The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-01-27
Ensign Hunt sends a dispatch an
the death of Anequin Flashan,
Indian, of the Jeanette crew.

nouncing the death of Anequin Flashan
Indian. OF the Jeanette crew.
The czaf was present at the annua
ceremony of the blessing of the waters O
the Neva. which took place opposite the
Winter palace.
A correspondent of the Boston Star
in New York, recently reported that Johr
Kelly Is soon to retire permanently from
political life. Kelly said recently he had
no such intention.
1t Admiral Brison is selected to COM
mand OF the Asiatlc station, it is believed
he will take advantage of the forty years
service law and be retired at once. In
this event Commodore Simpson will
probably succeed Admiral Clitz.
Reports from agricultural regions in
Nebraska are to the effect that the corn
bins are loaded and farmers are mortgage
ing the lands to carry the crop to 80
cents per bushel, paying two to four per
cent. per month interest at the banks.
Changes are making in Stewards old
store, at Broadway and Chamber street,
with view of converting it into an Office
building. It is expected that the build
| llg will contain 400 Offices. Work will
hardly be completed before next summer
or fall.
Extreme cold weather prevailed throuh-
out the northwest during the week ending
Jan 10th. Thermometer at Ogden on the
18th stood at ID deg. below zero, which
is 90 deg. lower than ever known there
before; at Omaha it stood 26 deg. below
aud at Yankton % deg. below.
The treasury department has been in
formed that Hurst, of Nashville, depos-
tied to the credit of the United States, On
account OF conscience, 5000, recently
received by him from an anonymous
source. which he withheld under the
belief the money was intended to benefit
the Presbyterian Publishing company.
A Washington dispatch of the 18th
says. The citizens committee have q
statement from the lady robbed some
time ago, giving her experience with the
detectives and officials at police head
quarters, and showing the connection
which some high district officials seemed
to have with detectives, thieves and re-
ceivers of stolen property.
Represt ntative Page, who is O. member
OF the house committee on education and
labor, argued before the committee re-
Gently in favor of modifying the laws SO
as to permit of the reinvestment of the
funds of the State University of Califor-
MIA. The committee agreed to report a
favorable bill with this object, which has
already passed the senate, as it is now on
the speakers table.
On January Goth the Western Union
Telegraph Company made % cents the
maximum rate for a message of ten words
between its offices in New Hampshire,
vermont. Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut. New York city and the
southern part Of Maine. Orders have
been given to reduce the present rates of
30, 30, 40 and so cents to the 25 cent
rate.
A convention of all the cattle, sheep
and horsemen of Texas has been called
to meet at Colorado City. Feb. 1st, to
discuss the live stock bus mess and state
land question, TO determine what course
the stockmefl shall persue to secure leg
lslatlon favorable to their interests and
to organize committee to look after
their affairs at the capital during the
session of tie legislature.
The engine on the Mansfield tap.
railroad branch of the New Orleaus &
Pacific. exploded at the depot in Mans
field, La. on the 18th. Three men were
instantly killed. Mrs. .Inglas and Mr..
Sampson, telegraph operators at Marts-
vile, were mortally wounded. Taylor.
freight agent, and several others were
seriously hurt. Scarcely vestfge of the
wreck is left On the track. The engine
had just blc@a whistle to start when
the accident occurred.
Tho ooro,a.to ;,,.,, -, Al. -..I
OF the railroad disaster on the Troy and.
Boston road, find the superintendent.
engineer, conductor and train dispatcher
oriminsily careless and responsible for
the deaths resulting from the disaster.
and censure the railroad for having over
worked the underpaid employees, over
burdened single track aad having poor
equipage, but commend the efforts of
the roaa to improve their service since
the time of the accident. The men men
toned will be arrested.
The remains OF the 43 unidentified
bodies, victims of the Milwaukee fire.
will be laserred In the Forest Home
cemetery, whose officers have offered q
burial site. A meeting OF the clergy of
all Denominations is called to make al
rangemNlts and agree upon ceremonies
for gigantic funeral. The day is yet to
be determined. Careful compiling places
the Iapnzber OF victims..of the catastrophe
at ssyenty-fve; seventeen of the bodies
OF 8hase. killed by jumping, were taken
TO tIl8 morgue on the morning of the fire.
Eight survivors have died since. three of
whom we're identified. Forty three un-
recognizable remains were taken from
the ruins mp to the Goth. The list of
saved embraced 102 names. Taking Chief
Clerk Tees statement of Ito and 81
others in the hotel at the time of the fire
for granted, these figures leave four
unaeconnted for, presumably in the
ruins.
The subcommittee of the house and
senate are at loggerheads over the Indian
appropriation bill. Senator Dawes he-
!leyes IN the Humanitarian policy and
favors an appropriation of $500 900 to |
support Indian teaching schools. The
house committee allowed hut $500 900 |
and had difficulty in getting other mem
Ders to agree even to that Chairman |
SHiscock is stoutly opposed to giving
another dollar toward the support and !
education of Indians. He claims the /:
money spent that way is thrown away. as |
the Indian cannot be made useful mem |
Der OF society. The policy Hiscock would
adopt would be policy of determination.
Casweil said that until lie had been as
signed to prepare an Indian approprition
DILL he did not know there were so MANY |
Indians in The aauufpv W. ell -