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v. 0. •vica. »f the eclrto idpe£ V.ud many lllK •BBS. risera* le first Aaeri naue SB**- •M PIONEER EXPRESS •''is, UFaUMwa "It*! BY VBIDAY MOBBING, Afmnu.a*. R. H. YOUNG, PuMishmr. Maeriftin, $ Fbt iun, in Advance. supporting B*- —,— •ommanleatlons ».«# rnm all jpirta of ttw oouaty paNlsbsd wwttr. fi (ffffiuSSf1*mMma**" •»•!«*»to VOLUME VII. THE WORKMEN'S CAUSE. ftwHtat demand In Meant* to Oongieaa Sunreats Plan for the 'V- SetUement of Strikes. A HWMHUH sooo: Wasbwoto*, April 22-lte president to day sent the following bhih« toeoagMH: Th« conitltattoo Imn— on tha president tin duty of noommandlnf to ths oouldaratloa a BOBiwm, from tlma to time, inch mtuam ds shall Jndce n«e«—nrand expedient. lam daenljr bnprauad with the Importance of lmme diaUlyand thou*htfullr meeting the problem »Uok leoent erente and pmasnt condition femthruat upon n, lnvolvta* the eettlement of 4Mapatea arlalnc between onr labodns men and their employer*, that I am oonetratned to •aoommend to ooncnee legislation npon thU se •noM and imnliii enbleot. Under our form of •orernment the value of labor aa an element of material prosperity ahonld be distinctly recoa nlwd, and the welfare of the laboring man ahqnld be retarded ae especially entitled to leg «latl»e care. In a oountry which otter* to ail tta ettliene the highest attalnmenta of I political d'atlnotlon. lta worklncmen can Jtutly or eafely be oonsldered a* lrreTooa- to the Umlta of a •ad entitled to no attention and allowed no protest againit neglect. The laborln* man. bearing In hla hand an Indlapenea Ma oostribatloa to onr arowth and iinmeee may well lnalet with manly coaraga and aa a right npoa the tame recognition from thoee who make oar lawa aa Is aooorded to any other citizen baring a valuable interest in charge, and hie reasonable demands should be met in such a spirit of appreciation and fairness as to indooe contented and patriotic co-operation in the achievement of a grand national destiny. While the real interests of labor are not promoted by a resort to threats and violent manifestations, and while those who under the pretext of advocacy of the claims of labor wantonly attaok ths lights of oapltal for selfish purposes, or the love of disorder, sow seeds of violence and dlsoon tent, should neither be encouraged nor concili ated, all legislation on the snbjeot should be calmly and deliberately taken, with no purpose of satisfying unreasonable demands or gaining partisan advantage Ths present oonditloa of the relations between capital and labor are far from satisfactory. The discontent of the em ployed is due in a large degsee to the QBA8PDCO AMD HKEDEJSB8 BXAGTXOHS of employers and ths alleged discrimination in favor of capital as an object of government attention, it must also be conceded that the laboring men are not always careful to avoid •Baseless and unjustifiable disturbance. Though the importance of a better accord between these interests is apparent, it must be borne in mind that any effort in that direction by the federal government mnst be greatly limited by consti tutional restrictions. Then are many griev ances which legislation by congress cannot re dress, and many conditions which cannot by anch means be reformed. I am satisfied, how ever, that something may be dons under federal authority to prevent the disturbances which so often arise from disputes between employers and the employed, and which at times serlonsly threaten the business Interests of the oountry. And in my opinion the proper theory upon which to proceed is that of voluntary arbitration as the means of settling these diffi culties. But I suggest that Instead of arbitra tors chosen in the heat of conflicting claims, and after each dispute shall arise, there be ore ated a commission of labor, consisting of three members, who shall be regular officers of the government, charged, among other dalles, with the consideration and settlement, when possi ble, of all controversies between labor and cap ital A commission thus organised would have the advantage of being a stable body, and Its members, as they gained experience, would con stantly Improve in their ability to deal intelli gently and usefully with ths questions which might be submitted to them. It arbitrators are chosen for temporary service, as eaoh case of dispute arises, experience and familiarity with all that is involved in the question will be lacking, extreme partisanship and bias will be the qualifications sought on either side and fre quent complaints of unfairness and partiality will be inevitable:. The Imposition upon a fed eral court of a duty foreign to the Judicial func tion aa the selection of an arbitrator in such cases is at least of doubtful propriety. The es tablishment of federal authority of such a bureau would be a Just and sensible recognition of the value of labbr, and of Its right to be repre sented in the departments of the government. 80 far as its conciliatory offioes shall have relation to disturbances which interfeired with transit and oommsree between the states. Its existence would be Justified under the provisions of ths constitution which gives to congress the POWEB TO JUCOUULTB COMUCBOE with foreign nations and among the several states and in the frequent disputes between the laboring men and their employers of less ex tent, and the consequences of which are con fined within state limits, and threaten domestic lolence, the Interposition of such a commission ht be tendered upon the application of the slature or executive of a state, under the con nttttlonal provision which requires the general government to "protect" each of the states against domestic violence." If such a commis sion were fairly organized, the risk of a loss of popular support and sympathy resulting from a refusal to submit to so peaceful an Instrument ality would constrain both parties to such dis putes to Invoke its interference and abide by its decisions. There would also be good reason to hope that the very existence of such an agency would Invite application to'it for advloe and counsel, frequently resulting in the avoidance of Contention and misunderstanding. If the use fatness of such a commission is doubtful be cause It might lack power to enforce Its decis ions, much encouragement is derived from the conceded good that has been accomplished by the railroad commissions which have been or ganised in many of the states which, having little more than advisory power, have exerted a most salutary Influence In the settlement of disputes between conflicting interests. In July, 1884, by a law of congress a bureau of labor was established and placed In charge of a commls aloner of labor, who is required to "collect In formation upon the subject of labor. Its rela tions with capital, the honrs of labor and ths earnings of lsborlng men and women, and the means of promot ing their material, social, intellectual and moral prosperity." The commission which I suggest could easily be engrafted upon the bu reau thus already organized, by the addition of two more commissioners, and by aupplementing (Kb duties now imposed upon it by such other powers snd functions as would permit the com missioners to set as arbitrator*, when necessary, between labor and capital, under such limita tions and upon such occasions as ahonld be deemed proper and nsefuL Power should also be distinctly conferred upon this bureau to in vestigate the causes of all disputes as they occur, whether submitted for srbitratlonor not, so that information may always be at hand to aid legis lation on the subject, when necessary and desir able. Gboveb Cleveland. Executive Mansion, April 22,1886. The Now Irish land Bill. The bill provides: That a landlord who la desirous to sell his property shall apply to the state authority. The latter shall refer the application thus made to a land commission,' which, after making an in quiry, shall fix a price at nliich the prop erty sliall be sold, unless the landlords and the state authority have previously come to aq. agreement. If the landlord objects to the price fixed by the commission, he may withdraw his application on paying the costs. When a sale ol property has been executed the commission shall pay ths creditors before making any other distri bution of the purchase money. Certain rent charges may be bought outright by the •tats authority, or payment may be con tinued from the tenant's repayments. In case of property wheron there is reason able cause to suppose that valuable min erals exist, the commission shall add to the purchase money a lair sum for said minerals, and the minerals realized from said property shall be vested in the state authority or such local body aa the Irish legislature may provide. The Irish receiv er general and deputies, who are to execute the financial part ot the act, shall be ap pointed to hold office as permanent civil servants, subject to the authority ot the treasury. They shall be paid from the imperial exchequer, out the Irish government ahall appoint ten actual collectors. If the receiver general or any of his deputies shall be guilty of malfeasance, the culprit shall forfeit the sums so lost, and also be fined £S00. The measure em powers the treasury to create three classes ol permanent annuities, bearing interest respectively at 3, 2% and 2% per cent., and which will be charged to ths imperial con solidated fund. Strict rules ars provided which forbid the subdividing or subletting ol a holding so long as it is subject to any state charge but the state authority is empowered to relax these rules where he may think it advisable. Ths other points of the bill werelully covered by Mr. Gladstone's speech. Confession af a Counterfeiter. Erastus Sheppard, convicted at New Or leans of counterfeiting, testified in his own behalf, saying: When I was twelve years ol age I was em ployed in a counterfeiting establishment which was owned and operated, among others, by Charlss H. Leonard, recently mayor of Galveston, Tex., and at present one ol tlie most prominent citizens of that city. Interested with him in this busi ness were the mayor of New Orleans, city officials, chief of police. Judges and limbs of the law. Then the judge of the criminal court lor the parish ol 5 Y.-y •'•ryirtfrAt WSj'ti%.* J^.,_Hi tV^*5^- *^3^-- nsnt, also a certain prominent lawyer who now occupies a judgeship in Balti more. These ptopic were engaged in counterfeiting Mexican coin, United States Mils and money ot every description. The Mexican money was manufactured down stain and the United States notes, etc., were turned out up stairs. My posi tion was that ot messenger for the eatab lisement and as each I delivered the coun terfeit money to the banks otthe city and high city officials. Thousands and thousands ofdollarsot this money was manufactured and circulated here and else where throughoutthis country and Mexico. Many of the persons engaged in counter feiting them have left behind them sons and daughters who move in the highest society. For this reason I do not propose to make known ths names of the persone for whom I first worked in the counterfeiting buei ness. All my lite it has been my inisfor tuns to sutler for and to bear the brunt ol other persons' misdeeds. My whole life has been one ol continued sacrifice. Sheppard is now sixty-two yean ot age. A Special Land Board. Commissioner 8parks, ot the general land office, is completing the organization of a special board ot nview, theduties of which will be to examine and report to the coui arissloner upon all applications lor patents to public lands. Its examinations will have special reference to detecting evidences ol fraud. The board will consist ot fifteen or twenty ol the more expert clerks ot the general land office, and such cases as re ceive a favorable report from this board the commissioner will certily to the preHi dent for patents. The field force in the west has recently been increased by twelve newly appointed special agents, eight ot whom will give their special attention to the detection ot fraudulent entries. The other lour will look after the interests ot the government in timber tresspass cases. The commissioner says that by increasing ths efficiency and vigilance ot liis force botli in the field and in the office lie hopes to ac complish much that would have been ac complished had his order ot April 3, 1885, been allowed to stand. The Koiiomonlo Timber Bill. The bill which has passed the senate authorizing the secretary ot the interior to sell timber upon the lands reserved for the uss ol the Menomonie Indians in Wisconsin provides: Ths timber is to be appraised by two dis interested appraisers, to be appointed by the secretary, in eighty acre lots nceording to the survey. The appraisal shall stato the quantity, quality and value ol pine tiinbergrowingoneacli lot. The appraisers shall report at the land office at UcnaHlia, Wis., sixty days before the day of sale, which shall be advertised for two months in three papers in Wisconsin. The sale shall beheld at auction, but the timber shall not be Bold tor le«x than the appraised value and for cash only. The purchasers may have five years to receive the timber. If the secretary shall deem it best for the Indians he shall authorize the Indian agent to employ Indians to cut all or any part ol said timber into logs and haul the mi me to the banks ot the river instead ol selling it at auction, and the logs shall then bo •old to the highest bidder forcash. Pensions for Northwastorn Soldiers. In addititn to the pensions secured for the Northwest through Senator Sawyer of Wisconsin are the following: 8. Sherwood, Tenth Iowa R. W. Moore, First Wisconsin S. J. Brown, inspector scouts widow of T. H. Knill, Second Wis consin J. W. Robson, Sixth Wisconsin It. Monahan, Twenty-third Wisconsin .1. L. Hunter, First Minnesota rangers G. Wells, One Hundred and Ninth New York vol unteers, now residing in Wisconsin S. James, Thirteenth Michigan mother of T. Douglas C. Rogers, captain Fifth Wiscon sin: mother of R. B. Livell, First Wisconsin F. W. Putney, Second Minnesota cavalry T. Fagin, Seventh Iowa. Bills for pensions to the lollowing, which have not passed the bouse, have been re ported favorably liy Mr. Sawyer. M. Romaler, Thirty-seventh Iowa A. Denny, captain and quartermnster, Sec ond Wisconsin B. Fisher, increase I.. Hudson, Third Missouri widow of V. It. Rider, Third Iowa R. Farnum, Thirteenth Iowa J. B. Skaggs, quartermaster J. S. Maxey, Fourth artillery widow of H. Banker, of Indian war, 1812 H. R. Duke, Seventh Iowa mother ot Lieut. U. T. French. The senate has passed a bill to grant a pension of SI00 a month to Gen. It. F. Kelley of West Virginia,late major general, United States ariny. Gen. Kelley raised the first regiment ol loyal troops south of Mason & Dixon's line during the lata war, and was commissioned colonel ot the First regiment ot Virginia volunteers on May 25, 1861. Gen. McClellan directed him to as sume command of all the locnl troops in West Virginia, and on June 1, 1861, lie fought the first battle of the war, near Grafton, W. Va., with a Confederate force under Col. Porterfield. Tho enemy was routed, there being a large number killed and captured. He was twice wounded,and is 8eventy.nine years old. Senator McMillan introduced a bill to pension Archibald Money, formerly a cor poral of the eighth Minnesota regiment. Postmasters commissioned:—Montana— Albrite, A. E. Simpson. New office estab lished: Iowa—Shady Grove, O. M. Keiiney Reedsboro, Alger county, A. Gibbs. Capt. E. E. Dougherty, who was in com mand of the party that captured John Wilkes Booth, was licensed as a trader at the cheyenne Indian agency, Dak. Among the nominations confirmed were those of Indian Agents W. H. Black, Sac and Fox agency, Iowa, and JatneB Mc Laughlin, Standing Rock, Dak. The nomi nation of A. B. Keith, postmaster at Deni son, Iowa, has been rejected. Senators Edmunds and Hoar publish a card 10 the effect that they have never de nounced the G. A. R., or objected to the statute giving preference to soldiers. The chnrges filled against the nomina* tion of G. Wise, postmaster of Hamburg. Iowa, which caused an adverse report and re jtion by the senate, are quite numer ous. The house committee on the judiciary laid on the table a number of bills to pre vent the adulteration or imitation of food products. This action was taken for the reason that the committee believes the bills to be unconstitutional. Among the confirmations announced were those of E. G. Ross, governor of New Mexico W. S. Rosecrans, register of the treasury, and R. E. Withers consul to Hong Kong. The house ot Charles B. Kimbell in Chica go was burned recently, nearly causing the death ot his wife and son. Loss $0,000. It is now believed that the fire was caused by the throwing of a bomb. Mr. Kimbell is the treasurer of the Singer & Salcott com pany, which firm had considerable trouble with its quarrymen at Lemont a year ago. Kimbell has all along refused to discharge his non-union men. The switchmen on railroads at Chicago are on it strike. There is a good deal of excitement but thus far no violence. The government will compel the Sierra Lumber company of California to pay up $2,218,000 for stolen timber. F. D. Commann, in the Mitchell, Dak., jail lor obtaining money under false pre tenses, gets out on straw bail and disap pean. A shower visited Fargo, ik., tho first since last fall. The ground was very dry but no damage had been done by the drought. Peter B. Kissam died at the village ol Manhall, Wis., where he went a tew days ago to recuperate. Death was hastened by dropsy. He was about sixty years of age, and thirty years ago came to Madison and became a member ot the powerful law firm ot Collins, Smith & Kissam. Edward T. Shaw, who lor twelve yearc has carried the mail between the local post office and the railway station at Beverly, Mass., was arrested. He confessed to hav ing robbed the mails tor several years, tak ing between 3,000 and 4,000 letters and obtaining upwards ol $1,800. mm *&, J. DEAD AND WOUNDED. Had Bevliion of the Cyclone Death Lilt— taunes and Condition of All the Wonnded People. St. CLOOBfSpecial Telegram.—The follow ing la a foil corrected list of the wounded at Sauk Baplds, aa furnished by Dr. Dunn of Minneapolis, the physician In charge, and comprises only the more serious cases, those Which have required surgical treatment: Oracle Chalgreen, 6 years, out of danger Leonard Chalgreen, 4 yean, recovered Oscar Ohahoeen, 3 years, recovered A. Walstrom, 03 years, died on Saturday Urs. Chalgreen, 34 years, recovered: Mrs. 11. Iterg, 30 years, con valescent Mrs. Gauscape, 44 years, very low: Mrs, John Russell, 20 years, convalescing Claud* Bussell. 7 years, badly fractured arm glmer Russell, 3 years, convalescing Baby Bussell, 8 months, fractured thigh JTed Bartwlck, fifty-five, will recover: Caroline Hertz, six, amputation at shoulder, doing well Mrs. Hertz, confined on Bundav, doing well, child dead Fred Qaninnrts, twelve, fractured leg, doing well lira. O. A. Beaton, forty, oouva lMoent Edith Beaton, eleven, convalescent Charles Heaton, seven, convalescent Anna Behrandt, twenty-two, confined to bed, not serious Mrs. O. Arncth, thtrty, fractured arm doing well Mr. J. A. Stanton, able to be out K. 8. Stanton, convalescent llrs. Dr. Jenckss, still critical CBmllle Bt. Cyre, thirteen, doing well Mis. Florence Cronnler, thirty-four, convales cent Johnnie Cronnler. thirteen, conva lescent Elizabeth Cronnler, doing well Anna Cronnler, 11, doing well Dennis Crounier, 81, doing well Ella Cronnier, 3, convalescent Mrs. M. Jochem, 31, sitting up Willie Jochem, 9, out of dauger Adam Jociicm, 7, convalescent Jaoob Jochem, 0, convalescent Angellno Car penter, 3, critical Theodore Berg, 111), broken law, in St. Paul Josephine Kalmoskt, 8, typhoid fever at tlmo ot storm, died Saturday Lulu Carpenter. 15, died on Friday Mrs. W. Pappen fus, serious, removed to St. Cloud Freddie Pappenfus, 7, doing well: Mrs. J. H. Moody, 55, not serious Frank Moody, 0, fractured ahoulder, doing well Mrs. Schrobef, 35, moved to St. Ciond, died Tuesday E. P. Lawrence, '25, bad flesh wound Mrs. Law rence, U3, removed to Clearwater Mrs. A, Moody, 52, doing well: Mrs. B. Knowltou. con valescent: Thomas Van Etten, convalescent Mr. Roger Bell, (12. doing well J. \V. llaeder, 25, out: Mrs. J. W. Itaeder, 23, sitting up Phillip Beauper, 60, doing well: William Kantz, 05, up and around: 8. N. Wright, 05, up aud around: MrB. 8. N. Wright, 60, confined to bed: Egbert Walker, 0, compound fracture of leg and opposite thigh, doing well George Dame, 40, fracture of humerus and shoul der Mrs. Lewis Mayo, doing well: Mrs. Bczcpanaki, forty-two, fractured skull, rather low: Willie Sczepanski, live, flesh wound Mary Sczepanski, twenty, wound of knee Ons tle Sczepanski, three, bruises Mr. Dirkes, wounded knee, doing well Mi's. C. E. Bell, se vere bruises snd concussion, doing well Fred die Wood, eight years, scalp wound Annie Wood, twelve years. Injured back find fractured hand Baby Wood, eighteen months, face in jured, convalescing. Total, sixty-seven. Dr. Dunn, in his report to Mayor Ames to day, will say: Tho total wounded at tho Baplds who needed the care from physicians were sixty-seven, as gtven above, though many more were bruised or slightly hurt. The number killed outright, or who have since died, is thirty-eight. There are now but nine patients not underthe care of local S[onday: hysicians who will need medical aid after next Baby Russell, Clauda Bussell, Mrs. Arnetb, Willie Jochem, Caroline Hertz, Mrs. Oauscape, Mrs. Sczepanski, Gustie Bczepauskl and Angelina Carpenter, and thev will require attendance for from one to four weeks yet. Of these the Bussell family go to anew house Mon day, and the Joclicui boy and Mrs. Arnetli will be taken home, all to bo attended by Dr. Jenckes and other local physicians. Dr. Jenckcs of Sauk Rapids says be can care for the remaining five, bo that Dr. Dunn can see no need of outside medical assistance after next week Dr. Jenckes and two nurses will be sufficient Dr. Bussey of Minneapolis, who has been there since the first, and Dr. Graves of Brainerd, will remain so long as needed. None of the wounded wish to be removed from town. Dr. Ames is expected up on Saturday. THE WOUNDED AX ST. CLOUD. The following 1b a full list ef the wounded at St Cloud who have had medical attend ance, as furnished by Dr. Oilman, the phy sician in charge. Mary Zens, aged 7years, billed hip: probable time of confinement. 3 weeks Frankie Zens, 3, scalp wounds, 3 weeks Stephen Zens, 3, scalp wounds, 3 weeks Lena Cens, 0, arm broken, 2 weeks Lizzie Junglen, 3, bruised liands and scalp wounds, 3 weeks: Casper Junglen, 7, broken leg, 3 weeks Thco Uraerskl, 8. scalp wounds and contusions, one week Anna Umer skl, thirty, severe eontnsion, two weeks Tom Umershi. sixteen months, gash in hip, two weeks Boniface Umcrsk', six, contusions, dis charged Antonia Kloskowska, twenty-eight, compound fracture, three weeks Joseph Junglen. forty, incision wounds of scalp, ot head and severe body contusions, three weeks William Kerber, forty, face and sculp wounds, ready to be discharged Anton Koskowsky, thirty, fractured leg and contusions on body, four weexs Casper Trossen, thirty-eight, con tusions about body and legs four weeks W. E. Libby, thirty-six, amputation of hand, threo weeks: Henry Kelly, twenty-seven, compound fracture of arm eight weeks: George Zlebold, eighteen months, body contusions, discharged Mary Koschel, seventeen, shoulder dislocated three weeks Robert Zlebold, nineteen, body bruises and Internal injuries, discharged Miss Wade, broken arm: three weeks Minnie Grab, twenty, body bruises, discharged B. iunne mann, twenty-seven, broken arm, three weeks Katie Sohaller, six, body bruises and internal Internal Injuries, discharged Mary Weisman, three and a half, scalp wound, discharged Bar bara Weisman, thirty-eight, crashing Injury to foot, four weeks Johanna Wegeler, thirty-five, traumatic peritonities, two weeks A. Gaikow ska, forty-two, crashing Injury of head and ohest, three weeks Agnes Gaikowska, four, fractured hip, eight weeks: Elizabeth Horner, twenty-four, compound fracture of humerus and fractured ankle joint, eight weeks Mrs. Pap ptnfus, forty, two scalp wounds and contusion of hip, two Weeks: Freddy Pappenfna, seven, scalp wound and fracture of radius, three weeks Clara Bchoeber, three, face bruised and fractnre ot lower jaw, one week E. G. Jordan, thirty, injury to chest and broken ribs, two weeks W. Boss, seven, severe abdominal Injury, six weeks Maggie Fehr, twelve years, compound compli cated fracture of elbow joint Sophia Fehr, trnmatlo conjunctivitis, two weeks John Sie bold, fractured femur, eight weeks Fredrlclca Wode, comminuted fracture of fore-arm eight weeks: Mis. August Kroll, bruises, one week Maiy Hoerner, contusion about hip and face, one week Mrs. Nic Judneman. fractured femur, eight weeks Fred Gaumnitz, fractured leg, donbtful George Dane, comminuted fracture of humerus and glenoid cavity, two months Mrs. Miclilke, Incised wound, :alp, two weeks Mrs. P. Waldorf, incised wound of leg, three weeks William Wtnuner, contused arm and fractnre metacarpal bones of hand, four weeks Magdalen Dreher, incised scalp wound, three weeks: Mrs. A Bnck, contusions, one week Lena Jagaelskl, incised wound on leg, three weeks: Baby Jagaelskl, contusion about the face, one week Alving Waldorf, contusion and hand Injured, two weeks: TUUe Waldorf, contusion about face and hand, three weeks three child ren of Mike Mobs, all suffering from contusion and effect ot shock, two weeks: Mrs. Michael Mobs, contusion, two weeks Fred Johnson, leg broken, eight weeks: Martin Welsh, contused leg, two weeks E. Fehr, Incised wound of scalp, two weeks: Mrs. Beutler, contusions, two weeks Willie Beutler. fractured patella, eight weeks Mrs. Hankes, severe contusion, three weeks Frank Hankes, fractured humerus and injured wrist, eight weeks Louis Hankes, incised wound, two weeks Sophia Hankes, Incised wound ot face, three weeks: Johnnie Hankes, Injured eye, one week: Mrs. Oster, incised wound of thigh and scalp wound, eight weeks Mrs. Xosankl.111 when in jured, suffering from shock and oontusion, three weeks: Mrs. J. Jagaelsld, contusion of leg, one week Bemliard Bcholer, incised wound of scalp. Internal injures, etc., four weeks Andrew Molan, contusions, one week Hugh Boss, sprains and contusions, one week: Mrs. Beck, severe oontusion of leg, two weeks Mrs. E. Johnson, severe contusions about the head, face and body, three weeks Mrs. F. M. Martlne, contusion, suffering from shock, one week: three children of Nio Junneman, two suffering from Incised wound of scalp, one ot Incised wound of hand. The total number of deaths to date is sev enty-one, as follows: St Cloud 211 Rice's 11 Sauk Baplds. 371 Buekman 2 Combination of Manufacturers. Boston Commercial Bulletin:—The sud den and unexpected collapse of what threatened to Ito a serious strike at the Whittenton mills, Taunton, was caused by the discovery that the mill belonged to a huge organization of textile industries of New England, which baa been formed so quietly tliat it has escaped ail notico. This organization extends over Rhode Island Connecticut, and already includes forty nine large woolen mills. This society was organized for mutual protection. It does not recognize the authority ol the Knights ol Labor in any way, but ia pre pared to use arbitration in the settle ment ot strikes. The organizntion is grow ing in numbers, and its purposes are to give each strike careful consideration and to assist only those manufacturers who aro unfairly treated by their help. A sec ond society, embracing all cotton mills of any importance in Maine, New Hamp shire and Massachusetts, was very quietly completed and elected its olliccrs in Bos ton. The Massachusetts league la the league ot cotton milla to which woolen mills an to be admitted, while the Rhode Island society waa formed by woolon mills, and auhaaqumtljr admit ted cotton manutactunn. During the laat month the cotton milla ol thiaStat* have been quietly preparing' lor organiza tion tor mutual insurance against labor disturbances. The society ia not a cor poration nnd has no atock. The yearly pay rolls ot the Massachusetts mills that have already joined amount to $15,000, 000. The aims ol the aoclety an not in any sense aggressive, and its purpose ia not to attack the Knlghta ot Labor, but simply to protect its members against uu just persecution. Pensioning Prisoners of War. The bill recently reported to the house by the committee on pensions to pension prisonora ol war confiLed in conbderate prisons during the Rebellion will, passed, add about $1,500,000 to the pension roll. This bill provides: All federal soldiers who wen prisoners of war for thirty days or more, or who an now suffering from disability incurred while so confinod, shall be entitled to the ponsiou now provided by law tor like disability but persons who have been prisoners ot war and are now receiviug pension an ex cluded from the provisions ol the bill. All surviving officers and enlisted men who served in the late war, aud who were pris oners for a period ot thirty days or more, shall receive $2 a day lor each day held in confinement. It is estimated that this last aection ol the bill would take from the tnasury neurly $8,000,000. Tho settlement is based upon the calculation that 22,000ot these prison ers still survive. This estimate, however, is regarded by some as very low, tor the reason that the records show the whole number of prisoners legally captured dur ing the war was l!Hi,3G5, of which number about thirty thousand died while in prison. Exports, Imports and the Revnnues. The following statistics are made public: The total value ol exports during the twelve months ended March 31,1M8C, wore $005,on* ,720, and during the preceding twelve months $743,701,093, adccroaseo! $77,834,003. The values of Ihu imports for the twelve months ended March ill, 1880, were $014,778,670, and lor the pro ceding twelve months $51)6,202,055, auin creaseof $18,576,015. The collections ot in ternal revenue tor tho first nine months ot tlieiiscalyearendiiig June30, 1886, wereas follows: From spirits, $50,501,735 from tobacco, $20,136,018 from fermented It quors, $13,662,750 from miscellaneous items, $170,788 making a total ot $84, 581,032, or an increase o! $2,074,048 over tho collections for the corresponding period of tho last liscnl year. "The increase was $820,210 on spirits, $1,286,151 on tobac co. and $803,807 on fermented liquors. Tho nggregnto receipts for March, 1886, were $540,825 greater than the receipts for March, 1885. failures of a Week. There were 175 failures reported to Brad streets, in tho United States, during the week euding 24th, against 150 in the pre ceding week, and 108, 164, 186 and 86 in the corresponding weeks ot 1885, 1884, 1883 and 1882, respectively. About 78 per cent, were those of small traders whose capitul was less than $5,000. Among those reported embarrassed were: F. Reiumingt'm & Sons, manufacturers of small arms, typewriters, etc., New York, and llioii, N. Y. John M. Conner, manu facturer of feathers and flowers, New York George A. Bennett, & Co., banken and brokers, New York James White, shoe rounufucturer, Brooklyn Safford & Sar gent, manufacturers leather belting, Bos ton City National bank, Wiiliamsport, Pa. Wagenhauser Brewing association, Dallas, Tex. W. A. Aley shot himself in a room at a hotel in Turrell, Tax, The switchmen's strike on the Lake Shore ruilroad at Chicago is ut an end. President John Newell ol the Lake Shore railroad, said: We have allowed the old men to go back at their own request, with out any stipulation whatever on our part. The eight non-union men return to work along witli the union men, as formerly in our employ. The men brought here from other cities will not be put to work in our yards here. John Boyd (colored) was arrested at llarrodsburg, Ky., charged with stealing $16,000 from T. J. Fuller, awealthy farm er near Jackson, Tenn. During the WAr Fuller buried $16,000gold in his front yard. He has allowed it to remain there ever since tor sate keeping. Duringthenight his yard was plowed up and the money was stolen. Boyd was suspected and followed to that place, where hn had deposited sev eral thousand dollars in a bank. Secretary Lamar says when he wants to reach the country he prefers the interview torm, as he has always been tuirly treated by representatives of the press. The revenue steamer Bear is to be fitted out for a cruise in Bearch ol the lost whaler Amethyst. At Philadelphia, Georgo Ilant fatally Shot liis wife and then shot himscll, his death resulting before medical aid could roach him. Jealousy was the cauBO. J.olm Verboncour and Warren Strauser, aged filteen, were arrested at Devil's Lake, Dak., charged with stealing a team ol horses at Argyie, Minn. They had sold the team at Grand Forks and walked to Devil's Lake. They were armed when arrested, carrying revolvers and dirk knives. Ver boncour's parents puidfor the horses upon hearing of bis crimo. Francis Cullen Marshall, son of George A. Marshall, a lawyer of Darlington, Wis., stood highest in the competitive examina tion to fill tho vncancy in the military academy at West Point existing in the quota for the Third Congressional district, Wisconsin. Since 187G the congressional library has grown from 300,000 to 550,000 volumes. It has, also, 105,000 pliumlets. George Bancroft is to make an ad dress at the coming meeting of the Ameri can Historical society, and to present a letter from Leopol von Ranke. George Steinberger, the proprietor of a brewery at Red Oak, Iowa, committed sui cide by hanging in bis cellar. J. H. McClelland, a prominent farmer living near Montpelier, Stutsman county, Dakota, accidentally shot himself while hunting. A load of goose shot entered hia neck. It is not known whether the wound is fatal or not. The United States grand jury at Yank ton failed to find an indictment against James Hull of Pierre, arrested lor selling iquor to Indians. A. T. Stebbins, ot Rochester, accompan ied by bis wife, goes east to represent the state lodge, which meets at Providence, R. I., in if ay. Bishop Stevens ot Pennyslvania, owing to tailing health, has asked.tor an assist ant. Thomas D. Phillips, a prominent pio neer member of the Chicago board of trade, is dead. Col. Theodore T. S. Laidiey,U. S. A., (re tired) is dead. Deceased for many years was in charge of the Springfield and Water town (Mass.) armories. William Wicr has been victimizing sev eral parties in Baltimore by claiming to be William Hiuks ot St. Paul. A. II. Andrews & Co's school furniture factory at Polk and Desplaines streets are burnod, the lire originating under the boil er. Less, $100,000. Win. G. Wassenu, of Now Orleans, shot his wife and killed himself, Hon. William Whitely, associate judge ol the superior court, died at Wilmington, Del., of homorrhage ot the stomach, altei a lingering illness. Frederick Hillerman, wite and two chil dren were drowned at Dafiance, O. Mrs. Hiram McDonald, ofEau Claire, Wis., became violently insane recently, at* tacked her three children with a chair, and smashed all the furniture and windows in the house. She is a victim ol religious ex citement. Recently Mn. McDonald went to a Catholic chuich and put $125 of hci husband's savings into the poor box. Th« priest returned it. v. ^rrnjffv^- $ vy PEMBINA, PEMBINA COUNTY, DAKOTA, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1886. Condensed General News. Plosion Bills Baportod. The lollowing an some ot the names ol the people tor whom Senator Sawyer ol Wiaeonau reported pension bills a tew days ago: 8. W. Merrill, Thirty-sixth regiment, Iowa volunteen, L. W. Corn, Sixteenth Iowa volunteen incnase to $40 per month Father William A. Gordon,Eleventh Iowa J. H. Thornbnry, Eighth Iowa cavalry: S. R. Smith, Thirty-first regiment Iowa Infantry: William H. Moon, Thirtieth Iowa H. W. Beck, Eighth Iowa vol unteers J. D. Haworth, Thirty- third reg iment Iowa H. H. Stutsman, Thirteenth Iowa volunteen Fred K. Korth ol Hen denon, Minn., teamster Sioux war John a. Kirkpatrick, Eint Colorado widow Krastus W. Babson, Twelth Rhode laland volunteer* C. E. Capehart, lieutenant colonel First Wett Vlninla cavalry $72 per month widow Col. Will Carr, Thirteenth Pennsylvania veteran reserve widow Dan iel F. SeheiK k, captain Fiftieth New York Engineer corps widow Thomas Nation, Tennessss, war ot 1812 Henry Bellion, Portland, Or., Firet regiment United States dragoona widow Thomas H. Hay, latf captain U. S. A. wld ow F. A Starr, late United States steamer Reliance Rouben Cowday, Fifty seventh regiment colored troops widow William Davenport, United States volun teers George Hamm, Second United States army Dr. J. W. Mitchell, Fourth United States colored troops N. L. Bailey, Third United States infantry Thomas J. Owen, Twellth United States infantry widow Maj. Francis M. Farquhar, engineers, and daughter of Maj. Gen. A. S. Willinnis, in crease to $50 per month L. V. Ilollylicld, late scout with Sigel Mrs. Martha F. Woodrum Mn. Sarah 1*. McKean,increase to $50 per month: Maria Black ot Dakota tor property destroyed at Atlanta, Ga. Tho bill which Mr. Richardson reported in the house, to 'compel (he Northern Pacific to pay the survey of its lands sold to third parties, is practically Judge Gilford's bill, with unimportant amend ments. It provides for a forfeiture of such lands if tho survey costs are not paid after suit is brought by the atrorney general. Its iiffect will be to force tho road to pay these cosls aud get patents, tho result ol which is of course to make the lands taxa ble, which is the objective point of the whole matter. Mr. Gilfiltan lius introduced nliill to pen sion Louis W. Bucklen, late of Minnesota Mounted Rangers, for services against tho Sioux Indians. Mr. Nelson introduced a bill tT ponsiou Eugene K. Luce, and Mr. Wakefield introduced a bill to pension G. W. Bra nt. The senate judiciary committee lias re- Slarshall orted favorably upon tho nomination of Campbell ol Minnesota, having decided not to wait liny longer lor the evi dence ot the charges that have been pend ing against him. The lire at Stry, Austria, is still raging, The situation there is appalling. Tliou iniids of the inhabitants are bankrupt. The charred remains ot many victims have already been dug out of the ruins. The mayor ot tho town lias sent a telegram to Leuil/crg, asking that troops bo sent to Stry with appliances to extinguish the lire. The dauinge is estimated at several milliou llorins. Tho total uiiiiibcr of dead is now forty. Most ol the victims were children. The exports troni Germany to tho United States during tho litst quarter of 1NS6, amounted to $2,625,000 more than the lame |eriod of 1885. The President has recognized Henri Loon Verleye, consul of Fruncc ut Chicago. The treasury department has received a certificate of deposit ot $25,000 in tho case of George Cannon, ot Utah, who was held in that amount ot bail, nnd which was forfeited by reason ot his failure to ap pear lor triu I. England has sent a circular to the pow rs proposing that if Greece docs not disarm, the powers cease diplomatic rela tions with Iter mid blockado the Greek ports. The Angl.i-Auici'icau Cable company reduces ralei to six cents word after May 3. It is rumored that Maj. Strait will not be candidate for rcnoiniuntioii. Judge Trcniiolm enters upon his duties as controller of tiie currency. T. Jennings was confirmed as Indian agent at Green Bay, Wis. The house committee on alcoholic liquor traffic, by a vote of six to five, ordered an adverse report on tlie bill to provide that no person shall lie licensed as a retail deal er in intoxicants b,v the United States until lie has first received a license as such from the local authorities whore it is pro posed to carry on the business of selling liquor. Fannie Segur, ot LaCrosse, aged 9, loll into the river and was drowned. Jemima Knox, of Winnipeg, aged 20, hanged herself. Melancholy wus the cuuse. Charles Williams, of Sparta, Wis., was raptured at I Soto, and three stolen liorscs recovered. Howard Vandyck, a well known Milwau kee lawyer, disappears under a cloud. Alva Rice shoots himself dead at Red wood Falls, Minn. The Northern Pacific will build 133% miles of road this season. At Huron, Dak., Judge Church fines Mel ville, a prominent attorney, and the city marshal for contempt of court. Mrs. Scraggy of Waterloo, Iowa, tries to kill lier husband and herself by poisoned coffee. J. E. McKlroy, late Northern Pacific-sta tion agent at Heron, Mont., has been con victed ot niliez/.liiig $15.60 from the com pany, and si'iiti'iii'i'd to pay a fine of $40 and costs, amounting in all to $200. Inn bloody fi.jlit nt Murphyville, Tex., three Mexica are killed and twenty are wounded. It is reported that W. J. Urookiu, flour ind feed dealer ot Orchard Park, N. Y., lias absconded, and that a number of for eriei committed by him have been (lis iovered. Capt. E. P. Doherty, the captor of John Wilkes Booth, has been licensed us agency trader ut Cheyenne River agency, Dak. Postmasters commissioned: Dakota— Lngrace, K. C. Cliilcott Wisconsin—Km b.-u ra-s, A. C. Palmer. New offices estab lished—Minnesota: l'olkcdall, Norman county, T. A. Folkedail. The treasury department has received a citifie.'ile of deposit in the case of George '.'iinuiin nt Utah, for $25,000, who was held in that amount of bail, and which was for eited by reason ot his failure to appear for trial. The new governor of Utah, Mr. West., irns confirmed without debate, and there were nmnlior of other confirmations, iinott!* tiieiu Receiver Shepheard, of the Woitliiii^tou (Minn. land office. In incentive session tho senate resumed .'ousiileration ot the nomination of Inter nal Ccveuue Collector Bradley of South I'nroliuu. Herbert Gladstone,speaking at Bradford, mi itl lli.it the government would hold fast to its present Irish policy, and would so i'nr.' victory whether it required six months or six years. Michael Davitt addressed a iTowil.'tl meeting of Irishmen in Glasgow. Ilexuiil: Mr. Gladstone's Irish bills amply jastilied the labors und sacrifices ol the Nationalists, and he telt that he himself had in Kp 'iit nine years in prison in vain, lie hoped that the prosperity which would result if the bills were adopted would in duce irliumcut to extend still further horns rula in Inland. He condemned the principle ot the parliament ot two orders, out urged the acceptance ot the plan in the hopethat it would soon be altered. Two brothers named Lafrenace ot St. Anne, Que., were lieaten to death because they aspired to the hand ot a lady ol a dif ferent nationality. It has just been discovered at Quebec that John V. Gale, an employe in the crown lands department, who died a tow weeks ago, was short $87,000 in his ac counts. M. de Lesseps, in an interview in Paris concerning John Bigelow's report on the Panama canal, anid that the statements mads therein were absurd. He would pos itively guarantee that tlte canal would be opened in 1880, and that it would then have a depth ot six and a half metro*. The further deepening of tho canal would be carried,on according to the receipts Irom traffic. Mr. Gladstone has cabled his acknowl edgement ot the receipt of the resolutions adopted by the Queliec legislature on tlie 16th Instant. He lias also mailed the following letter: I am deeply gratified at the resolutions adopted by your honora ble body. It Ib my belief that the people ot England, wliohuvepartial responsibility for the old misdeed of the British govern ment, aud the people of Scotland, At Lee, Muss., the estimates ot the iostes by the flood foot up $157,000. Cyrus W. Field has given the relief committee $10, 000. Tho correct list of the victims ol the flood is as follows: W. X. White, age.l 48 Mrs. White, 47 Ida May White, 10 Alice White, 8 Simon Dowtl, Mrs. Theodore King, Mrs. Charles King. The bill repealing tha Brondwuy Surface railroad charter passed the X. Y. assembly by a vote of 100 to 10. The bill now goes to the governor for his signature. John W. Rogers, a wealthy citizen of Camdon, N. J., defeuted in his candidacy for mayor, committed suicide by hiiug'ni. At Bruiisw ick. Mo., the coroner's jury charge Dr. J. 11. Banning ofSalisbury, Mo., with the murder, through abortion, of Laura Steiu, the young girl whose body was found at the former place. The switchmen's strike on tho Michigan Southern it Lake Shore rouil at Chicago is solar successful that the Ireiglit business of that road is entirely suspended, the locnl police not being ahlo to aid the road ut u.11. L. S. Howell is fatally injured by fulling from a sheep ear on moving train, ucai Hillings, Mont. On April 0, 18N4, Nehemiuli aud Joseph ine Fleetwood, anaueilcouple, nearCharles ton, III., were murdered in their bids, botli being shot through the head. The Inni-e was set on fire to conceal the crime. Tlieiv were in the Iioubc a daughters! themiirilei cd couple, Kniuia Fleetwood, a child, ami one W.McKlcbock. Thiilatlerwnscbtiigcil with thocriinc, narrowly escaping lyuc'iiuj, and was afterward ucqiiittcd. Kmuia Fleetwood, daughter ot the nitiril'.Tcil couple, was arrested a few days ago ami placed in jnil, charged with complicity in tlie crime. Barclay I*. Smith was nominate.) for post master of Deudwo'od, Dak. It is made public that Judge M. II. Komi, of Minneapolis, has sent in to the governor his resignation us judge of the Fourth judi cial district. Presley Cochran, twenty-three years old, was instantly killed at l''uirlanl. I nil., by M, F. Anderson, democratic cmidldate for county surveyor. The men were playing pool, and a quarrel ensued. Cochran nil yanced on Anderson, who struck liiui with a billiard cue, killing him Instantly. An dorsou then llod. W. (I, Meier, a rich Louisville tobacco, nist, invested $100,000 in vnluuhle pro perty in that city and suddenly became in sane. The money value of the real estate cluing iug hands weekly ill New York is $4,00u, 000. Herr vou Bulow, the pianist, lias nn ex trnordinary memory. At a receiit series ol piano recitals in London ,,c played the whole of Beethoven's t^liii'tjr-tlitee sonatas, five or six each ni lit and lie played hcai all from memory. J. D. Rockafeller, of the Standard (lit company, is trying to nrraiiKe tvitli i*t crn capitalistn to lift the 9-~,00i moil gage on the Chicago university. Miss Helena Hull claims Ihatstiiteiueafs published in an interview in the Detroit (Mieli.) Kvcningjoiiriiulswere lilieloits, .mil brings suit against her sister, Mrs. Speirs, for $20,000 and against Itev. \V. Speirs for $10,000. Postmasters commissioned: Iotvu —iClear Lake, J. L. Ktzoll Irwin, K. J. Trowbridge: Magnolia, .1. 1". Mint mi. Minnesota—Crookston, A. Melviunon: Wadena, Peter Hoscoe. Wisconsin Stewart, A. Peterson. Tiiere is no longer nny doubt in the inijids of the president's friends that lie is to bo married in June to Miss Kolsom. Some of the retiring military magnates during this year aro l»ris'. (it'll. John New ton, llrig. Gen. J. II. Porter f'ol. Sturgis, of the Seventh cavalry Col. Bradley, of the Thirteenth Col. Wilkins, of the Fifth and Col. Whistler, of tho l''iftccntli iiilaut ry- The house committee oil wardepnrl meat expenditures concluded the hearing of charges of irregularity in tile accounts of the signal service bureau, and adopted a resolution declaring that the evidence does not show tlie cxistcncool any fraud or cor ruption. Senator McMillan, chairman of the com merce committee, has decided to report favoruhly a bill granting the Dakota Cen tral ruilroad the riglit to bridge the Mis souri river at Pierre, Dak., mi the Mil waukee A St. Paul the right to build a bridge at Chamberlain. Authority is also granted for the erect ion of a bridge across tho Yellowstone and a pontoon inllge across the Mississippi at lied Wing, .Minn. All the bills passed the house, and will soon be put through the senate. The Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul railroa I company is authorized to construct a bridge across the Missouri at. Atchison or Clay county. Mo. The New York aud Council Bluffs railroad is authorized to construct a liril-e ucross the Missouri river at Council BinTl's. Tho president recommended a river and harbor appropriation of not over $1), 000,000. The house madeit$15,0(ll,000. Lord Dufferiii viceroy of India, telegraphs: lie does not attach any importance to the news received from Burinah. Only two British soldiers were wounded ami none killed in thecncouxtersduringtheatteaiptj ot therebelsto burn Maudalay. Skirmish es lietween British troop* aud Dacoits wiil Iirobably Senator Morrill made a speech in opposition to the confirmation, object ing to Bradley because he had been the ed itor of the moonshiners' newspaper and hail run for the legislature upon the inoou thiners' ticket. Mr. liutlcr showed that |{iad!ey has collected more taxes during tin time he lias been in oflice than his pred 'ccssor lind for tlie corresponding period 1)1 the previous year. Bradley wus con firmed by vote of 87 to 15, all the mout hers of the finance committee voting for him except Mr. Morrill. The negative vote was: Klair, Culloin, I'linse, Conger, Dawes, Kvarts, Kdir.unds, lloar, Ingalls, Logan, Morrill. McMillan, Pike, Stanford and Wil son ot Iowa. lie of daily occurreiice until the )acoit is entirely suppressed. The following postmasters were com missioned: Dakota—Wynd-inere, William II.Morgan. Minnesota—Alton,J. It.Sissou. Blooming Prairie, M. Guthrie Lansing. (. W. Burtlett Wisconsin—Belmont..), uib bons Buck Creek, M. W. Long llilbert, I. Runt. New Oflice Established-Dakota, Blue Blanket, Walworth county, J. II. Howell. Iowa—Howell, Marion county. I. Millett. Minnesota—Shell Luke, Becker county, J. D. Paschal. Representative White of Minnesota said that be thought the house committee would report a till putting a tax of ten cents pound on all imitations of butter, and requiring a license of several hundred dollars from manufacturers, wholesale ami retail dealers. There is a good prospect of passing such a bill. Secretary Kndicott prides himself upon the tact that ho has not discharged any clerks tor political reasons since lie took poisession of his oflice. The secretary of the treasury issued a call for $10,000,000 8 per cent bonds. The call will mature June 1. The house committee on civil service re form, in its report on the bill to amend the statute in luvorotex-aoldiers und ex-sail ors, says: The soldiers and sailors of the country havo tor years demanded this change in the luw, mid the committee thinks the demand is just uud reasonable. A minority report is submitted by Messrs. Clement and Blanchard in which tho argu ment is made: Amendment of the law will be a violation ol tlie alleged fundamental principle ol tlie civil service law that ap pointments should bo made alone on merit contained by coin|iotitive examination. NUMBER 40. BURNING MOUNTAIN. Strange Tale from tho Cheat River ItCKlon of West Virginia. A Rowelsburg, W. Vti., correspondent of The New York Star writes: Four young Bultimoreans, under the guid ance of Jimmy Bain, of St. George, started out, a week or so ago, to hunt in tho Cheat river district, south of l'ucker county. Yesterday the four sportsmen returned here to take the train home. They brought no game but came burdened from St. George with a most marvelous story of a burn ing mountain iu their hunting district, some lifty miles south of here. Their names arc Messrs. Mills, Fitzgerald, Thomas, and Van Porn. They return ed to St. George with the family of Mountaineer Melton, whom tliey over took oil the way, with all their goods and chattels packed on a lean inule. 'The mother carried a sick child in her arms, and two little boys, whose tow heads were tleecc-grown, toddled on barefoot after her, while the father anil two grown sons led the way. Their appearance showed that they were leaving hastily for Nome reason. They were overtaken about ten miles south of St. George, and said tlioy had followed tho Cheat for twenty-live miles that the inhabitants were fleeing that region because of some terrible lire "some where" in the neighborhood, and that they hail left it the day before for the same cause. It apjiears from what could be gath ered from the wild talk of tlie willing but ignorant family that they lived from hand to mouth on a p'atch of cleared ground on a mountain side, whose base formed a portion of the Cheat river's bank that the terrible lire was "somewhere over behind or iu under" tlie mountain that no smoke was visible, but that the air was stifling hot and the river at a certain point was so hot that tlie lisli died in it. The lirst intimation Melton had of tlie phenomena was this unusual sight of dead lisli in the Cheat, whose ice had earlier than usual broken up in their vicinity above as far as could be seen but to'his sur prise had renminbi a normal length of time below and formed a small gorge at the place they lived. Strangely hot winds also came down the valley, while from elsewhere it came with winter's chilliness. In tracing the cause he found it evidently to lie iu subterranean heat, in the mountaiu side which extended under the river bed, aud about half a mile up stream became so hot that it heated Uio water, which ran slowly there, till a steam rose from tliu .surface near the bank. This was faintly notice able for a short distance further up, be yond which tho wuter by degrees as sumed its normal state. Tlni atmos phere was warm, and the slightest ex ertion brought out the perspiration. At the point mentioned it wus stilling, and there also the earth was too hot to place the hand iinon. Nothing else was noticeable, the mountain being bleak aud bare from winter, but further back upon its sides the heat was ab solutely unendurable, and after climb ing up its thickly wooded sides for two or three hundred feet the hardy moun taineer was forced to return, the air be ing unbreathable. Animals had left their retreats, birds steered clear of the local ity, and not a living thing was to be seen. Tlie earth was dry and crack ed, with the heat. lJead"snakes and vermin were discovered by tho father and sons, who evidently were mentally paralyzed by the unusual and startling order of things. The heat, instead of diminishing, increased, the cracks in the earth widened and new ones ap |carcd tho locality lieeaine uninhabit able and tlie terror-stricken family, de pressed with lie knowledge that some tiling strange aud terrible was taking place in the earth beneath them, and living in the midst of stifling winds whose increasing heat brought to their terrified and ignorant minds pictures of burning forests ami volcanoes, held consultation with neighbors and hastily resolved to abandon the uncomfortable locality. All the men in St. George professing knowledge of the district have talkeii to Melton, and his story was the same lo each under the keenest questioning. The town of St. George is excited over the discovery, and on Tuesday a party half a dozen started for tho scene of the "burning mountain." It is about live or ten miles northwest of the well known largo area of volcanic rock in southwestern Virginia. Men, however, well acquainted with the geology of the state declare the location of this'volcun ic area is li.xed to a nicety, und does not come within ten miles of the point in question as located by Melton. The only other tenable theory is that bitu minous coal, in which these mountains are known to be rich, has become ignited and forms a smoldering mass down in the mountain's heart, making a mighty caldron of the Cheat river's bod. In several well-known localities of the state such fires have been known to exist, notably at Oassville, Monon galia county, where the heat from burn ing coal that crops out of the mountain sine has at some time melted and burn ed the ledges or strata of limestone above it all out of semblance to rocks. Speaking Under Difficulties. A theatrical company out West gave with permission of the superintendent, a "Mikado" performance to the in mates of the penitentiary. It is need less to say that they were greatly pleas ed. The announcement of the Mikado that he proposed to make the punish ment lit the crime was applauded vehe mently, as was Ko Ko's song, "Taken from the County Jail." To address convicts iu jail without saying anything that might be regarded as personal is very diflicult, A blunt old German member of the Illinois Legislature, Mr. l'lotke, was one of the committee appointed to in vest'gate the Statu penitentiary at Ches ter. While there he was called on for a s]ecch. It was certainly spcakiug under difficulties. He said: "I hardly know wot to say to you. I cannot cafl you slientlemens, because you is not slientlemens, und again I can't call you friends, because dot might gif mmeself avay. Wot shall I call you den? I will call you members of the Illinois penitentiary, slioost the same as we are members of the Illinois Shencral Assembly. You have been unanimously elected to fill the places you have widin dese walls sliust the same as we members of the Shcncral Assembly have been elected. I cannot say dot 1* am glad you is here, because dot illicit make you feel bad, and den again I cannot say dot I is sorry dot you is here, because I dink it was goot dot you was here now because you is here, and I hopes you will do your duty shoost de same as we do our' duty fair de term for which you is elected."— Texas Siftings. JOB DEPARTMENT. THE PIONEER EXPRESS JOB DEPARTMENT Is oomplete, and well anpplisd with latest ityM oftype. Oar prices areas low aa an cob alstaat with a legitimate business. We keep constantly on hand a large and varwd stock of letter heads, note heads, bill heads, monthly statements, flat caps, fooircap, U11 tineas cards, shipping tags, labels, envelopes, ball pro grammes, etc., which enables us to do all kinds of oommerclal printing, both plain and orna mental, on short notice. We keep on hand a fall line of Legal Bianks. CALLING ON THE MOQUIS. l'ueblo Indiana Resent the Presence of Whites. A Washington correspondent of The Kcto York Time* writes: Col. James Stevenson, of the bureau of ethnology, has returned to Washington after a so journ of about six months among the Indians of Arizona, bringing a car-load of rare and valuable curios, illustrative of the social habits, worship, and in dustries of tlie various tribes of which little is known. He was accompanied in his travels by Mrs. Stevenson, and the pair had an adventure among the Pueblo Indians quite uuusual in its character. Having explored some newly-discovered cave villages ill the vicinity of Flagstafl', Arizona, they gath ered a small party anil struck across tho desert to the northeast for the Moqui towns, several days' journey dis tant. They arrived safely, and en camped nt the foot of a high mesa, up on the lop of which stands Orcibc, the largest, westernmost, and least known of all the "Pueblo" towns. Its popu lation is about H.')0 souls, ami the vil lage is a compact mass of rubble struc tures, standing one upon another, like a pile of empty boxes, and with as lit tle regard lo any general plan of archi tecture. The people, like all village, Indians, are comparatively harmless, but, unlike the majority, have :i strong aversion to contact with the whites. Some of the leading luen of the town came down to the camp, and, after con siderable palaver, gave consent that, their village might be visited, but stip ulated that no eflorl should be made In convert their people lo Christianity. Tlie next day Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson, accompanied by their four friendly Moquis from oilier villages nnd us many Navajocs, rode to the top of the mesa, dismounted, walked into tlie village plaza, and thence climbed a ladder to the top of theeoeique's, or high priest's, house. When the presence of the strangers became known then were signs of excitement, throughout the vil lage. The neighboring housetops and the plaza were thronged by excited barbarians, who chatted in loiid voices and made threatening gestures. One burly savage upon a roof just above tlie eociqiie's dangled a lariat suggestively noosed ut llieeud, anil loudly demanded that the whites be. taken to'the cstufa, or underground chapel of the village, aud there summarily dealt with, tine or two demonstrative individuals vol unteered to be the lirst lo apply the knife. The friendly Moquis stood'thcir ground only a few' minutes, and then disappeared, but the Navajoes, who are made of lirmcr material, remained. Col. Stevenson says that while tlie situation was highly interesting, it was probably less alariuiug than it would have been to people unacquainted with the natural timiditv of the l'ueblos. Mrs. Stevenson, who was sojourning with her husband among many wild tribes, ami knows the Indian character well, created an opportune diversion by shaking her li.?t in the face of a hunch backed savage, whose viudictivo elo quence seemed to exert a most mischc vohs influence over his fellows, address ing to him at the same time several brief but vigorous remarks in English and Spanish, which lie was, of eoiirse, quite unable to understand. Before the man had recovered his selfposses sion the strangers had backed down tlie ladder, and then sloivh- made their way, with the whole howling pack, men and women, children ami dogs, at I heir heels, lo their ponies, mounted, and rode down to camp. They found the cook, who was the only white per son iu the party, considerably alarmed, lie said the camp was surrounded soon after their departure by many friendly Indians, but when the Moqui deserters reached them and told the storv of tho proceedings on the mesa all mounted their ponies and made haste lo «ret away. The cook feared his companion.-! had been made prisoners—perhaps mur dered. Tho party remained in the neighljor liood several days, visiting the othei' Moqui villages, to all of which they were welcomed, and many times they were visited surreptitiously at night by people from Oreibe, who' brought cu rios for sale, which they dared not of fer openly. In this way a fair collec tion was made. Meanwhile the story of the episode ill Oreibe was curried to Ream's canyon, twenty-live miles dis tant, the proprietor of* which, an Kng-' lisli ranchman, iias lived in the vicinity many years, and by fair dealing, pluck, ami iirmiicss has gained ah extraodina ry influence with both Navajoes, and Moquis. Mr. Kean at once organized a party of three or four while men, tho only ones living within sixty miles, und a do/.en or twenty Navajoes for a res cue. The Oreibes received information of liis approach, and the head men of their tribe incontinently lied. Keutn sent lii.-i Navajoes after them, and the two, in cluding the hunchbacked chief, were brought in. Kcam tied their elbows and took tlieni to his ranch for disi pline, the Stevcnsons accompanying liiui. The prisoners were defiant at lirst, but after two or three days' con finement under tho guardianship of Na vajo jailors, who beat drums, danced, and indulged in other terrifying per formances. they began lo relent and confessed that they had acted badly. "Now you are beginning to talk rea son," said Kcam, "and we will see about letting you go soon." "But," snarled the hunchback, "we must go now." "Hold on, my friend, you are too fast. You will not be so abrupt, per haps. to-morrow." After another night's confinement the prisoners begged their liberty and were joined in their prayers by a 'deputation from tho village. They promised good behavior in the future 'and extended an apparently cordial invitation to tlie Ste vcnsons to return. "Now," said Kcam, "you are taiking like men. We will keep you another night." The next day thev were set at liberty, and went away crestfallen and repent ant. At a canvass held iu a iiilulug district, a Hi bernian cried out vociferously: "I nominate John O'liourke Tor wau o' thlm tblugs!" (re ferring to some minor position on the ward ticket to lie voted for at the charter election). "One of what?" Inquired the president. "Oh, wau o' thlm things ycr inakln'." "Who is John O'liourke!" asked a gentleman standing near. "I've been ia this neighborhood (or some time, but do not recall the name." "Oh, he's ine cousin, ll.t's not arrove iu this coun try yit, but he tuck ship Wednesday and he'll be hyar iu time for 'lection an' I thought I'd have an office all ready for him whin he got here!" Iu Woodland a prize-tight I called a' 'glove social" is euphemistically 20 v"7r!l 'v I J.!- #4 S 1