Nebraska Newspapers

    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acts the hind department had withdrawn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
' '