davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1880-10-20

SPECIAL Wtpattk to THs Eh}td90 JF}bNneI
NEW }onK, Oct. l0.--lieprescntatlyes of
tho Wabash. St Louis IL Pacific, Clticngo,
Burlington u Quincy, Union Pacific. Mis-
souri, pncIjlc, and Atchison, Topeka d. SantA
I'd Railroad Companies began conference
to-day In tho Wabash Building, with yiew
cago. Anlol,g t'luse present were Salon
Humphreys, Sidney Dlllo,l, 4. l.. Hopkins.
Jay Gould, Russell Sage, G. E. Perkins, a,,dT.
JeiTersun Coolidge The conference was ST.
cret, alld, after adjournment, it was sahl tint
the sessions had been entirely harmonious,
anl tllnt considerable progress lind been
,uatlc, but that, in oil probability, no detinit
MORROW.
, 1880-10-20

Increase q t!ttlo over 4 per cent. Not earll-
ings, ls14t0, S37a, ~; ls7s-'7v, S@@7, t0a; in
crs!ase, 8t4o,u<it nr ty39 per cel,t.
Ile Eya,lsytlle, trerFe lluuto d Chicago
1850, sligo Which Tins It las been 0perated
as Me rezre Iiauta Division, Tho earnings
ot this division, from May To- AUX. 81 were
$l17,40l; operating expenses. Interest, taxes.
possession of tlIis division there. t,1ya bc9l
plncet III the track S4,saa oals Ties aIId U7d
ions Of steul rails, all Aiclulc4 In The operat~
inx axpetlscs, as shown Above. Largo ex-
, 1880-10-20

Increase III gross earnings llttlo ofeE -
paf cent.
Compared with tic preceding year the OPP
Grating expenses alll taxas were ~ follows:
t879.'tU. ls7S-'s3:
Operating expenses. .,,..,..,. .tA! ,Nse f594 ~
Taxes, ,...,,.,,,,,,, .,.,,.,,,. ll,3l5 l0,1A
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BALTIMORE April l7.-Nirginia skies. de-
Ierred, z; do. consols, 63S do second SERIES 22%
do. past due coupons, s5as do new ten forties,
3Sls do. ten forty coupons, S5& bid to-day.
BALTIMORE. April l7.-Cotton duh and weak
mlddling. naal2. Flour duh and unchanged.
Wheat, southern lower; western lower and barely
steady-southern red, l. 25; do amber. l. 30al 50
No. western winter red, spot and April, 1. 26 "a
l.26al: May, 1.2Skal. 2SA June. i. 2lal. 2ls ;
and tirm-southern white, 81; do. yellow, as: west
ern mixed, spot and April. AZ; May. 47aa47S
June, 46aaa47; steamer, ne Offering Oats quie;
out stesdy-southern, 42a43: western white, I2a
a42lg; do. mixed, 40a4I: Pennsylvania, <2a42S.
Rye nomnally ssa90. Hay unchanged. Provisions
to choice western hacked, 23a25; roll. 2Oa25 Eegs
dull and weak. 10sl0%. Petroleum unchanged.
Coffee dullrRle csIsoef. lSAal5s. Sugar iirm-A
soft, 9&. Whisky irm, 1. l0al. l0s Freights un i
changed. Receipts-hour, ], ,696 barrels. wheat,
90, 6O0 bushels corn, o. 900 bushels; oats, l. zoo
rye 200 bushels Shipments : wheat. fS.. 227
23l. $50 bushels corn, l7o, lac bushels.
NV YORK, April 11.-Stocks strong. Money.
O. Exchange, long, 4s4i4 short. 4S7A. Govern
ments quiet.
uSEwYoRK. srrii I7.-Flo4r dun and declining.
Wheat unsettled and lower. Corn firm.
LONDON, April IL, II 80 y. m.-U. 2. bonds.
per cents, l095l: y per cents. 1l1. .tlantiC
and Great Western first mortgage trustees certii-
Gates. 72hl Atlantic and Great Western seconds
81. New Jersey Central consols, l0S5e. Erie, a. 4
Illinois Central, 109. Pennsylvania Central, So,
X. adir z. S4'i. New York Central, 1885
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EORTY.SlITH CONGRESS.
SATURDAY, April IL.


THE SENATE was not in session to-day.
HOUSE.-A bill was passed providing for the
reappointment of the members of the leg1sla
lures of the territories of Montana, Idaho and
Wyoming.
Joint resolution was passed authorizing the
Secretary OF War to furnish certain artillery,
&C., to the soldiers and sailors reunion to be
held In Columbus, Ohio, in August next.
The morning hour was dispensed with, and
the House then, at 1885. went into committee
OF the whole (Mr. Whitthorne In the chair on
the Indian appropriation bill, the pending ques-
ton being the point Of order raised by Mr..
Haskell against the amendment offered by Mr..
Hooker for the transfer Of the Indian bureau
from the Interior to the War department.
After short argument by Mr.. Hooker in op-
position to the point Of order. the Chair de.
germane and that 1t retrenched expenditures.
there was doubt, but it was clearly obnoxious
to the point Of order; that it was in substance
identical with several bills now pending before
the House. He therefore sustained the point OF
ORDER and the amendment was not received,
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House.
The House rejected the amendment increasing
the appropriation for clothing for the Sioux
from 200 to $l5O,OO0, by vote of yeas 81
nays 104.
The amendment abolishing the Indian CON-
mission was agreed to-yeas 112, nays 65.
The other amendments We're agreed to with
out division, and the bill, as amended. passed
the vote being taken by yeas and nays, as re-
quired by the rules.
MI Mcmahon. arOm committee on appropria-
tfons, reported back the special deficiency bill
with Senate amendments.
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The Washburn-Donn Contest.

RESOLUTION TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER.
The House committee on elections. at their
meeting to-day. adopted the following aud in
structed Representative Manning 10 report IL TO
the House:
Whereas, a certain anonymous letter. dated
House or Representatives. Washington ID, C.
March 4th, 1850. addressed 10 Mr.. William M
springer, Offering a bribe OF =, 900 IL he would
prevent the unseatlng OF William ID. Washburn
OF Minnesota. the contestee In the pending con-
tested election case OF Donnelly against WASH
burn, was mailed on March $ 1880. I'm the posi-
office OF the House OF Representatives and de-
livered to said honorable Wm. NJ. Springer.
then and now chairman of the Committee of
elections, before which said contested election
case was at that time pending; and whereas
said letter purports TO be an attempt TO cor
ruptly influence the action Of said Hon. VIM M.
Springer as member or said committee and
OF the House OF Representatives; and whereas
another private letter was sent TO and received
oy the said Springer in reference 10 said con-
test. signed by III. II. Finley; and whereas the
language used by said Springer In his speech.
published in the Congressional AeuOyd or the
9th instant. on the subject before the House. Is
construed by many members as a charge
against said Donnely OF having inspired the
writing OF said letter; and whereas the said
Donnelly has requested an investigation OF said
matter; now therefore
Resotreo, That committee OF seven members
Of this House be appointed by the Speaker TO in
quire and report TO this House as TO the author
snip or SAID anonymous letter, who sent IT, and
the purpose for which said letter was sent and
all other matters fQ connection with the same:
and that said committee be authorized TO In
qtffe ana report to the House thereon, whether
in either or all OF the letters in controversy and
written to the Hon. VIM. NJ. Springer, there has
been any breach OF the privileges OF the House
or OF any member thereof ana said committee
shall have power TO send for persons and papers
10 administer oaths; to sit during the sessions
of the House, and to report at any time and
that all expenses incurred IN said investigation
shall be paid out OF the contingent fund OF the
House
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TILDEN'S POSITION.

HE WILL NOT wITHDRAw-HE DEMANDS DEMO-
Graf &c UNITY OR COMEDIES DEMOCRATIC DE
FEAT IN NEW YORK-aIS POSITION IN THE STATE
CONVENTION.
Especial Dispatch to the Ere,,i1g .SaF.1
NEW YORK, April Il.
Governor TiiGen declines again to-day TO be
interviewed as to his reported withdrawal as
candidate for the presidency, on the ground theC
If he did so it would take most OF his time to
correct the reports regarding his personal ard
political affairs. l have learned, however, di-
rect iron those in his confidence-and you may
rely upon this as absolutely correct-that he
has not decided to withdraw as candidate. On
the contrary. Governor Tflden is making the
most earnest, though quiet, political contest OF
his life to save the democracy OF this state for
the coming presidential campaign; and how
ever this results personally to himself he Will
be satisfied If the state is saved to the demo
cratic party. He believes that If the power OF
John Kelly and his faction (aS he terms it) Is
not destroyed this spring, that the state is lost
to the democracy In November and hopeleSSly
lost thereafter If the full or partial control of its
organization is left In the hands of Mr. Kelly
This is the precise situation, which Gov. Tilden
regards as much higher than mere personal
candidacy. In his opinion, il the legitimate
organization and control of the party are not
retained and enforced in every election precinct
in the state OF New York. it is quite immaterial
whether he or any other democrat be nominated
at Cincinnati, for this state could not be carried
for him. To surrender to or compromise with
Mr.. Kelly, Gov. T1lden holds would be as fatal
now to the pal ty In the state as a surrender
would have been by the regular state conven-
ton to Mr.. kelly's secession convention last fall
at syracuse. When Mr.. Kelly and his follow
ing return to the regular organization the ques.
tion OF presidential candidates and the further
control of the party machinery in New York
may be an open one; but not until then. IgIve
you the facts as find them.
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kilograms to The Star
A FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION,
Twenty-seven Men Killed.
IMPORTANT RAILROAD LINK
THECADET INVESTIGATION
FRIGHTEUL EXPLOSION OF
GIANT POWDER.
Twelve White Nen and Fifteen Chi.
m8men Killed.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-The giant powder
works in the district of Brkely. across the bay,
exploded this afternoon. killing twelve white
men and twelve or fifteen Cinnamon. This is
the third explosion this company has sustained
all attended with loss OF life. The explosion oc-
Cured In TIE picking room, and all the men
at work there were killed. There was about
5000 pounds Of powder in the room. All the
victims were blown to atoms. A large portion
OF the skull OF a chinaman was found, with the
queue attached. There were six houses inside
OF the works and they We're ali blown TO pieces
but the workmen In them escaped with the ex-
eeption of one man in the magazine of whom
no trace has been found. outside OF the works
are six houses, including the boating house or
the hands, all OF which were more or less dam
aged, but are still standing. The explosion IS
supposed to be the result Of carelessnees The
Workmen are hired by the piece and directed to
use wooden malletS in picking cartridges, but
they found they could work faster and make
more money by using iron hammers-a dange.-
GUS practice. 1t is supposed that some man
struck his cartridge once too often and IL went
Off, igrfting the powder before him, which CON-
muDtcated with the adjacent packages. With
the above terrible result.
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IMPORTANT RAILROAD LINK.
From Baltimore to Chicago Through,
PiftShmrU.

NEW YORK. April IA PfttSburg {Fa.) Spe-
cial says: AT meeting of the directors and
stockholders Of the Baltimore and Chicago road
held here to-day it was agreed TO begin the road
long, running from Beaver Falls which is about
twenty miles down the Ohio from here to CHI
cagO junction. 1t will connect at Beaver with
the Pittsburg and Lake Erie road, which in turn
will connect at this city with the b. & q. road.
At Chicago junction it is TO connect directly
with the road controlled by the Baltimore and
Ohio. The Ohio people have agreed to sub
scribe s., 600 per mile for building purposes and
will give more If necessary. This will be an
important link OF road and will give the coke.
coal and manufacturing interest of western
Pennsylvania direct connection with the west
and the eastern railroad
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The Second Place On the Republican
Ticket.

SIGNS OF A BOOM FOR JUDGE KEY.
Fery.little has been said about Vice PreSden-
tial candidates on either ticket. There has been
considerable talk, however. among the friends
OF one of the members OF the Cabinet about the
second place on the republican ticket, especially
II Grants Is the first name The friends of
postmaster General Key are doing good deal
IN quiet way looking to his selection as the
Vice Presidential candidate. number of mem
Ders OF Congress have been sounded on the SUBJ
lect. Many OF them speak decidedly In favor OF
Judge Key: AS Indicated special reference is
made by the friends OF Judge Key to ticket of
Grant and Key. II Grant is nominated they
,nink that some southern man should wind
up the ticket They consider Judge Key as the
very man That Is wanted. He has always been
conservative and liberal His course ever since
the war has shown this. Much of the liberal
sentiment that is CHARACTERISTIC of Tennessee,
aDoVe all southern states, is due to the influence
OF Judge Key. In Chattanooga the most liberal
IN sentiment OF any city south of Mason & Dix
has been especially felt 1t is the wish
OF the republican party that the solid south
should be broken In the next election. Judge
much in that direction as he Grant and Kew
would 60 right into the south. 1t is Claimed
that with this ticket Florida. Virginia and North
while Louisiana and Tennessee would be in the
doubtful column, with the chances In favor of
republican success. 1t is understood that
Gen. Grant has expressed preference. If he is
nominated. to have man of Judge Key's char.
acter and from the south run with him. There
has been some questioning among Republicans
his position On the debt question and on states
right. They have been shown his record on the
former question in his own state and nationally
and called attention to his utterances on the
subject OF states rights since the war; It is
probable that some steps will be taken tn in
duce Judge Key to announce exactly how he
stands on these questions. He has not been
doing anything himself, but he has some yerv
warm friends W no are working for him.
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NEWS THROUGH PANAMA.
Reported Capture of Bark by ths

March 18th says: 1.-The Knight Templar.- r.
ported as captured recently at Arica is wood
en- barque. 443 tons register, built in Liverpool
in 1851. Her owner is G. B. Walmsley. of that
5000 coo.
The Sidr and HeIdlds Lima letter OF March
oath, says: Things are brighter here and must
be relatively dark I'm Chilli, where the other day
in order to mOlify the people after the defeat of
the Huascar, in africa, on February 21th the
government was obliged to issue a false des-
patch announcing the capture of the knight
Templar, a sailing ship with arms for Peru on
board. The Valparaiso agent of the ship i'm
mediately denied the charge"
The kearsargc.
Adv1ces from BocaS del Toro up to Saturday
last, the Sd inst, are to the effect that the l. s.
steamer kearSarge was Still at that place.
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Wall Street To-day

NEW YORK, April II. tine Posts financial
continue active Government bonds and rail-
road investments are firm. The stock market
opened 1.asl higher than it closed yesterday.
During the first hour Iron Mountain fell %, and
the remainder OF the list 1sa2. In the next
hour there was an advance OF 14aA. the latter
Iron Mountain and Kansas and Texas Since
then lsak of this has been lost, and the market
as We wiite is only steady. In exception Louis.
vile and Nashville has been very weak, having
fallen from l47 TO 1875. The leading stocks have
been Erie, Wabash, Iron Mountain, Kansas and
Texas, the Coal shares: Pacific Mail and MIL
waukee ard St Paul. all of which ruled some
what higher than yesterday. The money mar
ket Is EOt Ct easy.
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The Scotch Elections.

EDINBURGH, April 1.-THE usual election OF
sixteen representative Scotch peers to repre-
sent the Scottish lords in the new parliament
mas resulted as follows:-The Earl OF Mar and
kellie, conservative; Earl OF Morton, conserva-
tive; Earl OF StrathmOTe, conservative; Earl
OF Haddington, conservative; Earl of Airlie,
liberal conservative: Earl of Leven and Mel
vflle conservative, vice Lord Sinclair, conserva-
Earl OF Dundonald, conservative: Earl
OF StrathallOn, conservative; Earl OF
Forces, conservatives; Lord Seltoun, con-
servative; Lord Elphinston conservative;
quis Of Qusensbury, conservative, defeated;
Lord Blantyre liberal; Lord Colville. OF Culross,
conservative: and Lord Balfour, OF Burleigh,
conservative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-17

A DEFAULTING Cashiers DEATH.-About two
years ago Matthew Weaver, the trusted and
popular cashier OF the Citizens National Rank
OF Urbana, Ohio, disappeared suddenly from his
home, and the examination OF his accounts
which followed revealed defalcation of SSs. .O00'
he had been specslating In grain on the CHICAGO
BOARD OF trade, and, TO cover his margins. had
Dad, until the banks surplus was exhausted
and ruin came. He fed to Canada, and in Mon
treal, secured position as book keeper fn
the confidence OF his employer. HIS wife and
daughter remained behind In Urbana until last
Sunday night when they started 20 join him.
came fired OF life and killed himself A dis
patch from Mrs Weaver brings news OF his
death.
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Collision i'm the Sound.

SToNINGTON, CONN, April ia collision took
place on the sound last night between the
steamer Rhode Island OF the Providence line
and an unknown schooner. The steamer Mar
ragansett arrived here this morning six hours
late bringing the passengers from the disabled
steamer which she has towed into Hunt
iDgton harbor. The agents OF the Providence
line report the damage to the Rhode Island
slight.
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The District Investigation.

The House committee on the District OF Co.
lumbia to-day resumed the investigation OF the
charges against the Commissioners or the Dis
trict of Columbia made by Treasurer Gilfillan.
CAPT PHELPS STATEMENT CONTINUED.
Ex-District commissioner Phelps continued
his statement He said he thought under the
act OF June 29th, 1874, the Commissioners OF
the District OF Columbia had control OF all Of
fees In the District OF Columbia appertaining to
the District government. including the sinking
fund commissioners. Capt Phelps reviewed
the several allegations made against the Com
missiOnerS OF the District by the United States
Treasurer, and in general denied the same.
Touching the failure 10 issue tax lien cerJifi-
Gates, he said IL arose because or errors made la
the assessments. which inyadated them, and
had the Commissioners have issued the certin-
Gates they would have been invalidated; hence
they failed TO issue an Illegal paper for the mere
sake OF saving the District 10 per cent interest.
Touching the complaints OF propefty-holders
against assessments. Capt. Pht1'os held that a
single complaint made by a plCnerty-nolder
involved the revision OF an entire 81 reed 10
Justify special assessment he thought tsat
there should be more work than is usually zone
on an ordinary county road. Capt. Phelps SaI,s
he desired at some time 10 come before the
committee In refutation OF charges made I'm the
second annual report OF the Treasurer OF the
United States on the sinking fund OF the Dis
trfct OF Columbia. Capt. Phelps said that he at
one time called the attention or the President
10 the action OF Treasurer Gilfillan touching the
sinking fund commission, and that the Presi-
dent had promised TO take action.
Capt. Phelps will be recalled on Wednesday.
ONE OTHER WITNESS.
Henrietta Smith testified that she owned some
real estate on Union street, In this city: the
property has been always assessed in the name
of the Bank OF Washington. but the taxes have
been paid by the heirs OF Samuel Black VIII
ness paid the special assessment tax on the
property on the 9th or March last; had never
made any tender to pay the taxes prior TO oct.
lst last; was charged per cent interest up TO
Oct. 1St.
Al 1915 O'Clock the investigation was ad-
journed until Wednesday next.
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n The untried legislative bribery cases Will
be tried at Harrisburg, Pa, April 29.
II 1t is hard to please q man who does mot
wish to be lied about and who cannot hear ff1
have the truth told about him.
U-The Memphis health board denies re.
port that TWO cases or yellow fever occurred
there in March.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE STAR.

AMUsEMENTs-6th pare
Auction SALEs-5th PAGE
BoARDING-4th rage.
Books EC.-1;h page
Doors AND SHOEs-3d page
RrsrxFss CHASCEs-4th page
City ITEas-Sth page.
Coal AND WOOD-4sh page.
DyATHs-5th page.
Day GOODS list rage.
EbUCATIoS-ata page.
FxCURSIONe-3d page.
FAMILY SUPPLIEs3d page.
FOR RENT AND SALE+th page.
FoR SALE CNiscellaneous)-4th pare.
HOusEFURsIsHINss-6th page.
LADIES GooDs-lst page,
LHCTUREs-Sth page.
LIST OF LETERs-2d page.
MEDICAL. &C-6th page.
MIsoELLANEoUs-6tha and 7th pages
PAwEBRoKERs-6t page.
PERsoNAL-4th page.
PROFESSIONALISM page.
PRoPosALs-6th page.
PIANOS AND ORsANs-4th page.
RAILRoADs-3d page.
RELIGIOUS NoTICEs-lst page.
SPECIAL NoTICEs-lst page
STEAMERS, &C.-3d page.
The TRADES-4th page. i,
UNDERWRITERS, SC.-5th page
WANTs-4th page.
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AN INDIAN 'GoosE QUESTION. Ma ga -bobdu

AN INDIAN ''GOosE QUESTION. Ma ga -bobdu,
Drifting Goose" is Sioux Indian of many
grievances, who now has a case before Indian
Commissioner Trowbridge involving title to
lands in the Upper James river, Dakota His
name appears among the signatures to the
Sioux treaty of 1876, ceding to the government
the land In question, which is now occupied by
whites. The Indian plea Is that STORMY
Goose" or FLOATING Goose and other Sioux
chiefs, may have signed 1t, but Drifting Goose
did not. The commissioner is likely to have an
interesting time settling this goose question, ("
as Drifting declares he would rather die than
give the land. There Is much collateral EVIL
dence showing that this chief did sign the
agreement, and made speech favoring the
ceSSiOn Of the land.
CROP AND LIVE STOCK RRPORTs.-The returns
OF April 1st to the Department of Agriculture
show the increase in the area sown In wheat
last fall to be 1s per cent more than in the fall
previous. In the area sown In rye there is de-
cline OF per cent as compared with the year
previous. The condition Is 9S, precisely the
same this April as last year. There was large
increase in fall SOwn wheat in those states
which heretofore have exclusively sOwn In
the spring. The experiment was unfortu-
nate. and all, particularly Iowa and Nebraska,
report great disaster from the winter. On the
whole, the wheat crop thus far looks as favOra-
Die as In the spring of 1879. The condition OF
i've stock as represented is very favorable, bet
Ter than for several years.
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THE WEST POINT uNvESTGG a.
TION.
The n. u. Times Correspondent De.
coiNPS Tn ANSWER.

WEST foINT. y. Y. April is.-At the opening
II court the Tunes correspondent, Edward q
Lewis was called 10 the sta I'd and presented a
20 make statement, when he said. by advice
of counsel. he declined 10 answer all questions
about the article In the rD,eS. except about the
frst nineteen lines in the second paragraph, on
he ground that the information was Impaired
him I'm confidence In his professional capacity.
ana he could not reveal t. About the nineteen
ines referred 70, he would ask the Indulgence
The court held a consultation. when. after a
short delay the president said: The court
desires 10 say that as this witness has been
sworn 10 tell the truth. the whole truth. and
nothing but the truth, and now refuses 10 DO so,
ana proposes 10 give only such Information as
Is polite, no Importance would be attached 20
any Information given 10 the press by this cor
respondent. The court will report the matter
10 the Gomnandant OF the post and let the
examination OF the witness drop