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THE OMAHA DAILY ! BEE.
EIGHTEENTH YEAR OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , MARCH 30 , 1889 ? NUMBER 289
LITTLE HOPE FOR HALSTEAD ,
The Oppositlon'to His Confirmation
.Growing Strougor.
THE VICTIM OF ATRENCHANT PEN
,
CntiBtlo Criticisms That Rankled
Causa n Bitter Personal Feeling
Against Him Harrison's Friend
ship For llandall.
WASHINGTON BBHBAU TUB OMAHA. ORE , )
613 FouiiTEBSTn STRBET , , >
WASHINGTON. D. C. . March 29. I
In executive session this afternoon the
icnato discussed for three and n
half hours the nomination of Mr. Murat
Halstcad to bo minister to Germany , the
proposition pending being the motion of * Mr.
Sherman , entered yesterday afternoon , to
reconsider the vote by which the nomination
was rejected. The debate this afternoon
was opened by Senator Teller , who continued
to read extracts from tha files of the Cin
cinnati Commercial Gazette , in which Mr.
Halstoad attacked not only the republicans
who voted to seat Senator Payne , but qulto
a number ot others who had committed acts
or expressed sentiments contrary to his
views. Mr. Teller referred to Mr. Halstoad
In kindred terms to these employed by the
editor in criticising the public and private
nets of senators , and at times his remarks
very Bovcro. Ho was followed on the same
side during the debate by Messrs. Ingalls ,
Cullom , nnd others , white the defense of Mr.
Halstcad was led by Senator Sherman , as
sisted by Messrs. Halo , Spooner , nnd Haw-
ley. When G o'clock arrived , the friends of
Mr. Halstcad , bolloving tnat if n vote was
reached the motion would bo lost by qulto n <
largo a majority as the nomination was re
jected yesterday , moved to adjourn till 13
o'clock , and the motion prevailed. It is the
intention of the opponents to his con
firmation to reach a final vote
before the senate adjourns to
morrow. This morning Senator Sherman
was quite confident that ho could succeed in
securing n sufficient number of democratic
votes to carry his motion , nnd thnt confirma
tion would follow. As the debate progressed
ho became satisfied , however , that all of the
republicans who voted against confirmation
yesterday would stand lirai , and that there
would bo now accessions from the repub
lican sldo of the senate chamber to the pha
lanx opposing confirmation. It was the hope
of Senator Sherman that quite a number of
democrats would bo scoured , but Senator
Payne was on hand nnd made it a personal
matter with his friends on the democratic
side , approaching them on personal grounds
for their support In "turning down" this
nomination. It Is known that but two demo
crats , Messrs. Beck und Blackburn , of Ken
tucky , would have supported the confirma
tion , while it is reported that the five repub
lican votes cast on yesterday against con
firmation would have increased to probably
twice that number. Thnro are no prospects
that the nomination of Mr. Halstcad will bo
confirmed. On the contrary , there is every
indication that it will bo rejected. Air. Hal-
stead is too 111 at his homo In Cincinnati
iV > bo consulted as to his wishes re
specting the withdrawal of his name ,
but . information wits received this
K by President Harrison from
uo in Cincinnati authorUnd to speak
Halstcad , presumably Mr. Richard
Iff Smith , to the effect that the nominee prefer
red to have a final vote , und requesting that
tbo tiamo bo not withdrawn. The president
immediately indicated to some of his friends
in the senate that on the request of Mr. Hal-
Btcad ho would ask that the senate dispose of
the nomination without his ( the president's )
intervention. During the debate this after
noon the strongest appeals possible were
made by the friends of Air Halstcad , to the
republicans who are working against confir
mation , to rlso nbovo personal feeling and
represent the people. Mi1. Sherman repre
sented that it was the duty of the senators
to support the administration , to give it sup
port in all administrative acts , and that no
personal feeling should bo permitted to af
fect a question as general as the nomination
of Mr. Halstcad. It Is not believed that any
of the speeches made in behalf of the editor ,
although very eloquent , secured additional
strength. The opponents to-night say that
the rejection of the nomination is Inevitable.
IIAIlltlSON ANI ) HAND tLL.
The intimacy that bus suddenly sprung up
between President Harrison and S , J. Randall
appears to occasion uneasiness among the
Pennsylvania republicans as well as among
the democratic leaders. Mr. Randall comes
nnd goes at the white house just as If ho were
a mcmbor of the republican party , nnd it is
understood the president has consulted him
about several appointments. It is said that
Mr. Randall at present has been entrusted
With helping to select the democratic board
of commissioners for the District of Colum
bia.
TUB MATTHEWS SCCCESSORSHIP.
The justices of the supreme court seem to
-ogroo in the opinion that the president will
select the successor of Stanley Matthews
Irom the circuit over which ho presided ,
which is composed of Michigan , Kentucky
end Tennessee. If Judge Cooley was not
elxty-llvo years old ho would undoubtedly bo
chosen , but the senate has refused to confirm
for the bench any man beyond the ago ol
sixty , nnd considering the Importance of the
circuit and the amount of business before the
court , the president will doubtless select a
young nnd sturdy man. Mr. Lawrence Max
well , of Cincinnati. is understood
to bo the favorite , and Judge
Hoadloy says that ho stands head
and shoulders ubovo any man nt the bar of
Ohio , although ho Is but forty-two years Old.
It may Uo that Mr. Maxwell' political record
will prevent his appointment , because he Is
suspected of being u mugwump and of hav
ing voted against Hln'lno In 1I&4. Ho voted
for General Harrison , however , nt the last
election and is a personal friend of the presi
dent. S. F. Phillips , of North Carolina ,
formerly solicitor general , will bo vary
strongly recommended , although ho is not a
resident of the circuit. Mr. Phillips is un
doubtedly the leading lawyer in the south.
NOT llASHfUI.
The Missouri delegation Is not bashful and
the patriots of that state uro not backward
in coming forward when tholr services' uro
needed by tha government. There will not
bo any necessity of having a draft to fill tha
Offices In that stato. The congressional dele-
gallon is very methodical about its business ,
und for the foreign service alone they have
sent in the following list ; S. H. Boyd , min
ister to Venezuela j Clmuucoy I. Filley , con-
Bill to Liverpool ; George Bain , consul to
Glasgow i Richard Barthold , consul to
Frankfort ; H. M. Starkoff , consul general
to Brussels ; S. F , Clmddea , consul to Ham
burg ; J. H. Koeser. consul to Galeon , Swit
zerland ; T. B. Body , consul general to
Rouio ; J. R. Musick , consul to Lyons ;
Samuel Hayes or Charles R. Pope , consul to
Montreal ; Bonjnmln Horton , consul to Pcsth
or any other small European consulate ;
Albert Burgess , minister to Liberia ; C. H.
Hardy , ulnistor to Honolulu. Thnro nro
numerous other places In this r/ountry the
Missourlans ask tor , hut the above is all
they want abroad at present. The old fac
tional fight against Filley in Missouri is
being renewed on him , and his friends are
fearful that bo will not receive official re
cognition. Mr. Bnln is probably the host
backed of uny inun for n consular position.
Ho is ot tbo head of the MlUers"associiton. : !
and hundreds of exporters who want Am
erican interests In Europe looked after arc
urging him for nppolntiuunU
UEOIUSKA rnSTJIASTBHS AH'OINTKU.
William T. March , Ccraeo. Saunder *
county , vice A. J , Dornn , relieved ; James N.
Clark , Cheney , Lancaster county , vice
Jumna Myers , removed , mid Perry walker.
Odoll , Page county , vies S. H. Howe , ro-
uovcd ,
.
A , G , Smith , LOOK ride , Jefferson county ,
vice Joshua H , Dunlap , reilgued ; J. H.
Murphy , Puckwood , Jtffurson county , vice
J. 1 * LoUBhery , removed ; T. F , tmry ,
Pleasant Plain , Jefferson county , vice A. M.
Smith , removed ; Aaron C. Smith , Quiraby ,
Cherokee county , vice A. J. Clark , resigned ,
nnd William V. Cpndron , Rockwell City , Cal-
noun county , vice J. Mcado , removed.
MISCELLANEOUS ,
Secretary Blnino says ho Is making up a
lint of men to take the place * of the consuls
appointed under Secretary Bayard to write
frco trade reports during the recent cam
paign.
Henry W. Raymond , who has been ap
pointed private secretary to the secretary of
the navy , was formerly the literary editor of
the Chicago Trlouno and will bo remembered
as a gentleman of great learning and many
accomplishments. Ho has already como to
Washington and taken his desk.
The secretary ofyar has alrcctcd Second
Lieutenant Frederick R. Day. to visit Valentino
tine , Nob. ; Dubuque , In. , Fort Sully , Huron.
Yankton , Bismarck , and Forts Yatcs and
Bnford nnd Rapid City , Dak. , and Inspect
the siganl service- stations located thero.
Buffalo BUI some months ago deposited
three elks in the "Zoo" nt the Smithsonian.
William T. Hnrnaduy , who is In charge of
the " /.oo , " to-day received a letter from
Colonel Cody In which ho donated the elks
to the National Zoological eardon , nnd ex
pressed his determination to make further
contributions to advance the enterprise ,
which ho speaks of as a most laudable ono.
The first appointment made by Secretary
Rusk was that of Watson PIckroll , of Ne
braska , to bo agontof the bureau of animal
Industry in charge of the territory west of
Indiana. The appointment was made three
weeks ago , but Mr. PIckroll did not qualify
until to-uny. Ho will go out on the road
next week and will be absent from Washing
ton almost continuously.
The Illinois senators called upon the presi
dent again to-day with Dr. Logan , of their
state , to ask n foreign mission for him. Ho
was originally a candidate for minister to
Spain , than when that place was filled , for
minister to Chill , and now ho is willing to
take anything that is left.
Representative Henderson , Dr. L. W.
Fitzpatrick nnd W. McDonald , of Iowa ,
called upon the president to-day.
Representative Laird lint assumed charge
of his correspondence and is now giving his
congressional duties his personal attention.
The senate is expected to adjourn its extra
session the middle of next week.
The president hos appointed N. S. Porter ,
of Ponca , Neb , , special agent of lands in
severally utfder the provisions of tbo act op-
proved February a , 1887.
AUS1V ORPEItS.
Private William H. Brown. Company A ,
Second infantry , now with his company , is
discharged from the service of the United
States.
Pirvato Thomas Byrne , Company A , Seven
teenth infantry , now with his company , hav
ing enlisted under false pretenses , is dis
charged.
Corporal Henry Murray , Company D , Second
end infantry , now with his company at Fort
Omaha , is transferred as a Private to Troop-
Li , Seventh cavalry , and will bo sent to the
station of that troop at Fort Riley , Kan ,
Hospital Steward Henry Muller , hospital
corps , will bo relieved from duty ut Fort
Douglas , U. T. , nnd will proceed to Fort
RIngcold , Tex. , reporting upon his arrival to
the commanding officer to relieve Hospital
Steward William Muonch , hospital corps ,
nnd by letter to the commanding general ,
Department of Texas. Upon being thus re
lieved Hospital Steward Muench will pro
ceed to Fort Mcade , Dak. , reporting upon
his arrival to the commanding ofllco lor duty
and D.V letter to the commanding general ,
Department of Dakota.
The discharge of William T. Ireland as
commissary sergeant. Company H , Fifth
Iowa cavalry volunteers , May 10 , 18C3 , is
amended to take effect April 2 , 1603. Ho is
mustered into service as second lieutenant
of the same company and regiment , to date
April 3 , 1S05. Ho was mustered out and
honorably discharged as second lieutenant
May , 15 , 1805 , and ho Is mustered for pay in
the advance grade during the period em
braced between the aforesaid dates.
The superintendent of the recruiting ser
vice will cause thirty recruits to bo assigned
to the Twenty-second Infantry and for
warded under proper charge to such point or
points in the Department of Dakota as the
commanding ecu oral of the department
shall designate. After arrival in that de
partment the recruits will bo distributed as
equitably as practicable among the com
panies of the regiment.
PEKHT S. HEATH.
The Oklahoma Commission.
WASHINGTON , March 29. The president
to-day appointed J. Otis Humphrey , of Illi
nois ; Alfiod M. Wilson , of Arkansas , and
ox-Governor George D. Robinson , of Massa
chusetts , a commission to treat with the
Cherokee nnd ether Indians in relation to
the opening of their portion of the Oklahoma
country.
The lands for cession for which this com
mission will negotiate embrace all of Indian
Territory west of the 90th degree of longi
tude , except Greer county , the Oklahoma
section recently oponcd by' the president's
proclamation , and such other lands as have
been heretofore sold , and contain , approxi
mately , 20,000,000 acres. There is , however ,
some question as to whether the law contem
plates negotiations with the Creeks , Choctaws -
taws and Chlckahaws.only a portion of whoso
lands lie west of the 00th degree. If It is do-
cldcd that it was the intent of the law not to
include these lands. It will reduce the area
to ho opened to settlement to about 18,700,000
acres. The same act provides that negotia
tions with the Chorokces for the accession of
the Chcrokco outlet shall bo based upon sub
stantially the same basis as the agreement
recently negotiated with the Creeks and
Semcnolcs , and that upon ratification of the
agreement by the Chcrokco nation the lands
so ceded shall become a part of the public
domain without further action by congress.
A Appropriation Statement- .
WASHINGTON , Murch 29. The clerks of
the appropriation committees of tha two
houses , who are required by law to prepare
statements of the appropriations rnudo at
each session , have completed that duty and
have compiled a statement showing the ap
propriations for the fiscal years from 1873 to
1830 inclusive. This table shows a con-
stautly but not regularly Increasing total of
opprourlatlons. The appropriations for the
year ending Juno80 , lbS9 , nro as follows :
Agriculture , $1,009,770 ; army , J24,000,110 ;
diplomatic and consular , $1OSO,0 5 ; District
of Columbia , $5.037,406 ; fortifications , 31,233-
594 ; Indians , $8,020,7 5 ; legislative and judi
cial , $20,840K30 ; Military , $003,707 ; navv ,
$31,003,610 ; pensions , $ > 31,7B8,200 : postoffico ,
i 0fi05ill : : sundry civil , WO.Sn-.aiS ; doflcien-
clos , 510-l'i3ilOO ; miscellaneous , JlO.lKl.OSO . ;
permanent appropriation , $198,091,050.
The total appropriations made by each of
the several congresses nlnco 167-4 uro as fol
lows :
Forty-third. M19,7SM,09l ; Forth-fourth ,
f5y4.C4S,272 ; Forty-fifth. $703,003.953 ; Fortv-
sixth. $727,950,003 ; Fortv-sovcnth , 8777,035-
OJ7 : Forty.olghth , f055.2(13,403 ( ; Forty-ninth ,
* 7W,243,6U , ; Fiftieth , $317,878,076.
The Lydcokcr Court-Martial.
WASHINGTON , March 29. The prosecution
of the Lydcckor court-martial closed its case
to-day. Brigadier General John Nawtou
( retired ) , who was i chlof of engineers
when the tunnel wag begun , testified for the
defense. Ho did not sco haw Major Lydockor ,
with the duties of his office , could have per
formed any effective personal service against
fraud , and that In work of ordinary character
his visits to the tunnel would buvo done no
good. Unless there was danger ot caving In ,
the witness could see no good in frequent
visits on the part of that officer , for bad
work would go on the moment his bark was
turned. It was almost impossible to obtain
gocd public work by contract.
Prohibition XotwItlMtin.Iini ; .
WASHINGTON , Murch 29. The total pro
duction of dUtlllod spirits in the Uuited
States from July 1. 18S8 , to December 31 ,
ISM ) , was Oltt,33U ! taxable gallons , being
the largest production of a similar period in
any ycur since 1SS3.
The Weather Indications.
Nebraska and Dakota ; Fair , warmer ;
winds becoming southerly ,
Iowa ; Fair , cooler , followed by warmer.
yiiriublo winds.
THEY WERE NOT SCALPED ,
The Victims of the Vigllantoa Were
Simply Turned LOOBO ,
AND PROBABLY "HIT THE TRAIL. "
Local Politics Warming Up at Vari
ous Points in Nebraska With
the License or no License
Issue Prominent.
The NOJPS Have Rcou'Counted.
XAI.HAOE , Nob. , March 29. [ Special to
TUB HER. ] The municipal campaign at this
place grows In Interest. Talinnrfo , known
previous to a year ago as "tho banner saloon
town" in this part of the state , elected a no
llconso village board at that time , much to
the surprlso of the public. The llconso boys
were caught napping , and the town "wont
dry , " when in fact there was perhaps a ma
jority of the citizens m favor of saloons.
There was u largo clement , both in town and
In the surrounding country , greatly out of
harmony with tbo now order of things , and
an Illegal liquor trafllcwas carried on during
the greater part' of the year. This was fin
ally brought to nn end , however , and It is
now generally believed that Intoxicat
ing beverages can not under any cir
cumstances bo brought In the town.
Talmago now becomes moro agitated ever a
municipal election than ever u great national
contest. The saloon question is the only Is
sue. Both sides are awake and working , and
the Ufa of the "floater" is no doubt made
weary by repeated button-holing. Colored
Orator Woodboy and wife , of Omaha , have
addressed audiences hero four nights this
week In behalf of the prohibitionists. The
nosoft have been counted , and It Is probable
that the license ticket will bo elected by a
small majority.
Not Killed By Indian ? .
AiNSWonjn , Nob. , March 29. | Special
Telegram to THE QBE. ] It is reported hero
that tno vigilantes In Koya Paha county , after
taking the cattle thieves into the reservation
took a vote on hanging them which resulted
in eighteen for and twelve against hanging.
After some parley they gave the two men
ono moro chance and released them on the
premise to leave the country at once. If
this premise Is kept there will bo no moro
trouble. The second outbreak was caused by
intelligence reaching the committee that the
cattle thieves had planned to Kill their leader.
Instead of turning the men over to n band of
Indians the Koya Paha committee joined a
committee- the reservation composed of
men who lost cattlo. Tholr only object is
to get rid of the tbivcs , and without shedding
blood if passile.
Burned to Death.
SALEM , Neb. , March 29. [ Special to TUB
BEE. ] The widow James , seventy years of
ago and living ono mile north of Salem , was
helping to clean the yard Tuesday last ,
when her clothing took flro from the burning
rubbish. Her son'und daughter hoard her
cries but there was no water convenient. As
the only chance they carried the old lady in
flumes to a stream nearly one hundred yards
distant. Her clothing was nearly burned
off , and her daughter's arms and hands were
also badly burned. Mrs. James suffered ter
ribly until Thursday night , when she died.
"Mother Jnines , " us she was called , .was
ono of the oldest settlers In the county. She
cnmo hero from Ohio at the close of the war.
She had a fine farm. She loft a large family ,
all married and doing well in life.
Ball Gets a Reception.
TBCUMSEU , Nob. , March 2) . ( Special Tel
egram to THE BEE. ] A. B. Ball was escorted
by a largo delegation of citizens , headed by a
cornet ban d , from the train to the city hall
as an expression of their high appreciation
of his nomination by the Nebraska delega
tion to the position of receiver of the land
office at Salt Lake. Mr. Ball , though taken
entirely by surprise , was fully equal to the
occasion , and In his usual collected and de
liberate manner delivered a brief , but appro
priate , address.
Load Poisoning.
OSCEOLA , Nob. , March 29. [ Special to
THE BEE.J Q. W. Billings , a young man
who has just commenced to learn the trade
of painting , while painting a church with
white load , was suddenly taken ill , quickly
going into convulsions. Ono paroxysm
after another followed , until it took
two strong men to hold him. The physicians
In attendance pronounced It an extreme case
of load poisoning , but say the patient will
likely recover.
Conflicting Ambitions.
BLAIR , Nob. , March 29. [ Special to THE
BEE. ] The postoQlco light still keeps at a
white heat. Joseph S. Cook and Donna
Allbery are the applicants ad both have a
strom ; following. It has made enemies of
personal friends and everybody has a reason
for the cbolco. Almost all are fighting on
the issue of relocation. Allbery agrees to
remove the ofllco if ho is successful. MCE
stand In crowds discussing the chances ol
each candidate.
Attempted Huloldc.
SEWAIID , Neb. , March 29. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ] Mrs. George S. Pooro
made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide
with poison early this morning about 2
o'clock. Circumstances Indicating' that her
husband's undue Intimacy with Mrs. Wood-
bridge , wlfo of the Salvation army leader ,
was the cause. .
Slanatt'H Chances Doubtful.
LINCOLN , Nob. , March 29. ( Special Telegram -
gram to TUB BEE. ] It is understood on the
word of n citizen of this state who has lately
returned from Washington , that the chances
of ox-Chancellor Maimtt for obtaining the
Greek mission are not good , owing to the
lack of services rendered the party as com
pared with those of other applicants.
Trustees Nominated.
LINWOOD , Nob. , March 29. | Special to
THE BEE. ] A caucus was hold here last
evening for the nomination of llvo trustees.
The men selected are L. B. Mackmson , W.
J. Cameron , John Tyndall , Thomas WlUon
and G. 12. Richardson. From the present
outlook no ether ticket will bo placed in the
field.
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Shot the Wrens Goose.
GIUND ISLAND , Neb. , March 29 , [ Special
toTiiBBBB.l A farmer living near Alda ,
this county , whose nn mo was not learned ,
was accidentally shot In the arm by a com
panion , whllo hunting geese on the Platte
river. Ho was brought hero and after hav
ing the wound dressed was taken to the sis
ter's hospital ,
A Sudden Death.
GiUNnlBLtNn , Nob. , March 29. [ Special
Telegram to TUB BEE. J William Spikcr , ono
of Grand Island's oldest citizens , died to-day ,
after an illness of three days , Mr , Spikor
was ono of the earliest settlers In Hall
county. Ho has served two terms as sheriff ,
and has hold several other oftlces in the
county and city.
Ejfan Is Hntlsdnd.
LINCOLN , Nob. , March 29. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TUB BEE. ] Word was received m
this city to-day from Patrick Epan that ho
is well pleased with the Chilian appointment
and will accept. Mr. Egan ays to likes It
better than that to Mexico. Ho will return
to this city early no xt week.
Trustees Nominated.
Ciuia , Nob. , March 29. [ Special Tale-
gram to TUB BEE.J At a caucus held hero
to-night , composed of a majority of the citi
zens , both republican and democrat , the
'allowing persons wero'nqmtnntod for trus
tees : E. T. Irwln , George Boycr , B. L. Kcrr ,
D. C. Joy and W. A. Sto\vart. \
Another'Mond.
GRANT , Nob. , March SO. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] A- mooting of active
business men was hold to-day , at which a
committee composed of J. L > . .Beard and E.
II. Hill was appointed to nttond the conven
tion to bo held at Grand Island Tuesday ,
April 2 , to confer with the officers of the
Sioux City & Denver railroad. There la
great confidence hero that the road will bo
built.
Clcnrina Mr. Miller.
ATCHISON , Nob. , March 29. [ Special Tele
gram to TUG BBE.I The report that has
been circulated to the effect that Mr.
Howard Miller was Interested in the land
deal which upset the mind Of Mr. Timmons.
thu man who committed suicide in O'Neill
yesterday , is a mistake. Mr. Miller had
nothing to do with the deal except to wrlto
letters for Mr. Tlnlmons to the party the
deal was made with.
Water For Grant.
GIUNT , Neb. , March 29. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] The citizens of Grant
are jubilant. A telegram received from U.
O. Phillips , secretary of the Lincoln Laud
company , announces that at a mooting of the
directors of that company hold to-day It was
decided to put In water works at Grant. The
system will cost about (20,000 dollars. An
election will bo hold to-morrow to vote bonds
for the works. The boom for ' 89 has fairly
struck Grant.
Juno Sports.
KnAiiNcr , Neb. , March 29. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ] Officers of the Grand
Island Trotting association met hero to-day
with the Kearney Driving Park association
and arranged for Juno races at both places.
The meeting will bo hold hero June 4 and at
Grand Island Juno II and be continued four
days nt each place. Purses of ? 3,5'JO will bo
raised for each plucobesides money for novel
attractions.
Left the 'Country.
OVEIITON , Nob. , March 29. [ Special to
THE BEE.J Royal Adams , of Overton precinct -
cinct , who was tried recently nt Kearney for
the murder of Walter West , and acquitted ,
sold all his personal eiteots at auction this
week , and , It is reported , has gone to
Oregon.
NEW SILVER CAMP.
Interesting History of a Place Illch in
tbo White Metal.
RAPID CITV , March 29. [ Special Corres
pondence to THB BEE.J The Canon mining
district is situated about twenty miles duo
west from Hapld City , on Rapid Creole. It
has hitherto been obscured by a cloud of
mystery through which , just now , the light
seems to bo breaking. Recent discoveries
appear to Justify Jlno belief , long
vaguely entertained , that largo deposits of
silver ore exist there.
A good story is told of Hon. M. H. Day ,
whoso explorations for silver ere in the dis
trict have bean attended "witli great success.
Ono of the prospectors from the district met
Mr. Day in Rapid City during the winter
and proposed that ho take hold
of and develop a pleco of property
which ho described. Mr. Day went
up to examine the property and was so well
satisfied with it thatho sent two expert
miners to sink a stiafc thero. Both were
conscientious and did not wish to sco their
employer waste timo'and money on property
which they belie vod Unlikely to provo profita
ble. After working for several days they
returned to the city and reported that noth
ing had been , found.
"How far down have you gonel" asked
Mr. Day.
"About ten feet , " was the reply.
"That is not enough , " exclaimed Mr. Day.
"But , " said the miners , "tho formation Is
not favorable for silver. "
"Boys , " was the reply , "I am not hunting
formations. Go back and continue to sink
until I toll you to stop , and remember it is
silver , and not formations , I want. "
The men went back to work very reluc
tantly , feeling' that thejr employer was
wasting his time. They continued to sink
about thirty feet , when they struck ere in
earnest. The assays showed that the now
strike went from $50 to § bO per ton in silver ,
and continued sinking developed rich ore
still.
still.Since
Since that shaft was sunk Mr. Day has
had many others put down , and in nearly
every instance rioh ore has been obtained.
Of course these rich strikes have opened the
eyes of miners in that district and have also
produced something of an excitement. Pros
pecting Is going on there with renewed energy -
orgy , and many miners from other parts of
the Hills are preparing to go there. Indeed ,
it would take very little to cause a mining
stampede into the district , and prophecies
are freely made that , as the ere is rich , easily
struck and does not require n great amount
of capital to tniuo , a scene of remarkable
activity must shortly bo enacted.
This canon mining district presents ono
of the wildest of the many wild scenes af
forded by the grotesque formation of tha
Black Hills. It is situated , in part , in a deep
gorge in tbo mountains , which has been for
ages tbo pass which the torrents of Rapid
creek have poured through. In places the
cliffs overhanging the creek are precipitous
on both sides , und rise 400 and COO feet above
the water. In ether places the gorge widens ,
and there are fcrtilo banks on which vegeta
tion tbrivns. The bald peaks of barren hills
rise on every side , and gigantic , fine trees
walvo in the drains and gulches.
There was a flash gold excitement in this
district in 1STO , but it was of shore duration ,
for tbo restless minor was soon attracted to
other fields. Whlld the oxcltemont con
tinued , however , much of tbo glittering dust
was tulten from the bars on the banks of the
creek. SInce ' 70 the district along Rapid
creek has boon silent , and practically de
serted. The log cabins of the temporary
population Uavo fallen to decay. Some pros
pectors who remained behind , hawovcr , have
continued to inlao gold from the places
with pick and pan , und ono of these
is reported to have taken $10,000 from n bar
which ho claims , during the last llvo years.
That Is considered slow work by miners.
In ' 77 two prospectors thought they hod
struck it rich in quartz , when they found
what is now known as the Dlanna property.
Bo that as it may they were the original dis
coverers of the mineral character of the
rock in that neighborhood. Strange to say ,
us is said to bo the case with the discoverers
of most so called b'ounnzas , these throe
huvo all met with great misfortunes
in connection with the prospect
which they expected to make them rich.
Ono of them , who Was familiarly known as
"Frenchy" on account of his nationality ,
went away from bin cabin near the mlno ,
that sumo year , HJT71 , und never returned.
For a long tlmo ho xvas supposed to have
been murdered by oqtlaws , and was finally
found in a canon , dead , with the marks of n
rope around his neck. Another was blown
up. in the mine , whllo blasting , and
is now a watchman In Rapid City
with iron hooks' for hands and one
eye gone. The Dinnjm is reported by experts -
ports to bo a great mountain of typo metal ,
the principal ingredient of which is anti
mony. It rany bo worked some tlmo with
profit. Rich strikes of sliver being made
all around the Dianna , but a largo nro area
in the canon mining district is still unpros-
pectcd and unclaimed.
Steamship Arrivals.
At Philadelphia : , The British Princess ,
from Liverpool. j
At Queenstown : The Brlltanlc , from
New York.
At Now York : The Germanic , from Liv
erpool , und the Travo , from Bremen.
'I lie Death Hecortl.
LONDON , March 29. Charles H. B. Patey ,
chief of the posUl telegraph service , is dead.
MAIIIBTTA. O. , March 29. Prof. O. II.
Mitchell , of Marietta , died of pneumonia to
day. Ho was ono nf the oldest mathema
ticians and astronomers ibis country has
produced. Ho was also author of several
scientific articles.
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ,
The Soaolon Dovofad to Eulogies on
the Late John Bright.
GLADSTONE'S FITTING TRIBUTE.
A Man Who GOCR Down to the Grave
Followed by the Affection ami
Sorrow ot the Civil
ized World.
_ _ _
Gladstone's Tribute to Bright.
LONDON , March 29. The session of the
house of commons this evening was devoted
to eulogies on the la to John Bright. Right
Hon. William Henry Smith was the first
speaker. Smith , in a short speech , describes
Bright as a man of thorough honesty of pur
pose and great energy of character. Al
though warmly attached to the liberal party ,
ho could not sacrifice his personal convic
tions for any of those considerations which
have great weight with most men. His mem
ory would llvo long in the hearts of men.
Ho would go down to the grnvo followed by
the affection and sorrow of his country.
Gladstone , upon rising , wai rocclvod with
cheors. Ho said : "Mr. Bright has been , tea
a very remarkable degree , nappy In the
moment of his removal from among us. Ho
lived to see the triumph of nlmost
every greet cause to which ho especially
dovotcd his heart and mind. Ho has estab
lished a upcclal claim to the admiration of
these from whom ho differed through his
lonffc practical life , by marked concurrence
with them upon the prominent and dom
inant question of hour. Though Bright
came to bo separated from the great bulk of
liberals on the Irish question , on no single
occasion has there been any word of dis
paragement.
"Amongst other gifts1 Mr. Bright was do-
liehtud to bo ono of the chief guardians of
the purity of the English tongue. ( "Hoar ,
hoar. " ) Ho knew how the character of a
nation is asoclated with its language. An
other circumstance of his career Is better
known to mo than to any other person pres
ent. Everybody is nwaro that oillco had no
attraction for him. But few can bo aware
what extra efforts were required to induce
him to become a servant of the crown. In
the crisis of 1S63 , when the fate of the Irish
church hung in the balance , it was my duty
to propose to Mr. Bright that ho become a
minister. I never undertook so
difficult a task. From H o'clock
at night until 1 o'clock in the
morning wo steadily debated the subject. Itf
was only at the last moment that ho found It
possible to set aside the repugnance ho felt
at doing anything that might In the oycs or
any ono , oven of the moro ignorant class of
his countrymen , appear to detract in the
slightest degree from that lofty independ
ence of character which I have mentioned
and which never , throughout his career , was
held in doubt.
"It was his happy lot to have so many nt-
traotlvo qualities. If I had to dwell upon
them alone I should present a dazzling pic
ture to the world. It was his happy lot to
teach moral lessons by simplicity ,
consistency , unfailing courage and constancy
of life , thus presenting a combination
of qualities that carried us to a
higher atmosphere. [ "Hear , Hear. " ] His
sympathies were not strong only , but active ;
not sympathies awaiting calls to bo made
upon them , but the sympathies of n man
seeking objects upon which to bestow inesti
mable advantages of eloquence and courage.
In Ireland , when support of the Irish cause
was rare ; in India , when support of the na
tive cause was rarer still ; in America , at the
time when Mr. Bright , foreseeing the ulti
mata issue of the fjreat struggle of 1SG1 , stood
as the representative of an exceedingly small
portion of the educated community , although
undoubtedly ropresentlnir a largo part of the
national sentiment [ "Hear , Hear"J In all
these causes , Mr. Bright wont far outside the
necessities of his calling. Whatever touched
him as a min of the great Anglo-Saxon race ,
whatever touched him as a subject , obtained ,
unasked , his sincere , earnest and enthusiastic
aid. [ "Hear , Hear. " ]
"All causes having his powerful advocacy
made distinct advance in the estimation of
the world and distinct progress toward tri
umphant success. Thus ii has como about
that ho is entitled to a higher eulogy than is
duo to success ; of mcro success , indeed , ho
was a conspicuous example. In intellect ho
might claim a most distinguished place ; but
his ctmracer lies deeper than intellect ,
deeper than eloquence , deeper than anything
that can bo described or that can be seen
upon the surface. The supreme eulogy that
is his duo is that ho elevated political llfo to
the highest point to a loftier standard than
it had ever reached. Ho has bequeathed
to his country a character ; that
can not only bo made the sub
ject for admiration and gratitude , but ,
and 1 do not exaggerate when I say it than
can become ono of rovercntal contemplation.
In the cnconluins that como from every
quarter there is not a note of discordance. I
do not know of any statesman of my time
who hud the happiness of receiving , on re
moval from this passing world , the honor of
approval at once so enthusiastic , so univer
sal and so unbroken. [ 'Hear , Hoarl' ] Yet
none could better dispose of the tributes of
the moment because the triumphs of his lifo
wore triumphs recorded in the advance of his
country nnd of its people. His name is in
delibly written in the unnal of time and on
the hearts of the great and overspreading
race to which ho belonged , whoso wide ex
tension he rejoiced to sco and whose power
and prominence ho believed to bo full of
premise and glory for the best interests of
mankind. "
Mr. Gladstone resumed his seat amid much
subdued cheering. Justin McCarthy , who , in
the absence of Purncll , spoke for the Irish
party , associated their sentiments witli those
expressed in the noble speech of Gladstone.
Ho said that the memory of the Irish people
endured , and it carries them back to the
tlmo when Mr. Bright championed their
cause. Ho therefore claimed the right of
Ireland to lay nn immortolo upon the great
Englishman's grave , [ Cheers. ]
Queen Victoria will bo specially repre
sented at the funeral of John Bright tomorrow
row by General II. Lynedock Gardiner , C.
B. , equerry in ordinary to her majesty. The
queen has sent a wreath from Biarritz ,
*
AKUUCT1SP MY COW HOYS.
A Wealthy Chicago Doy a Prisoner on
a Stock Train ,
CHICAGO , March 29. Arthur Kruschensky ,
a fourteen-year-old lad said to bo heir to a
fortune of $30,000 in the old country , and
who was said to have been abducted several
days ago , has been heard from. His mother
last night received a dispatch from Cress-
line , O. , reading ; "Your youn ? son just
passed through hero. Ho was on a stock
train. Ho tried to get off the cars. Two
men who were cowboy bats held him until
the train loft the city. It may be thnt you
can head him elf at Pittsburgh1 Telegrams
were sent to the chief of police nt Plttsburg ,
but no reply has been received from him.
COMING HACK IN IRONS.
, the Escaped Murderer , on
Ills Way to Ni'hrnHkn.
LAWHKXCB , Mass. , March 23. Charles
Lincoln , who escaped from tbo Nebraska
state prison while undergoing sentence for
murder , and who was arrested hero recently
for larceny , has been given in charge of n
Nebraska ofilrcr. The prisoner -was hand
cuffed and his legs also were Ironed. In this
way ho will make the journey to the No-
brnsku state prison , where ho will servo his
unfinished term.
Tim AHhton Fire ,
Di.\ox , 111. , March 23 , The lire ut Ashton
yesterday proved larger than nt first re
ported. Six blocks on the main street , be
sides n number of outlying buildings , wore ,
with their clocks of goods , completely de
stroyed. The loss is estimated at SllO.WO ,
with an insurauuo of only $ l-u'X ) .
TUB KCONOMlOAh 'Q. "
A Reduction In Wncoa About to bo
Ordered.
CHICAGO , March 29. | Special Telegram to
THE BER.I The Chicago , Burlington &
Qutncy road will make n reduction In ox-
ponies all along the lino. The cuts will como
in the way of n reduction In the wages of
the employes. "Tho road has done n very
poor business for & > mo months , " said a Q.
official to-day , "and It will bo necessary to
exorcise the strictest economy nt all points. "
"What reductions are contemplated and
where they will strike I"
"I cannot say. Business tins been dull nnd
rates so low thnt the receipts have fallen off
terribly. The Interstate Commerce associa
tion has agreed to maintain rates , but they
are now so low that that will do no
particular good. Corn , too , is very low , nnd
wo nro moving scarcely any of it. April 1
the hours of the shopmen at Galcsburg , 500
in number , will bo reduced from ten to eight
with u projiortlonato cut in wages. The
shops tire overcrowded now and wo can get
along very nicely with ions rcpairlnc. "
"Will not the reductions extend to the
ether branches of the line and to the Chicago
offices ! "
"Perhaps , I cannot state precisely what
is contemplated , but It is in the nature of a
reduction of expenses all around. " Another
official said that the reduction would strike
thoclotks aud other employes of the road
who did not belong to the unions. The Q , ha
said , didn't care to have any moro trouble
with its union employes , and their wages
would bo maintained wherever possible.
JOINED ijiarriMn : .
An American Takes Charge or the
llnytlon Navy.
Nnw YOUK , March 2p. [ Sp : \ Telegram
to Tun BEE.I _ Captain Howard Patterson
has been' made admiral of General Logl-
time's Haytton navy. On the Atlas line
steamer Albo , which steamed from the foot
of West Twenty-fourth utrcct last evening
for Haytl , Captain Patterson was a passen
ger. He was accompanied by his brother-in-
law , E. A. Kerchum , a well-known mariner
of Brooklvn. Captain Patterson will go
direct to Port-au-Princo with his relative ,
and will there assume command as admiral
of General Leritlmo's navy. Ho will make
the gunboat Toussalut L'Overturo his ( lac-
ship. Captain Patterson is one of the best-
known seafarers of this country. As chlof
instructor at the Now York navigation
school ho has turned out hundreds of ama
teur yachtsmen and professional sailors.
WASHINGTON , March 29. Logltlmo's gov
ernment has Instructed foreign governments ,
throug htholr representatives at Hayti , that
it protests aauinst the issue of money by the
Hlppolyto faction and will not in any way
recognize the issue.
UKFEUUED \V1NDUIM. .
The Now Supervising Architect Study-
Ins the Postolllcc Site.
WASHINGTON , March 29. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] The Omaha miblio
building contest has been referred to Mr.
Windrim , the now supervising architect , who
gave a hearing to Congressman Connell and
ex-Senutor Saunders as to the merits of the
respective sites. Petitions for the Planters'
house and Farnara street sites Rtill continue
to arrive. Senator Mnnderson presented 200
names of citi/ens , principally from North
Omaha , for the site recommended by the
Linton report. A telegram with the signa
tures of 150 business men in favor of Farnam
street was received by Secretary Windom.
Thn' National Senate.
WASHINGTON , March 29. The vice presi
dent laid before1 the senate a resolution
offered by Mr. Sherman for the appointment
of a committee of two senators to wait upon
the president and inquire if ho had any other
business to lay before the senate.
Mr. Sherman I think the resolution may
lie on the table , subject to call.
It was so ordered.
The vice president presented a memorial
from the committee appointed nt a meeting
of union soldiers held at Washington n week
ago , for the exemption of honorably
discharged soldiers from civil service exam
ination. Laid on the table.
Messrs. Sherman , Ingally , Dawes , Allison ,
Cullom , Hampton , Eustis , und Colquitt were
appointed a committee to attend the celebra
tion at Now York of the centennial of Wash
ington's inauguration.
The senate at 1:55 : went into executive
session.
During tbo afternoon a motion was en
tered by Mr. Plumb to reconsider the vote
by which the nomination of Lewis Walfloy
to bo governor of ArUona wan confirmed , It
is said that additional charges have been pre
ferred against him relating to actions while
revenue officer on the Mississippi river some
years ago.
At 5 o'clock the senate adjourned until 13
o'clock .
to-morrow.
It Is ascertained to-night that Senator Far-
well did not vote against the confirmation of
Mr. Halstcad yesterday , but was paired In
favor of it.
Why llcl'tilled Beaver's Nose.
WASHINGTON , March 29. Colonel George
A. Armcs has furnished for publication a
card with reference to his trouble with Gov
ernor Beaver. Ho says that after Governor
Beaver declined to state in writing thnt ho
had not ordered his removal from thu pro
cession , and started to move off , ho ( Armcs )
took the governor's nose in his finger , gontlv
pulled it , and said : "Tulto that. " The card
closes as follows :
"I have nothing to say touching my record
in the army and my character nnd capacity
as a citizen. Seven wounds received in
action Illustrate the form or , nnd these who
know and have had business relations with
mo can testify to the latter. I esteem my
honor and good name too highly to submit
to insult and Injury without resent'ng it.
CoudrniatloiiH.
WASHINGTON , March 29. The senate has
confirmed the following nominations ; James
O. Churchill , Missouri , to bo surveyor of
customs at St. Louis : Second Lieutenant
William A. Mercer , to bo drat lieutenant of
the Eighth infantry. Postmasters Chester
A. Wilcox , Qulncy. 111. ; William B. Webster ,
Cerscola. ; Jeremiah KaslonWarren , Minn. ;
John H. Welch , Wmnobago City , Mlnn.jOlo
E. Wulr.eguild , Rico Lnko , Wis.
HnfVrred Them to Congress.
WASHINGTON , March 29. Secretary Tracy
has finally negatively acted upon the applica
tion of the Columbian iron works , of Balti
more , for an extension of time for complet
ing their contract for the construction of the
gunboat Petrol. Ho refers the contractors
to congress for their relief. By such exten
sion the contractors would bo relieved in
; < art of the forfeitures to the government
from delay in completing the vessel.
Walker llrsltiis.
WASHINGTON , March 29. Inter-state Com
merce Commissioner Alduco F , Walker to
day placed his resignation In the hands of the
president , to tauo effect April 1 next. Ho
will leave Washington for Chicago next
week to assume his now position as chairman
of tho8xecutlvo board of thu Inter-btato Com.
mcrco railway association ,
-May Adjourn N xt Tuesday.
WASHINGTON , March 39. President liar-
rlson is said to have given semi-official no
tice to the senators to-duy that they may
adjourn on Tuesday next , so far as business
from the executive is concerned. It is be
lieved that thu successor to the late ussociato
justice Matthews will not bo nominated be
fore adjournment.
Made Ills ICnoape ,
DKADWOOD , Dak. , March 29. [ Special
Tflegraui to THE BEG.l-rElmor Lciven , a
cattle thief , made his escape from Deputy
Sheriff Uuncmcn this afternoon ,
IT WAS A FORCIBLE APPEAL
'A Denver Mnu's Donation to tin
Onuao ofjOharlty.
HE GIVES BLINDLY AND FREELY ,
The Clronnistruicos of thn Case Oolng
of Such n Nature nH to lion-
tici1 liuiulry Entirely
MfofT.ttt Cashed tlin Ohoolc.
DRNVKH , March 20. The boldest niul most
successful bank robbery ever reported in tlio
west was perpetrated upon the First Na
tional bank at 3 o'clock this afternoon , by
which the robber succeeded in getting away
with $31.003. The cashtor of the bank In mi
interview with an Associated Press rcpartor
after the robbery , gave the following no-
count : *
Yesterday morning a well dressed man ,
light moustache and complexion , and of
medium height , walked Into the bank and
asked whcra ho could BOO Moffatt ,
the president of the bank. Lewis Informed
him thnt Uo could see Moffatt , who.ls also
president of the Denver & Ho ! Grande rail
way , at the president's office in the Cheosnum
block. Nothing moro was seen or
heard of the stranger until this morning ,
when ho entered the railway ofllco and asked
to sco Moffatt on Important business. Ho
was admitted to his private room and briefly
stated that ho had discovered a conspiracy ,
whereby the First National was to bo robbed
of a large amount of money. Moffatt told
the man that ho would bo pleased to moat
him In his private ofllco at 1 o'clock.
A few minutes after the appointment ho
called at tha bank and was shown Into the
president's ofllco.Vhllo remaining stand
ing , bo Inquired if the cashier was in , und
was told that ho was at lunch. Ho then
asked for a blank check for the purpoio of
showing how the robbery was to bo per
petrated , The check was handed to him ,
and ho lalA It upon n desk In front of Moffatt
and said , "I will have to do this myself , " and
pulling n largo revolver from his coat , placed
It atMoffatt'shcad , and In a decidedly ear
nest , but unexclted manner , said :
"I want $21,000 , and am golntr to have it.
I have considered this matter and the
chances I am running , and the consequences
if 1 fail and am arrested. I am a penniless
and desperate man , and have been driven
during the past week to that point where I
have considered suicide as the only means of
escape from the poverty and misery In which
I exist. You have millions , 1 am determined
to have what I have nskcd for , and your llfo
if .you make a noise , call a man , or ring a
boll. I will blow your brains out und then
blow up the building and myself with this
bottle of glycerine ( which ho at thnt-uiomcnt
pulled out of another pocket. ) Now make
your choice. "
Moffatt started to argue with the man , but
was stopped with tno information that it was
useless , and that hn had but two minutes la
which to till out the check bsforo him for
$31,000 , If lie desired to livo. Moffatt , seeing
no other alternative , filled out the chock and
was then ordered to take it to the paying
teller to got it cashed. Moffatt loft his olllce ,
anil with the man behind .him with a re
volver partially concealed under Ills overcoat
and with the muzzle almost against MoffuU's
back , marched him behind the counter and
Jip to the paying teller , Keoloy , with the re
quest that the chock bo immediately cjshod.
They then romurched into Moffatt's ofllco
without attracting the attention of fifteen or
twenty clerks who were busy at work within
two feet of where they passed.
After they had remained in the private
office tlireo or four minutes , the robber in
formed Mr. Moffatt that they wore wasting
time , and that he had bettor stop to the door
and motion his teller to come to him , which
ho did. Moffntt instructed him to bring the
money into his offlce , and as the teller turned
to go away the robber tola him ho wanted
twenty § 1,000 bills and $1KK ( > in gold. The
money was brought in and handed over to
the robber , who for a few brief moments had
owned the bank , and wailing until the teller
had reached his desk , ho backed out to the
front door , making Mr. Moffatt remain stand
ing in his door until ho had reached the curb
stone. Ho then raised Ills hat und walked
around the corner , and has not yet been
heard nf.
Mr. Moffatt is completely prostrated with
the shook. Detectives are. out after the man ,
but there. Is no trace of him.
The man who committed the robbery Intro
duced himself to President Moff.itt ns C. J' '
Wells. This name , however , is probably an
assumed ouo
A moment after the alarm was given by
Moffatt a man started ranldly up Sixteenth
street from the bank , followed by a crowd
and several officers. Ho was followed to a
room in the Ilallcck & Howard block , wtiero
ho and two companions were arrested and
taken to the station house. . Ho proved to bo
a well-known business man named Clark.
The chief of police offers $2,5M ( ro.vard for
the arrest of the robber and gives the follow
ing description : Aged thirty-two , height llvo
feet eight inches , swarthy complexion , I
weight HO pounds , heavy brown irioustacno ,
badly sunburnt , derby hat and wears a long-
linked , plated watch chain.
Excitement ever the affair is intense.
C Up to 11 o'clock to-night there are no new
developments in the bank robbery case. The
police , whllo diligently endeavoring to get a
clue to the robber , are complotly baffled.
EUROPE'S FINANCIAL ! OUISI8.
It tins the Kffeut of ICn ondorliiR a.
Ktroni ; Fccllni ; AjjulMHt Syndicates.
LOXDO.V , March fc9. The stock exchange
settlement passed without trouble. The
fooling was generally far moro hopeful , al
though misgivings are continued regarding
Bomo of the French Jlimndal Institutions , .
The success of the conversion of the Husslan
C per cent loans into 4 per cent consolidated
stock was a factor in restoring confidence.
In view of the Impending prusocittlon by the
government of the Comptolr d'Escompto , "fl
the directors of that bank uro reported to ba
realizing on tholr private proportv BO as to
bo sufo in the event of contingencies. It Is
believed that the prosecution of the Socleto
des Mctuu'x would provo abortive. on tbo
ground that there is no law to prevent any
one. from speculating at his own risk and
peril ,
Strontr efforts continue to bo mada in par
liament to induce the government to legislate
against syndicates. It is stated that the
paper syndicate has arranged the terms of
purchase of English mills. Newspaper pro
prietors have consequently opened negotia
tions with foreign mills for their supplies.
Its prlco and quality compare favorably with
English paper ,
The fueling against syndicates Is increas
ing , American delegates hero have expressed.
their footings strongly to English financiers
The prevailing opinion Is that It will bn bet
tor to louvo matters in copper to find tholr-
level. The market has become wearied of'
trusts and the outcome of the position will
probably bo a reversion to the old state of af
fairs , when the Anaconda , Calumet and
Heclu mines will probably drown out the
others at low prices.
Doulanupr to He I'roscoutod.
PASIS , March 29 , The cabinet to-day
unanimously resolved to prosecute Genera
HoulangtT. ,
The sonata to-day , by a vote of 207 to 03.
passed u bill constituting Itself a high court
of justice In cases of plots against the state.
The bill will caino up In the chamber of dep
uties to-morrow. The government Intend ,
upon the passage of thu measure , to apply it
to General iloulangcr.
The proceedings against General Bou-
langur will bo instituted without doluy. It
is probable that thu llrat htcpj will lie takoa
to-morrow.
March 2'J.134 win Wlllota ,
the now assistant secretary of ugrlcultar&
took tbo oath of office to-day ,