Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-24
Miscellaneous VIEWS.
ONLY S35,6S4,33S.

saws complaint was filed yesterday
in the twelfth district court in suit i'll
eouity'in which John II. Burke is plain
tiff and James c. Flood John W.
Mackav. James G.. Fair, Solomon Hey
defelt, Charles H. Fish, George Il.
Wells, Edward Barron, Cornelius O'Con-
nor, the Consolidated Virginia Mining
Company, the Pacific Mill and Mining
Company, the Pacific Wool, Lumber,
and Flume Company, the Nlr-
ginia & Gold Hill Water Conn
pany, and the Nevada Bank of San
Francisco, are defendants. The COM
plant is of great length. the substances
of it being that the plaintiff brings suit
on behalfof the stockholders ofthe Con-
solidated Virginia mining company to
recover $50, 634 ,33S wrongfully acquired
bv the defendants i'll the management
of the Consolidated Virginia mine. The
complaint also asks for the removal of
the directors of the company.
NOT STARVING BIT STEALING.
Winnipeg advices Of May Goth state
that a trader from Cypress Hill says
Sitting Bull is camped north Of there.
The Indians in the vicinity all seemed
friendly. Small bands were coming
across the boundary bringing the spoils
of raids on Black Hills trains, including
many wholesale packages nnbroken.
The Indians are SO we'll supplied that
the trader made advantageous purchas-
es from Sitting Bull Of goods to sell in
Manitoba.
THE RUSSIAN STEAMER.
A Philadelphia dispatch Of the
18th SAYS the price paid by
the Russian government for the
steamer State Of California is stated
TO be 100000. Barker 4 Bro, thought
to be financial agents of the Russian
government, decline giving information
on the subject. A large force Of work
men is making necessary alterations on
the vessel Orders have been given to
have the railing around the sides re-
placed by heavy iron plate rising three
feet above deck. 1t is surmised from
the nature Of the alterations that the
armament will consist of guns, two OH
each side, one in the bow and one III
the stern, pivot, Of heavy calibre.
TIE NEZ PERCEs PETITION.
A Washington telegram under date
Of May 18th, states that Chief Joseph
and his tribe of Nez Perces Indians,
now prisoners of war ut Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, have sent to the president,
through General SaXton, of the army.
nm application to be released and trans
ferred back to their old agency in Ore
gon. They claim that their waragainst
the United States was provoked, and
that it was conducted on their part ac-
cording to the rules of civilized warfare.
They recall the fact that they took no
scalps, that they buried the dead that
fell into their hands according to civ
ilized mode, that they treated
their prisoners with generosity, and that
they did nothing, except defend them
selves against the military, and when
they surrendered it was unconditional,
and with the intention Of remaining for
ever the peaceful subjects of their con-
querors. This petition was discussed
mt the cabinet meeting to-day and
favorably considered. 1t was the
original intention to locate Chief Joseph
and his men in the Indian Territory,
but the senate struck out of the Indian
appropriation bill the provision Of their
removal. Secretary McCrary intends
to tempt some of the Nez Perces young
men away from their tribes by offering
to educate them ut Hampton Uniyer-
sity, Va.
THE ANCIENT ORDER OF 1IIBERSIANS.
At Boston on the 18th the national
convention of the ancient order OF
Hibernians unanimously adopted the
following resolutions:
WHEREAS, We. the representatives Of
the ancient order of Hibernians Of the
United States Of America, in conven-
ton assembled, are unanimously
agreed that there is nothing either i'll
the letter or spirit Of the written or I'M
written law Of our organization that
conflicts with DEGREES of the council of
Balemore or the doctrines Of the Holy
Roman Catholic church; but not being
theologians and being earnestly desir-
Gus as an organization Of complying
with the laws of the church from which
we all derive spiritual consolation;
therefore,
Resolved, That if there Is anything in
the order ut present in opposition to the
doctrines of the church we, as her
children,are willing to rectify it as soon
as her decision is properly announced,
but until that decision is enunciated we
deem any attack uoon the principles
and object Of the order, no matter from
what source it eminates, rs unwarranted
abuse Of an organization whose only
objects are Christian charity, unity and
mutual benevolence.
Resolted, That our respect for civil
law and our admiration Of the free in
stitutions of this tree country are stead
fast and undying as our devotion to the