The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918, February 19, 1887, Image 2

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THE OREGON SCOUT,
JONES & CUANCEV, PilblUlionv
UNION,
OREGON.
jumped fkom a unman.
Ttie Cart Take Fire and Forty or Fifty Pas
sengers are Jlurned to Death.
Concord dispatch: Tlio express train
that left Boston at 7 Inst night met with n
terrible nccldcnt nenr Woodstock on the
Central Vermont railroad at nbout 2:30
this morning. The trnin started from this
city on time, but wob delayed at White
River junction, so it wax about an hour
and a half late when it left there. It con
sisted of a locomotive, bnggnge car, postal
car, two passenger coaches, and two sleep
ing cars, and was running at the usual
speed. When about 200 yards south of
the end of the Dick bridge nenr the- old
Windsor station, a broken rail was struck.
The locomotive, baggage carand postal car
broko nway from the rest of the train,
passing over the bridge in snfety: The rest
of tho train was thrown from the rails and
continued on tho roadbed until it enmo
near tho enil of tho bridge, but there It ran
over tho abutment and all of the curs fell
Into tho White river, some fifty feet below.
Tho gorge at this point in frightful, and
when tho cars went down there was a tec
rlblo crash. Ah soon as possible the do
tached part of the train was stopped olid
ran back to the scene of tho disaster, lho
screams of the injured were henrd. Assist
unco also came from tho peoplo living in
tho vicinity, and everything wnsdonoto
rescue and relievo the Injured. Soon niter
help arrived it was discovered that llrohnd
staited In tho first passenger coach, nnd
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soon uie euuru iru.ui " inu i ..mo
lug now horror to the already frightful
catastrophe. Thoso present wore power
less to stop tho fire, and devoted them
selves entirely In attempting to rescue
thoso imprisoned in tho wicck.
Tho rescuorH mot another and unex
pected obstacle in tho heat, which becamo
so Intense that they were obliged to re
linquish their efforts to savo tho sufferers,;
and wero compelled to retreat to a placo
safety for themselves, and to become un
willing and horror-stricken witnesses of
tho awful holacaust. In addition to this
nnd to add to the terrors and sufferings o!
tho passengors, the weather was intensely
cold nnd tho heroic rescuers were hlndorcd
thereby in their work. No water could be
obtained with which to check tho llaincs.
The ico was several inches thick on tho
river and there wore no appliances at hand
to raiso it.
Twenty-six persons, so far ns known,
wcro taken out nllvo from the cars which
wero burned. Two of these nro understood
to bo Wesson, tho pistol manufacturer of
Springfield, nnd Kd. Hrokelbnnks, a brako
nmn, but they died soon after. Tho two
passenger couches wero well filled, and
every berth in tho Huston sleeping car wns
occupied, and twelve aro from Springfield,
making tho total number of passengers in
the wrecked cars about olghty. This will
probably niako tho number of dead be
tween fifty or sixty. Tho bridge was be
twoen thirty and forty feet abovo tho
water, which was covered with thick Ice,
making it probable that tho death re
sulted from crushing and burning rather
than drowning. Several wcro penned up In
tho wreck who might have been rescued
nllvo but for tho Haines. Hrnkciunn Par
ker, who was on tho forward end of the
first passenger car, felt tho jar and saved
his life by jumping. Ho quickly secured
conveyance and carried tho news to White
Hiver Junction.
Latku. Probably 8,000 peoplo visited
tho scciio of the railroad accident to-day.
Bovon or eight bodies were to-day Identified,
and many hoartrondlng scones wero wit
nessed. It Is utterly impossible to identify
more than tenor twelvool thoso recovered,
the clothing being cnliroly gono and the
bodies burned to a crisp. Conductor Stur
dovant died to-day and his body was taken
homo by a special train. Datango to roll
ing stock Is estimated at $!t0,000. A now
bridge will cost $20,000. Tho work of re
covering tho bodies lias been pushed vigor
ously all day. Tlio total number of bodies
recovered to day was live one woman and
four men. Willi theso tho number recov
ered thus far is thirty-two. H Is now be
lieved that the total number of souhi on
board the ill-fated train was oighty-ono. Of
this number only four aro unaccounted for.
Little idea can bo formed of tho dllllculty
in the way of obtaining a report of the ac
cident that would givu tho public a correct
idua of tlio condition of things. At tho
tlmo of the accident, and ever since then,
the thoriiioiueter has registered from 15 to
35 degrees below zero. Suffering from cold
was intense. 'I hero are only two or three
farm houses within two miles of the wreck,
and these aro tilled with wounded. Others
aro scattered along for three or four miles,
with no means of eoiiiiiiiinlcutlngcxiept by
Ill .1... ...Mh.....! ..Itl..lnl t'.t .ill till.
IIUI1I. Ill lllu Illinium "llivitii. v..w
ground, and all possible is being done for
the wounded aitd dond. Work was sua-
pended at dark hut uiyht owing to the
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nUVlltJ ' HIU . V .t .I1.-1 , IIV .l'i
tills morning. Tho water In tlio Whito
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river nt mo pinro oi tue accident is mi
more than five or six feet deep, with bin.
little current, and the ice Is perhaps four
teen inches thick. The falling of tho cars
upon it and tho heat of the tiro melted tlio
Ico. Hut few personal effect are left to re
veal tho Identity of their owners.
xot SKitiovsi.v ir.r
Now York special: Humors have been
frequent of late from KuroporeguidittgPiir-
noil's reticence and Invisibility, and thoso
reports havo at length shaped themselves
into definite reports boiho of hereditary
consumption and others Impending iiisaui
ty. Tlio repetition of these stories caused
much comment iu this city among the
friends of tho Irish cause, and In some quar
ters positive alarm. Tlio best informed,
bowover. such as thoso at the head of the
parliamentary fund, scout the idou ofdis-
nullity, iu an interview to iiay iiugu jvmg,
a porsonul friend ot Purnell and a promi
nent local member of tlio National league.
said: "To say that the condition of Pur
nolt's health has excited grave apprehen
sions of his friends I regard as error. It is
more than nrobablo that the ruinois have
been started for the purpose of injuring the
cause. 1 know tlio family Intimately, and
there to no eousiimpilon in it. As to there
being insanity iu the family, it is out of the
question. When he time arrives, and tlio
Irish cause cniiic up prominently, Mr. Pur
nell will bo In Ills place with plenty of vigor
to perform his tint V. Kven if sickness did
force Paruell to relinquish the louibTsl.ip ol
the party there aro n ttoteu iiiou no could
till Ills iHltlO."
in .tssAittxr auhhsted.
Cincinnati disputed: Charles Stoinkamp,
win, wnrt urn1 ated bv detectives vesterdar.
is suspected of being the niau who at
tempted to iMsnsaiuuto Judge James Fits
gtvald a few nights ago. lie Is still held on
suspicion, for while Judge MizgeruM, no
f.i H.i utl.nm lii. If, Id IllL'HIl I'llfllMlul hi HIIV
IUIV It, IUIII 1 1 -" 1 ' " " .
i... ,1... it in, iAt.
positively innv iiv "Hi, m.- .i.ft.i, - -justified
ill having rich) Investigation as to
fcUelnkamp's whereabouts on the tilgln in
question. moiiiKump m mil musruiwj
l.i 4 1... .....ft... Hi. Iitiu llluAII limMttUl kllV.
ill WIW III", ...- "..w...-
enil tjiii'M, but him never Ufttn punished by
Jpi) PJtziornld.
IJECIDED AT LAST.
St. Louis dispatch: United Stntcs Dis
trict Judge Treat rendered a decision in
one of tho tqost celebrated maniifucl tiring
cases which has of late years been in the
courts, that ol the Town Steel Barbed Wire
company, of Mnrshalltowu, la., against
the Southern Harhed Wire company, of St.
Louis. Tlio decision was ngitinst the local
company declaring that the Hons patent
for barbed wire manufacturing, under which
the St. Louis company wns operating, was
an Infringement upon tho Huriiell patent
held by the Murahalltown company. This
suit has been pending for threo years, nnd
the decision of Judge Treat is regarded by
lawyeis as tho most import nut wire litiga
tion sinte the decision of Judge Driimmoiid
nt Chicago In tho OHdden enso of 1881.
THIS SEX A TIS AXI HOUSIZ
irmt l Ilelng Done In llolli llranches o
the Xattonal Congress.
Senati:, Feb. II. Senator Kvurts lutio.
duccd a bill for the "purclmso of John
Frlcsnon's 'Destroyer' and ten enlarged
steel vessels of the snme type for defending
tho harbors of the United Slates." Ap
propriating S 11 2.000 anil $2,000,000 lor
these purposes respectively. Senator Saw
yer, of Wisconsin, nnd Whilt borne, of
Tennessee, presented credentials, which
wcro rend nnd placed on tile A letter was
presented from the secret ur- of tho treas
ury, stating that there wifh no information
in tho report as to whether any national
banks aro now lending money to bo icimid
with gold only. This was In answer to Van
Wyck'H resolution.
Hoi:si:, Jan. :i. Tlio house went into
committed of tho whole, Hlount (On.) in
the chair, on tho plciiro pneumonia bill,
lending amendment, being tlio one offered
by Cutclieon, (Mich.) providing that tho
nviLpt n mill iiminlu f.t Iwt ii ttitfil ntnil tn titir-
siinnco of this act shall be appointed under
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tlio civil service ruics. iium, j.j hi u.
QIiii.Ikii.1111 V V firrnrml tltl 11 lltltllfl 111 (Ml t.
U I, IIIUIJIII IV - . "1111.1.
striking out tlio provision for the destruc
tion of diseased animals and inserting in
lieu thereof tho permission that such ani
mals shall bo quarantined and destroyed,
If .In... ..ml i.i.iuibhi.V try c 1-1 Hit i fl f II VPM t I t'li-
tion by scientific experts, and tho experts
sliall proyido such rules and regulations as
tney deem necessary to oesi pruvuni. uio
spreading of tho disease, and promoto a
thorough investigation and understanding
of its nnturo, characteristics snd conso-
quences. Agreed to 92 to 7II. Witliouc
concluding consideration of tho bill tho
committeo roso and tlio linuso nujourneo.
Scnatk, Fob. -U Mr. Hoar reported a
resolution for tho investigation of Pacific
railroads and nsked for it an Immediate
PMiiMliti.i-iit.ion. Mr. Halo objected to iiu-
mcdintd consideration of tlio bill audit
therefore wont to I ho calendar. Mr. Hoar
guvo notice that ho would call it up at tho
ii.-i ..titwirl mill v. Mr. IIoiiVh amendment.
seel Ion 5, provides that from and after
. . .'n, . ,. I 11 l. !... 1 1 .
July 1, JoBY, moro snail no lioul-u iu
tho Central Pacific, Union Pacific and Cen
t fit 1 It ffl 11 cli nf tlio Union Paeillc railway
company, Sioux City it Paeillc railway
company and Kansas i-acnic innuj iuiu-
puny IU Iter cent, oi uio uei eiiriiinso in
,,f r. i u.i- .-..I . t. iit-iiviili'd fin- in tlio act
of May 7, 1878, "so far uh tho sumo
respects tlio companies inouiiouuu m
act and as to others herein mentioned
absolutely," and to that end the act of
May 7 is extended to mo ivansas l acinc,
Slonx City and Central Hianch of the
I. .1.... lioiildn Tim uiimiln took mi tho
UIHUII 1 1111.11 ..u ... 1
railway attorney bill and after some
changes mo mensuro was passeo.
Ifousi:, Fob. Mr. llaudall, of Penn
sylvania, from tlio committeo on rules,
loported a resolution discharging tlio com
mitteo of tlio whole from further consider
ing tho senate bill for tlio rotirement and
recoiling!) of tho trado dollars and making
the bill a special order lit tlio house for
February 12. Adopted. Tho liouso, at
its ovening session, passed thirty pension
bills and at 10:10 adjourned.
Si:nati:, Fob. 5. Tliosenato passed sixty-
six pension bills, among them the house
bill granting a pension of SHO a inontli to
tho widow ol lirlg. Gen. Thomas Francis
Meagher; tho house hill increasing tho pen
sion ol tlio widow of Col. James Hemphill
Jones, of the marine corps, from 5110 to
10 per montli; tlio senate mil increasing
tho pension of the widow of Mnj.tieu. Hun
ter to !() per mouth, ami one giving an
army iiiirso $12 per month; ono giving a
volunteer nurse 5''o per iiioniu; ono in
creasing tlio pension ol the widow of Com
modore Spleor to ?5(, and one increasing
tlio pension of tho widow of Col, I.oron
lluriill to $100. Tlio senate then pro
ceeded to consideration of the Indian ap
propriation bill. Tiie bill (which contains
lilty-lwo printed pages) was passed with
out a word of discussion, and with no
more delay than was consistent witli its
very rapid rending.
IIiu'hk, Fob. 5. Tho speaker laid before
the house tho senate bill for tho refunding
ol direct taxes. Mr. Heard, of Missouri,
moved that it he referred to the committee
on judiciary. Agreed to yeas KUnnys
01. Mr. Hariner, ot Pennsylvania, pro
sented resolut ous of tho Pennsylvania leg
islutuio in favor of tlio Miller pleuro-pneii-uiouia
bill and tlio i ill for the establish
ment ol agricultural experiment stations,
llefeirod. Tho house then proceeded to
consiilerat on ot tho bill for the payment
ofwliataro known as "Fourth of July
claims." Alter some discussion the bill was
passed. It appropriates 5182 000.
Siinatk, Feb. 7. Tho credentials of Fran
cis H. Stockbrldge, as senator from Michi
gan, wero presented. Hesolutlons of the
KaiiHiiH legislature for organization of tho
territory ol Okahoma, wero presented and
referred. On motion ot Mr, Haw-ley, tho
senate voted to proceed to consideration of
Iim bill to encourage the manufacture of
steel for nioderiinriiiyordunuce.uruiornnd
other army purposes, and to provide
heavy ordnance adapted to modorn army
warfare. Several amendments, reported
by tho committeo on coast defenses, were
agreed to, and after anexplauatiouof some
points ot the bill, the bill was passed with
out division.
HocsK, Feb. T. On motion of Nelson, of
Minnesota, a bill was passed providing for
tho holding of terms ol the United States
courts at Dulutli, Minn. Mr. Hayne, of
lVuiiMylvanla, moved to suspend tho rules
and pass the Kenate bill fixing the Milaries
of Judue of United States district court at
55 00U. Yeas Ml, nays 10l not the
ii!eei.hnry two-thlids, On motion of Mr.
Peters, of Kansas, tlio rules were suspended
and a bill was passed granting tho right
.i i. .1... i.. ii." . . i. ... i... fi.t
inroiigu mo iiiiiiiiu ivrnioir niuvui
cago, Kansas it Nebraska Ituilway com
pany. Adjourned.
R km ate, Feb. 7. Van Wyck offered a res
olution requesting thoromiuittoo on appro
priations to have read iu the senate any
communication received from tho commis
sioner nt tho general laud ofllro showing the
disposition of the moony heretofore ap
propriated for survey of public hinds bear
ing on railroad laud ami on lauds hi Ne
vada referred to iu private debuU of last
wtmk. AfterxoiiioillscusHioii the resolution
wont over till to-morrow. Tus following
bill was piissimI: To iiroh bit any oilier,
sgent or servant of tn wivernmiHit hiring
or iitriiellug out th lautir of a prksaur.
The hoiihIs lull for sfurigiiUtttsils of tin
lUut ami vnlm of the v d iih ri of
Ills Unitwl 8Utes wiu iaiMd,
House, Feb. 7. Under tho special order
the floor was nccorded to the committee on
foreign rclat ons and the liouso went Into
committee of lho whole on. tho senate bill
to Indemnify certain subjects of theClilncso
J'mplre for losses sustained bv the violence
ofimiob at Hock Springs, AVyo., Sept. 2,
18Si",. Helmont, ot New York, dwelt upon
the necesMity of tlio United States govern
ment granting Indemnity to tho losses in
flicted nnd commended tlio action of tlio
Chinese authorities since this occurrence.
The respective merltH of tho senate bill
(which provides for the ascertaining of the
losses Incurred) and the house bill (which
makes a directappropriation of SH7.000)
were hriellv discussed. The liouso bill was
substituted for tho senato bill, and, as so
unloaded, the bill was passed. Tho liouso
then passed the senato bill prohibiting tho
importation of opium into tho United
Slates bv any subject of tho Emperor of
China. The houso passed tlio bill to tarry
into effect the international convention of
March 4, 1881, lor tlio protection ol sub
marine cables.
Si:nath, Feb. 9. Every scat in tho sen
ate gallery, except those reserved for the
diplomatic corps, tho fnmllv of tho pro-i-dent
ami ladies, and tho press association,
was fill d this morning when the senate
was called to order. Mrs. Logan and her
son, daughter and friends, to tlio number
of f wiiily-fivc occupied seats iu tho privato
galh-ry. The chaplain in Ids prayer alluded
to the late Senator Logan, asking those
wlin turned from the open grave with sym
pathetic might ever be tilled with tho spirit
of Him wlio was touched with the feeling of
human infirmities. As soon lis tho journal
was read Mr. Ciillom oUoied a resolution
Hint as an additional mark of respect to
tlio memory ol John A. Logan, long a sen
ator from Illinois, a distinguished member
of this body, business bu now suspended,
iu order that the friends and associates of
(In. ili.i-i-nw.cl niiiv nay fitting tribute to his
public and privato services. Speeches were
then madi! by Senators ( iillom, .Morgan,
I'Miuiinds, Mnnderson and others.
HofHK, Feb. 0. Tlio speaker laid befor
the hoii-o to-day billi to encourage tho
manufnctiiio of steel for modern naval ord
nance and other naval purposes, and to
provide heavy naval ordnance adapted to
modern naval warfare and tlio manufac
ture of army ordnance. Public business
W1IH MUHIlt niied and the liouso proceeded to
consideration of resolutions relative to tho
deatli of W. T. Price, late representative
from Wisconsin, and declaring that, in ins
deatli, tho country has lost a patriotic cit
izen and a most faithful public servant.
Eulogistic addresses were made by Messrs.
Caswell, Thomas of Wisconsin, Peliboue.
llnrd. Henderson of Iowa, and llrecken-
ridco of Kentucky, those of thohitter being
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especially eloquent irioiuu i i nu tun mu
ter of tiie dead congressman. Tlio house
then, us a mark ol respect to tho memory
of tho dec""""1 '"'ioiirnn l.
JfX'll LI 1 X J .1 1 .ilJillt It.lXKS.
Tiie Strll.iia Joined by M'orUtnen from
Oilier Linen of Jliulnras.
Nnw Yoiik, Feb. 1. The extension of the
strike to the freight handlers on the riilho-ul
piers of New York Is the most serious blow to
commerce that the union men havo struck.
The effect of It on ono road the Jersey Cen
tralIs the almost complete suspension of
business. The men tinned out so suddenly that
the company was left at great disadvantage
and its Inability to deliver freight was the
eauso of much inconvenience to merchants.
Tlio next move on the part of the strikers will
he to induce the train men to come out, and
thus tie up the railroads centerimx on the .ler
soy shore. There Is also some talk of getting
the dock hands and firemen on tile fern lioats
to join the striker, hut these men are adverse
to such a course.
Tlio freight handlers on the Pennsylvania
railroad piers Nos. A, 5 and (i North river,
stiuck work at 1 p. m. They had sent an In
formal demand vestcrdav, but no answer had
been received when tliev went out nt dinner
time, and when they returned they did not ro
Hline work, but sent a delegation to the olllce
of Agent ltowmiin. lie told them tho com
pany could not grant the advance at tlio mo
ment, but wero willing to consider the question
or anv other grievances. The men decided to
strlkcj.ind marched ott to tho pier In a body. At
ill tin. mi'ii went still at work to-dac.
Tho freight lumbers of the Lehigh Vnllev
railroad at pier 2, North river, numbering ISO
men struck at 2 p. m. and joined the r.iuus ol
the strikers.
The freight handlers employed In the yards
of tho New Jcrsev Central i nil road at Com
niunlpaw nnd Ilayumie struck for an Increase
of wages hi accordance with the notice they
had served on the company esionia. auuui
500 men went out.
General 1'ielght Agent llullerof the l'eimsvl
vanla riillmad reeelv (I notice from a commit
tee of fieight handlers ot Jersey City this
morning that unless their wages weie raised
tlii-v would stilko. Tho comtunv was given
until to-morrow at noon to comply with tho
demand".
Tho freight handlers employed on the Kile
docks Iu this city went out on a strike at
2 o'clock this nltoruoon. They marched In
a body to Hamilton park, where they held
a meeting. The nu n will hold another
meeting lo-moirow morning, at which It
will lie decided wueiner 10 reinru 10 noiu
or not.
.1 Si:.S.lTIO. IX IVASIIIXtlTOX,
Washington special: A (hitter of excite
meat was created this evening when it w'ns
announced that a number ot members of
the house of representatives, ropseseuting
both political parties, had determined to
hold a conference for the purpose of draw
ing resolutions ot Impeachment against Sec
rotary Manning for violating the laws ot
rongiess in his official acts. This movo
iiient is being promoted by the ultra silver
men and grows directly out ol what they
construe into a virtual acknowledgement
in his reply to the Weaver resolution, that
lie hud violated and intended to violate the
law reoulrinc that mutilated notes pre
sei ted for redemption shall bo redeemed by
notes of the same denomination. in
formation as to tho movement comesfrom
several members ol the house, who do
rlureil that there is no Buncombe iu it, but
that it is tlio result of a notions determina
Hon to resent a violation of tho law. In
addition to the ease with relation to tho
cancelling of treasury notes, it will be
charged that tlio law lias been repeatedly
violated bvu fuilllto to purchase S28.000.-
000 worth of s her each mouth. It will bo
ehareed that, while the law is mandatory
that that amount shall bo purchased eaclt
month, tho treasury department fails to
make a purchase during any month when
the price of silver had advanced, and buys
a supply for two months or more when they
linve beared" the market and brought tho
prico to a low point.
fa i urn i i.it's'cii.txrKs noon.
Washington special: It is generally con
ceded and universally believed that Secre
tary .Vanning will go out of tho treasury as
soon as congress adjourns. His successor
ship adonis to be between Assistant Secre
tary Futrcliild and George 11. Pendleton, of
Ohio, minister to Herlln, who has just ar
rived here at the request, it is said, ol tlio
president. It is dilllcuH to see how the
president can help appointing Mr. Fair
child. All through Mr. Manning's illness
Mr. Faircldld managed the affairs ot the
depaitmeiit, and that, too, without tils or
elaborate attempts at display. He is a
cool, cleur-hesdwl limn who IhI1vs "h
public other a public trust." True, h is
not a iwlitirimi and Its cuuot Iw used to
nin iim.v sort of marhU Tilts may 1m
lut .i I to l ia ml n ui t in, mi t, bat it Is hardly
(i. s.l'lt- Unit tli.- i rmMcnt will saiTitire
i ltd fur "oue ol tint boys."
tiii: xisirs hkiefly told.
In iin Inniirnnrn ease tried In the federal
court at Cincinnati, Jmlirc Jackson decided
that ft general agency can bo determined
without gltlng Its holder a claim for
damages.
Tin. liiiKnlnii fnvrrmnnnt lias forbidden the
exportation of horces. The French arc pur-
chaMiur In lUi'Sla lnrge nuaniliie oi oats ior
tliecavaln, and have chartered steamers to
take them from the Baltic ports.
A ltrrlin Cablegram states that the German
government will negotiate a loan of $73,000,000
lor limitary jiurisiies.
In the Delaware river near Shawnee, Penn
sjlvanla, Ice In piled fifty feet high and the
iowitmus are oruriiuneu.
Tim Ki-rrntiirv of the Interior renorU to the
senate that forty-four of the older Apache
children at Fort Marlon have been transferred
.1 r-iflUln nnd Hint sixty
1,11 Ull. .I.l.fllll .'VHl"'l - - ' --
of the Miutiiicr ones are to hi educated at. St.
Augiitfne ly the Sisters ol uiaruy at m.ov
each 1K.T quarter.
vim. .-It ir.-iiM nt Clinton. Iowa, have sub-
perilled SiV) 0M to the stock of a company de
siring to build n WHiron bridge across the Mis
sissippi. Steps have already been taken to
ward securing a federal charter.
Thi. Ccrinnn socialists of Chicairo have for-
ir'irili.il BL 000 to nlil In re-electluir social demo
crats to the relchstag.
Tho nlivsielaiis of Charles S. Parnell believe
tlmt he Is aillleted with llrlght's disease of the
klihievs.
Tin. Oroirnn legislature has passed ft bill
granting to the Oregon Hallway nnd Naviga
tion company a franchise to brldire the
Willamette at Poithiud. The majority is
ample to pass the measure over tiie turcaieu
od veto pC the governor.
Friends of DwiL'ht L. Moodv in New lork
:ire actively raising money with which to com-
.....it., lila fUlintli lilrtllilfiv llV ptllloWilK-
his eeiiools at Northlleld, Massachusetts.
The decline In French rentes within two
weeks has been 5 francs 55 centimes.
fill! rli-s Whltnev. now Ivlmr In a critical
condition at Athens, Georgia, was one of the
victims of the IlaymarKet massacro in mica
vo. whose partial "recovery was almost a mir
acle. .Iiilm fin Ij!nn. of New York, who styles
himself ati astrologer, recently convicted of
t.M..n....l..iv wuititr irlrla trt sllln tft F.1 11 ntll.1.
lllUlliil'I'i.i jj.i. " ----I' ' '
has lieeii sentenced to fifteen years' imprlson-
t .. Uli.i. Itii nl lift t-.t l'lllilt-
iiiciit' hi. i-'r kI"r
Anthonv Hchme. an old merchant ot Lvans-
ville. Indiana, vrr killed in his hack yard by
a stroKu oi iignuiiun.
n.nrW Tnllintt. the hotel clerk who fled
from .Memphis wnn ine iimmnmii ui a iiuuu
lar actress has been traced to Kansas City.
Till! XUir.S Till IE FLY TOLD.
Tho Dublin municipal council refused to
join iu celebrating the qucen'H jubilee.
Tiie Pennsylvania senato voted to sub
mit to tlio peoplo tho prohibition question.
Andrew Fetls, ol Sun Francisco, shot his
wife and himself.
file Minnesota houso passed the Prosson
high license bill.
An ico gorge in tlio Delaware river, near
Shawnee, Pa., caused an overflow of tin
low lands and tlio submersing of many
houses.
Tlio supreme court of Washington terri
tory decided tho Territorial Woman Suf
frage Act unconstitutional.
Fifty-nine delegates to a Wilkesbarro,
Pa., convention will bo criminally prose
cuted for accepting bribes.
Tho Now York Industrial school, at
Hochester, burned. Loss, $100,000.
Hussinn ngents aro agitating in Dobrand-
scha in favor of tho union of that region
with Bulgaria.
Lord Handolpli Churchill 1ms fono to
Alders with a view of restoring his health.
Ho is expected to bo absent a month.
It is now oxpected that: tlio Hclgian gov
ernment will ask parlininentto voto a sum
of 80,000,000 francs for military pur
poses, n fourth of the amount to bo de
nted to tho purchase of improved rillcs.
Tho Fall Hivcr iron works, which have
been in operation for fifty years, hns Bhut
down permanently and all hands have
been discharged. It was found impossible
to compete witli western works that are
near the base ot tho natural gas and iron
supplies.
For tho six months ending Dec. 31, 391
nrrests for violations of tlio postal regula
tions wero made by post office inspectors.
Of these 1 HI wero tried, 0G convicted and
2IIS await t rial.
The main topic considered at tho cabinet
meeting on tho ltd wns a proposition to ex
tend tho postal system between this coun
try and Cuuuda, so us to permit 0111171113
packages weighing not moro thnn four
pounds in tlio mail, tho limit now being
eiuht ounces. Tho inter-stato commerce
bill, it is understood, wns considered inci
dentally. A message from the president to
conarcss is confidently looked for soon an
noiincing that ho has signed the bill, but
pointing out some detects in It.
COS l i:S TED SI3XA TOItSIUi:
Washington special: California congress
men say that it is a fact that Vrooman,
tho contestant of Hearst for the United
States senate, intends to contest the seat
of Mr. Hearst with the claim that ho
is himself entitled to the seat and that
the necessary papers to make good this,
claim will soon bo presented to tliosenato.
Tho ground on which this is to bo liasod
is that (.onio twenty member. of the legis
lature wero not entitled to vote and wero
not lawful members of the legislature in
that they wore not electe I in accordance
with the conditions prem i iliel by the con
stitution of thnt state, and that Vrooman
is the person who did receive the lawful
majority of tlio constitutional legislature.
Those who are informed as to the legal
basis for this claim, say that it is substan
tial enough to fiiiiiishground for a contest.
The senate commit to on elections iu tho
net congress will; therefore havo another
very important case. This committee will
probably be oue of the most important
committees of the Fiftieth congress. It
will have contested seats of Indiana and
California to consider, and possibly one
also from New Jeisev. It is certain that
Senator Harrison will make a contest of
the heat of Ttirpie of Indiana and the In
diana republican politicians here say they
are convinced that the senate will award
tho seat to HurrUon.
Tit K CAM I' A I OX IS OKIIMAXV.
Berlin dispatch: Police attempted to dis
perse a Socialist meeting, which was
Loins held in a bock brewery at Stot
ten, last ovening. but failed. A force of
military was then summoned and with fixed
Imyoimts drove the oplo from the hall.
Several of the people wore wounded by bay
oust thrusts anil oas man is report!
killd. The hitll iu which the me ting whs
held was roitideU!y wrecked.
At MsMebnig. ycsti rd.ti . twentv-tuiir
Snelullsts wi ie uriettted tin I he 1. Ii.irjv "f be
longing to IliecHl societies.
Till: SEXATE'S 31 A II K OF IlESVECT.
Whleh It Paid to the Memory of Gen. iMyan
an the Uth.
Tho Uth of February in tlieUnited States
Benate was given up to eulogies to tho late
Senator Logan. A number of speeches
being made, Mr. Cullom, of Illinois, lending
in the addresses.
He spoke of this being the third time in
tho present congress that the senate hud
been called upon to eulogize deceased mem
bers of the body. To-dny they met to lay
the tiibnto of their lovo on the tomb of
Logan. Hut yesterday it seemed that
Logan had stood among them in tlio full
Hush of robust manhood, n giant iu
strength nnd endurance, with a will of
iron and a constitution as tough as a
sturdy oak. Ho bad seemed tD hold
within his grasp more thnn threescore
years and ten allotted toman. No one
had thought in the same moment ot Logan
and death, tho two conquerors who hud
comefaco to face, and the weaker hud to
yield to the stronger. It hnd seemed as if
Logan could not die, and yet, in a moment,
in the twinkling of an eye, Go I's finger
touched him and he slept. Almost without
warning ho had passed from strength to
weakness, from life to death and decay.
Had he lived until to day, til years, event- ,
fill years, would have rested their buidon
us a crown upon his head. After sketching
tlio principal events of Logan's life. Sen
ator Cullom spoke of his poverty, and said
Hint iu the hist presideiitiul campaign no
ghost of dishonor in his past had tisen up
and stood in his path. The eulogy closed
with the quotation: "Ilest, soldier, states
man, rest; thy troubled lire is o'er."
Senator Morgan spoke of the ptoceodingi
of tho day us not nil unmeaning ceremony.
Ho did not think of Logan us of a face that
hud passed away, but as a living, moving
energy still useful iu tlio great, purposes of
divino economy. In nil that Logan did
and wild he wns truly sincere. A resolutely
upright man, 110 llnessi characterized him,
but be was bold, pronounced, dignified,
generous, a true man.
Senator lidmuuds said that when he first
ninde the ncqtii'Jntunce of General Logan
(some twenty years ago) on 11 conference
committee of the two houses, ho was struck
with his characteristics of candor, of sim
plicity of his statements, of clearness of his
opinion, of that Anglo-Saxon persistency
in upholding opinions once formed that
Intel made our British nmestors and
American people the strongest forces iu
civilization of which there was any account
in tlio liistory of lho world. Gen. Logan
was entitled to the highest praiso for these
qualities. Now ho thought of him. not us
dead but promoted, leaving them to
mourn his departure, not for his sake, but
because of his conscious example His
conspicuous presence in public ufftiirs and
tho wisdom of his counsels wero withdrawn
nnd so he laid his small contribution on
Lognn's grave.
Senator Mandeison spnkeof tho brilliant
military qualities of Gen. Logan. H liad
first seen him in tho front of the confeder
ate position on Kenesaw mountain. Tho
sight wns inspiration. Ho looked of his
ho'-so a part. His swarthy complexion,
his long black hair, stentorian voice, and
e.es that seemed to blaze with light of bat
tle, made a figure onco seen never forgotten.
In action he was the very spirit of war; his
mere presence would make a coward light.
Senator Allison said that tew men of this
generation iu this country hud ucliioved a
moro illustrious career than Gen. Logan.
Ho had linked his name impei isliubly with
tho military achievements that resulted in
tlio restoration of union and had borne
honorable part in tlio legislation which hud
seemed necessary for its perpetuation.
Senator Spooner spoke 01 the marvelous
personal magnetism and during of Gen.
Logan which communicated itself into the
wliolo army and turned defeat into victory.
By common consent he stood tho ideal vol
unteer soldier of the war. Among the mil
lion bravo men there wns one John A.
Logan. Ho was tho leader by divine right,
lie wns a proud man, too proud and deli
cuto to cluiiii a pension which was iiis iluo
for wounds and exposure on the battlefield.
But lie hnd an abiding faith that should he
be called aw ay beloio his wire tlio people
whom ho had served so long and so well
would not grudgingly but chcoi fully pay
their debt ot honor to hor.
Senator Cockrell said that, however
ho had differed with Gen. Logan be ro-spot-ted,
admired, loved and honored him
for his many noble, generous, iiinguaui
111011s and chivalrous qualities ot head and
heart distinguishing attributes of tho true
soldier and great man among all nations
ami tongues.
Senator Fryc said that senators hnd to
day brought and would bring garlands and
wreaths with which to dccoVate tlio grave
of tho dead soldier and senator. Heshotild
rnutent himself with offering asiugle flower.
r.nmin was an honest man. He did not
mean bv that that ho would not steal nor
bear false witness anil thnt lie hnd not "nil
itching palm," but ho nn-ut t that ho hud
no honest mind, un honest purpose, an
honest habit of thinking. In conclusion ho
mild: "Logan was a fearless, honest man.
May our dear Lord givo him blessed rest
and glorious immortality.
THE AXTf-MOIl.VOX JIEASUItE.
Washington dispatch: The prospects ot
the passage of the anti-Mormon bill aro
not favorable. - The amendments added to
the bill in tlio house, which wero thought
bv friends of tho measure at the time to
bode no good to it, may result In its do-
fent. At all events they aro now used with
much ingenuity by Mormon agents ns a
menus to defeat tlio bill. The prejudices of
republican senators havo been nrousod
against the amendment, which gives the
governor of Utah such extraordinary
power iu the appointment of local munici
pal officers. Thii amendment will givo tho
governor authority to appoint some 2,400
local officers in that territory and make
himself practically dictator. The senate
republicans don't favor such nn amend
I nient, believing that it confers too great
I power upon one man. Somo of the repub
licans think they see behind tlio proposi
tion 11 trick which will result in giving tne
democratic party great ndvantnge in nny
movement which may bo attempted to
socure tho admission ol Utah ns a state,
Such attempts will not be wanting. W. L,
Scott, who is supposed to be nearer the
president than nlmost any otlior congress
man, is still urging tliat some plan be dis
covered b' which tlio subject mny be ro
opened and a provision inserted in tho bill
to authorize the immediate formation of a
state government upon condition that the
Mormons will nbaudon polygamy.
I SK rt'LEIt ItV THE CODE.
I A special from Haleigh (N Y.) says: "Dr
W. C. Wilcox is tho republican leader of
Asho county, and John linker is ono of tho
leading democrats of tho same county.
During tho campaign last fall a bitter feud
sprung up Iwtwoen tho two over the discus
sion of political questions. As tho cam
paign progressed it was with tho greatest
difficulty that a duel was irventtl. Wed
nesday. Dr. Wilcox met Uaker. Tlio latter
stopped the doctor and told him he(Bakor)
could not livo longer without it settlement
of the difficulty according to the code. Wil
cox replied that he was ready and anxious
to accommodate Baker. Baker asked ii-
cox if he was arm d. Wilcox nswerod yes.
ICacli then pulled a pistol. Filten puces
, were marked off ml shooting ligil. Five
- rounds werw tired urn! on the Inst round
linker was si. nt through the henil tiud mor
tally wound. . 1 W'.lcoc hail two biilbjt
' holes in his hat and one iu his ooat."
A. DESVEIIATB COMBAT.
One Detective lleeetre Seren Shots and IIU
Assistant Is Iladly Hart.
Cleveland (0.) dispatch: Detectives
Iloehnnnd Hnlligan, who arrested Harry
McMuun, who is supposed to bo concerned
iu the extensive fur robbery of Inst week,
left Pittsburg with their prisoner Inst night
en routo to this city, securely handcuffed.
The prisoner wns placed on board the
train at the outer depot in Allegheny. He
took his nriest very cooly and seemed
noxious to cause the detectives as little
trouble us possible. The express oped on,
and at 2 o'clock this morning Alliance, 0.,
wns reached. At that point fivo men
boarded tlm train and passed through
several of.the cars. Finnlly they saw the
olliccrs and their prisoner sitting in the
smoking car. No sign of recognition passed
between McMuun nnd the men and they
sat down a few scats from the prisoner
nnd in ufew minutes the express continued
on its course. When Hnvennu wns reached
tlio fivo men arose suddenly from their
beats nnd without warning drew their
revolvers on the officers. There were but
a couple of other passengers iu tlio cur, and
the confederates of McMuun wero roinplete
musters ot tlio situation. Their quick
acton gave tliem tlio drop on the offi
cers. One of the men demanded their
prisoner, but instead of complying
with their request tho olliccrs jumped
to their feet 11 till tried to draw their
revolvers. Tlu-y wero too late. Tho
fivo men opened fire on them t upturn
Iloehn reeled and tottered over into
the nisle with bullets in his shoulder nnd
flu.ili A a in. full tiin of tin- eune iiimned
on him und kicked him until he luy still as
dentil. When tho firing first commenced
Detective Hnlligan received several bullets
in Ids body. He still attempted to defend
liimself und number vojley wns fired 11 1 him
until seven bullets had pierced Ins body,
lln (.iiinrml mill lull tiiHinilli. in thi! Kent.
lie was then kicked nut il his head wns split:
open. 1 lie lew passengers 1 at were 111 1110
smoking car became terrorized and hid un
der tlio seats. The nlurni sprcud to tho
other curs, nnd the trainmen und other
pnssongorj hurried forward. A frightful
scene mot their gnzo. Stretched out 11 few
feet apart were the unities 01 Selective titu
ligan and Captain Hoehn. The lloor was
covered with blood nnd tiie seats in thecar
.in,,.. ..ii., in Mm ultf 11-it i in. lmil fif-iMirreil were
pierced and shattered by bullets that hud
sped Ironi live revolvers. 1 no prisoner nun
his rescuers had disappeared iu tlio excite
ment, having ililiined from the train. All
trace of them was lost in the darkness.
The Huvoiina polico were notified and a
posse stalled ut once to scour tho
country. Tho train beiuing tho two
wounded men urrived in Cleveland
about 7:110 o clock this morning. At
the depot t he ambulance and u lurge. eusy
utlT-iliiriul ifiVl!-il! MM-'lin n't!!'!) ill Wllitillg.
Ciiptaiu lloelin was placed in tlio wagon
a d sent to 1110 uospitai. vjii uiu iirnvm
at the hospital Hi'' House pusician ei
n. i,l. ,.1.1 I'm it, tin HoiilmM wounds. Tho
brave olllcor was shut iii tlio hip, tlio bul
let having passed lengthwise down his leg
and being imbedded in the flesh. Another
luillet tpok ellect 111 ins icit arm mm pass
ing from the wrist upwnrds came out ol
the elbow. He alio received a seven! cut
in the licud. Hnlligan had four cuts on
tlio bend. One wns mado by a coupling
pin. and this, it is feared, fractured his
skull. One cur was a'niost cut off. Tlio
physicians think that Hoehn mny recover,
although his injuries are very serious. Hill
iigun's condition is very critical. If intliun-
mutioii sets 111 lie will die. Uno ol tna
burglars was shot, but bis "puis" carried
liiiii from tho train and mado their esc. ipe.
Captain Hoehn. iu his statement of tlio
murderous assault, said that ho learned
thut three suspicious chnrncters boarded
the train at Alliance, llo took the pre
caution to walk through tho car and look
out on tho platform. Seeing no 0110 lie
returned to his scat. At Itaveunn.
three men entered tho car from the
roar door faring tlio captain. They
walked through tho aisleuntil they reached
the seals occupied by the two officers. 1 1 ill
Iigun's back vwis toward them, nnd draw
ing a coupling pin wiapped iu white paper
oneof tho men struck the detective a terri
ble blow tin the head, knocking him almost
senseless in tho seat. At tho same time two
of them covored the captu 11 with their r
vnlvors nnd ordered him to remain quiev
Hilhigaii called for help, and Hoehn, dis
regarding the pistols aimed at. his In-east,
jumped to his feet, drew his rev ol ver and
fired. Tiie ns-assins returned the lire, and
the man with the coupling pin uguin struck
Hulligan, then run along tho aisle and
broke the lumps, hi a moment thecar
was in total darkness, and a terrific hand
to I. and struggle botweentho police captain
and his four assailants ensued. Twice tlio
thieves knocked tho captain senseless to
Hie floor and both times lie recovered con
sciiHiniess almost immediately and re
turned to the combat. The fii-.-t timo ho
fell one of tho murderers said, "We've
killed him; let him lay there." Ho did not
luy, however, but jumped to his feet nnd
plnckily continued the light. All this timo
llulliguii wnsuncoiiscioiis, and thenssussins
drugged him handcuffed to the prisoner
from the car to the ground. Hoehn finally
found his way to tho cur, where the bag
gugeinnn and conductor found him.
Tlio county commissioners nnd polico
board havo offered a reward of $2,000 for
tlio capture of the burglars. Both tho
wounded officers are resting quietly to
night, but the chnnces are strongly ngainst
tliem. Tho country about Haveuna is
being scoured by detectives and policemen
in tho hope of capturing tlio burglars.
JOIl.tsr HULL IX lUill'T.
London dispatch: In tho house of com
mons this afternoon, Haikes, postmaster
general, announced that tho present agree
ment with the steamship companies for
carrying tho American mails would oxpiro
at tlio end ol February. McCiemor, radi
cal, moved nn amendment to tho address
iu icpl.v to tho queen's speech demanding
tho immediate recall of all the British
forces iu Kgypt. Sir Wilfred Lawson, radi
cal, in seconding tho motion said: "We
have raised tho funded debt r Kgypt trom
90,000,0000 to 100.000.000. slaugh
tered many thousands of natives, crippled
the national chamber, bombarded the prin
cipal city of tlio country under ciiciiui
stances of the greatest horror, increased
taxation, promoted horrible debniicl.eiv, n
the capital, sown dissensions l
kl.ediveand his people, and t -the
first little spirit of ln.lt-iwl'"ce tlint
had been seen i. extern ... "ft-
past." Hon. W- . ' 1 h eVncua-
government's policy. U
I throw that
Sooll'toOTr Parnell adjourned the
debate.
IIIOU LICKXZE IX MIXMitOTA.
St. Vxvl, Mis, Feb. 3.-The hall of tho
house of representatives was crowded tkla
aftcrtioou by the friends and opponents of the
Proper h'gh license bill which hd already
passed the senate. It fixes the license In clt es
of 10.UO0 or more people at Sl.iKM. a J
Ui .11 .Her Place at WtJi. A mot Ion o .me nd
by milking the higher lewneo fiW ' 1'ead oi
I ,000 laiP U i to-H. ul ' J"1 ""l!11'
ml by an emphatic iimjor.ty do"X?.f.
lie to wake the llwiw us wuei. m f "J
the nhovas thev ma R-e tli '-,,?J?
alTecl the local 011 on pn-visi awauy
patsod.
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