The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
INrElrKRAxcE IN MISSOURI

ltQefc-WuO, uOWcvcI, nave bpGut mO8b OI SoclL
boyhood and we're educated in Germany, have
sent letter to Secretary Of State Evarts. stat
ing that for the past two years they have been
greatly annoyed by Prussian officers claiming
that they are under obligations to serve IN the
Prussian army; also that their father, Carl. G..
BOOKSELLER, who il now residing in the village
| of Borbye, near Eckernfoerde. in the province
of Schleswig, and who il . naturalized citizen
of the United States, has been threatened with
lcon6scation and attachment of portion or all
of the money property he may see 1T to
bequeath to them if they fail to appear in
court At the city of Schleswig. on the second
day Of July next. They ask Secretary Eva-ts
to take such action ~ will stop the demands
| OF the Prussian government and protect them
in their rights of Citizenship. The Boisselier
brothers have lived and done business in St.
Louis since 1873, and are registered vo:era.
BoxBARpIxa PRoxIscousLr.
An immense loss Of property was caused
by the bombsrdment of PissquA, s. A., its cap
| turea nd subj equent destruction by IRE Shots
| were fred into Mollendo and sundry damage
/ was done. Iquique was bombarded for half
| and hour. The Peruvian fleet remains 1T CAL
lao. At the bombardment of Pisaaua, at the
commencement of the SIGHT, Rear Admiral
Rogers, of the United States vessel Pensacola,
VAS putting of from shore to his ship, with
| his family, when . shot from . Gillian boat
carried away his ensign. On his arrival on
board the Pensacola, he signaled the Gillian
flag ship, informing them what had happened
Admiral Williams, of the ROdelledo, then went
on board the Pensacola and apologized, and
seeing the boats were returning repuled from
| the shore, he asked Admiral Rogers to warn
the town that in three hours more he would
lombard the place.
NBsoCRIs TREASURY
The new law requires that the treasur-
er shall At stated periods advertise By circu-
| lar and receive bids from the various banks Of
| the State for deposits Of the State money. In
| accordance with the Law. the treasurer sent
out his CIRCULAR and day WAS set for open
ing the bids. The only bid put in WAS by the
Bank Of Commerce of st. Louis, which is the
present State depository. The bid is one cent
per day for each one thousand dollars, or about
i've fourteenths of one per cent. per annum.
This is about one-seventy of Wharf.-The Bank OF
Commerce is now paying. The treasurer
| claims that il is almost impossible to induce
| any bank to take the money and pay anything
for it under the stringent provisions OF the
new law.
SYNDICATE.
In consequence OF the recent decision OF
| of the United States supreme court, awarding
| to the Denver Rio Grande railway company
| the prior right of location over several routes
named in Its charter, powerful syndicate has
been formed to complete a. soon as possible
| the principal lines in Colorado, Utah, Arizona
and New Mexico included in the system COW
| cred by that decision. It is announced that
| three millions Of the five millions proposed
for this years operations have already been
| subscribed, and will be expended in finishing
| up the line to Leadville and Ten Mile, and in
| building forthwith to Santa Fe and the San
Juan.
THE SANTA TE's BOSSES.
The stockholders of the Atchison, To-
peka 4 Santa Fe held . meeting at Topeka on
the 18th and elected the following officers:
Thomas Nickerson, president; ". b. Strong.
vice president and general manager; Z. Wilder,
| secretary and treasurer, Topeka; George l..
Goodwin, assistant secretary and treasurer.
Boston. The board of directors is composed
| of Thomas Nickerson, Joseph Nickerson, Alden
| Speare, b. p. Cheney. l. S. Barr, Charles W.
Pierce, George o. Shattuck, c. ]. Payne.
George A. Gardner BOSTON,, s. A. Ment Chi
cago), L. Severy, b. +. Stringfellow, G. K. Hal
| lidery, Kansas.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
At midnight meeting of miners at
Brazil on the 10th the central committee of
| strikers detailed 100 men to visit the mines of
Erlich 4 Co., at Newburg. The men detailed
| arrived on the ground At An early hour and
succeeded in inducing the miners To abandon
| work. Many of the strikers are entirely desti-
| tute. OF those who visited Erlich mine. about
| one-half had eaten nothing since the day be
fore. They devoured the contents Of the
miners buckets, belonging to the Erlich
| miners.
| STEAMBOAT OFFICERS SAY so.
| The officers of the Southern steamboat
companies, having headquarters At st. Louis
| and officers of steamers playing between st.
| Louis and New Orleans, deny having refused
transportation to colored refugees. Whenever
the latter have had money to pay their pass
age. They also deny that there has been any
generally expressed disposition on the part of
| merchants and planters To withdraw their
patronage from the boats which carry immi-
grants.
HABEAs CORPUS DIDN'T STICK.
In tie United States circuit court at
Richmond, Va, the writ of habeas corpus in
the INCORPORATION case of Edmund Kinney,
colored. and Mary Hall, white, now confined in
the peniteptiary for . violation of the State
statutes, prohibiting the intermarriage of
races was refused by Judge Hughes on the
ton over questions of marriage.
MEprcAIs, MEspAxEs AND MILLKRs.
The State Medical Society Of Kansas met
fifty physicians were in attendance. A society
for the placing of women upon equal riehts
with men has been formed in st. Louia- II il
called the st. Louis National Womens Suf-
frage Association. The siIth annual conven-
ton of the National Millern' association met .,
J Chicago, COO To 800 members being present.
NO USE IELkoRArRISa
|, The ten dollar certificates are being print
Is fast as possible. The supply will soor
reach $4,000, 900 . day. Secretary Sherman
. has announced that it will do good TO senc
kilograms to the department for these certif
| Gates ~ they will be sent in due proportion
| to all the different Offices authorized to sci
. them soon ~ they can be printed.
, ANOTHER BUBBLE PRIcKEp.
: Army officers have reported 10 Genera
, Sheridan that there has been undue excite
: ment about the Indian Territory emigration
{ that no trouble need be feared and moat Of tn
. emigration is composed of ANAL and poor fam
J lies of rowing disposition, who are seekinl
. homes.
TIE STATUE OF LIBERIT.
A lottery Of 500, 600 one franc tickets. b
raise . fund for the completion Of the staiu
of liberty, to be presented to the United States
has been authorized by the Government O
G France. Senator MArtron. vice-president o
( the statue committee is 1T the head Of the LOT
& terry.
= xrAnr $500 rouxps-
A hundred thousand ounces Of silve
= have been sold TO the mint At San Prancisc
z | by the Nevada hank at el.l0s per ounce. Tn
j Bank of California offered . smaller qaant't
than that bought nj eLIOlI an ounce IN
| oder vAs declined.
UNWILLING . noSrHKSI.
The confederate monument. erected u
the ladies' monumental association in capita
: square Columbus :. C.. was unveiled on ID
I 18th. With the no~t impo.ing ceremonies i
the pre>ence Of 1900 people
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