Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 4, 1885, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALy BEE OMAHA, NEB.,, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 1885. NO. 168 STATE LECISLATURE This was a Field Dy for the! Rail- road Cappers, Who Under Chief Church Howe @et Their Bill Fixed. The House and Senate Dispose of a Number of Bills, Brainless Idiots Shooting Paper Wads at Each Other, Some One has Stolen the Gamb- ling Bill. The Majority and Minority Reports on the School Tavestigation, nd Fraund THE SENATE. Special Correspondence of Tk Brx, Lixoovy, March 3,—1here was littlo of in- tereat in tho senato this morning, all the braas-collared gentry of the railroad order be- ing over In the house engineoring tho patsage o tho fatile and feble railroad commission bill. About a dozen bills of minor importance were passed, and one or two received an effect- ive quietus, An attempt was mado by the witty senators to be hilarious over the bill preventing prosti- tution, and refer it, as was done with the adultery bill, to the committee on federal re- Iations, but the numerons lengthy potitions of constituents regardiog the evil mado the ques- tion important, ani the bill pasaed. An effort was made by Senator Clark to bring up Howe's gambling_bill, but was steougly opposed by Senator McShane. The bill was ordered engrossod for third reading somo days ago, bu: has myiteriously disap poared. Afternoon Eession, Special Tolegram to T Bre, LiNcoLy, March 3,—The sonate spent most of the afterncon session considering the bills in the committee. Seventeen bills were dis- posed of. The Norfolk asylum bill passed, though Senator McAllister fought hara to give Columbus & chance. The saline land till came np and after a ligtls discussion was made epecial order for the evening sessin, at which time there was an effort to cut the appropriation of §45,000 to £20,000 or 830 000, Nei her amsndment pre- val ed. It 1oks as though the bill had been held till too Jate sn hour,go as to crowd it through. The general fesling is that auy amendment wonld impenl the bill, finally agreed. Senators MoShane, Paul aud Meiklejohn opporad the bill, and Burr sup- ported it backed by the saline lobby. THE HOU SE. Special Correspondence of the B, LancoLy, March 8,—Almost the first bill placed on its pastage in the house this morn. iog? was Senate File 187, a bill providiog for the establishment oi a board of railroad com- missioners, to define their dutiss and provide their ealaries. The section namiug the duties of the said commissioners does not occupy ‘much epacs, it generally being devoted to pro- viding salary fees for tho useless ¢ecretarivs, The bill passed through the sonate, after some opposition, and, as was expected, met with eome in the house, butit tin.lly was accepted 24 a sat'sfactory measure by men who profess to bo favorable to railroad legislation, Mr. Riley was the first to speak on the bill, and said members were too unxious to make personal capital out of railroad legizlation. He was torry to notica thie, but he would heartily supp 1t the bill and recommend its PR-BAgO. Mr. Jobnston also spoke at length in sup- port of the bill, Mr. King moved an amendment to provide that the commissioners be given rights to es- tablish and regulate rates aud fares. The amendment was objected to by the railroads, and Me. Riloy moved the provious question. On a vote being taken the amendumont was lost, the following having voted for tho amendment of Me. King: Aiken, Blaine, Barney, Bassett, Caspar, Cornelin, Cox, +Orawlord, Callahan, Crook, Everets, Gill, Hale, Harlan, Higgios, Howard, Huff, Ir- win, Kehoe, King. L:bhart, Marble Mariio, Mills, Miller, Munn, Neleivh, Nettleton, Fichol, Osood, Poyutor, Rise, Bo.ville, Bbirlay, Stevenson, Sutherland, Temer, Tur- tle, Whitmore, Winspaur, Wolbach, ‘Against - Adams, Bickley, Bailey, Blaco, Carr Cule, Casper. Cope, Booth, Brandt, Branner, Buffington, Dempater, Everman, Emerson, Glevn. Gumaer, Hazou, Heimrich, Henry. Hocknels, Holmes, Holworth _Holt, indra, Johuston, Kalgy, Kelmer, Kuony, Furnaca, Lee of Mernck, Liesvieldt, Maulvahills, Newmyer, Now" 1d, Peterson, Riley. R binson, Root, Smith, Staver, Sagrert, Rebertson, *Laylor, Thomas of Caas, Thomas ' of Coltu TThompson, Troup, Vance, Waitt, White, Wliaws Wright, Mr. Spaaker. Almost every one who opnosed the amend - neent gove some excuse but Mr. Whitmore w %o voted for it aud in support of the bill was s followa * ‘Believing that the voters of this state won W, if prosent and voting on the amend- ment adopt i by an overwhelming majority, and belleving that we ars here to represont the intorests aud the wishes of the people. 1 vote aye. W. G, WHiTMOKE,” The bill wasmow road section by tection and eaclr in 1ts turn adopted. It was eventu- ally ordeved o be engrossed for third reading exactly ws tho sanate ordered by the railaoads and their chief capper, Church Howe, had presented it to the bouse, W Tho entirv railroad lobby was on the floor duriog the L'me the kouse was dealing with thobill. M. Ho dddgeand Church Howe acted ua chief euginsecs, They were assisted by Chasley Gr.von, Jobn M. Thurston, Jobn K. Manchoster, Frank [reland, and the Hen- orable Mr, Tow er, and in fact the whele available staff of the railioads, They dra- gooned the wemb e a8 they had the senstore, and the railroad b il now” stands exactly as they ordered it. Soveral members W the house who have evidently been sent dows here to dieplsy their skill in abying paper wads, not havinj brains for anything elee, have commence: operations. There 1ntsllectusl pigmies having no dignity in themselves wish t redace the proceedings of the house to the same stand- ard of idiocy and contempt as_they are held in by the persons who watch their stupld work. Afternoon Session. Special telegram to the Bex, LixcoLw, March 8,—~The afternoon session of the house, Jike the morning, was devoted to the third reading of bills, Althovgh about twenty were passed none of them call for any especial mentlon, The bills rgected were Calahan’s which scught to establish a state board of charities, Taylor's to establish an mmigration bureau, Mulvahill's for the relief of James Donnelly, The joint committes appointed to investi- gate the school Iand frauds presented a ma- jority and minority report this afternoon. “The majori y reports boasts of having atford od every opportunity to evergbody to ap ar before them and give all the evidence possible on the subject; tbat they had everybsdy kuew anything about the school land before them ~and they had no evidence that any member of the educational board had been guilty of fraud or wrovg in dealing with the school lands, Tke evidence of two ex-members of the board had proved that everything connected with the examina- tion of bids and leases was travsacted in a thorough business manner; also that the mat. tor of opening bids and awarding them, and issuing contracts was so guarded as to prevent frand or collusion; that the present laws are inefficient 10 allowiog persons to obtain an unlimi ed quantity of laod at low prices, when the land wa¥ increasing in value, Con- sequently tue commissioner of kchool Iands is at n groat disadvantage in disposing of land to the best interesta of the state. [Signed] A D, BUCKWORTH, Jonx T, Sp! T. 8. Liwis, A. B, CHERRY, H. 0. Swirn, ¥, P, OLmsTEAD, ‘The minority report says it has been proved in evidence before the sommwittee that the proceedings of the educational board, in them dealing with teasing an ) sale of school lands, have simply been furmal and contrary to the law. The whole staff is inefficient, and Ken- dall dolegated his duties to subordiates, There is gross neglect on the partof the board and graver suspicions of illegal condnct on the part of Kendal. Land speculators_ had been afforded inside information indicatirg a lack ot fidelity on the part of the officins which cannot bo too highlvcondemned. The minor- ity, by censuring Kondall, the governor of the state and the off v connected with thestate school lands, and characteriz:d these pro- coodings as gross and inexcusuble prejudice, Signed, Mills, Metz, Munv, Sterling, Hols worth, Oook. During the rading of the re- port conmderable iuterest was wanifestsd by the serious and more intelligent members of the houee, Tho three-dollar-a day wen in the meantime smused themselves by shying paper around, The report was at night made the special order for Thureday next. The house pasted teveral small bills at the night session and adjourned at eleven, The Cherter Signed. Special dispateh to the Bre, Lincos March 3—The charter amend- ments have been signed by the governor. " THE TREASURY RAID. LINCOLN WILD WITH SENSA1IONAL REPORTS AND JoBs, Special Tolegram to THE Ber. LiscoLy, March 2.—Unleas eomething is done to stop the epidemic this city will go stark, raving mad over the tragedy of last Saturday, At tho time the man Griflin was shot too much could not be said in praise of Detective Pound and his associates, but reac- tion aoon set in, and there are paople who are williug to string Pound to a law p post for shoeting a poor, innocent, one-legzed, harm- leas, unarmed roboer, who was seduced iuto the kcrape The grand jury was dismissod Saturday morning, but & new ono bas been empanelled, and is now taking testimouy. If Pound is indicted, Gov. Dawes will be held as ac- cexsory. Davis, one of the detectives, is said to be a former citizen of Omaba, of unenvisble ropu- tation, He wes accused, with his wife, of killing a_cattle dealec in's low dive he kept on lower Tenth street several yoars ago. The polive and many citizens will remember him, and the murder with which he was charged The particulars of the caso are not remem- bered hy{ ur correspoudent, but he is a bad citizen, He may have reformed when he joined the detective force, —— FOREIGN EVENTS, PROTESTANT CHUKCH DESTROYED WITH DYNA- MITE. Duptay, March 8.—The protestant church in Glerfiald, near Stranolav, Donegal county, was destroyed by dynamite today. THE RUSSIAN RAID, Loxvox, March 8.-Advices to the Times stato when tho Russians under Gen. Kemar- off and Col. Alikdhoff turned their attention to Pendjrh reports quickly spread that large body of Russian cavalry was advansing on the garrison at that point. The troops were sup- plied with amiounition and prepared to with- stand the reported Ruseian advance, The Alghazs, being frenzied with joy at the pros: pect of becoming religious martyrs, Kemaroff, it appearrs changed his men and halted at Alikbatum, sent Col. Alikdhoff with 750 cav- alry, who were halted within sight of Pendjeh but finding the Turcomaos there made no assault upon the gar- rison. He wrote an insulting letter to the Afgban general and returmed to Mery, It is another great surprise that the excited Afghaus did not sttuck the Russians, The correepondent says there has been a very nar- row escaps from serious complication between England and Russia. Eogland’s position in Ama is much stro the Russians cArs, Tho government is awaro of it and will only require & Jitt e firmness to soon set’ tle all pending difficultie In reply to our remonstrances Russia de- clined on February 24th to withdraw her ad- vanced posts at Sargaris and Tulfilgar Pase, but gave assurance that the Russian officers had been ordered to carefully avoid couflicts with the Afgbans, and complications need only be feared in the event of attacks being made by the Afghans afi)m.l Russian posti. Sir Peter Lumsden exefted himselfto pre- veut collierons and has adviced the Afghans to maintain themselves at the posts they now gosupy. This advico has Lo approved by Her Majesty's goveroment, Sir Poter Lum den has been instructed to arge the Afghai &t the came Lime to refrain fiom advancing Negotiations ess between Her Majesty's Russia for the settlement “of from their present positions, are now n pro Rovernment an the difficnlty, ToxDoN, March 8.—In the commons this evening the debate upon the redistribution seats bill resumed. Harcourt, home secretary, in answer to a telegram askiog if 1t was true the resignation of the ministry was imminent because of the discord in the cabinet, sent & telegraphic answer denying that there was sny discord in the cabinet, and eaying that the cabinet was not going to resign, Tn the house of lords this evening Salisbury asked whether the Russian outposts were within the boundary of Afghauistan The secrotary of state for Ind.a said that he had no hesitation in sayiog that Eogl.nd regards the Russian outposts as withiu the Afghan boundary, and that they foim a considerable advance in the direction of Horat. The mar. quis of Lothian usked: “‘Does the question of peace or war betwoen Ingland aud Russia depend upon a chance equsbble_between the Afghan audiRussian outposts,?”” Granville, foreign secretary, said he must bave uotics of the question, The marquis gave nutice that he would repeat the question. The excitement caused by the strained rela- tions between Rursia and Eniland still con- tinues, Cousols have fallen § in consequence, A TERRIFIC RXPLOSION, ocourred this morning in Usworth Colliery, Sunderland, killing twenty-seven persons, cuused by fire-damp, Latkr.—Thirty six dead bodies have been recovered, and the search still continues dstne passed a good night, and is much better thix morni g, SHANGIAL, March 3. —The French fleet which has been bombarding Chinghal retired after doiog much damaga, THE PRENCH REPULSE THRE CAINESE, Paris, March 8- Gen. Brire de Lisie telegrapha February 28, the French started for Tuyenquan, a Freuch garricon, at Tuyen- quan they repu'sed a furions night attuck. n- flicting Leavy loss upon the Chinese, Gen, Nearier dispersed the Chinese in the vicinity of Dangson and captured several Krup guns and mitrailleuses, He also capiured the fron- tier town, Cuani, 10WA. GOVERNOR BHERMAN DEPOSES STATE AUDITOR DROWN PUR DELINQUENCY, BUT BROWN WILL NOT SURRENDER, Drs Moives, Towa, March 8.—Governor Sherman, Iate this afternoon, served notice on Auditr Brown, suspending him from offics and appointing the Hon. J. W, Catte'l, for- merly auditor of the state, au itor pro tem, The no ice states tha: tha suspension is made because of Brown's failure and refusal to ac- count for certain moneys and property of the state entrusted to him as sudiior. Mr, Cattell, who had filed his bond, accom- pacied the officer serving the notice, ready t» take poseession of the office, but Biown re- fused to surrender the office or the books and papers, Itis understood that the governor hud the office of the audit r exsmined by a commission, under section 769 to 765 of the code, that the commission reporte! a rtate «f facts which made it mandatory on the gov- ernor to suspend the auditor, Fuller particu- lars and Brown’s etatement of the case will be sent Iater and alco the governor's, if they can | 47, be obtained. The maiters of alleged dslin quency on the auditor's part, on which the governor has acted, has nothir g to do with the complaints made against Brown, 1n conne tion with the examination of insurance com pauies, The commirsion di s not iuquire iLto that matter, but only Into the mansgement of of his office and accounts RAILROAD 1RAOKET. InpianaroLs, March 8.—The Jouroal an- nounces to-morrow that the Indians, Bloom- ington & Westorn rond will abandon the leaso of tho Iadianapolis, Decatur & Springficld road which it has beea operatiog for s voral years past, owiog to the unprohtavle naturo of the mranpemont. The Indiana, Bloom. ington & Westorn peoplo claim o have lost $142,000 under the iease. Presldent Toy, of the Wabeh railway, will meet the Hoglish stockholders mext woek. Tho committeo succeedod in obtaining a ma- jority in support of the principle of the Joy Teconstruction scheme. Lord Wolseloy has been advised to p:es the summer in Cyprus for ths benetit of - his eyes Lessar, of the Russian-Afghan frontier com- miseion, will leave Lond n' on Mooday, the discussion of his proposals beivg closed. The Russian _commission will mect the English commitsion near Balamurghab sbout the 10th of May. Toe decline in Russian 5s on the stock ex- nl:{ugu since February 7 is only a quarter to & half, The Trxas yacific Strikers. MARSHALL, ., March 3.—The striklng omployes of the Texas Pacific shop carried out the resolution adopted at the meeting by stopping ull paseing freight traios to-day. Eloven trains are now stauding in the yard, Several cars loaded with perishable goods, The strikers this afternoon wuotified the officers of the road that within twenty-four hours all passeng-r teains wilt ba stoppe 1, but the engme with ths mail can be carried through. At Long View aud Palestine affuirs are in a similar conditlon, e — The Wheat Crop Prospects. Coruypus, 0., March 3,—The secrctary of the state board of agriculture estimates the winter wheat damaged fifty per cint by the freeziog weather 1 the south half of Ohio. This means that twenty-nve per cent of the total crop of the state is lost. A dispatch from ¥, W, Talmage, Milwaukee, nuys sc- cording to late advices fiom all the vrincipal winter wheat states, the yield of '85 will fall largely below that ot last yesr, S —— Obinaman Kecovers Dumages, New Youk, March 3,—Chan Paid Tiff to- day in the supreme court obtained a verdict of 81000 sgainst Wong Chin] Foo, editor of the Chinese-American newspaper, publisted in this city, as damages for livel,” Tiff is the proprietor of five lauudries and was charged with beiog a member of an organizatin formed for the avsassineting oo, and having 1obbed his employer in Chicago e e— Baltimore Alive with Visitors, Bauriione, March 8,—Trainé from the east and west began to arrive early and by noon the city was thronged with visitors on the way to Washington. Tho railroads are all taxed to their full capacity avd trains will be in motion all night to accommedate the vast throng. o — The Micarsgua Caval Treaty, ManNaava, Nicarsgua, March 3,—The pro- posed canal treaty between the United States 2nd Nicaragus unavimously paseed the Nica- ragua senate Saturday, THE GAY CAPITAL. fhe City Resplendect ia i's Holtday Attire, Official Leave-Taking the Order of the Day. President-Eleot Cleveland Calls on President Arthur. Court Martial Ordered to Convene on March 11th For the Trial oft Chief Signal Officer Hazen, Tho Army of Government Olerks Who Draw Salarics but Render no Services, NENATE, ‘WASHINGTON, March 8.—Dawes ealled up the conference report on the Indian appropri- ation bill, The two houses, he eaid, had agreed on the bill so far as all 1tems properly pertaning to the appropriation bill were con- cerned. The senate had struck out all itema of general legislation, and all items for depre- dstion claims, Upon these, however, the hon-e insisted Plumb said that the senate was confronted with the possibility to eay nothing more of an extra seselon of congress growing vut of the action of the house. The coureo that the body Lad shown the manificent will power of one man, to produce snch a result, preg- nant, as Plumb believed it to be, with the grav st consequences to the peop's of t e United States, The exceedingly defec ive form of legislatipn fosnd on the uppropristion bills tended to maks him (Plumb) immorally opposed to the yielditg, so far, at least a« related to~ importaut legislation. No more gross confesion of legislative incompetency had ever been recn than hua been manifested within a stone's throw of the Senate chamber within thirty days, Bills appropriativg millions of doliars have been paseed without consideration and then sent to the Senate within two days of the closo of the session. Plumo characterized the river and hacbor Tump appr.p iat 0 now as a criminal waets f the peopls's money. In order to bring the q estion to the point and get an_understanding, Senator Dawes moved that the senate racede as to the pro- vision of the bill relating to legal jurisdiction and proceed in ths cases of crimes committad by Ludians. ‘The Senate refused to recedo—yeas 4; nays The message from the House annouzcsd a disagresm.cut with the Senate on the sundry civil bill. The Senate insisted on the amendments and appuint d_ss conferenca committeo Allison, Hale and Beck. Dawes explained the removing of differences on the Indian bill to bathe provisi n support- ed Manderson. Motion refused to recede by avote of 13 to 33 Vest hoped that the senate ‘wou'd sgree with the house provision regardiog thu Okla= homa matter and moved that tiie seuate 1e- cede from its amerdmeuts. I Ingalls did not be i~ve that the senate_ap- preciated the full sig ificance of the Okla- homa difficulty, he had no doubs that within forty-eight hours 20,000 persons with con- ted action would move on thuse lands, to forcibly occupy them, and were pre ared to muintain that occupsncy by force of arms He did not believe th it a graver comylica ion could arise in dawn of the coming aduminis- tiation. Cullom said that he had received reliable infora.ation that 2 010 wero ready and acter- mined togo on those lands on the fifth of March, Butler asked whether the commander in- chief of the United Stutes army had not eent an armed force to put, and keep, out the peo- ple alluded to. Ingalls said yes, but it is stated that the sun of that eminent commauber was about to set, and within o very short time the com- mand of that very majestic body, known as the army of the United States, wou'd have passed from ths control of the great general who now commanded to a still gro.ter commander whose course was still in the womb of the future, but undoubtedly the impression was that after the Hth of March the troops would be withdrawn. Tt may, however, ba that bafore the sun rose sgain the misgwided citiz'ms of the United tates migbt have a conflict with the treops, Tugalls would regret the shed ing of blood, aud there was but one way, in his opinion, to avoid it, and that was for the senate vot to invite people to go there by a promise th & negotiations were about being _entered uoon, for the purpose of opening the lands to set: tlers. Hawley rubmitted a verbal report of the work done by th epecial committes to inves- tigate the steel producing capacity of the United States, stating that the investigatiovs hud not been completed for want of time, The committee was continusd duriog rece: und required to report next December. Aldri h submitted the report from the com- mitteo on transportation routes to the sea- board. Ordered printed, Halo called up the general deficiency hill and its 1eading was pro eeded with, The houee provision ablishing the offica of tenth census was stri ken out hy the senate, . Miller of New York, “offered an amend ment appropriatiog $1: 0,000 to complete the pedestal of the s awe of *‘Liberty Kolighten- ing the World” to be erected on Bedloe's Ieland, New Yerk harbor. Agreed to. Amendments were adopted appropriating £50,000 to continue the Mississippi river com- mission, and increasing the appropriation for compensation of postmasters whose salaries | hae been readjustd under the act of 1883, to $278,481, an incresss of $187,948, A fow other unimportant amendments were adopted and the bill passed, The fortificativn bill was then taken up and the smendment was adopted appropristing £20,000 for the purchase of machine guns. The committee's amendments wero adopted and the bill passed, The senate went into executive session and whax]z tiLu doors re-opened took & recess until 9 o'clock, ‘When the senate reconvened the river and harbor bill was taken up, As it passed the house it sppropriates §500,000 in gross; as p oposed by the senate committes to be smended it Appropriates $10,000,000, Conger Qofended the tncreao and Frye propared the lump sum bill, Peading debate on the bill, | Pendleton offered the following resolution, for which he asked immediate ¢ nsideration: “‘Resolved that the thenks of thssrnate are due and are hereby tendered George ¥, Ed munda for the courteous, impartial and able manner in which he has “fl!ui(\d over ite de liberations and fultilled the duty of president pro tempore,” Tho resolution was unaniuously and the discussion of the river an bill wes resumed. reed to harbor HOUS ‘WasnINGTON, March 8, ~There were hardly dozen members in the hall when the tession resumed this mornivg. The sundry civil bill meantime came over from the senate heavily loaded with amendments, Randall asked unanimous oonsent that the bill be taken up and the amendments non concurred in, and that it be sent to the conference committes. Hopburn objected and there was then the call of the house which showed the presence of only forty- five membera, Randall’s motion was then remewed and agreed to, After various ineffectunl attempts o bave bills taken up by unsnimous consent and it being plainfy Impossible to transact any publio buainsts, the house djourned until 11 o'clock, Whon the house reconvened Valentine im mediately moved a recess until 10 o'clock to- night, the object beiug to prevent the consid eration of the contested election case, Fred- erick va, Wilson (luwa). The republicans re- frained from votiog and left the house with- out a quorum, Townshend submitted the re- port of the conference committes on the post offics appropriation bill, an. nouncing continued ditagreement, Afier a long debate on the ocean mail trans. portation bill, the house cor curred in the sen- ate amendment, authorizing the postmaster goneral to lease premises for third-class post- Gffices, The house insisted on its disagree- ment to the senate amendment relative to ocean mail traneportation, and a farther con- ference was ordered. Eliis submitted the conference report on the Indian appropriation bill. ~Tha report states the agreement on all poivts in controversy except on the eonate amendments striking out the clauses for paying the claims against the Tnoivn tribes on aco.unt of depredations, and enactiog legislation relative to the introduc- tion of intoxicating spirits into the Indian territories, The amendment striking out the clause relative to claims agzaiust the Indian tribes, was concur ed in, ths other awmend- ments disagreed to, and a further conference ordered, Hancock submitted the conference report on the p:nsion appropriation bills. Adopted, Tho hou-o reced-s from its disagreement to all senate amenomenta and as finally agreed to the bill aporopriated $60,000,000. Recess unil 7:80. Upon reconvening. Numerous motions to take a recess were made again, to p eveut the conmderation «f the election cases, The point of no quorum was raised. Robinson, New York made an appeal “‘as the lsst word he would ever say in Washivgtoa” asking the house to muka a dcnation of auy amo mt to Mrs, Mik lham, grand daughter of Jeffercon, and requested unanimous consent for the pas- sngs ot the bill maki g an appropiiation for that purpos’, Hummond objected to the dcficiency in the sppropriation bill that was received from the eenate, The s nate amendments weie non-concurred in, »nd Burns. Raodall and Lovg appointed couforeen, The time dragged along very slowly, the monotonous voice of the clerk enuociatng the pames beingonly varied by ths members themselves passing lazily Ye- tween the tellers a8 the questi.n of ‘ Nu quo- rum” was raised upon several dili ory mo- tions, tired ous from the lon ion of last night, the reprasentatives took no interest in the prooeedings, rarely voting, but leaning baok ju chairs, smoking and fingerivg lead pencils ornsmented with a pict- ure of Grover Cleveland and bearing the legend, “for presid ut, 1888-9,” which some enih slastic Cleveland mau has dis- tributed in large quantities throughout the halls, The fun of tne evening was confined to the ways and msans committee room where Representative Blackburn was celebrating his lust vight in the House by treatu g bis par- ticular friends to a musical party, the instrumental portion ot whicn was furnished by u party of Lexing.on colored men, while the entire company now and then joined in a refrain in some negro melody, a4d broke with applaute a3 each air was comploted, Repre-entatives Curtain, Pulland, Roberteon azd Money were among the members pressnt and Postinaster-Goneral Hatton was one of the guests, WASHINGTON NEWS, ‘WasnINGTON, March 3 —The white house building wud grounds wero crowded with visi tors to-day. The east room, however, was the only one cpen to rightseers. The preei‘ent was kept very busy during the day signing Acts of congresa an1 attending to other offi- cial matters. The membera of the United Statea supremo court, beaded by Chief Justice Waite, called just before noon and teok leave of the presi- dent The session was devoted to clearing up all official business requiring action durivg the preseut administration. At 2:30 tho president received a vvmber of lomatic corps, All legutions were represwuted, While arrangements were being made for packing snd removing the persoval effects of the president ana his family, o largo express wagon drove up to tue wain entrance and de- postted & numb.r of trunks, boxes and par. cels conta ning the personal efficts of Pre den'-elct Cleveland and his p Atter the president has re augural proosesion he will proceed to the resi denco of Secretary Frelinghuysn, whose guest he will be £ r Ewo or three weeks, The president to-day ordered s general cou t martial to convene in the city of Wash- mgton on the 11th iust. for the trial of BRIGADIEE-GEN, W. B. HAZEN, chlef sigual ufficer of the army, ov charges of srejudicial to good urder and mihtary live, in baving officially and publicly crivicised the action of the secretary of war for not following his recommendations to eend an expedition to the relief of Lieutenant Greely in S-ptember, 1883, The following is the detail for the court: Moj.-Gen, Hencock, Muj.-Gen, Schofield, Brig.-Gen. Terry, Liig.-Gen Augur, Kri Geu, McFeeley, 13ig.-Gou, Holabird, Br Gen, Murray, Brig.-Gen, Newton, Co Androws, Twenty-fourth infantey: Merritt, Fifth cavalry; ol Block, Twenty- third infantry; Caps J. W. Clous, Twenty. fourth iufrantry, Judge Advocste. Orders also iesued to-day for suspension of Gen, Hazen aud for hiwm to consider_himself in ar ret until further orders, Capt. Mills, of the signal service has b en oidercd on duty u8 acting chiet signsl officer pending the re. sult of thetrial of Gen Hazen, Itis under- #tood that action in this c.se was precipitated by un interview with Gen, Hazen published yeaterday in which the latter is represented us placiug on the secretary of war the re. spons| of the Greely party. The sub-committec guration general reception committee to well come the president-elect to Washingtcn, called on hia. by appointment this afternoon. Their chairman, Richard T, Murick, afer introducing his' fellow-members, expressed the welccme In & few well chosen words, and Cleveland felicitously returned his acknowl- edgments. Iuformal conversation ensued for some time, and the committee individually took thi it leave, Alter the oall of the citizens’ reception com- mittee Cleveland continued to recelve callers until 6o'clock, when he dined at the hotel, Among those who called were Mr, Hendricks, Col, Vilas, Secretary MoCulloch, Gen, Karns. worth, Dani+l Manning, Senator Gorman, Senator Garland, and Gen, Sheridan and threa members of his stafl, Hondricks called about noon and had a long talk with Cleveland, It was after 8§ p, m. when Cloveland appeared in the parlors_after dinner, Fiom then until 10 the president elect continued to_receive ocallers. At 10 Cleveland rotired, He will leave the hotel to'morrow morning at 11 for the white - house and from theio will be driven to the capitol. HENDRICKS RECEIVED A LARGE NUMBRR OF CALLERS at his rooms to-day. 1In the evening he waa serenaded by weveral visiting org.nizations and In acknowledging onoe of these compli- ments tendered by the Bnech Zounves of St, uis and a flimbeaux club of Kansas, He #aid, he had regarued the demonstrations of today as the eedorsement of the principles of o pnre and honest government, The city on the eve of Inauguration day [resonta a scene of extraordinary activity, Excitement and enthusiasm. fronts of all buildiogs on Peonsylvania avenue are nearly covered by flags, sbields and festoons of bunting so that the street in al- mest walled in with tri.colors and drappery. The lanters of the straet lamp post have been removed and the gas flames surreunded by colored globes, Electric lighta blaze on every corner and along the pavements brilliantly il- lumicated under fluttering streamers and banners move crowns of inaugtration vis- itors, The recretary of the interior today trans: mitted a letter from the commissioner of rail- ways in response to the resolution of the sen- ate asking whether the Union Pacific and other land grant or bonded railway companies have ¢ nstructed, aond are maiutaining and operating their own lines of telegraph, and whether tulvfrnph meseages are accepted aud teansmitted for all persons and ocorporations, withoue discrimination. The commiswion convidercd the underlying question is a con- sroversy between rival telegraph companies, srising out of or differing in the constrnction of the ssmo law, aud that the question is ciearly one for judicial adjudication, ——— The Army of Government Clerks Who Draw Salaries and Render No Services, Special Telogram to The Bee, WasHINGTON, March 3.—Judge Holman, of Indiana, eays that after the democratic ad- ministration machine gets to ranning smoothly they expect to dispense with one-thitd of the clerical force in the departments here. “‘I am willing to admit,” eaid he, ‘“that there are some berths, like the sixth auditor’s office and patent office, where an increse of the force is really neceseary, but excepting those two there is not another office under the government where the work could not ba performed with HALF THE PRESENT NUMBER OF CLERKS, Letmo cito you an instanos that came under my observation on Baturday, I dropped in at the interior_department that day. A very pretty aud handsomely attired young lady “was taling very earnestly tol Assiscant “Soslyn. m the arose to leave she plac d her handkerchief before her fuce, but not in time to hide the fact that sh- had been weeping. The sight of besuty in distress always touches my remsibiiiiics and Iingmeed of Joslyn the cause of the youog ladies trouble, He r-plied that she was a neiceof & general, naming a distinguish- ed regulor urmy officer, and was also related to reveral members of vongress, Upon their recommendation she was given a $120 clerk- ship in the laud office about eighteen months sgo. She was seldom at her desk and when tho was present, occupied tho time mainly in writing _ lewers _or read- iog books or gossipiog with other clorks in the corridors, Upon protenss of 1l ness she was aheent from duty duriog the year just ended, 2.2 days, not counting Sun- days or holidaye. At the commencement of the year she was notified t at she must either report regularly or by dropped from tha rolls, Ouo day last week ehe reporied eick again and the sawe evening gave a theatre party at Al burg’s. Tord red her dismissed next mern- ing. Now, if the trath were known, continued Judge Holm w, * there are hundreds of people being cwried on the goverument roll who do as little for the salaries they receive, as this young Jady. We piopose to chaige all this When dewocrats ¢ me ioto power.” There is 1o diubt a great deal of truth ndge Hol- man’ steictures upon the looseness ot disci- pline in mauy of the depsrtments here. He | flnences which produce this state of affairs will be equally as potent with democrats oa republicans, and there is little rea-on to bilieve that the democrats can with s'and them any more successfully than the republi.ans have done. MORE APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS have been fil: d by Thomas A. Editon than by any living individual in this or foreign coun- tries, Edison made his tirst application for a patent July 1, 1869 He was then barely 22 aars old, ~ It was o rather clever contrivence for registoring wutomaticaliy the votes of legis- ative bodies, Since that time he has filed 641 applications, out of which number 155 have already been granted. There has been o steady decline in applications for several years past, The largest uumber for any ono year was 182 in 1882, 1In 1882 the number dropped to 71, and Jast year it was oply 23, ‘‘How do you account for this decline?” asked the correspendent of the examiner in e, ison’s contracts with the electric light syndicato keeps bim 80 bueily epgaged that he has no time for outside matters, He has » large income but spends it in_experiments. He receives a retuining foo of $26,000 a year from the Western Union Telegraph company, ey vy A L g By T nite number of years, in return for which Edi- +on angos to them the full ownership in all im«nu relating to telegrapbic improvements, ON 'CHANGE. Wer awd Rumors of War Afctad Prices on 'Change. Wheat Was Consequently Quiet, Nervous and Irregular, Corn was Active but Affected by the Same Causes Prices of Oattle Continue About the Same. A Marked Decrease in the Hoe Receipte. There was Considerable Activity in May Pork—Priccs are Bxpected to Boom, OHICAGO MARKKTS, WHEAT, Spocial Telegram to TaE Bk, Cuicaco, March 3,—War and rumors of war affected prices on ’chango during the early part of the morning sestion to-day. Wheat was qu'et, nervous and irrepular, May options opened at 70, which was o Jower than the closo last night. It scon broke, however, under the iufluence of an increaeo in the visible supply over last week, and it sold down to 78fc. The feeling at the opening was bearigh, but after the break the European war 1umors sent it up sgain. In fact it was the war card that the boys played right along to keep the market up There aro no outside orders coming in, aud there is nothig but a scalping busines fairlydone One opera- tor was also of the opinion that the market would not stay up, but must inevitahly go lower. Another “‘man about 'chavge” con- troverted this opivion, He based his views on his correspeudence and showed o lattor from Mi-souri, which 1ad that the acreage was 20 per cent less than it was last year in that state, Arkaneas aud Kansns, There was some short covering to-day, and this helped to keep pricee up, Optioss closed firm at T98@79c. [com. Trading in May corn was quito sctive, but the same causes which affected wheat mado themselves felt with it. Opticns opened at 4lc and closed Jo higher, There was consid- erabls activity in PORK. 1t sold away down, howaver, Toward the clote the market rallied a little, and it closed at $12,474, baviog opined at 12 65, Tt is ex- peoted that the cablegrams receivod late this afternoon fo the effct that Enzland has ar- ranged to hold in rcadiness 160 000 men for eervice agsiost Russia in Afghanistan wili send prices beomiog to-morrow. CATTLE. Receipts so far for the woek are considerably lesa tha for the corresponding pericd last weck, Yot that fact does_ not seem to irfla— ence the values to any great extent, There wan o slight upturn yesterday but to-day trade was slow and_various, rather weak on all sorts except perhaps funcy 1100 to 1600 steers, and thera were nine of that class on salo. The ordinary run of ehippiug and dressad beef steers were generally quoted casiex and in some cases 10@1 ¢ lower than on Mon- diy. Common snd medium steers wero quoted strong 1uc lower than on Monday, but are not as cheap as lowest of last weelk; stock: ers and foeders in good demand _and steadys stock calven searce and nominal; 1050 to 1500 pounds $4 10@4 65; 1200 to 1300 pounds, $1 75 @b 25; 1350 to 1600 pounds, $b 2i@b N; butchers’, 82 50@4 60; bulk, $2 76@3 50; stockers, $3 40@4 10; feederr, 81 20@4 65; Texans, $3 9@+ 90. HOGB, TReceipta thow a_marked falling off in the supply as compared_with the corresponding perivd last week. The market to-day opened rather strong; at firat there was a spurt of ac- tivity and a subetantial advanco on Jight, we- dium sorts, but at the close the market wan wenk and the advance of 10cat the opening was lost; $4 95 for light; 160 to 210 pounde, $4 20@4 6 The Horan Poisoning Oase, ELkHORN. 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