Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 18, 1882, Page 1

PELULL L S Tar OMAHA DAILY BEE P ELEVENTH YEAR. OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNIN G, FEBRUARY 13 1882. 205 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Brief Proceedings in Congress Yosterday. Resuscitation of the Inherit- ance of BSecretary Frelinghuysen. In the Form of a Letter From Harl Granville to Min- 1ster West. Being an Bxhaustive and Hx- hausting Review of the Pan- ama Canal Question. Miscellaneons Notes of a National Character. CONGRESS. National Asoclated Pross. PROCEEDINGS IN THR SENATE. WasHINGTON, D. C., February 17.— Mr. Coke, from the cOmimittee on commerce, repc ted favorably the bill making an appropriation for cotinu- aace of the improvement at Galveston harbor, and it was passed. After the morning hour the senate went into executive session and re- mained until 4:30 p. m., and adjourn- ed until Monday. PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE. The speaker announced the regular order of business to be the motion to lay on the table the motion submitted at the close of yesterday’s session by Mr. Springer to reconsider the vote by which the house rejected the amendment offered to the npgortion- ment bill by Mr. Colerick. The mo- tion was carried—yeas 130, nays 114. All substitutes and pending amend- ments were voted down, and the bill passed as reported from the commit- tee, except that it gives 3256 members distributed under the old method in- stead of 302 under the new, or “‘Sea- ton” method. The following is a summary of the bill as fi. ally adopted: The first sec- tion gives 326 members, distributed to states as telegraphed in these dis- patches last night. The second section provides when a new state is admitted the representation assigned to it shall be in addition to this num- ber, 326. The third section provides that representatives be assigned from districts composed of contiguous ter- ritory, and containing as nearly as practicable an equal number of mhab- itants, Where no change in the rep- resentatives is made, the election is to be had by the old districts and old laws, unless a legis- lature otherwise orders. When the number of members under the new \ distribution is greater than, the old, additional member or members may be elected by the state atlarge should the legislature fail to redistrict the state before the time for election. ‘Where the number of members from a state has been decreased, the num- ber of members may be elected at large unless the legislature shall have rovided a method before the time ?or the next election. Atter passage of the apportionment bill, the house took up the private calendar. The first bill was to restore Thomas Little, a court martialed cap- tain in the army, to his rank. After scussion the bill was effectually kill- ed and buried. The house adjourned at 5 p. m. ) Ay THE CANAL CONTROVERSY. National Associated Press. ] A LETTER FROM EARL GRANVILLE, ‘WasHINGTON, February 17.—The following letter from Earl Granville to the British minister here was the most important document among the correspondence sent to the house by the president to-day in response to the resolution: It is dated January Tth, 1882, and says: In a dispatchof the 13th ul- timo I informed you that the United States minster to this court had com- v d municated to me the substance of a dispatch which he had received from Mr. Blaine, then secretary of state, on the subject of the convention of the 19th of April, 1850. Finding that Mr. Lowell was authorized to give mea copy of this dispatch if I wished it, I requested him to do so, and I bave already forwarded to you a copy for your information. Her majesty's government have given their careful consideration to the views set forth in the paper. They entirely agree in the statement made towards its conclu- sion as to.the coraial relations so hap- pily existing between the two coun- tries and as to the opportunity this state of affairs attords E;r a frank ex- pression of the views held by either government without risk of “miscon- struction, They have no hesitation, therefore, in proceeding to examine the grounds fadvanced by} >Mry Blaine for desiring a medification of the convention between the coun- tries, In eupport of this opinion for several reasons it will be better to treat the matter trom the side of prac- tical consideration which it involves, without of course being precluded from revertiug] at anyZ further stage in case of need to its other aspecte, Her majesty’s government cannot ad- mit the analogy which it is sought to draw from the conduct of Great Britain in regard to the Suez canal 18 correct or justified by the facts. They have made no attempt to fortify the island of Cyprus to establish it as an 4 armed position on an important scale, though they have an undoubted \ right todo so. The principles upon , which the whole argument of the dis- ' pateh is founded are, as far as I am aware, novel international law. If discussion on the subject on the ab- stract grounds of public xight were deemed useful or opportune, it would not be difticult to quote passages from ublicists of acknowledged authority. he military establishment at Aden — could be regardid as a military route to the Indins, For years afterwards the whole mass of reformants of India was sent by way of the Cape of Good Hope. Nor has any addition been made to the strength of these positions since the opening of the canal beyond what has been the natural consequence of improvement in military science. Although no doubt well adapted to the situation to command the straits of Babel Mandeb, the Island of Perin has not in any sense been made a fortified position. The fort and garrison on tho island are 1n fact sufficient only to protect the light house which has been erected there for the general benefit of navigation from possible at- tack by Arabs, The navy de- partment of the United States must be well aware that her majesty's government never sougnt to bar or even to restrict the use of the canal by the naval forces of other countries, and that even' during the recent war between Russia and Turkey, when the canal itself formed & portion of the territory of one of the belligerents when the seat of conflict was close at hand, and when British interests might in many other respects have been nearly involved, they contented themselves by obtaining an assurance that the scenes of operations should came into the possession of the Eng- lish at a date long anterior to the time s when the Mediterranean and Red Sea not be extended to the canal. Her majesty’s government cordially con- cur in what is stated by Mr. Blaine as regards the unexampled develop- ment of the United States on the Pacific coast and the ca- pacity which they possess for fur- ther progress. That development has been watched in this country with ad- miration and interest and will contjnue to be 8o regarded. But though in rapid- ity it may and probably has exceeded the most sanguine calcalations, her majesty’s government eannot look upon it in the light of at unexpectéd event or suppose that it was not with- in the view of the statesmen who were parties on either side to the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. The objec- tions of Fresident Monroe and of his cabinet in 1823 and 1824, whatever may be the view taken of their scope and bearing and of the admissability of the principles which they involved or which it is sought to deduce from them, show at least that at that per- iod, twenty-six years anterior to the treaty now under discussion, there was a clear provision of the great fu- ture reserved to the Pacific Const. It is, in the opinion of her majesty’s government, inadmissible contention that the regular and successful opera- tien of causes so evident at the time and in their nature so irrepressible should be held to have completely altered the condition of affairs to the extent of vitiating the foundations of an ment which cannot be sup- posed to be included without carefnl thought and deliberation. While recognizing to the fullest extent the degree to: which the Umited States must feel interested in any ' canal which may be constructed across the Isthmus of Panama, her ' majesty’s government would be wanting in re- gard to dutyif it failed to point out that Great Britain hasa large colonial possession, no less than great commer- cia interests, which renders any means of unobstructed access from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, a matter for her also of the greatest importance. The development of these possessions and interests has steadily continued, possibly with less rapidity, but on a scale which has some relation even to that of the Pacific states, Her majesty’s government do not wish to ignore the share which other nations have acquired in the commerce of Central and South America, nor to exclude from consideration the inter- est of those countries in any canal which may be made across the isth- mus. They are of the opinion that such canal or water way between the two great oceans and between all Eu- rope and Eastern Asia is a work which concerns not merely the United States or the American continent, but the whole civilized world, This is the view which found its expression in the 6th article of the treaty of 1850, Her majesty’ government are as anx- ious as that of the United States that while all nations would enjoy their proper share in the {enefiu to be expected from the un- dertaking, no single country should acquire a predominating in- fluence nor control over such means of communication, and therefore not ogpola or decline any discussion for the purposes of securing on a general international basis its universal and unrestricted use. With all deference to the considerations which have prompted the proposals made in Mr. Blaine's dispatch, her majesty’s gov- ernment cannot believe that they would promote this object or be bene- ficial in themselves, The relations of the United States with Eurcopean powers are fortunately of a nature to, give rise to no feelings of suspicion or alarm. The general tendency of their fereign policy gives good promise that they will 8o continue, but if pro- vision is to be made on one side for a different state of affairs it must be expected that the course then in- dicated will find its natural and logi- cal counterpart on the other, Her majesty’s government can conceive no more melancholy spectacle than competitions among nations holding West Indian possessions and others on the Central and South American continent in the construction of for- tications to obtain command over the canal and its approaches. On the event of occasion arising for such measure, they cannot believe it would be agreeable or convenient to any South Awerican state through which the canal may pass to find iteelf called upon to Mfinit a foreign power to construct any garrison on its territory, or a succession of fortresses of increasing magnitude, designed to oppose such attempt, even if that for- elgn power be a neighboring one, or situated on the same continent; and when the claim to do this is accom- panied by the declaration that the United ~ States will always in- st on treating this water way which shall unite two oceans as part of her coast line, it is difficult to imagine that the states to which the territory lying between that water- way and the United States belongs oan practically retain an independent sition as that which they now do. g‘hen are consequences that in the conviction of her majecty's govern- ment would almost certainly follow from the claim on the part of the United States to as- sume supreme authority over the canal and all responsibility for its control* Her majesty’s government hold, on the contrary, that the princi. plea which guided the negotiations of the treaty of 1850 were intrinsically sound, and continue to be applicable to the present state ot affairs. Their wish would be that those principles should receive the practical develop- ment which was contemplated at the time, and that the effect should be to that portion of the treaty which provides that the contracting parties shall invite all other states with whom they have friendly intercourse to enter into similar stipulations with them. A certain amount cf Erogru: was made in this direction y the conclusion of the convention with Hondurasand Nicaragua by Great Britain in 1856 and 1860, and by the the United States in 1863 and 1864 and 1867, and by Nicaragua with Faance n 1859, with the object of upholding the general principles in- serted in the treaty. During the pe- riod when there were still matters to regulate with respect to Greyton Bay island, the frontier of British Hondu- ras and the protection of Mosquito Indians, and when the construction of a canal se med contingent, more or less doubtful and remote, it was not strange that an enga tement to address the other powers should have been allowed to remain dormant; but the project of the canal has now assumed sufficient shape to render such appli- cation reasonable and pertinent. Her majesty’s government believes that the extension of the invitation to all maritime states to participate in an agreement based upon the stipulations of the convention of 1850 would ob- viate any objection that may possibly be raised against it as not being ade- quate in its present sondition for the purpose for which it was designed. This course formed the basis of Mr. Fish’s proposal to Dr. Cordenas, Nis- araguan minister, in 1877 and her majesty’s government would gladly see the United States again take the initiative in an invitation to the pow- ers and will be prepared either to join in it or support and endorse 1t in a way that may be found most fitting and convenient, provided it does not conflict in any way with the Clayton- Bulwer treaty. You are authorize d to read this dis- patch to the secretary of state and to give him a copy of it if he should de- site it, I am, etc., Accompanying the above was an- other letter from Earl Granville to Mr. West, dated January 10, 1882, reviewing Blaine's dispatch which con- tained extracts from the correspond- ence between the governments be- tween 1858 and 1876. He takes ex- ception to Blaine's assertion that ““the vexatious character of the treaty had been repeatedly recognized on both sides,” and cites the huml:{ of subject since jts origin. In denial he gives voluminous details of that part of the discussion which belonged ‘‘to a past state of affairs,” and rehearses the in- terview between Lord Napier and President Buchanan on the subject. In conclusion, referring to the quotation he had made, Earl Granville express- ed the opinion that their perusal would show that the first differences arose betweeen the two governments in regard to the treaty, and which occasiored at one time cousiderable irritation but which have long since been happily disposed of, did not re- late to the general principles to be observed in regard to means of inter- oceanic communication across the Isthmus, but had origin in the stip- ulation which Mr. Blaine pro- poses in great part to maintain, He wishes every part in the treaty in which Great Britain and the United FATAL FIREWORKS. That Went Off Prematurely in Chester, Penn. Instantly Killing a Large Num- ber of People and Injur- ing Others. Full Particulars of the Catas- trophe With Names of the Killed and Injured. Extersive List of Casualties That Happened Hlsewhere. Yestorday's Record of the Work 'of The Flames. CASUALTIES. National Associated Fress. AN AWFUL EXPLOSION. Cuester, Pa,, February 17.—This is the blackest day in the hilfiwg of our fair city. Death in most frightful shape has laid low nearly a soore of our people, and many more have been wounded. The entire city is in mourning. Following close upen the destruction of the military lemy — a severe loas n itself to our eommu.- nity—comes au alarm of fire from Jackson’s fire works and nes. This was in the old Porter jon, on Friend street and the river front. Prof. Jackson had occupied it for the past five or six years; he employed eight or ten hands, and was running the place to its fullest on‘f-oity in or- der to supply his large trade, At 7:30 the alarm of fire was sounded. In five minutes after the alarm was sounded the fire department was throwing water on the build- ing. Suddenly a trrrific explo- sion shook the city. The noise reverberated throughout the country s far as the Jersey shore. A m ass of flames shot high into the air and the fragments of the building were hurled about. A quantity of gunpowder had exploded. It was then felt tnat the danger was over and the firemen ap- proached the flames until within touching distance without apprehen- sion. A large crowd of citizens were gathered at the time. When the citi- rens were sure tolerable control had been secured and the danger was pass- ed, another explosion, more terrific than the last, gave a terrific shock to the earth. The scene was horrible and 80 awful that it is impossible to James Oakes, son of a shoemakor, badly hurt, William Cowan, badly hurt in the face, the lower portion being torn off. Frank McCall, fingers badly lac- eratod. Henry Wood, brother of William Wood, cut severely about the head. George’ Potts (colored), wounded about the head. Elward Love, member of the Hanl, company, wounded about the h(‘lll’, face and arms, Joseph Johnson (colored), struck on the back by falling timber. Robert Taylor (colored), several gashes on the skull. § Chas. Delaney, seriously cut en the shoulder. Charles Delaney, momber of the Moyam e ing company, wounded in ths head ana arm. Edwrd Baker, face badly lacerated; he is a brother-in-law of MoNeal, Jane Ray (colored), badly mangled; amputation necessary. . Sallie Black (colored), internal in- juries. William Koelley, president Moya- CRIMINAL NEWS. The Execution of a Pennsylvania Parrioide Yesferday. Detailed Account of His Crime and the Punishment Received. A Woman Who Wanted to Die Commits Murder That She May be Hanged. Paddy Ryan, the Pugilist, Oleaned Out Finanocially in a Bagnio. Goneral Notes of Crimes and Crim- inals. HANGING A PARRICIDE: mensing company. Frank Hunt, face cut. F. McCullough, throat cut and in- ternal injuries, Hiram Gnffith, scalp wounds. John Miller, reporter of the Times, hurt about the head, face and throat. George Williams, arm broken, George Walters, severely cut. John Vandergrift, blown from the burning building. Williamn Wood, son of Congressman William Wood, injuries slight. William McDode, firoman, fatally injured on the skull, Charles Van Horn, superintendent of the works, badly injured by the concussion, Bosides the above men there are fully as many more people who were slightly injured, but whose names could not be learned. DROWNED. JACKSON, Miss.,, February 17.—-A skiff containing four men swamped yesterday in Seal’s crevasse, Husha- puckany county, and Dennis Betts and Hannibal = Linghton were drowned. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. CARLINSVILLE, Ga., February 17,— A boiler at the Georgia carworks ex- ploded this morning, killing two men instantly and seriously wounding five men, including r. Lucas, thejsleeping car frame superintendent. KILLED BY A FALLING WALL. New York, February 17.—Martin Carlin, a laborer, was caught under a falling wall being taken down by workmen this morning and killed. KILLED BY THE CARS. YcuNasTowN, Ohio, February 17,-- Patrick McGlaughlin was instantly describe it. The crowd of firemen were scattered in all directions, many of them with their bodies mangled beyond recognition. Some were so badly torn that it was im; le to tell what part of the body the xlireds of flesh were torn from. On the spectators the effect was scarcely less disastrous. Many of them were killed and many were wounded. Those who were not, rush- ed through the city spreading the hor- rible news. Almost instantly thous- ands of people stricken with terror poured from the adjoining streets to the scene ot the disaster. The news quickly spread to the country and hundreds of people came from there. The cries of women and children who had lost husbands and fathers in the calamity and the wild inquiries of oth- ers added to the terrible effect of tho masses of bloody corpses and wound- ed. All the physizians in the city and all the priests and pastors were on the spot in a short time to dispose of the dead and to assist the wound- ed. The nearest house was about a hundred yards away. Many of the sufferers were taken there and every other house in the vicinity was thrown open and kindly hands ministered to the relief of the victims, Wagons were hastily transformed into ambu- States agree to make no acquisition of territory in Central America to re- main in full force, while he desires to cancel those portions of the treat; which forbid the United States forti- fying the canal and holding political control of it in conjunction with the country in which it is located. Sec- ond, that the declarations of the United States government during the controversy were distinctly at vari- ance with and such proposal as that just stated. She disclaimed any desire to obtain an inclusive or preferential control over the canal. Their sole contention was that Great Britain was bound by treaty to aban- don those positions on the main land or adjacent islands which, in their opinion, were calculated to give her means of such control, Nor did they in any way seek to limit application of the principle laid down in the treaty so as to exclude Columbia or Mexican territory, as Blaine now says; nor urge that such application would be inconsistent with the convention between the United States and New Grenada of 1848. On the contrary they were ready to give those prin- ciples their full extension. Third, that at the time when the British government had. been in- duced by long continuance of the controversy to contemplate abrogation of the treaty, they were only willing to do as on the condition of reverting to the status quo and this concluded in 1880 a solution which was at that time possible, though as the United States government justly pointed out it would have been fraught with great dacger to the standing good relations between the countries, but which is now rendered impossible by subsequent events. KFourth, that a better and more conciliatory con- clusion which for twenty years has remained undisputed was affected by the independent and voluntary action of Great Britai The points in this dispute were practically conceded by this country and the controversy ter- minated in & manner which was de- clared by President Buchanan to be amicable and honorable, resulting in final settlement entirely satisfactory to the government of the United States. lances and everything that could be done was done to mitigate the horror, In a little time a rumor got abroad that the now rapidly spreading flames were spsmwhing another large quan- tity of dynamite and a rush was made from the vicinity. THE DEAD. Barber, assistant foreman of one of the trucks, James Wunderlich, a well known citizen, McNeal, employed near the manu- factory. Blissard Williams, a police officer, Perry, a colored man, who was killed on the spot. A child whose name is not known was killedwhile sitting at the door of its home. John Lampl eigh, a boy. Thomas D. Allison, aged 22, Thomas Anderson, a young man, Alex Phillips, John Pollock, a married man Joseph Kestner, a son of J, Kest- ner, ice dealer, George Taylor. James Daughy, a carpenter. Johu Gartside, aged 22. Anthony Barber, ex-policeman of the South ward William Wood, a member of the by the cars early this morning, the body being horribly mutilated. Losxruoalou lix A Bil'"bu l.lnv.“ UISVILL 5 ‘ebruary 17.— A botler in. the distillery of B, F. Mattingly & Co., in this city, to-day exploded, badly injuring John Blake, engineer, and unroofing the ma- chinery building. The report was heard over half the city, but the loss will not exceed $1,000. KILLED ON THE CARS. C. 8. Cone, Jr., general agent for the Erie & Mississippi railway, while the train was crossing a bridge near North Vernon, Ind., this afternoon, put his head outat a window, When it was struck by a support of the bridge, causing injuries from which he died in an hour. FIRE. National Associated Pross. AT ROBINSON, KAS, Roninsoy, February 17. —Last night a fire broke out in the store house owned and occupied by John Parsons, spreading rapidly. The store house, postoffico and two hotels were soon burned to the ground, Loss, $100,- 000; insurance, 8%,000‘ Trying to Suicide. Nationa] Associated Prom. HinspaLE, Pa , February 17.—Fred Taffel, one of the oldest citizens, who has for a long time shown that he was extremely jealous of his wife, was this morning found hanging by the neck to a tree in an effort to commit suicide. He was cut down and resuscitated. A The Mutual Union Injunction Case. National Associated Press. New York, February 17.—In the injunction case against the Mutual Union telegraph to-day before Judge Arnaux in the supreme court, an ad- journment was asked by the telegraph company on the ground that the ncces- sary affidavits on their side were not ready. The final hearing was set down for next Thursday. Among eminent counsel who were engaged in the suit was ex-Senator Coukling, who appeared 1 behalf of the stockholders seeking to restrain the company from issuing the $10,000,000 of stock with- out consideration, Suiotde of a Catholic Priest National Associatod Pross. Moxsmourn, Ills,, February 17.— Father O’Farrell, Catholic priest of this place, suicided last night by cut- ting his throat. He had been an in- valid for two years and not being able to obtain relief, his mind became un- settled, causing him to commut the Franklin fire)company;'he was wound- ed about the head and body; and died shortly after removal from the street. John Dean, 13 years old. Edward Shropshriere, an employe at Roach’s ship yard, Jacob 8. Howell, Robert Stinson, Albert Lambert, Peter Voscrui, an Italian, THE INJURED. Dalton, chief of the fire depart- ment, erroneously reported dead, in- juries serious, Geo. Turney (colored), wounded on the head. John T. Egan, severe cut on the oye. me. McNeal, fatally injured, Walter Graham, injured in the face, head and arn Elwood Klinmenberg, a boy about 13 years of age, injured on the leg and a'm, Wm. Morrillow, not seriously hurt. act. Paying Off the Miamis, National Amociated Fress. Laraverre, February 17.—The last of the annuity due the Miami tribe of Indians, some of whom still live in Tippecanoe county, was paid here, Eachone, old or young, re- ceived §090.75, Fish for Wisconsin, Natlonal Assoclated ¥ress. Racing, Wis,, February 17, —Three million white fish were placed in the lake here early this morning by gov- ernment ofticials, C—— Blown to Glory. Natlonal Amociated Fross. Davruas, Tex,, February 17.—Bam Marsden, aged 17, drunk at Grand Prairie, set a coal oil can on the stove instead of a coffee pot. The can exploded, the house was blown down and Sam was killed. ational Amoctatod Pross. HIS CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, opon and robbing a mail bag on the depot platform, was last night tried and convicted by the United Statos oourt. WAYLAID AND CLEANED OUT. Younastrows, February 17.—Jas. McCarna, of Hazelton, a suburb of this city, was waylaid last night, kllnckmf down and robbed of his money and a portion of his clothing. Frauk Frost has boon arrested for the crimo. MEXICAN DUELS, Laxkvo, Tex., February 17.—The Mexican news announces two duels. Monday Senors Rabago and Guerado fought near the City of Mexico; the former’s arm was shot off. Two edi- tors fought in Guadoloparn; both wore killed. SHOT A SERENADER, Vickspura, Muss., February 17. — A Pl"{) of young men were sere- nading Dr. J. B. Clayton, at Good- man, and Clayton shot and killed F. L. Lester, one of the serenaders. AGAIN RESPITED. Nrw Maorip, Mo., February 17.— Martin Palquit, who was to have been hanged to-day, hasbeen again respited. INDIANA, Pa., February 17.—The first execution for murder in Indiana, Pa., since the organization of the the county in 1808, and now having a population of over 40,000, ocourred this day, an event which has some- what excited our quiet community. Jas. G. Allison, the parricide, who murdered his father, this day paid the penalty of his fearful crime. Ho was aged about 30 years and was brought up in ignorance. Pre- vious to the murder he was regarded as an inoffensive and peaceable citi- zen. Robert Allison, the father and the victim, was a man aged about 60 years, somewhat intemperate and quarrelsome with his family, The murder was the result of a femily quarrel. For several years Robert Al- lison had been driven from home and in an attempt to regain possession of his home in opposition to his wife and family he was beaten by James and uxpul{*d from the premiscs. Robert immediately brought suit against his son James for assault and battery, when friends interfered and proposed a compromise. This was the status on the fatal 18th of June, 1880,when the killing_ocourred. The murder was premeditated. On vhe evening of the 18th of June, James made the pre- tense of meeting a younger son, de- coyed his father to the place where he was lying in wait for him. The old man when he discovered that James was there in the gloom of the evening fled for his life, but was overtaken by hisson and shot down. The first shot took effect at the base of the skull but was not a fatal one. The ol man begged' James not to kill him, but James immediately fired three more bullets into his body, all in the back when he was retreating and fleeing. The shots and exclama- tions of the parties were distinctly heard by near neighbors and the family of Alex. Allison. A son of the latter, went at once to the re lief of his uncle. Ho was carried to the house of his brother and after suffering, having been shot through the lungs and the bowels, died on the 20th of June. James made no at- tempt to escape. Ho was arrested on the 19th of June and committed to prison, where he has since remained perfectly calm and quiet, without denying or confessing his guilt, He was convicted March 22d, 1881, and sentenced to death on May 20th, 1881. The case was car- ried into the supreme court of the state, but the court decided against the prisoner. A commutation of the sentence was then asked for by some of our best citizens on the grounds of the ignorance of the pris- oner. An eloquent and able plea was made for the prisoner by Hon. Silas M. Clark, but without avail. The pardon board refused to interfere. Since the conviction the prisoner has remained in jail, quiet, docile and in- offensive, not appearing to appreciate his fearful condition, Whilst most of our people believe the crime was instigated by his mother, the prisoner has never mentioned her, and always becomes enraged when she is alluded to. His mother has never visited him in prison, and on the trial, when she was a witness for the defense, he never looked at nor recognized her. While it was anticipated that a large crowd would be present, the town was unusually quiet and no demonstration occurred. Early in the morning the mother sister and brother of theprisoner visited himand remained in conversation for some time, The orisoner at first refused to speak to his mother or recognize her. At 10 o'clock Henry Hall entered his coll and rensined with him for an hour or more and up to the time of the execution, At 11 o’clock a. m., or, preceded by his friend all, as his spiritual adviser, the sherifl and his two deputies, made their appoarance on the scaffold. In reply to the earnest and fervent re- marks of Mr. Hall, he said that he had been brought here in- nocent. At 11:08 a. m., the sheriff sprung the trap and he was launched into the unknown world. Not a tre- mor or a muscle evincing that he suf- fered pain was noticed. 8o ends the first execution in Indiana. A BAD WOMAN. National Associated Pross, MASHED HER MOTHER-IN-LAW. LaNcaster, Pa., February 17.-- Elizabeth Mash, aged 30, this morn- ing attacked her mother-in-law, Mary Mash, aged 69, and knocked her down with a hatchet, She then beat her victim's brains out with a boot-jack. When arrested Elizabeth assured the coroner she had no il will against her mother-in-law, but she wished herself to die and did not like to commit sui- cide, hence she determined to murder OREGON STAR ROUTERS- WasHizutoN, February 17.—The rand jury are examining the conduct of atar routers in Oregon, and this | morning examined a number of wit- nesses from that state, THE OWNER UNDER BONDS, New York, February 17.—Orlando P. Potter, who owned the old World building, gave bonds before Coroner Hermann to-day in $5,000, to appear bofore the grand jury. PADDY RYAN ROBBED, Paddy Ryan, ex-champion, made a tour through the French sporting houses on Green street Wednesday, and lost $800 and his watch. He does not know who picked his pocket. QUILTY OF MURDER, Loumsvitie, February 17.—At Lan- caster, Ky., the jury in the case of Wm, Austin, charged with the mur- der of his Aunt Batsy Bland, return- ed a verdict of guilty and fixed his punishment at death, RAISED MONEY ON BOGUS CHECKS, F. M. Nevins, engaged in tobacco speculations here for the past two years, recently procured cash on checks from & number of tobacco warehouse men, who, on pre- senting the checks at the bank, found that Nevins had no funds on deposit. The amount_thus obtained is about $2,000, and Nevins is believed to have left the city. He is the son of a once %romiuuut business man in Nashville, 'enn., in which city he was very rep- utably married, . e Sullivan’s Challenge to Ryan National Associated Press. New York, February 17.—John L. Sullivan, the prize fighter, writes to the Herald from Detroit offering to fight Paddy Ryan again. He says *‘I will give him $500 to spar me four rounds, Marquis of Queensbury rules, with soft gloves, at any of my exhibi- tions: also, I challenge him to s me with boxing gloves a stated numl| of rounds, the result to be decided b; the greater number of clean hits. ;ill wager $1,000 that I can defeat im.” CiNoINNATI, February 17.--Sulli- van, the pugilist, arrived here to-day. He leaves for Columbus on Monday. Indications. Natlonah Associated Press. ‘WasningToN, February 18, —For the lower Missouri valley: Warmer, cloudy weather, with rain or snow, east, veering to south winds, lower pressure, CAPITAL NOTES Natlonal Associated Pross. INDIAN TERRITORY, WasniNaron, D, O., February 17.— The senate committee on territories heard a delegation of Choctaws, Chick- asaws, Cherokees ard Seminoles in op- position to the bill extending the Juriediction of the United States court over Indian territory. The principal opposition is from the fact that they regard the bill as an entering wedge to break up the tribal relations. Per- mission was given them to embody their views in the form of a substitute of the bill, which will be considered by the committee. MISBCELLANEOUS, The house banking and currenc; committee to-day agreed to the bil making the trade dollar legal tender until July 1st, 1884, and for its re- coinage whenever received at the treasury. There was a full attendance at the cabinot meeting to-day, Mmmz General Brewster having return from Philadelphia yesterday. The Fitz John Porter case was again under consideration. The senate in executive session con- firmed Major Wm. B, Rochester as paymaster general with the rank of brigadier general. The voluminoud executive commu- nication sent to the senate to- day included the correspond- ence between Mr, Blaine, Minis- ter Morgan and the Mexican and Gautemalean authorities concerning the boundary between these two countries, the substance of all of which is that the boundary question has at length been sottled by mutual agreement between the countries, which took effect in January last oo L S WORTHY OF PRAISE, As arule wo do mnot recommend patent medicines, but when we know of ono that really is a public benefac tor, and does positively cure, then we consider it our duty to impart that in- formation to all. i;‘lm-u-ic bitters are truly a most valuable medicine, and will” surely cure Biliousness, Fever and Ague, Stomach, Liver and Kidney complaints, even where all other rem- edies fail. We Ynow whereof we seme one so that she would get hanged for it. GENERAL CRIME: National Ausociated Pross, MAIL ROBBEK, SrriNariep, 11, February 17.— Daniel Douglass, charged with cutting speak, and can freely recommend to all.—[Ex. Sold at 60 cents & bottle, Ish & MoMahon, [)) “ROUGH ON RATS,"” The thing desired fouud at last, Ask Aruggist for *“Eough on Rats.” 1t clears Qut e, ioe Foachee, flis, bed hugs; 156 Xe8