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VINITA INDIAN TERRITORY THURSDAY MARCH 18 1886.
VOL IV. NO. 27.
OUnitENT COMMENT.
Queen Victohia hn8 commissioned
Frof. Von Angcll to imlnthornpoitralt
of 1'rlnco Alexander of Uulgarln.
John W. Olivf.ii tlio founder of tho
order of Sons of Temperance Is now
editor of tho Yonkcrs (N. Y.) States-
man. Miw. Benjamin llAiims HiiF.wsTEn
wlfjof cx-Attonroy General llrowstcr
died recently nt her residence In Phila-
delphia. The cflttlo drlvo from Texas In 1880
will reach It Is estimated three hun-
dred thousand head. Several herds aro
now ready for tho trail.
Tun HousoKditcatlon Commlttcohad
n sharp fight over tho lllalr Kdtteutlon-
nl bill recently passed by tho Senate
and finally voted to tablo it. This prac-
tically killed tho bill.
Tin: Austrian Minister of War has
ordered nil corps commandom to en-
force tho t.udy of German among tho
troops. Tho Czechs object and cling
to their own language.
Cojihissioneu Midoi.ey lias com
lctcd iv statement of tho earnings of
tho linos In tho bouthwostcrn Hallway
Association showing tho total for 1885
was $3217106 a decrcaso of $1782.
710 as compared with tho previous
year. .
Mkissoniek's "La Hixc" which Is
Queen Victoria's prlvato property Is
taken with her to Osborne wImjii sho
leaves Windsor Cnstle. This Is tho
plcluro for which William II Vander-
bllt offered ono hundred thousand
pounds. '
Tiiiiek thousand socialists and unem-
ployed workmen held a public meeting
nt Amsterdam Iloll.aid to discuss
their grievances. Tho meeting de-
puted n commlttco to call upon thp
mayor nnd present through him a de-
mand upon tho city for tho inaugura-
tion of public works for tho employ-
ment of labor.
Sosie horses In tho neighborhood of
Ilillsboro 111. nro afllicted with tltaria
or worm In tho eye. Mr. M. Callum n
farmer resldliig eight or nlno miles
northeast of that place had a mulo
treated the other day anil tho worm
was successfully extracted. It was
nlwiut two inches long and could bo
plainly seen squirming around in tho
eye..
Mits. Jl'li.v Kvelina Smith I'aiikeu.
thn last of tho famous Smith sisters of
Glastonbury died the other day at her
homo near Hartford Conn. aged ninety-
three years. Her complete translation
of tho lilblo was published nliout ten
years ago nnd won much praise. She
married Mr. Amos A. Parker of Now
Hampshire when both were eighty-six
years old.
HifAiiroitu 1'ng. has a mad dog
scare of 11 very serious kind. In Janu-
ary n dog ran mad through tho streets
and bit twenty persons. Ono of those
died a day or so ago in torriblo agony
with Jl tho tiymptoms of hydrophobia.
Tho other nineteen lun o consequently
bcon thrown Into a state of fearful ap-
prehension lest they too may bo at-
tacked by tho disease.
A dispatch from Portland Ore
gives tho following! Mrs. Miller
mother of Joaquin Miller who two
yearn ago married n boy aged twenty
years nnd wns deserted by him ob-
tained a divorce at tho last term of
court. On Friday sho married again nt
Kugenc Lano County tho groom being
n young man named Kline. Tho cere-
mony wns performed by a justice of tho
pcocc.
Tub company of soldiers guarding
tho convict camp nt the Greenwood
mines In Pulaski County Ky. had a
lively timo of It tho other night. Tho
frco minors occupied tho adjacent hills
nnd kept up a continued shooting nil
night. No shots wero fired into tho
camp but tho convicts wero badly
reared nnd tho soldiers with drawn
guns kept guard until morning when
tho minors disappeared.
Tiik Secretary of tho Interior has re-
jected tho selection of homo thirteen
thousand acres of land inndo by tho
SL Paul Minuoapolls & Manitoba
.Hallway Company within Dakota Ter-
ritory The selections mado between
tho six and ten mile limits wero rejected
bcoauso of thoir having previously
bcon selected as indemnity lund by the
Northern Pacific Itnllroad Company
and tho Secretary holds that tho prior-
ity of selection gavo superiority of
Tight. Tho selections within tho six
mllo limits wero rojeoted for ho rea-
son that at tho date of definite location
of route tho lands wero in tho Indian
country and that tho Indians' title
thereto was not extinguished until long
after tho right of tho company at-
tached. The panorama of tho Sceond Hattlo
of Hull ltun or Maiiassns which tho
Chicago Company nro exhibiting in
Washington nccordlug to a report
affords eoino entertainment occasion-
ally that Is not down on tho bills. Tho
other evening while tho lecturer was
glibly describing in his foreign
accent the scones so wonderfully
depicted on thn canvas before a largo
audience General Silas Colgrove of
Indiana n Pension Olllcc official who
was present took oxcoptlon to some
of tho statements mado by tho lec-
turer In reference to tho forces en-
gaged on tho Union sldo their location
and their disposition after tho battle.
This served to brlngotbcr participants
ho wero present Into tho Impromptu
discussion
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Qloanod by Tolojrruph and Mall.
CONailKSSIONAU
Tni! Henato on tho Mb panned a bill au-
thorising thn Missouri I'aclflo road to con-
struct a tirldgo across the Mississippi river
at Alton III. Tho Ecnnto then took up tho
report of tho Judiciary Commltlcn on tho
question of removals and Hcnalor Edmunds
addressed tho ecnato at thn conclusion of
which Mr nub tooS. thn floor when tho
Ecnato adjourned In thn Ilnuso tho Mil
passed requiring tho FaclDo roads to par tho
cost of surveying their lands and to tako out
patents therefor. A niimtier of Mils were
reported favornhlr from committees among
them the Mil granting ponslnns to Mexican
soldiers. The bill prnhiMIIng tho employ
tnent of convict labor by nfilcura or agents of
Iho United Stales passed. Thn Houso then
wont Inlo Committee of tho Whnlo on tho
Indian Appropriation bill and after discus-
sion adjourned.
In tho Henato on tho 10th a tilt occurred
between Senators Logan and Itlddlobcrger
on tho Kads canal project afior which un
finished buslucss. tho report of tho Judiciary
lommittco on Iho question of furn shing
papers on removals caino up and Senator
rugli addrossed the Henato sustaining the
position taken by thol'rcsldcnt. ThoUrgcncy
llcno ency b II was passed and tho eenato
anjourrd. In tho House when committees
reported thn jiill repealing tho Clvd Scrvlco
law was reported adversely. The Ilnuso then
went Into Committee of tho Whole on the
Indian Appropriation bill and pending con-
sideration tho House adjourned.
In tho Senate on tbo llth Mr. Kvarta pre-
sented a petition from Albany lawyers for
tbo contlrmatlon of Matthews tho colored
nomtneo for ltccorderof Deeds or tho Ills
tret Mr. Logan from tho minority of tho
Lommittco on Military Affair submitted tho
. !r. Vl.1 '""""inoruy oninontijonn 1'orter
bill. The regular (inter Iho resolutions re-
ported from tho Judiciary Commlttco as to
tho right of the Senate to papers on file In
tho departments thencame up and Mr Wll-
son addressed tho Senate In support
of tho resolutions reported by tho
majority of tho committee. Itesnliitlcns
regarding tho death of Senator Miller were
then Introduced and tho Senato adjourned
... In tho House after reports of committees
eons derntinn of tho Indian Appropriation
b II was resumed In committee without final
action tho commlttco rose and a resolution
was adopted authorizing tho appointment of
a commlttco of reven member to Join a sim-
ilar commltfea on tho part of tho Henato to
accompany tho remains of Senator J K.
Miller from Washington to California. Ad-
journed. In tho Henato on the 13th the bill passed
to forfeit part of tho lands granted to the
State of Iowajn aid of railroads. Tho report
of tho Judiciary Committee on tho subject of
furnishing papers In cases of removal then
came up and Senator Kennn addrcssod tho
Senate and at tho conclusion of h remarks
the Senate adjourned Tho House. In Com-
mlttco of tho Whole took up tho pr-vato
calendar and when tho commlttco rosotho
Speaker announced the appointment of thu
following commlttco lo accompany tho re-
main of Senator Miller to California:
Messrs. McKcnnit Bprlggs Loulltt .Morgan
Hepburn l.srfoon and Mllllkcn. At the
evening session forty-fit o pension bills
passed.
No business was trnnsneted In tho Sen-
ato on tho 13th That body met and received
tho Houso of Representatives the President
and Cabinet tho Supremo Court diplomatic
corps and others for tho purposo of conduct-
ing tho funeral services of Senator Miller of
California at tho conclusion or which tho
Scnato adjourned When tho Houso re-
turned to It chamber nrtcr tho services In
tho Senato It Immediately adjourned.
rUKSOXAT. ASH rOI.lTICAL.
A coxsriiiAcr to overthrow tho Mikado's
Government In Jopnn was recently discov-
ered and frustrated.
Hexitor Miller has Introduced In tho
Senato a bill requiring manufacturers of
nnd tlcnlers In oleomargarine hutterlne
and sulne to display signs ill n conspicu-
ous place at their places of business
indicating; that tlioy manufacture
or sell such articles and Imposing a spc-cial
tax of SSOO ou manufacturers i2W on
wholesalo dealers and f 100 on retail deal-
ers In such products.
It is reported that the I'ope has begun
his autobiography which will bo published
In isil. Tho work is In Latin and is lcing
tnnslated Into various modern languages.
A home rule association has been formed
at Cambrldgo UnlversUy England and
Prof. Oalbraitb of Trinity College Dublin
has been cng-ij-d to deliver lectures on
homo rule
The President vetoed tho Mil to quiet
tbo title of settlers ou tho lies Moines river
lands In Iowa.
The President has sent to tlio Senato a
message Inclosing a letter from tho Secre-
tary of tho Interior submitting n bill to
pay tbo Omaha tribe of Indlnns in Nebraska
tho t'.O.OOU duo them under tbo treaty w Itli
tho United States In two yearly install-
ments of f 13000 Instead of nlno install-
ment of tlOOX) a year.
tyi-oxEL J. PiilLLira of tbo Oregon mili-
tia was fatally shot tbo other night In
Kast Portland Ore. Tim crlmo was laid to
tbo antl-Chlnci-e clement.
SECitETAiir Lauau has submitted to Con-
gress a list of about 4500 Indian deprcda
tions calling for nearly (1.1000000.
The Postmaster General has prohibited
tho uollvcry of registered mail or tbo pay-
ment of money orders to Marcus E. Frai-
ler operating at Des Moines Iu as the sco-
retary of the Globe Mutual Life and Assess
ment Association.
Ir was reported at llrldgcport. Conn. on
the 12th that the Iton. W. II. Ilnnium
Chairman of tho Democratic National Com-
mittee was In a dying condition His dis-
ease w as an affliction of tho kidneys.
The liouso Committee ou Invalid Ten-
sions has reported a bill to give n pension of
1 2000 a year to tbo widow of Hancock.
CoMITHOI.I.EIi JUTSAIinlias decided that
full bounty is duo to tba heirs of every sol-
dlerwho enlisted prior to July ! ISfll and
who died before the passage of tho act
granting tbo bounty.
The funeral services of Senator Miller
weieheld in theBcnate chamber nt Wash-
ington on tbo 13th. At tbo conclusion of
the services the remains were takcu to the
depot for shipment to California.
M8ci:r.LANi:ous.
Ax attempt is In-lug mads In the Ohio
Legislature to pass a bill to punish employ-
ers who luslst that their hands sign agree-
ments not to belong to trado or other or-
ganisations. The Now York 7W aftor examination
declares tho financial standing of tbo West-
ern Union Telegraph Company to be un-
satisfactory. Flits nt Hot Springs Ark recently de-
stroyed three saloons and a drug a shoe
and a clothing store.
The dime saving hank of Now llruns-
wick N. J. was closed recently liy order
of the Secretary of State. Arthur U.
Ofjlosby bccrctary and treasurer It was
rumored was short In his accounU to the
amount of tbO.OOO.
Kivkiiuxokeii cotton mill hands at Vio-
toty N. Y. struck recently for an advance
in wages of 25 per cent. They refused a 10
per cent raiso.
The March report of the Department of
Agriculture on tho consumption aud dis-
tribution of the grain crops make the pro.
portion of corn still in the hands of farm-
ers 0 per cent of the last crop. Ouo year
ago tbo proportion of the corn on hand was
8T.0 per cent
Tu conference of the representatives of
the Powers which met recently at Constan-
tinople to consider tba Turco-Bulgarlan
treaty which among other things creates
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria ruler of
Eastern Itoumella has accepted that treaty
In It entirety
THE Missouri PaciRo succeeded In getting
E2fi22JI!2&X
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A xnsrATCii from llucnos Ayrr sayst
The Catalinas custom houso with all Its
contents has been destroyed by fire. The
loss Is 15000000.
The Middle ond Western Slates Freight
Association met In Louisville Ky. on the
llth and made nlrcty-soven changes In
classification. What they wero wns not
known
Ax attempt wo mado recently to demol-
ish a Chinese wash houso with dynamite at
Portland Ore. The front pofeb only was
wrecked.
Patiiick Form nnd John Murphy were
hanged at New Orleans on tbo 13th for tho
murder of Cnptnln A. II. Murphy tbo uen-
national Incidents of which have been pub-
lished. Despcrato cITort wero mado to
savo tho doomed men without oflVKt. Pre-
vious to their execution the men attempted
suicide by taking belladonna and were es-
corted to the scaffold In an almost insensi-
ble condition.
The business failures during tho soven
days ended March 11 numbered: For tho
United States SI4; for Canada 2.V-a total
of 239 against '-M0 tlio neck previous. Tbo
failures were on thodecllno in every sec-
tion of tho country epoclal)7 In tho East-
ern and Middle sections.
Tub small stcm-uhcol steamer Iko lion-
ham exploded her boiler near Vlcksburg
Miss. tho other day. Tho Inato nnd five
deck hands were blown overboard nnd
drowned.
A ruin recently started at tho Ilrunsnlck
l loon and gambling houso at Hot Springs
Ark. Ucforo it was subdued tho adjoining
buildings wero destroyed tbo total loss
amounting to (250000.
Acoui'AXr filling a week's engagement
at Jackson Mich. produced tho Mikado In
full costume nt tho Michigan State prison
the other afternoon. Prisoners employed
on two large contracts formed tho Audi-
ence. Tho stogo was erected in tr- "iiapcl.
and the scenery was tnkon from tbo opera
house Tbo convicts neio highly pleased.
Hi'Moits were prevalent in Moxico that
tbo United States would Inrado tbo State
of Chihuahua and nrvengo the death of
Captain Crawford. In consequence busi-
ness was depressed.
THE Chicago Ilock Island & Pacific was
robbed bymnsked men nt two o'clock on
tbo morning of tbo 13th. Tbo express mes-
senger mado a dccrato resistance but
was brutally beaten to death. The robbers
escaped with money and viluables etl-
mated at (25000. Tbo robtwry took placo
between Morris and Joliet III.
A MAs convention nt Webster D. T has
unanimously adopted a memorlnl to tho
President and Congress asking that tho
Slsseton Indian reservation be opened for
settlement. '
A case of trichina w ns recently reported
from Lyons (Jrcen County lnd. Nino of
the family wero dangerously ill.
The singular discovery was mndo recent
ly that there was not on Ilia In the Patent
Office at Washington a alnglo model of nn
original telephone. Moreover it was de-
veloped that the patent which wns Iucd
to Prof. Dell In March 1870 and which i
now contested by tbo Oovermncnt was
granted w Ituout a model being filed.
The London money market was reported
steady for tho week ended March 13. Eng-
lish end American railway securities
dropped somewhat. In Paris 3 per cents
were flat at 81.02.
JAKESciiAErEitdcfcated Maurice Vignaux
In the recent billiard tournament at New
York. Scbaofer's grand total was 3000;
Vignaux 1855.
TiiEHEwas no cbaugo In tbo aspect of
tbastrlkoon the Missouri Pacific on tbe
llth. Iloth sides however were expecting
a satisfactory termination in a day or two.
The clearing houso returns for week
ended March 13 showed nn average In-
crease of 19.8 compared with tho corre-
sponding week of last year. Tbe fncreaso
In Now York was 19.S exactly the nverage
for tbe country.
The Cunard steamer Oregon was run Into
by an unknown schooner near Fire Island
on the morning of the Uth. Thepasscngcra
nnd crew were safely transferred to tbo
German steamer Fulda tbe Oregon with
tba malls nnd enrgo soon nftcrwn- 1 sink-
ing. .The Oregon was nil Immen vessel
and ono of tho fastest in crossing tho Atlen-
tie Tbo steamer formerly belonged to tho
Gulon line.
The strike of street-car drivers at Cincin-
nati was successful.
The Canadian Government has decided
not to send a flying column through tho
Northwest Territory for tho present
Fire in Dremnn's rag warehouse Cincin-
nati the other night caused n loss of (DO-
000. ADDITIONAL lIlSfATCIIIW.
Michael Uaux Congressman from Lou.
Islana was found dead on the morning of
thu 15th In bis room at Willard'a hotel
Washington. His head was lying In a pool
of blood he having died of hemorrhage of
the lungs.
It was thought tbe schooner which col-
lided with tho steamship Oregon otr Fire
Island causing that vessel's loss was also
lost with all on board. Tho vessel was un
known.
Five hundred laborers employed In tbe.
Clinton rolling mill at Pittsburgh Pa. have
struck for an increase of 10 per cent. In
their wages.
The carrying In and crimping boys at tbe
National Glass Works llcllalro O. struck
recently for an advanco of 5 cents per turn
nnd tho factory has shut down.
Ox a motion In the Canadian Parliament
to continue tbe debate on tbe resolution
censuring tho Goremment for tbe execu-
tion of Kiel the Government triumphed
by n majority of 41.
The Senate on the Wtb discussed Van
Wyek's bill to Increase tbo pensions of
widows. The House ndjourard immedi-
ately after tho reading of the Journal be
cause of tbo death of Congressman Hahn.
liie Jvnlghtaof Labor of fohoes N. Y.
bavo ordered out the employes of all tbe
mills that wero running save one.
With tho oxreption of n new switchman
being beaten nt St. Louis and a striko of
shopmen at OouhLboro La. there wero
no new developments In the railroad strike
ou the 15th. Tbo compauvwas unable to
movo freight
American grain was reported by the
Umdon Mart Un Ktyrtw ns being held
too high for the English market.
Mrs. llANCiiorT wife of George Iloncroft
tbo blstorlau died in Washington ou the
IStb.
Al'STnubas decided to prohibit the teach-
ing of Old Catholtrism in nuy publto school
In the Empire.
8m John MAcnoXALn Tremler of Can-
ado was reported dangerously 111 at hta
res'd mco. lu his nbsenco Sir Hector Lnnge-
vlu was leading ths Government in Parlla-
meat The losses by tbe fire at tbe linseed oil
mill woiks at Toledo O which burned
early on the momlug of tbe 15th were es-
timated as follows. Machinery and stock
tu5u00. building (25000 total (90000
Tho Insurance on tbo building uiacblnerr
nnd contents etc was (03000.
A uovKMEXT Is reported ou foot imonr
tue wooi nrnu m mnauoipuia to effect an
orirantzation for mutual protection .-j
toMyWyWglWi
1XME3IK snow (ails msm rutavtU ta
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c CUHipwwy imXUM
GUEAT TRAIN ilOBBERY.
Moseongor Nichols Brutally Mur-.
dorod on tho Rock Island.
The Messenger Makes n Desperate He-
slutnner The llobbers Heat Htm to
Heath and obtain an Immense
llooty
Ciiioaoo March 13. A Jollct III.
speclat says ono of the most dating and
bloody express robberies evcrperclratedln
Illinois occurred on tho Chicago Ilock
Island & Pacific west hound express last
night between this place nnd Morris. Tlio
farts as learned from the bairgnge man aro
that shortly after the train which leaves
hero at 12:45 a. in. had left here ho heard
a rap at the baggase car door. Thinking It
was the express messenger ho opened tho
door and was met by masked robbers who
covered him with revolvers and demanded
tlio key to tho express car. The key was
given urn.
tiii: luimiKiiv.
One robber who was on top of the bag-
gage car held a reyolver on tho bngngo
man through the transom lu the roof of tho
car whllo Ids confederates turned their at
tention to tho express car. Ho thought
they r.'ppcd at tho express car
door aud Informed the mosscngcr
thtt tho baggageman wanted to
get In. At any ralo the express car was
opened and Iho desperadoes etdered and
then occurred one of the most bloody and
desperate struggles on record.
DKsratATK IIKSISTAXCE.
llclng confronted by the murderous vll-
Hans Kellogg J N'lcho's the messenger
fought for his life and tho property in bli
possession. Tho Interior of tho express car
shows that ho fought tho robbers trom one
end of the c.ir to tho nthir but At
last Iho murderous blows that they rdncd
on his head with an Iron poker forced hint
to succumb and he was left dead In the car.
Tho robbers then rilled his pockets for thn
kejs to the safe which they robbed of all
Its contents variously estimated at from
925000 to 8100000. Checks and valuable
packages nut containing money they left
scattered about thu Moor.
TUB DISCOVKItV.
Nothing was known of tlio occurrcnco
until tho train reached Morris the first stop '
west of here except at the coal cliuto I
where tin! train stopped to Into on coal.
At Morris the looul express messeuicer
rapped on the express car door as a sum-
mons. Not being answered it was thought
tho messenger was asleep. Uwm
the door of the car belmc opened the
horrible evidences of the desperate struct; o
nod tho dead body of tho messenger were
discovered. In one hand the hero liatl a
lock of dark-colored hair thai; must liso
been torn from tho head of onp of his
assailants.
ri'nH'i.vo Tiir. nowiKits.
The news was at oncn-telr'grnplied to Of
tawa end bherlff Iteitz and Chief of Police
Murray at onco orcanlzed -a noso
anil started on n special engine for
Morris stopping on tho way at tho coal
chute two tulles west of here) to seo
If they could And where the despera-
does boarded the train. At that point snow
was falling slightly 'anil tlio (racks wero
nearly covered. A largo fnrco of oflicx'rs
and men from this placo and Morris
Is now scouring the country and It It
thought tho guilty meu will ha ciptutrd
In which event they will probably bo
lynched as public opinion In this town is
at fever heat and it will not bo rata for the
murderers to be caught here. The dead
messenger was a married man and had been
In the service of tho United ijtates Express
Company for about ten ) cars nnd was ono
of their most trusted etuplojes. Ills home
Is at Chicago.
KXCITEJIKXT AT CIIICAOO.
General Superintendent K'tnbail of the
Hoc!: Island road speaking of the robbery
and murder said: "It Is likely that the
men boarded the train at the coal chute
wlicro tho train stops about one mile west
of Joliet They either laid In wait there
for the train or left some of the other cars
of tho train nhen It stopped and went for-
ward and entered tbrouich tho baggage car.
Our best Information Is that thu baggage-
man uw two at least of thu robbers." At
the murdered man's home It was learned
that Mr. Nichols left his homo at an only
hour last evening and was at the theater
until tlio time to go to his cat. There was
tho greatest excitement famnng the unfortu-
nate man's fellow emplojes as they ramu In
from trips and heart! the news. SU passen-
ger tickets were sold last night at the deKt
ticket ofllce good from Chicago to Minooka
a little town about twelve miles this side of
Morris and the clrcmusUnco was regarded
as suspicious by railroad men.
TUB llAOOAOKlUN'H STOnV.
The baggageman X. II. Wati who Is a
young man about twenty-four )cnrs old
told the fc'lowlug Hx.ry: "I was Mttlug In
thu car. The chains were up on the door
which went back to tho train but the door
In the front part of the car nas not locked
as tho car ahead was tho one In which was
the messenger. He was chicking
up his runs. I sat on a trunk and
Just after they had whistled for
Mlnooko I hoard a sort of scraping
found on tho floor but not much ut as
though some one had rubbed his foot on
tho floor. Uofora 1 could turn around a
big gun was poked over my shoulder and a
man said: 'You open jour mouth or movo
a musole and I'll blow jour brains nut.' I
could only see the lower part of his face.
It wos colored with some clotli or paper.
I sat looking towanl the back pail of the
car toward tho rear of the train when I
beard some one at thu safe which
was behind me and 1 could hoar tho
rustling and tearing of pajieis. This
went ou for a whllo and tho man who stood
over inn said to me 'It you move or stir
hand or foot before tho train stops at Mor-
ris that man up there will blow the top of
jour head off.' I rolled up my eyes and
thero was a man's hand stuck through the
ventilator with a gun In It In about llvo
minutes as It seemed to me the train
slowed up for Morris and I looked up
The hand was gone ami 1 jumped out of the
car. I heard no nolso nor any shooting.
The first I heard was as I said the man
speaking to me and at tho same time put-
ting the gun over my shoulder. They
must have gotten Into Nichols' car first
and got the key to the eafo before they
came in lo me."
Experienced lumbermen havo nl-
wais bold Hint timber cut In thu spring
wan not durable for building purposed.
Itecent soiuntlllc Investigation sustain
this belief. It is shown that tho rlobor
tlio wood U hi pliosphorio aoid nnd po-
tassium tho more likely It is tu rot nnd
mold; wood cut in tho spring contains
eight tlraoa as much of tlio former and
llvo tlruos ns much of tlio latter as when
cut In tho winter. Montreal Witness.
i m
A clairvoyant of Ilutto M. T. has.
brought a fifteen thousand dollar Milt
against tho city becnuso sho twisted her
nnklo lit iv hofo In tho sidewalk. Tho
Authorities reply that if sho Is a pro-
fessional ccr sho ought to have Boon
tho holo but that 6ho will never coo
the fifteen thousand dollars.
A Pennsylvania woman deserted
hor husband and thou brought suit
against hint for failure to support her.
Anu yot wgmou tlilnkthoy nru abridged
Kiimbors of peopl I1 o &
jopuUrH4xircalv4 wwi "rsk"
to s mic k.pBotdon TJ:it tt i a leuit-
STILL FIRM.
tlio Strikers on the 'lould Itoa.U Stilt Hold
tint lleeclrrr Ilrnrrn Itefuses I'owderl's
Onr In Arbitrate
IVr. Iavii March 12. Tho critical Mo-
ment In tho history of the present strike
which was expected lo ho precipitated yes-
terday was not reached owing lo tho fail-
ure of tho Mlssoutl Pacific to carrs out Its
part of tho programme.- Tbo railway offi-
cials announced with a loutish of trumpets
that I hey would resumo traffic but asur
vey of tho situation shows that the solution
of the difficulty Is n far removed as erer
The progress made In Iho way of resump-
tion of trafllc Is not sufficient so for to pro-
duce any decided change In the situa-
tion. Tlio blockade In the ards
still exists. Tho mills aro all clos-
ing on account of lack of raw material
and lack of coal and the Impossibility of
moving their manufactured products. The
merchants aro unable to receive or ship
goods and tho day closed with the condi-
tions of huslncFS practically as they were
Wednesday. Tho ofllclals of the Missouri
I'aclflo engaged a force of men Wednesday
for tho purpose of starling work csterday
and kept the force which consisted of about
fifty men strongly guarded in their shops
hut to no avail for not a wheel could bo
turned. Thu ofllclals continued their ef-
forts to sccuro help but wth slight success
only a fow men having been engaged.
Without Ilia knowledge of tho strikers
yesterday morning tho Missouri Pacific rail-
way oniclals succeeded In starting from this
clty.ovcrtlie Iron Mountain tracks a freight
train consisting of shout seventeen cars.
When It reached Carondclet a short dls
tuico from this city It wasgolng at express
train speed but met with no opposition tilt
til Itrvnchcd I)e Soto where It wns boarded
by Knlgbw of .Labor who side-tracked II
and afterward "killed" the engine. Tho
KiiIkIiIs say they will oppose lo their utmost
any attempt''lo resume freight trafllc
by tho toad. After Iho engineers
had announced their vi l!llnzucs to
go to tfotk and run their engines
unless they were actually prevented from
doing so It was decided by Superintendent
Kerrigan to send a freight train west and
preparations wero Immediately mado to
inako up a train. After considerable of a
wait a locomotive camo down tho track
manned by Engineer Marvin and Flrennsn
Harris and the work of making up n train
was at once begun. Superintendent Kerri-
gan and Trainmaster Clark vere actlto par-
ticipants. As the timo for the departure
approached when tlio train was almost
ready to start two men appeared ou the
some onw of whom rroted to bo John L.
v imams vice president of Uio local execu-
tive committee of tTio Knights of Labor.
The latter Immediately entered Into
a tow-toned communication with En-
gineer Marvin and after considerable talk
and evident pleading tho engineer stepped
from his cab aud announced that he would
pot take "out the train. The locumotivo
was returned to tho round house. Super-
intendent Kerrigan stated that no further
elToit would e mado to move trains that
day and thus ended tlio first effort to re-
sumo trafllc on the Mispurl I'aclflo road.
Tho llttlo knot of meu -nho had collected
near the engineer when thev comnrrJiend
til tho sltuatson and who were chiefly
strikers or their sympathizers congratu-
lated Mr. Williams upon bis success In In-
ducing Engineer Marvin to abandon Ids
engine and all quietly dispersed. It can
not be definitely stated what the company
will now do but tho probabilities are that
further and peihaps mora persistent efforts
will bo made today tu tend out trains.
Ilroirn Itrjrcta Arbitration.
Pinr.AnrU iiia March 12. Iteferrlng to
tbe striko ou the'Jotild sjstcni Grand Mas-
ter Workman Powderly of the Knights of
Labor said last evening: "District Assem-
bly No 101 of Texas has not appealed to
the general executive for advice or assist-
ance and the matter Is In theit hands as
jet We have had the question before in
several dajs. We telegraphed to tho ex-
ecutive committee of District Assembly 101
for Information and the reply we received
illlfers but little from the published reports.
Thinking that we might bo Instrumental In
euecting a settlement the following tele-
gram was sent out last night to tho receiver
of the Texas & Pacific:
John C Ilroirn receiver of tbe Texas It Pa-
cific ra I a ay. Dallas Tsi :-
l'im.uiEU'liiA. ra . March It. Will you
mi-ot with acoinindtr '.c-neted general
executive board of the KnlKbts of Labor to
arbltrato for a settlement of difficulties with
the Texas & l'aoific eraploros?
T. V. PownrnLr .
"Late to-night I received the followl-
reply: r. V. Powderly:
Dau.jh. Tux March 11. Tour message
.-ecelvei: asking mo If I will meet committee
selected by Kt-tivrul execut o board of the
hnghtaor Labor tor the settlement or dim-
eultles with the Texas .V l'nmnci itnmmi 1
lM-g to say that e havo no difficulties with
thoi'inplorianf tho Tolas Ic l'aairic ra lwaj.
and should any arise wo are most willing as '
lu the past in confer with and rleht any
gr crunce shown by thtm to ex st Tbe oulr I
Issuo between tho former employes
who are now strikers and nut now hi our
service and ourselves Is that they hate
committed depredations nnnn thn nmnnrtv i
In our posfoion by d sabllngnnd Inturfer-
in it ur niimmauon ami otherwise witb mer-
itorious nnd honoM men tu our service do-
Birimr to perform the dutltti ahntulnnfMi in
itio slr.kcrf This matter have remitted
to the liile-l Ktuics court and tUol.'nitiM
htatos marshals under writ of HssUtnnco from
tho court sr settllug the trouble tur us so
that I can not fee any nod rb tratkm wltb
n committee or Knights of Labor could ac-
complish. Joh C. IIiiowk.
"In nn edltoilal the Lalytr advises me to
so to St Iuls In order to effect a settle-
ment. You will see by thu telegrams 1
havo shown )ou that it was our Intention
to bring about a settlement If iiosslbie. Mr.
lliuwn has seen fit to refuse the mediation
of the (lenvral Executive Hoard of the
Knlchts of Labor to secure a settlement of
pending dlfllculttes by arbitration. Ho
must now bo held responsible at the bar of
publle opinion for rejecting iho overtures of
those who having as deep an Interest In
tho welfare and prosperity of this country
as Mr. Iliowncau possibly have would co
ever) thing In their power not only to sot
tho Idle wheels in mot on but to keep thetn
going. 1 expected that Mr. lliovvn would
have some suggestion or Idea to offer by
which a termination of lnU trouble could
bo reached and I must confeft that Ins
reply was a surprise to me. Our board
had arranged to have a committee go to the
scene but If those In authority will not
meet with them no good can como trom
anv Interference ou our iarL"
Experienced lumbermen havo ttl-
wins held that timber cut In tho sprliip;
was not durable for btiildlnj; purposes
llecunt kcloutilio investigations sustain
this belief. It Is shown that thu richer
tho wood Is in phosphoric noid nnd po-
tassium tho more likoly It Is to rot nnd
mold; wood cut In tho snrinp; contains
eight tlmos as much of tlio former and
live tlmos as much of tho latter as. who:
cut in tho vvltitor .Voiifrcaf Witness.
A clalrvojnnt of Uutto M. T. htw
brought a tiftocn thonsaml dollar suit
against tho city because she twisted her
anklo In a hole In tho sidewalk. Tho
authorities reply that If 6ho Is tv pro-
fessional boer. sho ought to havo seen
tho bole but that shu will never sco
tho fifteen thousand dollars.
1 iS S i.
A Pennsylvania woman deserted
hor husband nnd then brought suit
against him for failure to support her
n ....a p . a
w-Mk-srsi M MtWM MrtsW. nf the
lAIBulrtL' auA uxbt-ala
etVik
STEAMER SUNK.
The Canard Ktminer Oregon ltun Into
While llllrd With rnMengrn Alt on
Hoard flared The Stall nnd Cargo Lost.
8amiv Hook N. Y March 15. The
! ttramor Oregon was run Into by a schooner
between three and four o clock )cstcrday
morning while cast of Flro Island and had
a huge hole stovo Into her. Part of her
passengers wero transferred to a pilot boat
and part to a passing schooner and Wero all
subsequently transferred to steamer Fulda.
Tho Oregon was entirely abandoned and
sank at ono p. in. The (lermsr steamship
huldn Captain Alngk fiom Uremcn ar-
rived nt tho bar at 5:'J5 p m jesterday.
The Captain repotted that ho stopped olt
Fire Island at 13:15 p. in. In order lo tako
up Hie pascngets and crew of the Oregon
and anchored at the bar off Sandy Hook
on account of low. water at 0:25 p. m. Thn
saved of the Ortgnn are 185 llrst cabin 00
second cabin and 3b'J steerago passengers
and 205 crew.
TUB COM.IRIOX.
Tho steamer Orecun collided wllh n
unknown deep-ladened threo masted
fclmoner at 4:'.9 a. m. when between Flro
Island light nnd fehlnncrock the sailing
ve-sel striking the steamer ou the port sldo
immediately under the drinking snoon nnd
tearing a large hole lu twiile under water.
'Japlnln Cottier or the Oregon wns below at
the time pt the collision the chief ofllcrr
belng In charge on the bridge. Ono
of Dm passengers states that the hole was
so large I lint one could drive a horse and
wagon through It; also that when the ves-
sel colililid It sonmltd like the report of an
ordinary cannon. The boata were after some
dlfllcitlty manned and lowered into tlio
water. Tho ladies were first got Into the
boats and transferred to pilot boat No. 11
and the schooner Fannie A. Ontham Cnp-
' u Mahnflry from Jacksonville for Dos-
t t From eight to e'even n. m. tho wcrk
of transferring tlio pasenrrs was pro-
ceeded wllh. All were transferred In safe-
ty not a single life being lost. At l'.2:lft p.
in. they were all safely transferred again to
the steamer Fulda. Captain Cottier was
the last man to leave the ship.
TIIK TAHSKIVCEIM ASI EEP.
Tho shoe! of the collision Immediately
awoko the sleeping passengers and that por-
tion of tho clew iMVing their watch below.
The passengers at first were thrown Into
great confusion hut tho calmness of tho
officers and the fact that tho day was Just
beginning to break over a tranquil sea reas-
sured them. At the time tho collMun took
place pilot boat No. 11 was about to put
a pilot on Ixinrd and the ichooner Fan-
nie A. (iorham of ltoston was passing
near. These immediately boro down to
tho - sccno Mid lay by readr -to otter
aslntai're. All cxxiiduntlnn of tlie-Oregon
showed that sho had two boles in her port
sides below tho water line as if tho
schooner had rebounded from the first blow
nnd (hen struck the steamer a second time.
.All iflorts to Stop tlmlrvks proved unavail-
ing end th6 great stemt-r began to settle
In the water. Tlio boats had been lowered
when the accident first occurred. It was
evident that thu Oregon would keen
afloat for some hours but that
It would bo Impossible to bring
her Inlo port Tho work of ferrjing
her passengers to the walling schooner and
pilot boat was begun at once. Tl.o women
and children went first Ih Captain leaving
the ship last It was eight hours from the
time of the collision to tho-time when the
Capts n of the Oregon reached the deck of
the pilot boat. The Oregon had settled
low In the water and soort After the Captain
had gained thn pilot boat he saw his mag-
nificent ship go down before his ejea.
urrroniCAl.
The steamer Oregon was built by John
Eldrr A. Co. at (ilasirow for tho Gulon line
and was launched Juno ill 18S3. Sho ar-
rived here on her Initial trip on October 14
1SS3 making the tun from Queenstown to
New York In seven days eight hours and
thirty minutes. At that timo she nan
tliu most iiia'n'ficent most powerful
and fastest of tho trans-Atlantic ves-
sels wllh tho exception of tho Ettuita
or urn same line. :e retained a rec-
ord fur the fastest speed. In August
lbSI she made the run from t)ueeiistown
to New York lu six days nine hours
and twelve minutes this being nearly
twenty-four hours shorter than her first trip
and the fastest then on record. On her re-
turn trip to Queenstown sho made tho run
In six days eleven hours and nine minute-!.
The dimensions of the' Oregon were: 520
feet hi length SI feet breadth of beam
40K feet depth of ho'd and T'i50 tons gross
measurement. She was built of Iron with
nlno liansverse water tiiht bulkheads Dvo
Iron decks and a strong turtle back deck
forward and aft as a protection from the
heavy seas. She was lilted to accommo-
date 310 saloon 02 second cabin and 1000
steerago passengers.
TUB MAIL LOST.
Tbo Oregon had only been running about
n car when b a shrewd move on the pirl
of the Cunanl line managers they secured
the transfer of that teasel from tho Gulon
to their company. A few weeks ago the
Cuuanl line determined to establish a
Wednesday fast line from Huston next
month and tho Orrgon and (iillla
together with tho ISottinla and Scythla
I were tu hae been transferred there.
me
tugboat Fletcher went down after tho mall
arrived at thu Cunard wharf at 11:45 p. in.
vt. u. in way mo Limed stales inspector
w ho ha I charge of the mall says that lie
only succec-led In recovering sixty nine of
tho more llian 000 bigs which were on board
when the collision occurred. He added
that he was able to learn little about the
collision exev pt that the steamship was run
Into b) an unknown schooner. None of
the baggage ho said was saved.
Outlaw a In Custody.
Tex.uikana. Ark.. March IS. J. A.
Uurrls Sheriff of I.amar County Texas
nnd United States Marshal J. N. Druner
of tho Sac and Pox Agency Indian Terri-
tory left here this morning for their re
spective homes having In custody Jake
Cameron and the notorious Wade brothers
who so lung hradl a gaug ot horse
thieves whisky peddlers and other oullawj
over In Kast Texas Kansas and the Terri-
tory The band three In number were
captured neir Nashville Ark. after three
mouths ot incessant and hot pursuit dutlug
which fifteen others ot tho band were
taken In. These three and one more.
Prank Starr who uiade his escapu to
Shreveport La. In a skltf. form tho lost ot
th-t gang.
m s
(lladstona's l'roposjls DUllkrd.
Losnox March 15. The Of-scnvr says
that at the Cabinet Council Saturday the
measures submitted by Mr. liladatono for
the home government ot Ireland were un-
favorably received aud that thu pro-
ject it iierslsted In will lead to
the disruption ot tho Cabinet The Otf
terra- states that Ml. Gladstone's draft
as printed and handed tothe Cabinet duals
exclusively with expropriation for which
a colossal mm will bo required. Tho ad-
ministration ot tho fund Is lo be entrusted
to an Irish local body the constitution of
which Is left blank In the draft but which
tho ministers wero Informed would boot
thn character ot an Iilsh parliament
Rumors of Compromise
Nr.w Youk March 15. Nothing definite
Is knowu as to what has been done toward
a compromise of the Transcontinental Oght
but It Is unquestioned that some sort ot an
understanding has been arrived at. This
Is evidenced by tbe action ot the general
agents at both ends of the system In
San Francisco the Western agents came
to tn understanding that they would not
.wswi-wniviiiiii tuny wi uiu raw
wxXBSnsTLnan COT
I Mll
agreed UuU whilaralu lil b
'I .' iltthtrf thrtu 'fcjv now an Mi v will
A LIVELY CHASE.
Strikers Kelre nn Jlngine nnd I'arsne n
Freight and Are In Turn 1'iirsurd nnd
Captured by (Iftlrers on Another Engine
-A Mrely right.
Littlk Pock Atk March 13. At 10:3o
o'clock yesterday morning a freight train
drawn by a switch engine left the Iron
Mountain depot and reached Denton twenty-
five miles south at noon. The passenger
engine which was to take tho Bt. Louis
train south was captured at tho round house
by masked strikers and sent after the
freight train. The freight train was over-
taken at Denton and disabled when tho
strlkris slatted back toward Llttlo Ilock
with tho passenger engine. At Mable Vale
ten miles south of the city the strikers
waited on a side track for the passenger
I rain lo go by. Thn train catno along and
when tho last car had passed thoy
threw the switch open and dashed out
In tho direction of Little Itock.
United States Marshal Fletcher and
ncveral deputies weto on the
passenger train accompanied by Superin-
tendent Wheedon. Tho track was cleared
fur tho switch englno and the officers got
aboard and pursuer! tho strikers both reach
ing nnd dashing past tho depot under full
headway. While crossing tho brldgo the
pursuing cnulno caught and made fast to
the strikers' engine and the officers began
climbing abnaid ordering the strikers to
stop. They refused and on reaching tho
north side of tho bridge several strikers
Jumped off and the officers bezan firing.
About fifty stmts were fired and ono striker
named Sullivan was shot In tho leg severe-
ly and was captured. Seven others besides
Sullivan were captured nnd the officers aro
In pursuit of the fugitives about eighteen
In number. The capturnl strikers were re-
leased on boml.nnd last night every thing was
quiet although considerable excitement pre
vailed.
IK possessiox
ML'.nsiiALU Tex.. March IB. United
States Marshal Ilcagan arrlred here this
morning sw ore In some deputies and took
possession of the shops. A circular was
being prepared lost night notifying the
strikers that tho shops will be opened this
morning and saying mat an wno wisn to
return to work can do so nrnvlded thev i
mako affidavits that they did not leave tho
company's employ wiumgiy ami tnamiey
havo only desisted from work since the
strike through fear of Intimidation.
3WF; irt
'V" -
JH.OUBLE
IN CANADA
A8treet Car Wrecked and nsbtVTlirfthe J
I'allcs.
Tor.osTO Ont March 13. Accovd!Eol
tho Instructions ot tho president Of ilie
street railway company the running ot the
cars was left In tho hands of the city com-
missioner aud late jesterday morning a car
manned with a force nf police left tbe sta-'
blcs nnd started out over Frotit Street. I
A mob appeared beforo tbo car had pro-1
cecue-i very many uiocks ami tue street
was soon completely blockaded by coal
carts express wagons etc The police
wcto powerless to stop this and the at-
tempt to get the car through was aban-
doned. The mob then attacked and com-
pletely wrecked It The driver and con-
ductor were seized by tbd rioters
and pretty sovcrely hurt beforo being
rescued by the police. The ring-
leaders of the mob wero arrested.
Owing to a renewal of tbe obstruction tac
'ArS were 1 K Tel
J?. 5? w" ih' ?-r
tics all the street
twecn threo and four
noon. About 2:30 o'clock tho police had
hot work In clearing Young street of tlio
crowds congregated there. They charged
" -- -
on iiiu crunu repeareuiy using tueir uaions
most effectively. Tho crowd retaliated by " " ?" J "e 1v'"'in " i .Z i.
throwing bricks sticks and stones. The supf1-f'"c'L- "1 J9.nOO.000 biiahels
police succeeded afters half hour's hard K-n 212000000 last March. The pro-
work In dispersing the mob who. however. Portion of the crop estimated for con-
congregated around the street car stables. UP'0B wlth n the country where Kravra
Thopollco again appeared and after a severe i s i8 Percent.
struggle dispersed the crowd. Then there T-6 ?rc-' rcPor' of the Department ot
n rnnroraiiv. i M..U. tinu-ini ' Agriculture makes tho proportion of corn
has Issued a proclamation (railing upon taw
abiding citizens to preserve tlio peace and
not congregate on the streets.
Meantime tho Major and Aldermen met
Informally and after discussing tbe situa-
tion deputations wero appointed to watt
upon the president of the horse car company
and the strikers. Tho result of these con-
ferences Is It Is believed that the strikers
will return to work upon tho same condi-
tions that existed beforo tho lock out.
ANTI-CHINESE CONVENTION.
rtesnlutlona I'rolilliltliig Chlneia Immigra-
tion and Adopting Iloycottlng.
Saciiajiento March 13. Tho platform
presented to tho anti-Chinese convention
demands that tho Government ot - tho
United Slates tako Immediate steps to pro-
hibit absolutely the Chinese Invasion: ap-
peals to tho people all over the
country to supplant tbe Chinese with
white labor in all instances where the
former aro employed; declares that tho
people are not In favor ot any unlawful
inrtbod) in getting rid ot the Chinese and
pronounces lu favor of boycotting any per-
sons who employ Chinese directly or Indi-
rectly or who purchase tlio products ot tho
Chinese. Tho discussion over the bojeott
clause continued up to one p. in. whet
amid trenvMiduus. cheering tho platform r(
presented was adopted. Ex-Senator Sar-
gent who bad strongly opposed the boycott
clause informed tbe chairman ot his with-
drawal from tho convention.
Driprrad Killed.
Sax Antosiu Tex. Marcli 12. Several
months ego ouo Martin a notorious escaped
convict and desperado and his companion
Snyder liberated forty convicts In camp
on the Drazos. Governor Ireland offered a
reward ot $250 for Mattin's body dead or
alive. Learning that tho 'desperado wis In
Gillesplo County a fow weeks ago tho
sheriff summoned n roso of eight or ten
citizens In Fredericksbnre and went out to
effect Martin's arrest The desperado re-
sisted and was killed. From McCullough
the contractor who arrived In the city last
night. It Is learned that the grand Jury ot
Gillespie County had Indicted the sheriff
and all ot tbe tose who were present at
the time Martin was killed. Whllo the
prosecution may cause tho officers a great
deal ot trouble and expenso It Is not at all
likely that they can be convicted tor a crim
inal act t
' s S
A SlAiigled Couductor.
Washington Mo. March 13. William
Anderson the conductor who brought out
the Washington accommodation to this
place lost night was run over hero about
eight o'clock while the train was being
switched. Tbe engine and the front trucks
of the baggage car passed over both legr
almost stiverlng Uiem from his body below
ma knees ine right leg win Dfvye to be
amputated and the left may be saved
Mr. Andrews was unfamiliar with the side-
tracks and thought ho was on a different
tiack from that on which the train was be-
ing switched. The unfortunate man exhib-
its wonderful nerve and there U a possi-
bility ot hit pulling through.
o
Jim. faruell Hlukng.
New Yonu Marcli 13. Mrs. Delia Isldor
Stewart Parnell mother nt the Irish leader
Is seriously 111 and after a conmi'Irlifj
of phis-cunt this afternoon It was de-
cided to cable to her famous son to
coma across tbe Atlantic at onco
that be may take leave ot ber beforo
she des. Sbe has been suffering for torus
time with rheumatlo gout and general nert-
OW PMVlnUIOll 5h6 WM UOt able tO Sit
fflTOWwlT
ir"!rsvlioti. sue was not able to sit tu
thsU wis t ated. f-u'trnd was- swd r Lul
1 iutT....
v-(. vh'hk t i -" tvi r-
JUDGE LYNOH.
Thr Members of the Fnmoiis Affh
dang ot OatUws Taken rrorn .fall
Shoals Indiana and Hsnjrut to Tr Irf
the Cnnrt-Ilon-s Tanl-A Reign of Terror
Knded.
Shoam lnd. March 10 Three of the
famous outlaw Rang of Archers namely
Thomas and Martin brother nnd Join'
a son of Thomas suffered the extreme)
penally of their crimes Just after miff-
night this morning at the hands of Judge
Lynch. Precisely at IltSO p. m. a vigi-
lance commlttco of about one hnndrerl
composed of men from Lnrkln and Orsnga
counties entered tho town. The lynchers
were very quiet and erdcrlv and the
sheriff waa flrU arousr-d by the harking
of his dog followed by it knock on
the door. He asked who w there
lnd the answer was a crashing In of the
front door followed by heavy blowo
which completely demolished It. The)
;rovvd then went to the Jail door and
knocked off the lock and were dismayed
to find another door which would not
yield lo blows. After about twenty min-
utes a man In the crowd was fonnd who
understood the opening ot the cell door.
Tho lynchers rushed In and crabbed alt
three of the prisoners.
When the Archers saw the lynchers
come In they mode no reslstonce ant!
when asked If they had arythlng to ssy
they refused to speak. Their hands were
tied behind their backs and Jhey were
taken to the conrt-housc yard and hanged
to young maple trees
Tom Archer the oldest one of the;
gang who was about sixty years old
was hanged first. Ills feet were touching
the ground when viewed by your corre-
spondent this morning. Martin Archer
brother to Tom aged about forty-five
years Is hung up high and dry and both
of his eyes are staring wide open maVlnp
a ghastly sight John Archer son of
Tom Archer who was about thirty years
old Is hanging to a tree with his hands
tied behind htm abouttbirty feet from his
father.
The crimes for which they were hanged
consist of almost every thing; on the
criminal calendar from murder down U
petty thieving. For twenty-live year
they have been a reigning terror bo4M'i
AfNt-tln nnH nMM Mnnit. nn.i Uu
tcrrorlxed the corumontrr n Vhlch tttef JJ'
Jirecl. They never failed to Isltw-sr'
ance for a fancied slight; jmnimj svj
""SLA
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iney by
armer in ur7uicee-iii ainmn sjussbbb
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fPst considerable: sums otjmey by
li-i-ohiiedtcatllet-'Irr-nr their barns
causes ournetf inwn.
rij-1vrener nas a lamuy inins us
twe-t township. Orange County.
'andWiey are respected. Two of his chil-
dren are young ladles teaching school In
that section of the country.
Old Tom Archer lived In Martin Coun-
ty In Columbia township and had a
large family every one of whom are under
Indictment for larceny arson nnd murder
and bear a bad name exnen-IIr.
John Archer formerly llred In Columbia
township and was as bad as the; rest.
WHEAT AND FLOUR.
Tli Supply On Hand According to av Stale-
meat Issued by Hi Department of Agrl-
eullore Fourth Cass M -II Mutter.
Wsbiiinotox March 10. The follow-
ing statement was Issued by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture to-day t "The stock; of
wheat In the hands of farmers is 30.1 ner
" ' the P' It WOS 83.1 OHO - U
' go and 28.4 two years ago. It amonnts
HIT IIIUl iUltl -rMJl
to 107000.000 bushels against 1C9.000.000
last March aud 119000000 two years ago.
It Is only 9000000 bunlicls mnrn than In
March 1882 the shortest Invisible snpply
! stJIMnUie bands of farmers 40 per cent.
of the last crop; one year ago the report
was 37.0 per cent; two years ago 33 per
cent. It amounts to 773000000 bushels
98000000 more than last March and
16000000 more than tn March .1881 The
proportion Is lowest In the West where
heavy winter feeding is required avera-;-Ing
S3 per cent In twelve Rates. It Is 45
per cent in the South aud 40 per cent In
the Middle States.
Washinotok March 11. Mr. Henry
C Bowcn of New York appeared before
the Senate postal committee yesterday
morning and made an argument against
the Wilson bill to Increase the rate ot
postage on fourth-class matter He a's-
Died a printed argument setting lorvi me
views nf the opponents ot the measure.
Many other protests against the passage
of the bill have been received by the com-
mittee and by members of the lienate.
WITH OPEN DOORS.
Tli ran-Fleetrte Inrcsllgatlon to Cob-
dueled With Opsn Dears 11 the S.Ust
Coinmltte.
Washington March 10. The select
committee appointed by Speaker Carlisle
to Investigate the facts concerning the
ownership of the 1'iin Hlectrlc Tele-
phone stock by certain public officials
held a preliminary meeting hut
evening All the members were?
present. Thu committee talked among
themselves tor nearly an hour and Inter-
changed opinions about plans for carry-
lug out the investigation and the scope
ot the resolution under which they
are to act. It was decided with-
out objection that the Investigation
should be conducted with open doors
and that no star-chamber proceedings
should be tolerated. The committee ad-
journed to meet again on Friday. In the
meantime an effort will be made to find a
suitable room In tho Capitol where
the Investigation will be held
Mr. Hale and Mr. Millard were ap-
pointed a BUb-corutulttee to take the
testimony of Senator Vest to-day. He Is
sum ot the stockholders of thu l'mi-Kk-c-trlc
stock and as he had been ordered
South for the benefit of hts health he asked
to he allowed to give bis testimony before
he started. The first witness to be exam-
ined by the full committee will bo mem-
bers ot the Ttugers family. Casey Young
Will follow them.
Ont ltlcli Druii!lr VunUiifMl.
Atlanta Ga. March 10. The Su-
preme Court of acorglaycsterday affirmed
the decision which sends Geo. T. Jackson
to the penitentiary tor live years. Jack-
son has a large family of grown children
Intermarried Into tht most fushlonahla u
families of Augusta. He was pretldcut
ot one ot Uio cotton mills largely inter-
ested In banks and a society and church
leader. A shortage was dlscovejd In bis
cotton factory accoinUi of nearly eight
hundred thousand dollars and ths casts
on which he was convicted called tor ouo
hundred and seventeen Uioiiund dollars
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afternoon a Klrkwood accommodation
train was starttrd Hum ths Union Dyot
a number ot official gobi put on It
Just as they were about to pull tut.
the fireman left the ertglue and rn.1
to work. OraersJ SuiH-rlnten4et KrrUs
of th Gould SouUiwtn system Jphm-I
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