Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 28, 1883, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAy BEE TWELFTH Y ZAR. THE v ,,L."”M-nnu_ I 1 And Tta Name s “Tho ... National League of America.” ‘The Robust Infant Baptized By Two Thousand Oheer- ing Btalwarts. ‘The Trumpets of New Ireland Heard in the Land and Over the Waters. An Hloquent and Thrilling Bketoh of British Rule in the Fatherland. ‘“‘Kive Cepturies of Brute Force Fail to Destroy the Pride of Race.” “Hvery Page of History a Rec- ord of Treachery, Duplicity and Jadicial Murder.” ‘Words of (Cheer and Support Oabled to the Gallant Band in Parliament. Hon. Alexander fullivan Ohosen President of the New Organization, A Grand Gathering at the Acad- emy of Music to Ratify the Union. Text of the New Constitation and the Methed of Proceedure: . Full Detalls of the Philadelphia Con- vention. Spec’al Dispatch to Tas Ban THE PROCEEDINGS, PrIpADELPHIA, April 27.—It was nearly 11 o'clock before the Irish National convention assembled this morning and reading of the minutes dispensed with., Dr. O'Rlelly an- nounced that the eommittee on resolu- tlona had prepared the report, but was not yet ready to present it. The chalrman of the committee on organ- ization sald the committee on organ- {zation would not be ready to report until after the commlttee on resola- tions had reported, as after a long debate the committee on organization had not been able to agree on the number of officers ‘:o! a n‘nlan- leagu t acheme of gov- Sraente Fie sooroary by BoASone consent s communication from 8. 8. Qox, of New York, congratulating the conventicn on what it had achlev- ed, declaring that it was im| ble for Ireland to remain under the British government. A vole of thanks was then passed to Cox. Father Boylan, of Ire- land, and Father Agnew sddressed the convention congratulatisg it upon fua temperate action and dedaring that England and Scotland would be the the first to feel the effect/ of any in- temperate action, Ammlnntum 12 & recess was taken for two hours toawait the re- port of the committee. AFTER REESS, Pmr.unu':n, ,pll:'l 3:.—'1‘]!:0 chalrman of the cormittee on resolu- tlons submitted hiseport at 2:40 thix afternoon. / THE RESLUTIONS, The report f the ocommittee on rm]l::ouon says that the Trish-American People assembled in oconventionat Philadelphia to submit to 10 intelligence aad right reason ¢ their follow-mon that the duty of government is to pre- serve the liy of the governed, to de- fond their iberty, to protect their perty, ntain peace and or- m to a)¥ each portion of the pvo- lo an eqfable and efficlent voloe in &. Jeghture, and to pro- mote t) general welfara by wise, just andumane laws. We solemnly *hohfl“d clte the unquestioned his- tory & universal knowledge of liv- in, Jmnny thereof; first, the Eng. u.if.rmnnt has existed in Ire- got_to preserve the lives of the woed but to destroy them. The resution th:rrmuu st length the alwed barbarities of the Eoglish ernment and how the ‘‘blazing !ch has been lgwplhd to_ssyloms of srrified women, how the deadly bomb ia8 been discharged into helpless towns, and adds: Asif the sword, cannon, torch, scaffold, dagger and explosive Is not enough, it enjoys the nnrquo infamy of belng the only gov- ernment known to anclent or modern times which employed the famine for the destruction of those from whom it claimed alle- glance, forcibly robblng the Irish people of the frults of their own toll, roduced by thelr own labor. It has uried not & hundred, not a thousand, but more than a million of the Irish race, unshrouded, uncoffined in the grave of hunger. It has mercilessly compelled other millions in compul- sory poverty to seek in allen lands the bread they were entitled in their own, There s no form of cruelty known to the lowest savage which it has not practiced on the Irish people in the name of th; h;g&e‘:t :‘lvflinufan. ‘The last paragraph o ank refers to dynamite as it s. There s no form or relation to which des) or mad- ness may resort for which the English eruelty in Ireland 1s not exclusively ible. nu:d-—Wo declare that the Eng- lish government in Ireland has not de- fended the 1! of the people but has annihiisted statutes enscted nce the invasion to amount to s serles of coerclon laws tramed to deprive the citizons of all vesti of personal freedom and reduce them to outlawry +|in order to confisoste thelr property and compel them to flee to forelgn lands. Ithout & warrant & ocitizen may be thrown iuto prisoner; without counsel he may be pat on the dook and tried before a projudiced judge and packed jary. On l‘lni averments of porchased wretohes his liberty may be sacrificed, or his life taken in the name of the law. Third—Instead of protecting the property of the people the English government in Ireland has been oon- sploous for its injury and ruln. Oat of 20,000,000 acres of produsing land, 6,000,000 has becn allowed to lle waste, The ownershlp of the re- malnder, generally acquired by force or fraud, has been retained in the hands of monopolists, who drained the country of this money in the form of rents, no portion of which goes back to the Irish people, In addition to this an Iniquitous system of taxa. tiyn imposes on the people a gigantlc burden for the sustenance cf a foreign army, for an oppressing constabulary. for ea'arles to supernumary officials and place men, for penslons to Eo- glish favorites, for blood money for the informer, and for a vulgar court whose extravagance is equalled only by the shame of its protensions, Toe natorally created capital of the country is sent to Eogland on one pre- text or another, and brings in ox- chango nothing except articles of Eng- lish manufacture, which the Irish; un- der self government would produce for themselves or purchase in Amer- fon. Irish manufactures, delib. erately destroyed by England In tho last , century, are still dormant. Her immense water power turns no wheels, her canals are ail but impas- oible, her rivers are obstructed, her usefal clays and valuable minerals are untouched; in her beautiful harbors are but few new ships except those of her enemy. Knglish law for protec- tlon in Irelaud has been the lance to make Ireland bleed at every pore for the benefit of heartless landlords and English manufacturers, The Eaglish government in Ireland has not main- talned peace and order, but has for 700 yeoars broken her peace and de- stroyed her order; the Eoglish gov- | try: ernment in Ireland does not allow them an equitable and efficlent volce in the leglslature. In England one-twelfth of the popu- lation votes for members of pariia- ment; In Ireland one twenty fitth of the populatien votes for members of parliament. In England reglstration laws are favorable to the voter; in Ireland they are inimical to the voter. In England sll classes of the popula- tlon are fairly represented; in Ireland the poor 1s employed to secure to landlords and place hauters a pre- onderance in the natlonal delegation. n Eagland the judiclary is Independ- ent of the exeoutive and sympathizes with the people; in Ireland the judictary is the creature and part of the executive, and is appoin! exolg- sively from the enemies of the people. In England the magistracy is chosen P i A A YR per Jurisdiotion over the people’s liberty are selected from a creed' rejected by 78 per cent of the people, and the detestable spirit of religlous bigotry is thus le and perpetuated. In Eogland laws creating olvil disabili- ties on account of on have long been dead. In Ireland the laws made under Edward IIL, Qaeen Elizabeth, Esrl Stratford, Charles 1I, Qaeen Anne and their successors are still vital to torment the people for whose oppression no statute is found too heavy by venal and truculeut judges. Every measure of legislation pro posed by an English member re- ceives courteots consideration; any measure, however just, necessary or humane, proposed by a patrlotic Irish member, s certaln of contemptuous rejection by the combined majority of both great English parties. Thus, the educational system of Ireland fis notoriously inadequate; thus it is that eviotions unknown {n England and de- clared by Giadstone to be almost equivalent to death sentences, are of dully ocourrence in Ireland and have nearly doubled In five years in apite of the boasted bencfit of the Glad- stone land lawa; thus it is that, althongh accordiug to government returans oriminals are 27 in 10,000 of the Eaglish population and only 16 in 10,000 of the Irish population, in lgke of the exasperation to which they are subject, yot England enjoys constitutlonal liberty and Ireland is under woree than martlal law. The intrepld and persistont attempts of patriot Irish deputation te obtain in the Eogli-t parllament just and humane la s for Ireland, have always been, are arnd in our belief, must con- tinue to be a failure, Now, therefore, in view of these facts, be it Res Lvep, By Irlsh-American peo vlein convention assembled, that the Eaglish goverament in Ireland, origl- nating In usarpation and perpetuated by force, havirg falied to dlscharge any of the duiiss of governmoant snd never having acquired the consent of the governed, has no moral rizht whet. ever to exist in Iraland and that it 1s the daty of tho Lrish race throughout the world to sustain the Lrish people in the employment of all legitimate means to substitute for It natlonal self government. ResoLvep, That we pledge our un. qualifiod and constant support, moral and material, to our countrymen in Ireland la their efforts to recover their national self government, and, In or- der to more effectuslly promote this object, by consolidation of all our resources and oreation of one responsible and authoritative body to speak for Ireland in America, that all socleties represented in this convention, and all that may hereafter comply with the conditions of admls. slon, be organized Into the Irish Na. tlonal leagae of America, for the pur- of gupport the Irish Natlonal oague of Ireland, of which Charles Btewart Farnell if president. Rxsorven, That we heartily endorse | N the noble sentiment of Blshop Batler, of Limeriok, that every stroke of Fos- OMAHA! NEB SATURDAY MORNING APRIL 25, 1888 ter's savage lash was for Irishmen, giving new proof ot Parnell's worth snd an additional title for him to the oonfidlence and gratl. tude of his countrymen, Reeorvep, That we sympathize with the laborers of Ireland in thelr efforts tolmprove their condition, and as we have sustalned the farmers in their assaults upon the landlord garrison, we now arge upon the farmers jastice and humane consideration for the la- borers; we demand that the farmers allow Iaborers a falr day’s wages for falr day's work. ResoLvep, That as the msanufao- turers of Great Britaln are the ohlef source of her material greatness, already decliniog under the inflasnce of Amerioan competition, we earnest- ly connsel our countrymen in Ireland to buy nothingjin Eagland which they can produce in Ireland or France, and we pledge ourselves to promote ‘Irish manufacturers by oncouraging thelr import into Amerios, and to use our utmost endeavors by plain state- ments of facts and discrimination in patronage, to persuade Amerioan tradesmen from keeplng Eaglish gooda on sale. ResoLven, That an Eoaglish minls- try, ostentatiously ¢ liberal,” has earned the contempt and detestation of falr-minded men throughout the world by imorisoning more than 1,000 citizans of Ireland without accusation or trial, a number of whom were noble-hearted women engaged in works of mercy among the evioted victims of landlord rapacity and En- glish laws, ResoLven, That this convertlon thanks Rt. Rav. John Ireland, bishop of St. Paul; Rt. Rov. John O'Con nor, bishop, Omaha; Rt. Rev. John Lancaster Spaulding, bishop, Peoria; Most Rev. John Willlame, archbish. op, Boston; Rt. Rev. 8 V. Ryan, bishop, Buffilo; Most Rov. Patrick A, Feehan, archbishop, Ohicago, and Rt. Rev. Kdward Fitzgerald, bishcp, Little Rock, and their co-laborers, for thelr efficlent efforts in providing homes for Irish immigrants in the United States. Thzroplu of Ireland are by the law of God and nature en- titled to live by their labor in thelr native land, but sinoe the British government compels large numbers to emigrate, it {s the duty of their coun- men to warn them agalnst the snares of poverty in the large ocities and asist them to the onltaral ns esoLvED, That the polloy of the Eaglish government in first reduci Ieish peasantry to abject poverty, an then sending them penniless to the United Siates, dependent upon Am- erican charlty, is unnatural, inhuman and an outrage upon the American government and people; we respect- fally direct the attention of the United States government to this iniquity; we protest against its continuance, and wo Exatrnc! the offictals who shall be chosen by this convention to present our protest to the president of the United States, and respeotfully but firmly urge upon the president that it {a the duty of the government of the United States to decline to support paupers whose pauperism began under and is the result of Eaglish govern- ment, and to demand of Eagland that she send no more of her paupers to these shores to become a burden upon the American people. « ResoLvep, That this oconventlos weloomes the sturdy and nndlu;%fi{ triot and prudent castodian, Paf an, who tol protect the <and League funds from the rebbe~ hands of the English goverrmeps, volun- tarily abandoned his private business and scoepted a long exile in foreign lands, the Integrity of whese guardian- ship has been certifiod after minute exanination of his bookt by the dls- singuished and Independent patriots, John Dillon, Rev. Eagne Sheehy and Mathew Harris, rateful for these invaluable services,his country- men rejolce that they pomess on this important ocoaslon the sivantage of his wise and experlenced jounsel, and are proud to welcome lim to their hearts and homes. | HOW IT TOOK The reading of the repart was puno- tuated by hearty applase, At the arralgnment of the E:%h govern- ment in the firat resolutia the entire convention rose and oh 3 Ohadwick moved the msolutions be discussed and disposed { serlatum, Brown, «f St. Louis, soved a sub: stitute that they be adopled as read. Ficerty, cf Chicago, hpped the gen- tleman who moved thy sabstitute would bave the decenoy to withdraw his motion. He was oppsed to put- ting a court plaster on | oarbuncle. He appealed to Brown/te withdraw his substitute f>r the saks.of Ireland, and, eald he, (Finerty) would move to lay it down on the tabliit not with- drawn, Brown should nos be aetusted by a desire for partisan tdumph, Brown declined to whkhdraw the motion, Finerty moved to lsy it on the table. Lost amid cheers and hisses. An excltiog debate was interrupted by Doherty, of Boaton, moving the previous question en the adoption of the resolutins, which Sallivan, of Boston, seconded. Fifty men were now on their feet, and Ficerty, of Chi cago, sald, *'Are we going t) ba gagged he:c?” He then asked it a mdtion to lay the motion for the previous ques- tlon on the table was not in order. Tha chairman said no, ‘ Then I decldedly differ with the c"air,” said C ngressman Fioerty, and ejaculating “*We have no chauce, it is no use to try,” he sat down. The resclations were then adopted. The report of the committee ou or- ganization was then read as follows: THE PLAN OF UNION, WaERreas, In the oplnlon of cit- izons of America and Oanads, Irish sod of Irlsh descent, it is need- ful for the purposes hereinafter set forth, that, sinking all private prejadice and creed distinotions, the; do unite to secure this common en A do band themselves together under |sald: the nawme and title of The Irish Na- tlonal League of Americs, AzTioL 1. The objests of the Irish nloullauo( merion are: (1) sotively to sustain Irlsh N League in Ireland with by understanding themselves that her reeult of centaries of brate destructive legislation; sud if and ideal, for Ualted States; (sg to development of thoroughly defended agalnat igno- to encourage the study of tho Irish our enlightoned lova of ert cess and renown in eve which has had an equi couutry fn whero ho will feel it most, by re- lish manufactuse and by wsing all tradesmon from keeping English man- feeling; to destroy those baleful ani- mosities of province and creed which the enemy; to weave a cloger band of alive the holy flame of Irich nation- duties of American oltizenship, shall bo president, vice-president, treasurer and 3 at all meetings of the league and per- to sorve of the president, his duties shall be discharged by the vice presi- dent. Arr, 5 The treasurer shall prop. erly acoount for all league, and this league, Azr, 6. The secretary shall keep league, recelve all moneys for its use from subordinate branches, and affillating organizations in states and counties, and pa) the treasurer, taking his recelpt there- for, and all moreys so pald to the secrotary shall be by draft of post- cffico order in favor of the treasurer, Arr. 7. The governing body of the league ahall consist of /the/president, vice president and m ocaucil which shall be composed of ome member from ench state, territory, Dlstrlot of Columbia and_Dowainion of Canada, and whion s¥éll be elected by the na- tlonal coprention, and # meet at least o0 snmuall 2 time and place or whica il ‘oaigac.ted by thegre~dent, Agrr. 8 The governing body shall et at lodst once annually at the time aad place heretofore provided, and shall frame an organization simi- k | lar in character for each state, terrl- tory, Distriot of Columbia and the Dominion of Oanads; they shall pro- vide for the general welfare of the or- ganization and they shall have power necessary to promete the interests and extend the organization and Influence of the league. Mr. Alexander Sulllvan, of Ohloa- 80, took the floor, Thomas Bracken, of New York, at the same time arose among the so-called dyzamite men in the rear of the hall and earnestly pro. testing agalnat the proceedings. He was at once surrounded by a clamor- ous crowd of delegates, the chair meanwhile pleading for order. Finally the dynamite men quleted down and Sullivan nominated Rev, Dr. Caarles O'Rellly, of Detrolt, as treasurer of the new league. Col. Boland second- ed the modon and Father O'Reilly was elected by acclamation. Father Conaty nominated for presl- dent J. J. O'Blerne of Cinolonati Ool. Boland nominated for presldent of the Natlonal League, Alexander Sullivan, The name was greeted with wild applause, Salivan recelved the graat mpjnrh{lof votes avd on motion of O Blerne, his principal competitor, the eledjion of n“n;ln'mu. e Ll Sullivan, coming upon the stage, sald he could not do jul:oum to the po- sition and was compeiled most respect- fully bat firmly to deocline the honor. The sotlon of convention would send a thrill ohdelight into every TIrish home and = “whook of terror to the British parliament and chambers «f Dablin castle. Sullivan’s deolina- tlon was laid on the saWe, John J. A, Hynes was chosen sec: A Alice Gallagher announged that the Fanny Parnell branch, 8t. through her Its check for starving people of knew the women of the keep the wolf fram the door; looked to the msn to keep off lion. Father Ocnaty sald Parnell could now polnt to ten milion united Irish- men on the Amerloap continent, Recess was taken that several dele- gatlons might selet¥ a re presentative on the executive thmmittee, which was to selsct & peianent council of seven for the Natioasl Leagae, Upon reassembling & remlution of esteem for and condolendg with Michael Davitt, father of Land League, incarcerated for théfl third time in a British dungeon, rvas unanimously adopted. Ordered {:hat a resolutlon of confidence snd dager be oabled to Oharles Stewart Pawgll, CROWING WAIHINGTON, Mrs, Pamell was introduced and ullivan was made Lavizs Anp GENriezx: I have oo ‘1’..":1‘5.'.."......."“""".: o rels our o fslator and president, Ooom.;.'. The poaition of ™ similar to thet of our country moral and material ald in schleving solf government for Ireland; (2) to prooure a olearer and more acourate i e pollion, foan le o political, lndn-trrn.lo p and social condition of Ireland, that they may see for oroe and Qe mitted to make her own laws on her Ipolitieal § automony, beneficlal allke to Ireland and the | h promote the manufactures by encouraging thelr import Into the United States, to promote the study of Irish history, past and present, and to olrculate oarefully prepared literature in schools and rocletics that the jastice of the cause may be rance, malice and misrepresentation; ln?nngn, onltivation of Ielsh music, n characteristios whioh made the part of our race bright amid darkness, and have alwags scoured for the Cult sac- oppo:tunity with his fellows; to hurt the anemy fusing to purchase any articlo of En- ogitimate inflaences to dlscourage ufsotures on sale; to abolish scotlonal have been ineidiously handed down by racial pride and sffectlon and to keep ality while performing faithfully the AR, 2. The officers of the league ARt. 3 The president shall preside form such other dutles a8 may here. after in these articles be imposed upon him. ==ART. 4, In the absence or inabllity pald to him by the secretary muf of the make expliolt reports thereof annually to the conventicn of correct records of all meetings of the the same over to agsin become a nation plaved ‘‘Wearing of the Green,” after audience, nature of & rketch of the wrongs of Ireland and the work of the League, — | 10% in the revolutionary war. I have In. herited a drop of that old blood; I have also inherited Irish blood, which glves me an additional elalm on you. My father sald, and I sustain him, that the party whioch secures an maintains & position in the enemy's ocountry ls sure to come out phead, I deny that my son has not secnred that position, w Mrs, Parnell then placed a wreath of Iaurel on the bust of George Wash. ington amid great enthuslasm, the banner of Ireland belng waved over or head at the time. Father Conaty, who had nominated O'Bierne for president, solemnly en- treated Sullivan to take the helm. Mre. Parnell trusted Sullivan would glve the new league the strength of his invaluable services. Ex-Treasurer Egan added his words to those ot Mrs, Parnell. Redpath sald the Irlsh commanded Sailivan to accept the position, add- 1ng that as long as the conservatives controlled the polisy of the new leagne O'Dosovan Rossa would have to tal o a brok soat, Thomas Beennan, secrotary of the Trich National Land Laague, implored Sclllvauto make one more ascrifice for his country, Sallivan came to the front of the stage and sald he recognized the voloe of the people was the volce of God, In obedlonco to the voloes of Mrs. Parnell and Mesars, Brennan, Egan, and Redpath and the voice of the sonvention he would consent to act temporarily as the servant of the Irish in Amcrica, not as their leador, Chairman Forsn annonnced that Mra. Parnell had been elected presi- dent of the National League of Amer- foa. He called on Henry T. Sher- idan, of Ohioago to lead in singing “‘God Save Ireland.” The song was sung, the conventlon rising and joining in the choras, The chairman then de- olared the convention adjourned. “Star Spangled Banner” and other songs wero sung before the delegates abandoned the hall, The national committee, one from each state, eto, afterwards elected the tollovlnfl‘::no- utive counoll of the National ue: Rev. Father McKenns, Massachu- setts; Dr. W. Wallace, New York; Jas. Reynolds, New Haven; M. V, Gannon, Iowa; Judge J. G. Donnelly, Wisconsin; Johr F. Armstrong, Georgla, and United States Senator James Fair, of Nevada. The ocouncil will meet in the morning at Continen- This council requeats every oclety in the Uaited States and Canada willing to co-operate with the new organization to communioate with the national secretary, John J, Hines, of Buffalo, N. Y., ALEX SULLIVAN, elected president by the donventlon cf the National League, s 35 y of sge, born in Maine. He wasa re- publican until 1872, until when being » atrong frlend of Greelay, he sup- ported the liberal movement. He has since been a democrat. He studled law with Algernon Sullivan of New York, and has been for a number of yeara In succesaful practice in Ohi- oago. HONORS TO XGAN, Martin Faron presided over the mosting i» honos of Patrick Egan at the Academy of Musio, this evening Abont 12,000 people were present. The stage was filled by notables, Egan was introduced and spoke earn- estly and pleasantly, making no al- luslon to the convention., He ex- ressed his hope, and was now ocon. dent in his belief that Ireland will The baud weich Thos, Brennan addressed the His remarks were In the Samuel J. Randall sald every honesf movement for Irlsh rights and Irish natlonallty met with his most hearty approval. God would reward Irish- men with success. A little girl representing the chil- dren's Land League ot Philadelphia presented a floral testimonial to Mrs, Parnell, COol. MoCiure of The Times sald the proceedings of to-day’s convention would strike more terror to English oppressors than a whole continent of menace. The grandest and greatest blow ever strack for Irish liberty was by the convention to day. Alexander Sullivan spoke of Phila- delphia as the city beloved by all lib- eriy-loving people in the world, The new league meant ne danger to Amer- ican institutions. The Irish were distinot from the Euglish,and would always be, as God had made them so, England had sentenoced the Irish to be a nation of gnnpen. The Irlsh need patience and organization., The men who, 3,000 miles away from danger, are violent and reaotionary in the measures they advooate, are more of & help to the British oppressors than if they were red-coated. Father Boylan, of Ireland, made a yery umorous and pathetio speech, He clted one Instance were 400 fam- illes or 2,800 persons were evicted In one day in a county adjoining his own James Redpath sald the land league had been the angel that had moved the waters of the great pool. of Blloan. - Shipp! Bpecial Dispatch to Tux Livereoon, April 27.—Tae ship British Merchant, from San Fran. clsco, had her decks ewept, lost a por- tlon of her bulwarks and suffered other serlous damaga. New York, April 27—Arrived, Deomark, from Loudon, Liverroorn, April 27,—Arrived, Bavarlan, from Boston, i The Cigar Men Special Dispatch w0 Tus Brx, New York, Aprll 27,—The prin. cipal ciger manufacturers concede $2 advance per 1,000 asked by workmen, The manufacturers sssert that within & short time the men finding Havana ocompetition ruinous to the business, will ® voluntarlly relinqulsh the in- orease, i Onoe I.l'vl-" Special Dispatch to Tus Bus. Nww Yorx, April 27.—Ex presl- dent Hayes left to-day for Fremant, THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. |, The Noble Reds Wrestling With o ate'0aW and Timber Thisves. Numerous Appointments An- nounced—Revenue and Treasury Matters, Ker Cencludes the SBeventh Day of His Star Route Talx. A Variety of General Newa. OCAPITOL NOTE®. Spocial Dispatcbes to Tun Bux, SUING TIMBER THIRVES, Wasninaron, April 27.—The sec- retary of the Intorlor will to.morrow hear the evidence In the d¢ase of the Chootaw and Chickamw Indlans veraus the Missourl, Kansas & Texas rallway company, The Indians, through their attorneys, maintain that in the construction of that road timber was taken' from their reserva. tlon for which' they recelved no com« pensation, FORFEITURE OF LAND GRANTS, Coansel for the Contral Paoiflo rallway company to.day filed with the secrotary of the interior a brief in which he appeals from the refusal of the commissioner of the general land office to procoed with patenting of landa to the Central Pacifio rallroad company as the successor of the Call- fornia & Oregon rallroad company of California, The question Involved In this appeal relates to the construction to be glven to the mct of July 25, 1866, Oounsel for the rallroad com- paoy maintain that the forfelture seo- tion of this action does not differ In its legal effeot from the forfeltare olauses of other land grant acts which have already been adjudioated by the departments and the i)nlnd States su- preme court, APPOINTMENTS, The president made the following ap- pointments to-da{: Wood, Ohlo, to be agent for the Indlans at Qalnnaalt agency, Washington territory; B, H. Jehnson, Minnesots, register of land oftioe at Fergas Falls, Minn.; John T, Carlin, fi:,' Eo! 0 recelver of public Bozeman, Montana; Patrict , agent for the Indlans of Tal- allp agency, Washington territory; Oharles Willougby, agent for the In- Neah Bay agent, Washington territory. The president to day appolnted Isanc Brandt, of Iowa, Wm, B, Dean, of Minnesots, and John Kolly, of Oregon, a commission to examine twenty-five miles of the Northern Pacific rallroad on the Missoula divis- fon of that road in Montans: also Albert Ordway, ol Washiugton, D, 0. ; G. Pomeroy, of Kees, New York, and Aaron Oragin, of New York, a com- mission to examine another seotion of thesame road on the Rooky Mountain diviston in Montana territory, THE PEACE CONGRESS, The forthcoming volume of diplo- matlo ocorrespondence, mnow mnearl; ready, for lio distribution, shows that the Invitation of the United States for a peace con, of all na- tlons in North and Sonth Amerloa was accepted very promptly by neatly every government to which It was sent. There was none of the diplo- matio delay usually attending impor- tant propositions. THE CABINET, All members were present at the regular meeting to-day. The session lIssted about three hours and was malnly devoted to the oconsideration of new clvil service regulations. No ounolusion was reached with regard to them. They will be taken up agaln for further consideration at the mext cabinet meeting. IN TAF. STAR ROUTE CASE Ker tinished his review of evidenoe in the Bismarck-Tongue river route and after thanking the jary for their patlent attention began the general summing up the points whichin his opinion had been established by the evidence aubmitted in the case taken a8 a whole, Adjourned until Monday. UNFOUNDED REPORTS, Captaln Thomas MoGregor, Flrst oavalry, reports to the war depart- ment that he has made & thorough in- vestigation and finds that the rumors of contemplated outbreak among the Indisns et the willows on Columbia river, W, T., are totally unfounded. FREDING THE HUNGRY, Indian Agent Oramaler, at Fort Totten, Montans, telegraphs the commissioner of Indian affairs that he has notified the Turtle Mountaln Indlans to come there to recelve sup- plles. These are the Indians rmntr reported as belng In a starving condi- tlon, Oramsler will distribate smong them 3,000 pounds of flonr and 2,400 pounds of pork, REVENUE STAMPS, The commlssloner of {nternai rev- enue says the supply of new tobacco stamps as called for under the new Iaw will be sufficlent to meet all do- mands. While the bureau may not be able to supply all requisitions for these stamps made by manufacturers and collectors of lnternal revenue by the first of May when the law goes {nto operation, all applicants will be supplied with & suffizlent number to | T meet the demands for stamps for car- reat use, The large amount of stamps ocalled for In the requisition s ex- plained by the fact that collectors and other applicants desire to msecure a stock to keep them supplied for three or four months. The ocommissioner says these requisitions will be met during the month of May, TREASURY CHIEFS, Assistant Secretery Frenoh resumed the dutles of acting treasury, which, during were N;nl(mo& by Asslstant Becre tary Now. Frenoh has a commission from the president to act as secretary in the absence or lllness of the secre- ; New holds a similar commission In the absence of both seoretary and asvistant. Beore Folger, while not Ml or indlsposed, has too many im- p;wdt:nt hq\'l:‘ll:rl under conwlderation vote the time necessary to affiolal mall and pesss upon mnfldfi matters requiring prompt action, A COLORRD CONVENTION, In compliance with the terma of the resolution adopted by the convention of eolored El. of the District of Oolumbia, which met in this city on emaucipation day, a call has been s~ sued for s national convention of colored men to be held in Washington on the 24th of September, 1883, 5;;‘ convention is oalled for eonsideration of the present and fatare ocondl- ton ~of the ocolored people of this country and the best method of securing to them full enjoyment of thelr soclal and political rights, PROSRCUTING HILL, The attorney general has desig- uated John 8. Blalr as counsel to prosecute the charges agalnst Super- vislog Architeat Hill now under in- vestigation at the treasnry depart- ment. Seoretary Fulger hes suggested to Mr. March, who preferred the charges, the name of D, T, Alexander, fifth auditor of the treasury, as a member of the speclal Investigating commission in place of Assistant So- lieltor Robln . April gotistions which have been pending for some time between tho O, B, & Q. rallroad company and the Gould syndlcate controlling the Hannibal & New York, 27 —The ne- 8t Joe, were concluded to:day. Pa- pors were nigned and placed in the hands of L. Ames, in esorow. Two- thirds of the preferred stock and 76, 000 ehares of common were repre- sented in the transsotion. The pur- chase by the 0., B. & Q. involved aleo & contract with the Western Unlon telegraph company, extending to all lines of the railroad company. There has been s question whether the contract with the 0., B. & Q. ex- tended to and embraced the leased and new lines, but this has been met by the exeoution of a new' contract. Both parties seem to regard the transaction as matually advantage- ous, o s e SRS New ORumans, April 27,—A Wes- son special ssys the total deaths to date in Beauregard and Wesson is 46, The Red Oross soclety ‘Is doing good service, having received so far $4,000. Oontributions are being recelved from other poluts ia Missississlppl and Loulsiana, Asshowing the force of the storm, lidjfron screw of & cotton press, welghing 676 pounds, was carrled by the oyolone 300 yards, and a plece of soantling 3 by 4 inches and 10 feet long was driven through a red oaksapling. Muach distress is reported in the country not yet reached by the relicf committee. Death on the Rail. Detroir, 57.—A terrible col- lslon ocsurred this morning on the Chiosgo & Grand Trunk railrosd near Olivet station, between the regular y | paseerger traln moving west and a freight traln following it. The alr brakes attached to the passonger train did not work successfully, and the train was atopped at the foot of a elight grade and a signal sent back to the freight traln, which was .a heavy one. For some reason it passed the signal and roshed along into the rear of the passenger train, shivering into fragments two Pullman coaches. The conductor of the sleep- ing car and two or ‘hree pi gers were killed by the collision and ten or a dozen persons seriously injured. FULLER PARTICULARS, Dergorr, April 27.--Farther psr. tloulars trom the scene of disaster re- port the air brakes on the passerger did not worx properly. The train stopped at the foot of a slight grade, A signal was sont back to the hoavy freight which was following. For some reason the frelght di¢ not pay atten— tion to tho signal and thundered on into tho rear of the paesen- ger, shiverlng two Pallmans fnto fragments. Three persons wera killed outright— Condnotor J Wall, of Montres); H, Froyer, of Eoglewocd; N. J. 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