Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 5, 1891, Page 1

L] o OVER DEAD INDIAYS. Eostilo 8ioux Charge on the Burial Party From Pine Ridge. | BHARP FIGHTING DRVES THEM BACK. A fecond - sort Brush Reported Near Oy Oreek AN INDIAN KILLED AND ONE WOUNDED. istant Adjutant General Corbin Called | to the Scene, THE MILITIA ARRIVES AT CRAWFORD, Bign & Which Indicate that the Bload- 1est Battle of Indiun History is at Hand -A Swarm of surgeons, Gonvox, Neb,, Jan. 4 o Tue B, |~ Two firm the roport mad north of this place, [Special Telogram scouts just d con last night of he fight was detachment arriv a battlo between the Indians and t out by Generai Miles to bury the dead Indians killed atthe Wounded Koee battle of [ s December 20 and a detachment of troops from Rosebud agency. The unre burtal of their d opened fire, and ate § ad oux, objecting to the by their palefaced foos, tor desperate and sharp firing of the Hotchkiss guns, were forced to return to the protection of the friendly ravines, v H, Se tional gi 1t of ards, Captain C, the Ne. . Beck Compan ond regimer braska nding, ar comn ived here last night. Thearcangements already made with timely aid has put usin aposition toprotect ourtown against any forco the Indiaus are likely to send against us. oN A BrRUSH CLAY A Short Engage Indian Crreaco, Jan. 4 ment and Reported. Assistant Adjutant Gen One Dead , upon a telegraph order from . left for the Indian country at touight over the Chicago & North Captain B, L. now in my headque P o'clock * westorn, charge of tonightin au interv Huggins, tors, at 8 o'dock w said he had heard a Tumor to tho effect that General Miles' com mand had met the hostiles and that Geyeral Miles had lost heavily, but he did not be- lieve it, and was posifive that the general leould not hayve been Within many miles of the [ocality where tho fight is said to have taken place, Just before Colonel Corbin left tonight he was asked if the order transferring bim to the seat of war meant, that the situation was more sevious than supposed to be, replied : “Ithinknot. It s not at all strange that 1 am sent for and probably ought there before. to have been By virtue of my rank, I am chief of and when the command field his chief of staff should be there also. Further than this I cannot say anything about the matter. The only news re headquarters this afternoon wag & short message from ioutenant Moss, and to General Miles, Tt was to the effect that the Sixth cavalry under the command of Captain Kerr had met a band of Indians av Clay creck and a short engagement followed. One of the Indi was reported killed and one wounded, casualties to the troops. THE GREAT BAITLE AT HAND, ft is on the general in eived ab ns No Everything Indicates the Approach of a Day of Terror, Pixe Rinoe Aaisoey, ville, Neb.), Jan. 4.—[Special Tue Ber. ] —The event of the moming here was the taking away of twenty-nine of the wounded. Instead of all being taken to one point, they will be distributed to three, At Fort Omaha—Finst Licutenant John Kinzie, adjutant Second infantry; Privates Hahn, Hovan, and Gruner, Company B, Sec- ond infantry; Corporals Boyle aud Cowley, Company G, Second infantry. At Fort Rovinson —Private Jackson, troop 1, and Private Ivvine, troop K, Ninth calvary. Fort Riley~Licutenant Garlineton, troop A; Lieatenant Mann, troop K, alry; Licutenant Hawthorn, lery: Quartermaste Privates McMaton and Needer, Sergeants Ward and Toohey, Privates Lowis and MeKinzie, tigop B; ausson and Shiver, troop G; Perivate Kern, troop D: Trittle, troop ; Howard, troop I; Sergeant Royner, Corporal Clifton and Privates Smith aud Vooder troop K. The wounded will leave Rushvillo in aspe clal car attached to the castbound passenger train that leaves Rushville at 8:15 tonight Assistant Surgeon Glenman will have charge ofthe sufferars while en route and will r main ot Fort Riley that point is reached. Privates Goodwin and Kubn of tho hospital corps also wounded, but will here. A military escort wpanied the wounded to Rushyille. Much auxiety is ex- pressed s to the eftectof tho journey upon the poor boys, and in some instances it is thought that serious results will occur, but everyone approves of their belng taken away from here, where all is onoe long contived round of excitement, and where an attaclk from the Indiansis almost momentarily ex- pected, As to the situation here, considered fn its entirety, the indications that the greatest N battle in Indian history is almost at hand aro increasing. The report of scout adds uew and very stung sup- port to theso indications, that were only emphasized by the bloody affair on Wounded Seventh cav cond artil sergeant Campbell; Duncan, troop A wheu ccompany return the acy every and has said o in strong words, The small bandful of vehemently Indian employes here affirm it Before the to try terrific clash comes rescue their relatives | they waat ana from the enemy's camp and are now with th the risk of their lives to make th Th nt express the hope that they can in of thoso fricudly Wounded Knee battle, and were here according to instructions, also to ing authorities for permission at | so Indians in govern nploy also uce many who were vefore the remaining in th nd be saved from the certain annihilation t awaits them within the ranks of the hos- tiles Ex tawely isive rifle pits are reported boing dug, the hostiles 1d the report is of such a nature that uthorities rely upon its truthfulness the 1ses belon miles west of here, by Last the | i more | night hostiles burned h river and finished killing the last remnant of d of gov ut cattle thatthey raided so heavily about a month ago and have many s tosettlors along the White the great he rom been drawing on ever since. Without desiring to make particle darker than it really knows the truth is bad enough, that the Ridge agency’s white populace hour, and must remain until this trouble fis all over, is one of the most fearful peril that can well be imagined, I say this, not for a moment for- getting, and knowing perfectly just what military protection we have here. Siuce Miles ruest admonitions from the situation for God rything danger in a is, o constrains which Pin stands Cat me_to say this arrived he has re- ieneral celved e the admin- istration to avoid further bloodshe Further bloodshed cannot be avoided and before the light of another theteuthof the proven The is to the of with the nesult of sending out parties of cor- Sabbath morning assertion will have been castern press Just things waking up serlousness lere respodents from New York and other cities here today. rumor current in official circles Liere today that to protect the adjacent ter o ved with piteh partially burned in the extreme east who arrived There is general call for volunteers will by mude, e shooting of anIndin war arrow, cov- last night, The Indians created considerable comment have a superstition that if the first fire arrow fired into an cne its flight coutemplated raid will s camp Is extinguished in that failure. it tieir The ht was shot from is evident be a arrow that came in lastn the north and barely missed the hiead of a teamster, who was unhitching a team a few south of the hotel, where the yards cor- OMAHA, morning for Gordon, Neb, to the Indian fight. Some'of the boys are highly elated over the prospects of service, Whilc others are trying to secure substitutes. take a hand in Relief for the Sectlers, LiscoLy, Neb, Jan, 4,—[Special Telogram to Tur Be This evening Governor Thayer reccived a telegram asking that a company of the national guards be sent to « orgia and Cody, b. he governor replied: “Have ordered and Cody." The following was received : Rusnvinie, Neb., Jan. 4--Governor Thayer The World-Herald corr telegram, saying that Rushville militia is a direct The mere knowle comlng has helpe of the unurmed oue company to Georgla geof the national g {0 quiet ths appreho settiors, crowding churehies of Rushville. J. W TrowAs, esident First national bank. Major George Long of Valentine made in urgent appeal for miitia and the governor responded, Grongr W. MARTIN, Rusmviee, Nen, Tlave just ordered 19 ‘sacks of flour from Bazille mills, fifty to Rushville, fifty to Chad- ron fifty to Hay Springs, Mr, Ludden will rwird beans and rice tomorrow. Wil send turther supplies as needed the N M OF THE BATTLE, THAYER STORIE the Smell of Blood Affected a Civilian Spectator, ResnviLe, Neb., Jan, 4,—Special to Tue Ber]—Some interesting anecdotes, which have not yet appeared in print, are connected with the present Indian disturbances on the Sioux reservation. The stories are told by eve-witnesses of the incidents, and your cor- pondent stands ready to vouch for the credibility of the witnesses, At the time of the famous fight with Big Foot's band, near Wounded Kuee postofice, a number of civilians accompanied the troops, little dreaming of the terrible battle that would cusue. The fight began so unex- pectedly and 1 with such violence that oneof these civilians found himself com- pletely surrounded by warring soldiers and Iudians before he sulliciently recovered from his surprise to think of running. He stood an unwilling witness or the deadly con flict untilan Indian madea vicious stab at him with a knife. Then, catching up the gun and beltof a wounded soldier the citizen plunged into the thickest of the fight and is known to have killed at least three of t d skins, During the sune battle, aft sharpost fi r was over and soldie pursuing the flecing savages in ey ‘ection, two squaws were seen attempting to drive a team of horses up a steep declivity. In the wagon were two bucks, crouching down in a vain effort to hide, while a third squaw sat un concernedly on therearend of the wagon, witha pippoosa strapped to her back in o shawl, The soldier who manned one of the Hotchkiss guns directed the tmplement at th wagon and casta shell squarely “amidships. In response to this summons, the entire con cern went fato fragments and roiled back into the gully, out of which it had just been driven. On reaching the spot, afew minutes later, the pappoose, a child of ' three or four years, was found to be the only living relicof the explosion, and it was industriously tug gingat its mother's shawl, endeava make her rise. Seceing the soldiers appr the little one gathered up a war ctub from the ground and began dancing a war dance in H vespondents are quarterel, which is near the center of the agency. Today' assemblug arrivals helped to make the ot medical off occurred since the rebellion. Coming, as they do, immediately after the battle of last Monday and the heavy skirmishes of Tues- day. The factis plain that the war depart- ment is couvinced that great bloodshed is at hand, largest ors here that has Following is a listof all the army physic- Drs. Bache, Hartsuffe, Brad- ley and Hoft of Omaba; Drs. W. H. and — Angelist of San Dr. E. F. Garduer of Fort P Buffalo, N. Y.; Dr. Ives of Fort Sill, L T.; Dr. Evarts, David's Island, N, Y.; Dr. Lauderdale, Fort Ontario, Oswego, N. Y.3 Dr. Colbourn of West Poiut, N. Y.; Dr. Gib- son of New Haven, Coun.; Dr. Glennan of Fort Riley; Dr. wing of St. Louis. Nearly all of these physicians tell me they were sum- ians now here, ardner Francisco: r, moned by telegra battle. ph a day or two after the C. H. Chsse. NIGHTS OF TERROR, The Singing of Rifle Palls Banishes Sleep from all Eyes. Pixe RinGe AGENe D. (via Rushville, Neb,) Jan, 4.~The army of Indians uow su rounded by General Miles' soldiers ou White Clay ereck numbers 4,000 men, women and children, most of them from the upper Da- kotas veservations, Hundreds of the crowd are crazed with ghost dancing and will fight as Big Foot's men fought, Shots were fired by pickets nearly every hour last uight, baishing slecp from all eyes. Fire arrows wei thrown into the agency about midnight from a ravine near by, but fortunately fell harmless) Hulf-breeds and squaw men are leaving for the railroud, saying they know what is com- ing and don’t propose to remain. This war will not be ended except by one of the Dloodiest battles in the history of Indian wa fare. PR $ISE FOR INDIAN POLICF, Royer Says That They Saved the Agency Buildings. WasiiNaToy, Jan. 4.—The commissioner of Indion affaivs has, in response to a telegram seutto Agent Royer at Pine Ridge, inquir- ingas to whetter any of the Indian scouts or palice had joined the hosti following reply from the agent “None of your enlistod scouts have joined the hostiles, The police and scouts are ren- dering good service and, by their vigorous firing, prevented the hostiles from burning the agency buildings.” A reporter tonight called the attention of the commissioner to the reports from Pine Ridge saying that General Miles had recom- mended the removai of the Indian agents at Pine Ridgo and at other places and to the statement that Indiaus were slowly starving ath, The commissioner said that, so far the agents were concerned, there Was 1o ence that theee had been any dishonesty on their part in distributing supplies, The commissioner has submitted to the president statement covering the question of the charge made that the agreements made with the Indians had not been fulfilled, Agont received the The M Crawronn, Neb., gram to Tie Bee. | Nebraska National Jan, 4.— Two companies guards came in on a clal train from Grand Island at 10 &, m. today, company K, First regiment, from Central City. with Captain Hanson in com- wand, and Licutenant McDonald, command- ing company B of the Second, from Ord, Neb, They were received by the city coune cil and are at present quartered in the Meyers & Bone building, Tho town is flooded with the fleeing set- tlers from the Hat Creek country, but a bet- tev fecling exists since the arrival of the above troops and eight companies of regulars from Utab, which went into camp at Fort Robinson, three miles west of here, yester- day. su Company ©Ordered Our, Nruwaska Ciry, Neb., Jan. 4.—|Special Pelegram to Tar Bee.) ~Company C of the curska National Guard this eveuing re- Kuce. General Miles believes exactly this ceived orders 0 leave the city toworrow true Indian fashion. A citizen present took charge of the orpuan, prowising to keep aud cherish it At the second day's enth uad Ninth cavalry desperate strugele’ with Two Strikes' band, out neur the Catholic mission school, the water supply of the soldiers gave out and it wasa question who could be spared to run the gauntlet to a creek hard by. A volun teor teamster from Rushville offered his services, Mounting his wagon he put his horses into & run, and made the trip safely, though mot without receivingseveral buliet oles through the bed of his wagon, It was while this battle was in progress thata body of hostiles, located on & hill with- in less than a mile from th buildings, o rattling fire sldiers lo- cated there, and made a determined effort to burn the town. Finding their assault at- tended with poor results, three or four braves g the ground unseen unti! within a ce of the building in which Gen- cral Brooke stood, surrounded by the Indian police as a body guard. O being discovered they fired ther guns against the building and beata hasty retreat. No sooner was the ckof their rifles heard than the eutive po- lice force fuirly flew out of the builaing and gavechase, leaving the general without pro- tection and gomg withouteven his permission much less his orders, Nor did they return until the entire band on the hilltop had re- tived farther away, minus several of their oviginal number, " It is said that Generl Brooke was much irritated by this unseemly enthusiasm of his body guard. Among many incidents that ¢ ing the treacherous nature of these savages the following will serve asa fair sample: While the attackon the agency was in progress a citizen teamstor decided that he had no pressing engagement in that local- ity. He lushed his horses into a run and started south on the road that led _through the village of so-called friendlies, On reach- ing their camp a dusky warrior_stepped into the road and intercepted him with the cus- tomary “How, Colah,” at the samo timo reaching out his hand to_further emphas the friendly greeting, Of conrse the team- ster offered 1o tuke the profered hand, but 4t this juncture the savage drew his gun and fired a” oullet into the unfortunate mau's breast, ot less treacherous was the almost fatal wounding of Father Craft, the priest, which oceurred during the battleat Wounded Kneo Father Craft, himself slightly injured by a gun shot wound in the ankle, had found a warrior apparently bleeding to death, He asked - permission to dress the Indian's wounds, which was readily granted. But the instant this good Samaritan stooped to perform anact of so great 1 the red devil stabbed him three tunes with his knife, C. M. W. eir Friends, while the Sey- were engaged in a fight, curred il- Atarmed for Tekaman, Neb, Jan, 4.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee,]—Owing to the dispatches from Govdon inTur Bee, there Is some uneasl- ness here among the friends of Company H, now stationed at Gordon. Lote Mason and Bert Teeters, both members of Company H, who were in Iowa when the order came for the company to go west, obtained from the dispatehes in Tue Dany Ber their fivst inti- mation that the company had gone and, re- turning to Tekamah, théy donued *heiv uni- forms, shouldered theiv” guns and started west on their own hook to join their cowm- rades, Ready ror the Call, Friertoy, Neb., Jan. 4.—[Special Tele gram to Tie Ber,] —A large and enthusiastio meeting was held at the court houso hero aturday night. Fifty men sigued a paper, pledging themselves to respond to the call of the governor or other proper officers to go at once to tho front, The companyis headed by the gallint Captain Jack Smith. Lieu- tenant Governor Meiketjohn left today for Lincoln with the propor papers aud the boys are holding themselves in readiness to go at amoment's notice. All they noed is guns and ammunition CODY ON THE INDIAN WAR. He Regirds the Situation tremely Critical, William F. Cody, the world renowned Buf. falo Bill, came in from his home at North Platte yesterday and will leave Tuesday morniug for Chadron to assist in protecting the frontier of Nebraska agalust a possible attack of hostile Indians. Mr, Cody was seen by a Bie reporter at & late hour last might at the Mer chants hotel. He had donned his night robes and was ready to retire, but motioning the reporter to a chair the fa proprictor of the “Wild West" threw bimself carelessly across the bed, propped himself up on bis elbow and eutered into an animated conver | as Ex- MONDAY MORN ING, JAN sation upon the Indian situlition. As he talked his eyes glistened and something of the old fire that must have lit ug his face years ago when he was omployed e & soyoemesy scout in the border wars Was spread over his countenance, I think the situation I8 exceedinely criti- cal,” suid Mr. Cody in andwer to the report er's question, “Those Indians are deter- minedto fight at all hazards, I seothey have taken my old friend Red, Cloud out with them. Heis usually for %poace, and one of the most seusiblo of the chiefs, but I suppose they forced himto go. Ono groat danger just now is that those ¥ndians will break away from the soldiers and go across the country in small bands, Burniug houses, de- stroying property and kiiling the settlors Our fronticr towns of Nebmska are in dan- gor, for some of them @re not more than twenty-five miles from the hostiles, ““Iho - correspondents up th General Miles having a around the hostiles, cordon it you spoak of cordon of soldiers Well, you may call it a like, but I should ke to seé how three thousand troops can form @y cordon around asection of country sevonty to one hundred miles square, I tell you' if those Indians come to the conclusion that they can not hold the soldiers level in a fight where they are, they will get away. They will find a weak place in thepen and go Shrough and then scattorull over that country, That is the style of Indian warfare. When they are hotly pressed they cut their way out and scatier with the understanding that they are to mect at some selectod point. ““The trouble is that General Miles hasn't troops enough. Miles 8 a great Indian fighter, aud he will win there if it can be done with his small force, but I amafraid he has more thun he can handlo,” **Doyou think that Sitting Bull could hav been arrested withoul the sheddingof blood ertanly he could. 1f McLaughlin had et me alone I would nave delivered Sitting Bull to the government without the loss of & drop of blood, Me- Laughlin said, though, that the would go down and get Sittyng Bull, but he dian't go, you rememuer. He stayedl back forty-live miles from Sitting Buil's eamp aid sent the Indian police and the soldiers down. That unfortunato event — mrecipitated tho war. It s difMcult now to dermine bow ~ maay, If an¥, of the In- dians are really friendly 'and trustworthy. Iam still of the opinion that my Indians, the ones that were in Europe with mc, ave all right and can be trustéd. So far as [ can learn they are doing good work for the gov- ernment and areamong the most eflicient peace-malkcers, but whea the killing becomes general I can’t promise that a them will stand out to the lust without joining in the fiht. You get a tribs of Indims crazed with religious fanaticistne and then Kkill some of them and you have something todeal with that requires'the most able generalship and decisiveaction, ora _general disaster is sure to follow. If those Indiuns arcall going to fight like tho bucks who fought at Wounded Kuee, General Miles has got to have more troops or they will wipe him off the tleld.”? Do you expect to go to Pino Ridge?” “I shall await orde:s from Governor Thayer. My first work will be to seo that the “frontier towns are protected, After that is done I ehall be ready for something else. 1 am not anx ious to go out kiling Indiav I have always sympathized with them a good al. Even when | was enguged as a scout, years ago, I always felta warm side for the udians, aud for that reason Iam not anxious to plunge into the fight. T would rather pre vent bloodshed, but I seo very little hope for that now.” it RECORD, Financial Transaction « of the Coun- try Duving the Last Wei BostoN, Jan, Speoial Telogram to Tue Biz.])—The followin_table, compiled from dispatehes from. th “clearing houses of the cities namol, showes the gross ex- changos for last weal€. v rates of increase or do U ag al amounts for the corresponding week in 1880 --avuazoaq| crTis, CLEARINGS. Philad St Loals. Plitsburg....! San Franclsco. . timore il TRL041 .. 110500 14581 01, i Cin N Providenc Louts ville Detrott.... Cleveland Omaha Denver. St Pal Colun Memph Dallns Dulutii . Portland, Ore Indlanapolis .. Washington Hartford.... . Peorin...... St Josoph ; Portland, M Worcester..... ew Hnyon || Tngtold .. Tucomin Sioux Clty. Lowell.... 1. Wilmington Hirminetinm Grand Rapia Angoles. . Chattanvog. .. 1 Initon, Ky ntreal Honston f Salt Lako City.., Total Sy Outside of New Vork *Not Included in totals, e A TROUBLOUS HONEY MOO Eanker Dow's Son fries to Kill His Newly Made Bride. Dexveg, Col, Jan. 4.—~The honeymoon of Banker Dow's sonand Millie Price, the ac- tress, who were married here Friday night after an acquaintance of ouly two days, came near ending in a double murder tonight. Dow’s father has refused to have anything to do with him or aid him fnancially Several creditors had the young man arrested Saturday on the charge of obtaining goods under fulse pretenses and the trial was set for Wednesday, Tonight the couple retired to their room at the hotel abour 10 o'clock. Two hours later Mms. Dow rushed out of tho room Just in time to escapo being shot by her husband. Sccing that ho had failed %o bit her, he o tempted to blow his braiss out, but the bul- let lew wide of its mark amd he was ove powered before he couldmake a second at tempt. It is supposed that the trouble was over moncy matte i LB SO Emma Abhott's Condition Critical, S\L7 Lake, Utab, Jan, 4—Emma Abbott's condition at 8 o'clock tonight is very critical She was informed today that her chances fo recovery wero very slim and responded : I kuow it." The physicians say the crisis is fast approaching and that there is but little hope. -~ The physiciaus fear heart failure, AU 1130 tonlght a conference of physich s that EmmaAbbott's condition is v serious. Shehad a sinking spell this oy ing, aud the members of the company wore allcalied in to the bedside, She rccovered and is now re emier, ulthough her chances for reco are about oue in a hundred ting ocy - ailure of the Java Co Waskixaroy, Jun, 4.—The bursau of Amer- ican republies has reevived advices of the al- most total failure of the coffee crop in Juva, which is estimatad at only about 16 per cent | of the former unuuul averiges, e Crop INDEPENDENT EARLY BIRDS, | A Majority of the Legislature Already on the Ground at Lincolu. BOTH PARTIES ARE CAUCUSING. Prognostications That the Speaker Will Be an Independent-Inau- guration Talk—Views of Me bers—Dech's Confldence. Lixcowy, Neb., Jan, { (Special to Tue | Be For the first time in many years | there s a majority of the members of both | houses of the legislature on the ground thre | days before the of eithior, majority comprises the independent bers, who oumber 51 of the 100 tives in the house, and 18 of th of tho senate. [t isapparent that all of these could not have assembled at th sama time andso far in advance of the opening of tho session, had it not been because of some pre- conceived understanding or the command some controlling power, On this question, however, the members are silent. I have meta numberof them and I must say that T have been favorably impressed by them. As a rule they are well dressed, intelligent, careful as to what they say and when they dosay anything they say it, if not with the air of educated mon at least with that of men who have found time between the hours of toil upon the farm to study the theories advanced by the lead- ers of the party to which they belon Thus wl have found few onthusiasts among them, and still fewer who desired notor ety through the pross. Indeed, almost to a man they seem aversed to gotting their nam print, and find shelter from the intervi behind the statement that they have come to work. As between the attendance of independents and that of republicans aud democrats there is a remarkable contrast. Among the tormer present [ have been able to find only the fol lowing: C. A. Schappel, Pawnee City; W. M. Gifford, Burchard; F. C. Soverin, Prince- ton; J. C. F. McKesson, Emerald; J. W Faxon, Lanham; J. W, Williams, illey 5 Hammond Clapp, Steele City ; J, O, Cramb, Fairbury; J. R, Fee, Crookston; 1. L. Heath, Rushville, These are membars of the house. The republican senators present are S, L Thomas of Plattsmouth and Jesse Starbucic of Hebron. Few of tho democratic representatives and senators have reached here yet The republicans present are without a leader. They have no concerted opinion upon any question likely to come before the legis lature, neither have they any respecting the organization of either the senateor the house. | hus far, however, John Watson of Nebraska City has been mentioned most frequently in connection with the speakership, though the indopendents claim thatno combination can be formed which will cleva him to the ch The caudidates for president pro tem of the senate, among the independents, ave Col- lins of Gage and Stevensof Lincoln county From present indications, it looks as it a few of the leaders of the ependents would be able, in conference, as they call it, to nct with impunity in the apportionment of the committee chuirmanships, QSofar as the independent orgavization of the house is concerned, the situation has not changed since the _telegram on the subject in “today* D) etahod, oo There is a desive in the matier of (e elori- cal positions in_ both houses to give them to men who are specially qualified for the work, ve of their political afiliation. This will tend to strengthen Mr. Thomas Cook’s chances, who, it is known, aspires to the position held for so many years by Brad Slaughter in the house. There i remarkable absence of apph cants for janitorships, clerkships, custodians nd the hundred other positions which fringe out the legislature. T however, be a host of them hero ', which will doubtless make up for the time which thus far has been uuimproved, There is a sullen disposition manifested by almost every independent on the ground to remain sile on the subject of future in the legislature. — This is especially not able on the subject of Boyd’s inauguration Insofur as one may judge at the present writ- ing, [ have no doubt that th egisloture, or rather that the independents, will decli admit that that gentieman was fairly elec This afternoon Mr. W. H. Dech of Ithica Neb,, candidate for lieutenant governoron the independent ticket, in the headquar- tors of his party, with’ his hand upon his beart. Dech IS nota strong man. He bad justexperienced an intermittant attack of beart failure. He had nt for a bottle of stimulants and after having quaffed half of it, his heart resumed its somewhat irregula work, the conversation turned upon ther sult of thelate elections. Mr. Dech said the that he had regretted that he tad been nom- inated for the position mentioned above, but that he would now hold on until the question was deeided. ‘It will be decided by the 12th of the month, said one indepeiident. “Nohobody can_ tell,” said Mr, Dech, “‘when it will be decided, unless the men re- with us.” SThey will r convening This mem representa 3 members s in ain with us,” saia “unless they want to be consid “These are not the times," said Mr. Dech, “that people would like to be considered tors, and yet I would like to call them raitors.” Later I had a private talk with Mr, He othor, red_traitors,’? Dech. ards the legislation which shall be effected, the platform adopted by our purty will give you @ correct ic how ever, thatas regards railroads, we consider the rfailroad law of lowa as worthy of emula- tion. 1t affords cheaper rates than those which our people receive here in - Nebraska There is a very big chance that our state board of transportation will be knocked out because our people feel toat it may be con- trolled by corporations. It certainly looks as *f it had been so controlled in the pist, The Australian ballot system will be adopted without a doubt. "O1 coure it. will | not remove all the evils which have crept in upon elections, but it will aid in doing away with many of them, and I think it will secure a free and honest count. *We will also endeavor to have equitablo taxes prevail, We will endeavor to have property assessed atits full vale. The tax will fall upon all parties alike, capitalist, ruilroad company or farmer, Ifa railrond i3 ocked at §60,000 a mile, it will ho taxed for £0,000, If & man owns & farm for one-halfof | which he is laboring under the weight of a qage, we'll tax the man who holds the Regarding the inauguration of Mr. Boyd, | Mr. Dech said: **Why does the constitution provide for a canvassing board For just such cases as the present—just to seo afte the result of the vote has been announced whethier or not fraud has been perpetrated, Several methods could be employed to get through the t It might be briefed after the manuer of alawyer in court and if any objection should be made, the record could eferred to. Then ould be re! red toa com- mitteo the latter could report, That would be the easier method.” *As you understand the law, will Mr. 13oyd be inaugurated before the contest shall have been inquired into?™ Most_certaiuly mot. It ought mot to be imagined. His inaugaration wouid bo an usurpation of power not allowed or conten- plated by the constitution. He cannot be i augurated until the legislature shall have in vestigated the election aud 1t cannot do so excent as ajury with testimony before it Saline~1 d have been in ISS1 At have been elected as i Knight an independent from away bac that time | w endent in the house. I have read a great deal of testimon) taken'in the contest case, but I have ot | read all of it. I\ t not found anythi throwing out of I be doue in the cas jury Roprosontative ¢ of Madison—The alliaice has deman opular election fc state board of transpfitation for the reason that it would provent futerested partios from dictating the nomination of, members of that board. If the n mbers should be elected they would be more likely to act as to comply with their obligations. Ido not say thatall the members of the state board have been nomi ted by the railroad companies, but I think thoy have been in greater part Cho alliance doos not want to make any rad- fcallaws and it s willing that railroads should have o fair {nterest on - their investment. It does devote itselt s0 much to passenger rates as it does to froight rates. 1 believo that the rates in Ne braska should be the same as they are in Iowa. 1t costs much loss to build o road in this stato than it does m Towa. Ilived on the Corn river in Towa and I now live on the Slkhorn in Nebraska, I'he Corn is just about the si of the Klkh il Now they built a bridge over the Corn and it cost §0, 000, Out here they just drive piles with a trestle on them and run over with their beavy trains. In Towa therivers rise twenty feet, but in the Platte and Elkhorn a three foot rise is a4 big one, and they can get along with much cheaper bridges, I'hisis oue reason why our rates ought to be as low as those in Towa. Senator Smith of Buffalo and Sherman Oneof the questions which the legislature will attempt tosettle will be that of trans- portation, I donot know that it will involve the doing away with of the state board of transporation, And yet there ought to be something done. ~ Whon you look at it in one way there ought to be & state commission, but then it looks as if that implies the giving of 00 much power to a few men, Tl when you look at the st tlinz of the difieult witha law it would be diffcult perlaps to make a law which would be flexible ehough to adapt itself to dificult There ought to besomething intermed , 08 it were, but what thatis I can’t exactly say, 1 guess, though, wo will bo able tofind it out befor March 1. Representative L. (v Ruggles of Dundy— I bave been reading Tiie Bee for the st six woeks and [ haye read the testimony in the contested gubernatorial case—l may say vearly allof it. I must say thatit is not us damaging as I thought it wonuld be. So far as Lean sec there is no preconcerted move to malke Mr. Powers governor, It proposes to act ina fair, honorable aud honest manno and let the consequences fall where they will, Representative Clapp of Jefferson—My own opinion regarding vaiiroad legislation is that they have fust as gooda law in Massa chusetts as is needed. It provides fora com mission or council, but I annot prepared to sy that that law ought to be introduced into raskca, sentative Cramb of ferson, (rep.)—I have not r mony in the Boyd contest cise conservi- tively, but it has appeared to me that the greatest objection to it was the opposition to submission, It did not appear that anybody was prevented from voting for Boyd or Ricli- ards, but there was shown opposition to sub- nission wnich would jiave been a credit to Omaha if 1t had not been displayed. [ shall vant more light upon the railroad question beforo I shall be able to actintelligeutly upon it. 1 have read I have would justify the Iean't tell what will can act only as a st and Jof: tho testi- wyer all CAUCUSING, brought in Chureh John Watson from Nebraskea City, Jud wlord from West Point, R. M. € ad Hastings and several others of more or less celebrity Mr. Watson is unwilling tospeals regard ingg his chances for tne speakership of the hotse and will not be likely to until be thiuks the chances are more encouragring. Ho real- izes, with many others, that the chances aro all against the selection of a ropublican - less the democrats and republicans unite He is willing, however, to do what he can for the advaucement of the party, As chair- man of tha blican state ceniral com mit- tee he has called a caucus of the vepui' cdns at_the Liucoln tomorrow moruiug av 10 o'clock, Church Howe says he knows nothing of the situation, not having had time to canviss situation, nor, indeed, to make the ac intances of the legislators, most of whom lie claims are strangers to him. The independents held a conference at Lindcll this morning, and on good authority it is leavned there were forty-cight members present who pledged themsclves to avide by the decision of the caucusin all matters This numuer lacks two of being the strength of the party, and is three fewer than the uumber of independents in the house. More names ave yet to be signed to it, Those who have not yet afixed their signatures aro suid in the main to be democrats, Cousidera ble interest is aisplayed to ascevtain the names of the demoerats who have signed the list, because the move of that party who can- not” be reached by Mr. Boya's friends, the poorer the latter's chunces, - Still, his friends claim they can control eignt independents. It is stated that the indepeudents are quictly circulating a subscription list for money for purposes which may not be de- fined. The list is not being liberally ved, because many of the independents are not rly well supplied with cash told today that the testimony drawn out in the contested clection covers nearly 10,000 pages and that it will require at least four weeks for the legislature to consider and adjust. The independents cliim that 1t is expensive ard that as it was justified by the facts the sure the legislature will wake an appropriation to pay for it. ARIIVAL OF GOVERNOICELECT BOYD, This evening at 8:20 v'clock Hon, Janes F. Boyd arrived from Omaha, accompanicd by Chirrles Ogden, chairman of the state contral committee, 1o was met at the depot by Tobe ~Castor of Saline, who _fo several days past has been working here in the interest of Mr. Boyd and his party. Mr. Boyd was escorted to the Lincoln, which has not yot been thrown open to guests. Manager Shears, however, pro vided a couple of rooms, 1n which were quar- tered Mr. Boyd, Me. Ogden and Mr. George Bertrand, the last mentioned a member of tho liouse from Douglas. Mr. Boyd was asked if he would until the” inauguration, and rep! would remain after it' also, because ho in tended to be inasgurated. He locked himself up in his room aud was spared the annoyance of callers through the watchfuluess of the host. "The late trains tonight brought a of legislators and some of theold familiar chavacters whom only death can keep away from these biennial excitements. Among the latter were Joha Sabler, Governor Butler and Pat O, Hawes. Among the others were Senators Keifer of Pierce, who stops at tho Lindell; Van Houseu of Colfax, Collns of Gage, Shumway of Wakelield, ind Repre sentativas Hull and Schlotficld of Hall, Ames and Fleming of Otoe, McKessen of Emerald Stor , Shrysen and White of Cass, all of whom are at the Ovelt Senator Chris topherson is the first of the Dou; delegn tion toarcive, und he is temporarily quartered at the Capit There is u strong representation here of candidates on the several state tickets of in terest in_the preliminarics, Among the are Jon Powers, the independent candida for governor: J. W. Edgertc th Omuha candidate for o v g i 9 ) Wright, commissioner for public lands and buildings; A, Daliemande, superintendent of public instruction: Licutenant Goyvernor: elect Majors, and R. B, Wahlquist, candidato for auditor on the de tic ticket O'Buiey, OOt PARTIES T'his afternoon trains Howe from Auburn, s the remain that he number - KILLED BY THE SHERIFF, A Missoula, Mont Carnival for a Pin. Missovra, Mont, Jau. 4.—This morning Louis Simons went to a room above t loon kept by bis brother aud another ma: and began to abuse his mistress. Policeman Poutchens was called 10 a t Simons. As be enterad the voom Simons shot him, loflict ing fatal wounds, 10 the and drove everyone an Holds High saloon by indiscriminate from the ent for firing place. Sheriff 1 4 he appearsd on shooting at him, urued the five, kill Houston was the scene Simons beg The_sheriff, however, iy ing Simous, NUMBER THEY TAKE A (UEERFUL VIEW What Western Senators and Representativey Thiok of the Business Outlook, REASONS FOR THE RECENT STRINGENCY, The People Thic Hoarded Their &h Fear of a Financial ¢ =Chances of Certain Money ash Legislation, WASHINGTON BUnmw Tie Ovama B, S8 FovreeENTH STiener, Wasmixaroy, D. O, Jun,' 4, Senators and representatives from points In the far west who have demonstrated th finaucial capabilities by lary uulations of property, take quitoa cheerful view of tho busiuess outlook for the new year. They believe that notwithstanding the ent agle ments in congress over the proposed tinancial vill, there will be legislation which Will renew commercial con fidenc money more plentiful and give gener some , malke vigor to tho condition of the country, They bes lieve that real estate has not reachod tho apex of prices, aud that there will railrond and other building throu country t in the past Sonator Paddock of Nebraska tho other day that tho financial distress through ‘which we have been passfug for somo time was duc more to lack of confidence than any- thing else; that ther existence as there ever people had beld it to closely and 10 put it out because they crash, and that it was more than any thinyg panis, S dock be more out tho an there has beon during any year said @ was as much money in but that tho were afraid feared . fiuanciul this kind of action that precipitated wis, clse narily “the of couse,” suid Senator Pad- shin the Argentine Republie and the apprehended failure of the Burings in London and the consequent veturn of enor- mous amounts of American securitios to this country caused the stringency, but the appre- lensions of widespread financial trouble, T believe, ware entirely unfounded. The re- cuperative power of our country is not under- dly througliout the eust, and tho fact tnat western banks have feltbut slishtly what caused the actual disturbance in Wall s is the best posible evi dence ot only of the resources of the country but of the fact that the region west of the Allesheny mountafns is very high and be ming more and more independent of the New York clearing house., The senator said that ho believed congross should at once pass some fnancial measuro which would increaso within ative stood genor | purnose of thi Simons then went down | | gave up civilizat | | limits the circulating medium and would re- store the confidence of the people, who are apprehensive that there is not enough money in cireclation to transact the legitimate busl- ness of the country Senators Stanford of California, *lumb of Kansas, Teller of Colorado and Squire of Washlungton, who surely have as good posi tion to view the finaneial and commiercial outlook of the west as any other men in the country, tuke a very cheerful view of the situation. They believe that instead of the financial distress through which we have just been pussing having s depressing condi- dition upon the future of real e it will take the contrary course and 1o the value of real estate. They bel that it will emphasize the fact that all clusses of personal property are susceptible o changes aud depressions upon the fluctuations of stocks aud speculative practices, while at the same tine real” estate investments will be. come firmer on this account, Aldrich of tho senate nd Mr. McK house committee on w were the principal tigires in the enactment of the new tariff law, are surprised at the in- vigorating effect that law has had upen man- ufacturing interests, They unite in predicts ing a revolution in commerelal intercsts be- fore the next prosidontial campaign fulrly opens, Major McKinley suys there never has been such a revolution in political senti- ments among mechanicsand laborers as there hus been during the past_sixty days, when they have scen the effect of aprotective tarift law. The guarantee to manufacturin e iuter- ests by the new law he belioves will have a self-sustaining effect upon all classes of 2om- reial paper, and thatit will maintain the foundation of banking and loan com- punies, dealing in paper made largely upon the future of agricultural end manufiacturing interests, CUANCES FOR CERTAIN LEGISLATION, Any measure requiring moro thun two days debate and which has not passed cither house of congress has very little if any chance for success. ‘This fact'is conceeded by everyono and it decreases the hoves of the friends of the shipping bill very groatly. Some of its most. ardent adve ve thut 1t may et through if the house passes it next weeik but in the senate it1s stated that there wil be an amendment oftered which will not only increaso the perplexities in the house when it goes back to that body, but ninke its opportunities of final adoption few in the senatein view of the complication of affaivs there, Very few ures on tho private calendar of either house will bocomo laws. The nouse has practically abolished private bill day —F Avery few meas- ures have been passed In the bouse during this session on private bill day and the entive ven 1o the four private bill days in ier would not - aggregate n half ouo real working - day. Nobody expects any general pension legislation, and those who have private bills pending have little hope for sucecss, owingto tho 1t of gencral legislation, “I'headoption of the gen- eral pension bill uf the lust session mide un- necessary the passage of the great majority of private bills, and the cendition of tho sur- plus at this time will not warrant, it is thougzht, any broadening of the pen bursements. Congress will adjourn on 1-just eight weeks from next Wednesday —and there consequently remains of this session forty-cight working duys, There are yet to be passed about twelve gons al appropriation bills, and some of them, notably t al deficiency bill, will re quire & great of general deb It is primary debate and’ lastly the confere usideration of the generdal appropriation bill nlone will cousume one- half of the remainmg days of congvess, It can thus be seen that the work which will be done during the next eight weeks will in the main be of & routine nature. KILGORE OFPOSES DEPREDATION CLAINS Representative Kilgoro of Texus says he will lead the democrats i the house ugalnst tho proposed Indion depredations bill of Sen- ator Moody and the Indian depredution court bill recently report so from the committeo by Mr. Herman of Orogon. Mr, Kilgoro says t is estimated thut if the depredation court bill becomes @ luw it will 1uvolve the expenditure of 30,000,000, Claims amounting to more than §20,000,000 are now penaing and parties | bay three years -~ in which _to present others not yet come to lght, Yetit issnfe 1o say that the government will be out §0,000,00 before itis through withthe job. There is o law now in force providing for the payment of claims for property taken or destioyed by the Indians who receive an annuity from the governuent, the government comipelling the payment by ‘the Inaiuns oat of their annunis ties, Tlis is just s far as the goscrnment ought togo and not a step further. THe gov- rament is not lizble to the people who have lost property on the frontier and it ought not to be held liable, but that is the bill, T government has ex- of dollis and sacrificed n t protect the frontier and the Iudians, and the man who with ats burdens and voluntanly weut into the west on the frontior is uo more entizled to indemuity for his losses than he who 100k his 1y and weut into & new country. felled the forest, built churchies andwehool houses, wud bluwd the way for civilizntion, Haed, committee on loy, chedrman of the and_means, who poided millio thousands of u drive bacic benefits and