The Oregon statesman., March 18, 1887, Page 1, Image 1

VOL. XXXVII-No. 4.1
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1887.
J WEEKLY EDITION
EASTERN.
News of the Week from Be
yond the Rockies.
THE B. O. RAILROAD.
The Control of the Road to Pan to a Mew
Syndicate.
Baltimore, March 9. Robert Garrett,
president of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road, was seen to-day, but bad nothing
te say in regard to the reported arrange
ment for ttie transfer of the control of
that road to syndicate representing the
Heading, Richmond, Terminal, and other
companies.
THE BALE EFFECTED.
New York, March 9. An evening pa
per, speaking of the Baltimore & Ohio
deal, says : "By the will of the elder Gar
rett, the president of the Baltimore A
Ohio was restrained fiom liquidation of
bis railway stock within twenty years,
and that period is still distant. Just how
the lawyers got around the difficulty is
not well knewn, but it is supposed that
Garrett placed in escrow his own holding,
about one third of the stock of the road,
and for the other shares he had to per
suade the trustees of the Johns Hopkins
estate and representatives of the state of
Maryland and the city of Baltimore to
part with their large holdings at $liO,
the rate agreed upon. He succeeded in
the negotiation, and it is said the pur
chase price of the stock will be paid in
$10,000,000 of 5 percent. long-time bonds
and remainder in cash.
Manning Retires.
Wahiiisotox, March 9. Although Sec
retary Manning's resignation does not
take effect until the 1st proximo, be vir
tually severed his connection with the
department this evening. In accordance
with his expressed wish there was no
formal leave taking, and but very few of
the officers who knew of his contemplated
departure improved the opportunity to
call and say "good-bye. He was pre
sented with a handsome floral design by
the messengers attached to his omce.
Mr. Manning will leave Washington to
morrow for a short visit to New York and
Albany prior to his departure for Kurope
He is suffering from a severe cold, but
otherwise his health shows no impair
ment since his return to duty. Acting
Secretary Fairehild is still regarded as
his most hkery successor.
Fortification, ami Appropriations.
Washixutox, March 9. Touching the
failure of congress to pans the fortifica-
appropriation bill, Gen. Benet, chief of
ordnance, to-day said that the result is to
leave fortification and ordnance works in
a worse ohape than they were after the
adjournment last session. At that time
there were a few fag ends of appropria
tions available, but now the ordnance
bureau and engineer corps must come to
a full stop, so far as concerns construction
of guns and fortifications. " 1 he engineer
cons," said the general, "has about sur
rendered its military functions and has
, heen resolved into a body of civilians de
voting all its time to river and harbor
improvements."
Two twelve-inch rifle cannon, cast iron,
strengthened with steel, have been lying
lor months incomplete in the South Bos
ton shops, congress having failed to reap-
pr.priate a sulhcient sum out oi me
amount already authorized to be expend
ed to put them in serviceable condition.
Watching Sherman.
New York, March 9. Blaine's mana
gers in this city, and they are among the
shrewdest and mont exrienced politic
ians in the camp, are watching with
anxious interests the movements.oi rena
tor Sherman, whom they have come to
consider Blaine's most formidable oppon
ent. The announcement to-day that
bherman is cruinir to make an extended
tour through the Southern states is the
cause of special uneasiness. The trip
regarded as a plot to ingratiate himself
with republican feeling in that quarter,
in the hoie of strengthening his position
in the next national convention. It is
estimated that in due time the "Plumed
Knight" will be doinir some missionary
duty of the same kind in the same quar
ter.
THK UKAD PREACHER.
Unit Funeral Metric at the Boecher
Residence.
New York, March 10. In spite of the
rain, the streets in the vicinity of the
Beecher residence were crowded with
People this morning. At 8 o'clock a
"load of police was stationed in front of
at . - .
we nouMe. A large number of norai em
blems were received. The coffin rested
a the center of the front parlor, and was
surrounded by a bank of flowers, ine
remains were HrmuuMi in a atiit of black
broadcloth. The features appeared quite
natural, and there was a smile on the
Jce. Rev. Hall read the burial service
from the ritual of the Episcopal church.
y v uieuioers ot me iamuy aou iuuuuw
"nu were present. No member me
nUy was dressed in black. Kev. Hall
tid an eloquent tribute to the dead
Preacher. After the services at the bouse
body was escorted to Holy Trinity
nnrch by the Thirteenth regiment The
"oains will lie in state in the church
?Ma Friday evening or Saturday morn
, hen they will be conducted to the
cving vault in Greenwood cemetaxy
Brooklyn-.
THK B. O. SALE.
It Oalglaated with Jay Goald, who Waats
the Telegraph Ltaca.
Chicago, March 10. A gentleman
who claimed to have seen the original
contract for the sale of the Baltimore A
Ohio railroad is authority for the follow
ing: The plan for consolidation of the
various railroad interests grew out of the
efforts of Jay Gould to induce Garret to
pool the business of the Baltimore A
Ohio Telegraph company with that of the
western Union. U arret absolutely re
fused to become a party to such an ar
rangement, and declared he would al
ways keep bis business under his own
control ; that the telegraph and railroad
interests were identical, and should re
main so as long as he controlled them ;
but he intimated he was inclined to free
himself of his business cares by an abso
lute sale of the controlling interest in the
B. A O. railroad, which would carry with
it the control of the telegraph and ex
press company. With this hint as a ba
sis, the negotiators returned to New York
and formed a syndicate, composed as fol
lows: lama llnce, Alfred Sully, Austin
Corbin, John G. Moore, Gen. Samuel
Thomas, II. (J. rraenstook, Winslow,
Lanier, A Go., and J. P. face. A con
tract was then framed, in which Garret
agreed to transfer to the syndicate the
controlling interest in the B. A O. rail-
I !L T a L. A. J a aV s AAA
ruau wiiiiin tuiny nays lor io,uuu,uuo, a
forfeit being deposited by Garret. The
contract was shown to Gould Saturday.
It is understood the telegraph business
is to go the Western Union company and
the express business to the Adams ex
press company.
Captain Eads Dead.
Nassau, N. H., March 10. Captain
James B. Kads, the Tehuantepec ship
railway engineer, and the man who en
gineered the St. Louis bridge work, and
the Mississippi river jetty work, died
here on the (th inst. of pneumonia.
Funeral of the Socialist's Wife.
Chicago, March 10. Oscar Neebe, au
archUt, to-day selected l'aul Grottkan
and George Schilling to deliverv'orations
at his wife's funeral services in Miller's
hall next Sunday. Grottkau was Spies's
predecessor as editor. of the Arbeiter
Zeitung, and was a prominent figure in
the riots at Milwaukee hut spring.
Schilling is a noted local socialist labor
agitator and ward politician. Nothing of
a religious character will enter into the
ceremonies. It has been decided that
the procession will only accompany the
corpse to the city limits, and Chief of
Police Ebersolu says no special police ar
rangements have vet been made regard
ing the proposed demonstration. He
understands that it is to be a red nag
affair, and the Central Iabor Union say
they will carry the red flag on' the ban
ners of the various societies coraiosing
the organization, and should they do so
there will be no absence of red flags, for
the societies and their members are al
most without exception radically social
istie, and their bunting is the mot vivid
crimson. Kach society is providing
itself with a band of music Sheriff Mas
on to-day decided that Neebe should be
unmanacled, and be allowed to accom
pany his wife's corpse to the grave guard
ed by a single deputy.
Canada Going to Look out.
Chic ago, March 10. The Times' Otta
wa, Ont., special says: Capt. Scott, royal
navy, commodore of Canadian fleet of
fishing cruisers, has arrived here to con
fer with the minister of marine and fish
eries regarding the protective seivice for
the coming season. He says that the
fleet will be increased and each vesnel
will be equipped to meet any emergencv.
It had been stated that the American
(lulling vessels would come into Canadian
waters armed to resist seizure, and the
cruisers would be prepared for all event
ualities. He expects to have a lively sea
son of it, and even if regulations are as
rigidly enforced this year as last he does
not expect any falling off in the fleet of
American vessels.
THK ECCENTRIC FAMILY.
go awfully Eccentric that They Starve Two
of their Members to Death.
New Bkixswick, N. J., March 10.
The Denmead family have for years fur
nished gossip for the people of New
Brunswick. The family is eccentric and
wealthy, yet living in a wretched house
under ground, and they have furnished
material for many newspaper stones.
For the past two months rumors relative
to the condition of Mrs. Samuel Den
mead have been living about, and it be
ing impossible to secure entrance to the
hovel, owing to the conduct of Samuel
Denmead, no one solved the rovsterr till
yesterday. The theory that Mrs. Den
mead was dead gained currency, for she
bad not been seen for over two months.
A warrant for the arrest of the Pen
meads was issued yesterday, and Chief
of Police Fouratt, accompanied by offi
cers, reporters, and relative of Den-
mWls.Vroceeded the hoaae P
Caching the door they were met by John
Denmead, one of the brothers, who at
Spied to prevent their entrance but
he wm easily overpowered, and as the
dooTopened7. frjgWul stemh a.d
the nostril, of the party. John Den
mead. seeing resistance was useless, pro
cured light, and led the way to the
11 i . n,i. (ha nam) bed.
Itenmead, horribly decomposed. When
irted why the fact of hi. relative, death
hadnot lien made known, he aaid, "W
Lafraidmeywillbe taken away horn
S'?OffiSrwere placed on guard
Xe hovel, and John fMMel Den
mead Uken in custody. A coroner .jury
was impaneled to determine the cause of
the death of the Den meads.
The result of the post-mortem examin
ation of the two bodies showed their
lungs in their normal condition, and
death was evidently not caused from
pneumonia. Their stomachs show that
they starved to death. They had been
dead at least two months. Their stom
achs will both be examined for traces of
poison.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Important Railroad Land Decision, by
ge 1 1 1 i y Lamar.
Washington, March 11. Secretary La
mar, in the case of Leander Scott vs. the
Kansas Pacific railway, has decided to
adhere to the present system of adjusting
the limits of land grants to railroads, and
reject the plan proposed by Commission
er Sparks. This decision, in its ramifica
tions and on account of the amount of
land involved, is thought by some to be
the most important ever rendered by the
interior department. Had the decision
of. Sparks been approved, the land-grant
railways of the countrv would have been
deprived of many millions of acres of
land. The commissioner's plan was, in
brief, to so adjust land grants as to rail
ways as to give the amount of land to
what they would receive on their roe 'la
in all cases which have been built, in
straight lines. The old system, which
was established in 1S52, adjusted grants
to correspond with the sinuosities of the
roads. Senator Dolph is inclined to think
this decision virtually decides the dispute
between the Oregon A California railroad
and the general government, as to wheth
er the former or the latter is entitled to a
certain large tract of land near Forest
Grove. Commissioner Sparks held that
the railroad company was not entitled to
said tract, and that filings under the gen
eral land laws by persons settling thereon
should be received. It is thought the
secretary's decision will have the effect
to restore the land to the railway com
pany. Low Railroad Kate.
Wasiuxgtox, March 11. A committee
of the Southern- passenger agents' con
vention, which adjourned here recently,
has decided upon rates to the general na
tional drill for all travelers. Under the
interstate commerce law it is understood
that they cannot make a discrimination
in favor of persons, so the committee de
cided to give the cheap soldier rates to
citizen travelers, also three-quarters of
one cent per mile is the rate fixed for
parties of not less than twenty-five in one
party for short line distances traveled
from all points to Washington and re
turn. This rate, which applies to citizens
and soldiers, is the lowest ever given for
similar purposes. It is about one-half
that given to the New Orleans exposi
tion. Chicago Hoodlcrs.
Cuicaoo, March 11. An important
move was made in the prosecution of
boodle county 'officials shortly tfore
noon. The assistant of the state attor
ney's office, accompanied by six detec
tives, entered the rooms of the county
commissioners, where, provided with a
f subpiena. every record and document be
longing to the institution for two years
was seized. At about the same moment
a similar movement was made at the
county hospital and aylum. The papers
and books were then taken to the grand
jury room for inspection. The entire
proceeding was carried on so quietly and
speedily that very few of the suspects
were aware ot what had transpired until
after the papers had been taken.
Interstate Railroad Traffic.
Montreal, March 11. Traffic mana
ger Olds has issued the following circular
to agents of the Canadian Pacific rail
way : "The enforcement of the provis
ions of the interstate commerce law will
compel the revision and cancellation of
all special local rates on commodities
shipped from points in Canada to points
in the United State. Agents will there
fore give notice to all who are shipping to
the United States on through rates that
on and after April 1st, all such through
rates will be void. Every effort will be
made to obtain, as soon as practicable,
reasonable rates from American lines
from the point of connection with this
line to the several markets and distrib
uting centers in the United States with
which business is now done by Canadian
shippers, and due notice of such rates
will be given as soon as they are ob
tained." A Court DocUloa.
Toroxto, March 11. The court of the
queen's bench to-day decided that any
married Canadian citizen, according to
the law of bigamy, who crosses the line
and marries again in the United States,
cannot, on his return, be prosecuted suc
cessfully for bigamy, providing he did not
leave Canada with the intent to commit
offense.
Probably not Doad.
New York, March 12. The report of
the death of Capt. Eads is doubted by
some. The rumor of the death is not
confirmed.
BEECH ERS REMAINS.
TVey aro Plarod la tao BaoolTia Taalt la
Kkw York, March 12. Beecher's re
mains were taken to Greenwood cemete
ry at 8 o'clock this morning and deposit
ed in the receiving vault, where they will
remain until the family select, a let for
final interment. The church was guard
ed all night by Plymouth company G."
Only members of the family and clow
1 1 i . . .t .
perawuu inenaa went 10 me cemetery.
Groat Yacht Baeo.
New York, March 12. The trans-At
lantic yacht race from this city to Queens
town, between B. T. Bush'. "Corona"
and Caldwell A Colts' "Dauntless"
started at 1 p. m. to-day. Both yachts
are in excellent order, and both are con
fident of winning.
Chancing- a Mall Roato.
WAJHrxGTox, March 13. From what
can be gathered from the officials of the
post-office department it would seem that
the mail route from Ashland, Or., to
Iinkviile, will within a few days either
be discontinued or service thereon be de
creased, and that a new route will be
established from Iinkviile down the
Klamath river to a point in California
where the river is intersected by a stage
line or railroad. The officials are now
considering whether to make terms with
the present contractor of the Ashland
route for carrying the mail on the new
route, or whether to ask for bids. It is
said the contractor for the Ashland route
is losing $1,000 a year, because of snow
and roughness of the road. Several re
monstrances have been received against
the proposed change, and Col. Whipple,
commanding; officer at Fort Klamath,
protests against it until, at least, the O.
A C. railroad is extended south to the
Klamath river, and that mail matter in
which the people are mostly interested
comes from Portland, and not from San
Francisco, and, if the change is ordered,
their mail will arrive one or two days
later than at present. The department
has telegraphed to a postal inspector to
examine the case.
Maw Postmasters.
Washixgt3x, March 13. Postmasters
appointed II. H. Hampton, Newport,
Benton county ; Hannah E. Kutherford,
Marion, Marion county. The office at
Smiths, Jackson county, has been dis
continued. What tha President Say.
Washixgsox, March 13. Kepresenta
tivejllermann leaven to-morrow for Balti
more, Boston, and Canada, and thence
for Oregon. In calling to pay hi. parting
respects to President Cleveland, he took
occasion to speak of the disappointment
of the people of the northwest over the
failure of the river and harbor bill to be
come a law. The president replied, in
substance, that in his opinion there is as
much money on hand a. can profitably
be expended during the coming summer,
that congress has grown extravagant in
the matter of appropriation, for the im
provement of rivers and harbors, and
that tor these and other reasons he felt it
to be his duty not to sign the bill.
.After tha - Rascal ' " Scalps.
Wauhixqtox, March 13. The repeal of
the tenure of office act caused a grand
scramble for the remaining collectorships
and postmaMtershii throughout the
country which remain over from past ad
ministrations. Among the offices for
which the crowd is lingering after is the
Portland, Oregon, collectorship. Senator
Dolph said to-day he had no idea who
would be the successful candidate. He
only knew that a hard fight was being
waged over it, and that all the demo
cratic leaders of Oregon were bending
their energies to secure the place.
Kltnr and Harbor Mill Goa I' p.
Wahhixgtox, March 13. As days go
by, and the ten days' limit is about ex
piring, all expectation that the president
will sign the river and harbor bill van
ishes. Senator Mitchell blames (fen.
Parke, of engineer cor pa, aa much as any
one, for its failure. He thinks that if
Parke bad not withheld the money ap
propriated last year, affording the op
ponents of the bill a chance to say that
there was $16,000,000 still unexpended,
the jTesident would have signed it with
out ronch delay, and the destruction now
in vi table, because of the lack of appro
priations, would be avoided. The fail
ure of this year's bill can only serve to
augment the appropriations which must
be made next year to repair damages,
remitting from the action ol the elements,
where work will be suspended, and im
provements cannot be properly protect
ed. Hen Halladay.
Washisotox, March 13. Ben Holla
day has sold his farm near this city.
With bis own poor health and the fact
that his wife is an invalid, his affairs are
in a very complicated condition at the
present time. The long sickness and
death of his son, Ben Holladay, Jr., was
a sad blow. In addition to his own busi
ness, the father has tried to do what he
could to straighten out the affairs of his
son, who was engaged in the claim bus
iness, the difficulty of the task being
better imagined than described.
Beecher's .a ere seer.
New BEDroan, Mass., March 13. It is
aaid on good authority that Rev. Mat
thew C. Jolien, pastor of the Trinitarian
church of this city, will receive from Ply
mouth church. Brooklyn, an invitation
to fill the vacancy canned by the death
of Kev. Henry Ward Beecher.
THROCGH A BRUMS E.
Thirty-two Per are Killed la Another
Railway AeeJdewt.
Borrox, March 14. A heavily loaded
passenger train for Dedham, on a branch
of the Boston A Providence railroad,
went through a bridge at Rosindale,
Mass., at 7 o'clork this morning. Five
cars fell thirty feet, with a terrible
crash, and it is reported that thirty-two
persons were killed and forty more in
jured. Among these were many women.
The breaking of the bridge was the cause
of the accident.
The BalUi
at Ohie Deal.
St. Lour, March 14. The Republi
can, of this city, says that a prominent
railway official has made the statement
that be will not be surprised at the out
come if, when the smoke of the Balti
more A Ohio deal is cleared away, the
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe will be
found to be its owner.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Some Interesting- In forma tie a for Oregon
Office Holders.
Washisgtox, March 14. Appointment
Clerk II iggins, of the treasury depart
ment, state, that last week the president
again sent for the application papers in
the case ol the collector ot customs at
Portland, and that Saturday he sent to
the department to see if any other papers
had since been filed. The removals made
by the president within the past few days
taken together with certain proceedings
in different government departments,
lead one to infer that the removal of
most of the remaining republican office
holders will be only a matter of time. In
the postoffice department the officials are
having prepared by states printed lists
or all republicans yet in, whose offices are
presidential. Oregon has not yet been
reached, but the books show that in the
state there are six republican postmasters
and in Washington territory three.
Terms of the receivers of the land office,
at Oregon City and The Dalle, have ex
pired within the past few days. Their
successor, are expected to be named
soon. Attorney General Garland has
stated that there is no present intention
at least of removing United State. Mar
shal Kelly from his position.
the o. a c. rosErr grove laxd.
ARsitdant Attorney-General Montgom
ery of the interior department, states that
the question as to whether the general
government or the O.AC, railroad is
owner of the quadrangular tract of
land near Forest Grove, has not been
acted on. He declines to amy whether or
not the case decided last week, of Lean
der Scott vs. the Kansas Pacific railroad,
will hold a. a precedent in this case. One
attorney in the interior department says
the two cases are quite dissimilar. Out
siders, however, who are familiar with
these cases, hold opposite views, and, in
equity, the land must be given to the
railroad company.
THROCGH A BRIDGE.
A Terrible Wreck on tha Boston Provi
dence Aallroad.
Bostox, March 14. It is reported that
a heavily loaded passenger train on the
Boston A Providence railroad met with a
a terrible accident about 7 o'clock this
morning, between Roslindale and Forest
Hill. Four car. went through a bridge,
and over thirty persons are said to have
been killed; probably the number is
greater. The wounded may reach one
hundred, as the cars were, as usual, heav.
ily loaded, and the last three cars, which
left the track, were filled with passengers,
taken on at Dedham, and between there
and Forest Hill. The accident was due
to the giving way of the bridge under the
weight of the train, doubtless to some
hidden fault of materials or of the con
struction. An inspection of the wreck
reveals the fact that eight cars, compris
ing the train, were jumbled into a com
plete wreck, not one of the cars escaping
almost perfect demolition. From the
location of the wrecked cars it would
seem that the first three cars passed over
the bridge safely, and the structure evi
dently gave away when the fourth car
was pasaing over it. Five cars went
through to the roadway, landing in a
mass of splinters in the street. The in
mates of the smoker were either killed or
injured, not one escaping without injury
of some kind. Two of the coaches went
clear across the roadway, landing against
the stone wall that surrounded the large
field at the feot of the hill. As the cars
lie in the present location they preaent a
picture of absolute demolition, and it
anems remarkable that any person in
them escaped alive. The cushions from
seats are scattered over the roadway and
into the adjacent pasture, while the car
wheels and trucks are distributed in all
directions. That the horror, of fire were
not added to the terrible disaster was doe
to the promptness with which relief was
sent. Th chemical engine from Rosin
dale was xt the scene within twenty min
utes after the occurrence, the informa
tion beinj brought by a letter carrier,
who gave the alarm of fire upon observ
ing flam issuing from the debris. The
flames were soon extinguished and the
firemen did excellent work in rescuing
the injured.
Car wlthoat Lamps.
New Y..ax, March 14. The New York
Central railroad company has begun to
take steps to abandon the use of lamps
in their cars and so lessen the danger in
cars. At the Grand Central depot to
night an electric company gave an exhi
bition of lighting car. by incandescent
lamp, with the aid of storage batteries.
A drawing room car was lighted up with
twenty-four lamps and batteries stored to
ran two days.
Blaine, Jr., to bo a Rroher.
FrrrsBTao, March 14. James G.
Blaine, Jr., after a pleasant experience
of several months in the financial and
commercial department of the Pittsburg
Tunes, has severed his connection with
the paper and gone to New York to go
into the office of a prominent Wall street
broker. .
Loaf; List of Weanded.
Bostox, March 15. The revised list of
person, injured in the Boston A Provi
dence railway accident yesterday show.
one hunnred and fourteen wounded.
DeetrucllTe Fire.
BcrvAix), N. Y., March 15. A large
brick building occupied by the Free
Masons burned here this morning. The
Masons lose forty thousand dollars, which
is partly insured. The total loss is four
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
THE BALTIMORE OHIO.
The Fine Italian Hand of Jny Gould la
tha DeaL
New York, March 15. It is generally
believed in Wall street that the control
of the Baltimore A Ohio has passed into
the hands of a syndicate. It is reported
that Jay Gould acquires the greater in
terest, and has already paid $140,000
rash on the agreement.- RusHell Sage ia
also named as a member of the syndi
cate. According to reports, the Western
Union takes the telegraph lines, Duns
more takes the express business, and
the Pennsylvania railroad takes the road.
Secretary of War Beslf-aa.
Waihxotox, March 15. It ,ia report
ed that the resignation of William C. Kn
dicott, as secretary of war, is in the
hands of the president. While this is
probably premature.the fact is that there
is very little sympathy between the pres
ident and Endicott,and their entire alien
ation may occur at any time. Endicytt,
it i. asserted, find, his duties in the cab
inet not congenial, and the president, it
is asserted, is disappointed in Kndicott
as a political factor. He has been a
complete failure in his official capacity,
and he has offended many prominent
men who had business relations with the
department, to the great annoyance of
the president. Endicott has not been in
any sense diplomatic and he has permit
tea his native exclusiveness to repel per
sons inclined to be friendly to the ad
ministration. The president has, on one
or two occasions, certainly remarked on
this regretfully.
Work oa the New Cruisers.
Washinotox, March 15. Secretary
Whitney to-day informed Chief Con
structor Wilson that the navy department
has been informed by the attorney gen
eral that the available balance of the
general appropriations under the respect
ive beads of the bureau of construction
and repair and the bureau of steel en
graving can be lawfully applied and used
in completing Uie hulls and machinery of
the cruisers Chicago, Boston, and Atlan
ta, provided the whole expenditures
shall not exceed the estimates of hull
and machinery as reported by the naval
advisory board. Work on these vessels
will be resumed at once.
Homebody Gone Wrong;.
Wahhingtox, March 15. It was stated
at Uie interior department to-day that
there have been secured in Oregon affi
davits in the swamp-land matter strong
enough to justify the indictment of a rep
resentative in congress. Affidavits charge
him with being conspiratory in securing
false certificates on lands selected by
Agent Ankeny.
Caaadlaa Fisher lee.
New York, March 15. A special frem
Ottawa, Ont., says : The fisheries de
partment has completed its plan of cam
paign for the coming season. It wan
submitted to the cabinet council last
evening, and after full d incus ion it waa
adopted. Speaking with regard to it, Sir
John Macdonald said to-day : "The pro
tective fleet will be even more efficient
than that of last year, and Yankees that
succeed in trestassing within the three
mile limit without molestation will have
to be commanded by an uncommonly
cunning old sea-dog."
Way to Kettle the Indian g.atloa.
Wisxipko, March 15. Commissioner
Combs' Salvation Army bas arrived here
en route to the Pacific coast. Mr. Coral
says it is proposed to commence work
among among the Indians in the North
west next summer. Some of the best
officers of the army, male and female,
have volunteered for this service.
Northern Pacific Collision.
Helexa, March 15. News haa reached
here of a frightful collision of an express
and freight train on the Northern Pa
cific near Wheatland, west of Fargo,
Saturday, smaabing two engines and 8
cars. The engineer and firemen of the
freight train were killed and other in
jured. Refases to Snbmlt.
Chicago, March 16. After a spirited
debate, the house of representative, of
the state legislature, in session at Spring
field, refused to .ubmit the prohibition
amendment to a vote of the people.
The proposition was defeated by a vote
of thirteen.
Ropahtleaa Hon 1 nations.
PaoviDtxcE, R. I., March 16. The
republican, of Rhode Island in conven
tion to-day nominated all the pretest
incumbents of state offices as the party
candidate..
State Diplomas. The State board of
education has recently granted state di
plomas to Misses McKenzie and Schnck,
of the Portland public schools, on like
diploma, from other states.
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