The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-20
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ST.. LOUIS, April 19.-Information
comes from Sale county, Alabama,
that five Mormon missionaries were
severely whipped and driven from the
county last Monday night. These
men had been holding meetings
among the ignorant classes in the
county and had formed a colony to go
to Utah.
On Monday night some forty
citizens of the northern part of the
county without the slightest attempt
at disguise or concealment sur
rounded the house of Gid Irons, a
recent convert, who was entertaining
the five missionaries and without any
delay they we're brought out, stripped
to the waist and tied In a row. Then
each of the regulators with long
switches struck each of the prisoners
sounding blow.
By the time the last blow was given
two of the man had tainted and the
others were wet with blood After
whipping them the mems legs were
given a thick coating of tar and
feathers and they were warned to
leave instantly or suffer death.
The names Of the mormons are Asa
F. Hixson, J. H. Pagadod, M. F.
Mixer, John W. Pearce and Uncle
Morrison.
ACTIVITY N THE MILITIA
WASHINGTON, April 19.-The war
department is in receipt daily of re-
QUESTIONS for ordnance and quarter
master stores for the equipment of the
state militia under the annual appro-
priation of 100000. In the territories
particularly there are signs of activity
among the militia forces and old or
ganizations are gradually changing
their equipment to conform to that OF
the regular army. 1t is thought that
there Will be fully fifty thousand
militia men in New York on the occa-
sion Of the centennial celebration.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-The presi-
dent made the following appoint
ments to-day: Solon w. Hooking, OF
New York, TO be examiner in chief in
the patent office; Harrison Kelley, of
Jacksonville, Oregon, to be receiver
of public moneys at Drewey in the
new Harney land district, Oregon;
James r. Hayden, of Olympia, W. T.,
to be receiver of public moneys al
Seattle, W. T.; Jay B. Huntington, oi
Oregon, register of the land Office al
Drewsy, Grant county, Oregon.
A SMELLING COMMITTEE.
ST.. PAUL, April 19.-At various
times during the present session oi
the legislature there have been rumors
OF bribery. To-day an investigation
committee was appointed by each
house, but the proceedings did not
develop anything especially sensa.
tional. The statement is made that
warrants are soon to be issued for
thirteen persons, whose names are
withheld, for bribery and corruption.
These are not all members.
THE STREET CAR STRIKE.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 19.-There is
no change of any consequence in the
street railway strike. Seventy-fve
cowboys arrived from Kansas City
this morning to take the places of the
strikers but they have not yet gone
to work. The cars are running with
occasional minor disturbances.
FINANCIALLY EMBARRASSED.
New YORK, April 19-The New
York Office Of the Calendar Insulating
and Waterproofng company, the
failure Of which was announced this
morning is closed and the place is in
the hands of the sheriff. The officials
deny that their suspension is due to
the departure of William Calendar
president and treasurer, for Europe
nor will they admit that he is a de.
faulter.
PALMER VS.. OSBORNE.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Frank W
Palmer of Illinois, has loomed W
during the past few days as danger,
Gus competitor against Osborne of Lo!
Angeles for public printer. Palmer il
also a newspaper man, having beer
editor of the Desmoines, Iowa, Regis
ter before Clarkson, now assistant
postmaster general, took it and sub
sequently editor of the Chicago Inter
Ocean,