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THE OREGON SCOUT
JONI58 & OIIANCUY, Publishers.
UNION, - - - OREGON.
bliEi' cliim uxjcst trea tmext.
EXTRA1HTIOX WITH ICXGLAXD.
Kimior Tltat n Treaty With Thai rower i
lletng Cotmtdcrcd.
l-ondon toicgrnm: Altera week's Inves
tigation iI the various rumors which liavo
liccn Hunting about, tlioro Is Rood author
ity for stating Unit an extradition trenty
between thoUiiited Stntesnnd Great Hrilaiu
Iiiih been signed. Tlio convention providc-H,
In addition to tlio customury clauses, for
the surrender of dynamite miscreants. A
rcpoitor wlio railed nt tlio foreign olllco to
day wax inloriMvd lliat when tlio mutter
was ilio tlio (iicIh would be communicated
to the press In tlio usual way. Tlio treaty,
t hoodie nl said, would doubtless bo rati
lied at Washington in tlio customary milli
ner ot dealing with such affairH. Further
details were peremptorily refused.
Tlie reporter then culled at tho American
legation, but found tlio olliciiilH tliero pro
fessedly ignorant of tlio mutter. Secretary
Wlill', when rpieHtioned, became greatly in
tensed and refused either to ndiuit or con
tradict any report in circulation concern
ing tlio treaty, on thogrouiid that tho Htuto
department at Washington wan alono com
petent to disclose tho secrets or givo infor
mutton upon mutters concerning tho for
eign policy of tho government. Ho ox
pressed great surpriso at tho Indiscretion
of tho official at tho Ilritish foreign olllco
who had tacitly admitted to the renorlor
tho oxistenio of tho treaty, and brusquely
closed tho interview. It is tho general opin
ion in diplomatic circles that tho socialists
In Chicago very lurgoly inlluonced tho United
StutcH government to becomo a party to
tlio negotiations which resulted iu tho
treaty.
a difficulty ix arkaxsas.
An Uprising of Colored Knights of Labor
Feared.
Little Rock, Akk., July8. It was sup
posed that the trouble ut tho Tato plantation
had ended and that tho striking negro Knights
of Labor had becomo pnclflcd and would return
to work, their master workmen having so ad
vised. Just the reverse, however, seems now
tho condition of the afluirs, and inniry believe
that this county Is on thu vergo of one of the
bloodiest race conflicts since tho war.
Intelligence has urrived from tho neighbor
hood of tho lato trouble Hint tho striking ne
groes, reinforced bv many sympathizers from
the surrounding farms and plantations num
bering fully 1,0 JO In all, liavo mndu complete
preparations for u general uprising somu time
to-day or to-morrow. They are fully iiruicd.
and will nt tempt to redress their funded
wrongs and grievances, directing their inten
sion first to Shorlll Wortlien. who ricuntly
subdued tho strikers. They will next uilvnnee
on tho farmers, with Hie Intention of burning
their crops, barns and houses. Others who
have Incurred tho enmity of tho m-crocs will
then bo visited and treated In a like manner.
The negroes have been openly buying arms
and ammunition within thu past few days and
stnto that if they nru opiniscd In their cam
paign of revenge thu weapons will be freely
used.
Sheriff Worthcn called a public meeting last
night and stated thoso tacts, at thu suiuu time
requesting those who were willing to Join hli
pOBSo to hand him their names. About 100
men responded and weru sworn In us special
deputies.
At thu first Intimation of an outbreak among
tho blacks, thu posso will proceed to thu n'ene
of trouble and attempt to quell thu disturb
ance. Tlio governor has been called upon to order
out tho militia but has refused to do so until
aomo actual tioublo Miall liavo occurred.
Some of lb farmers In tho vicinity of tlio Tate
plantation liavo prepared to resist tho negroes,
while others liavo removed their lamllles and
valuables to places of safety.
'Postal Clerlisuot Pleased with th Action of
Mr. Vilas.
Washington special: Tho Chief Clerk C
n. Meade, nnd the secretary Roche Robb, of
tho Grand lodgo of tho brotherhood of rail
way postal clerks, havo prepared a state
ment for the public in nnswer to tho post
master general's statement, in which thoy
In substance sny that tho postal clerks ex
pected very generally on tho Incoming of
tho present administration to bo removed;
that in such anticipation some resigned
and others got their houses ready to go.
The postmaster go tie nil by his circular of
April 30, 1885, gave them to understand
expresily that thoro should be no removals
without cause, and nono for merely politi
cal reasons; that efficient and vnluublomcn
would not bo disturbed so long as they ren
dered faithful services; that thoy accepted
tills asstiranco in good faith and so con
tinued in tho service, rendering faithful nnd
zealous services; that Boon, howover, thoir
'tilth was shaken by repeated and frequent
removals of good men without cause; that
by reason of such removals Increased work
wan impMi-cd upon them; that they were re
quited, in addition to their regular and
onerous duties, to tench tho nnw men; that
those new men wero often proirnted over
them; that in Home Instanci- these new
inon weru given leavo of absence and devot
ed their t i mo to political uork without
comprint or rebuke, whilo old clerks wore
being removed for alleged political work
done yoat-H before : that they felt they were
Doing imposed upon py having additional
duties and work put upon thuin and by fa
voritism shown in ninny ways to tho new
appointees; that they had a pride in the
cllieioney ot thu service, nnd found that
IIiomi tilings tended to destroy that effici
ency; Hint they objected to removals being
iiiiulo upon secret charges unknown to
them, to which they had no opportunity
ol luplying, or of being htard thereon ; that
their organization was founded upon theso
things, looking to tiio good and efficiency
of tlio public service, and to prevent, il
possible, its destruction by constant nnd
frequent lomovals without causo; that un
der tho professions nnd promises of tho
postmaster general, tho public would Infer
that tlio removals wero iiiiulo upon good
and Hiilllcieut cause, thus leaving a stigma
upon the person removed, and unjustly so;
Ihn I. t ho essenco of their nrotcst was tho
Injustice of thoso removed, and they only
asked that the causo of removal should lie
made known; that whilo as public servants
they recognlzod their duties to tho public
and faithfully and zealously performed
ihcm, for proof of which thoy point with
pride to thu servlco itself, thoy felt that ns
inon and citizens they wero en til led at least
to fair and just consideration by tho post
master general; thai, what thoy di; was not
in any spirit of Insubordination or obstruc
tion, but on tho contrary, It was in tho
highest interests of tho postal sorvico, on
beha:fof tho public and in their own in
terests as men and citizens, wishing the
good opinion of tho public and tlio main
tenance of tho ofllcloucy of tho postal ser
vice; that they intended to wait upon tlio
postmastergeneral and submit these things
to his consideration, when ho hurriedly re
moved a largo number of tho clerks with-
out a hearing, which thoy say ho did to
prevent his beingcoufrouted with bis record
on thu subiert.
.S7.v months' ;; losses.
TheNcw York Commercial Hulletlii prints
nn estimate that places tlio loss by fire In
the United States between .lantiary 1 and
June. '10, at $5:1,1)00.000, or 53,000,000 in
excess of the loss during tlio same period
of last year. There were !)!)'.) fires whosn
reported losses wero between 10,000 and
$1,000,00(1, and eighty tuo fires whoso ag
gregate loss exceeded 21.500,000, or -10
per cent of tho entire wnsto of the hall
year. '1 lie JJnllelin thinks that a coroner's
In (pi est, into the origin of all fires through
out the country would have a good effect
In checking incendiarism and carelessness,
which cause at least two-thirds of all th
fires.
leg is la ti ye news axd notes.
one of tiii: archer gang
some Washington gossip.
Tho Otoo, Missouri and Omaha sottler
And purchasers bill extending tho time ol
payment as amended In tho sonato wont to
tho hotiso nnd was referred to tlio public
lauds committee. Senator Dawes has re
called tho bill and williiskncontoroncuroni
inlttco in tho somite whicli will take it from
undor tho heel ot tho houso and some sort
of a bill moro loulonl than that passed by
tho sonato will bo thu result.
Nominations: Receivers ot public monies
Daniel W. Hutchinson, Pennsylvania,
Bismarck, Dakota; Sterlings. Smith, Devil's
Lake, Dakota; L. FoHtor Spencer, of Now
York, agout for tlio Indians ot RoBubud
agency, Dakota,
Tho president on tho 10th returned to
tho houso ot representatives without bis
approval tho bill providing for thu erection
of a public building at Ashovillo, North
Carolina.
About a half a million will bo appropria
ted for experiments in torpedoes, etc., to
bo conducted under a commission ot three
to bo named by tho president, thu presi
dent ot tho bonato and tlio speaker of tho
houso.
The friends ot Oliver Shannon, ot North
Platte, aro making efforts to secure a favor
able report from tlio public lauds commit
teo, and Ills confirmation ns rocotver
Special: Tlio president Is showing tho
effects of (ho hard work ot tho long session.
Ho is working very hard, indeed. Nobody
could accomplish halt hu does without hard
work. Tho result is that lio Is going to
break down protty soon If congress does
not got away and give him a chance to ro
cupernte. Of courso thoso who boo him
dally do not observe it ho closely, but
those who only come and sea linn occasion
ally observe It readily. A contleinnn who
has been horo, nnd who holds a very close
consultation with the president whenever
he Is in the city, said after an interview
with him that lie was surprised to sea tho
the president looking bo badly. "Ho linn
not thu nppearanco ot a well man," ho
nid. "His flesh has a flabby look nnd
fooling, mid it would not surprise mo to sou
him break down any time. Ho does too
much work himself, ami the first thing he
knows he will break down just ns Manning
did unless lie lourno to lot up on the details
ot hie work."
U'oi7,'rt OJf by an Indiana Sheriff in Good
Shape.
Shoals (Iud.) special: A tremendous
crowd was hero to-day. Probably 1,000
peoplo witnessed tho execution of Sainucl
Archer. Ho ascended the gallows at 1:13,
accompanied by two Catholic priests, tlio
sheriff and deputies. Ho was composed
and stood Iho tost firmly. At 1:10 tho
black cap was placed on bis head, and at
1:17 tho drop was sprung. Tlu fall failed
to break hisncckand ho died from strangu
lation In flfty-clglit minutes. I owns neat
ly dressed in a suit of black, with a white
tie. Tlio coronor placed tlio romaius in a
neat collln, which was taken charge of by
his relatives. Archer retired at 2 a. m.,
Bleeping soundly until 5 a. in., when ho
aroso and partook of a light breakfast
at 0.
Thu ci line for which Archer was hanged
to-day was tho murder of Sain Hunch, a
neighbor, nnd though not a regular mem
ber of tho Archer gang, was none too good
to havo been. In tlio tuning of 1882 hu.
young Mutllii Archer, and Sam Marley,
stole a raft ot logs and rim them down
Whi to river several miles and sold tliom.
Archer rluimed that Hunch and Marley did
not give him Ills sharo ot the sum realized,
ami they had a number ot quarrels about
the matter, in onu of which, July 1?, 1SS2,
Marley, it Is supposed, killed tho younger
Auher and fled the country. Tho mur
dered Archer was found next (layby Hunch
and Homo of tlio Archer gang who had
set out to limit tor him, and when found
was covered with flyblows. Hunch
scraped off sonio of thoui with a chip
and tauntingly asked thu other parties
If they did not want sonio fresh
cheese. This remark of Hunch and thu
bravado and Insulting manner in which hu
talked about thu killing of young Archer,
together with tho fact that Hunch was
found to havotui nislicd Marley with money
to leave, so enraged Mart Archer, Sr., that
hu decided to punish Hunch for his inso
lence and through him discover tho whoro
nhouts of Marley, tho murderer of young
Archer. Shortly alter thu killing ot young
Archer. Mart. Tom. John and S.nn Archer
and John Lynch mot Hunch near his home,
having sent word by a young man who
lived with him that they wanted to see lilui
on business, and marched him over into
Oraugu county, several miles from his
home. Mart Archer said to him r "I give
you Just two minutes to toll where Sam
Marley is or you aro a dead num." Hunch
replied: "Oh, hell you fellows won't
shoot anybody," whereupon Mart gave
tho command to his men to lire and Hunch
roll a corpse, pierced by a halt dozen bill
lets. Mart Archer then tired another ballot
into his head. The gang all escaped. Sam
Archer was subsequently captured and his
trial followed, resulting hi conviction and
tlio passing of thu death sentence. Ho hold
up with all tho characterNtie coolness ol
the Archers until work was commenced on
tho scaffold, when ho completely broke
down and tears coursed trooly down hit
cheek. Many havo visited him since hi
cnuilnenient, where ho would answer most
all questions asked him, yet maintained a
mien siionco wnen spoKeu to regarding tin
muni or.
citovs rx ti:xa8.
Galveston special: Thu News publishes
nu exhaustive statement ot the growing
crops throughout Texas. The ropoil
howB that the yield ot com will be light,
although enough for homo consumption
will be gut bend. Wheat mid oats, with
few exceptions, are a failure. Tho condi
tion nt cotton is good and It la tint suffer
ing from want of rain but in a tow sections;
60 per rent ot thu plant Is in bloom, and
318 iier eont forming bulls. In tlio western
Hud northwestern portions ot th state It
htM been extioiiicly dry. Hut very little
tttoH h cultivated there.
THOUGHT HE WAS A SHEEP.
nutto City (Mont.) dispatth: Andrew
Johnson, a cracy stranger, caino to Pipe-
Biono springs, twenty miles southeast ot
hero, Wednesday about midnight and broke
nil tho windows out of tho hotel before the
Inmates awakened. Tho men captured him
ntter a hard tussle and tied him up fur the
night. In the morning he seemed sane and
was released. Yet.ter.lay noon a bov saw
him running nuked iu thu timber on the
rtuigo a couple of miles wrsl of the Springs.
Throw men went out to ciiphno liiiu and
found him on the summit of the divide per
fectly undo, nearly dead ot huiupr and eat
ing grass, under the hallucination that he
was a sheep. Hu was brought to town to
iliij and adjudged. Insane ami goes to the
Warm Springs asvliim to-morrow. HU
antecedents are unknown,
A llccord of Proceedings In Iloth ltranchct
of the U. S. Coiiaretm.
Sc.natk, July 8. After tho presentations
ot the usual number of petitions, theseiinU
proceeded to the business on the calendar.
The resolutions for inquiry into tlio nu
rhnrity under whicli the so-called stnto
legislature had been organized in tlie terri
tory of Dakota wereindellnitely postponed.
The senate then resinned consideration of
Iho river nnd harbor npptoprintion bill,
the pending amendment being to reduce the
appropriation for the Kentucky river from
fLTiO.000 to SI 00,000. Tho amendment
was lost yens 27, nays 20. Tlio Henuo
jiin canal clause was then taken up. Logan
hoped the time would como when th peo
ple, whenever tliero was a necessity to give
cheap transportation, would provide for
it by canal or otherw ise. He could not see
why the pending proposition wns not ns
proper on tho river and harbor bill as in a
separate mensuro
Hoijhu, July 8. Frank Compton, ol
Maryland, submitted aserics of resolutions
expressing tho regrot with which tho houso
hns heard of the death of Hon. Win. H.
Cole, lato representative from Maryland,
and providing for tlio appointment of a
commit tcu of soven representatives and
three s 'lintors to attend tho funeral core
monies. Tlio house then, at 11:10, as a
mark of respect to tlie memory of tho do
ceased, adjournod.
Sn.VATi:, July 9. Hour offered a resolu
tion calling on tlio president for Informa
tion as to tlio Boizuro or detention in any
foreign ports of any Amorican vessel, tho
pretexts or alleged causes therefor and
what efforts havo been made to provide
redress for such soizuro and prevent thoir
recurrence Tlio sennto thou went into executive-
session. Immediately after tlie
doors were closed an order was made, upon
motion of Senator Ingnlls. that tho public
should be excluded from tho upper corri
dors, lobbies and committee rooms, whicli
order was carried into effect at onco. Tills
resulted In tho closing of tho oflices of tlie
associated press and Western Union and
Haltimoro and Ohio telegraph companies
nnd tho ejectment of all reporters from
their (pun ters in tlio somite wing of tlio
rapitol. Tho ad verso report upon tlio
nomination of Solicitor General John Goodo
was then taken up. Tho nomination of
unode was rejected, there being four ma
jority against him. Tho seciotsession tlion
ended. Tlio doors of tho sennto and tho
other doors wero roopoued and tho somite
adjourned.
Fiourr, July si. - immediately after tho
reading of tlio journal, tho flpenkor an
nounced that the regular order was a vote
on the demand for tho previous ouestioii
on tho motion to refer to tliocoiumitlee on
invalid pensions tho messago of tho prusi
(lent granting a pension to Sally Ann Hrad
ley. Tho bill and messngo was roferred.
lien tliu veto message bill granting a pen
sion to Francis Doming was readied, thu
republicans demanded and wore accorded a
half hour for debate. After debate thu
message was referred without objection.
Tlio next and last voto messago upon
uiespeiiKors tamuwns men Hud lieforo the
house. It was tho message vetoing the bill
granting a pension to Joseph Hominer, and
ns this case is regarded us presenting especi
ally strong features, tlio republicans deter
mined to niako a light over its reference.
Tlio bill was referred yeas I.'IO. nays 118.
Tills cleared the speaker's tablo of vetoed
messages. Thu hoiinu then resumed the
consideration of tlio general deficiency bill
undliya vote or yeas 121 and nays 80,
confirmed tlio action of tlio commiftco ol
thowholo in agreeing to thu amendment
making an appropriation to meet tho Fox
and Wisconsin rivor claim. Pending action
tho house took n recess until 8 o'clock, tlie
ovening session to bo for tho consideration
ot pension bills.
8enatb, .inly 10. Senator McMillan,
from tho committee on commerce, reported
back tho house bill authorizing thoChicago,
Hurlington and Northern railroad com
pany to erect a railroad bridge across the
Mississippi rivor near Dubuque, la. Passed.
Senator IIoid'h resolution calling on tho
president for information as to the seizure
or detention of American vessels in foreign
ports, was taken up and adopted. Tho
river and harbor bill was then taken up
and Senator MiHor addressed tlio sonato in
support of tho Hennepin canal approprn
Hon. Ho read resolutions of tlio Now York
leg slntiiro Juno 20. lSS.ri, in favor of thu
measure, and gavo it as Ids opinion that
the best judgment of commercial leaders
and commercial men of New York favored
II. He denied that canals wero not aetlvo
factors in transportation, and assorted
that tho Uriu canal regulated railroad tolls
over all tho country. Senator Mitchell, of
Oregon, apoko in favor of tho amendment.
Without reaching a voto tho senate went
into sec-rot session and utterwiivds ad
journod. Housn, July 10. Mr. Morrison of Illi
nois, from the co nun It too on ways and
means, reported back adversely tlio Ran
dall tariff bill, and It was referred to thu
committee of the wholo. Mr. Huruos, from
the couunltteo on appropriations, reported
back tho general deficiency bill, amended in
accordance with instructions. Thuameud
meut striking out the extra clause was
agreed to 73 to 31. Tho bill was then
passed yens 103, nays 57. Mr. Morrisoc
of Illinois, from the committee on rules, re
ported thu following resolution: Resolved,
That Tuesday. July 13th, bo set apart for
tho consideration ot such business as may.
bo presented by tho rommitteo on ways
ami means, not to include any bill for rais
ing revenue, ami if any bill shall be under
consideration and not disposed of when
tlie house adjourns on said day, considera
tion ot said bill shall bo continued from
nay io iniy iiuiii tusposeil ol, Alter con
siderable d oba to tlie resolution was
adopted.
Rknatk. July 12. -Tho chair Introduced
nousu, July 12. The bill wns passed
authorizing the secretary of war lo loan
tents to the Southwestern Iowa nnd North
western Missouri Soldiers' association, nnd
to the Tri-State Veterans' association ot
Ohio, Indiana nnil Michigan, for reunion
purposes. Under tho call of states tho fol
lowing bills wero Introduced and referred:
Hy Hall, of Iowa For tho relief of settlers
on tho Des Mo nes river lands above Rac
coon Fork. Hy Robertson, of Kentucky
Appropriating $10,000 for tho erection of
n granite shaft to mark tho birthplace of
A 1 I . T I 1 .. T, .. r !.. . l .
iiijiiiiituji X.UIUOIII. ay j.uvuriim, Ol i.lllS
saclitisetts Hy request, to abolish tho Im
portation of Italian or other slaves or la
borers under contract and held to involun
tary servitude into the United States. The
houso then went into committee of the
wholo (Illount, of Georgia, in tlie chair) on
the legistativo appropriation bill, continu
ing thus until adjournment.
ma fioviies to cox template.
POLITICAL XEWS AXD XOTES.
Senate, July 13. Tho chnir laid before
the senate tho resolutions of tlio conven
tion of republican editors of Ohio, urging
nn investigation of charges as to tho elec
tion of Scnntor Pnyne, nnd two other me
morials on tho same subject. Referred to
the committee on privileges and elections.
Among the hills on tlie ciilendnrpaK.ieil wns
tho following: Appropriating S25.000 for
a monument nt Stony Point, New York, to
commemorate tho revolutionary buttle
there. The senate resumed the considera
tion of the tiver and harbor appropriation
bill, the pending amendment being to strike
out the provision to prevent the dumping
of detritus from hydraulic mining into the
Knerameiito or Featlior rivers, in Califor
nia So ordered, yeafi 31, nays 10. On
motion of Conger a provis'on was insorlod
authorizing the secretary of wnr to estab
lish harbor lines at places where they have
not been established,1 and also to establish
lines within Inch deposits of material may
lie made without injury to navigation.
Tlie bill being completed ns in committee
of tho whole was reported to tho senate.
House, July 13. On motion of Ryan, of
Kansas, tho senate bill wns passu) author
izing the secretary of war to credit tlio state
of Kansas witli a certain sum of money on
bur ordnance account with the general gov
eryment. The house then resumed tho con
sideration of the senate amendment to tho
logislatve appropriation bill. At conclu
sion of consideration of the amendments,
a conference was asked, upon tho amend
ments whicli had been non-concurred
iu. Theliouse then went into committee of
the whole, Crisp, of Georgia, iu the chair.
on tho joint resolution directing tlio pay
ment, of the surplus iu tlio treasury on tho
public debt. Tho following is tho text of
the icsolutinn: That whenever tho surplus
or balance in tlio treasury, Including tiio
u mount he'd for the redemption of United
States notes, shall exceed thesum of $100,
000,000, it shall beam! is horuby mado tho
duty of the secretary of tho treasury to
apply such excess, in sums of not less than
10,000,000 per month during tlie exist
ence of such surplus of excess, to tlio pay
ment of the interest-bearing indebtedness ol
tho United States payable at tlio option ol
tho government. Pending discussion the
houso adjourned.
Senate. July 1-1. The following houso
bills wero passed: Establishing additional
aids to navigation nt tho mouth of the
Mississippi river with amendments. Sena
tor Logan introduced a joint resolution
direi ting the secretary of wnr to nccept tlie
deed and conveyance of tho laud known us
the Hrightwood tract, near Chicago, dona
led by I ho Commercial club of Chicago for
military purpose's. The sennto tookuptho
liver anil harbor bill. Tlie amendment
proposing to appropriate $350,000 for tlio
puichaso of tlie Portago Laku canal and
Lake Superior and Iron Company's canal
was ngreed to yeas 35, nnys 21. Tho
amendment in relation to tlio Calumet
river was agreed to. Tho amendment ac
cepting tho grant of the Illinois and Michi
gan canal and for tlie construction of tlie
Hennepin canal was adopted yeas 27,
nays 20. Without progressingfurthur with
tlio bill, the senate adjourned.
llot;si:, July 1 t. Tho bill was passing in
Pleasing to $250,000 the limit of the cost
of the public building at Galveston and up-
propr'nling $100,000 for a public building
at Oslikosh, Wis. Tlio iouse then went
into eommitteo of the whole for the consid
eration ot thos'irplus resolution. Morri
son, of Illinois, offered the following amend
ment : Tlie surplus or balance heroin refer
red to shall bo the available surplus, ascer-
tinned according to tlio lorm of Hie stale
inent of the United States treinury ot as
set" and liabilities of tlie treasury of tlie
United Slates employed Juno 30, 1SS0.
Tlie resolution, Hewitt said, provided Hint
whenever the surplus exceeded $100,00(1,
000, calls for bonds should lie made. Tho
result would bo that if there was $101,
(100,000 surplus a call must bo made mid
thus the reserve would bo reduced to $01,.
000,000. Tho amendment offered by Mor
rison this morning was adopted without
division. An amendment offered by (iros
venor, of Ohio, providing that nothing iu
tin's net shall bo const rued toconvey to tho
public any doubt as to tho wisdom, patri
otism and integrity of tlm president or
hocrotnry of the treasury, was ruled out on
a point of order. The joint resolution wns
then passed yeas 207, r.iiyi 07.
Money Appropriated for Keeping Govern
men I Machinery in Motion,
Washington spec nt: Thesundry civil ap
propriation bill wns reported to the senate
this afternoon. Tho following nre among
the principal changes made in tho bouse
bill by tho scnato eommitteo for public
buildings: Huffalo, increased from $5,000
to $10,000; Cairo, III., $25,000, instead of
tho unexpended balance of $2,000; Chicago,
for extraordinary repairs $05,000; rt
Wayne, Ind., $20,000 for heating nppara
tus, elevator, etc.; Jefferson City, Mo., in
creased from $7,500 to $11,000; Nebraska
City, decreased from $7,500 to $5,000;
Now Orleans, (for marine hospital) stricken
out, for mint building repairs, $2,300; New
Uedford, Mass., $30,000 (new nppropria
lion); Peiisacoln, increased from $5,000 to
$10,000; Qulncy, III., increased from
$5,000 to $0,000; St. Paul, Minn., $10,
000 (new); Troy. N. Y., $100,000 (now);
Washington, D. C, to put tho treasury
building in a proper sanitary condi
tion $120,000. Thu houau provisions:
for public buildings at lSrooklyn,
N. Y.; Charleston, S. C; Denver,
Col.; Detndt, Mich., nnd Galveston,
lex., is stnckeii out. Iight houses, oca
cons and fog signals: Florida Mosquito
Intel, light station increased from $30,000
to $50,000. Rhode Island Castlu Hill
light house and fog signal, $10,000; Gull
Rocks light house and fog signal, $10,000;
Uoiild Think light house, $10,000. .Massa
chiisel ts Deer Island light houso and fog
signal, NIii.OOO. .Minnesota Two harbor
li-ht houses, $10,000. Wisconsin North
Point light station, $15,000; steam tender
for the fourth light district, $0,438. The
provision in tho house bill that no portion
ol lliu nppropi intioii or engraving and
and pr ating notes shall bo expended for
United States notes of liirgcrdciioiniuation
in lieu of notes of smaller ones cancelled
wns stricken out, but was subsequently re
stored and remains a in tlio house bill,
Tho provision in the house bill relating to
silver cert ilicates is amended to read that
"The secretary of tlio treasury is hereby
authorized and required to issue silver cer
tilii-ales in denominations of $1, $2 and
$5, and silver certificates horein author
ized shall bo receivable, rcdeemablo and
and payable iu like manner and for like
purposes ns provided for silver certificates
by the act of I'ebruary 28, entitled 'An act
to authorize tlio coinage of standard silver
dollars, and to restore its legal tender
character, providing that same denomina
tions of $1, $2 and $5 may bo issued in
lieu ot silver certificates ol large dcnomina
tiors in tho treasury, nnd to that extent
said certificates of larger denominations
Miall be cancelled nnd destroyed."
To tlie provision for lighting rivers tlie
eommitteo has added tho St. John river ol
Florida nnd tho Columbia and Willamette
rivers of Oregon, and increased the appro
printions froui$170,000to$200,000. The
appropriation for parties expenso for coast
survey is incrensed from SUu.000 to 5100,
000, nnd an appropriation ot $8,000 is
made for continuing tlio physical hydro
grapby of f.uw lork buy and harbor. Tlio
provision iu thu houso bill for postofllce
buildings in Philadelphia is stricken out. as
is also that for changes nnd repairs in tlie
Pliilndelphio mint. Ten thousand dollars
are appropriated for a fish hatchery on
Lake Superior near Duluth and $10,000
for expenses of the national board ol
health, r or tho Urooklyn navy yard an
nppropi iatiou of $125,000 is made and
for tho naval training school, Coasters
Harbor, R. I., $8,000. To defray expensos
incident to tlie binding, housing, protecting
and inaugurating upon llodloo's island ol
tlio Harlholdi Statuo ot Liberty and foi
construction of platforms and repairs ol
wharf, ami for incidental expenses ot tlio
ceremony of inauguration the senate com
mil ice provides Miu.i.tiiiu. Tlio provision
lor protection ol public lands rrom fraudu
lent entry is reduced from $00,000 to $00.-
000. Tho appropriation of $55,000 for
the completion of tlio Washington monu
meat is stricken out. An appropriation ol
imo.uuo is made lor survey and tho prepn
ration of plans for a Lincoln-Grant monu
mental bridge from Observatory point.
Washington, D. C, across .tho Potomac to
Arlington. I he appropriation for the con
struct ion of buildings, etc.. at militarv
posts is increased from $178,000 to $250,
OOt). An appropriation of S50.000 is made
tor an industrial home in Utah, designated
as a place of refu.-o for women who desire
to escape from polygamy. An nppropria-
t urn of 1 0,000 is mado for construction
and repairs at tho southern branch of tlio
national homo for disabled volunteer sol
diers.
Tli? Ohio democratic convention takes
plnce in Toledo, August 17th.
It is reported that tho North Carolina re
publicans will hold no stnto convention.
Solomnn Chase, tho Mnino greenbneker,
falls into line with tho republican party.
General Chalmers is ngalnacandidntefor
congress in the Second Mississippi district.
The Massachusetts republican convention
will probably not mcetbetore tho middle of
September.
St. John Is said to be willing to nccept a
prohibition nomination for congress in tho
Second Kansas district.
Tlie Savnnnnh News points out that pro
hibition is nioro successful presented alono
than when joined with other issues.
Tlio Vircinia City Enterprise denies that
Senator Fair nnd Mr. Mnckny havo ad
justed their differences nnd become friends.
Gatli snys a man without fort. vie does
himself great injustice in going to congress.
Unless lie has ample means bo has no show
to bo very useful or to rise above the lower
level.
A citizens' committee has been formed in
Washington to receive voluntary contribu
tions tor campaign purposes. Tlio depart
ment clerks don't know just what to do
about it.
The strength ot tho prohibition move
ment iu Pennsylvania was recognizod by
the republican convention when it adopted
a resolution for the submission of n pro
hibitory amendment.
Congressman Dingloy has been a life-long
prohibitionist and ono of tlio most effecti ve
teinpcranco workers in Maine, but tho pro
hibitionists havo nominated a candidate
for congress to opposo his re-election.
Washington special: Tho senate has
passed McPherson's bill to equalize thopny
of graduates oT tho United States naval
academy so that ofllccrs of tiio lino shall
receive ns much compensation as is paid to
officers of the staff of relative rank and sor
vico. Sinco 1870 tho order of promotion
in the lino has been very slow, so that offi
cers ot tho staff are drawing very much
larger pay than those ot the line, who wero
their classmates at the academy.
AX VXUAPPY MAItltlEI) LIFE.
Along
KEEP CLEAll OF POLITICS.
MUST PAY THE PEXALTr.
Maxwell Sentenced to Hang in the Latter
Part of August.
St. I.oins-pecial: Hugh Mottrain Urooks,
abas W. II. I.ciiiion Maxwell, was to-day
senlenci'il to lie bangod August. 27 next for
tho murder ot ArihurPrellor, April5, 1885.
The prisoner rvcolvitd the sentence in Ids
usual stolid manner. There wero few per
sons present, tlie fact that sentence was to
be passed being concealed from tho general
public to avoid a rush ot the curious ones.
The nttorne.iN for tlie defense asked for an
appeal and May of execution. The appeal
was allowed and a stay of execution granted
until October 20, 1880. Thu grounds on
which tlio statu supremo rourt will bo
asked to leversuthu decision of tlio lower
nun t iu tlie case are tho sanio as wero
mado tho basis tor tho application lorn
now trial before die criminal court.
Maxwell was brought into court by order
of Judge Van Waggoner by two deputies.
He appeared less hopeful and indifferent
than ho did during tho trial nnd before his
counsel's motion for a rehearing in his case
was denied. He bus also grown paler mid
wears a careworn air. He has not entirely
lost hope, he says, for he still has two
chances to escape by appeals to the state
couri and me United States
Hiinreinu
a bill, iiy request, to stop all payments ot suprniu court. This hope stood him in
puniic money to James 11. Fads his usao- """" "'-iiuy, ami wnen souieneo was
ciates or assigns, for past, present or future
woik nt tlie mouth of tho Mississippi river
until further ordered by congress. Re
ferred, The hoiisn l.III i-r.niii
soldiers ami sailors ot the Mexican warwas
v m iiim! on mo calendar and passed. Tlie
lull as linsied llirveU lh
intoi lor to place on tlie pension ritl the
nnus of the surviving otlieers and enlisted
nien. iurluding inailnes, mil. tin and volun
twrs. 1 ho senate then resumed considera
tion of the livyr nnil Imrln.r ..,..-..........;....
bill the pwiidingniifstioii being on the Umii
iwimii raual mid Mlihiimn itmi tin I Will fin ik I
Hiunidinont. It was agrved to-yeas 31.
iiHyJ2. Allison, from the committee on
iUnioiHnU(MiH, repnrtvtl back theMindrv
il)ll lull with iiiiieiiiln.i,iu n.,i..,..!i
printed. Tho senate then adjourned.
pronounced the expression ot his face
changed scarcely at all. Motion for appeal
io me supreme court will bo tiled Iu a few
days.
TWO MAXV PASSKXGEIIS.
Now York dispatch: Yesterday the rap
lain ot thi Atlantic steamship "Nevada"
was arrested and taken beloro tho United
States roiiiniUsloner in this city on the
charge ot overcrowding his vessel with second-class
passengers. The "Novndn" on
her Inst trip from Liverpool brought over
700 emigrants. Her licensed rapacity is
iui seooiKi-ciiiss passengers. 1 lie iHiiiiilty
fur violating the law is a lino nt $50 for
racn tK'rson carried in excess, ut tho num
ber u Honed,
And Thus Secure the Approbation of the
Chief Executive.
Tho following o .ecutivo order was issued
by the president on tho 14th:
Kxkcktivi: Mansion, Washington, D. C,
July 1 I. To tim Heads of Departments in
the Serv co of the General Government: I
deoni this a proper time to especially warn
all Mihordinatosin Iheseveral departments,
ami nil ollleoliolders under tlio general gov
ernmont, against tho uso of their official
positions in attempts to control political
movements in their localities. Ollicohold
ers are the agents of the peoplo, not their
masters. Not only are thtir time and la
bor duo tlie government, but thev should
scrupulously nvoid in their political act ion.
ns well as in tlio discharge ot their official
duly, offending by a display of obtrusive
partisanship thoir neighbors who haverehi-
turns with them as public officials. Thev
should also constantly remember that
their party friends, from whom they have
received preferment, have not invested
them with the power of arbitrarily nianag
ing their political affairs. They have no
right as office holders to dictate tlio politi
cal action of their party associates, or to
throttle freedom of action within the party
Maes by methods and practices which per
vert every useful and justifiable purpose of
party ingiiiiization. I lie inlliienco of fed
oral office holders should not be felt in tho
mauiigeiiieiit of political primary meotings
nml I'oiulinitiiig conventions, ami tlio uso
by official ot their positions to compass
t licit selection as delegates to political con-
vi iiti.nis is indecent and unfair. Improper
regnr i lor lliopropi lelles nml lequtrumeiits
of official place will also prevent their
assuming tho active conduct ot political
campaigns. Individual interest and activity
in politiial affairs are by no means con
demned. Olllco holders are iieitherdisfran
chised nor forbidden the exercise ot politi
cal privileges, but their privileges aro not
enlarged, nor is their duty to pnrty in
creased to penurious activity bv ollicohold
in.'. Just ilisciimination iu this regard be
tween tho tilings they may properly do and
the purposes for which a public olllco should
not be used is easy in tlie light ot a correct
appiecialion of the relations between tlie
people and those entrusted with official
place, and a consideration of tho necessity
under our form ot government ot political
nction free from official coercion. You are
requested to communicate the substancoot
thfse views to those for whose guid.uice
they nre intended.
GllOVKlt Cl.UVlXAND.
Xvllie Grant Sartnrln Xot Getting
Satisfactorily.
Washington special: A relative of the
Grant family in this city is authority for
tlie statement that thu married lifo ol
Nellie Grant Sartoris is far more humili
ating and unpleasant than has yet been
made public. Mrs. Sartor!s makes her
home witli her husband's father in the
north of England, and according to all ac
counts she is treated ns a sort of poor re
lation. Two rooms aro set aside Tor tho
use of herself and children and their meals
furnished, but nothing else is given to them
either by husband or Mr. Sartoris, senior.
So fur, indeed, ns the younger Sartoris is
concerned, it is said that ho hns not con
tributed a penny to his w.fu's support for
years. It is a well known fact that torn
couplo of years prior to General Grant's
deatli remittances of monoy wore regularly
sent to Nellio to provide herself and chil
dren with clothing and other useful articles.
When tho general becamo impoverished
through tlio rascality of Ferdinand Ward
tlio greatest regrot ho is said to liavo ex
pressed was tiiat his poverty would pre
vent him from further assisting Nellie, who
was practically supported by his bounty.
iii tut members of tlio uraiit family still
contribute to the support of Nellie, and
the children have urged Mrs. Sartoris for
years to sepnrato from her husband nnd
return to America. It is said that Mrs.
Grant made such a request only a few
mouths ago after learning of some fresh in
dignity on Sartoris' part. Hut tho daugh
ter replied that she won d not entertain
such a proposition a moment nnd added
indignantly that slio would refuse to sus
tain relations of any character with hot
family if tiieso importunities did not cense.
Meanwhile Sartoris is racing about Eng
land spending tho meagre allowance his
fa' her gives him among companions of his
own kind. Tlio reports which reach hero
from New York say that Sartoris has been
absent from bis wife since last spring and
that sliu hears from him only at rare inter
vals.
POLITICAL MATTERS IX EXGLAXD.
London, July 9. Herbert Gladstone,
speaking of the liberal club this evening,
said It was strongly probable that there would
bs nuothcr il"0t"iu ,Wthin twelve nmiths.
Mr. Sekimilhorst writes: '-The tide has
turned conservative, but there will be another-
election in six months."
Mr. Gladstone telegraphs witu reference to
the Irish question: "Wales and Scotland have
seen their duty clearly. England will have to
lenin heri, but slowly nnd painfully."
The carl of Aberdicn, lord llcutonant of Ire
laud, has Intimated Unit he expects to leave
Ireland on the change of government.
unionists oven a iiinpued aheap.
At midnight the total number o unionists
and conservatives returned was 010, unit of
Gladstouians 210. Tho to'al uulouUt pull up
to noon to-dav was 1,010,'JS!, aul tho 'total
Gladstonian mil M9.502.
'1 lie tories nave won uiilpneniiani, wntsiiiro
and Maldoon. In Essex, lrn:n tho liberals,
Lord Henry Uruce defeating llarii.-ter Flet
cher, Gladstonian, lu tho former, and C. M.
(iruv beatiug; E. B. Barnaul, Gladstonian, in
the latter.
The unionists to-dav succeeded In returning:
Inverneisbupg by re-electing Robert liaium
tvne Finlay. Forfalrshire by ie-eleetlnc James
William Darclay; Falklrkburg by re-electing
W. V. Sinclair, aud Hartley by ro-elcuting
Thomas Richardson.
TOltlKS IlECOMINO jrnn.ANT.
M. Conwav. Pnrnellite. has been re-elected
for North Leltrim aud T. II. Gill, Parnelllte,
for South Louth.
lne Stantliirxl savs that althouzh the con
servatives will not be I u an absolutu majority
In the next parliament they will be by fur tho
most powerful and more than a match for any
two of the others. Hence, according; to tho
doctrine upheld by Mr. Gladstone during the
home rule debate, they will be entitled to claim
control of ailalrs.
The Daily AVjm eavs that It Mr. Gladstone
finds his party lu a minority In parliament he
will doubtless resign.
A MA UMAX'S SEVS ITIOXAT. SHOT.
Paris, July 9. In the chamber of deputies
to-day, man who Is supposed to be lnsaue
fired a shot from s revolver, and thu bulkt
Catsed close to Uio head of the president of
le chamber.
The man was arrested. When questioned
as to his motive he said be wUhed to attract
the attention of the public to bis uiltery
THE WHEAT CROP.
Prof. Dodge, statistician of the agnail.
tural department, snys concerning various
estimates mado from ids lust report on tho
w heat crop, that though the average con
dition ot spring whent on tho first day of
July Inst was 00, it fell to 80 at tho time
of the hnrvest, which is only throe points
higher than the present condition, ami rep
resents n loss of Jess tlinn 0,000.000 bu
shels as compared with the result ot Inst
year's harvest. The daniHge ooeiirred in
tlie last two weeks of .Int.- nnd latar.
There is great risk of further dHiiinie dur
ng July and August, but that already re
ported means onlv a loss of O.OiiO.OOO bu
shels in sprin.' wheat and 5.000.000 in
winter wheat, or a total lo.sol 11.000.000
bushels ot wheat during June.
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