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The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-18
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

THE Senate Committee on Foreign Rels
tons at a recent meeting, took up the bill
proposed by the Pacific coast delegations
introduced in the Senate by enato Miller
of California, AMENDING the Chinese Immi
grafton Act of last Congress. The discus
sion was a long one, the tone of which gavs
warrant for the opinion hat a measure
having for its purpose the correcting of the
present law n prohibition of the impor
tatiOn OF Chinese laborers, will be reported
by the committee.
The War Department has been informed
that the condition of General Mckenzie is
considerably improved. The medical Of
ficers of the Asylum refrained from the ex
preston of an opinion of his chances of re.
covery. 1t is generally believed the present
improvement is only temporary and a
reaction will follow. His restoration to
command is regarded an impossibility.
The Coroner's Jury that investigated the
recent burning of the Convent at Bellville,
ILL.,, by which so many lives were lost, re.
turned a verdict that the use of dormitories
above the second story in such buildings
be condemned; that there should be legis.
lative enactment on the subject; that the
blame must rest upon the management of
the institution for not taking precautions
which the size and character of the build.
ing and number of inmates required.
II is said the Chinese fear the French are
entertaining designs upon Canton. The
people are very uneasy. 1t was said Ad-
miral Courbes would advance upon Bacnih
without awaiting reinforcements.
NEAR Colorado River the other night
the st. Angelo (Tex.) stage, south-bound.
was halted by four mounted men, who
robbed the mail sacks and passengers, then
delayed the coach until the arrival of the
north-bound stage, which was also plum.
dered. There was a large amount of regis
tered matter south-bound. 1t was believed
the road agents made a heavy haul.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has given
notice that the principal and accrued inter.
est of $i0,0Oo,ooo three-per-cent bonds,
issued under an act approved July u, 1865,
will be paid the 18th Of March, 1854. The
interest will close that day.
WHEAT recently took a decided tumble at
Chicago, which created quite. IN excite
ment.
& Co.. heavy brokers of New York, failed
recently-each with large liabilities.
ABOUT forty delegates were present ct
the late labor conference in Philadelphia
John A. Rooney, of Brooklyn, presented
resolutions declaring that the protection of
home industries was n of the fundamental
principles Of civilized government; de-
nouncing the proposed changes in the tariff
laws. n pledging the conference to refuse
tO support any candidate for National or
State offices not in accord with the s.nti-
ments of the conference.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-18

THE Louisiana Sugar Planters Asso-
citation recently adopted resolutions to
the effect that they look with alarm
upon the threatened introduction into
the United States. by the proposed Mex
lean Reciprocity Treaty. of free sugar
from Mexico, produced by semi-slave
labor, and declared that this is unfair
treatment of the free labor sugar-pro-
ducing States. Senators and Repre-
s~entatives were requested to use their
best efforts to avert the threatened evil.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-18
A Desperate Duel.

PORTLAND. ORE, JAN !.
An old man named Jacob Fisher had q
desperate fight to-day, near the city, with 8
young man named VIM. Bloxam, resulting
N the instant death of the former. Domes-
nc d~inicuities caused the deadly row.
sfsher's wife and daughter left him some
ame ago in consequence OF his cruelty, the
lormer obtaining . divorce. Bloxam was
engaged to marry the girl, and naturally
sspoused the aus Of the women. This led
70 very bad blood between the men, who
met to-day. Both were armed. The fight
began with pistols n ended with repeat
ing rifles. Thirty shots were fired. BOX.
I'm escaped without q scratch. Fisher was
mos several times. Bloxam surrendered
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-18

Four Prisoners Perish in q Burning Jan
Jerseyville, HI.

Jerseyville, HI.
J~ERsEYvILLx, ILL.,. JAM 6.
The most horrible event that ever hap
pened in J~erseyville occurred this morning
It being the burning Of the County CoIrt-
house and Jail, andthe perishing of four in
mates incarcerated and awaitingtrial. Last
night at about five O'Clock, the Jailer locked
the prisoners in the cells for the night, and
left q good warm fire in the stove in the
corridor. This was lone to warm the cells
for the night, the weather being extremely
cold This morning about two o'clock
some parties in the ne ghborhood heard the
screaming of the prisoners, but thought
nothing about it, as the prisoners often
make unmeaning disturbances. About five
o'clock this morning Mr.. Tipscomb, sexton
o. the Baptist Church. came up town &c
start a fire for the church, and thought he
smelled something burning, but saw moth
ing. He staid at the church till about six
o'clock, and when coming out saw smoke
emanating from the Jail. The alarm was
at once given, and wheD the Jail was
reached all was locked and no antranSs
could ne made until Janitor Blay was sent
for, who lives about one-half mile away.
The building being brick and tie timbers
hardwood the fire made very slow prog
ress.
At about 6a;J O'Clock the %jani;or arrived
and a number of men, with wet sponges liz
their mouths and lanterns in their hands,
forced their way into the damp, smoky
cells, and found the dead bodies OF Walter
Dunsdon, twenty-five years old, incarcerart
ed for the murder of Mrs. Nellie DodsonS
James Griggs, aged thirty-one confined for
larceny; Emile koehler, agedtwenty-ihree
IN Jail for stealing a mule from Alex. Won
Derby, near Brighton. Ill; August Shuts.
aged thirty-four, locked up for stealiEgs
coat
Dunsdon and Shultz were in the same cell
aud were found lying on the floor with their
feet to the cell door, and 1t is supposed
they were awakened, and after makinaa
futile efforts TO get out fell TO the floor an6'
suffocated.
Griggs and Koehler were both found liz
their hunks well covered up with blankets,
emoke, not awakening from their natural
sleep, no evidence OF disturbance appear
ing. All four were in solid stone cells and
were not burned in the least, suffocatioE
from smoke being the cause of u attn.
The burning of the building was very 4
slow, commencing about four O'Clock this =
morning and not consuming the structure
till about ten. There was no insurance.
The Jail has been condemned for combining
prisoners by both Grand Jury and the
Court a number Of times. There was nc
night Waterman at the Courthouse, anS
Sheriff Frost says he has not been allowed
one only on occasions when desperate char.
that they would get out. The
loss TO the county is etimated az about $50,
UOO. The cause of the fire is supposed a
have been a defective fue.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-18

The SUBJ Committee appointed to con-
slider the forfeiture of land grants pre-
pared a bill to submit to Congress which
provides for the forfeiture of the land
grants of seven railroad companies, and
owe five million acres. Several West
ern roads are included in the bill. The
Texas Pacific land grants are to receive
special consideration.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-18

injured, but None Fatally-List OF the
Wounded.
OMAHA, NEB. Jan. =.
The passenger train leaving Lincoln for
Omaha this morning over the Republican
Valley Branch of the Union Pacific was
ditched about fifty miles southwest of this
city by a broken rail. The baggage. mai
and two passenger coaches were tumbleo
down an eight-foot embankment and rolled
out on the prairie forty or fifty feet. The
engine passed over the weak spot in safety
and remained on the rails. The coupling
between the tender and the baggage car
snapped of. The only evidence OF wrecb
on the track was the missing rail, which
was soon supplied. The scene on the prai-
RE, however, where the fragments of the
cars were strewn about battles description.
two wrecking trains have been sent out to
the scene. DIR. Mercer, chief surgeon of the
Union Pacific, and three assistants wen. to
attend the injured.
The following is a list of the injured:
Mrs. Day Mills, of Marshall, Ia, exter.
nal injuries on left side; had three chill.
dren with her, one of whom was severely
bruised.
Mrs. Mary Bushnell. David City, Neb.,
bruised about the head.
VIM. J. McCutcheon, traveller for Weber
Wagon Company, residence unknown, left
arm injured.
Rev. ]. F. Osborn, Fremont, Neb., head
bruised.
Rev. c. c. harris, Lincoln, Neb., head
and side bruised.
Book-keeper for Nye & Colson, from Ere
mont Neb., collar-bOne broken.
Miss Ayers, Illinois, bruised about the
chest.
Rev. John Miller. David City, Neb., shout
der and back.
K s. Rood, Lincoln, Neb., head and face
j; NJ. Sierley, Stromsburg, Neb., two ribs
broken.
j. NJ. ogers, train conductor. right
shoulder dislocated.
Henry Osborn, brakeman, hand mashed.
j. c. kimball, Omaha. express messen
ger, chest and right leg hurt.
Louis Vesperman and wife, Lancaster,
Wis. slightly hurt about the hands.
C.D Kaufman, Des Moines, right shout
der bruised.
John Hommell, Morate, Ia, confusion on
left foot.
Mr.. Orr. Springfield, H., head and back
slightly bruised.
Marc Antony, left hand bruised
,. n. Armstrong, Peoria, ILL.,, cut over
right Eye.
A. ". Smith, Dakota, thigh broken.
Inc hrst seven are pretty badly injured,
out IL Is thought they will recover. The
have been quartered at Valparai-
80, with the exception Of those able tc
'raVei, who were brought to this city.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-18

The House Committee on Post-offices
recently instructed its Chairman to re-
port favorcbly the bill giving the Post
master General power to establish postal
service wherever in his judgment the
public welfare required.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-18

CONGRESSMAN MORRISON recently in
timated that every member of Congress
will have an opportunity to 60 on rec
ord on the tariff issue. 1t is said to be
his intention to put the matter SO square
ly that there well be little chance for
dodninn
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-18

ALARGE number of the admirers of
the late NJ. Gambetta visited the cham
Der where he died, on the recent ami
versary of his death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-18

II is stated that about seventy thou
sand people died from cholera in Egypt
during the year Just closed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-18
COMMENT.

TIE American Hog is just now re-
ceiving q great amount of attention from
American Statesmen.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-18
MISCELLANEOUS,

AT Abilene, Tex, Alderman Collins be-
came obnoxious, owing to his attempt
to suppress gambling. The other night he
was assaulted by q gambler named Hemp
hill. Walter Collins, Deputy Marshal, at
tempted to stop The row, when a fight &C.
CURED and all three Of the men killed.
AT Nokomis. ILL.,, the other night, DR..
Thomas j. Written, his wife and son
George very nearly lost thei- lives from
gas, which escaped from a base-burner
stove in their sleeping apartment. The
doctor was in a critical condition.
RECENTLY, at Kaufman, Tex. Hampton
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-18
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.

The Ohio Democratic Legislative caucus
nominated H. B. Payne for United States
Senator to succeed Hon. George H. Pendle.
ton.
BREWSTER CAMERON, General Agent of
the Department of Justice, has rendered
his resignation to accept the position of
Receiver of Public Moneys at Tucson, A. T.
The Egyptian Ministry rendered their
designations to the Khedive recently.
Cherif Pasha, Prime Minister, accompanied
the designations with a letter to the Khe-
dive, explaining the reasons for the action.
The designations were accepted.
THE Woman Suffrage State Executive
Committee of New York denounced Sena-
tor Edmund's proposition to ~disfranchise
the women Of Utah as a gross wrong to
non-polygamist women.
A CAUCUS of Republican Senator's was
held recently to consider the expedieucy of
proceeding at once to the election Of a
President pro tempore. Friends of Senator
Anthony reported that he was gaining in
health, but had doubts as to the ACCESSIBILITY
Of undertaking the duties of the Office.
c. D. GILMORE, a lawyer of Washington,
has begun suit against Carl Schurz,
ex-Secretary of the Interior, for
$4,000 damages for debarring him from
practice. IL offense which resulted in his
disbarment was the alleged payment of
money to a clerk in the Genera Land-ofice,
a case in which Gilmore was interested.
In view of his physical condition, Senator
Anthony recently said to a committee from
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tits inexpedient
him to accept the Presidency pro TEN.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-18
OVER An ENHANCEMENT.

A Passenger Train Thrown from the Trach
by n Broken Rail.-Twenty-five Persons
injured, but None F~atally-List of the
Wounded.
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The Ice Moving Ont.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2.-There is but little more to
be said about the running out of the ice gorge at
this point last night. The breakup was tame
affair, and steamboat men are cOngratulating
themselves to-day that so little damage was done
Additional casualties reported this morning are
the sinking of the tow boat A. j. Baker and the
sand boat Deliver No. 2. 1t is rumored that two
or three barges of the Mississippi Valley Trans
pOrtation Company, lying on the Illinois shore,
more than mile from the bridge, were damaged,
but this is not verified. The Anchor line has or
dered the City of Helena, City of Vicksburg and
City of Baton Rouge up from Cairo, and naviga-
ton will be resumed at once.
The ice in the Upper Mississippi is still solid at
Alton and above, but the gorges have broken at
several places in the Missouri river and that
stream will probably be open to Kansas City in
few days Considerable ice is still floating
through this harbor, but not enough to seriously
impede navigation
The barges of the Mississippi Valley Company,
referred to above, six in number were pushed
out on the shore, but whether they are seriously
damaged is not yet known. No additional losses
have been reported since noon. No estimate Of
the damage has yet been made, except on the A.
J. Baker, which was placed at 81, 900; insured
for ST. 800
The steamer Montana left for Chester last
night on trip of observation, and is expected to
return tonight Navigation south will be re
sumed tomorrow. The ice in the Usage river
broke up to day, and the Missouri is believed to
be opened to the mouth of that stream. All ice
passing here comes from the Missouri gorge at
Alton
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To Investigate Officials.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 - Attorney general
Brewster to-day, placed at the disposal of the
House committee expenditures in the De
partment of Justice the entire force of special
examiners of the department, to be sent alone or
with subcommittee to investigate the alleged
irregularities in the offices of United States of
fcials. A subcommittee accompanied by a
special examiner. will probably go to New York
city in a short time to investigate the Office of
the Supervisor of Elections. At meeting of
the committee a resolution was adopted recon-
mending that subcommittee be appointed to
investigate certain star-route correspondence,
which the Postmaster general thought if given
to the public, would interfere with the prosecu-
ton of cases now under investigation by the de-
paPtment
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CAPITAL VS.. LABOR.
Fall River Spinners Resolve to Strike
Against a Reduction in Wages.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb. "A large meeting
of spinners was held last night, over seven
hundred being present They voted to strike in
ten mills on Monday, as follows: Three of the
Union mills one of the Sycamore mills, one of
the Tecumseh mills, one of the Chace mills one
of the Wampanoag mills, one of the Fawn mills,
and two of the Borden City mills. The follow
ing was adopted:
Whereas, In the face of improving markets and
the large dividends made in the year just ended,
duction of wages is announced; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we will resist the reduction by q
strike at ten mills and, also
Resolved, That it should be set forth for the pub
lie that if the corporations earnest in believing
cut-down necessary, they should begin with the treas
urer superintendent and overseers.'
The mills will start as usual, in the morning
but meeting of the Board of Trade will be held
at noon to consider the labor situation. 1t is
claimed that the question is whether the manu-
facturers shall run the mills or be dictated to by
the operatives. The battle between the mills,
with a capital of $l7 600 900, and an organization
of 700 operatives, promises to be interesting. 1t
has been suggested that the mills shut down en-
tirely so that the union may have no revenue
from operatives working to support those on a
strike
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A Texas Warrior.

AUSTIN, Feb. 2.-The notorious Ben Thomp-
son, who pistol in hand, recently cleared ban
quet hall filed with members of the late cattle
mems convention. and who, last night assaulted
w. A. Bowen, correspondent of the San Antonio
Express, to-day became incensed at structures
of the Austin Statesman. entered the composing
room, fourished pistol, and forced the typos
to beat hasty retreat He then pied two gal
leys of type, mashed one lamp and left.
Arraigned in court, Thompson twice larruped
a man named Weases with a chair, and was
fined fifty dollars for contempt of court. To
night Thompson notified w. p. Gaines, proprie-
tor of the Statesman. that he would hold him
personally responsible for further publications.
Gaines replied that he would treat him the same
as any other man. A force of twenty men and
a number of police are stationed about the
Statesman Office to night Thompson is drink
ing heavily.
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Notes and Personalities.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-At the regular month
ly meeting of the Indiana Republican Club last
night it was decided to hold State sociable on
the evening of Feb II. j. E. Shepherd L H.
Mckee and H. L. Miller were appointed commit
tee to make arrangements therefore. Hon.
John Overmyer Representatives Steele and
Peelle delivered speeches which were full of en-
thusiasm and vigorously applauded This club
is now organized fully for the coming campaign.
DR.. Smith, of Anderson, arrived here last
night with his newly welded wife. He was
married at Wooster, o., last week He will re
main here until Wednesday when he will go to
Indiana via Cincinnati
Secretary Folger referred the application of
Mrs. Mary A Miller for license as master of a
steamboat to the local inspector of the New
Orleans district, with instructions to inquire
concerning her qualifications for the position,
and if found competent, to issue her a license.
The Palo Blanco Cattle Company property in
New Mexico, owned by Stephen w. Dorsey, has
undergone partial change of ownership, Mr..
Dorsey having disposed of half interest in the
same to Mr. Ally of Boston, for the sum of
$3.50 00O The ranch has 40 900 head of cattle
upon it, and contains 121 claims, each well
watered the whole constituting range of eighty
miles.
c. L. Holstein, United States District Attor-
ney for Indiana, has been admitted to practice
before the United States Supreme Court
About eighty members of the Illinois Press As
sociation, many of them accompanied by their
wives arrived in this city. this evening on their
annual excursion. They were met, some miles
outside of Washington, by S. P. Rounds, Public
Printer, and wife, Senator and Mrs Logan, and
other members of the Illinois Association.
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The Alliance Explosion.

ALLIANCE, o., Feb. 3-The city has been
crowded all day with people from the surround
ing country, attracted to see the wreck made by
the explosion. At the coroners inquest it was
developed that Mr. Orr kept gasoline in an air
tight galvanized iron tank for his customers.
About gallon ran out on the floor, but the fluid
was wiped up by Orr, and he turned to other
affairs when the gas, generated by the gasoline,
ignited The tank contained not more than half
barrel of the liquid. OF the wounded. Charles
Hayden and John Carey, of Duprez & Bene-
diets Minstrels, are the most seriously in
jured. They will be taken to the Sisters
Charity Hospital in Canton. A circumstance
which has excited much comment is that the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union appointed
a meeting; to be held in the Orr Block on yes
terday afternoon, but some triting matter
prompted them to postpone it until Saturday.
Had the ladies met as first arranged the catas-
trophe would have been still more calamitous
An offensive odor of burned flesh still percepti-
BILE about the wreck suggests that all the bodies
have not been discovered, but nobody is missed
An eye witness states that when the explosion
occurred the entire building seemed lifted into
the air and was rent apart, falling back in a
cloud of dust, scarcely one brick clinging to an
other
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The Ouinine Pool Broken.

PHILADELPHIA Feb 3.-The quinine pool
which has existed since July l, 1883, has been
dissolved. The combination was composed of
every leading manufacturer in the world, seven
teen in number There are in this country four
manufacturers One concern, McKasson & Rob
bins, is in New York. The other three are
located in this city. They are Powers & Wight
man, Rosengarden & Sons. and Knsley & Mat
tison. 1t was the first general pool in the his
tory of the trade embracing the manufacturers
on both sides of the Atlantic. 1t was resolved
to fix the rate for the drug, per ounce, at 81 so,
and at the time the agreement was made the
marke$ marx :, PTce an OF 9nneh me- IN TINS country was
sidered this price too low, and the advance of
fifty cents per ounce was made. The limit of
the pool was three years, by the expiration Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
Forfeiture of Land Grants.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The House committee
on public lands to-day decided to report favor
ably a bill to forfeit the grant of the Oregon e
California and California & Oregon railroad
companies. The two roads are to meet at the
State line between Oregon and California, the
former to be built from Portland and the other
from San Francisco The Oregon & California
is all built except thirtyeght miles, of which
twenty miles are already graded and ready for
the iron Of the California & Oregon about one
hundred miles are incomplete. But the com
pany have four thousand men at work on the un-
completed portion, and pushing it forward
rapidly. The committee agreed to recommend
the forfeiture of all the lands embraced in the
grants of the roads, except such as have been
patented. In the case of the California & Oregon
about 300, 900 acres have been patented, and in
the case of the Oregon q California 230, 600 acres.
Both grants amounted to about 5000, 900 acres,
so that nearly 2,500,000 acres were forfeited. 1t
was determined by the committee that there
were no equities in the case of these roads to en-
title them to consideration, and all the lands
were taken from them, except such as had been
patented to them