K
lij
"WlLrNOrCHANGE.
The Former Land Office Ruling Ad
hered to
35 REFERENCE TO INDIAN LAND
j.
.48fe 4m&L!
T ay
CemMlSHloaer Carter Has to Say on
ha 8ubJct in'Kepljr to Resolutions
Adopted at Kinglialier, Ok.-OlU
Holilien, Must Be Present.
Washington", April 1G. The attention
of Commissioner Carter was yesterday
alicd to the series of resolutions adopt
ed at a meeting1 afc Kingfisher, Ok., pro-testing-
against the enforcement of the
amies of the general land office, pro
nibiting persons from filing more than
"two applications at one time to enter
lands in the ceded Cheyenne and
Arapahoe country and directing that no
application by mail be received rf Mr.
"Carter said: "There hasjjecii no
Tilling1 changipcr the -'"manner 'of
-doing business ' at local land
offices. Speculation in public land
always lias 'been repugnant to the letter
and spirit of the Jaw of this country.
Soldiers' declaratory statements, pre-
sented in good faith, give to the soldier
IS1
IThe aborc map .shows the lands. lhe
the tew
-r.
counties arc designated as C. D, jE, F,
jm. ine uarK lines arc Daunaanes
Cheyenne and Arapahoe lands.)
-the period of six raontlis within
bi w' ieV
to enter upon the land, -but no fii'njK
can b considered which Ls based oaf!
tulvertLscd and notorious intent'to vio-lj
late the law for hpeenlative purposes,
Agwits have advertised cxtensivclgfor
Jk i i
' 5 J9 M'Si'jf
t-- rv i
"-" .Bnacuuui.iuin,jiiu. nprominent cattlemen in tne state, in
citers' declaratory statements to ena- eluding State Senator Tisdale, Fred
them to file on lands at Kingfisher j esse, A. R. Powers, Maj. Wolcott L.
:soin
blc
and Oklahoma City for the express pur
pose of speculation, bolcliers nave oeca
.advised by these agents that they uoed
not settle on the lands at all and hun--
dreds of persons who have no intention
of making homes in the new country,
.'nave forwarded papers to these agents
authorizing them to make filings.
4tAs indicating the character of the ad
vertisements, I quote the following
from a circular extensively circulated
by an agent who is now no doubt at
Kingfisher preparing to carry out his
programme. Among other things the
.circular says:
As soon as the filing Ls made I will
.send you a certificate of the same.
'Then you will have Bix months to go on
the land and can make your improve--ments;
or during that six months you
onay soli your relinquishments. Re
linquishments of soldiers claim sell
from $50 to $100 according to the loca
tion and qualit3' of the land.'
'A few persons obtained authority
'under such false and fraudulent repre
sentations and seem extremely anxious
to push their speculation to a success
ful result A few persons provided with
the declaratory statements undoubted
ly contemplated standing at the head
of the line, and by handing ia their
thousands of filings secure control of
.all the desirable land to the. exclusion
.and great injury of the soldiers present
who actually desire to secure homes for
themselves nnd. their families. Then,
-accofdisglto the advertised programme,
-these agents would begin to reap their
3iarvest in selling relinquishments.
The rule of this office was promulgated
for the purpose of defeating this specu
lative scheme."
"The rule will operate in the interest
of the soldiers who are on the ground
. and by their presence give evidence of
their good faith and bona fide intention
tosccure homes."
SALE OF HOT SPRINGS RESERVATION".
Hot SPRINGS, Ark., April 10. The
government lot sale was resumed yes
i terday for one hour. There was a large
tatlendance of buyers and the bidding
-was lively. The property sold yester
'day brought higher values than that
disposed of Wednesday. The sales com
prised fourteen lots, which brought a
-total of ?15,4CG, which is ?3,4So in excess
of the aggregate appraisement The
:sale of this property will aggregate at
least one-thirdof a million dollars, all
of which will be expended by the gov
ernment in beautifying the permanent
reservation in this city.
A Itenervatlon Wanted.
Carson", Nev., April 10. Dick Bender
and Capt Jim, full blood Wahoo In
dians, have left for Washington for tho
purpose of interesting the president and
Indian commissioner in the establish
ment of a reservation for the tribe in
Carson, valley, Nev or if that cannot bo
obtained, a home for iged and needy. '
Sedalla's Convicts.
Sedalia, Mo., April 10. Criminal
court adjourned yesterday for the April
term. "Four prisoners were sentenced
and were taken to the penitentiary.
!Thcy were Joe Hewitt two years for
:attempted rape; John Jackman, two
3-ears for forgery, and George Thomas,
-iwo years for larceny.
'Suits aggregating $13,003 have been
instituted at Chicago by the packing
;Hrm of George II. Hammond & Co.
.-against various railroad companies for
alleged excessive freight charges under
ihe inter-statc commerce law.
THE WYOMING ROUND-UP.
Official Heport or Geo. Brooke as to the
Wyoming Cattle Troubles The Appear
ance or Troops Timely and Prevented
Muck llloodshed Forty-flTO Prisoners
Taken. '' '" ;
Washington, April 15. The follow
ing telegram contains the latest infor
mation received at the war department
relative to the trouble in Wyoming:
To Major-Gener.il Scholleld, Washington:
Ovaha. Neb., April 14. In obedience to his
Instructions CoL Van Horno with, three troops
of cavalry left Port McKtnney at 2 o'clock on
the morning of April 13 and arrived at
the T. A. ran;h at 0:45, where ho re
ceived the surrender without bloodshed
of Maj. Wolcott and forty-five men
with forty-three rifles, forty-one revolvers
about 5.0C0 rounds of ammunition and forty-six
horses. He hoWs them at Fort McKinucy as
prisoners until further orders from mo. The
governor of Wyoming has requested that these
prisoners be sent to Douglas, Wye, and bays
that owing to the excitement in northon
Wyoming he will Lot at this time go-1 that
section. Unless otherwise instructed I will
send the prisoners to DooRla'Uriiler a suitable
guard. , 'John It Brooke.
Brigadier-General Commanding.
BETTLEK8 SATISFIED.
-Douglas, Wyo April 15. The capt-.
nreofthe cattlemen by United States
troops affords great satisfaction to the
settlers.
The cattlemen numbered forty-five,
of whom twenty-five were Texans.
Each was armed with a Winchester,
two revolvers and two belts of cart
ridges. With the prisoners surrounded on all
sides by cavalry, the march toward Fort
McKinney was begun. The late be
siegers offered no violence.
The arrival of troops was providential.
'Had the cattlemen wounded any of the
rustlers no sheriffs posse could have
averted a battle. The besiegers had
worked with extraordinary energy. The
circle of rifle pits during Tuesday night
was carried forward until at daylight
the line of investment had narrowed
down to painfully small proportions.
Had not the cavalry arrived the chances
are that a final attack would have been
made yesterday. There could have been
but one outcome.
The march to the fort was made in
two hours. On reaching the barracks
the cattlemen were formally placed
nnder arrest Each of the prisoners
will be indicted.
The feeling is that the cattlemen
have brought the trouble upon them
selves and should' suffer the penalty.
Public sentiment has turned against
them and the farmers who were once
their friends have joined the rustlers,
believing that their homes are in
danger.
Since the invaders were surrounded
and arrested by the United States
troops and put under strong guard at
Fort McKinney, excitement has quieted
somcwliat
Forty-three men were cap-
i tured consisting of some of the most
foprominent cattlemen in the state, in-
H. Parker, Deputy United States Man
shml Frank Canton, W. J. Clarke, water
tomissioner and W. C. Irvine.
The invaders were surrounded by be
tween 200 and 400 rnstlers, ranchmen
ar.'l'tizens who were constantly firing
hat tnem from rifle pits that were dug
dm qj the night and had the United
Staveartroops been two hours later not
a'iii.aVould have been left to tell the ;
tide. The rustlers captured the in
vader. wagons containing dynamite
andg aiR powder vhich they were
abomt t- we, having made a cannon to
tlinm:thciynamite against the build
ings. Y j
Three !naders were shot, including1;
IrvineUiihjly wounded and two others
seriously v'oijtnded. They are all now
lying in tin pest hospital.
ITALY?!" ACCOUNT SETTLED.
The Uni tei.S .atas Paid S25.000 For th
Families : hi Victims of the Now Or
leans Traged . y
London", Apr 1 15. A dispatch received
here from Ron.e?eays that a series of
messages has passed between Mr.
Blaine, the Aiie.-ican secretary of state,
i and the Marau's?? Imperial), Italian
charge d'affaires t'.tyVashingtbn, result
ing in a settlement of the differnccs be
tween Italy and the cited States grow
ing out of the lynchiftg of Italians at.
New Orleans. ' vj..
According to thk iiwatch the Mar
ouis Imoeriali has a dJwed i the" Italian
i government that he m received from'
iiiu uuuvuouiira guYirmmeui ine sum
of Si-OOO for the fanaHies'tf the victims.
This money, he addrwsccompanied
by a note from Secretary Blaine, in
which he declared that, although the
wrong was not committed feirectly by
the United States, thelattcrVncverthe
less felt its solemn dutyJn ihffpremises.
In his note replying fa Mr.iBlaine's
communication the macquU imperial!
says that Italy had already vittt pleas
ure noted the terms in which President
Harrison referred to theia)at4.cjin his
message at the opening 3f coress.
The marquis further saysht.tlltaly
considers the indemnity sufleje. With
out prejudice to any action tflawthat
may be brought by the aggrieved jar
ties. He also expresses the lippc Sat
the payment of the indemnity "vriil 'Re
sult in the happy re-cstablisluaet t af
relations between the two governments;
Washington", April 15. Inqpnr com
firms the statement from Roma, that
,. .i :i.i , ii:i..!
compiciu uuu iiiuiu.iuiu Kuiuuimai. ii-ia
been reached in the intcrnationajgditV
culties between the United Stateaand
Italy, growing out of the New Orlaan:-
amicable scttlemast has'
tragedy, on tne terms set iortn.
understood that the money was aiken
from the annual appropriation of 'fl,- j
000 to enable tne president to prowao
for unforseen emergencies on '
diplomatic and consular service, so thai
it will be unnecessary to call upon con
gress for a specific appropriation.
The Southern Flood.
Jackson". Miss., April 15. The lowest
estimate placed on the loss of life in tho
flooded district is 250, all of whom are
negroes.
Most of the damage is in the vicinity
of Columbus, which is on the banks
of .the Tombigbae, but more
than 3,000 families in the counties
of Lowndes. Monroe and Noxubee
are reported homeless and suffering for
the necessaries of life.
A similar overflow occurred in 1874,
but the waters are now even higher
than then and suffering is bound to fol
low unless congress heeds the appeal
for assistance.
UP THE
TRAIN.
Kntchti of the Road Hold Up an Illinois
Central Train In EonUiana and Oct About
93,000.
New Orlkaks, April 15. A daring and
successful train robbery was committed
last night within seventy-seven miles
of this city.
Passenger train No. 2 of the Illinois
Central northbound left the city at the
usual hour last evening.
When the train reached Hammond
station a man boarded the engine.
To the surpriso of the engineer and
fireman the uninvited passenger thrust
into their faces a big gleaming pistol.
The railroad men were ordered to go
ahead. The demand was obeyed re
luctantly, but with seeming good grace.
Passenger train No. 2 was scheduled
AcT-o meet -J. ,t ub iuucit;uui'ui:u auu vu
jluik the siding at that point. To this
s.ue suiuim, incrcioru, iiiu uujjiutxr
wotiid his train of human freight, who
lEtle conjectured that their guide was
atlrtitime under coercion and appre
heLsioB of his own life. When No. 2
retSjl.ed,Jndependence, the siding was
ntdkKi and the switch barely locked
wheii Vha, southbound train came tliun
derhirajng. Th oowthbound train had scarcely
flittcdlrjrhen two men, confederates
of th9&iM on the engine, skipped
nimbly klnjaird and joined their "pal."
The'englcair was ordered to reverse
the engilK aid at Newborn's mill, about
seventy-wy.'m miles from the city, was
told to coioe tojU halt.
The ehtut'-and fireman were then
used byy tne "rubbers as a parleying
party, and werejtfnstructed to go to the
express car, anc to order the messenger
to open his, ca, ,which was complied
with. An cntn.Bee into the car which
bears the treasarasof the express com
pany as well as''ftt of Uncle Sam was
then effected byiA-robbers.
The safe was cpjjjted of its contents.
Having complet,,. their work the
knights of the roaaAsappeared in the
darkness, leaving riSi mails and the
passengers undisturbed:
Superintendent Fii!Mr of the express
company, said that tb-'amount carried
off by the train robbsas f.would hardly
exceed $3,000, in his opirioo.
FOR
FARNttRS.
a .(-
tqraad
frtm Delivery In the Countiy aad Villages
How It Will Benefit farmers.
Washington", April 15.-fr-Thc resolu
tion just reported to the senate by Mr.
Mitchell, of Oregon, appropriating $200,
'000 for the continuation of the nost-
master-gcneral's successful experiment i
in extending the free collection and de
livery of mail into villages andUarming
districts, is one of the many ourowrhs
of the agitation which businars men
and country people have been prosecu
ting so vigorously for the past thyee or
four months. A business man of Minne
apolis, Mr. Richard H. Broat has jeen
laying a great many valuable facte be
fore the newspapers and the peopled In
a circular lately received at the postrf
fice department he says: A
"Is it a wonder that the farmer, w
during the long winter hours has sc
much leisure for self-improvement, fotr.
self-education, does not avail himself o:
HELD
- -
..; ' , .. ., . , , . yfliweive, to -Australia on special mission,
it? Is it a wonder that he isreferred toU includes the Samiwich, goutli
Vic? 'mtw leucine' no o mcc.h4n a 1
greeny, a hayseed,' when as a matter of
fact he might be the. most enlightened
of any class of our people? The origin
al expense of a newspaper, periodical,
or other literature, is trifling, compared
with the immense amount of benefit de
rived from it; often a single hint a re
cipe, a suggestion, a word of advice, is
worth the subscription price of a dozen
papers for a year, to say nothing of the
general advantages obtained in being
kept posted in regard to the markets of
the world and of the moral influence a
good newspaper has over a household."
INSTALLING THE KHEDIVE.
The Ceremonies Took Flaee Amid Mack
Pomp Congratulations Received.
Cairo, April 15. The investiture of
the khedive took place at the Abdin
palace amid much pomp. All the Brit
ish and Egyptian troops weresmassed in
Abdin square, fronting- the palace.
Tribunes were erected on the sides of
the square and were filled with officials
and others. The khedive and his min
isters assembled on a dais in front of
the palace, where they received Anmed
Eyoub Pasha, the sultan's ambassador.
The firman of investiture was read by
an official, who also read a telegram
from the sultan conferring upon the
khedive the administration of the Sinai
peninsula.
Upon the conclusion of the reading
the assmbled troops thrice saluted the
sultan and a band played the Turkish
anthem. After this the troops saluted
the khedive three times and the Egyp
tian anthem was played. Then a
salute of 102 guns ' was fired. The
native spectators displayed the greatest
enthusiasm throughout the ceremony.
Afterward the khedive received the
congratulations of the ministers and
diplomats. The city was decorated
with flags and bunting, and the day
was generally observed as a holiday.
Gen. Alger Indorsed.
Detroit, Mich., April 15. The state
republican convention assembled in De
troit rink and ex-Congressman Edward
grv Alien, oi xpsiianti, was eieciea
fiknporary chairman by acclamation.
made a brief but enthusiastic speech?:
lutions were adopteddrSing
it-ring taWMwldgan gerrymander
L'kvariC uvvvoui urn anu approving
thac'inley tariff, the existing finan
cial legislation and Mr. Blames reci
procity policy
Florida Republicans.
Jacksoxvtixe, Ela,, April 15. The
republican state convention his finally
elected delegates.at large to the Minne
apolis convention. They are instructed
to vote for Harrison for president as
long as his name appears before the con
vention. TheMcKinleytl)illwasiEilorsed
and gretas.expreaaedthat tne force
bill waaV-apt .yoasefL jThe:deo3atic
electlorilaw in Florida is spoken of in
bitter terms as dishonorable, and tho
platform closes by declaring. that in
view, of the present ballot box Taw, it is
deemed nsefeaa to place any republican
ticket in tlie fleldj this'.yeareUhef' na
tional, congressional or state.
A POWDER MILL EXPLODES.
Ketultinjrln tl. Death of Seven Men und
Fatally InJurlnsrTwo.
Wii.kesb.uuik, Pa., April 14. A fright
ful explosion of powder completely de
molished the mills of the Mosaic Powder
Co. yesterday. The first explosion was
in the drying mill and a fraction of a
second later the storage house blew up.
The shocks were felt over a radius of
forty miles, and thousands of people in
surrounding towns rushed out of doors,
thinking an earthquake had taken
place. Both shocks were distinctly tea
here, twenty miles away.
The mills were blown to smallest
atoms and there were no fragments
found larger than a foot long;
Seven men were instantly killed and
two fatally injured. The names of the
dead are: John Gibbons, Daniel Carey,
Aaron Coolbaugli, Moses Tucker, Ed
ward J. Vanderberg, Allan Smail. Car
adog Reese. The fatally wounded are:
George Allis, Daniel Hillings.
The body of John Gibbons was blown
150 feet in the air.
Caradog Reese was found sixty feet
from the scene of the explosion.
Moses Tucker was found 150 feet away
from the mill. Other bodies were found
15 to 'J00 feet distant.
The terr:ble scenes of grief and
anguish duplicate those of frightful
mine accidents.
The iron frame work on the Erie &
Wyoming railway near the scene, used
as'a park screen, was torn and twisted
like paper. The absolute desolation of
the scene cannot be pictured in words.
The last explosion of these mills was
eighteen years ago when several men
were killed. The loss will reach $20,000.
TESTIMONIES GIVEN.
An
Interesting Feature of the Mormon
Conference The Hualnes Session.
Indki-endknce, Mo., April 14. The
session of the world's conference of the
Latter-Day Saints yesterday was ex
ceedingly interesting. Many gave testi
mony and several spoke in prophesies.
The morning sermon was by Elder E.
L. Kelly, bishop of the church. Tho
subject was the law of tithing.
Among1 the testimonies given were
the following: One sister prophesied
that the Lord would at this session
make known his will to the people in
the matter of filling the vacancies, and
claims to have had a vision to that ef
fect Another claims to have been
healed of a cancer by the elders. A
third was on her deathbed and was
cured by the angels, aided by Elder R.
C. Evans.
At the business session the main dis
cussion was on the resolution allowing
a member who claims to have lost all
belief in the faith in the church doc
trines to resign instead of being tried
for apostasj". The resolution was lost
by a two-thirds vote.
i..-.HuUaUi., u. -"
not vet been made, but it has been de-J
-, ; .i .. T-i i A .! i r-:n
TM.- n.-r-;rkn . T- tia-I i-r Inr'n 1
next
cidod that Elders Griffith and Gillen,
both members of the quorum of twelve,
,will be sent as special envoys to Europe.
The field includes England. Ireland and
Scotland. Also to send Elders II. C.
Smith and T. W. Smith, both of tho
twelve, to Australia on special missions,
ea and Society islands.
MU....-nmn;nV
". I
ents are for the purpose
of Tiushin""
5 work in these countries the present
'.r.
PENNSYLVANIA
DEMOCRATS.
Y,
TbqiLstate Convention Xo:
nilnates Candl-
i
3l -,,! .-.,. If. .- I..U. D.
lectors.
HArBlSBCRGH, Pa., April 14. When
the democratic state convention was
callcdWto order, the lower floor of the j
opera Jbouse was filled with40: dele-j
gates ard the two galleries were pack-;
tA -fnll,f Tvi'fjitjr Xn r-nnvontinn
-- --i -r1" ..-. -.." v ,
held he:
in, vears has attracted such 1
crowded
Heries. As the various party , ? " c"1- wBU"1"i U1
wl n,l wo .;i Lincoln, that I was inclined to drop ev
leaders entered and were recognized t
they wereireeted with applause which
was in alTisea impartially bestowed.
After themraal preliminaries John K.
Read, of Ph
delphia, nominated Con-
gressman
'juuxrver lor temporary
chairman a:
ha was elected unani-
mously.
Senator
chairman.
elected permanent
Resolutions iuorsing reform in the
tariff laws and i favor of Grover Cleve
land's nomination to the presidency,
were adopted. "
Christian Hcydnki", of Vanamgo. was
nominated for jnw of the supreme
court by acclamation: George A. Allen,
of Erie, and Mayor Thomas P. Mcrritt,
of Reading, were napped 'as the candi
dates at large for congress.
The four electors i large named
were: . t iiinott, oi aioga; .i. v. i.m
litt of Philadelphia: 'iomas B. Ken
nedy, of Franklin, and
avid L. Wat-
son, of Allegheny.
Two national delega
id one presi-
dcntial elector from eac
cngressional
disirict were then named,
tion adjourned sine die.
The conven-
1
The Deed or a Crazy M .1.
Lawrexce, Kan., April Tjjk- Albert
Ncal became violently insanaSunday
and was taken to the county jwL bat in
the, afternoon was 'released Asent
home. He was put nndergnj'Mbn
day. A Dout 2 o'clock -thltViriorning he
overpowered hiatM&lfbiting and beat
ing hinutnsfliy7 and escaped,
nyitufning later to hLs house the mad
Tnan set fire to it got inside and defied
the whole police force and the fire de
partment The fire was kept from him
until the roof fell in, when he sprang
out and escaped. He was not found un
til 9 o'clock this morning, when he was
captured wandering in the fields south
of the city in an exhausted condition.
Tracks Washed Away.
Aberdeen", Miss., April 14. Nothing
but devastation and ruin are exposed
by the receding flood. Three miles of
the track of the Kansas City, Memphis
& Birmingham railroad are washed
away, and it will be two weeks before
the cars run over that portion of the
road. Tie.IljymoUCentral.will not run
rejrular .'trains mh til the last of this
weekvxriiaxMotae; Ohio, is doinjr all
the bifaness. '.; Never beforo have tho
farmers ha the Tombigbfc valley suf
fered such losses. With jut immediate
ntttoLA icLiet'invi mn sw vrwTTrh
I who have lust everVJung1, will surety
' suffer. "
suffer.
BossWaa
ai i
i
T
rD EFEN DING STANTOj
Hon. G. C. Cor ham Takes Exceptions to Cer
tain Portions of Senator Sherman's Ko
niarkx on Gen. W. T. Hhermau.
Washixgtox, April 11. Hon. Geo. C.
Gorham, who is engaged on aTnography
of the late Secretary Stanton,has written
an open letter to Senator Sherman in
which ho excepts to the following in
the senator's late eulogy upon Gen.
Sherman:
'"Gen. Sherman believed in and
sought to carry out tho policy of Abra-
ham Lincoln. The terms of the surren
der were tentative and the
conditions
were entirely subject to the supervision
of the executive authorities but instead
of being submitted to the generous and
forgiving patriot who had fallen they
were passed upon in the shadow of a
great crime by stern and relentless ene
mies, who had not consented to the con
dilions imposed by Gen. Grant and who
would have disregarded them had not
Gen. Grant threatened to resign upon
the refusal to carry out his terms.
" 'When the arrangement with Gen.
Johnston was submitted to President
Johnson and Mr. Stanton, it was reject
ed with the insulting intimation that it
proceeded from cither cowardice or
treachery. The old cry against Gen
Sherman was again started. It was
even imputed that he would attempt to
play the part of a Crowell or a military
usurper.
"'The generous kindness of Grant
came to his relief. New terms were
agreed upon and the war closed.'
Mr. Gorham says:
'You would have it understood by
this that while Gen. Sherman was en
gaged in a praiseworthy and purely
military act, which President Lincoln
would havc desired him to perform had
he lived, he was set upon and insulted
and his arrangements set aside by Pres
ident Johnson and Edwin Stanton,
then secretary of war, in a mean and
nirrow spirit of revenge, because of the
assassination of Mr. Lincoln and that at
this juncture, the generous kindness of
Gen. Grant interposed between him and
these' alleged enemies and that the two
generals agreed on new terras and ended
the war. You state all this as though
you had approved Gen. Sherman's
course."
After quoting from many letters and
showing the error of Gen. Sherman's
position the letter closed with the fol
lowing: "In conclusion allow me to quote one
more authority in support of Mr. Stan
ton's view and in condemnation of Gen.
Sherman's fearful mistake. The
authority will not be seriously ques
tioned by you. It reads as followsr
SENATOR SHERMAN'S LETTER.
" 'Mr Deaii Sir: I am distressed be
yond measure at the terms granted
Johnston by Gen. Sherman. They are
I inadmissible. There should now be
i literallv no terms granted." We should
4- ,tt1 liTiiT tlw ln'wltnrr TtTjlt; vifit
"wu '. fc .
infap-out th0 whole rebellion should
f. ' , , . :.,; ..
wear the badge of the penitentiary; for
! this generation, at least, no man who
has taken part in the war dare justify
or palliate it.
I "Yet with these views I feel that
! gross injustice has been done Gen. Sher-
man, especially by the press. The most
that can be said about hun is that he
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srree of Mr. Lincoln and Gen. Grant in
their arrangement with Lee. Gen.Sher-
Iman had not understood the political
bearintr of that agreement It is his
misfortune that he believed the prom
I ises.of these men, and looks upon the
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wnoie contest in a simpiu military vmw
He thought the disbanding of their
armies is the end of the war, while we
knew to arm them with the elective
franchise and state organizations is to
renew the war.
"I feel so troubled at this matter, fol-
erything and go to Raleigh, but I prom
ised Xi join the funeral cortege here,
and on Saturday week Lave agreed to
deliver a eulogy in honor of Mr. Lincoln
at Mansfield. This over, I will gladly
go to Washington or anywhere else,
where I shall do the least service.
"I do not wish Gen. Sherman to be
unjustly dealt with, and I know that
you will not permit it Especially I do
not want him driven into fellowship
with the copperheads. His military
services have been too valuable to the
country to be stained by anj such fel
lowship. If you can, in your multiplied
engagements drop me a line pray do so.
Y'ou can if you choose show this to the
president, or indeed to anyone. Very
truly yours, John" Sherman."
"I cannot find in this letter any ref
erence to the insult with which yon
now assert that Gen. Sherman's terms
were rejected by President Johnson and
Mr. Stanton, but I do find in it an as
surance from you to Secretary Stanton
that you knew he would not permit
,Gen. Sherman tit be unjustly dealt with.
"You could not have said this had you
thought Mr. Straton himself had al
ready dealt unjustly by him, by pub
lishing the reasons above quoted, and
which had been in print in every lead
ing newspaper of the conntry for four
days lefore you wrote your letter. I
honored and admired Gen. Sherman. I
knew him personally and enjoyed the
honor of his friendship.
"But I also honored and admired Mr.
Stanton, whose biography 1 haTe un
dertaken and whose pri va Je papers are in j
my keeping; ana l cannot remain snent
when one of the srreatesfc and wisest of
hLs official acts are brought forward, I
misstated and perverted in a useless ef
fort to show that Gen. Sherman was
right when he himself admitted (with
thj concurrence of Senator Sherman)
that he was wrong. Very truly
yours, Geouge C. Gorham."
V
Condition of 'Winter Wheat.
Washington. April 11. The April re
port of the statistician of the agriculT
nral department makes the average
condition of winter wheat on the 1st of
April 81.3 and that of rye 87. The aver
ages of the principal wheat states are:
Ohio 71, Michigan 83, Indiana 7S, Illi
nois 82, Missouri 72 and Kansas T..
The average of those is 7 k against
97.3 in April, 1SD1. It is 37 in New
York and 84 in Pennsylvsjuc In the
states of Delaware to North Carolina it
varies from 79 to 97, bui it is 90 to 93 in
the southern belt east of the Mississippi
I aod somcAvaat lower west of that riven
DESTUCTIVE FLOODS.
Heavy Floods in Alabama and MNsUtli
Jm4
m
Cause l.reut Loss of Life and l'ropcrt;
Colujuius, Miss., April 12. The
cent heavy rams have swollen all
streams in this section of the country
to a point never before known, and ai
a result the destruction of life and
property is frightful. All farms along
the Tombigbee river are abandoned.
Houses of all kinds are washed away
and cattle and mules by hundreds havt
been drowned.
Many floating houses have passed
down the river. Every available craft
here has been used day and night in re
lieving the sufferers, carrying out fooo.
and bringing in the destitute people.
On one small mound there were fort
people, as many more cattle and mules.
On another there were seventy people
and cattle by the hundreds and thu
negroes on all the low lands have lo
everything on earth they had, and there
are hundreds of them here.
Twelve negroes have been drowned
within tliree miles of this city. At
points on the river below here the loss
of life is very large.
The railroads have abandoned all
trains westward and there are many
washouts. Their trestles are swept
away and all the roads have largo
forces repairing damages, but it will bu
a week before trains will be running.
The water indicates that the loss b
the flood is greater than at first re
ported, as does news just obtained from
points below where the country is llafr
and gives no refuge to the negroes. It
may therefore be expected that tr.r.
later reports may show at least 100 ne
groes have been drowned in this county
alone. The waters have receded alxmt
seven feet and continued to fall slowly
last night Most of the country bridges
have been swept away and it will bo
weeks before regular traffic will le re
sumed. MoniLK. Ala., April 12. The Tombig
bee river has not since 1847 had so sud
den and great a flood as the present.
The farmers on the river were wholly
unprepared and from Columbus. Miss.,
to Fulton the loss of hogs, eattle. mules,
and cotton seed haslicen unprecedented,
much farming has been swept away and
people rendered destitute.
NINE PERSONS DROWNED.
A lloston Farm Strhool Instructor and
KlKht Hoys Lose Their Live I5y tlit'ai-
lzinj-ofa ltoat.
Boston", Mass.. April
12 Last even
ten 1mvs con
Farm school at
ing an instructor and
nected with the Boston
Thomson's island were
capsized while
on the bay in a sail boat, ami the in
structor and eight of the boys drowned.
The victims were: A. F. Lordburg. in
structor; Frank F. Hitchcock, Homer
F. Thatcher, George F. Ellis. Thomas
Phillips, William W. Cumin. Charles
H. Graves, Harry E. Loud, Adelbert II.
Packard.
The instructor had been to the city
during the day to attend church and
with ten boys, constituting a regular
crew of the school, left the island
at t!:30 to sail to City Point.
At a point supposed to Imj between
Spectacle island and Thompson's island
the boat was struck by a squall and im
mediately capsized. The eleven occu
pants were thrown into the iee-vild
water, but being accustomed to st
discipline thev caujrht on tne ov?
turned craft and then began a lony
wait for rescue. They occasionally
scouted in the hope that they might 1m
heard by some one on shore.
Finally the chill of the water and the
exertion necessary to keep their heads
above the surface overcame the un
fortunates, and one by one they were
compelled to release their hold. Four
hours later the boat with two survivor
clinging to it drifted ashore.
WHAT CLEVELAND SAYS.
Text or a r.etter Written By Him to a fltl-z-n
of Chattanooga. Teim.
Chattanooga,. Tenn.. April 12. Th i
following letter from Grover Cleveland
has been received by a prominent demo
crat in this city:
Jjmes 13111c. Chattanooga. Tenn.
Lakewood, N. J., April 7. My IcarSlr. -flealre
to thank you for the report of the ni-cfc
in? at Chattanooga, which you so kindly s-en.
ine, and for the friendly words you apoku of m
on shat occasion. I am exceedingly anxious ur
have our party do exactly the right thing :u
the Chicago convention, and I hope the di'!-s"itty
will be guided by Judgment and actuated bi
true democratic spirit and the single deslr
to succeed on principle. I should not be Iranlc
if I did not say to you that I often fear I do not
deserve tk kind things such friends a you s.iy
of me ani I have frequent misgivings as to the
wisdom or again putting me in nomination. I
therefore am anxious tint sentiment and un
measured personal devotion should Iw checked
when the delega-e- to the convention reach tho
period of deliberation. In any event there will
be no disappointment for me in the result.
Yours vory truly. Giioveii Cleveum.
ANARCHISTS ABROAD.
Another Kxplosiott l:r rarW-Arrtt ot
lader in .Mndrld-Crenadct and Other
KxpIoHlves Found.
Pauls. April 12. A canister of powder
was exploded jx-sterday on the window
sill of a magistrate in Compeigne. who
had incurred the hatred of poachers.
The windows were shattered and thu
house otherwise damagetl.
Kavachol has decided to allow hii
trial to begin April 2. Since hLs. arrest
over 2.000 letters of all kinds have been
sent to him. Gustav Malthieu denies
any acquaintance with Kavachol.
Maduid, April 11. M'anoz. an An
archist leader, was arrested yesterday
on a charge preferred y Delroehe of
having supplied borals to anarchists.
A box containing grenades and other
explosive projectiles was found Satur
day night at the gate oi the hospital for
army pensioners.
At Noon April 19.
Washinoton. April 12. Secretary
JToble, speaking of the Cheyena
Arapahoc opening, said:
''We have been delayed, und to. go
into any detail of reasons wouto bo
Odious and do no good. The delay va.i
not to be avoided and the depajrtmen-
struggled in rain. I had set 'jay heart
on the 1st of this month and l.y the 10th
at the farthest, but we could, not maka
it Matters are definitely settled now,
however. The details of (resident Har
rison's proclamation aT.c agrcevt to ind
the opening- is set for. the l'Jth ol April
at Vi o'clock noon."
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