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A Dakota Fraud.

YANkToN, December 30.-Last winter
the county Of Douglas was organized in
Southern Dakota, through the grossest per-
jury. 1t has only about forty voters, aud the
total value of its taxable property will not
exceed $4,000 or $4,000, yet the banking
firm of Joseph Porter & Co., of New York,
telegraphed yesterday that 500, 600 Of Doug
las county bonds are on the market there.
They were informed the county had neither
school nor any authorized school district,
aud the securities named are absolutely
worthless, as the entire organization Of the
county is illegal. Charles F. Mccoy, Clerk
of the District Court, and candidate for
Marshalship Of this Territory, has been re-
moved because Of certain suspicious against
him In this connection. He is prominent
politician Of Bonhomme county.
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The Star koutc Suits.

PHILADELPHIA, December 30.-Wm. A.
Cook, assistant to the Attorney General in
the Star route cases, and Mr.. Gibson, special
attorney, were in the city yesterday in COLI
sultation with Attorney General Brewster.
Cook says after the Guiteau case several
postal suits will come up for trial. Cook
feels satisfied the Governments evidence is
sufficient to convict the contractors as
charged. The report which Gibson recently
published containing damaging evidence
against former officials In connection with
the Star route contracts was correct in all
Its material points, and satisfactory to the
authorities. Attorney General Brewster
leaves for Washington this week and will
enter upon his official duties Monday.
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SMALL ox in a Medical College.

KEoKUK, Iowa, December 30.-Forty cases
of smallpox were discovered In the medical
college, all being students. 1t is said a
smallpox subject was received at the college
from Chicago. and that the students having
worked on this were infected. The college
has been partly quarantined and isolated.
The city is considerably excited over the
smallpox at the college. Four or five cases
have been reported to the president of the
board of health which physicians, outside the
college faculty, declare genuine smallpox,
though the faculty assert there is only one
case there. There is no epidemic here, and
all rumors to that effect are false. People
generally are vaccinated and the board Of
health is confident the disease will be easily
controlled.
KEoKUK, December 30.-It is impossible
to learn the facts III the matter relative to the
origin of the smallpox in this city. The
faculty of the college refuses to give any ill
formation whatever, the other source of in
formation being the students.
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THE STAR ROUTE CASES.
Attorney General Brewster Proposes to Pus
Them

Attorney General Brewster Proposes to Push
WASHINGTON, December 29.-Col. Bliss
sent to Attorney General Brewster the cor
respondence between himself and Postmas-
ter General James, with reference to the
commencement Of civil suits against the
81 ar route ringsters and received the follow
ing:
PHILADELPHIA, December 20, 1S8I.-My
Dear Sir: Have received your letter together
with your correspondence between yourself
and Postmaster General James. read II
all with satisfaction and approve Of that
which you have written. As soon as | enter
upon my duties In the department, which
will be in few days, propose to give you
special authority to pursue the suggested
civil suits with all the promptitude orderly
litigation will permit. The uttermost penny
lawlessly received and taken from the public
treasury must be recovered. Hitherto you
have given diligent attention to criminal
proceedings, and before came into the cases
had acquired complete knowledge Of the
subject. These prosecution must he ear
nestly pressed. The trials must be prompt
and the cases must be well prepared. On
you, together with other counsel who have
been before this investigating these cases, l
must rely for their preparation. All that is
essential must be ready for use. have re-
solved that my duty will require me TO take
active part In the trials In court, and / pro-
pose to be present with you and in person
lead in the prosecution for the United States.
am, sir, respectfully yours,
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER.
To Col. Geo. Bliss, New York City.
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NORTHERN PACIFIC LANDS.

When the headquarters for the Northern
Pacific Land Agent for Montana, year or so
ago, were al st. Paul, MIMI, we published .
communication and circular from the Com
missioner, requesting that settler applicants
far railroad lands In Montana should file
their applications with him. great many
did this. Mr. Ed. Stone has recently been
appointed N. p. X. r. Land Commissioners
for Montana and has established his Office in
Helena. All the applications filed in st.
Paul have now been placed In his hands.
They baye been classified aud arranged and
q map will be made and filed for the use II
the land officers showing the location Of ev-
cry tract Of land so applied for. These set
Tiers will have the first opportunity to pur-
chase said lands. The applications filed with
Mr.. Stone are the only intmation the Com
pany has Of applications for N. p. Railroad
lands. Hence, those who do not apply will
not be placed OH the map and other DISPOSE
ton may be made of the lands. The appll-
cation costs nothing. II may be written in
formally by any applicant. All that Is es-
sentlal is TO give the legal subdivisions OF
lie land claimed and state that he Is q set
tier and desires to purchase the same Of the
Company. We doubted for time the i'm
tent Of the recognized Company TO sell
Montana settlers the lands under the $3.50
pei acre resolution Of the old Board, but we
are inclined now to believe actual settlers
will be able TO purchase at those figures. Al
any rate their claims, at whatever figure Is
established, will have priority Of considers
tion and the first opportunity will be given
to such settler and applicant. Address APP
plicaiions TO Edwin Stone, General Agent N.
p. r. r., Helena, NJ. T.
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Serious Charges against Baker.

ST.. Louis, January 4.-Charges have been
preferred against Major Edward W. Baker,
late government post quartermaster at this
post. by Thomas Maxwell, of the firm Of
Maxwell Bros. The charges complain Of
favoriiism in making purchases for the gov
eminent and the habit Of gross intemperance.
The papers and afsidavits supporting these
charges have been sent to General O. ii.
Tompkins, Chief Quartermaster, Military
Division of the Missouri, at Chicago, and an
investigation Is pending. 1t is alleged that
there are still more serious charges of max
ing false vouchers and that mules which were
purchased for the government for $l35. were
charged on these vouchers at $l54. &.
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coiored Exodus from South csroiina.

WASHINGTON, December 3l.-South Car
olina politicians now here are considerably
disturbed overthe information from Charles,
ton that the exodus fever has broken ont
among the colored plantation hands, and
that already several thousand have made ar
rangements to 60 to Arkansas. So general
has the movement become that it is feared
there will be an almost total loss of crops IN
three or four counties next year.
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BLAINE.s DIPLOMACY.
Foreign DipIomssists Think it is well He 10

Out.
New York, January 4.-The Posts cor
respondent has interviewed several of the
diplomatic corps at Washington In regard to
the career of the late Secretary Blaine about
his foreign policy, to the following effect
His attitude toward Great Britain excited
special wonder. Speaking Of this matter
and the correspondence on the Clayton
Bulwer treaty, the foreign minister says:
"That would have led the country into
serious trouble had 1t not been for the fact
that 1t was evident from the tone Of the
newspapers that the Secretary did not repre-
sent the best sentiment Of the country. As
it is there will be more or less correspond
ence, but the equilibrium will not be dis
turbed." This gentleman added that the
members of the different legations read the
American newspapers carefully and Kept
themselves and their governments Informed
as to the state of public opinion In this coun-
try on all subjects Of great political import
ance. We have our estimate of your public
measures and thereby so make our knowl-
edge of both as thorough and accurate as We
can.
Members of another legation speaking par
ticularly of the South American embroglio
said that Blaine could much more safely
bully Chilli than Great Britain. To be sure
Chill has at present greater naval strength
than the United States, but superiority of
the inherent powers of the latter nation was
50 palpable that Chill would not venture on
All open strife, even # immediate success
were well nigh certain, for she would be
obliged subsequently, to pay for them with
-nsury; also that Chill would probably yield
to any reasonable moral pressure from this
country to exercise such influence. Itcould
however be none the less hazardous expert
ment, as 1t would lead to no one knows
whittier. Upon the whole, the aggressive
policy marked out by the late Secretary i'm
pressed many of the diplomatists as uncalled
for, ill-advised, dangerous and even ridicu-
lous. Some Of them compare 1t to the i'm
polite policy of Beaconsfeld which, If per-
sisted in, would, they say, have involved
Great Britain in serious continental compli-
cations for which she had no desire and was
not prepared. They are inclined to i've a
sigh of relief, therefore, to find the State De
partment again in charge Of a man who will
be disposed to carry on our diplomatic bust
ness consistently with the traditions left by
Seward, Fish and Evarts.
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Utah in Congress.

WASHINGTON, December 29.-The Sta,
says: The general sentiment of the men,
beers of the House committee on elections H.
regard to the Cannon Campbell case from
Utah is that neither of them is entitled to a
seat In the House. The committee will FIRST
inquire into the subject Of whether Cannon
Is or is not All alien. The final decision will
however, in all probability, be that the whole
matter be referred back to the people al
Utah for new election.
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THE old C1ur d'Alene Mission In Wash
ington Territory was assessed at si2,5oO by
the county assessor of Kootenia county and
cold under delinquent sale December 22d'
It appears the assessor of Kootenia county
also assessed the New Mission OIL Hangmai
Greek which the Fathers alleged to be with
In an Indian reservation and exempt. The
claim Of the Fathers was that the old Mis-
sion was worth only $500 or s4oo, but the as
SCISSOR appears to have had better opinion
Of the property.
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Townsi,e and Mining { ecision.

WASHINGTON, December 30.-The Acting
Attorney General, on the oath inst, in an
opinion addressed to the President and by
him referred to the Department of the Inte-
rior, provides that when mining claim on
lode has inception prior to the location of q
TOWNSHIP, and mining claimant possessed
and maintained the right Of possession In
accordance with other mineral land laws, no
reservation in the patent for such mining
claims should be inserted in favor of the
town claims or occupants. This opinion
has been adopted by the Secretary Of the In
terror.
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THE INrER-ocEANIc CANAL.
congreasman Does Not Want to Make
War Spot Of Panama.

Congressman Does Not Want to Make q
War Spot Of Panama.
NEW YORK, December 29.-The Tribune's
Washington correspondent interviewed Con-
gresham Whitthorne on the inter-oceanic
canal. The latter said, in effect: The his
tory Of the world records two war spots on
the earth's suface-Gibraltar and the OAR
danelles. Why should the United States
encourage other conflicts of the same sort
by digging an ocean canal to draw the fleets
and navies of Europe to our shores. and to
impose upon us the necessity of maintain
ing in both oceans vast naval ornaments to
protect our Pacific trade, as well as the inn
mense course of the Mississippi and Its trib-
utaries, which seeks an outlet through the
Gulf Of Mexicos 1t would be folly enough
for us, with the weak grasp We already have
upon the Eastern trade ourselves, to furnish,
or to allow anybody else to furnish If we
could prevent IL, q shorercut for what trade
exists between Asia and Europe, All advant-
tage which our European competitors and
rivals would seize in an instant, and use TO
give Tic uioW w nhcipou soIi-
merce. Again, there is political reason
why we cannot allow our neighbors In Col
omba to do the thing which we as nation
will not do, to permit and encourage indefi-
nitely large amount Of foreign capital to
seek investment there. We know perfectly
welt that no matter how many hundred
million dollars of English or other foreign
capital is invested in this country in rail-
roads, canals and other enterprises, it is alb
solutely free from foreign political control.
With Colombia the case is radically differ
ent. Say, for example, that Americans should
conclude to invest 500, 0O0, 900 in the Pana-
ma canal, and should send 10000 men from
the United States to build IL, how long do
you think II would be before American cap
ital and American brains would gain polili
cal control of Colombia?
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TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.

BERLIN, December 29.-Since the anti
socialist law was promulgated in 1878, 225
socialist societies have dissolved and 758 So
cialist publications have been suppressed.
TUNIs, December 29.-The French FnAn-
cial Commission has caused all employees
formerly connected with the Tunisan navy
to be dismissed.
GALVESTON, December 29.-The Ne,cs'
special says: There was another stage rob
berry near the notorious Black Hollow this
evening. The mail bags we're rined Of val
liable packages. The robbers were young
ladies.
MADRID, December 90 The Minister of
Foreign Affairs, replying to question in the
Cortes whether the Government would in
tervene In the event Of powerful nation
undertaking tn protect the rights of the Pope
In Rome, said, so far as he was aware, no
power was contemplating taking the rights
Of the Pope under its special protection.
SING SING PRISON, December 3l.-Daniel
Cash, q convict, was assassinated this morn
ing by Angelo Carditta, a fellow prisoner.
| No quarrel and not word spoken 10y either
Cause Of the murder unknown.
ST. Louis, December 3i.-A Post special
from Kansas City says joe Smith, alias John
Burns, noted burglar and desperate, was
shot and killed by Police Officer Lowell this
, morning about 4 O'Clock, while prowling
around some residences.
LONDON, December 31.-Jsmes Gordon
Bennett started for st. Petersburg to confer
with the Russian government as To the f"a.
sibilty of starting another Polar expedi'
ton.
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REPRESENTATIVE HENDERSON, OF Ill
nois, who recently introduced In the housf
bill 10 regulate interstate commerce, say
that he intends to devote considerable time
and energy to securing the passage OF ais
bill, or some other that will control and reg
ulate railroad tariffs. He says that law OF
this kind is necessary to protect stockholders
OF railroads as well as other classes Of PEG,
pie. As II now stands few spectators and
stock brokers band together aud wreck al
most any road they direct their efforts
against, then they buy the deprecated prop
ery and they are rapidly getting control Of
all the railroads In the country.
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A WASHINGTON item Of last week says
that small pox has spread from Chicago 10
Washington and Baltimore, and that the Ma
tional Board Of Health had adopted rules
that would prevent the spread Of the disease.
At that date the National Board of Health
considered small pox TO be- In epidemic form
In the following cities, States. and Territor-
les: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allegheny,
Cincinnati, Indiana. Illinois, Missouri, ME-
igan, Minnesota, California. Oregon, Wash
ingtou Territory, Montana Territory, Indian
Territory. Montana can be counted oul
now.
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Nor one American iron steamship crosses
the ocean from New York, while S7s0.OOO.
900 worth of produce Is roughly estimated a
the amount annually exported from tha
city to England, Of which $3.50, 100000 goes
In steamers. A little over twenty years ag''
three fourths of our trade was done by OUT
own ships. During the year ending on the
30,h Of last June, the total value of goods
moved In American vessels was $3.50, 1913 $40
In foreign vessels, sl,2es,942,o35. These
figures bear their own hard comment.
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Sargent the Coming Man.

WASHINGTON, December 29.-Ex Senator
Mitchell, of Oregon, says he is satisfied Sar'
gent is to be appointed Secretary Of the In
terror. Mitchell is well informed in regard
to Pacific coast politics. Other prominent
Republicans from the Pacific States speak
with equal confidence of the appointment,
aud the impression here is that he is the
coming man.
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The Confession q an Admirer Of ouiteau.

The Confession cf an Admirer OF Gntteau.
CINCINNATI, December 29.-The Com
merciars Gore, Ohio, special says: Morgan
Richards has confessed the murder Of Mrs.
Terrill, his mothers sister. and says il was
done OH account Of an old grudge. The
murdered woman's son William Is undergo
Ing life sentence In the Ohio Penitentiary
for the murder Of three persons four years
ago. Mr. Terrill died Of grief for his soa's
crime two years ago. There Is theory that
Richards shot his aunt 10 prevent her reveal
ing what she knew about bis implication in
her sons crime. Richards Is young man
and has taken an unusual interest In the
Guiieau trial, particularly In what Guiteau
says. A few days ago be bought revolver,
remarkIng that IL was the same kind Guiteau
used. From this II Is supposed that he COM
United the murder for the sake Of notoriety.
There Is talk Of ly'iching him.
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WHY THEY WERE MERRY.
Some Conjecturcs Concerning the Presi-
dents Christmas Visit to New York.
Nep York Corr. Phil Times.

NcU IOTh SofF. fH0. Wtcc.
Rsciting that President Arthur came to
New York to eat his Christmas dinner with
merry companions, the correspondent says !:
But General Arthur is herry in q particu-
lar way because he Is President, and Roscoe
Conkling aud Don Cameron are his lieutell-
ants. And to particularize further, Hor.
Charles J. Folger is merry because he Is Sec
rotary Of the Treasury and also because .
little bird has whispered in his ear that be-
fore another Christmas-tide he will wear the
silk gown of Justice Of the Supreme Court
of the United States. Roscoe Conkling Is
merry because he is not only soon to become
q member of the Cabinet, but that as Secre-
tary Of the Treasury he can clean out the
New York Custom Houses of the Fentoii-
Curtis crowd, command homage from Hayes
and respect from John Sherman, of Ohio.
Collector Of Customs Robertson Is merry
because he has substantial grounds for be-
lieving that Gen. Arthur has written upon
the political blackboard, in great big letters:
. For Governor Of New York In 1882, Hon.
WIN. H. Robertson" Alonzo b. Cornell is
merry because he has assurances that lie can
spend four years In the German Empire as
Minister Plenipoteniiaiy at $l7,500 year.
John r. Lydecker is merry because he knows
that the Collector Of Customs of the great
port of New York Is the gift that Santa
Claus will drop into his Christmas stocking
along about this time next year. General
Grant Is merry because he is 10 have $1,000
month added to his already princely in-
come by The passage Of the Logan bill for
placing u. s. G. on the retired list, and Lo.
gan, Arthur, and all The other possible can
didates for President in 1884. 'SS. '02, or even
90, intend that this bill shall efIectually re-
tire the only original candidate for third
term Of the Presidency. Governor Porter,
Of Indiana, is merry because his New York
friends have written his name across The slate
for 1884 for Vice President. And John
OByrne, ext Philadelphia lawyer, Is merry
because his Christmas stocking had In Is sn
appointment as Assistant District Attorney
Of New York. at IN annual salary Of 81 500.
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A Clerical Scandal

BLOOMINGTON (lll.), December 29.-Rev.
II. o. Hoffman, pastor If the First Metho-
dist Episcopal CT urch of this city and one Of
the most promising and brilliant ministers
in the State, is charged by former female
domestic with beiug the father Of her lille
Ultimate child. He brands the charge as
blackmail aud protests his innocence. AT
his own request he has been relieved of his
pastoral duties, pending the church trial,
which will take place in short time.
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The Arguments.

WASHINGTON, December 29.-Col. Cork
hill says Davdge will make the opening
speech for the Government In the GuitNau
case. Then Scoyille will follow. ~ don't
know whether Reed willspeak or not. Judge
Porter will then close the case. do not ex-
pect to speak unless question of jurisdic-
ton is raised, on which am prepared to say
something. That was thought Co be the
great question at first that seems to be lost
sight of new"
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$500
Fire at Walia Walia

WALLA WALLA, December l9.-At 1880
las: night a fire broke out in Small Bros big
livery stable OH Main street, aud DESTROYED
the stable and sixteen horses, large amount
of hay and grain, and burned Pic ards uii-
dertaker and carpentershop, Hess shoe shop,
Bouch's tailor shop, aud damaged the Daily
Union Office, Nswton& Markham's grocery,
and Harry Towards saloon. Small Bros.
loss, $1,000; 10 insurance. The buildings
were owned by Robert Kennedy; no insur.
ance loss, 5000. Picard was insured to
the amount of his loss.
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In THE Guiteau trial Wednesday Mr.. Sco-
vile desired TO reopen the case for the In
PRODUCTION Of new testimony bearing on
Guitean's insanity Dasidge denied prece-
dent and said the concession would be scan
dalous. Scovllle replied It great length,
CorkhIll retorted, and Gniteau rsved. Judge
Cox refused to hear experts, but permitted
the examination 81 witnesses - 70 what
Gniteau said soon after arrest. The case
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THE electric light Is not an unnitigated
blessing. Philadelphia adopted the Brush
liyht and gave the company permission to
set their posts In the streets and string their
cables In mid air. Recent accidents have
demonstrated that where these wires come
In contact with telephone or telegraph
wire, the electricity runs to the end Of the
circuit In such volume rs to ignite anything
combustible and burn the city. Besides,
person In contact with the two ends OF the
severed wire Is liable to instant death.
Philadelphia Is therefore agtating to have
all the electric cables taken down and put
under ground-insulated aud isolated.
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SENATOR EDaUNDs, writing Of Mormrh-
ism: Unsuitable laws were enforced with
the same vigor shown In pp:hshing illicil
distilIing the practice Of eolygamy might IN
a few years be broken up" Edmunds al
WAYS speaks 10 the point and wisely.