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, 1890-04-17
THE TERRY KILLING.
Close OF the Celebrated Nea-
gle Case.
THE SUPREME COURT DECISION
judgment of 'ho Circuit Court
Affirmed in an Opinion by
Justice Miller.

WAFutSoroS, April The celebrated
Ncagle hahcas corpus cast from Califor-
MIA was decided by tho United States
supreme court to-day, tho Judgment Of
tho circuit court being affirmed. This
finally disposcs Of all the proceedings
against Neagle for tho shooting OF Judge
Terry in the railway station at Lathrop,
Cal.. on the lith Of last August, TO pre-
vent him from taking the life Of Justice
Field.
The opinion was delivered by Justice
Miller
After the shooting Seaglo was arrested
at stockton By tho state officers, but was
released on writ Of habens corpus,
based on tho ground that Neugle was
acting under instructions, aud merely
performed his duty as an officer of the
United states. II was on an appeal
from this order that the case was
brought before the United states
supreme court.
Alter a review Of tho facts leading up
to the assault, including the imprison-
mcnt ul Terry for contempt in knocking
Marshal Franks down in open court ana
then pursuing him with n drawn bowie
knife. aud after rcriting also che numei-
Ous threats made by Tory against Jus
tlcc Field, Justice Miller raid: ut u
useless to 20 over tire testimony on THIS
subject more particularly than this. u
Is sufficient TO say that tho evidence u
abundant that both Tory aud his wile
contomp plated some attack upon
Justice Field, during his visit TO
California, In the summer OF lh,D,
which they intended should result
in his denlh Many Of these matters
were published in the newspapers, aud
4 fafN 10. INH
cpnlccturcs Of a probable attack by terry
ON Justice Field as soon ~ II became
known that he was going TO attend the
circuit court OF that year"
The opinion then Tecited the CORE.
spOndcnCe between the attorney genera
and the United States marshal in Nall-
lornia, directing tho latter to cxcrcise,
| unusual caution for the protection oi
| Justice Field against lho violence OF
/ Terry This correspondence resulted ~
/ Nclglc' appointment as deputy marshai
| with special Instructions to nttenu
| Justice iiold both In court and whhe
! travelling between courts, and to protec'
| him from violence.
| After reviewing all the facts bearing
| upon tho homicide, tho justice saih.
/ "IhCsc facts produce upon tho court tne
conviction of n settled purpose oil the
part Of Tory and his wife, amounting
TO conspiracy, to murder Justice f1eln,
and we are quite sure that IL Noagln had
been merely brother, or friend oi
Justice Field, travelling with him ana
was aware Of all the previous relations
of Terry To Justice Field, of his hit9ti
HnimOsity and his declared purpose 70
have revenge, even to the point OF kilhns
him, ho would have been justified N
what he md In defense OF Fields hie
and possibly Of his own
Justice Lamar, in behalf OF himsclt
and the chief Justice, delivered an elab,
orate aud vigorous dissent The ground
considering tho haboas corpus act =
wholly iEadmissablc construction -
placed on the word claw" Us used 10
that statute,
, 1890-04-17
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS.
The Funding Biii Further Considered
by tho House Committee.

WAsnISGros, April 12.-rhe house
committee on Pacific railroads to-day
further considered the senate Pacific
railroad funding bill, beginning with
section G. The first section, relating to
the Central Pacific, was gone over this
morning, and the result was substantial
IN the way of progress toward thu con-
clusiou OF the entire subject. as this SOC
tion contains tho principle upon which
the debt Is to he adjusted. Those mem.
bers who heretofore opposed the Central
P.,ri;lc bill again manifested an indis-
position TO agree to the provisions OF the
senate bill rotating to that railroad.
A proposition was carried to change
the piracology os section @ to conform
to the first section relating to the unon
Pacific. Then the question of interest
on the debt came up. The section likes
1t at per cent, and q motion was nude
and defeated to make this per cent. to
CORES pond with the Union Pacific pro-
vision. Lastly, motion to strike out
the paragraph allowing rebate OF per
cent. of the interest, which is 10 he capi-
taliZcd for ten years, wac also defeated.
II was agreed that the consideration
Of the bill hy sections. which is now pro-
cccding, shall be regarded as pre-
liminary, and that when the bill comes
up as an entirety each member shall
have tho right to vote again on any prop
osition to make further changes, and
upon the bill as u whole.
, 1890-04-17

the senate to-day passed bill which
will, II il becomes a law, make number
of the Northwestern states ucher by
several hundred thousand dollars each,
1t provides that the act which settled
certain accounts between the United
States and Mississippi shall he made
applicable to the states of Nevada,
Colorado, North and South Dakota,
Montana and Washington. This act
former Indian reservations, as it sold at
81 % per acre. The effect OF the act is to
put the Indian reservations in tho same
class as pubic lands, 50 far aa this D per
cent. donation Is concerned.
, 1890-04-17

Oregon will get in u river and harbor
appropriation bill of over million dol
lars, the largest ever given that state,
OF this sum, the principal amoint VIII
he expended ON the Columbia nVer. For
the improvement OF the Cascades, the
bill calls ior 500, ,OOO, and for the mouth
OF the Columbia 500, go, less the S7o,Q 900
Appropriation early ia the session. For
Taquima, $4,000 will be appropriated.
Besldes this there nru numerous small
amounts, which will make the appro-
priation for the state, as whole, very
creditablc. Provision Is also made for
additional surveys,
Washington. owing TO a lack of sur
vcys, has not fNrcd well. Owing TO the
pending boat railway bill the committee
did not feel like making u large appIo-
priation for the Upper Columbia insist
ing that the upper river would not AS
sumo large proportions until there was
an outlet. Still, the hill will provide for
the survey OF Gray's harbor. Sook SACK
river and Hood river. II is believed that
some amendments for Washington can
be looked ON In tho senate, and shat they
will be adopted by the house in con
ference.
, 1890-04-17
THE snAsryrowN souA,rERs.
Hearing Ordered Ia the Cases
Against the Northern Pacific.

WAsHISoToN. April II. In the case of
Il. Il. Spicer and others against the
Northern Pacific. involving n tract OF
land within the corporate limits OF Spo-
kane Falls, Wash, Secretary Noble has
directed hearing to be had to determine
the status of tho land In question at the
date Of the definite location Of the mil
road. Tie rights of other claimants, he
says, Can be better settled after the
claim of the company has been deter
mined. II Is said that there urc about
500 residents upon the land, which, with
the improvements, Is valued at several
hundred thousand dollars.
, 1890-04-17

The Great Northern Paciao Land
Grant-Spokane sIuattrrs.

WAsHlNeIoN, April Secretary No
bic to-day ordered hearing to deter.
mine the status of the northwest quar-
ter of section 10, township 20. in range
43, of the Spokane Falls land district.
The case Is OF Importance, as the land
Is q part of the city Of Spokane Falls,
and ii Is said TO be worth ut least 81 900
900 twenty-five years ago an Indian
named Enoch Silliquong lived on the
land and tiled II and made some i'm
proyemonts. 1t lay within the limits OF
one grant TO the Northern Pacific rail.
way, and when the map of definite loca-
ton was filed Enoch was still living
there. He remained until 1883, when he
, 1890-04-17

sians-Yeliow stone Park iiiil.
WAsHiHoToS, April l3.-rho indian
bureau to-day received a Geographic
request from the agent at Tongue River
reservation in Montana for United
states troops to preserve order there. 1t
was stated that two Indians from an
other tribe had been the cause Of the
trouble, and that 1t was impossible to
keep order without aid from the SOL
diers. Full particulars as to
the extent OF the trouble
was not given. The Indian
bureau at once asked the war depart
ment to order soldiers from either Fort
Keogh or Fort Custer to proceed to the
sceue OF the trouble, and give the needed
assistance.
From such information as Is at hand,
it is thought that probably no serious
outbreak had yet occurred, but the tone
of tho agents dispatch indicated that
the Indians were getting beyond his con.
troll, and that troops were badly needed
before they got n taste of blood.
, 1890-04-17

President Hunt, Of the Oregon &
Washington Railway Company, called
upon the members OF the Washington
and Oregon delegations to-day. Alr'
Hunt has one or two matters before con-
gross in the way OF recent grants oi
rights-ol-way that he wants liked up,
among them being the rlshttoi-way
across the Nes Perces reservation IN
Idaho, which was granted TO the spo'
kane Il Palousc railway, by the passage
of a house bill, which is now pending in
the senate.
, 1890-04-17
FOR AN ArrEmrrHD ASSAULT.


New YouK, April r. --Yung An cie"
II Chinese laundryman, Is wanted py
the agent of the Society for the Proven
tion of Cruelty to Children for nm a'
tempt TO assault i2ycar-old Sadl.
kalin. The agent went with u wnfrt.ns
FOR the arrest TO the laundry, aud on nls
refusal To accompany the officer, he wl
in a iusslo TO escape. A crowd OF nuigh-
hors ana friends OF the kulm family ~
tempted To seize and hang tho ChinW'
man to u lamp post. II required the eR,,
ertions Of three officers with free use =.
clubs to beat back tho mob and land 'hc
prisoner in jail.
, 1890-04-17

By tomorrow night, atG o'clock, II Is
more than probable that Sanders and
Power will occupy scnts In the United
States senate rs senators from Montana
The vote will bo taken at o'clock
and as there are several separate propo
sitions, it is more than likely that an
hour will be consumed in settling the
case after tile debate closes
W. A. Clark said to-day that Inc
thought there might DO enough rcpre-
sentatives who would vote TO send back
the whole case to prevent Sanders and
Power from being seated. lie does not
expect that any of the republicans will
vote for Maginnis and himself
Senator Morgau in his speech to day,
said that the admission Of Sanders and
Power would bring the senate into alb
ject contempt; also that the democratic
muiorities in Butte and Helena ought to
bring the republicans to realization OF
the feeling in Montana, and that the
only object the republicans had, whether
right or wrong, seemed to be the seating
of two men who will be called United
States senators. Montana, he claims,
should settle her own affairs, which
were in mixed condition. before raising
the question of seating senator's here.
Senator Daniel followed Senator Nor.
gan, and at the conclusion of his re-
marks the arrangements for a vote were
made.
, 1890-04-17

WAsnlsdros, April il.-The carpet
manufacturers OF Philadelphia had a
hearing before the republican members
of the ways and means committee to-
day in reference TO tho proposed in.
crease OF duty on carpet wools. They
opposed the proposition and DECLARED
that the increase would make raw M ate.
tho cnrnats mr., NOW soId ear ,no,o eilen
market.
, 1890-04-17
A NOVEL SCHEME.
Secretary Proctor Proposes to Es-
tnbiish an Indian Re egtment.

wAsHINoToS, April ia.-sccretary
Proctor submitted to the interior de-
partment a proposition to enlist 1000
Indians in the regular army lie pro-
poses to officer the regiment with gradu
grades to be filed by. pupils who have
schools. The details of tho plan have
not yet been fully arranged, but It is the
opinion of the secretary that Indians
can be received into the regular army in
separate regiment, both TO their own
advantage and that OF the government.
, 1890-04-17
The Growth or Washington.

The growth of Washington is cyinced
in the postotiice department. Repre-
sentative Wilson has established from
two to five new postoHiccs every day.
The demands of the people for more
offices and more mail routes come into
the department daily,
, 1890-04-17

Senator Mitchell says there 10 no
doubt now OF his amendment to the
Chinese census bill being adopted by
the senate. The senator's have nc.
knowledged that in It's present form it
would repeal tho exclusive clause of
the Scott act
, 1890-04-17

Senator Allen submitted an amend
mcnt to the act making an h'propria,
tiou Tor the improvement of rivers ana
harbors, and calling for $4,000 for
strengthening and deepening the eDeschute
channel from the Fourth street bridge
in Olympia, Wash, to deep water in
Budd's inlet.
, 1890-04-17
Mr.. souire.s Steam Launch Bill.

Senator Dolph was instructed By the
senate committee to-day to iavorably
report the bill introduced by Senator
Squire for steam launches to patro! tho
waters of Puget sound to prevent opiun HI
smugglers and the landing of Chinese.
, 1890-04-17

The house bill granting right Of way
to the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany across the Nez perces reservation
in Idaho was favorably reported by the
senate committee on Indian alairs to-
day.
, 1890-04-17

Washington-At Monroe, snohomish
county, with j. A. Nannsdcl as post
master.
At Iopponish, Yakima county, with
Josephine sellie as postniistress.
, 1890-04-17

LlspoN, April ii.--'rhe elections 70,
fifty elective members of tho house o'
p ors have been held. IL resulted IN fiF
return Of the conservative aud progress.
iye candidates. Not u republican wa
el0 stcd.
, 1890-04-17

RocHEsrER, n. y, April lo.--A New
YorkCentrai train was ditched near stan
ley last night by tree blown across tho
track, None OF the iifty-six passengers
were seriously hurt
, 1890-04-17

TROOPS CALLED FOR.

Washington-W, Logan, at Hillsdale
Whatcom county.
, 1890-04-17

orcgon.-O. Deyant, Alba, UmatilIh
county; 5. Umstead, Iialsey, Linn
county; IL. Ii. Graves, Sheridan, Yam
hill county.
, 1890-04-17

W. e. Hill, of Seattle, Wash, Is in
Washington looking after the real estate
he owns In Washington city.
, 1890-04-17
Naval Appropriations.

The reason the West is generally op-
posed to the appropriations for naval
vessels, and particularly to limo Of battle
ships costing 100 600 each, is because
of the disregard by Eastern members for
anything In the West.
Representative Wilson, of Washing
ton. went to the chairman of the COM
mittee on naval affairs, and asked for a
hearing before the full committee upon
the Puget sound navy yard, but was re-
fused. the chairman giving as the reason
that anything like tho appropriation
asked for was out Of the question, and
that the demands of tho navy depart.
ment wero now more than
the country would stand The
chairman Acknowledged the right
of Puget sound TO a navy yard, but was
OF the opinion that nothing could be
done.
When the naval bill gets INTO the
senate it Will be apt to meet With more
or less opposition.
Senator Dolph, chairman of the coast
defense committee, is of the opinion
that money can be expended TO better
advantage than by building lortliica.
tions than in building large and expen
siye ships. He has already prepared
his fertilization bills as amendments
when the house fortific alton bill is con.
sidered in tho senate.
, 1890-04-17

The house committee on public lands
to-day decided to report fayorably Sena-
tor Vests Yellowstone Park bill, with
an amcndmon providing that tho Mon
tana Mineral railway shall have tho
exclusive franchise to build road from
Cinnabar to Cooke City, by the east fork
of the yellow stone river.
This action was something of n sur
prise TO those who were inter
osted in having .he strip OF
granted to any company desiring
to build. II is believed that the exclusive
proposition will we stricken ont in
the senate, and tho bill passed giving all
companies q right of way, or be killed
entirely.
quite scene occurred in the commit
tee this morning when man named
Phillips appeared and denied that there
was any mineral in Cooke city.
One of the Cooke City men said: ~
do not know who you are, but | want 10
say here that your statement Is a lic."
II looked like conflict for moment,
but ph Hips did not reply. II IL said
that the Northern Pacific desires TO build
branch tr "@oke City, and would do so
| if a general rieht-oi-way was granted.
A proposition was made to grant n
right-ot-wsy to all and preserve the
strip sought to be taken from the park,
preventing tho cutting oftimber upon it
and saving IL for irrigation purposes, but
| the plan of the Cooke City men, backed
by Mr.. Carter was agreed to.
| Chehaiis and Centrnlia Postonices.
MIR. Wilson has recommended W, II.
, 1890-04-17

CARo, April IA Messengors DECLARE
that the Mahdi has vanished md that
famine IN raging throughout the SoudaI,
, 1890-04-17

A postotlice was to-day established at
Loop, Okanogon county, wash, with
L. III. Pinkerton as postmaster.
, 1890-04-17

Now Mail Routes Established.
Representative Wilson, OF Washing
, 1890-04-17

Secretary Noble to-day rendered an
elaborate and exhaustive decision in the
case OF the Northern Pacific Railway
Company against Mathew Roberts who
claimed Il homestead right in section 3,
township 8, range ?, of the Helena,
Mont, land district The case involved
the rights of homesteader on lands
within the limits ofa railroad grant, on
which settlement had been made prior
to the filing nf the map OF definite loca-
tion. The company held that the term
homestead settler could only be applied
to those who had made entry in the local
land office of the lands claimed by them
prior to the Withdrawal of the lands
granted 10 corporation. Tho secretary
holds that the homcsteader's legal rights
date back to the time Of settlement. His
ruling in tho case is in line with the rul-
ing of the department. in the case of u
presumption made prior to the with
drawaI of public land,
, 1890-04-17

ton. has had established q daily mail
route ON the Spokane 4 Northern roHo'
from Spokane Falls 10 ColYllle, to begin
April 25.
4 daily service has been ordered at
his request, upon tho Fairhavon X ''edro
road.
, 1890-04-17
visiting ,ho National Capital.

q. W. Hunt, president and general
manager OF the Oergon u Washington
Railroad Company, ana +. W. Payne,
both oil Walla Walla, Wash, are in this
city.
, 1890-04-17
The River and usrbor nin.

The liver and harbor bill is about
ready TO he reported TO the house. Mr..
Hermann says that liberal provisions
have been made for Oregon, but the
figures are yet kept under seal 10y order
Of the committee Senator Mitchell 8
boat railway bill Is not In the measure.
Neither is tho Galveston bill us passed
by the senate, although provision Is
nude to carry on the work at 81. Mary.
The committee, however, have agreed to
take up the these bills at an early date
and consider them separately or as an
omnibus measure.
Oregon stands third In the list OF states
in tie size OF appropriations, and the
members Of the committee have in
formed Nlr Hermann that he would be
unwisc to try to force an appropriation
for boat raj way at this time. In fact,
when hc proposea an appropriation Of a
quarter Of million to begin the work
tho committee promptly voted it down.
, 1890-04-17

The Western men In congress arc
more or less stirred no overa order is
sued by Secretary Noble Withdrawing
from homestead and pre'emption set.
tlement all the iandsin the so-called arid
or irrigable lands west Of the one hum
dredih meridian. This affects he lands
in Western Dakota Nebraska and Kan
sas and also land In Montana, Idaho,
Washington and Oregon. although in
the latter state the area is small, This
withdrawal is made under the irrigation
, 1890-04-17
OUR INTERESTS
The Improvement Of the
Columbia.
THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Western Lands Withdrawn
From Settlement.
THE RIVER AND HARB0R BILL
The Silver Problem--Matters of
Special Interest to Washing
ton Readers.

Especial service OF the REVIEWS Wash ington
Press Burcuu.l
WAsHlHaroN, April 10. Senator Dolph
this morning reported a substitute bill
for tho improvement of the Columbia
river. II calls for an appropriation of
SO, ,3is, 600 for carrying to completion the
improvements projected at the mouth
of the river, with provision that not
more than 1900, 600 shall be available in
any one year. 1t also provides for
81, 200, coo for the locks at the Cascades.
with n provision that no more than
$500, 900 shall be drawn from the treasury
in any one year. These amounts arc
stated by the engineers to be necessary
to complete these important repairs in
the river.
, 1890-04-17

Had it not hoen ior Senator Eynrts
to-day, Sanders and Power might have
been sworn in. and Montana have had
representatives In tile senate for the first
time The venerable New YORK lawyer
has insisted all along that lie should
close the debate on the Montana case.
The democrats refused to talk any more
to-day, aud the roll call was begun,
when Mr, Eyarts entered and began his
speech, lie emptied the senate and the
gallery, and was followed by democratic
orators, who now intend TO talk until
they all get tired. Two or three names
were called, and tho announcement OF
pairs was being made when Mir Eyarts
stopped all further proceedings. The
Montana case would have been settled
in ten minutes more.
, 1890-04-17

Railway mail service has been estab.
lished between Spokane Falls and Col.
Vile, Wash, six shines week. via Pc.
one, Chattaroy, FoTcston and Chewelah.
, 1890-04-17

Tho COMMITTEES of republican members
ofthe house Will in few days confer
with tho senate committee and try to
reach an agreement on the silver ques-
tion, They have had several meetings,
and have about agreed on a measure that
will mean practically free coinage with
a few restrictions. They will prepare a
bill that they can vote for ana will vote
down all the amendments offered by the
opposition. IL is also intended to get rs
close TO the feelings of the republican
members Of the house Hs possible, that
there may be no friction. A favorable
sentiment toward silver by those who
were supposed To- be strongly opposed to
greater coinage is one OF the surprises OF
this congress
The silver men say that they believe
they will get bill very nearly sauslac-
tory to them, and that the republican
party will cham pion the measures. Just
what they mean, unless IL Is practically
unlimited coinage. is not known, but 1t
certainly means that the volume 1t sill
yer currency Is to be largely increased.
, 1890-04-17

The con dict between the Powell irri.
gationists and the ti-Powell geoloGisis
Il increasing. The other day the com.
mttee on agriculture had beiore them
Captain Dutton, of the United States
army, and an experienced man, who
knows all about the Workings OF the irrl-
CATION movement. lie says that, Of the
$4,000 appropriated last year for irri-
CATION surveys, only $4,000 was spent
ON irrigation surveys proper, the bal
anoe being used upon Topographic sur
veys for irrigation purposes. Topo-
graphic surveys are not necessary, but
Major Powell in sists that topographic
surveys must be made prior to the irri-
CATION surveys. 10 this, the irrigation
men object, and insist that the money
appropriated for irrigation must be used
for that purpose and not for the surveys
which MIR. Powell demands, The result
of the investigation now being made
may aid the men who are try to place
the irrigation work under the agricul-
tural department.
, 1890-04-17

Monlana--C. smith. at Harlem, Cha
teau county.
Wnshington-s, II. Myers, at HOT
Springs, King county.
, 1890-04-17

act of 1888, which snys that the secretary
shall withdraw the lands upon the re
quest of the superintendent of the geo
logical survey when ho states that tile
lands are irrigable and needed for rescr'
yoir purposes.
a large delegation, including repre-
sentotives from the Dakotas, Montana
and Washington, called on the secretary
to-day and asked him to rcscind the or
der, stating that no examination had
been made Of the lands Withdrawn.
The secretary said he would give the
matter further consideration.
Another order has also been issued de-
nying the issue of patents to homestead
ors and pre-emptors who have made en-
try and proof since the passage of the IT.
rigation law of lass in the district GOV
cred by the withdrawal.
The Western men arc generally of the
opinion that ajor Powell is carrying
irrigation matters with high hapd and
they want TO remove the control OF 1t to
the agricultural department.