Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-02-14
BRIEF VIKINGS,

Dundee, Scotland, has trunk murder
mystery.
The house takes up the senate tariff
bill to-day.
Rear Admiral Chandler died of apo.
plexy at Hong Kong.
Prince Bismarck thinks there is danger
OF war between England and France.
1t is stated that Mr.. Gladstone has
changed his mind and will not visit the
pope.
1t is reported that Mr.. Pendleton, the
American minister to Germany, will pre-
side at the coming Samoan conference.
The'total amount of Dieckmann's (the
st. Louis defaulter) indebtedness will
reach 100000. Minor heirs will suffer.
Thomas Sherry and James Campbell,
charged with the Kearney-Hand murder,
were discharged by a Colorado Springs
justice.
United States Detective Sweeney and
Deputy Marshal Chambers arrested a
gang of thirteen counterfeiters in Butler
county, Pa.
The bill authorizing the sale of lands in
Fort Sedgwick reservation to actual set
tiers was favorably reported by the house
committee.
The grand lodge Of ttes -ra;1asa1 rqrder of
Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico is If
session at Colorado Springs.
Col. Lamont says the position he will
occupy after the 4th of March is that
of president of the Avenue G Street Rail
way company of New York city.
In the case of D. NJ. Hyman, of Gin
cinnati, and j. G. Bates, of the Durant,
against the Bonny Bell mine, verdict
was rendered against the former at Den
yer.
The Democratic convention at st Joe
nominated Hon. r. p. G. Wilson, OF
Platte county, for the 5lst congress, and
Charles S. Booker, of Andrew, for the
short term.
1t is now possible to state with reason
able certainty that the senate will not
confirm any more nominations which the
president may make, either to important
or unimportant offices.
The president will in few days send to
congress message stating in detail what
the relations between England and the
United States are. There are many rea-
sons for believing they are not happy.
In the Dakota legislature bill to repeal
the law to prevent the spread of con-
tagious diseases among live stock, has
passed the lower house by a small ma
jority, and stockmen are excited lest the
law will be killed.
The president has approved the act to
enlarge the power and duties of the de.
partment of agriculture and to create IN
executive department to be known as the
department of agriculture, and has nom.
mated Norman J. Colman, of Missouri
to be secretary of agriculture under the
new act.
Liabilities of the defunct Ohio & West.
ern Coal d Iron company are $3,3O9, 900
Assets 1000 acres Of coal land. This il
the company in which JAS g. Blaine anC
Steve Elkens, were interested, holdinf
$25 900 and $4,000 bonds respectively
and +. w. Harper of Cincinnati held 1
million dollars.
In the Dakota legislature there is ono,
more strong talk of adjournment until ,
successor to Gov. Church shall have beer
appointed. This action had about beer
given up until the recent insult by tn,
governor, and now the republicans il
the house and council are willing to d.
almost anything to defeat Gov. Church.
The secretary Of war has transmitted t,
the house statements of the chief sigma
officer Of the army, setting forth a yer,
unsatisfactory condition of the sigma
corps and inetficiency of the present lieu
tenants Of that corps. Gen. Greeley urge
the passage of a reorganization bill 10
the improvement of the service generally
The senate judiciary committee ha
under consideration proposition t.
authorize the appointment Of an addition
al associate justice Of the supreme cour
of Arizona, and to divide the territory in
to four judicial districts, a district court t
be held in each one semi-annually at sue
time and place rs the court may deter
mine.
Representative Grosvenor has offered
lengthy preamble and resolution relatin
to recent events in the I'd congressions
district of Arkansas, which eliminate
in the assassination of Hon. John M
Clayton. The resolution provides that
committee of five members of the house
now members of the committee Of elet
tons and elected to the 5lst congress, b
appointed by the speaker to procee
without delay and take testimony touch
J ing the issues joined in the contest.