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"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;-:'!.
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'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,
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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.
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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
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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.