Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 28, 1887, Page 1

THE ' OMAHA DAILY : E : SIXTEENTH( YEAR. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1887. NUMBER 314 CLEVELAND ON LAND LAVWS He Expresses His Opinion On Corporate Usurpation of the National Domain. SETTLERS MUST BE PROTECTED. C. P. Huntington Tells the Pacific Kailroad Commissioners What He Knows About Lobbying At the National CapitaL A Case In Point. WasniNatoN, April 27.—The president has sent to the secertary of the interior the following letter in relation to a controversy between Guiltord L. Miller, a settler, and a rairoad corporation, involving the question of ownership of certain lands: XECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, April .—Dear Sir: 1 have examined with much care and interest the (‘umtlun involyed in the conflieting of elaims of Guilford L. Millerand the Northern Pacific railroad company to cer- tain public land in Washington territory. The legal aspects of the case have been ex- amined and passed upon by several ofticers of the government, who do not agree in their conclusions. ~ Miller claims to be a settler upon the land in Tneuion. whose possession dates from 1878, He alleges that he has made substautial improyements upon this land and cultivated the same, and it appears that he tiled his clai to the same under the home- stead law on the 20th day of December, 1884, The railroad company contends that this land s within the territory or area from which it was entitled “to select such quantity of public land as might be necessary to supply any deficlency that should be found to exist in thq specitied land mentioned in a grant by the Fovernment to sald company in aid of the construc. tion of the road, such deficiency ing contemplated as likely to arise from the paramount right of private parties and sottlers within the territory eml)rnclnr said granted lands, and that the land in dispute ‘was thus selected by the company on the 10th day ot December, 1883, A large tract, in- cluding this land, was withdrawn by an order of the interior department from sale and from pre-emption and homestead entry in 1872 in unflcwfllon of the construction of sald rallroad and a deficiency in its granted lands. 1n 1880, upon the filing of a map of the delinite I ion of the road, the land in controversy and much more which had been 80 withdrawn was found to lie outside of the limits which included the granted lands. But its withdrawal and reservation from set- tlement and entry under our land laws was continued upon the theory that it was within the linit of the indemnity lands which might be selected by the company as provided in the law making the grant. ‘I'hq legal points upon this controversy turned upon the valid- ity and effect of the withdrawal and reserva- tion were at all times effectual and that they operated to prevent Miller from acquiring any interest In or right to the land clainied by him. With this interpretation of the law and former orders and action of the interior department, it will be seen that their effect has been the with- drawal and reseryation since 1872 of thous- ands if not millions of acres of these lands from the operation of the land laws of the United States, thus placing them beyond the reach of our citizens desiring under such laws to settle and make homes upon the same, and that this been done for the benelit of a railroad culn{nlny having no fixed, cer- tain, or definite Interests in such lands. In this manner the beneficial policy and inten- tion of the government in relation tothe public domain have for all these years to that extent been thwarted. There seems to be no evidence rresenwx showing how much, it any, of this vast tract is necessary for the ful- fillment of this grant to the railroad com- ny, nor dogs there appear to be any limita- jon of time within which this fact should be made known and the corporation is obliged to make its selection. Atter a lapse of fifteen {ur! this large body of the publiz domain s still hold in reserve to the exclusion of settlers, for the convenience. of a cor‘lw ate beneliciary of the government An awaiting its selection, though 1t Is entirely certain that much of thereserved land can never be honestly claimed by said eorporation. Such a condition of the public lands should no longer continue, So far as itis the result of executive rules and meth- ods these should be abandoned, and so far as it is the consequence of improvement laws, these should be repealed or amended., Our public_domain is our national wealth—the earnest of our growth and the heritage of our people, It should promise limitless develop- ment and riches, relief to the crowding popu- Iation, and homes to thrift and industry. ‘These inestimable advantages should be jeal- ously guarded, and a careful and enlighténed policy on the part of the government should secure them to the people. In the case under consideration I assume that there is an abundance of land within the area which has n_reserved for indemnity, in which no eitizen or settler has a legal right or equitable interest for all the purposes of such indemnification to this railroad compauny, if its grant has not already been satistied. 1 un- derstand, too, that the selections made by such corporations are notcomplete and ef- fectual until the same have been approved by the secretary of the interior, or unless they are made in the words of the statute, under his direction. You have thus far taken no action In this matter and it seems to we that ou are in a condition to deal with the sub- ect in such manner as to protect this settler rom hardship and loss. 1 transmit here- with papers and documents relating to the ease whicli were submitted to me at my re- quest. I suggest that you exercise the power and authority you have in the premises upon equitable consideration, with every pre- sumption and intendment in favor of tna settler, and in case you fina his wrpuml\on is entitied to select any more of these lands than it 3y already acquired that you direct it to select in lieu of the land upon which Miller has settled other land within the limits of this indemnity reserva- tion, upon which neither he nor any other eitizen has In good faith settled or made im- rovements, 1 call your attention to sec- ions 2,450 and 2,451 of the revised statutes of the United States as pointing out the mode of procedure which may perhaps be resorted to if necessary for the purpose of reaching a ust equitable disposition of the case. The suggestions herein contained can, 1 be- lieve, be adopted without (|I,~rulilullm( or calling in question the opinion of the att ney general upou the purely leal proposi- tions which were submitted to hiwm. Yours Very Truly, GROVER CLEVELAND, ’l‘u:o the Secretary of the luterior, Washing- n. Huntington On the Stand. NEW YORK, April 27,—The Pacific rail- road congressional investigating committee met to-day, and examined C. P. Huntington, who testified as to his connection with the road, and that his duty was toattend to financial matters, Among other things he sald the main oftfice was in San Francisco, where the directors’ meetings took place, and that the com 'ninever had kept a set of books at New Y ork. ‘This afternoor C. P. Huntington stated that the company’s lawyer at Washington was paid §20.000 per year salary and was _al- lowed from £30,000 to $40,000 to “‘explain” to to the people in Washington that it was to the advantage of the ublic and not the com- pany he was interest in, that the com- pany’s schemes should be approved in con- ieneral Francho was their counsel ears. ‘Their counsel was never he did with the money, nor was pon to produce vouchers. If he asked for $10,000 he could have it, because the witness knew it would be put to good use. Huntington told "the missioners they had no idea many people ‘there were in ington to whom it was necessary to Yexplain.” The commissioncrs expressed surprise that no vouchers were taken for such large expenditures. ‘I'he balance sheets published in the annual statements of the enmn.fly ‘were uced and Huntington ‘was asked to explain an item of $63,000 in the statement of 1678 for legal expenses. Wit~ ness said that he could anly offer the same explanation he almul( glven—that the wno{ was used in “‘explaining” things at ‘ash] nfillole.v had to “educate’ Wi had to ‘'ex- en asked to give an u, He sald: “‘You want to get ents a ecrtain di I Well, you cannot speak to him. You send into his dis- triet and get John Doe to tell Richard Roe that what you want is just the very thing for that district.”” Witness de- nied that money had ever been given to con- gressmen to influence them in favor of the company, but ne admitted that the com- pany’s counsel had used more money than usual while congress was sitting, Some of the money might have been “cx{gmlned' in champagne, dinners or cigars, Witness wi qup:l,nnml as to the lease of the Central I citic to the Southern Pacific and he admitted that he was interested in both companies and had recommended consolidation. The proceedings then adjourned. Inquiring of the Commission. WAsHINGTON, April 27.—General Manager Mellen, of the Wisconsin Central, telegraphs the inter-state commission deeply regretting the inability of the commission to give imme- diate attention to the petition ot his line, and says: “Large quantitics of business are be- ing contracted for summer delivery by the lake lines for Duluth, and the loss to us by the delay will be very great. If 1 send you verified statements of the tonnage being con- tracted for in the east via Duluth, and of grain and flour of Minneapolis via Duluth, will it aid in our case? We are suffering.” M. A. Fulton, of Hudson, Wis., has_pre- ferred charges against the Chicago, St. Paul, Minuneapolis & Omaha road that the rates fixed upon freight from Chicago to Hudson and intermediate points are unreasonable and nnjust. He states that freight was car- ried in_large v.luummes in February and March last at less than half the present rates, and that the earnines were then suffi- cient to p.{ interest and dividends upon watered stock. Letters from representatives of leadin, commercial and industrial interests in a sections indicate that when the public shall hava been fully mstructed with regard to the necessary forms of procedure, the commis- sion will'have its dockets full to overtlowin, of cases involving delicate questions of ereat importance to the community other than those relating to the long and short haul feature, i After Virgin| WasmiNaToN, April 27. Tele- gram to the Bre. | —It 18 believed in the best informed circles here that the mission of Sir Edward Thornton to this country in behalf of the British holders of Virginia bonds, has a deeper significance than appears upon the surface of things. It is believed that the Salisbury government has delegated Sir Ed- ward to confer with the Virginia legislature as the professed representative of the bond- holders but as the actual,though undisclosed, representative of the British government, with the object of ascertaining clearly the purpose of the state of Virginia relative to the portion of her debt held by British capi- talists, The suspected wurpose of Great Britian is to force a settlement of that por- tion of the Virginia debt due British sub- {ec!fi brings to mind Blaine's proposition, hat the federal government assume the state’s debt in lleu of sixteen million acres of which the old state was dismembered by reason of the admission of West Virginia Into the union by congress in 1863, It Is be- lieved by some pretty well informed people here that the United States government may be called upon before long to consider Blaine’s proposition in another form at the urgent golicitation of the British government and that the mission of the late British min- ister to Washington is preliminary to this important and portentious development. Sir l&ldwnnl ‘Thornton will go to Virginia Thurs- L [— ‘Western States Passenger Association CHICAGO, April 27.—A meeting of the gen- eral passenger and ticket agents of lines in the Western States Passenger association was held here to-day. Petitions were re- ceived from several of their eastern connec- tions asking that the differential fares now 1n effect over such eastern lines be adopted by the western lines as basing rates in mak- .Ing throughafares to the east from territory west of Chicago, St. Louis, Peoria, Bloom- ington, etc., the eastern lines communicating the ASSUrance that they would not ask mnor expect that the revenues of thelr western connections should be in any way reduced in consequence nd agreeing that the western lines should be entitled to receive as their propor- tion of such through fares both east and west bound over differential fare lines, not less than the amount that would accrue to them on tickets sold over the stronger lines at higher through fares. Under these conditions the western lines unanimously agreed to recognize and adopt the eastern differential farcs as basing rates from May 1. The balance of the day was devoted to dlscussmfnnpllcauons for excursion rates for m“‘i lous and other gatherings. To- morrow the meeting will be contiuued. Army News, WAsHINGTON, April 27.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEe.]—Army orders: Lieu- tenant Charles E. Woodruff, assistant sur- geon of the army, ‘|recently appointed], has been ordered from this city to report at Fort Wayne, Michigan, for jtemporary duty, Leave ot absence for four months from June 5 has been granted Captain Harrison S. Weceks, Eighth eavalry, Lieutenant Colonel John 8. Polard, Twenty-first infantry, has been granted five monihs leaveon account of sickness. Captain Willlam T, Lowell, of the Fourth United States infantry, stationed at Fort Bolse, 1daho, is spoken of in connection with the rluce made vacant b{l the death of Col- onel Robert M. Scott, in charge of the revell- fon records office. Pensions For Westerners, WASHINGTON, April 27.—|Special Tele- gram to the BEE.|—Penslons were granted to Iowans to-day as follows: Elizabeth, mother of Jacob Reiter, Castle Grove; George K. Green, Burt: Hiram Heaton, Glendale; Daniel A. Holloway, Moingoua; James Dunlap, Stiles 3 Lucas; David 5. Bake . Kem- mick, Bloomiti James Grayson, Russells Samuel A. Colby, Rock Valley; Michael Muan, Marengo: Andrew H. Miller, Musca- tine: Thomas B. Wiley, Rossville: Isaac Marckle, Charles City; Benjamin Hulsiger, Rodman: John C. Ro Ked Oak; Henry A. Carsons, Mt. Ayr: Louis B. Garduner, Dubuque; William Reeve, Agency. Civil Service Reform. WasHI N, April 27.—1t Is stated on authority that the evidence submitted at the recent civil service investigation at Chicago failed to substantiate she charges preferred by the Chicago civil service reform associa- tion against Collector. Seeberger, of the Chi- cago custom house, wherein it was alleged that the collector some months since violated the civil service law by peremptorily demanding the resignation of a clerk named Webster for the sole reason that his place was wanted for a democrat. As the civil service law does not authorize the comm sioners to adwinister oaths or compel attend- ance of witnesses, or compel voluntary wit- nesses to answer questions other than such asthey may choose to answer, a thoroughly satisfactory investigation, the commission- ers say, was practically impossible. Olcomargaring Rovelations, WASHINGTON, April 2R—(Special Tele- gram to the BeE.]—*"The subject of oleomar- garine will be treated in the next bulletin from the agricultural department,”said Com- missioner Coleman to-day, “and the people of this and other countries will receive full and explicit instructions how to detect the presence of deleterious matter in this most important table luxury, No later than this forenoon 1 received, through the secretary of state.a communication from Baron Fava, the Italian minister, In which he requests in- formation as to the scientitio used by our government to detect oleomargariné, Eoi . aa¢ gh st er, n "’P'{ 1 shall not mince matters s{ all, but shall give the result of the investiga- tions made by this departinent, from which 1t appears that even the carcasses of horses, dogs and swine have been used in the manu- facture of oleomargarine, and the manufac- turers were not particular about the condi- or age of the personal experience at my home in 8! when I went to a butcher’s shoplto get some meat for several hunting dogs that 1 kept at the time. In arefuse barrel at this place, I often saw mageots and fly-blown meat was very conspicuous. When [ asked the pro- prietor what he intended to do with such mnwrlnl‘ he said it was intended for a butter factory.’ ,Decreasing the Public Debt. VASHINGTON, April 27.—The total receipts of the government so far are $27,124,009; total 622,263, being a net gain for the month of £15501,85, The heavy receipts and clblll]\nrlllvulf‘ light disbursements indi- eato a corresponding large reduction In the ublic debt for the month, now estimated at tween $12,000,000 and 815,000,000, Postal Changes. WaAsmINGTON, April 27.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bek.]—The following Nebraska postmasters wereappointed to-day: Thomas Blanchard, Coatsfield, Howard county, vice William _Gillespie, ~resigned; Charles H. Graham, Creston, Platte county, vice John Drake, removed; also Mathias Moss at Rock- dale, Dubuque county, la, vice G. Horn, removed, The special mail service to Rickford, Har- lan county, lowa, from Owasco, has been discontinued after June 30, Special mail service has been established at Folsomdale, Kearney county, Nebraska. Mail messenger servico in lowa has_been discontinued "as follows: Oakland Mills, Henry county, from St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern railway; Cedar Rapids, Lynn &mnty, from Chicago & Northwestern rail- av. Y. Changes have been ordered as follows in the time schedule on the star mail route extending from Benkleman to Ogallala, Neb., to take effect Mav 1: Leave Benkle- man Tuesdays and Saturdaysat 6a m.; ar- rive at Imperial by 7p. m. Leave Imperial Mondays and Fridays at6a.m.; arrive at Benkleman by 7 p. m. Leave lmperial Wednesdays at 4 a.m.; arrive at Ogallala Thursdaye by 12:40 a. m. Leave Ogallala Thursdayvs at 4 a. m.; arrive at lmperial Kridays by 12:40 a. m. Measles Among Indians, ‘W ASHINGTON, April 27.—The marine hos- pital bureau s informed that the Indians in the vicinity of Yuma, A. T., are suffering from a severe epidemic of meosles, which has in;gtvcd fatal in sixty cases up to the 10th this month expenditures, $11, — - GOLD IN NEBRASKA. ‘Well Drillers at Cortland Maxe a Big Discovery. CoRTLAND, Neb., April 27.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—To-day the workmen on the artesian well at this piace, while going through a strata of gravelata depch of 120 feet, found a piece of gold quartz about two inches long. It was examined by parties claiming to know and they claimit a rich find. Several specimens of less note were also found in the same strata, A New Der.ot Completed . Corumsus, Neb., April 27.—|Special Tele- gram to the BEE.|—The new depot on the Union Pacitic line is about finished and will be occupied to-morrow or Friday. Itis com modicus and tastily fitted up and decoratea. It will be a great change to both the pnblic and employes, who have been disgraced in the old Lilthy shell for several years past, Baptist Sunday School Oonvention. Corumnus, Neb., April 27.—|Special Tele- gram to the Brk.|—To-day the Baptist State Sunday school closed a three days conven- tion. The exercises were conducted in the Baptist church and were very interesting throughout. Revs. Russell, state missionary, Williams, of Madison, Holmes, of Oakdale, Rush, of 5t. Edward, discussed the various topics, assisted by Mr. L. Clark, superin- tendent of the school here, Mrs. Anderman and Mr. Jackson, of Creston, reading papers of much merit In Sunday school work. Railroad Work at Columbus. Corumpus, Neb., April 27.—|Special Tele- gram to the BEE.]—The Union Pacltic sur- veyors, who have been locating the proposed line from Columbus to David City for several days past, to-day completed the third survey to obtain the most advantageous crossing of the Loup Fork and Platte rivers. This]line, when constructed, will give the Omaha & Republican Valley railroad access to the branches to Albion, Fullerton, Madison and Norfolk, making a continuous line from Sioux City, St. Louis and the south, also making tributary a large area of fertile land well improved ‘west and mnorthwest, "This means much towards fostering the boom setting in and around Columbus. Lively Fire at Kearney. KEeARNEY, Neb., April 27,—|Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|—This evening at 8:30 a fire broke out in Sam Schultz’s livery barn and in one minute from the discovery was bursting out through the roof. Within four minutes the fire company had the hose turned on and in thirty minutes the fire was under control. The stable was a total loss, amount $1,000; no insurance. All the stock was saved except one mule team, which is thought to be burned. The waterworks op- erated magalticently, e Frightfal Explosion. NEW York, April 27.—In quick succession terrific explosions occurred this morning in the Bolting, dying, vrinting and bleaching company’s mills, in the village of Brondale, Westchester county. The shock was like an earthquake and extended in a radius of three miles, The mills consist of three large brick buildings. The mills were discovered on fire at 8:30 this morning and soon after the explosion occurres that shook the houses in the town to their foundations. The first explosion was fol- lowed by four othersin rapid succession, which did much damage. The fire was under control ot 6 o'clock, Loss estimated at $150,000. The explosions were caused by steam generating in the tin cylinders of the drying cans. e He Murdered a Minmisten GRENADA, Miss,, April 27.—Our town was thrown into considerable excitement to-day about noon when Captain W. B. Towler, of this place, traveling salesman for Schmidt & Ziegler, of New Orleans, shot and fatally wounded Rev. O, F, Stivers, of the Episco- pal church, The shooting oceurred at Tow- er's house. The cause is unknown, as neither party has said anything about thé af- tair. Stivers, expecting to die, made a con- fession, in which he stated that Towler was justitied and he did not want him punished. The physicians say Stivers cannot recover. — Electricity For Car Brakes. KANKAKEE, 1L, April 27.—A carpenter, of Berlin, Germany, made a successful trial, trip with a traiu of thirty Illinols Central freight cars of his air brake, the valves of which are worked by electricity, over the 1llinois Central track from Chicago to Kan- kakeeand return this afternoon. The train is being prepared for exhibition at the con- vention of railroad ofticials at Burlington, Ia., on May 9, to test the various makes of air brakes. —— After Marauding Indians, Pierge, Dak., April 27.—United States Marshal Harris is in pursuit of ten Indians who committed depredations and is looked for at any moment. No further news from the reservation. Captain Meyers to-day read the riot act to all the settlers, and wa'ned them if they re- turned after being evicted they would be hable to three years imprisonment and a fine of $1,000, e —_—— Michigan's Prohibition Vote. LANSING, Mich,, April 27,—The total vote of the state, with the exception of one connty, shows a majority of 7,000 against prohibition. B — Copyright Ratified. BERNE, April 27.—The Swiss state council ratified the literary copyright convention with the United States, IRISH LANDLORD PERFIDY, Lord Lansdowne Repudiates the Settle- ment Made With His Tenants, A CRUEL AND FAITHLESS ACT. William O'Brien Gives the Cause of the Change of Front and Charac- terizes 1t in Very Strong Language. Lansdowne and His Tenants. (Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.] DusriN, April 27—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber.|--The Free- man’s Journal to-day contains a letter from Willlam O’Brien of nearly two columns ex- plaininz his repostponed sailing for Canada because an overture for a settlement with the evicted tenants was suggested last Thursday by F. A. Dunning, and Bank Manager Tullamos, an agent of Lord Lansdowne. O’Brien adds that the proposals have been withdrawn after being signed and accepted. He uses strong words, thus: “Sir: The negotiations for a settlement on the Lans- downe estate have resulted In one of the most outrageous instances of landlord per- fidy ever recorded. Again I will reserve for another place my observations upon the cynieal perfidy with which Lord Lansdowne and his agents have behaved in the matter so cruelly affecting the homes and lives of hun- dreds of human beings.” THE CHANGE EXPLAINED, Mr. O'Brien then gives these rcasons for the change of front: *“Ihe explanation of the changes from the sweet reasonableness of Lord Lansdowne’s representative Friday morning last to his brutal repudiation of his own barzain on Monday night is not far to seek. On Friday the mewspaper interview which the archbishop of Toronto was pre- yailed upon to give was cabled to the Lon- don Times, Ou Saturday and Monday the telegrams from Ottawa were filled with ex- pressions ot opinion into which certain Irish- Canadian politiclans were unfortunately trapped on the strength, doubtless, of some lying and calumnious misrepresentations of the objeet and spirit of my mission to Canada. On Friday Lord Lansdowne still smarted under the influence ot Irish-Canadian opinion and a most mod- erately based treaty was drawn up by his representative in Ireland. By Monday he 'was fortitied by the declarations of leading Irish-American politicians and perhaps m is- led as to the reason why my departure was deferred, and the treaty which was eagerly drafted Friday, in Lord Lansdowne’s hour of humility, was insolently torn to shreds in the tenants’ faces on Monday afternoon, when he believed himself sttong enough to set Irish opinion at detiance.” ONE MORR ILLUSTRATION. Mr. O’Brien thus conclodes: mains to convince Lord Lansdowne that he has presumea upon Irish-Canadian ovinion as grossly as he has mistaken the delay in Mr. Kilbride's and my owp departure. 1am lieartily glad of that delay. 1t has given us ashow. We have exhausted every effort to bring about an honorable peace. 1t has served to illustrate once more: the immemorial cruelty and faithiessness of Irish landlord- ism—ever cowardly enongh to whine for terms when squarely faced, ever cunning and wicked enough to violaté those terms imme- diately the moment repudiation seems safe, Irish-Canadian statesmen will also derive a useful light as to the use to which their un- lucky declarations have been put when they learn that the agreement which would have rekindled every heart in Luggacurran on honorable and happy conditions, was cast to the winds on the vory morrow after their innocent and uninformed utterances. I shall appeal to the honest masses of our race and every race in Canada to choose sides between Lansdowne and the peaceful tenantry whom he seeks to exterminate by a system of clear- ances 8o odiously unjust and inhuman as those which filled the pest houses of the St. Lawrence with dying Irish vietims in the days of the great famine, and I shall appeal to them with all the more confidence now that they are called upon to pronounce not only upon the heartless system of eviction carried out with Canadian money, but upon theact of brazen perfidy committed on the strength of assumed Canadian sympathies.” THE JOURNAL'S8 COMMENT, The Freeman’s Journal, in the course of its comment on O'Brien’s letter, says, what I believe to be the sentiment of even many Dublinites who are not nationalists: “Upon those whose words, in- nocently uttered perhaps, led the gov- ernor general to balieve that Canadian sympathy was with the evictor and against the evicted, a heavy - responsibility rests. They, as much as the crowbar brigade or the landlord himself, are to blame if the homes of Luggacurren are to be desolated to- day. Mr. O'Brien, we rre glad to announce, means to carry out his original intention of appealing to the Canad ian people. We ven- ture to think that Lord Lansdowne will find in the end that, despite the few days from ex- posure, his deeds iu Ireland have been dearly purchased.” Messrs, O'Brien and Kilbride are now ex- pected to sail next Saturday. FORNINST THE JUBILEE. How Paris Irishmen Will Celebrate the Great English Event, [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] Pants, (via Havre) April 27.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber.|—The Irish residents of Paris intend to maki ters lively In reference to the queen’s jubi- leo. At the suzgestion of P’atrick Casey, an Irish executive committee, of which Captain Dawson is chairman and Michael O'Sullivan secretary, was formed to-day in Parisand orzanized a counter demonstration to that intended to be held here tocommemorate Queen Victoria's jubilee. This anti-English manifestation will asswme the form of a banquet, at which several black flags will be displayed in memory, as the committae says, of “the famines that have scourged Ireland during the queen’s reign and of the martyrs who died on the seaffold for the national cause.”” ‘The most vialent toasts will be pro- posed at the banquet amd the most violent speaches be nade, The executive committee Issues circulars to all Irishmen in Pans warming them, under the severest pains and penalties of treachery, against taking any part as loyalists ia “telebrating the queen’s jubilee. Eugene Davis, expelled from French ter- ritory a year or two ago, has returned to Frauce, and has now been living here for the last ten days undisturbed by the French au- thorities. ———— Italian Custom Dutles Raised. [Copyright 1857 Yy James Gordon Bennett.) LoNDoN, April 27.—[New York Herald Cable—Spesial \to the BEEe.|--The Italian parliament has _passed a law permitting an increase of cusfomn duties on petroleum, cere- als, rice, flour, pepper, cocoa and chocolate, which to-day went into effect. The reason of the sudden increase was said to be to vre- vent speculation during the proposed revis- fon of the tariff. By the law the following Auwerican productéare affected : The duty on ‘wheat and coriy is raised from 1 franc 40 cen- times to § tanes v.' quintal; on rice, now “It only re-. d flour are ralsed from to 5.5 franes per quintal: on semolins, raised from 2.77 to 8 francs 6 per quintal: on petroleum, raw, raised from 27 to 33 francs per quintal{ rectified, ralsed from 53 to 473 containing up to 20 per cent of lightoil at a temperature of 810 degrees centigrade, ralsed from 1.50 to 6 francs per quintal: containing between 20 and 50 per cent light oil at the same temperature, raised from 1.50 t 12 francs per quintal. Heavy petrolenm in original packages pays by gross welght in railway cars or reservoir ships, with an in- erease 020 per cent on net weight, 1t will be seen that there is no discriminationtin 1taly against Amerlcan raw petroleum in favor of Russian minatures. Debating Protection In Belgium, LCopyright 1587 by James Gordon Bennett.) Brussers, April 27.—|New York Herald Cable.—Special to the Brr.]—1he house continued to-day the discussion of Dumont’s cattle bill. Several protectionists quoted Chamberlain to prove that English agri- culture is on the road to ruin'srough free trade. 'I'hey also laid great stress on the ter- rible ecompetition waged by Americans against European cattle. ‘The free trade sup- vorters having replied that no American cattle were landed in Belgium, tho pro- tectionists retorted that an immense quantity were landed in England, thereby closing the English market to Belgium cattle. Several members blamed the cabinet tor not taking frankly one side or the other on such an im- portant question. After a slashing speech by Buls, burgomaster of Brussels, against the bill, the debate adjourned until to-morrow. The senate sanctioned the bill authorizing the {ssue in Belgiuw of a loan for the Congo Free State. —_— The Bchnacbele Affair. BERLIN, April 27.—It is stated here that the result of the Inquiry which the German government has made into the Schnaebele affair has been to impress Bismarck with the view that the arrest was made on German territory. PAnis, April 27.—A majority of French newspapers suspect that Bismarck has caused some delay in the settiement of the Schnaebele affair in the hope of impelling the French beople to commit some act of folly, and they urge no abatement of calm- ness, which the people have hitherto main- tained under provocation. In semi-ofticial circles hers it is believed Germany desires to expedite the adjustment of the Schnacbele affair, and that "arrange- ments are progressing favorably at Berlin for gromm. and satisfactory settlement, which may render the dispatch’ of German documents in _the case to Paris unneccnsurr Count Bismarck, imperial minister of foreign affairs, informed the French ambassador at Berlin, that Germany had received all documents in the Schnae- bele case. There was a better feeling on the bourse at theclose, in consequence of rumors that Bismarck had consented to parole -Schnaebele. BERLIN, April 27.—The Schnaebele inci- dent is en the verge of settlement. Al- thouzh the German goveriment is able to place before Herbette, French ambassador, absolute evidence that Schnaebele has been actively epgaged in Inciting a conspiracy and was arrested on German territory, it is re- orted in officlal circles that fo conciliate rance (zermany will offer the release of Schnaebele on condition that he be removed from the frontier post. The papers make scant reference to the affair. A Bick Emperor. Rio JANETRO, April 27.—Dom Pedro, em- peror of Brazil, is seriously ill. Pedro 1I. de Aleantara was born in in Rio Janeiro December 2, 1825, and_struggled for gixteen years under the name of Joao Carlos Leopold _ Salvator ibiano Fran- cisco Xavier da _ Paulo Leucardio Miguel Gabriel Raphael Gonzago. He was crowned emperor of Brazil In 1841, and two years later married a daughter of the king of Naples. e has been a vigorous, progressive and enlightened ruler, and the prosperity of Brazil 18 due to his energy and patriotic example. He visited the United States a few years ago. The Prussian Diet. BERLIN, April 27.—The lower house of the Prussian diet to-day ordered the new eccles- fastical bill to its third reading by a yote of 243 to 100, twenty-six free conservatives, elzht conservatives, and eight national-lib erals abstaining from voting. Newmarket Races. LoxpoN, April 27.—The race for 2,000 guineas stakes for three years olds was won by Enterprise to-day, at Newmarket, There were eight starters —_— After Stock Yards Extortioners. SPRINGFIELD, 111, April 27.—At the after- noon house session the bill introduced by Jones, of Sangamon, to prevent extortionate charges by stock yards was passed—yeas, 85; nays, 15, The bill provides that ‘‘any stock yard doing business in this state, incorpora- ted under the laws_of this state, shall not have or receive for yardage more than 15 cents per head for horses, cattle aud mules; 5cents per head for hozs and sheep, nor more than 75 per centum additional to the current market wholesale price for hay, straw, corn or other articles subplied by them for the sustenance of such animals, and that such sales shall be made by actual weights or measuremen ts Vest's . NEW YoRrk, April 27.—Senator George C. Vest, of Missouri, is in the city. When asked by a reporter for the Commercial Advertiser to-day whether or not, as has been alleged, he was the ‘“‘western senator’” referred to in a dispateh to the St. Louls Republican as authority for the statement that President Cleveland would refuse a second term, said, 0, sir, I never said so. I never said any- thing that could reasonably be construed into any such meaning. Cleveland never told me he would not accept & re and will soon cause the publication of a letter saying so. He never told my colleague from Missourt anything of the kind. 1 never 80 reported to a correspondent of the St. Louis Republican nor anybody else.” Al i . The Telephone in Chin SAN Franxcisco, April 27.—Among the passengers on the steamer San Pablo, which s arted this afternoon for China, were Count Eugene Stanchlaw Mitkilweig, of Washing- ton, electriciani 8. A. Kern, capitalist, of Philadelphia, and A, T. Barberie, of New York. 'They represent a syndicate with $26,000,000. The Chinese government has granted them the exclusive night of using the telephione in China for thirty years. el L Strikers Locked Out. Y., April 2 ‘The stove molders who havebeen out two s have decided to return to work and handle the patterns given them, The molders went to the factor- ies this morning and found them closed, the manufacturers having decided last night to keep them closed until the difliculty at St. Louis was settled. e ey Cleveland's Martyr. CLEVELAND, O., Apri ‘This morning Fred Stoll, who was secretly arrested last Tuesday, was charged with the murder of Mazgie McCarthy, The prisoner’s face was badly distigured and his trousers were bloody, The police claim they have a strong case of circumstantial evidence against the prisoner. omination, MONTREAL, April 27.—The water 1s still gradually receding. It is believed the danger is over. The greatest sufferers are the resi- dents of Point St. Charles and Griflintown, ‘Che pumps have again oeen started, e A Deni Cuicaco, April 27— officers of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad company deny the statement telegraphed from St. Paul, that they are parties to the purchase of the road in that city yesterday, Her Husband Arrested For tite Crime and Jailed. DunvqQue, I, April 27.—(Special Tele- gramto the Bik.|—The principal sople of the day is the brutal murder of Mrs. Barney Kennedy north of this eity Sunday night. Officers have been at work all day for a clue and suspicion rested on her husband. As he was getting into a buggy this afternoon the sheriff noticed a blood spot on his stoeking. Soon afterwards he was observed buying a new suit of clothing and was forthwith ar- rested and taken to jail. Ie was then com- velled to strip and to put on the new £uit, and the old clothes were examined and revealed dried blood stains on several garments. e was unable to account for his whereabouts from 6 o'clock to 10 o'clock Sun- day night,and was known tobe in the vicinity of the place where the murder was committed about 6 o’clock that evening. Evidence of a great struggele was visible on the murdered woman, who had_twenty-six wounds on her body. The husband bears a bad reputation, and said to have mistreated his wife on many occasions. It is the general opinion here to-night that he murdered his wife, Towa Irishmen in Session, OrTUMWA, I8, April 27.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bre.]—The Irish National league of Iowa began its annual meeting here to-day. ‘There was an imposing parade, followed by exercises in the opera house. All of the leading cities of the state were repre- sented by delegates, anda number of speeches were made by prominent [rishmen of lowa. ‘The ofticers elected for the ensuing year are: President, Dennis Maher, of lowa City; sec- rotary, M. J. Wade, lows City; treasurer, Rev. James Foley, of Stuart. The treasurer gims that the receipts since last May were —_— Wabash Round House Burned, DES MoINES, la., April 27.—[Special Telo- gram to the —This evening fire broke out in the Wabash round house in the west- ern part of the city and soon had control of the bullding. Fourteen engines were in the house at the time, most of which are a total wreck. Loss, $75.000 dollars, One engine belonged to the Chicago, St. Paul & Kans: City road. ‘The others belonged to tI Wabash and its narrow gauge extensions northwest of this city. This is the second time the Wabash round house has burned within four years, To Strike For Nine Hours. Stoux Ciry, la,, April 27.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|—The carpenters’ union of this city has decided to strike for nine hours’ work at the same pay as I8 now paid, May 1. ‘Tnere has been more or less of dis- satisfaction for some time past. It 1sex- pected that building operations will be greatly retarded and considerable apprehen- sion is felt 1n building cireles, Contractors appear to be firm in their determination to hold out against this demand of the union, A large amount of bullding is under contract and in progress. —_— A Tombstone Man Suicides. CrINTON, Ia, April 27.—[Special Telegram to the BEE. |—The drowned body of C. V. Rollins, a tombstone agent of Sparta, Wis., was found in the Mississippl river above Lyons last night. He carried a Masonic trav- eling card of Center lodge No. 34, Rutland, Vt, and Is supposed to have committed suicide. Presbytery in Session, CEDAR RArIns, Ia., April 27.—|Special Telegram to the Bxr.—The presbytery is in session here with about fifty members in at- tendance. Rev. Henry Cullen, of Onslow, ‘was elected moderator, and Rev. M. E. Todd, of Lyons, clerk. A Died of Heart Disease. Lyoxs, Ia., April 27.—[Special Telexram to the Bek.]—Louis Gabel, aged twenty-one, son of Peter (abel, the shoe dealer, was found dead on the roof of his father's wood house. Heart disease is the supposed cause. ———— Corn Crib Bu d. ANITA, In, Avpril 27.—[Special Telegram to the Ber, | —Harrison & Griffin’s corn crib, lmpm:ufY 40,000 bushels, burned here to-day. R. Davis loses 15,000 bushels ot corn. = surance on building $2,800. A GREAT FIND, The Lost Mines of Mexico Redis- covered. Crry oF MExico, April 27.—It is an- nounced that two of the seven lost Mexican bonanza mines have been discovered by a party of American prospectors. Humboldt and Hamilton speak of the fabulous wealth obtained from these mines by the Spaniards. They were worked in the middle of the last century. In 1756 the Indians swept over northern Mexico and destroyed Chihuahua, and all miners were driven out. The In- dians held control of the country and all rec- ords were lost. Recently Lieutenant Kippe: formerly of the United States army, W. K. Glenn of 1llinois, Captain Allen and J. Me- Intyre of Chicago, went out a surveying expedition in the est of “the Sonora land company and in an old chapel found maps and other data. Dividing into four small parties, a thorough search was begun, and the Mclntyre party located what is believed to be the “Layopa’ silver mine. 1t is in the midst of thousands of ruined buildings, and among large churches and forts. Within a_radius of four miles are 420 workings, old Spanish furnaces and tons of slag. A few days later the Bowers party located the “Guaynopa,” in the heart of the Sierra Madre mountains, Around it are the ruins of 115 rastoras. Ad- vices from Nogales confirm the report, and state that the great placer field has been lo- cated where the Jesuits of 200 years ago found fortunes for the church. Great ex- citement in mining centres prevails, ————— Marriage of a Dying Editor, PHILADELPRIA, April 27.—|Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—Thomas M. Coleman, seventy years old, was married in bed yester day to Bessie McGuigan, a plump, pretsy girl of twenty, by M trate Thompson. For twenty-live years Coleman was city editor of the Ledger, and up to within a few years ago he was traveling correspondent, using th nom de plume of “Nameloe.” A tew rs ago George W. Childs retired Mr. Coleman on a life pension of $30 per week. For the past year theold man has been suffering from “general debl Bessie Metiuigan, daughter ot the tormer servant of his family, nursed him, Colema former wife died about six years ago._ 1le owns several houses and is worth about $60,000. He hasa wmar- ried son who is here. He did not know any- thing about the wedding until it was over. —— go Boodlers, CuicAGo, Apri ‘The attorneys for Ed- ward MeDonald, one of the personsaindicted. in conpnection with county frauds, filed an aflidavit, asking for change sof 18 from Judee Tuley this morning. Other aflidavits were tiled in behalf of this defendant, alles- ing that Judges Gary and Hawes were also prejudiced against the defendant. ———— Acquitted of Murder, PavL, April 27.—Senator C. K. Davis made the closing argument for the defense in the trial of Frank Mead for the murder of Frank Farnsworth this afternoon, and the cage went to the jury ath o'clock. At6:d0 the jury returned a verdict of not guilty, e i . The Situatio nehange Cixc ATi, April Nows from the scene of the disturbances at the Paulding res- ervoir this morning indicates that the situa- tion is unch: 1. At last accounts there had been no coniliet between the troops ana the men engaged in destroying public works, - The Waters Subsiding. MoNTREAL, April 27.—The water is now fully two feet below the investment wall. Work in a number of factories in the #ooded district was resuwed to-day, GENERAL GRANT'S BIRTHDA Its Sixty-Fifth Anniversary Cnmmomonte" With Appropriate Exercises, THE AMERICUS CLUB BANQUET Governor Foraker, of Ohlo, Delivers ‘ Eulogy On the Dead Hero At Pitsaburg — Mark Twain Makes a Speech. In Memory of Grant. Prrrssura, April I'he banquet of th& Americus club, of Pittsburg, commemoras ting thegsixty-lifth anniversary of the birth¥ of General Grant, was held at the Mononga- hela house this evening. The club secured: all the second floor of the hotel, and the cor~ ridors and approaches to the dinin g hall were decoraten in elaborate style. In the banquet hall the tables were arranged 8o as to represont the initials “U. S.@"” On the guests table an immense bank of flowers wag arranged, upon which the monogram *U. S, G.” was worked out. On each of the three tables the initial letters of the uame werd prominent. On the third table at either end were the dates 1822 and 1847, presented om backgrounds of flowers. Before the regular prozrammo ot the evening had been com- menced an iuformal reception was given to the distinguished guests who were present, among whom were Governor Foraker of Ohio, Colonel Fred Graut, lon J. C. New of Indianapolis, Lieutenant Governor Davies. Secretary of the Commonwealth C. W, Stone, and J. P. Foster, president of the New York republiean club. Governor Foraker and his wife were called upon by many residents who did not attend the banquet. It was quite 9 o'clock when the guests were all scated at the table, and it was noticed that Governor Fora-. ker, of Ohio, the principal speaker of the evening, was assigned the same seat which General Grant had occupied on the occasion of the reception given to ki on his return from his trip around the world. When the guests and members of the club reached the dining hall, the orchestra discoursing music meanwhile, . Paul, president of the Amerl cus club, extended a cordial welcome to thosa present. Rev. ‘I, J. Leak, pastor of the North Avenue M. E. church, Allezheny, in- voked a blessing,and then the menu,whichwas elaborate in its character,was discussed. After the tables had been cleaned, President Paut called for order d introduced Governor Foraker, who responded to the toast, “Gen- eral Grant.” A number of other toasts were then responded to. Letters of regret were also raceived from Hon. Benjamin Harrison, Indlanapolis; Hon. William M. Evarts, New York: Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, Chicakoy Ganeral W. 'I'. Sherman, New Yorkj Joseph R. Hawley, Hartford, Conn.; John Cessna, Bedford, Pa.; Hon. George W. Childs, l‘l||lmlelrl|ln; Hon. Philetus Sawyer, Wis. ; Governor Beaver, of Pen e tanford, of Californl and others. ir was one of the mos successful ever given In this city. Nearly participated in the banquet. Mark Twain on Grant. HARTFORD, Conn., April 27.—At the an- nual reunion of the Army and Navy Club of Connecticut this evening the chief address in memory ot General Grant was made by Rev. Dr. M. B. Riddle, formerly chaplain in the service. He was followed by 8. L. Clemens (Mark Twain), who delivered the following characteristic address: I will detain you with only just a few words—just a few thousand words—and then give place to a better man—if he has been created. Lately a great and honored author, Matthew Arnold, has been finding fault with General Grant’s English. ‘That would be fair enough, maybe, if examples of imperfect English averazed more instances to the pago in General Grant's book than the 0 in Mr. Arnold’s eritleism upon the ki, but they don’t. |Laughter and applause.] It would be fair enough, may be, if such ine stances were commoner in _General Grant's book than they are in the works of the aver- age standard author; but thev aren’t. In truth, General Grant’s derelictions in the matter of grammar and construction are not more frequent than are such derelictions in the works of a majority ot the protessional anthors of our® time, and all previ- ous times — authors as exclusively and pains-takinzly strained to the liter- ary trade as General Grant was not There is that about the sun_which makes us forget his spots, and when we think of Gen- eral Grant our pulses 45ulckcn and his grame- mar vanishes. - Wo only remember that tnig i8 a simple soldier who, all untaught of silker phrase-makers, linked words together with an art surpassing the art of schools and pus into them something which will still bring tex Americans’ ears, as long as America shall last, the roll of his varnished drums and the tread of his marching troops. [Tumultuons applause. | Remembered at Des Moines, DEs MoiNgs, 1a., April 27.—[Special Telos gram to the Brr.])—Grant’s birthday was celebrated here this evening by the Grant re- publican club with interesting memorial ser~ vices. Ex-Senator Wright presided and made the opening speech. Other speeches were made by Lleutenant Governor Hull, Congressman Conger, Hon. J. B. Grianell, General Given and othei Letters wera read from Uuited States Senators Allison, Wilson and other congressmen, (reat ens thusiasm prevailed and the club will her after observe Grant’s birthday regularly wit memorial services. ixercises at Washington. WASHINGTON, April 27,—An audience of moderate size assembled at the Metropitan Methodist chureh to-night to celebrate the sixty-fifth anniversary of the birth of Gens eral Grant. Ulysses 8. Grant, jr., and Jesse R. Grant were present, An" address by Senor Romero, Mexican minister, on “Grant and Our Forelgn lLielations,” was read by General Colton, A Mark of Respect, ‘The senate thig ral Grant. —— Marriage of an Omahan, Special Telegram to the Be leading oty event im* the city since the close of the Lenten seasom was the wedding of Orville I, Curtis, presi- dent of the Omaha Rubber company, ofs Omaba, Neb., and Miss Emily Brant, second | daughter of Hon. Robert Brant, ex-mayor of Galena, which took place to-day at high noon © Episcopal church, the rector, Rev. 5 Arnold, officiating. The church was crowded with people, a large number of in- vitations having been issued. The bridak party entered the church to the wedding wmarch from Mendelssohn. The chancel wasy profusely decorated with flowers, palms and ferns, and the chancel rails were bound with reens. The bride was given away b ther, ex-Mayor Brant. She looke yery heautiful in’ a dress of ecru satin trimmed with embossed velvet, with & hat of the saine material, trimmed with white lace. After the ceremony the newly wedded couple broceeded to the Brant homesiead on Elk street, where an_elaborate wedding break- fast was given, at which only a limited num- ber of friends and the relatives of the con- traeting parties were present. Mr. and Mrs, Curtis left this evening via the Lilinois Cen= tral for a short tour of the east and will be at home to their friends in Owmaha after May L Will Search All Vessels, Losnoy, April ustoms officers throughout Great Britain and Lreland nhave reccived stringent orders to search all vessels arriving from America, China and the easty the ernment having been warned that ex= have been sent from San Francisco to ports in the east to be trans-shipped i England.