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The Forrest City times., 1892-04-01
To Test MichIgan's Gerrymander.

result of the recent decision of the Wisconsin Supreme court upon the constitutionality of the legislative ap- portionment act, the ''Gerrymander" law of this State will be brought be- fore the highest tribunal for decision upon its validity. The Republican county convention, which met here Saturday to elect delegates to the State convention, appointed committee for this purpose. It will bring up the ''gerrymander" of Houghton county whereby Calumet township was put in A ie pislative district with Keweenaw
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WAR CLOUDS LIFTED.
sALISBURY'S NOTE WILL EFFECT
 ASETTLEMENT.
Great Britain surrenders-Belief That the Trouble Is over-siiver De mocrats Protest Against a Gag Rule-senate and House.

WASHINGTON. March 3O.-The threat ened war between this country and Great Britain is off Such was the opinion in the Senate this morning. based on the reply of Salisbury, cabled from London The reply is very graceful back down on the part of the British premier. Considera ble surprise was expressed that Salisbury should have replied so soon after the presi- dents note of March %. lis doing so is looked epon as proof that Salisbury has all along been playing a bluff game and that he regarded the note in question in the light of an ultimatum. and naturally concluded that the sooner he threw up the sponge the better.
 Besides General Foster and Senator sherman, Secretary Blaine, Senator Frye. member of the Senate Commit tee on foreign relations, and Represent atlve Blount were in conference with the President. They had under con- sideration the terms of the reply to the proposition of Lord Salisbury respect ing the question of damages before the arbitrators as affecting the renewal of the modus vivendi.
 The President will prepare his reply and submit it to the Cabinet to-day and then in all probability will send it to the senate. He may demand further concessions from Lord Salisbury, but until he does, the majority of the Sena- tors believe that he will express himself satisfied with the reply Should he do so the treaty viii be ratified at once and the war cloud which has been lowering above the nation for some time past will fade into an irridescent dream.
 The British man-of-war Warspite, flagship of Rear Admiral Hotham, left Santa Barbara yesterday morning and will arrive at San Francesca to-day on her way to Behring Sea.
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To Test Michigan's Gerrymander.

HoUGHToN, Mich, March 2s.-As Q result of the recent decision of the
 Wisconsin Supreme court upon tho constitutionality of the legislative ap- portionment act, the ''Gerrymander" law of this State will be brought be- fore the highest tribunal for decision upon its validity. The Republican county convention, which met here Saturday to elect delegates to the State convention, appointed a committee for this purpose. It will bring up the "gerrymander" of Houghton county whereby Calumet township was put in a legislative district with Keweenaw
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Free Wool to Be Voted on April ee.

WASHINGTON, April 3o.-The Springer Free Wool bill will be brought to a vote April % and 23. Chairman Springer is on the program to close the debate. Mir. Springer expects to be sufficiently improved in health by that time to fulfill the task. Although still nervous and weak he is improving steadily and will leave the city Friday for Fortress Monroe, where recupera- tion is expected to be more rapid. The binding twine and cotton bagging bills will then be pushed to vote, to be followed perhaps by other specific bills
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Invalid Caught in a Fire.

BRAzID, Ind, March 30.-Pat Con- ners, living near Hoosierville, this county, was killed in a fire at his house Saturday evening. All of the family were away from home except Mir. Con- ners, who was so crippled with rhuma- tism that he seldom left the house. He was very low and lay in bed vainly hoping for assistance to arrive until he saw the flames coming closer toward him. With a superhuman effort he crawled from the buring building and was found shortly afterward suffocated by the smoke. The monetary loss is 1000.
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piphtheria in a Michigan College

LANSING. Mich, March 29.-There are three marked cases of diphtheria at the agricultural college and quaran- tine has been established at that insti- tuition. A few days after the college closed for the winter vacation last fall two brothers named Williams were stricken with this disease and one of them died. A half ton of sulphur was burned and other measures taken to was evidently not successful, as the first of the present cases broke out in the room in which young Williams died, while the others are in it's immediate vicinity
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pardoned by the pr.,Id,,t.

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-The Presi- dent has granted a pardon to D. A. Grady and Garnett Brady, of Illinois. convicted of violating the internal rev enue laws; in the case of La Fayctte Feel, convicted of manslaughter and sentenced on Jan. Is, 1869. to six years in the penitentiary. In the case of K. A. Allen, of Illinois, sentenced June ei, 1890, to two years imprisonment for violation of the postal laws he has denied a pardon. and also to A. c. Green. sentenced July l, 1891. to two years Imprisonment for counterfeiting.
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INDIANA INDICTMENTS FOUND.
Two Ex-onicisls Charged with Attempt
 ing to BrIbe Jurors.

WASHINGTON, Ind, March 2o-It was learned to-day that Frank Sinken, ex-President of the board of County Commissioners, and Grandson Cosby had been indicted on a charge of attempting to bribe jurors in the Davless Circuit Court It is all legged that SinlSen, in company with Cosby appeared before the attorneys for Mrs. Meyer in the damage suit of John W. Greater of Vincennes, and offered the sum of $500 10 have jury so fixed as to render verdict favorable to the plaintiff. Sinken is one of the wealthy farmers of this county. The accused will have hearing before Judge Hefron Tuesday.
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that day, thus allowing full vote ts be had.
Ru..la MouId Aid us.

wAsHINeToy, March 2s.-It was rs- ported on good authority last night that the President has been given by the Russian Minister assurances that the Russian government will cooperate with this government in the matter of pro tecting seal life in the Behring sea The Russian Minister is credited with the assertion that his government would add four men-of-war to the fleet of six ironclads now at Vladivostock
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To Manufacture whaleback Cars.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, March 2s.- Representatives of the American Cyl- indrical Car company will manufacture here. The land company will donate ten acres of land and erect buildings costing sloo,oo0. The car company is to employ 500 men. The product will be whaleback or cylindrical cars, freight and passenger, steel plates. and structural iron for the same to be fur nished by the plant at stipulated price for term of years. Postmaster General Wanamaker is the heaviest stockholder in the company.
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Wisconsin Alliance Convention.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, March 30.-Dele- gates were gathering here all day yesterday for the State convention of the Farmers Alliance which opens to- day. State Treasurer W. F. Donahue, of Star Prairie, who is one of the dele gates, says thirty or forty counties will be represented and there will probably be hundred delegates. State Agent F.. F. Newell of New Richmond will ex- ploit plan for starting an Alliance store in every county in the State.
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Banked Too Much on Faith Cure.

GOSHEN, Ind, March. 2s.-Faith cure has gotten in its work again in the sad case of Mrs. Frank Andrews, of this city, who died to-day of puerperal fever, her babe having died two days ago. She and her mother were firm believers in the power to cure possessed by Thomas Self, faith cure doctor of this city, and would not listen to the husband, who wished the attendance of regular physician til the last mo- ment when she was too far gone for any hope of recovery.
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ABANDONS THE BILL.
Eulenberg's Sensst ionai Announcement
 In the Landtag.

In the Landtag.
 BERLIN, March 30 The landtag has not witnessed in many years such an exciting scene as yesterday when the new Prussian premier announced that the primery education bill had been abandoned. Von Gutenberg was received on his first appearance as head of the Prussian ministry with signs of general respect. He is man whose man. ner and appearance impress favorably, and with the exception of the social democrats the members of the landtag have no prejudice against him person. ally. Even those who dislike the aris- tocracy as such respect Non Eulenberg for his literary culture. Therefore the first impression seemed to be favora ble. He announced in clear and un- equivocal language that the govern ment had decided to abandon the school bill. The statement had an electric effect Everybody had ex- pected that the educational bill would be postponed indefinitely, but the declaration that it had been abandoned was almost universal sur prise. The national liberals were de- lighted; the ultramontanes could not conceal their anger They had not anticipated such straight blow from the government, and a storm of misses greeted the premier's announcement The national liberals cheered loudly and both parties got so excited for time that it seemed as if some might be provoked to personal violence. The premier took everything calmly and waited until the excitement had auieted down. Then he proceeded with other business
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roo SINFUL TO PREACH.
Serious Charges Against . Ministsr oJ
 CIarkson, Mich, Sustained.

GARRISON, Mich. March 2s By . committee of his own ministerial peers the Rev. Rodney D. Robinson, we'll known Methodist clergyman, has been found guilty of grossly immoral con duct and teaching and expelled from the church.
 Robinson is over 60 years old and has a wife and three children. He has al- ways borne good reputation until recently, when scandalous reports of his conduct have been noised about. His trial has been conducted secretly in this city this week. the finding be- ing made public to-day. Charges of seduction and infidelity were made against him, but are said not to have been sustained His immoral conduct IS understood to have consisted of im- proper approaches.
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RIoody BatfIe in China.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 30 -Ac- cording to advices just received from the bloody engagements recently fought between the imperial troop ssand rebels in northern China re- suited in the slaughter ofseveral thous- and rebels The imperial army los t only five killed and forty five wounded. Over $, 1000 rebels were put to beath with the sword, and 500 were actually burned
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DETROIT FIRE BUGS CAUGHT.
Bloom Brothers Confess to Having
 Burned Twenty-three Buiidingr.

DETROIT. March 30-The fire bugs who have terrorized Detroit for the past few weeks have been captured at last. sunday night patrolman gave chase to three men seen near Gray X Baffys furniture factory, which had just been discovered on fire. By the aid of others they were captured. and gave their names as John and William Bloom and Edward Daniels. Their ages are respectively r, l9 and 23, and the Bloom boys have confessed that they had set fire to twentv-three buildings this year. Daniels had not been implicated and was released. The biggest fire was that of the Beeeher elevator, loss of slo0,000, and from that down to s200. They were all office buildings and warehouses or barns, to which the boys applied oiled rags.
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Senate in Secret Session.

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-There was a much larger attendance of Senators than usual at the opening of the Senate yesterday, and an appearance of grave preoccupation of mind was manifest. especially on the part of the members of the committee on foreign relations The morning business was hurried through in perfunctory way, and in less than half an hour after the journal had been read the Senate, on motion of Senator Sherman, went into secret session.
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BURNED BY GASOLINE.
Awful Fate of Turnkey Lsrds' Son as Adrian-Mother and Daughter Injured

AWtui rate or Iurnkey Lor0o Son ot
 Adrian-Mother and Daughter Injured
 ADRIAN, Mich. March 2s.-This morning while Mrs. Henry Lards, wife of Turnkey Lards of the county jail, was cleaning the carpets of one of the rooms at her home on Erie street with gasoline gaso- line stove in an adjoining room exploded. Her two children. boy of and a girl of 3 years, were in the room with her. In an instant the room where the mother was at work was ablaze. The clothing of all three became ignited and the mother and elder child ran scream ing into the yard, forgetting the little boy. Neighbors came to the rescue, but not until the clothing had been burned off the mother and little girl. The little boy was burned to crisp. Mrs Lards and the girl are thought to be fatally burned
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Eioped with tn. Hired Man.

KEYSTONE, Ind, March 2s.--Bert Ab- shire. wealthy farmer. had in his employ 8 farm hand by the name of John Providence. Yesterday Mrs. Ab- shire and the hired man ran away to- gether. They drove to Pennville, this county, there registering as man and wife. Abshire, accompanied by soms friends, overlook them there. Provi- dence was arrested. Mrs. Abshire Is 40 years old, while Providence is 24.
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Through Detroit River.

COLCHESTER, Ontario, March 3O-- The City of Detroit of the Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigating company left Detroit at : o'clock yesterday morning, passing here at 7:30 o'clock. This is the first vessel of the season to pass out of the Detroit river into Lake Erie. and it may be considered the opening of navigation. The weather is clear and mild, and there is no ice in sight from here.
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EXODUS FROM MEMPHIS.
Recent Riots Cause General Emigra'
 ton to Oklahoma.

MEMPHIS, March 2q.-The recent riot here and the shooting of the negro prisoners have caused large exodus of negroes from this city and vicinity to Oklahoma. This morning 656 people crossed the Mississippi and started via the old military road to Oklahoma Be- fore leaving the Tennessee shore divine services were held. Over two thousand negroes have left here for Oklahoma since the lynching and the exodus shows no signs of abatement
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DEATH OF EDITOR MuNFoRp.
The Veteran Publisher of Kansas City
 Passes Away.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, NJ lrch 29.-Dr. Morrison Munford, editor and pub fisher of the Kansas City Times from 1869 to 1891, died at his home yesterday afternoon after an illness of one month. He suffered from pneumonia, and after the disease had run its course he did not have the vitality necessary to re- cover. A week ago he rallied from what seemed the shadow of death. but the next day he sank lower. Only a determination to get well prolonged life until yesterday. He was reduced to a mere skeleton.
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Police Judge Barry oJ Lansing Removed.

LANSING, Mich, March 3O.-John D. Barry, Police Judge of Saginaw City, was to-day removed from office by Gov. Winans, who has just completed his examination of the testimony taken at the recent investigation into Barry official actions. The latter is declared to be guilty of extorting illegal fines, failing to turn fines collected into the city treasury, and of other misconduct.
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Alexander Mackenzie Dying.

TORONTO, Ontario, March 30.-Alex- ander Mackenzie, the eminent Cana dian statesman, is rapidly nearing the end. Up to ? o'clock on Saturday morning there was faint chance of recovery, but since then all hope has been abandoned and the only question now is how long Mackenzie's wonder ful vitality will resist the insidious ad. vapces of the disease
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vented a meeting of the rules commit tee in time to prepare, discuss and agree upon the contemplated resolution. The word was then passed that the resolution would be reported to-mor- row, but since then new stumbling block has been discovered. Such a resolution as Bland desires and as Crisp, Catchings and McMillln favor would be in the nature of cloture rule. An anti-silver Democrat recalled to the Speakers attention in private today the fact that the Democratic caucus decided that the gag power should not be exercised ex- cept upon petition from a major ity of the Democrats. Such a petition has not been made, and when Bland's memory was jogged he at once prepared q petition and started out for signatures. To his great sur prise he found many silver Democrats who refused to sign the petition. They said they did not want to go on record as voting in favor of any gag law. If the Free Silver bill couldn't pass on its merits. they were opposed to thrusting it down the throats of the anti-silver people. Bland argued with them and he is still arguing He hopes to win them over and to get the required ma jority If he fails, the committee will not, it is thought, bring in the resolu- ton.
 Speaker Crisp said, late in the day thot tho np rt,laS xvOpl1 not report the cloture resolution unless Bland secured the necessary petition He had told Bland SO Bland at first declared he would not get such peti tion. Later, however. he changed his mind and is still at work. Immediately the stealSer's decision be- came noised among the members there was joy in the faces of the antis, while the countenanees of the free silver men stretched to twice their natural length. It is regarded as another knock down blow in favor Of the antis, and one which precludes further consideration of the bill, not only for this session, but for the entire Fifty-second Congress unless Bland should secure the required petition. His doing so is regarded as improbable.
 The Republican leaders in the House are tremendously pleased at the out come. Mir. Burrows motion to to table the Bland bill gave the chance for every one to go on record. And the Republicans presented an almost solid front
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The House.

WASHINGTON, March 30 The Speaker submitted to the House letter from Mir Donovan of Ohio whose vote on the silver bill last Thursday was questioned. He stated that he was re- corded as voting in the negative on the motion to table the bill, and that he was not in the House when his name was called on this or any other motion to the bill. He was detained at home by illness and was not allowed to leave his room. The vote of Mir. Donovan as recorded did not affect the result.
 Mir. Blount of Georgia, from the Com mittee on Foreign Affairs, reported the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. Committee of the Whole. After the passage of several district bills the House adjourned.
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Rerlng Sea Arbitration.

WASHINGTON, March 2s The Sen ate. in secret session, reached practical agreement to ratify the Boring Sea arbitration treaty with a proviso that the ratifica- tion shall not take effect until an agree ment has been reached on the modus vendi issue. No formal action was taken on the treaty and it went over until Monday in order that absent Sena
 tors might be notified to be present on
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HERELEY IS INDICTED.
The Grand Jury Returns True Bill
 Against Him.

Against Him.
 CHICAGO, March 30.-One more name was added to the list ot indicted pub lie officials yesterday. Just before adjournment at ? o'clock the grand jury voted an indictment for bribery against Willard B. Hereley, of the city board of education, and chairman of the committee on janitors and supplies of that body.
 Owing to Judge Clifford's s absence the indictment was not returned to court. The presentment will be made when the grand jury meets at 10 o'clock to- morrow.
 The grand jury adjourned for the day well pleased with what had been done. States Attorney Longenecker declined to discuss the action of the grand jury or to say what had been done.
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Investigating the Carlsen Case.

SANTIAGO, Chile, March 3O.-United States Minister Egan is conferring with officials of the Chilean foreign said, after reading the evidence sub mitted to him by Col. McCreery, he did not intend to move in the matter ex- cept to refer it to the State Depart ment at Washington.
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Child Poisoned With Morphine.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, March 2s.-A dreadful accident which resulted in the death of the young daughter of Seymour Detchon of Kan sas City, who is visiting at the home of his father in this city, occurred last night. While toddling about, the little child drank the water from cup con- taining morphine and died after few hours of terrible suffering.
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Mckenna Has Resigned.

WAsHINGToN, March 30.-Represent- atiye Mokenna, of California, has ad- dressed a letter to the Speaker of the House informing him that he has for warded to the Governor of this State his resignation as a member of the House of Representatives, to take effect to-day
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Hor.swhippsd After H. R.tract.d.

ORD, Neb.. March 2s.-Orson s. Has kell, editor of the Ord Blizzard. was horsewhippcd in the postoffice last evening by Marcus E. Getter. Last week Haskell published an article re- fiecting on several residents of Ord, among whom was Getter. Haskell signed retraction, and before the ink was dry was assaulted by Getter.
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FIGHTING WITH TRAIN ROBBERS
BIrming ham Police In a Pitched Battle
 at Boyle's Gap.

at Boyle's Gap.
 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. March 30. Sunday night an attempt was made to wreck and rob a Louisville X Nashville passenger train at Boyle's Gap, three miles north of Birmingham. Last night a squad of nine policemen went up on the same train at l1:30, and news has just reached here that the robbers repeated their attempt and battle is in progress. Over 100 shots have been fired, though the results cannot be ascertained. Re achievements have been sent for and a special train is now leaving with ten picked men. The Southern Express company has been on the lookout for robbery along this line in Alabama for two weeks.
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Suicide of q Bride.

CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa, March 2s- Mrs. Fanny Sehade, a young married woman, committed suicide to-day by shooting herself in the forehead. It is supposed she committed the deed while in state of temporary mental aberra- ton
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Chicago Board of Trade.

CHICAGO March %. Wheat sold for May @ Size and of to 50Ac or lsac under the Friday closing the first hour May corn sold 39a.c and dropped back hc. Oats sold slightly lower. Pork held steady around S1015 to sl0171s for May; lard 62g3a; ribs, $500 same month
 Closing quotations were:
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Considering the Anti-Optiop Bill.

WASHINGTON, March 30.-Farmer Hatch's Committee on Agriculture to- day took up the consideration of the anti-option bill by sections. They did not get through with the sections de- fining options, but the Chairman thinks the whole bill will be finished this tvael
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To Reduce Duty on Tin Plate.

|, WASHINGTON, March 30 The Ways and Means Committee decided to report favorably to the House the Bunting bill, reducing the duty on tin plate from ? 2-lO to l cent per pound
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Wisconsin Republicans Meet May ,,

MILWAUKEE, March 3O.-The Repub- lican State central committee has issued the call for the State convention. 1t will be neld at the West Side Turn hall, in this city. on May 5. at noon. The convention will elect delegates to the national convention and nominate can didates for presidential electors.