Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 20, 1890, Page 1

¥ DALY BEE \ TWENTIETH YEAI N 1890, —onf NUMBER 185, FOUR MORE COOD INDIANS. They Are Made by the Rope Route at Mis- sonla, Mont, 4 FOR ATROCIOUS CRIMES COMMITTED. Bcenes at the Exccution—Religious Advisers were Present and All Faced the Ordeal With. out Flinching. Missovra, Mont, 1 Tele- gram to Tue Bre.]-The greatest which ever took place in the mnorthwe curred this moruing when Lallacee, Pier Paul, Antley and Pascale, four Indian mur- derers, were hanged at the court house he The execution ok place promptly at 10:30. Bherift Houston and his deputies marched out the condemned men. They were followed by Fatbers Daste and Gernna. Pierre Paul kept telling his beads, Lallaces was handed the crucifix and he pressed it ardently to bis lips. The men were quickly pinionedand the nooses placed over their heads, Notone of them trembled. The ordeal was passed by which their courage could be tested.. They scavere ready, Tho blick caps wero placed over their heads, The priestsintoned their prayers and there were low respon: Sherift Houston gave the signal for all to leave the scaffold and it was obeyed, Father (ornna stood upon the steps. Sheriff Hous- ton walked down tho steps and when he reached the fourth one a sharp chisel cut the rope, the trap fell and the bodies shot down- ward with the rapidity of thought almost. The drop was sprung at exactly 10:47. Pierre Paul came within aninchof the ground but the recoil of the rope drew himup until he was clear of the earth his feet would never tread again, Drs, Parsons, Hager, Knittleand Billmyer were ready, watch in hand, to see when lifo was extinet. 'The bodies were placed in cof- fins and this moming will be taken to St. Ig- nace mission and buried, Agent Rogan was present and will see that the wish of the Indians to be buricd at the mission is carried out. He says there will be nothing but religisus services at the graves and no Indian rites will be observed. Most of the sh of the state were pres- ent or had representatives and numerous “thief takers” watched the procecdings, The Indians hanged belonged to the Flat- head tribe, whose reservation is in Missoula county and is, on account of its fine and plentiful stock of game, much frequented Dy tourists from the east and from kurope. The erimes by which the four bad Indians forfeited their lives were brought fully home 10 them, but were probably only a few anong many deliberate murders committed by them for the purpose of robbery. The Flatheads are mostly Catholics and partly civilized, The Jesuits commenced workamong them about fifty yearsago, and y coftivate the soil and practice the sim- trades, while the boys' and girls' schools are well atiended, and some of the leading members of the tribe have amassed wealth. Chief /Encas is reported to be worth 100,000, Under the present agent, Peter Ronan, who was appointed twelye years g0, the tribe has made rapid progress, He 15 u kindhearted man, firm and courageous, and he tuoroughly understands the Indian character. The Flatheads soon learned to know him and to understand that their treat- ment depended entirely upon their conduct, He succeeded in establishing o native court among them for the trial of offe mitted by Indians against membes own tribe, and it has worked very satisfac- torily with Chief Aneas as judgs Bt thers were some among th who wareh et amenable to the influence of their own chiofs, the priests or the agent. They were1die and foud of *‘firewater,” and became a burden to their own people 'and a ferror to travelers coming co the neighbor- hood of the reservaiion. Tuey be- came so unpopular in the * tribe that they spent most of the {ime wandering between the reservation and the British possessions. This section is rich fu minerals andis_much frequented by pros- oting parties, During the last threé years any men whostarted out_singly on pros- pecting tours in the neigkborhood of the reservation mysteriously disappeared, and Investigation revealed the fact that these In- dian outlaws had formed themselves into a band to rob and murder travelers found in {solated places, The bodies of the victims were left to be devoured by wila beasts, “The bodics of some of the murdered whites were found and through the confessin of ln- dians the guilt was fastened on the murder- ers. Tho body of an unknown man was found on the bink of the Kootenal river, and shortly after those of two prospectors were discovered. These were victims of Lallacee and Pierro Paul. It was proved that Antley, with others, had ambushed and murderé threo prospectors, Ben Tompkins, Dan Mc- Donald and Bl Suley, His fellow murder ers were captured and lynched. Pascalo con- fessed to some Iudians who testified against him that he had murdered James W. Dunn of lowa, who was on his way from Pos Falls, Iduho, to British Columbia with §2,000 on his person, He creptup behind Dunn and shot him in the back. ~He buriea part of the moucy and_afterward usked the aid of the Indians who gave evidence against him in ecuring it. Sheriff Houston of Missoula county organ- {zed a large party and went tothe reservation to capture the murderers or ascertain their whereabouts. Chief Ancas was willing to “o-help him, but the culprits had fled and were onlyovertaken by the sheriffs armed party within a few miles of the British line, They came upon Lallacee and Pierre Paul su denly as they werebreaking camp in the early morning and covered them with their Win- chesters, so that resistance was useless, Ant- ley and Pascale were later found on the reser- vation and delivered up by Chief Eneas, The triul lasted a week, Dee. 10.—[Speci — AMERICANISM IN POLITICS. Theodore Roosevelt's Remarks Be- fore the Nineteenth Century Club, New Yomk, Dee. 10.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee]—Civil Service Commissioner Theodore Rooseveit said to the members of the Nineteenth Century club last night sev- eral things about “Americanism in Politics,” Helaid the foundation for his talk by re- “s—. marking thata good healthy American spirit would pot prevail until prefixes were knocked oft from the word. American, This country has no use for Irish-Americans, Ger- man-Americans, Italian-Americans, or any other kind, except plain, straightforwa Americais. That one word ought to cover the whole population of the United States, “J¢ is all right to adopt and welcome for- elgners to this couniry,” continued Mr. Roosevelt, *‘but we have the right to demand that they shall leave their pative politics at home and become real Americans, 1t is outrage for peovle living bere us citizensto mix up Irish politics, British politics or any other forefgn politics with our politics. Aumericanism is not a matter of birthplace or creed. It isa matterof spint, of character wnd of loyal citizenship,” e The Weather Forecast. For Omaha and yielnity—Fair; stationary tewperature, For Neoraska, Iowaand South Dakota— ‘Warmer; fair; southerly winds, e A Mexican Murderer Escapes. Fi. Paso, Tex., Dec. 19.—DocBaolton, who has becn in jail at Juarez, Mexico, since April for killing J. H, Cavitt, escaped yestor- day and is now iu Texas. Cavittand Bolton were wealthy catile men, partners, owniug : . extensive interests in Mexico. A business difculty resultedin the shooting. Yester- day was visitors' day at Juarez and many cailed on him, among them a number of American soldiers, Bolton escapad disguised in an army coat. Cavitt's brother is hot on his |lrlul and trouble will ensue when the men meet, —n SEX KILLED. A Corrected List of Victims fn Tues- day's Wreck in Ohio. Cintoy, 0., Dec. 19.—A corrected listof the dead in yesterday's wreck at Bolivar shows that six were killed, as follows: . MAUER and sister Carrie of Tower T, MISS ADA HALL, Sheroaoville, O. W. H. WIDELMAN and wife, Marrictta, O, and an unknown woman, s KILLED WHILE LOADING COAL. Five Laborers Meet a Terrible Death at Halifax, Havieax, N, S, Dee. 19.—A large of men were unloading coal from a steamer Lying beside the south wharf tonight when without warning a large part of the wharf caved in, A greatmass of coal went under water, carrying anumber of men with it, The followiing are known to have been killed : NICHOLAS BALDWI JOHN KELLY HENRY POWERS, HENRY WISE (colored), JOHN BROWN (colored). It is feared that one ortwo others were lost, ot WOUND UP IN A MELEE. verybody Takes a Hand Killen-Sheehy Fight, i . 11 pecial Tele- gram to Tue —Three thousand people paid #2 each to zet into the Juckson street rink tonight to see the ven round fight be- tween Pat Killen of St. Paul and Pat Sheehy of Hurley, Wis,, for the heavy-weight championship of the northwest, €00 a and 75 and 25 per cent of the gate rece The mill was governed by Marquis of Queensberry rules. Killen entered the ring weighing 155 pounds, Sheehy being twelve pounds heavic The contest began at 10:85 with Dick Moore as referce. The men fought cautiously for a minute, when Killen landed heavily on Sheehy’s chest. A clinel followed in which the Wis- consin pugilist struck Killen w palpably foul blow in the back of the head. Korthis he was cautioned by the cvee, and the fight proceeded, the round ending in a sharp in- terchange of blows. In the second round the St. Paul man made a rush and planted a blow squarely between ‘the eyes of Sheehy, who was so dazed and angered that he seized Killen and threw him heavily, and followed this Dby striking him a stunning blow as he arose on his knces, Cries of “Shame, shame,” ran through the audience as Referce Moore attempted to be heard in awarding the fight to Killen on a 1 i ickly sprang to his feet, and, seiz bim and jumped on his chest. onds took a hand at this point and knocked Sheehy right ond left with fists and fe Four policemen then bounced into the ring and one of them struck Sheehy a blow which knoclked him under the ropes and out of the ring. During the excitement Sheehy struck the referce o savay blow, ana his fight throughout was of the most cowardly char- acter. The fight was awarded to Killen, in the ey An Interesting Mystery, Provipexce, R. L, Dec. 19.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee] —The disappearance of J. Wiitney Bancroft, professor of Englishlit- erature in Brown university, is getting to be an interesting mystery. A man known o o most every man, woman and child in Provi dence has vanished completely. Searching parties have exhausted their resource Hundbills containing an accurate likene: and full description of the missing man have been sent all over the United States. The telegraph has been cmployed wherever and whenever there appeared the remotest possi- wility of di ry, and 200 students of Brow i haye sconred Providence 0 thoroughly that scarcely a shred of his clothing could have remained undiscovered. The Strike Nearly Over. RawiiNs, Wyo., Dee, 19.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre.]—Superiatendent Merte- heimer, Tramn Masters Mallory and A, M. Cullross made up a number of trams today with the ssistance of the new men. The strilers did not attempt to iuterfere, En- gincers, firemen and conductors beld meet- last night to consider the situation. The result fs unknown, though the strikers say the engineers will refuse to pull the trains made up by scabs. It is generally belioved that the strike is nearly over. ————— The Rates Were Too Low. MixyeapoLts, Minn., Dee. 10.—Ex-Tnsur- ance Commissioner Shandrew has been ap- pointed receiver for the Minnesota mutual fire insurance company atthe request of its oficers, The company was organized to com- pote against the high rates of stock com- vanies, The latter have since reduced their rates 5o that business became uuprofitable aud it was determined to wind up the affairs of the company. Nolosses will result from the course taken o Switchmen Granted an Advance, Cnieado, Dec, 19.—As a result of the agl- tation at tne larger cities of the northwest, the switchmen of the Chicago & Northwest- ern, Chicago, Milwaukes & St. Paul, Chi- ceago, Rock Island & Pacific and Illinois Central roads have been eranted an advance in wages i the larger cities, This advance amounts to &5 a month, but in the smaller towns will be some No Strike as Yet. Pirrsnuno, Pa., Dec. 10.—The threatened strikeof railrosd switchmen, firemen and trainmen on the various lines centering here has not tuken place. No replies have been received from the ofiicials yet, but the con- cessions mado the switchmen of the north- west at Chicago have encouraged the men Liere to hope for & favorable answer. e Fell From a Train. Povankeepsie, N, Y., Dee. 19— [Special Telegram to Tug Bee.)—The dead bodies of Frank M. Harris, freight train conductor, and Harry Edwards, freight train brakeman, were found between the tracks at Moutrose station, just after midnight this morniog. It s believed that the men fell from a pissing traiu or were knocked from it, e Emin Pasha Recalled. Benuiy, Dec. 19.—Advices from Baron Wissmann state that he has recalled Kxmin Pasha owing to his disregard of orders, He says that Emin 1mpeded operations and re- fused to act in acordance with the plans of the imperial goverament, Germans in East Africa believe that Emin will march to Wadelal despite Wissmann's e Parnell Goes to Johnstown, Dusray, Dee, 10, —Parnell aud colleagues drove to Jobustown today. Redmoad, allud- ing to the denials that lime was thrown, de- clared that two doctors staked their reputa- tion on the fact that it was lime they found in Parnell's eyes. e Decided to Raise the Duty, Prrssuna, Pa, Dec, 19.—The customs commission has decided to fncrease the duty on agricultural machinery and implements 40 per cent, . - Financial Bill, Wiasuixaroy, Dee, 19.—The finance com- f the senate agreed to report the 1 bill introduced yesterday by Sher- Shi Kl LITTLE WOUND IS ENRAGED. He Objeots to Indian Being Pitted Against Indiar, AN OLD TREATY IS REMEMBERED BY HIM, No Success in Enlisting the Band Re- quircd—A Skirmish Between Stanton's Command and the Indian Pive Kipor Acexcy, 8. D, (via Rushville, Neb,), Dee. 10.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee,]—Little Wound, one of the most promi- nent of the hostile chiefs who was coaxed in from the bad lands a few days ago, came into Agent Royer's office this forenoon as mad as a hornet, The cause of his agitation was, it developed, the idea of sending out Indians from here to try and bring in his former asso- ciates now remaining in the lands that are bad. *‘This thing should be,” exclaimed the physically gigantic and brainy old warrior, ‘It means nothing more or less,” continued he, “than the breaking of another pledge given us in apparently the best of faith and with the greatest emphasis by the white rulers. Thepledge of which I speak was made fourteen years ago. The white faces must remembel I'he Indian will never forget it. In 1876, whenat Fort Robinson, the war department asked us to go out after those bad Indians who were making trouble then. We did so on the promise that never would we be asked to do so again, But here, notwithstanding that promise made and re- ceived in the name of the Great Spirit, we are now asked to again go out and get In- dians whose hearts are bad, Does the white man think that right or wrong! Has he no longerleft to him a knowledge of truth and lying ¢ I have nothing to do with this asking you and your men to go out on such a mission,” declared Agent Royer. A grunt of surprise or increased anger, it was hard to tell which,escaped LittleWound, and he asked: ‘*Who, then, proves the pale- face a liar " “Go and ask General Brooke,” said the agent. Never, painted chief, never,” exclaimed the with an evil twist of his head and a fiece stamp of his foot. “Never would1 goand see him. No, no;" and jumping to his fect and girding his blanket about his magnificent form ho, who buta few days ago was challenging the palo faces tomeet him in battle in the bad lands, strode out of the room more decply on- raged than when he entered it. The feeling revealed so fully by Little Wound has been. noticeable ever since the idea of sending a party of armed “friendlies” into the bad lands was broached, but none of the ofticials expected for a moment to seo so sensational a demonstration of it. General Brooke's scouts have been busy all day try- ingto rustleupa party of 500 of theseal- leged friendlies to go against the bad lands contingent, but up toa late hour this after- noon withoutanything like the necessary suc- cess. C.H. C MANY MORE SHOTS FIRED. Lively sSkirmish never, Bewween Captain Stanton's Command and Indians, Came 0N CueYENNE River (by courier to Rapid City, S. D.), Dec. 19.—From twenty to thirty ranchers rode into camp yesterday. All agree that the Indians are augmenting their forces and growing bolder hourly. It was ascertained early this morning that the deserted ranches and outlaying buildings of aman named Wilson were burned to the ground last night, having first been looted, Hon. M. H. Doy, aid-de-camp Governor Mellette, reports eventy tepees between Battlo and Spring crecks he saw another large baud further down the Cheyenne river. He thinks they number at least three hundred, and estimates they had 1,000 head of ponies and a large number of cattlo with them, most of which were stolen, This morning General Carr sent Captain Stanton of the Sixth cavalry with his troop, numbering about sixty men, to scout and look around for Inalans in the bad lands. Three heliograph stations have been estab- lished, one in camp, one on top of the high bluffs'and one which had followed up Captain Stanton’s command. A soldier from a helio- graph station reported to General Carr that Captain Stanton was in an engagement with the Indians, General Care gave orders for Licutenant Scott and Troon D to g0 1o his as- sistance. Later Captain Stanton and the other troops returned. It was leamed that he had a skirmish with a large party of Indians heading for the oad” lands. Shots were exchanged ina quite lively manuer for some time when the Indians escaped in the bad lands. Cap- tain_ Stanton followed them for some time, but fearingan ambush withdrew his troops and returned to camp. to besides AWALITING THE RESULT. No Move Will Be Made Until the Out- ome of the Embassy is Known, Rario Ciy, 8. D., Dec, 19.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—General Miles received advices from General Brooke last night that 500 friendly Indians will leave Pine Ridge this morniug to attempt o bring in the hos- tiles, Dispatches from Lieutenant Colonel Drum at Fort Yates announce that the Indians there are quiet. Thirty-nine of Sitting Bull's Indians who left the agency on Monday have sent in word that they will return. This leaves not to exceed soventy on the reserva- tion. General Carr has thrown out a cavalry force to intercept this band wow reported moving across the reservatien to the bad lands. If the force fails to intercept them they will be ursued and placed under arrest, General Miles said to your correspondent that no ad- vauce would be made until the result of the Pine Ridge embassy is known. Big Foot and Hump have surrendered and got into the agency. No dians exeept the band mentioned are now joining the hostiles and the cordon 1s constant)y tightening. General Miles dis- credits the report of a large band of Indians in the vicinity of Camp Crook in the Little Missouri river. No further engagements are reported from the lower ranches. The gov- ernment herd has been located on Alkili Creek, snd o forco of twenty men leave here today to round it up. Two compaunies of the Seventeenth infantry from Fort Rus- sell are cxfxn'ml here this afternoon and will at once follow the fifteen Cheyenne Indian scouts from Pine Ridge, who started for the Cheycnne this morning. The available force along the Cheyenne under General Carr is about fifteen hundred men, WILL AVENGE BULL'S DEATR, The Warriors of the Dead Chief Bound to Have Blood, Pienre, S. D, Dec. 10.—George Morris, a storekeeper at Cheyeune Uity néar the mouth of Ch creek, has just arrived. He says the entire population of the city, twenty familics, and also 8 sumber of friendly Indians, have left there, some going to Fort Beunett, some to Oak and others to Plerre, He says just before dusk night before last twenty Tndians from | Sitting Bull's camp arrived there and held abig council with the Cherey _creck Indians to see whether they would Sght or not, and they were joined after $he councll by 150" Cherry Creeks, all of whom started for tbe ~ bad lands, Morris says that during the time the wefugees were getting away to the bad lands, sharp firlne was heard between the Indian police and hos- tiles, and that abattle no doudbt had been fougrht, butas the settlers were all fright- ened, 'they made hasto for the towns and ' can give mo futiner particulus, As the troops wern orlered to that point yes- terday, it is belioved the hostiles were routed and captured. Morris says Sittiog Bull's Indians are determined to avenge Bull's death, and all are well armed. ('l'll‘lfi BANDITS EXECUTED. — vo Men Pay the Penaity for a Five Y ear O11 Murder, Nrw Yorx, Dec. 19.—{Special Telezram to Tur Bee.]—A special from Havana says two of the fivo crimmnuls, Volentine Sanchez Lopez and Guillermo Peeaz Cruz, under sen- tence of death, were exécuted at Santa Para saturday morning. They were tried and convicted of the sequesteation aud assassina- tion of Don Tomas Cacisis in Vega Envique district of San Juan de la Remedise, March 8, 1885, nearly five years ago. Manuel reia and his band have not been captured yet. Thisno doubt gives encouragement to the class who live by robbery and murder, whose exploits are chronicled daily in all the newspapers of Havana, and will deter many peopleof the United States from coming to Cuba during the cold yinter months, The robberies from the person and from the domi- cile are so frequent. that people are afraid to veuture outon any streets beyond the com- pact parts of the city, ¢ IT KILLED THE HANGMAN, A Sheriff Dies of Heart Disease Just Before an Execution. Suersrook e, Que., Deg, 10.—Sheriff Wevb died suddenly of heart disease about §:45 this morning, the excitement attending the execu- tion of Remi La Montague probably bemg the cause. The death of the sheriff delayed the execution but a féw moments. The crime for which La Montague was hanged was the utrocious murdér of his brother-in- law, Napoleon Michel, in July, 1588, Ked Cloud’s Complaint, WsiINGTON, Dee. 19.~Dr. Bland of the Indian Defense association has received a long letter from the Indian-chief, Red Cloud, at Pine Ridge agency, under date of Decem- ber 10. Red Cloud says thap hois a constant friend of the whbites, dnd his people haveno intention of goiug on the war path. He never had anything to do with the ghost dance. He complains of the govern- ment rations being cut. down more and more every year. Tho past two_ seasons were so dry ‘that the Indians cotld raise little and tho rations were so scant that they had to kill their own caitle to avoid starvation. Many beeame sick frowm want of a proper quantity of food, and 217 died from starva- tion since the fall of last year, Burlal of Bull Head. Fort Yares, N. D, Dee; 19.—Bull Head's body was buried today witix military honors, His squaw, who was up ou the Cannon Ball river when she heard of the fight, started at once for Fort Yates and walked eighty miles without rest. She reached her husband just before his death and fell in a faint when ad- N ore thin forty ot & g e folla ors ore than forty o s have reported my the """ dzn campelose by, Dae . t be south of the reservation, near the Moreau river. Ll THE KEAN FAILURE. A Statement Made in Court by Kean Himself. Cicaco, Dee. 19.-S. A, Kean, the banker, who assigned yesterday and was arrested later on a charge of acceptiug & deposit when he knew the bank was insolvent. made a statement in court this morning. He said he had a statement drawn up three days before the assignment which placed the liabilities at £528,000 and assets at $0604,000 less than that made by Assignee Jacobs yesterday. He thought it might not be exactly reliable. Kean said there was a_largo amount of per- sonal real estate in the hands of the assignee which did not appear in the statement. In summing up Kean’s statement counsel for de- positors said that it did not look as though the depositors would realize over % cents on a dollar. Among the petitions filed in court today was one by Treasurer Pugh of the National, Women's Christian Témperance union, who says Kean received from her December 9 a note for $3,000 and smaller amounts Decem- ber 12 and 17, while aware that the bank was fnsolvent. A petition was also filed by the ‘Women’s Christian Temperance Union Pub- lishing association to recoverthe amounts de- posited. Ofticers of the National Women's Christian ‘Pemperance unfon stute that the losses by that organization and its publication houses through the failure of Kean & Co. is mis- leading, as they had not enough on deposit o iujure thew beyond: tempariry inconvon- ence, - John Farson of the banking firm of Far- son, Leach & Co. mado some interesting statements in court. He was formerly con- nected with Kean's house, but witharew in 1880, When asked,why, he said he was dis- satisfied with Keaw's ‘management. In the course of the examination 1t was learned that Wilson Waddingham,.a wealthy cattle man, last July thought of ‘going 1wto partnership with Kean. He got a statement of the bauk's affairs from Kean and consulted Par- son. “What was the resulti” asked the attorney, “Well, Waddingham didn't go in," replied Farson, Other Business Troubles, Bostoy, Mass., Dec. 19.—The creditors of Whitten, Burdett & Young, clothing, today voted toaccept 60 cents on the dollar. A committee of the creditors Teported the act- ual assets at §667,000 and the Liabilities $1,- 103,000, $ MipoLeTowy, N, Y., D§° 19.—Benjamin W. Winner of Liberty, Suilivan county, a large dealer in wool, has failed with liabili- ties between §50,000 and 75,000 and probably no assets, ¥ e BURIAL OF GENERAL TERRY, The Distinguished Officer Laid Rest with simpie Ceremonies. New Havey, Conn., Dec, 10.—The remains of Major General Alfred, Howe Terry were placed in their last restimg place this after- noon. At 1 o'clock servieds were held at the home of the deceased. The remains were then transferred to the Pnited church and until 2 o'clock the publie was auowed to gaze upon the face of the deceased. Then services were held, \lurw which minute guns were fired and the bell of the city hall tolled. After the exercises the remains were in- terred In Grove street cemotery, The pall- bearers were eight surgeons from the Second regiment. The honorary pall-bearers were ex-Governors Harrison and Ingersoll. Lieu- tenant Governor Mervin, Judge Hollister, Fraucis Warland, Heory A. Blake and Arthur D, Osboru i Blew Out the Gas, Louvsvitie, Ky, Dec, 19.—James Rout and Clifton Searcy of Lawrenceburg took rooms at a hotel last night and upon_ retiring blew out the gns. Wheu found today Rout was dead and Searcy cannot recover, British Cruiser Reported As"ore, Loxnoy, Dee. 19,—1tis! reported that the new British protected cruiser Latona bas Rgune ushore, but the admirally office suthori- ies do uot confivm the report, [ IMPORTANT LAND DECISION. Assigtant feoretary Ohandler Settles an Tn- teresting Oase from Nebraska. HOW TO SERVE NOTICE OF CONTEST. A Bill to Be Introduced Imposing Heavy Penalties for Supplying Indians with Firearms—Gen- eral Brooke Praised. 513 FOURTEENTIL STREET, Wasmivaroy, D. C. Assistant S rior departme esting land case, in which he rendors a de- cision relative to the service of noticeof con- test, and also makes some interesting obser- vations regarding the right of attorn. The case is that of Edward Driscoll vs Ed- mund P. Johnson, ed. It appears that Driscoll filed a contest against the entry of one Johnson, December 81, 1887, and notice of covtest was served by the locad officers b, a registered letter, in which the hearing was’| set for February 15, 1858, the testimony to be taken February 10. On that date, however, Johnson was killed by the accidental dis- charge of a gun. The contestant procecded with the testimony before a notary. On February 15 the attorney of John- son appeared before the register and receiver and moved to dismiss the case be- cause of defective service of notic The motion was overruled and the contestant was allowed to file a supplemental affidavit and proceed against the heirs. An appeal was taken by the attorney, but the commissioner of the general land office afirmed the de cision of the local officers. Johnson's at- torney again appealed, and regarding this the seeretory says: ‘“Johnson having died prior to the hearing, his attorney had no authority to appear for him. The relation of attorney and client ceased on the death of the client. Nor can a dead man appeal by attorney. Johnson, however, was never properly served with notice, as the rules of practice do not provide for service by reg tered letter.” "The secretary says this is the first time an attempt has been made to serve notice by registered letter, to his personal knowledge, although it has been complained of on several occasions, He says the language of some of the decisions of the department might seem to authorize this, and he therefore thinks it advisable to try and rcconcile them. After reviewing tho decisions in a number of cases thesecretar says: “While notice of interlocutory mo- tions, orders and nearly all proceedings oc- curring after jurisdiction is once obtained may be male through the mail, there is no rovision in the rules of practice for acqui ng jurisdiction over resident defendants through such service, The notice of contest takes thie place of a writ of summons in com- mon law courts, which is a due process of law, without which no person may be deprived of his property. This writ of summons in all the states to which my research has extended is re- quired to be served by a sworn officer of the law. This department has so far departed from this general rule of practice as to allow notice of contest to be served by persons other than ofiicers of the law, but it has not authorized service by mail of a writ whicn WasmiNaTos Bureav Tk Ovans Ber, } etary Chandle now in | confers 1llrlsdlct,(’tm to quprlvo a defandant of . ey thie ‘omac 14 he morih. east qrarter of section 17, township 27 north, range 46 west, Chadron, Neb. INDIANS MUST NOT HAVE FIREARMS, Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota will tomorrow introduce a bill which will inflict a heavy penalty—fine or imprisonment— upon all who give, trade or barter, or in any way supply Indians on reservations under the coutrol of an agent firearms of any character or ammunition except by special permission of the sceretary of the interior, and authorizing the president to immediately disarm all Indians on the reservations who are wards of the government, Scnator Pet- ew says the Indians will never go to war without guns and powder and that this woula put a stop to all trouble and do 1t quickly. Senator Manderson introduced the resolu- tion given in o Bk special last night, pro- posing a full investigation of the entire In- dian question with a view to discovering and turning them over to the war department, He said today: “Such an investigation 1s absolutely necessary. Even here in the sen- ate orinlou is sharply divided as to the cause which brought about the present disturbance in South Dakota. Especially does it seem necessary that something be done to prevent the sale of arms and ammunition to the Indians, These bucks have the best quality of Winchester rifles and an apparently unlimited supply ammumnition, The uulf uses they can put these things to is the killing of white men or white men’s cattle. There is no game to shoot that calls for a long range rifle, and the overnment should imumediately take steps S general disarmament of the Indians,’? General Brooke's conduct of the troops in the present campaign has been the topic of much comment at the war department and in congress. It is stated ou every hand that his management has been conservative, ablo and far-sceing. The Nebraska delegation in con- gress ave especially proud of the manner in which General Brooke has conducted him- self. They say he has done nothing to irri- tate the Indians and drive them o0 despera- tion, while at the same time he has taken every possible step to protect the settlers and head off any natural tendency the Indians may have had to make war, The New York Sun of today has a column editorial on the *‘Indian War,” most of which is taken up by comment upon General Brooke's demeanor since the inciplency of the Indian agitation in the northw In the course of the Sun’s observation it says: “Some of the Indians, at first thoroughly alarmed by the preparations the government was making by sending so many troops to surround them, took refuge in the badlands. The wise and conciliatory course {)ursuo\l by General Brooke to reassure those[ndians and to persuade them to come into the agency and have conference with him hud & happy effect, With afew exceptions the Indians came to the agency. The result of the talk was sat- isfactory and the outlook became promising and peaceful again, If the authorities who a fortnight ago countermanded the orders for the arrest of Sitting Bull have since then deemed it wise to have him arrested a force should have been sent sufiicient to overawe resistance and thus save the lives at least of the Indian police who I)rl\\'cl?’ undertook that duty, There were plenty of troops at haud, but they were not employed uutil the mis: chief ‘was done. Had the old chief seen himself and his band sur- rounded by @ strong body of armed men numerous enough to make resistance hopeless he would never have shown fight, nor would his trembling, hesitating follow- ers have been urged into committing them- sclves and then allowed to escape only to fight to desperation in the bad ds, Gen- eral Brooke was not responsible for this matter, We have confidence in General Brooke, Ho isan officer who is reassuring and conciliatory ~defensive when necessary, warlike when unavoidab and sure to accomplish results in harmony with the wishes of the country.” EXPERT OPINION REGARDING PARNELL'S SANITY, The leading medical specialists of the army, navy and marine hospital departments located in Washington were interviewed today regarding their nrh\hlufl as to the men- tal soundness of Mr, Parnell. It has been stated that insanity is nereditary in the Par- nell family, and in view of Mr, Parnell's actiod in the O'Shea case and the fact that he has turned his back upon his colleagues, it would seemn that the former Irish leader's wind is glving way, Dr A. Hammoud, author, said that 9 with ' insanity trait of genius in politics, i X indicates monomania toa ¢ The line between this genius and insanity is very Igchisti He had watch of late and he regarded it ver, theleast,for a sane man, ‘If th itary traits of insanity in thd Aly blood then such political and soclal di s A he had recently been through + 1 becal- culatea to unbalance his mind. Surgeon General Hamilton of the marine hospital service cited numerous cases in which emotion or excitement of politics or other causes have developed latent heredi- HII'\'! tendencies toward & disturbod mental condition, Dr. Van Reipen, first assistant surgeon general of the navy, says that Paruell's ac- tions are most romarkabloe fora sane manand that they indicate either an unbounded ego- ismoor else an unbalanced mind, Dr. Van Repin says: “It is hoped that Parnell is insane. [t'is very hard to mark the lines between sanity and insanity, forthe most violently insane mien may be altogether rational on most questions, The course of Parnell would not be consistent with that of asane man, and yev it is almost equally ronsistent upon the hy pothesis of mental de rangement.”? Other prominent alienists express similar views, the general opinion that hereditary features of insanity, which are said to exist in the family at least give rise to study and speculution among medjcal men as to the soundness of Mr. Parnell's mind. NEDRASKA, 10WA AND SOUTH DAKOTA MASTERS, Postmasters were appointed today as fol- lows: Nebraska—Stuart, Holt countv, A, H. Witt: Savage (New Royal), Antelope county, corge W. Fenton; Nioma, Boone county, “harles Reynaldson, Towa—Hilton, Monroe county, D.J. Miller; Honey Creek, Pottawattamie county, W. A. Swanson, South Dakota — Kampeaka, county, I Purcell. MISCELLANEOUS, Senator Paddock today introduced a peti- tion from twenty-five citizens of Blir, Neb., against the adoption of the bankruptey bill! Senator Allison of lowa presented in the senate today a petition from George W. Jones of Dubuque asking for reliof on ac- count of services in the Black Hawk war, Representative Gifford of South Dakota was in his seat in the house today for the first time during this sessicn, Ho bas been with his aged father in Illinols, Dr. J. H. Whitford has been app the pension board at Browns Valle by direction of the secretury of war, Trumpeter Charles King, Company G. Twenty-first infantry, now with his company at k-';‘n Sidney, wiil be discharged from the 168, M. M. Butler has been appointed a member of the pension examining board at Weeping Water, Neb, Hon. L. Mills of lowa was among the callers at the white house tod: J. Beatty, jr., of Oma ell's course ullar tosay vere hered- TOST- Covington inted on THE L Dr. Loomis Telis of the Wonderful Cure of Koch. New Yorx, Dec. 19.- Tue Bee.]—Several phy who have been abroad studying the system of the treatment of patients under the Kock lymph for tuberculosis bave returned from on the steamship Majestic of the Vhite Star line. Among them were Dr. H. P. Loomis, Dr. H. 8. Sterns, Dr. J. H. Lins- ley and Dr. J. C. McCoy of this city. They brought with them small quantities of the 1ymph which they secured from Dr. Libbertz, chief assistant of Prof. Koch, after consider- able trouble. A reporter spoke to Dr. Loomis on the deck of the wWajestic us she steamed up the bay from quarantine station. "The effects of Prof, Koch's discovery on the le of Berlin and the ‘!mm:’l‘l‘dgg something wonderful,” s T, ¥ (“Entive itles are Ing homage to the man,~ Inskopwindows where formerly the emperor's pictures were dis- played, large photographs of Dr. Koch hive succeeded them and decorations that adorned them have been transferred to Prof. Koch.” Dr. Loomis has with him a small vial of the lymph. It was the sixty-second and last package given out before he sailed. The vials are placed in very small boses, tightly packed anda sealed, and in dimensions are about one and one-half inches long by one They come exclusively from Libbertz, who superinténds the distribution of <the lymph. Twenty- five marks, or about £ in our moncy, are paid to Dr. Libbertzfor a vial, though the same quantity of the lymph would sell out- side for $1,000. Do Loomis physicians bogging for the privilege of pa, lug8100a drop for the preparation, but only a few cases wero they sful i getting it. The quantity of the lymph which Dr. Loomis has with him, when diluted, will suftice for about five thousand injections. Ftio s SUCCI’S FEAT. He Will Have Completed His Long Fast Some Time Today. New Yomg, Dee. 19.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre.)—At So'clock tomorrow evening Signor Giovanni Succi, who began a forty- five days’ fast on November 8 last at Koster & Bial's building, will have completed his period of voluntary abstinence from all forwms of nourishment. For the first time of which there is any official and trustworthy record a human‘being in a state of mental and physi- cal health will nave lived for more than six weeks without taking any food. From Succi's condition this morning there is no reasonable doubt that he will be able to safely accomplish his task. Nor Is there any reasonable doubt that this attempt has been abona fide one, and that Succi hus partaken ofnothing but ice water, “seltzer, and a very . small quantity of his “Elixir,”” which chemi- cal analysis has siown contains no nourish- ng for forty-five days is prac- plished ‘fact. At ent writing Succi out food fornearly forty LT Amending the Allen Land A W asiINGTON, Dec. 10,—Oates of Alibama, with the authority of the house committee on judiciary, today reported a substivute for tho bill to amend the alien land act. The substi- tute differs from the bill now on the calendar in thatit is made to apply not only to persons who are aliens, but to “any firm, company or corporation composed fn whole or in part of aliens, except raflroad corpo aud that five years are given alicns w which to disposé of lands they buy in at foreclosure sales lu order to protect mortgage or other fnterests they may havo in the property. e A Missouri Hotel Man Sulcid BuRLINGTON JUNCTION, Mo., Dee, 19.—C. E. Dyche, proprietor of the Commercial hotel, shot himself in the chest last night, inflicting afatal wound. Ho was vreparing tofiroa second shot when his mother-in-law, Mrs. Coombs, and I, M. Baker tried to disarm him. In the strugglo which followed both of them were shot, Baker perhaps fatally, e A Fatal Collision in Colorado, Leaovie, Colo., Dec. n east-bound r train on tho Colorado Midland ran endof afreight train near Car- diff this morning, demolishing the caboose, killing an_unknown manand seriously in- juring three train me - S§mall Wreck in Pennsylvania. Art00¥a, Pa., Dee. 19 —The first section of the Westem express, composed of baggage and day coaches, jumped the track In the vards this morning and was budly wrecked, Two trainmen were hurt, but the passengers escaped wilh @ severe shaking up. —~— The Wreck on the Intercolonial, QurnEc, Dee, 10.—The ofticial reportof yes- terday's Intercolonial wreck docs not increase the list of dead and injured made up last night, - - A South Carolina Hanging. Moust PLeasast, 8. O, Dec, 19 Mengin, colored, w Adam s hanged today for the | murder of Simon Jackson, A (OUNTY TREASURER SHORT, Carl Korth is Arrested for Embezzlement Norfolk, THIRTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS BEHIND He Turns His Property Over to Hig Bondsmen—A Pair of Fajr Tene ants at Kearncy Refase to Be Kjeoted, eb., Deo. 10.~Carl Korth, trggse urerof Pierce county, was arrested at Norts folk today on a charge of embezzlement. An Investigation revealed a shortago in the coune ty funds of &4,000. Korth turned over h?s property to his bondsmen, They Were not Ejectod Keanxey, Neb, Dee. 10, [Special Telee gram to Tie Bre. ] —Gottfried Flor attempted the removal by force of one of his tenants tos The tenant is Mrs, Cleland and daughe Flor became dissatifiod about reut paye ments which wero past due and served angd tice to getout a few days ago. This was nph complied with and Flor with his son went the placoand battered in the door with p axe. In the affray the ladies carue out bes) and Flor has the “appearance of part in a prize fight. He wus arre charge of assault and tho case will be trie in the morning, Doses of' Justice. Kransey, Neb., Dec. 19.—[Special Telo~ gramto Tue Bee.] —Judgo Hamer today dis- pensed justice as follows: William T, Mape tin, convicted of burglary of an overcoat, was sentenced to the penitentinry and to | ay the costs of the prosecution; Ulysses W righ who was charged with assault with intent to commit rape, was convicted of plain assaul and sentenced to three months in jail, fine £100 and required to pay the costs of the proe secution, Ho Calls ita ¢ lub. Nenraska Crry, Neb, Dee. 19, Telogram to Tue Bre|—Ermest Rottman of Palmyra is again in trouble. This time ted on the charge of selling hout a license upon three different He had his hearing last o 11"3 ed on £00 bail, Rot claims to be simply a custodian of liquid re= freshments for a Palmyra club, A Littlo Blaze. Nevian, Neb., Dec. 19.—(Special Telo gram to "Tuk Ber,|—Neligh again had an opportunity tosee the eficacy of her watere works and the work of her firs luddies, & . was playing with niatehes and ex- County Clork Robert Wilson Is minus a barn, team of horses and two fine cows. [Snecial A Correction ¢ StraNo, Neb,, Dee. 19— (Special to Tm he report thatN. G. Taylor, post= master at this place, had been removed, was incorrect, Mr. Taylor having resigned in favor of £, G. Beer: ————— ADVICES FROM JAPAN. — Opening of the First Legls in That Country. 8AN Fraxasco, Cala, Dec. 19.—Advices from Japan by the steamship Belgicstato that the diet, the first legislative body ever assem- Tled in Japan, opened November 20. The emperorread & brief address, axpressing & hope for the best results from the working of the constitution.. He held it to be essential that the military and naval defenses of the country be perfected. The only disturbanc which ‘occurred was an attack made by party of students on the Russian legation, Mme. Scheviteh, wife of the Russian minise ter, and the ladies of the legation we by stones thrown by the students, tempted to force their way into the | but were met by the attendants. dents were repulsed and some twenty injured, A number of the employes were ilso hur All the windows of the building we smashed. The cause of the attack is said betha fact that the emperor bowed to thé ladies of the legation in passing. AR S THE El'l;zl!,'l' MURDER TRIAL, ive Body A Long Wrangle Abcut Hypnotism Takes Place in Court. Panis, Dec, 19.—In the Eyraud trial today Dr. Liegers, head of the medical faculty of the college of Nancy and a believer in hypuotizas tion, explained hisideas on the subject and expressed surpriso thathe had not been ale lowed to see Mlie Bompard for the purpose of ascertaining to what degree she was suscepte ible to hypnotic influence. The prisones ought again to be put to sleep by mesmerlsm in order to revive her recollection of the facts oceurring at the momeut of the confession of the crime. According to the hnlh-bmeng yraud had mot been able to pu Mile. Bompard asleep, yet she h been supposed to be amenable to t) hypnotic influence of Garanger, havin, Tavealod the crimo to him whilo. hypuotized, For his (Liegers’) part if he was a judge, bearing in mind previous miscarriages of juse tice, he would rather cut oft his hand than pronounce sentence upon Mlle. Bompard, When the sensation which this declaratio caused hud subsided the procureur asked b§ what scientific means 1t was determine; whether a hypuotic sleep is real or simulated, rs replied that the subjeot, if really pu to sleep, can bear without betraying an; symptoms of sensibility to pain, pin pricks in varioas portions of the body. Dr. Bronardel, recalled, said he had little esteem In the thecories of hypnotism, Liegers' statements wanted scientific proof, Bronardel was not in favor of agaln hypnotizing the prisoner, as he did not wish to run the risk of letting the audience heay revelations that might be gotten out of the ace cused Drs.Molletand Balletshared his views, They thought tho case too complicated ta have been committed under hypnotic influe . Mile, Bompard's counsel and counsel raud jointly requested that the wompn o hypnotized in open court. The judges, after consultation, refused the request, Nebraska and lowa Pensions, Wasmxatox, Dec. 10,—[Special Telogram to Tue Bre,]—Pensions were granted today 10 the following Nebraskans: Original -W ey Pringle, Grant; John M. Snowden, Culs Joseph Lynch, Omaha; Asa Peck, Chadron; Joseph Pasca, Wymore; Joseph Phillips, Leigh ; William Van Hoosen, Beaver City. Increase—William Gillesple, Lincoln; William Shields, Hildreth; Perry C. Hough, Omaha; Che J. Noble, Blair. Original widows, ete.—Julia W., widow of John Lams bert, Kock Bluffs; Susan, widow of Henry Woods, Columbus, Mexican widows—Mary J., widow of Thomas Sorrels, Bloom field, pal—William Sloan, Marshalls Youug, Dubique; John McDowell, Newmarket; Clarkson W. Ware, H, Shipley, Keosauqua rrill, East Des Molues ; vi John Peisel, Lon Edwin , Racin Booneville. o Moines; Hegekiat H. Butler, Pr Nevinyille; Jeremiah K. rell, Red Oak; Millard Jacob Silkett, Red Oak; ville; Sanford O, Wood, inal ‘widows —Elizabeth, Lewis, Farwington. : Ly Two Persons Buened to Deathn! Newakk, N. 4, Dee. 19.-A frame dwelling houso here burned this morning. Mrs. Mos. Guire and her grandehild, Annie, perished, o ) Osceolay 3, lRoses Orige widow of George