Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 4, 1883, Page 1

{ | TWELFTH YZAR. L4 BLM, beyy SIDNEY ON CIPHERS. The President of the Union Pa- cific Replies to Teller's Demand, And Figures Out an Hnoormous Balance in Favor of the OCompany, But Pradently Refrains from M :ntioning the Old Debt of Seventy Millions. The D:plomatic Blunder About the Border Hxplained by the Mexican Minister A General Asortment of Wash« ington Notes. THE SUBSIDY ROAD: Bpecial Dispatch to Tus Bax. DILLON'S REPLY TO TELLER WasniNaToN, May 3 —Sidney Dil- lon, president ot the Union Pacitic, has written a long letter to Secretary Teller concerning government olsins sgalnst the road. He says there Is due the company a sum largely In excess of the amount claimed by the secre- tary of the Interlor to be dus the gov ernment and that any clalm of the United States for immedlate judgment under the Thurman act must be based elther upon the rate of allowance for suh\ servicos fixed by the postoffize epartment, which the supreme court has rejected, or upon the allowance for that service at express rates as claimed by tue company. Adopting the rates thus claimed by the company, the government is Indebted to the road $2,733,880, a sum far in exocess of the amount sought to be recov- ered by the Interlor department. The letter is followe: Uxion Paciric Ratuway Oo., } BostoN, Mass.,, May 1. To Hon. H. M. Te ler, Sscretarf of the Iuteror, Washington: Str:—Your letter of the 2lst ult., stating the claims of the government upon this company, has had the care- fal conalderation of its directors. The purpose of the company has been and Is to discharge fairly and tmp'icit- ly its obligations to the government, and In explanation and jastilication of {ts view that there {8 due tho company a sum large in excess of the amouats claimed in your letter to be due the government, it may be proper, to state briefly the rolations between the partles as thoy atood at two different perlods, namoly, under its orlginal charter, beiore the passage of the so-called ‘‘Thurman act” and under the amondments made by that aot. Prlor to July 1, 1878, wheu the ‘Taurman aci took effect, thecompauy, under its charter, was entitled, for performiug postal service for the gov- ernment, to feir and roasonablo rutes of compensatior, not to exceed the amount pald by private parties for the same kind of service. The gov- ernment contended that, notwith- standing this provision, the postoffize department had a right to fix the com- pensation of the company on its own view of what was reasonable and to to the same extent and in the same manner as it prescribed rates for all other rallways. Thls question has been submitted to jadlclal determina tlon and the supreme court of tha United States has disaffirmed thoview of the postoffice department and af- firmed that of the company. There s, therefore, an account for postal services to be ssttled, pursaant to thls declslon, beiween the cow pany and the government, up to the first of July, 1878, and if that account is justly stated 11 leave, a8 we are contident it does, a very large sum of money due the company 1t would be a severe and hardly just course for the government to oclaim that, notwithstanding the sum thus due the compsny (upon which the government allows no interes') it was its daty ln dlsregard thereof to make the paymeants r:quired by your letter in assumed compuance with the Thar- man act, when, as wiil be seen here- after, the actual amounts payable to the government under that act can only be ascertalued when the question of what constitutes reasonabie rates for transportation of mail shall ba judiclally determined, and when, afcer that has beon so determined, the sum due to the compary for postal services prior to the Tharman act will be deficizely fixed and at once ayablo t) the company. It should ge added that at ths data In questlon there was also further admitted a bal- ance due from the government for servicas which we do not refer to in detall, but confine ourselves to the questlon of postal sarvices. The com- pany has caused to be stated, an ac: count made up to July lst, 1878, upon the principle that compensation should be fixed wlth refereccs to express service, as belng moat nearly the same kind of servics referred to In its charter, and It results that the amount due from the govern- ment is §1,648,001, Of this amount 1t is admitted by the government that at the rates attempted to bo fixed os above by the postoffice department, there is due to the company &864 101, leaving In dispute £320 800, The ques- tlon whether the standard adopted by the company isa sound one remalcs for judiclal determination by the court ot claims, to which the cause has been remitted eince it was declared by the + supreme court. Some other elements may poesibly be shown which, if shown, would affect the question of reasonable compensation. Next, as to the account between the government and the company, since tne Thurman act went into effect, down to the perlod ending Dacember 81, 1882, to which period the acconnt, as stated In your letter, is bronght, The Thurmau act prescribes no rates for postal service, bat leaves the com- pensation therefor to be governed by 10 original charter, It prescribes by the fourth section that there shall be oarrled to the oredit of the sinking fand thereln provided for, on the first day of February of each year, one-half of the compensation for servioes (in- oludlog postal service) rendered for the governmant (aot applicd un- der sectlon second In liqulda tlon of fintercs’, snl in addition thereto there Ia to be pald Into the treasury to the credit of the sinking fuand $850,000, or so mach thereo! as shall be necessary to meet the five r:r centum of the net earnings of ts road, payable to the Ualted S:ates under satd act of 1862, and the whole sum earned by It as compensation for services ordered for the United States, togethor with the sum by thia section reqaired to be pald, amount in the aggrezate to 26 per centum cf the whcla net oarniogs of sald railroad company for the year ending the 81w of Dacember next precsding. Now, it ls shown that to dotermiue what will conatitute 25 per centum of the net exrningr, the amonnt duo for pental sarvicss must be ascertained, and the questlon as above atated ls ponding for jadiclal determin- ation a8 to rates which wiil constitute ‘‘reaconable com- pensatlon, Any claim, there- fore, of the goverment for immediate payment under the Thurman act, muat be based upon the oconjsotare or upox the rate of allowance for pos- tal servise fixed by the postoffico de- partmont, whish tho supreme court has rejected, or upon the allowance for service at express ratvs, as olalmed by the company. Adopting the ratea thus clalmed by the company, the di- rectors have cansed an account to te stated for the entire perlod after the Taurman act took effect, down to De- cember 31lst, 1832, the period at which the account transmitted by you ends, which account it will farulsh you it you deeire. This account shows that the whole amount due for postal services daring the period and upon the principles above stated s, $4,650,027; deducting from this the amount of postal service as fixed by the depart- ment under the rules appiicable to all other roads, (81 911,138), leaves the sum in dispute between the company and the government, for this perlod, $2,738,880 It 1s to be noted that your account does not credit to $69,398 paid in by the company in Jaly, 1881, and referred to in your letter, She sum stated above, (2,738,880) it will be seen is far in excess of the balance due the government as stated In your letter, (without tak-. Ing Into account the $828 890 due the company for postal services prior to the Tourman act as above, aund it scoms hardly reasonable to require the company under thess oclrcum- stances to pay the balance thus claimad by you until the queatiobs in contro- versy can be juiiciously settled up. In sabmitting thls thelr view, the diroctors ask that any error of princi- ple or detall, if such be found, may be polnted cat by ycu and the rame will recelve their respeciful oconsidera- tion."” (Signed) StoNEY DILLON, ‘The above letter has been referrcd to the commissloner of railroads. THE BORDER BUNGLE. Special Dispatch o Tus Ban. SPECIMENS OF REPUBLICAN DIPLO- MACY, WasHINGTON, May 3 --At the Mexloan legatlon somo anxlety seems to be felt that the attitude of the Mexlean government in relation to crossing the border by United States troops in pursalt of hostile Indlans should be correctly stated. It s thought that the clrcamstances under which orders were lssued last Satur day to General Crook, notifying him to adhere strlctly to the terms of the conventlon between the two couatries, have not been fully explalned, and that the impression may be created that the application of this government for a modification of the couvention was made some time ago and refased at a critical moment, wheo Crook had crossed the border. 't he circumstances, as they were explalned tothe assoclat- ed press reporter, who called at the legation to-night, are as follows: Oa the 29.h of Jaly, 1882 the Ualted States government proposed a modifi- catlon of the agreement of Jaly, 1881, which were in substance that com- manders of the United States and Mexican troops be authorlzed to change the terms of agreement when in their jadgement it was advlsable, 80 that the commander of elther army might cross the border with his troops to atack hoatile Iadians a tiwme, Seaor Romero, Mexlcan minister here, cabled the terms of the propositlon to his govern- ment and on the 26 h recolved an answer that the goveri ment slgned at thls city the sgreement with the Unlted States government, by virtue of which regalar troops of each coun- try were authorized to pass over the border Into the territory of the other in pursuit of hostile Indlaus under cartaln llmitations, which were at the tlme thought convenient and desirable by both contracting partles. Oa the 24'h ot April, 1833, the state depart. ment recelved throvgh the legation here, a communlcation from the Mex- f:an government that it was ready to consider all modifications proposed by the Ualted States, and accept sach as, in tholr opluion, were calcalated to attain the object of that agreoment, which, as they under- stood it, was the speedy destruction of hostlle Indlans It {s exploined that the Mexican constitation requires the consent of the Mexican senate to pass- ing of forelgn troops through Mexl- can territory, the same formallty be- {ng necesary for ratificatiun of a treaty, the Mexican executive not being em- powered to act In elther case without the approval of the senate, No Information has been reccived at the legaticn of the crossing of Gen, Orook’s forces, but it s thought they are already In Moxico and that Gen Crook's movement was the result of & mutual agreement between him and the Mexlcan commander, nnder which, {t {s held, the former has been able to enter Mexloo with the consent of the ny Mexican and co-vperation of Mexican THE OMAHA DaAalLy BEE OMAHA NEB FRIDAY MORNING MAY 4, 1883 troops. The oplnion s also expreesed at the legatlon that fallure ¢f the Mexioan givernment to acoept imme- distely the modifioatlon of the pre- d sgreement by the United States wlll not iaterfore with the success of Gen, Crook's operations agalnat the Indisns ANOTHER HUGE CLAIM, An Important question, concerning payment to the I‘lwlflo raliroad com- panles for government transportation, is now before the first comptroller of the treasury, and an anawer is ex- pected at an early day. The quostion {s whether the earnings for such transportation on subeldized lines, leased asd oparated by the Paolfic tallway companies, can bo lawfully withheld (48 is now the practice of the treasury department) or whether the amounts shall be pald to the com- panies in cash The attorney general has given an opinion that the portion of their earnings derived from gov- ernment transportation on unsubsi- dizad leased lines must be pald In cash and cannot be legally withheld. The question at lssue lnvolves a large sun. WasHINGTON, May 3 --1t {s under- stood that Secretary Folger will very soon issue a clroular of {nstruction to the proper cfficers dlrecting that money due the branch lines of subsidy rallroads muat be pald. Iteppearsthe Paclfic rallroads applled to the president to LEkave ‘he money pald to them under a declsion of the supreme court and he referred the matter to the attorney general for an opinion. A learned opinion of Brewster Is that the roads must pay. The opinion was sent to Folger and the latter will act upon it at onoe as above indlcated. The action will result in the payment tothe Cantral Pacific and Uanlon Paclfic rallroads of a vast sum of money ruaning away up into the millions. Ever since the Thurman act went into effact, under which the Paclfic roads were charged 25 por cent of net earnings to satisfy the nds of the government in this partionlar the tax has been very unsatisfactorily collected. CAPITOL NOTES. Bpacial Dispatches bo Trn Buw, ROMERO'S HEALTH, ‘WasHINGTON, May 3 —Owling to bad health, S8enor M Romery, Mexl- ¢ an minister, has declded to spend the summer traveling In Earope. The secretary of the legation will remain as charge d'affuirs ad interlm, LOGAN'S FAVORITE. It is underatood Sjnator Logan is urging the appolntment of A. C. Mat- thews, of Illinois, as commisstoner of internal revenue. THE REFORMERS, Olivil service commissioners Eaiton and Gregory held a long conference with Postmastor Ganeral Gresham to- day respecting clvil servico rules. Dr. Gregory made an oxsmination of the records of the appointment division with a vlew to famliliarizing himself with the mothods of making appointments in that department. It urdorstood slmilar visiis will be made by the commissioners to other executive departments, THE HAWAIIAN MINISTER authorizes a denial of the published statement that the Hawailan govern- ment had adopted laws forbldding the Ianding of Chinese in that count y. He says his government has pro- tested agalus: the embarkation of Chiness and Hovg Kong and other ports for the Hawallan Islands, and bas given notice that steps will be taken to prevent their landing. CROOK'S WHEREABOUTS, The war department has not as yet recolved from General Crook a reply to the telegram sent him by Gen. Sherman oa the 28:h ultimo, nor has any offical information been recetved in regard to his having orossed into Mexico. Tae press reports that he had passed the boundary line before the cautionary telegram could have reached him are, however, tally cred- ited at the department, BUYING BULLION, The treasury department to-day purchased 385,000 ounces of stlver for delivery at Pniladelphla, New Orleans and San Franclsco mints, IN THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL, Bliss contioned to address the jury. “If Dorsey was an innocent man,” sald he, “‘why did he continae Rardell in his employmant afser he discovered his charac'er? Why did he seek to compound felony with him to prevent him from testifying Instead of defying him to do the worst!’ Bliss admitted that thegoverment witness Moore was not & man of the highest styls, bat acked If it was natural that contractors will employ men of high character to do illegal work? Shipping Nows. Specisl Dispatches to Tas Lxs, New York, May 3.—Saller, from Bremen, Waesland, from Antwerp. LoxpoN, May 3. — Bohemla, Bristol and Falda, from New York; Hohen- zllern, from Baltimore; Prusalan, from Boston, have arrived out. HamiurG, May 3 —The steamer Africa, Capt. Bacholtz, New York, March 27, for Laith and Hambarg, {s considered loat. LoNpoN, May3 —The bark Nicosla, which arrived in Bremen April 20, reports that she spoke the steamer Hababarg from New York, Aprll 7, for Bremon, praviously spoken with reported that she had a shaft disabled, ‘T'he Habsbarg reported all well, weather fine atthe iime, - A Warning to Offioial Thieves. 8pe 1al Dispatch to Tus Ban. Burraro, May 3 —Joseph Bork, formerly clty treasurer, and lately convicted of misappropriation of the city bonds, was sentenced thir morn. Ing to five years at hard labor at the Aubarn state prison. —— - Bas» Ball. Special Dispatches to Tas Bxx. Derrorr, May 3. —Detrolts 1, Chi. cagos 10, CreviLanp, May 3.—Clevelands 3, Baftalos 1, New York, May 3 —New Yorks 10, Boatons 9, Privaverrnia, May 3, —Philedel- phlas 6, Providence 24, “COME BACK TO ERIN.” Sheridan, Walsh and HNo. One Badly Wanted in Dublin. ¥ngland Sounds American Sen- timent Before Asking Fxtradition. No Demand for Their Persons Yet Made But Momen- tarily Expected. True Bills for Murder Hvolved by a Oastle Cramued Jury. A Lively Talk With Sheridan and Waleh and the Lat- ter's Oounsel Te Which is Addsd a Varle(y of 0ld World News. THE DUBLIN TRIALS. Special Dispatches to Tan Bk, ‘WasHINGTON, May 3.—There is no truth in the London rumors that the United States government consented to extradite Tynan, Walsh and Sheri- dan. The department have not re- celved any communication upon the subject. !flw York, May 3.—The Express says the neccessary affidavits to secure the extradition of fynan, (No. 1.) have been here for nearly two weeks, A diligent search for Sheridan and Walsh, who have been indioted in Dublin for the murders of Cavendish and Burke, were made to.day, but neither could be found. New York, May 3 —John Walsh, who was seen by & Tribune reporter tr-night sald: ‘I am of course not pullty of any connectlon with the Pheonix Park marders, If I could have obtained a falr trlal in Dablin before an impartlal jury I should never have left Eogland, But in Dablin at present on the testimony of perjored informers they coanld as easily find an indictment against you as agalnst me for compliolty in the Pheonix park muraers. We are used to that sort of that thing In Ireland.” A World reporter asked Sheridan: ‘D> you regard the murder of Caven- dish and Barke as a politloal offanse?”’ Sheridan replied, I do nat think anybody should think otherwise. The government officlals themeelves admit 1t to be a political offense. Trevelyan, chtef secretary for Ireland, in one of his epeeches, raid it was one of the first political offenees ever committed i Ireland snd {f ho regards it as a political offsnse I am wiiling to accept him as suffizient authorlty on the sab. joot at leaat Certainly no person can be extradited from (his country for a political offense.” The World reporter called on Alex- ander Sullivan, of Chicago, president of the Irish Natlonal Liaague of Amer ica, and asked whataction, if any, the Loague would take officlally if a de mand was made for the extradition of John Walsh, P, J. Sheridan and Pe- ter Tynan, “I don’t see,” answered Sullivan, promptly, ‘‘that any actlon in these ceses will come within the province of the Loague. Whatever asslstance may be rendered to these gentlemen In defending themselves, if de- fense be mnecessary, by a de- mand for thelr extradition, will doubtless come from private sources, and I have no doubt but that from private sources abun- dance of aid will be given them, but it will readily be seen If tha league were to begln taking action in cases ot this character its time and resources would soon be demanded in many matters entlrely extraneous to its platform aud not included In the principles upon which it was organ/zad. My individual oplnlon is there are cases which come clearly under the head of political offenses, and England herself has established a precedent which should govern us in deal- ling with these cases. The Orafol cate 18 an {llustrative one. In these cases it seems as though much stronger evidence should be required than that already made publio to jusilfy the extradition of these men. I think the govern- ment of the U.ilted States should not eurrender upon any demand from Eagland for the extradition cf any man or any number of men on the evidence of informers, who co: fies themselves to be delibarate perjurers and as i To a questlon of Tha World re- porter D> you think the Englich government will succeed in obtalning your extradition from this country?’ John Walsh answered, ‘I do not know what the Amerlcan government may do in the ma ter. I thought the investigation at Parls proved my in- nocence conclaeively. I thought whea I came to this country I wonid be se- curo. I'would not care at all if they would only brlng the Informers over to this country and try me here with an Amerlcan juige and jury, but the mere fact of 1y being trled in Dablin will convict me, as they have the happy faculty of convicting anybody they want to. I can procare the most convinelng evidence that I was in a small village In England at the time of the Dablin tragedles.” To eame reporter P, J, Sheridan sald: 'his action of the government throws no new light on the subjeot. Tae application was made before for my extradition, and as I stood then 1 stand now, fearless of any efforts that may be made sgalust me by Eagland, Auy time the United States courts cil on me to make a defenss I will be found aeady.” Sherldan sald, In answer to ques- tlons as to his whereabouts at the time of the Pacealx park murders, that he 103 them, No one, h cerned [than him y mand for him, He thought he had Iately beea shadowed by a man whom he took to be a detective. He does not Intend to leave New York. Gen. Roger A. Pryor, who, with Gen, Batler, has charge of Sheridan's oase, said all the facts have been gone over carafally and 1o ground for ex- tradition oould be found, O'Donovan Rosss sald the Eiglish- man who goes to Ireland to govern should be killed or hanged. If he could go oyer to Ireland now and kill one of the prominent English statea- men he would be glad to come back here and admit it. Now that true bllls for murder have been found, it {s consldered no longer open to the Ualted States to refuse extraditlon of Sherldan, Welsh and Tynan, It s belleved Tynan will turn informer. Lonpox, May 4,—The Times says: If the demand of Tynan, Walsh and Sheridan be made, it will be based on the charge of general conspiracy which must be held to wear a political l‘lpeut, bat on speclfic criminal accusa- tion. DusLiN, May 3.—James Mallett was arralgned this morning on a charge of conspiracy to marder and pleaded guilty. Willlam Mooney also pleaded gullty to a ocharge of conspiracy to murder. S:veral other men chargel with the same offenso are also expect— ed to plead guilty. Lawrence Hanlan was next arralgued on a charge of at- tempting to murder. Deunnis Field pleaded not guilty and his trlal was begun, The grand jury have returned true bills sgsinat Tynan, Walsh and Sheri- den for murder, and against Fi'zharrls a8 acoessory after the fact. All ot these men are supposed to be in Amerloa, and it s understood the English government will demand thelr extradition, Loxpox, May 3.--The rumor pre- valls here that the United States gov- ernment has consented o extradite Tynan, Walsh and Sherman. Dusuin, May 3.—The grand jury have Jalso found true bills agaiost :!dwud‘ O'Brllen l|nd lEd'l:‘d MoQaf- rey for partiolpation in the marders of &vcmfllh and Barke, GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, Special Dispatch to Tus Bas, LoNpoN, May 3.—The commons, 292 to 289, refused the sffirmation bill » second reading. Owlog to lts re- jeotion Bradlaugh intends to adminis- ter the oath of offica to himself, The Dally News says by the rejection of the bill the forces of bigotry and In- tolerance have trlumphed. Fifty Irlsh membera voted agalnst the blll. The Times says it is to be regretted the prudent and conclusive solution of- fered in tho affirmation bill was not aupported by a majority of the house. Free Mazon’s hall, Qieen street, barned to-day. All lnsignia, farni- tare and paintings were destroyed. Among the paintings were portraits f all ast grand masters. Tho loss is mosury lrreparable. Prieatgate street, Paterborough, was partially blown up last night, Great alarm was caused by the explo- slon, as it was thought to be the work of dynamiters, but it {s now belleved that it was due to the ignition of gas in the sewer under the street. The houaes on the street were much dam- aged. A telegram has been received at Calro from Colonel Hicks, reporting that on the 29:h ult. he had an en- gegement with 5,000 rebels. Tae baitle, which lasted ha an hoar, resulted in the defeat of the rebels, with 500 kllled, Including the lieuten- snt general of Elmahdl, the False Prophet. The Egyptlan losses were slight, Hicks praises the gallantry of the Egyptian troops. The lower house of the Austrlan relchrath adopted a bill fixing the minimum force of Austrian landwehr, exclusive of that of Tyrol, at 138,000 men, and authorizing the formation of the landwehr cavalry. The measure involves an increase of the mlltary budget «f one million florlns, The presence of Prince Blemark at the solree glven by the minister of forcign offsira further shows the groundlessness of the reports that s differencs existed between the princs and the minister, The Dinish Arctlc expedition has started for Greenland for the purposo of exploring that country, LoxpoN, May 3.--The weekly state- ment of the Bank of Eagland shows a decrease of bullion of £175,000. The proportion of the bank reserve to Hability of 34 1 16 per cent, LoxpoN, May 3 --Gallagher, Wil. son, Turtin, Ansbargh, Whitehead and Dalton, the men charged with treagon aund felony, in connection with the dynamlte conspiracy, were again arralgned this morning, They were remanded for another week. - THE FODDER LAND. A Huge Cattle Ranke Purchaged in Nebraska, Speclal Dispatch to Tu Bre, LixcowLy, Neb,, May 3. —The Pratt & Ferrls cattle company and the Con- verse cattle company, of Wyoming, have purchased twenty-five thousand acres of land In Boone aud Platte counties, from John R. Clark, of this clty. These lands formerly belonged to the Burllogton & Miasouri land grant, and will bo used for cattle ranges, Yellow Fever Speclal Bispatch to Tus Bxx Avstiy, Tex,, May 3.—There is considerable apprehension on the lower Rio Grande regarding yellow fever. Governor Ireland recslved a telegram from the chamber of co merce, of Matamoras, Mex,, advl that should quarantice be necessary this season, that the station be estab lished st Bagdad instead of Browns- would state thst when the proper tlme comes. The Ptcenlx park mur. ders were called a political offsnse by Trevelyan and he so considered ville, The governor directed the ‘|~ PROHIBITED PORK. The Method of Retaliation Point- od Out by & German Editor, Adulterated Wine and Dyed Box Furnished a Plan of Action, st Aroused by Minister Sargent's Report. Special Dispatch to Tus Brx Cuicaco, May 3 —Since the publl- cation of Minister Sargent's commu- nication to this government concern- ing the prohibition of importation of American pork into Germany, public interest on the subject has been aroused afresh, and the questious In- volved are belng urged answ in the reas of thls and other countrios, ermann Raster, editor of The 1l linois Staats Zsitung, this morning, in reply to a reporter’s request for an in- terview, sald: ‘‘Had it uot been for the pig headed stupldity of American pork packers, such a prohibition would never have gone into effect, The Staats Z>itung months ago urged them to have measures adopted to prevent 1+, but because the price of pork was jast at the tlme high enough here not to make the German market of any great account to them, they would not take any trouble in the matter and allowed the measures there to be completed and put into force, and now they find themselves effectually cut off from that market. If you want to know how I feel about prohibition I will tell you that a few weeks before congress adjourned at the last session, I had resolutions ia- trcdaced which, had they keen passcd, would have prevented any such leglslation in Germany, but there was not time to get them through, and ocongress adjourned without anything belng done. The resolutions were to the effect that the president should be empowered, in case any forelgn country prohibfted the importation of American produots before the meeting ot the next con- gress, to rotallate by probibit. ing the fimportation of the products of that country, It would not have required any legialation by congress to heve pre- vented the Cerman law from belng passed. A mere threat of retalistion would have been sufficlent to have prevented any such laws belng ever thought of. It would be suftistent for this government to say, ‘‘You have prohibited importation of our pork, now we are going to retaliste by pro- hibiting the importation of all your exports,” But if a pretext Is wanted it 18 not necessary to Institute any investigation, Thelr own courts fur- nish evidence enough that some of thelr wine is adulterated and that should be sufficlent to warrant proh:- bitlon of it all. It would enough for the government to say ‘‘Some of your hosiery contalns polsonous dyes acd we mean to protect our ments at Vers Oruz. The Northwest breakwater will be completed In five years and all work wlill be finlshed In twolve years, The government will pay the contractor 10,047,000 Mexioan silver dollars In 'uhy payments of $10,000 as the work prooeeds. The offiolal journa), in conneotion with the proj forelgn loan, defends vigor- ously the finanolal polioy of the gov- erment, maintalning it would be false eoconomy to suspend produotive publio work, especially the Tehauntepeo rallroad, which s of natlonal impor- tance and making satisfactory progress sluce the government undertook Its conatruction. TELEGRAPH NOTES. Special Dispatchos to Tun B, 1t is denied at the headquarters of the Lake Shore road in Chicsgo that any en- gineers at that end of the line have cessed work owing to the announcement of changes in the reale of prices, The St Albans (Vt) iron and ateel mills have filed a petition of insolvency. Linbilities, $50,000; nusets, $19,000, The stenmer Braunschweig, from Bre- wen, landed 1,170 immigrauts at Balti- wore yesterday, Horses versus bicycles in Boston: Siore at the end of the fourth day—Horses 628, bicycles 605, Articles of incorporation of the Minne. apolic, St. Paul and Sea Const railway, capital $15,000,000, were filed with the Minneso.a secretary of state, While the_men were coming up from work in the Valo mine, nesr Halifax, Iast even pg, the ropo broke and. the boxes went down, killing six men. Orrin F.' Smith, paper manufacturers’ agent, New York, haa failad and disap- veared. Hin liabilities are reported at from $15,000 to $50,000. Creditors are at work on the bool i BOLD ROBBERY, An Army Paymaster Relleved of $16,000. Special Disy atch to Tun Bxa. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 3.—Gen- eral Augur and other army officers at the military headquarters recelved in- formatlon of a reported robbery of Major Wasson, paymaster of the army. Thelr figures, however, place the amount at $15,000, instead of $24 000. Gen. Augur has confidenca that the robbers will be caught and the money secured. A dispatch re- celved this morning states that one party, supposed to be implicated in the robbery, was arrested by Sheriff Shackel, Ford county, near Shackel- ford, beyond Furi Davls, who now holds him for ldentification, The former paymaster at Fort Worth states that while he was pay- master there he was continvally dog- g:d by a low gang, membera of which wera always onglis irack. He could not go from the cffics to the bank cr from the bank to tho railway without beirg followed. It s sup- poted this was the ssme gang who commlitted the present robbery. Major Wasson was held in the high- est esteem by fellow ofticers and there is not the slighest susplclons in re- spect to him, The government recently purchesed forty acres of land adjotving the pres- eat site of the military depot aud will soon begiu the expenditare of $200,0C0 in the erection of & handsome twelve company post and beautlfying people against danger from them by total prohibitlon of their importa- tlons.” The German government very well jknow that any trichinae they have in Germany they get irom German swire, I losck upon their action as an fueult to this country. Tae position taken by Sargent has been mine tor years past aud Presi- deut Arthur should give him his hearty co-operation. I am not lawyer enough to know {f the president has power to lssuo a proclamation, on his own authority, prohibiting importa- tlon of any thing which might be dan- gerous to the lives and health of our people, but I think ho has, and if he has I am In favor of him using it with- out waiting for the next meeting of congress, to take any sleps in the matter.” HOGGISH SENSATIONS. WasniNGroN, May 3.—Minister Sargent writes the department of state from Borlin, under date of April 13, that In consequence of reports pub. lished in the continental press, that an alarming outbreak of trichinos caused by eatlng American pork, occurred among the garrison at Tilsit, Germany, he had ipstracted the near- est consular officer to make an investl- gatlon and report the facts. The pub. lished statements were positive as to the source of the disease and stated that 13 deaths had already occurred. On examinaticn it was found that 14 cases of trlohinosis occurred among the soldieraof the garrison at1'i'slt, all ve y slight, and all persons att:cted had been rentored to health. The meat which produced the dlee:se was not {ssued to the soldlers in thelr garrison rations, atd beyond that there was no ovidence whatever as to its orlgin, The general surgeon of the fizst army corps aud tho mayor of Tilsic sald it was impossible to obtaln any proof as to whether the pork was native or for- olgn; all that was known was that the soldiers attacked had obtalned meat ontside of the garrison and probable from thelr relations in town. It is probable the meat was the native raw product, 8o largely consumed among the lower classes in Germany. Hich Liconse in Des Moines Spectal Dispateh to T ) Des Morxgs, May 3, —The saloons are atill closed with no present proe- pect of opening. The keepers have asked the council to grant the privi- lege to sell whisky, in which case they would take out licenses. This would be a violatlon of the state law aud was not considered by the council The ealoons have entoered Into a com- pact not to take oat licenses, hoping to frighten the oouncll by loss of revenue, but the mayor and councll are firm, The probabilities are that a limlted number of saloous will pay $1,000 license and open up, Mexican Pablic Works. Bpecial Dispatch to Tun bas, health officer at Brownsvllle to consult with the Mexican authoritles on the subjeot, Mexico, May 3,—The government has mads a contract with Batte, Case & Co,, of France, for harbor improve- the grounds for drill and parade and furatshing It with a!l the reqalsites for comfort and convenience, as well a8 ornament. e e Fifly Thousand Squandered. Special Dispatch to T Bus. New York, May 3.—Thomas B Pheby, for some time superintendent of theInyo Consolidated Mining and Milling company, was arrestod in an actlon for the recovery of $50,000 alleged to have baen converted to his own use, It is claimed after the par- tial destruction by fire of the mill and machinery of the company in Inyo county, Californis, Pheby was com* missioned to collect the insurance in San Franclsce, come here ani tnrn over all the money in his possezsion belonging to the company; that ne stated be collected $75,000 and ex- pended $59,000, but subsequontly acs mitted his expenditures were but §1 000, and promised to refund the differ- ence. He failed to do this, hense his arrest. Four Persons Killed. Spectal Dispatch to Tus Bxx. Derrorr, May 3 —-This atternoon a train on the Datrolt & Lansing rail- road, near Howard Oity, struck a wagen on o crosslng, killing three women and a man named Johnson. The team was runriog away. The englneer could not see them on #c ount of a deep cut. PROBABLY NEVER In the history of proprictary medicines hag any article met success at home equnl to that which has been poured upon HOOD'S SARSA= PARILLA. Why, such has been the success of this article, that nearly cvery family in whole nelghborhoods have been taking it at the same time. Every week brings new evi- dence of the wonderful curative properties of this medicine. Combines the BES dics Hood's . of the vegetable Sarsaparilla:: i » such proportion ve their greatest medicinal effects as to derl with the least disturbance to the whole sys- tem. 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