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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15
MAINE.
Meeting of the Legislature,

There was considerable excitement at Au-
gusta, Me-, on the 7th inst, the day set apart
for the converting of the Legislature. Dis
patches state that the largest crowd that ever
made its way to the State House began to move
thitherward as early as s o'clock a. m. The
police at the Capitol were without badges, and
had no appearance of bearing arms. There
was a perfect jam in the corridors and halls
and stairways, and it was with great
difficulty that those allowed to en-
ter the legislative halls pushed
their way thither Ther> were very many va
can't seats in the House, as the Republicans
carried out their programme. and kept away,
few only moving about in the rear of the
hall. There was no disturbance whatever
The principal interest centered in the popular
branch, the proceedings in the Senate
hardly reaching q ripple of excitement.
In the House, after the call
ing of the roll, Eugene Hale, the Republican
leader, claimed that certain elected members
that they be included. He supported his mo-
ton in a long speech. Objections were made
to the motion from the other side, and Mr..
Hale was ruled out of order by the Assistant
Clerk, who refused to put the motion, on
which the Republicans withdrew from par
ticipating in the proceedings. A mes
sage was then se.1t to the Governor
and Council, stating that quorum of the
members of the House was present, ready to
be qualified. Great excitement prevailed dur
Ing Mr.. Hale's remarks, and uproarious ap-
plause followed. After the notification to the
Governor that 6 quorum was present, the Gov
ernor appeared and qualified the members He
then announced that seventy six members, being
q quorum, had taken and subscribed to the
necessary oaths, and were regularly and duly
constituted the House of Representatives. This
announcement was received with wild applause
from the outside. Gov. Garcelon said he now
put into their hands the opinion of the Su-
preme Court, as well as the petition of gen
tlemen from certain cities claiming seats, and
invoked their careful consideration of the same
Three cheers were given for Gov. Garcelon,
followed by prolonged misses.
The quorum is made of seventy-ive Fusion
lists and one Republican, Eugene Hale. The
Fuslonlsts not participating are Sproul, of
Veazie; Voter, OF Pennington, and Snow, of
Skowhegan.
The House proceeded to organize by the
election of John G. Talbot as Speaker by vote
of ~.
The protest of members from five cities was
presented by Mr.. Hale, who moved that the
House go into committee of the whole and con-
slider the cases.
The Pennington and other cases were also
referred.
Mr.. Dickey remarked that the Supreme
Court had Dothing to do with the action of the
Legislature, which drew forth plea from Mr.
Hale defending the court, and asking that con-
stitutional barriers be not swept away He
said that the election of officers under laws
passed by this body, as now constituted, would
not be legal In the Senate, there was little of
interest to the enormous crowd which throne ed
the Capitol
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15
A Shocking Story.

ALAMOSA, COL Jan. 8.
The excitement prevailing over the Ute
trouble in Colorado has been somewhat in
creased lately by letter published from Mrs.
N. @. Meeker, disclosing the fact that each and
all of the women who we're held as captives
after the massacre at White river suffered the
violation of their persons through fear OF worse
treatment at the hands of these red devils.
The evidence was given to the commission by
the women IN their examination on their release
from captivity, while in the Gunnison country.
1t was tlrst distinctly understood by them that
this evidence of their mistreatment should be
used only by the commission in their efforts to
establish the guilt of the Indians who had per-
petrated the outrage. Each and all Of the
captlves begged that this phase of their horri-
bic misfortune should not be given to the public.
ltseems to have been in their situation as cap
yves choice between death or submitting to
the helllsh desires of their captors. The exam
NATION further discloses that they were permit
ted, as the last. alternative, with the exception
of Mrs Meeker. to choose from among the
chiefs who should cohabit with them during the
terrible suspense which their captivity must
have been, following the massacre at the agency.
This evidence was confined to the commits
sion, among whose records it has lain dormant
awaiting the tardy channels of justice from the
Department of the Interior until the horrible
suspicion was verified by the appearance in
print of Mrs. Meeker's letter. The Indians in
speaking of the ravishing of the women sub
sequently, seemed to regard the act as in per-
feet keeping with the style of warfare in which
they are fond of indulging
LII Is known that PERFUMES took Josephine
Meeker, and came very near having personal
encounter with Douglass concerning his selec-
ton. An Uncompahgre Ute took Mrs. Price,
who was afterward turned over to Johnson.
Douglass says that no one took Mrs. Meeker, as
she was too old, and he thought she ought not
to be running around loose, without being
cared for, SO he took her
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN NEWS.

Unusual activity is noted in Russian
army circles. Nearly one-half of the entire
military establishment has been moved to the
western frontier, and the sensationalists of Eu-
rope intimate darkly that war with Austria and
Germany is contemplated. @
A Cabul dispatch says before the
evacuation of Cabul, Mahomed Jan wrote Gen.
Roberts, saying that, although for the present
retiring, the Afghans would not cease hostil-
tiles until the English were driven from
Afgnanlstan.
A formidable revolution has broken
out in the State of Durango, Mexico.
Judah P. Benjamin has been retained
for the claimant in the Tichborne CASE
The Irish rent agitation has entered
upon new phase, and extended from rural to
urban localities A movement is ahoat to agl-
tate for the remission or the reduction of rents
on the part of the poorer householders and
tenants in Dublin and other larger towns
The newspapers and politicians of
Germany and Russia are discussing the strength
of their armies and fortresses and the capacity
of their railroads with as much seriousness as
though war between the two powers had been
determined on. An Augsburg journal declares
that the German army can be modified on the
Russian frontier in nine days, and the Cologne
Gazette has an editorial article which is consid-
cred remarkable for it's hostility to Russia.
The British Government has fully de-
termined to inaugurate an extensive system of
relief works in Ireland.
A revolution has broken out in the
Samoa Islands, and some severe fighting is re-
ported.
Bismarck has had fresh and violent
attack of rheumatism.
It is said that Krupp, the great gun
maker. is overwhelmed with orders, his prices
have advanced so to 60 per cent, and the large
orders from Russia render it probable that he
will have to employ several hundred additional
hands. Altogether, the prospect for universal
disarmament and an era of peace does not ap-
pear particularly good.
Russia's complications with Germany
are said to be growing serious.
An alarming degree of sickness pre-
walls among the British soldiers in Afghanistan.
The distress in Ireland is increasing.
Five hundred inhabitants of the Skulebog dis
trict, County Limerick, are on the brink of
starvation Disturbances have been renewed
at Cork, and serious rioting is also feared at
Mann and Connemara, owing to the determined
resistance to process serving Fifty more po-
lice have been drafted.
A Berlin dispatch says that Russia
has been questioned relative to the concentra-
ton of troops in Poland, and has replied that,
as there is no longer any danger of collision
with Turkey, the regiments hitherto stationed
in the Crimea and Besarabia are merely with
drawn to Poland as more convenient dis
trict
The Vienna Presse is of the opirion
that collision between Russia and England is
inevitable.
A Berlin dispatch says the new
French Cabinet particularly De Freycinet is
mistrusted there, the Premier being regarded
as a creature of Gambetta. This is entirely at
variance with the formal announcement of the
German Ambassador at Paris on NeW-Year's
day, and is probably incorrect.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The annual report of the National
Board of Health, containing an account of the
operations of the past year, has been trans
mitted to Congress- The work of collecting
information and advice from the principal
sanitary organizations and sanitarians of the
United States as to the best plan for national
public-nealth organization, including the
subject of quarantine, both maritime and
inland. is reported as having been quite sue
cessful, and, after carefully examining data
thus collected, the board is of opinion that
the conclusions heretofore published by the
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15
SOUTHERN CLAIMS.
Annual Report Of the COMMISSIONS

Annual Report of the Commissioners.
The Southern Claims Commissioners have
sent to Congress their ninth general report q
synopsis of which is herewith appended:
The number of claims decided since their last
report is 1890. In each of these cases 8 special
report is submitted, with the petition, evidence
and all papers relating thereto. The reasons
for the allowance and dlsallowance of the claims
are therein set forth The Commissioners are
unanimous in all their reports.
Annexed is a table setting forth the amounts
allowed and disallowed in the States wherein
the Commissioners have Jurisdiction:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15
SUNNY ITALY IN THE SNOW.
severest Weather known for Three Ger
ations.

Letter from Florence ItaIv
We are in the midst of cold sna
such as the combined memories 9th;
generations of the "oldest inhabitan
of Italy cannot recall. They are co
PEELED to go back to the latter part
the eighteenth century to find It's %:
ailel. The Arno is frozen over at Flo
ence, where the temperature confirm
at little below or above 20 degre
fahrenhelt, with bright sun,
without pleasurable warmth where
rays fairly strike. In Northern tia
we read of much lower temperatu1
down to zero. and even lower, and De.
pie are perishing from the cold.
Genoa hackman died from it's effec
IN returning from his DOS
Foreigners who have come /
Italy for warmth are energetic in the.
denunciations of the extreme COLI
quite overlooking the fact that if the
had remained in France, Germany.
England they would have had to Ell
counter lower temperature with muc
less sunshine. Everywhere in Europ
charity is strained to its utmost to allie
waite the suferings of the poor and th
multltudes destitute of work. Tn
lagoons at Venice and the harbor
Marsellles are SO encountered with ice s
to prevent the movement of vessels. I,
Southern Italy the trains are interrunt
ed by heavy falls of snow. wires dowr
and, in fine, all Italy, Instead of its us
ual winter weather-a pleasurable mix
ture of bright sunshine, warm rains
orange blossoms, oleander flower
palms and semi-tropical tone
landscapes as much ice An
snow bound, frigid and frozen. 6
If it had exchanged situations wit
Labrador itself. Singular as it ma
seem, the coolest persons are precisel
those who are able to keep up the hoi
test fires in appearance, for nine
tenths of the heat goes up the chin
neys, causing shivering draughts t.
backs which no amount of extra cover
ing can effectually warm. Water-pipe
have taken to freezing and bursting il
genuine New York fashion, an event Sc
unheard Of hitherto as to be like th,
breaking out of new disease for which
the pharmaeopeia has no immediate
remedy. It is as hopeless an effort tt
attempt to warm an italian house il
the American fashion as it would be tc
heat the North pole by steam. All
writing in small room. III which. de-
spite such fire as the small terra Gotta
stove is capable of maintaining. the
thermometer for two weeks has no
risen above 81 degrees, and at this mo
ment-hangs fire, shall I say-at Il
degrees. Still we do not take colo
in SO dismal temperature, and as
whole, if less comfortable, are in better
health, with less rheumatism, neuralgia
etc., than during the normal winters
where ice and snow are unknown
The vast majority of city Italians
! never have a fire at any time. They
keep warm by their reserved stores O.
summer heat, [ suppose, and frequen
repetitions of the pazjenza (patience)
which has wonderful consoling force
to them under every affection or dis
appointment. Sometimes it seems
equal to fixed income in Government
bonds in moral sustaining power.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15

Matters wore quiet look at the Maine capt.
tai on Saturday and Sunday, the 10th and 18th.
The House adjourned early on Saturday for
want of quorum, all the Republicans being
absent The State Treasurer refused to pay
out any money, and declined to honor two or
ders passed by the Senate Eight armed men
were discovered in the library of the State
House, apparently concealed, and guard
ing quantity of arms and ammunition.
At the demand of the police authorities
from Bangor to Augusta were returned. Will
lam R. White, of Winthrop, who was charged
by Representatives Swami and Hartman with
attempting to bride them to stay away from the
Legislature, issued card making positive
denial of any such transaction. James D.
Lamson, President of the Senate, assumed
the duties of Governor pending the election of
successor to Garcelon, whose term expired
on the 9th.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15

"In statu quo" expresses the condition of
affairs at the Maine capital on the 9th. The
House was in session all day without a quorum
at any time. Not a single Republican member
appeared On the floor Messrs Swami and
Hartman, the members who made affidavit
that attempts were made by the r.
pubicans to bride them, gave details of
.heir negotiations with the corrupt solicitor,
from their seats in the House. The man who
paid the money was stated to be Wallace R.
White, of Winthrop. Gen. Chamberlain, of
the militia, issued proclamation, notifying
the people that he had taken charge OF all pub
lie property, and would faithfully guard it
until Governor and other State officers had
been elected
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15

Gen. Chamberlain, commander of the State
militia of Maine, issued proclamation on the
18th inst, refusing to recognize the President
of the Senate as acting Governor of the State.
He also issued proclamation creating a the
military division of Maine," designating him
self as COMMANDMENT Chief, warning ALARMED
bodies of men not regularly enrolled as militia
to dispense, reproducing the order of ex-Gov
Garcelon, in which he authorized Chamberlain
to protect the property and institutions of the
State until his successor WAS duly qualified.
The Republican members of the Legislature
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15
Grants Speech at Jacksonville, Fla

MR.. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
Tits with good deal of diffidence that arise
after the fiattering words that 1 have heard. I
know not what to say, except that believe
in the statements made as TO our country
that what is good for our land is equally good
for every part of it. I never wanted any,
thing for myself that I was not willing to
accord to any other citizen as long as he
obeyed the laws and upheld the nation. I
believe we are now on basis of fraternal
peace and concord, and we shall move on to
peace and prosperity greater than ever known
in this land, or possible in any other. We are
in our infancy now, but we are stronger than
any other in the world, and will be 80 as long
as we are true to ourselves, and remain one and
indiyisible
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15

But little of interest or Importance trans
pired at Augusta on the 9Th. Both branches
House, the Republican members holding GER
tificates, sixty in number, presented them
selves and asked to be sworn in, but the Clerk
refused to administer the oath just at present.
as he did not exactly know the extent of his
powers in that direction, but should inform
himself
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15

were greatly encouraged by these two mani
festoes and In the evening they filed into the
Capitol and quietly took possession of it Both
houses were duly organized, and resolutions
passed in each appointing committee to wait
on the Supreme Court and ask it's opinion as to
the legality of the proceedings
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15
There ain .


Of the 5, 7O2 not yet reported, there are about
$50 in the hands of the Commissioners some of
which are in the hands of agents for investi-
cation, and others so recently closed and sub
mitted, or still open for rebutting evidence, that
the Commissioners have not been able to in
clude them in this report. These $50 cases will
all be decided and reported to Congress by the
time the term of this commission ends, on the
10th of next March.
The rest of the s. 02 cases not yet reported
are claims in which no evidence whatever on
the part of the claimant to sustain the claim
was filed by the 10th day of March, 1879. The
act of Congress of June Is, lS78, provides in re-
gardto all such claims, that "they shall be barred
forever thereafter, and the Commissioners of
Claims shall report all such claims so barred
to Congress at it's next session thereafter" In
compliance with this act of Congress the Com
missioners are preparing list of all such
claims, which they will report to Congress at
the present session.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15

OF the whole number of 1880 claimants,
fifty-three were bankrupts, whose claims were
diss1lowed pursuant to the decision of the Com
missioners that as in bankruptcy the property
of the bankrupt passes to his assignee, the
bankrupt was not the owner of the claim, and
could not he allowed therefor.
Of the 553 claims allowed, ffty-fve of the
claimants were in the Union army and three in
the United States navy during the war
Of the 1,737 claims disalowed, 29S of the
claimants were in the Confederate military SER
vice, twenty nine were in the Confederate civil
service, seventy voted for the Ordinance of
Secession or for separation, nineteen took the
oath of allegiance to the Confederacy and one
signed the Ordinance of Secession-ln all 357.
Whole number of claims presented. % 1898
Number heretofore presented. 1910. 14.306
Number now reported. ...........,.. 1890
LIZ zoe
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15

The following advertisement ap-
peared in an Edinburgh paper: "For
sale, handsome piano, the property of
young lady who is leaving Scotland
in walnut case with turned legs"
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-01-01
Christmas In Saiina.

Christmas passed of very quietly in
this city. On Christmas eve fe>tiyi-
ties We're held in the several Protest
ant churches and the hearts of the
throng- of sabbath school children
gladdcned by the array Of beautiful
and appropriate presents which they
were 10 receive. The presents were
displayed upon trees, arches, and 9TH
er pretty devices, and the anxiety of
the children 10 have those present..
wa. prolonged into Impotence by
speeches. singing, e:r.
Christmas Day was delightful day
The stores were mostly closed, and
little business was transacted. There
We're few Christmas dinners given
i'm the homes of Salina. aside from the
mammoth turkey" for the family.
Christmas services were held in the
Episcopal and Catholic churches
the latter church being decorated
with plants and evergreens. ar
tistically arranged. Some beautiful
anthems were rendered by the choirs
Of both churches.
In the evening the Swedish Luther
ans held Christmas entertainment
in their church on Seventh street, in
which Christmas tree ladened with
presents for the children WAS the chief
attraction. Home Christmas tree en-
ta;nments Were given at the residences
Of Me>sr~. Oscar Seitz, &. Eberhardt,
and e. &. koihc, all of the trees were
handsomely decorated. and many cost
IL presents were hung theon.
a; the Opera House Madame farley
nee Huxtablc presented her wonder
ful wax works toa large audience. not
withstandins the smoke from the low
er regions. The costumes for the fig
ureS were unique in design and strik-
ingiy appropriate 10 the characters
represented The entertainment net
ted the Christian church snug little
sum To apply on their debt.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-01-01
The Coal Borino Question,

There was a large attendance OF
leading business men at the City Hall,
Tuesday evening, to consider the prop
osition of Mr.. Buell. for boaring for
coal, which We mentioned last week.
The meeting was organized by the
election of Johnathan Weaver as
Chairman, ANA NJ. ID. Sampson, Sec
rotary. q. =. Hamilton stated that
the object ofthe meeting was to consid-
er Mr.. Bucll's proposition, and then to
decide whether coal company should
he organized or not. 1t was decided
that il should be, and Messrs. {. 5.
Radclif, Frank GOOdnow, A. NJ.
Campbell, o. L. Hamilton and NJ. ID.
Sampson'were appointed committee
on organization, to report ut an adj
journed meeting to be held tomorrow
evening. \ list of the subscriptions
was read, and il was found that some
81 500 was already subscribed. Mr..
Buell., being called upon, made a very
clear statement of his experiences in
boring Cor coal i'm Kansas, which We're
varied, and afforded much valuable in
formation for his hearers. In his opin-
ion coal can be struck in paying quan-
tity within 90 feet, cand that it will
be better to make the experiments in
the region of some of the high land
adjoining town. His proposition
for boring was Is follows:
500 per foot for the first loo feet
$40 per foot for the second loo feet.
$500 per foot for the third 100 feet.
500 per foot for tine fourth 100 feet.
500 per foot up To and hot exceeding
1870 feet.
Earnest speeches weie made in be-
half of the enterprise 10y Mes>rs. Seitz,
Hamilton, Claflin, Sudendorf and Will
liams. II WAS determined no; to pros
ecute the enterprise unless "a sufficient
should be pledged 10 carry the
.augur" loo feet %. +. Hamilton
was appointed u committee OF one 10
solicit further subscriptions, until the
amount desired is raised.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-01-01
PRESBYTERIAN Social.

On tuesday evening one of the most
successful and enjoyable Presbyterian
socials was held at the residence o,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Briggs, South
Santa Fee. The attendance was large,
the handsome parlors being well filled.
Pantomimes, illustrative Of the beauti.
full poetic legend OF Hiawatha, were q
very attractive feature. Misses Sloan
and Ada Campbell, and Messrs. Miller
and Ogden, with elegant costumes and
appropriate 'pantOmiming," showed
that they properly appreciated the
poem. Misses Lulu Bierce, at the piano,
and Miss Ada Campbell, with the guitar
accompaniment, rendered the "musi-
cal Hlawatha" very finely. Mr.. G. 5.
Martin, all accomplished reader, is re-
ceiving, Us he is deserving, many COM
pliments for the manner in which he
read the poem. A choir, also, gave some
good music. The host and hostess
made it most agreeable for their guests,
As they always do on such occasions.