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DAKOTA'S FIRST VICTORY
THE COMMITTEE HILL PASSES
THE SENATE.
Senator Logan Makes the Closing
Speech In Favor of the Measure—Sen
ator Butler Foils Several Keen Polnt
ed Thrust* at the South—Party Lines
* Drawn on the Vote.
Washington, Feb. s.—ln the Senate
to-day, on Mr. Harrison’s motion, the
morning business was laul aside and the
Dakota bill was taken up. on which Mr.
Bntler took the floor. Mr. Butler said
that tbs Senator from Indiana (Mr. Har
rison ) had either evaded or forgotten m any
of the facts bearing on the Dakota ques
tion. He (Mr. Butler) charged that the
opposition to Dakota had first come, not
from the Democratic side of the Senate,
but from th§ ltepuhlican side, and quoted
some remarks of Mr. Hale in former Con
gress to sustain his position.
Mr. McMillan believed that Mr. Hale
had then stood alone.
Mr. Butler did not care how that was.
The Senators from Indiana and Illinois,
he said, had referred to the vote polled in
South Carolina and other Sou them States,
and compared these votes with the vote of
Dakota.
THE SOUTH UNDER FIRE.
Mr. Butler had to assume that that was
done for the purpose of giving a sectional
turn to the debate, and arraying popular
prejudice against trio Southern people.
The Southern States, Mr. Butler con
tinued, had been under tire for a good
many years. They had survived heavier
artillery thafl tnat now turned against
them, and would survive this. Whatever
might lie said against South Carolina,
and no doubt she bad made mistakes in
the past and would inske mistakes in the
future, never until the political friends
of the Senators on the other side had
camped upon the lair bosom of tbatState,
had her officials been tainted with the
blemish of corruption, it had never hap
pened till then tnat her officials had been
compelled to fly from her borders to escape
States prison, and while degrading, dis
graceful and humiliating spoliation had
been going on, not one word of protest
had come from the honorable Senators on
the other side who now arraigned South
Carolina.
COMPARING THE VOTES.
Mr. Logan said his attention had been
directed to the vote of South Carolina be
cause the Senators from South Carolina
( Mr. Butler)and Missouri (Mr. Vest)bad
complained that Dakota, in IMB4, had
polled 55,000 votes, while on the adoption
of the proposed constitution only 31,000
votes had been polled. He (Mr. Logan) had
ihen called attention to the vote ot the
Senators trom the State of South Carolina
tuat Dakota, with only a quarter of a
million of population, had polled 31,000
votes, while South Carolina, with a popu
lation of a million, had only voted 91,000
votes, and tie (Air. Logan) had inquired
whether, if an explanation was required
for Dakota, if an explanation was not also
required for South Carolina?
Mr. Butler replied that the explana
tion was that at the last election in South
Carolina the political frauds and allies of
the Senator from Illinois, (Mr. Logan)
were industriously neglected. They had
not been instructed or even approached
by that Senator. He (Mr. Butler), be
lieved that all the people of South Caro
lina, white and colored, were satisfied
with their State government, at least we
bad a right to so assume.
Mr. Logan remarked that nothing had
been said by him about the State govern
ment of South Carolina.
Mr. Butler then inquired of the Senator
from Illinois (Mr. Logan), would in turn
vouchsafe an explanation of the votes of
some States that he (Mr, Butler), would
mention. He inquired how it was that
only sixtv-two per cent, ot the voters of
Illinois had gone to the polls at the last
election, even with the lavorite son of
Illinois and the “Plumed Knight,” both
on the ticket.
LOGANS LOGIC.
Mr. Logan said the point first made by
the Senator from South Carolina had been
that an explanation was required why
the vote had fallen off In Dakota. He
(Mr. Logan) had explained that fact by
showing that the Democratic committee
of the Territory had notified the Demo
crats not to participate m the vote, but
eveu on the view of the Senator from
South Carolina if the vote had fallen off
In South Carolina, Illinois and other
States why should it not fall off in Da
kota?
Miv Butler said this did not explain the
falling off in Illinois. He also asked why
the ** old reliable” solid Republican Stale
of Vermont, under the distinguished lead
ership of the Senator from that state. M r.
Kdmunds. who was wild with enthusiasm
for the success of the Uepublioan ticket,
[great laughter] had polled only 62 per
cent, ot Us vote, and even then, that Sen
ator’s own town had, for liie first time in
its history, gone Democratic. Also, why
had Rhode Island, equally enthusiastic
lor the Republican party, polled only 42
per cent, of her vole for that ticket? And
lurther, why in Maine, the home of the
, “Plumed Knight,” hut 69 per cent, of the
I vole was cast for that popular ticket?
I Mr. Logan—Will the Senator allow me
[to.ask him a question?
I Mr. Butler—l shall be through in a roo
unent. Perhaps these things can be ex
plained.
LOGAN WILL EXPLAIN.
BtMr. Logan—l was going to do It.
IfMr. Butler—l shall be glad to hoar the
explanation In a moment.
Bit. was amusing, Mr. Butler said, for
Bnators who had not, and in the nature
could not, have Presidential us-
Hrations, to watch toe contests going on
■Rtweeo some Senator* on the other side.
H had no doubt Dakota’s vote would tie
MBuscimit plum for ambitious statesmen
were infected with the Presidential
Brer. He referred to “our genial friend
Bfiui lowa,” (Mr. Allison), who. he said,
Bhl “only got to cross over and shake the
Blab,” and who would bear watching.
■Herring to one of the Dakota gentlemen
Ipho opposed admission. Mr. Butler said
that w bile some other men were lolling
■ their tents bo had been matching to
W the tune of hie country.
B BUTLER AND THE PENSIONS.
B?n the course of his remarks Mr. Butler
Bluded to the pensions paid to llnlou
•bidiers. and said that he (Mr. Hut er)
Bkh voted to pay millions upon millions
such pensions to the comrades of the
B lltt . tor ll ' om Illinois, wnile his ( Mr. But-
Bp’s) conn ados neither expected nor ro-
Bived a cent, but paid their share of the
Bxes. He did not complain of thin. The
■binratfes of that Senator bad been the
Motors. Mr. Butler's comrades huil been
fßhnqulabttd, and were omitted to no pen
l. Ibe ootnnules of the (senator from
not* were entitled to the thauks and
lore of this government,"but people bail
right to be eternally flaunting their
lorroance in the lace of the country In
B w exoito prejudice against others.
Bg- Logan said he had uot attacked tho
State of South Carolina. He had thought
ho was complimenting that State when
be said that. South Carolina bad always
been in the fore front of the Democratic
leadership.
THE VOTE OF ILLINOIS.
Regarding the vote of Illinois quoted by
Mr. Butler, Air. Logan asked Mr. Butler
where he got his figures.
Air. Butler replied, in the American
almanac.
Mr. Logan said almanacs sometimes
made mistakes. He cited the figures of
the votes cast in Illinois tor several years
past,showing acoustantly increasing vote
in that State, theflgures for 1876 beingos4,-
066 and for 1884 as m uoh as 672,669. At every
Presidential election, he said, since such
elections had been known in this country
the vote ol Illinois had increased over
that of the previous election. How was
it with South Carolina? With a popula
tion of a million of people that State, in
1880, polled 170,956 votes, while with the
same population and perhaps an Increase
in 1884, the vote was only 92.862 votes. If,
therefore, the vote of Illinois had in
creased by 50,000 and the vote of South
Carolina bad decreased by 78,000. bis (Mr.
Logan’s) idea was that an explanation
was as much due lrom South Carolina as
from Dakota.
SOUTH CAROLINA’S ELECTORS.
It had been said that the electors of
South Carolina hud not been of a charac
ter to induce voters to come out. Such a
eulogium had been passed upon that State
this morning that Mr. Logan was tempted
to ask why su th electors had been nomi
nated?
Air. Butler replied that he meant Re
publican electors.
Mr. Logan—Well, the Republican elec
tors got very few votes.
Air. Butler—l know it.
Mr. Logan—But I say your own elec
tors laded to get the vote that you polled
four years ago. No, sir, you can’t play
that small character of debate in this
Senate.
BUZZING OF THE BEK.
Air. Logan said that that reference to
“the buzzing of the Presidential bee”
constituted a very poor argument upon a
great constitutional question. For his
part he was not governed by the small
motives that governed men who thought
themselves great.
Air. Butler said he was sure Mr. Logan
was quite worthy of the Presidential can
didacy.
Aliuding to Mr. Butler’s reference to
people “who flaunted their performances
in other people’s faces,” Air. Logan in
quired of Air. Butler who had done that.
Mr. Butler—l must do the honorable
Senator the justice to say that he has not.
DESPISES BOASTING.
Mr. Logan—Very well; I am much
obliged to - the Senator for that. I hope 1
shall never do that, for if there is any
thing I have a contempt for it is that a
man should be always telling what be
himself has done.
Air. Logan commented on the refer
ences ot Air. Butler to “lolling in their
tents” of officers while “the soldiers were
on the march.” That remark, he said,
was not just to gentlemen on this side of
the chamber.
Mr. Butler disclaimed having intended
its application to any Senator.
Mr. Logan recognized equal merit in
all where there had been faithful service.
CHARGING PARTY OPPOSITION.
In conclusion Air. Logan repeated that
whatever pretense may be made as to
the reason for excluding Dakota, how
ever tho Senators may “higgle” over
words, the realization was that it would
have a Republican majority. Aleu may
argue as they please with flashy pretexts
bat that was the real source of the diffi
culty. But the American people had an
abiding seuse of justice. They knew that
all the elements for a State existed in Da
kota, that it had the necessary popula
tion and all the conditions of industry,
energy aud civilization. Then why, he
asked, should noi this new State be placed
in the cluster ot the American Union,
that it may add its share to the light and
glory ot the Republic?
Mr. Morgan had heard a good deal iu
this debate but had not heard any of the
advocates of the bill answer the facts
presented against it.
THE FACTS ADMITTED.
The Senators as much as said to oppon
ents ot admission under this bill “your
facts are all right but your motives are
wrong, you don’t want to pass this meas
ure because you aie a Democrat and
want only Democratic States admitted.”
Ho (Air. Morgan) could, at least, as logi
cally reply that the gentlemen who was
not elected at the last election wanted
anew Republican State admitted,
or that he wanted it in order to retain
power in the Senate. It would perhaps
be unjust to the Senator from Illinois
(Air. Logan) to say that, but no more un
just than the motives ascribed to the op
ponents of this bill. Mr. Morgan con
ceded that all the conditions necessary
lor the admission existed in the case of
Dakota, and he would be glad to see it
admitted as one State. The Senator from
Illinois insisted on hAviug two States
trom it. “insatiate archer, wiil not one
suffice?”
MR. MORGAN HAD ENOUGH.
Tnat, Senator had said he would give
him (Mr. Morgan) enough before he got
through. Well, and Mr. Morgan had hag
enough already, and so hail retired to the
cloak room and gone to sleep. He bRd
bad enough of reproaches against bis
Siate because of a ticket that did not
draw a very large vole from Alabama last
year. The vote of Alabama had been
iigbt, he said, because the Republican
ticket did not hare any such popularity
in that State us to make it necessary tor
the people to come out very largely in or
der to defeat ik, und oven tiie Republicans
themselves did not cars about it. As long
as the Southern States had had liberty of
action they huu always volsd lor the ad
mission of new States whenever proper
conditions existed. The objections to ad
mission had come trom the Hast.
Mr. Plumb said the Democratic party
had always favored the admission of new
States when anew State was Democratic,
for it would add to the power of the Dem
ocratic party.
TUB PASTEUR METHOD.
Mr. Harrison replied to Mr. Butler.
Alter reviewing the points made by that
Senator this morning, and commenting
on the wnruiih with which tho Senator
had spoken, Mr. Harrison said he knew
no cure for Air. Butlo.i except Dr. Pas
teur’s new treatnieiit.| I .slighter, j
Mr. Butler inquired whether tlie virus
to be used in toe process ol inoculation
was to come lrom Mr. Harrison?
| Laughter.] Thst. Booster bsd shown
much bitterness Mr. Butler thought, but
he (Mr. Huiler) was Iree from bile.
Mr. Hatrlson said tiis remark was per
siflage. but admitted that Mr. Butler's re
ply was good.
Mr. Call opposed the committee bill.
The will of the whole people of Dakota,
be said, had not been ascertained on the
question of division, or on the proposed
constitution, and they should have an op
portunity ol voting on those questions be
fore the action of Congress was necessary.
EDMUNDS WANTS TO DEAL.
Mr. Kdmunds Inquired whether M**srs.
SAVANNAH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6. 1886.
Call, Butler and their associates would
vote for the bill if an amendment were
wade to it providing for Ibe submission of
the new constitution to the people for
their approval before it should go into op
eration? or would they vote tor a bill
which would be submitted to the people
of the whole territory for them to say
whether they wanted a division or not?
Air. Call saw no necessity for such ur
gent haste. This matter had to be de
cided with a view to the future as well as
the present.
Mr. Butler—Will the Senator from
Vermont, before submitting tills bill to
tbe people, eliminate from it everything
that has been done iu the way of elections
of Senators, Congressmen, etc.?
HE WOULDN’T AGREE.
Air. Edmunds—i will not. Af<er all
these years of effort and application by
these people the matter should be now
disposed of. Here was a constitution like
tbe constitution ot other States in respect
to tbe seourily of property, administra
tion of justice, equal levying of taxes, and
everything that goes to make up tbe best
of modern constitutions. 1 would not
therefore say to those people that they
must be again put off for one, two or three
years.
Mr. Beck denied the right of a Territory
to divide itself—that being a power
lodged only in Congress. The popula
tion of the new Territory, he said, consist
ed to a considerable extent of foreigners,
Scandinavians and others—who were not
yet prepared for citizenship.
THE COMMITTEE BILL PASSED.
Mr. Butler’s substitute was then put to
a vote ami lost, by 21 yeas to 33 cays.
The bill reported lrom the Committee
was then passed by 32 yeas to 22 nays. The
only Democrat voting in the affirmative
was Mr. Voorhees. The negative votes
were all Democratic. The bill divides the
Territory oi Dakota on the line of the 46th
parallel oi latitude, provides for the ad
mission of the southern portion as a state
under tho title of Dakota, and tbe organi
zation of the northern portion into a sepa
rate territory under the name of “Lin
coln.” The Senate then adjourned to
Monday.
TKKUITOKIA.Ii TROOPS.
Representative Laird’s Bill Favorably
Reported by the Committee.
Washington, Feb. 5 The House
Committee on Military affairs to-day, by a
vote of six to one, passed favorably upon
Representative Laird’s bill for tho protec
tion of the people of Arizona and Mew
Mexico. It provides for the raising of
one regiment of volunteer cavalry in each
Territory for one year’s service, and to be
comprised of and officered by actual resi
dents ot tbe Territories named. Two
ilexican ponies are to be furnished each
officer and soldier, and whenever these
are insufficient to make a vigorous pur
suit of hostile Indiaus, the
regimental quartermasters are
authorized to supply the deficiency lrom
ary herds accessible without the delay of
advertisement or inspection, giving
vouchers for such auiinals as may be
taken from privale citizens. Pack ani
mals are to be provided as a means of trans
porting supplies in addition to the regi
mental wagon trains.
BRAND’S SILVER FIGHT.
He Explain* That the Republicans
Here Not Solid Against Mr. Hewitt.
Washington, Feb. ft.—Representative
Bland, of Missouri, voicing the opinion ol
the silver Democrats of the House, de
sires to correct the impression, which he
says has gained currency, that the Repub
licans voted solidly oil Wednesday last
against Mr. Hewitt’s motion to recommit
with instructions that a resolution bore
ported from the Committee ou Coinage,
Weights and Measures, calling for inior
mation as to silver circulation. Hs says
that of Hie 90 votes lor the motion 30 were
those of Republicans and 60 those of Dem
ocrats, while of 164 votes against it
80 were cast by Democrats, showing
a majority of 30 Democrats against the
motion. He lurtber says: “There were
many Democrats who are silver men who
voted for Mr. Hewitt’s motion, because
they doubted the propriety of asking the
Secretary of the Treasury to detine his fu
ture policy as to silver payments.
TAMPA TO UK A POUT OF’ ENTRY.
V
The Senate Passu* the Joint Resolution
but Reconsideration Possible.
Washington, Feb. 6.—ln tho Senate
to-day Mr. Cali moved to take up the
joint resolution heretofore introduced by
him to make Tampa, Fla., a port of entry.
Mr. Call explained that there was urgent
need for its passage in view of tho recent
establishment of manufacturing enter
prises at the port named. After further
remarks hv Messrs. JCdmunds, Morrill and
Ingalls the joint resolution was takeu up,
and, alter the suggestion of an amend
ment by Mr. F.drnumls, which proved ac
ceptable to Mr. Call, the Joint resolution
was amended and passed. Mr. Allison,
however, gave notice ol a motion to re
consider . |
Tho Porter Bill.
Washington. Feb. ft.—At l:2fi o’clock
to-diy the House went into committee of
the whole, with Mr. Blount, of Georgia in
the chair, on the private calendar. The
committee remained in session until 3:40
o’clock, when it rose at.d reported various
bills to tbe House, leaving tne Fitz-John
Porter bill standing at the head ot the cal
endar. A number of rebel bills and other
measures aiiecling pVi vale interests were
passed.
On motion of Mr. Laird, of Nebraska, a
resolution was adopted making the Fitz
.foltn Porter bill the continuing special
order from Thursday, Pelt. 11, until Thurs
day, Feb. 13, including the night Hussion.
The House then, at 4:30 o’clock, adjourned
until Monday.
The Pension Bill.
Washington. Feb. ft.—ln the Hons*
to-day Mr. Kuidali from the Committee
on Appropriations reported the pension
appropriation bill and it was relerrid to
Committee of tho Whole.
The bill as reported to the house ap
propriates $76,761 '.’Oban Increase of about
$16,000,000 over lust yoar. It Is made up
as follows: Army and Navy pensions,
$76,000,000; fees and expenses of examin
ing surgeons $00,000; for the salaries of
is pension agent* $72,000; and lor mis
cellaneous. including clerk hire, rents,
etc. $182,200.
Committee VauauciM Filled.
Washington, Feb. 6 —lu tan House
to-day the speaker announced the ap
pointment of Mr. H.iramnnd, ol Georgia,
anil Mr.Culbertson, of Texas, to All va
cancies upuli ilie committee on Ameri
can shipping interests.
uion Bond*.
New York. Feb. ft.—The Central Trust
Company or New York reettived to-day,
under the agreement ol reorganization ot
me Rant Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroad, consolidated bond* of the
amount of $0,330,000.
CONVICTS AND CONTRACTS
THE HOUSE Li AHOII COMMIT
TEE'S BILL COMPLETED.
Holiest Tollers Ouly to be Permitted to
Do Work on Government Enterprises—
Allens Also Ruled Out Unless they lu
tend to Became Uitlsans—The Agricul
tural Appropriation BUI.
Washington, Feb. s.—The House Com
mittee on Labor to-day completed the bill
prohibiting the employment of convict
labor on government work by adding a
provision prohibiting, in effect, tbe em
ployment of aliens upon such work. It
provides that no alien shall be employed
on any work done by or for the govern
ment, by the government itselt, or by a
contractor tor the government, unless the
alien in question shall declare his inten
tion to become an American citizen.
Chairman O’Neill of the committed
said to-day, in speaking of this
provision, that it was as impor
tant as that relating to' convict la
bor. It was aimed at tbe Chinese,
Hungarians, Italians and other cheap la
borers who come to this country to share
its benefits without sharing Its responsi
bilities, and who were only Interested In
the United States while they were mak
ing a little money to take back to their
homes. The terms of the bill apply only
to aliens employed on government work
but the trades unions would soon be able
to apply tbe same prohibition to aliens on
private work. “No,” said Air. O’Neill
iu response to a suggestion
that it wasa know nothing idea, “no it is
not a know nothing provision. If these
foreigners declare their intention to be
come American Citizens they can have
all the privileges of an American work
ingmau. We want them to become
American citizens or else stay away.”
Mr. O’Neill thinks the bill will pass both
Houses and become a law during this
session.
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Probably the next appropriation bill to
be reported to the House will bo the bill
making appropriations for the Depart
ment of Agriculture, upon which a sub
committee of tbe House Committee on
Agriculture is now at work. The mem
bers ot this sub-committee spend
several hours each day at
the Department of . Agriculture
familiarizing thefhselves with its general
operations, and. eitting the estimates tor
next year’s appropriation? presented to
Congress at. tbe beginning pf the session.
The general purpose of the committee is
to reduce the appropriations as low as
possible consistently withthe mainten
ance of the department’s efficiency.
NO ORNAMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS.
Some members of the committee think
that in tbe past money has been wasted
by tbe department in chemical, botanical,
entomological and other scientific investi
gations not directly affecting agriculture.
They object to any general investigations
either to gratify the scientific curiosity of
the employes, or to aild to ihe stock of
scientific knowledge. They think
that every dollar spent by the
department should he spent in some way
directly uselul to the farmers of the coun
try, and that not a cent should he spent
for whavthey term “Ornamental Investi
gations.” For example,tuey think that the
Entomologist, whose bureau they are now
examining, should confine his attention
just now to tho army worm, the potato
bug, and other familiar (arm pests, re
serving for some future time general in
vestigations in natural history.
MR. GARLAND NOT ASKED TO RESIGN.
It may be stated on tbe highest au-
Thority that the much-talked of resigna
tion of the Attorney General from the
Cabinet has not been placed In the Presi
dent’s hands, nor has the subject of bis
resignation been discussed by the Presi
dent with the Attorney General or any
one else. Nothing is farmer from the
President’s Intention than to either re
quest or accept the resignation of tbo At
torney General. Tte President has per
lect confidence in .the. Aucnnby General,
and the highest respect abd regard for
him.
BUSINESS HKKAJAS.
It. O. Dud Se Co.'* Weekly fitatnment
About the Maine as the FjmvHius Due.
New Yoke, Feb. fk—Thehifwness fail
ures occurring th roughen Us the country
during last week, reported to 11. G. Dun
& Cos., number for the United States 253,
and for Canada 34, a total of 287, against
289 last week and 329 the weak previous,
.'lore than two-thirds ot the whole num
ber in the United StaWs are f6rnl#Ued by
the Southern, Western and Pacific States.
THE BALTIMORE Aft'WILE.
Baltimore, 1 eb. 5.—A mw phase
was to-day put upon the proceed
ings in regard to the Painter, Ton
gue & Cos. failure upon application of J.
Henry Keene, counsel lor thu creditors,
by Judge Phelps in file (mud of Common
Pleas. Tbe petition was hy A. Pierson
llarriuian ,fc Cos., of New York, and other
creditors of that city, as wcllas creditors
in Philadelphia and Baltimore, An order
was Issued for Georgs IV. Day, who
claims to have been a special partner, to
show pause within ten navs-wliy he shall
not lie declared an fiisolverfi debtor, and
au Injunction was issued restraining him
from disposing or Inter ft ring with his own
property. A trustee ot insolvency will
be appointed for Painter, Tongue A Cos.,
who will fake possession of the property
of Day. Painter A Tongue, althoiign Mr.
Day is not insolvent. This is d”no be
cause of bis alleged fraud in taking from
tbe firm 143.000 In drafts when thu firm
was In contemplation of insolvency. The
tact that ho claimed to be a creditor und
look the assets to secure his alleged debt,
under the Maryland law, make* him lo*o
bis whole debt and become responsible
for all tbe (lobtsof the firm. Mr. Day Is
said to b* in New York for the purpose of
effecting a settlement with the creditors
of the firm.
Struck liy a 't rain,
Toledo, 0., Feb. 9.—At tCdgerton. Ohio,
last night, a sleighing parly, consisting
of 14 persons, attempted to cross the
track ot the Lake Shore road in front of
an approaching weight train. Seeing that
the attempt was likely to lull tho party
was thrown into oontosiou, some endeav
oring to bold hack the horses, while others
tried to urge them forward. The locomo
tive struck theslidgb.lnjuringraoroorie e
severely six of the occupants—one, Wil
liam Marker, fatally. The others will re
cover.
Oklahoma'* Possession.
Washington, Feb. ft.—in the Senate
to-day among the petitions presented and
appropriately referred were a number by
Messrs, llosr. Frye, Cullom, Conger,
Bawss and Allison from various assem
blies of the Knight of Labor praying Con
gress to open up Oklahoma lands to settle
ment, and to establish a territorial gov
ernment over these lands.
CHIMES OF INDIAN SCOUTS.
A Fuller Explanation from Mexico of
the Killing of Gftpt. Cr%wford.
Washington, Feb. s.—Seiror Romero,
the Mexican Minister at Washington, has
received from the Governor of the State
of Chihuahua, Mexico, an official report
ol the unfortunate encounter which tbe
Mexican forces bad with the United
States troops commanded by Capt. Craw
ford at the mountaiusof BavisChihuahua
on Jan. 11. it Is stated iu the report that
the Mexican forces, commanded by Msj.
Maurioie Corredor, arrived on that day
at a place called Tiopar, in the
sirra of Bavis, where they knew that tho
Apache Indians who had revolted under
the leadership of Gsronituo wore. The
Mexicans tired on the United States
troops in the belie! that they were
host!lea. and Maj. Maurioie Corredor,
First Lieut. Juan de la Cruz, and two
privates were killed, and four other
soldiers wounded, and that as soon as the
Mexican forces found out that they were
firing ou United States soldiers they
stopped firing, and expressed to the latter
their regret at the losses occasioned to
both commands.
the excuse.
The report giyes as an excuse for the
above mistake the difficulty of distin
guishing renegade Indians from scouts,
and says that while tbe latter generally
behaved themselves when they are in their
camp and under the view of their officers,
when they got out, under t.io pretext of
hunting or looking for hostile Indians or
others, they sometimes commit great de
predations on the peaoeful inhabitants of
tne trontier, and cannot readily be
distinguished from hostile Indiaus. It
was reported from Mexico that the scouts
killed and wouuiled ou Dec. 7 a consider
able number of cattle and horses belong
ing to Joso Maria Torres, and that on Dec.
23, while they were In camp at a place
distant about a mile from Guasnbas So
nora, seven of the scouts entered the vil
lage and committed great outrages, and
ihe Mayor was forced to nsk lor armed
forces to bring them to order, ami in tbe
fight which ensued one of the scouts was
wounded.
SOME OK THEIR CRIMES.
The same Indians killed afterwards
eleven bead of cattle and wounded others
near Gramadas, and killed two men who
were leading two mules loaded with goods
whiob were stolen by the scouts, it is
also reported that Francisco Garcia und
two other Mexicans were attacked oy
scouts on Jan. 8 on tbe road that leads
from Nacosarl to Guineas. The Mexicans
succeeded in escaping, but their donkeys,
their cargo and their pock saddles were
captured by the scouts. The report says
lurther that the Conutitutini), the official
journal of tbe Btate oi Sonora, contains u
detailed statement of all the outrages
committed by the scouts, and the result
has been to address a petition to the gen
eral government not to allow scouts to
cross over into Mexican territory.
LIEUT. MAUS’ HOSTAGES.
Tucson, Arizona, Fob. s.—a special
from Guadeloupe canon says: “A cou
rier just In reports the arrival of Lieut.
Mans at Land’s ranch with Chief Nana,
one buck and 4 women as hostages pend
ing the surrender of the remainder of the
hostiles at the full of the next moon.
Lieut. Maus will await their surrender at
Lang’s ranch.”
TRAINS RUSH TOGETHER.
Failure of Signals to Work Costs Sev
eral Lives In Missouri.
Little Rock, Aiik., Feb. 6.— This
morning passenger train No. 603, whloh
left Bt. JiOuisat 8:50 o’clock Thursday
night, came into collision at Williams
ville. Mo., fifteen miles north ot Poplar
Bluff, with the fast fit. Louis passenger
train from Memphis. The operator at
Mill Creek, a few miles from Wllliams
vllle, failed to stop the Memphis train
owing to the signsl failing to work, and
the train Irom St. Lonis was going
eighteen miles an hour when struck by
the Memphis train at full speed. Both
engines went down an embankment
about 25 feet and were badly wrecked.
Nodumage was done to the rest, of the
train. Engineer Wallace, of the Memphis
train, and his fireman, whose name is un
known, were instantly killed. They
lived in Memphis. Engineer Walker, of
the fit. Louis train, jumped from the train
and was badly injured. His fireman,
whose name is unknown, was caught be
tween the engine and tender and crushed
to death. Engineer Walker is from Au
rora, 111.
Engines were sent from Poplar
Bluffs and both trains went on, the train
from fit. Louis reaching Little Rock at
8:30 o’clock to-night.
0\ KUCOJIK BY IMOKE.
A Carpenter’s Attempt to Save His Tools
Costs Him Ills Life.
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. ft.—Firo this
afternoon destroyed the three-story brick
building of the Star Bottling Company.
The ground floor was occupied by carpen
ter shops. The loss is $13,000. E.B. Hex
ion, a carpenter entered the building to
remove his tools and was overcome by the
smoke and died in a few moments after
being taken out. The insurance on Un
building was $3,500.
GREENVILLE FIRMS BURNED OUT.
Greenville, 8. C., Feb. ft.—At mid
night lire destroyed the stores and stocks
of L. Rothschild, R. U. McPherson, Mill
lane A Cos., anil S'. Rosenthal & Sons. The
jogs Is s*o,ooo and the Insurance slo,tk'o.
The fin whs accidental in origin, and was
confined to two blocks ol buildings. At 1
o’clock this morning it was under control.
PROHIBITION PROHIBITS.
A New York Liquor Setter Learns a
Costly Lesson From Experience.
Rutland, Vt., Feb. s.—John O’Neill,
formorly of Rutland but now of White
hall, N. Y., has for years been expressing
liquor in sealed kegs into Vermont. In De
cember, 1882, the authorities seized 100 of
bis packages, and upon O’Neill's crossing
tho lino they arrested him. On 307 convic
tions be was lined over $6,000, with tho
alternntlvo ol 49 years and two months In
jail. He appealed, ami to-day the Su
preme Court sustained the decisions of
the lower court. This decision makes the
sending ot liquor from New York by com
mon carrier to Vermont a sale by the
sender. O’Neill was held In SIO,OOO hall
and the case goes over to the Fnlt-d
Btates Supreme Court on a Federal
question.
Cincinnati’s Police Squabble.
Cincinnati, Feb. 6. —Mayor rtraitb to
day enclosed a copy of his proclamation
taking charge ot the Police Department
in a note to the Chief of Police, Edwin
Hudson, and directed the latter to appear
before him at 2 o’clock for Instructions.
Chief Hudson paid no attention to the
communication. There Is no bad feeling
between the deposed commissioners and
the Mayor.
STORM TOSSED MARINERS.
Th# Schoouer Mcltßitr from ItfMßill
Aslior* at Sewell’s Point.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. s.—The schooner
Eddie hence for Atlantio City, N. J.,
put hack on account of the severe storm,
having lost her jlbhooin and head nails.
The schooner Col. 8. \V. Raven with lum
berfrom Petersburg for New York went
ashore in Lynn Haven Hay in the storm
last night and is a total loss. The crew
remained in the cabin, which was half
full of water, until this morning when
they were rescued. One man, a Norwe
gian, attempted to swim asnore and wus
drowned.
The schooner .las. L. Maloy with lumber,
hence for New York, has been towed buck
in distress, having been ashore on YVII
- Bpit.
The schooner Frauk N. McGear, from
fiavannuh with lumber, is ashore at Sew
ell’s point. Tbe Captain has been taken
to the hospital here, having been severely
frost-bitten. Heavy seas are reported
from all stations on the Virginia and Car
olina coast.
The schooner Ann E. Valentine, from
New York with oil arrived to-duy.
lost three men at sea.
London, Feb. 6.—Tbe Gormau ship
Carl. Capl. IleUeckbaus. at Bremen from
Baltimore, lost three men in the storm
Jan. 15. Her decks were swept and two
boats were carried away, ami the rail and
wheel were smashed. She is leaky.
CAPTAIN AND MATE SWEPT AWAY.
The Italian bark Silvio, which sailed
from Pensacola, December 18, for Liver
pool, has put Into Falmouth. She expe
rienced very heavy weatuer during which
Captain Benveneuto and the mate were
drowned and the wheel, ouc boat and the
bulwarks were smashed. Tho vessel also
suffered other damage. John Murray, u
sailmuker from the German ship Lina,
from Philadelphia for Hamburg, which
foil in with the Silvio, boat (led her on
Jan. 16, assumed command and brought
her into port.
“GOOD TIME” FOP. CONVICTS.
intricate l egal Questions Arise Under
Tennessee’* New Law.
Nashville, Kel>. 5.—A suit involving
the release of 256 convicts from the peni
tentiary was filed in the Chancery Court
yesterday, und subsequently moved to tbe
Supreme Court, in order that an early de
cision may be had and have tbe question
finally settled. The counsel lor George
Bingham, a convict, tiled a petition for a
mandamus to compel the warden and
lessees of tbe penitentiary to grant him
“good timu” under the luw passed by the
General Assembly last year. One clause
of the law declares that the provisions
shall not be carried out unless agreed to
In writing by the lessees. Another clause
provides that the law shall tako effect
from and after Us passage, while still an
other says it shall not take effect until
the present lease expires.
THE GOOD TIME.
The "good time” allowed by the law is
two months tbe first year, three months
the second year, and so on up to and in
cluding the tenth year. Not only for the
years that elapse after the passage of tbe
act, but also for the years previous,
(should the law passed last year be de
clared constitutional by the Supreme
Court, many convicts will be immediately
set at, liberty, it is claimed hy tbe coun
sel for E. H. Johnson, another convict,
whose application lor a writ of habitus
corpus has been hold under consideration
hy Judge lteid of the Circuit Court for
several weeks, that the mandamus suit
brought yesterday is in the interest of the
lessees who wish the decision in tho John
son case deferred.
A DECISION WITHHELD.
Judge Reid upon leurning of the suit
instituted by Mr. Bingham decided to
await tbe decision of that case by the Su
preme Court. The point made by John
son’s attorneys Is that by the last clause
of the act it became a law as soon as it
was passed. Johnson who was sentenced
to 21 years imprisonment for robbing an
express messenger in Memphis escaped
lrom prison and being recaptured was
deprived of bis “good time.” A bill will be
tiled soon to declare the present lease null
and void.
A FIEND'S REVENGE.
An Explosion lu a Stove Caused by
I’ouring Coal Oil Into It.
St. Louis, Feb. s.—ln East St. Louis
last night six railroad hands went Into
their shanty to cat supper. They were
gathered around a hot stove, when it ex
ploded, and the men were enveloped in
flames and horribly burned. An Investi
gation showed that an enemy of some of
the men bad fastened the door so
us to prevent egross and bad
emptied a quantity of coal oil
down tho stove pipe which led up
through the low roof ol the shanty. The
men were unable to get out. but the ap
l>OHrancc of the flames and their ones
brought assistance from the outside.
The door was burst open and the men,
dragged out and rolled in tho snow. The
flesh peeled off ol their faces, arms and
bodies in strips and tbelr suffering" are
frightful. It is not known yet whether
any of them will die, but all are lu acritl
cal condition.
A PARDON REVOKED.
Galveston Hoodlums Unable to Preserve
Liberty by Good Ui lisvlor.
Galveston, TeX., Feb. ft.—ln June,
1883, two notorious hoodlums of this city,
Roliert Owens and Georgo Dodds, in a
spirit ot deviltry attacked a hearse hear
ing a pauper’s corpse, and dumped the
body into tho street. They were sen
tenced to two years In tho couuty jolt,
but or the petition of a number of citi
zens, Gov. Ireland granted them a pardon
conditional upon their good behavior. Re
cently the saruo men wero convicted of
petty thieving. This Inct coming to the
Governor’s knowledge, be, to-day, issued
a proclamation revoking bis pardon ano
directing the Sheriff to carry out tho
judgment ot the court. This is the first
revocation of a pardon In the history of
the State.
KILLED AT THE CONFESSIONAL.
A Driest In Mexico Htnblied to Death
Without Apparent Provocation.
Monterey, 51 ex., Feb. ft.—Bishop Gal
lagher, ol this olty, received an account
to-day of a poor man in Guadalajara who
went to a priest to confess, and while the
priest leaned over to listen to the recital
of the seeming penitent the latter plunged
a dagger into bis heart. Tho assassinated
priest was well known and popular, and
uo cause can be ascribed for the tragedy
especially, as the assassin Is dumb to all
inquiry and cannot bs Induced or forced
to speak about the matter. The man is
notr In tall pending an Investigation by
the authorities.
[iFKIOKaiOATEAB ■
J ICEM a ACOAX. j
BIiIOW ZERO IN DIXIE,
THE PRESENT THE COLDEST
SNAP OF THE WINTER.
.Staunton Stand* Aghast With tho Mr.
eury 35 Below—Eight Corpse* Found
Frozen Stiff In Nebraska—Terrible
Suffering Among Cattle In the South
west.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb* s.—The bodies ot
a man, woman, and six children were
found frozen stiff ou the prairie near
Oberlin, Kan., yesterday. They are sup
posed to be a man named Lemmon and
hlo family who started in an emigrant
wagon from Oberlin West before the re
cent blizzard, and have not since been
hoard from. Tho brother of Mr. Lemmon
has gone to Oberlin to identify tbo bodies.
BALTIMORE'S COLDEST.
Baltimore, Fob. s.—Lust night wae
the coldest of ihe winter, and to-day t
though the sun shone brightlv, the atmos
phere w.is very cold. At 7 o’clock this
morning the mercury stood at 2 deg. be
low zero, at 9 o’clock 1 deg. above, and at
1 o’clock this afternoon at 9 deg. above.
Trains are still delayed and navigation la
su*|iemled, there having been no arrival
nor departure to-day.
20 BELOW IN VIRGINIA.
Richmond. \ a., Feb. s.—Last night
and to-day have beeu tho coldest here
since Dec. 3'), 1880, when the thermome
ter In exposed places at sunrise indicated
8 deg. below zero. This morning at sun
rise the thermometer ranged from 4 deg.
to 8 deg. according to the locality. Re
ports from points in this State along tbe
railroads snow similar conditions, the
thermometer ranging in some cases at 16
deg. and 20 deg. below. Trains on all
roads which have been interrupted and
greatly delayed by Wednesday’s snow
storm are now getting all right and re
suming schedule time.
25 BELOW At STAUNTON.
Staunton, Va.. Feb. fi.—This is tha
coldest weather ever exnerienced In tbia
latitude. At 6:80 o’clock this morning
the thermometer registered 25 deg. below
zero.
SEVERE AT NORFOLK.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. s.—Tbe weather
last night was the coldest experienced In
tills region since the grert storm of 1857.
Tbe river is full of Ice aud travel and
mails from tbe North are greatly delayed,
AT CHARLESTON.
Charleston, Feb. 5 Cold wave
struck Charleston about daylight this
morning. Minimum temperature was
about 13 deg. above zero.
SUFFERING IN THE SOUTHWEST.
Denison, Tex., Feb. s.—The recenk
storm that has prevailed throughout tbe
Southwest has, in some respects, been the
most severe of the Season. Snow fell
throughout Northwest Texas, and It is
expected that much damage will result to
vegetation and stock from the cold wave.
The news from Indian Territory indicate*
that the loss to cattle in the nation will
be very disastrous in consequence of tbe
storm that has iccently swept ovei that
section. A special from Red Fork, 12
miles south ot Tulsa, the present termi
nus of the fit. Louis and Pan Francisco
railway, says: “Tue heaviest fall of
snow ever known in this country
Is now on the ground. At least 18
inches lies on the level. There is much
suffering on the Frisco extension north of
here, and the loss ot stock on the range
will be iintiruced'-iited if thu snow lies on
the ground two days longer as feed aud
water are uuontalnable in many of tbe
covers in the timber breaks where the
stock usually resort in a storm. The
snow drills are from 10 to 30 feet deep.”
I HE CATTLE IN POoB CONDITION.
A special irom Chateau, on tbo line ot
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway,
In Indian Territory, says: “Snow has
been falling hard for tbe last 24 hours
with no signs of abatement, it is now
about two fa 1 deep, with a heavy cold
north wind blowing. The snow has
drifted In places from five to eight feet and
already weak cattle will have undoubtedly
perished. It is tbe worst storm that has
prevailed here for years.”
The news from the Texas Pan Handle
is meagre, but to tne effect that the snow
has fallen heavily throughout that entire
region and that tbe cold is intense. The
loss to the cattle Interest in (be present
tainlshid condition cf the stock, it is
feureil, will be uuusuailv large.
AT ZERO AT FORTRESS MONROE.
Fortress Monroe, Va., Feb. 6.—The
mercury stood at zero this morning. This
is the lowest ever recorded here, Tha
snow is 6 inches deep.
WASHINGTON’S COLDEST.
Washington, Feb. ft.—This was the
coldest morning of the season. The ther
mometer at 7 o'clock registered 2 deg. be.
low zero. The minimum temperature
was 2 3-10 below.
40 BELOW IN VERMONT.
Bt. Albans, Vt., Feb. s.—At 7 o’clock
this morning toe mercury stood at 24 deg,
below zero here; at Bt. Alnans bay 28deg.
below, and it was reported 40 deg. below
at Fast Berkshire.
THE WAVE IN MEXICO.
City of Mexico, Feb. s.—Exception
ally cold weather prevails on the Mexican
table land. Bnow tell yesterday at Za
catecas, which is 1,000 lest higher above
the aea than this city, and at an early
linin' this ini truing there was a light
snow "quail here, the snow melting as it
fell. The storm has delayed the departure
ol the steamer Olty of l'uebla from V era
Cruz for New York. The mercury fell at
VeraOruz to ft'ideg., with northerly winds
and a rough sea.
DRUMMERS QUARREL FATALLY
An Attark at the Table Costs a Chicago
Man His Life.
Waco, Tex., Feb. 6.—The dining hall
of the McClelland Hotel was the scene of
a tragedy last night. Two traveling
oalesmeu, J. K. Graham, of St. Louia, and
William Lamb, of Chicago, were seated
opposite each other at a table and became
involved In a quarrel Lamb declaring
that u man who traveled for a Bt. Louie
bouse was no good.” Graham made a
reply, at which Lamb knocked him down.
Laiub was tallowing up the attack, w'hen
Graham tired four shots, three taking
effect. Lamb died ia a few hours after
ward. Graham declare* that he never
uitt Lamb be lore.
A FelscKoport of mi Explosion.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 5, —It was re
ported her- to-dav that nn explosion oo
curred this morning at the Bessemer
Steel Works ofCaruegle, Phipps A Cos., at
Homestead, and that Alteon men were
killed. The report, however, proved to
he unfounded. A telegram from the
works stated that it mutt have originated
from an explosion which occurred
Wednesday. The work* have been closed
down but are preparing to resume to
morrow. the difficulties with the strikers
having been settled. The work* are lo
cated ten miles from thi* oity-