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-* « • -* * • * » • • • • • • • • • '»ü flirnrniiiiH |[|jr~ ~i Volume xix. Helena, Montana, Thursday, March 26, 1885. No. 19 <TI|f 111 celt lit ^jcralil. * l FISK D V FISK. A j FISK, Pu1>li*htrn und Proprietor». I*,:-::; Circulation of any Paper in Xcntana ——O-- Rate* of Subscription. WEEKLY "ifERALD: 1 ^ . ir ill n«l«MWee ........ >| OU v » M..11It. -, in udvaiic«).............................. 2 in . Mmitli«. in ml vane«"..... ....... | i«i i m '■ 1 11. afivaBSS tin- rule will l„ {' I > li«r« I« r y«*»rl l'i»U 8 *, in ali «•»»♦•*, Prepaiil. DA II. Y HERALD: 1 ~.r.~< i!l**r».«lebv«*re*lbjrcwrrier.SI-Viamonth <1 Vi-.ir l>v mail, in ailvimri .. . 112 00 S . .Montlia. Oy mail, in atlvancr 1 ......... »> ill , . tlontiii, liy mail, m ailvancv .......... 3 m •a t . - oniniunn-Htiom» »I1011M ta* »'!<!r<*»»«-<l to l ; ISK MHOS., t'uhliiihrn, Hvlvna, Montana. IHO M IIOOM'M.LOU S. •hit tin- hill nml valley. Iiruwn hy tin- Kti-iiin lior-«- » |M»w«r. 1 In* iailio.nl kiiiK I-* •imiiIiiik l iny mil«-» an hour! Ilr nouille In« «vi-ultli liy million». Ity t ho» «and» count» hi» men ; I* r ten thou»au<t mile« of Kh-aniioK rail» H*- wave» Ilia **-«|>tr<- |»en. I'll«- «lianion«le of the cnai mine». WliiTt toil th>- minera Krim \n«1 the truld of tin- waving noriiliehl» Pay irtoiit. unto liim. 1 Cut t«ale ami worn I» the ninnamh ; I'ntn-edinK t» the eye Ib-torr wlinli the »tnllillK country to»« ttitti dk ami whirluiK hy. tint he »*•«•« hut iloe» not notii-e I he former rein old Gray \t the cmaainic. 1° let the »jiceiitl |»m, «|a» >lnit; it|»>n it» way. »talwart and M rone ia Fanner .lohn. And hrnn/i-d with »un ami weath«-r. ' Ma. wife, h«- laugh«, "you'd never think Mr ami I were hova together! M--. that »hadow, ailent and »ly. No l>i|ric<-r than uivarm, W<- ow n« a hundred million«, ami I It»««* only you ami the farm ' Mut. I .onI. who ever would . halite with him' 1'iarr fellow. In* never ««-ea < »nr ujiLaud ineolow of clover red, ihn blossoming a|>j>lc tre«-« * Me only hear« the vlaiiKW>K w heel« And the eiiKine a whistle »hrill; t >uva an- the hiiininltiu of the U-«*» And the wild bird'a Summer trill. \nd while in tin- dual y town he toil» At a toil that ne'er ia <ione, I -w ini; my -» y the l«> a merry «on* In the elu-ery w ind and aim " Vmi we »hall In- jottkiuK la-liiml old t.ray When in <-arth hi» tamea ahull lie, Imw Ionic do the«- meailow» keep the aotilMl < *f hia »w ilt train roarinic hy HON \I« S. The aiui|>le lesson* w hich tlie ui:r«ery tauicht t i ll »oft ami «tainlra» otl the hmla of thoU|(ht. \nd the full hloaiMim owe« it.« fairest hue To thimr «wot teardrop«* «>f affect iou'a «lew. —Oliver Wendell holme». I'or the treaaurea of pn-cioua worth. We n.-.iat |>atieiitly due and Jive; For the plaee» we Ionic to fill, We uiu«t push, and »tringle, and drive; And alway» and every where We ll find in our onward eourae. Thorn» for the feet, ami trial.» to meet. And a diftieult river to er**a». —Joaephine Pollard. Ile I« tl«- (creat«-»t artiat. then, Wheth *r of jienc.l or of pen. Who follow« nature. Never man \« artiat oT a* artinan, l'ur»uinic hi» own fanta»ie*. t an touch tin- human heart or pint.»«'. I ir »atf«fy our noble n*-«-da. — l.onicfelUiW. Word» of praise were all t«i aeek ' Fa«-«; of Voll ami form of you, l>id they flint the praiae ««i weak When my lip» ju»t touch«-*l your «heck— Touch which let my «oui eotuc throuich ? — Browning JikIic«- none lo»l hut wail ami *ee \\ it:■ bopetel pity nor <li-lain; The death of tl|e ally»» may be Th<- in«-a«un- *»f the hncht of pain. Ami love and glory that may raise Tld« «oui to Go«l in affer «lay«. Atlelaide l*roct«»r. No life Fan I«- pure in it« piiri»»««- am! «trunk *n it»strife mil all lif«- not la- pur«T ami stronger thereby. —Owen Meredith. H m il UOLOKOflA. He«-an«4> of till«- «h-ar infant In-ad With golden hair To ow all little h«-a«l» A halo wear ; \nd for one »vintly fiw-e I knew All 1*1*-' are fair. H«*«-au»e of two will«*, furiint e Of heavenly blue Whi<-h l«M«k««l with yenrnltiK gaz* My »ad m « ul Oirongh, All eyea now till mine own with tear» Whale'«-re their hue. Because of little death-narked lip» * Which once did call My name in plaintive tone«, Sio voie«-» fall I tion my ear in vain ap|a*al From cbildr«*n »mall. Two litth* hand» hehl it- my own, IxaiK- Ion* "SC« Now caum- me a» I wamler through Tlii» wot Id of woe. To cla»p each lathy hand stretehed out In fear of foe. The lowest cannot plead in vain, I love«l hint so. KOI K MEN 8 EXCUSES. Said .loue» "I hardly eter rule. For crowded car» I can t abide. An«l < arrtage» I «ki dt-»pise— I aiu fond of exercise.' ' I bruin m>' lunch, »aid Smith elate, "For noisy restaurant» I hate. Bc»id«w I d spoil my appetite Fordinner when I'm home at night.' Said Brown : "I'm tou»ch ; I never wear An ovrrriwt. 1 do declare 1 do not feel the cold like thoar Half froeea chap» weighed down with clothe* ' I never touch «igars. Green spoke; I lu V re made of stuff Unfit to »moke ; For bealthftilnee» aiul mm fort ripe One me my fragrant brier pipe. And »o we all apologise And maki esetiae»— mostly lie»— Me>wuse w. «lare not »ay wltl sens« We go without to «ave expert**-. |||KATHLEEN*> «UGCiEfiTION. I*at Keilly was taking a rW* On an elegant suiunier's luornhik. And Kathleen sat flow by his »hie. Bright smiles her fare ndorning. And «he looked so tidy and neat. Her figure so plump and trim. No girlliaJf so pretty and sweet llad eveT appeared to him. Said Pat : "Your ey«*a are *o blur. And your lip» »»> temptingly re«l. They're the pur'.iest I ever knew. Amt liehing to th« - «-olleen I«* *'*■ ■ th. dartin', if it waau't this Imclr. That's pullin tuy poor arms apart. Th. y would tindsrty »liteal round your waist And yourself l«e pr«-«sed to my heart. F->r my love'» that p«iwerftil. ind«-ed. Without you I ■ annul survive.'' Then Kathleen blushed ami mM : 'Mr. iteilly, perhap« I could drive! | i itr Nnioke lor Diphthei ia. From the New York Sun. ! Luth L<m kvMHMl, the uiue year-old t-hiltl ot 1 humus I.iH-kwtMMi. fo-eatn« violently til with diphtheria. She w;w »o weak that it Wit» deemed dangerous to try tracheoto my, or cutting open the wind-pipe. <»n Thursday. Dr. Nicholas, who wa» attend ing her received a copy Ot the Paris /Vyuro, which «-ontainetl a report tuade to the I reitch Academy of Medicine hy Dr. lielthil. Dr. Ilelthil saitl that the vajKirs ol liquid taraud turjM-ntui«- would dissolve the tihriiiousexudations which choak up the throat tu croupe anti diphtheria. "The patient. Dr. lielthil »ays, ''immediately seems to experience relief: the choakitiK ami rattle stop: the patient tails into a slumber and seems to inhale the smoke with pleasure. The hhrinons memhratn soon liecomes detached, and the patient coujjhs up microhicides. These, when caught in a glass may lie seen to dissolve in the smoke. In the course of three days afterward the i>atient entirely' recovers. Dr. Nicholas trietl this treatment yesterday with little Ruth Ixx-kwood. She was lying gasping for breath when he visited her. First pouring aliout two tablespoons tul of liquidth-d tar on a hot iron pan. he then poured as much turpentine over it and set it on lire. The rich resinous smoke which rose to the ceiling was hy no means unpleu«ant. As it lilled the room the child's breathing tiecame nat ral and a» the smoke tiecame dense she fell asleep. [The after treatment, w hich is not des crilietl in the atiove extract, is as follows: "The throat of the child is then washed w ith coaltar ami lime water. These fumi gations instantly destroy all kinds of pavasitil insects ami microcosms anti are excellent disinfectants, l uder this method healthy children and others have approach ed the sick lied w ithout the slightest dan ger of contracting the terrible disease. This treatment, sosimpieaml so marvelous, is thus at once l»ith atisolute remedy an«! a • preciou* preventive.—E oStanpakh.] ♦ Do 1 our Dutt. New Haven News.] "I'll never forget the first time that I saw (ieneial tirant," saitl William Ransom recently to a number of men in the foot guards' equipment room. "1 was tirst ser geant in Compati v C of the Seventh Con necticut Volunteers, commanded by tieu eral Hawley. At that time we were lying lie for« ■ Richmond. Ihty after day we hail nothing to do but lie aliout the camp. On this never-forgot ton day that 1 refer to I was sergeant of the guard, a detail of eight men being under my charge. Some of the lioys hud swapped papers with the relis, whose picket-line was not far from ours, and had given me the Richmond (iozetli. I leaned my musket against the trunk of a tree and. sitting on the ground, braced my back against the tree and read. It was not long liefore 1 tiecame intereste«] in a j story and forgot about picket-duty, and even the war. Suddenly 1 heard the tramp of a s< t nadron of cavalry, and looking up saw a numlier of horsemi-n approachiug. I saw that some of my men were engaged with some of the .Tunnies in a game of poker. The officers did not stop, hot quietly ro«le past, not without looking at me in a peculiar rnauuei. Soon alter a single horseman rode up. He had on a slouch hat. on old blouse, and hia breeches were stuck in a pair of big boots. "Riding up to me, he said : 'Sergeant, what are your men doiug here '* 'On picket duty,' I replied. " 'Where are your men ? ' '''Oh. over there playing poker,' I said, i maiding my head in their direction. "I thought that he was a correspondent for some jiaper and answered him saucily. Asking my name, regiment, and company he rode away. 1 Hung a parting shot at him as he did so. asking him il he was uot inquisitive. When we were relievwl I was called to the captain's quarters, where 1 was informed that General Grant bad preterm! charges against me. It was he to whom I had lieeu impudent. When the captain told me that I was under arrest, liable to lie shot, 1 felt like sinking in the ground. A court-mart'-tl was held and 1 was sentenced to be shot at sunrise. In the few hours that 1 was in the guard-hous* I seetnetl to live over my life again. Through the efforts of General Hawley the sentence was not « arrieil into tffei t. 1 was disrated, however, and for three days carried a knapsack tille«! with sand about the camp. When General tirant visited this city I «alle«l upon him. He retxigniz e«l me, and as I left he said : 'Always do your duty.'"— M hv He Lett the Pulpit. Fiom th«- Wall street News.] 4 1 hear you are without a preacher over in your <oogregation?" "YesJ: he left two weeks ago.' 4 "Had a call at a higher salary I pre sume ? " "Not as 1 know of." "Health failed him, perhaps?" "No ; bis health seemed to lie good." "Congregation didn't like his preaching, then ? " "Yes ; they seemed to.' 4 "Well, then, he mtignetl ? 44 "No; not exactly. Fact was, he un loaded a lot of railroad stock on us at 74, and the - brink age together with some talk about tar and feathers, took him out just as the stock touche«! .Vi. The Cattle Syndicate. Washington, March 18.— The Okla homa question is being further considered by the administration, and tien. Weaver and Hon. Sidney Clarke, representing the settlers, are here earnestly urging imme diate action. It is probable that a conclu sion will lie reache«! in a very short time, possibly to-morrow, as the situation in Southern Kansas is considéré«! critical. Information received here to-night shows that the settlers are very much exs per ate«l liecause the cattlemen claim that the action of the gov ernment leaves them in exclusive possession. The Oklahoma and Indian Territory representatives of the the settlers here understand that pro clamation requires the removal of all cattle syndicates. Birthday Preseat. BKKI.IX, March 18 —The principal gift of the Emperor to Bismarck on the occa sion of the latter's 71st birth<lay, on the 1st of April, will lie a copy of Von enter's famous historical picture, entitled the " Proclamation of the German Emperor at Versailles." The original was presented to the Kaiser by all the reigning sovereigns in Germany at the time of its unification. K All.» KY >1 All. SKKMC E. The KIHcienry ol the N>»tent mid the Fniupetenc) ol the Clerk*. The Postai as'er- General, in his annual report, has the fothiwiug to say concerning the Railway Service: All railway )io»tul clerks are appointed for a probationary jiermd of six mouths, during which time their fitness and capart ly for the service are tested. They are ex amined monthly as to their knowledge of the postal laws aud regulations, as well as the practical workings of their office. If, at the expiration of the probat ionary jieriod, they have proven themselves competent, th*-y are given appointment at t-lass tine. After an apjiointment at class one, all clerks are promoted, according to merit, when vacancies occur. It usually takes a clerk several years to w«irk his way up to class live, which is the highest grade. The clerks of this class are in charge of an office in a car which is known as a railway post otfi«*e. and usually have several clerks under their dire«*tiou. There are at the present time aliout UM«» clerks in the Railway Mail Service many of them hav ing l»een so employe«! a great numlier of years. In the very nature of the ease, the places of tbes«* skilled clerks, who have made their work s life study, cannot be t Iletl with new app«»intees without great detriment to the servic-e. As experienced clerks are alisolntely in dis|iensthle to an efficient serv ice, it could not do other than work contusion anti tie lav to the whole mail system of the coun try, if the present force should lie set aside anti new and inexperien<-e«l men put in their places. About thirty per cent, of all clerks appointed tail to para satisfactory examinations and are retiml. It will thus lie Hwn that a far greater numlier of clerks have li«'en apptiinted than are now in the service, but by the sifting process the de partment has secured the most active and efficient clerks. During the past twelve years not a -ingle clerk has lieeu removed without goo«l cause, aiul that cause has lieeu im-ornpcten oy, intempérance, or neglect of duty. By such means the clerks have, in gn at m«*A» ure, telt secure in their tenure, aud have devote«! themselves with all enetgy to the liest interests of the service. For years promotions have been made on merit alone. All the officers have worked their way from the lowest grade to their present positions, so that each anil every man holds his situation by reason of his competency and thorough knowledge of the service. The Train Agent*» Pré». I Merchant Traveler.! He was a gentlemanly looking fellow, dressed tn elegant taste, ami a* he knock et! at the Superintendent's ofik-e door, no one would have suspecte«! he was a mau looking for a job. "Good morning, "said the Superintendent politely, as he came in. "Good morning," replie«! the visitor. "I am in search «if a position a» conductor ou your road. 4 "Well, we want a man aliout your size. 44 "What is the pay ? " "One httndml dollars a month." "That's fair enough. 1 was paid that tor five years I was with the New York C'en tml "You look like a good man. Got any references ? " "No, bir. I'm sorry t«» say I'm a stranger in Cincinnati. " "No references? That's unfortunate. Have you got anything to show that von know the duties of the p«»stiou you seek ? 44 "Oh, yes. 4 plenty. There's a house and lot in Hoboken where my wile lives, which I paid $vîü.«mMi tor: then there's a farm up in t »range County that coet me ÿl'J.ôOü ; some liank stock, a few V. S. bonds, a towu lot in Jersey City, a—" "That's quite enough," interrupte«! the Superintendent, "I see you know your business. Just call around this afternoon and I'll see what I can do lor you. I always like to help a man who tan make an ordinary salary meet all his wants. 4 ' I'hp C «»-Operative I'liui. An Ohio manufacturer, who started in business a year ago, called his employes at . «und him, and said : "Now, lioys, this is a young husiuuK, and I can't {»ay big wages at the start. How ever, I mean to do the right thing by you. we ll work together, like. Whatever sum is left over at the end of the year, after making allowances for my interest, wear ami tear and services, shall lie divided pro rain. The year being tip the other day, the employes gatbeml to hear a statement read. "Boys, 1 am happy to inform you, 44 began the boss, "that there was ÿtîUO left over to lie divide«! among you, according to the old scheme— "Hear, hear ! " "But griet compels me to add that, 1 had to embezzle the sum named to buy dia monds for my wife, so that nothing is left, i^t us make a reduction in wages and start anew ! " Nome New Proverb*. We are assured on an authority that should be a good one that the following ate new proverb« : A white lie often told makes a black story. It's a poor musician who can't blow his own trumpet. He who would eat the egg must first break the shell. Every back has its pack. The man who wishes to continue tielieving in his friends should never put them to the proof. Look alter your wife ; never mind yourself, she'll look after you. The want of money^is the root of much evil. Egotism is an alphabet with one lett:-*.-. If you'd know a man s character, follow him home. Men love women : women love men. The surest road tc honor is to deserve it. Only whisper scandal an«l its echo is heard by all. It's not the clock with the loudest tick that goes the best. Home is the rainbow of life. Don't complain of the baker until you have tasted his bread. They who live in a worry invite death to hurry. The Nicht Would Slip Bv. She was going on a journey and along light's ride was liefere her. "Oh dear." she sighed, as the husband bade her goo«l-by on the sleeping-car. "this night taravel is so te«lious. and the hours are so long. "Don't be discouraged. 44 he said. "You are on a fast train and the night will slip by very rapidly." THE I VlllEK lit III* KM MIO. How He I.«»«iked to < ontemporury Eye». Ill» l*er»ounl Appear ance An«l Peculiarities. 1'erhaps tiie most graphie tles«-riptiou ol N\ asbitiglon now extant is that coutuiued in a letter in the posses»inn ol Beujamiu H. Ackeraoo, of Raleigh, N. C., w ritten by David Ackeraon, tu the year 1811, to hts son William, then living in Laurens dis trict, S. C. David Ackemon, the writer, lived lot many yeats Lear Alexandria, awl was captain ol a cotupa.iy u a continental regiment during the revolutionary war. He was intimately uc«iiiaint«*d w ith Wash ington. This part of the letter, giving a {»ersonal tliscnption ol Washington, was w ritten at the retjiiest of bis son, who hail a curiosity to kn«»w how the Father of his Country looketl. It was as loi lows : "In the first pla«-e, you should know that Washington was not what the ladies call a pretty man. It seems that tale has destin« d handsome men for *>ther purp«>ses than heroic emleavor. But in military costume he was a splendid figure, such as would impress the meidoiy ever after wards. The first time 1 was ever brought iu coûtait with the great hero was three days liefere the crossing of the llelaware, as I have relat*sl to you liefore. It was under the most unfavorable circumstances, as the weather was bitterly cold, anti a fierce wind was blowing. Washington had a large, thick nose' ami it w as very red that day, giving me the impression that he was uot so moderate in his use ol Ii«|tn»r as he was sup]ioscd to lie. I found afterwards that this was a peculiarity. His nose was apt to turn scarlet in a cold wind. He was stamling neat a small camp tire, evi dently bist in thought, amt making no efiort to keep warm. He seemed six feet and a-half high, ami was as t*rect as an Indian, anil tlul not lor a moment relax from a military attitude. Washington's exact height was six feet two inches in hts hoots. He was then a little lame trout striking his knee against a tree. His eye was so gray that it looketl almost white, aud he had a troubled look on his colorless lac«-, lit* hatl a piece of wtsilen tied around hts throat, ami was «juit« hoarse. Perhaps the throat trouble iront which he dteil had its orign aliout that time. SIZK AXIisTKKMiTH. "Washington's lioots were enormous. They were No. U. His ordinary walking shoeswereNo.il. His hands were large in proportion, and he rould uot buy a glove to lit h m. aud bail t«» have fits gloves made to order. His mouth was his strong feature, the lips lietng always tightly com pressed. That day they were compressed so tightly as to lie {lamtul to look at. At that time he wetghe«! JlMl pounds, ami there was no surplus flesh aliout him. He was tremeudously mus« led. and the fame of his great strength was every where. His huge tent when w rappe«! up with the poles was so heavy that it required two meu to plats* it in the camp wagou. Wasb ingfou i*ouM lilt it with one hand, ami throw it tut«» the wagon as easily a* if it were a pair of saildle-bags. He could hold a musket with one hantl anil shoot with precision as easily as other men tlul with a horse-pistol. Hts lungs were lit* weak {»»tnt and there he was never strong, lfe was at that turn in the prime of life. Ills hair was a chest nut brown, his cheeks wiere prominent anil hts head was not large, ht «suit rast toevery other part ol ins Issly, frhn hseeimd large ami l»*uy at all points. His linger joints ami wrists were so largt- as to lie genuine curiosities. As to hts habits at that pertoil I fourni out much that might tie interest ing APPETITE AX|» HABITS. "He was an euoriuotps eater, but was content with bread aud blitter, if he ismld get plenty of it. But hunger seenteil to put hint in a rage. It was his custom to take a drink of rum or whisky mi awaken ing in the morning. Of course, all this changed when he grew old. I saw him at Alexandria a year liefere he died. Hts hair was very gray, and his Ibrnt was slightly bent. His «best was very thin. He hati false teeth, which dill not fit, anti pushed his under lip outward. I lielieve he drank much more in «»Id age. He had whisky in the morning, anil at ilinner two I Kittles of Madeira wine. He was a great lover of tine wines aud fine horses." Satislactorv Arrangement*. 8t. Lot is, March IB.—The grievance committe of the ItxsMnotive engineers of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, who have been in sesstou here since Tuesday, had a conference with Vice President Hoxie this afternoon, during which they presented a written statement of their grievances. Mr. Fitzgerald, chairman of the committee, stated to-night that M*. Hoxie had prom tsed to give the mat|er speedy consider ation and he had no doubt hut that their troubles wouhl be satisfactorily arranged in a very short time, fhe committee leave for their homes to-mocrow. Besomed Work. Dai.I.as, Texas, March 18.— On the ter miuation of the stnke here the warehouse employes, who were suspended when freight trains were stepped, refused to go tv work unless the old rate of $1.00 a day reduced to $1 a day laat September) was restored. The com pas v to-day succumbed to the demand and the men resumed work. Hocking Valley Stnke Ended. Colfmbcs, O., March 18.—At a conven tion of striking minera held at Htraitaville to-day, it was decided to accept .TO cents per ton. This ends the strike tiegun last year _ Ceatifiratos to Issue. Trf.xtox, N\ J., March 1».— In the U. S. ! Coart to-day Judge Nixon ordered that the receivers of the New York, West Shore & Buffalo railway may issue certificates on notes at not less than par to the amount of $3,300,000, which shall he a lien prior to the first mortgage. Authority was also given to purchase locomotives and ma chinery necessary to operate the road, and also to pay the Pullman Palace Car Co. the amounts due or to become due ou account. I Tartll Bill Adopted. P.AK 1 ». Mt*rch I*.—The Cbamiier of Deputies has fixed the import duties on cows and balls at 1$ franca, bullocks and heifers 8, calves 4, sheep 3, hogs 6, lambs, she goats and suckiag pigs 1, fresh meat per 100 kilos 7, and salt meat 8j. Oiitral American Allair«. WASHINGTON, March 16.—The Senate, in executive »essiou to-day, had under consideration the state ot' affairs m Central America, anil a short message from the Secretary of State in answer to the Senate resolution of last v*«*ek. was read, giving a history of Barrio's project for the union of all Central American States. t«»gether w ith the steps taken by Mexico in view ot the threatened complications. All the points in the narrative have already lieeu pule lished. Some discussion took place regard ing tlie propriety of declaring it to be the seu»e of the Senate that steps should lie tak* n to protect the rights of this country in Nicaragua utuler the pemiing canal treaty. The {»nut was made that the Senaie lia«l no kmiw letlge of the jiendinn canal treaty sin«* the withdrawal and that the Senate, in its la»t session, ad journed without ai-tiou. WasHINGToX, Mar«-b 17 The «lis«-us siou of Central American Affairs, began yesterday, was resu me« 1 iu the Senate to il. i_v . tlie iH-ndim: question i»eii:g the res*> lutiou offered Friday by Edmunds, declar ing it to l»e the sense of the Senate that Barrios, President ol iuatcmala should lie prevent«*! lr«»m carrying ou his scheme of annexing neighliuriug republics. The resolulmu was enti/ised as amounting oalistuntially to a «lecluratiou of war. and Senator Ingalls pro|>o-ed an amcmlment to iiKMlily it in this regard. The amendment was lost. The lt-soiuliou was then ailopted with only M-u-ii mgattve «««♦«•». Senator K«l munds move«! that the injunction of secr«*-y be remove«! from the resolution and the vote upon it, hut a single objec tion carried it over under the roles for the day. Washington, March 17. — Se«-retary Bayard has written a letter to S«*nator .Miller, chairman of the Senate committee ou foreign relations, giving him all the in foruiutkm {«»ssessed by th State Ifepart ment concerning Barn«»»' movement. The tirst intimation received by the D« part men t in reganl to a revolutfenary move ment was a telegram from Barrios to the President announcing that h«- ha«l assumed the title of Supreme Military Chief aa«l that the Minister on foreign relations at Guatemalia would so«in come to Washing ton. latter dispatches were received stat ing that the Republt«*s «»f San Salvador. Nicaragua and Fus ta Rica w«»uld resist Barm»», amt requesting the interference of the Finte«! States government. A telegram from Hall. U. S. Minister to Central America, rep«»rted that Honduras wa* an active party to Barrios' movement. I'pon tln-se representations the State lH*|»artment »eut a dispat« h to Minister Hall, at Guate mala. instructing ^him that this govern ment, while iielievtng the voluntary ass«»-i ation of the interests of Central American States desirable, would uot countenatK-e any display of fore«* by any «»ne or more States to the course of ather s, am t that the I nited States, stan«!* ready T?fT\ert its in fiuence to avert a iontlicVand to promote t the pence. Similar messages were *eut govern meets of Nicaragua ami SanSalvador, and like verbal assurances given the Minis ter of Costa Rica in respe« t to his gtivem uieut. No communication has lieen re ceive«! front or sent to the government of Honduras. The Mexican Minister here «-onterreil w ith Secretary Bayard xs to the c«>iin*e to l»e takeu by Mexitst aud was informed that this government wouhl use all moral in ti item* ami lend its goo«l offices to prevent the destruction of the autonomy ot Central American States, and to this end would l»e glati to have the «-.»-operati«»n of Mexi«-o. Later but unofficial details state that ou the 10th tust, the Guatemalan expe«li tinnary movement against San Salvador was stopped, ami Barrios asketl President Zalvwlor to semi two commissioners to arrange a settlement. Secretary Bayard further states that Senor Bartres, Minuter of San Salvador at this capital, hx* lieen deprived of his mission i»«x*au»e of his association with Barrios, and a new minister will soon be sent here. The orders given to naval ves sels for the protection of American inter csts in Central America are given in de tail, aud th** Se«-retary expresses the opin ion that no obligation to interfere rests upon this government umler any treaties with the States involved. The department ha* no intimation that any European power has interfere«! or con templates interference in the present <ltf ticnlties iu Central America. In conclusion Mr. Bayard say» that this gov ernment cannot countenance any meas ures subversive of the tree autonomy of any of the several States, ami lielieviug that the moral influence and gooil offices of the United States can lie made a {»erpetual agency in the {»reservation of peace, he is unable to suggest auy action tor the Seu ate. The dispatch from the Prudent of San Salvailor, alluded to in Mr. Bayard's letter, states that Barrios is trying to enforce a Central American Union with the avowed purpose of annulling the canal treaty with Nicaragua. Important Railway Oecisioa. Portland, Ore., March 18.—In the United States Circnit Court to-day Jndge Deady decided the case of the Oregon Railway Company ( limited ) and the Scotch Narrow Gauge railroad against the Oregon Railway and Navigation com {»any. The former company brought suit to recover rents according to the terms of the lease and to compel the defendants to operate the leased lines. Judge Deady gave judg ment for the plaintiffs for $68,000, the amount of rent for six months. He held, first, that the defendants could not be al lowed to deny the plaintiffs corporate ex istence and power to make a lease. Second, that the defendants, under the corporate act ol Oregon and its own articles of incor poration, had power to take the lease and to make a contract to pay rent fer BB years. This decision is final, so far as the lower court is concerned. The case will proliably be appealed to the Uniteil States Supreme Court on a writ of error. Canadian Pacific. Ottawa, March 18.—A caucus of the Conservative members is called for to- : morrow to oonsider the proposal of the Canadian Pacific, railway. It is under stood that the proposals are in effect that the company issue bonds to the amount of thirty millions, the shareholders to take halt and the government the other half. The government to release the mortgage of the last session anti in lieu thereof ac cept fifteen millions of first preference bonds as mentioned above, and take a second mortgage on the road for the re maining fifteen millions of last Tltc New ('oiDiiii«si«»aer «»I luteraal Revenu«-. Loi isvit.I.E. Ky.. Man-fa Hi.—Of the de feat of l'bil Thomson and the ap|H»int meut of Miller for Commissioner of In ternal Revenue, Mr. Watterson will say in to-morrow morning's < »unf r-JoHrmtl : We are r.«*t prepare«! t«» accept the defeat of Phil Thompson as a declaration of war by the President upon the tnemls of reve nue reform, nor the appointment of Miller, of West Virginia, as evidence that it is the porpos«* of the administration to set its«-lf against the Internal revenue tax«*« which pay more than one-third of the ex pens«-« of the government, an«i w ithout which there «sudd lie no adeipiate reduction of custom house duties. Personally ami lo «•ally we very much regret the decision, but we trust that the apprehension of th«>se who have a right to a fair interpretation and exe«-nti«iu of the internal revenue laws and have regurdetl West Virginia as hostile to them ami their interests, will l»e disap pointed. The iiuestion is economic not novel, and we »ball lie slow to believe that it will l»e treate«! by the President aud his advisers in a narrow spirit. It will l»e giveu out of course that this is a triumph of Mr. Randall over Mr. Carlisle. That, however, will «le|»end altogether Upon fu ture developments. If the President al ii*** himself to Mr. R'liulall he will do it ojienly ami n«»t clandestinely. If he titles, it will involve a hopeless split of the |>arty aud a new array of polit bail forces. We want no such contlu't anti shall do all iu our |K»wer to avoid it. but it against tile protest of an overwhelming majority of the Democrats it should come to pass the advo«-ates of a stmml ami honest revenue system will n«»t lie fourni une«, tal to it. In affairs of this sort it is iiest to have no i-om-ealincuts. Dangers are «»'t times avoid ♦*l by going out to m«*et them, l'he Pres ideot might have evaded an issue fay the familiar expe«lient of appointing a third party neutral, or he may consider, and he may 1* right in considering that there is no issue at all. To our mind and intper fe«*t knowledge we are inclined to think there is. ami that it ts not encouraging to the friends of real revenue reforms. But we shall wail with etjuinimity the tsmrse of events. (• eim a ft Foton I/it I ion. Bf.Ici.ix. March 13.— During the debate in the Reichstag on the steanudiip subsidy hill, Bismarck sai«l that even without a colonial policy subsidize«! Iin«*s to the east «votihl l*e useful to Germany, ami if the H*»ttse should reje« t the grant for <»ne or other of these line», the government would thankfully ms-ept the remainder as an in stallment. Replying t«» Rintelens objections to colouiziug ventures, Bismarck de«-lare«l that there was a g«»»! prospect ot' huildiug up s thriving mining imiustry at Augra t Pequena, ami of obtaining a supply of «Ntou troiu German pnalucers tn tam erooos and the New G dien a colonies. He stateil that the negotiations with England regarding Cameroon» territory were mak ing gratifying progress. In concluding hts speech Bismarck said, xs God's blessings bail crown«*l the j »ol t«*y of Germany for twenty years, and xs the Germans had withstood the foe in 1-7L as a nation ol brothers, the spirit of party strife and confessed dissension must not now lie allow«*! to rum the newly founded empire. His w«»nls were received w ith great cheering in all parts of the house. Protection ot American interest*. Washington, March IB.— Rear Ad miral Jenett. commanding the North At lantic squadron, to-day telegraphed C«»m tnaoder Clark of the Alliance at New Or leans instructing him to proceed to Car tagena ami llarraquilla. Cniteil States of Columbia, ami to protect the American in terests iu that «-ountry during the present disunited «*ondition ol affairs. A dispatch informs Commander Clark that vessels helouging to American citizens which hail l»e«*u sei/«*l by the insurgents without compensation woultl lie forcibly re«*overe«l, aud says the United Magdalena and Steam Navigation company, of New York, has «-ailed the attention of the Se«-retary of State to the seizure of their »teaiuer» by au arme«] force. Kuilwny Mnil Benefit Association. Cleveland, O., Man h 18.—The United States Railway Mail .Service Mutual Ben efit Association met here to-day. and the following amendment to the by-laws was adopted : "The amount to lie paid to the beuefi ciartes of deceased members shall be the amount collected within 60 days from an assessment of $2 on each member in good standing on the date the proofs of death are received by the Secretary, less $21» to cover costs of collection. Provided, That such death benefit shall in no case exceed the sum of $2,000 ; ami provided further, That the 60 days shall be computed from the date the assessment notice is issued." The association is $15.000 in debt. Nominations. Washington, March 18.—The follow ing nominations were sent to the Senate to-day: Milton J. Durham (Kentucky, to be First Comptroller of the Treasury ; Wm. Garraud (Nevada), to he Superin tendent of the Mint at Carson City, Nev.; Jas. R. Ryan (Nevada), Coiner of the Mint at Carson City. Nev.: Mai com Hay ( Penn sylvania), First Assistant Postmaster Gen eral ; Martin K. Montgomery (Michigan , Commissioner of Patents : Benj. Hill, Jr., ' (Georgia), U. S. Attorney for the northern district of Georgia. Washington, March 20.—James I). Porter, of Tennessee, was nominated for Assistant Secretary of State: John D. C. Atkins, of Tennessee, Commissioner of lu dian Affairs. Confirmed. Washington, March 20— The Senate confirmed the following : Martin V. Mont gomery, Michigan, Commissioner ot Pat ents', Milton J. Durham, Kentucky. First Comptroller ol the Treasury; Malcolm Hay, Pennsylvania, First Assistant Post master General ; Joseph R. Ryan. Coiner of the Mint, Canon City : W. Garrard, Ne vada. Superintendent of the Mint, Carson City ; J. N. Aalkins Tennessee. Commis sioner of Indian Affairs; James D. Porter, Assistant Secretary of State. I b«- llazcn (dtirt Martial Washington, March 16.—Gen. Hazeu testitfed in hi* «»«it tiehalf liefere the «-ourt martial to-day. He admitted writing th«- articles in controversy, but said he in tended no disrespect or discourtesy to the S«*cretary of War. He gave xs a reason for making the statements that he htal Ik*cti held to a most sermtis res|M>n*ihilit v for not effectively rem-iung the Greeiy {»arty ; that it bad lieeu published all over the worbl that lie was at fault, and that in hts own «lefeuse lie simply wishetl t«> state that t«reely could have lieen res**ti«sl and that he Hazea) dhl all in hts power to have hint res«iie«l l'he S«-«-retary of War in his annual report had largely con tinue«! the opinion express« «! in the press that he Ha/en was res{K»nstble for th« death of these men. The re{mrt either made hint wilfully culpable or neglectful anti inefiicieut tn hts work. Neither wx» it true that he w rote letters »imply t«j re lieve himself of that blemish upon his record, which the Secretary's report wrong fully placed there. In an argument upon an abjection. Judge Mackey, counsel for Gen. Hazeu. said: "We know that the pro»«-cution thies not want to touch Cape Sabin. The accuser does not want to lace those horrors. We projiose to show the animus of the ac cuser : that he was imbued w ith malice, deep and deadly, against the chief signal «»tticer. He t--e«-auie blind upou any t|ite« tton touching Arctic matters, suggesting a deep, tireless bate ; that, indeed, his very IkkIv exhaled malice whenever the chief signal otltoer's name wx» mentioned." When tlicatteutmn ot the witness w x» cal fed to the tact t liât his letter to the Secretary dated February 17th last was end«»r»e«l by the S«*«*retary x* having Wen re«-eive<l at the War l>e part ment February 26th, an«l als«» to the tact that a statement com-ern mg the «-«intents of this letter w.»s pub 1 ished in the Chi«-ago Tribun e February 25th. and x«kc«l w here the letter wx* kept pri«»r to February 26th. Gen. Hazeu r«*phe«l that it was kept in his «lesk. Judge Mackey aske«l whether within a re< ent |s-no«l official letters luul not Wen purloined from desks tu the signal office ami taken to the Secretary «»»' War. The Jndge Advocate objected to this. Jutfe«- Mat-key said the |»urp«jse of the defense was to negative the {»resumption that the accused circulât«*«! the contents of his fetter. He sai«l he projiosed to show that letters had lieen purlointsl from desks in the signal office and takeu ro the Se< te tary of War by the person purloining them, and that that |*eison re«-eived s{»e«'ial employment after purloining the letter». He said he wauteti to show the general course of the administration w ith refer ence to the «-hief signal otfi«*er: that noth ing was safe or saer«*«i in the office of the chief signal «»tficer from the hand* of the Secretary of War. day or night. The Judge Advocate said he did not feel «•all«*«! upon to reply to the insinuations of the counsel in respe«-t to the Secretary of War. That official, he said, neede«l no de fense at his hands, and the attacks upon him was in very bad taste to say the least. Hfnirgrd Officer*. Denver, March 18.—A special to the Trihunt -II»publiât» from Springer, N. M., says : By order of the President a detach ment of the 10th infantry arrivetl this afternoon ami escorte«! t<» Las Vegas, for safe k«*eping, the l»esiege«l officers, 1k*c, KunWrty. Hixenbaugh, slayers of tb«* three despen»<l«»es Roger. Currie. Red River Tom. in their attack on the officers in the jail on Monday last. While many of the cow-hoy avengers left town lxst night many still remain, determin«-«! to avenge the death of their comrades xs »oon as the officers make their apjiearam-e. Of tins the latter were a«lvise«l, hence the re«|nt*st of the Governor for military es«*ort out of tow n. On the arrival of the train the in habitants (locked to the houstdops, and the greatest excitement prevailed, as it w as expei-ted an attack would lie math* on the »«»filters and an attempt uia«le to seize the officers anil hang them. No demon strations wer«- maile, however. The train arrived at I as Vegas at 8 o'clock this morn ing. The despenulo Carrie was the same who shot anti killed the actor Forter some years ago. Death Tied the llliuois Legislature. Springfield, March 2tt. — Senator Bridges, the Denu-ratic mem Ur of the State Senate, w ho wxs a sufferer from a stroke of {»aralysis one month ago. and whose condition ever since hx* been very critn-xl, died at his home, near Carrollton, this morning. This happening, following the death of Representative l«ogau three weeks ago, leaves the Illinois Legislature once more a tie on joint liallot. The Hous« aml Senate lioth adjourned this morning when tiie announcement of bis death was made. Died. .Sax FraxiTs< i», March 13.—Mr. Morris Green wall, a well known theatrical mana ger, who recently arrived from Australia, died here this evening. Saxjose, Costa Rica, March 13.— Gener al Don Prospéra Fernandez, President of Costa Rica, died suddenly here this morn ing. Jacksonville, Fla., March IB.—Col. Francis Eugene Whitford, general counsel of the Southern Express Co., died of heart disease on a steamer on the St. Johns river, Florida. Ex*8enator Ne*mith. Portland, Oregon, March 16.—The con dition of ex-Senator J. W. NYsmitb. who has been confined in the State insane asy lum for six months, has so far improved as to warrant his discharge to-day. He was taken to his home in Polk county, and it is l»elieved that a few months' rest will restore him to his entire health and reason. Important Decision. Council Bluffs, la., March 17.— The Supreme Coart this morning, the entire liench concurring, rendered an opinion affirming the i-onstitutionality of the pro hibition law. It sustains the validity of the injonctions to aliate the nuisances which exist, nuchas saloons, and in every parti«nlar maintains the provisions of the act xs it stands to day on the statute UK>k* of th«* State. Delaware Senator. IH»VER, March 17.—Shortly liefere noon lioth houses of the legislature met in sepa rate sessions and I »allotted for C ni teil States Senator. Attorney-General Gray re «•ei\e«l the vote of every iuen»l»er