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Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
C~oncerning the Health of
GcneraI Grant.

NEW YoRK, March 5.-The Medical Record
heretofore quoted in these dispatches, in con-
nection with accounts of the condition of G ZEN,
Grant, will on Saturday contains the follow
ing: "In view of the recent developments in
Gen. Grants condition, the Records bulletin,
two weeks ago 50 largely quoted by the press
of the country, requires some explanation. 1t
by the Medical Record were founded on the
best authority, that of DR.. Fordyce Barker,
the attending physician CT Gen. Grant, and
this explanation is manifest in the following
note" The note referred to contains a tech
meal description of Gen. Grants symptoms
as observed by the writer (Dr. Barker), and
asserts that the statement then made was not
exaggerated. The letter explains that at that
time the action of congress had q most de-
pressing effect on Gen. Grant, his vital powers
suddenly broke down, and the local malady
speedily assuming new aspect. The news
paper accounts were much exaggerated, and
the doctors had never anticipated any such
speedy termination as they indi,
Gated. The word cancer" was not
but "Epithelioma" of a magnificent type.
The Medical Records article after referring
again to the exaggerated accounts of Grants
condition, published in the newspapers, de-
fines the nature of the disease, which it az
tests, Is serious and unfrequent. 1t had not,
however, become deeply rooted in this case
under consideration, the tongue, epiglottis and
all othet parts of the throat being in a normal
condition. The only tooth that General
Grant had removed was on the sound side of
the mouth to relieve a persistent ache in the
left ear.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
FAST LIVING
BrIpgs n Young Man to Grief-Wal-
lace's Defalcation.

E. A. Wallace, the emhezziing junior
member of the firm of Sander, Howe &
Co will bs arrested. On Monday a
complaint was sworn out against him. but
was not served at the request of Mr..
Sander, who wanted to give Wallacs a
chance to square up his accounts, which
were supposed to be only $500 or $500
behind. Mr.. j. T.sEvans was appointed
a referee by both parties to examine into
the affairs aud report accordingly. Mr..
Wallace agreed to turn over the books Of
the firm to this gentleman, but 30 far has
failed to do 60, surrendering only
one or two unimportant books.
1t has been found, furthermore, that the
amount of his deficiency ia much greater
than at frat supposed. Seven hundred
dollars, already traced, are discovered to
have been taken, while there is DO tell
ing how much more has been embezzlsd
owing to the fact that the books of the
firm are not forthcoming. Examination
OF thu check books shows that Wallace
has destroyed the stubs of a great many
checks issued, and has failed to make
proper entries of all paper issued.
For these reasons, 1t has been deter
mined to push the prosecution against
Wallace. BE has a young wife, now in
New York, who has not yet been notified
of his troubles. Wallace bears the name
of being a fast young man.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
Import Collections.

What have been the collie cions on I'm
port during the past month";" asked a re-
porter of Collector Campbell, in his office
Wednesday.
TOO small to MENTION" replied no
Intercepted, "we have had almost
nething in the way of imports during the
month of February"
Glow Is that2"
"Well, people are not doing any in-
porting nova days. About April or Nav
business will begin to be rushing ana We
will have a steady line of Imports"
"Does this years business compare fav-
orAbly with that of last year2'
"Yes, it will show a handsome increase,
[ am assured. The business of the de-
partment, taken as a whole, Is growing
all tbs time"
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
'BeIIigerent Auditor Brown.
GOV ERIN HAS HIM ARRESTED N ga
TRII pIrn LN uIa nILcR

Goy. SHERMAN HAS HIM ARRESTED AND CAT
TELL PUT IN HIS PLACE
DIES MoISHs, March.5.-In the matter of
the suspension of State Auditor Brown by
Gov. Sherman, there were no new develop
nents yesterday until 6 o'clock in the even
ing. In the forenoon the governor went with
Cattell, auditor pro tenn, to the auditors
office, and the governor asked Brown if he re
fused to surrender possession to Cattell.
Brown replied that he did. The governor
and Cattell then retired. In the afternoon
the governor went before a justice of the
peace and filed an information against Brown
OF having committed a misdemeanor, by ex.
ercising and attempting to exercise the
functions of auditor after having
been suspended from said Office
Late in the afternoon Sheriff Painter served
the notice, and arrested Brown, and took him
before Justice McMaItin, who released him
on bail and fixed the bonds at 50, 0C0, and the
hearing was set for FridaYmorning. He gave
The bonds and was released. He was repre-,
sented by counsel. The theory Of his defense
Will be as stated by the counsel, that thu. laws
under which the governor has suspended hin
are unconstitutional. After Browns arrest
Cattell was placed in charge of the auditors
office.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
Police Court.
Before Judge Beneke yesterday morn
ing, the culprits:.were painfully few.

Before Judge Beneke yesterday morn,
ing, the culprits:.were painfully few.
S. @. Hartman, who was arrested yes
terdsy on a charge of intoxication, had
again been discovered In the doubtful
occupation of endeavoring to paint the
bailiwick a dark purple hue last night,
He assured the judge In solemn accents
that he would "never do SO again." but
would leave Immediately for Papilllon.
for which place he had purchased q rail
road ticket. He was fined So and cost
and escorted to the st-bound train.
Pat Kearney had been celebrating In
auguration day In the conventional dem
ocrattc manner. One week on bread ant
water.
ThOmss Boyd mo, not he of loos
theatrical fame) had likewise been to,
intimate with the fiery fluid. Thoma
would net acknowledge the Germ juice
and sustained a continuance.
Thomas Leonard O'Hearne and Leon
ard Bleidel were two worthless who har
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
LEGAL LORE,
Notes of the District Court-Estelle
Bappy-County Court.

The Thomas case, spicy somewhat In Il
details, draws o goodly crowd every de,
to Judge wakeley's branch of the distric
court.
Minnie Meiuzsr files a petition for di-
vorcs from her husband, Lawrence Mein
z,r, with request of priviltgs Of resumIns
her maiden name. She claims that
Meip2,r, to whom she was married In
Januery, 1884, has another wife llvipe
from whom he has never procured O
divorce.
Following Is the call of docket for to.
day.
BEFORE JUDGE wAKELEY.
Thomas vs.. Thomas ION trisl).
Ebenback va. U. z. railway company.
Connolly vs. Miller, sheriff.
Bates Va. Price.
Chindberg We. Smith.
Estabrook ct al VS.. Coots.
Burr OF al against Peterson.
Herschstein ct al We. Germsnia Life
ln.urance Co., n. Y.
Woods vs. Haley.
Before Judge Neville:
State of Nebraska vs. James p. Mills
for libel.
Chris. Roberts and Charles Miller,
convicted of grand larceny vera brought
before Judge Neville yesterday morning
and sentenced to eighteen months In the
penitentiary.
II GALLAGHER CASE.
"Boys, shake; I've won the Gallagher
caae."
District Attorney Estelle was as happy
as q bird yesterday afternoon, after the
result Of the Gallagher case was an
nounced. The jury returned a verdict
against the defendant, finding him guilty
of obtaining money under false pretences.
Mr.. Estelle worked hard to secure the
conviction of theman, and in hissuccess he
Is to be congratulated. The Ringing point
of the convictiug evidence was a letter and
q promissory note, both in Gallagher's
handwriting, by means of one of which
the other was Identified.
The letter was one ..purporting to be
signed by George A. Hill recommending
him to Edwards, the real estate man.
This missive, 1t is claimed, Gallagher pre-
sented to Edwards, when he obtained the
money on the falsely mvrtgaged proper
ty. Hill disclaimed ever having written
the letter. 1t was proven almost be-
yond doubt that Gallagher had
forged it, by the similarity of
the chirography to that of the
promissory note, which the accused man
acknowledged to have executed. This
point being Demonstrated, conviction was
easy. Gallagher Is a hard man, having
escaped from prison twice sincs frat ar
rested.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
oklahom. Boomers arrested.

WICHITA, Kan, March 5.-Deputy United
States Marshal Rarick, of Arkansas City, ar
rived here at noon to-day with the following
Oklahoma boomers in custody: W. L. Couch,
H.'H. Stafford, @. e, Streeter, T. w. Eichel.
berger, A. G. McCord, p. j. Odell, w. III,
Miller, George +. Brown and A. j. Static,
They were Arraigned severally before United
States Commissions Sherman on the charge
of engaging in an insurrection against tRt
United States, The boomers were not repre-,
sented by counsel, but pleaded not guilty
and waived preliminary examination. Eaci
was bound over In the sum of $1,000 till tht
9th inst. All furnished bail.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
Van Wyck's Victory.

New York Times.
Ths surprise of the forfeiture bills
enemies at the passage of the measure ia
almost equal to their disgust. They
never intended to allow the bill to reach
a vote on its passage at this seAaion of
congress, but they were defeated by the
good management of Mr.. Van Wyck, ss
the leader Of their opponents. Friends
of the measure are jubilant over their
success. The bill was twice placed at
the head of the list of special orders by
It's advocates, and twice barled In the
calendar by Its enem.c', and to have car
ried 1t through under ,hess circumstances
isa friends considered a big victory. The
amendments made the bysenate areunim-
porSant details, and 1t is believed that
they will be accepted by the house of
representatives.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
An Case.

Judge Selden tried in his court yester-
day the case of James Fleming W. the
Plat Dutch Verein, a benevolent society
with a sick benefit provision. 1t appears
that Fleming had been sick, and claimed
from the society $50 as the amount of his
accumulated benefit. He was refused on
technical grounds.
Judge Selden, after hearing the case,
decided that the society, inasmuch az
Fleming had kept up his dues, was obli-
gated TO pay the benefit. A judgment
for forty dollars was rendered for the
claimant.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
The ~Penitentiary Doors Opening
Wide for Joe Mackin and Com

Special telegram to The Bee.

Special telegram to The Bee.
CHICAGO, March j. Sensational develop
ments are expected when the last expedient
for keeping Joe Mackin and the rest of the
ballot box suffers out OF the penitentiary
fail, ii not before that time. 1t is q matter
of common notoriety in the newspapers and
political circles that a very prominent demo
cratic politician, a millionaire with lofty DO.
litical aspirations, was concerned in the fraud;
that the fact is known to several persons and
that it only requires a confession from one
of them to put him in danger of accompany
ing Msckin and the rest of the gang. He
is constantly harassed by fears of this result.
He was nearly scared out of his life when the
federal grand jury brought in the verdict of
guilty against Mackin, Gallagher ct al, and
has since been drinking heavily, though usu-
ally a very temperate man. The defiant at
titude of the defendants is now known TO
have been due to the fact of their hold on him
and the belief that he would be able to keep
them out of the penitentiary. They have
been bleeding him from the outset and are
prepared to continue the process as long Is
necessary, even if it runs until the statute of
limitations bears the prosecution. 1t has al.
ready cost HIM q round sum and it is thought
that he will not get out short of $1,000 trib-
ute. The prosecuting officers believe that
when the time arrives for the ~convicts to go
to prison, one of them will save himself by
turning states evidence. When that time
comes there will be o considerable shaking up
In political circles.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
A Boom for Van Wyck.

Special to the Omaha Herald.
Washington, d. G., Feb. Ex-senator
Van Wyck, of Nebraska, is receiving
scorss of congratulations for the really
heroic manner in which he watched over
and prayed for, and resuscItated and
finally secured the passage of the Texas
Pacific railway land grant forfeiture bill,
which has finally become a law. The
people Of the whole country tender their
thanks to Mr.. Van Wyck for his great
work of rescuing 10, 900, 900 acres of land
from a corporation, and his SUCCESS is q
lasting monument to his fidelity and his
devo ion to the interests of the people.
A monum.n., somewhere down in the
southwest, should bs ere ,ted to commem-
crate the memory of this achievement.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06

scores OF congratulations for the really
heroic manner in which he watched over
and prayed for and resusoltated aud
finally secured the passage of the Texas
facihc railway. grant forfeiture nil,
which has frally become q law. The
people of the whole country tender thei,
thsnks to Mr.. Van WICK for his great
work o. securing $4,000, coo acres Of land
from a cofporltlcn, and his success is
a fasting monument TO his fidelity and his
devotion to the interests of tho people.
A monument somewhere down In the
southwest should be erected to commsm-
orAts the memory Of this achievement.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
A New Scene on thelCamera.

Mr.. Fl. E. Gray, the photographer, wai
married yesterday morning to Miss Maggie
Leokie, at Alta Vista avenue, Dubuque,
Iowa. Miss Leckie is the only daughter
of one of the leading attorneys of Du,
buque, and while in this city last sum
mer made a host of friends, who will wish
both bride and groom all the happiness
they 80 richly deserve. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gray take a t ip to Chicago, returning to
this city next Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
FOREIGN NEWS.
AFTER THE cHIYAMAN's RICE.

AFTER II CHINAMAN's RICE.
SHANGHAI, March 5-Admiral Courbet's
squadron arrived off Gatzlaff to-day. He
ture vessels carrying rice.
RAISING THE DUTIEs on CEREALS.
PARIS, March 5.-The chamber of deputies
this evening, by n vote of 264 to $50. finally
passed this bill raising the French duties on
cereals.
IN THE CAMERON COUNTRY.
LONDON, March BIN the house of lords
this evening Earl Derby said England form
erly possessed undoubted rights along the st.
Lucia bay. These have been in allegiance for
som time. Raising of the British flag at DIFF
ferent points in the CAMERON mountains Dor
dering the Cameroon's territory occupied by
Germany was at present the subject of cor
respondence between London and Berlin.
THE BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Marquis of Harrington said if Gordon's
diaries, when received, be found in a form to
be q substitute for dispatches to the'govern-
ment, the government would treat them as
such. II found to be of a private character,
his relatives would be consulted about them.
Lord Edmund Fitz' Maurice, under secretary
of foreign affairs, said Sir Edward Malet,
the British ambassador, exchanged with Ger.
many assurances of neutrality In regard tothe
Samoa and Tonga islands. He, however, de-
clined to say whether Sir Peter Lumsden,
British commissioner of the Afghan frontier
question had rendered his resignation, The
Marquis of Harrington said the government
thought any advance by General Graham for
the relief Of the garrison at Kassala impos.
sible. lie said the government was unpre-
pared to state the number of additional men
they intended to enroll in the army.
COLONIAL TROOPS ACCEPTED.
LONDON, March Sat the Empire clut
banquet this evening, the resident colonia
agent of New South Wales announced thai
the government had accepted the colonia'
offers OF troops for service in Soudan.
In the commons this afternoon Gladstone
said that public policy forbade his Answering
questions relating to the Russia-Afghau from
tier difficulty. The Marquis of Harrington
announced that the government intended I,
increase the strength of the army.
THE INDIAN CONTINGENT.
SUAKM, March 5,-Gsneral Hudson, com
mandiug the Indian contingent Suakin ex
petition, arrived to-day.
THE RussIAN-AFGHAN CONTROVERSY,
LONDON, March 5.-The dispatches handle
Gladstone this afternoon by the Russi an an
lssador were from the Russian minister Z
reign affairs, who denies that the Russia
occupation Of Akrobat, Zulfikar pass an
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
A Correction.
To the Editor of The BEE.

To The Editor Of The BEE.
LINCOLN, Neb., March a, 1885.-Your
Lincoln correspondent reports me as vot-
ing in favor of the railroad commission
bill, which Ia a mistake.
| voted for the King amendment and
every other amendment which sought to
make the bill Of any account, but not for
the emssculated apology of a bill sent to
US by the senate.
"Not by a jug full"
Yours, w. G. WHITMoRE.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
Quite Easy.


L latLsHlOutn JOURNAL.
The Plattsmouth Daily Journal says: "Sen.
ator Van Wyck will accept thanks for public
documents" Now will the Journal bring in
a bill of particulars as to what the senator
would d~ecline?-Omaha Republican.
Well yes; that is quite easy. Judging
by his record he would decline to unite
with his party or any other party to
perpetrate any robbery of the people; as
re did the other Gay by opposing Mr..
Frye and his party's scheme to subsldiz,
John Roach's Pacific mall steamship line,
vel If the red-haired editor of the Re-.
publican were to urge him to it. In gen.
eral he declines to join the Blaine school.
Give us something hard.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06

been trying the Sullivanian ~syllogism Of
logic. Bo.h were slightly dls6gursd,
but responded readily to the call of the
Judge, pleaded guilty and were fined
n dollar and cosss. 0'Hearne claims
thai b eidell btclme fero,ioos ard bit
him on thu nose, while the latter dis.
clsims his propensity for any such tough
ILL.,
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
The Mississippi Valley s1nI1.Iy
council.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 3. A special
train will leave Chicago with the regular
morning train on Saturday next over the III,
rnois Central carrying the delegates to the
meeting of the sanitary council Of the Miss
issipPi valley, at. New Orleans, on Tuesday
! Marlh 10.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
Grand Victory.
viz
York Times,

Senator Van Wyck has gained a grand
victory for the people in the United
States senate, in securing the passage of
the bill for the forfeiture of the Texas &
Pacific land grant, by It's passage 49,
200, 600 acres of land will be added to
the public domain. The bill has been
constantly oppostd, and has been subject
to all the tactics" 60 we'll known TO
railroad statesmen, and Van wyck was
its only champion.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
lBoomers Prep.ringIror oklahoma.

ARKANSAS Cry, March 5.-About 500
Oklahoma boomers are in camp here and it is
expected there will be a thousand by Sunday.
A start for the territory will bs made Monday
having been delayed on account of the arrest
OF the leaders aud the bad condition OF roads
The troops are already in the territory under
command Of Major Benton.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
DETAIL FOR THE COURT.

Captain William 81. Bisbee, Fourth in
fantry; Captain Gerhard L. Luhn,
Fourth infantry; Captain Albert E,
Woodson, Fifth cavalary; First Lieuten.
ant Robert London. Fifth crvalry; First
Lieutenant Lewis Merriam, Fourth in
%fantrS; Second lieutenant James V. S.
Paddock, Fifth cavalry, judge advocate.
A greater number of officers than those
named cannot be assembled without man
ifest Injury t the service.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
Reason to be Proud of Van WICK,

Reason To be Proud of Van wyck.
North Platte Telegraph.
Nebraska has reason to be- proud of
Senator Van WICK. 1t was entirely due
to his Efforts that the senate In its clos-
ing days passed the bill forfeiting the
Texas Pacific land grant, thu, restoring
to the public domain 10, 600, 900 of acres
land.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
Never Loses an Opportunity.

st. Louis Republican.
Mr.. Van Wyck, Of Nebraska, never
loses an opportunity in the senate TO
blast the railroads. The most Of his re-
publican brethren in that body, though,
stand in with the companies, as their
votes on the Texas Pacific forfeiture bill
will show.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
VAN WYOK.
Some More Compliments to Ne.
brsskn's Senior Senator.

wynn
Denver Tribune. Republican.
Senator Van Wyck, of Nebra,ke, ba
made himself famous by forcing the sen
ale to a vote on the Texas Pa:ifc for
feiture bill. The friends of monopoly IL
that body did all In their power to dc
feat the measure by lodging lis consid.
Grafton, but when it came TO a vote they
did not dare go on record ugainst 1t.
Old Bowen, of Colorado, and Blair, OF
New Hampshire, voted openly that way,
and the press of the whole country il
amszed at their hsrdihood. In thus
bringing this bill to It's passage, Van
Wyck and his sscciatss have won a
signal victory over Gould and Hunting
ton. 1t is gratifying to Colorado t.
know that from the first Senator Hill
has warmly and ably seconded the Ne
bia,ka senator. For it the latter lost bis
sea-. Van Wyck him,elf will be de-
feated if money and monopoly can do
1t. But 1t is far preferable to tho true
to have the esteem of his coun.
try aud go out CT the senate, than to re-
main In 1t at the price of bsing regarded
as the tool of corporations.
The bill restores to the people 10, 000,-
600 acres of land. This is 5000, 900
acres more than the Union Pacific grant
and is about as large as the states of New
jersey, Connections, Delaware aud
Rhode Island all put together. 1t will
make 8 1880 farms of 100 acres each.
The bill was slightly amended In the SEN
ate, but will doubtless go through the
house again and become q law. Some
vital amendments In the senate in the in.
terest of the monopolists were only de-.
feat I'D by 2 majority.
The grant was intended to build the
road through New Mexico and Arizona.
The Texas Pacific was built through
Te1a, by a state grant. Ten years was
the limit. The road was finished to the
Texas limo at Ell Paso, where 1t was TO
begin, to earn the grant, but thers 1t
The ten J esrs wa already out.
now controlled thu read. 1t was
not only too late to earn the grant, but
Huntington had not only built his
Southern Pacific across Arizona, and
New Mexico, without any grant or sub
sidy, and boosted that he needed none,
and that Gould should not have an ex.
tension, 10 which to forestall him. This
wa, very true, and very creditable. But
Huntington AMI Gould, feeling that they
owned congress, laid their heads together
to steal this Tapped grant. The Texas
Pacific transferred it to the Southern Pa.
citc, and stipulated not to build beyond
Ell Paso. 1t i, the contamination of this
steal that the fight lead by Senator Van
Wyck has just defeated. Few events in
recent congressional history have
more significance. 1t indicates that
money cannot, when 1t is wholly in the
wrong, entirely control the government.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
ARMY ORDERS.
A Court Martial 10 Convene ut For,
sRiobrara.

A general court martial Is appointed to
meet at Fort Niobrara, Nebraska, on the
10Th day of March, 1886, or as soon
thereafter as practicable, for the trial of
private Ernest Simon, Troop D, Fifth cav
airy, and such other prisoners as may be
brought before 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06

The coal miners at the Osceols, Duncan.
West Newton aud Scott mines, In Penny
vaDia, struck to-day for three cents per bushe'
for mining. About eight hundred men ara
die.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
The Strike.

ST. LOUIS, March o.-COlonel Talmage
general manager of the Wabash railroad, con.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06

by Far II Most Successful Senator.
Pla.tsmouth Journal.
Mr.. Van Wyck is by far the most sue
cessfnl senator of the present congress-.
He gets more of his favorite measures
through than any other mau, aud does it
by reason of his independence and
through devotion to duty and the public
interests.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-06
COUNTY COURT.

The argument to dissolve the attach.
ment in the clse of Redman vs. Carr, was
brought to a closs last evening",