Daily Republican., 1885-06-18
News Summary,
A TREATY OF PEACE-BROKE
MHS HECK-NOosIGNS OF NE.
DUMPTIDNATORNADO.
DROWNED In A WELL.

The Secretary of the Navy on Tues.
day received from Rear Admiral Jew.
EFT, at Colon, the following telegram /:
My attempts ar mediation, supported
by Commissioners Justo Arosemina and
Daniel Hernandez, resulted in o treaty
Of peace, which was signed by commis-
sioners Of both parties. This was not
approved by revolutionary orders. Mat.
ters remain as previously reported.
Government forces now marching on
Barranquilla. Health ofTennessee and
Yantic good"
A telegram from PittsburQ says there
are no signs Of general resumption of
operations By the Iron mills there, "aud
there sesms to be q disposition on the
part OF some manufacturers to ignore
the action of the Con Ieren oeC COMMITTEES"
Secretary Weeks admitted that o num-
OF the lrms here did not consider
themselves bound by the Conference.
In faot." he said, "I do not expect
several to resume 1oz some time"
Ely 8. Prime, a Gauger in the employ
ment. .of The Government in Baltimore.
was killed early yesterday morning in
bis house in that city. He got mp
during the rain storm to close the
windows, missed his way in the dark
and fell over the banisters to the hall
below, breaking bis neck. He was 46
years Of age, and invented . rod which
is used by all Government Raugers.
Professor c. N. Eilsy, etomo,igist of
the Agricultural Department, is also
Curator Of insects at the National Mu-
suem. Lssbeing questioned whsther he
had right to draw the salaries Of
both offices, the matter was referred to
the First Com ptr0ller Of the Treasury.
who decides that ne can legally draw
but one salary.
The Postmaster General YESTERDAY
received > telegram from the inspectors
who arrested Hibbs, the defaulting
postmaster of Lew iston, Idaho, at Yale.
British Columbia, saying that SlO. 500
Of the stolen funds were foand upon
him. Hibbs will be held In Victoria
to await extraditIon.
Yesterday being the ann iyerasry of
the the battle of Bunker Hil, was OBJ.
served &c q legal holiday IN Boston.
The day was. celebrated By the usual
parade and other exercises. Ex-Attor-
ney. General Devens was elected Presi-
dent of the Bunker Hill Monument
Association. n
Reports from the outlying districts
swept by the recent tornado in Iowa,
show that in Plymouth sad Cherokee
Counties twenty persons were killed,
nine fatally injured, and steven dan
gerously injured.
The President has amen ied rule XIX
of the Civil Service Com mi ssion, 30 as
TO incl:lde deputy naval officers, and
deputy surveyors of Customs in the
class of officers exempt srom examina
tion.
Samusl FL. Gafford, a wealthy farm.
er, 20 years of age, drow ned himself in
we'll on his farm, near Centreville,
Mary land, on Tuesday night. He had
shown symptoms OF insanity.
Three men were killed in Monterey
and three in Lam pasas, Mex leo, during
election riots last Sun lay. In Lam
pasas the FIRST alcalde of the city was
also fatally wounded.
Joseph Ylana yesterday shot and
killed his wife ami then mcrtally
wounded himselfin Chicago SIZE had
separated from him and brought suit
for a divorce.
James w Nesalth, the famous
3" Democratic war Senator from
Oregon from 1861 10 the cl ose of the
war, died yesterday at Derry, n that
State.
Seven persons wore injured by the
npsetting ofa stage near Roclt Bluff,
Texas, on Monday night. One of them.
j. j. Caskey, of Is. Louis, is not expect.
sd to recover.
A bout 800 Goa, m iners at yexiupton,
Missouri, struck on Tuesday against a
reduction of wages.
The French war steamer Lsere, with
Bartholdi's statue of Liberty On board,
arrived at New York yesterday.