The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-09-30
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say that General Crook and staff are
there investigating the Indian situation.
Crook has expressed determination to
get at the bottom OF the disaffection
with which several of the bands are so
frequently troubled. He has had a
grand meeting of the majority of the
chiefs, and will visit the tribes sepa-
rately to investigate fully the cause of
the troubles. The United States Mar
shall will leave tomorrow with the
Indian prisoners, who have been in
custody since the Cibicu outbreak.
They will be taken to Tucson to be
tried by the United States Grand Jury
by orders from the Department OF JUS
tice at Washington.
A New York dispatch says: 1t has
been ascertained that Frederick Tom
kins, a member OF the last Republican
State Committee, was represented at
the committees meeting at Saratoga on
Sept. Goth by Ira NJ. Hedges, who had
no authority to act for Tomkins. The
following is an extract from a letter
written by Tomkins concerning the
matter: "What authority Hedges may
have shown to the committee, or what
particular trick he adopted to induce it
to allow him to represent me on that
occasion, have not yet learned. Per-
haps he may also have had one of those
Administration kilograms, which fear
will prove costly dispatches for Judge
Folger."
A Mercer. Pennsylvania, special says:
Five expert burglars and cracksmen, in
Jail for robbing the express office at
Greenville, have escaped. They sud-
denly siezed and bound the guard,
gagged him and put him in a cell,
forced the other prisoners into cells
with revolvers. seized the turnkey as
he entered and locked him in a cell,
took the keys from him, passed out,
bound and gagged the SherifFs wife,
and fed.
A Vienna newspaper publishes
story in effect that the Emperor and
Empress Of Russia were secretly
crowned during the recent visit to
Moscow. If the Emperor survives till
public coronation the secret ceremony
will be considered void. In the event
of his death, it will be made public. so
as to avoid any difficulty in proclaim.
ing Czarowitch Alexander as lawful
successor OF the crowned monarch.
Lord Dufferin has communicated to
Lord Granville note from the Porte,
thanking Great Britain for re-establish-
ing order in Egypt, and expressing the
hope that the bonds of friendship at
present existing between Turkey and
England may become still closer. Lord
Granville has replied. expressing satis-
faction at the sentiments of the Ottom-
on Government.
The conductors and drivers employed
by the North Division of the Street
Railroad Company in Chicago struck
yesterday at 10 o'clock, and all the
cars OF that division stopped. The
trouble is not one of wages, but the
hours. A short time ago the company
employed new superintendent, who,
as the men claim, increased the hoars OF
labor unreasonably.
AT New Orleans, Melissa Powers and
Addie johnson. young women, fought
with butcher knives about young man
who had been paying attention to both
women, frightfully cutting his face and
all parts of his body. Melissa Powers
received stab wound in the breast,
from which she died almost instantly.
Addie johnson is in critical condition.
An interview is published in Chicago
that creates considerable excitement in
political circles. Jesse Spaulding, Col
ieetor OF Customs, who is supposed to
be working for Logan. came out in favor
OF Arthur for the next President, and
says he is the strongest man that could
be put in the field.
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