Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 17, 1891, Page 1

J 4 GEN. JILES' WHITE ELEPHANT, ] 'With the Indians All in He Evidently Don't N A - #fforts to promote hamony among the Indians “40 school. ( Short Bull said that he had been in trouble THE OMAHA gz 'TWENTIETH YEAR. OMAHA., SATURDAY MOR G, JANUARY DaiLy BEE. Know What to Do. FEW (MORE GUNS SURRENDERED. Hundreds oo ther Arms Belleved to Be Concealed by the Crafty Hostiles—How to Disarm Them the Question, Pixe Rinae Acexcy, 8. D., (via Rushville, Neb.,) Jan. 16, —[Special Telegram to Tue Bri. |—The question which seems uppermost in the mind of everybody around the agency today is whether or not General Miles will $nsist upon the comnlete disarming of the In- dians. [t is a question to whichno answer can be obtained. This morning it was as- serted on good authority that General Miles had ordered civilians out of the hostile camp “use he intended to disarm the Indians it he had to shell thelr camp to accomplish his purpose. The general could net be seen to verify the statement. Adjutant General Corbin was asked if Gen- eral Miles had issued such an order, but he ‘wouid neither admit nor deny that such a de- termination had been decided upon. Solong, he claimed, as the arms were beiug delivered by the Indians, there was no necessity to use force to compel a more speedy giving up of the weapons. It was the patient general who accomplished the most and Gen- eral Miles was supposed to be patient.so long ®5 tho Indians seemed disposed to comply with his demands, This morning about twenty Tudians came mto the agency under Little Hawk, a dilapi- 'd looking sport in a _battered te hat and surrounded by thirty-one guns, some Winchesters and some as old as the lood. The weapons were received in the name of General Miles and turned over to Agent Pierce and tagged with the owners' and chief’s name for safo keeping. The delegation was as motleyv a crowd of crafty warriors as mortal ever gized npon, They would not_hesitato to re- peat the treachery of Wounded Knee and Agent Pierce wisely prevented all civilians from standing around them during the sur- render, They kept their cyes steadily fixed upon General Miles' headquarters and scemed disappointed because he did not appear. Their eclothing was _not an..r.-mJ"u.m no one doubted that they bore hidden arms which they would not hesitate to usoin case of emergency. Thus fa one guns have beea turned over so farout of atleast 1,500, which the hostiles are believed 10 Dosses: Ex-Agent Royer returned today after an absence of several days, wi THE AFTERNOON COUNCIL. any Spoeches Made and Much Good Expedt: d to Result, D. (via Rushville, Neb) [Special Pelogram to Tur Bri, |- This afternoon oue of the most significant was made in the council to which reference wis made in this morning's telegrams. The gathering took place at the instance of the Ogallalas, and was held in what is known as ‘Loater’s camp,” in the vicinity of the friendlies, Six hundred Brules wero present. The formev had prepared il the viands. The ouly white man present was Lieutouant Taylor, Niuth cavalry, commander of the famous Ogallala Chiefs Standing Soldier, American Horse, Standing Bear, Fast Thunder, Spotted Horse, White Bhrdand Bad Wound. Ameg the Brules were Chiefs Short Bull, Kicki Bear, High Pipe, Iron Bull, Turning Bear and Two Strike, Anerican Horse reviewed the civeum- stances which had led up to the present dificulty and had impelled General Miles to issue his order disarming the Indi- ans He suld the order ought to be complied th and that they should return to their homes and bring their young men to respect their good white friends ; dissuade them from violence and compel their children to return with the whites before, but that he had sigued a treaty which always promptec him to be & good friend of the white man. A great many of the Rose- bud Indicns wanted to come to Pine Ridgeagency becauso they. knew they would be treated better there. Rosebud was in .a hole. They “were starved there sometimes. They wanted toleave it and live with their brother8 in one place. People carried lies about the Indians when they were separated. They wanted tolive in one family and then everything would beall right. High Pipe and Two Strike also spoke. They were followed by Standing Soldier, a fine young man of the” Taylor scouts. He sald that some had come to the agency to make trouble and had killed friendly Indians ; that they had caused the soldiers to be sent against thom and made General Miles com- mand them to lay down their arms. He hoped ol of them would comply with the order, because it iould bring peace again. A short time ago he - had brought to White Hat (Licutenant Taylor) a good many of Sitting Bull's men, They were now in thecamp of the scouts, Wuen they were brought in they had givenun thelr arms and were to remain and had been well treated and their ponies bad been fed with grain sud Cany. 1€ Big Foot andhis band had come in, they would have been treated in tho samd manner, The trouble which killed him and his people was brought on him by his own people. If they wero here now, '.h'.-xal would tell them something. Dr. lcGillicuddy them gave them s talk in which he pointed out the errors which they had made in the rmm the bud leaders they bad followed and he result which had followed them, He gave tham good advice and encouraged them to oboy the regulations in the future, Floutenont Taylor was asked to speak and said that ho know very many Ogullalas and was satisied that they were friendly. He did not know tue Brules 80 woll, but Tolt that there were many good and brave men among them who would listen to reason. The trouble they had ex- perienced had been occasioned by variety of circumstances. In the greater rt of the Indian troubles, he had obseryed hat the Indiaus had always good nse for bringing iton, He thought they had had somo excuse in this instance, The trouble was now over and if they wished K, remain in peace, all they ad ¥ do was o comnply witl the order of General Miles. Those who had good sense and judgment should sot an ex- ample to, and control the young men, of whom he knew many, who'lived in their tribes. They had turned in very few guns and everyboly knew that ‘they had man, more, It w now the middle of winter, The Great Spiriv had ven thom extraordinary good weather, dif- lering from all other winters, 1f a blizard should now come up their cnildren und ‘women would die and they and the soldiers ‘would suffer, He hoped they would immedi- ataly comply with General Miles’ order so that J the soldiers could soon go home and be com- fortable. If they complied with General Miles’ order, some of them would be allowed 1o go to Washington tothe great father and state their grievances to him. He closed by :llunl that their rights would be recoguized ¥ the present officers who had been placed over them, The council elosed in the best possible Dbuwmor, sud it was uoticed thut some of the | Brules had heard argumentsand facts against their rebellious course to which they at- tached considerable importance. The best result is expected of the council by the peopio at the agency, A delegation of Nebraskans visited Gen- eral Forsytho today, and assured bim that the peoplo of thestate sustained him in all he had done to break up the war, Colonel Cody returned to Rushvilleon his way home this afternoon. AW ND STORM, It Adds to the Disc Pine I dge Agency. Prve Rioe Acexcy, S. D, (via Rush- ville, Neb.), Jan. 16.—[Special Telegram to Ttk Bee. | —This afternoon a wind storm ore- vailed fn the agency, ralsing the dust in clouds, and rendering it' almost impossible to traverso the streets, Great activity, how- ever, prevailed. Detachments and wagon trains for sipplios arrived from the neigh- boring camvs; bucks and squaws fringed tho agency fences and hung with patience and in misery around the storesof the In- dian traders, The most prominent arrival was General Carr, the veteran commander of the Sixth cavalry, who figured so prominently 1n sev- eral Indian campalgns and especially in that of 18%. He met a number of gal- lant officers who served with him at the same time, the meeting being tho first which had taken place for many years. The general, with nine troops of cavalry, com- prising about five hundred men, s stationed at the heef corral, about & mile and o half from this place, They will thero await orders. It was rumored that they would bo sent as escort to the Cheyennes from this place to Tongue river agency. This rumor, however, isnot credited. The regiment has done so much jumping from post to post for the past seventeen years that it s likely, when it teaves this place, it will return hotie Several of the commands now in the fleld are patiently a bofore tho sev mforts of Life at aiting orders to return home ro weather, which is prophe- sied shall be exporienced. Thus far, how- ever, the necessury orders from Washington ha7e not arrived. The Cheyennes under Standing Elk and Little Chief which left here this morning on their march to the Tongue river agenc: distance of about four hundred miles, are ac- companied by Captain Ewers who, prior to Captain Pierce’s arrival, had been i charge of the Indians surrounding the agency. merly agent for these tribes was respected them. They will have no military escort. The captain’s duty, among other things, will bo to satisfy along the route that the Cheyennes ave peaceable and that no danger need be appre- ended from them. This transfer ismade in pursuance of the agreement _entered into a Tewv months ago by Goneral Miles and Coms missioners K. D.” Smalley of Vermont and John Zephas of South Dakota. The agree- ment was made at the request of the Chey- ennes, who could not live in - peace and quiet with the Sioux. Captain_ Cyrus A, BEarnest, G com- pan) Eighth infantry, who has acting s commisary of subsistence of Indian prisoners of war, ha in charge, fifty-fivecf the survivors of Big Foot's band, sixty-three of White Eyebrow’s, twenty-three of Big Thunder's, seven of Yellow Hair's and 153 Brules who remained here whenthe hegeira took place. These, he is supplying with rations which will keep them from starvation. No arms were received this afternoon from the hostile chiefs, General Brooke, with the command men- tioned in yesterday’s dispatches, still occu- ples the old Indian camp, two miles south of lace, th Colonel Wheuton flanking Colonel Shafter of the First still commands the troovs within the agenc) THE WOUND ED KNEE BATTLE. Report of Elaine Goodale, Supervisor of Education at Pine Ridge. WaAsmiNGTON, Jan, 16.—The commissioner of Indian affairs has received from Elaine Goodale, supervisor of education at Pine Ridge, a report on the battlo at Wounded. She says the Indians had mno intention of fighting; that the first shot was fired by & young and irresponsible Indian, and in- discriminate firing by the military followed. She thought the killing of some of the Iudian women unavoidable, but the fact that the dead Indian bucks were found lying togethe: while thedead squaws and children were found scattered about for a distance of two miles tends to show that it was wilful, Miss Goodale goes on to say that she was not a witness of the Wounded Knee fight and that her information has been obtained_from the Indians’ who were engaged in it, and from halfbreeds. The testimony of the sur- vivors of Big Foot's band, she says, is to the effect that the Indians did not deliberately plan resistance. The demand for their arms was o surprise to them, but the majority of them chose tosubmit’ quietly. The tepees had heen searched and alarge number of guns, knives and hatchets confiseated, when the searching of the persons of the men was begun. _The women say that they, too, were searched, and the knives which they alwi carry for domestic purposes taken from them. ‘A number of men sur- rendered thelr rifles and cartridge belts, when one young man, whe is described as a good-for-riothing voung fellow, fired a singlo shot, ‘This called for a volloy from the troops, and the firing and confusion became general. Miss Goodala does not credit the statement that the women carried arms and participated in the fight. “There is no doubt,” she says, ““that the mafority of the women' and child: ren hadno thought of anything but fi ght. They were pursued up the Tavines and shot wi indiscriminately by the soldiers.” The killing of the women ata children was, m part, unavoidable, owing to the confusion, but 'Miss Goodale thinks it was in many cases doliberate. ‘The scouts who buried the dead report eighty-four bodies of men aud boys, forty-four women and eighteen young children. ' Some were carried off by tlie hos- tiles, A number of prisoners, chiefly women, havo since died of their wounds and more will follow. A party who visited the battle- field on January 1 apd brought in seven, re- port that nearly all the bodies of the 'men were lying close to Big Foot's tent, while the women and children were scattered along a distance of two milos from the encounter. The report concludes: *“Themain reflec- tion which occurs to me in connection with this most unfortunate affair is that the same thing should not be allowed to happen again, The {eresponsible action of one hot-headed youth should not be & signal for a general and indiscriminate slaughter of the unarmed and helpless.” HE SLEEPS, SLEEPS, g Little Chief, the Cheyenne, is Always a Gooa Indian. PixE Ripae Aaexcy, 8. D, (via Rushville, Neb.), Jan. 16 —[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.] —The correspondents who had made proparations to leave the seat of war today have changed their plans, in the light of events, and will remain a few days longer. The promise of the hostiles to sur render their arms is proving as big o fraud 8s the bluff made by them in that direction at Wounded Knee. General Miles this morning declared all show of sur- rendering their arms, so far, to be a gigantio farce and he showed undisguised disappoint- ment. However, the fudians will be given further opportunity to come to time, but come they must, soouer or later, General Miles wday made another request in addition to his oficial orders, that no re- porters or citizens go near the camps of the hostiles. This request was made principally to ward agalnst the possivility of treach- ery and 1t give the Indians no chace to give vent to CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE. THE EAST OMAHA BRIDGE. Material Amendments Made to the Bill Be- fore Submission to the Senate. IT MUST HAVE RAILROAD FACILITIES. Trouble Experienced by the Internal Revenue Bureau in Arranging for Payingthe Bounty on Maple Sugar. WasmiNeroNy Bureav Tie Osans Ben, } 518 FourtreNTit Sthesr, WasiiNGtoN, D. O., Jan, 16, Senator Manderson made material amend- ments to the Omaha low bridge bill before ho introduced it in the senate today. The meas- ure as presented in the house by Mr. Reed of Towa did not compel the bridge company to construct a railway bridge, and as it was pre- sented by Mr. Manderson the structure must have railroad facilities boyond any question of doubt. Senator Manderson says he does not want any more miscarriages on a bridge for railroad as well as wagon and pedestrian facilities, The titie of the bill as it was in- troduced in the house is as follows: “‘Author- izing the construction of a diaw. street rail- way, motor and pedestrian bridge over the Missouri river near Omaha, Neb.” As pre- sented 1n the senato today the title of tho measure is as follows: ‘‘Authorizing the construction of a railroad, street railway, motor and pedestrian bridge over the Mis. souri river mnear Council Bluffs, Ta.” At the end of the first section Senator Manderson inserted the following so as to place the question of railroad facilities be- yond a peradventure of doubt: ‘‘And all railroads reaching the Missouri river near said point shall have unobstructed approach to and passage over said bridge for engines, cars and tralus at reasonable charges and rates of toll.” At the end of the third sec- tion of the house bill is this provision: ‘“Provided, further, that said company may construct @ wagon, motor and foot bridge alone, and in case of the construction of a wagon, motor and foot bridge ounly, the draw may be of the Same length as herein pro- vided,” ete. Senator Manderson has in his bill stricken out this provision, as he regards it as prima facie evidence that the company roposing tho construction, of this new ringe is not sure that it will provide rail- road facilities, and the senator says that if & mnew bridge is constructed it must have railroad as well as other facili- ties 80 as to permit all railroads to enter Omaha upon an equally just basis, Senator Manderson believes that the bill can pass congress at thi session, and he is determined to make a strong pull in the senate at once, THE BOUNTY ON MAP! The bureau of internal r great deal of difficulty in arranging for the payment of the bounty on maple sugar nder the provisions of the McKinley bill every farmer who manufactures more than five hundred pounds of maple sugar annually may collect a bounty of 1§ per cent upon maple sugar that is over 80 per cent pure, and 2 cents per pound upon that which is 90 per ceatpure, But there are a great many difficulties in the way of carrying out the law. In the first place the statute itself is ambiguous regarding the time when this bounty shall commence, It provides in one place that the bounty can_ be collected upon all sugar manufactured after April 1, 1801, but in another place, where it provides for Penm attendant thereto, the appropriation s not made available until July 1 next, so that it would seem 1mpossible for the presi- dent to appoint deputy collectors before July 1, although they must enter upon their duties April 1. Another difficulty in the way of collecting the bounty is found in making" the polariscopic tests, A deputy collector will evidently beobliged to go around with a polariscope in his buggy from house to house during the sugar season and personally ex- amine the whole make, or the farmer will haye to bring samples to the oftice of the nearest collector of internal revenue, Then, again, there are no provisions for protecting the government against fraud. No man can callect the bounty unles he manu- factures more than five hundred | pounds a year, but there is nothing to prevent a neighborhood ot farmers club- g together and pooling their sugar so as to produce the limit jointly in the name of one of their number and dividing the bounty after it is paid, nor is there any way to pre- vent o farmer from buying up all the syrup in his neighborhood #nd manufacturing it into sugar, There are also a number of other difficulties in the way of a successful enforcement of the law which the officlals of the internal revenue bureau are now usmg all their ingenuity to overcome, THE INDIAN DEPREDATIONS BILL, In the senate today during the morning hour Senator Paddock called up the Indian depredations bill. Senator Cockrell of Mis- souri objected to its consideration because he said it would occupy more time than the five minutes allowed ?nr debate and that it would be impossible to do justice to a subject of this importance in thav time. Senator Paddock pevsisted and won the fight, The bill was taken up and discussed for five min- utes and then went on the calendar as un- finished business, where consideration may be resumed at any time, 5 The committee on Indian’ depreaation claims was organized with the present con- gress for the purpose of considering specially the various bills on the subject which had peen introduced from time to time. Inmedi- ately upon the organization of the committoe the bills were taken up and discussed, It has been generally believed that the creation of some special commission or tribunal to in- vestigate the Indian depredation claims would prove the surest and quickest way to their payment, but a bill was finally formu- lated during the last session of the “senate to impose the duty of iuvestigation upon the court of claims and conjoiutly upon the fed- ‘eral district and circuit courts under cer- s having a taln limitation. In the meantime the house was considering the same sub- ject and finally passed @ bill providing for the creation of an indepondent. tribunal, which, when it came to the senate, was referred 1o this special commttee, ‘which, after considering, reported it back to the senate with the senate bill as an amend- ment in the nature of a substitute therefor. Senator Paddock is not altogether satisfied, and although acting as chairman of the com- mittee in the absence of Senator Moody, he had charge of the subject todav. He gave notice while the biil was under discussion in the committee that he would reserve the right to offer and vote for amendments. The bill limits the time beyond which in the past the courts may not go to the year 1867, und no claims can be considered w{lich shall not have been presented formally to congress for adjudication beforo tho passage and approval of the bill. The senator pro- oses an amendment to this by fixing the ate for the beginning of these claims back 1859, and he also proposes that ninety days after the passage of the bill shall given for claimants to file their ciaims. Another amendment desired by Sen- ator Paddock relates to the pay- ment of claims already adjudicated, Under the act of 1572 the secretary of the in- terior is authorized through the Indian office and special agents to investigate depredation claims and report the same to congross, whether allowed or dfsallowed. About $5,000,000 of these claims have been reported. Senator Paddock insisted in the committee that immediate provision should be made in this bill for these adjudicated claims. He has had a conference since the bill was con- sidered this moraing with Senator Plumb, who will propose such an amendment as that outlined before each of the amendmentts will be supported by Senator Paddock and other members of the depredatious claims commit- tee of the senate, DEFICIENOY ESTIMATES. Secretary Windom has sent to congress some deficiency estimates, with a recom- wendation that appropriations be made for them. He recommends déficlency appropria- tions as follows: For Iowa postmastors, boing for uncredited amounts : P. A. Ludwick, Kel- loge, 8); J. L. Hammer, Kellogg, $20; A, J. Draper, Lerov, $20; B. Kirby, Loroy, 83, K. E. Oldfriend, Mavathan, $1213 A. G, Camp- bell, Promise City, 87, Deéficiency appropriations arerecommended as follows for Nobraska postmasters: C. W, Stewart, Aliffa, §04; John Schoad, ClfT, .74} B. I, Pickerell, Guernsav, $350; K, W. Har- Maple Creek, $3; G. Moozell, Menzell, 113 W. McState, Stop, 8185 . nerson, ’énmum,. cents; F. T. Hamilton, Verdigris, South Dakota postmasters deficiency I\pnmrrlnllons are recommended ns follows | J. O. Dean, Burdetle, $10; G. O. Sundel Fairborn, #0; J, Wadeland, ' Juli Robert Floorman, Laflia, #15; A. C. Berg, Sherman, 40 cents; F, Catle, Smithville, £, An aporopriation of $408 for a deficiency in the surveyor general’s office of Nebraska and lowa for services from August 1, 1586, to Oc- tober 15, 1886, is recommended. REPRESENTATIVE CARTER ON SILVER, Carter of Montana i chairman of the house committee on mines and mining and a prominent member of the committee on coin- age, weights and measures, which has charge of the free coinage bill ‘nms«-d by the senate. He represonts one of the greatest silver pro- ducing states in the union and is therefore keenly interested and weil versed in the sil- ver guestion. He has not till now believed it was at all likely that & free coinage bill could pass the house, but this afternoon said t your correspondent: “A silver bill will bo reported from the committee on coinage, weights and measures next. woek, It will probably not be the one pussed by the senate, but when it is taken up in the house it will be substituted by an unlimited free coinage bill. Unlimited tree coinage was only de- defeated last session by oi® or two votes, About twenty republicans vated for the Con- ger bill and against unlimited coinage, but thoy will vote for it now. Allof these men were defeated for re-clection |last November, and they ascribe thele defeat largely to their vote upon the silver question, and they now want to roverse their positiod. The bill re- orted from committee may be substituted by the senate bill, in which ®vent no confer- ence will be necessary, but if a conference should be ordered to adjusb the differences botween the houses, the speaker and Vice President Morton, not favoring free coinage, may apvoiut conferces who will force the wo houses to recede and accept some kind of a compromise.” NO FEDERAL AID FOR NEDRASKA, If the Nebraska legislature, as reported, asks a $1,000,000 appropriation from the gov- ernment to relieve the distress among set- tlers in that state, it will be doomed to great disappointment. ‘Such a bill, whatever the amount named, would most. certainly fail to secure enactment, into law. During the last year of Cleveland’s adminisratiou he vetoed a bill calling for $10,000 for drouth sufferers in Texas and was sustaned by congress on the ground that the national government has 10 power to make appropriations for objects local to the states. There 18, no Fn ibility of securing aid from the treaspry for Nebraska sufferers. It is hoped that #ho senate agri- cultural committee amendmeut to the agricul- tural bill drafted by Senator Paddock, which calls for an expenditure of 200,000, may bo- come a law when tacked into tho appropria- tion bill because a veto of flat item would mean a veto of the whole bill, but this is the fullest possible extent of wengressional aid, Iiven this is held by maug of the strongest senators and representatives 1o be a decided wrenching of the constitution in the line of a foderal interforer:ce entirely unwarranted. NERRASKA AND IOWA POSTMASTERS, ; Postmasters were appointed today as fol- ows : Towa—Almont, Clinton'¢ounty, F. C. Helat, vice M. G. Haley. X Nebvraska—Franklin, Fraaklin county, J. L. Thompson, vice J. 00d, resigned; Myrtle, Lincoln county, M, J. L. Baley, vice D. Buok, removed, . * _ MISOEL) “Thie secretary of thénte Goinitted the claim of Lewis A. Baker of Northfield, Neb,, for depredations comimitted in 1856 by Indians, amounting to §5,330, to congress for action. ' ¢ There is u great deal of amusementin the department over a telegram from London saying that a number of British dukes were about to sail for the United States in order to assist Buffalo Bill in putting down the Indians, and the secretary of war1sof the opinion that the kuowiodge of their inten- tions must huve been the cause of the Indian surrender, Perry S, Hearm, St g Nebraska People at Chicago. Cmoaco, Jan. 10, ecial Telegram to Tur Bee.|—The following Nebraska people are in the city: At the Grand Pacific—L. J. Drake, Dan B. Houin, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Wiley of Omaha. At the Wellington—Mrs, 4. H. Sanborn and Miss Sanborn, of Omalia; Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Phillips of Lincolu, At the Tremont—Mr. and Mrs. G, W. Tillotson of Omuha. At the Palmer—Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Bar- nett, Mr, and Mrs, Demutte Swith and Max Meyer of Omana. Fred Nash, general westérn agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, is in the city on business in connection with the threatened strike of operators on his road. E. L. Bierbower, recontly appointed re- ceiver of the Paciflc Short Line, is here in consultation with the general attorney of the r(l;c‘nl on business connected with the receiver- ship, (A An (nterstate Commerce Change. ‘Wasmyeroy, Jan. 16.—The senate com- mittee on interstate commerce today changed the wording of the third section of the pend- ing bill to amend the interstate commerce law by striking out that part of the provision relative to the establishmentof seven through routes over connecting railroads, and substi- tuting therefor the following: “The facil ties to be afforded shallinclude due and rea- sonable receiving, forwarding and delivering by oue carvier atthe request of any other common carrier, or shipper, or consigneo of through trafiic at through rates of fare.” e Burglars Blow Safes, Monse BLurr, Neb., Jan. 16.—[Special Tel- egram to Tue Bee. he grain office of Morse, Rogers & Co., of this place was brok- en into last nightand two safes blown to pieces. Considerable damage was done to the building, books, etg. The Hurglars, however, failed to realize a cent fromitheir transaction, They must have been amateurs or they would not have tackled a grain firm.this year, To Manufacture Kooch's Lymph. ‘WasniNaroy, Jen, 16, rgeon General Hamilton states that the , manufacture of the lymon, according to the Kgch metkod, at the labratory of the New York marine hospital, will be begun as soon as Dy Kingeur arrives home from Berlin. 1f congress appropriates $10,000 for the purpose a labratory will be evectod and the lymph willpe manufactured here also, Found Guilty of lmprudence. Pirrsiurg, Pa,, Jan, 16.4-Rev. J, T. Riley, a Methodist Episcopal minfster of Braddock, Pa, whose trial by achufeh committee has been in progress for two weeks, was found guilty today of imprudened and unministerial conduet, The charges wew preferred by W. T. Minvick, who alleges that Riley alienated the affections of his wife. Differences Satisfactorily Settled. 8r. Louts, Mo, Jap. 16.—A committee of ‘Wabash employes and officials have made a satisfactory settlement of their differences, The new schedule provides for the equaliza- tion of wages and hours of labor over all the ‘Wavash system. — The Death Roll, COPENHAGEN, Jan. 40.~Mrs. Mills, mother- in-law of Clarke E. Carr, United States min- ister to Denmark, died here today, —_— A Colored Murdeérer Hanged. MoxtGomery, Ala, Jan. 16.-John Johu- son, colored, was hanged at Opelika today for the wurder of Jenkins Moore. ANGTHER CARD IS PLAYED. A Union Pacific Order Depriving the Rock Island of Traffic, TROUBLE AHEAD FOR MANY OFFICIALS. Some Connected with St. Paul Roads to Be Indicted ~Useless Talk of the New Western Traflio Association, Cnicaco, Jan, 16.—[Special Telogram to Tur Ber.]—The Hatchinson & South Erie has abolished its divisions with the Rock Island, taking effoct immediately. It is not generally known, but the Union Pacific owns and controls the Hutchinsofid& South Erie,and the notice of the discontinuatee of joint rates came from the Union Pacific goneral oftices. The meaning of tho notice is that the Union Pacide will hereafter turn over ouly consigned traffic to the Rock Island. Any trafiic_unconsigned or originating on thelines will bo sent east via Toledo over the Wabash, or via St. Louis and Memphis, over .the ' Missouri tic. In any event the Rock Island will gev none of it. Unless the Rock Island adopted rotaliatory measures there is noth- ing to do but stand the loss of traffic. No railroad men cared to be quoted on the sub- Not one of them could measure for n satisfactory pool, und new agreement, If the Union Pacific insisted on its present policy. They Only Talked. Cnioago, Jan, 16, —{Special Telegram to Tur Bek,)—The trafiic managers of all lines except the Great Northern in tho new Wost- ern Trafiic association met today. The mect- ing was called primarily to define tho boun- daries of the territory over which the com- mission shall have jurisdiction, but so many other subjects came up that the main question was not reached. It was also deemed unwise to take any positive action without the concurrenco of the Great Northern, us it 15 known that Pres- ident Hill is dissatisfied with_the change by which Mr. Vining takes Mr. Smith’s place as commissioner of the transcontinental associ- tion, The chango was made at the instigation of _ President Hunting- ton, Gould and Manual, and the northern lines are suspicious that they will come out behind in the prospective division of trafic. After the meeting one of the trafic managers said: “The new association has the main difi- culties to conquor, as the pooling of the busi- ness is the one thing lacking in the old as well as the new., It was understood in New York that the whole business was tobe a blind pool in the bands of the commissioners. | I don’t believe their decision will be satis- factory to a solitary line. Then are a hundred or more lines in the te of the: association and only fourteen have signed the agreement. Perhaps wo may do some- thing tomorrow, but today we did nothing but. talk.” Trouble for the St. Paul Officials. Crtcago, Jan, 16, —[Special Teiogram to Tuk Bee.]-Chairman Finley of the Western Pussenger association is still in St. Paul, undera great fire of questions from the United States grand jury about mavipulated passenger rates, So far, the only testimony agaiust the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas Cit and the Albert Lea line n heard, ‘Witnesses deciare that at least four indict- mzm;l wgl be found against officials of as . o An Air Line to the Gulf. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo., Jan, 16.—A capitalist of this city says the plans are almost completed for the formation of a company to build an air line rallrond from Kansas City to Galveston, there to conmect with the Pan-American steamship line. The proposedline will be 200 miles shorter” than any other xoad 1o tho ulf. THE — - —— OPERATORS' STRIKE. Milwaukee Officials Claim Only Sev- enty-Two Men Are Out. MiLwAUKEE, Wis., Jan, 16.—Just seventy- two operators and station agents employed on the lines of the Chicago, Milwaukeo & St. Paul system quit work today. General Man- ager Earling says the road is prepared for any emergency, and at every station whero an operator quit work another is ready to take is place, so that the tele- graphic business of the road suffered no de- luy. Earling also says that of the men out nine are employed in Illinois, sixteen in Min- nesota, one in Dakota and forty-six in ITowa, In Wisconsin not a single man stopped work, aud more than balf of those who did are em- ployed on the divisions in_lowa. The meu involved in this affair really had no grievances and were deceived by the order of rallway telegraphers. There has been no reduction in_salaries, but simply an equalization. It is stated that of the forly- six Towa men who went out, thirty-four were cemployed on the Council Bluffs division. At somie of the Towastations tho wires have been tampered with and switches left open, but no serious delay has-resulted from this, It is claimed by the reprosentatives of the operators that one of the officials’ clerks sid- ing with the strikers carried o telegram to the strikers’ headquarters this morning on the sly which announced a large number quitting. A disvatch from Kansas City says the St. Paul railroad officials there say they have received no word of operators having re- sigued. The Kansas City division is work- ing all right. The local operators are work- ing as usual this morning. The Strikers Confident. Crieago, Jan, 16.—Grand Chief Thurston of the Order of Railway Teiegraphers and the grievance committee of station agents dnd telegraph operators on the lines of the St., Paul road are in conference in this city, Ac- cording to their statement the road 1s seri- ously crippled by the strike. They claim to have advices that 400 of the 450 men on the line are out and that addi- tional resignations are constantly being received by telegraph and mail, makipg the knock-oft practically unanimdus. Tfho fol- lowing list is furnished by Chief Thurston of men goiug out by divisions: Prairie du Chien, 20; Dubuque, 30; Milwaukee & Northern, 16: Green Bay, 30; Council Bluffs, 50; Illinols & Minnesota, &; Hastings & Dakota, 30; Kansas City, 50; Chicago & Council Bluffs, 125; miscellancous, 115, The committec also exprossed its belief that more men will resign. The Situation at Minneapolis. MixNeAroLIs, Minn,, Jan, 10.—Assistant General Superintendent Williams says that of about five hundred telegraph operators on the divisions under him the resignations of just twenty have been received. He stated ihat business was not interrupted in the least, as there were plenty of men to be had, None of the men have goue out here. On lowa and Dakota Division. Masox Ciry, Ia, Jan. 16.—A numoer of telegraph operators on the Towa and Dakota division have struck. Superintendent Cos- grove apprehends no serious difficulty, The plfi? will be filled as fast as they are va- cuted. e ——— A Sad Death. Ciicago, Jan, 10,—Miss Lillian Owen of S0l Smith Russell’s compat.y, who was jour- neying eastward from San Francisco to wed Mr. Charles Kent of Stuart Robson’s com- pany, diod ero today” after a short lllness rom pueumonia. P i e, The Policy Holders Safe, New York, Jan, 16.—The state insurance department iuvestigated the Fidelity and Casunlty company of Now York and roports that if the company was to wind up its busi ness tomorrow all’ policy holders would re. ceive 100 cents on the dollar and all other claims would bo similarly met, The only losers on account of the impairment would be the kholders, who, instoad of huving the full capital of £250,000 returued to them, would each receive ouly & pro rata share of the capital minus the amount of the impairment, viz - EKILLED, E0O. ddent on the ©, M. & St. Near Giard, Ta. Gunn, Ta,, Jan, 16.~A west-bound pas- senger train on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road collided with a frelght near hero tonight. Nine persons wore killed and three fatally injured. The accident was caused by the operator failing to deliver a train ordor, Terrible A DENIED BY COMPANY OFFICIALS. Cunicaco, Jan. 17.—The superintendent's oficoof the St. Paul road in this city, 2o'clock this morning, reports that after having fnquired over the company’s wires to various division headquarters that there has been o wreck au opinion was expressed that wreck originated with the striking station agents. il BIG FIRE IN F Mammoth Carpet Destroyed-— The Loss $700,000. PuitaneLeii, Jan. 16, —Firo broke out at a Jate hour tonight in the carpet mills of John and James Dobson, at Falls of the Schuylkill, @ suburb of this city. Tne carpet mill is lo- cated m tho conter of a group of six mill buildings, comprising ono of tho largest establishments of the kind in the United States. At 1:30 o m, the six-story carpet and plush mill storage house and the brusscls carpet mill vere comple . The fire is still burning fiercely, but is believed to be under utrol. The losses will probably aggregato 0,000, St. PAvr, Minn,, Jan. 16—The St. Paal box factory burned late fonight.. The loss 15 about £50,000, THE LADELPHIA, ANG L OF PEACE, It Does Not Hover Over the Central American Republics. Cricaco, Jun. 16.—[Special Telegram Tue Beg.]—Henry C. Hudson, a merchant from the City of Mexico, does not thunk tho prospect for long continued peace in Central America is bright. Talkiug hero today he said: “So far as San Salvador is concerned, peace stands 1o hkelihood of being disturbed, but not so with Guatemala. That nation is still smarting from tho sting inflicted by Salvador. General Barrillas is devoting his entire energy to recruiting the army and bringing it up to a high point of excellence, The army is io a better condition to fight than Salvador's, but Salvador is not likely to suf- fer, because, as T haveo good reason to belleve, she will not'be compelled to go iuto another fight unassisted. Jn a word, a_sceret treaty is nearly completed between Salvador and to Mexico, whereby the latter will lend any n cessary assistance to Salvador to crush th Guatemalan forces, Itis too bad that this disturbance should arise just on the eve of another meeting of the Pan-American dele- gates, but it apparently cannot bo helped.” s Ty TAEY SWALLOW HILL. Oolorado Senators Telegraph Acqul- T esvence in Hits At DexNver, Colo., Jan. 16.—Governor Routh today received a telegram from Senators Teller and Wolcott saying: “A telegram signed by yourself and others urging acqui- escence fi ex-Senator Hill's nomiation as a monetary commissioner is received. Hill's nomination was intended and is_everywhere recognized as an affront to the Colorado sen- ators for their course respecting silver, but whatever may be our personal differ: ences, we have concluded to request his con- firmation, being animated by a desire to further the interests of Colorado. We fo that if Mr. hill is rejected some monometal- list would be appointed in his stead.” The senators also requést the governor and other signers of the telegram to join in an_earne effort to reconcile the unhappy difference now existing in the Colorado house of repre- sentati e Sensational Developments Expecte Kaxsas Ciry, Mo., Jan. 16.—A special to the Times from Topeka says sensational de- velopments in the senatoriai fight may be cx- pected soon. Tho farmers’ alliance in caucus last night decided to unseat seven republican members of the lower house and seat seven contestant farmers’ alliance candidates. When this fact became known to the republicans of tho seuato U s suid that they decided to adjourn_the senate on the very day that the republicans of the lower house are unseated. The adjournment will be sine die und will prevent the hoiding of a Jjoint session to elect a senator. The choice of senator to succeed Ingulls, will then de- volve upon Governor Humphreys, who, it is said, will name Ingalls. PRl e Passed the Q 1y Dividend., Prrrsnune, Pa, Jan. 16.-At the annual meeting of the Philadelphia gas company to- day it was decided to pass the regulur quar- v dividend for the first time in the his- of the company. The statement m showed large earnings, but the dire thought it best to apply th to the con pany’s indebtedness. The Philadelphia tional gas company is one of George W inghouse's pet concerns and has a capital of 210,000,000, SO To Form a National ¥ eration, Dunniy, Jan. 16, —At a private meeting of the national committee today, Healey in tho chair, it was declded to form a national fed- eration and invite branches of the national league opposing Parnell to afiliato them- selves and be controlled by a council of sixty- one members, N Driven to Suicide. ViENNA, Jan, 16.—Sadullah Pasha, Turkish ambassador here, attempted suicide yester- day with illuminating gas and will _probably die. It is believed that family troubles were the cause, as his wife is suffering from an in- curable discase and his daughter recently went insane. Drowned Herself and Ohildre A7toka, 1. T, Jan. 16.—~Word has been re- celved here from Lehigh that Mrs, Mamio Bradloy, whose husband was recently ac dentally’ drowned, became dementéd and drowned herself and two small children in a deep spring near 0w it SRR Nephew of Lew Wallace Dead. Sr. Pavt, Minn,, Jan, 16.—Wallace Letn- ers, a nephow of General Lew Walluce, was killed by falling from s window in Lyons court this morning, but whether accidéntal or the result of temporary aberration is un- known, i Earthquake 8hock in Ne Nasnva, N. H, Jan, 16:—A sovere shock of earthquake was felt in Pepperell and ad- oiniog towns last night. The vibrations asteq several seconds, causing much alarm. S Big Lumber Failure in Texas. DaLLas, Tex., Jan. 16.-A. C. Petrie & Co., wholesale dealers in Jumber, assi i afternoon, Assets, $240,000; 90, B A Minstrel Shoots a Pugilist, Peowia, 11, Jan. 16, ~Lewis Robinson, a | miustrel, tonight quarrelled with Tom Dunn, ® local pugllist, and shot him, probably fatal = ] NUMBER 213 A BULLET THROUGH HIM. | Young Fat Ford Shoots William Devany, a Waiter, THE VICTIM WILL PROBABLY DIE. A Dispute Over Credit for a Sande Wwich Leads to the Affray — Both Parties Taken to the Station, “I've shot a man, 1d. calla policeman, " It wasin Ed Goldsmith’'s lunch room at 9:45 0'clock last night that young Pat Ford made the above remark to the proprietor at the concluston of a row that will probably ve- sult in the doath of one of the participants, William Devauny, a waiter, Tt appears that young Ford, who had beon drinking, went into the chop house and de- manded a lunch for which he said he could not pay. Devaney, who was attending the counter, refused to accomodate Ford, who becano abusive and finallv applied an epithet which Devaney resented by a blow. The men clinched andseveral spectators at- tempted to separate them. Before this conld be done Ford drew a revolver and, placing the muzzle of it against Devany's breast, fived and Devany foll. A Ford was placed under .arrest by Omcer Ryan and, with his vietim,removed to the po- Tako my gun and lice station, ammoned to attend De- jon showed that the 8%-calibre — had entered the wounded man's ieft broast about two inches above and a httle to tho left of the heart. A probing failed to locate the course of the ball. Dr. Gapen turned the man over and found the ball lodged just under the skin in almost & direct line through the body from the point of entrance. The bullet was removed and was found to be badly battered, having appavently strack arib in passing, but the contact was mnot sufMciently strong to deflect the course of the ball very much., “It is just possible,” said Dr. Gapen, “that the bullet may h: struck a rib and gone around vital parts, but that can ouly bo told by results. The present indications are that the bullet passed directly through Devany's body, in which case there is hardly a hope to be éntertained of his recovery.' When Do conscious tain Most wched the ‘station he was statement to Cap- ne in last night and stood me oft for a lunch, He came again tonight and ay wanted me to trust him her lunch and I refused. He then busive and finally struck me, I returned the blow, and as he'rushed at me we clinched shot me.” IPord was seen in his celt and gave his ver- sion of the affair. He took matters ver coolly and did not apparently realize the scri- ousness of the crime with which he was charged. Ho said I went in and asked Devany where Gold- smith was, Devany suid he did not know and asked me what I wanted. 1 said Iwanted alunch, and he said he would not give me ono, Isaidl would not take one from such of a as he was, and then he struck me in the face and I struck him back. Iwasonly in fun when [ commenced joking him. He came from behind the counter then Then he m g&e ace. 1 bad m i{@gfim)’flgmfind IW”“ 1 and fired.” These are the stories of the principles in the affray. Four other eye witnesses, Ed Goldsmith, Emmil Miles, J. 8. Ward and J, H. Gardner, were in the room at the time of tne shooting an i were all held as witnesses., Thew statements are somewhat couflicting, but in the main features support Devany's version of the affair. Devany is a young man, perhaps twenty. two years of age, and has been in Omabha about a year, home s at Gate City, Woodson county, Kansas. Ho has the repus tation of being a very quiet, hard working young man, who made few acquaintunces and quarrelled with no one, The report of the shooting ereated conslder- able cxcitement on the street. Young Ford is well known as the son of Representative Patrick Ford, ex-councilman, and the leader of the Third' ward democracy. The elder Ford is now in Lincoln attend- ing the legislature. He was n|l|)rlwd of his son’s deed by wire last night and will come home on the first train today. The boy's mother was completely prostrated when she was informed of the affair. No charge has been placed against Ford on the register at the jul. He will be held to await the results of Devany's injuries, et Bora il fadh THE RASEBALL VAR ENDED, Nationa', American and Players Formed Into Two. Leagurs, 2w Youk, Jan, 16.—The bascball war is at an end and the prospects for a successful seasonin 1801 are excellent. Tonight the Na- tional league, American association anda remnant of the Players’ league in joint sese sion were formed into two leagues, absorbing Players the and admitting the the uew national o, Puiladelphia hington were ad- Auerican associatién 1w place Syracuse, Toledo and Athletics. association bought out Roches- West- to The Americ ter for 5,600, Toledo for $,500 and Syracuse for §,000. The HBoston American club must charge 50 cents admis- sion. Al Pl league shoep musy return to the folds where they were reserved, but undoubtedly mauy of them will be al: lowed to stay where they arc. Everybody was in the bost of bumor, The new agroe- ment provides for a buard of three, which shall control the workings of the association, It destroys the sales system aud black lst, but continues the reserve rule in offect, Players whose salaries are not paid may secire release from clubs which are in arrears for fifteen days, Many important changes are made, all looking for the eleva- tion of the game and justice and harmony s between players, mauagers and capitalisis. skl i Oglesby Will Accept. SeriNGriELD, 1L, Jan. 16.—There was con- siderable speculation in political circles today as to whother ex-Governor Gglesby would accept the the senatorial nomiination, Noth- ing has been heard from him direct, but Rep- resentative O'Brien, an old fricnd of the ex- governor, on his Feturn from @ visit to bim tonight, said: “While I am not authorized to say anything for Oglesby offi- cially, T may say that e will accept the nom- ination and push the fight. He swd to me that while this action meant an abandonment of his home rroundings and comforts for & severe political campaign, yet he would tak up the cause of his party and make their struggle his own.” B —— Fatal Gas Explosion, Loxpoy, Jan, 16.~An explosion of Illumi nating gas in Liverpool today caused a house crowded with lodgers to catch fire. A panio followed, during which & man and boy were fatally injured by jumping from an upper window, Oue child is kuown to have been burned to death and other children are re- ported missing, The Weather Foreca: For Omaha and Vieinity—Fair; silghtly warmer, For Nebraska- Fair; westerly windg ! warmer in castern, stationary temperature in western portion, For South Dakota —I'air; westecly winds coider Saturday nizht.