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, 1890-01-16
WALKER BLAINE DEAD.
Sudden and Fatal Ending to a
Severe Cold.
A Perilous Voyage Across the
Ocean in MidWinter.
House Members Will Not Be
Reimbursed.
Wake Blaine Dead.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. Walker
Blaine, examiner of claims in the state
department and eldest son OF Hon. Jas.
G. Blaine. secretary OF state, died at the
family residence at $40 o'clock this even,
ing of acute pneumonia, superinduced by
an attack of grippe. He has been i'll only
a few days and death is a Sudden and Sc
we're shock to his unusually large circle OF
friends, who we're not aware that he was
dangerously i'll until this morning, while
the family are PROSTATE with grief. He
was not feeling well all last week and Fri
day he became much worse and was com
PEELED TO take his bed.
The secretary gave a dinner party Mon
day night to a number of people promi-
nent in official society and Walker Blaine
was then feeling so much better he sat up
for some time chatting with guests and
afterwards walked about the house. He
contracted additional cold which settled
on his lungs and developed into acute
pneumonia. Last night aud this morning
his condition was so alarming all the i'm
mediatlate relations of the family were
hastily summoned home by telegraph.
He was delirious most of the day.
hdlker Dlailse R~rauuateu lIOm L ale
college in 1876 and after studying law
received his diploma from Columbia col
lege, New York, in 1873. In 1881, while
Garfield was on his death bed, he sent
for Walker Blaine and appointed him
third assistant secretary OF state, saying
he appreciated his ability and desired to
show it. After serving in this capacity
very accepta5ly for nearly a year, he was
appointed on the Alabama claims commits
sion, where he served with great credit
from 1889 to 1885. On the advent of
the present administration he was APP
pointed solicitor OF the state department,
a position which he has also held with
great credit and ability.
The president and Mrs. Harrison called
very soon after Mr.. Blaine's death, and
the vice president and Mrs. Morton came
soon afterwards. Justices Harlan and
Gray of the supreme court, most of the
members of the Maine delegation, Rep
resentatiye Hit and many others well
known in official and social life also called.
No arrangement for the funeral will be
made until to morrow.
, 1890-01-16

New YORK, Jan. l5.-The steamship
Rugia arrived from Hamburg last night
seyen days overdue. Chief Officer Soler.
boff said to-day: We did not have
twelve hours pleasant weather during the
entire voyage. [ have been an officer on
transatlantic vessels eight years and
this was the most severe voyage | ever
had. As soon as we got OF Havre the
storm commenced and the wind houIed
like ademon. On the 10th and 18th the
mercury registered l70 below zero. The
gale from the west held US almost sta
tionary in a heavy sea and ice formed on
the rigging faster than we could chop it
away. For two days the entire crew was
kept busy chopping away ice, which fell
on the decks bv the ton. A half inch
rope would be SIX inches in diameter and
positively useless.
The waves were higher than | have
ever seen and the tenth cannon we used
to fire salutes were washed overheard.
Several of the sailors were thrown out so
violently that they were disabled and con-
sequently we became short handed. Goa
then ran short and we had to put into
Halifax. This consumed in two
days and in two days more were
taken up by complete standstill in
the ocean. when it became simply out
of the question to proceed further with
ice ~clinging to the ship. 1t could not
have been less than one hundred tons
and as the sailors chopped it away it fell
on deck like heavy bOulders.
, 1890-01-16
County Treasurer Arrested.


MEMPHIS, Jan. l5.-The sheriff Of
Ripley county. Kan. arrived in this
city this morning to take charge Of Jas.
Fortney, the ~absconding treasurer of that
county, who was arrested here on board
the City of Cairo. At present. Fortney
owns a valuable farm near Manhattan,
and has an interest in two iron ~foundries,
one at Manhattan and the other at Des
Moines, La. The exact amount of the
shortage is $50, SAT. He was elected
treasurer of Ripley county four years ago,
qualifying under bond of Sl25. 600. A
year ago a shortage in his accounts was
suspected and suit brought to have the
books investigated.
He won the case and no further efforts
were made to have ar investigation until
SIX months later, when a second suit was
entered and resulted in a mandamus to
compel him to show his books. Hearing
of the writ Fortney locked the vault in
which the county funds were kept and
avoided the sheriff by going to Canada.
He returned four months ago and it is
claimed has robbed the vault and again
skipped out. He was followed to a fash.
ionable house in st. Louis where he met
his inamorita. AS Fortney bad only 1920
in his possession when arrested and is
supposed to have absconded with thou
sands, Sheriff McCord thinks the cyprian
secured a lions share of the money.
, 1890-01-16

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. l5.-Judge
SKATER in the superior court o.day rem
dered a decision in the Sharon case which
virtually ends hat famous litigation. The
principal point in the present controversy
was on a demurrer to an answer made by
the Sharon heirs. In this answer they
incorporated a decree of the United
States circuit court by which the alleged
marriage contract between w. Sharon
and Sarah Althea Hill was declared a
forgery and ordered Cancelled. Judge
Shafter held that this decree of the
United States court was in force in all
courts. and that the contract has no legal
existence. He ordered the Sharon case
postponed indefinitely.
, 1890-01-16
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Several earthquake shocks were telt in
Corinthia Tuesday night.
The Prussiah diet opened YESTERDAY.
The speech opening the session was chief
ly devoted to internal affairs.
Charles X. Danfortb, over twenty five
years city editor of the Boston Herald,
died of pneumonia yesterday morning,
aged Al.
AT l o'clock yesterday morning the po-
lice arrested seventy persons parading the
streets in Lisbon, shouting Down with
England"
The business portion of Tostoria, Miss. !,
except one small store, was destroyed by
fire Tuesday night. The town has 1000
inhabitants.
Artalee Brothers, foreign bankers, with
houses in London, Paris and Madrid,
have been declared bankrupt. LiabiE-
ties, e400,0 O0.
An extensive robbery OF Turkish pri-
ority bonds and Mexican national bank
shares has occurred. The securities were
stolen in transit from Paris to London.
Don Carlos has had an interview with
his brother, Don Alfonso, for the pur-
pose OF settling upon a policy to be fol-
lowed in the event of the death of the
king of Spain.
The house ard senate Of Ohio met in
Joint session and formally declared Calvin
s. Brice elected to the United States
senate. Brice made a brief speech OF
acknowledgement.
, 1890-01-16
A HARD HITTER.
Canadian Society Stirred Over
a Preachers Utterances.
He Probes Seamy Social Sub
jects to the Core.
A County Treasurer Boodler Is
Caught Without Doodle.
penounced the Drama.

MONTREAL, Jan. l5.-Society in this
city and at Ottawa has been turned inside
out by a sensational speech delivered be-
fore the White Cross Society by Rev.
DIR. Douglass, president of the Wesleyan
Methodist college. 1t was a most sweep
ing denunciatory Arrangement OF social
leaders and public officials ever heard in
Canada. There we're many ladies' in the
audience, and after comparing Montreal
with London as described BY the Pail
Mall Gazette, referring particularly to
the Camille representation, whose char
acter he scored numerically, asking WHY
the life and death of an utterly abandoned
woman should be portrayed befo re decent
people.
Speaking Of the horrible death scene he
said your dowagers and duchesses draw
forth their perfumed handkerchiefs and
hold their weeping eyes on this burlesque
of grim death but these same duchrsses
have no compassion, no tears for the
scores of Camilles that languish in our
city hospitals. 1t is time some should
lift up our voices in the city against these
influences and against our modern stages.
L impeach booksellers and news
vendors as at war with virtue; look at the
SOM and daughters of most of our Chris
tain families, what company do they keep.
In the retirement of their own room in
the silence of the midnight hour, they
companlonate with vagabonds and profit
gates and outcasts. The creations of
these Braddons, Ouidas and S%winburnes
all the products of the foulest minds of
our age.
l impeach the moral sense of our city
for its criminal indifference TO the char
acter of its public men. This city has
elected men from whose homes virtue has
fed, men. men who have sought to intro.
luce ottoman ~seraglios into.our country,
men whose lives are a defiance of the
seventh canon of the decalogue. DIR.
Douglas went on to say that many mem
bers of parliament are men at the very
mention Of whose names virtue bushes
and modesty hides her head and their
record is pestilential. He wound up with
a In ost scathing Remuneration of society
men who prey upon virtue.
, 1890-01-16

New York. Jan. 15--The following
men were arrested for participation IN
the Sullivan Kilrain fight at Richburg,
MISS, and brought before the district at
torney to day: VIM. Harding, Jim
Wakely, VIM. Muldoon, Mike Donovan
ard Mike Cleary. Inspector Byrnes had
received the extraditiou papers from Al.
bany this morning. The party was after.
wards brought before Recorder Smith to
argue the question of admitting to bail.
Pending an agreement on the question
the men we're taken back to police head.
quarters.
Recorder Smythe refused to admit the
men to bail this afternoon on extradition
papers. claiming there was no law EN-
powering him to do SO. Their counsel
then took the case before Judge Dugro in
the superior court, and he also refused to
act on the question of bail. He set a
hearing for arguments on writ of habeas
corpus down tor Friday next.
, 1890-01-16
Afro-American Conference.

CHIC tGo, Jan. l5.-The National con-
vention Of Afro. American leagues was
called to order this morning with dele
gates present from twenty-one states ard
the District of Columbia. T. T. For
tune, editor of the New York Age, was
chosen temporary chairman. The re-
mainder of the session was devoted to
the appointment of standing commit
tees.
In the afternoon Mr.. 7. T. Fortune ad.
dressed the meeting. He Said in part:
We are met here to day to emphasize
the fact that the past condition of depend
ence and helplessness upon tie men who
have used us Tor selfish and unholy pur
poses, who have murdered and robbed
and outraged us, must be reversed. We
have been robbed of the honest wages of
our toll, We have been robbed of the sub
stance of our citizenship by murder and
intimidation, we have been outraged by
our enemies and deserted by our friends.
1T is time to call a halt; it is time to
begin to fight fire with fire. | speak as
an Afro American first, last and all the
time, and ready to stab TO death any
political party which robs me of my con-
fdence and vote, and straightway asks me
what | am going to do about it. In con-
%clusion, Fortune urged the convention
to leave each local league free to pursue
such political course in its immediate
community as the best interests of the
race seem to dictate. In national affairs
the league should not commit officially
to any party. We propose to accomplish
our purposes by peaceful methods of agi-
tation and through the ballot and courts,
but if others use weapons of violence to
combat our peaceful arguments it is no
for US to run away"
Adjournment was taken until to-mor-
row. c. II. j. Taylor, ex-minister to
Liberia, who came to Chicago to eport
the convention for several southern pap
ers left the city to night.
In an interview he declared the proceed
lngs were deprived Of any practical force
10y the absence of delegates from the
south where the colored people were most
virtually interested in the race question. In
addition leaders in whom the colored
population had confidence, whose names
are fomiliar to the public, were absent al
most to n man. TAYLOR said he had writ
ten nothing about the convention; that
the occasion did not demand it.
An tho 1alinacieu Of tbo soo.,n - A.
, 1890-01-16

WASHINGTON, Jan. l5.-After some
petitions had been presented, Sherman
introduced a bill 10 provide for a perma-
nent national bank circulation. Re-
ferred.
Chandler offered a resolution, referred
to the committee on contingent expenses,
i~nstructing the committee on lmmigra-
ton to investigate various laws ofthe
United States relative to immigration;
also to investigate the working of con
tracts made by the secretary of the treas
ury.
The senate then took up Morgan's reso
luton recognizing the United States of
Brazil as a free and independent sover
eign state. Turpie spoke in support of it.
Turpie said he had voted against the
reference OF the resolution because he
thought the delay occasioned by refer
ence wholly unnecessary. He favored
the immediate recognition Of the Repub-
lie of Brazil. He was not one of those
who entertained the opinion that con-
gress was bound by action, or non-action
of the executive or Of the state depart
ment about such a matter as the recogni
ton of a new nationality. especially a new
republic. Congress might co operate
with those authorities. The position Che
said) of the administration toward the
new republic of Brazil was one of strict
neutrality and supine Indifference. There
was not in the message of the president
one wo.d of sympathy or encouragement
to the revolutionary movement. As to
the presidents suggestion OF awaiting
popular assent to a change of government
in Brazil, TurpIe said the revolution was
not the first step, but the last step.
In a communication sent to the senate
to day the third auditor of the treasury
recommends that 1925. 900 be allowed the
state of California for moneys expended
for suppressing Indian hostilities prior to
1854 in that state. The third auditor
says he issued bonds for this purpose and
he recommends that the government take
up the bonds and save interest. The
payment of S3S, 900 on account of the
Humboldt Indian expedition and S4,444
for expenses incurred IN the Modoc wal
is also recommended.
, 1890-01-16

LONDON, Jan. l5.-The case of the
earl OF Euston against Parke, editor OF
the North London Press, for criminal
libel in charging the earl with being i'm
plicated in the west end scandal came up
for trial in Old Bailey to-day. Sir Charles
Russell, counsel for the earl of Euston,
opened the case and said he would prove
Parke had published a libel. Lockwood,
for defense. in reply censurod Sir Charles
for Withholding the earl of Euston from
cross-examination at a preliminary hear
ing until evidence for defense had been
given.
, 1890-01-16

New YORK. Jan. l5.-The stock
market to-day was dull, narrow and con-
tracted as usual of late, but was better
in the distribution of business done.
The tone of the market after the first half
hour was firm to strong. Chairman
Walkers opinion upon the Union Pacific
Northwestern alliance was again made to
do duty against those stocks. but stocks
were scarcely moved at all and the close
was dull but strong and generally at the
best prices of the day.
Government bonds dull and steady.
Petroleum opened steady at 104s and
after yielding slightly in the first sales be-
came strong and advanced to lO4E and
closed at l04s. Total sales 213, 900 bar
rels.
American cotton seed oil. 3Ol.
Money on call A to 81 per cent.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6s. l6; American Express, IA,
Canada Pacific, III; Canada Southern.
$50; Central Pacific. "a; Burlington,
l06; Delaware, Lackawanna 4 Western,
1854, Denver & Rio Grande, I6 Erie,
oct; Kansas 4 Texas, %; Lake Shore,
lO4t; Louisville & Nashville, SIT; Micbi
gan Central. 90; Missouri Pacific, 723;
Northern Pacific, 30t, preferred 73s;
Chicago & Northwestern, 1lOs;
preferred. 139; New York Cen
trail, 1861; Oregon Improvement,
l44; Oregon Navigation. 994; Oregon
Transcontinental, 344; Pacific Mail,
33t; Reading, SGT; Rock Island,
96i; Milwaukee Il st. Paul, 6ss; Texas
Pacific, 2Os; Union Pacific, 67t; United
States Express, S44; Fargo Express, 1856;
Western Union, $50.
CHICAGO, Jan. Is. -Cattle-Receipts.
$4,000. Market firm for fancy, others
slow and lower. Beeves, $4.70@5 25;
steers, So. O0(d4. "a; stockers and feeders.
81 2593. 10; Texas cattle, 81. 509 3. 10,
Sheep-Receipts I 1000. Market strong.
Natives, 49, O@5. so: western cornfed
"a. 25@5. %; Texans, So. 50(94.50.
Wheat-Market about steady. Janu-
airy 76a; February ia; May s1s.
Corn-Market steady. January 2Si;
February 29s; May 31a
, 1890-01-16
RATE JUICY.
Correspondence Between a Local
Clergyman and a Statesman.

The outcome of the rejection of Rev.
R. E. Field, by the Republican house
after his nomination BY the caucus
has naturally brought about some cor
r~espondence. The following little letter
has been expected:
Req. r. E. Field:
DEAR SIR.-Your name was tue choice
OF our caucus yesterday, but after its sd-
iournment the rumor as to your disloyalty
to the party (Reoublican) became general
and were substantiated by staten ,nts
which the members of the caucus were
bound to consider.
[ regret very much if an injustice has
been done you in the matter.
Yours very sincerely,
THos. B. ADAMS.
Cheyenne, Jan. II, 1890.
CHEYENNE, Jan. Is, 1890
Mr.. r. b. Adams:
DEAR SIR:--Your favor of the 18th is
at hand. 1t was entirely gratuitous. At
ter what has passed between us regarding
the house chaplaincy, a criticism may not
be unwarranted on my part.
Had any charges been made against
me which would probably lead the caucus
to change It's mind, | should not have
been condemned unheard or unnotiied.
Common courtesy at least would dictate
this to honorable men. Further, / do not
suppose your delegates would require an
iron clad test OF its chaplain. which
might not be ~appliable to its lay mem
bers. OF course. you never voted for
Democrats. | suppose you know the
meaning of the term ''disloyal."
In the sense you intend, and under the
circumstances, | regard it a compliment.
[ would rather keep my sense of man
hood, and retain my self-respect, than
be your chaplain and sacrifice my indeDen-
dence. Nevertheless / am a Republican.
While influences legal, social and per.
haps religious may be potent in a caucus
there are other influences. semi-potent at
least, with the people and you gentlemen
with aspirations will do well to consider
them. In scripture terms we do well to
remember that the places that know us
now will soon know us no more forever"
YouIs, ETC.,
R. L FIELD.
, 1890-01-16
A Good Financial Condition.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Pioneer Hook and Ladder company was
held last evening with an attendance of
thirty-ive members. The reports of the
secretary and treasurer for the past year
were submitted, showing the company tc
be in a sound financial condition, with a
balance of $645 in the treasury. The
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: Foremln. John Nowlan;
FIRST assistant, p. R. Warlaum 0nt; ssecond
assistant, Thos. Brennan; secretary, E.
Lawler; treasurer. Joseph Dillman; board
OF trustees, P. s. Cook, R. E. McCor,
mick, Thos. HeaDy, F. A. Miller, VIM
O'Brien; trustees of Relief Association,
R. E. Mccormick. Joseph Dillman.
, 1890-01-16
A Boiler Explosion.

New BRIGHToN, Pa, Jan. l5.-This
afternoon the boiler of a steam shovel
used by the Pittsburg & lake Erie rail-
a in excavating at Fallstone, Pa, ex-
ploded with such force that several pieces
were blown across the river and driven
into the ground, a quarter of a mile away.
Besides the regular force employed a
number OF Italians and trainmen were
sitting in a car back of the shovel, and all
were more or less injured. Wesley
Francis of P~ittsburg, repairer of boilers
and engines, who had Just arrived, was
fatally hurt, and died in a few minutes.
Thirteen others were more or less seri-
ously hurt. but none fatally.
, 1890-01-16
The DeimeI Failure.

CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-Each day brings
to light more frauds in the Deimel Bros.
failure. A partial statement Of the ex.
animation OF the books was made 10
Judge Collins court this morning. At
torney Mayer stated that the insolyents
had removed a number of pages from
their ledger. inserting others for them;
that the firm before the day of failure
had shipped away several carloads OF
machinery and stock. Joseph DeimeI
was arrested this morning on a capias
issued out of the federal court yesterday,
but was released. being under bonds to
appear and testify before a master in
chancery.
, 1890-01-16

ROME, Jan. 15.-The pope has issued
an encyclical which sets forth principles
which shall guide Catholics in their rela-
tons toward the state, which encyclical
says they must obey when such course
does not entail disobedience to divine
laws. In countries where the state OPP
the enemy. but must not tie the church
to any political party.
, 1890-01-16

bilD permitting members to sue in the
court of claims. 1t was defeated, yeas
1856. navs 1873, and a motion to reconsider
by Bland was entered, who had voted in
the negative in order to enable him to
make the motion. The motion was
promptly tabled, however, and the vote
required on ordering the majority bill
(appropriating $4,000 to reimburse
members for their lost salary to be en-
crossed and read a third time. This
having been done. Bland demanded a
reading of the engrossed bill, but the
speaker held under general parliamentary
law this was not necessary. A vote was
then taken on the bill and 1t was de-
feated, yeas l26, nays l42.
, 1890-01-16

NEW York, Jan. 15.-John l.. Sulli-
van to-day received a telegram from the
California athletic club offering hin
$4,000 to meet Jackson. Sullivan re-
piled by wire refusing to meet Jackson
for the sum named. He said to a re-
porter he would fight Jackson for 800, 900.
winner to take all, or $25 900, loser to
take IS. 900.
, 1890-01-16

CHICAGO. Jan. l5.-As announced an
eight round glove contest between Billy
Meyers and Harry Gilmore drew 1000
people to the battery tonight. During
the fifth round and when the fighting was
becoming very interesting police interfered
and stopped the entertainment Meyers
had the best of il up to that time.
, 1890-01-16

BE Il known: That E. Clarke, the
world famous taxidermist and professor
Of natural history, has recovered from the
great shock of holiday business and has
still on hand the finest stock Of animal
heads and furs in Wyoming. He guar
antees all taxidermy executed by him to be
true to nature as all work is done by the
great electric process and don't forget 1t.
Office and labratory 5l7 West Sixteenth
street, Cheyenne, Wyo.
, 1890-01-16

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan, l5.-The
legislature convened at noon to decide
the gubernatorial contest between Judge
Flemming and Gen. Golf. The Demo
cided upon by either side.
, 1890-01-16

LEWISTON. Idaho, Jan. l5.-Judge
John Lee Logan died to-day. In
March, 1888, he was appointed associate
Justice of the supreme court of Idaho.
He was married to Miss Gertrude Tucker,
daughter of Hon. Randolph Tucker of
Virginia. in 1889.
, 1890-01-16

All the delicacies of the season at the
Normandie.
, 1890-01-16

Prica1 Dept; Cheyenne, Hyo.