The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-10-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The surprise in treasury circles that Secre-
tary Folger Went to the relief Of Wall street
was intensified ny the further announce
ment that upon his return he, If the law al
| lowed, would loan money to the banks
whenever deemed expedient, taking govern
ment bonds as security. The secretary Of
| the treasury will not need to return here to
discover that the law of the United States
positively forbids and the policy ofthe gov
ernlnent under all administrations discour-
ages such financial policy. The fact that
so few of the called bonds have been pre-
| sented for redemption is a sufficient guaran-
tee that the financial stringency does not ex-
| tend beyoud the Wall street gamblers, and
it is there only manipulated by one set of
| operators against another.
The following orders affecting the postal
service have been issued Special service
observation-disclosures, Aspinwall to Astor,
| Astor to Defiance. nedham to Coon Rap~
ids Persia to Council Bluffs, all from Sept,
80, 1882 Changes in star schedules-Wis-
cOnsin, Donovan to Merrill; leave Donovan
| Tuesdays and Saturdays at ~ p. M, arrive
at Merrill by p. m.; leave Merrill Tuesdays
and Saturdays at 3p. H., arrive at Donovan
|
! commissioned-Joh M. Tracey. Taylor
Oak, Frederick +. Little, Carlton, MINI.
The secretary of the interior has a COM
munication from the general counsel for the
Northern Pacific Railway company, inform
| ing him that the company on the 18th inst.
paid the treasurer of the United States $780,
1872. the cost of surveying, selecting and con-
yeying 743 9O6 acres of land in Minnesota
| for which patents were issued to the COM
pany in 1873. This payment is in accord
| ance with the decision Of the interior depart
ment June s. 1882 but made under protest
and without waiying any of the campany's
rights
1t is current talk among army officers that
the effort to set Gen. Sturgis removed from,
| the command of the Soldiers home has not
been abandoned here. 1t is we'll known that
the board of commissioners are determined
to make Gen. Sturgis as uncomfortable as
| possible and deny him their confidence.
The friends of Gen. Stursis are determined to
| have an investigation as soon as congress
meets, and the facts at the bottom of the
scheme to get Gen. Sturgis ont Of Washing
| ton will be brought to light.
Surgeon Gen. Hamilton estimates that the
amount expended by him on account of the
suppression of yellow fever wilt not exceed
$50, OOO 1t has been so economically ex-
pended that if a sharp frost should suddenly
cut the epidemic short, the total expendi-
| ture would be less than 1000. Hamilton's
plan is to do what is necessary, pay for it,
and then stop.
! Engineer Melville had /: long interview
with Secretary Chandler ard gave detailed
account of finding bodies Of DeLong and
party. The private papers and Journal OF
! DeLong will be turned over to his Wife
The resignation Of the United States min
lister at Copenhagen, Denmark, NV. H. Wick
| ersham, has been received at the state de-
| partment.
Neevs of the Railroads.
United States Railroad Commissioner
Armstrong, who has just arrived in St. Paul
from an inspection Of the western end Of the
Northern Pacific, adds his testimony to that
! of Special Commissioner Scott and others
that it is magnificent and substantial piece
of work. He regards the track as first class
in every particular the country rich in re-
! sources and in a progressive state of devel-
opment.
A circular, dated Milwaukee, and signed
by General Manager Merrill, states that in
| addition to his duties as secretary of the
| Milwaukee road, 2. NJ. Myers will until fur
ther notice discharge the duties Of assistant
to the general manager Of that road.
The engineers of the Manitoba railway
company are surveying short line between
Minneapolis and Wayzata-the object of the
| cut Oft being to relieve the pressure upon the
main line between the points named.
The supreme court of Illinois has Just de-
cided that it has jurisdiction over charges on
Chi f<,
| the state.
The earnings of the Milwaukee e. St. Paul
railway for the third week in September
were $43S, 900; increase, $42, ,9Sl.
Record Of Fires N7att CNsttClticSs
The goodly citizens of Newark and Jersey
! City experienced quite novel sensation
during the recent floods Two tons of ar
were washed from the chemical laboratories
on the banks of Toney brook into the Pas
sale, from which river the two cities draw
their water supply. The people gave the
water the benefit Of the doubt and took
kindly to beer.
At South Lebanon, Ohio, five persons en-
tered an old boat to cross the Miami river,
and during playful struggle for possession
of the oars, the boat capszed and four of
the party were drowned. Names: Newton
and Ella Wallace and Abraham and Belle
Lucas.
The fire at Paronburg, Mo-, was more dis
astrous that first stated Eighteen stores
were burned, besides number ofdwelings
The total loss reached 100000. The origin
Of the fire is unknown.
Crimes 0,aG Criminals.
Job J. Dunkle of Des Moines, Iowa, for
nlerly travelling salesman for Wannamak-
er, Philadel pha the myste: ious fourth and
last OF the kewanee, ILL.,, bank robbers, has
just been captured on the plains near Battle
mount, Mont, by Pinkerton detective
and 81 500 cash recovered. He is the short,
thick set man who cruelty maltreated Miss
Palmer, the assistant of Cashier Pratt. His
share of the plunder was $4,000. The de-
tective tracked him to De Moines, st. Paul,
Sioux City, Fort Dodge. Billings and Miles
City, Mont, following all his sudden chang
es, and finally purchased a horse at the end
of the Northern Pacific and pursued Dunkle
| 300 miles on horseback into the wilderness.
Meeting finally, on the plains, armed to the
teeth, the d tective ordered Dunkle to throw
up his hands. He captured him, secured
the cash, returned to Battlemount, ana wilT-
arrive in Chicago Sunday with his prisoner,
Denver Special: A man just arrived from
Trinidad, confirms the story of the terrible
duel fought between two COW boys of George
Howard's and John Kelly's outfits, the
chiefs Of the two parties, who were driving
up together about 1000 head of cattle which
were mixed with the wrong herds In order
to avert a general fight they selected six men,
each their best shots, and placing them fifty
yards apart gave the word and let them de-
eide the ownership of the cattle. At the
first fire three of the Howards men were
killed, and one man belonging to Kelly's
crowd met the same fate. kelly's men ptlr-
sued the survivors to their camp and re-
turned With the cattle. No arrests have yet
been made although Kelly is in Denver.
Five prisoners escaped from the Franklin
county Jail in Hampton, Saturday night
They were John Sullivan, aged twenty
seven, five feet ten inches tall, dark com
plcxion, dark gray eyes; Emery French