Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-24
! News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. AN INDUSTRIAL FAIR Proposed by the Cotton
 Planters Association. THE METAL SCHEDULE UNDER FIRE. An Important Item of Tariff
 Revision.
 THE VICTIMS OF THE CAMBRIA. Serious Charges Against
 the SlEtam's Crew.
THE VICTIMS OF THE CAMBRIA.
Serious Charges Against
 the SuEtam's Crew.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

A Worlds Fair PrOPossd-This Time in
 the Intsrest of the Cotton Industry
 Revelations Before the Star Route Jury
 -The Capitals Quota of News.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-A bill to encourage the holding of worlds industrial and cot ton centennial exposition was introduced in the Senate day by MT. Garland. It pro- vides that an exposition shall be held in the year 1884 in some city to be selected by the executive committee of the National Cotton Planters association of America; that the President of the United States shall appoint six United States Commissioners recommend ed by the association, who may upon ths rec, ommendation of majority of subscribers to the enterprise appoint seven United States Commissioners, who together shall constitute a board of management of the "World's In- dustrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition" |" The President upon the recommendation of the various Governors Of the States and Ter ritories shall appoint one Commissioner and one alternate Commissioner in each State and Territory whose functions shall be de- fined by the board of management; the board shall select place and date for hold ing the exposition. The position of Com missioner is honorary in every particular. Foreign governments shall be invited by the President to be represented at the exposition and medals shall be awarded exhibitors Ar ticles imported for exhibition shall be re- eeived at our ports duty free unless sold here. The bill was referred to the Commit tee of Agriculture.
 In to days Star route trial Rerdeu gave an account of how he dined clerks A. w. Moore testified that Senator Dorsey told him that he selected long routes purposely, as the chance of increase and expedition was better than on other routes. This witness continu- ed at great length and detailed several con- versations had with Senator Dorsey in which the Senator told the witness to sublet con tracts, which he did in several States and Territories. Dorsey further told the witness he could assure all parties that the routes would be expedited. The witness finally became partner with Minor and Dorsey, having 8 one-fourth interest in all their contracts, and when he complained of not receiving his dues Dorsey told him he must understand it took money to retain influence with the Postofice department. The witness fur ther testified that MT. Hutchinson threw up a contract in Oregon and when he spoke to Mir. Mclean about taking it he told witness he could carry the mail on that route in his pocket. Mir. Moore was then subjected to cross examination by Colonel Ingersoll.
 Janson, the notorious grave robber, was arrested here this evening for stealing the body of Shaw, the colored murderer who was hanged here last Friday, from the Potter's field. Shaw's body was discovered at an early hour this morning in hack driven by John Mack, who stated that it had been placed in his hack early this morning by two vuif krp kok fa fha ard University. Janson, it appears, removed the body from the Potter's field in broad daylight on Saturday afternoon and delivered it to some medical students on Tenth street late that night. When discovered this morning the upper part of the skull the brain and some Of the vertebras had been taken away. Janson will be brought up in the police court in the morning, but as there is no law in the District to punish the par ticular crime of grave robbing he will prob ably be held to answer 8 charge of violating some minor city ordinance and will escape with the nominal punishment of a fine of S1CO or imprisonment for three months.
 The board of supervising steamboat in- spectors at to-day's session adopted resolu- tion calling upon Secretary Folger to aid in enforcing that section of the revised statutes which provides that all sailing vessels on the lakes and seaboard shall display proper cau- tionary signals. It was also decided that no fire pumps except upon ferry steamers shall be placed below the lower deck resolu- ton was also adopted requiring manufactur- CTS of marine boiler materials to make affi- davits as to samples submitted.
 short, unimportant session of the Cabi- net was held today. All of the members were present except the Secretary of State. The civil service bill was but slightly con- sidered.
 An amendment to the rules of practice in the patent office states that powers of attor- ney may be revoked at any stage of the pro- ceedings of case upon the application show ing reasons therefor satisfactory to the com missioner. Heretofore attorneys could be changed at the option of an applicant