THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , TUESDAY MORNING , MARCH 17 , 1885 , NO , 179
THE STRIKE ENDED.
Bnste Ones More Fairly Resumed on
the Missouri Pacific ,
And Trains of All Kinds Have
Commenced Running ; .
The Strikers at Nearly All Points
Have Accepted
The Terms of the Circular Beater-
ing Their Wa os ,
l > And They Peel Very Jubilant
* Over Their Victory ,
Tbo Locomotive Engineers AVant Pay
for tlioTlmo tiost During
Iho Strike.
Tlio Gould Strike Practically Ended
SKDALIA , Mo , , March 10 , The strike is
Contidcrod practically at an end , though no
orders nre jot issued by the committee , and
it is expected the men will return tu work to
morrow morning. No freight trains have
moved yet , but may Into to-uav.
ATOIIIBON , Kan. , March 10 , The local
committee , after meeting this afternoon , de
clared the terms of settlement accepted and
the railroad stilko ended.
ST. Loum , M rch 10Tho scnaral man
ager of the Wabaih railroad telegraphed this
morning to the head of the machinery and
car departments of the rood , stating that
wages will ba restored at once to the figure
existing before the cut.
TUB BROTHERHOOD OY LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS.
ST. Louis , March 10. J. n. Titzsnral
chairman of tha executive committee of the
grievance committee of the brotherhood of
locomotive tinglnoorp , accompanied by others
of the committee , arrived here from Scdalia
to-day , nnd it in expected that P. M. Arthur ,
grand chief engineer of tha brotherhood , and
several more uf tha committee- bo hero to
morrow. The object of their meeting here is
to have a consultation and then a conference
with Vice Presidents Hayes and Hoxic , of
the Missouri Pacific , regarding some gtiov
ances the engineers claim to have agamit the
company. The grievances are supposed to
have some connection with the discharge of
four engineers at Kansas City for refusing to
move freight trains at the request of the
striken , and the question of pay for lost time
occasioned by the strike.
BUSINESS ItKSUMED ON TUB MISSOURI PACIFIC.
ST. Louis , March 10.-Vice-President Hoxie
received a dispatch fiom the superintendents
of the Missouri Pacific systems stating that
nlHho striking employeoa had returned to
work under the terms ul the circular issued
on Sunday and th it all kinds of trains are
uow running and tha strike is ended. Dis
patches wore also received from various points
on the Wabash system to the effect that tha
strikers had gone back to work and that busi
ness had fairly resumed.
WAGES RESTORED-HTRIKERS JUBILANT.
SPRINGFIELD , III. , March 10. This after
noon Superintendent Johann , on bshalf of
the Wabash railway company , signed an
agreement with the strikers providing that
they all return to work after Wednesday at
tbo wages paid before the reduction was made.
The agreement was ratified at tha meeting to
night , with tbo proviso that the same is rati
fied at Moberly and Ft. Wayne. The strikers
are quite jubilant.
RETURNED TO THEIR WORK.
GALVESTON , March 10. Marshall , Long.
view , Palestine and Jefferson report the
striking employr.3 of the Missouri Pacific at
those points have accepted the settlement ol
their difficulties offered in the circular issued
by Vica-President Hayes , and returned tc
work to-day. Kiilroad traffic is reported
now uninterrupted.
TUB ENGINEERS REINSTATED.
KANSAS CITY , March 10. The Missouri
Pacific engineers who wore removed foi
leaving their posts at the request of the
stiikers have been reinstated.
KNOINEEllS' STRIKE ENDED ,
MAOON , Ga. , March 16. The strike of the
engineers- tbe Kist Tenneisen , Virginia A
Georgia railroad is ended. Chief Eagineei
Arthur , of Cleveland , arrived this morning
and reviewed the situation. In tbo afternoon
' a committee ) from tbe Brotherhood _ of Loco
motive Engineers waited on Superintendent
Fry , and acknowlod od their hasty action.
They said they were willing to return to
work , which ended tha strike ,
THE KKIOIITH 01 ? LABOR DENY KSQINEBIUNG Till
HTR1KK.
PlTTSBUiia , March 10. The statement ol
the railroad commissioner at the proeentconfor
ence of strikers all 1 railroad ofOciah nt St ,
IjOuU yesterday , that the strike was engin
eered at Pittsburer , is denier ! cmohatically by
prominent members of the Knights of Laboi
of this city. The members assert that thnj
bad nothing to do with promoting or organiz
i\S this strike.
TIIKTICRMS ACCK1TEI ) .
KANSAS CITY , M irch 10 , Tha strikers hon
received oreleru from Sedilit to rciso thi
freight blockade , and trains were started on
to-night. The propotod terms hixve been ac
copied by the conference committee of thi
strikers and will bo ratified by the ineetin (
at Sedalia to-night ,
A DOUBLE I/YNOHING.
A BROTHER AND HI8TEU HANDED FROM .
RAILROAD DRIDOE ,
FAIRPIELD , Neb. , March 15 , Chicago Time
Special : On January 8,1885 , six miles soul !
ivest of this place , a man named Roberts wn
lulled by someone , supposed to bo a bo
named Taylor. The boy has since been coi
fined in tbe county jail , awaiting trial Eliz
Taylor , mother of tha boy , and her brothe :
'Tom Jones , havebjen suspected ajoccessorle
in the killing of Koberts , as well an In man
other crimes which have been committed i
the neighborhood for the last ten years. Th
people of that vicinity have lived In terror c
Lib Taylor and herang.
After the killing of Koberti a vigilance con
mlttee was organized for the protection of tl
people , and gave them thirty tlayj notice t
leave the country. Not taking heed to tl :
warning , lut night at 12 o'clock a mob i
about fifty men surprised the homo of Jono
nnd , cilliug unt Tom Jones and Mrs Taylo
hanged them to a bridge over the Little Bra
At half past 3 this afternoon the bodies we :
cut down by I he coroner and an Inquest heli
with a verdict In accordance with the facts i
above stated.
VUlblo Supply of Ormin iu t lie Unite
States and Canada ,
CHICAGO , March 10. The following U tl
vblbla supply of grain in the United Stat
and Canada on Saturday M ascertained 1
the secretary of the board of trade for poatn
en 'change to-morrow : Wh'iat , 48,593,0 :
tuhels ; an Increase of 7,312 compared wll
aturday before. Oorn. 8,190,105 : Increu '
1,748,223 ; oats , 2,957,995 : increase , 051.12
rye , 304,819j insreaie , 19,029 ; barley , 1.283
765 ; decrease , 89,184.
The following u the amount of grain
tore In Chicago at tha same date : Whei
5,700,531 bushels ; o > rn , 1,752.034 , oati , W-
0 : rye , 130,898 ; barley , 101,603 ,
KACKKr.
SAN FRANCISCO , March 10. The special
agent of the Chicago , Burlington & Qalncy
railroad , now In San Franctcca , says In an in
terview that his company will probably cou "
struct a line from Denver to Ogdcnto compete
with the Union Pacific.
CHICAGO , March 1C. General Manager
Potter , of the lUulinrton road , declares In
reference to the San Francisco dispatch re
ceived this afternoon stating that the liur-
llngtou would build from Denver through to
Ogden , that not n word Is truth in the ttato-
menu Ho declares there Is no one In San
Francisco who is authorized to make any
statement AS to the future of the road ,
ANNUAL IlKPOhT OK TII 0 , , It. AND Q.
Cit'OA , Match JO. The annual report of
the Ctilcngn , Burlington & Qulncy road for
the year 1881 , contains tha following financial
statement : Gross earnings of all lines opar-
nted , 825,483,012 ; operating expenses and
taxes , 314,090,740 ; not earnings from operat
ing , § 11,392,860 ; Income from interest , ex
change , etc. , SoCO 770 , making a total not in *
coma of $11,9511,030 ; payments of fixed
charges , dividend * , etc. , $11,448,630 ; uct sur
plus for the year , $511108 , Tim decrease in
the not earnings for the year 1884 compared
with 1883 Is $1,221,025.
THE r.VSSKNOER COMMITTEE OP THE KAST-
UOt'ND
Trunk llnoi mot here to-day and Agreed to
restore the rates to the former basis , S18.50
first class , and $10 50 secnnd-class , Chicago
to New York , no dlfferontiols being allowed.
The representative of the Baltimore & Ohio
wan not present , but a telegram was sent
asking the assent of that road to the agree
ment , The reply is exptcud to-morrow.
RECEIVER AITOtNTED.
INDIANAPOLIS , March 10.-On petition of
James D. Probst , representing1 the second
mortgage bond holders of the Indianapolis ,
Decitur & ] Springfield railroad , joined by
the trustees of the firat mortgage and n num
ber of Judgment creditors , Judge Woods of
the United States circuit court to-day ap
pointed President II. 13. Uammondr.recciver
of the road , lie will take charge on the first ,
until which timeit will bo operated by the
Indiana , Bloomiuqton & Western as lessee.
The Oklahoma liooincrs.
ARKANSAS CITY , March 1C. None of the
Oklahoma boomers have yet left camp. They
expect the matter to be again considered at
the cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
The Kulipsc.
PORTLAND , Ore. , March 1C. The eclipse of
tbo sun was plainly visible here , but no scien
tific observations of any importance were
made. A client fog prevailed , making it pos
sible to got a good view of the eclipse with
the naked eye. At 11 minutes past 1) ) was the
greatest obscurity , when a little more than
half the face of the sun was covered.
Mr. Wattorson on Phil Thompson's
Defeat.
LOUISVILLE , March 1C. Of the defeat of
Thompson and the appointment of Miller for
commissioner of internal revenue , Mr. Wat-
terson will say in to-marrow morning's Cour
ier-Journal : Wo are not prepared to accept
the defeat of Phil Thompson as a declaration
of war by the president upon the friends of
revenue reform , cor the appointment of Miller
of West Virginia , as evidence that it is the
purpose of the administration to "aflt itself
against the Internal revenue taxes which pay
moro than one-third of the expenses of the
government , and without which there could
bo no adequate reduction ol the costom house
duties. Personally and locally wo very much
regret the decision. But wo trust that the
apprehension of those who have u right
to a fair interpretation and execution of the
internal revenue laws , and have regarded the
Woat Virginians ai hostile to them and their
interests , will be disappointed. The question
is economic , not moral , and wo shall bo slow
to believe tint It will be treated by the presi
dent and bis advisors In a narrow spirit. It
will bo given out , of course , that this is a tri
umph of Mr , Kandall over Mr. Carlisle.
That , however , will depend altogether upon
future developments. If the presi ent allies
himself to Mr. Kandall , he will do it openly
and not clandestinely. If ho does , it will In
volve a hopeless split of the p&rty and a new
array of political forces. We want no such
conflict and shall do all in our power to avoid
it. Bnt if against tbo protest of an over
whelming majority of democrats , it
should come to pass that the advocate !
of a sound and henoat revenue syitem , will
not be found unequal to it. In affairs of this
sort it is best to have no concealments. Dan
gers are oftlmea avoided by going out to
meet them. The president might have evad
ed an issue by the familiar expedlment of ap
pointing a third party , neutral. Or ho maj
consider and ho may bo right in considering
that there is no issue at all , To our mind am
imperfect knowledge , we are inclined to thinl
that thi ) la , and that it is not encouraging tc
the friends of real revenue reform , but we
t-lmll await with equanimity the course o !
events ,
Tlio Northwestern Atrtociatcd Press
CHICAGO , March 10 , All members of thi
Northwestern Associated press : At a meet
ing of the executive committee held to day ai
increase of four per cent , in the assessment o
all members has been ordered to take effec
March 1st , to cover the deficiency in thi
revenue ) , and to provide for the Increase o
the expanses of the association , for the cur
rent year. [ Signed ]
A. STONE Secretary ,
lUre Kiiucklo I'rlzo { Fight.
PITTSDURO , March 10. A bare knuckl
0 prize fight between James McDonald an
Joseph Davis , local pugilists , for a purse c
8200 , took place in a rqojn on Pennsylvanl
avenue to-night. Six desperate rounds wei
fought , when McDonald struck Davis aftc
the Utter had fallen and the fight was award
ed Davis on the claim of foul ,
Deperato Fight Between Ofllcers am
Outlaws In Now Mexico.
SPRINOER , N. M. , March 1C. A desperal
encounter between officers and outlaws occu
rod iiero to-day. Last Sunday a noted de ;
per&do named Bill Todd was arrested hen
and locVod In jail. He immediately tclegrapl
ed the fact to Dick Rogers , the leader of or
of the worst gangs of outlaws in the whol
southweit. This morning Rogers appeare
with a number of followers and went to tt
county jtll and attempted Todd's rescue. Tl
officers opened fire from within to which tl
outlaws responded , A regular pitched batt
ensued , Tne attacking party finally wltl
drew leaving three of their part1
Dick Rogers , Ed King and Red Rivi
Tom dot > d in the street. Tbe remnant cf tl
party hastily left town , preparing for sun
inoning reinforcement * . They ate hourly ej
pected to reappear. The citizens ol Springi
appealed for protection to the federal distil
commander , who promptly ordered tbe tree ]
stationed at Fort Union to move quickly i
the scene
At 10 o'clock to-night fifty men are so
rounding tbe jail , determined to mob tha c
ticera , who have taken refuge inside. T !
soldiers f'om Fort Union are momentarily e
pected ; Company H , second regiment of tl
territorial militia of Santa Fe , are in reac
be nets to move at a moment's notice ,
,03
by The Weather.
OS WABKINOTON , March 17. Upper MUs !
17 slppl : Fair weather , northern portion par )
th cloudy weather , local snows ; southern port !
'PI northerly winds , becoming variable , rl i
temperature in northern portion , falling tei
psr&turo in southern portion ,
Missouri valley : Partly cloudy weath
in local mows , northerly , ihiftlng to eibtoi
winds , rising temperature In northern p <
tion. followed by riling temperature
southern portion )
THE WAB CLOUD.
CoiiflnnatiJii of the Agreement oil the
Rnsso-Ufglian Qneition ,
No Further Advances to ba Made
on Afghanistan ,
More Arrests for Treason Against
The Khedive of Egypt ,
The Defences of British Columbia
To Be Increased ,
The Canada Pacific Eailway To
Be Quickly Completed.
The OJlboway Indians Kcaily to Fight
for England tA. Day's
Notice.
FORliiIGM NEWS.
TREASON AGAINST TUB KHEDIVE.
ALEXANDRIA , March 16 , Four moro per
sons were arrested as accomplices of Zebher
Pasha in his treason against the Khedive. * i i
HULL , March1C. . -Tho town hall and
several other buildings were also burned , one
policeman was killed and a number of other
persons injured by the burning oil ,
I'AHLIAUENTART. ,
LONDON , March 1C. In the Commons this
afternoon. Gladstone in answer to questions
regarding the settlement of Ru9so-A.fghau
frontier difficulty eald that the only founda
tion he had for the announcement of an
aintcablo agreement arrived at , was the
promise wired by Degiors , Russian minister
of foreign affairs , from St , Petersburg , March
5th.
Jin the commons to-day Gladstone ex
plained that Russia had agreed , 03 he statsd
on Fridav , that no further advances should be
made in lAfgba'stan.
In the commons this evening the govern
ment announced a telegram from St Peters
burg fully confirmicg Gladstone's view of the
Anelo-Russian arrangement regarding the
out posts on the Rusao-Afghanstan frontier.
A ROVAL N1SITOR ,
PARIS , March 10. La France announces
that Crown Prince Frederick William , of
Germany , visits Paris next month.
NO ADDRESS WILL DB PHE3ENND.
DUBLIN , March 10. The corporation of
Dublin to day by a vote of 41 to 17 rejected
the motion to present an address to the
Prince of Wales on occasion of his visit hereon
on April 8th
THE ALLEGED DYNAMITERS.
LONDON , March 10. The examination of
Cunningham and Burton was resumed this
afternoon , And adjourned till Monday next.
BRITISH STEAMER SEARCHED BY THK FRENCH.
HONG KONG , March 10. A French man-
of-war stopped and searched the British
steamship "Surrat. " Asqndronof tha Brit
ish navy stationed in the Chinese waters has
been ordered rendezvous at Hong Kong.
.T" ! | DEAR DREAD IN PARIS.
PARIS , March 1C. A dispatch from Shang
hai cays that Admiral Uourbot intends to
abandon the position at the island of 'For
mesa and operate on the coast of Northern
China.
The bakers have already taken advantage
of the recent passage of the bill increasing
the duties on cereals , and raised the price of
bread. People are complaining savagely
against the Increase in this cost of living ,
f AN SDITOR'S QUARREL ,
LONDON , IMarch 16. Another action for
libel was brought against Edmund Yates to
day. Mr. Lrgge , editor of the Whitehall
Review , bases his action upon a squib in the
World which said "Leg" was a very appro
priate name for the editor of the Whitehall
tieviowand intimated that Legge had be
come its editor "because ho was acquainted
with things fishy. "
THE REVOLT IN COCHIN-CHINA SPREADING ,
PABIS , March 16. Telogromi from Saigon
report the revolt in Cochin-China spreading.
A plot was discovered to set fire to Saigon In
order to give an opportunity for the irruption
of 8,000 Annamites , who captured Ocmon ,
seven miles from Saigon , and massacred the
European residents , burning alive the native
prefect nnd his wife. The northem provinces
are hold by the insurgents , who massacre the
native adherents to tbo French. The crews
of the men ol war at Saigon landed to defend
the town , and the foreign residents are under
arms.
Gen. Briers de L'Isle returned to Hanoi.
HK ABBS KOR TEN THOUSAND MORE MEN
before resuming operations. Ho reports it
necessary to increase the garrisons depleted
by the expedition to Langson and 'luqier-
quan. The fortress at Namdeh ha ) a garrison
of fifty men , Thaineuyen 100 , and Honghoa
eighty-five. Owing to the feebjeness of the
garrisons , black fligs and pirates are swarm-
IDR in the Red River delta. Gen. Nogrier ,
at Lingeon , reports he cannot take the offen
sive unless reinforced.
KSOAPK 0 ? PAIN FROM KHARTOUM.
LONDON , March 1CPain is said to have
escaped from Khartoum and to bo descending
the Ni e. Gen. Wohelsy offered a reward ol
fiftv pounds for Pain's body , dead or olive.
The chief missionary of the Ojibeway In
dians eays that the whole of that tribe will
bo ready at a day's notice to fipht forEng-
land.
THK RUSSIAN 1'OI.AH EXPEDITION.
ST. PKTKBSBURO , March 1C. A dltpatci
from Irkoutak states that the polar scientifii
expedition under Bare Toll and Dr. Bunge Ii
snow and ice bound near Tundren , It Ii
to feared that most of the members of the ex
pedition have perished.
zmmsii COLUMBIA'S DEFENCES.
_ OTTAWA , Ont , , March 10.It is the inten
tion of the war office at once to put the de
fences of British Columbia in a more satis
factory condition , and increaie the fleet In thi
le Pacific waters by tbe addition of four or fivi
powerful iron clad ram& . The Canadiai
Pacific railway will be pushed to Its comole
10 tion with all possible speed , to bo availabli
for the conveyances of troops and munition
of war to tha Pacific coast.
The British Grain Trade.
LONDON , March 1C. The Mark Lane Ex
press in its weekly review of the Uritlsh grail
n c _ trade cays : The weather during the past weel
waa fine , which was of great value to th
ct growing crops. Bales of English wheat fo
P the week was 51,816 quarters at Sis , 4d ,
tour
against 69CW quarters at 37 . 7d. , the cones
pending weuk lost year. The foreign trade I
ur3f - ruled wholly by the political outlook , off coat
3f-
3fhe trade i confined to one cargo of Australia
he
wheat which Bold at SSs. Od. ; one cargo Ame :
IXhe lean vainly offered at 25. . Cd. , and the
withdrawn. At to-day's market tbe whei
-II-
-
tr de was quiet and but little business don
Prices unchanged. Flour quiet , Malzn (
dearer. Barley quiet. Oats 3d , Cd deare
Beans aid pets unchanged.
1s-
tly
The Clouded Kcllpse.
SAN Fruvcisco , March 10. Owing t& u
favorable weather no satisfactory oV > e * atlo
of th ) annular eclipse could bo taken Vore.
t\y \ . Business Failure * ,
. 1 Nsw YORK , March 10. The failure of W
in I Voe * & Co. , has joit been -jmounced at t
1' '
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Mcst o ! the Oklahoma Invaders Con-
clnjotoRclnrnHofflo ,
Miller , of Va. , Appointed Inter
nal Revenue OommisBionor
At the Express Dictation of tko
Hon , Sam Eandall ,
Randall Has Control of the Inter
nal Eovenne Appointments ,
Progress of the General Hazen
Oourt Martial.
The "Backbone" Fraud Receiving
the Attention or the Senate
( Declared n Disgrace ,
THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON , March 1C. The "Backbone"
roiolution was laid before the senate ,
and Eustis made n speech upon it.
Ho said that n great wrong had heeii done
the people of Louisina , and ho wiihed to enter
lila protest ! against its consummation. The
title to the lands was illegal and fraudulent ,
nd set up to defraud aotilers of their rights ,
This very tttlo hod been denounced by the
New Orleans Pacific Company In documents
which hud boon prestntod to congress , and in
the interior department as utterly baseless
and illegal , Everybody was perfectly amecd
that the
[ lUCKDONR COMPANY WAS A NUISANCE
and n dlpgrace. That It never lived for any
corporate purpose whatever , but was the inero
skeleton of a derelict association. Yet , in ' 81 ,
by one of the most extraordinary proceedings
on record , this defunct company made an as
signment to the New Orleans Pacific Com
pany , and it was upon such title
that the latter based JB its claims.
The transfer was radically vicious
and absolutely void , The consideration
for it was' the enormous sum of one dollar.
One-third of the stockholders denounced the
act before the interior department as a sham
and a fraud. He was glad to know that the
secretary of the interior was going to investi
gate this matter , and ho hoped In the future
there would bo an administration which
would be in the Interests of the people and
protect them from the rapacity of rich rail
road corporations. 4
Teller defended his course and said that not
a point had been made by tha senator from
Louisiana ( Eustis ) , which had not been passed
upon by the attorney general , and by the ju
diciary committee of the House , Teller pre
sented much the same line of argument as ho
made on a previous occasion , and was followed
by Von Wyck in about the same strain as be
fore. At the close of Van Wyck'a speech the
Senate went into executive session and short
ly adjourned.
Judge Mockay then cillfd the attention of
tha witness to the fact ] that his letter to the
secretary dated February 17th , the last was
endorsed by the secretary as having been re
ceived at the war department February 2Gtb ,
and also to the fact that the statement con
cerning the contents of this letter was publish
ed in the Chicago Tribune February 25th ,
and asked whore the letter was'kept prior to
February 20th. r * '
The Hnzen OoErt ? Marital. " * *
WASHINGTON , March } 6. Gen. Hazen tes
tified in bin own behalf before the court mar
tial to-day. He admitted writing the articles
in controversy , but denied an intention to
show any disrespect or discourtesy to the sec
retary of war. He gave as his reason for
making the statement that he had been held
to a most serious responsibility for not effect
ively rescuing the Greely party ; that it had
been published all over the wotld that he was
in fault , and that in his own defense he sim
ply-wished to state a fact that Greoly could
nave been rescued and that ho ( Hazen ) did all
in hia power to have them rescued , The sec
retary of war , in his annual report , had large
ly confirmed the opinion expressed in the
press , thlt ho ( Hazen ) was responsible for the
death of these men.
In the argument upon , an objection. Judge
Mackey , counsel tor Gen , Hazen , said : "We
know that the prosecution does not want to
touch on Cape Sabino. The accuser docs not
want to face those horrors. Wo propose ta
show the animus of the accuser , that ho was
imbued with malice so deep and deadly
against the chief signal officer of the army ,
that he became blind upon anything touching
arctic matters , " suggesting that so deep and
tireless was his bate , that indeed his very
body exhaled malice , whenever the cbiof si'g-
nal officer's name was mentioned.
General Hnzou replied that it was kept in
the desk. Judge Mackay asked whethei
witbin the recent poiiod , official letters had
notbeon purloined from desks in the signal
office and taken to the cecretary ot war. The
judge advocate objected to this. Judge
Mackay said the purpose of the defense waste
to negative the presumption that the accused
c'rculatod the contents of tUs letter. He eaic
he proposed to show that the letter had beet
PURLOINED FROM TUB DKSIB
In the signal office , and taken to the secretary
of war by the person purloining them , one
that the person received special employment
after purloining the letters. Ho said thcj
wanted to show the general course of the ad
ministration with reference to the chief sitrna
officer. That nothing was safn or sacred ii
the office of the chief signal officer from thi
hand of this secretary of war by day or night
The judge advocate ; said he did not fee
called upon to reply to the insinuations of tb
counsel with respect to the secretary of war
That official , be sald.noodecl no defense at hi
hands , and attacks upon him wc.ro In very ba.
taste at least , Without concluding the es
amination of Gen. Hazeu , court adjourned.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
WASHINGTON , March 10. The presldet
nominated Jos. S. Miller , of West Vlrgiaii
for commissioner of Internal revenue.
Gen. Sheridan received a telegram froi
Gen , Hatch thU morning statlncr that npc
receipt of the president's proclamation coi
corning the Oklahoma lands inost ot thoi
preparing to Invade Indian territory tfocide
to rtturn home ,
It is authoritively learned tho-o is no trul
in the report cabled from a Paris nowspapi
that the Chinese povernment has aukod tt
mediation of the United States with Franc
It is understood Gen. Poster will be retain
ed as minister to Spain for the present , with
view cf conducting negotiations for a moi
favorable treaty , and that he will return 1
ilndrid in tha course of n fortnight ,
MIBS CLKVKLAND'S visram ,
WASHINGTON , March 10. A delegation
about 200 Christian worker * , locally ladie '
composed mainly of tha Woman's Christ ! !
Temperance Union 'and Temperance A\
anco of the district , called at the Wbl
Eloim to-day , Miss Clovland received tie
n the blue parlor. 'ThecaJl was not for t !
Durpose of making any rrqueita regasdii
leniuersmoa matter * , bsi. lrnply to pay thi
rojpticta and to express their conudunce
Mils Cleveland' * Christian character , ai
n- that , a mistress of , the White Hwaso. s
ma Would perform hn ; duty , A small albt
waa presented toMUs Cleveland by the vu
nrs , la which Otttir sentiments w re insciibi
Miu Cleveland expressed her appreciation i
m the delicate manner Jn which the visit y
th mode and hsr pleasure at meeting the vu
ori. Tha mt b n o ! kh delegation tt :
ptuscd into the cast room , and were Intro
duced to tha president.
NOMINATIONS.
The pretdent has nominated Joseph C ,
Miller , of West Virginia , commissioner of in
ternal revenue.
Misstssirri RIVKR nirnovuMKNT.
A meeting of persons interested m the im
provement uf tno western waterways wis
Field hero to-night. The meeting was private
but It is understood Its object was to secure
the united action of those interested in the
navigation of tbo Mississippi in recommend
ing u change in the Mississippi river commis
sion.
CONFIRMATIONS.
The senate confirmed Gen. Black com
missioner of pensions.
AtlTUtm VISITS CLKVKLANl ) .
Ex-PrcsIdcnt Arthur made a social call on
President Cleveland to-day , and wai cordially
greeted by the president , The visit lasted
half an hcur.
Too president , accompanied by his sisters ,
Miss Cleveland and Mrs. Hoyt , attended n
lecture given by Boechor to-night at the Con
gregational church , on ' 'Evolution and Revo-
lutlon. The constant rush of visitors com-
pilled the president to limit the office hours
from 10 to 1 o'clock , except on cabinet dais ,
when they will bo from 10 to 12 o'clock. An
hour will bo set apart every afternoon for the
reception of those- wishing to pay respects ,
Except by special appointment the president
will receive no persons outside of the hours
specified.
Tlio Crulso of the Yantlc.
WASHINGTON , Match 16. The navy de
partment to-day instructed Commissioner
Wilds of the Yantic , now nt New Orloanp , to
supply the vessel with fuel and provisions as
soon as possible and go to Livingstone , Guatn-
malaOn arrival there ho i to communicate
unconditionally with the Americnn olficialu at
that place , and use every exertion to protect
American interests ,
The "Bncltuon j"
Grant Before the
Senate.
Special telegram to TUB BEE.
WASHINGTON , March 10. The "Backbone"
land grant resolution of Senator Van Wyck ,
of Nebraska , came up again in the senate- for
discussion to-day , and during the courao of
the talk Van Wyck took occasion to show up
Teller , of Colorado , In no very enviable light ,
as counsel for the land grant monopolists , and
as favoring the cattle and other syndicates ,
in the Oklahoma lands and'ehewhoro.
After Euetls , of Louisiana , had shown up
the iniquity of confirming the "Backbone"
grant , Teller made an attempt to defend hii
action with a lot of flubdub about following
precedents and all that sort of thing , much
the same as he did when the resolution was
first introduced. Then Van Wyck , referring
to Teller's speech of last week , said the sen
ator from Colorado regretted that every per *
son who has rpoken on the subject was not a
lawyer , meaning probably a lawyer of rail
road proclivities , so there might bo a full
record of such lawyers as during the most of
the lait sixteen years had been at the head of
the departments of justice and of the interior ,
making precedents which the ox-secretary
wished he had followed. It was usual for the
corporation attorneys to stigmatize Teller as
interloper and speculator. The ox-jecrotary ,
he said , had lasted so long to that dialect in
the department , it was natural that ho should
repeal In his speech , and sneering at such
men , almost la the language of Tweed , he
asked :
"WHAT ABB Ton GOING 70 DO ABOUT u ? "
referring to the Oklahoma. Van Wyck said
that bayonets wore pointed against the
breasts of the hardy pioneers who were im
patient to enter the Indian territory bnt
there were no bayonets to drive out the
cattle syndicate already In Oklabpma.or destroy - .
stroy the fences illegally composing a million
of acres of the public domain. Coming to
the subject of the present discussion , Van
Wyck asked why the late secretary of the
interior was in such hot haste to isaue these
patents ; why was not the questionileft to the
deliberation of his successor , who could have
determined what portion did not properly be
long to the rood , even upon the admissions of
the late administration. The department
had given land to the Backbone company as
if the entire line had been constructed after
the assignment in 1881. The late secretary
of the interior in the oxubrance of his sym
pathy for Gould and HunUngton * urged or
consented to a free gift of the land for 160
miles of graded road. Faithful public ser
vant , it required ao co-operation lawyer
nor other lawyer to understand this prefer
ence. There was another remarkable featura
in this transaction. The ex-secretary , from
many year * practice as an attorney for the
Union Pacific railroad , and a long experience
in the department uf land law. That rail
roads , to escape state and local taxation , de
clined to take patents , except as they mar
keted their lands. Did not this action sug
gest a strong suspicion that the motive must
be the fear of the next congress ; that the In
coming administration might not be entirely
subject to the railroad corporation's control ?
Teller replied that Gould and Huntington
were bugbears , and that if a wrong bad been
done it lay at the door of the senator from
Nebraska , who , during his four years mem
bership on the pablic lands committee , never
raised his volca until the Texas Pacific bill
came from the house.
Van Wyck defended himself against the
insinuation. When the Texas- Pacific bill was
reported he had secured a place for it amonn
the special orders , and twice the senate had
buried it in tbo body of body o the calendar ,
HON , BAM ItANDAIriJ
CONTROLS THE INTERNAL RRVKNUE APPOINT-
MUM IS.
Special Telegram to THE BKB.
. .WASHINGTON , March 10. The nppointmen
of Miller for commit sioner of internal reve
nue at the dictation of Randal ) , against 1'hl
Thompson , of Kentucky , who bad thesuppor
of half of the house and half of the senate , i
a political event of great significance. I :
shows that In declining a cabinet ppsitioi
Randall did not lessen his influence with th
ministration , The appointment of Miller
who was his candidate , gives him control c r.r )
the appointment of the collectors and suboi
dinatos in every congressional district in th >
country , while hod Thampson been appolnto
every thing would have been manipulated i
the interest of Carlisle.
A meeting was hold here last night whlc ;
was attended by a number of Missieslpt
nver valley representatives , in which an elfoi
was made to pass a resolution denouncing th
Mississippi river commission as a failure. Tli
effort proved unsucceisfnl , some of the con
, with the def
iiwauiaji present withdrawing , yi * bi v >
duration-that t hey would not bo a party
auy auch action. AD elfort in the - amalir
is to bo made to-day , Itumora to-dajv pott
strongly to the appointment of ex-Cocgrea
man Stevenson of Blooinington , 111fan , fir
assistant postmaster-general ,
The Illinois iiogislattux ) .
SnniNamiD , His. , March U ; The on
business dona by the score or mcao-ofi mmbe
in. . the house this morning was. the introdc
ition of a bill a mend in ? the mjllor law , pasn
of in 1845 | which gave millers tic ri kt to sei !
. irivate property for milling Dutpoaoi , and Ii
ut losing a fine for charging rcone than the reg
li- at toll. A number of bull. pas d to lecoi
Ite eadinfr. The house then took recess 1
im 11:66. The nenate met atU:5\ but transact (
he no business.
In ti * joint assembly fifteen senators a
twenty-nine members answered to the , to
in call. tt me ballci waa taken.
nd received turty-one vetiw. The joint
adjourned.
Prohibition Convention.
of CHICAGO , "Atarch 10 , The prohibition !
vaa held a convention here to-dajr and nominal
tit a full city ticket lieadod byW , U , Bu h
ieu mayor ,
ON 'CHANGE.
A Majoiily of tbe Members Pwler lo
Await Portlier D&yelopents & ,
Wheat LQRS Active , with a Fair
Decree of Steadiness
Oorn Eulod Quiet , and Steadiness
Was The Prevailing Feature ,
Oattlo Fairly Aotivei and Prices
Very Good ,
Wore Active , and All On
Market Sold Qtnokly ,
Provisions Dull and Steady A IJonr
Hmel on Ale SB Pork Cruises
A Decline.
CHICAGO MAUKRTS.
Special telegram to the DKK.
CiiiOAQOy March 10. There was n good
attendance on 'change , but the majority ot
the members prefcricd to wait further devel
opments , and trading was less active. Prices
weio lower and closed at Inside figures of the
day.
WHEAT
was less active , with n fair degree of stead-
ionss early on account of the cold weather and
unfavorable crop news. About noon , report )
posted wheat in Now York changed the course
of values and with the aid of the bears an
advance was soon wiped out and finally cloned
go lower than on Saturday. No. 2 , for May
delivery , opened at 80.l@8Pjjo and sales during
the session v ere at and between 7Dj(38i'ic ( ' ,
c'osiDg at 79J@7f > le , Exports from seaboard
ports lost-week Included 10.1,009 barrels of
flour and 550,000 bushels of wheat. Advices
from New York and Liverpool were unfavor
able to holders.
CORN
ruled quiet and steadiness was the prevailing
feature until just before the adjournment of
the session , when weakness sot in and prices
closed j@ga under thote current forty-eight
hours ago. Sales of No. 2 for May opened at
12Jo and the transactions during the-day were
at 42@42jc , closing -1128426 against 421 ®
42go on Saturday ,
OATS
ruled rather quiet and steady with ealos of
sample lots on track nt 80@83o according to
quality , and at 31J@32o for Not 2 , and May
closing at Sljjc.
lira
was quiet bnt firm under a fair demand and
high receipts.
rnoviBioNs
opened dull and steady , bub about noon there
was a bear raid on mess pork , and prices
finally closed at the innide figures of the day ,
and show a decline of 2025o. Opening sales
tor May were at Sit ! 75 , and the whole range
was § 12 4712 76 , closing at S12'4ri.
LAUD
was quiet , and declined 0@75c , with sales for
May at SG05@7.05 , closing at , SO 95 ; first
tales were at $7 02i. Exports from seaboard
ports \veeklnoludoa 7,100 barrels oi pork ,
4,200,000 pounds of lard , nnd4,570.000 > ponnds
of bacon.
OATTLE.
The market was fairly active , and- prices
fully as good as at the close of last week.
The demand , however , was mainly from the
dressed beef operators , as shippers' orders
were not to buy unless at lower prices , hence
they were shut out. Best fat cows and heif
ers made extremely high prices , and medium
sorts sold at strong prices. Bulls-were in fair
demand at $3(33 ( 25 for feeders , and $3 DO for
good corn-fed , with steers , at 33GO@370.
Stockora'nnd feeders were steady , with sup
ply limited , and , as is usual on Monday , but
few country buyers were on the market ;
1,050 to 1,200 pounds , 84 30@5 0j l.SOO to
1,350 pounds. § 5.10@5 GO ; 1,350 to 1 COO
pounds , 8540@575 ; cows and mi&ed com
mon , $2 40@3 00 ; good , S310@4lGO ) stockers ,
53 60@4 25 ; feeders , $4'30@4 75.
HOQS.
The market was active both for packers and
shippers that were on tbe market , and about
all were sold at an early hour , The quality
was rather below the average , and there were
but few loads of really , prime among the frost
arrivals. Common and' ' rough packers sold
around about 34 G0@4 > 70 , and good mixed at
54 80@4 85 , with choice heavy at 34 D0@4 03
and a load or so at S5j Packing' and chip
ping , 270 and 4iO pounds , S4 70@0'00. Light ,
150 and 210 pounds $4'35& ' 185.
The Irish National ticaKno of America
LINCOLN , Neb , , March 1C , BatrickEgan ,
president of the Irish National Ivjaguo ol
America , received this evening- the following
cable message , from Mr. T. Harrington , M ,
1' , , honary secretary of the league-in Ireland ,
ncd forwarded the following , reply in reference
to the action of Dublin city council to-day
10th March , 1885 , to Batrlek Egan , Lincoln
Nebraska. Tbe corporation bore to-day oi
the suggestion of the league refused by forty
one votes to seventeen to address or entortaii
the prince of Wales. ,
( Signed . _ _ _ . ) . _ . TIMOTII _ . _ ? HABIIINQTON. .
T. Tt. * * i - / * m * i i.
LliiCOLN , Neb. , March 10. Timothy HOT
rinpton , M. P. , cable received , The manl ;
attitude of the Dublin corporation will son <
8 a thrill of pride to every ttue Irish heart , I :
tn the name of Ithu Irish National League c
to America , I thank them ,
o ( Signed ) UATJIICK. KOAN , President.
r.
r.f
r- Stabbing Affray at Brooklyn , N , V.
rd I NEW YOHK March MA Mrs. ChriitU
n , Huckman , of Brooklyn , , was fatally stabbe
during a quarroliby Mary Slngler to-nlgh
hBl Tbe former has for. some time been jealorj <
Bl the latter andiwhen they met to-night ilioi
rt was a tight. SlngUr tried to kill herself ;
10 the staticshouse ,
10
i-
iD - Jersey Potters "Want LoRau , It
Dto
to Btocted ,
nt 10 TnraroN , N. JMoieh , 1C. The Mwuita
turing Potter'A axuociaUon of this
8- city pa&s
8st a resolution to-night fa clarlng ; it thein pi
found impression that the ro-electbnof Oe '
JoUnJV. Log&n to.lho United States i ni
I freunltltnoia. waa ol prime im'porf nce to t
ly I invests of American labor.
ml
10Onrro.0 * Tcrrltorln ,
ed I TUCSON , AiU , , March IGi An im'mei
zo Humes meeting waa held lo-nlpht. taupress
m-rdignaUon agalrat the work of the , territoi
ftv1 1 legislation , which in a sixty day * session I
voted away over a million dollar * in subsldl
Th * meeting appointed a uonunlttee to dev
BCl meant to h ve congress institute proceed ! )
in court to stop the pwraont of the ntnoQ
nd corruptly appropriated.
ill-
ton
bly Madame Arllno Bottle * Hcv OM <
CHICAGO , Marcb , 1/3. Madame Ax&te 1
Langhlin. whoea tiun&i contain $10 , ,
worth of immited faat , laces , vloves , e
Istt were telzed by tbe customs ofli' jjU here sc
ted time ago fen the non payment , of duty , uetl
for the iB ttM tp-d y by paying ( he dutlw at
penalty g ( $509 ,
DKAtll OK GKN . GUA.NT.
KYODK , March 17 , 3n , m. A report
just reiiched Iho Associated prrssoflico
that Gen. Grunt is deal , They Are endeavor *
ing to verify Uo report.
IVTKRr
Niw YORK , March 17I a. m , The news-
pnpor world is in n commotion this morning
wr the report of the ) death of Gen , Grant ,
Reporters are flying in nil directions , rushing
to the red den co of Gen , Grant nnd his
lovoral phimchns , whllo the telegraph is
busy bearing the messages to the same
places nnd the paoplo. Tlio general's
liomo is fully hall an hour's quick drive from
the nearest newspaper ollice , and the verifi
cation Is nccosoatlly slow.
DR. TORDTCK DARKKll TELEGRAPHS
ii follows ;
MARCH 17 , 4 a. m. To William Henry
Smith , general manager of the Associated
press : "I have not heard nnythinst of the
kind ( rumor of the death of Gou , Grant ) , I
saw the general at 2 yesterday. .
"FoiiDTCE BARKER. "
All New York papers are ready to ! * suu ox *
trn editions , should thn repott prove trtio ,
NEW YORK , March 17 , 4:15 : a. m. The rev
port ( if the death of Gen. Grant Ii without
foundation ,
Collator linjrara'a Successor.
DOVER , Del. , March 1C. Attorney General
3eo go A. Grav wai nominated successor to
Unltoi States Senator Bayard.
Urnkcnmn anel'Kemr Trumps Killed ,
PimnuRO , March Hi. A toleniam from
Srccnsburg , Pa. , s v > that a freight train on
the Pennsylvania railroad wm derailed near
Carpenter station this evening. A brakeman
nud four tram pi were killed and twenty cars
demolished. _
The Elgin Dairy Market.
CHICAGO , March 10 , The Inter Ocreau's
Elgin , Hi. , special says : On the boatd of
trade butter was lower to-day , with regular
sales of 12.0CO pounds at 274M2S&0. & The reg
ular sales of cheese were -4,600 boxes at DC for
skims ,
About town , nnd especially In the vicin
ity of the depot , the reporter hears of-ecores
of theories and revelations advanced about
Sunday ntght'i ) homicide , Wonder if Ballard
really shot thn barkeeper ; or the barkeeper
killed Ballardj Or if' ' train killed him , or if
the body lying it Droxel's undertaking looms-
s that of the barkeeper , and If it is dead I Tn
fact , to hear the goisip it seeing questionable
if there over was a man keeping bar at- the
3t. James hotel.
Bl'DONAUU 13 MAD.
HE WILL LOOK OVER TUB OBOUJID'ANW'DKTSII- '
1IINE HOW HE CANBOALl' HENURICKB *
Chicago Tribune Special.
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , March 151 Hx-Sen
ator McDonald loft yesterday afternoon for
Washington. , To a reporter ho aid before
"I business. " ' It
starting : am going on legal
is known , however , that' M ? McDonald is
very mad. But , being a cautious , cocserva-
tlvo character , he will1 not don his war point
and dig up the tomahawk until ba knows tbo
"lay of tbo land. " Ho goes to Washington
to file a bill of discovery , so to speak. If the
conditions warrant he- will begin a- , fight
against Vice-President Hondricks.
"And that will bo the last of Mr1. McDon
ald , " said a well known correspondent.
"Do you believe McDonald will make any
thing of a contest ? " was- asked of the corres
pondent.
"How can a man fight -who has had both
legs sawed oi ! and both of whoso armH-'are-
tied up in splints ? McDonald Is fighting rood ,
but what's the use ? Ho said to me this morn
ing : 'If Mr. Hendricks had woiked forlndla'na.
half as hard as be is working in the .matter-lot
tbe appointment of n postmaster atlridlsB.ipo-
lis she would not now bo unrepresented in the-
cabinet. I have no evidence that he worked
against me and certainly none to shbw that
ho did anything for me. ' I > asked Ai W.
Hendricks , a cousin and law partner. o itho
vice president , if it were true that. ' his dic-
tingaished relative had done nothing for Mc
Donald. 'Why the devil should bet'1 was his
reply , 'McDonald never did anything : for
him '
"Gen. Manson was present 'this mornlae
during our talk. Before him- McDonald said
to me : "I never told younbeforo nor ex
pressed my opinion , to any ono.ibut you die )
more than any one else In the Utilted States
to put Hendricks where he. 11 now. . "
The thin veneering .of. , assumed cordiality
and g od feeling that has hitherto-covered ,
the relations between these two distinguished
ftentlemon is being torn away , and the true
stata of wretchedness and woo- that exists la
being revealed.
HTORM-BOUNn AHCINOIHNATI.I
WASHINGTON , March 15. Ex-Senator Mc
Donald of Indiana , is reported to booiorm -
bound at Cincinnati on his w y. to Washing
ton. His presence Is awaited hsro with much
interest , for it is known that he has been sent
for. It is supposed that tM. effort w4U bo
made to come to some understandlBB ; as to
Indiana appointment * to. conciliate Mr. Mo-
Don Id and his f i lends , who are sorely disap
pointed at his continuous defeat and Hen-
diick's political avarice.
Senator-Van Wyclc A , auU s aFlorida.
Land Grunt.
Chicago Tribune Special.
WASHINGTON , Moiclu. lO.i-Sxnator Van
Wyck finds tha same trickery goiagon in the
Florida laud grants as in tko- Louisiana
"backbone" and othoa , inleiior department
Bwindlss. Last week he .sent to. the clerk's
desk and bad read a latter by 1ft J. Simonton
to the Hon. Thomas A. CobV ) . chairman of
thahouec committee ) on public It-uda , nofKOg
forth the hardship- experienced by , settlers
ilioAthe granted laads by reasoni o5 the op-
precisions of the grantees' .
Mr. Van Wyck > Id ho njiprooJatcd the
hazards which a t juator assumed ! in calling
attention to the operations oftho land grant
railroads. The isaato was informed a few
flays azo by ox-Ottcretary'JDllor fiat the "cur
rent of authorlt , was unbroken"1 in the in
terior department in legalizing the claims of
Ih/a / land grant roads. Thatwne- undoubtedly
inl'true. This grant wa made in WJ5G to con-
id ( otiuct a road. Seforo I860 they
1) a constricted from , l irenndina to >
< i'Cedar ' Keys , bufc ov 150 miles
Dfc l'of the line nothing wajvdono. In 187Gappli-
. [ cation waa loado to thoi dop&ttanont to have
[ the claim recogpized. Mr. Chandler , of
Mithlgin. was secretary ot tbe Intel ior. He ,
with all tUj facts bafore lum , returned'the
map to the company nnd laid no title re *
malned in the ( tata , Hr aofuaod to confirm
the grant. Mr , V.aa Wjek alluded to Mr.
I ChandUi'g action at ona nf tbe exception a ,
ed I one of the btlgbLMt epoJ * in the history ot the
lo. I interior danartmsnt ; jiit the very c&xt socre.
I tary otho intorlorrreMtned this tlon and
? I therein presectqd th continuity of prece-
, I dents-lu allowing lh& plundiring al the pub-
"a I lie rip mainby tbe taQroad ooipocatlons.
Mr. Br.hur bad preserved the lymmotry of
tlu > interior dopaxtniftDt , and tkylt system of
dexling wiObtba pAiblio land * , -nith a few ex *
ptionc , aad bwtU continuecj down to the
" V ontd y. Tbogranteot dajtinot pretend
in- au BttUws and pro-emptov had not the
ial right to occupy the land , but they bad the
has. [ audacity and unblu/limn eErontory tea
lei. a k that tha l&nd that bad been oc-
'cnpled ' by legal pro-eirytorH and settlers
thould be restored to them in Indem
nity llmiti. The grant , was made In 18EO ,
whan the land was not worth ten cents an
acre. These men woj to Inv t in private
property and to lupro e the country , and yet
for thirty years thtj ; had done npthing upon
Mo * that portion of th proposed UPR in question , .
In the muantlmo ether capital had developed 9
,000 that country , Htmeateadeivand nre-qmptori
itc. , had Keno upOQ the lonti , and now , when it
line wui iocrea.-4 to $5 , 81\ ( and $15. an acre , the
tied laud upocuUtorB com * and a V the govern
id a ment to mil further isgogniejl | \ \ tl\9 \ | to