Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 22, 1890, Page 1

4 & - ¥ used [—— HE OMAHA DaAILY BEE. w ENTIETH YEAR. . SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22, 1890. o e——— NUMBER 157, THE TURBULENT REDS. Latcst Intelligence from the Scene of the Threatened Outbreak. SOLDIERS SLEEPING ON THEIR ARMS, The Camp Closely Guarded by a Double Line of Pickets, AN INTERVIEW WITH RED CLOUD. Tho Wiley Old Chief Cunningly Talks Peace for Publication, PREPARATIONS FOR REINFORCEMENTS. The War Department Orders Com- manders of Troops South as Texas to Get Ready to Move. as Far AGENCY, ogram to Tue Bee,| of another day has come sand mercifully without bloodshed 1n our midst. Just before “taps” last night an order went forth to the entire commaud for extra precautions to be by every one. A strong et line of double the usual number of men was thrown out a distance of one mile surrounding the camp, the entire Indian police force, consist- ing of 100 picked, tried and true men, beiug put on for this dut he camp guard v doubled. Every soldier was instructed to sleep on his 11 the white people ar- range.a plac g in e all being provided with Winchester vifl nayy revolver: After such preparations, which will con- tinue to be the nightly order, there was and can be little sleep until a settling either with arms or otherwise is effected. Noone can tell when either such a scttlement will be ef- fected. General Brooke received dispatehes through General Miles this morning to separate the good and bad Indians on this reservation and 10 bring the peaccable ones into the agency's tepees, Captain Wells and three companies of Fort Meade cavalry will arrive today or tomorrow from Oelrichs and two cavalty compauies from Wyoming will be here by the 23d. By the time these re-inforcements of troops get herethe good Indians will have been all gathered in. ‘Then a consultation will be for with the belligerents, If they refuse to stop dancing they will be ordered under arrest. st they will be shot down. The best judgment of those high in com- mand is that the dancers w fight to the death rather than submit, After no little scheming, I have this morn- ing sccured an interview, by means of em- ploying av interpreter, with old Red Cloud, something that has not in truth been done before during these turbulent times, A more ‘wily, cunning, deep-minded human I think I never before met, not even among states- men and politiclans, What he said, taken down verbatim, was this: I hope that the great council that assembles in Washington in wiil help us more. S. D, Nov. 21. The dawn (congress) December On this reservation T am the chief. We don't object to the soldier: being here. I haven't been to see the danc My eyes are sore, but as soon as my eyes get well I am going to see it and try to stop it. If we can't stop it now, wo can in the sprin There will be no trouble from the soldi Bome have told T have scen the dance. I have not been near it, not seen it. When we made our treaty we were not to have troops he., it the Great Father has ordered them here I suppose it is right—if there is trouble—that tt should be here. My name is Red Cloud, and that is il T have to say about this question.” ‘What this old chief said and what he really thinks and proposes are two different things, or atleastso has proven on many occasions in the past. He will not submit to question- ing by other than the highest government oMcials. He simply says his say and then his lips become sealed. Deputy United States Marshal George 1. Bartlett who has spent nearly twelve years smong these Indians, came in last night. He had just witnessed the now celebrated and terrorizing ghost dance, He saw it at the No Waters’ camp, fifteen miles north of hore. There were 500 Winchester-armed Indians, Ouethird of them were dancing. The dancers included both male and female, They were found in a semi-circle about one hun- dred feet in diaweter and around a little treo, to which were tied red rags, Their faces and hands were uplifted to the setting sunand they were groaning in a horrible, demonic way that Bartlett says sent many a cold chill through his heart, which isa good deal for an old timer like him to admit. Many of the dancers were frothing at the mouth and falling upon the ground as if in epileptic spasms, In talking with Torn Belly, ief, the latter said the dance was their form of religion, and the only difference be- tween it and that of the white man was that the white man tookup collections and had mortgages on their churches and the No ‘Waters did not. The ghost dance has been here at the DPine Ridge reservation for four months, Abdut three months ago Agent Gallagher, who preceeded the present agent, Royer, attempted to suppress it by taking thirty agency policemen to where it ‘was in progress. The Indian dancers drew their guns and were ready to fight. The moment they did this then Gallagher’s mis- sion became a failure. After this Gallagher made 1o effort to suppress the dance and by the time that Agent Royer assumed charge it had assumed proportions that made it en. tively beyond the control of the police force here. The report that Agent RoyerJeft his post of duty because of fright prior to the arrival of the troops is utterly false. He went to Rushville Tuesday and réturned with the troops on Wednesday solely for the very im- portant and exceedingly necessary purpose of bolding & consultation with General Brooke and giving the geueral vital informa- tion as to the situation before the latter started on the march with hus troops to the agency. Agent Royer deserves only the very highest praise for his conduct ever since he has been here and particularly in connection with the trying situation of affalrs now on, A newly startling discovery has just been reported by General Brooke's scouts. It is that & vast number of ghost dane from the Rosebud agency have left their reservation and are rapidly moving toward this point They are now only forty miles away. In response to orders by General Brooke “two old scouts have just arrived from Fort JRobiuson 10 do duty here, There are about golng on fitteen hundred arms-bearing male Tudians | here on the Pine Ridge agency. It fully estimated that only one-th number are for peace, and that tho remaining 1,000 are anxious for blood. But 1,000 is but a handful of the foree that the troops here anticipate encountering, for there are thou- sands of others, as detailed fn my previous dispatches, who will surely join the Pine Ridge devils, o BC PREPARING RLINFORCEMENTS, Troops as Far South as Texas Ordered to Get Ready to Move WasniNGroN, Nov. 21,—Acting Indian Com- missioner Belt this afternoon received a tele- gram from Speci nt Cooper at Pine Ridge agency, saying: “Tne Indians aro still dancing. The police report thirty Rosebud Indians had arrived at this reservation and six hundred or seven hundred more en route to the agenc We hope to settle this Indian craze without bloodshed. All kinds of ru- mors are 1n civculation,” In the course of the afternoon the following telegram was received at the war department, from G al Miles: “The number of Indians going from Rosbud agency to Pine Ridge agency is increasing. Advices show that this Messiah craze is extending to our Indians near the moun- tain border and between Sioux nation and the Canadian border.” Secretar the cavinet meeting ject of discussion. cretary Proctor says the suggestion made by al Miles that troops other than his own command be got in readiness to rein- force bhim has already been anticipated. Orders have been sent to the commanding oficers of troops as far south as Texas to pre- pare their men for movement if an emergency ses, Inany eventitis the intention of the department to reinforce the troops in tho Dakotas during the winter and they will be moved in from other divisions. In this way, it is expected, the department will be able to mass an overwhelming for t the agencies where the excitement is at its height so as to suppress an Indian uprising in the spring. rried the dispatches to and they formed a sub- SHORT BULL'S SERMON, What the Prophet Said to His People at Rosebud Agen Cnicaco, Nov, 21.—This ev Miles was in receipt of a telegram from Ro bud from one of his officers. The officer gives a sermon delivered by Short Bull, the so-called prophet of the Messiah at Rosebud agency, to the Indians, In this sermon Short Bull said the things he predicted would have come to two scasons, but siuce the whites were beglnning to intevfere the time 11 be shorter. The Indians must not be afraid of anything. “Now,” said he, *‘there will be a tree sprout up and all the members of our tribes must gather there, But before this we must dance the balance of this moon, at the end of which time the earth will shiver very hard, Whenever this oe- curs 1 will start the wind to blow. We will then see our fathers, mothers and everybod, We (the Indians) are the ones who living a sacred life, Our father in heaven has placed mark on each end of the four winds, A clay pipe lies at the setting of the sun, representing the Sioux; a holy arrow the north represents the Cheyennes; at the rising of the sun there lies o halo representing the Arapahoe tribe; at the south there lies a pipe and feather representing the Crow tribe, My father has shown me these things, and we must con- tinue to dance. There may be soldiers sur- round you, but pay no attention to them. Continue to dance, If soldiers surround vou four deep, threcof vou,upon whom I have put holy shirts, will sing a_song I have taught jou and some of the soldiers will drop dead. Then the rest will run, but their horses will sink into the earth, The riders will jump, but they will sink into the earth and you can do what you desire. must know this, that ull the race will be dead. There w of them left living on the e and relutions, this We must gather at Pass when the tree is sprouting, we will goamong our dead relations. You must not take any things with you. The men and women must disrobe themselyes. My fathers above have told us to do this. Gans are the only things we ave afraid of, but our father wilt sce that they do us no harm. Whatever the white men may say, do not listen to thew ing General rih, M is straight and true creek then GEN. SCHOFIELD INTERVIEW . He Considers the Force Sufficient to ell Any Outbreak. Wasnivetoy, Nov. [Special Telegram to Tur Bee, |—-Major General John M. Scho- field, surrounded by a number of his aides- de-camp, sat in his comfortable oftice at the headquarters of the army this morning and between puffs at a fragrant Havana dis- cussed the threatened Indian outbreak. Since I am in direct communication con- stantly with General Miles,” said General Schofield, “it appears somewhat sicgular to me that no intelligence has been received the war department of the reported battle b tween the troops and Indians. General Mils ¢ thousand men at his com- mand and there should be no trouble in put- ting down auy wsurrection that may be i augurated by the nation's charges. Indins naturally restiess, uneasy beings, and nothing pleases them better than to be fluctuating between the reservations as much as possible. Small bodies of Indians may be encountered every day by tho soldiers, but instructions have béen given to keep the troops between the reservations and prevent the Indians from assembling in a particular spot in any considerable number. ~1t s a mystery, though, how well informed the Indians are of the movements of the army, aud scarcely a detail ever escapes the Then, too, they have begun reading the newspapers very closely, and by this means they can keep pretty well posted on current events, Another reason whyI do not take much stock in the reported engage- ment with the Indians grows out of the fa that nearly all the leading newspapers in the west have representatives at the front, and at the first suggestion of danger full reports would be filed at the nearest telegraph sta- tion. Hence I do not place much reliance in the Buffalo Bill story which was published today, encral Miles is an experienced In- dian fighter and kuows just what to do in such an emergency as now confronts him, and his troops ave well armed aud equipped for uny contingency.” Seven Hundred Si Gowrnoy, Neb., Nov gram to Tk Ber|—Seven hundred Sioux are concentrated on the Stunking Water, thirty miles north of Gordon. There 15 great excitement. A night patrol company has been organized, sixty stroug, and is waiting for arms, x Near Gordon. 21.—|Special Tele- Indian Policemen Disarned. Pienie, 8. D., Nov, 21.—Lisutenant Hale of Fort Bennett arrived here today and re- ports threatenings on the part of the Indians to resist any interruption by force of arms, Indian policemen sent to insistupon their | stoppage of the dance were disarmed and obliged to return to the fort. ~ An extra com- pany of soldiers has been forwarded from ‘ort Sully to Fort Benuett and preparations made in case of trouble, There are fears that an outbreak may ocour at any time, but the Indians have been accustomed to govern- ment control so long that it is considered doubtful it they will attempt violeuce, Settlers Flee tor Their Lives. Srrixoview, Neb, (via Ainsworth, Neb.), | Nov. al Telegram to Tup Bee. | — | ments along th Word was veceived at this place yesterday ln«wn thut Tudiaus were baudivg together on l N Panna croek, about twenty miles north of | here, for the purposo of raiding the settle reservation line, and parties wero immediately sent out on _horsebuck to notify the settiers to como in, which they have done, and today the town is full of wagons loaded with trunks, bedding, ete., while the people are being cared for by the citizens of Springview, There will today | without doubt be a company of settlers and | town people organized to reconnoiter the country north and we will be able to report further in a day or two. Witnessed the Ghost Da; HAy Semives, Neb, Nov., 21.—|Special Telegram to Bee. |~Two of our citizens, Captain M. A, Finch and H. A. Peters, have just arrived from Pine Ridge agency, which they left at 2 p. m. These gentlemen, in company with Deputy United States Mar- shal George Bartlett, were witnesses of the ghost dance held at No Water, twepty miles north of Pine Ridge agency yosterday after- noon and evening, They sa about two hundred Inaians were engaged in the dance and all scemed tobe so thoroughly imbued with the spirit of religious enthusiasm as o take very little notice of anything clse, There was nothing of a warlike nature in the appearance of the Indians or in any of their actions, The Indians at first objected to the presence of white spectators, thinking they were spics sent out by the troops, but ugon being assured by Marshal Bartlett, who was well known to many present, that 'such was not the case their presence was no longer noticed, ‘The impression gained by witriess- ing this dance and in conversation with different Indians was that at present it was nothing more nor less than wild religious fanaticism, but that the underlving principles taught in these dances, taken in connection with the well known disposition of the Indians, might resultin more serious trouble if the present excitement was allowed to continue, These gentlemen behieve, how- ever, that the troops now being massed at the agency under the command of General Brooke will be effectual in stopping the dance for the present, without resorting to force to accomplish thelr purpose. Afraid to Arrest Sitting Bull. MixsEAPoLIS, Minn., Nov. 21.—The Trib- une’s correspondent at Mandan, S. D, con- taius information from the Sioux agency from two sources that the chances ure against an immediate uprising unless Sitting Bull makes up his mind that it would Sitting Bull would be arrested and pnt frons, but the agent is afraid this would pre- apitate trouble, Agent MeLaughlin lost control of the Bull and other leaders. At Bull's camp tho dance keeps up day and uight. The Indians with Sitting Bull do mot welcome even friendly white and will not shake hands with them, They say that all white men will bo turned into buffalo and catfish. Agent McLaughlin sent some police to arrest the refractory Indians, but instead of obeying orders thoy stripped off their clothes and joined in the dance. They re- turned to the agency and offered no excus: Sitting Bull is jealous of the increase of cat- tle belonging to the white settler: He teaches his followers that if a raid is made on tho settlers and they are killed the Indians can surrender on the appearance of the soldiers and be forgiven. Then be- cause of the fate of the former settlers no new ones will come there, The Indians who have accumuluted property are opposed to the proposed uprising, The young bucks who liave nothing and the older ones who are luzy, led by Sitting Bull, are causing the trouble. Major Wright Leaves Washington, WasHiNaroy, Nov. 21.—Major Wright, who was today reinstated as agent at Rosebud agency left tonfght for that reservation. He said that in his opinion if a few of the ring- leaders were locked up the excitement would dic out. He does not attribute the trouble entirely to the religious craze, although he thinks some of the Indiaus have beea deluded into the betief about the Messiah. s the story of the coming or the Mes- s started maioly among the non-pro- gressive Indians led by suchmen as Sit- ting Bull and Red Cloud. These men wore deposed as ohiefs because thoy opposed the salo to the government of a large part of the Sioux reservation and any other movement which was in the line of progress. The religious craze was onginated by them in order to get control over tho people. Bad crops and short rations were also an’ im- rtant fact jor Wrigght was fully exonerated on all s against him before remnstatement. Going Armed to * e Christ, Meniso, Wyo, Nov. 21.—[Speclal Tele- gram to Tup Ber)—Freighters from the west report that numerous squads of Indians in various locations seem to be collecting on the Belle Fouche. All are armed to the teeth and havea large supply of provisions and ammunition, Several have been in town on various occasions and tried to trade for still more ammunition, The peoplo ave feol ing uneasy and think that they should not be allowed off the reservations at thoe present crisis, They are mostly Ogallala Sioux from the Pine Ridge agency. Bad Billie and two other Crows from the Crow reservation are with them and are very friendly with the Sioux. An oid fronticriman of experience expresses his opinion that they ave after no good. They acknowledge to be on their way 10 sec tho new Christ, but none of them have been able to show passes to that effect or any other. Itis reported that graders are grow- ing so uneasy that they ave liable to quit work and fly for safety most any da A Rosebud Indian Talks, Varestixe, Neb., Nov. 21, —(Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber]—A Rosebud Indian named Short was the only Indian in town to- day. Toan interpreter here he said that the Roscbud and Pine Ridge Messiah [ndiaus had concentrated on Pass creck, near the | aus to mouth, and 1f any Indian went to that camp he had to becowe one of them or leave, in which event they confiscated his rifle and ammunition. Pass Creek is on the edge of the Bad Lauds, and it is the purpose of these Indians when close pressed to fall back into these, from which it will be almost impos- sible to dislodge them. He said that Colonel Smith, commanding, had sent out two Indian police with a message to these Indians, but did not know the nawre of it. A telophone message from Rosebud, just recoived, says the Indians are moving toward the Bad Lands, South Dakota Settlers Scared. Averoeey, 8. D, Nov, 21.—Advices from Eurcka state that settlers of Emmons and Campbell counties are flocking into that place on account of a rumor that the Sioux are to take the war path. La Grace, on the Mis- souri, is completely depopulatdd, It was re- ported this morning that two men had beon shot by Indians in Campbell county, but it is not credited bere. The people are greatly excited aud appealing to Goferuor Melletto for arms and ammunitio Excitement at Hot Springs. Hor Semixas, S. D., Nov. 21.—[Special egrom to Tk Br.)—There is great ex- citement here over thearrival of a body of Indians claiming that tho Messiah, who has promised to restoro the hot springs to the Sioux nation, sent them hera to await de- livery. The citizens are arming themselyes. All Quiet at Rosebud Agenoy. Rosesup Ackxer, 8. D, (via Valentine, Neb.) Nov. 21.—Five companies of soldiers are camped here. No excitement. There are a few Indians in the vicinity, but no trouble 15 anticipated. The Indians have made no hostilo demonstration at any time this summer, Governor Thayer Sends Arms, Lixcowy, Neb., Nov. 21.—Governor Thayer today complied with the telegraphic requests from citizens of Harriscn aud Rushyille, sending n supply of muskets and ammunition for use in case of an Iudisn uprising. Who is Furnishing the Arms? Crieaco, Nov, 21=Tn an interview this af- ternoon General Miles said he had no further word from General Brooke, but he thought the latter had beyond doubt given the Indi- understand that he is there for the purpose of protecting lives and property, and God help the first Indian who makes a break. “Itis not my intention’ to tolerate any non- sense, 1 will tell you further, so far as re- gards the present ample supply of ammuni- tion and the best patterns of Winchester rifles with which the Indluns are armed, that somebody u?ln the northwest is making a business of furnishing these, and it will not e many days before L] shall know how 1t is accomplished.”! Assistant AdjutantiGeneral Corbin said that the removal of thd Cheyennes from Pine Ridge agency in accordance with the recom- mendation of the commission has been or- dered. The ying put ot the order now, he thinks, will removes disturbing element from Pine Ridge and divert the attention of the other Indians, ! Peace Negotiationa, Onicago, Nov. 21.—Adjutant General Will- iams sald this evening thata telegram had been received from General Brooke at Pine Ridge, saying that his scheme for inducing the disloyal Sioux to abandon their tribe and join the loyals is working well and he hopes 800n to have the hostile crowd broken up! The report of the officer in charge ay the Rosebud ageney, loweycr, is not so encourag- ing, Ho telegraphs that when the forces under his command moved near the Indi camp they retreated back fifteen miles and tonight are holding dances and working up to such @ frenzy that an ontbreak may occur before tomorrow night. Tha head- quarters was also advised that Sitting Bull had been sending out requests to all Sioux even in Canada, Indiag territory and Wyom- ing to join his for Ho is as: sisted by o dmge mumber of Indians who have' been educated by the government in theeast, 1If the Indians re to do so they can do much damage be- fore checlced. Of couse their career would be short but amends culd never be made for the property or lives they des Heading for $1g Horn Mountains. Cugvexye, Wyo,, Nov. 21.—Frank Gru- ard, a government scout stationed at Fort MeKinney, states that rencgade Sioux and Cheyennes are headidg for the Big Horn mountains, They are leaving the Dakota vation as a fesultiof tho Messiah ¢ are well mounted and armed and G ard intimates that thére is imminent pe; On receipt of the mews Governow Warren wired a protest to General Brook against the removal of the troops from Fort McKinney, THE INDIAN SCARE. -~ ght of ate City, The news received yesterday morning from the scene of the [ndiawtroubles at Pine Ridge Was not so reassuring ¥s many people in this city expected it would be. It show up dificult in the situation which had not been anticipated. Among these were the smalluess of the force of soldiers which could be relied upon to cope with the savages, the dangerous road which reinforc- ing troops would b compelled to travel, the armed condition of the Indians and the fear of their breagimg into small bands, leaving the resarvation, and thus getting beyond the possibility of being followed by the grmy. If they should decide to break away from the reservation, old fighters say it would be impossible to de- termine what they ri. ht not. do before they could again be whipped nto submission. How such a departure could be prevented by tho persons in authority few persons pretend to Allare of thoopinion, however, that red. Such, it is admitted, General Brooke pos- : i m, considerate, reasons well before he acts, and above all' studious- ly informs himself as to every prac- ticablo detail of the situation - before he eicher acts for himself or expects others to act upon the information which he impirts to them, It is evident from the dispatehes pub- lished that General Brooke 1 acting in this manner in the present instance, and further that he is awaiting instructions from the war department as to what his first move shall be. This information, it is known, has been delayed, and did not h Omaha until Thursday night, It was forwarded yesterday morning to the general, but cannot reach him, evervthing being favorable, before tonigh! When these instractions shall have reachea the general there will be little difficulty” in toretelling whether or not there shall ‘be a clash between the Tndians and the army. The flrst question to be decided after the receipt of those instructions will be whether e ghost dance shall or should be pr 1. Upon this sabject opinions are di- vided, some holding that it may be stopped by the agent and the officer in command of the troops on theagency. Others claim that it cannot be interfered with, Those who support the former view point to precedents and claim that they know of instances where agents have ordered and enforced the discon- tinuance of objectiounble dances and ha done s0 on the written authority of the se tary of the interior, T'ho fact that Agent Coopor from Win field, Kan,, who has, hevetofore, stopped Indian dances in a strategia manner, has becn hur ried to’ the agency shows ' that Gener Brooke shares the belief of those last re- ferred to, ‘There is another question inyolved in this trouble. It is the alleged dissatisfaction growing out of a vecent order from the in terlor department commanding the Indians to abstain from feasting on the offal of the bee which ave issued to him. This dissatisfaction is suid to be widespread, because long familiarity with the delectablo morsels which he can find in_those recesses which are forbidden to white people leads him to the belief that his personal rigl tastes and liberty have been vaded, Indian fighters and othe with the character of poor Lo claim that the enforcement of this order worlks a hard- ship to the Indians, many of whom can relish adish from the infestines of a beef more than they could a popterhouse steak, What matters it, they say, upon what the Indian feeds, rru\'i\h'flhn peaceful and advances d civilization, ' Chief Clerk Davidof the department has been at his post almast continually since Sun- day morning lust handling messages and or- ders and will not regret when the cruel war shall have come to u close, Tho special car of Manager Burt of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley, which bore General Brookéand Lieutenant Truitt to Rushville Tuesday vight, returned Thursday evening at o'clogk. It was drawn flying by engine 6, with Fd Wood at the throttle, making the vun of <12 miles in about twelve hours.” When it returned accom- panied by W. Thomas, porter, it was ordered 1o await General Wheaton from Fort Omaha and Adjutant Kinzieof the same place. The commander at’ Fort Douglas, Utah, has boen notified to mold his artillery in iness to move at short notice, General Murshall I Ludington, deputy quartermaster general, who has been in the city for a couple of duy: left, last. night for Pine Ridge. He bad been ordered here to confer with General Brooke, but the absence of that gentleman in the field renders it necessar; for this tripto be made. Tho general lef on a special train on the Fremont, Elk- horn Missourl Valley, He will be accompanied bi;m“;ur Hughes, chief quar- termaster of this department. Though gomng to the fleld at this time, General Ludington's visit has nothing 1o do with the Indian trouble, While he sojourned in this city the general was the guestof his brother, Dr. Ludington. What s Th it in the sos; Thinks Thers Will Be a Fight. Mr. D.J. Wynkoop, who has resided in Bushville for four years, and who left Wounded creek Thursday night, was iu the city yesterday. He was seen by & Bee reporter and was asbed if Le thought there would be serious trouble, and he gave it as his opinion there waz certainly bound to be some ing. The leaders would not p themselves up to the authorities other hand, if the Indians were continue their ghost dances t worked vp to 4 pitch ‘of frenzy certainly end in the shedding of blood. A day or two ago G. J. Robinson of Brown & Robinson at Rusnville, was told by un Indian that in the spring he wouid be Killed, as the Indians owned all the land around there and would bo sure to regain it. He further swted that the accounts which had appeared in the papers ure far from exageer- ating the impending danger, but had painted it very mildly, and that no one could form an idea of the excited condition of the people up there without being on the grounds, He also stated that he had witnessed tho attempt by an Indiun to stab Agent Royers, and he considered that Royers did o wise act in leaviug the agency to his two assistants at the time he did, as he was thereby enabled to keep up divect communication with the au- thorities, that fight- fully give and “on the allowed to would be that would The Correct Detail of Troops, No troops have gone to the Pine Ridgo ageney except five companies of infantry and three troops of cavalry, None haye gone to the Roscbud agency except three companies of infan and two troops of cavalr orders have been given for any other troops in the department of the Platte to move to any point, except one troop of cavalry from Fort McKinney, and that troop is en route to Douglas, Wyoming. Anything which states otherwise than the above up to 12 o'clock last night is incorrect, the annouuncement to the contrary In other papers NoO .’ll‘!"?l" AND NO WORK. Frank Mick, a Ranchman, Suicides Near North Platte, Norm Prarre, Neb, Nov. 21.—[Special “Pelegram to Tite Brk. |—Frank Mick,a wor man at the Landgrof ranch, shot himselt through the head with a Winchester lust evening, dyving instantly, The coroner was summoned and found the body 1ying on a cot, with the rifleacross his breast, and a hroom handle, notched, lying near, showing how tho acthad been committed. ' On_ tho cot was found a memoranda book, containing the fol- lowing not November ), 1800, —Rheumatism for the 1ast six months, wid now I ean't work, und_got no money and can't n and now I am tired of lite. Iam willing 10 go where ther is rest forever: sodo tho bost you ean f( and the cheapest way you know how. Yours respecttully, FRANK MICK. s an Ovation, Gave the Law) sumaskA Crry, Neb, Nov. 21— [Special Ber.]—When information wa ceived in this city last night that the whisky trust and the injunction suit was defeated in the federal court at Omnha, the town was wild with enthusiasm. More than a thousand citizens turned out to meet Attorneys Wat- son and Warren who returned from Omaha on the midnight tramn, and when the train pulled into the city the earth alinost trembled with cheers, yells, fireworksand salutes fived by the militia company. The passengers on the train were sure that they had run uto an Indian battle ground. The attoraeys were escorted up town by a long procession headed by the hand and military company, and at 1 oelock were given a reception and supper at a restaurant. Speeches were made and everybody rejoiced over the victory won by the distilery against the treu The distillery will commence active operations next week State Y, P, K Hastixgs, Neb, Nov. 21.—Spectal Tele- gram to Tug Bee. |—The fifth annual conven- tion of the Nebraska Young People’s Soc of Christian Endeavor conv Presbyteriun church this afternoon, weleoming address was delivered by Frof. W, 1. Andrews of Hastings college and re- sponded by C. M. Willjums of Fremont. evening services consiSted of S0ng ser by President Boyd, with a convention ser mon by Rev. Willard Scott of Omaha. A so- cial following the meeting. About four hun- dred and fifth delegates were present, repre- senting 157 societies. at Hastings. Judgment for $500 Damages. Fiesoxt, Neb, Nov. 21.—[Special to Tue Bek.]—The jury in the caso of W.A. G. Cobb vs the Union Pacific railroad, which has been on trial in the district court for two or three days, brought in a verdict of $500 for the plaintiff this morning. The grounds for action were damages sustained by the plain- tiff in a collision on the Main stréet crossing in this city in 183 Repndiates Pearman's Proclamation Bratnice, Nev, Nov. 21—[Special Telo- gram to Tt Bie.] -Squatter Governor N. K. Griggs this evening issued a proclamation repudinting the proclamation purporting to ave been issued by the deposed squatter governor, J. W. Pearn State Board of Health. Dis Moies, Ta., Nov. 21.—[Snecial to Tu Be Phe state board of medical examiners, which held its semi-annual meeting yester- day, rendered a decision against the Towa Eclectic medical colloge of this city, whose application for recognition by the board has several times before been rejected by the board. The grounds for the decision are that the college instruction is not up to the minimum requirements of the board. It is now said that the colloge will take the matter into court and under to show that the board is unconstitutional because the eclectic school of medicine is not represented on the board. They have had representation here- tofore, but Governor Boies refuses to appoint amember of that school now becauso they themselves are torn by factional strife and are unable to agree upon a candidato. If they reach an agreement by the time the next vacaney occurs the governor says he will be glad to appoint their candidate, The board also todk up the matter of the numer- ous puysicians’ reports of death by “heart failure,”” They say there is just as much sense in ribing death to a lack of breath, It is generally done to cover up a lack of ability to diaZnose a case, or because t not wish to the cause, 'This, th sometimes relieves the premises from un- desirable quarantine and the physician from various unpleasunt consequences. But here- after, according to a resolution adopted by the board, whe turn ot “heart failu is made as the cause of death, the report will be returned for a more specific statetient, ge A Diphtheria Emdemic. Forr Donae, Ia., Nov. 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.)—A diphtheria epidemic hias been raging at Garner. The schools are closed, and deaths from the disease are occurring daily. The board of health in its efforts to trace the cause of the gwful malady analyzed some of the water drank by the people of Garner aud found it filled with parts of living and creeping things and rub- isu. They attributed the epidemic solely to the unhealthy state of affair An Alumni Banquet. Siovx Ciry, Ia, Oct. 21.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.] —The annual banquet of the graduates of the Towa state university who are now residents of this city was given tonight at Hotel Booge. President Schaefler of the university, Congressman Struble of Lemars, Judge Ludd of Sheldon and other notables were present and responded to toasts. The affair was an enjoyable one and abOUL seventy-five persons were present. — Imprisoned for Striking. Corg, Nov. 21,.—Fifty scamen and firemen on the Cork packet company’s vessels have been sentenced to imprisoument for s month for breaking the articles of agreement by joining in o strike, - Against Mes. Langtry. Loxpoy, Nov. 21.—[Special Cablegram to Tur Beg J—The triul of tho action brought by Robert Wili author, against for breach’ of c6 «inct her last New York d play “Lady Glad prosely for her b cluded fn the cou Buchanan, the dramat Langtry for damages in refusing to open amatic season with the " which was written ex- ¥ Mr. Buchan, was con- of queen's bench toda Murs. Langtry was adjudged guilty of breach of contract and judgment in the sum of £150 was entered against her, - A NEGRO'S RE ) Ho Poisons the Food in Boarding House. Citeaco, Nov. 19.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bee|—Five persons, including lady ers, landlady and servants, are lying ately illat the boarding house of Mrs. E. Mackey. Thevietims are Miss Colia Murray, a boarder, thirty-five years of a ldna Clark, n young lady boarde twonty years of age; Mrs, W. A. Waterbury; David Wickwinc, an operator for the Lake Shore road, and Mrs, C. Mackey, the landlady. Miss® glark is very ill, as is Mrs. Mackey, but the doctors think that ail those whose names are g ven above will recover, Before they got through eating Miss Clark began to feel sick nd within ten minutes thereafter all who were at the table who had eaten anything at all were vomiting and purging. Dr. Willeys Moore was hurriedly sent for and at once pronounced the cases ag- gravated arsenic poisoning, either by arsenic tsolf, paris groen or *Rough-on-Rats.” He atonce gave emetics all round and followed them by antidote George Har caused the mischt a Chicago Who {3 supposed to have of, 18 0 nogro ubout forty years old, who has been employed at Mr, Mackey's about a year. The ipants of the house have known him, they s disagreeable and vicious man, und Mrs, Mackey bad been on the point of 'discharging him several - times, About a week ago he threatened to cut Mrs. Mackey with a knife while he wason a spree. Yesterday morn- ing Harris was drunk and Mrs. Mackey told Lim she would not put up with him any lon, and that he would have to leave at once. To one of the boarders, Miss Donahue, Harris stated that he would get even if he had to blow the house up to do it. All the foronoon he worked about the Kitchen and pantry, leaving the place only long enough at times to get whisk When the boarders sat down to Junch bis meal was spread for him in the kitchen, but, a thing never known before, he dechnedto eata bite. During the cient incident to thesudden iliness of the iumates of the house Harris got away and was not seen afterwad until 10 o'clock last night, when he was found beastly dvank at Wabash avenie and Twenty i street He was taken to the Cottage Grove avenue station and locked up. He seemed to be at a 1038 to know why he was wanted and would not admit that he had any haud in the poison- ing. However, there is but little doubt that inadrunken rage he committed the brutal deed. EX-PRISONERS OF WAR. Reminiscences of Veterans at Libby Prison in Chicago. Citcaco, Nov, 21[Special Telegram to Tur Ber]—About one hundred grizzly old veterans were in attendance at the reun- ion of ex-prisoners of war at the Libby prison war muscum today. The session today was mostly informal. The visitos reported and registered, pinned on red sillkc badges and then wandered off through the rooms of the big, squatty Libby war-house to renew the familiar associations of long ugo. General H. C. Hobart of Milwaukeo, in a brief speech, sald he did not believe he would be able in his present stato of avoizdu- pois to crawl through the sisteen-inch tunnd which was the means of his escape twenty- five years ago. “It is simply wonderful,” he, ““to think that this great building has been bronght from Richmond to Chicago. If you can imagine these relics and curiosities taken out, the floors and walls _begrimed and Qirty, and overy room crowded with prisc a8, you would ‘see the Libby prison Just as | saw it, to my sorrow, many years ago.” Geun- eral 1 tis president of the lately orgau jzed Libby Prison Tunnel assoeiation. Captain M. M. Bassctt and wife of Peoria were among the visitors, - The captain was l-xfivhmuhgln his wife how they kept house in Labby when along happened H. G, Grifiin of Cambridge, 11l who was an inmate of the prison at the tune of the memorable escape. Captain Bassett and Licutenant pointed out the spot where Licutenant For: a guard and fired at him throu the bullet crash- ing through the head of the brave young soldier of Ohio. *1 escaped from Libby prison with the others,? said Captain Bas- sett, “but I was recaptured just us 1 was within sight of the unwon lines, They put me into one of the dungeons down stairs and kept me there for six weeks, and then I was transferred to Macon, afterward to Cnarles ton and finally to Columbia, After being a soner for sixteen months T escaped from bia, and after biding for fifty-two days ed theunion lines.” Licutenant Grifiin displayed an_autograph album containing the signatures of mamy of the ofiicers imprisoned in 1864, Another man produced a faded silic handkerchief which he had carried during bis_long imprisonment, and another carried the diary which he had kept at the time, This evening a meeting was he'd for the purpose of organizing a national association on thelines of the Illmois association, The state assoclation has some two hundred and fifty members in this city and is increasing rapidly. ‘The national assoclation mects the approval of all veterans and will become a strong organization among army men, The intention is to hold @ reunion here cach year. -— Considering Investigation. Hunox, 8. D., Nov. 21, —[Special Telegram to Ttk Beg.]—There are forty or more repre- sentative men from various parts of the state bere this evening discussing the political® situation and considering the fnvestigation of the late election frauds. No notice of the coming was given, The 5 Ringsrud, United States Marshal vy, Cor gressman Gifford, Governor Mellette, Ralph Wheelock of the Mitchell Republican, Sena- tor Kittredge of Sioux Falls, Hon. H. H Sheets of Esmond, Senator Leppelman of Gettysburg, Hon. Thomas Walsh of Ked- fietd and Sénator Green of Chamberlain, —— Must Answer for Manslanghter. CiicaGo, Nov, 21.—The grand jury today returned twenty five indictments against J C. Bright, president, and W. H. Bright, vic president of the Genesea oil company of Buf- falo, who shipped the naptha which caused the explosion on tho steamer Tioga in this harbor some months ago, killing & number of longshoremen. They must stand trial for manslaughte - Farmers' Mutual be SrrixarieL, I, Nov, The national convention of the Farmers' Mutual bepefit association adjourned sine die today after de- ciding to hold the next meeting at Indianapo- lis during the second week in November, 1801, An amendment to the constitution was adopted giving women and all others over the age of eighteen years the privilege of joining the order, refit Association. s To Form a New Party. Dexver, Colo, Nov. 21.—The Knights of Labor last night agreed to hold a national re- form industrial conference some time during the ensuing year for the formation of an in- dependent platform upon the principles of the Knights of Labor. The farmers' allisnce and all labor organizations are invited to send delegates, pENEee Knights of Labor Adjourn. Dexven, Colo, Nov, 21,—The Knights of Labor general assembly adjourned this morn- ing. The nextplace of meeting will be de- cided thirty days before the mecting, Sl A Tennessee Choke. Knoxviie, Tenn., Nov. 21.—Jack Maples (colored) was banged here today for rape, INCREASED POSTAL REVENUES, | What Third Assistant Hazen Says His Fortive coming Report Will 8how, DECREASE AT KANSAS CITY AND ST, PAUL A List of Nebraska and Towa Demod cratic Postmasters Who Are Booked for Decapitation iscellaneous. WasiNGTox Bureav Ture Owina Bee, B3 FovrTERNTIH ST Wasnixaron, D, ¢, ase of at least 10 per cont in postal revenues, said master General Hazen, who has charge of the fssue and manufacture of postage stamps, *will be apparent in my report, whieh will be submitted to the postmas al in @ s, Therehas been a marked increass of business at thirty of the principal ofices in the United states, but 1 was astonished ad the decreased revenues manifosted in thele accounts reccived from the postoflices ad Kansas City, Mo., and Minneapolis and Sty Paul. Hitherto these three oftices have kepd up pretty well together, due in a great mease ure to the ntainance of a real estate boom 1 the respective places. Now, however, thore seems 1o be a collupse i that ling, as 19 evinced by the falling off in the postal rod ceipts in the three cities. A comparison made between the business of the north and south and wost shows that thesd sections are keeping pretty closo toe gether, one of the phenomin citied in point of receipts being Rochester, N. Y, Probavly the fact that this town is the centes of immense seed interests may account fod the increased business, and when the figures are published they will seem almost marvels ous. Oue eity where there has been a noticos able decrease in postal revenue is New Ore teans, whicn has been materially affected by the anti-lottery law. Upwards of $10,000 have been cut off every mouth since the pisse age of the bill by congress, and the ofiice has Deen recently reotganized uud the force roe auced by the retirement of nine men. The money order business, too, has fullen off very percepetibly and the receipts of the New Ot leans pestoftice have been curtailed at least one-third from what they were last year by the action taken agaiust the lottery people,? DEMOCIATIC POSTMASTERS TO BE DECAPITATED, There will be a shaking up among demos cratic postmasters in lowa and Nebraska whose commissions expire within tho nexd quarter. There are five postmasters in Nos A ems of office will probably end within the next three months, the places and incumbents being: January 10, 1501, Aus burn, David Campbell, $1,200° pe* annum ddiar Hillon, $1,000 F the hird Assistant Poste | genc 10, Blue Hill, y nd, Wiliiam F. Wolf, §1 {uyler, Lucy C. Siithy 28, Ashland, Richard M Among those whose names to the president for decapitation are the fols lowing in_the Hawkeye state: Januar) 19, 1801, Bellevue, Anthony Bravdt, $1,10 per anuum; January mboldt, Predericls A. Peck, $1400; J y 20, lowa City Geoovge Paul, $2100; , February 14, Ackleyy Edward J. Higgins, $1,300; Febraary Iy Alton, Alice H. Groves, $1,100: February 14, Cedar’ Raplds, Alexunder Charles, $8,0003 I"cb\'ulu'y 14, Eldera, Lucius P. Bowers, 1,500; February 22, Boono, John Hornstelo] $1,900; b‘ehrunr{ 2, L&ullll{: Robert, Hu! schmidt, 1,300 5 Pebruary 22, Logan, Thomis A. Massic, '81,100; March 8, Cedar Falls, Nathauiel H. Dufee, £,100, KEDUCTIONS IN BANK CIRCULATION, Although the closeness of money matters is having no perceptible effect upon those who want to establish national banks, it hus brought about sevious reductions in the aggregate circulation. More national banks were establisned during the past thrég months, which was the trymg period, than during the same months in'last yoar, have nuthorized the establishment of nk a day on the dnnuary said Deputy Controller Mixan today, ithus far in the curvent year we have exceeded the numb established during all of last year by n While the number of national banks has steadily increased from 1875, when therd were i existence 1,851 on April o that yeaqy 10 8,508 the number doing business on’ the first of the mouth, the circulation has des mer date This condi= 5 15 due to the maturity of bonds deposited to secure circulation and the high premium on them. A very few banks bave now more than the minimam of circulia= tion; indeed it is improbavle that the amount above that required by law exe ceeds the circulation which might have been issued at the minimum figures by banks which have no circulation at all. All of these facts have a profound impres sion at the treasury department in v 1 the scareity of moneyat present. Ivisas tained that since 1875 the decreaso in the general civeulating medium by meuns of re= ductions of national bank circulations alone amounted to over $4 per capita, T'he banks a class were never known to be in a more Athful condition, many having loaned close up tothe required rese but theip security is of the best character and overe drafts and dead paper are cxceptionally scarce, Tho treasury department s standing firmly by the bauking iustitutions having government deposits and United States bale e Every possible margin is given by the government to safe institutions, and Mr, Lacey, the comptroller, suys there probably was never # period when there was so little o upprehension ow cause un on the part of deposito banks can safely c tinue mak! He will, howe his repo the Shers banks the full par value on civeulation bonds deposited and regui out but $1,000 each of cir parent decrease of the volume of the circus lating medium, which is one of the mwuin causes of the scarcity of money, and the high rates of iuterest lead the oficials in the treasury department to beliove with Senaton Sherman that the objection to the adoption of this bill has about vanished in view of the fect that it will at once add about $14,000,000 obtamable mouey EVERY HEPURLICAN SHOULD BE PRESENT, y republican who is ableto be in his seat is eapected to appear here s weelk from next Mouday, when the second session of this congress convenes, It is important, the leaders say, 1n order that the greatest amount be accomplished, that there be a full attendance of republicins in the house during the entire session, and that tho mise sion of the republican congress is not yes ended, Measures of the highest importance 1o the country at la and of the greatest vital interest to the republican party will be proposed, and those who are absent and not sick will naturally be suspected of skulking or shirking their duties. The best evidenca the republicans can give of fuith in theig work in this congress can be shown by i cons constant attendance upon the remaining sese sion, and there should be a full attendance u§ the very outset of the session, MISCELLANEO US, Judge Alfred Russell of Detroit was men tioued &t the supreme court rooms s th ]\\lkcl\ successor to the late Associate Justicq Miller, It is believed here that the democrats i the house will, backed by their party in low attempt to unseat Colouel D, li. Hendersol of Dubugque ata very early day in the sesslon, Colonel Henderson is one of the ablest repube licans in the house and will be a troublesome man to the majority in the next house, bu his intense popularity will make it extromel: difficult to unseat him. Allen Jobnson of Ottumwa, la., is at the Ebbitt. Royal Buck, well known in Nebraska, died at his home in Branchyville, Md., yesterday | wged Afty-one years, Pauuy 5 Huata have been send , while & loans, ko upon ring banks to take fation. 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