THE OREGON SCOUT.
JONES 6c CUAttCRY, PublUlicrtb
UNION,
QREGON.
ADJUTANT GEXKltAL VllVM.
Hit
Recommendation for Improving the
State Mllltla.
,' In Ills annual report of tho operations of
litii office) during last year, Adjutant Cen
tral Drum dovotcs somo Bpnce to recom
mendations touching tho Improvements of
militia, nml makes tho following recom
mendations: Stnto cnciimpmontH, to bo
ot absolute benefit, should lit leant he of
ten days' duration, and while CHtaliliHlied
nt convenient points looking to economy
in tho eoncontrn tlon of troops, should bo
nt n HUlliclcnt distnnco from tho homos of
members of tho rominnnd in order to over
conio business and social inlliionco which
seriously affect tho efforts of imparting in
fitriiction and holding men In hand for
drills, targot practice, guard duty, etc,
Tho prograinnioof military excrclsos should
exclude elementary company drills and tho
tiino of tho oncanipinciit devoted to in
ntructloii and pructlco in skirmish and
Imitation diills and guard duty. Ah most
of tho fighting in tho future must ho ilono
in open order a thorough ncquiiintun o
with skirmish drill is of the highest
importance. UIIicor should ho required
to reclto upon duties of guards and sen
thiols and instruction in guard duties ho
given to tho men in the armories. So fur
m fatigue, uniform or dress for Held sorvico
is concerned, it would ho an advantage for
tho authorities of on eh stale to piescrihe a
mmpic, plain, but serviceable fatigue uui
form for all Hh troops to which companies
Migia coniorin wiinin n. limited liino, suy
onoyear. This is not, intended to inter
fere with tho right of each command to
wear such full dress uniform as it may liavo
selected for wear on review parades and
other occasions of pure economy. Obso
lete arms and ammunition in the hands of
nlnto troops should he replaced by ini
proved guns of the samo pattera, as in (lie
hands of tho regular army, and suitahlo
nmmiiiiiiioii provided. J'.xhlhithni drills,
while showing to what degree of mechanical
precision a body of men can bo (rained to
ntlaln In movements and motions, are un
desirable, features of military coups. In
many instances the development of ex
tremo smartness in drill Involves tho neg
lect of some of tho most impoitaut and
solid parts of a soldier's IraiuiiiL'.
The adjutant -general says that in order
to no llioronglily ellicicnt, olliccrs dolnilcd
an instructors in military science should ho
made members ol faculties of the iuslilu
tions witli which they servo. A t ton tlon is
railed to loss to tho government arising
irom itio frequency ol application lor dis
charge from tho army, and tho report sug
KestH that it bo in proprloty to enact logis
lation making discharges conditional to
-tho reimbursement to tho government of
ino exponso of recruiting and transnorta
tlon except In cases where long and faith-
nil service of the applicant conveys an olo-
ment of favorable consideration, llogrot
is expressed at tho reduction of uppropriu
tions as compared with estimates for tho
import of tho military Borvlooul Ft. Leav
enworth, and it is said that as a result
ncarcoly any progress has boon mndo in
bringing its capacity to tho point required
to afford accommodations and to prolltu-
bio omploymoul for all military prismors.
Tho money value of work performed by
prisoners in manufactures was $39,839.
which was within $50 of nil expenses of tho
prison lor ino yoar, and tlio opinion is ex
-pressed that the prison will soon be self-
supporting. In regard to tho tiusatfsfac
tory quality of shoes manufactured in tlio
prison, it is stated that tho troublo aroso
from defective lasts and in details of con-
struct ion that have, it is believed, been
remedied.
THK XEWS IK JtltlHK
Tho dostroyed 50,000 in proporly at
Kaclno, If. C.
Tho vlllago of Frimstein, Switzerland,
was destroyed by llro.
ICstl mates for next year aro being sul-
niitled to tho comiulttoo on appropria
tions.
George Colter, a mail ngent botweon St.
Paul and Chicago, admitted that ho had
rilled letters.
Tho civil service commission will investl
(iito charges against l'ostmasler Harrity,
! Philadelphia.
ticorgo 1). Wise, of Kiclimond, Va., was
put under bonds to keep tho pcaco with
Col. William Lamb.
Army regulations will bo so changed as
to give officers full benefit of cumulatlvo
leavo-ot-abscnco privileges.
Ton changes Inpostmitstershlpworo mado
and nine offices discontinued in Nebraska
during tho week ending Nov. 111.
There Is a probi.bllity of a tlo in tho ro-
fount of the recent voto in tho Second
Assembly district of Now Jersey.
Tho veteiiuariaus convened in Chicago
declared tho distillery disease plouro-pnou-nionia,
and recommended slaughter.
T. I). Wilson, a traveling man, (logged a
married woman named Smith at Odin,
Ills., with two riding whips bound together.
Ward Liimon, of Denver, secured a, feo
of $250,000 for horvlro in tlio Choctaw
tuition's suit tor 52,51)0,000 before tlio
supremo court.
British iviinrchUts have railed n meeting
to protest against the execution of Spies,
Fieldon, et al., to denounce tho jury, and
to condemn Judge Gary.
An execution for $-1,12:1,007 was Issued
against ltyan, clerk ol Cool: county, 111.,
und his bondsmen tor $000,715 retained
by him while collector of tho West town of
Chicago.
Tho president's message and tho annual
reports of tho heads ot departments, wero
tbo principal topics under consideration at
tho cabinet mooting on tho 10th. There
wits a, full attendance, and tho contorouco
huh Homowliat longer than usual.
svns n Altitun OUT.
Washington Special; Secietary Manning
Intends to break up the abuses of tho sub-
tltuto sybtcui In his department, under
which heretofore employes wio were sick
wero permitted to put on substitutes to
till their places, Tho system is said to
Iiavu been greatly abused by employes In
jood health supplying substitutes who re
ceived only a portion of tho salary of tho
position, usually one-half of II; thu other
hull going to tho regular employes. An
order for clerks who nro represented by
substitutes to return to their desks goes
Into cifccl to-morrow, 1 hero were to-duy
about Hovonty-flvo subiititutes ntwork In
the department. Tho older will probably
not bo enforced with i suverlty that
amounts to cruelty, but tlio cases will havo
to bo of undoubted merit whore exceptions
:re made,
UATTEltS THAT AllV. MU.TTAllY.
Annual Report of Operations of Hie Army
the Vast Year.
Lieut. Qen. Shcrhfai, submitted to tho
Bfcratary of war his annual report, show
ing tho operations of tho militnry forces
during tho past year. From tho report It
appears that nt the dato of Inst returns
tho army of tho United States consisted of
2,102 officers and 23,940 men.
Under tho head "Division of tho Atlan
tic," Shcridnn refers feelingly to tho death
of Gen. Hancock. Ho says no mil. tory
operations of importance have occurred in
this division during thoycar. Heroin end
atlons hcrolotoro mado by Gen. Schoflcld
nnd his predecessor relative to the concen
tration at some suitable point of the sev
eral light batteries for their better Instruc
tion a ro renewed, and attention is culled
to the fortification and armament of our
sea co.ists lying along tho Atlantic ocean.
Tho lieutenant general says that while
tho Division of tlio Missouri has had
no troublo with tho approaching condition
of hostilities during the year many opera
tions of minor nature had been rendered
necessary to suppress predatory raids in
Montana by Indium from ono reservation
directed mainly iigiilnHtfiidians from other
reservations, to protect Indian agents
from itisolcuco and insubordination of
their charges, and to secure settlers from
the lawless demands ol the roving I nuds
who had been permitted on one pretext or
another to leave their leservations.
The adjust ment mado with tho Cheycnno
nnd Arapahoi s by the piesideut tliniiuh
tin1 mndlum of the al torney-geacral in.Iuly,
1 885, has alhived all iiiitiilion in the In
dian (ciiitory, but the troops in that le
gion hnvo been kept constantly employed
in the prevention of unlawful settlements
in the Oklahoma count ry and its invasion
by herders o call lo. Unless soiiip leglsta
tiou is had which will, specially fix tlio
status of the Oklahoma lauds be f"ars, on
account of the advantages in the way of
beautiful landscapes and fertile soil, it will
prove a coiiliiiunl temptation to lite ad
venturous population near its borders,
which In a short pel hid could nuiko it a
prosperous state.
He states that it was his idea to removo
to Florida tho Indians held as prisoners by
Gen. Crook last November, but ho duferred
such action. Gen, Slier dan snys: "Tlio
Ions of Capt. Crawford was much to be re
grottoil, as ho would, In my opinion, havo
terminated tho cruel and bloody atrocities
which wero continued thereafter for many
months."
Tho report ( lion relates In detail tho cir
cumstance attending tho qualified sur
render of Geroiiimo lo Gcu. Crook upon
tho terms which wero not approved by tho
president, and the subsequent escape ot tlio
chief with twenty warriors and thirteen
women.
Touching tho relief of Gen. Crook and his
replacement Uy Gen. Miles, Sheridan said:
"It grow out of tlio fact that ( rook Hcenied
wedded to the policy of operating almost
exclusively with Indian scouts, and ns his
experience was ot groat weight, his policy
could not well be changed without his re
moval to another field."
Lieut. Gen. Sheridan says that Gen.
Miles went to work with a commendable
zeal. Ills troops followed up the liostiles
with a vigorous energy, hroko up their
camps by attack four or live times and
gave them no rest until they surieudered,
on September 1, under ciri umstances
and conditions, however, that should not,
in my judgment, permit their being turned
over to tho civil authorities for punish
liiont, as was intended by tho president.
On September 8, they wore started by Gen,
Miles to Fort Marlon, Flu., without
authoiity, but a later 'date wero slopped
at San Antonio until their llual disposi
tion could bo decided upon, Tlio report
states that the arrest of Chiriaenhua In
dians and their removal to Flor da had
been ordered by tho president, notwith
standing the objections of Gen. Miles that
it might bo charged that tlio government
had taken advantage of the Idians, and
that such action would necessitate a war
of extermination against the liostiles then
in old Mexico,
Tlio general renoHS hU recommendation
mado in his preceding report, touching tlio
allotment of land in severalty to Indians,
the sale of surplus lauds anil the creation
ot a trust fund from I he money realized, in-
lerest on which shall tie turned over to In
dians for their support. The report says:
"In considering all the Indians mid reser
vations in the territories ot Dakota and
Montana, wo havo an aggregate area, ot
over Tel, 500,000 and a population ot less
than -15.000, The surplus area of nearly
81.000 square tulles (nearly eoual to tho
entire state of Kansas) would produce an
annual interest of over $25,000,000. Tim
appropriations for the llscal year ending
June Jit). 1880, for fullllling Ireatios with
tliesn tiilies and for their subsistence and
civilization and pay ot employes incident
to such uudei taking amount to about
$100,000. less than this sum." In like
manner the rosult of the npnlcn tlon of tho
plan in tho different western states and ter
ritories is shown In detail, and
tho reports conclude ns follows: "Tho
Indian reservations ot tho United States
contain about 200,000 square miles,
and their population is about 300,000.
Twenty-six thousand square miles would
locate each family upon a half seel ion of
laud, leaving a surplus ot about 170.000
square miles, which, according to the plan
1 have proposed, would produce annually
M. -180.000. This amount exceeds by
about $000,000 the entire sum appropri
ated for tio payment ol their annuities
and for their subsistence mid civilization.
The policy ad vocated in my leport could
be most advantageously applied gradually,
the general government ot the Indians
being continued uccoiding to the met hod
now in vogue or such Improvement of them
as time and experience may suggest! The
ultimate development of the suggested jiol
ley would ns the Indians advanced in civil
izntlnii and intelligence, result in the return
lo them of the principal derived from the
sale of their lauds, which, until such men&
ores wero authorized by an act ot con
gress, could bo held as a trust for their
benefit and income, and applied to their
support,"
intuit OFunsa.
3HUMA, Mo., Nov. 11. Cluules Hudson, n
nrp, iileuded iru lty to tho clmriro of Incest
)ctenlay nnd wus bentonced to two years lu
the ienltcntliiry, ThU morning1 ho luformed
tlio Jailer that ho was tired of living, but no
attention w as paid to him. An hour later tho
cry of (la1 ik raised by the other Inmates of
tho jail. Flames burnt from the cell occupied
by lltulxun and cries of distress rang out from
iuc iiinuiuiiiai.' iiuuaic. Jlo w us luKCIl ItOlll
tlio cell and tlio thimes extimruUhed. An In
Vesication show o I Hint ho Inul luken tlio oil
from n Units saturated his jhtkiii and then set
llro to Ids clothing. Ills body was burned al-
imisi to n erup aim presented a revolting Ut
ile still linger, but tho nlivilelani &iv hi ru.
covcry Is luiHultle.
l.STO Till! MISSISSIPPI.
PiaquEMiNE, La.. Nor. 14. About 0 o'clock
this morning over20u feet of tho rlrer bank,
lucludlng Levee Mreet, caved Into tho river.
Several buildings were destroyed. This Is the
fifth rave-In which has taken place In the river
front this reason, This last c.-tve In has ait.
broached so near the new levee which was
hulll by the citizens as to render Its comple
tion unless. It is now thought that this latter
cavo-lu aud the one below will continue to
widen aud extend until the whole busluess
(rout of tho river will be engulfed.
PISTOLS Ft) It TWO.
A Virginia Gentleman States Jilt I'otltlot
Jteyoud Alt Question.
Richmond (Va.) special: Che Hon. Geo.
D. Wise publishes tho following card:
"Tho urgency of friends, whoso judgment
I icspert, and my own taste have been
averse to any notico of tho statement In
regard to myself n'tributed to William
Lamb, of Norfolk, In vailous newspapers
recently published, but reiterated ruiiinrs
of a contemplated duel betwoeu him and
m self, accompanied by tho assertion of
Irish Insult offered by him to me, havo
been so widely circulated as to render it
necestary for me, who, as a public
servant, bcardisllnct relations and respon-
sib litieH to society, to publish this card.
It is not true, iih staled in many newspa
pers, that I havo over had a quatrel with
W illiam Lamb. It Is true, as I have dis
covered, not. by application to liimself,
witli whom I can have no communication,
but to friends in Noifolk, whither I went
for Hint purpose, that in a pubic
speech deliveied thero during tho it cent
canvas, ho stated that ho had been
told that I was guilly of iinmorulil ics,
which I will not undertake to repent. This
emanated from him, let it bo added, witli
out. pluvious provocation from mo, outulo
of my congiessioual district where my
claim for congressional honors weio in no
sense an approptlate subject for discus
sion. A discriminating publ e will hold mo
blameless wher under circumstances liko
these, and impelled by a supremo nnd
lighlcous indignation I dnpnitlrom tho
even tenor of my way lo decline lliechnrgo
refened lo utterly false and bnsel. hs, in
whole and in part, the ant hor of It an in
famous liar, and the purveyor a filthy
scoundrel, fit only for the scorn and eon
tempt of nil honorable geiitlemen. I have
stated Unit I have never had a quarrel
with William Lamb and I eau have nono
with him now or hereafter, becatiM! he is a
blackguard In more senses than as thepro
inu'galorof baseless scandal, and a cow
ard in moro views than in causing, as tljo
report of his townsmen havo it his own
arrest to cucnpo a duel, which ho protended
to accept. Itespcct fully,
G coitai? D. Wisn.
tii a STiiiicr. ESinzn.
I'owderly Orders the Ilutchers llaeh to
?rr.-.
Chicago special: Thogrent strike at the
stockyards is ended and tho strikers will
return to work Monday. This evening a
mcotii'ig of tho local assembly of Knights of
Labor was held at Germnnhi hall and
largely attended. Tho following lotterfrom
General Master Workman Powderly was
read:
Ptiii.Abni.riiiA, Pa., Nov. 10. G. II. Har
ry, Chicago: In a circular issued March 13,
1880. I stated the policy of the Knights ot
Labor on tho eight-hour question. That
circular was read and approved by the gen
eral executive hoard before itwout out. It
was afterwards approved by the entlro or
der. In opposition to that circular the
inon at the stock yards struck for eight
hours. Tho order of the Knights of Labor
was not brought into the controvory,
henco no action was necessary. During
tho session ot tho general assembly
the men at the stock yards struck again.
You were sunt to try and settle the strike,
but in ruse of failure the order was not to
bo involved or asked for assessments. You
sallied the strike by ordering tho men back
at the old hours. They havo, in violation
of law nnd your order, and wilhoutnotify
big us, again struck for eight hours. The
board insl rm ts you and Carlton, who will
bo with yoi, lo day, to settle tlio striko by
putting the mon hack at the old hour until
the order of the Knights of Labor takes
dellnito action on the eight-hour plan. If
tho men refuse, tako their charters. Wo
will have obedience and discipline. By
older of tho grand executive board.
T. V. 1'owiiKiti.Y. Chairman.
After the reading of theahovoordc rthcra
were somo expressions of dissatisfaction
among tho strikers, but dually a resolu
tion was adopted by tho nicuting declaring
the strike off.
fought thiiity-two itousns.
Now York dispatch: Bill Davis. 115
pounds, and Jack Konuey, 120 pounds,
fought with two-ounce gloves to a llnish,
Murquls of Queensbury rules, near Hock-away,
this morning, thirty-two rounds. The
first soven rounds wero spent In careful
sparring. From then up to tho twenty
ninth hard fighting was douo by both men.
In round twenty-nino Davis got in a terrific
right-hander, completely closing up Ken
ney's left eye. In round thirty both men
came up very groggy, but desperate lighting
was done all over the ring. At tho end of
tho round tlio mon could hardly walk to
tholr corners, lu round thirty-ono they
almost tottered to tho center, and at the
call of time they hammered each other,
abandoning all attempt at science. At the
end of the round both fell down Irom sheer
weakness, and although both toed tho
murk for another round, tho reforeodecided
tho tight a draw.
Tim Titi.ti. ii:.ousci:i.
Chicago dispatch: Tlio regular meeting
of D strict Assembly No. 2t, Knights of
Labor, was held to-night. A resolution
was adopted denouncing the recent trial of
tho condemned anarchists as having been
conducted unfairly, and sympathizing
with them In their efforts to ob
ta n a new trial. Tho full scope of the
resolution Is not clearly known, but
it is believed to contain even more radical
rlaiihcs than those mentioned. District
assembly No. 21 has a membership of
nearly 30.000, embracing all the Knights
ot Labor in Chicago and Cook county ex
cept those in l'ackington. No details of
the meeting have been learned besido the
bare fact of the resolution's passage.
Somo Statistics Couccrnine; .lows.
According to the latest statistics Italy has
much fewer Jews Minn tho single city of Vlcn.
na. lu Trieste the hulk of the Israelite commu
nity mo ltullnn Jews, number. ng 5 5T0. In
Home there urn A, 000; lu Leghorn, -MV10: Tu
rin, 2.IM0: Venice, MV); Florence, 1.4H); For
ruin, 1 750; Aiicona, 1,700: Modenn, 1.70: Mnu
tun, 1.4a ; Milan, 1,100; Vcnna, U7A; l'adua
I'AO; Naples, 0M; l'lsa, 040, aud Genoa only
AM. Tho chief rabbinical (school lu Italy Is
now at Mantua. Tadim held this jiositlou
formerly, and stdl has for tho head of Its Jew
tali community tho greatcft Hebrew rcholar
lu Italy, Ita'jbl Kudo Lolll, who Is professor of
jienrew- ai uie uuivcrsuv oi rauua, and was
a pupil of the celebrated Luzzatto. The total
arrival of Hebrew Immigrants nt Castle Gar-1
den, New York, for the ten mouths prior to
August last numbered IS.OVS, as against 15,-1
1W for ttie fame period hut vear. Of tln 1
U'.OIS were Himslans, 8,101 Austrian, 0S9
Germans, nnd CS7 ltnumanl.ni. Ot the whole
number l'UUS, or nearly 75 ht cent, a'lnaln
ed in the city. At this rate the llebrow popu
lation of the city will have increased over 13
per ccut. since last year.
KVSSIA VHKI'AllISO ITOtt WAR.
London, Oct. SO, Advices from Brails,
Itoumaula, says thst (eTerlsh preparations
for war are being made lu southern Itussls.
A number of Irouclads are expected at 8e
bastnpol. several transports are rldlnir at
anchor In the harbor oi Odessa ami torpedo
boaU are leaving Sevastopol for Varua
THE CAMPAIGN OF GEX. CROOIC
Ttie
Interference that Hampered Illih In
Dealing Willi the Hostile.
El FaBo (Tex.) spcciul: The followinj
unpublished correspondence is obtained
from tlio highest authority. Gen. Crook
telegraphed Gen. Sheridan March 28 from
neurSan Bernardino, Mex., by wny of Ft.
Bowie, that ho had met the liostiles the
day before and found them "very inde
pendent and fierce ns so many ticers." Hi
talked witli them, but It seemed impossible
to get any hold on them except by permit
ting them to re' urn to their reservation on
the old status. On the following day,
' Mnrch 20, Gen. Crook
, Shciidan confidentially
telegraphed Grn.
that in a confer
ence with Gcronimo nnd the others he told
them they must at once surrender uncon
ditionally or they would be killed to a man
if it took titty years. The only proposi
tion they would entertain were three, that
the.v should be sent east for not exceeding
two years, witli their families, or that they
should all return to their reservation upon
their old status, or that they should re
turn to the warpath. As he had to act at
once, lie accepted their surrender the
same day upon the first proposition. Gen
LrooK stated that Kaettenn, a young
chief, hud been entirely subdued by two
years' course ot treatment, and he thought
the whole band could bo subdued in the
same way. Gen. Crook asked to be in
formed whether Ids action was approved
and requested full instructions. To theso
dispatches Gen. Sheridan replied confliden
tially March 30, that the president could
not assent to the surrender of the liostiles
upon the terms proponed. Gen. Crook was
instructed to negotiate further with them
on the terms ot theirconditionalsuriender,
only sparing their lives, and meantime he
was iustiui'led that he must at once mak
such disposition of his troops us would
ptevent tho escape of the liostiles from his
hands, and compel their destruction unless
these terms were accepted. Gen. Crook re
plied March 31, giving a detailed account
of how ho secured a conference with tho
liostiles. They were armed to tho teeth
and so stationed Hint ho could not possi
capture them, even it he were disposed to
betray their confidence. Not more than
five to eight of lliein ever visited his camp
nt once and lo seize these would stamped
the icst. Uvea in their march to Ft. Bow lo
after surrendering they scattered so as to
mn ke escape easy. His only hope was to
gain their confidence oh the march, get
them on thecals and then disarm them
To inform them that tho terms on which
they surrendered were disapproved would
in Ins judgment not only make further no
gotiations impossible, but cause them to
break away at once. April 1, in reply to
a telegram from (Ion. hlieridan disnpprov
iug of his plans, Gen. Crook replied that it
was his aim to afford the greatest amount
of protection to life and property interests.
The failure of tho operations was duo to
the character of the liostiles and tho nn
ture of the country. Ho believed his plan
was the ono most likely to succeed in tho
end. Ilo conclude. I: "It may be, how
ever, thai l am too mucu wedded to my
own view in this matter, and as I havo
spent nearly eight years of tlio hardest
work of my life in this department, I re
spectfully request that I may bo retired
from its command." It is stated that on
assuming command, Gen. Miles found
twenty-ono pages of the official records of
tho department hud been cutout. The
samo authority stales that Gen. Miles, in
accepting tho surrender of the liostiles.
merely pledged them protection whilo in
li s hands, lint told them lioluid nouuthor
ity ns to their ultimate disposal.
THIS STICIKIXG llVTCHKltS.
Tlie Terms On Which Tliey Are Jlehig Giren
Hmploymcnt.
Chicago Special: Two thousand
of the
strikers woro taken bnck to work
to-day
at tho stock yards. This action
of the
puckers is explained in various
wnys
First, thero are but 2,000 hogs in tho yards
and only a small forco will bo needed tor a
day or two, and then it is stated that the
packers do not enro to employ a largo mini
her ot men until they aro assured that the
mon aro acting in good faith Ono packer
stated that ho had learned that tho men
had planned to striko again on tho 2-lth.
Somo of tho strikers sny that tho packers
aro working a bluff gamo. They want all
tho old mon back, but they havo begun
taking them slowly in order to mako tho
skilled butchers who stand aloof ready und
anxious to return through fear of
losing their places permanently. Armour
it Co. said to-day that they
only took back a small uuiubor of
the old men ns tho forco at their packing
houses were nearly full. They sa-id they in
tended to keep all tho now men at work as
long as they wished to remain. Other
packers say the same, but it is behoved tho
problem ot disposing ot the new men will
solve itself. Tho majority ot the now men
are afraid to stay and will make them
solves scarce as soon as tho in litia is re
moved. Leading packers havo pledged
them protection and permanent work, but
the old men havo a bitter feeling against
tliein, and will make their life at the stock
yards unendurable. Quite a number quit
to-day and woro escorted out ot the yards
to a safe distance by tho soldiers. Moro
will doubtless leave to-morrow, and it is
freely predicted that in a wook or so few, if
any, non-union men will bo found in tho
yards. All the stiikers taken back aro
compelled to sign n paper in which they
ngree to not leave their work without giv
ing their employers two weeks' notice.
On tho other hand tho packers agree
not to discharge any of their men
without giving them two weeks' notico. To
still further hind tho agreement, each man
is required to deposit ?50 with his em
ployer, this sum to bo gradually taken out
ot his wages. One effect of the striko wan
demonstrated by a dispatch received by a
leading packer by ono ot his best customers
in the cast, saying that tho customer was
buying his hoet on tho hoof, and should not
require any moredressed beef. It is stated
that dispatches to this effect aro beginning
to arrive iu quantities that threaten to
greatly affect tho dree nod beef trade with
the east. Although good order prevails at
the yards and in l'ackiugtowu, nono ot the
militia will bo released tor a few days at
least. They will bo relieved by degrees, as
things settle down to thenormal condition.
11ES11Y WAllli llKKCUKll.
New York special: The llev. Henry Word
Beecher addressed i letter to Mayor Whit
ney of Brooklyn to-day, expressing hli
high appreciation ot tho honor conferred
upon him by the city of I'.rooklyn iu ton
dering him a public reception. After refer
ring to his long residenco iu the city, hli
active participation iu public affairs, nevet
shrinking from whntevercourso Boomed to bi
right, regardless ot prejudices, heconcludea
"In respectfully declining the public meet
ing from reasons personal to myself, I be;
that you will convey to the common coun
cil my sincere thanks for the groat honot
which they have conferred upon me. May
I be permitlod to ask that the resolutions
nnd signatures ot nil that have taken part
ii this, to me, memorable transaction, may
be suitably engrossed in such n form ai
that they may be transmitted to my chil
dren us a token ot the great honor dout
me by my fellow-citiians."
some wasihsgtox aossip.
Tub president has appointed Bobert L.
Allen postmnsterVt Joliet, III., vire John
Woods, suspended.
Tuc total collections ot intcrnnl revenue
from the tlmo tho present system was
organized, July 1, 1800, up to June 30,
1880, were $3,438,200,455.
Tub annual report of Commissioner of
Customs McCalmont to the secretary of the
treasury shows that during the pnst fiscal
year thero was paid into the treasury from
all sources, tho accounts relating to which
nre settled in his office, 5194,384,509, of
which $102,397,8444 was received from
customs duty.
Fifth Auditor Rockhoff, in his annual re
port to tho secretary of the treasury shows
that during the last fiscal year 10,835 ac
counts were settled in his office, involving
$810,538,211. In the consular service the
expenditures were$900,G05, being $10,035
in excess of tlio receipts. Tho amutint of
consular fees collected during tho year was
$881,509, an increase over the previous
year of $90,228.
I.v opening his services last Sundny morn
ing liov. Dr. Newmnn, pastor ot the presi
dent's church, prayed at great length and
with fervid earnestness that the chief ex
ecutive of tho nation bo strengthened in
his reforms; tllnt his counsellors and asso
ciates bo given divine inspiration in their
efforts to puiify tho federal service, nnd
that the household of the executive should
have health and strength iu the ordeals
approaching it. The president and Mrs.
Cleveland, who were bowing in obeiscnc9,
both looked ii) at each other nnd then at
tho minister when the lust sontonce wns
uttered.
Tin: recent order from tho war depart
ment relative to the abandonment of Fort
Hallock, Nov., is regarded as a step in the
right direction, inasmuch ns it is tho be
ginning of a plan involving tho massing ol
troops on tho frontier in a few central
posts whence calls for assistance iu time ol
need can bo readily answered. Ono very
important effect of this concentration will
bo a reduction in running expenses, ns it
costs considerably less than when divided
and scattered from Dan to Beershebn, as
has hitherto been tho practice.
Lv view of the fact that many of tho new
dollni silver certificates were issued beforo
they were perfectly dry and have since be
come blurred by use, the treasury depart
ment has adoptod a new drying system
which it is thought will correct this defect
in nil future issues. Thodesign forthebnek'
"of the new tlve-dollar certificates have just
been adopted. It will be printed in a light
shade of green and wilt represent five
standard dollars grouped so as to overlap
each other. The Uvo-dollar certificate will
be ready for issuo iu a few days.
THE MYSTEIIIOVS JJXl'ltlSSS llOBDElt.
lie is Having a Utile Amusement With the
Company He ltobbetl,
St. Louis, Mo Nor. 12. "Jim Cummlngs,"
the Adams express robber, seems to feel soab
solutcly assured of his own safety that he
dares to have a little amusement with the ex
press coinpauy. He had written several let
ters heretofore, and detectives had all agreed
that they were written by the now Imprisoned
messenger, Fotherlngliam, before the robbery
was committed as a measure of safety should
he be suspected, aud au alleged expert penman
testified before the grand jury that the hand
writ ng was the same ns the messenger's. But
the Ji'eiiublican was in receipt last night of a
fresh letter dated Topeka, Kan., which Is
printed this morning, iu thu same hand
writing ns tlio others and signed "Jim
Cuiaiiilncs." which cocs to show that
rotueriiiguam could not Have written It or
either of the others. In the letter he states
that he regrets that suspicion should rcat
uixju Kothcrlncliam, and asserts that the
messenger did all In his power to protect the
company's property. lie requests that the
package, which accompanied t lie letter, nnd
which couta nod property valued at 10,000 lu
notes, mortgages, etc., should be returned to
the Adams express company. Upon one le
ceipt for money to the Fht national bank of
Kuiekii. Kan., appeared the following slirna
ture, ".Jim Cummlngs, for the First national
bank of Eureka," mid on the line where the
fact Is to be noted if the money Is not reco ved
in tne proper sunpe occur me words: l uuve
uo complaint to make whatever."
The liostscript to tlio letter says: " I sent
that bank note to Fiauk James for a joke
not lor any desire to get mm Into trouble."
Upon the letter from W. II. Damsell, mnna
gcr of the company, to the'agent. calling upon
tlie latter to procure a second bondsman, ttie
robber wrote: "In order to civc tho bloko
chance to see If he's any cood on earth, 1 will
go ou ins uonu. Jim luiiiiiuugs."
it is rontldeutly Mated to-day that the out
clals of the express company aud the detect'
Ives In their employ havo discovered the ideu
tlty of the two men recently indicted by the
grand Jury for grand larceny under the
names of "Jim Cummlngs" and "Klcliard Itoe."
but they do not as vet see lit to make their
real, names public. It lias been ascertained
Mint a waitress In a Vine street restaurant was
Cummlngs' mistress, nnd from her his dc
script ion. which tallies exactly with that given
by totherliigliam, was obtained. The shops
ai oi. manes, mo., wiicre me camp ouini,
guns, etc., reierred to by dimming' lu e
former letter were purchased, have been vis
ited by detectives and from their proprietors
It wits learned that one of the purchasers was
the waitress' paramour and doubtless one of
tho rohbeis. It Is asserted that both these
men will soon be arrested.
a wins Miriti)i:i:i:it haxoed.
St. I.ofis, Mo., Nov. 12. William Stubble
field Wilson, the wife murderer, was hnnged
at Jouesborougli, III., this afternoon. The
execution was private, not more than twenty
live persons being present. Uie culprit was
accompanied to tho gallows by two d
therms and his si lrltuul adviser. In a short
peech he said : "I have bceu a very uufortu
nate man. l s.iv io any man who serves on a
Jury or who Is a witness in a cac of this kind.
bo sure what you nre swearing to. I want to
say to every married mau and to every unmar
ried mau wuo cxpecis to ue married, uo true
to your wives; and to the wouieu. be true to
Your uusuamis." ue lliauued every one who
had been kind to his children and stepped on
the trap, and at 1; 10 p. m. the cord was cut.
Wilson's crime was committed Jauuarv 7.
Comlug home o'i that day after one of his cus
tomary absences he found several voime- mnn
of the neighborhood cutting wood for his neg
lected family. His wife, of whom all speak
well the mother of his mvcu children and
oue uutorn child aud the victim of his atler
nate nbusj nnd neglect for twenty vears
kin dly asked him la. He seemed enraged, hut
wevU into the house nnd soon after u iutni
shot was heard and his long suffering wife
staggered out and fell dead. He was tried In
September, found guilty aud his case carried
to the supreme court and to the governor, but
without avail, and to-day he suffered the pen
alty of his atrocious deed to the satisfaction
of Mie entire community.
SOCIALISTIC emulems seized.
Beiimn, Nov. II. At Hamburg to-day 6,000
workmen attended the funeral of two masons
who were killed lu a bulMlng accJdcut They
formed a processlou, tho toclallsti carrying
numerous red flags, floral crowns aud labor
mottoes. Police stationed nt tho cemetery
cutranccs seized the emblems. Too workmeu
made an attempt to resist, but the police were
reinforced aud dispersed the croud. Several
arrests were made.
sessatws'jt. mroncB cask.
A London Lady Wants Separation on the
Ground of Intimidation.
London special: The ense of lira. Se
bright, a well-known Southern beauty,
against her husband, Mr. Arthur Sebright,
for divorce on the ground that force nnd
intimidation were used in obtaining her
consent to the marriage to the defendant,
was opened to-day. Tlie petitioners'
counsel ndmlttcd the mnrriago in the regis
trar's office last January, but claimed that
the contracting parties had never lived to
gether. A money transaction, the counsel
said, had caused tho marriage, and not af
fection. Tlie judge thought it would be
impossible to nullify the mnrriago for the
reasons stated, but said he would hear the
evidence in the case.
Mrs. Sebright was called to tho wltncs
stand and deposed substantially as fol
lows: Sho had inherited a largo sum ot
money from her father when qutto young.
Mr. Sebright hud been a welcome visitor to
her mother's house, but was not received
ns a suitor for her daughter's hand. So
bright finally proposed marriage to tho pe
titioner, and was referred to mother, who
refused her consent. Subsequently tho pe
titioner, without tho knowledge! of her
mother, engaged herself to Sebright nnd he
persuaded her to sign somo papers admit
ting tho ongngemcnt, which she afterwards
found were not what they wore represented
to be, but were bills amoip ting to 3 325.
These sho reltlsed to acknowledge, and
action was taken to recover the amount.
When the writs were serveit Sobrigbt
told her tho only way by which
sho could eavo herself from finan
cial ruin was through mnrringe
with him. Inrenscd nt the villlnny of the
man who pretended to love her, sho re
fused to marry him. Sebright persisted,
and later, under promise to have tho writ
cancelled, ho took her to n pluco unknown
to her, where tho cancellation was to be
made. Arriving there, she found hcrsolt in
tho registrar's office, anil attempted to
lenvo, but was prevented by Sebright'e
threats to shoot her if sho showed the
slightest unwillingness to marry him thon
and there. A ring was forced upon her
finger, but sho drew it oft and tluew it on
the Hour. She wns then compelled to sign
the register, which she did iiuconciously.
She heard no legal form rend, and was too
much frightened torealizcull that occurred,
but was certoin that nothing was read
nloud. After leaving the registrar's office
tho petitioner was taken home. Her mar
riage was never consummated. Tho regis
trar deposed that petitioner wnu boiiio
what agitated on the occasion ot her mar
riage to Sebright, but repeated the declara
tion nnd went through tho form ot mnr
ringe without hesitation or dissent. He
corroborated Mrs. Sebrigbt's statement
that sho threw the ring upon tho floor, but
testified that sho afterwards signed the
reginter without demurring. Tho peti
tioner's mother and two physicians testi
fied to tlio mental collapseot tho petitioner
nfter the ceremony in the registrar's office.
The hearing then adjourned.
VAIltY VltOUUCTS.
The Meeting in Chicago in the Interest of
1'ure Goods.
Chicago special: The National Butter,
Cheeso and Egg association finished its ses
sion to-day. Tho report of tho committee
on preserving, packing and transporting
eggs was read and discussed at some
length. The report expressed the opinion
that packing eggs in cases wns preferable to
shipping them in barrels, although iu New
York tho demand is for barrels, because
the empty barrels could bo sold again. In
regard to tho preservation of eggs, tho re
port says that no absolutely satisfactory
wny would over be discovered until they
first learned to prolong human lifo in
definitely. Boles of Boston said thatdeul
ers in his city preferred cases very much to
barrels. When an examination of the mut
ter was mndo they would find that canes
wero not so much more expensive than
barrels.
A resolution wns adopted asking con
gress to mako an appropriation early in
tho session to enforce tlie oleomargarine
law. A resolution to change tho name ot
tho association to tho National 1'roduce
association wns referred to it committee,
who will report at the next annual session.
Tho election of ofllcers resulted in tho
choice ot H. B. Gurley, of Illinois, as
president, and It. SI. Litter, of Illinois, ns
secretary and treasurer. A resolution was
adopted requesting all manufacturers and
dealers in pure dairy product to withdraw
their support and aid to tho various
organizations throughout the country
that havo persistently favored tho illegal
truffle iu oleomargarine, and who have
aided tho mauiiliicturers and doalers in
spurious butter by exhibiting and dealing
iu such was us to assist in its fraudulent
sale.
SUHMlTIKlt HIS ASSUAL ItlSl'OIlT.
The commissioner of internal i-eveuue
nns submitted Ids nnnunl report to the
secretary of the treasury. The total re
ceipts from nil sources of internal revenue
taxation for the fiscal year ended Juno 30,
1S80, were $110,902,809, ns compared
with $112,421,121 for tlie year 1885,
S121.590..039 for tho year 188 1, $ 14 1,
553,344 for the yr 1883 and $140,523,
J73 for the yenr"l8S2. The statement of
the withdrawal ot articles for consump
tion during the pnst year as compared
with the preceding year, shows a large in
crease in nil articles of taxation except
snuff, of which thero wns a decrease of
$195,717. Tlie principal increase was In
cigars, cigarettes nnd spirits distilled from
grain. The cot of collections during the
year wn $l,2l)9,4S4, being about !!.(! per
rent oi the amount collected. C ollections
during the previous year cost $4,455,430,
or about 3.0 per cent of the amount col
lected. The receipts during tho first three
months of tho present fiscal year were
$28,901,901, nn increase of $'230,411 over
tho receipts during the corresponding period
of last year. The increase was Miainly on
tobacco and fermented liquors, although
there wns a small increase in the receipts
for spirits distilled from apples, peaches or
grapes. In making this estimate Cammis-
siouer Stiller says his office is much ombar-
rassed by the presence of a new source ot
revenue oleomargarine and the entire
absence of any statistical information as
to tlie quantity manufactured, the number
of factories engaged in the production, nnd
the number ot persons or firms engaged in
selling the same us wholesale and retail
dealers.
iiussia's st:co.n CHOICE.
Vienna, Nov. 12. It Is now stated that Uui-
sla favors the Montenegrin prince, Wascopro
vltch for the Hulgarlan throne.
LosnoN, Nov, 11 A member of the Bulga
rian ministry has written ton friend saying
tho regency mint soon surrender to General
V n 1 1 1 1 r. .i i I .)., l. .. V... ...III 1 . A d n
..U14.K.., . M,,,t lucjiiifr win iihtb u uuo
opportunity for plots when the people become
disheartened at Iiussia's refusal to accept
Prluce Waldcmar.
It Is rumored at trt. Louis that the grand
urr indicted Express Messenger Fothcrlng-
hnru for complicity iu the recent robbery oa
the San Francisco road. He has been held In
close custody by the officers of the company,
and his motuer has applied to the circuit
court for his release on a writ of Uabeaj corpus.