Daily Republican., 1879-11-19
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NEWS sUAMARY.
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/ One million feet Of logs, recently SOL
1sed hy special agent OF the Interior
Dspsrtment in Washington Territory,
f0s hsing out in violation Of the timber
IlANs, we're sold At Seattle, on Monday,
n private sale, to the Port Gamble Mil
Company for "a per Thousand feet. 1t
Is the first time seized logs have bsen
sold in that region at their market val
ne. Heretofore the logs have been sold
at auction, and the buyers, by club
bing together, would bid them in at NOM
inal prices.
The Investigation Of the alleged
abuses in the Milwaukee House of Cor
rection has elicted . "confession" from
a prisoner named Perry that "ths whole
thing was put up among the prisoners
to bring about change Of management
so that they would have better chance
for general escape, which is being plan
ned" Perry also says he wrote,
letter to fellow convict, "telling him
TO swear before the Committee" Many
people do not think Perry's testimony
is to bs believed.
F. P. Devices, Chairman Of the Ma
tional Committee of tho National Party,
and T. H. Murch, Chairman Of the Con-
gressional Committee of the National
Graenback Labor Party, have called .
joint meeting of the committees in
Washington on the 9Th Of January nsxt,
to arrange for the holding of National
Convention the nomination of candi-
dates for President and Vice President.
Three terrible explosions occurred
yesterday morning in a tunnel on the
narrow gauge railroad between San
Jose and Santa Cruz, California. They
were started by blast, which ignited
gases generated by the filtering Of Pc
troleum from the roof and sides Of the
tunnel. About thirty laborers, mostly
Cinnamon, were killed, and a number
of others were horribly burned.
General Sherman is reported to have
expressed the belief that the Indians
now before the Ute Commission "ars
talking against time, in order to post
pone decisive result until it will be
too late in the winter for military opsr-
ations." Hethinks the army will have
to be called upon, but says that in the
spring "quick work" will be made Of
the hostile Indians.
The decision of the Supreme Court
of the United States that the Federal
trade mark law is unconstitutional was
referred to in the Cabinet meeting yes
terday, and it was agreed that the
President, in his message, should REQ
commend Congress "to enact some leg
islation on this subject which shall be
free from the objections Of unconstitu-
tionality, but afford protection to for
eign trade marks"
The Stanton Mine, at Wilkesbarre,
which caught fire last spring, was
flooded to extinguish the flames, and
last Wednesday the work Of removing
the water was completed. On Monday
it was discovered that the fire had
worked its way beyond the point reach
ed by the water, and was still burning.
The mine must be again flooded, and
many months will elapse before the fire
can be extinguished and mining re-
sumed.
General Grant lunched with the Chi
cago Commandry of the Loyal Legion
at the Club House in Chicago yester-
day, and was elected member by &C.
clamation. In the afternoon he visited
the Protestant Orphan Asylum, on
Michigan avenue, and in the evening
he and Mrs. Grant were the guests Of
Gen. Sheridan and wife.
| According to a telegram from Albany,
neither complaint against nor applioa-
ton for the removal Of Mayor Cooper,
of New York, has been received by
Governor Robinson, "and nothing is
known at the Executive Chambers con-
cerning the rumor that Mayor Cooper is
to be suspended
| A tow of three dredges, two derricks
and seven scows was sunk in Lake On
tario, few miles from Oswego, during
snow storm on Monday afternoon.
Thirty one persons, including three
women and q girl, were drowned.
1t is understood that after the meet
ing of Congress ex-senator Ramsey, of
Minnesota, will be nominated for Sac
retary of War, to succesd Mr.. McCrary,
who will be nominated for U. s. Circuit
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