Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-16
Fsrmsrs' Convention AGjourned-
Tne iIsiir"nd aien Appear Bes"s Q
tue Com m issiOners,


Farmers Convention met again to.
day, but after considerable discus
sion concluded 1t would be inexpe-
dient to attempt to do anything at
present, and further action was de.
ferred until next September.
A number of railroad men ap-
peared before the Railroad Com.
missioners to-day, including Messrs.
Stanford and Towne, of the Cen
tral and Southern Pacific;
Davis, Of the Santa Cruz mar
row-gauge, and Peter Donahue,
OF the North Pacific. They all pro-
test against the right Of the Com.
missioners to, fix the rates of fare
and freight, but suggested that the
rates now In force be adopted by
the Commissioners. to be modified
as circumstances may require. At
this point the matter was laid over
until tomorrow.
Mnraudimg,Bsuds im new nexico.
DENVER. COL, April A.-The
Republican has advices from Du-
range that Ike Stockton and gang,
nearly all of whom participated In
the Lincoln county IN. M troub.
les several years ago, are sending
raiding parties towards Farming
ton, Rio Arriba county IN. ny,
to steal cattle and kill COW boys.
A few days ago they drove thirty
five head of cattle into Durango
where they butchered and sold
them. Durango is in state of ex.
ment bordering on anarchy, and
affairs are growing worse every
day. CiiizSus dare not write an
impartial statement Of affairs to
the papers for fear of death. A
Denver newspaper man who was
suspected of writing an account for
the Denver papers, was few days
ago stopped on the street at the
point of u revolver by Ike Stock.
ton. Six Marshals are on duty
but are unable to cope with the
outlaws.
Iko sl.ekiWa's u lang.
BLOOMFIELD, N. NJ, April IA -
Ike Stockton's gang are again raid.
ing Las Animas valley. Iudict.
ments for horse and cattle stealing
have been found against the gang
by District Courts and warrants
have been placed in the hands of
the Sheriff of Rio Arriba county
for service. Gov. Wallace will send
reqnisitI0us to Gov. Pitkln, of
Colorado TO cooperate and capture
the band. Militia companies are
organizing.
WO'h .n the Beaver snd KsO
Hs.s,dc f..od.
PUEBLO, Col, April 14-The
Denver and Rio GrauSe Company
has begun the work OF laying a
third rail between Denver and Pue-
bio. This will give Denver an.
other through broad-guage connec-
ton with the East, West and South
via the Atchison, Topeka and San.
ia Fe lines. The projected Denver
and New Orleans road must We seri-
ously embarrassed by this, as 1t is
cut off from any Interchange of
business at its intersection at La
Junta with the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe.
Easser" <ass-oEert.
KANSAS CITY, April il Follow
ing are the through passengers via
the A. 7. & s. f. line to-night: J.
L. Quinn, Jas. Nye, H. X. Fry,
Edwin Hall.
sSOiMx aashOns TO the WxiI.
CHICAGO, April 15.-The Journ.
ats Washington special says that
Influential Democrats threaten to
bring out in debate IN the Senate
next week Mahone's record of per-
sonal quarrel5 with Democrats in
Virginia, and the manner in which
he escaped fighting duel with
General Bradley johnson, of Mary.
land. They allege that evidence
will be submitted showing that
Malone is brave only in words, and
while giving just cause for attack
has escaped fighting duels by ques.
tionable means. The drift OF talk
in the Democratic quarters to-day
indicate q purpose on their part to
try and force Malone into a posi-
tiOn where he will be Obliged to
fight. Up to this time, however,
he has dealt blow for blow, and says
he does not intend to submit to any
personal insults.
Murder On y wesssru-nound Traiu
CHEYENNE, Wyo., April ia
fatal stabbing affray occurred on
the West-bound emigrant train at
noon to-day near Pine Bluffs, Wy.
oming. A man named Black
quarrelled with q boy passenger
named e. s. Evan. A man named
Lewis interfered to protect the boy
Evan. Black then stabbed Lewis
with a dirk.knifs in the abdomen.
Black jumped off the train, run.
ming across the plains, several pas.
sengers engaging in his pursuit.
Black will probably be lynohed If
caught. Lewis is frOm Dodgeville,
Wisconsin, and was bound for
Butte, Montana. Physicians cay
he will die within twenty.fOur
hours. He lies in the Cheyenne
Hospital.
The Condemned NIh"sss
ST. PErERspu~a, April 14.-All
Nihilists except Hessy Helfmann,
who Is enceinte and whose execu.
tion will be delayed until after her
confinement, will be hanged at 8
O'Clock Friday morning in SOmen-
self square. A number of Nihilists
attacked the troops guarding the
prison in which the condemned
Nihilists are detained. Twenty
Nihilists were captured with bombs
In their possession.
the Nihsiisss Hanged.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 15.-All
the Nihilists, except the woman
Heffmann, condemned to death for
connection with the CZar's assassi.
nation, namely, Russakoff, Mich.
aeloff. Klballschitisch, Jeroboff
and Sophie Piessfisky, were hanged
at ten O'clock this morning. Mich
aeloff's rope broke twice. Order
was not disturbed. An immense