Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-04
THE BIG LABOR STRIKES IN
THE EAST.
BLISS LAYS 1T ON TO THE
STAR ROUTE THIEVES.
ENGLAND WANTS TYNA N
WALSH AND SHERIDAN.
UNCLE SAM CINCHING THE
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Railroad Decision.

Railroad Decision.
WAsuINsToS. May Judge Law
rer &c, First Controller Of the Treasury,
! rendered a decision to-day in favor OF
the st L ,ui, & San francisco Railroad
Company upon its claim for trans
po,t.sion services on account Of the
United States from. 81. Louis to Spring
field, Missouri. The question involved
was WHITTIER or not 'e lima grant rail-
wa, ,rnpanies are entitled to payment
by the gov-rnnsi for transportat on
service. The act making the grant of
public lands IN aid OF the st Louis &
san Francisco r .ilroad Company pro
vi.ies t ,at this railroad shall remain a
rnb 70 highway for the use of the gov
el nm mt of the United Stats, free
trom tolls or other charges up.n the
transportat"n Of any property or oops
IF the United Sat.s. Jndg. Lawrence,
however, holds that Congress-, having
in ubsfauens acts made appropriations
10 i.nd grant railways which had at t
r. ceivsd aid IL & 'vernment bonds OF
SO per ce. : oi tle full amnun. due
Tor tran portatl"n services, COZ ting ut
upon their wflt:n acceptance. OF the
terms of the Acts (Which are simply
acknowledgment OF fu t Ter claims for
comp, nsa ion beyonh so per cen uml,
and the St L,ui> h San Francisco Com
papy having ii Il its acc lt,ncs with
the Third Aai TOR OF the Tseasu y
IS ens.'ei {, payment It the
rate of 50 per c-ntum Of tie III |
AIN. unit upon The basis Of the general
tariff Rates.
After the Railroad.
DIS MONIES, Ia, Nay ST. s
Coffin took his placs ia the Railway
Commission to-day. The Board have
never been able to ge. report rom the
Ueiop Pc tic road regarding the bus
cess done over the bridge 1t Council
bluf, and the c,m mission recently
brought ut at Council III If, against
the COMPANY. Slnce thea part # the
3 ards questions have been answered,
bat t 'e company ev,.ded answering the
thvf-, lucluiing tae tonnage received
..aa Forwarded over The bridge. claim
lag t "a, ,e figures ull be Oh.
tanned. Tae c npany i o object tina,
Is natinn.l .nd not I. s at corp,r
atm aud tvs tie cnmplny's priuted
report ou-At 70 s fly / ,r B,4ri. The
3 ara IT, lay instr"cfei the A t'rney
Geaerai t, press the >uit already begun.
a EafEE Captured
KANSAS CITY, May 3.-Sherif
Mann. r. Bowman and MINOR a
j Fountain, of New Mexico, with
posse # Mexican ST. iers passed
through here yesterday, en- route for
L avenworth, having ir charge john
KINNEY, known as the "i>"g Of .e
Rls,less," and eight Numbers If his
g,jg They are under srnt-nc. of long
,m?ris'nrn~n5 at Fort Lsavenwoitn
THIS yaug has been for years a terror
cir1z-us throughout Nv Mexico and
r-xas, and has carried. on sy matte
depreia,inns, chi fly Ia cst,le stealing.
During Mir Fountains raid som.
months az" Is men were captured, Of
whom IA were sentenced to ] al IN vari-
Qua parts Of New III xico and Texas.
A Congressman Indirtee.
HARRISBURG, May 3-The Grand
Jury t day re- urned an indictment OF
..ur,!er a.sinst Hon. Philip B Thomi
son, Jr.. fnr killing Wa.t:r Fl. Davis
on Arrl 9Th. The return was made
late this afternoon. and Thompson will
be arrested Tomorrow. The iudi,t-
melt creates much surprise, though 1t
is genera l, approved of. D fendant
and his friends expected e indlci
NUT would be for man,l.ugs t-r. Il is
expected that the pris", e., father, one
OF t 10 ables, l.~y.rs in X. tlcky, wi
be his Counsel A Sc, t men5 Is grow
In. t,at the Xxi ling OF Davis is TO b.
clas,ed as AL assassination, and there j.
a disposition to criGIcise the conduct of
Miss 3 ckner, uuon the tren ia o.
whose stat men, t. her c,nsin it Is sup
posed he made his attack on Davis.
Bliss on Dorsey.
WAsHIsGgos, May 3-In the Star
ronte trial lay Bliss continued to
address the jury. elf Dorsey
was an innocent man." said he,
Why did he continue Rerdeli
in his employment after he
discovered his character. Why did
he seek TO compound felony with
Inn to prevent him fr"m testify.
,"r. instead Of d.fying HIM to do
mis- worst!" Bliss adm ed that
'he government witness, Moore, was
not a man of the highest style, but
.skel if 1t was natural that Con-
tractors should employ men OF high
character t. do illegal work.
WASHINGTON, Nay 3-The Pres;.
dent has apo nted the following men
hers If the Board If Visitors t. We. t
Phi t: Rear Admiral c. ?. Rog RS :;
B.snop VIM. l. Kip, Of Gala; Hon. j.
N. Arnold, Of Il'mi-; Hon. B 4.
Wi man. Of Nevada; Howard Potter,
OF New York Hon. Asa French, OF
Ma.-achuxetts and G. l l. NJ. Dayton
Of Oni".
CHICAGO, May "a meeting of two |
hundred sire. C .bi, railroad employees