The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.


In the races for st. James Palace stakes,
lroquois beat Leon in q canter. Only the two
ran. y
Lady Allan, wife Of Sir Hugh Allen, Of Mon-
treal, died Saturday night Sir Hugh is in
Europe.
Mr.. Gladstone has called the attention Of the
government of the United States to American
organizations for committing outrages in Eng
land.
The naval authorities at Portsmouth dtsbo.
lieve and cast tidicule, Upon O'Donevan Ros-
or Doterel in the straits Of Magellen was the
work Of some men employed by the manager
of the Fenian skirmishing fund.
Further alarming and sensational news, says
Berlin dispatch, has arrived from St Peters
burg. It's purport is that tho spirit Of disloy-
atty and conspiracy, already too noticeable
among the officers Of the navy, is still spread
iin1s' and that the entire navy is perm0atod with
Ottawa intelligence just received from Brit
ish Columbia, is to the effect that Mr.. Onder-
donk of San Francisco is pushing forward his
contract on the Canadian Pacific railway with
great energy. His contract is for 127 miles Of
very difficult country: There are three tun-
nels to be made, aud tie work is tedious One
tunnel is l 900 feet long. There are 5000
men, altogether, employed on the Onderdonk
works, of which one half are Chinese.
Tn. New York Senatorship.
On Tuesday 14th, there was another ballot
ing for each vacancy, both standing about the
same as before, with no indications OF serious
break in any direction. In the investigating
committee Bradley, who alleges that he was
bribed, finished his story, and Lessons, the
alleged briber, while admitting that he had de-
voted good share Of his career as stat sman
to bribing people to vote for various measures
and men, declared he did not bride Bradley, ap-
parently because he didn't think it necessary.
Bradley he says, comprehended the value of his
vote so little that he was ready to give it away,
and volunteered to vote for Depew.
On Wednesday, 18th, one ballot was taken
r each vacancy-the vote for the several can
didates running about the same as usual In
the investigating committee Mr.. Sessions was
on the stand most of the time. Very little ref
erence was made to the Bradley case, except as
to the motives that led to the interview in Mr..
Bradley's room, rather in Mr.. Sessions room:
On Thursday. June 1G, the only marked
feature in the balloting was the dropping of
Rogers (rep.) for the short term and the voting
for Mr.. Wheeler, which ran his vote up to thirty
eight, placing his score higher than Senator
Conkling's, thus leaving candidate for each
vacancy receiving moro votes than Conkling
and Plat. The score for Depew was the same
as the day before but ne lost one-that of Sen
ator Foster, who changed to Cornell. There
was exhibited disposition to end the deadlock
in some way. The investigation revealed moth
ing of importance.
On the 18th, for Conkling's successor. the
republican vote stood: Conkling 81; Wheeler
SO; Lapham 16, aud scattering 16. For
Platt's successor, Depew So; Platt %, and 18
scattering Adjourned until tuesday 2 LIST
In the bribery investigation the committee re-
ported they had decided to extend the inquiry
to everything bearing on the senatorial election,
which will prolong the matter for some time
large amount of testimony was taken tending
to show that money had been drawn from
banks to be used, but nothing was produced
that bore upon any specific individual
On Saturday 18th, two more ballots were
taken without material change. VIM Wheel
or is in Albany, and believes that Depew and
Cornell or Rogers will be elected, and before
long. Others think Wheeler may take the
prize.
On Monday, Goth. there was no material
change in the votes for Conkling's successor.
On the Plat ballot Depew had 81 to 81 for
Plat. After the first Plat ballot Senator Bra
man moved to adjourn. On this the ayes and
nays were called. The Conkling men and
Hamilton and Tuthill voting with the demo-
Gratis, the motion was carried, SO to 81. A
hasty canvass between the Plat ballot and the
announcement of the vote on adjournment
showed that if another ballot had been taken,
five votes would have been gained for Depew,
and a third ballot would have probably elected
him. But the prospect now is for an immedi-
ate adjournment, RELOCATING the whole business
to the people.