Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 26, 1889, Page 1

[ ~— " NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, T NUMBER 8. A GENERAL COUNCIL HELD. The Indians Meet and Invite the Commission. AGREAT MANY QUESTIONS ASKED The Members Kept Busy in Defining the Various Olauses of the Bill —Meaning of Various Sections Explained. Frrogress of the Work at Pine Ridge. Pixe Rivoe Acexcy, Dal., (via Rush- ville, Neb.,) Juno 25, —[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.)—After counciling among them- selves for the past three days the Indians had a general council in the afternoon, to which they invited the commission. American Horse, No Ilesh, High Wolf, and Swords, captain of police, were the principal speak- ers. American Horse opened the council by anumber of questions to the commission, in which ho said: My friends, I don’t under- stand tomo things in this bill. I wish you to tell us in plain words about them, so we can understand how long will the £3,000,000 de- posited to our credit bear interest before the principal is to be distributed “It is to remumn fifty years, and the bill provides that in addition to the 10 per cent the Great Father may spend 10 per cent of the principal to purchase goods for the Indians after a timo. This is to be spent in buying teams, implements and things to allow you to go on farming.” “Will every one have equal rights, or will there be any specified amount for each to re- ceive?"” *Phe entire amount will be divided by the ple in fifty years,” or all our lands are surveyed and each Indiun bas taken his land in severalty, will the balance belong to us in common or will other Indians own the surplus?’ “The surpius will be owned by all Indians on the reservation in common as it is now owned by you here.” “Iask the question for the reason that there are Lwo c! s of Santees, and they may boe brought in here and given our land. We owe them .nothing and they have no right nere. They bave sold_their land and have no right w ours, Will they be en- titled to pay “The Santees have no right to your land, but they have a shure in the permanent fund. They must take their allotment in Nebraska 4n their present reservation.” American Horse then repeated that the Santees had no rignts here, but as they had traded their Jand and become poor the Great Father had 1 pity on them. He then asked the commission to strongly vecom- mend that the ducated children and half breeds be given the vlaces on the agency which druw a salary, and that any one incorporated in the tribe be allowed to trade and not let tho rich men come here and rob us. ‘*“T'he traders and others furrish everything und we have no market, 8o we sometimes grow discouraged. When we take our land in severally we can raise everything to supply the agen Will the government give us a market to sell our goods " He was informed that the bill pledged in the allottment law to assist in findinga market for their crops, and there was no reason why the grain and beef should not be raised here and sold to the goverament. Several complaints were then made about urchaging hay from white men instead of ndians, and the inferior beef received. The annuities and the bad condition of the clothes sent them were so put together that it made it almost impossible to wear them, ‘‘The farmers sent here do not know their duties, and it seems as if seme of them had never seen a plow, and if we complain they illtrcat’ i We want them taken away aud th ces given to our prac- tical balfbreed farmer, who can teach us how to farm-right. I beheve the bill is right and will start us on the road to prosps but there are other chiefs above me, and I want them to sign the first, so I will not belittie them by signing before thenr.” The commission promised to recommend the changes asked for. The specches of + High Wolf and Sword were made in Indian and were able and logical from an Indian etandpoint. Afraid of Bear addressed the commission at length, saying there was one road to prosperity and another to misery. He favored the Dbill, which was the brosperous road, but was afraid it might turn into the road to misery if the promises now made were like those of the past ticularly of 1876, General Crool t was no bill by congress, but simply an agreement, in which could be incorporated things the signers could not understand, But now we come with a biil that all you peoplo can read. I hvea been with the Indians all my life, and no one knows Dbetter than Ithe wrongs they ha e had to suffer, and 1 do not blame you for your distrust in the past. [3ut this bill you can all read and fully understand. After the council adjourned a large - num- ber wentto the agent’s ofice and signed the , bill, ivnow having over five hundred signa- tures, and they are being slowly, but steadily added, The kaleidoscopie change in the Indian na- ture was fully illustrated to-day. Two days 850 Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses was an full sympathy with the bilt. To-day he states emphatically that he will not Another change ay come as s0on. A big Omaha dance will occur this evoning, us the commission is still issung extra rations, which, if not done, it would be mpossible 10 retaiu them at the agency, e LONGENECKER DISPLEASED, The Camp 20 Story Being Grossly Kxaggeratod, CHICAGO, June 25.—The special grana jury, after having devoted several days to other matters. will to-morrow return to the Cronin case. An inkling as to the programme, par- ticularly as to Alexander Sullivan, was asked of States Attorney Longenccker to- night. ““There will be a good deal of fish- ing,” was all the ofiicial would say, Mr, Longenecker docs not appear to bo very greatly mnpressed with the elaborate reports Which have been reported, as in & measure corroborating thut there were two formal trials of Dr. Cronin in Camp 20, and that it was decreed the doctor should be put out of the way for getting information which wus desired by the Loudon Times and Intended Lo injure Parnell. The states at- torney is quoted s saying: W00s Camp 20 business s only o theory which I am trying to work out. There is nothing new in'it and an old story has simply been re-woven around the swall fact that a certain man called at my ofiice yesterduy morning.” Camp 20, the states attorney learned to- duy, bas, within the past week, been dis- banded. Edward Spellman, president of the whisky trust, wuo is chief ofticor of the Clau-na-Gael for the district of lliinois and Michigan, was subparnaed to-night to explain the reason for the disbandment. Tho break up of the camp at this time is not pleasiug to the state's attorney. Burke's Extradition Fapers Signed, WasHINGION, June 25.—The extradition papers in the case of Martin Burke, now upder arrest at Winnipeg charged with com- xllcl!)' in the murder of Dr. Cronin, were luly countersigned by the secretary of state this morning, und delivered to Mr., Baker, who left this atternoon for Chicugo, e e SPARKS FIRROM THE WIRES. The Pioneer tannery at Benyra, Cal, burned this morning; loss §200,000, ‘The Telluride, Col., bauk roblers sccured §20,500. pension office yesterday made a requi- I&o‘a‘on the treasury for §15,000,000 ouy of ‘mehmu 0 be nyvailable July 1. MRS, HAYES I8 DEAD, After a Poncefal Night Sho Passes Quictly Away, Faewoxt, O,, June 25 rs. Hayes died at 6:80 this morning, after passing the night quietly. At the bedsifle were the members of the family, together with Mrs. Mitchell, of Columbus, a cousin of General Hayes; Mis. Huntington, a cousin of Mrs. Hayes; Lucy Keeler, Mrs. A. H. Miller and physi- cians, Mrs. Hayes' maiden name was Lucy Ware Webb, She was born August 23, 1831, at Chillicothe, O., and wis the youngest child and only daughter of Dr. James Webb and Maria Cook, IHer grandfather, Judge Isaac Coolk, who came from Counecticut in 1781, and all tour of her great grandfathers' served in the revolutionary war. Her father served in the war of 1812 and died during the cholera scourge in Lexington, Ky., in 1883, Mrs. Hayes was marricd December 80, 1853, At the breaking out of the war of the rebellion her husband and both of her brothers immediately 3 ntered the army, and from that time until the close of the war her home was a refuge for wounded, sick and_furloughed soldiers going to or returning from the front. She spent two winters in camp with her husband in Viginia, and after the battle at South Mountain, where he was badly wounded, she hastened and joined him at Middleton, Md.,, and later spent much time in tho hospital at Frederick City. During the four years of her life at the white house she was distinguished by the graceful cordiality with which sho received all who came to her. Since the re- tirement of her husband from public life ste has been an ardently intercsted member of the Woman’s Relief corps, and has served during successive years as president of the Woman's Homo Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church, The funeral will take place on Iriday. Her children are Burchard Hayes, esq., o lawyer practicing in Toledo; Mr., Webb Hayes, 10 business inCleveland ; Rutherford B. Hayes, abanker in Fremont; Scott Hayes, a student'at Cornell university, and Fanny Hayes, n younz lady living with her parents. All of them were present at the bedside. General Hayes and his four grown sons, Burchard, Webb, Rutherford and Scoty, were deeply affected, while Fannie 18 nearly prostrated with grief and the long, sleepless watch at her mother’s side, ‘‘he entire city is mourning and flags are at half mast, Tele- grams of condolence have been received from n friends, among them the president and Mrs. Hal The funer: 2 o'clock grove will occur Friday afternoon at from the residence in Spiegel Complete arrangements have not n made. President McCabe, of Dela- university, will officiate as clergyman, ident McCube oficiated at their mar- ze and also at their silver wedding anni- ry. Telegrams of sympathy and condo- are being received from the people of the country. Grief In Was hington. WasnixaToN, June 25.—Tho death of Mrs. Hayes was received with feclings of genuine sorrow and regret by the older employes of the white house, to whom she was endeared by fond recollections of her kindness to them while sho was mistress of the white house. Cne of the older door-keepers in speaking of her suid : “Mrs. Hayes was a good, if ever there was one. about the white house liked and loved her. She scemed o take notice of ail those around her aad she would often stop us to make inquiries about how we were getting along. I will always re- member Mrs. Hayes’ last reception, 1 never saw such crowds. Women pressed in and would hardly move when they passed through the lines, pleading for only one more look. We had to closc the doors when there were iots of people outside, and many went liome disappointed because they could not see her.” kind woman Everyone A ) WANAMAKER EXPLAINS, Why There Are So Many Postoffice Changes. New Yorg, June 25.—The Mail and Ex- press to-night prints an interview with Post- master General Wannamaker. The follow- ing is a report of i *“Why ave removals made so rapidly?” “They are not made rapidly. The daily changes going on in a city of 20,000 inhab- itants ure many, and if our postmasters were all put togetherin a city they would make a city of that size. There would be deaths and resignations, necessary removals and expirations of terms that would natur- h'\ require many new appointments every ok, 13ut there is great deal of criticism be- cause of the removals,” s, it always has veen go, and always will be 8o, until it becomes the custom of the government to publish the actual reasons for these changes, kn many instances they are upon inspectors’ reports, which, 1f published, would destroy the future man and leave u shadow upon his family. There has often been much criticism, simply becauso politics were thought to be involved, when the sole cause of removal had been drunkenness, neglect ofduty and clearly proved untitness to hold the important ofiice of postmaster. To allow a postmaster to serve out his term who does not appear at his office more than once in several weeks, or who sits at his bus- iness soveral squares away and manages the !nuslufllvu with wowen and boys, has no merit n it to win the approval of any community. It would seem to be for the goed of the coun- try 1f theso people would resign itstead of waiting to have complaints lodged against them, and them be removed by the depart- Tho people who draw pay from the iment ought to be compelled to give faithful service, or resign, and if they do neitehr, the depattinent will recomnmend thair removal no matter how much criticism and misapprebiensions of fact may be made.” Ll A WOMAN EXECUTED. Mrs. Whiteling Pays the Penalty for a Triple Murder. PILADELUHIA, June 25.—Mrs, Sarab J. Whiteling was hanged at 10:07 to-day and her body cut down at 10:4L. The crime for which she suffered death was the deliberate poisoning during 1588, of her husband and two ehildren for the purpose of sccuring a small amourt of insurance which she carried on cach of their lives. The woman's bearing throughout the terrible ordeal was a most remarkable exhibition of fortitudo and resignation to her fate. During the entire morning sie never for a woment showed the slightest evidence of wealkness, ‘Phe only witnesses of the execution were the sheriff and his deputics, the prison ofi- cials, physicians, and about a dozen newspa- per men. This was the first_execution of & femalo ib Philadelphia county, Red Nosed Mike Hung, WiLkessanke, Pa, June 25 Risello, nlius Red Nosed Mike, was hanged at 10 o'clock this morning for the murder, October 19, 1888, of Brainerd McClure, contractor's puymaster, and Hugh Flanaguo, e - STUDBORN INDIANS, The Flatheads Ketuse to Give Up Uhreee Murderers, HrLexa, Mont, June 25.—Sherift Heyfren, with & posse of ninety men. left Missoula ut noon for the Plathead reservation to make a secoud attempt to arrest tho three Indian murderers, Orders caie from the war depart- ment authorizing the caling out of troops from Fort Missoula and at the request of 1n- dian Agent Roban two companies were dis- patchied on a special train at 1 o’clock. It is thought the prescnce of the troops will re- store order uud permit arrests to be made, Michael g Furks and Insurgents Fighting. ViENNA, June 25,—Dispatches from Bos- nia report fighting gong on between the ‘Turks and fusurgents at Novi Bazar, It is rumored all Servians in the town have been imprisoned, AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE. Between Harrison, Blaine and Com- missioner Phelps. il BUT NOTHING WAS GIVEN OUT. The Samoan Agreement, However, Said to Be S factory to All Parties Concerned—Otbher ‘Washington News. 518 FOURTEENTIL STREET, Wasnixaroy, D, C., June There was a very important conference at the white house to-day. The conferces wero President Harrison, Secretary Blaine and Commissioner Phelps. The latter bore with him a little yellow leather bag, of which he was very careful. He has had that little re- ceptacle constautly at his side during the past ten days, aud has not permitted any one to touch or to assist him in caring for it. Its contents was a copy of the agreement signed by the commissioners of the United States, Germany and England at_the conference ro- cently closed in Berlin. He came directly to Washington after landing in New York yesterday, and brought tho treaty to the president with as ittle delay as possible. The conference lasted some time, and the provisions of the treaty were afterwards considered in cahinet meeting, but no one who was present at the conforence is dis- posed to give any information upon the subject. Commissioner Phelvs was never noted for his desire to enlighten the general public through the medium of the press, and his Buropean trip has not changed bim in the loast in this respect. He was as amiable and suave as ever, but positively declined to give the least information or to express the faintest opinion upon the subject of the busi- ness which took him and his conferces to Europe. The only thing he would say in reference to the matter was that in his opin- ion the treaty is satisfactory to all parties. He was impressed with the courtesy of the conference iu conducting the negotiations in English, acd said it was the first time the French langyage had been ignored in a diplo- matic conference, Very general satisfac- tion is expressed on all sides with the result of the Samoan conference, and no doub entertained anywhere that the treaty will be ratified promptly after its submission to the senate. Wasnixarox Bureav, Tie Ovana Bene, } FINGER TALKERS. The hotels of Washington are full of people who talk with their fingers. The commencement exercises of the deaf and dumb college at Kendall Green occurs this weck, They are of more than usual interest this year. The most conspicuous feature of the exercises will be the dedication of a monument_in honor of Dr. Gaulledet, the founder of the college in Washington and the pioneer in the education of the speech- less in this country, His work is known all over the world, and nearly all the institu- tions for the education of the afilicted in this manner are conducted upon the plan orig- inally laid down by mm, The Washington college is the only institution of higher edu- cation in the United States, being similar to the ordinary first-class collee, and it is the ouly place in the United States where a deaf and dumb person can get a classical or sci- entific education. Dr. Gaulledet, the pres- ent president, is a son of the founder. MARVELOUS ENTERPRISE. ‘The Pennsylvania railroad has for many years been in the habit of giving an excur- sion to the correspondents and local newspa- per men of Washington, and last Friday they were taken to Cresson Springs, at the sumimit of the Alleghenies, near Altoona, and to Johnstown, which is a few miles beyond the Mountain house at Cresson,which stands in one of the most beautiful spots i the whole world, It was given up entirely to the correspondents ahd their families from Friday until Monday, for iv was not open to the public until the following day. Every creature comfort was provided for in a most lavish wanner, and if the reporters had been vrinces they could not have been entertained m more truly royal style. Although the object of the trip was merely to give the boys a few days of rest and recreation in the mountains, the most interesting part of the trip was a visit to the appalling ruins at Johnstown, which was made on Saturday under the guidance of Mr. George W. Boyd, the assistant passenger agent of the Penn- sylvania_ compauy, and other officers of the road. The train Was run so as 1o give the best possible view of the scene of desolation, and although Tuge Bee has published column after column of the most graphic and truth- ful description, no pen could frame a com- plete picture of the disaster, and the human mind can not possibly realize the cxtent of the devastation when described by unother. The eye at once can compreliend the situa- tion there, for the imagination of a Jule Verne or a Rider Haggard would find it im- possible to invent anything approaching it and the energy of the Pennsylvama railroad company 1n reépairing the damage is about as marvelous as the disuster itself, for within forty-eight hours after the dam had broken and. the flood had swept away $20,000,000 worth of property, the company had 10,000 men at work repairing the damage. All the skilled workmen and carpenters upon the Pennsyl- vania system were at once carried on special trains to the scene, aud engineers and work- men from other lines were employed and sent forward as rapidly as possible. All the bridge timber in eastern Peonsylvania was purchased by telegraph and shipped at once to the nearest available point, and within nine days after the flood broke trains were running regularly. There never was such rapid and extensive bridge building in the world. Bridges five and seven hundred feet long were constructed in a few days, gangs of working men being engaged constantly through the twenty-four hours. The mar- velous energy and wonderful skill shown in this restoration has no parallel in history. A NOTABLE REUNION. Invitations are now bemg prepared for what promises to be a notable military re- union in Georgia on the 17th of August, On that date the Fourth Georgia cavalry, who performed excelient service for the lost cause, will sound the rally and surround the surviving ofticers. It is the intention of those having the matter in charge to invite General Joe Johnstow, General Longstreet, ex-Governor Brown, and others who were prom: tin the confederate cause, us well as Generals Rosecrans, Sherman and some others of the union army. It is expected, 00, that Henry W. Grady and other promi- nent orators will take part in the ceremony. “The principal newspapors of the north will be invited to send correspondents, and if pos- sible President Harrison will be induced 10 go. J0WA POSTMASTERS APPOINTED, The following Iowa postmasters were an- pointed to-day: Huwthorn, Montgomery county, Fu) 3 Milburn, Dallas county, 3 New Liberty, Scott county Schmdt; Des Moiues, Polk county, C. ownsend; Ortonville, Dallas county, & J. Thriet; Urbana, Benton county, gar Gee, MISCELLANEOUS. Captain Thomas G, Troxel, Seventeenth infantry, has been found by the army retir- ing bourd incapucitated for active seryice, and has been pluced on the retired list of the S, B. Taylor has been appointed a wember of the pension board at Blair, Neb, siitute, L8, Dak., June 2, —[Special Tel- m to Tur Bee.|-The inter-state min- s' fustitute opened to-day with many winisters in attendance. The first lecture on the programme was “Inspiration of the Scriptures,’ by Dr, Kendick, president of Shurtieff college, but owing to the non-ar- rival of that gentlewman Dr, Stifiler, of Cro- zier Theological institute, delivered his ad- dress on “Exegetical Study of Scriptures.’ The second address was on “Monumental Witnesses of the Truth of the Old Testa- ment," by Dr. Price, of the Chicago Tueo- logical 1nstitute, BALT LAKK OITY NEWS, General Alger Arrives in thegOity En Route to Alaska, SauT Lake Ciry, June $5.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bem]—Génoral Russell A, Alger, ex-governor of Michigan and ex- commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, ‘traveling in u private car, en route to Alaska, and accompanied by a num- ber of prominent people, arrived in this city yesterday at noon. In the party are Mrs, Alger, two daughters and a son, Senator Platt and wife, of New York; Mrs. General Poe, John M. Thurston, attorney for tho Union Pacific at Omaha, and wife; Colonel Baxter, chairman of the republican state central committee of Michigan, and Mr. Avery, a prominent Michigan pohtician, Accompanying the party were Colonel God- frey, chairman of the Utah commission, and the two new commissioners, Senator Saun- ders, of Nebrasia, and Governor Robertson, of Indiana. Upon reaching the city the party went immediately to the Utah & Ne- vada depot, where a special train was in waiting to take them to the lake. After spending a few hours pleasantly at Garfield beach they returned to the city, and the stzangers in the party spent. the afternoon in taking in the sights, General Alger's party left last evening for the north, going via San Francisco to Tacoma and thence to Alaska, where they will spend a fow weeks, C. F. Hail, W. J. Carroll, H. A. Homan, John Burnside, F. Judson, J. Curran, of Omaha; Katie' Howitt, of Hastings; C. H. Brunner, of Fremont, are in the city.} Last weck’s recorded real estate sales wore $405,450, or equal to thé sales of June, July and August of lasv year combined. The body of Sullivan, the last of the three men drowned near Syracuse, Saturday, Jun‘-‘: 15, was found yesterday near Lake park, A dispatch has been received here stating that the construction of the Bear River canal will commence at once. This canal will double the available supply of waler in the valley. It will enhance the value of 150,000 acres of land by 50 an_acre, and will also increase the valuo of all proporty immensely. This event is considered of more importance to this valley than any occur- rence since the building of the Pacific vail- ways. — - DESPERATE JAIL BREAK. wo Colored Criminals at Topeka As- sault che Jailer. TorrxrA, Kan., June 25.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bree]—Elijah Jones and William Fisher, convicted colored ¢riminals awaiting penitentiary sentence at the county jail, es- caped this afternoon after knocking down Jailer William Gill, who was 1 the corridor near the cells. Mrs, Jones, wife of the crim- inal, called at the jail at noon and desired to talk to her husband. Joneés was allowed to £0 out in a corridor surrotinding the cells, After the jailer had entered the corridor and closed and locked the iron‘door behind him Jones threw his arms around his neck and struck him a powerful blow on the top of the head with & heavy slug ana Fisher joined in the assault, Gill was baaly injured. The keys to the outside iron door were taken from him and the two men escaped, going out_of the office through the fromt entrance. Gill recovered soon enough to cut off the escape of about. a dozen other prisoners, who came into the corridor and were making a rush for the open docrs. The fleeing criminals sepa- rated as they left the jail, and their where- abouts are now unkiown, though several officers are in pursuit. Bqth are notorious outlaws. R A POLITICAL FEUD, Wharton and Fort Bend Counties, Tex., Very Excited. Austry, Tex., June 25.—The killing of Red Gibson at Wharton last Saturday, by Kyle Terry, has stirred up bad blood in Wharton and the adjoining counsy (Fort Bend), and it is feared much blood will be shed. The gov- ernor last night received a telegram in refer- ence to the trouble, which has been brewing for over a year. One from Sheriff Garvey, at Richmond, says: *‘County Attorney Meok 1s authorized to report that, as sheriff of Bend county, I am unable to enforce the law without a conflict at arms, and ask assistance from the state to disarm the community and enforce obedience to the law.” Another from Shoriff Jones, of Wharton county, says: The examining trial of Kyle Terry will bo held on the 26th. A mob seriously threatens and the prisoner's life is in danger. The force at hand is very inacequate. Please order the Victoria nffes here to-morrow to assist me in maintaining the peace during the trial.” In compliance with the above, the govef- nor last night ordered the Victora rifles to Wharton, and this morning ordered Captain Jones’ Raneers to Richmond. The feud is a political one. e A Bold Oattle Thief. KaxsAs Ciry, June 25.—A bold cattle theft last Thursday night on the ranch of Edward Dicus, twenty miles from Lamar, Mo., 18 just reported. On the night i question twenty of his best cattle were driveu from the pen to Lamar, where the thief took out abill of lading and conveyed the stock to Kansas City. ~ arriviog here he sold the cattle to Campbell & Co., for §505, and es- caped with the proceeds, Dicus traced the cattle to this city and brought an action for the recovery of the stock. e Sioux Falls Celebrate. S1oux FawLs, Dak., June Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Two rustiers started out to-day with 45,000 pieces of advertising, including posters, flyers and a special tour-!mlm paper, all bearing upon the Fourth, The unprecedented attraction will draw thousands hither. Company B, with thirty men, under com- mand of Captain Jeffers, ‘started to-day for the annual encampment at Watertown, —— Lead City Sons of Veterans, Leav Ciry, Dak., June 25.—[Special Tele- gram to Tre Bee.]—The officers of General Custer camp, Sons of Veterans. recently or- ganized in this city, were mustered in last night. There ure over twemty-five active members, and thers are noarly as many more applications for membership to be acted upon, S. R. Smith is captain, . —————— Nebraska and Jowus Patents. WASHINGTON, June 25.-+[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.]—Patents were, issued to Neb- raska und Iowa inventorsas follows: Janies Bauer, York, Neb., bolier; Lee Elliott, Stuart, Ia., grain meter; Willia W. Harris, assignor to H. A. Lyon, $ioux City, In., cart- ridge capper and decappers George' I..' Jar- rett, Des Moines, Ia., adjustable automatic conveyor and hulllnd reel; Charles . Stubbs, Fairfield, Ia., necktio fastener, - i Sioux Falls' Rapid Xr; it Line, Siovx Fars, Dak.,, June 25.—[Special Telegram to Tur Brem|~The formal open- ing of the South Sioux Fails Railway and Rapid Transit line took place here this after- noon, Forty invited guests took the trip to the ‘woolen' mill, Buffalo park, the soap fac- tory und plaining mills, The line was built by ‘a local compuny at a cost of §300,000 sud is the only wotor 1a Dakota. —— Cameron Nearing the End. LaxcAsTER, Pa., Juue. 5.~ General Came- ron continues to grow weaker. His fanuly is gathered about his bedside and prepared for the end, which may come &t any moment. At the same time if there should be uo spell of weakness similar to the cne that attucked hiw last evening e may survive the night, More Evidence of an Ocean Disastor, Grovessyen, Mass, Juve 23-—Captain Carlson,of the schoener Annie Hall, from the fishing banks, reports for the past two weeks that be saw & large number of cattle foating east of Suble island and seyeral in the vicin- ity of Cape Sable. NEWSFROM NEBRASKATOWNS Suicide By Huanging of a Young Man at Ponoca. DOMESTIC TROUBLES THE CAUSE A Little Girl at Blair Fatally Burned By Gasoline—The Keya Paha Vigilantes—Ten Years For Forgery. Gasoline Gets Another Vietim. Brair, Neb,, June 25.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—Blanche Haller, aged eight years, o daughter of Mayor Huller, was fatally burned to-day. Her sister was filling a gasoline stove, when the gasoling became ignited from & cook =iove in the same room, and while attempting to throw the can outdoors it is supposed some must have been thrown on Blanche,who was play- ing outside. Before anyone knew it or could fot to her she was all ablaze. The accident wppened at 11 o'clock this morning and she died at 4 p. m. Suicide Over Domestic Troubles. Poxca, Neb,, Juno 25.—[Special Telegram to Tre Bk, |—Charles M. Ogg, a man thicty- seven years of age, committed suicide by hanging at this place this morning. His body was fouud in a grove in the south part of town at about 10:30 a. m. The man was o resident of Sioux City, I, had married a woman of this place this spring, and sinea then spent part of his time here. It is claimed that the woman in the ease had been married beforo and that her fivst husband was still living and unaivorced. Trouble in regard to this-previous marriage is the rea- son for taking b ife. Before hanging the suicide had taken poison and attempted to drown himself in the creok. The jury’s verdict was premeditated and deliborate su Doane College Graduates. Cnerr, Neb, June 25.—[Special to Tng Bri|—Tho graduating excreises of the senior preparatory class of Doane college were held this morning in the Congsoga- tlonal church, There were olght graduates, as follows: Vernie B. Leiscy, Wisner; Anthony, Wilbor; Nettio M. Will 3 Mahlon F. Manville, Crote; W Snively, Crete; Joseph H. Hennett, Crete; Fred W. Sweeney, Humbolt; Cl enco 13, Brown, Croto, All of thosé expect to continue thelr studies with the freshman class next fall. The essays and orations were interspersed with exceilent vocal and instru- mental mus trustees will be held this afternoon, Poisoned by Eating Strawberries. Lour Crry, Neb., June 25.—[Special to Tre Bee.]—A case of poisoning from cating canned strawberries came near proving fatal sterday to the family of Mr. Charles A. Wheeler, a photographer of this city. The berries wero caten at tea time, and half an hour after Mrs. Wheeler began feeling some- what ill. About 9:30 p. m. Mr. Wheeler come in complaining of a numbuess in his limbs and all retired soon after. About mid- night Mr: and Mrs. Wheoler were awakened by the violent vomiting of the little boy. Upon arising to attend to him they were also taken violently ill and called the servant girl, who was with difliculty awakened and sent for Dr. Kearns, who lives next door. Upon her roturn she fuinted on the doorstep and was carried 1nto the house by the doctor, who found them all 1 a_very critical condi- tion, but after several hours’ lubor he suc- ceeded 1n bringing them out of dang boy had eaten one dish more than the others, which vomited him first. Had it not been for this fuct the others would probably never have awakened from the decp slecp into which they secm to have fullen. The Keya Paha Vigilantes. Keva Pama County, Neb., June 25.—[Spe- cial to Tk Bee. |—Although there is less excitement here over the vigilantes' move- ments than there was a short time ago, yet there are things occurring that seem to in- dicate that the vigilantes are “getting in some work.” In the immediate vicinity of the place of Newell's killing numbers have been warned to leave the country, and have been compelled to go. The Sylvester broth- ers, who ran a horse ranch, Mr. Ireland, Nelson Luton, William Youug and a man by the name of Martin W. C. RRoss have also left. Mr. Ross was a prominent man, a notary public and justi of the peace, and quite a leader in local poli- tics. He has gone to Chudron. None of these parties named were charged or even suspected of “rustling,” but had been in the habit of speaking their minds froely. Thoy did not countenance the kiiling of Newell, and did not uphold other ucts of the vigi- lantes. It is reported that many others have ro- coived notices of similar effeo is also reported that a number of we not in accord with the vizilautes have been told they wero not expected nor desived to pur- ticipate in the celebration of the Fourth of July. John Shaw, of Mills, who was indicted by the grand jury, churged with having cestuous iutercourse with his fiftecn-, duughter, and who was recently tried in Judge Kinkaid’s court and acquitted, has suddenly left the county, leaving his fainily behind, The indictwent was found on the ¢ of the girl, but when the case came she retracted every thing, saying as a reason that she did not understand” the questions put to her when testitying before the grand jury. Shaw had enjoyed a fair reputation, and was u mau of considerable property, but the community looked upon him as guilty, and the change in evidence was thoughit by mauny to have been brought ubout by undug ence. He was so unpopular that he decmed it best to leave, Of course, us in every c of the Kind, thero conflicting sto cireulation, which give rise to a diversity of opinion, vidence An Unfortunate Case, Nesraska Ciry, Neb.,, dune 25.—|Spacial Telegram to Tug Bee.| — Au unkunown woman,who is insane from the effects of tak- ing a dose of concontrated lye with suicidal intent, was left at the county juil to-day by a man from Avoca, Cass county, Iow: ing that she belongs to this county. & us 1 search of her husband, who preceded he from Germany several years ago and came to Nebraska, but she failed to find him and became despondent. She will probably be seut back to Germany, as she has no friends here. Morri-sey=Samps Prarrssouri, Neb., June 25.—[Special Telegram to T Bee]—M. Morrissey, of Lincoln, and Miss Susie Sampson, of this city, were married at 9 o’clock this moruing at the Catholic church, Mr. Morrissey wus of this city for a number of years, engaged in the grain business, and is @ man of standing, Miss Sampson is @ most charming young lady, the daughter of David Sampson aud a sister of Mrs. 8. M. Chap- man. For Selling Liquor to a Minor. Nepsaska Crry, Neb., June 25.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—John Erbacher, a saloon keeper, was to-day arrested for sell- ing liquor to @ sixteeu-ycar-old boy, who be- came beastly drunk 1ust nigbt and abused his mother. Erbacher will bave his wial to- worrow. o Creighton's Cattle Shipments. Creianroy, Neb., June 25.—[Speeial to Tus Bae.)--A train of pulace stock cars loaded with corn-fed steers left here yestor- dayat 4 p. w. for Cuicago. There were The annual meeting of the soventeen loads of somo of the finest cattle this town lins ever turned out. Iush Bros, and Brown & Fenkle are the owners. Croighton ranks high among feeding points in this state. Insido of thirty days about fifty more cars Wil bo. markelod from- this point. An Interesting Oase Decided. Wa Neb,, June 25.—ISpecial to Tne Be. |-~The case of Wayno county vs John T. Bressler and D. C. Patterson, was do- cided to-day In favor of the defendants by Judge Powers, of the district court, who sus- tained the aemurrer to the petition, The case has attracted a great deal of attention throughout the state, both on account of the large sum 1nvolved, and the fact that it would settle the question of the liability of a county treasurer for the profits or intorest ho may receive from the profitor investment of public funds. Brassler was formerly treas- urer of Wayne county, and Patterson was his partner in business, and a portion of the time assisted him in tho ofiice. Last full a resolution was introduced to the county com- missioners, and by them passed, cmpowering certain attorneys of Wayne and Omaha to take such action as thoy saw fit to reco property or money held i trust for Wayne county, By the torms of tho resolution the county was bound to pa prelimin- ary expenses and was to get one-half of what was recovered. Under this authority was bogun in the district court a; nd Patterson for tho 00, which, it was al s d made out of the investment of county money during Bressler’s torm of offic® In render. g his decision, which had been cavefully written out at length, Judge Powers re- viewed tho authorities presented on both sidos, for though the question at issue was o new onc in the litigation of this state a few cases involving the same principles were fo be found. The decision was, in effect, that a county treasurer is simply . debtor to the county for the monecy that comes into Lis officially, and that he is liable abso- for it on hs official bond; that the character of agent,or tho trustee,on which the- ory the casc was brought, does not altach to tho county treasurer, und that the county can not sue nor recover for any profits he may have made by the investment of the funds, So far as the county is concerned the de ion ends the case, as the county attorne, hi 1sed the commissioners that there is no fouudation for the suit in law or equity, and it will be ordered dismissed. Santee Normal Training School. N1oBRARA, Neb,, June 25.—|Special to Tir Bre.|—Prohrammes are out for the closing exercises of tho ntee Normal Training gehool of Santec agency, this county, which begins on Thu 1d closes Sunday even- ing. At this school Indian boys and girls are taken from the various agencies in the nortniwest and taught blacksmithing, car pentering, shoemaking, printing, houscke ep- ing, etc., besides receiving'a Christinn edu- cation. It under the patronage of the American Missionary a ation, with Rev. Alfred L, Rigus as pr Arrested For a Kansas Murder. CuEelGnToN, Neb., June 25.—{Special Teie- gram to Tne Bee. |—Two men have been rested here for murder. One goes under the namaof Herron, His correct name is sup- poscd to be Harms, The crime was com- mitted in Konsas. On_breaking open his trunk quite a number of Union Pacific locks were found and other suspicious material. The other goes under the name of I'rank Glenu, and has the appearance of being o bold crook. i A West Point Nowspiner Ohang: West Poixt, Neb., June 25.--[Special to Tue Bee]—Anton Lauyer, an Omaha printer, has purchased the West Poiut Re- publican and all appurtenauces of Mossrs. Sonnenclicin & Valentine, and takes posscs- sion to-day. Lanyer is a former West Point nd enters s practicul knowledgo and with a determination to win, He expects Lo eniarge and otherwise inprove the Modern Woodmen t Ofticers. Oscrora, Neb., Juae 25.—Special to T 'he Modern Woodmen of America, . 350, of Osceola, elected the following ice bearers at their last mecting: Coun- Makeever; ady % 7, L. Cunning] A young man humed Powers, working Jumes Becbe on the valley, was mule on E'rid i ing blade. for ked by @ his shoulder L N gram to Tue B has appointed ial Tele- |- Oil Tuspector Caldwell the following depu of Blue Hill; Joe Corns, of A of Omala, and i H. nd Island, is also under thoughtful consideration, It i aid that Harrison, of ’helps or Payne, of Lincoln, will make the fifth and last m Bosrd of Trade Dologates, Neb., June 25.—|Special to Tie —-At the meeting of the board of trade 1d this_ovening, M. H. Weiss, W. D. Gal- brath, C. H. Willard, M. g0 and K. M. Conell were elected delegates to the conven: tion of hoard of trade revrescntatives to be held in Omaha June C. M. Wetherald and A. G. Collins were ro-clected trustees at the annual school meet- ing to-day. Journalists at Fort Robinson. Four iosixsoy, Neb., June 25.—|Special to Tup Bee)—Perry 8. Heath, Speciaf Agent_ Pickrell, of the national burcau of auimal ndustry, und W, Aunin, of Omaba, were visitors to th on Satur- day, and were handsomely cntertained by hospitable ofiicers of the gurrison, Wese Point Graduntes Two, West Poryr, Neb., June 25.—|S Tue Bee,) ~The commencement exercises of the West Point public schools were hela in Kranes hall There were two graduates, Telnn Bricgs and Winnie Leftert, The oxercises were u credit through- out to the school and the town cumseh Masonic Installation. EcusE, Nob., June 2, Bee.]—Ata meeting of the Masonie lodge last evening the following officers were in- stalled: nos M. Shaw; 8. W. Georgo D, Benuétts J. W., lirnest Roberts} A. B, Ball; treasurer, C. Wood* , Johii Anman, wd Man Ldentified, Curusmpus, Neb., June S, slo- gram to Tue 1 “Phe coroner’s jury fine ished its labors this evening after a two session on the body of the dead found near the Union Pacifie track on Sunday, and find that his nawe is John [Cotzer, and that ho came to his death by trying to bourd No. § going east, falling wider the train, Geant's Now Ban Building. Graxt, Neb, June 25, —[Special Telegram to ik Hes, |—Worik on the Perkins county bank is moving along. The bullding, when comploted, will be worth fully $17,000, and will be one of the finest buildings iu the west end of the stute. Ten Yoirs For Vorgery. Fourr RoviNzoy, Neh,, June 25.--[Special to Tue ey, | —Private Lewis, convicved of forging General Hrisbin's name, has been senteuced Lo ten years wn the penitentiary, B o ¢ Ahead of the Law. PHILADELPILA, June 25.—George MeCann, awaiting trial for the @urder of his hanged himself in Lis cell at the county jail this wornlug, Special to Tie | wife, | WESTERNRAILROAD BUILDING Incorporation Articles Filod For Two Now Ones in Utah, EXTENSION OF THE BURLINGTON. Dirt Flying at a Kapid Rato in the Vicinity or Crawford—Woestern States Passenger Assos clation Kates, Rio Grande & W SALT LAKE Crty, June 25,—|Spocial Tele= gram to Tur Bee|—Railrond news cone tinues encouraging for Utah, and particud larly for Salt Luke. The latest is tho arti cles of agreement forming aud incorporating the Rio Grande & Western Railway com- pany, which were filed with the territorial auditor to-da The suthorized common cay ital stock is §1,000,000, divided iuto 10,0 shares of the denomination of £100 per share, of which 100 shares have been subscribed, and with §7,500,000 preferred stock of like denomination. ‘The state lino road 1s not yet built, so that the consolidation simply means tho extension of the Denver & Rio Grande Western from the Colorado state line to Deuver, A New Utah Road. Saur Lake Crry, June 25.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee. | —There was filod in the office of Auaitor Clayton to-day the articles of incorporation of the Utah Western rail- way company, which, it 18 provided, shail continue in existence for a torm of fifty years unless sooner dissolved according to law. The amount of the capital stock is £600,000, divided into 600 shares of £10,00 each. "The actual contemy construct- ing the road, together with the cost of right of way, made of power and every othier ap- purtenan or the completiof running of it is £600,000. 'The aivectora are John W. Young, Is lell, Daniel Harrington, W. A, Rossiter, C W. Hurdy, John M. Whitaker and D. liams, The I lington’s Extension. Crawronn, Neb., June ¢ Special e Tne Bek.|—( at excitoment prevails in town over the certainty that the Burlington extension is to be pushed to early completion. Huaundreds of men und teams are to-day bemg struny out alous the grade between here and the Wyoming mines. Four hundred Italians have gone to work on the Pine Ridge tunnel, which 18 to be crowded duy and night. The town is full of strangers seeking locutions. Crawford is assured of boing one of the larg- est citics in northwestern Nebraska and e only one west of Norfolk with two of r t. To-day ail merchants ure ordering large stocks of goods for the boom which has already begun. The town has doubled in populution auring the last y id is cor- tain to quadruple in the next six months, The new road is expected to lay out a large town site cast of the Elkhorn lley town, purctiased an entire section for the pos It is confidently believed that wlord will be the end of a division and of distribution for the coal from on's Wyoming mines now in s of development. ot RosiNsoy, Neb., June [Special urlington surveyors were at the post. The road grade, upon which work is now in progress, skirts the reservation at Crawford, threa mites distant. The new line will greatly in- creasc the t portation facilities of the garrison and add to its importance us a sup- ply point. stern. —[Special Tele- am to Tz B Bannister, engi- neer of the Chey Northern, re- signed to aceept a position with the Pacific” Short Line, which i to run from Salt Lake to Sioux City. headquarters will be at Ogden, He will have charge of the construction work in Utah and Wyoming. He thioks the road will be in_running order in two yea Wi i the Carbon cut off of the Union Pacific, which is iatended to tap come of the new coal mines, will be resumed At once. Union 1 Director Hanna, of Cleveland, who is interested in coul develop- ment, advances the money to complete the worlk, A Uively Discussion, CrnroaGo, June 25.—At the mecting of the Western tes Passenger association to- day there was a lively discussion over pas- senger rates, The Chicago & Alton claimed that rates were being manipulated botween Chicagoand Denver through the medium of alpers, and by such frregular methods the rate was reduced fro 30 to 20 by the Rock Islund route. It therefore asked per- mission to make an open rate of $27. The Alton peovle contended they were putting it m the hands of Denver brokers, 40) tickets being soid at The Rock Islund ofiicials emphatically denied this as- serton, nizo. % of the tment of the Chicago, Milwau- . Paul Iroad will be removed to s00n as arranzements therefor completed. This change will take about thirty Milwaukeeans to Chicago, e KEMMLER'S CASE. Taken Up on Appeal in the Supreme Courr, , N. Y., Tune 25.—The case of Kemmler, the Buffalo murderer, who is con- demned to suffer death by electricity, was taken up on appeal in the supreme court to- day. The appeal was taken on the ground that the state constitution prohibited cruel and unusual punishiment, and counsel for the murderer contended that execution by clec- tricity was both eruel and unusual. The case argued at considerable gth. The urt finally decided that testimony would have to be taken as to the effect of ‘an elec- tric current on the human body, and ap- pointed Law ¢ 3ecker, of Buffalo, to take the testimony and report to the ‘court July 8) next. Aunu e MDOW'S TRIAL, Proved That He Shot Back, Cnanresroy, June 25, -MeDow's trial was rosumed this morning. The state thus far has established beyond question the fact that MecDow shot Dawson in the back, und the fact thav he tried to bury the body. Helene, tne French governess of Ceptain Dawsox children, and the cause of the shooting, tes- titied thut sho met McDow for the firat time February 1, and bad almost Iy interviews with him until the day of the shooting. He had kissed her twice, The final interview as in the upper part of the city, where McDow endeavered to ta lier into a room in the house of anold colored woman, She refused, aud returned home. MeDow also gavo hier 2 gold watch. He had promised to get a divol from his wife, She never per- mitted auy impropriety, and thought Me- Dow’s object in taking her into the colored womun's house wus to escape discovery by the detectives said by Mchow 1o be follows {ng them. Dawson in the e e Weather Inaicationy. Nebraska and lowa: preceded by l light ram in Neb wiuds, becom- ing northerly. l Duiota: Fair, southeasterly, wariier, winds becowing - The Awmerica Oup. Loxnoy, June 25.--'he Royal yacht squad- { ron met iu London yesterday and adopted | resolutions decluring it impossible W"" | the new deed of the wift of the dwmaeries i,