Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1891 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1891.

CLAIMS OF KANSAS FAEMERS

They Are Confident of Twenty-One Majority on the Joint Ballot for Senator, And Hay Be Assisted by the Democrat?, WbDce Cry la "Anything to Beat InsralU" Uepnblicans Bare Not Lost All Uope. Torr.KA, Kan., Jan. 12. The Kansas !Legvlature will couveno in regular biennial session to-morrow. All the members are expected to bo Iresent A majority of the Farmers' Alliance members have been on the ground for a week past anxious to begin their public labors. When the roll is called to-morrow in tho lower house ninety-three Farmers' Alliance, twentyfour Republican and eight Democrat members will answer to their names. The up- . per hcuse stands forty Republicans and one lone Democrat. On joint ballot the Farmers' Alliance has a clear majority over all of twenty-one. The combined opposition to Mr. In gal la's re-election is composed of ninety-three Farmers' Alliance and nine Democratic members, or thirty more than the IngoU forces. A Frank McGrath, president of the State Alliance, and Chairman Cbaso, of thejegislative ccminittee, are confident that whoever is nominated in the Alliance caucus will be elected to succeed Mr. Ingalls. They claim that the Alliance forces will present a solid front on the senatorial question, and they . scout tne iaea 01 any desertion from their ranks. Chairman Buchanan, of the Republican State central committee, claims to be equally confident that Mr. Ingalls will be re-elected. He declines to state, however, where the Republicans will gain sufficient reinforcements to their ranks to overcome the Alliance majority. . The Democratic members, for principle's sake, will nominate a senatorial candidate of their own, and they will give him a complimentary vote unless their strength should be needed to fill any possible breach in the Farmers' Alliance ranks, in which event they will throw their strength to the Farmers' Alliance candidate. Their motto is: "Anything to beat Ingalls." The inauguration of the officers-elect oc- " curred at noon to-day. The ceremony was of the simplest possible character. The officer! asf emfcled in tho office of the Chiefjustice, where the subscribed to the oath as administered by Associate-justice Valentine. All of the new officers, with two exceptions, had beene-elected. The new officers were Treasurer Stoner and Attorneygeneral Ives, both elected by the Farmers' Alliance 1 The Alliance legislators went into caucus to-night, and remained until a late hour. P. 1. Elder, of Franklin county, was agreed upon for Speaker, and Benjamin Machette, of Osborne county, for temporary chairman. No agreement was reached on the senatorial question, and the matter was only discussed informally. Queer. Request from a Southerner. Washington, Jan. 12. Mr. Blahchardof Louisiana introduced in the House, to-day, a resolution directing the committee on judiciary to investigate the present political condition of the State of New Hampshire, with a view to determining whether or not a republican form of government exists there within the meaning and intent of the Constitution of tne United States. The resolution authorizes the committee to send for persons and papers and to take all action they may deem necessary to the invesH cation. A preamble to the resolution says is alleged and believed that certain evildisposed persons have in New Hampshire, by conspiracy and show of force, recently set on foot and carried into fruition plans by which the will of the people, as legally expressed at tne polls in tho recent election, . has been set aside and the government of the State subverted. The proceedings, the preamble says, involve the title to the office of the Governor of the State and a United States Senator. A dispatch from Concord, N. H., says: Senator Chandler sent the following telegram to-night to Hon. O. C. Moore, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C: Flea&e expedite the passage of Blanchard's resolution. I hope the committee will come to New Hampshire Immediately and learn the difference between the honest, peaceful and lawful ways of obtaining Republican victories In New Hampshire and the fraudulent, bloodthirsty ana unconstitutional methods by whici Louisiana, with a Republican majority of many thousands, is made to give an apparent Democratic majority of 83,000. In New Hampshire no Democratic voter is molested or made afraid; while the flames of burning negro cabins and the blood of slaughtered Republicans mark the pathway to power of the Louisiana Democracy. . Y E. Chaxdleb. Message of Tennessee Gorernor. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 12. The General Assembly organized to-day, and the message of Governor Taylor was read. The paragraph that excited the most interest was that relative.to the federal elections bill. It is as follows: "A conflict is impending between federal and State authorities in the management of elections which, in my opinion, if persisted in, threatens the stability of the Republic. I have no fear but that whatever the temporary disposition of this question may be, in the end the intelligence and patriotism of the people will prevail and the right of the State to the sole management of the electious be maintained. In the meantime it behooves us to perfect our laws with a view to rigid and exact fairness and a full, free and intelligent expression of the people, and boldly maintain and execute them fairly and impartially, thus forestalling any reason for federal interference and stoutly maintaining the sole right of the State to control its own affairs." Nebraska Still Has Two Governors. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 12. There is no change in the situation regarding the two Governors. The quo-warranto case will come up in the Supremo Court in tho morning. Senator Vance Renominated. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 12. Senator Vance was unanimously renominated for United States Senator by the Democratio legislative caucus here to-night. Bucket Shop Case Stricken from the Docket. Chicago, Jan. 12. In the suit of James A. Murphy, proprietor of a bigbneketshop against the Board of Trade of Chicago, the "Western Union Tolegraph Company and the Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, Judge Tuley entered a decree this morning dismissing the litigation as to the board and striking the bill from the docket as to the other defendants. This was one of the cases for injunction to restrain defendants from withholding market quotations in which the court held that the board could not monopolize market reports and enjoined it from so doing. To-day's action was takeuon the strength of a plea by the defendants that on March SI last the Board of Trade had abolished the collection and distribution of market reports entirely. This finally settles the matter, as tho only prayer of the petitioners was for relief from discrimination. Down m 600-Foot Embankment. Portland, Me.. Jan. 12. The freight train on the Maine Central railroad that leaves Lunenberg, Vt., for Bartlett, N. IL, at 6:15 a. M., started to-day with an engine, twenty -one freight cars and a caboose. The train was several hours late. After leaving Crawfords the caboose broke loose and the brakes he Id it. The rest of the train began to slip on tho icy rails, and the brakes did not hold. It soon wan going at lightning spcrd, and, when near Bemia station, the whole traiu, except the engine and the forward car. left tho track and went down an embankment live hundred feet. Two brakemac. Mnir and Jarvis, went down with the train and were instantly killed. The cars contained eorn and grain, and were amasbed to pieces. Jarvis's body has been found, but Muir'a has not. Kansas Inraded by Ferocious Wolrea, Wichita, Kan., Jan. 12. The ferocious pack of wolves whhh are invading western Kansas, from the Indian Territory, are causing the farmers and stock-raisers of that section immense losses. When the herd evacuated Chcroke Strip there was nothing left there for tbe wolves to eat, and hundreds of them are said to hsve migrated into the eiarsely-sttled grazing country of Kansas, where they can lind

provisions without any trouble. Near Liberal a score of savage animals attacked Mrs. A. J. Garvey and her six-year-old boy, and, after biting the woman severely, carried off the child before her eyes. The boy was shortly after rescued, but his injuries are such that there is no hope of recovery.

7 KPIXG UP TM1 SOUTIIERX KECORD. Shortage of Treasurer Woodruff, of Arkansas, Sow Placed at 94,000, and Growing. St. Louis, Jan. 12. The Republio this morning prints a special dispatch from Little Rock, Ark., with reference to the rumored shortage in the office of State Treasurer Woodruff. Major Woodruff leaves the office Thursday, and will be succeeded by Colonel ( Morrow. A sensation was created yesterday by the statement given out by C. T. Walker and W. J. Turner, two leading bankers, who have been at work on the Treasurer's books. Ono of tbe bondsmen is reported as having said last night that Major Woodruff's shortage would not fall short of H,000. Tbe investigation is not yet concluded, and it is likely that the shortage will greatly exceed the amount named. HEAVY GALES ON THE COAST Great Damage to Wharves and Shipping by High Tides in Sew England. Harbors Dotted with Wreckage and Gooda of All Kinds Bridges Washed Oat by Freshets High Waters in Pennsylvania. New York Jan. 12. Tidings of a storm on the New England coast have been received from many points. At Birmingham, Conn., a freshet in the Housatouic river broke up the ice and swept it over meadows and through bridges. Three hundred feet of piling of the Derby railroad were snapped off like pipe-stems. Tho pier of one of the railroad bridge spans has been taken, and tho iron span is toppling. O ver one thousand tons of ice must be removed before travel can be resumed. Boat-houses and barns have been floated away in the Naugatuck valley. The Derby Driving Park buildings are submerged and battered by ice. The meadows are six feet under watr, and losses will be considerable. At Fall River, Mass., gales from the south piled in the waters and tho wharves are flooded. Large quantities of goods have been washed away and the harbor is dotted thick with cotton bales, casks and dry-goods boxes. Large quantities of coal slid into the river from packets whose sides wero burst by the water. A large pile of lumber was swept into the river and is floating about. Two schooners were blown upon Anthony's wharf. The American Printing Company's works and the Metacomet mill have been compelled to shut down, their tires .having been extinguished by the incoming tide. At Providence, KjL, railroad tracks and wharves are under water aud on the east shore buildings have been beaten over. The tide was the highest in fifteen years. Wharves are flooded at Newport, R. L At Highland Light, Mass., the high southeast wind and rain-storm which began there last night doveloped into a terrifio southwest to northwest glae to-day, which continues to-night, with very high tides and low barometer. The indications point to a bad night along the coast. Heavy1 gales and extremely high tides are reported along the Maine coast. At Camden all the wharves are flooded, and the water reached a higher point than ever before known. At Eastport the wind reached a velocity of forty-live miles an hour, the barometer dropped lower than for many years, aud the tide was the highest since 16G9, wharves were covered with water and great damage was done in the lumber-yards near by. In Machias the water was the highest .ever known, and much damage was done to wharf property and bridges. The worst snow-storm of the season struck Montreal last night. Reports from the country say that traffic is generally impeded. All incoming trains are delayed. At Allentown, Pa., rain has fallen heavily. There is a washout at Steubens. on the Lehigh & Wilkesbarre road. At Slating the water is in a number of houses, caused by an ice gorge at Franklin dam. The fires in the Parryville wire-mill. Johnston & Swartz's furniture factory and the Adelaide silk-mill are out. At 3 o'clock this morning tbe Schuylkill river at Reading was nine feet above low-water mark. in Vermont bridges have been swept away, and trains are delayed by storm and freshet Shipwrecked Crew In a Perilous Position.' Portland, Me., Jan. 12. United States revenue" steamer Woodbury, at noon, today, discovered signals of distress from a shipwrecked crew on a lone rock known as 'Junk of Port," lying outside of Green island, about five miles east of Portland head. A terrible sea is running. The breakers are fearful, and they extend one hundred yards or more outside of the rock. No boat could live for a moment once within the breakers. The vessel has been ground to atoms and six of her crew are on tbe rock, well up out of the way of the sea. They can't be rescued until morning, and not then unless the sea goes down. They have no food or shelter. The Woodbury lay till dark vainly endeavoring to get an opportunity to lower her boats and go to tho rescue of the men, but was compelled to leave tbein until daylight to-morrow morning. Dories have been procured, and an attempt to catch the shipwrecked men will be made. Hurricane off Ilattrras. Fort Monroe, Va., Jan. 12. The steamer City of Washington, from Now York, for Havana, has arrived here. She encountered a hurricane off Hatteras, last night, and had her forecastle and quarter-deck washed away. One of the crew was killed and anotberismi6sing. One of her passengers was badly injured. Large Odds on Pugilist Dempsey. New Orleans, Jan. 12. Dempsey and party arrived this morning. Fitzsimmons and party came in from Bay St. Louis tonight. Delegations to attend the middleweight championship contest have arrived from San Francisco, Denver, New York, Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Louisville. Boston is also well represented. All incoming trains bring accessions to the string of sporting men, and the indications are that every available seat at the Olympic Club will be taken. The last betting posted to-day was $1,000 to $600 that Dempsey wins, with no takers. By Wednesday the betting will probably be three to one on Dempsey. m m Chicago' Locked-Out Stone-Cutters. Chicago, Jan. 12. The eight hundred locked-out stone-cutters in this city to-day held a mass-meeting and appointed a committee of livH with full power to settle all questions with the masters' association. It is said the latter will at once aj point a similar committee, and that an amicable adjustment is probable. Considerable indignation was expressed by the journeymen at tho suddenness of the lockout and at the amount charged for membership in the Masters' Association (?1.330), a figure, it is said, practically prohibiting a workman ever setting up ou his own account. Ran Off a Bridge Into the Hirer. Haiiti ord, Conn., Jan. 12. A passenger traiu, leaving Middletown at G:X) o'clock this morning over the Meriden, Waterbory fc Connecticut River railroad, ran off the bridge near Cromwell, and tbe engine and the baggage car went down into the river and broke through tho ice. The train hands were in the baggage car and they, with the conductor, engineer and fireman, were precipitated into the river. The conductor was nearly drowned and some of the train men were injured. No Uvea were lost outright. Coughs and lltiar$mm. Tbe irritation which induce coughing Immediately relieved by use of "Urowu's lironctitai Troches." Hold only in boxe.

INDIANA AKD ILLINOIS NEWS

Curious Agreement to Trade Wives Eeported from Randolph County. Hunting a Predatory Wolf Thief Caught in a Foi-Trap Disappeared with Ilia Firm's ilonej Switchman Killed. INDIANA. Alleged Agreement of Randolph County Men to Trade Wives. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Richmond, Jan. 12. A sensational report comes from Williamsburg relative to Mr. Frank Helms, of that place, ana Daniel Smith, of Carlos City, Randolph county, agreeing to swap wives. The report is that the Helms were disconsolate because they had no children and the Smiths because they were being favored with too many. By the swap Smith's wife, four children and small farm were to go to Helms and Helm's wife and small town property to Smith. But Justice Rush, of Carlos City, on whom they depended to satisfy the law while they were satisfying themselves, could not "find it in the oooks" where the authority for divorce and remarriage, under such circumstances, has ever been given. Hence he got from under the responsibility they sought to impose on him, and the swap hangs tire. Thief Caught with a Fox-Trap, Special to the Indianapolis Journal. War 8 aw, Jan. 12. For some time past the corn-crib of John Bruner, a farmer residing in Soward township, about seven mile southwest of this city, has suffered greatly from the nocturnal visits of thieves, living, as Mr. Bruner supposed, in the im mediate neighborhood. To satisfy his natural curiosity, and save his corn, he brought an old-time fox-trap into requisition, removing the roof of the crib in order to place it, and fixing the trigger immediately in front of the hole through which so much of the yellow grain had disappeared. AH traces of the preparod reception were re moved, and that night farmer JUruner ana his family slept well. In the morning he visited his corn-crib, and there, with his arm securely held by the trap, cowering aud shivering with cold, stood Frank Simms. He pleaded piteousiy with Bruner to unloose him. promising to replace the corn already taken, aud to never trouble him in any way again. Bruner called in a number of his neighbors, showed thtm his "catch." and then removed tbe weight from Simms's arm. . Wolflluotin Fatnam County. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Greencastxe, Jan. 12. The farmers of north Putnam are considerably excited over the numerous depredations committed by a wolf on their sheep folds. A halfdozen or more hunts have been organized in the hope of exterminating the animal, and a reward amounting to over $50 has been contributed by the neighbors for his capture. Nearly all of them have suffered by his raids. and some . have lost as high as twenty sheep.' It has been seen and shot at repeatedly, and on one occasion was pursued a distance of nine miles without being brought to bay. Children are afraid to go to school in the neighborhood or venture out after nightfall. His wolfshiD is said to be about the size of a shepherd dog and of a grey color. A gentleman of this city formerly owned a pet of that description, which escaped from him, and is thought to bo the one now at large in the neighborhood of Bainbridge. Fled with the Honey of His Firm. Special to tbe Indianapolis Journal. Muncie, Jan. 12. Mrs. Fannie Leslie has brought suit against Thomas Wood for $500 damages on two serious charges made by her. Wood went to the woman last Friday and attempted to compromise for $-300, and when she objected he suddenly took his departure for parts unknown. Wood was a highly-respected citizen who was recently divorced from his wife, on complaint of the latter, which was caused by Mrs. Leslie. He was a member of the firm of Higman & Wood, contractors and builders, and it is found that he collected a lot of money and left numerous unpaid bills for Mr. Higman to settle. Death of Mrs. Susan Brady. ' Special to tbe Indianapolis Journal. Riciimond, Jan. 12. Mrs. Susan Brady died, at 10:10 o'clock, last night, after eight weeks' illness, with a complication of organic disorders, aged seventy-eight years and one month, being born Dec. 11, 1812. Judge David Hoover, who led the van of North Carolina Quakers here, and was a prominent man in State and county affairs all his life, was her father. ' The deceased was a cousin of Hon. George W. Julian aud Judge Jacob B. Julian, of Indianapolis, and an aunt of Hon. A. R. Shroyer and Gen. Thomas Brady. For Intimidating? a Voter. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Greensburg, Jan. 12. John Hannon, a large, brawny Irishman, " and a Democrat, living at Harris City, six miles from here, was arrested to-day by a deputy United States marshal, on a grand jury indictment charging him with intimidating a voter at tbe recent election. Joe Eddleatein, it is claimed, was intimidated and not permitted to vote. Hannon gave bond in the sum of $300. and will answer, when wanted, in the United States District Court. Switchman Killed. ffpeclal to the Indianapolis Journal Richmond, Jan. 12. John Sheridan, a Pennsylvania section hand, was killed in the Richmond yards this morning while sweeping and 6alting a switch. He was caught by a switch engine and dragged about one hundred yards. His death must have been instantaneous. The unfortunate man was about forty-rive years of age, add was unmarried. He had been in the employ of the company about five years. Will Subsidize the Midland. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Brazil, Jan. 12. The spec'.st election in Brazil township to vote m the question of subsidizing the Indiana Midland railroad to-day, resulted in favor of the subsidy by 250 majority on a two-thirds vote. The subsidy will aggregate $23,000. The company owns right of way to Sand Creek, in Parke county, twenty miles distant, A force of men are at work between Carbon and Brazil. Compromised a 850,000 Salt for 83,600. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Martinsville. Jan. 12. Jacob Whetstine, of this city, who lost a leg in the freight wreck near Cincinnati, on the Big Four road, two years ago, finally compromised on a 50.000 damage suit. He was given 2,C00 in ihouey and is promised work throngh life. He has jnst been appointed freight clerk at Shelby ville. Forgeries Aggregating 8300 Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Shelbyville, Jan. 12. John F. Daniels, arrested on Saturday for forging the name of his brother, John E. Daniels, to a check for 50, came into court this morning, entered a plea of guilty and was civen live years in the penitentiary. It was discovered that Daniels had forged the name of his brother to other checks amounting to about &00. Died In an Insane Hospital. Special to the Indianapolis J onrnaL Evansville, Jan. 12. Jesse Hodden, an inmate of the southern hospital at this point, died last night of pneumonia. Ho was from Sullivan county, and was hopelessly iunane. He was of good family, and a magistrate at the time of losing his reason. He was the youngest man ever elected to that position in Indiana. Portland Ills; Oil Well. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Portland. Jan. 12. The oil well drilled in here oa Saturday by E. Queen & Co. proves to be a better well than first re

ported. It is good for 150 barrels a day. Tanks are being erected and three new wells will bo sunk at once. Minor Notes. Mrs. Eliza J. Robertson was found dead in bed at Kokomo. Deidrich Weibke, a farmer of Allen county, was thrown from his wagon and fatally hurt. The remains of Peter Sullivan, who left Lima, O., for Chicago, have been found in tho river at Hobart. He had fallen from the train.-Daniel-Wilkinson, aged sixty, a leading citizen of Peru, pioneer manuta 'turer-and inventor of the double-cylinder high-pressure eugine, died yesterday of cancer of the stomach. James Daugherty, of the vicinity of Roachdale, Putnam county, dropped dead on Saturday while sitting in his chair. His age was ninety years. Mrs. Russell Blair, of Elkhart, has been driven insano by the prediction of one "Dr." Baker, a fortune-teller of Misbakawa, who told her her husband would be killed in a railway accident. The present is the second week of a series of interesting meetings at Collegeavenue Church, Greencastle. The pastor. Dr. S. B. Town, occupies the pulpit each evening, and is encouraged by the good results of his labors. An organization of seventy-five leading citizens of Peru has been effected to wage an unrelenting war on the innumerable gambling dens infesting that city. Immediate notice to remove from the city within twenty-four hours was served. Ed Cory, of Crawfordsville, has at last found a fellow who is anxious to light him. His name is "Cbuckey" Fell, of the same place, who has secured backing for $50, the winning one to take all the money, including gate receipts. Tho date is not fixed yet. Last Saturday about sixty farmers) met in Wilkinson and incorporated the Wilkinson Butter and Cheese Asssociation. The capital stock is 86,100. Shares are $100 each. Both butter and cheese will be made from the milk furnished by the etockbolders. At the November election, Magley, Republican, was declared elected clerk of Whitley county by 4 majority. His Democratio opponent contested, and tbo vote was recounted by a Democratio Board of Commissioners, but Mr. Magley retains bis position, though bis majority is reduced to 2. Rev. S. M. Jefferson, pastor of the Mainstreet Christian Church at Kokomo, informed his audience Sunday evening that he had been invited to accept tbe pastorate of tbe Christian Church of Augusta, Ga. It is believed he will accept tho flattering call. The Augusta people ofier him a salary of 63,000.

When the gold fever of 1849 struck Indiana Andrew Paul, a farmer of Dearborn county, weut to California, and after a few more years was lost trace of. His wife remained faithful for twenty years, when she heard that he was still living and procured a divorce. Since then she has fallen heir to a fortune and has had two other husbands, both of whom are dead. Recently, when very ill, ajie telegraphed for Paul and he returned, gray-haired and bent with years. A reconciliation occurred and they will remarry. ILLINOIS. Gleanings from Oar Correspondence and v Exchanges. Daniel Wilke, of Kewanee, was killed by the accidental discharge of a revolver in the hands of Paul Streicher. Last Monday an old man named Byer disappeared from his home at Kewanee. Sunday his body was found In the snow. He had committed suicide. Scarlet fever has become epidemio at -Vaudalia, and is on the increase. There have been twenty-five or thirty cases since the disease first made its appearance. The funeral services over tbe remains of R. G Stout, who was killed in Chicago on the Illinois Central and C, B & Q. roads, Wednesday night, were held at bis home in Erin, Sunday. x "Mike" Bura. a Polish coal miner of Pana, playfully pointed an old unused shotgun at his wife. She grabbed the weapon, and in tome manner it was discharged, blowing ,the top of Jier head entirely oil. Luther Champion, twelve years old, living with his parents in Roodhonse, mysteriously disappeared from bis home on the Sth inst. . Ho was last seen skating on the city reservoir, and as there wers air-holes in the ice it is believed the boy has been drowned. Repeated efforts to find tbe body in the water nave been without avail. Dispatches from tbe southern portion of Illinois state that a regular blizzard raged all .day . Sunday in that part of the State. Anna reports the heaviest snow-storm seen there for three years, the snow being over eight inches deep. Duquoin also reports a depth of eight inches. As it has been very dry for some time in that section, the snow will be of great benefit, espesially to the wheat crop, which now promises to be good. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The New York Chamber of Commerce yesterday adopted a resolution opposing the free coinage of silver. A freight train was wrecked on the Georgia Pacific near Chocollocco yesterday, and sixteen horses were killed. , Yesterday Charles and Augusta Thiele, an old couple, were found dead from poison in their rooms in Jersey City, having committed suicide, s John McClure, a switchman on tho Georgia Pacific road, was killed at Birmingham, Ala., yesterday. His foot caught in a frog and his body was cut in twain. George M. Storrs, son of the late Emory Storrs, of Chicago, has been discharged from custody at Washington. D. C. The papers were decided to be totally deficient. Trains on the East Birmingham (Ala.) dummy-line collided near Woodlawn yesterday. The conductor, W. H. Brooks, engineer Hackney, fireman Underwood and several passengers were hurt. Arthur Milmeau, the rival of Succi, the faster, commenced a thirty days1 fast at Detroit yesterday. He will abstain from all foods and liquids exoept Croton water.' He will receive a purse of $1,000 if he is successful and 500 additional if he prolongs the fast to forty-five days. Between 1 and 2 o'clock Monday morning Frauk F. Mitchell, a well-known gambler about St. Louis, shot and killed Dollv Mayo, a woman with whom he had been living, and then committed suicide. Mitchell's relatives live at Cincinnati, O., aud the woman's at Pittsburg. Pa. St. Mary's Cathedral, the largest and finest church edifice on the Pacific coast, was dedicated at San Francisco Sunday. The cathedral has beeu in tbe course of construction for several years, and is now finished at a total cost of $300,000. Bishop J. L. Spaulding, of Peoria, '111., preached the sermon at mass. Last evening George Willhow and T. R. Hooper, of Company K, Nebraska National Guards, stationed at Gordon, were playing with a rirle. The gun went off. the ballot striking Willhow in the neck, cutting the jugular. Death soon followed. Willhow was not an enlifted member, but voluntarily accompauied the company. Tbe plan to convert the wholesale grocery and manufacturing concern controlled by theThnrbers. of New York, into a stock corporation has been consummated, and a formal announcement of the change will be made to-morrow. The successor company will be called the Thnrber-Whyland Company, and will issue $1,500,000 in preferred stock and $1,500,000 in common stock. Dr. H. S. Tanner, the man who was famous so long for having fasted forty days, now lives on a farm eighteen miles from Clinton, Mo. He now challenges Signor Succi to sit down with him in Chicago during the world's fair to test the matter in a ninety days' rast on water only; or if Succi prefer, let the fast continue from day to day till one or the other yields the contest. - A skeleton found at Louisville on Saturday may lead to tbe explanation of a mysterious disappearance. Seveu years ago Charles Bell, -who was a produce-dealer living mar Louisville, disappeared. Nothing has been heard of him since. His uncle, Thomas Semple. who had come into possession of Bell's place, Saturday dug up a skeleton in his stable which corresponds to Bell's height. It is believed Bell was murdered for money. Obituary, Paths, Jan. 12. Baron Georges Eupene Ilanesmann. while at dinner last evening, was stricken with apoplexy and died a few hours later. . Buffalo,. Jan. 12.-Fratcia F. Fargo, ased sixty-eight, is dead.

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WROUGHT BEHEING DISPUTE IN COURT Supreme Bench Asked to Pass oh Rights of British Vessels in Alaskan Waters. Petition Filed for a Writ of Prohibition Against the Sale of a Seized Schooner The Suit Approved by Canada and Great Britain. Washington, Jan. 12. The Behring sea sealeries controversy came up in the United States Supreme Court to-day on a motion which has in view a judicial determination of the dispute between tbe United States and Great Britain over tho seal fisheries. J, S. C. Choate, in behalf of Thomas Henry Cooper, owner and claimant of tbe British schooner W. P. Sayword, which was seized in the waters of Behriog sea by the revenue cutter Bush, petitioned the court for leave to file a petition for a writ of prohibition to be directed to the judge of the District Court of the United States in and for the Territory of Alaska, restraining him from proceeding with tho condemnation and sale of the vessel. The object is to have the court take up and pass upon the question of jurisdiction over these waters. The Chief-justice made an order giving the Attorney-general two weeks to hie an answer to the brief of Mr. Choate, giving the reasons, if any, why the petition should not be granted. The brief filed by Mr. Choate begins by reciting that by the law of nations the municipal laws of a country have no extra territorial force, and cannot operate on foreign vessels on tho high seas, and it is legally impossible under the public law for a foreign vessel to commit -a breach of municipal law beyond the limits of the territorial jurisdiction of the law-making state; that the seizure of a foreign vessel beyond the limits of the municipal territorial jurisdiction for breach of municipal regulations is not warranted by the law of nations, and such seizure cannot give jurisdiction to the courts of the offended country, least of all where the alleged act was committed by the foreign vessel at tbe place of seizure beyond the municipal territorial jurisdiction; that by the law of natious a British vesselsailins on the high seas is not subject to any municipal law, except that of Great Britain, and by the said law of nations a British ship so sailing on the high seas ought not to be arrested, seized, attached or detained under color of any law of the United States, and that by the laws of the United States, as well as by the laws of nations, the district courts of the United States have not and ought not to entertain jurisdiction or hold plea of an alleged breach upon the high seas of tne municipal laws of the United States by the captain and crew of a British vessel, and can acquire no jurisdiction by a seizure of such vessel on the high seas, though she be afterward brought by force within the territorial limits of the jurisdiction of said courts. It then states that on July 9, 18S7t there was profound peace and friendship between Great Britain and tbe United States; that on that day the British schooner W. P. Say ward, George H. Ferry, a British subject, commanding, was lawfully aud peaceably sailing on the high seas fifty-nine miles from Ounalaska island, when it was unlawfully and forcibly seized by the armed United States revenue cutter Kush and by force taken to Sitka, Alaska, and there made to answer a libel, filed in the United States District Court by M. D. Ball, United States district attorney for Alaska, charging the vessel, her owners, officers and crew with engaging in the killing of fur seal within the limits of tho waters of Alaska Territory, in violation of tbe statutes of -tbe United States. The proceedings in the Sitka United States Court were then reversed, including tbe fact that it was clearly brought out on the trial that the killing of seals took place a good many miles from land, "so that the judge could have no jurisdiction of tbe alleged offense." Counsel, continuing, says: "Yet the eaid court did, nevertheless, in contempt of the authority of tho United States, and in violation of tbe laws of the United States, and in violation of tbe laws of nations, and to the manifest danger of the peaceful relations of tbe two countries, assert and attempt to exercise jurisdiction in the E remises, and on the 18th day of Septeraer, 1SS7, did make and enter a pretended decree of forfeiture to the United States of eaid vessel, her tackle, apparel, boats, cargo and furniture.'1 Counsel then requests tbe courtv that a writ of prohibition be issued to the judge of the United States District Court for Alaska, prohibiting him from in auy mauner executing tbe decree of forfeiture, or from taking auy steps whatever towards carrying out the order, or entering any order or judgment required in the course of the proceedincrs. The court is informed that Sir John Thompson, K. C. M. G., her Majesty's Attorney-geueral of Canada, authorizes this motion to be presented, with the knowledge and approval of the imperial government of Great Britain. TEAIXMEN'S WAGES ADJUSTED. Employes of the Baltimore Sc Ohio Secure a Satisfactory Increase. Baltimore, Jan. 13. The committee of various classes of trainmen who have been in Baltimore for the last four or five weeks, on the question of wages, have reached a a satisfactory settlement. The passenger conductors' mileage v was reduced one thousand miles a month, with tho same pay; freight conductors were advanced from $2.75 to &2.90; brakemen from 81.75 to $1.95 per trip. The American states that the increase of pay allowed by the company is, in brief, as follows: Heretofore a passenger conductor to make 8100 a month had to run six thousand miles, now his run will be five thousand miles for the same pay. Tho same applies to Eabsenger brftkemen. Freignt conductors avo in tbe past been paid 2.75 for a trip of 100 miles; now they receive S2.S0, and freight brakemen are increased from $1.73 to Si5 per trip. The same relative increase applies to local freight and work-train conductors and brakemen. The. gentlemen comprising the emyloycs' committee were W. II. liudd. chairman, of Monroeville, O.; A. J. Munsell, secretary, Garrett. Ind.: J. M. Elder. Chicago: TB. Keed, Chicago Junction. O.; &. h. Moore, Newark, O.; a. II. Smith, Newark, ().; George Hendricks, Newark, C; W.

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A. Kange, Garrett, Ind. They have been in Baltimore since tbe 20th of December, and have been in almost daily conference with either President Mayer. General Manager O'Dell or E. Dickinson, general superintendent of the trausohio division, but it was not until late Sunday night that figures were made satisfactory to both sides. Aid Asked for Telegraphers. Toledo, 0., Jan. 12, The Commercial tomorrow will publish a circular issued by Chief A D. Thurston to the order of Railway Telegraphers, asking contributions to support the operators on tho Chicago, Milwaukee Sc St. Paul railroad in their contemplated 6trikc. It is dated Vinton, la., Jan. 9, and 'recites that about Deo.i 10 that road issued an order reducing salaries of about one-fourth of their station agents and operators to meet the increase granted conductors and trainmen. An agreement was being circulated among the men for signatures, specifying that those cut should decline to accept the reduction, a committee should wait upon the officials, asking a restoration of wages, failing which every signer was to tender his resignation. Before this had been circulated over the entire system the division superintendents informed every signer that he must withdraw his name or be discharged. The committee ot operators met on June 10 and decided that to yield would merely put otf the evil day, and that the siguers would be marked men to bo removed as soon as possible, and that the men should stand hrra and resist the reduction. Chief operator Thurston explains that the men who signed the agreement did so as employes of the Chicago, Milwauke & St Paul road. Fatal Incline Hallway Accident Elk Garden, W. Va., Jan. 12. A terrible accident occurred at the Atlantic mine, near this place. When half-way up, the cable of the incline railway broke, and the car started down. Two men jumped aud were saved, but the third, John- Devaney, was killed. The car daBhed into a group around the fire and killed Jetf Paugh. Curtis Owens had six pounds of powder in his pocket. He was knocked into the tire, and the powder exploded, burning him terribly. Frank Hugbes had an arm broken and others were badly'scorched. Damage Suit for Over a Million. Chicago. Jan. 12. Whafeis said to be the heaviest damage suit ever begun in tbe federal courts was brought to-day by Wm. Sturgis. of New York, against Jobn V. Farwell, Charles B. Farwell and Abner Taylor, the amount sought being placed at $L250.000. The suit is the latest phase of tho long-standing dispute between the parties, and is based on a claim for services in negotiating bondsforthe defendants to construct the Texas State CapitoL . No English Freedom for Ireland. Augusta Chronicle It seems a misnomer to call Englandthemost enlightened and the best governed na tion in the world when the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press are denied to the five million people of Ireland. An Irishman who condemns la a speech or in a published letter the laws made by Parliament for his country is punished by imprisonment aud by tine. This tyranny is a disgraco to the English government. It should not be tolerated by the people of any civilized country. Incendiary Fires. Fire destroyed a stablo on Merrill street. near Meridian, last night, which was used by Louis Baum. A horse was burned to death, the total loss being 8150. A new frame house, situated southwest from the hominy mill, in the southern border of the city, was also destroyed by fire, at 1 o'clock this morning. Its owner could Cot be found last night, tho house having no occupant. The loss was $500. Both fires were incendiary. Would Not Fay His Fare. Kichard Kennedy was arrested by streetrailroad officer Littlejohn last night for refusing to jay his fare. He was charged with the violation of a city ordinance, and also with drunkenness and carrying concealed weapons. 1 1 Too large the old-fashioned pill. Too reckless in its way of doing business, too. It cleans you out, but it uses you up, and your outraged system rises up against it. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets have a better way. They do just what is needed no more. Nothing can be more thorough nothing is as mild and gentle. They're the smallest, cheapest, the easiest to take. One tiny, sugarcoated granule's a gentle laxative three to four are cathartic Sick Headache, Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, and all derangements of the Liver, Stomach and Bowels are promptly re- ' lieved and permanently curei