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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-08-03

Thirty-odd years ago The govern.
ment turned loose In Arizona fifteen
camels, finding them unsuitable for
the work they had been expected TO
perform. They have now increased
TO upwards OF co. though In the
meantime many have been shot BY
hunters or captured BY circus men
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-08-03

A widow of Columbus Miss, has
brought suit for $4,000 against a
firm who sent her namu
to collecting agency to be placed ON
the list Of delinquent debtors.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-08-03
School Commissioners.

IN accordance with the provisions OF Section
~, Chapter iis OF the New Code, Superin-
ienient Z. X. Regan has appointed tho follow
ing school Commissioners for claiborne coun-
y for the ensuing four (4) yesrs:
l. y. Magruder for District No T.. q. W
Humphreys FOR District M. 2. q. T.. Lnm
lar District No. 3. }. +. McCaleb for District
~ Z. John I. Marler for District No. S.
Tie responsibilities aud dunes Of the Office
have been increased materially, and cOnse-
qncntly the board arc now paid for their SER
vices.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-20
GEN. KAUTz's SUCCESSOR.
Col. Frank Wheaton Promoted to the
Command of Columbia Department.

WAsHINGToN CRY, April 19.-The presi-
cent has sent to the Senate the noninl-
tion of Colonel Frank Wheaton, of the
Second infantry. to be brigadier general.
frank Wheaton was born in Providence, r.
l., May 8, 1883. He was educated in the COM
mon schools, became civil engineer. and was
engaged in California and in the Mexican
boundary surveys from 1850 till he was COM
missioned first lieutenant in the First United
states cavalry, March 8, 1855. He served at
Jefferson barracks, No., and in Kansas until
1896, and in the field against the Cheyenne ln-
dams till 1857, being in action near Fort kear-
ney, Neb He was on the Utah expedition till
August, 1855, on duty with his regiment in the
Indian territory, and then recruiting
vice till July, 156l. having been promoted cap
tain in March, He received permission to ac-
cept the commission of lieutenant colonel of
the Second Rhode Island volunteers in July,
lsSl; became colonel in the same month, and
took part in the battle OF Bull Run, also
serving in the principal engagements OF the
Army OF the Potomac, including the peninsula
and Maryland campaigns. He was appointed
origadier general of volunteers in November,
1861, commanding brigade during the opera
tions of the same army in ls63-64, and then
division of the Sixth corps, distinguishing HIM
sell IN the operations in the Shenandoah valley
IN 1851, and those that eliminated i'll
the surrender ut Appomattox in 1860 He
was brevetted major-general of volunteers for
gallant and meritorious services at the Opequa7
Fishers Hill and Middletown, Va. and receive.
orevets in the regular army to the grade of
maIor-general for the battles of the Wilderness,
Cedar Creek and Petersburg, respectively. lie
became lieutenant colonel of the Thirty-ninth
Infantry July 2s, 1866. was transferred
70 the Twenty-first infantry in March
1859. and promoted colonel of the
second infantry December Is, 1871
since the war General Wheaton has held corn
mands in Dakota, Montana and Nebraska. In
July, 1850, he was presented with a sword by his
native state for gallant services in battle. GEN
eral Wheaton is now stationed at Omaha, and as
soon as the nomination is confirmed he will
take command at Vancouver barracks, head
quarters of the department. OF the Columbia
Never before has there been such scramble for
generalship by the coonels, for this is the last
chance OF more than one OF them, their own re-
tirement being at hand. Brigadier- General
Stanley retires June l, 1892: Brisadier- General
kelton June "a, 1892, and Brigadier General Du
Barry December 4, 1892, and the candidacy of
the various rcgimental commanders will be
hotiy pressed. The appointment of General
Wheaton is a victory for Senator Henderson, of
Nebraskal
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-20
Seeking Reciprocity with Mexico.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 19.-The COM
mittee on foreign affairs today took ac-
ton looking to the further enlargement of
the reciprocity policy recently entered
upon on so extensive scale by the
United States. This time the republic of
Mexico is the country with whom it is
proposed to enter into closer commercial
relations and the committees recommen-
dation will be accompanied by joint res
olution and an interesting report in which
is exhibited the benefits to result to each
country from reciprocal trade relations in
certain commodities. The resolution, the
passage of which the committee recon-
mends, provides for a joint reciprocity
commission on the part of Mexico and the
United States. and requests the president
TO invite the government of the republic of
Mexico to designate three commissioners
who shall meet three commissioners who
shall be designated by the president. and
negotiate a treaty whereby greater reci-
procity in the commercial relations be-
tween Mexico and the United States shall
best be established. The president Is not
to appoint the commissioners ON the part
Of the United States until Mexico shall
have signified willingness to enter into
such treaty and has appointed commits
sioners.
The report suggests that concessions on
our part which would probably be o:
mutual advantage would be removal of
the duty on lead or the admission of wool
free of duty.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-20
Reclamation of Arid America.

WASHINGTON CITY. April 19-Special
Agent Richard J. Hinton's report on irri-
CATION throughout arid America will be
issued in a few days. The investigation
was carried on under the direction of the
agricultural department and was author
lied by congress IN 1890. The report is
interesting line drawn north and
south through the middle of North Da-
kota and through the middle of Texas
forms the eastern boundary of the arid
regions More land than is now under
cultivation in the entire country lies in
these arid regions. There are millions of
acres which need only to be irrigated to
make them wonderfully productive In
the last ten years enough progress has
been made in irrigation in California,
Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Montana,
Idaho and Arizona 20 show the entire
feasibility of the plan.
In the last seven years the United States
has increased the area of irrlgable land by
8, 800, 900 acres, but the greatest activity is
seen in the growth of important hydraulic
works. Lands under ditch" are reported
for 1881 as an estimated area of Is. .2S5, 207
acres. The largest proportion of this will
be made available for use in the next year,
and by the time of the opening of the
Worlds fair the United States NAV antici-
pate the reclamation by means of irriga-
ton of at least 1900, 900 acres of land
that, within the last decade, have been de-
clared by learned authorities wholly ire
claimable. Under the projected works, or
those partially constructed. nearly $780,
GOO acres may be added. In ali, as now
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-20
The Restriction of Immigration.

WASHINGTON CRY, April 19.-[Special.l
The outlook for the passage of a re-
strlctlve immigration law at this session
OF congress does not appear to be very
bright. The only thing accomplished up
to the present time is the introduction of
closely drawn measure restricting the
landing of undesirable foreigners, by Sem
ator Washburn, of Minnesota The pro-
visions of the Washburn bill have been
pretty thoroughly explained in every Sec
ton OF the country, and it appears that it
meets the approval of nearly all of those
who have given the matter careful consid-
Grafton, and who are friendly to a restric-
tive law of this nature. The bill intro
duced by Senator Washburn is supposed
to be the administration bill that is, it is
the bill that meets the approval of the
treasury department, and its provisions,
to some extent, were probably drafted by
assistant Secretary Nettleson, who has
had charge of the immigration business
for that department during the past
year. 1t will be remembered that
nearly ayear ago there was a vast amount
OF talk about the need of this country hav-
ing an immigration law passed that would
prevent the landing of ex-convicts and the
outcasts OF all kinds from every other coun-
try. The trouble with the Italians at New
Orleans was the matter that brought this
immigration law so sharply to the atten-
ton of the people of the entire country
A few days after the sensational occurrence
in New Orleans Secretary Blaine and SEN
ator Washburn had long conference
about immigration matters, and at that
time both of these gentlemen agreed that
it would be necessary for the present con-
gress 10 pass an iron-clad law. Soon after
this Senator Washburn made an extensive
trip abroad and visited nearly all of the
countries OF Importance across the sea.
While absent he made thorough study of
the situation and came back more than
ever impressed with the idea that a re-
strictive immigration law should be passed
at an early date. The treasury department
also sent commission to Europe, and
the members scattered to various countries
and gathered statistics which were after
ward presented in report to Secretary
Foster. The facts gathered by the COM
mission and by Senator Washbunn and
others interested in a fair immigration
bill have been drafted into the measure
presented to the Senate by Mr.. Washburn,
and if the bill can be steered through both
houses at this session it would be a very
good thing for this country. 1t is impos-
sible to state at this time whether this bill
will become q law before this session
closes, but Senator Washburn and others
interested in the measure will push it as
rapidly as possible. There is some doubt
in the minds of those who are keeping
watch of this matter that it will pass at
this session, owing to the dilatory meth
ods of the Democrats. 1t can be said,
however, for some of the better members
of the Democratic side, that they are just
as much interested in the passage of law
of this kind as are the Republicans.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-20
Arizona's Governor win Resign.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 19.-Governor
John \. Irwin, of Arizona, has decided to
resign the governorship of the territory
and return to Keokuk to take charge of
the extensive private business in which
he is interested with his father. He had
brief experience as a territorial governor
several years ago. having been appointed
governor of Idaho by President Arthur.
He had governed Idaho only three months
when he sent his resignation to Washing
ton City and, leaving the territorial gov
ernment in charge of the secretary of
state, went back to Iowa. Nine months
afterward he received from the secretary
of the treasury check for 81 800 in pay
ment of his salary as governor, his resig-
nation not having been accepted. Irwin
returned the check to the treasury depart
ment with the information that he had
not performed the duties of the Office and
did not consider himself entitled TO sal
ary. He was considerably annoyed when
he learned some time afterward that un-
der decision of Controller Lawrence, the
money had been placed to the credit of
the conscience fund in the general fund
of the treasury. Governor Irwin is now
in this city for the purpose of securing the
passage of an act to authorize the territory
of Arizona to fund its debt.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-20
Publisher Roswell Smith Dead.

NEW YORK, April 19.-Rosweli Smith. the
president of the Century Magaz inc Com
pany, died this morning of Bright's dis
ease. He had been unconscious for q
month.
[Rosweu Smith was born in Lebanon, Conn,
March 80, 1920. He was educated at Brown
university, and in 1850 married Miss Ellsworth,
granddaughter OF Chief Justice Oliver Els
worth. He studied law, and for nearly twenty
years practiced in Lafayette, Ind. He went 10
New York in 1870, and i'll connection with DR..
Josiah g. Holland and Charles Scribner estab-
hshed Scribhsr's Monthly, now the Csatury Ndgd-
zine. In 1873 he began the publication OF s.
Nicholas. The first organization was under the
firm name OF Scribner Il Co., which subse-
quently became the Century Company, with Mr.
Smith as president. Under his direction these
magazines enjoyed great popularity and an ex-
tensive circulation on both sides of the Atlantic
The greatest work undertaken by the Century
Company was the publication Of the Century
DietiouerVl
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-20
The, Seattle Canal Bill to Be
Favorably Reported.
ALLEGED TEST VOTE ON SILVER.
Free Coinage Senators Say That Hill
Has Declared Himself With Them,
Abuse OF the "Congressional Record" to
Be stopped-ETorts to Secure Rec
iprocity With Mexico-The Pinker-
ton Resolution Not Favored.

WAsuINGTcN CRY. April 19.-In antici-
patton of passage by the House of the
river and harbor bill, Senator Squire is
strenuously urging upon the Senate COM
mittee on commerce the necessity for
speedy action upon the bill to appropriate
$4,000 to begin construction of the canal.
which will ultimately cost So. 100000, to
connect the waters of Lake Union and
Lake Washington with Puget sound. The
committee will report favorably upon the
bill, and at the instance of Senator Squire
will incorporate it as an amendment to
the river and harbor bill when the meas
ure reaches the Senate.
The principal objection is said to come
from Senator Dolph, who fears congress
can not be induced to embark upon an
other project of this magnitude without
interference with the scope of the Colum-
bia river improvements, but Senator
Squire feels he has secured a majority of
the committee on commerce for the pro-
ierf
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-20

WASHINGTON CITY, April l9.-The House
committee on rules reported resolution
today setting aside all orders granting
leave to print in the Record. After some
debate the resolution was adopted.
The committee on rules also reported
resolution directing the committee on
civil service reform to report whether any
officials in Baltimore, who were found by
the investigation of the civil service COM
mission to have violated the law, are still
in office, and whether any such officials
were indicted and prosecuted for such vio-
lation; adopted.
O'Ferrall of Virginia then called up the
New York contested election case of Noyes
VS.. Rockwell, and gave notice that at the
end of ten-hour debate he would demand
the previous question. After Lawson of
Georgia. Johnston of Indiana and Bacon
of New York had spoken, the House ad-
iourned pending action.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-20
HILL SINKING IN THE MIRE.
Rockwell, His Servile Tool, to Be I'm
seated by the Democrats.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 19-FSpecial. i
The scenes in the House for the next two
days will probably be the liveliest of the
present session. The matter under con-
sideration is the Rockwell-Noyes contested
election case, and the outcome, it is pre-
dicted, will sink Senator Hill deeper into
the political mire than he is at the present
time, and will also widen the breach be-
tween the two Democratic factions in the
House.
1t will be remembered that Rockwell is
now representing the Elmira district, the
district in which Senator Hill resides, and
it will be further remembered that the
House committee on elections composed,
of course, of Democratic majority, re-
ported few days ago in favor of seating
Noyes, the Republican candidate. The
vote of the committee was I3 to
. in favor of Noyes. Senator Hill
has used every endeavor at his
command to force the Democrats in the
House to overrule the report of the cleo
ton committee and allow Rockwell to re-
tain his seat. This has been done in the
face of the best sentiment i'll the Democra-
tic party against allowing Rockwell to re-
tain his seat. The investigations in the
elections committee and the evidence sub
mitted from every other source show that
the Republican contestant, Noyes, is en-
titled 70 the seat
Hill has made personal fight and has
brought tremendous pressure to bear on
the members of the House to carry out his
designs in the retention of Rockwell. 1t
is claimed that if Rockwell is finally
seated Chairman O'Ferral OF the elections
committee and other Democratic members
of that committee who voted in favor of
Noyes will resign their places on that
committee. To-Day the Rockwell
men claim that they have a majority
in favor of their man, and that
the vote, which will probably be
taken on Thursday, will be in his favor.
The debate on this case will be i've hours
on side, SO that it will be impossible TO
reach vote before Thursday afternoon.
It is predicted that the debate will not
only be very hot, but that it Will take a
personal turn, and that Senator Hill will
be very warmly roasted by the Democratic
debaters as we'll as those on the Republi-
can side who are speaking in favor Of
Noyes.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-20

QUIScY, ILL.,. April 19.-Charles Aaron, a
prominent young farmer. living in Chola
township, near this city, was brutally
murdered this morning by negro doctor
named Smith. alias Jamison. who had
been attending his mother for cancer. The
killing grew out of dispute over the pay
ment of the doctors fees. Jamison shot
Aaron, killing him almost instantly. then
compelled Aaron's father, at the point of
a revolver, to draw a check for $780,
Neighbors armed with shotguns have
started in pursuit. Jamison kept up a
running fire as he retreated. Finally. after
a chase of three miles, a deputy sheriff
shot and seriously wounded him and sue
ceeded in landing him in jail here.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-20
ALLEGED TEST VOTE ON SILVER
The Mine Owners Representatives Claim
That Hill is With Them.

WASHINGTON CRY. April l9.-The vote
in the Senate today on the Kyle amend
ment to the Arizona funding bill has been
freely discussed since its announcement
Many gold men insist that the vote was
not a square test of the sentiment of the
senators on the silver question, but the
silver men claim a decided victory. Prob
ably the truth Is that the Senate stands re-
corded as opposed to any reactionary legis-
lation favoring god at the expense of sill
yer. The senators who opposed the amend
ment say they voted to allow the territory
TO manage its own affairs. The silver
senators say they lost several votes by this
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-20
Jack the Ripper in Chicago.

CHICAGO, April l9.-'Jack the Ripper"
talk is excited here by the finding of a
woman's mutilated body, nearly nude, on
the lake shore. The body had been ripped
open from the breast down and the legs
severed below the knees.
The remains, which were those of a COL
ored woman, were unidentified up to mid
night 1t is now thought by the police
that it was case of suicide, the remains
afterwards being mutilated by propel-
ler's screw, the testimony having been
given to the effect that such cuts could be
inflicted in this manner.
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IN THE SENATE.
abuse of the "RecOrd"-Indirect Test
of the silver Mems Strength.


of the Silver Mems Strength.
WASHINGTON CITY. April 19.-The action
of the House in excluding extraneous mat
ter from the Congressional Record was
brought to the attention of the Senate
today in the shape of resolution offered
by Sanders, instructing the judiciary COM
mittee to inquire if the publication in the
Record of copyrighted books without con-
sent of the proprietor is an infringement
OF the proprietor's rights, and whether it
subjects any person who sells the Record
to liability for damages.
As an indirect test of the strength of the
silver men, when the question came up on
kyle's motion to strike out of the Arizona
funding bill the clause requiring payment
Of interest in gold and inserting the
words, sin lawful money of the United
States" the motion prevailed, % to "a.
The vote was as follows:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-20
YEAs-2S.

After some debate the bill was passed, a
conference asked and Platt, Jones of Ar
kansas and Faulkner appointed con-
ferees on the part of the Senate.
Georges resolution, relating to the
causes of the low price of cotton, was
agreed to, also the West Virginia direct
tax bill and the bill to establish court of
appeals in the District of Columbia. The
Senate then went into executive session,
after which it adjourned.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-20
The Pfnkerton Investigation.

WAsHIYGToN CITY, April 19.-Majority
and minority reports on the resolution
proposing investigation of the Pinkerton
system will be soon made to the House.
The majority report will be adverse, but
the resolution will go on the calendar and
the Alliance members will try to get it be-
fore the House as soon as possible
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-20

reclaimed or in process Of reclamation,
there are not less than ., 600 acres.
At present California is at the front in the
matter of horticultural products, but
there is rapid growth of fruit culture
stimulated BY irrigation, and the profits
are causing the planting of large orchard
areas in Colorado. New Mexico, North
western Montana, Eastern Washington,
Southwestern Idaho and South Central
Ariznnn
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Victoria News.

VIcToRrA, April 19.-Owing to case of
smallpox on the steamer Empress of
Japan, which arrived here from China
yesterday. 5ls Chinese passenger. have
been disinfeeted and placed in Quarantine
at Albert head.
The present session Of the legislative
assembly will probably last ten days more.
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belief, and are really stronger than appears
from the vote
The feature of the vote was the dis
closure of the attitude of Hill, and the
silver men are much pleased to see him re-
corded on their side. German, who was
present, did not vote.