Fair play., 1880-03-13


| The Gar has appointed Commission
Of supreme Control with Gen. Meiikoff ~
Chief. The Imperial uka,c. defining the
powers Of the Commission, declares tha,
"thc head Of the Commission >haiI have ii-
rect contra! "sersr-;'- ..,.iiiicai trials held
throughout the Empire. All local a,Iihori-
tie> are placed u.Idc~ the Jurisdiction Of he
head of the Commission. and all the en-
pl"vcc> in the various departments are
bound to afford him their entire co-opera-
ti"n. The head Of the Commission i at
1 liberty to adopt any means which NAV ap-
pear to him desirable for the protection of
order in the Empire. and the orders he may
i>>ue are I" bc uncondtinnally oheyed."
Gen. NrliknH has issued prnrlamatior in
which. after referring Ia the Indignation felt
in Russia and throughout Europe At the at
tcmpt> on the life Of the Emperor. he de-
clareS the Government i compelled Ia adopt
effcctuai measures for the suppression Of
the evils threatening social order. He will
not hesitate To take the most stringent meas
urr> for the punishment nf criminals. while
cndcavoring on the other hand 10 rranluiize
and protect the weli-intcntioned part Of
all honest men. and hcg- the population to
await the future with c,lmnsS>. and 10 dis
regard malicious and frivolous r,imorS.
Apprehcn>ionS Of serious disturbances in
san Francisco are reported. on accnun; Of
the demands of unemployed lahorers and
others for the di>char@. Of Chinese workmcn
by corporation managers. in compliance with
the law recently passed. \ number ~ com
panies refuse 10 comply with the law until
it, con>titu'i"nalitv has been passed
upon by the United States Courts. The
Board Of Health has declared the entire dis
trict known a. Chinatown Il nuisance. and
ordered the removal Of the occupants 10 the
outskirts Of the city. a seeming diIator-
ness in carrying this order into execution
has added to the clamor of the workingmen.
4 citizens vigilance committee has been
formed. in order to suppress any violent
outbreak that may endanger the peace Of
the ciiv.
4 new and dangerous counterfeit has re-
Gently been put in circulation in Chicago, and
probably elsewhere. Ii i so lc"al-teu,ier
note. dated IS,,j. check letter c, signed John
Allison. Register, and .Tno. c. New. Treas
urer: is rather dark in appearance. and
printed on heavy paper. The fiber which ap-
pears in genuine bills i initiated hv engraved
lines. and the counterfeit may readily he de-
tected hy scratching these lines with pin.
when the fiber will not appear.
According - the latest news received
by cable. the alliance between Peru and
Bolivia has been broken off.
The United States ship Constellation. now
At the Brooklyn Navy Iarl, viii he surveyed
and put into commission AZ once for the
transportation of supplies To Ireland. in ac-
coriance with the recent act Of Congress.
In conformity with the recent procIama-
tion " the President in reference 20 the
threatened invasion # the Indian Territory
by would-he settlers. Two companies 81
troops have been ordered To rendezvous at
Caldwell. sumner County. and two compa-
nes at Coffeyville. Montgomery County.
Kansas. 70 put forcible stop. il necessary
10 the movement across the Kansas border
The United States steamer Marion recent
Il arrived st Monrevideo from Rio. with
several cases Of yellow fever sboard. Lieut..
Wallis and boy had died Of the disease:
.he Others Were corvalesceur.
Tuesday. March ,. the twenrv-tifrh auni-
ver>arv Of the Car accession. was cele-
b-a;ed with great >plcndor At the Russian
Capital. the military display. however. being
the principal feature ~ me occasion. There
was 4 reception .: di-ni,arie> At the Winter
Palace. and The Gar appeared on the bal
conv and Saluted the multitude n i safe dis
tance. DEGREES were published. granting
partlon> 70 prisoners. remirtin- arrears on
taxes owed by tn rural population. and
awarding order. u distinction.
An attempt 10 a>sa--ina'e Gen. Melikor
was made II -. Petersburg on the III. A.
be was ali-h:in- from hi> carriage a hi- res