Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1878-12-21

to compensation The report says this |
point occupied by Spaniards for military |
purposes and held by United States troops
prior to cessation as well as after, and
that settlers were squatters. The recommen-
dation in which the secretary concurs is that
the reimbursing bill ought to pass aud this
will be final.
business OF the Country.
New YORK, Dec. Il.-To- morrow The Pub
lie will have the following details of the bust
ness of the country shown through clearing
house returns exchanges for the week ending
November Both at San Francisco and Decem.
Der 7th at all other cities. 1t shows the fol-
lowing gains and losses: Philadelphia,
2. 10; Chicago, 81. /; San Francisco, 81; st.
Louis, IA; Baltimore, 3.6; Milwaukee, 25.7;
Indianapolis, "a Losses-New York, l0.7;
Philadelphia Sc; Cincinnati, ll.4; New Or
leans, %; Louisville, 7S; Pittsburg, Sc;
rovidenee, 24.6; New Haven. "a; Lowell,
So.
Keene is at the west, and the sudden in
crease in exchanges at Chicago and MIlwau-
kee is probably in part token of his presence
in that region. 1t is encouraging fact that
at last Philadelphia, after nearly two years on
continual comparative loss in exchange, begins
to report gains. On the other hand, transac-
| tions at New York are over l0.7 per cent. be-
hind those of the first week Of December,
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Hard Money League.
! CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE Hard Money
League of the Northwest has decided to open
an office in Washington and to extend the
work of the league to all the States and allow
each State representative on the executive
committee.
An interview with prominent official in
position to know the facts was had to-day
L T.Sa. .,.fo
was given that there was decided move to-
ward consolidation of the Union and Central
Pacific Railroads as reported in these dis
patches heretofore.
Indian Transfer Commission
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Indian trans
fer commission to-day heard Secretary Stick
ney, of the peace commission, give his views
in opposition to the transfer.
Chapter of Murders.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Eenn., Dec. 12.-Den-
mis- Edwards, coloredSlivine 10 miles from
here, was shot and killed Saturday by Will
Smithy and John B. Jerro)ds, white, because
he refused to allow one of them to cut of
the tail of a horSe he was riding. The muir.
der occurred at Edwards cabin, and his
wife and child were also hit by bullets, and
soon after died. colored visitor was ia.
tally wounded. Edwards was much liked
by both races, and the Jail is now being
guarded to prevent lynch law being admin
istered.
DUNK, DEC. I2.-Two suspected cattts
thieves, named Mitchell and ketcham, hae
a fight few days ago with four herders who
were trying to arrest them on South LouI
Fork in Custer county, and during the figh
Stevens, one of the herders was shot and in
stantly killed. Mitchell and ketcham es
capped, but were son afterwards arrested
They were corralled by an armed party O
; 20 or 30 masked men who. under cover O
: cooked rifles, took the prisoners from tn,
! sheriff and guards and hurriedly disappeared
with them. Yesterday the bodies of Mitchell
ana Ketcham were found burned almost be
I yond recognition at foot of a tree, to whicl
J they had evidently been tied, while the fir
was built around them and burned them t,
: death.
Noah Martin, aged SO years, living on
farm few miles from York, Neb., was mur
dered on Tuesday night. On the arrival o
his team from York, whittier he had been OF
business, he was found dead in his wagol
with his skull broken. No clue to the mur
derer.
The dead bodies of Mrs. HARRISON and thre
children were discovered yesterday in ha
stack on farm South of Kearney, Nebraska
The murder is supposed to have been com
mitted several days ago. No arrests.
man named S. d. Richards is suspected c
the crime. He has fed the country.
? Storm Damages.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dec. 12.-The breal
J ing of dams at Ashfeld, Conway, Whatel
, and North Hatfield, has caused the destrut
ton of a number of mills and bridges, an
serious damage to highways.