, 1880-04-02

3psetdt DlspoEeh to The Chieapo Tribune.
WAaltruuros, d. c., April 1.-Thero hnvc hccn
grr,it ,runy runors Of lntrfgiiu and corruption
about tho sugar tariM, md that complicated,
question docs not seom to DO deflnitly llhtler-
stood. II repnrta arc tTtio some nlonhers Df tho
Ways and Menus Committee ar0 not netting very
straight{orwafd III the matter, Us tho fallowtns
Paragraph. rubllahetl In the New York Ihrr1kl,
shuws:
THO suRns mcn nre tncenael nt tho discovery
that Fcr1iAnA6 Wpt,ut Chnlrnnn Gf tho C0rlGiit-
fee Of Ways and Means, ts rpsInnR1bIn FOR tho
dispatch sent olt by tho Assteintod rrcss ar,l
Dsa n MSqyfN X Yofk e III 10 erSpapr es41 t
him, Aatiug thut their sivnnfllrts woru plnccaon
tho inenaGrial for uniform rate Of duty OIL
Tho following statement 10 tnade 10 your cor.
respondent this cycnhg of tho fncts of tho rRsts.
n0th tho refining firms named, on being inter.
viowed fl New TURK. donlotl having sent suct n
Llspntch, nn1 Furnished copies Of tue actunl tel
cgran Bott, which contained lit sc, statonle'lt,
Tut, o1, tho contrary. admitted tho signing by
asking to have their rlatncs withdrawn. Inquiry
was then tnatlo at tho otlcs Of tho As1ocntel
1ress In Now York concerning tho 'nattcr. md
thoro 1t was .aeertAlnctl that tho B-
pntcfl Ind beGn presented to thum
by 4 representative nf the tlFn Of Eiayelneyer &;
Elder, aud uhiEs thoy did not, thoy say, "'loubt
n statement coming frutn 81 respectable II
sourro," ms II mattor Ut prcclt1tion tho t,tnnHcr
+GluXSNFuGN IL 10 4uulF NHNlltA III HHhi@IlfkLHN
With Instructions To show It n Mr.. Wt1, ant, IT
he verified It, to aontl 1t out III tho Washington
dispatches. Tho dispatch hGrp wns sent by tho
agont here to Dir. W0od's house, ntlA no Il,+
dorsod It AZ follows;
Tho d!aputch referred 10 was received by me
On FridAy Inst. lust aa yuu state. +. WoOu.
Tho sti0nr people anl ss1ne others sAy tfey
think it desirable, under these circumstances,
for Mr. Wood to explain.
TItE 14}{,jt ltyrTAWATrARlEH.
A story 10 current hero that during and alc.
ccsstul attempt Inns ltecn Inatlo t1 Hwlntllu Il
party Of rottAwutt4mlu Indians rcslt,ll,y 1t,
Kansas Of tholr lahds and nnNuftics. Tho h!a-
tory Of tho caso Is bfIosly rs foliowa: III 1871
tflosh lhtihns wcru lfstc,l na ullUts on sevprnl
large ts,ots Of land III KansAs. III tho following
year, wh,lo hunting in Te1as they were attacked
by Texas Hangers, mud sono Of their number
Killed, whercutun tho bIlnnt'e tied to sfrxlcu and
reinalntat thurs Until 1874. Az thnt tllo thoy worn
Visited by Whto nu wh0 claimed tO be AKatita ut
tho unitotl States, and wesb IHdiIeeu to return
on tho promise Of money an! 't,inultles which
thoy oH1ld procure fur theln. Tho 1fntls de-
Glued to full Into this trup, hut wton tl1oy ro-
turned to Kansas tl0y fotinh forged powers-uf-
attorney hui bec1l tssslnt 10 certn'fi parlles wu
bud oLtnine1 patents for tho sufa ug thDir land
1'huy thereupon cnrne 10 Washington with au
atturlley, hut suy thpy wcro treated shalty by
cx-Commiasoner Hnyt, Mr, bchura, unll ttu
xENklltIk* 4uU 4lDtf SoGh VA ~ EutlFTt AGfGF1lI
parties with bulug III tho ring to tlefrau1 thos0
tndIAuf.
NATIONAL COAaENoE.
10 thA trtstsrn Asso<tatt4 Fssss.
WASHINGTON, u. G., april Tho efghtl,
monthly statement for tho current ts<,at year vi
tho tmpurts allti exports0t tho unltel stntGs
prupArcti NJ tho IluEeAu ut Statistics, shows tho
following rcsuits:
,lha uxIcks Ut exports oycr. Imports Of Mcr-
fhhhdtsu. stated III Breelu values, was liz f0l-
lows!
Month e,,.!el Eeb. g. lsso. ..........s Ase1.sle
Eiglt n1nths eiitlet! Fyb ii, 1870. lGsdi,s:i
IW1lvB months etItlotl Feb IN, lAl. -, .I..sB Id
Tho oxgtss 0f iMtM.rts or 0f exportA 1T Kpld
attll silver cutn u1td bullion was ~ follows;
tionth ondcd Fcb, ", lSa0 texct,ss Ut
Maaln sadod Foi Is, ls;S sIoe.s Il "'
,nxpotts, ;;:.::.;.. ;.;..:;;.;,:..... m,14:
Kill tno9tks etded Ra6. Ii, i1ta ;s1. u"
euss Of impo1ts).:.;.., ;;.:..:;.::.: 1.oels.
.ie1ccss of imports: s:.:.;;.:..::,.:::: gs,7ssds<
tc1oess Ut iMp0rtsh. UN lJ
MnIGaTs LAnt}N COMMISSION.
u There Was much opposition In the House thi
tnWntng u tho proposition TO Print extra oople'
tee oil Depression Of Labor. Hazeltoo, Of Wis