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CAPITOL NOTES.
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RoMERo's HEALTH.

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WASHINGTON, May Sowing to
bad health, Senior M Romery, Mexl.
c an minister, has decided to spend tho
summer travelling In Europe. The
secretary OF the legation will remain
as charge d'affiirs sd interim.
LoaAN's FAvoRITE.
It Is understood Senator Logan Is
urging the appointment of A. @. Mat.
thews, OF Illinois, as commissioner of
internal revenue.
THE REFoRMERs.
Civil service commissioners Eaton
and Gregory held long conference
with Postmaster Gsuerll Gresham to.
day respecting civil service rules.
DR.. Gregory made al examination of
the records of the appointment
division with view to familiarlzlng
himself with the methods of making
appointments In that department. 1t
Is VI d ,rstood similar visits will be
made by the commissioners to other
executive departments.
lhh II Allan mlN1SlLh
authorizes a denial of the published
statement that the Hawaiian govern.
ment had adopted laws forbidding the
landing of Chinese in that count y.
He says his government has pro.
tested agaips; the embarkation of
Chinese and Hong Kong and other
ports for the Hawaiian Islands, and
has given notice that steps will be
taken to prevent their landing.
CROOKS WHEREABOUTS,
The war department has not as yet
received from General Crook reply
to the telegram sent him by Gen.
Sherman on the 28sh ultimo, nor has
any official information been received
In regard to his having crossed into
Mexico. TIE press reports that he
had passed the boundary line before
the cautionary telegram could have
reached him are, however, fully cred
tied at the department.
BUYING BULLION.
The treasury department to-day
purchased 385, 900 ounces of silver for
delivery at Philadelphia, New Orleans
and San Francisco mints.
IN THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL,
Bliss contained to address the Jury.
"It Dorsey was an innocent man, "
said he, "why did he continue Rsrdsll
In his mploymsnt sfser he discovered
his charac err Why did he seek to
compound felony with him to prevent
him from testifying instead of defying
him to do the wors,l' Bliss admitted
tina. the government witness Moore wac
not a man of the highest style, bal
asked If 1t was natural that contrac torf
will employ men Of high character tc
do illegal work2
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Special Dispatch to The BEE,

LONDON, May 3.-The commons,
292 to 289, refused the affirmation bill
. second reading. Owing to Its re.
sction Bradlaugh intends to admins.
ter the oath of office to himself. Tho
Daily News says by the rejection of
the bill the forces OF bigotry and In.
tolerance have triumphed. Fifty Irish
members voted against the bill. The
Times says 1t is to be regretted the
prudent and conclusive solution Of
fered In the affirmation bill was not
supported by majority of the
house.
Free Mason's hall, Qleen street,
burned to-day. All insignia, furni.
ture and paintings were destroyed.
Among the paintings were portraits { f
all ,sst grand masters. The loss is
mosViy irreparable.
Prisstgate street, Peterborough,
was partially blown up last night.
Great alarm was caused by the explo.
sion, as 1. was thought to be the work
of dynamiters, but 1t Is now believed
that 1t was due to the ignition of gas
in the sewer under the street. The
houaes on the street were much dam.
aged.
A telegram has been received at
Cairo from Colonel Hicks, reporting
that on the 29.h ult. he had an en-.
gsgement with 5000 rebels. Tne
battle, which lasted ha an hour,
resulted In the defeat of the rebels,
with 500 killed, including the lieuten.
ant general of Elmshdi, the False
Prophet. The Egyptian losses were
slight. Hicks praises the gallantry
Of the Egyptian troops.
The lower house of the Austrian
reichrath adopted bill fixing the
minimum force of Austrian landwehr,
exclusive of that of Tyrol, at 1873, 600
men, and authorizing the formation of
the landwehr cavalry. The measure
involves an increase of the military
budget f one million florlns.
The presence of Prince Bismark at
the soiree given by the minister Of
foreign affairs further shows the
groundlessness of the reports that 9
difference existed between the primes
and the minister.
The D,nlsh Arctic expedition has
started for Greenland for the purpose
of exploring that country.
LoNDoN, May 3.--The weekly state
ment of the Bank of England shows
decrease of bullion of Gl75, 900
The proportion of the bank reserve t,
liability of 81 l 16 per cent.
LONDON, May 3 C ,llagher, VIII
son, Turin, Ansburgh, Whitehead
and Dalton, the men charged with
treason aud felony, In connection
with the dynamite conspiracy, were
again arraigned this morning. The!
we're remanded for another week.
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the original charter. II presoribes by
the fourth section that there shall be
carried to the credit OF the sinking
fund therein provided for, on the 6rst
day OF February Of each year, one.half
Of the compensation for services (n.
oludiog postal servlce) rendered for
the government (aot applied un-
der section second In liquida.
tion Of inters,, AMI Ia addition
thereto there Ii to be paid into the
treasury to the credit of the sinking
fund $3.50, 600, or so mach thereof a.
shall be nece,sary to meet the five
per centum Of the net earnings Of
Its road, payable to the Ualted States
under said act Of 1862, and the whole
sum earned by 1t as compensation for
services ordered for the United States,
together with the sum by this section
required to be paid, amount In the
aggregate to 25 per centum ct the
whole net earning, of said railroad
company for the year ending the
3lM OF December next presiding.
Now, 1t Is shown that to determine
what will constitute 25 per centum of
the net e,rningr, the amount duo for
DC stal services must be ascertsined,
and the question as above statt d Is
pending for judicial dotermia.
alton as to rates which
will constitute Reasonable COM
peusstlon." Any claim, there.
fore, of the government for immediate
payment under the Thurman act,
must be based upon the oouj ecture
or upoL the rate of allowan for pos.
tai servi,e fixed by the postoffice de.
partment, which tho supreme court
has rejected, or upon the allo vance
for service at express rates, as claimed
by the company. Adopting the rates
thus claimed by the company, the d.
rectors have caused an account to be
stated for the entire period after the
Thurman act took effect, down to De-
cember 3lst, 1882, the period at which
the scsount transmitted by you ends,
which account 1t will furnish you II
you desire. This account shows that
the whole amount due for postal
services during the period and upon the
principles above stated is, 81. $50, ,027
deducting from this the amount oi
postal service a. fixed by the depart.
ment under the rules applicable to all
other roads, (s1 Oil, 1887, leaves the
sum In dispute between the
company and the government,
for this period, $2. 73s, ,8S9 II
is to he noted that your account does
not credit to $69. 39S paid In by the
company In July, 1881, and referred
to in youe letter, She sum stated
above, (2,738, $500 1t will be
seen Is far In excess OF the
balance due the government as
stated In your letter, (without TAX.
Ing into account the $828, 800 due
the company for postal services priol
to the Thurman act as above, aud II
seems hardly reasonable to require
the company under these oiroum
stances to pay the balance thus olaimsc
by you until the questions In contro
versy can be juiiciously settled up
In submitting this their view, th'
directors ask that any error of princi-
Pile or detail, ii such be found, may b,
pointed cut by ycu and the tams will
receive their respectful oonsidera
tion."
| (Signed) SIDNEY DILLON.
The above letter has been referrs
to the commissioner of railroads.
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troops. The opinion Is also expressed
at the legation that failure of the
Mexican 9 g,vernmeut to accept imme-
diately the mobilization OF the pre-.
posed agreement by the United States
Will not Interfere with the success OF
Gen. Crooks operations against the
Indians
ANOTHER HUGE CLAIM.
An Important question, concerning
payment to the Pacific railroad com
panies for government transportation,
is now before the first comptroller Of
the treasury, and an answer Is ex-
pected at an early day. The question
Is whether the earnings for such
transportation on subsidized lines,
leased aod operated by the Pacific
railway companies, can bo lawfully
withheld (.s Is now the practice of the
treasury department. or whether the
amounts shall be paid to the com.
panies In cash The attorney general
has given an opinion that the portion
Of their earnings derived from gov
ernment transportation on unsubsi-
dizsd leased lines must be paid In
cash and cannot be legally withheld.
The question at Issue involves large
sun.
WASHINGTON, May 3 1t Is under.
stood that Secretary Folger will very
soon issue circular OF instruction to
the proper officers directing that
money due the branch lines Of subsidy
railroads must be paid. Itsppears th 9
Pacific railroads applied to the
president to lave 'he money
paid to them under decision
of the supreme court and
he referred the matter to the attorney
general for an opinion. A learned
opinion of Brewster Is that the roads
must pay. The opinion was sent to
Folger and the latter will act upon 1t
ct once as above indicated. The action
will result In the payment to the Central
Pacific and Union Pacifi, railroads OF
q vast sum OF money running away up
into the millions. Ever since the
Thurman act went into effect, under
which the Pacific roads were charged
25 par cent of net earnings to satisfy
the demands of the government iu
this particular the tax has been very
unsatisfactory collected.
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Fifty Thousand Squandered'
Special Dispatch to THB BRh.

New YORK, May 3.-Thomas B
Pheby, for some time superintendent
of the Inyo Consolidated Mining and
Milling company, was arrested in an
action for the recovery of $50, 600
alleged to have been converted to his
own use. 1t Is claimed after the par
tial destruction by fire of the mill and
machinery of the company In Inyo
county, California, Pheby was COM
missioned to collect the insurance in
San Francisco, come here AMI turn
over all the money In his possession
belonging to the company; that ne
stated be collected $75 .0O0 and ex.
pended $50, 900, but subsequently az.
mitted his expenditures were but $19. .
600, and promised to refund the differ.
enca. He failed to do this, hence his
arrest
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THE BORDER BUNGLE.
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SPECIMENS OF REPUBLICAN DIPLo-
MACY.

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SPECIMENS OF REPUBLICAN DIPLo-
MACY.
WASHINGTON, May Sat the
Mexican legation some anxiety seems
to be felt that the attitude of the
Mexican government in relation to
crossing the border by United States
troops in pursuit of hostile Indians
should be correctly stated. 1t Is
thought that the circumstances under
which orders were issued last Satur.
day to General Crook, notifying him
to adhere strictly to the terms of the
convention between the two countries,
have not been fully explained, and
that the impression may be created
that the application of this government
for modification of the convention
was made some time ago and refused
at q critical moment, when Crook had
crossed the border. lhs circumstances,
as they were explained TO the assoclst.
ed press reporter, who called at the
legation tonight, are as follows: Ga
the 80. of July, 1882. the United
States government proposed modifi-
cation of the agreement ofJuly, 1881,
which were in substance that com.
manders of the United States and
Mexican troops be authorized to
change the terms of agreement when
ia their judgement it was advisable,
so that the commander OF either army
might cross the border with his
troops to attack hostile Indians at any
time. Seaor Romero, Mexican
minister here, cabled the term,
Of the proposition to his govern,
ment and on the 26 h received an
answer that the govern ment signed al
this city the agreement with the
United States government, by virtue
OF which regular troops of each coun
try were authorized to pass over the
border into the territory of the other
in pursuit. of hostile indians under
certain Limitations, which were a. the
time thought convenient and desirable
by both contracting parties. On the
24th OF April, 1888, the state depart
msnt received through the legation
here, a communication from the Mex
lean government that 1t was ready
to consider all modification
proposed by the Z nited States, anc
accept such as, in thoir opinion, were
calculated to attain the object OF tina
agreement, which, as they under
stood 1t, was the speedy destruction o
hostile Indians 1t is explained tina
the Mexican constitution requires tn,
consent of the Mexican senate to pass
. ing of foreign troops through Mexi
| can territory, the same formality be-
, Ing necessary for ratification of a treaty
] the Mexican executive not being em
{ powered to act In either case withou
the approval of the senate.
No information has been receive,
at the legation of the crossing of Gen
Crooks forces, but 1t is thought the,
, are already In Mexico and that Gen
Crooks movement was the result of
, mutual agreement between him an,
. the Mexican commander, under which
) 1t Is held, the former has been able t
enter Mexico with the consent of tn
7 Mexican and cooperation of Mexica
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ments at Vera Cruz. The Northwest
breakwater will be completed In five
years and all work will be finished In
twelve years. The government will
pay the contractor 10, ,047, 600 Mexican
silver dollars In weekly payments Of
&10,0 as the work proceeds. The
official journal, In connection with the
proposed foreign loan, defends vigor-
ously the financial policy Of the gov.
erment, maintaining 1t would be false
economy to suspend productive public
work, especially the Tehauntepeo
railroad, which Is Of national impor-
tance and making satisfactory progress
since the government undertook Its
construction,
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them. No one, he said, was less con-
cerned THAN himself by this new de.
mand for him. He thought he had
lately been shadowed by man whom
he took to be . detective. He does
not intend to leave New York.
Gen. Roger A. Pryor, who, with
Gen. Butler, has charge of Sheridan's
case, said all the facts have been gone
over carefully and no ground for ex-
tradition could be found.
O'Donovan Rosss said the Z ,glish.
man who goes to Ireland to govern
should be killed or hanged. If he
could 90 oyer to Ireland now and kill
one Of che prominent English states.
men he would be glad to come back
here and admit 1t.
Now that true bills for murder
have been found, 1t Is considered no
longer open to the Unlted States to
refuse extradltiop of Sheridan, Welsh
and lyman. 1t Is believed lyman
will turn informer.
LONDON, May 4.--The Times says:
If the demand of lyman, Walsh and
Sheridan be made, 1t will be based on
the charge of general conspiracy
which must be held to wear political
aspect, but on specific criminal acousa.
tiou.
DUBLIN, May 3.-James Mullett
was arraigned this morning on charge
Of conspiracy to murder and pleaded
guilty. William Mooney also pleaded
guilty to charge of conspiracy to
murder. Several other men charge
with the same offense are also expect
ed to plead guilty. Lawrence Hanlan
was next arraigned on charge of at.
tempting to murder. Dennis Field
pleaded not guilty and his trial was
begun.
The grand Jury have returned true
bills agsinst lyman, Walsh and Sheri-
dan for murder, and against Fl zharris
as accessory after the fact. All OF
these men are supposed to be In
America, and 1t Is understood the
English government will demand their
extraditlon.
LONDON, May 3.--The rumor pre-.
walls here that the United States gov.
eminent has consented to e1tradite
lyman, Walsh and Sherman.
DUBLIN, May 3.-The grand jury
have ALSO found true bills against
Edward O'Brien and Edward McCsf.
frey for participation In the mardera
of Cavendish and Burke.
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Shipping News.
Special DISPATCHES to THB BEE,

New YORK, May 3.-Salier, from
Bremen, Waesland, from Antwerp.
LONDON, May 3. Bohemia, Bristol
and Falds, from New York; Hohen-
zollern. from Baltimore; Prusaian,
from Boston, have arrived out.
HAMBURG, May 3 The steamer
Africa, Capt. Bucholtz, New York,
March 27, for Lsith and Hamburg, is
considered lost.
LONDON, Mays The bark Nicosis,
which arrived In Bremen April 20,
reports that she spoke the steamer
Habsburg from New York, April z,
for Bremen, previously spoken with
reported that she had shaft disabled.
The Habsburg reported all well,
weather fine at the time.
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Yellow Fever.
Special Dispatch TO The BkH

oPeOIaI DIsPaIcH 70 TIN bhh7
AUSTIN, Tex, May 3.-There Is
considerable apprehension on the
lower Rio Grande regarding yellow
fever. Governor Ireland recsived q
telegram from the chamber of com
merce, of Matsmoras, Mex. advising
that should quarantine be necessary
this season, that the station be estab
lished at Bsgdsd instead of Browns.
Vile. The governor directed the
health officer at Brownsville to consult
with the Mexican authorities on the
subject.
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TIE FODDER LAND.
A Huge Cattle Range Purchased In
Nebraska.
Special Dispatch to The BEE.

Special Dispatch to The BEE.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 3.-The Pfatt
& Ferris cattle company and the Con.
verse cattle company, of Wyoming,
have purchased twenty-five thousand
acres of land In Boone and Platte
counties, from John R. Clark, of this
city. These lands formerly belonged
to the Burlington & Missouri land
grant, and will be used for cattle
ranges.
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NEVER

In the history of proprietary medicines has
any article met success at home equal to that
which has been poured upon HOOPS SARsA-
PARILLA. Why, such has been the success
OF this article, that nearly every family in
whole neighborhoods have been taking 1t ut
the same time. Every week brings new evil
dence of the wonderful curative properties Of
this mplipine
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Four Persons Killed.
ecial niapatch In THH HKH

DETROIT, May 3 This attern DON
q train on the Detroit & Lansing rail-
road, near Howard City, strdck q
wagon on q crossing, killing three
women aud q man named johnson.
The team was runriug away. The
engineer could not see them on
sc ount of deep cut.
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a Warning to OH DIAL Thieves.

BUFFALO, May 3 Joseph Bork,
formerly city treasurer, and lately
convicted. of missppropristion of the
city bonds, was sentenced this morn.
Ing to five years at hard labor at the
Auburn state prison.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-05-04
Hoods
SarsaparMa

as to derive their greatest medicinal effects
with the least disturbance to the whole sys-
TEN. In fact this preparation Is so well bal
anced in its action upon the alimentary
canal, the liver, the kidneys, the stomach,
the bowels and the circulation Of the blood,
that il brings about a healthy action OF the
entire human organism, that can hardly be
credited by those who have not seen the re-
markable results that have followed its use.
If the Sarsaparilla does not prove sufficient
ly laxative, take few doses Of IIoOD's VEG
ETABLE PILLS. II is well In all cases OF
biliOuSneSS TO take these pills In connection
with the SarSaparlllt for the first ten days.
That dull, sleepy, sick feeling can be wholly
overcome by the use OF these remedies. VIII
you give them u trial and be yourself agaln2
An ex.alderman Of this city says Of Hoods
Sarsaparilla, 1T is the strongest Sarsapa-
rilla ever saw"
Each dollar bottle contains one hundred
(averages) doses. Sold by all druggists.
Price one dollar, or six for fve dollars.
Hoods Sarsaparllla, prepared only by @
]. HOOD g. CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
~ Use HOODS TooTH-PowDER.
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Special Dispatches to THB BEE.
DETROIT, May 3.-Detroits l, Chi.
cagos 10.
CLEVELAND, May 3.-Clevelands 8,
Butf,los l,
New YORK, May 3,-New Yorks 10,
Bostons 8.
PHILADELPHIA, May 3.-Philedel-
phiAs 6, Providence "a.
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Mexican Public Works,

1FVNI"I A7FUPNsN1E W DNHs
MEXICO, May 3.-The government
has made contract with Butte, Case
& Co., Of France, for harbor improve.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-05-04

Combines the
BEST Remedies
of the vegetable
kingdom, and in
s,tpl, prnDpI'tiOn
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-07-07
Lawrence-Robinson.

The well known Lawrence Robinson
Concert and Dramatic Troupe has ar
rived. and will give Ketchumites rare
opportunity to enjoy treat this even
ing. The success attending this talent
ed combination in Boise and other ter
ritorial points is quite sufficient to war
rant large attendance and an appre-
ciative houe e.
This evenings programme will he ex-
ceptionally rare. being composed not
only of Miss Lawrences excelienet vocal
selections, but the side splitting comic
songs of ir. Robins N and their COM
bined e.iorts in a great speciality "A
Coniugal Lesson.
The place is the new ciaprch building
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-07-07
The Mazeppa.

Col. Brodhes gives us the singular
history of this remarkable prospect, as
follows: The Mazeppa was discovered
one day, of recent date, located on the
following day and bonded to the Col.
for four months on the third for good
round sum 1t is situated in Elkhorn
gulch and runs parallel with the Quaker
City, small interest in which recently
sold for $3.0u0. The MaZeppa has since
been developed by Col. Brodhead, and
now slows the fiattering possession Of.
a IA inch galena ledge. Some good car
Donates are al O found. and the Col tells
us that he feels confident of extracting
ore in la ge quantities. He will no
doubt make the purchase good. What
1 we need is the soul ste ring enterprise
+ of iusi such men And what we don't
need is a lot of half developed prospects
ewned hy over cautious operators We
I have more live. active workers among
us than ever before and shoi Id feel ju-
bilant to see Ketclum making rapid and
! successful strides to prosperity.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-07-07
The Races THURSDAY

Were well attended and the cause Of
some little egcitment. About three hun
dred dollars worth of pools were sold on
Sorrel Billy, Sleepy Pete, Bird and Sage
brush. Six turns were made before a
start, and the three horses came in,
Sage brush ahead. Sorrel Billy dldnt
STAR, his manager, Mr.. Newman claim
ing not to have heard the tap. The
Judges gave their decision. or at least
their spokesman, who pronounced the
race q go with Sagebrush ahead, Bird
second and Sleepy Pete third. Upon
this decision VIM. Hill the pool dealer
proceeded to pay pools. Several COM
plants and attempted protests were
made against payment OF the same
and much excitement prevailed over
the result of the race; but Mr.. Hill
completed paying pools and the races
for the day were ended.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-07-07
The Stonewail jackson

Isan iron find recently made by DR.. Pitts.
1t lies on the north side of Lake creek,
four miles away. and consists of three
foot iron ledge tapped by a 100 foot cut,
where if shows good ore. goo,: walls,
and be ter indications. At presen the
ore is too low grade for the market, run
ming but 40 per cent, but increasing
richness gives the owner sufficient cour-
age to dig on. Fifty per cent ore al
that short distance would be profitable