Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 16, 1890, Page 1

THE OMAHA TWENTIETH YEAR. "OMAHA, TUES 16, 1890, BER DaiLy BEE. T DAY MORNING, DECEM SITTING BULL'S LAST FIGHT, Killed Near 8tanding Rock by The 01d Ohief - Tndian Police, SHOT DOWN WHILE RESISTING ARREST. Troops at Pine Ridge Agency Poste pone Iheir Departure for the Bad Lands—General Scio- fleld's Advices, 8r. Pavr, Miun, Dee. 15.—~A report re- caived here late this afternoon that Sitting Bull ha apparently confirmed by adv 3 s at inili- tary headquarters in this city. Heo rec two dispatehes this cvening, one from Plerre, 8. D., stating that Sitting Bull and his had been killed, but giving no further par- ticulars, The other dispateh was from Btanding Rock agency, 8. D,, and stated that the Indian police started out this morning to arrest Sitting Bull, having understood that he proposed starting for the bad lands ut once. The police were followed by a troop of cavalry under Captain Fouchet and - fuutry under Colonel Drum. When the police reached Sitting Bull's camp on Grand river, about forty miles from Standing Rock, found arrangements being made for departure, The cavalry had not.yet reached the camp when they arrested Bull and started back with him. His followers quickly rallied to the rescue and tried to take him. In the melee the old chief is said to have been killed, and also five of the Indian police. One of the police rode back to the cavalry and infantry, tolling them to hurry up to the support of the police, and then hurried on to the agency with the news of the battle. Nothing later than this has been received, but the death of Bitting Bull and at least five of those who captured him seems undoubtedly true, The Report Confiemed. Citicaao, Dee, 15, At 9 o'clock tonight As- sistant Adjutant General Corbin of General Miles’ staff received an official dispatch from St. Paul saying that Sitting Bull, five of Sit ting Bull’s men, and seven of the Indian po- lice were killed in a fight today, following an attempt by the police to arrest Sitting Bull Wisrixaroy, Dee. 15.—Indian Commis- sloner Morgan this evenivg reccived from Indian Agent McLaughlin the following dis- patch, dated Fort Yates, N. D., December 15: “Indian police arrested Sitting Bull at his eamp, forty miles northwest of the agency, this morning at daylight. His followors at- tempted o rescue, and fighting commenced. Four policemen were killed and three wounded. Eight Tndians were killed, includ- ing Sitting Bull and his son, Crow Foot, and several others were wounded. The police were surrounded for some time, but main- tained their ground until relieved by United Btates troops, who now have possession of ting Bull's camp with all the women, children and property. Sitting Bull's fgl- lowers, probably one hundred men, deserted their families and fled west up the Grand river. The police behaved nobly, and great credit is duo them, Purticulars by mail.” Commissioner Morgan showed this telo- gram to the president lata this evening. The president said he had regarded Sitting Bull as a great disturbing element in the tribe, and now that he was eut of the way he hoped & settlement of the difficulties could be reached without further delay, General Brooke's Report. Cmicaco, Dec. 15,—General Brooke, “charge of the troops at Pine Ridge, tele- gravhed the situation to Assistant Adjutant General Corbin at army headquarters tonight us follows: GAll Indians who can bo brought in are uow here or near here, leaving about two hundred bucks in the bad lands who refuse to listen to anyone or anything. Against these Iwill send a sufficieat force to capture or fight them. All has been done that can be done. The Indians now out have a great many stolen_horses and_cattle with them, 1 hope to b ablo toetd this matter now.” The following official telegram was also re- ceived from St. Paul: “Sitting Bull was arrested this morning at dayhght by the Indian police. Friends at- tempted his rescue and @ fight ensued. Sit- ting Bull, his son, Black Bird, Catch Bear and four others were killed: alsoseven Indian police. Captain Fechet arrived just in time With his twe troops, Hotchkiss and Gatling uns and secured the body of Sitting Bull. y command of GENERAL MiLES, The Cavalry in Hot Purshit. S1. Pavr, Minn., Dec. 15.—A dispaten from Dickinson, N. D., about today's fight says that it is estimated that 150 warriors are in the band which fled up Grand river afterthe killing of Sitting Bull. Several trogps of cavalry ave after them in different directions, and 1t 1s oxpected that they will be quickly headed offt. A general outbreak on the Sioux ~reservation is not feared, and those disaffected bands which are now giving trouble will soon be placed where they will cense. Tho Sioux rescrvation is {nrroumlml by troops thoronghly equipped in or a winter campaign. It is expected that efore unother sun has set Sitting Bull's celebrated chorus of dancers will bo good In- Aiaus or prisoners. LAST VISIT TO SITTING BULL. A Native Showing the Wily Ch racter of the Old Chief: Cnicaco, Dee. 15,—The story of the last visit pald by a white man to Sitting Bull's camp prior to the tragic event of today is told in a report received this afternoon by As sistant Adjutant General Corbin. The narra- tive throws a flood of light on the old chief's wily character aud strongly depicts the cir- cumstances eaisting in his isolated camp. The document is addressed to Commssioner of Indian Affairs Mor gan by United States Indian Agent McI aughlin of Standing Rock agency, and is in pact as follows: *“Hearing that the ghost dance was in progress in Sitting Bull's camp, and that a large number of Indians of the Grand river settlements were participating, McLaughlin concluded take them by surprise. Sunday moruing he left for that settlement accompanicd by Louis Prineau, and got upon them unex- pectedly and found the ghost danceat its height. The majority of the boys and girls participating were, until a few weeks ago, P pils of the day schools of the Grand River ettlement. McLaughlin did vot attempt to stop the dance, but remuined over night and ext day and had a long talk with Sitting Bull and & number of his followe Ho spoke vcr{ rhunly to tbem, pointing out }\'hnl bad been "done by the government ov the Sioux people and how this faction by their prosent conduct were abus- znu the coutidence that had been reposed in Lem by the government in its maguauimit ) granting them full amnesty for all past of- fenses when from destitution and imminent btarvation they were compelled to purrender as prisoners of war in 1880, and welt at length upon what had' beeu one by the government for their own indus- rial advayecement, and assured them of what his absurd craze would lead o if these d; moralizing dances and disregacd of depart- eut prders were not soon discontived, — Sit- fix‘. ull, while belog very obstiuate and at t inolined to wssume tho role of “big to chief,” finally admitted the truth of Me- Laughlin's reasoning, He had a proposition to make, which, it the In- dian agent would- have agreed to, and would car out, it would allay oll further exc nent among the Sioux over this ghost dan itting Bull then stated his proposition, which was that M Laughlin should accompany himon a journe to trace from tiis agency to each of the other tribes of Indians through which the story of the ludian Messiah had been brought, and v he rveached the last tribe, or it originated, if they could not produce the ‘man who _started the story and did not find the new Messinh, as described upon earth, together with the dead Indiaus returning to reinhabit this ntry, he wounid return convinced that Indians) had been imposed upo: port frd him would satisfy the foux and all the practices of the ghost so- cieties would but if found to be as vrofessed by th ans they should be pe mitted to continue thefr médicine practices andorganize as they are now endeavoring to do. McLaughlin told bim that the propo- sition was & novel one, but an attempt to carry it out would be similar to an attempt to cateh the wind that blew last year, but wished him to come to his house, where he would convince him of the absuraity of this foolish craze. Sitting Bull, however, would not fully promise to come in tothe agency to discuss’the matter, but said he would ‘con- sider the talk just had pnd de- cide after deliberation. McLaughlin found that the active members in the dance were not more than half the num- ber of the earlier dances, and believes that the ¢l losing ground among the Indians. While there are many who ave half believers, he is fully satisfied that he can keep the dance confined to the Grand river district. From close observation he 1s convinced that he can be broken up, and, after duo reflection, would respectfull y suggest, in case his visit to Sitting Bull fails to bring him in, as invited to do, all the In- dians living on the Grand river notified that those wishing to be known as opposed to the ghost doctrine, friendly to the govern- ment and desiring the s\lp{)url provided in the treaty, must report to the agency and be required to camp near the agency for a few week: and those selecti their medicine practices in violation of the department orders to remain on the Grand river, from whom subsistence will be held. Something looking toward the breaking up of this craze must be done, and now that cold weather is approaching is the proper time, Such a step as here suggested would leave Sitting Bullwith but few follow- ers, as all, or nearly all, would report for en- rollment, and thus he would be forced in himself.” wh hoticld’'s Advices, Wasmyaros, Dec. 15.—General Schofleld this afternoon rveccived teleerams from Gen- eral Ruger, commanding the department of Dakota, in one of which he says he hopes to get in all the Induans who turned back from the bad lands. Two Strike's party is trying to induce them to come along with them. He says the Indians arve moving slowly on ac- count of poor stock. The other telegram includes a dispatch re- ceived yestel from the commanding offi- cer at Oclrichs, S. D., saying that interpre ters just in from Whité river report fift lodges in the bad lands ing to work their way to the Cheyenne river ugency. General Ruger adds thut necessary steps will be taken to intercept them if possible. General An Old Squaw Man's Opinion Serixeview, Neb., Dec. 15.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—Mr. E. W, Raymond, a man who has lived with the Sioux Iudians for over forty years, married a Sioux squaw ard has childyen large enough ‘to go on the war path, was in town last week and informed your correspondent that from what he kuew of Indians there would be war before there was peace, and that the Indions neve r would settle down so long as they had such men as Sitting Bull to lead them.” He says the gov- ernment herd of horses and &attlo will' be moved to Turtle Buttes, twenty miles north of this place, to winter and be out of the way of the raidiug Indiuns, Will Probably Move Today. Y, S. D. (via Rushville, Telegram to Tue Bre)—The troops did not move today for fear of stampeding Two Strikes' band, now moviug into the agency. They will undoubt- edly goin the morning, taking only cavalry and Gatling and Hotchkiss guns. The hoavy artillery and infantry will remain_to guard the agency. (. B, G, Toubles. ~Governor Ross has exas Indian Avsmiy, Tex., Dec, 15 a telegram from the captain of the Pane nandle cavalry that an outbreak 1s feared among the Indians in Childress and Greer counties. The governor has sent the as- sistant adjutant-general to investigate, e THE BAUN 1N ATION. Continuation of' the Inquiry Into the FPension Office. Wasnixeroy, Dec. 15, -Lemon, pension attorney, was before the Raum investigating committee today. He testified that he never recommended to Commissioner Raum tho ap- pointment of any person in his employ. He bad never spoken to the commissioner about the appointment or promotion of any person and had never directly or indirectly re- quested any other person to Secure an ap- pointment from the pension ofiice. Witness said he had never endorsed any mnote for Ruaum except one for $12,000 on the Board of the Republic. Cooper asked how much Raum's paper was discounted, when and on whoso endorse- ments. Lemon emphatically on the ground that declined to answoer, it was none of Cooper's business or the business of the committee, In response to further questions Lemon stated that Raum never came {0 him for his influence to secure the discounting of any A L4 Edward Renaud, a former clerk in the pen- sion office, who was diswmissed after the pub- lication of articles criticising the manage- ment of the office, was asked 1f hehad writ- 2 or inspired publications charging the com- ioner with intimidating clevks. Witness declined to answer on tho ground that what d now might prematurely disclose mat- ters involved in bis libel suit against Com- missioner Raum. Thomas Boker of Illinois, an land office, was questioned regarding a state- ment nlioged to have been made by his son that McGilley, a clerk in the pension oftice, hada said he owned refrigerator stock and ex- pected to get promoted. Witness' recollection of the mautter was indistinct, but he thought there was a mistake and that it was reales- tate and not refrigerator stock which was mentioned, General Raum had told him af- terwards that it was absolutely false that any clerk had refrigerator stock, - A Fatal Bridge Accident, kw Yomk, Dec. 15.—A passenger on a steamer from West Indian ports, which ar- rived today, states that a section of the brid over the Matina viver near Port Lemon gave way D ber4 and four colored laborers and two white men were killed. e 2 Peculating Alabama Postmaster, Wasmixaroy, Dee. 1 ‘The chief postofice inspector has a report from officers investi- guting the affairs of the postmaster-at De- catur, Ala, who has abscouded, showing a shortuge of over 8,000, - - A Naval Contl WasHiNGToy, Dec. 15.— confirmed the nomination of Naval Con- structor #. B. Wilson to be chief of the bureau of constraction aud repair and chief mploye in the g0 A (he senate today | constructor of the navy. The Weathier Forecast, For Omaha and vicinity— Fair; colder, + Nebraska aund lowa-Light winds; My winds ; colder. South Dukota—Fair; porthwesterly wiuds: colder, TNEW WESTERY ASSOCIATION, i | ONE It Is Proposed at the Meeting (f Railway Presidents at New York, ELEMENT OF CONSERVATISM, Withdrawals Must Be After Delibe- rate Action by the Boarl—Kowa Roads in a stew—Gould on Western Rates, New Yonk, Dec. 15.—The long expected meeting of ropresentatives of western rail- roads was held today at the house of Banker Morgan. The foliowing companies were represented: Clilcago & Northwestern, Chi- cago, Burlington & Quiney, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacifie, Chicago, Milwankee & Paul, Unlon Pacitic, Missouri Pacific, Atchi- son, Topeka & Santa Fe, Wabash, Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City, Illinos Central, Southern Pacifie, Denver & Rio Grande, Northern Pacifie, Rio Grande Western, Great Northern and Iowa Central. Besides tho representatives of these companies there were present J. Pierpont Morgan, Samuel Spencer, John Crosby Browne, Howard Pot- ter and George C. Magoun. The preliminary agreement, which has already been published, was presented by Jay Gould and read. After some discussion, Morgan said that after long consideration & simple but comprehensive plan had been agreed to by the Vanderbilt and Pennsylvania lines for their mutval and competitive interests and based upon that plan, he had prepared a scheme which he proceeded to read. It pro- yides for the formation of a new association between several companies west of Chicago and St. Louis, to be under the management and direction of an advisory board to consist of the president and one mémber of the board of directors of cach company. 1t shall have power to establish and maintain uniform rates between competitive points and decide all questions of common interest between the members, 1t <hall have entire charge of all outside agencies for securing traflcat com- petitive points, If any officer, or the repre- sentativeof any company shall authorize or promise, directly or indirectly, any variation from thé established tariff he 'shall be dis- charged. Therates and policy adopted by the advisory board shall coutinusin force and be binding until altered by the board. A vote of at least four-fifths of the members shall be required to make its dction binding upon all. The board shall appoint proper ar- bitrators, commissioners and other represen- tatives, and adopt by-laws to carry out the of the association. Noeompany ithdraw from the association except after ninoty days written notice by resolution of the board of directors to every “other mem- of the association, with t Yruviso, how- ever, that the association shall continue at least six months from January I next. This agreement will be luid by eacli representative present before the board of directors of his company for action. After'a long discussion it was adopted, all voting in the afirmative except the Chicago, Kansas City & St. Paul, which wished more time for consideration. The Chicago & Alton Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis and Missouri, Kausas & Texas will also bein- vited to join, President Miller of the St. Paul road was empowered toact as charman of the ad- journed meeting with power to call the first neeting of tho advisory board after receipt by him of motice of action of the several boards of directors, The most perfect harmony prevailed at the meeting and it was considered by all present that the action taken was a great stride to- ward conservative and effective co-operation between o1l of the companies in arranging to vest the absolute power in one body of men constituted, as the advisory board will be, of a membership of the best qualified to act for the investors of the companies and the pub- lic. The great elementof conservatism is the fact that no withdrawal can take place with- out formal and deliberate action of the board of directors of the company in question, Gould Talks to a Nebraskan. w Yonk, Dec. 15.—(Speclal Telegram to toTue Bek.|—1n an interview with a promi- nent Nebraskan today Jay Gould said that the Union Pacific would not raise tariff rates on lines between the Missouri _river and the Rocky mountains. He said that retrench- ment in certain departments would be neces- sary and that the old system of managing the road from headquarters at Omaha would be resumed, Very few changes in heads of de- partments at Omaha would be made. Mr. Clark, no said, would have full control and would make such appointments as the best interests of the road may demand. Mr. Gould referred incidentally to Mr. Holcomb iua very kindly spirit and it was inferred that the latter gentleman will continue with the road. Mr. Clark has been_given the op- tion of residing at Omaba or St. Louis, Mr. Gould said, and will appoint an assistant gen- eral manager of the Missourl Pacific, with headquarters at St. Louis. Mr. Gould spoke fuvorably of Omaha and of her chances of becoming a great city. An lowa Muddle, Cinicaco, Dec. 15.—[Special Telegram to Tae Bre.]—The lowa roads are ina terrible stow over the proposed reduction in hog rates from the Missouri river to Chicago. It was definitely decided last week to establish the 18 cent rate as announced by the Chi- cago & Alton, to take effect Jauuary 1, but today the committee of managers that had the matter under consideration was hastily called together for a further discussion of the subject. It seems thata new dificulty has been encounterad. The Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City road insists upon making a rate on hogs 5 cents lower from St Paul to Cbicago than from Kansas City t Chicago. Consequently if the rate is reduced to 18 cents from I{ansas City it will be reduced to 18 cents from St. Paul. This would not be a source of trouble to the Missouri river lines if it were not that the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City road runs through Iows and that the result will be to pull down the rates to the 18 cent basis from competitive lowa points. 1t was while the rate clerks were ondeavoring to line up the rates at interior points on the 18 cent Lasis that this obstacle was presented and tho managers were at once notified. When they were assembled pressure was brought to bear on the Chicago & Alton once more to induce it to consent to a higher rate on hogs from Kansas City, General Man- ager Chappell, bowever, resisted all appoals, He suid he wauld hke 1o have a higher rate but that his contract with Fowler Brothers was valid and wonld be carried out to the let- ter unless modified by the firm itself. Noth- ing came of the discussion, and after the meeting Mr. Chappel said thére was no hope of being able to establish a higher rate on hogs and packing products than that already decided upon. ~ The Alton is not interested in Iowa tariff and will not suffer from the entanglemet in lowa. The Chicago, St. Faul & Kansas City will not relinquish its right to make & rate 5 ceats lower frow St, Paul than from the Missouri river, Disputed Mileage. Cuicao, Dec. 15.~[Special Telogram to Tur Bee]—Cheirman W, W. Fuley of the Western Passenger assoclation has fixed De- cember 18 as the date on which e will take up the case of the Rock Island road agalnst the Atchison ,in which the former desires the tor to redeem alarge number of mileage tickets found in the office of brokers. Pas- senger Traftic Manager White tas addressed & communication to Me. Finley informing him that the agents of other roads are tiating with brokers for the pur haso of all { Atchison 1wileuge books they can furnish | any nego- rior to January 1, and he Bisc ompany will not nau=~=y ets 50 obtained. Mr. Finlogtakes the pos! tion that the tickets must redeemed an. the probability is that the d¥&paite will result in the Atchison's withdrawal from the West- ern association, P———" The Pacific short Lino, Stoux Ciry, Ia, Dec. 15.[Spocial Tele- gram o Tur Bee.)--President Wendell Goodwin of New York, the leading spirit in the Wyoming improvemefit compary, which 1s building the Pacific Short Line, is in tho city looking up the finances of the road. He refuses absolutely to 8y wheter or not will be forthcoming to pay up the heavy claims that have been flled against it, Avother attachment for 812,000 for freight cheriges and for divisions of freight and pas- senger re ts was filed todag by the Chi- cago, Milwaukeo & St Paul road. This makes about $80,000 in miscellancous claims withiu a week. i HORRIBLE CASE OF PATRICIDE, A Sixteen-Year Old Ohicago Boy Mur- ders His Father. Cnicaco, Dec. 16.—A oFlme of surpassing diabolism and & dramatio sequel took place tonight in a little tenemént on West Chicago avenue, Carl Holtz, an Aged widower, lived alone in an upper flat with bis son Paul, aged sixteen, Tonight the boy took to bed with him anold table knife, &nd when his father had gone to sleep raised up in bed and cut his father's throat from ear to ear, severing the jugular vein and windpipe, The youthrul patricide then 1wshed o the West Chicago avenue police station and declared that his father had attempted sifeide. When the po- lice with physicians resehed the house the old man was stul alive, but could not speak. He had crawled from the bed and on a piece of yellow wrapping t which was be- s]]mhercu with his bloodhie wrote in (ierman: “Paul Holtz did it.” “The paper was the first intimation the polioe had of the nature of theaffair. A doctor bandaged up the old man’s throat and to thesurprise of évery one he uttered a fow hoasse words, With his finger pointing to bis son hesaid: ‘‘You notice thay of the tick i have killed me, Paul, but you can never enjoy the money. Clod will pauish you for this." A few momenis later the old man expired. The money referred to was &2,000 life insur- ance in a benevolent organization, —i ENGINEERS STRIKE RUMORED. Those on the St. Faul Road Ask for an Miuuwavkee, Wis., Déc. 15— A demand for an increase of wages has been made by all the locomotive engineers and firomen em- ployed on the St. Paulroad, The men inti- mate that they will strilte in the event of o rofusal to grant the desired fneroase. No an- swer was mode to the men, but itis thought that in the present unsettled condition of railway affairs the chaioe of getting an ad- vance in pay is not very® good. A St. Paul train hand said the brakeinen and all other trainmen wouid ask for a readjustment of their present wagos. Cmicago, Dec. 15.—Gerieral Manager Ear- ling of the St. Paul poad #aid this evening that the report from Milwankeo that the en- gineors and firemen haéd demanded an in- crease in wages, threatening astrike, was news to him. He does not anticipate any trouble. - PALMER'S OHANCES, Many Seats to BqContested tor a Vari- ety of Beasbna, Cuicado, Deo, 15—~ Telegram to Tug Bue]—The -demogtatic state central committee tnet in session In this city today. Treasurer W. B. Brinton of Tuscola said: “We have 105 votes on joint ballot for Palmer and there'll be no compromise. However, the committee will decide upon tue best method of getting a fow more votes for the general in three contested cases of MoCrone, Collins and Hamilton.”, George C. McCrone (republican), elected from the Thirty-fifth district, made application for a notarial com- mission in Sedgwick eounty, Kan., in 187. The democratic managers claim that by this act he lost his citizenship In Illincis andis not now eligible to aseatin the legislature, because he has not beerf a citizen of the state for the flve years preceding the election. In the Twenty-first aistrict hé was_elected, but it appearing_ immediately thereafter that he was ineligible Mr. Collinis resigned on the ad- vice of republicans. . Mr, Collins proposes to have a new clection. “The democrats l:lul‘:l, however, that as Colliis was ineligible, the candidate who received the next largest vote is elected. The distriot is republican, but the democrat mnori' will, if valid, give the seat to a democrat. In the Sixteenth district Hamilton (rep) was electéd on the face of the returns by a small majority, but the demo- cratic managers will probably contest the clection, claiming fraud, A.,'W. Nohe, who was elocted as @ republican assemblyman from the Fifth district. states that as certain party papers opposed him he considers him- self to be an independent and will vote on the organization of the house and for senator just as he pleascs, Nohe's record in the council when he was alderman two years ago was so disgracoful that he was defeated for re-clection, although in a strong republican ward, and his action at this time is just what might have been predicted from his past as- soclations. .- DARKEST ENG General Booth's Plan Endorsed by Chicago Methodist Ministers, Curcago, Dee. 15.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bee,]—The Methodist ministers of Chi- cago, at their regular meeting today, formally endorsed General Booth's plan for the relief of “Darkest England.”” Theorderof the day was an address by Rev. J. Hastil Odgers of the Davitt and DeKalb church on General Booth's “Darkest England.” The speaker twld how General Booth was originally a Methodist minister and was very successful in evangelical work, but his ideas being rather more progressive than the majority of the Methodist Episcopal preachers of that day he drew off himself and organized the Salvation army. His book was heirtily en- dorsed in_the paper réad. Dr. Hitcheock thought that it was a @rapnd book, and hoped that allthe brethren would read it. Said he, “There is no grander worlke than saving the fallen, aud we must study anything which will aid us in the work.” Dr. Foster said: ‘“Dr. Booth’s book is founded on facts, which eannot be contro- verted and is wusel;nently something we should read carefully.’ Dr. Boring declared: “I consider Booth’s scheme a grand cne, @s it begins to look as though it was & feasibie ome and under his leadership would be carried through in Eng- land. Whether it can bé worked here with success or not I cannot say; but I do know from experience that & meéw plan must be adopted, and it may be that the Salvation aruiy has furnisbed that plan,” R ND. Arid Lands and Irrigation. WasniNaroy, Dec. 15.--The house com- mittee on irrigation today agreed in the main ona bill to authorize asurvey of arid lands in the irrigation distriets to be ceded to the states and territories in which they are situated, forthe puypose of reclamation and settlelent. The bi lylu be modeled upon the measure introduced by Vandevar of Cali- fornia, It will also comtain a provision pro- viding that before a state issues a patent to Tmnl within un?‘ distriet conflictin clgims as to water 1 !nu shall be settle among contending partie: e A lynching in Prospeot. Moxt Verxoy, Ind,, Dee, 15.—Dan McAl- lister, a nepro, was arvested last night charged with assaulting three young ladies at different times with lutent tovape. Lynche ing is loeked for soon. | INDIAY DEPREDATION CLALNS. The House Passes a Bill Providing for Their Adjudication and Payment, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COURT. No Doubt That the Senate Will Take | Promptand Favorable Action— Many Nebraska Peoplo Interested, Wasmxarox Bureav Tae Osmyta Bee, 3 FOURTRENTI STRERT, Wasminaroy, D, C,, Doe. 15, % The house today passed the bill providing for the adjudication and paymentof claims arising from Indian depredations, This meas- ure was introduced at the last session by Mr. Herriman of Oregon and reported by him from the committee on Induan depredations last March, It is o measureinwhich a large num ber of citizens of Nebraska, South Dakota and thenorthwest generally ave personally interested, and since the senate has soveral times indorsed it there is little doubt that the measure will receive final action by the up per branch of congress very promptly. The bill establishes a court to be held in this city, composed of three judges, not more than two of whom shall belong to the same political party, and 1t shall have the usual compliment of clerks, oficers, reporters, ete, The tribunal is to be known as the court of Indian depredations and shall consider all claims for property of citizens of the United States taken or destroyed by Indians without respect to date of presenta- tlon before the interlor department. The depredation shall have been committed, however, by Indians under the protection of the United States and the claims shall be substantiated by the testimoby of an agent or other creditable witness not of the Indian race. The only limitation made as to the time when the depredation was committed is aprovision that no claim prior to Jaauary 1, 1847, shall be cousidered by the court. The court will issue subpoeunms, summon wit- nesses and establish rules for practice, The clsimant may appear in person or by attor- ney and the usual procedure in an equity court shall be adopted for the direction of this court. The salary of the judges is §3,500 a year, and there shall be appoiuted by the attorney general an assistant attorney to act under the dircction of the department of justice with a salary of $2500 per annum. Reports, records and papers on file before the committees in congress shall be transferred to this court, which is given ample authority to pass upon all cases which have heretofore come betore congress, aud the latter body is to dismss i the future all consideration of claims ror.&qn depredations, The claims which have @en favorably adiudicated bv the secretary dffthe interior shall bave priority of consideration and shall be held to be prims facie corre Decisions shall be reordered at the same term (there are two terms of the court annually), ab which the case may he heard or at furthest, during the succecding term, The court may appoint three commis- sioners at a salary of §2,000 per annum each and the further sum of $3 & day for subsist- once and expenses to get testimony aud pr ecute investigations und performotherdutigs. The court shall determime in each case the value of property taken or destroyed in any place and if possible the tribe of TIndians or other persons by whom the wrong was com- mitted, and shall render judgment in favorof the claimant against the United States, when, m the judgment of the secretary of the inte- rior, any of the amounts shall be deducted from any annuities of permanent funds in the hands of the United States belonging to the tribe, An account shall bo kept agaiust such tribe and such payment shall be charged against the depredator and deducted from any funds which may bocome due them. The judgments of court are final and theve shall be no appeal except to the supreme court, when the usual rules for appeal shall govern., Such judg- mentc are to be returned to congress through the sceretary of the treasury for appropria- tion, and all sales, transfers or assignments of claims will be declared void, and warrants issued by the secretary of the treasury in payment of the judgment shall be g able and delivered only to the lawful heirs or representatives. PAN-AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Mr. Mason of Chicago todav broughtin the bill prepared by the deep water convention at Galveston meuu{ for organizing a corpor- ation to open marine communication with South American countries. The incorpor- ators named in the bill are J. B. Clark, John A. Roche, F. C.Rutan and George L. Gray of Chicago, A. P. Chamberlin of DesMoines, W. O. Kemp of Davenport, Leon Blum and R. 8. Willis of Galveston, Howell Jones and T honias A, Osborn of Topeka, T. L. Dana and H. B. Chamberlain of Deaver, Godfrey B. Clark and H. S. Benn of Mol and J. B. Carroll of Denton, Tex. The o ganization is to be known as the Pan-Ame can transportation company. It will be ¢ italized at 10,000,000 to $100,000,000 capital Theshares arc &100 each, of which 20 per cent must be paid in before organization and the balance on call in amounts not to exceed 20 per cent. The general officers are to be located at Galveston, which is the initial point of sailing, and vessels also to stop. at Mobile. The company proposes to build vessels for the Pan-American trade and to carry on a gencral trausportation business with southern countries. Aside from ordi nary transportation rights they will ask to have the right to buy and sell exchange on all countries with which they communicate. RUMORED 81 AL BANDER, It is reported at the war department t| Lieutenant Colonel Joseph R. Smith, an as- sistant surgeon, will be appointed surgeon geueral of the army to fill the vacancy caused by the death of “Surgeon ( Baxte Colonel Smith is a New Yorker by birth and was commissioned assistant surgeon Decem- ber 15, 18 He was breveted licutenant colonel during the rebellion and has an ad mirable record, THE IRRIGATION QUESTION. 1tis confidently belie y of agriculture will report in favor of extend ing the time under which the $40,000 appro priated duringthe last session is w0 be ex- pended in making investigation into the irri. gation quostion and that the time will be ex tended. It is likely also that congress will give an increase of appropriation. brasku and the Dakotus are greatly inte question. J. 8, Hanna of “Lamar, Neb,, and others from the west and northwest portions of that state ure expected here soon to see the secretary of agricuiture and request him to make tests of the efticiency of artesian wells for irrigation in thelr sections of Nebraska. They will ask him to send special ageuts into the field to sce the practical work done or set aside a part of the #0,000 gppropristed for the purpose of enabling private citizeus to make practical tests. NEBRASKA, I0WA AND DAKOTA POSTMASTERS, Postmasters were appointed today as fol- lows : Nebraska--Dublin, mant or Boone county, Mrs. J. Patterson, vice W, West, resigned. lowa—Coralyille, Johnson county, F. A. Parrott, vice T. R, Hackett, removed; Hos- per, Sioux county, J. J. Debord, vice J. Kool- eck, removed. South Dakota—Gilman, TLake count Lauterback, vice G, W. Belknap, resigned. SPOONER AND THE SUPREME COURT VACANCY. enator Spooner was asked u»du{ if hio had been directly orindivectly offered the vacancy on the supréme bench, aid he said that there was not & word of truth in the report to that effect. The facts, however, are apparent that thesenator had some inlimation which leads him to believe that he could have tho place if he so desired. Senator Sawyer, his closest friend, in speaking of the matter, said that Mr, Spooner had told him that he would nuot take the place and bad been advised by H. in this® him (Sawyer) not to accept it. 1f these two gentlemen have gone so far as to discuss the matter, it is more than probable that there has been something definite satd on the sub- ject. Sonator Sawyer says that Senator Spooner could make more money in_his law | ctice than the salary on the bench affords, ut that his inclinations ave toward political life rather than judicial; that if be went on the bench he would be prevented from mak- wing political speeches or taking anactive part in politics; that he is still a young man and has @ good future before him in the politics of his own state; that to go on the bench would break up all his present plans and inclinations, and therefore he did not think Mr. Spooner would succeed to the vacaut judgship. M. Sawyer suvs that he has notseon the ident on the subject, nor have any of Mr, Spooner's friends, but that they will be ready to do so in case Mr. Spooier ~ will accept the place The external indications are that the presi- dent s looking for a man to i1l the vacancy rvather than thinkipg of selecting one from bis own cabinet. Thepresident is national on this subject and has a great desire to re tan all the members of his cabinet during the four years, Itis the pride of his heart to have his ndministration with an unbroken candioate from the time it began until endy. Theseand other considerat@us urged as veasous for selocting some man othier than his cabinet for the supreme bench, MISCELIAN EOUS The Misses Thomas are temporarily at 8§16 Pifteenth street, Miss Folly Thomas will go, after Christmas, to Omaha'to spend the win- ter, and Miss Marian ‘Thomas will remain here about ten days, when she leaves for Georgia. She will Spend the winter south, At the interior department today Acting Secretary Chandler concurred in the d cisions rendered by Commissioner Groff can- celling the homestead entry of John G. Kern West to land in township 107 north, range 61 west, and reject- ing the final proof ou the homestead entry of James H. Mowerson for land in township 111 north, range ( , both in the Mitchell, 8. D., land district. o today passed the bill providing ‘men upon the public domain who have taken elghty acres of surveyed land ke an addittonal eighty acres of un- wad lind provided it contiguous to that ulrendy entered, The house committes on irrigation today instructed Mr port of Alubimn to report favorably a bill giving to the states all public lands within their borders, the use and pro- ceds of which are to go toward the estab- iskment of irvigation. All questions as to water rights, otc., are Lo settled by the states themselves. The following were today appointed mem- bers of the medical pension bourds: At Weeping Water, Neb, Drs. J. B, Hungate and J. K. Hall; at Guthrie Center,Ia., Dr. M. M. Schel Second Licutenant Trancis H. Beach, Sixth cavalry, now at Fort Lewis, Colo., will d to Port Meade, S. D, undjoin his nent, now in the department of Dakota. ntendent Porter has di d that the census enumerators in - South Da- kota be paid. Ho finds that ali the schedules are complete. Senators Pettigrew and Moody today se- cured a susponsion of the orderto discontinue the signal office at Yunkton, S. D., until March 1, when it is expeeted an appropria- tion will be made to continue the service, Secretary Noble has ordered that the order for the survey between the two Dakotas for marking the boundary line shall proceeded with immediately Seaator Manderson from Sio rount, has received letters Nebraska, saying that there are 500 settlers in that county who are entitled to seeds from the government uuder the proposition recently submitted to congress, and that the supply will cost §7,500. Colonel Valentine, sergeant-at-arms of the senats, roturned toduy from a professional trip to his homain Nebraska. He says that the people of northern Nebraska seom o be entirely unawate of the dangers which rumor declares ure encompussing them. The pres- ence of the troops gives the farmers a very satisfactory market for their prodicts and they wish the aoldiers were more numerous. “Personally,”” said he, “Tthink thore mnay be alittle fighting within the next fow days. The troops are about ready to crowd in on the hostiles and force the issiie to a speedy conclusion, One or two blizzards would set- tle this matter without rmilitary interven- tion," Penrnr. S, Hearn. 2 B S Nebraska, lowa and Dakota Pension WasHINGTON, Dee, 15, —[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—-Pensions were granted today to the following Nebraskans: Original - James B. Nesbit, Nelson; David J. J. Horn- back, Prosser. Increase-John B, Laycock, Aaron Jenkins, Manley; Frederick Red- ford, Weeping Water: Chatles H. Frady, Neligh; William Abel, Newell: James W, IPace, Beatr Daniel Confe George Specher, Schuyler Shelley Kirkwood; George Kiser a; Neil nesen, Bazile Mills; William Feldmayer, i Willum Pucher, Newport. Original widows, ete.—-Delia, mother of ISlia Jones, Verden; Mary, widow of Will- iam J. Miller, Blair Towa: Or . Comnor, Dubuque: Robert Cornett, Lineville; James M. Chap- lin, DeSoto; Henty Winning, Muscatine; remian Ferguson, Sioux City toration Melanthion Doru, New Providence, Tn- se—Anson S. White, Nashville; Melvin J. Curtis, DesMoines; John W, Vinzart, Lineville: Willia irant: Leonard < Chilticothe ; James M. Ogden, Oska- James Pyatr, Eddyville; Thomas Bridgems Hancock: Henry P, Morris, nes Johnson, Ouslow: George Hull; Taintor; Iliam M. Me- ireen, Haver- enjamin K., father of William Picar John B, futher of Lucius Allison, Chaseton; Marga. ret, widow of Henry Winning, Muscatin outh Dukota Original —Harmon C. vn, Deland. Restoration and reissue Edwin M. Stevens, Lawrence. Increase Ira Hustings, Aberdeen, e | widows, ete Imporicrs Want [ime. Cuioaco, Dee. 16.—|Special T to Prr Bee]—The petition for an extension of thotime for withdrawal of imported goods in bonded warehouse from February 1 to July 1, was to forwarded to Congressman Adams for presentation in congress, Th are about §3,000,000 of duties due on imports, and the goods, according to the law, must bo moved by February I. 1t isnot only to gain time for the ment of these duties, but also to give the importersa chance to sell their stock without sacrifice, that the ex- tension of five months is asked. - Abandoned the Specin? Messace. Wasinyaroy, Dee. 15, abandoned the idea of sending @ sp sage to congress i regard to the financial tuation, boing satisfied, so it 1s said, of the ruest purpose of the majority in cong to take prompt steps for vhe ex pansion of the currency. Secretary Windom has, howevor, prepared a special réport to con, ing what is generally known ns the “inter- couvertible bond scheme.” This report is now in print, but for some unexplained reason has not been submitted. sl i Sugar Heet Machi WasmiNGToN, Dec. 15.—Assis! ulding has decvided that sions of the taviff act such portion of ma- is exclusively aaapted for construction of apparatus for the production of sugar from beets will be en- titied to free cutry, b, Anathier Croo ked Bookkeeper. SAN Fraxcisco, Cal, Dec, 15— Nathaniel Green cashier and bookkeeper for Farnsworth & Ruggles, draymen, has not been seen since Saturday, and the statement is made that the firm’s accounts have been overdrawn to the extent of §10,000 or £15,000, AR L s I A Receiver Appointed. CixeisNaT, O, Dec. 15 —Samuel Wolf- stein was appoiuted receiver this morning irio of Bell, Miller & Co., day, ory. it Secretary under the pro- | His bond was fixed | NU e e Wa AN ASSASSIVS HAND, A Religions Fanatic Destroys One Bouguereau's Beautiful Oreations, of DONE IN THE NAME OF VIRTUE, €. J. Warbin Visits the Omahg Art Gallery and Throws a Chair Through the “Return of Spring.” ton The law abiding citizens of Omata and Nev braskn, and particularly those who have bes come interested in the growth of the art idea in tho west, will bo astonished and indignant upon learning of the insane and malicions act of a young man who visited the Omala ard exbibition last night His name is Carey Judson Warbington, and | e keeps books for 8, A, Orchard & Co. About 9:30 o'clock, in company with a young gentleman friend named Wilber Long, Warbington visited the room at the art exhi- bition in which Bouguercau's magnificent painting called *“The Return of Spring” oceus pies u conspicuous position. It may ve well to state for the beneiit of those who have not visited the great exhibition that this picture is the counterfeit presentment of a voluptuous young woman 1o absolute nudity, surrounded by cherubs, who appear to be overjoyed at her aviival. Beaus tiful flowers are peeping through the ground beueath her feet and the soft sunlight of springtime floods the scene with a mellow elow. In this masterpicce young Mr. imugined thathe saw the wor one, andhis puritanic vivtue ously indignant, He looked at ment and pussed on, but soon turned to_his friend and wsked him to lend him a pockets knife. His friend had no knife to lend, and they moved outof the room. few moments later Wurbington walked back to the beautiful picture, gazed at it for an instant, and then seized a chuir and hurled it furiously ugainst the cauvass, crashing the logs through the picture and making two rents fully fifteen inches each in length. He then put down the chairand walked car ly out of the room, The excitement and confusion in the room s such that several officers were at once 4 from the police headquarters to urrest the guilty party. Warbington made no at- tempt to escape aud freely admitted that he destroyed the picture. He was taken di- rectly to the station, where a BEr reporter questioned him regarding his insane ac “Idestroyed tha ipicture to protect the virtue of woman,” said the young man in answer to the fivst question “In what way do you thiuk that endangers the virtue of women “It1s B0t u proper picture to hang in @ ublic: place, 1 saw those virtous women ooking at that picture, and the thought came to me, what woula Christ doif he were here and saw this¢ I thought Christ would smash the thing if he were there, so [ just took @& chair and struck it with all my might.” “Did you consider when you steuck that picture that you were taking £15,000 out of somebody's pocket I counted the cost before I dia it. 1f X 1 should have pur~ Warbington of the evil became furi- it but a mo- picture had been rich enough chased the picture and then destroyed it, but, as 1did not have that much money 1 decided to destroy it and suffer the consequences X thought | should not like for my mother 0¥ my sister to see such & pieture.”” “Did you ever see that picture or a similar one before tonight!" “Not in_apublic place among respectable people. 1 have seen thew in houses of ill= famo, and knowing why they were fouud there I thought that the one I destroyed was out of place.” ““When were you in a house of iil-fame!" “Onlya few days ago.’” “Will you stote the purpose that took you hoa place ¢ s, sir. | went there to collect a bill Warbington is a man sbout twent years old, a little above the medium heéight, and will weigh about one hundred and fifty pounds. He is evidently insane upon the subject of religion. He is o member of the United Presoyterian church, and has_been identified, to Some extent, with the Young Men's Christian association. He has borne a good reputation since he came to Omaha about two years aro, und until last night he seemed to have the confidenco and good will of all who knew him. e formerly lived in Dayton, O., and his parents are dead, The rash and malicious act created a vast amount of discouragenent in the minds of the enterprising genilemen who were the prime movers in brmging this magnificent exbibition to Omab president of the ussoc : “We were just beginning to see our way through, The patronige we have been re- ceiving the past few days indicated that we should have come out almost even with our expense account, and we should have then felt encouraged to prepare for still grander things for next year. Now we don't kuow what will be ‘the result. We shall have to pay for thut picture, there isno ques- tion as to that, but there is another matter which is even move discouraging than the 1oss of §1,000. This will be likely to make the great artists very timid about sending their paintings to this country without sell- ing them outright. Itisa calamity in that respect.’? J'Ino picture is torn across the left arm of the principal figure and down along the side and ucross the limb of one of the smaller fig- ures, Theotherventis on the right side, running across the vight arm and down to the hip of the principal figure, HCan the picture be restored “Yes, it can be resto said Mr. Pawick, “if we can get Bouguercan todo it. Noone « ting the paiuter of that picture can cverattempt to restore it with any degree of succoss, Lsee but one way out of this most outrageous predicamont. Thut is for the cite izens of Omaha to raisea fund for the pur- chase of that picture, Then send it to Bous guereau in Paris and have hun restore it, ‘Then piace it in agallery in Omaha as the begituing of @ great eoilection, which the city should and doubtless will have before muny years, 1 will start such a subseription of funils by giving #00, and 1 think there are many others who will give as mueh,” I'he «d and took the gold medal in 1836 at the s Salon, 1t 18 the Yroperty of Boussod, Vuludon & Co, of New ork City, who purchased it from the painter, and is valued at §18,000. ‘Phe statutes fix the penalty for such ma. licious destruction of property at not to ex- ceed thre s in the penitentiary, and also to pay double the amount of the property de- stroyed. ‘The Omaha gentlemen who are respousible to Boussod, Valadon & Co., and upon whom this loss will fall, are:’ JUN. H. Patrick, Goorge W, Lininger, H., W. Yates, R. W, Guy C. Barton, H.H. Mouday, W. Morse, Lewis Reed, I. M. Woolworth, Herman Kounwze, George L. Millor, . W. Nush, L. Ricnardson and B. B, Wood, urdered His Wite and ided. upeewa FaiLs, Wis, Dee, At the village of Cadalt, ten miles east, Sunday, the wife of Petor St was found in & wood shed, hanging by the neck. T'he neighe bors opeuly nceused the busband of murder. ing his wife, but the coroner’s jury, hows over, reached a verdict that the women was murdered by parties unknown. [n the after- noon the oficers went to the house of St, George and found that be had committed sul- cide by cutting his throat with a razor. Do mestic troubles are clleged to be the cause of | the deeds. t0 B Ogden Switchmen's Strike Bnded, Oavra, Utah, Dec. 15,—The strike in the Union Pacific yards in tuis city has ended In | w victory for the company. A full force of | men was at work today, none of the old hands 1t'is said that Grand | Master Sweeney of the Switchmen's unlon will rev the charter of the local body for & violation of the constitution, The Evanstop | strike is alsg u falluve, | being re-employed