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advises the substitute Of stipulated
salaries ia all cases.
lie reviews the legal proceedings
10 The case Of the Chilian steamer
Itala, and sums up as follows;
"Ipon the trial Of this Indictment
Il was held by the district court
there that the proceedings were not
in violation of the neutrality laws Of
the United States, because the enter
prise was a legitimate commercial
transaction; second, because the con-
prtssfonal party of Chill, not having
AT that lime received The recogni-
tion Of the government Of the
United States either as a govern
ment de jure or as belligerent, the
acts done by the representatives Of
and in the interest of that party, In
the way of hostiliiies against the
ChiIlan government,were not lin vio-
lation Of the statutes of the United
States. In short, that ii is only iu
the interests of government rec
oonized as such de jure or as a
belliqerent that the neutrality stat
ute Of the United States can be
violated. Without discussing the
proposition, such transaction is
legitimate commerce. | venture the
suggestion that IN case of a serious
injury to the commercial or other
interest Of nations with which we
are ut peace by ships fitted out in
our harbors, the plea of such non-
recognition is very sufficient an
aver. If the constructor given to
these statutes by the trial court shall
be sustained on appeal, the statutes
should, ] think, be- amended"
He reports five suits commenced
under the act of August 7, 1885, re-
quiring that all telegraph lines be
subsidized by the government by
and through their own respective
corporate officers and employees to
maintain and operate for railroad,
governmental, commercial and all
other purposes such telegraph lines,
aud requiring the encouragement
by the proper proceedings to prevent
any unlawful interference with the
rights and equities of the United
States in relation to such telegraph
lines.
DOUBLE MURDER.
LAJuNTA, Cal, Dec. II. kit
Carson, IT., son OF the famous old
scout Of the same name, yesterday
killed his father-in-law and mother
in-law, and then made good bis
escape. About one year ago Carsor
married Miss Susie Richardson, and
because of his drunkenness and
cruelty she was compelled TO return
to her fathers home. Yesterday Car
son went to Richardson's house and
demanded his wife. The old man
refused, when Carson shot him,
the ball passing through both hips.
Mrs. Richardson hurried to the room
and was shot directly through the
forehead.
FIRE IN SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, Dec. 1.-THE Me
chanics' Mill company's large fac
tory on the tide flats was burned last
night, but the big sawmill attached
was saved. For time the Seattle
Boiler works, marine ways, sawmill
of the Seattle Dry Dock and Ship
Building company, the tug Blk,
which was on the ways, and Moran
Bros foundry and machine shops
were In imminent danger. All this
property Is oyer the tide flats, nearly
half mile from the shore line. and
Is only reached by wharves aud
bridges. The city water mains have
not been extended to these factories
and only small private mains were
available. The fire-boat saved the
sawmill. The loss of the Mechanics
Mill company Is $4,000, with an
insurance of $2S,000.
LECTURER RoRK SPEAKS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1l.-At a
meetlngof the executive committee of
tho farmers alliance, State Lecturer
Rork, Of Oregon, made long address
on subjects of interest to the alliance.
Heillustrated most ofhls statements,
especially on financial Questions, on
the blackboard. He dwelt at length
upon the duties of the people in
regard to prohibition and upon the
contest the farmera must have with
the moneyed spectators, who OPP
pose them by securing legislation for
their own benefit. He upheld the
nihillsts of Russia, as they were
fighting for the government Of the
people. Churches and schoolhouses,
he said, We're frequently built by
popular subscriptions, which was
more than the true mean
Ing OF socialism, He took 20 task
The schools which were supported by
The government but In which moth
Ing concerning the working OF the
government was taught.
TO FRANCE.
LONDON, Dec. 1l.-Lord Dudehn
has been appointed British Ambuss-
ador 10 France in place Of the late
Lord Lytton,