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VOLUME LXVIII-NO. i.
THE IRISH ENVOYS.
A Very Unpleasant Dnty Per
formed.
Forced to Ch o os. Between Parnell and Tbeir
Country's Cause.
liar ring-on, B.ws.er, Differs With His Com
rades asd Believes Parnell's Leader
ship Necessary to Success.
.
Special to The Mor_iis-« Cm.
Cdicago, Nov. 30.— The views of tbe
Irish envoys now in America, excepting
Timothy Harrington, were cabled to Justin
McCarthy, Vice-Chairman of the Irish Par
liamentary party, to-night. The delegates
say iv part:
"•Our sense of the matchless genius of Mr.
Parnell as a leader; of the impeiishable
servides he has rendered the Irish cause; of
his courage and integrity, and the splendid
success with which be has led our people
for ten years; and the personal respect and
affection which has for years bound us to
him have made us suspend to tlic last possi
ble moment our judgment against his fur
ther leadership. The obligation to express
that judgment is to al! of cs the most pain
ful duty of our lives. Nu earthly considera
tion could move us to our determination
except the solemn conviction that we are
driven to choose between Parnell nnd the
destruction of our country's cause. The
niauifesto which Parnell- has Just is-ued
cuts us iff frem the last hope to w*ich we
clung. Anxious to avoid a word that
might embitter this controversy, wo shall
not dwell upon the cruel injustice with
which be treats members of the party that
hnve followed hint with loyalty and affection
such as no leader ever experienced before,
lis recollection ol their fealty to nim in
many an hour of trial might well have saved
them from the imputation that any section
of them could have allowed their integrity
to be sapped by Liberal wire-pullers.
UXJrST IMPUTATION.
"The method In which, ignoring the
origin of tbe present calamitous situation,
Mr. Parnell endeavored to fasten the re
sponsibility for it upon Gladstone and
Morley, compels vi to disassociate our
selves in tbe strongest manner from an im
putation which we believe to be reckless
and unjust. We view with abhorrence tho
attacks made on Parnell Dy public and pri
vate enemies under cov<*r ol his present dif
ficulties. To aitacks of this kind, addressed
to a man of proud and strong spirit, we may
attribute many of the terrible dangers with
which Ireland is now threatened ; aud we
fear they may do the further mischief of di
verting the minds of many people from
grave national to purely personal issues in
natural resentment of the ungenerous attack
on the great leadet in an hoar of stress and
disaster. But while making every possible
allowance for Pamell's feelings, we con
sider it unjust to tbe English people and
lamentable from the point of view of inter
national good feeling to describe as 'Eug
li.-ii wolves' those who have not been able
to bring themselves to the same view to
which gratitude ana the necessity lor
union impelled Pamell's colleagues and
countrymen.
Gladstone's letter.
"The pleaof Parnell tbat Gladstone's litter
involves a claim to dictate to the Irish party
and thereby strike at the independence of
that party as a strictly Isish natio-Dal body,
is oue calculated to inspire every Irish
Nationalist with alarm, if that plea were
not an obvious fallacy. Whatever differ
ences of opinion may exist as to the haste
with whfCn "n -tjne's letter was made
public, it was • . lously not his l.ostilrty to
Borne Pule, but bIS-fsniest Oesire to save it
from disaster that prompted Gladstone to
. write his letter. We de; lore that tiie diffi
culties of Gladstone's position were not
frank); recognized by Parnell, ar.d that, on
the. contrary, friendly, private communica
tions, obviously made, with a view of smooth
ing the pasi-age of the Home Rule Bill, have
. been made the basis of -insinuations of
: treachery to the Iris.li .civu-se. By his con
viction, again and again express d, that
Ileine Pule tii be .effective must be such/a
measure as will Satisfy tile Irish people,
Gladstone is. bound to a lull and ample
measure of self-isovernmeut to Ireland. To
-.. .-(iffer any other sc'eiue would be not only an
act of incredible baseness, but ol Incredible
folly, and we --emphatically separate our-
Sel-.es fiom any such charg • against Glad
'■'■'.':. : ; .: ; >. -.'-.{.';
"Referring to Morloy's suggestion that -ome
of .be Irl-h party should co-operate in i-ar
r\.ng out the lush programme on Liberal
lines the manifesto says: "Nobody who
feiows . M'oi ley's Character will doubt that
tl b suggestien was male in an honest belief
Mat the Liberal Ministry would-be helped
1n the diflicult wrork of carrying through the
details of the In~h Home Rule fiill by tbe
. -c.-rOperatlnn -of- Irish colleague-, and it was
not an in Sid uouy attack on the integrity and
:■ indepen Jence of the Irish party." It cou
t a ties-. "We have now to confront the
. : Siaicu.e_it thai Patneh's leadership opens
»n iinpassab}!ergulf bf-t ween the'•repr.eienti
tivi-s isf. Ireland and the .Liberal party, who
.have fait lit jt -If. ' oborift Sfj ' tiieii* Vidi- pi the
»gri •cmf.ttt, and the situation ts aggravated
*tiy the depl- rable exuresslcns iii. iil-will jtcf
wartl the British people; who have again
rand ag„rj within the past five years niatil
fe-jted their determination., to do justice to
Ireland, and have by fls-rlr-vbt^li parilyzoi
the arm of coercion. In deliberately bring
ing ihiDgs to this position Parneil has en
tered upon a rash and fatal path, upon
which every consideration of Ireland's
safety, as well as of personal honor, forbid
os absolutely to follow bias.
'}. v^JCEADE-I^It.CIAUSEs'r'.: \ ;
".What Mr. Pamell.asksustodo, strlppec
of all side issues, is to sacrifice all hope o
an early settlement, of the Hisli struggle to
Ins resolve to mam tain Ins personal position
We are driven to ctooo.e between our leader
• and our cause. In that said choice We can
not hesitate We a « co.ivrin-ed tbat ..calm,
but resolute course of action of our party in
this emergency will rebound to the advan
tage ofthe cause by furnishing coneiusive
testimony of the capacity of our party and
. people for Seif-g-ivernuie.*.fc r>We cannot re
';.;. ltriquish iberhope that in. the face of rsuch
-decisive action fey the representatives of the
Irish people, Parnell's sense of patriotism
will wU6bdld.li im from plunging Irelaui
into thtSi. horrors of dissei ti;i.n . which, 4it9l
so pften robbed her of liberty at. the nioiueu
it was within her grasp, mid '.ave.iiiiii Irod
undi ing vi piie passionate hour the results! 6
alibis InceiiiparaVles-rvices-to ids country.''
■ eUES'JS OF MRS. PARNELL. ;'•'.
To-night, while O'Brien, Gill andO'Con
Bor werei drawing tip the document BcyeriiJi
their connection .with Patnclf on. line
•greed upon with their colleagues in tiie
slternoonj the Other delegates— Djllon, Sul
llvan and Harrington— were dining A an
ether part of the city in company with Mrs
Parnell, the aged mother of. the man live it
th' in had decided lnust retire. So iar as
can be learned, the knowledge of what had
been done was kei>l fmm tire old lady, and
to those who knew what was going < n
downtown the tcene must have seemed
Strangely unreal. Tho delegates who signed
the manifesto were deeply, srgitatcd this
evening, but felt they had taken the only
proper course. It was announced late to
night that Harrington, who did not sign the
nianilesto, will separate from his comrades
•nd reuun to Ireland. In an interview
BsniBCOB B ad the leadership of I'.irnell
yas absolutely necessaiy to succe.-s. H«
dt-slres the unity and independence of the
Irish party and deems Pamell's loadership
ieiessary for this.
L'ItGKD TO RETIRE.
PIIILAOELruiA, Nov. 30.— Th<* Parnell
kranch of the Irish National League, one of
thx oldest and most important in the
Country, to-day adopted • resolutron calliug
' 9D Parnell to ictire.
MORI.EV'S REPLY TO FASKUU
Los-.oj*, Nov. 30.— M"rley has wr tten to
The Morning Call.
the press in reply to Pamell's manifesto.
He says positively that he made uo attempt
to fetter Pamell's action with reference to
the land bill. Both Gladstone and himself
completely recognized that tbeir relations
with tbe Irish party were those of an inde
pendent alliance and not a fusion. "Par
nell," he says, "imputed to me the remark
able proposal, without an object, of absorb
ing the Irish party into English pel. tics by
means of office. I niado no proposal. It
was natural that in a free, confidential dis
cussion of tbe possible future, I should wish
to make sore for Gladstone's information
that Pnrnell still held to his self-denying
declaration of 1880. His answer was what
I fully anticipated." Morlcy says that
Pamell's account of what passed
on the same occasion on the sub
ject of evicted tenants on a plan
of campaign estates is Incorrect Though
be (Mnrley) foresaw the difficulty in the way
of legislation, he never said that he or any
of his colleagues had formed any conclusions
against legislation. He did say that, whether
by direct or indirect action, the evicted ten
auts ought nut to he allowed to suffer. He
never hinted that it would be impossible for
an Irish Parliament to do anything in the
matter. In conclusion he says that on No
vember 10th he was under tbe most distinct
impression that Parnell did noto'jeclto
the suggestions thrown out at Hawardcn a
year ago as subjects for provisional exam
ination, if those suggestions were likely to
make the scheme generally acceptable to
Great Britain.
DKTEP-MIXKD TO FIGHT TO TIIE LAST.
Parm-ll and such of his pnrty as support
him had a conference last night. It Is under
stood tbat Condon, Koche, Deasy and Lane
urged P«m«ll to ietire. Parnell, however,
exitfesses his determination to fi {lit to the
last. If Parnell's supporters adopt ob
structive tactics at tiie meeting to-morrow,
the anti-Parnellites will leave thn meeting,
in a body aud vote-for his retirement else
where. A report is current tbat unless
Gl-.dstone withdraws the denials in his let
ter, , I'm nell will produce proofs hitherto
will-held' of tbe aewiraey-of hi. statement
Michael Davitt, in an interview regarding
the declaration of the Itish delegates in
America, said to-night that it rendered Par
neil's continuance In 'the leadership an im
possibility. Its weighs with the Irish peo
ple will be immense. The party ha 6 come
ti. rough the ordeal with tbe greatest
lienor, and he believed it will remain
united and independent. He believes to-mor
row's decision will be practically unanimous.
If Parnell remains in Parliament and is
hostile to tbe Irish party he will he an in
tolerable menace to their efficiency and
unity. Ireland tn 'a man would' repudiate
him, and Cork will do its duty. Home rule
must not be endangered by misplaced gen
erosity towards him or those who may up
hold'his effort to smii-h tne. party. Though
he has lost Ireland's confidence be still re
tains their gratitude, but if he makes a
further attempt to disturb the party be will
be crushed.
There is a rumor that Parnell has offered
to retire voluntarily if Gladstone will sign a
paper p'edging himself toiuclude in ihe next
home rule bill certain points specified by
Parnell.
A DISAPPOINTED CROWD.
Couk, Nov. 30.— l'arnell was expected to
arrive here this morning and a large crowd
gathered at tbe station. The Mayor and a
Committee of tbe National League were iv
waiting lo present biin au address of wel
come and confidence, and 1000 persons, ac
companied by bands of music, were in line.
He did not come and alter giving three
cheers for Parnell the crowd dispersed.
Archbishop Croke, iv a telegram to Mc-
Carthy, says: "All are sorry for Parnell,
but still to God's name let him retire quietly
and with good grace lrom the leadership, if
he does the party will remain united in
honor and alliance with the Ulndstotiians,
and home rule will be certain; If be
doesu't tbe alliance will be dissolved, home
rule Indefinitely postponed, coercion per
petuated, evicted tenants hopelessly
crushed and tho public confidence out
raged."
Tbe Daily Telegraph says Parnell has
sent an ultimatum 'to Gladstone, with a
threat lhat unless he received in t-***iity
four hours a reply favorable to his inter
ests, be will reveal everything concerning
the relations of the English Kadical party
and himself. Gladstone ignored it.
•*** r.UI-s'El.l.'s INTENTIONS.
New Yokk, Nov. 30. — A Herald's London
dispatch says: Parnell's opponents are act
ive in all directions, aud are greatly strencth
b> the sentence of doom pronuiiueeu uy the
American delegates. Should he fiud
the opposition ton strong for him
he intends to demand another ad
journment till the Irish constit
uencies can be heard from tbrouch local
committees. It seems probable that Ireland
will be sidit in two by this struggle. Par
nell counts upon a compact phalanx of forty
members at least. He declares he will
create a new party altogether and strike
down the secedi rs one after another.
UUAKIIED UTTERANCES.
Diiji.in. Nov. 30.— Archbishop Walsh, in
an iuterview to-« Jay, said his recent utter
ances were guarded because Parnell bad
not then spoken. "Nov.," be says, "unless
Parnell clears himself of the charge the
party taking him fir tbeir leader will not
find the support, co-operation or confidence
of the liisb Bishops." Parnell's breach of
Gladstone's conriienc?, the Archbishop con
sidered, is blamablc
GERMAN REICHSTAG.
Proposition to Increase the Eevenae From
Ecser— Army Aprronriations.
Berlin, Nov. 30— The first bill to come
before the l-Hil-stag Tuesday will be one
iproviding : for the raising oi the revenue
from sugar from 60,000,010 marks to t)3,(K:fl,
--000 marks, to be efiecttd by abolishing the
tarifi on raw sugar ai-d increasing tbe duty
on refined. The report on the bill says the
export heiinly sy-tem b -s cost tire con-urn.
crsof Germany 31,:x_3,000 marks annually,
1.9,_)->ii©uo: of . wi-.ri'h was casli print 111
boi files, and the 'remainder ; aduiUoßal
cost to C'-isunitrs. :
The IU:!- hstag will be asked for 50,000,000
nrark» for the army, partly to uovide new
munitions and -parti? to alter uniforms^
Heneeforta no glitter ol headpiece or arms
will Be termiitetl. A. somber uniform is
necessary;. :.' ,-;.':
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Arr<et Of a Man "ftho Intifti lhat He li .»
' -"/: :'- .:>..'- ISorri irer. -.- ■
London, Nov. 30.— George Walls insisted
to Constable Sunderland on Thursday night
-tbat lie had murdered a family on Low
Friar street. Tie ronstab'e thought ttie
man was crazy 01 dmnk and arrested hhn.
T Ins niiirJimg be was committed as a drunk
ard: The people in Low Friar" street .have
been con pl.uningof a otench coming from
a warehr use cellar, and yesterd-y ma room
in the cnlar, which hud been occupied by
Dennis O'Neill, the gp lice stilmbled over a
deadbrxiy. The pollen are in doubt as to
whethci Walls is reallytheuiurderer. When
Infoilned . f ih» finding ol the body Walls
was delighted, dec! ring that his character
for trutbi ulness. had been vindicated.
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■ . ;;yictc.riaTai Aii-gry- '•
London, Nov. :30.— A story is current
that the Queen and Prince of Wales arc at
: odds because : tbe Queeu objected to the
presence of a certain American lady at a
recent levee beid by the Priuce as the rep
-resfntative cf his mother. When sne took
Inui to task for the woman's presence he
invited the woman and her husband to dine
with him, and the Queen has been still fuj
i ther b-Tended.- ; : :. : :■■''■/" ■■■.■'
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: : A'Perrn-^uete' Vretory. ;' .'-' : „
I.i-r.fi.v. Nov. 80.— Dispatches from Sen
guela state that the Portugticse expediuoa
toßihe.has met with serious losses. After
tliree days' fighting the Portuguese forces
. gaihtd a victory over* petty king.
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,-;P»rneil and Mre. O'Shea.
.; London, Nor. 30.— Mrs. O'Shea Is at
Brighton with her four daughters, and Par
nell was with her/during the parliamentary
recess. He returned tn Brighton after the
trial of the divorce case.
L ' Ssnt-nce Bemittcd.
Washington, Nov. 30.— The following
order has beeu Issued from the War De
partment: Following are orders of the Sec
retary of War:. In the case of Edward F.
Dailey, late private of Compauy G, Fonrth
Infantry, now at Alcatruz island, Califor
nia, the unexecuted part of the senteuco
published in geueral Court-martial Orders
No. 7uf the Department of Columbia, July
29, 1889, Is, by direction of the President,
remitted.
Bed, Found in a Corn Field.
DXSTXB, Nov. 30— The body of F. B.
Crocker, President of tbe Board of Public
Works, who mysteriously disappeared last
Sunday, was found In a corn field three
miles from this city about noon to-day.
H_ igious Services.
Nkw Yoiik, Nov. 30.— Father Ignatius,
the celebrated Anglican monk, will inaugu
rate a series of religious services in New
York during the coming week. Bishop Pot
ter has given him freedom ol the dloceee.
SAN FRANCISCO. MONDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 1. 1890-EIGHT PAGES.
A FATAL TEST.
A Ghost Dancer Mortally
Wounded,
1 Medicine Han's Deluded Victim Hot
Proof Against Bullets,
General Miles Considers ttie Sitaation a
Grave One— Hostlles Prepared for
a Last Great Battle.
Special to The Moi-.nino Cali.
Omaha, Nov. 30.— The Bee's Pine Ridge
correspondent telegraphs that all appears
to be in readiness for a move of the Ninth
Cavalry, presumably against the ghost
dancers, but no information can be ob
tained. The correspondent learned that
the troops are now stationed nil around the
discontented Indians in such a manner that
the latter could be .rounded up and con
fronted by an overwhelming, force without
delay. Dancing continues at Wounded
Knee. A scout tells a story which may
shake the faith of the daucers. The medi
cine men concocted a fluid in which tho war
shirts will be dipped, after which tl.ey
won'd be proof against bullets. One buck
bad his shirt prepared, and puttlhg it ont
jumped into the, circle and ordered the
dancers fo fire nt him. Several did so niul
the bullet-proal man fell mort_Hly wounded.
joixi.no the iiostii.es.
Intlier special to the 800 from Pine
says the Indian police last night n<ti-
Igi-ut Hover that a panic had been
d in the camp of "Frieß-Wr*- by an
t invitation to join the dancers, Rover
in extra guard of 100 smuts, but in
of this the Indian village melted
during the night, and this morning
two-thirds of tli« 3000 who were
last night had disappeared. It was
ed that the| hnstiles had moved their
into the Bud Land--, and there,
, the coming of the troops. The
s say that the region is better
terl for Indian purposes than tbe lava
In Oregon. It is nu utterly barren re
of precipitous cliffs and canyons. Few
* mm are acquainted with it. But
Indians Unow it perfectly. In fact
ould be possible tor the Indians
there to contiuue their raids on the
settlers on surrounding lauds with impunity.
The scout, v. ho brought the Information of
the covenant, said the hostile, had slaught
ered 800 head of ct-tle, mostly Government
property. General Brooke to-day received
a dispatch from General linger, warning
hlui that about IGOO Cheyenne, warriors are
on the way from Cheyenne Reservation to
join the hostiles.
This was the day set for the appearance
Irhe Messiah, but he did not appear. A
f-breed, who keeps a store, ou Porcupine
'-•k, reports that Indians yesterday
led his place and took nearly every
ag. A fresh forco of scoots have gone
to-ni jht to report the movements ol the
THIRSTING for blood.
t special to the Bee from I'ine Ridge late
■right says: Ked Hawk and Guy Belt,
'ucy poli.-e, have jnst returned from spy
rk al the c-ainp of the. hostiles In the Bad
nds. One had his horse shot from under
d and both were chased away with bill-
I. The hostil»s said they were prepared
a Inst great battle. Ail were thirsting
Imc'AGO, Nov. 30. — Adjotint-General
Hiatus to-night received a telojram from
iir-iai Brooke -t tbe Pine Ridge Agency
•ing thore is no material change in the
unti'-n. Reported depredatlO' s by In
ns are not yet substantiated, but parties
l looking into the matter. Genera! Brooke
Is: '"The Indians here are Battering for
nt of food: I have teething to give them,
c proverbial improvidence of the ludlrins
1 the insufficiency of ioo-i causes this."
vices were al-o received from Fort Bennett
it dancing still continues at Cherry Creek
der the leadership of Hump and Big
Till*. SITUATION GRAVE. .
New Yokk, Nov. 30. — A Tribune Wash
ington dispatch says: UeiiTrtl Miles re
turns to his ]mjii to-morrow. He says:
"There may have been exaggerations t>-le
giaplic.l to the East concerning the Indian
situation, but iv general 1 can say tbat the
situation is grave. Tin* conspiracy which
exists at tiie present lime is the greatest
which has ever been organized since
the days of Pontile. It is as widespread
anil takes in as ninny diverse elements.
Tribes which iiave never been friendly,
which have carried their unfriendliness to
the pitch of warfare .tin. now* United.'' The
Geneial said that the severity of the weatlf r
would not be an element to be con-ideied
if they liiMl once made op their minds to go
out. He could! not say that hehad coutrol
of the situation to an «_xumt that he would
be able to nb.so!utely prevent an outbreak.
TUE NEVADA . -SDIA-Nfl.- . .
Carsok <Nev.), Nov, 3Q.-_lndl.ns lit
Nevada now cl itui that the nwln reason for
the uprising at tins print is due to the ob
jection ou the part of the whites to their
dancing. They say, that, a pow-wow isnot
the foreruni.ei to an outbreak, but simply v
mode of exbibiling joy ruer the excellent
idne nut ciop. They aKo think Walker
Lake .reservation will be opened to the loca
tion el iiiirius clangs, which they know
will be the pilot of civllatatloth
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\'-*JBE i -';IN*ERXOR..|. v 'v' .;■'■■ '
latere -tins Fact* Gicuned From Secretary
: 'Ifobh/s rEftrdrt,.: ;!;-j ". : : ';-V;
Washington, Sfov. 30,— The following is
a summary of the report of the Secretary of
theloterior for the fiscal year ending June
30,1890: The vacant lauds of the United
States, exclusive of those in Alaska, at
pre_eut. extend over 588,216,861 -acres,; of
w hicli 282,712,4*9 are already surveyed.
Aliska co nurius 577,390 square miles, Or
369,529,600 acres, of which not more, than
1000 acres have been entered. The aggre
gate reaches 905,746.461 acres.
It appears from therei ort of HieCommTs
si .n4-i of the General Land Oflice that 19.
--000.000 acres cf agricultural land were trans
ferred to actual settlers during, tbo past
year, enibr, -.< ;ng tho.e up.m final and
commuted ■ • homestead onirics, pre-emp
tion, timbi-r : culture, : desert,, private
cash, t-.-wii-ite, and all other entries
lor strictly agriculture non-mineral lands.
Tbe lauds patented to States for education,
internal iiiHupveiiielits Aird public building,
h ave exceeded 300 per cent over the pre
vious year, amounting in 1899. to 539,779.!fi
acres. The p units issued for the year end
ing June 30, 1890, numbered 117;247, as
against 70,141 the pr< ceding year, or an in
crease for the last 3 ear in patents of 47,106,
and in land of . 7,'s3ti,9rx> acres, the .patents
lor 1890 covering 18,759,520 acres; those for
_889,;i1,222,500. ,- : "..'- ;./■
ln -addition to these there was an increase
of 494 iv mineral and millsite patents issued
in 1890, those for 1890 being 1407 ; for . 18S9,
913. The area of coal lauds granted lv 1890
nearly doubted that of tho previous -ye.it.-
In 1890 there were 221 patents, covering 33, .:
473.72 acres, aud iv 1889, 155 patents, cover
ing 17,096.80.
BAII.KOAD LAND GRANTS.
The following figures, taken from the
Commissioner's report, show the lauds
claimed by the subsidized railroads and
other corporations. There were certified *r
patented up to 1890: For railroad purposes,
1850 to 1890, 51,379,34(5.21 acres; for wagou
road purposes. 18t:4 to 1890, 1,732,730.83; for
canal purposes, 1828 lo 1890, 4,424,073.06; for
river improvements, 1828 to 1890, 1,406,210.80.
Total, 68,99i3f10.90. But during the last
fiscal year there were but 363, ! 562.15 Rcres
patented, and these were fur railroads only.
Previous to June 30, 1890, the number of
miles of such roads built was 18,070.71, but
during the last year only foity miles were
completed, and but oue map of location was
filed, beiug that for Southern Pacifio Rail
road, for twenty miles west of Huron ia
Calif oro i?.
I'he pending lists yet iniacted upon are:
For railroads, 29,471,709.09 acres ; for Oregon
wagon roads, 305,246.67. Total, 29,776,955.76.
lItHIGATION.
The location and selection on the public
lands of reservoir sites is proceeding witb
very decided energy under this law of Au
gust 30, 1890, and the present existence of
the sites, their continued multiplication,
md their future use now demand from the
leople and tbe Government the most serious
ronsideration ; for it must be determined
vtiatbliall be done with them, and upon
lie proper answer to this question depends
n great part the prosperity of the Terri.
orles or States In which they are lo
latei. The act of Congress reserve*
from all lands west of tbe one
lundredth meridian a right of way thereon
'or ditches or couals constructed by author
ty of the United States. It needs bot a
noment's reflection to recognize that these
•eservoir sites must be upon very higr-
tround for the most part to gain those
i.-.tural depressions in tbe mountains or
loot-hills where the water cnn be garnered
v vast volume; that this water will be gath
.red in tbe season when tbe streams are ful.
md overflowing, so that the amount caught
n the reservoirs will not deprive any one of
Ills own abundant supply at that time, and
were It not so reserved this overflow would
go to waste; that both to conduct the water
to the reservoir in the flood season and thence
back to the bed of the stream in the dry
season ditches must exist under the ._a.nr
-octroi as that which comma, ds the reser-
It will be an Immense expense to make
lams of such solidity and skillful construc
tion as wili assure safety to valleys and
lauds below, and aDpropriato ditches to and
from the basins, or through lauds, and Con
gress may not deem it best to build them,
but may co rsider that the use of the lands
seere.ated for reservoirs should be place!
under local control for proper use in irriga-
Th refore, in view of tlio facts and ideas
alrea* y mentioned, the Secretary wouisT
urge (Bit C ogress should without delay en
act i om. re tensive laws, determining tiia
national poliry in this business, and.
if tie reservoirs are subject to local
control, particularly guarding agains'
such m ur. of the powers gran teu
as would either allow the upper
lands to absorb the water cootiniinu ,'■
through tiie dry season, or the authoiitii :.
require any but the cheapest and nn st lib
eral t' mis for its transportation to the in
habitants and farmers, The act should
sanciion its provisions a**nd reservations to
these ends by the most severe penalties of
forfeiture of the privileges conferred, and
of all impn vements, with absolute ami im
mediate resumption by national control to
preserve and effect its original purposes.
ll is believed that if ibis Is done there
will never b<- any occasion lor the exercise
of the reserved powers, but that with less
than this the national Government will ab
dicate lis authority in a matter of vast im
portance to great areas of its lands aud
millions of its people, and find itself impo
tent to legitimately control affairs in emer
gencies that by foresight aud wise legisla
tion may now be prevented.
RTI..IBP.K TKKSPASS.
the protection of the public timber
•< during the year fifty-live agents were
ioyed. There were reported 310 cases
respass, involving f3,(Xi7. 151 66. Tho
sums recovered during the ii-0 al year by
the Goversment from such suits amounted
to Sl<>o,;>4t) 32. There were pending on Jury
1, 1890, as far as reported, -2*2 civil suits fur
the recovery of $14,7f_1,2*«i 3.. for timber re
i -ited as having been unlawfully cut from
t. c public land-, and SOS criminal prosecu
tions for violations of timber laws.
'I'he Commissioner slates that from an ex
amination of the annual reports of bis office
for the past eight years he finds that tiie
most valuable timber nn the public lands is
being rapidly exhausted, and tbat the sev
eral laws now in force are wholly inade
quate to prevent the public forests from il
legal appropriation or protect tbe interests
ot the settlers who may need to use them in
the development of the country.
INDIAN AFK.UHP.
In reviewing the past year's work of th<*
department in regard to Indiaus, it Is seen
that, there has beeu steady progress made in
engaging them in peaceful ways and iu
dustrlnl pursuits. But it needs to b- sar 1
tbat a much larger area of laud than is
necessary Is held for Indian oecupancv.
There aie not more t^an 250,000 Indians
within the borders of tbe United States (ex
cluding Alaskn). The aggregate area of the
Indian reservations was, at the lastrepott.
about 110,0_0,000 acres, or 1.1,250 square
There lias been a redaction during tho
fiscal year by cession of Indian title to
reservations under ratified agreements t.
the extent of about 13,000,000 acres **f lai.us
heretotore held hy Mie-.ii, 'er-'-'rig the •*££-".
gate area of reserved land at this tiiue over
10.J,i:00,OCO acres. This is sufficient to give
eacli of tbe occupying Indians, or those
having rights thereou, over 750 acres. If all
wen- given allotments as provided in exist
ing laws and treaties, each Indian would re
ceive, not more than an average of eighty
acres of agricultural land, or ICO acres of
grazing land. A large portion of it is lying
idle, and is a bar to the Indians' progress
and our country's development. To restore
this to the public domain will work no hard
ship to the Indians, if the cessions are made
upon terms as fair as have characterized the
agreements recently negotiated.
A portion of the Indians belonging on the
San Carlos Reservation, in Arizona, con
tinue to give some apprehension of outbreak
among them. The overt acts of violence
and the disturbances created are caused
mainly by a few renegade Indian*.
The Mission Indians, whose rights were
fully recognized and respected by both the
•Spanish and Mexican Governments, have
suffered __uirh wrongs under our Government
that they have formed the subject of nu
merous official reports during the last
A bill for the relief of these Indians, under
which it is hoped the rights i.f both Indians
and seniors can be ascertained, defined and
protected, passed the Senate during the
Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth and Fiftieth C»tt
gies-o-s, failing each time In the House «fc
Representatives, and It is earnestly hoped
that the measure for the Mission Indians
may become a law during the approaching
\^;*.' : ;-V;./.':.y*Tt?.t-.pFriep:i 'j:
There Is no bureau ttrat has earned by Its
ownsucecss great'! claims to au increAse ot
force and room far its officers and cl-'rks
than the Patent Office. The total number
of applications received, including --ret . sues,
trade-marks, designs; etc,, was 4Hjl4tl; the
number of patents granted war* lK 8,17 , trade
marks and labels registered, H.3U; patents
expired, 11-.885; the total receipts were
81,347,203 'J1; the total expenditures Were
SijUttl,l73 • r ->. leaving a surplus of $268,
--029 lis to be, turned Into the Treasury of the
United States tn the credit of the Patent
Fund, ami making a tot vi balance in the
Treasury on: account ol the Patent Fund of
Tho work to -be- done by this bureau has
XvmMft\ wonderful and its ex
)■■■; diiures have seat Into tbe channels ot
trade and commerce in our --country more
Irian oue hundred million's ot d .liars tbe
past year. The use of this, vast sum has
served in ore than one valuable purpose. It
has been not alone a relief to hundreds of
thousands of the families of the soldiers
Who in different wars have stjrved their
country, chiefly those who defended: the
•Union i_giiin_-t si cession; but it lias also
transferred at most tnpoitune moments. the
ac-TiUiulated treasures of the Government
to the hands of the people, "blessing him
that gives and him that takes."
At the, close of tho fiscal year 1890- ther*
were 537,944 pensioners borne upon llieTotls,
as follows. Army invalid pensioners. 392
--180 9; army widows, minor children and dcs
pendent relatives, 104,451*; navy invalid
pensioners, 5274; navy widows, minor chil
dren and dependent relatives, 24*1); surviv
ors of the war of ISI2, 413; widows of
soldiers of the war of "teli, M 110; survivors
of: the Mexican war, 17,158; widows ol
soldiers of the Mexican war, oTol. Total,
At this writing (October 18, 1890), there are
claims pending, 892,221. Of these there have
been received under the act of June 27, 1890,
483,278. There ware 6<S,o,''7 original claims
allvwed during the yiiar, being 14.710 more
original claims: than were allowed during
the fiscal year 1689, and 0385 more than tvero
allowed during the fiscal year 1888. -.',
GEOLOGICAL &UKVEY.
As shown in the report of the Director of
the Geological Survey, the important indus
tries and interests grow iug out of the min
eral resources of the country are steadily
Increasing in prominence, the increase in
minora, productions in the United States
from 18.S8 to 1889 being in round numbers
*40,000.000.
1 mring the year the topographic surveys
made for geological purposes have been
carried on in tweuty of tiie States, and an
area of 4f>,807 square tulles has been sur
veyed aud mapped.
CONDENSED TIXKbKAMS.
London, Nov. 30.— Booth's Social Salva
tion Fund amounts to over £300,000.
Washington, Nov. 30.— Charles A, Shuri
lnff has been appointed Assistant United
States Attorney for the Northern District oi
California,
London. Nov. 30.— A verdict for 8078 and
costs has been given against Miss Cobden
for persisting in sitting in the County Coun
cil after she had beeu judicially declared in
capable.
New York, Nov. 30.— The funeral of the
late August Belmout was conducted In the
Church ol tho Ascension yesterday. The
pall-bearers included ex-Presideut Cleveland
and Governor Dill.
THE NEW NAVY.
Facts From Secretary Tracy's
The Construction of Line-of-Battle Ships
and Nev Cruisers.
■
Armor and Ordnance— Work of the Wash
ington Gun-Factory — Proposed. Or-
Iganizatlon or a Naval Militia.
Special to The: MortNixo Cali.
abhisotos, Nov. 30.— 1n an annual re
port of gieat length, Secretary of the Navy
Tracy giv.s much interesting information
about the new navy. Among tiie un"om
pleted craft special mention is made of the
armored cruiser New York as a vets'l in
which has been attained the unusual com
bination of great offensive and defeu-lve
power with extraordinary coal endurance
and huh speed. Her armament is un
equaled by any .hip of the cruiser tip; in
the world, and it gives her chances not to
Ispised should she be driven to an en
er with a battle-ship. Three battle
now building (one in San Francisco)
leclared to be vessels whose equal as
og ships does not exist to-day. There
titers of larger size, none of greater
ror efficiency. Much space is also de
to the triple scrow protected cruiser,
i has a formidable armament, enor
horse-power, a speed faster than any
i greyhound now in existence, and coal
ranee which, with the ordinary cruis
ing time, gives her an endurance of 103
Is, or a radius ot action ol 2."5,5r_0 knots,
ships like her would exterminate tha
nierce of any country under the present
ditious of commerce protection.
ARMOR AND OKI..VANCE.
legardiug aimor the Bethlehem Iron
npany is still disappointing the depart
ll in getting the plaut completed. The
c now tixed ior its completion is July,
1, nearly two years after the contract
c. Another contract has been made
with Carnegie, binding the firm to begin the
delivery of ti.e. armor in June next, and to
deliver 500 tons a month thereafter. If
both firms come up to expectations it will
lake two years from July, 1691, to complete
the armor lor the ships now authorized.
The report deals at length with experiments
with compound Dickie and steel plate. Be
fore entering up v extensive purchases the
department thought it wise to make hir
thur tests, and a limited quantity of nickel,
amounting in value to about $50,000, has
been purchased. No more will be procured
until complete and exhaustive experiments
demons' rat r the success of the plate beyond
a doubt.
Discussing ordnance matters the Secretary
partlculiirly.calls attention to the reduction
in the ci st of mating gnus and carriages
which the Washington Gun Factory has ac
complisned. To take a single instance:
The Government under an old coutract paid
inSQQ per gun lor the manufacture of eight
,iicir lilies, aside from tho ens. of forcings.
The Washington Gun Factory in 188S manu
factured them fur $51i>i, and thi3 year for
$2172, armor piercing projectiles hitherto
received lrom private firms in this country
having proved unsatisfactory, a contract
has been mndo for a qauntity of foreign
process to be manufactured in this country,
while the department will still ende ivur to
bring about arrangements to secure a satis
factory American projectile. The diversity
of rapid-firing guns has led the department
to look with favor upon a plan lo limit the
smaller rapid-firing pieces to six-pound and
one-pound caliber, aud to abaud-jn* the
three-pou nders and forty-seven ana thirty
seven miSimcters as moo as practicable.
The Hoiclikiss Company, not having been
able yet to produce satisfactorily Howell
torpedoes, arrangements have been made
with i bo Whitehead Company, whereby an
American company will shortly be enabled
to supply the navy « ith a number of -f heir'
torpedoes. -'VYheu the Hotchkiss Company
perfect theirs they will be given tests. Of toi>
pedoes others tban the automobile, the Pat
rick to rreiio, electi ieall. directed from the
shore, has undergone a successful test.
."..:'",■ if AyA'S. MILITIA. ■--*■:-.
Regarding personal service the Secretary
repeals the recommendations of Chief En
gineer Melville and other heads of bureaus
tor an increase in the number of oftieers and
their equalization. Considerable space is
given to the question of a "naval militia,"
the wautot wl-h-ti is decland to be one of
the most Vital defects of our system. lief
erence "IS made to the active interest in the
subject hi some ot the £ isiern States and
the -Pacific Coast the past; two years, and
lie Secretary says all that is needed is such
action on the part of Congress us will put
the naval uinitiaoii the same footing as the
. land militia. There la evety rea.sou.to be
lieve that with proper encouragement the
lalion of a naval militia will be nssilred.
leneral estimates for tne support of the
vy, indud ing public works and the marine
rps.tf.e next fiscal year show a total ol
30_.',otH less tliau last year and $13t",00Q
a thai' : the current year appropriation,
lerestriniite ior tiie Increase in the navy is
471,1X10, against $;',-£_j(A)o for last year,
iv largest part of thi- increase, however,
for the payments on outstanding cou
ch.*. _r rironri n.\*. :■:
Che Secretary draws especial attention lo
the necessities of the most vulnerable points
along our cqasis lor adequate protection
fiom foreign fleets,- No land force, however
lesolute or numerous,, i oUld be effective.
Even when all: the ships now authorized
are completed we should not have a fight
ing chance, our liuc of defense being so
long aud its parta so diviued and remote.
Nothing short of a force of battle-ships
numerous enough to be distributed in sep
arate fields of attack aud able to coneentrat _
on any threatened point within their own
: field: still i-iove a complete 'protection. Tbe
ty-je-ol a ship the department suggests for
Imrbor-detenso purposes Is. an enlarge-:
Piirltau, of not more titan 11 to 16 feet
draught, and with heavy nruior und arma
lueiif; Tiiese ship's; to be exclusively for
Ideal- purposes and have a station Iron
which they will never be absent. They
Ed stay the eiitrauco Of au enemy unt£
e_ships eoald arrive.
lI.CBKASEO NAVAt BFSOUBCES.
it type is less expensive than that of
ea^Roitig ships aud answer as no other
type cap the requirements of American har
bois. Furthermore tiie movement toward
the creation of a nival militia will reeeiv.
additional strength and encouragement Iron
the creation of this national force reserved
for local purposes. The harbor defense ship
would be a rallying point, drill hall, nava
school for young men who lyid ..town ai
earnestness in the organization of nava
militia. It should be their .privilege to be
come tbe principal source of supply for the
complement toth of officers and men of
their local ship, and the result would be in
addition incalculable strength to the naval
resources of the country. If such a plan is
adopted it is reasonable to believe that Bos
ton, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
New Orleans, San Francisco and cities on
the Puget Sound would become the centers
of naval strength instead of being, as they
are to-day, conspicuous examples ot man
time weakness aud inviting attack.
MORROW AND VANDEVER.
Names U>ntir>n d in Connection With a
Diplomatic Appiintc-ent.
Washington, Nov. 30.— General Van
dever's friends will try to get him some ap
pointment under the Government Mr.
Morrow has been mentioned for .Minister to
Ceutral America, vice Mizner, who will be
recalled, according to the Washington Post,
but it is believed that Morrow would rather
practice law in San Pram iscro. Ills reputa
tion as a lawyer would undoubtedly bring
him as great an income as the salary at
tached to the above diplomatic position.
Betides, be may have some ambition to run
for Governor of California yenrs hence, aud
his exile would hardly promote any political
ambition he may have in tiie future." Gen
eral Yandever's friends talkof pressing him
for the position In case Mi/nor is recalled,
though there are many people who refuse
to believe that the Administration has de
cided to recall our present Central Ameri
can Minister. Iv this case Vandever's
f lieiids will urge him for something else.
CONGRESSIONAL WORK.
BUI to Begnlate Immigration to Be Intrc
dnced in the Home.
Washington, Nov. 30.— The second ses
sion of tbe Fifty-first Congress begins nt
noon to-morrow. The programme of busi
ness of the week is not yet determined by
either bouse. Lodge of Massachusetts will
introduce in the House to-morrow a bill to
regulate immigration. It is an elaborate
measure. It excludes any persou in any
way obnoxious to the existing laws, includ
ing the Alien Contract Labor Law. seeks to
shut out the diseased paupers and those
liable to become a public charge, and the il
literate. The main point is the requirement
that every immigrant shall obtain a certifi
cate from some United States Consul or
diplomatic representative, withuitt which
ho eiH.DOt land in this country. Tho bill is
framed ti secure the rigid enforcement of
its provision-u __^^
FAK3IHRS' ALLIANCE.
The Annual Kecting to Be Held in O.a'a,
Fl-rridn, This Week.
Ocala (Fla.), Nov. 30.— The annual meet
ing of the Farmers' Alliance begins Tues
day. In an interview to-day, President
Polk said the National Alliance will stand
squarely nu the platform adopted at St.
Louis. Referring to the recent elections,
he said for the result one must look beyond
the McKinley bill. " The people," he said,
"have scratched away nil th<_ rubbish of
the negro question, bloody shirt, tariff and
federal control of elections. It is the money
power and the rule of plutocracy that has
been keeping the people down, aud the
slogan henceforth is financial reform. Tbe
national banking system must go. The far
mer and laborer must be given a chance to
get what money tbey need upon the security
of ti.eir real property. The issue is to be a
square one between the manhood of
America on one side and the great Ameri
can dollar on ttie other, and unless ihe lead
ers of the great parties recognize the real
issue and make it, there's going to be terii
ble times in this country. Sectionalism can
not pull the people apart any longer. We
are sick of that rubbish and the ouly men
who can secure lobular support are those
who understand tiio great ecouomic ques
tions of the day."
SUFFERING. FROM COLD.
Brazilian Men -of - War Furnished With
Heavy Clo'hing by Secretary Tracy.
New York, Nov. 30.— The Brazilian men
of-war now here were never provided with
any meau3 of heating the quarters of the
officers or crew, who came north wholly un
provided with heavy clothing. Conse
quently when the cold weather came the
men and officers suffered severely. When
the matter was brought to the attention of
the Secretary of the Navy he ordered that
heavy clothing, Including heavy overcoats,
which are not provided for iv Brazil's uni
form regulations, should be furnished the
ships in such quantities as were needed. A
large quantity was sent over Saturday.
es,
ROUGHLY HANDLED. ;
A Quarantine Officer 8.-aten asd Thrown Into
the Water.
Jacksonville (Fla), Nov. 30.— Dr.
Joseph Y. Purter, State Health Officer, re
ceived word to-day from Morris Cohen,
Quarantine Officer near Punta Gorda, that
he bad buarded a Spanish vessel in the
course of his duty November 7th, and that
alter beating him and abusing him the cap
tain and sailors had thrown him overboard,
nearly diowning him. The Spaniard then
landed smuggled goods and escaped.
" — •
Baking Sure of Diath.
Nkav York, Nov. 30.— Thirteen days ago
George W. Fay, a drugaisr, died lo ilaiu
moutou, N. J. As the result of a dream,
which filled him with horror, he requested
his sisters two days before his death to keep
his body, should he seem dead, until signs
of dissolution set in, then if they had doubts
whether he might not be in a trance
to thrust his own dagger into his
heart. Tbe body was kept until to-day,
keeping a life-like appearance all the time.
At tiie earnest request of relatives the sis
ters agreed on Saturday to a burial to-day
if no signs of life were evident. To-day
theie were some signs of decomposition, and
when the friends weie assembled at the fu
neral the physician came forward and
thrust the dagger through the heart. Not a
drop of blood came from the wound In which
the dagger was left.
The Tribune's Apportioament Bi 1
New Yokk, Nov. 30. — The Tribuno
strongly urges the passage of a tiew appor
tionment bill by the present Congress, and
points out that the retention of the present
-.-■number -'of ■'■ Congressmen would involve ii
loss of a member each by Maine,! Ohio, In
diana; ; lowa, Maryland, Kentucky, .Vir
: ginia, Stuth Carolina and Tennessee- These :
; Slates have now 127 Congressmen who can
not be expected to assent to a decrease if
exact justice Is to be done without au unrea
sonable increase iv the membership of the
House, Table* are printed showing that
California would gam one member and
some other States one or more under an in
crease of the number of representatives to
345, 349 or 351, but that Virginia wolild still
lose one uniess the number went above 355.
"V"'* — '.*.'... .'.-'•■.:.
Ci-s-rlng-House Stats-menl.
Boston, Nov. 30. — The Clearing-house
statement for the week is as follows: New
York rf_-3,2_9,000. Increase .05 ; Boston SBO,
--055,000, increase 18; Chicago 571,092,000, in
crease 19.9; Philadelphia, 5M,341,000, in
crease 95; St. Louis r515,7u9,000, increase
10.G; Pittsburg £14,:'5.,.,u.;t>, increase 25.1;
Sim Fraucisco $i7>,7-3,000- increase 50;
Baltimore Sr.-,<-9_t,000, increase 42; Cincin
nati Sll, liT.ono, inrrea.se isi; New Orleans
$13,5914000, increase 0.:. ; Kansas ( ltv .$7,4.-,-0
-00, increase 4.7; Galveston 53,945,000, 11,
--erease 43.3*. Omaha 84,243,01.-, iiieriase 7.*' ;
Denyer S4i3oo.ti(.U, increase 13.9; Portland
(Oregon) 81,807,000, increase 18.7; Tacoma
ri1,250,ti00, increase lot;."; 'Seattle 5U043,000,
increase 34..1 ; Los A!is»'ii-sSr* l l*i;00O, inert ase
8.5; Salt Lake '$1,-323,001*. no comparison.
Total, leading cities pl the United States and
Canada, SI.O'.b.IKVKW, increa-c 3,1.
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: -r : re;-..;:;..'.; fcrrtflSad Canal. _ . r-
PiTTJnst'l.o, Nov. 30.— The State Canal
Comtnission will recommend the balding Of
a canal Irani Lake Erie to the Ohio River* at
the mouth ofthe Beaver, thirty voiles below
Pittsburg. The canal will be 102 miles Ion?,
twelve leet deep, and cost about $25,_00,u00.
It is lalculated that lakq vessels: o£ 1300 tuns
burden cau bo brought lnun Erie to Pitts
burg iv twenty-lour hours. The average
time ol railroad freight, shipments, includ
ing transfers, is about lour days,.
.:-■:■■' t— i — *■"*? '-r- : -
I ■ Alb red Lil-el and Ereich of Prom-jc
Chicago, Nov. 30.— T«o.suits,onelorS50,_
,000, the other forSlOO.oeodsmages, have been
begun in the Circuit Court agaiust Robert A.
Davis, a man 01 considerable wealth resid
ing In So nth Chicago, lnsthn first case >Irs.
Matilda limns an 1 her husband 'sue Davis
tor alleged libel, and the second actiou Is
brought by Rlrs. Brant individually lor al
leged breach of promise of marriage. Davis
was formerly Premier of Manitoba, Canada.
. m
What Overcliarrine Costs.
New York, Nov. 30. — About a year ago
the New York, New Haven and. Harlem
railroad, established a rate ol 50 cents to
31orri. Park Kace-conrse. One passenger
discovered that this was 14 cents more than
the maximum rata allowed by law. The
company has been compelled to pay 850
damages, and now, It appears that certain
lawyers are ready with about 4000 similar
cases and the total cost to the road will be
about $-75,000. *
Bod Fxpre.s-C-ir Bobbery.
West Point (Miss.), Nov. 30.— A robber
entered an express-car on the Georgia
Pacilic train near ludianolia last night,
held up the agent with a revolver, took the
money and jumped from the train. There
was little lv the packages. To-day the rob
ber and a compauiou were arruated at
West Poiut,
Biz Men Drowned.
Rice Lake (Wis.), Nor. 30.— 8y the
swamping of a small boat on Long Lake
last uight six men wero drowned. Tbey
were: Prank Founier, William Kpight,
Charles Slikes, Al Clark and Arthur Page.
Dr Ms-y Walker Dyings
Oswego (N. V.), Nov. 30.-Dr. Mary
Walker lies dying at h.-r farm uear here
from hvart failure.
EBB AND FLOW -
I OF REAL ESTATE ADS IN SUNDAY'S PAPERS. I
1 ,-,..,,. HIGH TIDE:..
V OAIjLi 413}
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"*», CHRONIC E IH3 I EXAMINER 281 Ig
DEFECTIVE BRAKES.
Particulars of the Wreck Near
Hay Station.
A Train Leaps Into a Canyon While Going
Seventy Miles an Hour.
A Terrible Tragedy— Mrs. Sarah Hester Shot
Down While Trying to Act as
a Peace-Maker.
Special to The Mohsino Cali.
Waua "WALLA, Nov. 30.— A wreck oc
curred near Hay Station on tne Union I*a
clfic Friday night, resulting in the death of
John Wilson and Joseph Loechler, a brake
man, and seriously injuring tho engineer
and another brakoman. An extra freight*
train, which was composed oi sixteen cars
loaded with wheat, together with the engino
and caboose, bound for Portland, got be
yond control of the engineer after leaving
Meeker, sixteen miles beyond Snake River,
on a steep incline knowu as Meeker Hill.
Engineer Vandever endeavored to put on
the air-brakes, which were only attached to
five cars, when it was discovered that the
brakes would not work. The train gained
a speed of sixty-live miles an hour and got
beyond the control of the engineer or brake-
men. Hay Station was reached at a fearful
rate of speed, when the engine suddenly left
the track, carrying with it the entire train
into the canyon below.-
Bn_dneer Vandever jumped from the cab,
sustaining serious if not fatal injuries in
the back and head. The fireman, John Wil
son, was lound beneath the engine, dead.
His head was crushed by the heavy Iron
work. Brafcemnti Joseph Loechler, who was
several cats back from the engine, was
thrown beneath the train ami in'tantly
Killed. His legs were broken aud his body
was badly mangled. Hugh Cameron, the
rear brakeman, had his left leg broken. The
trai n r.in about six miles before le-.ving the
track, the speed at the point where the dis
astei occurred being nearly seventy miles
an hour. When the crash came the whole
train, with the exception of tho caboose,
bounded into the canyon, leaviDg the track
completely clear. The engine turned com
pletely over and was headed in au exactly
opposite direction. Every car is a wreck
and the wheat is scattered iv all directions.
A special train, with physicians and the
Superintendent, from Walla Walla, was soon
on the spot and did all in their power to re
lieve the suffering of the iujured men. The
dead and injured have been brought to
Walla Walla.
A IKKKU'.i.I-; IUAGEDY.
A Woman Accidentals Shot and Killed Dar
in? a Qa<rrel.
Dayton ("Wash.), Nov. 30.— Mrs. Sarah
Hester, a wido>v, was accidentally shot and
killed last night at her farm, about seven
miles from tnis city, by Charles Robinson, a
farm-hand. Mrs. Hester entertained a num
ber of frieuds during the evening, and
among them C. C. Auderson, formerly iv
her employ. After all of the guests had de
parted except Anderson, who, it seems, was
paying his addrcssis to Mrs. Hester,
Charles Robinson remarked that it was
about bed-time. Anderson made an Insult
ing remaik to Robnsou, who then ordered
him out of the house. Anderson then drew
a revolver, and, pointing the weapon toward
Robinson, pulled tne trigger, hat the cap
snapped several times aad the weapon was
not discharged. Robins* n then secured a
shot-gun. At this juncture Mrs. Hester
rushed between the men, thinking she could
prevent bloodshed. Tbe gun, however, was
discharged, and Mrs. Hester received the
full charge in her right side. She cried out:
"Charlie, you have killed me," and fell to
the floor dead. Robinson at once surren
dered himself to the Sheriff, but, Anderson
escaped, and a posse is now looking for him.
The Coroner's jury rendered a verdict of
accidental death hy shooting. Mrs. Hester
was 45 years of "age aud leaves a large
family.
Alii BRAKES FAIJj
lid a Train Bushes to Destruction, Killin?
the Engineer.
TAcoma, Nov. 30.— A runaway switch
engine and seven flat-cars la st evening col
lided with a work train near the Northern
Pacific Wharf-yard, crushing the engineer,
Fred Dexter, of I.akeview, and injuring him
internally : so that he died. A man named
T nlbot, a time-keeper at the Northern Pa
cific car-shops, was also badly injured. Sev
eral of the men jumped from the train as it
rushed down the grade at the rate of thirty
five mile-, an hour. The switch-engine and
two cars were demolished. The accident
was caused by the failure of the air brakes
to work. The: rails were very slippery from
the heavy fug.
School for Indians.
Cabso'S*, Nov. 30.— Car-load lots of furni
ture aro arriving for the Indian school.
Desks, beds, settees, etc., are being placed
in position for nso about the middle of Sep
tember. Superintendent W. D. C. Gibsou
says that provision will be made for 150 stu
dents, and the best of everything wilt be
provided fur them. The tract of land which
the school is surrounded by is amply suffi
cient for fnriiiinu purposes, and will bo put
to tlint use this spring. Uefore the snow
flies all Will be in readiness. Even now
parties aro out among the reservations in
various parts of the State scaring up schol
ar ■'.;
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Th* Bab-Port Entry Act.
Port TowssesD (Wash,), Nov. 30.— C0l- j
lector Ilradshaw returned from Seattle last
nlelit. He admits having received orders
lrom the Treasury Department to in the
future to enter and clear foreign ves^
sel-, direct from either Scflttle or'PaeMun.
The ".Vashitigtoii officials inteirprot the uew
Sub-port Entry Act as Riving those- cities
that privilege. Tbe order Is In force IrQiu
date. :
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Xftb.r Question n Wa«hineton.
"lACO-MAi Nov. 30.— The Congressional
Comu-itteeon Immigration took the testimony
on the Chinese and labor q nest i ns yester
day of the leading citizens of Tacoma. All:
i oi the testimony was against the Chinese. A
majority of i hose questioned by the commit
tee expressed the belief that more- than 1
per cent of the population of Tacoma aro
now out of work. The committee loft for
Portland to-night. "'■'•
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A Frenchman's Suicide.
Bakersfieli), Nov. 30.— The Coroner
brought in this morning the dead body of a
Fronclmian, named Doinoni Frure, who had
committed suicide by hanging himself iv a
sheep- herder's cabin near Poso Creek. A
Fi en eh man who knew him says that he had
only been in this country about one month,
and had been very despoudeut since his ar
rival here. He was M years of age.
Acoident— Bain Wanted.
Petaix-Xia, Nov. 30.— F. O. Schultz, one
of the oldest settlers in Petaluma Town
snip, by au accidental fall last night broke
or badly sprained his right foot, lie came
to California with Stevenson's Regiment iv
1848.
Stock is getting very poor and the farmers
aro lookiug anxiously for rain.
An Oakland Han Killed-
Tacoma, Nov. 3a— Charley Smith, a
orakeman on the Northern Pacific freight
train between Tacoma and Ellensburg, was
killed Friday afternoon, and his remains
were brought here to-day. Deceased was a
member of the S. M. A. of Oakland, CaL,
front which place (ie came here six weeks
ago.
A Ste&mer Ashore.
VicToniA (Is. C), Nov. 30.— At noon to
day the steamer Costa Kica, owned by Duns
-uuiis, went ashore in a dense log n».ir
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Race Rocks. The extent .-I the damage is
unknown. The steamer Pilot has gone to
ber assistance.
Sait Compromised.
Grass Valley, Nov. 30.— Tho salt of the
Idaho Mining Company versus the Mary
land Mining Company was satisfactorily
compromised last night. Both parties made
concessions and the trial of the case will
stop.
A Fraudulent D»»d.
Tacoma. Nov. 30.— 0. J. MeCausland was
yesterday found guilty of uttering and pub
lishing as true and genuine a forged deed
to 150 acres of the town site of Dcs Moines,
Wash. lie has not been seuteueed.
Hirse-T.ii.vei Arr°«ted.
Susaxville, Nov. 30.— E. E. Dixon, Otis
Dixon and Arthur Sylvester have been ar
rested for horse-stealing. They were taken
before Justice Schooler, aud gave bonds
iv $3000.
Jack D nui y Comine.
Portland, Nov. 30.— Jack Dempsey left
for San Francisco to-night, eu route to New
Orleans, where he will light Bolx, Fite
simmons iv January.
Bltt'SU'B DU>BBf______
An Effcrt^eirg M?de to Defeat the E'eetro
cation L.w.
New York, Nov. 30 —Warden Brush of
Sing Sing l'rison is put in an awkward po
sition by the action of United States District
Judge Brown in the caso oi Joseph Wood,
the negro murderer, whose execution by
electricity is set for this week.
The Judge lias authorised an appeal to tho
Supreme Court at Washington, and has cited
the Warden lo :. pi ear before that tribunal
next month, lint by an oversight, appar
ently, lie neglected to grant a formal stay of
execution. Tim appeal iv this case is not in
consequence of the new method of execution,
but is tinned ou the fact that there were no
negroes on the panels from which were,
drawn tiie grand and petit juries which in
dicted and convicted Woods. This is thu
third interference, by tha Federal courts iv
this State within a year.
Governor Hill says that a powerful influ
ence was brought to bear in an attempted
repeal of the electrical execution law by
the introduction in the last Legislature of a
bill abolishing capital punishment They
passed the bill iv the Assembly, but it
failed iv the Semite. They then resisted lv
tho courts the execution ot. murderers who
had been sentouced to die by electricity.
Kemmler has been executed, but the execu
tion of Sliibuya Jugio has been po .tponed.
They aim to gain time to bring a bill before
tlio Legislature repealing capital punish
meut.
Failure of Carriaea Manufic.nrers.
Cincinxati, Nov 30.— Easlon & Clark,
carriage manufacturers, assigned iast even
ing. Tiie lailure is attributed to the discon
tinuance of the branch houses in Kaii.sa.-t
City and San Francisco. The estimated
assets are £100.000 ; liabilities r?7*i,ooo. The
linn asserts that they will pay dollar for
dollar. Ihe failure whs a gre tt surprise.
Tho Girdner, Chise & Cn Failure.
Boston, Xov. 30.— An expert accountant,
investigating the r.ff.tirs o' Gardner, Chase
<fc Co., brokers, has found that of tha
scheduled bad accounts, rstis7,ooo represent*
money lost in speculation by Chase. He
also reports that the iii m was insolvent in
1685, and since that time Chase and his
partner have drawnout upwards of £200,000.
SIR WALTER KALKIGH.
The Place Where He Smoked a Pip* of
Ni-w Found T.ilnn-i and Took Wine.
Sir Waller Urr 1. r.ii, that most brilliant of
adventurers, sometimes took a cup of wine
and smoked a pipe <>f the new-found to
bacco at the "Queen's Head," among the
orchards and grCen lields of Islington. Sir
John Suckling played bowls at the "Bear
at-the Bridge-Foot," which sto.d at the
Soulhwark end of old London Bridge, and
was pulled down in 1761.
"Gossiping" Pepys frequented almost all
the taverns in or near London. He dined
at the "Bell" in KtDg street, Westminster;
played handicap at the "Mitre" in Wood
street, Cheapside; had a goo<i dinner on
more than one occasion at " Herculese's
Pillars"; on another at the "Dolphin," with
"Sir W. Batten and his lady a-rd daughter
Matt, and Capuiu Cook ami his lady— a Ger
man lady, but a very great beauty — and
we dined together at tlio spending of
some wagers won and Inst between him and
I, and then we had tiie best musique, and
very good songs, and were very merry and
danced. But atter a 1 our mirth comes a
reckoning of £4, besides 4s. of tiie musicians,
wliich did trouble us ; but it must be paid,
and so I took my leave." The "Cock;" at
the end ol Suffolk street, had also the honor
of his presence. And his fane was seen at
the "inn that goes down to the waterside"
at Brentford, where on a Sunday be ate and
drank, then went to church, and in ifiehiMh
of the evening "took boat" aud returned
heme.— -All the Year Round.
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hearing, the human voice, the mlrid— one or more
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The poison it distributes throughout the system at
tacks every vital force and breaks up the most
robust of constitutions. Ignored, because but little
understood, by most physicians, lmpotently assailed
I narks and charlatans, those suffering front tt
little hope to be relieved of it thi-vside of the
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