Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, March 12-The funeral oil
Sen ator Miller, Ct California, occurred to-day.
Services were held In the Senate chamber, the
chaplains Of the House and Senate officiating,
after which the casket was borne to the Baiti.
more and Potomac depot where 1t was placed
In charge OF members OF the Loyal Legion, who
Will act as guard III the departure Ct the
funeral party TO California on the special train
ut 40 p. m.
WASHINGTON, March ia great deal OF
interest is taken In the coming contest in Cali
fornis for the seat made vacant by the death
OF Senator Miller last Monday. Californis
holds biennial sessions OF the legislature, aud
ut present that body is not sitting. The gov
ernor will, therefore be called upon to appoint
O successor to Senator Miller, who will hold
his seat until succeeded by the man 10 be
elected next winter. California men here arc
Of the opinion that ex-senator Sargent may be
appointed temporarily by the governor, and
they believe that his chances for filling out the
balance OF the term ore By no means bad.
WASHINGTON, March l2.-The Pan-Electrlc
telephone investigation was began this morn
ing before q full committee. Casey Young
was present and afHr the organization, Jo-
seph Pulitzer, editor Of the New York World,
through which the charges originated, was the
first witness. His testimony was to the effect
that the facts and official letters published Ia
the World came from the Washington corre-
spondent Of that paper, into whose possession
thty we're given by ROGERS. All information
OF witness came from Crawford. When Puiit-
ger left the stand Mr.. Casey Young addressed
the committee, stating he entered the com
pany's service while q member of Congress,
and X the charges made against him end
others In Congress were true, he and they
were guilty reprehensible sets. II not true
the issue should be changed. He asked for a
full end fair investigation, and information OF
the charges, that ne might confront his &C.
cusers.
WASHINGTON, March d. Peter Byas, early
Black!e, by shooting her, aud then shot him
self. Jealousy was the cause.
WASHINGTON, March l3.-Tne Northern Pa.
cidc railway lobby is very active In It's oppos!-
ton to the bill which provides that the North
ern Pacific Railway company nu,t prepare Its
lands Tor taxation by paying the surveyors
fees. TIL. bill, IL 1t goes through, Is destined
TO place many hundreds Of thousands OF acres
OF land in Dakota upon the market at reason
able figures. At present the company ia
holding almost oil OF lite eligible lands at 81 ch
eYorbitant 6gures that settlers cannot buy,
and, iastesd of thousands OF fsrms along Its
line, there are simply hundreds CT thousands
OF acres OF prairie grass which are productive
OF nothing but gophers and prairie wolves.
Delegate Clifford, OF Dakota, has taken a very
active part In the preparation Of this bill. He
says that Its passage will certainly result In a
radie al increase In the population IF North
Dakota within a very few years from the time
1t becomes a law.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-Hon Michael
Hahn, member OF the Louisiana congressional
delegation, was found dead In his room at VIII.
lard hotel this morning. Examination Of the
remains develop the fact that death resulted
from nemorrhage.
WASHINGTON, March l6.-John H. Oberly,
Of His, was appointed civil service COM
missioner, vice VIM. Trenholm, appointed
comptroller OF the currency.
WASHINGTON, March l8.-To-day, after q
public career full Of honorable services TO bis
couotiy, Maj,-Gen. Pope re,ires from active
service aud takes his place upon the retired
list. Gossip is active COZ c~erningsthe changes
which are involved by his retirement, but IL is
believed that Gen. Terry, who was confirmed
as a major general on Thursday last, will be
assigned to the command of the division OF
the Atlantic, with headquarters at Governors
Island, n. Y, and that the next msjor-general
will be given command Of the division OF the
Pacific, with headquarters at San Francisco.
WAsHINGToN, March l6,-A very successful
experimental test OF q new telephone, the In.
vention Of &. {. TurnbulI, Of Baltimore, was
made here yesterday, over q wire extending
from Washington to New York, a distance of
tancs OF AD miles. Conversation was carried
on throughout the day without difficulty and
with results showing that the human voice
could be transmitted over this long distance
louder ard more distinctly than 1t ordinarily
Is over the short city circuits Of other tele.
phones. Mr.. Turnbull claims for his inven
ton, which was only patented last month, an
improved method OF making the carbon con-
tact IN the telephone transmitter, as well as
an improvement in the apparatus for collect
ing the sound waves at the receiving end OF
the line.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-The House COM
mittee on foreign affairs to-day by a vote of
seven to six postponed consideration of the
Chinese I'LL and will take up the question of
indemnity to China for the outrages perpetrat-
ed on Chinese citizens. as presented by the
Presidents message. Mr.. Belmont, chairman
of The committee, opposed the Morrow bill,
because 1t was a violation Of treaty obligations.
WASHINGTON, March lin the telephone
investigation Harris Rogers testified concern
irg 8 meeting Of a number Of interested gen
tlemen concerning the plans OF the company.
He related how various congressman were
anxious TO get in con the ground floor" but
be could not recall their names. He said that
in an enterprise, whose success depended upon
the future, 1t was necessary 70 secure the co.
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