The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-05-05
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witness to the killing last Fall Of
Hutchinson by Phillips, has been
begged and threstened by Phillips in:
order to keep him from testifying..
Powell refused to leave the country or
accept bride. Thursday night a
party OF six or seven masked men at
tackled Powell's house and broke in the
door with o. rail, when Powell struck
three Of them down with an ak. Mrs.
Powell was shot in the arm. The
maskers retreated but again returned,
when Powell fired and killed theleader,
who proved to be John Will Smith.
The others ran Off Mrs. Powell
pulled the handkerchief off the face of
one man, and says it was Phillips.
Powell has obtained warrants for the
arrest of three of the men, who are now
in Jail.
In the House of Representative yes
terday the bill for the relief of Ben.
. Holiday was taken up. The bill APP
propriates 1926, 739 toPay Holiday in
full satisfaction of all of his claims
against the United States for spoliation
by hostile Indians and property taken by
United States troops for the benefit of
the United States, and for loss of prop
erty and expense incurred in changing
his mail route, in compliance with or
ders of United States commanding Of
fcers. The bal was momentarily laid
aside and the House Joint Resolution,
authorizing the Secretary of War to do
nate rations to sufferers by the recent
cyclones, was passed.
The Judiciary Committee of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
recommended the impeachment of
Mayor Kalloch, and resolution was
adopted authorizing the Finance Com
mittee to cause judicial proceedings to
be prosecuted against the Mayor for
his removal from Office, and empower
ing them to employ counsel and bring
the matter to a speedy termination.
Throughout the reading of the report
and resolution Kalloch appeared cool
and unmoved, appearing to consider
only the dignity of his position as pre-
siding officer OF the Board.
The Morrison Church organ contains
the announcement of the cutting off six
of Brigham Young's daughters for par
ticipating in a suit to recover 81, 000,-
900 stolen from them by the executors
Apostles Cannon, Darlington and
Young-and for also importing the
liberty of John Taylor. An effort was
was made to get the heirs to repent of
their action, and all the machinery of
the church, except the blood atoning
knife, was brought to bear upon them,
but without result.
The California Railroad Commission
has organized by the election of a Presi-
dent, Secretary and Railiff. Commas
sioner Cone was elected President Of
the Commission, receiving two votes,
General Stoneman voting, for Beer
stecher. Ex-Mayor Andrus was NOM
mated for Secretary by Bserstecher,
and he received the votes of Cone and
Beerstecher, General Stoneman pro-
testing and refusing to vote.
The Philadelphia Enquirer publishes
to-day, on authority of statements made
by leading delegates, the announcement
that the Philadelphia delegation to the
Chicago Convention insists upon break
ing away from the unit rule and will
vote nearly solid against Grant. Also,
that Senator Cameron is to be notified
this week of the determination of the
Philadelphia delegation to oppose
Grants nomination.
The following are the appropriations
for Oregon and California made by Con-
gress Columbia bay, $4,000 upper
Willamette and Columbia rivers, $45,-
600; canal around Cascade. 81 900, 900 !;
Oakland harbor, $50, 600; Sacramento
river, $4,000; upper Columbia and
Snake rivers, $4,000; upper William
cite river, $4,000; Petaluma creek,
$1,000; Coquille river, $4,000, and