THE OREGON SCOUT,
JONKS ic CHATVCIIY, I'libllaliers-
UNION,
OREGON.
nit: amy iietviix to ironic.
TlicGtrat Strike In Chicago a Tiling o; the
Vast.
Chicago special: Tho Rreatstrikc, involv
Jng over 20,000 men, which has been ir. pro
gross nt tho stock ynrds for ton dnys. carao
to nn end Into this nftci noon, the tdiikcra
Agreeing to return to work on a basis of
-ten hours a doy, withoutcxacting itnv con
ditions. Tho settlement was unexpected
and in ninny respects a remarkable one. It
is well known that several persons of nn-
nrelilslic tendencies liavo been urging the
wen on and pressing tliom to remain out,
nnd tlio return of tho strikers to work is a
decided set-bnek for tlicso agitators. Tiio
largo body of conscrvulivo men among tlic
strikers viewed with (lis tuny the rapidity
and ensu witli which Armour was lllling his
houses with green hands, nnd appreciated
tho foreo of Ills statement that it would
only tnko a littlo time nnd pulienco to
mnlto lliem as prolllclcnt as tlio strikers.
This, it is thought, had much to do with
the final decision of tho men, which was
made nt a largo mass meeting held on tho
jirnlrio beyond tl.o stock yards this nflor
noon. Tho intervention of tlio Richmond
delegates nnd commlttecmuu wnH as com
pletely ignored by tho inn-ting ns was tho
ml vino of professional agitators, and Mr.
Dm try had nothing to do at 1 p. m. but to
go Wore Mr. Armour and annomico to
trim that tliiiHtrllio wuxolf uncondilioiml y.
Thu inon will rt-ceivo nn nvi-rago of llfty
oentH a day more for tho extra timo they
-will work.
WHAT AIlMOUIt'S BTATtlMn.VT WAS.
"Thorn has beon no compromise, nor set
tlement," nntd Mr. Armour this noon.
"Armour fe Co. wouldn't know there was a
ftlrike if it hadn't, boon for the numbers
of men that como hero loiikiug for work."
"It is announced that tho striko is at
nu end. What is tho barn's of tho ngree
moat?" "What? Thcro is nono. Mr. Harry sont
mo word asking if I would bo in my ollico
at 4:30 o'clock this nllernonu. I said I
would. I expect lie w ill bo hero, but thero
will bo no conference, no council. There is
nothing to settle. Tho men want to go
Iwiek to work; that's all."
"Will you dismiss n-iy of tlio new mon to
make room for tho old onus?"
"Pcsitivoly no. lain a civil service re
former, and bollove In standing by men
that stood by mo. This Is not tho way wo
do business. Do you think tho house ol
Armour it Co. would bo whoio it now
Htnuds If it hiuln't prineiplo? No, sir. Wo
will discharge no man unless ho proves in-
competent, nnd wo had men enough, good
mou, too, tlin-o days ago, to start up just
tho Hamo as if nothing happened. You hco
thcio Is nothing in our IjiisIiichs rrpiiilug
any particular skill. Any handy m an can
1m taught tho business in a little while.
Hut the old mon forg.it this. They forgot
Dint otheis could bo instructed in the busi
ness just us well as thoy were, and th-y
-went nut. Hut Armour it Co. havo no ill
feeling uL-ainst thorn. Wi could not j lolil to
-tlio eight hour plan it would not pay.
That'sall thoro Is to it."
"Jlow many men havoyou now7"
"A full lllteon bundled, tho full coiuplo
inent of buiehoiH, and with a littlo pa
tiouco they rnudo tho work just as well an
tho old bauds. Just to show that this is
"tho case, for tlio last threo d.iys wo havo
loaded 100 cars a day with beef. Wo
"haven't killed any hogs, but wo could if
thcro was a demand."
"Thon your retaining thrso now mon will
noresHarily end in ruf using tlio old ones cm
jilo.vtnunl?" "Not exactly. Wo treat all men nllko.
Tlio new inon havo positions. They will bo
"kept so long ns tholr work is sntisbntory
Tho old ones, no doubt, will get. somet lilu;
to do, as the busy siiiinou is approaching
and if they don'tseciiro work from Armour
Al'o,, they very likely will fiom some other
llrm. UI rourso nouio titssatismcuoii ex
ists. Wo liavo bona paying out GT.000
ivt-ry week, mid this inouuy is distributed
principally among thu st oroueopurs near
tho slock yards, and so, naturally, tlu-so
men do not want to hco this money fall
into tho bunds of strangers, lint, bless
you, thoro was no trouble; thoro could bo
nono, for wo could got all the men wo need,
in fact moro than wo need, to go on with
tho business."
THE VOSTVFF1CE DEI'AIITSIEXT.
Jin Orxler From Aiijit-WntVottViit Jameson.
'Wellington Special: General Superbi
iondout Jameson of tho railway mall ser
vice has Issued tho following older:
I' lolllco Dopnrtmont of thn Oeneral
Hiipoiiutemlont of tho railway Mull Service:
Tho continued violation of various sections
o! tho instructions to railway postal
clerks, notably 741), 751, 751. 751) and
7G1, has compelled the department to take
decisive action to tho end that tho clerks
may understand that these instructions
must bo compiled with in every inslnuco.
Within tho last few days the salaries ol
five clerks in the sixth division have boon
educed from $1,000 to $1100 per annum
lor tho months of October, November and
Dcrouibor, for falling to perform services
oyer lb" entire length of their lines and
jiropeily recording their anivals mid do
nurtures. Tho salaries of two rleiks liavv
lR-eii reduced from $000 to 30110 in-r mi
lium for tho sumo period for II K e (itfiiiiNns.
Another clerk has been induced from $1100
to $000 for tint mouth of October, for sinn
ing the arrival and departures for u fel
low clerk, and being u parly to tho carry
ing ol an uniuithoiitcil person in a mad
car. Another cleik has been reduced from
$1,000 to $00(1 for three mouths for cur
rying an iiuiiulhorlzed person in Ills
cur, also lor cany lug liquor in
Ids cur nnd using It to excess.
Several clerks havo been suspended from
tlmservlro for from two to six days for j
cureless handling of registered matter, nnd
in this connection I denire to again impress
upon all employes in this service I ho neces
ti'ty for iieing tho utmost caution In hand
ling Una valuable mutter. Clerks should
never receipt for registered packages,
pouches, or sacks without cur billy com
jmi lug to seo that thoso received are the
ones sl.mod for. and that they am properly
addri-snt-d. They should nevor depend
upon a inrmoraiuliim or list furu'shtsi by
the dispatching postmaster, nnd ll it can
1m proven that liny clei k Is guilty ol otto-1
IcrtMiie-H in this ttipfct his leiiiova) fiom
the service will speedily follow, Tho tie
linrtuieiit raiiiiot. and will not, allow Mi
property of lis patrons t j bo jonpanliicd
by the iiiiclcasiieos and Inattention ol its
employed.
jn.tiy o.v Titi.iT
York special to the Omaha live: A clnireb
trial In being held here tonight to inqniro
into the conduct nf tho recuully deposed
Udder Ilurlon, of the Christian cliuicli The
elder wits re'unisl a t-ont In a lato statu
mtsulliig of the inlnUtcrs o tho church and
n nlllrlal trial onleivd, which is being bold
tonight with closed do'-rs. Tlneo unknown
digiiitiirles of (ho church lire present to
rondurt t tie proceedings. Heusatioual do
vtJojimcnU are oxjicctvd tomorrow,
EFFECTS OF THE CHEAT STOIISI.
Further Inresltaatton Slimes TlitU the Slfu
ciffoit ifM noi ceil Icaageratctl.
Heaiwioxt, Tnx., Oct 15. The first reports
Of the great disaster at Sabine Pass were not
In the least exaggerated, In fact they underes
timated tho number of deaths caused by the
itorm. The death roll now reaches ninety
with a number missing, and it Is thought that
fully 100 jicrsdiis met their deaths on tho
night of the gale.
The relief party that went down as near .Sa
bine as possible on the Sabine and Kast Texas
railroad could not get within twelve miles of
the ruined town.
Over a dozen tow-boats have been gent
liicro ami are at worK saving lire ana proje
erty
There Is considerable back water yet at Sa
blue, hemmed in and held there by tho rail
road embankment.
Tho most intense excitement has prevailed
here since tho first news of the fearful catas
tropin. J no jwopiu liao ne tlier nlu nor
slept and crowds havo suirnumk-d the depot
and wharves waiting for the return of tho
train or the boat from the devastated town
The steamboat 1,. Q, C. Lamar lift Orange-
Wednesday night at 10 o'clock with a relief
committee on board. When she would return
no one knew; hut a coutsant watch was kept
at urange and Here.
Till! ltr.MUl' IIOAT IlKTt ltXS.
At exactly midnight List night the whistle of
i no i.uuiar was iit-uni. l lie people muncu Hel
ler skelter to hear the news and receive the
sick and destitute.
The lellef committeo aboard the I.amar eon
Bitted of twenty citizens fiom Iicmmioiit and
anout loriy iroin urange. ihe, traveled up
mo scenes river ucnvoen i anu nniliilglit,
which was an extnuirilhiarv tilp fraught witli
r,...r.tl.i iv. ....... ... . . .1
iL-aiiui iiiiii:ei. i weni -live oi mo coimmii.i
were icit at, naimio nts.s to ricuver muiio o
the bodies, many of which are reiioited to
luno been washed a dozen miles over Into
Lou'slana.
This members of the relief committee w ho
returned weio so tired and worn out and so
ovcicoiiii; by tin; horrible devastation that thev
witnessed that .t n.is next to unposslblu toget
coueri-ni stories irom lliem, anil ascaeliol the
reteucd refugees wim surrounded by about a
lmiidred people It was equally Impossible to
gei uetiineii accounts irom any ol lliem.
'J'ho exact extent of tho storm swept district
is jet unknown. From reoris brought by the
column ire. u is eer:am mat mo Hooded dis
trict embraces an cxpamro of country many
times larger than at first sunnoscd. Tlio lrulf
seems to liavo moved over ilio land for tnlleb
in one High unbroken wall or water.
OVCIt A ilUN'Dlll'.l) LIVKS LOST
i no coiiuuuiec report mat lul persons nro
missing, ninety of whom are known to have
been (It owned. I hlrl v II vo of tho victims were
white and llfty-llvc colored.
Joteph, known as ' Alllirator." Smith was
f-upioed to be among the lost, as peoplo on
tho relict train saw lilm driving before tho
gale on l.ako Siihlne at the rate of twenty-live
miles an hour, clinging to his skill and calling
loudly for help. Great was the surprise theie
fore when "Alllirator" oveihaiilcd the steamer
nu its return, bringing with hlia In his sunt 1
boat unco person whom he hud rescued in
me swamp, .iiauy oilier miraculous escapes
were rccomeu.
Niuety-ono half chul, shivering, wretched
victims of tlio storm were brought up on the
I.amar. iiiankcts nnd bedding were Immedi
ately gathered from house to house for tho
comiort ol tho heart-broken sullerers. every
one of whom has some dear friend or relative
among tho dead. Neaily all tho refugees aro
sick ami prostrated from exhaustion and hun
ger. 'I hey aro b,-lng tenderly eared for by tho
CUIfcUUB ui jicauuiuiii.
Awrti, roiicn OK Tun STOIIM.
Irom all the nccounls gathered language
could not exaggerate tho state of albtiM nt
Hnbliio 1'iiFS. Out of more than 150 houses In
the village less than six remain standing, and
they are ruined. Wives and children were
swept away and drowned In tho piosenco of
ineir numiiiiiu and lathers, w ho were power
loss to save lliein. Tho waves hro:,o against
tho lighthouse In solid walls llltv feet high,
tearing out the windows at tho very lop of tho
structure. Coipses havo been picked up at a
iii-uiii. u ui in. i ijf nines irom me scene oi tho
uisasicr.
I in iids and relatives of the drowned resi
dents nr.- coming into Oiani-o and lleaumoiit
oy every tram, ilio steamboat I.umar took
on bnaid a earg i of fool Ininkots and cloth
ing, ami aiso it in sn rel.t-r committeo, and at
daylight this morning started down the
scenes 10 succor the uufoi lunate. She will
probably reach here on her return trip about
midnight,
run i-i:cuniahv loss iikaw.
Iho pecuniary damage at tsibiiie, IncluiUnir
that to the goyerniiieiit winks, will nggitunto
in-ill ly W00,O0J, as manv of tho nemhboi lug
iilanlatons Mist hied seilous Iniiiry. Tho
latest list of those known to have tie, n drown
ed Is as follows: Mrs. W. A. .IiinUe, U. U.
.IimKe, Mrs. i. R McDnnotigh, Mls Me
DonoiiLdi, Mrs. Coiunhtis Mateo and child,
Mrs. I'ahner and ihreo children, Mrs. (,,
l'umcroy and child, Mrs. Mulligan and four
chll.lrcu, Mrs. Van Duav and three children.
O, 1'. Hrtmn, Mis. Cliambers, Hover King,
wlfo and child, two children of Wdban Shaw,
a child ol Captain Stewait, Mrs. Waiting,
John Wilson, Benjamin Kolev all white per
son'. 'Ilio nanus of thn' tirt-flvo colored
vlct'ms havo not been ascertained.
Dr. II. K. Calhoun, one of the relief commit
tee, sa.ts thero aro many terons In tho
vicinity of Sublno Pass who am utterly desti
tute, tiei-itr without clollriig to cover their
nakcdiiess, anil requests aid for the destitute,
lie says it will mnfio no dlirereiieo what Is
sent, whether food, clothing, medicine or
money, as they need thcin all.
l)r. Calhoun Is mayor of lleaumoiit and ho
will dlhtllbuto through committees whatever
la sent.
an r.niToii's mtu-iito ctoiiv.
Oiianoi:, Ti:.., Oct. 15. Tim lollow lng lato
account of tin destruction by the stoim at
S.thlno l'assuud .Iohnoii lt.ivuu Is given by the
d tor of tho 'rilmitt. who was wilh thu re
lief (arty on tholxut; "Tno rel of sieamer
made good time and wo were soon on the
him', crossing nun recrosiug ami dropping
ho skin's and other bouts with a man nnd nio-
vlslons at every iKilut where It was thought
eople might likely be found. Slim tlv niter
dat light we reached Sabine 1'iws, having pick
ii on u iitiuiiier oi men on uie way, ami the
Itiht hero presented to view was ti'ulv d plor
ble. Tho littlo town Is n total wieol;. llm
i uildlngs left being twisted and llattcned in
till manlier of tdia, 04, some coiuplctt-lv upset
ami removed fiom their louudatlons 1 'to -I in)
Muds. There Is uut ono Inhabitable homo In
tho plaeo.
i:vi:uvTntso comi-lutkly lost.
"Not even tho slim of a store tin Mine iviiilil
ho found, and not a tlollai'i worth of goods so
far as wo could leani was saved by all tho
merchants coiabln-tl. The Jetty
compaut's
anil every
sldpwats. tho wharves of thopoit
v, yKv f w,wty U gone. All the houses
looking (mm the pass toward tho lighthouse
ic con pieieiv gone, nave the Ph-savlng sta
tion which Is biullv wrecked. The llghthouM
break Is swept awuv nnd the lighthouse la
M-rlously damaged. The schooner Silas lies
out on tho land about -tl'O artls fiom tho
water, and Is a total loss. Tho railway for
six miles Is a twisted muss of Iron.
. M)MB or 111B I'owm:i.
1 he folkuMiig aro tlio names of t-oino of tho
itersonsdrovMieit: Mis. Whiting, Mis. Aithur
Mclteynolls, Mrs. Martha CliNUiis-rs. to
ilnlibeii of Mr. Shaw. Homer King, wife and
child, Mrs. Otto llitmu's throe children, Mis.
James Vondv and llntv chll.lren, Mrs, tiiHirge
Toim-rov and clilld, Mrs. Wlddow I'omoiof
and three children, Mrs. Cilumnis Marteo
nnd chl d, Mrs. McDnao igh nail dittiyhtcr,
Mla Jacl Mrs. W. A. Junker mid sou
Charles,
"Mrs. Trunk Mllllcan and her five children
ream. mil in their house until It was swept
luto tho sea. I'lfti-llvo tioKtoes mo alo
known to have been dro nl. The h e of
life Is greater (ban brio stnttsl but In the t
fusion a full list of the names of tlio kl was
unobtainable.
I'lt KtKO VP Ttir. suitvivou.
' Our Kssiner found the itmia nlug luhab
Itanti sulteilng for lots) nnd wntw mid fioui
the ulifhts of ten I bit) exposure, and the work
of rrllevlug them was utoueo liogun. The
water in the treeti of tho town wa from
one to two fimt doct. All Iho ulTerra vrv
gotten aboard tho trtvamvr at SKcdlly as i-oM-
ble and their wants sunnl'ed ai best we rould.
When all were aboard the sb-amcr put oil for
the light liouso tower out of which a number
of sullerers were taken.
"Hero a email craft was sighted out in the
gull. Ihe steamer went out and picked up
eight men, the crew of n Mex can schooner
which was swamped about ten miles oft the
pass. Having supplied all who were hungry
and thirsty, wo fet out for llenumont with
ninety-three residents of Sabine I'ass abroad
mostly women anil children. Un the way
across the bay Mrs. Otto Ilrown and a number
of others were nicked un. havlug been rescued
by the boats diopped by the steamer lu tho
morning.
joiin-soxs nivoi; ai,o nsTiioTi:i.
"Beaumont wus reached at 'i o'clock and
here the peonlu proceeded nt once to provfd
for the fin flier comfort of the sufferers. The
steamer will return at once to the pass and
then proceed to Orange, after doing all lu her
tower for the tllstr. sscd neoble.
"A t mall boat sent out to Johnson's Uaynii
relumed to the steamer m the aiiernoon with
the most iHstrcf-Miic? rcoorts from that com
munltv. manv ocsons being drowned as well
as fearful and complete destruction ol prop
el tv. Including thousands of head ol live
stock. The Cameron Ueach hotel wits serf
ouslv threatened, but was saved by cattl
crotvdhig Into the lower story thereby pr'-vent
Ing the bid d ng from llo.it. ng off with Its
upper stories filled with terror stricken hu
inanity."
nitr.AT NTrn or assiotanck.
it Is safe to fay that lo such destruction of
life nnd proix-rtv was over Known ueiore on
the Gulf of Mexico and help will bo needed
nnd Is asked from nil quarters of the country.
The people aic without clothing or shelter and
the surrounding country Is too poor to supply
their vcrv urgent neeus.
At the latest six bodies had been picked up
at the mouth of tlio Sabine liter, bavin
floated aero's the lake, a distance of thirty
miles, llnceof them liavo been ideiitilied,
being the bodies of Mrs. Mulligan and child
nnd .Mr. Whiting.
The Kmlly it. has just arrived with sixty-two
survivors. Thbtt-scven bodies of persons
diowncd at Johnson's u.-iyou have been re
covered and slxtv-fivo aro still mlsing, but
their names can' not yet bo given, rrevlous
accounts have not been exaggerated. 1'ho le
lief part reports fearful devastation.
Tho Government lug IVnio.se has aUo ar
rived, bringing the body of Mrs. Junker.
Those on boaid give gloomy accounts of tho
situation at the pass.
MiitAcui.ous nscAi-ns rito.M iwatu.
At places theio tho water was never over
eight Inches deep slneo Snb.no rass was bet
tied two years ago the Hood wn nine feet
deep. Tho new house of Ur.idlej (iaruett was
sweiit. away witli his lam ly or live persons.
After floating several miles the house landed
on a itdge hack of the town all Intact with
mil io Iv hurt.
Mrs. John Steward and her daughter were
separated at their homo when the jlood struck
the town. The daughter se zed a feather bed
nnd the mother a window frame and thus sup
ported themselves. Alter being out nil night
they landed nt Aurora on the lake shore with
in a half a mile of each other, each supposing
the other had been lost. I net traveled lllleen
miles before they were found.
Postmaster Ward of lleaumoiit has tele
crraiihcd Postmaster General Vilas, asking nor
mission to distribute the Sahlncr.iss ma 1 Irom
Ilcauuiimt, as the postmistress and her assist
ant at Sabine aro both reported drowned.
To give some Idea of the velocity of the
wind a bilvcr snoon was blown from the rest
denco of William Harris a distance of twelve
miles.
INCIDKNTS Or Till! STOKM.
Mofc Ilroussard lost SDO.ODO worth of cattle.
All tho cattle not lost wi 1 die. as nothing Is
left for them to subsist upon, tho salt water
covering everything.
Mrs. into ilrown boated thirty miles on a
featherbed. She had her child wilh her but
It got benumbed and died In a convulsion.
During its struggles It knocked the lumber
Into the water ' The waves pitched .Mrs.
Ilrown back on the bed. She was finally found
In a little Inlet and was saved.
Caiitnln 1'. A. Illatt and William liny re
port that they had a singular experience as
members of the i cl Ic' committeo on their way
to the Pass. 1 lie train nn which they weie
traveling stopped on a dump live miles Irom
the town. The water around this neck of
land on which was placed the tract was fully
eight feet deep. '1 lie bunds of Messrs. Hlatt
ami Guv weio blistered fro.n lighting snakes
which literally covered the dump for a distance
ol live miles, ineic were inoiisnmis m water
moccasins Irom the oveillowi il ilist let taking
refuge on the narrow stretch of Ian 1 and etery
step across It had to bo fought through tho
twlstfng serP' nts. many of them the tlendb
sliuiipt ill d moccasins, larger tlinn n man's
aim. Wildcats also fn n.ie.l at the water's
lurv rush liell-n-e I uimhi pedestrian while
coons and everv variety of iiiilin Is snapped at
passers-by witli h.iiropiiuinc --ago.
ItEF.tVI.TEn nit.tlH.EY AttUKSTEV,
Cleveland dispatch : Last Monday a well
dreBod man about forty years old accom
panied by his wife arrived at Silver Thorns,
suburban hotel nt Itocky river, six miles
from Cleveland. To-day Matt Pinkcrton
of Chicago placed the mini under arrest and
at 13 o'clock this morning le't on thn I, alio
Shmo roatl with him bound fur Chicago
ITio man proved to bed. I". .1. Bradley, the
tlebiulting manngerot tlio ruiluiau sleeping
car company, who disappeared last. July
utter having embezzled "jlifi.iiuu Irom tho
omp.in.v. Itrmlley formerly had rhnrgoof
the I'lillman interests at Chicago and
Detroit.
ixni.ix ii:rni:n.t rio:r.
Helena (Mont.) special: A Iienton
special to tho Independent states that
Lieut. Hencon has returned to l-'t. Shaw,
having successfully traveled autl overtaken
the baud of Indians wh raided the stock
of tho wlnto settlers in tho upper portion
of the J iitl it Ii vnlley. Lieut, Hencon re
covered about twenty stolen horses and
captured live ol tlio Indians. The stock
.vi I bo returned to tho owners, nnd the In
linns hidd until it is determined whether
they shall bo handed over to the civil
itiilborities for trial or bo dealt with under
military rule.
Two companies of Infantry that have
been siaiiontsi at iiennap in auiicipauon
it an attack upon tho Indians ol that post
iv the Illootls. Iron) luivouil tlio Hiilinli
liii", have neon recalled but the cavalry
will r- mnin thero for tho present. Scout-
ng nn riles fruiu the north teport tliat no
signs of tho pro-euco on this side of tlio lino
olanv of (ho ( auud nn reilsi, us liad been
discovered north of the Milk river. The
hornes stolen from tho sco-iting party of
troops near tho lluld nmtinhiins were tv-
ovcrcd in the hills, nut inn Indians escaped
b separatliu and taking to tho timber.
nro .vom; co.i:t:sstos.
Pes MoiutM dispatch: At it Into hour to
night tho coufenitioiis of two more of the
men eimcerntxl in thu Haddock murder at
Sioux City wore made pitblif. Tliewo nrr
Albert Kosebniski, known as "ltiumarck,"
and Otto Griebor. "Ibsniarck" was cap-
tuied In Situ l'raip Uco, brought hero an I
made a confession to tho governor and at-
toi'iiey-gfiwrnl last week, which has been
kept Mfc-rot till now. lit) corroborates the
coufevsion of Lent It t already made, and
says Hint ho saw Usury Pti'ors. nnd that
Aieasilorl, tho burner, shot lliiiblocK, He
implicates one Trulwr. a ssloonlseeptir nt
Sioux City, hs Hit) principal instigator ol
Hit) plot tonUHel; llitdil'U-K. "ItlMiiarvW
hays be mum ono I to Itutvo town and was
I si ii jshuii to go uity.
(iritfhvr whs another eye witiies-4 to the
murder. Ho implicates on Sylvo-Ur Guil
tier, known as "Siesuiliont Churli." as di
rectly t iiinicttl witli iht crime. The lailie
are M-aiililMg now for Guilder. The Iho
rtiufessltius sliouiug that t 1m murder was
ins lotted by tlio saloons anil onrrletl out
by them form the most important evidence
yet obtuiuetl,
,t l'OSTAL HEGULATIOX.
An Onltr From l'oftmusler Oeneral Vilas.
Postmnster General Vilas has Issued nn
order that whenever any letter prepaid nt
less than ono full rato of postage, o; any
third-class mutter not fully prv.iid, of
obvious value, ' such ns mngazi-.es, music,
pictures, books, or pamphlet'', scientific or
otherwise, likely to bo of po'.mancnt uso or
personal vlIuo to tho addresses; or parcel
of fourtn-clnss matter not iully prepared
and being otherwise mailable, Is deposited in
any postolllco and addressed to any other
postollico within tlio United Statcs.it must
bo post-marked witli tho dato of its re
ceipt, indorsed "held for postage." nnd, ex
cept in cases mentioned below, the addres
see notified by tho next mail by an official
postal card, and request to remit sufliciont
postage to fully prepay it to destination.
Such matter should then bo held two weeks
for reply, and if, nt tlio expiration of tiiat
time, the required pn.--tr.ge has not been re
ceived, it should be marked unclaimed
mid sent to tho dntl letter office as
unmailable. Matter directed to places
so remote from tho mailing office that tho
notico cannot bo returned to tlio ad
dressee in two weeks, may bo held not
longer than four weeks. Uut upon the re
ceipt of the proper amount of postage, t lie
stamps should be affixed to tho matter so
ns to rover but a portion of tlio words
"held for postngo" and properly cancelled
before forwarding tho same. When held
for postnge matter bears tlio card or ad
dress of a scnticr from within tho delivery
of tlio mailing office, it should bo immedi
ately returned to such bender for proper
postage. Notico of detention must not bo
sent to tho addresses of matter properly
held for postnge which is directed to foreign
countries; but if the name of the sender bo
unknown it should at once be sent to tlio
dead letter of lice. If a sender himself pays
the postage beforo tho addressee, tlio letlcr
will bo indorsed "Postngo subsequently
paid by tho writer, " nnd 1 lie ndditiounl
stamps afllxcd. Should tlio postage bo
nllerwards received from tho addressee, it
will bo promptly returned to him.
A rewnrd of 200 will bo paid by tho
postollico department, upon conviction in
I lie United States court, for each person
who may have been engaged in robbing or
attempting to rob tho United States mails,
by attack, wbilo tho mails nro in transit
upon any post route. This offer is appli
cable to offences committeed during thu fis
cal year ending Juno 30. 1SS7, ami the re
ward will bo paid on satisfactory evidence,
to tho person causing urrest and convic
tion. Tin: NEirs ix a xutsiiell.
The Windsor hotel at Ilosollo, N. J., wns
destroyed by fire last week.
James Commeo's saw mill at Port Arthur
wns burned with a loss of 5100,000.
The Paris Liberate accuses England of
trying to create enmity between Germany
nnd France.
A. Rockendorf, of Hampton, In., dropped
dead at Aurora wliilo in conversation with
n liveryman.
Iroquois sold by Piorro Lorillnrd for
$20,000. William II. Jackson, of Nnsh
ville. Tenn , wns tho purchaser.
A herd of cattle was driven away by
thieves in Western Nebraska. The cuttle
were discovered thirty miles away.
The Iowa W. C. T. U. held memorial ser
vices for t lie Uov. Mr. Haddock. Tho or
ganization wus declared to be non-parti
san.
Tho reports of tho storm on the Gulf have
not been cxagjenitod. There is great suf
ferlng nnd destitution and contributions
are being sent.
Donovan, the newsboy who jumped from
Brooklyn bridge, is making prepations to
repeat tlio feat at Genesco falls, wheio Sam
Patch lost his lifo filty years ago.
Two Americnn and ono English company
are contesting tho contract to bo awarded
for tlio tli ninnse of tho Valley of Moxira.
which will involvo an expenditure of $6,
000,000.
Tho report of Lieutonnnt Governor Dewey
etntos that the schools of the territoiics
are in good condition, that the land
being rapidly broken for cultivation nnd
that the Indians are contented and cheer
ful.
Pirst Comptroller Durham hns submitted
his annual report to tho secretary of tho
treasury. The number of accounts settled
by the first comptroller during tlio past fist
calyonrwas 27,479. Tho number of vouch
ers examined wns 272.920. Tho amount
involved was $2,890,735,55 1. Comptroller
Durham recommends the enactment ol a
general statute of limitations fixing a time
whou claims against the government be
come void. He asks legislation respecting
the delivery of drafts to nttornoys for
claims nnd Hie assignment of claims against
the United States.
THU EE HVXnttED MILES.
TulklngOrer Wires from Wathlnuton to Xnr
York.
Washington special: A very Interesting
and satisfactory, test of a long ilistanco tel
phone, the invention of W. C. Turnbull of
Baltimore, wns made heio this afternoon
over a Postal Telegraph company wiro ex
tending from Washington to New York, u
Jlstuuco by tho route ol tho wiro of more
than 300 miles. Count tie Mitkiewitch,
ono of thn promoters of tho Turnbull tele
phone; E. T. Dm linree. it prominent dec
1 1 it-In ii (d Now York city, who londucled
Lheug Tsao, tho Chinese minister, ami tho
other meuibeis of tho ( Inn so Icgati-m, and
n number of Wnshiuutoii correspondents
and jourmilists weie present. Several
hours weiospent con veiling u ith inieresttiil
visitors at the ;ew iirk end of llm line.
At that end, btwidis a niiinlter of bit -rested
;eutleiiiou autl fiitmds, there were present
the Chinese roii-lil-genct-iil and his staff,
ami the 'phono was utilized in talking Chi
tiiMO back and forth from New York to
Washington, greatly to Hie surprise and
pa I intuit ion of thee representative id tlio
Flowery kinmlom. AH piesent iiL-rwd in
pronouncing t lie results ob ainetlmore
than 3tt) miles w th respeit ol louduens of
voice and distinct art iculnl ion vastly su
perior to tltooo of ovt-ry day ordinary tel
ephones on biiort city lines.
Fit ex at si tx is rans mis tax.
I'aiiis, Oct. IS. A seveio contest took place
lu the cJiumU'r nf deputies this evening over
the order of the tlav w hich related to mea
ures concerning the ftilke at Vleraixi in Cher
The chamber debated the strike and voil the
order of tlit day pure autl eiinpl -, ..oplte the
jtuvei UHictut's object iou. M. Sarrien mlnbter
of tbe inlcriur; M. Do -Us, milliliter of agrl
t allure and M. HadianL luinUter of i-tihlle
work, r )Mrt suiting the uiodt-ruto clement lu
Hit) government, at on cm reatftued.
Tlw bond amen of Hanrr L. SavUs. una of
U boodle ahimnuu ol New Vork. iwkl fM..
(XX) forfeited bail to the court of geucral
ICiCIOUfi.
TUE CZAH OF IWSSIA.
Zinffcuforn Tliat he Contemplates rreclirt
tatlmj Mar.
Washington special: In a private letter
recently received hero from Odessa, llussiu,
from one peculiarly fitted nnd nblo to judge
of matters political and diplomatic, tlio
statement Is made tho most emphatic tliat
a terrible European wnr is inevitable a
war which Hussia will provoke. Tho cor
respondent further states that it is gener
ally believed by foreign diplomats stationed
in the southern cities of Hussia that it is a
matter of short timo until tlio czar shall
occupy all of the territory bordering on the
Ulnck sea, and eventually, Constantinople.
Tho feeling of good will existing between
Russia and the United Slntcs is well exem
plified by tho treatment recently accorded
an American in that country, and tho len
iency shown by the Russian authorities in
this instanco in view of the European diffi
culties of tho present timo lends increased
significance to this episode. Tlio story told
by a prominent Wnshiugtoniati who arrived
homcduring the week from an extended trip
through the cznr's dominions, is simply
this: An American citizen nnmcd Conradi,
a Hnptist minister, nrrived in Hussia in
Jussia in July on a visit to friends in the
Province ol Taurida. Tho Russian laws
prohibit ministers of any denomination
visiting tliat country without special pass
port, nnd under no circumstances nro they
permitted to cither preach t,r convert. Si
beria is tho penalty. Tho evangelist in
question hud no permt to enter tho coun
try, but ho entered it boldily, and forth
with began preaching nnd baptizing. Ho
was arrested instanter nnd tho horrors of
Siberio were imminent. He wasallowcd to
send a letter to tho nearest American con
sul, who interceded, and in a few days tlio
reverend gentleman who had been guilty of
a serious offense ngainst Russian taws was
released. Tlio achievement of tlio consul
was widely commented on by nil the for
eign diplomatic representatives in tlio prov
ince, nnd it wns publicly btated tliat had
tho offender been other than an American,
nil Europo could not havo saved him.
THE OLEOSlAIW.l IllXE T,A W.
Washington dispatch: Collector Slonf
of Chicago arrived horo last evening in re
sponse to an invitation fromC'ommiNsionct
Miller to haven conference witli him re
garding tho oleomargarine law, and lie
spent a part of to-dny with tho commis
sioner, and whilo tho matter was gonorally
considered no conclusions were renched.
The delay in tho department of justice in
deciding tho question submitted to it re
garding the tnxt.tinn ol oloo oil lias greatly
inconvenienced tlio in ternnl revenuo bureau,
lor the law goes into effect in fourteen days,
and tlio commissioner, ofcourso, wants the
final instructions to be in tho bunds ol
every collector early enough to give time
for tho explanation of every point about
which there is doubt in tho mind of any
collector beforo tholawgocsintooperation.
As Collector Stone was tho only collector
who hail ideas of ids own regarding the
proper way of carrying the law into execu
tion, and as he will have moio to tlo with
executing tho law- than any other internal
revenue collector, Commissioner Miller was
anxious to have a further conference with
him.
On the quest ion of taxing oleo oil, Solic
itor Chelsey ol the internal revenuo bureau
rendered an opinion constructing the law
in ils most liberal form, and in accordance
not with its letter, but ils undoubted pur
pose, nnd so ho hold that oleo oil wns not
subject to taxation until it bad been
changed into oleomargarine, but ns this
construction involved a direct violation ol
the language of the act ol congress, the
commissioner of internal revenue and tlis
acting secretary of tlio treasury folt that
the question should bo referred to the high
est ollicers of tho government beforo in
structions were issued to collectors.
TETA.On FEVElt AT 11ILOXT.
Xew Orleans Alarmnl at tlio Vromlmllij of
tlie I Unease.
Now Or'enns Special: Tho alarming in
telligence reached tlio Louisnnua board of
health to-dav that tlio fever that broke
out at Kiloxi, Miss., several weeks ago, and
which local authorities declared had been
suppressed, was still raging thero, and tliat
scores oF cases and twenty or thirty deaths
had occurred in the last few weeks. Tills
b telligenco was brought by a gentleman
from Mississippi City, a resort fifteen miles
from lliloxi, who stated tliat a visitor from
Riloxi bad died witli tlio black vomit, and
that tho wife oi Dr. Lainor, ono of the
local physicians, who declared that tho
disease was not yellow fover lnt month,
died yesterday, nnd that her husband was
at last convinced Hint the malady was un
mistakably yellow fever. The railroad
station ugent at II loxi t legraphed to his
supeiior hero that forty cases f yellow
fover now exists nt Udoxi; and that one
doctor pronounces it yellow fovor, while
another declares it to bo bilious. Upon
this lestimony the Lou sinnna board bus
quarantined lliloxi; and declare that it
will not be raised until tliolocnl authorities
invite it commission of experts Inon this
city to invest igato tho disease Qiiuran
tine wns raised a month ago upon I lie ns
sum nee of Dr. Godfrey, of tho murine bos.
pitnl servne, that the disease was of iv
malarial character and n subsequent state
ment from tho authorities of lliloxi that
the malady had been entirely stumped
out.
TIIIIITY- Til It EE nouxns.
Chicago dispatch: A desperate glove en
oiiuuter took plnco last evening In a room
not far from tho board of Initio and was
witnessed only i-v a select party of board
of trade inon and a delegation of Archer nv
cnuo saloon keepeis. Tho principals wcro
billies Reed of Iluffalo.a lOo pounil pugil
ist, and John Hiiudy of Omaha, who
weighs 170 pounds. Rcod was backed by a
woll-known board of trade man, while
stock yards nimi woro behind Ilrindy. Tho
stakes wero $250 a side, and tho battle,
which lasted through thiity-tivo rounds
nnd two hours mid ten minutes, is said to
hn e beet, tine of the mo -t tlonperuto thut
has ever taken plnco in this vicinity, the
iovo it sit i neing ol the skin vnr ety.
Tho tlnsi t'-n or twelve rounds were
rather tame, the men being wary and leol
big eni h other, but niter they went at it
hammer mid tongs. RtHil'was noarly
kipick-il out twice during tlio twenty first
i.ud twenty filth rounds but come too
both times in nine seconds, and, though
griwy, gamely continued the hntlle.
lu the thirly-tlnril loinul both men came
up very weak. Heed Ix-ing a trille the
8tmn.i-r of the tun. Hut littlo damage
whs iIoiih in the enrlv nnrt of the runiul
lull dually Itetxl. feinting with his rin'il.
caught Ilrindy a U-irihc ie t handed upper
rut on the chin, knocking him into the
pes. ncitiiiat which lie leaned for n Ilio.
m-nt and then fell heuvilv into tho middle
of the ring. Iloth were lutdlv nuiiisliml mid
had to Ik) ts ken nu.iy from tbe scone of ac
tion ui earring-, while the bide and ceil-
tiif of the room in which the light uccurml
were euaHer! wilh blood.
Tub work of clearing tho right of way for
the new M. P. through Nebraska Citvia
proi-rcssing rapidly.
rotJTics iXExazAxn.
Dr
, Aubrey Tallcs on the Cause of Gladstone's
jirjeai.
Chicago special: Dr. Aubrey, the well
known Loudon journalist and public
speaker, is in tho city on his wny to tho
Pacific const. Dr. Aubrey was a Glad
stoniau can did it to for North Hackney at
the general election in July, nnd suffered
defeat with numerous others. He has
spent some time in Cunndn, wheraliohns
spoken concerning home rule from an
English standpoint. In an interview
to day on the English political situation,
ho attributes the liberal defeat in London
inn inly to the fact that the Irish policy of
Gladstone wns not tindeistood, and to a
fear tliat heavy tuxes would be imposed in
order to buy out the Irish landlords. The
torico persistently cheered this notion, ho
said, although it was flagrantly untrue.
Tho torics insisted that three "times the
amount named in Gladstone's bill would
lie required. Tho tory people wero made
to believe that the money would be raised
by direct taxation. The homo rule ques
tion wns not decided on its merits. Most
of tho talk about tho disruption of tlio
empire was clap-trap. The real contest
centered around tho land bill. Dr. Aubcrry
lectured in many Canadian towns mainly
in reply to what he calls "tho partial, big
oted and misleading statements" of the
twoOrnngo delegates from Ireland, Kane
and Smith. "My reception in Canada," he
said, "hns been most cordial and enthusi
astic. I liavo every reason to boliovo that
by far tho larger portion of Canadians arc
in favor of Gladstone's measured, just as I
expected to find."
GOV. lrAltllEX'S AXXUAL llEl'Oltl.
Cheyenne dispatch: Gov. Warren, con
cluding his annual report, says: "Immi
gration nnd development has been seri
ously rclaided in Wyoming by tho non
issniinee of patents to public lands. The
records tdiow but tw o patents, cover ng 120
acres have been issued (luring thepastyenr,
although 3, .100 entries wcro made. Not
withstanding the sweeping charges of fraud,
thieving and land grabbing made anninst
our citizens, not ono conviction bus been
made in Wyoming, and but threo causes
have been brought to tho oourt. Entries
of land convey no title, autl unless final
proof is accepted they will avafl tho settler
nothing, nnd his rights nre Inttt under the
respective land acts, together witli his im
provements. Only lifty-ono patents have
been issued in this teuilory since Jnniiary
1, lS.s..". Tho final proofs of hundreds
id poor settlers havo been rejected on
trilling techuncalities. It is true there
were nearly six hundred moro entries
in 1880 than in 1S3-I, but this increase
does not repre-ent tlio new commerce.
There are entries inndo by resideuta to sav-i-tlieir
rights dining Ilio Inst months of con
giebs when the repeal of pre-emption and
timber culture acts wero imminent. The
loport nbks for liberal treatment of bona
fide sett ers and pioneers, nnd not protec
tion for illegal holders. A distinction could
bo made between the honest and alleged
dishonest settler by recognizing, with pat
ent, tlio deserving entryrnen. Thorough
cxn ininii I ions aro recommended before or
nt time of proof. The present rules work
against poor settlers in favor id the
wealthy. If tho pmpoi tiou of honest en
try men in Wyoming is only but two out
of .' ,"U0, prosecutions should bo insti
tuted. ir.isnixirrox atsstr.
Civil. Snuviri: CoMMissniximt
ami Lyman have decided that h
the examinations of applicants,
for appointment or promotion,
Onati.Y
-tvtofore
whether
shall be
curried on under the superv's'ou of the
civil service commissioners at Washington,
nnd shall not be I- ft to the discretion of lo
cal boards of examiners.
MixisTi:it Cox had n second 'nterview
w'th Secretary Hnynrd this morning, nnd
indicated his desire to be relieved of hit
duties as United States minister to Tur
k".v. He was informed that he would not
be required to return to Turkey as Charge-d'-Affnirs.
Attounhy Gi:xi:hai. Givf.n'h opinion in
re n rd to tho construction of Peclion 2, ol
the oleomargarine act, is in effect that thf
oils or "simples" used in the tnanufneture
of oleomargarine are not subject to tai
unless i nude, in imitation or in tho sem
blance of butter.
Ciui:r Justici: Whith lins returned from
his Alaska trip fully icstnred to health.
He is as great a pedestrian its tho formal
British minister, Sir Edward Thornton.
Ijvery fine dny tlio chief justice walks from
his resMcneo in tho Wesl end to tho capitol
dining tlio sessions of the supremo court,
nnd returns over tliOHiimo route to dinner.
Apparently, the chief j istice is in ns good
health as ever, and ids spirits nro always
good, judging from h's chcprliil manner ol
greeting ncquuintances, for lie is noted fox
hit, companionable mniiuers.
A COSTLY CATTLE DIlIirE.
Walla Walla, W. T., Oct. 14. A cattle
mnn, jti-t returned from northern on ana,
Hates that the Neldring'iause drivo of cattle
troui this county to lirit sh Col urn da has
rovjd a allure to Ihj St. Louis svnJ cate, of
ifhieh N-i Ir nbauso is a m -nih r. For a
.1 -ie the drive, consisting of 40,0 0 h a I of
attle, pros -ered finely, but as tiio unii-mally
ir,' season in Montana progressed, grass be
:auio scarce, ai.d streams of water fewer ami
aither he w.'en. Tne stock began to weaken
in I fall by the ways!d -, aul a the ibiyi paas
d bv, food became scarcer,, ami the an raul
lied by hundr-d?. Tho herder cvju suf
fered great privations for water, and 60 des
perate did the situation b'cotnewiien Hearing
:he Hrdisb Iiuj ttiatN. drin;hausjor.lered tho
Irive abandoned and th.' ucr iersto reach thu
Northern Pacific nu '.vty as boit they cnuld.
The scene about the dr.ve wns a moot p tiful
'no. The cattle wcro reduced to d; n nnl
3oue, and so weak 'ued by fatigue and want of
joar slm. cut that t ley woald stand still t.U '
:hey fell In tholr tracs to d e. Taolr moan
ug and bellowing were fearful to hear. A
.old, dry phrclng wind which wn sweejlug
3ver the country did much to roitiullcato the
dilution Cattle men are of the opinion tbst
.he syndicate wonll not I an 2J0 hiad loft
nit of tho mira miso herd dr.vm to this coun
ry. Tueir loss in thi " It -sph. RUO.COO.
THE SALOOXb ALL CLOSED.
Ati.nt. G., Oct 19. For tho first tlrot
Atlanta to-day is a complete prohibition city.
All the bar rooms cloed on July 1, but W
ere! wholesale heeuwa held orer. They haw
been expiring gradually until to-day. ho
then was only oue fu the city, and that wukj
have expired ax days from nor, but
by a deeUlon of tho tunremii omirt of ' tne
it.,.- t,...l.. .1.,.. ....... ........ In nLuirtl. J'v
wtwks aim Ihe rite iunii-lt luis. d a I?1
allot In:
cltv
la.t l
the city aliMiluU-ly prohi ! '",tJ aad tbe
inl..,ii I. nr.. n.n.tlv nro ilhltlKUW" a"
r ihe city brewery to tiaiivcri. .i.
oi.pe IH 111(7
to reidi-ucts on order. 4mA:i,riMkfia
i trhr vl.m.,i ti... measure, " "'vi) "
law Mill be rigidly enforced.