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Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-18
THE SEAL ISLANDS.

Since the explosion of the silly story
that the British government had peremp-
torily demanded the release of the sealing
schooners seized in Alaskan waters by
the United States Revenue Cutter Cor
win, the exact status OF the case is be-
coming more and more OF importance to
the people OF the United States. 1t will
be remembered that these schooners
were seized while in the act OF taking
seals, and with large quantity OF skins
on board OF them, while j / the waters
claimed under Sec. 1856 OF the Revised
Statutes, and for being armed with fish
guns, contrary to law The validity of
the seizure depends upon the right OF
Russia to cede to the United States
at the time OF the sale OF Alaska, domin-
ion or control over the adjacent waters,
in which the seals are taken, and which
formed at the time of the sale the only
pecuniary advantage which passed be-
tween the parties to it. The New York
Suns special correspondent in Washing
ton has looked up the whole question and
telegraphed the following as the result:
"When arrangements were made for the
formal transfer OF the Territory OF Alaska
to the United States, in compliance with
the terms OF the treaty of purchase,
General Rousseau of the United States
Army was named as Commissioner to re-
ceive the Territory for the United States.
Prince Matsukoh', Governor OF Russian
America and Governor OF the Russian
American Fur Company, acted for the
Russian Government. Mr.. III. NJ. Hutch
inson accompanied General Rousseau to
Sitka in the capacity Of private secretary.
The transfer OF the Territory was very
simple ceremony. 1t included the trans
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-18
MANNING TO RETIRE.

Our dispatches this morning contain
the announcement that Secretary Man
ming is to be appointed to the Austrian
court. 1t is true the announcement lacks
official confirmation, but the act, if
executed, would be so full of promise to
the Democratic party, that every man in
the land, who believes in the future
prosperity OF that party, would rejoice
greatly thereat. The one great obstacle
to perfect unity between the thousands of
Democrats who delve in the earth for
subsistence, and the Administration is
the great difference in the policy OF the
Government in handling the silver ques-
ton. Manning is and has been oil
goldte tendencies, and being at the head
OF financial affairs, his actions and
beliefs have placed him and the Admin
istration at enmity with the greater half
of his party, and if continued into an
other campaign would assuredly result
in the swamping OF the Democratic can
didate, beyond all chance OF recovery.
The people OF America will have silver as
money and its free coinage, and it now
looks AS though the mission to Austria
will be godsend to the President, afford
ing as it does an easy way ont OF his
present difficulty. With Manning ont OF
the way, the President could reorganize
the Treasury Department, and have
chance to wheel into line with
the great majority OF his party
on the silver question, and thus
fuse the actual power OF the party
with the few millionaires who seek to
benefit their pockets at the expense of
the success OF the Democratic party. II
President Cleveland desires u recollection,
or the election OF the Democratic nominee
in 1888, he must come to terms with the
great mass OF voters who demand free
silver and the unlimited coinage thereof,
or submit the party to ignominous defeat.
There can be no medium, either he iavors
the silver men or the gold men, and serv-
ing the latter he brings ruin on the party
that made him. The retiring OF Manning
from the Treasury portfolio, offers the
President last chance to place himself
in accord with the people and insure the
future supremacyOi Democratic rule.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-18
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Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-18

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The Course of Stgdies will embrace Il thor.
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The College viii be under the immediate
supervision of the Very Rev. Father 5canlan
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
The Civil Service.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The civil
service commission has under consideration
the testimony taken by Commissioner
Oberly relative to the workings of the civil
service law and rules in the New York GUS
tom house, and his recommendation for the
Improvement of the service. The testimony
is of much interest. as it embOdies the views
of the most experienced customs officials
upon the utility of civil service rules as ap-
piled to that branch of the government
service. The limitations to four of the
number of names of applicants for promo
ton submitted under the existing rules to
the appointing officer has been found to re-
suit Enthusiastically. One of the PROPOSE
tions now being discussed by the commits
sion is to allow the collector to select proper
persons for promotion from the whole num-
Der of employees who have been found elig-
ible. There are no definite rules and no
well established practices governing promo
tions in custom houses. and the result of the
different modes followed in individual cases
is said to have been unsatisfactory. If the
commission should decide to adopt the
above mentioned proposition it is probable
a PREDATORY declaration will be made of the
commissions intention to assume control OF
promotions in the customs service.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
FoughtThirty-Two Rounds.

STREATOR. ILL.,, Dec. pa fierce prize
fight occurred between Charles Dalv. of
st. Louis. and Billy Myers. of Streator. at
Woodford. small station on the Illinois
Central railroad, at late hour last nj ht.
The fight was to finish for $500 side Id
the gate receipts. From the first to the
tenth round DAILY tried to wind Myers.
hardly attempting to strike him in the face,
but finding this of no avail he changed his
tactics and tried to get in Knockout
blow. In the fifteenth round DAILY. hit
Myers terrible blow between the eyes, but
Myers came to the scratch on time. Both
men were covered with blood and their
eyes almost sweIled shut but they came to
time at the call, and hard fighting was the
rule until the thirty-second round, when
Myers struck DAILY powerful blow on the
neck, which spun him around like top,
and he fell with outstretched arms on the
floor, from which he was unable to rise at
the call OF time. DAILY had the advantage
both in weight and height, weighing 14S,
and Myers 140. A forfeit has been placed
for fight between Myers and Tommy War
ren.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
En- General.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29-The Frank P.
Blair Post No. 1, &. A. r., held memoir
ial meeting tonight in respect to the MEM
Ory of John A. Logan. Several eulogistic
speeches were made and an appropriate
memorial adopted.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-The following
telegram was received here this evening:
Philadelphia, Dec. 29.-John NJ. Carson,
subscribe $1,000 to the Logan fund. Congress
might vote Mrs. Logan the same pension as
Mrs. Hancock, one a major general of the
regular army, the other a major general
of volunteers. I know Gen. Grant held Logan
in high estimation, both as q good soldier and
as q brave man. GEORGE w. CHILDs.
CHICAGO. Dec. 29.-A fund has been
started here to raise the mortgage on the
Chicago home of Gen. Logan. G. B. Far
well headed the subscription with $4,000.
1t is expected that any surplus will be ap-
piled to the fund being raised for Mrs.
Logan.
PITTsBURG Dec 29.-Encampment No.
1, Union Veteran legion, tonight passed
resolutions in memory of Gen. Logan, eX-
tolling his patriotism and bravery in battle,
and his earneStness and purity of life as a
legislator.
New YORK, Dec. 29.-DelegateS from
nearly sixty posts of the Grand Army of
the Republic met in this city tonight, and
in feeling resolutions paid an appropriate
tribute to the courage, patriotism, tender
heartedneSs and zeal of the late Gen. Lo-
gan in the eventful scenes through which
he passed on the field of battle and in con-
gresS. A number of eulOgieS were pro.
nOuDced
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
Burned to Death.

WATERFOWL, n. Y, Dec. 29.-Mrs.
Edwin Stanford, of Stanford's Corners. a
young married woman, aged 10 years. was
burned to death yesterday. It is supposed
her clothes caught fire from the stove.
Every particle of clothing was burned from
the body before anything could be done.
She died six hours after the accident oc-
Cured.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29.-While Laura Vaid-
ley was standing by red-hot stove a large
dog bounded into the room and knocked
her against it. setting her clothes on fire,
and the girl was fatally burned. She wa
taken to the hospital and will die.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
Ca mpaign Chaff.

The Democrats are wide apart on a senate
rial candidate. The names of Judge Flau-
drau, Judge Wilson, Daniel Buck, Judge
Mitchell and E. NJ. Wilson are mentioned. A
friend OF Judge Wilson says an effort will be
made to induce the Democrats to cast the
complimentary vote for him, so as to give
him additional prestige at Washington.
There wasn't much TO do ABOUT senatorial
headquarters yesterday. Gov. Davis de-
serted his headquarters at the Merchants at
o'clock in the afternoon and went home for
the day.
The Cole boom needs warming up. The
fires are dying out and it is freezing to death.
Put in some more coal.
Rogers, of Ramsey, and Fa'vorsen, of
Freebo-n n, favor Mcmillan for second choice
Whiteman, of Duluth, says he is Tor Davis
if Democrat cannot be elected.
Low, of Murray, is for W. G. Ward, Of Wa
SEGA, after Davis.
Albert ScheTer's second choice is Cole;
likewise E. G. Rogers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
NarionaI Trade. CHARTERS.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-Louis F.
Smith, master workman Of local assembly
No. II, Knights Of Labor, received tele-
gram yesterday from John E. Hall, mem
Der of district assembly No. II, of New
York City, requesting assembly No. II not
to take any action upon its proposed with
drawal, as Master Workman Powderly had
sent letter to Mr.. Hall bearing on the
subject. Mr.. Smith inferred from this that
the general executive board had become
alarmed at the attitude of the machinery
constructors and had decided to grant the
national trades charter. Although local as
sembly No. II has severed its connection
with the Knights, it will probably request
the restoration of its charter should the
national charter be granted by the general
executive board,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30

posed to have originated in Temples hard
ware store The fire apparatus was wholly
inadequate and the flames quickly spread
to the adjoining buildings. The citizens
worked heroically to stay the progress Of
the frey elements. but it was not until 6
o'clock this morning that the flames were
under control. Ten buildings were con.
sumed, including the Laird house. Temples
hardware store, the old Press Office
Caleb Stark's dwelling and four stores.
The Laird house was the largest and finest
hotel in Greensburg. 1t was brick build
ing, four stories in height and finely fur-
ished. The guests were all sound asleep
when the fire started and many of them
barely escaped from the building in theil
night clothes. The loss is estimated at
from $50, 900 to $4,000 No one was I'M
iured.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
Bosron,s Visiting Statesmen.

Bolton. Dec. 29.-The guests of the
Boston Merchants association, Senators
Hale of Maine. Dawes and Hoar of Massa-
chusetts, Eustis of Louisiana, Morgan of
Alabama. and Congressman Hepburn of
Iowa, Herbert of Alabama. Morrow of
California, Curtin of Pennsylvania and
Taylor of Ohio arrived this morning, and
were met by the reception committee and
taken to the Hotel Vendome, where they
will stop during their stay. During the
forenoon the delegation visited Gov. Robin
son and Mayor O'Brien. Subsequently an
informal reception in their honor was given
by the officers of the Boston Merchants as
sociation, and, to this in turn succeeded a
dinner at which 800 of the leading men of
the city were present with the distinguished
visitors.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30

any excuse for it. After repeated inquiries
direct by mail, and urgent personal solici-
tatlon. 81 is the sum total of those who
are willing to express themselves as
absolutely for Davis. He will have to get
l6 more votes to nominate him in caucus,
or If the election is open in the legislature.
Merriam, of Ramsey, will probably vote for
him; also Bunge, of Houston; Dodge. of
Dodge; Wollan, of Pope; Naeseth, of
GOodhue. This will bring his totals up to
42, or IL less than a caucus majority.
In order to capture the caucus
nomination he must get additional
strength from members who decline
to express their preferences to the public.
Gov. Davis may have pledges from them
that nobody else knows anything about
but certain it is that if sufficient number
are for him to nominate or elect him they
are either afraid or ashamed to say so.
1t is, of course. certain that Davis will get
other votes, but these named are all that
will declare themselves outright. A num-
Der of others have been instructed, but it is
well known that many of them would be
glad of the opportunity to disobey instruc-
tiOns if they could, on account of Davis
tariff views. Other members who are
pretty sure to vote for Davis are: Edwards,
strom. Halyorsen (Stearns), Estes. Hoppin,
Freeman, Lum, Plowman, Compton,
NordYold, Gibson, Tompkins, Costello
seventeen. Giving him all these (Which it
is not believed he can hold) he would have
tifty-eight votes-a majority of
the caucus, but not enough to
elect him if there is no caucus or bolt
Davis hope for success seems to rest upon
the ability of his managers to force the
Republicans into caucus and hold them in
line afterwards. This may be done simply
because the opposition is not united and
has no especial plan laid out. There is no
apparent inclination on their part to come
together either. Mcmillan is the only one
who is making any show of fight. He has
his headquarters at tie Merchants,
rooms 20 and 21-nOt very far from Mr..
Davis parlorS-but no one seems able to
tell anything about his strength. Mr.. Nc
MILAN declines to express himself on the
caucus, and, altogether, just on the eve of
the assembling of the legislature, the sensa-
tiOnal question is i'll very chaotic state,
and if one wanted to wager his money to
win he would scarcely know on what can
didate or man to place it. The names of
Nelson. Window, Gilman, Langdon, Strait
WaShburn and Cole are heard oc-
caSlonally as poSSlOllltleS; Out tnere
does not seem to be any one
to organize a force for any one of them in
particular, and so everything is drifting
along aimlessly. This very lack of effort
for any one man-if it continues long
will do more to elect Davis than all the
work put in for him by his friends and
managers. At present Senator Mcmillan
may be said to be Gov. DAVIS only active
opponent, Postmaster Day being his chief
lieutenant The members will begin to az
rive, and then the wire pulling aud schem-
ing will begin in earnest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
rhe So nth pennsylvania.

PHILADEL LPHIA, Dec. 29.-Ralph Bag
ley, of Pittsburg, ex-President Gowen. and
other gentlemen who are interested in the
construction of the South Pennsylvania
were in conference in this city to-day upon
that SUBJECT. They reported that
sufficient progress had been made by the
friends OF the company to warrant the state
ment that the line would be built, and that
the original intention of connecting it with
the Reading railroad at Harrisburg would
be carried out.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
FIRE OUR QUARTERS.
A Narrow Escape from a Serious
COnflag ra ton.

Fire broke out at $50 this morning in a
closet on the second floor of the GLOBE
building and filled the editorial.
stereotyping and composing rooms on the
third and fourth floors full of smoke. Some
one cried ''fre!' and the whole force, grab
bing hats. coats, rubbers and other para
phernalia. started on a run for the street.
The seat of the blaze was discovered
as the men ran out, and two or
three buckets of water were brought and
thrown Oh the flames, extinguishing them.
1t is not known what OccaSioned the blaze.
The elevator was but step from the closet,
and had the fire reached that the buildinjA
would have been doomed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
nidn,t Wants mi,

WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.-The following
hitherto unpublished order well illustrates
one element of Gen. Logan's military char
acter:
Special Order No. .196.-Headquarters De-
partment of the Tennessee, Vicksburg, Miss,
July 20. 1S63.-Maj. Gen. John A. Logan.
commanding Third division, Seventeenth
army corps, Army of the Tennessee, whose
health was so much impaired at the begin
ming of the Vicksburg campaign that the gen.
eral commanding directed leave of absence
to be forwarded to him, which he declined to
avail himself of because of the active opera
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
WRECKING A ROAD.
Dubuque & Sioux City stockholders
Make Charges Against the IllinOif

uDu4 sdS C SAOoA CEsy
Make Charges Against the IllinOif
Central.
New YORK, Dec. 29.-The Tribune TO-
morrow will publish long interview with
Morris K. Jessup. president of the Dubuque
& Sioux City Railroad company, in which
he makes some sensational charges
against the Illinois Central Railroad
company and some of its officers.
The substance of the interview is as fol-
lows: Twenty years ago on the 1st Of
April next, the Dubuque & Sioux City road
was leased to the Illinois Central for ninety
nine years with the condition that at the
expiration of twenty years the Illinois Cen
trail might terminate the contract
by giving six months notice. This
has not been done. but from
time to time the officials of the Illinois
Central have expressed dissatisfaction with
the terms of the lease, and have declared
that the road was being operated at a loss.
Mr.. Jessup declares that he has not been
fairly dealt with by the Illinois Central;
that though the first railroad in
Iowa, no effort has been made
to develop it, and that other roads have
been allowed to build into its legitimate
territory. MI. Jessup goes on to say that
E. A. Hartman, one of the Illinois Central
board of directors, has been at
work among the stockholders of the
Dubuque 6 Sioux City road endeavoring
to induce them to sell their holdings,
claiming that the road was Improbable
and would probably be given up by the
Illinois Central at the end of twenty years:
that the price ot the stock was de-
pressed 'by meaus which bad men
know how to uSe," and Mr..
Hartman continued to pick up
the stock at low prices; that these facts
were unknown when block of 10000
shares was sent to be transferred to Harri-
mans account. Mr.. Jessup says he has
heard. but does not vouch for, the rumOr
that Mr.. Hartman and Vice President
Fish have contracts to secure control
of the Dubuque & Sioux City for the Illi-
n0is Central before April 1. Mr.. Joseph
adds: ''If the Illinois Central could obtain
control of the stock. the present lease would
be annuled and they would make terms
with themselves for the best interests of the
Illinois Central company. The minority
stockholders of the Dubuque road would
have little to hope for. Late this afternoon
circular was issued over the signatures Of
Mr.. Jessup, James A. Roosevelt,
j. Pierreport Morgan and Lorenzo
Blackstone, setting forth the
facts practically as stated in the above in
terview, and calling on the stockholders to
deposit their holdings with DreXel, Morgan
& Co. as trustees, in order to put it beyond
the power of the Illinois Central to secure
control.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
careless Letter-writers,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-As an evidence
of the carelessness of the public in address
ing letters, officials of the dead-letter Office
to-day exhibited list of sixty-fOur letters
addressed to Pittsburg. O., all but nine of
which were intended for Pennsylvania, and
were subsequently delivered to parties i'll
Pittsburg, Pa. Nearly all of these letters
were to business firms. and many of the en-
velopes bore business cards. Another COM
mon error in addressing letters is said to be
the substitution of Chicago, N. Y, for
Chicago, Ill.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
The New sun Factory.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-It is the inten-
ton of the secretary of the navy to appoint
at the Washington navy yard. by Feb. l.. a
spnerintendent of the new gun manufac-
tory at the yard. and he desires publicity to
he given to the fact and applications to be
sent To him before Jan. Is, stating the quail
ifcations of the person making application.
The matter of salary has been left open to
secure the services Of a proper person.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
Iunnped the Track.

PITTsBURG, Dec 80. The Alliance ac-
commodation on the Fort Wayne railroad
jumped the track near Darlington. o., forty
miles west of Pittsburg, last evening.
wrecking two passenger coaches and the
baggage car. Four passengers and two en-
ployes received painful but not serious in
jures and number of others were slightly
bruised and cut. The accident was caused
bV a broken frog
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
= ABare-KnuckIe Fight.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 29.-A bare'
knuckle prize fight between two heavy IRON
workers named Baker and White took
place ON the banks of the Allegheny river,
in the Tenth ward, at an early hour this
morning. Twenty-one rounds were fought,
resulting in the defeat of White. The
''milr' lasted forty-fye minutes, and was
pronounced one of the bloodiest battles ever
fought in this vicinity.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
y,er Buildings Burned.

PrTTsBURG, Pa, Dec. ga conf1agra-
ton at Greensburg, Westmoreland county,
this morning destroyed one of the finest
blocks in the city, and for several hours
threatened destruction to the entire busi-
ness portion of that thriving place. The
fire was discovered at 2 o'clock, and is sup
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30
A STEAMBOAT FIRE.
1t Causes the Death Of Twenty Ne.
grOes and Several Whites.

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 29.-The steamboat
Bradish Johnson, used as clearinghouse
at Jackson, Ala, where the West Alabama
railroad bridge is building, was burned at 10
o'clock last night. Two whites. Otis McElroy.
of Mobile. and Dan Milhouse, of New
York, are missing, and two negroes. Lewis
Adams and Ben Brown, were drowned.
1t is believed that ten others, all negroes,
persisted in the flames and ten others were
drowned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30

tions of the army in which he has borne so
conspicuous part, being still in enfeebled
health, is, for the benefit of the same, hereby
ordered to proceed to the state of Illinois.
As soon as he has sufficiently recovered he
will rejoin his command at this Tlace. By
order of MAJ. GEN. U. S. GRANT.
JOHN A. RAwLINS,
Assistant Adjutant General.