Show i k 1 ip pes peb 17 wes AMERICAN washington 15 the legislative executive and judicial appropriation pria tion bills ia Is completed and will bo reported to tho houle house la in a afew kaw days it contains cont nina alna an appropriation of for tho the office of assistant treasurer at lan san branc Franc franeisco francisco isco leco for the sad sali francisco mint salaries bal eal arles aries of officers etc wages incidental expenses for the flotat carson salaries salable 19 etc S sundry civil bill ia is not yet finally completed but in the preliminary work on measure the lations havo have been considered for or lighthouses and roads roada on the pacific coast senator pendleton on behalf of the tho committee on civil service and retrenchment today to day presented to the senate a report in advocacy of the passage odthe of the bill to regulate and improve the tho civil of f the united states reported to the senate on the tho jtb of march last the report reviews at length the growth of the government since its foundation tion and then referring to what Is characterized as the spoils system and its effect on tho president it states that instead of devoting hib hla timo time to tho the great question of state statesmanship manship he must spend most of it weighing hing in the balance political considerations that shall aeter deter determine mind the claim of this friend or that political supporter to pos poe bession session of or some office or position 0 O 8 i tion of honor under him without u t baul multiplying i words tho the committee says tays it is patent that in the growth andea and expansion of the nation the appointing power ia laid beyond possibility p of personal attention to the requirements of off omm official lelal position and that in the discharge of this thi the bigbear highest of all executive functions political influences influence a and compensations have come to dominate and to subordinate all other considerations and the distribution of official spoils has come to be a lawful prerogative pro of political ascendancy the census bureau has isad a 2 a monograph on the silk industry of the united bates sates 8 ates it contains the history of the efforts made mada to pr produce 0 raw silk slik in this country it ewe EVE the cultivation of mulberry was begun in california in 1654 1854 bilk silk worm eggs were received thero there in 1860 and in 1865 about pounds of cocoons cocoon were obtained and the product reached 1900 pounds in 1863 the arrived at its highest point in 1870 when mo more r than mulberry trees were growing in tha tho state this industry was e encouraged ur 8 ted red by an act of the calif california legislature in 1865 6 div ing bounty for the planting of mulberry trees and und per cocoons the operation of the law proved roved unsatisfactory and it was waa soon repealed an attempt to pabs pass n new now act to encourage silk culture and manufacture was defeated lii iff the california senate in 1872 th report doport bays that alk blk sik bik raising in call fornia Is almost extinct owing to tor a react reaction fon lon against tho the speculative anania NEW york 15 the heradia herald washington special says gaya A gentleman man for some come time a resident in arizona said to your correspondent if the secretary actually di disarms sarras the indians indiana he rill vill put an end to the he indian troubles cs whether he will succeed in doing it or not is ib in my opinion an 0 oien olen 11 on question tho the indians indiana and bad white men may all nil league together to defeat him if be had the power to stop traders who sell arms and ammunition to the indians that would help him but one thing Is certain if ha he can disarm the indians indiana on he will viii save a good many lives of white men meu women and children the tho arizona indians were not only armed aimed but bolter armed than the troops and as they choose their own timo lime and places for attack they manage to kill bill a good many people secretary teller treller is carefully preparing to mako make some bome other othir changes in the me indian policy and looking in the direction of and looking in the direction of making tho the lives of whito white settlers satt sett iera lera reasonably sate eafe against indian attacks there is reason to believe bellaTo that under his hia administration of indian affairs some attention will be paid to the security of the lives of white settlers against indian raids CHICAGO 35 15 the society of the army of the cumberland propose a popular contri contribution buton on decoration day towards the erection in washington of a the aate irtel pest eest rest garfield who was so conspicuous a member of that army contributions maybo maybe may bo made through abed press frees papers or sent cent directly to L beut aut gen sheridan or H 0 corbin assistant general odthe of the tho united states at washington 1 PEORIA IG 10 the peoria branch of the tho land league ha haa resolved to forward the following message to the treasurer of the land league paris we heartily endorse your refusal to appropriate any portion of ot the land league funds as a reward for the tho conviction of the assa assassins Felus of Cave nish and Burke DALLAS texas 16 thirty car loads of wheat from california passed through bere here tonight to night en rowe route to new now orleans to be tra 6 shipped to liverpool thib thia is the first shipment on rm ft a contra contract Qt for for fur tons to ba delivered at new orleans where two vessels arevalo ine ing ng to receive it DECATUR alabama 15 andiew andrew alien allen of county separated from hia hij wife some months ago called at her bor mothers mother home house shot and hilled her this morning the woi wor comans womans nans nanh brother camo came in and rind shot and killed hilled alien allen MEMPHIS lain iain 15 iain lain an july last appleton atkinson and his son james murd murdered cred the wife of tho the latter in Penn Penni scott county mo and were convicted and Benten sentenced ced to death but escaped news ia is received here that on the ath dinst noar near trinity la capt J hutchinson of or the river liver mail service while trying to arrest them was shot by the son but did not die dle till he had killed the father the son escaped CHICAGO 10 16 A fort smith ppe suc elal elai says the total number of killed and wounded by the recent cyclone at mcallister McAlli ater indian territory foots up of theft these 15 ate are already nir air ady dead many are aro maimed for lifee life ilfe and others cannot recover the journals washington special says there is a rumor here that queen victoria has been assassinated but the state department here hero has yet received nothing in confirmation of the report the crilio says bays ax ExEe presenta tive rollin W daggett of nevada is la to be appointed united states minister to honolulu this thia post hns has been held ever since tho tha first year of the hayes administration by gen comly of ohio formerly editor of the state journal it is understood der stood that comly has bag grown tired of absence from this country anil and is perfectly willing to be recalled cl kvelland 0 15 A passenger on an outgoing train this morning jn who ineffectually attempted suicide by cutting his throat th roat rout and jumping from the closet window is 19 in the bo hospital spital NEW york 16 lg A snake 25 ee feet t long and 2 feet thick came here on a steamer last week it is the largest snake ever brought to this country mr bergh had better be stirring I 1 as dr robn kohn proposes to put a cail call in the case with 1 this 11 Is en enormous serpent 6 the dr says the serpent is is a boa bon constrictor and will absorb athe the calt calf head first in two hours The Thee nake snake lain a well awell ironed dry goods box and covered with blankets 11 kohn rohn will give the snake a but bath and get it out of its torpid state when the calf will be brought in aliew A new orleans special bays says on monday last near breaux bre aux aus bridge bt st martin parish joseph jenkins shot and killed his brother in law rayshel castillo Ce he claimed it was a case me of mistaken identity castille waa widely respected eventually tu a y the citizens became much incensed and yesterday collected strong with masks and anu rode to the village where jenkins was confined R and nd taking him from the kofl officers acers hanged him bim where castille fell DALLAS tex 16 A crazy call fernian crested created a great deal of consternation ster star natron nation on the ohe eastbound pacific express by drawing a revolver veron en pasE pabs passengers engen and threatening to shoot helas he was disarmed i by two rangers and gave his na name meas as RS R B swain ewain of san jose he cealma that he hadtke had the toothache andrad and had taken whisky to ease easo it which had the effect of making him believe the train was beset leset by robbers washington 16 agtha tho the fact that a large largo number of fraudulent U S certificates of deposit purporting to havo have been issued b by V t vie fie ke assistant treasurer at san fian francisco franc 18 1 have been discovered in circulation lawko n has been occupying the attention of the general land luand office for some tinie time several fir hir arrests rests have already been made and three parties are now under indictment in dakota for foe printing and ha fraudulent certificates last nast night the coromis commissioner of the office recel received ted tho the following telegram OMAHA omana hlay may 14 coma commissioner fesio ncr of zand luand office offic washington f have found tho the parly who printed the blanks for the fraudulent berti at this place he ii ij now in custody the printing was done donet at canton dakota further developments will mill follow I 1 leave lesve tomor to mor row for yankton signed burke burre agent the commissioner general of the land lland office bild said to a correspondent there are a large number ol 01 these fraudulent certificates scattered through the coultry com coh try va 16 ten stores and dwelli dwelling nye burned barned loss SAN FRANCISCO 14 A roos boos Eo osburg b argi oregon dispatch says I 1 0 hill shot and instantly killed cal cai caleb e b young ills lits brother in law yest yesterday or A family feud led to the result washington 16 payta la is tue only port remaining in the thetos possel posses sion slon of the peruvian postal authorities and all mails from the united states to peru have been sen beat seat t to that town Clif chilian flan authorities have asked the peruvian mail to bo be 0 to o fallero ballero Pa llero the tho united states dealin ed on the ground hat that a compliance would have been officially recognizing tho the right of chilito chinito Chi chill lito to take possession cf the peruvian postal system the committee on judiciary ts to eay day almost unanimously decided to report adverse adversely jy that section of coals bill declaring the land jand grant of if the north pacific had leen forfeited the jaw governing pacific roads namely the northern pacific southern pacific and atlantic pacifies pacific is different from the statutes tes governing grants to other roads tide tlde northern pacific act does not provide for the forfeiture of lands but in the event of compliance noncompliance non with the provisions by the company allows the govern ment to take tho the road and further its construction in any way feasible the committee has concluded that inasmuch as aut miles of the northern pacific road remain to be completed and as construction has been pu pushed shed vigorously and in good faith in spite of numerous obstacles notably the failure of jay cook co that it would bo be hot only inequitable but beyond the spirit of the law jaw to forfeit the grant made to the rond road whether the same spirit rit nit will govern the committee in relation to the other pacific roads roada Is not absolutely certain but it is the general er 0 among members of the committee that the other two road roads shave have done the best that could be accomplished under the circumstances and that there is no noi good cause causo for forfeiture of their lands it is expected that they will therefore recommend that the grants to all pacific roads be allo nilo allowed wed to stand the president has never witnessed more unusual proceedings occurred at the white rouse mouse ho e this morning senator mi rf f pennsylvania who recently declared his intention to bolt the regularly nominated republican state ticket and has been earnest the past pact week in denouncing the two nominations for ane collectors of internal revenue in the Rey keystone atone state S ate made by the president before the convention declared itself against the 1183 1133 of pat monago for political pur purposes posea jackson and are the nominees and the independents have clamored night uh ht and day for their wi withdrawal this forenoon senator mitchell with an armful of clippings of independent newspapers papers called upon the tho president and directed hia hla attention to the editorial and other remona lemona trances he had received agaiD against atthe the removal of sui suf livau and wiley the did gid officials he did not advise the president what to do but directed hla hia attention to the row brewing in pennsylvania end and handed him the t clippings the president received thomm thorn with considerable consider adle adie astonish niba mint mi nt and politely informed the senator that he would take the matter into consideration and bowed him out matchell bli Ml has hoisted a black flag in earnest and he will at tend the independent convention next week benator senator parley secerel secure the passage in the senate banate today of the house bill bili creating two additional collection districts in ih california this bill creates a it new district with humboldt as port of entry the bil bill I 1 will becom become e a law as scon ns as it is signed by the the president three indians from the ludian territory A complained to secretary teller today to day that indian commis woner stoner price had bad them audi ances ence and further farther that prica had the bill Introduce introduced ct in an congress taking away awry their lands and giving them to Arapah oes and cheyenne and the only reason for this thia is de be causo the son eon of mr price was connected with the tc texas aps pacific rall bail road company and hat that the road favors the latter indiana indians having lands both charges are gre denied by price the postmaster gene general gal gai fal is ing jug a schedule it r fait fast mail under the new appropriation the plan is to have a rast last train from new york to an francisco and another from irom boston to new now orleans I 1 gali GAii veston YESTON texas ilg 16 the brig adoll cotton laden on takis taking fire nire fire was scuttled st louis 16 the old ala pla laughter hoube of ohp beef canning C C r wab WAS burned loss A post ott dispatch special from miles east of or st joi jot says the town is in fri ashes 37 houses house including every house houke in burned ahe U ho principal loss is insured the steamship dollander hollander with tons of sugar laden for sydney was burned at bea the crew landed at tat jat java jata the captain committed suicide bui euS cide eide BOSTON 16 there Is no change in the wool market bince since last week thede Thade the tho demand mandis is fair from aurera and desirable fleece apol i Js firm but defective is Js dull call fornia Is 13 quiet and unchanged with verv vt very ry little that is desirable on the market pulled wool is in steady demand with bales sales of choice eastern and malue maine supers at and common and good at CHICAGO 16 Aspe A special elai claI from des moines sayi says says father hays hass at charlton chariton iowa defended the ho cavendish assassins from his pulpit pul pui pitin in the catholic church on sunday BRO texas 16 New newe has just been |