| Show BY RY TELEGRAPH aa rvay lna LCM tita AMERICAN Fr fremonte Fremo emonas emonts nes nen island washington 4 johnson Joh job ngon naon of Vir virginia virglnia Virgi virgl ginia ginta nl filed in the senate yesterday the petition of gen john 0 fremont Frena onh ont in which he claims to be owner in fee simple of alcatraz alea AlrA traz island and asks that his bis claim to referred to the court of claims for adjudication fremont premont sets for forth th that while he was military governor of the territory of california 1 in 1847 lle lie purchased for the united states the said island commonly called birds island lying at the inner end of the straits which make makee the entrance from the pae pac pacific ofle inne ocea ocean into the bay of san ban francisco ind and to which he fremont fremon gave the name of golden goiden gate that the united states government refused to acceptant accept and repudiated the purchase and made it the subject of a charge of mutiny mu tiny in proceed proceedings in gs by court martial martal in 1848 wherein the fact of the purchase of the I 1 land wag was declared to bean assum assumption eption of power on the part of fremont and an act of mutiny against the government ern ment in 1856 fremont paid the bond given for the purchase e and became the owner of said is asand tand land he baya mys the united states government afterward finding the island the key to the harbor of san ban francisco and aud indispensably decies necessary gary sary asa as a point for estabel houg hing a light bout bovi boute houie e and fort did without his consent or knowledge take possession of and still holds the same island as the property of the hit government government aid secretary lincoln nas has been busy bugy today to day in perfect perfecting inq inT plans for foj the distribution of subsistence stores authorized by congles Congre Con gres Qa to be issued to those made destitute by bv the floods in the mississippi valley from data furnished he thinks four times the sum granted could be expended without meeting the actual immediate needs of the people in view of the widespread distress it is intended by a delegation rom the states staten eli ell ejected enec acted ted to ask congress for an additional appropriation for relief and also to furnish I 1 the ie poor with seed peed corn for the coming spring planting the secretary y of war to day telegraphed senator vest in reply to a telegram le received by the depart melt mer t from gov goy crittenden more rations as ai follows follow eight days pup plies for the number stated elated by him bin i bov crittenden crittendon in mississippi and remi scott t countie counties had already been sent in view of the enormous demandy demands from lower down the river liver it does not peem advisable to increase the supplies sup eup plies to this point at present for example the arkansas commissaries commis saries ask for rations for 40 days which alone would cos cog cosa cost about oooo the total amount appropriated by congress for all the sufferer sufferers ahe hie nears stars the contract division of the post poet office department today to day sent out nearly nott fleat ions lons of vf bucce success pa ful star route contractors con tractors informing them of the official acceptance of their proposals for service the aggregate pum sum of this ma tilds Is about A E boone one of 0 the contractors now under indictment for conspiracy by the gran grau grandeury grand jury djury has secured a large number of these awards although if found guilty of this offense offence the department may begin proceedings to cancel these ther e and similar contracts port ei of entry tie bill to make denver a port of delivery passed the senate today to day having the endorsement of the treasury department its approval by the president Is only needed tad end Canal the senate commit committed teo on com corn meree instructed senator vest to report eads canal bill to the senate with recommendation for pase pass passage nae aae the flood floods LITTLE RCCK rock 4 all of bollivar county miss la Is under underwater water and most of washington Coun county tV including greenville families are h huddled together in suh houses housea as a they think safest i the government go aid expected will wilf reach uin good time miny a heart is made happy by the api am roae rose of bread and meat for the hungry ones who would otherwise starve no more lohs loo of life lire has occurred the 1 eople feel more cheerful as there are some signs of relief and returning business now new orhan P 4 capan canan cit cil capan ra Cst paH pan fen seri natt engaged in the red river trade now new orhan P 4 capan canan paH pan natt engaged in the red river trade has just returned from a trip and says saya he found great distress every and no telling what wha t damage may yet result the people are undergoing terrible hard hardship thip many of them emigrants who settled in pro productive octive lowlands along the river and improved the country considerably der ably and were building it up some of them had only made one or two crop crops an and it were just beginning to A get their plans in full running order when the water came and swept their crops and every everything thin 9 else away who could do so ran their stock up on the hillbo hill but most cf them ae we ruined entirely and on the verge of starvation thirty seven mile mlle of the memphis little rock railroad neros thi ahr river ig Is under water large numbers of people continue earning from arkansas being forced to leave tiler homes greena greenville ilie ille miss 4 the water is higher than ever before many inhabitants are reported in tries trees in deer creek county boats today to day have been sent to their rescue portsmouth N IT 4 the ice lee has lias swept out of the rivers and piled plied up a huge jam for mile mlle milr cov eoy ering large tracts of land it ii the worst known for years the rivers are badly dammed washington 4 gov crittenden of missouri telegraphs the secretary of war to increase the rations already ordered fr euller sufferers ers by floods extraordinary walh walk ina ing NEW YORK 4 9 pm hazael bal fitzgerald hart 55 sullivan livario normae hughes hughea at hazael completed his hia mile and the chaTh chaffi pion plon and fitzgerald were stopped in front 0 the Bc scorers stand where hazael re fitzgerald were stopped in front 0 the Bc scorers stand where hazael re of calved the jeweled whip and he and hig his companion made farewells Ha zaela record when he finally jef jet left lett t the track was and one lai lat fitzgerald Filz gerald miles milea Norem No remie remic mile miles hart 54 miles and two lar lap hu huhe huhes hes hep In anik ileF lles c sullivan mile milva the great contest en led wish with aa an exhibition walk by two small boys official time when each non nun left the track was wag as folawn sullivan koreman Nore Kore mae mac hushes hashes hart hazael fitzgerald 9 15 the actual res residing resi rest resting ing time of ear eaf earh it man roan who lasted through to the finish was aa as follows lizziel li aziel 1 35 hours 21 minute fitzgerald 29 alg hours 21 minute eq Nore mac 32 hours bours 5 minutes hart 30 bours hours 41 minutes hughes 35 hours bours 61 51 minute minutes sullivan 31 33 hours 13 tB 9 As soon as a the men left the track they were immediately removed by their friends to their hotels and quartets quarters outside the garden there will te le amut gate rate money to be distributed among the six men rire fire n re tn in toledo tog TOM DO ohio 4 at 10 thi morning at a fire broke out in ile lie the Cha chamler chamber mtr mir ot or Comme commerce fco building occupied ly by the wes web western tern union telegraph campany company second Ns national and commercial national bank law and insurance off office leea ete etc the alre originated in the root roof from a defective flue the dam age ia Is probably proba oly which Is 16 covered by ly insurance charely church fire pittsfield I 1 malm maim 4 A fire file broke out at 6 at great bar ridgon rin riD kod goD mas maa and a church and chapel were destroyed the whole property was valued at thy fire lire caught from the furnaces lUton collision Co SYRACUSE N Y 4 A passenger and freight train on the syra byra cupe ClIe cile Dango new york railroad collided layt last night near Ca caziville Carl cari rIvIlle ville george coll coli colato ins to en engineer and john sullivan brem fireman of the south bound tan trem iny inh rna ana john fireman of the north bound train were all killed byron atwood was severely injured the accident was caused by misinterpretation of orders drowned FT iowa 4 three men peter huntz claiming to be from milwaukee and shaw and mccarty of burlington striking moulder otolea skia and attempted 1 to cross to the island the two last named were drowned not punished T 4 forty indian prisoners eis ets at fort lowell who were implicated in the he cibich outbreak will be returned today to day to san ban carlo anler military escort and set at liberty their capture detention and trans military escort and set at liberty their capture detention and trans fer ter lias liar cot cof the government over 1500 Altho Althon neth gb the evi evidence dence denoe is 19 conclusive of their participation in the outbreak no efrost has been made to enforce iagal examination into facts or measures adapted to punish them there is a strong general public feeling that the government made a great mistake in their removal rem lem oval the indiana indians have beaste i 1 that the whites dare not punish them senator conkling Contel lna lne declines NEW few w yow tow 5 several wash wasil correspondent correspondents 4 declare conkling yesterday sent word to the president declining the Supreme Court appointment nead bead senator milton mllton B S latham prel dent of the new york mining and nd stock exchange died here last lagl night after a brief illness ill lii nera nesa it seems he hay hai suffered from brights brighta brig Erig hta disease of the kidneys for over a year A week ago lie seemed to have recovered from brief illness which had confined him to his liia bed and on thursday he lie wa wag taken to his big down town office friday he heans was taken with internal hemorrhages shortly after afaf r a bath I 1 and he remained unconscious until lie he died important arreg arret I 1 the harawa st petersburg special says pays A most important arrest baaij urt brt been made at moscow the chief of the section of the revolutionist party known aa the parti noir blae black Blac bJ has haa fallen into the hands bands handsol handset of the police thu th execution ion lon of 0 the condemned nihilisms nihilists nihl lists lits will hands bands handsol handset of the police thu th execution ion lon of 0 the condemned nihilisms nihilists nihl lists lits will probably not take place till the end of march Procure ur starts for france on leave of absence tomorrow strict orders have been issued to prevent foreign c crepon dents d en tsin tain in russia from heading telegraph telegraphic graphic lc comman communication cation catlon with papers they i represent ep resent an inquiry has bag been opened under tinder the direction of igna and secretary with a view of ascertaining by what means certain foreign newspapers ii and especially the new york ilee her ot ald lately succeed succeeded el in baffling the i authorities and reyon tib the nihil ests trial destructive BANG nana it me 5 the st croix pen penobscot railroad machine shop chop was dislodged by rising water and fell into the river carrying the in lashore pier of the railroad bridge r frauds in philadelphia 0 6 committee one hundred have discovered frauds in the november election in the division of the wad waid wal wai warrants rants ere ere eie issued for the arrett arrest of the judge mid slid inspectors i 1 ut tiey they fled rhe committee uffer ufler a reward of for their apprehension suspended bank 6 the banking hanking house of cila clia QA A labeet jo this ilos morning consider itie kile ime itle excitement I 1 iu circh cio cin lt P rile the file house has arten iiren money r it is a bated to the ach aeh it potts betts central railroad taking bonds bonda and placing them on the market rhe rod Is a new one and audits its bi mils milb have shrunk in value and banks which have been carrying bonds called on sweet for additional funds to his eail call the firm has beil beu ben unable to respond A snot shot thag that fairs rails to caunt count ST louis bouis aa city special says it is dis coterel that ge george go shepherd 1 herd who claimed to have hot shot jeseo s james la Js really james friend and made the claim merely to get tho the reward and ul vide it with jese jes e lie he was wag apparently leagued with the nire alre ce in hi trying to find james and hnot him elf through the leg to create the belief that he ha hul 1 fought wild with james when taxed with his perfidy fit III F he confessed that james was etilia alive live 6 A washington special says pays sergeant mason will either be acquitted hv bv the court martial rn en the tt tf clinical ground that he had bad not actu actually aliv silv entered on duty when he be fired at guiteau Gul gui or will be given a short sentence souvenirs WA 6 in tn an interview between guiteau and scoville Bc oville yesterday he former assured the latter that he was sorry he be iod ind abused him on occasion of his last visit and promised pro ed not to off omm menil lenil again strange as it may appear a woman vas aaa at the bottom of the affer which r rv iv i v crit olt ott of wines Rp withhold c e ter from guiteau A which r rv iv i v crit olt ott of wines Rp withhold c e ter from guiteau A young wy uly uis signing herself clara clars davia davis residing in hoboken N Y took the trouble to write trite ift thirteen ir teen closely written pa ws res of letter paper to the prisoner in wll h fhe she F he be assured him of her devotion to hig his interests and announced her intention of getting him out of jail if money could accod pil elih lisuch such sueh an object the prisoner answered her at once but when her reply came it fell into the hands bands of scoville and he opened it A picture of a handsome intelligent looking young woman dropped out of the mi mis mip sive ive which bich was addressed pd dressed to my poor dear persecuted friend it proceeded to give in chaste and elegant diction her feelings for the thie prisoner and described in a gra attic manner how bow she had fainted when the verdict of the jury was wag announced scoville re taine the letter and on the occasion of his recent trip jonew to new york endeavored to find the writer after considerable trouble he ascertained her lodging place but was unsuccessful in nind find finding ingher hen her at home he became convinced that the woman simply wanted wante J reply as afi a nier inter and withheld the tho ho letter I 1 om ova him wire fire Au arsTA ark art 5 A fire tonight destroyed det toyed royed several stores and a livery e stable table together with beven horses total logs low 33 COO bad prospect only gha tha liecty ninar ind inc little tsi isi thoe rock reck 5 there are in this neighborhood alone reports or of 2001 persons made absolute absolutely I 1 y d des even the floods will require 1 jouble that sum set aside for that state from appropriation by congress senator garland says the municipalities and corpora corporations tiong of the are responding liberally but they are burdened by by refuges refugees from the districts lie he alo says gays that the precept pre ent dl distress itress Is only the beginning ginni nj fon FOR formaa EIGN elon oconnor LONDON 3 in the commo is this thia evening there was considerable excitement in cons cona quence of johnson attorney general for ireland virtually admitting a warrant under the coercion act existing against arthur OConnor tHome 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