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VINITA INDIAN TERRITORY THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19 1885.
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CURRENT COMMENT.
Commissioner Fink Is quoted as sny-
mg that tho word pool for ngrecmonts
botwoou railroad oompanlos crates
upon his car. It has o borsc-mclng
lingo.
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lintl.ll urltnM nn1t ...... H..l. t 1
tiled a cat was found to bo covered
n win small pustnlos.
i The distinguished l)r. Carnontcr. of
tfl Londqn died on tho 10th from tho of-
a.'...... .. t.
uvu oi icrnuio uitrns caused ay mo
upsetting of a lainp whllo ho was taking
a vapor bath for rheumatism.
Tun five (iorman-Aiih'rlcuus whoo
cxpuls'on from tho -country was re-
cently ordered by tho Gorman Govorn-
ment rcro erpcllod Under tho law of
1841 which has been revived and which
docs not allow foreigners to sottlo or
ovon to reside temporarily at n placo
unless tho local authorities permit
them.
A rAMitr nni cd lllanchcttc con-
sisting of a woman and llvo children
arrived at recently at rather Point
Que. from Montreal whero tho head
XS tho family had died of smalt-pox.
Shortly after arrival tho mother gavo
birth to another child. Small-pox
broko out among them and thoy nil
died tho whole family thus becoming
cxtlnot.
itfESsin. IIaiuskk and Mnndon dl-
rccton of tho GrcatKastcrn Steamship
Company and Mr. Hrown n ship
brokor wcro formally charged In Lon-
don wlth fraudulently obtaining one
thousand pounds from tho New Orleans
exhibition syndicate by stating that tho
vessel Groat Eastern was lit for sea
K whereas alio was totally unfit for a sea
voyage. Tho ca90 was adjourned.
In tho dairy department of tho re-
cent Vat Slock Show at Chicago
considerable cxcltemont was notice-
nblj over the action of tho State Hoard
of Agriculture In deciding to allow tho
butterine and oleomargarine manufac-
turers spaco In tho building for their
exhibits. Tho buttcrraon jdcnouticot'
this action vehemently and did all
they could to have tho order rescinded
but without avail.
TlIE firat dnflnlto detail of Senator
Stanford's schemo for toe csts&Uah-
irnt In Callfprnlcof a great unlvorslty
wera- rnn.o p'objlo lb San Francisco ro-
cently. Ills rntiebo at Palo Alio near
. Slcnlo Tark about thirty roilos from
San Francisco has been seloctod as tho
f.slto. Tho several building comprising
unhcrsitv will bo In tho cenoral
m plan of a parallelogram and con
structed so as to permit of additions
being made as tho necessities of tho In-
stitution may require. Senator Stan-
ford will douato to tho university his
Palo Alto Grldloy and Vina properties
worth Ave million threo hundred
thousand dollars. To this he Will add
a monoy donation so as to moke tho
total endowment of tho university
twenty million dollars.
In reference to Secretary Whitney's
order sending tho Tcnnosseo and Ga-
Jona to tho Isthmus of Panama tho
Washington Star quotes a naval ofllccr
as saying: "Wo haven't received tho
bill for tho burning of Aspinwall jet
but It will bo along this winter and
thoro will bo a howl raised. Damages
to tho extent of a good many million
dollars weru caused by tho burning of
Aspinwall and it looks vciy much as
If the Government would bo compelled
-to foot tbo bllL Wo guaranteed to
keep tho transit open. Colombia
couldn't do It nnd In tho event of Its
failure tho responsibility rested on our
ahouldor. Wo opened tho transit bnt
before that was dono Aspinwall was
burned and millions of dollars' worth
of proporty was destroyed. Tho poo-
pie who suHurcd will expect remunera-
tion and as I said will send tho bill
to us."
The recent chango In tho differ-
-)D(s betwoon car-load and less than
carqpad rotes by tho lines cast of tho
Missouri River will ncocssltnto a com-
pleto chango In tbo Joint Western
Classification Committee as now con-
stituted. Heretofore tho Joint West-
ern Classification applied to all tho
lines west from Chicago to tho connec-
tions with tho Southern and Central
Parlflo Hallroads. Tho now changtw
however havo been adopted only by
tho lines betweon Chicago or St. Louis
and tho Missouri ltlyer and between
Chicago .nd St. Paul Tho lines west
of'tho Missouri River refused to mako
tho samo changes claiming that thoro
was no demand for It by tho peoplo
along tho lines of tliolr roads. This
necessitates tho organization of two
Classification Committees ono for tho
lines cast of tho Missouri nnd another
for tho lines west of tho river
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Clin Fiwo tho Chinaman who was
shot n fow days ago by a madman in
Solomon's pawn shop at Denver Col.
subsequently died. Ills death was hold
pot to bo due to tho effects of tho
wound but to tho effects of a heathen-
ish superstition among tbo Chinese
concerning death. Two days before
his doath tho unlucky Chinaman suf-
fered a relapso nnd hi attend-
ants thinking ho was going to die
Causod bis removal from tho com-
fortablo ' quarters ho was In to a
vacant houso In Chinatown. Hero tho
wounded man was placed on a mdo
couch without blankets or covering of
any kind tho doors nnd windows
'thrown open and hq was left to die.
Lm-t 'Ihls was done In accordance wth a
custom oi mo umncso who moriauy
imr death and whd Invariably loavo a
dying M to hi fatu. After two or
flirt hours by order of tho police tie
eooll was removed back to his formsr
tmarUw but tlootow UtiUM
haaaumI of AwmtSaM"-'
THE WORLD AT LARGE
A Summary of tho Daily Nowb.
. TKItSONAr ANU X-OMTICAT.
M.HAnTnoLni those tntor brought with
him to Washington two mode'r of the pro
posed Lafayette rupnument. They will be
placed In the oMco of tho members of tho
Monument Commioion.
Tub appolntmont of Colonel W. Ilyilo as
rostmaitor of tit Louis was mad p'ibllo
on-the 10th.
Tiik National Freo Trade Convention as-
cmbtedn Chicago on tbo lltb lion. David
A. Wells In tho chair.
The President has appointed George W.
Click as Tension Agont at Topeka Kan.
and Eraitus IWmond u Collector of Cus-
tom for the district of Frenchman's Bay
Mo.
M Dc IinAXtA tho African explorer has
arrived nt Lisbon. -
David A. Wills was elected President
of the Free Trmlo League for the ensulnj
year In the recent conference nt Chicago.
M. llmifAinT Premier and Minister of
Finance announced the budgot to the Bel-
gian riiambers on tho 12th. It shows a
surplus of 000000.
LlKUTKNANT KOHWATKA o( Cerlln will
set out on an expedition to tho North Pole
noxt spring.
Ex-Hehator BitAnnif died In Ban Fran-
cisco on the afternoon of tho IStb.
Viscount Kanelaou died In London on
the 13th nged seventy-three.
Tnr French courts have pronounced a
divorce between Madame Nlcollnl and M.
Nlcollnl the woll known tenor.
Tiik Hon. 1). J. Franklin will rocelvo tho
appointment at United Htates Consul at
Hn ikow Cblnu and not to Canton. The
Consulship is of tho same grade aud salary
as tbo ono at Canton. '
HISCKLLANnOUS.
Michael Mtcus one of tho jurois In
the famous Walkup poisoning' case at Km-
porla Knn. dropped dead of heart dis-
ease at bis home near Neosho Itaplds. Mr.
Myers was one of tho six Jurymen who
rolcd from first to last for Mrs. Walkup's
acquittal. He was about forty-six years
of nge.
An explosion of gas occurred at tho Pine
Iron works vlllsgonear Heading Pa. re-
cently. Jeremiah Zltnmerly William Eagle
and William llaughbtr wcro frightfully
burned.
A uisrATon from Washington sayst The
court martial at Fort Myor which tried
eighteen signal sarvtco men on ohorgos of
Insubordination found all cullty and sen-
tenced thorn to be publicly reprimanded by
the Chief Signal. Onicer. It Is said that
tho Court was satisQo-t that the offense
was duo to Ignorance of military law.
Tiik Japancxt I04Ul..Conjm!'iJ.lonrao-
compapiooj nrxqe jqpanjMe.j4inisteiycaua
at tbo9pSstfof31eI)(partoutf'ltaKl5g-J
Irto.on'lhellth. They'Trero received- by
First Assistant Tostmaster General Btov-
enson who explainod tho American sys-
tem and escorted them through the vari-
ous bureaus of the department.
A nANcnsLAN who arrived In El Paso
Tex. recently fron the scene nt the late
tragedies In New Mexico declares that tho
scouts who ttrro employed by Crook form
a port of the band that mnrderod J. K.
Yeater and wife of Bedalln Mo. aud at-
tacked and burned tho ranch residence of
John Ehy. Their murder has created
widespread Indignation. Mrs. Yeater was
outraged nnd mutilated boyond recogni-
tion. CiunLKS 15. Osdoune for ruanyyesrs a
prominent figure In Wall street died the
other night of kidaey disease agvd forty-
eight. During tho Walk Friday paiila la
1609 he was Jay Gould's most trusted bro-
ker. Tbo fortuno left by Mr. Osbomo Is
estimated at from $1000000 to $8000000.
lie leavos a wife and son.
Tiik grand Jury at Edj;eflold B. C has
found a true bill against thirty-one of the
Calbreath lynchers and "no bill" as to the
two others.
A NVMnxn of Chlneso laborers who
landed lu New York In Juno In transit to
San Francisco where they wcro to take
the steamer for China have not been heard
from since their arrival In New York and
the supposition Is that they are concealed
la this country nnd have no Intention of
leaving.
Tub owner of tho British cutter Arrow
baa Issued a challenge through the Lon-
don Field for an International challenge
cup tho ono won by his boat In the race
against tho Amerloa la 1S82 when the lat-
ter was under Drltlsh rig and British
'management.
Natioi al swine breeders In convention
at Chicago adopted a resolution recom-
mending Congress to adopt retaliatory
legislation concerning Imports from Ger-
many and France.
A rmc broke out the other night on tho
stage of the Union Hquare Theater New
York. It was quickly suppressed and the
drop scepe being lowered prevented a
panio among the audience who were un-
aware of the situation of affairs behind the
scenes.
The Jury In tho case of ltev. Dr. Hicks
the spiritual adviser of tho asssssln
Outteau against the Ktemng Mar Com-
pany of Washington D. C. for 3000
damages for tho alleged libel In the pub-
lication of the statement that Hicks bad
negotiated for the transfer of Gulteau's
bonts to tho Medloil Museum for $1000
rendered a verdict for the plaintiff of one
cent damages.
JOHN I Hkckuer tho defaulting Treas-
urer of the Catholic Knights of America
was recently tried at Orafton W Va. and
found guilty of forgery. He was charged
with embetsllng ."2900 belonging to tho
order In 1SS3. He disappeared and the
names of his sureties were found to bo for-
geries lie surrendered himself a few
months ago.
ANPEruoN IiUiiNiH a Cherokee was ex-
ecuted by shooting at sunrise tho other
morning at Puabmatah Court House Cher
okee Nation. He was convicted of mur-
dering bis wife while sho was In a delicate
condition.
Tux area of the burnt district of Galves-
ton lu tho Are of the 13th was about 100
acres. Over 100 buildings were destroyed
and 1000 families rendered homeless. No
public buildings were consumed except the
Becond District school building. Tho loss
amounted to about $3000000 with $1009-
000 Insurance.
Out iiundrid employes of tho watch
factory at Aurora III. have struck.
A nxrunKE who recently arrived at
Cairo from Khartoum states that after the
ninrder of General Gordon bis head hung
on a butcher's hook for fire days and was
pelted and spat upon by tho natives.
The Natloual Convention at Armagh
Ireland rejected Mr. Parnell's nominee
for member of Parliament and selected
a journeyman tailor of Armagh ruined
lllalr Tho convention was a stormy one.
Thuxk persons wera killed lu Hopkins
villo Ky. recently by the explosion of a
boiler lua floor mill. The loss was $3090.
Tit British Uovernmenllias ordered tbs
keeper of-tho Cold Bth Fields prison to
treat Editor (Head as at first-class misde-
meanant.
footto HUUIshaJlMftf
Tiik Chinese engaged as innndrymen
and wood cutters at Lorenzo Cat. were
recently given twenty-four hours' notice
to leave. No vlolonce was used and the
Chinamen egreod to go without farther
notice).
Thomas J. Fonn cx-Ilecorder of New
Orleans now In tho penitentiary at Baton
Rouge- has confessed that he and not his
brother kilted Police Captain Murphy.
DisrATOHKS received at the Union Fa.
clflc headquarters at Omaha recently stats
that tho coal miners who struck a few
weeks ago at Carbon W. T. have returned
to work. Thero were over 400 who struck
but nuo-thtrd of them have sinco left.
Hunger and approaohlng winter compelled
the miners to yield.
The Jury In the Clements murder caso at
Baganche Col. reported a verdict "guilty
of murder In the firstdegree as4o Marshall
Cleruonts and not guilty as to John D.
Nanle and Kata Clements."
A dispatch from London of tbo 13th
said that Bcrvla had declared war against
Bulgaria. Several skirmishes had taken
place.
HironTB received nt military head-
quarters In Omaha recently show that
the Flegans are out again on a thieving
expedition In Wyoming bat no deprecia-
tions were reported beyond stealing some
horses. The Plegans are well armed and
have drlten several whites from their
path.
Tne Servian army was In threo divisions
In tho Invasion of Bulgaria. The objective
point was Sofia. King Milan was In com-
mand of the center division.
A lktteii was recently addressed to tho
President by ex-Chief Justice Vincent of
New Mexico In which ho pleadod for an
Investigation. Ho entered Into an ex-
planation of tho events which led to his
suspension and claimed that the Govern-
ment misapprehended the situation. t
The clearing houso returns for week.
ended November 14 showed an averago In-
crease b. 39.7 compared with the corre
sponding porlod of last year. In New
York tho Increase was 47.7.
The threo Italians Azarl Bllveslrl and
Gllardo who murdered the fruit vender
Flllpo Caruso and put bis body In a trunk
last April were executed at Chicago on
tho Uth.
Owino to tho protest of Mr. Pendleton
the American Minister the five German-
Americans whoso expulsion from tho Island
of Fobr was ordered by tun German Gov-
ernment will be allowed to remain on tho
Island until further notice
Adued steam launches from tbo British
steamers Kathleen and Irrawaddy have
captured King Tbnbaw's war vessels. The
capture was effected under tbo gnns of the
Cutterback Fort after n sharp fight. One
British ofUcrr was wounded.
The res'-ulni party fonnd the ten mln-
rr dead who wera Imprisoned In the Bull-
uommgo snaita: c;urerai;iiy1 iol uy me
effects of an explwrL'They'e-'? found
to hava died from suffocation.
The Bervlans occupied Uarlbrod on the
15th. In one of the skirmishes thirty-four
Bulgarians were killed. Tho Bervlans
were confident of capturing Bofla.
The Advisory Board of tho Lasters'
Union at Brockton Mass. have ordered
all the lasters employed In half the shoe
factories to cease woric This Is tho result
of a rucent manifesto Issued by the manu-
facturers In which tho rights of the union
to dictate prices etc was Ignored.
A sa.id of Indians roving near the town
of Lake Valley N. M. recently killed
three Chinamen who conducted a vegeta-
ble farm on Membres Creek flvo miles
from Demlng. The bodies wera horribly
mutllntod clearly indicating tho savages
did tho killing.
TiiEns wero 2-TJ deaths from small-pox
la Montreal and the adjoining : municipal..
ties for the week ended thoHtb.oiid 304
for tbo previous week.
ArrxAL8 havo been Issued from Galves-
ton for aid In supplying necessities to the
many poor families burned out In the late
disastrous fire. A considerable sum was
reported subscribed.
TnE London Datbj Tettgraph says that
In consequence of tho tuassacro of five
Mussulmans at Kirdschal a Mussulman
rising against the Bulgarians is Imminent.
A I'AMO provalled on the Copeubagcn
bourse on the 14th. Mobr Kjat1' one of the
largest firms In tbo corn trade failed.
The Loudon Standard commenting on
tho outbreak of hostilities betwoen Bervln
nnd Bulgaria saysi "War bos boon kin-
dlod In the Balkans. We see the begin-
ning but no human Intelligence can pre-
tend to set limits to tho area or to tho In-
tensity of the fire."
ADDITIONAL DISI'ATCnES.
Louis David Bielwos executed tn thi
barracks of tho mounted poltoe forco a
Heglnn N. V.". T. on the 10th forblgb
trenson against the Queen of Great Britain.
He made no speech and marched to the
scaffold praying attended by Frio Andre
and Father MoWIIIIams. Death ensued
within twonty minutes after the trap was
sprung.
NATGoonwwwus arrested recently at
Cluclnuatloa a warrant sworn out by the
Law and Order Loague charged with vio-
lating the Sunday law.
Tux Now York dry goods merchants
adopteil resolutions In regard to II. B.
ClafUln's death on the l4th and requested
members of tbo trade to close at the day of
the funoral.
The hearing of tbs telephone suits at
Washington was adjournal on the 16th
and counsel were given ten days In which
to Die briefs.
BtiTLxn Mo was damagod-on. tho night
of the 10th to tbo amount of $73000 by a
fire which broke out in some frame build-
ings lu the rear of tbo carriage works.
The creditors of the Wlllowdalo Woolen
Company of Boston Mass. have accepUd
CO cents on the dollar and the Insolvency
proceedings have been stopped.
ArrEtt desperate fighting tho Servian
troops occupied positions at Itaptchaon
tbo 10lb. This victory eusbled the Serv-
ians to turn the very difficult and rocky
gorge of Dragoman Pass and tho Bulga-
rians after agollant resistance retreated
to BllvlnlUa. Colonel DJuknltch com-
tnandiug the Tlmok division- drove the
Bulgarians from their entrenchments at
Klein and captured 1(0 prisoners The
total Bervlau loss was two oDlcers and fifty
men killed aud 200 wounded
Masteh Woukuah Jamer Newiiah one
of the leaders In the Pennsylvania miners'
strike has been arrested for conspiracy.
Tuk United flutts Court In sesslou at
Bprlngflold HI. has ordered the fore-
tlosure and salo of the Danville Olney &
Hirer Hallroad.
Turns was considerable excitement In
Quebto and Montreal over the execution of
Hie Bands of French Canadians paraded
tho streets giving vent to Imprecations on
tho Government and on Orangemen. In
the city of Ontario much satisfaction pre-
vailed liocauss the law bad been allowed
to take It coarse.
Hon. Levi P. Moiitom has presented n
good corner lot In. Lebanon N yt p)
Dartmouth College.
Axunxw Dkni-stes Assistant Train
Master ot the Michigan Central was killed
bv a. Z Uotlnsr tl lnlr o a .1.!
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THE BULGARIAN TROUBLE3.
Servla and IluUnrls vyju Flglit-LStrlj
RklrmUhlne-Kliuc Minn Commands Ills
Armies.
London November 10. Six battalions
If Servian" Infantry two batteries of artil-
lery and two squadrons of cavalry yester-
day attacked two battalions of regular and
Irregular Bulgarian troops. Tho Jlul-
garlsns lost thirty-four kllltd and
wounded. Servian troops under Colo-
nel Mltchkovltch have occupied Hil-
brod sustslnliiK small loss and titty Bulga-
garlahs wcro captured and sent to tho for-
tress at Belgrade. It Is reported that tho
Servians hao captured Adllchkula. The
report current bsturdsy night thnt thoy
Jiart captured Tru is revived. It Is said that
both places nero taken after a brief hand
to hand struggle. Topaliatch. with the Mor-
alva DMsloit Is operating against Tin. Col-
onels Jllclikovltcli and lleut-cky command-
ing tho Drlna nnd ShuinadJa Divisions aro
adtanclng on Dragoman Pass. General
Jowankltch Is In command of tho Dannbo
Division which Is held as a reserve forco at
Hcla Palank. DJuknltch Is leadln? tho
Tlmak Division against Be!ogradhlk. ch
division consists of 20000 men. King
Milan beforo tho advaneo commenced ob-
served to Colonel lienecky that Sofia would
be captured wllhln three days.
IIeloiiauk November 10. A decree has
been Issued announcing that King Milan
will hao tho chief command of the Servian
troops and appointing General I'clrnvl'ch
chief of stslf. General Jankovltch Minis-
ter of War has gono to Pirot. It Is re-
ported that King Milan has telegraphed to
tho Emperor of Austria-Hungary that tho
advance of the Servians on Draguman Pass
has commenced. Four Servians who ar-
rived at Lninpalaastaka on n strainer wera
forcibly arrested by tho Bulgarian authori-
ties. London November 10. Tbo wealhcr Is
splendid for the campaign In Bulgaria but
the troops suffer from cold at night owing
to inadequate co critic. In an Interview
hero to-day tho Sen Ian Minister said he
helloed that if the Balkan conference de-
sired to stop tho war between hervla and
Bulgaria bis (!o eminent would acqulesco
after tho capture of Sofia. Scrvla hu said
desired a commercial treaty with Bulgaria
and facilities for trade with that country.
She also desired to annex that part of Bul-
garia which the Servians occupied when
the Berlin conference met. Scrvla did not
Intend tho conquest of Bulgaria and thero
was therefore no reason why the powers
should interfere. Ho dwelt upon the supe-
riority of the rlllo used by tho Servians
oer the weapons possessed by tho Bul-
garians. ItusTCUVK XoicmbcrlO. Great! Ivlty
prevails at Phlllppopolls. Trains Jled
with soldiers singing pattlotlo songs aro
constantly leaving for the front. The peo-
ple throughout the country manifest great
enthusiasm. The troops aro gratified nt
engaging In warfare for tho first time with-
out a single foreigner in their ranks. Bul-
garia has decided to remain on tho defen-
sive bho accepts war with calmness
knowing that Europe will acquit her of all
blame. The Itiisslnn Consul here has been
ordered to hold lilinsolf lu readiness to
leavo with the archives of his olllco. A
steamer has arrived here with 5000000
cartridges which aro now being unloaded.
Soldiers of the National guard have been
summoned to Join their colors. IMnco
Alexander has sent a circular to the
powers in which he complains that tho Ser-
vian accnl hi Bulgaria withheld for eight
hours tho notification of Servla's declara-
tion of war. Ho liidhinautly denies that
Bulgarians violated the Servian frontier
nnd declares that the Scnlaus are solely to
blame for the recent eents on the boundary-
Frlnco Alexander arriicd nt Soda
at ten o'clock this morning llewas greeted
with the utmost enthusiasm by the popu-
lsce. The Bulgarian (!o eminent has asked
Turkey for assistance. Scnlawlll respect
the rights of tho biiltan lu Bulgaria.
balomca Aou-uibcr 15. Unlimited
preparations for war are being made here.
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g Rt tttaiXMlu Turkish olllcers on tho
Greek and Servian frontiers have been In
structed to repel any attempt to Invade
Turkish territory without walling for or-
ders. Viensa Nocmbor 10. Tho newspa-
pers here express the hope that theScrto-
Bulgarlan war will bo localized but they
admit that Itusslan Interests aro opposed to
thoso of Austria who they sa Is bound to
support Scrvla while llussla Is inclined to-
ward Bulgaria as Is ctldcnt from the fact
that sho has jiermUtcd tho exportation of
18000000 cartridges from Tula to Bulgaria
having hitherto prohibited their shipment.
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI.
The Hirer Commission on nu Inspection
Tour The Work In I'rnerrss.
Nkw Omjsans November 15. A special
from VIcksburg says: Tho Vuitod btatcs
steamer Mississippi arrhed hero this morn-
ing from Keokuk Iowa having on board
tho members of (ho river eouimlss'ou. Tho
secretary of the construction commltteo ac-
companied the commission as far as Green-
ville where ho took a train for GaUeston
to be present nt the meeting of engineers to
consider the plans for deepening tha water
at tho entranco of the harbor. Captain C.
B. Sears stationed at Memphis as
tho United States engineer In chargo
of that district aud ilajor William
Hcrtlng chief engineer of tho Mis-
sissippi Leeo Commission were also on
board. Tho commission nro on n tour of
Inspection. Tho report tho work done at
Plum Point reaches fruitful of tho desired
results It having suffered but slightly since
the work waa suspended there. At I.ako
Providence reach below Urceuvllle tho
wortc Is not lu a satisfactory condition as
the revetment work done at Pitcher's Point
has been badly damaged by tho caving
banks mnrh of tho work having been tie-
itro)ed 'Ihoy stato that at tho lowest
stago reached by the watt r this j ear thero
was nine feet on l.eland crossings hlch has
heretofore been considered one of tho shal-
lowest and worst places In tho river below
Memphis. Delta Point was also Inspected.
Tha commission is of the opinion that tho
$20000 which thoy hate recommended to
bo appropriated for the construction of tha
work will Im ample to preserve tbo point
from further caving. The commission was
Joined at this point by .Major Amos Stick-
uey of Mississippi. Tho party loft Satur-
day night for Now Oi leans. On their way
down the mouth of the Atchafnlayn will be
Inspected preparatory to the formation of
a plan for lis Improvement.
Tha Ileston Vack SIrstery.
Bowox Maun. November 10. Michael
Laffctty to whom Frank MItchol! Is sup-
posed to hsvo mndo disclosure concerning
the Charles Itlver sack tragedy and who
was ono of the Government's most Import-
ant witnesses died last night. Near his
end he acted as though lie desired to make
an Important statement bearing on tho case
but he soon became unconscious and died
without speaking. Mrs. Uulleri whoso hus-
band was murdered by Jolm Coffee Inst
August and who was tho most Important
witness for tha Government also tiled last
week. Ever slneo the murder tdio appeared
heartbroken and a few weeks ago was
taken down with typhoid fever.
A (Strange Colucldrnce.
CiumuuA itj- Novouiber IS. In con-
versation with Sheriff Telford to-day ho ad-
vanced the theory that some outsider had
helped his prisoner Ed Jones out cf jap
Ho says that When ho brouaht him hoiin
from Missouri last spring some nrmu'utnt
alliens told htm they weru sorry lie bad
wen caugui. oeventy-iivo por cent of. w$
altlieiis areituown to bo In sympathy with;
?' M unusual oversight tim 8lw!Ca;
''. lc n ront door ot h'r rcuu
p-sw that night The laltke)belntr hyl
J'! luc1rfeca left hanging In &
tjMMd could havo gone In ifkm
Kit fsyi and rt4eoeed tha mm. Jona ht
ASPIRING TO STATEHOOD.
Montana Territory CUImlnir Population
of 110000 and Wonderful Agricultural
and Mineral Itrsonrees Wants to Jols
the Sisterhood of State.
WAstitKOTOt D. 0. November 12.
flon. Joseph K Toolo became Montana's
Ileprcsentatlve to Congress on tho expi-
ration of tbo term of lion. Martin Ma-
glnntss on March 4th 1883. Born la
Missouri Colonel Tools has resided In
Montana since boyhood and I) familiar
with the wants as welt as tbo wonder-
ful resources of that crowlnjr territory
Ho lus served with distinction as State's
Attorney member of tho Legislature
Assembly.'and of tha Constitutional Con
ventlon of the Territory nnd was chosen
by tho Dcmocracr of Montana by a
complimentary majority to represont her
In the Forty-ninth Congress. Ho said
yesterday i "Montana is drawing consid-
erable attention In the Esst as a Terri-
tory of great possibilities. Tho territory
Is enjoylug tho greatest prosperity and
has a roost Invltlns future. Since the
completion of tho Northern Pacific and
Utah Hallroads our population has
rapidly Increased and capital has
been attracted to us. A million
head of cattle 120000 head of horses
and 1200000 head of sheep aro grazing
npou lbe nutritious grasses of that terri-
tory. Our minus aro the most produc-
tive of any in tho country ami although
tbat Inlcicat Is In Its Infancy the mineral
output for 1885 will approximated valoo
828000000. Oar population Is close on
to 110.000. No census has been taken
for a long ttnv but tho voto at tho last
diction showed 2C0C0 male cltlrens
over the age of twenty-ons years In tho
Territory. Our peoplo are naturallr
rcstlvo under a Territorial form of gov-
ernment. It Is restrictive of the larger
rights liberties and aspirations of citi-
zenship. A largomajoriiyof ourcltlzans
favor an early admission as a State and
to that end havo formulated and adopted
an admirable Constitution and appointed
a committee of leading citizens to pres-
ent the same to the President and to
Congress.
"TACuma faTYLE."
rromlnent ClllsriK of Tacnms Waatilng-
tnn Terrltorr.Unilrr.trrrit for l'mrllelpi.
tlon In tile hln4e Impulsion Proceed-
Inss Public Sympathy With Them
Vancouver W. T. November 11.
Mayor Wclsebich Councilman Hannah
and Bacon Probata Jnd o Wlckcrsham
Managing Partner Epberson and Hill tor
LavvsoD of tho Tacoma Xetcs and
Messrs. Nixon Mills Baxter Pattrlcks
Forbes Itaipb Stephens Cutlstlc Ander-
son Budlong McUlll. Gellcs. t'one. Van
i hclirab Stlmpson Everett Uodnczce
Mcitco and leruaitdra citizens of
Tucomi nrrlved at this placo yesterday
undir gnaidol tho United Slates Mar-
shal and four companies of tbo Four-
teenth Infantry lu a special train
of flva cars. The cbarga
madd ajalnst these gentlemen Is
conspiracy and Insurrection against tko
United btatcs based on tho expulsion of
the Chinese Iioin 'Jacoma. A hundred
citizens crowded the depot and loudlv
cheered tbclr departing friends; 85000
have been pledgid for their defense and
bill a dozen of tho best counsel In Was1)-
lugton Territory havo volunteered their
services. Kvcry man camo over with a
signed hall bond for 910000 prepared.
Tho amount of property on the tax list
represented by tho arrested persons Is
over a quarter of a million dollars.
Al eveiy slattuu uiuug ibu ISO miles ot
road crowds were assembled who
cheered tho party to the echo Great
preparations aro bclns made at Tacoma
to receive tbem on their return which
will probably be on Thursday. Tele-
grams received hero fron various parts
of the Pacific Cosst and letters rtcelvcd
by some of tha party under arrest are
all unanimous that this Is the Inception
ot a general move of tho whllo men on
the coast which will result la the speedy
rxpnls'on of tha Mongolians. The term
"lacoma style" Is being largely adopted-
A YOUMG MURDERER.
A Cool Recital or How lie Sent Younger
Companion tn Death lleeaus Ha Did Hot
Want lllm With lllm Any Longer
Tnoy N. Y- November 11. The testi-
mony taken In tbo Inquest rclatlro to the
death of Frederick McAllister tbo five-fear-old
orphan hoy who was caught fast
in a clay pit whero he remained for
tweuty hours until death relieved him
'rom suffering shows thalue was pushed
Into the pit by Edward Torascnd a boy
igcd twelve years. Townsead at the In-
quest said be and McAllister stole out of
tho orphan asylum on election night and
ivent op a hill to watch the bon-flres.
"Vhenwe got np tbo bill" said Tc wna.
end "Freddie was crying and I didn't
want him with me auy longer so I pushed
hi in down the bank Into the clay.
"Did ha not cry to you to pull him
oulr asked tho Coroner.
"Yes he cried j but I went on" waa
the answer given without any show ot
regret.
"Did yon Intend to push him down?"
"Yes elrj I didn't want him any
longer?"
'lownsend sworo tbat ho returned
Wednesday and tried to cover up the
body of his young companion so that It
could not be found.
Tbo jury returned a verdict to tha effect
that Fieddle MoAIUater came to his death
on or about lbe 8th ol November 1885
from the effect of exposure. Tho jury
recommended that the District Attorney
Investigate tho cose. At the conclusion
of tho Inquest the Coroner Issued a
warant for tho arrtat ot Townscnd and
the latter was taken to jail
Tha Art i'rertatlv.
Piiiladkh-iiu Pa. November 13. Qn
December Uth aud ICth a celebration will
be held under tho auspices of the His-
torical Society of Pennsylvania to com-memoratntheiwo-huudredtu
anniversary
of the introduction of the art at print-
ing lata tbo mlddlo colonies of North
America to which will be Invited from
otner cities representative ot all
brauchea of the craft.
A Loue Plight.
'fir. Louik Mo November 12. A
blast lu Bambrlck S. Fruln'a quarry on
Cabanno avenue between Manchester
road and Cbouteau avenn sent a
twelve-pound rock flying through the
nlr at an angle of forty Hv degrees. It
fUw a few feet over tho beads of a gang
of men standing on tha brow of the
quarry and after a grand flight landed
on the roof ot Max Tanner' glue fac-
tory on Sarpy aveuue which Is $00 yards
distant from tho quarry clashing
through It and the floor beneath and
scaring tho occupants nearly to death
General McClellcu'a Wilt.
Nr.w Yor November 13. The. will
ot General Qeorgo 11. McCleltan was
flleri yesterday In tho Surrogatu's olllco.
It Is dated January 18tb 1673. Alter
I providing for the payment ot all hla
tUnKt. anal 4..R.tl . ..&.. a..d I.b I...
quoathes all his real and personal estate
to bla wlf j Klleu Marcy McCtollan On
U9 death ol his wife ha directs that ail
his eatato bo divided between kt two
hlldrfn. Georso H Jr. and Marv M..
sare Red share alike. Hi mllljiry ac-
otitreruaata no alto iayo to nu son
THE SOLDIERS' HOME.
rteport of tha Hoard Increase of Drank-
fnrt.m Owing- to n Fool Law
Washioto. November 14. The an-
nual roport of tlio President ot tho Hoard ot
Commissioners of tho Soldiers' Homo cov-
ers the period from October 1 18b-l to Sep-
tember CO 1883. Tlio disbursements during
tho year wcro over S2-J3lfS3 Including
872.S33 expended for the new annex build-
ing and for other permanent Improvements.
Ono hundred aqd ninety-two discharged
soldiers received their original adiqlsston to
tlio home dutlng the year ono less than the
number admitted tho provlous year. Sixty-
two of theso hail served twenty or more
years as enlisted men and tho remaining 130
wero entitled to admission by disabilities
lucurrsd In the sen lee. The number of men
who In any given period seek the benefits
of tho Home dlrvctly after leaving tho ser-
vlco Is a Nery small percentaae of llicwo dis-
charged from the snny In the same period
under circumstances which appear to give
them a right to those bcnelUs. In the yar
ended Juno 00 there were M3 soldlors dis-
charged from the army for disability and
yet only eighty-four wrro received at tlio
Home. Tlila. saya the report. Is -omcwliat
significant In view et thr fact that a large
number ot ttiese disabled must after a few
years at most seoe an asylui. vmewbero
and tlio Soldivrs' llouio will undoubtedly
have to ruclvo and maintain tho greater
number ot thoso who become unable to
make a living for themselves. '1 here has
been s.ijvi tho report a very great lncreaso
In drunkenness amongst the Inmates dunugt
tl ytar tho cause for which Is laid at
the door of tho existing law for tlio disposi-
tion of tho cnsloti money ot Intuatea.
Aluut one-tenlh of tbo pensioners assign
tliolr pensions lo relatives. The other
nine-tenths on whoso account more than
810000 Is paid quarterly to the treasurer
of the home are permitted to draw small
sums from time to tlW while tho larger
portions remsln undrawn so long as they
continue to bo Inmates of tho home. This
fund the report sas becomes a good basis
for cicdlt at grogshops and Is a constant
temptation to thoso who aro easily In-
fluenced and In many Instances no doubt
Uie possession ot tho money which must
be given up to the pensioner when
ho Is discharged becomes tho solo ob-
ject In leaving tho home. In a fow days
the money Is squandered and the Commis-
sioners aro asked to admit a destitute old
soldier to the benefits of the Home. There
are actual cases of this description In the
almshouse In this city. "Such" sa the
report "Is the effect ot a law which was
framed ami passed under circumstances
which created a ruorbld sentiment in behalf
of tho pensioned soldiers. It Is conceived
to bo Impossible to represent the facts to
Congresr In audi a light as will procure re-
medial legislation and tho Commissioners
are compelled In defense ot the Interests of
tho Homo to fix a limit to the nnmber of
admissions for such cases and to permit
tlio Hnsloner to enjoy his liberty without
Interval." The report Is signed by General
Sheridan President of the Hoard.
s
WAR DECLARED.
Rervlit Declares Wnr ARalnst Ilntcarla and
l'lChtlnsr Commeneeil tlritlsh Troops In-
vade lltirmah.
Loxnos NovMnbcr 14. Tho Servian
Government has Informed Jf. Itaugabe tho
acting Servian agent In Bulgaria that In
consequence of the unjustifiable attacks on
Servians and tho Invasion ot Servian terri-
tory by Bulgarians Scrvla has decided to
declare war against Bulgaria. Tho Kusslan
Government has stopped tho annual sub-
scription ot 150000 rubles to Prince Alex-
ander. BusTatUK November 14. Persistent
reports are current to the effect that Ktusla
Intends to withdraw her consuls from Bul-
garia. Such action. It Is belloved would
exclto the Bulgarians against Prince Alex-
ander. The reports crealo a bad Im-
pression. Sofia November 14. Servian outposts
continue to attack Bulgarian frontier posts.
One Bulgarian was killed to-day. in a
frontier skirmish at I'm to-day eight Ser-
bians and one Bulgarian were killed.
Coxstastinoplk November 14. At
yesterday's sitting of tbo Balkan confer-
ence I! err von Hsdoultz the German Am-
oassauor endeavored to conciliate the Brit-
ish anrt. Ituaslan Ambassadors Mr. White
and M. NelUlolf. who hold divergent views.
Calcutta November 14. JLml DnlTer-
In Viceroy of India has ordered Oenoral
Prendrrgast commander ot the Bnrmali
expeditionary force; to tnvado llunnali
forthwith and proceed with alt haste to
capture Mandalay. Tlio British forces will
now cross tha frontier Immediate)). Hecent
dispatches from llangoon stHo that the In
habitant of districts in lVltlsli Burmah
where no largo gsrrhons aro maintained
are greatly alarmed over tha reports that
King Thebaw has subsidized 15000 Da-
colts to cross the frontier and begin plun-
dering and mutdcrlng at tlio firs: noto of
war. The D&colts are robbers who work In
large gangs and aro noted for their bold
exploits having neither bazgage nor a com-
inlsslarnt. These bands travel with mar-
velous speed and It will bo hard for tho
British troops to catch them.
SENATOR SHARON DEAD.
The Kx-8enator !)! at San franclsco Sur
rounded by HU lludt
Sav Fiiascisco Cal. November 14.
Ex-Senator Sharon died peacefully at
3:20 p. m. jesterday. Ills bedside was sur
rounded by General Barnes Colonel Fry
judges Evans and curry Sharon a son
Fred daughter Mrs. Thome; son-in-law
Newland; cousin Alex. Sharon; nephews
Williams and Clarence .'iarun. and phjsl-
clans McNulty and Carl Zellle
and hla Chlneso servant KL Half an
hour before his death tho benator waa
conscious and called for Kl who wiped tho
death dew from his brow till the last. IIo
sank Into a comatosa condition and re-
mained so until the end came. Thero went
no clergymen present A cablegram was
sent to Lfluy itesKetli ills daughter
who Is In Ireland. Last night was
set down for Sarah Althea'a debut
but It did not take place. Sho will play
this coast very soon under the management
of Charles McOeaghy aud then mako an
F.astern tour playing Portia In the "Mer
chant ot Venice." Sharon leaves several
cliarltablo bequests but the nature ot them
has not becu divulged.
' 9 a
Our Nkvy.
WABinxaTOH November 14. Commo-
dore Montgomery blcarri Chief ot tha Bu-
reau of Ordnanro of the Navy Department
In his annual report to the Secretary of the
Navy aska as Ida estimates fur tha ex-
penses of tbonext liscal year for $3043643.
Of lids 520T.OO0 Is asked for the ordr.anco
outfit of the Mlanlonnmah 8S00.000 for the
outfits of thu Puritan. Terror Atnphitrltts
and Mouadnock and $$78770 for J ha
armaments of the four now vessels author-
ized at tho last session of Congress. Tha
results ot the trials ot cannon and expert
iiienla with foreign and domestic imwders
aro given tho trials showing favorably for
American power.
SIS i
Twetva Minus utoinbd in Colorado-.
C'llliens tu tha Iteseue.
Su.VKit Cijrr Col. November II. An
explosion ot n box of giant ponder In tha
boiler loom ot tbo Bull Domingo initio at
Mvctt o'clock last evening set lira to the
building and lu ten minutes tho entire shaft
house and hoisting works burned to tho
ground. T) tabta timbers are on fire and
twelve mn at wMfc on the lower level aro
MfcOT
ropes at aft awllauoM to MtaowM 14xj
reaciM of -faihrlaaMit miner. . K
llVtu (ti Ull I llMsaflsi si I i ss I tsstaa Is Ilia Wiilll
GREAT CONFLAGRATION.
Tho Roaldonoo Portion of Galves-
ton Swept Awav.
The Uualness Tart Untouched Fonr Hun-
dred Houses Destroyed Loss H3
000000) Insurance Nearly
81000000.
Oalvt.stox Tkx. November IS. About
M 6 o'clock this morning the lira alarm bolls
rang out and beforo tlio engines could get to
the rceno of tbo first nlarm what aeemed
like half a dozon or moro fires were noted In
the northeast section ot tlio city. The wind
was blowing a perfect gale at tho time and
thn flames fanned by tho breeze spread
Willi t en-lb! ft ranttlltv. IlmiA ftftor limiA
caught and tlio burning brands wcro scat- '
tcred In all directions. In lss Can an hour
wholo blocks wcro burning and tho
nitEHEX WRItB TJTTECLY rOWEIILKSS
to do anything The peopto of the town
wero all out bnt wero paralyzed for tho
flames Spread so rapidly that no ono knew
but tbat bis homo would bo the next to
blaze. At this hour (3-43 a. m.) half the
north and east portion ot tho town is In
flsines and It now looks as though tbo
whole city was doomed. Tbo wind has In-
creased In force and burning brands aro
carried for hundreds of yards and hurled
still blazing lu every direction. Not a
thing has so far sufficed to stop the course ot
tbo whirlwind of fire and the best that can be
done so It would seem to the atlrlghtod
jicople Is to tiopo that somis unforeseen ac-
cident will stop the conflagration. Just
what caused the blazo Is not kuewn at this
hour but It U almost positively known Uiat
tho flroa were of incendiary origin. There
aro many who do not Lesltate to attribute
them to tho action ot dissatisfied 'longshore-
men whose strike ended yesterday not
however In the fulfillment of their best
wishes. Such howover is but a conjec-
ture. wirtnE rr omoisated.
4 :50 a. tn. The fire started on tho bay
corner ot Sixteenth street and with great
rapidity spread to Broadway seven blocks
distant and burned everything between
Sixteenth and Nineteenth streets. Tho
hwlnd is high and It looks as though It will
not stop nu it reaches inogulf. 'inoliro
department has lost a large portion of its
luvio and Is now almost powerless to check (
the flame?. The horso car company have
removed all of their cars from their stables
although two blocks west ot tho roulo tha
Art Is now taking.
A fonneetei. Aeenant.
Galvestos Tkx. November 14. For
seven long and weary hours tho great Are
which started shortly after two o'clock yes-
terday morning raged with seemingly un
diminished violence Nothing bnt a dying
away of tho wind saved the entire town I b "me policy be applied to non-frco rlo-fmnihjMim.ii-iu
. i. ... Hvtry offices so as to give them the benefits
from tho destruction which for hour after i of ltra neTYw Tt fi believed that this
liour threatened to enwrap residences and consolidation would redttco the labor of ex-
buslness blocks alike. As It was tho amlnlng clerks by cutting down the nnm-
burned district covers no leas than fiftrtwo I br of separate post-offices and resalt la
blocks seven of which however am nr.t
swept entirely cl-ar. The section where
nothing but smoking ruins aro now to be seen
In place ot what was yesterday tho princi-
pal residence portion ot tho city ls sixteen
blocks In depth aud ot an averago depth ot
threo blocks. Too losses can not bo pos
itively estimated even now but it Is certain
that nearly. It not nulto $2000000 will not
replace tlio structurea destrojed. Taken Bctot Iarch S. 1833. were received and
all In all the fire may well be said to CIed- The number reviewed ond adjusted
be tho worst known aluca tho last Chicago jvas 10521 and 5000 applications wero l-
confburratloiL I lowed Involving tho additional amount ol
tub wat it STAitTRD. compensation or back pay ot postmasters
TbafirobecanatltlOo-cncKin a small
foundry aud car ivpalring shop on the north
side ot Avenue A known as "Tho Sitrnnd"
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets
A ficrco gale from the north was blowing
at the tltno aod tho Uames spread with
lightning rapidity to both of the adjoining
buildings one being a grocery store
and the other an humble dwelling.
In a twinkling the long fiery tongues
had crossed the streets and two more
dwellings wero In flames tho Inmates bare-
ly escaping with their lives in lialt an
hour two blocks were burning fiercely and
ky two o'clock the conflagration was fairly
beyond human control. At 3:S0 tbo lira
had covered three blocks from Its starting
point nut in a pertecuy straight line.
being confined to tbo blocks bounded bv
UUIIIL. UUt 111 SB in.llCl.UI BliaiUIlk SlllSrS-
Sixteenth and SeveatecnUi streets. About
four o'clock the fire began to spread to the
eat and nest of Sixteenth aud Seventeenth
streets. Tlio wind rose to a galo and pan-
demonium reigned. For a time It seemed
as though tha entire eastern halt ot tho
city was doomed. Tbo tiro spread rapidly
to tbo southward licking up blocks
of elegaut residences hastily aban-
doned by their Inmates. Dy five o'clock
it had reached Broadway which
threads the center ot tho Island running
east and west At seven o'clock the wind
gavo sign ot dying away and shortly it
began to shift aud then to decrease until
by eight o'clock nly a fair breeze was
blowing; but by Uilstuno the fire bad eaten
Its way to Avenue N whero at ulna o'clock
tt seamed to exhaust lUelf and the firemen
wero at last able to oJiock Its further rav-
ages at this point or within two blocks ot
the gulf.
rXTBXT OS TIIK IU.MAOE.
Tlio total area ot the bumt district Is 100
acres and forty and a halt blocks wero
swept clean of everything combustible.
Something over 400 houses were burned
and It Is estimated tnr tha relief mm.
mlttoo that about 1000 families wcro reu-
.-..--- -. .... ...w .m- ui uuiiuiiin unq u kiiu javasvo uruYU
dcrod homeless a great majority of whom i liU pickaxe through a human skull. Tho
especially tho poorer ones lost every- moro superstitious laborers fled but tha
thing. As tho tire started In tha poor others at onco began an Investigation.
district they had little or m tlmo In which ghastly sight met their eyes. Crowded In-
to wove furniture while tko wealthier pec- gether In a ccntracted space about fourteen
plo moved valuable picttres aid effects. Inches below tbo surfaco of the earth
Several of tho finest houses however wcro were sixteen human skulls with ill
burned without a aingio article being saved
so confident wero the occitpants that tho tiro
would pass them. Tlio business part ot
tho city was untouched. Hearty every one
has an estimate as to whit the total loss ot
the groat fire foots up. Tho best posted
cltlzeus estimate tbo lass at fully f'J.OW.OOO
whllo many who claim to have figured on
thu matter put tho estimate as high as
b!&uo000. Tbo Insurance was estimated
at S0S0 730.
Nicholas rulraan a cooper wblla
working ut a barrel-head machine in a
shop in Ovvonsboro Ky. In order to
keep tho dust from blowing into tho
shop nnd into his eyes put up a door
that wits oOf Its hinges. Tho wind was
blowing powerfully nnd soon hurled
tlio door tifjainst him knocking him
over onto bis machine and boforo be
oouUl eaenpo his uoso and upper lip
wero cut ofj part uf LU left cheek was
scooped out and ono of his eyes do-
etroyed. a
A correspondent desires to know
tlio best method of keeping cbostnuti
so as to preserve thoir plo.uant taste.
A method oxtenslvoly adopted lu tho
country for keeping chestnuts during
tho winter is to heat thoua without
roasting so as to kill tho insect germ
which Is in bo many of thorn; then hang
them la muslin batrs la adrv dUca.
Thoy way bo heated by eposur lor a
lew (Minute In & slev plae! la m
r Vfc-tvja an IwKr Sat Una
' la ( tMTtyriorr wh la-ohatHy
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f W sf MM Hd Joe sol hit own work
Yt'Wayourlou a sWwtng Ut i
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
Te Annnal Repottnf tho First Aotl.tnnt
Postmaster General Satisfactory Show
Inr.
WAsmsriTOx November 1L Tho First
Assistant Postmaster General A. E. Stev-
enson has submitted to the Post-
master General his report upon the opera
tlons of his bureau for the lineal year ended
Juno 80 1885 From tha report It appears
hat tho number ot post-offices established
during tho year was 2121 and the number
discontinued 838 making the whole num-
ber of post-offices at tho end of tho fiscal
year 51252 a net Increase Of 1235 during
the year. Tho number of odices f object to
appointments by tho President Presiden-
tial grade was 2233 and tho numW sub-
ject to appointment by tho Postmaster Gen-
eral (foutth class) was 43010. The wholo
number of appointments during tho year
waa 11203 bisde up as follows: On resig-
nations and commission expired d20t;
" I.1' fn uPlu'J?n8?J c'.anC?.t
names and sites 207; deaths ot postmasters.
sua; eataDllslimrnt ot now oniccs S.IZI.
Tins ixcnnAsc
Tho Increase In the- number of poatofflcc
was distributed as follows: New England
States 43; Mlddlo States and District ot
Columbia 111; Southern Slates and Indian
Territory 038; tho ten States nnd six Terri-
tories ot the West and Northwest 375; tho
threo States and tha-o Territories of tha
Pacific Slope 05. Thn greatest Increase in
any Stato or Territory was 100 in Virginia.
The lncreaso In Dakota for tho year was 71
and In Mississippi 60. 1 he only decreaso
was In Nevada. The total number ot tnonoy
order offices was 0002. an lncreaso of 740
over the preceding year. Tho nnmlicr 4)'
changes In Postmasters during the yearWa.4
less than tho preceding year and tho largo
decrease tn the number of cases acted upon
during tho year as com pared with tlio pro-
ceding year was due says General Steven-
eon 10 the fact that very few changes wero
made In theso ofllcea during tho Winter
months.
FTTCK DKLITZnT.
Under the head of free delivery system
the report states that the number ot freo
delivery offices at the close of the year was
one hundred and seventy-eight an Increase
of nineteen and the number of carriers
4.353 an lncreaso of 408. Tlio en-
tire cost of theervlco u 83085052 leav-
ing an unexpended balance ot 579047.
The service has now been extended to near-
ly all cities navimr a population of 20000
Inhabitants or returning $20000 gross re-
ceipts per annum and Its further extension
must under the law await tbo growth of
mo cities to tho requirements above noted
or tho qualifications must bo lowered by
tho Legislature. Tho First Assistant Post-
master General says that In view ot tho suc-
cess ot this system. Its convenience to the
public and other merits In his Judgment
warrants the recommendation that authority
may be conferred by legislation for Its ex-
tension tn piacea ot 10000- Inhabitants
having a gross revenue of 310000 The re-
port briefly states the advantages that havo
resulted from the consolidation ot largo
freo delivory offices and recommends that
iuuiuuuj m umanvieu.
ALAIUZS.
Under tho head ot salary and allowance
it Is stated that tho total amount allowed
for clerk hire In the post-office was 4024-
6C0; torrent fuel and light of post-ofTees
403030; for salaried of postmaster (24.131
adjusted during the year 3374000 tor sal-
aries of Presidential postmasters. SS.66u.8ua.
Sine April. 1834 32400 application for
review ot salaries ot postmasters under tho"
o.ovi- as a rrsuis oi mo annual an
lustment of salaries fourteen offices wero
added to the Presidential list and 134 rela-
gated to the fourth-class. Tho grand total
ot gross receipts at Presidential offices tor
the quarter ended March 31 1385 amounted
to $31702220and tho aggregato salaries ot
the postmasters will bo about 11.43 por
cent ot the revenues.
BEMITS. -r
"TIi. postal rec a" says General Stev-
enson "forming tin Ia of tho salaries of
Presidential Postmasters fluctuate with tho
favorable or unfavorablo .condition of the
business ot the country. At tha present
time the reports show that tbo country Is
entering upon an era of prosperity and
----.- -.... T-nwn
pienty anu ineretore nqt less man (3800-
0 will be required to pay tho salaries ot
' '" .ldentlal Fostmasters during the
fiscal ear ending June 30 18s. 'Tho
amount of compensation for clerk hlro re-
quired dutlng the Mine period la estimated
at $515000 making the total estimates for
thia branch of tho service. Including allow-
ances for fuel rent furniture and miscel-
laneous Items 30537000. 'lha First
Assistant Postmaster General In con-
clusion calls attention to. tha failure of
Congress tn provide for tho pajment by tha
Gov er;iroent of rent at third-class post-ofllces.
He renews the recommendation that pro-
vision bo made for the payment ot runt for
that class and for tho payment ot expenses
for furl light stationery and miscellaneous
Items for theso offices. It Is aco recom-
mended thnt Jannary 1887 bo fixed as tho
limit for tbo presentation ot applications
fur readjustment of salaries under the act ot
March 3.
Human Iteinalui Fuund Whllo Excaatlne
for a Ilnlldlne tn tlrookljro
Brooklyk N. Y. Novamber It.- Whllo
a nnmber of IUIIan laborers wero excavat-
ing In North Eighth street yestenhy after-
noon to prepare for the foundations ot
the other parts of human skeletons lying?
iicnr inrm wmie cwso oestua tnern was n
complete skeleton. Subsequently two
outer skuiis were round n one can ex-
plain the mysteries. Tho ioU have been
built upon. Henry Hamilton who owned
thq property for thirteen yearr says ho
never beard ot the land being used oa a
cemetery. Coroner Hera has been notlZeijl
aud wllllnvratlgitte the matter
' a s a .
rat Stuct Mioir.
CrrscAco November H-AU la la read!-"
nca foe the; formal opening this evwiuur
ot tho- :.kw3ial Fat Stock Show nt tho ex-
position building and as flfjty.thmwaiui
tickets have been Issued an luitneium throng
Is expected to particlDato ln the. exerolsw
which will Inclvd speeches by Ooveriwtr
Ogloaby and Mayor" UarrUou and vocal ami
Instrumental music. The show whieh H a
very lame and successful one will hut foe
nlno days and during that pwlod ovee
'lf.3r fM?ouI Llvo Stock Asswstkvh
will hold their annual convention hi Cbl-
cago Tho aggregato attembmeo at tin ut
show exceeded loo.ow aiui! that figure I
expected to bo doubled this year.
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