Tombstone epitaph., 1891-03-15
NEWS BY WIRE.

protection of officers.
 The President has directed the transfer of the military reservation of Fort Lowell, Arizona, 10 the Interior Department, for disposition under law.
 -"Old Chip" a Chippewa Indian, who was captured when young by the Winnebagos at home near the Cana dian border, and who was afterward held as slave by different tribes, died Thursday at the age of l05.
 Assistant Superintendent Flint, of the railway mail service said to-day that trains would run through on the line of heSouther n Pacific fICn tomorrow on time.
 Mail contractor Green reports that a Mexican woman and five children were drowned at Solomonville while endeavoring to cross the Gila river on a raft yesterday.
 It is the impression of many friends of ex-Gov. Murray 0: California that he will be the successor of Senator Hearst. Gov. Murray is q Kentuc. kian by birth and served in the Federal army during the rebellion, reaching the rank of Brigadier General at the age of 21. He was Uuited States Mar shal in Kentucky under Grant, and Governor of Utah under President Arthur. Being free flom factional connections in California, his friends consider him streng compromise candidate.
 The Secretary of the Interior to- day in lengthy reply to a question from General Morgan, Commissioner of Indian affairs, stated that he did not favor disarming Indians.
 -Attorney.General Miller has in formed the secretary ot the treasury that the alleged treatment of Hulgar. ian laborers employed on the con- struction ot a railroad near Pocahontas Virginia, is a matter for state supervi- sion only, there being no United States law covering such cases.
 Government officials are investi- gating the case of the wholesale lum- Der firm of Omaha, who are accused of attempting to secure by fraud thous. ands of acres of timber land in Wash. ington. The firm has been sending carloads of men to the coast, furnish ing them money and had them to file on timber lands which was afterward deeded to the firm. Agents of the firm have been at work in all the large cities employing idle men for the work. The company asserts that it has capital of $500,000 and with the timber thus secured intends to bull the market of the world with dressed lumber.
 The investigation of charges of corruption against Assemblyman Bru- ner by the Examiner is creating a great sensation just now in California Daniel and Lew Jones, accused of acting as brokers for the sale of police positions, were taken into custody and closeted for hours with the Chief of Police and detectives. "I would like to see what possible chance there is for any charge to be successfully made against Jones'" said their attorney They did not buy or sell votes or ap- pointments; they simply acted as the agent of the parties to the transac- ton, if they were connected with the matter at all" The Examiner repor- ter is charged with blackma.l.
 Bowie county, Tex, District Court has awarded Wm. Rector, q colored bootblack, $10,0OO damages against the Texas Pacific Railway company. Plaintiff was thrown from a train, and falling under the wheels had both legs cut off.
 The sheriff has sold at auction the effects of the New York, Limited Base Ball Club, on an execution obtained against it by Garrett H. Haight for $14,000. The office furniture and lease of ground and buildings brought $4O0O.
 The Census Bureau announc the population of Texas to be as follows: White, 1,741 ,000; color, d, 493, 900; In- dams, 766; Chinese, 727; Japane.e. 3. Total, 2,236,O00.
 The Chic river yeS!erdly recei, ed the ashes of Prof. Wilhelm, of Louis vile, Kentucky. According to the provisio n' of his will, his body was