The Phoenix herald., 1881-01-28

of intimidatiOns used to prevent thei
 leaving without paying the com
 panies their demands Latterly th'
 the six companies have been success ., ful in levying their tax on outgoing i chinamen, especially those from tht
 interior To counseract this the
 chief of police of this city recently , issued a circular in Chinese, notify
 ing passengers 10 China that they , could go home by simply purchasing I their passage tickets, and police could be depended upon 10 protect them from the companies These notices have been posted in every Chinese camp on the Coast, and to- day it was discovered that the six companies had circulated d counter statement, stating that any one at tempting to leave without paying his dues would be arrested, and if he lost his money or baggage, he would have only himself 10 blame. The chinaman who printed the companys circular has been arrested, and au- thorities arc determined to break up this blackmailing practice.
 TRAIN WRECKED.
 CHICAGO, Jan. 22th.-Three pas senger cars of an express train on the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway which left Council Bluffs yesterday molning for Chicago, were thrown from the track by broken rail near Pond Creek, Illinois. early this morning One of the cars took fire from lamp, and two passengers were fatally injured, and four so ser iously hurt they were obliged to re- main at the hotel at TesL ilwala Wells Mrs. Kerby of Nevada Ohio, was so badly burned that she died in q few hours, while the conductor of the train was badly burned abou: the hands and face in his efforts to ex- tinsuish the flames in which she was en Teloped. Matt Phelps of Grinnell | Iowa, received such internal injuries it is thought he cannot recover.
 HEAVY STORM IN THE EAST.
 CHICAGO. January 22.-Owing to heavy sleet storm which seems to extend from Philadelphia northward along the Coast into New England, and for 200 miles, no reports are re- ceived at the Associated Press office, the wires being broken and unfit for business. There is not a single wire to New York, and only one wire from Pittsburg to Baltimore, the lat ter city is sending all telegraph busi- ness through to New York by tram. The e is very little prospect for get ting any Eastern or European news until late in the evening.
 NO CONSOLIDATION.
 SAN FRAEcIsco, January g 2- c. P Huntington of the c. P. R. R. in an interview said there is no pros pect for the consolidation of the c. P and U P Railroads.
 SALOON ROW.
 GmSLusfBUs, Ohio, January 22.-A
 J 10 the Daily Dispatch says.
 light saloon keeper named )4eferty, put two aen named Alrnan and Jones out of his saloon for rais- ing a disturbance The men broke open the door of the place, reentered, and killed Lafferty with q chunk of iron. They were arrested and are now in iail
 PONCA INDIAN COMNIssI ON. CHICAGO, January 22.-The Fri f bune's special says that members Of the Ponca Commission have passed a resolution recently as to their pro , and are preparing their re , port which they now expect to sub T init to the President in about week i No official information is obtained i from them as to the result, but it is T llleged that there will be two reports o majority and minority. The majori i, y report will support Tlbbells and Q 8rightayes, and generally take the s Boston side of the case, and will be f, igned by two military members of z commission, Generals Crook and f; Niles and by Civilian from Boston ... Waller Allen min )rity report o, which will entirely sustain the inter- II or department, will be signed by \, 'tickney of Washington, the other f, Civilian member of the Commission, q Tho has at different periods, had bl ome connection with the interior I, apartment. Stickney is understood ro 3 have been a member of the Com T; lission who telegraphed from h. " ian Territory to the President, that ne Commission could not hire 'enca to return to Dakota. It was h, lis dispatch which the Commission ~ gently reported was unauthorized +o | is very evident unless all reports Io. re untrue, that the story told by In. ~; ian Chiefs here was either not their ca hole case or else the majority of the so onca commission has been de- c1 lived. o4
 THE GILLIAN WAR
 BUENos AYREs, Jan 22.-Telegram om Valparaiso reports that great Lttle has been fought near ChaIlis, ne miles sonth of Lima, in W hich A e Peruvians were defeated and r'0 wen from their positions with oe :avy loss. The Chilians hold Cho- C0 Hos. .io
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 STARVED TO DEATH
 NEW YORK, January 22.-An ed couple named Booth in New on 'rk city were found starving last nat