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, 1889-10-17
A BARBAKOUs PRACTICE.
A Death Blow to the Charivari Deal: /:
by the Iowa Supreme Court.

An important decision was recently
rendered by the supreme court OF Iowa.
in which was given death blow to tho
hitherto tolerated rights and privileges
the state against Royal Adams, appealed
from the Monroe district. Adams was
indicted for murder in the first degree
for the accidental shooting of a person
named Daring, q member of II charivnri
party, convicted of manslaughter and
sentenced to the ponitentiary for seven
years and six months.
Prior TO August, 1883, Adams was un-
married, and resided with his aged
father and mother upon farm in Mon.
roe county. He was q peaceable, order
ly, and law-abiding citizen. A few days
prior to the 18th of that month he was
married. and the night of that day about
o o'clock he arrived with his vile at his
fathers house, and all soon after retired,
the defendant and wife taking an up
stairs room. About 1890 O'clock a
party of fifteen men and boys of the
neighborhood quietly approached the
house and went up to the south side ol
1t near to the window in the second
story. They were armed with reyolvers,
shotguns and muskets, and some OF them
carried bells. They opened a sudden
fire from the revolyers, guns and mus,
kets, and rang the bells and shouted and
hallooed. After firing some of them
went around to the side of the house
where they knew the old people slept
and kept up disturbance.
1T was soon discovered that one of the
party, Daring, had received n gunshoi
wound. He was one of tho nctivc par
ties and carried and discharged one oi
tho guns. He died from the effect oi
the wound the next day. Members o
the party testified that soon after the
first shot was fired by them u succession
of from three to five shots were fired
from the window above. The testimony
was conflicting as to the line of fire from
the window to where Daring was shot
and 1t appears that one of Adams bul
let's struck limb several feet above hin
and was detlccted and wounded Daring
says Judge Rothrock, ''in effect directs
the Jury that such demonstration
male under the window of u dwelling
house in the middle Of the night, woult
not be sufficient provocation to reduce
the killing of one of the party to thu
crime of manslaughter. AS applied tt
the facts of this case we cannot approve
of the above instruction. The party
assembled on the night when the tragic
affair took place is called charivari. IT.
object is about as barbarous as the pro
nunciation of its name. Whatever tol
Grafton II once had has long since passec
Pway. Even when in vogue II was Otter
attended with violence and bloodshed
Il II evor, was allowable to direct a jury
that such an assemblage, with all 1t,
tumult and confusion, was not grca
provocation to those annoyed ant
insulted by it, that time has passed away
Our conclusion Is that the defendant
should have new trial.
, 1889-10-17
THE ArCHIsON REORGANIzATION
An OhiciaI statement of the Plan
Adopted by the Directors.


BosroN, Oct. 14.-The plan of re-
organization adopted by the Atchison
directors was made public to-day in an
official circular. 1t is proposed to issue
new 100 Oyears per cent general mortgage
bonds for $50, 100000, to be secured
by mortgage, covering all property OF
the company, including all securities
representing control of or ownership in
necessary constituent companies, and
all equipment now subject to car trust
liens. All securit old
bonds will be preserved so that
the new bonds will have protection
OF all existing liens with the addition of
the completion and betterment of prop
critics from the new capital proposed to
be raised. The taxes and rentals added
to the interest upon that portion of the
new bonds which it is proposed to issue
make up an annual fixed charge of less
than 1880, 900, which, in the directors
opinion, represents the earning power of
the system this year.
There is also designed to be issued one
hundred year income bonds for $50. coo, =
COO, bearing interest at the rate of and
not exceeding 3 per cent per annum
(non-cumulative)b but payable only from
and to the extent of such net earn
lnsS as may Dc lDuUu uItcr tllc
fixed charges have been met, within
the limit of 5 per cent. This income
bond is designed to provide for such Il
reduction of the interest upon the pres
ent bonds as it is found necessary to
make in order to bring the fixed charges
of the company within its earning
power.
Subscriptions are invited at once for
$i25 900, 900 of the new general mortgage
per cent bonds subscribers of 500 in
cash being entitled to receive block
consisting of $1,000 new general mortgage
per cents and 500 new income per
cent bonds.
Payments are to be made to Kidder,
Peabody Il Co., who shall have such
money in trust, not to be paid TO the
company until it is officially announced
that the plan of reorganization has been
accepted, and sufficient amount of secu-
rites deposited to make the reorganiza-
ton effective.
The directors state that all interests
have been carefully considered, and they
believe the plan will prove equitable TO
all. They appeal to all classes of security
holders TO come forward and protect the
property from the disaster of bank.
r,ptcy, and state that the non success of
this proposition will inevitably result in
failure, with all its attendant mis-
fortune,
, 1889-10-17

The executive committee OF the State
Teachers Association held meeting at
Superintendent Morgan's room in Ell
the programme Of papers and exercises
for the second annual meeting of the
association, TO be held in the city of FL
lensburg on tho 1st and I'd days Of
January next. A very good programrno
was made out and very profitable
meeting is anticipated. The committee
were oil present, Prof Gault, superin-
Engdahl, county superintendent of
Yakima county, and J. L. Mcdowell Of
kittitas county.
, 1889-10-17
STOLE A COW.
Ed Wallace Makes too Free with His
Former EmIoyer's Propcrty.

Yesterday afternoon one of the men
employed on J. w. Seaman's milk ranch.
about two miles from town, came In and
reported to Mr.. Seaman that Ed Wal
lace, IL former employc on tho ranch, who
had recently been discharged, had driven
OIL one OF Mr.. Seaman's cows and sold
it. Henry Seaman went out to the
ranch and found the COW in the corral
of II neighbor who is engaged In the
butcher business, and to whom Wallace
had sold the COW for $27. Wallace was
seen in town soon afterwards, and Chief
Warren put the police on
his trail. He did not seem
inclined TO run away, however,
for he was seen IN Dutch Jakc's shortly
after midnight last night, and Officer
Parker was sent for and locked him up.
Wallace was seen in the city Jail soon
after by a REVIEW reporter, who asked
him IL lie was the man arrested for steal
ing Mr.. Seaman's COW. He manifested
surprise and said he was the man WHO
had just been arrested but he did not
know what the charge was. He will
have n hearing to-day.
, 1889-10-17

Mr.. Mathews, the editor of the lRus.
tier, has returned from an extended
trip East.
The social held by the w. @. I. u. at
Mr. james Anderson's Tuesday evening
was a success in every particular.I
The streets are being rapidly graded
and the sidewalks along Main street are
nearly completed.
Rosalia IL growing fast. Several
buildings are under construction and
two brick blocks will be built in the
spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tolton will at
tend the Portland exposition this week.
The soldiers arrived Saturday evening
and encamped here Sunday. In the
evening the band gave an open-air con-
cert and Eearly ali the citizens attended.
Contractors from Spokane Falls pro-
nounced the bricks made here as good as
any made in this country. As soon as
cars can be procured they will be shipped
to help rebuild the metropolis of the
West.
Two carloads of seed rye received by
George p. Tolton, our grain merchant,
met with q ready sale and he was COM
PEELED to telegraph for more.
, 1889-10-17
STAGE ROBBERY IN IDAHO.
Four Masked Men Got Away with
About 81 600,

MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho, Sept. 2s.--At
$3.50 this morning, at point twenty
miles north of Mountain Home on the
Rocky Bar stage road, the stage was
stopped by four masked men, the treas
ure box demanded and taken and the
passengers compelled to alight and be
Searched. About $1,000 was taken in the
treasure box and some 5000 found on the
persons of the passengers. The robbery
occurred at point where the road, after
q sharp turn, ascends q steep grade.
The robbers were very bold and defiant
in their manner, and the driver, as well
from Boise City, thought they recog-
nized the voices of two Of them. A party
of men from Mountain Home are on
their trail with a clue which it is be-
lieysd will lead to their capture.
, 1889-10-17
EPISCOPAL MISSIONARIES.
The situation In Nevada, Utah and
New Mexico.

The situation In Nevada, Utah and
New Mexico.
New YoRK, Oct. l4.--Tho missionary
meeting of tho Episcopal convention be-
gan at noon. Rev. Daniel Leonard,
bishop of Nevada and Utah, spoke of the
decadencc of Nevada and how the popu-
lation had fallen under 10000. In Utah
the Mormon question was far from
settled. When he first went there he
thought he knew something about 1t,
but now, after years OF work. he con-
fessed 1t puzzled him.
Rev. John Mills Kendrick, missionary
of New Mexico and Arizona, occupied the
greater portion of his time describing the
physical appearance of his diocese and
tho necessity ofirrigation. Many of his
constituents were Mexicans and Indians
who cannot be reached through the
English language. He thought that
more money should be spent in churches
into the field. Five active missionaries
were needed. The Indians were but
little bettcr than pagans, and church
work should begin ut once to save them
At the afternoon session Rev. w. Is.
Gordon, appointed TO counsel Episcopal
workers IN Mexico reported good proli.
rcss. .'There are but two classes in
MtAlCO, buli cHtNhtI' ilc lllHu-
er class are intidels, the lower class are
intidels. If any man wants to see the
need of missions, let him come with me
to Mexico. If he cannot see the need of
overcoming vice, superstition and in
temperance OF the inhabitants, he is un.
convinCible."
The committee to whom was referred
the report of the board of managers of
foreign and domestic missions regarding
the proposed million dollar endowment,
which failed in its purpose, suggested
that the money be returned to the sub
scribers. This matter was laid over.
The committee ON colorcd evangeliza,
tion moved that $4,000 be appropriated
Tor the committee for the ensuing two
years. Carried,
Business WAS practically finished at
the afternoon session. The question of
closer union with other churches was re.
ferred to the committee in charge of
such matters. A delegation to attend
the proposed international council was
appointed, and a proposition to exhibit
the advance made i'll Congrcgationalism
at the exposition in 1892 was referred to
a provisional committee with power to
act. The council dissolved for three
wears
, 1889-10-17
WALLA wALLA POLITICS.
A Candidacy That WIN Tend to In-
jure Brents' Chances.

jure Brents' Chances.
WALLA WALIA, oct. Alt Is believed
here that Hon. Wellington NJ. Clark,
late speaker of the house, is now in
Seattle in the interest of having himself
appointed district attorney by the gov
ernor In the event of the resignation Of
J. J. Anders, recently elected to the SUI
preme bench and now district attorney
This report creates considerable adverse
criticism among republicans, from the
fact that Clark has been resident of
this district but short time, in tact not
having boon hero long enough
70 vote at the last election, and
besides was speaker ofthe last territorial
house of representatives, which 1t Is
thought will disqualify him. If this re-
port be true. it Is thought IL will tend to
tnjure Mr.. Brents' candidacy for the
United States senate, for then every
member of the law firm OF Anders, Brents
q Clark would be either in office or
candidate for one.
II is asserted that Clark can have the
office If he. wants 1t, on account of the
Intimate relations existing between him
and Governor Ferry, and the assumed
powerful influence of his fathcr-in- law,
Major Hayden of the United States land
office at Seattle. The friends of Richard
Ormsbee are considerably wroth over
what they term Clark's bold assumption.
, 1889-10-17
SPOKANE FAILS, Oct. 8, 1889.
Amenities of journalism.

w. d. Bell, the spirited little editor of
Athens Review, brands Monroe Drew, OF
the Kemp Herald, as an 'idiotic fool,
liar, whining, whelpish coward, u
sneak, q cur, q meniai spaniel, buz-
Yards friend, who feeds ON the wood
peckers. dirty, filthy, low-lived scound-
rel, without honor, without shame, u
blackguard who takes advantage OF dis
tance to vituperate q man, "a cowardly
libeller and slanderer, and pussillani-
nous puppy with a nature lower than
the lowest animal, and we publish him
as such to the world"
, 1889-10-17
wALLLA wALLA NOTES.
A Convict Pardoned - The white
Chief' Promoted.

WALJA WALLA, Oct. H.-This morn
ing, while switching GERS in she o. IL w.
4. yards at Hunts Junction, John Fraw-
ley, nm extra conductor, was in some
way thrown beneath moving cars with
the result of smashing his right foot so
as to necessitate amputation. He was
brought TO the hospital here.
This mornings pardon arrived from
Governor Moore for convict George Par
ker, who Is now at Seattle giving evil
icnce in u criminal case. Word was at
once sent Sheriff Mctiraw to release him.
Colonel George Hunter, one of the best
known men in the Northwest, for long
time a resident of Ripiraria, and known
as white Chief by the Palouse In
dians, has been appointed captain of the
watch in the pension department at
Washington.
Alfred Lotus, who was arrested here
Saturday and taken to Milton, charged
with criminal assault, with the aid Of q
confederate outside broke Jail to-day
and escaped.
This morning man named Coleman
was arrested at Waitsburg for assaulting
John II. Donaldson by stabbing him in
the back with a knife, seriously wound
Ing him.
, 1889-10-17
EVENTS AT ELLENsBURG.
A Large Flour Mill Burned-Im-
provement Notes.

ELLESsBURo, Oct 1i.-This morning at
II Saunders -four mill, mile north of
the city, caught fire from spark from
an engine used temporarily to run the
stroyed, causing loss of $4,000; insur-
ance S12, 600.
The city marshal thinks the evidence
against Duncan for attempting to set
fire to Ames d Decathy's planning mill
last night is sufficient to convict him.
Duncan is dementod with liquor.
Railroad employees of the Northern
Pacific discovered the remains of man
along the track this morning. No one
is able to identify him.
Great interest is being taken in new
iron furnace and rolling mills to be built
in Ellensburg.
establishment OF large beef packing
house with q capital of $50 900,
, 1889-10-17
RAILROAD CHANGES.

CHICAGO, Oct, AK. II. Wade, who
was general superintendent of the Wa
bash railroad under the rcceivership of
General McNulty, has been appointed
general manager of the Cali.
fornia lines of tho Atchison,
Topeka d Santa Fe road, with
headquarters at Los Angeles. G. o
Wheeler, at present super intendent o
the Wisconsin Central and for merly con
nectcd with the Michigan Central, is to
be made general superintendent of the
Santa Fe, vice ID. J. Chase, resigned.
The appointment to take effect Nov. 4.
, 1889-10-17
MANDERS0N EXPLAINS
The Senator Writes a Long
Letter to Secretary Noble.
CORPORAL TANNER WAS HASTY
The Rerating Was Done Without
the Solicitation of the
Writer.

WASHINGTON, Oct Ex-senator Man.
derson, In returning the money paid
him under the re-rating of his pensions,
wrote long letter to Secretary Noble.
After stating that the re.rating was un-
solicited by him, the senator says thut
on August % he wrote to the commits
sioner, declining to decide tho question
of acceptance or rejection on the pro-
posed re.rating until a medical examiila-
tion by board to be appointed by the
pension office had determined the extent
of his present disability.
On September IA he wrote to Secretary
Noble that no examining board having
been appointed, he desired full and
searching examination to determine
whether the action taken by the pension
office was warranted by the rules; that
he wished the strictcst construction and
could not consent to any straining OF
points.
Your last letter" continues the SEN
ator, gives me your opinion that the
re-rating, having been withou,
application or medical examination, was
not in pursuance of the usual practice,
not IN compliance with the rules and
therefore llnwarranted. hoped before
final action on my part, that as the mat
ter has been procipitated upon me, an
opportunity might no afforded to show
1t fully upon It's merits rather than upon
any techncallties Of procedure. In re-
turning the only evidence | have re-
ceived upon an action unadvisably taken
in my behalf | am not compelled to
pass my individual Judgment upon the
advisability or .propricty of the action
of the commissioner, whose perfect in
tegrity and good intentions no one can
question, have kept silent under tho
grossest abuse and most undeservcd at.
tack, that did not suppose could come
to Il man who had tried TO do his duty to
his country In her need, and been gricv-
iously injured in that endeavor, because
| could not, by precipitation of action,
reflect upon u gallant comrade, who Ger.
tainly supposed that within the require
ments of law he was doing u kindly and
proper act. 1t is due myself to say, how.
ever, that at no time since was advised
of the issue of this certificate have | en-.
tcrtained purpose to retain what nigh
be due me under it to my own use. Bu,
did certainly desire to show my right
to II If the steps leading to 1t had been
regular and had the warrant of strict
law as well as of substantial right"
, 1889-10-17

II Is rumored that petition has been
circulated and numerously signed on the
South Fork for the holding of the dis
William Il. Clagett has gone to WASH
ington to use his influence in having the
petition granted by congress.
, 1889-10-17
THE NEGRO QUESTION.

Discussing what the World recently
had to say concerning the gravity Of the
negro question, and certain proposed
solutions Of it, the Age-Herald of Bir-
mingham, Ala, says:
The World talks of negro education ms
q solution. That Is absurd. The more
education the negro Acquires the sharper
the race conflict becomes. IL In az a
laborer only that he Is useful TO the
white man, and when the interdcpcnd.
ence Of employer and employed, which
forms bond of unity between the
whites and blacks, is destroyed, their
, 1889-10-17
HE is A DEMOCRAT.
General Prcntiss Appointed Post
master at Bethany; Mo.

WAsnrNGToS, ID. c., Sept. 20.-Gcneral
r. NJ. Prentiss, appointed postmaster at
Bethany, Mo-, is democrat He owes
his appointment to Secretary Noble, to
whom he applied last spring for place.
Noble speakes of him as II splendid fel-
low and fine soldier, and adds that lie
mans politics are. General Prentiss'
entire command, with himself at Its
head, was captured at the battle of Shi-
loh, and there has been much contro-
versy over the fact.
, 1889-10-17
THE SENATOR TALKS.

In an interview to-day, Sena-
tor Manderson said: "Thc gov
ernment practically told the men
who enlisted, you risk your lives for
the stability of the government. If you
come out well and safe, there Is no liza.
bility on our part, but if you receive in.
juries, as tar as possible, we win make
you reparation. Ii II were said thc in {,
digent should receive this reparation,
then a slur would bo cast upon every
pensioner OF the government, and as
a matter of justice the reward should be
sufficient for his support; but that is
not the case. The pensioners of the gov
ernnlent are not paupers, and indigence
Is not and should not be necc ssary
qualification Of a pensionor, and the idea
that seems to be current to that effect is
fur from correct
, 1889-10-17
NEW YORK IN DARKNESS
Because tho Electric Light Injunction
Suit Was POstpOned,

New YoRK, Oct I4.-The supreme
court being occupied with other cases
arguments on the electric light iniunc.
ton were postponed until Tomorrow
The counsel for the United States and
Brush companies announced that mean
while tho current would be shut off from
large number Of their circuits, 80 that
large section of the city is in darkness
tonight.
, 1889-10-17

PORTLAND, Or, Oct. 14.-The strike of
plumbers Is at an end, and most Of the
men have gone to work. All efforts to
nrbitrate the differences between tho
men and employers having failed the
matter was left to Judge Shattuck, who
rendered decision to the effect that the
strike was not justified.
, 1889-10-17
The congreuationul Counc,,.

WORCESTER, Mass, Oct. l4.-In the
Congregational council to-day temper
rance resolutions reported from the com
mittees were adopted. They were con-
scrvatively worded, and motion to sub
was lost. A resolution asking congress
to increase the number of army and
navy chaplains was adopted.
, 1889-10-17

capital yet, but she can afford to wait
the choice of the people. rything
points that way. In Spokane county
the majority for North Yakima was $50,
while Ellensburg got showed under by
1867 votes, The sentiment in favor Of
North Yakima Is growing daily.
, 1889-10-17
FROM TACOMA.
Champion Wrestlers Sign Articles
Hazard Must Go south.

TACOMA, Oct. H.-Charles Eyton, the
Australian champion light weight, and
James IL. Faulkner, light weight chan-
pion wrestler of the world, who defeated
Jack Connors, Victoria heavy weight last
signed articles to wrestie here on the
2Sth inst, catch-as-catch-can style, for
$500 side and the entire receipts. Ey-
ton came all the way from Australia to
meet Faulkner, and the match was made
IN Faulkner's strongest style, Eyton's
favorite style being Greco- Roman.
George Hazard, secretary of the
democratic central club of Pierce county.
wanted in California for alleged grand
larceny, will return to California to
answer, a writ of habeas corpus being
denied to-day in court here.
, 1889-10-17
INDIANS AS VOTERS.
Twenty Thousand Expected to Ca,
Ballots at tho Next Election.

twenty Aho"s"h" hNpecteu 20 cast
Ballots at tho Next Election.
WAsnIHGroN, Oct. 14.-The Indian as
n political factor will likely in the near
future, attract public attention. BY re-
cent acts of congress, every Indian over
81 years of age who receives an allotment
OF land in severalty becomes u voter
The successful termination of the nego-
tiations with the Sioux Indians will next
year throw into the state 4937 voters.
Negotiations now in progress will soon
make many more. At the interior de-
partment il is thought that upward of
20, 900 Indians will be entitled to vote ut
the next presidential election.
, 1889-10-17
A Terrific storm Raging,

BosTos, Oct. 14.--Dispatches from
Nantucket, Chatham and Vineyard
Haven report a terrific storm raging.
Considerable wreckGge has been picked
up oil Nantucket. One body has been
washed ashore. In Boston harbor this
afternoon the captain and one sailor of a
fishing schooner we're washed overheard
and drowncd
, 1889-10-17

The heavy rains of Wednesday and
Thursday, says the Cmur d. Alene sun,
have proved great benefit to the placer
miners of the North Side. The Mills
force are making the dirt fly and more
men have been put to work. The Big
Jim folks have also commenced hydraul-
icing Some big clean-ups are in store
for the several companies which are
steadily working the placer ground of
the North Side.
, 1889-10-17
Asking for an Appointment.

A petition Is In circulation asking the
county commissioners to appoint Will.
lam Nolan as constable to ill the
vacancy caused by the resignation oi
George Griffin. Mr.. Nolan has had a
great deal of experience in this kind oi
work, and his petition is receiving a lib.
erul number of signatures.
, 1889-10-17

Following is list of Mullan's princi.
pal mines and tho prices paid for them
by the present owners:
Gold Hunter Gold Hunter Co. s97, 900
Yolande, Gold Hunter Company. $4,000
Morning, Charles Hussey. ........ 1000
Evening, Charles Hussey ....... 24000
Silver King, Charles Hussey 1000
Grouse, A. O. Mclean. ........... 10000
Central, Moore & Co., Ibondl ..... 10000
Gettysburg, HAYNES, Ibondl .... $4,000
The Little Giant is good prospect,
and If the owners, who were also the
locators wished to bond or sell they
10000.
Tho Bullion, one of tho extensions of
the Gold Hunter, was at one time under
bond for 800 600