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THE REAL MEXICAN TROUBLE.


Enormous Subsidies to Railroad Corporations.
New ORLEANS, May 4.-The Picayune
usually considered authority ON Mexican af-
fairs, anticipates trouble from the enormous
subsidies which her present rulers are grant
Ing railway schemes, 1t being utterly impos-
sible that she can meet the heavy drain on
her treasury and resources, or that people
will remain quiet under the strain. At the
lowest calculation one hundred million dol
lars subsidy is already granted railways, the
Gould line from Laredo to the City of Mex
leo alone taking SEC, 0O0, 600 out of the treas
ury within the next two wears. Other subsi-
dies swell the amount to IS or so millions to
be earned before 1888. Where the money is
to come from, with All annual average in
come of but $40, 000, 900 to meet $24,OOO, 900
annual average expenditure for the ordinary
purposes Of government, is problem which
Is morally certain will speedily engage the
attention Of statesmen, economists and poll
ticians on both sides Of the Rio Grande. The
masses are already apparently growing sus-
picious and fear the encroachment Of north
ern capitalists. When the millions and tens
Of millions Of money are drawn out of the
country to help pay for these Improvements
the administration which favors these
schemes win doubtless find powerful party
arrayed against 1t. The United States will
be called upon to protect its citizens in their
contracts and preserve their property from
destruction and conquest will be likely to
follow bankruptcy, or enormous taxation is
inevitable II the subsidies are to be met. In
either case 1t 10 morally certain we shall have
= recurrence Of popular discomfort, which
will need but little prompting to run into
revolution.
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The Key to the Deadlock.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2S.-The cores
pondent of the Philadelphia Ledger, usually
well informed, says: The real lion in the
way to putting an end to the dead lock In
the Senate, it is now ascertalned beyond per-
adventure, is not Conkling nor the Presi-
dent but Robertson himself. Prominent Re-
publicans who are said to have been COM
mlssioned to 60 to Albany to persuade him
for the sake of Republican harmony to with
draw as the nominee for the New York Col
lectorship, report that they have been una
BILE to win him over to that view of his duty,
but that on the contrary he declares his de-
termination to stick, no matter who may be
pleased or displeased. The gentlemen to
whom this mission was entrusted are no way
backward in having 1t understood that they
were acting by high authority in order to
carry out this compromise. Robertson is UNI
derstood to have expressed himself with con-
siderable feeling on the occasion and gave
his visitors to understand plainly that he did
not intend to be cats paw of anybody. He
also reminded them that he had not sought
the Office, but that the office had sought him,
and having consented to accept it, he intend
ed to abide the action of the Senate be 1t ia
vorable or otherwise.
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MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES.
An Amicable Feeling Existing in Mexico.

An Amicable Feeling Existing in Mexico
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Maior Frank
Degrees, Of the City of Mexico. arrived here
to-day. He left the City of Mexico about
nine days ago, and says the story of Grant
coming to conquer the country was talked
of there before he arrived, but that it made
no impression at all upon the people, because
they knew it wasa canard started by for
egners who are interested in creating a
prejudice against the Americans. He de-
clared the MeXicans were just as glad to see
Grant as they were the first time he came
They gave him no public reception for two
rcasons-first, they could not afford to be
giving big receptions, and in the second place
Grant insisted that he was simply coming on
business as private citizen, and declined to
allow any parade or expenditure of money
on his account. There is not the slightest
feeling of hostility toward the United States,
Major Degrees says, either among the COM
mon people or among the leading citizens.
President Diaz continues to be popular in
Mexico, and he is deeply interested in the
promotion of commercial relations with this
country. The fact that the troops had been
reinforced along the frontier was because
they thought that when railroad building be-
gan the lawless characters would come into
the country and that the presence of the mi
lltia would have restraining influence upon
them. 1t was not because the Mexican Gov
eminent anticipated any trouble with the
United States or were hostile to American
enterprise. Major Degrees declares that
public feeling against the Americans has
been broken down in the last two years as if
by magic. His statements may be relied
upon, as he is gentleman well known as an
officer of artillery in Logan's division in the
late war, and he has been In Mexico selling
arms and machinery for the past fifteen
years.
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Letter Prom 8. w. Dorsey.

New YORK. April 30.-The Times Wash
ington. special says: Ex-senator Dorsey is
here and, it:is understood, has asked, or in
tends 20. ask, the President that his
connection with the Star routes be made the
subject Of open investigation. :. 80.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The following let
ter Is furnished for publication:
WASHINGTON, April 80, 1881.
TO Hon 7hos. James, Postmaster General:
SrR--You do not need TO he informed that
for many days past the newspaper press Of
the country has teemed with dispatches from
Washington charging frauds In the Postoffice
Department. and in them have been made
q conspicuous mark for the shafts Of assail-
ants. The authors Of this sensation profess
10 speak In oil this matter as discovered In
the department since your entry there. If
any charge made against me were true, those
who made 1t would BIO able TO produce the
evidence TO sustain IL. II Is upon this point
address you this letter. make no COM
plant that you have not up TO this time Deem
ed IL proper 10 deny publicly the statements
which make the charges alluded 10 appear rs
II they were the result OF an investigation BY
you. But ] claim as a right that with me
and whoever may bring TO you, that you
make such investigation as TO every contract
with which my name has been connected as
will enable you TO give In writing the true
status Of each case. have TO ask that this
request be granted ut once, In order that /
may not rest under Injurious aud unjust i'm
putations, nor be necessarily detained from
other business TO defend my reputation
against base and unfounded assaults.
Very respectfully,
O.. h. w. DORSEY.
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Notes OF the Day.

Sara Bernhard was to have sailed for Eu-
rope Wednesday.
Hank Monk has mounted the box again
and Is driving from Carson on the Lake Big
Ter stage.
This is said to be Arizona pronunciation ::
Mohave, Moharv-y; ella, Heller; Cachise,
Car-chess Huachuca, War-knu-car; Huala-
pi, Wol-lorpi Navajo, Nav-ar-ho.
Broad-tired wagons are coming rapidly in
to use in some parts of the East. Instead of
cutting roads into rnts they smooth uneven
places.
A Justification of the rebel war records is
being attempted in order to smirch the char
acter of General Logan. 1t has been discov-
cred and the clerks in charge are being
watched or are discharged.
Lord Beaconsfeld just before his illness
strolled into the park in a very thin overcoat
and basked jauntily in the iced sunshine.
He dined out at least five nights In the week,
says the London World.
The reasons given by the colored man for
not going too near the hind legs of famous
roam mule was so satisfactory that we can
afford to adopt it as An excuse for not doing
. great many things. "De reason" he said,
"why nebber 'proach dat roam mule from
de rear is dat I'm too fond of my family an
don't blong to no church, nudder.".
A Boston lawyer says" And here take
occasion to remark that invariably, If wom-
an owns a large Landed estate, she is sure
to get married from time to time, as long as
death affords an opportunity, thus making
great endorsements in tracing titles"
Mr.. Jansen has succeeded in photograph
ing the lumiere cendre, or earthshine, on the
moon when three days old. In the photo
graph the continents were to be distinguish
ed plainly from the seas, This disposes Of
the view sometimes advanced and held by
some astronomers that "the new moon in
the arms Of the old !" was an optical delus-
ion.
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AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT LAST,
A Number OF Nomination Confirmed.

n NunDcf OF NOmination Ionnrmed.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The Senate has
ust gone into executive session. The mo-
ton was made by Dawes, who in making it
repudiated the idea that by so doing he and
his associates were giving up the fsh. over
the Senate officers, which he considered in
its scope and character as presenting ques-
ton Of great importance to the future well
fare of the government, involving the right
of the majority to rule.
1t is said the executive session was quiet
The Democrats are not exultant, but regard
this as break Of the deadlock and expect to
adjourn in three weeks. The Republicans
deny it stoutly and say they will remain all
summer if necessary. The Presidents let
ter TO Dawes disappearing of Gorham has,
however, crystalized the opposition to him
among stalwart Republicans, and it is now
believed they will again unanimously con-
test for Gorham's election.
The Senate confirmed Robert Hill. of ILL.,
nois, Assistant Secretary of State; Hiram
Price, of Iowa, Commissioner of Indian AT
fairs A. M. Jones, United States Marshal
for Northern Illinois; S. A. Hunt. Of Wis
consin, Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of Dakota. All these were confirmed
by unanimous consent. The others were re-
fered to committees and at three o'clock the
Senate was considering the Chinese treat
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The Chinese Treaties.

New YORK, April 30.-The Tribme'>
Washington correspondent has reason to be-
lieve that executive sessions of the Senate
will soon be held, possibly by Thursday
The first business will be the consideration
of the Chinese treaties. When the treaties
were first published an effort was made to
create sentiment of opposition to them and
there appeared to be prospect that the Pa
cific Coast Senators would all vigorously OPP
pose them. Now, however. it is understood
that all those Senators are in favor of the
treaties which it is expected will be prompt
ly ratified.
Dispatches from Washington say that the
prospect of the Chinese treaties being cOnsid-
cred soon by the Senate in an executive SEES
sion, leads to considerable comment thereon
1t is understood that Boston merchants will
bring heavy influence to bear on the New
England Senators in opposition to the clause
IN the commercial treaty prohibiting the
opium trade by vessels under the American
flag. People of broader views recognize the
advance to be gained by the consummation
of the treaty, as the benefit to a few Ameri-
can opium merchants will be comparatively
insignificant. beside the prestige to be gained
by securing utilization with China. That
empire will never forget the opium war with
England and the country that first consum-
mates satisfactory treaty on this question
will reap untold benefits in other branches of
commerce.
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A Horrible Home.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., April 29.-CmiS-
tian Koch, engine wiper for engine No. 80,
which runs between Grand Island and St.
Paul, upon returning to ST. Paul from this
place this morning, where he had been at
work a couple of days. went direct to his
home and found the door locked. He looked
in the window and saw one Of his children
in bed and his wife lying upon the floor with
blood around her near the bed. He got the
sheriff, and together tley went in and found
his three children in bed and his wife on the
floor, all with their Threats cut with a razor,
which lay on table near by. The children
were aged four years, two years and six
months respectively. 1t is thought the
mother first murdered the children and then
committed suicide. The coroner's jury rem
dered a verdict in accordance with the above
facts. No reason is given for the rash deed
and there is no evidence Of insanity. She
only left the two words, "Good-bye," to ex-
plain.
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BRADY AND THE PRESIDENT.
A Campaign Letter Used in the Fight.

ASampaign Letter used in the Fight.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Some of the
friends of Brady and others accused of con-
nection with the Star route scandal declare to-
day that the accused are going to fight that
Brady will show that he sent money to Indi-
ana to help carry the State for Garfield at the
latter's request, aud that the money was
raised from the mail contracts and the Presi-
dent knew it also that the articles attack
lug the President In connection with his SER
vice on the House Committee on Approprla-
tions will be published. Whether Brady au-
thorized this declaration of war is not known,
but it is being made by some of his friends.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The Presidents
attention having been called to the letter
published this morning, alleged to have been
written by him to Hon. j. A. Hubbell, from
Mentor. says "there was not a line in the
letter which he would have the slightest OBJ
lection to going to the puhli.; That the Star
route contractors were neither mentioned
nor thought of; that it was simply the ex-
preston of hope that Brady, a citizen of
Indiana, who was rputed to have made an
immense fortune IT. telephone stock, would
respond from his ample means in aid of his
party in the life and death struggle then 60
ing on in his State"
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SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Discussion Of the Chinese Treaties-Nomina-
tions, Etc.

| tons. Etc.
| WASHINGTON, May 4.-Pendleton asked
Dawes to withdraw his motion for a few
moments, which Dawes courteously refused
| to do. Beck suggested to Pendleton it would
| be indecorous for him to disturb the funeral
Grafton. RiddlebeIger and Gorham were
! dead; let them die. Dawes trusted this was
| the funeral of the assertion by Senator Beck
that the Senate itself should never pass to
its own work. Dawes motion was then
agreed to-53 to nothing. When the doors
were reopened the Senate adjourned.
President Garfield being invited by the
Center al Con m ss:onerto accompany them
to Yorktown Tomorrow on the government
steamer, the President expressed genuine
regret and would be obliged to decline the
invitation. As the Senate had now res umed
the transaction of executive business he did
not feel at liberty to leave Washington at
present.
In executive session the Senate took up
the Chinese Treaty. A discussion ensued in
which Senators Miller and Hoar were the
principal participants, the former advocating
ratification upon the grounds Of its placing
the subject of Chinese immigration within
our entire control hereafter, and the latter
opposing it with the argument that the un-
derlying purpose of the treaty was contrary
to the genius Of our institutions and to the
general doctrine of the brotherhood of man.
The treaty was finally laid aside as uninish-
ed business for tomorrow and by unanimous
consent the following nominations were re-
ported back from the committee and were
confirmed: VIM II. Craig, Postmaster at AL
bany, N. Y; Thos. 7. Black, Collector Of
Customs at St. Mary's, Ca: VIM. Mullenix,
Postmaster at Bristol, Tenn.
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The Lexington, Silver Bow and Dexter
mills on Saturday morning shipped eleven
bars of bullion valued ut Slo,311.l6.
Bullion shipments from Butte for the week
ending April 30, aggregate 4,;aH pounds, ag-
pregating in value Stj9 So In addition to
this amount the Montana Copper company
shipped several wagon loads of copper matte.
From the Miner.
The Episcopal building committee has on
hand and on the subscription list about - 500
with which TO commence III" erection OF a
new Episcopal church in Butte.
Yesterday Judge Wilcox performed the
marriage ceremony for Il couple who have
been living together ~ man and wife for a
number of years. The woman being very
sick, and presumably AT the point of death,
desired to have u ceremony that would legal
ize their relations.
Probate Judg" Irvine has appointed +. Is
Waterbury ~ Public Administrator of Silver
Bow county.
The body Of George Moore, who was lost
last winter in going from Silver Bow 10 Ger
man Gulch was found on Tuesday near Bird
sails ranch, on Browns Gulch, between Sill
yer Bow and Pirrcr'S, The body was found
on Il hillside where Moore had died in
the storm and been covered in by snow
drifts. II is presumed h. WAS intoxicated
when lost.
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IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

A fitful gleam Of news over the telegraph
wires shows the Senate has gone into execu-.
tive session under rule adopted by caucus
of Republican Senators governing the con-
sderaton of nominations, and that the dead
lock which began March % was practically
broken May 4. The Democrats have carried
their point Of forcing the Republicans into
executive session before recognizing the
Senate, but the latter aver they will remain
all summer or compel the Democrats to yield
to the election of Republican officers. This
they can do unless the Republican strength
falls below a majority. The dispatches re-
veal the latest phase Of the situation as re-
lates to the important nominations, but we
have at this writing no intimation of the
limit placed on those to be considered, except
that the President expects to send in nomina-
tions rapidly, which would indicate either
that nominations generally are to be consid-
cred or that the President intends to force
the Issue. It also appears the President has
accepted the contest invited by Gorham, and
has thrown his influence against bis election
for Secretary of the Senate, with the result
Of solidifying the strength of the latter. This
is an important, although not unexpected,
turn of affairs, II the report was reliable
that the President was in sympathy with the
Malone Riddleberger Gorham ..alliance and
further complicates what has been before q
complex political situation. This latter &C
ton is presumed to have been induced by
the attacks of the Republican, edited by Cor
ham and largely owned by Brady, upon the
President since the removal of Brady from
the Postoffce. We trust our Republican
statesmen and managers can see the way
through Ike labyrinth to good government
and party success, but to man out in the
country it seems If Robertson had never
been nominated for Collector, If an affilia-
ton with Malone and his friends had
not been considered, nor any attempt made
to break up the solid South by allying the
National Republican party with local
State element in Virginia, whose sole claim
to consideration is based upon quarrel with
the Bourbons, growing out of at least ques-
tionable "readjustment" Of State debt, the
Republican party would have been better off.
For twenty years, Providence permitting,
the Democrats monopolized the business of
laundering. but the Republican managers
have at last succeeded in setting up an OPP
position shop with fair show to do a smash
in business. The proceedings of the Senate
for the next few days will be of vital impor-
lance in their influence on the political his
tory of the country.
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A RECENT article In the Rdii,cdy Age
says that in the last two years the mileage of
narrow-gauge railroads In the United States
has increased from 41S8 to 1902, gain of
1774 miles; but it is also to be noted that In
that time narrow-gauge roads having mile
age Of no less than GOT miles have either
been changed to standard guage or purchased
by standard gauge companies, which are
about TO change them, or have been taken
up altogether, the latter, however, being the
case only TO the extent of some 21.63 miles.
The narrow gauge roads which have been or
are about TO be changed TO standard, gener-
ally by reason of absorption with existing
lines, represents total mileage OF 645 miles.
OF the 41SS miles Of narrow gauge roads in
existence two years ago, not less than Is per
cent. Of the mileage has been taken up, or Is
10 be changed to the standard gauge or Ia
ked up. This, added to the present existing
mileage, would make the narrow gauge
mileage thus far constructed In the United
States 6229 miles, or about per cent. Of the
total railway mileage of the United States.
On January /, 1881, the number of narrow
gauge roads appeared to be 14S, while the
number In existence to-day is 149, showing
O net increase of only one road In two
wears.
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kilograms In Brief.

The Girard Point elevator, near Philadel-
phia, burned April %; loss, 100000.
The business portion of Mount Morris,
Mich, burned April %.
Four boys were killed in Louisville, KY.
April %, by lightning.
A one-horse volcano Is reported to have
broken out on the farm of n. A. Jarnagin,
Ohio county, Kentucky.
The ferry boat at Elgin. Ills, swamped
in Fox River, April n, while loaded with
school children and factory operatives. Six
teen were saved and as many are supposed
to have been drowned. The bridges had
been washed away and the ferry was an ex-
temper aneous affair.
The London Post says that Northcote will
succeed Beaconsfield, and the Duke of Rich
mond will lead the Conservatives in the
House of Lords.
OTTAWA, April 30.-The contract for fur
nishing Indian supplies In the Northwest has
been awarded to /. G. Baker Il Co. of St.
Louis.
LOUISVILLE, April 30.-War Dance, the
great thoroughbred sire, and the property of
James A. Grimstead, died at Blue Grass
Park yesterday from collie, aged twenty
years.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-Tte total num-
Der Of nominations sent to the Senate and
awaiting action in executive session is 2l7.
CoNsrASTINoPLE, April 3O.-The judicial
inquiry into the death Of the Sultan Abdul
Aziz continues. The disclosures made
show that plot was In contemplation for
the assassination Of all the imperial princes
and the proclaiming Of new Caliphate.
1t Is stated Bradlangh will again ente- the
House Of Commons and demand to be
sworn.
81. PETERSBURG, April 30.-War between
Japan and China Is considered probable.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The President has
nominated Elliott G. Jewett, of Maine. for
assayer In charge Of the assay Office at St.
Louis.
Henry Ward ,Beecher, while passing
through Baltimore Wednesday, was served
VIII . summons to appear and answer 70 .
ssh Eainst him By the Western Maryland
Agricultural Fair for failing = perfsru his
Par q contract which bound him to lee
tare before the Fair last October.