New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-02-04
THE NEW WORLD.

In Executive session on the Goth the
Senate confirmed the nominations ofJames
Russell Lowell, John w. Foster, Lucius Fair
child and Philip H. Morgan to be Ministers
of the United States to England, Russia,
Spain and Mexico, respectively.
A STEAMBOAT called the 'Charmer,"
loaded with cotton, was totally destroyed by
fire on the Mississippi River, in Louisiana,
on the 26th and two chambermaids, two
cooks, two cabin boys, one fireman and one
deck hand persisted.
AN Augusta (Me.) telegram of the
9th says Governor Smith had left for home,
saying that he was through playing Governor
and would respect the opinion Of the Su-
preme Court. Nothing of importance was
done in either Legislature.
The Governor of Rhode Island, in
his recent annual message, recommends that
women be given the right to vote on the
school question, and that prohibition take
the place of the present Liquor law.
A TELEPHONE test was made recently
between Omaha and St. Louis, a distance of
four hundred miles, and is said to have been
completely successful. "The Sweet By and
By" was sung in St. Louis in clear barytone
voice, and every note was distinctly heard in
Omaha; then it was repeated at Omaha, for
the benefit of St. Louis.
A SPECIAL from Leavenworth, Kan,
on the 9th to the Chicago Inter- Ocean says
forty colored people from Monroe Parish, La
had just arrived at that place. They were
principally children, women and old men and
were without means. They expressed will
ingncss to work at anything they could find
to do.
The Maine Supreme Court rendered
their decision on the questions propounded
by the Fusion Legislature on the 9th. The
Judges say that, while they cannot admit, by
implication even, that the questions pro-
pounded are presented by any legally-organ-
lied legislative body, still, rs they are pre-
scented by gentlemen profcssedly anxious to
know their duty and perform it, they con-
clude to give their opinion. The Court then
gives the reasons why it declines to recognize
the Fusionists, and says that there can
be but one lawful Legislature, and
that 1t must know for itself whose enactments
it will recognize as laws Of binding force,
whose levies of taxes it will enforce, and
whose choice Of prosecuting officers it will
respect. The decision recites the facts con-
nected with the issuance Of certificates by
Governor Garcelon, the meeting of pre-
tended Legislature in defiance of the Courts
opinion, the election Of persons who have
presumed to act as State officers, and pro-
nounces these proceedings, from first to last,
Illegal and of no effect. The Judges, in the
concluding paragraph, say: "Two Govern
ments claiming to be in existence as valid
and entitled to obedience Of the people, both
cannot rightfully exist at the same time; but
one Government can be recognized and
obeyed. The responsibility and solemn duty
are imposed upon us to determine which is
entitled to judicial recognition. We, there
fore, after due deliberation and consideration
of all matters involved, affirm aud declare our
Judgment to be that the Senate whose pre-
siding officer is Hon. Joseph A. Locke, and
the House of Representatives whose presid-
ing officer is Hon. George E. Weeks, consti-
tute the legal and Constitutional Legislature
Of the State"
The late earthquakes in Cuba were
much more severe in the interior than in
Havana. At the latter place the earth shook
sensiby but no great damage was done. San
Cristobal and other places in West Cuba SUI
fered to a considerable extent. In the first
named place almost every house was shat
tered, and its one thousand inhabitants were
rendered homeless. Several of the people
were killed, and others badly hurt.
A FEW mornings ago, between three
and four o'clock, a New York policemen met
three boys on one of the streets in that city,
bound for Leadville, and took them into Gus
tody. Four loaded revolvers were found in
their pockets, with plentiful supply of dime
novels. The boys gave their ages as nine,
thirteen and twelve years, and told Super
intendent Walling that their homes were in
Worcester, Mass. A desire to see the world
and seek adventure impelled them to organize
the expedition. The youngest, who is the
smartest, stole ten Or twelve dollars from an
apothecary's shop, where he was an Grand
boy. Making their way to Boston, the lads
started for New York on Sound boat. When
arrested they still had over eight dollars left
of stolen money.
The Maine Fusion Legislature met in
their hall on the 2Sth, and, after long and
exciting session, adjourned to meet on the
first Wednesday in August next. The Fusion
'st Secretary of State, Sawyer, promised to
re urn the valuation books to the office of the
secretary of State, and it was thought he
would not claim to be Secretary any longer
The Fusion State Treasurer, White, notified
the Finance Committee of his willingness to
meet them, and his desire to surrender his
office as soon as his successor is qualified.
Nothing of importance was done in the Re-
publican Legislature. Several Fusionists took
their seats.
SECRETARY SCHURz on the goth sent
a note to E. H. Hayt, Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, informing him that the public interest
demanded change in the Commissionership
of Indian Affairs, and that his further services
in that office were dispensed with. Upon
inquiry 1t was stated, on authority Of the
Committee Of the Board of Indian Commits
sioners, who had been Investigating the
charges against Hayt diligently and thor
oughly, that no proof of any dishonest act
or connection with corrupt practices on his
part had been found, and that the action in
Dictated by the letter of Secretary schurz was
taken for the reason that Hayt had withheld
from the Department information which the
Department ought to have had. On the other
hand, it was quite as positively stated by
other parties that, while the facts developed
in the recent investigation may not have
been regarded as sufficient ground on which
to remove Hayt, they. were Of the most
damaging character, and, had Secretary
Schurz failed to remove him, other
charges of still more serious nature would
have been preferred. Washington specials
of the Goth state that General Hammond, of
Chicago, who had recently resigned the posi-
ton of Indian Inspector, made q confession
to General Fisk, who was prosecuting the
case against Commissioner Hayt, duplicating
Hayt and himself in very crooked transac-
tions in connection with their official posi-
lions; and that he (Hammond) had resigned
the 1nspec:orship to avoid being brought be-
fore the Investigating Committee. After
making his statement General Hammond
was taken suddenly ill., ~
Ar Ottawa, Canada,. on the soth