 18. closing at 17%.

Only 28.000 head of hogs in today's run instead of 35.000 as estimated started provisions strong and the firmness at the beginning was fairly' well -maintained in face of some quite general selling of small lots by packers. Lard had good supDort throughout. September pork closed 5c higher at 7S2®786: lard 5c h:pnenat 415@417 Vt\ ribs 2V27?5c higher at 44-®447V2.

Estimated receipts for tomorrow: WTifat 100 cars, corn 1,000 cars, oats 475 cars and 18,000 hogs.

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'THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Fewl*Cattle—Hog Supply Small an-d Prices Higher—Sheep Unchanged. Indianapolis Union Stock Yards, July 19.

Cattle—Receipts light. Shipments none. There were few cattle here and the market was steady.

Export and shipping cattle w» quote: Good to prime steers. 1.350 lbs. and upward 50@ 4 So fair to medium steers, 1,350 lbs. and upward 4 255? 4 50 Good to choice 1,150 to 1,300 lb. steers 4 25@ 4 60 Fair 10 medium 1,150 to 1,300 lb ste.ers 4 00@ 4 25 Medium to good 900 to 1,100 lb 3 90® 4 15 4 00® 4 25 3 60@ 3 90 3 00@ 3 75

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Good to choice feeding steers .. Fair to medium feeding steers Common to good Btockers ...

Butchers' cattle we Quote: Good to choice heifers Fair to medium heifers .... Common light heifers Good to choice cows Fair to medium cows Common old cows Veal calves Heavy calves Prime to fancy export bulls Good to choice butcher, bulls .. Common to fair bulls Good to choice cows and calves 30 00® 40 00 Common to medium cows and -alves 15 00025 00

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Hogs—Receipts 1,000 head..- Shipments 500 head. The hog supply was small and with a gtood demand fronr* shippers. All sold at an advance of 2V2 cents. We quote: Good to choice medium'} .and heavy $3 55@ 3 GO Mixed and heavy packing, 3 50@ 3 53 Good to choice lightweights 3 GO 3 fin Common lightweights 3 65# 3 60 Pigs .3 Om 3 60 Roughs 2 75@i 3 35

Sheep—Receipts light. Shipments none. The leep and lamb market, .was unchanged. Good to choice lambs 4 25(f? 4 75 Common to medium lambs 2 50@ 4 00 uood to choice sheep 3 0Mi 3 25 Fair to medium sheep A. 2 500 2 SO Common sheep ........ 1 50@ 2 40 Bucks, per head.... 1 50@ 3 00 Spring lambs 3 75@ 5 00 1

Turpentine Market.

Savannah. Julyi IS.—Turpentine firm 24Ms. Rosin firm •,

P#»orla Corn Market fe:] 3

Peoria, July 19.—Corn nominal.* Oats Irregular: No. -2 white lifcS'lS^i. Whiskey steady, $1.19. ,„L

Minneapolis Wheat Mnirlcet. Minneapolis, July 19.—Wheat firm and higher July 77*4 September 6S*4 December 69K No. 1 hard 79 No. 1 Northern 77%. Receipts 381 cars.

Baltimore «r»ln Market. -w Baltimore* July 19.—Wheat unsettled and higher spot 80&8(H4: September 75'^%.

Corn steady -spot 3»\itf?31: September steamer mixed Oats steady No. 2 white ,26^4.

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"Toledo, July 19.—Wheat higher, acftve. No. 2 cash 76& July 75%. Corn steady No. 2 mi*ed 26V«.

Oats dull, firm: No. 2 mixed 20*4. Cloverseed active, lower prime October 435.

ontl Hosur Market.

New York, July 19.—CofTee-options opened firm at an advance otM@%r points and showed exceptional activity during the forenoon closed. trregular 20 to 35 points net advance. Spot Rio steady and held higher mild quiet

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WANTS TO MEET KID LLOYD*

Billy Williams Says He Will Fight Him To a Finish.

William Williams was a caller et tbe Express office last night aud gave it out he was anxious lo meet Kid Lloyd, the Brazil lad. Williams says he is on the level and will fighfc Lloyd to a finish-or for a limited number of rounds. In additicc to this he says he has the long green to put up. He wants to meet Lloyd at the Express office Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Williams says he has any part of $100 to put up as forfeit money and will make the stakes $100 on the side. In addition to this he wants to fight for the gate money, the winner to take 73 per cent and the loser 25 percent. V.'illi&ma is from Indianapolis and proposes to meet Lloyd at 133 pounds. He says he can find a place to bring the fight oft and will not be satisfied unless Llc'yd meets him Thursday night at this office.. Billy Edwards, the man who made a. big -bluff about fighting Babe Robinson, will train Williams, in case the match with Lloyd is made. Williams says Edwards has the money to back up his ability as a fighter and will endeavor to have Edwards at the Express office Thursday night and it may be that two matches can be made.

T. THE DESIGNS OF JAPAN.

The Bee of Conquest is Bur,z!ng in Her Head Gear.

Colorado Springs, Colo., July" IS.—IT, P. Lillibridge, who was consul general from Hawaii to Japan during the reigi of King Kalakaua, has written a letter to Senator Hanna, in which he says: "Please say to both McKinley and Sherman that I know whereof I spsik, when I tell you the designs of Japan on Hawaii are exactly as intimated in the edi:oria!s of the Japan Herald, notwithstanding all tbe denials of Hoshi Tom Sami can make. "Ever since Japan captured the 'Lu Kiu islands in 1875, the bee of conquest has tVen buzing in her head gear. Her more receut success in Korea and China an.l her acquisition of Formosa as well as submissive, undignified weak vis 4 via Which our government of political joblots presents to 'hem and to Spain furnish all th,fe icuaniive aud encouragement necessary to Justify Japan's idea that Hawaii will be an easier conqucst than any that have gone before, if she moves quickly."

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TO INVESTIGATE STRIKE.

Judge T. J. Terhune and J. B. Conner Chosen to Pass Upon Strike Troubles.

Indianapolis, July IS.—Governor Mount has appointed John B. Conner, state statistician, and Judge T. J. Terhume. of Lebanon, a commission to inquire into the condition of the ipiners of Indiana, pne cf these gentlemen is a Republican and the other a Democrat and both are men of such character that the public is likely to have the highest confidence iu any report they may make upon the subject. The commission will begin its work tomorrow, going first to Fontanet, where it is said the condition of the miners is deplorable. Under the instructions of the governor the commission will visit all the mining cetera of the state and their inquiry will oover a rather wide scope, including wages, the facilities fpr mining and the general condition of the coal mining business of the state.,.,

Meagre Collections For Snffnrinjr Miners Special to the Express. Brazil, Ind., July 18.—The striking miners of the block coal district met here yesterday and reported that less than $500 had been collected to relieve the suffering poor of the entire block fields, although the committees were sent in every direction. Tho miners feel rather unkind toward Governor Mount for refusing to donate anything to the relief fund until be could send a committee into the field and investigate the matter. The committees reported that every mine in the district was closed. The miners of Mecca, who have worked every day since the strike was ordered, went out yesterday.

An Insult to Organized I.abor. New York, July 18.—The Central Labor Union, after a long wrangle at the mee-iing today, adopted the following resolutions: "Resolved, That the appointment of T. V. Powderly as commissioner of immigration is the greatest official insult ever offered by the federal government to organized labor."

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SALESMEN

WANTED

T« sell onr ki«h mrmie tasjeeted Nursery Stock. Many new specialities ofrewl this year for the first time, as w«l an ttas standard varieties of fruits and ornamentals. »reri«n« experience aecearary, WrU« for term*. sUMiw a«e, etc. Booyea, Sro. Tlmus, Maple Hwwriw, w««Gk*n«r»ft.

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LIST OF

MED LETTERS,

Letters addressed to parties named be low have remained in tht Tcrre H&ut4 postofflce for file week ending July 13, ifl7. Unless c^'iccl for within the ten dart allowed by the bostdftTce department, they* will be fOi^TOtia#f,T9l|rtIto dead letter office at Washington* Dy-C*-. .*

LApiKS.

Andcrsori. AoTiiti" 's^ith, Bemsie. Boone, Mt?:' Lucy.* Srimpson, Mrs. E. J,

Anders Boone, Gartjer, Nellie. Slpp, Ollie. Norrise, Flora,. Richards. Mrs. EIl^ Palmer, Mrs. W.^Mocre. May.

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Ariiiglon, W.iiicr. Hagsdale, Chaa. Grove, William. Rhelby, Ja:ues. Ilelycross. AL".e S'.:t7."J, Chas. ,-• •. Mason, Frank. Todd, Smith. Manlove. B. F.. Surger, Frank A« Jlvers, Willlatn." Todd. V. E. Palmer, W. H. Goedhart, A. E.

To obtain any of theso letters the applU rant must cali for ''o'fvercised" letters and give the date of the list.

If not called for in t\vo week3 they will /be sent to the dead letter.office. Letters to traveling salesmen or transient viFltors in the city, where special address may be unknown,, should be marked in the left hand corner with the word 1 "transient."

F. E. Benjamin, P. M,.

Tuesday, July 18th. 1807.

MONEY TO LOAN-On) personal security or chattels without removal.

Also on real estate security. T. C. SMITH, 18 1285^ S. Sixth St,

DR. WEAVER,

ESTABLISHED 1890.

SPECIALTIES' /?i All diseases of ^-the eye, ear, nose $ i:and throat, ner*f^ous and chronic diseases. Spectacles and eye glasses scientif*

Ically fitted to suit any case.

Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Dr. Weaver has treated these diseases

clusively for eighteen years and has studied them in the large hospitals of our large oities, New York and Chicago.

has

certificates to vouch for same. All medicines furnished. Offlc hours:— 9 a. m. to 12 m. $ p. m, to 5 p. m. 7 p. m. to 8 p. m.

124 South Fifth Street, TERRE HAUTE, IND,

W. R. WHITE'S

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GROCERY AND MEAT MARKET

Lends in bargains, quality ant] assortment. Call and be convincwl. As it is impossible to mention price3 on all good3 carried 1 allow no one to under* sell me. «.•* $$*% Who Gives Coot! Co6ds~and Horfefet

Weights and Measures. We sell for cash and consider everyone whom we accommodate Is as good as casli. One and all get the goods alike.

Judge for yourself on,these prices:* Salt per barrel, 75c. Vz gallon Mason fruit jars, 55 a dozen? 1 quart 40c. 1 pint 3£:. 20 lbs.

ARC

granulated sugar, ...

2: lbs. extra white, $1. 'iu lbs. light brown, SI. Z"» lbs. yellow brown, $1. ~'s-, B?oken Java Coffee, .7*4 to Try our A. P.. C. Coffee, one package 12c.

pound

XXXX, Crystal and "Old Dominion," 12a

Arbuekle's and Lion Coffee, 2 lbs. for 25c. Kio, loose Coffee 10c. Blended 12c, 15c, 20c, 25c and 30c per lb. 25 lb.-?. "Hit F" flour or 'Big Dominion1*® or "Gilt Edge" 60c. 25 lbs. Snowflake or Pour 4Lc. 2T lbs. "Dixie"

Crackers ."c per lb. 10 bars gloss soap or "Old Hickory tot »?. 1 gallon golden syrurj 13c. 1 gailcn Sorghum 25c.

1 Kalion Orleans 2Tc. 17 lbs. New York Navy Beans 23c. Sugar Cured riacon 7 to 75£c p^r lb. Pickled Pork 15c per lb. Kome made lard per lb. 1 three 11). can Kidney Beans 5c. 1 three lb. can Boston Baited Beans 5c.' 4 three lb. cans Standard Tomatoes 25c. 1 two lb. can SugTar Corn 5c. 1 lb. Battle Ax, 20o. 1 two lb. package Rolled Oats 5c. 5 gallons oest Crown gasoline ISc. 5 gallons best Crown gasoline 38c. We carry a full line of teas at 15c. 2Cc, 23fi 0c and 50c per lb.' 1 lb. of ground pepper 10c. 1 box of three bars toilet soap 5c. 2 packages of washing powder 5c. 1 package Of Gold'Dust 20c. .j

Family Mackerel "c extra large 10c«. White fish per. pall 15c. One-fourth barrel ^hlte fish 6flc» %. 5 gallons coal oil rait with faucet 55c. S gallons coal oil can with faucet 55c{ without faucet 45c.

I havei added fresh meats to my grocery stock, and pay highest market price fo* young fat heifers, steerc» and calves.

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1000 and 1002 South Second Street, fjorneff Second and Farrlngton. Telephone 20L

J, C, S. GFROERER

PRINTER.

ESTIMATES

CHEERFULLY

CIVEN.

^33 SOUTH FIFTH.