Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 13, 1891, Page 5

'HE OMAHA VAILY BEE:TUKSDAY. JANUARY 13. 1801 e ———————————————————————————————— BIC TMPROVEMENT PROJECT. The Grade of St Mary's Avenms to Be Radically Ohanged. THE WORK T0 BE COMMENCED AT ONCE. . Oty Engincer Tillson's Estimate of the Cost aid the Damage to Prop. erty Owners—Mr. Kountze's Plans. The radical changing of the grade of St. Mary's avenue, which was first advocated about a year ago by Mr. Herman Kountze, is again being pushed by that gentleman, who during the past ten days has been waiting upon property owners on that avenue with a view to getting them to waive damages for Mr. Kountze is,without exception, the most heavily interested property owner on that street, owning all of the property on the north side of the street between Seventeenth and Twentieth as well as another half block on the south side. Mr. Kountzo was requested to outline the change for which he was working and its ef- fect, and he talked very freely about the matter, ~ Said he: “The change proposed is quite a radical one, but it is what is needed. It contemplaf a grade of street from Sixteenth to Twenty-first street, That will vequire a fill” the entiro distance, the beaviest work being at Nineteenth street, where a fill of fifteen feet, will be necessary to meet the intended grade. .- At Seventeenth street the fill would be about five feet, ‘I don’t know just how much earth would be required w do the work, but_ it would ap- proximate 100,000 cubic feet. I understand that there will be just about that quantity of dirt to spare when Douglas street is cut w the new grado. The two jobs could be done together, for half what either one of them would have cost alone. Th Douglas strect dirt could be removed to St. Mary's avenne for 15 cents a cubio yard, or even less, while 1t would cost nearly double that price if it had to be taken down on the ‘bottoms, as would be the caseif it could not be utilized in making this other fiil, “After dividing the cost betwee grading di very much. ‘“I'he same plan would hold good for filling up the lots of abutting property owners. 1f Douglas street is cut down, the abutting property must also como down, and that dirt ‘would be in demand to fill up the lots on St. Mary’s avenue. It would be considerably lessethan half the expense to property owners that it would otberwlse be. I have talked with several of the interested property owners and almost without excop- tion they want the work done. Many of them are willlng to waive damages, Tt is really no damage whatever to the property, but on the conf it would be a benefit. The cost of raising the property to grade woald be but light compared with its increased value after getting it up where it belongs, “The w grade would be very slight be- tween Sixtcenth and Seventcenth stroets, and at no point between there and Twenty- first streots would there be asteeper grade than that on Fiftecnth street, between Far- nam and Harney. Of course the grading of St. Mary’s avenue would necessitate corre- spondingehanges on the bisecting crossstreets, There is considerable paving that would have tocome up and be relaid, and that would probably cost more than thé grading of these streets. On nearly all of vhem the paving has been down but a short time, and could be replaced. Some of it may be so badly worn > a8 to render new plv(ug advisable, although e granite paving on St. Mary’s avenue of course, in as good condition as it ever was. “The 'lrnjl‘c'- of raising the grade of that thoroughfare was first started about a year 8go, and I think that it was a little before the ouglas street cut was proposed. I worked on it for n while, when other matters, includ- 1ng my trip abroad, monopolized my time, and it was not until recently that I found 1t convenient to again push tho matter. Nothing has been done about it further than tosee to what extent, the property owners ‘will waive damages. If the result in this re- spect is satisfactory, the course to be pur- sued will be the same as 1n other cases of a similar nature, and the matter will be laid before the city council. The city's notice has notas_yet been calied to the case in any manner. I have no knowledge as to what the total cost of the change would be, but it would not be as heavy as would naturally be supposed. 1 the work is done it ought to be done in connection with the Douglas street worlk, although the plans were not originated in conjunction, It makes all the difference in the world whethor the dirt is hauled two or three blocks or half as many miles,” City Engincer Tillson was asked to submit a fow figures as tothe probable cost of the proposed _work, but stated that he uad not considered the matter to any great extent since the new grade of Douglas street was es- tablished. “The new grade," he said, “is a little dif- ferent from the previous one, but it would not materially change the figures I made at that time, The dist to be moved is something like 90,000 yards, and 1 am of the opinion that this amount would raise St. Mary's avenue and the cross streets to the grade proposed by Mr. Kountze. The part of Douglas street af- fected by the new graae is from Sixteenth to Twenticth streets. It causesa ontof five feet at Seventeenth stceet, aud the deepest cut is tyenty-nine feet, bovween Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. “There are places where Douglas street has oot been cut down its full” width to conform to the present grade, and this dirt will have tobe taken out as well as what is covered by the last change. Douglas street is 100 feet. wide, while St. Mary’s ave nue is only sixty- s1x feet, and all of "the cross streets down there are also narrow, so that tho Douglas street earth would go a long way toward filling them up to the new grade. Iam satified that both Joos of grading coutd be done for §20,000. ‘The city has done several bigger jobs than his, only they covered moro territory, Thero ‘was only 100,000 yards of dirt in'the Thir- teenth street job, and about as much on Park uvenuo. 1 made some partial figures to nscertain the cost of & those two jobo some time ago and I placed it at about $15,000 or $50,000. 1 remember I was surprised to find it so small. The cost of re- paving would be quite an item. St Mary's avenue is pow paved with gshuite, but I un- derstand that Mr. Kountze wants tho repay- ing done with urhnlt, ‘The paving on tho cross streets is all block on concrete founda- tion with the exception of Twentieth street north, which is laid on plank and sand, and has been down from two to five years, I don’t know as it would hardly pay to take it up, but let the dirt go right in"on top of it. ‘The wood wouldn't amount to mueh, and the concrete that would be taken uJ) would have to be worked ove The erading wouldn't cost over $20,000, and the city would have to stand half of that amount, ‘But little work would have 10 be dove on Seveateenth street, either near Douglas or St. Mary’s avenus, but there would be some heavy cutting on Eighteenth and Nineteenth near Douglas,and the fill near St. Mary's avenue would also bo heavy, but only forn short distance, as it is an up grade in either direction. The city is interested in the Douglas street cut on account of the olty hall. The work will Embabl be done this summer, if itis to be done. 1look for & big cut on'Dodgo street when that paving is ‘worn out. It would lower the southeast cor- ner of the high school grounds a little, but that must not stand in the way of the publio streets. 1 look for the time to come when the travel from the wholo north sido of the city will come down to Farnam without going down to Sixteenth, and these hill cuts must bomade in order to accomplish it.” the two tricts, it would not amount to se I — Building fermucs. The following building permits were is- suod by Superintendent Whitlock yesterday: M. Hellman, thiree-story frame additio fo dwelling v Twenty-tourth and G + flold stroef 00 Clvy of Omaba, two-story brick e house, Fortioth and Hainllton streets. 4,500 T_0 {l Venla repairs to bullding, Twentloth and Poppleton streots. Total... ® 51% Tickets at lowest rates and su perior sccommodations via the great Rock {sland route Ticket office, 1602—Six- teenth and Farnam streets Omaha. —_—— Escape of a Hospltal Inmate. Mrs. Carroll, an insane woman who was placed in the usyluma few mouths ago, was broughtback o Omaha Suunday in a deli- S~ the | cate condition and was taken out to the coun- . hospital to remain through her sickness, hortly after o'clock in tho evening sho managed to escape from the hospital ana is still at large, me persons thought they saw her at the corner of Thirteenth and Jones streets about 11 o'clock, but thatis the only word Poor Commissioner Mahoney has received. He notified the woman's husband at midnight, and although they were given the assistance of the police no trace has yet been found of the missing woman. ~Carroll, the husband, is a lineman employed by the electric light company and rooms at Thir- teenth and Harney stroets, pre bty s B TWO UNFORTUNATES. Destitute Women who Seek Ald From the County Commissioners. O. . Eliis mado a statement to Poor Com- missioner Mahoney yesterday concerning the condition of an unfortunate young girl named Anna Anderson. Ellis lives at 1000 North Twenty-sixth street. His statement is that Anderson, the father of the girl, who is but sixteen years of age, boards at Twenty- eighth avenue and Douglas street, and that whilohe is perfectly able flnancially to pro- vide for his child, he refuses todo so, Tho girl's afitiction is of the spinal column and is growing worse daily. She suffors intensely, and as 1211is is a poor man he concluded to ask assistance from the county authorities, . Tho county physician will render immediate as- sistance, but if Anderson has means ho will be compelled to pay the expeuse, The child’s mother is dead. A Bee reporter last evening visited the houseat 910 South Twenty-eighth avenue, where Anderson makes his home, buthoe was absent. From one of the boarders it was | learned that Anderson owns the place and occupies some of tha upper rooms, renting the rest of the building for a boarding house. Some time ago Anderson was employed in o wholesale house in the lower part of tho city, but has been out of work lately, Last week he dida few day’s work grading, but has been idle much of the winter. It'was also learsed thathe has two dauglitors, bovh of whom are somewhere in the city, the one at Mr. Ellis’, who is a blacksmith, being the elder, Tho general impression among the ocou- pants of tho house seemed te be that Ander- son had abont all he could do to support him- self in his careless, lazy, easy-going way, but that he could do mach bester 1f ho tried, Tho property is worth several thou$and dollars, but Anderson’s acquaintances were of the opinion that it was mortgaged. They expressed surprise that an ablo bodied man like Anderson should allow his children to be dependent on tho charity of others. They had been given to understand that he was contributing to the support of his children, although he was _yery uncommunicative about the matter. Those who know Ander- son were disposed to give full credence to Ellis’ story, and cxpressed the opinion that Auderson could support his daughter if ho 0 10 do so. Tho rent of the Twenty-eighth avenuo property will undoubtedly attract theatten- tion of the county oMicials, Ellis had no sooner left. the room when the commissioner was confronted by _another destitution, Mrs. Adalone Still, car- rying an infant babe and leading another less than_ two years of age, entered thesmall quarters and_unfolded Kor taleof woo and want. Sho was a widow, penniless and stary- ing. Her home was in Kankakee. Iils., to which place sho desired to go. Sho was started on her journey with transportation and alittle monoy for the children and her- self to lwvo on during tho journey. Tho woman stated that when her ehild was only nine days old she walked and cacried the two children from Omaha to Bellevue, a distance of seven miles. BOARD OF TRADE OFFIOERS. The Directors Re-Etect the Fresent Incumbents for Another ¥ear. The directors of the Omaha board of trade held a meeting in the secretary’s office yester- day morningat which the following officors for the ensulng year were clected : Buclid Mar- tin, president; D. H. Wheeler, first vico president; B. 1. Brugo, gecond 'vice prest- dent; Hugh G. Clark, treasurer; W. N. Euclid Martin, C. F'. Goodman, E, B. Bruce, James Steptienson, C. O, Lobeck, Max Moyer, Thomas Kilpatrick, D. H. Wheeler, The following standing’ committees were announced by the president : Arbitration—Thomas ~ Kilpatrick, Fuclid Martin, J. A. Wakefield, G. M. Hitchcosk. Auditing—D. H, Wheeler, C. F. Goodman, E. E. Bruce, Railroads—Jfames Stephenson, H. G. Clark, L. D. Fowler, D. H. Wheeler, C. F. Good: man. Graln—F, E. White, Clark_Woodman, P, E. Tlor, S. A, MoWhortor, Ray Nye. Livo Stock—James Viles, jr., Samuel Cot- ner, K, H. Meday, J. 8. Gibsoh, B A. Cud- aby. Munfacturers—C, F, Goodman, C. 0. Lo- beck, Heury Pundt, Bdwin Davis, F. . Bailéy, Membership—Max Moyer, D. H. Wheeler, James Stephenson, Memorials—Champion S, Chase, John Evans, W.A. L.Gibbon, J. M. Woolworth, E. Rosewater. Meterology —John Evans, W. H. Floming, 3. B. Kuou Property~Euclid Martin, W. N. Nason, Max Meyer, Provisions—C, 0. Lobeck, Ed Cudahy, H. H. Meday, W. W. Bingham, W. W. Colo, Ways “and Means—H. G. Clark, Euclid Martin, C. 0. Lobeci. i O g G ve the Ninth lts Due. Oxama, Jan. 12.—To the Editor of Tne Brr: The papers have been ringing with accounts of what the the brave Seventh cay- alry is doing. Certainly the officers and men of the Seventh are brave—brave as any other rogiment, in tho service. But does being singularly unfortunate in most of their en- gogements place their conduct in action-upon a highor seale than that of those whose bravery certainly cannot be questioned, but whoso death record show fewer casualties, Givethe ““devil hisdue.” Say somethingot tho brave Ninth. Tell how they marched ninety miles without halt or refreshwent, gotting into the agency as the bugles in the Infantry camp were sounding reveille. Beforo they had unsaddled, even bofore they bad break- fasted, “*boots and saddles’ rang out, and ak most sooner than [ can write they were clat- teving out to the relief of Captain Lond's wagon train, threo miles from the agoncy, Colonel Henry's famous whistle told the troopers what to do. They dashed down on the hostiles, who haa surrounded the train, and S\IL them to rout. When the Seventh ar- nved on tho sceno there was not an Indian in, sight, though the papers say that the Seventh cayalry was lest i this skirmish. That same day at 2 o'clock a hatless scout came flying into camp to bring word that Forsythe was hard pressed and needed help at once. Again the weary men mountedtheir now jaded horses, and_came upon Forsythe and his men justn time, They had beon drawn into @ pocket, hemmea in on threo sides, and the savages were closing in on the fourth. Ouce more that splendid skirmish line charged, at the same time putting uew life into the ' overpowered Seventh by send. ing forth the heartiest cheer that over raised man's soul from the depths of dospair. To them, of course, it was only & saldior's duty, yet to us, who are out of it all, it seomed brayo and untirmg, The oficers ind men of the Seventh show thelr appreciation 1n the most extravagant way, yet outside of Pine Ridge I do not believo the real facts are known, Custer has had his full share of pralso for bravery and knowledge as a soldier. Yot every one kuows that the very engagement which has given the Seventh its namsa of the bravest and most unfortunato regiment fo tho service, Custer was acting in direct opposi- slon to orders, and T amnot alono i thivking thereal praise is due those unfortunates who followed hiui in bis wild charge. Still, There's nothing either x0od or bad But thinking makos it s, el e LD Another Bicycle Raoe, Omaha is to have a six-day, three hours a day, bicycle race at the Coliseum, commenc- ing January 26 and ending January 81. The contestants will be J. 8. Prince, Rob- ert Gerwing of Denver, Ned Reading of Fort Omaha, Frank Schill of Omaha, C, W. Ashinger of Oklahoma and William Marti the 100-mile champion of America. i L Mr. Oxnard's Claim, Heary T. Oxnard, the Graod Island beet sugar man, wis in the city yesterday and called upon Customs Coliector Alexandor in regard to a tlaim for & refund of duties upon the machinery in the Grand Tsland factory. Under a provision of the McKinley bill, taking the duty off this kind of machinery and making the provision_retroactive to in- clude importations sinco January 1, 1890, Mr. Oxnard s entitled to a refund of 2,000, which amount was d _to Collector Warmouth at New Orleans, Mr. Alexander put the finishing touches to Mr. Oxnard’s claim in the shape of an afidavit to tho ef- fect that the plant was completed and the imported machinery in actual use. —_— “treet Onr Men in Consultation, The officers of the interstate bridge and street railway company and those of the Omaha street railway company held a meet- Ing yesterday aftornoon_for the purpose of coming to terms regarding the proposition for the use of street car tracks on North Eighteenth street by the former company in the operation of its electric line from East Omahato Eighteenth and Farnam streets. No understanding was re ached and another meeting for the samo purpose will be held tomorrow. —_—— The World's Best Tonlc Water Is Regent (ferro manganese), of Excelsior Springs, Mo, Sold by all leading druggists and grocers, P — THE USNION PACIFIC'S ANSWER. 1t Cluims to Have a Legal Ownership of the Viaduct flonds. Thomas L, Kimball, on behalf of the Union Pacific railway company, filed his answor in the Stubt, Howe et al. injunction suit with the clerk of the district court yesterday after- noon. The document, isaverylong one and reviews the ground thoroughly. It states that the mayor and council were duly author- izod by law to pass the ordinance calling for the visduct bonds and had acted legally when the proposition was_submitted to the people who ratified it by thoir votes, It demies that tno union depot is a private venture gotten up for “speculative purposes, but that on the other hand it would prove a great berefit to the traveling public and the citi- 2008 of Omaha_generally, That up to the present time the Union depot company has spent more than $150,000, the amount stipu- lated,and has in every detail followed out the original contract. That the company is now ready to proceed to _comply strictly with' the ordinance. Everything has been conducted in regalar form. Tho vinduet fs now completed and has been turaed over for the pablic use. Mr. Kimball deriies that the Union Pacific road has refused to permit trains of other roads to run across the bridge into the union depot, e is ready to comply with the ordinnco strictly and to procoed with the erection of the magnificent structure, but that if the injunction is maintdined by the court the company will bo com- velled to stop the construction of the union depot. The company will be compelled to abandon its organization as a depot company and to permit tho premises set apart for a depot to revert back to tho original owners, and thus prevent for years the construction of a union passen- ger 'depot much to the detriment of the peo- ple. But if the injunction is denied the com- pany will {)l‘nu()v atonce in strict accora- ance with tho ordinance, John M. Thurston, as attorney for the com- pany, filed a demurrer to the amended pe tion filed by Mr. Howe. Notes and Personals. Assistant General Manager Allen of the Rock Island is 1n the city. Mr. J. S. Tebbitts, general manager of the Union Pacific coal department, is in the city. W. H, Baldwin, jr., assistant to Mr, Hol- comb, returned 'from Denver yosterday morning. General Passenger Agent F'rancis of the Burlington returned from a Denver trip yesterdny morning, General Freight Agent Whitney and Assistaut General Traftic Manager Monroe of the Union Pacific have returned from a trip over the western divisions of the road. Mr. C. F. Meel, late goneral manager ofthe mountain division of the Union Pacific, goes to Mexico on Wednesday tolook after the fortune which he has in sight in franchises for electric railways. E. Joues has been appointed master me- chanic of the West Towa division of the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quiney, vice, P. Wallis, resigned, J. F'. Deems succeeds Mr. Jones as master mechanic of the middle Iowa divi- si0n. D. Burleigh has been appointed assistant superintendent of the eastern division of tho Rock Island, with headquarters at Council Bluffs, la., wiith jurisdiction over that part of the line'between Council Bluffs and Bea- trice. Mr. Harvey Middieton of Cheyenne, super- intendeut of machinery and motive power for the Union Pacific, is in the city. Ho reports. good weather and lots of business on the west end, Most of tkhe Union Pacific’s new rolling stock has arrived and is now in use. There are no new developments in the local railway situation so faras tho bridge row is concerned. Judge Doane has one injunction application _under consideration and Judge Dundy another and the interested railways aro awaiting the action of the courts. No attempt has been made for several days either by tho Milwaukee or Rock Island to oross the bridge. The Milwaukee engineers and firemen have gained their point in the conference with the general officials over their demand for iu- creased wages. The principal concessions made by the railroad managers were as fol- lows: The time in service before overtime begins is changed from twelve to tén hours. The timo when work begins is changed to the hour when tho train is scheduled to leave, instead of when it actually leaves as heroto: fore, and which often kept the men wating for several hours without pay. This was one of the principal grievances, and the change will be of material benofit to the men. Tne waxes of switchmen, eusineers and firemen at Omaka, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Minueapo- lis and Savanna, In., are raised to the Chicago staudard, and 'the engine dispatchers or “hostlors,” are 10 receive $2.2 per day at all poiuts, which is a raise of 10'cents per day, except at a few points. There are about nineteen hundred engineers and firemen on tho system who will be bencfited by the agreement. e . Fret not your life away because your hair is gray, while young, as you can stopall grayness and can beautify the bair with Hall's Hair Renewer and be happy. e MORSES. Special Blanket and Comfort Sale. Did you read the adv. in yesterday’s paper? Some of the bargains are: Gray blankets 98¢, worth $1. 50, Gray blankets 81.67, worth $2.25. White blankets $6.78, worth $10. 00, White blankets $10.0v worth $15.00, Allof our finest eider down flannel 80 inches wide scarlet, cardinal, wine, light blue, navy, black, ete,, + 50C YARD worth 65c, We have the greatest bar- gains in EIDER DOWN COMFORTS, $4, size 6x6 feet, filled with pure eider down, corded edges, made of best French sat- ine, really worth 87.50, only 84 each, Bargains in boys’ clothing, n chil- dren’s cloaks, e SWEEPING lREDUCT(ON n BED COMFORTS. Stock must be reduced previous to our semi-annual inventory, Feb, 1st, 75¢ bed comforts, now 49¢c, 90¢ bed comforts, now 68, ~ $1 bed comforts, now 75¢. #1.25 bed comforts, now 89c. 81.50 bed comforts, now 95c. 81.75 bed comforts, now $1.10, $2.00 bed comforts, now $1.25. $2.50 bed comforts, now $1.50. MORSE DRY GOODS CO, Nollce—l‘nulponmmnn!. Owing to the death of Brother J. M. Eddy the Elks ladies’ social will be post- poned until ’l‘uus«luw.hmuury 20, 1801, G. W. SaieLps, E. R W. F. BECHEL, Pt s LA B2 The new offices of tne Great Rock Island route, 1602 Sixteenth and Farnam streots, Omaha, are the finest in the city. Call and see thom. Tickets to all points onst at lowest rates, INDEFENSE OF“ACENT ROYER. [ Responaibility for tha Taouble at Pine Ridge Not Upen Him, HIS ACTS FROM THE OUTSET REVIEWED. He Hoped that the Threatoned Out- break Might Be Averted With- out Resorfing to Force of Arms, Pive Ripor Adexoy, 8. D., Jan. 10. —[Special Corrospondence of Tir Ber, ] +At such times as[ nave not been engaged in trying to sift the grains of reliable news from the mass of badly mixed rumors concerning the hostiles and in keeping up with antici- pated moves of the military, I nave boen quietly endeavoring to ascertain the true facts in regard to Agent Royor's responsibil- ity for the present troublo on this reserva- tion—the trouble that resulted fn themilitary being sent hereat a time when he called for help without specifying the kind of help that he considered was required, The result of my investigations—the bot- tom facts boiled down, givethis showing : In an elaborate report made to the depart- ment at Washington by E.B. Reynolds, special United States Indian agent, regarding his personal investigation of the ghost or Messiah danco or craze here, Mr. Reynolds stated : “From all T witnessed of the exercises Tam of the opinion that it is exceedingly prejud- icial to their (the Indians) physical welfare, and mentally it has the effect of binding them to the customs of their aucestors, from which the government is spending large sums of money to wean them away, and I think that steps should be taken to stop it. This can only be done by the use of the mili- tary unless thecold weather accomplishes this end.” Dr. Royer did not take charge of the agency.until October 6. On October 12 he wrote the department as follows: *In my judgoment thore are but two ways to settlo it (meaning the Messiah craze). Flirst, to use every effort p influence to bear upon the to_get them to pull out of the dance, which would stop it. Second, if persuasive means fail, then force them to ovey by theuse of the military. I very much dislike the 1aca of bringing the military heve, as it would likely prejudice many of the Indians against mo during my entire administration, thoreby destroying what good I might be ableto do under other circumstances.’ On October 27, the Indians, assembled n council, informed General Milés that they did not intend vo give up the ghost dance, and that they wanted their agent, Dr. Royer, to write the great father and tell him too that they would not giveit up. General Miles re- plicd by giving them good aavice, and after insistinig that they slop tho dance ko went is way. Early in November Agent Royer ordered the arrest of an Indian named Lattle for killing cattle indiscriminatoly. The Indian force ar- rested Little, aud as be was being brought into Agent Royer's offiice for examination o gres®crowd of the ghost dancers rushed up, surrounding tle prisoncr ana his captors. Lattle pulled a bowie knifo to assistin gain- ing his liberty, and his rriends did the same thing. The entire police force rushed forward to assist the officers, who had made the arrest but they too were quickly surrounded, and by athrong of yelling redfaces outnumber- in g them, thirty-four all told, Aive to one. The lawless assmlants grabbed the officers, and with uplifted knives threatened to cut their hearts out if Littlo was not releascd. Little escaped, but has since been recaptured andsent to Sioux Falls to await trial, for attempting to commit murder. This was the first open outbreak or declaration of war, that oceurred in Agent Royer's administra: tion, although & much worse affair on the part.of these Indians had transpired and gono unpunished a short time before Dr. Royer took chargo of the agenc: Agent Royer asked, urged and begged of the department at Washington to have the police forco increased to 100, but it was ro- fused. Every statement made in the foregoing isa matter of department record at Washington. To these statements I add the following ex- pressions of opinion: General Brooke—The military was ordered to other reservations than this. I'ne troublo is of a general nature thronghout the north- wes Special Indian Agent Cooper—It was cer- tainly just the proper thing to sond the mili- tary here, J. W. Thomas, president of the First Na- tional bank of Rushville, Neb.—AIL the best elements of Rushvillo heartily angl fully en- dorse Agent Royer’s actious all through this trouble. If it was by his influence that the military was brought here to protect us from what I'am fully convinced would have been death in horrible form had we remained un- protected by military power, that we are.all themore tnankful that he ‘came into oftice at the time that he did. Dr Royér is an houest, bright, practical, and fearless man, one whom I personally know to be well fitted for the position of In- dian agent, Under the present very trying circumstances he acted more wisely than it is possible, perhaps, for those at a distanco to appreciate. Had he not grasped the situa- tion in the firm, decisive manner and at the timeo that he 'did, now more than a month ago, | should certainly have sent my family along way from here to insure their per- sonal safety, and many others in this vicinity would have done the same thing, Rev. C.S. Cook, Episcopal clorgyman—A certain portion of the Indians had become so defiant, even in tho face of the polico—in- deed, the latter had cr)mp]uwly lost all infiu- ence and control over the people—that to call in the military, in my opinion, was the 6nly alternative left to Dr. Royer for preserving law and order in_ tho administration of the agency. Evenif his predecessor was in chargo of the agency, sooner or later, I be- lieve, the soldiers would have had to comc, Dr. Royer promises 1o make a good agent, He hus made an_excellent impression gener- ally with the Indians by his pleasant manner of " doing business with them all He scems much interested in them. As a fact under his administration, an additon of 1,000,000 = pounds of beef has been granted by’ the goverument, He is making strenuous efforts now to have the police properly clothed, fed and quay- tered and adequately paid. From the In- dian standpoint, 1 say, give Dr. Royer & chance. Rov. C. G. Sterling, Presbyterian clorgy- man-Dr. Royer came wto officoat a critical time, when it would have been hard for any man to handle the difficulties, particalarly any man new to the work. 'He was prob- ably the best judge aste whether his polico force was equal to the unusual situation. I o not think that an outbreak was imminent, yet it is boyond question that tho ndians were “growing steadily more sullen and deflant. (Altogether, despito some unfortunato results which followed -the coming of the troops; Iam disposed to be- lievo that we are bettev off for their coming and that the sottlement, which it was plan must soon be had, will now be the more speedily aud satisfactorily accomplished. United States Census Enumerator Lea—TIt was very necessary aud-xight that the troops were cailed here, “The board of comuission- ers of Sheridan county, adjoining the reser- vation on the south,assed, some throe or four days ago, resolutions heartily endorsin and commending Agent Royer's actions, an thanking hiw for his “prompt, wise and justi- fiablo course in averng a calamity and teaching the Indians a lesson long needed.” i DEATH OF COLONEL EDDY. 1t Occurred Yesterday Morning at Passadena, Oal, A telogram received in this city yesterday mmounced the death at Passadona, Cal., at 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning of Colonel John M. Eady. Colonel Eddy's death was caused by a hemorrhage of the lungs. His remains will be brought to this city by the Knights Templar. Colonel Eddy was well known among west- ern reilroad menas one of the most successful ones of their number. He came to this city from JIowa in 1860, and soon afterward became assistant civil engineer in the cmploy of the Union Pacifiec. He later ible and_ bring | entered the employ of the Missouri Pacific, i and was for somo time in charge of the Belt line in this city, Mr. Eday was born in St. county, 11, April 29, railway sorvico March, 1506, from thi to July, 1872, was chainman and auditor of the engin of the Union Pacific railroad. Ho was em- ployed in the engineoring department of that road when General Manager S. H. H. Clark came here in 1807, Ho was at that timo at the front looking aftor the construction of the road and was at Pine Bluffs when Engineer Hill was lalled and Arthur wounded. At that timie he was working under the auspices of General G. M. Dodge and_later becamo connected with the Union Pacific town lot department, of which he had charge. He re- sigmedl that'position in July, 1572, to %o to tho Texas Pacific with General Dolgo and was superintendent of construction on that road until its completion in Novomber, 1875, when he returned to Omaha. Mr. Clark then placed him in chargeof the construction of the Omaba & Republican Valley road. After that ho was stationed at r for a short time as general agent and then wont to Chicago, where for a number of yeurs he was general agent of the Santa Fe. 1u 1570 he was apponted general superin- tendent of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas road, with headyuarters at Sedalia and held thut position for two years, He was next as- sociated with A. A. Talmage as_general su- perintendent of the Texas Pacific. He then returned again to Omaba and was placed by Mr. Clark in charge of the construction of the Missouri Pacific belt line. On Decem- ber 1, 1883, he was mado gencral agentof the Missouri Pacific and served in that capacity for several years, Subsequently, when the International & Great Northern came under the supervision of Mr. Clark as general manager of ~the Mis- souri Pacifie, he sent Colonet Edly to Texas a8 general manager of that road, in which acity ho was acting at the time of his death, ~ When that road went into the hands of receivers, Colonel Kddy was appointed one of the receivers, but retained the general management of the road. As receiver he had charge of the commercial and operating de- partments of the rond. When Colouel Eddy left Omaha a year ago last spring he was the very picturo of healtn. Close application to business undermined his constitution, and last summer his health failed, He came back here in Aug- ust for @& vest, and remained until the latter part of September, dur- ing which time he improved greatly. He then went to San Antonio, where he re- mained for six weeks, but the climate was unfavorable and he went to St. Louis, where he remained a month. By the adviceof his physicians there he decided to go to Califor- nia, and started in his special car, stopping at Fort Worth and other places, and arrived at Passadena about a month ago. During his connection with the interna- tional & Great Northern Colonel Eddy’s head- quater were atPalestine. Colonel Eddy was a son-in-law of Dr.1. Van Camp of this aty. He leaves a wife, who, with a brother and sister of the deceased, was. with him when he died. The deceased was a conscientious worker in railroad life, and this, with his genial dis- position, made him countless friends and ad- mirers. Mr. Clark says of him : ‘‘He was one of the truest and most loyal men I ever saw, and his work in Texas can ;le‘('hurncwflzudu little less than wonder- ul.” e SOUTH DAKOTA'S LEGISLATURE, Charlos, Kano Ho eatered - tho ring_department The Elections Committeo Submits Majority and Minority Reports. Pz, S, D., Jan, 13.—(Special Telogram to Tur Ber.|—The ouly business in the house of importance today was the reports of the elections committee on the Brown county contests of Scattergood and Bates, independ- euts, for the seats of J. L. Brown and Maxon, republicans. Thero wero majority and minority reports, the latter signed by the only republicans on the committee, Buchanan moved a division of the reports, which after much skirmishing and extended debates was carried. This was considered a republican viotory and was certainly a point scored in their favor. After numerous at- tempts on the part of the independents to securo immodiate action on the roports aud a great amount of filibustering the republicans with the assistance of Converse, who voted with the opposition on - speaker, secured an adjournment until 10 o'clock ‘tomorrow morning aud obtained an order for & full printing of the testimony and evidenco that appeared " before the comnittee, ~This is clearly a victory for the republican side. The cases will come up tomorrow morning and both sides expect to win, It may bo said to be the pivotal point that will decide the election of a senator. reat pressure is being brought to bear on nverse, who held the balance of power in the clection of speaker, but best reports are that ho will vote with_ tho republicans, Witha full vote this would mako sixty-two votes for each side. No furthor developments are obtain- able, both sides claiming o majority. To- morrow’s vote is expected to decide in a large measure who will ultimately control the house. In the senato Proston introduced a bill ap- propriating $10,000 for an exhibit at the world’s fair. Stowart introduced a bill re pealing the law authorizing the secretary of state to havo an assistant. Wickham intro- duced a bill extending the law relating to tho penalty for delinquent taxes to this year, Iinois L gislature, Serixerieip, 1ll, Jan. 12.—Only twenty senators were present this afternoon and the senate at once adjourneds The session of the house was brief and witbout usual incident, except the opposi- tion of the republicans o the transaction of any business until the rules of the house were adopted, The speaker had announced that he had inadverently appointed on the committee on elections, Merritt of Sangamon, overlooking the fact that Merritt's seat was contested. ~ Jones of Sangamon was ap- pointed in bis place. Adjourned, Senator Mitche Re-Election Sure. Savew, Ore,, Jan, 12.—The sixteenth bi- ennial session of the Oregon legislature con- vened today. The reelection of Senator Mitchell is regarded as certain. INGALL'S SALVATION, Ais Chances for Re-Election Depend on a Possible Row, Torexa, Kan., Jan. 12— Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber,]—Although thelegislature does not convene until 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, eighty-three of the ninety-one atli- ance legislators and all of the state senators were in the city atnoon, Tho alliance men went into caucus at 8 o'clock and united on P. P. Elder, an old time politiciau of Frank- lin county, for speaker. The scnatorial ques- tlon was discussed at length aud every man present plodged himself agaiust Ingalls, As elghty-thred is a majority on joint ballot a general row s all that can save Ingalls, Tho republicans decided to hold no caucus at this time but await developments, Jerry Simpson, - congressman from ~the Seventh district, William Biker of tho Sixth and John Davis of the Fifth have been closeted ‘with the alli- ance men all day, urging them {0 allow no versonal _ambitions to stand in the way of Ingall's dofeat. The fact that the alliance men have already gone into caucus makes even Senator Inwall’s friends adwit that his chances of cloction afe slim, Thelight of the republicans has been to provent a caucus, Throe alliance men have already filed notices with the secrotary of state announcing their intention of contesting the election of repub- livans 1o whom certifictos lave beon given. All threo of the contestants will probably be scated, which will make the legisliture stand, on joint ballot, alliance, 653 repub- licans, 63; democrats, 9. Secretary Smith of the repu vlican central committee said today ; WA big majority often accomplishes less than an united majority. Ingalls is sull in the swim.” elect e A A Monster Petition, WCurcAGo, Jan. 13.—|Special Telogram to Tug Bre.]—Dr. Kate Bushnell left Chicago Saturday evening to circumnavigato the globe for humanity's sake. She represents over 500,000 women, and is sent out by the World's Woman’s Christian Temperance union which has a representation in thirty- four countries. Dr. Bushnell goes us an evangelist to organize, instruct, encourage and carries with her the “groat’ petition,” a per that is intended to be a‘gnw by at least 2,000,000 names, representing a univer- sal protost against legalizing the sale of alco- holics and of opium and is t bo presented to every governmenton both hemispheres, A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. The Ditcussion Upon It Ocoupies Consid- erable Time in the Houss INVESTIGATION OF THE SILVER POOL. A Special Committee of Five Will quire Whether Mombors of Con- gress Had Anything to Do with 1t, Wasmsatoy, Jan. 12—In the house this morning Mr. Dockery, risiag to a question of privilege, offered a resolution reciting the fact of the roference of his “‘silver pool" resolution to the committee on rules and tho fact that the committeo refused to report the same, and directing the committeo on rules to report the resolution to the house for consideration Mr. Dingley of Maine made the point. that the resolution did not involve a question of privilego, Mr. Dockeroy contended that it did. Mr. MeKinléy said that avhether or not the original resolution involved the matter of vrivilego had nothing todo with the pending question. It had bean referred to the com- mittee on rules and the committeo had not yet been able to make its report. He had not tho slightest objection to the broadest in- vestigati exas contended that the original resolution referred to the dignity and integrity of the members of the house. The house did mot lose jurisdiction of the uestion because it referred its considera- tion to one of the committees, There was no doubtof tho power of the house, The question was ono of propriety, and this ques- tion must Do considered with reference to the length of time the resolutiou was bofore the committee, ‘The resolution was referred onthe first day of thosession. The session was now half “gono aud nothing had been done. The house oughtnot to adjourn until it exculpates the innocent and places the con- demnation where it rigntfully belonged. Mr. Adams of Jllinois argued that the reso- lution under the rules did not involve the question of privilege, Mr. Crisp of Georgiasnid that there was no expross rule authorizing _ the dis- charge of a committee. The original resolution was unquestionably & question of the highest privilege. 1f the committee re- fused to report the resolution a motion to dis- charge was privileged. The speaker inquired whether the gentle- man believed the original resolution one of privilego Mr. Crisp replied that he had assumed that the speaker had so held, The speaker said he had not. On the con- trary, in a somewhat similar case, he had ruled, and the house hud sustained the rul- ing, that the house did mot possess such a privilege., After some debato the house decided, by a vote of 148 to 80, that the question raised by Mr. Dockery was one of privilege, During further debate Mr. MeKinley said the committee haa decided to make a thor- ongh investigation, but tho meber of the res- | olution had disclalmed any personal knowl- | edge in the matter and the correspondents of | the Globe-Democrat refused to make any statements or even to say who was the au- thor of the article. The committeo had in- tended to 2o to the bottom of the matter and ascertain facts enough to justify the recom- mendation to the house. Finally Mr. Rogers of Arkansas offered a resolution as an amendment to Mr. Dockery’s resolution. A resolution was adopted providing a_spe- cial committee of five members to investigate the alleged connection of members of con- gress in the silver pool, and to inquire into the ownership of 12,000,000 ‘ounces of silver bultion which the United States is asked to purchase. he diplomatic and consutar appropriation bill was reported and placed on the calendar., The house then went into committee ef the whole on the army appropriation bill. M. Stone of Missouri, taking advantage of the wide scope of the goneral dobate, entered npon a general denunciation of the' election “bill. Tn'the course of his remarks he reforred to Mr. Lodge as represouting the Oscar Wilde type of statesmanshipand to Mr. Roar asa maternal masculinity who represented Mr. Pecksnift. Mr. Grosveror then took oceasion to spealk on the plea of no_sectionalism by Mr. Lan- non of Texas Saturday. The dobate then drifted into_general _political and sectional talk, in which Mr, Grosvenor arraigned tho democratic varty for nothonoring the worthy exconfederates, and Mr. Spinola wanted to Xknow why the northern ropuolicans did not give offices to negroes. Finally the army biil was taken up. Mr. Bland offeréd an amendment providing that none of the appropriations for the puy of the army shall be paid to officers detailad o state colloges and institutions. This was ruled out on a point of order,from which Mr. Bland appealed, pending which the committee rose an house adjourned. renate, WasmiNaToy, Jan. 12.~In tho senate today the following bills were introduced and re- ferred : By Mr. Quay—To prevent fraud In fedoral elections and insure the lawful and peaceful conduct thereof. By Mr. Stanford—To provide for the ex- tension of the executive mansion. Mr. Vest introduced by request a bill to repeal the act amending section 764 of the revised statutes (as to appealsto the supreme court), and made explanations in regard to it. He referred to the case of the Japanese murderer, Jugiro, sentenced to death by electriciy, an appeal in whose case was denied by the su- preme court, and sid the attorney for the prisoncr had applied for another writ of habeas corpus to the same court and claimed that he could bring up an appeal on a writ of habeas corpus as often as he could find a new ground of application. His own judgment asalawyer was that no further ! legislation on the subject was necessary, but. the judge before whom the lst application came through held that he was compelled to grant an appeal to the supreme court when- ever the grownd alleged was different from that, formorly presented. 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Mr. Dawes offored a resolution, which was agreed to, calling on the socretary of the ine terior for information concorniig loases of Tudian lands in sevoralty on the Omaha res- ervation and the surrender of oceupation te white people. The motion horatofore made by Mr. Plumb on the passago of the senate bill to establish a record and pension offico in the war depart- ment, ete., was laid on the tablo and the bill 0 the house. co bill. Mr. Platt gave notice that at the vor opportunity after tho financial bill wi posed of ho would ask the the copyright bill, Mr. Paddock gave notice that without re- mard to the copyright or any other bill he would at the first opportunity ask tho se to take up the pure food bill Me. Allen then addressod tho senate in ad voacy of Mr. Stewart's amendment. Messes, Berry and Cockrell also spoke in favor of ity Mr. Allison took tho floor and the bill was laid over. 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