Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 13, 1891, Page 1

| | | ship tho i TWENTIETH YEAR. —— "OMAHA. TUESDAY MORNIN SO £ JANUARY 13, 1801, NUMBER 209, - NDIANS REACH THE AGENCY About a Thousand Hostiles Just Outside of Pine Ridge. THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COME IN. The Brules and Ogalallas to be Kept Beparate—A Visit to the Hostile Camp—Opinions of the Pixe Rinar Acexcy, S, D., (via Rushville, Neb,), Jan. 12.—[Special Telogram to Tne Ber.]—About one thousand hostiles have arrived to within 1,049 yards of the pickets outside tne agency. General Miles and staff went to the picket lines and after a short inspection of the bands re- turned to the agency. Kor the time being the Indians will not be permitted to enter the agency and communication with n from within has been prohibited aud when they do como in the Ogalalla ux will be ationed near Red Cloud’s house, just west of the agency, while the Brules will on the east. General Miles has just short talk with Americgn Horse band. Shortly after the announcement that the hostiles had gone into camp, a short distance beyond the picket lines, this afternoon, Tie Bir representative was given permission to visit the breastworks, from which a view of the hostile camp could be obtaine, The works are about three-quarters of amile north of the agency. They occuvy soveral prominent Lluffs and command the valley which is nearly two miles wide and about as many miles in length, They are guarded by a three and two-tenths weh Hotehkiss gun which has a range of four miles. This be- longs to Captain Capron of the First artil lery, There ave also companies B and H of the First infantry. Both battery and in- fantry are under command of Captain Dough- erty. Al the northern extremity of the val- ley, beyond: White Clay creek, and at the base of a semi-circle of pine covered bluffs, the hostiles have taken shelter, Their village comprises about three hun- ared tepees, with about eight hundred In- dian, who scem to be well supplied with ponies. Allof the village, however, is not visible, even under the glass, bacause a uim- ber of tenees, it is suspected, are concealed in the draws which lead out of the valley and in the direction of the mission, Tho view is picturesque and the site one from which the Indians might easily retire were they not followed closely by General Brooke an‘i his command. The latter at this priting is a few miles north of the mission ud Tess than five miles in the rear of the hos- tiles. What is to be done with the Indians is @ question which has not yet been answered. ‘The disposition seems to be to let them rest ““inpeace, and for that reason all communica- tigns with them, even by newspaper men, is being rigorously prevented. Tomorrow they promise to send a delegation of chiefs to talk with General Miles. The result of this con- ference caunot be divined. It has been said that some of them will in- sist vpon going to Washington to lay their grlevances before the great father. and the opinfon prevails that the suggestion will be respected, notwithstanding that General Miles has the settlement of the cuse i his own hands, At this writing everything seems favorable 10 & peaceful close of the war unless the fac. tions within the hostiles should recommence their tribal quarvels, The correspondent was toid by Frank Grouard, the scout, and No Neck and Yankton Charloy, all of whom spent last night among the hostiles, that the. latter are still fighting among themselves, Yankton Charley and No Neck are two of Buffalo Bill's men and, like all of that band, are perfectly reliable. They claim the dis- sension 1s as great as ever and that it cannot be imagined how the hostiles and the others will beable to arrive at an amicable under- standir placed sed a and his It had been General Miles' intention to Big Foot's nd south after manner of his disposing of several hostile tribes, but the battlo of Wounded Knee rendered their transporta- tion unnecessar It is thought Geueral Miles will demand of these chiefs the sur- render of the leading bad men and ship them as he had intended to ship Big Foot and then sottle with the others, Whatever plan be adopted, the next twenty-four hours will likely witness important events, Private Harry B. Stone, troop B, who was shot and stabbed on Wounded Knee, died is afternoon. He was born in Monterey, and enlisted at Lansing in the same Hunts Alone, an Indian sisty years of age, al€o wounded on Wounded Kues, died today. He rofused to buve an operation performed which would have saved his life. His wife and three children remain wounded in the hospital. THE TI1GHTE NG CCRDON. Changed Positions of the Troops Nar- rowing the Circle, Rivar Acexcy, S. D, (via Rush- ville, Neb.), Jan, 1 Special Telegram to Tue Be ‘The announcement that a large number of the hostiles had, ut leugth, ar- rived within gun shot of the pickets spread with rapidity through the camp of the Indi- ans acar the agenc Tmmediately, hundreds of squaws and children gathered 1 the vi- cinity of headquarters, whence a view of the bluffs, beyond which the hostiids were sta- tloned, could. be obtained. Tiuey waited pa- tiently, however, for their brothers, lovers and husbands to appear, but as evening drew on and their devotion was not rewarded they gradually returned to their tepees, Today, Colonel Henry, who was ox- pected with his four troops of the Ninth cavalry, to reach the agency, in com- pony with Colonel Wheaton and his com- mand, was orderod to White Clay, to follow in the neighborhood of General Brooke, whose headquarters are established with Colonel Sanford’s command. The latter is now within afew milesof the Indians, and to- morrow will press them more closely, unless in the meantime they shall have goue into camp within tho agency. Colonel Sanford's command comprises one troop of each of the First, Second and Ninth cavalry, the Cheyenne scouts, formerly com- manded by the late Licutenant Casey and now in charge of Lieutenant Getty, and com- panies A, C, G and H of the nd infantry, Colonel Wheaton is now abeut eight miles west of the agency with companies B, D, E nd F of the Second, and unless otherwise ordered will reach here tonight. Colonel Oftey is following General Brooke with six companies of the Seventoenth in- fantry. At this writing there is no certainty as‘to what the Indians will do. General Miles himself is in doubt as to when fo expect them. They may, he says, get to within gun shot of the ageocy and thon break away to Pixi the camp which they have just abandoned. Fear of all kinds of punishment seems to have taken possession of them, and it is gen- erally understood that one injudicious act on the part of the soldiery’ or the mad act of some implacable hostile would precipitate & fight, the consequences of which may be scarcely imagined. Licutenant Taylor of the Ninth cavalry has goue to meot the Indians with a touple of his scouts, with the intention of leading them, at the proper time, to the place designated for their camp within the agency, Where thoy ave uow resting the ground is rolling and un- broken and offers advantages to the cavalry which were denied them at Wounded Kne The rtually surrounded by troops and a disadvantageous position, and a revolt would, it 15 believed, result disastrously to them. Major Whiteside, now in command of the uth cavalry, has his men ready to move av 4 moment’s notice, and says ho can reach any point of the agency within five minutes. The same is true of Captain Capron with his v and Gatling guns, as aloof the First are ntr under Colonel Shafter. The ter has about three hundred men, ut two hundred and sisty of whom are to be mounted, ponies for this pur- pose having been procured. All tho testimony regarding the battle of Wounded Knee has been collected and today will be submitted to General Milos, by whom it will be forwarded to Washington. 'The evideuce has been sworn to and will be ac- companied by photogeaphs and diagrams of the battlefield, the latter showing the loca- tion of both troops and Indians and where the greater part of the squaws who were killed fell. People who well posted on the testimony say it will dispel the idea that Colonel Forsyth's command in that engage- ment deliberately shot down women and children, An Interview With Mrs. Royer. Siovx Ciry, Ia., Jan. 12.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre.|—Mrs, D. . Royer, wife of Dr. Royer, who has just been removed as Indian agent atv the Piné Ridge agency, reached her witl: her two children this even- ing, having left the agency yesterday. All but two or three white women left the agency along with her, as there was momentary ex- pectation of & battle. Mrs, Royer warmly defends her husband against the charge of cowardice, The reason he went to Rushville to call for' troops, she says, was because he feared that if he used the telephone between there and the agency he would cause a gen- eral stampede of the settlers, who at that time koew nothing of the trouble. In the course of an interview Mrs. Royer said fur- ther: “The Omeha World-Herald has most grossly misrepresented the situation. This mistepresentation has got that paper’s cor- respondent into trowblo. He is a squaw man uaued Tibbles. His wife is calied Bright Eyes by the Indians and is also a corvespond- ent. Their statements were such as to make the Indians mad. They had to leave the country for fear of beg killed. They came down “on_the saime train with e this after- noon. Idow't know where they were going.” Nearing the End, Gornoy, Neb., Jan, 12.—[Special Tele- gram to T Bik.]—Colonel C. J. Bills, in command of the Second regiment, Nebraska state guards, was bere and paid his com] pliments to company K and left for Rushvilie, Compauies 1, H and C are at the front about fourtecn miles north. We bave word from the front that the hos- tiles are camped at _the wmission, five miles north of the agency, but will not surrender their arms. Al of the women and children have left the agency. All of the women and children north of here have cither come to town or gone east. The next twenty-four hours will tell the story of our fate. Washington Indians Incensed. Covree Crry, Wash., Jan, A courier in tonight from Olkuuogan county says the Iudians are terribly incensed over the lynch- ing of one of their number, suspected of the murder of Teamster Coles, The alleged murderer had been examined and admitted to bail, asserting strongly his innocence, and it was while he was waitwg for his relatives to procure bail that ho was lynched. He was ouly fifteen years old. People in the vicinity of ‘the rescrvation are much alarmed. The nor has sent arms and aimnmunition, AFew More Depredations. Preny, S, D., Jun, 12.—[Special Telegram to Tuk Bee.]-Captain Hurst, who has been in command at Fort Sully, left today for Pine Ridge to consult with General Miles as tothe disposition of the Indians held as prisoners there. Hurst has taken amost active part in the late trouble at Forts Sully and Bennett and is better able to sveak in- telligently on the subject than any one here, Settlers coming in f=om the west still report smll depredations on the part of the Indians, but no danger is anticipated. Eishop Hare on the Indians. Siovx FaLis, 8. D., Jan 12.—Last evening at St. Augusta (piscopal) cathedral Bishop Hare gave a two hours' talk on the Indian situation. The bishop has just returned from the scene of the Wounded Knee strug- gle. Ho was satisfied that the soldiers sim- ply did their duty, The speaker thought the rod men had good cause for complaint and denounced the present Indian agency system as the cause of the present Indian outbreak. Wyoming Towns Want Arms, Curyense, Wyo, Jun. 12— |Special Tele- gram to Tuk Ber,]—Numerous requests are being received from mnorthern Wyoming towns for arms, ammunition and troops. Governor Barberhas sont all the arms and ammunition at his disposal and tomorrow will start on 4 personal visitof investigation 10 the various places from which requests have been received, to learn whether the situation justifi iling outthestato militia, No Scare at Cody. Cooy, Neb,, Jan, 1 [Special Telegram to e Ber.]—Company I of the state militia loft here last night for Chadron,alittlenearer the seat of war. Therels noexcitement here, The people are all living on their farms ex- copt the few who rau so far they have uot yet returned. Lieutenant Richardson of the reg- ular army was here looking up sufferers from Indian scares, but failed to find a single case, Canadian Indians Quiet. Orrawa, Ont., Jan. 12.—The superiutend- ent general of Indian affairs today received a dispateh from the commissioner of the north- west mounted police stating that the Indians were quiet. The report of trouble near De- loraine s a canard, e 0'Connell Champion Welter Weight. NEew OniEsNs, La., Jan. 12.—Theve was a large crowd at the Audubon elub tonight to witness the battle between Doe O'Connell and Eddie Conley of Boston for a$l,000 purse and the welter ‘weight championship. Jim S\\'m‘m‘f’ was chosen referce and James Cor- bett and Howe Hodgkins of Boston were vehind Conley, while James F'. Carroll and his fellow-chuin looked after Doc's interests. It was a hard fight from the start. Conley seemed to be the winner in the second round, but Doc gained strength as the fight pro- gressed and succeeded in knocking Conley out in the seventh round. e Decided to Report Favorably. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—The committee on interstate commerce of the senate today agreed to report favorably the senate bill modifylug anti-pooling section of the inter- state commerce act 0 as to permit railroads | to make contracts, which shall bo binding, to apportion among them the transportation of freight and passegers. The committee also agreed to report au amendment providing for through routes aud through fure. THE EUECTION BILL'S FUTURE 8igus of Trouble Ahead For the Pet Meas- ure of Mr. Hoar, OTHER LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE PUSHED After thefFinancial Bill 1s Dispised of Senator Paddock Will Insist on Action on His Pure Food Bill WasHINGTON Buneaw Tie Ovana Bem, 513 FOURTEENTI STREERT, Wasiixgroy, D. C., Jan. 12, enator Paddock put another nail in the coffin qf the federal eclections bill today by giving notice that he would object to the con- siderition of any measure after the financo bill wus out of the way until his pure food bill was acted upon, He particularly cited the copyright bill Senator Plattis trying to have heard. But Senator Paddock’s deter- mination {s most discouraging to Senator Hoarand the federal clection bill supporters, for they have contended that consideration of their measure was merely “postponod” untilafter the financial bill was heard. But Senator Paddock now insists that the post- ponement must be until after the food bill also gets a hearing. There ‘ure others just as determined as Paadock in securing prefer- ence for their bills, and the precedent ho set today will undoubtedly be followed by Blair with his labor bills and by Hale with his ap- vortionment bill. The time for getting through the appropriation bills is also getting short, and a demand will probably be made to secuae fheir preference. When the ele tion bill is “postponed” beyond theso meas- uresit will be pushed buyond the expiring ys of congress, INCREASED REVENUE RECEIPTS, The commissioner of internal revenue s the receipts during the quarter vear just closed were much greater thaz that in any other year and he does not anticipate an ap- preciable lessening of internal receipts in th future notwithstanding the McKivley varift law makes a heavy cut in the tobacco tax and the law will entirely abolish the spe wholesale and retail taxes for dealers after May 1 next. The increase of duties upon Sumatra wrappers aud foreign made cigars, it is believed by the commissioner, will not materially reduce the receipts from imports. There will be of course a material reduction of internal revenue by the abolition of the special taxes, but the increase upon imported cigars has already increased the dome: manufacture and from that direction i is be- lieved the reductions by the abolition of the spezial taxes will be overcome, A MONUMENT TO EX-I'RESIDENT ARTHUR. The friends of the late President Arthur intend to evecta bronze statue in his honor either in front of the custom-house or in one of the parks of w York, or else in the city of Washington. They will do this with the money that was left unexpended fror the fuunds subscribed for the erection of a monu- ment over is grave in the cemetery at Al- bany. Itis a rather curious fact that while few funds have been raised for the proposed statues to Generals Logan, Hancock and Sheridan, and whale the people of New York will find such great difticulty in getting the money forn movument to Grant, the monu- ment for President Arthur was erected ac- cording to the original plans and $25,000 re- mains unexpended after paying all the bills. PLOTTING AGAINST FREE COINAGE. Some of the senators who are foreing the unlimited free coinage of silver will likely. ‘witness a lively time in the senate when the final vote upon_the finance bill is called on Wednesday. Unless the present arrange- ments aré laid aside, several extraneous opositions will be brought forward for the > of putfing the free _coinage men into It is proposed to_offer the Stanfgrd a hole. land loan, the sub-treasury aud other propo- sitions as amendments to the finance bill, for the purpose of forcing the democrats and certain free coinuge republicans to put them- selyes on record upon these questions, and with a view to loading down the bill toa point where it will sinkout of sight in the house. PATHER STEPHAN'S STORY. Father Joseph T. Stephan has just arrived hero from the midst of the Sioux hostilitic Futher Stephan is the director of the bureau of Catholic Indian missions, which has head- quarters here. When the depredations of the Tudians threatened to destroy some of the Catholic missions in the Sioux country Father Stephan left for that locality and spent some time there. He stayed at the mission school, four miles from Pine Ridge and just midway between the agency and the hostile Sioux camp. General Milos had thrown a line of soldiers around the mission school house, which contained ten nuns, two Jesuit_priests and a number of the children. From the window the hostile bands could be seen at a distance, Oceasionally they would make a dash down the hill and firc’ ut the soldiers, the bullets usually lodging in the school ouse. When Father Stephan reached the mission be found it pretty well searreq with bullets and the inmates thoroughly frightened. The day before he left for Wash- ington a wagon drove up to the mission house containing sixteen Sioux squaws with their pappooses. They wero in a pitiable condi- tion, apparently half starvea and thinly clad. They begged for food, and Father Stephan directed that they should bo given & good weal. They said they had left the hos- tilo camp for fear of bemg fam- ished 1f they stayod there, After they had been fed by the nuns the squaws con- tinued their journey to Pine Ridge agency. Fatner Stephan speaks in the highest terms of the work which the military authoriti are doing in the Indian country. Since Gen- eral Miles arrived there has been a feeling of security among the people. General Brooke also comes in for & full share of praise. Father Stephan says that no blame 'is at- tached to Colonel Forsythe for the unfortu- nate affair at Wounded Knee. Among most of the people at Pine Ridge familiar with the matter their is a_general belief that the o curance was an unavoidable one. There s a strong feeiiog also among the people towards having Colonel Forsythe exonerated and re- stored to his command of the Seventh cay- alry, MISCELL. Us, Senator Plumb today made a favorable re- port from the senate committee on public lands upon the bill which will permit those who settled upon lands within the survey lines of the Sioux City railroad to have the benefit of the time they spent upon these lands, which were sabsequently taken from them 'in fulfilling the requirements of the law on the entries, Dr. Dougan, formerly physician Santee agency, has been’ trausferred to the Otoe and Missouri agency in Oklahoma. The doctor is in the city and will leave for his post next Thursday Mr, Dorsey went with Willism B. Pecbles of Peuder, Neb., aud a delegation of Omuha Indians before the commission of Iudian af- fairs today and made a statement of the trouble whict has arisen on. the roservation in which these Indians were interested by the action of half breed squatters, who have unlawfully settled upon the lands, Thecom- wissioner listened to the statements and then decided that he would issue an order for the ejection of the squatters, Towi postmasters appointedtoday: TLuton, Woodbury county, W. N. McDonald, vi D. S. Phillips. resigned; Tioga, Mahuska county, A. C. Wharton, vice W. Armstrong, vesignod, The senate committee on military affairs bes finally refused to take into cousideration the bill to give Dr. Mary Walker $10,00 for seryices reudered during the war as an ass! ant surgeon, The doctor once enjoyed a pen- sion of §0 a month, but she became dissatis- fled and wanted 0, The committee in waking an juvestigation nto her claim came to the conclusiou that she was not entitled to any pension, and ber allowauce was cut off entarely. | Seuator Casey received s dispatch _today at the stating that the Indians of North Dakota | were committing depredatious. The senator placed the matter before the war department, where it was arranged to place & Gatling gun and 1,000 stands of arms at the disposal of the Dakotans The Maverick national bauk of Boston has been appointed as 4 reserve agent for the Farmers' and Merchants' national of Fre- mout, Neb, David M. Henderson of Armour, S. D., has be 1 admitted to practics hefore the int epartment, also James W, Thomas las W, Fisher of ‘Weeping Water, Dr. William J. Webster has been appointea amember of the pension board at Plankin- ton, 5. D., and Dr. E. B, Tonguest_has been appointed ou the board at Sidney, Neb, 'he Misses Maud and Pauling Wadleigh of Clinton, In., are visiting Miss Jessie Snyder atNo. 1012 [ifteenth streety and Miss Miyme Bacon of lowa City is vislting her sister Mrs. Dr. Kregstadt, at No. 1402 Massach souts avenuo, - All wero cléssmates of Miss Jossie at Hellmuth colleeey and this reunion is being much enjoy Prrry 8. Hean, i ROBRERS WITH NERVE. They Stripa Woman of Her Jowelry outhe Church Steps. nicaGo, Jan. 19.—[Special Telegram to Tur: Ber.]—One of the bbldest robberies on record was reported to themolice today. On the ste,s of the Ada Street Mothodist Epis- copal church, last night, & woman was held and robbed while hundreds of peopla stood about her. She was literally stripped of every piece of jewelry shewore, in blain view of her friends and acquaintandes. The man- ner in Which the crime was committed stamps itas one of the boldest pleces of work yet undertaken, evon whil the city 18 belng sacked and looted by ygbors. Tho ludy was ascending the steps, Une ‘thief stepped be- lind aud stooping over her, seized her foot, holding pnein each hand and pressing her toes against the stawrs, While firmly held in this position the cthor thief took her dia- mond carrings and a cuff Buttons and a ring. In several churches the domplaint has been made that thieves visit them every Sunday night, STEWARY’S SILVER SCHEME. He Offers a Proposition Respecting His Free Coinage Amendment. WaanNaroy, Jan. 12.—During the de- bate on the finance bill today, Mr. Stewart sent to the clerk's desk to have printed a proposition respecting his free colnage amendment, which he said might be offerea it any one desired o do so. This provo- sotion, if adopted, would take the place of his freo coinage amendment down to acertain point. Itis the same as that amend- ment in substance, but has attached a pro- viso that all silver bullior uot the product of the mines, mills or smeltesiof the United States, andall silver coin ot bullign he pro- duct of coin other than the Uniféd States, shall, in the discretion of the secretary of the treasury, be a subject of mint charges to be fixed from time to time by him, the said charge not to exceed the difference between the market value of said silver bullion in London at the time of fts deposit and the coinage value thereof. Tho secretary may make such regulations us are necessary to determine whether such bullion is a pro- duct of the United States. This proposition will be held in veserve until some agreement is reached respecting its final disposition. It was drawn after a conpultation among the senators upon * the theory tnat it would r ceive the support of some of the republicans in the senate and hoase who are favorably disposed toward the effork t enlurge the use of silver, but fear disastae as the resultof un- restrioted coinage. Senatyr Stewart, how- ever, is not committed (o ii§in any way, hav- ing simply introduced 1t to et itin print for better examination, o ALy e STATE NEWS. BEACAS. -4 Ty Barons of Valhalla, Poxca, Neb., Jan. 12.—[Spicial to Tne BEx1—A new secret socioty calied the Barons of Valhalla has been ushered into existence in Ponca. Dr. L. Devore, the originator, a vracticing physician of ‘this ecity, has been some years in forming the plans, prepar the ritual, constitution and other nescssary articles for this novel orgafization. As soon as it becomes permanently set on its feet this fraternity will send agents to establish lodges, after their kind, throughout Ne- braskd and clsewhero, Caught by the Flyer. Nowri Bexn, Neb., Jan. §2.—[Special Tele- gram to ‘e Bee.]—J. Somers, a Bohemian of Saunders county, atternpted to cross the railroad at this place abead of the overland flyer. His team was caught by the engine, killing both horses and totally demolishing his wagon. It canuot be determined, at present whether Somers will recover or not. The doctors hope to bring bim out all right, but the opinigu is the chances are not very favorable, s !tr\n rke. Pon Poxca, Neb, Jan. 1%—[Special to Tur BeE]— The city council’ received, today, from the Norfolk Daily News printing house, the bonds to be sold for a system of water- works in Ponca, Mayor Lester says that as s00n as the bonds are sold and contracts lef the work of laying mains, ete., will be immi diately commenced and’ rapidly pushed to completion. b Eiderton's Delusion. Bratrice, Neb., Jan. 1%.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]-A foung man by the name of Emmett Bldhton was today ad- judged insane and ordered’ taken to Lincoln, The fellow was an inmate of the county poor- farm and conceives himself to be the special agent of the Lord, with whom he isin con- stant and intamate commthication, A Farmer Killed, Bearrice, Neb., Jan. 12.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bre.]- Detrleh Schroeder, aged thirty years, a highly respected and well to do farmer, living twelve miiles northeast of here, was suddenly*kilied Saturday evening, - While cutting timber a pree foll on ‘him, breaking his neck and left log. Death was instantaneous, His Injuries Fatal, Nowrn PLatre, Neb., Jdn. 12.—|Special to Tur Bex,)—The remaiug of Conductor “Jack” Dunp, anold resident of North Platte, ar- rived here yesterday and iwere interred this moruiug. ‘Duun was_injured in o wreck somo weeks ago, near Denver, and has been Lying in the bospital héwq until his death, on January 9. The Children's!Offerin nrAskA City, Neb.,Jan. 12.—(Speclal elegram to Tne Ber.]—A car load of cloth- ingand other supplies will be shipped to western drouth sufferers from this city to morrow. The goods were contributed prin- cipully by the children of the public schools, Poisoned Oattie, Beaver i1y, Neb,, Jan, 12.—(Special T egram to Tue Bek|—Twenty-two head of cattle, part of a large heard belonging to B, F. Siebert, @ prominent grain aud stock man, were found dead yesterday, having been poisoned in the night by somé unknown per- son, —— Johnstown Fears a Flood, Jonxstows, Pa., dan. 12.—On account of the heavy raius last night the river rose rap- idly this morning aud at noon it was sl golug up ut the rateot six iuches an hour. It s causing gorge of ice is likely tg come down at any tiwe, ¢ e -— Caught by the Cave-ln, Gareswung, 111, Jan 12.—(Special Tele- gram toTur Bek.)—The)clay bank at the Purington paving brick ‘works cast of this city, caved in this morning and instantly killed Arthur Taylr, one of the laborers. Several others were badly injured. REORGANIZING THERAILROADS Result of the Me ting in New York An- nounced, ALL THE MOGULS ARE SATISFIED. The Pooling Feature of the New West- ern Freight Associati Likely to Jause Trouble -Fight of the Trunk Lines, New Yong, Jan, 12.—The full advisory board in the pending r this morning. ailway conference met Russoll Sage stated that the lvisory board hud appointed six commis- sionors fnstead of four,as first intended. Théy are Walker, Rindley, Faithorne, Smith, Vining and Midgley. Walker has been ap- pointed chairman, “The board adjourned at 12 pleted all the business before it, and will hold its next regular meeting i Chicago in April The board adopted a resolution dividing the territory of the association into five distriets as follows: ‘Trans-continental, southwestern railways and steamships, western passen western freight and trans-Missourt. 1t is understood that Midgeley will retain the western freight, Faithorn the Southwestern railway and steamship company, Finley the wostern passenger, Vimng the traus-con- tinental and Smith the trans-Missouri. A resolution was passed directing the com- missioners totake up at once and investigate what economy may be introduced in the cur- tailment of expenses incident to passenger and freight business and to report at the ear- 0, having com- liest possibie date, Atter the meeting adjourned Chairman Miller suid: *“I'he mecting has been mor than satisfactory. Our organization 1s per- feet and all we hive agreed upon can be suc- cessfully carried out,” Gould said: “I'm always satisfied with whatever comes up, and I am thoroughly suited with the results of this meeting.'” Whence the Rub Will Come. Cnreaco, Jon. 12—[Special Telogram to Tur Bik.|—The opinions of the Chicago trafic and operating men are widely divided on the new western traflic association. The opinion is unanimous that trouble, if any, will avise from the arrangements of details, the ugreement, as it stands, being merely a skeleton, The rub, it is thought, will come on the pooling feature and the abolition of individual agencies. Should the business not be pooled, trafic men say thq situation will be worse than at present, as all existing ar- rangements are to be supplanted by the new ssociation, thus wiping out the successful pools on thesouthwestern freight, western coal and northwestern passenger trafic. The Alton and the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City roads still refuse to join the associa- tion. They believe the association will be legislated against s a trust by the grauger legslatures and they calmly ignove the threats of their connections to force them into the association. They believe the ship- considerable alarm, as & heavy | pers also, will back ‘them up in opposing the ociation and if their divisions with con- nectious are abolished, they expect to more than make it up from 'increased local traftic between their terminals, The choice of chairmen or commissioners, as they will b called. gives excellent satis faction. ~ They are all now i ofiice except Mr. Vinng and his ability has been proved in twenty-five years of active rauroading, Object to Commissions. Curgaco, Jan. 12.—|Special Telegram to Tue Ber. | -—The trunk Ties will iake an ob- jective as well s a subjective fight on the commission question. They sent word to all their connections today that they would turn 1o the wall the tickets of any road either pa; ing commissions, or allowing its ageuts to a cept commissions, - THE BELRING SEA DISPUTE. An Interesting Brief Filed Before the Supreme Court, WasniNGsoy, Jan. 12—The Bebring sea sealeries controversy came upin the United States supreme court today ona motion which has in view a judicial determination of tho dispute between the United States and Great Britain over the seal fisheries, Joseph H. Choate in behalf of Thomas Henry Cooper, owner and claimant of the British schooner W. P. Sayward, seized in_the waters of the Behring sea by the revenuo cutter Rush, petitioned the court for leaye to fila a petiion for o writ of prohibition to be directed to the judge of the distriet court of the Unlted States for the tervitory of Alaska restraining him from proceeding with the condemnation and salo of the vessel. The object is to have the court take up and pass upon the question of jurisdiction over these waters, The chiof justice gave the attorney gencral two weeks to file an answ The brief filed by Choate begins by recitin that by the law of nations the municipal laws of the country have no extra territorial force and cannot operate on foreign vesscls on the high seas, and it is legally impossible under the public law for a foreign vessel to commit a breach of municipal law beyond the limits of territorial jurisdiction of the law making the states; that the seizure of @ foreign vessel beyond the limits of the municipal territorial jurisdiction fer a breach of the municipal regulations is not warranted by the law of nations, and such a seizuro caniiot give jurisdiction to the courts of the offended couitry, least of all where the alleged act was committed by a foreig: vossel at a place of seizure boyond municipil territorial jurisdiction; that by thelaw of na- tions a British vessel saling on the hish seas is not subject to any municipal law except that of Great Britain. The court is informed that Sir John Thompson, her majesty’s attorney goncral of Canada, authorizes this motion to be pi sented with the knowledge and approval of the imperial government of Great Britain, — Quay Intrcdnces an Election Bill, WASHINGTON, Jan. 12— Senator Quay to- day troduced a bill entitled “An act to pre- vent force and fraud in federal elections and to more lawful and peaceful conduct there of.” The principal polnt of difference be- ween this and the Hoar Dbill is the last se ion, which is as follows: “When it shail appéar to the satisfaction of the president of the United States that in_auy locality the provisions of the law cannot otherwise be x- ceuted it shall be his duty and he is hereb; authorized to suspend therewith the habeus corpus and to employ an armed force of United States naval and military for its en- forcement and for the protection af the ofii- cers whose duties are herein provided for,? petiabnch’ - Sen ] ) The Weather Forecast. For Omaha and vicinity—Fair; colder, with a cold wave, For Nebraska-Fair; westerly winds; warmer, For lowa—Fdir; westerly wind: ‘warmer in northwest, stationary temperature in southeast portion, ForSouth Dakota Generally fair; warmer; westaly winds. . — The lowa Commissioners, Des Moixes, In., Jan, 12.—The lowa board of.railroad comwissioners reorganized toaay, J. W. Luke of iklyn county succoeds | Peter A. Dey, member of the board for ten | years. 'F. T."Campbell was clected president. | W. W. Alnsworth was re-elected secretary, i S Blew His Wite's Hea t Off, Paxa, 1, Jan, 12.—The coroner is Inquir- ing into the death of Mrs. Michael Euright, who biad the top of her head blown off by gun in the hands of her husband yesterda, The prisoncr says bedid uot know tho g wus loaded A DISFRACEFUL AFFAIR, The Lindsay-Gilmore ¥ight Ends in & Row. The finfsh fight between Jimmy Lindsi of this city wd Harey Gilinore of Toronte Canuda, at South Omaba last night most disgraceful affair. Van Horn were behind the local man, and Tommy White and Alex Andor like position for Gilmore third round it was gamely fought and ot was Upto the thir an interesting contest uncertain outcome, despite this ¢ onel Hende fighton. But astardly foul the r when Lindsay siued riot, the fight was very properly to Gilmore, ana ubout threo hundred of the most disgusted sports cver seen at any event fled in dismay from the scene, LRE NEW ENGLAND Rain and Snow Inflict Great Damage Along «© Coast, ew Youk, Jan, 12, ~Tidings of a storm on the New England coast have been STORM, Conn, a freshet in done and railroa 1communication mterrupted, the water and the wharves are ilooded, Large guantitics of goods have beon washed away and thousands of fect of lumber reported along the coast. The s reports come from the Maine coast, and great damage hus been done at Kastport and Cam. trains delayed by the storms and floods, Struck by an lmm nse Wave, Niw Beprorn, Mass..Jan. 12 City of New Bedforn, which sailed for New York this afternoon, returncd ‘late tonight badly disabled, A tremendous wave had struck her, smasbing her upper works and almost swamping the vessel. Somo of the crew were painfully hurt and the cargo badly | dumaged. Encountered a Oyclone. Porrress Mosror, Va.,, Jan, 12.—The steamer City of Washington, from New York for Havang, is hore. She oncountered a cy clone off Hatteras last night and was badly damuged. One of the crew was killed and another 15 missing. One passenger was badly injured. i National Cap'tal Notes. WASHINGTON, Jan. [2.—Secretary Windom eunt to the housetoday with favorab lerecom mendationa letter from the commissioner of internal revenve recommending certain them that of the tax on American cigars, cheroots and cigarettes of all descriptions weighing not. less than 5 pounds per 1,000, §1 per 1,000; not less than 5 nor more than 15 pounds, £1; each additional 5 pounds or part thereof a further tax of §1 per 1,0, Senator Davis introduced todiy a proposed amendment to the apportionment bill, the purpose of which is to increase the repre sentation in the kiouse todt0. It gives Ar- kansas 7 congressmeu, Minnesota 8, Missouri 16 and New York 35, Guors on of the late Emery Storrs was today discharged from custody, the papers being declared to- y defleient, Representativo Kelly of Kansas today troduced in the house abill to pay th diers of tho late war the difference between the coin value and the face valueof the money received by them for their seryic and authorizing the secretary of the treasury to issue a sufticient, amount of money to meet the requirement of tho act, Confirmations: Postmasters — Nebraska, O. F, Smith, Fairbury. Towa—A. W, Jame: son, Acklo tes G. Bailoy, register of the'land oflice at Bloomington, Kin. “Phe United States supreme ‘court today ad vanced for avgument on the second M, of the next term the case of the United St vs Des Moiues navigation snd railway com- pany, involving the title to about one huu- dred thousand acres of land alovg the Des Moines river north of Raccoon fo have beeu in litigation for years, -— Stricken froi Docket. Ciieado, Jan, 12.--The long pending case of James Murphy, proprictor of a big bucket shop. against the board of trade and the Western Union telegraph company for an in- junction to rain the defendants from withholding market quotations, was today stricken from the docket on the strength of u plea from the defendants that the ooard of trade several months wro entirely abolished thedistribution of market reports, thus doing away withthe discrimination complained of by the plaintiff, - A Heavy Damage 11cAGo, Jan, 12,—What s said to be the heaviest damage suit ever begun in tho courts was brought today by William Stur- ges at New York against John V. Farwell, Charles B. Farwell and Abaer Taylor, the amount sought being placed at _$1,250,000, The suit is the latest pnase of a long-stand- ing dispute between the parties and is based on a claim for services in negotiating the bonds for defendants to construct the Texas stafe capitol. nit. ——— A Visit from Baid Knobbers. vADA, Mo, Jan. 12, —|Special Telogram to Tue Bre.]—About fifty men visited the house of John Beasloy and his son, Phiup Beasley, and threatencd death by. the cat-o'- ine tils if they did not leave the country at o. The men are accused of stealing cat- tle. They will pick up and _got at once, for fear of the dreaded biald kuobbers, of whom, it is believed, the mob is a part. . — Treasurer Woodenf's Big Shortage. Sr. Louis, Mo., Jan. 12.—A special from Little Rock says one of the bondsmen of State Treasurer Woodruff is reported as hay- ing said the latter's shortage would reach 4,000 and might reach & larger gmount. — - Circus Hoises Burned to Death. Cutcaco, Jan. 12,—The French amusement company, o traveling oir- cus, burned this morning and twenty-five or thirty horses perished, The loss awounts to about §0,000, -—— Princeton Suore Kaxsas Ciny, Mo, dan, 12, —[§ gram to Tuk Bee. | cer county, business p Least §30,000, 1. pecial Tele- Fireut Pringeton, Mer- (R Murdered His Mistress and Sulcided, Sr. Lovis, Mo. Jan, 12.—Early this | killed Dollie Mayo, & woman with whom he | bl e liviug, and then committed suicide. Jack Davis andJack n wero in a feree, Col- nof Chicago, ordered thom to repeated his dly foul in the thirty-fifth round, and after tho affair had developed into a small given sovere received from many points. At Birmingham, Boat houses and barns have been fioated away in the Naugatuck valloy, A% Fall River, Mass,, gales from the south pled in Providence and Newport, R. I., the tide was o kind of The steamer amendments to the tax on tobacco, smong stables of the Missour,, tovight destroyed the of the town, with u loss of at morn- | ing Frauk ¥, Mitchell, a gambler, shot and — EVERYTHING IN STATU (U0, , | No Material Ohange in the Situation at the o State Capitol, 1 BOYD AND THAYER BOTH ON HAND, Much Speculation as to the Probable iilmore frogn the sta was on the ¢ offensive, and® his fuir, - manly Sghting Action of the Supremo Coure frequently .I~|mu<'| the cheers of the dn the Quo Warranto ctators. In the thirty-fourth round, S NE when the Canadinn had Linds all Yraodediny but knocked out, they clinched and in the [ fall Lindsay landed on top, Houarose and 4 deliberately kicked Gilmore in the head, but Lixcory, Neb., Jan. 12.—[Special Telogram to Tuk Bre. | exaitement, Tho day has passed withouf Governor Boyd has spont it in the Inner room of his oMce attonding to such business as came before him and recoiving 8 few political friends. General Thayer put fn o [ most of the day at his oflice, whose doors were locked a great part of the time. In the afternoon his reception room was thrown open fora meeting of the committee appointed 10 receive contributions for the drouth suffor ers in western Nobraska, Barly in the evene ing he issued another statement defluing his position i the quo warranto procoeding, and he forwarded copies to the newspaper corro- spondents, General Colo of the militia yielded his of- the Housatonic river | ficeand authority to Gieneral " Vifquuin, and broke up the feco and swept it | General 1hy recognized the latteras his over the meulows and under and | superior ¢ through bridges. Great damage was iverybody and everything its the ao- tion of " the Supreme court tomorrow on the GO warranto proceedings instituted by Gen- cral Thayer against Governor Boyd, An i timation comes from a source supposed to bo reliable that the court will hold that General Thayer is not entitled to bring the action as wovernor, and is not entitled toany special v consideration because of his o floating about thelinrbor, Twosehoonerswere | tho ' govarnorshiy, - thot L i badly damaged and the fires in the Amer greater claim - to ® relief i this vrinting company and Metacomet mill works | Hatter than why privete e anc were extinguished by the incoming tide, At R R B petition to 1 o the consideration of the court must be amended by striking out thoso the highest in Afteen years, the vailic arts which assume to establis oftic xl\l;d I:r‘m'l\l s 1"‘“‘1“: Iu~\-iu beaten Boyd's friends regard such a decision us A 1ghland Lht, 038., 8 equivalent to a'declaration the sup: 10 northwest, gale prevails and @ bad night is | oo R AL T court that Mr. Boyd s governor de facto, Mauy things binge upon this decision, for theindependents have agreed in caucus to delay all imporiant action uu til the court has den. “The worst snow storm of the season is | patsad on the disbuted ehrammio on in Quebee and trains are badly delu o e iy i reres O e Allentown, Wilkesbarro and other points in | ing proparations to ubandon . the on: Pennsylvania report a he lorrain. At| tost ns graccfully ns he. can Tt s Slatington an fce gorgoat. Pranklin dam has | joown among i fow that on his recont gl coused @ flood and much damage. Tn Ver. [ ywy SHOHE S 100 on bis xecent trip mont bridges have been swept away and | Thayer's fricnds of an al J ppointment to u fed- al position. The pluce is not named, but is said to be worth 5,000 a year. Boyd's frionds think thatit the court rules as indi- cated above, General Thayer will aceept. it as a deniul of his claim to the governorship and drop further procecdingrs, The action of the supreme court tomdrrow mormng will decide not only Boyd's eligi- vility, but whether the proposed quo war- uto proceedings may begin. At a late hour touight it is repor Judge Norval is entertaining the proceedings, thut Judge is againstit, while Judge Cobb has not given an intimation of his opivion, Of mterest in ths connection is the Statement that Judee Maxwell, when General Webster ited his information, expressed tho opinion quite plainly that the quo warranto xdings ought to have been brought in A s name rather than in Thayer's, Judge Cob is quoted us making a_ someéwhat similar remark, whicl w0 of the pegs on which the friends of Boyd hang their hope, It is rumored tonight that if Thayer's pe tion is denied Majors will take up the case Geneval Webster denies all knowledge of such a plan and declines to express an - opin- dou as 1o the future proceedings If the court venders an adverse ruling, When Boyd's attorneys secured the man-' damus compelling the speaker to canvass ana puvlish the returns with the unavoidable in- cldent of declaring Boyd clected to the gove ernorsbip it was a Napoleonic stroke that upset several well laid plans, because 1t was. whoily unexpected, It was argued that the, supreme court could not coerce the legislas wre, a co-ordinate brauch of the state gov- cmment, but it held that the court, made no attempt to do that. Its mandamus was directed not to the legislature or one of its houses, but to the speaker, a single individual, and merely ordered him to perform winisterial duty imposed on him by the constitution, 1f tho'wetion of the court tomorrow decides that Boyd is governor de facto it independents will a ownize bim as such Republicans and ¢ since he was swe Governor Boyd is said to hav with applications for appointive Editor Hildebrand of St. Paul and Editor Davis of Coluwbus both want the oil in- spectorship. Dr. Dunn of Lincoln would like to be warden of the penitentiary, and Isaac Oppenheimer of = this city has put I clam for the steward- ship_of the hospital for the insane, A lively contest has alrcady begun for the appointment as deputy commissimer of the burcau of labor statistics. Johu Jenkins is & candidate for reappointment and claims to have the endorsement of influentiol demo- crats, Philip Andres of Omaba is also in the field, and appavently has the lead among the democrats. An Omabia mail carricr named Kloffner begin working up a case imme- diately after tho election by geiting the Knighits of Labor assemblics o pass resolu- tions endorsing bim. When he struck the assembly to which Rov. Mr. Williams be- longs, that 'gentleman asked if he was a Kuight of Labor. On learning that he as, the assembly repudiated the mail car- and his causo got a blow from’ which it has mot fully recoy is probabl cept the ruling and rec- without further delay, emocrats have done that the een tlooded V..\n fons. Vifguain Now in Militia Jan, 12, LiNcoLN, Nub. [Special Telegram to Tue Bee)—The two auts to the aojutant generalshlp have agreed on a truce, Genera! Cole has conceded the right to issue oneral Vifquain lers, and 1f the militia oficers on the frontie show any doubt about whom to obey, General Cole is to duplicate Geucral Vif- quain’s orders. Telegrams sent and received today show there will be no conflict or mis- understanding. General Vifqualn seut the following to Goneral Colby A *No confliet. Militia here obey me. Cole las turned over records of Indian campuign 10 me aud hus censed o issue orders, You are in command, Act as Nebraska expects you—faithfully, ably and bravely,” The lotlowing is Colby's response: “Your message sived. - Your confidence fn e and my command will not be misplaced, Your télegrams and g instructions re ed. " No lettars or ord s came, Goneval Vit quain has taken possession of the adjutant general’s ofiice, but General Cole rotains one room pending thesettiement of Lhe dispute. Colanel Harry Hotehkiss, who 15 acting s quartermastor gencral, has been confirmed in bis position during the prosent caropaign. THE SENAT Congress to Be Asked to Aid in Relief of Destitute Farm ra, The senate was to convene at 2 o'clock this afternoon, but* there was an understanding that nothing of fmportance should be done until Lieutenant Governor Majors should ar- rive, at 4 o'clock, The official clock had been wrned back, and it was nearly 3 o'clock when President Poyuter rapped the house to order. ‘T'ne only thing done was the approval of the journal of Saturday’s proceedings, 1% was lutended to take up the journal of the joint session, over which u struggle is mne Heipated, The printed coples coutained ers rors, and the senate tookla vecess uutil 4 | o'clock, O reassem the i Lieuteunul Govereor Mat,