TO
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB.PSATURDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 28 , 1885. NO , J65.
OUB LAWAKERS.
Apppriatcs $15,000 , Foi
The New lasanc A.ylnm ,
And It la To BaSLooated Ai
Norfolk ,
.Dawsou's Ohooky Claims Verj
Properly Ohoked Off ,
The UP , Lobbying Against Th (
New Oity Charter ,
A Paint Hope That It Will B <
Passed To-Day ,
The I < * Bt Act Of The Fumotta Solioo
Aiid Itiv
Knrcc.
UOOSI3.
S ) > ecal ! Correspondence to TlIK BEK ,
LINCOLN' , February 27. The house assem
thia morning at the usual hour. Several act
from the ncnnto wore read a second time am
ordered for third reading ,
House Uoll 83 , the bill which shall provld <
for the sale and leasing o ! the saline lands am
development of tame was takton trom th
general tile , voted on and ordered engroisei
for third reading ,
House Hell 401 , a bill paying nowspapo
claims waa made special order.
The sonata railroad commiision bill wa
road first time by suspension of rule * for tha
purposa. This bill was received in the houa
very favorably and may likely become la'
therefore insuring the state some tallroa
legislation although not of the kind the pec
pie want. The hoiuo" went Into committee c
ho whole with Mr. Henry in the chair.
Sanate Fde 02To provide for the olcctio
of county attorneys was cunsideru 1 and re
orted bajk to the housj with recommends
ion tlit it do p tu. The committee roau am
the houju received and udoptad the roport.
The houao now dovotad eoina ujusi urabl
lima in discussing the advisibillty of takini
particula ; bills from tha general lilu and hav
thorn engrossed for third reading. But with
ont arriving nt anything definite went agai
into commlttaos of the whole with Mr. Mew
comer chairman to consider bills upon the ger.
oral file
1L U. 209 Was the first bill to receive at
tention. This is known as the Daws on relit
bill , and seeks to pay that pentlenian for hi
own board anel that of his family with ex
pensea uf keeping his horses and carriages
and also to puy him his expenses for fetchin ,
his own letters from the poatotlice ,
Mr. Bailey supported the bill and said th
clause committed refused to allow him to tee
tify before them in behalf of his friend , ( : x
Warden Dawson.
Mr , 1'eterav.n Paid tbo committen hai
thoroughly sifted tha matter and bad decide
Dawson had no claim. It was unjust and
otoil.
otoil.Mr Olmstead denied on behalf of the clam
committee having choked off everybody froi
appearing bofuro th > it committeo. Thin _ bi
was discarded with fcis other claims of a tim
lar nature presented by Warden Nobes.
Mr. Kalty said wuile Daweon waj suppoe
ed to ba warden ho was actually a stock ruiae
and now wished the state to pay the expense
othia farm. Mr. Cirr and Mr. Miller 01
posed tim bill and it was ordered to boreoorl
exl to the house for indefinite postponement.
Senate Kilo 18A bill providing for con
pletion of statutes passed through committii
II. 11.173 An iutu anco bill enabling pei
sons to co opirato for insurance purpose
brought about some talk and wna dually ii
definitely postponed.
H. U. 18'J ' A bill to compel county trensu
ore , was dibuuascd and crdored to be favorab
reported to the house.
With the xpeaker in the chair tha hou
received the report of the committee , and ii
mediatn'y ' ult r took a locoes until 2 o'clock.
The following i the petition which Mr. II
ley yesturJoy > ccu < ed Mr Turtle of euppres
ing In ordar tlmt the homo might not Uno
the feeling of the labor aisembly on Stoul
convict bill.
To the HJIHO of Itipresontattvis of thi Stal
of Nebraska , aud particularly the DougU
county delegittiou :
Gentlemen Wlmreas thare is now pandit
bill ( [ I. 11. 235) ) , the provisions of which ai
ntiraly a < variance with our principle * 111
pinluiH of rightsland jmtica , and as wa a
commtte ! appointed by the Trades AiBen
ly of Omaha co propose tiuch legislation :
will boat cousocvo aud protect our interest
wo submit the following iirojiDdtions
monelmenli to tha astid bid ( II , li. 235) ) , ar
uk you to support them :
1. 'lliatni ) prison shall bo built in ai
ounty having n city of first-chm ,
2. That no contract mty bo annulled
five years uftrr tha Humiliation of thn prrse
contract , and in no caio is it tu bo cjntinu
{ or a longer period than fittosn yeais over t
present contract ,
S , Tlmt prisons built shill bo so built ne
a stone nuarry nuel convicts shall be wotk
at quarrying stone.
Bj-l. tTlmt convicts bo mndo to work
luge farm , but do not allow Stout or a
other parson to contract them outside t
priion i * other parties.
5. Tlut tha number of priseni do not e
Cted two.
Signed by ION 8. Woons ,
It. II. HOLMKH ,
H , JKUHK.-J ,
I. SANDHKRQ ,
Committee of Trades Assembly ,
Mr , Sutherland , the chairmtn of the hoi
commltte-o on privileges aud elections has be
having some trouble with the sp ukerandl
Lancaster ring , The latter iiavu tried
bully Mr , Sutherland but find they h&d I
wrong man to deal with. The difficulty an
over iho bill to extend thu term uf office
county treasurers which has been Introduc
mainly for the bemtit ol Lancaster's rout
treasurer and Is strongly supported by I
Lincoln ring. This WAS before tha 1 * . and
committee , but Mr. Sutherland could not
tha Lincoln members of his committee to
port. To simplify mattsrs tltaao gautlem
wished thu bill engrosssd for
third reading and wanted to get
' through the home report or nn rep
To du thu they needed tlu bill , and Mr , Su
erland will not give it up , Every intlue
hu been brought to bear on him , the spea
having coaxed and threatened in turn ,
Mr. Sutherland tH holds the bill in his pea
session and will not give it tip until it n prop
irly reported. Ai to how the matter will cm
there is tome speculation.
Afternoon Hcaslon.
Special Telegram to THE BEE.
LINCOLN , Ftbtuary 27. At the ftfle-rnooi
session of tha house the chief topio was th
bill providing for a now stats insane nsylum
Tor which 575,000 was appropriated , After i
long ditcuitlon itv g decided almost unani
mott'ly to locate the new building at Norfolk
Thii evening the bill to provide for the con
Btructlon and maintenance of a now state nor
mal school came np for consideration in thi
committee of the wfiole. Tha standing com
mltteo 1m : ' . reported the bill with ono loiif
amendment to the llrbt section.
ATroupe said It was utterly impossible fo :
any one to understand thn bill or the amend
menta , and he moved that tha bill bo post
ponoil until It should be printed.
After tome discussion Troupe'd motion wai
carried.
Speaker Field next moved tltat the bill hi
printed immediately , and that it holds It
place on Iho general tile until to printed.
Tins was carried and the house adjourned
THK SENATE.
Special Correspondence to THK BEE.
LINCOLN , February 27. The morning ses
sion of the senate was a session entirely dovole
of interest. The monotonous reading of the
clerks , the roll call and muftlod answers , indt
catcd that but llttlo interest was being takoi
in tlia proceedings. The bulmy , spring-liki
days have n tendency to make rcstlczs thosi
members of a pastoral tendency , and the ;
long for tha Iccka aud ouions of their nativi
heath The joint cimmitteo _ to fix u duy fo
.adjourning have had no meeting yet , althougl
this is the thirty-eighth day of the topsion.
After further discussion la t night , semi
atnendmenti to the city charter bill wen
agreed upon. The bill was called up by HJII
ator McShane this morniug , the muendmenti
Introduced , and the bill eogrosted for thin
reading. It will come up lor finalpnssEg a
the next day's session , and as th
Douglas delegation In the house bav
aerc.ed to support the amendments it may b <
regarded as passed. But few Dointa an
nuiendid Ouo of them provides that in can
a straat Is but partially graded , the city ahal
pay Una-half tha costi anil the abutting prop
crty onnora tin other half.
Another provides tlutt the Interest on delin
quint tax asjessinouts shall bo five per ceu
instead of ten us it now stands.
The clause regirelmg the bribery of councilmen
mon is so munuded that the person olferinj
th bribe ahull not be held liable , but only th
ono accepting.
A change is also maela in the matter of th
now "board of adjustment" making it possi
bio to appeal from the decision.
It is also made possible for the council t
order the grade of a street only where
majority of property owners abutting on sail
street so petitioned.
It is generally admitted by the large Omab
caucus present that the bill as now amende
has illuminated tha objectionable features an
will meet the want of the growing city.
Afternoon Session.
Special Telegram to THK BKK.
LINCOLN , February 27. The senate In con
tnittee of the whole considered Uvo'ivo bill
this afternoon. Among the number was th
bill to create n county auditor , which wo
recommended to pass , also the bill to suppref
obEcene literature and the bill creating n stat
board of health. There was some opnositio
to the last as an expensive luxury and SB b
ing unconstitutional. For tbo tirst time.tli
lobby was deserted this afternoon , all intero ;
waa in the house The senate adjourned ti
10 o'clock to-morrow.
The School liana Fraud Invcsti c
tlon.
Special Telegram to The Boo.
LINCOLN , February 27. The last act in Ui
cchool land fraud investigation was conclude
thi afternoon. Kendall was again on tt
stand. He gave explicit details ef the worl
ings of the laud commission office. He ai
mitted that the system of leasing [ and sellir
made it possible for a dishonest official <
clerk to connive with outsiders to defraud tl
state , but highly improbable as detection wi
easy. He H tid he had not written to luidolp
Iorn , of Omaha , before the election otleric
him $500 to suppress a further exposure <
land frauds in tha Herald. He wast used I
cheap newspaper notoriety and would not pn
any sum to suppress anything. Had nove
written Djrn except concerning his lease ;
Had most of the correspondence on filo. .
sub-committee consisting of Mills , Spend
and Crook was appointed to draw a repor
which will be submitted to the committee f (
adoption to-morrow. The report will prob :
bly call Attention to a waate statistic and o :
onerate everybody. So far the investigate
has coit ubout 88,000. Abaut fifty witness
were ummoued. many having to como Ion
distances. Their per diem and mileage w ;
of cDtiraa paid. The costs of the insai
asylum investigation have not bean so groa
but this state can atford very few nucli lu
uries.
THE NEW CITY OHAIITKU
FAIMT 1101'E THAT IT WILL DK PASSED TO-DA
Special Telegram to TIIK BKK.
LINCOLN , February 27. A conferenca w
hold this morning by a majority of the Dou
las delegation with the view of harmonlzli
on the charter. AH the amendment ! pi
posed by McShane were agreed upon by Se
ators Metz and Clark and 11 the house moi
bors. These amendments cover every obje
tion made by McShano and were by htm pi
nounced satisfactory. .Ho pledged his act !
and cordial support of the bill which he co
fidently asserted would bo pushed through t
senate by Saturday ,
M cSbano'u amendments cover the payme
by tha city of half the grading cost where t
streets are only partly graded , as well
vfhoro they are brought to the establish
grade , The penalty on special amounts Is (
down from ten to hvo per cent. Tha moi
moutal surveying sections are amended so
to give property owner * the right of appeal
the courts. The penalty for bribing city <
n'cers was stricken out so far as it relates
parties offering or diving bribes ,
Theao amendment ! were introduced in t
senate this morning , ordered printed , aud
4 p , in. returned by the public printer. Me ;
time McShane had received telngrams f r
Woolworth and others representing that
largo meeting of substantial citizens had In
he-Id , and urgad him to inast not only u [
er i the amendment ho had proposed , but a
nt | upon striking ont entire section ! that refer
tha rcasBcisment of eewer taxes , and a re
survey mid momimontlng the city.
The delegation , with the exception of Me.
Shane , refused emphatically to n-ced > 3. The )
in.ttst that the provisions objected to had been
fully understood , and would be in the intoioi !
of the masses of the taxpayer ; .
Iimneilmtoly after the senate had risen
from committee of the whole at b o'clock ,
Senator Met * endeavored to call the bill up
for paijago an amended , but Chinch Howi
und Burr alter a hurricel conforonca secured
an adjournment until to-morrow.
Howe ? cli\ims to bo co-operating with Me-
Khttno to have tha charter put through , but
his actions indicates that lie has taken the
contract to kill the bill by dchy.
Nichols , of the Union I'ncifio , ia making n
vigorous cations cgiinst the chatter under the
pretext ( hat the proposed inonuinentini ; tec-
tlon isjjlabprrnus ,
John M , Thureton'fl Italian hand Is evident.
Iv gtiliiing Nlcholp. win sa real objections to
the charter are against some wholesome pro-
visluiis , for the piotcction of tl o patrons ol
the rtrocts , railroads , electric light , and tele ,
graph companies. _ Much indignation Is ex.
pressed by delegation with ono cr two excep
tiona , that the Vnion 1'ucllic ollicul * ( honk
be permitted under any pretext to lobbj
n atnst the chatter , that does not intorfcn
with that road.
KOKKIUN NI2W.S.
TIIK nnmsit ncruR T ,
Koim , February 27. Bullor's whole force l (
now within one da's march of Gakdul. The ]
reached this point without casualties. Thi
sick aud wounded doing well. Buller ex
pccts to reach Korti early next week ,
LATEST RXI'I.OSION.
LONDON' , Fobruny 27. Col. Strangeways
commandant of thu Koyal School of Gun
nery at ShoaburyiiPEs , and Col. Lyon , hnnd o ;
the ollicial Rovernmont labratory nt Wool-
Ich , wounded at the explosion of _ the lloya
chool of Gunnery , died this mornicg. ICacl
ad both legs blown off.
TUB AFOIIAN FRONTIEll.
ST. I'KTKiiaiiuna , February 27. Thi
ournnl de St. 1'etereburg pays concerning
ho Afghan diUiculty ! "It is to bo hope
'arl Uulfcrin , who is instructed to coufei
1th the ameer of Afghanstan will give thi
, tter wise counsel. If Kugland and Kussi ;
ro to regard Afghanstan us n. bnlFer to pro
eut freetion , the ameer must not make it ;
rand discord or interfere with the tpr
ulnation cf the frontier. Tlu
net that the omcrr is to have an interviov
1th Karl Dufforin shows the nuieer is do
endentontho Britidh policy. Therefore , tin
'ritish policy is more responsible for the ncti
f the ameer. It is to bo hoped that thi
noderation and p.udonco of the Kngllsh cab
no' will prevail In the eettlemont of tin
'routier , despite the clamor raited byKnglttl
tatoamun. " The Journal concludes thi sic ;
lificaut article with the following now polit
cal epigram : "Prestige endangered on thi
ilo cannot be restored on the Harri road '
LONDON. February 27. Advices receive !
rotn Shocburgness this evening state tha
hree of the men injured in the explosion havi
"ied from Jtheir wounds.
In the house of commons this evening Henr ;
laUouchere gave notice that he wnuld inov
hat the house rrgrets that the militia hav
icon embodied because it indicates a resolu
Jon on the nart of her majesty's govemmen
o interfere in the Soudan by forc > of arms.
FllANCO-CIIINiaE : NAVAL AFKA1H3.
PAHIB , February 27. The government ha
ihartere-l the eteamer City of Paris , of th
"nman line , for transport service to Chine
L'he French torpedo boats which at Shepos o
ho fifteenth sank the Coinesa frigate Gul
: uaun. carrying twenty-six guns anct six bun
'red ' men , and the Chinese Corvette Tcheng
: ing , carrying seven guns ayd 150 merjj wer
f Kaglish build. Thn Bri ieh authorities a
rat declined to nllow the tranrfer of thos
, orpfdo boats to the French , for fear of viola !
ng the international treaty existing betwee
'hina and Great Britain , but finally yieldce ;
GLADSTONE AND THE PEACE SOCIETY.
LONDON , February 27. Gladstone , i
nswer to tbo protast of the peace eosiet
gainst the prosecution of the war agaim
Soudan , continea himsflf to a referenoe to tli
many acts of Lord Wolsfloy to induce th
hostile Arabs to CPIX O making war , lie poinl
' .he society to Wolseley'a proclamation , t
ihow that the government desired to nvoi
iloodsbed , to establish a native governinen
it Khartuum nnd to recoguizu 151 Mahdi a
.he sultan of Koidofan if he surrendered th
European and Fellaheen priponerd in his po :
lession.
The second of April is now set for tbo d <
arture of the
PUINCK OF WALES THIIOCOH IKELAND.
le will reside at first at Dublin castle gubsc
.uently ha will sojourn in the south of Ire
and as tbo guest of Karl Kenmorn , at Kll
karnoy.
BTEAMEIt SUNK AND TWENTY LIVES LOST.
COXIIAVKN. February 27. The Swcdie
.teauier . Norden was run into by the Knglis
.learner . Cumberland aud sunk. Twenty pc ;
ions aboard the Norden were drowned ,
HICK KOI CONTHAI1AND OL' WAII.
I'AUIH , February 27. The announcemer
made in the British House of Common * ye :
erday by Lord Fltzmaurico. uudar nccretar
oreign dopnrtment that Franco h 8 bee
notified bv Kngland that she could not asset
to Franco'u declaration against rice as cuntrc
band of war in China , is proving annoying I
the French government. It is believed tl
attitude taken by the British governmei
will produce a tension in the present relation
between France and Kngland.
TIIK MOTION Of CENSURE.
LONDON , February 27. Salisbury's inotic
of censure was adopted by the lords 18 ! ) '
8ii , Korthcote.s motion of censure was rejec
ed by the commons 202 to 288.
flKN. IlULLKIl BKAOBES OAKDUL WKLI.S.
LONDON , February 27. Telegrams fro
Korti umouuco that Gen , Buller reachi
Gakdul Wells safely.
The lioune foreign affalri cnrnmltton to-clc
authorized Eaton , Connecticut , to submit
the house a favorable report upon Lefevr
resolution , calling for retaliatory action f
Germany's restrictions upon American pn
ducts.
The secretary of the interior revoked t
circular of Octaber " 'UI last , iasued by t
commisrionor of the land ollico refpiug
allow the amendments of the pre-emptii
filings , and homestead and timber culture u
plications.
The senate bill Introduced by Dawcs
create the ollica of atsistant chief eigr.
olliccrs , a deiign of which was to provide i
the ) promotion of Lieut. Greeley , having be
referred by the military committee to t
secretary of war , the latter lifts mada a rej
in which he gives his views on signal servu
He holds there Is no good reason why tha e
oal service should be part of the military lei
of the country , but that it should be ma
purely civil and subject to the civil servl
rules , from which it Is now exempt.
Excitement was Intense when it becai
known that the Parnelites had decided to <
pose the povernmout. Immediately a nu
ber of hesitating radicals decided to vi
against the censure and the government w
saved from defeat.
WASHINGTON NEWS ,
The Anti-Sifter Coinage Bill Lali
BiLre the Senate ,
Passage of the Compromise Nava
and Harbor Appropriation Bill ,
The Sonata Pass a Bill For Thi
Puroliase Of
The Sao and Pox Indian Lands ir
Nebraska ,
Vice President-Elect Hondriok
Arrives at llie Oapitol ,
A Daughter of tlio fcato Vrcsldon
T.vtcr , llllml mid Dependent
On Charity. .
SIONA.TK.
WASHINGTON , February 27. Halo calk
up the naval bill but objection to its consid
eration was made until the completion cf tb
morning business , llall said In order to nvoi
an extra so-sion it Was essential to give tb
appropriation Lilla every possible advance
Ultrllt.
The naval bill was then taken up and th
reading proceeded with.
At onu o'clock the unfinished business bcin
ended
TUB ANTI-SILVEK COINAGE BILL-
w.i3 laid before the senate but it was tea
por.uily laid asids , and tha conaldetation c
the naval bill continued. _
Mcl'hersou favored building larger crnlsci
than that provided for , and on the siKgestioi
of Miller , Cal.i , Mio lia.it of the iriaximur
tonnaga for tha now ciulecrs , recommended b ;
the senate cjmmitteo , was made livu thousani
instead of four tliousand tons.
The amendment ottered by Hale wan ngtec
to the appropriation of $112,00 I for the put
chase of Krusou's torpedo boat , the ' ' ! ) (
stroycr. "
With this exception the bill passed sul
tantially n repotted from the tenate cam
littoe of appropriations.
Van Wyck called np the bill providing fa
10 pale of the Sac und Fox Indian reeervi
ons in Nehrifka and Kansas After a shot
i cus ion tha bill passed and the senate wee
ute executive cession.
Executive session waa held at which no nctio
taken. When the doors reopened Cairn
on , Wis. , moved to resume the contidora'lo
i ! the house bill limiting the time for prc
anting claims np > inst tbo Uuted States.
Mori ill call * > d for the regular order , beln
, he trade dollur bill. Merrill said : "Afti
he demonstration made else where" there vri
10 probability of tbo section repealing tli
tnudard coinage act would become a lav
He therefore thought It would be well to tak
t vote ou that section without debate an
hen the eenuto could dispose cf the true
ollar bill as it muht choose.
Cameron's motion was agreed to 31 to 3
Von Wyck obtained unanimous conpen
hut the claims be temporarily laid aside , t
take up the portion bills originating in tt
enate , and favorably reported from the c < m
nittee. These were passed'and were folio *
011 by the pisaago of a niiiabpr b pensions I
ie widows of ofBcers of jttj'nrmy and nav ;
Mitchell moved to takifKp Jhe House bl
'for ' the benefit of soldlHs-aud BJIIOM wl
have lost an arm at the stiiJulder joint. " Tj
il req'iired ' the unanimous consent for i
lonsideration which waspe'f.used.
The house inns sage , announcing the disapre
rcent on the legislative , executive and judici
ppropriation bill , was laid before the aerial
which insisted on its amendments , and a co
"eronco was appointed.
The house substitute for tha river and ha
bor bill , appropriating S5.COO.OtJO , wan la
before the tenate , and having been read one
ameron , of Wisconsin , objected to its secor
'oading , so the bill lies on the table , not ha'
np been referred to Iho committeo.
Morgan asked the unanimous consent
take up the bill for the relief of Letitla Tyl
Semple , daughter of the late 1'rosidont Tyle
The biU would give her a pension of 850 _ p
month. The lady named , Morgan said ,
now blind , and dependent on charity in tl
city of Washington. No decision WAS reachi
for want of a quorum. The vote stood , ye
11 , DnjH 17. Adjourned.
B
WASHINGTON , February 27 , Rosecrans ,
ho committee on naval affairs , reported a b
or the retirement of Gen. II. G.Wright wi
, he rank of Major-General on tha privn
calendar. AH the regular order of businoi
.lie house proceeded to the consideration
, ho sundry civil bill ,
Hoar olfeied an amendment providing th
the money appropriated to aid the New Cleans
loans exposition , bo used first in paying t
debts , second in the payment of premint
awarded by tbo exposition. Amendment a
opted ; yeas 2t8 , nays 58.
The bill passed , yeas 108 , najs 107.
The senate amendment to the legislati
appropriation bill wai non-concurred in ,
Willis movoi to suspend the rules and p
upon its passage the bill appropriating $5,001
OuO for the continuation and con-plctiou
the works designated in the last river ai
harbor law , The bill contains tha followii
provisions : That Iho work at Galveston ha
bor fchall be treated as if the sum of 826 !
000 had been appropriated by the bill of li
year. Any monny which shall be allow
under thU act for the improvement of t
Mississippi river below Cairo ( except so mu
thereof as shall be neceessry to prevent t
works in progress from wastu and injur ;
shall bo expended In tha continuing and co
pletion of the works in 1'lum Point and La
1'rovidonco reaches , to the end that the pi
of the commUsion for the improvement of t
river may be fully t sated ,
Willis briefly explained that it had hud be
thought best net to allow the present works
the government to go to wastu and inln on
count of the lack of appropriations , For t
reason he had , alter consultation with a nn
ber of gentlemen , brought in n bill nppropr
ting $510,100. The bill was submitted at
compromise , as tbo discussion of the regu
bill would consume valuable time , and mif
endanger other appropriation bills and ca
an extra session.
Hlscock opposed the bill/and O'Neill , 1C
and Biyne favored it.
The motion was finally agreed to , and
bill passed , 1'JO to 8H.
Townahend , from tha committee on p [
printloiu , repotted tin ixwtonico appropria
tion bill , with the teti.-Uo ) ii8udmentf > , with
the report recommending concurrence * Jn the
sjinc , and ton-coucuireiico in ttio othoi
amendment ? ,
The recommendations of tt-o appropriation
committno were in each caee > agreed to fi-ii
mini. The clause relative to ocean tramporta-
lion was nnt ro Ached.
At f > o'clock a locecs was taken till 8. The
evening fMjton la to bo for the consideration
ol pension bills. . . , _
WASHINGTON NKWS.
WASHINOTON , February 27-Sowycr , ol
the ctatisticjil elopnttment of psnuotij , nub'
mltted atabulatttd statement to Warner's coin-
inltteo to-day , showing that under Col. Dnd.
ley' * administration tha coat of the pemioii
oQica was increased about 196 per cent and
the work about 8 per cent , eompiml with the
expense of the bureau under Ins predecessor.
THE VICE I'lltStDKNT-KLKIT
was expected hero at lifi : this afternoon nml
at that hour n largo crowd , among them tin
reception committee , had astunblod at thr
Baltimoio und Ohio depot to nwn.it the arriva'
of tbo train. Shortly after 1 however , n dis
patch was received stating that the train liac
been delayed Hour two hours owing to lout
top over at Cumberland.
The Star says that it is stated to day 01
unquestioned nuthori'y that
BKNATOH OAKLAND
yesterday received a letter formally inviting
him to accent the portfolio cf the depaitrnoui
( if justice , and thn senator mailed bin accept
an-.o. While no doubt Imi b en entertained
that Girl ami wnuld ba appointed , it nopuari
that the formal tamler of the position did nol
roach him until yesterday ,
TH * VICK-rilHSIDKNT-KLEOT AIIIUVKD
in Washington this aftprnoon. When the
train arrived tin nsscmblsgo at the depol
numbered several hundred persons , Tin
democratic members of the house from Indi.
ann , except Ilolman nud Voorhees , Wfrt
at the depot. As the oaniniitleo escortt'ii
him to the carriage , the crowd , which w s
constantly growing , brolio Into checru ,
to which Jfenciricks responded by raising hit
h. t and LiHvinr. Heudrli-ks was accom'
pauled by ovcr.-vl gentleman Irom Indiauu
and the ladies of 1)H ) family.
MU. C
IIK THINKS IT NECEHSAIIY TO SUSPEND THKC01N-
8ILVKU TO AVF.UT A CALAMITY.
ALBANI , February Ii7.--Tho following ii
the reply addressed by Cleveland to tha eilvei
coinage advocates in congress : To the lion
A , .T , Warner and others , members of tin
Gentlemen The letter
Forty-eighth congreEs :
ter which I have had the honor to receivi
from you invites , and , indeed , obliges mo ti
give expression to eomo grave public necessl
ties , although in advance of the moment whei
they would become the objects of my oflicia
care and partial responsibility. Your solicitude
udo that my judgment shall have boon care
fully and deliberately lormod , is entire ) ;
just , and I adept the euggoatioi
in the saoio friendly spirit in which it bin
been made. It is also fully justified by tb
nature of tlio financial crisis , which under op
eration of the act of congress of Februrary2S
1878 , is nowr close at hand. By compllauo
wnh the requirements of that law , all vault
uf the federal treasury have been , and ar
heaped full of silver coma , which are now
WORTH LESS THAN 85 1'EIl CENT
of a dollar , prescribed a ? , "Tho unit of val
ue. " Ib section 14 of the act of February IS
1873 , and which with silver certificates rcpre
Bcntlug eucli coin , are recoivabl
for all public dues , being thu
receivable. Wmle also constantly incroa > 5ni
[ n quantity at the rate of $28,000,000 a yeat
it has followed , of necotsity , that tho.How o
gold into the t eatury has been Vtoadil ;
diminished. Silver und silver certificate
have displaced aud are now displacing gold
but the Bum of gold in the feJural treasur ;
now available for tin payment of the gold ot
ligftlon of the United States , and lor re
detnption of United States notes called green
backs , if no ; already encroached U | on , I
perilously near such CLcroaehmen ; . Tlies
aio facts which , as they do not r.din'l of
difference of opinion , call for no argument
They have been forwarded to us in the officir
report of every secretary of the treasury froi
1878 until now. They are plainly affirmed i
the last December report of the present seer
tetary of the treasury to the speaker of th
present hou e of representatives. They ap
penr in the official records of this conpress an
in the records of the New York clearing housi
of whicn the treasury la a member , an
through which the bulk of the receipts an
payments of the Icdcral government an
country pats Theaa being the facts , ot
present condition , onr danger , our duty I
aveit tha danger would seem to t
plain. I Iwe you will concur with me ai :
the great majority of our fellow citizens , i
deeming it most dobirable at the present jun
ture , to maintain and continue in use th
mas * cf our gold coin as well as the rnai
of silver already coined. This is possible b
the present
SUSPENSION OF THE PURCHASE AND COINAU
Of BILVKB.
I am not awnro _ that by any other method
is pnueible. It is of momentous' Important
to prevent the two metals irom parting con
pany. to ( .raveht the increasing diaplacomeri
of gold , by increasing the coinage of silver , t
prevent the dUuse nf guld in the custoi
houses of the United States in the daily bus
ness of thn people , to prevent thn ultlmal
expulsion of gold by silver.
Such financial crisiti ai those events wou'
certainly precipitate , were it now to folio
upon so long a period of commercial depre
sion. would invojvo the people of every cit
aud every state in the union in a prolnnge
and disastrous trouble. The revival of but
ness enterprise and prosperity so ardently d <
sired and apparently so near , would be hopi
lesBly'poijtpoueJ. . > .
GOLD WOULD -WITHDRAWN
to Its hoarding places and an unprecodonti
contract ! > n of ttio actual volume of our en
rency would speedily take place , and , sadde
of all , In every workshop , mill , factory , sto
and on every railroad ani farm , the wages
labor , already depressed , would Buffer a at
further depression , by the Healing dui
of the purchasing power , every BO called di
lar paid into tie hand of toil. From the
impending calamities , It Is surely a me
patriotic and grateful duty of the ruprenanl
tives of the people to deliver them. I a
gentleman , with flncoro respect , your fold
citizen , GUQVEU CLEVELAND ,
Fours for tlio Hnl'cty of Ovcrd
Steamers.
Special Telegram to THK BEE.
NEW YO K , February a ? . Great fnar8 i
entertained in Hbippiug circles for the saf
pf several uteamera overdue. The reo
heavy etorms have played havoc with mi
of the incoming voisali , but the greatest d
ager to ocean dte-amthipi U tha now tinaccou
able prosouco ot immen.'o ivsKcrgi in tlrt p-\tlj
way of croat stoamcrs. No o ptnin cna ac
count for them , but every Tctsel comtrr ir
reports moetinn from ono to rvdozfln iccbfrgi" ,
POIIIO half a milo in length , li is fenro I M i
many rhips have nut with * iHsMtrr from : > .ii ,
Uncerwrlters and the bt t Informed in eh1j > -
ping cireloi arc pf the opinion tlu !
the freight steamships 1'rt'stim and Fern
wmnl , which sailed fiom this port .Ininnrv ! V !
for Avoutnouth , and the Clandon , wlilcr
sailed January 22 for Perth , ha\o foundered
during the continuous Rfiloe that oanimnl li :
the At ! vntic about January S7th ! lnb Uuforr
lug to the lease' , an old sailor Mtd : "It Is mj
bt < lief that hmvy seal or ice bergs liavo dis
nblod thoaocspelii , probably damaging tlu
stecrint ; gu.tr In tha same way th.it thu Al.tskr
waMli5ablid , It i fad to think of the deal !
of all thoss bravo fellows on bo in ) . Why , or
tlia9 through steamers there must have
ft .eat ninety met ] ,
Survpylnir tlio N
WASHINOTON , February t7 The civil oiv
ginecr in chnrgo of the expedition to survvj
the route of the propoaod Nicarangiian canM
reports to Iho navy department under data s' '
San Juan river , January 31st , the arrival ol
his party there on the 2L'd of January , a camf
being established near tlio junction of tlu
Han J ui n and Strapiii ; ( | rivem. Snmo objec
tion wai olTeroil by Iho nuthoritics of th (
Uosta Hlcan govi-rnmout to his making anj
surveys within the Costa Jticnn torntotici
without further iustructlotH Irom the govern
ment. A ppocial mtustnifier waa sent to S n
Joao for instructions In the mnniitimo tin
survey was begun ou the left margin of tin
San Juan tiver and carried to the other sidi
of Monecal , A careful examination wat
made of that river and Its tributaries for SPV
oral miloH nbovo th'i mouth , which patinliei
him of the impossibility of railing the w.itrri
of that river for n canal b > a ( lam at thai
point. The BtirvpjH kre being prosecutoc
with encoungiug signs of
Shut liy a JiiHtlco of tlio I'aacc.
Corrcipondeinco of TUB BKK.
VALKNTINK , Neb. , February 10-IMito
liiac : Gnorge P. Smith was shot four timpi
with n AViuchestor rillo in the hnnds of AVil
Ham T. Ccinstock , iv justice of the peace , ii
Savon Creeks precint , this county. Tin
shooting took place about fifteen milcB cast o
Valentino on the Niobrarn river at 0 o'clocl
this morning.
The trouble arose because Mr. Comstock
after complaint beinc filed in his ollico b ;
noighborii , obtained some food and clothln ,
for Mrs. Smith and family who were in destl
tuto circumstances from our county commit
eloners , mill Smith , coining to town ycaterda ;
and hearing of the matter , called upon th
commissioners and asked an explanation
hereupon Smith was mitdo sign a not
> r 550,00 , the amount of groceries nm
lathing tent to his famishing family. Smitl
as cnrnged at Comstock for intei
Ting in his family affair * , and swore verj
. nnco and said the wonld kill Comstock 01
cht. Thii morning early Smith took hi
: iotgun and wont Running fcr Comslock th
itter being out hunting deer met Smith who
duel commenced with the above result.
There arc no tears shed in this communit ;
r Smith for ha has beeif a bully in thee
arts for some time.
Mr. Teller,1 special agent of the interior de
artment , has been oftor Smith recently fn
aving entered a pra-emption in Holt count ;
ud taking a other pie-cmution on the Nio
irnra river where he was killed , end h hn
een residing on a homettead for the last fo
lonths at Uoiling Springs Ranch , where 1 :
umptd part of the claim owned by Dr. M u ;
ihv , who was recsntly killed wf st of hero.
The citizaus here H ere talking Bsiiausly <
.iobbinir Smith , because he tried to eject Mr !
ilurphyand her weak family from' their lam
miVheat. .
ST. Louis , February 27 Something of
iiirry was produce' on 'cliangn to day by tt
eport that Ben W. Lywis , a wealthy mai
iiul at times a heavy speculator in grain , ha
'ailed. Inquiry ehuwed that Lewis was lor
us lom ? on wheat to a largo amount , an
oncluding not to lose auy more money , 1
irderod his broker to soil him out , which wi
lone. Upwards of 1,000,1.00 bu'hels ha'
Iroady been fold on Lewis' account , and tl
rbolo deal will be closed out. His loss
; ndorstood to bo 5 , " > nOCO to § 00,000 , which 1
ian easily aland. His brokers are fully s
ured.
Arab Activity.
SuAKlst , February 27. Tha activity of tl
bel * the last two nights was great and c
'ective. They succeeded In wrecking tlisi
t4vanced rodoubta without exploding tl
inines ; prepared in each
Tlio Illinois Content ,
SrniNGHELr > , January 27. In the Joi
tesalon to-day the roll was called , the on
ote cast was by Halnes , who voted f
ilorrisnu.
Ifivelund Eu llouto for
AIIIANY , Febfuary 27. Cleveland , I
rother , two pister < > . and Lamout niid > famil
ill leave for Washington on Tuesday mrnii
, nd a rive in the evening.
ScTolula Is jiitt rrtty mow general than at
other dlseusa. 11 to Insllioua In cliaractc
and manifests itself In running cores , pustiil
eruptions , bolls , swellings , enlarged Joinl
abscesses , sore eyes , etc. Hood's Sarsaparll
expels all trace of scrofula from the bloo
leaving It pure , enriched , ani licalMty.
"I was severely afllictcd with scroful
, had two running ser
and for over a year
on my neck. Took five bottles of Hooi !
Sarsaparilla , and consider myself cured
C. E. LOVBJOV , Lowell , Mass.
C. A. Arnold , Arnold , Mo ; , had scrofulo
sores for seven years , sprinffand fall. Uwu
Sarsaparilla cured him.
Salt Rheum
William Spies , Klyrla , O. , suffered grea (
from erysipelas and salt rheum , caased
handling touacca. At times his liainls-vou
crack open and bleed. Ho triedTsrUnt pre
aratlons without ahl ; finally took UtoJ'.s S :
saparllla , and now says : " I am cntlwry wel
"My son ludisalt cheura fmibiA'aamh a
on the calvta. ot hlo. logs. He ttok Hoex
Sarsaparilla andi is entirely cured. " J.
STANTON , lit. Vorscn , Ohio.
' Hood's tSarsaparllla
Sold by all drujrgfcts. t ; Mr '
only by C..L 11001) & CO. , LCI
ilOO Doses. Ono
ILOHGS ANO SHORTS
f Here Was As Enmuoim Trade In
* Ha ? ( Wheat ,
But it Takes a Tumbler ftnd Olosos
(
at 78 1-2 , .
Osrn Waa the Strongest ? Artiolo
On the Liat ,
The Oattlo1 Market Was Quiet
and Prioes Stondy ,
The Hog Mailwt Was Dull E
Pirst to Lasti
lie Provision Market Kept C
AVitli Oriiln < 1 > .UM
tlio Courno of AV
CHICAGO MA.HKKXS.
peclal teleyiamlo tha BIK.
CHIOAGO , February STC Woaknow cf the
lost decided character was ouo of HID- main
eatures of the inurnlng session on 'chango to
ny. May wheat took n tumble soon after
tiiug. That was an enormous trndo hi it ,
uttrndas wore scattering. It cleucd-laafe
ightut 793o aud op. nsd this morning at 7c. ! )
'hau came : i sharp nilvnnc j of la , which was
tie to covering done by sh.vts. After theeo
entlamen stayed on deck for a liitlo while )
10 leiiigs had their inning- ) and the market
rolto sharply nud heavily , the price of the ar-
cla fulling IJc. The lowest point touched
a 7 < > 8C aud the closing prla ) was 78Jc.
co UN
mw by iar the strongest artialo on the ll t , te-
ng remarkably stubborn when e mparod with-
lie iluctuutioiiB in wheat. May option closed
! i4t > uiht | utlogo and opened nt tha nuno ;
After a rally to 4Ujc , It went down to
Uic , and closed attOjje. .
OATS
enernlly followed tho-coureo of wheat The >
wcnknosa in the article was probably duo to
eavy receipts. Cloning at 30jjo hut night ,
M y options opened ; Jc lower , touching ItOJo
utl'olosed all that ( igure. The
PROVISION
market kept ) company with grain , May pork
losing last night at 512 80 , aud opened to *
ay , at 612 72. $ . It s Id tip ta $12 73 , when a-
lecline sat. in bringing it down to $12 074 ;
fterward it advanced and tou he'd $12 'i7j ,
ml then the rnarktt weakened again anel
lition went as low as $12474 anel closed at
il/i CO. There was good trade in Urd. It
'janod ' : at closing piico last night § 7 021
vent down to Sti 87J , but rallied to SO 1)0 ) at
no close. At the afterncun cession May
vheat went as low as 7 .fc , closing nt 78 § .
CATTLE ]
With tbo fresh receipts tharo wore fully
' 0,000 on tha market. KatiouH City reported
> 5 CUM of. frosb ntd 1,301) left last night.
Jther markets reported a plentiful supply.
The general , market was rather eiuiot tnan
othenvleo , prices fairly steady as compared
with the lowest yesterday Medium and
ordinary 'nhippiug etoera undonvent llttla or
10 change to-day und big heavy uttera of 1,500
o l.GOO are yet holdiuf their own , a couple
of lots of Euch nuking SC 00@i 25 , wliilo
ordinary and medium uro selling around about
n i)0 ) tO CO , and low graded at S-i 3llc-l ( 80 ;
at cows and bulls wro making equally as
; oo prlcoo nfl at any time , but lo * grade
itock was rather easier ; stackers and feeOerH ,
n fair demand and bteAdy ; 1,060 to 1,2'U- .
lb , § 3 SQ4 COj 1 203 tj Ia50 Ibj , SJ 75 < &
5 40 ; 1,350 to 1,000 Ibs , § 5 00@ti 23 cows
common , 32 2V. 2 90 ; medium , S3 Ol3 ) 23 ;
good , SittU4 : 00 ; stoakera , SS 40@4 10 ;
feeders , $1 20@4 25.
lioorv
With IteBh receipts there were from 3G,00
to 40,000 on sale , and the market ruled eltillv
from first to last , with an uneven end nmatla-
factory ring in piices. In toinu instane/
sales were eiiually as high as ymteiiluy , but
the general market wivi 1015ii lower und.
values on all sorts are 35@40c lower than a
werk ago to-day. There waa little or no clt *
maud front packers , and shippers of heavy
sorts were entiiely out of the market , r.nd
many consiKiimonts of cho'co heavy were not
offered at all. Hhip [ > r8 of light sorts were
buyiug sparingly and hid their own way
ubbiitLHnrtincr. One packing firm bought 0 < iL
head , of li.ht , aveiugiug 135 pounds , at n
range of ? I.I 0 14. 5 , an avcranu cost of 81.17.
Another boucht about .r > 00 luitd tlmt averaged
103 pounds at SJ.20ftj4.25. Light soris to
ship west were bought at about SI.40 , and
strong Jight weighii would not uiako over
$ l.50@4 00 , aud among the latter was u lot
of about 400 that nvnragcd near y 200 ps-niulB
that eoht $4 50. Common and rough paakcrn
sold around nbont Sl. 0@l.r,0 , und . ' ! to
good nt ? 4 CO © 1.70 , with beat heavy iMiortod
1'rolonnlnj ;
' , 3Cr. , February 27 , Uouten-
nt Governor Hindntan panted Win. Neal a ,
respite for thirty days. N al waa to tia banged
it Urayson , Ky. , to-day.
( iBATBON , Uy , , February 27. SheriH Arm
Irnng doubted the uutltenticily of a telegram
which granted Neal a respite of thltty days ,
md immediately telegraphed foa a confirma-
.ion. IleUlman rnpoaded to Bavo Neal. Thu
Euards wem aroused ruid aecoiaiujiifd by a
icavy fjparil started for oaaterri Kentucky
Junctlou to catch tie train lor Mt. Uterlinfr.
When ib became known that Nnal liart been
respited and had Mhuted for MU Sterliog
nuchwelignatlon win exprrued by majority
if the peoile | , while a few axproanod iatinfau >
Lion , A largo crcwd came hero-to witnena thu
1 lie * ' Insb Slitllcttrd.
Si , Louis , J.ebnmry ST A , Post-Diapatcli
lioberly , Mii. Bpiicial eaye : . Three hundred
srnployeH of iho Wnb/xili , m cblno ( hops quit
work this snornlng. Since then they havet
been hoidiax a lecretmoetic . They lay they
will not return to woik until the former tahed-
ulo of WBEen ia reatcrod , despite the thraats of
the official B that tboy will bo diecharfjid un-
letu they JBturn immediately.
Yonic , Februikry 27. FtCIurca hsft.
seven days 282 JKain'it 350 last woii.
tfi erLj cohere ,
< s s = 35
recognizeeL
fo a7)D
Smoking Tobacco.fo