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STANLEY MATTHEWS.
Justice Stanley Matthews, who died at
Washington yesterday, was born in Cin
cinnati, Ohio, July 21, 1824, and hence
was iu his 05th vear. lie graduated at
Keuyon college in 1840, when but sixteen
yeais old, studied law, and first sattlvd in
Maury county, Tennessee, but soon re
turned to Cincinnati, where he has lived
ever siuee, except when absent on official
duties. From 18-10 to 1849 he was as
sistant editor of the Cincinnati Herald,
an anti-slavery paper. He was elected
judge of the court of common pleas in
1851, State Senator in 18.35, aud from
1808 to 1801 was U. S. attorney for the
Southern district of Ohio. He served the
first year of the war as colonel, but re
signed in 1803 to become judge of the su
perior corutj.f- ri--- "
irpuuucuu i remieniiai eiceior in i.!S(H
and iu 1S08. He nns defeated for Con
gress iu 1870, and next year was one of
the piincipal counsel who argued the
cause of the Hayes steal of the Presi
dency before the electoral con. mission.
Tlio same year m elected United
States Senate, i --. . el John Sher
man, a.id se: .-. u :.!l I51I, when he was
appointed .TusVs ui the Supreme Court
V' Prcr-ident Garfield. He was a strong
partisan, with a decided leaning to cor
porations. RAILKOA1) TO UMATILLA.
For some time past there have been
quiet rumors of increasing interest in
laud and water front at the old town of
Umatilla. A Mr. Flynn, who says he
represents Portland and Omaha capital
ists with plenty of money, has purchased
200J acres of land in and near the old
townsite, and Mr. C. II. Prescott has
also made purchases of land.
According to Mr. Flynn, the proposi
tion is to build a railroad from Umatilla
across the Columbia river, through the
"Horse-heaven" country, into the Yak
ima valley near Prosser, a distance of
about 50 miles. Thence to Yakima city
is about the same distance, and the road
will be continued to that place if a bonus
of $00,000 worth of land is subscribed.
It is proposed also to tap the immense
coal fields iu that vicinity, which will
take about 40 miles more of railroad bo
yond North Yakima. Thus, in a total
distance of less than 150 miles, the till
able land made tributary to the road will
exceed 2,000,000 acres, to say nothing of
tho timber, coal and other mineral re
sources of the Cascade range. The com
pletion of this road will give Portland ac
cess to the richest piece, of territory on
the line of the Northern Pacific road.
Close connection will be made at Uma
tilla with the O. II. & N. Co. until such
time as the Columbia river is open to
that poin', and then the transfer from car
to boat will be made.
How much of this talk is mere rumor
and how much is founded on genuine
and reasonable expectations and plans,
is of course uncertain as yet ; but it looks
as if it would be a big stroke for the O.
R. & N. Co. to make.
WHY CHACE KKSIG.NKLI
The real reason of Senator Chace's
resignation as United States Senator
from Rhode Island, according to state
ments in Eastern journals, w as not fail
ing health, nor urgency of business mat
ters, but because his party used dishon
orable means to elect him. A well-informed
personal friend of Mr. Chace
said :
"Mr. Chace is a sacrifice to conscience.
He has left the Senate because he feels
the means employed, though not hy him
self, to secure his re-election were -!xod-llxh'
and disreputable. He is a man of
:be highest sec-o -1 honor, and his calm
ind dispassio' 1 'gati"n into the
ast State ele u i.i K iode Island has
convinced l.im th.;i his parly's affairs
here have fallen into unwoitliy bauds,
ibtock part in that election, but.of course,
only an honorable part. He was not per
miited to know the real means that were
employ) d to compass the party's ends.
He did not know- that money was used
at nearly every poll, and that the suf
frage of the State was corrupted by
wholesale."
It is indeed a hopeful sign to see a Re
publican Senator with a conscience.
Who'll be the next to resign.
THE BEAUTIES OF PROTECTION.
The following dispatch from Scranton,
Pa., is self-explanatory. It will be
noticed that it comes from a region where
"protection" confers its greatest benefits.
It will be lemembered that last summer
and fall, the people were assured that if
the "protection" party triumphed, there
would Le no more stiikes and reduction
of wages, bnt that on the contrary all
lab iring men would receive steady work
and higher wages:
"The Pennsylvania company informed
the miners to-night that a shut-down had
been decided upon. The suspension
affects nearly 2000 men. The ollicers of
the company say the shut-down is only
temporary.
"Old miners assert that in eleven years
there has not been so continued a "dull
ness as at the present time. For the
past 'it months the men have been
w 01 king scarcely a quarter of the time.
Their earnings have not exceeded f 15 a
mouth and they have frequently fallen
as low as $5 a month. The miners, as a
rule, live in renied houses, the monthly
rent of which averages from f6 to
leaving not more than f9 at best with
which to support their families."
The same day's dispatches contain an
account of strikes and riots among work
ingmen at Fall River, Mass.
The existing law provides t- an entrT
of land made by a minor, under any of
the various laws, is
The de
partment has deciderf that Person un
der 21 years of ay-". ho bas to upprt a
mother, brotK-r or other near relatives,
provided 1,6 complies with the require
ments of the law, is a person whose age
in juch cases is not a barrier to prevent
nim from making a land entry.
It would seem that when anybody
meets a young man whom he don't
know, and about whom lurks any suspi
cious signs, however slight, he at once
'telegraphs to Chicago that he has found
Tascott.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
First lesson in natural political pro
gression : Wauauiaker, money-maker,
vote-maker, postmaster-general.
A man named Apple is justice of Hil-
gard prev'inct, Union county. He may
be sound, but bow can be be square ?
The new governor of Washington Ter
ritory is forty-four years old, and has
lived in Walla Walla since 1803.
A coniiEsroNUENT writes from Tacoma
to eay that it is not a "boomed town."
This is news to us and we give it public
ity with pleasure.
Thk only possible way for business men
to get rich enough to be entitled to a
position in the Cabinet is by liberal ad
vertising. A Bureau of "Southern Outrages"
ill soon be organized iu order to have
plenty of them on hand in time for the
next campaign.
The Walla Walla Statesman says Da
kola should be spelled Pakotah. What
does l'arker want of that other letter
start another word ?
The Pacific coast delegation has com
mended to the President the name ot W.
V. Upton, of Oregon, for his old position
ae eecond. controller of the Treasury.
It is now positively and solemnly de
nied that Private Secretary Halford
whistles. Perhaps the reason lie don 1
is bemuse he is not sure that the Presi
dent and party are out of the woods yet.
A Milton man lost a ham one night
lust week, and the paper published in
that town accuses a Walla Walla real
estate man of the larceny. But was
there nothing to take beside the ham ?
If so, 110 real estate man can be guilty.
Mayor Grant, of New York, allowed
flags to be raised in New Yosk last Mon-
lay on the occasion of St. Patrick's day,
and thereby proved himself a sensible,
modern man, instead of a conceited
crank, such as was mayor of New York
last vear.
An exchange says a national bank bill
lasts, on the average, two years and a
half, before it is worn out. If everybody
gets rid of them B soon as we do they
must be pretty tough material to last that
long, w hich would necessitate handling
2,028,000 times.
New F.nolanu has two members of the
Cabinet. New York two practically, for
Windoin has lived and done business in
New York mostly for several years and
Pennsylvania one five in four North
eastern sea-board StatOH, while only three
are given to all the great West, the South,
and the Pacific slope included.
Not having succeeded in obtaining
"division," the Milton Eagle man now
wants to be transferred to Washington
Territory soon to be the State of Wash
inglon and compete for the State capi
tal. The Eagle would no doubt make a
brave fight for the capital if the line only
ran a little this side of the city of Milton.
The soft-headed eople who have been
spooning over Ellen Robsmere, and who
quote Gladstone so far as to rep?at hii-
remark that it is a "very remarkable
book," ought to read Gladstone's criti
cism through. Ile very plainly shows
that as an argument the hook is a mis
erable failure. .That is one of the "re'
markable" things about it.
The Oregonian professes to be quite
pleased with what it calls "President
Harrison's policy" in regard to removal
of comnetent Democrats from office. It
remains to be seen what President Harri
son's policy will be; but if it should prove
to he what is anticipated and commended
hv the Oregonian, it would not be Harri
son's policy, but ex-President Cleveland's
policy.
Postmaster-General Wanamakku may
be a mighty good man, but a good many
people w ill think that a man who spends
half a m illion dollars to corrupt the election
and accepts a cabinet position as his pay
having no especial qualifications there
for except his wealth will bear watch
ing, even if he. does run a Philadelphia
Sunday school.
The Roseburg Review, published by-
Brother J. R. N. Bell, publishes in its
official directoiy the names of G. W.
Colvig, J. P. Faull, and Robert Clow as
Railioad Commissioners. This is hardly
doing justice to Messrs. Slater, Biggs.
Waggoner, and Knight. V ho the genu
ine, legal, constitutional, rightful and
crtain-sure Commissioners are is in some
doubt yet, Brother Bell.
Miss Paulina Fuller, fifth daughter
of Chief Justice Fuller, was married
Tuesday night, at the Kcrby House, in
Chicago, bv a justice of the peace. The
groom was S. Matt Aubrey, jr., of Chi
cago, and it was a runaway match. The
justice of the peace was a "bigger man"
than the chief justice of the United
States, in this case.
Corporal Tasnkk, who stumped Ore
gon in the interest of the "Grand Old
Party" is to be made Commissioner of
Pensions. Undoubtedly the corporal
earned the office by earnest and faithful
work and we are glad to see him re
warded. Men who earn should be the
first to receive.
The nomination of Eugene Schuyler to
be assistant Secretary of State has been
withdrawn. The reasons, it is said, are :
Schuyler's criticism of some prominerr
Republicans some years ago in a l-k
and that he is more of a diploma''' than
a Republican partisan. Then" are surely
slim reasons. The truth I'kely is
that Blaine has eatist" himself that
Schuyler is an hoi-1 and incorruptible
man.
As-n now 'he millionaire Senators pro
pose to double their salaries, claiming
that man in the position of U. 8. Sen
ior cannot live upon the paltry pay of
(6010 a year. Then if he cannot he
should not seek the office. As long as
men in all parts of the country are sus
taining themselves and families on 000
a year, United States Senators should be
able to "pull through" on $o000 a year.
The statement of the Yakima National
Bank is before us, We thought they bad
a city over there ontil we took a glance
at the statement. This bank has a total
deposit of $52,806.03 and yet is doing
business in what is advertised to be the
coming city of the "Great Yakima Coun
try." From little acorns great trees grow I
is in old saying but from "big bags"
little towns exist, is the new version.
Baker City's water works system has
been tested and found to be eminently
satisfactory. t
BAGGING ANU TWINE.
j
How the rianter. ..f the Sonth and the :
Farmers ..fine Northwest are Plundered
by Tariff Law, and Trusts,
From the LoutsvllleCoiuUr-Joumttl. I
Jute bagging and iron ties are essential
to tne proper auu economical uibj aeiwg
of cotton, tlie staple ciop of the South.
lwme is just as essential to ttie proper
harvesting of wheat, the staple crop of
the Northwest.
The protective tariff on bagging is 54
per cent ; on twine it is 40 ier cent. ;
Bv the Mills bill bagging was placed
on the free list, and the duty on twine
was reduced to 2 per cent.
When this question came before the
people the cotton-planter voted to sus
tain the Mills bill, but the wheat farmers
of the Northwest were so afraid of the
"Southern brigadiers" that they could
not trust them, even to reduce taxes, and
so the Mills hill failed, and the farmers
north and South were handed over, body
and breeches, one to the twine trust and
one to the bagging trust.
Laft autumn the bagging trust robbed
"under the forms of law" the Southern
cotton planters of about one million dol
lars, and they are preparing to repeat the
game when the cotton-picking begins.
The ' twine trust" is now getting ready
for Is harvest. It has not only secured
control of the twine product, but also of
the taw materials from which it is made.
The raw material hemp is now taxed
2a a ton: the "rebel brigadiers" pro-
p sed to put it on the free list, but the
Plutocrats defeateii this proposition, and
now no relief is nos-ible.
We do not think the trust will lie auie
to put the price up to twenty-five cents,
for auch an advance would lead to heavy
importations, and, with copjer, defeat
the purpose of the combine. Still the
fact remains that under the protection of
tlie titriff a monopoly has been estab
lished, and the Western farmers must
pay the piper. The following dispatch
from Minneapolis is worth reproducing:
Slow Iv but surelv the binding twine
ti-us' is tightening its coils about the far
mer. Already the effec t of it is seen here
in .Minneapolis, where most of the twine
in stock has been bought up for the trust,
and now lies in a Minneapolis warehouse
and where the price has already ad
vanced materially. An agent of the Jla-
kota Fanners' Alliance, which last year
bought its twine direct from the factories,
was sent East to contract for this year's
supply. He discovered that the w hole
output had been bought up by the trust.
flintier, lie discovered mat me twine
which ast year could be bought for nine
cents a pound, would cost twentv-five
cents this year. the only remaining
plan left the farmers is to boycott the
trust, and this they seem inclined to do.
Minneapolis twine dealers are iu the
same fix as are the farmers. A bout two
months ago, a youug man dressed
as a frontier farmer, came here and
bought up all the twine in the hands of
the dealers. It was discovered too late
that he was an agent of the trust, but the
twine had been sold. The local dealers
are now kicking, while the twine, 500,
0J0 balls of it, is packed away. If the
farmers get 110 twine, it is likely to have
.1 bad effect upon the wheat crop, as that
cannot be harvested in a good condition
without the use of twine."
This is one result of the defeat of the
Mills hill and of the election of Mr. Har
rison ; the strike at Fall Hiver is another ;
'he Rending failure is another. For four
years longer the people niusf, bear the
burdens of which the Mills bill proposed
to relieve them.
THE I.O8 ANGELES KOOM.
1 he Necessary Subsidence and Depression
An KneuurnKing View of the Future.
b'rom Bradstreets.
The collapse of the Los An geles real
estate boom has been accompanied by
the exacted phenomena. Depiession
has succeeded tlie former feverish activity
in many lines. On the whole the killing
of wild real estate speculation for the
present is not without advantages. Rents
have fallen, commercial operations have
become more normal, and quiet has suc
ceeded unhealthy acticity, whicb began
in corner lots and extended to many
channels of commercial life. In this con
nection are given some points of the late
boom and since its collapse. The year
18V will be remembered as tho boom
year. The speculation at first embraced
only real estate in the city and adjacent
villages. I and that should have
been devoted to cultivation was
staked off i:ito corner lots.
Prices soared to unexampled heights
not only in los Angeles but throughout
Southwestern California. Land was
bought at fictitious values, a portion of
the purchase price paid down, and a
mortgage given for the balance. The
subsidence of the boom will cause much
ot this land to revert back to former
owners. The boom also extended to
mercantile athlirs. Men of little capital
or experience entered into business, and
paying high rents and high salaries made
11 hard for old established dealers to con
duct business profitably. Manv of the
former class have gone down with the
real estate speculation, but general trade
is healthier for it, as business expenses
are seeking a lower level. Interest on
loans is lower, and legitimate oerators
can secure financial aid at 0(27 per
cent. Fewer goods will be sold
iu I83il, perhaps, but the coun
try will develop rapidly. The
advertising that this region has received
will not in the end result other than
advantageously. Much new land is go
ing into cultivation in the sec-lion tribu
tary to this city. The Soil is very produc
tive, and there is money in the culitvation
of alfalfa, in oranges, in raising beef and
mutton, grain and fruit. From three to
eight crops of alfalfa can be grown yearly
and it sells readily at remunerative prices.
Orange cnltival ion is very profitable. A
great drawback to the more rapid settle
ment of the country has been the holding
of land in large blocks. This is changing,
and the land is being Sold to actual
settlers at cheap rates. The need
of diversified agriculture is well
illustrated in the methods recently
pursued. Fruit growers formerly
grew only fruit and grain-growers grain,
and they rarelv raised their own supplies.
The raising of garden truck was relegated
almost entirely to the Chinese. Vege
tables have been brought from San Fran
cisco to be consumed in Los Angeles,
f liis.however.iH beginning to be changed.
A shipment of string beans anil tomatoes
trom hos Angeles to Han fiancisco re.
centlv netted the shipper twelve cents a
pound. The railroad development iu the
section tributary to this city is very
rapid, owning lure ureae for cultivation.
City improvements are first class in
every resriect so far as they have pro
ceeded, there were begun or completed
during 1888 public and private improve
ments valued at over $8,000,000. About
11,600.000 is being invested by Chicago
capitalists in the building of cable roads.
This has done much to restore public
confidence and develop the outlying sec
tions of the city. The opinion is ex
pressed by conservative men that I.os
Angeles will be the trade center of the
larger portion of Southern California.
Tlie city will develop with the whole
southern Pacific coast. A most valuable
index to its possible future growth is
furnished by tho totals of population dur
ing recent yeais. In 1880 Los Angeles
had a population ot between 10,000 and
12,000. In I88.3 it had increased toUO.OOO
or 35,000. The aggregate is now about
.10,01x1, although it is estimated that fully
SooO ople have left the city and vicinity
since the Collapse of the boom.
An Old Mald'l PsradlM.
From th- Cleveland PUIndealer.
There has been a great b om in matri
mony on Short Creek, lietween Portland
and Mount Pleasant, a distance of twelve
miles'from Martin's Ferry, since work
was commenced on the new railroads.
There is not an old mai4 left between
these two towns. Six months ago they were
1 numerous. Contractors, teamsters, and
laborers, white, Italian, and colored, who
have not married young or old girls or
widows have run away with other men
wives. Two farmers wives have eloped
with Italians in ten days. The last was
Mrs. R irt Waldron, the mother of 1
seven chil Iren, who left her husband last
Saturday and ran away with a dago. '
A Faithful Governor.
From the Hunday Welcome.
Th(J tnUh t0 dawn through the
rajw,d by OreKonian and the pack
of capitalists and their coppers, who so
diligently clouded the wise action taken
by Governor Pennoyer in vetoing the un
taxed water bond, mat ne was level
headed and right after all. The spirit of
(ne Democratic age is against the creation
0f "privileged classes," and it is entirely
foreim to the average taste to set up a
mlly' aristocraev in our midst to flaunt
untaxed wealth in Republican faces. The
gorge rises at it. lo have permitted an
untaxed bond for the benefit of our own
monev barons to put their accumulated
wealth in so as to leave their coffers bare
at the hank, was to invite a stringency in
the monev market here, which would en
able the bankers to send their customers
around the corner to deal with usurious
brokers the further to augment swag lor
the pool. No better device could have
been arranged tor tne borrowers m una
market than a taxed bond for water
works, if bv --that our own capitalists
would refrain from bidding on the issue,
urn! tlnvprnor Pennover's course should
and does meet the hearty approbation of
every man in the city who understands
himsell and tlie situation arignu ip-
aiirL-ois and monev loaners. however,
continue to declaim against the man who
regarded the binding nature ot His oam.
Protection Tor the Furmer.
f-'i'oin the k. Usenet Utiurd.
The fanner must bo protected, whether
he fancies it or not. and to insure nun
the benelts of protection the binding
twine trust was devised. It is organized
for the philantropic purpose of control
ling the supply and price of an indis
pensahle article. The vast wheat fields
of the West consume in harvest time
enormous quantities of this twine, on
which the present tariff exacts a dntv of
tlurty-hve per cent ad valorem, ami horn
which the Mills hill proposes to tako oil
ten tier cent, lhe twine men, encour
aged by tho unconscionable increase of
duty proposed by the Senate bill, have
combined to take the fullest advantage of
the oppo tunity winch will he attorded
them should the enute hill Decome
law in the uext Congress. According to
the Republican method of protecting the
farmer, tlie duty is to be torty per cent
ad valorem on the most expensive kind
of twine, and about two hundred per
cent on the least expensive. lhe ma
nipulations of the trust may send the price
of bind'ng tw ine up next summer to
figure that will place it out of the reach
of the farmer, unless he is piepared to
mortgage his harvest to obtain a supply
of an article that is indispensable for his
work.
Australia Short on Wheat.
Advices from Sydney announce that
the Australian wheat crop has lalln
short of the estimated product for the
season, and that stocks are being hrmly
held, owing to the probability ot the 1111
position of a protective tariff by the
Colonial government at Melbourne, and
receipts to date are over 50,000 bags Bliort,
Reports from South Australia show crops
to be below previous reports. The total
vield amounts to 6,200,000 from an area
of 2.000,000 acres, more than one-fifth of
which is not worth reaping. The total
surplus for exporting will be less than
.!,000,000 bushels, as compared witn 10,-
500.000 for last vear.
W heat shipments from Pacific coast
ports alone this season to tlie colonies
promise to exceed in quantity those of
previous years, ihree vessels have al
ready been chartered at San Francisco to
load wheat tor svdney, and to carry
50U0 tons. The steamship Zealandia
which sails for Sydney April 6, has been
engaged to carry over 1000 tonB, making
a total export ot 200,000 bushels in sight.
About Our Nelghhor Over the Mountain!).
T . J. Wilsey, lhe Helena Journal Pub
lishing ( oilman 's representative, re
turned last evening from Baker Citv
where ho has been vigorously canvassing.
He reports that there is but very little
ready money in Baker, and the town
would suffer in comparison with Pendle
ton m that and other revctit. says
that nearly half the country's i-Wfrdation
is composed of miners, and Vint the,
placer mines in the neighlwrhuod espe
cially, are being largely developed
wherever the necessary water supply can
be found. Recent heavy snows have
been a large aid to the miners. Mr.
Wiltey says that one of Baker City's
greatest drawbacks is lack of hotel ac
commodations, the fact being made more
forcibly apparent aflor his sojourn in
Pendleton, the "city of hotels."
Pofiiblj .in. mer Kr.iucli llultroftd.
From the Kllenhlmrg, W. T., Paper.
The railroad from Ellensburg lo the
Columbia river appeai-B to be tho absorb
ing question in this city, and the several
committees appointed by the Board of
Trade have been actively engaged in
carrying out the duties assigned them,
lhe committee that was instructed to
confer with President Oaks of the North
ern Pacific have returned from Tacoma,
bringing favorable reports. They were
assured by Mr. Oaks that the new road
should receive all the aid possible from
the Northern Pacific and that an amica
ble tifiy years traffic agreement would be
entered into, right-of-way granted and
depot, arid other facilities given. The
Northern Pacific people are not in con
dition to construct the road themselves
this year, but will give the new road
their moral support and encouragement.
The live business men of Ellensburg are
moving energetically in the matter of
subscriptions, and the prospects of sue
cess are very flattering.
Oregon I'ogiuiftttero Appointed.
The following appointment s of Oregon
postmasters have been made :
At Junction Citv, Ijine county, N. L,
Lee, vice Wm. S. Lee, resigned.
At Hubbard, Marion county, Joseph
l,. lbi vert, vice iiiign c Caldwell, re
signed.
At New-berg, Yamhill county, Charles
M. moore, vice Joseph ftverelt, resigned
At Brownsville. Linn county, George A
Dyson, vice Charles Estanard, resigned
At Coburg, Ijine countv, N. H. Skin-
ner. vice James Rilev. resinned.
At Cottage Grove, Lane county, Frank
Whipple, vice JameB (Jurran, resigned
At Harnev, Grant county, N. W
Brierly, vice Wm. Lessing, resigned.
At Korth Powder, Union county, Orrin
li. 1 tiomluiBon, vice Ueorge II, nobler,
resigned.
The Late Mr. Moult.
Hon. Enoch Hoult, who died recently
at Harrishurg, was born in Monongahela
county, West lrginia, April 18, 1820,
When he came to Oregon he settled in
Lane county, but in 1803 he moved b
I. inn county and became a resident of
Harrishurg, where he lived until his
death. He was a member, from Lane
county, of the constitutional convention
01 1857. in 1870 and in 1882 he was
elected to the State Senate from Linn
county. He was married in 1852 to Miss
Jeanette Somerville, who died in 1873
Mr. Hoult was always a zealous laborer
in the interest of education.
The inhabitants of Lakewood. N. J
and other adjacent villages were startled
Thursday afternoon by an explosion
which occurred in the mixing room of
the Lnited States Dynamite Company's
lactory. 1 nomas tlaggeity and William
Nicholas the onlv occupants of the room,
were instantly killed. lhe shock was
perceptible in all the tow ns and villages
w itiuu niteen 01 twenty miles.
Frank Sbeehy, aged 16, in Petaluma,
Cal , was stopped on the way home by
Willie Mitchell, who had been practic
ing with a parlor rifle. Mitchell pointed
the rifle at Sheehy intending, he cluims,
to fire over Sheehy's head, but the bul
let penetrated the left temple of Sheehy,
who is lying now at the oint of death.
Mitchell is only thirteen years of age, nnd
has been placed under arrest,
It is believed that fie mail much which
was stolen February 27. and found rintx-d
open and secreted in a culvert near Pied.
mont. W. Va., contained a large amount
of monev and valuable letters. Amoni
the missing mail was a note for $10,000
sent from the Piedmont Bank, and a
number of checks for large amounts.
THE NEWS.
PORTLAND POINTS.
A Kuuiher of Interesting Notes from the
Metropolian
PoRTLANn, March 21. At the police
yesterday, Joseph Morin, who was
charged with the crime of assaulting Al
Cody with a dangerous weapon, was dis
charged and fully exonerated. Cody's
brutal assault was denounced as the
most daBtardlv and revolting of crimes.
and in all probability it will go rather
nuru wiiii mm.
Real estate sales yesterday aggregated
20,520, making a total of $3,008,012 since
anuary.
There were 502 arrivals at the six lead
ing hotels yesterday, and there are 570pas-
sehgers to arrive over the different lines
to-day, 405 of the 670 being immigrants.
Two ladies were walking up First street
the other evening about H o'clock, when
they were accosted by two men. The
ladies giving no answer, they were in
sulted, one of the men attempting to put
uis arm around the waist of one of tlie
women. The women ran, but were hotly
pursued by the men to the door of the
home of one of them. The husband be-
ng in bed, was aroused and gave chase.
One of the men took up a Bide Btreet, but
the oilier ran down Mrst Btreet, closely
followed by the irate husband who over
hauled the ruffian in a saloon and bad
him ar ested. Yesterday he was fined
$20 in the police court. The other man
escaped.
Buckley, who was stabbed bv Brown,
tne hack-driver, is lving in a critical con
anion at the hospital, the chances ot
recovery and death being aoout even.
lhe city council last night, awarded the
ontract for lighting the city for two
years to the Willamette Falls Electric
Company. Mr. George B. Markle sub
mitted a proposition lo do the work for a
figure a long wav under the bid of the
former company, but it did not receive
recognition. It may be asked, "W'hvlis it
tnus r tome one in the city may he able
to tell, bnt as Ihev are on the inside it
would be a difficult thing to find out.
Captain Paul Bovnton will give an ex.
hibition somewhere on the rivor next
Sunday. He declines to state the place
the performance will be given, as there
would be too many "dead-heads" tuke
advantage of it. The patroiiB will becon-
veyed to the place 111 boats without
knowing where they are going.
The damage suit of Z. T. ("lark against
the O. R. & N. Co. has been on trial all
day, and will probably take up the greater
part ot to-morrow.
lhe effects of the defunct Bankers'
Mutual Relief Association were sold at
auction yesterday, and brought $511.
Charles Meeker, formerly secretary of the
concern, bid in all but a coal-scuttle and
hatchet, which brought thirtv-five
cents.
Mrs. Humberton went to the bank and
cashed a cheek for $200 to-day, and on
her way home waB followed bv a seedy
looking Chinaman. She turned around
mil told him not to follow her, but no
sooner had she uttered the words than
the Celestial grabbed the purse contain
ing her money and made off with it. Her
cries attracted the attention of some men,
but the thief made his escape, and has
not since been seen. She drew all the
money she had for the purpose of buying
a ticket to Mazatlan, Mexico, jto join her
husband.
The case against the Chinese perjurers
waB on trial in Judge Steam's court to
day, and will be given to the jury some
tune to-night, ihey are the fellows who
tried to swear away the life of Pon Lon
last winter.
Porrtland, March 22. John T.
Flynn, of thiB city, returned from
North Yakima yesterday. He went
there in the interest of Portland and
Omaha capitalists, and made a proposi
tion to the people of that place that if they
would raise a bonus of $00,000 worth of
land at the present valuation they would
bo given an independent railroad from
Old Umatilla to that point within two
years. Mr. i lynn has bought 2000 acres
of land for the company for $10,000 in
and near the old tow n site ot Umatilla.
He saVB the company represents plenty
of capital. The road, which is estimated
to cost about $3,0(XsOOO, will be known
as tho Cmatilltt & Central Railroad. The
survey was made several years ago. A
gentleman owning land at. Umatilla, who
is in the city, says he was made an ofler
$2o0 tor a certain piece of land there
Refusing to sell it at that price, he was
tillered $500 but still refuses, and thinks
that if the land is worth that amount to
the would-be buyers, it is worth that to
him.
Quito a crowd was attracted on First
street to day by a lady who was playing
an accordeon and asking alms. She" has
a baby about three months old which
she exhibits as an object of sympathy,
She is young, very good looking and
sings very sweetly and it is not n few
four-bit-pieces she picks up. She could
undoubtedly tell a taloof sorrow which
would put to blush Bome one who is
chuckling to himself on the "snap" ho
has had.
The north end of the city presents a
very lively appearance. At one time to
day no less than fifty trucks were un
loading and loading freight on the team
track of the O. R. A N. Co. There is a
large force at work on (he new depot, and
it will be finished 111 a very short time.
The hotels are crowded, us usual, there
being no less than 1000 arrivals to-dav.
Real estate is still on the move. Yes
terday's sales amounted to $70,807, und
for the year so far, $3,145,419.
John G. Maddqck, the banker of
ileppner, is in the city. He has just
returned from Goldendale, where lie has
been preparing to start a national bank.
He succeeded in getting $15,000 stock
subscribed in one afternoon, and he and
Mr. Hugh Fields, with other Portland
capitalists, will lake the balance of stock
to make $50,000. The citizens of that
place gave him a lot, in consideration of
his starting the bank.
The case of Z. T, Clark against the O.
ft. fc N. Co., was given to the jury this
afternoon, hut up to this time no verdict
has been reached.
The report that the Tacoma guards are
anxious to do some competitive shooting
with the Portland companies may be
true, but the statement that they had
issued a challenge seems to have been a
story of local origin, without any truthful
foundation.
Company G, the crack organization of
the coast, stands ready to enter a con
test of whatever nature may tie desired
with any and all comers lor cash only.
Tlie Tacoma guards have done some tall
bragging, it is said, but they have not
shown enough grit to challenge company
G, either verbally or in writing. The
lacouia company is said to be fur in
ferior to the Seattle rifles. The compa
nies of the first regiment are now in first
class trim in every particular. Everv
drill night a great many more than the
usual nn 111 tiers answer the roil call, so
that it would seem apparent that interest
is grow ing.
Some of the memlwrs of comnntiv F are
becoming exceedingly good shots. Mr.
Emmet Bellinger, of that compunv. is
cousiuereii me most ex pen, W illie a num
ber ol his Irienils would back him against
any oilier mililia man in the regiment.
Taking all things into consideration, the
young men irom ine city 01 destiny had
better not venture too fur away from
home or they might have cause to drcon
tneir pinmagu.
Portland. March 2i. The weather
still continues beautiful, hut the streets
are getting rather dusty. The sprinkling
force was out in full blast yesterday, so
it is not so disagreeable as it might be.
iteal estate continues to move, and is
growing more lively every day. Trans
actions for the week just ended amounted
to $377,353, against $04,520, for the cor
resjwnding mouth in 1888, and $41,811
in 1887. Total transfers Bince January
$3,309, 385.
1-our hundred dollars has Leon already
subscribed to tho free hath project,
hough the canvass has hardly com
menced yet. The solicitors say they will
have no trouble in raising tho necessary
$1500.
1 he lury in the case or r. 1 lark vs.
the O. R. A N. Co., roturned a verdict in
favor of the plaintiff for $1125 yesierdav.
Mr. Clark sued for $20,000 damages
caused by falling while using a jack-screw
for the company which was in bad order.
Three police officers were startled yes
terday morning by an explosion on the
corner of Sixth and Washington streets.
Hurrying to the scene they espied two
men rushing from the saloon. Without
waiting to see what damage had been
done two of the officers gave chase, call
ing to the men to stop, which they refused
to do. The officers fired six shots ut
tbem and they returned three, all with
out taking eifect. One man was chased
into the new- hotel, but while the ollicers
ran around to the other side of the build
ing the man escaped, and has not been
heard of since. They had pried open a
window of the saloon, cut off the combin
ation of the safe and inserted giant pow
der and blown tho safe open, but the
explosion made too much noise, so they
had to abandon the scheme. The money
drawer, containing only a small amount
of money, was expoBed, but it was not
touched, lhe officers have a clew and
feel confident they will succeed in cap
turing the crackers.
Che Gong and Fong Long Dick, the
Chinese murderers, were brought before
Judire Stearns for sentence yesterday.
The former, through his attorney, asked
for a stay of preceedings to allow him 10
file a motion for a new trial and bill of
exceptions, which was allowed The
latter was sentenced to imprisonment lor
lite. The jury in the case of Ah Lee for
perjury remrueu a voniicb ui uuk kuiilv.
Two little bovs named James and Clar
ence Bovle, aged 8 and 5 respectively,
left home yesterday morning with some
money with which to buy some candy.
At noon they were missed at home.
Shortly afterward the latter came home
and said: "James is in the water; I
waB in the water too, but I got out. I
guesB James is swimming with the fish."
On being questioned he told a rather dis
connected story, and could not show the
place where James had fallen in. He
said thev had taken a ride to Alhina, and
when they came back they were walking
along the river and James pushed nun
in the water but ho got out alone ; then
he pushed James in and he did not got
out. He said: "When he was in the
water I saw him scratching and trying to
catch hold of something to got out. 1
talked to him but he would not answer
me. I le then floated off and I went after
a man and told him. The man came
with long poles and tried to find him and
then 1 came home." The man was found
who had fished after him with the poles,
but he said he knew nothing of the affair
more than what the littJe boy had told
him.
The building of a railroad from Uma
tilla into the interior of Washington
Territory will bo a matter of great im
portance to Portland, lhe scheme is
being thoroughly discussed on the Btreets
and the prevailing opinion seems to ue
that the road will be b ilt in the near
future. It is lielieved the O. R. A N. Co.
is behind the project, although ostensibly
a private enterprise. It is further be
lieved that the O. R. A N. Co. favor an
open river, as the freight business along
its lines already exceeds tne capacity 01
the road, and although an open river
means competition, the principal part of
the products ot Eastern Oregon ana
WaBhington comes from interior points,
and would of necessity come over a por
tion of their road. Should the road De
built and the river opened Puget Sound
would no longer figure as a competing
poiut for tho export business of tho In
land Empire, and this city will receive
an impetus which nothing under the sun
can disturb. While tho fact that C. H.
Prescott. an official of the Northern Pa
cific has purchased considerable property
in and around I miitula (which was
deeded to him in trust for another party)
might indicate that the Northern Pacific
had the matter in hand, it is most prob
able that he bought for private capital
ists of boston, as ho Is known to have
invested considerable monev for Eastern
men who are not interested in railroads
in the Western country.
KAT VI. ACCIDENT.
A Ho' Vt ni. a Ilulter Aruund Hit Wrlnt,
aud It llraaaeil to Death.
Coli-ax, W. T., March 25. A fatal
ucciilifci occurred bete yesterday. El-
drtdiiti. a twelve-vear-old son of K
If. Mtinier, was granted permission, after
the morning service, to pay a visit to a
sick playmate, living about five miles
from the city, lhe boy rode an old and
gentle horse, belonging to a citizen in
the north end of town, which he had
been in the habit of riding occasionally.
Not finding a bridle, he used a halter,
the rope of which boing too long for con
venient handling, he had wrapped a
number of times about his wrist. It was
while returning home that a fatal acci
dent took place. Neariug the stable, the
horse going at a moderate pace, made a
quick turn, ovor-ljHlanoiug the boy from
his seat, and throw ing him to the ground.
Tlie halter held him fast, and in which
iierilous condition he was dragged some
distunce, the sharp edges of the horse's
hoots striking 11 1 in on the head. W lien
picked up life was nearly extinct, uud be
fore medical aid reached him he died.
A SCENE IN Til K COMMONS.
Caused by the Kxpoiure of Captain Hea-
araye-lrlKh MembcrH Delighted.
London, March 21. In the Commons
this afternoon Baron Deforms, parlia
mentary colonial secretary, read a tele
gram from the Pope, saying that Captuiu
Seagrave was dismissed from the cape in
fant!)' service in 1885 for gross neglect of
duly and breach of trust. 1 he reading of
the dispatch was followed by a scene of
great disorder. The Irish members rose
and cheered, and there were cries of
I'lgottl Pigottl" "Keniemlier Mitchells-
town I" etc. When quint was restored
Holfour, chief secretary for Ennlund. said
he siiBiiendcd Seagrave, but preferred not
to dismiss him until documentary evi
dence of his guilt had been received.
Home Secretary Matthews admitted that
Andrews had visited America since the
passage of the Parnell commission hill,
but he did not know whether Andrews
had seen is Carnn, the informer, there.
Captain Seagrave commanded tho con
stables at Mitchellstown riots in 1887.
A Shork or Karthiiake.
Smyrna, March 21. There was a
strong shock of earthquake here this
morning.
WASHINGTON NKW1.
Mlle C. Moore to be Governor of Washing
ton Territory Henate Proceeding!.
Washington, March 21. The I'resi
dent sent the following nominations to
the senato.
Miles C. Moore, of Walla Walla, Wash
ingfon territory, to bo governor of Wash
ington territory.
Henry N. Blanc, of Montana, to lie
chief justice of the supreme court of
.Montana,
John D. Fleming, of Colorado, to lie
United States attorney for the district of
tyoiorado.
It is practically settled that Fred C.
Brackett, of Washington, will succeed
Wyman as chief clerk of the treasury.
It is said that George H. WindmeV, of
Philadelphia, has accepted the office of
8iiervi8ing architect of tlie treasury.
The senate met at one f. u. Pruden
one of the President's private secretaries
appeared at the bar and delivered sun
dry messages from the PresiJent, where
upon the President went into executive
session.
After a brief executive session, with
out opening the doors, the senate took a
recess until 2 oc ock. at which time.
there being no further nominations, it ad
journed.
Hetnrnejl Hut tie Plage.
Washington. March 22. Hon. Wde
Hampton has sent the flan of the Six
ty-fifth infantry and Fifth cavalry of
1 ennsylvama. captured dunne tho war
hy the rehels, with a letter, to Senator
Quay, requesting him to return them to
me survivors ot those regiments. I his
has been done,
Tenants E leterf,
Dibi.in, March 21. A number of ten
ants at the town of Arvilley, county Don
egal, have been evicted. The authorities
furnished 300 policemen and troops to
assist.
LOW KB CALIFORNIA GOLD CRAZE.
Th yuarUKock will not Pay for Wast
ing It Some lntereHtlng- Information.
Chicaoo, March 21. S. E. Heeke-
thorn gave a reporter some points con
cerning the Lower California gold craze.
He said Oeorge Session, w bo was a Chi
cago real estate dealer a few- years ago,
went to Arizona and struck a rn-h mine.
There he met George Huelier, and thev
joined forces and bought a vast track of
Mexican government lands, in lower
California under a concession to the
International Company at an average of
eight cents an acre. The contract pro
vides that the Inernational Company
shall colonize and develop the country :
that it shall bring 7000 settlers inside of
three years, and 20,000 inside of twenty
years; that for every bona fide settler
there at the end of twenty years the com
pany shall receive $60 a head for five
years. On the other hand the govern
ment pledges the company entrance to
all harbors on the Pacific coast and the
guano on all islands. It guarantees three
steamers, to ply along the coast, $8000
for a round trip whenever the steamers
are to cat ry the mails : the right-of-way
for two lines of railroad, not to exceed
378 miles in length and $12,000 a mile for
construction expenses.
This contract was entered into about
two and a half years ago. Since that
time the International Company has
been doing a big business. It has been
paying little attention to colonization,
but much to the syndicates, to w hich it
has sold land grunts and tracts of 1000 to
100.000 acres, at an average price ot
$2 50. Things went on that wav for
awhile, and money rolled into the Inter-
national cotters in a stream. At last the
Mexican government became dissatisfied.
Last Novenilier Senor Romero was made
a special envov bv the government to in
vesiigate tne lnteriiation.il Co. und see
whether it was carrying out in good faith
its part of I fie contract. W fiat lie learned
aused him to make such a reiwrt that it
ieoided the company hud forfeited its
ontract. Three weeks ago we first
heard of tho rich gold mines discovered
Lower California. Iwcntv thousand
people are there, lhe mines are quart
edges, Willi a trace of gold 111 them, but
not enough to pay. Pcsidos there is no
water and 110 possible chance for mills
and placers, i hey wouldn't pay for a
sparrow's breakfast, ('lark, the Inter
national's iiiinerulogisi, has told me ti re
and ai!ain that lhe iiumtz rock would n t
pay for blasiing it. licckethorn is thor
oughly posted as to that region.
A I.I MCI V SO. I music.
Soldlern aud '
Boomer'
ter.
Have an F.ueoun-
Sr. Lot-is, March 19. The Republic's
special from Wichita, says: The Okla
homa boomers having fled to the woods
upon the apiiearance of Lieutenant Car
son and a body of soldiers, scouts were
sent out to hunt them down, but were in
structed not to resort to violence.
In waht is known as the Crutch coun
try, northwest of Oklahoma station,
quite a large number of the boomers had
gathered around William Beck. Among
the number were his daughter, a relative,
anmel Anderson, and an old man
named Wm. Adams. Their property had
oeen destroyed in a former raid, and
they cherished bitter animosity against
the troops. Their hiding place waB dis
covered by an Indian scout and reported
to Lieutenant Carson, who sent a de
tachment.
As soon as the boomers saw the troops
coming they made preparations to stand
their ground and protect themselves.
When surrounded and called upon to sur
render, they began parleying and made
throats which exas)ierated the soldiers,
who charged upon tho boomers, but Bee
ing that they were armed, and havina
orders to avoid a conflict, the soldiers
dismounted and by an adroit movement
disarmed the boomerB. Anderson aud
Adam, however, held out and made a
desfierate resistance with guns. The
tormer received a terrible blow from the
outi ot a revolver, and the latter was
struck in the mouth. After being dis
armed, the boomers fought with stonos
and clubs, but were soon compelled to
surrender. Several ot the soldiers re
ceived slight wounds.
There has been great excitement among
the boomers since the conflict. While
all expressed a determination to make
similar resistance, they are seeking for
saior hiding places.
HKRKINO SKA, A CLONED SEA.
An Aet I'UNied of the OreateMt Importance
to American FiNhermeti.
New York, March 21. A Washing
ton special to the Post says; President
Harrison will issue a proclamation rela
tive to Helping sea which cannot fail to
attract international attention. This
proclamation will be the first information
which the people will have had that in
the closing hours of the last Congresa an
amendment was incorporated into the
international salmon fishing act, which
in eflect declares that Retiring son is u
closed sea. The amendment-in ItB terms
extends tlie provisions of the salmon fish
ing act to seal fishing in Behrimr sea
that is to say, the uct forbids the taking of
Beals by any one not authorized by the
act, in the waters of Behriug sea, und
does not exclude them merely from fish
ing 011 cerium Islands. The iiiiiemliiioiit
is of course of lhe greatest importance to
1110 Aiusga heai-i'iir company, us it will
preserve thosea( fisheries for them. It is
also of great importance to American ft .h-
ermen w ho may be planning to engage
in seul fishing in the oeu water of liehr-
ing sea tins season, as so many of the
(. anadian vessels did laat season. The
act uuthonzes the vessels to bo secured
by tlie Unied States revenue cutters
lhe proclamation of the President will
call attention to this fact. The act may
give rise to important international com
plications. It is an attempt by legisla
tive enactment to settle a question which
the great powers Interested may cunsidi.r
still un open one,
NAVAL 1'ltOMOTIONH.
Admiral Luce's ltellrrment Causes Same
Advancements Mare Island's Command
ant.
Washinoton. March 21. Secretary
Tracy has ordered Commodore Benhum
to take command of the navy yard at
miare island, cal, lhe posllion Is made
vacant hy the departure of Rear Admiral
Belknap to take command of the Asiatic
squadron. Commodore llcnliani is at
present awaiting orders.
Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce has
been informed by the uavy department
that ho will be placed 011 the retired list
on the 20th Inst, ills retirement will
cause the promotion of the folio ing of
ficers; Cunimodoro David B. Harmony,
uo reur uniiiirui ; captain t.w. Itam
sey, commodore; Commander Wm. T.
Casey, captain; Lieutenant Commander
Koyal iirailford, commander, and Lieu
tenant a. ii, c. 1-utze, lieutenant-coin
mander.
Commodore llarmonv Is at hrpaent
cniei 01 tne bureau yards and docks, and
his four-year commission for that place
expires on the 27th Inst., two days after
the retirement that causes his advance
ment. It ii the iteneral opinion at the
department mat ne will be reappointed.
In which cubs he will be the only rear
admiral un duty at the departmout.
- JlSlltE MAITUKWH DKAD.
The Senate Adjourns Out of Kesperl to tu
Drad .luilst,
Washinoton. March Tl . JiiHti.-a Stun.
ley Matthews died ut 10 o'clock.
lhe last change in Justice Matthews
occurred ye-terday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
In the morning he hud been feeling com
fortable and cheerful. At that hour,
however, the intense pain which marked
periods of his decline recurred and never
ft him until death brought relief.
Dr. Wm. W. Johnson was Sllmmrineit
and finding the patient suffering bo in
tensely, he administered opiates, which
toward morning induced a state of semi
consciousness, in which he remained un
til the end. Occasionally he would
tially revive and recoguiiethe love , 0ne((
near him by a glance or the pre8((nre of
the hand, hut a relapse soon followed,
tor a number ol hours previous lo his
death tie was practically unn iniu'ii"uiB
Iu the lust hours the dying justice was
surrounded by members of his family.
The remains will be interred in th.
family lot in Spring Grove cemetery. Chi
cinnati, but the details will not be per
fected until the arrival of tlie dead jurist -oldest
son, Mortimer Matthews, of Cin
cinnati, and his youngest daughter
irace, wife of Horace Cleveland, assists!!
cmted Mates district attorney at Cincin
nati, and his nephew. Justice Harlan
The emraizement of Miss Matthews ami
Justice Gray was announced this week
and the marriage is expected to occur
shortly.
In the United States Supreme Court
immediately upon assembling, the chit :
justice announced the death of Justice
Matthews, and as a mark of respect to hi
memory the court adjournal until Thurs
day. The immediate cause of his death
was exhaustion and congestion of tin
kidneys. THE SENATE ADJOURNS.
Wabhinoton. March 22. The Senat
chaplain, in his opening prayer, made 1
ieenngreierence to Justice Matthews, tip
V ice-President laid before the Senate 1.
note from the chief justice, announcing
the death of Justice Matthews, and say
ing that the funeral would probably oc
cur Mondav. The Senate adjourned on
of respect to the dead jurist.
THAT LOWER CALIFORNIA 1IOO.H.
One of the Directors or the Instructions
Land Company Talkg,
Chicago, March 22. Louis Iluller, :
well-known Mexican concession ist, sat ii
his office to-day and with much interest
read in a morning paper that he was con
lined in a Mexican prison at the presen'
time. He was also advised for the firs'
time that he had a startling story to tel
about the Lower California mining bub
ble.
"I have no story to fell," said M
rumor; but l have been reading soni
absurd and malicious stories about mv
self. The rush of fortune seekers t
Lower California was not caused by th
International Land Company. That se
tian is rich in mineral wealth."
"Why him it not been worked befoi
then," asked the reporter.
Mining in .bsenada county necess,
tates a vast amount of money, owing t
lhe lack of Water, and it is not the be
country to live in."
'Are you connected with the compaii
in any capacity now?"
"No, I resigned my position as direct
about a year ago. Maior Georee H. 8i
son and myself bought the lands and 01
tamed concessions for ourselves in 188 -1
Next year a corporate company frot
Hartford. Connecticut, purchased o
land and all our rights for about $500,00
Mseon was made manauer and I was res
ident director. We Btarted a new towt
Ensenada, located on All Saints' bay, ai
built hotels and stores. Then we benii
to boom the country according to 01.
contract with the Mexican governmen
we were comiielled to colonize the lam:
after we has started FInsenada. Th-
Eastern stockholders, most of whom h
never seen California, formed some id
regarding the policy of the compan.
which conflicted with our ulan. and 1
the difficulty which followed Major Sisso
anu myBeu resigned."
niRMARCK'S) WHITE DOOK.
The Chancellor's Inatruetlona to Stneb.
Consul to Karaoa.
Berlin, March 22. The trovernmei
has issued a white book of Samoan a
fairs. It shows that on March 9th Bi
marck wrote to Herr Htuebel. the nAw
appointed consul of Germany to Same
lesenbing tlie conduct of Dr. Knam
his. predecessor in office, as lacking ;
calmness and coolness, and as contrai
to tne lines ot emperor William's polici
with which Knappe has been well
quainted. Knappe, Bismarck wrote, a
parent ly loBt his head, owing to the li
ters from Herr Brandon. Tamaasn
Prime Minister, published in the la
while book, and the presence of thr.
men-of-war at Samoa. Referring t
Knappu's subsequent proposal to anne
Samoa, Bismarck reiterates his view th:
to seen to effect a change In the politic
situation of Sumoa, without the conse:
of England, would not accord with tl
treaty arrangements. Knappe's actio
in regard to the question of annexation .
incomprehensible, because his expet
ence and instructions ought to have v
him that his desire to annex Samom -k
opposed to the policy conducted by tl
chancellor, in conformity with, the En
peror's intention. Knappe justified tl ,
arrest of the Englishman, Gallien, 1
the ground that the latter recommend.
Mataafa to apply to Grey, ex-governor
New Zealand, for assistance. An inves
gallon proved that Gallien was not awn
of the significance of his acts.
SCANDAL IN IIKJH L1KK,
The Marchioness i,r Dooi;K Brings ftu
for Divorce Agalnal Her Husband
LoNnoN, March 21. The Marchion.
of Donegal has brought suit for divoi
against her husband on the grouud
cruelly and desertion, and the case w
heard to-day. The marchioness testifi.
that she ws3 married to the defendant
1805. SUe left hur husband's house 1
1872. Previous to leaving, Ihey. occupe
separate rooms. One night, responds
brought a friend home with him, an
dragged her from tho bed into the passs
where the friend was. The defense nr.
duccd witnesses who testified to tl
Marchioness of Donegal committing adn
tery wiih a groom employed by her hn
band and with another man.
PROBABLY CtlMfSOVISKD.
London, March 21. The caso again
the marquis was dismissed. The count,
suit that the marquis brought again
Lady Donegal was also dismissed.
A MSASI ItOI S 1-IKK. .
Destruction of a City Hall llnlldlng Co..
tabling Many non-es.
,,I;VK"', N- March 22.-The Cit
Hall building, containing the police su,
tion, all the city and county offices, th
lolice court rooni, alderman and counci
chambers, High school und cadets' a:
mory ami the City opera House with eea:
ing capacity of UKm, was burned thi
morning. The damage to the records ii
the vaults is not useertuineil T.
churches and several business house
were badly damaged.
Two Murderers Hanged.
MiNNKAious. March 22. Tim an
Peto Barrett were hanged here this morn
ing at ll:i:i o'clock, for the miirderr,
car-driver Tollefson, on the uighk ol JuU
26, 18811. '
Almost nt daw n knots 0 Man ht7iit I.,
gather about tho ja.il aud it soon became
necessary to liar the wav to the rear en
trance with timbers.
About 10 o'clock Mrs. Barrett
the sheriff's office ami created a scene
She was taken sway iu a cub.
About U o clock there were 3000 nennt.
gathered ubotit the building.
The condemned men spent "the morn
ing with friends and went to their .Wth
firmly. Both their necks w ern broken
Vbliilton Tai-otc.
C'lHCQ. Cal.. March "1 It is r-l
that Tuscott, the murderer of Millionaire
Nnell, of Chicago, has boon workinp 00
Senator Stanford's vineyard near Vina.
A week ago a Btranirer was iriwn tvoi-fc-
the vineyard. He answered tho descrip
tion of lascott, and officers from Sacra
mento and San Francisco went after him.
but he had been warned bv
and fled. It is supposed that hsi ia
oiicealed In the moiuituins.
four Hold Itolihere,
IIoLBROOK. A. T.. Mxreh 91 . r.
Isjund passenger truiu No. 2, jowl-
Pacific railroad, was robbe-i last ni7ht i
Canyon Diablo, by fo- ,r ,f.l?ig .. L?
Wells, Fargo A Co . ' " -
trakebnd' --- nount
v. D.,.j,B . m uren. uy
ro.,r,ru V. I
wk.' '- "ni " tuh 111 1 iireu.
She- .(T I ,,rn ,..,.1 . :'
. ' 1 -ur.- mi a iu iiur-
rttllt.
A Son's Disgrace.
New York, March 21. Robert Sigel,
son of General Fran Sigel, who pleaded
guilty to the forgery of pension checks,
was sentenced iu the United States court
to-day to six years imprisonment at hard
labor.