Nebraska Newspapers

    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 ,
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