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coming OF Chinese laborers, he asserted
that the whole canon Of the Interpretation,
as presented by the veto, was unwarranted.
Aside from the fact that we cannot look
at what preceded this diplomacy, except
upon the ground that there is obscurity or
Ambiguityin tbet text ofthetreaty which can
nototherwise be elucidated, n rule repeatedly
reiterated by the courts and recently laid
down by the Supreme Court Of the United
States, the facts did not Justify the
Presidents assumption to know the mean
ing OF the treaty. We must look 10 the
treaty itself. Togo back TO find what was
lurking in the mind Of the commissioner
prior TO his final agreement Is 10 embark
upon u sea OF such uncertainty that an in
terpTetation may be found for any con.
struction which is sought to be given the
instrument. There was no safety for
either contracting party Il the treaty itself
solemniy signed aud sealed, was not
to be beld to contain the evidence Of
its own meaning and construction.
The ambiguity in the instrument Is 10 be
cleared up from contemporaneou history,
but the ambiguity must be established be-
fore we can compel the language Of the
treaty to bind US to something that has pre-
Ceded it Promising that he would adopt
the same facts and the same source OF facts
which the President had resorted TO. Mr..
BaYard read at length from the memoranda
oil conversation between the commission.
ers pending negotiations to show the Chi.
nese government and its commissioners
conceded that the power TO reg.
uIate, limit or suspend the coming OF Chi.
nese'laborers into this country was by the
treaty vested solely in the discretion Of the
Government Of the United States,
Mr.. Sherman suggested the use Of the
term Skilled" as applied to laborers, in.
stead OF the word "lab0rers" alone, as pre-.
scribed by the treaty. 1t was one Of the
objections to the bill made BY the Chinese
Minister, and which the President reiter.
Grated. He added TINT it had not been
shown in the correspondence read, by
Bayard, that the Chinese commissioners
ever consented to that Interpretation Of !
the term.
Mr. Bayard replied that be would leave
it to be accounted for by the commissioners
upon their own representations, and that
his effort had been mainly to show sin.
Gle objection to the twenty years suspen.
sion as dishonorable limitation was un.
Icnabte. Pending which, the question be- |
ing divided Mt the request Of Mr.. Garland,
the vote upon the first branch to refer the |
bill to the Committee on Foreign Relations,
ayes Is, noes 80; a party vote. |
The second branch to refer the message
md papers was also negatived, ayes 10, |
nays %. On the question, "Shall the bill |
pass notwithstanding the objections Of the |
President? the vote was ayes IS, nays, q. |
So the bill failed, two-thirds not having
voted in the affirmative.
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ST. LOUIS, April 5.-John D. Black, found
guilty by II jury Of making corrupt and
voluntary cath, slandering and dtfamine
Ex-Governor Charles P. johnson, was fined
$i8,000.
The Court Of Appeals sustained the
sentence Of the lower court against Morgan
Boland, I'M ex-police commissioner, who
was fined $500 for II similar oiFense.
These convictions arise out OF recent
fight on gamblers by Governor johnson,
who procured the passage Of an net making
gambling felony, and insisted on the Gu.
foTcement OF the law. The atlidavits upon
which the above charges were sustained
imputed corrupt and venRl motives to the
ex-governor, and were designed by the
gamblers to injure his character.
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GOING TO DIE HARD.
Modified HIIIs ON Chinese Immigration
Prepared for Another Trial.

EftpNfGN tuf tHOA@SF AFA04s
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Senator Farley
has prepared a bill to restrict Chinese
immigration, which be will introduce to-
morrow. 1t is the same as the vetoed bill,
except that it suspends Chinese immigra-
ton for sixteen instead Of twenty years.
Senator Miller, Of California, has intro
duced another anti. Chinese bill. 1t is the
same as the vetoed bill, except that it pro-
vides for suspension Of immigration for
ten years. he says he expects other modi.
fcations to be made in the committee,
with view ofmaking the bill conform to
the Presidents views, as outlined
in his veto. Miller says the opponents Of
Chinese immigration will press the new
bill with vigor, hoping TO pass it nj once
and to obtain the Presidents approval.
He says the Pacific coast people, now that
they can't get what they think is right and
what they want, will accept the best Ia &
they can get. There is an impression that
the President will approve bill that sus.
pends immigration for onl y ten years, but
nobody seems able 10 state how. it origin.
ated. There is no good authority
which assumes to have heard the Presi.
dent say 50, and some members Of Congress
who supported the bill express doubt us
to the Pfesident'saPProval oiaien.year bill.
They say there is nothing in his veto to in.
dicate a Willingness TO approve such q
measure, but upon the impression that he
might do so, the bill containing the ten
years suspension has been introduced.
Friends OF the vetoed bill in the Senate
admit that there is no chance to pass the
bill over the Presidents veto, and they
will cndeavor to have it referred to the
Foreign Relations committee, with the view
OF having another bill agreed to and re-
ported as soon us POSSIBLE.
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iff,isSE'EGH, April 5.-East night, short
y MIer eight o'clock, George Jones, a
Young negro, shot and fatally wounded
smother negro named John Foster. Jones
IaG sworn 10 be even with Foster Tor inter.
Etihg ma fight early in the day. As
sA'eN' while Foster was standing on Water
SStett' Jones came up and shot him In the
@cE; The wounded man Is still alive but
sSpllly sinking, and his physicians say ht
SSnhot recover. Jones managed TO max,
", US escape after the shooting aud has MOI
yet been apprehenas1.
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ing q good deal OF ground, as u lawye,
you should know what range the commit.
tee. Is entitled to take upon the cross ex.
animation Of witness. ! would like to
enquire II You expect to withhold any
statements"
Witness-1 do not conceive Of any facts
In connection with this case that | could
wish to withhold from the committee,
Mr. Rice--As you will be examined by
the Committee fully upon the subject
matter ot your statement, / want to
suggest that you prepare yourself To an
swer the questions that will be submitted.
Witness-lf Mr.. Rice will but put me 10
the test think he will be satisfied.
Adjourned.
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WASHINGTON, April 5.-The President
nominated to-day Jas. Z. Partridge, OF
Maryland, Envoy Extraordinary and Min.
ister Plenipotentiary to Peru, and Henry
c. Hall, Minister Resident Of the United
States to the Central American States.
Postnasters: Jno. Daily, Waverly, Ohio;
John W. DickmRn, Celina, Ohio; Jos. C.
Niche, CoviHgton, KY; Geo. P. HuCkleby
Rich Hill, Mo-; Alfred Shaw, Vevay, Ind;
W. II. Denman, Wyandotte, Mich; II. II.
Aplip, West Bay City, Mich.
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.CI,nIre HIn,yn.. >.

CIScISSATl, O., April 5.--A Ga;ale Lima
to.} special says: A box that was started
from Chicago 10 Philadelphia last night
marked Choice flowers" attracted the at.
tention ol the messenger when near Var
Vert. The messenger examined the boz
and found the leg OF man. Fearing rob.
berry, he stopped the train and called help
The box contained man equipped with q
flask OF whisky, twelve bottles oi beer and
few biscuits. He gave the name Of Jerry
McAuley, and said lis friends chose thai
way Of getting him through cbeapIy. The
man is held ut Van Vert for identified.
ton.
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NEAT& NELMDNr.
Avery Lively County Seat Removal Cor
IcSI in Michigan

DERoIT, April Wexford county has
ioas had county seat OF war on its
llads, and the fight ragged all along the
line between Maa,on, which held the fort,
and Cadillac, that laid the siege there, to,
titnneI'y. Al Illegal iormalities necessary to
we we N4'lsieF have been complied with, and
ste .'E'sent week has witnessed the termi.
L nat'pn Of lhs contest. The Sheriff pro-
tSeusS . 10 Asnton with twenty assistants
70 remove Tie records, but were met by
y couple hua5led MRnlonians, and were
utlEeA oil before all the records could be
secured Returning for reiniorcementn he
vas placed SI the head Of 80 sturdy Cadii.
,sceh with band music, and again visited
the encny,s stronghold, where thew en-.
CoGa'trcd determined rrsis,tnce. Knives
and clubs were freely used, Many were
Sui and bruised, given and taken, but the
INVADERS finally succeeded in batter;np
IN The windows and dooS, securing the
Naitalndtr Of the county property with
winch ihcy retired from the ieli ID
h'umph, aud the cruel war WAS over.
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MrNICIpAL ELEcrIONS.
Some More Spring StrawS Indicating
the Direction of the Wind.


CHICAGO, April 5.-A complete list, but
not official returns, shows that the council
will stand 10 Democrats, IA Republicans,
. Socialists and Independent. The pres
eut council is Republican by a small ma
jority. In north town all the Democrats
are elected by maiorities ranging from
2,O7S to 4,574. In south town the Repub-
licans elect Drake, assessor, and Piper, SUI
pervisOr, and the Democrats elect Adams,
collector, and Driscoll, clerk. The major
tiles average from GIG to the Democrats to
97S to the Republicans In west town the
Democrats elected all their candidates by
majorities from s. to 9S3. The average
Of the Democratic majority in the city, as a
whole, would be about 8, 500
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, April 5.-Full re-
turns OF yesterdays election show that
Bullene (Rep.) is elected Mayor by $40
majority; Waimsiey (Rep.) Treasurer by
Is najority; Sullivan Rep Auditor by SG5
majority; Strong (Rep.l City Attorney By
ll0 majority; Jones ,Repl Recorder by
092 majority; Seitz tD0ui.) Supervisor Of
Registration by 9I2 majority; Ross and
Ford (Demsl were elected to the Council
by small nlajoritiest Brock, Brumbach and
Brocker Reps were elected to the Council.
The Republicans are jubilaat over the
IEApyrl1E, April S.-1n FIVE out OF the
six wards Doughan, lRep.) for Mayor, has
a majority Of 500. Twenty-nine Kepubti-
cans were elected. five out otsix aldermen
and other city officials.
PaoylpENCE, Il. l., April 5.-Reporta
from various parts Of the State indicate
that the Republican State ticket has been
elected By the usual majority, and the Leg,
iisiAture Is largely Republican.
sPnSar1RLD, ILL.,, April 5.-The com
ple,e returns Of the city election show
that the Republicans elect the Mayor, sis
Of the nine Aldermen chosen, and four o
theseyen Supervisors. The democrats elec
the rest el the city ticket
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bPo!ll IN'IaIoA 70 IRc lnlellIgcnceF.
NoLrSDrs, April5.-To-day Mr.. Yate-
man, OF Cincinnati introduced in the SEN
ale an amendment to the Pond bill provit-
ins for reduction oi the tax and repeating
section . whereby wholesale dealers are
liable 10 heavy fine for selling to other
dealers who have failed to execute their
bond
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MILWAUKEE, April 5.--A man named
Patrick Meehan was found dead at Area
dea, Wis, this morning, in the street in
front oil n house occupied by a man named
Cole. An examination showed Ateehau to
have been shot through the bowels and
pounded on the head with hammer. No
clue TO the murderer.
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EVV-'I F1-I.I-H EI IETV IUVUIUEuUVGI'
Hgna- W, Va, April 5.-An unknown
man, asod about 90, was struck and in
SANITY killed by train No. l, this evening
tive miIes Wes, OF Keyscr. He was sitting
on the cros, ties asleep when the engine
struck him and mashed his head to aielly
Nothing va, Iouud to identify him, and il
supposed he was tramp.
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William IIenr, ON III. TrnXCls

sptid !RsPaich TO the lntelllGenceF.
CHAmEToN, W. Va, April 5.-William
Henry Smith, Sr., General Manager Of the
Wes,eln Associated Press, is in the city
looking alter land investments. He went
up PE.k river about seventy miles yesterday
1eIaminc large tracts Of coal, timber and
non lands.
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Caused by vhI.ky.

EMPoRl1, KAs,, April 5.-1wo negroes
named Walter and Briggs sSasSaulted g. O.
Babb at Strong City, about midnight IaSt
night and fired two pistol balls through
his lung, producing mortal wounds. Tie
negroes We're arrested. Whisky was thI
cause OF the row,
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IIITl'1lEEIITET
WAsnIEoroS, April 5.-E J. Brulatour,
an agent OF the Italian Central Committee
Of Arrangements for the international Ex-
position, to be held at Rome in 1885, has
been in this city for some time. past trying
to awaken the interest Of this country in
the Exhibition and to secure a participa-
ton and representation. He has succeeded
in so far that an American committee,
composed OF Attorney General Brewster as
chairman and the principal officers OF the
House and Senate, the Chief Justice Of
the Supreme Bench and the remaining
Cabinet officers. has been formed, and at.
tention will be given the matter at once.
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NATIONAL NEWSN0TES
AFFA!Rs Al rHE NATIONAL oApIrAL
rAs President. Bsisy Is Hsttus csSlaas SOnlas
tlOAs-Ths italian International ExposI.
tSa-wsst Va. pOstuastsrs-D Danger Of
an tsdtlh 0uthrsat-GsatrEiE News.


wAsulXoroS, April 5.-The failure Of the
President to-day.to send in the nomina.
tons Tor Secretary Of tie Interior and See.
retary Of the Navy was disappointment
to many Republican Senators, who had
been assured that no further delay would
attend the filling OF these offices. 1t is un-
derstoed that the postpOnement OF the
nominations was simply to suit the con-
venience Of the President, and that they
will be sent in tomorrow.
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T.. YorN Ellam Of yesterday
,w ~ ',,.-llr ay. Tia, manufacturersreso-
WV, ,"',+ ',t,,r .2lbc.f hand to mouth policy
.-'', t,-,, vol. Hence the market is
.-..,Jr
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I,E5Fnl. oi Eichmond, Va,
Y'R'L 4 WAerliag, died Mt Jack.
once r., sy,be .,.h ut. He was once
',l',,, on',g b I.e.a~ business here
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T,n,Ier w,,o.

MoRoAx CRY, LA, April 5.-Business
houses arb nearly MI closed waller, in the
town from . 10 Il fect. The total rise here
q inches above 1874; % inches above 1867
and II inches above. Immense overflow
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PITTsBuRGH, April 5-The Western Iron
Association met at noon to-day, and ate,
discussing the situation unanimously de.
cided to reatitun the card rate OF s. so.
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NH,', r,,5 Al ea,Iy spring, but cold
rra Alr' anu ."
nIpeNF -
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,.,.,r Sl.gg 4vs.iarsto to be q candI'
Sl' ',.'' .-''..., .,.... IA the South Bend tIn-
diana isrt
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og,rs : million in case the
bgsg,, ,g,g,g,nskyi removed to that city,
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m. scs, irom the West is almost
lHd0l N''s
.,f,a,y ,5ref.r. r.--
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WAsurSoToX, April 5.-The Republican
Congressional Executive Committee met
last night, and spent short time in the
discussion Of several candidates for the sec
retaryship OF the committees. Dawson,
Gorham, Hooker and McPherson were
spoken Of, but the Committee finally nd
ioprned without electing d secretary. An
other meeting will be held next Monday
night. -----
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NJ in the iron card made at the
-, S mpetirs Yesterday.
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Wsst Virginia PosIpnasIers COmIniE
stoned.
SpecEkl Bgspetch TO the Ia,ellspeaeer

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The following
postmRsters we're commissioned to-day:
E. L. Fries, Cedar Grove; Harmon W.
Huey, Losansport; Charles C. King, Green
Bottom; Nathan Carpenter, Deepwater;
Francis NJ. Gibson, Elmira, Baxton
county.
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Associated Pres Dispaich-TheHouse went
into Committee on the Army Appropia-
ton Bill. The Chair sustained the point of
order that the whole clause providing for
the transfer of the claims pending in the
Quartermasters Department to the Court
Of Claims must be eleminOted. Mr.. Butter.
worth appealed from the decision. The de.
cision was sustained by vote OF 93 to 52.
Mr.. Hiscock, OF New York, offered IN
amendment providing that no money ap-
propriated in the bill shall be used in the
investigation Of claims by the Quartermas-
ter.Genera's Department.
Thompson, Of Kentucky, moved an
amendment by transferring claims to the
Court OF Claims when claimants may so de.
sire.
Blackburn, Of Kentucky, ia approving
the amendment said grave accusations had
b zen made against otiiciuls in the Quarter
master Generals and CommiSsary Gener-
ais departments, that practices existed
in those departments, in the matter Of ad-
Indicating claims, which no honest man
could permit to continue. He had evil
dence in his desk TO that effect, which he
would not read, because il those practices
had prevailed and the officials were guilty
las there was ground TO suspect they were,
Ae parties paying the blackmail money
were guilty US receivers That the evidence
improper practices was correct he had
taken the occasion to satisfy himself by
submitting them to the variohs members Of
the House, to whom the claimants were
known, Some Of the criminal parties
were to-day employed in two Departments
Of the Government. Some had passed out
Of employment during the past few days,
but had left behind them evidences OF
their official misconduct in their own
handwriting. An investigation OF this
matter would comeat the proper time, and
that soon, but he was seekingto warn the
House against allowing it to continue Tor
another day. The system Of adjudication
was rotten to the core. He was willing
that any member should examine the pa
pens, which he had in his desk, tending
10 show the corruption charged,
atr. Reed, Of Maine, hoped the gentle.
man instead OF having side show Mt his
desk would make ::the charges openly and
directly.
Mr.. Blackburn replied that the charges
as the papes in his possession seemed tc
present them, were that men employed rs
] important clerks in two departments have
been in the habit Of levying bIackmail tc
the extent Of 5 per cent commission or
claims they recommended. He meant Y
eay more. They wrote receipts alter thii
fashion:
"Iteceived Of - 5 per cent lees Il
cases Of George Jones J. q. Smith ant
Lucinda Cowgirl. 500 a6
(Signed) ~. L. MCFARLAND"
Mr.. Mcfarland was then, Mr.. Blackburn
said, rs he was informed, Chief Clerk o
the Examining Division.
, Mr., Reed said the dishonest clerks, who
, ever they were, should be hunted dow
| without the slightest mercy. He hope
thepunishment would be extended 70 hut
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HOUSE HAPPENINGS.
blackburn Makes some wild aud I'm.
founded Charges.

IOunued CnarEeA.
Special Dispatch to the IntelliRcncer.
WAsmSGroS, April 5.-The House spent
the entire day in the discussion Of the army
bill, the burden OF the debate being upon
the proposition to transfer the unsettled
war claims now pending in the Quarter
master Generals Department to the Court
Of Claims. During the discussion Mr..
Blackburn tKy.t stirred up the House by a
red hot arraignment OF the clerks OF the
War Department, whom he charged with
the habit of levyiug btackmail on claimants
to the extent OF and 10 per cent Mr..
Reed, Of Maine, replied to him, and said
that il this was the case these clerks should
be hunted down ut once. He called atten-
ton to the fact, however, that full 10 per
cent Of these claims had been paid, and
hence the statement OF the member from
Kentucky that there must be whole
sale bribery must be uutouuded.
He said that If there were scoundrels in
the departments they should OF course be
rooted out. Mr.. Blackburn gave notice
that he would ask for IN investigation into
the expenditures OF the War Department,
but finally dropped the matter without Civ
ing any intinatiOn Of the evidence that he
had Of the alleged blaCkmailing trsnsac-
tions.
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CIp GnteIllgsaftr,

,;,, IS and s5 ro"rleen.e street
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-11

Mayor, by w. L. Cole, Esq, and
declared the unanimous choice of
the Convention.
The Judge, when named, posi-
lively declined, but when nomina-
ted vigorously protesting and mod
estly accepting, seemed not averse
to the bans.
He boldly announced his decided
opposition to the Water Works or
dinance, and said that would defeat
him. AS to the Liquor question, he
said if he had the power he would
sweep the whole business from the
face of the earth, but not having
that power he would not like to
pledge himself in advance to any
particular line of action.
The machine men who sought to
run the Convention under full head
OF steam, right through on the
Straight-whisky track to Saloon
ticket Depot, were the sorriest look
ing set of demoralized train-men
ever seen, as they crawled out of
the wreck, muttering curses upon
the temperance strikers for putting
distractions on the track to cause
such disaster to their hopes.
See ticket in another column.
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liquor-traffic the greatest evil of the
age.
In the confusion that followed,
it was hard to tell what was done.
but the Chair declared the resolu-
ton lost.
We haven't space to give further
particulars of the struggle of the
machine with the obstruction.
Mr.. McCluer, Mr.. Neale and 9TH
ers protested against Mr.. Caldwell,
who had addressed a Temperance
Convention, taking part in the
Democratic Convention. Mr.. Cald-
well claimed that being temper
ance man did not disfranchise him
as a Democrat, and said by way of
retort, he chad in his time drunk
too much whisky and played too
many games of poker to be kicked
out of II Democratic Convention, :"
if license, and whisky and those
sort ofcredentials were required.
THE NOMINATIONS.
Mr.. Charles Gambrill being nam
ed for the LIST Ward, Mr.. Caldwell
named A. N. Williams, but little
note was taken of the latter, not
being on the card, as it appeared to
outsiders.
Mr.. Neal objected to Mr.. Gam
brill, as he was water works man,
which was loudly approved by the
9th Warders. Mr.. Gambrill was
declared nominated over strong
negative vote. after which the other
nominations were proceeded twith,
without further opposition.
iSee ticket elsewhere. There was
evident in the convention a deep
conviction that things were mix
ed" and the only thing to do was
to "run wild" let her drive and
trust to luck.