The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-04-15
LATE TELEGREMS.

upon inc c.Sefmnnt0Wn ana R0rI1StOwn
branch to-day. They aro to havo two
dnys time in which TO decide upon re-
manning in the employ of tho company
Mt the cost OF leaving tho Brotherhood.
This evening n largo. meeting Of the
Brotherhood was held, Mt which dele
gates wero present from moro thnn n
dozen railroads III the United States
md Canada. Tonight other delegates
Hre arriving, md tho question Of re-
sistnnce to tho dernH nds Of tho uilroad
company is certain to DO decided before
Monday noon. Foreign delegates, i'll
terviewed tonight, say that tho exist
enco OF the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers is at stnke in this contest. a..
KANSAS CITY, April Tho Journal
Of Commerce tomorrow will contain u
sketch OF the Bender butcheries in
Labetto County, Kansas, in 1878, for
which tho Kiefer family were arrested
i'll Arkansas. It is positively, stated
that none of the Benders nrc living;
that old lnan Bender. his wife, son and
daughter wero captured by band Of
vigilRnts aud lynched while attempting
to escape from Kansas. This state
Inent is bnsed on the confession of ono
of tho party who participated in the
lyuching. All the fncts in tho case aro
said to have been in tho possession of
Governor Osborne and Senator York,
brother of DR.. York, one of tho victims,
over since the occurrence. s....-..f 80,
WASHINGTON April IA circular
letter has been addressed to u. s..
District Attorney by the Attorney. G en-
eral, in which he snys that ho finds tho
appropriations for the expenses of the
United States Courts for the fiscal year
rapidly approaching exhaustion. and
that Congress denied all applications
for an increased sum to bear these ex-
pensos. Tho duty, is therefore forced
upon the officers of this Department
to retrench oil possible expenses. TO
n great extent tho Attorneys OF the
United States are responsible for the
expenses incurred, and mutually q call
is made upon them to stop oil expenses
that can with propriety be stopped.
There IL nearly n full quarter OF The
fiscal year still TO run. during
which time expenses must be kept to a
minimum point. 80 .s'..... .a.
District Attorney Wells to-day, with
the approval of tho Attorney G encral,
entered n noiie prsseqri in tho case of
Don PiHtt, charged with scditious writ
ing and melting rebellion: D .'"I ....
The United StRtes Supreme Court to-
day decided that $1,000, COO, appropri-
ated by Congress to tho Centennial
Exhibition, shnll bo returned 10 the
Government before any dividends aro
paid to stockholders.
Los AEoEfEs April 7.--Abont 3:15
this morning IN accident occurred ON
the Southern Pacific Railroad ncar Wal
tor's station in which Conductor Gil.
man &. Brown Was instantly killed.
coupling i'll r freight train of twenty.
seven cars broke when on n heavy
down grado about two miles wost and
the rear section ran into the detached
front portion breaking up and diiclling
seven cnrs. Conductor Brown was on
the baggage car which was completely
tolescoped by the lumber on tho chr
Immediately in front. Mono of tho pas
senEors Or train men were injured. This
occurred dcring most violent wind
nnd sand storm tho sAme being SO thick
that 10 object could DO scon cnr'y
length distant. ''. 80. ...,.
LosDoN, April 9.-Tho French md
Russian representatives have particular.
ly urged upon tho Porto 10 accept the pro-
tocol and send Ru envoy 10 st. Peters.
burg, pointing out that Il Is not n uues.
Ton Of preliminary disarmament, bat
of coming 10 an understanding with
Russia.
Tho FaH NaH Gazette says that unless
Turkey yields TO all, or nearly all, that
Russia over demanded, thero will Le
war before many days.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.