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killing by Cow Bows.

John e. Downing, a soldier of Com
pany G, Thirteenth infantry, was, a few
days ago, without any provocation, shot
and killed at Fort Stanton, New Mexico
by two cow boys. The murderers were
arrested aRd turned over to the United
States authorities. Excitement at the
court was high, and had it not been for
the promptness and GOODNESS of Maj.
Van Horn, the commanding officer at
Fort Stanton, the two murderers would
have been lynched.
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Madison Special to Milwaukee Sentinel: The
land office records show thatentr.es being made
by land spectators, DESTROYS Of Anticipating
legislation looking to an increase of the mini
mum price, continue 70 increase largely. Iht
Palmetier bill. aud the probability Of til
more sweeping in i's provisions has been az
aceleratlOu to the already large number ~
patents which Rave been issued for State laGcs
1t il evident t.at before tiual action IS taken o1
the bills now pending and the bills being for
Tlu.ated. the sslss Is The various real es at
ana Iaua specuist0rs, nos only II Wisconsin
but in other States Will be uuprece Tented.
both in their number and in the quantities u
State land inyoivet To day two large entries
were made. both by Minnesota parties d n.
Ssbin Of Stiiwst purchased $50 acres OF
State land in Ashland county, and Laird, Nor
ton 4 Co OF Nlnona, MINI, SSt
acres in Price county. Both sales repre-.
sent valuable tmberej land at $I.25 pr
acre, the minimum price fixed by law. The
former purchaser is the representa- i've OF
syndicate who have been Specializing in state
lands, and the firm of Laird. Norton & CO. are
extensive lumbsymen Of Winona, MINI Ex,
Senator Baldwin Of Chiffon has purchsset
about u 600 acres Of land since Dec. .. al
at the minimum established rate, which It i
proposed to increase That the attempt 70 fl
the value Of tie land st 3 moro just estimate
will meet very vIgo Gus opposition Is apparent
already conductor on The St Paul roaS
purchased forty acres for $50 80, and i nov
enjoying the benefits arising rom having 400
600 feet of standing pine. There Is some tals
of having an appraiser appointed through leg
jslstiye enactment this Water, for the purpose
of personally inspecting the lands remaining
unsold and sppraising thelr value. besides OBJ
tanning full descriptions Of tue state OF the
land whether there Is standing pine on II. and
vhgthor It is unit for cuI'ivst on As il Is now,
the commissioners OF public lands can tel ex.
sctly where the land Is located by examining
their charts. bus are ent rely gnolant IS u The
quality of the land, ard consequently II rs
value By a jus siprais men', based apan ii
personal Inspect on ami report. the trus. tunas
Of tho Stats would. Of course, be greatly IN
creas ID
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The Now Colorado Senators.

In the Joint session of both houses Of
the legislature at noon to-day, Hon.
Thomas N. Bowen of Rio Grande was
elected United States senator for the
term ofsix years from March 4, and Hon.
H. A. W. Tabor of Arapahoe for the
short term, each Of whom received the
full party vote.
Judge Thomas NJ. Bowen is native
Of Iowa. He is about forty years Of age,
When a youth he went to Kansas, and
when not over twenty-one, became the
commander of Kansas regiment in the
late war, After the war he became the
supreme justice Of Arkansas. He was
afterwards appointed governor ofIdaho,
hut resigned. In 1875 he located in Col
orado, and was elected iu dye of the dis
trict court, having been defeated for SUI
preme Judge. In1SS0 he resigned this Of
fee, and has devoted hinselfto mining
in the San Juan country. He has ham
died a great deal of money, with the
reputation of being millionaire, but at
present his wealth depends upon the
output of his mines. He is a shTewd
politician, and has none bpt positive
traits of character
A w. Tabor is one of the mining mil
lionaire's OF Colorado, having made
colossal fortune out of the Little Pitts
burg at Leadville His first political tri-
umph was election as lieutenant govern
or on the ticket with Frederick Pitkin,
his most worthy competitor for senat0ri-
al honors. He had been scheming for
the senatorship for years, but in the
midst of his lost canvass he became in
volved in a scandalous suit for divorce,
defending on complaint Of his wife, who
had taken the initiative. He took time
by the forelock, however, and secured
decree in a remote southern county on
his own complaint. but compromised by
allowing his wife to take a decree at
Denver with a quarter of million al
WAYS To otliat fine scandal
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Prohibition of Round Dances and
Beer.

Wheeling Va, special: A letter Of
condemnation from Rt Rev. John j.
Kahn, bishop Of Wheeling. against the
Knights of St. John, German Catholic
society of this city, was read in all Cath
Ollie churches to-day, ordering all Cath
olics to Withdraw from the society be-
fore March, /, under pain Of excom-
munication. Last September the do
cesar synod, at a meeting here, passed a
statute forbidding round dances and the
sale Of beer at entertainments given by
Catholic societies, and pastoral letter
was issued ordering all the Catholic So
cieties to enroll themselves as such, and
submit their constitution for approval by
Jan. / all not doing SO to be denied the
privileges accorded regular Catholic So
eisties. The knights of st. John did not
obey the order, and on last Tuesday
night gave a ball, at which beer was sold
and round dancing INDUCED IN, 70 test
the matter, as much excitement nad
been created among German Gatnoiics.
The letter to-day was the result. Wheth-
q the members will withdraw or defy
the episcopal authority is mooted cues
ton. Many of them talk defantlv now
and the German press characteri2es the
action as an outrage on the freedom
of the German members OF the
church,
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Last Weeks Failures.

Bradstreets Journal furnishes the fol-
lowing: There were $50 failures in the
United States reported TO Bradstreet's
during the present week, IS less than
the proceeding week, 81 more than the
corresponding week in 1882. and 123
more than the same week in 1881. AL
though the number Of failures continues
TO be very large, still the majority of
them are those of small traders, while
the few important ones are no larger
than at this season last year.
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A HlsTORIAN'sHoBBY.
George Bancroft's Devotion to Rose
Culture.

1ulIufG.
Washington Letter
"Mr. Bancrofts hobby is rose-culture
Fancy this of man who spends his days
in setting up the dry bones of facts, and
breathing into them the life of history
His winter home is double brown stone,
and had originally small strip OF
ground on each side of the entrance.
There was one blaze of color from Feb
ruary to June Such hyacinths surely
never bloomed outside of a poem; and
the tulips looked as if some tropical bird
had been plueked near by and It's plum
age scattered broadcast over the beds.
Every shade and color in natures paint
box was represented; and under the
wooing sun and soft air of midwinter
they thrust up from the mold long before
the leaves were out or the spring prince
had kissed the sleeping world to life:
and in the SHOWS and storms that always
follow such weather truce they would
stand erect and glowing and hold their
ground until tie green was washed into
the hills and the cat tlils began to frlsk
on the trees.
But oil of this was only prelude to
his rose garden. He bought large lot
which joined his property at right an
giles, facing on Seventeenth street, OF
course he paid fancy price for 1t, as II
was in the hears of the West End.
Straightway he planted it all in roses
Such fiowersi They ranged in colors
from the palest bloom of Providence to
the passionate heart of the Jacqueminot
Marshal Mel bends in stately courtesy
to Marie Gillot, and signs in perfume
r. ,Sff N1lA -
of the Malmaison; Madame Melsh
shakes her petals at the White Coquet,
the Altar rose, the pale Safrona, and the
Damask Blush; the Micratilla lifts mp its
white cups to the sun, the Maria Cook
faints in the glow of sisterhcsi who.
very names | have forgotten. The garden
like Il temple where a thousand spices
are burning in flames of as many coloIs,
and the venerable historian is the wor-
shipper.
lie is an early riser, and many morn.
ing | have been awakened by cries and
comments, incoherent as to words, but
ringing with pleasure, | would 60 to
my window, and there, bending over
rose after rose, would be the slight. elias
JIC inquire OF their adofer-ils Whlte
beard and hair sweeping the freshness
from their chalices, and getting the first
perfumes of the young day, lie carried
book in one hand and three-le legged
stool in the other, and spent two OF
three hours just wandering from bush h
bush In an ecstacy ofcontent-sometimea
kissing the flowers, sometimes caressing
them with his fingers, and frequently
dropping on his stool under some spec
tally odorous clusters to read his book
to the accomplishments sense and
sweet scents. His house at Newport is
surrounded by sea of bloom and fra
GRANGE, and he makes his roses the calen
dar by which he tells off his seasons.
He STAYS in Washington until June and
the Jacqueminots die together; then he
flies to his northern garden; where he
fingers until the hardest of its denizens
are dead an the ghosts of their petalf
fal in snow from the clouds of Novem
bar
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Ashland kr. nlnrderers Amin.

Louisville, KY, special to Chicago Her
aid: II is reported that bitter feeling
exists in Carter and Breathit counties
against the state troops, growing out of
the inob's defeat with sixteen deaths at
Ashland when Neal and Craft, the muir
derers, were being tried last fall. The
two men are to be put on trial again in
Carter county on Feb. 2, and it isfeported
that the people up there are arming
themselves, and threaten death to
any militia the governor sends to pro-
tect the murderers. The governor will
probably order out 500 men to guard the
court and prisoners. The country is
very wild and remote, and the noun
taineers are a determined and courage
Gus class. There is only one railroad,
and this is through many tunnelsa and "a
vines, and grave apprehensions of a reg
nlar war are felt. and, as the time APP
proaches, public uneasiness increases.
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foundations IN Germany

Correspondence London Standard: On
arriving in Mannheim from Frankfort |
seemed suddenly to find myself in be-
leagued city. In truth, the state ofthngs
here ut this moment almost deiies de-
scription Almost all the ordinary yoca-
tons of the population are entirely sus-
pended. The town appears to stand on
an isthmus in the midst of vast sea.
The whole Of the Pfalz, or Pala'inate,
seems to be under water. The great
Rhine dam at LudWgshafen gave way
before the rushing waters this morning,
and the lives of hundreds were there
with placed in the highest peril. Up to
noon, however, 440 children had been
saved by help of boats, which took them
from the falling houses. One hundred
and fifty sick persons, who were bed
ridden, were also rescued by steamer.
From the environs of Ludwigs'
hafen upward of 2, 800 persons have had
to seek shelter in the town, and are now
housed there. The number of houses
swept away or ruined by the foundations
is Unprecedented 10 describe what
has happened in this neighborhood, !
may mention that the village of Tresen-
helm is entirely deserted, and sixty
eight houses there are destroyed One
third of the inhabitants Of Oppau had to
abandon their homes and seek shelter
elsewhere. Yesterday there were 500
in the church and 400 in the school
house No fewer than 1I2 houses have
been destroyed at that place. The con
dition of the large number of persons
who have been rescued, and who are
under shelter, is one of the deepest dis
tress Thus, there are three school
buildings here crowded with fugitiyee
who have lost everything They are
now sleeping on the bare decks and
stools, and none of them have saved a
change Of clothes.
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the Last of Major Reno.

The report of the senate committee on
military affairs upon the bill TO reinstate
MAJ. Reno in the army is unanimously
unfayorable. The committee simply give
as the basis OF their action the record OF
the two courts martial showing that Maj.
Reno was found guilty on almost every
charge in connection with his insults to
the wife of an oflicerin his regiment, and
his attempts to defame her character in
revenge for her resentment of them; also
that he was found guilty on charge Of
personal misbehavior after his sentence
Of two years suspension had expired,
and that he was finally sentenced 10 be
dismissed from the army.
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Monday, january go.

srxATE.-The day was spent in the con.
sideration Of the tariff bill. Nothing oil
special interest characterized the
proceedings save curt speech
by Senator Hoar in defense of in
ventors, in the course of which he declared
that we still had 10 go to Europe for our
literature.
HoUsE.-Mr. Washburn presented to the
house the memorial Of the Minnesota legis-
lature praying for more liberal appropria-
ton for the immediate improvement Of the
harbor of Duluth, MINI.
Delegate Pettigreg introduced a bill in
the house authorizing the quartermaster
general to investigate the claims of George
+ BFatt for logs used in the construction
OF Fort Abercfombie duFing the years 1853
1864 and 1865
Mr. Belmont, from the f9reisn affairs
committee, presented q minority report
against the abrogation of the treaty with
Hawaii He takes the ground that there
are grave obiee ions against congressional
interference with the treaty making power;
thas gross frauds have been perpetrated I'M
der this treaty; and he offers resolution
authorizing the president TO investigate.
Work was resumed on the tariff bill.
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Funeral of the Victims.

The funeral on Thursday Of tie vic
tins of the Newhall house fire was the
largest and most imposing public exhibit
ton of the kind ever held i'll Milwaukee.
Ten thousand people attended the sol
emn ceremonies at Exposition hall, and
u second great catastrophe was narrowly
averted. Escaping steam startled the
vast congregation, and panic was pre-
vented by the presence of mind of the
organist. This was the scene Of the
Protestant ceremonies. simultaneously
at st. Johns cathedral the imposing cere-
monial of the Catholic chur h was held,
and there was an immense attendance
there. 1t was withal a sad day for Mill
waukee, and there was lamentation in
many desolated homes.
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A Funeral Upon the Heels of a
Wedding.
Halifax. Va telegram.

Last night Mr.. James Guthrie, pros
porous young farmer, was married to
Miss Hulda Martin A large company
was present at the wedding, which took
place at the residence of the brides
father. Owing TO bad weatherthe guests
remained at the mansion all night. This
morning. when they assembled at the
breakfast table, it was remarked that
the bride and groom were late in COM
ing. Suddenly the shrek of woman
was heard and the startled guests rushed
into the hall, where they met the bride
of a night. who crled: my husband,
Oh, my husbandr When she awoke
this morning the young lady found her
husband dead by herside. She isalmCs
a maniac with grief The funeral will
take place tomorrow from the house in
which he was married, the four grooms-
men acting as pall-bearers. and the min
lister, who married him, performing the
funeral ceremony.
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Honor to Princess I,onise.

AT Charleston, S. c., Jan. "a, the
princess Louise embarked on the British
war steamer Dido at p. IN. An i'm
mense throng lined the battery to wit
ness her departure. As she drove with
the marquis of Lorne in an open carriage
to a carpeted and decorated landing stage,
erected by the city authorities, she
cknowledgedthe cheers of the thousands
of spectators by constantly bowling and
smiling. Two ten-oared baTges conveyed
the party to the Dido, which was gaily
decorated with bunting and the wards
manned As soon as the royal standard
was displayed from the first barge a
salute of twenty-one guns was fred by
the German artillery of Charleston, at
the instance of the mayor This was
answered by double salute from the
Dido. in greeting to the princess and
marquis. The princess expressed her.
self delighted with Charleston. The
marquis left by rail Wednesday fer
Washington. The Dido sailed early
Wednesday morning.
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Another Army Sensation.

Washington Special: General ingalls,,
acknowledgement must retire next
July, and he desires to go out as major
general. A bill to retire him with this
rank was introduced few days ago. He
not only wants to retire with an increase
Of pay, but he wants to dictate who shall
be his successor. This desire has result
ed in contest for the place which has
involved the president. the secretary of
war, the secretary of state, Gen. Grant,
Gems. sherman, Sheridan, Hancock, Nc
Dowell and a large number of naval Of
fcers The next officer in rank,
who should have the place, is Col. Hola-
bird, who issirongly backed by Sherman,
Sheridan, Hancock, Secretary Lincoln
an Gen Logan. Added TO this, there
is his brilliant record as a soldier in
the army and his promotion is earned
by merit. The candidate of Gen. In
gals sand the state and navy departments
social cliques is Lieut., Col Perry, who
is not within a dozen places of being
next in order for the promotion. He is
a relative of the Rogers family, which
literally permeates the navy, and through
them is brought INTO close connection
with the Frelinghusens The social con
nections Of Col Perry5 wife give him
great political influence among the dem
ocrats, while he himself is on the prop
er basis with the republicans.
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A "Reminiscences of the Senate.
Courier Journal.



Early in the year 1885 an amusing col
loquy took place in the senate between
Henry Clay and James Buchanan. The
latter, when Young man, belonged to
the federal party. He was defending
himself against the charge of disloyaliiy
during tie war Of 1912. To prove bis
loyalty. he stated that ne entered a com
pany Of volunteers at the time the Brit,
ish attacked Baltimore, or at the time OF
the battle of North Point, and marched
TO Baltimore. True, he said, "he was
not in any engagements, as the British
had retrested before he got there" Mr..
Ciay-"You mlrched TO Baltimore,
thought" Mr.. BuchaRan--"Yes Mr..
Clay" ARMED and equipped?" Mr.. Blu
ehanan-"Yes." Mr.. Clay-"Whi the
senator from Pennsylvania be good
enough to inform us whether the Bri ish
retreated in consequence of his valiantiy
marching To The relief of Baltimore, or
whether he marched 10 the relief of Bal
timore in consequence of the British
having already retfeated." This colo
guy, With its unlocked for ending, was
greatly enjoy ed by the senate and gall
Ieries. and put both in excellent humor.
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The Naughty Melville.

Emily Melville, the comic opera singer,
well known in st. Paul and Minneapolis,
is the wife of San Francisco merchant
named Dudley. She babe him farewell
few weeks ago as she took her de-
parture for professional tour in Aus
trailia She had previously been caught
in an attempt to elope with Tom Caselli,
a tenor, but had tearfully confessed con
triton and reform. An old man wear
ing high-collared ulster and goggles,
boarded the some steamer, and soon
after it sailed The husband found that
this was Caselli in disguise. A divorce
has bppu granted
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THE PORTEIs BILL


WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-It may be said with
safety that Fitz John Porter's relief bill, which
now lies upon the speakers table, viii not be
disturbed at this session, and will consequently
die by default The supporters of the bill
have never had much hope Of making any
headway in the hoase They did hope, how
ever. for chance 10 discuss the question, but
find themselves eheckmatsd at the outset The
bin cannot be called up for consideration OK
eept by unanimous consent, aud Mr. Dawes OF
Ohio has established a line Of men for picket
duty who are 10 obiecs whenever there is an
attempt made to call up the bill out OF It's
order There are hundreds of bills ahead OF
# and single objection win keep it on the
table until after March Gen. Bragg has the
argument in behalf of Porter completed and
i waiting for chance 10 deliver it II 10
probable that an arrangement val be made
Whereby session for debate can b9 held on
some future evening, with the understanding
that the bill is not formally taken up and that
ali pointa Of order and the right OF Mr. Dawes
to object to any vote shall be reserved
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sickening Tragedy in milwaukee


The most horrible tragedy of its kind
ever enacted in Milwaukee was the
murder of the three sweet children
Tuesday morning, by an insane mother.
The terrible deed was committed on the
west side, on Sixth street in the Ger
man neighborhoo l. A visit to the
place shortly after the alarm had been
given disclosed the horrible details OF
the crime.
The bed contained pool Of blood, and
in il lay three little girls. Mutilated and
butchered in a manner shocking beyond
any possible description. The eldest
girl. Rosalie, aged five years, fiaxen-
haired. pretty child, lay with face dis
torted, and had seven gashes in her
white breast, and her bowels had been
let out The entrails lay at her side
where they rolled out. But this was
seemingly nothing compared with the
next youngest, Helena, aged three years
This little victim had both legs
cut off at the hips and in a
manner that showed they had
been torn and sawed and Il great piece
out of her stomach revealed the interior
of her body. The baby five months
old and not yet named, lay at the top of
the bed and had more calm and peace
full look; but when the coverlid was
turned back it was shown that the in
fant's arms and legs had been cut off in
a way that only left red circle around
the little limbs. The maniac mothers
hands were smeared with blood, and the
front of her dress was dyed in gore. A
satanic smile played about her mouth
and her whole appearance was that Of
an insane person.
When asked what had caused her to
do the fearful deed, she replied: ri read
it in the book" Her insanity is of the
religious form, and she thinks she has
made great sacrifice. She kept smooth
ing back her hair with her bloody hands
looked at the crimson stains and smiled.
Her eyes had a wild lack, sight so ter
rible that the officers turned away, sick
at heart.
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William Weise was fatally shot by J. n
Hook, at the iatter's residence in Newport
Ky. Weise came to Hooks hsuse before
daylight 70 deiiyer, bread, but, coming in
an unusual place Hook mistook him for
burglar and called to him. but weise close
~ muffled, did not hear, and Hook fired in
hicting fatal wound
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wisconsin Insurance Companies.

Insurance Commissioner Spooner is
receiving statements of the annual bus
mess in Wisconsin of fire and fire marine
insurance companies. The six Wiscon-
sin companies have reported as follows: