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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-02-28
The Output of Gold and silver.

Valentines annual report on gold
and silver production, shows a falling
of If S3,7OO,00 during the past year
ia the gold output, assuming that the
figures of the mint for lS>2 We're cor
rect, and an increase between 1000,
OOO and S3, 900 900 in the silver product.
That this tendency i likely To in
crease rather than dimirish is proba-
bile. The shrinkage in the gold pro-
duet during the past year il largely
due To a bitter war waged against by
drauic mining in California. Late
decisions OF the higher courts of that
state will compel entire abandonment
uf tins method Of mining in some To-
caities. and it would not be surprising
il the gold production of 1854 should
fall much below that of 1858. On the
contrary more capital j. being an
uually invested in the production of
silver, aud the discovery OF silver de-
po-its j. largely on the increase, and
more silver aud less gold j. likely to
bc the result of mining operations in
precious metals for the future, unless
some unexpected gold discoveries are
made soon.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-02-28
More Biiis Already before Cpngre -
than, cOuil be Acted Upon
in lfRlf n Dozen
Sessions.

Recently the house adopted the
rule, of the Forty-siXth congress, with
few amendments none OF which are
of general Importance. During a dis
cu>siOn over an amendment Offered
by Reed of Maine, giving members
power to call up bills by Il majority
vote, he stated the business of congress
to be in II dep!orable condition. Out
of 10000 bills and resolutions in last
congress only about 300 were passed.
Reed said that at the outside no con
gress transacted over s per cent. OF its
business, which statement was adj
mitted by Randall, but the latter did
proposed by Reed would remedy
matters.
This debate has attracted universal
attention, as the evil of non-action by
congress on important measures is
likely to be greater every succeeding
year. The house long since gave
appropriation and revenue bills the
right of way, as otherwise they would
never be passed. 1t is doubtful, il
congress sat year in and year out,
whether more than 10 per cent. OF
bills before it would he passed upon.
An idea of the condition of things is
gained by the fact that before the
house war claims committee there
are over 2000 bills awaiting action,
aggreyatiug 100000, 900 claims. OF
cour-e it is impossible for one com
mittee to consider them. Before tEy
committee on pensions there are oven
1000 bills. During the last congress
the house went only twice to the
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-02-28
The Red Sunsets.

Professor Draper Of the Central
Park observatory, Prof. Trowhridge
and Professor Rces all concur ia be-
lieving the unprecedented fogs now
envelupiug the Atlantic coast are
red sunsets. Draper said: II am OF
the opinion that the red glows were
due Ia the presence ot moisture In the
air at an abnormal night. II seem,
To me more than probable that this
moisture i, in some way accountable
for the fog" Rees said there l. no
manner OF doubt that the volcanic
aud other disturbances in the island
Of Java must have disturbed the whole
system of our globe.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-02-28

The German press say the suhmis-
sion of tribes of Merv To Russia j.
worse for England than disaster in
the Soudan. 1t comments on the
remarkable success OF the Russian
police in central Asia. which i
always direct against England. Ii
the Russians should stand again before
the walls of Coustautiuople the En-
gli>h would he disabled from COM
manding them To halt as in ls1>.
Russia will become the immediate
neiehbor of India, and will Toe able at
any moment tn create "A disturbance
in northern Asia. Now only Afghan
i>tan is between Russia and India.
Frontier tribes are always ready To
invade rich Indian provinces, If their
rear l. covered, and that Russia can
now guarantee.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-02-28

A colley pup belonging to a shep-
herd of San Antonio, Texas, will put
between 1900 and 100 sheep i'm pen
without chasing. or crowding any of
them. When penning the sheep he
has to work them down long hill
that slopes to Il fiat upon which the
pen is built.
A Saginaw horse fell sick one night
recently, and, breaking out of its sta
bic, made its way to the stable of a
vetinary surgeon who had before
treated him for sickness. The sur
geon's stable was closed, and the sick
horse, after standing at the door for
hours, died there.
a rooster recently deserted his ma
tive barnyard near Warrenton, Va,
and went to live in the woods with IA
flock of wild turkeys. He crows as
usual every morning. and thus his
master learns where the wild turkeys
are, and so is able to have roast tur-
key as often as he wants it.
Among John c. Longs chickens at
Columbia City, Ind, was hen with
brood of eight little ones. Her coop
had been raised high enough for her
to pass in aud ont by means ola small
pice of board. \ large owl entered,
and the frightened hen and her brood
hastily ran out The hen then flew
against the prop, which fell and made
the owl Il prisoner.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-02-28

Ayers ~arsaparilla j. the best
medicine for every one ia the spring
Emigrants and travellers will find in
il M efi,ctusl cure tor the eruptions.
boils, pimpie~, eczema, etc, that
break out on the skin-ihe effect of
disorder In the blood, caused by sea-
diet aud life on board ship.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-02-28

The United States authorities have
decided favorably in the case of the
application of Mrs. Mary 4. Miller, of
New Orleans, fora lic.nse TO command
a Mississippi river steamer.
, 1884-04-05
The Royal ohseauies.

LONDON, April The landing of the
remains of the duke of Albany at Ports
mouth was attended with much pomp and
ceremony. Prince of Wales, Crown
Prince Frederick William, of Prussia;
Prince Waldeck Pyrmont, father of the
duchess; Prince Christian, duke of Cam
bridge, and the marquis Of Lornc escorted
the body to Windsor, where it was re-
ceived at the station by the queen and
Princesses Christian and Beatrice.
LONDON, April 4.-The body of the
duke of Albany was borne to Windsor
Castle from the railway station upon a gun
carriage drawn by eight horses. A long
procession followed. The queen occupied
a carriage drawn by four horses. The
prince of Wales and Others were on foot.
The Dean of Windsor awaited the pro-
cession at the entrance to Memorial chapel.
The chapel was draped in black, relieved
by wreaths of flowers. Conspicuous
among these was one from the e x-Empress
Eugene. The Seaforth Highlanders
placed the coffin in the middle of the
chapel. After a short religious service
the royal personages withdrew.
, 1884-04-05

CINCINNATI, O., April 4-The first
sentencing of prisoners since the riot took
place to-day in Judge Johnston's court.
Belle Osborn, colored, convicted of shoot
ing with intent to kill, received seven
years. She begged most piteously when
the sentenced was announced, and the
judge began to say as this was a woman
he would modify the sentence, when the
prosecutor in%terposed a vigorous protest,
saying that this woman had been before
the criminal courts again and again, and
something must be done to relieve the
courts, if for no other purpose. The
judge permitted the sentence to remain.
The only other case where a crime of
homicide was John Murtah, who pleaded
guilty Of manslaughter. 1t appeared he
struck a man with his fist, and the plea
was accepted and a sentence of FIVE years
given.
, 1884-04-05
v CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The senate
passed the Indian appropriation bill,
The education bill was then taken up,
and Bayard addressed the senate.
Bills introduced: BY! Plumb to grant
the right of way over public lands to the
Utah & Northern railway.
Seven members of the committee on
postofices and postroads, voted unani-
mously in favor of the establishment of a
postal telegraph system by contract with
companies already or hereafter to be or
ganized, but on the question of the build
ing by the government of lines of tele-
graph they were divided, and four, Hill,
Wilson, Sawyer and Jackson being in
favor of the proposition, and three,
Salisbury. Maxey and Grower was OPP
posed to it. On the adoption of the bill
in its entirety the vote was as above
stated, 4 to 8.
The senate will hold a session to-mor-
row.
, 1884-04-05
House.


WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Indian
appropriation bill was passed and house
then went into committee of the whole on
the private calendar.
The committee remained in session a
long time considering the bill to relieve
certain soldiers of the late war from the
charge of desertion, but no final action
was arrived at.
Cook presented the house, through a
petition from Cox, a paper signed by
about fifty citizens of Avery, Iowa, which
can hardly be called a petition, since it
opens with the words, 1--WE, the under
signed sovereign citizens, hereby respect
fully command you, III senator's de-
manding the passage of a bill to construct
a double track steel railway from New
York to San Francisco, and declaring that
not another dollar should be lent to ma
tional banks or squandered on canals.
The house took a recess until 1880 this
evening, the session to be for the consid-
Grafton of pension bills.
House committee on postofices and
post roads reported favorably the bill to
amend the postal laws, which is intended
to prevent the establishment of private
postoffices.
, 1884-04-05
Worrying Hungarians.

PHILADELPHIA, April A dispatch
to the Press from Mahanoy City says that
fifteen landlords, who had old frame
houses and stables rented to from six to
forty Hungarians each, were arrested and
fined in various sums and costs. There is
talk of passing an ordinance prohibiting
any new Hungarians from finding lodging
here. A dozen Hungarians, including a
woman, took quarters near the East
Franklin c%olliery, and were willing to work
at any price. The miners notified the
boss to give them notice to leave the place.
Last evening a lot of laborers and miners
made a raid on the camp with shotguns
and revolvers. The Hungarians quickly
buckled on their cooking utensils, ran
down the mountain side and disappeared.
, 1884-04-05
BREvITIEs.

Probs promises fair weather for to-
day.
The German emperor's condition is
somewhat improved.
Five hundred expected Monaghan ar
rivals in Ottawa will not be allowed to
land.
Dupius, the French explorer, says there
are neither English nor American officers,
in the Chinese army.
A new anarchist journal has been estab-
lished at Geneva, Switzerland, 1t bears
the suggestive title of Explosion.
George Lee, an ls-year-old colored
youth, was lynched in McComb City,
Miss, for outraging a 4-year-old child.
Queen Tahita has gone to Havre on her
way home. She breads the journey
through America on account of the news
paper reporters.
The condition of John Bright, the
English statesman, who has been suffer
ing from congestion of the lungs, is some
what improved.
Senator Miller telegraphs to the Cali
fornia State Central committee, resolutely
declining to be a candidate before the
National convention in Chicago.
An Amsterdam dispatch says that a
cotton yarn factory at Hilversum was
burned. One person was killed and sew
eral wounded. Six hundred people are
thrown out of employment.
Nova Scotian legislature objects to the
present terms of the Canadian confedera,
ton. Financially they say it has not been
a success and want the burdens of taxa,
ton more generally equalized.
The vacancy in the archbishopric Of
Philadelphia has not yet been filed by the
Holy See. A new episcopal see has beer
created in Manchester, N. H., Rev. DEM.
NJ. Bradley being the new bishop.
Earl Granville, the English foreign sec,
Rotary of state, says the government is
not prepared to send a military expedi
ton to the relief of General Gordon. The
latest advices from him are r~eassuring.
At a meeting of the board of manager
of the American Bible society for foreigr
work, held in New York, society appro
priations for the coming year were mad
to the amount of $l09, $40. Grants 0
books were made for benevolent distribu
ton in this and other lands the aggregate
value of which was about $l2,S50.
A statement prepared by the genera
land Office shows the acres of public Ian,
patented by settlers under the homestea,
laws, for the six months ended Decembe
81, 1883, exceeded by POI, 227 acres th
number of acres patented the correspond
ing period of 1882. The receipts on cas-
SHES for the same period exceed those q
1882 by 81 ,43s, PA.
, 1884-04-05
New york Police Investigation

NEW York, April 4-The relations of
the police and the lottery men were the
subject of legislative inquiry to-day. Ed
ward f. Luthey, a well known policy
dealer inlSS2, testified that he never paid
any money to tho police for protection,
and never heard of anyone who had. He
thought many persons who had repre-
scented themselves to be influential with
the police had extorted money from the
policy dealers, which has gone into their
own pockets and had never been paid to
the police at all. Entries of small sums
of money credited to up. F." which
letters were thought to represent police
fund, were explained as meaning moth
ing. up. F." stood for 'Parnell fund, -
and this entry, together with those of
the names of captains of police, were
merely capricious acts of the bookkeeper.
Applications for police appointments,
made out by Commissioner French, bear
the name of W. +. Chandler as well as
the names of local politicians
, 1884-04-05
Grant Favors the snhema.

New YORK, April 4,-General Grant,
being invited to preside over the meeting
to be held here under the auspices of the
soldiers of both armies of the late civil
war, to raise funds to build a home for
disabled ex-confederate soldiers, writes
General j. B. Gordon, promising his sup
port, financial and otherwise. General
Grant adds: 81 am in hearty sympathy
with the movement and would be glad to
accept the position of presiding officer if
was able to do so. You may. rely on me,
however, for rendering all the aid l can in
carrying out the designs of the meeting"
, 1884-04-05
Chill and Peru.

PANAMA, March 27.-The Peruvian
minister of foreign affairs in replying to
the protest of England against the clause
in the treaty of peace between Chill and
Peru, ceding the nitrate and guano beds
to Chill, which England claimed to have
guaranteed the payment of the Peruvian
debt. says in substance that Peru when
negotiating the treaty acted in virtue of
the right she possessed for self govern
ment, a right, acknowledging from the
moment Of her independence by all ma
tons, and she, cannot consent to any
foreign interference without wounding her
rights as a sovereign and independent
state, and without Indicating or leopard
izing those ]prerogatives which she had
always respected in other nations, so that
she has not consulted with them regard
ing her treaties lest she might endangcr
the leases of her own proper existence.
The debts originated from loans effected
with private parties, regarding whose ma
tionality the government never thought
proper to inquire, as those debts have
never assumed an international character.
Although they may now be partly held in
English hands, yet at any time they may
be transferred to persons of any other
nationality. Peru owes nothing to Eng
land as a government Of state, and con
s~equently the loans referred to cannot be
made the subject of diplomatic interfer-
ence, 1t is a matter of public notoriety
that for four years past the m]ortgaged
property has not been in the possession of
Peru, yet during that time cargoes of
nitrate and guano from this property has
been sold in foreign ports without a pro-
test on the part of the nations making the
protest, although Peru sought to embargo
these cargoes abroad. If, after the war,
Peru found herself obliged to sacrifice the
property constituting the mortgage she
has so proceeded for her own preservation,
which is first and last in the operative
duty of state.
, 1884-04-05
The Mount Hope Prison.

LONDON, April 1.-The following par
t%iculars are learned concerning the plot to
blow up Mount Hope prison. The irwin
cibles in the prison were engaged in clan
destine correspondence with conspirators
on the outside. Letters were found in
James Millett's cell which disclosed the
plot. The wardens were to be bribed
with money from the O'Donovan Rosa
fund to convey an Internal machine into
the prison. One letter contained an order
for the murder of Patrick Delaney, one of
the Phoenix park conspirators, by throw
ing him over the balcony as he should
leave the prison after mass. Delaney still
remains at Mount JOY for safety. Many
wardens have been dismissed.
, 1884-04-05
Colored Hanging.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 4.-Henry
Rose, (colored,) was hanged to-day at
noon at Osceola, Arkansas, ninety miles
above here for assassinating Dempsey
Taylor, a prominent colored man living a
short distance in the country from Osceola,
The killing occurred about a year ago.
Taylor was shot through the window one
dark night whilst sitting in his bed room.
Rose was detected shortly afterwards by
means of pair of socks which he wore on
the night of the killing. A large crowd
of negroes witnessed the execution, and
the condemned man confessed his guilt on
the scafrold.
, 1884-04-05
Tho Sheep Interest.

KANSAS CITY, April 4.-The Wool
Growers association to-day appointed a
committee to confer with the associations
of other western states and territories
with a view to securing equitable rates
from the railroads. Their desire is to OBJ
tain on mutton sheep the same rates to
eastern cities as are given to beef cattle.
The State Association of Merino Breeders
was organized this afternoon.
, 1884-04-05
Tariff and Telegranhv.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-The members
of the ways and means committee say an
effort will be made next week to begin the
consideration of the tariff bill.
The house committee on p~ostofices and
postroads by a vote Of s to 2 adopted
the following:
Resoiued, That it is the sense of this
committee that it is ~inexpcdient for the
governor either to construct the postal
telegraph or purchase any existing line of
telegraph. Bingham and Peele voted in
, 1884-04-05

Notice is hereby given to all creditors
and Others interested in the estate of
Charles Wild, deceased, that / will make
final settlement of said estate at the next
regular term of the probate court of Lara
ME county, Wyoming territory, to be
held at Cheyenne, on the second Monday
OF April, a. D., 1884. john HuNroN,
Administrator of the estate Of Charles
Wild. deceased.
, 1884-04-05
Chicago Stock Market.

CHICAGO. April 4.-Cattle-Receipts,
$500 head; market weak, active and
lOC9I5 cents lower; good to choice ship
ping, s.. 60G5. 10; common to medium,
S.. O0@5. so; stockers, SO. 5O64. so; feed
crs, .25; cornfed Texans, s475@
$40.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head; market
active and firm; inferior to fair, SO. 500
$50 per cwt. medium to good, s4.75@
500; choice to extra, IS. OO(d6.OO {.
, 1884-04-05
Paying Postal Service.

WASHINGTON, April 4,-The postal
service was last year self-supporting
only in fifteen states and W territories,
the latter being Alaska and Dakota, Ohio
showed a deficit of s49o;163, while Illinois
paid a profit of 1852. $40. Not a dollar of
postal revenue was ever received from a
state south of Mason aud Dixon's line.
, 1884-04-05
An Arkansaw Blizzard.

LITTLE Rock, April News from
Lawrence county, Arkansas, dated April
2 says a severe norther has been prevail
ing there for thirty-six hours, causing
great destruction. Fences were blown
away and sparks from chimneys and burn
ing log piles scattered broadcast, i%gniting
and destroying many houses. There is
great excitement. Details of damage not
yet obtainable.
, 1884-04-05
Nothing Done.

BosroN, April 5.-The Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy and Union Pacific rail
road conference lasted two hours to-day,
and at the close it was announced that
nothing had had been accomplished and
that the chairman would call another
meeting next week. 1t was denied that
the c. B. 20. road gave an ultima
tum that the tripartite agreement must be
broken up.
, 1884-04-05

the negative, and Money, Reese, Ward,
Osgrove, Bigs, Rogers, Jones, of Texas,
and W. D. Maxfeld voted in the affirma-
tive. The bills authorizing the postmas-
ter general to contract with the Postal
Telegraph company or other companies,
will be considered on Tuesday next.
, 1884-04-05
Under Heavy Bonds.

BUFrALo, N. Y, April 4.-Lorenzo
Dimick, formerly a junior partner in a
Marine Insurance firm, has been held in
$4,000 bail for DIVERT ng funds of in
surance companies.
, 1884-04-05

PANAMA, March 25.-Atolora, presi-
dent of Columbia, declares the deficit ere
ated by the past three administrations
amounts to over 81 OOo, 900, and the in
ternal and FOREIGN debt to 500, 365. 900.
, 1884-04-05
Mrs. ottenderfer,s Funeral.

New YORK, April AT the funeral
of Mrs. Oswald Ottenderfer, in New York,
Carl Schurz delivered an address and the
Leiderkranz club sang a hymn. Samuel
J. Tilden was in attendance.
, 1884-04-05
Another Dynamite Discovery.

LONDON, April 1.-The recent sudden
removal of convict Irish invincibles from
Irish to English prisons is attributed to
the discovery of a conspiracy to destroy
the Mount JOY prison by the use of dyna-
mite
, 1884-04-05
Funeral Ceremonies Over the
Dead English Prince.
Peru Asserts Herself Regard
ing British Interference.
Other Passing Events Worthy
the Worlds Notice.
No Protectorate.

LONDON, April After an exhaus-
tive discussion in the British cabinet, it
was decided against formally establishing
a protectorate over Egypt.
, 1884-04-05
Humorist Dead.

CINCINNATI, O., April ALFRED w.
Burnett, humorist and caricarurist, died
this morning at his residence in this city
of apoplexy, aged GO years.
, 1884-04-05

"How are we ever going to get through
our spring and summers work? We
ar eallrun down, tired out before it begins"
So say many a farmers family. We an
swer, go to your druggist and pay six dol
lars for five bottles of Ayers ~Sarsaparilla.
This Is just the medicine you need, and
will pay compound interest on the invest
ment.
, 1884-04-05

Mary Anderson is suffering from in
somnia and is about TO take a few weeks
rest. Recent matrimonial reports con-
corning her she p~ronounces the merest
fiction.
, 1884-04-05
Business Failures.

NEW YoRK, April 4.-Failures for the
past week are 2l2 against 2O4 for the pre-
vious week.
, 1884-04-05

Mr.. Il. G.. Robertson, Carthage, Mo,
states; Il used st. Jacobs Oil for rheu-
matism in my knee joint, and was greatly
relieved