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CIvILIzIN0 THE CHIN EsE.
John Reaches tho Top Of the Ladder and
Becomes . Prize Fighter.

PHILADELPHIA Feb. 19.-Loo Hing and
Hi Sing Foon fought prize fight last night.
This Is said TO be the first and only Chinese
prize fight on record. hi Is from San Fran
cisco and Is said to be chad man." Hing
has been taking boxing lessons Of .sReds
Moony, who offered TO instruct Hi In the art,
but the latter declined. They fought with
hard gloves LIP the presence Of some forty
persons, including seven Cinnamon. Loo
led of with left-hander on Hrs chin and
nearly took him of his feet. Before he re-
covered his antagonist had landed two more
blows on his neck.
Then he said something wicked in Chinese
and rushed at his opponent like an angry
bull. Loo ducked and escaped, but before
he could turn Hi was showerine blows on
top Of his head. He chased Loo to 4 corner
and pounded him until the seconds pulled
them apart. II was not until after Eve rounds
had been fought that blood was drawn. In
the seventh round Hi got Loo down and
kicked him In the eye. Foul was claimed,
but the referee decided that blow with the
bare foot was not foul, and ordered hostill
ties TO proceed. In the eleventh and last
round HI went 1t Loo sayxgely and da3ea
hir With the rapidhy Of his blows. As Loo
vas Keeling about I'll raised his hand and
brought II down like . pile-drIver on top Of
bis opponents head, and Loo went down
yin heap." When time was called for the
tweifth round, Mooney pushed the broken.
spirited Loo toward the center Of the room.
He had enough Of 1t, however, and sank on
the door saying: me catchee plenty.n The
men fought abeut half an hour. Loo wa
carried home on : asretcher.
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TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
Thakomby, the Fijian king, is dead.

Thakomby, the Fijisn king, is dead.
GRINNELL, Iowa, Feb. l5.--Lolla, the
well-known actress, Is quite Ill here.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.--The fast line of
steamers TO Great Britain has been abandon
ed, because Congress seems determined not
to aid American built vessels.
PARIS, Feb. 1S.--At q meeting of the
cabinet to day, President Gregy accepted
the designations Of the ministers.
Jules Ferry has been entrusted with the
formation Of new ministry.
Wall street ridicules the Times story OF
Jay Gould's yacht excursion, IL being we'll
known fact that he cannot sail to Staten
Island on a windy day without being sea-
sick. 1t Is thought Gould allowed the repor-
ter Of the Times, which has been abusing
him for years, to fll q column with absurdi-
ties, just to show his contempt for It's past
course.
OMAHA, Feb. 16.--Large quantities Of hay
have been shipped over tho Union Pacific for
feeding cattle herds in the Platte Valley
ranges and those In Western Wyoming
where the grass is showed under. Trains
on the Denver Short line are compelled to
run slew; as cattle take to the track on their
way to water and cannot be driven Of into
the snow banks.
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NOTES OF THE DAY.

fIsapss, no wrote the aImpendinG Crisis"
b aoina ead jobs sSousd Washington to keep
sseay sHa seal tessther.
There 10 said to be Ia y graveyard In
pennsylvaitia . tombstone inscribed: "Ae-
ttas. Let, stnith, ssed ! year.
Th.+ id-s oc having rop~ in the r@ms OF
saa mrr hotels Ia good une. The rope
aishs be used To hang the hotel clerk or the
head waiter.
People rho expected 20 spend the evenings
of several viaters In rsa ling the tenth CEN
Gus report will be pained TO learn that 1t Is
TO be cut down from H. 600 10 5000 pages.
The Rsii,esy Age says the total mileage Of
railroads In the United. States Is about
$4,000; &ls,957 men are employed In rail-
reading in various capacities; pay rolls per
year, So, $50, 600.
There 10 a weekly sale In Paris of toads,
which are brought in casks filled With damp
moss. One hundred good toads are wsrth
from sixty 10 seventy shillinss. These are
bought for gardens.
The railway system of Colorado is of but
twelve years growth, yet on January 10,
1888, there were 3,0ss miles Of railroad In
tue STATE. ne assessed NaiHc Oh the TALL
roads there for 1882 vas s23, 100000.
They were discussing an elopement. and
one lady turning to friend, said: "Don't
yos believe It would kill you If your hus-
band we're to run away with another
~emsns" alt might" vas the cold reply.
Great joy soHstimes kills"
The Northern Pacific has made contracts
for the delivery, within few months, Of
100 locomotives, 1900 freight ears, So pas
sengsr cars and 10 dining cars. The COM
psny r~aairms its statement that the entire
road will be completed and ready for bust
ness in September next.
Father Ryan, the poet priest of Georgia,
recently wrote from Boston to a Southern
friend The Yankees have treated me like
. prince. and cordially. The weather has
treated me like fne--snowily or chilly. /
preached here Thursday night to three
thousand paople--the firest audience, in
some respects, ever addressed"
1t is noticed as 4 curious fact that among
the Phoebe Iaiaes loss Of memory frequently
results from inhaiing the smoke of giant
powder. II Is also to be noticed as a curious
fact that when charges of bribery and cor
ruption are under investigation by Legisla-
tive or Congressional committee, the wit
nesses appear to be chiefly Phoebe miners in
disguise.
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Convict Labor.

Mr.. Comfy introduced under the title Of ii.
b. 20 the following bill for an act concern
lng the letting to service of convicts confined
in the Territorial Penitentiary at Deer
Lodge:
BE il eadcted by tie Legislative assembly Of the
Territory Of Aontana:
sEc. The Governor u hereby Authorized
TO contract and let TO service all able-bodied
convicts confined in the aenitentiary for Of
fsases against the laws Of the Territory of
Montana, except such ~ are precluded there
fron by the terms OF their sentence; such
contracts shall be with such persoAs and for
sscA length Of tiHe, not exceeding ten years,
a. she Governor may deem most to the inter-
ests of the Territory, and for the best price
that can be obtained for such labor bnt no
contract shall be made for price of less than
forty cents per day for each able bodied con-
Wet furnished.
vieas shall be In writing, and shall specify
the numser Of coasiess to be employed by
the contractor, not less than ten, for period
Of not less than three years, and shall specify
the rate per day for the labor of each con-
Wet employed. Il shall also provide for the
payment 10 the warden of the penitentiary,
on the first day of each quarter, all sums due
fer tbs labor Of convicts for the preceding
quarter.
SECS. The warden Of the penitentiary, Or
ether officer of the United States, having
charge Of said Territorial prison, shall rem
der full account Of all Sums so received for
the the labor Of coH<iets to the Territorial
sAditer, and shall apply the money so re-
eeived i'm payment of the amount due the
Enited States for Ehe maintenance, keeping
and clotAiBg Of the prisoners 80 confined in
said prison, less an amount not to exceed
thirty per cent Of the SUM SO received, which
said officer shall be authorized to retain as
compensation tor bis services in keeping &C.
oennt of such labar and rendering accounts
thereof to the Territorial auditor.
SEC, T.. No convict shall be compelled to
labor for a longer period than ten hours in
any one day, nor when he Is physically un-
able TO perform snch labor. 1t shall be the
duty of Che Governor to. require the con-
tracter to aire good and Sufficient bond In
an amount not less than the sum to be paid
Cor the labor OF cenyiats by such contractor
fer one year. and conditioned for the faith
fai performances OF such contract upon the
part Of sissh ecptFactar.
SEc. g. Any contract heretofore made for
iabsr Of consicls taay if the Governor aud
contractor or contractors may so elect, be
cancelled aud new coufyact made under
the terIns and prov5siops ofthis act.
SIC. b. That secfion "a Of xrticlc Of
chapter IA VI tle ffEth division ofthe Revised
| Statutes Ut the Territory Of Montana, be, and
fhr same n hereby repealed.
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FIXED AT LAST,
In Montana.
4 Three HAIL Track From Butte to Helena
via Little Rlackfoot.

via Little Blackfoot.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-During the past few
days there have been several meetings in this
city Of the officers Of the Northern Pacific
Railway company and the Oregon Railway
and Navigation company on one side, and
the Union Pacific Railway company on the
other, with view to arrange through rates
and dividing the territory and harmonizlng
interests in the various commercial Terri
tories Jointly reached by the two systems.
A Anal meeting yester lay resulted in salts
factory arrangement to both companies,
covering term Of years, the chief points of
which are substantially as follow: First-On
the completion Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road to Little Blackfoet, Montana Territory,
. point about forty-eight miles west Of
Helena, where it intercepts the Utah &
Northern, and which point will be reached
some time In July, the Northern Pacific
will lay q third rail between Helena and
Little Blsckfoot. The Utah & Northern will
also lay third rail between Little Black
foot and Butte City, fifty one. miles, thus
giving each line through rail connection
with the most important cities Of Montana.
The distance from Chicago TO Helena via
the Northern Pacific railroad will be 1866
miles. and by The Union Pacific 1850 miles.
The distance from Chicago to Butte by the
Northern Pacific will be l,64S miles, and by
the Union Pacific ,S5S miles. .Second-The
Oregon Short line will be extended to Snake
| river, where it will he met by the Oregon
Railway & Navigation company, and where
the business If the Pacific coast will be in
terchauged. Third-Upon the junction of
of the Oregon Short Line with the Oregon
Railway q Navigation company at Snake
river, freight between the Pacific coast and
Salt Lake will be intercbanged by the new
route. Fourth-Freight between Colorado
and the Pacific cost will also be interchanged
by the new route. Fifth-The iates be-
tween all eastern points and Portland,
Oregon, shall be the same as between the
same eastern points and San Francisco.
Sixth-The rate of freigh: between the
Pacific coast and points In Montana shall be
the same as the rates from St. Paul. Repre-
sentatives of the Northern. Pacific say the
opening If that road into M0Rtaua will make
a large reduction in rates of freight and fare
| to all impcrtant % .iHs ia THAI TcIri't- ~.
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pCohkSopcI.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IA dispatch
from Princeton, Co!ousa CO., says DR.. II. j..
Glenn, the largest wheat raiser In the State,
who ran for Governor on the Democratic
ticket in 1870, was shot OH his ranch at
Jacinto by II. Miller, his bookkeeper. Par.
ticulars not yet learned.
Later dispatch from Princeton: Miller shot
Glenn with shotgun at distance Of sixty
feet, the charge taking effect in his head.
The doctor Is still alive, but his brain Is
oozing from the wound and there Is little or
no hope of his recovery. Miller refused to
Surrender until shot in the knee by r. NJ.
Cochrane, Glenn's superintendent, when he
was arrested and confined. The only cause
yet known for the shooting, was that Miller
did not give satisfaction as bookkeeper, and
was discharged yesterday.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. ia dispatch
from Jacinto says DR.. Glenn died about 8 p.
m. Herman Miller, the man who murdered
DR.. Glenn, is about fifty-five years cid, and
married. He was addicted to intemperance,
which was the cause Of his discharge. Mil.
Ter has known Glenn for many years, and
started him in business, but through dissi.
patton Miller was unsuccessful and was
finally forced to accept mental situation a,
nominal salary, when Glenn found him in
this plight and gave him a situation as q
bookkeeper. On Monday he was found in
toxicated, and when reprimanded Miller ap
piled insolcnt aud insulting language to hi:
benefactor, who at once discharged him
Since his discharge, Miller has been hanging
around under pretext of hunting. l. is now
thought he was waiting an opportunity to
execute his terrible design. After surren
dering Miller was taken to Coluss and jailed
The public indignation is intense, and 1t |.
thought the prisoner would have beer
lynched had he been placed In custody here
While on his way to Jail, Miller seemed per
fectly composed. No definite cause Is known
yet for the assassination. Miller had beer
drinking heavily since he was discharged
but all say he was perfectly sober when he
committed the deed.
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Opening of the shor, Line to snosnons.

Opening of the Short Line TO Snoshone
CHICAGO, Feb. 10.--Mr. ]. w. Morse, gen
eral passenger agent of the U. p. Railway,
Is In the city. The company will open is
Oregon Short Line TO Shoshone, Idaho
which Is the junction with the Wood
River Branch, March LIST, the distance BE-
Ing 321 miles fro- the junction Of Tho
Oregon Short Line with the main line o.
Granger, Wyo. The stage lines into ths
southern Idaho mining region which nov
run from Kelton, Utah and Rlackfoot, Idaho
will then run from Shoshone. Work Is be-
Ing rushed westward toward Boise anu
BAKER cities. It is expected, however, To-
V. +. will stop short some fifty miles ea''
Of Baker City, at Snake river, where con-
nection will be made with the Oregon
system Of roads. Some 400 men are ~
work on the Wood River Branch, running
sixty miles, from Shoshone to HALEY. VI
this distance forty-five miles are ALREADY
graded, and the locomotive.is expected "
HALEY. June lat. From there several mar
row gauges are projected into the mining
regions Of the Wood River dlssrlcts.
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The New French Cabinet,

PARIS, Feb. l9.-It Is officially announced
that Jules Ferry has been intrusted with the
formation Of a new ministry. 1t Is stated
N. Ferry will assume the pos; Of minister Of
foreign affairs; NJ. Martin Feuille, minister
Of the interior; N. Waldsck Rosseau, minis
ter Of finance; General Thebauden, minister
OF war; N. Raynai, minister Of public works,
and NJ. Cookery, minister Of posts and tele-
craphs.
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BALTIMORE, Feb. 16.-Lizzie Mcdaniel,
popular society belle, died from the effects
Of medicise given her by young seducer.
She was taken by him to a small, dark,
dingy room, where her parents found her,
shamehilly deserted by the villianous
loafsr, Charles E. Kemp. She gave birth to
child, whereIpon her mother became In.
sane. Before dying, Lizzie exacted . prom.
ise from the whole family that her destroyer
be not injured. She was beautiful, accom-.
plished girl, the. idol of her parents and
friends, who are completely crushed.
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Repeal,no the Pre-Em p,,on Law

WARRINGTON, Feb. 19.-The sundry civil
appropriation bill Is completed. Total
amount recommended, about 1924, 600, 600.
The bill contains clause repeating the pre-
emption law, and appropriatipg money for
detecting and preventing fraudulent entries
of land. The homestead law Is not affected
by the repeal of the presumption law. The
facts before the committee show that the
abuses which resulted in the repeal had been
carried to an extern. which has, In some In
stances, resulted In patenting to specializing
parties As high IS 10000 acres Of land. In
one instance, In Dakota, one man had taken
up II, 600 acres.
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SENATOR EDnusps gave dinner one day

SENATOR EpnUsDs gave dinner one day
last week In the judiciary committee room
of the Senate. A dozen Of the most promi-
nent Democratic and Republican Senators
were present, and the enjoyment Of the
occasion was only marrsd by repeated sum-
mons of the guests to leave the table and
vote In tho busy chamber above. At the
time the dinner was gwen, II .wss denied
that IL had any political significance. Later
information indicates that IL had III .impor-
tsnt bearing upon the question Of an extra
session Of the Senate, and the reorganization
Of its officers. While the table talk Is no,
revealed, It Is known that the subject Of an
extra session was discussed and IN manner
to convince those present that there would
be no extra session, and no change In the
organization Of the Senate until next De-
cember. A member Of the Republican eau.
Gus committee Is additional authority for the
assertion that there will be no extra session
of the Senate.
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In THERE Is any measure before the
Legislature for general towR or village In
corporation act, or for the necessary amend
ment OF the nonaelly act passed two. years
ago, we have. not seen 1t. Certainly one
should be passed. We need cleaner streets
TO keep one children from being poisoned
with malaria; better sidewalks TO keep us old
ones from breaking bones that wont knit
again; some means 10 make oil property pay
equally In watching the towns agaiDs. Ore
and suppressing rowdyism; some organiza-
ton TO our communities TO promote any
good or suppress any evil. This can only be
done through Incorporating; and, instead Of
n special charter for this place and that place
with the special litigation and decisions, We
want . general law 50 that the.term Of tbs
Legislature may not be FILTERED away on
special bills; sp that point litigated for one
viii be inigated for all, and the ordinances
OF one may be applicable TO another. We
believe the Donnelly law can be amended
and made available, but II not, then We trust
come other general act will be passed THU
session thst communities may await them.
selves Of at will II 10 needed In many
towns now, and this " 00s OF. them.
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Mortality Among Capitalists.

NEW York, Feb. 16.--The morning pa.
pen continent on the mortality within the
past few months Of Wall street millionaire.,
who held enormous blocks Of various stocks
and bonds, and upon the esgerness Of the
helm TO have the eststss settled up, thereby
forohg liquidation At tine when the sus-
tanning power Of the market 10 1t It's weak.
est. Moses Taylor, George osgcod, Clark
Of sewing machine notoriety, w. +. Dodge
snd Governor Morgan we're. all persistent
bnlls.
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A FINE APPPoRTIoNMENr.

Hon. Henry n. Blake has introduced .
bill, known as 81. B. 70, to apportion the
legislative members for the next election.
Each county now organized Is gwen one
member of the Council.
The House members are apportioned as
follows. We give the apportionrnent, Is
also the vote of the several counties for
Delegate ct the November election 1882.
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SECTION 55i9 Of the United States revised
a, .tutae raads AZ fntlous".

statutes reads rs follows:
1.-TWO or more persons In any State or
Territory conspire, or 60 in disguise on a
highway, or on the premises Of another for
the purpose Of depriving, either directly or
indirectly, suy person or class Of persons OF
. equal protection of the laws, or Of equal
privilege under the laws, or for the purpose
OF preventing or hindenng the constitutional
authorities OF any State or Territory from
giving or securing to oil persons within such
State or Territory equal protection OF laws
each of such persons shall be punished by
fine of not less than $500 nor more than
5000; or by imprisonment with or without
hard labor not less than six months mol
more than six years; or by both such fine
or Imprisonment.
From Western Tennessee case involving
this statute was taken to the Supreme Cour'
Of the United States and in an elaborate
opinion Justice Woods says, this section u
not supported by the authority ofthe Fedora
Constitution, and the enactment Of 1t wa
beyond the power of Congress.
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JAMES II. MILLS. PUBLISHER

THE hest thing the Legislature can d"
with that stock commissioners bill Is TO kill
IL.
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WILLIAM VANDERBILT Is reported to be
quite III. Whether this Is bear movement
or a fact Is not ascertained.
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Mr.. o'GRApY's bill for laborers lien on
mines and mills was defeated in the Council.
This still does not show the Council adverse
TO passing a bill that will protect laborers.
Mr.. o'Grady's bill would not stand in court
had 1t become law. But the matter can be
reached, and the Legislature will not have
done Its duty If Ii neglects it. The present
lien law Is not within the reach Of the labor
ing man. 1t is tedious, expensive and in
volved. Put better one on the books, and,
II necessary, amend the Incorporation Law
To aid In the purpose.
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THE Star reuters are reported panic
stricken. Brady and Dorsey are accredited
with making preparations TO leave Wash
ington.
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We had thought on receipt Of his bill
that the apportionment Of two members to
Madison and one to. Deer Lodge was q
clerical error, but we understand Mr.. Blake
really perpetrated this monstrosity deliber-
ately. There Ii no fear Of such IN outrage
GUS apportionment becoming . law. The
law Ii that the apportionment shall be made
on the basis Of population, and taking either
the census Of 1850, or computing from the
vote Of 1852, the above Ia clearly violation
Of Il. The outside counties where enor'
mous bogus votes were polled are accord.
Cd representation on the basis Of that vots
by the Blake bill, but Deer Lodge with bu,
few bogus votes out Of 1914 Is Achucksd" with
one member, while Madison With l27s
votes gets two members. Confusion 10 oil
such gerrymandering. We think Messss
Mayhem and Armstrong will teach Mr.
Blake some principles of arithmetic wher
this bill ID discussed.
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JAMES n. LAWRENCE, Sheriff Of Ada
county, Idaho, published q notice that he
will resign at the earliest convenience Of the
county commissioners. 1t seems the Idaho
Legislature did not make laws To s1it him.
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GEN. JAMES S. BnIsBIS Is asserting, In a
public lecture, that had General Custer
obeyed the orders of General Terry 1t Is
probable he aud bis command would be
living to-day. 1t Is not new that General
Custer went further than he vas ordered TO
and got into the Big Horn fight thereby;
but he atoned with his life, and it were
nobler 10 be silent as to his error. he died
In a gallant fight like the gallant chief that
he was, and II is unkind to revive the old
story of his mistake.
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GovERxoR CRosBY has nominated and
the Council has confirmed: For Superinten-
dent Of Public Instruction, Cornelius He'd
gss; for Territorial Auditor, Joseph p. Wool
man. We do not believe these appoint
ments could have been improved upon out
Of any material In the Territory. Mr.. Wool.
man Is thoroughly reliable, vigiiani, capa-
bic oflicer. Mr.. Hedges made m excellent
superintendent during the years be held the
s6lce, and II he has kept up with the pro-
gress Of educational systems should do 90
again. We are glad TO see the superinten-
dsncy cut clear u the clergy, anyhow.
Their fisid Of education d In the ssctarisn
school. The head o. our public school So
ten should pot - priest Or parson.
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IT IS. limited that Senator David Davis 10
about TO marry. We don't believe 1t. A
man can't sit astraddle Of . fence and get
married and stay there and explain his posi-
item satisfactorily to all parties. And that
has been Davis principle object id life for
wears,