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WABPZTON, DAKOTA.
i''. It is Bfiid that when he is busy in a
"round-up," a single cowboy will tire
out'six or eight horses a day.
It i0 stated that the United States
government has paid more money in
the investigation of the diseases af
fecting the human race.
The last ninety-five babies born in
Vanceburg, Ky., are all girls, and
everybody is puzzled by the phenom
enon.
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A man has just been released from
the' Minnesota penitentiary, after
serving 10 years for a murder which
his brother committed and recently
confessed on his death bed.
Mme. Carlotta Patti de Munck
Hiafe'to many American girls
|who come to Paris for study, the
attractions of the great dry goods
store are more absorbing than the
.selection of a good singing professor."
In Russia there are only 18,000
/.? doctors for a population of 100,
/.i 000,000. About 40 per cent, of the
population never have medicinal at
tendance, yet the Russian enjoys
quite as long a term of life as his
neighbors who are better supplied.
A letter carrier in New York, who
was making a collection of stamps,
has been arrested for appropriating
cancelled stamps on foreign letters
that passed through his hands. The
offense is punishable by a fine off 100
or a short term of imprisonment.
One of the latest "wrinkles" in pho
tography iB the ghost picture, in
which a person's likeness is taken by
an instantaneous exposure, with a
result so shadowy that the back
ground, subjected to a longer expos
ure. can be seen through theghost.
Portable electric lights, arranged
to hailg.oh a button of one's coat,
and with a parabolic reflector to
Concentrate the light, with storage
batteries weighing 1% pounds each,
are made to enable persons to read
in railroad cars.
Experiments are being made in
England with a new "safety" gun
which is said to be capable of dis
charging sixty shells a minute! silent
ly and invisible. The gun is discharg
ed by steam or vapor at a pressure
of360 pounds to the square inch.
London'Truth says that Lord
Macaulay's sister Fanny Macaulay,
whose death was reported a few days
ago, possessed in an eminent degree
the" almost ofrgotten art of conver
sation, and was on that account one
of the most prominent figures in all
social circles.
A Tale
graduate, who was a student
about thirty years ago, said, in speak
ing of changes that had taken place
since his time: "I never knew wheth
er to attach any significance to it or
not, but when 1 was there the law
school adjoined the jail, the medical
college was next the cemetery, and
the divinity school was on the road
to the poorliouse."
The most splendid tomb in Eng
land isj undoubtedly, that of the
Duke of Hamilton, in the Hamilton
paltae. It cost $900.000. It is a
model of the Castle of San Angelo oi
Rome. The gates area copy of the
Ghiberti gates at Florence, and the
coffin of the duke is inclosed in an
Egyption sarcophagus of black mar
ble, which was brought firom Alexan
dria.
Among the items of news going the
rounds of the press are the accounts
of fortunate holders of lottery tick
ets, who by holding lucky numbers
have acquired unexpected fortunes.
No mention iB made ofthethousands
who-parted with their money in the
*aii\_hope of reaping golden results
*^reiHi8n' casti3g their bread upon
the waters." Millions in the aggre
gate are thus distributed for thous
ands received. Lotteries are not run
as charitable institutions.
Dr. William Murrell, of London,
has appeared for a year or more as
champion of masstfge, and recently
found it remarkably effective in the
treatment of infantile paralysis. His
system is a carefully graduated
course of massage, commencing with
the simple surface rubbing, followed
by friction and more energetic ap
plication, as the case proceeds, sub
jecting the affected limbs or muscles
to tender, gentle kneading this to be
succeeded by percussion. This form
of treatment, conscientiously carried
ont, has, when the case has not been
too long delayed, been followed by
\r. exeetieift results. Indiscriminate
mass^,,^pwev^r, is likely to be fu
tile, or even injurious. The applica
tionshoutd be conducted with dry
adi^ydda,
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NEWS NOHCIATURE.
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A
General Review of the
Sews
Day Condense! from
of the
Associated
PreuDispatches.
Minor Casualties.
And* Humble, a lumberman employed by
J- Lammers, whose camps nre three miles
from Hinckley, Minn., was seriously hurt by
a log rolling over him. He is a resident of
St. Paul, and has a brother connected with
the tire department there.
Kews haa been received here of a dreadful
accident at Pine Lake. Fulton county, New
I® the drowning of seventeen
tten. The victims were driving teams engag
ed in hauling logs across the ice when the ice
broke and the men and horses were all loBt.
The ice gave way oftersevendriversond teams
reached the shore and the remaining drivers
and horses broke'through the ice and sank
out of sight. None ofthe bodies have yet been
recovered.
The British bark Large Bay, bound for
Auckland, was towed to Spit Head in a sink
ing condition. She report* that she was in
collision with an unknownfour-masted steam
er off Beuchy Head, and that the
Steamer was
rank with all on board. The seamen of the
Large Bay say they nre certain that tl»e lost
steamer carried passengers, and they esti
mate that the crew and passengers together
numbered at least 100 persons. The steamer
sunk eight minutes after the collision occurr
ed.
People Talked About.
3. P. McHugh, better known as Phil Mc
Hugh, and representing Gordon & Ferguson
2.
wa8
found "lead in bed at Mitton,
Dak. The cause of his death is ascribed to
acute membraneous laryningitis. McHugh
was one of the most popular drummers on
the roud in this section, and the friends that
mourn his death are legion.
The Garlach, a handsome ten-story family
hotel recently erected on Twenty-seventh
street between Broadway and Sixth avenue
New York has been selected as the residence of
President Cleveland and wife on the occasion
of their coming to New York city Uarch 5
next. The rooms prepared for Mr. and
Mrs. Cleveland are on the third and fourth
floors. A .parlor, boudoir, bedrooms and
bath rooms make the suite. In the rear of
the parlor is a library room. Next to this is
a large bed room with bath and dressing
room adjoining, and in the rear, all opening
on a private hall, are two other bed rooms.
The Ways of the Wicked
A horrible murder was committed at Lit
tie Current, Ont., 150 miles east of Sault Ste.
Marie. Christuna Togosli, a half-breed, was
outraged by five Indians and then literally
torn to pieces. Two of the murderers were
brought to the Canada Soo and lodged in
jail.
Capt. Charles Stuart Trppler, who is held in
Portland, Or., for forring a check for$156, is
said to have left San Francfoco short in his
account* to the Masonic grand lodge of Cali
fornia to the extent of $3,000. TYippler is
the son of a well known army surgeon, and
was assistant secretary of the lodge. It is
stated that his friends will make good his in
debtedness.
B. F. Keaton, William Williams and James
Orr, farmers of Johnson county, were arrest
ed at Indianapolis, by a deputy marshal for
violation of the election laws. Each gave
bonds in (500. Senator Carpenter, wh® was
unseated in the contest with Ray, appeared
before the clerk of the federal court and gave
bail for his appearance to answer to a charge
of bribery.
James Johnson, a Scandinavian resident
of Augusta, Wis., committed suicide by hang
ing himself with his suspenders in the city
lock-up, in an insane fit, resulting from
drunkenness. He went to Eau Claire, became
intoxicated there and was so unmanageable
on the train coming home at noon that he
smashed the car window, struck one passen
ger insensible and tore Conductor Mead's
coat off. On arriving home he was locked
up. Later he was found hanging to the
upper door hinge.
The evidence in the Br owngcase, in Mason
City, Iowa, is taking quite a decided change.
The defense have directed their efforts to
prove the assertions made by Mrs. Brown
at the time of the coroner's examination,
that there were three reasons why she thought
her husband had a motive in committing
the crime-jealousy, financial difficulty and
threats—and in proving the evidence impli
cates Mr. Brown as the guilty one. Several
testified to his jealous disposition. He ac
knowledged financial difficulty, and witnesses
will be put on the stand to testify to threats
made by him. The defendant is clearing the
points made against her by the state, and
many are looking out for some startling evi
dence.
A curious case which may result in the re
quest for ajury of women to decide it, will
come up in the orphans court shortly at
Pittsburg, Pa. It is a claim of a Miss Mitch
ell to the estate of Thomas Sheehan of that
city. Sheehan had a daughter who was placed
in a convent when a child, and whom it was
afterward reported had died. Sheehan died
some time agro, leaving an estate of 950,000,
and Miss Mitchell laid claim to the estate as
the lost daughter. A number of other wom
en put in their claims, but all except Miss
Mitchell were rejected as spurious claimants.
She was identified by her mother through a
birthmark, and at the trial it is probably a
jury-of women will be demanded to decide
the case. This is something which the old
common law permitted in certain cases, but
which is not known in the profession as a
matter of practice ibr'over two centuries.
Either "Jack the Bipuer" of Whitechapel
has emigrated trom the scene of his ghastly
murders or he has found one or more imita
tors in this part of Central America. The
people have been greatly aroused by six of
the most atrocious murdersever committed
within the limits of Nicaraugua. The assassin
has vanished and left no traces for identifica
tion. All the victims were women of thechar
acter who met their fate at the hands of the
London murderer. They were found murdered
just as mysteriously and the evidence points
to
almost identical methods. Two werefound
butchered out oi all recognition. Even their
faces ware most horribly slashed, and in the
cases of all the others their persons were
frightfully disfigured. Like "Jack the Kip
per's victims, they have been found in out-of
the-way places. Two of the victims were
possessed of gaudy jewelry and from that, it
is urged that the mysterious murderer has
not committed the crimes for robbery. In
fact in almost every detail the crimes and
characteristics are identical with the White
chapel.
George Haggerman was taken from his cell
in the Colfax county jail at Schuyler, Ne
braska andhangedto a tree inthecourtyard.
He was charged with stealing three horses
belonging to a farmer named John Craig, and
setting fire to his born in which thirty-six
other horses were bunied. The lira occurred
some time ago. Haggerman disappeared
the same night It was found the bodies of
several valuable animals were not in the
ruins, but in their stead were the bodies of
several younger animals which had been
kept in nn adjoining yard. Haggerman, it
was afterwards discovered, had run off the
missing horses and put the others in their
stalls, and then fired the barn. He was
traced to Omaha, where it was found that he
had brought three of the animals, Learn
ing that the police were after him he aban
doned two of them, and with the third dis
appeared. At Elkhorn he was recognized,
and a posse organized and started in pur
suit. They fired at and wounded him. He
abandoned his horse and escnited into the
woods which border the Elkhorn river. He
remained in hiding for two days, at the end
of which time he went to a farm house for
something to ent. He was recognized, ar
rested and brought to Schuyler.
On board the steamer Old Colony, which
arrived at New York was a corpse and a
sailor badly frozen. As soon as the half-per
ished sailor was able to talk he told a re
markable tale of cruelty, hardship and ex
posure. He said his name was Leander Kul
doon that he was a Swede, twenty-one years
old. and hud lived in Boston for over three
years. He shipped one ofthe three-masted
schooner J. F. Kenrus, which sailed from
New York on the 14th. bound for Port Eliza
beth, South Africa. He claimed that before
the vessel sailed be and othpr sailors were
cruelly treated by, Capt. McDonald, ofthe
Kearns, and First Mate Harrie, who repeat
edly threatened to brain tliem with a belay
ing pin if tliey did not obey orders more
promptly. Kaldoon also said that the crew
was not more than half-fed, and such food
as was served unfit to eat. They found it
impossible to construct* nit largs enough
7^
to hold four men, so they drew lots to see
who would make their escape. Kaldoon and
man whom he knows ouly as "Bill won the
prises. One night they succeeded in success
rally launching the roft and left the vessel,
shortly afterward the wind shifted and they
were carried out toward the middle of the
sound. A heavy sleet storm set in. The icy
cold waves washed over their frail craft and
repeatedly they were washed overboard.
When about four miles of New Haven Capt.
Hammond, ofthe Old Colony, discovered the
raft and the perishing men were soon on
board the steamboat. The man "Bill" was
beyond human aid. He gasped a few times
and then died. Tiiere was nothing on his
clothing to tell who he was. Kaldoon is get
ting along well.
From Fore!ff.i Shores.
Mr. Dingley of Maine reported a resolution
calling in the secretary of the treasury for
information ns to what orders were given to
the commander of the United States revenue
Richard Rusk, in regard to protection of seal
fisheries in Behring sea in the spring and
summer of 1888, whether such instructions
differ from those giveh the same commander
in the spring and summer of 1887. In ex
planation of the resolution Mr. Dingley stat
ed that the commander of the Rusk had tes
tified before the committee that in 1887 he
had seized a large number of vessels for the
illegal catching of seal. In 1888, notwith
standing the fact .that there were vessels ille
gally engaged in sealing, he had made no
seizures. Being asked why he had not, he re
plied that his secret orders had not permitted
nim to do so. The resolution was adopted.
Miscellaneous News Items.
The committee'on foreign' relations report
ed to the senate a« amendment to the sundry
civil bill appropriating 100^000 to protect
the interests of Americans in Panama.
Fannie Moore, aged 11, was stopped on the
street in New York Jan. 24, while going
home from school, by a well dressed man,
who insulted her and declared that he wus
"Jack the Ripper." The child was terribly
frightened, and on seeing the effect of his
words the man fled. Fannie was delirious
when she reached home, and brain fever set
in, from which she died. The police are en
deavoring to find the stranger.
Judge Wallace in the United States circuit
court at New York, decided in favor of the
Bell Telephone company in ita suit against
the Wallace Electric Telephone company for
infringement of patent. In his opinion Judge
Wallace says in effect that nothing can pre
vail ugainxt the Bell patent, according to
to the decisions of the supreme Courts, unless
something new is brought out in regard to
the state of the art of communication previ
ous to the BeM patent.'
On severnl occasions Indians have been at
Fort Buford after medicine, and upon being
questioned they said that they had much,
sickness among their squaws aud that their
faces and bodies were all broken out. Indica
tions still remain that they have smallpox.
The condition in. this part is the same. The
deaths number six in a little over a week.
There are three very serious cases still on
hand and several of a mild character. There
are three doctors, two stewards and' several
attendants on the scene and are kept very
busy. So far but one soldisr has contracted
the disease.
The officials of railroads interested in Iowa
traffic appear'deeply depressed ovet Judge
Brewer's decision. Heads of legal depart
ments of the various companies were in con
sultation a t. Chicago and if they find there is
still a fighting chance to checkmate the Iowa
commission, they will doubtless avail them
selves of it. But in the meantime they cau
not avoid putting the dreaded schedule rates
into operation. These rates are about 30
per cent, lower than those now in effect in
that state, and 20 per cent. lower than the
Illinois commissioners' rates. The effect of
this change, it is claimed by railroad officials,
will be to pull down all state and interstate
rates throughout the west, for in obeying
the Iowa law, the roads cannot ignore the
provisions of the interstate commerce law.
All western roads, it is asserted, will be af
fected, and the managers are inclined to take
a gloomy view of the situation. One official
said: The whole outlook for 1889 is
changed
by Judge Brewer's decision.
The Oklahoma fever has reached Kansas
City, and the railroads
leading out ofthe city
to the west ure preparing for a great increose
of travel toward that promised land. Hun
dreds of men with families are out of work.
Young men from the East, who come to
Kansas City last fall expecting to get rich
immediately, have been disappointed, and
many of them have not even been fortunate'
enough to secure positions of any kind. They
are planning, together with a vast horde of
dwellers in tents in the suburbs, to move to
free homes and independence. Hundreds of
letters come daily from the territory tribu
tary to Kansas City in regard to the opening
of Oklahoma, all filled with inquiries, and
many who have written such letters are al
ready in Kcnsas City, purchasing supplies
and arranging to leave as soon as the open
ing is made, and the first exoduB from the
city shall begin. The political side of the
discussion is not beSng neglected, and a Kan
sas City man is already spoken of for the first
governor.'
The Lut of Baiolph.
VIENNA, Feb. 5.—The city was. to-day en
tirely given over to mourning. All places of
business were closed and the shops through
out the city put yp theirshutters earlyin the
forenoon. Many streets usually 'bright and
animated wore a deserted look, Jhe life ofthe
town bcinir concentrated- aroupd the spot
where the obsequieB'of the crown .prince were
held. The interior ofthe church was entirely
draped in black. The benches and seats were
covered with sable cloth, and the floor was
carpeted with black. Three ro'ws of benches
stretched from the entrance' albng the nave
on the left, or gospel side, while the rest oi
the space on the side nearer the high altar,
woe filled by a dais with three-rows of pried
ieux. The first row was. for the
emperor and the king and queen of the
Belgians, and the other two
rows for the archdukes and archduchesses.
The catafalque was elected in the middle of
the church and was surrounded by massive
candelabra. Near the catafalque was a
tabooret for Archbishop Ganglbauer, who
celebrated apontificalmasa.
The Munich correspondent of the Daily
News BnyB he believes the following story of
Crown Prince Rudolph's death is the trueone:
A baroness, whose name in not given
but who is described as a beautiful girl,
not tall, rather dark and of a lively' dis
position, arrived at Meyerling and took up
quarters in the gamekeeper's nouse near the
castle. Her presence was known oply to the
aud his wife. At midnight when
KumeKeeper ana ins wiie. At midntgbt when
Rudolph had dismissed bis guest, ne visited
her. The crown prince bad been about an
hour in the gamekeeper's house when a for
ester equipped for the morning's chase, go
lug. to consult the gamekeeper, knocked
loudly upon the door. A window was opened
and a man jumped out and fled. The fores
ter fired at the fugitive who fell and fainted,
having been shot in the shoulders, He
was recognized as the crown prince,*nnd the
forester hastily summoned help and car
"ed him into the gamekeeper's honse.
The baroness, thin king that Rudolph was
dead, quickly took something from a travel
ing bag, and before sho was noticed fell dead
on the floor. Rudolph revived, and was
taken by his own orders to the castle. His
valet plied him with anxious questions, but
Rudolph said, emphatically: "I have fallen,
and my nose is bleeding. Go away I wish
to be alone." Rudolph then locked the door
and shot himself. The baroness was buried
in the Ileiligenkreuzin convent, where other
members of her family are interred. The
Journal Des De Bats of Paris has a similar
story, except that it says Rudolph woe mor
tally wounded by the forester and died in
null'an hour, and that the gamekeeper went
into the woods and shot himself. The story
of suicide, it says, waa invented to hide the
truth.
CAK LIVE so I-OXOEW.
PESTH, Feb, 5.—The Nation (newapa-peT)
publishes the letter written by f'r(vwn frin.-p
Rudolph a short time before his death to
Herr Von Szvegvenyi, the attache or the im
perial household, to whom lie had entrusted
thejireparation of his papers. The letter
Dear Szvegyenyi: I send you herewith ft
codicil. Execute its provisions and those oi
my will drawu two yean ago, with the assent
of my wife. In the study, at the ff of burst,
stands a small table. With the enclosed gold
key open the drawers and yon will find my
papers, the arrangement of which lep tmntt/i
you, leaving it to your judgment to decide
what to publish. I can live no linger. Re
member me to all my good friend#. Farewell.
God bless our beloved Fatherland, Yours,
-.?
RtrnoMn.
The letter, although not dated, is knowato
nave been written at Meyerling, Jon, 29.
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fhe Crswa Prlare KaMph er AssMalks* aat
IIIM la Dsel*
Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria was
killed
to a duel on last Tuesday the 20th of Janua
ry by Count Frnns Clam Gallas. The crown
prince's witnessss were Count Hoyos and
Innce Coburg, his brother-in-law. The
count's witneeses were Prince Ferdinand
Kinsky and another nobleman. The duel
was fought at 4 p. m. in a little wood near
JhA°~wn prince was wounded, and
transported to the nearest castle, Meyerling.
He died late in the evening, just at tl»
hour when his coming was anxious!
ed at a state dinner in the
The crown prince had been paying at
*1
ilv await
Hafburg.
Conntef*
Clam Gallas,
the.Paefc si*
months. It is
claimed that recently, while on a shooting
excursion on the estate of the lady's mother
in-law, Connt Clam Gallas surprised his wife
in a compromising situation with the crown
prince. The count at. once challenged Crown
PnnM Rudolph, and the latter asked for
H^n If
c°neider
it. At the exntra-
tion of the time, which occurred on Jan. 80th
he declared that, in accordance with the un
written rules of all affairs of honor in Aus
tria, he would avail himself of the nrivilege
of declining the challenge, but he
would give satisfaction. Subsequently
prince changed his mind, and
the duel occurred as stated. The
whole affair has been largely suppressed by
the Austrian court, but it has leaked out
through some aristocrats who were com
promised in the affair and had to leave the
country. Ths emperor, who knew of the
whole affair, has, it is said, fully approved
bis MU S behavior.
The gallant adventures of the young Haps
burgian scion were so numerous that to keep
track of them in chronological order waa a
difficult thing, even for the most versatile of
the court historians. Schloss Meyerling, the
low Austrian caatle which haa become eo un
expectedly famous, haa actually or late been
In the possession of a lady whoae acquaint
ance with the crown prince haa been tally
detailed. It is now atated, however, that the
castle, originally a present ofthe emperor to
liis son, through diplomatic interference was
returned to the crown prince some weeks
ago. This story gave rise to the rumors that
the former proprietress of the castle where
the crown prince died was'in some way con
nected with his terrible end. The lady for
whose honor the future sovereign of an em
pire, the second in power in Europe, had to
die, was.of pure, unadulterated blue blood.
Her full name is Maris, Countess Clam Qallas,
nea Countess Hoyos Sprinzenstein. She whs
born on Aug. 12.1958, at the castle of her
late father, the Count Joseph Hoyos, who
played'a prominent part in the military his
tory of the years 1859 and 1866. The
Hoyos are one of the oldeat. wealthiest
and most aristocratic families of the empira
on the blue Danube. The forefathers of the
lady had ior centuries been the most devoted
and loyal subjects of the imperial family. It.
is reported in Paris that the slayer of ths
crown prince Rudolph was the eminent finan
cier and banker, Kuranda, who had but re
cently become aware of what the gay world
of Vienna had long discussed, the relations
existing between the prince andMme.Kuran
V. The injured husband resigned ail the of
fices to which he had attained, as he supposed
by reason of his ability, but which were really
due to the secret influence.of the prince. He
then proceeded to avenge hia honor. The
chateau where the tragedy occurred was a
gift to Mme. Kuranda from the prince.
Crest Fire la BaflMs.
On Saturday morning, Feb. 2, aflreetartea
at Buffalo in the five-story building owned
and in part occupied by Root ft Keating,
wholesale sole leather dealers, at the corner
ot Carroll and Wells streets. The lerocity of
the wind made it certain that the' flre would
be a disastrous one.
The scene on Carroll street was. appalling.
On the north side of the street, ths Sibley ft
Holmwood building was in ruins, and ti
Jewett building was blazing from basemert
to roof. The large six-story building occu
pied by Moffatt Bros Hoffeld ft Co., and
other firms on the opposite side, next to the
Root & Keating ruins, were yet untouched,
bat the corners of the top story soon began
to blaze, though the firemen held them in
check for a time. The walls of the Jewett
building began to bulge, and fell with ashock
that fairly shook the surrounding walls, and
before the cloud of dust cleared away a terri
ble panic took place. A frantic struggle was
maae in getting out horses from a stable
next to the Jewett block. The Broesel house
was abandoned to the flames, and ten min
utes later the front of the Broeeel fell in with
a thundering crash, and the fireman in front
narowly escaped. One fireman was felled
to the ground, but a horoic fellow
worker rushed to his assistance and carried
him off. Despite the effprte of the firemen
Egan's whiskeystorewasin full blaze. There
was nothing to do but leave the fire to run
Its course. Fire burst through the fronts of
Senega street stores of August Eys, and an
empty store adjoining. Fowler ft 8on's
place was filled with seasoned wood for car
riages. Adjoining waaa small fruit store,
and- then came .-Sidney Shepherd ft Co.'s
mammptb stamping works.
A number of firemen were at work in the
ruins at the rear of the Arlington hotel,
when the western wall of the rear extension
fell without any warning. An- of the men
were out the. way of the falling bricks and
timbers but Driver R. Marion, and John
Moest, Moeet was struck on the head with
some ofthe bricks,receiving bad scalp wounds,
and being otherwise injured. Marion was in
stuntly buried in the ruins, and if hot killed at
once his life must have been soon'crushed
out by the great weight resting on him.
Part of the wall to 'the east went through
the American express barn, completely de
molishing a largsection ofthe root and one
side o! the structure. The fire beginning in the
Root & Keating building spread by contact,
or the force of the high wind blowing at- the
time, in all directions, but chiefly to the
northward and eastward. Wells street is- a
complete (feuert Irom Seneca to Exchange
and appalling chaos of brick, twisted Iron
and an inextricable tangle of wires. The to
tal area included the burned district is roug
ly estimated at seven or" eight acres, and
the total number of buildings destroyed or
gutted at'forty.
Careful estimate place the loss by fire at
between two and three millions, and even
this may.be too low.
The Sew lork Csr-Driver's Strike a Falters.
The Sixth avenue cars are running on
rchedule time. The strikers are quiet along
this route. Thirteen of the horseshoers that
went out with the men returned to work.
Numerous applications from the old hands
were reported. While one of the street cars
was driving through Twenty-second street at
noon a striker jumped on the rear platform,
knocked the conductor down and severely
beat bim. He was arrested. The crowd of
strikers in the neighborhood of the Second
Avenue stables became eo large that the
police disfiersed them. No disturbances
were reported on the East Side surface
roads. A large force of police, fillihg
five patrol wagons, escorted a car
over the Belt Line road Monday the4th inst.,
the first since the strike. At several points
along the road the officers were pelted with
stones and missiles of all descriptions, but
no serious damage was done. Obstructions
were met, with, but they were very small ones
and ennily removed. At Twenty-eighth street
the strikers made a vigorous attack on
the officers and the latter were compelled
to leave their wagon and scatter them. No
one was seriously hurt.. The officials of the
eompnny posted notice that no applications
from the old hands would be regarded after
Monday morning, and their places filled by
new men. Some 200 drivers and conductors
enme from Boston and a smaller number
from Philadelphia. They found employment
on the various lines. More are expected from
the same places on Monday.
A heavy gale prevailed all over Nebraska
on Monday Feb. 4 starting at 2 o'clock in
the morning at Alliance, and reaching Lin
r-oln about 0 o'clock a. m. Considerable
damage vaa done in the western part, of the
state, buildings being
unroofed and trees blown
down. At Arapahoe, a number of small build
ingH were blown down, but injuring uo one.
At Hastings the central school bouse was al
most totally wrecked, four persons being FO
severly injured that, recoveiy is impossible,
besides a large number slightly injured. One
of the scholars in the Hastingschool building
was killed outright one other injured so that
he will probably die, and the teacher, Miss
Aldrieh fatally injured. The .storm was
widespread, but reports so far received con*
fine tli« serious damage to the places men*
tioned.
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Tharsdsft Jss. 31.
COUNCIL.—The legislature during the fore
hoon visited the coal mine at Sims, and got
back too late for the council to hold aseesion.
The house, however, went ahead at a late
hour.
HOUSE.—The governor replied to the criti
cism of the judiciary committee on his veto of
the clerk salary bill, and said he had in his re
port to the secretary last November advised
thegovernment at Washington that the terri
tory could not get along with the present al
lowance. Tom Elliot of Ransom county in
troduced the sensational bill ofthe session.
It provides fur the repeal of the law creat
ing the office of territorial auditor. Thia is a
very important office and the incumbent.
James A. Ward, under Church haa been the
premier ofthe cabinet. 'Senator Poindexter
agrcee with Elliott, and is inclined to favor
the complete abolition of all the offices, that
the federal government may understand that
we have outgrown the organic act. Elliott
intimates that he will follow this bill
with others knocking out the treasurer,
and carry out, if possible, the programme of
transferring the routine business of the ad
ministration to Secretary McCormick. Qov.
Church's arch enemy. The council bill abol
ishing all clerk hire forthe governor came in
to the house to-day.
The newspaper men are arriving to look
after legislation that effects both the pub
lisher and the people. The principal Item
with them is the publication of the laws in
supplement form, following the customs of city. The railroad lobby was largely
Minnesota. They offer for the consideration
of the legislature the Minnesota law on this
subjoct. It seems to be a good law and will
probably meet with approval.
FrMsy, Feb. 1.
COUNCIL.—The governrusent aletter to the
council enclosing a resolotion ofthe Kansas
legislature asking concerted action by the
legislatures of Western statea to make in
quiry into the So-called beef and pork trust.
A bill passed attaching the county of
Church to the county of McHenry lor judi
cial purposes also a house bill increasing the
term of residence prior to obtaining a di
vorce from ninety days to one year also the
house bill relating to notaries public ulso
amending the pharmacy law so that phar
macists may register within three months
from date.
Council File No. 8, repealing the act creat
ing the board of railroad commissioners, was
taken up. Poindexter, Patten and Miller ad
yoyated its passage. Ryan tried to save the
bill. The bill passed—19 to 4—thenavs be
ing Glaspell, Hughes,' Ryan, Walsh. 'Craw
ford's local option herd law was put on its
passage and lost.
HOUSE.—The attorney general gave his
opinion to the house that the legislature line
the right to fix maximum railroad rates by
board of railroad commissioners. This opin
ion touches the constitutionality of the
Fletcher bill. The soldiers' home bill was up
in the house. After spending nearly the
whale afternoon in committee of the whole
and changing the amount of the appropria
tion from $60,000 to $45,000, the house ad
journed.
The South Dakota members ofthe legisla
ture caucused this evening upon the question
of resubmitting the question of capital locu
tion. Delegate .Qifford asked for some in
formation upon that point. By a vote of 26
to 13 it was decided that the people did not
want the-question resubmitted at this time
Sstardsy, Feb, S.
COUNCIL.—Van Osdell of Yankton in the
council introduced a high license bill, fixing the
license at $1,000in the counties where
local op
tion falls. TheGrafton constitutional bill pass
ed the council without contest. It now goes to
the governor, whose action is doubtful. The
number of delegates is 115, and the pay is $5
a day. If congress grants un enabling uct
this proceeding fails. Delegates will be
elected April 9. Van Osdell of Yankton
tried to put the council upon record
against any appropriations for new in
stitutions or new additions to old ones. Crow
ford of Pierre most strenuously supported it
he could see that it would cut off Hot Springs
for the soldiers' home. Atkinson of Brook
ings, Hughes of Bismarck, Dollard, Lowry
and Campbell opposed the resolution. They
held that appropriations must be met on
their merits, and this revolution was had.
Only six voted for the resolution—Patton.
Cooper, Harstod, Soderberg. Crawford aud
Van Osdell.
HOVBE.—Adams of Griggs succeeded to-day
in passing through the house and council by
an unanimous vote the new seed wheat
bill that will give to farmers of the
frost bitten counties the money to
buy seed wheat. The counties will
bond to get the money. It is expected this
bill will meet the objections of the governor.
Mr: Pot'ter introduced a bill appropriating
$65,000 for a girls dormitory to the deaf
and dumb school at Sioux Falls also a bill
appropriating $86,300 for its maintenance
also, a0 bill for 35,000 for additional im
provements of the Sioux Falls peniteutiarv
By Mr. Trade, of the Blnck Hills, a bill
abolishing the office of county auditor -in
counties having a valuation of less than $500,
000. Mr. Newman of Sargeant county intro
duced a bill providing for a novel system of
taxing railroads. By his plan the railroads
will report directly to the territorial board
of equalisation the actual value of property,
and the board shall equalize the valuations
reported. The rate of taxation will be the
average rate for all purposes—territorial and
local—one-fourth to the territory and throe
fourths to the counties through which the
lines run. It does not include the rolling
stock and realty not used for railroad pur
poses. This property will be taxed as other
property.
Xesday, Feb. 4.
COUNCIL.—WaiBh of Grand-Forks introduced
a joint resolution in the council providing
for a recess from Feb. 20 to March 25. The
object is to irive President Harrison an op
portunity to appoint a Republican governor,
and the governor in turn achance to appoint
the territorial officers. Several members of
the council expressed themselves as favorable
to the resolution, pthers are non-commit
tal. Walsh thinks it will pass the council.
Stimmel's primary election bill was
killed by the council voting against
it, Cameron, Campbell, Dollard, Halley. Mc
Donala, Harstad, Hayes. Lowery, Miller,
Ryan, ashabaugh and Wallhiser. The ex
pression of opinion by the councilmen was
generally Unfavorable to any machinery gov
erning parimaries and their points of selec
tion.- Harstad of Tarill introduced a bill lor
suppression of billiard, bagatelle and pigeon
•hqle tubles in public houses. Hughes intro
duced a bjll providing for the refunding of
the territorial warrants drawn on the
capitol building fund. They amount to
some $53,000, bear 10 per cent interest, and
are now selling at 87 cents on. the dollar.
HOUSE.—In the house the bill locating the
soldiers' home at Hot Springs passed with
only ten negative votes. It is reported there
will be little or no fight against it in the
council. This means that Pierre gives up
the fight. Auditor Ward reported to the
house that the expenses of the territorial
legislature in excess of the government, al
jowance, for the past ft veyears, amounted to
$49.0o5. Congress will be memorialized to
reimburse the territory. Mr. Douglas of Day
county introduced a bill establishing aschool
for imbeciles at Webster. The council passed
the bill giving ench member six newspapers.
It now goes to the govemor. The supreme
court met to-day to close the business ofthe
last term. The new term begins to-morrow
Taesdar, Feb. 5.
COUNCIL.—In the council a petition for
woman's suffrage came from Faulkton. Bills
introduced:
By WalBli—Requiring publication of all
laws in every paper having 500 circulation
and which lias been published one year, each
to have five cents a folio of 100 words from
the territorial treasury. Glaspell- Requiring
one year's residence before a person can vote
Hugbes—To appropriate $500 to B. F.
Slaughter for contesting seat in the legisla
ture of 1875. Patten—Appropriating $36,
200 for the maintenance of a normal school
at Madison. Halley—Authorizing the
the auditor to credit vouchers issued by
the school of mines and University of
Dakota in excess of appropriation. Cam
eron—Authorizing the auditor to audit
the claim of C.. W. Thompson for $6,000
adjudged by a board of arbitration to be
due him on rebate of freight on material
furnished by him as contractor of the capi
tol. Vanosdel—Appropriating $152,825
for the maintenance of the Yankton insane
asylum.
There was a lively spat between Dolard
and Crawford on taking the house soldiers'
home bill out of its order and referring it.
Crawford wanned up considerably and won
by a single aye. The bill passed authorizing
counties.to employ expert accountants to
examine records and to pay for the same
regulating procedure in justice courts mak
ing all laws take effect July
1 after passage,
iless otherwise specially provided.
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Houss.—Mr. Morris presented a memorial,
which was adopted, requesting congress to
reimburse Dakota for legislative expenses
amounting to $43,455 In excess of the appro
priations during the past ten years, and $20,
000 for the present session. Mr. Jones offer
ed the following resolution, which was adopt
ed:
Resolution by the house, the council con
curring. That the thanks ofthe peopleofthe
Territory of Dakota, through theirrepresent
atives in the legislative assembly, be
and are hereby extended to Hon. P.
F. McClure, commissioner of immigration
of the Territory of Dakota, -for the
very efficient manner in which he has con
ducted the affairs of his office: that the peo
ple highlj appreciated hi-o invaluablepublicu
tion known as tbe "Resources of Dokota,"
bis short illustrations of Dakota's struggle
for statehood and his article in Harper's
Monthly Magazine for February.
The bill repealing tbe veterinary surgeon
act passed—yeas 25, noes 20 same of the
pubitc examiner law—19 to 26 also appro
priating $2,000 to pay for the Ethering
ton herd of cuttle killed by order of Goy.
Pierce.
Wednesday, Feb. I.
COUNCIL.—The council paased the bill re
pealing the $1,500 per unnum traveling ex
penses for each of the judges. This is re
garded as an illegal allowance by the terri
tory. The judges are all here at the supreme
court and this shot at them is relished by
the lobby. Councilman Lowry received
message to-day from Davenport, Iowa, that
hia son was dead. He left at once for that
are
creased to-day and the members who
against the lobby, are bristling up.
HOUSE.—Gov. Chuch to-day returned to the
house the seed wheat bill witn his veto. The
house passed the bill over his veto with only
three dissenting votes, McNeil. Mallory and
Turnbull. The bill went to the council at
once, whereit was referred, with the govern
or's objections, to the committee until to
morrow. The newspaper bill giving members,
at the expense of the territory, six dailies or
equivalent in weeklies, was returned with the
same sharp raps at the policy of the legisla
ture of voting money. lie figured $1,200 as
the total amount, but the' facts are. the
amount is only $600. Tbe bill was passed
over the veto, and then a motion was made
to reconsider. His third veto waa the
bill repealing he struck jury law. This
was a bill by Aikins of Canton, and amember
said it'was enough for the governor that
Aikins was the author of the bill. The vote
was referred to the proper committee. The
struck jury law was drafted by a railroad at
torney, and put through the legislature four
years ago to meet some cases at Mandan.
The governor sent a communication to the
house transmitting some correspondence with
the auditor ind veterinary surgeon relative
to the latter's expenditures. This correspon
dence was in August last, and the governor
warned the expensive doctor against the em
ployment of too many deputies and the pay
ment of too many salaries.
War Ballooning.
The Balloon society of Great Brit
ain has actually initiated, or at any
rate connected itself with, a balloon
ing enterprise. The society at its
periodical meeting is notorious for
discussing such mundane matters as
Burmali, international law, and the
fisheries treaty—in fact, pretty near
everything on earth and sky and
sea, except balloons. Consequently
on hearing the rumor that an actual
aerouantical undertaking was about
to be brought off under the auspices
of the society, a London Star man
made haste to gather some details.
He proceeded to the office of the so
ciety in Budgerow, city, and there
found the president, Mr. W. H.
Lefevre, C. E.
"Yes," said Mr. Lefevre, in answer
to the reporter's inquiries, "two
members of the society, accompanied
by Mr. Percival Spencer, have just
gone out to Suakin to carry out
some ballooning operations at the
seat of war. Mr. Percival Spencer is
a member of the firm of Charles
Green, Spencer & Son, who, though
only a young man of 22, has already
made thirty or forty ascents, and
has practical knowledge of the mak
ing of balloons and parachutes. In
deed, it was his firm that made Bald
win's parachute."
"What are the intended opera
tion??" "They have gone to take
observations, both scientific and mili
tary, forthe Egyptian government.
They ought to have been out there
long ago they could then have dis
covered the trenches before. They
can watch every movement on the
part of the Arabs."
"How are they equipped for their
adventure?" "They are taking with
them two balloons, a parachute, pho
tographic apparatus, a variety ot
scientific instruments, and a supply
of compressed gas for the balloon, us
well as' of tinned meat, etc., for them
selves."
At this juncture the Star man be
gan to puzzle his brains as to what
use could be made of the parachute
in such a case as this. Could the
daring aeronauts contemplate inspir
ing the Arabs with awe-st ricken won
den At the apparently supernatural
spectacle of enemies, descending from
the clouds upon them?
No, that could- not. be, and Mr.
Lefevre's elucidation was invoked.
"The parachute," said the president,
"is for the observer to come down
by should the balloon be drifting in
tne wrong direction. For instance,
by its means he would be able to drop
back within our lines if he found the
balloon being carried in the direction
of the enemy's." Here Mr. Lefevre
branched of! into a rhapsody on the
parachute, the practical application
of which he considered to bethemost
wonderful discovery of the day. He
feels certain that developments ofthe
greatest importance will accrue from
A Plain Direction to Heaven.
The witty Bishop of Litchfield was
recently staying at a country house,
the owner of which had a mania for
stuffed birds and beasts, which en
riched the hall and the great stair
case with a perfume like that of a
first-class menagerie. "Don't yon
think, my Lord," said he to his guest,
"that this staircase seems to be
rather weak?" "Well, Idon'tknow,"
replied the Bishop "it certainly
smells 6trong!"
Through the burst of laughter
that followed, a harsh dissentient
voice suddenly made itself heard. "I
could ask the Bishop a question that
would puzzle him, clever as he thinks
himself."
'•Well, sir, now's your time for it,"
said a quiet voice from the opposite
corner. "I am the Bishop of Litch
field.
The swaggerer seemed somewhat
taken aback, but quickly asked,
'Well, my Lord, can you give me a
plain direction how to get to heav
en."
"\es," said the Bishop, "turn to
the right, and then keep strai&rht
on."—Harper's Magazine.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WstklyBesuMSfthsPrseeeilncs sfths Beasts,
HOUSE.—By a vote of 148 to 102, the'
honse to-day passed the'bill to organise the
territory of Oklahoma.
Mr. Hatch submitted to ths house the
conference report of the bill to create the de
partment of agriculture, and it was agreed
to. The only material difference between the
two houses nas upon the senate amendment
striking out the clause transferring the
weather bureau to the new department.
The house conferee Anally receded from the
opposition to the senate amendment, and
the clause ia not retained.
•endsr Feb, 4.
SEHATE:—The senate bill in relation to
Mr. Mitchell introduced a bill for the relief'':
of citizens of Oregon. Washington and Idaho
Territories who served with United States,
troops in the Nez Perce Indian war. The bill
provides that they shall be paid $1 a day each
during period of service that the wounded and
disabled shall be entitled to pensions.
HOUSE.—The house gave attention to the
business reports from the committee on In
dian affairs. The first bill taken up was that
providing for tbe opening of the great Sioux
reservation. The bill was read and debate be
gun. Judge Gilford said that the treaty of
1868 had been disregarded for years by the
Indians by the action in refusing to
abide by it. They had gone upon
the warpath and had in various ways
failed to keep their obligations. The bill
proposed to treat these Indians in a perfect
ly equitable way and to ignore all their fail
ures to keep their treaties in the past. There
should be no opposition to this matter now,
for the Indians had bound themselves not to
interfere with the whites and they had broken
the obligation many times. Mr. Perkins of
Kansas tried to secure an agreement by
which the amendment to the bill should
voted upon to-morrow and the bill adopted.
Mr. Hooker objected and the house went on
with the consideration of the bill.
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SENATE.—The sennte debated the British
extradition nearly three hours today, and it:,..
was Anally rejected. It has been supposedly-
some that with the objectionablepolititicalo.*
Tenses sections stricken out it might pass,
as it was conceded on all sides that a treaty
for the extradition of embezzlers and formers.
was greatly to be desired by the United
States. But, as was pointed out to the de-.--.r
bate this afternoon, tbe striking out of the.
objectionable clause would not remove that
subject from the field qf negotiations nor
would the reference of the treaty to a
committee, with the understanding that it?,
should not be reported, disposeof it.
A bill offered by Mr. Hudd oi Wisconsin,'
providing for the allotment of lands in
severalty to the Oneida Indians in Wisconsin,
was read and reported favorably to the
house. A bill reported favorably irom the I 1
committee on Indian affairs, favoring the
exception of Indians who had served as
scouts and soldiers, especially the Sissetions
and Wahpeton Sioux Indians, from the law
forefeiting the lands of the Indians, was con
sidered.
Taeitejr Feb. S.
SENATE.—Various measures were consider
ed in both branches of congress to-day and
considerable speech-making done, but uo im
portant action was taken and the proceed
ings were uninteresting.
The president to-day transmitted to con
gress for his approval and ratification a
eetween
rovisional agreement lately entered into
the United States and the Creek In
dians by which tbe titl* and interest in and to
alllandB in the Indian Territory orelsewhere,
except such as are held and occupied as
homes are ceded to the United States. By
the agreement of the Creek nation ceded to
the United States the title to the entire west
ern half of the domain of the nation, lying
west of the division line established by the
treaty of 1866. The United States agrees to
pay to the Indians $2,280,857—$280,857
to be paid to the nationail treasurer of the
nation and $2,000,000 to remain in the
United States treasury to the credit of the
nation and bear interest at the rate of 5 per
cent. The nation agreed to devote not less
than $50,000 annually for educational pur-j(p
poses.
HOUSE.—There was laid beforethehouseto
day a report of the board of engineer
officers of an examination and survey ofthe
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the most direct and feasible route for a canal
from the herd of the rapidstothe upper part of
Moline is in the river along the Illinois shore.
It would be about ten and half miles long and
formed, as in thecase ofthe Des Moines canal,
by embankments in tbe river, with a width of Nv
from 200 to 500 feet and depth at low water
increasing from 6 to 12 feet, haviug two
locks 80 l'eet wide and 325 feet long.
Thehouse committee on Indian affairs
have another evening assigned to them for
to-morrow night and will make another ef
fort to get the Sioux bill through, but Mr.
Peel was inclined to view tbe outlook as
rather hopeless. Hooker's obstinacy insist
ing tipon attaching the submission clause in
the bill cannot be overcome, and the com
mittee is little disposed to pass another bill
with thia stumbling block contained therein.
Wednesdsj Feb. 6.
SENATE.—Senator Davis reported favor
ably from the senate committee on military
affuirs a bill grunting the Big Horn Southern
railway right of way across the
Fort Custer military reservation in Montana.
The report accompanying the bill quotes
extracts from the letter of Col. Dudley, com
mandant of the.post, who endorses the bill,
showing how necessary the road was to the
the post, and that its construction would
save the government much extra expenses
and loss of time in transportation of Indian
and military supplies.
Senator Sabin introduced a bill grantii
the Duluth & Winnipeg road right of wc
through the White Earth and Leech Lake re-'
serrations in Minnesota. He alBointroduced
a bill granting the St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba road the right of way through the
same reservation. This iB the branch road
which the Manitoba is constructing from
Crookston southwest to the interior of the
state, its purpose being to supply the eastern
portion or Dakota with lumber from the tim
bered portions of Minnesota.
HOUSE.—The house committee on territo
ries held their tegular meeting this morning
and took fiual action on the bill for the ad
mission of Utah and the omnibus bill provid
ing an enabling act.for the odmiesion ofthe
Territories oflaaho, Wyomingand Aiizonaas
states of tbe Union. It was decided, although
not unanimously, in regard to theUtah matter
to appoint a subcommittee of Ave members,
with Representative Springer as chairman, to
draft a report to the effect that, owing to the
lateness of the session, it would be impossi
ble to secure the passage of the pending bill.
Thiridsj. Feb. 7.
SENATE.—The conference report on the bill
to incorporate the Maritime Canal Company
of Nicaragua was presented by Mr. Sherman
in the senate and agreed to. The bill now
goff.to the president for his approval.
A joint resolution proposing on amend
ment to the constitution declaring that the
right to vote shall not be abridged by the
United States or any state on nccount. of sex
wus favorably reported by Senator Blair
from the select committee on woman suf-
frage._
A bill introduced by Senator Daniel to-day
provides that any American citizen over
twenty-one years of age, who shall have
passed tbe civilserviceexaminationand have
been found qualified, shall be lurnished by
the civil service commission with a certificate
of the fact and shall thereupon be elegible to
appointment to any position to which said
examination applies without further foroiM
ity, if the quota of his state or territory is
not already full.
HOUSE.—Inthe house Mr. Hollman. for the
committee on public lands, reported back the
senate bill providing that the publie lands of
the United States now subject to private en
try or adapted to and chiefly valuable for
agriculture, shall be disposed ofaccording^m
the provisions of the homestead laws oyK
An amendment waa adopted repealing
communication clause of the homestead law.
Mr. Weaver showed a disposition to object
to the immediate consideration, because be I
regarded its language as ambiguous. It did
not in terms repeal to the desert land and
timber culture^laws Mr. Hollman gave as
surance that it any ambiguity existed it
would be removed in conference. An amend
ment was adopted allowing persons who
have abandoned or relinquished their home
stead entries to make another sntry. Th*
bfll was jsssad
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dead and fallen timber on Indian lands pass
ed the senate.
The senate considered without action, the 7
anti-trust and Union PaciAc ftinding bills.
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