Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 26, 1890, Page 1

e TWENTIETH YEAR. N g EE— OMAHA, WEDNESDAY 1800 = NUMBER 161, THEIR TALK WITH TORCHES An Exchange of Signals Between the Priendly and Hostile Indians, SERIOUS WORK OF MISCHIEF MAKERS They Excite the Indians in Camp at Pine Ridge With Stories That Thelr Erothers Ave Being Butchered Like Cattle, Pixe Rivar Acexcr, *S. D., Nov. 2% (Special Telegram to Tue Bre. |—When the bugle sounded for lights out last night Gen- eral Brooke and Agents Royer and Coope were anxiously discussing the ¢ e of 8¢ riousness to be placed on a complicated series of brilliant torsh signals being indulged in, greatly to their surprise, between the friendly and the unfriendly divisions, a complete separation of whom had been effected only a few hours before, “It looks very bad to see these two factions exchanging flery messages with so much persistency,” remarked Agent Royer. “No, ' exclaimed Special Agent Cooper, “you may well say it is not the thing and my ten or fifteen years' experience of such display tells me wo should get to the . bottom of the signals if we can,” “Do it sure, if possible,’ smd General Brooke. Just thenan Indian scout dashed up and satd that the signaling was between the leading chiefs among the friendlies and Red Cloud's warrior The scout went on to say the friendlies were telling Red Clond’s band their opinion as to what the troops w going todoand that they, the friendlies, wonld let them know if the troops made a start to march against them. “Then the friendlies, or at least some of them, are not so friendly after all,” remarked the general “No,” veplied Cooper, ‘“they must watched with increased vigilance.” ‘When I called upon Agent Royer this morn- ing his first remark was this: 'm not in a good humor this morning, I’'m mad. Iopened my eyes this morning to find one of our Indian police at my bedside. He in- formed me the Indians whom we have thought all along could certainly be depend- ed upon as friendly, indeed all of those whom wo have put on the friendly side of the camp, have their horses all fixed up to go on the warpath, while the ghost waltzing gang is ditto. It does beat the very devil. And when T asked the policemen what the cause ‘whas, he said that the frienalies had been in- formed by some one that a detachment of sol- @iers had been sent to Wounded Knee and were shootizg the Indians down as thovgh they were animalst Now what can we do if such mischief makers will carry their work tosuch an extent, But I know pretty well who did it. Some of Red Cloud’s people prob- ably. They have done so just to get the friendlies over to their side and it looks as if the scheme would be a success, if we can't disabuse the minds of the friendlies. It begins to look as if we can't place reliance in any of them and that springs the worst feature of the whole busi- mess onus, Our great popo is in keeping the ““friendly Tndians in & friendly state, out if they are going to believe such lies on the mere first hearing of them the thing looks mighty dublous, The arrival of more troops has made it necessary to, this morning, move the camp a mile south of the agency in order to get a sufficiently large area to bunch the tents and horses. This means more hindrance to the correspondents and no more security to the troops. As the camp is being moved the circle of hills all around us is tho stage of unwelcomed pantomime consisting of Indigns wildly signalling from crest to crest as they call each other’s atten- tion to the movement of the troops and com- ment thereon, An officer of high rank has just told me that in addition to the troops now hurrying to this spotas ordered by General Brooke and noted in my telegrams yesterday, seven companies of the Seventh cavalry that were ordered to Rosebud aro coming here together with three companies of light infantry from Fort Riley, Kan, be been tiod offerings of bright calico in strips of two yards, ‘The dancers advance toward this shrine with uplifted hanas, in suplica- tion to G A prayer is then offered by the head medicine man, and a-pipe is held out with a prayer to God to smoke with them the pipe of peace. When it is discovered that the pipe is not smoked the dancers (vail and sol and then commence dancing, holding hands, The dancers form aring and dance around the shrine, their feet keeping time to a wierd and morotenous In circling around with their eyes closed they become dizzy, @nd when they cannot dance any longer, fall out on the ground and nain lyiog there uutil they regain their ousness and then they ‘tell the medi- cine man what they saw when in spivit land These men were offered &.00 each if they would tell a Catholic priest what they saw, but they saw nothing and could tell nothing. Outside of the fainting act, which is nothing but_pretense and acting, the dance is nothing but a quiét religious ceremon with less excitement than is often seen i Methodist revival, The Indians had no guns at all and in their tepees, They bave no id ng war-like and never had, and a prised that any objection should be made to such a dance, ie Indians dance with their clothes all on and with no ornaments whatover. 'he; on a cotton shirt . with a big eagle painted on the back to tuke them Lo the spirit land when they faint. While the dance was in progress fifty mounted Indians came over the hill from Porcupine creck, They came in two abrest and then lined up in front of the dauce. While they were in this line, and before they dismountéd, we went down the line and gave cach Indian a cigarette, This we did to look close for arms. We found absoluteiy nothing in the shape of guns or kuives and am sure they had none. When Indians come from a distance of ten miles without guns the indications are that there is no war. B. S. PADDOCK. BIG BAT'S OPINI He Thinks There Will Be no Trouble with the Indians. Neb,, Nov. 25.—(Special Tele- gram to Tne Ber,]—Today, or, at the farthest, tomorrow, is the time set for a bloody engagement between the soldiers and Indiaus at Pine Ridge, but advices up to noon today report all sereneon the battlefield. Your correspondent interviewed Baptiste Courimr, & squaw man now living on the Sioux reservrtion and having av Indian wife and many children. He is called Big Bat'by the Indians, has lived among them for thirty years, and is intelligent, wealthy and of wide influence among them. He stated in substance that no outbreak or depredation of any nature would occur. “The Indians bave been dancing,” said Big Bat, “‘but that does not signify that they want to murder white settlers or fight sol- diers.” Being asked if the Indians would peace- fully stop thewr dance and surrgnder their arms, he said they undoubtedly wéuld if it was demanded of tnem. “I don’tthink they care much about giving up the dance,” sma he, “but they would kick some on giving up their guns.” They would nov fight for their guns, though.” “Are many of them armed ¢ Llh'g about two-thirds of the males, but they do not want to fight. 1attended a conn- ¢il Of the dancers night before last,when they discussed all these matters and the leaders’ speeches to the young bucks wi all to the effect that while thoy could easily wipe out the troops now on nand, if they did so there would be ten sol- diers'there next day to where there was only one the day before and it would be only a question of days until the last Indiar: would die. ~ ‘Besides, they said, ‘where would we go to. We are sur- rounded on all sides by soldiers and _settlers We have no provisions for a campaign and would surely starve and our squaws and_papooses would perish before our eyes.’ The whole council united in ad- vising and agreeing to submit peacefully to whatever the government demanded Big Bat urged the ne ty of takingaway from the Indians all arms and ammunition, not because he thought an uprising probable at any time, but to make them less roving and shiftless and feel more dependent on manual labor or civilized pursuits. AINDIANS EXCITED. RusnviLLE SOUTHER Many Tribes in the Territory Begin the Ghost Dance. Lawnexce, Kan,, Nov. 25.—Joe Abner, a Cheyenne Indian from the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservation in the Indian territory, says the Messiah craze has taken hold of the Indians down there and they are arming themselves and becoming very restless. A Sioux In- dian, acting as a nissionary, has come from A government courier arrived here this afternoon with the informalion that two hundred lodges of Rosebud Indians were raiding the homes of wany settlers in the vicinity of Porcupine creek, twenty-five miles north of here, and weve driving off and slaughtering the settlers' cattle. The set- tlers themselves had flown in terror a week ago. Had they remained behind no one can tell but that they tog would have fallen vie- tims to the marauding reds. In their terror the settlers left all their houschold goods, supplies, etc., together with their stock. They will find & sorry state of affairs upon their return, When this report reached the officers here a consultation was immediately held, but with what result cannot be deter- mined at this writing, An Indian lodge while traveling numbers about six Indians. There- fore there are about twelve hundred in this, band from Rosebud committing depredations. Whether for effect or otherwise, the two hos tiles who have came in for supplies and ave now encamped-only a mile west of the agency and are here for rations, held & pow wow to- day and voted not to dauce any more. But the information elicited only a sarcastic smile from the ofiicers, General Wheaton and bis command, con- sisting of four companies from Fort Omaha, arrived in camp this noon and were given @ hearty welcome. They are all in splendid trim. On their arrival it developed we are 1o have the infantry come hero at the agency and that only the cavalry will be stationed at the new camp established a mile south, More gatling and Hotchkiss guns were or-+| dered this afternoon, but the number can not be ascertalned. Everybody is looking for- ward with great anxiety o tomorrow, when the most exciting event of reservation life wiall occur, that of issuing beef to the Indi- ans, C. H. C. THE GHOST DANCE AS IT 18, Post Trader Paddock Describes the Strange Ceremony. Pixe Rinoe, 8. D, Nov. To the Editor of Tue Bur.—I have just returned from the only ghost dance that is going on within the limits of this reservation, $tarting fromhere we drove twenty miles down White Clay creek to the camp of No Water. On the way we met many lodians going toward the agency totry to find out what was going on, Many lies have been told them, and they find it impossible to get the truth. Lies are told to the Indians and lies are told to the mili- tary. We met on the way Jack Red Cloud and Joe Richard, who had heard that Red Cloud and several others had been put in irous at the agency. The Indians were all on their farms and could be scen all along the road hauling wood, hauling hay, attending to thelr stocky Just as if they had never heard of the srmy at Pine Ridge agency. O rivgl at the scene of ‘the dance we found a crowd of perhaps one hundred and Aty dancers around a pole upon which had the north 1o teach the reiigion to the sonth- ern tribes, The new religion has also spread to the Kiowas, Comanches and Apaches, whose rescrvation adjoins that of the Chey~ ennes and Arapahoes, and the different tribes all join in holding ghost dances and are rap- idly becoming more restless aud desperate as the timo for the coming of the new Messiah druws near. Harrison's Homo Harrisoy, Neb., Nov. 25.—[Special Tele- grom to Tuk Bri.]—On Monday C. H. Weller, chairman of the village board, received forty guns and @ thousand ronnds of cartridges from Governor Thayer. The guns were gladly ved, us with them the citizens felt greater security, Last evening the organization of the home guards was effected by the enthusi- astic clection of Ed Satteriee as captain, H W. McLablan flest lieutenant and Michael Brick second lieutenant. Captain Satterlec was instructod to appoiut non-commissioned ofticers, ards. Indefinitely Postponed. Hurox. S. D., Nov. 25.—[Special Teie gram to Tue Bep.)—Noarms nor ammuni tion have been sent from here to the settlers along the Missouri river as reported. The guns and ammunition _remained undisturbed in the armory here. Governor Millette was here this aftérnoon and says the Indian out- break has been indefinitely postponed. No Danger at Fort Ben t. MixsEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov, The Jour- nal's Piorre, 5. D., special says a party of Pierre people have just returned from Fort Bennett wherothey witiessed the issuance of rations to the Indians. They emphatically deny there is any danger of an_ontbreak at the Cheyenne ugency, although the ghost dancing still continués To Keep Out of Canada. WiNN(rEG, Man., Noy, 25.—Private infor- mation has been received from the Dominion capital that the military forces here have been ordered to bo in readiness to proceed to the international boundary to prevent any American Indians who are thoughtto ve about to goon the warpath from crossing into British territory or inciting the British Indians to join the uprising. No Scare at Hot Springs. MISNERAHATA, 8. D, Telegram to Tk Bek.|—The reported Iu- ian invasion at Hot Springs consists of two Indians who had been summoned as witnesses in some trivial lw cose, Closest wmquiry fails to discover any excitement or scare, All WAsHINGTON, Nov, 25.—At the request of General Miles he has been ordered to report Dere for personal consultation with Geuer Schofield. The fact that he is coming here is regarded as indicative that there Is no mmi- nent danger of an Indian outbreak. Sitting Bull Ugly. Sraxning Rook, Nov. ~Two scouts re- turned today from Fort Yates from & visit to d to keep them good and healthy, | Sitting Bull's camp. They found Bull and his adherents vory ugly. He told them he understood the soldiers were coming to take him, but that he had his ranners out and on the first news of goldiers he said his people would leave, andoned the white men’s houses, said he, and will not re- turn to them or the agency. Thesupposition here is that if Sitting Bufl hears of serions trouble at Pine Ridge or if the military at- tempt to take him he and his followers will make at onco for the lower agencies, theveby declaring war. . ANATURAL TRAP, Tosebud Agency Is Just the Place for an Ambush, Aaexcy, 8. D, (via Valentine, 5, —[Special Telegram to Tre Bee.]~The beef issue passed quietly, No ono was refused beef, even those coming from Two Strikes, Crow Dogs and White Horse camps. No arvests were made, Short Bull and the rebels have. moved to Corn creek, about seventy-eight miles from Rosebud and Pine Ridge. Some have taken their wives and children and are driving all the cattle they can pick up. No attack is anticipated at Rosebud. Pine Ridge agencey is a fort while Rosebud is just the place to ambush troops. The agency is situ- ated in a hole having six deep wigding canons leading to it. Anyone of these would hold 2,000 Indians and their approach could not be seen. Colonel Smith sai I [ pieket and gnard this agency us it shonld be ave not sufiicient men. Old Spotted Tail 2d this place out for the Indians not for onvenience of any one else,” No vlace shortof the bad lands s so diffl- cult to get,_out of. At present companies A, B and H of the Eighthinfantry and A and G of the Ninth cavalry are holding this hazardous situation. ~One company is entrenched on @ high hill that commands two cannons. The rest of the command is encamped near the agenc The encampment is on the only spot where the agency can be protected, but as a camp ground it is awful. During the whole year bundreds of teams stand there daily, Said Captain Porter today '‘Weare per- haps sufficient for defense but as for doing anything more even makig a demonstration wé can doanything.” However no attack is anticipated at present. But in case the force is ordered to move after the rebels then where will the agency be? Just the fighting force of the rebels is now unknown. Many of the Indians ran toward the rebel forces on the arrival of the soldiers from fear alone, When these are given to understand no harm will be done those at home many will returr. At Rosebud the trouble s complicated, Crow Dog, Whit Horse and Twa Strike seem to _be puthing matters on and urgmg Short Bull as a tool. The Indian police are on the alel and active, and a large force is added to pre tect the government herd. Many of the mixed bloods knowing the country thoroughly are rendering good service, and all can be_de- pended on as loyal. Everyone at Rosebud is pleased with the reinstatement of Agent Wright, Returning to Their Claims, VaLesTiNe, Neb., Nov, 25,—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber, ] ~There have been no new developments within the last twenty-four hours. Everything is quiet at Rosebud, In- dian freighters aro said to be camped north of town tovight and will load and start back in the morning, and as this is the first time since the troops went to Rosebud it gives the appearance that the excitement is subsiding. )llt-_l\ with their families are returning to their claims. Rosenun Neb.) Nov Would Bewitch the Guns. Bostoy, Mass., Nov. 25—The American Missionary has a letter from Miss Collins, whose station. is on Grand river, Dakota, dated November 15, She tells of the ghost dance and of Sitting Bull's tactics. She says when she talked to him his replies were unsatisfactory, - He means war. She adds: He tord his followers to pay no attention to the military or agents, that he would be- witch the guns of the soldiers. Captured the Hera, MixxEAPOLIS, Minn,, Nov. from Pierre says everything Cheyenne agenc special quiet at the At the hostile camp on Cherry creck, however, yesterday several of the turbulent Indiuns captured the entire herd of cattle which was to be slaughtered for monthly rations, and taking them to their village, issued them to suit themselves, The white man 1n charge dared make no resist- ance and reported to the agency today, Another Ghost Dance, Kaxsas Crry, Mo., Nov. 25.—A special from Avkansas City tells of excitement among the Tudians in the territory of the Messiah croze, A delegation of Poncis, Otoes, Missouris and Towas returned to the reservations toda; from their pilerimageto the Cheyennes,w! they learned ull the latest news of tho Mes- siall. The Indians dwell on adjoining reser- vations and will inaugurate a ghost dance Eriday. Everything Quiet at Cody. , Copy, Neb,, Nov, 25.—[Special Telogram to Tue Brr.]—Fifty guns and ammunition was received tonight, Everything is quiet here, and there will be no oceasion to use them. The frightened settlers can now re- turn to their homes in safety, More Cavalry. Aunuquerque, N. M., Nov, 25.—The Sixth cavalry is ready for transportation to South Dakota, A special tram has been ordered. P THE PRESS ON THE SPLIT. A Variety of Comments On the Glad- stone-PParnell Trouble, Loxnoy, Nov. 25.—All the papers comment freely on the Parnell matter, The Daily News says it is with the deepest regret it places together probably for the last time the names of Gladstone and Parnell, The latter will find Englishmen are not to be per- suaded out of their convictions, The Post says Parnell’s action threatens to dissolve the home rule alliance morg suddenly than it was formed, The Times makes asavago attack upon Gladstone, saying nothing can conceal the fuct that exists entirely with the chief of a crimmal conspiracy to close the career of the quondam liberal leader with a most ignominious flasco, The Standard says even if Parnell decides to temporize, the sting will not be removed from the minds of Engish home rulers. The News also says Parnell has treated the illustrious Englishmen with a lamentabl want of courtesy, * Whatever happens to u Irish leader the liberal party must be saved. Ll direy Wins the Fight, New Yok, Nov. 25.—The long-expected glove fight between George Godfrey, colored, of Providence and Ed Smith of Denver took place tonight in Hoboken under the auspices of the Puritan athletic club of Long Island City, and vesulted in a victory for Godfrey. Jere Dunu acted as referee and held the §,000 purse eiven by the club. From the start it Was plaip Smith was overmatched. He made a game fight, however, and several times re- sumed his work after he was apparently done for, Godfrey gained an advantage in nearly every round and in the twenty- third landed a heavy right-hander on Smith's edt, Smith staggered and nearly fell and as he was making an effort again to put up his hands Referee Dunn stopped the fight, pving it to Godfrey, — e Floods Subsiding. Viexya, Nov. 25, —There was a sharp frost throughout Bohemia, The floods generally are subsiding but the Danube and klbe are still rising. Two vioclent shocks of earth- quake werefelt at Pressbur - An Amcrican Viet ». Syoxey, Nov. 25.—Choynski, the Am pugilist, today defeated Fogarty, the Aus- tralian, in o prize fight. SEASONABLE ANDSIGNIFICANT Judge Maxwell's Decision in the Oase of Todd vs Cass County, IT IS APROPOS TO THE PENDING CONTEST. Fire Destroys $25,000 Worth Business Property at Arcadia— A 36,000 Fire at Beatrice Nebraska News, of Lixcory, Neb., Nov, 2.—Special Tele- gram. to Tae Brm|—The following opinion was handed down by Judge Maxwell at a ses- sion of tho supreme held this evening, and it will prove of extraordinary interest inthe great contest pending concering the state executive officers-cloct.’ The case is known as Tood vs Cass county, and is an appeal from Cass county. The ease is reversed and dismissed. Justice Maxwell's decision is as follow: 1. In order to establish the fact that illogal votes were cast at_an election in a speciied voting precinet, proof must be offered by one or more witnesses having actual knowledge of such fact that persons who were not legal voters did actually vote at such elections, and such witness or witnesses wmust designate such illegal voters, Where the proof merely tends to show that the witnesses do not know all the legal voters in theprecinct, and there- fore fails to designate certain’ yoters as illegal, it is insuflicient to authorize the rejec- tion of such votes us illegal. 3, In contesting an_eféction in court the al- legations of the petition and proof must cor- respoud, In other words, the plaintiff must t forth in his petition the names of the per- sons whose votes are claimed to be illewal, in order that issue may be taken thereon. If such names are unknown at the timeof bring- ing the action, the eoutestant aftorwards should obtain leave of the court to amend his petition, giving a list of the names of voters claimed'to be illegal; and it is the duty of the court to _designate_from the evidence the ulrIUuuhu' persons who have voled unlaw- ully. 5" Where ballots haye beon wode provided by law, the presumption is that they are legal, and this presumption cannot be overturned by vague, indefinite and uncertain testimony. cast in the Disastrous Fire at Arcadia, Anrcania, Neb, Now, 25.—(Special Tele- gram to Tne Ber.]—Fire; broke out on the north side of the busivess, portion of the town at1 o'clock last night, and despite all efforts in three hours it was @ heapof ruins. The actual loss is about 825,00, About half the buildings burned were insured. The Com- mercial hotel, postofice, & hardware store, general store, saloon, barber shop, meat marketand bitliard hall' are burned. The origin of the five is a mystery. Lenves for Washington. FrevoxT, Neb. 3 Special to TaE Bre.]—Congressman agd Mrs. Dorsey left this aftornoon for Washington, and Mr., Dor- sey will be in his seat ready for business wihen congress opens. Inan interview this afternoon hesaid he” had not heard of any confercnce of republicans, but supposed that when the members reassembled at Wash- ington there would be 'a consultation for the purpose of formulating a plan of work for the closing session fof this republican congress. f i 1, g e e oris twenty-four hours a day till March 4, 1f it is necessary. During this short session it will be necessary to finish all the legislation planned for President Harison’s entire ad- ministration. Mr, Mills, who speaks by the Lord, has given itout that the Kifty-second congress will do nothing but pass a free silver coinage bill and some appropriation measures. Therefore'the work the country demands must be -completed before democ mc{ takes coutrol of the house. No, ther will beno attempt to repeal the McKin bill. 1 do not think, either, that it will modified just now. 1t cannot be intellige done until the measure has been in practi operation for some time, when it will suggest its own modifications. 1 am satisfied the publicans will put thenselves in good tisht- ing shape for the contest in 1502, ['am not a Uit discouraged over party prospects. Land- slides have occurre efore,” Just before leaving for the east Mr, Dorsey received a telegram from General Miles at Chicago asking o conference with hin on matters of “vast importanceto the people of your distriet.”’ Mr. Darsoy will stop in Chicago tomorrow when the consultation will bo held. - Bates Will Fight for Office. Lixcory, Neb, Nov. 25.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]~This morning in the supreme _court Edward Bates, the recent democratic candidate for judge of the Sixth judicial district, filed & writ of mandamus asking that Governor Thayer, Secre- tary of State | Cowdery Auditor Benton, Treasurer Hill and Attor ney-General Loese, the members of the state canvassing board, 'be compelled to_canvass the %oturn for that district, even if the call for such election was omitted from the goy- ornor’s proclamation. There were 7,612 votes cast for Bates and only 4,841 for Smith, mak- ing Bates’ plurality %771. The caavassing board announces its intention of filing an answer. On Eriday the case will havea hearing. Mr. Dorse: Ordination Services at Crote. Cuere, Neb., Nov. 25.—[Special Telegram to T'ue Bee, |—The beaytiful and impressiv services of ordination were eclebrated in Trinity Memorial chureh of this city, Rev. Brady, pastor of the chureh, being ‘ordained as priest of the Episcopal ehurch, with Kev. Bishop Worthington us celebrant, Rev. D, Doherty of Omaha, preached the services Among the attendant ministers wero Re: Williams of Omaha, Rey. Hewitt of Lan- coln, Rev. Scott of Beatrice, Rey. Holgate of Wymore, and Rev, Beonett of Geneva, A $6,000 Residence Burned. Bratice, Neb., Nov! 25.—[Special Tele- gramto Tue Bee.]—The elegant and just completed residence of Mrs. Auna K, Miller. located in the Brambach & Spencer addition south ot the river, was dompletely destroyed by fire last night. ‘The structure was one of the handsomest in the city and cost §6,000. Mus, Miller is at presenti residegt of Omaha, but iad expected to take possession of the house within a few duys, “The origin of the fire is unknown, but is_supposed to be incen diary, The house was insured in tho Hart- foxd for #4,000. Shotgun Aveldent, S1uarT, Neb, Nov. 3.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre.|—One Shmmers, a batcher in Mankato, a new town on the Nebraska strip of the reserve, accidentally snot himself last Saturday evening with a libre Winches- ter yifle, He was returniog from the N brara river with a load of wood. The gun slipped from his hand aud the hammer, struck on the dash-board. The ball entered the armpit and lodged in the shouldey. He is not expected (o recoyer. Business Pailure, Asurorn, Neb., Nov. 25.—[Speeial to Tag Ber]—Tne Bannerstore, nine miles west of here, was closed Friday on a chattle mort- fng-' in favor of a sister-in-law of A. . Rob- nson, the mauager, to secure i note of 0. L. W. Bickel is a_loser to theexteat of $00 and A.'H. Amos #75. The mortgage was drawu the day before the failure. Took the Packing Company In, Nesuaska Crry, Neb, Nov, 25 —[Special Telegram to Tus Ber.]—The city council last night passed an ordinance extending the city limits 50 as to brivg the Nebraska City pack- ing plant into tho ety corporation. The com- panyis one of the plaintiffs in the brid bond case and, being ontside of the limits, has boen' compluining again being taxed for the benefit of the city, Charged With Forgery Nennasks Crry, Nob., Nov. to Tue Bre]—Frank Bebout was arrested today for forgery uvon information of Al MeCord, He wiil have a heaving tomorrow. Liberty Votes Wate ks Bonds, Luserry, Neb, Novs [Special Tele- gramto Tie Bre j—At the special election held today bonds were voted for the erection of waterworks. The amountof the bondis b0, Excluded From the Mails, puRASKA Crrr, Neb., Nov. 25.—[Speglal Telegram to Tuk Ber,|—The postmaster and Evening News ave at war owing to the ex- clusion of last night's issue of the latter from the mails because it contained an advertise of alocal firm offering peizes to customers. The News claims it is a picco of spite work and that two other papers eontaining tho samo advertisement were allowed to go through, Forthe Relie Bratnice, Nev., Nov. gramto Tie Bee)-A petition is bel culated n this of and 18 being almost uni- versally signed, praying Governor Thayer to call the legislature in special session at once, to take immediate steps toward the relief of the distressed settlers in the southwestern and western part of the state. A public meeting will be held at the auditorium to- mortow night to take immediate measures toward shipping feed and fuel to the gftlicted fon., ——— FAVORITISH 1 THE RANKS. A Promotion That Excited the FPro- test of an Officer. SAY Avtoxio, Cil, Nov. 25 —[Special Telegram to Tk Bre. | —Something of a sen- sation in army s threatens to develop heroshortly, growing out of the recent pro- motion of certain enlistedmen from the ranks tosecond lieutenanship. A ease inpoint is that of young Garashe Ord, son of the late General E. 0.C Ord, A few weeks ago Ord was examined by the army board hero and promoted from second sergeant to second licutenant aud General Stanly assigned him to acompany of the Bighteenth infantry, sta- tioned at Fort Clark. Colonel Laselle, com- mander at that post, is preparivg w pro- test against the reception of Licutenant Ord as commissioned officer in his regimenton the grwund that his promotion was the result of a species of favoritism be- coming too frequent in the United States army. Itis cliimed by a certain clement of army officers that the sons of rich mem, poli- ticians or army oficers who fall to pass _the oxamination for West Point enlisted i thearmy with the understanding that afte serving ashort time in the rauks they are to be given undue pref 1ce over the ordinary private in the matter of prowotion. - Parnell Will Remain Leader. Loxpoy, No “The Trish home rule members of pavliament met today and & motion made that Parnell be re-elected chair- man of the Trish parliamentary party carvied unammously. It was anmnounced that Par- nell will refain the leadership at the express of his follow . Parnell had a conferonce with Justice Mc- Carthy this forenoon, during which he handed McCarthy a bundle of papers containing memoranda for his guidance as_sessional chairman of the Irish party. Parnell addressing the meeting said noth- ing but the conviction that his colleagues de- sirod 0 still utilize his services in the com- mon cause induced him to vemuin iu the posi- tion, which under his altered circumstances exposed him and them, through him, to the attacks of opponents. S He Must Answer. 10460, Nov, 25.—Inthe case of Charles Counselman, head of agrain firm of this «ty, who refused to answer aquestion before the grand jury regarding the alleged receipts of bates and cut rates from western railroads, Judge Blodgett in the federal court this morning rendered a de- cision under which Counselman will be com- pelled to unswe He was taken before the grand jury again; again refused and was taken before Judge Blodgett, fined 00 and was ordered into custody till puid, He will demand release ander a writof habeas corpus and if refused will appeal to the supreme court. of the Uni- ted States. The poiut involved is of much moment as, if wituesses cannot be compelled totestify, the interstate commerce law has become practically a dead letter, Pt To Make Sober Soldiers. WasmyaToN, Nov, 25.—A committee of ladies, of which Mrs. Hughes of Arizona was chairman, appointed by the national conven- tion of the Women’s Christian Temperance union, calledon tho president and secretary of war today and urged an order forbidding the sele of beerand light wines at military Rarrisons., A Dl The Weather Forecast, For Omaha and Vicinity—Fair; colder. Wor Jowa and Nebraska—Fair till Thurs- day night; no change in temperature cxcept slightly cooler insoutheast Iowa; varable ‘winds. For Dakota—Fair; warmer; winds becom- ing southerly, e Five Persons Drowned. Berux, Nov. 25,—A dispatch from Elber- fleld says the Wupper river hus risen and five persons were drowned, Great damage was done in the vicimity of Barmen, At Bostock and other points the timber yards and many streets were su bmergex e il Ll g Quotations Stopped, Paris, Nov. 25.—A dispatch from Buenos Ayres states the president issued adecreo suppressing the publication of the bourse quotations of the premiums on gold and obliging bill discounters to quote paper ex- shange on Kurope, AR S S Riotous Demonstration in Rome, Nov. 2.—[Special Cablegram to ]—A riotous irredentist demonstra- tion oceurred hero tast night, during the pro- gress of whicha young man was slightly wounded. The police arrested several of the lemonstrators. N A Caution by Bergman, Brrirw, Nov, 2.—[Special Cablegram to Tae Bee.)—In his elinical lecture, delivered today, Prof, Bergmann cautioned his patients that as yet no absolute cure had been effected by the lymph cure of Dr, Koch, el diai Novak Keprieved, Jovier, 1, Nov. 25,—The state supreme court granted a supersedeas in tho case of Joseph Novak, who was to hang Friday, be- cause certain evidence was ruled out in the lower court, » . —_——— Steamship Arrivaly. At New York—The Holland, from London; the Eider, from Bremen; tho England, from Liverpool; the Lydian Monarch, from London. Thirtyenine Drowncd. By, Nov, 25.—Latest dispatches con- cerning the flooding of the mine at Ischansch show a loss of life of thirty-nine persons - - Roman Elections. Roue, Nov. 25.—In Sunday's elections the government secured 305 seats ; the opposition 41; the radicals 36, and doubtful, 9, - Help for the Ravings. Loxpow, Nov, 25.-—Thomas Baring has placed his large fortune at the disposal of the l city | 1 Segrert ¢ A\ reorganized Baringlompany o liability. By the avticles of ass| company agrees, on six month time before Decomb 1, 1805, ta the business to transfer or the on payment of a sum equal to 120 the companys paid up_capital, | 2 vill con- vert the thén existing share capi into de- forred slures for the transferrer G per ot proferonce shaves at the 120 for each 100 for the now sharcholaers THE MOORE MURDER reserve fon the tico any ansfor wvivors cent of SE, Five Jurymen Chosen for th Ohavle Orrawa, Ills, Nov, 25, -[Special Tolegram to Tk Ber.] —The trial of Charles For, nc- cused as the principal in the widely celebrat- ed murder case of David Moore, the Omaha traveling man, in Allen Pagk in 1 Junelast. is getting under way. Ford iion trial before Judge Stipp in the civeuit court, and five jurymen bave been chosen up to to- night out of & panel of forty. It is oxpected thato jury will be secured by to-movrow evening and that the openine stat be made on Friday. Charlie Tord, like Bill O'Brien, who _was sent to ) for lifo at the August se 3 a reondary part in that ime, hus sard not a word during the entire time of his waiting behind the bars of the county juil, Though he was terribly frightened by the conviction of Bill 0% he stoutly imaintained his silence, know that his wife, Kate Ford, who decoy to lure Moore to 1iis death, her confession on the stand placed O'Brien in Joliet, can not, according to law, testify against him, Kate Ford was the principal witness of the prosccution against Bill O’Brien, but against Ford, other evidence that of Minnie Winterling, who also was present at the murder—and evidence showing that Ford, 0'Brien and the womes were together on the night of the murder and crossed the bridge to the park, will sustain the evidence of tho Winterling womaa. —Bill O'Brien attempted to prove an alibi, but failed, and it_is @iven out that Chanlie Ford will attempt, the same tactics. The excitement of the peopleof this part ot the state over this_murder has not_subsided Itis stillthe topic of conversation eve where and the demand is that ord be give the rope. States Attorney Blake und ex- States Attorney Maloney are prosecuting and F. G, Allen and W. H. Boys ure defending, et A sl IN FINANCIAL TROUBL Trinl off Ford. The Oregon Improvement Company in a Receiver's Hands, Searrie, Wash,, Nov. 25, —The reorganl tionof the Oregon Improvement company was completed yesterday, Resident D ger MeNeil issued a circular announe- ing o number of changes in the heads of departments, Manager McN showed cons ble surprise when informed that application had been made today and Joseph Simon bad been appointed receiver Tor the company. He simply suid: [ don't know anything about it, und _have nothing to say about it.” From & well-informed quarter it is learned that | the trouble dates back to the ' olose or Vi management of the company, When he left the company there was & floating debt of several illion dollars in existence which could not be ex- plained his debt has never been cleared Off, When the fi mortgage on the property was issued the bouds wero not immediately sold, but were by pothecated to raise money and the company was on the verge of defaulting in the payiient of the money and going into the hands of a receiver. A second . mortgage for $15,000,000 was given last spring and bonds were issned. These bonds were never sold, but hypothecated in the same way us the fivst issue, Loaus are now falliug due and are un- derstood to be the cause of the trouble. E "The application for i ¢ was made by President Smith_through his attorney, It stated thaf order to secure the credit of the company under the present financial sit- uation it was necessary that a receiver be ap- pointed, Theapplication shows all the y erties of the company subject to o interest on outstanding first mortgage bonds —3 per cent on four and one-half millions, is duo in December, and the company was un- able to meet the ' pavment unless the court takes possessian. The Farmers’ loan and trust company is the principal ereditor. General Attorney Huines said the inanage- ment wanted to preserve the company from being broken up into fragments and sold under attachments. 11 be can keep business goingz until the financial stringency is o there will be 1o trouble meeting all obliga- tions. The company’s property is worth fully ten millions, while the total oblizations will not exceed seven millions. If the com- pany is not disintegrated every dollar will be paid off, an Cotton Factors Fail, Mespiis, Tenn, Nov. 5. Allen & Co., cotton factors and raerchants, assigned this morning. The firm is one of the oldest in the sonth ithas a branch officein New York. The aunounce- ment of the failure caused a sensation. One of the members of the firmin an interview with an Associated press repor said: “Our ussots are largely in excess of our liabilities and with time the firm can pay dollar for dollar in settlement of its indebted- ness and have alarge surplus left. A conservative estimate of the firms liabili- ties as made by one of its members is about $700,000 with assets of §1,500,000. e Company Solvent. PorTAND, Ore,, Nov. ~In the United States circuit court today a decrce was granted appointang Joseph Simon recelver of the Oregon improvement compan Bonds were fixed at §100,00. J. C. Hailes, general attorney for the company, says the compan; issolvent and that its property is worth $10,000,000. A Million Dollar Failure, New Yonk, Nov. 25.—Richard H. Co., bankers and commission signed today. Ric an individual assig mated at $1,000,000, homas H. commission Allen & merchants, as- ard H. Allen also mado ment. Liabilities esti- Another WallStreet Failure, New Youk, Nov. 25.—The suspension of J. C. Waldron has beeu announced on the stock exchange. -~ Must Red ee: ped Mileaze. Cnicago, Nov, the matter of the 91,000 miles of editorial stransportation over the Atchison road bought up in scalpers’ offices by the Rock Island road, Chairman Finley has decided that the Atchison must redeem it, All tickets found on the market ing rates must be redeemed whether 1 bulletined for dishonoving by ock Island, G0, Nov, 2 Rock Island lim- ited train leaving here tonight for Kansas City collided in the suburbs with a freight car. One man tiding on the platform was killed and & number of passengers wore badiy shaken up but not seriously injured. el A Delanlter Caugh CricAco, Nov, 25,—L. M. master of Akron, Ind, was Young Men's Christian association head- today charged with forgeries unting to several thousand dollars, Ho disappeared from Akron two weeks ago. - The New Wabash Line. Sr. Louis, Mo., Nov, The Wabash stockholders today voted §3,500,000 in bouds 10 complete thonew line from Montpelier, Ohlo, to Hammond, Tnd., giving the Wabish an independent line of its own to Detroit and Chicago. te post- arrested at the S a— J, €. Frederick Dead, New Oueaxs, La, No ~A steamship from Bluefields, Nicaragua, brings news of the death of Jonathan Charles [ rederick, chief of the Mosquito resorvation. nents will | ———e e NEBRASKA'S CONTRIBUTION Interesting Figures in the Report of the Oommissioner of Internal Revenue. M'KINLEY STILL LIKES THE TARIFP Ho Says Its | cinted T uties Will Be Apprex Rolls On — The Atic Bugbears— alls' Chance. as Time e Demo Senator Wastixarox Berear T Wasitiv oy, D, The report of the comimis: revenue for the fiscal 1800, is at hand and contains ing local information Tho total receipts internal led Juue 0, some Interest ouoe of from intornal rey were §142,587,i8%, Of this Nobra 2,060,745, This is more than was alifornia, Massachusotts, Michi wnd otherlarge states, California's amount way #2,014,624, and Colorado's only £310,224, 1 nols paid the lavgest umount with S35 8,08 The Nebraska distwict kotas, Oue man e nald 2 by an iucludes the two Dae was killed in Florida, Demty Collector Miller, while attenpting to enorce the revenue laws aud one was killed in North Carolina, Kevenue Agent Kirkpate vick, This is the smallost casualty st in years. Asto the payment of bounties to oducers of beet sugar, the commissioner t is an cutively new f which his ks the machinery tc on Theof- is simply a collection oft essary to make a chemical analysis in all cases where bounty is claimed. it is not deemed practical (0 have samples sent here and rely on the tests on theso us to the entire produc: tion, The with polarioscope wi alarge force of chemists, as the o agriculture had these chemists runt with the beet sugar imdus- mmissioner urges that coneress transfor this entire matter of bounties to that department. New York stands at the head of the the maunfacture of clgars and cig: Pennsylvanin second. Nobraska used 840 pounds of tobacco and manut 19,008,340 cigars. There are %02 cigar manu- eturers i the state of Nebraska. ‘The ate also has 4 vectifiers, 145 retail liguor ., 4 wholesale liguor dealers, 2 dealers 0, 9,510 dealers in manufacti dlers of toba brewers, ers in - malt liquo wholesile n malt liquor, 11 re dealers in oleomargarine, 4 wholesale dealers in oleos e, showing a grand total of 11,344 dealers who pay internulrevenue taxes, There is 10 oleomurgarme manufictied in Nebraska but the state pavs on retail wles and £1,020 on wholesals sales. There are thi nine retailers of olcomargavine in the state TUE REPUBLICAN TIUNVIRATE. Major MeKKinley stepped into town this morning looking as satisfied with the world and as hopeful as he did when he left the capitol a few we “Thronghout the day he was beste: “ongrCSSINeN WO are already wspaper poudents. that his faith v as the day after it passed onstrate its value tion came as it sts s sUrong Time would (ll}ll: o whea that demonsteas suroly would, the people would see the wisdom of the measure and ‘would dorse it He does not be- Jieve in reircating @ single step, The tanff policy should be contined on the same lines as it has begun and the come ing session will not see any changes or mod- ifications of the measure as it was finally passed. As tosilver, Major Mekinley say he thinks there will be no further legislation at the comingmsession. He does not believe in listening to the cry of free silver, as the present sitver bill will give an wmple voliie of currency. His view of the prograinme of the coming session is the passuge of the appropriation bill, the apportionment bill sud oneof the shipping bills which give bounty to American ships. As o the federal election bill, e expeetls to sce the senite pass it. Speaker Heed is expected heva tomorrow and with lis arrval the trivm. virate —Reed, McKinley and non - Who have caused so much dewocratic uneasiness, will again be in session, WE NEVER WEARS S0( Representative Peters of ISansas has ars rived in Washington aud says that Senator Ingalls still has a chance of re-election, There will be seventy-one republican votes in the Kansas legisluture on joint ballot. which are sure to go to Ingalls, eighty-sc ers' alliance votes und seven demo votes, Of the eighty-seven alliance membe sixteen are unpledged aga Is and will vote for hinu it thoy a 110 ex press their prefo e. It ght three votes to elec 1f 0 Te s bers go into the says Mr, Peters, “and concentrate upou oue member hgalls will be defeated, 1f they fail to unite, he will beelected. My own opinion is that he ‘will secure enough votes from the farmers alliance toelect him and T do not think th can unite wpon auny man.'’ «Mr, Peters tells some funny stovies about his succession in congress, one Jerey Simpson, already famons on account of the report that he never wears socks. M. Peters will not vouch for this statement, but says that he is a queer sort of & follow and has been city marshal of Medioine Lodge for some years. He owns a fuim, but is rarely upon t, and has & pronounced uversion of all kiids of work. Simpson is a frequenter of the vils lage stores and bar vooms, o great story 1 ler, has great native shrewdness, & plib tongue and a suficieat disvegard of facts to tomuke his talk intevesting. Mr, Petors pres dicts that he will be as famous in the next congress as Mr. Martiu of Texas was thice years ugo, und for similar reasons. NEW POSTMASTERS, Postmasters were appointed today as fol- lows: Avershire, Palo Allo county, lown, W. Lanton, vice' D. L. Walker, oved} Knowlton, Ringgold county, Towa, H. Stabl, vice W. B. Cole, removed ; Quimby, Chero: kee county, A. J, Sh vice A, €. Suglh, resigned s Thorn erro Gordo county, SUAL Mabh, vice J. D, Barlow. re Priny S. Hea - . Emperor Willlam Pobitic Beuuis, Nov. (—Spreial Cablegram to Tur Bre.|—Emperor Willian, in the course of & conversation after the parliamentary dinner given last evening by Chancellor Von Caprivi, condernned all the dogmatic discus- sions and aninadverted upon the futility of social democrat congrosses. His m made a number of pointed romuries vespe ing politicians who Aid nothing but eritici: It is assurned that ne alluded toa prominent tic of the measures introduced hstag and lantag by the gov t. The emperor advocated the improving of canal and river communications, which work he said, was an important ono from both & military and commerciul stand point. o bddalid, Live Saving Servi WASHINGTON, D The annual repors of Genernl Superintendent Kimball of tne life saving service shows the number of disasters to documented vessels within the fleld of sta= tion operations during the year was 454, On board these weve 4,167 persons, of whoim 3,159 were save pstimatod vlue of ves- 003, OF this §, 45, e number of v In addition there wer casialties (o smaller craft on which were %8 persous, of whom 250 were saved. Nassau A Luxeaseka, Nov. [Special Cableeramn to Ttk Bek.| —The official acfoptance by the duke of Nassau of the crown of Luxembuirg has been puolished. In his acceptance tha duke prays that God will bless his reign oves the country,