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INDIAN CHIEFTAIN.
Devoted to tlio Interest of tho Chorokooi Cltoclaws Chickasaw Semlnolcs Creeks and nil Other Indlani el the IndlHH Territory.
CHIEFTAIN PUBLISHING CO.
VINITA INDIAN TERRITORY THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17 1887.
VOL. V. NO. 23.
CURRENT COMMENT.
. Oakkv Hall formerly ninyor of Now
York lins becomo a nnttirnllscd English
subject.
(Iknf.uai. (Iaitia tho last of tho
olllcors who fought nt tho hcglnnlng of
tho wnr of Independence In Uollvln i
dcnil Aged over a century.
lr.NVF.u is tho highest of tho Stnto
cnpltats being 617fi feet above tho sea
level. AniiniKills Mil. Is tho lowest
being only four feet nbovo tho son
lovcl.
Ik I'nrls there nro 490000 unmarried
men nnd only 380000 married whllo
there nro 110000 unmarried women.
One-third of tho children boin In tho
city nro lllegltlninto.
William 11. Sewauii Is tho subject
oi a statuo now Inking slmpo In tlio
Mtttllo of Walter Q. Koblnson nt
Auburn N. Y. Mr. Sewnrd's nltltudo
i that of n speaker with right hand
uplifted In easy gesticulation.
A Fiirmcii phxslelan who holdf that
groaning nnd crying nro operations by
which rtnturu allays nngtilsli tells of a
limit who reduced hli pulso from ono
hundred nnd twenty-six to sixty In tho
course of a few hours by giving full
tiit to hit emotion.
Advicks from Tongnl ono of tho
Friendly Inlands says n missionary
named linker has been captured by un-
til cs In nmbush. Tho missionary's
family escaped. A rising of thu natives
wns threatened. Tho missions wcro
protected by Hrltltih troops.
At tho fox chase in Mnrtlnsburg
township 111. tho other day two thou-
sand people Including tlirca hundred
Indies started at tho outer edge nnd
drove to the center surrounding forty
neros. When iho dogs wcro tinned
looo tilno brushes constituted tho
quota.
Tub nuniinl statement of tho Union
I'ncifle rnilroad shows enruings for the
yenrof 2GG03.7U7; expenses tl6653-
109; surplus $10050638; taxes $7105-
055; net earnings $8095178. Tills
hows nn increnso of $929122 in gross
earnings nn Increase of $7 140933 In
expenses n decrease of $740811 In sur-
plus nn increase of $151451 In taxes
and n decrease of $092272 In net earn-
ings compared with 1885.
At a recent meeting of tho Hrltlsh
Associated Chambers of Commerce tho
chairman congratulated tho meeting
on tlio revival of trado throughout tho
country chiefly witli India Canada
tho United States nnd South Africa
nnd deprecated tho Importation of tho
Immense amount of food which Great
Kritain at present buys abroad nnd
which ho said tho country was per-
fectly nblo to produce herself.
Tim lown Ilallroad Commissioners
liavo decided a case brought f nun Glen-
Wood against tho Chicago llurllngton
& Qulncy road In which Is involved nn
Important application of Iho Interstate
Commerce law. Complaint wns mnda
that higher rates from Iowa points wcro
charged to Gleuwood than to Council
Mull n greater distance. Tlio board
held that tho principle of tho Interstate
Commerce bill relative to long and
short hauls should apply to points
within tho State and to charge more
for longer than short distances was ex-
tortion. The statistics reported by tho Socie-
ty of Friends (Quakers) in Knglnnd
tho past year khow that tho quiet oven
lives of tho peaceful feet promotes
longevity. Tho deaths of 229 members
In Knglnnd nnd Ireland last year only
showed 22 ulider 5 years of nge. Itc
twecn 6 nnd 10 years there wcro 6
deaths; between 10 and 20 years 9;
between 20 nnd SO years 18; between
30 nnd 40 years 1C; between -10 and 50
years 22; between 60 and CO years 23;
between CO and 70 years 51; between
70 nnd 80 years 74; between 80 nnd
90 years C9; between 90 nnd 100
years 10.
Skvkuai. members of tho New York
Stock Kxchnngo have started a move-
ment for tliu establishment of what is
known in Purls as tho "Petlto Hoursc"
which 1s in n handsomo building in tlio
residential part of thu city whops stock
brokers meet in tho early evening Im-
mediately after dinner nnd do business
which is ratified nt tho Ilotirsa itself
thu next morning. Somothlng of this
sort lias bsen dona nt tho Windsor
Hotel Informally for somo tlmo. A few
jenrs ngo tho stock brokers met nt tlio
Fiftli Avcuiio Hotel. Tho proposition
Is now to supply such transactions with
n local lmhltntlon nnd n nnmo.
Somk experiments nro being made
with tho big llaldwin locomotives on
tho lloston & Albany mad. These lo-
comotives nro tho largest nnd said to bo
tlio most powerful over built. Thoy
Weigh 125000 pounds each nnd uso
nbout four Ions of ronl por day. Tho
mutual cost of fuel for eacli of theso
machines is nbout $5400 whllo tho
help for each freight train Is only
$3500 Tim road is now using tlio Un-
derbill locomotives nnd tho llaldwlns
nro expected to draw 60 per cent mora
cars thntt tho locomotives now In use.
Tlio llaldwlns nro not required to draw
can on less coal than tho Undorhllls
but merely to eounl them.
I 3
Stanliv Kaiil n young lion tamer
nftcr escaping tho danger of many n
wild bcnstV wrath died tho othor night
In tho Mcdlco-Chlrurglrnl Hospital
Philadelphia Indirectly from n self-
inflicted wound by a negro's teeth A
few weeks ngo Karl whllo In chargo
of ono of tho tigers belonging to F.iro-
pntigh s menagerie uecamo involved
in n Qimrrol with a colored man nnd
struck him in tlio face. Tlio negro's
front teeth mnilo n deep wound In the
second Joint of Karl's Index ftnjjor. In-
flitmrontloii set in and tho wounded
man entered the hospital for treat-
ment. Tho doctors determined to per
form it surgical operation and It was
thought neceosrj to put him under
tho Intltmuco of chloroform from tho
rllirta f which ho rapidly sank nnd
Hliti.
NEWS. OF THE WEEK.
Qloanod by Tolograph and Mall.
coxniti.
Tiir Hcnnto Oh tho 8th passed several
minor bills among them a bill to prohibit any
offlccr or agent of the Government hiring or con
trading out the labor of prisoners. The Senate
bill for securing statistics to tho extent anil
value of the vessel fisheries of tho United
Btates was passed and the Hnuso bill relating
to the Importing and landing of the mackerel
caught during tho spinning season wns taken
up. Without disposing of tho "bill tho Senato
went Into secret session and soon adjourned.
...At tho expiration of the morning hour the
House went Into Committee of the Whole upon
the Senate bill to Indemnify certain subject
of tho Chinese Kmplre for losses sustained
In tho ltock Springs (Wyo.) riot In September.
WB. Tho Houso bill appropriating II 17748 was
substituted for tho Senate bill and passed.
Pending consideration of tho bill authorizing
the President to arrange for n conference to
promoto arbitration between tho Unllid States
and Mexico and Bouth nnd Central America
and Ilraill tho House toolc a recess. At tho
evening session eulogies wero dclrtercd and
resolutions passed respecting the death of
Messrs. Arnot Ilcach and Dowdncy of New
York and the House adjourned.
I'.vr.nr scat In tho Hcnnto gallery wns oc-
cupied on tho 0th the dify being devoted to
eulogies upon the late Senator Logan. The
President and family the diplomatic corps nnd
other prominent people nnd Mrs. Logan son
and daughter occupied scats reserved for them
It was the anniversary of the deceased Senator's
sixty-first birthday r.uloglcs wcro dcllrercd by
Senators Cullorn Morgan Edmunds Marnier-
son Hampton Allison Hawlcy. Spooncr Cock-
rcll Frye Plumb Kvarts Sabln Palmer Han
som nnd Farwell. Tho resolution of respect
was adopted and the Senate adjourned . . In the
House the Senate bills making appropriations
to strengthen the coast difenscs and other
purposes wero referred to tho Committee on
Appropriations. A sharp colloquy took place
between Messrs ulbson of Virginia and Hog-
ers of Arkansas during debato upon the bill
compensating district attorneys marshals etc
by salary Instead of fees. No final action wns
reached when the Homo went Into Commltteo
of the Whole upon the Consular bill. Tlio com-
mittee soon rose public business was suspended
and the Houso proceeded to consider resolu-
tions relative to the death of Mr. Price of Wis-
consin. Kulogles were dellcrcd and the House
adjourned.
IK tho Bcnato on tho 10th the presiding
ofllccr presented resolutions of the ltcpubllcan
members of the Indiana Legislature (In Joint
convention) protesting against tho validity of
the election of David S Turple ns United States
Senator. After somo debate a new conference
commltteo was appointed on the bill repealing
the pre-emption and Umber culture laws. Tho
Senate then passed tho bill relating to the Im-
porting and landing of mackerel caught during
the spawning season. The Eods Tehuantepco
bill was then discussed until adjournment
The morning hour In Iho House was consumed
In fllllbustcrlng on the bill providing that In tho
(Jeneral Land-oftlco thero shall bo ten chiefs of
division at a salary of (4000 each. Tho Houso
then went Into Commltteo of the Whole on the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation till'.
When the committee rose tho Houso adjourned.
Arir.it tho transaction of routine business
the Senato on the 11th further considered
the Kads Tehuantepc bill which was laid asido
and severalbllls merely of local interest passed.
The I'oit-offlco Appropriation bill was then
taken up and after being for a tlmo under con-
sideration was laid aside. A few more local
bills were passed and tho Senate bill for the re-
lief of Thomas A. Osborne formerly United
males Marshal or Kansas (to repay nlm sATUl
public money lost by blm In DMA through tho
faUuro of a prlrato banking house) was passed.
.. The Houso devoted most of tho session to
work In Committee of the Whole. A message
wasrcceltid from tho President transmitting
without bis approval tho Dependent Pension
bill. At the evening session thirty tlvo pension
bills passed and the House adjourned.
Is tho Hcnato on tho 12th Hcnntor Cam-
eron from tbo Natal Committee reported bock
the bill to Increase- tho naval establishment. It
appropriates taiHX).onn. Senator Halo also re-
ported his bill. Tho Senate Jn Committee of
the Whole then resumed consideration of tho
Post-offlce Appropriation bill. The "subsidy
amendment" for transportation of the malls to
Central nnd South America was adopted and
after exccutlro session the Senate adjourned.
.. In tho Houso the Senate bill for the retire-
ment and rreolnngo of tho trado dollar alter
some debato nnd amendment was passed
yeas 170 nays SJ. The bill permits trade
dollars not mutilated to be received at their
face valuo for six months not to bo paid out
but to be rccolned Into standard dollars. The
House then briefly debated tho Diplomatic and
Consular Appropriation bill and then adjourned.
PKUSO.VAI. AMI 1'OLtTlOAL.
Ciianceli-oh of tho Exchequer Goscb.cn
has been elected to tho Hrltlsh Parliament
from'Ht. Ocorgo's Hanover Bqunrc.
Horn houses of tho Nevada Legislature
have adopted resolutions disfranchising
Mormons In Nevada.
The commltteo of tho French Chamber of
Deputies on tho abrogation of tho concordat
has affirmed by a votoof 11 tcU tlio prin-
ciple of separation of tho church and stuto.
Loun DI'Miavkx has resigned as Under
Colonial Secretary of Great llritain.
The Missouri Legislature has shelved tho
question of submission.
The President has npprovod tho Army
Appropriation bill tbo Immcdlato Trans
portation bill tho act for tho erection of a
publla building at Joffcrson Tex. and tho
act for tho completion of tho public build-
ing at Bantn Ko N. M.
The Bcuuto Commltteo on Claims has re-
ported favorably tbo Houso bill giving tbo
Court of Claims Jurisdiction over suits
against tho Government.
PltESIItENT Cl.EVEI.AMl Vetoed tllO Do-
pendout Parents Pension bllL
Pjuixell's amendment to tbo address In
reply to tho Queen's speech was rejected
by 353 to 'Jill
The Spanish Government 1ms assented to
tho financial autonomy ot tho Basque
provinces on tlio basis of their contribution
of fifty per coat extra to tbo oxebequcr.
TwEXTr-rivr. cadets and ofllctm havo
been arrested foroonncctlon In tho recently
discovered conspiracy against tho llusslun
Government. A grand gcnoral of tho stall
rf tho acadotny was implicated. Nearly ull
ot tho prisoners wero connected with tho
naval and military schools.
It was understood In Hcrlin that tho
Marquis Tseng's recent visit to that city ro.
suited la the conclusion of a secret treaty
between Germany and China ivhich will
lead to a largo business botwuuu Uuiiuun
contractors and the Chlncso Government
The Chlncso ambassador and thrco of his
attaches attended tho Metropolitan M. K.
Church nt Washington on tbo 13th to hear
liar John I'. Nawuian dlscourso upon tho
recent proclamation of tho Umnoror of
China oicning that great empire to Christian !
toleration.
The Prosldout has appointed Alexander
C. Haskell of Columbia a Government dl
rector of the Union Pnclllo Ilallroad Com
pany vlco B. I. Alexander resigned.
IlEroHTS wcro current in Vienna on the
13th that tho Kmporor William was In a
vory weak condition. t-
A teleoham from Bcwanco Tcnn. an-
nounces tho death then of Iliyht llov.
William Mercer UrccTn for tho past forty
years lllshop of tho Episcopal dloccsoof Mis-
sissippi. SflSOELLAMtCHUS.
Tub Dakota Council defeated by an em-
phatic majority the bill giving Incorporated
cities tho exclusive control of tho liquor
trafllo within their limits. Tbo samo body
passed ft local option bill S3 to 1. Tbo
friends of the hill say lis passagu in the
House Is assured.
Jon I.EiaiiTox cleric of the lloston mu-
nicipal criminal court for nlnoteen years
Is alleged to be a defaulter to tho amount
ot 1300000.
A ciusk was arrested la the Grand
Opera House Ban Francisco during tbo
Petti performance. An Improvised bomb
had exploded in hit hands severely Injuring
him. It was reported that be had Intended
to atsssslnslo the singer with It and burn
down the bouse. Much alarm was caused
panto being narrowly prevented.
Diitbict Assemsly No. 4V declared the
longshoremen's strike off at New York on
the tltu.
Tub Pittsburah. McKccsnort t Youitbl-
ogheny ltnllitmi Company has granted its
striking yardmen tho Incrcaso in wages do-
mnnded. Kuiull. Joo Hooker nnd a thrco-yoar.
bid (Illy all speedy trotters wcro burned
to death In a barn in Detroit Mlcb. tho
othor night.
TiiritB wcro 237 failures In tho United
Btatos reported to JlraJilrrrt't during tho
week endod Fobrunry 10 against 34'J in tho
preceding week and SCT. X 3T7 and .171 In
tho corresponding weeks of ISSfl 18S.T 181
nnd 1SS.1 respectively.
The nccldcnt on tho Cleveland tz Pitts
burgh -railroad near ClevclnnJ (). on tho
morning of tha litis wns without loss of
life. Tho cnglno passed snfely over tho
brldgo which g.ivo wnv tbo cars tbut fell
through having only two persons on board
who escaped without Injury.
JlmUtrrrt't Journal estimates tho decrcaso
In tho valuo of domostlc trado at Nuw York
duo to strikes Is In round numbers ti'i-
OOO.OUO. Tho striking employes havo sacri-
ficed fJ.ftVJ.ttJO of wages nnd In two weeks
there was n los of f.'MSO(JU0 in tho export
trado of fiow Y ork
A TEiiiiitii.E wind storm prevailed In Ohio
Pennsylvania and New York on tho 11th.
Several churches and resldciicoi wcro de-
molished. AtTyrono Pa four men wcro
lulled by n falling tree.
Fhencii anarchists assort that tho out-
rages at Lyons nnd Ktlcnno nro tho begin-
ning of nn anarchist campaign.
Fins In Hull England tho other dny de-
stroyed sovcrnl warehouses and oil mills
causing (1000000 damages.
O'Nr.u. tho convicted Now York
"boodlo" alderman hus been sentenced to
four and a half years' Imprisonment.
Hemiit BcinrAiiTE who Is now In Jail nt
Morris 111. suspected of being impllcatod
In tho Hock Island express robbery has it
is said mado a confession to bis wlfo. Tho
confession would show that Bchwarti did
not munlcr tho express messenger al
though ho was concerned In tbo robbery.
Oeoiioe W. Voice an East BL Louis po-
liceman lias been arrested on tho chargo
of having killed ex-Mnyor John It. Dow-
man In that city November 30 lvi. Ho
wns Implicated by two young hoodlums.
At ltclfast on tbo 13th gangs of Orange-
men and Catholics ngnln pelted ono another
with stones. They wcro dispersed by tho
pollco. One man was stabbed and somo po-
licemen were bruised.
The Hrltlsh War Onico Commltteo has clo-
dded to recommend tbo Lco-llurtou mnga-
rlno rlllo for tlio uso of the army.
The water at Lyons Midi. reached its
height on tho 12lh sweeping through'tho
streets nnd Hooding hotels stores and dwell-
ings. At all tho Catholic churches in' tho dlo-
ccso of Wilmington Del. tho pastors read
tho pronunclamento of lllshop Curtis for-
bidding tho giving of balls with tho inten-
tion of raising money for religious pur-
poses. The Kntfhts of Labor havo purchased
00 worth of property in Pblladcljdila
which will bo fitted up with ofllces for tbo
gcucral headquarters.
The English Foreign Onico has a dis-
patch from Capo Town denying tho truth
of tho report that Dr. Emll llolub and bis
party bad been massacred.
Ci-KAmxa houso returns for week ended
February 13 showed an nvcrago decrcaso of
1.8 compared with tbo corresponding week
of last year. In New York tho decrease
was 0.9.
Wim-iau Teeh Eugcno drltiingcr nnd
Henry D. McTlghu all about fourteen yenrs
of age choir boj s at tho Cathedral at Oar-
den City N. Y. wore drowned In OaWon
City lako tho other afternoon by falling
through tho lee.
A m days ago Iter Frank Burns nnd
Daniel Gralmm qunrrolcA on tho plko thrco
miles north of Danville Ky. wbon Graham
shot and killed Hums.
Tuinrr buildings wore burnoj nt Ana-
conda Mont tho othor dny by an incendi-
ary tiro. Tbo loss was $7Q00J; Insurance
tll.OOO.
TiiitEE colored prisoners wore burned to
death In tho JadatMarfreesboro Tcnn. re
cently.
Mus. Caiuiie Haiiiio who left her hus-
band and family on January 4 und mysteri-
ously disappeared has boen found froien to
death near Hang's Lojgo about umllo from
North Adums Mass. Mho probably lost hor
way and was overtaken by tha storm. Bbo
leaves soven children.
At a meeting nt tho Tltusvillo (Pa.) OH
Exchango recently resolutions wcro adopted
that It was tha sento of tho meeting that
tho oxccsslvo charges and tolls Imposed
upon tho crudo potroleum by tbo plpo lines
worked sorlous injury to producers and rc-
llncrs and tha legislature was asked to re-
duce the charges and tolls of tho plpo lines.
Dtnamitb wns oxploded on pier 30 North
river Now York recently. No great harm
was dona No clow to tbo perpetrators.
Tho men wero killed in Ilusscllvlllc
Ark. yesterday by tho rollupsoof a barn
on which they wcro working.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.
It Is reported In Chlctgo that Ucnoral
Muster Workman l'owdcrly has forbidden
genorul boycotts without tho consent of tbo
national buurd of tho Knights of Labor.
A 1'Hoi.onueii war between the Italians
and tho Abyssinian is expected. No notl-
llcatlon of tho blockade hus been glen at
Massowab. Lloyd's agent reports that the
"quarrel will not uffect shipping oxcept as
u stimulus.
Br.cnr.TAUi Manmno placed his resigna-
tion In tho huiids of thu President on the
Hth. Tho grounds for resigning wcro not
mndo public.
Ilnswis Calcmuh At Co. old hardware
dealers ot BjsIoii havp failed with tU700C
liabilities aud unknwu assets.
B. O. Kiiieoeh glovos und fanoy goods
.Vow Orleans has mndo a cession of prop-
erty to his creditors with tSUtM assets
and I 0U0 liabilities.
Tiieu.iiiIo In tho Indian Territory havo
wintered romarlcubly well and the losses
will not bo over four pur cent nt tbo out-
Bid In Mnutanu vury sorlous losses have
been oxiierluneod.
Thomas Jl. Co.NMisnr n New York news-
pjpor man bus been confirmed as secre-
tary ot the location nt the City of Mexico.
The bill to grant tlu0OU0 n year to the
mllltinof tho Uultod Btates bocume a law
on tbo Hill tlio Protlduul not having acted
uon it In any way wtthlu tho ten days.
Urneiial Faiiiciiii.ii commander of tho
(1. A. It has culled upon ull posts to act at
unco In favor of tbo l)oH3iiduut Pension
IHII.
Advices from Zaiullmr state that tha
Bultan hus refused to comply with tho do-
in and of tho Portuguese Governor of Mo-
jambto.uo to surrender tho territory claimed
by Portugal and bus referred tho mutter
to friendly powers. Portugal lias on this
account ruptured diplomatic relations with
tho Bultan.
A oali. for a meeting of prison wardens
to bo held In Detroit Mlcb.. Murch H hits
Ik'ch issued. The principal toplo will bo
.ho dlffiirouces botweeu accidental and hub-
itualerimlnils. Tub Murk IrtntEtpnu reports tho Eng-
lish wheal crop short.
Naval mnttors and Hods' ship railway
wero bororo the Bouato ou tha llth.
Nothing of auy impoitnuco was bo fore tho
House.
Dui'atciiss from Dublin of tho Itth
say . Tho ollco at Loihroa broko Into a
laveru to-day und stole u quantity of liquor
and thuu made au unprovoked attack upon
aitlions wouudiug sovoral. Fifty men
made a raid this ovomng upjn houses in
U.illy Vourney ant Klluilcul County
Cork and seltedall the tlrearms they could
dud They ovcicd tha pollen
Tub boaru of managers ot tho New
York Produce Exchango has adopted a rule
forbidding trading in puts and calls
Tub memorial prosoutod by CoUa In the
Senate ou tbo Uth relative to thu Mfged
political outrages lu Texas declares that
ho charges nuda by Ilaukworth Moore
and Bchuclio were geuural tu their nature
sod wholly dcUUutu vt truth
DAMAGE DY FLOODS.
A Flood In Hrsnil Hirer Dors Mach De-
struction to Michigan Property
Ltoxs Mich. Fob. II. Grand river rose
during tho night about four feet nnd an Ice
gorgo formed Just below tho city. Tho
wholo buslnoss portion of tho town was
soon under water and great damago was
sustained tho loss reaching Into thousands
Bcvcrnl families wcro driven out of their
dwellings nnd others took to tho upper
stories. Tbo Ico gorgo covered an area of
about four hundred acres and was esti-
mated to be twenty feet thick In places. All
tlio mails )vero shut off from tho north nnd
west. Boats manned with thrco or four
oarsmen each were making strenuous
efforts nil day to savo property. Borne
buildings havo been swept down the
stream and others must surely go. The
current ticgan cutting tho cmbankmont of
tho Water Power Company and rush-
ing In torrents through tho factories
and those who could anchored their build
ings to keep them from being swept down
stream. It is estimated that 1000 acres are
covered with tho Ico gorgo. Tho vlllogo
swarmed all day with pcoplo from tho coun-
try who enmo to witness tho .flood. News
from up tho river shows that tho worst Is
not yet. Bhould tho Lansing Ice which la
expected hero to-night roach this place be-
fore tho gorgo gives way there Is no limit-
ing tho damago that must bo done.
Kalamazoo Mich. Fob. 11. Tho melted
snow and rain havo raised tho rivo greatly.
Tbo brldgo at Comstock Is partially carried
uway and bridges over tho river hero are
In great danger. Iho celery lands are
overflowed and n multltudo of cellars in the
higher parts of town are filled with water.
Tho river has risen Uvo feet nnd is stIU
rising.
Lancaster Pa. Feb. 11. Tho breaking
of tho gorgos up tho river has caused n
great flood In tho lower Pusquehnnna. The
tracks of tha Columbia it Port Deposit rail-
road are again under several feet of water
and travel has been suspended.
ATTEMPT TO KILL PATTI.
A Prematura Ktploslon of is ltnml Pre-
vents a Tragedy In a ban Franclssc
Tlirnter.
Bah Francisco Fob. 10. A crank nt ten
o'clock last night whllo Pattl was singing
nttempted to throw a dynamito bomb or
somo othor explosive on tho stngo. The
matter exploded In his bands injuring him
severely. Although tho houso was crowded
there was no panic Tho pollco Imme-
diately rushed into tho gallery aud ar-
rested tho would-be dynamiter and
removed him to tho hospital where
his Injuries are being treated. The
diva immediately nftcrward sang ''Homo
Bwcct Home" apparently unaware that an
nttempt had been mado on her life. When
tbo bomb exploded a panic was narrowly
averted. Poopla in tho gallery were rush-
ing about seeking tho quickest meansof ex-
it and it wns only by tho self-possession ot
tho newspaper man present In a box
coupled with that of tho diva that a stam-
pedoof tho entire houso was prevented The
bomb thrower later said bo stooped to
pick up bis hat aud cat.o and found a pack-
ago under tho scat which he picked up and
that as ho raised it to see what it was it
exploded. Though ha was badly burned
nbout tbo face and hands It is believed he
received no serious injuries. Ho gavo his
namoos Dr. James Hodges n dyspepsia
specialist und his rcsldcnco ns No. 4 Cen
tral place and his ago as soventy-ono years.
FIGHT WITH NAVAdOES.
A Deputy MirrllT Una e. Terrible Hclit With
Nuvnjn Imll.ms DUnntrmis ItraulU.
Ai.rn.-o.i-r.iiQ.i-E N. M. Fob. 11. intelli-
gence reached hero yesterday of a bloody
tight Monday between a sheriff's posso nnd
a band of Navajo Indians that mny lead tc
an Indian outbreak. Ucorgo Lockhart
deputy sheriff of Nuvajo Bprings nccom-
pan Id by Ed Palmer and Tom King started
Monday morning for tho Navajo reserva-
tion to arrest an Indian for horse stealing.
They found blm in tho most thickly settled
portion of tho reservation surrounded by
a largo party of his own trlbo. Tho Indian
resisted arrest and I.ockhart shot killing
him instantly whoreupon tlio other Indium
opened fire on tho thrco men and a genera)
battlo took place and Lockhart Palmer
and King wcro killed and loft lying where
they fell. Tho sheriffs posko killed twe
Indians and wounded two others but the
odds wcro too great .gainst them. Tho In-
dians then rodo off to McDonald's store
near Manuelito station- on the Atlantic &
Pacillu railroad and stolo all the provlsloai
thoy could carry off. The excitement li
high and tho pcoplo living around the
reservation say they will hava ten Indian!
for every white man killed.
Imllnit Lands.
Wasiiinotos Feb. 10. Tho President hoi
signed the ludlan Severalty bill dcsplto tb
protest of bis pastor Kcv. Dr. Bundorland
aud tho association of gcntloTon who acted
under tha namo of tho Indian Defense Asso
ciation. In doing this ho has only carried
out tho policy of this Administration as laid
dowu by his own message and reported upoc
yearly uy ins oniclals framed upon the foun
datlon luld under Arthur's rcglmo In throw
ing open the Crow Creek nnd other rcscrv a-
tlons to settlement. That tho terms ot tin
bill will bo carried out speedily uud heartily
by General Atkins there can bo no doubt
As soon ns the Conference Committors of tlu
two Houses hod agreed Un tho report and
before It was sent to tbo President tb
Commissioner sent to Congress a letter ask
Ing for tho immediate approprlution of fi
000 for tbo employment of special agonts tf
carry out tho terms ot tho bill in ullotlna
lauds in severally to tbo Indians.
s -
I're.l Orant Defends Ills Father.
IlALTluone Md. Feb. II. The following
lettor wos received to-day by Major W. C.
Carroll of this city from Colonel Fred
Orant:
Nest Yoiik Feb. . 1887.
Dear CAnitou.: I haousl rrud your ar-
ticle In the AmtrlnH and write to thank you loi
jour kind defense of the eood namo of my deal
dead father. I was X) years old nhen he died.
I spent twenty-six ot those years by hit
side and never saw any signs of me weak-
ness of which Iloyntou speaks. There art
sercrnl such persons assassins of the reputa-
tions of others In the United Stales. Thcj
havo for years been trying- to ruin the fair fame
of the purest man and the best father that ever
tltcd. They havo succeeded In making the
hearts of those who loted him bleed. Ho.1 for
giro tht-ut and mako their burden lighter la the
next world than thoy havo endeavored to
place on tho hearts ot tho family of (leuerul
Urant In this. Your friend. V. I). Giunt."
ling Pluaue Irf-ssriilne
Masox Citt la. Feb. 10. The swlno
plaguo which has been raging In this and
neighboring counties is gradually lesson-
lug. Many farmers huvolost Iholr entire
hords. Thedlsiasols peculiar and Is said
by Mr. Balmou ot tho Bureau of Animal
Industry to Indicata a contagious Inflam-
mation of tho lungs. Whatovcr tha natna
of tho disease It is contagious and infec-
tious and tha farmers as a general thing
havo not und are uot now exercising cuough
precaution to prevent its spread. Within a
radius of two miles of the village of Norn
Bprings 1407 hogs have died. Tho locality
mentioned Is aallctod no worse than this
and neighboring counties.
The Ordnanra Hills.
tVAiuiNOTOX. Feb. 10.--Tho reforoncaof
the Bouato Coast Defease and Naval Ord-
nanco bills to tho Houso CQmmltteeou Ap-
propriations wus not what friends of those
measures bad expected or d oil rod. The of.
fort which was made to refer thorn to the
Committee on Military Affairs was not suc-
cessful The Bpeakor decided that under
thu rules ot tho House the bills coulc prop-
erly go to the Committee on Appropria-
tions as thoy wore In the general nature
of bills to support tho Government tod ac-
cordingly they went there. This referecoe
dies cot promise a speedy or favorable re-
povtupan them as was anticipated had they
oven rofefryd to tho Couiwlttoe pu Mllitwy
Affairs.
THE VETO.
Main rotnts In the Message or the Presi-
dent Vetoing the Dependent Pension
lllll.
WisniNOTO Feb. 12. The President yes-
terday returned tho Dependent Pension bill
to the Houso with his veto as follows!
To lh Ihvit of Ittprtitntattttt:
I herewith return without my approval House
bill No. 107 entitled "An act for the relief of
dependent parents and honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors who are now disabled and
dependent upon their own labor for support."
This Is the first general bill that has been sanc-
tioned by Congress since the close of the late
civil war permitting a I snslon to the soldiers and
sailors who served In that war upon the grounds
of sendee and present disability alone and In tho
entire absence of any Injuries received by the
casualties nnd Incidents of such service. Wfclle
by almost constant legislation since the close of
his war there has been compensation awarded
for every possible Injury received as atesullof
military service In the Union army and whllo a
great number or laws passed for mat purpose
have been adrainistcreS with great liberality
and have been supplemented by numerous prl-
vato acts to reach special cases thero has not
until now been an arowed departure from the
principle thus far adhered to respecting Union
soldiers that the bounty of the Uorernment In
the way of pensions is generously bestowed
when granted to those who In Its military ser
vice and In the line of military duty have to a
greater or less extent been disabled.
The President then reverts to tho Bervlco
Tension cts of 18IH 1833 and 1833 pension-
ing survivors of tho Revolutionary war;
also to to tho mora recti t Mexican war pen-
sion legislation and continues!
The war of the rebellion terminated nearly
twenty-two years agoi the number of men fur-
nished for its prosecution Is stated to bo 2772 -jn.
Mo corresponding number of statutes have
ever been passed to cover every kind of Injiu7
or disability Incurred In the military sen-Ice of
any war. Under these statutes (41376 pensions
hat e been granted from the year 1 Wl to June
f ISO and more than J.0O0 pensions hare
been added to the soldiers by private acts
passed to meet cases many of them of ques
tionable merit which the general laws did sot
cover. On the 1st day ot Jul.-. IBM. 305701 pen-
sioners ot all classes were upon tho pension
rolls of whom S6CO were survive rs of the war
of the rebellion and their widows and depend-
ents. Por the year ending June SO PW7. tV
300000 have been appropriated for the payment
of pensions and the amount expended for that
purpose from 11 to July I 1W Is
tfMi3lll71. While annually paying out
such a rast sum for pensions already
granted. It Is now proposed by the bill
under consideration to award a service pension
to the soldiers of all the wars In which the
United Btates has been engaged. Including ol
course the war of the rebellion and to pat
those entitled to the benefits of the act the sum
ot lit per month. So far as It rvilates to the
soldiers of the late civil war the bounty It af-
fords them Is given thirteen years earlier than
It has been f nrnUbcd to the soldiers of any other
war and before a Urge majority of Its benefici-
aries hare advanced In age beyond the strength
and vigor of the prime ot life. It exacts only a
military or naval servlco of thrco months with-
out any requirement of actual engagement with
an enemy In battle and without a subjection te
any of the actual dangers ot war.
Tho President then dwells on tho disa-
greements which ho claims must nrlso on
tho definitions of words In tho bill such as
"incapacitated for labor" "dependent upon
their own labor for support" etc. He says:
I am of the opinion that It may fairly be eon-
tended that any soldier whose faculties cf mind
or body hare become Impaired by accident dis-
ease or age. Irrespective of bis service in the
srmy as a ea ie and who by his labor only ti
left Incapable of earning the fair support he
might na'e wltn unimpaired powers nave pro
Tided for himself and who Is not so well en
dowed with this world's goods as to Uvo without
work may claim to participate In Its bounty;
that It Is not required that he shaU be without
property but only that labor should bo neces-
sary to his support In some degree nor Is It re-
quired that he should bo now receiving support
from others.
Believing this to bo tho proper Interpretation
of the bill I can not but remember that the
soldiers of the civil war In their pay and bounty
received such compensation for mlllUj
service as has cetcr been received by
soldiers before since mankind first went
to war: that never before on behalf ol
any soldiers havo so many and such generous
laws been pa-.fed to relieve against the lncl
dents ot war that statutes have been passed
gtviug them a preference In all public employ
ments that tho really needy and homeless
Union soldiers ot the rebellion have been to r
large extent provided for at soldiers' homes in-
stituted and supported by the Oovernmcrt
where they are maintained altogether tree from
tho degradation which attaches to the usual
support ot charity and that ccTrr before la the
history ot the country has It been proposed to
render Government aid toward the support ol
any of the soldiers based alone upon a military
service so recent and wVero age'and circum-
stances appeared so little to demand such aid.
Hitherto such aid has been granted to surviv-
ing soldiers few la number venerable In age
and as a parting benefaction tendered by a
grateful people- I can not believe that the
vast peaceful armv ol Union soldiers who hav-
ing contentedly resumed their places In the or-
dinary avocations of Ufo cherish as sacred th-
memory of patriotic service or who having
been disabled by the casualties ot war. Justly
regard the present pension roll on which appear
tlclr names as a roll of honor desire at this
lime and In tho present exigency to be con
founded with those who through such a bill as
tbts are willing to be objects of simple charity
and to gain a place upon the pension roll through
alleged dependence.
la tho eiccutloa of this proposed law.tadei
any Interpretation a wide Held of Inquiry would
b opened for the establishment of taeu largelt
wllhtn the knowledge of the claimants alone.
and there can be co doubt tnnl lac race after the
pensions offered by this bill would not onlystlm
ulate weakness and pretended Incapacity for
labor but put a further premium on dishonest;
and mendacity. .
I think It may be said that at the close of the
war of the rebellion e ery Northern State and a
great majority of Northern counties and cities
were burdened with taxation on account of the
large bounties paid our soldiers and tho bonded
debt thereby create! still exists and constitutes
a large Item In the account ot the tax gatherer
against the people. Federal taxation no less
borne by the pcoplo than that directly levied
upon their property. Is still maintained at the
rain made necessary by the exigencies of war.
If tN.s bill should becomo a law with Its tre-
mendous addition to our previous obligation I
am thoroughly convinced that further efforts to
reduce the Federal revenue and restore some
part of It to our people will and perhaps should
be. seriously questioned. It has constantly been
& cause of prido and congratulation to
tho American ctttien thai his country is not
put to the charga of maintaining a large stand-
ing army In lime of peaco. Yet we are now
living under a war tax which has been tolerated
la pearefnl times to meet the obligations In-
curred In war. llul for rars past In all porta
ot the country the demand for the reduction of
the burden of taxation upon our labor and pro-
duction an Increased In volume and urgency. I
am not wining to approre a measure presenting
mo (injections wi wmcu mis Mil is suujccianu
which mortover. will have the effect ot disap-
pointing tbe expectations of tho people and
Ihclr desire aidhnpo for relief from war taxa-
tion In time ol peace.
GllOVcn OLl.YEt.AND.
A Ilclhcl jtistico wns recently np
plied to for n warrant hy rt father whe
desired that his son should lie put un-
der bonds to keep tho jenco. Vhe
justice declined to issuo tho warrant
nnd told tho father that Ids sou would
not Injure him ovon if he had threat
ened to do so. "I don't know about
that" said tho father "ho's a mighty
bad breed." N. 1". Independent.
m m i
The Intransigeant states that the
fitmuus Treasure of Hue captured by
General tie Courcpy In the Imperial
I'iilace nnd sent to France and which
was supposed to bo worth fifteen mill
ions ot francs turns out on examina-
tion to bo of no vnliiq nt all. Tho sup-
posed bars ot silver nro simply lead.
... .-
Grcenough's statue of Washington
on thn -just of the Capitol nt Washing-
ton has been tampered with by somo
Irrovoront vandal and thi Father of
Ijts Country Is now cross-eyod. JI'K.l-
injlon PotU
Serpent skin (scorning Into fashion
u u vOTi'Ving for VwJs aY. J J
THE INITIAL CYCLONE.
A Destructive fltorm Visits Portions of
Ohio anil Pennsylvania Pour Men Killed
Destruction of Property.
Axrox O. Feb. 12. A fearful storm of
rain nnd wind with clouds so black as to
require lights in houses prevailed In this
city yesterday morning. In Bouth Akron
there was wholesale havoc chimneys bo-
Ing blown off of dozens of residences roofs
being entirely destroyed. Zeibcrllng's
mower and reaper works were also partial-
ly destroyed. At West ltlchflcld tho hotel
owned by Jacob Hildcbrnnd caught firo
causing a total loss of Pl.OOO. Partly In-
sured. Cuj ilioga river Is greatly swollen
nnd much damago Is feared to tho manufac-
tories along its banks High water on the
Valley road washed away a brldgo abovo
Boston and this with other washouts
nearer Cleveland entirely stops travel.
PiTTsnunoii Pa. Fob. 12. Telegrams
from Kastern Ohio stnto that a terrible
wind storm passed over that section yos-
tcnlay. At Loulsvlllo seven houso and a
woolen factory wore blown down nnd tho
Catholic Church and Bcmlnnry two largo
and costly structures partially demolished.
Not a chimney Is left standing In tho town.
Tho loss will reach over (100000. At Woos-
tor O. tho residence of M. K. Hard was
wrecked and tho tower of tho Lutheran
Church was blown through the roof of tho
Methodist Church. Bevcrnl other houses
wcro unroofed and trees and fences blown
down. Tho loss will he several thousand
dollars.
PlTTsncnon Pa. Feb. 12. A Tyrone Pa.
special says: "During a windstorm hero
yesterday afternoon a tree blew down
killing four railroad laborers who bad taken
sholtcr under It"
PlTTsncnon Pa. Feb. 12. AOrccnsburg
Pa. special says j "A terrible rain and
wind-storm raged hero yesterday morning
for fully a half hour between ten and
cloven o'clock. Houses wero unroofed
trees blown down and fences carried away.
The new Jail smokestack was cracked for
at least twenty feet from tho base a por-
tion of tho roof of tho noiv Lutheran
Church was blown off as well as roofs of
several dwellings. Tho court houso win-
dows were blown In on tho west side. A
largo derrick on tho Bisters of Charity
farm was blown down telegraph wires dis-
abled and damage generally douo."
Kluiiia N. Y. Feb. 12. A violent wind-
storm swept over this city ycicnlay morn
ing blowing down trees and taking oft
chimneys. At Vt cllsburg siz miles from
hero several barns wcro blown down. Tho
wind forced tho water back In tho Che-
mung river and up In tho air leaving tho
channel nearly dry for a tlmo.
THRJOUGH THE BRIDGE.
Narrow Ksrape of a Passenger Train Veens
a frightful Disaster.
Cleveland O. Feb. 11. A bod railroad
smash-up occurred this morning about
ono o'clock on tho Cleveland & Pitts-
burgh railroad Just south ot tha city
limits. Tbo bridge gave way under an ex-
press train but luckily no lives were lost.
The night express on tho Cleveland & Pitts-
burgh road left tho Union Depot on tlmo.
Bhortly after midnight It met with a dis-
aster at bridge No. 3. Tbo brldgo was ot
iron nbout sixty feet long and eighteen
feet abovo tho water. Heavy rains had
swollen tho creek so that it spanned
Into a torrent and it Is supposed
that tho Hood undermined tha
stone abutments. When tho locomotivo
struck tho bridge tbo engineer felt it trcm-
bio but it passed over safelyand the baggago
and express car wont over tho shaky struc-
ture without accident. Tho smoking car
had only ot fairly on tbo bridge when It
sagged downward and with a sudden shock
the train was brought to a standstill. Hod
Iho train been running at tho regular speed
a tcrrlblo disaster would havo occurred but
tho engineer was going cautiously on ac-
count of tbo flooded condition of tho coun-
try. Tho sudden Jerk threw thocngine bag-
gago and express cars ovrr on tbclr sides
into n ditch tha tender remaining on tho
track. Tho smoker caught between tho abut-
ments and was held partly by tbo debris ot
tho brldgo and rcmnlnul midway between
tho water and the level of tbo track. Only
ono passenger and a brakeman wcro In It
or.d they succeeded in climbing out without
Injury. Tho first truck of tho passenger
car went over the edge of tho abutment and
rolled upon tne end of tbo smoker. It con-
tained fifteen people four of whom wero
ladles. "
WHISKY WAR.
Temperance Pe-.ipln In Ontario Have Their
llncse Nmastird In.
MotiXT Uiiiih.es Ont Feb. 11. A reign
of terror exists here owing to several out-
rages which have been perpetrated by tbo
liquor dealers on tho clergymen and others
who havo commenced a crutado against
them in enforcing Iho Canada Tcmpcranro
act Inspector Robertson's houso was
broken- luto tha front door and window
smashed in and havoc made generally
among the furniture. Two shots wcro
tired In the hallway but fortunately
without Injury to any ono. Tha
houso of Rev. Bllcox who had been an
active worker against them was also at-
tacked but thoy were dlscovcredboforo
any damago was done. ltcv. J. U Moore a
Mothodist clergyman was tho next vlcti n
all tho wludow glass being smashed out of
tbo front of tbe houso and tbo front door
broken In. A revolver shot was fired
through tbo window at Moore without doing
blm uny barm. Bovcral othor outrages ot
similar character havo been perpetrated
and threats are mode to burn tho houses of
all thoso who mako any further attempt to
cntorco the Temperance act.
i
Hchwarts Confesses.
Monnis 111. Feb. 11. Henry Bchwartx
who is lu Jail hero suspectod ot being Im-
plicated In tbo Rock Island express robbery
has. It is said mado a confession to his wlfo.
The confession. It is said may lead to tho ar-
rest of two and possibly three parties in
Chicago If thosolhrconro arrested Newton
Watts will be ono of them though It is still
belioved ho is Innocent. Tho names ot tho
other two are withheld for tho present.
Theso men are the ones who actually com-
mitted tho double crime ot murder and
robbery tho former being resorted to in
order to avoid recognition as tho perpetra-
tors ot tho latter. Hoary Bel warli's con
nection with tho affair was ths of acces
sory and bis duty on tho night of Us com-
mission was to guard against any one en-
tering tho oxpress car between Jollot und
Morris.
Ilrokci Ills Neck.
MlxxEAroLis l-eb. 11. As tho curtain
was falling at tha Theater Comlquo last
night tho body of a man was seen to
fall from tbo upper proscenium box on tho
left of tha stage. Ho struck squarely on
his head near tbo edge ot the stage and
rolled into tho orchestra. Death was In-
stantaneous his neck bolng dislocated. Tbe
unfortunate man was Thomas F. McOowan
a well-known cltlico of Dttluth. McOowan
hod fallen into a light dote After the play
concluded he was uwakenod nnd roso to bis
feet preparing to leave Buddenly ho took
a step backward and before his horrified
jrleirfs could catch blm fell over the box
railing.
AOnlrs In Italy.
Rome Feb. IX The Chamber of Deputies
tpproved the credit for the coustructlou ot
a cable telegraph from tho Island of Perlm
at the cutrunce to tho Red sea to Massowab.
sr.d adjourned slue die. This cable secures
direct connection with the cubla now In the
Red sea and places Rome In direct comma-
ideation via Alexandria with the Italian
forces in Boulan. King Humbert will to-
morrow give a decision in tho ministerial
crisis. In conscqueaos of the recent
epooebpsof tbe load ei-s oftbeOeraiu Center
party Uo Papal BocreUry of Btate has
seat letter to the Nuncio at Munich saying
that the Fopo In spite cf tha declarations
nf tho Center's loaders maintains tho views
I prjad in the forme? leurrt
A WOMAN'S CONFESSION.
II Throws Home Ifglit on the Late Itesene
of Ilia Por Tiller anil Hliootlng of Offi-
cers. Mas.sii.lox O. Feb. It. Lato last night
nyo'ing well-dressed and Intelligent woman
went before Mayor Frantx and mado a vol-
untary statement which Is regarded as on
Important clow to at least tho Identity of
the tluigs who assaulted Detectives Ilulll-
gun and Hoehne at Ravenna and rescued
the fur thief McMunn. Bho gave her namo
as Margery Robinson and suld sho was tho
wife of F.dward Heblnson a nephew of
John Koblnson tho circus man. Bho says
sho was In tho houso of Jcnnlo Kagers a
Third uvcnuo brothel In Pittsburgh and as-
sisted to secrete tho fur wraps stolen from
Benedict rfc ltucdy In Clovcland. Thoy wero
taken to tlio Rogers houso by an express-
nan. There was a regularly organized
gang of crooks numbering nineteen and
tho Rogers Houso was their resort. Four
of them Tom Hoddy Joo Johnson Bmlth
Carson nnd her husband wmt to Alliance
via tho Fort Wayno road tho evening pre-
ceding tho rescue of McMunn and returned
to Pittsburgh tho following Monday. John-
son was wounded In tho encounter went to
Hnrrisburg Pa. and died there from tho
effects of his injuries. Tho houso was
searched three different times while the
furs were there but tho goods wcro not
discovered. They wcro stored In cupboards
and ico-boxes In tho basement. In expla-
nation as to why sho disclosed tho secret
tho woman said tho gang had threatened
her H fo. Bho appealed to the mayor for
protection and gladly consented to be con-
lined In tho city prison whero sho now is
nnd will bo held to await Instructions from
tbo chief ot pollco of Pittsburgh.
THE BOMB 'THROWER.
The ltomb Thrower lt San Francisco Turns
Out to be an Anarchist.
Ba Fiiascisco Feb. 13. It now appears
that Dr. James Hodges the soclalistlo
crank who attempted to throw a bomb at
Mmo. Pattl tho singer at tho Grand Opera
Ucvso Wednesday night. Intended to Includo
Millionaire Flood and h'fc family In the de-
struction. During tho performance bis re-
marks about tho near approach of PatO's
end wcro mingled with curses on tbe
Floods who ho said bad ruined him. and
with whom ho was going to get even.
These remarks wcro overheard by Miss
Lire.' lus who sat next to llodgcs. After
mutttxing all through tho evening until ho
got properly worked up ho took a match out
of his pockctand Miss Dreyfus was horrified
to sea him touch the light to a queer package
bo took from his pocket. Tbo lady's hair
aud clothing wcro singed by tho explosion
butothcrwisoshowasnothurt. Ou search-
ing Hodges' rooms the pollco found bo was
a confirmed socialist. Iluudlcs of inflam-
matory literature wcro found somo written
by his own band denouncing capitalists
and tho present form of Gorernmcut. Ho
Is a small man with a reddish gray beard
and his clothes were shabby in tbeextremo.
All of his faco was badly burned and ho
suffered considerably. At tho time of tho
explosion bo wore a red flannel shirt and
no collar. Hodges declares ho found tbo
Infernal packago under bis scat and was
only examining it when It went off but tha
pollco havo Uvo witnesses who will testify
to seeing blm apply tbe match.
THE ITALIAN ' MASSACRE.
Official Ilport of the Disastrous Engage-
ment Near 3lnssiwnh.
Roue Feb. It. General Jcne Italian
commander nt Massowab reports as fol-
lows: BorottI commanding at Baatl on
January 25 at cloven a. m. saw tbe heights
occupied by thousands ot Abysjtnlans
who disappeared on tho ttrlng of soma
shells llorcttl sent out a party under
Lieutenant Como who surprised and en-
gaged tho enemy. Tho latter advanced in-
trepidly oj all sides to within 300 yards of
tho Italian position. There was desperate
fighting until threo o'clock whea
the enemy retreated. Borcttt ap-
plied for reinforcements and Jena
sent a column under Colonel Dccristoforis.
Tho column was delayed by difficulty in
transportation. Decrlstcforis asked for
mora men and guns. Whllo tho latter re-
inforcements wcro on tho way It was
learned that tho Dccristoforis party bad
been massacred after forming a square de-
fending tbemsolrcs to tho last man and
cartridge. The relief party found tho bodies
lying In tbo order in which tbe men fought
und the enemy retiring. Many corpses
wcro mutilated.
Three Men Perish by the llurnlnp of the
Murfreesboro Jail.
--
Nabuville Tcnn. Feb. It. Tho Jail at
Murf recsboro Tenn. was burned about ono
o'clock this morning. Three men in it per-
ished in tho flames. Tlio firo broke out at
13 JO in tho ofUco from an unknown cause.
Jailer Jackson who was asleep upstairs
rushed down and opened the door. Tho ten
men in tho upper colls escaped.
but three men in ono of tho lower
cages could not bo rescued. Thoy
cried pitcously for help until tho flames
reached them. Tho names of tho thrco are:
Moses Mnney Jack Irwin Dilso Lyon.
They are all colored. Tbo first two were
put In for wrecking a train last f.ul tha
third for forgery. Those who escaped wcro
captured but released by order ot tho
county Judge thero being uo placo to keep
them.
The Longshoremen.
New Yoiik Feb. t4. Delegations from
all tho Longshoremen's Unions ot New
York Brooklyn and Jersey City had a
convention this afternoon for four hours
and they decided not to return to work savo
at to cents per hour day work and GO cents
per hour for over time. Ono ship owner was
present and agreed to set 133 men at work
at -to and GO cents pending a permanent ad-
justment of prices but with tho under-
standing that it tho general scale should
become M and -IS cents his work should bo
dono by tho men at tho same rates. Theso
propositions were accepted.
Tnrlir Hates.
PiiltariELruu Feb. 13. At a meeting of
mo iroigm agents ot tbo Initial lines lead
ing out ot Philadelphia held hero yester
day tho Baltimore & Ohio tho Reading
and Pennsylvania wcro represented. Reso-
lutions were passed agreeing to stiffen tho
freight rates ou west bound busluess from
Philadelphia. A representative ot tho
Pennsylvania Company stated utter tho
meeting that tho tariff on this business had
been badly shaded and the action of tho
mooting was merely to get nearer to tariff
rates
Proiru to Death.
Nonnt Adams Mass. Feb. It. Mrs.
Carrie Halblg who loft her husband and
family on January 4 and mysteriously dis-
appeared was found Saturday frozen to
death near Hang's Lodgo about a ratio from
town. Bbo probably lost hor way and was
overtaken by tho storm. She leaves seven
children.
.
Police Pelted.
Qlasqow Feb. U. Somo socialist speak-
ers addressed a crowd at tho Nelson monu-
ment yesterday on behalf ot the Lanark
miners. After tbo meeting tbe crowd
pelted tho mounted policemen with mud
and stoi.es. Tho policemen charged and
scattered them.
m s i
Russian Cousplrators.
Bt. Peteksuctio Fob 14. Twonty-flvo
cadets and officers havo been arrested for
connection In the recently discovered con-
splroey against tbe aovcrnmcMt A grand
general of the staff of the academy la Im-
plicated. Nearly all of the prisoners are
connected with the naval and military
schools. Among the others ars several
linherssry students ''
Doaut rutH4y.
BroKAKe Faus W. T Feb. M. A Vari-
ety ball at Cosur d'Alese burad lt sight.
Lottie Haines who wm osta la the tul!4.
tnjr wo burned to death. As old mh
Iropped dead from heart disease 'while try-
mef to suyu m effects.
INTERSTATE TRAFFIC.
Die Central Trnffle Association Passes Ir.
portsnt l!rntutlon.
Cleveland O. Fob. I). Tho executive
Commltteo of tho Central Trafllo Assocla- .
tlon met yostorday at tho office of President Q
Newell of tbe Lako Bhore nnd adopted a
very Important scries of resolutions. Tha
meeting had been called for tho purpose of
deciding tho fate of the organization
wh-jthcrundcrthe Interstate Commerce act
It could maintain an existence; if so In
what form and what its relations to this
recent national legislation were. Thero
wero present John Newell president; Ad-
dison Hills assistant president and J. T.
R. McKay general freight agent of tho
Lako Bhoro; J. N. McCutlough first vlco
president; W. It. Btowart general freight
agent and D. B. Gray of tho Penn-
sylvania Company; Judge B. Burke
president: O. M. Beach gcnoral manager
und Edgar Hill general freight agent
of tho Boo Lino; Ucorgo It. Illsnchard com-
missioner of tho Central Trafllo Associa-
tion; Ocorgo C. Cochran general freight
agent of tho New York Pennsylvania &
Ohio; Orland Bmlth second vlco presldont
of tho Baltimore & Ohio and IV. J. Spier
gcnoral manager of tho Chicago & Oradrt
Trunk. Mr. Newell was chairman of Jae
meeting. Commissioner Blanchard de-
livered an address to tho commltteo out-
lining what ho thought should bo tho policy
of tho association In respect to tho Inter-
state Commerce act. Other addresses fol-
lowed from tho various members and tha
following resolutions which embody tha
sentiment and opinions expressed were
unanimously adopted t
JtaoUtd That this commltteo recommends
that the Central Traffic Assoclatloa be con-
tinued with the understanding that Its
methods statistical statements eta. be re
vised to conform to such railway action Under
the Interstate law as shall be finally decided
upon.
JUiottttt That in the Judgment of this com-
mltteo the law should be accepted. Interpreted
with Just regard for the great mutual commer-
cial railway and publlo Interests lavdlved gen-
erally In conformity with the definitions of tho
law as explained by Senator Cullom In the Ren-
ate debate thereon and this association wUI
co-operate with the Commissioners under the
interstate Commerce law In securing as far as
possible the benefits of that bill and la the
faithful observance of all Its provisions.
Knotted That this commltteo meet with the
trunk line executive committee on call of tha
latter and that a Joint execuUve committee so
constituted for that purpose proceed to such
further agreement ana recommendations oi an-
tall as may bo nvtnlnAl by U interpreUU-m of
the act agreed upon by such execottve oomnCir
tee and then submit the same to a meeting of '""
the association tor Its flail aetloo.
UrtoIctJ That copies hereof be trn-mitct
by the secretary ot this meeting- to tha cranky
lines through their commissioner and to thn
ruanogers ot this association together with tho
full minutes of this meeting! and the managers
of this assoclatloa are requested to convey to
the commissioner prior to such Joint executive
committee such queries or views as they desire
considered thereat.
A reporter met Commissioner Blanchard
after tho meeting hod adjourned and In-
quired whether in bis opinion an efficient
association could bo maintained In the face
of tho strictures' as to pooling which tho
Interstate Commerce act presented.
"Thero Is no doubt of it" replied Mr.
lilancbard. "There Is a very erroneous
impression with a great many people that
tbe object of tho Central Traffic Assocla-
ftnn la Inlwtnl IliAtHliln.H nt ilm mmiliitrL
Tho real purpose of the oeeoclation Is to """$ '
maintain rules ana too pooiuiff of Dusmcse
Is only ono of tho means adopted to attain
this object. We don't need that mewsa un-
der this act for tho law Itaelf provMe thai
rates must bo maintained. There Is' how-
ever great necessity for an agreement
among tbo roads as to Jast what
their rates shall bo. The law does
not prohibit that. The local rates on
tbo West Bhore hero will affect tho through
rates from Chicago and through rates from
Chicago made by tbo Lake Bhore will af-
fect tho rates ot all other lines from Chi-
cago. Then the rates at Chicago will affect
tbo rates at Peoria Bt Louis and every-
where else."
"And can rates be maintained without
somo means of apportioning tho business
from common points among the competi-
tive lines t"
"Undoubtedly. Somo members believe
that under tbo Interstate Commerce act
means can be devised whereby tho business
may bo apportioned without violating tho
clause prohibiting pooling but the general
feeling is not to attempt any thing of this
kind Just now but to allow each lino to keep
all tho business It gets."
cxsc-itled in cnicano.
Chicago Feb. 0. Members of tbe passen-
ger department of tho Central Trafllo Asso-
ciation met yesterday and had a long dis-
cussion as to whether special rates could
bo granted under tbo Interstate Commerco
law. A resolution was offered abrogating
all special rates heretofore granted and ro
fusing to grant any more until tho law be
correctly interpreted and the information
obtained by commissioners. Tho Object
was. It was claimed to make the law as
obnoxious as possible but the resolution
was adopted it was atlcrwarus recon-
sidered the officials coming to tho conclu-
sion that their proposed action was foolish
and unwise. Debato on tbo question occu-
pied tbo entire day and no action was taken
on other matters. Another session will bo
held.
a
MAMMOTH STEAL.
The Clerk at the lloston Criminal Cfcurt
Eiubeislea W30O.OPO.
Bostox Feb. U. John C. Lclghton for
nineteen years clerk ot tho municipal crim-
inal court in this city. Is short in his ac-
counts to a large amount. Tho exact sum
of tha defalcation can not bo known until
tbo export now engaged ou tho books com-
pletes his work. It is stated however by
City Auditor Dodgo that tho total will bo
perhaps t3uOG)0 or more. Lclghton was
appointed in 1807 and hold office up to with-
in a short time ago. In tho court In which
ho served thousands of criminal cases wero
tried annually and monoy received for
fliios and costs was all turned over
to the clerk who Is supposed to deposit it
with tho city treasurer of Boston who is
also county treasurer. It Is said the pres-
ent auditor's predecessors have not uudltcd
the accounts ot this court for years; as Im
plicit connuence seems to nave been placed
in Clerk Lclghton. For many years be has
been known only as an honored and re
secteil citizen and tha blow will bo a so.
vcro one. What ho did with all Iho motley
ho has taken Is a mystery to his friends.
His habits of life wero not extravagant and
ho had no family.
ii
Kaln lit Torrents.
Joust 111 Feb. 10. Forty-oighthours of
continuous rain in this section is causing
serious damago to property. Yesterday tha
rain poured down hi torrents for several
hours accompanied by tbe most violent
thunder claps and frequent lightning. Toe
railroad bridges across Bpriog and Hick
ory creeks are swept away aud along tbe
valleys ot tbosa streams which am spread
ing isr over their banks tho people are
moving out to safe qui
rs. Tbo rata 14
situ pouring down
ious nota i
threatening Trafllo
its Fa road
along tbo Desplalnos
suspended
and oxtenslve general
will result
unless tho rain and thaw ceases very 'Hm.
Flood lu tHHsafa.
Eloix.IU Feb. 10. Bkjl awoke yestev.
day morning to find a large-Use iaod upon
the city. The Chicago strssst
partly washed away. 1( v.-asi
sgo oy tne Muwsuksa roM i
out Of the iprina- ot 11 ws
lowM by the terrible feme
aeter. The Calcafe tryl brWg Is
ttssj. prUotpsd ass. Their ar ttwo
etfcsrs add ts feared Wwj may go- Cel-
lars all over tw la tow place art Aoednl
Coek publfsale teuss) itw saveraf feet c
water la several room. Tbe loss of at
isr stock' is very large. Maecoiat rn-
taall'ir goods ont of baaetuanU. TM fn
age w)I Uiuouu to piany thouaaati wi
kas
emmmUm
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