Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-13
A WASHINGTON SENSATION.
5ergeant-at-A Arms Canady Accused
of Crookedness.
FICTITIOUS SALES OF STOCK.
Senator Jones' Name Used without
His neutrality-suspicious. Get
ting Kcady to Dcpart-Alas-
ka's New Governor.
WASHINGTON BUREAU, THE OMAHA BEE.
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., April IL.

WASHlNGTON, ~. ", hpTn 10
The reports concerning the suit against
Sergeant-at-Arms Canady for alleged crook
sdness in transactions relating to the sale of
stock of the Creosoting company, in vhicn he
was Interested, created quite a sensation
here 1t has been known for some time that
ugly stories concerning Mr.. Canady's
financial transactions have been current
among parties in New York City and else
where who have been induced by him to in
vest in various enterorises. The most serious
one of all the specifications in the complaint
against him is tnat he attached the name Of
Senator John p. Jones to 600 shares of stock
in the company, which had been issued in
the name of Jones without his knowledge or
consent and that he negotiated sale of a
loan of this stock for his own individual in
terest Mr.. Canady's associates here are
qualified to speak on the subject. 1t is said
that the difficulty has been pending for a
year or more, and that the suits might have
been brought last year as well as this, but
the supposition is that the complainants
wanted to give as much time rs they could for
settlement of the matter The impression
is that the matter was permitted to go over
until after the adjournment of the special
session OF the senate, so as 10 avoid any un-
necessary complications, and to have the
case settled one way or another before the
reorganization of the senate officers this
winter coming.
PALMER GETTING READY.
Ex-senator Palmer of Michigan, who was
recently appointed and confirmed as minister
to Spain, arrived in this city this morning to
receive his instructions. He called at the
state department this afternoon and made an
appointment to take his first lesson to-mor-
row morning. Mr. Pamer's instructions
will, it is understood, contain an outline of a
treaty of reciprocity bet ween Spain and the
United States relative to exports and i'm
ports to and from Cuba. Mr. Adee, the as
sistant secretary of state, says that he con-
Biders Spain in many respects a more I'M
portant mission than the English mission at
the present time. Mr.. Palmer will sail on
the Sth of May ON the rrave. He says that
he has already prepared the speech which he
intends to deliver at his first dinner in Mad
rid. 1t is couched in the purest Castilian
and the ex-senator expects to astonish the
Dons.
LINCOLN AND REID.
Minister Lincoln will sail for London on
the 18th of May, and will be followed about
the last of the month by Mr. Whitelaw Reid,
who will start for his post at that time.
ALAsKA's NEW GOVERNOR.
The president has blighted the hopes of eX-
actly twenty five men in Michigan by his ac-
tion in appointing governor for Alaska to-
day. The present governor arrived in Wash
ington several days ago, aud rendered his
resignation to the secretary of the interior.
He will return to Michigan and re enter the
newspaper business, which he left to go to
Alaska. 1t was because Governor Swine
ford was from Michigan that so many men
from that state applied for the position which
he had. The appointee is Lyman e. Knapp
of Vermont, who was indorsed by Senator
Edmuuds.
BEEF CATTLE
Secretary Rusk said to-day that ne had
received a great many inquiries concerning
the number and value uf beef cattle on the
hoof in the markets of Chicago, Omaha
Kansas City and other great packing points
tha pirins
grow out of the efforts being made in varlou:
states to secure legislation looking to the
suppression of the dressed beef traffic. The
statstican of the department who was re
ferred TO for Information on this subject said
that the department had no data on which tc
base reports which would tend to show
whether or not the charges were true tina
the dressed beef packers IN the slaughterinl
centers, were engaged in depressing thu
price of beef on the hoof OH the ranches ant
in manipulating tho price of the product t.
the consumer. He has received numerous
inquiries for data of this characte
embracing a period of many years, but n
information in the subject has ever been sc
cured by the department OF agricult ture, no
does the census give any adequate informa
tion upon which to base an estimate. Secre
tary Rusk intimated that owing TO the grea
Importance Of this subject at the present
time, and the many outcries which are bein
made by local butchers all over the countr
against the dressed beef traffic, he cor
templated carrying on an investigation Whlc
would furnish the parties interested with ~
Jhentic information which might be used i
times such as these 1t is probHble that tn
state agents of the department. may b
authorized to report upon the number an
value of these cattle in the various region
where the animals are raised or fed froI
month to month. and that hereafter infoi
nation will be obtainable at the department
IOWA PosTMAsrERS APPOINTED TO-DAY.
Nj. S. Murphy, Argand, Jones county, vic
f. Turner, resigned; James e. Babsor
Blockton, Taylor county, vice V. Chipmar
resigned; A. j. Wolcott, Floyd, Floy
county, vice l. A. Quimby, resigned; Norva
Reeve, Newmarket, Taylor county, vice i
A. Pace, resigned; Amos M. Hally, Repul
lie. Chicknsaw county, vice j. }. Hall, II
signed; S. S. Morrow, Thayer, Unio
county, vice J. Burd, resigned, and Cell
Chldress Unionville, Appanoose count.
vice A. Hicks, resigned.