Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 14, 1891, Page 1

€ \ § "OMAHA, WEDNESDAY M( =S RNING MAERAL MILES 1S LE IENT. He Givés the Hostiles Time to Regain Their Confidence, @\\EV ARE AFRAID OF PUNISHMENT, A Plan to Enlist the Indians to Take the Place of Soldiers, Who Will Guarantee Protectiol Those Now Out, Pixe Ringe, S, D, (via Rushville, Neb.), Jan. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee. | — Contrary to expoctations, thore was no con- ference between the chiefs of the hostile and General Miles, The latter states that the Indians are still timid and apprehensive of punishment and proposes to allow a couple of days to clapse before attempting to bring the nezotiations to a close. Thus far the disposition e has shown to troat the Tndians for him many warm fricnds This fact, coupled with the pains which Captain Pierce, the new ageut, Is taking to show the Indians that every thing they ar titled to under the treaty will be issued to them, will undoubteuly have a benoficial effect. Yet, as already published in those dispatches, an act for Which neither of theso genticmen may be re- 8ponsible may undo all that has alreaay been done to bring the war to a clo A member of G troop, Second Who came in today with the detachment of the Seventeenth infantry under Major Eg- bert, reports that 600 Indians broke away last night from the hostile camp and hud been followed by Colonel Sauford and Colonel Heury, At headquarters no report was re- ceived regarding the matter, Colonel Corbin says the raport was oceas foned by the fact thatthe command men tioned bud left in the divection of Wounded Khee on a scout. ‘ ‘There is now under discussion the advisi- infantry, ty of enlisting scouts for service in the cservation. The agency is now guarded by a force of ninety-nine Indian policemen, sixty of whom were énlisted for two mouths at “th time trouble brokeout. To the thirty-nin r policemen an offer has been made, iving them the option of entering the scout or remuining in the police force. in the former their will be §13 per month with an allowance of 30 cents per day for their horses. This amounts to about §25 per month. This party of scouts will he distinct £rom the scouts now under command of Lieu- # tenant Taylor of the Ninth cavalry, and who %, bave enlisted since the opening of 'tuis cam- paig Mr. Taylor will endeavor to talke his com mand with him to Fort Robinson at the close of the dificulty and endeavor to render them & beau ideal troop of what bus been termed irregular cavalry. |t was thought the Indian police would op pfthe plan of transfer to the scouting s e @ thiterm of enlistment in_the or service is only six months, ‘They ared that at the end of the fiest enlistment they would bo discharged from the service, and thus left without an occupation. Having been assured that they would be given per- munent employment, they have, to a man, de- cided to become scont Big Foot’s wife, one of the women on Wounded Knee, hostile camp. ORed Eagle, the son of American Horse, vis. ited the hostile camp this afternoon and on his return this evenine said the Bruies winted to stay at the agency and wanted to keep their puns, Red Eagle thinks it would be very madvisable for Genel Miles to say anything atall about disarming now. The old men are all right and want to avoid a fiznt, but the young ones have bad hearts andthe fact that they are surrounded by troops and cannon does not cut any figure Wwith then THE INDIANS SURRENDER, injured died last night in the 8o General Miles T legraphs to the Commander of the Militia. RusuviLie, Neb,, Jan, 1 pecial _Tele gram to Tur Bex.|—General Miles this of- ternoon wived Goneral Colby from the agency that the hostiles were all in and sur- rendered, and that it was now safe to re gve the forces under the latter’s command, A telegram to the same effect was also re- ceived from Colonel Cody at the ageney. To the former General Colby replied as follows : “Relying on information received from you that the hostile Indians have surrendered and that the lives and property of the citi- zens of Nebraska are perfectly secure and that thete is no further danger from an out- break, [ have ovdered the removal of the en- tire military force under my command, now stationed at various points adjacent to the Indian reservation. Four companies will be moved tonight and the remaining foreo by the regular trains tomorrow. Please aayiso me if anything ocears to mako it desivable to dolay the removal of the force under my command, or any part thereof,” Shortly after tho above dispatch bad left headquarters the general received o telogram from Vifquain to the effect that he should hold bis command as now stationed until sat isfied that the lives and property of the citi- zens are perfectly secure, General Colby 1uforms me that un less he receives advic from Gen- eral Miles contrary to that alrcady mentioned, part of the forces nnder his com: mand will move tonight and the remainder tomorrow. Accordingly orders have been Ismued for companies to move tonight as fol- lows: Company D of the Second vegiment, to proceed from their station hero to Fair- bury, via Crawford over the B. & M. rail way ; company K of the Second, from Gordon to Schuyler, via the Freemout, Elkhormn & Missouri Valley railway: company G of the Secoud from Hot Springs to Long Pine over the same route; company B of the First reg- iment from station here to Crawford, thenco t0 York via 8. & M., thence to Sutton via Kansas City & Omaba railway; company D of the First from the station at Crawford to Lincoln, viathe B. & M.; company 1 of the Fist from Chadron to Crawford, thence to Lincoln aud thence to Bennewt, via tho B, & M, Those sick in the hospital are all abie now to. bo moved to their homes, but will not be taken lefore tomorrow night, or until staff oficers leave to accompany them, which it 15 thought they will do within the next twenty-four hour Colonel Bills hus issued o special order ap- ointing Lieutenant Colonel Bisoff, Captain i Degman, Captan G, L. | Lot and Surgeon Dompster as an investigating committee to inquire carefully to ascertain tho cause of tho death of Private George Willovar of Company K, Secoud rog- iment, whilo on ‘picket duty lust’ night near Gordon and to report the same in writing to his headquarters at tho earliest possiblo o ment, Itis understood thut Private Wil hover's death was purely the result of an se- cident, but the colonel is acting stricdy accond with military requirements, STILL OU l'Sil'lL' THE AGE Hostiles Have Not Yet Ventured 1u- 2 side the Breastworks. 3 Pixe Rinae Acexcy, 8. D, (via Rushelile, Neb,), Jan, 13 Beel—The hostilo Indians still remain in the camp they went into yesterduy, about two miles from the ugency. They have made no attempt to come nearer with the excention of those who desired to visit some of the friend- and | lies and who were compelled to take a cir- cultous route around the agency to reach them. Those were generally met about half " a mile d the breastworks by pickots by whom they were compelied to surrender their arms until after their return from their visit. The number of these visit- ors this morning is somewhat greater than it was yesterday and it is not at all improb ble that many of them have weapons con- cealea about their persons, Young-Man-A fraid-of-His-Horses came in from the camp this morning and is now ar- ranging for u mecting of bostile chiefs with General Miles. The commands roferred to in these dis- patchies of yesterday are about two miles to the ar of the hostiles, They will advarce nonearer until there shall have been u con- ference between the chicfs and General Miles Captain Picrce, the new agent, has u plan of enlisting four companics of Tndians to do duty on the reservation instead of white soldiers aftor this troublo shall have blown over. It isalso felt that tho Indians will be expected to give up all their arms, tako a receipt for them from the agent, and that they will be guaranteed protection by the en- tisted force of their own people, General Miles, it is said, is_in favor of this plan Acent Pierco is making an investigation of the amount of rations issued and 1t is rumored a3 made some interesting discoveries, diy lie sent out Colonel Kent aud Captain Baldivin, under escort of K troop of the soventh cavalry, under Licutenant Squires, into the corral 'to weigh the cattlereceived. Last October the cattle there had an average weight of 1132 pounds, Today the average weight was but s littte over nine hundred pounds, This shows a shrinkaze of over two hundred pounds per head for which the gov- ernment paid und of which the Indians will be deprived, CONING HONE, Several Militia Companies Start on the Retuen dourney. Cursnnos, Neb, —|Special Telegram to Tur Bre.| has boen one of the busiest in the Western Union office in this city. The uninterrapted pssage of business has taxed the local force tothe uttermost The receipt of local messages regarding the situation at Pine Ridge have been ¥ numerous, their tenor indi- cating, beyond a doubt, a ory for patience and perseverence, but whether General Miles' reward will be a permanent settlement now remains to be scen, The Indians, with a few exceptions, have revurned to the agency. Generals Brooke, Carr and the othor com mands arve all within easy distance and a simultancous move upon the Indiaus be made at a moment's notice and General Miles is now, 1t at no other time, master of the situation, But the end is not yet, It has not been de- cided whether he will insist on a sur- render of all arms in their possession and, it he does lusist, it re- mains to be seen if his request will ba com- plied with, By those familiar with the In- dian character it is thoaght the prediction al- ready set forth in your paper will be verified and ihat as soou s an attempt {5 made to enforee this demand will come tne tug of war, Dispatches state that General Miles is san- guine there wiil be no furthor trouble, but it i3 not yet known what his future plaus are, That this belief is generally shared in is sub- stantiated by the fact that generul orders for the return home of all the companies of the national guards have been issued Company 1 of Benuett, Neb, will leave Chadron at 6:30 tomorrow mornin, returning home via Crawford and the B. & M. railway. Cowpany £ of Fremont aud company K of Juniata ve been ordered to break camp and return to Chadron for fur- thur orders. They will probably loave here tomorrow evening via the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valloy railway. Com- Second regiment, of Chadron, are home tomorcow’ moruing, The other companies now stationed at d, Gordon, Rushville and Hay Springs will also portation is provid return s soon s traus- od, A Scare at Chadron. Cmaproy, Neb., Jan. 13, - [Speeial Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]-A firo oceurred here this morning at 1 o'clock and what might proved a serious conflagration was averted by the prompt response of the firemen, who wereon the scene five minutes after the fivst alarm, The fivo oviginated in a small frame house south of the railroad depot, and, as a strong wind was blowing at the time, the building was quickly reducad to ashes, The efforts of the firemen were mainly direeted to adjacent buitdings which caught fire several times, but were quickly extin- guished. Loss, £00; no insurauco. During the progress of the fire a number of pistol shots wero heard in the vicinity of Main and S ond streot in the east which wore audiblo to vesidents d of the town, who immediately juniped at the conclusion that the Indians had arrived. The greatest alarm and con- fusion prevailed in conscquence, which was not quieted until some of the more nervy of the maseuling wender, armed to the tecth, sallied forth to investigate, It is neod- less to say that cigavs are pleatiful on our streets tod Reports Heard at Gorllon. Gorboy, Neb,, Jan, 13.—[Special Telegram toTuk Bee.]—Colonel K D. Yates, an old time trader and scont, is just In from tho ageney aud veports that the hostiles are all at the agency, surrounded by the troops, so that it is impossible for them to escape. General Brooko is on the north, Colonel Carr on the east and Miles on_the west and south, "Thie hostiles are in a pickls whero it is im- possible for them to get away. With Gat- ling guns, Hotehiiss guns and’ regular artil- lery within veach of the camp it is not prob. abio that General Miles will ask or demand their arms until they have s chance to cool down. What the outcorme will be no oue can tell, It may be another Wounded Knee and it may be'a backdown on tho part of General Miles. Al indieations poiut' to & battle if they refuse to give up theiv arms, As T write, the remains of George Wil houser of Company K, Sccond regiment, aro being carried by his comrades with mufiled drums to the depot, o be sent to his griof stricken mother, Passed the Hostiles. Pise Ringe . D., (via Rushville, Nob,) Jan. 18, —[Special Telogram to Tie Bre.]--At 2 0'clock this afternoon Companies B, Captain Green; D, Captain O'Brien; H, Captain Howe, of the Seventcenth infantry, under command of Major Egbert, and with thirty army and freighters wagons, arrived for supplies. They passed within half a mile of the hostile camp, The Iudians came to within about ove hundred and fifty yards from the road and carefully serutinized tho command as it passed. The tran aud escort will return to the mission tomorrow and re- join Colonel Of To Reward the Indiw Police, Wasmixaroy, Jan. 13.—Secretary Proctor has received a lettor [ ieral Ruger in regard to the conduct of the Indian polico taking part in the capture of Sittng Bull, with & view to rewarling them for their sor- vicos, and also providing for the famlies of the policomen killed in that engagement. He says: “The conduct of these men is remark- ablo for fdelity as well as courage and some act of the government in recognitiou of them woyld seom fit as to those dircetly concerned and expedieut for the encouragning offect 1t would have on all Indians of the resorvation who desirs to couform to the new conditions of their lives." Only a Drunk. [Special Telegram to Tue | i WaskixaTos, Jan, 13,~The commissioner o Tudian affairs says regarding the reported Tndiau troubles in Idaho that he has received @ telsgram from the agent saying that there 4 no trouble, The Indiaus were off the reser- [CONTINUED ON 4UIRD PAGE,| THE EXPORTATION OF (OR Secretary Rask Enlists in the Movement to Advance It, AN APPROPRIATION ASKED OF CONGRESS. w. - Waddell of Omaha Argues Be- fore the House Committee on Comme:rce on the New Bridge. WaAsniNGToN Buneau Tie Ovana Bee, % 3 FOURTEENTI STREET, Wasmizaroy, D. C., Jan. 13, Secretary rusk has enlisted in the move- ment of W. S, Delano to advance the export- ation of our corn to foreign countries, for which an appropriation is asked of congress. Sceretary Rusk has written a letter to Sen- ator Mauderson, in which he has commis- sioned Colonel Murphy asa spocial agent of the agricultural department to make a report on this subject, and he intends to entor ox- tensively upon the work. ‘“There is, how- ever, one consideration which I think ought not to be lost sight of,”* says Secretary Rusk, “and that is that representatives of other than the corn surplus states and the mem- Lers of our agricultural organizations generally might feel indisposed to sup- port @ special appropriation having in Vview the extension of foreign markets for a single product. The appropriation could be made for the purpose of an effort toward the extonsion &f foreign markets of American agricultural products,” The secretary then calls attention to the absolute importance to an_agricultural inter- estof a careful study of all the foreign mar- kets, in order that we may be fully informed as to the demand in foreign markets for such gools as we can produce, and as to the best manner m which such order must be pre- pared in order to satisfy the forcign cus- tomer. He suggests that this could be done by a general appropriation, to enable the sec retacy of agriculture to make a careful study 1d report upon the availabilit; for agricultural products to increa the export of our agricultural produc foreign countries. Every effort is now belng made by the ag- ricultural and state departments to eunlarge our export trade for farm products, and con- £ress will at this sessfon be asked to lend as- sistance in the way of an appropriation for the appoinument “of special agents to go abroad and work up and report upon the mar- kets there and the possibility of enlarging thesales of our surplus, It is likely that Senator Manderson will offer an amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill to this effect. MEARING ON THE NEW OMAIA BRIDG W. G. Waddell of Omusha wus today given @ heariog by the house committee on com- merce in support of the bill which has been prepared by Mr. Reed of Iowa, authoriz- ing the construction of a draw, strect railway, motor, wagon and pedestrian bridge over the Missouri river near Omaha. The committee expressed an immediate inclination to make a favorable report upon the bill, but aceording to the rule it must wait till the secretary of war has reported upon the subject. [ 1s probable thut a favorable report will be made upon the bill at an early date. The bill authorizes the Iuterstate “brigge and street railway company to construct and maintain a bridge across the Missouri river between Council Bluffs and the Kast Omaha land company’s possessions at some point at least one-third of a mile from any other bridge to be selected consistent with the interests of navigation. The bridge is to be constructed s0as to provide forthe passage of railway trains, wagons and vehicles of all kinds, strect railway cars, motor cars, ete, and for sl 'road travel for’ such reasonable rates of toll and under such vules and regulations as may be prescribed by the corporation and ap- proved by the secretary of war from time to time. The bridge, which must be commencea within two_years from the adoption of the bill, 4 to be constructed under plaus and specifications approved by the sccretary of war, The bridgeis to be “constructed with- out interference with the security and con- venience of navigation beyond what is neces. sarv to carry into effect the nghts and privi- leges of the bridge company. The brid, is to be constructed as a pivot draw bridge with one span affording two clear openings of not less than two hundred feet. Eachdraw span shall be maintained over tha main channel of the river at an accessible and naviagable point and with a_fixed span or spans, each not less than three hundred feet in length in the clear, and the head room under such spans shall not be less than ten feet above the standard high water grade line establishea by the Missouri river com- mission in 1589 aud now m force, and the piers of the bridge shall be [lnlnnln‘l with and the bridge itself at richtangles to the current of the river. Provided, also, that the draw shall be opened promptly by the company upon the usual signal for the passige of boats and rafts, and the company or corporation shall maintain at its own expense from sunset till sunrisesuch lights or other signals on the bridge as the light house board shall pre- scribe. Provided, further, that the interstaf bridge and street railway company shall build and maintain, undér the directior and supervision of 'the secretary of war, such wing dams and booms or other works necessary to maintain the channel within the draw draw span of the oridge, and shall maintain a depth of water through tho draw span ot less than that now existing, All railroad companices siring the uso of the bridge shtill have and be entitled to equal vights and priviviloges relative to the pas- sage of railroud trains or cars over the ap. proaches thereto upon the payment of a roi sonable compensation for such use, and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and several railroad companies, or any one of de- siring such use shall fail 'to ngre upon the sum or sums to be paid and upon the rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using said bridge, the secretary of war shall decide, NO HOPE FOR SENATOR NEARST, The condition of Senator Hearst of Cal fornia, who has been very ill for several weeks, is such as to cause the most serious apprehiension on the part of his friends, His disease is cancer of the stomach und his puysicians said this morning that there was no hope of his recovery. He may live a month and he may die within a few days, The scnator has just completed a vory o Jensive rsldonco “fn this eity, ‘and “Mr, learst, whois one of the soclal leaders of Washington, was preparing to entertain la ishly, but this sad afiliction keeps her entire ly from social enjoyment, A CHANCE TO DISPLAY HIS KNOWLEDG Justice Brown, the new member of the supreme bench, will have lis knowledge of admiralty law put to the test over the Behring sea case. which has just been brought hefore the court. For some year the supreme bench has been without a judye whose specialty was admiralty law, Most of the judges have their- legul specialties, but no oue had this one. Judge Brown was therefore welcomed by reason of his thorough knowls and experience. For years he has made this & speciul study and most of the cases before his district court were upon admiralty practice. The Bebring sea case is largely one of adiniralty practice and it is likely, therefore, to have the speciul atten- tion of Justice Brown. It {s a fact, how- ever, that the justices of the Umted States supreme court do mnot give individual opinions. The full bench considers a case and aftor coming to a couclusion the matter is given to one of the justices to be putin the form of a legal decision, this being largely a matter of composition. ' This is directly op- ite to the practice in the state courts, re the individual justices first write the decision, which the other justices afirm or assent to. MISCELLANEOUS G, W. Carhart was today appointed past- master at Castana, Mououa county, lowa, vice I E. Carrett, resigned: also W, H. Ketcham at Marsiand 0X Butte count) Nebraska, vice R, B. Gregg, remoyed Dr. Cyrus Picket hus i récommended for appointment on the pension board at Broken Bow. Representative Pickler of South Dakota today introduced a resolation asking the committee on rules to give s day early noxt month for the consideration of the bill ratify- ing the agreement between the Wahpeton and Sisseton Indians in South Dakota, Charles A, Brookes was toduy apj postmaster at Bristow, & 16w posto Todd county, South Dakota. By direction of the presidept Captain F. s Taylor, Ninth cavaley, “will report in person o Brigadier General Thomas A. Ruger, president of the army retiring board at St. Paul, for examination by the board and on the conclusion of his @xumination will return to his station. John F' Cook of Daven worchiam oinfed ce in porty Ta, is at the Pikony S, Heatn, it AT THE KANSAS CAFITAL, Legistature Convencs and the Citi- zens' Alliance Goes Into Session. Toreka, Kan, Jan. 13.-+[Special Telo- gram to Tie Ber.]—The Kansas legislature convened today and perfected its organiza- tion. The lower house electdng P, P, Elder, a prominent alliance candidate, for United States senator, as speaker, The allliance legislators, of whom much of the ludicrous had been expected, conducted thomselves much as other lawmakers of the oid parties have been accustomed to do. Tu their caucus, which lasted all of last night and this morn~ ing, the members were put through a regular drill in legislative practice to make them familiar with parliamentary customs of the former Kausas legislative bodies, The state convention of thd citizeny alli- ance was in sesswon here today for the pur- pose of making the organizitiona secret order and for calling a national conference to perfect a national organization, with a view to engaging unitedly in the thitd party mov ment. General Jolin H. Rice and Congress- man-elect Davis of tho executive council of the Knights of Labor are the priucipal movers in the matter, Over seven hundred sub-alliances are represented by delogat "The convention wiil be in session two days. The executive committee of the state farmers’ allianee bogan its investigation of Prosident McGrath in connection with the boodle letter of Congressman Turner, Many witnesses were sworn, bud the committes has not yet anuounced its verdict, as each member is a warm personal frend of Pr ident McGrath. A reportis oxpected com- pletely exlionorating him from all blame in the matter, The Chairman Rattled. Toreks, Kan., Jan. 13.—After acontinu- ous session of twelve hours the caucus of the farmers alliance completed at 8 o'clock this morning a list of officers for the lowe house. H. . Elder was agreed upon as speaker and at 12 o'clock toduy the orgaiza- tion of the lewislature began. In the semate the senators-elect were sworn {u and adjournment till this evening taken. In the house, after the members had taken the oath, J. R Coons was' elocted temporar chairman i accordance with the alliane cancus, The chairman labored under great embarrassement and was “ratiled” at every motion, and the house soon After adjourned uatil 3 'o'clock, T PACIFIC RAILROADS. They Ask for Further Time and Reduction in Interosr, WasminaTo¥, Jan, 18.--Senator Frye's committeo on Pacific railrords met todoyio hear further argaments i 4o bill alroady reported to séeure the repas ment of the gov- ernment indebtedness of the Union and Cen tral Pacific rallroad companies, The Union Pacific was represented by Jiremiah Wilson, ‘who said in substance that as a result of the reorganization of the compauy the manage- mont now found itself unable to accept the terms formerly agreed to by 1t and embod- Qed in the bill reported. The company would accept @ proposition to refund its debt at 214 per cent interest, payment to b based upon a term of 100 years instead of 8 per cent and three vears as proposed in the bill. The Central Paciflc s represénted by Hunt- ington. He smd that inasmuch as the Cen- tral Pac earnings aund_prospects were below those of the Union Pucific if better terms were granted that road the Central Pa- cific debt, fixed in the bill for 100 yoars and 2 P ntinterest should be favored in a cor- responding degree by a further reduction of interest and extension of time, If it is done he would be wiiling to apply a part of the earnings of the Southern Pacific railroad toward the payment of the debt of the Cen- tral Pacific, T Agents' and Operators' Troubles. Circaco, Jan. 13.—The committee repre- seuting the agents and operators on the lines of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road completed its conference, General Man- ager Kutling refused to recede from his posi- tion. Hesays the company has not made a reduction in wages, but simply eqaalized them, asit has been doingin cases of other classes of employes. At towns along the line operators have been paid £ per month be- des being furnished with dwelling houses, fuel and light, while in large cities the pay been only $50 per mouth without extra, recent order was intended to equalize The management does ot anticipate a o this. strilce. i MINNEAPOLIS, Miun,, Jan, tumwa, Ia., special say the failure of the confi and agents with ofti eral strike of all ope 13,—~An Ot- thit_as'a result of f i operators Is there will be o gen. ators in a few days, Business Troubles, WiLusmantic, Conn.. Jan. 18.—William C, Jillson, owner of a majority of stock in the Hope river wire company, and who is busi- ness manager of that company, has assigned, Liabilities are stated to be over 25,000, and itis expected that the ussets will realize 100 cents on the dollar, Ly~Y, Mass., Jan. 13.—The Pard Co.opera- tive shoo manufacturing company assigned today. No statement yet given. FixnLay, 0., Jan. 18, —Three firms went to the wall tonight—the grocery of A. J. Bish, the general store of Buker and the shoe tablishment of Weckley Brothers, In each instance the habilities ave largely in - excess cess of the assets, @ —_———— A South Dakota 8ank Insolvent. MiNNEAPOLIS, Minn,, Jan! 13,—The Trib- une's special from Sioux Falls, “Procecdings were begun-in the United States court today for the appointment of a receiver for the Bank of Canton, at Cantos which closed yesterday, The bank has 500,- 000 capital, * Phe petitionors allege thi Charles B. Kennedy, the president, fraudu- lently mismanaged the affairs of the bauk and that it is insolvent, el S thusiastic Reception of Parnell. t the meeting of the National league held here today Parnell was glven an enthusiastic reception. A dispateh from Longsford say that there has been split in the National league party in that locality. A division there taken upon the question of a voteof confidence in Par- nell shows that there were 150 Parnellites and 105 McCarthyites present. e The Weathar iorecast. For Omaha and vieisity—Fair; sightly colder, For Nebraska and Towa—Falr: colder, ex- cept stationary temperature fn southwestern Nebraska: sonthwesterly winds, For South Dakota—F warmer; westerly winds, HEL 28 8 D The Death Boll. Bostox, Mass, Jan. 13,-Captain J. B, Thomas of the Standard sigar refluery and the Boston trustec of the sugar trust, died this morning, south- WAITING FOR A QUORI Last Night's Conncil Meet! g Fails to Materialize. SCOURING THE CITY FOR ABSENTEES, President Lowry and Eight Demo- crats Hold the fort ana Patiently Wait for Daylizhe There's a big row on in the council At8 o'clock last night, when Presidont- elect Lowry eallad the meoting to order, nine democrats were present, but not a re- publican was in sight. Mr. Cooper, demo- crat, was.also absent, leaving one man short of a quorum. Tlie members prosent formed into groups with interested spectators wondered what it all meant. President Lowry announced that the coun- cil had met for business and would remain while the sergeant-at-arms went out and cap- tured a fow absentees, Ed O'Conner, the new sergeant-at arms, made a sortie, but returned in half an hour with the report that the other nine members of the council were supposed to be dead. “We'll eamp right here until a qiorum is secured if it takes until tomorrow night, or until Saturday night,” said President Lowry, and the crowd in the lobby cheered. Cards were produced and the members of the councik who were present, with their friends, soon had a hulf dozen high five games in full blast, During the progress of the card contests thecause of the shortage of members, nume themselves and fcally speaking, was discussed, It was” flually pretty well understood that the wholo affair was the re sult of an cffort that is being made bY some of the mombers of the council to re tain Harry Counsman as deputy clork other republicans in the city cler’s office Harry is a republican and the demovrats want’ to supplant him_ by forcing John Groves, the clerk, toappoint a democrat. The appointment of a'deputy has to be confirmed by the counciland Counsman’s friends hoped 10 win over two republicans by some clever maneuvering. Mr. Cooper was compelled to bo absent from the meeting, and, with Chaffee and Davis out of ' the city, the other members in favor of retaining Counsman saw a chance to block the procecdings by staving out, and probably by this weans force the democrats to a compromise, At2 o'lock La O'Connor, the sergeant- at-arms, came in, accompanied by Couns- man, and said he haa visited several of the councilmen’s homes and found thut they were either out of tho city orin bed, He had no authority to break 1mito their houses and could not bring them to the council chamber unless he had some means of getting them out of bed. “Go and try a “It is 1o us ing to do cil, but I wi drag him out here at this hour of the nieht.’ Tam a member of this council,” shouted Elsasser,” and 1 demand that the sergeant- at-arms be made to obey the chairman o be i od.)? This created a groat hubbub, and oll the men in_the room were suddenly crowded around Lowry to hear what should be done with the sergeant-at-arms. Osthoff took O°Connor's part, sa 1 in,”” said Low said O'Connor. ““T am will- nything reasonable for this coun- not break into a man's house to ing that [it. was. unreasonable and ridiculous to ask him to hour. Counsman ventured to say a word in behalf of the sergeant-at-arms and Councilman Tuttle answered him sharply. The words began to fly hot and fast, and Counsman became quite angry. Tuttle was on his mettlein a flash, Couns- man pulled his coat, and a personal encoun- ter was only averted by several of the coun- cilmen stepping between them, Lowry smoothed the rufied cdges down by a few timely words of advice te both, then the card tables were made the centor of interest. It was generally conceded by ail members of the council, including Elsasse that it was unreasonable to expect the se geant-at-arms, to bring anybody in until morning, “As soon as daylight comes,” to the sergeant-at-arms, *y the absentees, “All others will remain here until we get a quorum. Your deal,” said the president passing the cards to Tuttle, and on went the game, €0 out after the absentces atthat aid Lowry ou will bring in Ll Nat'onal Capital Notes, WasniNGToy, Jan. 13.—The report on the house apportionment bill was presented to the senate today. Davis, Berry and Blodgett unite in a minority report that Arkansas, Minnesota, Missouri and New York ought to have each one more representative than pro- vided by the bill. A bill passed the senate today to transfer officers of the army from the limited to the unlimited lst of the retived list. It will re- sult in the immediate’ transfer of ninety oificers and result in placing fifty of the sixty oficers now ineligible for retirement on the limited list. . Released from Custody. Burt Alley, the young man who was ar- rested upon the chargo of arson, was acquit- esterday in police court. The evidence was extremely vague and was deemed of no consequence by Judge Helsle 5. S. Alloy of Wilber, father of the young man,uppeaved in his son’s behalf and had no difieulty in showing that there was no reasonable grounds for his arrest, dE e il A Double Murder in Missourl. JerrersoN Crty, Mo, Jah. 13.—Meager de- tails of a double murder come from Tuscum- bia. Mrs. Freeman quarreled with one Faulkerson and fired a charge of shot into his breast. Faulkerson snatched the gun from the woman and before e expired mor- tally wounded her, A Sheriff Short. Proris, TIL, Jan. Experts who have been examining the accounts of ex-Sheriff Noel made an informal report today showing ashortage in the neighborhood of 11,000, The sheriff says be will make the shortag good., LAt owed Onder and Starving. 13.~ Advices from Algiers state that the French military force has been snowed up n Terney pass. A larg ach- ment has boen sent out to tey and reliove the iuhabitants of Terney, who are snowed up and starving, e Mitchiell Renominated, , Jan, 18.—In the joint caucus Sen SavLem, Or of the republicans of the house and senate tonight Mitchell was nominated by acclama. tion for United States senator to succeed biwseif, e Senator Stanford Succeeds Himself, Sackamexto, Cal, Jan, The two branches of the legislature in separate ses- sion today formally elected Seaator Stanford United States senator, —— Killed by Giant Powder, Deavwoon, 8. D., Jan. 15.—Harry Lewls, Dennis Stmonds and Joseph Hughes wero killed today by an accidental explosion of glant powder. e Texas Lawmakers C Avstin, Tex., Jan, 18.—~The legislature convened today. The senate completed fts corganization ang the house will do so tomor- rOW. nvene, St —— Big Salt Luk re, Savr Laxe, Utah, Jan, 15,--[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee. ] —The Co-operative furni- OUORUY. | | ture company, o part of the fame co-operative” mercantile institution, was burned out today. The blazo startod ' in the cellur and was caused by an exploding lamp. The loss was §150,0005 fusurance, £50,000 Several Hremen were overcome by the smoke, Assistant Clifef Levy being rescic from his position in the third'story with §th . ‘catest difculty, " - - MUTILATED THE CORY s Zion's A Salt Lake Case Which Exe ts Indignation. Lakr. Utal, Jan, | to Tur Bry,|-On Richard M. Johuson, who | the previous night for found dead 1 his bunk. The deceased burled on Monday. Edwin Johnso brother of the deceased, had the ro i Sar Fram Sunday A been arve drunken il Tole- morning ed was was a s dis- sterred this morning and taken to J. B, I 1088, lor's undertaking establishment, Mr. John- son safd to a reporter was not informed of the death of my brother until Isaw it in the paper, yester- day. They say he was arrested for dranken- ness, but i have my doubts about it. Phere wais 1o inquest held, so far as [ have been able to find out. Such a burial as was given my brother! here Mo s in acheap box, with nothing. on but a shirt and socks. He was one of the best known men in the place. The body was washod and the fact dis- closed that it was badiy mutilated, some one evidedtly having been practicing suvgery upon it.* Ross & Evans, who do the business for the coroner, cluim they know nothing of it, but an investigation will be had. It is sus- pected that some amateur was trying his hand at dissection. There is considerably citement over the affair The Snap was spoiled, Saur Lake, Utah, Jan, 13— Special Telo- gram to Tue Bee|—It has just come out that on the day of Emma Abbott's death her maid carried down into the hotel boiler room @ 1ot of new shoes and underwear and a sealskin sacque, the property of the deceased prima donna, ana vequested the fireman to buri them. He took them and said he would do so, at the same time thi what 1 snap he hiad struck. The maid started to go away but turned and came buck, remarkhe that be would watch themn bu and she did This action was in accord with' Miss A bhott's Will. which provides that ler wardrobe should be burned, Wi A for Outlook. local trade journal the combination of The Chiicaa says tho b ood; that they met two weeks ago in Pitts- burg and formed a plan of consolidation, and now that session s being continued in’ Chi cage. The Columbin wire company has been incorporated under tne favorable laws of Kentucky, a stock book opened and substan- tially all the manufucturcrs except the Wi bura-Moen company ara or will be subsc ers, The new company will cont Bark Jan, 13 outlook rbed wire manufacturers in the country is all patents, contracts, ete., issue new licenses and establish prices On Trial t <y. Prrrsnvre, Pa., Jan. 13.—Rov. J, R. Milli- gan of the Allegheny Reformed Presbyterian church was on trial by the presbytery today, charged with lieresy. the. conclusion of his trial Rov, A. W. for the sume offense. Several tho accused, with five other adopted a platform recognizing tho v vote for public officers. For this the ters were tried and suspendod from church, and Rev. Mr. Milligan is now raigued. A splitn the chuich is feared if the'suspended ministers ave not reiustated by the gencral synod. MecClurkin will be tried months ago ministers, t to minis- the S e A Leading Citizen Dead, Deabwoon, 8. D, Jan, 13.—|Special Tele: gram to Tus Bee,)—News has just been re- ceived here of the death, at Sata Barbara, Cal,, last night, of J. IK. . Millor of this city, aged' about forty-cight years, Mr. Miller was president of the Deadwood Central rail- way, of the Deadwood & Delaware smelter compuny and was largely iaterested in min- ing enterprises lereabouts. It was due maiuly to bis individual efforts that tho B, & M. und the Fremont, Elkborn & Missouri Valley railvouds were 'Induced to build to Deadivood. Insurance Comp in tes Fooled. Ciicaco, Jan. 18.—Outside insurance com- puies doing business m Llinois without a state liconso met a sharp,set-back today. J. F. Powell, a cotton factor of Missis- sippi, insured £200,000 worth of cotton with several of these companies he The cotton burned and when Powell ies cooly re void, as thoy in this state, demanded the insurance compa jolned that. the_ policies we had no right to do_business e Anthony held today that they could ake advantage of 4 prolibition not to do business without authority from the state. Thawed Giant Powder Deapwoon, 8. D, Jan. 13,—|Spe gram to Tue Bug. |—Harry Lewis, Don Simmons and Joseph Hawos, thice ‘graders in the employ of the Fremont, Blkhorn & Missouri Valley railway,were instantly killed this morning by an cxplosion of eighteen sticks of giant powder. Thoy were thawing it out before a fire ata camp near Silver City, four miles above Dadwood. The bodies were horribly mangled, m— The Chihan Naval Revolt Loxnoy, Jan. 13.—Further advices from Chili confirm the statement to tie Chilian minister here to the effect that only a por- tion of the Chilian fleet is in revolt and tho army continues to remain loyal to the goy. ernment, The government is taking ener getic measures to repress the disturbance. MU Destitution in Kansas. Lawnexcr, Kan,, Jan, 14.—J, H. Shirley of Northfield, Sherman county, in western Kansas, is in the city soliciting ald for desti- tute scttlers. Crops have failed for five years and now they are actually dying from dostitution, starving from want of food and freezing for want of clothing and fuel. - Three Kilted by an Explosion. Asuiaxp, Pa., Jan, 13.—Martin Sneger, John Smith and C. Bolish were instantly killed aud another man badly wounded by the explosion of a locomotive boiler at Gor- don this evening, e A Chipoewa Indian to Hang, Mavisox, Wis,, Jan. 18, —John Youngman, a Chippewa Indian convicted in the United States district court for criminal assault on a five-year-old girl, was today seutenced to bo hanged April 5, Flack Will G t a New Trial, ALnasy, N. Y., Jan, 13.—The courtof ap peals has granted a uew trial to ex-Sherifft Flack and Wiltiam Flack, convicted of spiracy to securc a divor: former. = tsaiy Amelio Kiv s lmproved. Pamws, Jan, 13, -Amelie Rives, the Ameri- can authoress, has improved in the last few days. She is suffering from severe bronchi- tis and not consumption . ™ MoxtrEAL, Jan, pmises owned by R. B. Angers, tenanted by a number of firms, burued last nignt. The loss amounts to $125,000, S A Bril'fant Reception WasmNGTON, Jan. 13.—The recention given by President and Mrs, Harr tonight to the diplomatic corps was a brilliant one, el Oapturs of an lowa Burglar, New Youk, Jan. 18.—William Warren, a Fayette county, Towa, burglar, is being held by the police awaiting a requisition. —_— NUMBER 210, | They Are Al fu it According to the State Supreme Conrt, THE BASIS OF THAYER'S CLAIM, Chief Justice Cobh Ronders the Opine fon Orally and Throws in a Few Side Ren A Sumimons tesy Lixcory, Nub,, Jan. 13, [Special Tolegram to Tur Bee On convening this morning [ the supreme court announced its decision al- { lowing the quo warranto procecdings ngainst { Governor Boyd to go on file and the summons to issue. The ruling was by Chief Justice Cobb and was oral. Follow phic report st Friday morning application was mado to file an information in the nature of & quo warranto by John M dnst Jame Boyd. Wo have given an ¢ is 0 steno- Thayer a )} opportunity of passing, and as these matters been are of groat importance to the parties in court as well as to the people gone ally, we have concluded, as mero matter of form and procecding, and as o matter of notice as well as of junisdiction, to indicate that u summons may ‘be issued, re- turnuble according to the statutes governing the issuance of summons in the district court heres and we have determined in consultue tion that I should say thut if it should appear av any time in the course of these proceedings that the person who was elected licutenant governor at the lust clection should desire to intervene in this proceeding, in view of decision in a certain way as to ihe eligibility of the present incumbent of the executive oftice, that the court will allow such interyen- ticn; and furthermore, while it may scom somewhat out of place that what I um upout to say should come from . this place, yet we have’ deemed it advisable that it should bo said, that during the pendency of these pro. ceedings, so far as the mattér may ever be directed by this court, unless we should be advised differently from what we now ar that the relator will lose nothing by and orderly submission to the present order of things growing out of the nition of Juuies . Boyd as the legal governor, as now recognized by this court and ull departments of the state government ‘The heariug may be vostponed five weeks. The summons is returnable on the second Monday after issue and the defendant has quict until the third Monday thereafter to answer. The Information. The ground upon which ex-Governor Thayer, by his attorneys, bases his claim to the oftice of governor are contained in the in- formation. the full text of wiich is given Lerewith John M. Thayer, in his own behalf, prose- cutes this ac toruey general, having the same and gives the and be informed; 1. Ou the Tuesday next suceseding tho first Monday of November, of the year 5SS, he, the said Johin M. Thayer, was, und for more than two vears next preceeding that time had been a Citizen of the United States, aud of this state, and then had and now has all the qualifications required by law 1o hold the on, George H Hustings, the at- fused to pro to coute undeestand court oftice of governor of the state of Nebraska. 2 At the genoral election of this state, at the date aforesaid, for the election of BOV= ernor and all state oficers, in accordance with the provisions of the constitution and laws of this state, he was duly electod gov- ernor; that he duly qualified gand entered u) the duties of said oftice on the first ‘Thursday after the first Tuesday in January, 1880, and ever since en has exercised and now exercises the duties of said oftice, 8. ‘That his said _election aud oath of ofiice as governor made it his duty to hold his of- fice for tho term of two years from the first ‘Thursday after th fivst Tuesday in the Juu- uary next after his eleetion and untal his suceessor should be elected and qualified., 4, That there was heid another goneral clection of tais state on the Tucsday next succeeding the fiest Monday of Novemiber in the year 1860, for the election of governorand other officers, and the returns of said election for the ofticers of the executive department were, as required by the coustitution, sealed upand transmitted by the returning officors 10 the secretary of the state, directod to tho speaker of the house of representalives, who, dia, on the Sih day of January, 1501, immedi- ately after the organization of the house and before procecding to other business, open and publish tho same, in tho presence of a ma- Jority of each house of the legislature, who were for that purpose assembled in the hall of the house of reprascitutiy 5. That said returns so sealed up trans- mwitted, opened and published, showed that the whiole number of votes cast at siid gon- eral election for the several persons for for theoftice of govornor nggrogated 2040005 that of said number of votes so cast for BOV- ervor James B, Boyd reccived 71,3315 J. H. Powers received 70,187; L, D. Richards re- ceved 63,578, and there were scattering diiand James B Boyd, being the person waving the highest' number of yotes or the oftice of rwis by said speaker de- laved duly elected governor for the term of two yoars from the first Thursday ufter the rst Tucsday of - Junuary, 1801, and until his successor shiull be elected und qualiied. And velator exhibits herowith and makos part tiereof a duly certified and autbeuticated copy of said returns, 6. 'That ther the suid James K. Boyd took the oath o > required 1o be taken by the exccutive 5 belore they enter upon their official dutics, and las usurped and invaded the ofice of governor of Ne- braska and has ualawfully attempted and now unlawfully attempts o told the said oMce and perform the duties of governor of braska, and will continue o do so unless ousted therefrom by the judgment of this houorable court. But the relator fuvther gives the court to understand and be informed that the said Jamies £ Boyd was uot at the time of his said protended election on the said Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday of Novem- ber, 1800, @ citizen of the United States, and use ke was uot, us afore. aid, A citizen of the United States he was ot then eligible 1o the oftice of govergor of this state, and as vet o per- son_eligible therato has been clected and qualified to suc the bounden duty of” the re to hold and continue in the ofice of governdr until some son eligible thereto shall be elected and litied a5 his succossor; that in truth and in fact the said James 1. Boyd was born in reland, of alien pareuts, i about the yoar 15545 that he was brought 1o this country when about ten years of age by his father whose name was and is Josepli Boyd, who settled i about the year 15+ at Zunchville, Muskingum couuty, in the state of Ohlo, where he has ever since resided and now sides that the suid Joseph Boy the said James K, Boyd, bas never sin came 1o this country and settied ut % ville, O, vesided at any othoer place. L your informant; and it is ato ¢ he nes- haton March 5, 158, av and during the Feoruary (1340) torm of the common plens court of said Muskingum ty, in the state of Ohio, the said Joseph Boyd,” a native of Ircland, and father, as aforcsald of the said Jarg Boyd, aud when the said James E, Boyd was about fifteen years ot court, declared it to be his bona fid tion to become a citizen of the United and to renounce and abjure forever all alleg- funce and fidelity 1o every foreign prinoe tentate, stato or croiguty whatsoe and particularly the queen of Great Britain | and Ireland, And the following is a true and full copy of the journal entry from said come mon pleus court of said Muskinguin county, Olio, showing such declaration of intention, age, in open inten- | to-wit: The State of Ohlo, Muskingum vouuty. s, 10 the common pleas conrt, FeOruiry torm, 1830, Journal volume “T," pugo 187, Certified cony of journul entry. Monduy, Mireh 5, 1840, Page ¥, This duy e Into open court Wills i Riches nailve of England, wud | Joseph Hoyd und Vatrick Jordon, nutivis of Iroland, | nud ontheir ouths respectively be bon fide their intention to b | of the United Stites, wod to rer dee ll‘ 1w it oluider wice un B