Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 25, 1890, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; TUKESL THE DAILY BEE. | — — = = B ROSEWATER Yorror. PUBLISHED BVERY MORNING TERME OF U BSORIPTION. ally and Sunday, One Ye B Ix th cu o t‘un Beo, Ono 'Y eelcly Ree, Ono Year. OFFE( Onaha, The Beo Bulld fog. Fouth Omaha, Corner N and %th Strects ouncll BLifTs, 12 Pearl fireet W her of Commerce. , Tribune Bullding CORRFEPONDENCE All communications relating to mews and ditornl 1d be addressed to the BUSINESS LETTERS A1 business lotters and remittances shonld B acddressed 10 TheBee Publishing Company, ©Onalin. Drafts, chiecks and postofice orders tobe madepayableto the order of the eom oo The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietors, Tl ee BId g, Farnar and feventeenth s - oYl EWORN ETATE OF CIROU LATIUN Btateof Nebraska. Conntyof Douzins. George 1, Tzsohuck, secretary: of The Bee Publishing compwnyv, does solemnly Swear that the actual circulation of THE DALY Hre £or the wee ening Nov. 22, 189, was as fol- hursdo Triday. § Buturday, Nov. Averago.. e Fworn to Lefore mo and Prosonee this 24 duy of N 19 AL | NP, Eluteof Nebraska, County of Dotiglas, Geor subscribed In my vember, A, .. 80, Notary Publio fss. ing duly sworn, de- tary of The Boe rago Bk for her, 1880, was 10,310 coples; Januar copi rAUEy niter, 1800, 20,810 eopi opies, Grorak B. CK efore me. and subscribed fn my resence, (his it ary of November, A, D. 180 TN Notary Publie. WienRe the sie times ? the grand young hero of of Greggsport these warlike THE west is not in a mood to cheer- JFully submit to & radical advance in rail- wond rates, htof trouble the world's ioners have finally settled AFIERD S fair commi ©n the site. FoRr some mysterious reason Man- Afraid-ofhis-Shadow is not conspicuous 40 the ghost dunces. —_— THE revenue of the New Orleans post- ofice has fallen flat, <com punies are waxing fat, THE funny side of the Indian affair is liat some people ave trying to extort a Dliles presidential boom out of it. FEW more original packages have ed in Iowa merely to apprise the residents vhat the comstables are short of fees. THE fivst Alliance senator may come from South Carolina, whers Caplain ®illman roles the roost without the aid ©f even'a kitchen cabinet, EX-P; DENT HAYES is one of the amost useful and persistont of practical yhilanthropists. Very few of the men who revile him ever sought anybody's good but their own. Ty election of a railrond politician to tlhe United States senate from Georgin Dy a legislature having sixty-six major- ity for the Alliance causes a great deal of comment by the press of both parties throughout the country., BEFORE the gallant Nebraska First takes the field the dashing Brigadier Colby should rehearse the famous charge through the watermelon patch of Wahoo, where so many of nature’s woblest works were mercilessly plugged with cold steol S—— THE Mossish rage has its counterpart fna long-standing superstition among the South American Indians. They have been wpiting thirty years for the Messiah to drive out the Spaniards and veturn to them the lands they once owned. That is the iden also of the yre sent rage on the frontier. The agi- tated Sioux should know, however, that their brethren in South America are #till wailing, and that it will hardly pay for them to stop the flow of rations from the government until they get more substantial evidences of reinforcements {ram above. A CORRESPONDENT at Valentine, Neb., protests against the wholesale condem- “nation of merchants contiguous to the Indian reservation for selling arms and _sammunitionto the Indians. There has never been a serlous protest against this practice, nor has there been any honest attempt to prevent the Indians from ob- taining arms and ammunition, On the contrary, it has been encouraged by the ngents of the government who, from motives that will not bear investigation, ~havesupplied the redskins with weap- ons for an equivalent. To throw the Ylame on adjacent merchants is ridicu- Jous, in view of the notorious fact that weapons of all kinds have been supplied the Indians right under the mostrils of the army and the Indian agents, — AUGUST BELMONT, whose death is Just announced by telegraph, has for many years been a prominent figure in the finsncial and political circles of the Ameriean metropolis. As the American ;upmwnmuvo of the Rothschilds, Bel- Jquont very naturally exerted o wide in- fluence among the moneyed men of New York, and was recognized by them as a vower in the land. Politically Mr. Belmont was for many years one of the wheel-horses of the democracy, to whose campaign funds he always wus a very lavish contributor, Mr. Belmont wedged his way in among the blue- bloods of Manhattan island by marrying the daughter of Oliver Hazard Perry, the famous naval hero of the battle of Lake Erie. Through his political asso- ciations Mr, Belmont was several times fnvolvedin quarrels and once or twice was compelled to maintain his honor by fighting a duel, For the last ten years Mr. Belmont has lived in retirement, leaving his son, Perry Belmont, to win his spury in the political arena. | assuring. but the express. SITUATION IN THE NORTHWEST. The latest advices from the scenes of the Indian demonstrations are more re- The distribution of rations at the Pine Ridge ageney, which com- menced yestorday, hnd hoen anticipated | | with grave apprehension as likely to bring about a crisis in the situation. Allreports from the agency for soveral days agreed in ropresenting the military authorities as fonring serious develop- ments in connection with this event, and the fact that the day passed without any new difliculty arising or any fresh exhibition of ahostile purpose on the part of the Indlans, warrants the pre- sumption that a conflict has been averted, Of course there is still danger, and will continue to beas long as tho savages are congregated and continue their dances, There can be no reason- able doubt that a Thostile purposo prompted their demonstrations, and it would be a mistake to suppose that this hasbeen wholly abandoned. But the prompt action of themilitary authoritics in massing troops at the threatened points has taught them that the govern- ment was ready for the emergency and the experienced heads among them know whatthis means, The course pur- sued demonstrates the wisdom of im- mediate action inan exigency of this Ikind and the most effective possible dis- play of the military power. A brief delay inthis ecase, or aless formidablo show of force, might have resulted in a prolonged conflict, costly in life and money. As it is, even should there yet be bloodshed, the Indians could not long maintain hostilities, while the opportunities for slaughtering defence- less people have been greatly reduced, and every day increases the security. There is move or less complaint” that the reports of correspondents have given a too sensational aspect to the situation and exaggerated tho danger. The best answer to this is the activity of the mili azy authorities, General M thoroughly familiar with the Indian character and has the best sources of in- formation regarding the situation in the northwest, has shown by his course that he rogarded the dangeras very great. General Brooke, who ison the ground, has indicated by his action that he felt thodanger lo bo 50 serious as to call for all the soldiers the government could send from other points to the scene of threatened hostilities. The experienced Indiun agents and others have con- curred in the opinion that the Indians intended to bring on a conflict, and that the greatest possible precautions were necessary. In the face of ail this and other evidences of upprehension it s not just to the newspaper correspondents, who have relied mainly upon the opin- ions of army officers and others whom they were warranted in trusting, to charge them with magnifying the danger. They have manifostly not done so if it be granted, as it s presumed all intelligont people will concede, that tho conduct of the military authorities has been wisely direcred, It is to be expected that this Indian demonstration will have the effcet to kkeep settlers away from the country threatened, but this could not excuse a suppression of the truth ve- garding it. If a conflict is averted, now scems red, future settlers v find ample assurance in such an asser- tion of the power of the government. The military authorities have still a delicate and, perhaps, difficult task be- fore them, but the indications are that they are now masters of the situation and will be able to carry out whatever plans may be decided upon without bringing on a general conflict, KEEP IT BEFORE THE TAXPAYERS. During the last year of James I. Boyd's administration as mayor of Omaha a contract was madé with Archi- tect E. E. Myers of Detroit for the plans of a city hall building to cost $200,000. Aniron-clad contract was drawn up by which Myers agreed for the sum of $5,000 to furnish the plans and specifica- tions and all detail drawings; one-half of that amount to be paid when the building should be put under roof, and the other half when the building should be completed and ready for occupancy. If the cost of the building exceeded the estimate the architect was under bonds to make no charge, and in any event no extras were to be allowed him beyond the $5,000. During the last year of Broatch’s ad- munistration the contract with Myers was abrogated and by this act the con- tractors for the basement and fiest story were practically released from obliga- tion to finish the job in accordance with the Myers' plans. This resulted ina Loss to the city of at Least $20,000. Then a contragt for a new set of plans was awarded by the committee on pub- lic grounds and buildings of which Wheeler and Chaffee constituted the controlling majority. Under this busi- ness-like contract the estimated cost of the Dbuilling was not to exceed 350,000, and the architects were to receive 34 per cent of that amount, or a total of $12,250, In other words the architects who would have been only too glad, for the sakeof the reputation, to do this work for2 per cent,or 87,000, were allowed 1 per cent more than Myers on the total estimated cost. Scarcely had the outline sketch of the ‘building been drawn and before the old foundation of the building had been dug up, Wheeler and Chaffee generously volunteered to pay the entire bill of the architects us will be seen by the follow- ing report, which is a matter of record: Oxana, Neb., Nov. 5, 1859.—Mr, President : Your committee to whom was referved the account of Messrs, Fowler and Beindorft have examined same and recommend that the sum of §12,015 be allowed in full of said ac- count, being 334 per cont upon $345,000, the estimate of said architects upon the cost of said building and in accordance with the rules of the American Institute of architects, Adopted Nov, 7, 1859, J. UrHARD, City Clerk. This report was wade and pulled through just four weeks before the city election, but the scandal created by its publication caused aslight hitch, and the businesslike chairman of the finnnce committee came to the rescue with the following official order to the comptroller: Oxaua, Neb., Nov, 12, 18%0.—C. 5. Good- rich, Esq,, Comptroller, Omaha—Dear Sir: WIll you please issuo s warrant for 5,000 in es, who is” favorof Fowler & Beindorff, architects, on account. Thoy will, within thirty days completo the inside drawings, (a small part only being un- done) and then you will issue warrant for the balance, #4,075, allowea by the council. Yours truly, (Signed.) Daxter H. WnerLen, Chairman Finance Comnmittes. Approved: W.J. Broarcu, Mayor. On the face of this remarkable letter it is shown that the architect had not completed his exterior plans, let alone the interior details, at the time when the 88,000 were paid. And the sequel showed that Major Wheeler was sadly out of time when he predicted they would be finished within thirty days. It is doubtful whether oll the interior working detailsare completed and ready for the contractor at this date. But the architects very modestly con- tented themselves with the $8,000 until within the past two weeks. On the 21st of October a bill for extras was audited by the finance committee, and the fol- lowing report was submitted and put through the council: Owmama, Oct. 21, 1800.—-Mr. President (Chaffee) :— Your committee to whom was referred the bill of Fowler & Beindorft for services on city hall, have investigatea the same and recommend the payment of same, E. P Davis, Daxten H, Wi Committeo on i Mark this report. It was Chalfee and Wheeler last year, and it is Davisand Wheeler this year. The third member of the committee is entirely ignored. On the 4th of this month the archi- tects were given a voucher for $5,088.63, or $1,113.63 more than was originally al- lowed them by Chaffee and Wheeler. And the outer walls of the building are atill two stories below the roof. This is an interesting exhibit of the business-like methods of the combine, Over thirteen thousand dollars paid to the city hall architects before the build- ing is under roof! Allthis, we are as- sured, according to the rules of the American Architects’ association. Would any private corporation or capitalist pay the architects in full before a structure had got far enough under way to be placed under cover? But Chaffee, Wheeler and Davis insist that they are carrying on the city’s af- fairs with economy and duo regard for the taxpayers’ intorests, WILL CONSERVATISM PREVAIL! The party that will have control of the noxt legislature of Nebradka embraces men who entertain extreme views re- garding the legislation required in tho interest of the people of the state. Tho result of the election hae doubtless made stronger their faith inthe wisdom of their opinions and sharpened their zeal to put them into effect. But there is also o number of conservative men in that party who, while as earnestly as the others desirving legislation that will give neoded relief to the people, realize the danger of overstepping a judicious and safe limit and enacting laws that would fail to produce the results in- tended and would have the effect only of retarding the general prosperity and progress. The radical element of the new party which has obtained control of the legislature is perhaps at this time in the, ascendant, but the more careful and conservative element is not so sinall a minority us to render hopeless tho offort it will make to keep the party under a disercet restraint and secure in- telligent, judicious and practicable legis- lation. The men who do not believe in an extreme reactionary policy, and who think that all legislation should have primary reference to the general wel- fare, will not be without influence in the next legislature, and it will depend very much upon their exertions whether dur- ing the next fow years Nobraska shall advance as vapidly in population and wealth as the now fayoring conditions promise. It is a delicate and difficult task that will devolve upon them, be- cduse not only must they overcome a great deal of deep-rooted prejudice but much ignorance of sound economic and business principles, A great deal of work of a strictly educational character will be required. Nebraska is likely to receive a’larger share of the attention of the country during the next few months than any other western state. Already the pos bilities as to legislation here are being widely discussed, and not without expressions of apprehension that some- thing may be done to joopardize interests which we cannot afford to repel. Capi- tal, always watchful and wary, is being admonished to await developments, The revival of confidence since the defeat of prohibition is marked, but there is reason to believe it would be much more 50 i*it were not for the fear that the next legislature may be unfriendly to it. The opportunities for profitable invest- ment in Nebraska are well known by those who are looking about for invest- ments, and there is every reason to ex- pect a large inflow 6f capital during the next few yearsif there is no radically adverse legislation to repel it, but we cannot expect this necessary aid to de- velopment and progress unless we are prepared to test it as fairly and justly as other states, A judicious protection of the interests of the people is entirely consistent witha just consideration for all forms of investment. There is a most promising outlook for Nebraska if those newly charged with the responsibility of law making shall be governed by conservative views. For this growing state the policy to be de- sired is one that will promote progress in all directions, giving prosperity to all classes of our peoplo, —e A CHANGE OF MEN AND METHODS. It is altogether likely that the Union Pacific railroad is soon tosee a radical change both in the personnel and the methods of its management. Jay Gould and Charles Francis Adams differ on many points, but nowhere more notably than in their ideas of the internal or- ganization of railway systems. And Mr, Gould, rather than Mr, Adams, is here- after to dominate the affairs of the Union Pacific. President Adams believes in divided responsibility. Under his administra- tion the Union Pacific has been not so much one great railroad asa confedera- tion of several roands. He organized each of its several branches with a com- plete set of general officers and made each department responsible for itself. | sistance Indor this Sfstem a large number of highly-salarjad officials blossomed into being, and ghese gentlomen avo now anxiously awiiiting developments, T'he Gould policy, as illustrated in all of his other properties, is to concentrate authority in one general superintendert and reduce the: heads of departments to the smallest possible limlt. When this plan is put tigorously into forcea con- siderable npiuber of lucrative places will doubtless be vacated and their present incumbents will have mo suc- cossors, WORK has sufficlently advanced on the Tenth street viaduet to bring into re- lief its massive proportions. Beside it the Eleventh and Sixteenth street struce turesare pigmies, It isat once broad, substantial and impressively permanent. The material and workmanship are of the best, and the remarkable expedition shown in its construetion,all unitein con= firming the wisdom of the city’s liber- ality. The opening of this long-needed highway, wlich will occur within a fow weeks, is cause for general congratula- tion, THE efforts of the combine to disteact and _divide republicans In the various wards, have failed. The party realized that division wasa scheme worked by the Twenty-cighters to ride into power and continue the system of public spolia- tion, which has made the combine odious to honest men, Unity and har- mony is now ussured, and active work at the primaries and the polls by the friends of honest government, will place city affairs in the hands of reputable, progressive men, —_— QUIET reigns in the mp of the Omaha guards. The call to arms, the tramp of marching hosts and rattle of martial drums finds no echo in the si- lent corridors, while the industrious spider weaves an epic of peacein the polished chambers of the Gatling. THE activily of the various inspectors is amazing. They skurry from post to pillar watching the political interests of the combine with a zeal born of adesire to hold theirgrip on the city pay roll. Thie workingy of the Fourth ward are naturally enthusiastic for the major, whose zeal for the toilers is not confined to the bounds of the city. Itextendsto Plattsmouth, DriLoN and O’Brien, tho Irish pa- triots, are booked fora reception in Kan- 818 City, December 10. What are the friends of the home rule cause in Omaha doing? ‘WiTH the county hospital and the de- nominational hospitals under way, the wants of suffering humanity hereabouts will be fully provided for withina year. THE idea is growing to an actuality in the Fifth ward that the interests of the people would be better subserved by leaving the saloonkeopers at home. — Ix percent of increase in bank clear- ings Omaha steadily maintains the lead of her would-be rivals between the Mis- sissippi and the RRocky mountains, ITis asubject of keen regret in naval circles that none of our new and pretty war ships can be brought to bear on the Indians, THE pernicious activity of the con- tractors in behalf of the combine coun- cilmen is an eye-opener for taxpayers, OMAHA’S response to the call for as- from the western counties should be prompt and generous, THE press of St. Paul, Minneanolis and Kansas City is painfully silent on the deficit in postal receipts. THE republicans whom Davis knifed last year are moulding his political coffin, THE INDIAN MESSIAH. Cleveland Leader: The Indians will doubt- 1ess soon learn that they may sigh in vain for the Messiash who cannot deliver them. ‘Washngton Post: The present situation should teach the governmenta lesson. What the Indian reservations need is a complete system of overhead electric light wires, New York Journal: The romance of the American frontier bas never had in it any- thing stranger than this widely-spread craze among the redmen of the Dakotas, of Ne- braska, Wyoming and other sections of the northwest over the immediite comang of an Indian Messish. It is rumored that the Mormons are at the bottom of this prophecy madness which has so stirred the Indisns, The touch of tabernacle twang in all the ac- counts of the mystic prophets is very percep: tible. d Chicago Tribune: As to this religious in- fatuation the whites have no reason to boast their superiority. There are whits men and women of presumably fair intelligence who believe in Schweinfurth and other Messiah bumbugs and who indulge in other equally silly and fautastic notions in spite of the in- fluences of centuries of education and civili- zation. Unfortunately, however, the white shams cannot be ruu into & guard-house as casily as the Indiat, gud the delusion will havoto go on unfild its victims can realize their folly. ‘Washington Post: With reference to the threatened outbreak of the Sioux in the vi- cinity of the Pine; Ridge and Rosebud agen- cies, General Miles has acted with his char- acteristic discretion and alertness While prudential reasons undoubtedly aictated his course inavoiding all appearance of alarm, and in withholding any statement caleulated to excite the publit* ‘mind, or acquaint the Indisus with his intended movements, he now admits that the situation was of areally serious character, and oune that required prompt treatment, Detroit Frree ) It is foolish to say that because there pgs not been a serious up- rising amoug the Indiams for many years, there will never be #nother. The whole his- tory of the country shows that the Indian is s rechless of his own life as heis of that of others, sud, with an added element of fanati- cism, there isno telling what hopeless up- rising may not be attempted. We all know that there is 1o hope of ultimate success for any hostile demoustranon on the part of the red men, but there is an awful possibility of rapine and camage before the power of the government can be brought to_bear. Hence the precautions now being taken wre wise in the Inghest degreo, Atlanta Constitution: The case is similar to that of the negroes of Liberty county, in this state, where they deserted the farms and workshops and fled to the wilderness in great excitement, led by men claiming to be Christs; but of course the trouble is more genoral among the Indlans, and covers & wider field. But such disturbancos could be easily quelled if a little more wisdom and forbearance were® exercised by their pale- faced brothers. At thé mere mention of trouble among the Indiaus, whole communi- ties are up in arms and ready to precipitate fight. We read of orders having been issued in different settlements, at this early stage of tho trouble, to shoot down every Indian who is found without & passport. Indeed, tho declaration of war seems to be altogether on the side of the whites. AXIDS 10 DIGESTIO Now York Morning Journal: Sucei ought to be able to beat a train because he is faster, Smith, Gray & Co’s Monthly: Money makes the mare go; but it can also make the jockey pull her. Jewelers' Weexly : Chairman (of & commit- tee of walking delegates) -We want a clock for 4 present to Mr. Powderly, St Joseph News: De Masous—Seems to me Carmencita kicks higher tlan she used to. St. Agedore—Yes; McKinley bill, don't you know | (hicago Times: “T had a stomach-ache last night,” a little girl informed hor father very seriously one morning, “and 1 lay on the front of my back," New York Morning Journal: have a good dinner 1ast night!” “Oh, yes; a regular roast. My wifo ‘roasted’ me for coming home four hours late.' Chicago Times: She complained of a pain in her foot the other nay, and when asked to locate it shereplied: “It is in my thumb-toe.” 3. Joseph News: When you hear that a 1 has passed in his checks, 1tis not always oinfer that he is dead; hemay ouly have overdrawn his bank account. Spare Moments: Little Boy—I say, mister, do you know why you are like water! ¥at Man—No, my little boy, I do not. “Because neither of you can run up hill.” New York Herald: “Do you kuow,” said the stocking, “I heard tho shoo say, ‘Bless my solo! today?’ “Dear me,” replied the rubber, “I always thought it was too straight laced to make use of such an expression.” Joweler's Weekly: Judge Stuffy—Have youanything to say bofore sentence is passed upon yout Prisoner—The ring 1 am accused of stegling is not gold, your honor. Itis fire gilt. Judge Stuffy—Gilt being acknowledged, T will give you only six year: “Did you e i g NEWS OF THENORTHWEST. cbraska. has been installed as terian church at Valen- Rev. C. F. Gravi pastor of the Pres tine, The Novth Berid City Hall will be com- pleted in two weeks if the weather remains good. “Ihe contract has been let for the bullding of a Christian church at Shubert to cost £1.400. The first issue of the Herald, formerly of Scotia, has made its appearance at Greoley Center. T, A. Fafek has removed s cornice works from Chadron to Crawford and crected a building. “The Custer county jail has been started overland for Merna, where it will be used as a vown jail. A company of Chadron people have begun operations t test the reparted coal find south of town, and the exact state of affairs will shortly be known. Charles Gollie of Minden has been fined $1,000 and costs by Judge Gaslin for selling ligor without a license. Since his defeat forsecretary of state Frank W. Sprague has disposed of “his newspaper, the Rushville Sun, to K. W. Miner, “The cattie men of southern Cherry county have formed an association for the protection of stock and the extermination of wolves. M. and Mrs, vid_Baler of Madison, Nel., are the nts of the smallest baby on record. .1t is four weeks old and weighs only four and a half pounds in its clothes. “The well for the waterworks at Hebron will cost aneven 81,000 Itisto be twenty feet in diameter and thirty-four feet deen. It is encased in a stono wall two feet thick. John Ratliff of Auburn was missing his corn and tied a bull dog to the corn crib door. Tne thieves came, poisoned the dog, broke open the door and carried away the corn. Cattlo thieves have been operating at Crawford. The other night they stole a steer from Jack Pfost and the next morning the hide and part of the carcass of the animal were found out on the praivie. Miss Lina Jones, a handsome young society ‘woman of Minden, has brought suit for 5,000 for breach of promise of marriage against John Malone, a resident, of that place. Mr. Malono was married ouly a few days ago, Tow. Mt. Pleasant is talking of having a stove palace. . Osceola county employs eighty-four school teachers. ‘Three veins of coal have been discovered near Perry. Cholera is carrying off a good many Greene county porkers, A strange cattlo disease is raging in the vicinity of Montezuma. The soldiers’ home at Marshalltown will soon be lighted with incandescent lamps. Afarmer living near Algonaoffers a roward of $10 to any one who will secure him u wifo, The Iowa Central railway company will harvest hundred thousand tons of ice in the v ity of Mason City this winter for shipment to southern_ points and will give employment to a small army of mon all winter, John Fela of Haverhill, Marshall county, died 1mst week of congestion of the brain, bronght on while nursing his brother, who died a few days ago. By his brother’s death Mr, Feld rell heir to §20,000, but did not live to enjoy it. Rev. N. B, Rairden of Washington, Bap- tist state secretary, met with a_painful acci- dent. the other day, having his feet badly scalded by the overturning of a vessel of boiling water. Before his stockings could be removed bis feet becamo literally cooked and the flesh came off with them, He will be confined to his home for some time. Mrs. C. J. Cole has commenced suit at Lake City against Doty & Lane for $2,000 damages. claiming that they bad sold to C. J. Cole, husband of the Ylninnfl. enough in- toxicating liquors to justify her n doing so. Mendelssobu & Cohen, owners of the build- ing in which the saloon is located, have also been made party to the suit, which will be beard at the February term of court. “Poor Maggy,” an insane woman, died at the Linn county poor house the other day. Although insane and without a dollar, she imagined that she was very wealthy; that the poor house was her palace and its inmates Ler pensioncrs, She had a kind word for every one, ad her face always bore the happy smile that comes from a loving heart. As she lay in her coffin the iumates all wept as they gazed on the geutle and noble face they had known so many years, and that never once looked unkindly on a living creature. The Two Dakotas. A school war is raging at Plankinton, Sioux Falls is after a straw board factory. Tharty thousand brick were used in build- ing & swokestack for the Madison school house. Tte railroad companies, under the new law, have paid in taxes to Turner county this year $6,085.32 to about $2,000 last year under tho gross earnings law. The Northwestern paid 2.25 and the Milwaukeo §2,75 Hanson county has over thirty artesian wells, ranging in depth from 100 to 800, feet, Some flow but a few barrels, others thou- sands of gallons per day, None have tapped the main artesian basin, consequently there is no great pressure in any, A gas_ well was recently struck on the farm of Q. 5. Newton, near Bridgewater, Water, sand and stones were thrown out with terrific force, accompanied with eon- siderable noise. A test was wmade which showed that the gas would burn readily. There are now three United States special timber agents out in the wood camp, near Deadwood, figuring the amount of timber that has been illegally cut and taken away. They messure und count all the small stumps as they go along, and estimate in some way the whole number and the gross value. HAS SEEN TRE GHOST DANCE Captain Finch Tells of His Experience Among the Sioux. POWERS ~ TALKS ON PROHIBITION. Other Ladies Wrote to Her Husband— Burrows and Slaughter Again Disagree—Lincoln News and Notes. Lixcory, Neb., Nov. 24.—[Special to Tie Rer.]—Among the numerous telegrams and lotters received by Adjutant General Cole in these troublous times is the following epistie written by a militia captain who has beeu ro- cently among the warlike Indians and seen their ghost dance. The letter written by him is as follow: Har Srris Neb., Nov. 91.—Adjutant General Cole, Dear Sir: 1 have just returned this evening from the Pine Ridge agency and received your tele- gram sent me, I presume in response to the telegram of Mr. Reed, chairman of the vil- lage board of trustecs, asking for tion, ete. At this time (7 p sterday 1 was twenty miles north attending the ‘ghost dance” of the Indians that is causing so much (s ment both among the Indians and whites. To say the least they are getting pretty wild, and may go too far, but I do not apprehend an outbreak. The excitement of the Indians is almost entirely of a religious nature, aud while the oficials at the agency thought we were taking chances in going out there, 1 do not thinl after secing them at it for two or throe hours, and beiug right among them with an intérpreter, that we were in any dange It is well, however, to be prepared, and I will endeavor to have the company ready should occasion require, Will mequaint you with any new developments, Don't place too much stock in the reports sent by newspaper correspondents who are “on the ground.’ Thev ure at the agency, it is trae, but they did not want to goand see the dance. Re- spectfully, M. k. FiNon, Captain Commanding Co. F, IN, N, G. It is probable t bat the adjutant general may leave for the frontier tomorrow, Governor Th worried with the mul- tiplicity of telegrams from persons living near the agency who are begging him for guns and amunition. The governor declares that the supply is exhausted and further that there is 1o appropriation to pay for any expense that may be necessary to defend the lives of the people living near the borde: Cole has sent twenty d 1,000 cartridges to Mer- riam, Neb., for use by the Merriam vifle club in e of an Indian outbreak. The following appeal has been received from Mosser: an County, Neb.,, Nov, 22— M. Thayer, Governor of 0 L, &N Herewith t e find requisition for 100 stand of arms. Our situation llfl a critical one in theextreme it there Is an Indlan outbreak, as we have every reason to fear there will be.” If you will kindly look at a map you will notice that Mosser s situated quite near the Pine Ridge reservation. The country iscut up by deep wooded ravine location as an In would naturally Kk when on the ath, Our finane onditlon is such that we our wives and children to sufety, even for a short time. We must remain, rhups to be butehe , who Knows! 'he towns along the railroad ure organizing, as well they should, but the towns will not need arms until the last isolated settler s cleaned out. Purdon me for tho urgency of our request, but if you could see the terrorized women and grief-stricken children in our midst you wounld coinelde with my view of the maite than four hours' notice organized forty-elght men. We will have 100, but we didn't want to lose another instaut w ordering arm respectfully, SIDNEY B The requisition 1ssizned by the fort volunteers and certified to by Charles Mays, clerk of the district court” of Sherldan county. Orders have been sent out to_the followin places by Adjutant General Cole to return the arms in their possession Normal school at Peru, the reform school at Kearney, the college at York and the in- dependent ' companies at IKearney and Osceola. POWERS 0N PROWIRITION. John H. Powers, late candidate for the gubernatorial chair, denies the allegations that he is an ultra prohibitionist. Mr. Powers says that he dared not declare him- self for fear he might alienate the strong pro- hibition element of the alliance party. He now takes pleasure in announcing that be is in fayor of local option and not a belieye either in prohibition or high license. He'says that he does not believe that the alliance legisla- lature will pass statutory probibition after the people of the state have so emphatically set down upon the move. The Chicago Lever, ono of the rankest of prohibition organs, stated before election that Powers had voted for Fisk, the prohibi- tion candidate, two years ago, and the letter gublislmd over his own name by Powers last uly in the New York Voice, in which he de- clared himself in favor of the prohibition amondment would indicate that Mr. Powers has undergone a change of heart since the election, a place GIVES SLAUGHTER THE LIE. ' Jay Burrows says Brad Slaughter lies in the story told by him about Baer, the demo- cratic nominee for lieutenant governor, bav- ing anumber of relations in & certain pre- cinet, but who dare not vote for him because they had been forced to take an oath at a Mh&c that they would vote a straight allisuce ucket. Brad Slaughter was in the city last even- ing and asked concerning the matter, He declared that he had not told the story abcut Baer half as strongly as that gentleman him- self had told it. He further declared that Baer had sixty relations in that precinct, all formerly democrats, and not one of them dared to vote for Baer for the fear of being driven out of the country. A shrewd politician remarked today that there was only one quality avout Burrows he admired, and that was his abiilty to make a good living out of the alliance movement. THAYE Governor Thaye gard to the Indian outbreak aud expressed himself as follows : “Have you any news from the Indian ex- citement " *‘No, I have nothing morethan what is con- tained in the papers, except calls from differ- ent points for arms and ammunition.” Do you anticipate that there may be blood- shed " “1 have believed all along that there would be no bicod shed, but the dispatches of yes- terday and today look rather more warlike,” “[ notice that some people have tendered their services to go to the front. Have you had mauy such offers ““Yes, quite a number of them," “Are you likely to call upon them for their services? “I do not expect to be obliged to. 1 think the regular army will settle the question with the nostile Indians.” “Are the y funds with which to pay r such services ! ‘Not a dollar, Iam wholly without any means whatever to meet expenses if it bo- camo necessary to call out the National guards. I have aiready sent out all the arms on hand and distributed them between the different towns along the northern border, together with a thousand rouuds of ammuni- tion for each place. There are about two hundred guns belonging' to the stato; a portion. of them being in possession of the sompaoy of cadets at the Peru normal school, say fifty; forty in possession of the York college; forty more in posses- sion of the Independent company at Kear- ney; about forty at the Industrial school at Kearney, and @ few at Osceoln, mak- ing about two hundred in all. This moruing [ ordered all those to be sent here by express and as soon s received they will be distributed among the exposed towns on the northern border, and we shall for- ward ammunition with them. The means of the state will then have been ex- hausted. We have not & peuny to expend in any way for military purposes or for the de- fense of our people, not even Lo pay the ex- press charges for the transportation of tiese arms. . ] have issued no orders for any of the National guards to tiold thomselves in readiness to march without any delay. Gen- eral Cole on last Saturday issued an order to all the members of the National guards to forward immediately their anuual reports His object was to enable him to make out his members own annual report, And had no reference to the present Indian troubles. “I have triod to avold ereating any excl ment or alarm, 1 do not wish to think thet they are liable to be called away from thel homes and business at & moments notice. any extraordinary emorgency arises then v wi‘ll endeavor to meet it and act as exigencies arise,” OTAFR LADIES WROTE T0 HIM. Mrs. Anna . Taylor asks thoe district court fora divorce fro or husband, Orlando J. Taylor. She says that she has n marrie: to him for four yes % and that he has been guilty of extrenio crielty toward her. She also descants at length on the fact that he ro: ceived numerous anonymous letters from lady frionds and was mean onough not to ate tempt to give his wifo any explanation whats ever concorning them, 4o alio says ho fro. t\uml]_y told her that she made him very tired and that he wished to get ¥id of her Sho finally left him at bis requost, and ho was 5o pleased with this action of hers that he never asked her torotum. For theso reasons she asks for a divorce, RIGNALL AND CALVERT APPEAL. 1t will be romembered that a fow ago 154 Bignall and T\ 15, Calvert of tho B. & 3 y wore fined $200 and #0 vely ntompt of court in ob. structing the crossing of the B, & M. tracks at Twelfth and W stroets so that the Lincolu electric strvet railw ould ot cross, Today these railway officials appealed tho caso to the supreme court, UNAUTHORIZED INSURANCE, A query comes from I, B, Carly, cashier of the Chadron banking company, asking if tho Millers' national _insurance company of Chi eago is authorized to tr business in this state, Deputy Auditos that it is not, and consequently no iusuraice can b collected by the persons insured in_case of five. It was only u few months ago in Chad von that a mill, fnsured in_an unauthorized company, burned down, and the owner never lias been ‘uble to collect a cent of insurance, ODDS AND ENDS. E. P. Roggen, one of the proprietors of tho Capital hotel, made application to the district court today for the appointment of a recoiver for that hostelry, . Mr. Kogion has mdo ar. rangements to o into another business and desires to get out of the hotel enterprise, Root and k. L. Parish scoured udge Field yosterday to prevent H. W. Ziuk and Charlos Wilson from removing certaingoods and fixtures from the drug store at Twenty-fourth and O stree Deputy Sheriff McFarland served the order of the court yesterday, but says that the de. fendants, presumably acting m - the advice that an injunction sorved on Sundny does not hold good, proceeded to remove tho goods. If this is truo there will be a con tompt of court tomorrow. Judge Field holds that there is no reason. why a person should beallow thingon Sunday whicl would interfere with the rights of anybody, Field was called o Kansas City last aprian is wed in | weeks tho case of Pope sell, The plaintiffs are Chicago comimission men, who entered into a contr with Rus sell 'whereby they wer ive cuough in in a specified time them commission. Russell, claim, d to fulfill his part of the contract, and allowed the contract to be extended Russell failed_even then to fill the contract, and they therefore sue for $160 balance of $1,000. The defense is that the contract was fulfilled. S Prof. Koch's Discovery. Special Cablegram to i, |—An English patient with lupus has been practically cured after five injec: tions of Koch’s curative lymph. In some cases patients have shown cerebral disturb. ances during the treatment, necessitating extra precautions and a veduction of the strength of the injections. In afew cases there have been relapses, makine it dificult to fix the exact value of the discovery. An English doctor declares that Prof. Koch's as- sistants have been guilty of supplying physi- cians, and have done & roaring trade witliout the knowledge of Prof, Koch. Fuperor William_handed the red eaglo decoration to Prof. I at the conclusion of a long audience v, &t which the pro- fessor gave a detailed account of his discoy- ery, they fourteen months, —- The Stanley-Barttelot Scandal. Loxnox, Nov. 24.—[Special Cablegram to Tne Bre.1—The letter recently written by a brotherof the late Licutenant Jameson, in which lie charged Stanley and Bouney with abuse or s hospitality and breach of con- fidence, has brought out a reply from Bonney, who writes to the Times denying Jameson's allegations. Bonney declarés that neither henor Stanley intended to allude to the mat- ters that have caused such a scrndal, but were forced to doso by Barttelot’s brother. 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