THE OREGON SCOUT, j
JOmSS Sc CHANCKY, PablUhcnu
UNION,
OREGON.
a viAiioLtcAt, HUTcnunr.
Cool Confession of an Atrocious Crime by a
Xexe Yorle Jix-Saloon Keeper.
New York special: Edward Unger, who Is
chnrged with tlic murder o( August Bohto,
No. 22 Ulrica street, rind nltcrward flhip
ping tho mangled rcinnlna in n trunk to
Baltimore, iniulu a full confession of tlio
horrible tragedy to Inspector Byrnes InBt
night.
At 0 o'clock InRtovontngUngcr wns taken
out of Ilia cell aud shown the trunk in which
tliercmnlns of lily victim hnd been packed.
Tho ncciiHcd ninu shuddered at the eight of
tho trunk and turned awn. The saw,
hammer and knife were then shown him.
Tlio sight of the weapons witli which tho
crlmo hnd been committed were too iiuch
for tho wretched assassin, who almost foil
to tho floi.r with fear. Tlio prisoner was
then led back to his coll again, but before
being locked up Inspector Byrnes told him
that when he was ready to tell tho trutii to
let him know. At 0 o'clock laxt night
Uncer called the turnkey anil requested uu
Interview with the inspector. Tho prisoner
wan brought rum his cull and tnkcii to tlio
inspector's iiri vii to olllce. where ho said lio
was ready to tell tho whole truth. Unger
then in the presence of IiiHtiector Byrnes
nnd several witnesses iniulu tho following
statement of his crime:
"I Hvo at No. 22 Itldgo street. I lmvo
known August Itolilo hIiico Novomber,
1880. I first met him in my Inzer beer
saloon in Kltlrldgo street, where lie callo I
upon inu about an ndvertlHoment Iliad
put in ii paper for a partner, but could not
ngroe about tlio prico ami 1 Hold tlio plnce
out, and booh after Hohle came to llvo with
mo In Jtidgo h treat. Tlio agreement wan
that ho should pay half tho rout and ono
tlilnl the IioiihuIioIiI expo:iBea. Alter Htip
tier on the nlL'ht of Thursday. January 20
llohlo and myself were alono talking about
ullfercnt miitteru. About 0:30 no wan Bit
ting on tlio Bofti and I wan in tho act of
poking tho lire. Ho wan very nrofano and
called mo some very hard names. I told
him to Mop, and put my hand lit) to turn
bin head away. Ho struck inc. I sprung
at lilm and atiumptou to smite mm witti
tho poker. Wo then grappled and ho
picked up a knife null attempted to stab
mo. I ran into tlio bedroom and picking
up a hammer from off tho chest, he m.xdo
nimthcr attempt at me with tlio knlfo and
1 rocoivcu a Hiignt cut on tne Hand, l men
struck him with tho hammer nnd ho stag'
cored. I struck him again, and the hoad of
tho hammer sunk deep Into his skull up to
tlio handle anil no fell dead on tlio sola.
This whb about 10 o'clock. I expected my
sou Homo and tu order to conceal tlio re
mains of tho dead man I took
tho body from tho sofa nnd
laid it on tho floor. I then took
tho cot upon which Dohlo used to sloop nnd
placed it over tlio body nnd covered it up
with tho bed clothes. When my son enmo
homo I told him that llohlo hnd cone out
Shortly afterwards wo went to bed in tho
sumo room with tho dead man. On tho
following morning, after my son hnd go no
to work, I wont to Urnndstro.it and bougl;
a saw for ninety cents and two yards of
rubber. Beforo rottirnlng to tho houso
took several drinks of whisky. On reach
ing homo J spread tho rubber on the lloor
nnd put tho body on top ol It. I tlion
started to cut tlio body up with a saw.
first sovorcd tho head from tho body,
wrapped it up In minor and laid it asldo.
I then cut both legs off and I think tho loft
arm; nnd finding the legs too long to put in
tlio trunk. I cut both fcot off and placed
thorn in tho trunk. I then placed tho body
on top ol tlio legs nnd tho arms on top of
tlio body. i wiped up tlio blood witli somo
doming oi too decoasod and somo paper
and put them in tho trunk nnd tied tho
trunk up. I then left tho houso and wont
to tho Grand strootferry, carrying tho head
with mo. I boarded tv Williamsburg boat
nnd when in midstream I threw tho
head into tho rivor. I then wont
to tho residonco of Honry Siegel. No. 205
Throop street, Brooklyn, but on finding
that ho was not well I told his wife that
Jlolilo had gone to Chicago. I returned
homo and on tho following dny I shinned
tho trunk to Henry Bent, No. 1105 Kent
nvenuo, Brooklyn. On tho snmo day I
transferred tlio trunk by NestcottH ox-
press to this city, having pasted tho follow
Ing add reus upon it: "dohn A. Wilson, Bal
timoro, Mil., tdjin called for." Tho trunk
wiim brought to this city nnd transported
by Adams' ox press to Baltimore.
"I did not mean to kill Bohlo. Ho was
a very (junrrelsoino man and I believed my
lire to no in dnnger wnou no struck me.
took tho method 1 did of disposing of tho
body because 1 wanted to savo myself and
family from disgrace."
Unger Identified tho trunk nnd tho bloody
clothing brought from Baltimore. Tho
coroner's Inquest in tho mattor wilt bo held
Tuesday.
WAR VRRVARATIOX,
Berlin despatch: At tho court reception
today Emperor William Informed tho as
sembled olllcors that 72,000 men of tho re
serves would bo callod out immediately
and bo drilled In tho ubo of new repenting
rifles. This announcement taken in con
Junction with the reported words ol Crown
l'rlnco rredorlck William at tlio sumo re
ception, means that tho situation is still
serious and renews public ulartn. Advices
Ironi Vienna say the issue in expected of an
ofllcial order prohibiting tho exportation
ol horses from Austro-Huugiu-y, it being
icarcd that tlio closing of tlio Uurmnn
markets to (nrclim buyers lulcHt result In
an excessive drain upon tho Austrian innr-
lit 18.
Tho coininitteo of tho Valkcs-l'artol has
issuod an address in which it declares that
the leading question beforo tho electors Is
1L. . ...II. I I -I -I. . -.
inu iii-crviuiuu oi coiiBiiuiuoiiiu rigum:
that if the reichstng admits tho claims of
tlio government that it has authority to
tlx tho inilitury charges, tho people will no
lunger lmvo power to avert tho Immoder
ate increase ol taxation and the creation
of monopolies.
The Frankfort Garotte bus a dispatch
from Home saying that tho Vatican is sur
prised at the assertions ol the organs of
the lruslan government In relation to the
attitude of tlio popo.
A JIOU iwrglart.
Allen town (Pa.) speclnl: Yesterday
morning burglars broke into tho olllco of
Dr. J. O. Hillegruaa of l'ennburg ami
tecured a safe- weighing 1,200 pounds, in
which was a largo sum of money and bonds
valued at $50,000. They loaded It upon a
truck and started south. Nenrlng Mc
Leans' station n, fust jrvlght wo heard ap
proaching on thv snino track. Not having
time tu unload tho burglars deserted tho
truck and ran off. The engineer did no toco
the obstruction until his engine struck It
with great force. Tho truck was shattered
to splinter and tho safe thrown Into the
ditch. No serious damage was done to tho
train. Tho safe was returned to the owner.
My ip Mit
At gtftesfr.
Ut woel Md return thorn.
a formidable strike.
i Fifty thousand iMhorers Untie n On
I Common Cause.
' New TonK, Jan. 2" By noon to-day, If the
' programme adopted Inst night Is carried out,
no work will bo done on the water froiitx of
, New fork, Brooklyn and Jersey City. Nearly
50,000 men will he more or less Involved. They
will Include longshoremen, grain Tiandlcrs,
' coal heavers, cram trimmers, bag sewers
I canal boatmen, tug: boatmen, lighter men nnd
every dcscrlpllou of workliigmen. If this war
Is declared no vessel will he able to leave port,
as the pilots will be drawn Into the struggle,
Their Interests are with the workmen and It Is
alleged that out of sympathy, If for no other
reason, thev will refuse to tukc out the shins,
I Already stcamthip companies have begun to
I feel tl"' effects of the trouble nnd now that the
strike .j rmulc general the dilllculty will he
much creator. 'I he Idea of the executive board
of district B'scmbly No. 49 Is that only by
trenernl action can the demands of tho men ho
enforced. The matter has been referred to
the general executive hoard of Knights of La'
bor and met with their sanction.
Twenty thousand men nru now on a strike.
coal shovelerp, longshoremen, freight handlers
' nnd men employed on tne t iicr lioni in almost
. every capacity rind tho number Is augmented
to close on 40.000 by strikers on the Brooklyn
and Jersey shorts. In .consequence It Is al
most imiiossiblo for anv of the steamers for
Europe or coastwise to leave the port. An or
der went foith yesterday from the headquar
tered mo J,otuuorcmeir union, wn:cu was
backed bv tin- Knights of Labor assembly lio.
i'J and this morning the men turned out.
The Old Dominion line has trot a few men
working nnd it t the headquarters of strikers It
was re ported at noon unit a uumucr ot tuc
green hands who were taken on Monday had
joined the strikers. The men are considera
bly elated at the favorable rciorts that the
walking delegates arc brlnglug in. One dele
gate staled that not a single steamer had been
able t'ltnku arcgulrtrsuppivof coal, and conse
quently would not be able to sail on thedar of
npiolntincnt. At the Cunard docks the Gul
lln could not be discharged because a majority
of the piece men turned out.
Tlio next move will bo to get tho engineers
on the tug boats to lefttfe to burn coal or tow
It In. Oilier labor organizations who are. de
pendent on tho coal supply will be compelled
to quit work. The ferry boats arc seriously
Inconvenienced on account of tho lack of coal.
No disturbance occurred up to noon. The
strikers believe the dispute will he settled be
fore tlio end of the third da v.
The strike along the river front of Brooklyn
also went Into cflVct tills morning. All tne
men went out quietly, 'peaceably and deter
minedly. 1'Velght accumulated on the docks
ready for shhiiiicnt, while several vessels wero
waiting to discharge cargoes.
At the .Morgan company's dock, pier IV), tho
men Merit to work this morning, as the com
pany agreed not to handle any boycotted
freight.
The dockmastcr had hard work to keep pnee
with the demand, as much freight that had
been delayed in consequence of the bovcott
mid strike Is now being moved. At the' pro
duce dock a steamer was got away tit 2 o'clock
this morning. It should have sailed on Tues
day night Tho Poquot, of tho same line, ar
rived to day, but could not bo unloaded be
cause the longshoremen had gouo out There
were a number of foreigners, supposed to bo
Portuguese, and with deck hands somo cargo
was removed. In tho olllco of tho dockmastcr
It was stated that the company had got all the
coal It required for use of Its steamers, and al
so tho men It needed to unload the l'equot
On tho dock wero about twenty men at work,
but the scene was dull to thut usually present
ed on tho arrival of a Providence boat and
when thcio are !)00 or 400 men at work on a
vessel which Is usually unloaded and loaded
again, icady to sail agiln In a few hours. Sev
eral ennui boats laden with coal weio laid up
at the bulkheads, but there was no ouo to un
load them.
An Anchor lino steamer was docked, but no
attempt was made to unload her after the
passengers had debarked. Both piers 20 and
21, belonging to this company, wero guarded
by tun police. At pier a, North liver, there
wero vckscIs waltliiir to have their freight
moved, hut no men could bo procurrod to do
tlio "or l:.
It Is expected that the Transatlantic steam
ers due out Saturday will not bo able to sail
on account of their having no means of get
ting the vessel's coal supply aboard. Tho
White Star liner Bilttanlc was to lmvo left
port this morning, but sho was unable to get
her complement of coal and was detained.
The 8tato of (leorgla, of tho State line, and
uioBiiovia, or the Jlantliurg line, the inde
pendent, of tho Florlo Itubotlno lino to Italy,
wero all detained bv tho strike. Tho Gull I a.
of tho Cunard line, tho Dcvonlo, of the
Anchor line, tho La llourgoyno for Havre, the
W. A. Sehlotteu for Amsterdam, tho l'eiin
laud, of tho Hud Star line, are moored for sail
ing on BAtuuiay, nut win probably not bo ablo
to do so unless the strike Is settled.
I he coastwise mid southern bound steamers
duo out to dav, and the Trinidad for Bermuda,
till, flv of P.lllUMl
City of Columbia for Charleston mid Southern
ports, ii ml the Algiers for Galveston, wero also
delayed.
iiio Morgan lino longshoremen who linu
twice struck and gotio back, subsequently
went out ngaln on tbu order of a "beach walk
er," 'lho work of loading tho steamer Al
giers was discontinued, lflg piles of freight
uro stacked up on the pier awaitlui; shipment.
About 4 o'clock this afternoon thirty Italians
were secured and nut to work. The strikers
made no trouble beyond Jeering at tho Italians.
The Helvetia, of the National line, reached
here this afternoon and discharged passengers.
No attempt was mado to unload freight. At
tho same pier a score of green hands were load
ing the l'rln. A coal bargo was alongside and
tho crew were tllllnc tho hunkers. Tho com
pany hope to bo able to clear tho vessel by
high tide Friday. Tho French lino peoplo say
they have all tho mou they need. Four gangs
were loading coal on tho Ln Dourgoyiio and
three cam: were loadlnir cartro at tho threo
hatches. Tho non-union men are of nil nation
alities. A sulllclent number ot men have been
obtained to work by tho White Star lino. They
will lmvo the Brlttuule rcadv to sail on Friday.
This will be one day late. Tho Wyoming ar
rived at tho Union docks at noon. Later In
tho day men wero put at work unloading cargo.
IllOTQVS ITAT.tASS.
l'msnuiiflii, l'A j Jan. In Clark's court,
retreat for Italians on Seventh street,
Michael Catalona refused to allow two un
known Italians to sleep at his house until they
could obtain work. They went next door.
where there was a christening, and told ot
Cataloim's Inhospitable treatment When the
latter went In to participate in tho festivities
he was upbraided for his conduct, and ihuillv
some one struck him. This was the signal for
a free tight, In which every one of llfty Italians
woo wero in tne room took part Knives, raz
ors and Pistols weio freelv l our shed, and
chairs, ixikers and everything that could be
handled were used as weapons.
After wrecking tho furniture, tho rioters
withdrew to the court, where tho llL'ht was
kept up uulll a report that tho tollco werd
coming ill8KTed tho mob,
Four of the participants Michael Catalona.
Dnrrl Bell, Augustine Amende and Inset Id
Uatl were found to have been serlouHlr wound
ed. Tho two founer have ul-Iv cuts In their
sides and will probably die. Amende aud
Patl were terrlblv i?uslud about their faces
nun bodies but were not fatally Injured.
hlcvcii Italians, who were In bed feigning
sieep wtien tuo ponce arrived, were arrested
buu win ue neui tor not.
T.OSTOXTIIK SKA.
London-, .Tau. 3l.-Tbo British shin Ka-
punda, which left louden December 11 for
"I"!011'. Western Australia, with emigrants,
collided tiear tho coast of Brarll with the
?Jl ,,,.ll.bark Ad Melrose aud was sunk, and
X1 of those on board were drowned.
The Kapuiida w as an Iron ship of 1,081 tons
sua ws commanded liy Csptaln Matwu.
The Ada Melrose also weut to the bottom.
All told JAM eroiii were drowned
Plnttamouthltei held a tnnss inctl"g t..
discuss the ncad ol that city In tho mt.i i
legation.
iiie 1'nusvncTs of war.
3flnliler rendition Gives Jilt Tleiet on the
Mailer.
Now York Dispatch' Hon. George H.
Pendleton, United States minister to Ger
many, who arrived on the steamer Snal
yesterday, eaid he had romo on a short
visit. He intends to rcsttwoor three days
nnd will then go to Washington to report to
tho secretary of state. Alter Unit ho will
go to Ills home in Cincinnati, where ho will
remain a brief period before his return to
his post.
Mr. Pendleton wns asked as to his views
of tlio possibility of a war in Kuropo and
tho general feeling in regard to it at tho
German capital, and replied that he hnd
been on the ocean for nearly two weekx
and wns not informed as to recent develop
ments In the mutter and since ho landed he
had not been able to catch up on the busi
ness. "Tlio situation," lie reniarked,
'"when I left Berlin, was much strii'neil.
The powers of Kuropo from a general feel
ing of insecurity hnve been making im
mense prrpn rations. There are tremen
dous military works and iirmiiiuentH.
on every side. I henrd Von Moll lie
suy that it wns a condition
of affairs that must lmvo a solu
tion. It may have changed nhiee tlion.
The loicliHtag was dissolved on tho pi-s-tion
of the military bill on the Friday be
Iwio I lefl Berlin. Nothing new occurred be
oro I sailed."
Mr. Pendleton said that he could not
Fee that any one In Germany desired war.
In fact every effort was being made to
avoid it. The old emperor was extremely
anxious to have pearo during his time.
Bismarck wns not ready fi.r war now. lln
would not bo ready 'uitil the military bill
had been pureed and lliearmy leorjnnized.
"In fact," added tho auibnsHiiiloi-, "it
seems to mo that Hi-miucl; would accord
easily with any proposition for pence with
honor. The emperor will in a short time
celebrate his ninetieth birthday. Bis
marck iH seventy two. Both w sh for
penco. The middle classes aro uotaiixioiis
for wnr, as the burden will fall heavily
upon them. Thuro are. however, certain
classes in all condition sh ho would bo ad
vanced by war. But the great mass of the
people desire peace. Their opinions, how-
over, count for nothing, ns Von .Moltke,
Bismarck and two or throe others settlo
such mutters. Ouo peculiar thing would
striko Americans in Kuropo that is how
little the people Influence tlio podcy ot tlio
rulers.
Mr. Pendleton then spoke at some leiicth
on the Btrugglo in (ho rolchstag over tho
bill providing for aiiincrenseof 02,000 men
for tho army for a period of seven years; of
Its advocacy by Bismarck; of the refusal of
tho reiclistag to grant itforiiiorethnu three
years, and of the dissolution of that body,
practically as the atory was told at tho
time from dny to dny in tlio dispatches.
Mr. Pendleton concluded with the remark
that it was impossible to tell what the re'
suit might bo. Kverythiiigdopciidcd on the
decision ot tlio chancellor.
CAXADA'S JIOAST.
Ttie Dominion Declares Its Readiness For
Ottawa (Out.) dispatch: It is olllcially
stated that thegovcrument, in response to
an appeal to the mother country, hns just
received assurances from tho imperial au
thorities that men-of-war will be do
spatched to tho mnratlmo province in the
spring for tho purpose of co-operating with
the Canadian cruisers in tho enforcement of
tho fishery protective servico. The prom
iso of tho Knglish government has created
great satisfaction in ofllcial circles and In
dicates that American vessels will bo more
rigidly excluded from our waters during the
next season than in lho past. A cabluot
minister, speaking on tho subject, expressed
lilniHOlI as follows:
'I have come to tho conclusion that
American legislators, having gone bo far,
will uover yield their consent to tile ap
pointmont of a commission. Tho Glouccs'
ter liHliormnn will not venturo into our
waters again In force, and next April will
witness tho first startling fall oil in their
trade. Two years henco tho Bpleudid
Yankee fishing lleot will bo a thing of the
post. Lot them resort to retaliation it
thoy will, and tho result will be that that
gamo will work both ways. Portland,
now a winter port of Canada, will decline,
while Jlaltlax, under a now ordor ol things,
will lluurish. Civil war between tho
eastern nnd western states would follow
tho adoption of tho retaliatory bill."
JiOTS AXIi DASHES.
A La Crosso dispatch says a passenger train
oa the Burlington road ran over a sleigh load
of people a mile south of Nelson. Alexander
Drciuu, ensilueer on a steamboat, was killed
and llhiim Mailer, J. F. Sehenberger und
James lumo were Injured but none fatally.
Advices from Guanatamo report the explo
sion of u boiler on the estate of Senor Miguel
and the killing of live persons and wouiidlue:
oi iweive oii.erti. uio loss was considerable.
The cable of tho French company between
this country mid France Is broken at some
point between St. Pierre and Brest
A company of Italians has undertaken to
light Homo bv electricity generated bv wuter
power at the Tlvoll falls,.
Excitement has been occasioned among the
colliers throughout Scotland by a strike of
three thousand miners at Alrdrle for an ad
vanco of a shilling per day.
Thomas B. Connery, a New York Journalist,
has been noniluated secretary of tho legation
(U .MCA ICO.
The Michigan house passed bills to break
up the stockades In tho lumber and mining
ramps and to prohibit tho importation of
rinkei ton detectives Into the state.
Aiiotuer dynamite cartridge has been ex
ploited on the Geary street cable road In San
1 rauclsca A largo piece of Iron was broken
out of a car-wJieeL
Tho heirs of Keno W Benault propose to hold
a meeting tu Pittsburgh next month and pre
turn papers for n suit to recover largo tracts of
bind in Illinois aud .Missouri, Including ?40,-
imj.wv worm ui rcona.
A (icrmaii has been arrested In London for
writing threatening letters to Baron do Both
ichlld.
Tho American whaling fleet has degenerated
to 121 vessels, one third of which are offered
for sale, Tho total catch of tho vcar just
ended was 20,000 barads of oil and 5500,000
pouiuu ox wuaieuoue.
JttiADX' A COXFI.ICT.
New York dispatch: A Columbus, O., spo
clal says: In northern Ohio there is much
excitement over tne possibility ot a war
with Canada. Governor Foraker is con
stantly receiving letters from patriotic clt
liens asking leave to raise homo militia
companies. In connection with this a
United States army man has revealed
something hitherto unpublished. During
the discussion ol the Canadian trouble tlio
war department at Washington ascer
tained minutely tho strength ol tho militia
In every state, and requested from the Ohio
authorities Information as to the number
of troops, their nrnisnnd the time In which
they could be concentrated at Cleveland la
rnse ot an attack on theCaundian frontier.
Tne International Union ot Ilrlcklaycrs and
Masous, now holding a session at Washington.
aiscjaitni all atllllatlou with socialists, anarch
Ut, or communists.
A JVDOB FIRED OUT.
Cincinnati, O., Feb. 1. Late to-night In
formation reached the police of a bold attempt
to assassinate Judge James W. Fitzgerald, of
the police court at his residence on. Ffndl&y
street
AboutO o'clock this evening tho side door
bell of tlio Judec's residence raoir. and he
j answered It In person. He had no more than
. opened the door than the man, who was
blackened, fired a revolver, the bullet passing
through the Judge' coat ou the right side,
but not entering the llesh.
The judge hastily shimmed the door nnd the
would-be assnsin innde good hN escape.
The police have not the slightest il. w to the
Identity of the miscreant, l.ui bis mot ve H'hj
undoubtedly revenge for some judicial act.
Tim SISXATJS AXD HOUSE.
ITliat Is Jtctng Done In Itoth Jiranches o'
tlio Xatlunal Congress.
fctaXATit, Jan.27. Senator Culloin orfercd
tho following resolution, which was
adopted: Whereas, Since Mnrch 31, l.SSi",
the secretary of the treasury. In his month
ly statements, lias treated tho fractional
ellver coin In the treasury ns no portion of
the cash balance; therefore, resolved, that
the flnnnce coininitteo of tho senate bo uu
thorized and lie directed to examine into
this subject and report whether additional
legislation is renuircd to make the Irnc
tionul silver coin now in tho treasury a part
of the available cash balance; and also
whether it will be judicious to provide for
having such fractional eilvcr colas recoined
into standard silver dollars. Jhe aericul
tural experimental bill was considered, but
. i . (-:. it i i
no uuiiiiuu uuliuii h an tauuu.
JIot:si:..Ian. 27. The speaker announced
the unfinished business to bo the river and
harbor appropriation bill. Mr. Hepburn
(Iowa) withdrew his demand for the read
ing of the expressed copy and lho question
recurred on the passage of the bill. The bill
wai passed yeas 154, nnys "01 in the ex-
n-t form in which it was reported from tho
uoinmittee on rivers and harbors. Hnm
inonil, (Ga.) from the committco ou judi
ciary, leportcd adversely the joint resolu
Hon providing for tha election of United
States senators by the peoplo of tho United
btutcs.
Su.natk, Jan. 28. Tlio Bcnato discussed
without action tho bill to prohibit mom
bera of congress from acting as attorneys
or employes for railroatl companies hold
Ing charters or having received a grant of
lands or pecuniary aid from tho United
States. Senator Berry addressed tho sen-
ato in advocacy of the bill. He did not
believe a senator drawing ?10.000 or 20,-
000 a year from tho Union Paciltc or tho
Northern Pacific railroad could act and
volo impartially on tho Pacific funding bill
or the Northern Pacific land forfeiture bill.
Two messages trvm tho president were pre
sented, ono vetoing a pension to Benjamin
Obel.iali, and the other vetoing tlio bill for
the relief of II. K. Holding, lho messages
were laid on tho table.
I To us k, Jan. 28. Mr. Forney presented
presented the conforenco report on tho bill
making an annual appropriation of $4,000
for the equipment of militia forces of tho
United States and it was agreed to. Tho
houso then went into committee of the
whole on ('he pleuro-pneumonia bill. Dis
cussion took place by Swinebtirne, War
ner, Springer, Hatch and others, but tho
coininitteo rose without final nction.
S i:itk. Jan. 29. The senato bill to.
amend the law establishing the Yellow
stone park, wns taken up and discussed.
On motion of Hoar, tlio bill was amended
by irscrting a provision for t'io apjioal to
the district court ot Wyoming territory in
case ol imprisonment: nnd it was passed
yeas -10, nays 8. The Pacilie railroad
binding bill came up as the next special
order, but was, on motion of Hoar, post
poned as a special older till Monday,
February 7.
Housn, Jan, 20.--On motion of Lnn
ham of Texas, tlio bill passed appropri
ating $10,000 to enable tho commissioner
of agriculture to initko n special distribu
tion of seed in tho drouth stricken counties
of Texas. After further business the houso
wont into committee of tho whole on tho
postnlllce appropriation bill, which wns
passed. Tho District of Columbia appro
priation bill was also passed.
Sf.NATB, June 31. Senator Van Wyck
offered a lesoltition calling on the secretary
of tbu treasury for a report as to whether
any national banks aio leaving money or
discounting notes lequiring payment in
gold coin only. Adopted. Tho senate
then proceeded to consideration of tho
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. After a
dihciision, in which Senator Allison furn
ished every detail in connection with tlio
bill, tho reading of tho bill was resumed.
After disposing of fifty-six pages of tlio
bill out of 101, tho senato adjourned.
IIousi:, Jan. 111. Mr. Lawleroffored the
following preamblo nnd resolutions:
Wuintius, Tlio belligoreut tone til tho
Canadian press and the announcement
that Great Britain will shortly dispatch
a fleot of war ships to cruise in tho vicinity
of our northwestern const line, indicate
lioatilily towards tho United States,
growing out of our position
on the fishery question; and, Wiikui:a3,
Admiral Porter has directed at
teution to the fact that twonly-sovon of
our Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific harbors use
absolutely ib'Tenseles, eleven of thoin, to-wit;
Now York, San Francisco, Boston, tho lake
ports, Hamilton Bonds, New Orleans,
Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore,
Portland, Mnino and llliodo Island ports
ami Narragansett Bay, are in urgent need
of immediate defense; and, Viu:ki:as, It is
nlleged that Great Britain and Canada are
in possession of charts and exemplifica
tions of all our harbors and coast defenses;
therefore, Besolved, That the president bo
and is hereby requested, as commander-ill-chief
of the army and navy, to inform the
house of representatives at an early day
what steps, if any, nro neccssnry, in his
judgment, to provide for this emergency.
Sbsaik, Fob. 1. The credentials of Al
gernon S. Paddock as senator from Ne
braska for a term commencing March -1,
1SS7, wore presonted and placed on Illo.
The senate then resumed consideration of
tho Sundry Civil Appropriation hill. In
tlio discussion of one of the items Allison
said thut if congress appropriated tho full
amounts estimated for by tlio various de
partments and added thereto what would
be required for the various pension bills,
there would be little, if any, surplus left
for next year, unless tho revenue wns
largely increased. The total amount est!
mated for was about 400.000.000. With-
out disposing of tho bill tho senato ad
journed. Housk. Feb. l.-Thebill authorixlng tho
Fremont, lilkhom Missouri Valley Bail-
road company to build its road across
Fort Meade military reservation. No-
brask, was pnosed. The houso passed, by
a vote of 120 to till, the bill providing for
nn additional justice for tho supreme court
of the District of Columbia. A resolution
requesting the senate to furnish tint h nil,
a duplicate engrossed copy ot the senato
bill forfeiting certain nortionsof tlm Wirth.
em Pacific laud erut was admit!. An
owning sesalon wns held, at which the fol
lowing bills were missed: The semttA bill
authorizing tho president to confer tho
brevet rank on nrmv o Ulcers for enllunt
servlcos In Indian campaigns: tho housa
bill authorixlng the seeretarv nt
crvtlltthe territory of Dakota with $27,-
tlTtO for Ortlnuiirti iintl nnlnnnA sfANu ln.
' sued to said territory.
IIocsE, Feb. 1. Tho bill passed author
izing tlio construction of a passenger
bridge across the Mississippi river at Du
buque, la. The house refused to pnss the
bill pensioning Carter W. Tiller, the father
of the soldier who died in Andersonvllle
prison, over tlio president's veto, yeas
130, nays 115. there not b'ing a constitu
tional two-thirds in the affirmative. Mc
Adoos introduced a bill to provide for the
manufacture by Americans of first-class
modern guns for the navy and Bea coast
defenses. The bill appropriates 520.000,
000. Gates called up, in the morning Jiour,
the bill to prevent the appointment ot
congressional committees to attend fu
nerals at the public expense, outside of the
District ot Columbia, and also to prohibit
the draping of public buildings in mourn
ing except upon an order of the president.
Senate, Feb. 2. Tho senate resumed con
Mderntion ot tho Sundry civil bill. Senator
Allison, from the committee on appropria
tions, said: "Theestimatcs for the next fis
cal yenr are 5305,000,000. Judging from
the estimates mado last year and tho re
ceipts up to the 1st of January last, the re
copts fur nextyenr, including the estimated
postal revenue, will Ivt ?-t 10,000,000. mak
ing a surplus of yt5,(IOO,()00. Alter tho
debate, in which Senator Teller made a
strong plea, lor Uie naval and army appro
priations, the bill was ropoi ted from the
committee of the whole to the senate. Tho
general appropriation for the survey of
public lands was increased from $50,000 to
575,0()i and the bill was then passed. Tho
houso bill to bridge the Missouri river be
tween Omaha and Council Bltilfs was re
ported from the coininitteo ou commerce
and was passed.
SEXATOll IXGAT.T.S' IDEAS.
Annexation of Canada and Central America
to tho United Statrs.
Washington special: Mr. W. W. Curtis,
of the Cliieaga News, had an interview with
Senator Ingalls this nftcrnoon, of which tho
following is an extract: Senator Ingalls
declnres himself, with his characteristic
emphasis, ns in favor of the annexation ot
Canada, nndtha entire Central American
states. Ho coined a word to express his
doctrine, and it was a "continental repub
lic." The unanimity ol tho nssault upon
him by tho Knglish and Canndian papers
sinco his speech on tho fisheries resolution
would seem to indicate that tho blows he
struck were felt, and were a good deal more
than a disturbance of thin air. That ho
struck a popular chord in this country is
shown by tho delugo of letters that set in
upon him the day after his speech was de
livered, aud still continue with increasing
uuinl.ers. Ho has received a good many
from Canada, as well :is from citizens of
lho United States, and all the Canadian
letters were anonymous, vituperative, vin
dicative and insolent to tho last? degree.
Tho letters received from tills country have
come from every state that could send a
mail as far as Washington since the last
debate, and are all congratulatory, enthu
siastic and grateful,
I asked the senator to show mo somo of
the letters, and pointing to a great
pile on his desk, ho said I was at
liberty to help myself, and after somo
urging permitted mo to make copies of a
few samples, without giving the names. I
asked him if ho hnd rend the attacks upon
hiinsellin the English and Canadian papers.
"My attention has been called to them,"
ho replied. "The tone of tho editorials in
the leading Loudon journals is a lurther
illustration of the temper ot England and
the English peoplo toward America nnd
our institutions. Thoy attempt to divert
tlio issue from the gravity of the accusation
to the insignificance of tlio accuser. The
real question is not whether Mr. Ingalls is
obscure, but whether Jus allegations are
true or false. No suporcillious allusions to
mo or my state can distract attention
from the real principles in the controversy.
Wo have been so submissive, so forbearing
in the pnst, that the world is coining to bo
lievo us a nation of cowards. There has
been such a transfusion of the dry rot of
nnglomania into our social systoni, such
an adoption of the single glass, and the
"aw," tho jargon, and tho raiment ot Lag'
laud, so much llup-doodleand wliipsylabub,
tea, custard, and nonsenso about km
died blood and tho land of SUnkcspcaro
and .Milton, that thero lias been a tern
porary aberration ot the Intelligent, and
a suspension of self respect on their
part of tho American peoplo who forget
that England is' the only enemy wo havo
on t ho la co ut the earth. Il ls tinio that
the American peoplo awake to the fact that
tho statesmanship ot the nineteenth cen
tury requires tho unification of this conti
nent under ono homogonous government
from the frozon sea to tho intor-oceanic
canal, whenever it nun- bo built. The
canal should bo our southern boundary
My dream, aud I believo tho settled con
victious of tho American peoplo is a conti
nental republic, that is the manifest des
tiny, that is the inevitable tendency of the
political forces of the American people. It
is their only safety, and instead of wasting
our power in petty intigues with savages
for a naval station in the Pacilie sea, a
wiser and moro commanding policy would
bo to establish relations of international
friendship with our Canadian neighbors ou
the north nnd our Spanish neighbors on
the south, and not permit tlio machina
tions ol lireat iiritain to foment disturb'
nnco.i that will defer such nn alliance or
render it impossible,"
I asked Senator Ingalls to givo mo his
Ideas on tho continental ropublis a little
more in detail, but he said lie intended to
say somotliing on this subject in tlio eenato
soon and did not want to spoil his speech.
A WAR FERU.Xa.
Buffalo (N. Y.) special: It is learned that
theio are a number ot Italians of tills city
ongerly watching the chnuces of a war with
Canada and are ready to bo led into tlio
dominion if occasion doninnds, to show
their loyalty to the Unitoil States. Mr. A.
1. Oishe, a well-known Italian, says ho has
just discovered a very pronounced war ole-
meiit among ids people here. "I went into
a saloon," ho said, "and found it full of
Italians. As soon as they saw mo they be
gun to shout and gather around ino: 'Here
is the man who can lead us into Canada,'
they said, 'ho knows us and ho can speak
our language,' and they picked mo up and
carried me about in their enthusiasm. Mr.
O.aho said that yesterday morning a lot of
his people came to Ids store and talked on
tliusiiislically about tho prospect of war.
They are loyal and tliey want to show
their loyalty. They claim that thoy can
raise 2,000 men in Buffalo alone, and
5.000 in tho state.
RAISED FR031 $4 TO $4,000.
Prnlrlo City (la.), sjifcial: Tho banking
house of L. K. Seachary t Co., recently had
nn experience with one of tho most daring
forgeries seen lu this section. Early in tho
evening a young man giving tho nam ol
James Kirk wanted to purchase a dralt
tor 5-1. The dralt was mado out to Thos.
Allen and the money paid. It now trans
pires tlint ouo Thos. Allen presented a
draft for 5 1,000 at the Nowton, Kansas,
Cuuuut-reial bank for collection which was
tho identical draft for $1 drawn by Sea
chary it Co., on tlio Union National bank
ot Chicago. Having taken a deposit lor
the amount ho drew on the Newton bank
through a Mcl'herson bank and bus so far
escaped dotectiou.
DTXAMITEOX A Suit'.
An Erploslon Occurs Soon After the Vessel's
Start.
New Yoittc, Jan. 31. As tho last bell was
ringing nt 3 o'clock this afternoon for the .de
parture of the 'steamship Guyandotte from
her pier In this city 'for Norfolk, Va., Bobert
Sinclair, the mess boy, said a young man
I ibout 25 years of age came hnrrledly from
. the cloet room. The boy's attention was
uxeit ami he noted that the- stranger had a
brown mustache und whiskers, and that he
wore a derby hat, light brown overco.it and
dark trow sera. Tnese observations were
made whde the stranger hurried ashore and
disappeared among a knot of pers.nis at the
foot of the gang pi auk.
The steamer, Captain D. Kelley in com
mand, proceeded on her voyage, but when ofl
Long Branch :m exphxinn "occurred hi theaf
terpartof the saloon, bv which Captain Kel
1.7 slid James Justin were slightly Injured.
It Is believed to have been from" duiumlte
packed In u satchel that' had been left In the
closet room.
Sinclair told the captain of the stranger who
hurried ii-lmre n.s ll u last bell was ringing be
fore the Mcamcr Milled nnd naturally he Is
regarded lis lniv.uir paired the satchel con
taining the cXi.iMvc. The steamer nt once
put nbcut and arrived at hi r dock at 10:!W to
night. The amount of damage to the vessel
ha-s net liven obtained yet.
The Guyaiidotle left with a mixed e rgo,
though only partly loaded. She carried live
saloon and fifteen tterrosrc passengers, with
a crew of forty-two. Att'ie inom-nt of the
explosion the captain was in the pilot bouse.
The ile'omitioii was heard In every por. of the
vessel, and e.iu-ed jyuch exeiti in.'iit among
crew and prss, ugers. Captain Keile.v at once
signaled to the engine room to slop", and an
Investigation was begun. It was d hoovered
that a hole about fifteen fc-t Kdiare had
been cait'cd by the explosion through
the main and hurricane decks and
much dammr.1 hnd been done lu tin- taloon
and the outside joiner work ou the laiiln (leek.
The cabin was Idled with splinter of timbers,
n piece of which struck a passenger named
I). A. K-'Uv. who was reading In lho saloon,
and was ccci-uly brult-cd on one k'lee. James
Jutlne, a waiter, wns iiho struck by pieces of
Hying wood ami was slightly injured. The
machinery of the vessel was found uninjured,
but the captain deemed his vessel In no con
dition to continue the voyage aud he put back.
The stranger whom the mess hoy saw hurry
lug from the clo-et where the exp'oslon
occuired h about ,",5 yours old, 5 feet 0 inches
hlirh. Sinclair snys he noticed the strantrcr
some fifteen iultiut.es before he ean.e from the
closet, and he acted ns though he desired to
avoid attention. Then he passed from Sin
clair's observation until became from the clos
et and went down the plank. He was the last
P"rson lo leave the vesfd before she sailed. He
carried a satchel when first seen, but had nono
when he left the ship. The belief on board 1b
that the stranger lert his Fatehel, containing
fome powerful explosive, lu the closets, which
are blown to atoms and which locate tho cen
ter ot the explosion. Captain Kelley will isce
no one to-night; no person has been permitted
on board, and the pier of the company Is guard
ed by police.
souk trAsmxaxox gossip.
Tub president read tho inter-state com
morce bill and has referred it to the attor
ney general for examination. It ia not
likely that tne president will act upon the
bill much beforo the ton days period. A
number or applications have been received
for tho appointment on the comniihsion
provided for in the bill, but tho president
has not given that particular subject seri
ous consideration.
The house committee on agriculture de
cided to report adversely on the bill intro
duced by Delegate Caroy ot Wyoming, re
garding pleuro-pneumonia and other dis
eases among cattle. This measure was
drafted by the National Cattle Growers'
association at their recent session in Chi
cago, and provided for an appropriation
of $1,000,000 for carrying out the provis
ions of the bill. The notion of the commit
tco was based upon thopendciicy of Hatch's
pleuro-pneumonia bill.
In tho secret session of tho senate the
nomination of J. C. Matthows of Albany,
colored, for recorded of deeds of the dis
trict was reached and, discussed for an
hour, tho majority of the senators present
ing their reasons for tlio voto they wore
about to east. Tho nomination was re
jected. The voto is understood to be 117
to 37. Of tho minority three nre republi
cans, and a proportionate number of the
majority are said to bo democrats.
Tho president has pardoned James D.
CiimiiiingH, convicted in January, 1885, of
making false vouchers in what are known
tho naval fraud cases and sentenced to im
prisonment in thodistrict jail for two years
nnd to pay a fine of 52,000. His time ot
imprisonment would lmvo expired on the
2Gth aud tho pardon remits the fine.
A THREAT AXD A WARXIXG.
New Yoiiic, Jan. 30. All was quiet oloug
tho docks to day. A rumor In circulation
contained both a threat and a warning. The
former was that tie supply of coal to the gas
companies would be cut oil In a week, and the
hitter a warning to housekeepers to bo pre
pared with lamps In eae of an emergency.
Some of the New York longslioremon held a
conference with a delegation from District
assembly No. 51 of Ne.v London, Cotm. The
result w'as not made public, but It Is expected
that the Connecticut men will carry the strike
to New Loudon If iiecc-sm-y.
To-morrow morning 3,S&J more men will
Join the strike. This'will shut down the work
ou the docks of the failing vessels, "tramp"
steamers and other steamers on the piers of
tho Hast Blver, Jersey City, Weehawken,
Bayonne and Brooklyn. They have no griev
ance, but have bten ordered out to support
those already on a strike. The men w ho will
go out to-morrow were cautioned not to molest
or lu any way Interfere with men who choose
to take their places. By this action many
hundreds of meu employed ou the oil docks at'
Hunter's Polut and Bayouno will be thrown
into idleness
lXHEIIAI.F OF TllEIXDIAXS.
Washington special: Senator Mnnder-
son, on behalf ol "Young-Mnn-Airaiu-oi-His-Horses,"
George Swords, Standing Sol
dier, Joseph Fast Horso and W. T. Solwyn
of tho Ogalalla Sioux, has addressed a let
tof to Commissioner J. D. C. Atkins asking
thut tho government bear their expenses
to Washington on two matters of consid.
erable importance to their tribe and to
tho whole Sioux nation. The first subject
matter pertains to their court, established
at Pine Itidgo agency, in ISM. Of this
court, Yoting-Jlaii-Airaui-uj-io-iire,
was elected chief puige, w.,0 ;.. i
..., ,i fnr Ni-coiid ludge. This court
affords trial by jury in all minor casts, aud
has undoubtedly done a great deal nt eood
in civilizing the Indians. The fact i that
these Indians have voluntarily imitated
i.n white man's methods of secuiiug order
and obdlenco to law is a most interesting
fact. The court has received recognition
from the various Indian agents at Pine
Itldgn. but none ns yet from the Indian de
partment of the government, and those In-
.ll..,.a .laifM in linvn n. inlkfl mill a
tlii.iia . ' ,,..v - - - -
"smoko" with the great tuthor about it.
The Kmttt ZMung ssrs that the aanuVla
ture of Prince Goorgeof Louctonberg for tbe
llulgurlan throne Is approved everywhere.
The Bulgarlau regency, It says, must resign,
leaving lho elect lou of a prince to a new so
brauje. In whfcli event Ilusgia will accept the
ruler chosen.