Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 15, 1890, Page 1

— - THE OMAHA WENTIETH YEAR. ROOPS MOVE ON INDIANS. A Nerrowing in of the Cordon About the Hostiles, AN OMINOUS LIGHT IN THE SKY. Friendlies Declare That it Portends LI ~Talk of an Indian Householder—A Sand Storm 1 ¥ts Efre Pixe Rinor Acescy, 8. D, (via Rushville Neh) Dee. 1 Special Tetegram to Tue Ber.)—A terrific sund storm, rivaling in ter- ror the most exaggerated fiction I have ever read in connection with Sahara desert stories, began playing havoe with this frailly con- structed settlement just before daybreak this mormng, routing everybody out of his bed and striking nearly as much terror to the in- habitants as has the Indian scare. Many of the tents were twisted from their fastenings and'all others were drifted full of fine sand. Three or four of the agency buillings were torn down and others were badly injured by the rocking. Cord wood was caught up and hurled abont as though it were kindling, while as for the moantain of baled.hay just piled up for the army, it was almost, levelled to the ground. Indian tepees were caught up in all directions and hurled into sand-dark- ened space, while half the Indiaus them- selves, both squaws and bucks, were stripped of their blankets and went chasing around likea crazy pack of brown Adams and Eves minus even somuch as anything answering the historic fig leaf decoration. To add to the wild delirium that reigned supreme, the spectre of the storm set two ex- posed church bells, the police station bell and the hotel dinner bell to ringing like mad. A crazier time I never witnessed before in all my life. Authentic information just received at head- quarters from the bad lands seems to indicate beyond any doubt that the wild time given us by the elements will immediately be suc- ceeded by the clash of terror with the bad lands devils about which, during the past twelve hours, every one, and particularly the officials, have been thoroughly convinced must be met. Just before taps wore sounded in camp last. night great sheets of light were obscrved to spring up against the sky in the direction of the bad lands far to the northwest. Soon ofter the discovery the _ attention of every- body atthe agency nad been called to the sight. The light soon changed to a lurid glow and increased in size until it ex- tended a distance of two miles from side to side. That it had some definite connection with the Indian trouble was the opinion of more thun twenty old Indian wiseacres with whom I talked. Jumping uvon my horse and accompanied by my interpreter I mado a quict tour of the camp of the alleged feiendly Indians near by. Tully two-thirds of the eutive 8,000 were out gazing at the great flickering sheets of light. Golng up £o one lodge, the members of which I have become especially well acquainted with, and who were referred to me upon my arrival here as among the best posted Indi- ans at the reservation, I inquired if they knew what the big light meant. For the first time I was met with disagreeable looks inreturn for my pains, but T set up the clgar- eltes —something they never rvefuse—and asked again in a less direct manner. Stretoh- Ing one gaunt arm in the direction of the light . the man of the house exclaimed: *‘Heap lght tell us now Indians fight,” “What Indians are to fight(" I asked. Al who like.” “Tonight{” “Soon.” “How soon? *“fu one sun.” “Tomorrow then!" ©Yes, tomorrow.” Before returning I recelyed the statement from not less thau twenty-five of the teuding friendlies lLere, In every case they, of course, disclaimed, butnot with emphasis, any idea of responding to the great signal themselves. ‘When morning came one of General Brooke's scouts brought in word that the hostiles had told him the great five was made by the burning of several long rows of hay- stacks and was a signal to all Indians that they—the hostiles—had determined, irre- voeably, to starton the war path, If they were not attacked they said they would force o battle themselves, and that the light also meant that all the Indians not now in the bad lands must immediately join them or forever stand as dogs and enemies. The scout further reports that the hostiles were con- stantly being reinforced, and that no de- sertions had occurred from their rauks ex- cept Two Strikes and a few of his followers, who had finally got away a distance of fifteen miles from the bad lands. Two Strikes asked that provision be sent him and General Brooke immediately sent a big wagon load of food to the old chief. The scout also said that the cowboy brigade from Rapid City met and killed a party of three Indians yesterday, and it is supposed that this fact Wwas accountable for last night's great war signal. The scout also gave the vesult of the company of armed friendly Indians from here, being sent out Friday. They went into the camp of the hostiles and demanded that they come luto the agency. The hostiles re- plied by ruoning the company out of camp with threats of instant death, The friend. lies retired to o safe distance and have sent for further orders from General Brooke, at ‘whose instance they went out there. General Brooke appears moro intensely troubled concerning the situation than ever, So far as can now be ascertained there are in addition to the cowboy company that is rushing ahead in evidently so wild a manner the following forces woving with discretion and under orders to the bad lands: The Sixth cavalry, having five or' six hundred men; Captain Wells of Qelrichs with two hundred and fifty icfantry, and three hun dred state militia under the command of M. H. Day and the Seventh cavalry, Tne day guard has baen doubled and the night pickets quadrupled here, which in atself isa good index to General Brooke's opinion of the situation even at this agency, “Yes,” said a prominent ofticial to me late last night, **great apprehension exists for the safoty of those of us that are right here at the agency. Should the forces that are now tearing on toward the bad lands succeed in routing the hostiles out and should the latter find themseives forced in this direction o one can forsee the result, The dire serious- mess of the whole situation is not be over- rated a particle,” An opinion held by many officlals as well as scouts, all of whom have bad experienco ‘with Indians on the war path, is that they will now pay littie or no attention to sottiers' homes which are & reasonable distance away from the general battle fleld, which in this {nstance is the area now euclosed by the mili- tary cordon that Geuneral Mles has thrown from ageuoy to agency and fort to fort, and which T have previously deseribed. Several of the officers also tell me that when the mili- tary getaftor tho hostiles they will keep them in sight until the end. C. 1.0 Geucral Miles Leaves Chicago. Cinicago, Doc. 14,.—General Miles, accom- panied by Captain Maus and the general's private socretary, Mizen, left Clicago tonight for St. Paul The general will stop at St. PPoul a counleof days and then go to the northwostern Indian_coun- try. Hecould not say how long he would be absent, The Azt Kaxsis Ciry, Mo, Dee. Commun of Chelulu Pueblo, Mexico, was in tho city today en route to Chicago. In an w he said that the Aztee Indians of are afflicted with a Me: simi- lar to that which is disturbing the Indians in the northwest, Thr Aztec profheey is _vor like that which is bel in by the Siou The Messiah wiil cause the voleano Popo- catepetl to eript and overwhelm the country with lava, which will destroy all but the Antecs, ——— AN OMAMHA MAN JAILED, Arrest of 8. F, Winch in Chicago, Charged With Larceny as Baitee. Crirepso, Dee, 14.--S. F. Winch of Omaha ‘was arrested here this afternoon,charged with larceny as balee. The complainant is Mrs. F. F. Stanton, who resides on Washington boulevard, in this A matter of £30,000 in notes is said to be involved in the case. Winch is a brother-in-law of Mrs, Stanton. Ho is sixty-nine years of age and hus been in- terested in some of her financial affmrs. Mrs. Stanton's financial agent, ¥. H. Herr, who is also a relative, sald tonight that Winch had taken the note without permis- sion and retained it wrongfully, He refused to explain the details of the trausaction and said Mrs. Stanton simply wanted to recove © the note from Winch and had caused his ar- rest, expecting that he would surrender the paper. P e THE CLEAKRANCE RECORD, Financial Transactions of the Coun- try During the Last Week. Bostoy, Dec. 14.—[Special Telegram to T Bee.]—The following table, compiled from dispatehes - from the clearing houses of tho cities named, shows the gross ex- changes forlast weol, with rates per cent of increase or decrease, 3 ay ist the several amounts for the correspouding week in 1889 CLEARINGS. Denver. 8t. Pa Colum Mermphls, *Salt Lake City. Norfol Worcester. New Haven. Springtield Grand Rapid Los Angeles Chattanooga. Des Molnes. New Bedford Total i Qutside i « *Not 1o No clearing houss this time last year. - VAN PRAAGS POSITION. He May Not be on Hand in Time Vote for Paimoar, Cmcaao, Dec. 14.—[Special Telegram to Tug Ber.]—The democrats of the state did not appeay to fully realize until yesterday the probability that one of their representatives- elect would be entering upon a sentence of hard labor in the state penitentiary about the time bis vote was most needed to send John M. Palmer to the United States scuate. A veritable panio was created amone the Chi- cago democrats yesterday by the unexpected conviction of Representative Van Praggs’ pal, George Adams, ayoung English-Canadian who, with others, was induced by the demo- cratic bureaun of mnaturalization to take out fraudulent citizenship papers last October. Adams was given five ycars in the peniten- tiarg by United States Judge Blodgett, Itis a part of the sentence that Adams be stead- ily employed during the confinement. These convictions do not tend to buoy up Van Prangs’ soul, as he 1s under indictment for having induced Adams _and several others of the accused to commit perjury and obtain thelr papors. e Russia’'s Treatmeont of the Jews, Sr. PRIERSBURG, Dec. 14.—Novoe Vremya protosts against Euglish or other foreign in- terference in regard to the treatment of Jews in Russia, and says: “The meeting in Lon- don will not advance the cause of the Jews onestep. At the bottom of the movement is the fear of the English of the invasion of their country by the Jows, who wight de- prive the poor of their bread and euter into competition with the rich aswell. It was not religious intolerance that prompts meas- ures relative to the Jews in Russia, where their synagogues stand proudly by the side of Christian churches; it is the absolute necessity for saving the rural populace from being drained of their resources by the Jews who have alresdy ruined the peasant's in Galicia, Roumania and Pommerania, Russia will save the Jews themselves from popular retribution. She does not assume false liberalism, but acts apenly 1n_protecting the prospenity of the uation, If the whole of urope should attempt to force a distasteful poliey upon Russiashe is in a position to successfully defend her indepenaence,” —— The Smallpox Epidemic in Guatemala. SAN Franciseo, Dee. 14.—A sad record of mortality in Guatemala was brought to this port yesterdsy by the arrival of the Pagific Mail steawer San Juan. Among the arrivals was Josoph McMullin, @ uewspaper mau from New' Y1 rhe republic of Guatemala, he by smallpx. The fearful progress recently. says that in soven weeks there were 1,200 deaths throughout the coun- try and the number at last accounts was on the. increase, But fow sauitary pre- cautions were taken when the epidemic gl‘st appeared. The result was that the Iy lo had been mowed down by hundreds, In e city of Guatemala dozens of deaths occurred daily. Contrary to the dispatches last night 1o cholera is reported from Guatemala, said, is discase - Two Trainmen Killed, Sowmpuset, Ky, Dec, 14.-In a collision today between two freight trains on the Cin- cinnati Southern mear Elko Brakeman Stephens was kiled aud Eugineor Huil fae tally injured, THE SCHEME IMPRACTICABLE. Sacrotary Blaine's Opinion of a Plan Re- garling Frae Raw Materials, SECTIONAL TRADE PRIVILEGES PROHIBITED Secretary Windom's Visjt to New York Hasa Strengthening Ine fluence In Pinancial Circles —Miscellancous, RTEENTI STREET, itrox, D. O, Dee. 14, A few days ago a plan was submitted to Sec- retary Blaine for overcoming theapparent di- vision of interest botween the east and west on the subject of freeraw materials, Tt was suggested that a law could be adopted simi- lar to the one prevailing in Germiany, making New York, Boston and possibly one or two other eastern soaports “‘free cities,” in the language of the Prussian law. It was pro- posed that these cities should be given the privilege of receiving free of daty raw ma- terials to be manufactured and exported, withthe distinet provision that whenever the gooas manufactured from the free raw material wero sent into the United States in any divection they should pay the regularim- port duties, This privilege has been given Hamburg, Germany, and it is clumed by the free trad- ers that it is giving great satisfaction. A few years ago Hamburg was made a free city, and it can receive imports for manufac- turing purposes freeof duty, but all goods manufactured from free foreign materials must pay the regularimport duty when ex- ported toany Germin point. The city has become a manufacturing mart for forelgn contries and has no more business or social connection with the German empire than a city in Egypt. Secretary Blaine listened with considera- bleinterest to the suggestions as they were given in detail, and then stated that there was a provision in the constitution ofthe United States which made this scheme im- practicable. The constitution provides that there shall not be given any section of coun- trya privilegein trade which is not erauted to all other sections, Tt would not be pos- sible, hesaid, to make New York or any other city free for imports and exports upon the principle suggested, becausethe same privilege would ba denied other cities. He acknowledged that s a scheme might pacify the free-traders aud persons who were demanding free raw materials for manufac- turing purposes, upon the theory that all such manu factures coald be immediatelyex ported, but he did not believe that such an arrange- ment could prove satisfactory to any consid- erable proportion of & community for a great length of time. TOW PANICS ARE MADE. “T'here is just as much money in the hands of people who accommodate the people with cash at this time as there has been during the past two years,” said . New York banker this morning. ‘*“The thing that has made a panic possiblohas been the lack of con fidence, asusual. It is wonderful how professional money lenders become frightened and begin to hoara their resources, No soouer had the Baring brothers failed fn London than the banks in this country beganto fill in their reserve strength, They added 2, 50, and finally 100 per cent to their reserve, in antiei- pation of & ‘ruy.’ There is scarcely a bank inthe country that is not prepared for an emergency, and the consegquence is an im- mense contraction of the circulating medinm, “A western New York banker came into my bank theother day and asked for 0,000 incurrency. He presented gilt-cdge paper, and £ was ~really anxious to accommodate him, but before counting up the mouey I asked if he was making many loans, to which he replied in the negative. 1 then asked him weat he wanted with so much currency, Ho said that he was preparing for a panic; that he feared there might be a failure of some banks and a consequent run upon country i stitutions. Ho added that as Soon as he be: gan to see the confidence of the people wan- fug and the possibility of a panicincrease ho doubled his reserve., Now he wished to double it again. He added that he did not in- tend to loan this money, but simply keep it in his vaults for an emergency, It nettled me considerably, and I told him that hecould not have the money; that he should go homo aud loan out as much of his resources as pos- sible; that if all bankers would do that there would be no possibility of a panic;thatit was this hoarding up of resources that made a panic possible andreally precipitated it,when there was no real cause for such a pro- ceeding.” SECRETARY WINDOM'S NEY YORK VISIT, Secrctary Windom’s presence in New York is having a very perceptible and favorable in- fluence upon the money market. A number of letters were received here this evening from Gotham baukers, who say the feeling is firm in Wall strect that the federal govern- meut is standing behind the commercial in- terests of thecountry willing to hold them up, and that confidence is rapidly returning, They declare all danger of a pavic over and report the largest banks as being willing to nke loans from the extra reserve they have been hoarding for a fancied “run. The statewent of the condition of the New York banks just issued, roveals the real cause of the = prosent _closoness of the money market, or at least one of the principal causes, The reserves aggre- gate more than $5,000,000 over thé usual amounts, white the loans are §250,000 loss than usual, while the aggregate deposits are but, $100,000 below what thoy ordinavily are, This shows that the banks have been more frightened than the people and have been and are prepared to shut out boreowers and meet the demands of depositors, The con- traction has been among the bankers them- selves, and now that they ave proclaiming u return of confidlence and a willingness to make loans it is believed that times will easo up atonee and therewillbe an immediate cessation of business failures. Attention is called to the fact that there have not been more failures during thelast three months than have occurred in past yeurs for the same period. ‘The action of Secretary Windom in stand- ing by the bauks, and through them the people, is bringing about much fayorable comment upon the administration. It is now conceded by even tho most bitter par- tisan democrat that had not the treasury de- partment come to the front so promptly and practically placing itself en rapporto ~with the common business channels, there would have beena serions panic, The short crops of the season just passed, together with the great financial failures in London and tho cousequent flurries in all Europe, would surely have precipitated a disaster had unot there been the most liberal, wise and prompt. action on the part of the federal government, The action was unusual, but is now endorsed by allof congress and the country at large. Strange to say, nota word of criticlsm has been heard upon the course of the adminis- tration in this trying ordeal, but it is safe to predict that words of praise will be heard be- fore the session is over, NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION, Chairman Dorsey of the commiltee on paoking and currency is confitent tonight that the bill to encourage national bank cir- culation by glving par value to bonds depos- ited and reducing the amount of circulation required for each bank _to 10,000 will S the house this week. . Objection has been heretofore raised to this bill on the groupd that it would increase the valueof bonds. Pho proposed reduction of the required eireu- lation of badks makes impossible avy tenden- cy which the measure might vaturally have 10 fncrease the value of bonds, for it isac- knowledged on every hand that under the ogerlllon of the bill banks would decrease thejr circulation and sell their bonds, which action would tend w bear the bond market. The bill fllflnf‘lum authority to tax nation- al bau to be offered in conmection uneau Tie Ovama Beg, } Four nk notes with the one wmentioned, and this will ulso DALy BEE. pilliate the granger projudies againstna- tional banks, THE IDAKO SENATORIL CONTEET, A great deal of intorest Is felt here in the senatorial fight in Tdaho and the opposition 1o the election of F'red Dubois ns senator is not undgrstood, If any men ever earned tho honor W6 certainly has, for Idaho would not have been admitted as & state for years henoe but for his personal popularity and skiliful work. It was aclose question, and many of the leading wrepublicans fn both houses of congress were doubtful of the expedioncy of passing the Idaho bill, bat Dubois labored day find night o convinee them and suc- ceaded in doing so. Senators Platt, Cullom, Edmunds, Sherman and others in the senate and all the territory cominitteo in the house feel a personal nterest in the Ilaho contest because they recognize the avility and use- fulness of Dubols and stall hopo to hear of his clection. The president and Secretary Noble are also warwmly interestod in the re- sult. Dubois is an Illinols boy, the sonof the late Jesse K, Dubois, and was formerly secretary of the Illinols wilway commission. ABOUT PUBLIC BUILDINGS. There are probably twenty places in the United States where public buildings have been authorized, and where work has has been suspended because bills are now pend- ingz providing for additional sums of money to carry on the building operations, If the supervising architoct undertakes fo make plans for any of these bulldiugs he is certain to be besieged by anxious memovers and sena- tors who want operations suspended en tively until they can have @n opportunity to gt their bills through, and very naturally the suvervising architect has complied with these msuesm in every instauce. rln was asked today what he proposed to do at tho end of the present congress if these Dbilis are not passed. Ho replied! “We have waited now In some cases for nearly two years upon theaction of congress, and I'propose after March 4 to go on with the buildings which have been authorized whether more money is forthcoming or not. I have explained the condition of each appro- priation for each building in my annual re- port, and have notified congress that I shall regard tho failure of that body to pass a bill extending the limit of the cost as an order in each caseto go on with what has already been provided, In some cases it would per- haps be better to wait still longer, but it is utterly impossivle to tell what another con- gress might do, and unless we oegin work the delays may extend over @ period of many years, and this I think should be avoided whenever it can.”” Congress has been asked repeatedly to au- thorize a new system of preparing for public buildings. Compelitive designs from well known architects might result in the building of anew class of structfires for government purposes, but whether itisbecause the present system affords some littie patronage and that congress is indifferent, 1t regard to the mat- teris a question to be guessed at and one dif- ficult to answer. v SLEEPING CAR TARIFPS. It is practically cevtsin that atthe next session of congress an effort, will be made to secure an amendment to the interstate com- merce act which will give the commission some authority over the: charges made by slocrhmcm' companies, The long and short, haul clause has nothiug, whatever, to do with theso corporations, #ud there is noanan- nerin which their chargessoan be conmelied. For instance, the rate of charge from Mans- O., to Chicago, T1l, & distance of 203 $1.50. Thesamé company charges for rservice between Pittsburg and Har- risburg, a distance of %43 miles, i}. A aay or two ago two gentlemon eoming to Wash- ington got on to the sime sleeping car at points sixty-five miles apart. On this partic- ular car just one section is veserved for ‘Washington passengers, and those fortunate enongh o Zetin iutime to,secure a berth in mm: secufln are Ln{)\.;!ur;od 10 ix;mu;n; car which arrives from Pitisbarg at Harrisburg about 8:40 o'clock in II.IEMI. The men who ot on_at Eirie, Peun.; theextreme westy ernbimit of the roady secofed o through tieket in 4 sleaping car for :fi fch is the régular charge. Theother, who entered the car at ‘Warren, was told thathe could notgeta through ticket, but tial for$2 he could bo carried to Harrisburg ; when he arrived there he might get on to Washington by paying 8 more. The Erie man, taerefore, had sixty- five miles more of riding for § than the other was enabled to get for §h AN APPOINTMENT CLERK TALKS, The appoiftment clevk in one of the ex- ecutive departments talked freely luda{ with your correspondent about the variations in the volume of businesswith him during cer- tain periods of theyear, One woald natur- ally suppose that immediately following such auinteresting campaign <48 was concluded last month there would bea great volume of business in the appointment divisions of tho department, consequent upon the ante-el tion promises, but such proves not to be true this vear. A “I'had to shudder,”” sdid the appointment clerk, “as soon as the campaign closed,when- ever [ contemplated the workk which I nat- urally supposed would: «devolve upon me when the ropublican copgressmen began to come back to Washingtam; but I have been agreeably surprisod. - Although there wero but few republican congressmen here during the last four wecks of {he campaign and but few demands made for places, I presumo the able mnuigulator of political circum- stances was holding up a great deal of work to be done immediately pEter the polls closed. Strange to say 1 havendt had balf as many requests for appointments - since the election as.camo in dering the same space of time im mekiately before the eloction, Yos, 1 sup pose in a measure it isdueto the disappoint- ment of the men who ran for offices. (V hen aman makes a race foran ofiice and is hope- ful of election he is to manufacture I)mwisus with the faithful intention of mak- ng them good if successful. In the event of suceess he generally does the best he can to make good his promises, but it is wonderful how caretess an unsuccessful candidate is in the matter of making promises good." This appointment, clerk is well versed in the matterof ofice-getting i all executive de- pirtments, and when usked him whether it would ba possible to make many changes without esn fally injuring the service, he said: “I p sume thero could be fifty to one hundred democrats high up in [m!mnus turned out of ofice without materially afecting the public interests, but I doubt If there are half that many places thay could be vacated in what we can cell minor positions. This adminis- tration is making a wonderful record in some respects. It has brought about many chages in the political ofices, or those outside of the civil service range and iu the class of partisan control, while at the sange time it has kept in office more than the usubl number of men who could have been displaced without en- gonnl(*rlnn party criticiém. The men who ave boen retained have, i every instance, s0 faras 1 can see, been Kept on account of peculiar adaptability une usefulness, Fewer soldiers of the opposition political faith have been turned out tham have ever known under an administration, Mr. Cleveland dis- missed twice as many rdpublican soldiers as have been excused by ithis administration from the democratio listd Altogether there can be no ground of complaint from the sol- dier element in either party. B MISCELLANEOUS, By direction of the sserstary of war Cap- tain George Rublen, assistant quartermaster, will proceed from this eity to Omaha and re- port to the rcommflnding general of the do- partment of the Platte for temporary duty in that department, - Major Joe Paddock's'momination as a Union Pacific director is expagted to gotothe senate tomorrow, A A daily dispatch of through registered mail pouches has been ordored from the envelope agency at Hartford, Conn., o Omaha, com- mencing tomorrw. After December 20 the special mail service from Gering, Neb., to Wilford, Scott county, will he dlswnliwlu 5. Hearn, Jumped Overbonrll In Mid-Ocenn, New Yorw, Dee. 14—3Mrs. Tda Oclwing, a pasSengeron the steamer Trave, from Bre- men, jumped overboard in mid-occan one evening while temporarily deranged. No trace was found, . She was bound for Chi- cago, where -h’ was to Join her husband. el Position of the Forces. Suakry, Dee, 14,—[Special Cablogram to Tue Ber.|—A report is curreat here that the Itallan forces are near Kassala and intend to occupy the pluce. 1890 OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBE 15, R ——————— NUMBER 180, e WILDCAT INSURANCE FRAUDS Deputy Auditor Allen Tells How They Are Operated, HE CLASSES THEM WIrH SMUGSLING . What Liaws Are Needed to Protect the People From the Unprincipled Insurance Pirates — Their Methods of Operation. Lixcory, Nob,, Dec. 14.—[Special to Tire “The greatest sourcesof troublo to the insurance commissioner,” says Doputy Stato Auditor Allen of the insurance depart- ment, “‘are what we call wild cat insuran companies, In more polite parlance they are classified under the headof ‘unauthorized in- surance,’ but the former term is tho one that fits them best. “They are a set of fellows who defy, or at- tempt to defy, the laws of the various states governing msarance, and try to reap tha ban- efits that should accrue only to the legitimate insurancé companies, or those who are com- plying with the laws madeto protect the public, “Itis unnecessary to state thatinsurance is a good thing. It is tho business ot a man in my position to look after the interests of the public, not to give advice, The groat bulkof business men believe in and patron- ize insurance companies and, theretoro, tho business should be regulated by law so that there can be no fraud. Reliable insurance companies never hesitate to comply with theso legal regulations, while the unprinei- pled adventurers and mercenary pirates are supposed to bo excluded and can only carry on their business in much the samos manner as does the smuggler who skulks like a thief along the coastat midnight. There are three classes of unauthorized companies—the five, life and accident. The fire frauds are mostly socalled mutual com- panies that have no financial standing. They frequently act through local agents, but more generally through correspondence, as therovy they are not so liable to be arrested. Th trick is generally to offer reduced rates, The inevitable result is failure to pay and disap- pointment to the man who meant to bo fors sighted. It is nothing more nor less than an uuscrupulous confidence game. The person insured can get no service on the compauy in this state and is obliged to take the case to the United States court, if it is for a large amount, or to the state where the wild cat company is located, “I could cite you n number of cases where business men had provided for a pessible emergency by paying for what they supposed was legitimate insurance, but which proved instead to be a fraud. The flouring mill ve- cently burned at Chadron is one of them, and the proprietors of the mill, who invested in wild cat insarance, never received a cent and never will, “Now such mercantile outlaw: be toleratea. 1t should be and is, considered punishable. Otherwise the business of hon- @t insurance companies would be ruined. “The life fusurance frauds generally carry on their business by correspondence. "The accident insurance fellows do likewise and generally offer a rebate of about all the first pavment. Unfortunately there are no par- ticular laws applicable to these companies, There is only one governing all. ‘The trick of these compunies in cose of 4 l0ss is to offer to compromiso with their victim, and as these companies have things their own way their wvictims have to suffer, “Now, the companies which have complied with all the laws of the state, and have been duthorized to transact business openly and above board, paying all required fees and taxes, are certainly entitled to tho protection of their rights against companies which have not in any mauner complied with the laws, and are taking premiums, every dollar of whichis a loss to the legally authorized com- panies, offering therefor a policy of doubtful security, which, in case of aloss, almost in- variably results in disappointment. “Phe decision fondored by the supremo court of Tennessee in the case of Morton vs Hart will doubtless have a salutory effect upon this business, as the court decided that the agent or broker who placed the insurance should be held liable to the insured in case the loss could not be coMected from the com- pay. The view of the court, as inferre from this decision, 1s to the effect that the statutes regulating and prescribing the con- ditions upon which & company may be ad- mitted to a state, is for the protection of its citizonsand poliey holders, and offering re- dress in its courts should it become neces- sary. The prospect of an agentor a broker being obliged to contribute a portion of his ‘hard earned’ accumulations toward the pay- ment of a loss, in case the company he has acted for fails to indemnify the assured, is not very encournging and - will have a ten- dency toward the discontinuance of this busi- ness on the part of the better class or more reliable and resgunuibla agents and brokers when this law becomes generally known. “The only effective way to eradicate a wrong is to proceed directly at its source, and where is the source of tnis businesst Is it not almost entirely with the insurance com- panies! “When all wild cat and unreliable insur- ance companies are anuihilated, then will t troublesome aund vexations question of u authorized insurance be no more. If such companies can be legally restrained, their brokers and agents wall be out of a job, “Ofcers having in charge the supervision of insurance cannot watch too (’lowlf’ the conduct of local companies, When it is es- tablished without doubt that any of the local companies are transacting business out of unauthorized territory, immediate ac should be taken aganst such business, and if mecessury the certificate of authority of the compauy should be revoked. 1t is an established fact that where a fire fusurance cowpany transacts unauthorized business it inv: bly becomes burdened with a poor and speciaily hazardous cluss of risks, that are generally termed ‘slop bucket’ busi- ness, usually at inadequate rater; conse- quently its existence is only a question of time. ~ It is obvious to all that whenever a company branches out into this kind of busi- ness it 1s hazarding its lhlblli({)‘ to the policy holders of i3s own state. This 1s sufficient ground for action on the part of the authori- ties either to stop this busiess or revoke the cortificato of authority issued to such com- y should not any. ¥ “I; goes without saying that laws for the government of life insurance organizations in this state are greatly needed, when nu- merous assessment accident associations are clandestinely oFurmmg throughout the state. The business of those associations, as L have said,transacted principally by corréspondence divect with the parties, and consequently the rosecution of such offenders is diflf«'nlt. Some of these organizations are reli- aple, and were there laws applicable 1o such companies they would willingly com- ply. 1 think therefore that there should be aws goveruing such institutions. The gon- eral life Insurance laws are very deficient, in fact theve is but one law governing all classes of life companies, except the law reg- ulating secret and benevolent associations. The inconsistency of a general law of this kind is obvious, ~Tho statute known as the isecrot society law' is very indefinite and vague, This ought to be amended und made more specifie. - ““The laws of nearly all the states are suf- ficiently strong to secure the punishment of brokers who are dealing in wild cat policies, provided they are properly enforced, Itis a difiicult matter, however, in such states to prosecute the perpetrators of these unlawful acts, but it would cevtainly be In the interest of honest insurance and the public generally if a few of them could be made to the penalty for their offences, “There Is scarcely a large firo reported that has not in tne list of insurances some of these scallawag companies, and the evidenco con- necting brokers with the placing of such in- surance ought to be obtalnable without much difficulty, Scarcely & week passes but some new wildeat company appears ou the scene and each manages to do more or less business for a time, “There are soveral follows who make a business of forming such companies, gather- ing In what premiums they can from the thoughtless or unscrupulous brokers, and Afifilu'r a few months' harvest change to a new eld" .~ ———————— The Blaze at Minden, Mixpey, Nob, Dee. 14.-<The fivo here last night started about 10:30 in Hammond's barn, across the voad cast from the Jenson hotel and was communicated to the building oceu- pied by Mrs. . S, Hammond as a milline store, ~Dean’s hardware store was next con- sumed. Next Ed, Craig’s confectionery store, then H, J. ans' millinery store, Holmes & Miller's saloon and K. J. Craig's confectionery store Finch & Paddock's alley was {n the meantime torn down and the flames arrested. Tho goods were all taken out, but were badly damaged. There was but little insurance. It was the work of an incendias The waterworks were of no avail, the stand pipe was ompty and but one pump in working order building ncross the S PARNELL AT TU YRONE, An Unruly Mob in Attendance at the Meeting. Dueriy, Dee. 14.—Parnell addressed a meeting of 500 people at Tullyrone today. The speech was malnly a repetition of his ut- terances in previous speeches, It was deliv- ered amid a running commentary of cries such as “Down with Judas Healy,” “to h—1 with Hennessey, the Zulu king,” etc,, from certaia of his hearers. From Tullyrone Parncll and friends drove to Freshford, where Parnell addressed another meeting, referving during the speech to the seceders as “miserable gutter sparrows, whom he had pyshed out of obscurity and given a better chance than he gave himself.” While taiking Parnell was interrupted by the gathering of his oppo- nents, who shouted: “To h—1 with the adulteror.’” A fight would inevitably have ved but for the presence of the police. nell _closed the day’s work with an ad- dress at Welingford, where he sponds the night. The anti-Parnell faction held a meeting to- day at Tippe at which 2,000 persons were present. Canon Chil's taking the chair was the signal for a band of fifty P nellites to start,. cheering for tneir leader This was responded to by theanti-Parncllites and the cheering was kept up by the two fac- tions for fully an hour, making it impossible for the cakers to be heard, Father Humphrey and others tried hard to pacify the opposing crowd, butin spite of his efforts stones were thrown and sticks used freely, and a_serious conflict was Averted only by the final withdrawal of the Parnellit After speeches were made a resolution was carried in support of McCarthy and his fol- lowers, Opposing Forces at Freshford. DunLiy, Dec. 14.—There was o race be tween the opposing parties to catch the electors at Freshford. Davitt and Sir John Pope Hennessey reached the place just be- fore tho celebration of mass. The priest, however, decided that muass could wait and messengers were dispatched to beat up the people. Forty-five minutes saw a crowd col Jootod 1n tho market place, headed by Father Shortall. At the same moment a band of Parnellites arrived, headed by Father O'Shea, a suspendodt priest, The Parnellites, however, joined with the anti-Pamellites in their meeting, shouting to Davitt, “You're welcome.” ~ Davitt spoke until Father O'Shea, their leador, becoming imnpatient, ex- cluimed, **I must stop you; Davitt.”” The lat- ter, amid good-humored laughter, appealed to Faiher 0'Shea s a_clivaifous Trishinan 1o let him go on. Father O’Shea was mollified and said that he would allow Mr. Davitt to continue, but after Mr, Davitt had uttered a foew words in condemnation of Parnell, Father O'Shea lost his sclf-control and continued to ulge in burs of dissent and indignation, occasion- ally subsiding into dogged silence when Davitt scored a point. When the second appeal was being made by Davitt, Pather O'Shea said: ‘‘Friends, let us hear Davitt, T don’t agree with him, but I respect him from the bottom of my leart.” The whole scene was characteristic of the im- pulsive Irish race. There wasno disorder, apd _after the specchmaking was ended the whole crowd filed quietly into the church, where mass was celebrated. - IN MANNESOTA, Connubial Felicity of Nearly Eighty Years' Dura o S1. Paut, Minn., Dec. 14.—[Special Tele- gram to Tup Bre.]—The most remarkable instance of longevity of amarried couple in the annals of Minnesota and probably in the United States comes from Lacqui, Poole county, where today Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Salisbury cclebrated the one hundred and third biethday of Mr. Salisbury, His wife will boone hundred and one years old on Christmas day. January 13 they will have been murried eighty years. Until quite r cently they livedalonoin a comfortable log housé on the Yellow Bunk river, Mrs. Salis- bury doing the cooking and general house work, while Mr. Salisbury chopped the wood and attended to the chores about the home. On his last birthday Father Salisbury saw a hawk attack o heu and grasping his old flint- lock musket shot the bird of prey dead and saved the bon, On his one hundredth birth- day he walked seven miles to Bellingham and back home again the same fay. i Almost Suffocated. Newark, O., Dec, 14.—[Special Telegram to Tae Bee.|—Escaping gas from a base burner stove almost suffocated Mrs, Amelia Fisher, Mrs. Laura Victorellis and son and Charles Toeff. Before retiring on Friday night they had filled the steve with coke, but failed to thoroughly close the lid, They were found yesterday morning almost dead, out hy prompt worl were resuscitated, Their cori- ditionis still precarious. The house was full of gas, and the unusual odor was all that caused the discovery, o~ Mysterious 8t. Louis Murder. S1. Loums, Dee. 14.—Harry Hartman left his home at 1 o'clock this morning to go to & saloon, so his dauglter says, to indulge in a smoke. He remained away two hours and then returned to the house. While atte mpt- ing to gain admittance at the rear door four shots were fired and Hartman feil dead. Two soms of the dead man und John Brennan have been arrested. P, 5 Sl A Suppose to Have Beew Froz n, WitkkLixG, W. Va, Dec. 14.—The bodies of George Serker and James Laue, farmers, were found lyiug in the roada few miles from tho Clay county court, bouse Saturday. The unfortunates had started from their homes Wednesday to go to the county seat, and ave supposed to have frozen to death, as no marks of viclence were found on them. St ARy An Incendiary Suicides. Dexver, Colo, Dec, 14.—John W. Baker, a discharged workman, who set fire and destryed $20,000 worth of hay on the Meyers-Fisher ranch Tuesduy was found this morning hanging under a railroad bridge across a crook near the seene of the fire, 1t was ovidently a case of suicide, He has re- latives 1n Pittsfleld, I - he Fire Re: Cape ST, lavace, Quebee, Dec, 14.—The parish cnurch here burned today. Rev, H. A. Boinne. vicar, at the risk of his Iife succeoded in saving the holy sacra- ment, Another building used as a "council hall and court house was also burned. Loss, $125,000, The Weather Forecas For Omaha and vicinity —Fair: cooler. For Nebraska and lowa—Fair: warmer; southerly winds. For South Dakota - Ut rain; southerly winds ; warmer, | THE 37 TING WAS PEACEABLR Divided the Factions and ne ads Wero Broken, A Polico For HENNESSEY _CORES AT JOINSTOWN, His Point is Appreciated by the Crowd—A Large Audience L tens to Healey at Castle Comer. [Copyright 1890 hy James Gondon Binneti1 KiLkessey, © 14.~[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bre]—There was mounting in hot haste today for both factions were determined to be on the geound early, As no trains were running, outside cars were in great demand. Some of the processions which left Kilkenny this morning vzere quite imposing. It is rather a pity they started so early for somo of the fighting force might have enjoyed, as some would not have en- joyed, the words spoken in mnearly every church in Kilkenney, From nearly overy altar in the constituency the manifesto of the archbishops and bishops of Ireland was read and Parnell denounced as unfit to lead the Trish people. It is impossible to overstate the exertions of the priests in the struggle, They are working night and day in the church, in the house and on the roadside against Parnell’s influence, Parnell's name on certain elements is magical it is true. These elements are the most unruly and ignorant population, but ata time like this their extraordinary enthusiasm and pug- nacity may draw many of the better class to their side. Still; the anti-Parnellites are overflowing with confidence, though like the Indinns, they take no chances. They are working overtime, which is more than Pare nell has done before today. Kilkenny whs absolutely deserted today, Healy left last night for Castle Corner. This morning early Darritt, Henuessey and Fan rar were whirled away. An hour later Pare nell dashed off accompanied by Scully, Fitze gorald, Pierce, Mahony, Josoph Nolan, Clancy, Harrison, Kelly and Daiton, The first meeting at Tullowan was small but the enthusiasts went on to Freshford where Healy was hooted two days ago. They were mat outside of the town, thehovses taken out, and the carriage drawn to the place of meeting by a dozen brawny shouters. Abous six hundred men quit for a time but the mo- ment speakilg began the anti-Parnellite feeling was manifested. On oneside of the street stood the Parnellites, in the middle of the street the police, and on the other side of the street a number of priests and a hundred or so supporters, The latter groaned when the Purnellites cheered and vice versa, also asked Parnell how Kitty was. Still it was a fairly peaceable meeting for no heads were broken, Two meetings were held at Huntingford, one by Parnell the other by Davitt. Fortu- nately they did not clash or the undertakers might have been needed. Davitt and Hen- nessey far in the rear also spoke at Freshe ford ayd Johustown, Davitt's meeting at Johnstown was & sugeess too. Hennessey made a point at it. He told the crowd he had entered parliament in 1859 s to= day. Whea it was proposed to extend the divorce act to Ireland he had the honor to move the rejection of ths act. It was rejected, He saw no reason for its introduction and could not imagine the Irish people condoning an offense which could make such an act necessary. The point was cheered. Healy spoke to the greatest meeting of the day Castle Comer, Tuis estima that a thousand editors were present. Miners from Clough were there 1in forco. The meeting was opened by Canon Cody, who said that Parncll reminded him of Lucifer. Healy received a vociferous welcome. He talked with great deliberation, but made a terribly fierce yot logical attaclk on Parnell. Every thrust was wildly ap- planded. Shere were yells of wrath when ha told how O'Brien at the time of the Tipper ary evictions went to London to find Parnell, After wasting several days iu search, he called on Mrs. O'Shea, She said she had not cen Pavnell for three months, [A voice: He was upstairs.”| This ted roars of laughter, succeeded by groans for Parnell, Healy said Parnell talked about his services as if he had ot nothing in return. The party had given him all the credit for everything since 1835, Parnell had done nothing except to prostitute his position. 1f Paruell intended to raise a new banner it would be made out of a plece of Kitty O'Shea’s petticoat. The crowd shrieked with laughter, Three cheers were given when Healy explained that Shannon who had worked up the Pigott letter for the Tondon Times was electioncer- ing for Parnell. There were groans for Par- nell when he asked why Parnell no longer fought aguinst Balfour or vice versa, A big miner called out, “sure, they are half brothers.,” By the way, Healy said that Scully who now was Parnell’s candidate had come to the National Liberal club two weeks ago and offerad himself as auti-Parnell. He challenged him to deny it, It is rumored that Captain Flamilton of Inistiogue will be nominat in the conserva~ tive interest, This is not geverally believed as the conservatives want Parnell to win and his chances would be lessened by Hamilton's candidature, Parn-ll Deounced From the Altar, Duniy, Dee. 14.—At Westport, County Mayo, today Parnell and his followers were denounced from the altar. In many other Catholic churches similar denunciations were uttered, In a circular by the bishoo of Cloyne, read in the churches today, savs: “In consequence of the deplorable state of things produced by Parnell's unprincipled and unpatriotic action itis of tho utmost im- sortance to reorganize the league branches n this diocese.” S Refused to Humilinte Themselves, ScoTTIALE, Pa., Dec. 14.—Near Uniontown, a mining hamlet, last night o gangof Hun- ns, all more or less intoxicated, while ing home met two Americans named Watkins and Huntley. The Hungarians de- cided that they must get down on their knees before being allowed to pass, When the Americans indignantly refused to comply with ‘the demand @ bloody riot ensued, in which kuives, clubs and stones were freely used, After great dificulty the beligerent foreigners were driven off. Watkins and Hunting were both badly injured and are in @ precarious condis tion, Deaths Fre the Akron Horror, Axnroy, O, Dec, 14.—Lulu Steigmeir and May Steveus, who were the worst burned of the victims of the birtnday party at Buchtell college Saturday night, died today. May Baker of Johnson's Creek, N. Y. and Aurelia Wirick of Stor h}a Ia, are the most seriously inju of "the surving members of the party, bug physiciuns sy thero isno immediate danger, 'he colloge halls are filled with the odor of | burning flosh and many cf the young ladles | fuinted as thoy went about doing reliol work, i