The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-14
PlTH OF THE PRESS.
A Most Dangerous Counterfeit silver
Dollar in Active Circulation.
Manifesto OF the Leaders of the Work.
ingmtn'S Associations.
Latest Developments in the Dukes.
Mutt Murder Trial.
The Madagascar Treaty Ratified by
the United States.
A Field Day for Railway Directors at
st. Louis, Mo.
The Star-Route Trial - Another Day
of MOnotony.
Some Other Events OF General Interest.
Washington News Notes.
A SICK EECRETApV.

Washington News Notes.
A SICK SECRETARY,
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Secretary Fol.
er was not at the treasury department to.
ay. His health does not improve as rap
dly as expected, He will probably acquiesce
n his physicians advice, and take a short
ea voyage in few days, in order to recu.
'erate, Assistant Secretary French will
continue acting secretary of the treasury
or some time.
PROMOTIONS.
BY the death Of Lieutenant Colonel Will
lam Ii, Brown, LIST infantry, Major G.. A.
5artlett, llth infantry, will be promoted TO
he lieutenant'colonelcy of the LIST infantry;
Captain James A. Snider, Sd infantry, to
major of the llth infantry; First Lieutenant
Edmund Rice, 9th infantry, to captain OF
the 9th infantry, and Second Lieutenant ]
Q. Tillson, 9th infantry. to first lieutenant
Of the 9th infantry.
THE sTAR.RoUTE TRIAL.
The defense continued the presentation
of petitions and other papers in the star
route trial this morning After about two
hours had been consumed in monotonous
reading, lngersoll said his supply Of papers
was exhausted, but he was hopelul of fuu.
ing more for the afternoon session, AL.
though the court seemed to attach small
importance to this kind of evidence, re.
marking that house full of them would
not weigh u feather Wilson procured n
fresh supply OF papers, and continued read.
ing.
NOT TOO PROUD TO LEARN.
In directing Professors George l.. An.
DR. ws and Samuel f, TiIlman, of the
United States military academy, to visit
Harvard, Yale and other American col
leges, the secretary of war desires thorough
inquiry to be made into the course of study
and methods of instruction Mt the leading
American universities and colleges. Sneak.
ing of the subject to-day, General Drum
said: This may be considered new de-
parture, but the world moves on and VIZ
must keep abreast with the spirit of tho
age. 1t is desirable that West Point should
avail itself Of everything which is com
mended and endorsed by the ripe experi
ence OF our leading institutions of learn
ing"
WANTS SLICE.
The Gull d Sup lSlard railroad was in
cluded in the list OF land ant railroads
which the judiciary committee of tn,
house, during The fDriy.stventh congress
reported upon, recommending that thei
land grants he dec afed forfeited. for tn,
reason Ihat the work uf construction har
NOT been begun. No ac,iln, however, wa
'sA'; sA;I ! ss'.s ~ ,is.S,ygg ssg,9r,e'
siPpl, and Other gentlemen, VINO have uU
tam 'd control OF the charter, have gone 4
New York Tor the purpose OF interesting
capitalists therein, forming II syndicate tC
supply m,ds necessary To complete tn,
road s,T ltA Al . /
tation that tue valuable land grant can d,
secured, ltlS 'urther poried that a meet
ing will be nelu in Wall street 10 discus
aud mniLte 'ha pinn + operations
TuE LABoEtNG MEMS SLOGAN.
The board uf dirtCtUrS appointed by th,
central cOnlmliti L uu iAbit lepr latinn. or
ganized ty authority uf the las concross u
national labor uulcnS and the assembly q
labor OF the Uniled States have published
manifesto headed With the string cull
ITO your tents o Israeli Th. nAuil,s,,
denounces the m ,j0lily of the senate A
lawyers retained by federated capitalisr, /,
demands all extra :, ssion uf congress "a
remedy for impending strikes, and advise
all wage workiuen TO IN their trade Union
or the Knights ol Labor anu prcsun
an nnOroken front; denounces th,
abrupt suspension OF the senate inyestiga
ton of the relations between capital an,
labor, and says; This action, couple,
with later proceeding lu'micable to the in
teresis of wage workers. cnuvnces th
board OF directors oi the insincerity an,
hollow hypocrisy oi the proits ions of
majority OF the senators The complet
subsection OF our Legislators to moncye,
power has never been more clearly demon
strated than by the recent tariff Legislation
OF the Forty seventh congress. whicI
threatens 70 result in immediate an,
distressing reduction of wages in many
| the great manufactures OF the country
The attempt will naturally lead to strike.
and consequent misery and want, and prob
ably riot and disorder will ensue, us usua
to be attached to the poor workman instea
OF the gay and festive liars, hypoCrites, Jus
glers and public pldnderers, who basel
abuse the powers reposed in ther
by a contiding people. The Psalmist say
all men of high degree are uai,
and If he had lived IN Washington to.da
he would repeat the assertion with our sun
Elementary attachment. Human agencip
have undoubtedly devised schemes b
which the lew have enslaved the many
and human beings must rectty the wronp
We should not continue to look into th
clouds OF Heaven like ignoraNt ours ic
deliverance ron our expressions, but I
one another Federated drones must h
counieractvd by federated labor, r.
demanding as with one voice immed,at
reform. What, yer we do however. shout
be done peaceably, 1t possible, and in ac
cordance with the laws
RATIFIED
| The Madagascar treaty was ratified at th
state department this at ieruuon.
| One Oi the specific objects of the visit
the Madagascar mbassy 10 th countr
was to perfect the treat, concluded b
Consul Robinson Ia May 1881, and latel
| ratified by the ieuBie Tn. enyoys e)
hibited iull puwer, ron the quee
to announce her ratification, and reu,ies,e
that the excDang, 0i Publications might b
made here. No obi c,ion cns made by IN
president, aud iO.,,y the ambassado,
called upon VI. Fplnghuysen at IN
state department An made the eychane,
The ,r'aIy hnt been proclaimed by IL
president.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The only mem iers ~ the cabinet prese,
at the meet ny o.day W 70 Secretari,
Frelinphuy.en, Teller Chandler and Lii
coin. SeCriary FOlg.r Was too III to atten,
The postmaster cueral md attoruey.ge,
eral are out ~ the city
Its the general impression among of
cials of the treasury department that A
sislani Treasurer Nyman will be N
pointed To su coed Treasurer Gllhlla
The pr, -idrut has sald that he will
guided en- ifely In this mater by the se
retarl of the treasury.
The chief of the secret service division
the treasury d.par m.nt has been advis,
that the musi iuugrrous counterfeit Of q
3 apdard s'l' r d 'lur has made It's appea
ance IN OniO aud Indiana. The base Co
has the exact weight, ing and appearan,
o. the genuine, and r.sisis the auid /. s, n
les the outer coating Ut silver Is pene,r r
ted. II would readily he accepted as gen
ine by merchants. Several Ut these pi.c
have onl, been discovered upon reaching
sub. treasury.
the CITIZENS COMMITTEE,
organized soine weeks agJ 10 take concerto
Il il..a.