HE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
FIFTEENTH YEAR , OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , MAIIOH 2 , 1886. NUMBER 20 ?
The Chief Magistrate Transmits a Oatistio
to the Souato.
WILL NOT YIELD THE REQUEST.
A ticiiRthy AVliIlc House Document
Which Set j Up nthe Ilul-
wnrlc of DcreiiRo the Kx-
cotitlvo Prorosatlvo.
Mcssnfto From the President.
WASHI-NOTON , March 1. Tlio picsldent
tent tlic following inessago to thu senate to
day :
To tlicScnntoof tlm United States Kvcr
slncu the beginning of tlm piocoiit session of
the senate the dlireient heads of ilcpailincnls
attached to the i'\.ecntlvebr.inch ot tlio gov
ernment have been piled with various re
quests nml dcmniids fiom committees of tlio
senate , IKIIII thuiuciuhoi.sofsuch eointiilltees
mid at last from the scnntu Itself , to leqiilio
tint transmission of reasons lor thu suspen
sion of certnln olllclnls dm lug tlm rocos of
that loily. nr for papers touching tliu conduct
ot such olllelnls. 01 lor all p.tpet.s or docu
ments minting to such suspension , or for all
documents and pnpeis Illed In biicli dopatt-
ments lolatlng to the management and cou-
di ct oi the olllces held by such suspended
olllclali. Tin ; diffi'ii'iit ( etuis tioin time to
thno adopted In making such icquosts and
demands , thu order In vvlddi they succeeded
each other , and the fuel that when made by
thosemilo the lesolutlon lor that purpose
wan passed In executive session , have led to
n mesuniption the couectncs.s of which
v111,1 \ suppose , ho candidly admitted , that
fiom the first to thu last the Inloiiuatlon
i-oughtnnd the pnpois thus demanded for use
by the senate ot tun United States and Its
committees weio needed In considering the
propilety ol the.suspensionsicleircd to.
Though those suspensions aio my execu
tive ads based upon consldeiation addiesscd
to mo alone , and for which lam alone , wholly
lu.sponslhle , 1 ha\e no Invitation fiom the
senate to state the position \ \ hlch 1 have felt
eonstialneil to assume In relation to some ,
or to Inleipret for myself mv acts and mo-
thes In these picmlses. In this condition of
alTalis , I have for borne addiesslug thusen-
nto uiion thu subject lest I might bn accused
of thiusting injsell' unhidden upon thent-
teutlun of that body , lint tlm lepoit of the
committee on hidlcl.it y of llio senate , lately
published and piescnted , which denounces
the attorney general Of thu United States for
his refusal to tiausiiiitceUaln papets lelut-
ing to suspension liom olllce , ami which ,
nlo , if I couectly Inteipret It , evinces a misapprehension -
apprehension ot the position of the executive
upon the iiue.stloii ot such .suspensions , will ,
1 hope , justify this communleation.
The piesldent relei.s to the icsolutlon of
tie ! senate calling for the Dustln papers , and
the icplv of thy attorney geueial therelo , ami
says : Upon this losolutlon and thu answer
tlieieto , an issue is thus stated by the com
mittee on judlchuy at the outset of thu 10-
poit : "Tho Impoilnnt question , then , is
whether It is within the constitutional com
petence of either house of congress to ha\o
access to the ollldal papers and documents
in the vailous public otilcos 6f the United
.States created liy tlio laws enacted by them-
Rclvcs. " I do not suppose that "tho public
olllees of the United Slates" aio regulated or
controlled in their lelalious to either house
of congress by tlio tact that they weio "cie-
ated by the laws enacted by them solves. " It
must bo thiit these instiumentatlous wcro
cicated for the benolit of the people and to
answer the general pin poses ot
llio government under the consti
tution and laws and that they aio
iinoticumbeied by any lien In laver ol either
branch of congicssirrowing outol their con
stitution , and uucmbaiiassed by any obliga
tion to tlio senate as the pi leu of their ciea-
tlou.
tlou.Tlio
Tlio complaint of the committee that access
to olllcial papcre In public olllccs Is denied
tlm senate is met by a statement that at no
time has it been the disposition or Intention
of thopicsldeiit , or any depaitmcnt of the
executive blanch of the government to with
hold tiom the senate ofllelal documents or
papers tiled in any of the public ofliecs.
vVhllo It Is by no means conceded that the
henatu has the light in any casu to review the
act ot tlio executive in icmovlng or suspend
ing a public olliccr upon olllcial documents or
otnciwisc , It Is conshleied that documents
nnd papers of that natuio should , because
they aio olllcial , bo fieely transmitted to the
hcnato upon its deniami , trusting the use of :
tlm f-amo for proper and legitimate purposes
to the good faith of that body , and though
no such paper or document lias been speci
fically demanded in any of the numeioiis ro-
( ptests and demands made upon the depait-
immts , yet , asofton as tliey vveie found In the
public unices they Imvo been 1 mulshed in an
swer to such applications.
The letter ot the attoiney gencialln re
sponse to the lesohitlon of the senate In thu
p.ntlciilar case nientloucd In the committee
lepoit wns wiltten nt my sucgestion and by
my diicction. Thoio has been no olllcial pa-
liersor documents tiled In thisdepaitmuut
relating to the case within the period .speci
fied In the ipsolutlon. The letter was in
tended , by its dcscilptlon of tlio papers and
documents remaining In thu custody of thu
dcpaitmcnt , to cuiuoy the Idea that they
weie not olllcial. and It was assumed that
the lesolutlon called for Information , pnpeis
and documents of tlio samu character as
were icqiihcd by the leiiucsts and clo-
mantls which pieeeited it. Everything
that had been wiltten or done on behalf
of the semite lioni the beginning pointed to
nil tlio lettcis and twpei.s of a private and un-
olllclnl natiuo as thu objects ot thu senich 1C
thciyciu to lie found in the dcpaitmcnts ,
and piovlde < l they had boon piesenlcd to the
executive with a view of their consideration
upon the question of suspension from olllce.
.Against the tinnsmlssion of hitch papcis
nnd documents I ha\o Intel posed my advice
and dliectlun. This has not been done , as Is
suggested In thu committee's lepoit , upon
thu assumption on my pait that thu attoiney
j'eneinl or any oilier fiead of a dcpaitmcnt
"is a sei vnnt of the piesldent. nnd Is to glvo
or withhold copies ot documents In his olllco
nccoidlng to tliolll of tlm e\eeuliv'and ' not
otheiwlsi1 , " but because 1 icgatdcd tlio papcis
nnddocuments withheld mid addicted tome
mo or Intended for my usu ami
action , puiely unollielal and pilvatc ,
not infrequently conlidontial , and hav
ing icieienco to the pcifoinraiico of
duty cxiluslvoly mine. I conshler them In
no inoper sense as upon the tiles of the do-
paitiiicnt , but as deposited tluno for my con
venience , leinaining still completely under
mycontiol. 1 suppose If 1 deslied to tnko
them Into my custody I might do so with en
lliopioprlcty , and It 1 saw lit todestioy them
no one could complain. Thu pnpeis aim docu
ments that aio now tlio object ot the semite ' *
quest consist of letteis and iupiiv > entatlons
nddiessed to the executeu or Intcndeu tor
his Inspection : they aiu voluntaiily wiitten
and pinsuntedby private dti/ou.s who aio
not in the least Instigated theieto by any of-
llclal iuvlt.itlon or at all subject to oillclnl con
trol.Vlnlu sonm of them nro entitled
to executive consldeiation many ot them
aiu so uielcvent , or In the light of other
liu'ti * , so woillile&s , that they have not been
given thu least weight in deteimlnlng tlio
question to which they aru supposed to ic-
late. Aio all these , simply because they mo
pu'.sciu'd. to bo consiuiMcd oltlcliU docu
ments mid subject to the Inspection of the
senate ? If not , who Is todeteimlno which
belongs to this class ? Aio the motlu-s and
jimposesof Iho senate , as they aio day by
ilny ( | ( ' \olipcdsucli as wuuld.bosatUtled with
my fcclcctlou'i1 Am 1 to submit to them at
tlmiisk of being charged with making a suspension -
pension fiom ulllco upon evidence which
wa'i not oven ronsldeii'il ? Aio these papers
to bo uv ; ,11 ded olllcial because they
have not only been presented , but pin-
bervcd in ptibllo otliccsV Their nature nml
chaiacteriemalu the bauio whether they aio
kept In tlio executive mansion or deposited
In thoilup.ulmcnts. Theie is no mystuilous
power of transmutation in dopaimental (
custody , nor Is theio ma loluthu undefined
and sueird solemnity ot depaitmcnt lile.s.
It' thiMiie&eiiai ot tlieso p.ipeis In jiublln of-
lices is the btumblliig block in thu way of thu
pcifoinmncu of senaloiljl duty , It can bo
easily lomovrd. Tlm napers nnif documents
wlilcli havu been dciciIbcd derive no otlicinl
j-lmr.ictcrfinm any constitutional statutory
or otlier reiiuiiement making them ncces-ary
tu thu iH'iforuuuico ot tim oDlclal duty of thu
oxcfiitive. H will bo denied , 1 supiiu'so ,
that thu picsldunt may suspend n
public o Ulcer In the entlio absenci !
< jt any papers or documents to aid Ids olllcial
Imlgment and discretion , and I am quite prc-
liirpil to avow tlmt cases are not tow In
kliich suspensions from olllee ha\o depended
ilorn upon oral rcpic cntatlons mnilo to file
ly clti7ciH known to bo of geoil rOplito , nnd
> y jnetnbcr of. the , iiou o of representivcs
inn senators ot the United Stales , tlinn upon
ny letters and documents presented for my
vamlnatlon. 1 havu not felt justified
n suspcctlni ; the veracity , Inte.-
ity and patriotism of senators ,
mil Ignoilnu their representations
) ccatt < e.of \ \ wcro not In party allillatlon
iVllh the majority of their nsioclates , ami 1
ecall a few suspensions which bear the np-
irovnl of Individual members Identified
dcntlcnlly with the majority In the senate.
While , therefore , 1 am constrained to deny
ho light of the senate to the nnpeis ami
locumcnU described , so far as the light to
ho same U tnscd upon the claim that they
ire In any view olhclnl , I mil also led tin-
. qutvocally to dispute tlm right of the
scnato by aid of any documents
ivhatover , or In nny way save through ju-
llclal process of trial or Impeachment to ic-
Icworiovorsotheact of thu executive In
u ppnslon. during the recess of the senate ,
if tedoral oIllelaK t Ix'Ilevo thu power to ie-
novo or .suspend such olllcial Is vested In the
( resident alone by the constitution , which In
\pies3 terms proudcs that "the executive
mv.er shall ho vested In apiesidont of tlm
United Slates of Amoiicv'and tint "ho
hall take caie that tlm laws bo faithfully
) \ocuted. " The senate belongs to
ho legislative branch of the govern-
lent , When the constitution , by express
iiovlsloti , supcraddcd to Its legislative duties
he light to julvlso and consent toappolut-
ncnts to olllco and to sit as n com t of 1m-
iMi'hment , It confericd upon that body all
hecontioland regulation of executive ae-
Ion supposed to be necessary for the safety of
ho people ; andthlsexpiessaiid special giant
jf hitch extiaordlnaiy po\\eis , not In any way
elated to or glowing out ot general .senato-
lal duty , and In itself iv dcpaitmo liom tlm
; encial plan of our covcinmunt , should bo
icld , miller the familiar maxim of the coti-
tructlou , to exclude every other i Ight ol In-
erfeiencc with executlvu functions. In
he first congiess which assembled
ittcr tiio adoption ot our ennstitn-
ion , comprising many who aided in
ts ptcparailon , legislatho construction was
; i\uti fo that instalment In which thu lndo <
lendcnce of the executive In ihcnntierof
cmovals Irom olllcu was fully sustained.
1 think it will bo found that in subsequent
llscnssioii' ) ot this question tlieio was gencr-
lly , it not at all times , npicfnosltlon pending
n bonio way to cuitall tills power ol tlio
pioshtent by legislation , widen lurnlshes
vldenco that to limit such power it was sun-
loscd to bo necessary to supplement the
: onstitution by such legislation. Tlio first
jiiactment of this description was passed
inder tlicstiess of paitlsixnshlp and political
) ittciness which culminated in the
) iesident's Impeachment. This law piovlded
hat tim federal ollicers to which It
polled could only bo suspended dining a rc-
essof the senate when shown by evidence
, uislactoiy to the president to bo guilty of
nisconduct in olllce , or cilmc , or when" In-
: apahlu oi disqualllied to peifoim their duties ,
,11 ul that witliin twenty days after the next
meeting of thu senate it should bo thu duty
of tlio president "to report to the senate such
.uspenslon . , with the evidence and icasons
'orIlls action in tlio case. " This statute was
ussed in 187i. ( When congiess is oyui\\helm-
nly and bittoily opposed politically to the
ncsidentlt may boiegauleil as an Indication
, hat oven then It was thought necessary by a
conctoss to determine upon tlio subjugation
pt the executive , to legislate to Imnisli
tsclt a law for that puiuoso instead of at-
cmpttug to icach the object Intended by an
nvoeatlon of any pictended constitutional
.ight. The law which thus lound its way to
our .statuto book was plain in Itsteims , and its
'nleiit needed no avowal. If valid and now
.n operation , It would justify tlio piesent
eoursu ot the senate and command thu obedi
ence of tlio executive to its demand.
It may. however , bolemiukcd in passing
that , under this law , thu mcsidcnt had
the pihllego orpiesonting to the body which
assumed to leviuw his executive acts his lea-
sons theiclor. Instead of being excluded
liom explanation or judged by tlio papers
found in tlio dcpaitinent. Two jears alter
the law of 1W5T was passed , and within less
than ihceoks alter thu inauguration ot a
inesldent in political accoid with both
branches of congress , the sections of
the act logulating suspensions from
olllco during tlm lecoss of the
scnatn wcio entirely lopealcd , and In
thcirplnco wcic substituted provisions which ,
instead ol limiting tlmcnscs of suspension to
misconduct , ci line , disability or disqualllica-
tlon , cxjnessly permitted sucli suspension by
thu piesident "In his discretion , " and com-
iletely abandoned the leqnirement obliging
.dm to repoit to the senate "tlio evidence and
icasons" lor his action. With theju modi
fications , and wltii all blanches of thu gov-
eminent in political harmony , and In thuab-
scncool nailisan incentive to captious dis
cussion , the law as it was left by the amend
ment of lbG3 was much less dcstiuc-
slvo of executive discretion. And jet
the gieat general and patriotic cltl/.un
who. on the Ith day of .Maieh , Ibfi'j , assumed
the duties of chlet executive , and lor whose
iieer admlnlstiatlon of his high olllco the
most hateful icstralnts of tlio law ot IbiiT
wcio , on the 6th day of April , ISG'J , lemovcd ,
iiiindtul of his objection to defend and pro-
tectovciy preiogative of hisgieat titist , and
apprehensive ol the injury that tlncntcneii
tlie public service In the continued opcrntlon
of these statutes , oven In their moditlcatlon ,
in his lirst message to congicss advised their
repcaT and f ot foith their uuco'iistltutioiial
clmractcr and huittul tendency.
1 am unablu to .state whether
or not this iccomiiiendation tor
tlio icpeal of thcsu laws has been
slnco repealed. It it is not , tlm reason can
probably be tonnd In the experience which
demonstrated the fact tliat the necessities of
the political situation but laicly developed
their vicious character. And so it happens ,
that alter nu extension of ncaily twenty
years of almost innocuous desuetude these
la wsai obi ought foitli , apparently repealed
as well as uniepcalcd , and put in the \\ay ot
an executive who Is willing , If permitted , to
attempt an Impiovomcnt In the methods of
admlnlstiation. The constitutionality of :
these laws Is by no means admitted ,
lint why should the piovisions of
n repealed law , which loquhcilnNpculllu cause
tor suspension , and a icpoit to thu senate ot
"evidence and leasons , " bo now In ell'ect
applied to the prosentexecutive instead of the
law afterwards passed nnd unrcpcaled which
distinctly penults suspensions by the presi
dent "in Ins discretion , " and caiefully omits
thu icquhcments that thu "evidence ami
loasons for his action In thocaso" shall bu
ropoitod to the senate. Thu lequcsts and
demands which by thu scoru havu fur nearly
tlnru months been piesentcd tu the dlffciont
dcpaitmcnts of thu government , whatever
may bo their foun , have but ono complexion.
They assume tlio light of tlio senate to sit In
judgment upon tlio exeieiso ot my executlvu
function , foi which 1 am solely le.sponslblo
to tlm people fiom whom I have so lately us-
celved the sacred ti list of olllco. My oath to
suppoit nnd defend the constitution ; my duty
to thu people who have chosen mo to the
executive poweis of their gieat olllcu nnd not
to lelinqulsli them , nml my duty to thu chlet
magistracy which 1 must preserve unlm-
palied In nil its dignity nnd vigor , compel mete
to icfusu to comply with these demands.
To the end tlmt thu seivlco may bo tin-
pioved , thu senate is Invited to the fullest
sciutiiiyut the persons submitted to them
for public olllce , in recognition of the consti
tutional power of that body to advise and
consent to their appointment. 1 shall con
tinue , as 1 have thus tnr done , to furnish at
thu icquest of the conllimlng body all the In-
foimntlon I possess touching the fitness of
thu nominees placed bcfoio them tor thulr
actionbotli when they mo pioposed to lill
vacancies nnd to tnko tlio place of
suspended otllciaU Upon n letusal to
conihm 1 shnll not nssiimo the tight to ask
the lensons lor the action of the senate , nor
question Its determination. I cannot think
tlmt anvthlnir mote Is loquhod to sccuie
worthy incumbents In public ufllco than a
caieliilaiul Independent di-chaigo u ( our ro-
spertivo duties within their \u > ll defined
limits. Though tliu pioprlcty of siiapeiislons
might bu better asnirud if thu nciion of thu
piosldent was subject to rev low by tlio senate -
ate , \ft if thu constitution and laws Imvo
phtceil this responsibility upon the executive
brnncliotthugovciniiieiit.it should not bo
divided nor the dlscietlon which it Involves
relinquished.
It has been claimed thnt the present execu
tive having pledged himself not to remove
otllclals except for cause , tlio fact of thcli
suspension implies such misconduct on thu
part of the suspended olliclal as Iniiues his
character and leimtntlon , nnd theretoio thu
senate should mv taw thu ease fur his vuiillca
tlou. 1 h.iv 0 taiJ thai ccttain otllcUls t-houk
not In my opinion be removed during the
continuance of the term for which they
AWQ appointed solely for the puiposo of
putting in their ) > lacc those In political
nnillntloii v\th ! tlio appointing power ,
end this declaration was immediately
followed by a description of ollloliU n.itlisnn *
ship which ottgiit nut to entitle those ill
whom it was exhibited to consideration. It
is not apparent how the course thus an
nounced cniilcs with It the consequences
described. 1 In nny dcgteo llio suegestlon
Is worthy of consideration It Is to bo hoped
that there may bo a defense against unjust
suspensions in justice to the executive.
Kvorv pledzo which I have made , by which I
havu placed a limitation upon my exercise of
pxccnuvc povv er has been faithfully ledeemed.
Of coursu. the pretense is not put forth
that no mistakes have been committed , but
not a suspension h.xsbren made except it n ) > -
poaicd to my satisfaction tli.it the public wel-
iaio would La Improved thereby. Jinny ap
plications lor suspension havu been denied ,
and adherence to the mle laid down to gov
ern mv action as to such suspensions lias
caused much Irritation and Impatience on
the pnitof these wlio Imvo Insisted on more
changes In olllccs. Tlio pledges I have Hindu
were made to the people , and to them I
mil lesponslblo for the manner Inhlch
they have been icdecmed. I am not leopou-
slblu to the .senntc , and I am unwilling to
submit my actions and olliclal conduct to
them for judgment.
There are no gionnds tor an allegation that
'ear of being found false to my pio-
fesslons Inlluoncos mo In declining to
submit to the demands of the senate.
I hnvu not constantly milled to suspend ot
llclals , and thus inclined tlm dlsplcasuio of
political filemls , and wilfully bioken faith
with Hie people lor tlio sake of being false to
them. Neither the discontent ot patty
friends nor tlio allurements constantly of-
feied ot continuations of appointees
conditioned upon the nvowal that
the suspensions have been made
on pailv giounds alone , nor the threat
proposed in the lesolntlon now before tlio
scnatu that no continuation will bo made un
less the demands of that body bo compiled
with , aic sulllclont to dlscouiagc or deter mo
fiom following In thu way which I am con
vinced leads to better government lor the
people. Onovntt CLEVELAND ,
Executive Mansion , Washington.
OMAHA KlGHTr-FOUR.
Rvcrv City In tlic Union in
the Pcrccntngc ol * Increase.
BOSTON' , Mass. , March 1. Tlio following
statement of tlio leading dealing houses in
lie United States , shows the gross bank ex
changes at each point for tlio weolc ending
februaiy 27 , in comparison with the corresponding
spending week In 1SS5 :
Review oT the British Markets.
LONDON , Maicli 1. The Mark Lane Ex-
piess , in its weekly review of tlio British
grain trade during the past week.says : Snow
storms which have prevailed during tlio week
have been unfavorable to field work. Tno
markets for native wheats have keen more
active ; prices nro Cdgls denier. Sales of
English wheat wcro GS,622 qis , nt 29s 3d ,
ngninst 54f > OJ qrs , at 32s dining tlio corresponding
spending period last year. Foreign wheats
ate liimer. Corn Is 3d dearer. Oats aiood
dealer , i'wocnipoes ot wheat were sold , one
of them being of No. 1 Cnllfornln , which was ,
bought for Antwerp nl 34s Od ; ono eai'jto was
wlthdiawn and oiic _ icmalncd. Trade for
ward is Impioving. At to-dny's mailed
wheat wns quiet but steady ; foreign wheat
was in favor of sellers ; corn was rnther
weaker : grinding baileys mo 3d denrcron
the week ; oats nro 3@0d dearer on the week ;
pens Oil dealer on the week.
Grain in Sight and Store.
CHICAGO , Mmch 1. The number of bushels
of grnin In stoio In thu United States and
Canada on Kobruaiy 27 , and the amount of
increase or dcci case coinnniod vvilh the pio-
vlous week , will bo posted on 'Chango.to-'mor-
lovv as follows :
Whe.it . S2l4SS- , Deciease. . . . . 02-7.02S
Corn . 11,40 H , 17 Incienso. . . . .2,529,810
OaK . 2,24S,1IU Ineienso. . 245iVJ )
Itye . canr > 'a Incieaso. . . . . 4,751
Uailey . l,4in,8J7 Decienso . 123,033
The amount in Chicago elevators on tliu
dntu named wns :
Wlie.it . 14,237,789
Coin . : ) , ( KJ.US ! (
Oats . 411,934
Ityp . 2G0.3W
IJarlcy. . 145,293
Dnlry Market.
CHICAGO , Match 1.Inter Ocean's Elgin
( III. ) special : No clicc.se was sold on the
boaidof trndo to-day , llntter sales aggregated -
gated 7.500 Ibs at ! H ( zilKe. : Thcio vveio pri
vate sales of 8,760 Ibs of butter. Total sales ,
So',091.
TUB WE ATI inn.
A Maine County Jjiihorlni ; Under
Thrco Feet of Snow.
CALAIS , Me. , March 1. Cilstook county Is
snowed under fully three feet on the level.
Trains nro blockaded In nil directions. A
Inigu pottiou of both the Nuw liiunsvvlek
nml Si. Crolx & Pcnobscot inllaoads will
have to bo shoveled out.
Trains Ten Foot Uenp.
ST. JOHNS , N. H. , Maich 1. This city is
blockaded bv snow , nnd since Filday nlghl
no tialns or mails fiom the west * Imvo
leached licie. Trains tluu Satuidav 11101 iilng
nnd Satuidny night nio nt Giecn Point sui-
louuiled by iliifts ten and lit teen feet high.
AVentlior for To-Day.
MISSOUIH YAI.I.KY Fair , slightly wanner
weather , followed by local snows or mint
winds gcucially southeily.
THK CliKSS PLiAYKUS.
Zulcertort neal ns the Second New
Orleans Game.
NKW OIH.KANS , Match 1. The chess con
test between X.ukcitoit and KteluiU was le-
sumed this afternoon. Xukertort having the
fust move , chose the white. The game was
the double llujo Lope/ knight opening , am
throughout the enily part wns a legulntlon
"took game. " On ills sixteenth
move Zukcitort secured n position
which evidently disconcerted Stcinit , who
became very restless but ho managed iu sub
sequent moves to overcome bib antagonist's
advantage , nnd alter foity-tvvo moves had
been made by each Xuueitoit icslgnud.
/ukrrtoit'a playing tliumv.is l.i ) ; Sleiultz'.s
tib'J. : ' XuUertuiisutfejed fiom lusamnia insi
nlglit , and complained of not feeling well to
daj in consu'pueuci' . The contest will bo ro
suiucd on Wednesday nt 1 p. m.
iVEAVERON
A Very Poor Showing in His Brief Tiled
in the Contest Caso.
CAMPBELL MAY TURN HIM OUT.
Frederick's IHU for Another Jmllcl.il
District in Iowa Sparks' Gooil
Work lu the tirtml Olllco
Washington Notes.
Tlio Cnmpboll-AVcnver Contest.
WASHINGTON , Maich 1. ( Special Tele
gram. ] Governor Campbell of Iowa is happy
o-nlglit , and ( leuenil Weaver Is correspond-
ngiy lll-iinlurcd. Tno cause , the weak and
limsy case madu by Judge Cook in ills be-
lalf filed for Weaver to-day in llio Campbell-
Weaver contested election. Weaver lias
claimed nil along that ho could show a eleai
cnso and an Incieasod vote , but his feathers
nre drooping nnd lie cries , "Help me , Cnssius
Uook , or 1 sink. " A cnieful nnnljsis of the
jilcf shows that all over the district they
lavu raked together baiely two iloren Illegal
votes cast for Campbell , with all their postmasters -
masters and icvcnue ngunts nt vvoik , witli
nianufactuml testimony nnd nil. Their at-
XMiipt to use Cook's old "coloredcolonization
dodge" pioved a mlsciablc fiasco. Thu "car
load' ' of darkles failed to materialize , and
Idiots and convicts all having voted for
Weaver , they nioin a bad straight. They
piovo two or three votes of demociats bought
U Ottnnivvaby republicans at SI apiece , but
Campbell beats this , showing that the dcmo-
ciats had to pay SI apiece for republicans In
tlio same city.
Wcavci's evidence was by apcison giving
Ills occupation asclcik , but a cioss-uxamlna-
tion developed him into a cleric of a saloon
without chaiacter. Weaver's principal wit
nesses me , many of them , men wnom lie lias
since paid elf with postodlces , sucii as Andei-
son ot Alontciuma , llrown of PraiiioClty ,
Klise of Baxter , Starkmnn ot llichland , and
n do/en others who worked for the substaiico
of things hoped lor. Ills attoiney in chief Is
now happy as commissioner to the Navnjos ,
and has gone to the happy hunting giounds.
The bilcf presented is weak in language , but
weaker in testimony , and It Is even hinted
Hint It Is a give-away and that Cook intends
to run next fall and wants Weaver out of the
way. However that may be , Weaver has
certainly icccivcd a black eye , and feels It.
[ f this democratic house could only ilso
above its intense partisanship , Weaver
would take Grecloy's advice in less than two
weeks and "go west. "
FOK A Xr.W IOWA JUDICIAL DISTINCT.
To-day Mr. Ficdnricksotlowa , Intioduccd
intioduccd his pet scheme to create a judi
cial illstiict in iiis congressional domain.
The bill piovidcs that the act of congiess'to
dlvldo tne stnto of Iowa Into five judicial dis-
tiicts , approved July 20 , 18S2 , shall bo
uncndod as follows : That the counties ot
Cedar , Johnston anil Tama shall bo trans-
fwred to the northern district and made a
part tlicieof ; and tUat gaid counties and the
counties ot Grimily , Bardin , Butler. Brewer ,
UlackhavvkI3cntonL'ynn ! , Jones nnd Clinton
shall constitute a new division In said north
ern dlstuct. to bo callcd'tlio ' Cedar Itaplds di
vision of tlio norther ilistiiet , and that tlio
terms of court tor vvl ich1 shall bo hold at the
city of Cedar Haplcts. All provisions of the
act of July 20,1SS2 , shall bo applicable to the
division cieated by this act. Tlio time for
holding court In the Cedar Rapids ilivislon ot
the noitlicrii district shall bo the tlihd Tues
day of February and the second Tuesday of
September. The Iowa delegation Is almost
ngainst the advlsabilty of the passage of this
bill , and say Mr. Fredericks news it can not
succeed. Ihey say there is ono too many
judicial districts in the stnto now.
SPAr.KS IS DOING QOOD WOIIK.
Eighty-six homestcnd , timber cultmc nnd
other entries , nud 145 pre-emption filings ,
were cancelled for fraud liy Commissioner
Sparks during the month of Febiuary , and
ho held for cancellation upon tlio same
ground eighty-one timber cqltuio and twen
ty-two pre-emption filings , lip , : ilbo rluiliig
that pejlod recommondei } criiYilnSl proceed
ings against fifty-seven for timber trespass
on government lands , nnd divjl suits lif
twenty-two cnses to iccove'r 83 , )1 ) , 05 , tlio
vnlue of the timber cut. The largest of these
cases which ho has recommended suit to bo
brought against , Is the Sierra Lumber com
pany of Pan Francisco , for the cutting of
2,000,000 feet of timber. This is the largest
fraud that the land olllco has over "had to in-
terfeio with.
ni-Aiit's nii.i , DOOJIP.D TO nnniAT.
Indications do not point to tlio passage of
tlio educational bill , which pioposcs to dis
tribute among tlio states , pro intn , Inrgo sums
lor public school purpose . Indeed , it seems
more stoutly opposed In this congress than It
was in the last one. It lias lost ground , evi
dently , In the long discussion in the senate.
The constitutional objection urged by Sena
tor Morgan and some others of the debater ! )
thcro have had moio weight than was ox-
pectcd by the fi lends of the bill. It may get
thiough the senate , but there seems small
prospects of getting it through the house.
MOVKMIIXTS 01' DAKOTAIAXS.
Senator-elect Moody has left lor his homo
In Dakota. Governor-elect Mclletto and
other piomincnt vvoikeis for Dakota state
hood , including Senator-elect Kdgeiton , aio
expected hero In a few days. 'Iheio arc sev
eral well known demociats heio fiom tlio
toirltoiy , among whom aio William T. Love
and C. C. Fiost of Huron , at vroilc for the
Hnnison hill , which will bo consideicd by
the house committee on terrltoiles next week.
WANT A VVKSTEIHf 6OUIKns' HOSIIJ.
The Iowa delegation presented In tlio
lioiiso and bcnatu to-day dnpllcntu copies of a
joint lesolution ami memorial passed by
their stnto legislatuie , afiklng for the estab
lishment of a northwcstein btnnch ot the
homo for disabled and Indigent union sol-
diets and sniloi.s. The documents woiu ic-
f erred to thu committee ion mliltarya ft'ahs of
each house. J
wubrinx : rqsTAi. CHANOKS.
Jnmes , Ncol lins been appointed postmaster
nt Neei , a new office in Dundy county. Dan
iel T. Kennedy nt Pclilii , n new ofllco in
Keyn Palm county ! John Norwood has
bjon commissioned postmaster at Laird
( Neb. ) , Peter J. Kor hntPoilsmouth ( luvvn ) ,
and Itobertson ( Jan 113way nt Pleasant Grove
( Iowa ) .
WILD IDK.VS VKOM DOUGLAS.
A largo number of Douglas county cill/ens
have petitioned congiess to so amend the
constitution of tlio United Stntcs ns to
abolish the presidency. They wnnt the ex
ecutive's functions performed byntilbunal
to bo selected by the people or by congiess.
FOUTV.MNTH COXGUUSS.
Seriate.
WAfiiiiNftTOjf , Match 1. The senate com
mittee on public , lands voted to lepoit ad
versely on tliu nomination of Surveyor Gen
eral Dement of Utah.
The minority lepoit of tlio senate judiciary
committee on tip Dublin casu was pie-
sentcd. Ills three or fopr times as long aS
thomajoiity icput. It embodies no icsolu-
tious. ,
Mn Pugh nskfd tlinl the ; report be printed
nnd placed on tl o caletlila ? . '
It wns not rend In the senate.
Tlio report says that\vlicn \ President Clove-
ami cnmc fnlo onice lie found nbp 53 i > er
ccntoMlio olilccJ Ullcil by jfPl > blcatis | , nfl-
pointed aS A rowiiiTforpMlyfeeivlcei. The
wrty to whom the president owed
lis nomination nnd election had
icon exiled from all participation In
ho civil administration of the Bovernment
Tor nearly n quarter of a ccntuiy. The
irlends nnd supporters of tlio president made
application for n redistribution of public
trusts. No other president has ever been
subjected to such a sovoio trial , or had met
with so ninny grave dtnioulMc * * . and no oilier
liml such an abundant supply ol valid reasons
and causes urglne him to the free otorclse of
the power of removal fiom federal olllce. nnd
none other over resisted inoro than he
the lust claims ot his suppoitcis or
used his power ot icmovnl 111010 con
scientiously , cautiously nml sparingly.
Notwithstanding these facts , Hie TOO nomi
nations sent to the senate lu suspension
cases luttl been allowed to remain boloie tlio
committee without eonsidcintion nnd liual
discommon. Dustin has made no complaint
befoiu tlm judicial v committee , the president
or attoiney goneiaH that ho wns wronged by
the suspension. Tlm conunltteo was fully
Infoimed that Hatred wns recommended to
the president by all the mumbeis of eongiess
liom Alabama , on personal knowledge ot his
high diameter , Stilptied to the naked truth ,
without any special juending , the casu made
for the senntu on thulr i evolution nnd the
nnsvvcrof thu nttomuy general is whether
Iho senate has might to demand of thoattor-
neV general the uansmlssion , ngainst the
order of the piesldent , of the only paper or
document of the -cilptlon mentioned In
thu resolution. That paper or document. It
Is stated In the ien.ue.st , lelatcs exclusively
to the removal of Dustin by thu president ,
and for that reason alone Is not transmitted ,
In conclusion , the minority of your eom-
mitten nru gratified nt belns nule to slate that
In the Foity-.slxth congiess , when thu dunio-
erats had a majority in the senate , no such
speetndo ns that now exhibited to the conn-
tiy was ever witnessed in the history ol its
pioccerllngs.
Tlio lupoit is signed hv Senators James L.
Pugh , Iflciiard Coke , Gcorgo G. "Vest , and
llouell K. Jackson.
Tlmsennto then went into executive ses
sion , nnd when the doors reopened , nd-
jouincd.
House.
Mnrch 1. Mr. Brtiinm
asked unanimous consent to have pi luted In
the senate a memoilal signed by J. P. Brigham -
ham and otheis , asking the impeachment of
Daniel Manning , secretary of the treasury ,
for high crimes and misdeineanois In the ex
ecution of the silver law.
Mr. Klbridgo moved to suspend the rules
ami pass the Mexican pension bill vv ilh a proviso
vise excepting from its provisions poisons
politically disabled.
After debate , and pending action upon the
motion , the house adjourned.
I < curuary Debt Statement.
WAMIINOTO.V , Maich 1. The following is
n recapitulation of the debt statement issued
to-day for the month ol Febiuaiy : Inleiest
bearing debt , principal nnd Interest , S1'J01-
22 500.0) ; debt on which interest has ceased
hinco maturity , SUV ( > ,84U.O > ; debt beiiiing no
interest , SrG-VH515.7T ) ; total debt , principal
and interest. 81,823,331.071.4(1 ( ; decrease of
debt dining the month , ? S,70J,153.W , : ; ca h in
trcasurv availnble for i eduction of the public
debt , S223IGr > 1743.0t ; rescue fund. 6100,003-
030 ; total easli in the treasury , as shown by
thu treasurer's account § - ' ' .
general accountl'Jl,4b'J. -
053.52.
THE OVEnfjAXP AVAR.
No Dcoi-oasc In Rates Q Fiercer
" " ' " * ' " " " "
Fight IjooIccil"P6r ;
CHICAOO , iltuch 1. [ Special Telegrnm. ]
San Francisco passenger intes are still aslow
as they were 89.50 , for first class limited
lidliiR from Chicago. Commissioner
Mldglcy , wlio went to New Yoilc to Induce
the trunk lines topi orate with the overland
California lines so that they could better
compete with the Sunset route , which takes
Its freight by water around to Now
Orleans , lias returned without accomplishing
his purpose. The Southern 1'ndiic , by having
a steamer ionic to Now Orleans , appears to
jjo al > le to control a majority of tlio business ,
( jo what the otlier roadu may. The Rock
Island claims that by not meeting the St.
Pnul'S ' S $ cut to Council Bluffs except on
thiough buslncbS , it hasgieatlysuipiisedand
disgruntled that lend nnd its ally , tlm Nortli-
vv'esfcrn. ' On the other hand the St. Paul
claims thpt it and tlic Northwcstein aie car
rying nil the Council IJIuirs business , and
that it wants nothing better than the present
state of things. Itallroad men aic expecting
moro active lighting on this Mbsouii river
business.
Tlic Rates Ruling From 'Frluco.
SAN FiiANCisco , March 1. Owing to the
domami of the Iowa roads that lull fare bo
charged between Omaha and Chicago , prices
on unlimited tickets have been advanced to
New Yoik to 505.25 , nnd ChicacoT2.r,0. No
change in limited tickets. The Southern Pa
cific made a new move In the light tills
aiteinoon hy cutting thlid class tickets.
Their announcement was Immediately fol
lowed by simllnr action on the pait of all the
other ovciland loads , and .schedules ot open
rates vvcio conspicuously posted at all the
oflices as follows : To Omaha and Kansas
City , S12.r,0j Chicago , S17.50 ; Now "York.
5'js.r,0 ; Boston , S"O.M ) . Heavy sales of thiiil
class tickets rcbiilted in consequence of this
reduction.
T/io / Illinois Ccnlrnl's Annu.il.
CIIICAOO March 1. Tlm annual repot t of
the directors of the Illinois Centinl inilrond
for the j'onr ended December 31 , 1585 , shows
tlmt thogiosssum received for the year wns
Slif.ai,000 ! , an increase of SHH.OOOtor the
lines In Illinois und the ( south , and a decienso
ot S.'il.OCO in Iowa. The nut e.unlng vvcio
S4.7Til.000.
The rcpoitattilbutcs the decreased earn
ings ot the Iowa leased lines principally to
the decrease of business consequent upon
thu le.s'-eiiliig of Immigiatloii Into Iowa nud
thu stntcs beyond. The causes mentioned
are higher taxation , building ot opposition
lines ami lowcilng ot freight nnd passenger
rntes.
A JJIfj Cut IJy llio Sunset.
SAN FitANCisco , March I. T. C. Stubbs ,
ccncinl tinlllu manager of the Soiithein
Piieiliu company , made 0110 ceneinl into of
810 per ton on all Height to New Voile iu-
gmule.ss of class , lie nUo oideied two latcs
lo bo made fiom New Voik to this point of
81 per hundred on freight huietoforucluiigcd
SHor over jier hundred , and 75 rents ior
freight previously can led for less than S3.
FOREIGN KIjASHIOS.
Tlio AVITo or tlio Aiuorlcnii Minister
Couipllitic'iitcd liy QIIOUU VI o.
LONDON , March 1. Queen Victoila spon
taneously paid a great compliment to
America to-day in receiving Mrs. Phelp ? ,
wife of the United .States minister , in a pil-
ratn nudleiico at Windsor rastle. Mis. Phelps
wasaccoinjianied by the 1'nil nnd CouutuKS
Itosebeiry. Thu paity met nt Windsor st.i-
tlou and weiu coin eyed to the eastlo by .special
foil it eaiilnges. Tlio countess pic.scnlcd
Mrs. Phelps in the ambassador's loom , Thu
( liieen icieived MIH. Phelps most eoidlally
nnd convi'iscd witli liCi somu time. Tlmie-
ceptlonofn minister's wifu jnivatelv by Ihc
( itieen 14 almost phenomenal. That honor Is
duo only to tlio wives ot nmb.issador.s , Tim
honor is more niarkel because thu quern
will hold a diawing loom slioitly , nt
which it is customary to present minister- , '
wives to her. Mrs. Phelps was ntliied In
mourning , Thu paity lunched at the eastlo
nnd was conveym buck to thustntion in the
same loynl caritaiie. preceded by goigcous
iiostilioiis. Mr , Phelps did nut accompany
ins wile. Olliclal noHcu is given In thu
point clifliilar of the presentation of Mrs.
Phelps.
" \VeIsli Opposition lo ITnmo Utile.
LONIJO > , Maich L The Welsli members
of the libeial party united in Intimating to
Glndstonu that it will bu impossible ! 1 them
to support nny proposal tending to the tstab-
llsliiueut of n sepaiato paiilumeut In lielan J.
TROUlJLiCS.
r
McCoriulck's Ileaper Works Kcaitinc
CHICAOO , March 1. Tlio McConnlck reaper
woiks resumed work this morning , 160 men
reporting for duty. Gieat crowds were In
The vicinity of tlio works caily In the morn-
ng , ami lo lucfr picsence Is ascribed tlio fnct
hat n larger number did not npply for work
through fear of Intimidation. A largo fotco
of police v\ etc on hand to preserve order , nnd
nrresteil tin eo or four men who vv cro noisy and
aggressive. The lockcdout men me to hold n
uassmeeting this forenoon near the works ,
When thu pient bell sounded nt the works
not to exceed 150 men Imd entered the ynrds.
Largo numbeis of woiklim men Imd up-
icared carrying their dinner" palls , but were
akcn In chnrjtis by sttlkois. A pieat many
vvoto prevailed upon to icmain out. Gie.vt
ciovvus otstrlkeis lined IHno Lslnnd avenue
facing the works , with the evident Intention
ofintlinidutlngntiy men expecting to go to
work , nnd linnlly tlm police oideied them
back. They woie slo\v \ to move nt Hist , but
winn the order to disperse cnmo a second
time and tliu olllceis advanced , they tin licit
nnd ran ncioss the prnhles. scnueilug in
nil directions. Tliu dlsputsnl ot the ciovvds
icstoird couiklonco to the minds of the
wavering ones , who had been prevented ftom
enteiiiigat tlrst , nnd they slatted htmicdly
Tor thu works. In tlvo minutes , nccoiding to
Mr. McCormlckM count , ! V > 0 men vvciu at
woik in the vnilotts departments , tjnpeiln-
[ endent Avei 111 says n number ol men 10-
Irnined irom leturnliifc owing to having re
ceived Uueatcning notes last night. Hy to-
moiiow lie expected tin1 work to bo In lull
tpcintion. .Mr. McCormick opened the ynuls
In person and declined ho would not shut
ilown now if lie only had n lUucn men to
The police nt rested twenty men for creating
n distuibanec. ono of whom was making n
speech advocating that thu htiikors use their
icvolvers nnd shoot nny ono cnlcilngthe
yaids. They vveio taken to the police station
nudairniguedloreniiylng concealed weap
ons. They vveio lined 8 > and cosls each.
Revolvers weie lound on their persons.
The Kljilit Hour Movement.
CHICAGO , 111. , Mnrch 1. Tlio eight hour
movement Is assuming foimldablo pionor-
tlons In this city , nnd promises to bo vciy
.encral among vvngcwoikers , both orgnnl/cd
and unorganised. Already the Uiicklayers'
union have decided to stand for eight horns
vvoik at eight hours par , on May 1. 18bO , as
recommended by tliu Federation of Tiadu
ami Labor unions ot tlio United States and
Canada , ami as they number 4,000 men in
fact all working at tlio ttado in Chicago
their demand is likely to bo acceded to.
The I'lasteiefs union , numbering .some
1,500 , have taken like action , as nlso the lath-
ei.s , carpenters and all hulhtlng tiades. The
Clgai maker's union lias also decided to nuiku
a stand tor eight lioni.s , and the Typogiaph-
Ical union , numbering some 1,500 members ,
yestetday decided to lall into line and work
eight houis fiom and alter May 1 , nnd in
vited the other pi inter's unions in thu eotin-
tiy to co-opeiate. The general feeling among
the vvoikeis seems to bo to nccopteight houi.s
pay for eight houis vvoik , and mnnuiactuiers
vud employcis generally do not seem to
strenuously object to their proceeding.
The Chinese Must Go.
Poivrr.ANi > , Oie. , Maicli 1. Uetvveen mid
night and 2 o'clock this morning a mob of
eighty masked men , divided into Iwosnuads ,
visited tlio Chinese working back of l ast
Poitiandnml Albinn , the eastern subuib'of
this city , and diovo them out. There were
ISO Chinese in all , all of thorn unpaged In
wood chopping and grubbing on land lying
one to three miles buck of town. Some of
the men v\oro masks , olhurs had thcr | faces
blacked , 'and some were sacks over their
heads with holes for eyes , and all of them
were armed. They came to the camps whcio
the Chinese vveio asleep , loutcd them out ,
displayed icvolvcis , nnd oideied them to
pac.c up and leave at once. The Chinese of
fered no rcsistniico and nllovved themselves
to bo driven to the ferry boat nnd taken to
tills city. The mob worked with great
secrecy. The night was daik , and the olllcers
of the law know nothing ol its nctiou until
the Chinese ai rived here , matching uu the
street about 2 o'clock in the morning.
\VYO3I1XO WAIFS.
Substantial BiislilcSsBIeu Incorporate
a North and South Railroad.
CIIIVINNI : : , Wyo. , Mnrcli 1. [ Special Tel
egram. ] Articles of incorporation of the
Cheyenne & Northern Railway company
wcio filed with the secretary of the territory
tills evening. Cnpltnl § 3,000,000 , divided Into
30,000 shares. Tlio Incorporators and trustees
for the first year nro Tliomns Sturgls , secre-
ictary of the Wyoming Stock Growers' asso
ciation and president of the Stock Growers'
National bank of Cheyenne ; Henry G. liny ,
cashier of the same bank ; Francis E. Wnr-
rcn , govcinor of Wyoming and president of
the Warren Mcicnntilo compnny nnd the
Wnrien Live Stock company ; W. M. C. Irwin.
vice piesldent of the First National bank of
Cheyenne ; Moiton E. Post , banker and ox-
delegnto in congress ; Joseph M. Cnioy , pres
ent delegate for Wyoming ; Erasmus Naslo
and W. Corlclt. The line of tlio load is irom
Cheyenne north to Fort Lnrmlc , thcnco
northwest to Fort Fettcunan , and through
Johnson county to Montana , tlicncu north
west to the Northern Pacific. The compnny
Isorgani7cd upon the strength ot 5500,000 ,
subsidy to bo given by Larmlo county to n
north and south road. It will probably bu
operated In conjunction with tlio Union
Pacific.
The Lance Cicok Cattle company , with
51,000,000 capital , nnd A. II. Hold and T. U.
Iloid , w Ilh some New Yoik gentlemen , ns
tiustcc ? , also incoi pointed to-day.
TJJIO Ft Kit : ULSCOUfl.
Northern Pa u llio Depot at AVimiliici ;
Totally Destroyed ,
AViNNirna , Man. , Mnrcli 1. A fire broke
out at an early hour to-day in tlio Canadian
Pacific railway depot and tlio stiitcturu was
totally consumed. The origin of thu llio Is n
mysleiy , unless U was by gas or some com-
bustlblu substance In tlm baggage loom whuiu
the fin ; Mailed , The building nnd contents
were valued nt 87(10,000 ( , nnd thulr only insur
ance Is SRtu ) . AH olllcos have been
thoroughly gutted , except what may bu saved
of the contents ot thu safes. Itnslness was
lesimied in tliu uld station today pending
the coustiiictlon ot a new building.
I ' 'iro in Toronto ,
TonoNTo , Maio'i 1. A fiio yesterday nt
Point Periy destioyed ninny line houses nnd
uncompleted bloukn that had been elected
hlnee the Iho of eighteen mouths ngo. While
tliu lire was in progress a tnirihlu explosion
of gunpowder stored In n cellar of ono of tlio
binning bttildhigs , tool : place , but noon *
was Injured. The weather was very cold and
water lioio in thu pipes. Thu fiio spiead so
inpidly thnt many poor people were com
pel led to lleo from their homes without any
thing else than thu clothes they wore. Thu
loss will not exceed § 100,000.
AtVn.st Now J
WisTNivv : ; Union ro.v , S. I. , Mnreh I.
A Ihu stalled in Hodlno Dio. 's lumber yaid
this afternoon with asttft' gale blowing. En
gines from tlm nuighljorln ; towns vu-io
called tons-list In lighting the flames. At 10
o'clock to-night thu llio was thought to 1m
under conliol. Loss , § 75.00 ) ; insurance ,
sai.ow , _ | _
At I'liilailelplilii.
Pmr.ADin.rniA , Mmch l- Two bulhllngs
belonging to the oilcloth works of ( Jooige W.
lilnbun > v : Ca. burned to-day. Loss , S'O.OCO ;
paitlyliihiUL'd.
AfWIillohall , N. V.
Tnor , N , Y. , Maich l.-K. W , Hull's ojwia
house nt Whitehall , and a number of smaller
buildings , were burned to day. Loss , $ S5UOO.
jruforo buying got pncos at tlio Central
Lumber Yuri ! , 13ti ! anil Culiforniu.
A WAIF WITHOUT A FATHER ,
The Surprise Party Played on a Nebraska
Oily Merchant ,
FOUND AN INHABITED BASKET.
.The Covcrlns Ucinovcil Kovcnlfl n
SiltmtliiiK Infiint Ho Commences
Criminal Action Against the
Alleged Mother.
A llnbo "Without n P < ipn.
r.niiASK.v CITY , Neb. I'eb. US. [ Spcclnl , ]
Some person or persons , who aie at present
inkiiown , between the hours of 8 and 0
o'clock last evening left n basket containing
n male Infant who wns appmontly not over
.wo days old , at tlio side door of the rest-
lencoof K. N. Itnttmniin. Iho well-known
iteichaut nnd landloid of this city. The
sot rant ghl employed at the lesldcnco of Mr.
tottmanii had occasion logo to the.barn at
S o'clock or a little after to look alter acovv
which had been ailing all day , Mr. Itottmnnn
tot being able to look after thu nnliunl on ac
count of being under the vventher himself.
On herieturn to tliu house , about live mln-
ites later , she discovered n sninll
imiket basket on thu steps ot the side
leer which she had just passed out o
i few minutes before , n white doth being
pread ovei It. Placing her hand under the
cloth her surpilso turned to flight when slio
'ell something warm. She nt once ran Into
the house and notified Mr. and Mrs. Hott-
iiiaun , and the basket being biought Into the |
mif-e , tlio contents vveiu discovered to ben ,
"bouncing llltle baby boy , " appaiuntly about
ono or two days old , well diesscd , and ovl-
.lently then under the InlliTeiico of some
opiate.
Sheriff McCnllum was nt once summoned ,
uul in company with Constable Hail began
it once to sco it they could tiaco up the mys-
: ery. They lound footprints nlong the funco
11 the alloy , and also the pi hit of tlio
lottom of the basket , evidently the place
ivlicic thepaity was In walling befoio put-
Jug Ids or her plans Into opeiatlon , The
same foot prints vveio also tiaced for over
lalf n mile , nnd also at one placu thu pi hit of
ho basket was discovered again. Tliu night
jchiR stormy and dntk tlm ollleers gave up
ilielrscaicli until this moiuiug.
It Is thought that the ic.ison the babe was
left nt Mr. Itottmnnn's was from the fact that
Mr. It. is 0110 of tlio wealthiest men of our
city , and having lest his llltlo bably a few
weeks since , the paily thought tlmt t lie little
strniiger might receive tlic benelits of a good
ionic , and might be 111010 welcome , in a
mcasuie filling the loss Mr. and Mis. Kott-
mann have met with so recently.
inuiASKA CITV , Xcb. , Match 1. JSpcclnl
rclegiam.J As an outcome of tlio baby
found on the doorsteps of F. W. Uottmnnn's
icsldenco Satinday night , that gentleman
swore out n warrant atrainst Mrs. F. Diinko
late this evening , charging her with mali
cious libel and slander against him , by cliarg- '
Ing falsely and maliciously and In n public .
manner that ho , Iiotlermnn , wns the father !
of n certain illegitimate child which had 1
[ ) cun abandoned nnd left on his uoor.stcps. _ j
The piolimluary examination will take plntfo j
to-night or to-monow in the countv court.
It Is thought before the matter is tluouzh j
with there will boVomo Intorostlng develoii-
mcnts. Airs. Dunko denies tlio charge.
Some Creditors Got Left.
Exr/rca Neb. , Maich 1. fSpecialj W. J.
Sullivan's general merchandise stock was
sold nt auction licio Saturday for SI,575 to
Meyer it Itaapke , Omalm. About S1.-100 of
this with notes nnd book ncco\tns \ vv ill cover
the fust inoitgagc held by I ) . 11. Mullhollaiii ) .
It is genei ally thought hero that the stock
brought about full value. Thn other creditors ,
piinclp.il among whom tire Meyer &Ttanpke ,
Omaha , and Piiimmer , Pciry & Co. , of Lin
coln , § 600 ; Heed , Jones & Co. , Omaha , S500 ,
will get practically nothing. Tills stock of
goods has cnngcd hands six times In the past
five yeais with two fnlluiesCi1) ) , nnd during
this period of time it has not been nt nil plain
who owned the stock.
Tribute to JinlKO IMitclioll.
NKHRASKA CITV , Neb. , March 1. [ Special
Tclegiam. ] Thecouit hoiiso at this place
was draped In mourning all day Sunday nnd
the great bell kept tolling during the hour
Judge Mitchell's fnnoial was being held nt
his old lovvu home. The following delega
tion from tills city attended the fiiuoral :
M. L , . Hnywaid , William Vallontine , W. A.
Cotton , T. U. Stevenson , S. II. Calhoun , W ,
K. Hill , Dr. Ulshop nnd William McLennan.
Besides n beautiful homo in this city , Judge
Mitchell had 510,000 Insurance on his life. <
Died from Xnturul Causes.
I'li.viTSMOt'TH , Nob. , March 1. ( Srcclnl.j '
The Moinlng Mall , n dally paper established
in this city some three months ngo , died n
nntmnl death on Sunday moiuiug of this '
week. It domonstiated'tho long established
fact that n moinlng dally without dispatches '
wns a misnomer , and n bin den to Its
projeclois.
Her Hiislmml Ifcr Murderer.
SiMii.voi'ir.U ) , Mo. , Match 1. The coro-
nci's inquustln the ( iiniiam wife minder case
wns resumed this morning. After novelnl
witnesses wcro examined the Jury if turned
a verdict that Sarah Uaaham came to her
death at. the hands of ( icoitru Ginhnm by
means of a pistol shot wound In thu light
luenst , nnd otlier unknown means , and that
ICinma Malloy nnd ( 'or.i IA'U weiu necessoileu
tlieieto. etc. The Herald will piint a fct.UC-
incut liom Mis. Mnlloy. very lengthy nnd le-
pliiloultu scilptuies. Ilbeais hard on Uia-
Iiam , and niotoats thu innocence of lieisclC
and Cora Lee , Kxcltement l inniilng hlch
to-night.
Powder HOUHO Dumollshnil ,
PAVIO.V , Ohio , Mmdi 1. Tliu dry hou'n of
thu Miami I'ovvder company near Xenla blew
np this morning , killing three men und blow
ing tlio building nnd machinery to atoms.
Thu shock was diicctly felt heiu all over tlio
city. Thcio wcie a.-iro tvvcnty-livu pound
icegs In tlio house when the explosion ocv
curied. It was caused by Ihu explosion of
the holler used In drying the powder. The
loss is heavy , but cannot bo estimated ,
leather , "Mother nnd Child Drowned.
HAMI-AX , N. S. , Match ] . AIox MeDon-
aid , wife nnd child , vvhllo crossing Luke
Uras d' Dor , Capo iiiolon , Satnnhiy night ,
bloke thiough thu ire and wuiu diuwucil.
An Interestinu Iiuoturn.
A good aiidioucu greelud Hov. A. P ,
Mend lust ovonin c nt the Sewiuil street
M. K. church , to listen to his Jeoluro on
"Honiancu of tlio Pulpit. " Tlioso vviio
wcro present with the expectation of
hearing u dry pulpit oration wuro hap
pily disappointed , for tlio spi'ilor : ; ex-
liihitod u talent ( or interesting liis : iiu1i >
cneo in cvorything that liu wild Tlio
lecttiro itself is extremely iiiliM'cstiug ,
and tlus iiKiunor of id iluHvcr.vvasclot
( [ ticiit , full of pathos anil sparkling with
intriuttion ,
Itlioiiinntism loies its grjj ) whenever
Bt , Jncolis Oil is applied. 1'ifiy cents u
botllq.
Low ju'icos , { rood tjrades and a squar ,
deal. Central Lumber Yard , iUh ; Cala ,
