Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-08
NEWS BY WIRE.

| tsry post and haFboT deieDses at san Diego and report the cost thereof to Congress, passed.
 Ten thousand khoemakers are on a I strike in London feT sn increase in wages.
 A Nev York special from Bristol says Adeline Patti is lying very i'll ct hotel here. She caught severe cold while crossing the channel be- tween Dover and Calais. Dr Freier- ! ick Love, who is in attendance, re ports unfavorably as to her condition.
 NEw HAvkE-Geo. M. Bradley. who was the frat patient in this section to receive the lymph innoculation, died to-day, and the son of Prof. Blake, another lymph patient who has been under treatment for nearly two months, is at the point of death, wAsHISGTox-Mr. Bland has ex- pressed his belief that the silver bill had enough of supporters to pass it on s direct vote. He hoped to get the bill out of the hands of the committee by next Wednesday.
 A party of fifteen Indians from the Pine Ridge agency, passed Chicago yesterday en route to Washington, to talk to the President and Secretary of the Interior. Gen. Miles said that this manner Of dealing with the Pine Ridge Indians takes the matter entirely out of his hands and he knew nothing ot this band. He did not belIsye the President disapproved of the sasPen- sion of Col. Forsythe and declares | Forsythe has not been yindicated. as the report of the inspector when made public will show.
 Last night ali over the northwest and in St. Paul the mercury fell from 15 to % degrees below zero, and this l morning il was about seven below. The Manuel Dublan, plying be- tween San Diego and Ensenada Lower California, has arrived at San Diego, bringing word that Captain w, H. Nelson was arrested by Mexican i officiais Saturday, OH the charge Of smuggling S3j0o in gold bullion, which WAS iuund on his person. The steam l CT, which carries the United States i alail and Is entered as being in Amer iean trade, was detained by the author l Isie' five and hall hours before the American and English residents sue ceeded ia securing Captain NelsOn's 's | release. Mexican officials cla I'll Nei- son has been engaged in smuggling for two years. This he denies. The gold belonged to parties at Alamo and Lo aD EnseRada banker, but the claim is that gold carried on the person is not subject to duty.
 wAsHISaToS, February 1, g p. m.- Chief Justice Fuller to-day announced that sbe Supreme Court has decided to grant the petition of counsel repre- seniing the British government for leave to file an application for writ 1 oI prohibition to prevent the District Court of Alaska from proceeding to | eerry out its deere, Of forfeiture made in the case Of the schooner Sayward. ] libeiled for nnlawfully taking seals within the waters of BehrIng Sea. The Court asked counsel at what date the rule requiring the Alaska cOurt to come here and shoH cause why the writ of prohibition should not be made gas refurnable. The Solicitor General of the United States wss an- xious to have it made Te nrnab!e st ! the earliest possible date, as was Mr, I Caldron Carlisle, iurior counsel for the parties who bring the case here. By mutual agreement the rule was made feturnable to the second Monday in i April. This settles merely the pre- Fiminary question of the right to bring this ease into csurt, snd tise matter ncw to bs se tied IS whether or no the Court siii decide that tbe writ of pro hibilion sisoGld issue. There must now be sn srgumeat. on the merits af the Behring Sea eontrpysssy. h am nouBclDg che s.elenninstEon of the Court the Chief Justiee said the afgu- n1ent had taken $ much wider range than was necessary; that tiis Court wss of the opinion that it had iaris- dietion by way oi prohibition under sectson 6ss Rsyssed statates. to re view the proceedings of the AIssks court.
 wAsHTsGTes--The Tepor. oi Che army officers detailed by Gen. Miles to .inves,igsss the fight between the In- l dians and tr0oas al Nsua4ied Knee