Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-12

in the case OF Lieutenant Steele,
Eighth Cavalry, for striking private
Wild. The reprimand provided for
in the verdict Of the court is not
cOu he'd in severe language, but
takes rather the form of fatherly
| advice to young officers about the
necessity u controlling their tenn
peas, anu deprecated the bad taste
'hown by Steele in occupying the
.yul le Position Of prosecuting wit
lcss at.d Judge Advocate in the
rial u Wild for characterization.
A REVIEW
Of the District Of Columbia National
Guard and the troops Of the several
branches OF the regular army sta
toned at Washington was given |
today in honor OF the delegates TO
the Pan-American conference. The |
President, several members Of the |
Csbinet, General SchOfield and
other officers Of the regular army |
occupied the reviewing stand.
NoinNATfoss coSFiRMtD.
The Senate has confirmed the fol- |
lowing nominees: Lewis 4. Grant.
Assistant Secretary Of war; Bn-
gadieT-General NelsOA a. Miles. |
MajOr-CieneFal; Colonel Il. A.Grier-
son, Brigadier-GeneIal Major TIL.
Stanton, Deputy Paymaster-General; |
J. ii. Cisneg, Of Indiana, Indian |
inspector; G. {. Thaxter, receiver Of !
public moneys at Carson City; C.. |
+. TurEitin, surveyOEgt neral Of |
Nevada.
DIsNU sSED.
J. Edgar Engle, Assistant Chief
Of the recorl division, Pension
Bureau, is dismissed. Engle's pen
sion was rerated during the early |
part Of the present administration.
SILVER COMMITTEES.
Chairman Dingley has appointed |
the special committee ordered 10y |
the republican caucus last night to |
prepare a silver bill for the caucus.
The members are the eight repub-
lican members of the coinage com
mitiee-COnger, Wickham, Walker.
Carter, COmstOck, Bartine, Knapp |
and Taylor, and the following addi- |
tiOnnl members. Mckinley, Can
non, Bayne, Mckeuua, Perkins.
Henderson and McComas. The
committee held its first meeting this
afternoon.
THE SECRETARY OF WAR
today issued an order directing the
trOOis from the fOllOwiSS posts
Withdrawn SIS soon rs the depart
ment commanders concerned can
provide suitable accommodations
elsewhere: Fort Alaginuis, Mont;
Fort Bridger, WyO; Fort Sidney,
Neb.; Fort Crawford, Col; Little
Rock Barracks, Ark; Fort Nc
D0well, ATiZ fort Thomas, AriZ..
aud FOIt Verde, ATiZ. The re
spect;ve department commanders
are 10 report 10 the Adjutant-G Gen
eral Of the army the dates when the
posts can he abandoned, with a view
to making the necessary arrange
ments for the reservations, with the
buildings and other improvements.
TO be received by the Department oi
tire Interior for Indian school pur-
poses or for disposal.
ANTf-oPTIOS BILL.
The House committee on agricul-
ture heard arguments against the
But.erwOrth anti-Option bill. Henry
Wilson, OF the Chicago board OF
trade, said that that organization
aud all the exchanges in the country
were in sympathy with the first sec
ton of the bill, to abolish trading in
puts and calls and bucket shop deal
ings but 10 enforce. the provisions
against trades, for future delivery
would force out OF business the smsn
dealers and concentrate the trade IN
the hands OF the Large capitalists who
were able 10 purchase tine eTOIs and
hold them for a rise. To stop the
slles for future delivery would be 10 /
interrupt and disarrange the entire
financial system Of the country.
The bankers Of the country moved
the crops and depended uIou the
transactions Of the small dealers In
the country towns for 4 hasis for
their transactions. The bill would
place the farmer at the mercy Of the
large capitalists, who would buy
cash grain at such a price that he
could bold il until Gabriel blew his
trumpet without sustaining loss.
GEORGE c. sIAgTIy,
of the New York Produce Ex-
change, maintained that the farmer
never before received so great a per
cent of the value Of his crops as now.
I'm his opinion the low prices preva-
lent are because Of n recent series Of
large crops, from which have been
accumulated liz store 200, OO0, 900
bushels of corn more than ever be-
fore in the history of the country
The merchant has suffered losses
along with the farmer. In 1875 the
commission On n bushel of corn
amounted to p cents. Now the
entire crop is marketed on a COM
mission Of onequaTter Of a cent II
the hill passes three quarters Of the
export trade Of the country will be
prescribed
10. Bloss Of the New York Cot
ton Exchange read an argument
against the bill, prepared by a COM
mittee Of that exchange, prefacing
1t with n protest against the bill
signed by the leading bankers Of
New York, in which they state that
the passage Of the bill would work
great damage to legitimate trade,
and that the hanks find their risks Of
advances under the present system
are less than under the old.
The argument OF the Cotton TX
change Committee holds that the
effect Of trading for future delivery
hiss been to give the worlds markets
less violent character; reduce the
RISKS OF the merchants and bankers,
and at the same time secure to the
cotton planters n higher range Of
values than was the case before the
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