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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
RTEEINTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , TUESDAY MORNING , MARCH 10 , 1885. NO , 173
"THE BACKBONE. "
Ssnatjrs Van Wsck anil Teller Cross
Van Wyok Details the History of
the Backbone Eoadi
Also the Mystery Oonneotod witli
the Undue Haste
Of the Intsrior Department in Is
suing the Patents ,
Senator Teller Beplies , Defending
His Aotion in the Matter ,
And llccltcs Various Precedents
"Which Ho Considers as Jnstlfy-
' IIIK HIM Action ,
VAN AVYOK AXJ ) TELLEU.
Special Telegram to TUB BEE.
WASHINGTON , March 9. Ho said that it
was a matter of sincere regret that the last act
of the Into administration should hnvo been
licrfonned at the dictation and in the iatoreet
of corporate wealth. Ho detailed the history
of the "backbone" road and its "mysterious
record , " which , ho said , formed the most re
markable chapter in road annals , Gould and
Huntiugton , ho declared , were scheming in
this matter as they were with Scott and the
Texas Pacific , tiling the eamo tactics and the
sumo influence. They would not consent that
congress should forfeit this grant , unless it
rhould at the same time Convey it to them.
The proposition was so infamous tlmt con
gress , though manipulated as Hunttngton de
lineates , would not consent. It was claimed
there was a special meeting of the cabinet-
its last to legalize this fraud. Did actual
Bottlers on this land have any advocate there ,
and wore tholr lights protected ? The laws
secured the Bottlers' rights , but did the cabinet
protect them or wore they turned over to the
tcnde ? luercles of this corporation. It was
clairaod by the way of apologv that Secretary
Kirkwood desired the opinion of the attorney
general as to the validity of this
grant. With a few notable exceptions the
history of the land bureau of the interior de
partment was the record of the demands of
the land grant corporations and the decrees of
the department in obedience thereto. Bat
when the demand was too exacting an opinion
of the attorney general was ( ought , behind
which to escape until the storm of public In
dignation passed by. In this case the attor
ney general was equal to the occasion and
sustained the reputation of the ollico In that
direction. Very learned arguments by Judges
Dillon , Green and Piorrepont on behalf ot
Gould and Huntington wore made before the
attorney general , but alaa , no one applied on
behalf of the people. From nil the offices of
the great nation no one appeared to defend
the public domain. No wonder the attorney
general readily accented the arguments of
Gould's Attorneys. The Ingenuity of an at
torney general was valuable to suggest doubts
where none existed , and then resolve their
doubts in favor of the corporation. In the
Forty-eighth congress the public lands com
mittee of the house reported in favor of the
forfeiture by some political legerdemain. The
matter was afterwards referred to the judi
ciary committee to report as to the legality for
forfeiture. A majority of the latter reported
adversely and was sustained in the Home by
a close vote. That tbe symmetry of legisla
tion might bo preserved It was to be hoped
thit Huntlnpton might hereafter give sketches
of the means and the manner of this achieve
ment. By what means could this company or
its assigns coerce this government Into an
extra session of itj cabinet , and secure action
with which they would Book to foreclose con
gress and the people from effectively rending
the spoiler of his prey. _ What right had
even the president and cabinet to waive the
broken conditions ? That power was vested in
congress alone. But why was this ? Should
the clerksi work nights and Insult the reli
gious sentiments of this country by working
on Sundays ? What was the necoesfty , public
or otherwise ? This republic was not to porist
on the 4th of March. Its continuity was not
to bo disturbed by the changing of the executive
tivo , There was to bo no suspension of powei
und duties. Was all other business in the
Interior department concluded by March -lib'
Did the ether executive departments work
their forces njghtn and Sundays so thai
the administration might start with only now
bimnos ? . Ho would ask why this haste ? Was
it dangerous to trust the representatives nl
people in the next congress ? Win it dancer
ous to trust the incoming administration to dt
justice to the men claiming this grant ? Wai
theru danger that the rights of Bottlers ot
these lands would be recognized and the pub
lie domain bo protected bv the incoming ad
ministration ? If HO it then evidently has no
bosn installed too soon , lie debited to giv
public notice that the legality of the patent
would b3 contested , so tbat the purchasers o
bonds now to be issued might not claim th
protection accorioJ Innocent purchaser
without notice ,
TKtLEIl BEI-LYING TO VAN WYCK
said :
Mr. President , my experience has not boo :
as lengthy as that of some who sit before in <
but after something over eight years that
have been in the public service , I confess t
considerable astonishment in picking up th
resolution so discourteous , so unsenatorial n
this to the co-ordinate branch of the govnrt
inent , I suppose that it Ins accomplishe
the purpose for which it was introduced. ]
IIM enabled the mover of this resolution t
appear bafore the public not for the first timi
not on the tint occasion , but as he bis on vi
rlous occasions , ai the special chamcion of tt
laboring daises , of the down trodden peou
of this country , and as tbe special opponei
of the corporations. I uresuuio the senate
introducing the resolution expected nothlr
more , He hardly expected that any dopar
inent o ! the government would allo
itself to bo assailed without auawe
ing tha resolution. Before this discussion
closed and on some other occasion , I ahi
call the attention of this senate to the r
nmkablo character of tbo various resolution
coming from thu same source , that have bei
directed to the executive department of th
government within the last three years.
want to give , notlco here and to o very bed
that although tha administration has pa s
into tha hands of the political party wl
which I am not affiliated , yet as a aenat
hiving duo raapjct for the executive depa
meat of the government , I never Intend
without at least A protest that that adminis
tration shall be treated by thi senator , or
any other by a resolution nt ( he late ftdmiuit-
tratlon has been treated. Why. Mr. Presi
dent , if you were to believe all this bonoinblo
senator has said to-day , you would supposothat
in istuing this patent certificate on this land
earned by thii company , there hai been done
something that never hai boon done before.
Every secretary that has at In the ( hair tf
the department of the interior for the last
bight years has dnno exactly what , ha been
done by the secretary who has just retired ,
During a goodjportion of that time the hon
orable senator hoa been a member cither of
tha house or of thin body. Hn has been n
member of the committee of public lands , and
never , either on that committee ot in this
body , has he been hoard to say a word on this
subject. It is In tha press ; it is where the
senator can get credit for being the champion
of the down.trodden'and oppressed , and the
opponent of corporations , that ho is hoard.
When legislation can be had and the nterests
of the government can be protected , if desira-
b'e to protect them , ho has been as silent as
the grave.
Theru arc on record in the land ollico mil
lions of acies of land issued under exactly the
naino situation ns that under which this land
was issued.
Teller than at some length summarized tbo
action of the legislature and the executive
branches of the government In relation to this
road , claiming that it showed the legality of
the grant had been recognized all through ,
TKLLKll GAVE THE HISTOIlY Of THE IIOAD
and recited the condition of the grant nnd Hi
alignment , which ho declared legal nnd reg
ular in every particular. "My predecessor , "
said Mr , Teller , "had submitted to the at
torney general the quo tlon whether the com
pany hud the right claimed to this land.
Courtesy and common decsncy demanded that
when the executive officer asked for the attor
ney goneral'ti opinion on a point of law ho
should respect that opinion. If that wai not
HO , then all the departments of the govern
ment for eighty years had been proceeding on
a false batis. " But Teller did not desiio to
shield the Interior department under any such
defense as that. Ho relied absolutely on the
law of tha caw Did any man having knowl
edge of the facts deny that the land was as
signable , when it became apparent that con
gress would tnko no action upon this matter ?
Thou , and not till then , did tha intewnr < e-
pnrtmeut issue the patents. "An attempt. "
Teller continued , "had been made to naitikfl it
appear this was a peculiar case and tnoa was
great anxiety shown about the settlers. Yvuy
had not that anxiety been shown as to other
grants. Ho held in his hand a list of grants
issued for mads completed after the expira
tion of the allotted time. Among them was n
Wisconsin company that had received
1.300,000 acres of land for a line completed
many years after the expiration of tbo time
allowed , and that had not been done under
the administration of the late secretary of the
interior. Settlers had gone in on the lands
of the Noithern Pacific , and the railroad had
since performed the conditions of the grant.
Had the senator from Nebraska ever at
tempted to "protect" those settlers ? Had any
body else in cjneresi ever attempted to do
it ? Not one man" . This talk about the ' 'sot -
tier" was * blood and thunder" for the public.
If Teller might ba permittdd to refer to him
self , ho would say that by his rulings in the
interior department he had done moro for the
settlers on the public lands , than tbe senator
from Nebraska had done in a life-time of
public service. What was the secret , ho risked ,
of his hostility to this company ? Was
it that Jay Gould was interested in it. There
was nothing in the interior department to
show Jay Gould was interested in it. Was it
that Barmim , a prominent democratic official
was Interested in it ? Barnum'a and Gould's
rights , to far as the interior department was
concerned , were not affected by the question
whether those gentlemen were democrats or
republicans , railroad speculators , or anything
else. The law fixed their rights , and it
would be a remarkable thing if tha executive
department should mete out its justice in ac
cordance with the politics or the character of
the men to whom it is meted out.V hut dif
ference did it make whether Gould or Hunt
ington wai interested in it , was it proper for
senators to stand here and excite the preju
dices of the masses because some un
popular men may have a case that
was beintr adjudicated by the executive de
portment of the government. He ( Teller ) in
sisted that by the rules of law and justice tha
railroad company was entitled to the lands ,
and it was on that act ho rested. Such reso
lutions as this were not introduced for information
mation , but for the express purpose of making
an attack in a cowardly way of skulking behind -
hind the charges. But be feared he would be
out of order. When such resolutions were
Introduced they were seized on bv the one
inies of the administration , aud the nowspi
pers were In the habit of making a great dea
of them.
After some further personal interchange :
between "V an Wyck and Teller in regard ti
the double pension to General Burnett , pah
by Teller , the senate adjouraed. "
SENATE.
WASHINGTON , March 9. After reading thi
journal the chair laid before the senate ;
communication from the secretary of state
being a notice tbat he ( Bayard ) had forwardei
to the legislature of Delaware the resignatioi
of his position as senator ; also communicc
tions from the secretary of the interior an
attorney-general , notifying the senate of thcl
acceptance of cabinet positions , and request
ing the president of the senate to FO notif
the legislature ) of their respective states , Tli
credentials of Blair as senator to fill a tempo
ary vacancy were laid before the senate an
read ,
Vest moved they bo referred to the con
mittea on privileges and elections. Lost.
Hoar offered a formal resolution that tl :
oath be administered to the senator from No
Hampshire , and Harris asked unanimous coi
sent that it lay over until to-morrow
Granted.
The resolution offered Friday making ii
quiry of the secretary of the Interior in regar
to the issuance of patents to tha "Backbone
road was laid before the senate.
Van Wyck spoke at considerable lengtl
He detailed tbe history of tha "backbom
rood and iti "mysterious record , " which 1
said formed the most remarkable chapter I
railroad annals. Ho characterized the matt
as a fraud gotten up In the interests of Goul
and Huntington , It was claimed , ho sail
that there was a special meeting of the cat
net to legalize tbe scheme. Ho wished to 1
informed whether tbe actual settlers on tl
land in question had any advocate there , ar
whether their rights had been protected , ]
leforrin * to the opinion of the attorney
oral Van Wyck said as tha interests of Gou <
and Huntington were ably represented , will
no one appeared for the people , the cleciei
of that otticlal was very materially in fav
of the former.
THE INGENUITY Of AN ATTOKNEV GENERA !
he said was valuable to suggest doubts win
none existed , and then resolved those doul
in favor of the corporation , Van \Vy
then referred to the matter of the clei
work ing on Sunday in order to complete the
intents and other paper ? in connection with
the grant and naked the roaton for so much
haste , and whether it was dangerous to trust
the representatives of the people in the next
congress. In concusion ho desired to give
public notlco that the legality of the patents
would bo contested BO that the purchasers'
bend , now to bo Issncd , might not claim the
protection accorded to innocent punlmaors
without notice.
nEfLTINO TO VAN WYCK , TBLLKH SAID :
ho must confess to considerable astonishment
on picking up Iho resolution so discourteous ,
to umcnatorial en thi , to the co-ordinate
branch of the government. Ho supposed that
it hud accomplished the purpo < * for which it
was Introduced , It enabled the mover of the
resolution to appear before the public in his
role of the champion of the laboring classes ,
Ho presumed tha senator introducing the resolution
elution expected nothing mora. Teller said
that on some other occasion ho should call the
attention of the senate to the remarkable
character of the various resolutions coming
from the same anurco that had been directed
to the executive department of thn government ,
within the last three years. He then laid
that from the speech of Van Wyck the Senate
would suppose that in isiuing tills patent cer
tificate on the land earned by the company ,
there had been done something never done
before , Kvery secretary of the interior for
the last eight years had done exactly the same
thing as done by the secretary who had just
retired. During n good portion of that time the
honorable senator ( Van Wyck ) had boon n
member of either the House or Senate. In
the press , whenever the senator could
ho hoard , he wzs the champion of the down
trodden and oppressed and the opponent of
corporations , but when legislation could ba
had and the interests of thn government pro
tected , ho was as silent as the grave.
Teller summarized _ the action of the legis
lature and the executive branches of the gov
ernment with relation to the road In question ,
to show that the matter had been legally
passed upon by these bodies. He did
not desire to shield the Interior department
by pointing to the opinion of the attorney-
general. He relied absolutely on the law of
the case. When It became apparent that
congress Would take no action upon the mat
ter , then and not till then did the interior de
partment Issue the patents. If Teller might
bo permitted to refer to himself ho would say
that by his rulings In the interior department
he had done more for the settlers or the
public lands than the senator from Nebraska
( Van Wyck ) had doiio in his lifetime in the
public eorvico. In the course of his speech
Teller , referring to Van Wyck's remarks concerning -
corning Huntington and Gould in connection
with the matter under discussion , paid ho saw
no reason why these parties should bo dis
criminated ngainst simply because they were
unpopular with the mawes. He insisted that
by the rules of law and justice the railroad
company wai entitled to the lands , and it wii
on that fact ho rested.
Visible Supply of Grain In the United
btutcs ami Canada ,
CHICAGO , March 0. The following is the
visible supply of grain in the United States
and Canada on Saturday , as reported by the
secrotlry of the Chicago board of trade , to bo
posted on 'change to-morrow : Wheat , 48-
e85G75 bushels , an increase of 144,73' ) bush
els compared with the Saturday preceding ;
corn , 6,447,012 bushels , an increase of 676,277
bushels ; oats , 2,3U6,8G8 bushels , an increase
of 228,077 busholsj rye , 34 5,828 bushels , an in.
crease of 15,303 bushels ; barley , 1,321,030
bushels , an increase of 109,019 bushels.
Grain in store in Chicago is as follows :
Wheat , 15,473,307 bushels ; corn , 1.911,727
bushels ; oats , 670.635 bushels ; rye , 135,610
bushels ; barley , 113,458 bushels.
Pittslmrjj's 1,5OO Aiiaronists.
Special telegram to the BEE.
PiTTSimiio , March 9 , The Chronicle-Tele
graph publishes a long article confirmatory o !
its former statement in regard to the anar
chists. It shows that of the 1,500 In tbo citj
all except about a dozen are foreigners , driver
to this country , who do not work except wher
compelled , and are on the watch for a publii
turn to give them a chance to blow up things. .
Their places of meeting are given , and thi
places where explosives are stored. Amonf
them are two women who sing songs am
make inflamatory speeches. Their names an
Keno and Molke.
Well Pleased AVlth Gen. Blaclt'a Ap
pointmont. *
DANVILLE , 111. , March 9. Gen. J. C
Black , the now commissioner of pensions , lei
for Washington to-night to assume the dutic
of his office. That the appointment is re
ceived with great favor throughout tbe union
and especially tha northwest , Is evidenced b
the large number of letters of hearty coi
gratulatiou received by him. Those hav
poured in from members of congress and froi
grand army men from nil over the uniot
Hundreds of hlj townsmen called on him tc
day.
Pugilistic.
CHICAGO , March 9. Paddy Ryan and Jac
Burke , pugilists , met to-day and " 1'arsoi
Daviea , as Bnrko'a backer , covered Kyan
depcsitof S300 for a fight for $2,500 a aid
The time and place wai not agreed on , thoug
Butte , [ Montana wan suggested. In reply 1
lUchara K , Fox , of New York , Ilyan to-dt
sent a dispatch that ho would fight John 1
Sullivan after his match with Burko. I
stipulates that the fight shall be for $5,01
with hard gloves , fight to the finish , und
tbe new London rules , the winner to take tl
championship bolt as his property ,
Hlx Children Cremated.
i- PEAKLINGTON , Miss. , March 4 , The rei
deuce of MM , Jane Snophse was burned * la
night while that lady was at church , Thr
boyi , the oldest 11 years , perished in t
flames ,
Three colored children were burned at D
rant on Saturday , The parents locked th
in the house while they attended alog-rollln
Two white boyi were badly burned while tr
Ing to release the burning children ,
Dakota Capital Conapirator * A
rested ,
BISMARCK , Match 9. The Hon. George 1
Pierce , William S. Wellea , and K. V. Pre
idn tice , were arrested and held to bail In 83C
idn [ each the of in
to-day on charge bribery cc
nId nectlon with the capitol removal from Bi
Id marok to Pierre.
ile
jn
or NOTES.
Gen. George B , McClellan has accepted
invitation to deliver tbe Decoration Day eire
ire Itioa at Antietam.
, tu I The fishing schooner Solomon I'oolo , , fr
clc { Gloucester , Mass , , la lost with all aboard ,
ka [ teen men ,
Col , Laumt DBtcriefl to Simplify an
Systeiiiizs Matters.
An Unprecedented Number of Ap
plications for Post Offices ,
The Department Has to Emyloy
An Extra Force
In Order to Attend to All of
the Aspirants ,
First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Crosby Has Eesignsd ,
Thurman and McDonald Left Out to
Mnko Kooiu for the Boyo West
ern DcmocratH Having Mail.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
COL. LAMONT HIUFLH'TIKa MATTEItH.
WASHINOTOV , March 0. Col , Lament intends -
tends to do away with thepresont ? system of
keeping a full and elaborate record of all the
business brougtt to the attention of the presi
dent , and to confine the record to such matters
only SB require his individual attention All
ether documents will bo referred to the de
partment to which they relate , and a simple
record kept of their reference.
THE NCMBKR OF ArrilCATIOXg FOR TOSTJIAST-
received to-day at the postoffice department
have never been equalled in any previous day
and the first assistant postmaster-general
found it necessary to detail n Special Jorco of
employes to file them ,
The republican senators held a caucus this
afternoon to further ditcuss the formation of
committees , The subject wni talked over at
length but nothing was decided. Incident
ally the treaties weto mentioned and the ques
tion asked whether they had bettor be con
sidered during the present session. No one
advocated that course , and no one opposed.
Tin subject was finally left to the caucus
committee to determine.
First Assistant Postmaster-General Crosby
has resigned and his resignation accepted.
THE OtfFICESEEKEKS.
TEE mnraiiv AND TUIBSTT GANQ\JLT \ WASHING
TON STEADILY INCBBABING.
Special to the Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 8. The office-
seekers have come to town , "somo in rags , and
some in tags , and some in velvet gowns , " and
are letting the administration know that they
will accept whatever they can get , At present
they prefer a foreign mission or an assistant
secretaryship. By Juno they may decide to
take a clerkship that is , if they can have one
without the terrors of a competitive examina
tion. The greitest Btruggle is for
the positions of assistant secretaries
of the different departments. > One assistant
secretary of the treasury is fixed by the selec
tion o ( fx-Stato Attorney General Fairchild
of New York. Ho is Tildon's right-hand man
and helps to complete the Tilden ring , which
is to control the administration. Bisscll ,
Cleveland's law partner , has twen mentioned
for the other place. Ho does iot want it. Ho
prefers to represent the department of the
exterior , and to make a fortune practicing
law before the departments , He doubtless
can do it , > J
THE PRESIDENT'S POSITION.
The president lias now announced that he
will not grant interviews with ; officeseokers 01
consider personal or written Applications foi
appointment , and that all papers relating tc
appointments must be filed in the respective
departments. The announcement would carrj
consternation to the army of of&ceseekers here
if it wore possible that such a' ' 'position could
be strictly maintained or if they believed thai
Cleveland was in earnest. Th rank and file ol
the office seekers oin be denied a personal au
dience , but the president is required to admil
senators and representatives , 1 It will not bi
possible for him to close his Tears when thi
word "office" is suggested. No one believei
that ho cares ti. "They wlllj all have to go , '
eaysTom Keed , of Maine. ) "It is only i
question of how much hypocrisy there wil
be about it. "
The president starts with the Idea that th
cabinet is a sort of a responsible ministry. H
said the other day to a friend that ho had ee
lected seven gentlemen for his advisers and h
expected them to bo in truth advisers. Ho re
lien npon them to select th'e machinery b
which the administration shall bo conducted
and to the respective departments , In the firs
instance , will all application ) for office bj re
ferred. This rule , however , is not a new 0111
It has been the custom for years. Uther pree
idents have endeavored to establish a rospons
ble ministry. They falled. | Wherever th
papers are to be received , the battle for tl
offices is actively raging. i
A BROAD HINT ,
One pretty broad hint that thn frciidci
diopped has reached tbo outside world , an
lias added volumes to the general undortor
of dissent that is hoard wherever democra
meet. The remark is reported to have bee
made to an Alabama delegation that handc
ii. to Mr. Cleveland a list of "names they ba
ii.st selected for the offices in that state. '
st trust , gentlemen , you have not forgotten tin
ee there is a Tenuro-of-OfBce act , " said tl
be president significantly , as he laid the doc
beu mont on the table.
u- President Cleveland la reported to ha1
ua um astonished a congressional'delegation wl
a , had called to urge the appointment of a proi
- inent democrat to an important position
y- one of the departments , by cutting she
appeal by the remark , "Why , I was n
aware that there wai a vacancy in that poi
tion , " The delegation wan aware tbat the
was not a vacancy , and wai overwhelmed I
v.n . the objection raised ,
n- QUEER CHARACTERS.
n00
00m Some queer people have been hero , 0
m- old mountaineer , with long hair and
unshaven face , came all the way from his co
in in the wilds of the Adirdndacks , Fro
Western Pennsylvania came a man , bent a )
white with age. who was a district attorn
in his state under Andrew Jackson. He
ra- an again a candidate for place , and bases'
claim to recognition upon his eimon-pi
Jacksonian democracy. From the interior
m how York came a man who attracted rau
Cf- attention , He was a common place man
but his noae. Hi a nose was ommon h
tray down from the eyes There It ppro.id
out and aisunifd the [ irorortlons of a largo
Irish potato. ItVM covered all over with
warts , nnd wasnothMidscme , llyes followed
this man wherever ho went , and the comment
was general that ho should bo put on rnraa
smelling commission. A member of the New
York county democracy also attracted atten
tion. Ho was six-six high , weighed about
100 pound ? , had a large , straight no * ? , as big
nt itfl base as its tip , a goatco an Inch nnd n
half wide and about sixteen inches long , and
mmtnchios quite : IB thin and nearly M long.
Among the inaugural visitors was
la\id I. . Uloo. of Floiida. Vlro
wan a United States scnaUr in
1850 , and ho and Jcllcrson Davis are said to
bo the only surviving members of that sen
ate. It Is needless to say that Mr , Jefferson
Davis wai not hero. In fact , the south wa <
but scantily represented. Most of the Inaug
ural \Iiitois from the couth of thn Ohio river
hailed from Kentucky and Virginia. There
are ton oflico-seakcrs hero from the north to
ono ftom tha Eouth , The solid south may
have captured the government , but her citi
zens nro slow in pressing to the front. This
may bo explained by the hard times and high
railway fares prevailing in the southern sec
tion , and by the fact that walking is bad ,
now that the frost is coming out of the
ground ,
FOUEIGN EVENTS.
THE KllKNCK IK CHINA.
I'AIUS , March 9. Gen. Uricre To L isle
telegraphs the government that his loss dur
ing the two days fighting to relieve the Fionch
garrison at Thuyonquan was GG killed nnd
ono hundred nnd thirty-three wounded. Th
garrison itself lost fifty killed and thirty
wounded. Thirty French officers were among
the killed.
THE RKTREAT TO KOMI.
LONDON , March 9. A dlnpatch firm Korli
says the rearguard of Gen. Uuller's troops ar
rived nt Korti from Gakdul in a terribly fa
tigued condition ,
DREAD RIOTS AT CRACOW.
WARSAW , March 9. A broad riot was sup
pressed by police at Cracow to-day. A great
number of poor unemployed workmen gath
ered in front of a rich man's castle in the sul -
guab of Cracow nnd made n disturbance ;
demanding work or bread , The police ar
rested 10J rioters ,
8KHVICK3 TO GORDON'S SIKJIOBV.
LONDON , March 9. The archbishop of Can
terbury makes public expression to the do-
Biro to hold religious services in memory of
Gen , Gordon in Canterbury cathedral , St ,
Paul's and Wostminstrr Abbey next Friday.
THK ITALIAN NAVY.
PORT SAID , March 9. The Italian mon-of-
war Dandolo and Canto Cavour , with six Ital
ian torpedo vessels , arrived here.
HAULING DOWN THE BRITISH FLAG.
LONDON , March 9. Advices from the west
const of Africa atato tbe Germans hauled
down the British flag and hoisted the German
at Victoria , the English mission town situated
at the head of Ambus bay , joining Cameroon
territory. While the English consul pro
tested against this action , his opposition
was unheeded.
LONDON , March 9. Consul White entered
a formal protest against tbo actions of the
Germans at Victoria. Germany's course
greatly excites the British west coast settle
ments. Victoria formerly belonged to the
English Baptist Missionary society. The so
ciety purchased It from the natives , but ae-
tiring to be relieved of the task of governing
the place , handed the territory over to ] Cn
gland , Victoria was annexed to the Brills !
empire in July , 1881.
LONDON NEWS.
LONDON , March 9. A strike of 55,001
miners against a reduction of wages Is throat
oned. The increase in the army will b
15,000 men. The government does not re
gard North Borneo under British sov
ereignty.
WHY DID ENGLAND BUY ASIKRICAN CARTRIDGES
LONDON , March 9. Kennard , conservative
will ask tbe commons whether the government
mont awarded a large contract for cartridge
to the American firm without due considera
tion of the prior claims of British manufac
turerg.
UAIIjUOAu RACKET.
MILWAUKEE , March 9. The Chicago , Mi
waukeo & St. Paul railway company' * annui
report for 1884 was , made public to-day. Th
gross earnings are 823,470,998. The gross e :
penses , includingltaxes , 813,859.028 ; the di
crease of the gross earnings as compared wit
1883 , 8188,825. The operating expenses wei
increased § 81,590. The nverapo number <
miles of road operated during the year wi
4.780 , which is an increase of 231 miles ov <
the previous year. The total bonded debt i
the road Is 8100,251,000 , which is an increai
of nearly 84.000,000 during the year. Tt
total stock is 847,445,244 , of which 810 , 40,9i
is preferred.
The road's capitalization , stock and bemis
is at tha rate of 830,745 per mile. The coir
pany now having 4,804 mllea in oporatio :
Additions to the rolling stock were made t
cost 8540,060. In the purchase of real oitot
depot frounds. etc. , over 8205,000 was e :
pended , of which amount 8228,000 was
Chicago. The total oxtraordlnaiy expers
I. were $1,457,631. 35ut forty-four miles of ne
road were constructed during the year , lot'
in Iowa and four in Wisconsin. No part
the company' milage is hold upi
leases which route are reserved , and the pro
erty is only encumbered by the bonded de
above mentioned , andsinca the last report 2
miles of steel rail ? has been laid. The rope
says : "The great depression in comtnerc !
affairs during the patt ye.ir has prevented t
increase of earnings which was expectod.
return of general prosperity will bring large
increased earnings and an increase may a ]
bo expected irom the new lines of tbe coi
pany in Dakota as the result of the natui
improvement of the country tributary to thi
lines. ' "
EARNINGS 01' THE D. C. II , AND N ,
The Burlington , Cedar Ilaplds & Norther
gross earnings for February are § 202,037 ,
Increase of $57,288 over tha same mouth 1
year ,
t MEXICO via GAI.VKSTON , March 9v 1
government has withdrawn , the concee *
made to tbe Mexican National railway.
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The British Grain Market.
LONDON , March 9. The Mark Lane 3
no press , in a review of the British grain tn
an the past week , says : Tbo unsettled weat
prevented material progress to spring .sow !
ad Native wheats are Gd@ls dearer ; dry BI
pies very scarce. Sales of English wheat
the week , 50,028 charter ? , at 31s 8d , agai
04,50(5 ( quarters at 37s 7d tbo correspond
ire week of last year. Flour , Cd lower. Fore
iroof wheat tangibly improved , although eel
ch are making somewhat firmer ground , ow
all to war ruinnri. .foreign Hour is irregular i
alf cheaper. lAUle doing in cargoo off
coait , Four cargoes arrived , four cargoes
wore sold , two withdrawn nnd rno rrmoTCd
forward , Trade Is at a standstill , bath Luy.
crs nud tellerj waiting to see whether there-Is
to l > o peace or war. If war bo declared prices
will probably tise by leap * and bounds. To
day , despite the warlike rumor * , the wheat
trade disappointed tbo toilers. Foreign
wheat Is morj ) firmly held , Fbur steadier.
Maize quiet. Barley very dull. Data 3d
dearer ,
Dead or Allvo ?
MOUNT CLEMENS , Mich. , March 8. A week
ago Mrs. Charles Ballonson , ft woman of 70 ,
suddenly expired , it was supposed , lot heart-
disease. Her death was announced and the
funeral took place Tuesday. The lifo-llko
appearance of the body excited much com
ment , which increased rnthor than diminished
after burial. Finally the Interest grow so in
tense that it was thought best tn disinter the
joily. This was accomplithcd Thursday af
ternoon , the body having been in tha grave
two days nd two n'ghts. It still bore the
same life like Epponranco , It wax placed In a
room in which the temperature has luen kept
steadily at 73 deRrooai _ Not the Blightoitlndl-
cation _ of decoiupositfon ia apparent , and
physicians declare themselves unable to de
termine whether Mrs. liollen ° eu is daad or
alive. The case has created much excitement.
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Prohibition in Kiinsas.
TorEKA , KAN , , March 9. Gov. Martin has
signed house bill No. 30" , known ns Iho tem
perance bill , whtsh passed the house and sen
ate lost week. This bill contains a provision
investing the county attorney with all thu
power of a grand jury , whereby citizens are
required to appear Nforo him nnd testify on
oath in regard to their knowledge of the pur
chase and sale of liquors. Upon rafiif.il to
do so the county attorney can commit them
for contempt , Ho becomes both the judge
nud the prosecuting nttorney. and is allowed
a fee of § 23 for conviction , The provision is
unequalled in its stringorcy , and excites tbo
bitterest opposition of the anti-proht-
bitionlsta ,
Illinois mill Her Janitors.
Special telegram to the BEE.
Sl'iUNGPiKLD , 111. , March Oi During the
first bixty days of the session , ending en Sat
urday lost , the expenses of the Illinois gen
eral assembly foot up , according to tbo pay
roll , to $108,675. There is to show for this
expense the passage ot the bill appropriating
§ 5,000 for the contingent expenses of the
fession and $5,000 for the improvement of
the _ Illinois- display at Now Orleans , with the
incidental diversion afforded by the attempt
to elect a successor to Senator Logan , The
last pay roll includes twenty-two senate jan
itors , forty-three janitors employed by the
secretary of state for duty in legislative balls ,
and eighty-four house janitors. The total
number of janitors is 152 , at $2 a day , or S304
a day for the services of janitors. If these
janitors remain on the pav roll they will pull
down the surplus in the etato treasury
SC9.120 per month.
A "Wise 2Jalhvny bupcriutoiidonf.
ATCHISON , Kas , March 9. The Missouri
Pacific strikers have been refusing to let more
than an engine and a mail car go through.
To-day Superintendent Fagan took a bold
stand that the company is not required under
the federal law to carry the mails on other
than the regular passenger trains with the
full compliment of coaches , and gave positive
orders that the mail car should not go oul
without the regular coaches attached ,
Major John M. Crowell , poatoffico Inspector
then warned the strikers that under such i
construction of tbo law the strikers would be
liable for stopping mall matter. It was final
ly agreed to lot all the passenger trains _ g
through hereafter and they are now movinj
regul'a rly. HIM ] 2
The Davenport I'ostollleo.
DA.VBNFOB7 , Iowa , March 9. The post
ollico contest here is beginning to grow Inter
eating- ; Petitions have been cliculated fo
the retention of Edward Russell , who ha
been postmaster for sixteen years.nnd it I
said that the names of four or.fivo democrat
appear on the lists. In the call for the dome
cratic city convention , which will appear 1 :
print m the moraine , a statement is mad
thattho convention will take actionlookin
to the appointment of a democrat , and tha
measures will be inaugurated to get an 01
pression of the wish of the party on the mat
tor. Five democrats are now in the field t
candidate ] .
Gcoeral Grant's Financial Re
sources.
Special telegram to THE BEE.
NEW YORK , March 9i An old and wo
known friend of General Grant said th
manning : "In respect to the general's final
cial position I can say that ho possesses , firs
the income from the Grant fund , nmountir.
to 85000 * a year , which in guaranteed in po
petuity ; next , his retired pay of some815,0u
These are his principal sources of income , fi
his house In Sixty-third street is mortgage !
and ho considers his collections of bric-a-bn
and relics as pledged fcr his debts. "
Tlio B. & O. XelcgrfcpU Company.
ST. Louis , March 9 , Im the case cf t !
Bdltimoro & Ohio Telegraph company ngain
the 3t. Louis Bridge and Tunnel ccinpan
Judge Labke in the circuit court to-day ii
elded that the telegraph company has t
tight of way over the bridge for its wires
Long as it does not interfere with the richta
the public to tha use of tbo bridge ,
The Weather
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WASHINGTON , March 10 , Upper MI s
slppl : Fair , generally colder weather , ncrl
westerly winds , northern portion varial
n'a winds , southern portion , rising baromoter.
an Missouri valley : Fair weather , northwo
erly wind ? , colder , followed In northern , p
tion by rising temperature , higher barocaet
Plouro Pneumonia.
Mo , , March 9. In p
suance of a resolution adopted by the ho
to-day , a commlttaoof fivn havobeen appoi
ed to vjstit the Fnlton asylum farm where
ide pleuro pneumonia exists among the cat
and report what legislation Is advisable
prevent the spr.wul of the oiseaso.
an * Alexandria , IowaInundated ,
for KZOKUK , Iowa , March 9.-The town of
nst exandria , now lws three feet oi water aboy
Ing
and thi poodle there have taken to the uj :
ign
[ era Buries ot their houses. A similar condi
ing r.f ait airs prevails all through the bottxin In
ind and the JCddyvlllo wagon bridge has I
the wathod cot.
TRADE AMD TRAFFIC.
British Consols Wire IDG Con'rolllng '
Element ill the Market ,
The Wkoat'Market wns Nervous
and Fairly Active ,
Corn was the Strongest Arliolo
On the List ,
A Very Small Number of Oattlo
Oil the Market ,
The Hog Trade was Active ,
Strong and Higher ,
Provisions Knled Fairly Active And
Strong M y 1'orlc Toolt a
Down Turn.
CHICAGO MAUKISTSi
Special telegram to TUB BKR.
CHICAGO , March 'J. ' British consuls were
the controlling element in the marltot on
"change this morning. They were quoted
three-sixteenths of a cunt lower than at tho-
close on Saturday , and in consequence May
which opened at 80jc , quickly soldup to 01 jo.
Cable dispatches indicated that the bloody
chasm opened between England and llussift
showed no signs of being bridged over , and
the crowd took advantage of ihl . There is not
much wheat to soil , nnd those that had it hold
nff. There were no heavy deals , and tho-
soalpers had it all their own way. It was a
nervous and fairly actlvo marlieti The boys
tried to keep up the pries , but it was no go ,
and ivUcr some f the fhoits had tilled up ,
May option fell back to SOgc. It clobed at
SOlc.
CODN.
Mo-v corn was the strongest article on the
list , and there was a good trade in.it. Options
opened atlljc , the sumo figure at which it
closed on Saturday , nnd It sold up during the
mornicsf to 42Jc. The closing price was 'l-lo.
A largo trader remarked that ho thought May
corn would sell at about -12c for a little whilo-
and then go higher ,
PROVISIONS
ruled fairly active nnd strong in the early
part of the session. It was said tli t Armour
put up the price of pork on Saturday and is
engaged in ho'ding ! tup , May option went up
to $13 02i , but fell off and closed IBc lowor.
At the afternoon session May wheat dropped.
to TDJc , closing at that figure. May corn
closed steady at 41 Jo , and Miy.pork went
down , to 812 G7& & , closing weak ,
CATTLE.
The very small number on Bala was ratfier n.
surprise to all concerned. Values are 20@30o
hieher than the lowest of last week. Thobost
sale this morning was a coup'o of lots of good
1,300'ponnds end upwards of stcois at $5.25 ®
5. GO : Light , little steers tnat a week ngo
were unsaleable fold at big iigisren this morn
ing. Butchers' stock was Btently , Stackers-
and feeders were in light 6uppljbut firm , nnd
those weighing from 1,050 to 1,200 pounds
eold-Jor S4.25@4.00 ; 1,200 to 1,350 pounds ,
SI.25&B.50 ; 1,350 to 1,000 pounds , ? 5.COSO.OO.
Cows and mixed common sold for $2.50@3.00 ;
medium , 83 25@3.BOj Rood , SSGO@4 23 : stick
ers , 33.50@4.00j feeders , $4.25@4.GO ; Toxnns ,
S4.00@4.75.
HOGS ,
Market active and strong and lOc higher on
light and medium , but bie heavy sorts were
rather neglected and only a spade higher ;
light and medium are 30 W 10u higher than n-
week ago. Common and rough packing cold
atS4 5U@4 CO ; fair to good S 70@1 80/and
best heavy at SI 90@5 00 ; licht $4 00@4 GO ,
andi assorted light § 1 75@1 i'JO ? packing and
shlpylng , 250 to 400 Ibs. , 84 SOfeO 00 ; . ligllt ,
140 to 210 Ibs. , 54 30@4 CC.
Texai Takes tlio Load.
AVBTIN , Tex. . March S ) . The senate com
mittee of internal improvements to-night.
favorably considered tha bill providing that
the railroads shall give thirty day'd notice before
fore reducing wages , also making it a. inisdo-
rnuinor punishable by a fine of $500 and im
pueonment for six months for any persons to
molest the movements of trains or to intimi-
datu porions from working on the railroad.
The Illinois Contour.
SrniKariKLD , Match 9. There was no.
rjnorum voting in either house or senate thi
morning , and 110 business dono. At 12 noon ,
in joint convention , fifteen eenators and fifty-
eight representatives answered. Senator
Sirooter voted for .John 0. Black , and Sharp ,
Warsaw , voted for Win IV. Morriion. The > >
houeo and senate both then adjourned ,
8 Gen. Grant Improving.
y" NEW YOBK , March 9. G n. Grant's con-
®
p dition showed continued improvement to-day ,
so Col , Grant said r/hen his father awoke l\n
° f this morning he felt much refreshed , and-
was in a more oheerful fromuof mind for Boir.o-
days past ,
h- The Elftlri Dairy Market ,
CHICAGO , March 9 The Inter Ooean'a
Klgln Bpecia ) says : Butter was. slow nu 30 >
cents. Ilerplar sales , 38,000 , pounds , Cheese
star was .in fclr demand at 5 cents , llpgular
ar- sales , 1,000 pounds.
er.
Powder Uhlj/H.
N. Y. , March 9t Thcao mills
at the ikUliu & JCandi pow.dor worki , four
ISO miles w&it of Nawburg , exploded this morn
nt- ing , liiling two aieu and severely injuring
the cmotbar.
He ,
to DlHtrlbuttnK theSpoils. .
Marci. 9. Nominations :
Charles S. KaJrchlld , Now Yoik , asaiitau
fsciatary of thotreftsurj ; John 0 , Black
Al i.-ounnleaionivr of pen aims.
eit
, , er A. Garland 1'nr the Hiipronio Court.
, iou WAHIIINOTON , March 9. T ) o new attorney
udi. general , Garland , w preoented to the BU-
'CIS. ' pmmo court by ex-AUwney General 13row-
uter tUu morning ,
asftere recognizes ! .
Smoking