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Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the senate, on the 31st, resolution was
unanimously adopted declaring that it belongs
wholly to the people Of the Hawaiian islands
to establish and maintain their own form Of
government, and that any interference on the
part Of a foreign power would be considered as
an act unfriendly to the United States. The four
paragraphs OF the lumber schedule were dis
posed of, and the sugar schedule (E) was taken
up. 49,. In the house several bills of minor
local interest were passed and the bill for the
repeal Of the state bank tax law was further
considered.
IN the senate, on the 1st, the consideration OF
the tariff bill was confined to two long speeches
on the question of repeating the bounty on
sugar, the first by Mr.. Henderson and the sec
ond by Mr.. PETER. Mr. Hill gave notice of a
resolution for open sessions of the investigating
committee the connection of the Sugar
trust with the sugar schedule of the BILL. .
In the house speeches were made by MeSsrs.
BroSSiuS and Henderson against the repeal Of
the 10 per cent. tax law and by Messrs. Swan
son, Tucker and IZlar in favor of repeal. Sew
eral bills OF minor importance were passed,
and an evening session to consider private pen
sion and relief bills was held.
In the senate, on the I'd, Mr.. Hill made de-
termined effort to secure open sessions Of the
special senate committee on the Sugar trust
investigation, which was resisted by the chair
man and two members of the committee, and
went over without action. Discussion of the
sugar schedule occupied the remainder Of the
session. In the house after the passage Of
several private bills, the bill to repeal the state
bank tax was taken up and its discussion was
participated in by large number of members.
IN the senate, on the 4th, the whole day was
devoted to the discussion of the sugar schedule
of the tariff bill. 1t was agreed that the vote
on the amendments fixing the date of the re-
peal of the sugar bounty be taken at o'clock
on the 5th. that other amendments be under the
ten-minute rule, and that the sugar schedule
be disposed of before adjournment on the 5th.
In the house the bill to repeal the state
bank tax law was further considered, the re-
mainder Of the day being devoted to the trans
action of miscellaneous business
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

GEN. JOHN HEwsToN, an American,
was arrested in London on the 30th for
fatally injuring street musician
named George Burton. by driving the
ferrule of an umbrella into Burton s
eve. the man dying few minutes
later. Hewston was admitted to bail,
the case evidently being one of self-de-
fense.
WHILE still suffering from the effects
of the cloud burst of the Goth, Pueblo,
Col. was again visited, on the 31st, with
a still more destructive experience OF
the same kind which sent the floods in
the Arkansas and Fountain rivers high
err than ever and caused the loss of many
lives.
The grand jury at Birmingham, Ala.
on the 31st, returned true bill
AGAINST Mrs. Zettie Belts, the hand
some little woman charged with poi
soning her husband some time ago at
Bessemer. Mr.. Belts was married In
St. Louis. and his father and brother
now live in that city.
JULES SANDoz, a ranch postmaster at
Gravson. Neb.. was lodged IN JAN al
Omaha. on the 31st, by Deputy United
States Marshal Liddiard for embezzllng
postal funds He is accused of Issuing
postal checks and then getting them
cashed himself, and appropriating the
money to his own use
Louis GEBERDiNG, youth OF ~. Ia
tally shot Frederick Benstrop, his step
father. at Cedarville, Mimi, on the Both
Geberding wanted to attend Menorial
dav services, but Benstrop insisted upoil
his blowing. An alteration ensued
the man chasing the boy with pitch
fork. whereupon the latter seized re
yolyer and shot his pursuer,
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09
Corner Magazine and Race
The Darwin Theory.

The board of regents of the Texas
university recently investigated charges
made in private and from the pulpit
that Prof. Charles Il. Edwards, Of the
chair of biology, is teaching infdelity.
1t is alleged that he is teaching the
Darwin theory, and not orthodox sci-
ence Of creation as treated in the Bi-
BILE. Prof. Edwards is a Johns Hop
kins man, completed his education in
Germany. and has been in the Texas
university about a year. The matter
with regard to Prof Edwards resigna-
tion went over for final action.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09
The Killing of Banker Ross.

Mrs. r. G. Ross, widow Of Banker
Ross, of Scottsboro. Ala, who was shot
and killed at Stevenson, Ala, by the
SBelton boys last winter, has filed suit
against the Western Union Telegraph
Go. fer $4,000, claiming that sum as
damages for the non-delivery Of a tele
gram sent to Ross from Scottsboro, warn
ing him Of his danger. The impeach.
ment proceedings against Judge Tally
for aiding and abetting in the murder
will be continued in Huntsville, Ala.
July ,, when the supreme court will sit
for the purpose Of considering his ease.
Tally sent telegram to Stevenson to
the operator there not to let Ross es.
cape after the SHELTON boys started in
pursuit of him. This telegram follow
ed the telegram to Ross over which
Mrs. Ross claims damages. Judge
Tally was also indicted by the last
grand jury of Jackson county for mur
der. He gave himself up and promptly
gave bond for his appearance at thf
next term of court.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09
Terrific Storm IN Tacoma, Wash.

TACOMA, Wash, June 5.-A terrific
wind storm has occurred here, wreck
ing score Of houses and business
blocks and burying half dozen per-
sons under the debris. The yachting
sloop Constance, with four persons
aboard, is supposed to have been
capsized on Puget sound by the
violence of the wind At Olequa,
Chehalis. Centralia, Ellensburgh and
other points on the Northern Pacific
railroad over dozen houses and stores
were blown down. The storm was ac-
companied by heavy rain, thunder and
lightning. The velocity Of the wind
was "a miles an hour. Many fishing
smacks were washed into the bay from
the PuYalupe river.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09
Killed His COachman.

Will Lunsford, who il one Of the ex-
ecutors to his fathers estate, one of the
largest estates in Birmingham, Ala,
shot and killed his coachman, Arnold
Taylor, negro. Lunsford made the
negro clean horse, when the negro
complained, saying that he had to take
his mistress children to Sunday-school.
Words followed, when Lunsford pulled
out pistol and shot the negro twice,
killing him. Lunsfard gave himself up.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09
A KANSAS TWiSTER
| Cuts Wide Swath and Does Much Damage
Three Men Crushed to Death.

FORT SCoTr, Kan, June "a cyclone
struck six miles northwest of this city
yesterday afternoon, cutting a clean
swath and doing much damage. Full
reports are not yet in, but it is learned
that three men were crushed under a
falling house in which they had taken
refuge. Growing crops in path 10C
yards wide were leveled, and houses
and barns in the way of the storm were
blown from their foundations. At
Union stone quarry Thomas Hodges,
John Warford and E. d. Slater were
badly hurt by timber from Warford's
house falling upon them. Live stock
was killed and injured.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09

'4k determination of Mr.. Asquith
! NJ british home secretary, in refusing
.yptn thc Maybrick case or even to
"a "a dt aihdavits which have been sub
y, ..,eO~ throws a strong light on En-
'Na methods of procedure in criminal
@s I'M n that country when convic-
II mas been secured, the case for the
senlned Is practically closed, in 9TH
DoUS' the administration of the law
,.n.1 ! rlere IS, according to their notion,
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09

=. sL' d few months ago John Y. Nc
vas boss in high feather in
4. s,ssend' .s \. y, with strong pull in
4 ',a'e "a To-day he is in Sing Sing,
), TIaVeSend has been consolidated
,r, LpIooklyn. Coney Island no longer
N ueavy tribute to boss, and has
~ Iaue respectable. Mckane's best
i.,.a YusIlce Summerfeld, has surren-
f,s - " brooklyn's sheriff, and is like
.f~s i i PRISON. No wonder the New
I'm i .s posses are seeking the seclu-
Y o. private life.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09

LAWSUIT over DR.. Emin's papers
"a been begun in Berlin. One claim
o'N Ferida, Emin's daughter by an
Dy~lnlan woman, and generally re-
'aed as his heir; the other is a woman
ag IN Constantinople, who asserts
Y she was Emin's legal wife, and
%uces a certificate signed, apparent
oy hmln to prove the legitimacy of
w enid. Paulina. The proof in the
'"tf case seems to be complete.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09
FOREST FIRES.
Doing Damage Along the Northern Pacific
In Wisconsin.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, June 5.-Forest
fires started Sunday about Is miles out
Of the city on the Northern Pacific rail
road, and are gradually working to-
ward the city. All day Sunday great
clouds of smoke obscured the sun and
under the strong wind the flames made
good progress. The wind has changed
and is driving the flames back, but be-
fore they are under control large tracts
Of valuable pine will be destroyed.
The timber along the Mesaba ~ North
ern railway iB also burning.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09

WESTERN boys at the Annapolis naval
'ademy are holding their own in good
Fle. A Wyoming cadet graduates at
De head Of his class this year, and
nong the first twelve are seven other
isteTn boys. \ Tennessee cadet ranks
S' n the engineering division and he
followed BY Texan, a Georgian and
d. aldah0an in the order named.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09

~ n Oollederate officer on the Gettvs-
1 Rdlleneld Rahh. commission, Maj. VIM.
ss3 Vi.lS' OF North Carolina. has is
fs,an. circular letter asking for the
IN A., ''ureSS OF all confederate Off
.&sb.tr men still living who were in
III, ,ie i ana for their cooperation in
&o[ - W INES, positions and evolu-
ss,.s ~ y, thelr regiments. The land
sned u8et'ysburg will thus be pre-
sanr LILLY all0 no doubt the field before
1'ary park i''7 Lid 'iohai
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09

A COMMITTEE of the Presbyterian gen
eral assembly now contemplate the
creation Of denominational religious
trust AT the rate we are now moving
all the corner lots in Heaven will soon
be gobbled by class of people whose
sole aim seems to be to figure as the
unscience-keepers Of others.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09

srcprTARY Morton has annihilated
-. Of the traditions of the agricultural
,asrtment. and has encroached upon
+ime,honored custom in the foreign
s.e Of the government. He has or
;ed that all reports and communica-
srs from his department be typewrit-
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09
In Search of Her Mother.

Mrs Mary White, accompanied by her
little daughter, years old, and carry
ing baby ! year old, arrived at Deca-
tur, Ala, a few days ago. They had
walked nearly the entire distance from
Texas, nearly 1000 miles. and had been
nearly two months on the way. Mrs.
White is in search OF her mother, who,
she says. lived in Decatur twenty-one
years ago and whose name she gives as
Mrs. Darkis Smith She claims to have
been taken away from her home by her
grandmother when she was years old,
and taken to Greenville, Hunt county,
Tex, twenty-one years ago She says
at one time, when she was almost
grown, she heard from her mother
She says that her mother was born and
raised in north Alabama, and that her
mothers name was Putnam before she
was married.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09

RUSSIA has one policy which would
m1mmend it to American labor re-
Mers. No employer can reduce
MS or discharge his men without
niying the government, which tries
. find places for discharged help.
his is state aid for the unemployed;
uistill Russia is not Elysium.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09

7EKelly commonweal army were SC
veil received and fed in st. Louis that
they found time to resurrect some OF
their old dissentions with the result, al
list accounts, of probable split, por-
Ton adhering to Col Speed and start
Hg on their own hook to make their
ray to the Mecca Of the ''industrials. =
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09

kIF steam and electricity were not
rrding out the horse rapidly enough,
new competitor must arise in the
anal The stecd Of the desert has re-
emily been introduced into Russia,
where his cheapness and toughness
make him a capital beast of burden for
rough farm work.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09

crv KELLYs visit was not an un-
Ia evil to st. Louis, after all. The
= hospital has few more patients
nj NJ tbe city jailer must feed two or
,s,se more prisoners: but, then, the
@,v rot rid of couple hundred tramps
rso went off as recruits.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09
TERRIBLE LANDSLIDE.
Ten Houses Precipffated into Red Rive
in the Province Of Quebec.

MONTREAL, Can, June 5.-News from
Charlevoix county. 90 miles below, re-
ports a terrible landslide has occurred.
Ten houses, it is said, were precipitated
into the Red river, and that there has
been great loss of life. Details are
lacking, but the occurrence is similar
to the accident that happened at St.
Adams about month ago. The houses
were carried away at Brannoir, where
the stream Of that name joins the Red
river There is no telegraphic commu-
nication with that place, and news is
meager.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09
Gen. jackson and Cotton Bales.

A New Orleans citizen writes the
Picayune Of that city as follows:
At meeting of the Historical society, the
question was raised as to whether cotton bales
constituted n part of Jacksons breastworks.
The writer was informed in the summer Of 1911
BY the late Mai. Smith Gordon, leading citi-
zen Of Rapidcs parish, who was among the
volunteers from Rapides parish, that the
only cotton bales in Jacksons works were at
the river end OF the works The reader will
perceive that 1871 was only twenty-six years
after the battle. Maj Gordon, being then a
man of clear intellect, there could be no doubt
of the truth of the information.
PHILIP YEISER.
Corner Magazine and Race streets.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09

rBr steamship Lucania is still the
.,nst of the feet. Her latest record
r :, "a knots in 1873 hours shows that
=. could steam away handily from any
's;nc 4 with guns on board much larger
IN +orpedo boat.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09
Giving it to a Texas Murderer.

Jack Crews was convicted at Gaines
Vile Of the murder Of Mrs. Thomas
Murrell, and the penalty fixed at life
Imprisonment. He was convicted Of
the murder Of Thomas Murrell, few
days before, and given the death
penalty, and will soon be tried for the
murder of Morgan Murrell.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09

SAM is not boasting as much of
'.- NOR plate as he used to. But it is
y at+pr Of graduation that he discov-
! ,be defects himself instead of wait
a'a 80 have an enemy point them out
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09

Indiana miners who are of the
~ pm that proclamations don't go
p IA remember what happened to the
'.i '-asend statesmen who thought in
" .ore didn't 90.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09
Held BY Canadian Authorities.

DR.. G. y. Howard. the high priest Of
occultism. who dupeda a number Of prom,
inent ST. Louisians some time since. and
who il wanted in Fairfax county, Va.-
Is in the hannds Of Canadian authcgt
tics
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09
A Bid for Mcbride.
Troops in Waiting-Five Nonstriixers As
sassinated

HUNTINGTON. w. Va, June 4.-The
governor has the local troops under
arms, and train is waiting to rush
them to Kenova bridge at the first in
dication of trouble. At 10 o'clock the
Wellston miners had not appeared at
the bridge. Five miners at Powellton
who had refused to strike were killed
to-day hv parties in ambush.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09

PORTLAND, Ore, June 5.-The waters
in the willamette and Columbia rivers
continue to rise and Portlands danger
is now greater than ever. The entire
wharfage property along the city fronts
where immense stocks of goods are
stored, is in imminent danger Of col
lapsing Front and First street mer-
chants who thought they had their
goods in positions of safety in the up
per stories of their buildings dur
ing the first stage of the water
are now making superhuman efforts to
save them and remove them to safer
parts of the city, as it is feared that
the water will undermine the build
ings. In the north end. where so many
small dwellings are submerged. sec
tions of floating sidewalks are used as
RATS Many people who can not afford
to buy boats or pay ferriage are build
ing fatboats. All along the line of the
Columbia there is but one story told
and retold-continual rise of the rush
ing water
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09

&spciaO !, I'M. WHITE. the New York
|, dss ), mus. must be on top once more, as
alan l''eHly donated five thousand
.as deaco, - hnoX college in Illinois.
Ems Ems, n 6nt haS had lots Of ups and
2 II he generally manages to be
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09
THE LABOR TROUBLE.

Wild Reports of Trouble From the Shell
burn (Ind) District-Returning Troops
Held for Duty-Threats Against the
Kenova Bridge-A Sheriff Who Says He
Can Manage the Strikers-Strike News
From Various Quarters.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 4.-The
widest reports come from the Shell
burn district tonight of trouble with
the striking miners. Co. b. of this city
of the first regiment Indiana legion,
was due home from Cannelburg at 4:45
this evening, but had not arrived at
midnight, being stopped along with
Co. n, in Shelburn district to assist
troops there in coping with the dis
turbances of the striking miners, who
seem to bc on the verge of desperation.
The trouble at Cannelburg is over.
Adjt.-Ger- Robbins having broken
camp there and the entire trouble is
now centered at Shelburn and adjacent
country.
The freight train crew on the Evans
vile & Terre Haute road due here at
o'clock this evening from the Shelburn
district did not arrive till 10:30 tonight,
and the story they tell is a thrill
ing one. They were hauling
five loads of coal bound for
Terre Haute, the militia being
a little ahead on another train,
when suddenly. about two miles from
Farmersburg, an armed body Of miners
descended from hill and at the point Of
Winchester rifles compelled the engi
neer to run the coal train up a siding
on the coal branch. simultaneously a
bridge on the branch was set fire, and
the engine after leaving the coal had
to run through blazing fire of the
timbers to get to the main track.
Two shots were fired at the
cab, but neither the engineer
or firemen- were hurt. The proceed
ings were bold to an amazing degree,
almost under the eyes of the militia.
The troops charged back, but the min
ers retreated to the hills. Four of the
leaders were arrested.
The latest at midnight, is that the
militia are ready at a moments notice
for an attack and the greatest excite
ment prevails. The railroad company
is trying to repair the bridge tonight.
A Bid for Mcbride.
COLUMBUS, o., June 5.-The sheriff OF
Lawrence county, in which Kenova
bridge is situated, wired for troops yes
terday morning, but later withdrew
the request, as things appeared more
peaceable there. The miners commit
tee there have agreed not to do any
thing until after the meeting here to-
day. 1t is believed here that the strike
will be declared off to-day, although
President Mcbride boots at the idea.
1t is reported here that the operators
have agreed to support Mcbride for
congress in the Massillon district. Me-
Bride has Indignantly repelled all such
advances.
Troops in Waiting-Five NonstriiSers As
tod
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09
SHORT AND DECISIVE
Will be the Contest if it Comes to Force
Between the Authorities and Grip
pie Creek Revolutionists.

DENVER. Col, June 5.-At a late hour
last evening Gov. Waite declared that
he had come to no decision in reply to
the request of Sheriff Bowers for mili-
tary assistance. He received request
from Sheriff Radford of Las Animas
county, through T. d. Mitchell, of
Trinidad, for troops to quell the riot
Gus miners there The governor said
he did not think the situation war
ranted the calling cat of troops and de-
clined to act.
President Jeffery and Attorney Gale,
of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad,
held conference with the governor in
relation to the Cripple Creek situation,
but Of this nothing was given out
Calderwood disappeared from view
from the time he arrived in the city.
1t is now believed that no further effort
will be made at this time to place him
under arrest.
The city is full of rumors of the most
sensational kind. and little effort IS
made to deny them. 1t is believed that
no movement is contemplated by the
sheriff and his posse against the revo-
lutionists in Cripple Creek for several
days yet. The operators are planning 90
give him such thorough aid that the
contest, if it shall come to one Of force,
will be short and decisive.
The Marching Coal Miners-Refused to
Quit Work.
TRINIDAD, Col, June 5.-The march
ing coal miners are camped near the city
where they are receiving support from
the citizens Several hundred dollars,
100 sheep and thirty beeves have been
donated, besides quantities of bread.
The sheriff has released the thirty
miners arrested Saturday, though four
| leaders Of the riot will be held for
| trial.
The Hastings miners went to work
as usual yesterday, and it IS reported
that the Rouse miners again resolved
| not to strike
At Crested Butte, Col, a meeting was
held Sunday night, the miners voting
not to strike The committee threaten
| to order marching column into tha'
| camu and drive the men out.
At Spring Gulch, near Glenwood, II
| spite of the fact that there were l5e
| Newcastle strikers there to force tht
men out, the miners refused to qTI'
work.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09

RosEBERY says it's extremely
bo1o he the man of the future and
~ y olr difficult to be the man of the
lturelnely 'iii- "
Huntsville gazette., 1894-06-09
GENERAL DESOLATION

Has Full Sway In the Frazer River Valley,
British Columbia-AIl Previous Known
Records Broken-A Fleet of Steamers
Engaged in the Work of Rescuing the
Settlers, who Have Lost Their AI1-High
Water in Oregon. Etc.
VANCOUVER. b. c., June General
desolation prevails along the Frazer
river between Westminster and upper
end of the valley. The rise of water
continues and is now fully two feet
higher than all previous known records.
The lowlands at Kootenay and Okona-
gon are inundated, but not to the same
extent as Frazer valley, where the rise
of the river is fully fifteen feet, three
feet higher than in 1882. Col. Baker
in behalf Of the government, with a
fleet of steamers, tugs and scows is
RELIEVING DISTRESSED SETTLERS,
bringing their stock and effects to
places of refuge. The districts most
affected are Chilliwack, Sumas, Mats
qui, Downey and Nincmen. Railroad
traffic is paralyzed. The officials are
making strenuous efforts to maintain
through connections by utilizing river
steamers at points where the train serv-
ice is interrupted. That the conse-
quences 10 the trade Of the province
will be serious is admitted by bankers
and tradesmen generally.
THE GENERAL ELECTIONS
take place July Z. A special session
will possibly be called to consider the
situation, and public works will be un-
dertaken to give employment to farm
ers who have been flooded out. There
is an abundance Of provisions in the
cities, but there will be an advance in
prices, it is feared, if freight is unable
to come forward within the next few
days.