Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-08
In Favor q rsrfeiture sr r.ana
Granted 70 a. 4 r. n n.

WARRINGTON, d. c., March THE
House Committee on Public Lands to-
day decided unanimously to recommend
the forfeiture Of the land granted 10 the
Atlantic and Pacific r. X. lying east Of
the junction Of that road with the Atch-
ison, Topeka and Santa Fe r.. R., and
lying west Of Mojave, CAL, and which
has not been patented to the road.
The T. 4 r. Land Forreiture niIl
WAsHIsoroS. March TN the Sen.
ate, Plumb, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported fayorably On the
House bill declaring forfeited the lands
granted TO the Texas Pacific Railway
Company, and stated that O minority Of
the committee desired the privilege OF
submitting at their convenience their
views In dissent, and that the majority
reserved the right TO present hereafter
their reasons in support Of the bill.
The Territory or LiDcoin-News-
paper Copyright.
WASHINGTON, March THE Senate
Committee on Territories has agreed to
give the name of ''Lincoln' TO the new
Territory which IL is proposed to make
out Of the northern portion Of Dakota.
The Joint Committee Of the two
Houses on Library this morning took up
and discussed Informally the newspaper
copyright bill. 1t seemed to be the gen
eral impression Of the members OF the
committee, as the matter opened up a
new and important question, that the
fullest information obtainable should be
had and, with this object in view, lead.
ing journalists and newspaper proprie.
tors will be called upon to give their
views to the committee at an early day.
Quorum or the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, March THE Senate
passed the bill reported by Garland from
the Committee on the Judiciary, to con
stitute majority Of the Judges Of the
supreme Court Of the United States to
be a quorum of the Court, instead Of six
judges as heretofore. The hill also pro-
hibits the Judges who have heard case
at Circuit Court from sitting on the Su-
preme bench when the case comes up on
appeal.
Ex-senator spencer Tells His
story Anent star Routes.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 7. - Ex-
Senator Spencer, of Alabama, now o res.
dent Of Nevada, was examined to-day
concerning the Star Route investigation.
EARLY in January, 1885," he said, II
went from Nevada to New York on bust
ness. One day, while walking on
Broadway, ] met James, and he asked
me to accompany him to his office.
When at the office, he told me he want.
ed to go into Gartield's Cabinet and
asked me to aid him. | afterwards did
render what aid could. When he had
been appointed Postmaster General, l
said to him that he had an oppor.
tunity few men had in life to
make great reputation. He asked howy
l replied that he could make the Post
office Department self-sustaining the
first year, and the next year could re.
duee postage to two cents. How? he
again asked. By breaking up the Star
Route ring, / replied. / took q pledge
from him that what / said should be
strictly confidential. Several men con-
nected with the ring lived in the West
and were almost neighbors Of mine, and
| desired that my name should not go to
the public as an informer. Afterwards
i went to General Garfield. He gave me
the same assurance that my information
should be secret.
The suns" Reasons why Mr.
Tilden should be Nominated.
NEW YORK, March ~ The Sun
comes out to-day in a double loaded
editorial for Tilden. It says: "Mr.
Tllden is the living incarnation of re-
form Of government, removal of abuses,
suppression Of corruption, stoppage OF
public plunder, restoration Of Demo-
sratio economy, simplicity and integri.
ty in administration. This is why the
honest and intelligent people of the
Union, Republicans as well as Demo-
Gratis, now regard him with feeling
such as no other public man of any
party can awaken in their minds"
Fatal Boiler Explosion.
BRYANT's PoND, Maine, March T.
The boiler exploded in j. f. Dearborn's
steam mill this morning and killed four
men.
End OF a Dcsperado-He Hangs
utmself In Prison.
CHICAGO, Ill.,, March T. Frank
Rande, the desperate, who made an at.
tempt upon the life Of Deputy Mcdonald
last Saturday night at Joliet Prison, and
who was placed in the SOLITARY" sue
ceeded in ending his career by hanging
himself last night. Randes real name
was Charles C. Scott. He killed no
less than five men in 1877, and is SUI.
posed to have murdered thirteen per
sons in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri.
He was originally sentenced to the Iowa
Penitentiary for burglary, and escaped,
and, fearing arrest, became a tramp.
He was afterward sent to the
Michigan City Prison for burglary, un-
der another name, and left there in 1877.
He robbed a farmer near ellison, ILL.,,
and being pursued by party of six.
killed two and wounded three others.
He committed almost similar robbery
near St. Elmo, ILL.,, and being pursued
by citizens, killed three of the latter and
escaped. He was finally captured at
st. Louis, after desperate struggle with
the officer, and on his trial for the Gil.
son tragedy escaped with life sentence.
The prisoners life has been marked
with three or four acts Of desperation
similar to that Of last Saturday night.
He used his underclothing to effect his
death, and his lifeless body was discov-
cred on opening the SOLITARY" this
morning.