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THE STAR ROUTE CASES.


The manner In which the Star route cases
were began year or more ago was some
thing like hunting antelope with brass
band. There was more bluster than bust
ness aud the result was the government
made an inglorious failure when it was in
the right and should have succeeded. The
agitation resulted in lettings this year at
very low figures, but as for Furnishing the
plunderers who had been swlndling by the
million IL has not come to the notice of the
country that their infection was other than
the payment of heavy lawyers fees.
With less hurrah, matters recently have
taken new turn, and prosecution begins to
lock like business. In the cases of Dorsey
and Brady, motions were made to
quash the indictments on the assumption
that the old Maryland law of 1852 was still
In force in the District of Columbia, and
under IL the defendants should have been
bound over by commissioner to await the
action of the Grand Jury; also that the iu-
dictments had not been properly ordered.
The case came up in the Criminal Court at
Washington April 10th, before Judge Wylie,
who after an exhaustive consideration of the
motion, held that the indictments were
good. The straw bond motions TO quash
were also dismissed, and the obstacles to
trial being brushed out of the way, Merrick
for the Government, moved the trial for the
first week in May. Counsel for defense de-
sired 10 file pleas In abatement for Brady
and Turner, but the Court held the findings
Of the Grand Jury must stand, and the de-
PENDANTS must plead either guilty or not
guilty. They refused to do either when the
Court ordered the pleas of not guilty to be
ordered for them aud fixed the trial for May
4th. The technical difficulties the Govern
ment has encountered are thus disposed of
and the cases are brought down to square
issues of fact. 1t is regarded as quite an
achievement for the Government and the
belief is that the prosecution will be triumph
ant. The brass band has been laid away.
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| WASHINGTON, April 14.-W. Ii. Howgate,
for some months In Jail in this city, on ac-
count of inability to procure the amount of
bail required for his appearance to answer
| charges made against him in connection
with his administration of the financial Of
fairs of the United States signal service, es-
capped from his guard this afternoon, while
visiting his family. In accordance with
precedents already established In similar
cases, Howgate, at various times during the
past four or five months, applied TO the
Court for temporary leave of absence from
Jail TO visit his family. The applications
have generally been granted, the Court
sending an officer with the prisoner to pre-
vent escape, and limiting him to a few
hours absence from the Jail. To-day, for
the first time in two months or more, How
gate asked leave to 90 to his house for the
purpose of seeing a daughter recently
returned from Vassar College, and
looking over certain papers. Judge Wylie.
10 whom the application was made, granted
the request and sent with the prisoner one
of the Oldest aud most trustworthy bailiffs,
with orders TO bring him back to Jail In two
hours. 1t was then about . o'clock
WASHINGTON, April 14.-Howgate stepped
from his room while the bailiff7s back was
turned, and the officer rushed frantically
after him, but was unable to discover his
hiding place. The house was searched and
the police notified, but up to ii p. m. moth
ing was found of him. Marshal Henry
thinks he Is SILL In the city, but as a PIE
cautionary measure the authorities of Balti-
more, Richmond, New York, Philadelphia
and Boston have been notified. LIZ not ar
rested before tomorrow reward OF $500
will be offered.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-The escape of
Captain Howgate Is the principal topic of
conversation to day. 1t Is not probable that
Howgate will be seen In this country again.
Nettie Bnrrill, sthe woman In the case" Is
still missing, and probably either Joined him
or preceded him to place agreed upon.
She has been in tbe habit Of visiting the Jail
and spending hou,s In consultation with
him. She was there Wednesday, and had
tive hours consultation with him In the
warden's Office. Great indignation is felt
here at the loose manner III which so motor
ious q criminal and violator OF social decen-
cy has been handled.
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Death of william X. Ferguson.

Mr.. W. II. Ferguson, for many years res.
ident of Yreka and New Chicago, at the
former place miner and merchant and al
the latter place for some years hotel proprie.
tor, went East last fall to visit relatives in
the States He reached here on his return
some three weeks ago quite sick with bilious
fever which afterward developed into ty-
phoid and was complicated with rheumatic
troubles. DIR. j. III. Owings was in attend
ance and for some time has had DIR. Mitchell
as consulting physician, but it became appar-
ent some time before his death that there
was no hope. He sunk steadily and died at
2:30 a. IN. last Tuesday. Mr.. Ferguson was u
native of Michigan, and was 81 years of age
when he died He went to California In
1858 and had never returned To the States
until the past winter. He was Il Master Ma
son in good standing and bore the character
of an honest and good man. Mrs. Willis
Spear (his sister, and husband and Frank
Egbert, his nephew, the only relatives he
had in Montana, were with him daring his
last illness and he received the best attention.
The remains were taken to New Chicago on
Tuesday to be inferred by those of his wife
who died week or two ago. Rev. H. G.
Hutchings accompanied the cortege and
preached the funeral services
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TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.

WASHINGTON, April IA bill was in
PRODUCED In the Senat. for building railroad
from jersey City to San Francisco.
Hor SPRINGS, April Ex-senator Logan
Is steadily improving of sciatica. He and
Senator Chafiee will be here three or four
weeks. -
SACRAMENTO, April 12.-Hon. w. b. G.
Brown was stricken with paralysis in his
Office about 11:30 O'Clock this morning. and
died in his room at the Golden Eagle Hotel
in the evening. 80
DUBLIN, April 1.-the ban placed upon
the publication of the United ireland is an
parently removed, as the paper is sold openly
on the streets. It's moderate tone continues.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-The Republican.
the official organ, urges the passage of the
Chinese bill, as modified, before the arrival
OF the two thousand Chinese now en- route
TO San Francisco. IL will allay public feel
ing and prevent possible riot. The bill
VIII probably pass, under suspension of
the rules, on Monday, and be pushed through
the Senate and signed. h
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Flood and Erosf

MORGAN Cry (La.) April 14.--Ths Sec
ton was last night visited by most terrible
storm, causing the water to rise and destroy
ing an immense amount of property. The
Ramos Railroad bridge was carried away
and at Drew's Mills about twenty dwellings
were destroyed. ne Ohouse only remains
standing. Two colored men were killed al
Berwick by falling tiinbers.
FARGO Cd. To- April 14.--The food has
done great damage here. 1t Is estimated at
Sl00,00e. The mud is knee deep all over
the city. John Mudlan's warehouse Is IN
der water, with $4,000 in farming imple-
ments. The Union elevator Is In danger OF
falling with its costly store Of wheat. The
elevator Is half under wafer and easements
are universally flooded.
CHICAGO, April 12.-Reports from vari-
ons points IN the Northwestern States indi-
cate severe frosts which have damaged fruit
somewhat. Other sections report good pros.
poets.
LOUISVILLE, April 12--The cold weather
has not yet seriously injured any vegetation
unless it Is wheat, about which the crop au-
thoritIes differ.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 12.-The freeze of
last night Is thought to have been disastrous
TO fruit, especially peaches. Secretary Cham
berlaln, Of the State Board of Agriculture,
thinks the crops are badly injured though
not entirely spoiled. Farmers report wheat
heavily damaged.
VIENNA, Austria, April To- Bitterly cold
weather, and hard frost now prevailing,
which Is feared will greatly injure the crops,
fruit trees and vines. The young wheat in
Roumania Is almost entirely destroyed.
WrLnISGToS, Del..) April 13---Though
many buds have been killed by the frost,
there are enough left to insure fnll crop.
DALLAS, (Tex.,) April 13.--The total
damage done by the baiIsturm yesterday Iii
this city il estimated 1t $4,000. The rain
this morning flooded the Easements Of many
Of the business houses.
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General Land Office,
Washington. Id. O.. Feb. 4. 1880.
Chinese Evasion of Law.

NEW YoRK, April I5.--The Times says:
If one may trust late advices from China, Ii
Is by no means certain that the bill prohibits
ing Chinese immigration would have been
an efficient measure, even IL 1t had received
the approval OF the President. The intent
of the act was to prevent Chinese coming In
large numbers to this country, and so far as
immediate subjects ofthe Emperor OF China
are concerned, IL would no doubt have se-
cured the desired end. There are very
large number of persons OF Chinese birth
and descent who are Chinese In the techni-
cal sense Of the word. Those who have left
that empire to settle In the various East In
dian and Australian colonies OF Great Brit
ain have for some reason found it expedient
to change their nationality. The Six Com
panIes are, interested In organized emigra-
tion schemes TO other countries than this.
They could send several thousand Chinese
10 work for term OF years In Australia, and
then have them shipped TO the United States
as British citizens. Let Congress do what
IL may, those who are interested In bringing
Chinese to this country profess confidence
In their ability To find mcans of carrying on
their business, while keeping within the
confines Of written law.
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TIDiNGs OF THE JEANETTE.

| The First Details of the Disaster aud Drift.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-The Call to-
morrow will publish letter from DIR. III. q.
| Ledyard, an American now in Siberia, to
| friend i'm this city. At Irkutsk Ledyard met
| Lieutenant Danenhower, who gave him in
teresting details of the loss of the Jeanette
| from which the following extracts are made
Since the first fall, when they were caugh
| by the ice in trying to reach Herald Island,
| they had never taken course, but were held
/ as if IN the jaws of a death squeeze until
every timber quivered. They turned this
way and that, were thrown floating and then
| caught again, and were every hour i'm sus-
pense, never knowing when the ice would
| close upon them. A little more and the
deck sank beneath them. Throughout this
strain they were well and trying to be cheer
| full, working very hard. The engine aud
| men were barely able to keepthe water out.
| They had to pump for year and half.
June 18th, 1881, the crisis came. The
ship showed greater straining than before.
| The decks quivered and Inexplicable move
ments warned them. They prepared their
| boats and made their camp beside the vessel.
She rose and turned In her cradle till her
yards touched the ice. Then the rigging
gave way and the masts lay PROSTATE. At
four o'clock i'm the morning the foe parted
and all went down. A cry of alarm called
all to escape from the crevice in the ice. 1t
opened just through the captains tent.
Then they began TO retreat. Twenty-nine
days they struggled southwark. Three hun
dred miles of blocked ice were thus passed
over. Four miles day was thought good
fortune. After one series of fourteen days,
they were thirty-seven miles further north
than at first. While working over the ice,
dragging three boats, they discovered Ben
nett Island, to explore which they spent
three weeks of their precious summer days
and expended much of their limited supply
of food. To this detour those who survived
attribute much of their suffering and the
death of their commander with nineteen
men. After three months of this periious
and exhaasting work they came to blue
water and then, with fair winds, took their
course for the mouth of the Lena river.
Melville's boat was stove against block of
ice and lost her mast and sail. The Captain
landed with all we'll, but the boat, as the
water was shallow, could not make the
mouth of the river.
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The Peace Cong tess.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-The proposed
Peace Congress of American nations Is mol
expected To assemble In November next, In
accordance with Blaine's invitation, and yet,
as the invitation has not been withdrawn,
correspondence continues on the subject.
The only States which favorably considered
the proposition are Mexico, Guatemala, Sal
vador, Honduras, Venezuela, and Hayti.
Mexico ut first hesltated, but has reconsider
ed the subject, and her minister Is now au-
thorized conditionally to accept the invita-
tion Of the United States. Her difficulties
with Honduras and interest In the Panama
and Nicarauga canals and other Isthmian
transit schemes make her unwilling to leave
Central American States TO cultivate sympa-
thy In Washington at her expense, which
might BE- the case II BY her absence she an
tagonized Congress. Mono Of the States Of
south America accepted the invitation and
lie Stale Department does not expect them
10 without renewal of the imitation.
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Appointments and Combinations.

| WASHINGTON, April 12.-The President
has nominated Edward 4. Barton Superin
| tendent of the Mint al San Francisco. Among
the postmasters confirmed to-day by the Sen,
ate was David r. Collins, Of Cherry Creek
Nevada. The Senate confirmed S. 2. Rounds
for Public Printer, and Samuel G. Wright
Receiver of Public Moneys at Carson, New.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The President
has nominated George Maury, of Tennessee,
Minister Resident and Consul General OF
the United States in Bolivia, and the follow
Ing Consuls: Joseph F. Swords, of the Dis
trict of Columbia, at Trinidad; Samuel S.
Packman, of Pennsylvania, at Cologne
George K. Bullock, of Indiana, at Annaberg,
Germany; Theodore Carisius, of Illinois, at
Apia; Thomas Adamson, of Pennsylvania,
at Panama.
New Hampshire, as Secretary of the Navy !;
w. Ii. Hunt, of Louisiana, as Minister to
Russia; j. B. Partridge, of Maryland, as
Minister to Peru; John III. Smith, of North
Carolina, as Minister to Liberia; William
Williams, of Indiana, as Charge d'Afaires
TO Paraguay and Uruguay; John j. Knox as
Controller of the Currency; United States
Marshals-A. c. Botkin for Montana, and A.
L. Ireland for Utah.
Chandler's nomination was confirmed by
twenty-eight ayes-twenty-fou Republicans
and four Democrats-against sixteen noes
all Democrats. Only two formal speeches
were delivered-Bayard in opposition and
Rollins in advocacy.
John Robert Pitkin was nominated Mar
shall for the Eastern District of Louisiana,
and John Il. Carney for Register of the Land
Office, Olympia, Washington Territory.
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Bold NIbliIStS

LONDON, April 14.-Judcial inquiries con.
corning the antecedents of the assassins oil
General Strelnikoff, show the actual assas-
sin was a son of the Collegiate Counsellor of
SchelvahoG. His aceomplice, whose name
is Chalmwein, was peasant, and was impli-
Gated in the Winter Palace explosion. He
has been sought for the last two years, dur,
ing which time he lived in Odessa ard Mos
cow with forged passports, and was engaged
In propagating Nihilism.
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Republican National Corn mlt,ee-

WASHINGTON, April 15.-About dozer
members of the Republican National Com.
mittee met to-day, and after discussion
unanimously favored the Republicans in the
South uniting with the Liberal Democrats
who will work with the more enlightened
political sentiment for free ballot and fail
count, am oppose the Bourbon Democracy
A resolution was adopted for meeting OF
the committee on the fourth Wednesday, in
January, 1883, and directing that The special
committee appointed in 1881 report plan
for giving Congressional districts representa-
ton IN the next National convention.
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Paddy Rvnn on ,ha Priza Einht.

CHICAGO, April IA letter is published
here from Paddy Ryan, the pugilist, saying
a charge of Johnny Roach, his trainer, pub
iished SEINE time since, saying he Ryan)
sold the fight with Sullivan is false; also one
from Tom Kelley Of st. Louis, one of Ryan's
seconds in the "mill." Kelley says Ryan
was too heavy and not at all in condition
and that he (kelley) warned Ryan's hackers
of the fact the morning before the fight and
advised them not to allow the meeting i'm
the ring to take place
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ST. LOUIS, April 1.-THE Posts dispatch
has information from New York that the
Supreme Court granted an order this morn
ing for the arrest Of General Clinton b. Fisk,
charged with having obtained $4,000 upon
false and fraudulent representations to the
well-known New York broker, Francis A..
Tegg. General Fisk was formerly promi-
nent citizen of st. Louis, and raised bril-
gade of Union troops during the war, Is
founder of the Fisk University, and has been
Indian Commissioner.
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New YORK, April 1.-THE HerdlTs
Washington dispatch says it is understood
the Sergeant alarms Of the House positive.
ly refused to supply the Congressional CON-
mittee, winch yesterday escorted the re.
mains of Congressman Allen to Pittsfeld,
with anything but an ordinary lunch and
settler water. The discussion already had
upon the extravaganza of expenditure for
refreshments for Congressman at the funeral
of President Garfield has, at least for the
present, put stop to the scandalous waste
of the contingent fund of Congress.
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An Erroneous Report.

NEW York, April .l3.-There seems to
have been some mistake regarding Tuesday s
report Of the Secretly of the Interior on the
right Of the Oregon Short Line Railway Co,
to locate its line on the previously located
line of the Utah and Wyoming Railroad Co.
The text Of the decision shows that the prior
location of the latter is admitted and con-
frmed. Secretary Kitkwood has permitted
the filing of maps of the Oregon Short Line
Co. in order to avoid deciding upon the CON-
pleteness of tine trespass of the latter upon
the right of way Of the Utah and Wyoming
Railroad Company.
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The Successor of Teller.

DENVER, April ll.-Hon. George NJ. Chill
colt, whom Governor Pitkin has appointed
to succeed Senator Teller, is lawyer by
profession. He was elected q member of
the Territorial Legislature in 1861, having
also filled that position ia Nebraska in 1885,
He has since represented Pueblo county in
the State Legislature. His appointment to
the United States Senate gives general salts
faction throughout the State.
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erv Anrth-atcst.
JAMES II. MILLS, PUBLISHER
PAGES Anti Chinese Emigration Bill pass
ed the House ON Monday. POI ayes, 81 noes.

A WASHINGTON dispatch says: The river
and harbor appropriation bill will be report
ed TO the House In few days. The amount
called for by the bill reaches nearly Sl4, oOo,-
900, by far the largest sum ever reported to
the House for Improvements Of harbors and
rivers. The Mississippi river improvement
Is To have nearly 100000. The measure
is certain to encounter considerable oppo-
sition.
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AIrlsiHn,a Bills

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Farley
to-day introduced copies of bills heretofore
introduced In the House by Delegate Aims
lee, amendatory OF the laws concerning Ter
ritor,al Supreme Courts, and the j,,risdic-
tion of justices Of the peace In Washington,
Idaho and Montana.
Senator Slater introduced copies of Aims
lees bill providing for the election Of all
Territorial officers who are not paid by the
United States, and making appropriations
for various military roads In Idaho. ksi
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a Temperance Town.

SENECA, Kansas, April 1.-THE saloon
keepers of Seneca all plead guilty in the dis
trict court this morning to both selling Ii.
quor and keeping a place of sale. They
were fined $500 each and costs, and their
places ordered closed as a nuisance. The
district court is terror to saloon keepers
and prohibition will prevail In Judge Mar.
tins district
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TURKEY is getting TO be almost as inter-
esting domain TO govern as Russia. Only
a few years since deposed Sultan died sud
denly under circumstances inducing the be-
lief he was assassinated, and now sixteen
army officers have been arrested for plotting
TO assasslnate the Minister of War and near
ly all have confessed. These patriotic gen.
tlemcn were not getting promoted as rapidly
as they desired
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SOME years since the Howgate theory OF
reaching the North Pole became quite popu,
lar and might have proved the best had moi
the ship In which the expedition sailed got
rickety In the northern seas and put back In
distress. Capt. Howgate then turned his at
tention to taking care of himself and is
charged with embezzling a couple of hun
dred thousand dollars from the government,
for which he was arrested, held TO bail, and
surrendered by his bondsmen. lie has been
In jail some months and on Thursday even
Ing of last week, while allowed to visit bis
nome in company with an officer to obtain
some papers required In his trial, he gave
his guard the slip and escaped. Nettie Bur-
rill, his mistress, Is also missing. As IL Is
the general opinion in Washington that he
will not be recaptured 1t is inferrable that he
and Nettie have started out on an Arctic ex-
petition and will establish stations and get
10 some place where 1t Is not SO hot for
them. They ought to be able TO stand off
the icebergs for they are nice pack them
selves
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Professor Smyth, Astronomer Royal of
Scotland, contributes an article to Ndturtf
stating that the spectroscope Is now utilized
and popularized 10 indicate rain storms. by
pointing the spectroscope at the sky at an
angle of 10 or 20' the 'rain band" Is formed
near the red end, varying in intensity with
the amount of suspended moisture In the
atmosphere. 1t Is stated the spectre scope is
even more sensitive than a barometer and
will indicate local storms. The instruments
are now manufactured in London at about
SO each
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Within the past few days Washington
Dunn, Esq, has been awarded an extension
to his Northern Pacific grading contract
from Beaver Hill 0iramer's) to the mouth of
the Missoula river n distance of about 100
miles. This gives Mr. Dunn a large contract
which 1t Is expected of him to have graded
~ the time Superintendent Hallett's army
reaches the mouth of Missoula from the
west Mr.. Bonner thinks there Is no doubt
the n. 7. will be completed to or this side
MIssoula this year.
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THE eldest daugher Of Horace Greeley,
who few years ago married Colonel Nicho-
las Smth--the man who boosted that he
had never smoked, drank liquor, shaved or
kissed girl before his marriage died April
18th. Gabrielle, the surviving daughter, has
never married. Cornelius J. Vanderbilt
borrowed a considerable sum Of money
Horace Greeley and since Greeley's death
has paid 1t to the daughters, giving them AN
ample income.