THE INDIAN TERRITORY
THE LOG RAFT BROKE
ARGUS,
Natlonlal Authorities Asked
to Protect Citizens.
It Went to Pieces When Four
Days Out.
OCCUBBED OFF HECETA LIGHT
ARMED OUTLAWS IN POSSESSION
It IIh Been Suggested That the Present
Cuudltlun of Afllalrs In That Terrl
turjr Would Warrant an Immediate
Declaration of Martial Law,
Washington, October 24. The Indian
office to-day received advices by tele
graph from the Indian Territory giving
briefly an account ot the lawless condi
tion of attain there and asking that
ome action be taken by the United
(States authorities which will protect the
citizens and restore order. It ia stated
that armed bands of outlaws are in pos
session of the Territory. It is stated
that the Indian police are unable to pro
tect the people and prevent robbery.
Lawless bands infest all sections. Men
are held up by highwaymen in broad
daylight and robbed. Life and property
We not secure either by day or night.
i he express companies have refused to
.transport money, and no other means of
F rryiiig funds has been devised. There
'are three well-known organized bands of
doNiteradoea, composed of thieves, thugs
ami tough characters from all sections of
the country, who make a business of pil
laging towns. As a result a reign of ter
ror exists, and the people of the Terri
tory are at the mercy of these Itangs. It
is stated that the train hold-up in the
press dispatches Sunday morning was
the work of one of these gangs. It is
supposed the marauders journey from one
section to another in pursuit of booty,
and that the train robberies in the South
west are the work of these desperadoes,
who make their headquarters iu the In
dian Territory. There has been consid
erable discussion in Congress growing
out of the lawless bands in the Terri
tory, and suggestions have been made
for an entire reorganization of affairs
there in order that robbery may bo sup
pressed and the control of the peace of
the Territory come under authority com-
Iietent to enforce law and order. It has
een suggested that in the present emer
sency the Territory could be placed un
der martial law and troops directed to
clear the Territory of the gangs which
now infest it. This would be an extreme
measure, and would not likely lie resort
ed to unless all other methods fail.
CLKVEK SCHEME.
Bow Pauper Japanese Have Been Ad
mitted to This Country.
Port Townsend, Wash., October 24.
The customs and immigration officials
here to-day stumbled on a scheme
whereby it is estimated that at least 600
pauper Japanese have been admitted
this year. The only restriction the im
migration law imposes Is that each ap
plicant for adminsion shall, possess 130,
VOL.
IIILLSBORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1894.
NO. 31.
WKKVIL IN WHKAT.
A Btorjr That tha Chicago Grain Is Oat
of Condition.
Chicago, October 24. In regard to
the story that a cargo of wheat infected
with weevil had been transferred here,
which was industriously circulated on
the Board of Trade to-day, the facts in
the case are as follows: Saturday a
cargo of wheat was loaded into a steamer
bound for Erie from one of the Armour
elevators, passing inspection at that
warehouse. The steamer was then towed
to an Illinois Central elevator for tha
purpose of being loaded with 20,000
bushels additional. The inspector at
the latter point claimed that the grain
already in the hold of the vessel waa
weeviiy, ana reiusea to permit tne cen
tral wheat to be loaded. The owners of
the vessel, not wishing to have their ves
sel detained over Sunday, gave orders
for its immediate departure, ine ques
tion resolves itself into one of accuracy i
between the two inspectors, the general
disposition being to place little faith in
the theory mat Chicago wneat is out 01
condition.
The Post says: The question of
BATTLE OF PING YANG
Mail Advices of the Greatest
Land Defeat
SEPOfiT OF GENERAL YAMAGATA
whether there is a considerable quantity
of wheat stored in Chicago elevators full
! grain
I dis-
of weevil is just now pestering bi
limners, and it the answer snail
covered " yes," the great stock of grain
In Chicago wareiiousea may m cut aown
to suit the bulls. The matter came up
in a most unexpected fashion Saturday,
with the result that the owners of the
steamer Charles A. Eddy and the grain
firm of Norton & Worthington had a
falling out, which resulted iu the Eddy
putting off for Erie with a cargo of 60,
000 bushels of wheat said to be full of
weevil. This cargo of wheat is owned
by nobody. There are no bills of lading
fur it, ana the whole problem will have
This Wat tha Ln.t Chinas Stronghold
In Corea, and Opanad th War to
China Tha Chinese Fore Waa Kstl
mated at 40,000 Han.
Saw Fbancibco, October 23. The
steamship City of Peking arrived from
the Orient this morning, bringing the
following additional advices to those
sent up by the steamer Australia from
Honolulu yesterday. The correspondent
nf tha North China Gazette telegraphed
nis paper as loiiowt in reference to tne
battleof Ping Yang:
'I have just reached the front in time
to record the first serious fighting be
tween the opposing armies, which have
been lying opposite to each other for
several days. The Chinese were well in
trenched in Syenchong, Samtenng and
Chounghoa, but most strongly at Ping
Yang, where 20,000 of their best troops
occupied a most advantageous position.
They had been fortifying the place and
UUUHlg W IMS Bbrttllgbll 1U1 TtCCRO pSOI.
The 11th and 12th ultimo Samteung,
Chounghoa and Syenchong were occu
pied after some resistance, and Hoang
Choo, a town south of the river Tatung
and from which this message ia dated,
was also taken, Hut ring Yang, tne
DEPREDATION CLAIMS.
to be settled later on, wtien the returns pregent objective point, remained in the
come from the inspection to which the possession of the Chinese. The 15th the
grain will be subjected in tne. Mean- Japanese main army, after crossing the
. , ! . . .1 1 1 -
while the grain trade is greatly exercised
over what is considered one of the most
remarkable cases that has arisen in the
traffic for many years.
THE TONQUIN BORDER.
Account of th Outrages on a French
Officer's Family.
San Fbakcihco, October 24. Chinese
papers received by the Peking bring
news that there is a likelihood of com
plications between France and the Chi
nese government because of the outrages
on the Tonquin border by Chinese land
pirates. The details of the latest attacks
by these marauders, of which meager
are aiso re-
Com-
river the previous day, advanced, and
general attack was made upon the chief
Chinese atromrhold. the last one in Corea.
A mod deal of resistance was met with.
and the place waa then regularly be
sieged. The Chinese had the advantage
of fighting behind protected earthworks
and bastions, but after a series of des
perate battles they were driven lrom
their defenses and utterly routed. The
Japanese, who fought with splendid de
termination and nallantrv. won a com
plete victory. The siege lasted nearly
all the day and night of the 15th, and it
was not nntil the morning of the 16th
that the victors took undisputed posses
sion of the town. Of the 20,000 picked
Chinese troops who formed the garrison
many fled before the enemy entered the
town, aad the rest were either killed,
wounded or taken prisoners. Among
those captured was General Tsa. The
amount of arms, stores and provisions
taken was immense. The Japanese loss
is. killed and wounded, about 800. No
estimate has vet been made of the Chi'
nese killed and wounded, ine road to
China is now ODen."
General Yamazata has sent tne loiiow
am.t hr hatah. The discovery rm "T.."",.i' : ."T no-report of the battle to headquarters
--- . . a captives. JUBuame viiaiiiei una .-v.. .
of the scheme is second only to that j to communicate with Co- at Hiroshima:
- .1.- . i ...a,iwtn. been allowed to communicate witu vo- iiv,Klino-triMalnr.GeneralOshlma,a
uiauc uuiiiik WW ram w-vi.v.. ii n..mnnt onmm.nriant. at. Mnnpov e--. 1" . . 7 7.
Wasson. when a. party of twenty-seven -r 7 . fiST -uf e Tel rePrt ..lMIV!l.MJJ??S5
Japanese applied (or admission, iney The Dlrates demand a ransom
E.?J!!!2. , " "1?, "f rJL,"'. 20.000. It is proposed to levy on the
nimrtttnl v. An .iianActor. hftDDeil.nff
r. rf rananin
fllA PtLl
..v - V...B -r 1 . 1L. AnnM
ACUBioma employe nameu vsrrere uw a; t. tha mHvm
been for many months in the hand, ot twenty A-""-
nunaiui. i : . . v ,. . i i i
The main hodv was BliffQUv aewyeu iu
crossing the river, and in the attack, the
..o.i 1 Til J innl 1ih iV.A
pucant lor emission .naa possess hftve been inted are a
It now develops that when pauper iap- . . M. chaillet was French
anese arrive at victoria iney are iu missioner of Customs at the town of
tnere oy an agent iron, Moncay on the Tonquin border. He re-
l supplies each with M0 and a ticket into gided there with hia wife and daughter.
tins country. Arriving nere tne japn- gome monthg a(?0 B band o( Chinese
, ese are taken to . the custom-house, ex- m-ndfir(, enterei the town at ninht,
lammed, and as they have the requisite atUcked M chaillet's house, carried off
- wiiuiiui,, umjr iiai. h,g wife and dBUghter, and on M. Chail-
ing or 'interior points the money is re- , , ft ghot nim down
lumied to the agent, wno crosses tne ane a(tef whIch ,eft town with thejr
Folljr Eleven Thoa.and Are Mow Fend
ing Before the Courts.
WASHinoTOif, October 23. There are
now pending before the United States
Court of Claims about 11,000 cases aris
ing from the depredations committed by
the various Indian tribes on property of
pioneer settlers of the West. The claims
aggregate nearly $11,000,000, and come
from persons in California, Oregon, New
Mexico, Texas, Missouri, Iflinois.Alaska,
Idaho, Washington, Montana, North Da
kota and South Dakota and other States
in the South and West Between two
and three hundred lawyers are engaged
in pushing their liquidation. An official
of the Interior Department in speaking
of the matter said to-day :
"Since the date of the Indian depre
dation act. which conferred jurisdiction
on the United States Court of Claims to
settle and determine the losses sustained
by the settlers and to give judgment for
the same, over 11,000 cases have been
filed in that court. An Assistant At
torney-General was provided for under
that act as defense for tne united states
and the Indians. Judgments have been
rendered for something over $500,000,
which Congress subsequently paid.
Since the advent of the Dresent admin
istration judgments have been rendered
against the United States and the In
dian tribes amounting, with those left
over from the last administration, to
about $580,000. These judgments were
reported by the Attorney-General to
Congress at its last session, and an appro
priation of $175,000 was made, less than
one-third the amount of judgments re
ported. In this appropriation bill was
a proviso that before any payments could
be made the Attorney-General was re
quired to investigate each judgement,
and if in hia opinion no additional de
fense could be made on the part of the
government and the Indians, he was to
certify such judgments to the treasury
lor payment.
"A question has now arisen upon the
proper construction of this appropriation
act, and the Treasury Department seems
to be in doubt as to whether tne judg
ments should be paid in the order in
which tbev were rendered or in the or
der in which they were certified for pay
ment by the Attorney-lienerai. ine
law directed the Secretary of the In
terior to certify as to what funds there
are belonging to the various Indian
tribes which can be used for the pay
ments of such judgments, as the funds
of the Indians are primarily liable nnder
the act for such payment. This matter
has been referred by the Secretary of
the Interior to the Indian Commissioner
for report, but, owing to the inadequacy
f ,1 i 1 i .JlL.T.Jln.UM.n
OT tne ciencni lurraui mio luuiau uumui
it seems questionable when a report will
be made. The practical effect of that
is that these judgments, which it was
the intention of Coneress to pay, and
which it has in part provided for, will
remain unpaid until after Congress con
venes in December, when some special
legislation will probably be had.
CHINESE IN CHICAGO.
TWO LA1E OUTBREAKS ...
MORTON'S COACHMAN.
alt
Recent Strike and Coxeyism
Considered by Merritt
TEOOPS USED WITH DISCRETION
were encamped in Ping Yang itself and
on both sides of it, A small portion were
near, saw one trivini the money to an
other and, suspecting fraud, had the en
tire party taken before the Collector in
a bunch, resulting in the discovery that
there was but $30 in the whole crowd.
In consequem e all but one were bundled
back to Victoria, where the agents evi
dently concocted the scheme recently unearthed.
STANFORD IN TACOMA.
at Banlrvnrt ion the riffht bank), and nad
...UMM merchants p! lonquin lor tnis I ' . ft nnntnnn th. tiye.
aSJSSSXltl result of the attack.
's cannon must nave been less
HELEN ORIER SENTENCED.
She Was Given Ten Tears for Poisoning
Her Sixth Husband.
There Wu Crookedness In the Second :
Ball Game,
San Francihco, October 23. The
althletic committee of the Stanford Uni
versity faculty has, it is said, decided
that hereafter no baseball or football
teams of the university shall make tours,
This action is the result of the late trip
of the baseball team to Oregon and
Washington, during which charges were
made that certain players from Palo Altc
had planned to "throw" a game foi
money. The Athletic Board of the uni
versity met last Monday and received
the report of Professor Angell of the fac
ulty committee. He said that rumoiBol
an attempt to throw a game and stories
of misbehavior of the students in tin
North had reached the faculty, and at
investigation was made with the result
that proof was received, .that three of tht
university players .bad agreed to throw
the second Tacoma game for money. Nc
names were uiven. The charges of mis
behavior were proved to be false. The
report concluded with the statement that
members of the faculty did not considei
themselves fairly treated by the students
in the matter and consequently had de
cided that there should be no more atn
letio tours, either baseball or football.
Either team will be permitted to go
abroad and play one game with a worthy
opponent, but for any series of garnet
the use of Stanford's name will not be
allowed.
Breckinridge in Kentucky.
Lkxinoton, Ky., October 24. At Win
chester to-day Colonel Breckinridge
spoke to Beveral thousand people. The
Colonel spoke in favor of the Democratic
nominees for district and county offices.
W inchester is in the Tenth Congressional
District, in which Judge William Beck'
nor and Joe Kendall are the short and
long-term candidates. The Colonel's re
ception signifies that he will prove a
danserons factor in the race for United
States Senator. The oeonle of Martins-
burg, where. Colonel Breckinridge spoke
last Saturday, have Bince instructed the
prospective members of the Legislature
from Carter and Elliott counties to vote
for Breckinridge for United States Senator.
15th, killed over 100 horsemen; but the
result of the attack on that day was not
mmnlntn. The attack was resumed the
MA.nlnM a! Vin lAfh MainF-ftAnernl
Spokass, October 24. Helen Grier, nhima'g brigade had six officers killed
the old woman convicted of poisoning and twelve or thirteen wounded, and as
her sixth husband, was taken before ammunitionalsobegantofail.thebrigade
T...1 at .,, . whn was compelled to desist from the attack.
""T" .r. " ZZ The battle in other directions, however,
asked if she had anything to say why wag ln our fftvor Bnd at bout 8 a. m
sentence should not be nronounced, she Vina Yanor fell comoletelv into our
Hid . hands. A large number of the enemy,
. t. i lnomninff ' xso raoswei. wren uum-
"as sure as tnere is a uoa in uenvuu, ' jj 1.1,..
I did not.poi.on my husband. I did not SSSSS
aimna.A fnlunltf thifl ia thai fifth tlTTItt t.llAV I auw wua
DTf VIC miDCIJ i IIIIID an lv t4ii meaav wj
. . a . . . Tl 11 1
The Brigadier-General Says That the
Principle of the Boycott Has Been
Redneed to a Science la the State of
Montana.
Washington, October 22. In his an
nul report, just published, Brigadier-
General Merritt, commanding the de
partment of the Dakotas, said the move
ment of troops in his department during
the last summer was occasioned by two
remarkable outbreaks, which it had been
necessary to control by the use of tha
army. In April was the organization
and movement of the so-called common
wealers or Coxeyites ; the other was the
strike, commencing in June, on the
Northern Pacific railroad, precipitated
in sympathy with the strike at Pullman,
I1L General Merritt says:
"The first of these developed to the
greatest extent in the farther northwest
portion of the department, in the State
of Montana, beinz augmented and ag
gravated by causes like to tnose wnicn
made the strike occurring subsequently,
and which was of considerable propor
tions and more or less difficult to con
trol. The causes are a large floating
mining and at times unemployed popu
lation, which, being more or less free
from the restraint of law, is always
ready to ioin any movement in which
idleness, viciousness and lawlessness are
found. Another cause is an affected
sympathy extended to the lawless by
both high and low in office, who depend
on the suffrage of the less law-abiding
ard Will he Deported and
Began Against Morton.
Washington, October 22. Acting
under instructions already given, now
that Judge Lacombe has decided that he
has no jurisdiction in the case of John
James Howard, imported nnder contract
nnder-coachman for ex-Vice-Presi
dent Morton, Immigrant Commissioner
Senner at New York will immediately
deport Howard, and United States Dis
trict Attorney MacFarlane will enter
civil sui t against Mr. Morton for violation
of the alien contract labor law. Secre
tary Carlisle's action in the Howard case
follows identically along the lines laid
down in the Howlett case in 1891. W.
G. Eustice of Washington, D. C, in
May, 1891, imported from England
under contract Francis John Howlett to
serve as head stableman and coachman.
Acting Secretary O. L. Snaulding June
23, 1891, sent the papers in the Howlett
case to United States District Attorney
Cole of Washington, D. C, to prosecute
Howard and w . U. tsstice. in wis let
ter Mr. Spaulding said the Treasury De
partment had uniformly held that a
coachman is not to be classed as a strictly
personal or domestic servant in the sense
of the law. Attorney-General Miller
nnder date of July 15, 1891, instructed
United States District Attorney Cole to
The Raft Oonld Not Stand the Foree of
the Heavy Gale A Conservative Re.
tlmate Place the Loss at IMt
Right? Thousand Dollars.
San Fbancibco. October 21. All
doubts as to the fate ot the big log raft
which recently left Astoria for this port
in tow of the tug Monarch were settled
this morning by the arrival in port of
the tug minus her tow. Immediately
upon entering the harbor this morning
the Monarch went to her berth. Ac
cording to the captain's story he bad
one of the roughest voyages ever ex
perienced. In telling about the tow
Captain Thompson said:
"We left Astoria at 10:30 A. u. on the
12th instant. The bay was as smooth as
glass; so at 4 o'clock we were on our
course for San Francisco. Shortly after
that the wind began to rise, and at mid
night it waa blowing forty miles an hour
from the southeast. At 4 a. x. last Sat
urday we saw Tillamook light, having
thus made eighteen miles in about six
teen hours. The wind fell light after
that for awhile, but in the afternoon it
was again blowing a living gale. Half
the time we could make out the raft only
by the foam that was breaking over it.
We could make no headway ; so I headed
the Monarch offshore, and all that night
the tug and the raft lay in a trough of
the sea. Sunday morning at 4 o'clock
the wind began to drop, and an hour
later it was almost calm. There was a
brint- the case asainst Mr. Eustice to
trial, in tne meantime Mr. justice, it , very heavy sea running, nowever, ana
is said, had returned to Paris, France, ' when I put the steamer on her course
i i r- Tn nn . S- u. - .
wuera ue uae biuuv icoiucu, ivi dwium; strain ou
5, 1892, the packet of the case of the
United states vs. w. u. justice naa mis
memorandum written across it : " 1892,
January 6, summons returned not
found.''
AN OMNIBUS INDICTMENT.
the hawser was terrific
Frequently the Monarch's Btern was
nnder water, but she always came up
again like a duck. A better sea boat
and better tug I have never been on.
Had it not been for the storms that we
encountered there would have been no
difficulty in towing the raft to San Fran
cisco. When daylight came on Sunday
I noticed that piles were coming ont of
tha raft both fore and aft. At 10 that
Federal night we were off Cape Mean and about
fifteen miles on snore, we naa urns
have tried to take mv life. It would be
an outrage to punish an old woman for
a crime sne is not guilty of."
As she spoke tears trickled down her
furrowed cheeks. The court sentenced
her to ten years in the penitentiary. On
her way back to jail she met her daugh
THE NATAL EQUIPMENT.
A Great Inornate in the Coal Bills or
the Navy.
Washington, October 23. According
to Commodore Chadwick. chief of the
tor, Florence Shirley, and shrieked at kureBUOf naval equipment, the coal bills
bOri .... I -t il. M -M .I 1.t tnnnaBtn AWa
You hussy: yon vile dirty wretch. wl " " bi
You and vour sister both perlured your ing to the greater consumption ot coal
souls. Go, confess to the Judge and set by modern war vessels. The annual re-
y old tMr free." port of the bureau shows there will be
Mrs. Shirley said not a word, the dep- , . . Iimm. . ... ,,.
.,. n-tanr... An .ni tha a deficiency of $30,000 in the appropna-
iron doors again closed behind the tion for equipment, owing to the fact
wretched woman.
Awful Lacing..
"1 am a confirmed tight lacer,'' writes s
poor, misguided English woman to a Lon-
don paper," "and enjoy the feeling so much.
I am toll and rather inclined to stoutness,
. though f never let my waist exceed 17 inches
night or day. My maid can sometimes lace
me in to 15 Inches if I have no breakfast,
but I cannot walk outdoors. The feeling is
delicious, though painful, when I sit in a
. drawing r.ooTri. 1 cannot eat, of course, but
.'.while the other girls get flushed and hot 1
- sVn pale and cool. 1! you think a pernia
i- neBt steel belt would keep my complexion
' like thnt F One of my sisters wears a steel
sons night and day."
Suppressing Workers.
Rome, October 24. The suppression
of the Socialist workers has caused
sensation. The step was taken in con
sequence of the alarming reports sent in
by the Prefects, who had been questioned
regarding the association. The Prefect
of Milan, where there are fifty-five bod
ies of Socialist workers in corresnond-
ence with allied societies all over Italy,
gave a satisfactory explanation ot theli
dangerous doctrines and plans. He
found that the railway employes were
especially numerous and active in the
association. The general programme wat
to destroy the existing social system,
abolish private ownership and to demol
ish by means of revolution the whole
Judicial fabric.
Mexicans Moving Troops,
Oaxaca, Mexico, October 24. Official
advices have been received here that the
government of Guatemala is dispatch
ing large forces of troops to the frontlet
i . l - r i i mL.u !
aiong tne Mexican uuruer.
that 1101.291 more was expended for coal
in the past year than in the year previ
ous. There were purchased at home 42,-
190 tons of coal, costing $l78,lUd, or
uliinl. o KAK tina von) nnrnhftSArt on tne
VVU.VU PjiVW MW.W
Pacific Coast at an average cost of $7.02
Ser ton and 32,635 tons on the Atlantic
oast at a cost of $3.34 per ton. There
waa nnent abroad for coal IVSZ.Wi at an
average cost of $8.88. The report shows
that durinff the vear a sreat improve
ment has been made in night signals. A
new boat compass has been adopted, and
aluminum has been successfully substi
tuted for bronze in binnacle fittings.
Under the head of the naval observatory
attention is called to the fact tbat, un
less the corns of Drofessors of mathe
matics is reorganized, tne oDservawry
will in the near future have but one as
tronomer available for duty, the others
retiring in the course of a tew years.
WHOLESALE POISONING.
Strychnine Put In the Coffee Pot at I
County Hospital.
Colusa, Cal., October 21. A whole-
la iilimnt ir nninnn the inmates of
n., .r i doiu H"v...K. r -
troons to Acamilco and TehuanteDec. Ing by putting strychnine into the coffee.
These evident preparations for war are Twenty-two patients are now Buffering
causing great excitement in the States ol Irom tne effects of the drug, and one
iaoascoenauniapas,anuanyioreign-i an . &1reuiv Hind. Mrs. Inwam.
An Arrest Which May be Followed by
Serious Consequences.
Chicago, October 23. In placing in
the county jail on a charge of arson Ah
Hong, alias Hong Hop, and Hong Sin,
alias Ah Hong Sling, United States Fire
Inspector Cowie and Fire Marshal Con
way have brought on a fierce fight be
tween themselves and the police on one
band and some of the most influential
Chinamen in the United States, the pris
oners being among them, on the other
hand. To-day notices were posted in
Chinatown offering $600 to any China
man who would kill either Mr. unway
or Mr. Cowie. As Boon as the fact be
came known Chief of Police Kipley no
tified Bam Moy and Hip Lung that be
would hold them personally resposiDie
for the safety of the two officials whose
lives have been threatened, earn moy
and Hip Lung are the richest Chinese in
Chicago, and tor years iney nave ruieu
supreme among their countrymen in
Chicago. Messrs. Conway and Cowie
are determined to convict the prisoners,
against whom the most everwhelming
evidence exists. When nong enng was
taken into custody thirty-four annual
passes on the many dinerent American
railroads were found in his possession,
which fact, Mr. Cowie states, indicates
that he has been engaged in smuggling
Chinamen into the United States on a
large scale. The passes were made out
in the name ot An uong eiing. io-aay
Mr. Cowie found it necessary to go into
Chinatown for witnesses who had noti
fied him that they feared their lives were
not safe. Altogether he has eight wit
nesses, and savs that they are in safe
keeping and will be kept from coming
into contact with their countrymen until
after the trial is over. While in China
town Inspector Cowie was told by one ol
his witnesses that at an open meeting oi
Chinese in the morning a reward of $500
had been offered to any who would kill
nitViAi Tnanaotnr f!nwin nr Mr. Con wav Ol
three of the witnesses. Notices to that
effect were posted through Chinatown
directly after the meeting, xne unina-
men told Mr. Cowie that it meant sure
death to pull down the notices, but the
Insnector was soon in possession of them.
He had one translated, and it reads as
follows:
" To all Chinamen : We swear by all
the Chinese sods that the sum of $600
will be paid to any Chinaman who sends
death to either.of the men known as In
spector Cowie or Inspector Conway or to
anv three of our countrymen who intend
to assist in the prosecution of men of
their race. Death and nre win surety oe
given him who betrays- or takes down
this notice."
It is claimed that two Chinamen have
fired stores in Salt Lake City and other
Western cities as well as in Chicago.
era are leaving.
To Promote Concord.
Vienna, October 24. A Mil introduced
in-, the Austrian Lower House to-day
authorises the formation of working
men's committees in factories and shops,
the members to be elected by secret bal
lot, to promote concord between the
masters and the men: also the appoint
ment of Conciliation Boards to be organ
ised usually by the local authorities, but
sometimes by the Ministry ol Commerce,
the wife of the superintendent, is very
sick, but the physicians hope to pull her
through all right. The coffee pot was
examined by Dr. Belton. He found
traces of the poison therein. It is sup
posed the dastardly work was done by a
Uhinaman, wno naa naa irouuis wim
the steward and had been discharged.
He had made threats, and swore to have
revenge, and it is supposed that he took
this means of venting his malice. Re
ports from the hospital this evening
state that the patients are doing as well
as oould be expected.
chant, grocer, the tradesman and all who
live by others' patronage are consirainea
to sympathize or openly express sympa
thy with the violent, and in many cases
with the lawless, because of the princi
ple of the boycott, which has been re
duced to a science in this newly and
meagerly protected State. While many
in the communities of the class of which
I speak privately condemn lawless con
duct, the fear that their meanB of proem-inn
a livelihood will be taken from
them by the boycott places them so far
as their public expressions of opinions
go among the worat element, it is not
wonderful under the circumstances that
lawlessness was in the ascendant in Mon
tana dunne both of the outbreaks re
ferred to. It is perhaps only necessary
to add that all resistance was made to
civil authorities. In no instance did the
people included in this outbreak resist
the military when it appeared on the
scene of disturbance. The troops were
used with complete discretion by the of
ficers in command and the law enforced
without violence."
In treating of the great strike, which
stopped every wheel on the Northern
Pacific railroad and inflicted treat loss
and untold inconvenience on the public,
he said :
"It is difficult to conceive of a worse
state of affairs than existed on this road.
There was no mail communication with
any point west of Fargo. Posts situated
on this road could hold no communica
tion with department headquarters save
by telegraph. If the blockade had been
continued, communities living and troops
Btatiened at different points on the road
would have been in danger of starvation,
Dabs and Other American Railway Union
Officers Again Indicted
Chicago, October 22. The
grand jury to-day returned an omnibus aS'lTW
lnuwiuieui, ag!ui imuo mm yiuw Mm- three hours.
cers ot tne American Kan way union "All went well until flionaay morning,
and a large number of parties charged when a thick fog came up accompanied
1 LMM. .af avail At A ft'flvlr
trim a light
house on the
all sixty-six persons are included in the raft. The men succeeded in their task,
blanket indictment. The grand jury of and after some difficulty regained the
last summer, called to investigate the steamer. They reported to me that the
strike, brought in a large number of in- raft was working heavily and liable to
dictmenta, one for each man, in which go to pieces. About noon the wind came
Debs and the other officers of the Amer- up again from the north, and by 4 it was
ican Railway Union were charged with blowing forty miles an hour. There was
conspiring with the persons on the vari- a nasty cross sea on, and at 8 p. m. the
ous roads who committed acta of vio- frame house for the light was washed off
lence. It was feared that, if a convic- the raft. At midnignt it was mowmg
for their terms of office. The principle ith participation in obstructing the J1?" westerly swell. .
of dependence is apparent among all .. r , , , . , I sent two men in a boat to 1
classes of the community. The mer- maus on different roads last summer. In that was in a little frame ho
tion were not secured on one of these
indictments, the government might be
barred from trying the officers on the
others, for the reason that the conspir
acy alleged is practically the same and
the officers are defendants in all the
cases. In order to avoid any danger on
that score the omnibus affair, on which
all officers and strikers may be tried at
once, was returned to-day. The indict
ment includes but a few defendants who
are not in the indictments.
AT COLLECT II BHK CAN.
Appeal ln the Breckinridge Case Stricken
From the Docket.
fifty miles an hour, and on Tuesday
morning the breakers were playing havoo
with the piles. At 6 a. k. the raft began
to break np, and an hour later there were
only seventy-five feet ont of the 626-foot
raft left together. We were off Heceta
light, and seeing that all further effort
was useless, I cut the remains of the tow
adrift. There were sixty tons of chain
around the piles, and as the timbers
slipped out of the raft the chain sank to
the bottom, anchoring both tng and raft.
After casting off from the raft we carried
the gale to Cape Blanco, and from there
it was calm to Crescent City. From that
point we had a fresh southeasterly gale
to San Francisco."
The raft was for the Southern Pacific
Company, and had it reached here in
safety the piles would have been used on
the Oakland water front. It was 626
of the court on the ground that it had
not been enterea wnum vue buuuuji;
time. This ends the litigation as far as
the courts of the District are concerned,
and leaves the plaintiff free to collect
k inHirmonf. nf tin (100 and POdtfl frODtt
resulting from the stoppage of supply Colonel Breckinridge when and how she
will H " nMH M.. r'a BalflFQ far tVlH
Vail. nil, Ail wniui igv a .. j
mi n h
General Merritt tells in detail how he
disposed his forces to meet the emergency
and open no communication, and says :
it t. : a ......
it is especially h miuyiug tu uuvo uu
all these movements, which involved in
many instances considerable marching
nnder the least pleasant conditions, were
performed promptly and in the most
nrnditahle manner. The dispatch with
which the troops moved, without being
cautioned to that effect ; the alacrity with
which thev reached their several desti
nations, and the clearness with which
orders were understood and reports were
made, reflect on the soldierly instincts
of the responsible omcers at tne posts
and in the neid. i nave no aouDt mat,
Washington, October 22. On a mo
tion by Gordon Carlisle, counsel lor
U.laliiui PnlUnt In tha MH of PolUrd
UlRUCluiv w.a.... w - f
vs. Breckinridge of
of Appeals for the District of Columbia lombift riyer The fir8t WM
ordered the appeal which had been asked 000 but had it reached San Francisco in
for in this case stricken from the docket , safety it would have been worth 7D,uw
at least, ine cnains mat douuu mo
monster together cost $1,000. Then
there was the building of the cradle in
which the piles lay, towage and interest
on the outlay, so that a conservative es
timate would make the loss at least sou,-
000. The tug is very much chafed about
. nave no aouDt tnai, . , . u u.. -i
SI 1 t,.J t W.n Von I aiYOU a utoiiuk im-iiibu u "-6-
. ... . . I IA -nA OnA.it fitamna fmm tha
in time to prevent it, great destruction i owaims u-.,i,w r
f railroad property, even to the efface- bureau of engraving and printing. The
menioiineroaaioraconsiueraoio.imo, .toian ..amps were identined by other
TO KILL THE SULTAN.
Plot Hatched ln This Conn try Frustrated
1q Turkey.
NbwYoek, October 23. A morning
paper says that the news of a plot to
kill the Sultan has been discovered in
this city. The plot is said to have been
engendered by Armenians who belong to
the Society of Hnchagists, an organiza
tion with branches extending all over
Europe. Asia and America. It is re
ported that a band of conspirators sent
to Turkey by Armenians in America for
the purpose of carrying the execution
into effect has been captured at Beyroot
and carried in chains to Adana, Asiatic
Turkey, where several of the party were
put to aeatn oj we lunula souuan.
remainder of his Congressional term is
exempt bv law from seizure, and there is
no provision in the laws of the District
of Columbia, as there is in the statutes
of some States, for the arrest and deten
tion of any person about to leave the
jurisdiction of the State without com
plying with the judgments of the courts.
BTKALINO STAMPS.
Smith and Longitreet Committed for the
Grand Jury.
Washington, October 22. William B.
Smith and George B. Longstreet were
would have been wrought by the law
less element, whose' character has been
hinted at in the foreroini.."
-" In conclusion General Merritt returns
his thanks to the officers of his staff, and
to Colonels Wayne and Burt especially,
for the excellent management oi tne
operations in their care. In connection
witn the labor trouoies ne cans atten
tion to the necessity of a system of tac
tics for machine guns.
The Stoek Held by Rankers.
Kiw York. October 22. It is an
nounced that the Western Twine Com
pany has been organized to undertake
the sale of the twine held by bankers as
collateral security for loans to the Na
tional Cordage Company, which, while
it waa hanging over the market, deterred
buyers and prevented tne united states
Cordage Company from extending its
business. The United States Cordage
Company in consequence has concluded
satisfactory banking arrangements, and
is having plans prepared for the erection
at Elizabethport, Ohio, of mill buildings
and warehouses, to which will be trans
ferred spindles from other mills now re
mote from tide water or railway freight-ins-
facilities. This consolidation will
tend to lessen the cost of manufacture.
May Visit the Coast.
Washington, October 22. Senator
Gorman left to-day for New York, where
he will spend the balance of the week.
The Senator is contemplating a trip to
California and the Pacific Coast about
November 11. He will go with Senators
Ransom and Cullom to investigate the
harbors of the Pacific Coast.
Pension Ref ntsltlons Approved.
Washington, October 22. Assistant
Secretary Simms of the Interior Depart
ment has approved pension requisitions
for $12,626,000, distributed between New
York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis. n.nox
ville, Topaka, lVuisvtlls and Washing-
employes of the department. Harry L.
Brown and ueoree narrer nave oeen ar
rested in New York for complicity in the
robbery. September 24 Smith, Long-
street and ueacn went to new iora anu
placed 31,000 stamps in the hands of
Brown and Harrer for sale. New York
officers say that when Beach is found
the whole conspiracy win nave been
unearthed. The theft was discovered
through a report of a shortage in a con
signment of stamps to the postmaster at
lonia, Mien. iuage miner committeu
the defendants for the grand jury. Bail
was fixed at $2,000 each, which the
prisoners were unable to give.
ACTION IN COURT.
Suit to Invalidate San Francisco's Con
solidated Railway Company.
San Fbancibco, October 22. The Inn
ing estate, which owned a minority of
the stock in the Central Railroad Com
pany, known as the Market Street Rail
road Company since the consolidation of
the various citv lines, is about to brine
Buit before the courts invalidating the
Market Street Company. The estate
claims that the plans for the consolida
tion were never submitted by the Board
of Directors to it or other stockholders.
whereas the law provides mat such ac
tion must be taken, The Central Rail
road Com pan v previous to the consoli
dation was entirely free from debt, but
after the combination had been made
the stockholders were compelled to
snme a debt of $17,000,000.
her stern railing, where the hawser
worked, but otherwise she shows no
traces of her fight with the elements.
The crew assert that they never again .
want to be at sea in a steamer towing a
bundle of piles.
WHAT IS THOUGHT OI IT AT ASTORIA.
Abtobia. October 21. The news of the
breaking up of the log raft was received
here witn profound regret by all the citi
zens, witn tne exception oi tnose inter
ested in the saw mills. Latterly tn
price of loss has been exceedino.lv low.
and saw mill men dislike the idea of any
market being provided for loners othei
than that produced by consumption in
their own mills. It was believed by
those owning timber lands in different
portions of tne county that the success
of Messrs. Robertson A Baine's venture
meant the creation of a demand for lum
ber which is at present inaccessible and
worthless, and the disaster is therefore
regarded as a serious blow to the inter
ests of people owning timber claims.
Ruggles Reeommendatloa.
Washington, October 22. Adjutant-
General Ruggles has made a report to
General Schofleld, . commanding the
armv. in which there is a recommenda-
i tion that the enlisted strength of the
army be increased to 80,000, so as to
give a maximum of 26,000 to the regi-
mental ngutiug iurc,
Talk of an Upheaval.
Minneapolis, October 2L Dr. Georgt
von Schmidts the German traveler claim
ing to have inside advices by mail as to
the situation in Russia, said to-day that
he had just received another orypto
gamie letter indirectly from St. Peters
burg, indicating an upheaval when the
Uzar ales, ine student party, the army
and the clergy are honev-combed with a
conspiracy to set aside the Czarowitz and
place Prince George on the throne in
spite of the Czar's personal wishes. The
Czar is crazed with fear, and dares not
employ Russian physicians for fear they
are connected with the conspiracy.
Cowardly Husband.
New York, October 21. The boiler ot
an illicit still in a tenement-house on
Clinton street exploded this morning
severely scalding Pauline and Jennie
RosBuk, mother ana child, and John Jo
beski, 22 years old. The woman's hus
band, Herman, supposed to oe the owner
and operator of the still, ran away after
the explosion, leaving his wiie ana onna
crying wr neip.
i Should Your Shoe Creak.
Creaking shoes are an intolerable
nuisance. Yet some shoes will creak,
notwithstanding every precaution. For
such intractable wear it is recommended -to
pour a small quantity of linseed or
tweet oil upon a flat surface, like a
platter, and allow the soles to stand ln
the oil over night In that way they
will not only lose the squeak, but will
become saturated with the oil, makjjt
them proof against dampness. Another
cure may be effected by taxi J tarn to
a cobbler and having one or two peS
driven into; th? center ef. the" leeV
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