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THE OREGON SCOUT, j JONES & CIIANCKY, PnblUlicm UNION. OREGON. TDEXTIFTISO Till! TICTIMS. Cleveland, O., Jan. 10. Tlie testimony before Coroner Loppcr In the Inquest over the Baltimore & Ohio wreck this forenoon nt Tlllln, O., was principally almeil at the Iden tification of the persons who tcrUhcd by relics nicked up at the scene of the disaster. The names of T, 0. Pembcrlon, of Payne, O., Frank linwmnu, of Mcclmnlcsburg, Pa., and David Obcr, of Ohcrlln, Pa., are added to the list of killed already given. I. V.. Rnnkln, special detective for the Unl tlmorc & Ohio, was called as n witness, Out nothing could be gotten out of him. Robert Chamberlain, the Republic under alier, who took charge of the bodies of the victim', testified that he took eleven bodies from the wreck nnd It Is certain that thirteen persons perished. Alfred Toinpklup, of Republic, also testified, rouoboratllig the evidence of Chamberlain. He said thai the workmen, In clcnilnir up the wreck, paid no attention to the charred re mains, which were shoveled off the truck w.'th other debris. "It seemed," he said, "that they wanted to get rid of the bodies as soon as possible and try and cover up all tliev could." The list of the killed is now given as fol lows: rAssi!Noi:ii3. David Obcr, Oberlln, Pa. Frank Itowman, Mechahlcsburg, Pa. John 8. Gartner, Meclinnlcvllle, Iowa M. II. Parks. Wiifh ngton, I). 0. Joscnli Postlcthwu to, and his two mus, Spencer and Henry, Murtlnburg, W. Va. T. O. Pcmberton Piy nc. (). TIUINMICX. William rrcucricks, fireman passenger cmilnc. Pierce, express messenger, Wheeling, J. M. Francis and F. Irwin, Blackburn!, O., linemen. This accounts for twelve. It Is believed that tiie txxly found behind the tender was that of a tramp. It Is suspected that .1. U llcntly, of Bloomlngton, III., was on the train and perished In the flames. The Inquest will be continued to-mor.-cw. DOTS AXD DASHES. Two cast bound freight trains collided at Russell, Kansas, Thursday, killing T. T. Alexander of Ottawa and If. 0. Tinges, Tim first 1 Kansas City grain buyer, Instantly. train boil stopped when the second rail Into Its rear cud, smashing eight or ten cars. Doth engines of the second train were wreck ed. Secretary Lamar and Mrs. Holt were mar ried 'Wednesday nt Macon, Georgia. Father Augustine, of tho Franciscan order of Polish monks of Austria, Is about to visit Chicago, In compliance with orders from the pone, before selecting u situ for a monastery and school. James Ityan, tho ncwly-apolntcd postmas ter of Appleton, Wis., Is one of the pioneers of that town, nnd a veteruu editor. There nre live or six Inches of snow at Ma con, Georgia, nnd Jackson, Mississippi. In tho latter city tho streets uro filled with Im provised sleighs. Tho mcsBago of tho governor of Minnesota, In dealing with railroad questions, suggests the free storage of grain, urges legislation against watering stock and tho giving of passes, and recommends the general cheupeu of passenger fares. Three men were killed nt Bhcakvllle, Penn sylvania, by the explosion of boiler in a saw mill. James Spencer, of Whitehall, New York, has been nominated by President Cleveland to be assistant justice of the supreme court of Da kota. Tho Innkeeper at Ibicharcst who made an attempt on tho life ot Prime Minister Bratla no was sentenced to twenty years' penal servi tude. John Roach, tho famous ship builder, Is kept In bed under the Influence of unyodyncs. Ills physicians regard his cancer as likely to cause bis death this month. Assignments have !ccu made by Edwurd Marchessaw, owner of a rlco-mlll at Now Or leans, and Ames, Health) & Co., fumlturo dealers, at Memphis. A receiver has been appointed by a London court for tho Monarch Steamship company, against which corjoniUoti tlireo petitions for a declaration of bankruptcy bad becu filed. 8 APIS It Ell IS 1 TUK 11 AltS. WMtrotk, Wearer and 1 la I git t in m I'enltenttary. Sr. Lous, Ma, Jan. 0. Dan Morlarity, in the charge of a Pliikcrtou detective, arrived from Kansas City this morning. Ho tells tho tamo story about his connection with tho robbery as before, except thnt ho adds that when ho wrote toWlttrock refusing to hnvo anything to do with tho scheme, the latter answered him that there was absolutely no danger, as ho had tho messenger "fixed" all right. Ho emphatically denies having "Miuealcd." It Is supposed that ho will not be prosecuted and that ho was brought hero to testify lu tho coming trlul against Fotherlug ham. Tho Adams express robber, Frederick Wlttrock, W. W. llalght and Thomas Weaver, weru taken to tho pi-nltentlarv at Jelferson City by an earlier train than was expected, but notwithstanding u largo crowd congre gated at tho railway stntlou to jco them off. As tho train pulled out a number of United Btatcs express employes joined lu giving threo cheers for "Jim Cuming." The trip to JcIIitmmi City was uneventful nnd after the iimnl prellnilnurles nt tho peni tentiary tho prli-oneis were placed lu repuratc cells. They will bo put to work In n day or two. JcrKr.nsoH c'itv, Mo., Jan. 0. Tho train nibtwrs, Fred Wlttrock, William W. Halght nnd Thomas Weaver, were brought up from Bu Loiili to-dav and placed In tho penitentia ry. They excited morn Interest than tho leg islature as tho story of Wlttrock' bold per formance uud his escape In a leaky skiff hail becu rehearsed In various shapes nnd with fomo udditlons. Coming up on tho train, tha trio wns very cheerful, Mugtug and laughing most of tha time. Thev weakened u llttlo when Introduced within tho walls ot their fu turo homo and looked remorsefully sub dued ns they were ushered to their cells by William Itviin, tho Glendale train robber, now llkn themselves under sentence, hut who occu pies tho iiosltiou of ufnUtunt turnkey lu tha penitentiary. Wlttrock and llulght will bo cell mates, being placed lu tho south side of ball II lu cell Na Us. Weaver Is In (ho north side ot ball 1) lu roll No. 11U Halght will bo kuown on tho penltenllsry records as Na 0100, Weaver ns UIOl nnd Wittruct ns OlUi. They arc not yet detailed (or work, ISTKll-STATH COUMKltCK 11ILU Washington dispatch: Senator Mc riicrson to-day submitted an amendment to the luter-atnto commerce bill proposing tho nddillon of tho following words to sec tion S, which prohibits pooling: "Pro vided, however, that if, after full Investiga tion, tho commission or a majority thereof aro of the opinion that the interests ol boih shippers anil carriers will ho the best promoted by an equitnblo dlvlson of tho trullle Or ot tho proceeds thereof, tho pro visions of this section may not be opfoicod prior to January one, 1888, uud it shall b the duty of the commission to report their action with tho reason thorefor to coiigrt ia December next." IS THE HASPS OF A HKCMVER, Chicago special: A New York special nays: lifts of $1,000 to $500 were made !n Willi street Inst night that the Union I'ticilic would be in the bunds ot n receiver inutile of lx months idioiild the inter-stute I' coin nieri e bill puss. The almost certainty of its passage, together with doulilfl of tho , passage of the debt extension bill make tits ' stock weak, though the lurg," short interest , Already in tho Ktock prevented a p. rent many sales which would otherwise nave been made. CoiiHcrvntive bouses nrogen cniily watching the market without doing much trading. They Iwliovo that on the wm:ii;c ul tho inter statu commerce bill I Gould "ill mnke it another occasion to vent his pleen by jumping on tho market n lie did directly niter the (let In on In l In Wabash cane. W. S. I.awson wiib scatter ing )ici lit intiH among the Chicago stock Iiim so to-day tlmt Wabash preferred would e under U'l iiiNido ol a ncek. It Hold Iroin III ''own 1 '2'.' lo-diiv Til 12 HISS A Tl! AN1 HOUSE. ffltat Is llelng lone In llollt llranehes of tit Xatlonal Congress. Sc.vatk, Jan. 6. Tho sonnto then took op tho resolution offered yesterday by McPhcrson, calling on tho secretary of tho trasury for a statement of indebtedness of Pacific Railroad companies to the gov ernment, nnd an to tho effect of tho funding hill thereon. Agreed to. Tho somite on motion of Senator Mitchell (Pa.), took up nnd passed tho bill to glvo a pension of $2,000 a year to Mnry 8. Logan, widow of General Logan, ns major-general of volun teer Senator Mitchell stating that tho bill proposed to do precisely whnt was dono lor tho widows of Generals Hancock tuiil Thomas. Senator Vest thereupon intro duced bis bill increasing the pension of Mrs. Dlalr from 5130 a month to Si. 000 a year, and, nt bis request, tho bill was Imme diately considered nnd pnssed. Tho inter state commerce Mil wns then considered until adjournment. Housk, Jan. 0. Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, introduced a bill uuthorir.ing tho construc tion of a bridge across tho Mississippi river at Uubtique, la. Referred. Tho Iiouso went into committee of tho whole, Springer, of Illinois, in the chair, on tho pension appropriation bill, which appro priates $70.IM7,G00, being only $5,000 below tho estimates, tho reduction being in tho Horn for the rent of ofllces for pen sion ngencles. Withoutainendmont or dis cussion the bill wns road, reported to tho houso and nnsscd. Iiouso then wnnl. infn committee of the wholo on tho naval reor- ii.mn.iii.nMi uiu, ana jtuuouc iinai action adjourned. Hk.natk, Jan. 7. The senato proceeded to business on tho calendar and passed tho following bills: To settle and adjust tho claims ol any stato for expenses incurred by it in defense of tho United States; for tho relief of Job. McNnughton, of Ohio, an ox-lientemiiit in tho volunteer sorvico; a bill appropriating f 1100,000 for tho widow nnd daughter of Krslrino 8. Allin (former muster-armorer nt tlioSpiiiiglloldnrinory), the inventor of tho Springllold breech-loading rifle musket, in compensation for the use of tho Invention by the government. I Senator MandiTson icported back tho houso bill providing for a school of instruc tion for cavalry and light artillery at Fort Riley, Kansas; and for tho completion and construction of quarters for the army nt certain posts, Tho bill was amended by appropriating $.'10,000 for Fort D. A. Rus soll and SoT.,000 for Fort Robinson, Nob., and the bill was passed. Housi:, Jan. 7. On motion of Mr. Per kins (Kas,) tho senato bill wiib passed, amending tho act providing for tho salo of tho Sac and Fox uud tho Iowa Indian res ervations in Nebraska and Kansns. Tho nmeiidmont provides for the allotmont of lands in sovnrally to minors nnd orphans. At the evoning session tho houso passed forty two pension bills including one grant ing $50 a mouth to General Durbiu Ward. Adjourned. lloosi;, Jan. 8. Tho senate joint reso lution wiib passed appointing James P. Angell a member ol tho board of regents of tho Smithsonlnn institution. Tho com inittco on civil sorvico reform roported back tho senato bill repealing tho tenure of ofllco act. The house then went into com inittco of tho whole or consideration ot bills reported from tho committee on pub lic buildings ami grounds. Tho first bill called up was that appropriating SHOO, 000 for tho purchase of a sito and tho erection of a public building at Charleston, S. C, and nuthoriiing tho salo ot tho pres ent sito ot the postofllco building in that city. Tho matter was discussed until adjournment without action. IIoubk, Jan. 10. Tho speaker laid be fore tha houso a communication from the nocrctary ot tho treasury in reply to a res olution asking for interpretation ot the tnriit law respecting duties on Ilsh. Uutlet tho call ot states iv number of bills and resolutions went introduced, (if I er which tho Iloor was given to tho District ot Col umbia committee, and, utter tho passage of several District bills, tho Iiouso ad journed. Sh.natk, Jan. 10. Tho snnto nt 2:50 took up tho Inter state commerce bill and j Reck took tho floor in favor of tho confer enco report. At 2 o'clock Heck coucludod Ills remarks and Senator Cullom took the floor and gave his opinion ot tho bill nt oino lemitli. Senator Stanford argued ngatust tho bill. After executive session tho somite adjourned. Si:n.vtk, Jan. 11. On motion ol Maude sou, tho house bill for tho relief of settlers and purchasers ol lands on tho public do main in Nebraska and Kansas was taken up and considered, tho question being on tho substitute roported by tho rnmmitteo on nubile lauds, Hio substitute approprl ntes 5-5,(100 to roimburso tho purchasers of homesteads ami pro-omptors wtio tiail to pay tor their lands to the Northern Kansas Railway company, which wirs do c tied by tho circuit court of tho United States to bivvo prior title to tho lands, Iho basis of remuneration being $11 50 per aero. Alter discussion the substitute was agreed to, aid tho bill thus auieiideil missed ami a conforeuco wan asked for. The intcr-stntii cuiniiiorco bill was then considered until adjournment. Housi.,Jnu. 11. Thebill for tho irectlon ot u public building nt Charleston, S. C, passed. Tho bill appropriates 9100,000 tor tho purchuso ot a sit, and $(00,000 tor tha erection ot a building. Tho bill passed creating adepartmeutot agriculture and labor. It provides that I hero shall bo at tho seat of government an executive de partment, to bo known as tho department of agriculture and labor, under control ot a secretary of agrlcultiiroand labor and an assistant secretary. There shall belli tha department of ngrlcultureaiid labor a divi sion which shall Is) undercharge ot tho com missioner ot labor, who shall hold his olllco four years, and until Ids successor shall bo appointed, unless sooner removed, and shall recolvu a salary ot $5,000 uyear. Tho coiuiiiNslnuursliall collect intoruiatioii upon tho subject ot labor, Its relation to capital, hours of labor, rate of wages, cost ot production ot articles prod mod, earn lugs of laboring men uml wumuu. moans ot promoting their material, social, intellec tual, nnd moral prosperity, uud tho b-st means to protect Ills ami prevent nrcidsnts In mines, woikshops, factories, mid other places of Industry. Sknate, Jnn. 12. Senator Manderson in troduced tx bill to fncilitnto promotions nnd to retire from active service, on their own application, officers ol the tinny who served during the war of the rebellion three years, as olllcers or enlisted men, in tho volunteer or tho regular nrtny. Iho com mitteo on const defenses r ported (ns amendments to oe oirercil to the bill to en c tiriizt! the innnutacturo of steel for ordi name) ini item appropriating 000,000 lor fortlllcat ions uml other works ol de fense. Ordeied printed. The senate then considered the Inter-statecommerco bill till the hour of adjournment. House, .Inn. 12. Tho house considered nnd passed the Kdmunds nntl-polygamy bill. The bill makes the lawful husband or wife of any person prosecuted for bigamy, polygamy, or unlawful cohabitation a com iieteut witness mminst the accused, and further provides for a registration of nl! muriiiiges, making it a misdemeanor tor nny person to violate tho provisions rela tive to such registration. It annuls all ter ritorlnl laws, providing for the idenlifiea tiou of vote of electors at any election, nnd also all laws conferring on territorial courts the power to do term i tie divorce eases, and nbolislies woman suffrage in the territory in Utah, renames are prescribed for tin lawful intercourse, and polygamy is defined ns marriage between one person ot one sex and more than one of another sex, and is declnrcd to be a felony. J ho financial cor pora lions known as tho "Church of Latter Diiv Saints." nnd tho "I'erpetnul Kmigriv tlon Fund Company," aro dissolved, nnd tho attorney general is directed to wind them up by process of courts; and all laws fur tho organization ot the milithi ot the territory and the creation ol thoNnuvoo legion are annulled. Polygumists arc maile inclhgihle to vote. A testoath is preseribei' to all persons desiiing to vote, that they will obey thu laws ot thu United States and especially thu laws In respect to crimes de fined in this mid theorigliiul F.dmuuds act Till! ESaiSKKK WAS DllVSIC Invrstlgatton Into the Horror at Tiffin, Ohio, Cleveland dispatch: The inquest into the causes of tho llnltimoro it Ohio wreck at Republic, Ohio, who begun ut 2 o'clock this alternoon nt Tillin. A special dispatch says that the city hall where the inquest is boing held was crowded. Tho first witness examined was L. F. Fletcher, conductor of the train. Ho said: "Kd. Klier wns the engineer ot the freight nnu . .1. L'ullison tho lirenmn. Wo ran from Tlllln to Seneca siding, about threo nnd a half miles east ot hero, and side tracked tor tho enst-lioiind express. After this train passed wo had forty-five minutes in which to mnke Republic siding. We left this placo with 1-15 pounds of steam. Af ter wo loft this phieo I noticed that the iriun was siueiniig, l went lorwaril over the cars, eighteen in number, to the engine, to see what wns wrong. I found that the steam bud run down to forty pounds. I opened the door of tho furuaCo and looked at the fire; then looked at my watch and saw that wo had but four minutes until No. (!, tlio west-bound express, wns duo. I took n red and u Into lantern and startod nnd ran ahead to flag her. 1 got about 100 yards in the curve and signalled to stop. As tho express uppronehed I no noticed tliat tho eiig ucer had reversed bis engine. In the meautiino the freight had coii'O to n stand and the engineer hud shut oir tho steam ami jumped off when thn col lision occurred. Tho engineer had been drinking. 1 saw him take two drinks ol whiskey at llloomdalo nnd two at Fos toria. When I saw that he had but four minutes to mnke tho siding at Republic, tho engineer did not seem to realize the danger ahead. I tried to get the passen gers out of tho burning cars. I heard no shrinks or cries ot others In tho burning cars." W. J. Culllson, fireman on the freight, was tho next railed. Ho said that ho was a arm hand ami had been ou the road but tin on weeks, and never know nnything about the business bolore. Ho Bald: Wo had trouble in keeping up tho fire. 'We had 1-10 pounds of, steam when wo left Soueca Siding. The train ran four or five miles, when tho steam was down to sixty pounds. Wo wero then going about three miles per hour. Tho conductor camo in, looked nt tho lire, and said it was all right. When the conductor wentnhend to ling and saw tho express coming, ho yelled back for us to jump, uud nfter tho collision occurred I tried to gut tho porsous out. I saw persons in thcro burning, but I wns bo excited I could tell but little about it. Charles Suelder, ot Columbus, was tho first hrukcmnn on the freight. Ho said: I was in tho cab of tho engine, ami noticed that they had but ono guago ot water, when thoy should hnvo at least tlireo. 1 was going ahead to ling but tho conductor grubbed a lantern and went. I know nothing about tho conductor or en gineer drinking. At tho collision I saw a man hanging about half way out of tho smokor who called to mo for God's sako to help iiim out. Tho man was supposed to bo M. H. 1'aiks, of Washington. 1 heard no one ou the inside ot the smoker. Thomas V. Heskett, ot Wheeling, W. Va.. conductor ol tho express on tho night of tho collision, testified: Tho express wns threo minutes lato at Republic. I had about sixty passengers; fourteen or llttecn in tho smokor. Of that number five escaped from tho smokor, two by being thro'wn out ol tho top ot tho cur, uninjured, uud threo somewhat Injured. 1 think there wero not more than ten killed. llKTTBtl Til AS UAXaiXa. Fort Smith (Ark.) special: John W. Pnrrott, one ot the Indian territory mur derers, to have been hanged hero on tho 11th inst,, had his sentence commuted to fivo yenrs imprisonment in tho Chester, HI. penitentiary to-day. Parrott became very angry, ou hearing tho telegram read, bi cause ho had not received nu uncondi tional pardon. Ills ctlms wns tho killing of nu old man named McAdams anil bis son, in tho C'hcrokeo Nation Inst summer. Ho claimed tho killing was done lu self defense, but tho jury, thinking otherwise, found him guilty on both counts of thu in. dietuumt for both murders. Judge Parker only sonteurod him for one murder, and the commutation may not help him much, for lie may now lie sentenced to hang for tho oilier murder If tho court sees lit to sentence htm, Jackson Crow, a ne.-ro il.sssrrtdonnd tho murderer of Charles Wilson, a prominent Choctnw cltiisn, was brought in to-day from tho Choctnw Nation and lodged in the United States jail. Crow resisted nr. rest, ami .Marshal Harnblll had to set lira to ( row's house ami bam and smoke him oul before ho would surrender. There were n number of women ami children in the h ou wo at tho time, but tho marshal nnd his posso wero stood off by Crow with his Win chester rifle. Crow was caught Sunday, nnd while attempting his arrest Uarnhlll had bis feet badly froteii nnd is sutferluc treat pain. Tllli HKXXKVIX VAX At Washington dispatch: Tho secretary ot war to-day transmitted to tho house a re port from tho board of engineers appointed under the terms ot tha las.t river uud har bor bill, upon tho proposed acquisition by tho government ol tho Illinois it Michigan (Hennepin) canal. Tho report Is generally tavorabto to tho construction ot tho pro posed canal, on a lino which is designated lu tha bill. It was reported by the Iiouso committee ot railways uud cunuU, TI1V I'ACIl'lO I'VXOIXa HILL. Some Important Changrs 1'raposed by llepre tentative Sprtnyer. Washington dispatch: Mr. Springer, of Illinois, in tho houso to-day presented nn amendment .'hlch ho proposes to offer to tho Pacific rnilrond funding bill when it comes under consideration by tho house, Ho proposes to strike out nil that portion of the bill which fixes tho mode by which tho company shall pay their indebtedness to t lie government, and to insert lu lieu thereof provisions directing tha companies on Oct. 1. 1887. nnd semi-annually there attor, to jiny into tho treasury of tho Uni ted States n, sum etui a I to tho amount which tho United States is required to pay scmi-nnniially ns interest on subsidy bonds advanced to each of the companies in aid ot the Pacific railroads and branches, until tho dato of the maturity of tho bonds respectively, less the nniounls ofthepny merits or reimbursements made by nny tho coinpan es, respectively, during tho six months previous to any such payment on their indebtedness under any act ot coa gross heretofore passed. At tho respective dntes of maturity of thn subsidy howls, the secretary of the treasury i-miII add to the sum of the principal of sllt.i matured bonds, all interest paid by the United States upon I lie same. From said amount so ascertained shall bo deducted any payments or reimbursements made by any of said companies on their in debtcdncss at any time before Oct. 1, 1SS7 and all amounts in t hesinkiiig fund proper V applicable to the respective companies Upon the sum ot the principal of thesub sidy bonds remaining due nnd unpaid at til'-respective dates ot maturity thereof, said companies shall pay into the treasury of the United States interest thereon at a rnto which shall bo equal, but shall not ex coed tli -j rate of interest at which bonds o the United States, issued in aid ot said com panics, can bo extended. It is also pro vided that tho companies may extend the ben on tho first mortgago bonds now issued by tho respective companies for tho further term of ten years after thcrespoetivo dates of maturity thereof, but at no higher or greater rale of interest than -1 per cent per annum; upon this further condition Hint the difference between tha rale now paid by said companies upon said first mortgage bonds and that ot 4 percent per annum shall bu applied exclusively toliqnidute tho principal of ii.debtedness of said companies to tho United States. If. at the date to which thu last issuo of said subsidy bonds wns extended tho companies shall havo complied with tho provisions ot the act, and shall contiutio thereafter to pay into tho treasury of tho United states, semi nunutilly, an amount equal to tho interest upon such extended Ponds at the rate ol -1 per cent on the amount of interest iudebt cdness still due and payable, the secretary ol tint treasury is authorized to al'ow one j'enr to said companies thereafter in which to complete tho iiav of tho wholo amount of the principal duo to the United States In making payments under tho provis ions ot tli!s this net, and acts to which this is amendatory, tho Central Pnrilic Rail road company and its successors shall pay into the treasury of tho United States, who i the sumo shall hnvo become duo nnd payable as aforesaid, installments of the indebtedness of itself and tho Western it Pacific railroad; tho Union Pacific Railroad company and itssuccessors shall pay those ol tlio Union l'aciliu Knilroiul company and tho Kansas it Pacific Railroad company; tho central branch ot the Union Pacific company and its successors shnll pay those ot itsolf. and tho Sioux City railroad uud its successors those of itself. Anderson, ot Kansas, also gave notice ol a, proposcil amendment, providing that nothing in this act shall bo construed ns sanctioning tho consolidation ot the Union Pacific Railroad company with tho Kan saw Pacific railroad ami Denver Pacific Railroad company, and transferring ot their franchises nnd property to tho cor poratiou known us tho Union Pacific Hail- way company. xo x a Tims ximi) avvly. Dlti'at lr faction Exiirrsaeil With 1're.iltlenttal Appointments in the lYrrtlortrs Washington special: Delegato Gifford has been rending tho riot net to President Cleveland. Ho went to tho whito house to urge tlio iiamo of a Dakota man for a ju diclu! office In that territory and the presi dent displayed some impatience at Gif ford's importunities, at which tho latter said: "You must romsmber, Mr. Presi dent, that wo havo good men, men pure in morals and highly qualified ns to legal ability, to fill these ofllces and all ofllces of this territory and a majority ot our poo plo want them in tlicso ofllces." "Hut I cannot appoint your citizens to tbeso positions," said tho president, "be- causo every man In your territory wno amounts to anything is nrrnyed on ono sido or tho other of your territorial fight or is in some corrupt transaction. They nre mixed up in your quarrels and they are unfit to hold office. It seems that it takes but a few months for tho peoplegoing Into Dakota to got into tho meshes ot your ringsters and tc be placed beyond tlio pals of unbiased citizens." This fired up Gilford, and he replied: "Well, you propose to disregard the volco of tho people thero in choosing their olll cers, do yon? Now, thero was Day, who nnted to be governor. Day wns endorsed not only by hie party at the polls in Ills candidacy against me, but by the people. They waul they wanted him in tho olllce, and yet you did not listen to them. If we had a statehood wo should select by pop ular ballot men for offices whom you will not consider now and you, oven you, must nekuow ledge that for tho purpose we havo statehood now; all we hick is tho form ot niluvssion." Kx-Roptvsi'iitntive Rarncy Caulfleld. ot Deadwood, now lure, is disappointed and disgusted at thu uppo'utment mmle of n successor to Justice (.lunch. Ho thinks It is an Insult to tho inteliiamcn and intojrit v ol tho territory, uud says tho president's objection to appointing Dakotiaus to this position will not stand; that tlio very men the president is takmg from New York to fill the ollire. ncrordiiij to his own state ment, will become iuiiglcd in questions bef.. re tho people ol hnliotu within a few months after they enter tho territory, and thnt thoroforo thero can bo no possible advantage in going elsewhere for men to fill the offices, if only to get those who are outside ot agitating tho questions before the people. Cnullli'Id thinks tho truth is thnt tho president goes to New York for appointees bocauso ho wants to reward personal friends ami despairs of se curing nnything iu the office lino tor legiti mate residents ot the territory. 37 MUX I CO TltEATV. Washington dispatch: In tlio secret sea elon of the senato to-dny the Mexican re ciprocity treaty, wli ch has long been wait ing action by tho house of representatives necessary to carry its provisions into effect, was brought up on a proposition from the committee on foreign ivlutions to uxUmd the time within which tho required notion might be taken. The proposition, which wns in tho nature of a protocol ex tending tha tlnio in which congrosilonal yirtloii must bo taken to May, 1888, was brought to n vote and carried. This is the second extension ot time iu connection with this treaty. AS AFUALISO DISASTmi. Disaster to a Ship Entailing Considerable tons of Life. Norfolk (Va.) dispatch: Ono of the most disastrous shipwrecks which ever occurred on the Virginia coast happened at 2 o'clock this morning, near tho Little Island Life Saving station, fourteen miles south of Cape Henry. Not less thnn twenty, and probably more, livis wero lost, nmong them five lite saving men, who. inthedis charge of their duties, were drowned. Tho moruinz was bitter cold ami a blinding snow storm prevailed, with tho wind blow lug a galo froiii tho northeast. During a lull in the storm the life saving patrol from tho L;ttlo Island LlfoSaviiigstatlon sighted a large ship stranded on a bar about 1)00 ynrds from tho shore. When he saw tho vessel ho wns going to meet a patrol from the Dam Neck station and exchange checks showing that both patrolmen had becu to the end of their beat. The Dam Neck patrol was only a few yards distant whun the ves sel was siehted. nnd both filed rockets to notify the crew of tha stranded ship that she had been seen, they hurried back to their stations nnd gave the alarm. In a liltlo while the crews, with life bonts nnd apparatus, were abreast of tho wreck, and the boom ot a moitar announced thnt a line had been shot out to the ill-fated ves Bel. It was unsuccessful and thusecoml was lired with a like result. Alter six unsuccess lul shots, the life saving men determined to brave tho furious son and tlio death which seemed certain to await their venture. Tho word of command being given by Captain JJelnnza, of I. no having stimuli Ao. 4, kuown us Little island, six of tlio most ex pert boatmen manned each boat. At his command Miey cilvo way with a will, and in a moment bofli boats weru breasting the furious waves. J hey reached tho ship in safety, and four of tlio ship's crew wero taken iu a life boat, and ten in a ship boat which was launched for the purpose. Tlie boats wero headed for shore, and not a word was spoken, for each man realized thn awful peril which surrounded them With a steady pull tho two bouts wero making good headway for tho shore when a wave of great power struck both boats, enpsizinp them instantly nnd pitch ing their cwenty-two occupants into tlie boiling sea. Thou began a desperate strug gle for life, and witli many of tho men it was n prolonged one. Tho horrified life savers on tlio ocncli were power.ess to as sist their drowning comrades or unfortun nto strangers. Tliedrowniiig men wcreear ried southward by the seas and some of them wero washed ashore. As they camo within reach they wero picked up and on deavors were mado to re vivo thorn, and in two instances with success, although ono of tho two is badly injured. Tlio vessel is tho German ship Elizabeth, Captain Holher- stndt, from Hamburg to Baltimore, and not ono of her crew survives her wreck Her cargo isuuknown, ns the high seas havo thus far prevented any attempt to reach her. It is thought she is leaking badly, and at sunset iicr musts wero thought to bo giv ing nway. Or tlio hfo-saving crew tho fol lowing were lost: Abel Rnlnnza, captain of No. 3, known as "Jittlo Island. .1. W. Land, same station. Goorgo W. Shono, samo station. J. A. Helunzn, ot Dam Neck stution, nnd brother of Abol, Joseph Sprattloy and Frank Totford, ot No. 4 station, wero washed ashoro and re suscitated but Kthoride is sn badly injured that it is thought be cannot survive. CAlllXG I'Olt THE ISDIASS. The Ante iiffiiiruf In tlir Act I'rovliltng for the Sale of Two Itrservutlons. Washington dispatch: Tlie senate bill ameudinj the act to provide for tlio saleot the Sao and Fox and Iowa Indian reserva tions in Nebraska and Kansas, which passed the houso Saturday and awaits only the signature ot tlio president, pro vides that if any member of these tribes enrolled nt tho Pottawatamio and Great Nemnha agencies shall elect to remain upon the reservation ot his tribe ho shall bo allowed to select nn allotment ot laud follows: Tho head ot n family, 1G0 acres, a single person over eighteen years of age or an orphan child under eighteen eighty ncres, a minor child under eighteen forty ncres; heads ot families to select tho laud for themselves and minor chil dren and tho United States Indian agent or orphan children. Tho lauds so selected aro to be hold from sale ami shall be ac cepted at their fair valuation, to be ascer tained by the secretary of the interior, in part satisfaction ol tho Indians' iutercstln the reservation, ami of the money-i or fund realized from tho salo thereof; provided, (hat his right to share in tlio other funds nnd credits ot tlie tribo shall not bo im paired thereby, Tho secretary of tho inte rior is to cause a patent to issuo to each ot the allottees, for tho hinds selected, which patents shall bo of thn IfTal effect, and do- claro that tho United States will hold tho laud thus patented for twenty five years iu trust for tlio solo uso and benefit, ot tho allottee, or. in cuso of his decease, of his heir, according to tlio laws ot tho stato iu which tho land is situated, nnd that at tlio expiration of that period tho united Mates will convoy tlio lands by patent freo of all charge or in cumbrance, and if any conveyance ahull bo mado ot tho lauds thus allotted, or nny contract mado touching them before the expiration of the time, such conveyance or contract shall be absolutely null and void; these lauds aro not to bo subject to taxa tion, al enation, or forced sale, under ex ecution or otherwise. 1 i.v awi -isi'tttit; sanxE. Pittsburg dispatch : Sergeant John Sny der, or Fort l.owis. Col., nrrlvcd in Pitts burgyostordny morning, returning to ills post. Ho had taken an invalid soldier to Iho National nsvlum at Washington. Tlio irfim bud been suddenly paralyzed blnsiihoinous utterances on ids lips- with Sor- gaunt Snyder said; It was tho most nwo-inspirmg sceno l ever witnessed. The insuno soldier joined r company nbout a year ago, hailing from Illinois or Knnsas. One day ho was taken sick with a swollen leg. Ho wns placed in tho hospital, where ho remained lor several months. When released by tho physicians he swore by tho Deity that if lio'was over plsied in tho hospital or so sorely nfliicted ngajn bo hoped tho Lord would stii o him dumb. Afow weeks after wards, while wo wero out on duty, tills man became sick again. Ho jumped out of ins tent thu most horrible looking object I ever saw, his features working in demon ical convulsions nnd bis eyes bulging al most ot his bend. His horrified compan ions went to ills relict nnd ho was placed under the surgeon's care; but wliilo ho seemed iu tho greatest agony nnd ids lips moved In frantic efforts to speak, no count not utter a syllable. Ho nnver Bpoko again, and bis tongue becu mo stiff, and be was soon a raving maniac. I was detailed to luko him to Washington. His friends. It he has anj, have not been notified, and I do not supposo over will be, as their whereabouts uro unknown. They bad bet- ter belisve him dead. Tho will ot tho lato Sidney M. Salmi, ol La Porte, Indiana, provides that f5'J,000 shall be douated to Wabash college at Crawfordsvllle. The Soldiers' Homo nt Grand RapUs, Mich tgau, was dedicated Thursday. SOME wAsiirxarox aossw. Inspector Goneral Absalom Hnird baa been ordered from Washington to Fort Du Cliesne, Utah, on public business under special instructions from tho lieutenant general. Senator Carlisle has been Induced to re consider bis determination to not lie a can didate for senator ngiiliist Senator Beck nnd lias authorized his fiicndi to uso his name. Senator Heck's term does not ex pire until March, 18S9. Ho is believed to bo very strong with his const ionts and Kentuckinns here say Carlisle fill have, a very hard fight it ho wins. It Is thought by the officials of the de partment that within a month a flood of appliances will bo filed tor patents on de vices for heating trains by the exhaust steam from tho engine, by electricity and by other methods less dangerous than stoves. There havo been a great many patents granted for devices ot this kind, but for some reason they havo not had the general approval of the railway people. Tlie president has issued nn executive or der modifying so much ot thn executive or der of May 7, 1877, as attached the terri tories of Mon I ana and Wyoming to the pension ng-mcy districts ot Milwaukee, Wis., and directing that from and a'tcr April 1, 1SS7, all pensioners residing in these territories shall be paid at the San Francisco, Cnl., agency. Mrs. Cleveland held her first reception ot the season on the afternoon of tin: 8lh from ii to 5 o'clock. The ladies begHii to arrive at tlie white Iiouso at 1 o'c'ock and waited patiently until the appointed hour. Mrs. Cleveland was assisted by Mrs. Man ning nnd Mrs. Kudicott, Miss Vilas and Miss Hastings, nieco ot the president. Xll'l'EIi IS THE 11 Ul). Newnrk (N. .1.) spcuiul: A startling story is printed to day of an at t-empt to deliver all tho convicts in the penitentiary at Cald well and kill tho keeepers. Among tlio noted prisoners in the penitentiary are Charles Strauss and Charley Bernard. These two men, together with some others on the outside, wero tho ringleaders ol tho plot. The schema was laid through a se cret correspondence carried on with friends outside. A number of small jeweler's saws were conveyed to thn prisoners in tobacco, soup and ot her articles, and wi re used at every opportunity to saw tho iron bars of tlio cell doors. Several of thn bars were cut almost until ely through and the cracks filled witli soup, covered with shoo blacking so neatly as to almost defy detection. The plot was to have been carried out Christ mas eve. Strauss, Reruurd and others were to liberate themselves by removing the burs on their cell doors ami with these bars attack tho single guard, get the key and open the main doors uml admit those who had agreed to be on hand outside. They then intended to chungo their clothes and obtain all tho weapons required from the armory. If all had worked well they then wero to go up stairs and overpower thewnrden nnd h:s family.rob the houso and safe, liberato what other prisoners they thought fit, cut tlie telegraph wires, take a team which was to bo in wniting and be miles off before the affair was discovered. It was distinctly understood by nil that they were not to stick at murder or any thing nccessnry to thoir safety. Tho jail ofliciul discovered tha plot iu time, how ever, and tho wholo scheme fell through. A TEIlltlTOllY TOUail. Death of ltobert Itcatn, llrother of tlie, Well-Known Sculptress. Fort Smith (Ark.) special: Robert Ream, a well known citizen ot Indian Territory, died in this city last night of typhoid fever. Tlie deceased is a brothnr of tho famous sculptress, Vinnie Ream, formerly of Wash ington, but now Mrs. Hoxie?, of Alabama, also of Mrs. Perry Fuller, ot Washington Robert Ream has been a no tod character in Indian Territory for more than twenty years, being nn adopted citizen of tlio Choc taw tribo for a much longer period. His early associations among tho Indians led him to adopt in a great measure Iho reck less disposition of the class witli whom he was brought in daily contact, and lie be camo dissipated, getting into troulilo on morn than ono occasion, getting out of it ouo time through tho influence of his sister, Vinnie. Ho wns a man of nerve, and added a lingo feather to hiscap a lewycais ago by killing Jones, the worst desperado tho In dian territory overproduced, at McAllister. Jones had tor years been tho torror of that section, and was iu tho habit ot riding into tlio little towns out thcro nnd making the inhabitants tnko to the woods. On thcdiiy he met his death he went to McCnllislcr for thonvowed purposo of killing Ream, when tlio hitter got in tho first shot nnd oivi-d his own life. Ho wns never punished for it, tlie general verdict being that ho bad per formed a righteous act. TliltlllltU: WRECK. In Which Two .1cn Wre Hunted to Death Rending (Pa.) special: The details ot a fatal accident on thn Wilmington it North ern railroad this morning havo just been deceived here. When near Lcnapo stallou tho engine of tho northern bound freight beenmo stalled, and tho fireman got down to clean tho crndo. A flagman was sent bark, but ho had gono but a short distance when another freight camo dashing along and crashed into tlio rear ot tho stalled train. Tlio caboose ot tho standing train was badlv wrecked and Hurry Hubert, the conductor, and William 1). Martin, u pas senger, who were nsleep at tlio time, were instantly killed. Thostovoin tho caboose was o.erturned and tho debris took fire, the two bodies being cremated hi tho con flagration. Henry Knox, abrakemnn, who was also in the car, escaped with severe in- jurus. When tlie collision occurred uie fireman of tlio standing train was under the ensine and was terribly injured. Tlie engineer and fireman of the second train cacupod by jum i ig. COLORED COLOXV VOll DAKOTA. Washington special: A delegation ot colored men will havo u, mooting witli Dele gato Giford, of Dakota, to consider whether a largo colony ot negroes from tho First and Second cnngressionaldistricts of North Carolina, and from Norfolk, Vn., can find homes iu Dakota. There are 11,000 col ored people iu that Bttction who want to emigrate. They cannot buy land, tho say, becu uso no ono will sell, nnd thoy want to go where they can get government lund. They thought flint ot guing to lower Call-rt tornia. but now they want to go to Dako--' tiv ii mere is any chaiico for them mere They nre not paupers, and propose to pay wieir own way. They have lormeti selves into a socloty, nnd lmve nlreaajr made arrangonients with the Ualtlniore os Ohio road to transport them nnd their frnUl.t t l.H .,t.,L Tlinu trill bCllll a committee to Dakota to -eo what the win ter climate is nnd to report on me lro- icct of getting government land or oi uuj r,., ,.i,., i,,,i. iifin nl them tirofer lite in"citiea or villages, but all ot them wautto rf l,Allr nm. til, 'ill tllOV IlOW (lO, Alia U bttvo the privilege ot buying lauds.