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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , WEDNESDAY MORNING , MARCH 18 , 1885. NO. 180
AT THE CAPITAL
The Pnsiient M no Nominations to
Ibc Ssnate To-Day ,
The Horde of Office Seekers Dis
gusted and Going Homo ,
Indications Point to an Early Ad
journment of the Soiiatei
He Will Send no Nominations
bnt those Actually Needed.
The Steamer Wauohusott to
Proceed to Panama ,
President Cleveland Uolila Ills Firit
v , State llcccptlon nt tlio
AVIlitO IIOUHC.
T BE HV | ATE.
WASHINGTON , March 17.- Blair's resolution
authorizing the committed on education and
labor to lit during rccois was adopted , ;
Cullotn'g resolution for a select oommlttco
to Investigate the subject of interstate com
merce was laid before the Senate , and after a
long debate was adopted without division. It
provides for a select committee of tivo senators
to elt during recess and make a full examina
tion of the regulation of the transp rtation of
freight * and passengers b twoen the several
states by the railroads and water courses ID
connection , or competition therewith and
report t > the Senate next December. Tno
Senate them went Into executive ecaalon ,
Maryland ImllKuam. at tlio appoint-
When the dears reopened the Senate ad
journed.
CONFIRMATIONS.
Col. Nelson II. Diwi' , Inspector general ,
with the rank of brigadier general ; Lieut.-
Ool. Absalom Uaird , inspector general , with
tlio rank of colonel ; Kdward D. Clark , Mis
sissippi , as i-tant cecretary of tha Intsriur ;
Sidney D. Jacltnmn , Texai , United Htatts
marshal for the western district of Texas-
Mr. Clark , above named , Is seriously ill with
pneumonia.
Tlio Hordes of Ulllco-Hcckors DIs-
And GoliiK Homo ,
WASHINGTON , March 17. The president
sent word to the senate this afternoon that ho
would have no nominations to-day. It is
further stats. ! that he privately told some sen
ntors who called on him that he did notintend
sending any nominations to the senate , except
the few that wore actually necessary , Huch as
assistant cabinet ollicers. If ho had any
changes to make , ho would make them later.
All of tins dirgusta the oflice-seekero , who
have b en waiting hero , and many of them
art preparing to leave fur homo to-night.
The indications this afternoon point to an
early adjournment , perhaps by Saturday
next. It seems likely that none of the office rd
outside of Washington , aavo where terms have
actually expired , nro to ba filled at present.
The I'hiladolphia 1'ress to-day creates )
QCITB A SENSATION
hero by publishing a number of serious
charges opuinst the character of Biggins , who
was made appointment clerk by the alleged
"reform administration" on the solo recom
mendation tbat ho enjoyed the distinction
of being at the head ot the line workers and
the ward's ticker of " 15o s" Geraman ,
The Press says : "Iligginn wtnt south at
the beginning of the war and accepted a safe
and soft berth as deputy under Winder , the
provost marshal of Richmond , whoso cruelty
to prisoners made the name intamous : that
he has been a corrupter of election ] in lUltl-
more and Maryland generally , and in Indi
ana in the elections of the pait few % ears ;
tli it ho is interested In a gambling establish
ment and other places of vile reputation in
Baltimore. "
WASHINGTON NEWS ,
WASHINGTON , March 17. The secretary of [
the navy has secured the services of a profes
sional accountant In Now York for the pur
posed having a thorough investigation made
of accounts , and methods ot hooping them In
every branch of the navy department.
The discuislon of Central American affairs
begun yesterday , was reaumed. The pending
question buing a resolution offered last Fri
day by Senator Edmund * declaring It to bo
tha sense of the seiute that Barrios , president
of Guatemala , should bo prevented from cir
rylng on his scheme annexing the neighboring
republics. The resolution was criticized as
amounting substantially to a declaiation of f
war , nd Senator lugalls proposed au amend
ment to modify it in this regard. Too amend
ment was lost. The sen > to then adopted the
resolution with only seven negative votes ,
Senator Kdmunds moved that the Injunc
tion of secretary be removed from the resolu
tion and vote upon it , but a single objection
carried It over under too ule I for n day , j
SKCHRTAIIT lUTAItn HAS WHITTJN
a letter to Senator Miller , chairman of the
senate committee on foreign relation1) , saying
the state department sent n dispatch tu
United States Mlntstor Uull , at Guatemala ,
instructing him that this government , while
believing the voluntary aisocUtluu of Inter
ests in the. . Central American states was do
girable , It would not countenance any dis
play of force by any one or mnre ( tales tc
cverco others , ana that thn United States
stand ready to exert their influence to avert c
conflict and to promote peaco. Tho. depart'
ment has no Intimation that any Kuropuan
power has interfered or contemplates inter
fnrenco In the present difficulties in Central
America.
The secretary is unable to suggest any na
tion of the seiuto , A dfopitch from the pres
ident of San Salvador alluded to in liayard'i
letter states tint Uarrlos is trying to en force
Central American union with tno avowei
purpose of anntUling the canal treaty wltli
Nicaragua. Bayard adds that he lias learned
that on the lOta Inst , the Guatemalan ex
peditionary movemeat against San Halvado
was stopped , and llurnoa aakrd I'reslden
/aldlvar to tend two commissioners to or
range a settlement.
TUB I'KESinKNl'H HKST 8TATK RKCEl'TION ,
1'rosldent Cleveland's I first state receptioi
occurred to-night and was given to the dlplc
nmtlo corps , to judiciary , the army and nav oa ;
and the renate and the houao of repreeonti
tlvos , The affair was one of the ma < t brill aIt
ant ever held in the White llouie. The pr <
nidcDt , oaiitted by Mils Cleveland , Mn
Hoyt , Mln Uayard. Mr * . Mtnnlng , Mrs. Ka f.n
dicott , Mrt. Whitney , Mrs. Vllas and Mrs nn
J'tmont received the guesU In the blue roou
All the members of tbacihinet , except Attoi
Dey-General Garland were present. Mi
Uayard presented tha members of the diplc
tnatlc corps ,
CEN , BLACK ,
the new commlutoner of pensions , to-diy at
sumed charge of the pension office.
Secretary Whitney to-day H ut a dlspatc
to Commander Mahan of the Wachtuett , i
I'Anama , Informing him that hoitilitiei ai ,
likely to take plica between tome of the Cer
tral American states and Uarrios , which wi
endanger tha llvei and property of Unite
State ! citiieni , and directing him to procee
with hif vessel to La Union and Ia Liberia
and oth r points on the Central Amerlc <
coast to proUct American interests. Tt
secretary alio directs Commander Mohan I
protest against any attempt to cut tha cabli
< > r Interfere 191(11 ( their use , and to take a
precautions to protect his officers and men
trom diseato , which would render It necessary
For the vossal to leave that const.
BEN/VTOH V ! ! N WYCK.
rnEcsDENi.s FURNISHED BY conroiuTioN
WASHINGTON , D. 0. , March 17. Mr. V n
Wyck spoke substantially as follows : "Tho
senator from Colorado ( Mr , Teller ) regretted
that every person who has spoken on this
subject was not a lawyer. I suppose ha
meant of railroad proclivities , BO there might
bo full accord ; such lawyers as during most
of the last sixteen years have been at the
head of the department of justice and of the
Interior , making the piocedents which the ex-
secretary boAstol he has followed ; lawyers
who have enjoyed the advantage of a
large acquaintance with railroad mag
nates who have been broad enough
to understand and apply the liberal
views of corporation attorney * . The Atneri-
ican people probably tc tct that they ( were
not lawyers who were not stoking to smother
plain , honest common-sense under quotations
ol bad Latin and Norman French , He was
right. The eesretary of the Interior and at
torney-general have for sixteen years been
doing these things , livery reign has exhibited
scandalous transactions , or rather transactions
giving rise to'scandals. Credit Mobolier fre
quently repeated itself. Locating and con *
voying lands to the Siour City & 1'nciCc , giv
ing lands from Portland to Pugct Sound. , is
probably no worse , ccitiln'y ' no better , than
allowing consolidation of Uuon Pacific with
Kanaai & Denver Pacific , whim the Union
Pacific was m.ida practically bankrupt nn < 3
Gould and his syndicate resized not less th r.
S2JtOil,0 0 at the expense of the nation ; and
the people between the Missouri river and the
Pacific ocean , in telegraph and railroad char-
BBS were subjected to an extortion os _ outr.v
coui as Kugland Inlli.ts tip MI her subjects in
India and elsewhere , and which loads to re
volt and war among her serfs in the deserts o !
Africa ,
THE mama OF TUB SETTLERS ,
"It is uiual for the corporation attorney to
stigmatize the saltier , whote only earthly
treasure mny e a wife and children and the
team he Is driving , us an interloper n specu
lator. The ex-secretary has listened so lonjt
to tint dialect in the department it was nat
ural ho should repeat It in his speech ; and ,
sneering at such men , honest settlers seeking
to out-an a homestead of 1GO acres , almost in
tbo language of Tweed he asks , "What are
you going to do about it ! "
CNKAnNED LANDS ,
"Tho senator says the 'Backbone' grant
had more equity than the Texas Pacific ,
which fortunately congress declared forfeited ,
and thus rescued it from the tender mercies
of tha iiterior department and the cabinet.
The Southern Pacific , as did the New Or
leans Pacific , antagonized and built in oppo
sition to thn rival road. Each came to con
gress and defeated the schema of its rival.
The Southern Pacific completed its read and
secured an assignment during the lifetime of
the grant , whllo the New Orleans Pacific took
an assignment and completed its road six
and eight Tears after the life of tbo
prant was forfeited by conditions vie
lated. The ex-secretarv eav& the Backbone
h.il n right to as-igp a prant thus forfeited.
Tlien why not the Texas Pacific in the life
time of the grant ? The Texu * Pacific built iti
road In Texas , but not a milo in Arizona and
New Mexico ; but the Backbone never built n
rod of road on the broad earth. Gould and
Huntlngton were always logical. Thev
intended so make the Backbone the forerun
ner , and if they captured the department on
that they were confident of securing the other.
Only the interposition of congress prevented.
FEUKRAL BAYONETS AT THE THIIOATS OK HARDY
rioNEEns ,
"Twenty and thirty joirs ago congress
gave recklessly to any corporation applying
for lands. Now the executive department
and congress refusing to restore unearned
lands to the public domain will be judged by
the people as guilty of a crime against the na
tion. The tide of our own and foreign popu
lations , which years ago laid the foundations
and reared the structure of great states in the
west , is now repellu.l by the desert
lands , the arid plains , the sand
hills , tli9 sagebrush , and in its reflex
is gathering at the border of the Indian lands
Impatient to enter. Federal bayonets me
pointed against tha breasts of hardy pioneers
like unto that clues who carried the tbg of the
Union In advance of clvllizationover mountain
peaks and furled it by the waves of the broad
Paciric. No bayonets to drive out the cattle
syndicates already in Oklahoma or to destroy
fence * Illegally enclosing millions of acres of
public domain !
"Tho senator admits that-this road is only
entitled to lands earned after the alignment
in 1881 road completed in 1862while In tact
he gave lands for road built from 187to 1881
for the entire lino. The department evi
dently had not the time to ascertain what
work was done before and after 1881 , and it
decided against tbo government by eivingland
for the entire line. Why this hot haste ?
Why was the question not left to the delib
eration of his successor , who would
have determined what portion did
not properly belong to. the road
even upon the admissions of the last ad
ministration ? Before 1881 no work was done
on < ht > faith of thi * grant. Did not the great
desire of this Now Orleans & Paciiis company
to secure patents for ncarlv a million of acres
of land immediately , which would subject the
lands to taxation from the date of the issuance
of the patents , suggest a strong suspicion that
the motive must bo a fear of the next congress
or that the incoming administration might
not bo completely subject to the railroad cor
poration control ? "
Striking IllinoisOnal Minors ,
CHICAGO , March 17. The Daily News ,
Danville. , Ills. , says five hundred miners em
ployed by the Ellsworth coal company etrucL
to-day for a restoration of tha price of mining
to eighty cents per ton , from which it was re-
duccd to seventy cents on February 2. They
also decided to remain out until the demand :
of the miners of the same company at Mount
Olive and Staunton were acceded to. It it
' reported that one thousand miners , employed
by the Grape Creek coal and coke company
will atriks to-morrow.
Tlio Ijftteo Krio & AVcstern Extension
BLOOMINQTOV , Ills. , March 17. Surveyor !
set out this iiiornlng to survey the line for thi
extension of the Lake Erie Western frort
Bloomlngton to Peoria , about forty-five mile *
The constitution begins about May 1st am
will end in August , The line will not toucl
; Pekln , but will cross by the way of Macklnav
at Farnoyvllle. and by the way of Morton. I
will reach the bridge tt the Paorla and PeUn
Union at Peoria ,
in 11) KA.OKHT.
ino CHICAGO , March 17 , The Lake Shore am
oT
T a- New York Central railroads have arrange
It- for expedited servica between Chicago an
'S- New York to go into effect when the eprin
f. schedule Is arranged. Toe time from Ne' ! '
n- York to Chicago will be about an hour short
, er thau at present and that fiom Uhicag
n. to New York about two hours shorter ,
ir-
irr.
r. The FlRht Between Uurkc and Kyn
"
Keclnrea off.
OIHCAOO , March 17. The proposed prii
fight between Jack Burke and Pnidy Kyi
was declared elf to-day , and the n'oney wi
h drawn beciutn they could not agree on tl
at place at which to fight.
re THE mJLLlVAN-M'CAfTHEY I'IGIIT.
nill PiiiLADKLrniA , March 17. Tha Rullivat
ill McCaffrey fight it fixed for March 30 , i
B'l April 7. Sullivan prefer * the latter date ,
ed
United lu Death.
1'AiiuiouNT , Minn , March 17 , Bartl
to Reynolds and her lover were drowne whl
01 attempting to crow Cedar creek la. ' nigti
all The bodlei are itlll mltiintr.
GENERAL NEWS.
Fnithcr Parlicfc &f & the FairflBlfl
Double
The Case of Auditor Brown in
Iowa.
Coli Morrison on the Illinois
Senatorial Question.
The Dakota Woman Suffragists
Denounce Gov. Pieroe.
The Eevolution on the Isthmus
of Panama.
Trcnchcry ndcr tlio Gulso ot *
Fins of Truce In
Morocco.
Further l > Aittcnlara of the Fnlrllcfil
Double Lynching ,
Special Correspondence of THE BEE ,
I'Aiiu-iKLD , March 14. For a number ol
years there has lived eight miles southwest of
hero a family named Taylor , consisting of
Mrs , Lib Taylor , her two eons and daughter.
The oldest boy is sixteen , the second is four
teen , and the pirl IB about seven years old.
About one half a mile this way on the banks
of the Little Blue , lives Mrs. Taylor's mother ,
named Jones , about seventy years old. and
with Mrs. Jones lives her son/rhomas. There
have been numerous crimes commitled in the
neighborhood , aii'l have always been laid at
the doors of Lib Taylor , but there never was
any cone usivo evidence ,
On January 8 a man named Roberts , a ten
ant of Mrs. Jones' , was shot by the two Tay
lor boys , who have been confined In the
county jail sinco. At the time a vigilance
committee WAS formed , who notified Mrj.
Taylor and Tom Jones to vacate inside of
thirty days , but forgetting to leave. They forti-
tiiod their sod hi > use on the banks of
the Little Blue , and had Wm. Seeley , "Tex
as" Bill , R. Farrell , Win. Clark and a bay
herder to help them in case of need.
Last night , at 12 o'clock , the vigilantes
called on the Jones' to come out. They
crawled out of the window , one at a time.
They tind Tom Jones' and Lib Taylor s bands
bahlnd them and put a reps around their
necks and swung them oil the iron bridge
across the Little Blue river , and thus ended
the lives of two of the wor&l criminals cf Clay
county. 0. J , FOBEII ,
The Case oT Auditor Brown in Iowa ,
Dug MOINKS , March 17. Judge Conner of
the circuit court this morning delivered a
lengthy opinion In the case of J. 0. Cottell
ngainet ex-Auditor Brown to obtain posses
sion of the office by a writ of mandamus.
The court held b'rst that the statutes under
which Governor Sherman ucted in ouRpnnding
Brown are constitutional. Second , that the
governor bad the power to suspend him on
the report of the commission. Third , as the
question necessarily involved in the answer ,
tno defendant , the only appropriate remedy
in law was by quo-warrnuto and for that
reason the mandamus would not lie.
As the opinion did not involve the merits
of the controversy , but simply deciding that
the court had no jurisdiction in this form of
proceeding the case is now back to where It
was two weeks ago.
KKOKDK , March 17. Jude O'Connor to
day overruled the ulalntilfti demurrer In the
case of Cottoll against Auditor Brown. The
auditor's friends are very jubilant over the
rmult. Counsel for Cottell has not decided
whether to proceed on the facts or carry the
demurrer to the suprpmo court. ,
Uol , Morrison on the Illinois Sen * .
torlal Question ,
SPUING FIELD , 111 , March 17. This after
noon an Associated Press reporter had a brief
interview with Col. Morrison on the sena
torial question. The Colonel was not at all
Inclined to be communicative , nor did he ap
pear to know what was going on in that di
rection. When asked as to whether his visit
to Chicago was for the purpose of inducing
Mulneran to coma into line , ho said that it
was not , but admitted that while there he had
seen Mr. Mulhaern , and had a conversation
with him , but It wai in company with other
parties , The reporter atked him what was
* uppo ed to bo the outlook lor to-morrow , as it
had been rumored that a shell might ba
expected t : > explode some where , but lie said
ho was not aware that any such thing was
( jning to happen. In reply to the question as
to wnether he expected Halnoi and Streeter
were going lo vote for him when it came to
that point their votes might elect , he aald ho
could not say wh&t these men would do , but
they were elected by the democrats and he
supposed lie was entitled to tbnir votes ,
whether they would ba given or not. lie
wished tlio reporter to believe , in fact , that
ho had no idea on the subject whatever , whllo
at the same time ho appeared to be a good
deal worried. The general impression here ,
held bv outsiders , Is that either to-morrow or
Thursday there will bo some now develop
ment in the senatorial question , whether
It be in favor of Morrison or not , but a last
desperata struggle for him will be mada sour *
day this week. The republicans , however ,
- here feel no uneasiness for the result , and ap
pear to be quite prepared for whatever may
bo brought out.
Senator Bell's bill , regulating convict labor
contracts , a substitute for the one already de
feated in the senate , will be brought up in the
senate Thursday , It will also probably be
, defeated as not covering the ground. The
latest reports to-night era that no vote will
bs taken to-morrow except to conform with
, the law.
DaUotn Woman BuffraKlats Denounce
Gov. Pierce ,
ALBANV , N. Y. , March 17. At the Worn
an's Suffrage society meeting to-night Kati
Stoneman ( sister of Gov , Stoneman , of Cali
fornia ) and others denounced Gov , Pierce o
Dakota , for vetoing the woman's suffrage act
passed by the legislature of the territory ,
A Revolution Kndeu.
NEW YORK , March 17. Reliable advice
ttuta.tho Panama revolution Is ended ,
PANAMA , via Galveiton , March 17 , Ileav ;
firing ceased at i ) o'clock last night , The reli
W els retired to Buena Vista to recruit. Th
t- British gun boat Heroine landed seventy-Gv
men to protect property , Traffic on the P n
ama railroad and buiinets is suspended to-da
and there is gieat excitement , as the seconi
in attack is expected. President Aroseman
took relugo on the Heroine. The colony I
reported In poisession of the rebels. A tell
gram via Galveiton was delivered In Panam
an without delay ,
as PANAMA , March 17. Gen , Gonema , con
han
mander of the Columbian guard , arrived wit
reinforcements this morning , and the rebel
n- retired outside the city to await help froi
nor Baranquillaand Colon , Colon is in the band
of the rebels commanded by notorious crlra
Inals. Stores are bring pillaged , and th
leader declares that ha will reduce the city t
aihts if the government troops altcmpl lo r <
h capture it. Tha marines of the United S'att
lie steamer Galena are In Colon , and the Kr |
it. liih fcrco guard tha Panama railroad pro ]
erty.
FOUEIQN EVENTS.
KXTIU MAIL FACILIT1K3.
LONDON. March 17. The government has
provided 25,000 for extra mall facilities with
America ,
HIE SOUDAN GOVKllSOnSHIP.
British officials nt Cairo are urging the gov
ernment to appoint General.Wolseley gov
ernor general of Soudan , thin reassuring ? ho
natives who joined the Mahdl for ( ear the
English would abandon Soudan and place
them at tha metcy of the Mahdi unices they
joined him no r. The governing refuses to
make the appointment , as It prolong the
Britl h stay in Soudan beyond the limits nt
present Intended by the government ,
VIUNCE AND CHINA
PAHIS. March 17. It is rumored Germany
will mediate between Franco and China.
A ST. I'ATIIICK Sl'AT.
DUBMN , March 17. Portadown was the
scone of a serious riot to-day. A body of
nationalist i iotera wrecked the houses of cer
tain obnoxious persons. Bands of Orange
men inradod-tho streets. Great excitement
prevailed.
A SIGNIFICANT PACT.
BERUN , March 17. Baron Van llelchro-
dor Is negotiating witli other capltaluts with
n view of placing the now Russian loan , Baron
Von Bloichrodor is not only one of the most
eminent bankers of Berlin , but Is also the
confidential advisor of Blsmatck in financial
affairs. His appearance In market as ( i cal
agent of Kuseta , would therefore bo very sig
nificant and would indicate a war with Eng
land was seriously intended by Kustla ,
THE FLAG OP TUCCE BETRAYED.
MADIUD , March 17. There is great oxclto-
mont hero ever the news to the effect that the
governor of Alhuccmas , n f mall island con
taining a fortress and prison sottlomant , be
longing to Spain on tlio coast of Morocco ,
while parleying with a number _ of Morocco
tribes made the suppotcd protection of n Hag
of truce was attacked. The governor and
several other Spanish officials were
wounded
THE UniTISII rAlU.IAMKNT.
LONDON , March 17. Gladstone , in the
commons , this afternoon , read a dispatch
from Sir Krtwurd Thornton , British ambassa
dor at 3t Pete-sburg , In reply to E rl Gran-
villo's request to know if England's under
standing of the arrangement wi .h Ku > sia was
the same as that entertained by DeGiers.
DeGlois , Gladstone read , stated that the
Hussion troops will not advance from the
position now occupied by them provided the
Afghans do not advance , or unless some ex
traordinary reason be given , such as
disturbances in Penjdeb. Stringent
orders were sent to the Kussian com
mander to use every possible moans to avoid
a conflict or an Incitement to a conflict. The
above orders are to bo repeated. Several In *
terrogatorios were at once put. Gladstone de
clined to answer them , and deprecated any
further questioning of the government upon
the question at preient. Gladstone , in con
nection with the Afehan inquiries , stated that
the demand by the British government for the
withdrawal of the Russians from their ad
vanced position b.id lapsed. This announce
ment was received with ironical cheers ,
KAS3ALA HAH FALLEN ,
SUAKIM , March 17. Native spies report
that messengers have arrived from Oaman
P'trmiVs ' camp with tha news that Kaes.ila has
fallen.
PAK.SKLL'S bFEEcn AT THE ST. PATRICK'S BAN-
LONDON , March 17. Parnell prasided at a
banquet hero in honor of St. Patrick. He
stid if the Irishmen and Irishwomen all over
the world would use the excellent products of
Irish toil , wherever practicable to the exclu
sion of all other products the material pros
perity of Ireland would be more quickly do-
velopsd , ber financial independence ba secur
ed , and her political independence would
speedily follow.
A Gallows Ornament. * *
PHILADELPHIA , March 17. Charley Briggs ,
the wife murderer , was hanged in tils' corridor
of the county prison this morning , Briggs
killed his wife July 7 , 1883. He bad been on
a prolonged spree , came home , oiled bis wife
down into the cellar , and cut her throat with
a razor. Ho was arrested almost in the act.
Tlio Appeal of the Chicago Frauds.
CHICAGO , Hatch 17. Judge Greshatn , in
the United States circuit court , this morning
heard an argument on the motion for super-
eedeai in the cases of Mackin and Gallagher ,
under two years' sentence to the penitentiary
for election fraud * , and said he would decide
the motion next Thursday.
Te.vas Cattle to lie Shipped by a New
Route ,
WICHITA FALLS , Texas , March 17. Ar
rangements have just bsen consummated ,
whereby Texas cattle for the northern mar
ket will be shipped to Ha-old , the new ter
minus of the Fort Worth and Denver railway ,
thence driven north to Caldwell and Hunne-
well , on the Kansas state line , and from there
railed to their dwtinatloii. The danger that
tha 'IVxas stock interest * will ba seriously
crippled this year by the quarantine regula
tions of Kansas and other states is thus
averted. . _ _ _ .
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YOEK , Match 17. In the way of
specialties of a seasonable character , such as
dress goods , ginghams and printed fabric ] ,
there has been a very good trade lot Tues
day , but staple cottons hava been qnlet. The
export of cotton goods the past week have
been 10,000 packages , very largely to China
and Africa , making since January 1 a total
of 48,173 package ? , against 38,319 the samp
time last year , 33,821 In 1883 , and 29,005
in 1882.
Indignant at tbo Appoint
ment of Hlgglns.
BALTIMORE. March 17. The executive com
mittee of the civil service reform association
nf Maryland adopted a resolution to.nlghl
saying the selection of Eugene Higgles for the
responsible position of appointment clerk ir
the treasury department has been a painfu
surprise to this association , and nil friends o
honest government In the state of "Maryland
and is explicable only on the supposition thai
the secretary of the treasury was ignorant o
the character and antecedents of the persoi
chosen. The resolution adds : ' 'Too Clvi
Seivico Reform Association of Maryland urg
colly suggests his immediate remova
therefrom , showing as a cauio for inch actioi
that his reputation in this community Is no
that of a man of integrity and honor.
Tlio Goal Miners Strike Extending
Sr , Loura , March 17. The coal mlnei
stiiko which began at Btaunton and MOUI
Olive on ths Wabash railroad in Illinois som
two weeks ago Is extending to other minei
To-day one hundred men in the Gillespi ,
mines on the Indianapolis and St. Louis roa
quit work , and a large delegation from SUui
ton and Mount Olive , are now making a ton
of the Belleville district with the view of In
ducing a strike throughout that region ,
CofTen-Iiidcn llki-lc Sank.
NEW YOUK , March 17. The bark Job
Chose , coffee laden , sunk at her dock to-nigh
n. The caotain'H wife and Infant child wei
n.th drowned ,
thm
m The National Homo for Disabled Vc
crans.
a- AUGUSTA , ME. , March 17.-Gener l W. I
lie Franklin , president of the board of manage ;
of the National Home for DUaUed Veter
Soldiera , appointtd Col. Andrew J. Smith , i
the old Sixtieth corns , now treasurer of tl
Saldien1 Home at TAguj , governor of tl
Lea\enworth branch of the National Horn
i
THE MARKETS.
A Combination of Circumstances Cause
aiid Wcakm
Wheat l-8o Lower Than Twenty-
Four Hours Agot
Sonio Holders of Corn are Be
coming Tired of Carrying ,
Cattle Were Bather Slow and
Prices About Steady
Hoes Were in Fair Demand and
Receipts not Excessive ,
Provisions Weaker and turner
Pork Active and Easier
hard was Quiet ,
CHICAGO MA.11KETS.
WHEAT
Special telegram to the BEK ,
CHICAGO , March 17. Wheat started out
rather firm on account of the cold weather ,
and ItirtfO stocks coupled with tame advices
from England and n decline of 1 penny in
Liverpool , together with a lack of outaido
support eoon turned the scile , and during the
major portion of the session dullness and
weakness existed , and prices tinally closed
about Jo lower than twenty-four hours ago.
No. 2 for May opened nt 795gSOc , and dur
ing the session sales were at and hotwoen 78 |
@ 80jc , doing at 80c. ll'ceipts to.day were
178 carloads , 105 being delivered on contracts.
The amount in store Is 15,705 , 831 buehehnii'l
vessels in the harbor uro laden with 223,835
bushels. .
COIIN
was less actiye and weaker , and an ensiar
feeling existed. Some holders were realizing ,
having become tired carrjin/r / , and prices
closed | a lower for May than twenty-four
hours ago. Sales at the opening were ntHJc ,
and during the session the range was 41@4'2c ,
closing at 41gc. Vessel room was taken for
17C.OUO bushels at 2Jc , which includes storage
until the opening of navigation and the freight
to Buffalo.
OATS
were dull and J to gc lower. No. 2 sold at
27 { { 327tfe for April , and closed at 273'a27ic ' ;
May sold at SOiO lic closing at 30i@30lc.
rnovisiONS '
were weaker and lower. The weakness in
wheat and running out of margins increased
the tflorlngs. Tork wai active and easier and
Bales of May opened at § 12 45 and ranged at
§ 12 37i@12 60 , closing at 512 4'J. LaH was
quiet ; May opened nt SO 95 and Jiold at SO 02i
@G ! )7i ) , closing at SG 95.
CATTLE.
receipts were only moderate and demand
rather slow with price just about steady on
the ordinary run of dressed bojf and shipping
steers. There was a brisk demand for all
grades of batchers' fctock and .prices ruled
tirm. Stackers and feeders were not in as active -
tivo dpmnnilu laat.woolt , Hub few country
buyers were present and but few orders from
the country so far this week. * Tie supply it
not heavy yet cud if demand does not im
prove values must go lower , i'ho only trans
actions of note th < 9 past two days wereba-
tween yard speculators nud prices ore only
about nominal. 1050 and 1200 Ibs steers , $ i 35
f 4 70 ; 12CO and 1350 Ibs , 85 15@5 50 ; IS'O
and 1COO Ibs , $5505 75 ; cows , common ,
$2 50'a3 70 ; good , S3 50@1 25 ; stackers , $3 GO
@ 4 20 ; feeders , SI 2Sm CO.
UOGS.
There WAS a fair demand and receipts were
not excessive , yet the continued weakness in
provitions and anticipated heavy receipts for
to-morrow and next day had a rather depress
ing effect on the fjen-ral market , and the nv-
erago run of packing and shipping sorts scld
strong at Gc lower and in some Instances lOc
below yesterday's prices and 5(2)10c ( ) below
any day last wock ; packing and chipping ,
SOU to 400 pounds , § 4 70 4 95 ; light , 150 to
210 pounds , S4 35@4 85.
Gen. Grant's Condition ,
NEW YORK , Match 17. At the residence
of Gen. Grant this morning Colonel Grant
stated that Dr. Douglas was mistaken in be
lieving the general asleep when tbo doctor
left last night. The general dreads to be a
burdennpon any one , and closed his eyes and
lay quint until the physician left the house.
Then ho became restloes and was awake all
nlfht. ; This morning ho has had no long
deep , but dozed while sitting in two easy
chairs. Mrs. Sartoris will arrive in the
steamer ISaltic.
A Desperado Sentenced for Jjlfe.
AUSTIN , Texas , March 17. Dick Urannon
received a life sentence In the United States
district court to-day for robbing the South-
wick postofQce. Erannon was nn accomplice
of desperadoes Pitta and Yeager , who a
couple of weeks ago murdered Marshal Gos
ling in a railroad car , but were themselves
killed by the deputies and tram men a few
moments later.
The Iowa Egg Dealers Association ,
CEDAR RAPIDS , Iowa , March 17. The Iowa
Egg Dealers Association Is In convention here ,
this afternoon and evening , 3,11. Morln , of
Cedar Kaplds , was elected president , C , H.
Bennett , Musoatine , secretary and treasurer ,
Salvation Army Ofllcors Imllctcd.
NORTH ADAMS , Mass , , March 17. Lieut
JohnW. R.chard , of the Salvation Army
: was arrested here , Indicted with threa otheri
for obtaining thirty thousand dollars worth ol
goods from merchants in different cities ant
disposing of the goods for their own business
Tbo Great Gould Strike.
SBDALIA , March 17. The strikers' executive
tive committee , after a long conference yet
ot terday aftetnoon , announced their nccoptanc
of the terms of the circular issued Sunda )
Trains began moving last night , all demand
of the men have been conceded and the strlk
declared ended on the Gould system ,
The Wcatliur.
'g WASHINGION , March 18. For the upp <
id Mississippi ; Fair weather , followed by in
creasing cloudiness nod local rains or snowi
westerly winds ; warmer weather , For tli
Mis'ouri valley : Pair weather in souther
portion ; partly cloudy weather and local ralr
or snows In northern portion ; eenerally warn
tin er northwesterly winds in northern portioi
it. westerly winds in southern portion.
ire A STAUTIjlriTPujaCO VI2RY ,
THE MAJORITY OK TUB IX-HEDKIS BAR118I ) OC
or orricB ,
fc >
Chicago Tribune special ,
WASHINGTON , D. 0. , March 10. Tl
southern spoils-hunters have discovered
novel point in their examination of the civ
o ( service regulations , nd It is one which the
jie Intend ( a emphasiza to "fire the touthor
1m heart" ( gainst ths civil lerviua system. Tl
regulations which have been adopted by tl
Ivil service commi'sioners p ovido Hut no
icrson thnll bo permitted to mnko application
. 'or ' a clerical pixitlon In tlm postollicp depart
ment who is over 35 , and that no person shall
' > o permitted to make application for n pcsl-
! on In the treasury department who h over
5 , unless in either case tlio applicant may
.hance to have been an honorably discharged
Union soldier or eailor , A utrict Interpreta
tion of this rules would exclude any person who
was In the Confederate army from clerical
position in the postollico department if he
was inoro than 11 years of ago in 1EIX ) , or
from service under the treasury if ho was
more than twenty-qno years of ngo when the
war began. The discovery of this fact has
rented n very marked excitement among the
louthernmcu. Ma ] , E , A , Burke , of the
ow Orleans TimeicDemocrat and manager
f the great exposition , who is here , is crod-
ted with this discovery. He nays :
"Why , the civil service regulations
DisrnANCiiiaE EVERT KX-CONKKDKHATB.
The average ago of enliittnent in tha Con-
cderato army was from 15 to 20 year * , There
; erUlnly must have been very few enlist
ments under IB years , but you will sco by
hcso regulations that , as twenty-four yens
lave elapsed since the war begin ,
ind the period in within which a Jiar-
ou can become an applicant for n position
n the postotlico department Is fixed at thirty *
'ivo ytars of age , unless ho is a discharged
inion soldier , no ono who wai In the coufcd-
ofate army can come Within those regulations
t he was more than eleven years of age whrn
o enlisted , and it is under the postofllce
eputmont that the > ast majority of the
jppointments nro to be made in the southern
tatcs ; and no ono who was in the confederate
> rmy , in a llko manner , could seciiro an rip-
lointment under the treasury ucder the civil
ervicorulos , who was over twenty-ono when
io war began. Such a preposition would
make a tarrlblo havcc in the ranks of the
outhern office eeekcrp. It would bar our
> eople pretty nearly all out. The elect within
uch limitations would be rate exceptions , "
"What are you going to do about it ? "
"That's tlio point. If these rules nro to bo
Ridly enforced wp tliall denund a ro-oxaini-
atlon tinder the civil service system of ail
ho federal officials who now ] hold office in the
outh. If you tat o even a hasty glance at
, ho civil service requirements you will see that
ery few of the persons now holding office-
ould be roapuointed under any such condi-
ions. This is probably not one-twentieth
iart of those in office who could pass an ox-
mination under the civil service system. Wo
hall bring this question prominently to pub
ic notice , and I do not know of any other
ray in which we can raako the demand
mown. Should that be refused , our only
emedr would be either to insist upon a mod-
Qcatlon of the regulations or n reorgam-
& of the board of civil-service commis-
loners. It is a pretty vital question for the
leoplo from our section , and I do not believe
bat the neoplo of the country are quite ready
0 admit that a man is to bo deprived of serv-
ce under the government because he served
in the Confederate army.
GEN. BLi'VClt. '
IS CONFIRMATION AH C01IMISSIONE1 ! Of TEN
SIONS.
Chicago Times Special.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 1C. The delay
n the confirmation of Gen. Black as pension
ommibsioner did not arise from any opposi-
i , but resulted from a clerical error.
He was nominated to succeed Clarke , "re-
gned. " The nomination went to the senate
.1 that shape , whllo in fact Clark had not re-
ilgncd. It teems he wrote.bis resignation , but
'nl not forward it to the president. The
.omina'ion was returned and corrected so as
.oread S'vice Clarke , removed , " and then
Gen. Black was confirmed to-diy. The re-
loits telegraphed from hero that the senate
vjommittee on pontiaoii had thouaht
making the appointment of Black
cat of the president's power" to remove offi-
inls , etc. , are entirely unfounded. The com
mittee haa not held a meeting this session.
The Black case was passed upon informally
' iy members of the committee whllo on the
leer of the tenate. So far as that committee
.s concerned not one ward of apposition to
Black was uttered , nor was anything of the
-cind suggested in the senate.
THEi AKMY.
iECRKTARY KNDICOTT HAH ) TO MEAN 1IISCHIKF
TO TUP BOPT-SKRVICK MUOAHK ,
Chicago Tribune Special. "
WASHINGTON , March 1C. It is said that
Secretary Endicott means mischief to thoeoft-
lervice brigade ot the army , and that the men
who have been away from their regiments
lor a dozen years In snug berths about Wash
ington and New York will bo compelled to go
to the front , Mr , Endicott has
already ordered one of the favorites away.
Army people are interested in the first im
portant appointment that is to be made whici
will test the sincerity of the professions ol
the new administration. Secretary Endicotl
says that so far as he contiols the department
it will bo conducted without reference to poli
tics and without favoritism to individuals.
The test will come in the selection of a captain
of the line to fill the vacancy in the inspector
general's department , in the seleciion of an
other captain to succeed Moj. Joseph Taylor ,
01 the adjutant general's departmtntwho re
cently died at Fort Omaha , and In t ha np
pointment of a captain and assistant quarter
master April 9 , when Gen , Dam of that de
partment goes on the retired list , The ap
pointment will be especially Important ,
BEAT1NU HOTELS.
Not as Easy as 1C hooka How Clerk
Ilecognly.o a "Beat. "
Chicago Tribune ,
' How much ia my bill ? I had thrc
oata and no room , " said a departln
guest to the cashier In one of the hotel
yesterday afternoon. Without lookln
at the boobs the cishlernamod theamonn
which WBB paid , and the traveler left ,
' You have a good deal of conQdenc
In that man's honesty , " was suggested t
the cashier by a reporter waiting nearby
, "How are wo going to help ourtolvoa ,
, was the rcply/ns the cashier tlirugged h
hnn1dorn. Tf vo t ke his word f r it at
ely on his honor ten chnnco to ono ho
will bo honojt. "If wo witch the guosia
.amo . of them will thick it n line trick to
io t us just for the fun of the gnmo.
loir did I know just how many moah
bat last man took horol Ho looked lilco
n honest man for ono tiling. That goes
long way , Tlio boat betrays signs in
pito of nil ho can do that tlio clerk mnkon
t mental note of when ho registers , and
oaks out for any garno ho may try. It la
really curious how n man show * in small
hlngs what ho really Is. Signs that you
r I would not notlca ho detects Instant-
y , and the man cannot boat the hotel
jt of a cent. "
"Tho clerks qulotly look ever the
; uosts during every meal , and can toll
rom long practice pretty close , but of
ourso simo flip through. It gees hard
with them when they are caught you can
> ollevo. Wo h vo Rot tired of arresting
iom , and the edict has gene forth that
icroaftor the biggest porter shall kick the
lott from the dining-room into the street
3at wo dent have many of thorn not
wo this year. "
"Isn't ' the mcnl-tlckot arrangement
otter. "
"That is very easy to got around , 1
tarn known cf ono fellow uiakiug enough
o piy his board leaning his ticket to
meals after ho had como from the dining-
oem His cronlos paid him full prlco
or the uio of the ticket for the ploaauro
f getting nhond of the hotel. There is
o good way to got nroand it either , for
; tor a man goes into the dining room
nith a ticket , that Is supposed to end ,
nd a clerk would only gut in trouble by
skiug pooplefor tickets which they would
> reduce and that would end It. It
corns easy to beat a hotel , but It Is haid-
r than It looks for ono not In the mstor-
es. "
USE.
i Greatest Medical Triumph of the Ago )
SYMPTOMS OF A
.joeiofnppctitc , HowcU costive , Pain In
jo bead , with a dull icniatlan In the
ack part , 1'aln under tbo ibonlder-
lade , Fullncm nfter eating , wltb adln-
ncllnatlon to exertion of body or mind ,
rrltnblHty of temper , L.OVT nplrlt * , with
focllngofbavlnitneglcctcd omoduty-
Wcarlncu , Dlzzlneii , Fluttering at tbo
Iloart , Dots before tbo oyci , Hoadacbe
vor tbo right eye , Roitloiinon , wltb
tful droaniB , lllably colored Urine , and
CONSTIPATION.
TCTT'S ril/LS are especially adapted
o such cases , ono dose effects Biicli o
Sango of feelincastoastonlslitno sufferer.
They Increase the Appctlte.snd couge the
ody to Take oil Fleah , thun tlio cystem U
.ioiirUhci < l.nnil bythetrTomo Action on
, Iar Stools wo
the Ulffeitive Organ llrp
iroduced. 1'rl-e aSc. 4 * Murray Nt..IV.Y.
UKA.T IIAIK or WIIISKEUB changed to a
OLOSST BLACK by a single nppllcation ot
Ills DTK. It imparts n. natural color , acts
nstnntanoously. Sold by Druggists , or
tent by express on receipt of Ql
< tafico,44 WlurravSt. . Now York.
Fashionable Hatter f
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FURNISHER.
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For prlood catalogue of the FOMONA NURSERIES
aildieea , II. 0. llavmond , Box 290. Omaha , Neb.
Jurscry grounds situated Immediately nonb of tbo
Institute for the Deaf nj Dumb. Contracts taken
or tree planting Jtn28d3mwl2t
A.
310 South 13th Street ,
3 DOCKS SOUTH OF I AHMtt.
First-class tailoring in all its branches.
E KEITH.
Offers this Coming on
Special Inducements
HAIR GOODS !
14 2 Douglas St. Omaha. Neb
H. K. BUBKET ,
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
AND KMBALMBR.
Ill N. l th Street , - . OMAH
PHOTOGRAPHER , i
213 North 16th Street.
OM lice nivo Stand.
The present nroprletor wishes It undoratond tha
all photographs are made satisfactory before beloe
delivered from this pallory. The old management
H" retires and Mr II. K. Gruv succeed ) .
Spring Medicine
When the weather grows warmer , that
extreme tired fueling , want of appetite ,
dullness , languor , and lassitude , aflllct
almost the entire human family , and scrof
ula and other diseases caused by humors ,
manifest themselves with many. It Is Im
possible to throw off this debility ami expel
humors from the blood without the aid of a
reliable mcdlclnu lllo Hood's K.imjiarllla.
" I could not sleep , and would get up In
tha morning with hardly Ufa enough to get
out of bed. I had no appetite , and my
( ace Mould break out with pimples. I bought
At no other season Is the system BO BUS.
ccptlhlo to the beneficial effects of a rev
liable tonic and Invlgnrant. The Impure
state ot the blood , the deranged digestion ,
and the weak condition of the body , caused
by Its long battle with the cold , wintry
blasts , all call for the reviving , regulating
and restoring Influences so happily and
effectively combined In llood'u Barsaparllla.
" Hood's Barsaparllla did mo n great deal
of good , I had no particular disease , but
was tired out from overwork , and it toned
mo up. " JlKH , U. K. SutMom Cohocs. N. Y.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla , and soon
began to sleep soundly ; could get up with
out that tired and languid feeling , and my
IT appetite Improved , " It. A , BANFOHU , KeutO-
"I had been much troubled by general
debility. Last spring Hood's Harsaparllla
proved just the thing needed. I deiivcd an
IB Immense amount of benefit. I never felt
better. " H. V. MJU.BT , Boston ,
11
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists , ft ; six for $0. JIadu
only l > y C. 1. HOOD & CO. , Lowell , Mass.
JOO Doses One Dollar
" For seven years , spring and fall , I had
scrofulous sores come out on my legs , and
for two years was not free from them at
all. I suffered very much , Last May I began
taking Hood's Sarsaparilla , and before I had
taken two bottles , the sores healed and the
humor left me , " C , A , AUNOU > , Arnold , Me.
"Tliuru Is no blood purifier equal to Hood's '
Sarfaparllla. " E.lS.l'iiKU'fl toclieste N.Y.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. $1 ; six for $5. Made ' .
only by U , I. HOOD & CO. , Lowell , Mass.
IOO Doses One Dollar