The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-03-26
REPEAL OF THE LAND LAWS.
The House Committee Decide to Wine
Out the e.Emption Laws.

Ve11 LAD VT HAND LAWN.
The House Committee Decide to Wipe
Out the Presumption Laws.
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The House
committee on public lands considered
the bill previously agreed on to repeal
the timber culture, pre-emption and
desert land laws. The motion carried
to report favorably the bill to repeal
the pre-emption law. 1t was then
moved to report favorably the bill to
repeal the timber culture laws. Mr..
Strait, as substitute, moved that the
law be amended so as to declare the
principle that once a timber culture
claim always timber culture claim.
The object Of this Mr.. Strait said was
to prevent frauds now arising from
taking up and subsequent relinquish-
ment of claims for a consideration to
be entered as pre-emption or homestead
claims. The committee decided to re-
fer the matter to the commissioner of
the land Office before reaching final
conclusion.
OMAHA, March IA Wilber, special
to the Herald, says: A freshet to-day
took out the dam and tlume and part
of the foundation of the roller mills,
belonging to Charles Harvey. The
damage has already reached several
thousand. Efforts are being made to
check the washouts by use Of sand bags
but the water is still gaining. The
dam atSeeley & Glade's mill at Crete.
Nebraska is reported gone.
BOSTON, March 19.-It is feared here
that the schooner which was sunk in
the collision with the steamer Oregon.
was the Hudson, from Philadelphia for
this port with coal, which is now three
days over due.
ST. PAUL, March 2O.-A heavy snow
storm set in this morning which shows
no signs of abatement. The wind
drifted the snow so bad the street cars
stopped running. No reports received
from points in the northwest, but it is
thought the storm is general through
out Minnesota and Dakota, and proba-
bly, Manitoba.
OMAI1A, March 20.-The city council
some time ago passed an ordinance re-
ducing the price of gas from $3.50 to
Sl.75, but the gas company under direc-
tion of the water and gas capitalists of
Philadelphia who control the works
refused to obey the ordinance and de-
manded the old rates. Steps are being
taken to repeal the charter of the gas
works and to-day the council granted
franchise to new gas company COM
posed of Omaha capitalists, who pro-
pose to put in opposition gas works.
MILWAUKEE, March 2O.-The heavy
rain continues tonight, and serious
damage from the NIenomonie Valley
flood is apprehended at best. Should
there be no further fall of rain, it will
be impossible to resume work in the
extensive railway shops at west Mil
YANKEE inside of a week. If the storm
continues, it will be impossible to tell
when the machinery can again be set
in motion, and two thousand workmen
permitted to resume work.
ST. Louis, March 2O.-The men en-
ployed in the Wabash yards in East
st. Louis to-day presented a list of
grievances to the officers of that road
which they desire remedied They also
presented a demand that their wages
beraised to the amount paid in Chicago,
and requests the officials to send them
an answer before six o'clock this even
ing.
SALEM, Roanoak Co., Va, March 10.
A horrible double murder was COM
mitted on Back creek, this county,
Wednesday night. A man named Grif-
fey, who has a wife living on Back
creek, has just returned from Texas,
where, it is alleged, he served term in
the penitentiary. His wife refused to
recognize him, and learning that John
and Pickett Metz, sons of William
Metz. had been visiting his wife in his
| absence, Gritfey went to their home,
called one of the young men out and
shot him through the heart. He then
entered the house and shot the other
young man through the right breast.
The murdered young men are aged re-
spectiyely seventeen and eighteen
years. Gritfey is still at large.
OMAHA, March 2O.-The jury in the
case of John w. Lauer. who shot his
wife last October claiming to have
mistaken her for burglar returned a
verdict at nine o'clock this morning,
convicting Lauer of manslaughter.
| Under the Nebraska statutes the pen
atty is from one to ten years. Sentence
is reserved, but it is believed the Judge
will impose the extreme penalty of the
law. The verdict is a compromise and
causes some surprise as verdict in
the second degree or a disagreement
was generally looked for.
| WASHINGTON. March 2O-The sec
retary of state has received informa-
tion through Willard, consul at
Glaymas, Mexico, of the killing of two
Americans named VIM. Brown and
James Moseby Oy the Apaches on the
21st ult., at the Grand Republic mine,
near Nacossary, in the district of
Montezuma. Steps are being taken
to protect the effects of the deceased
until the legal heirs can be found.
LITTLE Rock, March 2O.-The en-
gine on the Iron Mountain which took
a freight train north to Newport yes.
terday, started last night on it's return
trip pulling two disabled engines. AZ
Jacksonville, some unknown person
broke the switch board, and in conse
quence one of the engines and caboose
were derailed and turned over. Engin
eer Langton's ankle was sprained bu
nobody else was injured.
ST. PAUL, March ia Bismarcl
special to the Pioneer Press says: The
jury in the case of Charles Wood, VIII.
killed Interpreter Floury at Fort Blu
ford, brought in a verdict of guilty.
As the crime was committed on a mil
itary reservation, punishment is death
Wood is twenty-five years old. Th
crime was the result of jealousy abou
Floury's wife.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 90
Chronicles, Lordsburg, n. NJ, special
says: -Four notorious Mexican hors
thieves with seven stolen horses i
their possession were overtaken by tn
same number OF Americans near her
! to-day and in the fight which ensuet