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SEDALIA WEEKLY BAZOO.VOLUME 15.

COURTS OP JUSTICE.

Suit Against the City Lost FrankBell Bound Over to the Crim-

inal Court Paxtonvs. Gray.

Yesterday furnished scenes of unusual in-

terest in the several justices' courts of thecity, the attendance of spectators in eachcase being of more than ordinary propor-tions. Different lawyers ponnded and ex-

pounded the law. Various witnesses wereduly coaxed or bagered according to usualprecedent ; the justices sat solemnly listingwith due patience to the war of words, andspectators heard,with more or less interest,the testimony of witnesses and the speechesof attorneys.

paxton's pique.There was fa cloud ot witnesses"

from Georgetown yesterday to testifyin the case wherein Mr. Paxton, ofthat place, brought suit against ConstableGray, of Georgetown, charging him withmaking an excessive levy to satisfy a judg-ment. A. jury was summoned, witnessessworn, lawyers made their harangues, Jus-tice Riffe presided tranquilly and the re-

sult was Gray was assessed $4 and costs ofthe suit.

paul's proposal.Eli Paul resides not far distant from the

city. He owns several cattle, and one ofthem, of the masculine persuasion, strolledinto the city's limits one day, '"for somepurpose not known," as stated by the attor-ney for the city. The bovine tramp wasclearly a violator of the city ordinanceagainst cattle roaming in the limits of thismetropolis. He was seized, impounded,kept and boarded at the city's expense, andin due course of time, no ownerappearing to prove property, pay chargesand take him away, he was sold, and therevenues derived from his sale flowed intothe city's coffers, Later Paul sent his firstepistle to the Romans in authority here,demanding $75 damages, because, forsooth,his wandering Taurus had been sold with-out Paul's knowledge or consent. No heedwas paid to this, and Paul sent a secondepistle to the Corinthians in the city hall.This failing of effect he brought suit againstthis commonwealth, but not a cent did heset of its common or uncommon wealth,for the suit was decided againsthim. The case was tried before ajury in the court of Justice O'Brien.

FRANK BELL'S CASE.

The preliminary examination of FrankBell, the negro who not long ago assaultedMr. Clarence Mellor in savage fashion, washeld in the ccurt of Justice Halstead. Ascore of colored men were present as inter-ested spectators. After a hearing of thecase Bell was bound over in the sum of$400 to appear at the next term of thecriminal court to answer to the charge offelonious assault The same colored menwho went on his first bond, signed the laterand larger bond.

(CEli Perkins" on the Winjar.Melville Langdon, much better known

as "Eli Perkins," came in from the southyesterday morning, stayed a few minutesat the Garrison house, chatting with friendsand then took the train for St Louis. Hewas to lecture in that city last evening inMercantile Library hall, under the auspi-ces of the Ancient Order of United Work-men, which numbers thirty-thre- e lodges inSt. Louis. Eli has had a successful lecturetour in the southeast, and from St. Louishe will march on to the invasion and desola-tion of several towns in the Sucker state,where Eli hopes to be succored. He hascompleted a large book on "Wit and Humor," and canvassers are taking subscnpHons rapidly. Ihe world seem3 to wag tothe satisfaction of Eli, and he has nowbright hopes of some day becoming anobese bondholder.

It will interest the Parsons Sun andother papers to know that Perkins has re-covered his lost valise, and when he startedfor St. Louis it was firmlv clutched in hisred right hand.

Perkins hinted that he had designs onSedalia. and might include this place in asubsequent lecture route,but his face turnedashy pale, and he at once changed hismind, wheh he was told in this placelynching promptly followed acts rof heart- -Jess atrocity.

He paralyzed a brace of Ba-zoologis- byfiring this conundrum and answer at themjust before he got on the train :

What is the difference between yourmother-in-la- w and a tree ?

The difference is this : A tree has toleave every spring and your mother-in-la- w

leaves just when she gels ready.

Excellent School Work.Friday afternoon the pupils of the

Franklin school, Mrs. M. V. Neel, princi-pal submitted their written examinations,which are said to have been exceptionallyexcellent and praisworthy, showing suc-cessful work on the part of the teachers,and aptitude and diligence on the part ofthe pupils. The examinations were in-spected by Judge Halstead and Mr. JamesBrown, who visited the school. JudgeHalstead was asked to address the scholarswhich he did in his usual off-han- d and ef-

fective style. He urged them each and allto continue in their earnest application totheir studies, and to set their mark high inthe line of mental attainments. He tookoccasion to commend them in an earnestand hearty manner, and said the examina-tions he had looked over were such as anyschool might well be proud of. Hepraised the principal and other teach-ers, for the splendid results of their work.His remarks were listened to with the ut-most attention, and evident gratification.Mr. Brown, also, by request, made an ad-dress, which was a very happy effort, andhe complimented both the teachers andscholars, on the fine progress made, and thehigh reputation the school was fast

Only two entries appeared on the po-li- ee

slate at 12 o'clock last night. A manby the name of Hughes and William Mc-Donald were found on the streets in adrunken condition and lugged to the

Whose name will be Dennis if he don'tcome to Sedalia to-da- y?

If it is a fact that Frank Hardcastle hasfallen a victim to Leap year?

If Gray didn't feel blue to see thatfine put down in black and white ?

If Tewksbury Joe should not be ap-pointed insptctor Jof poor bouses for thestate?

If the Osage street reporter found any-thing very horrible in the Boonville poorhouse?

If Vic. Shaw didn't "hit the bull'seye" iu his successful appeal to a jury yes-terday ?

Who will be "manager" and a younglady "check girl" of a telegraph office inSedalia?

If young men who have their wealthstolen by colored prostitutes deserve muchsympathy?

If you have selected the valentinescomic or sentimental that you intpndto send on the 14th ?

What kind of an animal it was thatchased Billie Burnaugh into a hedgefence while he was out hunting?

Why "Jim" don't go to McClellan's,and get back his lost love letter, found andheld by a clerk of that establishment?

Where W. J. Sieffard lost his pocketbook, and if under the circumstantes thepolice will make any great efforts to recov-er it?

How long the numerous dens of duskyprostitutes on West Main street, and inother parts of the city will be tolerated bythe authorities?

If a dude who publicly boasts of hav-ing taken improper liberties with a younglady, is a fit object to be tolerated in a re-

spectable community?If Attorney Heard will in the good-

ness of his heart, and on account of hismistake, pay Constable Wallace's fine forcontempt of Judge Strother's court?

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The Residence of Officer Jim Gos-sage Entered by Thieves

Yesterday Morning.

Officer Jim Gossage is one of the mostfaithful and efficient officers on the force,and when he awoke yesterday morning hefelt very much mortified to discover that hehad been visited by burglars while he slept,and robbed of the greater part of his Jan-uary salary, which was contained in hispants' pocket. When the cop awoke hefound the front window open and hisclothes missing. Upon investigation hediscovered his garments in the yard, butthe sum of S4S, which was among his ef- -iecls when lie retired, was missing.

The officers' watch and other valuables inthe room were not disturbed.

Officer Gossage, who during the pastmonth has gone off duty at 12 o'clock mid-night, owing to the regular monthly changemade in the force, did not retire until about2 o'clock yesterday morning, and beingvery much fatigued by his long watch sleptvery soundly.

Jim says he don't care so much for the$4S as he does to think that any sneakingburglar dare enter his house and carry hisclothes off.

A Liberal and Friendly Offer.New York, Feb. 2. The Hamburg

American Packet company has telegraphedthe secretary of the navy, offering to trans-port to New York without charge thebodies of Capt. DeLong and party, expect-ed to arrive at Hamburg shortly. Thesecretary of the navy has cabled the Unit-ed States minister at St. Petersburg to di-

rect the officer in charge of the bodies toreturn in the Hamburg steamer, if he hasnot already engaged passage by anotherline.

Manitoba's Wants.Ottowa, Ont., Peb. 2. The Premier of

Manitoba and a member of the commonsof that province have submitted to thegovernment a memorial of the wants oftheir province. They ask, among otherthines. an increased subsidv for the extension of the boundaries of the provincenortherly to Hudson's

.Bav, and that therj i i nieaerai government snail equip a vessel to

test the practicability of navigating Hudson's bay.

Stabbed by His Brother.Lancaster, Feb. 2. To-da-y John Nash,

an old gentleman, was fatally stabbed by amaniac brother. The maniac has beenkept in a room at home Xor a number ofyears, in preference to sending him to anasylum. He escaped this morning and gothold of a knife, and inflicted several fright-ful wounds upon his brother before hecould be secured.

Suicided.Geneva, O., Feb. 2. A. C. Steavens, a

prominent citizen of this place, fatallyshot himself this afternoon. The cause wasunfortunate speculations in the grain

The Indian School.Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2. Sixty-tw- o new

pupils for the Indian training school ar-rived here to-da- y.

SEDALIA, MO., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1884.

jihlKEKNOW

POLICEMAN KOBBBD.

JEFFERSON CITY.

Governor Crittenden Leavesfor New York and Wash-

ingtonCapital Notes.

Spcci.il to the Bazoo.

Jefferson City. 2.

Governor Crittenden left yesterday forthe east. He goes first to .New York forthe purpose of counting and inspacting theloans deposited in the National Bank ofCommerce, of New York, by the bank ofCommerce of St. Louis, as security forstale funds deposited in theThe Governor will also go to

Feb.

latter bank.Washington

to attend the Mississippi River Improvement Convention to be held in that cityFeb. 5th. Mrs. Crittenden accompanieshim.

The funeral of Mrs. Patience M. Par-sons were conducted by the Rev. Ray Palmer, of the first Baptist church of this city,from the family residence, yesterday. Thefuneral was largely attended. The pallbearers were Judge E. L. Edwards, JudgeW. C. Young Col Bobt. McCulloch, Hon.H. Clay Ewing, Mr. Jas. Olermayer andMr. Ed. Hutchinson.

Baird's minstreis played to a large houselast night.

Dr. John ilatthews,:oi Kansas Uity, isbilled for a lecture on "Magic vs. Spirit-ualism," at the Methodist church on theevening of the 5th.

Mrs. M. Madden, aged 7S years, died inthis city yesterday at the residence of herson, Thomas Madden. The remains will betaken to-da- y to Muncie, Indiana, for inter-ment.

Mr. James E. McHenry, of the Tribune,returned last night from Kansas City.

Hon. Phil, E. Chappell is in Texas look-ing after business interests.

Monroe County Matters.Special to the Bazoo.

Paris, Mo., Feb. 2.

Henry Gardner, of Clapper, this county,charged with outraging his twelve-yea- rold daughter, had a preliminary examina-tion to-da- y before Judge Armstrong. Hewas held in $800 bonds to await the actionof the grand jury. This is an aggravatedcase, and there is considerable excitementin the vicinity where Gardner lives.

A special term of the Monroe countycircuit court is called for February IS, totry George Key, charged with stealing abunch of hogs, and Frank Barnard,charged with stealing a gold watch andchain.

HAPS AND MISHAPS.

The Alliance Horror.Alliance, O , Feb. 2. "Workmen are busy

this morning clearing the street of debrisfrom yesterday's explosion and savingproperty from the wrecked buildings. Thefire was extinguished last night. .No morebodies have been found and nobody is missing. No names to be added to the list ofkilled and wounded remains. Thosecrushed and cremated were encoffined to-

day and conveyed to their former homes toawait interment w.

Alliance has been crowded all day withpeople from the surrounding country, at-tracted to see the wreck made by the explo-sion.

At the coroner's inquest it was developedthat Mr Orr kept gasoline in an air tightgalvanized iron tank for customers. Abouta gallon ran out on the floor, but the fluidwas wiped up by Mr. Orr and he had justturned to other affairs when the gas gener-ated by the gasoline, ignited. The tankcontained not more than half athe liquid.

Of the wounded Charles Haden and Jno.Corey of Duprey & Bedricts' minstrels aremost seriously injured, and they will betaken to the sisters charity hospital inCanton.

A circumstance which has excited muchcomment is that the Womans ChristianTemperance Union appointed a meeting tobe held in the Orr block yesterday after-noon, but some trifling matter promptedthem to postpone it until Saturday. Hadthe ladies met as was first arranjjed, the ca-tastrophe would have been still more ca-lamitous. An offensive odor of burnedflesh is still perceptible about the wrecksuggesting that all the bodies have not beenrecovered, but nobody is missed. An eye-witness slates that when the explosion oc-

curred the entire building seemed lifted in-

to the air and was rent apart, falling backin a cloud of dusi, scarcely one brick clingiug to another.

Many Bodies Still on the Colum-bus.

Boston, Feb. 2. The Underwriters diverexamining the wreck of the City of Colum-bus makes to the Post some extraordinarycharges of misrepresentation and neglecton the part ot the divers who have previous-ly reported the results of their investiga.tions. He asserts the steerage of thewrecked steamer contains many bodies ofvictims of the disaster.

More Mennonites for Kansas.Atchison, Kas. Feb. 2. A colony of

seven hundred Mennonites represented bythree bishops, purchased two townships ofland in this county to-da- y. Messrs. Brownand Bigger made the sale and can justlyfeel proud ml it. These Mennonites havebeen trying Minnesota and Dakota, butfind it too cold up there for successfulagriculture of any kind. Never before inthe history of Hutchinson has the buildingboom been so solid as now. Buildings aregoing up in every part ot the city,checked by cold weather.

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Not GuiltyJersey City, Feb. 2. The Jury in the

case of J. D. Harrington, accused ofcomplicity in the American Legion of hon-or fraud rendered a verdict of not guilty,to-da- y.

Our Mexican Communications.Mexico, Feb. 2. The directors of the

Mexican Central railroad announce thatthe road will be completed to the UnitedStates by the middle of March, and opento through traffic between the 1st and lothof April.

THE ICE GORGES,

Further Reports from VariousRiyer Points --Damage

Done By TheBreak Up.

The Mississippi and OhioRivers Again Open

to Navigation.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER REOPENED .

St. Louis. Feb. 2. But little more is tobe said about Lie running out of the icegorge at this point last night. The breakup was a tame affair, and steaiuboatmenare congratulating themselves to day thatso little damage was done. The additionalcausalities reported this morning are thesinking of two boats, A. J. Baker andthe snag boat, Delver No. 2. It isrumored two or three barges of MississippiValley Transportation Co , lying on theIllinois shore more than a mile from thebridge, were damaged, but this is not veri-fied. The Anchor line haws ordered theCity of Helena, City of Vicksburs, and thecity ol Baton Rouge up from Cairo, andnavigation will be resume 1 at once. Theice iu the Upper Mississippi is still solidat Alton and above, but the gorge is brokenin several places in the Missouri river andthat stream will probably be open to Kansas cty in a few days. Considerable ice isfloating through the harbor, but notenough to seriously impede navigation.The barges of the Mississippi Valley Com-pany referred to above, six in number,were pushed out on the shore, butwhether seriously damaged is not yetknown. No additional losses arereported since noon. No estimate of dam-

ages have yet been made, except on the A.J. Baker, which was valued at $12,000 andinsured for $7,500. Captain Clayton, ofthe government work at Bushburg, sixteenmiles below the city, came up this morningand reports the government fleet in theharbor there, numbering nearly one hun-dred craft of all kinds, unharmed. Capt.John M. Sears, of the Mississippi riverimprovement commission, arrived fromCairo this morning. He says the govern-ment had a number of barges. The O.Chester, laden with rock from the peniten-tiary quarries, being in danger where theylay bad a channel fifteen hundred feet longaud forty feet wide cut through the ice,which was six feet thick, and they weretowed to a place of safety by the littlesteamer Rob Roy. Three barges, owned byother parties, lying at Chester, were crushedin the breakup.

THE ALLEGHENY RISE.

Pittsbursr, Feb. 2. After attaining aheight of twenty-thre- e feet, at six o'clock,the Allegheny river commenced falling, andat noon tne marks registered eighteen feet.The tracks of the Pittsburg & Western roadare still under water, and portions of theAllegheny submerged, but the danger isvery slight, and all danger is believed tobe over.

POLITICAL POINTS.

Chicago Liquor License.Chieago, Feb, 23d. The Harper high

license law ; the enactment of which fixesthe minimum license for selling maliliquors within the limit of the state at$130 a vear and for selling apiritous liquors$300, the operation of which the city council of Chicago have beetl warding on unnecessarily, .will enter into effect in the

barrel of city after April, 1st. In view of the cener- -

4 uiibi uuv tuw iuwjui tj v k. bill t w s ticenses will be used as a cover for the saleof spiritulous liquors, a sentiment hasbeen talked up in favot of a uniform $300license. A canvass of the voting strengthof the council shows twenty-tw- o in favor ofa high uniform license, and fourteen for agraded license. The mayor favors aggradedlicense , but it the council's estimate is cor-rect the ordinance can be adopted over hispossible veto.

How New York Elections are Car-ried.

Mew York, Feb. 2. County Clerk Ke-nan informed the legislature's investigatingcommittee that he had paid $7,540 to Tam-many for the nomination, and paid noth-ing else except incidental campaign ex-penses, which were less than $2,000. Healso testified he had taken the iron cladoath not to buv votes at election or bribeany person to refrain from voting.

The Kentucky Senatorsnip.Louisville, Feb. 2. Interest in the sena-

torial contest is at white heat. There ismuch talk of Carlisle, and his chance ap-pears better than ever before. Sweenythinks Blackburn will win. The caucusmeet again Monday.

Wendell Pnillips Dead.Boston, Feb. 2. Wendell Phillips died

at his residence to-nig- ht.

He began to show signs of dissolution at4:30 this afternoon, and died at 6. He wasconscious up to within an hour of hisdeath.

Mr. Phillips was ill just one week, butnot until Thursday was his condition con-sidered dangerous by his physicians.Thursday night he failed rapidly, but onFriday he rallied slightly, and passed afairly comfortable nigbt. This afternoonhis illness took a critical turn and hegradually failed and passed quietly awayabout 6 o'clock, in the presence of his wifeand niece. He was in his seventy-thir- d

year. Arrangements for the funeral arenot yet completed, and it probably will notbe held for several days.

Warehouse Wrecked.Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 2. A Tribune

special says : The warehouse attached tothe elevator owned by the Fergus FallsFlour 3lill company, bursted this eyening,letting out forty thousand bushels of wheatwhich now lies mingled with the wreck ofthe elevator. Three box cars were alsowrecked. Nobody was injured, thoughseveral narrow escapes were reported. Loss,$70,000.

Closing: Lotteries Heavy DamageSuits.

Chicago. Feb. 2. The grand jury ofj Cook county to-da- y returned sixty indictments against thirty-iou-r agents of lotteriesand operators of local policy shops. Sixof the indictments were against B. FrankMoore, as representative of the LouisianaState Lottery, who was recently convictedin the February court here, but under an-

other form of statute.The firm of Fowler Bros, to-da- y began

suit against Peter McGeocb, DanielWells, ir;, and other members of the latefirm of McGeocb, Everiugham & Co.,claiming $500,000 damages, owing to asser-tions made by that firm against the purityof the lard plaintiffs were putting uponthe market. Just prior to the collapse ofMcGeocb the allegations were made thesubject of a board of trade investigation,but Fowler Bros desired to have the mattersettled in the courts, as the board of tradefinding was in a measure non-committa- l.

WRETCHED LONG- - ISLAND.

Investigating the Late Mur-ders Another Tragedy

Enacted.

Long Island City, Feb. 2. Selah SpragueCharles Rugg's last victim, has taken arelapse, and his attending physicians haveabandoned all hope of his recovery. Hewas sufficiently conscious to state that itwas a black man who assaulted him. Allhope of Mrs. Townsend's recovery is abandoned. --Kuggs will have four murders toanswer for when the court meets inApril. He is strictly watched in theQueeus county jail, the jail officials fearing he may attempt suicide Detectiveshave absolute proof that Rugg has committed ten crimes of robberv and violencewithin a few years in addition to those agitating Long Island during the past threemonths.

People in this part of Long Island areagain excited. This time the case is poisoning, the victims being Thomas Collierand wife. Detectives are endeavoring tofind the motive and the poisoner.

John Co whey, a brother-in-la- w of Thos.Collier, was arrested on suspicion of havingput poison in the pepper. Annie Cowhev,a sister of John, was also arrested. Theonly motive known for the crime was thatthey wanted to get possession of theirfather's property, which amounted to about$1,500 The father died mysteriouslysome time ago and his body will now beexhumed.

INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

A Big Strike.Fall River, Mass., Feb. 2. A large meet-

ing of spinners was held here to-nig- ht,

over seven hundred being present. It wasvoted to strike at ten mills Monday, as fol-lows : Three of the Union mills, one of theSagamore mills, one of theTecumseh mills,one of the Chase mills, one oi the Warn pa-no- g

mills, one of the Slade mills, and twoof the Borden City mills. The followingresolutions were adopted :

Whereas, In the fice of the improvingmarkets and the large dividends made inthe year just past, a reduction of wages isannounced; therefore

Resolved, That we resist the reductionby a strike at ten mills ; also

Resolved, That it should be set forth tothe public that if the corporations were inearnest in believing a cut down was neces-sary, they should begin with the treasurer,superintendent aud overseers.

Resolved, That we urge upon the weavers in these mills not to use filling madeby the other mills.

Resolved, That we issue an appeal to theoperatives of New England to aid us inthis strike as it is theirs as!well as well asour own.

Attention is called to the present healthycondition of the print cloth trade. Somesaid they would be willing to submit to asmaller reduction but that the contemplat-ed reduction was nearly 11 1- - per cent, iuthe spinners' and 12 per cent in the weav-ers' wages and was too much. The tenmills selected for the strike have a total of3,579 operatives. A long struggle is ex-pected.

A Printers' Strike.Milwaukee, Feb. 2 Twelve men and

three girls, printers on the Evening Wis-consin, struck, the union having abked thatthe girls, who are members, receive thirty-thre- e

cents per thousand, the same as themen. The Wisconsin was paying twenty-eig- ht

cents to girls on the miscellaneouspatent inside work, but thirty-thre- e centswhen they were called on daily newspaperwork. About half a dozen union men re-

mained, as there is a division iu the unionas to the policy of a strike. The papercomes out as usual.

Preparing to Strike.Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 2.-- The River Coal

miners of Pittsburg district will meet inconvention next Wednesday, the 6th inst,to consult the expediency of making aunited demand for an increase1 of rates forthe spring run of mining. A particulareffort will also be made to organize the mi-ners of Kannawha river, so they maymake a concerted action for higher rates,as the coal they mine competes with thePittsburg article.

Lexington Looking Up.Lexington, Mo., Feb. 2. It was decided

at a meeting held to-da- y to increase thecapital stock of the Lexington Creamery to$6,500. This industry with others now" be-

ing discussed together with numerous bus-iness and residence buildings to be erectedduring the year will add greatly to theprosperity of Lexington.

Attempted Assassination.Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. 2. An un-

known assassin this morning attempted toshoot Rev. Father Joblowoske, pastor ofthe Polish Catholic church. As he wassitting in his study, three shots were fired,two of which barely missed his head. Cer-tain disaffected members of the church aresuspected as his persecuters.

NUMBER 36.CRIME.

The Usual Number of Murders,Thefts and Other Crimes

of the Day.

Another Long Island TragedyRugg is Charged With

Four Murders.

Death From Abortion.St. Paul, Feb. 2. The morning papers

make quite a sensation over the deatk ofMrs. E. Alwynde Smith, which occuredyesterday morning. Mr. Smith is a high-ly connected young Englishman, and threeweeks ago married Miss Mattie MaudHunkle, of Kansas City. Miss Hunkle wasa prominent society young lady of thatcity; aged ninelten years. Yesterday thenewspapers received letters stating thatMrs. Smith had died from the effects of anabortion Coroner Quinn states that Mrs.Smith admitted that she had used instru-ments to procure a miscarriage, but stoutlydenied that her husband had any knowl-edge of her action. The peculiar part ofthe affair is that the coroner certified shedied of "heart failure." Smith is a cousinof Lord Carrington, and nephew of theSmith's who are the principal owners ofthe London tramways, and had madelarge investments here, and intended locat-ing in this city. The body of Mrs. Smithwas shipped to Kansas City, but CoronerQuinn notified the coroner of Kansas Citynot to permit the burial until an investigation was made here.

Coroner Rogers awaits further informa-tion from St. Paul pending the intermentof the remains of Mrs. Galwyne Smith.Unless there are developments in themeantime, the funeral will occur to-morr- ow

afteraoon, and the body be placed in avault. Mr. Smith was interviewed to-

night. He is greatly prostrated, and ve-

hemently denies the story of malpractice.He considers it probably of maliciousorigin. Mrs. Smith before her marriage,though popular among her own circle offriends here, was not in any sense a societybelle.

They Whipped Him.Jewett, Texas, Feb. 2. Two deputy

sheriffs arrived here to-da- y having underarrest eleven citizens of Robertson andLimestone counties, charged with severelywhipping a negro on the west border ofLeon county on the night of Jan. 29th.The accused claim the negro had been cir-culating reports derogatory to them. Onthe night in question they went to Mr.McKensie's house, where the negro was em-employ- ed,

took him out to the woods andadministered a sound thrashing. The ne-gro recognized each of the party and madecomplaint to the authorities. They allgave bail for their appearance Feb. lith.

Fired Upon by Strikers.Boston, Feb. 2. The non-unio- n lasters

returning from work, were fired upon today, presumably by the strikers. Theunion offers to assist the police to discoverthe assailants.

Appealed to Save His Neck.New York, Feb. 2. An appeal has been

taken in the case of ex-Poli- ce Officer Con- -

v, sentenced to be hanged Friday nextThe appeal serves as astav of execution.

WASHING-TON- ,

WILL BE RETIRED. t"Washinston. Feb. 2. General H. E.

V right, chief engineer, will be retired thebth oi March, it is understood that CoLJohn Newton will succeed him. a

MRS. MILLER'S APPLICATION.Secretary Folger has referred the appli-

cation of Mrs. Mary E. Miller for a licenseas master of a steamboat to the local in-spector of the New Orleans district, withinstructions to inquire concerning herqualifications for a position, and if foundcompetent, to issue her a license.

THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS.The house committee on public lands

has decided to report a bill declaring theforfeiture of the land grants to the Oregon& California and California & Oregon rail-roads; except such tracts as have been pat-ented The grants to the two roads amountto 5,000,000 acres, one-ten- th of which ispatented. The land is valued at S3 to $4per acre. The terms of the contracts ex-pired in January, 1S80.

THE LA.BOR CONVENTION.

W. T. Barclay, of Pennsylvania, repre-senting the Coke interest said only aboutfive per cent, of the Hungarians could read.Their earnings average $1.25 per day; theywork from two to five days a week, begin-ning work at 10 or 11 a. m., and continuinguntil 7 p. m. The Hungarians, Mr. Bar-clay said, were the most filthy members.

Representatives of the labor organizza-tio- n

appeared before the house committeeon labor to-d- ay and argued against theimportation of foreign laborers under son-trac- t.

I. N. Powderly, ex-may- or of Scrantonsaid he represented the Knights of Labor anorganization, numbering over 500,CMK). Thisassociation desires the eight hour law andlegislation preventing foreigners from pur-chasing large tracts of public lands in thiscountry, and preventing the importation offoreigners under contract. He spoke of theimportation of Hungarians, and said theyreturned home after saviug comparativelysmall sums of money. One family of ninepersons was instanced that lived on $25 amouth. Their diet is said to be mush andwater six days, with meat on Sundays. TheHungarians, he said, were fast becoming asobnoxious in the east as the Chinese, intheir habits. In some cases as many asten lived in a single room. Wm. Leach,of New Jersey, and E. Bullion, of Ohio,were questioned regarding the importationof Belgians to work in the glass factories.The former said foreigners received 35 percent, less wages than Americans.

Mr. Wade, formerly a druggist of thiscity, now engaged in the cattle business atCheyenne, reached here yesterday to spenda few days. He was accompanied by hiswife and by his sister-in-la- w, Mrs, Chas.Hunt. 'i

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