The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1884 Page: 4 of 8
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FRANK JOHNSON.
THE HERO OP SAN ANTONIO FINDS
A GRAVE IN THE LAND. .
OF SANTA ANNA.
End of a Grand and Glorious
Career of Another of Texas
Tried and' True.
CoL Frank "W. Johnson la dead I
The announcemenet which reached
thin r.it.v lint vpstprdav will to-ncor-
row be published throughout the
length and breadth of the land. It will
astonish many ana mere are uiauj
that it will not astonish lie hud
lived fourteen years beyond the three
score years and ten allotted to man.
Th nnnniinrampnt comes In the form
of a letter to Mr. Joe U. Stewart of
- Austin from the proprietor of the
-iTntii h la Pia7A.H at Agnascalientes
"Mexico whither CoL Johnson had
in nn last. vain ef-
fort to regain his broken
health. The grand old soldier the
letter savs. was given decent inter
ment in what is known as a "three
.' vears irrave" land given by the gov
eminent with the understanding
that the bodies burled there will
'be disinterred at the expiration of
that time. Strange happening! To
think that he who almost
half a century since had led a Spartan
band upon the iield of war and over-
whHlmfidold San Antonio swarming
with its Mexic hordes should come to
die in that same land 'gainst whose
oWhmu-inflr tvranv. his arm was raised
. ltut thfiv fortrot "Decunbtr 10." when
ihis bent form lay pale in death and
-for humanity's sake gave him an
honest burial. Three years were full
enough for well they knew
I that Texans will not long allow
I his dust to rest In foreign
soil but Texas glorious undivided
state will stretch forth loving arms anu
clasp her dead defender to her breast.
The deaths of grand old men do not
send anguish to the soul like the cut-
ting down of one who's in the prime of
noble manhood. When the aged and
iuflrm ate called upon to lay down the
burdens of this life we receive the
lnrur ttxDected summons with feel-
lugs of resignation and fold
the withered hands upon the
shrunken breast and murmur: "God
has willed it so."
Col. Johnson was born in Virginia
in Octolter. 17'J'J. and came to Texas in
1820. He was engaged in the business
. of surveying land until 1831 when he
...... ..l...f...l .l.il.lanf Auutin In IN.'M
ha ha! an expedition against Anabatic
and was the same year appointed
survevor-eeneral of Austin s colony
In 1835 having entered the army as a
volunteer ne was ujipuiuuni uj utn.-v
- Austin and Burleson as adjutant and
. insocctor-general. In December 1835
ho hid one of the columns that stormed
Sau Antonio and the subsequently
ill-fated Alamo in which engagement
- brave Milam who commanded the
other column fell mortally wounded.
Hv this desperate charge of less than
four hundred men the city and fort
were taken despite General Cos and
his fourteen hundred Mexicans. In
' ' 1830 Johnson's command made a raid
through the country lying between
the Rio Grande and Nueces rivers but
were surprised and most of the men
killed. Alter the war coi. jonnson
. devoted a great deal of his time
land matters but during the lav
twelve or fifteen years of his life bent
all his ellorts to collecting and com-
. piling a most elaborate history of this
' state. It was in this work that he left
his home in Hound ltock some
months ago and went to Mexico.
At the City of Mexico helexpected to
and doubtless did ilnd statistics of
importance. It was while in that
country that his feeble health prompt-
ed him to seek relief at Agnascalientes
where he died on the 8th instant. His
work will no doubt be published. At
- the re-union of the Texas Veteran as
sociation of which he was president
his old associates ignorant of his
death re-elected him to preside over
them. . Many a sincere and honest
tear will dim the eye of his old com-
- rades when they read the announce-
- ment of his death in the land of
strangers.
NEW SOCIAL CLUB.
That charming Bocial musical and
literary club known as the "E. G. D's'
was appropriately launched into pub-
lic existence by an elegant sociable
last night at the residence or Col. A. J
l'eeler. The beautiful grounds were
tastefully illuminated for the occa
sion and nothing was left undone to
' promote the success of the interest
ing proceedings. This organization
has been formed for mutual improve-
ment and is confined exclusively to
. the gentler sex. Already it has an ex
- tensive membership and is graced by
. the following young iaay otneers
" 1'resident Miss fc-iise l'eeler; vice-
president. Miss Maggie Howard
. treasurer Miss Lizzie Waggner and
secretary Miss Ellen Hughes. At
the entertainment given by the society
last night (which was opened with
v an address by the young president
explaining the object of the club) the
-attendance wai large ana select ana
; embraced within its number a galaxy
of youthful beauty and gallantry that
" does credit to the capitol city. The
general merry-making was varied
.' with dancing vocal and instrumental
music etc. and the entire evening
: was passea in a manner highly en
joy able and rarely entertaining. It is
. hardly necessary to say the hospital
ity of the kind hostess gave zest to
the pleasures of the occasion; and to
her as also her amiable family the
"E. U. u s and taeir many mends
are indebted for the agreeable intro
duction their excellent club obtained
hist evening. The society will now
hold regular stated meetings and as
it is composed of members of nearly
all the leading families of the city it
win nonoiibt be oiten nearaoi uur
mg the coming months.
THE FIltE.
Its Origin mid Extent.
At l o'clock last night the bell in
the police tower informed the public
of the existence of a fire in the Ninth
. wanL It whs in the small grain and
v feed store of Jeff Randolph it Co. oa
ttast recan street and originated tis
thought by Mr. Kandolph from sparks
' of lire dropped from the pipe of a
; friend who was with him when be
closed the doors at 8:30. That this is
' the true theory there can be hardly a
doubt. The lire was promptly extin
guished at the cost of a thorough
" drenching to the establishment.
-. Mr. Randolph estimated the stock
in the building at about 400 with
an insurance or Juu in the agency of
- E. W. Shands & Sons. The actual
. damage to the stock by water will be
perhaps aDout one-third. While this
lire was not disastrous in its extent it
would naye ueen nau it not been so
promptly checked as It was sur-
. rounded by plenty of combustible
.material upon which to feed.
It serves however as an admoni
tion to all that too much care cannot
bo taken to prevent the introduction
of the tiery element.
The following cases were decided
vesterdav :
II. & t. C. R'y. Co. vs. John H-mry
Boozer; from Grayson county. AVith-
out adopting so much of the opinion
ot the commissioners or appeals (by
J udge Watts) as holds that it is not
the duty of a railroad company to use
as much care in running a switch en-
gme withiQ a town or city as in run
ning a locomotive at other points upon
their line of road we think the evi-
dence that the appellant was not guilty
ot gross negligence in mis case and
that the appellee contributed by his
own negligence to me injury received
and that under the evidence the ver
dict should have been lor appellant.
The opinion as thus restricted is
adopted and the judgment reversed
und the cause remanded.
This was suit against appellant to
recover 820000 damages lor injuries
received in crossing the raihoad track
at Denlaon November 7 1879 by
which complanant lost a leg and re
ceived other injuries.
There was verdict and judgment
gainst the company for 8ti 125.
Boozer was a loy ten years old knew
the crossing was dangerous and was
on his guard for moving trains but at
the time ot the accident ne was loos
ing down at the path and thinking
about getting home. He heard the
moving train but supposed it was on
the Missouri Pacific track and there
fore did not look up to see where it
was. The tram could have been easi ly
seen by ni-n. jNeitner me oeu was
rang or the whistle sounded and tne
engineer and iireman were watching
l lit? rear iui Bigiiaia. -m cugiu.
savs he was watching the front also
ior ousirucuoiia. .neimer tsw iuo
boy 'till after he was injured. The
company set up in defente that the
evidence failed to show such gross
negligence as made them liable but
on the other hand did show such con
tributory negligence on the part of
the boy as barred recovery for dam
ages. Judge Watts concludes that
the evidence as presented did not a is
close such gross negligence on the
part or the company as would autnor-
lze recovery of damages; and that a
boy or the intelligence or tne com-
plainant failing to use his sense to
avoid injury must' bo considered as
having cout i loured directly to it and
hence cannot recover.
It. A. Brown & Co. vs. Tom Chan-
cellor et. al. from Ellis county. Re
versed and remanded.. J. W. Stavton
J. There is nothing in the facts of this
case says Justice Stayton to vary cer
tain general rules governing in mat
ters of partnership. The record does
not present facts sufficient to enable
this court properiy to dispose of the
writs of garnishment and for errors
indicated the j udgment of the court be
low Is reversed and the cause reman
ded that it may be preceded with in
accordance with the opinion of this
court.
Amos Morrill vs. W. W. Stell ad-
mislstrator et al. from Lamar county.
Opinion of commissioners of appeals
(by Judge Walker) adopted and juag
ment affirmed. This was a suit for
S1.500 for professional service on
quantum meruit brought by Morrill
when a practicing attorney at Austin
J udgment was in Morrill s ravor.
Fort Worth and Denver City Kail
road Company vs. M. D. and J. B
Dabney. from Wise county. Opinion
of commissioners of appeals (by Judge
W atts) adopted and j udgment ailirmt d.
This is a claim tor damages to crops
fencing trees etc. caused by the com
pany runniDg their track across the
Dabneys' land. The damages are es
timated at 8500 for destruction o
trees for crops and fencing 8500
and for wilful and malicious cursing
and villifying of Danbey 82000 in all
3000. Judgment allowed only $500
fcr compiainant and condemnation of
right or way lor the road.
Western Union telegraph company
vs. Win. Ilitson from l'arker county
lieport of commissions or appeals ex
amined and their opinion (by.Judgi
Watts) adopted upon the point dis
cussed in it and relied on in the
assignment of errors and the judg
ment affirmed. This was suit to
recover S2U0 damage for error in
message. Judgment for 8150 and
costs.
T. G. Peyton et. al. Vs. J. L. Leon
ard. receiver etc. from Dallas county
Opinion of commissioners of appeals
(by Judge Delaney) adopted and
judgment affirmed. Suit on note pre
senting no points of special interest
It. E. Bumpas tt al. vs. M. J. Spen
cej et al. from Dallas county. Opin
ion oi commissioners of appeals (by
J udge Watts) adopted and the judg-
ment reformed in accordance with
their recommendation. JNono ot the
assignments of error says Judge
Whtts are well taken. However he
adds there is an error apparent of re
cord which will require that th
judgment bo reformed. There ia no
evidence that would authorize an ad
ditional judgment against Mrs
Bumpas. Hence applying the rule
announced in Lynch vs. Elkes (2
Texas 230.) we conclude that in this
respect the judgmentought to be re
formed.
C. Bomberger et al. vs. D. H. Mor
row from Eanuin county; judgment
affirmed by A. H. WiJlie. chief justice.
The only question in the case;arises
upon a deed of C. Bomberger to his
co-defendants which was put in evi
dence to sustain the defense of limita
tion under the five years statute
pleaded by the appellees in bar of
plaintiffs action. The question is
"Can a remainderman prescribe under
our five years statutes of limitations
by reason of the possession of the
tenant of the particular estate who
does not himself claim under a re
corded deed?" Held: "There was no
error in refusing to admit the testi
mony ottered by appellants. To ad
mit proof of a secret understandiDg
between the parties to the deed or to
allow a mistake in its terms known to
them alone to be corrected when
would convert it into an instrument
that would have availed these parties
under the statute ot limitations
against the piaintut ne having no
knowledge but that it evidenced their
true intentions upon its face would
be to do away with the main require
ment by whicn every statute protect
the true owner from losing his land
by the fraudulent possession of
mere intruder."
The deed in this case purported to
be a conveyance from C. Bomberger
to tne appellees one of whom was his
wife and the others his children he
reserving to himself the use and
fruits of the property during his life
time it was a deed of gift.
Sarah E. Ilandley vs. Houston &
Texas Central Railway company from
Dallas county. Opinion of commis
sioners of appeals (by Judge Delaney)
adopted and judgment anirmed. This
was a suit for $3000 damages on ac
count ot injuries received while a pas-
senger on the cars caused by a def eet
in defendant's road bed. The com-
pany set up that one Hall who at the
time of the accident was fraudulently
using a pass issued to Charles Damcn
and wife confederated with plaintiff
Ilandley to defraud the company :
that Hale with her consent repre-
sented themselves to be Damon and
wife. Plaintiff denies any fraud.
There was a verdict for defendant
and plaintiff presents her Buit by
writ of error. -H.
& T. C. railroad vs. M. J. Lea
key from Grayson county. Opinion
of commissioners' of appeals (by
Judge Watts) adopted and judgment
reversed and cause remanded. The
facts in this case o Nve presented
in the Boozer case auove noticed the
boy Boozer who was the party injured
on the track at Denison November 7.
187'J being John Henry Boozer son
ofM. J. Leakey complainant in this
case who claims 610.J00 damages re-
sulting to her in consequence of her
son's injuries and got judgment and
vPfiirt. tVir -71?
Fneberg. Klein & Co. vs. B. C.
Lowe; from Clay county. Affirmed.
James Strong vs. W. It. Curtis et al.:
from Clay county. Opinion of com
missioners of appeals (by Judge Watt?)
adopted and judgment reversed ami
cause remanded. This is a case of
partnership.
V. V. ward's heirs vs. Jimllv WII
natns irom J.amar county. Allirmo
on certificate.
Jas. 1. Keeks et. al- vs. Getrendener
& Ferris from Dallas county. Affirm
ed on ceruncate.
Thos. Koss. et. al vs. J. C Jones.
eu ol rrom x anmn county. Aiurmed
on certincate.
E. F. Stein & Co. vs. Holmes
crane et. aL from Lamar county
vruacate dismissed.
MINOR COURTS.
Robert Barr was arraigned before
justice v on itosenkurg yesterday and
placed under 81000 bond for assault
with intent to murder his father
T . -w-r -. . T
xiuutn uarr sr.
i 1 1
Recorder Johns vesterdav imno.qpwl
the following tines : William Brush.
iwu uorn ana utto Newman s?a and
costs each for getting intoxicated.
ano w. x. leader and costs for
disturbing the peace and abusing Dr.
Stoddard. The fines and costs in the
first three cases amount to S29.40. and
in the last case to S20.2O. Total:
S49C0.
Base Ball.
Washington. April 24. Nationals
7 Bostons 6.
SONS OF TEXAS !
HE rATRIOT VETERANS PRO-
CLAIM THT.TR OPPOSITION TO A
DIVISION OP THE STATE.
And a Noble Organization I
Adopts the Motto : " Texas
Indivisible Forever ! "
From the immaculate scripture-
slinger of Plymouth church down to
the - veriest creature of. political
chance both in and outside of Texas
there are men to be round whose in
corrigible love of notoriety coupled
with an overweening vanity plunges
them into doctrines and beliefs prin
ciples and utterances which nothing
but wilful blindness or imbecility can
justify and which only ambition or
selt-interest can actuate lane me
old cry for a division of Texas for ex-
m i 1
ample mere are uiuiviuuais wnu
favor this wild policy tor no otner
earthly reason than to have them
selves talked about ana mere are
others who seek the disintegration
of our empire state merely
as a stepping-stone to their
personal aggrandizement. When
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher some
months since visited this section and
received at the hands of the people
everywhere a reception ot which he
might well be proud a reception mat
did him far more honor than it did to
the moral instincts of the state the
1 1 1.3 1 . mnl.. .na
oniy return iiccuuiu iuiuiu iuiiuimj woo j
to publish broadcast his "unalterable
impression" that the best interests of
Texas demanded a division or our ter-
ritorial boundaries and that the
"mere sentiment" of our citizens
should not be allowed to stand in the
way of this imperative desideratum.
And so with others who are as indit-
lerent to the wishes of the people a3
Beecher. Even the illustrious
solon who 13 known to
fame as "Rutabaga Johnson"
is sometimes accused of a secret desire
to halve up with his political hatchet
the lordly domain over which Hous-
ton once exercbed such a benign sway
and in whose destinies the "Old Al-
calde" took such a stirring part. There
are many others who entertain sim-
ilar insane notions and as "fools rush
madly on where angels dare to
tread" we suppose the crop of that
ilk will never become exhausted so
long as office seeking "sore-heads" aie
to be found in our midst or addle-
headed statesmen fail to receive from
the people of their respective localities
that reward which unadulterated ego-
tism alone entitles them to.
Hearing that the question of
the division of the state re-
ceived signal consideration at the
recent meeting of the Texas Veteran
is ociation in i'aris a representative
of The Statesman resolved on ob-
taining the inner facts relating to the
matter and to this end enterviewed
Mr. Robert Price of Burnet on the
question:
Reporter Mr. Price. I understand
the matter ot dividing the state re-
ceived some attention from the vet-
erans at your recent meeting in Paris ?
Mr. P. Oh yes; we had that ques-
tion before us and it is no breach of
faith to tell you that the veterans of
Texas unanimously repudiate it. No
sir; the men who fought for the liberty
and rights of this imperial territory
are not witling to see the fruits of
their valor bartered away and parceled
out to political charletans. The vet-
erans never fought for any particular
portion of the state. They fought
for all Texas and I am at a loss to
know if a division took place now
what portion of the land freed from
Santa Anna and his myrmidons could
be called Texas ? You can put it down
sir that so long as a member of the
"Old Guard" remains and so long as
our children revere the teachings in-
stilled into their minds by the veter-
ans Texas will remain as it is to-day
grand and indivisible I Let me tell
you that even now a movement is on
foot in this state to guard against any
division and ere long an organization
known as the "Sons of Texas" will
make itself felt from end to end of the
nil republic. That organization will
be exclusively composed of the sons of
Texas veterans and natives ot the
state and I guess it will be sufficiently
strong and its object sufficiently sa-
cred ;ind patriotic to discourage all
attempts at dismemberment no mat-
ter from what quarter they may man-
ifest themselves. This proposition of
dividing Texas crops up with singular
regularity whenever our prominent
politicians become enamored of
a particular "hobby" but the
veterans like one man have
always sat down on it just as
they did at Paris the other day and
just as they will continue to do so
long as such a suicidal policy is dared
even to be whispered in any part of
Texas. Our watchword is: "Insep-
arable" our principle "United we
stand divided we fall." It is the
glory of our comrades that they risked
their lives for the common weal of
this entire state. They fought to give
freedom and prosperity and home-
steads to all; and now as then we are
opposed to monopolies of every kind
and nature. We favor every enter
prise calculated to advance our mater-
ial progress. We favor the construc-
tion of roads and bridges the erection
of educational institutes and the
building of railways but we are thor-
oughly opposed to the granting of
land subsidies either for railroad ex-
tensions or improvements. We do
not propose by the adoption of this
policy to plant or grow a cudgel
with which corporations may here-
after mash our children's heads. Mr.
Price in concluding his interesting
interview gave as. a further reason
against the division of Texas that in
case at any time in the remote future
there should be a disruption of the
union this state would b3able to
proudly stand alone and demand its
independence.
With the veterans opposed to the
realization of Beecher a prophecy and
with the "Sons of Texas" ready to bat-
tle for the integrity of the state with
four-fiths of the people opposed to the
designs of the disorganizing element
uu vaunuusm aim wauition cement-
ing in a glorious whole every rood of
ground embraced within the lines of
our princely confines we need have
no tears for a di ision of Texas and
the child is not j et born who will wit
ness such an untoward even.
Novel and Fleasinsr.
m i . . . -
hie statesman is pleased to a.
knowledge the reception yesterday of
a iiiiuruiuceuL i-oquet irom tne arbor
No. 511 West 'Afch street It repre
sents tne burning busn and is com
posed or a twig of oak with the
leaves and a great variety of rare and
oeauuiui roses. Among which we
rind the tollowing lovely varieties:
Olory of Moses Glory of Austin a
new 'hybrid uen Jacqueminot George
1 eabodv. Pius IX.. and Golden Chain I
It was indeed a splendid collection of
iaio HB auu may ui ssiiigs always
attend the fair lady whose kindly
heart dictated the most acceptable and
delicate attent ion.
A Bad luck.
St. Louis April 23. Tilden G. Ab
bott rormerly connected with and
now charged with robbing the Water-
town (Mass.) bank of $49000 last fall
was arrested Monday night at Pierce
City Mo. where he has been living
the past six weeks under the name of
J. 11. oster. He had purchased con-
siderable property and stocked a store
with $15000 worth of clotaing and
was living with a woman said to be
niece. He has a wife and four chil
dren near Boston. His entire prop
erty was seized and ne will be held
until the officers of the bank arrive to
take him away. -
OFFICIAL. FACTS.
Washington D. C April 23. The
president sent to the senate to-day a
report from the secretary of state in
reply to a resolution requesting in
formation as to the average produc-
lon consumption exportation and
importation of wheat rye corn asd
cotton in foreign countries and their
probable requirements of such prod
ucts trom the United States before
the crops of the coming year are
ready and other information bearing
on the question of demand for . grain
and cotton products of the United
States. The secretary in bis report
says:
"Calculations and estimates submitted
prove as far as statistics can prove
under the circumstances that the
stock of wheat on hand in Europe at
tne close or w aid not materially an
"l
ici uuui uiu a(jvn;ik
on hand the previ
ous year ; that the wants of Europe
are as imperative and as great as they
were in '83 ; and that the demand-
upon the United States should natu
rally le as great as th y were in 83.
How 1 jng Europe mayor can draw on
her reserve stock or what are th-? ex
act considerations which control the
several countries. - especially the
United Kingdom which may be said
to regulate the wheat markets of the
world can alone develop. He also
says the "last liberal allowance for the
wheat output necessary to the world s
consumption shows the United States
should be drawn upon the present
year for 177.000.000 bushels in round
numbers against 198000000 bushels
from all other wheat growing coun
tries. It thus appears the United
States instead of being controlled by.
should be able to control all the lor
eign markets.
From AVasbingrton.
Washington D. C April 24. The
house to-day considered the amend
ments of the senate to the naval appro-
priation bill. When the amendment
appropriating 8100000 to complete an
ordnance outfit tor new cruisers was
reached Blackburn moved concur
rence. He would vote he said for
non-concurrence in all state amend
ments except this one. Blackburn';
motion was agreed to by a vote of 114
to 94 and Randallggave notice that he
would demand the yeas and nays in
the house.
O'Neill of Pennsylvaniamoved to
concur in the amendment for addi
tional cruisers with an amendment
providing that at least three of the
vessels be constructed in the United
States navy yard.
Gibson expressed his willingness to
vote for a just and fair appropriation
of the peoples money that they mifht
have a navy to represent their inter
ests on the high seas. 1 hear no argu
ment used against the building ot
navy except that it might interfere
with the election of some gentlemen
in the congressional districts who has
said the country does not need a navy
Bland " What would you do with a
navy to-oay it vou had it r
Gibson We wonld give our bust
ness men confidence to go out into
the world to establish trade and with
a navy we would unlock the labor of
this country and the men engaged in
the bulling and bearing the markets
would not be able to do so. We have
no trade and if we follow your lead
we never will have trade; and now it
is because I desire to see American
commerce revived because I desire
to see our interests have some protec
tion that I am anxious to build up
a navy and if the country have no
honest men who can be entrusted
with the building of a navy we had
better lower our Hag and seek the
protection of soma other honest
country.
Tillman opposed the pending amend
ment beciuso he could demonstrate
if he had the time that it was a stu
penduous fraud for the purpose of
buying the next presidential election
and it was to be done under the pre
tense ot being the laborer s mend.
Kasson said the true reason the
democrats were opposed to building
navy had been shown to day to be the
fear of thejsecretary of the navy. He
challenged an investigation into the
most minute acts ot Chandler's ad-
ministration. A long debate ensued
during which the secretary of the
navy was strongly censured by th
democrats ana defended by the
republicans.
O'Neills motion was then lost and
the house agreed to the report on con
currence in tavor of ordinance by a
vote of yeas 136; nays 10t.
Washington April 23. The fol
lowing are the collections of internal
ravenue for the first nine months of
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1884
Spirits $55497393 an increase of
82102.440 over the corresponding
periixl or the previous year; tobacco
iaD40dt) a decrease or ;i3eo393
fermented liquors S126s8.8oil. an in
crease of 8895773; banks and bankers
822392000 a decrease of 83741534
miscellaneous sources 844090041 a
decrease of 86006539. Aggiegate re-
ceipts $87454084 which is a $20505-
253 less than the collection of the last
fiscal year.
Washington D. G April 23. The
senate to-day passed a bill granting a
monthly pension or 8ou to Mrs. M
Caroline McDougal widow of Rear
Admiral McDougal. The old ladv is
quite feeble and almost entirely de
prived ot sight.
Washington D. C April 23. The
house commerce committee has di
rected a favorable report on -Repre
sentative trraves' bill authorizing the
appomtment of a Missouri river
commission.
Washington April 24 In the
senate to-day a petition was presented
by Frye from the governor executive
council secretary of state and other
citizens of Maine praying that con
gress might appropriate money m aid
or tne worlds exposition at New
Orleans. In presenting the petition
Frye remarked that M;iine was as far
from Louisiana as one could reach
within the limits of the United
States and he was very glad his state
took so much interest in the New
Orleans exposition. He sincerelv
hoped a suitable appropriation for the
exposition would be made by con
gress.
Washington D. C April 25. In
the senate to-day a message from the
house of representatives annonnced
its non-concurrence in the senate
amendment on the post office appro-
priation bill The senate insisted on
its amendments and the chair ap-
pointed Plumb Allison and Beck as a
committee on the part of the senate
to confer with a like committee on the
part of the house.
Another message announced the
house agreed to report the conference
committee the diiterences in relation
to the special deficiency appropriation
bill l ne senate also agreed
The chair announced as a committee
on conference on the part of the
senate regarding the disagreeing votes
of the two houses on the navy appro
priation bin liaie Jjogan and Beck
Washington April 25. A call has
been issued ior a special meeting of
the repub'ican central committee of
the District ot Columbia to-morrow
night. The object of the meeting ia
to consider tne cnarge3 or bribery
whkh will be made in connection
with the recent election of delegates
to the natunai republican convention
at Chicago. The Evening Star to-night
says it is asserted that delegates to the
nmiwu. f t.wmti.iwn
their names to sworn affidavits speci-
fymg their votes were purchased in
the interest of Conger and Carson
Some affidavits state the candidates in
person ouereu tne money or made
promises and others say they were
approached by persons who repre-
sented the candidates.
Washington April 2a. The house
committee on appropriations to-day
agreed favorably to report represen
tative Ellis' bill with amendments
providing for the loaning of 81.000.-
000 by the government to tne world s
Exposition at jew uneans to aug
ment and enhance its success in such
a manner as the board of management
may determine; one third of the
amount to be available immediately
after the passage of the act and the
remainder to ba paid in four monthly
payments thereafter. The bill pro
vides that no greater amount shall be
expended upon buildings and prepa-
rations than aggregates the sum
which mav be secured by subscription
to the capital stock by donations and
by the amount of the loan.
Washington. April 25. Major
Ilarrod of the Mississippi river com-
mission was before the house commit
tee on levees and improvements of
the Mississippi to-day. He said the
work could be carried on expeditious
ly on three or four reaches at the same
time and that Plum Point and Provi-
dence reaches could b completed
ithin a year. He said $12000000.
would construct a complete line of
levees 2 feet above high water from
Cairo to New Orleans.
Washington April 25. Represen
tative Stewart of Texas was directed
to-day by the house committee on for-
eign affairs to prepare a bill providing
for tne appointment ot three commis
sioners to visit Mexico and Central
and Southern America and secure in
formation relative to increasing com
mercial interest between these two
countries and the United States. The
bill is to contain an appropriation of
$10000.
Washington April 24. The house
committee on judiciary to-dav sub
mitted four reports relative to extend-
ing the rights of suffrage to women.
The adverse majority report was pre
pared ny jviayoury and says m part:
xo permit tne entrance or political
contention into a home would be
either useless or pernicious useless.
if man and wife agree and pernicious
if they differ. In the former case the
volume of ballots would be increased
without change of results; in the lat
er. the peace and contentment ol
home would be exchanged for a bed
lam of political debate and become a
scene of base and demoralizing con
troversy in answer to the question or-
ten suggested what portion and
what class of women would avail
themselves of the privilege of sutt
rage if extended to-morrow V Your
committee is of opinion that whi le a
few intelligent women such as ap
peared beiore the committee in advo
cacy of the pending measure would
defy all obstacles in the way of their
casting the ballot yet the great mass
or intelligent reuned. and ludicrous.
with the becoming modesty of their
sex would shrink irom the rude con
tact of the crowd and with the ex
ceptions named leave to the ignorant
and the vile the exclusive right to
speak ior the gentler sex on public
anairs.
Messrs. Reed E. B. Taylor T. M
Browne and McC-ird in their mi
nority report say the association oi
sexes in the family circle in society
and in business having proven to be
improving to both there is neither
history reason nor sense to justify the
assertion that an association in poll
tics Avill lower one or demoralize the
other. No reason on earth can be
given by those who claim suffrage as
a right of manhood which does not
make it womanhood also. If suffrage
is to be given to man to protect him in
his life libeity and property the same
reason urge it to be given to woman
for she has the same life liberty and
property to protect
Dorsheimer while concurring with
the majority in recommending the
matter to be laid on the table says
"I think it probable the interests of
society will soon require tnat women
should have the right of suffrage and
I am not willing to say more than
that the present is not the opportune
time for the submission to the states
of the proposed amendment."
Poland's report says: "The office
and duty which nature has devolved
upon woman during all the active
and vigorous portion of her life would
often render it impossible and still
more indelicate for her to appear and
act in caucases conventions and elec
tions or to act as a member of the
legislature or as a juror or judge
cannot bring myselt to believe any
large portion of intelligent women in
this country desire any such thing
granted or would pertorm any such
duties if a chance were offered them
Washington April 24. In the
senate to-day the bill passed provid
ing for the disposal of the abandoned
military reservations.
The bill amending the revised stat
utes relating to tresspassers on Indian
lands passed it adds imprisonment
to the fine already provided tor
The chair then laid before the sen
ate unfinished business being the
bill to provide a bureau of animal in
dustrv and to suppress cattle diseases
McPherson thought the bill defec
tive and moved its recommittal
Morgan said the bill provided for
a number of inspectors who would be
interested In keeping alive the im
pression that disease existed among
the cattle of the country. Their con
tinuaticeiin oiice depended upon the
fact or supposed fact that such dis
ease existed.
Plumb then addressed the senate in
reply to the objections made to the
bill and in opposition to the motion to
recommit. A recommittal he said
would be destructive to the bill and
an indication that the senate did not
want to pass any bill on the subject
i of cattle diseases this se& 1 n. All the
stock growing associations had passed
resolutions favoring the bill and every
intelligent stock grower favored it
in regard to tne constitutional ques
tion. Plumb said wuenthe state had
attempted to keep out cattle from
another state the supreme court de
cided it had the constitutional power
to do so and to assert now that the
United States had no power under
the constitution to regulate this inter-
commerce in cattle would be to as
sert power existed nowhere. Plumb
continued at considerable length dis
cussing the subject in various way3.
Coke of Texa3 said he took a great
interest in this matter. His state had
been assaulted and libelled and its
value in consequence depreciated by
officials of the United States. The
bulk of the testimony before the sen
ate went to show that there was no
pleuro-pneumonia in the country
One gentleman had told him he
advanced $500000 on cattle and if
this bill had passed he would lose half
it not ail his money the cattle in
terest were suffering and would suffer
from this constant agitation. Where.
he asked.was pleuro-pneumonia Agi
tations nor agitators could not locate
it except in the agricultural report.
if there was testimony or contagious
disease among
ag the Texas cattle he
would only be interested to get passed
the best bill he could. As there was
no such evidence he must opposo th--bilL
Between one-seventh and one
sixth of the cattle of the
United States were in Texas
and the treasury cattle commission had
recomir ended these cattle to be quar
antined from March to November
the only time they were lit for market
This would make a great difference in
the price of beef and consumers would
be largely out ot pocket by it.
The senate soon alter adjourned.
Washington. D. C April 23. In
the senate to-day the bill amending
the revised statutes in relation t tnu
ber depredations was passed it pro
tects the Indian reservations from
unlawful cutting of timber.
The bill denning the title and duties
of certain officers of the medical de
partment of the army passed: It pre
scribes the rank of colonel will be
styled assistant surgeon-general ;md
the office with rank of ln-utenaut-
colonel be styled deputy surgeon-general
with rank and pay as at prrsent.
The chair laid before the senate u.e
special order being a bill to establish
a bereau of animal industry to pre
vent the exportation of diseiised
cattle and provide for the extirpation
of pluro-pneumonia and other conta
gious diseases among domestic ani
mals. The house bill was substituted
for senate bill
Plumb said the cattle interests of
the country were unanimously in fa
vor of the legislation proposed by the
bill-
Coke of Texas severely criticized
the department of agriculture for
spreading false reports of the nature
of disease among American cattle.
He had carefully read the consular
reports and found no pre
tense any animal ever having
foot and mouth disease of pleuro
pneumonia ever having been landed
in England or any other European
country. If the bill passed with the
overshadowing power which it gives
the commissioner of agriculture Coke
would recommend that his people get
rid ot their cotton as soon as possible.
There was but one reasonhe thought
why the agricultural department had
given such awi 'e publicity to the ab-
surdly;exagge- ed reports about cattle
diseases: Th ss that the depart
ment was uined to aggrandize
itself at the e...ise of the cattle in-
terests of the country. This bill had
been twice already kicked out of the
senate and should be kicle 1 out airain.
The states seperately were quite able
o deal with their own narMn. and
should not be interfered with. If the
agricultural department would stop
libelling the cattle of the United
States no more trouble would be
found with the cattle business. Our
government was not paternal and the
people could take care of their own
cattle without the paternal care of the
agricultural department Coke would
ravor a bin to prohibit the importa
tion or exportation of diseased cattle.
uui ne. wouiu not vote tor a bill ap-
pointinglan inspector to- trn smpiiimr
around men's stables to hunt up cases
of imaginary disease.
Ji z - -
V illiams regretted the senator from
Texas (Coke) hail been carried so far
by the warmth of his feelings in de-
nunciation of those who desired to
pass the bill. He for one favored the
bill lie wanted to know if Texas
bulls belonged to any royal race like
the sacred bulls of India? Texas
steers were tall slab-sided bulls.
laughter! with horns sometimes ex
tending seven feet in width but with
all that they were entitled to no more
privileges in this democratic country
than the common cattle. Renewed
laugnter. j tviinams said he was him
seir a stock raiser and he knew
nineteen-tenths of all the stock-
raisers in the country ravortd
this measure; and ejaculated Wil-
liams to say there is no pleuro pneu
monia in this country I Mr tiod it
has been in New Jersey New York
Pennsylvania Maryland and the Dis
trict of Columbia. Williams had him
self seen it. If that disease should
once spread upon the plains it would
be ineradicable and the duty was im
perative to stamp is out. Williams
had no donbt of the entire constitu
tionality of the action by the national
sroverniuent. and it was no use now
for constitutional lawyers to hang
the' question up "between the
devil and high water" laughter.
ine evil had to ba m-t.
Washington D. O April 23. The
troubles in a laniily occupying a high
social station and which have been
on the tongue of gossips for sometime
to-day took a tangible form in a suit
for divorce brought by Helen Marshal
Carroll againt Sam'l S. Carroll maj.
genaeral on the retired list U. S. A
The charge is adultery with notorious
women of this city. Petitioner states
they were married at St. Louis Sep
tember 6 laud by the Kev. Dr. Schuy
ler her maiden name being Hellen
Bennett ; that since the discovery of
these offenses for the sake of her
children r.nd in the hope that he
would abandon his vicious habits
she remained with him but his con
duct has been growing daily worse
and therefore she eeeks the protection
of the law. The parties to the suit
are well known in military circles
throughout the country Gen. Carroll
having reached a high rank during
the war and Mrs. Carroll being re-
lated to some of the most distin
guished officers in the service.
Washington D. C April 24
Members of the Mississippi river com-
mission to-day appeared before the
house committee on levees and im-
provements of the Mississippi river.
and "resident Comstock of the com
mission explained the plan of im
provements adopted and said it
would in a commercial sense pay the
government to expend $75000000 or
$100000000 to get a depth of water
of ten feet from St. Louis to New
Orleans.
Washington April 2o. The sen
ate committee on railroiids unani
mously agreed to report with a few
minor amendments the bill prepared
by senator Cullom to establish a com
mission to regulate inter-state com
merce and other matters. The bill
has been printed.
TEXAS INSURANCE.
Galveston April 23. At the sec
ond day's session of the Ptate board of
fire underwriters held in this city to
day tne mree-iourtns loss clause was
recommended to be inserted in all
policies hereafter issued upon wooden
buildings and their contents in cities
and towns without an efficient water
supply. The clause adopted bv the
board is as follows : " It is agreed
and understood to be a condition
of this insurance that in
case of any loss or
damage under this policy this com
pany shall be liable only for three-
tourths of said loss not exceeding the
sum herein insured the other one-
fourth to be borne by the assured
and in case of other insurance hereon
this company to be liable only lor its
pro rata of the three-fourths of such
loss or damage.
The election of officers resulted in
the choice of N. O. Lauve of Austin
&i president and Mr. Bonner of Tyler
vice president.
A resolution was adopted restrict
ing the compensation to be paid to
agents at 15 per cent. and providing
that any agent who demands or re
ceives a greater compensation than 15
per cent shall forfeit all companies
represented by him in this association.
Galveston. April 24. The third
days' session of the state board of fire
underwriters was held to-day. Ac-
tion was taken on the report of the
committee on cotton which recom
mended the adoption by the associa
tion of a standard for cotton ware-
houses such as will justify
an annual rate of i?ot more than
per cent ine request whicn was
unanimously adopted specified rules
which must be observed in the con
struction of warehouses water re-
quirements storage compressesclosed
warehouses cotton not stored closed
iron warehouses etc. On a lloating
policy cotton is subject to the average
clause. The floater form is conhned
to Galveston and the rate of premium
the highest for any locality embraced
in the terms of the policy: It is pro-
vided that no general floater shall be
less than five per cent.
Galveston April 25. The final
set s on of the state board of fire un-
derwriters was held tc-day at which
tde rates on all classes ot risks were
fixed and classifications decided on
On lloating policies for cotton shippers
live per cent was adopted as the high
est rate ot any locality embraced in
the terms of the policy. On the clas
sification of towns the committee to
whom the matter was referred made
their report which they submitted
toaether with a letter in which they
call attention that on the question
or rdt-s their errorts have been
directed more to an equalization
of existing rates than the
making of any material general ad
vance. They consider the introduc
tion of the three-fourth clause a very
considerable increase and assert that
it will serve to lessen the number of
fires which otherwise might occur.
The classification report being incom
plot e was not given to the press and
by subsequent resolution was referred
to the executive committee with
power to act on communications from
merchants of San Antonio Fort
Worth Dallas and Gainesville. The
committee reported that in their opin-
ion tho rules and rates as reccom-
mended should be adopted by the
association. Committees were appoint
ed to apply schedule of rates to presses
here and to rate presses in Houston.
A resolution was adopted making
an additional charge ot nve cents on
each additional story above the third
in all cities and towns in the state to
all of wmch this sum will be added as
a basis of rates. Charges for one
story buildings are to be made as fol
lows: standard buildings having an
area of 6000 fquare fec-t for. each
additional two tuous.ml feet or frac
tion thereof five cents addtional for
building and contents li-structions
were . given to " th'j secre
tary to iseue a circular
to all local boards requesting the
adoption of the value loss average
fireworks vacancy and coal oil stove
clauses as provided in state tariff. A
resolution defining a fire wall was also
adopted. It was further resolved that
the rules and rates not already acted
upon as reported by the committee
on rates be referred to the executive
committee with power to act. Reso-
lutions of thanks were adopted and
the board adjourned sine die.
The best tobacco
for smokers Ii
Little Joker."
NOTED GAMBLER.
St. Louis April 25. Warren F.
McChesney was convicted by the jury
this morning of fraud and for trying
to extort 32000 : from the t. Louis
Brewers' association. The jury as-
sessed his punishment at two years in
tne penitentiary. AieJjhesney - is a
well-known tigurer in local politics
and generally credited with being the
head of the gamblers' ring r He wai
mixed up an all police gambling scan-
dals and believed to be a man of: pe-
culiar inlluencea through his- dark
practices. . He was indicted at the
time of 1116 police gambling invesUga-
tions last fall for attempting bribery
and ior iraud. The trial on the brib
ery charges resulted in .a hung jury.
ins conviction to-day was a matter
of surprise as it was believed almost
impossible that he would be convicted.
He has for years figured in every local
scandal connected with the gamblers.
ine jury joined in a recommendation
for mercy in which his attorney also
- r i ii. . i . ...
join. iia-j uso maue a motion
tor a new trial.
A BIG FIGHT.
Pittsburg. April 25. One of the
most remarkable prize fights that ever
occurred in this city or vicinity took
place last night at arsenal park be-
tween Billson Jack and Jack Clifford
for $100 a sid. Previous to the. bat-
tle a ball had been in progress in
which over thirty young girls and sev
eral mothers with infants in their
arms were participants. When time
was called at 10 o'clock thirty women
as well as men crowded around the
ring and during the f.ght the former
were more enthusiastic sheuters for
their respective favorites. The fight
was with soft gloves to the end.
ana lonoon ring rules from the
start. Clifford who disolaved the
most science had the best of it.
ana soon nau tne battle well in hands
unison Jack fought savagelv. how
ever and refused to give uo until the
one hundred and twenty-first round.
i i : . i i - . . ..
wueu ma lnenus lnienereo and the
mid was awarded to Clifford. Both
men were terribly punished. Billson
Jack had to be carried from the ring
A number of policemen watched the
light until the close without Inter
fering. The battle lasted an hour and
forty-uve minutes.
Negro Execution.
Little Rock. April 25. The Ga
zette's Ozark special says: ' Charles
Wright (colored) was hanged at Center
Point Howard county to-day for the
murder last July of Thomas Wyatt a
white jnan. Wright was one of a
crowd of negroes who attacked Wyatt
in a field and killed him but not be-
fore he killed one of them. The affair
created intense excitement and sever
al hundred negroes under arms as
also armed whites are organized.'
State troops werb sent toouellthe
disturbance and arrested a large num
ber several were sentenced to various
terms in the penitentiary and Wright
received the death sentence. He ad
mitted being present at the killing
but elaimed he took no active part.
and maintained thij demeanor to the
last dying without a struggle. Two
thousand people witnessed the execu-
tion including many negroes. All is
quiet.
Railroad News.
Chicago April 25. The annual
report of the Chicago St Paul. Min
nesota & Omaha railroad for the
liscal year endiBg December 31. 1883.
shows the gross earnings as 85515000;
total net income $J3ZJuuu.
Joseph Tucker general manager of
the Illinois Central railroad has re-
signed. Mr. Tucker has been for
twenty-eight years in the service of
the fllinma fVnt-.rul anil nraa rma rvf
the most widely known and popular
railway ofti-;ials in the west. x
Little Rock April 24. At the
annual stockholders' and directors'
meeting of the Little Rock and Fort
Smith and Little Rock Mississippi
luver and Texas railways held to-day
the present oincers were re-elected.
II. G. Ellis general auditor of the
consolidated lines resigned.
A Feverish Market
New York. April 25. At the close
of the day some half dozen of firms
were reported having tailed to put
up margins but in tne most part
they were among the weaker houses
in trade and at 4 o'clock after ex
change closed a notice was received
irom Wm. O. Phillips & Co. grain
and nour morcnants tnat they were
unable to meet their engagements
Phillips & Co. have always Btood well
in the trade and until recently were
very extensive dealers. Buttman.
Thompkins & Co. stated the differ
ences tor which they were liable were
small and would be paid in full.
Among the small operators reported
to nave railed are n vv. Martin j. M
Fuller and William Druyff. The ad
vance in prices on change to-day was
the largest in a single day for many
years.
Arkansas Justice.
Little Rock April 25. The first
trial in connection with the bloodv
street fight February 9 between the
uoran and a lynn Tactions at Hot
Springs ended there to-day. S. A
Doran D. Pruitt H. Lansing J. Lu
cius John Ellison and Robert Pruitt
were tnea ror tne murder or a rank
Hall a hackman. who was driving
the Flynn party when the encounter
occurred. The jury after two hours.
rendered a verdict of not guilty. The
annoucement was received with ap-
plause. The same parties are to still
be tried on indictments for killing
d onn lynn and assaulting with in
tent to kill Frank and William FJynn
but to-day s verdict will probably be
repeated. Frank and William Flynn
win tnen oe trieo.
A Fearful Charge.
Halifax. April 25. Capt. Scott in
his official report of the result of the
inquiry into the loss . of the steamer
Haxiel stelnmann. Bays Captain
Schoonhoven made no observations
the day of the disaster and was there-
fore uncertain of his position. The
night was dark foggy and rainy and
it. was highly imprudent under all the
circumstances to attempt to enter the
port of Halifax. It was plainly his
duty to haul off from shore until able
to veriry his position and obtain a
pilot. To these circumstances also
can ue attrinutea tne loss or a line
ship and the lives of 124 persons.
A Grain Broker's Trouble.
Chicago April 25. M. S. Robin
son of the grain commission firm of
M. S. Robinson & Co.. was arrested to
day on com plaint of Haley & Metzger
ui xjugausporo inu. wno cnarge ms
firm sold 40000 bushels of flax seed
purchased for complainants and tor
men tney neid itobinson & vo.b
warehouse receipts. The prisoner
gave bait Robinson says he bought
no uax seen ror liaiey ot Metzger and
that they do not hold his warehouse
receipts for the amount named or any
oilier amount.
TheFiro Fiend.
Morris. III.. April 25. Two grain
houses adjoining each other were
burned here last night Loss 8120.000:
iiaruy insurea.
Cincinnati. April 25. The loss
to Runkle Cuttle & Co. by the tire this
morning wiu be about ouuu.
Cincinnati. April 2a. The cloth.
ing establishment of J. Kock & Co. at
Akron ourneo this morning stock
valued at 8oo000; loss. 845.000: insur
ance 840000.
Acquitted and Re-arrested.
Chattanooga. Tenn April 25
The trial of Frank James at Hunte-
ville. tor complicity in the Muscle
Shoals robbery concluded with a ver
dict of not guilty. The court-house
was packed and the verdict was
greeted with round of cheer?. James
was immediately re-arrested bv the
snerm or uooper county. .
Au Interesting Interview.
Washington. April 25 It prea-
entative Mcora low. 1 1 an mu r-
view upon the tariff qu-Hi.-n said
party lines caonot l edr-twn upon the
subject and it must ir.-aud at a i
business matter. lu-iwni M.
graphs mutual jnt rc nw inter-
marriage and the co-uib.liu of the i
states are bringing a unity of senti
ment in ravor ot a reasonable protec-
tion as a natural policy and the t art
iiuuaaauaiurai poncy ami tne jart
of statesmanship is to hastea ii by
encouraging improvements in iniml-
g.iiuua uoiJ5iurwiluu lacillliea anu i Thorn -'"vv""
a cheaprnd indiscriminate inter- The nn2 nM v??y inarwt ec&ea-
change of our infinite variety of pro- hoe v ri.iil Curch uen-
cheapen all aoriciiltnral im-
plementa nnd nnuvn Ko .liiir I
labor. ' J
Oblo Politics.
Cleveland April 24. The Blaine
caucus re-assembled this morning be-
fore the convention and voted to sup
port tne compromis ticket ror dele
gates at large namely Judge For-
acker Judge West Judge Ambler and
Marcus A. Ilanna. Foracker and I
Hanna are regarded as tor Sherman
but the others are strong Blaine men
The convention was called to order
at 9:45 this morning. The committee
on permanent organizstion reported
for permanent pres:dentHon. William
McKinlev. ir.. who was elected witn
applause. McKinley was escorted to
the chair by a committee and made a
brief and eloquent speech. The names
of Blaine Sherman Arthur Grant
Lincoln Edmunds and Garfield were
vociferously applauded as tney e
named bv the speaker.
The following are the nominations:
Secreterv of state. J. s. itobinson
ludce of supreme court wuiiam m.
Johnson; member of board of public
works. C. A. Flickinger; delegates at
large to Chicago convention Judge T.
B. Foracker and William M. Mo-Kins-
ley.
The committee on resolutions r
ported as follows: That the republi
can party approves the policy ot pro
tection in all 'economic legislation.'and
it favors its application without dis
crimination to American industries
thereby securing employment at remu-
nerative wages to American lalor;
that it is in favor of the collection ot
an adequate revenue to defray the
proper economical expenses of the
government from duties upon foreign
imports and proper internal taxa
tion and that it condemns the
democratic doctrine of tariff for rev
enue only as destructive to the busi
ness interests of the country; that
the doctrine of the democratic party
favoring putting what Is improperly
called raw material such as ore. pig-
iron wool. etc.. on the free list as
dangerous and if carried out will be
destructive of the best Interests of the
nation; that the reduction of duties
on imported wools made by act of
1883 has seriously injured the prosper-
ity of an important agricultural pur-
suit in which more than a million
of our citizens are engaged and
unless this legislation be amended the
"usiness of wool growing will be par-
alyzed if it be not transferred to for
eign nations; tnererore we demand
the restoration of the wool tariff of
1807 which gave the first and only
substantial protection ever offered to
sheep husbandry in the United States;
that the republican party having
aided it liberally when oppressed glv
Ing to it homesteads in the public
domain and supporting schools at the
public expense for the children of all
cl isses recognize now more fully than
ever the great interest of American
labor. Its claim upon the care of the
government and its right to equal
consideration with capital. The po
sition of the republican party touch
ing civil service as repeatedly ex
pressed through its convemtions and
exempiiuea by its legislation iaitn
fully administered is heartily en
dorsed; that the republican party fa-
vors maintaining equal civil righ's
of all classes of Its citizens under
guarantees of law and the constitu
tion in all parts of the United States
and it also demands that tho elective
franchise shall be respected to the end
that every voter shall have a tree
ballot - which shall be honestly
counted : that we heartily approve
and endorse the administration of
President Arthur both in his foreign
and domestic policy etc.
Marcus A. ilanna and J udge west
Alternate elected: Rev. James 1'om
dexter. (coL). Walter S. Thomas (col.)
John P. Green (col.) and Robert Har
lan (col). The tollowing were elected
for presidential electors: General
James McComley General Beatly Al
bert M. Pratt Joseph Turney B. W
Arnott. No colored electors were
evf n nominated.
Two of the alternates at large are said
to be for Blaine. Poindexter is for
Sherman and Harlan for Arthur.
Hon. William McKinley being asked
his preference lor presidential candi
date eaid to the associated press re
porter: "I absolutely havn t any
General Comely was elected second
presidential elector and the conven-
tion adjourned sine die.
BED DEVILS.
Denver Col April 24. A. John-
son who was present at the recent
battle between theNavajos and whites
at Mitchell s place. Lower San Juan
river Southern Colorado arrived here
to-day. Johnson says: Myself Wil
liam lireeneand Victor Nell arrived
at Mitchell's store the evening of
April lo. A party of a dozen Navojo
Indians came ir to the store and one
of them drew a gun on Edward
Mitchell. While the quarrel pro
gressed a mavaj l named ityeiuy com-
menced removing the buck skin from
his rifle and the other Indians
ran ior tneir guns that were
standing against the store
Both Indians ahd whites then began
firing. After shout twenty shots nad
been exchanged the Indians retreated
across the river leaving one dead on
ther ground. None of the whites were
hurt. The whites then proceeded to
throw up fortifications. The white
women showed gn;at nerve carrying
tubs of water to supply them in case
of siege. Johnson then started for
Fort Lewis. The commanding of
ficer there iinmechatly started
a squad of mounted cavalry
to the relief of the Mit hells. AVhen
they reached the Bowen ferry a Na
vajo came in and reported that the
Utes had killed all the whites at
Mitchell's place. So far no other
word has been received and Johnson
fears that all the whites hwe been
massacred. It is not probable that
the Utcs went to the scene to
avenge the death of a Navajo Indian.
it is common tor one tribe to lav its
crimes to another. District commander
ordered Capt. Ketchum's company to
leave Ft. Lewis! to-morrow. Troops
ere also being brought up from Ft.
Wingate; near Mexico and it may be
several days before anything definite
can be learned. The following Is a
list of the whites left at Mitchell
place by Johnson: Old man Mitchell
and wife and three children: Henrv
Mitchell and wife: Jos. Dougherty
and wife; Peter Christmis William
Poland. William Greene and Victor
Nell.
Kansas Republicans.
HUTCHISON. Ks.. April 23. The re
publican national convention seventh
district met here to-day and nominat
ed o. it. l-eters ror re-election by accla
mation.
Resolutions were unanimously ad-
opteu asserting allegiance to the prin-
ciple of the republican party; favor-
ing tariff that will encourage diversi-
neu industries: calling for the abso
lute forfeiture of all unearned land
grants and opposing further grants to
any corporation; demanding that
inter-state commerce should " be
so -regulated . as to reduce
freights and fares to a minimum con.
sistent with fair returns on actual
railroad investments: favorinc th
payment of the national debt as fast
as it accrues; demanding a free ballot
and a fair count everywhere; calling
iui uio esLauiisnmem or a itnidinrH'
and Bailors' home in Kansas; opposing
me repeal or tne revenue tax on
whisky and tobacco; endorsing the
administration of President Arthur
and also endorsing the course of Rep-
n sentative Peters in congref s.
A Good Man Gone.
Chicago. April 21. Isaac N. Ar
nold died at his resiu ce in this city
this afternoon. He v a prominent
member of the Illinois u.r reprsent-
e.1 the second Illinois district in con
gress in laoi. and was for manv
years the intimate friend of Abraham
Lincoln.
ENGLAND.
TnxITWx
onhK KZl$
a w n ltnaVC be?n
rrBf nad ;been bombarded.
uaiiu i
Wivenhoe died from
l?rror j he
iranliAii
abnels 4000. ...
' u .'-ojrsshall a. number of girls
rushed panic-strirken in th .
Streets und many of. them were
killed.- - n.
London. Anrii 9.1 sir - vAmaA
Watkin M. p offers one thousand
pounds towards the rescue of Gen.
Gordon. IlmnlmOm rnun
to open a fund for this purpose when
he says two hundred thousand pounds
would be collected In a few hours.
London. April 23 Th iuii rnii
Gazette continius to dennimra th
ministry for their abandonment of
Gordon. It says although Berber la
the key to Khartoum the ministry
lean not resolve that Berber must be
saved. Sycophants are luring the
ministry to their doom.
London tApril 23. The death la
announced of John Lancaster Fellow
of the royal Geographical society. It
was Mr. .Lancaster who brought his
yacht" under fire during the action '
between tho rearsarge and Alabama.
off Cherburg in 18t5t5 and who saved 1
Capt. Simms and several of the crew '
of the Alabama.
London April 24. In the house of '
commons Gladstone refused to state .
what reply bad been sent to Egypt's
suggestion in regai d to the relief of
ueriH-r. lierber. he said was doubt
less i l danger but Khartoum was in
no danger either of military or any
other cause. The government fully .
recognized the obligations they were ;
under for the safety of Gordon and
would put themselves in a position to
render all of the needful assistance.
London. Anril 24. The English '.
government has sent invitations for a ;
proposed conference regarding Egypt-
ian affairs to all the powers - which
signed the treaty of Berlin. It esti- .
mates that Jigypt is now in need of a
fresh 8000000 pounds in order to meet
the most pressing requirements upon
it and points to the difficulty of a
guarantee for such loan in as much as
all the resources of Egypt are already
pledged. It proposes ho solution of
the difficulty but considers the sup-
pression of the Egyptian army would
effect a large saving.
London. April 24. The final decis
ion of the government regarding an
expedition for the relief of Berber
has been postponed until the arrival of
Sir Evelyn Baring and Gen. Graham
on Monday. Alter to-day s council at
Cairo Gen. Wood advised the govern
ment expedition should consist of two
thousand Egyptians and five hundred
English troops. Gen. Wolsely at the
cabinet meeting yesterday insisted
that no advance phould be made until
after the rising of the river Nile. Gen.
Wood recommends Gen. Grlnfel for
the command of the expedition. -
Paris April 24. The condition of
affairs in Egypt continues to attract
great attention in France. The Jour-
nal Des Debots again urges a direct
understanding between France and
England and asks why the law of
liquidation cannot be revised in the
same mar nor that it was created.
The Republique Francais only de-
mands that England should give
France her proper share of iniluenco
and authority on the banks of tho
Nile. -
Marseilles April 24. Maria Tag-
llona the famous dancer is dead.
London April 25. It is stated large
numbers of emigrants are going to
Canada this year from the continent.
London April 25. John O'Connor
Power member of the house of com-
mons for the county of Mayo Ireland
has abandoned the Parnellites and
joined the independent liberals lie
will contest an English constituency
at the next general election.
London April 25. Advices from
India state that the cholera is abaiting
at Calcutta. One death from cholera
is reported at Bombay.
London April 25. The British
arbassador to Turkey has informed
the government that the porta insists
if an Egyptian conference is to be held
at all its object shall include the set-
tlement of all political as well as finan-
cial questions. Official advices from
St. Petersburg and Paris show both
the Russian and French governments
unwilling to discuss Earl Granville's
proposals in view of the absence of
any statement regarding the terra of
occupation and the policy of pacifica-
tion. The Berlin National Gazette '
says : Germany is concerned only in
the British proposal unless the politi-
cal queston be excluded.
London -April 25 The Marquis
of Salisbury and Sir Stafford North-
cote conservative leaders replying to ;
resolutions forwarded by Edinburg ;
conservatives set forth in strong
terms the importance of appealing to .
the country. It Is becoming urgent i
and they declare the government has i
lost - that authority and - influence I
which is absolutely necessary for tho t
proper management of the house of :
commons and of foreign affairs. -
London April 25. The Cairo cor-
respondent of the Daily News sayi a
telegram from Berber ' dated April i
25 states the reports of the recent
massacre at Shendy are exaggerated.
The loss of refugees and soldiers was
only slight Hussein Pasha governor f
of Berber says he and the garrison
will die at the post of duty. i
SWITZERLAND.
Geneva April 23. A phenomenal-
cold wave has just swept over Switz-.
erland and the adjacent departments
of France doing much damage to ag-
riculture. One-third of the vine cron
is dettroytd at Macon and vicinity
where the vines were devastated by
frost. The damage in Loone Valley
is estimated at many millions of francs.
IRELAND.
Dublin. April 23. The police re
gard the ominous notices purporting
to eminare from the in vincibles.which
were lounu in various parts of the
city yesterday as a hoax. The pur-
pose of this tbey believe was to slim
ulate contributions of monev from
America which of late seem to be
seriously falling off. . .
RUSSIA.
Cracow. April 23. The person who .
threw a bomb at the courthouse VCJ4.
terday while the police oflicrs were in
consultation is Darned iiolesland
Malankiewiez and is a native of War-
saw only seventeen years of ago. A. '
loaded revolver was found upon his
person. ...
CUBA. '
Havana; April. 23. Thirty-five "
cane fields four huts and many head
of cattle belonging to congress planta-
tions in the province of Puerto Prin-
clpe have been destroyed by fire. '
CANADA. '
Hamilton Ont. April 23. Slmp-
sod Stuart & Co. wholesale grceert
have suspended. Liabilities 85OjOO0;
assets will fullv cover liabilities. ? ' "
CHINA. " . j
Shanghai April 23. Tho viceroy
of Yunnan died suddenly at Hangsoa.
It is reported that he committed sui
cide .
Railroad News. ' 1
Chicago. April 24. At a meetlni-
of the directors of the Nw Ynri?
Denver & Rio Grand rail wav
Frederick Lovejoy was re-elected
president Adolph Engler and D. 1L
Moffat vice-presidents! and Wm
Wagner secretary. Th infeiw. n
the first mortgage bonds it is officially
stated will be paid Mav 1st . "
Hunter's Poix-r. A nrii fr
W. Rugg the Long Hand assassin!
was found guiltv of th mil r I hi- r
Mrs. Mavbee and dauirhti r nt. i vt
Bay. A motion for a new trial was
denied. He will be sftntnfd Mon
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