Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 13, 1890, Page 1

TWENTIETH YEAR. "OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, "DECEMBER 13, 1890, e NUMBER 178, FRIENDLY INDIANS SENT OUT. Departure of an Armed Band of Braves From Pine Ridge, THEY ARE GOING AFTER THE HOSTILES. Yankton Oharley's Story ofa Fight in the Bad Lands Confirmed— Great Excitement at Rapid City. Pixe Rinor, 8. D., (via Rushyille, Neb,,) Dee. 12,—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.] Although everything, oven to tho saddling of the puck mules, seems in readiness for the military to moveon the hostiles, yet the or- der tostart has not been given, Why this order is withheld nobody knows but Ger Brooke, and of course he will not tell. T the mysterious sending out toward the bad lands of alavge number of the supposedly friendly Tndians from this ageney, all fuily armed and supplied with rations and camp- ing outfits, this forenoon, is a forerunner of battle can searcely bo doubted. There were possibly some two hundred, moreor less,in the band, and they were all in strictly Indian garb, notwithstanding many were recognized as those who usually go about the agency civilized attive. None of them were agency police, and few had ever before been enlisted in the service of the government. I asked Agent Royer if he had sent them out, and he said no. Then I asked Special Agent Cooper, and he, too, replied no. Next [went to Gen- eral Brooke. “Ihavesent out no armed Indians,” he an- swered, “‘Who did, then?" I asked. “Well, Tdidn't.” “That {s singular.” “What is singalar?’ asked the gencral. “Ihat a big party of armed Indians, fully equipped for a long march, should leave here without orders from an y of those in author- ity At this the general moved uneasily in his chalr, and after stroking his forehead several times, said: “1 gave my permission for them to go out.” “Who provided them with arms, ete?” “1 gave them no arms.” Who did ‘That Is another matter.” “Can you refer me to the person who will tell me?" “I gave them no arms and T do best to talk about the matter.” “Where are they going?” I next asked, “Did you see them start?” askea he in re- ply. Yes, sir. They started toward the bad lands. “You are sure of thut" “I am. “All right, then." “Did they go to the bad lands? * T urged. “How should I know," said the general, “since I did not send them? From what I have been able to glean out- side of offfcial circles, it seems tuat the idea 1s that if this body of Indians go to the bad lands, fight the hostiles and get whinped, then the soldiers, a very large proportion of whom have been y aching to be turned Joose on the rebels, will perhaps be given an opportunity to show what they can do. Little Bat, s he is most widely known, an- other of the scouts sent back with the hostile chiefs who came i and had the council with General Brooke last Satueday, has re- tumed and substantiates tho report ~brought in yesterday by Yankton Char- ley, that the iudians had a big fight among themselves over the question of ceas- ing hostilities. He says that while some may boe able to make their escape from the hostile camp, yet many are bound to remain and meot the troops in battle, Later—Since writing the above I have made another skirmish to discover who is responsible for sending out that body of friendly Indians armed, and to ascertain defimitely whether or no they were going to the bad lands. It is said that by order of General Brooke the friendly chiefs that aro here held a secret council yesterday at a re- mote point from the agency,and were told by ascout direct from the general that the lat- ter wanted them to have their youug men go out tothe bad lands and bring inthe hostiles, The chiefs complied with General Brooke's roquest, and the result was the departure this morniug of the armed company of young friendlies. Thoy go to bring them in, if not in one way then in another. The peril which is anticipated as attending the important errand had, it 15 thought by many, a great deal to do with tne secrecy maintained in regard to the matter, Wiiliam Steele, one of the farm superin- tendents of this agency, hasjust arvived trom Rapid City and brings intelligence that two companies of cavalry and 250 armed citizens left Rupid City yesterday for the bad lands, He says the people there are much excited. C. H. C. Movements of' the Sixth Cavalry. Canp oN SeriNg Creek, Sourn Fork Cney- ENNE RIver (per courier to Rapid City, S. D, ~Dee. 1 [Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]— Two troops of the Sixth cavalry, comprising five officers and 125 men and horses, all under the commund of Major Perry, went into camp on Spring creek during the day. Beveral parties of friendly Indians were seen, but no hostiles. A rancher named Wilson was seen in the early part of the day, and with him were two cowboys. All seemed greatly excited, and said that they had seen the Sixth cavalry advancing from one of the hills and had hidden themselves, having saken the pa for hostile Indians. He re- rted that they had seen a party of about orty hostiles some eighteen miles to the south, coming slowly northward. These hostiles hud advance guards thrown out and looked as though they expected an attack from cowboys or troops. Charlie Rivers, a government scout, camo in late in the evening with a dispatch from Colonel Sanford and reported that he was in the vicinity of the hostile camp and that 150 lod, (about seven hundred and fifty Indians) have left there and are camped at the mouth of the Hidden Butte creek, on their way to Pine Ridge agency to surrender themselves, The rest (about fifty lodges or about two bundred and fifty Indians) are trying to work their way north towurd Chey- enne IRiver agency and have a large quantity of stolen stock with them. A courier was in from General Care’s campat, Rapid City with the information that ia all probability he would start from thers tomorrow with the rest of his command and follow up the trail taken by Major Tupper and would then branch off north, not think General Schofleld's ‘Advices. Wasnixoroy, Deo, 12,—General Schofield received a telogeam this mornivg from Gen- eral Brooke, through General Miles at Chi- cago, saying that a few Indians in the bad lands had broken away and were marching north across the Chéyenne river, but the troops wore ou their trail and boped to iuter- cept them, The Ranchmen Exasperated. Goxrvoy, Neb., Dee. 12.—| Special Telegram toTue Bee)—Settlers and cattlemen are getting exasperated and haye motified the nilifary that if the army cannot put a stop to the depradations of the Indians that the set- tlers, ranchmen and cowboys would take the matter in their own hands and would not bo responsible for the consequences, as their homes and property were being destroyed, and if the government cannot give them pro- tection they will protect themselve: Settiors Scared by Sfoux. Mixseaporis, Minn., Dec. 12.—The Jdur- nal's Now Rockford special says: New Rock- ford people slept on their arms last night, A party of Sioux camped near the town and kept up the ghoat dance all night. The In- dians stole flour from the mill here until an 'd was placed in the building. A were also kille T are com- n from all directions this morning. An Oklahoma Indian Scare, Nrw O ANS, La.,, De 12,—A special from Oklatoma City, Oklahoma, to the Picayune says a courier rushed in this morning and rveported that one thou- sand Indians gone into camp three les east of Choctaw City this morning, The inhabitants of that place became alarmed and flocked to Oklahoma City to ask tho pro- tection of troops, Captain Steele has tele- graphied to Washington, General Brooke's Raport. Cutcso, Doc. 12, —General Miles today ceived a dispateh from General Brooke at Pine Ridge, saying that from reports received he is of the opinion thatTwo Strike and most of the other chiefs are coming in. Short Bull and Kicking Bear, witha small follow- ing, went back {uto the bad lands. There was quite d fight and some of the Indians were hurt. He will try to get them into the agency, but they may get beyond his seach. Reported Skirmishes. :vveR, Colo., Dec, 12.—A special from Rapid City, Dalk., says that a squaw man brought in a story this afternoon that a fight had occurred between the troops and Indians under Kicking Bear several miles north of Pine Ridge: thata number on both sides were kil and wounded, and that the In- dians were routed. The story lacks confirma- tion. A special from French creck says that a party of Indians attacked eighteen white men today and four Indians were killed. What White Swan Wants. MussearoLts, Minn,, Dee. 12.—A Tribune special from Pierre says: White Swan, head chief of the Minnckanju tribe of Sioux at Chegenne agency, came to this city today to secure counscl from the goveruumnent au- thorities as to the best way to disarm Big Foot's band of hostiles, stating that his entire i to assist. Swan stands high in the esteem of the being one of the most advanced and ent Indians, Ho wants the Messiah notion_dispelled, stating that many of the ghost dancers are suffering and even dying now from a form of grippe induced by danc- ing outdoors during the cold weather. As no agency physician_is allowed to go among them the disease is spreading rapidly. IS BOYD NATURALIZED? A Curious Complication in the Case of ebraska's Governor-Elec CLEvELAND, O., Doc, A special from Zanesville, O., says: A curious complication has arisen in the case of Governor-clect Boyd of Nebraska. He was born in Ireland in 1834 and came to this city with s father, Joseph Boyd, in 1840, His fathor filed notice of his intention to be- come @ citizen, but did not take out final papers until November, 1800, The son did ot tuke cut papers here, and it is stated that he has never been naturalized in Nebraska. The statutes provide that where a father is naturalized his sons under twenty-one yvears of age are naturalized, In this case the father flied his declaration in 1849, but did not take out final papers until 1890, ———— Business Troubles. Cmicaao, Dee, 12.—P. McGurn & Co.. graiu and commission, assigned today, Liabilities, $22,000; assets, §25, 000, PuiLaverenia, Dec. 12.—Marr & Freund, who failed some two weeks ago, have settled with thei aditors with notes ble in 8ix, twelve and eighteen months., CrLevelann, O., Dee. 12.—The Davis plat- form binder company, manufacturers of hur- vesters and bi went into the hauds of a receiver ets are said to be about £400.000; liabilities, about 250,000 The embarrassment s declared to bo only temporary and caused by the stringency of the meney market, Meanvir 5 ~It is understood that Delamater & Co. wiil propose to their creditors @ compromise at 50 cents on the dollar. R Now W ‘reight Rat s, Cnicaco, Dee. 12.—The Western Freight association has agreed that rates on soft coal from Springfield and Peoria groups to the Missouri river be made on the lowest com- bination of locals, It was agreed that the coal rate from lowa poiuts to Omaha be made on the basis of the lowa distance tariff for ort line distances plus 10 cents per ton. he lumber rate from St. Lows to Sioux City was made 16 cents. A vate of 10 cents Jer 100 on petroleun and its products in_car oads from Chicago to St. Paul was adopted, the rate committeo being instracted to check rates to Towa points on this basis, R Will St nph. PiizAvELpi, Dec, 12.—A supply of K lymph was reccived today by the commi appointed by the university of Pennsylvania toinvestigate the method. Al casos selected will beadmitted to the uni: ity hospital and a critical scientific study made of each. More U, en on Strike. Evaxstoy, Wyo, Deo. 12..~[Special Tele- gram to Tuz Bre.)-The Union Pacific switchmen at this poiat are all out on a strike. They demand shorter hours and more wages, It 1s doubtful if the comp will pay any attention to their demands, - He Was Short as Treasurer. Tirriy, O, Dec. 12,--1t has been learned that State Representative Braudt, who died two days ago, was £3,000 short as treasurer of Venice township, Seneca county. He was also bankrapt, with liabilities of $30,000 and assets of ouly #10,000. i e An Erroneous Statement, Rro Jaxemo, Dec. 12.—The statoment that the government had authorized the issue of a loan of (00,000,000 milreis was erroncous, It authorized the new bank to issue notes to he nominal value of 600,000 milreis against $200,000 in gold. e o il Fatally Shot ¥ *on-in-Law. Duraxp, Wis,, Dee, 1 John Keyes today went to the house of George Hill, whose daughter he nad pecentiy married, but who had left. him, and in ‘the altercation that ensued Hill fatally shot his son-in-law. e A Public Building Bill Wasnixaroy, Dee. 12.—Senator Spooner today reported favorably the bill for the erectlon of a public building at B loomington, 1L, with an amendment reducing the appro- The Death Record, IxviaNaroLts, Ind., Dec. 12, —Judge Mitchell of the supreme court of I[ndiana, died sud- denly at his home in Goshen this morning of congestion of the bowels, His age was ahout fifty years, - The Weather Forecast. For Omaba and vicinity—Fair; warmer, For Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota— Fair; southerly winds; warmer Saturday and Sunday, PARNELL IN A NEW CUISE, | Disputing the Paternity of the Labor Move- ment with Michael Davitt, HE MAKES A STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS. More kel Favorably Received at Kil- y Than Davitt and Healy— An Interview with the Deposed Chief. [Copyright 18%0 by James Gordon Bennett,] IKiLKeNyy, Dee. 12.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to TueBee.|—This has been o rather exciting day. That part of Cork that went to bed early last night got little sleep befor 3 o'clock this morning. Parnell’s shouters have strong lungs and so long as thero was anything to be made by staying up they stayed. Parnell appeared in a new guise today. He was called upon early by the seo- retaries of two labor societies, They told him they recognized him as their cnief and that Davitt was not the father of their movement. Parnell sald Davitt claimed to be the father of everything Soon after a small committes of the national league called and word was at once sent by Parnell to the correspondents, of whom there were about thirty, that e had a statement to make. We filled the room in which hesat. His friends say he looks well, but he is so thin his clothes hang loosely, and his face is haggard, his eyes look tired and his voice {s husky and almost gone. The exertion of the last. couple of weeks has told terribly on him, but all his suffering1s not physical. While ostensibly speaking, to the league committeo he really spoke to the cor- respondents. He hegan sitting, but after- wards stood up. He talked slowly as if weighing each word. The gist of his state- ment is as follow. “I have for several months considered the questions relating to the different bodies of Irishmen, the position of the national league Cork and the condition of the laborers' move- ment in Cork county, and have considered how far Lor your leader can and ought to reconcile the interests of the laborers' move- ment with the interests of the national move- ment.” He added that he did not consider the task insuperable. His thoughts and in- stincts had always been with the working- men of Ireland: it had always been his desire to have on his side the hard-fisted sons of toil, and he looked to them for every con- sideration. He would return the compliment fully and hoped they would not shirl, Davitt would have been amused to hear his words taken out of his mouth by the man who always fought against the introduction of such a question fnto Irish politics. This is not. the Parnell of other days, He is be- comng absolutely lukewarm in muanner and does not carry his hands in his pockets ready to grasp any chance to gain his ends, and if Irishmen love any isms they care to have Parnell advocate, mow s the time. Politics mot statesmanship is his business. Ouly his thick-and-thin adherents clum that the people of Cork are for him. By people they understand voters. He has shouters and is likely to hage thew wherever he goes, but the tide against him is growing stronger. In the church of St. Peter and St. Paul, a priest this morning advised his hear- ers to take down the Parneli pictures from their walls, They have been taken down from many walls of late and they are no longer the favorite chromo. Shouters by the hundred saw him leave Cork for Kilkenny this afternoon. There were fifty Queen’s college students in the throng, Hespoke for a few moments. It was the same old speech—he felt s are of win- ning solong as the people of Ireland were at his back. There was a terrific cheer from the Irishyouths, At the small stations on the way some cheered and some groaned. At Port Arlington the crowd was divided —half cheered and half groaned. Some said to Par- nell, “May the curse of God meet you.” His adherents and opponents were ulmost equally violent, There was a great crowd at the Kilkenny station. Sixty police made a psssage. The workingmen's club received him and there was great cheering as he drove to the hotel. It was generally admitted that there was a small percentage of voters in the crowd, still Parnell received much better treatment than Davitt and Healy here today. Healy was hooted vigorously, but Davitt not so much, ‘If there are not desperate collisions before thenew members for North Kilkenney are elected everyone will be surprised. It is impossible yet to say how the election will result. Both sides are confident on the surface, but the Parnell sido can't explain why and the other side can't eaplain why The other side has the priests and they are downg effective wsrk. Healy ana Davitt are aloneso far, Parhell has William Redmond, itzgerald, Mahotey, O'Kelly, Harrison and Nolag with him, T had an interview with Parnell this after- noon, Inithesmd; “The manifesto ef the delegates in America represents the situation as they imagineit before the split, but not the situation asit actuaily was. 1t is not strange that this should beso impossible. We could have communicated with them but had no time. It was my desire to have the situation fully explained, [wanted the whole party to discuss calmly all points of differ- enceand permit the country to express its views and have, either through elections, or as you have witnessel in Dublin and Corlk, communication between the seceders and the delegates in America. But they reply in full to our communication in a limited short cable from O'Kelley to O'Connor, and two or three other short telegrams, Why so much haste if the good of the party and the love of their country actuated the seceders? My object has been to preserve the unity of the If, after the whole party had con- d fully the situation and Ireland had been given the opportunity of doing the same, and both had demonstrated their be- lief in the propricty and necessity of the action taken by the seceders, there would not be two parties in Ireland. The wreckers of the party saw their chance. With O'Brien and Dillon absent the wreckers had more weight than with these men here and forced tho game, These wrockers ave the people whom we fought when the movement on which the Irish party originated was born, They ave the whigs of Irish politics. Their views have never been our views, but cir- cumstances were too strong for them and they accepted ours; but tueir discontent has been long rankling in them aud they grasped the first chance to create a split. 1 am con- fident of winning. Iam certain that 1 have the people of Iveland ‘with me, The result of the election in Kilkenny will cer- tainly be an indication of the general Ieeling, but not beyond question. It is a county 1n which my views are not so favor- ably entertained as elsewnere, but 1n spite of that belief we will win. There is our canai- date, Vincent Scolly, a landlord in Tipperary. He has been a home-rule and moneyed sup. porter of the cause for years, No, I do mot consider the day of compromise past. Tt may be difficult to effect, bt I am not the one to put i% out of the question, smd it O'Brien and Dillon want to see me in Paris I will be glad to meet them there,”” There are men in the party with whom Parnell can never bold intercourse, and wheu I asked him how the lion and the lamb lay down together he intimated that the people would settle thut at the polls, Par- nell goes to Waterford tomorrow night and to Tipperary on Sunday to attend a demon- stration for which gréat preparations have been made, A meeting of some of Hennessey's chief supporters was held late tonightat the Im- perial hotel at which Mayor Fenton presided. T'here were several priests there, Timothy Healy and Sir Thomas Edmond spoke, Healy said a good war-cry would be “Cuckoo.” Anti-Parnollites entered the National leaguo rooms in Dublin today And secured the books, Healy says Parnell will be made to account for every penny. Ho claims money was used for corruntion purposes which belongs to ten- ants, The mutual bitterness is intense both among the leaders and generals of both sides, I have been asked my politics a dozen times tonight and rather staggered my questioners by saying that I was a democrat. MURDERER POPLIN'S VICTIMS, — Four of Them Buried—Lntest Story About the Arkansas Tragedy. Fort Swrra, Ark, Dec. 12, —Mrs, John Miller, one of the victims of Charles Joplin's gun, died this morning, and this evening father, mother and daughter and Dr. Stowart were buried at the same time, At last ac- counts the body of the murderer, Jop- lin, was still lying where ne foil. Joplin has & wife somewhero in Missouri and an uncle named Joe Hatter at Springfield, I1l. Investigation brings to light that Joplin seduced Miss Miller and called on Stewart to perform @ eriminal operation. Stewart refused and told of the affair. It was reported that Joplin was going to be arrested and the shooting ronmm‘f Joplin told a friend here yesterday that he was goiug to_Texas, bat in’ place of doing so he shouldered his gun and started for Jenny Lind, twelve miles from this city, on_foof. When he reached that place e went direct to Stewart's store, aud ‘when the latter saw him coming he grabbed bis Winchester and as Joplin entered presented it and pulled the trigger, but the gun failed to fire, and he was shot instantly by Joplin, who put three loads into his victim. ~Hethen proceeded to Miller's and after shooving the father, mother ana daughter fired one shot at a twelve-year-old girl as she ran off, shooting her in the hand. He then placed the muzzle of the gun to nis forehoad and pulled the yrigeoer, scattering around promiscuously. Dull, his tim, has a wife iu Cheney, Kan., and his mother lives at Charleston, Kan. He had been visiting relatives in the lower part of the state and was on his way home. * Joplin has been in this section some months, working in the Jenny Lind coal mines, and was well thought of.” Ho was was a fine specimen of physical manhood and was known as one of the best shots in the west. P id Banker Prettyman Indicted. Crrcago, Dee. 12.—Tho grand jury this af- ternoon indicted Banker Prettyinan, whose bank went to the wall a short time ago, and his cashier, C. S. Johnson, on charges of cm- bezzlemeat. Capiases for their arrest were at once issued,- The basis of the indictment is the receipt of money from de- positors when the insolvency of the bank was apparent. Prettyman and Cashier fohnson were sup- sequently taken intr/ ,mflody and later ve- leased o3 boad, -TheZdssiam of the bank, tho lumber company and Prettymap’s cstate were schoduled today by the assignee at $158,000, it Indians Moving Northward. . Pavr, Minn,, Dee. 1 A Fort Keogh, Mont., special says: Two bands have dis- appeared. The Indians under Short Bull and Kicking Bear are supposed to be united and moving northward with the intention of seeking the reservation in North Dakota, or crossing into Canada. Fifty lodges and a band ol stolen ponies aro with them. The troops will leave early in the morning to head thew off and déliver them to Fort Lincoln, ATt L Mexicans Studying Pork Packing. Kaxsas Citv, Mo., Dee. 12.—A party of Mexicans and Americans from Mexico are here studying up the pork packing business, One of them in an interview said that the Mexican government will undoubtedly pass a bill excluding Awerican pork products in re- taliation for the McKinlgy bill. Tn anticipa- tion of this thuuumlcgun are studying up the business in order to start the industry in Mexico when the law is enacted, This Refers to Somebady. Loxnoy, Dec. 12.—At a conference between the Aborigines Protection society, a number of members of the house of commons and the leaders of several religious bodies a resolu- tion was adopted demanding that the govern- ment institute an inquiry into the atcocities committed in Central Africa “by English ex- plorers and other adventurers,” il Ly An Anti-Negro Convention, Houvsroy, Tex,, Dee, 12.—~The white repub- lican convention met here yesterday in ac- cordance with the call. Addresses were made advocating the supremacy of the white man over the negro and holding that the gov- ernment must be run by white men and not by negroes, The attendance was small, S Murder at Salt Lake, Saur Lake City, Utah, Dee. 12.—During a quarrel today Edwin Scott, foreman of the carpenters workiug on a building, was in- stantly killed by William Diamond, who drove a chis into Scott’s forehead. The murdered man's wife 18 supposed to be 1 Mount Plea t, Ta. -t 1he Situation’ Serious. Cixerssary, 0., Dae. 12i—A telegram from Monongahela, W. Va,, says that the siuation among the striking miners is becoming more serious hourly, enking, the murdercr of Jason Hall, will be lynchéd if caught. There is no prospect of a settlement of the troubles, John W. Cameron's Appointment. Drs Morxes, [a., Dee. 18.~Governor Boi es has appointed John W. Cameron to Jll the vacancy of the brosogution of Towa war claims in Washington caused by the death of W. W. Belknap, © ? PR Lol Freight Collision en the U. P, WiLta Waia, Wash, Dec. 12—Two freight trains on the Unim Pacific collided near Coyote this morning. Brakeman Jam was killed and the engineer and fireman se ously injured, —_—— Three W Blown to Pieces. Puessuure, Hungary, Dee. 12.—An explo- sion occurred today in @ factory at Zundarff, where the new explosive, megatin, is manu- factured, Three women were blown to picces. . et Fatal Freight Wreck in Tennessee. ATLANTA, G, Deg, 12.—In a freight wreck on the East Tennesseo road today Engineer Tyndall and Brakeman Ray were killed and Fireman Feros fatally fufured, plle. { Lld An Ol Postal Clerk Arrested. Ixpiaxarorts, Ind, Dee. 12.—Willlam E Elliott, who has bean o postal clerk for twenty yoars, was greested tonight for rob bing the mails, [ Says the Goveraor is Wrang. GaLyEsTON, Tex., Dee. 12,—British Consul Lyall writes to the press, saying that he I blameless and the governor wroug in thelr controversy, PADDOCK T0 SUCCEED SAVAGE The Ne' raska Delegation Recommends Him for the Vacant Directorship, A PROTRACTED AND EXCITING MEETING. Jack McColl Still the Preferred Can- didate If a Republican is to be Appointed—~The Reappor- tlonment Bill, 3 FOURTEENTI STREET, WasuiNaroy, D, C., D¢ The meeting of the Nebraska deleg recommend & successor to tho late Judge James W. Savage as government director of the Union Pacific railroad company was the longest and most exciting of any heretoforo heid. The names of nine candidates wero considered, viz: Frank Murphy, J. W. Pad- dock, George L. Miller, Henry W. Yates, Hugh G. Clark and N. H. Patrick of Omaha, and W. H. Munger of ¥Fremont, J. . North of Columbus and R. S. Bibb of Beat- rice. Very positive preferences wore ex- pressed for the different candidates by the several members of the delegation and dis- agreements were developed which it seemed almost impossible to harmonize. The mem- bers of the delegation named their first, sec- ond, third and fourth choices, and after pro- tracted balloting and consideration it was found that the easiest candidate to harmonize on was MajorJ. W. Paddock of Omaha. He was finally unanimously chosen and his name was accordingly presented in a strong lotter of recommendation to the president, subject to the prior recommendation of J. H. McColl, whose name was again very vigorously arged as the first choice of Nebraska if a republican should be considered. THE CENSUS AND REAPPORTIONMENT, The census committee met this morning at 10 o’clock for the purpose of listening to the arguments of the democratic delegation from the city of Brooklyn, which promised that if it was given an opportunity it would show eonclusively that there was a good deal of republican fraud in the enumeration of tha C!lf’ of Churches. Congressman Felix Camp- bell was to be the spokesman and he was to be aided by the corporation counsel, and he was going to produce volumes of figures with which to confront and astound Superintend- ent Porter, but Mr. Campbell's showing proved to be a complete flasco. He admitted very readily as soon as he entered the com- mittee room that he had no evidence what ever to present, and asked that the matter be indefinitely postponed. Congressman Dun- nell, the chairman of the committee, asked whether any effort had been made to induce Superintendent, Porter to recount the popu- lation, but Mr. Porter replied that he had never received a solitary word of complaint from the local authorities of Brooklyn in re- gard to the matter, but, on the contravy, the greatest sausfaction with the supervisor had been expressed. This was admitted by the delegation, and it left the room., . This matter is of interest because the New York City and Brooklyn alloged frauds have been published all over the country and a great ado has been made about allged at- tempts to deprive that city of state legisla- tion. Mr. Porter has shown very conclusively that all the howl over New York’s enumera- tion is unfounded. The committee, after baving given New York and, Brooklyn men every opportunity to make their cases, concluded to wait no longer before deciding' upon a re-apportionment claim, and they consequently took up, dis- cussed and agrecd to the Erank bill, which provides for a new congress of 356 members, Under this plan, which has been heretofore explained in these dispatches, no state will lose a member and therc will'be a total gain of twenty-four, of which Nebraska leads with a clear gain of three, Illinois, Minne- sota, Pennsylvania and Texas come next with gains of two cach, and the remain- der are ttered among various !states. 1f it shall be proven that th has been fraud or neglect in the maiter of enumera. tion in New York city an amendment will be added to the bill after it shall have passed, ceding one member if the population in the Empire state is found to be so much greate than that reported as to warrant the chango. This reapportionment scheme meets with very general approval on both sides of the chamber, and aside from the democratic faction opposition to the bill it is believed will pass cventually in the shape in which it will be reported to the house tomorrow, The most fmportant feature is the which is designed to prevent gercymande by providing that the maximum ' numbe each district may excced another, and also that there shall be more compactiess i the formation of the district. A DENIAL PROM SECRETARY RUSK, The attention of Secretary Rusk was called this evening toa dispatch from Chicago in which it was asserted that he had been inter- viewed and had expressed himself in vory vigorous terms against the so-called reaper trust, and had said that he knew that such a trust’ existed, because he had been offered stock in the concern. Mr. Rusk says the whole story, so far as it connects his name with it, is untrue, and what would be called “a fake” ina newspaper office, “I have been interviewed on no subject relating to politics cither in & near or remote way the election,” smd the secretary, “‘and I have persistently vefused to express ‘any opimions on any political subject, As to the me the question, I do not believe that Amer agricuitural implement mauufacturer unable to dispose of their products abroad at lower prices than they receive at home, The story that I have been offerad stock in the concern is equally false with the others.” MISCELLANEOUS, In the senate today Mr. Allison introduced a petition and resolution from the Towa Stock Breeders' association, adopted at their me ing held in Oskaloosa, December 3, protest- ing against the decision of the interstate com- merce commission required dressed hogs to be carried at as high a rate as live ones, and asking for legislation by congress sotting aside this decision. He also introduced a petition from the association in favor of the adoption of the Conger lard and anti-option bills, Senator Paddock today presented a mem- orial from delegates representing three far- mers’ alliances and industrial unions of twenty-five states and three territories, and resolutions adopted by the supreme council of the farmers' alliance and industrial union at Ocala, Fla,, praying for the passage of tho Paddock pure food bill and protesting against the adoption of the Conger lard bill, The secretary of the rior has dis the claim of Mo amounting to dations committed in 156 Indian: The missed the motion for revie involving land Yankton, S, D, The comptroller of the currency today cer- tifled the extension of the corporate exist euce of the First Nationa! bank of Alvia, la., ill January 1, 1011, The following postmasters wers today Buffalo Tork, . rfield, vice L. pringfield, Keokuk count, Waterhouse, vice Eva Bell, resigned, President Palmer of the world’s fair com: mission, who i3 now in the city as a guest of Senator Manderson, 18 v sanguine over the fortheoming fair in Chicago. He says tnere is no reasonable doubt of success; that the site bas been selected and money subscribed and otherwise provided for and that an eficient and effective organization has been perfected. Perny S, Heatn, R et After an Attorney General, Cowvnsig, 8. C,, Dec. 12.—-A warrant has been sworn out by a newspapet man ugainst Attorney General Pope. The attorney gen- eral discharged from his department Thomas Wasmixaros Burrav Tue Oxana Brp, } on to allowed , Neb,, lieged Indian'depre 0 by Sioux secretary of the interior today dis- w of Jenes Olsen, in township 93, range b7, appointed Kossuth mith, B. A lBuLlcr,n clerk, who ip the late eloctions actod with the Haskell bolters, informing | t ENATORS INDULGEIN SLURS. him that while he (Pope) was attornoy gon- eral no independent would be retained in ofice by him. The general statutes provide o fine of from 850 to #1,000 and imprison ment from three months to one year for intimidat- ing avy citizen because of political opinion or for discharging any one for such cause. -~ STRUCK NAG AND SUNK., e Loss of the City of Haton Rogue with Two Deck Passengers. New Onreerixs, Lo, Dee. 19.~The Anchor lino steamer City of Baton Rogue, from St. Louis, struck a snag wnear Hermitage Landing this afternoon and sunk, Two unknown deck passengers are known to have been drowned. [t is reported that six or elght passengers taken on board on the way down were lost, but this is not authon tie. Tne steamer was valued at £75,000 and the cargo at §100,000. HORRIBLENU - DER IN PARIS, -~ A Husband Kills His Wife and Then Mutilates Her Body. Panis, Dec. 12—|Special Cablegram to Tz Bek.1—A horrible murder of u wifo by her husband was committed in this city today. Mme, La Cassine, wife of a work- man who was recently released from jail, after serving a three months' sentence, re- fused to maintain marital relations with her busband. Her refusal enraged La Cassine, who, upon meeting heron the street today again requested her to_assume her for- relations with him, She again refused, vherenpon La- Cassine drew a vevolver and 1four shots into her body. 'The woman fell to the sidewalk and her husband, draw ing a kuife, attacked her with, fiendish fer ocity, horribly mutilating her abbut the lower portion of the body. He then attempted to kill himself, - THE FEDE. TION OF LABOR. Samuel Gompers Re-Elected Presi- dent of the Organization. Derrort, Mich,, Dee. 12.—~At the conven- tion of the Federation of Labor this morning greetings were sent to the farmers' alliance convention and to the mternationallabor con- [ Support pledged to the painters, who will strike for eight hours May next, will be petitioned to forbid United nlisted musicians from com- peting for business with free musicians, The convention decided that only bona fide members of trades can hereafter be aele- gates, On the question of the readjustment of the executive board and the power of the presi- dent, the committee reported back the amend- ment regarded by the friends of the president rictive tendency, President Gom- to a question of personal explana- tion, in which he said he was not effected with “big head.” When the vote was counted it was found that the amendment did not have the two-thirds vote, and it was declared lost. This is regurded as a Gompers. afternoon Gompers was re-elected All the other old ofticers were re- elected, with the exception of treasurer, the present incumbent declinging a renomination. J. B, Lemore was clected treasurer by ac- clamation. Birmingham, Al., was seiected as the place of holding the next convention. The report of the committee on constitu- tion was again taken up and the matter of a strike fund for local unions was referred to the executive committee, with instructions to formulate a plan for carrying out the in- tention of the amendment and submit the same to the local unfons interested. A resolution to send a delegati convention of the Tnternaiional bri union at Toronto oext January, with a view of inducing that union to affiliste with the federation, was adopted. Several other resolutions were disposed of, among them one pledging the federation and delegates to exért efforts to secure legislation prohibiting the employment of children under the age of fourteen in factories, In accordance with the direction of the con- vention the offic have drown upa me- morial requesting congress to pass resolu- t1ons alveady fasorably reported by the proper committee proposing an_ amenduient o the national constitution for woman suffrage. l'h..n the question may go before the peo- ple.” H T O Strategic Capture of a Murderer. Saut Lake, Utah, Dec. 12.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—-Sberiff Burt returned from Montana today with Walter Bell, wanted for murder at Pucblo. Bell s cently released from police arrest in thi by habeas corpus, when hie made track mediately for Montana. He was no sooner gone than Deputy Sheriff Herod of Pueblo came after him, Bell was finally located at La Graoge, an obscure camp, and there Shor- iffs Burt and Herod found him industrious working o game of ceaps, Some it genious work was requived to get the fugitive across theline, but Burt broughtall his artifices to bear and finally induced Bell to take a walk with him. A few minutes later they were ed in a railway cod and Gell a prisoner, Since leaving the city on Saturday ovening last Sheriff Burt has traveled over a thousund miles in the capture of Bell, -~ An Evasion of the Anti-Lottery Law. Arcmisox, Kan., Dee, 12.—[Special "Tele- gram to T Bre. |—Postmaster Washer to- day received a direct ruling from Washing- ton on the “Dauphin-Dauphin” advertise- ment. The department holds that the adver- tisement is an evasion of the anti-lottery law and intended to dircet the attention of the public to the fact tha e Louisiana lottery is still in business. Acting upon this instruc- tlon, Postmaster Washer withheld from de- livery anumber of copies of the Kansas City Post, a German publication, becanse it tained the objectionuble advertise: s Strike at Ogden, . 12— [Special Telegram to Tur Ben.]—The striko situation in the Ogden yards seomed to change somowhat in favor of the Union Pacific company today. Besides the officials, eight men in all, about ¢ mukes up the regular day and’ night , but no night work is done now. About hundred cars were moved today. strikers are not allowed 10 goabout the atall. No collisions took placo between the switehmen and company’s men. ol An O1d Lady's Mistortu Evaxstoy, Wyo, Dec. 12.~[Spe gram to Tug B, |—On ari ] vound Union Pacific passonzer traiu at Rock Springs, an aged lady of sixty-five years boarded the train for the purpose of bidding some friends gond ain started suddenly and, 1n her haste to got off the moving train, she slipped, fell under the wheels and had both legs cut off above the ankles, Onaccount of her extreme old age her recovery is deubtful The Licutenant Generalship. WAsHINGTON, Dee. 12,~1'he house military affairs committes toda; d a favorabl report on the bill to revive the grade of lieu tenant general of the army and on the bill to increase to 7 per cent the number of arny s whom the president may detail for duty at educational institutions where mili aught Al f R ey A Utah Mine Explosion. Savt Lake, Utah, Dec. 12.—iSpeclal Tele gram to Tur Bee.|—News reached this cit ible explosion in a mine at Castle Gate, Utah. Jerry McGrady and James Berry were killed and Joha Dixon is missing. Hinois Railroad ¢ ommissioners, Semxarieip, 11, Dee. 12, -The board of vailroad and warchouse commissioners today adopted & new live stock schedule, which re duces somewhat the present carrying charges They adopted 100-pound rates instead of the present carload rates, A Lively Debate Over a Resolution Bew tween Butler and Hoar, THE FORMER CALLS THE LATTER A LIARs The Entire Afternoon Consumed by the Houss in the Discnssion of cs on the Priv Cal lar. Wasnixarow, Dee. 12.In the senito today anumber of unimportant bills woero re .-um-x from committees and placed on thocalondar, after which Mr. Plumb's resolution, fixing the hour for daily mectings, was taken up. It was agreed to after being amended by striking out the clause for evening sessions, and making it take effect aftor tomorrow, Tho resolution offered yesterday by Mry Dolph, instrueting tho committes on p ileges and elections to inquire and repors whether the right to voto at any election for presidential clectors, members of congres, legrislatures or oficers is denied toany male cftizen of any state oris abridged except for participation in the rebellion or other crime, was taken up. Mr. Dolph said he particus larly wanted the committee to give attention to whether some statos had not provided their constitutions or laws such voting qualis fications as were not permitted by the fourteenth amendment to the constitution without , an avridzement, of congressional representation, He said the constitution recently adopted in Mis- impose such qualifications and s tion of that state should be *d, sent to the clerk’s desk ana W the recent inaugural messago of nor Tillman of South Carolina, which, he said, was an oftielal declaration that thé great mass of the colored men of the south t it to excrcise the elective franchises that the white people of the south were in control of the state governments and pro- posed to mawtain control ut all hazards, The propositions showed clearly, Mr. Dolpn that tne colored people of the south would not_be permitted o vote as long as they voted the republican ticket or where oting would securo republican control, Vest moved an amendment ins structing the committee to inquire furs ther, whether by any state legislation any citizen of the United States was denied thé right to work on public improvement by reason of their color, He read a clause from ent statute of the O publican islature authorizing the building of bridges and providing that none but white laborers should 1 ployed on the works, It might be, Mr. Vest said, that the provision was ine tended to exclude Chinese labor, but the lan- guage of the statute excluded Mongolian, In- dian and negro. Democratic states had nover denied the negro the right to earn his bread v hiis honest labor, v, Dolph replied, and in the further dis- sion an allusion to Tillman's message nght out a declaration from M Butlor that he was p tly willing to stand by thas message. Mr. Dolph said he was informed that Mr, Butler himself had threatened the colored men in his employ that he would discharge them if they voted the republican ticket. Mr. Butler replied that whoever made that statement was guilty of a deliberate and wills ful falsehood, Mvr. Hoar avose and said he had made tho statement, having read within twenty-four hours in & public-document the testimony of the senatoc from South Carolina before a committee, in which he said he had told the colored people on his plantation that he should dismiss them if they voted the repube lican ticket. Mr. Butler—Then the remark I made ap- plies of course to the senator from Massas chusetts, Mr. Hoar replied that he was ot to be de- terred from saying what he had to say cither by the manner or the behavior of Mr, Butler. The resolution then went over until tomors row. The house bill for Davenport, Ti placed on the The elections bill was then talkcen up and Messrs. Bloodgett und Walthall spoke in ops position to it. Mvr. Hoar then referred to the morning and had v question, which w ublic buihling at favorably and the incident of ad the testimony in s froma_minority repory o the house in 1876, In it Mr. Butle® reported as saying that he gave tickets to colored men and told vthem they had a right 10 vote the republican ticket if they pleased; that they semen, but if they exer cised t v and imposed taxes upon him that would destroy his ||r()‘m|‘ty and pross 5 he should throw himself bacie on some hits he had and see that they left hig ntation. Ho intended to inform himself how they voted. The question was asked: “With a view to turning them off if they yoted the republican ticket!" Mr, Butler—Not for voting the republican ticket, if thoy had an honest ticket, but for voting for those thieves aud rob- bers. Mr., Butler said this testimony was warbled. He had neve scen the veport before, but said now that he bhad never at any time attempted to influence a single negroon his plantation in the exercise of franchise. Messrs. Hoar and Butler then expressod the greatest respect for each other and the matter was dropped. Mpr. Jones of Arkansas took the floor om the election bill, and the senate adjourned, Hous WasiiNaroy, Dec. 12.—After the reading of the journal the house went into committed of the wholo on the private calendar. All the afternoon was consumed in the discussion of a few bills, which wero finally passed, and the house adjourned. MR Nebraska, lowa and Dakota Pensions. WasitiNGToN. Dec. 12, —[Spocial Telogram to 'k Bar,) —Pensions wore granted today to the following Nebraskans: Original William H. Marsh, Doniphan; Morris M. Aaron, Rosa; William B. Shrum, Vesta; Lewls S. Martin, Harvard; Thomas B, Walker, Atkinson; Soth P, Barnes, Homer; Eldredge Campbell, Genoa; Jumes W. Dean, Firth, Increase—David T. Smiley, Hillsdale; William B, Keith, Pecet; Jobn D, May, Marquette; Jacob B. Long, Arizona; canklin Shaffner, Alma: William IT. Judd, al City. Orlginal widows, ete.—-Mary widow of John Widle, Waco; Marid, widow of John Prather, Waco, Tow ! Winn, Ottumwa; er, Clirter , Dos Moints ; Dantel Matthew Dickson, neo, Rock Hapids, 3rown, Onawa; Walker atavia; John Allen, Mar- R. Wishing- i, Clar- inda; Thomas K. Nasg- saui William H. oW market; Andrew J. Shell, A s 1. Bellows, sw ALbia; RRob hell City} ingion : Alfred A. Leason, Williun H. Forman, Keokulk. widows—Hannah A. widow of Alonzo 1. Pope, Sigourney: I dow of Abner L. McClure, Hop ot, widow of Luther Conlklin, Ck AL, widowof William Gallaghcr South Dakota: Original-Silas 12, Hall, Wentworths James M. Cheatham, Aberdeen] George W. Blightof, Avlington, Increase— John Weldh, Alexandria; Thomas Conley, Wilson; John H. Woad, Hurley, Original widow Mellen, widow of William N, IRemiy \cob, father of Jawes i Oulk] Jacob Itodent N. Dutcher, Towa C Ridgedalo; Allen Increase—Henry Nathon Benneti, ltown; Job John MeKain, Weidner, Richardson, Bean, ton; CorLvanus, O, Dee, a prominent attorney and brother of Secre tavy Noble of the interior department, died this evening.