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BRITISH LABOR TROUBLEs.
A Strike that viii stop Ninety Coal Pits ana
Pnraiyze Many Industries.

LONDON, April 7.-Athough n general
strike has been arrested by the acceptance by
ten thousand men OF the masters terms. the
decision Of the pitmen in Durham 10 strike
against the reduction will have the efioct OF
stopping almost ninety pits. throwing idle
twcnty-four thousand hewors. and should the
struggle continue morn than four or five days
other industries closely connected with the
coal trade will be paralyzcd. At the Consett
Iron Works. whore from 200 to 400 tons OF
ship plates are made every week iOr the Clyde.
work Will have 10 be suspended The whole
number OF the pitmcn employed at thoir eight
or nine collicrlrs are among those out on strike.
The Durham Miners Association will support
the strikers rs long ms its funds last. Tho Dur
ham cOllieries number about 300 The mem
bership Of the Minors Association is between
10000 and 45 600. The association is nearly
bankrupt The miners Individually are. very
poor. and II is not believed that r'sistHuce 10 tho
reduction OF wages win endure long. Some ap-
prohcn~iOn Oi riOtiug is expressed.
TIL etrikc Of the Preston wcnycr~ against tho
Introduction Of the Black burn standard list OF
wages has now finally collapsed. the operatives
submitting under protest
\ rlturn of power looms IN blackburn. pub
lished t1-dny, shows that l2uuO have been
stopped. and that 5000 wcayers arc out OF em-
ulOymeut
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TO RELIEVE JERSEY CITY.


The Committee, consisting of Mcssrs Clark,
Bentley. and Bray. appointed M the Joint confer
ence Of the Jersey City Board of Finance and the
director. Of the different national banks in tnat
city. on Saturday last TO devise means 10 enforce
the payment OF taxes and assessments, held
their first meeting yesterday afternoon at the
Office Of Mr.. Bentley They drafted report Of
which the following are the salient features;
They recommend that notice be given TO those
in arrears OF taxes that II such arrears are no,
paid on or before the LIST Of next July five
per cent. Of the sum Of their indebtedness
viii be added to their accounts. and interest at
the rate OF IL instead OF per cent. per annum
as ut present will be charged ON the total
amount. A similar course il advised IN eases
of new assessments that remain unpaid utter
m interval Of two months from the date OF their
confirmation. The committee urges the city to
begin suits without delay through ne Corpo-
ration Counsel, against al delinquent laNpay-
ors and to enter Judgme mt and issue executions
as IN ciyll actions Tor debt.
In the matter OF the collection OF arrears OF
taxes and assessments, tho report goes on 20
say. 80 il is somewhat doubtful, under tue pres
ent charter whether good title. in the event OF
sale 10y the city, can be given 10 the purchaser;
and the douol being genctai in the minus OF the
public, very little money would be realized from
such sHlcs. and. therefore, we wouli not rceom-
mend sHl' for taxes to be made under our
present charter
Tho Commission on Ciiios. appointed 10y GOV.
Mcclellan are requested To- frame nn at That
viii cual!e Jersey City % Eivo n valid title to
purchasers whp pry The Delinquent taxes, ou
ovont NJ the oity's becoming inc purrha-cr d.
auth irlZe II 90 tie with thrN Nly i|"ih map 1i
AN delinquent lroprIty AMI, nii r ulua.ilnc
the taxes thereon To place "A ground r'ut On
each 90 or lirce of hnd. Whioh, AT per cent?
would amount to tho htch l1&"s. HISS e. Wrut-
| then TO execute leases oi tha property 60
whoever would be wl.lin- tI pl} tii9 ground
| rent II th1 iorm'r "Mnl. i"ns.d t. r',a,n
! the properly ON lhdt ,ontU',1. IN 't-e
| nny ple 'o OF prpp.rN con lrd 800 iuls nItu-
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Tie fats at 337 Est Fify-srcond street have
been robbed at different times durug the past tour
months Previous to one OF these robhcrics Eugene
Parker the house agent two rough looking Young
men louneiug around lle saw them asain yesterday
Afternoon They rang the bell and spoke through OF
the speaking tubes hut The door not opened Then
they took ont skeleton kcys and tried them
lurN Mr. Parker was ma hls office the other side ot
the stree He ran for hs revolver aud when lac had
returned tc men were inside the nat lie went up alter
thc. ai htnrd them fckug loek of ONE Of the upper
rooms When confronted, they said they were looking
Mr Parker attempted e. lptalu them aud
t1rA drew revolver, ami dnrird ont a. the door lie
ffti TWO shot, az tutW. HHI pursued them down the
sr.ct one escaped and Onlrrr Dunlap iu, rcrutod The
uuer H. gave Do, name as John Stnitni Of 3ii kist
Ii-htcrith st.trt lie D.t jimmy and Two ryNuiNrrs
iu his rucklt lie Icmaultd lu the fitty-seyenth
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IIER 30 ~ FLfMEs.
Gas ENpinsi"n nnd PropeIicr's Narrow
Iscnpe-A ccidcni nrter the Fire.

schpe-Nccidcnt nftcr the fIrc.
The gas Pipe leading from tho main 10
Pier J6 East river wns disconnected ON Sunday
to allow tho front OF the large shed erected on
tho pier to be raised several feet. At O'Clock
yesterday morning. Samuel Smith. u gas lucr
in the employ Of bishop 4 Grady. 2l0 South
street. went down beneath the floor Of tho Office
to reconncct tho two ends. Tho end lending
from the street was stopped with wooden
plug. No sooner had Smith pulled this
plug out than thcre was an explosion.
Hc was burned painfully but not dangerously
on the head. He came running up stairs into
tho Office Of the Central Vermont Railroad Com
pnny. whore he told Mr.. W. NJ Bassctt. agent OF
the company, thnt he was alone at the time. and
that he had no light and no fire with him. He
did not know what could have caused tho OK
plosion. The gas famed out OF tho inch and
half pipO in n long stream. Soon the timbcrs
all about were on fire. and so rapidly did they
spread and 30 fast RI the smoke roll up from
below, That hardly any OF the pnp"rs IN the
irry covered over. is 30 feet wide and very
XII - iHS tJyS,s m It hL irEr2peer e.
the company from New London on Sun
day evening. Shr had about hHlf discharged
nrr cargo Yesterday morning when Can't.
Richards discovered the FIRE nj tho shore
end Of the pier. yho engineer had
a little steam lnit in the boiler. hut not enough
ricged to the pumps. however. aud q stream uf
water wis Uut ON tho fire. Then ropes " IRE
got out To haul the steamer uWny. While the
ires were growing SLOWLY in the CRATES tho
iinmes caught the mutusnil which had not vet
h"en taken down To Capt. Richards 1t did not
seem more man minute h"lorN "a" lir' hhd
Iuiird along the sid" Of the shed to the stern of
his boat just no she begun to move under the
efforts o the men nt tho cupstnn the engineer
found that le had steam enough to hcipu little
with the wheel In the mean time tho jib had
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BRIDGEr o'REILLY.S FURY.
TiinglnE her Hahe at II. grandmother aud
Causing its death.

KINGSTON, April In the adjacent viii
aec Of Port Even town of Es0pus. Bridget
ORcilly is charged with the murder Of her in
FAINT child. Bridget IS the widow of James
O'Reily. who WAS drowned last October by
falling into the ferry slip opposite this city.
Bridget has a suit pending against the ferry
company for damages. Since the death Of her
husband Bridget has provided for her large
family Of children without aid. She is not be-
yond the middle age. and has been the mother
Of fourteen children. eight Of whom survive
thoir father. In addition to caring for these
eight children. she has also supported her
hut they are Offset by a most violent temper.
When angry she gets beyond selt-control. and
for the timo Is practically insane.
In the latter part ~ last week ono oi Bridget 3
sisters from Now York paid her visit \
family quarrel arose. The mother charged
Bridget with having i'll treated her. and won
the sympathy OF tho other daughter. The
mother was on one side of tho room and
Bridget was opposite. with the youngest chl
a mere bab', IN her arms. The mothers
OF her anger she threw tho infant
with all her force across the room at the old
woman. The little one missed It's mark struck
against the wall and fell 10 the floor. In fall
water. which overturned The contents spilled
over the child, scaling IL terribly. The babu
fingered in awful agony Tor nearly nm entire
day, \ Cnronprs Jury has been considering
the case and m, fnMs gwen above have been
eliGtrd. Mrs. O'lieilly has not been committed
to lail. because her children have no other
means Of support than that given by ttelr
mother As soon as tnoy can he provided for
she Will he handed over To the Nhorin. She will
be indicted at the ncAt session Of the county
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PRICE TWO CENTS.
HARRIS & CO.'S CONSPIRACY.


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| New Fi"p"snl for Taxing Corporations.
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| "'"A'i' hPIil '-MI, I'pburn VIII call
| M tomorrow IN the Assembly the report OF tho
| Conference Comritt.n On A,r,r,i..,,,,cu, I,
,.,s .l..,....,..t a.. 80. :, "' ~
M"7 uN''V"u 'o'nlg ihht Alvord Hustled.
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/ ,io~ i,,.,l g.. -, - | ~ '"'.
,',' "a, i,' ~ "'''"N any "pp"r"ohment ana
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49,, ,tt,,.,.,,,.,,',,, ,..,. '''''' W y, p'ns
| Up uls"ET''hcm h'iWrch lh' TWO House
until the adjournment has become too well un-
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.i,,.t ~ '.'' '' ~ ',,''', ~ 70
ep i''e III INV s,se'oh ''' in'y can c"SlIy d"leat
the pnssago Of any new one. Two or three
| Democrats coneti.,o,. ,,,o,., ,,,u L,t,r
iu"ly t,rlv q" Nn,v Y'rl I,,t f e',,c ",,ns rc
son 6csi Known 10 tl,rns.ilvns stru"t bnnJs
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GhnrIR KeIIIN,a Cnse.

Tho Committee OF the Bar Association. con-
situng of j. A Bush. C. Mclean, Arlemus II Holmes,
H. 4 Knox and a Dc Forrest Lord, who were author.
zed o. prosecute county officers for the exacuon Illegal
ices have determined to prosecute shern Reilly mme'
diac, with the same vgoI with which they attacked
and discounted County Clerk Numhiciun lhe chhrfes
lc alrcay nearly completed ready 10 be iorwaidrd to
the Governor They are mainly those presented 10 hs
Bar Association when the Committee was appointed,
and specify whore fees were received hy NE Sh,r
excess Of those authorized by law. Shern hef sall
Yesterday that he knew nothing whatever OF tie in
tended action and had no idea on what basis such
charges could be made.
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Yesterday morning q woman carrying an in
ant stumbled and fen u the street AMI ou being taken
to the OAK street police station II um hst .ha w4-
insane Her fall had been caused by her hcadons hht
from imasinaN yur,ucrs She IroN,d to be Mrs Mary
NCtl OF EnIIhtth street, and US tiktu 10 tic thAu
h,r. Succt Hospital uni thrncf 10 that iu li't"cuui
street -Four other culirru were lett u tle Elizabeth
str Dt tDupncnt iut tt Lu,i Aras cared Tor a. 40.
Hul tuuk them tu MAtNu Nrih 40 are Ponce central
u.. The father, ih'iAs Mt ch i.a .ru..l Nruicr,
. travels over 900, cit' and suhu. us l' p.ud Ai be
l. ~ -.-L-
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The War In ZuIulnnd.

LONDON April 7.-Adyices from Cape Town
say thatA majority Of the cstimat, the number
Of ohams followers who surrendered with him At 600.
lie SAID that 2pnor 3o,p more men would follow 4
troops wrrr sent CO. ~uppurt thrn Al hati- kuuWn Of
teNMa1u'> movements Is drtNtd lrOm reports by ua-
uyes. which, are very tunh link. Tho cape IinSs SAYS
That lcNWhNui preparing IHttck kknwe or To invade
tt colony thv aver IS lu~ enough oucr reports say
u,at lie has great dilNrultv lH assembling his men
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James Sproule. a wealthy retired merchant.
a-cd d3, died yesterday afternoon in his residence
NJ 206 Henry street. Brookhn from the effects Of dose
Of Paris green, which he took ON saturday lie wen
from home after lunch saturday afternoon IN a cheer.
m mnoi and visited the Brooklyn Park Theatre. see
Joseph Jefferson IN RIP Van Miukle' lie med 70
enjoy the play. ON hs way home ne stepped into paint
store A. Atlantic avenue and bought some Paris green.
hs wife side ami mixed up large dose OF the poison
amt -NAlioWt H. The family unable to account tor
his act For six months past he has suffered um soften
ic Of the BRAN, and this Il Is believed led tn mental
alb rrau0H Ills Henry sprO lie Is m buauess in tAia
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BoRDENrovN. \. j., April 7.-Iacob Cradcrs
uld resident of droyoviuc, a small manufacturing
own a few miles from here, was yesterday literally
roasted o. death He had with sour COMPANION,
the woods for irolc Having drunk rather freely the
whole uarty foil asleep hN q hrn which trr N.d hut
one of thcm nnaly awokc ami top"i trtdcrs uucon
sCll ami slowly roasting before tAr Nrt lr.Yuiuug
L--.Lr. Il
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soclnli.,. Arre.lea In viennn.

VIENNA. April -Four Russian Poles aud
one servan students ol medicine have been arrested in
this city Tor engaging in the Socialist propaganda tits
believed that the arrests were cohe N tile recent
inyesuga gallons at LemDers aud CIae0W.
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Clear or partly. cloudy weather poriherll
winds Nctrl- n snuthcisttflN stationary or lower tenn
perat.ic, and generally hshrr pressure.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-20
HANGMAN's DAY.

Seven Men Swing Into Eternity Including China.
man None Of the Doomed Men Make a Confess
sion.
San Francisco, March 14.-Chineman All Ben
was han Red at Marysville to-day for the murder
Of ohm McDaniels at Msrybvile Park last Novem.
ber. He is believed to have committed several
ther murders but made no confession.
Eugene Laveny, alias Archie Brown, and James
Johnson was hanged at Portland to-day for the
m urder OF Louis Joseph last August.
Boston, March 14-Willism H. Devlin was hang.
ed at Lowell to-day for the murder of his wife and
infant child December g. 1877, Just before the ex-
cutiOn DeVlin said, Il thank all my friends for
their kindness 10 me, recommend all my friends
to abstain from rum, and recommend my soul
to God"
Concord N. H March A-Jtbn O. Pinlham
was hanged to-day for the murder OF Mrs Marian
Berry, near Durham, January 9th, 1877.
Windsor VT, March l4.-The execution Of Hem
ry G1avelin, was delayed by The Sheriff till be.
tween $3.50 and p. m for possible reprieve
" hich not cC ming, he was hanged. GIavelin as
serted his innocence IN strong terms and said II
as though had been robbed and murdered and
lied into my grave. I Ism goirg out of this world
orgived, and hope the Lord will forgive my
trespastes as forgive those who t1esTsts against
me-" His arms and legs were then piBiontd and
the drop fell, the neck being broken instantly.
St. Louis, March 14.-A Pueblo, Colorado, dis
patch rays: "Vlctor Nuns was hanged here to-day
for the murder Of louis RosconOr in October 1877.
The murder was committed to obtain Rosconors
wife and property, The prisoner declared bis in.
nocenCe at the gallows His neck was broken ard
he died without struggle"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-20
FOREIGN NEWS.

Forty thousand wOIE men are out Unemployment
In Berlin
The village ofVernet, near Vichy, France, con-
tanning one hundred houses, has been entirely
destroyed by fire,
Official reports from Hungary estimates the loss
of life by foods will not exceed $500 souls bat
al mort EtuIly o(Hlhs cCtur from exposure
wounds disease end want of food. The reports
Of suffering among the people are terrible.
The dsmsge al szedin is estinated d at sbout one
million and hall pounds sterling.
Two thousand farm houses in the surrounding
country have been destroyed by the food. 1t is
believed that the waters will not have entirely
subsided before July
There was much excitement in the German
Reichstag, Monday, when discussr the Govern
ments petty state Of seige in Berlin. Socialist
member denounced the measure, and said his
party was the party of reform, rot OF Revolution.
He continued, "lf Republic is established in
Germany but was unable TO fnish the sentence
In conse quence Of The upIosr which The words
provoked. He defended the course of Socialist
Deputiesin not rising from their seats hen cheers
were given for the Emperor. The President
threatened 10 deprive him Of his right of speech.
Count Won Eulelburg state that Bismarck and
the Emperor had lately received good many let.
tiers threatening them with assassination. Intern.
al machines have been ditCovered In Berlin and
East Prussia, although 1t was true that The East
Prussian machine was only constructed to secure
to the inventor an informer's sees.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-20
A ROMANCE.
Murder VIII Out-A Skeleton Furnishes the Clue
10 RemOTse, Insanity and Death.

Murder VIII Out-A Skeleton Furnishes the Clue
10 RemOTse, Insanity and Death.
Middletown, N. Y, March 15::-A skeleton OF
man found recently in an abandoned lead mine
at Ellenville, Ulster county, which are being re.
opened has been identified as the remains Of a
telC graph operator named David Smith, who dis.
appeared mysteriOusly from that village In Feb
Tuary, 1866. Smith was then aged TWENTY-FIVE,
and was supposed by his family TO have left on
account of love affair. His mother residing at
Accord, Ulster county, has identified his clothing.
Medical examination Of the skeleton disclosed a
stiff Joint which was the case with Smith, Neith-
er watch nor money were found with the rem aims
though Smith carried both The general belefin
Ellenville is that Smith was murdered. RumOr
charges the crime to dead man whose home was
near the mine where The body was found Just
before his disappearance, Smith at dance had
trouble with this man. whose name was Joseph
Fleieker who was OF violent temper and cruel to
his family. Three years BgO Fleicker became in
zane, and being confined lIequently visited the
old mine. Pointing 10 the mine he would say,
There he goes There be gOetl" seeming to see
some one going down the shaft He was taken to
Willard Asylum at Ovid, New York, where he
died. Remone is supposed to have caustd his
insanity,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-20
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
A Young Man Shot on The Streets in Clncinnp

A Young Man Shot on the Streets In Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, March 49, A very mysterious mur.
der was committed at an early hour this morning.
A young man named Harry Baldwin, who had
returned from business trip at 10 p M last night
was found at two o'clock this morning on Elm
street by policemen, in what they. supposed
drunken condition. They took him TO the station
house, where be was locked up for safe keeping
At six o'clock this morning he was found TO Be
dying, with a small hole In the temple made by
82-cAlibre ball. ltappearg that William SchAller
Of the brewing Arm Of Schaller & Gerke, was In
that neighborhpOd at an early hour with some
friends celebrating his birthday. He snatched q
pistol from friends pocket and as he says, fred
In the air, and ives arrested by policeman, but
subsequently released. To day when It was found
that Baldwin was shot Schaller was again arrest.
ed and Is now in jail. 1t is claimed that the Dis.
tol fred by Schaler was a 22calibre, while The
shot which killed Baldwin IL 32.calibre.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-20
TWO STRANGE PRISONERS.

Two prisoners from Warren county. Pa, were
lodged in the Penitentiary yesterday by Sheriff Il.
Brace. and Deputy Sheriff R0bt A. Kinnear.
One of the prisoners was H. H. Colby, an aged
cripple, who is sentenced to the penitentiary for
two years and three months Mr.. Colby is quite
wealthy. While en- route to this city he was per.
mitled by Sheriff Brace to stop off at Grand Val.
ley to make his will, bequeathing $4,000 to $780,
900 worth of property to his heirs, He ssO feeble
that 1t is doubtful whether he can survive the
penalty of his crime. j. Mariner, the other pris.
oner was sentenced one year for stealing. Mr.
Mariner, while stopping in Titusville over We'd
by Deputy sheriff KiDnear, and the prisoner man
ifested no disposition to run away. He claims
that he is innocent of the crime Of which he is
accused, being the result OF a previously threat
~ he has Q wife and ak children depending on
him for HuppoEt.-Pitts. Pod, t4tS
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-20
TRAGIC SCENE AT A COLoRED
CHURCH REVIVAL.

Baltimore, Nd, March 17-A startling tragedy
occurred at the High street Baptist church dur.
ing the regular services last night The pastor,
Rev, J. T. Craig, had Just baptised young lady
and the latter, accompanied by Miss Louisa DON
aldson, retired to an ante-room below to shange
her clothing. While In the act Of assisting her.
Miss Donaldson inquired II she, the convert did
not feel purer aud more heavenly after being bsp.
tized; and added II would like to tell you some
thing before completing the sentence she
fell back unconscious. The young lady ran into
the church for her friends, and for some mo.
were sent for. but as the first one arrived Miss
Donaldson expired. Heart disease is supposed to
have been the causeof her death,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-20
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.



Washington, March 17.-In the Democratic eau
Gus tonight the first ballot for Speaker resulted a
follows; Randall rs, Blackburn 81, Mcmahon 8
Morrison q Cox 4.
The vote for Clerk Of the House resulted Adams
76, Caldwell Of Alabama, GA.
Thompson and Field, present iacumbents, were
nominated for Sergeantat Arms and DoOrkeeper
respectively, by RColsmation.
Dr. Harrison was renOminated Chaplain
When the result OF the bBllOting was made
known to Mr.. Blackburn he went into the Hall
and In an eloquent speech moved that Mf. Ran
dalls nomination be made unanimous, which
was agreed to. Mr. Randall expressed heartfelt
thanks for the honor conferred and the caucus
adjourned
The Greenbackers decided to night to cast their
votes for Hendrick B. Wright OF Pennsylvania,
for Speaker Unless they can make their opposi
ton felt on the Speakership, they will probably
offer no strenuous opposition to the candidates
for other positions.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-20
ALARM IN ALASKA.
Serious Situation at Sltks-TImOIy Arrival Of
British War VESSEL

Serious Situation at Sltks-TimeIy Arrival OF a
British War VESSEL
San Francisco, March 16.-A dispatch from Vic
toria says The steamer California arrived from
Alaska this morning. She brings news that the
Indians are preparing for war, H. R. M. ship os.
prey and the U. g. cutter Wolcott had reached
Alaska The chiefs received the Osprey cordially
but informed the commander that they could
take the Wolcott whenever they chose The Vol.
colt has gone to intercept flotilla Of hostile ca.
noes on their way to destroy the town Of sitka.
On boar the Wolcott are the Osprey's marines
and osprey's Gattling gun. The situation is very
alarming. The Osprey will remain until relieved
by an American man'Of.War. The Sitka Chiefs
were given two hours to produce certain woman
witness to the Brown murder. They pretended
the woman was absent but In much less time
they brought her in. She confessed to having
seen Browns body after he had been shot twice.
The body was then rolled up in blankets and
thrown overheard weighted down by stones. The
Osprey had not been In port five minutes before
the Indians brought In Browns gun, axe, boots,
etc. The California has three witnesses to the
murder aboard,