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Newspaper Page TextJTVSVi. 1 . " j ) CENTS A WEEK. "R B MOVA id Albany Have removed their e-ii re s'ock of furni'ute into their elegant new quarter in the m;- Haiti more brick. They have added a magnif icent line of newest patterns in bed room an I parlor seta and ait kinds of fine furniture, and will have oih of the finest furniture establish ments in the city. Their prices will he found very reisonaHe. A fine lin -of carpits bjug'ut b'fore tlie raise will be sol I at low figure-?. "Jall and see th-Mi in their n-'w stire. Ja 7'. lHiOCKS. ll. IlYDi:, . O. Searles N. B.I vvii! continue to sell my dry goods at cost until they arc all gone. FIRST STRKF.T, A LP. ANY. ORKGOX. Y. F. EMI), Headqiiar HP We have in Stock w v ft Law DRY(iOODS, NOTION'S, FANCY OOODS AND FUliNISIIINc; (joods Every shown iu AlUany. We know that we can please you Commencing Dccrmbcr 1st We will Mark Our cloaks at cost. Coins while the assortment is good. This is really the greatest drive ever offered in Albany. On account of the warm fall we find we are overstocked in Gent's Heavy Underwear ami for the next tnirty days shall give extra bargains. We can ami will save you money. Call and gn". prices. A pleasure to show good. " RESPECTFULLY, W. F. READ, wroitnre Co. ProjH'ieloi's Leader in popular pricesin !'.)( il'S & SIKT.S and Gents FURNISHING GOODS. Sole agencv for the Ludlow Fine tlie hi as well a Hi .ROYAL HtM , fl Absolutely Pure Tli ;iinM'f ii'i'jr ;4'i'i. . ::i irve mi iri,:y,s:ii;':i uJ :w:icIt3oruijn & 88 mori; 'v-v ai-: d tidi tii-j ortiaar kind, and cannot be sold in con:pt ti .-.on with umititiiite of low test, shorl .veield !u:u 01 phosphate powders Sod! onlv in " i:e IIotai. U'.Ki'. o.v. nr.K ' ! -t N. V Lkwi M. Jon nsok it Co., Ai: nts, r i!!.ir::i, Oregon T-'p Delsiiritad Frencli CURE "APHRODIJiiffi' Warranted to cure or m . ivfuiul, 1 AFTER arii:.i! frim the exLjH.Mvc us of st.tijul.w.v, lotewco or opium, or thr mx jouthful itnlw r.'tion, uvo r ifiliiIi;''iKC, ito., atirh ashisof rim i".vi,". VuSMu'rcsi, Uvarinir hown a:na i(! '. ( ck, Smi: i! il W-. aMu-ns, tiys- kvti-l t.:t'. n kivl t irt.:i..aii;r M ai:e ami i:iss:ii!y. I'mt 51 a b'-x; 6 hoxci fcf ;"5,IH) bet.: ; iiimJ u r.vi('t of jir;-:'!. I ncllliN 4.1 lit tM I K irt if'.vvii 'a :ik tvury onlor recvn to rt-fiinJ tin ir.Ctuy if ft rfn:;iiPjil -.'ire H nottflcttH. Wf hai'C t!MUhiinioMetiriO!i;'.N from old and yonmr, fif t.tth v. hj have Ujen prrttii'ientU" ou'i--l iv tlie u? "f Airti-c.tKttnv j (".rj'.ii.ir fryc, A lir -9 I ls!V Al'HKO MI J44 Cr 0. .FEMALE Pills For Female Ir resuUritic; noth ing tikt; them oo the market. Never fail. Successfully used by prominent lailies uionthly. (unrantcet1 to re ticle BUr.re83&J( mcristniatinn. Sure Sfs Csrioin Oim'tbe hunilmjr ceil. Save time, Health anil money. Take no nther. icnt to any ail- ilre.i '.y nnii on rem it nf rt e, ( 00. Ail ureas 4phru Mrilirliic oiii:lliy Wt P.ranih l;m i'7, I'oillniiil, Un Sold by Foehar Si Staaon. Albany, dreges BANK OF, OREGON, ALHAXY,.ini-:(iOX.-VI PI f.4 1. !?i.-.;,(MM! l'roli!i-iil Ice I'rcs 4 asliicr ... It. I l( tMtll I. i: .1 i. mn(. J 41 V. Sl.tl, A crm-r;.! iKiiikinj; IiiisIiia traiiM. acted. IlEI) OROWN HILLS !0I. ttli A f'.. I'ropi. XK'.V PK'ttlK-: FLOUIt (SjMerior for Kauiily ti:i J li-i'Ker'i u.?e) Best SiorasiB Facilities tiTMii;!ieit cash price aid (or whi-at 61 ALBANY OKP.vJON FIRST NATIflBALBiNK mRANSACTS A CK7.AL RAKKINO X Bt'bi.VKS! PUKSIDKNT L. FLINN . VICE PRESIUKST 8. K VOTN'O. Asm ei: k. w. o on. S. E. Vni'xo, K. F. Sox. K. W. I.'Jo Cashier, KOSHAY & MASON Wholesale an.l lltUu! OHEOO.N IlKNKVF.MILLLRi: vAri, V ri'i'i'S-n.eanii.!.' the beH la Hill Link. Also line orpins anil small .in.tnuu.ut, ana the t,l st st in, n"a! h mei lar.eui.uireol t.e-, 11,.1, y. ' Par"0U CSeN''K LKA I) 1 panie. wiiranec eu:n. r.'.FLii't h : i. uru ALBANY, OitEGON, Pit BTIIE LEGISLATURE The Portland Consolidation- CiH Passes the House- TIIK AI-r...NV ISKIlXiE ItlLL. Peveral Now Measures Ictrodjcod- Both Hoaaes Kustling to Coirplete tlie Work o. the Session. Salkm. Feb. 12. The scnale opened with t raytr by K. iJelliiiger, of ateni. New I, iils) Wi rt mtioduceil as follows : I'.y ('anicron, for uiiaiiitn ns consent for the iiicoipmaiion of M fil for' I ; second radmg; passeii l'.v Ksdev. to imnisli minor- over 1G yearn for obtainirg liquor or lutoxicatini; drinks utiuer ln.'se nictniscs : iudiciarv. I'.y Norval, relating to mining ehiiins ; to mines. Uot:se bills : Thomas' bri'lue hill ; read si cond time: referred to Multnomah ilcl- egaiion; .Mus,lorl!Vrs bridge bill; lead third time, and passed unan mously. Senate bills, third reading: by Weatherford, to allow the Alhanv Astoria railro.nl coin pany to build a bridge at Alhanv ; passed. 15 v Weatheiford. registration of vo'.ers in cities of "iOHO or more; tailed. Homo bill 227, MeOraken, to establish the port of Portland, was taken up and rtterred to the Mult nomah senators. Senators Wait, (.'ami ran and Matlock were appointed to the committee to compute the mileage oi senators. The i-etiate lesolutioii that the secretary of state be a-ked to fur nish the senate with certain infoi n at ion coni'erning the s tie of ceit tin lamls; adopted. Adjourned. AFIKKNOO.V SKSMoN. McCracken's Portland consoli dation bill, having been just re ceived from the house, was taken up and read first and second time; referred to Multnomah senators. Fulton's fish protection bill was tnken up, it having been amended by the house; further amendment hi:6 added; concurred in. IS THE llofJE. The house opened with prayer by J. I!oversox, of Salem. Sinclair's bill, fixing assessor's salaries ; passed. A large number of bills were read third time, among them heing Weatherford's bill for a bridge at Albany, which went to final reading. FT Ell NOON M:SM'N. Introduction of bills: I'.y Welch, to allow bridges in Clatsop county ; to third reading. lly Thomas, re-districting tlie state; ordered printed and made a special order for Friday. Second reading of house hills: Welch, on pilotage; referred to commerce committee. By McCracktn, the Portland consolidation bill -nscrd ; only one vote against it. IH.YMI-I V I.1:.1M. Tl KE. tin' Aiili-riiiLfrtiiii liill I'lissril liv Vnaiiiiiiotm CoiiNcnt. Oi.ymi ia, Wash., Feb. 12. The Kinii'-ar anti-Pinkcrton bill, which las' yiar cre.it'jd so I inch excite ment and opposition in the legis lature .irtil was finally drfeatcd, went hrough the senate by unani mous vote. The tiill is aimed di rcctly at tin employiic-nt of arm ed bodies of special detectives n corporations for 'he purpose of i;i ti'iuilaiing workiinimeo. At N".-w Castle, in Kmg sounty, it is sai l, there arc lif'y of such detectives armed with Winche-tt-rs. Tlie committee appointed to in vestigate tlie conduct of .-uper:or Judge Sach of Port Townsend. to day reported to the house, finding Sach guilty on seven counts, five oi which were for habitual gam bling and other malfeasance in of fice. Proceedings for his removal from oliice are being taken. A resolution from the Oregon legislature to appoint a committee relative to the portage railways on the Columbia was read. The house appointed a like committee, hut the senate referred the resolu tion. Impeachment Itecoiiimcntlcil. Washington, Feb. 12. The sub judiciary committee has found Judge Alex. lSoorinan, of the west tern district of Louisiana, guilty of one of the charges preferred agair.st him by Congressman iioatner, re lating to his personal use of money paid into the registry office, and His court. The judiciary commit tee recommended that P.oorman be impeached. ' Anti-Chinese Jleamirrn, Yancoi vek, 15. C, Feb. 12. -A liiasa meeting will Le held on Sat urday night to discuss the matter of inserting an anti-Chinese clause in all the private bills and char ters granted by the provincial gov ernment. AltK ON ;1 TKKMHi levelHli.l SajH He nnl Oovernor Hill Arc the ISeRt iT triirmi". New Yokk, Feb. 12. Ex-President Cleveland in an interview I DAY; -FEDUUAU 1 with a .Reporter, refused to say anythingf.jn regard to the letter purportinjj' to have been written by Wattejaon to II ill. In regard to the meeting between Hill and himself Recently, Cleveland sai.l: "Governor Hill and I are on the host ofierms, and always have been, ye had no private conver sation t'le evenine; of the dinner 1 ditl renfark, however, that, not withstanding the recent demo cratic cyclone ir. the country, the democratic partv would have to do a good deal to beat the rcpuMxau party." f ; TUJMfcSSIAH tKA.K. The I luatllla Iiuliuiis llmr ( oin melieed the (ih'l Dai.i c. Pi NDI.e'ton. Or., Feb. 12. Some of the Umatilla Indians who have liec- iiie Itjilec.tid by a-Messiah craze hjj ;. St-n indulging in a twenty miles east of here. "Auent Moorehouse hea:d of it and has put a stop to it through the as sistance of the Indian oiiiv who succeeded in placing urder arr.-st the leading splits. An invtiga tion is iicav in progress . t the agency. AUriicatii K a Sp:ntih Keimhiic. M. oi.i i), Feb. 12. A meeti.igof reiuhlicaii8 took place in a theatre in thia city la-t night. The build ing was crowded with people, who applaude I the orators who advo cated ti(e establishment of a Spanish repub.ic. Seattle I'ontmastc r Appululctl. Wamu.noton, Feb. 12. The president has nominated (iriltith Itavis for postmaster at Seattle. President Harrison has granted amnesty in the cae of John Far rill, convicted in Utah for bigamy. Ahsoinlcil With i on. IIOO. San Fkamtsco, Feb. 12. Kich ard Mandelbaum, of ;he firm of F. Mandelbauni i: Sons, wholesale liipior merchants, It ft suddenly for Australia last Saturday, leav ing the linn embarrassed to the extent of $ 1 00,0 0. It is supposed the motiey was lost in gambling and stocks. Tne i's oi ;h' firm were attached to-day by the Lon don, P.:ris and American bank. A Suuml Steamer Sunli. fAN" Fka.mtsco. Feb. 12.--A dis patch from Anacorte?. Washing ton, says the steamer Union was released from her moorings at thy wharf by unuiown persons yester day, ami that she t-ank in thitty tive fathoms of water t.car Hat islatid. ARMY EXPLORATIONS DETAILS M' TIIK WOKK TO BE UOMO IN' ALASKA. Lieutenant Allen Will I'rulmhly Ileail the I'arty on Its Journey To Leave San Franoinco In Slay. S s FitANcist o. Feb 12. Con fess 1ns pas-ed an appiopriation hill that permits payment among other items of the sum of .f 101U U i for the exploration of Alaaka by the United States army officers. l'lie nut ellicient work every ac- comprsuen in me icrii o-v v. Alaska was done by Lieutenant Allen under order from (ieneral Miles, F.nduringconsiil rihlc hardshii s the l.i- iiten ini and his party ex ploit d the Copper liver and mad a fair reconnoisjanc.; of the K-ioyu kuk. a tributary of the Yukon liver. It is now propo-ed to- lit utthepiesent partv under toe command of Allen, and the folio - ing details of the expi ration have been made I ublic ; A vessel will tie chartere'l t convey the party to t. alien icl - island, ami lroui that place t-'cy w ill proceed on a steamer up the l ukon r:ver to tne mouiii oi tin- Tannaiiah. At ihe junction of the two rivors is the village of Nukla kayet, and there it is pr ip .sed io build headquarters for the p.t:ty. rhe work mapped out is said to comprise a survey of the country south of the . atinanah and west as far as the Cooper river, on the eastward to the banks ot the iu kon river and south to the coast. Details of possible routes across the rangea on the southeast will he ascertained, in ordjr to lint! out the best means of transit for min ers and supplies to enter the country. Topographical, geologi- 1 ami other scientific work Hill form subjects for the party to labor apon. Ihe work will occupv at least two years, and if additional appro priations are made the survey will lie continued westward to the dis tricts of the Kuohkotiuim ami Nushegak rivers in the western portion of the territory, There is tlso a large area of unexplored country between the north bank of the Yukon river and the Arctic ocean. The long Colville river and sev eral other streams have never been visited by white men. Natives report the existence of lanre lakes and mountains w ithin this district ind the gains to all branches of rctentilic reserch w ill doubtless be large bv a thorough examination of the country. it is probable that the partv will leave San Francisco in May next for their destination, and be absent for at leant two vears. IS , V V:' Itl III 1 ? I . . i T . . i l A A v - - ' v The Report of the Investigation M.ide Public. SECIlET.l It V O h" tVAUWei'lMOX Shvin is Willing to right Sulliva-, bn t:.e ''Actor" Cannot Aco pt- S:oai CLi fs Visit the President. Washington, Feb. 12. The se -reiary of war to-dav made imblic il.e report of the investigation of liie battle of Wounded Knee, par i. ula ly i h leierence t-i t '. F r vthe's i:idiiet m tii it - ca ll. n.e 1-cor i i f the eo .it oajoi d .t- ol s.tvs iii iinpiiiy is ett'ior id i J t iem rai ..Miles under t''e t hicago, Jau'ia-y l tie cefi Uolonet rorsvtlu bad racec. it pcate i warnings as to th d - perate ai d tl- tvi fill (diara- t' r oi lig !.' s iiaii'l i in-iiuiis, .ano repea'cd O'tlers as to the ex- rci of constant vigilance, and t g la aga list su; p lse or tlisacter nnii ail circiiiii-tances lli se warn- i- g an I old -rs were unheeded and disicgarded by Colonel 'Forsj-s he. Under these circumstances the apparent iiidi'dVr. nee and security ot the i-llicers in the comai.ind ol troops at Wounded Knee is in cmnprehensiblo a?nl inexcusable. No: a single omjiany was so dis posed as to deliver its fire upon the wanior3 without endangering the lives of S':m' of their own' com rades. It is difficult to conceive how a worse disposition of troops could be made. The testimony goes to show that most of the troops v.-eie forced to wi'hhold their lire, leaving the bulk of ihe affair to tad upon two companies, until sii'di warriors as had not been killed broke throighor over powered the small fjice directly about them and reached the camp occupied bv women and chi'drt n. A battery of four llotchkiss guns had until then been as useless, the fiic: ion primcis and thecait ridges having been removed from the gnus by order of the captain commanding the battery, hst junners might, in their excite ment, dischaigc the piece and des-truy their own comrades. These etuis were now opened upon the Indian camp, even at tnat liine, p'aciii'j in pei il the troops cf "C" and Seventh cavalry, w hich were obliged to retreat for some distance owing to the lire from these gut s. The fact that a large number of the IU warriors were without firearms when the outbreak oc curred is shown by the evidence that 4S guns have been taken from the tepees and a personal search of twenty or more warriors re sulted in finding them unarmed, rhis fact, taken in connection with Ihe extremely injudicious disposi tion of the troops and the large number of casual! ies anions them, constrains the belief lh.it some casaulties were lileretl at the hands of our own men. I can only partially account for the singular apathv an I neglect of Col. Forsvthe. Upon the theorv of his indiU'erenci? to and contempt for the repeated ami urgent warn n.gs and orders received bv bin irom the division commander, or by his incompetence and entiie in experience in the responsibility ot exercising a command wiieie jutle nieiit and discretion are ropiir tl. itn-ral Seholieid submitted the e.i.-e to tne secretary oi war a tin 'he end irse.nent that the interests of the service do not demand a long r continuance ol fob Foi sii,.e's su-pen-ion In his juog iient t'ie conduct of the re-inicnt as well w r by oi 'commendation Tne si cret.try of war s.iVH t :lt h 'loop-i appeared to have b ei ell oispos-d io revest the o t breik which was n and could . aidly have bet n anliciputc 1 even iu tb alii g wi h Indians. Tne s.-c-etctaiy says : ''Not hingllbisl rues the madness of the outbieak mare iorci"ly than the fact that their iir-t lire was so directed that eer -hot that t. id not hit the soldiers must h no gone through iheir own village. Tnere is Utile doubt but that the first killing of women and children was by tida first tire ot the Indians themselves. The women and children were never away from the immediate company of the men after the latter broke from the circle. Many of tha men and women got on their ponies, and it is impossible to distinguish a buck from a spiaw at a little distance when mounted. The men tired from among the women and children in their retreat. 15olh Major Kent and Captain r.aldwin concur in the finding of the evidence that fails to establish that a single man of Col. Forsythe's command was killed or wounded by his fellows. This fact, ami, in deed, the conduct of both the offi cers ami men through the whole affair demonstrates exceedingly satisfactory discipline in the J-ev-enth cavalry. Their behavior was characterized by skill, coolness, discretion and forbearance, and reflects the highest possible credit upon the regiment, which sus tained a loss of one officer and 23 enlisted men killed, and three offi cers and 152 enlisted men wounded. I therefore approve of the endorse ment of the major-general com manding that the interests of the military service do not demand anv luriner proceeuings in mis case. By direction ot the presi- dent, Colonel Forsythe will resume command of his regiment." (Signed) Rekkiei.d Proctor, Secretary of V- ar. THE blOl X CHIEFS. They lull President Harrison and Set Good Advice. Washington, Feb. 12. A dele gation of Sioux chiefs visited President Harrison to-day. The president pointed out the folly of their going to war with the whites and made it very plain that if they made any more trouble they would be punished. THE I'ltEMIlENT KEI'LIES. Loston, Feb, 12 The Cam bridge civil serv Ce r form assncia ion rcc-ived lit.m Presi'let:: ..iiri- n a ir,-y io their :siMi-s : :h-.'5lst ol JanutiN in whi h the president nays : "Your ren r . in e t the recent u break among the Sioux as affonlinj eoiivincii g ,l,,iw niC!atyt.of. a c'.ange iu t lie mann r ol uf pointing ca s of fie In ha:i bureau, l--:tl ine 'o -ay Ui.i I h ive n I louii l. : V a ml. ex ui nat on ol a.ll the act-, evide e of .my dete'inra ti u i ill- Indian s riice; n to other hand the board ol Ind -n commi-s o ,ers, through Chaimiai tiatcs, have as a lesult of close observation declared to me, under late of January 10th, last, that upon the m hole the Indian service is now in a belter condition than ever before. The object of their communication was to urge the extension of civil service rules to tiie Indian service. SL.VVIN WILL FIG HI". He I Willing to Make a Match With Sullivan. Di iii.in, Feb 12. Frank Slavin called at the office of the London Sport and stated that he would ac cept the offer of the Ormonde Club provided no other and larger purse was offered, for a go between him and Sullivan, while he was in America on his proposed tour. JOHN I.. CANNOT ACCEI'T. Hazf.i.tos, Pa., Feb. 12. Juhn L. Sullivan was interviewed yes tetday, and said that now that lie hat signed with Duncan Harrison lor a two years' engagement, Slav in wants to get some cheap adver tising by signifying his willingness to light him, kiiowiugfull well that he (Miiiivan) cannot break bis en gaueiucnt. He starts with Harri son's tioiipe June 1, horn San Francisco, 'or a fourteen v.e-ks tour ot Australia. Sullivan says he will never fight again with bare fists, but as to ativ other contest he will not say. THE DAY IN CONGRESS TIIK ALBANY A ASTOKI A KAIL- WAV BILL. The Company Authorized to Con struct One or More Bildges and K-labllnti Them as I'ost Koadx Washington, Feb. 12. The senate to-day passed the District of Columbia appropriation bill. The following bills were also passed : .-en ate b'll to increase bv 4-"0,- 000 limit for the purchase of a site i t a public builmng in San tran- cisco. House bill granting a pension ol f li'd a month to (Jencral Banks. liouse bib to authorize, the Al bany A; Asio'ia Ks.ilway Company, oi Aloany, Oavo'i, to construct one or inoie hiidgeg acioss the tVibaineit-- ri er, ia Oregon, and to e.-t.tbiish tiiem as post roads. OKl- irl VL IXVKSITliATION Will Made AaluHl iillm of the haige mull's OrrlciMlx. PtiKii.ANii, Or , Fe'i. 12. I he coui.ty co irt thi- aiterooon de cided to have an official investiga tion made ol the ch.nges against the county officials preferied by expert i'yi'e. Fyfe was hubjected to a rig d examination by tin Coun'y judge and coiumissio ien and received a severe reprimand tor giving Ids rejiort to the pre-s before it had been filed with the couit. FATAL EXPLOSION. A Factory Blown lp and Twenty Men Killed, Ji Ei-.ix, Feb. 12. At 9:45 a. m. the boiler of the IJuebec Worsted Company's factory at Hare Point exploded, completely demolishing the engine-house and about half the factory. A largo number of hands were killed. Thirty bodies have been removed up to latest accounts. Twenty lives are now known to have been lost in this morning's explosion, and as many more in jured. A Terrific Kx plosion, , Seattle, Feb. 12. An explosion occurred to-night in William Olsen it ( o.'s ttrug store. All the win dows were blown out and the building complitely gutted by lire. Dr. A. A. Farwell aid his w fe, who were on the second lloor, had a narrow escape. The total loss is about $7000. A Noted Irishman. Si'okank Fai.i.l, Feb. 12. T. P. O'Connor, the Irish patriot, is here on a visit, and will sneak at several-points in the Northwest. VOL. VI NO. 64 WAS NOT A FORGERY. Watterson Says He Wrote the Letter to Gov, HUI. NO IXTKNT AT INJUSTICE, . General Shernun ig Still ia a Djiaj Ooadd tlon He Cannot Live Bat a Short ' Time. Loi ilville, Feb. 12. On return ing to the city this afternoon, Mr. Henry Watterson. in response to a ri (past ol the Aesciated Press,,, an i in answer to hundreds of tele, gr -i tn - v l.ich ha. e come to Louis v iiV. ii.ade a st -tement for publi- "' caii ei regarding the letter wtit'en to Ooveuior Hill. Mr Watterson -as he ditl write the letter to . lovern. r iiili and was impelled t3 hi so by uvujves the nMMureat anil. . on s' disin'erested. - says:-, Theit appt a'cd iu many papers la-t Sunday a st n-atioual account i h i.v the ca-tci- of United St t. s B'-iMior i. ad ieso!ved upon re l mg Governor Hill irom the presiiicii'iul arena. Of how Wat tTsou had been eelei ted as ihe in strument, and how he bad dis patched a letter potent enougt) to aher Hill's plans. This was 80 absurd snd did such injustice to botu Hid and himself that he thought there could oe no objec- -tion on the part of anybody to the publication of the the tsuth.whicb. Hatly contradicted it. "1 confess I am surprised," adds Mr. Watter son, "that Governor Hill should make such baste to disavow and disown a course, which, however prompted, .gratified every democrat in the United States outside of the state of New York and removing him front the field of a mere political self seeker and placing ( him in the front rank of states men, having the good of their -country and party at heart. I am equally distressed by the represent tatiou that Governor Hill should regard my plain, but friendly, words, as impertinent and insult ing. Neither in the writing or printing of my letter was there any purpose to take advantage of him, and least of all, to do him injustice. I am no man's man and exist in no man's interest. To use his own happy expression, 'I am a democrat.' 1 am only humiliated by the reflection that this service was not sufficient in the estimation of Governor Hill to protect me against his displeasure, and that in the harsh construction which he puts upon the genuine and not forged letter, he visits me with what I must regard as un- . merited suspicion." GEN. SHERMAN'S CONDITION, He I Slowly Sinking and Cannot Live But a Short Time. New York, Feb. 12. General Sherman is still alive, though there is no disguising the fact that he is gradually sinking and can- not live. At 11 :22 p. si. Thackerv.General Sherman's son-in-law, left the house. He said the general was in a semi-conscious state. Xkw York. Fl. 13. At I A. if. it is stated ttiat General Sherman appeared to be asleep. His" breathing indicated that his lungs were lilltrd with mucus. Dr. Alexander thought erysipelas was ieavimr the natient. but the gen eral has not improved. f .Murder in San Francisco. Sv Puivv kii,i 19 Pri. v ite .linen iil.ck.u ire, of Bittery t; I-u ii aitiiicry, snot and ituie i (..ttli.h Won. ..til . Bumnit eTkilr of the company, ut the Presidio - h s mom me., l.lactinore surren- d; led Himself to tiie police and was I eked up. The men had a .-tiufe ver the conduct ot Private Good-on, h i'cw -nan, in going to ihe co k s m:riers .ga ust tae ruk-s. The 1'actflc Cable Co. Washington, Feb. 12. Tiie house committee on foieign affairs agreed, though not unani mously, t; report to the house wiiii some modifications the bill to incorporate the Pacific Cattle Co. The principal change made was to reduce from J200.000 to $150,000 the sum to be paid to the c uipany -annually for 15 years by the United States government, alter - the cable is completed for business. Express Messenger Indicted. Visalia, CaL. Feb. 12. The grand jury has indicted C. C. . tiasweli, an express messenger. for shooting Fireman Badcliffe at the time of the recent train rob- berv at Alila. When the robbers ordered Ilaswell to surrender he opened fire on them and dnring the lusiiade which loi lowed Kaa- cliff was killed. Notable Man Dies. P.OSTON, Feb. 12. News has been received here of the death in Nashua, N. II., of Samuel Morey, who came into prominence during . the Garfield-Hancock presidential campaign of 188(3. He was arrested in connection with the famous "Morey Chinese letter." Dillon and O'Brien Snrrender. Folkestonk, Feb. 12. Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien, on their ar rival here from Boulogne Sur Mer, voluntarily surrendered them selves to the police. Shortly after their arrest O'Brien and Dillon w ere taken to London.