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Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
CAPITOL NOTES.
Special Dispatch to The BIN.
WANToNLY WRECKED

WANToNLY lick
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The re.
port of Rear Admiral Clitz, command
ing United States naval forces in the
Asiatic station, detailing the clrcuu'-
stances attending the loss of the
United States steamer Ashuelot, by
which several lives were lost,
has been received by the
secretary Of the navy. The report
has not been made public but is of
such o character that Secretary Chand-
Ter has ordered q court martial to try
Commander Horace e Mullan, who
was In command of the Ashuelot when
wrecked. Captains VIM. P. McCarn
and Jos. N. Miller, the former as
president of the court, and Master
Samuel g. Lsmly as judge advocate,
have been ordered to proceed to San
Frauolsco and take passage for Yoke.
hama by steamer sailing the 29:h inst.
HOSPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Among tha gu descriptions recently
received by Treasurer Gilfllan for the
Garfield memorial hospital fund are
the folio wing: King George, Of Ton.
aus, through Dr.. Osndsius, United
States consul at Ramoa Islands, $500;
II. @. Marston, United States oonsul
at Malaga, Spaio, $l44; Hugh Hamil.
ton, United States vice consul 81
Tenerlffs, $3.50.
ABOUT BONDS.
Assistant Secretary French said to
day he asked Secretary Folger Satur
day IL he had any instructions to give
regarding the question OF anticipating
the interest on the 18th call or pay
ment Of that call, which will mature
May LIST. Folger naid he had no In
structions to give in the matter, as HI
was not quite ready. The assistan
will take no action on either of thes'
questions until advised by the secre
tsry. Treasurer Gilfllan says it ha
never been customary to anticipat
Interest before the 25th of the month
because it is not possible to prepar
interest checks before that date.
COURT OPINION.
Justice Cox to day delivered tn
opinion of the court in general term
the case Of Key vs, the secretary {
state, and directed the issue of a mar
damus to compel payment to Key {
a portion of the award made by tt
Mexican claims commission In the ca
of Benjamin Well.
GUARDING YELLOWSTONE PARK.
Secretary Teller has requested Il
secretary Of war to detail a mtlita'
guard for protection Of Yellowstor
park property. Secretary Linco
promised to comply with the reques
DowH-HILL WORK.
No action will Be taken In regard
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
Exhibition Of Sal road Appliances
special Dispatch TO THB BRK.

CHICAGO, March 19.-Exhibits for
the national exhibition of railway ap
planes, which opens here March "a,
are being received in large numbers
Secretary Talbot today received a
~cablegram from London stating that
the old engine Rocket" built by
George Stephenson, and the first loco.
motive ever run upon q railroad, has
been secured. 1t is now among the
curiosities In South Remington muse.
UNI. The exposition will have the
four Oldest engines In existence. The
Other three Inc ude one from Eogland,
n from Nova Scotia, built by Ste
.phenson, and one owned by the Balti.
more & Ohio railroad.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
a Naval GOur; Martial Appointed
to lnV0Stig ate the Wreck
Of the AShuelot.
subscriptions to the Garfield
Memorial Hospital Coming
In from Over the Sea,
III, Final Dividend Of Seven
Per Gent Squeeze Out of
the Freedms ans Bank.
Another Day in tho Star Route
Trial-A Guard for Yellow.
stone Park.
THE STAR ROU TIE TRIAL.
Special Di3patch To TuR PpR
DAY OF DEBATE,

Special Dispatch to TBB BgB.
"A OF DEBATE.
WAsHINGT5N IN, March 19.-The iury
was excused for a day and argument
on the admission of portions of Brady's
evidence continued. Merrick said
Brady had stigmAtized all of Walsh's
testimony as false, as "a lie made out
of whole cloth" On his cross exam
inatlon tho government proposed to
interrogate him relative to facts sworn
to by Walsh. Brady came upon the
stand and declared he had acted lin
matters increase and expedition) from
pure patriotic motives; ne brought his
motives In the case, but he would find
that what he thought was solid rock
was but quicksand beneath his feet,
for 1t was for the government to re-
but his testimony on that point. "He
put his motives forward" said Mer.
rick, "snd I now propose by the
magic rod of truth to dissolve and
disclose his propose"
1ngersoll made the clos,ng argu-
ment. He said 1t was not material In
this case what 6rsdy's motives In
making expedition were In any other
case; 1t wal not necessary to intro.
duoe several other cases to prove Gen.
Brady knew 1t was wrong to swindle
the government. No matter If he had
stolen In those cases, the presumption
was he was innocent of the charge Cd
trial. Ingersoll commented upon the
length of trial, that it might run into
years.
The court said the twelve candles
still burned.
l. & ,rsoll-I am willing to 90 on
with eleven, when n Juror dies, and
when the last man dies to take his ad-
ministration; yes, Ito Merrick,) I ex-
poet to survive and the case may drag
along until the Judge, who shall finally
pass upon 1t, will not remember even
the3 name, your honor. daughter }
The court, speaking Of Brady said
he may have been . very kind hearted
man and allowed members of congress
to run over him and get these orders
81 will; that would have been weak
but not criminal. If he had been
charged with receiving a bride the
court would require direct evidence of
that charge and would not allow evil
dence of any other tffsnse to be
accepted In proof of that charge. The
question was whether the court could
receive evidence of payments to Brady
by other contractors; whether his acts
could not on their face be shown to
be criminal acts by the light thrown
upon his motives In other transactions.
On this point the court reserved
decision. Ingersoll said he would
continue the argument tomorrow.
Adjourned.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
Vigilant Work in Montana.
nanlal anaAahAa A. TsIa na.

HELENA, Mont, March 19.-Lsst
Friday night q barn, eight head of
horses, three COWS, hay, grain, etc., of
b. @. McNaliy, twelve miles distant
from Helena, burned. The vigilance
committee traced the crime, 1t 10
claimed, to two men named Coomes
and Smith. They we're hung by the
committee Sunday night. Taeir bod
les were brought to Helena this even.
ing. Coomes was an old Alder Gulch
miner and at the time of his death
KEEP. the Eleven Mile house. Smith
was q discharged railroad hand.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20

Fort Randall, express a desire TO Join
the remainder of the Uncapapas Sioux
at Standing Rock, and 1t IL under.
stood that the Wal department and
Indian bureau will accede to the
change, owing to the good conduct of
the ssvsees during the past winter.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
Limits OF Telepnonic Action,
LmhoHat Iouxnal

Cbampers JOURNAL.
The power of the telephone to trans.
NIT the voice to long distances is inti-
mately associated with its delicacy.
Mr.. Willoughby Smith has found by
experiment that that . telephone will
work through . resistance" of wire
corresponding to 100, 600 miles of tele-
graph line; and hence 1t would seem
mere child's play to fulfil the words
of the, poet, and "waft a sigh from
Indus to the Pole" But this Is only
q laboratory experiment; for an actual
telegraph lines the leakage of electro
G ty from the wire to the ground, damp,
and other drawbacks, render the trans-
mission of speech by wire far less easy
in practice than was at frat supposed.
Nevertheless, 1t is on record that Mr.
Edison transmitted q speech over o
line $50 miles long In America; and
conversation has been carried on over
500 miles in India; 800 miles, from
Tabriz, In p sraia. to Tiais; and 800
nSlss In Saaip, Austria, and ottsl
plfoea Where The atmosphere u Or,
and pure. In Easland We, have no
been able to work through ''snoh Ion
circuits, owing to the wetress Of tn,
atmosphere; but Mr.. Van Ryssell
berghe, the Ingenious chief Of tn,
Meteorological Observatory at Brus
sells, has telegrsphed from that city t
Paris, o distance of 2l5p miles; ant
this while the same wire was carrying
simultaneously an ordinary Morse tel
egraphio message. by q peculiar dis
position Of his apparatus, Mr.. Var
Rysselberghe spoke to Paris by tele
phone without any interference from
the Morse signals that we're traversinl
the Identical wire at the same. time.
The day after the bombardment o.
Alexandria 1t was announced In the
London papers that the noise Of the
guns had been heard at Malta by tel.
ephone through 1000 miles OF sub.
marine cable. Experienced electric
iaus took the statement with q grain
of salt, because they knew that Q sub
marine cable differs from q land tele'
graph wire In the greater r~etarding eff.
cot which 1t has on electric currents
travelling along 1t. A cable has the
feffsct Of running together-jnmpine
up-the delicate and rapidly succeed
Ing vocal currents of the telephone,
and either mufaing the articulation .r
creating absolute silence. 6O(
miles Of land line would make little OIL
no difference on the disiinotness of
telephone message, supposing thu
wire TO be we'll insulated from the
earth, but 100 miles of ordinary sub
marine cable will probably be quit'
dumb. Indeed, some experiments
made by the writer, with DR., Muir
heads artificial cable, show that whil'
the voice could be family heart
shrough q length equivalent to fifty OF
tixty miles, when 1t came to eighu,
miles no sound at oil wa
audible. The induotive retsrd
aton had FILTERED away an
blotted out the delicate undulstion
Of the vocal currents. Telephoni,
messages have, however, been SUCCESS
fully sent by cable scros the channel
and from Holyhesd to Dublin; but h
no case has the length Of the oabl
reach 100 miles. The dream of wbi
pering across the Atlantic under tn
"roarlpg forties" Is likely to remain
dream for q long time to come.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
Bounoing Dukes

HARRISBURG, March l3.-In the
house tonight, Bierer, of Westmore-
land, introduced the following:
RESOLVED, It Is the sense of this
house that some action be taken look
ing to proper disposition of the ques.
tions as to the right of Nicholas Ly.
MAT Dukes, of Fayette county, to his
title to . seat In the house of repre-
tatives The resolution was referred
without discussion to the Judiciary
COMMITTEE, with instructions 20 report
az soon as possible.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
The Story Dwindles as Rapidly
as Investigation is Fuehed.
Parnell is Billed for America
While Sexton Holees
the Fort.
A Variety of Political aadNSo
cial Notes from "ehe Car
den of Romance"
The Loyal Orange Agitation In OF.
tawa-GeuerAl Foreign News.
ND.
Special Dispatches to TINS Bns.

Special Dispatches to Tus Bns.
LONDON, March 10. The LeSy
Dixie affair lie puzzliug everyone Nc
clue to the ASSISTANTS. A gardener
potting geraniums 80 yards from the
scene neither saw nor heard anything
Of the occurrence. Lady Florence
sayn she thinks she called TO her hus
band for help. She says she should
be sorry to attribute the outrage to the
Land League.
LONDON, March 10 Lady Florence
Dixie, who was attacked Saturday by
two men disguised In women's clothes,
says the mon spoke no brogue, she
remembers seeing her st. Bernard dog
drag one of them backward.
Arrived the Bsltic and Wielard.
The Glasgow express from Edin.
burg telescoped a train from Glssgo y
near central station this evening.
Four persons were killed and many
injured.
The queen stepped upon the stairs
of the palace Saturday and received
IN uries, but was able to hold q coun-
oil with the ministry yesterday.
Parnell goes tc America, Sexton
remains to watch the parliament.
The universal arbitration and peace
society publish a letter from President
Arthur, acknowledging the letter the
society sent him commencing the
presidents reference In his last an
nual message to arbitration. The So
ciety drew from the presidents re-
Spouse he sympathizss with their OBJ
jects.
The action brought by Herbert
Chamberlain and Walter Cnamberlatn
against Lsnnox Boyd, member OF the
reform club, for alleged libel nm
pating to them misconduct calcu.
lated to prevent their election into
that club, was qussted.
The steamer Gardinia, towad into
st. Michaels, is reported disabled.
The bullion withdrswn from ~
S Hs. ss 81 co. aSs'Ah' 80
LONDON, March N.-The Globe
q y that In consequence of the Iat'
outrages the police force of London
will BIZ increased by 1000 men, an6
the staff of detectives on duty at night
will be doubled.
Coleridge Kennard writes to The
Times, complaining of the commons
~neglecting his motions relative to the
surplus Of the Alabama award, anG
says his object is to recover the sur
plus for legitimate British claimants
and tax payers.
LONDON, March 19.-Arrlved, thu
Helvetia and Spain.
LONDON, March ia meeting
took place on the brasserie des paqueI
Of 500 socialists, at which the dis
turbance occurred referred to In tn,
Paris dispa Oh yesterday. 1t was hels
In Geneva, and not In Paris. Tn,
only serious symptom In France yes
terday of sooialistio activity was al
attempt to seduce the soldiers statione,
In Rheims by throwing over the wall
of their barracks ~plscards giving direc
lions for blowing up the public build
ings. Nine persons engaged therein
are arreated d.
LONDON, March l9.--Rumors tina
two barrels of powder have been foun'
In the vicinity of the large gas meter
at Kings Gross, London.
@LoNDoN, March 10 -Irish member
Of parliament dlsoredit the story @
Lady Florence Dixie that she wa
attacked by masked men.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
Tho Tax ON Banks.
SpecIal DISPATCH to TIN Ben.

opCCtai btopooSh w III M
LOUISVILLE. KY, March 10 The
commissioner Of internal revenue re-
plies to the Q enquiry for off ,ial con.
struction Of tho law repeating the tsx
on capital and deposits of banks, as
follows:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WASH NGroN, March Is, 1883.
j. s. Bal et, Cashier German Security
Bank:
SIR:--In reply to your letter Of the 9th
inst, you are informed that this office has
not yet decided what construction should
be placed on the Language Of that Part of
the act of March3. 1881, which repeats the
tax on capital and deposits Of banks and
bankers. In view of the Importance of
the question involved. IL probable the Sec
rotary OF the treasury will submit the same
to the sttorney-eeneral for his opinion az
soon as an actual case arises which calls
for decision of the department. II such
taxes are still due, returns for the same
cannot be demanded before June LIST, nor
can collection Of the same be enforced be-
fore July 1, 1888. (Signed:)
II. G. RoaKRs,
Acting Commissioner
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
A Heavy storm,
,cial Dispatch to tbs BE.

optCIaI OIsPHVOH W TT D""s
CHICAGO, March 19.-The storm
here continues, and the reports this
morning show that the cold belt OK
tends over the entire northwest. Con-
siderable damage to property was oc'
casioned at Milwaukee, Waukegon
and other points on the east shore OF
Lake Michigan. The change is OK
pected to seriously delay wheat sow
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
A Female Murderer to Be Hung

A Female Murderer to be Hung
Special Dispatch to The Bnn.
WATERBURY, Conn, March 10
Emeiine Msaker, to be hanged on the
30th Inst. at Windsor for the murder
of little Alice Mesker, has written her
husband and daughter to visit her be-
fore "Ahe is murdered for what she Is
entirely innocent Of" and asking that
her body be buried at Barre, They
refused both requests. Mrs. Meaker
a'so wrote her son Almon and the
oficsrs, charging them to repent on
their dying bed for her cruel murder.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
Billiards and Boreas
Special Dispatch 20 THB BKA

CHICAGO, March 10 Jacob Schaef.
fer, In the practice for the coming
tournament, to day, ran 227 and aver.
sged 43 in COB points, balk line game.
TINS is larger than any recorded pub.
Ito performance.
The boat house of the Farragut boat
club was damaged and a dozen racing
and pleasure boats smashed by the
storm last night and to-day.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
Tko Bond Case.
spe ial Dispatch to The BE.

spe ial Dispatch TO 1HB BE.
TAYLoRsvILLE, lis March 49,
Emms Bond, the victim of last sum-
mer's outrage, mysteriously left her
sick o last Friday night and WAS
discovered by her attendants lying on
the ground north of her house In al
unconscious condition. The Incident
has created q suspicion that an attempt
ut abduction was made to prevent her
appearance before the grand jury as
she seemed on the road to recover.
Ths prospect of recovery now is
doubtful.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
ADnubIe Murder.
.-.A.l A. r.. NJ.

CBILLIoorHE, o., March 19.-Wm.
Keys, q farmer, stopped at the house
of . man named Taylor on his way
home last Saturday night. A quarrel
arose, and Taylor called out his
brother John, and the two assaulted
Keys, who drew a revolver and In
stantiy killed Taylor, and MORALLY
wounded John. Keys was arrested.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
The Motion Denied.
Special Dispatch 10 TIE Bee.

New YORK, March 19.-Judge Dom
ohue, in the supreme court this morn.
Ing, denied the motion to 80 amend
the complaint In the Metropolitan
Elevated railroad company against the
Manhattan and New York Elevated
railroad company that the only ques'
ton to be involved would be the
validity of the Merger agreement.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
Urs mHtic and Pugilistio.
Special Dispatch TO THH BE.

New York, March 10 Ludwig
Barnsy, the tragedian, was entertained
at the breakfast to-day BY Whitelsw
Reid. CARL S,hurz and Lawrence
Barrett were among the guests.
The cosmopolitan theatre has been
pronounced unsafe.
A dispatch from Boston says Sulli.
van will soon make q match for Sl0,.
O00
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
PRBEpMAN's DIVIDENDS.

Comptroller Knox will shortly pay
to depositors of the Freedman's bank
another and fnal dividend of z per
cent. Dividends amounting In the
aggregate to Go per cent have already
been paid.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
Exams Moysments.

Special Dispatch to TIE BHH.
WATERBURY,, Conn, March 10
Patrick Egan departs for New York
this afternoon. Thence he goes to
Buffalo, and afterwards to Boston.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
A Challenge to Row

Special Dispatch to THB BKB.
NEw YORK, March 19-Wallaoe
~ 1sxsps-d -y Issued q challenge to
~ cTsrf1s to row q fo6r> or ave
Nhie rcSe for $1,000 and the winner
to receive all tho money rebeived from
the railways, eto Ross Will give $500
expenp" pcuviaed that Hanlan will row
at ST. Jnhr, or will take $500 and row
az TORONTO. The race will take place
O n or after the LIST of July.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
IHHnnOH DEf I
WASH NGrOS. March ,6. 1879. (
Sluggsr Sullivan's Benefit.

BosToN, March 19.-The largest
crowd ever brought together by any
exhibition of the kind In this city At
tended the benefit tonight Of John
L Sullivan In Charitable Mechanics
Fair building. Eighteen thousand
people were present. Tho street in
front of the main entrance to the
building was densely packed and
thousands we're turned away, 1t being
impossible to gain admlttance. The
crowd, in the main, though impulsive,
was quiet, and the police had little
labor in preserving order.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
Capture OF Youthful Bandits.
,pecinl dis match 10 THB BE.

AUSTIN, Texas, March 19.-Ma1
Thompson, the young train robber who
assisted in robbiog the train here q
few weeks ago, was CAPTURED and jailed
to day. All four robbers are now
jailed. The youngest is Is, the Oldest
only l6 years,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
Three Men Inst,
Special Dispatch to THH BEE.

GLENDINE, Mont, March 19.-The
Ice In the Yellowstone broke at noon
yesterday while three men were cross
ing the river. They were carrled
down the stream and are supposed to
be lost.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20

the charges against Supervising Ar.
chfteot Hill until Secretary Folger re.
turns. Eek. Congressman Murch said
to-day that every charge he has made
Is well founded, and he has proof to
back them.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
Wippins' Weather.

Special DlspAtch 70 IHh DIXIE
. TORONTO, March 19.--One of the
most severe snow storms of the season
Ia prevailing throughout the Ontarios
to.day. The wind Is high and cold.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
flies and bu g6

Flies, reaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats,
mice, gophers, chipmunks, cleared out
7 "Roueh on Rats" loo.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
More Cold,

DETROIT, March l9.--A heavy
snow storm prevailed In this region
all last night. 1t cleared this after
noon. Railroads. are somewhat de-
lsysd.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
CANADA

OTTAWA, March 19.-In the com.
mons to-day, White introduced a bill
TO incorporate the Loyal Orange asso-
citation Of British North America. On
motion the bill will be read second
time tomorrow. Conesol moved an
amendment that the bill be read
second time this day ak months. An
animated discussion ensusd. The
amendment was 6ally defeated 80 to
"a. There 10 Q strong determination
on the part Of the French and Irish
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
Good Indians.

Special DisI Atch 70 THs BHh.
sr. PAUL, March l9.-Sitting Bull
and n hundred and forty Of his fol-
lowers under military surveillance ct
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20

sLAvEN's YOSEMITE COLONGE
Made from the wild flowers of the
PAR FAMED YOSEMITE VALLEY
1t is the most fragrant Of perfume.
Manufactured by FL. b Slaven, San
Francisco. ForsAls In Omaha BY w.
>. Whitshopss and Ksnnsrd Bros.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
Solid Cash.

Special Dl5pztch 10 TIE BE.
New YORK, March 19.-The City of
Berlin from Liverpool brought $3.50.
600 In specie.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-20
Want No More Aid
Special Dispstch 70 rHs Ban.

spocA Dlspsscn 70 Ihs bhh.
SHAwNEErowE, ILL.,, March 10
The mayor announces that no further
sid for food sufferers here u required.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-06-26

DUAL taxation in any form.
and is in favor of the largest liberty of pri-
vate conduct, consistent with the public
welfare and the rights of others, and of the
regulation of the liquor traffic, and pro-
viding against the evil resulting therefrom
by judicious and properly graded license
system.
Fifth-The abuse of the present contract
system in our state penitentiary, by which
the products of the labor of convic,s are
brought into competition with the products
of the honest laborer to the great detriment
of the latter, are injurious and unwise, and
ought to be corrected, and the promises of
the republ car party to abolish this sys-
tenn are shown to be false and hypOcritical
power.
Sixth-The production of the govern
ment is due to all American citizens, ma
tive and foreign. abroad as well as at home.
Seventh-We re- affirm the resolution of
the state convention i'm Ohio in 1880, 1881
and 1882, and of the democratic national
convention of 1872, 1876 and 1880, de-
naming thorough reform and purifca-
ton of civil services, and the republican
party has violated every pledge it has
heretofore given for the reform thereof,
and has failed during its long administra.
ton of the government to correct even the
NEST crying abuses, and we demand, there
fore, a change in the executive administra-
tion of the government itself. The reform
first of all necessary, as made still more
manifest by the recent star route trials,
thereby ousting corruptions confederated to
protect crime and prevent the punishment
of criminals, and by so doing to make it
possible again to punish fraud and theft in
the public service.