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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-12-17
DRIED FRUITS.
CANNED GOODS.

Notice my 10 cent Canned Goods
Counter. All kinds now in stock.
Fancy California Fruits per can CSC.
2 pound can Corned Beef .2Oc.
8 pound can Trout. .--......2 Oc.
Preserved Figs, per can, only .lOc.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-12-17

BaS Sold by Druggists, IS cts.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
NouINATIoAS BY GorARYoR ABBETE

HOW M'DFRMOTfs APPOINTMENT is RFGARDED
LOCAL OPTION BILL PASSED
'rRou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or 1Hr TRmuSr.l
TRENTON. Feb 9-The Senate to-day unanimously
confirmed the nomination Of Allen l.. Mcj,rmott as
Clerk int Chancery IN place Of George = Duryec.
The Republican Senators considered the subject IN
caucus and while they would have been willing 10 have
made any reasonable contest there nothing TO
warrant their rejection OF Mr. McDcrmotts nomination
and much in political way To favor it, for It is in
way calculated aid the Democratic party. and may
do some harm There are who go far a. To say
that the appointment indicates Governor Abbetts
Withdrawal from She Senate contest next year. 1t is
purely personal selection McDormott was law
pupil Of the Governor and has been aided by him TO
number of profitable offices two OF which he eil holds
State Assessor and Judge OF the District Cour1 Of
jersey City. Nothing was to have been gained for
the Governor bv such nomination. some enmities
must result and the place might have been used 10
advantage IN making new alliances. viewing the
selection III this way som" people incline To The bctl
that Governor Abbett has practically retired.
The Governor this afternoon nominated John Nc
Grcgor Essex County. for Lay Judge of the Court
OF Error. and Appeals, and Levi, j. Martin for La"
Judge of the Common Pleas Court OF Sussex County.
Both nominations rctorrcd Mr. McDcrm"tts
nomination will make n vacancy in the State Board ot
Assessors which will I've fl,d 10y the appointment of
a Jer-cy City nan. The Governor Uill have difficulty
in making proper sclcction as the pay l. not large
while the duties OF the place onerous aud require
fTcqucut attention. ne pldcr VIII nol DC nnru TOT
several weeks in all probability A. NJ. Reynolds term
State Assessor Will also expire with this session and
il j. probable that he will be- Tcappontcd.
The Senate Ia--en the Local Option bill this after
noon by n vote OF IL 20 >. without debate All voting
In the affirmative were republicans. excepting Mr.
Chattc. All In the negative were Democrats, except
ing Messrs Grigg- and Fish.
Mr. COrbin ha, introduced bill 20 mako legal holi-
days OF all days set apart by the President or Gov
crnOr and to make notes coming due on holidays pay
able the following day. The bill fix the term of the
Controller of jersey City five years has passed he
report In the contest If J. j. Clarke against T. j. Ne
Donald both Den ocrats. will come up tomorrow.
The committee is divided on the
The bill 10 require the submission OF the plans for
the Baltimore and Ohio bridge across Staten Island
Sound to the Legislature for approval up in the
Senate today but laid until tomorrow when
the debate will begin
New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK. Tuesday, Feb . BEEvEs- Receipts were 2s
r ,O T. and cars ss w%o Tor Item Neg 80 demand
city Beef owy to-day at lower prizes
ocnary to Ime eaeasses were taken rom TIE hooks az
Feet '''N ''''-'' ''' '"'''''' "S"'
receipts Dr Ree 'or the week ending sat.
urdaY. Fl bruary o. were lJ5 loads Demand iu &C %
Sec for Common to Cool with very little Prme Choice
Gable advices from London and Liyerpoo moro
per S os e With i2c tie outside quOaton for best Amer.
can Refrs.Iato, Beef dnl at e per ~ -, noo o,
carcasse: q Mutton IN the WySmns by Joseph ast%an;
quart tsTs q Bel and q Live sheep ''u e-''D :,
SfS SfSe Snt f b o seT 1 E % SS%9S % s wax
tey ey paid in the morning One du 81
Bob With "a few few e G sSs %1fy IN Ss ' 80
Poor to G"n; Si S%sF sns PRGi nG Taf
b c arc RSe ne Gen oTn s sS Pp
az Sc. de- 100 at e 2s do 3oa2oo c at sdsiac 10
W; ApPsiaei Bc6sS p u, at 4c' Is Fair TO Choice
bs1Sss. $s3 pf,Ss f5rS $Ts.ss!: sf9s ~ m
head received at Washington Market Market quiet
and Fair to Ghoce au BIS at s6 a 81 per i0o b.
nson Market Demand moderate and prices steady good
stock Fair % Good spring Lambs sold at S74slOp per head
DRESSED Mutton slow at c for Culinary to Prime with
.s$5y 51fI @ $s1s5 s a A.
Halcs-Newton GDlet 5bs Territory sheep 10 ID, az
S. 20: 1T Pennsylvania do lis b at IS 60 1872 Ohodo,
81 b, at S4 IS lS4 do. 81 10, at ~ 80.
J. r sadler Co IS Kentucky sheep 1872 n, at &c; -
Kentucky Lambs 81 ID. at 6l2c.
DIlenJack Dewey; 32 tate Sheep 20 ID, at 44c l36
do I22 b at - 90: IN Western DO lO6 10, at 5aci lOs
hta.e Lambs 65 10. at &c
Hsllcnbeck n Davis 22G Michigan sheep 20 ID, at &c:
2O2 Wcstrrndo 81 b. &c; 22D 10 H. az - O5 1874 DO
lSs do 80 l2 POI do. N, at
43,c; lO4 state Lambs. "a 10 at &c.
hume Mullen 206 Michigan sheep. 81 D at 44c; 233
state 81 b at SO DO 96 10 att3.c; 40 do lS b at
5Lo 81 JO l9 10. At 6o4c 40 state Lambs 73 10. at 6c
G. Collins: Sprng LAMBS. at SlO per head do, at 81
each Fill Lambs. at So per head
Fveritt & CO., 8 -pring Lambs at Sl0d$ll each.
Receipts 20 cars VI 0l3 head at 40thst and
received Jersey CITY None sale alive.
NOminally weak at - l5G-4 % per 100 ~
Dressed barely steady at &c or Heavy OHIO
Medium &c for Light states aud 6G6c for Light
Jerseys with little lean Pigs selling to a &c.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
stcvII SERVICE ACCOUNTS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-'rhe House Commit
tee on Expenditures in the War Department to-day be-
gan Its investigation into the accornts OF t"e Signal
Ohice. Second Controller Maynard stated to the COM
mittee his objections to the accounts many OF which he
said, apparently irregular and unauthorized. a
large force OF civilian employees had been brought into
the service without any proper authority OF law.
Vouchers for all kilograms required to be accom-
panied by q statement giving the number OF words in
each when confidential to include copy o: the
kilograms. The requirement not complied with by
the gnal ONCE Many OF the kilograms sent from the
West Mr. Maynard thought, shonld not have been paid
for The lines which they were sent werc subsl-
died nd under the Thurman act the money paid should
have been used as seOh against what the companies
owed the Government. The signal Ofce accounts were
submitted in egato In such manner that II was I'M
possible TO tell what money II any, was Improperly eN
pended. He regarded the expenditures OF the Signal
Once for leased telegraph lines irregular and un-
authorized.
General Hazen's succnct and respectful note to the
Secretary OF War. regarding the expenses OF
the signal Service, taxes Controller May
nards charges of iTregularty detail and answers
them either by showing absurity error OF nerprcta-
tous OF TIE law by Mr.. Maynard, ignorance. Stress
is laid upon the fact that as General Hazen's
predecessor received clcaiance sheet from
the Treasury on leaving tho Signal once, the
present Chief Signal Officer felt warranted In f0Own
the method of disbursement then IN vOgue but upon
closely scrutnlZng the same, General HZen was led 10
several reforms. which have since been adopted
lie adds that construction OF the law
would clos the Weather Burcau altogether by mutual
agreement between that official AMI General HlZen. the
disputed 10 he left until Captain s H. Mills.
from Europe before further attempt is made to
adjust them.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
WASBISGTON NOTES.


PuLsRURY AND CHAsE.-The Senate Committee on
Finance has determined report adversely upon tho
nominations of Messrs. Pisbury and Chase TO be Col
upon Pilsbury may DO held back temporarily 10 give
him opportunity to be heard.
NAVAL AFFARs-The Naval Committee OF the House
ha1 determined give precedence in consideration to
general affecting the reconstruction and rcor
ganizatOn OF the Navy over matters touching It's per
sonnel on Friday next the committee Will hear Secrc
whitney, hdmlrals Porter and simpson, Engineer
lnChicf orn and Constructor POk on the general sub
ieet Of Naval reorganization.
6 POSTAL SERvCE.-The statement OF the receipts and
expenditures Of the Post Office Departmentsfor the
ended september 30, 1853 shows that while the
Expenditures have increased tho ordinary reyc-
nues have fallen OF over 500 OOO the ounce-rae for
letters the reduction in second class postage haY
Ing gone into effect july l. 1883. Inc expenditures
Sl2.42l 1907 the revenues were slOO21,36Oi the
deficiency S2,393,7iO.
WINNEBAGogs-A letter from the Commissioner OF In
dian Affairs was laid before the Senate to-day saying
that with few exceptions the Winnebig Indians In Wis
cOusin numbering about 800. pay no attention 10
hOneatcas squauder the money paid them by the
Government. making no advance toward CIVILIZATION
condition until permanent agent l. placed IN charge OF
them. lie recommend, that agent be appointed at
salary OF ~ 500 year
AGENT MEACHAM.-The Secretary OF the Treasury, in
his reply to the Senate resolution directing him to fur
nish certain Information relative To the accounts or
Alfred j. McaChnm, formerly superintendent or Indian
Affairs for the state Of Oregon incOses report of the
second Controller upon the matter In which that occr
saws that Mr. Meachams accounts wero settled Apiil
IN the sum OF $500 90, under his bond OF Aprl !,
New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
CLOSING pRI0Es OF DaLPHM sr0o6S

TUESDAY, Feb. 9-P. VI.
The stock speculation to-day developed growing
dence in the general situation The business well
distributed. aud there marked increase in the
amount OF outside orders On the whole the movements
OF conservative character and heathfu in their
nature bu ii be denied that the anthracite coal
stocks figured largely in the advances which
cured to render the situation for the moment little
doubtful Certainly nothing has happened since Della
ware. LSckawanna and Western selling at ll5 on
January 10, aud when dire predictions for oil
coal properties the fashion, outside Of
this column, to warrant an appreciation OF
30 per the price OF that stock. To-day 1t sold
sig per cent higher than its bcst figure in 1885 and
has far from tue general list to be the
OF unelsiness to operators who disposed
purchase other stocks Delaware and Hudson again to-
day made greater advance than Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western, and sold up to 106 1854. and
Central OF NewJersey from 45 TO & 81. Tho
other movements IN the days market in
cord with the spirit OF the times there booms
nor excitement, but a steady appreciation OF values
because OF a demand greater than the supply. The
market every day Ia gaining in sodity, and t Is
question II t generally would be materially disturbed
by bad reaction in the coal stocks The following
table showing tho highest prices OF few stocks In $685.
the lowest prices yet made In 1885, the closing prices
Of the stocks this evening" illustrates the Of
the market since the elimination about November II
OF the 1885 rise:
New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
GRAIN And PRODUCE MARKETS.
ATIrREs OF yEw.YORK DEAIyGs

FEATURES OF NEW-YORK DEALINGS.
The visible supply statement issued ycstcr-
day shows decrease wheat and oats but slight in
Tie figures closely agree with those OF
the Chicago statlstcan. Ia detail tn changes on last
Saturday as compared with the preVods wookwere as
follows wheat 5il970t5 bushels, loss OF 70l $50
bushels : corn, 7251,35 bnshcls, IA gain OF 6j.20s
Dushes oats, l,s2439S bushels decrease OF l7O.62l
bushels total graiD G3,272 79j bushels. net decline
OF s07 ,O73 bushels
There were only two features to the wheat speculation
yesterday dulness and the fact that the op
ons of every month to January next were dealt H.
or news likely 10 influence prices, the supply was
mrngrr The visible supply statement proved to be
what had been generally expected. Only 1900 bushels
taken for ana tho home cash trade
was auiet Options did not hnctuate beyond 4o cent
they ended weak al the bottom prices showing declines
of 3s4 % cent follows: February sole, March 9OSa
Apiii ~, May J3la. June 0ils. July 04b August 0iA
ana september 0JA cents There was an active demand
for for export 100000 bushels were taken
by shippers spot lots were Irregular, No. being
steady No. falling cent, aud the other grades being
81 March 49is. aud April .. at 49,. but Moy de
yefies nrIn ana cent better NJ 4s cents. Oats
were featurcleIs. Options closed s0li cent easier ns
follows: February 37a March, 374 April and Magyar
cst Lard speculation deYoid OF notable Incident,
but the general prices were sal points lower at so 80
for May, SO "a for June, and so 90 for August
The receipts of gram yesterday at New York, Phil
adelphja Baltimore aud Boston were as
follows: Wheat. 56.2S0 bushels; corn 3l93Sl bushels
oats 700 bushels; total grain. 463,67l bushels
nour n OOs barrels. Al Chicngo. milwaukee, and ST.
Louis the arrival were: Wheat, 674lO bushes corn,
97s OO5 bushels oats 2OO,5i6 bushels total grain,
535s67 bushels; nouT. 27,2l5 barrels.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

WAsHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The leave Of absence
OF Firs Lieutenant Joseph Garrard, 4th Artillery has
been extended month. Captain William Auman,
18Th Infantry has been detailed TO inspect certain Big
nal Service property ut Fort Wngate, NewMcxcO, for
which Lieutenant b. II. Gilman, 18th Infantry is
responsible. Captain Frank Heath. Ordnance Depart
ment. now at the National ArmOry, Springfield Mass
has been ordered to Hartford, Conn., inspect certain
machine gnns now being manufactured there for Ihe
ordnance Department.
The United states steamship Brooklyn has sailed from
West to Asiuwa, whore she will assist the United
steamship 1cnnessee, now ut that port. In
tcctng the interests OF American citizens IN tho event
of further trouble on the sthmus The United states
steamship Galena Is now cruising III that vicinity.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
MISCELLANEOUS NOMINATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-'rhe President sent
the following nominations TO the Senate to-day: Henry
White of Maryland now Second Secretary Of legation
OF the United stncs London to be Secretary OF Lga
ton vice william j. Hoppin. resigned; Charles T..
Phelps OF Vermont be Second Secretary OF the Lega
ton Of the United States London John d. Kennedy
Carolina, TO be Consul General of the United
States at Shanghai To be Attorneys OF the United
StatesGeorge ~ Stearns for District OF Massachusetts
Allen X Bushnell for the Western District OF sconsin
ana Lewis l.. Macarthur for the District OF Oregon.
Postmasters: Charles Y. Commcrtord. at Waterbury,
Conn; H. HungerfOrd Drake, at West Winstod Conn.,;
william L. Force. at Paiutcld n. il Walter s Braden.
at New Brighton, Penn; Joseph b. Boyle at Westmn.
ster Md Orange Pomcroy, at Cnardon, ONO Alva X.
Beckwih, al Jefferson, ONO; Frank H. Smith, at 6yca
more, H.; John II. koop, al BTanerd Mini; John s.
Rogers, ut BelOit, Kan.
The Postmaster. General to-day appointed among 9th
ers the following fourth.ciass pOstmasters
Psnnsgiranfa- AT Sterling Run. samuel smith.
Nei0JtrSepAt Eariingen. LON nicUs Van Pclt Liberty
Corner Charles y Conklng PiucEenin Joseph u. NeViDs
R.Ttan Patrick Barns south BTanch, GORGE V. Apgar
NtU. iOTk-At south HsrtwIck, FralG II. Dresec.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
RFDrcTIoy OF CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has received letter from Mr. Burt. Naval Oh
Ger at York. calling attention to the probably large
reduction OF the aggregate amount OF receipts from Gus
toms which will effected by the recent decision of the
United states Supreme Court in regard TO the duabo
conditions OF imported goods and expressing the belief
that compared with the status when the recent Treasury
estimates Of for the next fiscal year from Gus
toms were made that the receipts will be reduced many
millions unless In the meantime there ~ remedial legs
laOn. Mr.. Burt says 1t Will In any event have great
effect upon receipts for the last nOety of the current
year while the contrary there Will be large dis
burseinents satisfy the claims for refund Ia accord
ance with tho decision An estimate Will b. made
tho Treasury Department OF the probable eject OF thlS
dc ON the custOms reYonues.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
MR. MORRISON AND HIS TARIFF BILL.

WAsnNGToN. Feb. 8 (SpeciaD. MIR. Evans
Treasury clerk. who has been called In expert TO
determine what Will be tho probable effect OF the tariff
bill which Chairman Morrison purposes TO submit to the
Democratic members of the Ways ana Means Committee
for their approval said to a TRIBUNE correspondent :
IL have submitted rough draft of the proposed bill
TO Democratic mombcrs from time to time aud obtained
an expression Of their views, and shall lay the matter
before the Democratic memJers OF the committee
few days. No cannot say whether tho bill Will DO in
trOduced IN the House this week not; perhaps when
does in 1t Will DC in tbo form Of report
eouY:lttee."
Mr. Morrison declines to discuss the details OF the
measure. even with Republican members Of his coDi-
mitiee. who kept rnch in the dark other peo
pie Indications are not wanting that the free trade
leaders have deliberately determined 10 conceal the
New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
COTTON MARKErs-BY rELEsa,ra.

f1yFnPoot Feb 9-l2:3J p m.-Cotton dull Mddlins
I,nands Is led, do Middlng orleans llGd; sales
Nm balea Including 500 speculation and export;
receipts. $4,000 bales inclpdns 5000 american LntaIss
S1 Gsdi do February and March delivery, 676idi do
Mach and Ipr delivery 675td do April ana May de.
vnrx ~ 3D. also % 54d do May aud June delivery
SBid; do and July delivery G3 sad; do July and
Aurust delivery 2b4d also 64d August anu Septeni
her delivery. } sad also 46id.
2p n-The sales OF the day included $500 bales AmeIi-
can FUTURES Upands, Low Middling clause. Feoru
ary delivery 66Gtd buyers do February and March 40
yery 4 66-8sd. buyers. March and April delivery
4 57.i4d sellers; do April and Nav delivery; os.D4d
6uyors do. May and June delivery. ooesd p Dnyers i
Az Inn, and July delivery 63 sd selers do july anu
August delivery 65d. buyers do August ana sep'eh
beIde.lycly 54.Bid. sellers. ,,, o,r MA
q n n.-Cotton-Futures closed fiat Uplands Low MO
ding February delivery 9Y4is AZ eisrs. 10
March and April delivery lG4d buyers do a hpri eiv a
cry CO.Gid sellers do Juno ami Jay dsVofy; ;ysrs do
ansi and Sepietn bel delivery 36id buyers, ~
0tlvrsIoY feD 0.-CottOn quiet Middnns sIi L1~ vs
Miding sh; Good 0rllpaly, IY'lo ms' sh" 20
oeIpts 1850 bales exports C0ast"ise %oiV' '~i0' ~"
bales; stock ~, iCs Dales.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
ALLEGING FRAUDULENT SURVEYS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Early in January
Senator Manderson offered the Senate adopted res
ouon calling upon the Secretary Of the Interior for IN
formation regarding the amount OF unsurveyed land In
Nebraska, asked II the further continuance OF the
Office OF Surveyor General OF that State was necessity
reply has received by the Senate In which the
Commissioner OF the General Land Otico shows that
with the exception Of township all the public land in
Nebraska been surveyed and the contract for the
survey that township made some months ago III
no other question existed" writes the Commissioner
time required TO close the Office
as 1t stands and the records othe Stnte
there would perhaps be little difficulty in the way OF an
early discontnuance Of the Oice OF Surveyor General
But have great doubt in spect to the character OF the
SURVEYS executed puTpOrng 10 be have been executed
within the past few years these Wer" under the deposit
system which, according TO general rcputo and the best
information | able to obtain, has been largely
avaleG Of especially in the years $40 10 1882 FOR spec
u!atiye and fraudulent purposes Examinations made
of the country develop the fact That to
a great such surveys have been incomplete AM
Inaccurate and frequently wholly hc;It!O1s. |
deem an OF these alleged surveys indispcn
sable ant under those circumstances should regard II as
n mistake public policy undu!y hasten tAe closing
OF the ScrYeyOr Generals Ofice.'
New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
PROPERTY OFTEN TRANSFERRED.

SYRACUSE, Feb. 8 (Speciab.-J. Forman Will
knson one OF the defendants In the Wilkinson trial,
testified to-day that he had paid executor OF his
fathers estate many Of money TO the hors, and
that in ls73 Il sale OF the Globe Hotel property was
made to Col oncl Chamberlain Tho latter then executed
two mortgages for $50, 900 to Wilkinson Brothers as
executors WHICH they held for their sisters Colonel
Chamberlain then decided the Globe property back TO
Alfred and j. f. Wilkinson. Subsequently Alfred Wilkln-
son settled with his brother john, of Chicago. for
100000 and the WilkInsOns sent him their bond for
that amount In 1854 the bankers gave deed OF their
estate their brother John security for the
LOnd. The decd was kept by Colonel Chamberlain az
request Of john Wilkinson. Tho witness testified
that he knew nothing concerning the missing books.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
RELIEF FOR AMERICAN IMPORTERS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Mr Belmont, of New
York from the COMMITTEES on Forogn Affairs introduced
in the House Lay bill to limit the e1acton Of fees or
the levy OF taxes for the consular verihcatlon and
Authorization of invoices The report accompanying
this bill says: BrieHy summarized the object OF this
bin Is to prevent the eIacon hereafter OF any fec In ex
cess Of the ee Of 50 so prescribed By the Revised
New-York tribune., 1886-02-10

ture and scope of the bill long as practicable and
then TO force ii through the committee at railway speed
This programme will deny the representatives OF threat
ened industries the right 10 be heard, and Chairman
Morrison and his free trade colleagues will
avoid hearing unpleasant facts and facing
arguments which they are unable TO conirovert 1he
facturers aud workingmen years ago were source
hearings made no impression and his free trade
colleagues in the committee they produced an effect In
the House and largely instrumental In the deieat
of the horizontal bill Mr. Morrison apparently. does
not intend that his second attempt 10 revise the arn
shhll be exposed TO q Ike danger.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-10

Statutes for verifying the invoice OF merchandise I'M
ported the United States, and TO substitute decar
for oath In countries whore consular officers of
the United States not permitted By the laws OF such
countries to administer Oaths therein" No revenue Is
derived by the United states for the extra Official fees
sought TO be abolished. The amount co leced from
these extra official fees invoices from tho port Of
London alone s S23 900 and In the entire United King
the received from this source and not ac-
connted for TO the United Stntes exceeds Ss3.1OO.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-10

NEw.oRLEAss Feb. 9.-Cotton dnll; M:ddlms. sSi
Low MiddlinT st Good Ordinary net receipts ese0
bales gross f73 b1Ies TO Great Britain, l14o1
bales coaswise 2276 tales sales 1000 bales stock.
S70i.4s7 aes
sAyAssAH Feb. S.-Cotton quiet Mddling. 8 s9-l8 Low
MlddlnR li6; Good Ordinary. ~; net and gross re-
sales, l,s5O balesi stock, 81. .95S bales