The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-04-29
The democrats are likely to stubbornly
contest the unseating of Chalmers.

Tuesday of October as the time for elec-
ton of congressman in West Virginia.
The senate bill passed with amend
| ments making sale of the past reserva-
tion of Omaha Indians in Nebraska
Upon the calendar Of the house are 523
| bills which have been considered by
committees and recommended for pas
sage.
| The q. S. circuit grand jury found 48
true bills in Barnwell county, s. c., for
obstructing voters at the election on
Nov. s, 1881.
The Mississippi improvement bill was
| temporarily laid aside in the senate,
while McDill spoke on the regulation of
| Interstate commerce.
The HaryardYale university race is
| fixed for the 28th after commencement.
The races for the next five years will be
rowed at New London, Conn.
Page presented the petition of citizens
of California favoring the passage of the
bill incorporating the maritime canal
company of Nicaragua. Referred.
Forest fires near Pachouge, N. J., have
burned many head of cattle and did dam
age to property amounting to $35, 900,
but they are under control now.
Crop prospects throughout Northern
Kansas was never more favorable than
now. Winter vbeat is looking unusually
well and farm work is remarkably well
advanced.
Geo. Bohannon was executed at Rolla,
Mo-, on the 2lst in the presence of sew
eral thorsand people. He said he
thought he was only guilty in the second
degree. He died soon after the drop was
sprung.
The Times Toronto special says: Alex
ander Archer, manager of the Ontario
bank at Toronto, who committed suicide
recently, proves to be defaulter for
$50, 600, all of which was advanced to
friends on poor security.
The republican caucus, decided to
take every possible mode of preventing
conflict in the house as to precedence of
various measures, and authorized Robe
son to appoint committee of seven to
arrange the order of bills.
The house committee on pension claims
in the quartermaster generals Office,
heard testimony tending to show there
was species of black mail levied on
claimants, but this was generally dis
credited by the committee. The whole
subject, however, will be overhauled.
Three notorious forgers from New
York who began operations on banks last
fall and were Immediately captured,
were sent to the penitentiary for three
years from Chicago ON the 22d. Their
names are John Bush, John Miller and
VIM. Lawrence. A pal, Chas. Palmer,
turned states evidence.
The house committee on civil service
reform to which was referred several bills
to enlarge the scope of the agricultural
department, virtually agreed upon sub
stitute which provides for department
of industries and four bureaus of agricul
ture The bill provides for a secretary
who shall be cabinet officer, and four
heads of bureaus.
At Barnard, 30 miles from st. Joseph
tramp murdered man named Alkire
in cold blood. The citizens turned out
and ran the tramp to cover and found
him sheltered in lot OF cordwood. Bot
ties of petroleum were placed against the
barricade followed by lighted cotton.
The heat forced the tramp out, when he
was riddled with bullets.
The house committee on territories di-
rected Richardson to report favorably a
bill for the organization of the judicial
district of Alaska and the establishment
there of civil government. The bill
provides for justice and three associate
justices, and for u. S. marshal who
shall act as an officer of the government.
It also provides for extension over the
territory of Alaska the land, timber,
mining laws of Oregon, Nevada, Colo
RADIO and Washington territory.
The board of control of the democratic
congressional campaign committee has
appointed the following financial COM
mittee: 81. G. Davis of West Virginia,
chairman; w. w. Corcoran, of Washing
ton, d. c.; August Belmont, of New
York; Augustus Schell, of New York; G.
w. Brice, of Ohio; George T. Marye, of
California; j. E. Mcdonald. of Indiana;
W. F. Nolan, of New York FL. T. Packer,
of Pennsylvania; VIM. A. Travers, of
New York; Gen. w. B. Franklin, of
| Connecticut; D. l.. Morrison, of Mis-
souri,; Lewis Beach, of New York; A. j.
| Vanderpool, of New York; A oram S.
| Hewett, of New York; J. w. Singleton,
of Illinois; and J. S. Barbeur, of Vir-
ginia Representative Phillip B. Thomp-
son, of Kentucky, has been added to the
board of control and selected as it's sec
retary.
The National Academy of Sciences, OF
a meeting in Novembe last, appointed
Prof. Chandler, Dr. Moreney, J. L.
Smith of Kentucky, DR.. Goosman of the
Massachusetts, Agricultural College, and
Profs. Brewer, johnson and Stilliman, a
committee to investigate and make a re-
port of the sorghum sugar industry. with
reference to the methods employed and
results obtained in experiments made by
Prof. Collier during the past three or four
years at the department of agriculture.
The committee have made their report.
It is voluminous document and approves
all the chemical work done in the de-
4 partment of agriculture by Prof. Collier.
It declares sorghum to be the best sugar
producing plant next to sugar cane in
Louisiana and the tropics; that it is as
rich 10 actual cane sugar contents, and
that it has the merit of variability and
adoption to various soils and climates oi
the United States.
The bill reported to the senate by But
| ler as substitute for the pending meas
ure in regard to establishment of gov.
ernment for Alaska, is entitled bill foi
the organization of the territory of Alaska
and providing for the establishment of a
civil government thereof. It provides
for appointment of government IN
whom shall be vest,sd executive power
and authority in and over the territory
for secretary who shall be ex-ofdcio
treasurer, and preseribes that the judi
cial power of the territory shall be yes
ted in the supreme court and four infer
ior courts; that the governor, chief jus
tice, surveyor general and marshal. ell Of
whom are provided for by the bill, to
i rakher with the COLLECTOR of customs fol