| Show iv BY tr i A PH P monr H AMERICA N washington ToN toh 23 The situation in mainland maino maine and the probability of an appeal to the liati national onal government men t to bettle settle the threatened conflict of authority in that state con to be the engrossing topic of conversation in washington political circles ancho notwithstanding D g the freely published denials of yesterdays reports concerning the attitude of the president and other prominent republicans on this que question s there is no positive evidence obtainable to prove that these IQ rei ports porta had bad a substantial foundation to day daya s discussion appears however to zo developed dev elope an important point which was was waa generally overlooked yesterday namely that abd the dominant party in congress Is likely to hold hoid that if it dual governments are aie sut sot up congress has the right light to decide which lothe is the legal one and that the president Is not clothed with any such judicial power unless in case of insurrection or domestic violence he is called upon as commander in chiet chief ol 01 the army to preserve the peace representative buckner of missouri in conversation on this bub jedd today to day called attention to the speech of senator morten on the electoral bill in which ho took precisely the position above indicated and supported it by the following extract from a supreme court decision la in the case of luther vs borden 91 under the constitution it rests with congress to decide what government la is the established one ina state for before tha the united states can emu guarantee to a state a republican government some form of government must be established in a state before it 16 can be determined whether it is to republican republic au or not this view it will be observed does not impair the sagacity ol 01 the general republican plan of action described in last evening s dispatches toras foras for as then intimated the republicans expect the issue will be presented by means of an application to the president for national aid to repress domestic alo violence congressman blount of georgia Is also of the opinion that and not the president la Is the proper power to settle disputes in states referring to the brooks baxter arkansas kansas montest seven or eight yearb years ago ngo he recalled the fact that although the president Preel dent recognized one of the dual legislatures and the governor as the legal power in the nevertheless sent a committee to investigate the trouble nd in with that coni committee and report the action of ibe ide president was wag reversed and the governor and legislature that he be refused to recognize were recognized by congress and assumed the exercise bf of its legal functions 1 A prominent democrat who does not care to have hla hia name published denounces the action netlon of gov garcelon and his council quite vehemently and adde 1 I believe beneve the whole thing was set bet up by J tilden to attract the tha attention of the people of the country to the BO so that it may more strongly appreciate the outrage perpetrated in louisiana in 1876 which tilden thinks if properly appreciated precia ted will again give him a chance for the presidency as a martyr in this direction a very clever oon bon mot motia Is current in democratic circles concerning senator ham ins tins in s public assertions that he believe belleve eight men could be found outside of the walls of a penitentiary who would do such a thing as count out republicans in la maine to this it ia is replied that the celebrated eight of the elect erial erfal commission bire tire are still at large it ia is rumored in official quarters that soon after the of congress the administration will specially recommend some tor for F an enactment to provide for the more effectual prosecution and con of polygamists the becom emendation men dation wail most probably come from the department of justice and favor the passage of some acome uch euch measure as that thab recently introduced trod by willets in regard to the proofs of plural marriages together with sundry features of the bill agreed upon by the senate judic judiciary larv lary committee in thelast congress among which will be on one a atiz ing the children of bf polygamous marr marriages lags and making provision for amnesty past of fences tena fera lor ier a specified period the charges received here governor emery of utah are principally to the effect that ho he is 19 under ithe the influence of mormon oM ormon leaders adera le strong rebutting representations have havo aito alto been received but it beems seems to be the general impression that hla hia prospects for reappointment jre are are not good among the person mentioned as his hig probable able abie successor is gen ch ceasr E ewing ilk brother of congressman thomas ewing and brother in law of gen sherman the secretary of the interior has rendered a decision of importance to all purchasers of public lands by private entry holding that whenever to llo patenting it 16 ia Is discovered that lind previously offered and entered as agricultural is really mineral in its character the entry must be cancelled and theland the tha land reserved for entry under the laws specially applicable ta to b mining lands the issue was presented by the case ease of smith va charles B culver et ul ui al 91 tny tay a vowing title to a tract of 2000 acres of land lard in camden arkansas a district which was purchased from the government at private entry in 1878 but subsequently roud found to ta contain leads with referenda ref refe erenee renca to the proposed negotiation for a commercial treaty between the united states and roumania it is ascertained that secretary evarts has hs instructed minister kasson to take notice of a letter ietter filed at the state department by simon wolf in behalf of a it board of delegates of american israelites ra protesting against any recognition of the doumanian Rou manian government till it complies with the provisions of the berlin treaty guaranteeing an not hot only civil but hut religious liberty to all its subjects minister kasson is instructed to act in accordance cor dance with the request of this letter all the departments will be closed on christmas and new now years on oa the days inter the treasury department will ba open between 10 and I 1 the other CT departments from 9 to 12 at the ravy tavy navy department half the clerical force will win be absent every other day all tho the departments close at 12 tomorrow to morrow the no new hew 9 york tobacco turen protest against the proposed change in the manner of printing ruvel lne xue stamps in tinfoil toba tobacco cdo wraps and the department to consult the wishes of the irada before making any alteration judge harlan has ten ien tendered dered a decision in the case of the columbus chicago hi cago indiana central railroad company the pennsylvania railroad company he fixes the amount due plaintiff at quite a party will accompany gen grant brantn ain his trip south including lieutenant general sheridan ald aud mr sheridan col fred grant and nd wife and several other ladles ladies anui ami gentlemen NEW NEV YORK 23 A washington special to the evening post asi says the president in conversation with representative williams republican of wisconsin this morning express expressed ed some very decided views on the situation in maine the latter deprecated the state legislatures gisla tures grabbing the vote of the tha state the president replied quickly and with emphasis but they are not going to grab it this maine business is not going to succeed and added that if it be he were one of the republican members of that legislature gi slature he would sit there until sep dep september and by every device known to parliamentary law for the protection of minorities all other business should be suspended until the wrong was righted he would not resort to force but he would endeavor to bring to bear upon the democrats such a weight of public opinion that they could not escape or resist it if counted in by technicalities they should be thwarted in their revolutionary purpose until they were made to feel that the will of the majority when properly and legally expressed must control he expressed the opinion that the good people of all parties as the facts became known would emphatically condemn the outrage A dispatch from washington bays says A circular without signature has been sent to the clerks in the departments from maine who served in the union army during the war ordering them to EO so arrange range arrango their affairs that they can meet without delay at the grand army hall to organize a rifle club and start at once for augusta maine the circular bays says uniforms great coats and as caps will he a furnished with rations and trans por or tation and q a supply of spencer rifles will joe provided on the way north CHICAGO 23 21 the daily wems news european correspondent hab haa interviewed 1 D D spencer president of the tho defunct savings bank of chicago cago who is at present livion at germany Gerni any he ete verifies the history of his hia travels as already published and bays says ho has mado made no enn eff effort ort to conceal hib hia whereabouts he gives details of the operations erat ernt fons ions of the bank and the causes whish led tol to the suspension he says saya he took with him from chicago only which ha he realis ed ea on hla hia life ilfe insurance he is anxious to return to chicago that he may ina lna in a measure clear up the stigma which rests upon his name there is no change in the condition of affairs at the stock yards several of the tho largest housea houses refuse utterly to concede any further points to the several others are running very light and only a few minor ones slaughtering to their full capacity A number of hogs have been shipped from here to milwaukee but by far the greater number are detained d at the points of shipping till matters have ae assumed assumed a definite shape here the drivers journal this evening publishes a letter from an influential fiu fil fluent estial ial catholic of the nativity church In which he advises the union to rescind their last order that p packers ekers ahall shall not hire nonunion non union workmen it is regarded as likely to accomplish its purpose especially ai a the strikers are in bad CiN cincinnati NATi 23 the commercials bials indiana indiana endiana special says father fattier danhoff dan Don hanler hafler er of Morri morris hi orrie orric 9 ripley county catholic who wab wag brought to trial for whipping ping the boys of of his for acting aa us pall bearers at the tune funeral raf rai of a pro protestant restant boy was waa found guilty in two cases and fined 13 in one case and 15 iu in another and und costs amounting to the phe rhe rne case has caused much excitement aud and the defendant has aekes and received two changes of venue on account of the high state of feeling the wre wrt astling match tonight to night between john mcmahon and W L kennedy collar and elbow style at robinsons robinson Eo binson opera home house ws was won by mcmahon kennedy cju w the first fall but mcm mcw thon ibon threw kennedy the tho next two falls mcmahon starts to boston where ho he has a match with dufour ST LOUIS 23 A terrible combat occurred last evening between patsy brennan a well known spore and professional pugilist and a siberian blood hound for tor fora forn a wager of the affair was conducted very secretly and the police knew nothing of it it took place about 10 out on the harlem bridge road in an old stable the fight lasted three quarters of an hour when the tho man proved victorious the dog died shortly after the fight patsey brennan is lying in bed in a shocking condition his shoulders and arms are terribly lacerated and torn his hia an fn juries a ries rles however will not prove fatal ATCHISON Ks 24 A special to the champion from blue rapids miles west of this city states that the buell woolen mills wills at that place took fire at 8 this morning and were totally destroy edthe tire originated in the upper story of the building which was a fine stone structure supplied with the latest and best machinery wool and manufactured goods were stored in another building which was waa not injured james waring foreman of the mill was badly injured by a fall from a ladder the loss is a very serious one to the tho community NEW YORK 24 the opposition to the tho appointment of governor emery of utah is becoming very aagre aggressive sive mr mcbride of bait lake city one of the most prominent lawyers in the Territory camb came to washington to attend the recent meeting of the national republican committee and during his stay he called upon the president in relation to the governorship of utah he is understood to make maker no accusations against governor emery but ha he represents to the Preel president dent that the gentiles in sal sait bait Lake City desire the appointment ol 01 some man who la Is outspoken in his hia opposition to mormonism and in whom they would have more con co na 1 in case of trouble mcbride does not complain of anything which governor emery has don dona or left undone but fears he may not prove equal to any emergency that may arise among the means that are being hied i by others in the attempt to prevent n t the reappointment of emery empry fathe lathe charge that has been widely published shed abed in the newspapers that the governor approved the law passed by the territorial le gisl Sisla aturo turo which repealed the sta lutes against reduction ee adultery and nd kindred crim crinest eff eif this repe repeal alit allt ia Is asserted left the territory destitute of any law that could reach polygamy A tribune correspondent made a careful and thorough search today to day through the journals jour naia nala of the legislative assembly of utah covering the entire period of emerys en erglis administration tra tion the examination proved that the above accusation is wholly false if it any law against adultery Lt reduction etc every existed in utah it was wall repealed before emerys time and he ia is not to blame for its abolition another accusation against the governor is that he has favored the election law which giva give the mor mons mona the practical control of election the taets facts are as shown by the legislative records of Utah that he has steadily used his influence in favor of an a amendment of the election laws and from the very charge against him it appears that he has measurably succeeded by securing scouring the adoption of a law providing for a secret ballot before that the law required that each ballot should be endorsed with the name of the voter voler of cauree placed almost unlimited power in the hands bands of the Mormon As to the general accusation that emery has virtually been acting for a long time in the interest of tho the Mor cormons mons a study ot of the journals above referred to shows that the contrary is true the governor norb nora two regular message messages mess ages ageo and numerous other messages which be he bas bai ent kent i to the legislature on I 1 special subjects prove that h he a has maintained a dignified attitude in support of the laws of 0 the united states of Eme emery ryla friends now in this city eity ity one of the most active jg ii chief justice hunter of utah in conversation verba verea luon tiou with the president yesterday he assured the latter that the go governor could ba be depended upon to act fearlessly in any emergency and that jt ft will bea great reah reat mistake to fail fall to je reappoint appoint him now when ahira in teem beeg to ba be approaching a crisis and when there is perfect harmony andun and understanding der among the federal of ficerai athe i the thu territory the president has great confidence in judge hunter and will pio probably bably bein be influenced fluen ced by hla hia advice the |
