The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-01-24

sion of rules, and Kelly is sanguine of its
receiving the necessary two-thirds vote,
and perhaps considerable more. Leon
Chateau is again in Washington induss
triousiy distributing documents in support
of his project, aud apparently prepared to
light 1t out on this line If it takes him all
summer" 1t does not, as yet, appear that
the schepe has made any progress in
Washington since Chateau was here last
year, but it will doubtless be unsafe to
assume that no progress is being made
because none is visible in matter of this
sort, as the movement is to a large extent,
likely to be conducted under the surface.
Bound Over to Answer.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.-Lucy Walton
alias Rhett Horton, who shot John II.
Morgan, has been held for $1,000 for
action before the grand jury.
Indian Commission Church.
The board of Indian commissioners
called upon the president and after dis
cnssing the Indian question with him,
offered recommendation that religious
bodies be permitted to select agents for
the Indians. A conference was held be-
tween the members of the board and Sec
retary Schurz. The charges of misman-
agement preferred against Indian Com
missioner Hayt were considered, and Il
committee appointed to investigate them
and report to the board tomorrow.
Justihab'e Homicide.
FRANKLIN, La, Jan. Ito day, Sidney
Cole, aged about 10, owner of three-fourths
of the Chatworth plantation, rode up to
the gate of c. B. Watford, manager of the
plantation, and informed Wafford that he
had come to kill him. WaHord expostulat>
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pistol in hand, toward the house. Mis
Wafford, realizing the danger of her
husband, called out to him to arm himself,
which he did by seizing shotgun, and
stepping out confronted Cole, who contin-
ued advancing said, 81 have to kill you,
d-n you l mean business" whereupon
Wafford remarked to him, IF you mean
business, here it Is at the same time
discharging his weapon, the load taking
effect in Cole'sbreast killing him instantly.
Wafford Immediately came to town and
surrendered himself to the sheriff, but
was afterwards discharged from custody,
the coroner's jury having returned o
verdict of excusable homicide.
Burksdaie Ahead
JACKSON, Miss, Jan. 1.-THE democratic
caucus was resultless. Barksdaie is ahead
outrnges by strikers i'm Chicago.
CHICAGO. Jan. 13-There was consider
able excitement at the stock yards this
morning, owing to assaults made by union
men, who, unable to secure their old
places in packing houses, busted them
selves in going about the yards abusing
non-union men, stoning them and strik-
ing them with sticks as they passed ip.
Railway MATTERS.
L. bo IF yacSa1c
for grain storage continues; but there is
stll a scarcity of storage as receipts are
heavy. There is beginning to be serious
talk of a reduction in the excessively high
charges on grain from Chicago TO the
eastern cities. 1t is complained that II
rates keep up until spring most of the
grain in storehouses will go forward to
Buffalo by lake, and that one or two
roads will get all the transportation from
there to the seaboard. For this reason the
other roads begin to agitate 20 or 20 pei
cent. per 100 lbs, or about half per cent
rate. The joint executive committee OF
| the trunk lines meet in New York on the
| 10Th, when a reduction in freight rates
| will be considered, and il is predicted thai
| it will be ordered on about February lst.
| At present all the western roads are suf
| ferng greatly on account of slackened
| business in grain. A railroad war o
some proportions is brewing among west
ern roads, over the apportionment of the
| Colorado business. The Northwestern
road having set upa claim for a partner
ship in the pool which carries Colorado
| freight to Missouri river points and tha
request having been refused, it has threat
| ened large cut in rates TO Chicago anC
Rock Island, by declaring the lines opei
between Chicago and ST. Paul for bust
ness. The Chicago, Burlington < Quincy
and the Milwaukee & St. Paul have also
joined in the fight against the Northwest
ern, and it is intended to force the issue
and its settlement Immediately. Pend
ing the settlement general western rail
road war is probable. Commissioner Fin
has been informed of the situation.
Tehauntepec Railway.
New YORK, Jan. 15.-The Commercit
Bulletin says cable dispatch received d
the Office of the Tehauntepec Company i
this city, dated January 10th, says ths
the consulting engineer and chief en-
gineer had arrived at the City of Mexic
and were cordially received by Presider
Diaz and members of his cabinet. Al
rangements were being made to send en-
gineers to the isthmus under escort {
government officials, who were instructe
, to give every aid in the prosecution ofth
work in hand. The dispatch also state
that the former railroad staff previousl
; sent out had arrived in safety, and tht
the work was progressing most favorabl
President Learned is convinced that ther
will be no difficulty whatever in securin
t all the money required to complete tn
enterprise, as he believes the railroad
bound to be success, and will open u
! the most direct route from Great Britai
: to Australia, as well rs China and Japa
and the Indian possessions. He has M
: much faith in the Nicaragnan cam
scheme, and says that even should it
finally constructed. the Tehauntepec raj
road could put down rates to such
, low figure that it would not pay to sen
! business by canal.
; So far there has been over $500000 sui
} scribed by private parties to carry on TIL
work. The entire amount to be raised
between $5000,0 900 and 100000, and tn
balance required will be obtained by tn
| issue of preferred certificates, or per rceh
, bonds and mortgages. It is believed thu
more than $3 100000 will be required
complete the road should the Mexica
T government pay the subsidy agreed upo
in the charter, namely, $1,000 per mil
; on the completion of each three miles {
the road 1t is estimated that good po
: ton of the road can be built for that sur
per mile. 1t is also calculated that tt
harbor of Goalzacolas will be complete
, within the next twelve months so as
admit vessels drawing % feet OF wafe
: and with wharfage accommodation at tn
mouth of the river measuring over 20t
, feet face. 1t is then intended that steamer
shall ply between New York and ports
Great Britain and Goalzacolas direct, an
also to have branch steamers runnir
along the coast. At Goalzacolas steps al
,, now being taken for surveying and al
f ranging for harbor on the Pacific sid
which will be the means of a canal int
the lake at that point.
Railroad Consolidation scheme.
, New YoRK, Jan. I5.-The Suu says thu
: it transpired about noon yesterday, tn;
, the Boston directors OF the Union Pacif
: Railroad Company, were here holding
} session in conference with Jay Gould
reference to consolidation of the Unio
, Pacific with the Kansas Pacific Railroa
, Company. 1t is learned that the consol
dation in its essentials was practically d,
cided upon three months ago, and onl
details remained to be settled. These d,
tails were the subject of discussion yei
terday, but apparently final action wa
| not taken upon them. Probably the stoc
, of the two companies will be taken up 0
equal footing as they are selling az nearl
the same price in the market. but the al
rangement of debt will cause more troubl,
A prominent director in both companit
yentured a remark that there was som
| grounds for reports about consolidation