The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-15
WASHINGTON.
Reducing the Revenue

WASHINGTON, March 14.-The House COM
mittee on ways and means discussed internal
revenue matters and sub committee will re-
port to the full COMMITTEES Thursday next
Revenue Collector Davis Death to be
Avenged.
Commissioner Raum having received tele-
graph message from Collector Woodcook, at
Nashville, announcing the killing of Collector
James M. Davis, near McMinniville, yester-
day, has replied as follows:
Golfer reward of $500 each for arrest IF the
men engaged in the assassination. You are author
ined to expend $500 for the discovery of the names
of the conspirators. Leave no hing undone for
their arrest. If necessary, reinforce the marshals
posse with your deputies for the arrest of these men
The funeral expenses of Deputy Collector Davis will
be paid"
Restrictions Upon Smuggling.
The ways and means committee have agreed
to report to the House bill extending author
ity to district judges of cities, police Justices,
any judges of circuit or district courts OF the
United States to issue search warrants to ena-
BILE customs officers to enter any building or
storehouse where they have reason to believe
that goods are being concealed to evade pay
nnent OF customs duties and to seize the sam Q
when found.
Nominations to be Favorably Reported.
The Senate foreign relations committee have
agreed to report favorably upon the nomina-
tions of Cornelius A. Logan and John Russell
Young to be United States ministers respec-
lively to Chill and China.
Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee.
Democratic members of the Senate held
brief caucus this afternoon for the purpose of
selecting seven of their number to cooperate
with similar committee of House representa-
tives, as the Democratic Congressional Cam
paign Committee The following Senators
were chosen: Harris of Tennessee, Farley of
California, MCPHERSON of New Jersey, Morgan
of Alabama Davis of West Virginia, Coke of
Texas, and German of Maryland.
Precautions Needed Against Small Pox.
The President to-day transmitted to the Sem
ate communication from the National Board
Of Health, calling attention to the necessity for
additional legislation to prevent the introduce
sion and spread of small pox and other conta-
gious and infectious diseases into the United
States from foreign countries.
Last Rites.
The funeral of the late George Francis Mon
tague, of The British Legation, who died in
this city Sunday, took place to-day in the
Chapel at Oak Hill cemetery. Members OF all
foreign legations in the city were present, as
we'll as large number of personal friends, and
tho lrtle chapel was filed TO its utmost capsc-
ity. The State Department was also repre-
sented. Rev. DIR. Paret read the Episcopal
burial service, after which the casket was tenn
porarily placed in a private vault to await in
structions from England as 10 its final disposi-
ton.
Montana Swarnning With Smugglers.
NBw YORK, March IA Benton (Mont)
dispatch says the whole Milk River country is
swarming with smugglers from across the Dor
der, that they supply the Indians with whiskey
and arms, that they stimulate horse stealing
parties from these rowing bands, and that de-
tachment has been ordered out from Fort
Shaw to rout a raiding band of Piegans. Seri-
GUS trouble is anticipated all along the frontier
line, unless the border Indians are promptly
driven back into the Dominion.
Marshal Healy now being safe, the nine COM
panies in the field from Fort Assinbone with
the squad from Fort Shaw, will not be embar-
raised by negotiations, but can act promptly.
An Editors Wife Brutally Assaulted and
Robbed.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, March 14.-Last eve
ming some unknown assassin assaulted Mrs. r.
G. Hubbard, wife of the news editor of the
Nonpareil and felled her to the ground with
brick. The assaiant then relieved her of $15
or $40 dollars, portion of her husbands
wages, which she had drawn shortly before.
When found in the street the lady was uncon-
scious with a terrible cash in Der head.
When struck she was within few feet of her
own door.