Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 10, 1888, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALy BEE. EIGHTEENTH YEAR. THE PACIFIC FUNDING BILL Will Come Up in the Senate On Wednesday. THE SIOUX , COMMISSIONERS. They Favor the Opening of the Reser- vation Without the 1 sent—Washington Landlords® Exactions—The Army. dians® WASHINGTON BunrAu Tae Owama Bee, ) 513 FOURTREENTH STRE WasnisNeros, D, C. e 0, ) An effort wiil be made to pass the Pacific funding bill, in the senate, on Wednesday. The two houses area long ways apart on this subject, and those who have given the question most study, as it is now before con- gress, do not believe that by any turn, the bill can get through both branches, The anti-mononclists in the house want amend meuts to the bill which the senate will not The tarifl is to occupy the balance weck in the senate, and the direct tax and Nicaraugua canal bills are to consume most of the week in the house. THE COMMISSION'S REPORT, report of the Sioux commission is made public and contains a comprehen- sive history of tne commission's efforts to carry out the provisions of the act, throwing open to settlement the great expanse of country in Nebraska and Dakota known the Sioux re: ion. The commission is decidedly severe in its criticisms on the pro gress of Indian civilization, and emphati- cally asserts that “stern and vigorous meas- ures are from this on absolutely essential to a solution of the Indiun problem. > first question to bo' scttled s of making these people self-supy A continuation of the practic feeding and clothing these people i idlene: says the commission, “‘at the expense of mil- Lions of dollars per anuum, will prove a need- less burden upon thoe taxpayers of the coun try, and the ruin of the Indians themselves The Indians have wilfully refused to com- ply with their treaty obligations, and the vernment has, through considerations of humanity, continued to furnish them with rations, Which it wus not bound to furnish, The treaty terms allow the substitution of bacon and pork for beef, and the commission thinks that in the intérest of good health and decency, as well as to do away with the horrors which surronnd a beef killing day at the agencies, 1t would be well to muke the substitution. Pork and bacon would encourage the consumption of vegatables, which sanitary conditions, among the Indians demand should be fed to them, It is stated that the growth of Da- kota, and the mcrease of its population, swhich would entitle the territory to four representatives in congress, were the terr tory admitted as two states,dewands un carl scttlement of the aquestion. This reser- vation, larger than the state of Indiana, containing 22,000,000 acres, occupied by 23,000 Indians, stands in the way of advance. ment, of progress and of civilization. The Indians stubboruly refuse o give their con- sent to the opering of their lands, and believe they can continue to block up the way of civ. ization, at the same time fecding off the gov- ernment. Uuder these circumstances the commission thinks that to bring about the civilization of these Indians, the reservation should at once besurve , the Indians re- quired, in accordance with their treaty stipu- lation, to take their lands by allotment and g0 to work upon them, the surplus land being sold off; that they should be compelled to send their children to school; that rations and annuities should be firmly withheld from those who wilfully refuse to comply with these requirements; that all Indians complying should be given annuities and necessary rations and implements promptly ; that all” dealings between the government, its agents had the Indians, should bo with them as individuals; and chiefs, as such, should in no wise be recognized. Then the reservations should be opened to settlement 80 that railroads and other public improvements may be encourazed and the civilizing influences of the whites be felt. After a full consideration of the question i all its lights, the commission is of the opin- jon that the consent of three-fourths of the Indians to the opening of the reservation, can never be obtained, whatever the induce- ment heldout. More thun a fourth of them will always hold out agaiust it. The advanc of civilization demands that this great bar Tier be swept away, and the question is left with congress as to whether arbitrary, but humane steps, shall be taken, aud solve the problem. LANDLORD RAPACITY, No supri but a great deal of indignation, was expressed to-day when it became know i that permission had been given a brigade of Ohio cavalry, artillery and infantry (state militia) to fotch their cots and occupy tlLe spacious corridors of the state, war and navy department: n the finest building in Wash- ington—during the weck of inauguration. The indignation was contined to the roomn renters aud landlords generally, It is prob- able that nearly all of the federal buildings will have cots in them on the occasion of the inauguration. Kents have been so enor- mously raised by the landlords that few ersons can afford to spend the week here, Rooms which rented heretofore for $1 a day, now demand $3, and those which have commanded but 82 a day are up to $5 or §8. Kven the rooms rented monthly have been doubled in price. The landlords at some of the hotels have informed their reg- ular bourders that during the fortnight im- mediately before and after the inauguration, the price of their board must go up 50 per cent. 5o far but fow rooms have been en- ruliud atany price. When the people pour n for the great event they must eat and slecp, and then will come the landlords’ harvest. THOSE ARMY PROMOTIONS, It is understood that the president will send to the senate to-uorrow the six vacant staff appointments in the army which have been 80 long anticipated. Last week he carofully went through the lmpen from the war department and culled out the men he regarded as most strongly deserving promo- tion. The editor of the Waushington Capitol, to-day “I am told that Captain Bourke, of the Sixth cavalry,who was strongly urged for the vacunt inspector-gencralship, 18 not one of them, and 1 am sorry to hearit, It1s said that the fact that Captain Bourke ha been on duty some years in Washington has projudiced the president against hiw, If this is true, it would seem to be a notice to the officers of the war department not to order any of the best officers of the army to Washington.” The wspector gencgal to be appointed is said to be Captain J. P! Sanger, Second artillery, now on duty at San Fran- cisco, and formerly a favorite staft officer of General Schofield. General Schofield is said 1o have urged his appointment both on per- sonal grounds and on the score that some of the staff places should be filled from the ar- tillery, General Crook was Captain Bourke's chief backer, Captain Sauger is a tirst rate ofticer and will make an eMcient inspector gonam So would Captain Bourke, who ad splendid recommendations,fand whose appointment was strongly favored both by Secrctary Eodicott and Generul Drum. It is probable thut there will soon be another va. cancy in this corps, us General Roger Jones, recently promoted to the head of the corps, is dangerously ill and may not survive more than a few weeks longer, In thut caso Colonel Breckinridge will undoubtedly be romoted to the runk of brigadier general. e is next in ravk to General Jones, and he has the ldvn\nugo of family influence. He is a brother of Representative W. C. P, Breckinridge, of Kentucky, Oue of the ofti. cers, who is supposed to have received a staff is Captain Edward Huuter, of the rst Cavalry, He is & Maine wmap, and is ked Chief Justice Fuller, and also by vid A. Wells, whose law partner 1s Cap- Huster's broul;rhm ol e To-day's Herald of city says: Daues of the fortunate ofticers bave bLeen v is main war de Iship the down d upon, but the utmost secre 1, both at the white house and partment or the inspector gen: ntest scems to have narrowed antains Bourke, J. P. Sanger and ‘Iaylor iin Bailance, of the Twenty-second_ in fantry, and Captain. ( Davis, Fifth cavalry, are liable to carry prizes the judge aavocateships. T ship looks ii st Licutenant W. P. Du vall, Fifth artillery, while for the quarter. ), Licutenant Glassbeck secins to have the best show. CIVIL SERVICE Col William_ K. Haute, Ind., first deputy commissioner of pensions, is mentioned for a civil servics commissionship, to fill the vacancy alread) existing through the appointment of Mr. Oberly to ve Indian commissioner, or as the democratic representative, when the board is reorg zed under the new administration, The colonel has made a very good and popu- lar ofticer in the pension oflice, and would be endorsed by the [ndiana d 'y, He is highly educated, a well-read nwyer, and has had exporience in educational affairs, He was for several years secretary of the In diana state normal school board, and served in the state senate, His soldier ' record was largely influential in securing the position he 10W oceupics A DICKINSON TRICK. Shortly after Don M. Dickinson became ostm neral, he had to pass upon the proposition to extena the civil over the railway mail brauch of his_department. Mr. Dickinson told the president that it would never do; that it would take aill dis- cretionary powers from the superintendent of the railway mail service, tic the hands of the division superintendents, and demoralize things gencrally. At that time Mr. DicKin- son was assuring the president that the democrats would carry Michizan, New York, Indiana, Wisconsin, ete., and that there would be another four years of the present administrat Since the electior Mr. Dickinson belicves that the eivil ser rules and law should be extended to include the railway wail service, and he has so re- commended. He believes it would retain several thousand democrats in - ofice. The tables have turned. PERSONAL, Congressman John A. McShane arrived to-day from Nebraska, looking greatly im proved in liealth, Hon. H. B, Stout, of Lincoln, is in the city Bibb, of Beatrice, 18 here on busi- he COMMISSION McLean, of 'l'erre days, expects to return to his home ka' City this week. He las re- newed the lease of his elegant residenc, to Congressman Darlington, of F vania. COMING WEEK IN CONGRESS. Important Business Before the House and Senate, WasmNaroy, Dec, 9.—In the senate this weck the substittue for the Mills tariff bill will be taken up ey day immediately after the miscellancous business of the morning hour. The bill, as printed contains 1%0 pages, and last week an average of nineteen pages a day was disposed of. But in view of the efforts of Messrs. Harris and McPherson, of the minority, and of Mr. Plumb, of the ma- jority, to procure the adoption of amend- ments now pending, and making allowances for others to be offered, it is hardly probable that the measure will be retarned to the house until after the Christmas recess, The Union Pa- cific funding bill 18 on the cal- endar for Wednesday afterncon, but the friends of the tariff bill expect 1t to be again postponed. Mr. Plumb has given notico of his intention to ask the senate to take up the Des Moines river land bill, passed by the house last week, but it will not be done untii the tariff bill is out of the way. Under the rules of the house the first busi- ness in order to-morrow after the call of states for the introduction and reference of Dbills is the consideration of measures per- taining exclusively to the District of Colum- bia. ‘Tuesday and Wednesday will be de- voted to the discussion and finally voting on the direct tax bill. The District of Colum- i n appropriation bills will be taken up ou Thursday, and the legislative week will close with further consideration of the bill to incorporate the Maritime Caunal company of Nicaragua, A BOLD YOUNG ROBBER. He Defied the Sheriff's Posse, But Was Finally Bagged. Toreks, Kan., Dee. 9.—[Special Telegram to Tue 13ee]—Hugh Harper, a desperado, well known throughout western Kansas, en- tered the store of Mr, Turner, of Harold, Ness county, yesterday afternoon and pre- sented a bill for change, When Mr, Turner opened his cash drawer young Harper cov- ered him with a six-shooter and made him hand over what money he had, which amounted to §5. Harper then got on his horse and headed for Ness City. 'L'he sheriff was warned to look out for him, but he got into town without the knowledge of that ofi- cer. About dark he was discovered leaving town, and the race com- menced. The sherifft organized a posse, and aftcr an exciting chase overtook the young man some six or seven miles south of town. He fired on the sheriff's posse, wouuding one officer, and then put spurs to his horse. The sheriff took a near cut for Harold and arrived there intime to see the young man ride in. He soon covered him and commanded kim to halt, but he turned and rode in an _opposite direction. Harper was fired on and brought to the th. The ball shattered his leg below the knee, and he will be a ple for life, He was brought to Ness City and his wounds were dressed. e Ll e The East African Question, Benuiy, Dec. 9.—|Special Cablegram to Tue Bee.]—It is stated that Count Herbert Bismarck will announce on Tuesday that the government will not employ German troops inland in East Africa, but will ap- prove of the Bast Africa company forming o volunteer corps, Herr Windthorst's slavery resolution will be brought up on Thursday or Friday, and will probably reopen the dis- cussion on the East Africa question. An at- tompt will e made to get the reichstag to declare in favor of imperial flnancial and other assistance to secure the German set- tlements in Bust Africa. — Lord Randolph Churchill Explains. Loxpoy, Dee. 9.—[Special Cablegram to Tue Bee.|—Lord Randolph Churchill writes as follows with reference to the Suakim de- bate: *'Had I wished to snatch a division in order to defeat the government and aid the opposition, I should not have occupied fifty minutes with my own speech, nor have selected a night when a five-line conservative whip was out, The fact is that the present government's Suakim policy is 8o irrecor able with the tories’ attitude when in oppo- sition that 1 felt very confident of receiving appreciable support in the ministerial ranks,” —_—— The Situation at Zanzibar. ZANZIDAR, Dec. 9.—The British steamer which was recently sent to Bagoymove re- turned to-day with several Indian traders and their families on board. They report that the town is a wreck. There was severe fighting on Thursday and Friday, and the rebel loss was heavy. The Germans and two native dependents were wounded. }Ju:]hu‘i subsequently retired tive miles in- und. Bushiri caprured two ivory trains in the interior and killed a number of porters who refused W join him. The rebel loss was 100 killed. e A Democratic Caucus Called. Wasminaroy, Dee, 9.—A call has been issued for @ caucus of democratic members ‘Puesday evening for the purpose of consid- ering measures relating to territories and the general policy W be pursued durivg the session. | THE SOUTHERY VIGILANTE Later Developments in the Bloody Affair at Birmingham. LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED. A Namber of Prominent Citizens Lose Their Lives in Their Efforts to Prevent Mob Viole Troops on the Sceue, o - The Birmingham Riot. Binsixanay, Ala, Dec. 9.~The crowd which had been collecting on the streots for several hours last night, at midnight ad- vanced on the county jail with the intention of lynching R. R. Hawes, charged with the murder of his wife and child. Many of the best citizens tried to reason with the erowd and prevent trouble, and some lost their lives in the attempt, When the crowd was within a few feet of the jail door, and had failed to heed the numerous warnings, the ofticers opened flre upon them, killing three men instautly, fatally wounding seven, and woundittz more or less seriously about thirty others. The fellowing is a full list of the killed ana wounded : M. B, Throckmorton, postmaster, a promi- nent and popular citizen. An unknown tegro was shot through the lungs and died this morning. J. R. McCoy was toward the front of the crowd when the firing commenced. He fell wounded at the first volley. A. B. Tarrant was shot in the back. After the fivst volley he lay down on the ground with the hope of avoiding the flying bullets. A ball struck him as he lay on his face and ranged up his back, killing him, D. Bryant was shot through the heart. as standing near the front, and did his st to restrain the crowd from going any near C. C. Tate was shot through the hip, thigh and loin. He is dying. Colbert Smith (colored) was shot through the right lung, and died this morning. Lawrence Fitzhugh, a civil engineer, was badly wounded. Charles Bail fatally A. U. Schiede, mechanie, was shot in the left side and will die. Several of his com- panions were wounded, but less seriously. Charles Jenkins was shot in the vback of tho head and died this morning. A man named Branden was wounded in the thigh and abdomen and died this morn- ing. J. T. Montgomery received a slight wound in the left jaw, Mr. Berkley was shot through both legs below the knee Charles Bailey was shot in the right side. John H. Merrill was shot through the left leg. Matt Kennedy was shot through both legs below the knee; also i the left arm below the elbow. was shot through the head, ilmore was fatally shot through s, Fravk Childer is dead. Albert Smith (colored) was shot back and seriously wounded. 4 W. A. Boyd was shot in the right shoul- er. Most of the above are married, and some of the dead leave large familics, Colonel Thomas G. Jones, of the Second regiment of Alabama state troops here this morning with five companies and is confident of his ability to prevent any further attempt at mob violence. There was much excitement for awhile last night, but it has subsided somewhat to-day. St. Louis, Mo, Dec. §.-—A special from Birmingham, Ala., says: ‘I'he situation is comparatively quict to-day, though the feel- g 18 intense and the authorities have taken every precaution to avert a repetition of last s horrors. Colonel B. F. Jones, of the Second regiment, arrived to-day and as- sumed command’ of the militia, Sheriff Smith, in an interview, said_he deeply re- gretted the occurrences of last night, but felt that he had simply done his _duty in up- holding the majesty of the law. He said he gave the mob ample warning and did not give the order to fire until it was absolutely nocessary to do so, and that after the mob had begun to fire upon the jail, Mayor Lhompson, who was only inducted into oftice last Wednesday, issued a procla- mation this morning, expressing sympathy for the famlies of the victims of last night tragedy, and deeply regretting the occur- rence, but favoriig a maintenance of law and order, and appealmg to all who love peace and good order to refrain from publi assemblage and remain in the quiet of their homes. NasnviLie, Tenn, Dec. 9.—The Amer ican’s special from Birmingham, Ala., says: The public are not disposcd to’ philosophi- cally lock upon the terrible tragedy of last night as a lawful measure, and nine citizens out of every ten are open in denunciation of the awful crime. Men were shot down who were neither mobbers nor in- citers of mob vengeance. Their dead bodies, when examined, were not loaded down with artillery, and none present saw auy of the killed do'any act of violence or commit any offense that could be construed either as a crime or intent to com- mit a crime. To-day, all through the long hours of the Sabbath, the blood of the mar- tyrs has crimsoned almost every understand- ing, and the limit of violenge 18 openly advocated for those wHo night fired the fatal bullets, It is generaily believed that the recklessness and haste of the sheriff in giving the com- mand to fire was assassination, and it is stated on all sides that the immense gathor- ing was not for the purpose at all of forcing the jail, but rathier out of curiosity. There was never any real danger of assault, Inter- est and excitement is far greater than tweny-four hours ago. Inthe light of Iast night's terrors the Hawes affair has almost disappeared, and the indignation expressed is directed against Sheriff Smith and posse, who let go the fear- ful volley. The civil authorities bave practi- cally stepped down and out, and Colonel Jones, of Montgomery, with thirteen mili- tafy companics, is absolutely in charge of affdirs, Citizens congregate in the hotels, or on the street corners and in front of bulletin boards, The streets buve beon & living, maddened mass, and very little oratorical pyrotech- nics could readily organize a mob, whose duty would be declared to be to avenge the mubder of the popular Throckmorton and those who fell by him. All zlong the walls of the city are posted petitions of various kinds, signed by thousands of people. One of these recites at length the fact that Suer- iff Smith had butchered in cold blood some of the best citizens of Birmingham by an act unprovoked and unnecessaay, and asks the governor to immediately relicve him of his duties as sheriff. Another petition, side by side reads, “This is to hang him,” and was signed by thousands of passers-by. Great gexcitement was caused by the funeral cortege through the principal high- way of one of the victims of the affray. The postoftice bulding is draped in mourning, and makes & mute appeal to every passer-by., The military were called upon to arrest Smith and others implicated, but this was efused, and finally, about 5 o'cloc ). m., 8 citizen went before a justice of the peace und swore out a warrant for the arrestof Smith and his aeputies on the charge of murder. This was served by the coroner, who found Smith in the jail, and the coroner himself took charge of the jail, aud in his custody that institution is at present, Duriug the afternoon a rumor became widespread that 1,500 miners from the Pratt wines, about five ‘wiles from Birmingham, would, after dark, march to the eity armed with guns, pistols' and dynamite cartridges, and, with ao increase to their rauks that was expected, assault the soldiers and with dynamite blow to atoms the jail. The mili- tary do not fear the attempt,” There are al- ready tiricen military companies under in the last ' MORNING, DECE and of Colonol Jones, and five others on special thains by midnight. ‘This morning the oty . council, in special session, ordered all saloens and drug stores closed until further notice., A meeting of prominent citizens, held this ovening, issued an address calling ¢ 1 follow-citizens to refrain from furthoer monstrations and congregating on the streets, and to let the law take its course, promising that justice would be done. Colonel Jones issued an address of the same tenor, adding that under the orders issucd to him any furthér attempt at violence would bo steroly repressed Sheriff Smith, in an interview to-night,said: ““We begged aud pleaded with the crowd to keep back, and then they fired the first shot. Several shots wero fired by the crowd be. fore the I gave the order 1o fire. We begged them to halt at the mouth of the alley, and still they kept coming on. We begged them to £o back, and time and again_waried them that we would shoot, but they would not listen to us. They came half-way up the alley, close to the jail yard, and shouted, Blow up the Jjail with dynamite.” After all this, and after they opened fire, I gave the order to fir continued on firing after we ceased. I felt that we could not do any- thing else under the circumstances, and I deeply regretted the necessity.” i ADJOURNED WITHOUT A REPORT. The Federal Grand Jury at Indianap- olis Returns No Indietments. Ixn1 rotis, Ind., De After having examined nearly two hundred witnesses re- lating to the alleged election frauds the fed- eral grand jury adjourned yesterday until December 17 without making a report. It is believed t fully half of the witnesses were asked if they knew anything avout the “blocks of five” letter, beiring what pur- ported to be the signature of W. W. Dudley. Muny of the officers of lpeal republican com- mittees to whom it was subposed the letter had been sent were called into court, and Chairman Jewett, of the Democratic State Central committee, who has claimed that he had exclusive information regarding the matter, was among tha iast to testify to-da If the jury thought that the evidence wu sufticient to warrant an indictment it is gen- erally believed that it would have reported a bill before adjourning temporarily. Some of the republicans who were summoned as wit- nesses were dismissed without examination. It is stated reliably that as a result of the in- Vestigation, the jury has procured enough evidence of bribery and fraud to warrant the indictment of only seven or eight persons on charges of violating the clection laws. s et THE CLEARANCE RECORD. The Financial Transactions of the FPast Week. Bostoy, Mass., Dee. 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—The following table shows the gross exchanges at the leading clearing-houses of the United States, for the week ended December 8, 1888, with rates, per cent of increase or decrease as com- pared with the similar amouuts for the corresponding week m 1857: | | | CITIES, +* eswazomy || *“aswa13(]) New York Boston. . Philadeiphia’) Chicage #101,50),000) 107.900,08 0 A (815 Louisville.. Providence. Minneapolis Milwaukee Detroit. St. Paul. (‘: naha Memphis, Cleveland. | Denver. Colmos. Dulut Hariford Galveston, .. Indianapolis Richmond. Peorta. Portlana Norfolk . New Haven. Springtield, St. Joseph. Worcester. Los Angelcs, Syracuse. Loweil Wichita Grana Rapids.. Topeka .. Total de G.007.604 4,506,095 4,009,035 4,005,812, THE BEVIER LABOR TROUBLES, Fears Entertained That More Con- flicts Will Follow. Sr. Louts, Dec. 9.—It now seeme to be a settled fact that the aisturbances at Bevier, Mo., where a serious riot occurred on the night of the 5th, are by @0 means scttled, and that the future may develop more seri- ous disturbances. It is said that when any of the strikers at Beyier go elsewhere to work they are refused work if it is known that they come from Bevier and belong to the labor federation there. As long as the strike is continued at Bevier these strikers receive support from the state federation, It is said that if the state refuses to interfc there will be more armed men go to Bevier. The disarming of both sides at Bevie seems to be a hard thing to do. General Jamison says that the only way it can be done is for the governor to declare the town under martial law. There are two armed bodies of men, many in barricades, and if any on either side fires off his gun, accident- ally or not, it is a war signal and begins, Governor Moorehouse will go to Bevier and look over the ground with Adjutant General Jamison, st night the store buildings of Loomis & Shivly, the leading miners of Be- vier, were burned, and it is claimed that the fire ust have been incendiary, KaNsas Crrv, Mo., Dec.” 9.—Governor Moorebouse, who is now at Bevier, has or- dered out the militia, and Colonel Moore will leave at 6 o’clock in the morning pvith two companies of the Third regiment for the scene of the recent trouble. e The President-Elecr. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., D. 0.—The presi- dent-clect and Mrs, Harrison attended di- vine services as usual this morning, In the afternoon General Harrison attended the funeral of his friend, Harris P. Wetzell, late agent of the Vandalia railroad at this point, During the late campaign Mr. Wetzell was one of the leading organizers of the Repub- lican Railroad Men's club, and cnjoyed the high estecm and friendship of General Har- rison. Russell B, Harrison, son of the president- elect, leaves to-night for New York, where he will remain some time. The nature of lis Dusiucss [y not knowa, and it may be po- itical, s A Norinal Schoo! Burned, Lockuaves, Pa, Dec. 9.—The Central state normal school building was totally do- stroyed by fire thys afternoon. One hundred boarding students, most of whom were in the building at the time, were safely removed. The building cost $170,000. Insurance small, The total number of students in attendance was over two bundred. Many of them lost their books, clothing and valuables, ———— Mr. Bright's adition, Loxvoy, Dee, 9.—Bright had a shivering it to-day which left him in a very weak con- dition, Other grave sywptoms were mani- fested. e More Boulangist Disturbances. Pans, Dec, 9.~The Boulangist conferences held at St. Dieand Epiual to-day resulted in coufiicts in which soveral persons were in- jured, The police cleared the streets, l Journey. MBER 10, [TRIP OF THE CHAS, RODGERS, The Only Steamnboat That Bver Roached Fort Dodge. PIONEER INCIDENTS RECALLED. Traveling by Water in Towa Thirty Years Ago—A Chrgo of Pro- visions and the Prices They Brought. A Tradition of the Des Moines, Dis Moixes, In,, Dee. 9.—[Special Corre spondence to Tie Bre. | —A few days ago a dispatch from Fort Dodge referring to the evictions of the Des Moines river land settlers and the origin of the dispute, said, *“There is a tradition that a small steamboat, drawing perhaps six inches of water, once made its appearance at Fort Dodge during the high water of the springtime, but it cleared for below without any unnece: v delay and never came back.” It will be re: membered that one of the conditions on which the grant of lands was made to the Des Moines River Improvement company was that the river be made navigable from Keokuk to Fort Dodge. It can be said that there 1s more than a “‘tradition” to support the first and only trip of a steamboat on these upper waters of the Des Moines, One of the pu s on that eventful trip is now living in Keokuk in the person of the vener- able Judge C. . Davis. He has consented 10 an interview on the subject, and producing his 0ld records and memoranda w refresh his memory with dates and names, he gives the following interesting account of that trip and the conditions of trade thirty years o “In those days—185)," said the judge “there were no drummers Country me chants came to Keokuk twice a year, in th spring and fall to make their purchases, and in the meantime sent their orders by the teams ‘The trade of Keokuk extended over the greater part of the south half of the state, and as far north as Fort Dodge. The rate of freight to Des Mcines w. per hundred, by ox team, and £, per fifty, to Fort Dodge. Oceasionally during the sum- mer, small steamers navigated the Des Moines, going as far as Raccoon Forks, (now the city of Des Moines), charging for from Keokuk to that point 50 I pounds. In M 185 the firim with which I was connected in iKeo- kuk—Crittenden, Mct artered the steamboat ‘‘Charles tons burden, we agreein; full capacity with freight Fort Dodge at a rate of 50 cents per hun dred. We loaded the boat with sugar, coffce, molasses, tobacco, salt, flour, etc., and I went aboard as supercago. We left the laud- ing at Keokule Wednesday, 3 o'cloek p. m. The boat the pilot house on the hur ate and slept on the lower deck, just back of the engine and boilers. The boat was L up on the bank when night overtook us, only running by daylight, and warping through the locks at Bonaparte and Bentonsport One of the pilots was a violinist, and several places where we tied up on the bank, with the assistance of the neizhboring belles and beaux, we had glorious old-fashioned dances. The young fellows from all around brought their girls, and for once at least had the luxury of & dance on a steamboat. “Our cargo being billed through to Fort Dodye, we made no stop for w: and arrived av Raccoon Forks Friday cven- ing, where we remamed all mght. That was pretty rapi t, only two days out, It would have taken an ox team or horses over four days to have gone thut distunce, S urday morning, May 21, we left Des M ‘The boat being light draft, and the rive good stage of water, we steamed over the dam at the Forks, and arrived Saturday evening at Boousboro landing, sev from the town of that nam Here we re- mained for the night, some parties com- ing from town, and bringing their 25t girls with them, so that we had a dance building on sho! Although our trip for business, we did not neglect, op portunity to have all the enjoyment there . and to contribute to the pleasure ers who were then on the out skirts of civilization. Be 20 Boonsvoro and Ft. Dodge our boat exhausted its supply of fuel. We landed several times and all hands. ptain, mate, clerk and supercargo—wvent into the woods and gathered dead timber and other material 10 keey If we did chance to cut down @ f v thew off to the boat, the state of Towa 18 “none the poorer to-day, and will forgive the indiscretion in the spirit of the times, As we journeyed up the river the shrill whistle of our boat brought people froin miles around to see_what was the matter Many of them had never seen a steamboat, and were almost as mucn frightened at the sight as were some of the wild game that we stirred up along the banks of the river, On Sunday evening, May we landed at a farm owned by L, 'L below I to him of groce amounting to ¥100,00, which he paid for in gold. This was a little quict Sunday transaction which we excused under the necessities of the times, We were all the while afraid tl if . we lingered too long, the water in that uncertain river might all run aw and leave our bout high and dry on Jand, The next morning, onday, May 23, at about noon we steamed up to the landing at I't. Dodg id the first and only i 1 from Keokuk to at the wharf, the town was on the high ground some from the river, but the entire population came down to the landing to sce us, and greeted us with . It was a t event for Fort 1d most of the people there thought n at once was to become the great of the northwest. I'went on shore the next day with my in- voice, and by noon had disposed of the entire cargo and received the pay in gold, that being the currency of the country ut that time. The arrival of our boat wus such an event that the people of Fort Dodge gave a dauce in our honor, 1 still have one of the cards of invitation to that memorable occa- sion. The dance was called Soiree,” und was held at M Thursday evening of the last week in Ainong the managers I find the nuine . C. Carpenter, who was afterwards governor of Iowa, Hon. W. M, Me of the prominent politicians of that'day, Hon. A, M. Dawley, anotiier promnent poli- tician, who is rememvered now by a singular coincidence for his faithful and long con- tinued service in behalf of the river land settlers. It was while he was at Washing- ton lobbying in their interest a few years ago that he died very suddenly, and some of the poor settlers still believe that he met his death by foul mean: The ball was a great success, at which all the beauty y of that frontier town K 1 find among my pap: of the bill of goods boughtby Mr. that trip, and the pri paid show what goods sold for thirty years i Here are somie interesting figur 1 bag Rio coffee, 104 1bs, 14c £22.00 1 keg soda, 112 Ibs, O .08 1 dozen buckets 8 boxes tobacco, 8 bbls salt, & o eaaee “After a day or two ot ing to stay any longer, t good steamer, ‘Charles Rogers," made a suc sful return voyage, but never repeated her first experi- ence. Thut was the only trip ever mude by @ steam boat on the Des Moines river as fur north as Fort Dodge, and it is partly upon the accomplistiment of that memorable trip tuat the Des Molnes River company claimed the title to the land from which the poor settlers have been so cruelly driven in the last few weck: “As 1 refer t sce that time has wrought great changes in the business com munities all along the route of that eventful The principal merchants of Des r nded i 40.00 ivities, not dur- {wprovement | Moines then were W. W. Moore John MeWilliams, G. W.and A, J H. Beckman, Harry Stevenson, Charlos Goode, R. W. Sypher and W. W, Carpent 1 learn that not a single one of that number is in mercantile business to. day. At that time Colonel 8. F. Spofford kept the hotel of this place, and itwas a smail affair at the foot of Walnut street on tho front, B, Allen man, T io Tecam wore t rs of Dos M nes of the latter bave improved, of tho ner failed, but neither, I learn, are ndw that business, b At Fort Dod, aird Bros.,% Dunbl, “Fathe! rive mong those who purchased goods of me on that stoamboat teip were M M. Haire, S. C. Hoaton, Gregory & Moss more, J. J. Hone, Charles Rouke and F. A Blackshire, 1 understand th nas been equally stril g the business men of kol ) sinco then, “That trip from Keokuk to Fort Dodge was the tatk of the country for miles around. As Lsaid before, the people of Fort Dodge were 8o much elated over the arrival of a stoamer with a cargo of ‘store goods,’ that they thought thev were going to se Ly grow up right around them, no railroad in that part of the state iven the capital, Des Moines, had no rail road, and a steamboat line, with all its possi bilities of trade, scomed like a big thing But after our steamer returned, no othe boat attempted to repeat the nent It NUMBER 179 | HE SOUNDED ANARCHY'S DOOM Chief Hubbard Strikes a Blow at the Root of the Evil. EFFECT OF HIS RECENT ORDER. Encmies of Law and Ordor Roe fused Admittance to Their Favors fte Haunts—A Mecting Undeor Police Auspices, All the Doors Were Closed, Curcaqo, Dee. 9.<Up to this hour (10 p. m.) therd have been no reports of any trous ble growing out of the proposced anarchist Illl‘t'“{lL. The police arrangements begun last night w smpleted by noon to-day, and o perfect were all tho details that it would have been a small matter to have massed four handred men to any point at which a disturbance might take place, Bach station in tho districts whore the anarch- ‘There had not been cnough work done on the river to make navigation at all safe or reliable. The too many bars and shoals and r Por some time ter boats raced from Kcokuk to Des Moines, but the ‘Charles Rodgers' was the first and only one th o clear through to I and return, The Ceniral 1 DEes Morses, T, Dec. 9.—[Special Tele n to Tue Bee]—P. 1. Lomay, speci master in chancery, has filed with the recor der at Marshalltown deeds conveyin lines and property of the Central Tow Transfor. d under the laws of t lasers of the road at the n sale a year ago, at which the main Tow was bid off f 400,000 and the lowa branches for £100,000. There is al decd from the lowa railway company above mentioned to the Towa Contral rail- road company, organized by the same interest under the laws of Illi nois, conveying the lines and prop. erty of the Central in this state in the lust named corporation. This is s to be for the purpose of consolidat lowa and 1Hinois lines of this road under one zation, aud to conform to the laws of which, unlike those of Towa, pre ilroad coporation of that state {rom veying its propor! yrporation of other state. This mere formality and the consideration is @ nominal ono—310, 1l take the road out of the hands of e and place it under & new man- o plans of thenew orgamzation be developed soon. A mort gage of £,630,000 was also filed, exceuted by the Central Towa railroad and payable to the itile Trust company of Now York, in- June 1, 1633, pany organi by the pur an dsmen Compelled to 500 tor Him NeLsoN, Neb., Dee. 9.—[Speeial to Tur Bie. | —District court adjourned this week, after hearing only four jury , and grant ing a few divorces. That which elicited the most interest was the case against the bonds men of a former sheriff of this county, one Thomas A, Meeker. Meeker had pursued a man into Kansas and taken him without ex- tradition papers, charging hita with cattle stealing. Having been found not guilty ho brought a suit for damages to the amount of 000 agaiust the bondsmen of. the sheriff, Meeker is not good. There was no con- in rezard to the facts, but tho law- anxious to hear how the | ded. A vordict was given ing damages against the bondsmen for ———— Fricaa tacts, aesn, Neb., Dee. 9.—[Special to Tue —Friend is in a lively and prosperous condition. Our merchants are selling more goods than ever before in the history of the town, and report collections the best in a long time. Our gram men are recaiving from 8,000 bushels to 12,00 bushels of corn per day. This always has been one of the best grain towns on the 3. & M, railroad, and this year more is being handled here than before, Some of the business men are talking of having a system of waterworks put in: all are in favor of it, and we think some action will be taken in the matter at once, Our District fair assoe ad been run- ning behina for the p: Vo yeu 1d few Gays ago a_new association was formed and all debts of the old ¢ T Were pa full. The new association will hold a trot- ting ana running meeting ewrly in the spring. Schimidt & Cone’s new bric ving the finishing touches. It is a very fine structurc and cost 818,000, Our city is in need of a good brick hotel. A lurge bonus will be given to the party that will build X block is just -[Correspondence : Bee.]-~Toe high school of this p Prof. L. W. Fike, principal, is inaugur amove Lo interest the patrons in the man- agement of the school. It consists in hold- ing exhibition recitations, to show their methods of teaching, in the evening once in two weeks, reises of this week were conducted by Mrs. J. C. Barclay, of tho s ond primary department, with marked in- terest 88, The First National bank building is now completed and elegantly furnished, and will oceapied next weck. The I licul reh is also completed and ready for occu and will be dedicated the fast of the month, Other improvements in the way of building are going on, which the continued fine weather mukes possible, A Long Drawn Gut Oase. LG, Neb, De Special to Tue 1—Tho ease of 12, A. Hiatt against Judge IKinkaid, of O'Neill, was decided in the district court vesterday morning by the jury returning a verdict in favor of the defendant. n on the doclket many year and was o 1 by a jury that disagreed. Hiatt claimed that Judee Kinkaid cansed his arrest and imprisonment, and took from his person 4,000 worth of Chicago drafts and converted’ them 1o his own use, and he sued 1o recover §14,000 damages. of T Justice of thy Peace Arrested wiaska Crry, Neb., Dec. 0.—[Special to Tug Bee | —Edward Platner, a justice of the peace, was arrested to-duy on i wiarrant sworn out by a loose woman uvamed Lulu 00, chargin vith bastardy, He Up by Socialists, De During a meeting held here to-day to consider a project for the erection of a statue of the pope, 600 socialists ganed admission to the Abbe Brouwess from spe sued betw All the furniture in the hall was Phe police were compelled to fire, eral of the rioters were wounded rosts were made. Great agitution throughout the city. ——— The Weather Indications. For Nebraska and Dakota: Fair, colder, northwesterly winds. lowd: Wair, warmer, followod by southwesterly shifting to westerly winds. and sev- Muny ar- continues deeid s Steams hip Arei At New York—Ihe Saale, Collard, Awsterdam, als. Bremen; I ists held meetings held soveaty-five men ready for duty, and cach outly ing sub-station held twenty-live more propared for any emergency which might aris But the necessity for th preparations did not become apparent at any tine during the day. There was but one meeting held, and it was practically under the auspices of the police, This took place at Thalia hall, 636 Milwauk 1. 0t was to be osten- sibly a meeting of delesates from the three socialistic Sunday schools now in existence, and the object was to fo ion to take charse of the sce wlay sehools. Four hundred people we and it could hardly be said that tho meeting was confined entirely to the objects for ch b was convened. Captain Hithaway, in chavgo of twenty-five men, was present, but ho saw. fit, how to let the meeting run its courso without iU necessary o interfere, All the proceedings were in German, and they consisted in the adoption « of which were emphatio m denouncin pitalistic press for agi- tatingg the question ol anurety, and also con- demning the action of the police in stopping Sunday meetings. Beyond this nothing of & sensational character oceurcod, if s hatl, No. 54 West Lake street, wos the center of operations for the police, e that George 1 in 1886, pro- posed a terrible scheme by which th was to be looted and the polico destro; and it was this meeting which practical]y cided that which followed on May 4, in Hay marko Here, to-day, wus to tako place s f the Avbeiter Bund, com- vosed of the most radical of the anarehistio element in Ch L and it was this proposed meeting which led to the interdie- tion of 1 other mectings of anar- chists, ther held to-day or any other day. 'Ly as noon a double force of po- statled in the ncighborhood, and al duty was to keep the crowds . Police, in citizens clothes, from Captain Sehaalc’s district, who were well ae- quainted with the anarchists and their meth- ods, mingled frecly everywhere, Members of the bund put in their nee usually in pairs, and w to the Si- loon kept by Greif and attempted by the force of good, strong Cierman to convince the proprictor that there would be no trouble if he permitted thom to hold the meeting. But Greifgawas not open to conyie- tion on this score, and he adhered strictly’ to what he had promised Superintendent Hub- bard yesterday by refusing to open his hall. ~Several attempts were then made to obtain Florus’ and Zepf's I, but admission to these was also refused by their respectivo owners, The police will still be kept in reseve at the stations throughout the mht, and overy precaution will be taken to preveut auy sceret meetings. ————— A SANCTIMONIOUS SCOUNDREL He Effects the Ruin of a Too-Con- fiding Pollower. Hannisnina, 1 Dee, 0.—John Van Sickle, a captain in the Salvation arnny and an in- fluential member of that organization, will be tried in the courts of Dauphin county Janua crime, e story of which is exc sad in its particulars, In 1586 Van Sickle had his headquarters at Man- heim, Lancaster county, and it was the duty of himself and wife to visit the neighboring towns and conduct mectings. On one occa- sion, while at Millersburg, Dauphin county, Van Sickle formed the acquamtance of a young country girl named Love Feeser, She expressed a desirve to join the army and Van Sickle permitted her to join, tdok her to the home of himself and his wife at Man- heim, and n a short time promoted her to the rank of lieutenant in the Salvation band. Van Sickle then, according to sworn statement of the girl, effeeted her ruin, after which he miuced her to accompany bimn his wife to Steelton, a town four mil, this city. At this place a child was be the unfortunate ang girl. Van ted that the'little one bo placed in the ing of “some charitable family.” Miss sser vefused to part with her ehild, and she went with the Salvationists to Williams- t, where Van lo had the buby ¢ tened as the offspring of him and his wife, A brother of Miss Feezer heard of his sis- ter's ruin and induced her to return home. She did, and Van Sickle was arrestea, brought to jail he ad was subsequently held to bail to ans: At court, SOON WE'LL K New Airship Obeys Like H W Youx, . ur Bee.]—A balloon ascension, und dircetion of the Novelty Air Ship company, was made yester afternoon at Coney Island. Peter C. Campbell, a Sonth Brook- lyn jeweler, is the inventor. James K, Allen, a professional aevonaut, of Provi- dence, Rt. made the start at 4 o'clock. The airship moved upward to the height of 500 fect. There it re- mamed stationary for scveral minutes and finally under the direction of the acronaut mo! bout in different courses at his will, After maneuvering ahout in the aie for half an hour, the ship to k a novtl course, and came to the gr ound in the village of Shecpshead Bay,” Allen states that in all its 1o vements, with but few exceptions, the ma- chine the uction of its various pro- pelle serews, and that the landing made was intentional, 'The air ship com bines the principles of on and flying mae chine. The ar-shaped, sixty foet in diameter in the cente; nachune is suspended from the balloon by means of o bar running lengthwise under it. A pro- peller is provided on both sides of the car, and hinged wings are adjusted so as 10 allow wont at right angles to the car, lik ¢ wings of birds, The inventor of the ship formed a compuny with a capi- tal of $1,000,000, —— Teack Walkers Killad, Purravinrviia, Dee, 9.—William Elkins and Wlliam H. Pulk w truck and in- stantly killed by an ex t while walking on the track of the Pennsylvania railroad, near Bridesburg, this evening, -~ A Would-Bc Assassin Arrested. INDIANAPOLIS, Doc, 9.—Hacker, the gnar- chist, who made & desparate attemvt lgat week to assassinate his beuefuctor, Jug I3ruce, was arrested this morning at & far louse in Shelby county. - +h Orisis, Maniin, D The queen regent hy intrusted Senor Sagasta witn the formation { of a ne . Senor Sagasta eucounlors wuch difficulty in fulfilling the tusk,