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SEVENTEENTH YEAH. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 30 , 1887. NUMBER 105 MR , IA1IAR ON LAND GRANTS , Ono Feature of the Secretary's Forthcoming Annual Report. HISTORY OF CORPORATE CRIME. How the ; Ptthllu Domain . "Wan Seized Jiy the Itallroad OctoptiH and HnncM Settlers Itohucd of Their UlilitH. A Dark Iteoorcl. WAfiiixetTox , Nov. 29. Ono of the most Important features of Secretary Lamar's forthcoming , annual report Is the part which relates to the adjustment of railroad land grants. It reads us follows : Shortly after my appointment , and ns I bc- rumo somewhat familiar with the public land xystcin , Its organization and the workings thereof. I beeuino moro and moro impressed with the fact that the public domain was being diverted from Its legitimate purpose and converted to objects the inevitable effects of which wcro repugnant to the entire theory on which the land system was based. Apart from the methods of the Illegal appropria tion of the 'p.ubllo domain , effected through the perversion of the several laws for the ac quiring of title thereto , 1 became convinced that the administration of congressional gnints to wagon and railroads had given rise lo enormous abuses. Con- gre'ss had not only made grants which , in some Instances , exceeded in extent the urea of half a do/en of the largest and most populous states of the union , but In addition provided that any losses of lands within the grunted limits should bo satisfied by the selection of lands within other and . adjoining limits , thus nearly doubling the area of the original grants. Under these acts the hind department had withdrawn from public appropriation not only granted title's , as required by law , but also lands within the Indemnity limits , at the request of the grantee companies. Thus enormous quantities of public lands wcro held in reser vation .to await the convenience of the re- Hpec'tlve corporations in the construction of their roads , the selections of its hinds , and the uncurtain adjustments of grunts by the department. I do not , for u moment , mean to question the wisdom of uidlng in the e-fifi- Htruetlon of railroads. That policy was , at the time , u good ono ; but , in the light of ex perience , it may bo well to usk whether it would not liavo been wiser to havoaidcd these great enterprises otherwise than by grants of the public domain. Though much good has been wrought , certain it is , that the leg islation by which these vast territories passed under the dominion of the railroad companies , gave an incurable wound to the homestead Hchcmo before that schema hud u fair oppor tunity for displaying its bemilleent effects. This land grunt legislation was certainly not In harmony with the theory of the distribu tion of the public domain among thepeople and gave up to capitalists , us basis for trufllc speculation and gigantic financial schemes , what was. by thooriginai policy of thogovcrn- . inent , designed to bo homes foran industrious and thrifty people , the abodes of domestic happiness and virtue and patriotism. Notwithstanding thcso Indemnity with drawals were miulo exclusively for the inter ests of the company , few of these , if any of them , constructed their roads within the time prescribed in the grunting act , ns an express - press condition on which the grunl was made. Maps of "probable , " "general. " "designated" and "definite ) " routes of sale1 road were llle-el with rapidity In the depart ment mid withdrawals thereunder wcro tiskeel and almost invariably granted unti the public ! hind of states and territories were cridIroned over with railroad , grunted am indemnity limits ; and , in many instances the limit of ono road overlapping and con- llicting with other roads In the most bewild ering manner , so that a settler seeking u " homo could scarcely find n desirable location * . that was not claimed by some one , or per haps two or three of the many roads to whicl grunts of land hud been miulo by congress , Nor was this all. Though the desired trad might not bo apparently covered by railroae location , the settler would hardly select i' ' before the agents of the corporations wouh hot up a claim lo it or the right to occupy ane demand It under the right of way and con Htruetlon privileges conferred by the grant ing act. s'l'hus the settler , ignorant of his legal rights and with no ono to iidvisa him with respect to cither ln\\ or facts , would for the sake o Iicaco and a home , readily consent to purchase from the company. Jn this way these cor poratious , In addition to tlio land granted to them , have claimed , sold and received the price of a great deal of other land to whicl they had neither legal nor moral right , noi tmadow of cither. The confusion , hardships and impositions practiced upon the settlers were greatly In creased by the bold schemes of corporate agents , where withdrawals were iniulo o hinds to which the legul title of companie had not attached , and which afterward re inalncd in the same condition for years , through the failure of cxmgrcss to make the necessary appropriations"for surveys. When , however , through partial surveys or adjust- v incuts of grants , the lands thus sold by the company were found to bo out.s'do of the priuits and determined by the department te bo public ! hinds , the purchaser from the com pany found himself In the unfortunate pro- ( liniment of having lost both his land and his money. Generally , without means to enter into costly litigation with a powerful corporation , the deprivation of his home , the expenditure and waste of his years , his energy and strength In redeeming that home from its wild condition , rendered his mere technical right of action ugainst the com pany but little moro than a mockery. It muttered not what might bo his equities acquired by years of toil upon what he be lieved to bo part of the national domain. It was declared by the highest Judicial tribunal , as expounded by the highest law officers ol the executive' , that a withdrawal , one'o made , by competent authority , was legal and effect ive to exclude all from intrusion within its limits , Ono such cuso whcra hardships and injustice were about to bo inflicted under the law came under your observation. ( The ; hero cites Guilford-Mil- secretary tbo noted - - Icr cnso ) . After years of waiting , congress had failed to cmjiowur the the dopurtmto make the nee- essury surveys whereby nome of the grants might bo adjusted , and nolmmediatoprospect of such surveys was In sight. Hut u law was passed Miirch ! ! , 1S ! 7 , whereby the secretary of the Interior was "directed to immediately adjust each of the railroad land grunts made by congress to aid in the construction ol railroads. " 1 entered ii | > on n most uarcfnl considera tion of the whole subject of history and law relating to land grants and concluded if the department was clothed with authority tc make indemnity withdrawals , as has been done in so many instances , the exercise ot that authority was u mutter entirely within Round discretion and not a matter of legal ob ligation In any respect ; that the same sound discretion , which in the interest of the com- | iaS : s , Justified said withdrawals , now uC'unndod pcremplorily in the public Intend n speedy revocation of the same ; and Unit 'ho ' most effective wa.v of expediting the adjustmepf land grants and doing exact Justice to the ompanlos , while guarding and promoting the iut rcstt of the settlers also , was to permit the pubiu to enter into competition with the companies in the selection of lands heretofore with drawn for indemnity purposes. Tlio secretary hero refers to his call ol May " 3 , upon the different companies to show cause why the withdrawals should not bo re- yoked. Ho adds ) : Sopio of the companies ailed 10 show causey others filed answers ns { entlnif to Iho revocation , as they hct ! re cxilved pulisiftiction of their grant cither ir full or ns fur as possible : others conscrttee on condition that the , lands covered by the selections already miido should bo exceptee from the order of revocation , uud other com i . panics objected to the order of rcvocatloi i . us illegnl and in violation of chartered rights Jiricfs were filed mid oral argument ! accorded to the counsel of such companies a : jeslre > tl to bo heard , all of which wcro full , ' ml carcfqllyconsidcrcd , as was duo to. tju lui | > ortanecof-thoque'stionsund : theiimgiiitudi of the interests { uvolvcdrand on Aiigu'st Ki IW7 | myleV9 were fullycxprc eJ in. i eclsion rendered In the e-aso of the Atlantic t P.'iclllu railroad company , which , by an- wcr and argument , raised nearly all the ob- ectlons that were presented In part only , by i number of other companies. Two days liter orders withdrawing tlio hinds within ho indemnity limits mid reserving same from settlement were revoked and the lands restored to the public domain and to settle- ni'iit ; first , in the cases of two companies which had ne > t answered ; second , in these which answered and assented ; third , In the eases of companleSjWlilch setup defenses coni ng within the rulings In.tlio foregoing opinion. In the congressional grants to the Hastings & Dakota , St. Paul As Northern Pacific. St. Paul , Minneapolis it Manitoba. St. Paul As Sioux City , Sioux City & St. Paul and Wl- iinna ft St. Peter. It is provided that upon filing maps designating the rates of said roads and branches it shall be the duty of the secretary of the Interior to withdraw from the market lands embraced within the pro visions of the act making the grant. In con sequence of this provision , thcso roads were omitted irom the orders of restoration. It will bo seen from the order passed in the Atlantic At Pacific case , and which was ap plied to other companies , .mutatis mutandis , that whilst It was determined that the lands In question should not longer bo withheld from appropriation under the settlement lawn , ( ivory precaution possible was taken to pro tect the legal rights of the corporation. Following this action instructions were subsequently Issued to the commissioner of the general land olllco to detail all the avail able force In his ofllco lo the Work of adjust ing the road grants , and proceeding as rap idly as ixmiblo with the same. The amount of land revised to the public domain , through the orders revoking the indemnity with drawals , is stated by the commissioner of the general land olllco to bo ! 3lfji'iXJ ; : ( acres. 1 beg to refer to what has been said In an other part of this report In relation to the Imperative necessity of appropriations for surveys , without which complete adjustment of these railroad grants is not practical at an early day. DUHMN UNIONISTS. A Monster Meeting ; Addressed by llnrlliiKlnn and ( iosohen. DiMiux , Nov. 20. The great unionist meet ing , for ho purpose of addressing which Lord Hartington and Goschcn visited this city , was held at Leinster hall this evening. So many persons were desirous of attending the meeting that an overflow of the meeting was held In another hall. Thousands were turned away , unable to gain admission. The audience gave prolonged cheers for the queen. Hartington and Goschcn were accorded an enthusiastic greeting , the whole assembly rising and repeatedly cheering. The chairman handed Lord Hartingtpn an address approving his policy signed by 1'M(1 ) ( members of the chamber of commerce. Lord Hartington was loudly cheered. It is said the vast gathering clearly proved that the professional and commercial classes of Ire land arc opposed to separation. The import ance of this meeting in tlio heart of Dublin cannot bo exaggerated. The power of persistent , unblushing , reiterated assertion is so great and has been so fully exercised in inducing Englishmen and Se.otc.hmen to believe that Ireland detests the union and burns to substitute another form of government , that unless contradicted b.y oeculnr and tangible proof of it , it is almost impossible that in the course of time these as sertions will not work some influence in the minds of the unionists. Helng occasionally interrupted , Lord Hnr- tington said the dissenting minority was so small that the majority of Irish men was in favor of home rule. Ho refused to admit that the majority was necessarily ns largo as appeared from tlio representation in parliament be cause , under the electoral system , it was pos sible the unionists , who wcro In the minority though numerically approaching the separ atist majority , might not bo represented , Gladstone had never shown that Irclaml would bo satisfied with the limited home rule they offered. On the contrary there was every Indication ho would not bo satisfied except with entire separation. The struggle was moro for the possession of land than , for the reform of the ! system ol government and the Gladstonians admitted that the land difficulty must not and could not bo loft lo an Irish parliament for settle ment. Hartington asserted that there win no economic grievance in Ireland that the English parliament was not equally as readi and capable to deal with as an Irish parlia inent. Ho warned his hearers against be lieving that any modification of the Glad stone bills could make them acceptable to the majority In Ireland and , at the same time , consistent with the benefits of the mainten unco of the Hritish connections. Goschcn opened with a fi rco onslaughi upon the misstatements with which the Gladstonians sought to induce the people ol England and Scotland to entrust the govern mentof Ireland to a band of revolutionists What ho desired to bring homo as a lesson ol this meeting was the position of the com merclal class and all Industrial classes on the question. They are the prime movers ii commerce and trade without whose assist mice the agriculturalist can scarcely exist Ho asked if their opinions and votes were tc count as nothing beside the class which the homo rulers regard as alone entitled to iKilit leal effect. Goschcn maintained that thosi who denounced the league foi its etocrino of repudiation o contract are the truest friends o Ireland. Until homo rule broke loose fron what may bo considered doctrines of loyult ; there was no measure connected with Ire land in which ho did not take the Irish view Ho denounced separation as fatal to the bos interests of both countries. Goschen wa honored with a vote of thanks and the mi tiomil anthem was sung in chorus by tin audience. . COM ) IX An O.slikosh SI an Said to Have Struct a Itiuli Vein. OXIIKOSII , Wis. , Nov. 20. The Dally North western publishes an account of an allegci rich discovery of gold about eighteen mile from Washington , in Montgomery county Maryland , made under the direction of Dr Waller Kcinpster , superintendent of th < northern insane hospital at Oshkosh. Th < work has be'e'n secretly tu progress since las May , and samples of ore sent to the mint n Philadelphia were pronounced high grade The work has been elono by eight colorci men who were pledged to secm-.v and kcp in confinement. Dr. Kempstcr left for Mary land this afternoon , to purchase stamp mill : and proceed ut once to open up the mine. Fred Van "Winkle's Divorce Suit. CHICAGO , Nov. 29. Charles Fred Vai Winkle was not present when his elivorc case came up before Judge Sliepard , thi morning. Yan Winkle is the man wh brought suit against his wlfo Lillian. Ill father Is a stock yards commission mcrchan and quite wealthy. Van Winkle was repre senteel this morning by a letter puri > ortlng ti have been written from Sioux City. la. , say ing that ho hud no money to pay his faro ti Chic-ago and begged his attorney to nsk hi mother to send enough to get him homo. Th defense asked for an attachment against bin for non-payment of alimony and Judg Shepard granted it. The counsel for the de feitso then said ho would not ask that the bil bo dismissed this morning , but would consen jo ijlvc the plaintiff time to present moro utll duviis. Van Winkle was given until Monda ; to show cnti" " Why ho had not turned over ti his wlfo her private woperty. Tills consisted she claimed , of her drcssS , Icwclry , seulskli cquo , piano and other things , "ii h ° ha filed affidavits showing that lie sold ul ? * " nlturu to his futhcv mid the sacquo to hi mother. The Knlxhtu of Labor. New YOIIK , Nov 20. [ Special Telegram ti the Heo.Tho World gives- figures till morning showing that the Knights of Lube in New England ' .number only 25,000 , agalns 65,000 in 1SSO , tho'secedm going Into trade assemblies. ThecausofortUlslossof strehgtl Is.satdtobo disgust .with-tho Philudelphli crowd , incapacity of the local manage uicnt , particularly In strikes , cud ' the fan that certain leaders tried toproitituto. tbci oltlees fqr private cuds. . , HTII I mi 4 milMm PTIlllPPT P WILL BE A GRLAT STRUGGLE , Cities Working Hnrd For the Repub lican Covontlon. OMAHA'S CHANCES OF SUCCESS. It Must He Proven That She Can Accommodate tin ; Crowd Con- inciting ItvnortH About the Now Navy Capital News. Candidates For the Convention. WAMIIXOTOX , Nov. 2' ) . [ Special Telegram to the Hii.l : : Whoever secures the nex't national convention will" not have a walk away. Chicago , Omaha , Minneapolis and Philadelphia arc all In the field and will bo hc'ro before the end of the week with stroim delegations to bid for the great gathering of republicans. Chicago has left no stone tin- turned to influence favorable action In her bi.'half. For months past she has piled every accessible member of the national committee with facts and figures of her growth , hotel capacity , amusement facilities , and railroad connections. Her success in caring for the last convention is urged on all sides In her favor , and carries great weight. The great crowd of friends of the various candidates who attend such gatherings , and who look to the amusement facilities of a city as much as to its hotel capacity , nro all In favor of Chi cago. This , ciulto aside from political con siderations , is an clement of strength in Chi cago's favor which cannot bo overlooked. Many of the most prominent politicians are pronounced in favor of Chicago , ami the enthusiasm of their followers has not been decreased by the report that Chicago * will furnish free transportation for all delegates. Philadelphia will make n hard fight for the location. A largo and strong delegation of leading citi/ens will present her claims in person , backed by a handsome guarantee of expcnse-s. They will bo ably supported by a committee of hotel and boarding-house keep ers who will give liberal assurances of cheap rooms and lodgings. Minneapolis , not to bo behind hand , will como through to the national capital with a train of five cars , specially chartered to carry u representative assembly of her citizenship. Speaking on behalf of thu twin cities of Min neapolis and St. Paul , Minneapolis will offer the ; freedom of both communities and 50,000 cash as a bonus. It will bo seen that Omaha will have hard competition , with the chances against iis suc cess , but between the. contending claims of rival delegations it is not impossible that Omaha may succeed. There lias been a great deal of hard work done on her behalf in Now York and in Washington during the past week , and there is a strong under-current in her favor as second choice among members of the committee who feel themselves pledged on behalf of other claimants. The argument chiefly used against Omaha is its presumed lack of hotel facilities , and the committee which comes to present Omaha's proposition should bo prepared to show beyond question that it can euro for every one who may bo present if it hopes to change the opinion of these who are now apparently committed Ir revocably to Chicago's claims. Kldellobernor'n Power. WASHINGTON , Nov. 29. [ Special Telegram to the lir.n. ] There arc conflicting stories in circulation to-night in regard to the attitude of Senator Kiddlebcrgcr of Virginia towim the contested election of Judge Turpio of In diana. It is saiel by democrats that ut a cau cus of their senators yesterday assurance ? were given that Mr. Hiddleborger would vote to scat Turpic. Tlio republicans say , however - over , that so far from lilddlcbergcr haviiif. indicated that he would vote to seat Turpio , ho has Intimated that ho will stand by bis- party , if it comes to partisan action , but Urn1 he believes there is not a prima facie case It the credentials of 'Purple , and therefore the credentials would be referred to the commit tee , and ho should stay out of his scat unti regular procedure is taken. This evening' . ' local papers anticipate that Turpio will not bo sworn in on next Monday , and that he will bo askeel to stand aside until the commit tee on privileges and elections have made at investigation into his election. The Star says that Turpic has regularly drawn his pay as i United States senator upon the certificate ol the president pro teniporo of the senate ( Mr Ingalls ) since the fourth of March last , ane that the certificate was made because there appeared no contestant for Turpio's seat une therefore it was concluded that ho was cnti tied to his pay. The democrats seen to take a good deal of con solution from the fact , that i republican presiding officer has certified to Turple's pay roll. The republicans , how ever , do not consider this of any significance whatever ; it being duo solely to ignorance oi the part of the presiding officer of the fact that there was a contest of Turpio's seat It has always been 11 custom to pay a senator or member of the house who holds a certifi cate from the governor the salary which would go to him if ho were regularly elected until it is decided definitely that he is en titled to the seat. In some instances mem bers of the house , notably in the case ol Hichardson of South Carolina Imvo beci paid as much us . * 10,000 for two years' ser vices , when ut the last moment the house has decided that some ono else was rouil.\ entitlcel to the pay. In the Forty-seventh congress , toward the close of the session Smalls , the colored man , was declared to be really the man who had been elected. He was not seated until the man illegally hold ing the seat had drawn nearly elghteei months' pay , yet Smalls was paid for tlio en tire 'time and the mr.n who hud occupied hit- position was never asked to refund. Senator Voorhccs has reiterated his declar ation that ho will object to the swearing in o every republican senator until the Turpic cuso is disposed of. Should ho do this i would lend to objections from the republicai side to the admission of the remaining demo cratlo senators elect , and a scene o great confusion and excitement wouh follow. At present the scnato now consists of twenty-five republicans and twenty-foui democrats , exclusive of HIddlcbergcr. The senator from Virginia in nearly every in stance has acted with his party , and there is no reason , so fur as can bo learned for his no following his usual bent In this instance. In eluding William E. Chandler , who was chosei to fill un unexplrcd term , twenty-four scnu tors-elect will present themselves to besworr in. Until they take the oath of office , whlel must bo Administered by the presiding office in the presence ! of the senate , they canno take any part in the proceedings , and there fore nil questions that may arise before thcii admission must bo decided by tlio fifty senu tors who hold over , leaving Kiddlebcrgcr able to muko a tie ut anytime. Should such n situ ution grow out of any objection to the udmis sion of Turpio , Hiddleberger would have the key in his hands. The republican senators elect who will apply to bo sworn in include some of the oleicst and ablest of the body. O the fourteen , seven succeeded themselvcs- namcly , Aldrich , Dawcs , Edmunds , Hale Hawley. Sawyer , and Sherman. Of the twelve democrats to bo sworn in only foui nro old senators Cockrell , George , Gorman and Gray. As senators are called alphabetic ally In squads of fours to the pulpit of the president pro tern to bo sworn in , Turpio's Maine will bo the very last on the roll of ul the Sitttors-clcet , and Mr. Voorhees ' will have to obfibT1- the other senators' before Turpio is obj'CC' tl to , or lese his chaucoof making the dlsur"anco ! ho promises It would bo a rather unusual ifnot ludl croiis sight to sco u great debate in ! : ? . > ; ' ate vrith Edmunds , Duwes. Halo and Slier man unable to participate in it , but this Is no among tbo. improbabilities. It Is clso sad ( that objections'will bo made In the house to the. swearing In of Mr.'Car .Hole , but It U hardly probable that any one will uo BO foolish. The clerk of the FIOUM makes up a roll of members.elect , calls th ( , house to order aud presides until a Bj > oane * chosen , mid 110 one is sworn in until aftcr- vurds and no name can bo removed from the oil until the house is fully organized. After he > speaker Is chosen the oath It adinlnis- ered to him by Judge Kelly , the oldest mem ber of the house , mid then the speaker pro- reds to swear in the remaining members , tin. ess they nro objected to , and they stand aside anil their cose referred to the com- nltteo on electIrtns by n vote of the house. f the house refuses to refer u case of this tliiel to the committee on elections the next itep i < < tlio admission of the member so ob- ected to. _ _ _ The New Nnvy. WASIIIXOTOX , Nov. 20. [ Special Telegram to the Hnr. . ] Contractors for the new ships nro still In trouble on account of some of the tests applied under the regulations of the de partment. For example , "gunboat No. 2 , " wincn Is building In Haltlmorc , should be completed , according to contract , by De cember 22. The contractors maintain that tlio delay has been duo wholy to the fact that the tests of materials have been un reasonably severe , and such ns steel manu facturers have been unable to meet. It maybe bo remembered that the tests , as formulated originally by Commander Evans , have been several times modified with Mr. AVhltney's approval. Tlio contractors seek still further modifications and they will bo granted If it be deemed safe for the interests of the gov ernment , us it probably will be. Some of the best seiunen iimong the officers of thu navy do not hesitate to say that they would not pronounce ushipunsea- worthy , which had been alongside a dock for fifteen months , and only two weeks at sen in calm weather. They express a good deal of umu/.cnicnt at Captain Bunco's report , on the Atlanta. Ho is regarded as a good seaman and nn energetic and callable officer. It was ho who took the Ironclad Monudnach with her eleven-inch free board around Cape Horn to San Fruncise'o in a stormy season , and yet ho complains of u ship which has nn eleven-foot free board. Some of his brother officers cannot understand It. They seem to have forgotten the various trials of the Dolphin and the diverse reports thereon. Hereafter probably Captain Hune-o will stand as high In the favor of the secretary of the navy us Captain Meade has stood for the past two years. "Cleveland and Gray. " WAMIIXOTOX. Nov. 20. [ Special Telegram to the Hr.i : . | Representative AVutson , whc aspires to succeed Governor Gray , mid is just now profuse in complimenting Indiana , demo crats In various ways , in an interview pub llshed here to-day nominates Gray for sccone1 place on the national ticket. Ho thinks Cleveland land and Gray would sound well and como as near winning us any ticket that could be pul in the field. It is well-known that Sonutoi Voorhees does not want a place on the ticket with Cleveland , first , because it would im pair his chances for the lead in lb12 ! , and sec ondly because ho honestly believes thai Cleveland cannot be re-elected. There arc some Indianians hero who intimate that Sen ator Voorhecs' public and private opinions o : the present administration are at wide vuri unco each with tlio other. Nebraska and 'Iowa Pensions. WASIIIXOTOX , Nov , 20. [ Special Tolegrarr to the Hii.J : : Pensions have been issued foi Nebraskans as follows : Minor of Henjaiuii Moore , McCook. Mexican war .Tames S Hlythe , Tecumsch ; Joseph C. Walter , Dor soy. Original Eli Dt , , lo , Hluo Springs Thomas L. Hedlon , Orel ; William Sanderson Fremont. Increase John McCalluin , Jr. Calherton. Iowa pensions : Margery A. , widow o Samuel C. Hogen Des Moines ; Anna J. widow of Addlscm Snider , Marshalltown Mcxicaii\var-r-FreiJeriek Eckhurd , Onturio John Wynkoop , Hopevillo ; Henry Putter son , Dubuque ; Hobcrt Hunter. Eurlvlllo Austin P. Herry , Moulton. Original Jol WheatlifT , Hillsboro. Increase Churlci Howell. Eldoru ; Berry Wolverton. Higl Point ; Koan O. May , New Albin ; Warrci S. Marshall , Prairieburg. Senator IngnllH' Opinion. WAMIIXOTOX , Nov. 2' ) . [ Spee-lal Telctrran to the Hnn.l A Post reporter bus uttcmptei to interview Senutor Allison on presidentiu candidates. Tlio reporter began by observ ing that the senator would be a good irian ti talk on the subject , to which the senator re plied : "No , 1 am a very bad man to ask fo any information on the subject. 1 sec by tin newspapers that I am a young man of greu promise myself in that connection , and wliil modesty forbids mo to tell how good a prcsi dent I would make , you couldn' t expect m < to say that anybody else would bo half a good. So you see , 1 am a very bud man ti talk about the coming presidential election but I will venture to say that the rcpublicai party will have u candidate when the timi comes. " Fljjht On the Southern Issue. WA IIIXOTOX , Nov. 29. [ Special Tolegrar to the lir.i : . ] Senator Blackburn , of Ken tucky , said this morning that the south wouli muko a most vigorous effort next summer t have ono of its men nominated for sccoin place on the prcsidcntiul ticket , and that representative democrat would beyond reua onublc doubt bo chosen. Ho probably bin reference to Speaker Carlisle. Senator lilacli burn is anxious to "fight out the soiithcn issue , " cif such a tiling there is , at the ni preaching election , and to do so with u south ern democrat on the ticket with Cleveland. 1'atcntB lo AVestcrners. WASIIINOT < x , Nov. 29. [ Special Tclcgran to the Hun. ] Patents wcro to-day grnntci Nebraska and Iowa inventors us follows William Heatty , Finchford. la , , device fo feeding stock ; Pruelonco McCulloek , Pome roy , Iu. , Washing machine ; Joseph P. Webo Pruhu , Neb. , potato planting machine. What Caiinon.Thlnks. WASHINGTON , Nov. 29. [ Special Tclcgran to the BIK. : ] J. G. Cannon , of Illinois , on of the oldest mid strongest republican mem bcrs of the house , does not believe u tnril bill can bo passed , as the democrats in th house are too far apart and unwilling to mnk any e-one-cssions. If the republicans hud cor trol , ho says , they would soon find a way on of the tnritl and surplus dilemmas , Canno is favorable topostal telegraphy and say the only thing necessary to secure its ado | ; tlon at this session of congress is tbo supper of the metropolitan press , Two Morn ltnnciicts. | WASHINGTON , Nov. 21) ) . Two haiidsome en tcrtulnmcnts were , given this evening i honor of the English" and Canadian member of the fisheries commission , the first b. Francis"\Vhnrt6tt , examiner of claims of th state department , ut his residence on I street and the sccondiat 8 O'clock by Messrs. Put nam and Angcll , thq American negotiators. Postai ChaiiKCH. WASHINGTON , Nov. 29. [ Special Telegrat to the UIK. ] The postcffico ut Vincent , Fin mis county , will bo discontinued Deccmbe 15. 15.William William II. Davis was to-day nppolntci postmaster ut Walkorville , Pugo county , Iu , Vice J. K. HuywDod , resigned. CoiiNtilito Durnngo. WASHINGTON , Nov. 29. The president to day npimtntcd James B. Chess , of Indiana , t be United States consul ut Durungo , Mexico lUnlno's Political Plnnn. NEW YOIIK , Nov. 29. [ Special Tclegran to the HEK. ] The Herald's ' Washington spe clul says : "Mr. James G. Hlnlno is expcctei to reach San Francisco , Cal. , on his reun to thq United States on the 2Cthof Juno next Ho will return via Japan. Five days afte his arrival iu Sun Francisco the national re jmbjlcnn convention vriti I'C hold. Hlalni will PKns'u. ' Iu California until lliO hC lna tlon has been niauC. One of Hluino's part ; managers who Is authority for this Matt-men says that the Maine sUitenman will bo'rcnotn inated practically without opposition. Nc braska , Missouri , Kentucky , Ohio and Nov York will bo viniUal by him en rouUi to hi home iu Augusta , Mo. PERILS OF THE MINISTRY , A Commoner on the Pitfalls Before Salisbury's Government. THE DISCONTENT IS VOICED. 1'iililluly Condemn Any Attempt to l-Ynine ; a Land Pur l-lingo lllll Sullivan ami Mitchell Sl ii Ai-lleU's. The KitKHHli Sittiatlon. lCoj/ifJit | / | ; IN * ! l > y Jamr * ( Itinlan JJriilirlf.1 LONDON , Nov.New > [ York Herald Cubic Special to tlio Hii : : . ] ConserviUlvo discontent is no longer voiceless , A member representing Lancashire constituencies , mid another for n London suburban district , have como forward to rcbuko the licads of their party for ever hinting unothcr Irish hind pur- eliase bill , I hear these two members se verely criticised by ardent ministerialists , but they have merely printed what nearly all the conservatives are saying privately. Lord Salisbury may take It amiss , but it can tlo no harm for him to hear the genuine sentiments of his party by the way of u little variety. The people who surround him only llko to tell him what will please him. The plain truth is not always acceptable in high places , yet if there is danger ahead for the leader of a party , his true friends iiro those who fairly warn him of it. Last year the conservatives stirred up much feeling in the country against Mr. Gladstone on the land purchase bill. Their arguments and pledges will bo used as missiles against them if they vote for any such measure. Their cases are , therefore , not unnatural. Many of Lord Ilartington's followers arc in the .same plight. If the ministry wish to ascertain how near it is possible for them to approach defeat , they hnvo only to introduce u bill for buying out the Irish landlords at the cost of the state. Signs of the storm arc visible to all who move in political chv elcs. The conservatives are very loyal to their leaders , but to ask them to reverse every pledge they have given is trying their proverbial docility too far. The spokesmen malcontents may get the cold shoulder ut the Curlton club , the chief whips frown upon them , but the bulk of their party will endorse their views and the knowledge of this fact will save the ministry from blunders similar to that which threw Mr. Gladstone out of oftlco in ISSli. Already I hear rumors in well informed quarters that the threatened bill will not be brought in , the want of time being the very plausible excuse. If parliament is - not to meet till the third week in Febru ary those excuses will hold good to an extent. The unionists undoubtedly are having all the best of the contest at pres ent. When Mr. Gladstone is silent from any cause the spirits of all his followers soon Hag. All would be over with homo rule if ho and Pnrncll were incapacitated. They arc both strangely quiet since the Nottingham speeches. Scarcely anything lias been heard from Mr. Gladstone except the Dapping apol ogy , which his best friends cannot hear ot without winking. So a shrewd tactician must see that the autumn agitations from which so much was hoped have loft him de cidedly weaker than before. A man in his position who does not advance is on the down ward track. Lacaita's resignation on the ground of com plicity of his party with lawlessness and dis order is a very ominous symptom of increas ing disorganization among the Gladstonians. Privately ono hears of many cnscs not actu ally brought to the point of resignation. The Gladstonians beat the big drum as loud as ever , but the army is dispirited and theleader himself must feel depressed when ho thinks of his sevcnty-nino years and realizes that H the ministry is not shipwrecked by its own folly it may still last live years , so that ho might bo eighty-four when called to power again if spared to hear the call. Looking at all this the many friends of the ministry urge it strongly to pursue next season n masterly policy get through the indispcnsible business quickly and go home , Such is the advice , but there must bo a local government bill designed to reform all the municipalities and local boards throughout Kngland. Herein lies another danger Joi Lord Salisbury. If the bill docs not put the power of electing guardians and other of ficers in the hands of the people , there will bo a great revolt. Chamberlain will gc straight over into the opposition ; so will many of his friends , and some of Iho lories must Join them. This is not an imaginary danger. I hear that the reactionary .clement in the cabinet is beginning to prevail again. All fear Lord Randolph Churchill being gone , and that the new bill will put up all sorts oi little fences to keep the people from con trolling local affairs. Churchill and Cham bcrlain are equally pledged to oppose nnj such design , but if the ministry stood linn trusting once more to the union issue to save them , would their allies desert them I Glad stone would bo eager to seize tins opportunity , but Chamberlain would not bo so eager t < help him. The dissenting liberals know what they have to expect wlici their old leader climbs to ofllco Men like Lord Hartington have no thought for their own ixisition or prospects , but lion estly dread Gladstone's return to jwwer us the greatest of evils. Such men would proba bly combine and at the last moment save the ministry in sp'to ' of itself. The people maj deduct from all this that nothing is FO potent for keeping tills ministry in olllco as the feai of Mr. Gladstone getting there. Speaking ns nn impartial observer , 1 should say that this dcductiou went pretty straight to the mark , A Mr.Miir.u OF PAKLIAMUM' . SULLIVAN AXI ) MITCIIKhft. ArtlclcH Signed lAir a Fight and Firs ! DcpoHitH Muelo. [ Cnpi/r/i/M / / JSST I'll Jdtiits Qanlon ltnitttt.\.r \ LONMIO.V , Nov. 29. [ Now York Hcrale ; Cable Special to the HIE. : | In a snml private house near the houses of parliament to-night your correspondent , John L. Snlli van , his backer , Hurry Phillips of Montreal his manager , Ed Holske , and his secretary J. W. LJennctt ; also Charley Mitchell , hi ; backer and father-in-law , Gcorgo Washing ton Moore , and Henry Bull , town councilloi of Hinnlnghnm , with mutual friends of both , W. D. Morton of New York , W. K. Harding , Kilrain's manager , and John Fleming , Smith's manager , met to make the match be- twecn Sullivan and Mitchell. Phillips What do you propose to fight for , Mr. Mitchell ? Mitchell i500 a side. Sullivan Interposed , Bnying : "Mako II moro If you like. " Mitchell No , that Is enough. What 1 principally want Is the Batlafuctlon which 1 have been seeking from you for the lust three years. "Sullivan You can Imvo nil you want. MlCcheiH-PerRpS you'll jjet. moro than you want. Phillips What size ring do you propose ' fighting in , Mitchell I ' Mitchell Why w > 'fight under the newprte ring rules , under which nil prize fights arc fought , and which state a twenty-four foot ring. Sullivan T want to light In n sixteen-foot ring. ring.Mitchell Mitchell - Twentyfour - foot. Sullivan Sixteen-foot. Tills wim repeated by both several times , and a squabble ensued , at the end of which Sullivan said : "If you want to light mo In n week , 1 shall fight In a sixteen foot ring , CMIf you will wait until my engagements are over , I'll light you off-hand anywhere you like. " r Mitchell Why hnvo you allowed me to run nil over America twice after you if you think you can light me I Sullivan He wanted to take an advantage of mo and Interfere with mo in my business as well as advertise hlmsejf. Mitchell Interfere with you ? What can bo made out of you , Sullivan ? You don't wan't to light. I want to arrange nothing else but a light , and 1 hope that Is the object of all connected with you. Sullivan Goss and Mnco fought In a six teen-foot ring. 1 want a sixteen-foot ring and nothing else. Mitchell Then I'll not agree to anything of the kind. Sullivan This amounts to nothing. They don't want to light. Mitchell Don't wo ? I have you. That is my errand hero this evening. Sullivan Wo have conceded everything. You want to break up my business. Mitchell You will have a good Job. You have made no poor houses for poor i iplo. You never boxed for any charitable institu tions , have you , Sullivan ? Sulllvan--It's n lie ; I am a gentleman. Mitchell You are no catch. Sullivan I want a sixteen-foot ring. If you do not agree to that , then I'll light you In a twcnty-four-foot ring for ns much ns you can linel when 1 have finished my engage ments. Mitchell You said yon were coming over for two reasons revenge and money. Sullivan I never chulliMigcd you In my life. I am ready to back my statement. Mitchell Ho knows his game. Say , Sul livan , you roasted poor .lako Kilrnm on the stage at St. James hall. You publicly said , 'I hope Smith will beat him,1 and wished the Englishman good luck , and yet you are a fellow-countryman. Sullivan I never said anything of the kind. I wished Kilrnin success. Mitchell That's a lie. I have Kilraln to look after. I hope ho will knock the stuffing out of Smith. I have to see after Jake's in terest , and if I die at the ring side I mean him to get fair play. I want to fight for sat isfaction. You can do mo no harm. Sullivan 1 was brought up in a better school , and am a gentleman. Mitchell ( sarcastically ) I know Dickens. You are a looklng-irlass lighter and never tackled a good man in your life. Sullivan Don't you insult mo or you'll get the worst of it. I never forget my manners. Mitchell You never had any. Sullivan What elo you say ? You como out in a hack and I will light you now. Mitchell ( rising ) I'm your man. Como on. Editor Atkinson begged both to desist and settle down , quietly to business. Finally they quieted down and Sullivan , saying ho would leave Mr. Phillips to act on his behalf , left the room. The latter and Mitchell , then agreed for a light with knuckles , to take place in u twenty-four-foot ring , twelve per sons , including seconds , a side , within 1X ( > 0 miles of London. This latter clause was in serted to avoid cither party getting out by naming such places as America , Australia , or , UK Mr. Moore remarked , China. The articles were drawn up and signed , when Moore , on behalf of Mitchell , handed Mr. Hull bank notes for 100 , Mr. Phil lips posting 200 all In gold. This forms the deposit and the remaining i'400 a side must bo posted with Mr. Hull nine days before the light. A well-known sporting man was mentioned by Mitchell for referee , and an equally well-known mem ber of the stock exchange on be half of Sullivan , it being agreed that when the final deposit was made both names should bo put in a hat , a coin tossed in the air , the winner to put his hand in and draw a name , who should act as um pire. Everything at last being settled amicably , Phillips said : "I hope the best r. . .n will win , and with all respect to you , Mitchell , I believe Sullivan can beat you because he has more weight and greater reach of arm than you have. Hut if you win , I should like to take you to America , where 1 am sure a for tune would await us by showing. " Mitchell Thank you. I hope I may drop dead before you see Sullivan beat me. If ho does , they will have to carry mo out of the ring in pieces. Everything being settled , the meeting broke up at 9:45 : p. m. , when your correspondent pendent learned from Managers Fleming and Harding , who had held a private meet ing to-day , that they hud decided for a diamond mend belt which should bo deposited with the Sporting Life prior to the Smith-Kilraln fight , its editor , Atkinson , to finally arrange the battle ground and notify the principals at the proper time. It was also agreed that there should be only twelve a .side present instead of eighty as stated in the articles. French ItacllcalH Alarmed. [ Copi/rtWil / tSS7 liu Jinncs < 7unf < m litnnttt. ' ] PAIIIS , Nov. 29. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the Hni : . ] The radicals arc get ting so alarmed at the prospect of Ferrj being elected that they arc putting thcii heads together to see whether perhaps it will not bo better after all to wait and petition Grcvy , as a choice of evils , to remain at his post. _ Charged With Assault. Dunr.i.v , Nov. 20. A writ has been sworn out by Mandcvillc against the governor ol Tullamoro prison for assault. The charges are bused upon the treatment ho received at the time his clothes wcro stripped off by the prison authorities. Forged Ticket * to Unionist Meet In j , ' , Uf m.i x , Nov. 29. Much excitement bus been caused by the discovery of forged tick ets of admission to a unionist meeting to be ; held In this city , In circulation. It is feared that they are In the hands of nationalists , who will endeavor to take possession of the meeting and create a riot. Grcvy HcqiicKted Not lo PAIIIS , Nov. 29. A number of members of the chamber of deputies to-day went to Palace Klvsccuhd requested President Grcvy not to resign. _ The French CrlslH. PAIIIS , Nov. 29 , Kadlcal journals energet ically oppose Ferry as f candidate for the presidency , and accuse him of bribery and corruption in the administration of af fairs in Tunis and Tonquln. Dcrnulcdc , leader of the patriotic league , threatens tn march to the pulaco of Klysco at the head of 50,000 men If Ferry li e.lcctcd president , and prevent him from entering. Coron'H Independence llecognl/ed. SHANGHAI , Nov. 20. The king of Corea will Immediately dsiatch ( ] ministers to.ICngi land , Franco , Germany , Kussla and America. The consfint of China to this iirriii.'iincnt WM given with Ihogreiitoetreluctance. . ' " . MOST MUST CO TO PRISON , The Blatherskite Anarchist Con victed of Inciting to Riot. GOVERNMENTS ARE INTOLERABLE I'lio Apostle of I'orcc Tlilnkn They Will All llo Destroyed With Hunitts and Pynntnlto , lndn CowliiH | Chnrjjo. The Trial ofMost. . Nnw YOIIK , Nov. 211. When the trial ol Most was resumed this morning the defend ant was called to the witness stand to testify " In his own behalf. Ho denied that ho had uttered the incendiary weirds attributed to him in his spcevh. Most said ho WIIM a com munistic anarchist. "Wo do not fight , against any particular government , " said he. "Wo do not especially light the government of the United State's ; wo arc opposed lo government ns such ; wo think that the power held by the government should be abolished. Wo do not expect capitalistic classes will give up what they possess peaceably. There will bo llerco fighting on both sides. " " 1 tombs ami dynamite ) " asked NIeoll. "Yes , on both sides. " "Your idea is to conquer peaceably If you can , by force ) if you must I" "Wo believe force will bo necsstary in time. " NIc'oll asked Most nt to his belief In a sup- ' prcmo being , and Howe objected. "Do you believe in the existence of n supreme premo being who punishes those who give false testimony In court ! " was repeated by Mr. Nicoll and objected to by Howe. Over ruled. Answer 1 do not. On cross-examination Most gave a brief record of Ins past life , stating his terms of imprisonment , ut various times in Austria , Germany and England. The witness ad mitted having written several books which were named , but a wrangle between the law yers ensued when he was uskt * ' If ho'had written u book culled "Tho Art of Hevolu- lutionary Warfare , " or u book on dynumlto and other explosives. He refused to answer on the ground that the answer would tend to criminate him. He also declined to answer whether ho believed modern explosive's were necessary to carry out his ideas , or whether ho advised others * us to tho' manner of nmnufiicturing and using explosives us laid down in the book above mimed. The witness grow greatly ex- cite'd when these questions were asked and declined to answer each on the same ground. The Judge , in each case , allowed the question. The prosecution cilYercd in evidence the prev ious indictment of Most and the record of his , trial and conviction to show that the book in question was not introduced in evidence on Most's trial. Howe objected , saying it hud been introduced and excluded. Most wiicl Keeorder Smythu hud bitterly referred to K X and hud really sentenced him on it. .ludgo Cowing in his charge tyld the Jury Most , was not to bo tried for his past life nor fqr his be lief , but for his speech in Kraemer'it hull. "Free speech , " said he , "docs not , me'nn that nn individual has a right to slander'hltt neighbor or to incite to riot. Wo do not tolerate - orate license ; wo encourage freedom. Wo throw open our gates to all to como in and enjoy citizenship , which we esteem a greater privilege than to bo a king. Wo marvel that in this country , where everyone is so free , there could bo such men ns anarchists , and ask , What more dp they want ! Revolutions have como from injustice , but never from justice. " After going over the testimony carefully ho said ho fulled to find anything in the speech of Most , as he gave it at the trial , that came within.the statute. The jury went out allfiM : and returned at ' 10 this evening with a verdict of guilty. Monday was fixed as the day lor the mo tion for u now trial. Lawyer Uowo said the books which Most has written and which were improperly brought in by Nicoll had cuusod the verdict. A XK\V TltfAlj FOU The ; Court ol' Appeal * HUHC-H Itn De cision On Many Ki-roi-H. Nr.w YOIIK , Nov. 29. Jacob Sharp has been granted a new trial. The court of ap peals has reversed the decision lir the Sharp case and ordered a new trial. When the news of the Sharp decision reached the county court house it created con siderable stir among the lawyers present in the numerous courts. The general opinion seemed to bo one of approval. Mrs. Sharp cried with Joy when she heard the news. She told the good news to her husband. He man ifested no emotion whatever , and scorned , even to lake but little interest In the matter. The decision says in part : During the trial exceptions were taken in behalf of the de fendant to several decisions of the trial court In admitting , against his objection , certain items of testimony which , it is conceded , were material , and without which , it In claimed by the appellant , a conviction could not or might not have been obtained. The first day , among others , counsel for the prosecution proved that the defendant was examined as a witness before a com mittee of the senate of this state ap pointed to investigate , among other tilings , the methods of the Hroadway railway company in claiming such consent , and also the action in respect thereto of the lioard of aldermen of the said city which granted it , or of any member thereof who voted for too same , and that he , upon that occasion , gave testimony which the learned counsel for the prosecution claimed to bo irrefutable evi dence of liis participation and complicity in thei crime. This testimony the prosecutor offered In evidence. Its admission on the trial was objected to on the ground that it was given under privileged circumstances ; the defendant was compelled to attend and to testify , and that the evidence thus elicited was not competent upon the trial of a person where the subject under Inquiry is that about which ho was then Interrogated. The court decides that the admission of this testimony was contrary to section 70 of the penal cede and was therefore an error. The admission of the Pottlo testimony was also held to have been an error. Another error was found In the examina tion of Alderman Miller. The court also holds that on error was committed in admitting the evidence of de tectives regarding the absence from the state of Muhoney & Co. , and their presence ) in Canada. The admission of Phclps' testimony Is also pronounced an error , _ . A Now Telegraph Company. HOSTOX , Nov. 29. A petition has been filed with the secretary for presentation to the legislature , signed by Chester Snow and others , for the Incorporation of thcPottul Automatic telegraph company , with the ob ject of building a telegraph line across the continent from New York to San Francisco. The company is to bo incorporated with a capital of ji,000,000 ; and authority to Increase the sumo to $20,000,000. Oil till ! Mii.WAfKin : , Nov. 29. A special .frohi Chcboygan says the tug Cygnet , which .was reported lost In tlio recent gale , arrived In port this morning , having in tow two .sail boats. 'I ho only ones of the Moequlto HccV- reported lost now uro Gcorgo G. Nelson and a man named Jewell , who was in a small boat with the rest of the licet. Nothing I ma been hoard -from-thcm since. NV.w York Dry Goods Market. Ntw YOUK , Nov. 2i. ( There was nn Irregu lar denial ul for miscellaneous assortments to meet current requirements , but new buslneiig for spi-lng was limited bcciiiiKo of the mllti lichi/ ; ! / } sold -ahead. Pcquctwido 8bectug iidvniicul ' , , ' thebiijfs ol 2 ? > - < o for 10-4 ' '
