, 1888-01-26
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EDITOR O'BRIEN RELEASED.
DURLIx. Jan. 20.-Wm. OBrien,
editor OF UuiEed Ireland. confined IN
prison since October, Ist, was reieGs-
ed from Tullamore jail today.
Father AIcF FadIen, of Gweedmore,
has been arrested in Armagh for TAX
ing part in opposition to evictions'
LAMAR WROTE THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
WAsHISGroN. Jan. 20.-It is learn
ed today that the presidents message
in relation to the Pacific railroads
vas written by ex- Secretary, now
Justice Lamar.
Holman, of Indiana, yesterday
said he proposed to introduce a bill
at once to forfeit the land grant upon
the recently completed line Of the
California & Oregon road. The
committee on public lands OF the
House, however, will take no hasty
action in the matter.
The presidents message was the
subject for considerable discussion
today. It does not give satisfaction
to many in the House, who would
like to see Gov PattIson's recomend-
atoms carried into effect.
INCREASING DEATH ROLL.
ST. PAUL, jan 20.-An evening pa
per figures the loss of life III last
weeks blizzard at 235. A dozen new
cases are reported from Vermillion,
Dakota Over thirty persons were
frozen to death in Lake county, and
the local authorities are suppressIng
the news This rumor, however,
lacks confirmation.
TERRIBLE STORM.
CEDAR RAPIDS Ia, Jan. ga ter
rible storm ragged fifty miles north
and west OF here last night. 1t was
the worst of the season. The ther-
mometer was 27 degrees below zero
New YORK, Jan. 20.-The North
ern Pacific directors at their regular
meeting to-day formally ratified the
lease of the Oregon Railway & Navi-
CATION company. The only change
made from the terms already an
nounced was the limitation of the
provision by which the Northern
Pacifc's liability was restricted to
one half the annual rental. The Or
egon Navigation directors had al
ready approved of the lease on Tues
day, and the Union Pacific directors
ratified it on Wednesday, SO that the
long pending negotiations are finally
ended By the terms of the lease as
finally agreed to, the Oregon Rail
way & Navigation company will be
operated by the Union Pacific and
Northern Pacific companies for SO
years the Union Pacific and North
ern Pacific jointly and severally
guarantee the payment of all charges
including a 6 per cent dividend on
the stock per annum and In case
either company fails topay its pro-
portion of charges, the other eompa-
ny viii be liable for the full amount.
OFFICERS CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.-Among the
officers confirmed by the senate to-
day were the following: Eugene
Semple. governor of Washington ter
ritory; ". G. Holl, secretary of Utah
territory, S. Shannon, secretary of
Wyoming territory; James Sleakley
commissioner to Alaska; to be re-
ceiver of public money, B. ". Curah,
Oregon City; ]. HI. Polk, Los Ange-
les, California, L. w Slusser, The
Dalles. Oregon; Colonel Wesley Mer-
ritt, fifth cavalary. to be brigadier
general, and long list of army and
navy promotions.
DEATH OF GRANDMA GARFIELD.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, Jan. 21.-Grand-
ma fairfield, mother of the late Pres
ident James A. Garfield, died this
morning at the home of Mrs. Gar
field in Mentor, aged Sc years.
coLDEsr YET
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 21-This is the
coldest day ever known here, the
thermometer registering 4S degrees
below last night At 7 o'clock this
morning it stood at 40 below at Chip
pewa Falls, Wis, and it was 6S below
zero last night.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 21.-Since the
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When it touched 4l.3 below. BRAIN
ara reports so below zero this morn
ing at s o'clock. The cold has inter
fered somewhat with the railroads.
The weather is materially moderated
to night.
THE FARMERS SEIZED THE COAL.
KANSAS CRY, Jan. GA Times
special from Omaha, says: During
the last forty-eight hours a large
number of kilograms have been re-
ceived at the Union Pacific head
Misunderstanding that the coal cars of
the company had been sacked by the
farmers IN the western part of the
state. There is a great scarcity of
coal along the line of the road In
western Nevada and the inhabitants,
during the recent blizzard have taken
forcible measures to replenish their
stock of fuel.
RECEPTION TO GEN. FREMONT.
Los ANGELES, JAN 21-A public |
reception was given to Gen. John 9. |
and Mrs. Jesse Benton Fremont at
Armory hall tonight 1t was a |
brilliant and well affair |
All the leading citizens and Gen. |
Miles and staff were present. Mayor
Workman officiated as chairman.
The address of welcome was made
by r. T. Delaville, to which Gen.
Fremont responded with emotion, |
expressing his appreciation of the
kindness shown him by the people
who had fiocked into the land he re-
called almost wholly as a pasture
ground and who. by the magic of
their energy and faith had developed
it into an earthly paradise. 1t was
his intention to spend here his few
declining years and his greatest de-
sire was to be considered one of the
settlers. He then received the eiti-
zens, the levee lasting about an hour.