Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 5, 1890, Page 1

——m— TWENTIETH YEAR. OMAHA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 1890, SINS OF DISINTEGRATION. About Half the Indians Who Left Rosebud Agency Inclined to Return, THE WAR DEPARTMENT GREATLY PLEASED General Miles Lays the Cause of. the Trouble the Fact That the Bavages Have Suffered for Want of Food. Wasiixaroy, Dec. 4.—General Schofield received a teleeram from General Brooke this afternoon saying that forty lodges of Indians had left Rosebud agency since the removal of the camp across White river to the edge of the bad lands and that there are strong symptoms of disintegration, as about half seem willing to come back to the agency. General Brooko also says that from all he can gather as to their intentions a majority of the Indians want to come back, Thewar department oficials are much gratified atthis intelligence. i Probably Last Effort at Settlement. Pixe Rive Acexcy, 8, D, (via Rushville, Neb.,) Dec. 4.—[Special ' am to Tie Bee. |—Father Jute, a Catholic jest here, had a long private consultation with General @=.+ Brooke this morning and immediately there- /7 & ’ ~“will probubl afier started in the direction of the camp of the hostiles, accompanied by Red Cloud. Becrecy is observed, but the object of the journey 1s probably a last effort at peaceable settlement, 0. H.0C. General Miles on the Caunse. Cmicaco, Dee. 4.—General Miles said this morning that he would go to the northwest in a day or two to direct the military arrang ments being made in the Indian country The general said he had overwhelming evi- dence that the Indians had been suffering for want of food for two years past, and one of the principal causes of dissatisfaction is this fact. Hesaid that one object of bis visit to Washington was to urge the neces- sity of immediate relief. The sccretary of the fnterior has ordered an increase of rations and has asked congress to appropriete the necessary mou An order has been sent out from the inte- rior department to agents on duty among the Sioux instructing them that during the pres- ent Indian troubles they will co-operate with and obey the orders of the military officer commanding the troops on the reservation. Compensation for Indians. WasnixGroN, Dec, 4.—The y treasury today sent to the house a communi- caction from the acting commissioner of In- dian affairs, submitting the dr bill containing the following items: To pay such individual Indians at the Standing Rock and Cheyenne river agencies as were deprived by the United States of ponie: 0 at $10 for edch pony, £00,000; for compensating the Indians at Crow créek reservation for losses sustained in receiving less land per capita in thelr diminished reservation than by In- dians occupying other diminished reserva- tions, $187,049; to purchase lands for such Santee Sioux Indiuns in Nebraska as arg unable to take lands in severalty by reason of the restoration of unallotted lands to the public domain, 32,000, Troops Pass Through Fremont. Fresoxt, Neb, Dec. 4.—[Special Telo- gram to Tug Brr.]—Two car loads of sol- diers, numbering 150, from Davis Island, N. Y., came into Fremont this afternoon by special train over the Northwestern road and went west on the Elkhorn road to the seat of the Indian disturbance, Everything Reported Quiet, Cuicaco, Dee, 4.—At army headquarters tonight General Miles reported that all ad- vices today indicate_everything quiet at the scene of the Indian troubles, Fifh Infantry Ordered to Dakota, Sax ANTox10, Tex., Dec, 4.—The Fifth in- fantry has received orders to repair at once o the scene of the Indian troubles and will be on the road by Saturda; s KING KALAKAUA ARRIVES. He Kecclves a Koyal Welcome in San Francisco. Sax Fraxcisco, Dee. 4.—The United States naval ship Charleston, with King Kalakaua of Hawaii on board, entered the harbor this evening. ‘The Charleston was met and saluted by the Swatara. The forts in the lower bay also fired the royal salute. The king left the Charleston in the admiral's barge late this afternoon and was landed at the Clay street wharf. The Charleston ana Swatara again fired the royal salute as the king Jeft the ship. Upon arriving ut the wharf he was received by General Gibbon, command- {ng the dlyision of the Pacific, and Consul General McKinley of Hawaii. A battalion of United States cavalry was drawn up in_line. ireat crowds of people surrounded the landing place, and as the king left the barge be bowed right and left in acknowledgement of th® cheers of the spectators, King Kala- kaua immediately entered a carriage and was driven to the Palace hotel, where he held a reception, which wus attended by Governor Waterman, Major Pond, representatives of commercial organizations and many promi- nent citizens. Colonel McFarlane, the king's chamber- Inin, stated that the' king visited California for the benefit of his health and eyesight, which were somewhat impaived. The king emain in California five o weeks, but will not go east. Princess Liliuo- kalani is regent during the king’s absence from Hawail. ——— A FREE FIGHT IN COURT. Exciting Scene In a Spokane Falls Temple of Justice, Srokaxe Faits, Wash, Dee. 4.-Judge Blake's department of the superior court was the scene today of an exciting free fight, in which Mayor Clough, Attorneys Turner, Graves and Quinn and the oficers of the court participated. The fight was the result of a case involving a conflict of the city ana judicial authorities, During the hearing George Turner, a prominent politician, made o remark reflecting on the city administra- tion. Just, after court adjourned Mayor Clough told him that his remarss were un- called for and that his law firm had been mixed up in every dirty case with the city, Turner struck at Clough, the latter fell and Turner Jumped @t him, whereupon Attorney Quinn and Frank Graves took a hand and for a few minutes there was an inextricable tangle of arms and legs, Finally Turner eme from the muss and grasping the mayor's cane began to belabor the crowd generall Sheriffs, deputies and constables rushed in, the judge pounded on the bar uud contus reigned supreme. Finally the contesta Wero separated, nobody having been seri- ously hurt. Tarner served as a United States marshal in Alabama under Grant's adminis- tration and was one of the famous “300" in tho Chicago eonyention of 1850, - A Witness Assassinated. Laraverre, Ind., Dee. 4.—John Acheson of Odell's Corner was called to the door early this morning and shot by an unknown assas- . Acheson was an importaat witness in the Pettit case, A enator Stewart to- Qay fntroduced & bill for the freo and un- limited use of silver as mouey. It amends hie fiest section of the present law by repeal- Ing the clause limiting the purchase of bul 1 ltow and requires the secretary of the treas- ury to purchase all silver bullion offered at o 'price not precceding $1 for 87125 grains of pure silver, It also amends th third section by requiring the secretary to in at least 2,000,000 ounces per month after July next and'so much more as is necessary ury notes issued in the pur- chase of bullion, i WRECK ON THE A Coal Train Runs_Into a Limited— Two Porsons Rilled. Jackeoxviniy, T, Dee, 4.—Last night the south-bound limited on the Chicago & Alton road, while standing at the d#oot in this cit was run into by a coal train on the Wabash. The slecper was cut in two, There were cight persons in the car, two of whom, Fred Smith, a wagon manufacturer of Pekin, IiL, and Judge Riffell of Kansas City were in- stantly killed, William Knight of Kanses adly burned and bruised, but will live, Two others were slightly in- ippery rafls ave alleged to be the cause of the accident, - TRANSLATION ALTON, A Provision of th: McKinley Bill Which Puzzles Chileago Importers. Ciicago, Do Special Telozram to The importers' bureau of Chi . comprising 300 importers, has addressed a long letter to tho secretary of the treasury asking fora construction of the following section of the MeKinley tariff law: “On and after March 1, 1861, all articles of foreign manufacture, such as are usually or ovdi- narily marked, stamped, branded or labeled, and all packages coutaining such or other ima- ported articles shall bo plainly marked, stampod, branded or labeled in legible Eng- lish words so as to indicate the country of their origin; and unless so marked, stamped 0 or fabeled they shall not be admitted he importers say they have no means of knowing what the requirements of the customs officers will be under section 6, T i 3 out the terms of the law they say is practically impossible ana they ure anxious to kaow just how liberal the treasury department will be in the matter, for there will be no end of difficulty growing aut of such features as the requirement to label minor articles, PR S P Trotting Association Appeal Board, Cureaco, Doc. 4.—The board of appeals of the American Trotting association finished its business this evening. It decided the Emery case in favor of the complainant and the application that winners of guaranteed stakes be paid th e excess accruing from mon- eys placed in the hands of the association as such stake, This decision will establish a precedent. he case of Richard Price against Smith & Russell, owners of the trotter, Decorah, at La Crosse, Wis., wherein a protest had been entered claiming they had entered their horse in Minnesota races and were not resi- dents of the state, the protest was overruled. L. B. Goldberg of Oshkosh and the er,”” Dick Organ, were expelled. Clark of Chicago, who was victimized bya former driver entering his horses at syville and Terre Haute without the owner's knowledge, was granted balf the entry money. The following men and horses were ex- pelled for viclations of rules: C. B. Cook and 3lis Dillon of Normal, TlL., and_the chestnut mare Daisy D, alias Elsie’ D; William Bos- well, Onarga, 1L, and the by gelding O C' D, alas Little Tom; Daniel Hawyer, Mouroe, Wis., and the chestnut mare Doubt: ful Girl, alias Topsy: Charles Culver, Clar- ence, Mo., and tho chestnut gelding Joe R. A number of other cases were decided. — ———— Death of a Profligate. PuinapeLrnia, Dee, 4.—A private dispatch received here today announces the death in New York of . Dunbar Price, whose wealth and extravagance made him well known in this country and Europe, Price was born in this city in 1550 and by the death of his grandfather in_ 1877 inherited anincome of $2,000 a year, Immediately he launched into wild extravagances, one of his fancies being a racingstuble, In 1551 he married Miss Sarah C. Burton, but in a few months she returned to her father’s home. A -reconciliation was af- terwards affected, but in 135 they separated finally. In 1585 his wife filed a ‘bill to com- pel the payment of a :onthly allowance of 00, which Pri 4" promised her. Ho paid this up to about a year ago, since when he refused to pay any more, aud another suit 1s now pending. By tho terms of his grandfather's will the income of about half the estate will pass to charitable institutions, Price’s lawyer said todey that the youug man executed a will nearly two Jeats ugo, devising all the property he might o possessed of to a young woman named “Rolly” Booker, who had been his companion for tho past four years, . ‘1ho death of Price removes all claims of the widow on the es- state, there being no issue. e Slashed by a Negro Burglar. NonroLk, Va., Dec. 4.—Surgeon William A. Wheeler of the United States marine hos- pital service and his wife were seriously slashed with a razor in the hands of a negro burglar this evening. They had just fimshed tea, and going into another room found the burglar calmly looking through their effects, The doctor grappled with him and was get- ting the best of him when the negro drew a razor and began slashing vight and left with terrible effect. Mrs, Wheeler rushed to her husband’s assistance, but was soon slashed in @ terrible mamer, Though famt from loss of blood, she rushed into ner husband’s room, secured his pistol and handed it to him. The burglar broke away and escaued, although the doctor thinks one of the fived hit the man. The doctor and his wife are not fatally injured, but will be laid up someglittle time,” The police are searching for the negro. . Misstonaries in Trouble, [Copyright 159 by James Gordon Bennett.\ KaaasAke, Japan, Dec. 4.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Ber.]—When the Alliance urrived at Ponapi it was found that a war had broken out between the na- tives and the Spanish. The American mis- sionaries were accused of causing the war and the Alliance was forced to remove the missionaries to the Island of Malan. e 2L The Paris Ulazing, Lospoy, Dee. 4.—[Special Cablegram to Tre Bee.]—The French steamer “Paris, Captain Chevalier, at Havre from New Or- leans, before reported with her cargo on fire, was docked Monday. Holes were cut in her decl to allow of thie flooding of the aft hold. Twenty partly burned bales of cotton were landed when it was found necessary to again close the hatches. D Big Fire in Pittsburg. Pirrsnuna, Pa, Dee. 5.—The McGmn cracker house, Jenkins' warehouse next door, and Harris' drug store wero damaged by fire §150,000 at an early hour this (Friday) morning. An explosion” of chemicals caused the wall to fall, severely iujuring several firemen. e A Defaulting Clerk Suicides, Anany, N. Y., Deo 4.—Joseph B, Abbott, confidential clerk for H. W. Sage & Co., lum- ber merchants, committed suicide this even- ing by poison. Abbott was & defaulter to the amount of 0,000, Ll L The Mississippl Closed, BurLiNGToN, Ia., Dec. 4.—The cold weather has closed up all river trafic and today the Mississippi s ono mass of ice blocks. A vy snow storm prevailed over southeast- ern lowa today. ;e Rl Purial of Eolland's King, Tuk HaGUE, Dec. 4.—Tho final interment ! of the remains of the late king of Holland & | took pluce today with claborate ceremonies, | | THEN WILL FORCE THE FIGHT, Nationalist Opponents of Parnell 8o Deter- mine at a Caucus, THE CLANCY COMPROMISE PROPOSAL, Proceedings of the Nationalist Mem- Dbers of the TCommons to Cons sider the Question of Leadership, Loxpoy, Dec, 4, —At a caucus this morn- ing of the opponents of Parnell, who com- prise a majority of the members of the na- tionalist party in the commons, a resolution W dopted not to _accept the Clancy com- pr se which was offered at tod s moet- ing, but to force matters to a di ive issue forthwith, A Stormy Meeting. LoNpoy, Dec. 4. —At the opening of the meeting today Sexton denied that he had ever proposed that Parnell retire from public life, and said he only meant that he should retire from the chairmanship of the party. Parnell then proceeded to deal at length with the Clancy proposal. He decided that he would not bind himself to retire until he could see Gladstone's reply. His proposition had been granted him not merely as a leader of the party, but the leader of the nation. This had been derived from circumstances in (vhich, speaking with tho ‘groatost respect, his hearer had no share. After speaking of his services in assimilating and soothing the prejudices of the discordant ele- ments of the Irish throughout the world, Parnell said: “You know and I know that there is no man living, if I am gone, who could succeed in reconciling the feelings of Irish people to the Hawarden proposals. As you wish to withdraw from me this responsi- bility, T think it only reasonable that_you should give judgment on those matters for the benelit of ‘your constituents, Therefore, I submit this’ resolution, that the party ac- cept no home rule bill unless it gives immes outrol of the polico and the power to al with land, Mr. Gladstonoe is capable of working to secare a majority at the elections which will render him' independent of both rish and conservative parties, If you throw me over for him get my valun by securing a pledge of a satisfactory home rale bill.” “He was willing to do his best to reconcile the prejudices of the Irish people in rogard to the control of the police in the bill of 1586, “And Gladstone knows,” he con- tinued, “that in striking me down he strikes down 'the only man that couid make that measure acceptable to Ireland. Was I to keep the Hawarden seal on my mouth when Gladstone himself put it_out of my power to remain longer silentf” In conclusion Parnell references to what he termed Glad- iguity, and said: “Ihave had dealings with him, but never gota straight answer.” If his (Parnell’s) resolu- tions were accepted and the liberal replies were satisfactory he would place himself in their hands. He only expressed amazement at Parnell’s speech and protested against adding new con- ditions to the Claney resolution, Parnell, he said, wunted to withdraw the question of leadership and substitute a discussion of home rule. They could get neither straight conduct nor straight answers from him. Parnell repiied that he had given his an- swer. He regretted that 1t was not con- suered straight, but by it he would stand or all. Healy—Then you will full. What's the use of further discussion? A tremendous uproar followed, Leamy shouted, “*Away with him.”” John O'Connor yelled, “Crucify him,” and a_scene of wild disorder ensued. When quiet was finally re- stored Healoy said that nothing could change his determination to depose Par- nell. The latter was mno greater than the majority of the party, yet he talked of defying it. Healy believed there would be encugh statesmanship left in the benighted majority who opposed Parnell totake a course as statesmaplikeas that of 1886, Then Healy read portions of Parneli’s speech delivered at his birthday baaquaet six months atter the Hawarden jnterview, de- claring the inaependence of the Irish party aud enlogizing tho atliance with Gladstone. An angry duel of words followed, Healy repeating Parnell’s recent remarks about Gladstone, and finished by asking: “Who oroke the alliance” Party and Nolan both exclaimed— The Giadstone lotter. Healy retorted: “It perished from the stench of the divorce court.” Parnell replicd that if the Gladstone letter had not been written the alliauce would have been maintained. Healy defended Gladstone. He smd that Parnell bespattered that gentleman’s gray hairs with mud and now wanted the Irish members, hat in hand, to go and ask Glad- stone for terms. If Parnell “succumbed he was only one man gone. The heads of greater leaders had been stricken off at the block before now for lreland, but the Irish cause remained. Sexton said he had listened to Healy with regrot. Would Parnell resign if the majority voted for the acceptance of Gladstone's pro- posals? Parnell—Certainly. Barry asked for a' further explanation and Parnell vehemently replied: “I” have stated with distinctness that, I will not give a further unswer." At 6 p. m, tne meeting adjourned until noon tomorrow. A rumor was circulated this afternoon to the effect that Clancy’s amendment had been rejected. Inquiry proved that there was no truth in the rumor. On the contrary, the latest phase of tho situation bids fair for an agreement, a committee having been ap- pointed io wait upon Gladstone and endeavor 10 obtain from him the assurances desired by Parnell. The committee consists of Sexton, Healy, Justin McCarthy, John Redmond, Power and Leamy. Parnell will take no part in the negotiations with Gladstone. Before the appoiutment of the committeo Parnell asked the meeting for an informal show of haads on Clancy’s amendment. This disclosed the fact thrt only Barry and Clancy continued to hold out againstthé amendment. Besides Gladstone the committee will also see Harcourt and Morley and endeavor to conclude the negotiations tomorrow. Tho committee decided to entrust Healy, Redmond, Sexton and Leamy with the con- duct of the negotiatioes with Gladstone, It is reported that at a meeting of his adher- ents last night Parnell promised to abide by the decision of the majority of the Irish mem- bers on the value of Gladstone's assurances, The supporters of Parnell are confident that Gladstone's assurances will prove inade- quate, Salisbury Denounces Gladstone. Loxpoy, Dee. 4.—[Special Cablegram to Tue Bee,]—Lord Salisbury, in his speech at Waterpool, Lancashire, last night, asked what right Messrs, Healy and Sexton and others who were trying to hound Parnell to carth had to pose as apostles of domestic purity. First, they backed Parnell and then the seventh commandment, changing from oue horse to auother with as much indiffer- ence and criticism as a man hedging on a race course chauges when he hears something detrimental to his favorite, “If, said Lord Salisbury, “the enthusiasm of Healyites is disinterested it is worthy of the highest ap- plause, butif it is merely a screen for politi- cal maneuvers it is worthy of the deepest condemnation.” Lord Salisbury proceeded to denounce Giudstoniuns for offering the secretaryship of Ireland to Parnell while foulest things were alieged of him and Cap- tain O'Shea's action for divorce was pending, “Would anyone," he asked, “select a partuer, banker or agent, & man against whom an action for swindling was pending!” President Fitzgerald Cables Loyalty, Lixcory, Neb, Dee, 4.—The executive council of the Irish National league of Amer- ica, comprising President PFitzgerald of Lin- coln, Judge Fitzgerald of Ciucinnati, Dr. O'Reilly of Detroit, M. V. Gannon of Omaha and Secretary Sutton of Lincoin, will hold a meeting in this city tomorrow. Judge Fitz- gerald, who is now here, today cabled the following to Parnell: “iasty action of the Cincionati Parnell braneh’ misrepresents Irish sentiment, You hate ever been faith- ful to Ireland, whilo Glidstone until lately was among hor oppressors, hience the Irish race rejocts his dictation and demands your retention as leader.” = n the Commons, Loxpox, Dee. 5—In the commons today Ifour made a motion that pariiament vote £5,000 to provide seed potatoes for tho dis- trossed land cultivators in Ireland, Seed potatoes will not be given the people gratis, but as a losn, and any ono paying ready money would obtain 20 per cent discount This was only a small part of the measures to be taken by the government to meet the im- pending distress in Trelend. Heo spoke of the railroads and other public works to be under- taken, The appropriation usked for was ap- proved, Gladstone Wil Negotiate, Loxnox, Dee, 4,—The committee appointed by the nationalist meeting senta letter to Gladstone asking him to open negotiations for a future home rule bill. Gladstone ex- pressed a willingness te interchange views with the committee, but reserved the right to choose the members with whom to negotiate. Afeald of rtoons, Duntrs, Dec, 4.—|Special Cablegram Tur B —United Ireland publishes anum- ber of letters showing that Parnell has made fruitless efforts to prevent the publication of articles and cartoons hostile to him. A Noble Aungler. Loxvoy, Dec. 4.—[Spacial Ciblegram to Tue Bee.[-The News says: Lord Salis- bury is again angling for the Trish vote, Let himi state the main provisions of his home rule bill. to A PERILOUS CONDITI Ireland’'s Worst Enemy Could Not ‘Wish Her Worse. [Copyrighted 18% by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxpboy, Dec, 4.—(New York Herald Cable—Special to Tén Bee.]—Parnell is playing out his game on the lines indicated yesterday, forcing Gladstone's hand and com- mitting the Irish party 1o declarations of the party which cannot be uccepted by English home rulers, It was resolved this evening to form a committee,of whieh Parnell is a mem- ber, opening negotiations with Gladstoue by letter which has already been written and sent. It asked whether he will agree to hand over the Irish constabulary and the settle- ment of the land question to a home rule par- liament when established, or undertake to deal with the Agrarian dificulty himself in his own scheme butsurrender the constabu- lary to the Irish parliament. If he consents to these terms Parnell gives a kind of condi- tional undertaking to rétire from the leader- ship for the present. He can safely make this offer, for if Gladstone gives up the con- stabulary a large section of the English sup- porters will raise a great outcry, and what he gains by temporarily deposing Parnell will be more than Jost in another direction. Parnell will be In a position to boast that he has proved kis sincerity and can go before the Irish « opleas tne only man who has adequateiydetended their cause, In any case he bas nothing to sacrifice by the result. His power in the bouss ofcommons would be Ius even though he sat on the back bench. Every day strengthers him in Ireland in spite of the uosuile attitude of the Catholic hierarchy. Many of his opponents have receiveed an avalanche of telegrams today from their constituens directing them to vote for Par- nell in evefit Gladstone dodging. It would be almost impossible for them to vote against him without incurring the stigma of betray- ing the Irish people. Parnell’s audacity and subtility have never been more conspicuonsly displayed than in the generalship of the last two days, Tim Healy and his leader came into a some- what violent collision today. Bad blood in- creases on both sides, Healy is for showing no quarter and taking none, Itis more and more evident that this is destined to shatter the present Trish parties and throw Ireland wtoa state of most dangerous excitement and agitation, Parliament will certainly rise next week, and then the Irish members will be free to go back and fight it out. This win- ter will see the war transferred from the conservatives to each other. The worst enemies of Ireland could have scarcely brought about a more perilous state of affairs. A MEMEER OF PARLIAMENT, pmigan s g National Capital Notes, WasmixaToy, Dec. 4.—Chairman Dunnell of the census committee today said that the committes would begin consideration of the apportionment biil next week and did not doubt that it would be pefore the house be- fore the Christmas holldays, In the house Bland troduced a bl re- quinng the secretary of tho treasury to pre- pare & new series of treasury mnotes, com- monly called greenbacks, and issue them in sums equal to the amount of national bank notes from time to time surrendered for re- demption or cancellation, Bland also introdueed a bill authorizing the issue of aseries of legal tender notes to meet any deficiencies in the revenue of the government. The preamble to the bill recites that a deficiency in revenues is now threat- ened and the country isnot in condition to bear further taxation. Representative Hausbrough of North Da- Xkota today introduced & joint resolution ap- propriating 500,000, to bé expended by direc- tion of the secretary of agriculture in the purchase and distribution of seced wheat for the benefit of residents of North Dakota, who lost crops by reason of the drought of 1560, - A Catholic Chiutch Burning. Pirrssure, Pa, Dee 5.—1:15 a. m—St. Mary Magdalene Cathalle church and school at Homestead, Pa, caught fire at 1 o’clock, and the church is alveady destroyed. Ihere are no hopes for the buildings on either side. The convent is now burning, asis alsoa dwelling house. It now looks as if three other dwelliugs near will also go, as there is absolutely no water to be had on the hill, e —— An Encyclical Addre Rome, Dec, 4.—The pape has issued au en- cyclical address to the bishops engaged in the anti-slavery movement. He explains the mission of Cardinal Lavigerie and expresses thanks to the soverelgud who assisted in the work of the anti-slavery couference. In ad- dition be advises nued missionary efforts in east Africa amd unounces that ho hud instituted an annual eollection in behalf of the antislavery mavement to be taken upon the feast of the Epiphany (January 6.) bl - Vsl The Weather Forecast, For Omaha and Vieinity— Snow; colder, For Nebraska—Snow; northerly winds; colder. : For Towa—Rain oF suow ; southerly winds; warmer, For South Dakota—Snow; northeasterly winds; warner in eastern portion, colder in western portion, = Run Down and Killed, PaitAperriia, Dee. 4.—James Helferty, William McGowan aid Michael Newman were instautiy killed this afternoon by being run down by o train on ghe Reading railroad. e The Gold Pr.mium, BuENos Avkes, Dec. 4.—[Special Cable- gram to Tus Bee,)—Gold today was quoted at 200 per cent prewium, | | CONGRESS AND THE INDIAYS The Senate Adop's a Besolution for Issu- ing Arms to Settlers, CONSIDERING THE ELECTIONS MEASURE. Pugh Makes an Address in Opposi- tion to the Bill—Cooper of 1In- diana Attacks Pension Oome« missioner Raum. Wasmyaroy, Dec 4. among the bills introduced and referred was one for a permanent taviff commission and one for the free and unlimited usc of silver, mone, The latter bill was introduced by Stewart, The joint resolution reported yesterday to issue arms to the states of North and South Dakota and Nebraska was taken up. Mr. Hawley said that if thing was to be done in the mater it should be done quickly. - He hoped, if possible, that any elaborato discussion of the Indian question shoull be postponed. Mr. Voorhees said he did not want to delay passage of the joint resolution, but after what had trauspired yesterduy he thought it due not only to himself but to General Miles and to the country to submit some matter which had since come to his hand, Tt was an _interview with ex-Governor Fosterof Ohio in which he said the Sioux Indians were starving. Give them plenty to eat and therd would be no further trouble. Mr. Voorhees said that ex-Governor Foster was & man of great experience, and the state- ment justitied what he (Voorhees) had said, yesterday. Mr. Dawes replied that Governor Foster was not so well acquainted with the condition of things among the Sioux as men who lived amoug them and had chavge of them. He ded that the public mind had been per- verted by newspaper men out in the Indian country. He sometimes thought there we: more newspaper men there than soldier One who read the newspapers overy morning would think a 1'nnlh|m‘u|§n|\ was about to sweep along the Indian boarders. In answer to certain inquiries by Mr. Blair, Mr. Dawes said that Sitting Bull is the most pious hypo- crite in this country, ana that is sayiuga good deal. Mr. Reagan said he assumed that if there was any great danger of an outbreak some communication would have been made from e departiment. Mr. Allison spoke in the same vein, took little stock in the suggestion trouble was caused by starvation, Mr. Voorhees interpreted Mr. Allison's re- marks as a contrdiction of rnor Foster's statements and said tn gen tleman was the peer of any in public life. He would accept Foster's statement in preference to that of My. Allison, who was necessarily ignorant of the question. Mr. Dawes remurked that information regarding the Sioux a y since which time he had not been near them. Mr, Voorhees 1 some further ext from the Foster interview, and then, refer- ring to Mr. Daw: ism of the news- papers, said that to every newspaper man who has thrown a single ray of light on this miserable business he réturned heartfelt thanks, The newspapers may get things wrong some times, but in the great volume of what they do they contribute to the light and knowledge of the world aud to the cause of justice. After further debate the joint resolution s amonded 80 45 ta pPIY to the states of North and South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska and passed. Mr. Morgan introduced a joing resolution, which went over until toniorrow, appropriat- ing £5,000 for an investigation under orders of the senate as to the causes of the trouble among the Indians. The election bill was then taken up and Mr. Pugh addressed the senate fn opposition to it. The bill, he said, was never inter to be put in operation in republican districts. It was founded on one proposition, and that was that state electioa officers might be watched, guarded and overruled because they were democrats, The whole conception of the bill was a transparent and audacious scheme, having no other end or purpose thau the capture of democratic districts apd their transfer to the republican party in congress, to be used in perpetrating its supremacy in defiance ot the will of the people. obtained the floor, but as he did e to speak this afternoon Mr, Blair moved to lay the election bill aside until to- morrow and take up the displaced labor bill Mr. Hoar gave notice that after today he would try to Pm s the election bill without having it laid_aside for any other purpose whatever until a final vote was reached. Mr. Cockrell objected to the labor bill being taken up, and after a number of bills on the calendar were passed the senate adjourned, In the senate today any- He that the House. ‘WasmiNaroy, Dec. 4.—In the house this morning the unfinished business was a bill for the punishmentof every guardian, con- servator, curator, tutor or other judiciary agent for the embezzlement of the pensions of a ward, The previous question was agreed to.and the bill passed, The house went into committee of the Wwhole on the pension appropriation bill. Mr. Morrow explained that the bill appro- priated for the payment of pensions $133, 173, 000 to be distributed among 654,715 pension: ors, This was the largest number of bene- ficiaries ever provided in any single item in the statutes of the United states. It was es- timated that the gross cost to the United States of these pensions for the r 1802 would average 20340 each. He believed there would be 1o deficieno, yer Mr. Cooper of Indiana got the fi viewed all of the charges made agair mssioner of Pensions Raum which for the basis of investigation at the last session, and asserted that they had all been proved. u should be presided over cism and above reproach. mpaign the commissioner and had invaded his (Cooper's) district. The commissioner's ouly excuse was that ho might defeat Cooper's election. The commissioner had gone to In diana to prostitute his high oftice for partisan ends. He (Cooper) had great veneration for the pensian burcau and protested that the institution should uot become @ spawning place for corporations or a stall for the sale of patent rights, nor should it be presided over by a moribund and malodorous poli- tacian, likened by a republican paper to & bad . Sawyer of New York was surprised that Cooper should make his b{lm‘l'll at this time before the case closed, Mr. Cooper had sald the committee had abandoned any fur- ther investigation, but it had been the clear understanding that the committee should hear further testimony this session. Mr. Sawyer further denied that the charges against Raum has been proved, After further debate the commitlee and the house adjourne R South Carolina's vernor Installed, CoLumuia, 8. C., Dec. 4, —Governcr B, C. Tillman, elected on a reform ticket composed of the farmers’ alliance and other democrats who wanted a change of government, was in- augurated this afternoon in the presence of a large crowd from all parts of the state. His inaugural address referred to the national victory of the democratic party, and in re- gard to the election in his own state said: “Itis gratifying to note the fact that this was attained by a politicar phenomenon which was a surprise to all of us. Our col- ored fellow-citizens absolutely refused to be led to the polls by their bosses. Wuoen it is clearly shown that a 1aajority of our colored voters are no longer imbued with the repub- lican idea the voxed negro problem will be solved and the fear of a return of negro dom- ination will haunt us no mere. Can I not anpeal to the magnanimity of the dominant racel Can I not pledge In your behalf that wo white men 1o South Carolina are willing or, re- by a man above ¢ During the last ¢: had gone to India 10se 1 NUMBER 170, to listen kindly to all co just rights and safe privileges colored people aud guarantee fair at our hands " “Wo whites those tment have absolute cont state government and_ we intend to Intelligent exervise of the rightof s e, o the highest priviloge and the st duty of a citizen, I8 beyond the acity of the vast majority of colored men. We deny that all men tod cqual. It 1% oot trie now and it was not when Jeffer- son wroteit, but we caunot deny that it is ourduty as’ the governing power in South Carolina to insure to every individual, black and whito, the right to life, liberty and the pursuit to happiness," Itis now believed that Se will be defeated by Irby, the Till date for the United States senate - ATEONAL FARMERS' ALLIAS the it. Hampton an candi- The Colored Organization Keceives a Cordinl Welcome. Ocara, Fla, Do, 4. —The national alliance recolved the national colored abliance in a body in the convention hall. The visit was one of fraternal greetings and introductions. General John H. Rice of Kansas is dr upa call to the farmers’ all trial unions of New York which the principles of tho 1 mect in Cincinnati Fet 23, 10 consider the formation of @ third party movement, At the afternoon session a delegation rep- resenting the citizens' alliance of Kan introduced by Colonel Livingston of ( and all made add the sunstanc which were that their ~organization deeply interested in the success of the ers' ~ movement; that both were practically’ working on the lino aud they’ saw no reason merchants, traders, drugeists, not unite in promoting this movement. They asked fora committee of conference to g rango for closer relations between the citi- zens' alliance and the_national alliance. The request was grauted and a committee ap- pointed. Delegates from the New York working- men's reform league und antimonopoly league addressed the convention, say ing, among other thi hat mechanics and laborers in cities were as much dependent apon the industrial condition of the country as the farmers were and should be eligible to membership in the alliane Colonel Livingstone in reply said they would best keep their own separate tion, as at_present, but should more ¢l and confer more frequently upon measures of puolic poli He recomi- mends co-operation and fr with other national bodies, but not consolidation. In an interview with an Associated press representative this afternoon Delegate Davis sald the call for a national _conference to be neld February 23 next, with a_view of form- inga new party, had been drawn up. It endorses the alliance platform adopted wt St Louis and invites all organ- izations in _sympathy to send dele- gates to Cincinnati. It S down four propositions with referciice to national _reforms—finance, transportation, land and labor. Furcher than this its con' tents have not been made public y Davis thought the convention would umdoubtedly result i placing a presidential ticket i the fleld in I8¢ call will not be presented to the national alliance, but be cirealated for signatures in thirty-six ailisce states and perhiaps in all the states of the union. Therois considerable indignation among correspondents over the failure of the press committee, which was to give out info tion, to perform its duty. A vigorousp test was made to President Polk todny. The v of tho alliance scems to be oie of the strictest secrecy. At this cvening's scssion J. A, Pickler, congressman-elect from South Dakota, spoke on the sub-treasury bill, He said it was the keynote of the financial condition of the coun- try in .the future, Ho advocated the free coinage of silver and regarded the transporta- tion_ provlem of the greatest importance, The national colored alliauce this aftornoon iscussed a resolution condemuing the white al in passing a resolution _yesterday in opposition tothe federal clections bill be- cause such action has no reference whitever to the aims and _pur- poses of the owganization. The opinions expressed were mot so much in favor of federal control of elections as in condem- nation for going out of its way to meddle in politics, Tho resolutions will probably be passed. A resolution was adopted condeming the lard bill and praying for the passige of the Paddock puro food bill At the open session of the national allianc the dolegates of the colored alliance were 1 celyed and several speeches were made, all indicating tho leaning of the colored allance toward a new poiitical party Lecturer Tracey of the white alliance in his specch said pointedly: “Before we leave this place we must establish a political fe oration with the colored farmers’ allinuce. mean business. There must be no fool ness about it.”” ———— A Fair Smuggler. SeartLe, Wash, Dec. 4.—[Spectal Tele- gram to Tue Brek]—A pretty female smuggler was arrested here today. She gave her name as Mrs. Abdelneour and was accompanied by a little boy. She had a valise filled with fine silks, laces and em- broidery which had been smuggled across the British Columbia line, She has been suspected for some time owing to her fre- quent trips to Victoria. Every time she re- turns well laden with silks and other fine 0ods on which no duty had beeu paid. here {s a noticeable increase in smuggling at all Puget Sound points. L eis g End of a Prison § ST, PAvr, Minn, Deo. 4.-—|Special Tele- gram to Tuk Ber.]—The great scandal at tho Minnesota state prison has resulted in the resignation of Warden Randall on a direct vequest from Governor Merriam, Tha resig- nation grew out of the scandalous_charges that Mr. Randall_permitted Colo Younger, the legder of the Northfield bank robbery and wholdSale butchery in 1876, to go outside the walls of the prison nnguarded and ~that another notorious convict has *been allowed to penitentiar sa night in an org y miles away in St. Croix coun- 1y, Wisconsin, patn ik ving and inds will favor uis platform, to of bodies same why shouid ernize ndal. Two People Burned to Death. Purmsnune, Pa, Deo. 4.—About 1 o'elock this morning fire broke out in the fiat owned by Dr. Dickson. The lower floor is o ped as o drug store, Two bod have been taken out of the burning building, those of Mrs. Irvine, the janitress, and that of her husband. The latter was buruea toa erisp. It is supposed that these two are the only lives lost, The occupants of the building had many narrow cscapes. He Was SeuyarieLp, 1L, D has ordered a special election December 30 for ropresentative in the Twenty-first sena- torvfal district to_fill the vacancy cavsed by the resignation of William E. Collins, repub. lican, of Rock Island, Collins was ineligible, not having been a residentof the state five years beforo the election. T ostmasters Appointed, WASHINGTO . 4.—The prosident has appointed the following postmasters: lowa— John Bush, Knoxvillo; J. W. Stocker, Lo- gan; Slathiel Ary, Mapleton, Minuesota— Samuel Owens, Tower, Nebraska—J. M. Iitchpatrick, Wisconsin—0. nor Fifer Hebron, . Stoverson, Menomonee, i Chicago's World's Fair Bonds, 1cA0, Dec. 4.—The city council tonight adopted an ordiuance authorizing the issue of 5,000,000 municipal bonds in ald of the world’s fair, voted upon at the last election, - Snow in the Northwest, Mixsearonts, Mion,, Dec. 4.—Reports frem nearly all parts of Minnesota and North and South Dakota state that snow has been faliing all day, THE CONTEST FOR ORFICE, The Taking of Prohibition Testimony Bogan at Linooln Yesterday, THE SAME OLD STORIES REHASHED, Witnesses Testify That Workers ag Polls Who Met Opposition Peddled Richards and tioyd as Well as Powcers Tickets, the Liscory, Neb, Deo. 4.—~[Special to Tim Ber | —A little store room, with half a doze old tables scattor of dilapi= dated chair politicians eraning thee necks and two or three lawyers shouting as metime, Thatis about all thew is for a causul observer to seo in the great contest now in progross her d about, & score sult of the recent eloos rand other stato ofices, [ was begun by the alliance candidates against the democratic governor-elect and the repube licans-eloct for the other exceutive ofticos. The grouuds alleged for the contest are that the election in Omaha was fraudulent, that voters were ariven from the polls and that a gencral state of outiawr isted on eleo Some othor irregularities are also al- leged in other parts of the state, but the chief poiat on which the contest is being con= ducted is the alleged condition of afftairs im Omaha. The first hearing in the contest was begun this moring in a vacant store building on h street near O, The morning session uited i no progress, the lawyers object= ingto the arrangements which had bee made for taking the testimony. This dis- pute, Bowever, was settled during the noon recess and at 2 p. m. the real business of the contest bogan, In order to facilitate matters it was decided to take testimony for the governorship and the other state office contests scparately and at the sawme time, ordingly tavles wero drawn upon opposite sides of the room and tha examination of witnesses began, The room was crowded to suffocation. No tion for go re chairs had been provided for spectators and body erowded around 0 xaminations were being conducted. The governorship side of the room proved tue greater attraction, although the other contest had a good big following, John H. Powers, the alliance candidate for governor whois contesting the election of James E. Boyd, ocenpied a chair in a corer of the room and seemed the least concerned of all until the testimony commenced. Then he put his spectacles on, pulled out a bunch of paper and a pencil and hitehed his chair & litile nearer the witness be As the testi- mony continued he gradually edged up nearer the witness, and finally seated himself at the side of the reporters. Ihen e pulled off his glasses, rolled up his paper and devoted himself to listening, Ocs casionally he rested his head in his hands, then stroked bis ivon gray whiskers, and now an then seratched his head. Ho appeared & little tired and bore James 1. Boyd, his oppenent, failed to pus in an appearance, but nearly all of the repub= lican contesters were on hand, In the crowds around the tables there ape peared to be more old prolibition wheels horses from Omaba than anybody else, V. O. Strickler, the Omaha prohibition attore ney, conducted the examination forMr. Pow- ers, Ho was surrounded as allies by J. Phipp= Roe, G. W. Clark, C. B. Klon, L L, Abbott, Anthony Johnson, N. Smith, W, B, Prugh, S, McLeod, Mr. Sherwood. F. H. and other cold water lights from The most of these men were on hand Lt some were only iera to listen, iod the lawyers frequently objected aud fiights of oratory were indilged in. ~ These {lights, nowoever, ware confined to the section contesting the clectionof therepublicans, and when Attorney amb launched forth with a voice like a lion the proceedings in the governorship case had to be temporarily abandoned. The uprose was too confusing for lawyers, witnesses, notaries and reporter The time set for commencing the work was 9 o'clock, but owing to the multis plieity of intercsts presented and the tardi- ness of the witnesses, the taking of testimony was delayed. The independents o, announced themselves ready at an early hour, but the fact that many of the notarics were relatives or em- ployes for the independents, od consid- erable dissatisfaction among the exccutive officers elected, and they declared that they muflt have notaries of l{lcil’ ownr selection as well. Selections were finally made and durin the interim the republican executives-elec! retired to a room to get themsclyes in battle arcay. At 110'clock the announcement was made that everything was ready and the shoal of notaries and report present gathered about the tables ready for the onset. But it did not come. The matter of notaries had ot yet been settled, The republic the wish of h notary on ea ull the executive oficers-clect outs crnor, and that the testimony regarding the contest for governor be treated separately, The attorneys for the independents did not take kindly to this pronosition,as they wished it to bea game of one out all out, The attorneys for the republicans insisted on a division of the contest, and after consid. ingling the counsel for the inde: \dents gave in. Stipulations then drawn up, and pending their prep adjournnent was taken unti 5 At that hour an agrcement was reached nearly on the plan_suggested by the repube licans and the following stipul signed by the attorneys on both sides : In t) ests of W. 11 Dech the 2oV s J 1 Allen for the ofli Wolfe vs John S 111 3 i g one s apher and one imony fot te of goy- of s 11 for or itio vs 'l )i nand ve of stute ¢ testimony i st shall” be Nl o lic If of each and ull tended by the stenogr 1ests, - and - compared e, made for o That one conp coples testant and cons copy of the sald sume attuched v of the above col Thateaeh of v s und cons o bsoription and signing of 1 by the witnesses ro speetively thut shall be produced and sworn, That the evidence of “ench of the suld wite ssworn and taken in thesaid mutters oo i oach of the sald contests ne wanner a8 though toly and 1bo duly L Dy the notaries Lo tie sime a5 though taken d contestants LONLOSLEOS MLy bo TeDres 2L or attorneys in th n Lo S4ine mine in these soveral I of th cnteen undor cich of t 1 and forwa. ary of state separately, That e i ene nted Dy se 1 respects s if ta s soparatoly. En desire may produce evider this stipulation in the same munner in ail respects us tho contestants. It Is expressly understood that the signing of this stipulas tion shall not bo i walver of any objeetions on the purtof the contostee or cliher of them of the risht to make any objection or take wuy exoeption lu the contos's 0o the cases lp