The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-10-06
RosEBURG, OREGON. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 6. 1888

The New York Herald reduces it's sub
scription price from three cents to two
cents.
At Buffalo, Sept. Goth, fire destroyed
Stelnberg's grain elevator. Loss,
$155, 900.
A recent confagration in the Kade
eniqnarter of Constantinople destroyed
300 houses.
The Greenback and Democratic par
ties renominated Butler for governor of
Massachusetts.
James D. Warren of Buffulo was
elected chairman of the Republican
state campaign committee.
The price paid by the eastern syndi-
cate for the DenYar, Utah and Pacific
road is $3.50, GOO. The names of the pur-
chasers are withheld.
AtxOsaKis, Mimi, Sept. 9th, the
boiler of Ives Bros steam power thresh-
ing machine, while threshing grain six
miles in the country, suddenly exploded,
killing three men and injuring five
others.
A Bucharest dispatch of dispatch of
September 25th says: The railway train
from Paris for Contstantinople was
thrown from the track nearVicecorova and
several carriages demolished. Many
persons we're killed and wounded.
General Sherman has fixed upon No
vember as the date upon which he will
turn over his command to General Sheri-
dan, and practically return to civil life,
although he will not be placed on the re
tired list of the army until February s,
1884.
Collector Hartranft, at Philadelphia,
has been notified to exercise the strictest
scrutiny in examining all cattle
from Great Britain, because of the
alarming increase of foot and mouth dis
ease in that country.
Major General Pope, now command
ing the department of the Missouri, will
probably succeed General Sheridan in
command of the military division of the
Missouri, which includes, besides the de-
partment of the Missouri, the depart
ments of Dakota, Texas and the Platte.
Colonel George Knapp, senior pro-
prietor of the Missouri Republican, died
on the 18th of Sept, on board the
steamer Penland, en- route from Europe
to New York. For more than tifty-six
years in various capacities, from appren-
tice to editor and proprietor, he was con-
nected with the Republican.
H. D. Wolfe, who has been visiting
Alaska, in a lecture before the geographi
cal society in San Francisco said that the
reports about the large gold discoveries
made by Schiefftin in Alaska, were utter
ly false. There was but poor prospect
for miners in that country, and any who
go up there will suffer great hardships.
An Ogden, U. T., dispatch of Sept.
26th says: J. M. Barlow express mes
senger on the Utah Northern railroad,
committed suicide at this city this even
ing, with a revolver. He held in mis-
hand certificate of mem mbership of the
Des Moines lodge of Odd Fellows, on
| which was endorsed: "For Gods sake
forgive my rash act; but life is failure" :"
At Park City, Utah, on recent night,
John Olsen, desperate, went into a
| saloon, and approaching James Christen-
sen, pulled out a large knife and plunged
| it into Christensens bowels. There was
| no quarrel between the men and the as.
| sault was made on an unoffending man.
! Christensen died of his wounds and
Olsen is under arrest.
At San Francisco, Sept. 25th, detective
| officers have captured one of the most
complete counterfeiting outfits ever
seen on the coast and arrested the opera
| tor a young man giving his name as S F.
| Upson, but whose real name is supposed
to be Penten, from Ohio. The outfit
consisted of drop press, fve-dollar
dies and steel punches. When arrested
| nIo q
prospecting battery of his invention.
| The civil service commission have not
yet replied to Secretary Folger's letters
| inquiring as to the preference to be given
honorably discharged veterans of the
late war in making appointments. 1t is
understood they consider the law itself
leaves no room for doubt on this ques-
ton, but they disagree with Secretary
Folger as to there being an equality be-
| tween four persons, certified to him from
| among whom to make his selection,
when such persons do not rate equally
in their examinations.
The following message was sent to Pres
ident Arthur in answer to the presidents
congratulation upon the opening of the
Central and South American Telegraph
Company's line. "The emperor and EN-
press of Brazil thank the president and
| government of the United States, and in
returning their salute I concur with
them, with the assurance that the new
channel of direct communication opened
between the two countries via Galveston
will continue to maintain the happy re-
lations existing between them and their
material benefit"
The National Wool Growers associa
tion was in session at Chicago, Sept
Doth. Representatives from Vermont
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michi
gan, Wisconsin. Minnesota, Illinois
Kansas, Colorado, Texas and West Vir
ginia we're in attendance. A resolution
was passed declaring it to be the sense
of the association that the tariff rates or
wool should, at the earliest opportunity
be restored to what they were before the
4 late reduction; that state, district ant
county associations of wool growers in al
states should use their best endeavors tt
secure the efforts of their senators anl
representatives to that end, and that con
gress be called on to make the restora
tion. The meeting ended harmoniously
A San Francisco dispatch of Sept
Goth says: ''No change has been made il
through rates by the railroad conference
that is to say the Northern Pacific ha
adopted the same rates for through
freight to Portland as those which hav
: been in existence on the other road
from the east to San Francisco. Th
: question of control of the Atlantic an,
Pacific was not raised, an understandin
+ on this noint having been DreviouSl