Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 November 1889 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1883

representatives of commercial bodies, embodying the lorrey bankrupt bill, aud urged him to recommend in hi.- forthcoming message to Congress tbe enactment by that 1 m m 1 y of a uniform, equitable bankrupt law in the form submitted. The President caul that ho had always thought there ought to bo permanent legislation upon the subject of bankruptcy, instead of a temporary lasr to simply relievo certain unfortunates who had been affected by a panic He promised the committee that he would consider the question of recommending legislation upon that subject to Congress in his message. Postotficet fur Iudianlans. SacUU to tit lodlaoAuolla Jourctt Washington, Nov. IS. The commission or Michael McGuire, as postmaster of Kising Sun, Ohio count y, was issued to-day. A new postofljee is to be established at Pawnee. Montgomery county, on the Midland railroad, with William Johnson as postmaster. The following fourth-class postmasters were appointed this afternoon; Abraham If. Bowen, Nora, Marion county; Thomas C. Lene. Nevada Valley; Enoch Parker, Unynorsrille; Klrocl. KIpley county, 1'rank Hancock, vice William HeJndley, removed; Linkvllle; Marshall county, Levi Arnold, vice M. F. Hell, removed; I-andermlale. Morgan coanty. IL Letter, vice Eli bell, resigned; Mooresville. Morgan county, H. L. Woodside. vice 8. M. Reeber. removed; wbnrn. Bartholomew county, John L. JDones, vice C. T. Davis, removed; Waverly, Morgan county, John W. Duncan, vice B. F. Howe, removetL Will Act Togethen I Ductal to th Indianapolis Journal Washington, Nov. IS. Upon the suggestion of Congressman J no. 8. Wilson, of the State of Washington, the members from 'the four new States have como together and got acquainted. They intend to organize and act harmoniously to whatever end they may have individually or collectively in view for legislation in Congress. Mr. Wilson sa3s they will undoubtedly cast their solid ballot for one of the candidates for Speaker, and go together in the selection of other officers of the House. Whatever action they may have agreed upon is a secret at this time. It is understood that they will not attempt to agrei) upon the speakership candidate till they become better acquainted with the situatiou. Alltive of the new members have been in Washington several days. Sontli Dakota' Congressmen. fytctal to the ImLanavolls Journal Washington. Nov. 18. Congressman Gifford. of South Dakota, who had a cataract taken from his eyo recently, will emerge from the dark room this week for his usual routine work. Hiscolleague, Major Pickler, inhere, and receives most cordial receptions everywhere. He is the most typical Westerner of the lot from the new States, being over six feet high, powerful frame, blackbearded and dark-faced, and wears a slouch hat. He served with conspicuous gallantry during the war, and rose trom the ranks to be a major. It is said that he neither smokes, chews nor drinks, is a strict churchmember, and occupies high ground on many questionsof advanced politics. He resigned a federal position to make his congressional race. The East Solid for Mr. Reed. fctecU! to the Indianapolis Journal Washington, Nov. 18. Representative Kced, of Maine, to-day called upon Senator tjuay, of Pennsylvania, who is taking an active part in the speakership contest. Mr. Keed was informed that seventeen of the twenty-ono Republican members from Pennsylvania had promised to support him, and that at least three of the four not yet seen would follow with liko action. This will have he etfect of making solid delegations for Mr. Reed from XewKngland, New Jersey, New York and Penns3'lvauia, sixtyfour votes in all. To make a choice in a full caucus eighty-five votes are necessary Land Registers and Receivers Appointed. Washington, Nov. IS. The President made the following appointments to-day: William A. Robertson, of Nebraska, to be register of the land office at Neligh, Neb.; John Q. A. Braden, of South Dakota, to be register of the land oOice at Aberdeen, S. D.; Clarence E. Hager, of Colorado, to be receiver of public moneys at Denver; Charles J. McLeod, of South Dakota, to be receiver of public moneys at Aberdeen, S. D.: Geo. V. Ay res, of South Dakota, to be receiver of public moneys at Rapid City, S. D. Violating the Alien Labor Law. Washington, Nov. 18. Complaint has beeji mado to the Treasury Department that tho alien labor contract law is being violated at Detroit. Mich., by Canadian laborers, w ho cross tho lino every day to perform labor in tho United States, and return to their homes at night. Acting Secretary liatchellor to-day referred tho matter to the collector of customs at Detroit, with instructions to si o that the provisions of the law are strictly enforced. General Notes. Ppcil to tl Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Nov. 18. Amos Keller was to-day appointed postmaster at New Weston, Darko county, Ohio, vice J. W. Link, removed. Representative Fields, of the Indiana Legislatnre, is here. lond ottering and acceptances ivt the Treasury aggregated ;H7.."jOO to-day, as follows: ll.W0 coupon and registered fours at $1.'J7. and $:J,.VX) coupon and 911'J.ttJO registered four-and-a-halfs at $1.(034Horace Scudder, of Beatrice, Neb., has been appointed confidential secretary to the Commissioner of tho General Land Ollice. KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

Action Taken by tbe Order, Yesterday, on the Land anil Political Questions, Atlanta, Ga., Nov. IS. Tho convention of Knights of Labor, to-day, went into committee of the whole on tho laud question. Tho following resolution was adopted as the fourth plank of the declaration of principles of the Knights: Tbat land. Including all tbe natural sources of wealth. Is the heritace of all the people, and should not be subject t speculative trallic. Occupancy and uet Khali be tho only title to tbe possesion of laud. Taxes upon lands should be levied upon its full value for use. exclusive of improvement, anil should Ihj cutlieient to make for the community all the unearned Increment. ''After the committee had risen and the assembly had adopted the resolution Mr. Powderfy and Mr. Wright, of the executive board, were appointed a committee to attend the National Farmers' Alliance convention at St. Louis. The question of the order taking part in political elections came up. and the following recommendation of tno general executive board was indorsed: That the ircneral executive board be riven lower to take the report of the committee on e filiation, examine it In detail and publish to the order, from time to time, such information as wUl be of benefit to them in voting for the different candidates for legislative honors; anrl. alo. to recommend to tho order such action as they may deem wtc To-morrow tho eight-hour auestion will come up for consideration. Miner 1Y111 .Meet at Indianapolis. Columbus, O., Nov. 13. John McBride, president of the Progressive Union of Miners and Mine-laborers, has called a con vention of miners for Dee. IS. at Iudianap olis, to be composed of delegates from the competitive districts of northern Illinois. Indiana. Ohio, western Pennsylvania and West Vtrgiuia. Tho object is to arrange a scaie oi prices lor next year. Heiress KldnMp-l at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 18. There was an excit ing time in the fashionable quarter, near i.aiayette, ranc. tins morning. Just as Miss Alice jacKiuan was about to enter the carriage of W. Jl. Itrouthcrs. with Mrs. Ilrouther. she was seized by two men and hurried into a closed carriage, which was ranidlr driven away. Miss Jackman is the niece of Mr. John C. Taylor, of the UiehardsonI aylor Drug Company, and heiress to 000. She left the home of her iruardian. Mr. Taylor, about three mouths ago, ana went to the lJrouthers's to live. Mr. Taylor denies having had anything to do with tb kidnaping and tho case will he fought out in the courts. The girl is still missing, with xu clew toner wncreauoucs.

BAILWAY TRAINS WRECKED

SeriousAccidentat Pittsbnnr, Kesulting in the Injur' of Many Passengers. One Person Fatally liarned by the Tpsettins of a Stove, Which Set Fire to the SmokingCar Accident at Cambridge City. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. IS. An accident occurred on the Eastern express of the Pennsylvania road this evening, which might have resulted in a terrible holocaust. As it was, a large number of persons were injured, one of them fatally, and six others quite seriously. The accident happened in the city yards, near Seventeenth street, about 7:2. o'clock this evening. The express, which left here for New York at 7:15, was proceeding through the yardsat the rate of about eight miles an honr. When near Seventeenth street the third car or smoker left the rails, and after being pulled a distance of about one hundred feet, turned completely over. Almost simultaneously with the upsetting of the coach tire broke out at both ends and in the center of the car. Between forty and fifty second-class passengers, including a number of men and women, were in the car, and the scene following was of the wildest kind. Men trampled over women, and fought their unfortunate brothers in their eagerness to escape cremation. The crash of breaking windows, and the shrieks of those imprisoned in the burning car could be heard a long distance. Fortunately the train men and the crows from other trains were close at hand and the Hames were extinguished before they had gained much headway. The passengers who had not already escaped through the windows were then removed. It was found that while nearly everyone in the car had been cut or bruised.only one, Joseph Prucker. of Chicago, was fatally injured. When the car was upset he was seated near the stove and it was thrown on top of him. Ho was 80 tightly pinned down that it was some time before he could be extricated. Meanwhile he was slowly being burned to death, aud when taken out finally one side was burned to a rrisp. He was carried to the West Pennsylvania Hospital, where his wounds were dressed. The physicians say he will die. The unfortunate man was on his way to Germany. 2Six others were badly but not dangerously hurt. Their names are: Maggie McLighe, of Pittsburg, on the way to Kugland, back sprained; will recover. Mr. Edward II. Williams, of Pittsburg; contusion of back 'and lacerated arm; aged sixty; bound for England. Mrs. Edward Williams, aged fifty-live, back Injured; will recover. Hobert Lefevre, of Philadelphia, molder; foot scalded. Lewis Hogard, of New York, aged twenty-live: Frenchman. Fred Ilice, of Philadelphia, ugly scalp wounds. Conductor Hawkins, of Pittsburg, and brakeman I'obert Pendley, internal injuries, not very serious.The cause of the accident is not yet known, but it is thought the rails spread. All the passengers but Prucker and the six others named were able to proceed on their journey a few hours later. Narrow Escape at Cambridge City. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Cambridge City, Ind., Nov. 18. A bad wreck occurred here about 10:05 o'clock this morning on the C, St. L. & P. road in tbe eastern part of their yards. Passenger train No. 1, due here at 0:36 a. m., passed th rough a misplaced switch .and collided with ten freight cars on the side-track. Charles Stake, engineer, reversed the lever of the engiuo when ho saw that the switch was turned, but before the train could be stopped it dashed into the cars aud badly wrecked the engine, one Adams express car, loaded with oysters, and five box-cars. Fortunately, when Stake saw that the train could not be checked in time he, with the fireman, brakeman and several passengers wbo were on the platforms, jumped, and escaped being killed; .the passengers in the several cars escaped injury, but were badly shaken up. The train, which was made up of two Adams Express cars, two mail coaches, two passenger cars and a sleeper, was about ten minutes late and going at the lively rate of twenty-five miles per hour when it collided with the cars on the tide-track, producing tho wreck. The wreck was caused by Aaron McBride, employed by A. W. Collin as repairer. Ho was repairing the semaphore near the switch, and. in order to accomplish the work, had turned the switch. When he heard the train approaching he started to fet it right, but saw that he could not, and feared if he attempted it he would overturn the train on the main track. As it was, he signaled the engineer.to stop, but it was going too fast to obey the signal. Train Purposely Wrecked. St. Thomas. Ont., Nov. 18. An eastbound freight train oh the Michigan Central railroad was ditched at Stevensville yesterday, owiug to the switch having been designedly misplaced by unknown scoundrels. The engine was turned upside down, burying engineer Keardon, his fireman, and brakeman Murray in the wreck. They managed to crawl out of a small hole in the cabin. Keardon was badly cut on the head, Murray internally injured, and may die. Of the twenty-three cars composing the train, seventeen were wrecked, and live stock, llour. glue, etc., piled to a great height. Over one bundled head of sheep were killed, and the track so badly torn up that nine hours were required to clear away tho wreck. Several Passengers Injured. McGregor, la., Nov. 18. A train on the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul road left the track Saturday evening at Stolaf, shaking up the passengers and badly injuring several. Mary Mehan, of Dubuque, was seriously hurt about the spine and side; Andrew Keiter. of the McGregor News; Mrs. Thomas Williams and Deputy Sheritt'Emer Benton, of McGregor, sustained painiul, though not serious, injuries. The passenger coach turned completely over. Examination of the Supposed Benders. OsWEf.o, Kan., Nov. 18. Tne preliminary examination of the supposed Benders was held before a justice of tho peace to-day. The examination was held on the ground of tho murder of Dr. York, father of Mrs. Althea Smith, who was instrumental in causing the arrest of the prisoners, Mrs. Almira Griftith and Mrs. Sarah E. Davis After the defense had admitted tho killiug of Dr. York several witnesses testified that the prisoners closely resembled the Penders. Dr. Gabriel, of Parsons thought the younger woman resembled Kate, and the older, old Mrs. Pender very much. None of the witnesses would positively swear that the prisoners were the Pcuders. Four Children and a llrave Dog Burned. Quebec, Nov. 15. News received from St. Elenthore. Kamouraska county, gives tbe following details respecting the lire that occurred there, in which four children were burned to death. Mrs. Sirois. the mother of the children, left the house to call on a neighbor, and in her absence a spark from tho stove set tiro to a. heap of cbips cloo by. Instantly the house was ablaze, and no one could approach it on account of the intense heat. The children were incinerated. A Newfoundland dog succumbed to the iianies while trying to save the childreu. Fillmore's Historic Papers to lie Ilurned. Bitfalo, N. Y Nov. 18. Tho will of the late Millard P. Fillmore was filed in probate to-dav. The public bequests amount to r'SOjAMt. The first clause of the will reads: "1 particularly request and direct my executor, at the earliest practicable, moment, to burn or otherwise ettectively destroy all correspondence or letters to or from my father, mother, sister or nie, and under his immediate supervision. 1 hope to be ablo to do this myself before my death." Mr. Fillmotp left an estate amounting to about Minister lle on the Car. Ai.too.va, Po., Nov. 18. bev. Frank Ko leers, of Oranire. N. J.. wUoliad been in Colorado for his health , and was returniug home, died in his berth of the Atlantic ex press just before reaching here this morn

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TKYING TO MOVE ALIBIS Testimony of Several Witnesses for the Defense in the Cronin Murder Trial. Why Kunze and Coughlin Went to reoriaTbeir Connection with the Lynch Distillery Case Alleged Mistaken Identity. Chicago, Nov. 18. Judge McConnelPs blanch of tho Criminal Conrt was called to order at 10 o'clock this morning, and the Cronin trial was resumed. The first wit ness was Frederick J. Squibb, the stenog rapher who was on tho stand on Saturday, and who gave testimony touching certain contradictions in tho evidence of Frank Scanlan and others as given before the coroner's jury and before the court on the pending: trial. The witness this morning testiiied as to certain questions aud answers in the examination of "Major" Sampson, touching his acquaintance with Couchlin. The matters were immaterial, except as they related to the credibility of Sampson. Tho next witness was Peter Kock, a worker in hard wood. Ho testified that he ; lived in Lakeview, near the Carlson cottage. He had known Kunze about five years. Kunze worked with him in 18S6 and 18S7. He boarded with the witness , for seven weeks previous to about the 8th or 11th of May last. The witness had a talk with Thomas Lynch, the distiller, in regard to Kunze in April. The prosecution objected to tho introduction of this conversation. Mr. Forrest We have got to show why John Kunze changed his name, why he stated he expected to be arrested, and all about the connection between him and Coughlin, and the Lynch distiller. Thomas Lynch I will put on the stand to-morrow. Mr. Hincs I submit it is not competent to show it in this way. Mr. Forrest What I propose to show now is the talk about Kunze at tbe time of the explosion of the bomb at tho distillery last year; that Thomas Lynch introduced him to Cotmhliu, and he and Coughlin together went first to Coughlin's house and walked up Lincoln avenue, and then he saw the man that was walking with Coughlin; that he went up to his house; .that Coughlin waited around the house for the purpose of meeting Kunze; that ho met Kunze at that house; that he gave him, in the presence of this man. the papers delivered them to Thomas Lynch; that Kunze told him he had anothr paper from the Whisky Trust; that Lynch wanted to get that paner, and that the next day Lynch and Coughlin went up to this house to see Kunze; that they saw Kunze; that the next day this man drove Kunze out of his house and told Kunzo there was a man out there going to arrest him; that Kunze left and went to the South Side; that Coughlin kept following him; that this man was sent by Captain Schuettler to tell Kunze that he wanted him to come in and surrender himself in the Cronin case; that he told Kunzo he was about to be arrested; that again he met Captain Schuettler, aud Schuettler ottered him .S'-JO to go and point ont Kunze. Thu 1 will put Mr. Lynch on the stand to-morrow, aud he will explain why Kunze and Coughlin went to Peoria together. The witness then told in detail the story above outlined by Mr. Forrest. He said that Kunze got into a little trouble around his house, andthatthe keeper of a little dry goods shop threatened to havo him arrested. For this reason Kunze left his house and changed his name. Police Captain Schaack was next called. Ho was questioned by Mr. Forrest as to livery-stable-keeper lhnan's description of the man who got the white horse on the night of tho murder. The attorney requested the witness to let him see the notes ol the conversation with Dinau, but Capt. Schaak refused, saying that his note-book contained other and private matters. Finally, however, he tore out the leaf containing the notes and handed it to Mr. Forrest. The attorney then claimed the right to cross-examine the witness, as he showed a hostile disposition. The court held that t hunch the witness inicht be nnwillins. he did not appear to be hostile, and overruled the motion. Captain Schaak. in his direct examination, said that Diuau's description was given in the presence of Coughlin, and chiefly by way of coinciding with suggestions from Coughlin. One of the suggestions was that the man wore a stilt hat. On cross-examination the fctato sought to show that subsequently Dinau said the man wore a soft hat pulled down over bis eves, and that Captain Schaak started to call Dinan's attention to the discrepancy, but the court ruled it our. Then there was a struggle over an attempt by the State to show that Captain Schaak was not a hostile witness, by showing that at the time of the interview in which Dinau described the driver of the white burst he relied more upon the statements of Coughlin than he did uMn Dinan's. Finally the court admitted it and the witness testified that he had a good deal of reliance in Couchlin at that time. Then thu driving of the white horse to Mrs. Couklin's house aud the failure to identify the nuimal were gone over. Tho Captain said that Mrs. Conklin as? Htimed an unfriendly attitude during the proceeding. James Highland, a freight handler, testified that he aud his cousin, Jeremiah Highlaud called on O'Sullivan about "o'clock !. Vfii i ri cr nf .V Tlit ...!- ,..t

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NATIONAL tween 9 and 10, ho and his cousin and O'Sullivan went to a saloon near by and haa two glosses of sherry and some cigars. This . testimony was brought out for the purpose of contradicting the testimony given by Niehmau, one of the witnesses for the State, who swore that he saw Coughlin and Kunze with O'Sull'van drinking sherry in the same saloon about 10 o'clock, the same night. At the request of Mr. Wing, Dan Conehliu, the prisoner, stepped forward and the witness stood beside him. The witness was a half a head taller than Coughlin. At the request of counsel for the defense, the witness then stepped down in front of the jurors and his cousin Jeremiah being ranged alongside of Jnni, the jury were afforded an opportunity of noticing the likeness between the two men. Jeremiah Hyland next took the stand, and corroborated the testimony of his cousin. t The witness took a position beside Knnze, in order that the jury might judge as to tho similarity between them. This witness's testimony, however, was clearer and more definite than that of his cousin, who preceded him. He Identified tho saloon by its location and by its interior appearance, and gave its stand and number as No. 1783 Ashland avenue. This is the saloon owned by Niehman, and the evident object of the testimony of the cousins, who. it appears, have just been discovered by the defense, is to break the force of Niehman's testimony. His evidence was of a very damaging character. He swore that, on the night of the murder, between 10 and 11 o'clock, O'Sullivan, Coughlin and Kunze came into his saloon; while there they talked together mysteriously and in low tones, and that they drank two glasses of sherry and took a cigar each. The testimony of the Hylands was introduced by thodefensefor the purpose of discrediting this, and showing that it was O'Sullivan and the two Hylands who were in the saloon on the night of May 5, instead of O'Sullivan. Coughlin and Kunze on the night of May 4. Ex-detective Michael Whalen, who was Dan CouKhlin's partner when they were both on the police force, was the next witness. He, testified that he arrived at tho East Chicago-avenue police-station at shout 7:S0 o'clock on tho nfght tbat Dr. Cronin was murdered. Coughlin was there at that time, and was not away from the station more than half an hour at a time until the witness loft at 10 o'clock. On tho cross-examination an effort was mado to show that tho witness testified before the coroner's jury and told Captain Schuettler and others that he did not see Coughlin after about? o'clock that night, but the witness denied it. The fact was brought out that the witness and O'Sullivan are first cousins, and that his brother, Tom Whalen, and his wife keep house for O'Sullivan. Desk Senreant John Stiff, of the East Chicago-avenue police station, was the ! next wituess. He said that on Saturday night. May 4, he was at the station at 8 o'clock; that at twenty-live minutes to 10 o'clock he saw Whalen and Coughlin outside the door of tho station, and that he invited them to take a drink at the saloon next to the station-house, which they did. They stayed there five or ten minutes, lie did not see Coughlin again that night The cross-examination was very searching. It brought out that Stift had traveled a beat with Whalen many, years, and that he (Stift) had not mentioned his meeting with Couuhlin aud Whalen to any one, except Captain Schaark, to whom he reported it some days after Coughlin's arrest. National Jackson Club Orgauized. Nashville. Tenn., Nov. 18. The National Jackson Club was organized here to-day. An announcement was promulgated which, after reviewing the present condition of national politics and pointing out the evidences of decaying patriotism, contains thefollowing: "A man lived who. by iron will and executive power, hurled back the first great danger that threatened our country. To draw the Nation back to a contemplation of the sublime character of Andrew Jackson, to reinculcate the pure and loyal principles upon which his great life was predicated, to reawaken that devotion to the federal Constitution with which he was imbued, will be considered the aim of this body." Tho first annual meeting of the club is called to assemble in Nashville Jan. 8, IbVO. The following officers were elected: President. A. K. McClure. of Pennsylvania; vice-president, Hon. Benton McMillan, of Tennessee; vice-presidents-at-large, Hons. J. (i. Harris and A. S. Colyar, of Tennessee, and J. F. Johnston, of Alabama. There are also two vice-presidents from each State in the Union. An Electric Lineman's Danger. Cincinnati, Nov. IS. An electric linoman, named Luudrigan. while trimming the arc lamp in front of llavlin's Theater, on Central avenue, this moruing. received the current of the arc circuit. His feet swung loose from the ladder, and lie huug helpless, one hand grasping the lamp and tho other the ladder by which he had ascended. Tneemployesof tbetheatrrandof neighboring stores witched his sutlerings helplessly until a bystander climbed a pole on the opposite side of the street aud turned the cut-oil" key. Lnndrigan fell twelve feet from the wire, almost ' lifeless, but by the vigorous use of restorative measures he was soon enabled to walk to a car. Beyond his terrible nervous sull'erings he will probably recover in a few days. Stole All the County's Funds. Manhattan. Kan., Nov. 13. At last the county treasury vault has been onened and it has been discovered that J. M. Fortner, the ahscondiug treasurer, took all the county's funds with him when he went to Canada. Mrs. Fortner, wife of the treasurer, gave the County Commissioners the combination to the lock of tho steel vault, which, when opened, was found entirely empty. The amount of the embezzlement is placed at smVJUU. Fortner's boudsmeu will make the shortage good. They have secured his property, but have discovered it to be heavily mortgaged, so that its value s but little to them.

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EXPLORATIONS IN ALASKA A Country Little Known Described by a MemberoftheliovernmentExpedition. Peculiarities of the Climate and Waterways The Indians, Their Dress, Homes and Marriage Relations Wages of Minere. St. Louis, Nov. 18. The first' news in months, and the last for at least a year, of the government expedition for the survey of Alaska, reached this city yesterday. It came in a letter to Mr. Patrick McGrath, father of Mr. John E. McGrath, one of the chiefs of the exploring party. As the expedition was organized by the United States government, in order that a reliable survey of its most northern territory, and especially its uu explored parts, might be obtained, information of the welfare and work of the party is of national interest. That part of the expedition which Mr. McGrath commands has now navigated the Yukon river further than any steamer ever went before, and will, during the winter, travel through an unexplored land. The Turner pdrty bias already, pierced into an unexplored part of the country. Mr. McGrath's letter was written as his journey progressed after leaving St. Michael's. He writes: Ve have been steaming up the Yukon for eleven days, and are now 'J00 miles beyond that point on the river which is half way between t;t. Michael's and where 1 expect to u,o. We are making on an average live miles ' per hour, ami expect to fall behind even this rate. This is a great river. Near its mouth it is altnouc twenty-live miles wide, taking in tho various channels through which it reaches the sea. It much resembles the Mississippi. Our boat is small, and we are compelled to stop frequently for wood, much of which we are compelled to cut. Another cause of retarding progress is the muddy water, which necessitates frequent cleaning of the boiler. 'Ever' rifteeu or twenty miles we come npon an Indian -settlement. More desolate hovels you cannot tind anywhere. The sexes of the natives are distinguished in their dress. only by tho length of their fur coats. The women wear their coats long behind, and the 'men's are cut of equal length all around. When rou get closo to them, the women :ave another distinguishing feature they havo three straight lines tattooed on their chins. A man can take as many wives as he can support, and each one has to work as hard 'as she is able. Further up the river the state of affairs is different. There one woman may have two or .three husbands. The furniture in the native huts is very sparse afew birch-bark baskets, some spoons of ivory, woudeu dishes, arrows, spears, may be a gun. straw mats and furs. Everything smells worse than a soap factory. The people are literally covered with vermin. They are miserably poor. They get very little forthe game and nsh they have to sell. Both are so plentiful that we have tired of ducks, geese and salmon. "As 1 am writing there are some magnificent mountains in sight. They remind me of the lirst range of the Kpckies in Colorado. In the woods there are lots of wild roses, and the hillsides are as green as any lawn in spring. It is difficult to believe that this is an arctic land when you observe the luxuriant forests, the green grass, the llowers, and mark how warm the days are. JJutdig down ten inches anywhere and you will lind the ground frozen hard. At Mulato they have dug twenty-five feet to get water, and the ground was frozen all the way down. lu spite of this the weather is so warm that every man is goiug around in his shirt sleeves. Mosquitos are plentiful and ferocious.' "We reached Fort Yukon on July 2, and our. parties separated. Turner aud his party went up the Porcupine river, and 1 am making my way slowly up to the boundary. Turner is the first man to take a steamer Up the Porcupine. The river is a regular mountainous stream, rising with every rain and tailing immediately afterward. Turner struck it at alow stage and progressed by forty miles. Fort Yukon is but a name now. There is not a stick of one of its houses left, xbe Euulish used to think it belonged to them, but a survey showed it was . twenty-live miles within our territory, and they had to move out. As there was no business to warrant occupation, tho houses of the Hudson liay Company were allowed to co to ruin. Moose are plentiful and cheap, but people eat any thing they can get up here which will not poison them. "The miners are miseTably poor. The storekeeper at Forty-mile Creek had 815,000 worth of bad debts iu his books this spring, and still. I am told, the man who comes ipto his store without a dollar gets as good treatment as the cue who has tho cash to pay for what ho gets. JIc gets his money if the miners can make it, andif they don't he loses it. These frontiersmen rstand together and help each other through thick and thin. East year a solitary miner was killed by an Indian over at Koejoubiik river. He was the lirst one ever touched. A big band of miners traveled nearly ouo thousand miles and hanged the Indian murderer, losing a whole season's work by their trip." This letter was mailed Aug. 10, 18S9. A second letter bearing date of Aug. 21, ISS'.i, among other things says: "We are four or live miles outside the United States line, and are now squatting on her Uritinh Majesty's possessions, but 1 do not think there will be any complaint of the trespass. Times have been dreadfully hard with the miners this year, and a great many of them

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have lost heart. It has rained nearlv the whole spring and summer in this neighborhood, and in consequence the mountain streams have become torrents, washing out water-wheels, sluicvs, sluice-boxes, etc., and preventing the miners from doing anything. Wages are hizh. $S when yon work, but they work so little they would prefer $o0 per month and grub. 1 uon't expect to get any more letters out this year, nor in the8pnng. I havo no dogs, and therefore no way to send them." THE MORMON OATH. Mysteries of the "Endowment Tloute -Relng Exposed in Open Court at Salt L.ake. Nebraafra Journal. A very curious aud instructive investigation is now going ouin Salt Lake City. There 's a municipal election coming off on Feb. 10, and it is understood that the gentiles will then and there lock horns with the hierarchy and make a great effort to elect a city government not composed of the bishops and elders of the Mormon Church. The Mormons have been making a strong effort to have all their foreign-born members lately arrived naturalized so as to be on hand for tho election. It was objected to one of these that he had been through the "endowment house" ceremonies andhad there taken an oath tbat was incompatible with good citizensftipand loyalty to the government of tho United States. The court said tliat it would adjourn the inquiry to a day set and take evidence on the objection. - Several hundred other cases were postponed to await tho evidence. For soma days now this evhlenco has been coming iu. Witness after witness has sworn to the nature of the oaths taken at the endowment house and the instruction there given by the heads of the Mormon Church, aud the exposure is a very grave ono. Tho witnesses all agree as to the nature of these oaths. They swear to obey tho orders of the church as against the government of the United States on the penalty of death. Men who have been high in the councils of the church for years, but have left it. now that they can do so with comparative safety, 6wear that they havo known of reEeated instances where this death penalty as been inflicted by the orders of tho Mormon authorities. One witness testiiied to the cutting of tho throat aud tne disembowelment of a Mormon in his presence for disobedience, in strict accordance with tha the penalty described in the oath. omo Mormons, till faithful to the church, havo been summoned, and they refuse to testify to the naturo of the oath taken, so, thus far, there has been no rebuttiug testimony. An ex-bishop named Cahoon says that ho knows of many instances where these murders have been committed by order of tha hierarchy, aud instances the Mountain Meadow massacre as ordered by Urighani Young. He gave tbe names of a number of the victims, lie had been a Mormon fortytwo years and a bishop eighteen years, and had plenty of experience. The probability is that no more Mormons will be naturalized who have been through the endowment house and taken these fearful oaths of allegiance to the church authorities in matters temporal, as well as spir itnal. ' THE FIGHTING PECCARY. An Instance of the Courage and Deternilua tlon of These Little Animals. Fort Worth Letter hi New York Times. The following story, which has now become a part of the unwritten history of this section, will best serve to illustrato the headstrong disposition and wonderful courage of the little peccary. Tho Southern Pacific railroad, which passes this point for a part of its route, cuts through a long stretch of chaparral country abounding with peccaries, wild mustangs, and various wild animals. One day, while driving along at moderate speed through tbe Pecos bottoms, an engineer saw a herd of small black animals scattered alone tho track a few hundred yards ahead. Relieving them to be domestic porkers, ho blew the whistle a couple of blasts and kept straight ahead, supposing, of course, that the brutes would take the hint and get out of the wa3'. No such thiug. With snouts in the air. they scornfully surveyed tho approaching engine, and made up their minds to stand their ground. Quickly forming a semi-circle en masse, with angry eyes and gnashing teeth they coolly awaited the crash, evidently determined to demolish the locomotive and cars or get "busted'' themselves, so to 6peak. Still the engineer thought they would move, and made no attempt to ease up or stop tho train. When almost upon them he saw that a collision was inevitable, and ko he opened the throttle, set the old whittle to hcreechiug. and bore down upon the band with all the speed he could command. Crash! he went through the band of peccaries likcarocket, tilling the air with spareribs, tenderloins ami bits of Hying pork. Those belligerent little rascals who were unhurt rushed madly at the wheels, the cars and the cow-catche r, showing their spitefulness to the bitter end, but, of course, they were smashed out of existence in their attempt to do nothing. The engineer says: "Next day, when I came back over tub road, there were the remaining peccarien on the same spot, arranged in battalion front, and all waiting for the train to come along, so that they could get even for the previous day's disaster. Away 1 went at tbem agaiu. tilling the atmosphere with pork, while tbe liva ones frantically rushed at tbe cars, wheels and trucks, attempting in their mad fury to wreck the train. Ibis was kept up, trip after trip, until only three peccaries remained. True to their resolution, wheu the linalday came, tbev took a bold stand, side by side in the middle of the track, and prepared to make a last light for the honor of peccaries, and hogs generally. Two were tossed iito eternity by the cow-catcher, and the third was cut into sections by the iron wheels. Since then no more peccaries have attempted to buck against II Ur cle Sam's mil"