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Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
A Selfish Motive.

Sps cial Dispatch to Tbs BHH.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-The ar.
bltrary action of the Bundesrath In
ordering the exclusion of American
pork products from the German mar.
ket was not expected. The announce.
ment, however, has created quite q
stir In the state department, and home
diplomats are &C q loss to know where
this sort Of business Is going to end.
Munster Sargent, In his last report to
the secretary Of state from Berlin that
the pretended sanitary reasons
Is becoming the thinnest thread,
which has been torn Ia
snreds, and which Is now
apparently the only one insisted on as
an excuse to the United States. In O
VOID, there lie no sanitary objection to
American pork. The true explanation
Of the agitation Is that it Is a thorn Ia
the flesh of German proprietors, that
a pound OF American pork can be sold
for tan pfeanig less than home pro.
ducts. If the move Of keeping out the
half o million c~ts. of American porl
imported into Germany yearly coult
succeed, then their great rival IL ou'
of the way, aud they will fix the price,
to suit themBslves.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
ssry. Of the location Of the town site o
R.Ntd IVA,

rary Of tho location Of the town site Of
Rapid City.
A man named Ford claims TO have strrol
q vein of coal eight feet deep on his farm
In Aurora county.
The outlook for q season Of prosperity
for the Black Hills country was never
brighter than ut present.
There Is q plan on foot In Deadwood Co
form 9 stock company with o capital OF
$4,000 to build q hotel.
A thread and Irvine factory, o paper
mill and a furniture factory will be built In
Columbia, Brown county, this year.
A Mitchell paper says that It Is safe 70
estimate the arrivals there for the next
two month, will average fully 800 persons
per day.
The marble found at Deadwood and
Rapid City promises to be q good article
as soon as a depth is reached beyond the
action of the elements.
Lead City has q set Of roughs who be.
have themselves so badly In church that
the trustees have published notices in
the papers warning them not to repeat the
offence.
Considerable development work Is being
done throughout every di strict In the
Hills. As q rule the mines are improving
both in quantity and quality as tina work
progresses.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
90 JOTTINGS.
CALIFORNIA.

SSS' S''NN
The Las Bosas ranch, Los Angeles, is
patrolled by armed men to prevent settlers
cutting wood.
A Cotton butcher named j. ID. Romaine
has fallen heir to Q fortune of $l75,0 600
by the death of bis stepmother In New Or
leans.
At National City last week five Me.i.
cans attacked o Chinese washhouse and
clubs, after which they stole $40 In money
and fled.
United States Detective Finnegrass Is
still raiding the jewelry stores In the
southern part Of the state In search Of
gold half and quarter dollars made for
charms.
The Stockton supervisors have been
struggling with the evils Of prostitution
and gambling in that town, and at o recent
meeting decided to have the former regu.
lated by ordinance, and to license the lat
tor.
All Foy, q miserable specimen of the
| Monaghan race, whose existence ia made
more intolerAble by an inourable and loath-
some disease, attempted suicide ut Stock
ton by eating rat poison. The stuff, while
1t might successfully exterminate rodents,
was not sufficiently deadly to cause the
suicidal pagan's soul to take flight, and he
still fingers, a hideous spectacle to the res
idents of Stockton.
The mountain town of Susanville was
the scene of q successful elopement recent
ly, and in consequence thereof the people
are happy. The clipping parties were Phil
ander A. Jenkins and Miss Betsy A. Fox.
They resided at Big Meadows, and had
long loved each other dearly. An uncle Of
Betsy's, however, opposed the match, and
strategy was found necessary. The fair
one visited friends at Susapville, and Phil
ander followed IN q few days. The uncle
smelt a mouse, and also went to Susan.
vile, but one nipht Philander hoistei his
loved one out Of a window, and a justice
of the peace had made them m before the
uncle was awake.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
CROOKS WORK,
ial DisI atch to The BBB.
Pox AMI MEDICINE

SMALL PoX AND MEDICINE.
WASHINGTON, March 10 General
Crook, commanding the department of
Arizona, yesterday reported to the
commissioner of Indian affairs there
were fifteen Indiana sick with small
pox at Peach SPRINGS, neal the At
lantic and Pacific railway. The COM
missioner directed the physician at
San Carlos to attend to the medical
wants of the Indians.
The folio wing telegram was received
at the Indian Office to-day:
WHIrpLE BABRAcKs, A, T., March Is.
PBICE, Commissioner OF Indian Affairs,
Washington:
Dispatch received. The Indians need
something beside medicine. They have
nothing to eat, and their efforts to get
something may interest the whole country.
(SignedD GIo, Crook, Brig. Gen.
Commissioners Price this afternoon
telegraphed Crook, informing him
there we're no funds from which to
purchase supplies for these Indians.
He suggested, however, If the war de-
partment would supply the immediate
needs of the Indians, he would en-
deavor to have congress reimburse the
department at the next session. The
Indians referred to are accredited to
the Colorado river agency, but are moi
on the reservation consequently there
IL no appropriation available for theil
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
NEVADA.

A Bodie Chinaman is reported to have
made, 81, 900 daring the past year by sell.
ing old tin can material for roofing pur.
poses.
Tommy Mclaughlin, q waiter in a Para
disc hotel, carved the Chinese cook of the
hostelry very seriously the other night.
The pagan, IL Is Thought, will die, and
Tommy is awaiting results in jail ct Win.
nemucca.
Several washouts have occurred recently
on the Northern Pacific railroad, between
t%wenty-four and sixty.hve miles above
Wallula and near sci to Pay" point. The
road bed over that part Of the route is low
and the recent freshet in Hangman's creek
10 the cause.
L. L. Robinson. president Of the Albion
mining company, Is in Eureka, and says
for himself that he will sssign the entire
property Of the company to some person or
persons appointed by the creditors, and
give them over also the fifty.cent assess.
ment levied to-day. He has telegraphed
the board In San Francisco to know II they
will ratify his act Of Assignment.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
THE O X FRENCH

Special Dispatch TO THn Bee,
HIS BUREAU A RESORT o CROOKS.
WASHINGTON, March 16 Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury French has
furnished for publication q statement
in regard to tho charges against Su.
pervislrg Architect Hill. He denies
a knowledge Ct any of the charges.
This is q mere bubble. The state
ment made was that the charges had
been prepared for confederation of
Secretary Folger. Assistant Score.
taay French il not the proper person
to pass upon such charges, as he Is the
head who has approved all of Hills
work. Some years ago whtn
charges were preferred against a con-
tractor for fraud, Frepch's department
supplied the accused with early copies
of the charge, and gave him access to
the records of the department before
the prosecuting officers had al oppor-
tunity to examine them. The opinion
Is that 1t would be unwise to put the
new inquiry into the hand of assistant
secretary French. It Is said q good
deal Of evidence can be found against
Hill,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
A HomtIy ON Hogs.
Special Dispatch TO THK Bee.

special Dispatch 70 THK BRs,
CHICAGO, March 16.-The investi.
cations made by the reporters 20 to
show that many of the large apart.
ment buildings In Chicago are verita.
BILE fire traps demanding the instant
attention of the authorities. In re.
gard to the sment that the
German decree against the importation
Of American hog products has been
promulgated, Armour & Go, say the
decree will not have any effect upon
this years crops as there is nc surplus
whatever for export. Another large
provision house here Is gathering
statistics from all parts of the country
with the intention of convincing the
German government that u hog pro.
ducts are worthy of acceptance.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
CAPITOL MOTEs
Special Dtspstch to TIE Bns.
f~~-l~-fT TITTT fkT
PROPOSALS TO BUILD SHIPS

iNNa.t.r a-.n. H.. MA 4..NNHHh HN.H..
PROPOSALS TO BUILD SHIPS.
WASHINGTON. d. O., March 49,
Secretary Chandler requests all Amer
lean ship builders and contractors of
marine engines who may desire to bid
for the construction of three steel
cruisers and a dispatch boat, to com.
municate immediately with the navy
department, stating the facilities fur
nished by their establishments for do.
ing the required work.
CHINA's CONTRIBUTION.
o. w. Denny, counsul general of
the United States, at Shanghai, China,
forwarded to the state department
80. 800 in United States gold coin to
be placed to the credit of the Garfield
memorial hospital fund. Three hun.
dred dollars of this amount was con.
tributed by Chinese friends of Denny,
Who'll for warding their subscription
said they would ''be most happy to
head q chinese circular and send it
around among our friends, but to ask
our countrymen to subscribe to a hos
pttal to built to q country which will
not permit Chinese to enter 1t for ten
years, is more than we dare do The
balance Of this contribution was oh.
tanned from citizens of the United
States residing in China, and who
were ar 1ious TO aid In the undertaking
of the hospital committee
JUDGE SUSPENDED.
The president has suspended Judge
| Wilson s Hoover, associate justice
Of the supreme court of Arizona,
pending Investigation by the depart.
ment of justice Of the charge of cor
rupt practices In accepting brides.
CUTTING DOWN SIGNALS.
The chief signal officer has been
compelled through lack Of %sppropria'
tions for the current fiscal year to Is
sue an order discontinulng thirty 'siI
caution display stations, disseminating
teleg :aphic weather reports from
Eagle Rock, Idaho; Washskie, For
Wyoming, and also disseminating tele
graphing the l o'clock q. m. "synop
sis" and special bulletin to printing
stations, also disseminating min,
stations altogether.
%sUITEAU's CRANK.
Among the CAGES assigned to-da!
for trial before Justice Haynes In thu
newly organic ID branch of the crimi
nal court, is that Of VIM. Jones, In
dicted for assault with intent to xii
Charles j. Guiteau. Jones Is tn,
man who rode along side the prison
van and shot at Guiteau through 1t
side.
The great public notoriety giyer
the case OF Architect Hill has induced
him to inquire into the nature of tn
charges against him.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
Tho Flood IN bsidinR
Special Dispatch 60 tbs Bsn.

MEMPHIT, March 16.-The water Ia
aow twelve inches below the danger
line on this side. The water is be.
tween the banks everywhere between
Memphis and Cairo. A force of q
thousand men are at work repairing
the damage by the loo,A Travel
on the line of the Memphis & Little
Rock railroad will be resumed by
next Thursday. The outlook for a
fine planting season throughout the
Mississippi valley was never better.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
RIVAL KTN0s.
| Special Dispatch to TIN BEE

CORN AND WHEAT STATISTICS.
WARRINGTON, March 16 An in.
vestigation of the consumption and
distribution of corn and wheat to
March l has been oompleted by the
department Of agriculture 1t makes
the stock Of corn in hand at that date
about $50, 0O0. 600 bushels, or SO per
cent of last years crop. OF this $780,.
600. 600 brshels are In the states of
the central basin of the Tennessee.
Most of the remainder IL In the mid
states. In comparison with the aver
age stock the past five years, at the
same date, there 10 scarcely any In
crease IN the middle or western
states. In the south the percentage
Of the crop is 43, instead Of 81.
Taking all the states together, the
increased stock Is about two per cent.
The seven surplus corn states, from
the Ohio west to Nebraska and Kan.
sas inclusive, have 33 per cent of the
crop on hand, against ~ per cent last
March, aud 80 per csnt of the crop OF
1880.
In the west half Is used for produc.
ing meat and a email per centfor food.
Tho proportion of wheat On hand
March lst, is 20 per cent of the crop,
Or 140, 900 600 bushels. The proper
ton Of the last five years at that date
Is nearly the anne In the state, Of
the central basis the total reported on
hand is 104, 600, 900 bushels. The
proportion remaining in the..southern
states is % per cent instead of %, the
average of previous years. In the
Pacific states the percentage is 90 in
stead of the former average of 26 pei
cent. The details Of the distribution
will be given at length In the Marcel
ranorta- ~ n.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
Hotel Hurnsd.

Special Dispatch 70 lin bss
BURLINGTON JUNCTION, Mo March
16.-The j. M. Martin hotel caught
fire here to-day and was totally de-
stroyed. 1t was only by the hardest
work and united efforts of our citi-
Gems that the whole west end Of the
town was saved. Tho oause Is cup
posed to be a defective fiue, az The
workmen bad built a fire to dry the
plaster. Lass, SO, 600; no insurance.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
A Suffering Secretary.

oPocIkl DI5PsVOH' % kHH D"H'
WASHINGTON, March 16.--In an
interview with Secretary Teller In re-
gard to the scandalous enoroachments
on the public domain, the secretary
expresses himself personally opposed
to the entire land grant system, but
Is compelled to administer the law a,
he finds it, and complains that the
executive branch OF the government
is greatly hampered in Its efforts tc
control and correct the evils of the
system by the supreme court decision
and the dilatorinesI of congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
NEW MEXICO.

Two determined road agents robbed the
stage between Globe and Florence on the
night of the Sd inst, getting away with
Wells, Fargo & Co. treasure box.
Afemale beggar was arrested for vagran.
cy at Albuquerque last week. On being
searched at the prison q draft on a New
York bank, drawn in her favor, was dis.
covered.
An armed posse, composed Of 20 picked
men from the Shakespeare Guards, under
command of Captain Black, lett Lords.
burg for the ella valley, for the purpose Of
capturing M. @, Kinney and his band OF
r~ustlers, who are reported to be located
within a few miles of Richmond with 25C
il one OF the most lawless men in New
Mexico, and has o band of twenty r~ustlers.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
DAKOTA.

Rapid City will soon have a $780, 900
hotel.
There are 5000 SOU are miles of fine for
est timber in the Black Hills.
A new kotel IL being built ut Columbia,
Brown county, which will cost $4,000.
A creamery has been incorporated at
Elk Point and will begin operations on
April LIST.
February oath was the seventh anniver'
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17

cPe HI UE'phtuh 70 i'm bbh.
ALBANY, March 16.-At3 $3.50 o'clock
this morning Q fire broke out In the
kitchen of the Dslavsn house. The
halls we're rapidly filled with smoke
aud the most Of the LOG guests fed
from the rooms panic stricken and half
clad. In half an hour the flames were
subdued and the guests returned to
their rooms. The damage was nom.
inal.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
Brutal Sports.

Special Dispatch 10 TIL Bss.
PITTLBURa, March 16.-A prize
fight If thirty six rounds took place in
the parlor' OF Col. Kehme's residence
near Altoona, early this morning, be-
tween James O'Neal, of Plttsburg,
and James Kehne, of Philadelphia,
for $1,000. O'Neal was declared win.
ner.
An extensive cooking main In the
heart of the city was raided while in
full blast, and twenty-five sports and
twenty birds captured.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
The Charges Against Hill and
French's Efforts to
Shield Him.
The Surplus Of Last Years
Crop of Corn and Wheat
and It's Location.
Hazen Lops OF Several Superan'
nuated Flagsts n
laneous Items.
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
Special Dispatch to THB Bss.

FROM BRADY.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-This
morning General Brady again took the
witness stand, and was further cross.
examined by Bliss. Bliss took up the
proceedings of the congress commit.
tees and asked witness If his state.
ments then made were true. He as.
serted they were.
Bliss-Don't you know you made
ten times the number of orders made
by your predecessors, Routt and Ty.
ner.
Brady-I presume I did; I thought
myself ten times better an assistant
general postmaster than they were
together. daughter. } Tyner and
Jewell did little In expedition. II
was not part Of the Jewellian plan to
plan to increase star routes or steam
boat service.
Bliss You spoke of congress ap.
proving your act. Where you you
find that7
Brady-I regard granting the de-
foiency appropriation a. approval.
Biias-Wss that the only basis2
Brady (aharply)-That was enough.
Bliss-Did they give you all you
asked2
Brady-No, but they gave me
enough.
Bliss-Then you asked for more
than you wanted2
Brsdy-Yes, for more than enough
to make up the deficiency.
Bliss Did you not say to William
Lilley, sub-contractor, In August,
1880, that If the sub contract ON Mia.
eral Park was given to q of Jen-
nings' you would cut the ser sice dowr
to q trip q week?
Ingersoll objected.
After argument witness replied
that he did not retnember such CON
versation. He had felt like sayins
such things about Jennings because
he rendered such miserable service or
other routes.
Bliss produced one Of the prices
drafts and sskedif witness had ever
had the paper in his possession.
Wi son OBI :oted.
Merlick expressed his itsntion O
showing that these drafts for 81, 2o(
each and 81, 500 In money had beer
placed upon Brsdy's desk by q con
tractor for q corrupt pu pose. He ar
gued 1t was competent evidence 70
either direct or cross examination
The government would show that thi
witness had dragged his white robe
of Office in the gutter at the bidding
and for the pay of others In referenc'
to other routes. They wanted to hav'
1t out of his own mouth, 30 they Nigh
rebut him.
The court interrupted, and asked i
Merriok held that, if the facts wer
proven as proposed, he could oblig
the defendant to criminste himself.
Merrick commended he could, an,
read from authorities In support of hi
proposition. Having voluntarily gon
on the stand the defendant must rul
his risk Ct eliminating himself. Tn
law did not contemplate force whel
such Witnesses were allowed to testify
If they showed that en- or about tn
same time Chat the indictments GOV
ered) witness was stepped In ~villainy
was 1t not competent evidence?
During the delivery of Merrick'
argument, which occupied half an hon
and was characterized by bitterness
and soathihg comments upon Brady
the latter sat with the greatest con
posture In the witness box, looking hill
calmly in the face.
Without hearing the argument O
the part of the defense, court az
journed until Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17

Ill health generally m from lack
OF the proper life forces In the blood.
To restore the blood to q healthy state
use Browns Iron Bitters.l
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
Brakeman squsessd ne Oakland.
anacial ni,,okchss ~ Tyup BHU.

Brakeman squeexed at Oakland.
Special Dispatches 70 Tns BsS.
OAKLAND, Neb March 16. Harry
Strong, q brakeman, fell under a
moving train while passing from a bcI
to q fiat car on the north bound train
this afternoon, near Lyons. One rib
and his right arm wore fractured, and
his left arm wsa badly mutilated.
He will lose two fingers. Strong is
now at the st. Paul house, Oakland,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17

Issued. The lodging occupied by
Louise Michel before her fight has
been searched and . number of doCu.
ments found there were seized.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17

@S~Hoods, s~carfs, ribbons and any
fancy articles can be made any color
wanted with the Diamond Dyes. All
the popular colors.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17

- ,~istenoe. The necessity of provid-
ing for these Indians (sbout 600 in
number) was urged upon congress by
Commissioners Price in his last annual
report.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
Decline OF Man.

Nervous Weakness, Dyspepsia, Inn.
potence, Sexual Debility, cured by
"Wells' Health Remover" q.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
Tho Combination of ingredients

used In making Browns BRONCHIAL
TRocHEs Is such as to give the best posi-
BILE effect with safety. They are widely
known as the best remedy for Coughs,
Colds, Throat diseases and Asthmatic
troubles. Price, rs cents o box.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17
OREGON.

The hull Of the bark q. l.. Taylor, re-
Gently wrecked of the Straits of Fucs, has
been towed into Port Townsend.
j. L. Furguson has been appointed in.
spector Of custom, at Portland, vice John
p. Ward, appointed appraiser Of customs a
abort time Ago..
Israel Moser was killed at Silverton by
the accidental discharge of a gun, down the
muzzle of which he blew, with q view OF
ascertsining II 1t was loaded. His age was
20 years.
The trustees of the Taylor Street Pres.
byterian church, Portland, have purchased
half a block on Eleventh end Taylel
streets for Sl4, 600 and propose to erect o
$35, 600 church thereon.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17

Silver Bow county has o cash balance on
hand Of 5000.
A sixty stamp mill will he erected at
Butte by the Drum Lummon mine to work
the ore produced by that mine.
The railroad company has contracted for
1000, 600 brick for the purpose Of building
round houses ut Livingston.
A wooden factory will very probably be
built this year at the falls Of the Missouri,
. short distance below che Sun river.
A prize fight took place in O'Keete
canon last week, lasting two and q half
hours. At the end of the thirty second
round the fight was declared o draw.
In February of this year 100 lots were
sold In the town of Livingston for 1884,
760. The total amount Of sales from the
first of the year to March 1st, were $685..
O2o.
The Lexington mine at Butte Is consid.
cred the richest silver mine in the terri.
tory. Its sh ares are now selling In Harris,
France, for S35 each, which is an increase
of 10 per cent. duting the past sixty days
The Methodists of Miles City believe IN
fighting sin with the devils dollars, ant
contribution boxes are placed In all th,
saloons. The Press says: The coutribu
tion box ct the Keg saloon IL now file,
with hard cash. and I'M less another one J
placed on its ounse tAb hletnoaiss s5oiet
will lose q great many quarters.
The taxes imposed upon the Northern
Pacific by the Custer county authorities
and efforts of the latter to obtain s~stisfac
tion Of the claim, has resulted In o threa
from the railroad officials to remove thei
station and side tracks to Fort Keogh
and leave Miles City nothing but o fal
station or, perhaps not that.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-17

LONDON, March 16.--No arrests
have yet been made In connection
with the explosion. The police no.
ticed nothing suspicious about the
building before the explosion CO.
CURED.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-12-14
Concerning the Welland Canal.

Few Americans have any idea about
the Welland Canal. looked at this new
achievement Of the Canadians last week.
The old canal was towpath concern
and did not admit steam tug coincident
with the vessel. The new canal has
fourteen feet of water when there is
high water, but in the summer drought
il is said to be less than fourteen feet.
It is a magnifcantly constructed work,
and excites surprise that Americans
should have permitted Canadians to an
ticipate them. Yet it will be observed
that the facilities for this canal through
Canada are much better than through
the United States. The axis of the two
lakes, Erie and Ontario, passes through
Canada the Niagara river issues from
the ex treme eastern end of Lake Erie
while Lake Ontario, overlaps Lake Erie
considerably in Canada. 1t is rather
startling to see moving through the APP
parently solid ground for the country is
very high where the New ~ elland ca
nal is built, tall, massive ocean steamers.
full rugged ships, etc, sometimes as,con-
tinuOus as g caravan across the desert
They go along silently. not 4 sound OR
whistle escaping them, and the visitor
sometimes thinks his mind is deceived
and that the landscape is haunted
Y. Tribune. s.|.S.8S