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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-06-28
STAR-ROUTE.
PAYMENTS on Account Of tho Prosecu-
tions.
Letter from Dorsey to the Secre.
tapy OF the Republican Com.
mittee.

Tho first star route trial began ono year
ago Thur day, says dispatch from Wash
lngton. 1t lasted three months and one day.
The eecond trial bsg gan Dee A. 49, From
the date OF the beginning Of the pfeparatf9n
the Govelnm has been engaged quite two
years. Further proceedings, civil and Grim
inal, already begun, are likely to last much
longer.
The trial just closed, to say nothing Of the
one before 1t, which was of remarkable
duration, Is said to have been the longest
iury-trial on recorl It was also one If the
most expen i've The cost to The Govern
ment and the defendants has been We
heavy The array of legal ability, as To
numbers at least, has been great. In
the side of the Government beside, at
times, the full force OF tie Department of
Justice with the Attorney General at tho
head. three sDecial attorneys, and ire
quently more, with CORPS OF expert lie
tectives. postotfice agents Inspectors and
other servants have been employed In
deed the whole machinery Of the Govern
ment has been at the command OF the pros
ecution; nj frequently in use.
The amounts paid TO special attorneys are
given below. To this gross sum should be
added the cost of securing the attendance
of witnesses Generally they were from
great distance and Their number was about
TO Under this head for both trials the cost
will be in the neighborhood of $500 ooo The
total cost to the Government, since the pros
ecution began to the present time, will not
fall short Of S.Oa.OOO
To the defendants the expense has been
very great. 1t has been borne principally by
two or three of them. Seven lawyers, gen
orally high-priced, have been employed, and
other expenses have been borne Though
~, 10. hr, lafa ayafS hag "a
great as to the Government. ii has come
near enough to it to cause heavy and con-
slant drau.ht on the pockets of those who
had 10 .kets with something in them.
The following are the payments made by
the Government to special at ttorncys to the
dates specified The statement will throw
light on the general question Of cost Of this
trial:
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PisEsss,l, & SON.
BLACKSMITHS,
sAksSCss, BOWA,
eHkSso. IOWA,

wea'a rcsatna their friends. patrons and the
prsls that thes are prepared to serve them vol
la every department ef their trade and al A. rea-
~onshie nieos as the times demand Come and
sye u, aud te convinced sssf
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-06-28

rrtess as low As the quality az Goods and
Mnsk viii warrant. Clu,h bought Of me for
Garments viii 10 cas FREE ef charge, WHEN 10
ise made nm et~sNheta
Is sNme ard examine Goods, learn prices
and leave yoer orders aiu
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NlkA~ ChroMlc Diar.
KV rh,nN, JAMndicr,
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MNgement VI Liver, Noweis and N,dArys.
SYMPTOMS ot A hlsrAsED LIVER.
Had lssrasht Tain " .he side. sometimes the
pain hh under The Sheuilef.hlaae, mistaken for
nhs'N,s,sm aeectsl lss oi epps,i,es .pawsh
the head \ troubled with pain, Il d., Ard heavy,
Wnh considerable tnss II wssAoty, ACCOMPANIED
With ntlssnsseos eilea,ing un,enc something
MMsH aIHns Nsse eNen done, slight, dry cough
ead W~sNah lAee u sometimes An attendant aftvm
mN'aken 'r consumption. the patient eonplstnA
81 weatlness aud debility nervous. easlly s,attedl
'set eeld ~ burning, sometimes ptekh sensation
and although satisfied ,ha, exercise would he hsNc.
he,a. yst one can hardly summon W tsstltudc 10
Wy TIN he., ais,fos,s every seMa,ly, several
y Nhevr syMrsens A,sena the a.sease hn, eascs
nave aesnfvd when hM GtW ~ them wNlAieA, vet
examination amer dsa,h has sheNa .ht tasrr 10
hav~ been extensively de,~Nx~t,
n ahca,A - Msed w al rcrson.. old ana
yoNMg. whenever any VI Tho AbeS~
ssMptoMs appear.
reraona Travelling or Living In I'm.
healthy toCMlttics, ky takins aase eesaaicN.
ally g sesr the nses IN healthy ACTION, will syold
sea, nte~s,ness, Depression u Spirits, etc, l,
VIII tns,gotate like slass III vine. hut u ~ In.
t"stcasing beverage.
lt You have eaten anything NAv,l ~
atw~stioN, " Gel heavy amer meals, 81 slrrr.
iess a night take de~e and yea VIII b. s~t,~ssA
TINE and lse~tc<~, tallls viii 10 saved
M ss~NsA keerlns the Regulator
In tho MaMsci
wv, whateve. the atlmea, may ke, a thoroughly
safe p0rkMttvc. Alternative and toMlc can
never ee out u piaee, The remedy II harsNlras
Anu Mocs nos Interfere with b0siNesA ~
n = ruRkLy vEaErAnsk
AMI has all the power and vseeass a VasAMe, ar
o'anae. ~ssheM any @ the MANssaN atct effects
4 taeSrSsA~rss Tcsttmsany.
s S.msHs~s laNss Regulator has been " use IN my
MM,iS w some time, and | am satisfied Il Il 4
valuable addition 70 the medical science,
! atlt sAuNthe, Gase,aos af Ala,
Non. Alexander n. stephens, of ca,
sayss Have derived same hema, seom the ssy II
further n,al,
"Th~ only Thing that n,vrr n.sls to
ns.sevS' MS.,s nsss Msa msns ssg~d,es ts ms.
hasv ona aessnus h isss.S Ne l. ,hs M es,sm sss,,
SMsneas Liver kSu,N.s Mas Ssn, n,an Min.
Msata 10 Groskss ta u, and would Sena l,t,hes ~
sNh aMeetsssN aud would advise all mha aty s,e.
hafN sossted 10 e,,e Il a nlat AZ il se,n,s the pNy
sasS that never fails Ia .sl,eNe
T. NJ, lAsSsS, Minneapolis, M,nr,
W. T. w. Aasaa sayss Feem actual ese
res'eass ~ the a>c al Ssa,a,ees tsser Regulator IN
my nashSs have tSvn and am satisfied ~ e.~
AMI prescribe Il Al a parsattNS ,as,lsn~
k~ss~ Take es,s the tsenN,ne, wh,sh a,ways
han ~ Inv We.ersl the rcd !. Trade. Mark
s"a sax~atusr of y, a. gElI.lN 4 az,
roR SALE ny Ali DRUGGISTS
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In Great Britain the loss to the Gov
ernment Icy worn silver withdrawn from
circulation because of deficiency Of
weight caused hy wear and tear,
amounted last year To SlIo,00a.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-06-28

TnR total estimated population Of
children Of school age III Scotland Is
l,l69,ai3, of whom a5o, ,Gte are in the
elementary day school,
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A Privileged Case.

Il hate to think of Won as dead
beat" observed creditor, after vainly
dunniug a citizen who owed him small
hill.
"Oh, as 10 that. don't hesitate "A mo-
mont, sir" was the reply. IF You only
knew what thought Of You, you would
have no hesitaney in letting Yourself
loose
PAINS in the side arc most promptly
relieved 10y the application of mustard.
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ram, viii he Supplied nv our uoase NJ lesa
rsiee than hN any Nthet House In the soahts.
w wAlssal oGs ssvlS and our wNsA To hc rre.
ciSelN ~ rSlGssentci Alu
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For llsss,eps,a,
cNstivenesa,
slek Headache.
Z hroMtc lpiar.
rl.ssN. Ja,,ntllcr,
tM,i,,.rt,y 0f the
lsiuo,l, Fever and
As,,c. Malaria,
aud all Diseases
-
National Republican., 1883-03-17

hatel aud nurtured by despair, which
his reckless enemies have invented. The
whole weight of the administration was given
in support of the Virginia coalition as far
only as 1t was proper TO do so, and that was
by cordial manifestations of confidence in the
patriotism and sincerity of Gen. Malone and
his followers and advice to republicans that
they be sustained All this was moral sup
port only, just as would be any expression of
opinion by president MS to the adysability Of
q political movement by the party to which
he belongs. So far MS any influence his
official acts may have had was concerned,
vacancies occurring in federal offices in vir-
ginia were not filled by persons saturated
with hatred Of the nation, nor by their fawn.
ming lackcys, calling themselves republicans
so long as federal crumbs fall from a ropubli-
can table. On the contrary. both kinds wcrc
to their amaacmout, left out. This was
new deal, and has given as much pain to the
bourbons as to the bogus republicans, who
have been patronizcd by the former for few
years past as "clover gentlemen"
When the Post babbles about the last ecc.
tions having forbidden the President TO dis
tinguish between the right and tho wrong
side in politics, or having called for the exal-
tation of bourbonism in making appointments
to office in Virginia, it is insulting common
sense. When IL oracularly announces that "thc
whole weight Of the administration will not
be thrown into the contest this year or next"
it is silly and pcurilo. The Post has doubtless
been comforting with some of its own kind of
republicans, who have no moro love for the
administration in general than they have for
its southern policy in particular.
National Republican., 1883-03-17
Mr.. Herbert sp,ncer,a aunndary.

Mr.. Herbert Spencer, after drawing a dis
NAL picture Of the general badness, mot total
depravity, which prevails in official life in
In United States, says: perhaps party
newspapers oxaggerato these things but what
am to make Of tho testimony of your civil
service rclormcrs-mon of all parties?" We
could have wished that Mr.. Spencer had asked
something easy. 1t is our opinion that thg
official world which those philosophers are
cndcavoring TO reform exists only in their
own imOginations. We do not believe that
the civil service rerormors will aver
age any higher, morally or intellectually
than the men in either of the departments at
Washington, or that they will come within
scvcnty-fyo per cent. of them in that good
hard sense which is demanded in the practical
affairs Of life. As for the offices filed by
presidential appointment the average civil
service reformer would probably be incapable
of Judging whether they were discharging
their duties well or not. The testimony of
the civil service rcformcis is natly contradcted
by the orderly system, and remarkable free
dom from dishonesty, which everywhere pre-
walls in the public service If Mr., Spencer
wore here we would whisper in his ear that
many of the civil service reiormers are
chiefly exercised because "the boys"
who 50 we'll and honestly discharge tho
duties of public Office @fcat them for
seats in the county and state conventions
to which they have from year TO
year vainly aspircd. When our English
cousins desire to know anything of our civil
service, and the character of men in office in
this country, they should not go to the ha-
bitual sanderors Of that service, who deal in
defamation without argument, and assertion
without proof, but to the men who have sue
cessiully administered departments, and sena-
tors and members who have as committeeman
investigated their affairs.
National Republican., 1883-03-17
Con. Ikelfsr,. Alleged Nerotlsm.

Springfield (Ohio) Republic.
The Dayton Journal, of Thursday, has this
to say about the charge of "nepotism" against
Gen. Kefer:
The Commercial Gazette and the Enquirer state
that Gen, keiier appointed two OF his nuphews 10
lucrative positions, VIZ; Mr, DO Hass and Mr.,
White The facts show that correspondents Of
these journals are as much at fault US they were
last summer as TO Hon. Mr.. Barr.
Mr.. Dc Hass is no relative whatever of the
Methodist preacher the Rev. DR., Do Hass, OF the
Methodist church OF New York city
MIR. White, although bearing the name of Gen.
keiters brother in'law, has no relationship to the
White family, He was ~ triendless orphan lad
who did well as a page ne attracted the oeneyo,
law student and secretary VIII these journals
make the proper amend for misrepresenting the
large hearted speaker
The foregoing is absolutely true in all re-
spects, Guilford White was poor orphan
boy, who was turned out of his place by the
democrats in the forty-tith congress because
he was a republican, and he was at that time
in very feeble health and without friends, his
parents having been dead for several years.
His acquaintance with Gen. Keifer at that
time was only such as had grown out of his
service as u page in the house in that con-
gress. He sought the generals advice as to
what he should do, and he was advised to
leave the city Of Washington and come 10 the
generals home IN this city, where he could
enjoy needed rest and medical attendance,
and where, also, when his health was re-
stored, he could have the advantage of much
needed schooling.
Acting on this advice, he came here as
] directed and subsequently lived with DIR.
/ Bryant, who treated him with view to build
ing up his constitution. Since the time al
| luded to he has been in attendance at Witten-
| berg college, and has made rapid progress in
his studies and he has also, in the office OF
Messrs. Keifer & White, assiduously studied
law, aud has been admitted by the supreme
National Republican., 1883-03-17
eourt Of tho state to practlco law in tho courts

court Oft the state to practice law in the courts
of Ohio.
He was appointed as clerk at the speakers
table because OF his peculiar fitness for the
place, he having had much experience on the
floor of the house in the forty-third aud iorty-
fourth congresses, and he was also selected by
Con. Kciicr because he felt that he was doing
q favor to worthy, poor fricndlcss orphan
boy The generals action in this case was
in every way highly commendable
The only appointments that the speaker Of
the house of representatives has the power to
make are those bearing the relation of private
secretaries or clerks to himself, and they are
purely personal and confidential, for whose
immediate acts the speaker-and no other
person-is rcsponsible; and all such ap-
pointees are chosen, and should be chosen,
from those in whom the speaker is willing TO
coniide and whom he can trust. Personal
private secretaries and clerks are always thus
chosen President Hayes had his own son
for confidential clerk; Secretary Evarts,
generally, while holding a cabinet position,
had his own son for private secretary; and
Mr.. Blaine, during the whole period in which
he was secretary of state under President
Garfield, also kept his son in the position of y
private secretary, and kept another of his
sons in public position in another capacity.
National Republican., 1883-03-17
The New FIye Cent Nickel,

A new device for the new five cent nickel
has been adopted by the Treasury depart
ment 1t was Submitted by Superintendent
Snowden, of the Philadelphia mint, who de-
signed the original coin, and who changed
it to meet the wishes of Secretary Folger.
The change in the coins are confin ed to the
reverse side. The legend "E pluribus unum"
has been taken from below the wreath and
placed above the same and the word cents"
Is inscribed below the Roman numeral V.
The superintendent of the mint at Philadel-
phia was yesterday instructed TO commence
the coinage of the new piece and issue it as
soon as praCticablc,
National Republican., 1883-03-17
"~"~~|-@7W-
Charitable Chinnmen.

C. w. Denny, consul general of the United
States at Shanghai, China, has forwarded to
the State department $3.50 in United States
gold coin, to be placed to the credit of the
Garfield Memorial hospital fund. Three hum
dred dollars of this amount was contributed
by Chinese friends of Mr.. Denny, who, in for
warding their subscription, said they would
be most happy to head n Chinese circular and
send it around among our friends, but to ask
our countrymen to subscribe to hospital to
be built in u country which will not permit
the Chinese to enter it for ten years is more
than we dare to do" The balance of this
contribution was obtained from citizens Of the
United States residing in China and who were
anxious to aid in the noble undertaking of the
hospital committee.
National Republican., 1883-03-17
postofIleo pepnrtment Rullngs.

Notice has been given TO the public by the
postoflicc department that ruling 1,124 Post
office Guide for February, 1889 refers only to
tho forwarding of mail matter after it reaches
its original address, and that ruling number
1,133 Postal Guide for March, 1889 relates
exclusively to the treatment of matter after
it reaches the new postofiice address to which
IL has beed forwarded. The first ruling states
that the statute provides that only letters
having at least one full letter rate paid
thereon can be forwarded from one postoflice
to another at the request of the party adj
dressed, rated UP with the amount due. The
last ruling directs postmasters how to treat
matter which has been forwarded with post
age due thereon. II II postal card has been
rcforwarded without the new prepayment, in
violation of law, there must be one cent col
lected thereon.
National Republican., 1883-03-17
The New steel Cruisers.

Secretary Chandler has issued the follow
ing notice to persons interested: "The naval
appropriation act of March 3, 1888, provides
that in case the three steel cruisers and dis
patch boat authorized by law shall be built
by contract proposals shall be invited from all
American shipbuilders whose shipyards are
fully equipped for building or repairing iron
or steel steamships, and constructors ofmarne
engines, machinery, and boilers. All Amori-
can ishipbuilders and constructors of marine
engines who may desire to bid for the con-
struction of such vessels are requested TO CONF
municate Immediately with the Navy depart
ment, stating the facilities furnished by their
Embellishments for doing the REQUIRED work. !"
National Republican., 1883-03-17
BRANCH OFFICES.

The following Is list of the branch Offices in
washington. Others will be added hereafter:
VS.. RoosE's News stands at the ARLINGTON
HOTEL, WILLARD's HOTEL, and METROPOLITAN
HOTEL,
Roosr & QUEENS News Stand, NATIONAL HOTEL
B.F QUEEN, ST. JAMES HOTEL.
RIGGS HousE News stand.
EnBiTr House. News stand.
AMERICAN House. News stand
". $. THoMrsoN's Drug Store.
C. II. FicRLSGs Drug store, Georgetown.
J. BRADLEY ADAMs's Book Stores.
CIR. DurouR, Druggist 1918 Fourteenth street
II. L. FERGUSON, Druggist, corner Second and
nnsylvania avenue $. Y.
s.E. LEWIS Druggist, corner Fourteenth and
streets.
q. q. c. smys. Druggist, corner Fourteenth and
New York avenue.
WE. SCALA, Druggist, 500 East Capitol street
II. A JOHNSTON, druggist, corner Tenth and o
streets northwest.
s. sLArrR's Cigar Store corner II and First
streets northwest
i. ]. BURT, Branch Postonice, 800 Seventh street
southwest
H. B. PoLKISnoRN, next to City Postofice, Louisi-
ana avenue.
H. d. CRAYron, 452 d street, opposite City Hall.
National Republican., 1883-03-17
Election Contests.

The taking of testimony on behalf of John
s. Wise in the contest of Massey VS.. Wise was
commenced in the office Of the clerk of the
county court before Benjamin Austin, q no.
tary public, in Alexandria yesterday morning,
Judge Willoughby representing Wise, and
Judge Stuart Massey. Maj George Dufiey,
commissioner of revenue, VIM. Dobie, con-
stable and Arthur Simpson, collector of de-
linquent taxes, were examined.
The taking of testimony in the Chalmers
Manning contest was also continued ycster-
day, Frank Hatton, Register Bruce, and sew
eral other witnesses being called to the stand.
National Republican., 1883-03-17
without Haste or Partisanship.
Aiurat Halstedd.

Then President Arthur is fairly entitled to the
credit of having managed the great affairs in his
hands very considerably. He has not been acting
hastily or passlonately His closest friends say he
is not hankerlng for the WEAKNESS Of anoth n
term, and he is about to take a southern trip foT
recreation, as his health is not robust. His dis
position to show fair play is entitled to respect aud
reciprocity, aud It may be counted as an important
element in prefacing the way for the republican
party to restore its ranks aud 80 on with conf
denee to possess the future,
National Republican., 1883-03-17
We DO Things on Large Scale.


English penny postage has long been pointed
to as a triumph OF governmental attention to the
middle classes and the poor After Oct. we, too,
shall have penny" postage, our two cents being
the equivalent of the penny But England is not
quite three. fourths as large as the state of Mis-.
souri,, and Missouri aud Illinois together arc
larger than Great Britain and Ireland. We extend
penny postage over an area equal TO sixty En-
glands Our new postal notes will be infinitely
more convenient than those popular in Great
Britain, but the average cost will he little
higher. In some respects the British postal sys,
tenn is superior to ours, but on the whole we car
hold our heads as high as anybody.
National Republican., 1883-03-17
The Charges Against Architect IIilI.

In reply to an inquiry Assistant Secretary
French said yesterday that he knew nothing
about the charges against the supervising
architect. He has made inquiry and finds that
no charges whatever are on file against Mr..
Hill; that he has never been informed Of any
such charges except through the press; that
If any complaints of Mr. Hill's course have
been made they must have been made to Sec
retary Folgcr personally, and not placed on
file; that the uniform practice of the depart
mcnt has been, when charges deemed worthy
of notice are made against any official, TO no.
tify the accused person of the charges and
give him an opportunity to make explanation,
and that IL is unjust to Mr.. Hill TO assume
that any charges have been made against him
worthy of consideration until he has received
official notice of them Mr.. Hill has asked to
be informed of the nature of the charges said
TO have been made
National Republican., 1883-03-17

the East Indian expression Of hospitality,
which will probably be accepted. After the
Melbourne exposition there came orders to
this country which indicates that American
implements and machinery will do the plow-
ing and threshing for Australia from this on,
and we might as well take tho contract for
southern Asia.
National Republican., 1883-03-17
SATURDAY, MARCH H. 1883.
The Weather To-day.

For Ne middle Atlantic states, Including The Dis
tta Of Columbia, ,carmer, fair ,ceather, southery
q0iids, iotrtr pressure.
For Sunday lCdrmer and generally fair 1redther is
indicated for the Atlantic coast States and for The lake
region partly cloudy ueather, Wih Occasional light
snoWs and rain.
Yesterdays thermometeT.-7n. m, 22.6o; IL a. M,
29.9o; Sp. m, $780, p. M, S2.0o IL p. m, 3O5o;
National Republican., 1883-03-17

The Tennessee legislature has finally passed
the act rcpudiating one half of the state debt.
Now let us hope there will be no more
bourbon cant about Vrginia's refusal to pay
West Virginia's share of the debt of the orig
ino1
National Republican., 1883-03-17
Gold. silver. and Notes.
Secretary FoIger.

Secretary Folger was sufficiently improved
this morning to leave his bed and eat good
meal II will be some time before he will be
able TO resume his duties. His friends arc
urging him to take a trip to Bermuda but as
yet have failed to persuade INN TO go. 1t Is
believed, however, that he will yield and 20
away as soon ms he is strong enough to beai
the iatigues of travel.
National Republican., 1883-03-17

YES, neighbor. If the republican national
convention should cordially indorsc the Yir-
ginia coalition The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
would hayo great hopes that the coalition
would then indorso the republican national
convention. Turn about in such case would
be but fair play. OF course we are speaking
only for the republican side of the alliance.
The readjustcrs always speak for themselves.
National Republican., 1883-03-17

LONDON, Mar. 16-The Times this morning says:
"ln Mauchester, Leeds, Liverpool, and London
the feeling Of English workingmen toward the
Iri h people, which was once sympathetic has
become cold. 1t only depends on u few more cases
ofdynamite outrage to turn this feeling into one
ofangry hostility which the authorities will find
very difficult to control"
Which means, if it means anything, that
people by the workingmen Of Manchester,
Leeds, Liverpool, and London as soon as they
can conquer the sympathetic feeling toward
them inspired by Ireland's oppression,