Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 10, 1885, Page 1

PEACEEULLY AND PAINLESSLY The Great American Prelate Posses from the Boene of a Lifo of Honorablo Labor, CARDINAL M'CLOSKEY'S DEATH. O'clock This Morning Surrounded by G Churchmen, Cardinat MoCloskey's Death, NEW Youi, Oct. 10. W this worning, peac sirrounded by relatives and clergymen of his ter 4 o’clock ardinal McCloskey sani into nd so continued through New Yous, Oc . i yesterday unconselonsne were based on this fact, and Monsignor and Mrs. Jolin Kel who was at her home, were hurriedly sum- moned to the cardinal’s house in consciousnoss, dinal's nepliew had heen sent for, he being in For some hours prior to his vdingl had taken who watelied felt was left was the inev ta on of the unsupported ther Doucey came hur- Philadelphi 1oss of conse no nourishment, and th 1 hat now th ble,and speedy exh viedly soon after 10 group of watching fiiends, that dissolution might he ten to twelve lowrs, hut this About midnight the Tights be from various rooms in the card to the groups waiting outside there ame the consciousness that the unusual ac- tivity inside was indicative of the approach It was yet thot ) nervous twitching of the musel of the dying 1l drew neare the rapidly flicke Monseincurs prayed fervently and repeated fnvoeation for the dying. At half past twelve, and the scene was one simply of On one side of nicees, Mrs. Kelly de was Miss McCloskey and standing almost in a and Quinn, Arehbishop Cor f Donbresse and the it priests attached reciting prayers for the Keyes at the head of the bed, ously watehed the ebbing of his pat who, though unconseious, still erucifix, the cublem of his faith. the end.came and so peacefully inlessly that those who wateh ed 1y knew that the great change had come til Dr. Keys signified that all was over and Then the butler, vant's’ eyes supported the R to the waiting crowd outside, *The Monsignor Preston remained with yers for the re- on one side said the relatives and of pose of the dead pre «dafter the death, The cardinal’s remains will rest in the vaults of the cathedral, Interment will probably be one week from Sunday ne: at Mount St Mz nected with the same New York, Jan, sistant_ pastor, Josepl's ehureh, : ppointed by Bishop Hughe: 8L st president ol St John's colleg toral eharged s Bishop Hug meecrated under the title of bishop of division of the “dio Yorke was installed in- Septembe <t bishop of Albany. 1le administered u splendid eathedral, founded at Troy a well-equipped theologieal seminar: [ wious institution numerons monastic orde On the death of Are and ” imroducec and Ly communitics, hes he was appoin and tools poss gince which time he las rep o the aetivity show) To the complot dralon Fifth avenue he has cont me in 157 1o proeure m ol {0 the princely dignity v which he visited Bostoxn, Oct, 0.1t ix as occtrred in the Union P negotiations whereby 8 rowed from a trust company in New Yo which had 2500000 of land grant trust funds The collateral is understood to be 8t Joseph and Grand Island bonds and fies in power are understood to Ve objected to the transaction as having in- volved too mueh risk, Union Pacific deny all knowled, of any hiteh and say, in faet, that they have tations wilh any trust company in New York, exeepting to endeavor to in- dluge one company to allow the adyance n elaims comprised in the float- npany Nas now in Ty S1,000.000, Wh funds whenever it can do 5o to advantage making the adyvanuee payment of outstanding il to the Bek.)— time in receipt of a bill of miners at Roek in Colovado, and in point of the re tesery minin n hprovewen! py deniand ger manner of work pany most place at working talls or p | vard extra for placing hat all wliite Chinamen Gueaning able white men), shall e discharge be given to the cowy they request setticment: that no foeal settle- L but that a general settlement Springs’ grievances as well as those at Loubsville Do inade NOW existing o setted by the conciliabhon b of avhiel wilt lll“ » timbers in ¢ he wminers on | tha winess Temple, of the L states that its anan i he servieo of the Unlon 1 15 discharged, and ever ot found g0ilty of any ering against th e of W3 owliiy be reibstated, and that the Union Pacific shall gever all conneetion Beckwith, Quinn & Co., and that James ale shall be discel ed. The miners of No, Sm d harge of Tisdale and W. and that all white men 8 ne is charged be taken back. b THE CODE DUELLO. TWO FIRE-EATING SOUTHERNERS INDULGE IN A FISTICURE FROM WHICH THEY WILL APPEAL TO A LyNcnnuneg, Va ) [Special to the Bee.}—There is talk today of a duel be- tween Frank 8, Blaiv, republi for attorney general, and A, A. Phlegar, 4 well-known democratic stump speaker, The two gentlemen met each other in joint debate at Appomatox Court House though the speeches were of ting or- der, no bad blood appeared to be stiveed up, After the debate Blair approached Phiegar, cted him familiarly, and asked “what le was doing there?” “Oh," replied Phlegar, pleasantly, “T eame here to watel you, and to see whether honor i This nettled I who sharply reforted | never s as the democrats deelare, honor woulld kfast, Mair's manner and cned o affront T r, who as serled with emphasis that Blair had made the remark at Bland - Court, House, *1 s o li exclaimed Blair, - Phlegar thereupon struck Blair, and several blows were passed before friends separated the men. T4 1S said by those present that Blair strucle Phlegar the face while the latter’s ars were being held, and that Blair was knocked down for this by another man in the growd. et Sl Women's Congress, Drs Moives, Towa, Oct. 9.~ The third and st day of the wowmen's eongress was marked by increased attendance. Mis, Luey Stone, of Boston, the distingnished suffagist, was present to-day and addressed the congress, In the afternoon the following papers were presented: “Women physicians in hospita for the insane,” by James MeCown, M. D., of Towa, “Justice and not charity the need of the day.” by Mrs. Mar Jage, of New York. “The present pl wonan’s ad- vimg ) Auzusta Coope Bristc of New Yo The ion of the futur by Mrs, Tuozen C. ¥ of Brooklyn, N. At ihe evening session these papers were read. The congress adjourned at the close of on, w held one of the oSt )t enth history. Several new me ation “were added this year, and inerc impetus was given to the advancenent of women’s worl, —_— The Church In Politics. DuBLIN, Oct. rdinal Mannings arti- cle on how Catholies ought to vote in the coming election has appeared in the Dublin Iy The cardinal defends parlinment on the constitution, even though depressing Catholicisii. e praises liberalism which is devoted to the eare of the poor, in_chanze of 0 and theenforcement of loe: e strongly denounees secula nd wrges Catholies to place reli questions forenost, and to support onl. sandidates who ard in favor of. placing volun- tary sehools, a vital question in christian ed- ion, and_of appointing a royal commi sion to examine the education question, e Glanders in Range Horses. Cieaco, Oct. 9,—Daily News Bushnell, Til, special: Horse breeders in this vieinity are considerably alarmed over observing that S 1 J. 1L Freeman’s herd Two horses of the herd tressing mal fan yesterday ex and’ at “oniee promounced - the maludy glan “The glandered horses will be shot to-mor- Vs herd was shipped from Montana kst Nineteen of the number went throush mton, liere two wera discovercd have the glaiiders and were shot aren telegraphed from here: to-day ing th Cload of horses just received at the Chieago stock yards front Montana be quarrautined. i Sl i Capital Notes, WasmNGTON, Oct. 9.—Col. Thomns F. Barr, deputy judge-advocate general, and Col. Asap Blunt, have been appointed by the secretary of war to represent the Fort, Leav- enworth military prison at the meeting of the national prison association, to be leld in Detroit from the 18th to_ the 21st inst. Col. Barr is one of the commissioncrs of the mili tary prisons, and Col. Blunt is the cou- mandint. “The postmaster general to-d; ppointed L. J. Sacriste postmaster at Lagrange, 1ls. Attempted & at Hastings. HAsTINGS, D ot 9.—[Special to the By —W. F. Ollard, formerly Burlington & Missouri ticket agent at this place, attempted suieide last night by faking hydrate of « al. Dr, Steele was summoned, and after working all night succeeded in saving the unfortunate man's if The eause i posed to be on aceount of a love aifar. 5 still in a eritieal condition, e L The Weather. WAsHINGTON, Oct. 0.—Upper Mississippi: Fair weather followed by loeal showers in rn portions, southerly winds, hecom- ble - northern portions, slightly warimer except in extreme northern portion, fonary temeratur Missouri Valley: Fair weather followed 1 rains.southerly winds, hecoming vari- owed urday night by rising nd generally edoler weatlier Sun: —— neh in Madagascar, Paniz, Oct. 0.—The war oftice has received a despateh to-day, dated Tamative, from Ad- miral Miott, comminder of the French forees in Mada, ting that the French and Hovas has an indecisive fight on the ' September ut Passandova b The K lost 21 killed and wounded, el i Local Elections in Connecticut. Hanrrrokn, Conn ot 8 vy full and official returns from town meetings in state Monday last show that in 162 of the 163 towns 79 are republicans, 55 democrats, and 25 equally divided, Last ' year the standing Was alnost " The B. & M.'s Notice, St PavL, Minn., Oct. 10—Formal notice of the withdrawal of the Burlington & Missouri transcontinental pool was received by President Ogkes, of the ‘transcontinental pool, this evenin A The Cholera. RoME, Oct. lere were 103 new eases of cholera and 55 deaths from that disease at Palevimo yesterday. . Presidential Pardon. Coxconn, Oct. %.—Hemy 8. Davis, of Washington, D, ., a policeman, who was committed to the New Hampshire state pris v 2, 1883, for two years, for a wouian with intent to~kill, v nt Cleveland and ay. The ground for pardon was was intoxicated when he shol the Pammany and Trving Halls, New Y A )—Irving Hall was waited on to-night in the convention many’s conference counnittee o meet l?ummnny and the factions, TURBULENCE AND TERROR. The Street Oar Strike at 8t. Lonis Assumes Riotous Proportions. DESTRUCTION AND DEATH. et Cars Overturned, Pcople In- Jured, and One of the Rioters Killed by a Polices man, The Street-Car Strike, + Louis, Oct. 0.—The situation regarding the strike of the street-car men presents no marked changes from that of yesterday, but there is a feeling of great nncertainity and expectation of a repetition of last night's scenes of violence. All lines are running some ears and several of them are doing nearly full serviee, ine, which is the lon and which Tias been practical p a the strike, began to send out ew ears this morning under prot the police. The police were st ed at nu- merous points on the streets ocenpied by the Tways, amd officers have been placed on the s of some of the other lines, No disturh- ances were reported up to noon, and it is Toped that the large display_ of police will prevent further. vouble. 'The arbitration commitiee elaims to be ging plans for the settlement of the trouble RIOTOUS OUTH . . ST Lours, Oct. .—The quiet of this morn- ing was not long continued, for soon after noon the strikers bezan to assemble in Knots invarions parts of the e ngs pre- sented an ominous appe st Tiot aceurred on the Chouteau avenue line, several ears were dumy he gutter and the conductors and drive erely Next a i crowd of strikers attacked cars of the Union Depot line on the Tywelfth stieet bridee, within a square of the courts and police headqu . The drivers and condieiors were L beaten, one_ being rendered insensible, oters were in such Ly to tip over the cars that the passen- sere were hot allowed time to et out, d two ladies were badly bruised on the Twelfth street bridee whife leaping from a car which the strikers had already tilted in the air. Mayor F) ud Chief of Police Harrigan with a squad of police arrived on the byidge soon afterwards and made some arvests, the rioters dispersing, About 2 o'cloek a riot broke out on Cass avenue, the crowd extending from Ninth to Fourteenth streets, At least adozen ears of the Cass avenue line were laid in the zutiers between the stre ned by the moh. All the condue and drivers Wwere beaten roughly, and the teams turned lovse on the streets, 1ortly after this another riot occurred on the tracks of the Union line on- O'Fallen strect near Tenth street, one bloek from the seene of the riot on Cass avenue. Ilere the rs were in elose proximity and soon united. Some two or three ihousand people filled the cont str nd prevented traflic. Tn a few minutes another mob began to overturn the cars on_the Lindell railway sighth street and Washington avenue, an_immense erowd gathered. Up 230 P 1o one is repor : 1y injured but serious trouble may oceur at any irst really serious_event, and_one in- loss of i 1 3 fternoon on Stoddard avenu One_of us of the Union Depot 1ine was coming up the avenue in eharge of Policemen Grif- uths and Hanuon, and when near Hickory street it was surrounded by some fifty men, an toeut the harncss and mako other demonstrations, The officers twice ordered them to desist, but lhl'\'I] Aid no attention to the command and assaulted the oflicers with ks and rocks, Thnnon was struck with as knocked down by named John’ Harvey, While the | It beating Griftiths, Hannon drew his Jistol and shot him in_the head, killing him. The hady of Harvey was taken to the morgue and Hamion went to headquarters and ported theaflair and pliced under arrest. ourof the rioters i the Twelfth street bridge affair, four of the Choutean avenue g, five of (hose who upset the cars on enue, and six of those who 2 the cars on O'Fallon stieet, are un- Williani Jackson, ehief clerk of the Arling- ton hotel, af Hot Sp ings, while going to_the szrounds in a Cass avenue ear, was struck by arock during the xiot and lad his jaw Didly I 1enry C. Yager, a prominent mLwas also struek in the with @ rock and re- ceived i severe wound. SPORTING EVENTS. A GREAT STALLION New Yonrk, October 9.—Isidor Coanfeld s accepted the eallenge of John Murphy to trot the stallion king Wilkes against any trotting stallion in the world for $1,000, and nauies his stallion Maxey Cobb to take part in therace. Coanfeld has deposited with the Spirit of the 00 as forf The event isto take plie e November 3, to e off on good track s the winner o tike the entire gate reccipts, TONIA PARK RRAC CrxerssaTi, Oct, 9.—The weather at La- tonia could not have been faiver, while the trac good and the aftendance very itfeen-sixteenths mile—Spanlding won, B. seeond, Rosier third. ; quarters mi Thele Dan second, Sir Joseph third. nd one-cighth—Kosclusko won, Pink ge second, Gray Cloud third, Tine, Milé ixteentis—Jim Donglas won, Ml ccond, Doubt ‘third, Time, Nodaway won, Cuban Queen cllow third, " Time, 1451, 1e attendanee 1Tarry Rose won, y seeond, Hickory Jitn third. Time ). even-eighths mile: Diamond won, Jim ve second, otbox third, Tiwe Lt Mu- 15 paid 0. Mile, for threce-year-olds and upwards: Bar- nun won, Treasier, second, Leman fhivd, nd, Olivette third nd one-half, over six hurdl > dor won, Boaavieta second, Harry” Mann third, Time ST, LOUIS FAIR RACES, . Louts, Oct. ‘I'his was another zood the rice ud fair ground, “The endance at the faiv was big for viduy and nearly all present visited” the races dui- ing the afte Rt esident Hen- dricks w in present Vits 11 proni- in the grand stand and ou the ter streteh. Unfinished ; coteh won thivd and fifth heats: Diek Wright won tirst and second heats: Butterscotell and Felix adead heat for fiest place in the fourth heat. Best time, 22231, Class - tauffer won, Prince - ward second, I Mont thivd, Hambals fourth, Best' time, 2260 Atl At Chicago—Chicago 11, Philadelphia 12: ten innings: At St. Louis—St. Louis 0, New York 5, THE PIRST LOW GROW L, NEW YORK DEMOCRATS BEGIN NG ON COT- LECTOR HEDDEN TO KICK AT Al ISTRATION—CLF LAND TCAM T New York, Oct, 9.—[Special to the Birp.) —Before long there will be & row about t; way Collector Hedden ruus, or rather does not run, the eustom house, The trouble be- gins to show itself in complaints from mer- chants, who say that Collector Hedden does not attend strietly to his office; that he is away much of the time, and beeause he is a dunmy of Hubeit O, Thompson, ‘The ap- pointment of Hedden is regarded as a direct blow to the working politicians, and there are a great number of democrats who think the party in the state of New York would have been stronger if there had been no change in_the offie : GOVERNMENTAL Yesterday's Oconrrences in Matters of State and Civil Interest at the Capital. GLEANINGS. the worst of the so-called politicians There are a good who think that the president should who wark for ] n|NEWS FROM WASHINGTON, dent must take the polities as it i conduct_ it upon the superntural theory of They point to the . many blinders condition of Service Matters—The United States Court dential Ap- pointments—The Telephone Case, Ete. le in going out- ld be made by ke sident is in an embar- rasing position, holds the theory the independents are administration, ery election of his, and he hates to ent loose from them now that th enport and at the same He s placed between two to do more than to 1 elected, be- < to have the independent vote fon where he is o stood hy him in ¢ United States Supreme Court. Wasnisaroy, Sept. #.-[Special to the are supporting Da time praising hini. he does not ea surt of the United States begins next Mon- 1ts docket now contains 1,040 cases and ‘The docket will probably number 1,500 eases before the end of coutt, by reacon of its ener- ingg the last four or five years, has ceased getting further beliind hand. Four ses were disposed of if continued, will « present docket cain in some ele re coming in d A WOMAN AND A NEWSPAPER. getie work du —[Specigl to e Be n relate as ren sany woman living, probably ore the Chieago public to-day complainant in a libel suit against On September published a disy Belle Boyd, *The Confederate i put up at Hursts hotel but had Judieate the last cases within three year A woman who ¢ arkable alife \ the opening, assigned for argume < fast, s possibie, them are the by the commissioners of the state of secretary of the fre: at the former hotel otton el in whi did not state that she had eluded her bill but left the rred, and ficticious y ibed the confents of the trunk opened by the people of The uu-minnr sets, slippers, plig o bless onr !mmv-'l of the trunk ing Pacitie, Louisville Nashville and e & Southwestern 1 inst the commonmwealth of Kentucky Yesterday's Appointees. WASHINGTON b, of Kentug mond, for tl brings the sui tis the name under was seen this morning by a She'is it woman of tall and wraee- to Columbia, is about amember of the common coun- ol e S | el of Louisville, and was twice is durine the ived a respectable vote in_the demos to uffalrs with the object e is @ lawyer of ability i Rarith the ohiect | eratie convention, which was entire Vol DAL E ddien 1len erson, of Atkansas, who has been ap- al injury here Dol e 17 Lam poor, it is not” my fault, It was a matter between the hotel people and of his state, e has never W strctly nolitic Sinith, of Virginia, HELL GATE'S: DOOM. wiho reeeived the ay N O'CLOCK TS MO L 1y 500,000 pounds of dyn: Flood Rock and cle nite whieh is whieved @ fine rept expected to shiver Sx GOV Gate channel s set for to-mo The work of ¢ 0w morning at, ing away the N buildings and other valuable property was completed to-night, andall that remains are the clevator - timbers over the n shaft, and the ligdle tool shanty, ared out and , holds the cells of the & Charles Foste During the Tast eamipa Indignapolis cruan paper an aspirint for and his appointment was wade in def- crman element of the democratic pirty in Ind Telegraph, a Dussendorf, is a native governmment em; ment at the close of the war, in that department. recommended by Scere- Licutenant Derby willehnnect them with the will e the last work done on Sin e early this cophions liave b iine, and it s the whole will be flooded 1t has been deci Dattery, whi ‘ THOMIERYD) ademoerat and tary Whitney. Presidential App Wasmxsaroy, Oct, the following obs, of Kentueky, to be enva extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to the united states of ded to” loeate the Tand v on the old Astoria steamboat. dog 00 feet from the Rock and the wir to complete the eurvent will be run nnel to-morrow. e crowd ata spectiul anc i onners of building n the imme- n launches from the gov- els will patrol the river and Charles Foster, of Tudiana of the United 5 D.J. Partell, of the Distri consul general ates at Caleutta, of Columbia, ThoDajkan Ahir. William I Henderson, of Arkansas, to he 3 3 of the sipreme court of the . Oct. 9.—Bands of Bulgarians I an territory a village near the frontier. lias zone to the seene of disturb- out the intruders. of Dakota, (o be ms rritory Daniel W, - ates for the tewitory of shal of the United Swith, of Virgini of the United States for the territory of New L to be attorney ance to driv ) he attorn: re urging the Greek government to Stop its war preparations, ROUMANIA ARMING, ArpEsT, Oct, V), summoned to m wdto mobilize (i ion of the tourth, The Special Delivery. WASINGTON, postmasters speak well of the speeial delivery 1 the business is matter equalling outside matter in volume, Reports show that letters have gene Sing prompties L reports the averaze tine to b winutes, while letters ave heen received the department building in th minutes from the time they were dropped in the postoflice, third army corps and fo 1 from the Servi asked tor an ex 3 | ie warlike attitude Ser govermnent of the w; sumed in wmobilizis patehing troops o th ¢ city in seven Was given Lo v which was not Purkish ainbassador Nissa to demand an audience i with King Milun i Postoflice | WASHINGTON, Oct, 9, Ashiby, Graniteville and Shirl adjineent to Boston, Mass., for removal for malling matter at b should liave been ase of the Shirley postimas- A by inspectors who inyesti- ther that the postmaster paid 30 Stnps 10 persons The postmasters at iy stnall towns The/Parkish minist it to Constantino orth l‘uh! Proble Belgrade has been re ANNAPOLIS, 1 institute, composed of ofticers of ussed at the naval Danenhauer’s paper In which he lakes | Der cont of tlio villo ¢ “North Pole Rescarehe R o the gronnd that thexe Is no continent wh undiscovered s department 1 break up all postoflices ne wnknown are the small islands and groups of ishands, and the. seientific knowledge to e obtained is not worth the loss of sure that will be required for future was read from Chiet iz he does not WasHiNGTON, Oct. 0.—Attorney General Garland, under date along letter to President Cle tion relative to the suit browght by the solieitor general in the name 1o test the validity of atent during the absen sents from | hauer was supported by 1of, Renck, of Swe- the Bell Telephone of the attorney gener Customs on the Isthmus, X to the faet th (Vin Galveston), [ hing a custemn house on the ) issued by the president of Colonbia. This decree is issued under the law passed in 1884, Custom houses at Colon and Panamathns, provided for, will charge import duties, at: the rate of 60 per ed nt other custon L on his return, after the the president i to what was the newspa then informed the preside about it wis conty deeree establ; Isthnius of Panama has b i 1S, that the writer ned ina telegram ew Orleans Times-Demoerat when the wits first e , that the matter in the republie, Yy i woper on his the faets Tully hie, tne writer, | own motion to lay presigent and of the sth inst. who will send represens with the governmen European Money. "I National 7 willjoin the bi-metallic conference when England consents to do Benrnix, Oct 1y that Germany ay it about three year s e Dl il niaude attorney eplione con- i 2o el British Cabinet. cabinet council lasting nty minutes was held to- with it was done in good faitl Loxnox, Oct. 6, two hours and twe The day was niostly discussion of affairs in Beland, . nand ofliers ¢ came to him_ and menecd i ihe nwme of the United rie compiny, 1 patenis, He told thew | Fatal Sorghu Oct. 9—Gieor of Unionville, had his neck broken todday by o bl ne mill at whic John, living Thavis aasnts’ ot disabled hin pany; that this sidering the subjs the sweep of ¢t until he received Demoerat, he bel did not then know that the use of of the United States had I on to say that atels toni the i A Wiscunsin Fire. Oct. 9.—As Chippewa speeinl 1o the Ploneer Pross says: buildings were burned here this aiternoon, Loss, $15,000; insugun it was brought by erl,who inder the Ly ent of the .nlmn.q general, L Iy empowercd to all the duties of that oftice. o disability is not limited to the one of physi- eal ability to perforin the duties of the oftice, but has reference to and includes that, as well as mental, incapaeity, or Icapacity acconnt of interest in tlie subject matte And in cases coming within this statement the solicitor general acts for himself. He is not responsible to the attorney general, and the attorney general has no control over his actions. So, in the ease presented, being dis- abled or di iied from acting. I, as atto ney general simply s it were, as the reports show thata justice of the su preme court, and of other ‘courts, does when hie has, previous to coming on the bench, or atherwise, been connected with the ease be- fore the court. This independent character of the solicitor general in matters of this sort makes him even & cabinet oftk in the absenc ttorney-general, (& Elmer on U, S, exceutive departments, See. 083,) And this department has plenty of evi- dence of former solicitor-generals acting in e of the altor n . So that when it came to that the Pan-eleetric Telephone company wanted to use the name of the United States to test the validity of the Bell telephone patent. 1. being disabled to act upon it, as hereinhefore stated, the solicitor general was the proper persc aet, whether L referred the matter to him or wiiether I left the as L did) to seek him, or any other remedy, as. best they could, . The tact of my absence is of no~ wmoment i this ~ inquiry — be- e if I was djsabled to o here and at the departmentof justice, in pes son the solicitor general conld” aet. The at- torney general then proceeded to cite s num- ber of instances inpoint, wherein solicitors Al have taken independent action on matters coming within the sphere of the at- torney general, but from which the latter was debarted from considering by reason of being 1l interested. concludes as follows: “In answer to the question: propounded 1o me at the eabinet meeting by yowrself and others, as to the course of ure governing such matters, 1 wish to say that there is acustom n this Ruent—not any nxed adopted rnle—but those questions allve inally passed upon 1 from which original { tion emanates, There been a few acpplintions o me sinee ve been attorney general for the use of me of the United States to test patents for lands as well as patents for and 1 Lthem, in every cas to the department from which the p patent is ssued forinformation and sugges- tions L acted upon them tinally her Wt any sugzestion or adviee from that departient would be binding or conclusive upon this, but for the sake of a moxe har- wmonions and regular administation of the affairs of the excentive department is this custom practiced. 1 do not say that the action could not be had by this department independent of this course, but in the fow eases that have been before me I have fol- lowed the precedent, and within the last four days I have done the same in an appli- for the use of the name of the United States to test apatent foran inven- tion. Accompanying the letter of the attorney- is the foliowing from the president: crivi Manston, WasiiNGroN, Oct, Attorney ( plaining Lis reiations (or v {o11s) to the action taken by you in his application to bring, in the name of the United States a suit to test the validity ent lieid by the Bell telephone o= ) T will call your httention especially to iter part of this siatement in which'the attorney-general speaks of the usual proced- ure in the department of justice upon sucl applic . Reference: " The interior de- artment, which e mentions as an ordinary have been dispensed with in_vour treatment of this application. This omission may have been the result of a Iack of familiarty with the routine in such or of nperfectly elear and suti fon of what siould e don uments presented to you, W {he cause may be, and while ‘such reference is not vital, of cotirse, to the validity of “your action, and though [am by no nieans "y par question the correetness of the ¢ : 3 fon in i the prec ling for a re partinent with wineli the i is connected {5 well established, and seems to me sowell founded upon the eonsiderations ot safety as well us prosperity at, 1 desive to sugzest for o refleetion, the proposition, whethier s ueh tion on your part as will preserve and pro- teet sueh precedent and custom, conld not well be taken, “Yours very truly. GROVER CLEVE Solicitor-General Goodefunder date of to- day repli nowledging the prevalenee of thé custom o nd his omission of itand adds: ission was not the re- sult of lack of familiarity with the routine in such cases, but of a satistactory persuasion, derivesl entively from the papers presented to n to what was right to be done in the promises. In addition to affidavits which g company the letter of the district attorney who maile application for_permission to use the name of the United States in bring suit, be transiitted, an attested copy of ail writings led in - the patent - offices Wl proceedings had upon, which resulted i the issue and delivery of the let- ters of patent to Mr. Bell, Aiter a careful examination of thes bits, which ap- peared to be duly authenticated, T eane to the conciusion that all the necesdary inforn, tion had been furnished by the patent oflice, and fasmuch as the question presented the papers tor my consideration was legal ¢ clusively, 1 did nof deem it advisable to refer the application to the interior department for 2stions,” i he concurs in the sug- gestion tha v ad one 1o sef, and that he his accordingly — written to United Stat ey MeCarey, of the Western distriet of T e, dirceting him to discontinue i i Retived Army Oficers. WAsIINGTON, Oct. S.—Licntenant-Colonel “aleb B Layton, of the Twentieth infantry, and Captain William B, Mingsbury, of the Teventh infantry, have been placed on the vedd Tist, A Territorial Attorney WaASHINGTON, Oct, 0.—~The president se- leeted Thons nith, of Warrenton, Vi, for appointment as United States: attorney for the District of New Mexico, e L en” THE SMALL-POX. VESTERDAY'S DEATIS AT MONTRE. MoxtiEAL Oct. 9, —There were fifty deaths in Montreal and ent villages from small- pox yesterday. e Police Court Dock Judge Stenberg disposed of the follow- ing cases in police court yesterday Harry Hottle, deank and disorderly 50 and costs, committed, Jacob Stoneman, drunk and dizorder- 1y, 1 and costs, Fred Erickson, €. 8. Sterling, Kuate Fox and Albert Richenberg, drunk and dzorderly, discharged, Willizm Villon, leaving team unhiteh- $1 and costs, Hovy Monvoe, Charles Boi Baher, grand lareeny, committed to jail 1o await trinl on M q WA John Maxwell, vagrancy, y Mya incounty juil; sentenee spended on condition that he leave town 2t once, Charles Peterson, vagrant, held for further examination - - A Quict Burglary. The residence of C. H, Townsend, 514 Georgin avenue, was entered by burglars night hefore st and about 40 in money ken, ‘The thieves ransacked the whole house, going through the clothes of the 1ll'l'llkmlll~ and taking all the money they could” find. No other property wils touched. They worked so qguietly that they did not wake Mr. Townsend, al | though they entered the voom whe he was sleepiiz, The police have boen in formed of the matter and will make wreh for the thic NUMBER 95, MAIZE AND MONEX. Oattlo and Grain on the Chicago Market, and Yesterday's Prices, THE DEE'S SPECIAL ADVICES. Cattlo Trade Brisk and Prices Firmen —An Active Day on Wheat— Everything Else N glected. Chicago Live Stock. Cricaco, Oct. 8.—[Special to the Bx Receipts f cattle £400 head for the against 6,030 last Friday, making about 10,000 for the week so far, against 58,716 for the same time last week, Trade is brisk and prices ruled a shade firmer on all sorts, either natives, Texans or rangers, and the yards were cleared at every hour. Owing to the light offerings of Texans, eanncrs have had to take native cows, and as a consequence, they are selling considerably better than fox several months past, but as soon as Texans begin to be plentiful, cow stock will asain ba nezlected and will sell at lower prices, Feed ing and balogna bulls are selling at higher prices than for a week orso. ‘There wasa movement in stockers and fecders, yet few big lots have heen shipped to the country ek ko remaing abont the samo s for the previons days of the week, Steers, 1550 1o 1500 [bs., $5 4006 00 1,850 1, 02 450 bu 3 for steers: w tives and 3003 wintered S80S0, Sales: 41 Montanas, 1 4555 159 Dakotas, E 4 5 s, $4.057 755 18 W yomings, 3 Colorado cows,” 108 1bs, 1,05 68 Colorado-Texans, 82 1hs, 33,40 “Poxans, SH Ihs, $3.: A Ihs, S4.520, Representative NS0 by, 82 7 55 COWs, R90 Recei) 19,900 agzainst 16,5611 142 for the week so fal ame time last week. h early sales showing an L but toward the ier, and later sales wi 3 at the ntn‘ning, Triule, however, Drisk, shippers taking their usual nums and everythine that was usetnl was sold out before noon. Rough odds and- ends sold und about 53 5003 60, and big & v 10 oo packing sorts sold at 35 63 with best packing sorts at $6 8006 W, choice heavy at £4 004 05, with lizht sarts at 83 804 10, ~One string of or v pack- ing sorts sold at $360@3 65, Rough *and nixed, S0 he and shippine, 3 light weizhts, 190 5010 210 1bs. 3580@ Chicago Produce. Cmeaco, Oct. 9.—[Special to the Bgr] Wheat—The wheat pit presented an extraor- dinary seene ut the opening this morning. There was a very large attendance of traders, and for the first half hour there was a des fight over prices. Trans: s stime were on a very luge se onening figure for November was %0, and irst hour that option fluctuated between 80¢ge and 901ge, broke off to 89¥e, hen rose under large buying orders 1o %03c, to 90e, and elosed on the regular X 4 ables came in stronger, another advance of 1 pene can wheat, and a firm feeling ance, ‘The as made that Minneapolis millers had again advaneed bids for wheat and that a good milling de- mand existed both at Minneapolis and St Louis, Buyi 'y general both on Aland outside account, while * . ame almed at the strength displayed by the marl songht to cover their sales. ited and nervous through- nd fluetu | i wpid and The tone was ¢ “casicr in- the afternoon, Novemher selling off e, Dt the market closed for the day moderately firm at about yesterday's closing ligure: Conx—Speeuladive features other than wheat was received with slight a incompartson, though corn ruled tirm and merally highier, closing somewhat better an yesto T5- v ProvVISIoss—Lrovision i closed without any appreciable change in prices, SEUA BT, A WOMAN'S CRIME. SITE DROPS A CHILD FROM A FLYING TRATN. 9. —(Special to the B and residence isas yet unknow rded o train on the Northwestern v I tens day-old bady in her arms. the train was under full way she was discovered to en- ter the toilet room’ with the child and aftex some timeshe retimed without it, though no one in the car scemed Lo think this fact very remarkable at the time. At the next station she left the ear and disappeared. Afterward it was Jewned that she attempted to throw the infant under the wheels, Tha bridge carpent however, saw it fall from the ear and picked itup, 1t was still living and he took it to Khuhurst, where Albses quently died. The woman' left the train at Lombird and took the next train for the Ll e e Raising Cattle Quarantines, Dizs Moixes, In, Oct. .—~Governor Shar- man to-day issued a proclamation raising the guarantine aga inst the importation of eattle from Hlinois and Missotrt~ The proglamie tion states that frow reports of the stal vete erinarian the governor Is sat'sied that ng contagions cases of pleurp-pnenmonta exish amonyg the eattic of Uiose states. Beware of Scrofula Serofula fs probahly more general than any other disease. It is fnsidious in eharacter, and manifests itself in running sores, pustular eruptions, boils, swellings, enlarged Jolnts, scesses, sore eyes, ote, Hood's Sarsaparilia <pels all traco of scrofula from the blood, 23t pure, enriched, and healthy, s severely afllicted with serofula, and yearhad (0 running sores on my neels, Took five bottles Hood's Sarsaparilla, and am cured” €, E, LovEsoy, Lowell, Masy A. Arold, Arnold, Me., had scrofulons sores for seven years, spring and full. Hood's Sarsaparilla cured him, Salt Rheum Tsoneof the most disagrocable disense s natw Ly inpure blood, 1t Is readily eured Ly Hood's g at blood purifio Elyida, O, suffered greatly from erysipelas and salt rhoum, eansed by handling tobacco. At timgs Lis ha ould crack open and bived, Fo tiled various prepe arations without ald; finally taok Hoad's Har- « saparilla, and now says: Lam entlrely well® 3y son had salt theum on his husids ang on the calves of bis legs, To tood Hood's Barsaparilla and s entively cured” J. M Btanton, Mt. Veruon, Olig, Hood’s Sarsaparilla - Sold by all drugglats. 815 a1x for g5 Mada gwiy by O L HOOD & CO., Apothiocarios, Lowe 1), Mgt (00 Doscs One Dollar ,