Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 12, 1893, Page 3

CLEVELAND IN N0 HURRY | Office Beckers Given to Understand That They Must Be Patient. PERMITTED TO COMMISSIONS EXPIRE Mince Hunters Advis for P'r 4 That Theilr Cha rment Will Not Be Improv 1 Their Presence in the National Capital, REAT OF THE Ber TEENTH STREET D. C., Mareh 11 ) which to get all of the offices ™ said Pres dent Cleveland ton party of Indiana office seekers this mor must go slow, or what may seem s u who want places. 1 have no dout he next ministration, wh blican or democrat ments, ar when he r It was this k 1 of advice, g n on ever hand by the president and b ; “fifths were b L y have ¢ r homes it tovk max ight 1 them going so far i say that the presence of kers in Wuash : angton is injuring th s for prefer ment. There contic t an army of th h thousa men whe all left the city. They understand in most unmi that the commissions of perved o e hi chunces for i} by being on th Controll Postimus de [ n of the United s trice is, or will be will coutrol the pos district. The list sh tricts and in each of © democratic con who is to advise on But there flices ulso 128 on the list 18 yet t umes democrats v are to control in tricts huve not been filled in. 1t stood, however, the republi will have the numes Inserted of th erats who run and were defeated lust fall Western Pensions. The following pensions granted are re- | ported | » & Nebraska: Original—Nelson Van Every, | 3 1 Henry C. Horton, Amaziah L. Richardson. | George B. McKay. Additional—John Mara Renewul und incre Martin Luther. 1 crease—Andrew G Thayer. Reissue 1 Thomus M. Hannah Davis liam Y. Foster. Owen Donohue Daveupo Edmund Pethick. Original Indiun war sur Originul—John August L. H Guenin, | Butler, John L. Lewis. Adaitional—Richard R. Shull, Ignicious Wuuker, Lewis Jou Thaller rton 1 Leonard Jeffrey, Solomou Walls, R Reed. Jowa: Originul—Chi lum Strawn, Joln W . Johuston L. Alv ries J. Conner. Brewer, Edwin Hockart, Armstrong. Additior ( Henry Stacy. David J Williun 1 Lewis Ruffcoru Watts | ville ' Grifiith, Benjumin F. Walt Nicholus Warls Tucrease A. Price, James S. Bishop, Norm Reissue—George For etc—Kate M. Davis, F Original—John Harbison Joseph Romagi, John Hu Will u Bottun inal widows, Jucob Busch Whitham, Joseph Denny. Additional Heunderson, Jesse E. Mills, John Burk cge Long, S 8. Pierce, Joso ley. Jul D. Lewis Renewa!l and increase —Wil T. Isem inger. Increuse—Jured Fuller, John W Jarler. Reissue—Mat L Staple, Josiuh Clinker, Jumes Fickey. Reissue and iner —Jonathan H ete.—Lliza Gr Originul widows othea W. Warning. Nuncy Rhodes, Ella Lynch, Surah Johuson ! Rhoda Jones, P. Armstrong (father), minor : of Alonzo C. Mack, | South Dakota: Original—Solomon May # qard. Additions]l — Edward R. Brown. | 1 Alanson McLoughlin. Increase—Frank W. | Druke. Reissue—Edward M. Crubbs, Joha | Furrell. Originul — Edward H. Webb Jumes E. Chase. v Miss Mabel Eaton of Omaha, who is play- | ng with the Rose Coghlan company, his with the high class of theater goers Jumes T. Neil of Humilton, O., will likely be appoiuted consul to Liverpool. He is ex Governor Jumes . Camphell's nan. Wells Cook of Sioux City is here and wants | 10 be commissioner of Indian affairs. He hus the endorsement of the lowa democrats and a number of prominent South Dakotaus. Donald Macuaig of Nebraska City qualified toduy as chief clerk of the Department of Agriculture John A. Rooney in the War dey 10 £1,000. | been here all week anc made quite a hit [ Nebraska, a urtment, hus been 8900 clerk promoted Curds have been issued unnouncing the marriuge in this city of Mr. James T. McCon nell of Fort Duchesne T., and Miss Loa D. Mclutyre of this city. A in Washington Mr. und Mrs leave for their western hom Circuit Judge Churies M er u brief st McCounell w Thomas of Dead wood, S, D.. und George Beck, & prominent democrut of Wyoming, ure h ssistant Secrotury Chandler today uf firmed the decision of the general land office in the desert land contest Almu Marker aguinst S. M. Mann from Blackfoot, 1d diswissing Marker's contest. PICKLE TIMBER OU UKE LAW. Amendments in the Interest of the B Fide Settler. D. C., March 11.—[Special to Tue Bre. | —The people of South Dakots will be interested in Rey tutive Pickler's smenduent to the timber culture law. The following ure the provisions of the timber culture law, under act of March &, 1 *An act to repeal timber culture laws ana WASHINGTON for other purposes. Be it enacted by the seuate and house of representatives of the United States of Am in congress nssem bled, that un uct entitled ‘Au et to smend an t entitled, Au act o encours the growth of timver on the western praries approved June 14, 1878, and all laws supple mentary thereto and amandatory thereof be, and the aLie are hereby k repealed: Pro that this 16 i peal shall wot affect any valid rights heretofore accrued.or aceruing under said laws, but boua fide cluims initiated befure the passage of this fected upon due compliance with law, in the KAIE mMAnHEr. Upon the sume terms una con ditons, und subject to the same limitations forteitures und contests us if this wet had not been passed. And provided, further, That the following words of the last clause ©f soction 2 of said uct, namely ‘Lat wtx act may be per e ———————————————————— e —— less than 2,700 trees were planted on sach acre,’ ure hereby repealed. And provided urther, That in computing the period of cultivation the time shull run from the date of entry, if the necessary acts of o " were performed within the pr me And provided, further, That the and the cultivation rd us acts of cul ation, | rized 0 be so0 empl npioyed shall be comp part { the eigl yvears of cultivation re quired by statute. Provided, That any per who hns made entry of any public lands of Unitea States under the timber culture ws, and who has for a period of four years n good h compl 1 with the provisions o said laws nnd who is an actual bona fide resident of t n which said land is ke final proof NO LACK OF GO D nge from All Over the Cou ) the Trewsury W ). ., March 11.—Tt P £100,000 from P The de mun, i rosm t NEWS FOR THE ARMY. 1 nges i Regular Service us Aunounced ¥ wy. WasmiNGTox, D, C., March 11—[Speciul Telegram toTueBes. |- The following wrmy lers were issued today Leave of ubsence for two months on sur geon's certificate of disability, with nis- sion to leave the Department of Dukota, is granted Second Lieutenunt Marcus D, Cro- nin. Twentieth infantry The extension of leave of absence on sur- geon's certificate of disability granted Sec- ond Lieutenant Arthur W. Yates, Ninth in- | funtry, February 3, is further extended one month on surgeon’s certificate of d The transfer of Second Lievtenant Charles P. Summeral from the First infantry to the artillery to take weffect from March 6, and with rank from June 11, is aunounced. He is assigned to the Fifth battery K, und will Join | sability tery Leave of absence First Lieutenunt John one year Newton, is g S anted teenth inf of officors is appointed to meet at the call of th harman thereof at Fort Leuvenw Kun., for the examination of such officers as muy be ord before it to i their fitness fo otion. De th i r John Brooke, Carr. Eight person i waorth at sucl mination b, omotion ppin, Second hen Siwift for four months on sur oon’s ce disubility with permis sion to le € ment of th latte is granted Second Lisutenaut Henry A Pipes, Seventh infantry The following transfers in the Fifteenth infuntry dered: Second Lieutenant Robert” ( ams, from c 1 compuny H md Lieutenan Hunt, from company H to comy Secial orders March Lieutenant John Dipray infantr udge udvoc: ma and direct mmanding general depurtment to relieve Captain Twenty-s infantry, and re Sh being thus re regiment, is suspended enant Williain Wallace will report in person to the communding officer Infantry and Cav eaveny structions | nt off assigning Twent te of th iz b First third De to that Fred C Second 1 enth iufantr; as practicable the U school liminary detail s o First Lie fifth infan mi Brookings ¥ accordingly Sev of Sta Fort 1 i stud Twenty professo at_the S will report e relievin Pt h artiller ience and ta is g it for thus relieved wil Depurtmont of the ¥ D ntte Colon el D, S. Gordon, commanding ofticer at Fort Niobrara, made a vleasant call at army headquarters yesterday. Colonel Gor. don is an old tim erin Omuha. He commaunded the United States troops that were ordered to Omaha during the great strike of 1887 and is well known by the older citizey of the | town. Heisa genial, wholesouled soidier who has held but few of what ure termed | the snups connected with the for the reuson that he has not sou prefer ing to be out in the field in active service with his company. He succesded Colonel Carr us commanaing officer at Niobrara Colonel Sheridan, who slipped and fell on | his porch two weeks ago sustaining a frac- | ture of the shoulder bone, is ugain able to be ut his office and attend to his official duties as adjutant general of the department Cauptuin Willinms of the Seventh infantry us o caller at headquarters yesterday General Brooke is now in New York city He will not return to Omaha until the latter R part of the week | e Mrs Underwood Released. | Ei Paso, Tex., Murch 11.—Mrs. Under wood, the lady detained yesterday by the Mexican authorities at Juarez, was released today on authority of a telegram from the | sawe officer in the City of Mexico who had ordered her arrest. There hus still beew no reason ussigued, us far ws partics here are Auforwed, l v re n Towa, earlond of WHO PAYS HICH FREIGHTS | ettt oo e e : Some Figures That Are t in Their | | 2600 ounds 7000 BER R g Simplic e - : 1owacarion potatoes, 200000 pounds 'o RAILROADS ARRAIGNED BY THEIR TARIFFS | = 1y cente per ‘ Lumber. Whest « i Schedules of Charges Collocted Every Day | joan' ‘ . b N An Easy Inference. yunds i 12 ooy pounds ..., e v i oA Merchundise in Cents Per Huy wdred ¥ wrepyden g i per 100 s v Lown 48|12 2 20,00 i 0ih 054 Nehriskn ) v londeof wn i t § 24,00 | 00 Nebrusks i ! i s Tows 2 oud of | 70|Nebraska > g dsdl lown Y00 pout 16,80 L o By bt Chur m car loud of 0 nuka 0| 28,0 Y00 pounds lowa 6| B2 a freight i cur load of 100 Nebraska 0| 30.00 rpotters, 21,000 pounds.... 24.00 lown KAl ; car load 120 Nebraskn 00 82,00 ] 14.2 w i2| .50 Y00 pounds 14.28 08 on carload 140, Nebruska m ear lond of sult st fHe 9.80 | 180 Nehrnska B & M. cants, cor rloud Classes in Cents Per 100 Pounds. in Jowa = _ 4. 3d. b s Nobraska 00 62 1.0 STATE Towa . il 2008 18,2 Nebraska cha curload of lum- ber, 20,000 po 5 § 88.00 £ Towa churg for curload of luwmber 20,000 pounds 10.74 Nebraska charges for carloud of binder i twine, 20,000 pounds % 80.00 : o Town charzes for carload of biuder 1 4 twine, 20,000 pounds .... 41.04 10,00 800 uska churges for carload of burh owa 500 4 00 | 5| Nebraska | o chjrges Tor curioud of Durbe fown, < b ..’y carloud of rhed a5 | wfiebriata. o7 ku churges for 4,000 pounds | 7o/ Nobrueka a0l 100 e 24.80 | Uliows 10 res for 4,000 pounds r 11.1¢6 80 Nebrasks 14.00 N B 0 _Fremont to Seward, Neb, | golioma .. L Nebraska rate for carload of binder ROwaTastatis: Wl 4 twine, 20,000 pounds. . ... ... 22,00 | 100 Nebrask eesess | 16.00) lowa rute for carload of binder twine, lowa. - . 510 20,000 pounds 15.20 | 120 Nebraska. 180 X + carlond of cungg lowa. 8.6 prasky rute for carlond of conged 100 Ve gt rate for curioad of canned goods o L nails d3ios || SHfTCuaNk ., coln, Neb., to Grand Island, via B. & | 180 Nebrassa ... ; M., ninety-two miles, rates per 100 pounds, faalts .00 20.00 compared with Iowa rates, sime distance Towa 1080 9.0 Int 20. frd ith. Gth. A B 20/ Nebraski nw Nebraskn. 4000 4050 5100 25.0) 25,00 2,00 150 fowa, i 44G Towa. .60 26,00 15,85 11.% 580 82 240 Nebraski 00, 200 a, freight on carload of crock LS i e SO Tows. ... te 280 Neb; usku on ‘curlond of po- o s Town rate 4 1426 5 Nebrash y-five boxes 0 of soup, ubout 2,600 pounds.. ... c lowa rute 2 | 4 Soft Luwber. Wheat. Corn. Coul, ton | 4 Nebraska 9.00 1 1L0° €120 DR Iowa...... 6.1 i s R L Along the Union Pacl e, 3 Rutes between Hustings and Bushnell via | __ Union Pacific, a distance of miles com- | E @ pared with lowa gates per 100 pounds for e £ same distunce. It 20 sth. A B Nebraska....550 8 ®. | — = i 10 Nebrusia Nebrusk load of barb w i Py 2.00 lowa Towa ch arlond of b wire of 0| Nebraska...s Nebraska chn s 5,000 pouar 86.50 40 Nebraska zes 0,000 pounds of 16.00 octs, 4,000 po Je Towu churges 50 cases of cunned oods, | & Nebraska 4,000 pounds 1080 | liowe.... Freight on u carload (20,000 pounds) of | wn ch from Beatrice to Omaha, 4 distance raski of 105 miles by Union Pacitle is 838, Towa | o /lownoo rate on sume aistance, 17,05 ‘ lows.... Omuha to Curtis, Neb., via B. & M 105 Nobraxka miles, in cents Ist. 20 54 4th Bth A B Nebrnska.....T00 G000 630 5200 4100 1700 810 Tow 5 B4 00 20 272 16 2018 100 14,22 Curload rates per 100 pounds in cents Whaat Corn. Potatoes. Sait. Lumber Nebraska 1000 1100 | 300 2h00 T 3 lown 12, 1.8 i 10.08 . wa. Net soft coul per tor 0 M et poun s 2 0 Net lowa rate soft conl per ton of 000 pound L Nebrasku charges for u carlond, a0 lowa pounds cori 40.80 | 260 Nebraska. Tows charges for a carload, 100 280 Nerank 0 Nebrasku charges for a carlond 0 10WH, i for a ewrioud, 50,000 400 Nebrasia 45,00 u carlond, 20,00k 40 Nebraska f 26.44 Towa for & carlond, 20,000 500 Nobraska 0 50.00 own R u ‘carlond, 20,000 | Pounds sult 74 | R, 7 Nebrasku churees for u carload, 20,0000 | Murdered f: 3 1 Bounds lu er : 86.00 St ovts, Mo., M 11.—Horace H R unds Taber:., & srioad, 20,000 | Morgan ‘wius mundered his money. At ; » least the poljce aud whe coroner believe so. Over the Elkbhorn System. b D L s and they dre worlkimg hard to find a Eon Y fanadron, Neb. via [Fremont. | mysterious individuab-who wus last scen Elihorn & Missouri Vulley railroad, distance | with the mun ufter he had been injured miles 1‘ 48 1 ce per poun --‘I basiug the belief upon the testimony given st d. drd. 4th. 3th. A B. ¢ at the inquest showing his action up o the Towaake- 10D Wt Mo B0 ;% 8 4 %0 tinie he went intoa saloon with a stranger Carloads in cents per 100 pounds | #bout 2:80 in the morning. An hour later his Whest Corn. Lumber. | 204Y Was found: his watch and money were SR st Corn. Lumber. | gono and his watch chuin broken lowa ' Wy — el \:“-v,x;\ '4’.wu d of nalls, burd wire 5 Denth Koll. Towa, sumne dixtance h5 00 WaeeLiNG, W. Va., Mar 11.—B. W Nebraska, curlond of lowa, carioud of lumber Ibs 60 00 | Shanlit o prominent member of the Knights 2 80 | of us. pust grand representative of the Nebraska, earlond potatoos, Gu | Of Pythias, pust grand r miative of o) lowa, cariond of potutoes. 3 00 | £rand lodge of the world, died this evening. Fremout to Seward, Neb. R i Nebraska, curload of binder twine, 20, ASIINGTON, ). C., March rizadier o iy cenl g Mo General Peter V. Hugner, U, S. A.. died this Towa, curlond of binder twine, 20,000 Ibs evening in the 70th y of his age Nebruska, curload of canned goods, 20,- . 000 e 24 00 Trying to Impoach s Judge. lulv« € nnuul‘ « mnlel ;t\..uh 20,000 Ibs 14 B4 Nasuviag, Ten March 11.—Impeach 4incoln to Grand Istand ninety-two miles: | ment proceedings have becn begun in the It 2nd Srd. eth bth A B Neb . (600 450 MW 00 w0 200 1500 1550 | house of representatives aguiust Judge lowa. @ M 6T 10 B3 65 63 7o | Dubois of Memphis for negligence in enforc Nebruska, carlosd of crockery, 20,000 ing the gambling laws and wmalfeasance in pounds. - & 40.00 | oftice. Offic: Beekers Oall in Dro Clevels d ANXIOUS, WILLING PATRIOTS PUSHING, PERSISTENT PLACE HUNTERS Not Muech Heed Given to the President's Decluration That He Will Not Appoint Former Office-Holders to Position Uni the Government Wasnisarox, D. ( arch 11, —Tox closed a busy week for President Cle and the lust day wus murked by as office s the first of any of the intermedi days. The president will probably we the approach Sunday as u blessed on Mr. Cleveland s1id 10 # ca today th he proposed t this plank during Owen Scott leve lund this mg appli cation for the place ¢ un asked t he be made venue istrict back t was w W editor of Kentucky sent m for the positi minister 3 Captain_Alien, " who the wants agency at Frankfort, was upanied Senator Bynum, they also filed papers e ing John Kohr of Indianapo t United States attorneyship of his district. Another uy appeared in ex-Minister Buck of Kentuck who had the Peruvian mission during t | first Clevelund term; with him was Rep sentative Breekinridge of Kentucky | Colonel McLa Llinois, who wus depu th pension he cant for his former position kv, he re- ity is- ts, commissioner of pensious under Mr. Cleve and and whp applies to succeed Comm sioner Raum, is not discouraged by the p mulgation of the new rule for appointmen | He clai hat in his case it motion and fulfilling t service reform. Representative Durb, o brief talk with the pr took occusion to announce that | concur in the protest which has beeu fi by several Illinois men against_the appois ment of Judge Lambert Tree of Chicago te | foreign mission. He suid Judge Tree reflect credit on uny administration The president is giving c: would be a p he true spirit of ci row of Illinois h he does n | to'the appointment of u public printer. 1t | was learned today thut Mr. Cleveluand thinks | there is need of ion in this bureau, und he wants to uppoint a broad-guage mun of more than usual ability as an_executive who can put the gove ting oftice on u more businesslilic AGREED AT L ratic Senutors ¥ Organization of the New Senate. NGTON. D, € reh 11.—The ee of the cuucus, whi 1t been de the ¢ witt democratic h b e pust week lem of revising of senute and assizning ¢ proper members, has practicully finished work. Mr. Gorman thinks that the pu held earlier t un Tuesd: on that mo ts final rey and it is not improbable that ing the committee will muke i The committee declines to give out any | formation relutive to the results of its nun | ous conferences, but it is known that th nt f of the t | | | caucus cannot e | | has been mo vio " ditions of the senute by wi the rauk minority senstor hecomes chuirman, M | changes have, however, been made nec us one of the memt said, by reason of the ¢ ate of th w den northwest stutes nee at t tee list of the te shows b | it hus been to bring about a r sary s of the commit wmce into the members diffic lust sen tory to all. There ure stunding ¢ | mittees of the scuate und out of this n | the ranking democratic senators entitl | the chairmanship of thirty-one of th committees come from southern states g but nine from the north the select seems to exist. there being eis that section snd but one 1r tors from Wis: North Dakotu, V ing_ ana ( u has compell committee to m shifting of me; and, in a number of cases, of chairmunsh 50 a8 10 give those men from the north tk of the good places. Of cours nume of the same senut wrs in 1 cases on various comn from that part of the ¢ in the senute ma however, it is undc = vil ud sident, in which he | 10t «d nt- x would ul attention ave Completed the m s e with the the wirmiunshups to the | its rty uy rn ort, i er. ere tee ult sutisfuc 0 ber the en \eir | been very little variatior | the senate in mak | chairman to the impor commit the senate, although the general muke-u the committee uars 10 have very mo terially chunged The committee will hold another meetis Monday und go over the revisad list and | make such corrections as muy be necessary | If any nominations ure sent’ to the senate until the committee has been fully reor gunized, and this will not, the caucus com mittee thinks, be later than th.e middle of the | week IN MEMOKY OF JUSTICE LAMAR, ceting of the Barof the Supreme Court to Tuke Sultable Action WasuiNgToN, D. C., Marcn 11.—The meet ingof the burof the supreme court, cou vened in the court room today, to tuke steps o express the loss sustained in the death of Justice Lamur, was attended by u l und distinguished guthering Vice President Stevenson said: “By quest I call this meeting of the bar to order For chuirman of the meetiug 1 present the name of a distinguished iber of e bar | and a life long friend of the lute lxur years Lis associste iu the cabluet, stice and 1 Spring and Summer Suits rappers Spring and Summer. TTET ET( ON AND BALERO SUITS, $10—F12—F$1 $16.80—$1 KELERY, " nomination Hon. William Vilus of Wisconsin, Senator Vilas was elected chairman and Jumes McKenna, clerk of the court, was Chosen secretary Senator George. in o brief speech, movad the appointment of acommittee 1o prepare resolutions expressive of the sense of the loss that the bar felt ut the death of the lute justice. The committee chosen consists of Vice President Stevenson, Senators Walthall Stewart and Pugh, ex-At and, ex-Representutive Messrs Duvis, Cutchings of Mississippi, and Randolph Tacker, Baucroft Surl und J. M. Wilson The meeting adjourned until next S: day at noon, when the resolutions will be rsented and speeches made by Senutors Vilas, George and Mitchell of Oregon, John Randolph Tucker. John C. Black, Represent ative Allen of Mississippi and others John Willium tur- | HEADS OF DEPARIMENTS, | They Are All Rushed with Su W ASHINGT Hoke Smith has set Business —Hoke ith's Good Exa D. C., March hot N ordinates in the umo does each duy with does not, however | many of whom arrives, | waitin, f the depurt ment At the Postoftice there was depurtment the usual erc wuiting 1o sze Postmaster General Bissell. The president's announced determination to permit efiriont post maste ir four years term has prod on them Secreta ed his of the d ard 1o their politics. The secretary desires Lo bri Department of Aericulture up to th of usefulness, with o view fiting the farr country chunges b ill'y the cluims of party uly i where the efficien: cundid equal- if not superior to that of the inc bent. Donald wig of ka City the new chief clerk of the department, as the duties of his position today Poduy witnessed but little diminuition i the number of callers at the State The nominution of a number uces in the Giplomutic sery Monda Hoke Smith today revoked he permits which were i compauy und Bitter Root Developr compuny of Misso anu, t tut county. The permit | ing compun, " acres scuttered @ thut to the 1t 12,000 v 1 ext e gainst public interests, u if result in the totul d 1 ¢ of the west. His o i nation practiced i el 1 f the urm the great lakes for alleged in ion, has been passed upon by the judge udvocate general aud now awaits Lhe approval of Secretary Lar it is under stuod the report is in Colonel Lud low Washingt WASHINGTON, D. ( —It is a1 nounced that seve wvpoltments will be sent to the Mouday senate the Secretary Car by sle presid wug got of the gold reserve problem u ti secured uded room in the vast pile of applications for oftice Mr. Cleveland is reported to have said day that he would not ca. extra se of congress. us the only object, the rey the silver purchase act. could not be ¢ his year. He deprecated haste in regard to Huwaii and said it was probable that he would send & commission there before decid ing whut vius the best thing to d Respited n Murderer Jurrersox Crry, Mo., Marc Governor Stone today granted u v Ar Avery, who wus sentenced to be hanged March 15 st Lamar, Mo. The time of execu tion is extended to April 14 to permit of an | mvestigution us to Avery's sunity. KELLEY, STIGER & CO. All the latest novelties | Three Bunking Houses That of the season are now in stock in our cloak and rices the lowes department at - 4.00 to $11. $ 00. In India silk, Sur stripes, dots, tensive in v aricty of style he seen Lo convey h. PAID HICH FOR INFLUENCE What the American Committee Oost the Panama Oanal Company, RESULT OF CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY Made n Good Thing Out of the Swindle—Ex- Socretary Thompson Arquitted of Any Wrongdoing. New Yomg, March 11.—The congressiona committee appointed to look into the con- dition of the affairs of the Panama canal, the Pacific Muil Steamship and the Panuma Ruilroad compunies, made its report publio Among othe things the committee finds thut of the at bauking firms, J. & W. Sclig! Morgan & Co. and Winslow, I Who were the finan- pany in toduy ar ciul agents of the Panama Canal com r & Co this country, the first named concern con- fessed 1o spending 40,000,000 fruncs. Neithe of the others are credited with any expenditures 1o advance the interest of the Punamu Canal company. Theother finde ing of the commattee is that the grout bank- ing houses named above received apparently for the loun of their influence to this euter- prise the sum of §1,200.000, $00,000 apiece, or 0,000 u year, which paid those houses, witliout the J of ex-Secre- tary of the Navy Thompson, chairman of the commission to populurize the Panama me. Thompson had all the time sus- pected that he was the main factor in the cuterprise, and was Limself given but §15,000 yeur for his servi When the canal compuny went into liquidation his salary wus choppe 2500, he remaining in srance th the commit~ members of which was cl were each hie of sirman he ven &0,000 a year, Object of the A Committes. i “What influence.” the report says, used upon the financial public opinion of the United States by means of the numes of these three great bau houses, what in- direct credit and vopularity was given to the enterprise through their numerous cor- respondents and connections throughout the country it is perhas impossible now to es- timute, but to effect this w the object of the formation of this Americtn committee, commitice which testities that it had 1o regular m s und some members of which were preseut ut u 1t did not. | know whether any m s were ever kept by the committee le each of these houses were Tece £100,000. This fact possib why it was compelled u as it did.” port also states: “Your committee has examined the matter sufficiently to be uble 10 suy thut, 80 fur us the treuty of 1646 | with New Grenada is cerned, and 80_far us ure coucerned the concessions granted 10 and ts made w the present Pan- ! way corporution, there ure no grounds for the assertion that any exclusive | right to cross the isthmus was ever in any s rrunted ed to an American corporation or to ciuizens of the United | States to the exclusion of uny other country. Your committee reports that it has not found that corrupt or improper meuns were used to stifie the investigution or discussion of the resolutions on the subject iu congress, in spite of arcuments of Mr. Thompson nd the counsel which was employed by him 1o assist in defenting the Crape resolutions | which were reported back 10 the house ina somewhat modified form., but with u report ringing with true American patriotism and s | manly, yet couservative assertion of the | Mouroe doctrine, as it is generally under- | st00d in the United States d of un Outlet on the Isthmus. « s y from calle ing attention to an s deduction from the fucts shown, that it is the interest of the United Statés that the American peopie [ ri where they get the [ be i continuous mane ue unities for sub- [ s competing 18 or s Chiunoe of fulling into the grasp of auy monopoly | through smanipuiatioe shotld be aordad ¥ Taken Up with Arguments. Cmicaco, 111, March 11.—The meeting of the transcontinental lines today was taken up by arguments on merely techuical muats ters aud nothing of imporiauce was done, 4