Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-11
THE EagTERH STATES.
Report ef . Recent New
Jersey Duel.


4 Maasrn Duel.
Txr1ns fN. ID, Dea. I0.-Pohlia af-
tantion has been directed from she Al
daruAuis sc4ndal b. Z widely ciEca
lated Fepert yes erday Of Q aael satd 50
have taken pl4es on she Esnnsylgania
sids Of ~ Delaware river. opposite this
city, early yesterday morning. 1he
/ prinnipals IL this aHaiE Il honor
are said 50 be Txenton dKuRQiHf and .
sporting man e this city, end The din
enikY which led np 70 the eneo0alar b
said % have bad ias oriEin 10 disputs
as 20 the rights Of tie beliieerents 70
pay eouFi 10 Z prettY Jersey lily In
! mediate friends % tha parties 10 thu al-
iaRea dael decline 80 tsik, bnt gentle
I man who eaid he knew al about the hos
tile naestina. and how e resulted. sid
there we're sEyen persons Ia the party
/ which lsft Ifenton ~ daga Yesterday
morning. Ose Of the seconds vas Q
/ PriRosion student. A Priness0n phyai-
eian also Went alana. Tho hill nsar fh ,
old brewery at Eacie Hedge Grove, vas
tbs site selected. The regulation dis
tanee vas paesd Oh. and the pFineipala
to0k their positions. RsVolvsFs we're the
woaponA The hrst aA 4 exchanged went
wide Of the mark. AZ the seeond IRE the
sporting nan fell % The ground. being
wounded. The balies had enteFsa his
left ahoaldeE. Whiie ha lay on the
RKound he 6Ked on his antagonist, and
struck him II The right shouldeF.
Ihe t9o dneliatG we're then driven back
10 town, bat anless their wo0nds prove
ssrisas thsy viii not divalRe their
namaa.
RaFm Eaiae lof GFaln-
WAsHIxaroN, Dso. l0.-The crop Fe-
port Of the Department. Of Agriculture
says the DeoembeF returns Of average
farm prizes ~ o0anties shOW material
reduetion as compared in the Vaiae Of
crops OF 1885, In wheat, rye and barley.
Corn has made 90 advanes nearly equiv
alent 20 the percentage Of reduction In
quantity. Oats ts IN sympathy With eorn
rather than with snall grains used for
human food. and averages slightly
higher value than last year. The farm
value Of corn vas 81 cents per bushel
10 DeaembsF last. It b nov 81 @ nts, !
esnt higher than the crop Of 1854. The
average foR she previous i've years was
a. and for the ten years prior 10 1850 it
vas 42 cents. The average DscembeF
pries Of wheat d 69 cents, reductioa
Of eenta from the Average value Of the
last crop, and ~ cents above the price
Of 1884.
The on Market.
PIT1snURo. Dsc. 10. = There vas q
healthier tone 20 the oil market today.
No more fsilaFss we're reported. Prices
held 40 firmly. and q feeling prevailed
that the worst Was over. Tue market
opeaed 81 631, declined to SIX. then
rallied and advanced 70 69gE, but saQQed
e ] o'clock this afternoon to 66X.
Trading was fairly active.
A Probable Advance.
NKw YoRK, Dec. I0.--Notwithstaudine
eeniais by interested parties. there is
evidence on every hand Of sOme soFt Of
{ deal between the Western Union And
Baltlnore 4 OHIO Telegraph Companies,
and ie Is deeiaFd q that on January ist
both companies viii advance rates from
eompetinR points.
An Rplaemie Ameng ConGFessmen.
wAaHmaroS, Deo. 10.--Ths death Of
Representative DeVdney, which vas an
nouneed today, sQells 10 twelve The
death list OF she Forty ninth Congress.
Is IL as follows: Vice President Hen
dFioks; Senators Miller Of California
and Pike OF New Hampshire; Repre-
sFntativss EllsWOod Of Illinois, Rankin
OF Wisconsin, Hahn Of Loaisiana, Beach,
AFuot and DoWdney Of New York, Price
Of Wisconsin, Cole Of Maryland, and
Duncan Of Pennsylvania.
Seed TFeameas Ser the Andlana.
WAsHrNaroN. Dec. "A Commission,
consisting Of Bishop Whippie, Of Min
nesosa, Col. John Wright, of Tennessee,
and Meier. O. p. LaFrabes, Of the Indi.
an Office, appointed under SOS % Con.
RFeas 20 negotiate with certain tribes
and bands Of Indiana IN Minnesota,
Dakota. Montana, Idaho and Washing
ton Territory, have submitted 10 Gen.
exal Atkins, Commissioners Of Indian
Affairs. . report Of their operations up
10 December LEI. 1856, The report says
that tw0 ssperats aud distinot agree
nents have been effected a. TIE result |
OF their negotiations. One with the |
Indians Of tbs White Earth, Leach |
Lake, Caa8 Lake. Winnebaqogis and |
Oak Point Reservations, and she Gull |
River band, and the other with the In |
dians of the Red Lake reservations. |
By be terms Of agreement with the /
white Earth, Lake Winnebagosis and /
other bands of OhippsWas, concluded |
AUGUST llth, 1856. the unoesupied laads |
Of the white Earth reservation are |
thrown open for all the tribes, and /
ths banda % the Ohippswas In Mime
sofa; Indians nov oeoupyinR the FeseF-
vatio0. which contains abeut SOC, 600 |
acres, being hfst permitted 70 make s. |
lections for themselves. fhe quantity /
ct land each Indian viii Be entitled 20 /
receive under the agreement is as fol- |
lows; EAch head Of family 100 acres; /
each single person over IS years Of aas. |
50 acres eaoh oFphan chlld under
Is years Of ace. 50 acres; eash other /
person under IS yesFs, 50 acEea In
dams are 10 have the beneEt Of and 10 |
be subject 70 The criminal laws of the |
State In all odsnses the penalty Of which |
is death er impsiaonment IN tie State |
psnifeatinFy. ProVigion b made for the /
support Of Indians removing 20 White |
Earth, 10 Be caatinled until they are /
ahla 30 sake care Of themselves. bus In 1
% event 70 excsed toe years. Eaeh /
bead Of family and each male Indian |
over 70 years Of aRe. whsn be becomes q /
psFmanent resident upon bic allotment, |
will be provided Wtfh q comfortable |
hewed ioR kouss. .eook Stow. .yokeof oxen, |
q ploW, wagon and eoW. an AKA aud /
other implaments ef hnsbsnary. Each |
lndian shall have ave acres of land |
broken for him and BE provided with |
sd for TIE fFs1 crop. Industrial and
disiFict schoois are 10 Be established for
al ehiidren en he reservation. 70 ena- !
ble the GoFernment 10 carry cut thsss
designs, ths Indians eeae q large tract
Of lad belonofra 3 then nogth Of
Leach Lake. which iate be sald upon
tbs 0o9t adVantaa oas terms possible.
Tha aaFoemenf contains several ether
pFovisio1s fntended 20 protect persooa
aud propeFiy. and 10 tmDroys the moral
csDdlsfon % The Indinns.
By the terms q agreement With the
Red Land band az CbipreWas ooBcln3ed
Anruss g, iSes. about two thirds Of
thsir rsasEvatio1, a. area estimated -
euntaiz ever two miiiiaG aeE@k, 10 cede8
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