Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-19
MIR. DORSEY EXPLAINS IT.
Why Non-Resident 8 Get the Sid
ney LAM Office.
PoRTeR's scAPEGRAcE SON.
The Admiral's ln~corrigible OFFS pring
Again in Troublc-investiga-
tion of the s tuuders
Murder Ordered.
WASHINGTON BUREAU THR OMAHA BEE,
hl2 SrRRRr

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Feb. Is.
1t having been brought to the attention of
the members of the Nebraska delegation
that some criticisms are being made in refer
ence to their action in recommending for the
Sidney land Office nou-residents Of the Sid
ney land district for the position Of registers
and receivers, l asked MIR. Dorsey to say
something in reference to the matter. MIR.
Dorsey said that as the appointments to the
land office were presidential the president
had the right to appoint q citizen OF Maine
IL he pleased to q land office in
Nebraska, but as the members
of the Nebraska delegation have
been united in making recommendations
citizens of Nebraska have been and would
be selected to fill the positions in the land
offices in that state. When the Sidney case
was considered the delegation was unani-
nous in reference to the appointment of
MIR. Neeves of Ogallala as receiver. The
deleg alton desired to recommend the APP
pointment of n mar from Cheyenne county
as register, but owing to the fact that
strong 'remonstrances were made against
his appointment and that delegations of citi-
zens from the Sidney land district visited
Omaha during a meeting of the
delegation and protested against the APP
the republicans of the Sidney district could
not agree it would be we'll to recommend
some one from outside that land district,
and Mr.. Blanchard was unanimously agreed
upon by the delegation. There were some
twelve or thirteen applicants from the Sid
| ney district for the position Of register and
receiver, and as there was q great deal of
| feeling manifested it was thought best to se-
lect some one who had the endorsement of
the party in the state. "My fight has BEEN"
Mr.. Dorsey continued, Ito have residents of
the Third congressional district appointed to
the land Office within that district. Other
members Of the district have felt that as
seven of their land Offices were in my dis
trlct, and as that was the major portion of
tine patronage. that l should be willing to
allow prominent republicans who had been
faithful workers in the party from other
districts to have positions in this district.
So far l have been successful. The
delegation has never considered in making
these appointments whether or not the APP
plicant resided In the land district to which
he desired appointment. Another thing
there is a strong feeling that when q town
like Sidney has a land Office and also an i'm
portant military post, for the continuance of
which we have been working for six years
past, that the citizens of Sidney and Chey-
eune county should not demand everything.
PoRTER's SON.
The hayward son of Admiral Porter, who
has caused him so much trouble, Is again
under arrest and appeared in the police
court this morning, as defendant against the
charge Of obtaining money under false pre-
/ UCnScB. DaVlS ESS6A t-OTUcT IL IL me LOOKING
man and was formerly an officer of the
army, from which he was cashiered for con
duct un5ecominE q gentleman some years
ago. He has had various adventures in and
out OF prison, and the admiral has several
times declared that he would nave nothing
more to do with him, but when he gets out
OF his scrapes and goes home he is generally
received as the prodIgal son was and
remains In favor until he gets caught in some
disreputabie act again. Last summer he
rendered his services to the government of
Hayti and it was announced that he was to
be made admiral Of the fleet of that little re-
public, but the Haytian minister here, Mr..
Preston. knew his character and checked tn g
game. He is under arrest now for persuad-
ing certain colored men to pay him money to
secure them government positions.
THE SAUNDERS URDER
The recent murder of Deputy Marshal
Saunders in Florida was the subject of an
extended conference at the cabinet meeting
reports OF United States Marshal MiZell and
District Attorney STRIPPING of Florida, de-
failing the circumstances of the affair and
the causes which led to IL. Both gentlemen
had previously seen the president aud the
attorney general and had given them oral
reports. Quincy, the town near which the
murder took place, is the county seat of
Gassden county, one of the northern tier of
counties and adiOins the Georgia line. The
next county scat Is Madison and the
history of these two counties since 1880
shows O condition of lawlessness and terror.
ism which the PRESIDENT considers worthy of
national attention. Lawlessness has existed
in these counties for several years, the pur.
pose being to deprive the republicans Of their
votes. Madison showed O republican major
ity of over four hundred prior to the election
Of 1880, but since then it has gone demo
cratic. The democrats have refused to open
the polls In precincts where the republicans
had a majority, and where the parties were
more evenly balanced their practice has
been to stuff The ballot boxes. Three weeks
ago the district attorney sent Deputy Mar
shall Saunders to serve subpnn9s upon resi-
dents of Gassden and jackson counties While
at Quincy he WAS seized and o~verpowered by
a gang of men and forcibly taken over the
state line into Georgia, He recognized w.
w. Mcfarland and another man as two OF
those engaged In preventing him from the
performance OF his duties, and last week
Marshal Mizell with Saunders went down to
Quincy with warrants for the arrest of The
men engaged in the outrage. While there
three men succeeded in inducing Saunder.
to take a drive into the country and brought
back his dead body. 1t is the opinion OF both
the district attorney and marshal that Saun
ders was killed by these men to prevent lin
from testifying against them, and that he
was entlced into the country for the
purpose of putting him out of the way
Marshal Mizell reports that the statement
which has been printed in democratic news
papers TO the effect that Deputy Saunder.
had been drinking on the day he was muir.
dered, and that the effect Of his liquor lee
him into needless danger, IS an infamous
fabrication. There is no doubt that he was as
sassinated as the result of q plot. The trouble
dates back to the last election when al
effort was made TO secure q proper return o
the republican vote. Mr.. Saunders was
brave and fearless man and active IN tryinl
to secure the en- forcement Of the law and h,
was disliked as we'll as feared by democratic
leaders.
The result o i.the cabinet conference wa
q unanimous EXPRESSION OF opinion that tn,
attorney general should take all necessar,
measures TO maintain the authority and en-
force the laws of the United States in tn
counties mentioned as well as 10 secure tn
punishment Of the assassin, but the mode o
procedure was left TO his discretion. Tn
president is very much worked up over tn
outrage and the attorney general will d.
nothing without consulting him.
!. PRoPITIArINo WARRINGTON.
The New York people are trying to secur
the votes OF those who have been supporting
Washington as the location for the fair b.
Offering to assist In the passage of a bill Z
establish a memorial to Christopher Colum
bus in this city, The proposed memorial
TO consist Of a permanent museum for tn
display of the works OF American artists
There is very little doubt that somethin
will be done for q monument or memorial /
Columbus in Washington, and as the Smith