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, 1889-03-02
Secretary Fnirchild,s Answer.

WAsHINGToN, March I.-Secrctary
Fairchild sent a letter to Chairman Mills
in answer to a request for further inform
alton as to the general effect the senate
substitute for the house tariff bill would
have on the customs revenue After
charging that in spite of declarations in
favor of specific rates the senate bill has
in many instances increased the high ad,
yalorem rates. The secretary says.
"If, therefore, it shall be the policy OF
the government to continue and to aggra.
vate as is proposed this merciless system
of customs taxation it would be better,
think, that the barbarism be made com
plete by the adoption OF specific rates
than that the present carnival of fraud
and deceit shall continue"
, 1889-03-02
More Surprises for the "Times.,,

CHICAGO, March Mr.. Patrick
Egan who was in the city to-day on his
way to Washington had his attention
called to the published statements OF DR..
McCahey of Philadelphia impeaching
the accuracy Uf the London cablegram
to the Associated Press on the day of the
exposure of Pigott's falsity. The state
ment Of McCahey was to the effect
that Egan and Sullivan did not make the
exposure; that Father Dorney did not
carry the papers to London, but That they
were taken over by n MIR. Robetson. Mr..
Egan declared this McCahey statement
altogether wrong and corroborated the
story given in the Associated Press cable
gram OF Feb. 25. Mr.. Egan gave the
reporter some interesting gossip on the
character of Pigutt and his methods of
raising money. etc. When asked if he
believed Pigott originated the scheme or
was hired to do it Mr.. Egan said:
Il believe he concocted the whole plot
alone, but | also believe he also sold the
Times people the goods they,wanted to
buy. The Times did not expect to get
into the sort of hearing which is now on.
The proposition was that Parnell would
bring a libel suit in the ordinary way and
then he would have had to go on the
stand and swear that he never wrote the
letters published. The Times would have
been able to put expert after expert on
the stand to swear the writing was that of
Parnell. In the face of this an English
jury would never have taken Parnell's
word and would have given a verdict
against him."
What will be the probable course of
the trial now?"
Il don't know, but do know that if
the Times chooses to continue the fight we
have two or three more surprises 10 store.
Of their character | am not now at liberty
to speak"
Mr.. Egan thinks the effect of the col
lapse on English politics will be tremen-
dous and that if an appeal is taken to the
country within the next six months Glad.
stone would go III overwhelmingly. He
does not know whether or not an attempt
will be made to force an appeal to the
country, but understands that Gladstone
f7vors waiting, as he believes the cause is
steadily gaining.
, 1889-03-02

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Representa.
tive Seney, on behalf of himself and col.
leagues of Massachusetts and Buckalew,
to-day submitted from the committee on
judiciary a minority report on the natu-
ralization bill introduced last month by
Oates. The report creates provisions OF
the present laws on the subject, and says
there is no necessity of making a change.
The report proceeds to discuss the bill,
and says obviously its intent is to dis.
courage immigration of aliens into this
country, and the minority thinks there
can be no doubt that if the bill be enacted
into a law it will operate in many cases as
a denial of citizenship to aliens.
, 1889-03-02
Governor swineford WAKES Warm

WASHINGTON, March This after.
noon Secretary Villas sent to the senate
the report from Governor Swineford OF
Alaska upon the reported outrages upon
women in Alaska. HIS views upon the
subject have been published concerning
missionary work in Alaska. The gov
ernor says:
II can but express the earnest hope
that either the government or the board
of home missions may be able very o
to find a field far remote from Alaska and
in which the peculiar talents and alto
gether questionable methods of the Rev.
DIR. Sheldon Jackson can be more profita-
bly, employed"
Governor Swineford says two or three
of the missionaries are responsible for the
vile ISLANDERS upon the white people of
Alaska which have been sent broadcast
through the country and recommends that
the Presbyterian board of home missions
make a thorough investigation of the
management OF its Alaska stations.
, 1889-03-02
SUICIDE OF PIGOTT.
A Man Answering His Descrip-
ton Arrested in Madrid.
He Afterwards Takes His Life
With a Revolver.
More Surprises in Store for the
Times"

MADRID, March An 'Englishman
supposed to be Richard Pigott was ar
rested at the Hotel des Ambassadors to-
day under the name OF Ronald Ponson-
by. The man afterwards committed sui
eide with a revolver. The description Of
the suicide corresponds with that Of
Pigott. The man spoke English. Only
a small amount of silver was found in his
pockets. The police have taken posses
sion OF his papers and other articles
found upon him.
LONDON, March 1.-The description
given OF the man who committed suicide
in Madrid tallies with that of the man
WHO called at the Hotel du Mondes in
Paris after Pigott's flight. He doubtless
assumed the name Ronald Ponsonby''
because the initials corresponded with
those of his baggage.
A dispatch from Madrid to the Times
says: The arrest of the suicide was made
in consequence OF a telegram from the
British foreign Office. Ponsonby arrived
from Paris Thursday morning. His only
baggage was a small handbag. Soon after
his arrival he sent a telegraphic dispatch
to London.
The Standard says it is able to confirm
the statement that the suicide was Pigott.
When arrested he took the situation coolly
and threw the officers off the scent with
the excuse that he wished TO get his over
coat. lie retired to an alcove and there
shot himself. He died Instantly. His
head wa terribly %disfigured.
, 1889-03-02

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The resolu,
toned passed to promote the Commercial
union with Canada 1t provides thai
whenever it shall he duly certified to the
president that Canada has declared her
desire to establish commercial union with
the United States, having a uniform reve-
u system like internal revenue taxes
and import duties, with no duties upon
trade between the United States and Can
ada, he shall appoint three commissioners
to meet those designated to represent
Canada, TO prepare a plan for assimIla-
ton of import duties and internal revenue
taxes OF the two countries and an equita-
BILE division Of receipts in tie commercial
union.
On motion of Stockdate of Missouri.
and after a brief debate the senate bill
was passed for the forfeiture OF certain
wagon road grants in Oregon. The Des
Moines river lands bill was then taken up
for consideration.
The house observation-disclosures 1876, nays
lilo consider the vetoed bill, but its
consideration vas suspended to allow Hol-
man OF Indiana to present the conference
report on the bill for the disposition of
public lands of the United States under
the provisions Of the homestead law. The
statement accompanying the report ex-
plains that the bill will only prevent the
further sale of public lands OF the United
States adapted to agriculture and pro.
vides that these shall be disposed of only
under the provisions of the homestead
law. The bill further provides that pre-
emption settlers whose claims have been
heretofore and are still subsisting, may
change their filings and entry to home
stead to be considered under that law.
The right of location of soldiers certif-
Gates is left with the understanding of the
law. The report was agreed to-yeas
242, nays 7.
Holmes urged the passage of the bill,
the presidents veto to the contrary, not
withstanding. The bill sought only to allow
settlers to go into court and inquire
whether the Dcs Moines Navigation
complied with the terms of the grant.
White of New York said the argument
that the bill was intended only TO quiet
title was specious. The measure was a
legislative decree defying the decision of
the United States supreme court for the
past twenty years. 1t would have been
easier for Cleveland to have fallen in ac-
cord with the popular voice and signed
the bill, but the man had shown he had IA
conscience about his business. All honor
TO the man who dared to refuse to do a
popular act because he knew it was wrong.
Wheeler and Parker of New York also
opposed the bill.
Randall was Immediately on his feet
with a motion to dispense with private
business so as to pave the way partially to
the consideration of Cowles' bill, and Mills
in a%ntagonism called up as a question of
privilege the presidents veto of a private
bill. Both these gentlemen were side
tracked, however, by Enloe of Tennessee
with a conference report on the bill to
punish dealers or pretended dealers in
counterfeit money for using United States
metals.
Pending a vote on the report the house
took a recess. the evening session to be
Tor the consideration of private pension
bills.
At the evening session the house passed
thirty. five private pension bills and ad-
jOurned.
, 1889-03-02

LONDON, March 1.-The Parnell com
mission r%eassembled this morning. The
court refused to allow Houston, secretary
of the Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union, TO
make a personal statement or hand the
court a written document on, the ground
that the time was announcement. O'Kelly,
Davitt and Campbell, Parnelrs secretary,
swore they did not write the letters as
cribed to them by Pigott. Mccarthy
denied that he had an interview with
Plgott. Lewis, solicitor fos Parnell, tes-
tilted that he told Pigott the letters not
being negotiable he could not be prose-
cuted Tor forgery but was tablet to prosecu-
ton Tor obtaining letters under false pre-
lenses. Witness declared that he had
not promised Pigott a tarthing. La
bouchere testified that he never offered
Pigott eI.000 if he would swear the let
ters were forged, as sworn to by Pigott.
Before the commission opened somebody
named O'Brien offered a packet of let
ters said 10 have been written by Egan
and Parnell. He did not know O'Bren.
Soames, solicitor for the Times, pro-
duced the documents on which Pigott's
evidence was based. He said every state
ment Pigott had made had been submit
ted to the court. Lewis was recalled and
testified that he was convinced that Pigott
was a forger before he saw him.
Houston announced his readiness to
submit to cross examination and give
security for continued attendance before
the commission. Attorney General
Webster urged that Houston be i'm
mediately cross examined to enable the
commission to have all the facts before
them.s
The Star. I. p. O'Connor's paper, in
a rampant attack on the government to
day, accuses Right Hon. w. II. Smith
with sharing Pigott's guilt and demands
his Impeachment. The paper,brands Attor-
ney Webster as an impudent and shame
less liar, and advocates criminal prosecu-
ton against Houston.
Sir Charles Russell applied to the court
to exercise its discretion under the COM
mission act and make an interim report
on the g~euuineness of the letters that had
been placed in evidence. Attorney Gen
eral Webster, for the Times, urged that
as Russell had stated that there was a
foul conspiracy behind Houston and
Pigott, the cross-examination of nous-
tons should be finished before the report
Was made.
Sir Charles Russell-But we have
nothing to do now with anything except
the genuineness of the letters which tie
attorney general says he cannot Justify.
Presiding Justice Hannen-The charge
of the existence of a foul conspiracy has
no bearing on the point now before us.
Our jurisdiction at present is limited to
charges aud allegations against certain
persons. 1t is part of our duty to deal
in the report with the charges against
either person. That will be decided at
the next sitting.
Attorney General Webster occupied the
remainder of the day with reading ex
tracts from the Irish World and Free
MINIS Journal regarding Davitt. Russell
finally protested that the attorney gen
erals only object was to have the pass.
ages published in order to arouse preju-
dice against the Parnellites.
The commission her adjourned.
, 1889-03-02

What on earth is the reason people
will not, can not, or do not see any differ
ence in hheap nostrums put up by Cheap
John houses or irresponsible parties at
enormous profits, rather than take a med
icine of world wide reputation and one
that is giving universal satisfaction at
equal price? No medicine in the world is
giving such unparalleled satisfaction for
purifying the blood as Beggs' Blood Pu-
rifier and Blood Maker, and every bottle
that does not do its work will cost yeu
nothing. For sale by w. N. Hunt, drug
gist.
, 1889-03-02

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The confer
ence report on the bill for the relief of GER
tain volunteers and regular soldiers of the
late war with Mexico as to the removal
of the charges of desertion, was agreed to.
Sherman from the committee on for
bill for the protection of the salmon fish
cries of Alaska with the recommendation
that the house amendment extending tie
provisions of the bill to the Behring sea,
be disagreed to. The amendment was
disagreed TO and a conference asked.
Jones OF Nevada reported back the
resolution, which was agreed to, author
izIng the committee on public buildings
and grounds to continue the investigation
of the office OF the supervising architect OF
the treasury.
Stewart offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, authorizing the committee
on mines and mining to continue during
the called session the inquiry as to the
cutting Of timber on public lands for min
ing and domestic purposes.
All the pension bills on the calendar,
hity-two, were passed. Among them
was one giving a pension to of $50 per
month to the widow of Gen. Hunt.
Blair moved to take up the joint reso-
luton proposing the liquor proposition
amendment to the constitution.
Pending action, Riddleberger moved to
proceed to executive session. The mo-
ton was agreed to and when the doors
opened the senate took a recess until s
D. IN.
At the evening session the deficiency
bill was taken up. Among the items in
serted were the following: Seventy. five
thousand dollars for salaries and expenses
of agents and subordinate officers of In-
ternal revenue; 81, 65l ,439 to pay the
findings of the couIt of claims in the
French spoilation case. -
, 1889-03-02
22ND YEAR.
Stocks and CarIIe Markets.


New YoRK, March 1.-The stock
market to day, except in the first and last
hours, was very dull, but a firm to strong
tone marked the trading almost through
out and the result of the days business is
to leave all active shares materially higher
than last evening.
Governments dull but steady. Money
2@3. Mining shares dull.
Copper. Market weak. Lake $l6.25.
Petroleum opened steady at 9l1. and
closed firm at 93s.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6's. l2O; American Express,
ll3: Canada Pacific. SIT; Canada
Southern, 54B; Central Pacific. SO; Bur
lington, l0lf; Delaware. Lackawanna.
l4ls; Lake Shore, l04s; Denver &
Rio Grande. l6f; Eric, 29s; Kansas &
Texas. l3s; Louisville & Nashville, COZ;
Michigan Central. S94; Missouri Pacific.
~: Northern Pacific. 81; preferred,
62g; Northwestern, 1904; New York Cen
trail, 100; Oregon Improvement, 81;
Navigation. 1901; Transcontinental. 343;
Pacific Mad, 374; Reading, ATS; Rock
Island, 96f; Milwaukee 4 st. Paul.
62s; Texas Pacific. 2lB; Union Pacific,
Coz; United States Express SO; Fargo,
l4l: Western Union, S63.
CHICAGO, March l.-Cattle-Receipts,
1900; market stronger; beeves, 81 20
"a 10; steers, SO. 00(44.l 10; stockers and
feeders, 50 l5(93.30.
Sheep-Receipts I, 900; market strong;
natives, $3.5095. 10; Western corn fed.
81 1904 90.
Wheat-Market steady. Cash, 1919;
April, 1913; May. 1O7i.
Corn-Market firmer. Cash, 344;
April, 354; May, 36s.
, 1889-03-02

CHICAGO, March About midnight
last night Martin Barnett of Portland,
Ore, attempted suicide by taking two
ounces of laudanum. Barnett claims to
be editor of a newspaper in Portland and
in company with his wife has been visit
ing in the city for the past few days. A
stomach pump was used and Barnett is in
a fair way to recover. No cause for the
act is known.
, 1889-03-02

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup should
always be used for children tecthIng. 1t
soothes the child, ~softens the gums, allays
the pain, cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarrhea. Twenty five cents
a bottle.
, 1889-03-02
Two Thousand on Strike.

CHATTANOOGA, Ten, March 1.-Two
thousand employees at the furnaces of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company struck
this morning in consequence OF a reduce
ton in wages.
, 1889-03-02
The Best LAID plans of Mice aud Men.

Gang aft ~arlec." Not so Hostetetter's
Stomach Buffers. 1t goes right to the
spot it is designed to benefcially affect,
and there is no hardness in its action.
But while it relieves constipation in com
mon with dyspepsia and liver complaint
Associate evils-the gripping and abnor-
NAL disturbances produced by drastic pur-
g~atives never precede its operation. Its
thoroughness is unmarried by violence,
the chief characteristic of most laxatives,
and one that is hiRhly preiudicial to both
bowels and stomach. It is only by invig-
Grating the intestinal canal, and thus fit.
ting it to perform its Office as a natural
sluice for the effete matter OF the system,
that its regularity can be p~erpetuated.
To weaken by drenching is to insure its
relapse into disorder. This the Bitters
never does. Chills and fever, nervous
ness, kidney complaints yield to the Bit.
ters, and appetite and sleep are improved
by it.
, 1889-03-02

Persons troubled with rheumatism
should try Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
One application will ease the pain, and
Its continued use has cured many cases Of
chronic and inf1ammatory rheumatism that
had resisted other remedies and even the
treatment of the best physicians. Price
SO cents per bottle. For sale by B. B.
David, druggist.
, 1889-03-02

PARIS, March IA special train ran
into the end of a local train standing at
the station here this afternoon, killing
Mrs. Law and her 6 -Year-old daughter.
Other persons escaped unhurt.
, 1889-03-02
GIadstone,s Son Diving.

LONDON, March I.-W. II. Glad
stones son is dying. He was insensibIe
yesterday.
, 1889-03-02

job printing at the Leader Office.
, 1889-03-02
Worth Platte Creamery
Butter can be found at
AeNth's Grocery Marker

cal Dept; Cheyenne, Hyo,
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-30
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

WASHINGTON, March 29-The following
business was transacted in the United
States supreme court today: Seneca n.
TAYLOR, of St. Louis, No; Stephen NJ.
White. of Los Angeles City, Cal; Wells
H. Blodgett OF st. Louis, Mo; George L.
Graham, of Philadelphia, Pa; and 5. F.
White, of Duluth, Mimi, were admitted
to practice.
No. 224. The Central Trust company,
appellant, VS. Lewis Seasongood, etc; post
poned to the head of the call on Monday
next.
No. 1920. Erasmus Gest, plaintiff in err
ror, VS.. the South Covington and Cincin-
nati Street railway company, IN error to
the circuit court of the United States for
the southern district of Ohio, dismissed
with costs on motion of Mr.. George Hoad-
ley for plaintiff in error.
No 1864. E ID, Pacctti, appellant VS..
Jacob Frey, marshall, etc; appeal from
the circuit court of the United States for
district of Maryland: dismissed with costs
on authority of appellant.
No 1884. Oscar Hugo Webster, plaintiff
in error, VS.. the commonwealth OF Penn
sy!vania: on motion of Mr.. George S. Ora
ham for defendant in error, docketed and
dismissed with costs.
No l1l3. The Chicago, Milwaukee and
ST. Paul Railway company, plaintiff IN
error, VS.. the state OF Minnesota, ex rel,
the railroad and warehouse commission of
the state of Minnesota.
No 1873. The Minneapolis Eastern
Railway company, appellant, VS.. the state
OF Minnesota; motion to advance sub
mitted by Messrs. John w. Cary, W. G.
Goudy and w H. Norris for the railroad
company, and by MIR. Moses L. Clapp for
the state of Minnesota.
No l, APP. Miller, plaintiff in error, VS..
Ernest Ammon; motion to advance sub
mitted by Mr.. Louis j. Blum and 5. c.
Blum in support of the motion.
No. LAG. Charles Chang Ping, appel
liant, VS.. the United States; argument COM
menced by Mr.. George Hoadly for appel
ant, and continued by Mr.. g. A. Johnson.
Mr.. s. NJ White, Mr.. Solicitor General
jerks and Mr.. John F. Swift for appellee,
and by Mr.. John Carter for appellant.
Adjourned until tomorrow at l. o'clock.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-30
THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE.

LINCOLN, Neb, March 29.-When the
legislature opened this morning there was
a feeling that final adjournment would be
had at noon tomorrow. AS the day passed
away it became evident that such would
tinued to pass house rolls, paying little at
tention to senate files. The committee on
adjournment reported, recommending noon
tomorrow as the time. The house deferred
action, but the senate adopted the re-
port. The senate has passed a house
bill abolishing dover and courtesy and
radically amending the law Of descent.
This is one of the most important measures
that has been considered. 1t will doubt
less be signed by the governor: also bill
ceding jurisdiction to the United States
over such site not exceeding 900 acres, as
may be selected for headquarters OF the
army department of the Platte; the right
to run railroads over this tract and tax
merchants and others is reserved The gen.
eral appropriation bill was put upon third
reading and passed, and will come up in the
house for concurrence. The house Will re-
fnse it. Several other bills of more or less
importance were passed. and bill for the
protection of hotel keepers indefinitely
POSTPONED. Members of the house made a
great effort to get bills up for third read
ing. But it is quite evident they Will all
die Bills were passed requiring railroad
companies to kin weeds along their tracks,
to lease saline lands, to define the boun-
diaries of Hooker county and to allow an
appeal from an order designing an in
junction brought to restrain the issuance
or registration of bonds. A senate bill to
require all counties having population of
more than 1000 inhabitants to use glass
ballot boxes was indefinitely postponed.
Wichita eagle., 1889-03-30
OUASHTEG INDICTMENTS.
Charges of Violating Election Laws Dis
missed at the indianapolis Court.

INDIANAPOLIS. March 29.-Under de-
cision given by Judge Woods of the feder-
al ct on motion to quash indict-
ments in election cases y; indict-
ments will, if defendants make applica-
ton, be thrown out. Already twenty-five
have been declared invalid, including six
teen yesterday aud twelve today. In some
instances only part of the indictments
against certain individuals have been
Cuashed In no instance as yet has bril-
berry case been dismissed. The indict-
ments quashea were against individuals
charged with illegal voting or with assist
ing Others TO vote illegally. The charge Is
made by attorneys of the defendants
and by Republicans that the
indictments to have been carelessly and
loosely drawn. 1t is held that the court
has no other course than TO grant motions
to quash. Judge Woods says that the in
dictments were irregular and could not be
brought TO his attention in that form. All
these indictments were found by the fed
eral grand jury under the direction of the
lately retired Democratic officials of the
court. IL is not known If the present
United States district attorney will call
back the grand jury. He says any grand
iurv can return the indictments and that
some of the cases may be brought up in
state courts. He does not think himself
called upon to DO anything further with
the grand jury.