Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-11
The Official RefOrmerS Begin
Work by withdrawing
Keim.
Teller Concludes to Modify
his Attitude Toward the
Union Pacific.
Hawaiian Sugar Frauds. Tobacco
Stamps and Other Matters.
CAPITOL NOCEs.
,ecial Dspatcn 10 The Ban.

STAR ROUTE TRIALS.
WARRINGTON, May 10.--On resump.
tlon of the star route trial this morn.
ing the court ssid 1t wished to qualify
the remarks made yesterday, which
seemed to censure Blackmsn. The
evidence showed Blackmaa had made
no proposition to Rsrdell, but had
merely listened to o proposition COM
Ing from the latter. BY consent CT
the court and counsel, Blackmsn was
allowed to take the stand, and he de.
c!arad that Rardell stated to him long
before the tIi4l that he intended to
exercise his privilege as the defend
ant and challenge jurors, but In the
interest of the government.
PAYMAsTERs REUNION.
Pavmsste,s and ex.paymasters of
the United States army who reside In
this city have extended invitations to
all paymssters who served in the union
army during the late war to attend a
reunion which will be held here In
connection with the meeting of the
Society of the Army of tho Potomac
Va tno AoSu dnu llIu iunts luo Will
be a meeting of the paymssters on
Wednesday at the Ebblt House where
they will have their head quarters.
A large attendance Is expected.
BOUGHT BULLION.
WASHINGTON, May 10. The trea-
sury department to-day purchased
278, 0OO ounces of silver for delivery
at the Philadelphia, New Orleans and
San Francisco mints.
HAWAIIAN SUGAR FRAUDS.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-The special
committee appointed to investigate
the alleged fraudulent importation of
Hawaiian sugar had an interview with
Garter, the Hawaiian minister and DR..
Smith, special commissioner on the
part of the Hawaiian government.
The committee will leave Washington
tomorrow for San Francisco. They
are specially instructed to examine
into all facts bearing upon the ques,
ton, whether sugars has been import
ed into San Francisco from the
Hawaiian Islands which were not en-
titled to free duty according to this
treaty with that government.
REVENUE STAMPS,
The acting commissioner of inter
nal revenue to day sent n letter to
collectors If the principal tobacco
manufacturing diOtriots, Of which the
following Ia q copy: "lncreased
facilities have boen provided for print.
Ing stamps and after tomorrow 1t will
be within the power Of this offics to
relieve Immediate pressure and at OIL
early day fill all commissions"
A DISPUTED CLAIM.
The secretary of the interior de.
clined the request of Martin B.
Hayes to vscste the approval made by
the commissioner of the general land
office, of entries upon mines known
as Santa Rita del Cobre, In New
Mexico, consisting of forty. five lode
claims entered by D.. II. Moffat, Jr.,
and patents will accordingly be Issued
In favor of the mining claima nts.
CHIEF KxAhINRR.
Charles Wyman, chief clerk of the
treasury office, has been selected chief
examiner of the civil service commits.
sion, vice Ksim, whose name vas
withdrawn at the request of the com.
m%isstoners.
THE CONTINUOUSLY WITH THE UP.
There's no change In the status OF
the controversy between tho interior
department and the Union Pacific
railroad, concerning the amount of
payment required under the net earn
ing. clause of the Thurman act. Sec
rotary Teller has the matter under
consideration ard will corfer with the
attorney general before answering
President Dlllon's last letter or taking
any other action on the subject. The
government has no intention to N
Join payment of dividends by the
company pending the final determine
ton of the question at issue.
ARrHUR's PLANS.
The president will probably accept
the invitation to attend the csremo.
niles incident to the Inaugural Of the
New York and Brooklyn bridge on
the Oath Inst. He will certainly be
present on that occasion If his en-
gagements will permit. l. Is also
probable that he will participate in
the memorial exercises ut New York
City.
The president will not take up hi.
residence at the Soldiers Home be-
fore next month. He has not YET
made any arrangement for summer.