LOS ANGELES DAILY HERALD. VOL. XXIX. SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 22, 1888. ?TWELVE PAGES. NO. 112. WASHINGTON NEWS. The Thoebe-Carlisle Ques- tion Up Again. GENERAL GREELEY'S PLAINT. H. W. Patton Appointed Register of the Los Angeles Laud Office. [Associated Press dispatches to the Herald] Washington, January 21. ?In tho House, Crisp of Georgia, called up the contested election case of Thoebe against Carlisle, the pending question being on the resolution of the major- ityof the Committee on Elections. Hogg, of West Virginia, entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which the House yesterday defeated the resolution providing for re-open- ing. The House vote on the majority resolution resulted?yeas, 1-10, nays, 6. No quorum. Bacon, of New York, Chairman of the Committee on Monufacturers, re- ported a preamble and resolution di- recting the commission on manufac- turers to investigate all combinations of the certain individuals and corpo- tions engaged in manufacturing, min- ing, or dealing in necessities for the purpose of controlling or curtailing the supply of the same, and thereby increasing tho prices to the detriment of commerce. Crisp then moved that the House adjourn. Carried by strict party vote. EFFECT OF THE ADJOURNMENT. The action of the House inadjourn- ing without disposing of tho Tlioebe- Carlisle case, rendered a reconsidera- tion of the vote by which the resolu- tion was defeated yesterday impossi- ble, except by unanimous consent. Although the rumor that Carlisle will on Monday address letters to the House asking that tho case be re- opened, is declared by his friends to be without foundation, even should such a communication be received, its suggestions could only bo acted upon by unanimous consent, unless the order for the previous question, un- der which the House is now operating should be considered. TIIUEBE-CARMSLIS. Another Episode in the Contest Bobs up. Washington, January 21. ?Thcebe, the contestant for Speaker Carlisle's seat, informed a ret>orter this after- noon that the Speaker will, on Mon- day next, send a letter to the House requesting that the contest for his seat be re-opened and a committee sent into the district to take testimony and make investigation. CARLISLE INTERVIEWED. An Associated Press reporter to- night inquired of Speaker Carlisle what truth thero was in the report that he would on Monday send a let- ter to the House requesting that the Thoobe-Carlisle case lie re-opened and a committee bo sent into the 60th Kentucky District. The Speaker authorized the following denial of the report to be made public: "I have not contemplated such a step. The House must take its own course in the case without dictation or attempted dictation from me." SIGNAL SKRVICE. Greeley AsUs lor an Increased \ Appropriation. Washington, January 21.?General Greeley, Chief Signal officer, appeared before the House Appropriation Com- mittee to-day to urge that an imme- diate appropriation should be made to maintain the signal service stations in various places, principally in the west, many of which have been discontin- ued, and which other stations at im- portant points would also discontinue unless action was taken to provide means to pay the necessary expenses. He stated that the usefulness of the signal service was greatly crippled be- cause the last Congress cut down the appropriation to the narrowest limit. He promised the committee that if this matter were given prompt atten- tion, the Western stations would be preferred in reestablishment and maintenance. PEACH ANO PROGRESS. A memorial Submitted to I mi. dent Cleveland. Washington, January 21. ?A me- morial from a Massachusetts commit- tee of fifty recently formed to cooper- ate with the British deputation of peace and arbitration which visited Washington in November was pre- sented to tho President to-day by Ed- win D. Meade, of Boston. The me- morial was signed by the Governor of Massachusetts, the Mayor of Boston, President Elliott Howard, President Deeley Amherst, Edward Everett, and the leading thinkers and business men of the State. The President while conscious of certain practical difficulties expressed warm sympathy with the general cause. A similar memorial from the Massachusetts committee will be presented by Hoar in the Senate on Monday. General Notes. Washington, January 21. ?The Sen- ate Committee on Public Lands has a*rdered a favorable report on Senator Teller's bill to enable the State of Colorado to select indemnity school lands. The parcel post convention between the United States and Canada, it is Expected, will be returned to Wash- Sngton on Monday, when the present Postmaster General will present it to the President for signature. Superin- tendent Bell, of the foreign mail ser- vice, said to-night that the provisions are the same as in the parcel post convention now in force between the United States and Mexico. H. W. Patton, late city editor of the Los Angeles Herald was to-day ap- Ejinted Register of the Los Angeles and Office. The President's Present. Baltimore, January 21.?\u25a0 Cardinal Gibbons this evening received from Rome a cablegram signed by Dr. O'Connell, rector of the American college at Rome, saying that to-day the copy of the constitution of the United States sent by I'resident Cleveland would be presented by the committee of American Bishops and other American residents in Rome to the Pope. IRON "FAOt-REANB." Latest News Reirurdlns; Russia's Movements. Beiilin, January 21.?(Copyright 1888 by New York Associated Press) Another version is semi-oflicially is- sued in Vienna to-night of the Rus- sian military attache" Zujeffs' recent statement that two new divisions of Russian troops have arrived at the Galcian frontier. It is now stated thatM. Zujeffs, while conversing with Austrian otiicials, only said that adis- placement of divisions will be efl'ected gradually in the course of the present year. POLITICAL DISPUTES. Since the new anti-socialist project was placed before the Reichstag, op- position has waxed strong from all parties, except the conservative groups, and the National Liberals seem to be tending toward a decision to reject the measure, unless it is greatly modified. Their criticism of the project has become so bit- ter that the organs of that party assail the general spirit of the _ measure. The result of the discontent among this portion of the Government group will be aban- doned and the period of operations of the present law will be prolonged foi two years. THE CROWN PRINCE Is writing much every day and it is surmised from the immense quantity of documents and works he has con- sulted bearing upon the campaigns of Koniggratz and Sedau, that he is writ- ing a history of Austrian and Franco- German wars. A SCHEME FOR STRIKERS. The Latest Method of Fighting Employers. Wilkesiiarre, Pa., January 21. ?In an address before a mass meeting of miners at Ashley last evening, W. H. Hines advanced a new idea relative to the strike. He advised the strikers to apply to the poor authorities in their district for aid. This would, under the law, have to be accorded them, and a tax would have to be levied, m which would necessarily fall most heavily on the corporations and wealthy coal operators. Thus they would be com pelled to contribute to the support of the men they are trying to starve into submission, and in this way could soon be brought toterms. THE SIXTH SENTENCE. Oscar F. Bcckwirth to Hang on March Ist. Hudson, N. V., January 21. ?Judge Edwards to-day sentenced Oscar F. Beckwith, the Austerlitz murderer, to be hanged on March Ist. The prisoner received the sixth death sentence with the same defiance that he has the five previous, and launched into an excited tirade against courts, law- yers and jurors, and continued the harangue until checked by the court. In being taken to his cell he kept up a running invective against everyone who had any connection with the case. Sclina's Progress. Sei.ma, January 21. ?A Board of Trade was formed to-day. E.H.Tucker was elected President and W. T. Lyon, of "the Irrigator," Secretary. A Governmental Plaint. Tucson, A. T., January 21.?Deputy Marshall Smith arrested the Pollard brothers to-day for stealing wire from tho Government telegraph in Graham county. Bank Books. New York, January 21.?The week lv bank statement shows a reserve in- crease of 16,123,000. The batiks hold $20,914,000 excess of the legal rule. A SNEAK THIEF Steals a Elo\ Containing Valu- able Papers. Yesterday morning, about 4 o'clock, the Wright Lodging House on Main street opposite the Cathedral was burg- larized. The proprietor, J. Viscovick, left bis room and went into the yard for a few minutes, and when he re- turned he found that his cash box, containing about |37, and two small 'satchels containing deeds and papers, had been stolen. Viscovick thinks that it was done hy some one ac- quainted with the house, and several of the lodgers suspect the Chinaman who is employed about the house. He had told his wife the day before that he would go and collect the rents from several houses that he owns in the city. Fortunately he did not get the rents, and the thieves were disap- pointed if they expected tofind a largo amount of money there. Later in the day Officer Dunham found the box containing the papers under the steam washer that was standing in front of the Chinese wash-house a few doors further up the street. No arrests have yet been made. THE RAPID TRANSIT. A Carload of Iron ou the Ground for It. Mayor W. N. Monroe reports the first carload of iron . for the Rapid Transit Railway between Los Angeles and Monrovia as having arrived. Tracklaying will begin in a few days and things will be pushed with vigor. Meanwhile the Tally Ho coach will convey home-seekers and tourists to the Queen of of Foothills, lovelyMon- rovia. As soon as the Rapid Transit is in working order to Kamona tem- porary connection will be made at that point with the Southern Pacific trains. »The construction car has also arrived and several more carloads of iron are at the door. Caned. H. W. Patton, the Mayor's clerk, was agreeably surprised a day or two since by receiving from the newly elected Chief of Police, T. J. Cuddy, as handsome a gold-headed cane as there is in the city, as a token of his regard and friendship. Engraved on the golden head is "H. W. Patton, from bis friend T. J. Cuddy, January 16, 1888," while on another part of the same is Mr. Patton 'a monogram, neatly engraved. BITTERLY COLD. Experiences on a Dakota Railroad. THIRTY MILES IN FIVE DAYS. The Number of Deaths From Ex- posure Said to be Greatly Underrated. f Associated Press Dispatches to the Herald, i Chicago, January 21. ?A Nebraska City special says: "Judge Kinney, agent of tho Yankton Indian reserva- tion, arrived here yesterday. It took him five days to go thirty miles, the thermometer being 40 degrees below- zero most of the time. Coal on the train ran low, and the passengers all crowded into one car. Men discarded their outer garments and wrapped the women and children in them. Two babies perished. The Judge says that the loss of life in Dakota is under-estimated, as the newspapers have tried to cover it up. While at a station in Bonhomme county nine frozen bodies were brought into tho depot in one day. Estimates made in Yankton yester- day of the loss of life through the territory figure up to over a thousand. The roads from the agency to Yank- ton were lined with dead cattle." COLDEST ON RECORD. Minneapolis, Minn., January 2,1. ? This is the coldest day ever known here. The thermometer registered 48 degrees below last night and at 7 this morning 40 below. At Chippewa Falls, Wis., it was 68 below. Hanovek, N. H., January 21.?The mercury dropped last night to the lowest point this winter, 24 to 28 be- low zero. At Lynn it was 30 below, and at Norwich, Vt.. 30 below. Chicago, January 21. ?The ther- mometer registered 12 below last night. The Signal Service man, how- ever, says that all indications aro for warmer weather. Troy, N. V., January 21.?The mercury at midnight shows 8 degrees belong zero, and is steadily falling. Saratoga, January 21. ?The cold- est night of the season. At 11 o'clock the mercury indicated 20 degrees be- low zero and falling fast. CALIFORNIA REPORTS. A Steady Rain Falling All Over the State. Temi'leton, January 21.?The rain continues. 2% inches to date. Modesto, January 21.? It com- menced to rain heavily this evening. TuKLOOK, January 21. ? Twenty- five hundredths of an inch fell to-day. Grass Vaiaky, January 21. ?Three inches of rain in the last 24 hours. Marysvii.le, January 21. ?Seventy- three hundredths to-day. Still rain- ing. Dixon] January 21. ?1.01) inches to six o'clock this evening. Woodland, January 21. ?A contin- uous rain all day. San Luis Obispo, January 21.? 24 hundredths to 8 o'clock this morn- ing. Rivehsidh, January 21. ? Forty- hundredths last night. Hollister, January 21. ?A light rain all day. San Jose, January 21. ?It com- menced to rain this evening. Santa Rosa, January 21. ?.80 in the past twenty-four hours. Kio Vista, January 21.?.20 to 8 p. M. present prospects. San Francisco, January 21. ? Indi- cations for the 24 hours commencing 4a. m., January 22d. For Northern California rain, light to fresh south- erly winds, nearly stationary tem- perature. For Southern California local rain, followed by fair weather, light variable winds, ntarly station- ary temporaturo. SAN DIEGO. Investigation Into the fTloosu Canyon Tragedy. San Diego, January 21. ?The in- quest over the victims of the. tragedy of Wednesday night at Moosa canon commenced yesterday afternoon. Jus- tice lteece, of Oceanside, officiated as Coroner. Only two witnesses were examined, Elizabeth Goen and her soli's wife. The testimony was to tho effect that Constable Breedlove attempted to put Percy into the wagon and carry him off. John and the woman interfered and Heed and Percy clinched, during which Reed was shot, but by whom witnesses could notsay. It is claimed, however, that freeman got behind the trio and shot into the crowd, and it is believed that he was the perpe- trator of the tragedy. The mother testified that she said she _ would kill the mon if they did' not let Percy alone, and would have killed them anyhow, if she had a good gun. Mrs. Burnbam and her brother-in-law, John, fell dead together. Percy's last words were: "Mother, I want to live for your sake." John and his wifo came from Oak- land on a visit three weeks ago. It is alleged that Justice Oinwiddie, of Bear Valley, who issued the order of ejectments, overstepped his authority. The inquest is still in progress. No arrests have yet been made. A 810 PROJECT Concerning tlic Coal Interests of Indiana. Chicago, January 21. ?The Times will say to-morrow: There is a con- fidential whisper in circulation among certain interested parties that an im- portant deal is on foot which will be consummated within the next three months. Itembraces the sale to the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Company of the control of the Chica- go and Eastern Illinois and the Chi- cago and Indiana Coal companies. Its main object in securing tha Chisago and Eastern Illi- nois and Chicago and Indiana coal systems would be to secure to it- 1 self the Indiana coal fields sapped by the roads mentioned. This would give it not only an ade- quate supply for its own use, but also excellent soft coal for shipment to the northwestern markets. The first movement is to be the consolidation of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois and Chicago and Indiana Coal Companies. Both roads are practically controlled by the same syndicate of which H. H. Porter and R. P. Flower are the principal members, and Porter is said to be in New York arranging for the consolidation. AN INTERESTING CASE. Further Proceeding;* in tbc Ura- - bam Murder Trial. Springfield, Mo., January 21. ?In the Cora Lee trial to-day efforts were directed mainly to the tracing of Graham and wife after their arrival in . Springfield. George M. Sawyer, Reg- . ister of the United States Land Office . was present when the body was found in the well and talked to Cora about the body. She did not believe that it 1 was Sarah Graham's, and thought 1 that Lee Breeze brought the body < from St. Louis and put it in the well. Several witnesses gave rather vague . evidence about seeing a woman drive J out toward the farm and back late at 1 night about the time Graham's wife J was murdered. i Round to Have Fuel. ] Kansas City, January 21. ? A Times ? special from Omaha says: "During j the past forty-eight hours a large num- , ber of telegrams have been received i at the Union Pacific headquarters stating that the coal cars of the com- pany have been sacked by farmers in 1 the western part of the State. There is great scarcity of coal along the line of the road in western Nebraska, aud ] the inhabitants during the recent ; blizzard have taken forcible measures to replenish their stock of fuel. | Utah to be Roomed. j Salt Lakk, U. T., January 21. ?A dispatch received here yesterday from St. Louis states that all the > railroads interested will give round trip excursion rates to Utah from tho Missouri river for $47.50. The tickets | will have four months limit and be , under the rules governing Pacific , Coast excursions. This is the first | active step taken toward booming Utah, and a rush of travel is expected soon as the spring opens. Tbc Democratic Convention. New York, January 21.?A Wash- ington special to the World says: "That the Democratic National Con- vention will be held in New York city is now reasonably certain. The Presi- dent is in favor of such decision, and most of the party leaders believe that the best way of insuring the Empire State to the Democrats is by selecting New York City as the place to begin the campaign." A Eos Anirelcs Suit. San Francisco, January 21.?The Supreme Court has reversed the de- cision of the Lower Court in the case of Sarah H. Barnard against C. N. Wilson, action to quiet plaintiffs title to lots in Los Angeles. The action is based on a tax dee(f, and judgment for defendant was rendered in the Lower Court. The case is remanded for a new trial. "Bob" Durdcttc Coming Here. Salt Lake, January 21.?Robert J. Burdette, the celebrated humorist, is ivthe city and will lecture at the Baptist church to-morrow night. Mr. Burdette will study the manners and customs of the Mormon people, and will write a series of letters on Utah matters. After a short sojourn here he will leave for California. A Curious Contest. Colhv, Kan., January 21. ?A bitter fight prevails in Sherman county for the county seat, Goodland and Eustis being the contestants. Shortly after the recent election 200 < ioodlandites, armed with Winchester rifles, fell upon Eustis and carried off the county records to Cioodland. More trouble is expected. An Occult Record I.otvcrcd. San Francisco, January 21. ?The British ship Merioneth arrived in port to-day, ninety-six days from Cardiff, with coal for J. D. Spreckols & Bros. A published statement says that it is the quickest trip ever made from an European port, beating the time of the American ship Young America from Liverpool by three days. Returned Tlianks. Santa Ana, January 21. ?The com- mittte of the American Horticultural Society has passed resolutions to the people of Santa Ana expressing thanks for the reception tendered to the soci- ety, and lauding the natural environ- ments of Santa Ana and the energies displayed in tho development of the same. An Order Trouble. Cincinnati, Jauuary 21. ?It is un- derstood that tho Supreme Lodge Commission to try the charges against the Grand Lodge of Pennsyl- vania Knights of Pythias, unani- mously decided in favor of the sus- pension of that lodge, and an edict willbe issued to that effect. ferry's Punisbment. New York, January 21.?The jury in the case of Perry for killing Whit- tlesey returned a verdict of murder in the second degree. Whittlesey was business manager of the Yew London which published an article on Perry's eccentricities, and the latter shot him believing him responsible. Pulitzer's Trip. El Paso, January 21. ? Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the New York World, arrived to-day via the Galves- ton, Harrisburg and San Antonio railway. He spent a few hours riding around the city and then left for 1 California. A False Alarm. Truckee, January 21.?Considera- ? ble excitement prevailed here this afternoon, when a case of smallpox I was reported at Cuba, thirteen miles ? from here. On examination ; how- , ever-, the doctor pronounced it mea- ' slea. GENERAL TOPICS. A New Passenger Tariff to be Issued. ADVANCE IN RATES PROBABLE. Tariff Reform Ably Discussed at a Banquet iv New York- Hawaiian News. jAssociated Press Dispatches to the HerAld j San Francisco, January 21. ?Assis- tant General Passenger Agent R. A. Donaldson, of the Southern Pacific company, telegraphs from St. Louis to-day that the Trannontinental Asso- ciation, in session there, had agreed to the appointment of a com- mittee of California railroad men to prepare an east-bound Passenger Tariff. The committee consists of T. H. Goodman, of the Southern Pacific, W. A. Bissell, of the Atlantic and Pacific, and H. B. Wilkins, ot the California Central and California Southern. They have full authority to compile and publish a tariff, subject to the ap- proval of the Chairman of the Asso- ciation. The work will be done at once, and the new fares will go into effect soon. It is stated that there will be an advance on the present schedule. TARIFF REFORM. It is Discussed at a Banquet Table in New York. New York, January 21.?The Tariff Reform Club gave a dinner to-night to 350 guests. After dinner half a score of guests discussed the issue on tariff reform. Anson Phelps Stokes presided. The speakers were Hon. W. C. P. Brcckenridge, of Kentucky, Hon. Melbourne H. Ford, of Mich- igan, Hon. Henry Watterson, of Ken- tucky, Hon. M. I). Harter, of Ohio, and a number of local speakers. President 3tokes in his address said that the Presidential election turned upon tariff reform, and J. P. Town- send's resolution endorsing Cleve- land's message was adopted. P. Breckenridge responded to the toast, "Tariff Reform." Breckenridge referring to his own recorded stand against the abolition of the tax on to- bacco said he would rather have it re- duced than no action taken. He spoke in scathing terms of the conces- sions to tho railways and said that the public credit had been handled by peculiar thinking persons. This very month the wool manufacturers and so-called wool-growers met to determine a wool tarriff to be adopted by the Congress of the United States for their benefit. It never occurred to them that there were (10,000,000 people who might be concerned in the matter. Brecken- ridge asked how long the people would allow the wool to be pulled over their eyes in this matter. The Reading strike be attributes to the bad working of the present iniquitioua system. Congressman Pord spoke on the farmer and the tariff. AN ADDRESS BY WATTERSON. The subject assigned Henry Watter- son, editor of the Courier-Journal, was "The platform and the outlook." He said: "The platform is the Presi- dent's message. The outlook is most encouraging. For more than a year my fear has been that we might not be able in advance of our National Convention to close the ranks and move in solid columns against the enemy on dis- tinct lines of our own deliberate choosing, and as I believe, nothing ] clears the political atmosphere like plain speaking right out in meeting I have given the Administration of the country the best the shop has af- | forded in the way of disagreeable persistency and sincerest candor. It was obvious to my mind that unless 1 we could agree in Congress we should not agree in Convention. The taiiff plank in the last National Democratic 1 platform was not intended to be strad- ' died, because, although the platform 1 committee had been adroitly packed in the interest of protection, the rev- enue reformers were still strong enough to hold their ground and carry all their points. Hence nothing short of a declaration , which might not bear two construe- . tions would satisfy the demand for a reform in the National platform, and any one could not be obtained with- out a light, and possibly a split. Just in the mckof time the President came to the rescue with wisdom, impetuous courage and the craft of common- sense, deriving its strength from its integrity. This brave and honest man, this puzzle to politicians, with a single stroke of his pen did what might for years have battled the efforts of the greatest of statesmen and philosophers. By this act he re- versed the situation from one of cow- ardly indecision to one of enthusiasm and confidence. Upon the lines of that message I would rather be .beat- en than win upon those of a living substitute, but we shall not be beaten. Hon. M. 11. Harter, general mana- ger of the Mansfield manufacturing industry, responded to "Ohio and tho Tariff." Local speakers followed until a late hour. KALAKAIIA'S DOMAIN. Advices Brought nT the Steam- ship Zealandia. San Francisco, January 21. ?The steamship Zealandia, arrived from Sydney, via Auckland and Honolulu, this morning. Honolulu advices up to January 14th give no additional information in regard to the political situation in the Hawaiian Kingdom. Honolulu papers notice the visit of Robert Garret and party to the islands. During their brief stay in Honolulu these gentlemen were en- tertained by King Kalakaua at his boat-house. The entire party were formally presented at court and made an inspection of the royal palace. The movement to re-organize the Supreme Court by reducing the num- ber of judges from five to three has been defeated by the court deciding against the constitutionality of the procedure. Parliament adjourned $me die on December 29th. A few days before the adjournment President 8. O. Wilder was removed fro n office on the - ground that he had absented himself from the kingdom for an inefinite period. W. R. Castle was elected his successor. Jonathan Austin has been commissioned Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Honolulu Rullelin announces that there is no foundation for the report that the King is about to form a new constitution and states that he is satisfied with the present one. THE SAMO AN ISLANDS. Tanraseae Only in Authority on Sufferance. San Francisco, January 21.? Samoan advices received to-day state that the natives have been forced to borrow money from the Germans to pay the taxes imposed by the new Government. The Germans have arrested, and imprisoned many natives' for visiting friends and relatives in neighboring islands. King Tamasese maintains that he is in authority solely by support of the German men- of-war, and it is stated that if this i support were withdrawn he would be deposed in a day. Three German men-of-war left Apia for Hong Kong in November, leaving two to guard the Islands. A TRAIN WRECKED. Some of the Passengers Seriously Injured. Marysville, Kan., January 21.? The south bound passenger train on the 0. & R. R'y was wrecked two miles north of Oketo to-day. Two passenger coaches and the mail and express cars were thrown from a fif- teen-foot embankment, turned over twi c and landed botton-side up. The passengers were all more or less injured, and four of them seriously. The cars caught fire, but the brave work of the train hands speedily ex- tinguished the flames. A Terrible Accident. San Diego, January 21. ?At the wharf of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company to - day a longshoreman named Harry Mason while unloading cargo from the hold of the steamer George W. Elder, was accidentally caught in a winch and horribly mangled about the head. The order was given to reverse and the unfor- tunate man was dropped thirty feet into the hold of tho vessel. He is probably fatally injured. .Needed Investigations. Holisrook, A. T., January 21.?The Supervisors of Apache county met to-day, examined the financial con- dition of the county and stated that the total indebtedness was $120,000. Jacob Barth, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, presented warrants aggre- gating $15,000, which were found to be forgeries, marked such and re- turned to Barth. Sol. Barth, brother of Jacob, is now serving a ten-years term in the Yuma penitentiary for forging these same warrants. A «250,000 Blaze. Montreal, January 21. ?Bergeau & Heron's coffee mills and the prem- ises occupied by the Dominion Art Furniture Company, and the Menard Hat & Cap Company, burned this morning. Owing to the extremely cold weather and high winds the fire- men were greatly hampered. Loss, $250,000. Dr. Powell's Appeal. San Francisco, January 21.?Argu- ment was commenced before Judge Greene in the Superior Court of Ala- meda county to-day on a writ of habeas corpus issued in favor of Dr. Powell, accused of the murder of Ralph E. Smith, editor of the Red- wood City Gazette. The case will be resumed next Wednesday. ANotable Event. Albany, Ogn., January 21.?John Smith and wife, pioneers of 1850, cel- ebrated to-day the 65th anniversary of their wedding. Each is eighty-six years old, and probably have been married longer than any couple in Oregon. On this occa -ion there were present their children, grand-children and great-grand-children. Crowded with Patients. San Francisco, January 21. ?The Board of Health decided to day to have an additional building capable of accommodating forty patients con- structed at once. Six now cases of smallpox were discovered to-day and the patients removed to the pest house. The Horticulturists. San Francisco, January 21. ?A number of the members of tho Amer- ican Horticultural Society arrived on the train from Los Angeles to day. The main body of the excursionists stopped over at Fresno and will not reach here until to-morrow evening. Well Frozen Over. Vancouver, W. T., January 21. ? A funeral procession from Portland, composed of buggies and sleighs, crossed the Columbia at this point with the body of John Quagley to-day. This is the first funeral crossing the frozen Columbia in twenty-five years. Gould Not There. San FRANcisco,January 21. ?Search was made on the Zealandia this moring forF. A.Gould.the New Zealand postmoster who is wanted on a charge of embezzlement, but no trace of him could be found and it is believed that he did not leave the Colonies on the steamer. A Successful View. Mountain View, January 21.?A jury this evening awarded John Ber- gin $200 for a horse killed in runaway caused, as alleged, by train hands of the Southern Pacific freight train. Terrlll Interred. San Francisco, January 21.?Dr. F. H. Terrill, who died of smallpox Sesterday, was taken from the pest- ouse to-day and buried in the Odd Fellows' cemetery. A Pilgrimage to Palestine. New York, January 21.?The Very I Rev. Charles Vissani, O. S. F.,is pre- paring a great pilgrimage of American Catholics to Palestine for the spring i 01 1889. A FRIGHTFUL FATE. Nine Persons Incinerated at a Minnesota Fire. OTHERS SEVERELY INJURED. Sensational Tragedy on the Sun Carlos Reservation?A Devil- ish Apache. [Associated Press DisDatches tothe Hbbalb I Minneapolis, Minn., January 21. A special from Tower, ninety miles north of Duluth, says: "A boarding- house and saloon burned last night, and ten persons perished in the flames. The mercury was 56 below." LATER ACCOUNT. St. Pastl, January 21.?A Tower, Minn., special to the Pioneer Prest gives some additional details of the boarding house holocaust last night. The village bucket-brigade, while working with a will, was able to do little toward subduing the flames or rescuing the inmates. The lodgers fought desperately in the narrow hall and stairway, but becoming bewildered oould not get out. Ayoung girl who was ill, escaped uninjured. Of thirty people in the house it is thought that nine or ten perished. Search for the bodies is progressing slowly amid the still smoking ruins, Of those who jumped from the window, Robert Whitford was so badly injured that he died a few hours after. Five bodies havo been taken from the ruins so far. Though badly disfig- ured, four of them are believed to be those of W. fit. Barnes, Dan O'Con- nell, Mike Trump, and Alex Brant. SCENES in the ruins. Of the men taken from the ruins, two were found lying together in a corner of the buildingin a way that indicated that they suffocated. Others are thought to have been caught an the stairs leading from the third floor in an effort to escape. The stairway was very narrow, and the men proba- bly rushed together and became so involved that none got out. Some of' the men who escaped from the third story say that there were eight or ten men behind them in the hallway. The extreme cold at the time, the ther- mometer indicating 40' below zero, made the suffering to these- very great and also made it almost impossible to do effective work in suppressing the flames. The fire started in the lower story of the boarding-house, and quickly enveloped the entire house, which was a light- frame build- ing. The bodies of all the men taken out are burnt to an unrecognizable mass, only tho trunks remaining. Robert Whitford resided in this city and was a well-known ex- plorer. He wjs the original' proprie- tor of the lower town site. The other men taken out are woodsmen. Educational Executives. San Francisco, January 21.?The Local Executive Committee of the National Educational Association met this evening and received favorable reports in regard to the arrangements for a national convention to be held here in July. President Hoitt reported that he had received flattering communications from East- ern educators everywhere, and prom- ised that 10,000 visitors would be at- tracted to the city by the convention. Circulars of information will soon be sent to all who are interested in the proceedings. ADesperate Apache. Tucson, January 21. ? A.Star special from San Cai los says: An Apache In- dian was put in the guard house for intoxication. The next day he asked to see his wife and child and when taken to him he cut their throats, put them on the bed, set it on fire and then rushed for the Bergeant of the guard with a club and knife, but was riddled with bullets and killed. A Factory for Photographers. Santa Barbara, January 21.?Par- lies from Maine began the construc- tion of a factory here to-day for the manufacture of photographic instan- taneous dry plates. Trie capacity is $15,000 worth of plates per month. The factory will be ready for work in live weeks and will employ a large number of hands. Base Ball. Pittsburg, January 21.?Tho Sched- ule Committee of the national base ball league was in session to-day. Another meeting is to be held on Monday. The committee refused to say what had been accomplished, but from the best information obtainable it was learned that it had been decided to open session on April 26th and close on October 6th. Accidentalty Shot. Dixox, January 21. ?A young son of Amos Hallywas seriously injured this afternoon by the Ifa.ll of a shot- gun, the charge taking effect in his knee. Sculling; Races. Jackson, Fla., January 21. ?A series of sculling races are to be rowed at Puenta Corda on February 10th and 11th. Toemer, Hanlon and McKay row for the American championship. A Rabbit Drive To-day. Bakehsfield, January 21.?The Pa- cific Coast Field Trial Clubs' annual meeting closed to-day. Most of the members returned to their homes, but a few remain for the rabbit drive to-morrow. Suicide at Riverside. Riverside, January 21.?A man was found dead in a room in the Park Hotel this afternoon. A bottle of morphine stood on the table. It is supposed to be a case of suicide, but a post-mortem examination will be held. Death of Dr. Jtorglnsen.,, Portland, Ogn., January 21.?Dr. ' Joseph Jorginsen, for many years representative in Congress from Vir- : ginia, died here suddenly this morn- ing.