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I' ' OMAHA DAILY BEE. .FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , SATURDAY MORNING , MARCH 7 , 1885. NO. 171 BACKBONE GRANT. Van WyckUDcarlbs a Giganlic Railroad Laid Grant Swinil'1 ' , By Whioh 700,000 , Acres of Government Land Worth in tbo Agcrogato Over Throe Millions , Fall Into the Handa of Jay Gould and 0. P , Huntineton , > Both Principals in the Notorious Backbone Kailroad , and Secretary Xcller'u Unwarranted nnil Unprecedented Action In Is- ttio I'litonls. TUB BACKBONE OV GKANT. UNWAllBANIKI ) rilOinmiE OP HEORETAnY TKixBn IN issriNd PATKNTH ron 700,000 ACUKH OP GOVHISAIKS'T LANDS TO TUB BACK- BONK I1A1UIOA1) . Special telegram to tb'o BKE , WASHINGTON , March 0. An net took place on the third of March , the lant day of the re publican administration , which will result In a loss to the government of property worth at loait $3,000,000. This lota ia the profit of n company whoso principals are Jay Gould and O. I' , llunlington. This act took place upon the third of March , the last day of the repub lican administration , and was an authorization by the cabinet through Secretary Teller , of the issuing of patents for the lands comprised in a notorious illegal and fraudulently con' trived backbone land grant. Thin trrnnt Includes nearly seven hundred thousand acres of land. The issuing of the patents Is a triumph of a Grant conspiracy , and no honest secretary at the interior would hnva been a , party to the issuing of these patents under the circumstances. I ( the dem ocrats hnvo this case properly investigated there should bo developed enough material to warrant the KXrOLH'ON OP TELLER FKOM TIIK SENATE. nnd shut oil from all future political honors every one of hU guilty associates. The de cision in the caie was mada up In advance of the cabinet nctloti. A number of weeks ago a largo additional force of clerks was put on , for the purpose of making uit these patents , BO that they could all be signed nnd issued before - fore the ohango of the administration. These patent * wora all tignd. There never had baen in the history of the department any patents itsned for lauds , where congress had assumed jurisdiction to ralso the question of proparty or of title. This backbone ) grant has been one of the most notorious of all isolated grauts. It was pasied by congress in 1871 , nnd was originally tnado to tha New Or eans , Vleksbure & Baton Kongo railway. The con- dltiun was this road shculd bo completed within live years. This company NKVKR TD11NKD OVER A SPOONFUL OP DIRT and never did anything beyond issuing Borne bonds , which they palmed off on the confid ing public. The paper railroad companies above mentioned made terms with the New Or leans & I'aci o road in 1831 , and transferred to it the grant it had never earned. Previous to this the Now Orleans & Pacific railway asked congress to forfeit the grant. This lat ter railroad company was another paper or- K.inization. This noon afterwards sold out in tin n to the Texan Pacific railway ita charter rights , but reserved to itielf the fraudulently jmlgnod grant , which was afterwards trans ferred to the Auicrlcm Improvement com pany. This company was to this organization what the Credit Mobllier wai to tbe Union Pacific. Its stock was principa'ly ' held by Gould and Huntington. It will bo remem bered that a protest was published the otlie : day signed by a number of senators and mom bera against Issuing the patents for thesi lands. This protest never would have beei : written had it not been for the positive infer matlpn tlut ctho Interior department was contemplating tlio Issue of the patent. TUB HACKIIONK GRANT is upon exactly the same f.10ting a ? the Texas Paclb'c which was forfeited by tbo senate the other day , 1'or a number of years the people who held the backbone grant tried to get congress to conlirm It. The grant hid bean rejected n number of times , and no secretary of the in terior before Tinier would ovnr consider what was practically a proposition to help fitoi thoao lands for the benefit of the railroad lobby. Whither there is un investigation of thin r not , Teller will bj called upon to ex plain on the ( leer of the senito his extraordi nary COUISQ In tlio nntter. There isIJnot much doubt that this Gould and Huntington con- Kniricay ale contemplated tha thult of the Texas I'dcifie lauds. If it hid not been for the sonata action the other day In forfeiting the unearned front , there is reason to suppose. that the interior department would hnvo is- tued the patents for fifteen million acres of theue lands. Mr. Van AVjok Uncnrtlis a Gigantic Itallrofid riaiulGwint'S\vIm11t. _ Special telegram to TUB BKE. WABIIINOTON , Alarch 0. Mr. Van Wyclc ag&In appeared In the senate to-day as the defender of the people' * nglita against the arrogant and powerful railway monopolies , and unearthed a gigantic iwlndlowhich prom ises to result seriously for the persons impli cated. Soon after tlm senate assembled this morning , Van \Vyok introduced tha following resolution ) Unsolved , that tha secretary of the Interior bo directed to inform the senate whether pitents have been issue ! for the Inndi granted in 1K7L to the Now Orleans , Baton Uouge & Vicinburg , popularly known as the "daokbone , " railroad. It 10 for what number of acres , to wlut corporation or indivldutla , whose receipt w&i taken for it And when signed ; whether unusu al means ware used to hasten the preparation and execution of uaifl patents ; whether the clerical force employed worked nights and on Sundays so they might ba completed bafore toe 4th of March ; wlut dajr they were read ; ( or the igu\turo of tbe rjroiident ; what neces < ity existed for any apscial eiertlon to secure their completion and signature before tha111 ] of Maxell , and whether anything was done tc protect actual Bottlers in their rights to any such lands. Alto , whether previous to tha 1th of March anything was done or written in regard to any other unearned land giants , the forfeiture ot which bad been considered by the Forty-eighth coogresit Van Wyck prestod for an Immediate consid eration of his resolution , but Edmunds inter posed his objection , and under the rules it went over till to-morrow. GOOD UIDDANOE. TIIK DVINO HOCIW OP TIIK LEGISLATURE. Special Correspondence of THE IKE. ! LIXCOLN , March 0. Ileavy-eyad legislators are rapidly shaking the duit of the capital from their feet this morning , The closing scones of last night , or rather thla morning , cna bettor bo imagined than described. The house having reported that it did not concur In the senate amendments to the ap propriation bill , homo roll -101 , Senator IIowo moved a conferer.ee committed ba appointed to agree on amendments. Senator * Howe , Burr and Spencer were appointed such com mittee. The homo having reported that it did not concur In amendments to house roll UL' , the liquor bill , n conference committee was ap pointed to settle the matters in dispute. Sen- n'orj McSlmnci , Paul and Snull wore made the committee. While these committee wore out , there being no other business , the tenatora amused themselves ns best they could. The committee on the appropriation bill made two reports , the senate adopting the majority and the house the minority. This necessitated another conference , and the bill as amended was finally adopted by both houses. It cuts on : the appropriation for the chemlcil laboratory for th university , and the SI,500 voted the detectives of the treasury exploit , with soma mini.change. . ' . After n long canfcronca the liquor bill com mittee rendered a majority and minority re * port. _ The majority report recommended the adoption of most of Senator MoSlmno'ii bill , laking licenses payable in the two inilo pro- Ibaion limit , and allowing dealers to pay In iiartorly installments. The minority report commended that the Slocumb law bo let ono By the following veto the senate doptod the majority report : Ayes Duckworth , liurr , Clark , Durland. tinsel , Filcon , Goehner , Hastings , Howe , Lewis , McShane , Mills , Paul , Shervln , Imitb , of Lancaster , Sewer * , and Spencer .7. Nays Brown , Day , Dolan , Ilowell. Hycre , Love , McAllister. Meikeljohn , Norrls , Put- am , Skinner , Smith , of Fillmore , and ueli-13. Hut the house soon reported that they had xloptcd tbo minority report and again _ that hey had indefinitely postponed the bill. This tea received with applause by the minority in ho houso. It being necessary to engross and inroll ' 101 , which was a long bill , tbo next ow houra were spent m riot md revelry. Several calls of the house was made to bring in absent senators and finally iho doorkeeper was forbidden to let any eena- ar naes out. The usual committee composed > f Senators Howe , Dolan and Skinner waited a tha govornsr to iuqulrehia further pleasure ind reported that he had no further use for .he . senate of Nebraska. At ton minutes after hroo o'cl ck tlio committee on engrossed and mrolled bills reported that -101 was all O. K. V committee was sent by each house to the 'ther ' to inform them that they were ready to idjonrn , and at 3:15 : the Nineteenth session of he Nebraska legislature was wiped out of ex- etcnce. FUMjISHTON ITEMS. ! OURT WKHK F011NIVAL B. AND M. II. II. LOUI' IlIVEIl ICE. Speciul to the BEE. FCLLIRTON. : March C , Court convenes next weak with a full docket. Among other work that will bo accomplished by the grand the "Horse Creek" , ury , Quintuple murder uillaainbo thoroughly investigated and it is generally believed that some interesting de velopment ] will bo made , The bodies of Inrry Pcrcival , wife and child will bo re moved to Owutomia , Minn . in April. Spen cer A. Perciv.il. a wealthy English g < ntlemsn. and father of the victim , will arrive snon and will add energy to the nearch for Furnival , the aMasein. The bodies of II. Mair and Beard will be interred in the Fullerton com- lery. 11. AND si. R. it. Rumor stated this weak that the B. & M. R. II. wtro Burvcying from Central City to Kullerton , Investigation proves such to be thn case. 1901nivuit ICE. Water is running over the ice in the Lcup Ivor , The ice will go out to-day , Ice Gnr 0 on tbo DCS Molncs River. 3CKORDK , March G. The Ice is gorged badly in the mouth of tlio Des Moines liver , which is free from ice from Farmlngton to 4ddyvillo. The railroad to Alexandria was overflowed to-day but tne water fell this af- crnoon , enabling trains to get through to- nlt'ht. It is stated that the wagon bildgo at Pittsburg , coning § 10,000 , has been Uken nvvay by the Ice , also the approach of the bridge of the Central Iowa railway at Kddy- villo , while a hole has been made in the dam at Bonaparte. Inlln.v of Settler * ) in Dnkotn. MITCHELL , Dak. , March C. _ Agent Gass mm to-day received orders from the interioi department not to allow the Indians to Inter fere with the settlers , The tribes now under stand the situation , and are said to be satisfied Land entries are being- made in great inim ber * , and "equattor rights" filings are comlnf Ing by thousands. As yet , however , there n no plat in tha Mitchell hnd ollico. Mud good land in Crow creek valley ia still unta ken , "Shacks" are springing up rapidly Tlio Wontlicr. WASHINGTON , March 7. For the uppe Mississippi valley : Fair weithor ; warmer ii the southern portion ; slight changes in the temperature in tha southern portion , followei slightly by warmer weather ; northerly wind becoming variable. For the upper Missouri valley : Fair weath er , slightly warmer In tin northern portion iluht changes in temperature In southern per tioos ; winds shifting southerly In norther ; pjrtiun ; northerly winds in southern portioi becoming variable. A Knusiva taiiluldc , MARION CENTER , Kas. , March 6. Crow the young man who gave the informatio which led to the conviction of R , C lhoun fo the debauchery of fourteen young girls , coir mitUd suicide this afternoou. It i tujipose ad that Crow was a partner In the monstrou crline.und to save himself , informed on Oal houn , and when fearing further development took his own life. EUROPEAN MEWS. Granyille Favors a conciliatory Policy Tuward Germany , Germany Unfavorable to a Stand ard Bi-Metallio Onrronoy , The British Navy Superior to Any Other Navyt General Wolseloy to Go On a Tour of Inspection , Freedom iu Navigation of the Suez Oanah Numerous Other Interesting Items or Foreign Mows Front All Parts of Europe , FOUBIGN NEWS. OKHMANY REJECTS TIIK rnOI'03KU Bl-METALLIO CURRENCY. N , March C. JCno rolchstng rejected the meeting In favor of an established bi metallic standard currency. BERLIN , March G. In the Ilolchstag to day the federal commissioner , in discuseing the motion in favor of reassembling the mone tary conferences , mid that the fears that special protective mcasuteH might bo neces sary to retain Gold In the country were totally unfounded. The Kelchstog immediately re jected tbe motion , CONCILIATORY I'OLICY TOWARDS GERMANY. LONDON , March G , Granville delivered a long speech in tbo lords this evening ; about the Bisma'ck controversy. Herald : It is now more than over before to the interests of Germany and England that the relations be tween thn two governments should bo good , because this was the tuna when both powers were about to meet each other in all parts of the world. While each power will maintain its rights , both ought to advance in their com mon work of extending commerce and civiliza tion In a spirit of candid co-operation. All my efforts will ba oicited In favor of the con ciliatory policy which Bismarck sketched out Granville denied that he had published confi dential communications from Biemarck. \VOLSST.EY NOT TO HE ItECALLKD. KORTI , March C. The report that General Wolseley has been recalled Is denied. It ii stated that his eyesight is bettor. He will soon go nn a tour of inspection to the Nile stations between Assouan and Dongola. FUKE NAVIGATION OF THE SUEZ CANAL. PARIS , March G. Lo Temps says all the powers bavo accepted the proposal oC Franco to form a committee to frame prmisiomil rcg- u aliens for tha freedom in navigation of the Suez canal. MINE EXPLOSION IN S1LHSIA. LONDON , March G. Au explosion occurred at ICarwin , Austrian Silesia , to-doy In the mines where 1-17 min were \virkiug. It is unknown whether any wora saved. SCrKtllORITV OF TUB BRITISH NAVY. In the housa of lords Noithbrook , of the admiralty , maintained that the British navy was superior to that of France or any other nation , He s.ti'1 It wai the Intention of the government to build thirty torpedo boats. The government will gladly assist the colonies to improve their coast defences. WANT DUTIES TAKEN OFF. OTTAWA March G , The merchants of the lower provinces are asking that the duty on corn ba taken off. and the duty on cornmeal be reduced from GO to " 5 per cent. THK REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS. LONDON , March G.In the debate on the redistribution of seats bill , Parnell declared that the govcrLinont influenced the commis sioner. ! In favor of the Kaglith Protestants' interests to the detriment of the nationalists and Catholics , in allotlng seata in Ulster. Shaw Leferro denied the practice of any un fairness. WILL NOT DO HOMAGE TO WALES. DUBUN. March G. The United Ireland , ( O'Brinn , M. P. , editor , and Parnell , chief owner ) , in a special excoriates Lord Mayor O'Connor from retracting his Phoenix Park speeches. The paper speaks of the I'rincs of Wales as a ' foreign potentate" and exhorts Irishmen to abstain from any acts of loyal homage. KORTI. March G. During the summer the main body of the British troops will remain in camp here , with headquarters at Dongola. The mudir of Dungola's iirmy will remain at Meraur with Gen. Bullcr's contingent. Two movable columns , under GeneraU Dormer - and Brackonbury , will ba stationed between Dabbeh and Ilandak , in constant readiness for action. Tbo wind now Uows like a fur nace. Prince Hassan is bringing n pack ol hounds to hunt antelope and beguile the time during the Inaction. It is rumored that two tribes In thii vi iuity heretofore friendly to the British have declared for Kl Mahdl , BRITISH moors SUAKIM , March Ii. Troops are Buffering greatly In this vicinity from a great scarcity of water , KOREIOSElia IN DANOHl. SHANGHAI , March 0 Foreigner * at Nlngpoo are exceedingly nervous. Throats are constintly bjing nude t3 mastacro them. ENQ LAND'S VOLUNTKEII ABMV. LONDON , March G. Baron do Stael , Hus aian ambassadoi from Germany , hid an in terview this morning with Karl Granville. The total number of enrolled voliinten-s ir Great Britain at tbo present time is 215OC ( men , the greatest number yet attained , A Decision Involving Over Mlllloi Doll lira , BLOOMINGTON , March C. To-day Judgi Blades rendered n decision Involving $1,000 , 000 or more. W. V , Whltehouso , of Chicago holding $0,000 bonds of the now extinc LaUyetto , Bloomington & Munile rallroac two years ago , demanded of the Lake Krlo I Western Co , , which is a consolidation nf thi or former company , and the Lafayette , Bloom1 > ington & Mlmisslppi , four dollars to ono o the face of the bond ] in Muucie stock , claim us ing this to bn his due under tha terms of con ll- solidation. This was regarded as a test case ltS and w s refused , tha defendants alleging tbi option bad expired , and that tbe Muncii itock wa extinct. Judge Blades holds this defence to bo correct , so that White ! utiio can obtain but the same value of his bunds in con * sollJated itock. A Cripple nn llollor 8k tcs , NF.W YORK , March G , In the ix day go. as-you-ploaso roller skating contest at 12 o'clock to-night , Donovan had scored 9G7 miles and Is 65 mild ahead of his nearest compet itor , Boyst. Shock , the Chicago champion , his had his shoos unbottomed , so ia to permit his ankles to-qwell as much as they wanted to , Ilia body U bent at right angles and his arms are cla * ped across his hips , hli sot of ih uHcr braces are ttralncd : in the effort to hold him up , and ho presented the spectacle of A crlp- Dlo on skater , being almost completely ex- hausUd , Madison Square garden was to-day Icato A for five year * , with the privilege of five more , to Wood & Gsrnett , managers of the existing show , at $50,000 a year , for a rolling skating rink , Fatal Duel Over Ihn . March G. William B. Oorbin and John II. Gaines , of Gaines ville , Ky , not at tha small town o ! Grant I inter day afternoon. CorMn demanded pay ment for the loss of a dog killed by one of Galncs' employes , which the Inttor refused to giro , whereupon the men began firing revol- vets at ear.h other at short range. Corbin shortly fell d ) ing. Gaines died last night with three bullet holes tn his bjdy. Friends on tlio icone of the encounter did not inter fere , but quickly got out of range of the bul lets. Attempted Bund Iloubery. PHILADELPHIA , Masch G Three men at- tacVcd a small boy on Walnut street uoar Eighth yesterday , nnl attempted to take a basket from him. Citizens prevented this and the men walked away. The boy pointed out ono of the men and ho was arrested. At the hearing to-day , the boy's employer , James L Shaw , stated that the basket contalnad bonds and other eternities valued at $10,000 and he bad sent them to be deposited at the bank. The prisoner who gave his name of George Taylor , was committed in default of 51,600 bail. The Oklahoma Boomers. ARKANSAS CITY , Kans. , March G. A largo accession Is daily being made to the Oklnho ma boomer forces in camp hero. The recent move placing Conch and other leaders under arrest has disarranged their plans somewhat , but they a sort their intention of starting next week whether Couch be detained or not. Gen. Hatch has stated that ho will not permit the boomers to advance. Tlio Texas Pnclllc Troubles. DENISON , Tex. , March G. At Marshall to day , A. O. Haynes , the Texas Paclhc rail way's master of the machinery department , received nntica to leave town In twenty-four hoius. The workmen there assert that the recent order of General Manager Hoxie re ducing the wages and increasing the hour of labor , was issued on plans submitted by Haynes. Pugilistic. BOSTON , March 6 , In response to n tele gram asking if John L. Snllivan would fight Paddy Uyan for $5,009 and the diamond bolt , Patsey Shcppaid , Sullivan' J trainer and second end to-night replied tha. Sullivan would fight with or without gloves , lrf any placo' where they could bo given police protection , Texas Paclllo Employees Suspended , GALVKSTON , Texas , March G. All the laborers and all but two of the clerical force in the freight department of the Texas PacIGc road at Dallas , were indefinitely suspended by the compiny to-day , A telegram from there announcing the fact does not give the reason. Insanity anil Death from Disgrace. READING , March G. E. R. Butz , of Min nesota , an estimable young follow , was jailed litre on the eve of bis marriage a fortnight ago , because ot the non-payment of a small bill due by a former acquaintance , whueo whereabouts are unknown , and for which ho made himself responsible. Butz was dis tracted by the disgrace. To-day ho died in the county insane asylum , after having for ten days refused to partake of food. Baits , Bucks and Boozing nt "Wash ington , Washington correspondence St. Louii Pcst- Dinpatcb , Ono of the greatest abuses in Washing ton society this season ia the low-nocked or no-necked devoid s dross of the women. At every ball , reception or any tort of entertainment ono BOOS big baata , little boats and a COD.BI.ICUOUJ absence of all busts and bock wo bavo more back than bust thla winter of every style la nerved up in nil Its naked deformity , Wo see white and dimbled b.ioke these are few and far boiwoe1) , however black backs , scrawny backs , ted and p'mply backs , scruffy back ] , white and ample backs , narrorr , contracted and qven hunchbacks , along with white arms , rod arms , vulgarly fat arms , pitifully thin and lia'ry arms exp.iaed with an abandon that would do credit to the most celebrated exponent : of tbo naked drama. List winter Mrj , Boggs , wife of a paymaster in the n vy , made herself famous for her success IE "out-stripping" all the women , but no tbo | womeii "out Herod Herod , " anc Mrs. Bogge bidoi her diminished head and drawn up the nook of her drees. Another crying evil is tha habit of tip ; pHng. At the housa of Mra R tt there is a General R Its , but no oni ever sees or hears of him where thi hostess Is remarkable for her popular it ] at the great number of visitors she re celvoa at her Fiiday receptions. Yoi will see there the daughters of the mos aristocratic families In Washington ttsmd ing ever tbo huge punch-bowl , fillln | gUss after glass in the into , attempt to fi up the thiraty mob of men and woniei who surround it. The fun reacbei It height from abont 4 to G o'clock in thi afternoon , when any one but a veterai drinker going into the hall will feel tips ; simply from thoftimes of tbo punch-ladei breaths which meet his nostrils. Tbo verj atmosphere for a rod around the housi seems imprcguatod with rnm. GENERA J1EWS. The Senate Confirms ibe New Cabinet Male , ! Gen , J. Gi Black Appointed Oem missioner of PonsionSi Charles Francis Adams' ' Views on tlio U , P.'Legiehtion , Illinois With But One United States Senatori The Troubles of the'Iowa State Auditor Executions Snioldca Kallro < l Col lisions And Other News or General Interest , THE SKNATE. THE NEW CABINET CONPIBMRD. WASHI.NOTO.V , March C All th cabinet norriuations wcie confirmed without debate or division and by a unanimous vote of the senate. No other business wai done. Iho president to-day accepted the resigna tion of Mr. Arthur's cabinet and signed the commlsiUna of the new cabinet oflicors , and they wi'l ' probably enter upon the discharge of their duties to-morrow. GOD. J. O. Blnolc Appointed Commis sioner of 1'onsloiiB. CHICAGO , March G. Gen , John C. Black , of Danville , 111 , , is in the city in attendance on tbo reunion of the Thirth-seventh Illinois infantry. The following telegraphic corres pondence f si elf-explanatory : WASHINGTON , D. O. , March 0. To Gen. J. 0. Black , Palmer Ilouse , Chicago : The president thinks your official connection with this administration will contribute to his suc cess , and desires me to ascertain if you will assume the duties of commissioner of pen sions I cordially join In his request. [ Sionod ] L. Q. 0. L.UIAH. CHICAGO , March C. L. Q 0. Lamar , Se retaryof the Interior , Washington. D. C. : I thank President Cleveland and yourself. If my appointment will contribute to the success of tno administration , I will accept the position. Telegraph me when I should arrive in Washington. [ Signed ] J. C. BLACK. Gen , Black ( ays the appointment twaa un solicited. WASHINGTON NOXE3. CHARLES FBANCIS ADAMS ON THK ATTITUDE OF COXUIIES3 TOWARD THE U. P R. B. WASHINGTON , March G. The letter Charles Francis Adams , president ot the Union Pacific railroad , to Senator Hoar mentioned in the senate report to-day , ii de- yotqd.to the discussion of thepolicy "of c gress"toward the Pacific roads , and regards that pursifed of late years as an economically faultone. . Mr. Adams thinks it is not to the Interests of the government or the people to force the Union Pacific to take annually these largo sums out of Its quick capital and luck them up iu the overflowing national treasury , while the six states and four terri tories are demanding additional railroad fa cilities , which would add to the trnllio and income of the company. This policy , ho sug gests , takes from the company and the com munity just so inu.h fructllyln ? capital that is greatly needed to promote the interest- b .th , Ia \ iow of the previous action of con gress he regards his views a * dissented from , and reviews the course iho bill has taken since its introduction. He thinks that ill its present BtatuB the plan proposed is tbe best ( to carry out the apparent wishes of congress'and ac cepts the senate judiciary bill , and Bays that the company will loyally live up to it to the best of its ability. In conclusion , ho refers to the statements mada in the senate and in various newspapers , that Jay Gould was the controller ] and that he ( Adams ) was but a figure-head , set up for the purpose of carrying out Gould B scheme. Such , ho said , was not the cute. lie was n.t Gould's choice for pres ident. Gould is consulted only as one of tbe directors , as any other member of the boari ia consulted. He withed to be held solely re sponsible for the management of the road , The Troubles of IOWK'S Auditor. Dis MOINKS , Ia , March G In tha affairs of the suspension of State Auditor Brown to day , Brown was again arrested on an information mation charging him with refusing the gov ernor of the state access to his oflice and books yesterday. Ho waived an examination and gave bail. At the _ hearing sot for this morning , before Justice McMartln , on Brown's first arrest , ho waived an examina tion and his bail was continued , and the case was tent to the grand jury. The report of the commission ot experts on which the gov ernor's action of suspension was baaed was made public to-night. It shows that the butlness of the auditor's officewus not con ducted according to law. That he had re fused to make reports required by law. That he had failed to ( ay oyer to the state the sum of fourten hundred dollars of fo ; for the ex amination of state banks. That from bis ex pendlture of bis contingent fund of six thou sand dollars , ho bad only two vouchers , amounting to fifty-six dollars. That he had destroyed by fire valuable records which were the only means to atcettaln the actual amount of insurance fees , paid into hid handf for the year 1883 That bis deputy hod received out ot the clerks' fund $990 tn addi tion to bis salary as fixed by law , for wbicl no vouchers were filed. The report is quilt long and has much of detail in it. It was oc that report that the attorney general of tin itate infoimed the governor in writlug thai no courae was left for him to pursue but tx suspend Brown , To-morrow the petition o : Mr. Cattell for a writ of mandamus to com pel Brown to deliver tbo cilice will bo arguoc in the circuit court. The Illinois IjflBUlure. SPRINGFIELD , III. , March G , The wholi morning eeision of both houses was consumei in an endeavor to have the reading of tin minutes of the proceedings of yeiterdaj dispensed with , In the senate no conclueioi WAS arrived at before the joint convention , In the joint contention two votes wore cast. Hnines voted frr Bishop and Strocter for Block. Stroeter in casting his vote gave no tice that alter this week ho w/is determined to vote for some one man until the election ol a senator was accomplished. Ho claims lie lud served his party lone enough and would vote for a democrat until an election. The joint convention adjourned , SrniNUHKLD , III , . March G , The usual nnmbor ot numbers left for homo this oven- ! n < r , and it is not expected that any butinass will be done until Tuesday , in the house or senate. No work is being done in the Wabish shops iicro. The men are all ont. The engines lor repair are being sont. to Home , N. Y , COLLISION ON TDK ILLINOIS CEN- THAI ; . BOTH KNGINK3 WRICKED , THK FIREMIN KILLED AND A NUMBER OF rABSSNOERS INJURED. Sr. Louis , March G , A horrible accident occured last night at 10 o'clcck on the Il linois Central read , eight miles south of this place , the mall , south bound , running twenty miles nn hour , and the express , runnlnc thirty railos , collided Bjth engines are a total wreck. Both firemen were Instantly killed , their bodies being found tn the debris of the engines. A party stealing a rldo on the ten der of the southbound train was instantly killed. Eight or ten passengers in the smoker of the northbound train were injured. The accident was caused by gross nrglfgouca.f w GRENADA , Miss. , March G. The dead fire men are namiul Evan and Sixon. The fol lowing n the Hit pf tbo iojuicd : K. W. Davis , Holly Springs , leg broken ; Frank Blake , news agant , > ew Orleans , concussion of the brain ; A. J , Law , engineer , head nnd face lacerated : A , Craft , New Orleans , con- Union of the leg ! J , llacdnll , Galonnda , 111 , contusion of back and leg ; Cable Perry ( col ored ) , leg mangled ; Henry Nicholson , contu sion of the forhfad and face ; Georgia lleese , ( colored ) sprained foot and bruised back. THK TERRIBLE KFKECrOS miSONEnS DURING ) THE EXECUTION 01' DR. GOISEN. Pnir.&DELruiA , March G. Yesterday when Dr. Goeson a was hangud , two convicts con fined in the prison were terribly , affected by the knowledge of what was going on , Joseph Barret , 56 years old , confined in a cell near the gallows , showed intonto interest in the hangingbutthe { desire to witness the execution was denied and bis cell sealed. But Barret heard _ tbe footsteps of the solemn procession on its way to the gallowc. Wiien his cell was opened ho was found dead. Death was attributed to fright , The other man , Joseph Taylor , under ecntenco of death for murder , became delirious with fear. Ho hoard the noise as ho sat in his cell. The echo of the fallinh doors had hardly dioil away whan the murderer was found writhing in convulsions , . . Cleveland at Work. WASHINGTON , D. 0. , March 5. The senate wont into executive session , and when the doors reopened adjourned until Monday. The fust official act of President Cleveland was the nomination of his cabinet ; his second , to affix his signature to the commission ol TJ. S. Grant as an officer on the retired list of the army , with the rank of general , The crowd of callers at the White House today was even greater than yesterday. They began to arrive before the doors wore opened , ncdcontinued coming larptrtuinv bers all day. The president received some of them in the library and others in the east room , just as it happened to bo convenient , Tha majority of the cnllera consisted of dele gations from tbo different states. Among the'Jatcrcallers were Representatives Kandall , Hancock , Fiedler und Curtln , Sena tor i'ugh , A. N. McClure , Postmaster General - ral Hatton and Mrs. Tyler , widow of ex-Pres ident Tj If r. Docs Not Want ItcciprocHy. OTTAWA , March G. In the house of com mons to-day White , of Car dwell , spoke five hours in support of the government , and as serted that the people of Canada did not want reciprocity with America. Minnesota. Imw Makers , ST. PAUL , March G. The legislature ad journed sinn die at noon. All important measures were disposed of , and but low bills were loft without action. IJiislnctH Frtlliii-cp. NEW YORK , March G. The failures for the oi past seven days were 277 , as compared with i 282 of last week , TELEGRAPH NOIK3. At the dairy and creamery convention of the Mississippi valley at St. Louis this mornIng - Ing a lively dlscustion aroeo again in the board of trade , which was severely attacked by several of the incmbors from Grenada , Miss. Fish Commissioner Sweeny has gone to Duluth to stock Lake Superior with 2,1)03,000 ) white nsb. The strike of the Wabnxh shopmen at Foil Way no were joined by fifteen workmen wlic heretofore declined to participate. The Knights of Labor are organizing the strikers. Many of the men were taken into the ordei to-night. Tbo state minors' convention at Columbui to-day decided to accept tbo reduction of i < cents on each ton of caul mined in Ohio. 11OS10S AT 1'RAYEK. A new fancy ( n bouquets la to have thi [ rooes massed together , the sterna beluj entirely devoid to loaves. Mrs. Potto Drat a tar ted tho. fashion by carrying i cluster of Jacqueminot roses with loiif stems tied by a broad piece of crlmsoi eatin ribbon. Many fahlonablo girls are cultivating ascension lilies for the churches at Kaiter A pot with two or throe buds may b bought for 75 cunts and $1. I Potted primroses are very orcamento for the parlor or hat-stand and tell for 5 cents a pot. They will remain in bloor for several months and require but llttl light or water. Ltttlo prayer-books made of fragran flowers and tied by narrow ta'ia ' ribbon are carried by fashionab.o girls ( o aftei noon services. Sometimes they or formed into a clmtlalno from the bell Ono of the prettiest seen ia ( f marigold bordered with gulden brown pansier , nitl a crimson camulion In the centre , An ither of white vlolo's lias cress of fet go'-me-not son lha cover. ON THE MARKET , c War Baromfittp Again Hnne Up In the Wheat Pit , And It Causes Many Fluctuations in That Cereal , Oorn Active and a Good Trade Done in It , The Price fof Oattle Underwent Little or No Change , While the Packers Boomed the Price of HogSi IlioVliolo Provision Ust. Killed Drill Throughout tlio Session mid Olonca Weak. CHICAGO MAUKI2TS. WHEAT. Special telegram to the BEE. CHICAGO , March G. = The war barometer was agtin hung up in the wheat pit to-day , nnd as it fluctuated BO did the prlco of gruln. As 0110 dealer 01 pressed it , "Tlioro was moro war in Chicago than there was in Europe. " The May option opened at SL'Jc , but broke soon after Ilia opening tf the morning cession and went down to Slgc. The fall was due to the fact that consols wore quoted a shade higher than yesterday , and the fact tint the tone of the foreign markets did not reflect the feeling that was talked on this side yes terday. All through the session tbo nmrkit was very much unsettled. At cno time there was a spurt made and the option told up to 82o and rose rapidly. This was duo to n decline m consols and a sensational dispatch to the ef fect that a largo body of troops had heen or dered to leave- Canada for ICgypt , but the market soon broke again. Largo dealers were Inclined to take It very bearlshly ; but whether they meant what they said was the question. Ic was a fact , however , that the price fell off toward the close , soiling down to 81c , and it closed very weak at 81 Jo. The course pf the market was very irregular , ex treme points being 81o and 8 ! < c , athiih lat ter figure it sold very sparingly. COBN. was active and there was a fairly good trade In it. May option hold much uteadler than wheat , but the market was featurelcs } , open ing atiL'lc , } e less than last night's cloee. It foll'Ofl at ono time tolli'c , but held steady at about that figure , closing at the price men tioned. PBO VISIONS. Tbo whole provision list ruled dull through out the eosMon. Toward the close It showed signs of decided weakness. .May options opened at $12 75 and then dropped to $12 GO. Quotations were irregular at ono time , beinrt $12 C7J , but the price did not hold up , and it closed weak nt $12 fi7j. There was further drop in prices at the afternoon. May wheat , after dropping to fe'Oo , closed at 81Jc. The reason of tbo decline won that a great quan tity of wheac wan put on tlio market. May park closed at 51250. CATTLE The demand In the face of a very Jfght supply - ply was only moderate , and prices especially on the ordinary run of shipping and dretecd. M Beef cattle underwent little or no chungo ; l.l l.OGO to 1,200 pounds , SI 2 @ 4 90 ; 1.2CO to 1- 11 350 pounds , $5 00@5 C0l,350 ; tol.COO pounds , ii $5 60@G 00 : cowsand mixed common , 82 40o ( ) a 2 CO ; medium , S3 C0@3 25 ; good , S3 80@-1 40 ; atockeri , S3 tOSM 20 ; feeders , S4 2B@-1 W5 ; Texans , S3 7C@4 00. IIOGK. The very light supply and the moro confid ent feeling in tbo proviiion market stimulated the demand for heavy and both packets and shippers competed iharply for these eortp , the former booming the price up to 94 0@4 90 , the hitthest einco Monday ; parkin ? and ship ping , 290 to 400 pounds , 84 03@1 95 ; light , 160 to 210 pounds , S4 15@4 70. Iho Cabinet Con llrinecl. WASHINGTON , March C. The cabinet nom inations were all confirmed as follows : Thos. F. Bayard , Delaware , secretary of state ; Daniel Manning , Now York , secretary of the treaeury ; William O. Kndieott , Masiachu- potts , secretary of war ; William O.Whitney , Now York , f eeretary of the navy ; Lucius Q. 0. Lamar Mississippi , secretary of the In terior ; William F. ViUs , Wieconuin , post master-general ; August 11. Garland , Arkan sas , attorney-general. DYSPEPSIA Causes its victims to bo miserable , liopclesg , confused , and depressed In mind , very Irrita ble , languid , and drowsy. It Is a dlseaso which does not get well ot itself. 1 ( requires careful , persistent attention , and a remedy to throw off the causes and tone up tbo diges 0 tive organs till they perform their duties willingly. Hood's Barsaparllla lias proven : Just the required remedy In hundreds of cases. A " I have taken Hood's Barsaparllla lor dys pepsia , from which I liavo suflered two years. in I tried many other medicines , but none proved ' . ' ' so satisfactory as Hood's Barsaparllla. THOMAS COOK , Brmli Kloctrlo Ll ht Co. , r. New York City. 30 Sick Headache a50 \ "For the past two years I have been 50m afflicted with eevero headaches and dyspep m sia. I was induced to try Hood's Barsapa lo rllla , and have found great relief. I cheer fully recommend It to all. " Mns , E. V , at I.H , New Haven , Conn. us Mrs. Mary C. Smith , Cambrldecport , Mass. , usr was a sufferer from dyspepsia and sick head rro ache. She took Hood's Barsaparllla ind It. round It the best remedy she ever used. It.dl th dl Hood's - Sarsaparilla\i i- Bold by all druggists. $1 ! s ! * for 55. Mad r- pnlybyC. I.HOOU ft CO. , Lowell , Mass. / IOO BDoso8 1 Ono _ Dollar. . , I "Because e eru- coftere recognized , , ' Smoking Tobacco , \ \ \