Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 29, 1890, Page 1

THE OMAHA a ‘DaiLy BEE. 2. 3 e ' TWENTIETH YEAR. OMAHA, MONDAY MOR A BIC FOOT CAPTURED ACAIN, Major Whiteside Finds Him with His Band on the Poroupine, THE CAMP IN THE BAD LANDS DESERTED. All Hostiles Now on Their Way to the Agencies and Prospects of a Bpeedy Settlementof the - Dificulties. Canr ox Wousgep Ksew (via Rushville, Neb.), Dec. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tite Bek|—At 12 o'clock today Littlo Bat, the scout, dashed into camp and informed Major Whiteside that he had located Sitting Bull’s and Big Foot's bands eight miles to the nortk® west of us. Major Whiteside ordered four troops of the Seventh cavalry into the saddlo and marched to the point indicated by the scout. As themilitary approached the hostiles formed in a long lineof battle, 150 strong, armed with guns and knives, the latter stuck in their belts of cartridges, which were strapped outside their Dblankets. Major Whiteside brought the men up in battle line and when they came within about rifle shot regoh one of the hostiles, an Indian who was ater recognized as Big Foot, came forward on foot and unarmed and signalled that he wanted to speak with the major Dismouting, tho latter walked out and met tho chief. As they came forward Big Foot extended his hand in token of peace, “I am sick. My people here want peace and ——" Major Whitaside cut him short wit “I wont nor will I have any parleying at all, it is either unconditional surrender or fight. What Is your answer, sir?’ “We surrender,” said the chief, “‘we would bave done so before but we cfuldn't find you and couldn’t find any soldiers to surrender to.” Then, at & signal, his warriors raised a ‘white flag. In less time than it takes to write it, the military had their prisoners sur- rounded aud a courier was hastened into Pine Ridge agency for the other four troops of the Seventh cavalry and Lieutenant Tay- lor's scouts to help guard and disarm the purty. There are 150 warriors, all perfectly armed and 250 squaws together with many clildren. They seem to bo all well fixed for war except that some of them are with out ponies, Major Whiteside has 250 soldiers, every man of whom stand on guard until reinforcements arrive, which will be 7 about 10 o’ clock tonight. It looks as if the surrender was not wholly in good faith, inasmuch as the prisoners make no offer whatever to give up their rifles and knives, The party is, however, being watched, and the first false move will precipitate a fight in which the soldiers, it would certainly seem, have the drop on tho prisoncrs. C. H. C. THEY ARE COMING IN, How the Capture of Big Foot Influ- ences the Hostiles, Rarm Ciry, S, D., Dee. 28, —General Miles expresses the opinion that the outfit will not again escape the military. The Indisns that took refugein the fast- nesses of the bad lands, failk toreceive support from Sitting Bull and seeing themselves surrounded by troops and a fight to the death or starvation confronting them yielded to the solici- tations of friendlies and are slowly moving mto the ney. Within half an hour Miles® scouts and cavalry were in possession of their weeesal strongholds, by theaid of railroads . and telégraph and the unprecedentedly quick movement of troops around and all over the reservations. The hostiles found them- selves confronted on every point by troops and at last it has, appar- ently, dawned upon the savage mind that a further contest with the forces of ciy tion is too unequal and canmot prevail. Mile's headquacters will be in the saddle after to- morrow. He will probably start in the morn- ing for Pine Ridge agency through the reser- vation, via the bad lands, with an escort of scouts and the Sixth calv a -« ot ATALY READY TO RELENT, Thag Country Will Probably Soon Ad- mit American Pork and Lard. Rowg, Dee. 28—The Italian government several years ago prohibited the importation of American pork and lard and soon after ex- tended the prohintion to all countries. [t has just taken a step, however, which, it is believed, will result in the removal of the re- striction against the United States. The minister of the interior has 1ssued a decroe reciting that Italy is satisfied that Germany s taking every safeguard to insure the bealth of its home products forthwith. A certificate from a health officer is to accom- pany each shipment. Inasmuch as the in- spection laws of Germany are no more rigid than those existing in the United States it is betieved that Italy, whose trade relations with the ~ United States have growing untit now they reached figures exceeded only by three uations, will be willing to re- move the ombargo upon American pork and lard upon similar assurances from the United States of thorough inspection. It is known that the government is highly pleased with the increasing trade with the “United States, rich has been less effected by the now tariff than any of the other nations. It is believed that the matter hias been taken up by Secre- tary Blaino and that negotiations are pend- ing, Agents of a numberof American ship- TS are now in this country. rhey say that he removal of the restrictions against the United States would prove of the greatest benefit and that thov aro satistied that a large market is awaiting such action, e 2l CHINES. '‘REEMASONS, They Will Have a Great Biowout at Indianapolis Today. IxDIAY AvoLs, Ind., Dec. 28, ~Today was a gala day in the local Chinatiown, particularly at Sam Lung’s laundry, which was the chief scene 0T the merry muking preliminary to the Masonie ceremonies which will be celebrated tomorrow at the same place. On Saturday Wong Du, chief master and bishop, Chee Tung Kong, l’l“.‘!ldlm{ elder, and Ah Hee, secretar; of the national lodge of Chinese Freemasons, all citizens of Sen Francisco, arrived in In- dianapolis to preside over the degree work hich will erformed tomorrow in fine style, Allday today Chinamen were arriving from varions parts of the state to either witness or participaste in the ceremonies, during which, it is said, sev- N»uwmmnm from the city and ueighbor- bee rapiily - i towns will curl up their queues and ride the goat after the regular routine business is disposed of, The session will last all ddy and v n.lu‘n, winding up with an ovportunity for those of a sporting nature to buck the festive tiger, as fan-tan will be a feature of the pro- , Eramme, as it was this evening, Ant ne Father's Deed.* Fercvs Faus, Minn, Deo 28 —Henry Reber last night took home with him a rope, three revolvers and a butcher knife, He tempted to kill his svife, three daughtors and son, using the revolvers and knife with horrible effect, Ote of the daughters was ~ seriously wounded and the motheraud son mortally, With the mpo Reber then hanged himself. Noneof the family have borne an enviable reputation, It is supposed that Keber was insane, Driven ne by Troubles, S1. Pavi, Minn,, Dec. 3. —The tremendous ' strain ou L. L. Steveus, owner of the San- bom County bank, Woodstock, S, D., which | failed yosterday, as driven him stark mad. Frequently today he has torn halr from his head and constantly called for money he could not get, Steps aro being taken to have him examined by the insanity board and sent to an asylum if his delirlum does not leave hiw. Just before going crazy he gave in- strictivue 10 the nssignee to pay back somo moncy (0 & fow creditors who had made_late Qipssits, bu: nobody knowing tho combina: tiur, of the safo it could not be opened. Small depositors lose abott §20,000, and they are be- coming greatly excited. They have em- ployea 1. C. Preston of Mitotiell, S, D., to prisecuto their claims, and insist, that somo- Jody 18 guilly of feaud. Thad S. Hays, cashier of the bank and son of the county treasurer, who had 3,000 on deposit, is in Springfleld, TiL, on his Christmgs vacation. = AN OKLAHOMA TRAGEDY. A Deputy Sheriff Killed in a Fight with an Outlaw. Oxranosa Crry, Oklahomo, Dee. battle occurred yesterday about 1 o'clock seven miles east of Choctaw City between three deputies and John Bly, whom they had been sent out to arrest for cattle stealing and whisky selling, in which Peter Anderson, a member of the posse, was killed, and Bly wounded in the shoulder. The night before last Frank Gaultand Pies Gilbert started to 28,—A the Pottawatomle country, armed with special deputies’ commissions and two war- rants for thne arrest of John Bly. They were iustructed by Sherift Deford to gather up as largoa posse as they needed to surround and capture their man, They se- lected Pete Anderson and Frank Cook to go with them. When they got down to the Pot- tawattomie country moved on to the Shin Oak country, about seven miles, when they heard shooting in front of them, which they rightly supposed was done by men killing more cattle, They then dismounted and were about to circie around the cattleth to prevent them beating off into the brush. They bad gone buta short distance when they saw a man some distance in front, armed with arifle. Three of the men—Gault, Cook and Anderson—started directly toward the man, supposing if he was not Bly that ho was one of the gang of thieves put out as a sentinel. They had crossed a ravine and were ding the opposite slope, when thirty or forty feet ahead of them John Bly rose up and commanded them to halt, and in another instant he again dropped down into the brush and opened five, ault was ahead of Cook, and Auderson was still back of Cook and off to the right some ten feet. The first shot, it is thought, hit Anderson in the fore- tead and tore away the upper part of bis head. Gault aid Cook were notasecond behind Bly in opening fire, having dropped to the ground at once, Guult calling upon Bly to surrender. nlt shot eleven times and Cook soven, when Bly pushed his gun up above his head, calling to them to stop firing. He was wounded in the shoulder, a ball having made a flesh wound, which is not dangerous, Bly was bebind a tree dur- ing the battle, and all the officers could see of kim was his left arm and shoulder. Gault came direct to town with the prisoner, while the other two men looked after the remains of Anderson. Anderson was a man forty years of age and a memberof the Pottawato- mie tribe, althoagh nobody would guess from lus.appeurance that he hid a drop of Indian blood in his vems. He was well off and owned a fine vanch two miles east of Choctaw City. Bly comes of a desperate family, and is himself considered dangerous, The old man is an outlaw from the Cherokee Nation, and boasts that he has bovs who will kill any officer that may attempt to arrest him, sl eyl FOR WORLD'S FAIR DUT Suggested as Commisstoners. WasniNaTos, Dec, %8.—The following let- ter from Georgo R. Dayis, dircctor general of the Columbian exposition, was receiveo by President Harrison today: “By authority of and in behalf of the world's Columbian com- mission I have the honor to request that you will cause to be detailed for servica as com- missiouers of the Columbian exposition to the several republics and colonies of Mexico, Cenual and South America the following of- ficers of the army and navy, to-wit: To the republic of Mexico, Lieutenant A. C. Baker, U. S. N.; to the republics of Guate- mala, Nicaragua, Salvador and Costa Rica, Lieutenant George P. Scriver, U. S. A.3 republic of Honduras and the British colony of Honduras, Captain Gilhert, P, Cotton, U. S. A.i ropublic of Venezuela and Guiwna colomos, Lieutenant Roger Woll LS. N.: republic of Peru, Licutenant William 1. Safford, U.S. N.: to' the repuolicof _Chili, Lieutenant Charles H, Hawlor, U, 8. N.; Ar- gentine republic und the republics of Uru- guay and_Parvaguay, Surgeon 1. N, Barto- lotte, U. 8. N.; republic of Brazil, Captain Alexander Rodgers, U. S.A., und Licutenant Frauk E. Sawyer, U. 8. N, “I have tho honor to request also that these officers be instructed to carry tothe presidents of the several South American re ublics and the governors of the colonies ormal letters of invitation from your- self to such presidents and governors, re- questing in the name of the government and the people of the United States that they participate in an appropriate commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Amorica by Columbus, and that they appoint special _commissioners to collect and - bring for exhibition at the proposed Columbian €x- position sueh articles us wili most, fily and ully illustrato their resources, their pro- ducts, their social, commercial and industrial condition. As the approaching exposition offers un, iuprecedented opportunity for pro- moting the socil, commercial and political relations of the people of the three American continents it is especially desired that sister republics be adequately ropresented.’! ome of tho above named officcrs have already been designated for the service. s GE IN DATE AND PLACE. CH: Railway Presidents Will Meet in New York January 5. New York, Dec. 28.—The Journal of Fi- nance says: “The dute for the meeting of railway presidents to complete the organiza- tion of the new association has been chunged from January 0 to January b, and the place of meeting has also been changed from Chi- cago to the Windsor hotel, New York city. This change was made Saturday by the ex- ecutive committee. In response to President Miiler's telegram asking if it would be con- venient to hold the meeting in Chicago Janu- ary 6, it was found that quite a number of rallway Yl'eshhvn , some of them represent- ing the largest lines in the country, could not conveniently attend the meeting on that date and in that city. As @ result of this a conference was held Friday between some of the largest interests involved and telegrams sent out asking 1f January 5 and the Windsor botel, this city, would be a con- venient time aud place for the meeting. Sat- urdiy responses were received assenting to the choice and a call will beissued by wire tomorrow by Mr, Miller, naming tue changed date and place, The best judgment of those deeply interested is that atthis meeting a new agreement will be unanimously adopted 5'"‘ be put in force at tho earliest practicable ay, DEMISE OF GEORGE HULL. He Was the Origlnator of the Cardifr Giant Hoax, MiLwavkes, Wis,, Ece. A dispateh to the Sentinel tonight from Superior, Wis,, reports the death at Binghamton, N. Y, of George Hull, who left Superior a fow weeks ago to spend the winter in the east. Hull was the origiugtor of the Cardiff giant hoax, and reports as to his death are conflicting, Ome attributes it to suicide. - Another says fi occurred the day following the robbery of his u-law, Mr. Gates. who lost 2,500 in New The Cardiff giant was dug up on ears ago and Hull s8¢ York. Hull's farm about twent; made considerable mou hoax was discovered. out of it before the | THE CLOTURE A PROPER RULE, | Edmunds Says 8o, But Declines to Say Whether it Will be Adopted. NO BUSINESS PROBABLE THE COMING WEEK Some Speeches May Be Delivered in the Senate on the Election Bill ~Fears About Senator Hearst's Health, 513 FOURTAENTIL STHERT, Wasnmaroy, D, C., De It is the general impression that there will not be a quorum present in either house of congress for the purpose of doing any real business till after this week. Some speeches are, however, expected in the senate on the election bill, and it is not altogether improb- able that Senator Edmunds will open the talk in favor of changing the rules so as to limit debate on propositions and secure a vote whenever the majority desire, Inan inter- view today Senator Edmunds not only de- clares the cloture resolution constitutional and proper, but the step neccssary to make the senate & business body, However, here- fuses to say that he belioves the resolution WasmiNoroy Bureau Tie Ovawa Bree, } will be adopted, and some persons are con- struing his refusal 0 make a favorable pre- diction as to the outcome of the proposition when pressed to do so as an indication that he does not belleve it will pass. Mr. Edmunds is probably the slowest man in the senate to announce his opinion upon any measure, and it is not likely that he was ever heard to say any measure would be passed or defeated. There are few men onh the republican side who will venture an opin- fon on the outcome of the election o financial bill or the cloture resolution. A very lively time is anticiputed on all of these in any event. There aro less than fifty real work- ing days left of this session, and about a dozen appropriation bills to pass. These, it is estimated, will consume over hall of the remaining days of the session, leaving no time for extended contentions in any direc- tion, SENATOR HEARST IN BAD HEALTH. Th of California has been such of late as to cause grave apprehension on the part of his medi- cal attendants, On Monday it was deemed expedient to have the physician in whose care he was while in N York summoned to Washington for a consultation with Dr. N S. Lincoln, who has beenin constant attend- ance since his removal to Washington. The doctors then agreed that, while there was an improvement perceptible, Senator Hearst would not e able to sit up for at least a |* month. On Christmas eve, for the first tim ed nurse was sent for, as Mrs, Hearst, who has heretofore been in constant attend- ance day and night. was beginning to seri- ously feel the prostrating effect of the loss of rest. Heis reported better tonight. Senator Hearst is about seventy years old, although he does not look over fifty-five, TOO MANY FRIE WORSE THAN If there needed_anything to conv ‘Washington public that too the Indian 1s worse than no friends was furnished the other aay, when the L dian Defense association presented its ver- sion of the killing of Sitting Bull. Th ganization claims to be the friend of t n- dian and is constantly interceding between the government and the Indian for the al- urpose of seeing that the red man has the to measures proposed in congress, and is con- stantly calling the government's agents thioves and giving them epithets which are intended to prejudice the savage against the gevernment, to which he looks for sustenance. The Indian Defense association claims that Sitting Bull was assasinated; that the In- dian police, or dispatched to arrest Bull for inc war and directing an insurrection of bloodshed and pillage, where his mortal enemies had no de- sive to take his life, ‘The association’s ac count of the killing would lead the unin- formed reader to believe that the killing of Sitting Bull was an assassination. The Indian scouts, or “police” as they are called, had no mfluence whatever i the per- formatee’of their duty. The charge of the Indfan Defense association that these I ans were selected with a view to killing Sit- ing Bull has disgusted men in congress who have read the account, and if ever the associ- ation haa any influence in directing legisla- tion that influence is now gone. At the war department and Indian office, as wellas throughout congress, there is the greatest praise giveu to the brave police who laid down ther lives in the perform- ance of a duty which resulted in break- ing up what threaened to be a very long and serious Indian out- break. 1t s not improbable that a bill will be introduced and passed by congress, ifnot at this, then surcly at tle next session, which will recognize in some way tho se vices of the Iudians who lost their lives in this outbreak, and if the Manderson bill to reorganize the army should be adopted these Indians wko have come to the assistance of the government in suppressing the outbreak will be recoguized In the enlistment of troops. It will be remembered thatthe Manderson bill anticipates the enlistment of two full companies of Indians, and it is the universal belief in congress and at the war department that the Indians who have assisted the goy- ernment should be recognized in this eulist- ment. Itis not improbable that a lot of the red braves who have come to the rescue of the government and set- tlers in the northwest will not only be privates in the regular army within a short time, but mivor ofiicers, The effort of the Indian Defense assoeia- tion to ereate dissatisfaction among the peo- ple, and especially the Indians, over the manner in which tte army has conducted the campaign against the savages in the north- west, hus been an unfortunate effort for that association. It now appears that quite all of the work that this association bas accom- plished in the interest of humanity and peace has had the effect of creating aissatisfaction among the Indians and put them on the war- path. TRADE RELATIONS, If there are not closer trade relations estab- lished between the United States and the South aud Central American republies, it will be no fault of the administration in general and Secretary Blaine in articular, Every possible effort has eon made to bring about through private, as well as public channels, an extension of our commercial relations with the Latin-Awmer- 1can countries in the interest of our manufac- turers, merchants and farmers who ave wter- ested #u exporting their products in the mar- kets. Itis anovel thing to have a general information burcau established and wain- tainea by the government. Heretoforo per- sons dealing in imports and exports who have haired. information of benoht have: been compelled to either employ agents or pay professional venders of information for that which they desired. Through the Pan- American bureau any American ¢an now se- cure almost any kind of information desired, and 1f there i not at hand the information wanted the manager, Mr. Curtis, will if pos- sible procure the information desived, or do anything which will promote the genéral in- terest of American trade, Itlooks now from tho perfection with which the bureau is being organized, #s though practical reciprocal trade relations will be established between the United States and the South and Cen- tral American countries without a law, Of course the customs duties between the two countries stand as usual, but trade relations are being rapidly perfected. As soon as these relations have been secured the im. portance of & reciprocal trade law will more readily appear, Looked at from any point of view, Secre- tary Blaine is very rapidly demonstrating the feasibility of his proposed trade law. Siuce the meeting of the Pau-American con: gross uyear ugo, the people of the United States have learned more ubout countries 1o the south of them, than they ever knew be- fore, A bushel of mailis daily received at ondition of health of Senator Hearst ny friends of , the proof ot NUMBER 194, ‘ the Pan-American headquarters now making inquirics about matters in 0 assist those interested in opening up' trade rela- tions, and it is wonderfal how many ones are made for the constitution of Brazil and her sister republics, The South and Central Americas are probably just at this time re- celving greater benefit from This trade agita- tion than are the United States, because they are receiving an enormous amount of Ameri- can capital and enterpris, PREJUDIOE AGAINST The record made by gress will be remarkal least. 1t will show the number of private bills fhan any congress for many years, On_ e house calendar thore are no less than 67 iprivate bills tod There is o strong prejudigs growing ayainst private bills, and it is alnjost an impossibility to get a private measure/ through congress now, although it is of the highest meritorious class, An officer, for inftance, may pay out money at the direction of his superior, plainly under the nulhul;t of the IVATE BILLS, Fifty-first con- in one respect at al success of u less law, and ress will seldom r@imburse him if 1t is tioned. Tt ofven occuks that a disbursing officer of the government will follow the law and will be overtaken by Some procedure or some lapse of time whien will force him to lose the amount dishursed, and there are a number of nstances of this kind where tho prosent house has refused to reimburse. The housp calendar has alto- gether 1,147 bills fn thar various stages of completion, The piivate calendar of course leads. The adoption of the goneral pension bill at the first session of this con- gress made the introduction of o large num- ber of private pension measures unnccessar, The last house had a private calendar nearly twice as large at this perlod of its existence, Had it not been for the courage and order of business shown by Spedker Reed, not one- fourth as much business would have been ac- complished by this congrass. Then the pres dent has facilitated busingss very greatly by prompt recommandations 8nd action, When the election bill is out of $he way there will be a great deal of businesd done within a very short time, ! LEGISLATORS WITH HOBBIES, Tt is very provoking to note the disposition of men in congress to stop needed and uni- ally demanded legislation simply that a of an individual may be carried out. A general financial bill éould have gone through both branches of congress some weeks since, had it not been for the demand of a number of seuators that certain in- dividual deas should be recognized. This trouble does not rest alone with the free sil- veradvocates, There aré men who have all sorts of projects—nearly all of them un- feasible—which they waib to see upon the statute books of the federal government, and they have insisted upon engrafting their ideas. Tt is bolicved that there will be no financial legislation, andif the caucus bill should fail it will beon ageount of the un- willinguess of senators to yield from in- ividual liobbies that the Wwishi of the mass be fulfilled. Therd @re a number of ators who think the bonded indebtedness of the government should be refunded, and they are constantly agitating the question of the issuauce of a 2 percent bond. Other sonators have various ideas about banking hich they insist shall bo given recognition. senator has his individual idea ver, and he is unwilling to let any al measure wo through unless some- thing is done for silver. THE ARNY, There has been talk of the reorganization of the army for many voars. There is notan oflicer or a man in the army but who will s our present organization 1s very lame, ev for the skeleton of ‘an army in civillife, Senator Manderson and Senator Hawley and others have proposed reorganizationschemes, but they have been defedted because some man who never smelled powader in war nor read a paze of war histo “or practical pur- poses has an idea whic “Insists shall be engrafted upon any bill lobking toward the ’renrg:mml:ion of the awih has been thal FW% cable ideas. RANDALL DEMOORATS ALMOST EXTINCT, A near friend of Senator Carlisle has been looking up the old congressional records to see what lli\.s become of the protection demo- crats who used to rally around Samuel J. Randall. He has found that when the next congress assembles there will hardly be a single remnuut on the once formidable Ran- dall wing. | Littlo by little the protection democrat has been” weeded out until the party in the senate and in the house is now almost & unit behind the Carlise-Mills doctrine. The _gradual extinction of the protection democrats is best shown by the record of votes on the speakership contest between Randull and Carlisle, Ran- dall mado a very strong showing in that fight and all those who voted for him were consid- ered as favorable to the Pennsylvania idea of protection, But Senator Carlisle’s friend who examined the record says that out of the many who voted for Randall not one has sur- vived politically. One after another they went down at the polls until every man who voted for itandall is politically dead. The same was found to be true of those who voted against the Morrison bill. Thejr constituents have retired. It is slso true to & very considerable extent of those who voted against the first and second Mills bills, Frank Lawler of Chlcago is one of the old Randall democrats to be retired, In the gradual extermination of this wing President Cleveland took an active part, which is recalled in conuection with his recent speech at the reform banquet in New Yorkaty. He practically blackiistea every man who voted agiainst the Mills bill. Randall and Sowden of Pennsylvauia were cut off from all their patronage and Cleve- land even vetoed a petty postoffice measure which Sowden was interested in, The loss of the postofice 1n Sowdenig own town and the conspicuous way in ®hich Cleveland turned down the anti-tariff reformers were the final strokes toward exterminating the old protection democrats. MISCELLANEOUS, Mrs. A. U, Wyman ¢f Omaha is on a short visit to her sistér at 1437 Corcoran street, Mrs. General A, V. Kautz and family are located for the season at Elsmere, on H, be- tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. Mrs. Kautz will receiveon New Year's day with Mrs, General Kelton at 1028 Massachu- setts avenue, Miss Frunkie Kautz will re- ceive with M Kelton, Leave of absence for four months on surgeon’s certificate of disability has “been gr.mllud Colonel Josepti G. Tilford, Ninth cavalry, Mrs. W. J. Connell of 1400 Massachusetts avenue, announces that she will not be at home on Tuesduy, her regular receiving day, until after January 13, Mrs, General Custer weturned to New York early iuthe week, Affer the holidays Mrs. Calhoun will accompany Mrs, Custer to this city and the former will givo a recita- tion at the Grand Army of the Republic re- union. Muvs. Calhoun is the widow of an ofticer who fell in the Custer massacre, Priny S, Heara, Coming Week in Congress. WasniNatoy, Dec, 28.—The nature of the proceedings fo the senate this week will be determined by the attentance. 1fno quorum is present there will probably be adjourning from day to day. If there is & quorum count- ing the senators on both sides of the chamber debate on the elections bill will continue, aud one of the features of tha discussion will be a specch by Senator Hoar, sponsor of the Dbl in the senate, Should there be a quorum = of republican senators during the week—something hardly probable —there may be expected a trausfor- mation of the light skirmishing, which has Doan in progreas 108® \Manth, 1510 & heavy engagement of political forces, for it is the intention to take up the new cloture rule, in- troduced by Senator Aldrich, as soon as a safe republican majority oan be assured. It is not expected thak any buslness will be v.r.m;m:lud iuthe house during the coming week, i — Minneapolis Bijou Theater Burned, MixxEAPOLIS, Migil., Dec. 28,—The Bijou theater in this city, oue of the most prosper- ous popular price houses in the entire west, burned early this morning, invelving & loss of from $30,000 to $10,000. ‘Che buliding, which wis on Washington avenue near Hennepin avenue, wias owned by Lambert Fayes of Jfll city and leased by Jacob Litt, The origin of the tire is unknown, consequence char-. BOTH ROADS ARE SHUT OUT. The Rock Island and Milwaukee Placed in a Serious Predicament. UNION PACIFIC SWITCHES LOOKED. Their Trains Not Allowed to Cross the Bridge Into This City Unless Drawn by Gould's Engines, Tue Bee of yesterday contained an articlo showing how the Union Pacific had locked its switches in Council Bluffs for the purpose of preventing tho trains of the Chicawo, Mil- waukee & St. Panl road from crossing into this city, It had been announced that the trains in question would run into this city Saturday night and leave here commencing yesterday on a regular schedule for the cast, By way of insugurating the new order of things General Agent Nash had intended, he siid, to send out yesterduy one of the finest trains which ever left this city for the east. It had also been his intention to invite a number of Jeading citizens to take part in the inaugural trip. But the arrangements had to be laid uside and the Milwaukee was compellea to disappoint its many patrons for tho reasons - abo ve enumerated. Yesterd morning Mr. Nash went to Council Bluffs for the purpose of securing the crossing of his company’s trains, He was on hand on Saturday night, when the switches on the Union Pacific road were found locked, He then saw that the contract which had been entered into by that road and his own had been set aside, He ccording notified in writing the Union Pacific company through its rop- resentativo, Mr. Keoshin, that tho Milwau- kee proposed to see that the contract was en- forced, and that his road would secure its rights' under that contract. When, therefore, the Milwaukee train from Chicago reached the Bluffs _yester ing it wus started for stoppped, however, a shory the transfer because the Union Pacific’ had placed a freight car across the frogs. There was 1o alternative but to back to the trans- fer, Yestorday afterncon a similar attempt, Mr. Nash claims, was made to enjoy the privileges of the contract. But the Union Pacific people had placed an engine where the freight car had stood in the morning, thus effectually barring the progress of the train, which returned to the transfe It was anco beyond Thon Mr. Nush returned to this city, He was later found by a Brik reporter and asked to syopsize the contract which it was claimed s road had entered into with the Uunion Pacific, He said that under the con- tract the Milwaukee was entitled to full, equal and joint use of the main and passing tracks between the terminus of the Union Pacific track in Council Bluffs and a line drawn at right angles to the track at a point one and onchalf miles south of South Omaha, Since July 10f this year his company had been running trains with its own en: to South Omaba. It had also for a cos flbl?' longer period been ranning its fi trains to this city. When his company got ready to run its passenger trains also to this city it notified the Union Pacific people of the fact, and those officers took the steps to provent them from attaining their object as ub’E;: mlum:d‘m. b Eitaidons contract_was s residen Union Paci d ident Witk proved by the executive committee of the board of directors of the former road. The refusal of the Union Pacific company to comply with the contract led to tele- grayhic correspondence between Mr. Nash and the officers of his company, as also inter- views between that gentleman and the Union Puacific officials in this ¢ Mr. Holcomb told him that if any arrangement should be made for the crossing or the trains it would have to be of a temporary nature and with the understanding that the accommodation should later be puid for at rate subsequently to be agreed upon, This determination was construed by Mr. Nash as a desire to abrogate the old con- tract. ‘I'he Unton Pacific, however, offered to haul the Milwaukee trains, using their own en- gines for the purpos his proposition was repudiated by the contract, which made no rolorence to the subject, as also because the hauling was to be charged for in addition to the other charges which the Milwaukee is compolled to pay. The Union Pacific received from the Mil- waukee nearly §45,000 a year for allowing the freight trawns of the latter roadto run to South Omaha, The Milwaukee is compelled to bear its share of the renewal and repairs of the track east of the river. 1t pays a switch- ing tariff to the Union Pacific storehouse and another when cars are to be switched to any private warehouse. It also pays a proportion of the rental of the warehouse and « proportion of the expense of nandling freight based upon the tonnage handled. Similar arrangements are mude with the Union stockyards company at South Omaha, With regard to the entry of passenzer trains, the Milwaukee held out for a long time. ' The Union depot compatyy demanded not less than §050 a month to allow the Mil. wauke trains to simply stop at the union depot. ‘Ihis amount the Milwaukee considered ex- orbitant and refused to pay it. Later, when the Rock Island came into the deal, the de- mand on the Milwaukee was reduced to 631, This demand represents interest on the value of the property. Independeutly of the pro- posed increase of demand for the hauling of Akl“\ aukee trains by Union Pacific engines, the former road now pays the latter in the vicinity of $100,000 a year, Mr. Nash said that his company would stand upon its contract and see whether 1t could be enforced, Anothier gentleman, speaking on the sub- ject, said that the refusal of the Union Pa- Cific to handle Milwaukee cars simply dis- played the policy of Gould, It was well Jmown, years ago, when Gould had the road, that he was opposed to the eastern roads coming into the city, He controiled the Union Pacific bridge and now wanted to make that what it was then, the highway- man's gate, He wanted to exact 2 or b0 cents from overy passengor and £, $5or $10 for every load of freight. The Union Pa- cific would not think of doing this three months ago nor at the time the Nebraska Central bridge was under discussion, That road had sought to secure a strong corpora- tion to go in with it in the building of the bridge _proposed at tho time. The Rock Island and the ° Milwaukee thought of going in, and when the Union Pacitic saw that *such a thing would be disastrous if 1t held out the induce- ments which have now beeu cast aside. At that time thers was plenty money to be had, but now money was scarce, To do what the Nebraska Central proposed would require 6,000,000 for bridge, terminal facilities and a union'depot. Such an_amount of money could not now be obtained without difficulty, and the Union Pacific knew it. A Beg reporter called on W, H, Holcomb, vico president of the Union Pacific, and asked for a reason for locking out the Mil- waukee, The latter said he desired not to talk on the subject, especially because Mr. Clark was in the city, He advised the scribe 10 see that gentleman, Mr, Clark saia that the Union Pacific pro- posed to do its own business, 1t did not ine tend to give it up to another road and allow it to use its track as it pleased. It had offered to pull in Milwaukee trains, but it would not allow Milwaukee engines to do the pulling, ‘The agreement would not be com- plied with, and the subject was now being discussed in New York and a decision in it would not be reached before the 6th prox, 1t was the intention of the Union Facifie to treat the Rock Island ws it did the Mil- waukee, and notice to that effect had been fivun it. It was all nonsense to say that r, Gould sought to keep eastern roads out of the city. He and the Unlon Pacific were willing to encourage all roads to com~ here, but they had to come 1n in the right nner, This determination puts the fhoc land in a bad shape. How it will be ablc ‘per- ate its road west of hero is a question ot con- siderable interest and importance, None of the representatives of the road in this city could answer it. - BATTLING TO THE DEATH, A Terrible Tragedy Enacted on a 'Frisco Passenger Train. Pants, Tex,, Dec. 28, ~From trainmen who arrived here today have been obtained tho particulars of a terrble tragedy that occurrod on a passenger train on the Vinita division of the'Frisco between 5 and 6 o'clock on Bl day evening. It was an east-bound train and in charge of Scott Gillis, an old conductor on theroad At Grauby City, Mo., Bd. Blount, a noted character in that section, got on board and went into the ladies’ car. He began to indulge 10 loud, profane and abusive language. Gillis requested him to be more civil or go into the smoker. This made him worse, and Gillis toud hin that he must leave the oar. After some words they started to the smoker. Gillis opened tho door of the car and stepped out on the platform and to one side to lot Blount pass, At that moment Jack Majors, the brakeman on the train, stepped out of the door of the smoker and saw Blount throw his hand back under bis coat, and shouted to Gillis, “Look out, Scotty, ho's got a knife.” By that time Biount had a pistol almost in Gillis’ face, Gillis knocked 1t aside as Blount pulled the trigger and the bullet went into Major’s chin_ and came out on the side of his neck, severing the jugular vein. Ho stod a moment and " fell dead. Gillis and Blount grappled and a ter- rible struggle ensucd. Blount fired again, but Gillis knocked the pistol aside and the ball entered the throat of the dead brake- man. Again Blount fired, burning Gillis' neck. The men swayed to and froon the nar- row platform, with the train running twenty five miles an’ hour, Moro than once the r going off together. Gillis being the more powerful man, and being nerved by the fact that his life was involved, managed toget hold of Blount's pistol hand with his left, and dealt him a powerful blow with his right, knocking im_ off the platform. All this oceurred in less time than it takos to toil it, The train ran on to Ritehie, two or threo miles away, and an officer and posso went back to the spot where Gillis had knocked Blount off the train and found Blount there, too budly to got s Majors body was to Monett, his homo. He was an old railroad man, and had been in the service of the *Frisco’ for many yeats. Blount is aman with a hard roputation. It is said that Majors is the fifth man he has killed. He has been out of the Missouri pen- itentiary only about three months, where he had served o sentence for horse stealing. llis knew him well.and knew he was a dan- gerous man, and could easily have killed him had be been armed. The passengers hardly realized what was going on until it was over, and then there was u scene of the wildest oxcitement, When Majors was stot_the blood from his wound spurted all over Gillis, and every one thought hehad been badly wounded. THE CLEARANCE RECORD. Financial Transactions of the Coun- try During the Last Week, Bostox, Dec.-28. —[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—The following table, compilad from dispatches from the clearing houses of tho cities namod, shows the gross ex- changes for last weekk, with rates per cent of sise or decrease, s agaiust the several amounts for the corresponding week in 1889: E Kansna City ilvaukee Detroit .. Cleye Omuha, Denver... St Paul Coluimbus Memphis Richmond " Dillns Grand Rapids 108 Angeles.. Not Ineludod 1n totals. No cloaring houso at this timo last year. e HIS MOUTH CLOSED. O'Brien Indignant Over the Publica- tion of Fictitious Interviews. [Copyright 1890 by James Gordon Bennett.\ Panis, Dee. 25, —| New York Herald —Special to Tite Bug,]—1 saw O'Brien this afternoon and shiowed hiin the cable of the Paris Her- ald. He held in bis hand a cutting from the London s. They reply to his roquest to withdraw the statement that he had written for tho Trish World. Ho sald that instead of retracting they had published a shilly shally- ing article trying to prove by dates what was not true, so he had just sent them the follow- ing telegram : “The article you refer to was contributed to the New York Herald and to no other jour- nal. If other journals copied it, that was no affairof mine. Ihadneverin my life con- tributed o line to the Irish World. This being so, 1 must again demand that you with- draw and apologize for the scandalous insin- uations that I conntenanced the policy of dy- namite by contributing to the journal alleged by you, whether truly or falscly, to be en- gaged in propagating thut policy.” Asked whether ho thought the Times might be attacking him because it could not appear to prosecute them ho replied hotly “If so they have counted without their host." Mr. O'Brien asked me again to contradict the reported Interview with him, His and Gill's mouths have been absolutely closed. When they have anything to say the Herald will not be the last to hear i e Steamship Arrivals. New York, Dec. 23— [Special Telegram to Tue Bee]|—Arrived: Steamers, Greece from London, Lake Winnipeg from Liver- pool, City of Chester from Livarpool. At Queenstown—The Gallia, from New York for Liverpool, L. ST The Weather Forecast, For Omaha and_yicinity—Fair; colder. For Nebraska and lowa—Colder except in eastern lowa; warmer; westerly winds : fair. For South Dakota—Fafr; westerly winds : slight chauges lu tewperature, SUICIDE OF A FARMER'S WIFE Despondency Over Sickness Drive Mrs, Olark to End Her Life. A HASTINGS BANK CLOSES ITS DOORS. Finding of the Body of Burns—A Street Rallway War at Lincoln ~A Cheerful Message from Chase. HAY Serivas, Neb, Dee. 98.—|Spectal Telegram to Tuk Brr]—At 9 o'clock this morning Mrs. Sarah E. Clark, a middlo aged lady, living about nino mliles southeast of this place, committed suicide by shooting herself with a revolver, Mrs. Clavk had resided ather late residence for several years past, having come from Providence, R. I. She had been unwell for some time provious, and a short while ago at- tompted to end her lifo, but failed. This morning her husbaud started after a neig bor to send for a doctor, against which she protested, and when bo returrvd he found the body of his wife lying on o which she had arranged before fir fatal shot. The husband is near wed by grief over the deed, which is considered tho result of illness and despondency. Thecouple had no children, Young Burns' Body Found. LixcoLy, Neb,, Dec, 28.—[Special to Tis Bk, The body or Riley Burns, the gallant young fellow who was drowned whilo out skating with his swootheart last evening, was found about midnight, It had lodged about migway between the Twenty-soventh stroet bridge and Kendall & Smith's mill, The body had been in the water over threo hours, News of the torrible carried to the parents of Buras, who live in University place, and the seend there in con- sequence wis most heartrending Riley Burns was about twé and his been employed in_the tablishiment of Baidwin Bros. for some time and by bis courteous demeanor won for bime self niany friends, The young persons who were with young yinge a little skatine party in_the 3 the Misses Blanche DoWitt Jackson and Mr. 1. K. Miliman, After their gay young companic k to bis deuth under theice his lady com urushed to Seidll's storonear by dud_ telophioned for help. ty years old Iware es- se County, Isrpiriar, Neb, Dec. 28, —[Special to Tur Bite.]—-Our county officials have endevored to reduce’ the distribution of supplies sent tiere 1o a system, and the county slerk has appointed a committee to take chavge of the suppiies at this point and deliver goods to only those who furnish ¢ rs from the justice of the peace in the precinet in which the needy one resides, In this way the most needy ones are first supplied, The weather has been fineup to this date which has prevented much suffering from lack of fuel. Stock live on buffalo grass and are now fatter than in September, If thero is not too much snow stock will get through the winter finely. The farmers are hoping that the legisiature will make some arrange- ments for furmshing seed for tha spring crops. O. P. Shallenberger and J. H. Hanna have been appointed by the county commissioners to go 0 Wasliington and urge congress and © a test for an oy leave for L to artesian well in this county. Washington today, Hon, C. W. Meeker and Judge Burke took atrip to Choyenne last week, looking over the ground preparatory to locatin W. A. Taylor, a' former Bire correspondent of this placé, removed a few days ago to Hen- derson, York county, where hé has accepted the position of cashierin the bauk of Honder- son. At the annual meeting of the Chase r‘nlmly agricultural society, held a few days since, O, A. Pierson was clected president und H,'F, Cobbs secretary: W. 8. Gould_ treasurer and E. A. Valentino general superintendent. A, B. Taylor was clocted delegate to represont the county at the meeting of the state board in January at Lincoln. Many of the alhance men of this county are vitterly opposed to any radical change Wing made in the interest laws at the coming ses- sion of the legislature, They seem to look at it about the same as Congressman Kem. Some of the leaders assert that Powers agreos with Kem on the usury question, n't Hold. ‘o, Neb,, Dec, 28, —[Spocial Telegram k] —Mr. Jolin Sheedy secured an injunction yesterduy from the district court restraimng the City electric railway come pany from laying track on Twelfth stroct be- tween O and P streets. Shortly after mid- nighta foree of men under J. A. Rollins went to work on the forbidden ground and com- menced to tear up the pavement. Mr. Sheedy learned of it and called the police, but theso officers informed Sheedy that tho shenft was the proper party to sec. Sleriff Clay and Doputy Hoagland were summoned. They reached the place about 1 o'clock this morning, The deputy ordered Mr. Rollins to have his men stop the work of tearing up Lincoln’s greatest thorough fare, That gentleman wanted to know whatauthor- ity he had, and the deputy responded that the der of the court served on Mr. Bush of the ity electric line was sufficient, Mr. Rollios informed the shorif that he was president of the Capital Heights streot railway company, which had taken u sudden notjon tu lay track up Twelfth to P and thence east to Thirteenth strect, and as that company wis granted all necessary rights and as nobody had secured injunctions against that line he thoaght the work could continue. And 50 it did, the officials withdrawing, admitting no authority over the Capital Heights people, and by daylight the ties for the rails were laid, It ttemains a W . Hastios, Neb., Dee. 25, —[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee |—The Civy National bank, recently reorganized, decided last evening at a late hour at a meeting of the stockholders to close up the affairs of the bank and at the same time have asked the comptroller of the currency to appoint a receiver, The officials find that they cannot continue business satis- factorily owing w0 the unlimited litigation in process, the result of the failure under the former management, The condition of the bank cannot be ascertained at present. How- ever, the burden of the losses will fall on the stockholders as the bank was only doing & limited business. Director Evans is of the opinion ths attempt will be made to resurrect the wreck under the out chae tor, but that & new bank will be organized, His Family Hungered. Neniaska Ciry, Neb., Dec. 25.—[Spocial to Tue Bre.]—0. H. Moyer, a packing house employe, has just finished a five days’ sen- tence in jail for stealing 15 cents worth of meat for & Christmasdinner. Instead of the humble feast anticipated at home he spent the day in jall, while his family went hungry. An Old Offender. Nesraska Ciry, Neb., Deo. 28.--(Special to Tue Bre.) —Hank Dawly has been arrested and will have a trial tomorrow on the charge of violating the Slocum law by furnishin, habitual drunkards, He is accused of bfin. an old offender. - A Grand Trunk Resignation. MoxTi Dee. 28.—It is announced to- night that Sir Joscph Hickson has resigned | as general mansger of the Grand Trunk railroaa, e will be suceeeded by L. J. Sere ® ol trafiic manager,