, 1886-05-06

vain. The flames spread rapidly and
the smoke filled the basement. WenzeI
escaped by Il rear door
John Fleming, member OF truck No.
,, stationed on broadway near Stockton
street, WAS found dead in his bed at the
truck house today. De worked very
hard at the fire yesterday and his death
Is supposed to be the result OF exhsus-
| ton.
Emanuel reports today that James
Brannon, q mattress maker in his en-
ploy, Is believed to be lying under the
debris. His workshop was under the
pavement, and it is supposed that his
egress was cut off before he knew it.
Inquiry at his residence this afternoon
developed the fact that he had not been
seen. His family believed that he had
met his death in the fire. This makes
three victims of yesterdays fire.
Political Dinner.
New YORK, April 30.-WortFs Wash
ington special: VIM. Walter Phelps
gave a political dinner last night at
Wormley's. 1t was the most notable
gathering Of prominent republicans in
Washington of this season. Among the
guests were Logan, Sherman, Evarts,
Stanford, Reel of Maine and Whitelaw
Reid. 1t is understood that this dinner
had for one OF its objects the talking
over Of the coming presid Dental campaign.
1t is further alleged that Stanford is
willing to back Blaine with some Of his
Pacific coast millions.
vetses 4 Bill.
WAsHISGToE, April 30.-The president
today vetoed the bill extending to Omaha
the privileges OF port of entry. In his
message the president gives as his
reasons for declining to approve the bill
that Omaha was named by the act Of
juno 10. 1880, az one Of the places to
which imported merchandise might be
Immediately shipped after entry at tie
port OF arrival; that proviso of that act
declared that its provisions should not
SAIOAN " DIdOCS dJ WHICH tLeEt htC
not the necessary officers for the appraise-
ment Of merchandise and collection OF
duties, and the privilege was withheld by
the treasury department because there
we're not any such officers there; and
therefore if the legislation proposed
should become operative, the privileges
would still be subject to the proviso
attached to the law OF 1880, and such
newly granted privileges would be liable
to immediate withdrawal by the secretary
OF the treasury. He cannot see, there
fore, he says, that anything is gained by
this legislation. If circumstances should
warrant such course, he says, the
authority which withholds such privileges
can confer the same without the aid OF
new statute. This proposition is sus-
tained by an opinion of the attorney
general, dated February, 1885.
II the design of the bill, the president
says. is to restore to the city any of the
privileges permitted by the law OF 1880, |
it seems TO be entirely unnecessary, since |
power of such restoration 10 now fully |
vested in the treasury department. II
the object is to bestow such privileges |
entirely free from operation OF the
proviso, the language Of the bill does not
accomplish the result. The government.
has not now at Omaha ''The necessary
officers for appraisement of merchandise
and collection OF duties which, by such
proviso, are necessary in order to secure
to any place the advantages of immediate
transportation. In the absence OF such |
officers, the proposed legislation would |
be nupaforY and inoperatiYe."