Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 18, 1891, Page 1

PART ONE E OMAHA SuNDAY BEE' PAGES 1 T0 8 B — fil‘\VEN TIETH YEAR, OMAHA SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1 ! PAGES. CTHE IDLY WAR 1S OVER, Buch is the General Belief Expressed at the Pine Ridge Agency, ‘,"1{ OF THE TROOPS ORDERED HOME. More Cavalry to be Stationed in This Department Along the Borders of the Reservation—The Hos tites Quict, Pise Rinae Acexcy, S. D, (via Rush- ville, Neb.), Jan. 17. pecial Telegram to Tup Bre.)—The council between the friendly and the hostile Indians has tended to still the anxicty of many whito people anl assure the Indians that their fear of belng mas- sacred by the soldi was with- out foundation, Everybody today scems to feel that the trouble has been brought to a close. Up to noon today y-one guns had been turned in by the hostiles. More weapous are expected to- morrow, Today an order was fssued directingthe Seventh infantry, Coloncl Merriam, which has been serving on Cherry creck and the lower Cheyenne river near Standing Rock agency, to return to its post at Fort Togan, Denver. Rodnoy's battery, which has also been serving in the same vicinity, has been ordered back to Fort Riley. Colonel s command, comprising the Bighth cavalry and Third infantry, has been ordered to return to Fort Meade. It has also been decided that the Sixth cavalry, formerly under General Carr, comprising nine troops of about five hundred, will hereafter be located in the de- partment of the Platte, with neadquarters at Fort Niobrar Tho cavalry forco at Fort Robinson will also bo increased and 1t is expected that the new order of affairs will tend to the rehabilitation of ort McKinuew, at which thero ave now ouly two troons of the Ninth cavalry under Colonel Henry, This strengthening of the cavalry along the reservation is intended as a safoguard and to revive the confidence of tho Jeople who have been long in dauger of the ndian outbreaks. ; The question is now being discussed of al- lowing members of the Firstinfantry under Colonel Shafter who feel so disposed to r maiu in this department, An old chief pamed Knife Scabbard died st night and was buried today. He was fle seventh Indian who bas died fn the hos- pital from injuries reccived in the Wounded I(nv- fight. Agent Pierce has just received word from tho hostile camp that all the horses and - tle belonging to fricndly Indians and others will be surrendersd to thef At noon General Miles sent, o the_ kostile camp, asking eghficil with the principal chiefs. There w! ) immediate response. Among fhe chiofs were Two Strike, Eagle Pipe, Crow Dog, Big Turkey, Black Robe, Kicking Bear, Tron oot and Man-Raised-Above. The council lasted for nearly. f an hour. The chiefs were Brules, and when the subject of return- ing to their agency at Rosebud was broached, they said they were in favor of returning if a military man should be placed over them as agent. Captain Leo of the Ninth Infautey, who was recommended by General Miles' as agent for the agency in question, wus present, He stated that he did not know that the recommendation of Gen- eral Miles had been favorably acted upon by the interior depactment. In fact, he had heard that the department had endorsed General Miles’ recommendation regarding military agents only so far as Pine Ridge wis concerned. He further stated that, if he was not supported as Captain Pierce was this agency, he would not accept the position, The Indians present expressed the hope that he would be allowed to take hold of the agency 1n question, After a little moro parleying, Big Road stood up and solemuly and dramatically proclaimed himself as in favor of peaco. At the same time he asked those who wished to join him fn restoring peace and working for the prosperity of the cople to raise their right hand tow beaven, Immediately every right hand in the gathering was raised on high and with a neral shaking of hands the conference cime to a close, Since the dispatches were sent out this morning it has been decided definitely that the Sixth cavalry, which came here from Fort _AWingate, Indian Territo will hereafter be divided between #orts Niobrara in Nebraska and_ McKinney in Wyoming, General Carr's beadquarters boing established at the former lace. P Bome trouble 1s expected, now that the war seems to have almost been bronght to a close, from tho fact that the interior department roposes to send out an agentto escorta clogation of Indian chiefs to Washington, The chiefs have asked permission to set their case beforethe greatfather. The requost has been favored by General Miles, It was expeoted —that the Indians on their trip would be accompanied by military officers who have been associated with them during this trouble. People here look on the attempt to keep the military peo- plo at homo as a design on the part of the in- riov people to suppress a full and candid re- cital of the causes which, the Indians hold, have led to all this troubie, shedding of blood and great expenditure of mon There aro no lights in the hostile camp to- night. Everything is quiet. The Indians sccu to be i favor of redecming the pledges they gave to General Miles, It has been decided that the head- quarters of the Ninth cavalry will be at Fort Robinson and that troops A D, ¥, G, I and K of that regiment, will be lo- cated ot that place. Troop H. is ow located at Fort Duchesne: troop Iat Wa ie and troop C is enroute, nmong the Leavenworth.. battalion. Fort McKinney will be garrisoned hereafter by a part of the Sixth cavalry, FUNERALS ARE CHEAP. About the Only Encouragzement for Emigrants to Pine Ridge, Puxe Rinae Acexcey, 8. D, Jan, 17.—[Spe- clal to Tue Ber,|—Pine Ridge is an e xpen sive place to live in, and the only cheap thing is a funeral. Rates on funerals have been cut to the lowest “living prices,” It costs a man all the way from & to $10 a day to exist here, but & man can dio and be buried every day in the week at 47 conts per funeral Everybody, except the undertaker, is a li- consed robber, and everybody else is a legiti- mate vietim, especially the newspaper man. It costs B0 cents per cubic foot of airto breatne, and &5 per hour for a post to lean agalist. A month ago couriers to the near- est telegraph office were dear at §2 a day, but now they inugh at less than §10 and extra for ahorse. Sioux relicsof the most insignifi- cant description are worth a corner lot in Omaha, and Nebraska City could not vote bonds enough to buy a ghost shirt or even an old pair of moccasins, As for photograpliers with their ‘war scenes,” they ask for a first mortgage on an Otoe county farm, And talk- ing al u!!phow(rlphfim, the woods and hills ave full of thew. Professional artists and kodak fiends—"you press the button and we'll do tho rest’—draw their beads on every con- ceivable object. They are here from New York, they are here from California, and they ave here from everywhereclse, Every crank in the country is drifting In here on the wind-up. Indian” rights ageuts, rem commissioners, arbitration ‘t""-lWl'i ndion lovers, femalo saviours of the much “ubused Indians, and all of them imagine that the entire isolution of the Indian problem rests uvon their individual shoulders, Creok Indians in Montana, MixNEaPoLIs, Minn,, Jan, 17.-A special to the Tribune from Cralg, Mont, says: Three bundred Creck Indians sve camped hborhood of Dog and Rock creeks rn. About twenty-five are here, boueht all the ammunition obtain- able here. Nobody knows where they camo from and the people are alarmed. SEWER j.l)‘ HOLE BLOWS UP, A Oolored Woman Killed and Several Persons Injured in Chicago, Cittoaco, Jan, 17.~With a crash heard for a mile and the smashing of plate glass win- dows fora radius of throo blocks, a sewoer mautole blew up this the inter- section of Jackson street aud Wabash ave- nue, whou both thoroughfares were crowdad with shoppers and wouk people. Dorens of persons wero thrown to the ground by the terrific forco of the expiosion and a wild panic ensued 1 passors-by were in- jured by falting glass. One woman, Mrs. C R. Ross (colored), was killed outright, She was near by the manhole when the cover blew up, slammiug her backwards flatagainst the curbing, smashing hor skull and scatter- ing her brains along the stone pavement 1. H. Mack received a sarious sealp wound from a paving stone which shot upwards, and sustmned a painful gash in the wrist from a 13 of window glas Stoat, I'. Sheldon, W. Waddell wi \gerously. The ofic company w T, Karplers and © also injured, but uot ger sewing machine damaged. Out of sixty windows on the premises not one escaped. At the Wellington hotel and the Chicl piano building eighty windows were broken, It is supposed that illuminating gas leaked into the manhole andwas ignited in some mauner by electric light wi — THE OPERATORS STRIKE. Conflicting Stories Told by the Men anu Manag: Curcaco, Jan. 17.—The striking telegraph- ers on the St. Paul road claiim to be gain- ing ground and that fifty more men left work at noon today, - Chief Thurston says the road is running passenger trains on comparatively good® time, but freights are greatly impeded. General Manager Earling there is no strike, as only sevenly-two men arooutand their places havebeen filled. As the strikers show letters and te ams from 0 men who have gono out it is evident the al manager 1s not well posted. rding to a dispateh from Milwaukee Superintendent Collins says this morniug the 110 new developments in the strike, except. that about a dozen telegraphers em ployed on the Praivic du Chien, LaC: and northern divisions of the St Paul road quit work last night. He says Chief Oper. ator “Thurston of theorder of railway tel egraphers is deceiving the strikers in rc; to the number of men who have quit work, andthat the trouble is not so extensive as he represents. Boycoiting the Road. Cevar Rarips, Ta., Jan, 17.—The busincss wen of Emmettsburg have signed an agree- ment to give no business to the St. Paul road until the operators’ wages are restoral. Re- ports from other points are to the sawme effect Large contributions are belug made by all asscs of people to aid the operators. The service here is in bad condition, Only Three Reported Out Masoy Cny, Ta., Jan. 17.—But three oper ators are out on the Towa and Dakota di sion of tho Milwaukeo & St Paul road. “Chese were at small stations and their pl were immediately filled. A MONSTER L Qne of the Greatest Ever Known on the Northern Pacifle. St. Pavi, Miun., Jan, 17 —A Tacoma, special to the Pioneer-P One of the largest and most disastrous landslides that ever occurred on the line of the Northern Pucific happened Friday, forty-three miles from this city. A mountain of earth and rock uwow covers the track of the road for over three hurdred yurds and travel is com- pletely shut off. e PARIS IN WINTER. Skating, Dancing, the Races Coaching Fill up the Time. [Copyrighted 18% by Jumes Gordon Bennett,) Paws, Jan. 17.—[New York Herald Cable Special to Tz Bek.]—The past bas been the coldest week of the season, On Monday the Seine was fairly frozen over. Great flocs of ice were welded together and for miles the river was asolid mass offce. A scene not witnessed since 1579, At Nevilly, the Herald correspondent crossed on the ice. Tt was very rough, with dangerous places between the floes. Several hundred men and boys crossed. The next day came a partial thaw, and frost and thaw have alternated ever since, With Thursday came suow; Friday, frost, with a keen wind. The booths which, by the special permis- sion of the president, at the requestof Mme, Carnot, were kept opon 4 week later than usual are gono, and the Paris streets have ouco more resumed their natural appearance. Just now is the scasou of public balls and the one at the opera was a grand success and crowded to overflowing. 1t inaugurated the sevies, and during thonest few wecks Bo- bemian Paris dances to its heart’s content, Soclety has been busy, the events of the week being tho grand dinner of the Bavouess Alphonse de Rothschild and the pink ball given by Mme. de Mout Cresson, Generally speaking, soclety is begiuning to leave Paris for Nice and Cannes, The feature of the Rivera is the races at Nice, Thogrand prix de Monte Carlo was the most popular victory, being won by Galantin, belonging to that best of sports- mea, the Comte de Nicolai. Mr. Heavy Ridgewsy descrives the “metor™ coach from Cannes on the course, with the Princess de Sogan aud her party on the roof. The prineess was dressed in gray and black velvet and vied with Mme, de Montmorency. The Ducde Charties was in attendance. ~ Soon after came the comte driven by Sir Allen McKenzie, by whose side was the Princess Hatzfeldt, nce Hunt- ington. On the roof were Prince Hatzfeldt, Corte and Countess Du Swesanette, Comts Scheverin, Mr. and Mrs, Van Loreand Major Neeld, while Bellamy blew strains on the horn. ' Aunother coach had the threo Misses Chambers, Miss Somerset, Mrs. Taylor, Mr, and Mrs. Brook and Baron do Richewunt, Count de Zenlen Wheeled his four good look- ing horses into placeand headed down, Mme, Marino, Miss Potter, Comete Masseliore and M. Marino were also of the party, Among those present were Colonel Fitz George, Sir Rivers Wilson, Comte do Jinque, Cemte do Nicolay, Prince do Rohan, Prince D'Huille, P. Singh, Prime Ponia: towski, Viscomte do Janze, Come do_Bolsge- lan, Foxhall Keene, Oliver lselin, Clarence Dinsmore, in fact everybody was there, Tho 1au keeps up its run of gaiety though snowand frost have stopped the bunting, The restaurant lately added to the English club has proved a groat success, and a large number of members dine there nightly, A good deal of interest is_excited in Paris by the case of Dr, Jules Soller who, just when Koch's revalations are published, is suffering severely after the offects from bemg inocu- lated with the lymph, He went to Berlin carly in December to study the action and effects of the Kochine, Although mot suffering from _any illness he underwent the inoculation and, on his return to Paris, was taken violently' ill, The symptoms were severs headache and backache, somnolence and entire loss of memory. After his return from Berlin, he went to a funeral, trausacted some business of importance and had long cunversations, but cannot remember anything about them. ‘U'he doctors attended him, but could make nothing of the case. He was kept rlgldl{;’n & dark room und, after @ fortnight in bed, Dr. Soller is just tecovering, but expresses strong doubts of Koch's remedy. and KOCH WILL TAGE A TRIP, The Famous Dissoversr of ths Lymph to Visit Italy and Egypt. TWENTY-FIVE ~ YEARS A PHYSICIAN. tment Expressed at tatement of the Composition of' the Lymph-The Late Storm's Effects, (Co - yright 1591 by the New York Associated Press.] Benniy, Jan, 17 rof. Koch will return to Berlin Mareh, after he makes a tour of Italy and Ezypt. Upon his return the Koch wstitate will be formally opened. Yesterday was the twenty-fifth anniversary of his re- ceiving his diploma as a doctor, and he was the recipiont of a large number of congratu- latory letters and messages, He has probably ched the climax of his career. There s distinct disappointment over the defective character ‘of his statement regarding the composition of the lymph, es- pecially to the studied reticence concerning some parts of the process of production. Ex- perts in analysis say that his declaration that the remedy is o glycerine extract ‘aus den reincculturen der tuberkel racillen” reveals notlung, while the description of the lymph which follows, which says the lymph con- tains “‘eine gewisse menge von mineral salzen farbende substanzen und andere unbekannte extructivstoffe” seems purposely eyasive and obscure, The weight of German, Austrian and glish medical opinion supports the belief in the healing virtues of the lymph, Prof. Virschow is understood to have mod- ified his unfavorable view. Prof. Fraenckel has exhibited before th Berlin medical society six cases of pulmon tuberculosis and lupus, all of which are dis tinetly sssing towards a cure, He also reports the cases of fifty-two patients taken at the first stages of the discase, most of whom are recovering. Prof. Iraenckel is averse to treating patients in advanced stages of discases, Prof. Sonnenburg reports favorably on the es of several patients in the Moabit hos- vho were suffering with advanced Dr. Rosenthal of the Berlin Dermatology Sociale upholds the suprewe value of tho lympth in cases of lupus, A debate in this socicty elicited the opinion from doctors who favor the use of lymph in feprosy. Doctors in Stuttgart report its successful use in serofulous diseases, Advi from Vienna state that the phy- sicians there praise Prof. Koch's geniu observer, They are surprised at tho plicity of the discovery. French doctors who are hostile to the rem- edy lay stress on Prof. Virchow's suggestion that the injection of fluid is apt to spread the tubercule, Dr. Peters reports that in twenty-one post-mortem examinations he had found that the lymph, instead of bemg beneficial, had led to an exteasive increase of tuberculous de- posits. Evidence from every quarter, how- ever, when compared, demonstrates that though the remedy has failed in many cases it has undoubtedly an effective ameliorating effect in the early phthisis tuberculos of tho larynx and lupsus, Leading Russian doctors have experi- mented with the lymph in leprosy and report a characteristic reaction. The committee of the reichstag on the sugar bill, after rejecting the proposal to raise the consumption tax to 16 marks per 10) kilo- grams mstead of 20, as proposed by the goy- ernment, today voted an export bounty of 1 mark and 50 pfennigs for an unlimited time. The government has declared that it will not aceept the changes, . Yesterday's majority against the abolition of grain duties does not alter the govern- ment’s resolution to modify its extreme pro- tection policy, which it has hitherto followed. Chancellor Von Caprivi has the assarance of the center party that although continuing conservative as regards the abolition of duties, they will support the treaty with Austria reducing the tariff on cornto 3 marks and 50 pfennigs, The ofticial dinner given by Herr Miguel, minister of finance, was renderad notable by the free utterances of the emperor concern- ing bimetallism, Germany, he said, could not accept a double standard currency, The question had been defimtely settled in favor of a gold stan The trading nations of the world, he declared, would ere long agree upon tfie universal adoption of gold, Dr. Windthorst is suffering from a chill. Masses wero celobrated fn most of the churches today, Germania announces that donations to the church of St. Mary’s, to be built in memory of the Kulturkamph and to honor the champion of the Catholics, promise to be sufficient to complete the building. The press of all parties concur in their opinion of the worthiness of the Centrist leader, The committee of the Deutscher Verein which recently attended the engineer's couference in America, waited upon American Miuister Phelps today and said that, desiring to give some tangible sign of their gratitude for the pleasant time they had in the United States, they wished the miaister to preseat for them three silvor goblets to Messrs. Kirchoff, Raymond and Shimm, upon whom chiefly developed the hospitality accorded the German delegates, Phelps expressel thanks on behalf of the American institute and afterwards gave a dinnerto the committee. The goblets are of curious design, shaped like Bessemer dis- tributors, An American named Nocton, hailing from St. Louis, has been arrested in Munich, charged under the name of Drew with swin- dling Vienna banks out of nearly 5,000 flor- ins with a forged hill of e xchange. Snow has agan fallen in st Prussia, South Germany and Austria-Hungary. The severeness of the frost and the wideness of the area affected are greater than ever be- fore chronicled. Railroad trafic is greatly delayed. Over one thousand men are em- ployed clearing the streots of Ber- lin. The tramway companies in Vienna employ 4,00 men to clear their tracks, ‘The Austrian railways are partly blocked. Large stocks of provisions are snowbound and the prices of food have consequently ad- vaoced. Reports from Vienna say that rail. road communication with Temesvar, in Hun- gary, has been stopped owing to the great depth of the snow to the northward of that place. The ports of Lubeck and Rostock are again ciosed by the ice and Kiel is shut in bydrift ice. At Hamburg the cold has become more intense and the river is full of drift ice, which Is greatly increasing the dificulty of navigation. Bremerhaven is ina fair way, Their is much drift ice there, but it presents no obstacle to navigation, The German cousul at Caaea, Crete, has seit & telegram here announcing the conyice- tion today of four men who had been arrested for the murder and robbery of a German naturalist named Dr. Reinsch, who had been waking & scientific tour of Crete, Theleader | oth of the gang was sentenced to death and the rs received long terms of amprisonment, Herr William Licbkneolit, the socialist ed- {tor, at a largely attended conference of so- cialists recently held here propesed the crea- tion of a workingmen's academy in which political economy, natural sclepce, history and stenography should form the principal features of study. The meeting approved of the scheme and confided the matter to a com- mittee composed of soclalist members of the reichstag. ——ld IN GOOD FAITH, How England Acted in Her Appeal to the Supreme Uourt, Loxpoy, Jan. 17.—|sSpecial Cablegeam to Tar Bee. |~ Rumors are aloatof a somewhat forcible remonstrance haviug been addressed by Blaine to Salisbury on aceount of proceed- ngs taken in (he supreme court, but novhing seoms to be known about it in official circles, If such a dispatch has been received, Salis- bury is keeping it to himself untit Tuesday next, when there will bo a cabinet meeting to arrange a course of busfuess for parlia- ment. The governor is in aposition, Iunder stand, to disposo quickly of any charge brought against it of a desire to steala march upon the United States in the Behring sca negotiations or of treating the secretary of state with discourtesy. Those who are ac- quainted with the facts are confident that when the people on both sides of the At- “lantic near the truth they will seo the British ministry could not have acted otherwise than it has done. It will be denied altogether that Salisbury originated or suggested an applica- tion to the supremo court. Proceedings were taken on the respousibility of Canada, the ministry here concurring and not imagining for a momen* that the Unitea States govern- ment would place an offensive construction upon them. It is maintained that tho appeal to the nighest American court: for a settle- ment of the points of law involved in inter- nutional disputes show the utmost confidence in that court, and, therefore, cannot reason- ably be regarded as an act discourteous towards the president or his advisers, It is also well known nere that the proceedings in g ore originally suggested, months ago, by an American lawyer of high stand- ing. Sidney Webster. The ofticials here are prepared to show that they have the greatest confidence in the im- partiality and independence of the supreme court, The question will nodoubt e brought before parliament as soon as the papers are laid on the table v 80 among all parties there ap- pears to be concessions of opinion that, in using every means of closing this contro- versy in an amicable and speedy manner, Salisbury deserves general support, Thers will, theretore, be no attack upon the minis- try from the opposition, It fs acknowledged they have acted with perfect; good faith and could not have foreseen that a willingness to submit their case to the adjudication of a purely American tribnnal weuld be regarded as an iusult by Blaine, ! A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, BRITISH NOTES, An American Admiral Complimented inan English Magazine, [Copyright 1891 bu James Gonton Bennett.\ Loxnox, Jan., 17.—[--Snckial . Telogram to Tue Bem)—The laty Commander Frederick Pearsos, Uuited" States - navy, is the subject of an oulogistic article in the Whiteside Review. He is referred to as “the only American who ever received the order of Bath.” He was thus decorated on account of the gallant part played during the attack by the English fleat on the Japanese forts in the staits of Simonosoki. The London press unanfmously consider ‘‘The Dancing Girls” Jones' strongest play, though they harp too much on an originality it does not possess. The opinion is about even forand againstalong run. An offer has been made for the play on behalf of the Royal Dutch comedy company, Amsterdam. The Irish situation seems to be losing ground as a sensation of tho first class, partly on account of the dilly dallying of O'Brien and the waiting game played by Parnell’s opponents, Bulfour, too, has given the nationalists a black eye by the ease and lack of fuss with which he ratsed £20,000 to alleviate the distress on the west coast. The English press pays little or no atten- tion to the excitement 1n the United States over the latest phase of the Behring sea questiou. EEMERE Y American Beauties Abroad. [Copyright 1891 by James Gordon Rennett,| Mabrip, Jan, 17.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.—The Epoca, speaking of a reception at the royal palace, says: “Tho distinguished Ameriean beauty, Mrs. Newberry, wife of the secretary of the American legation, was the recipient of much attention.” Mrs., Newberry is as popular as she is beautifuland is in great favor with the queen. Thesame paper says: ‘“Three North American beauties, seén now for the first time in the salons of Madrid, attract great attention, Mrs, Marie; a lady of re- markably handsome appearance; Mrs, Grubb, $0 ckarming and amiable that soon her ac- quaintanco will be coutested for in Madrid, and Miss Ida George, whose beauty brings to our mind the name of a poetic lake in her country. Looking atthem some one said they constitute the compensation sent us by the United States as an indemaity for the Me- Kinley bill” S Berliners on the Ice, |Copyright 1891 by James G6)don Bennett,| BERLIN, Jan. 17.—[New Yérk Herald Cable —Special to Tue Ber.]—Tbe Berliners have been very busy skating {a the Thiergarten. The crown prince and little brother, Prince Eitel, daily show their skill on the ice. Among tho fashiohalle'skatevs are, Miss Grace Marsh, a charming blbnde, New York; Miss Lizzie Struthers of Nebv York and Miss Agnes McMurdo, the ouly daughter of the late Colonel MeMurdo of a Bay fame, and many other Ameriaah belles, Mme Patti is billed to sing here March 4, ol The Weather case, For Omaha and Vicinity+Fair; stationary temperature. § For Nebraska—Fair; istationary tem- perature; westerly winds. § For lowa—Fair; south in eastern, stationary tem| portion, For South Dakota—F stationary tem- perature in eastern, sligl colaer in " west- ern portion; northwesterly winds, ———t— An Omaha Plastepgr Honored, BostoN, Mass., Jan, f,~Tho plasterers’ international convention dldsed today. C. W. Sullivan of Indianapolis was elected presi- dent. Among the other officers {s John W, Breen of Omana, first vice' presideut. winds; warmer ure in western L Governor Hill to Sacceed Evarts, Trov, N. Y., Jan, 17.—Chairman Murphy of the democratic state dentral committeee sald tonight that Governor Hill will be nomi- nated for United States sgpator Monday aud will aceept. " o A Business Faiture, CiicAGo, Jau, 17.—Meger Davidson, hard- waro and house furnishing goods, failed to- day. Liabilities, $40,000§ assets, $20,000, THE RASH DEED OF A MOTHER Wife of a Hay Springs Farmor Hangs Hor- self in Her Ohamber, EX-LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BANQUETED. His Fellow Citizons Give Him a Ro- ception—A Township Treasurer in Trouble—savage Fight ina Dance Hall, Har Spursas, Neb. Telegram to Tie Br Worl, the wife of awealthy farmer living eight miles north of town, hung herself last night in her bedroom at§ o'clock. After supper she went to her room saying she did not feel well. When her sistor went into the room, some time after,she found her hanging on a nail in the wall, She had tied a handkerchiof around her neck with one end fastened to the nail. She leaves & largo family. Spoctal Moiklejohn Banquet:d, Fuitertoy, Neb., Jan. 17.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Ttk Bee, ] —Ex-Lieutenant Governor Meiklejohn returned homeon Thursday after- noon, An important banquet was served in Lis honor by the citizens under tho auspices of Knightof Phythias lodge No. 114, of which Meiklojohn is past chancellor. At 10 p. m. the lodge adjourned to the bang ot hall at Gay’s hotel, where a spread had boen pro- vared, and a good social timo was the order of the evening. At 11 0'clock supper was announced. About forty-five citizens and Knights of Pythias were in attendance, N. B. 8. Odell, as master of ceremonies, opened the banquet by calling on L. W. Mor- gan to tell “why we are here.” A response was given by Governor Meiklejohn, in which he gave a brief outline of his w work at Lincoln, stating that his sole aim had beea to protect the constitution and see that the state laws were enforced, so far as that duty rested on him ns president of the joint ses- sion of tho logislature. He wa3 roundly cheered. Tnen followed a number of toasts: “Our Order,” by A, Edgington; “Our Guest,” by Judge ~ McClelland; ~ “Salids and Liquids,” by Dr. E. H. Smith; “Citi zens of Fullerton,” by Mayor Coloman; “My Tmpression,” by Bd Gould, president of the Oitizens? state bank; A 'Good Thing,” by James W. Tanner; “What 1 Know About Whist,” by W. H. Orton; “Our Ladies,” by Albert Thompson; “Horse Industries of Ne braska,” by J, T. Hendrix: “Railronds,” by ‘Our Water Power,” by A. pecehes were all off hand and tho ap- preciation and good will shown to Mr. Meikle: John was u featurcof every democrats and republ 1 liars Chauncey W of the Firs ank had left for Florida a day or two before and while a moving spirit’ in the ovation to Meikeljohn he was unable to be present. The citizens of I'ullerton, as lovers of fair play and justice, sre proud of the record of their ex-lieutenant governor. [t is safe to say no one here has more personal friends and this outburst of good will, coming from the citi- zevs of his town, is but a response to the sen- timent of appreciation that has shown itself all over the state. Reward for Sheedy's Murderer. Liycory, Neb.,, Jan. 17.—[Special Tele- #ram to Tue Bex.]~Shortly before midnight tonight, Monday McFarland, a colored bar ber, was arrested on the charge of being the murderer of John Sheedy. The police claim that they have strong proof of McFarland’s guilt, but = they believe the negro was hired to commit the deed. The cano dropped - by the assassin has been positively identified by Pawnbroker Goldwater and nis son as sold to McFarland a week ago last Tuesday. McFarland also tells contradictory storiés asto his where- abouts when the murder was committed, One of the stories hf‘ him is that he was at the home of the colored policeman Botts, but the officer and bis wife ‘both refute this story. On the day before the murder Mr: Sheedy was in McFarland’s hair dressing e tablishment and had some work done, Mr. the murdered map, has al- v been a friend to the negro, McFarland, and has tried to help him build up a business. He has always paid the colored man 5 cents for a_shave and has helped him in other ways, Itis reported by .the police that the reward of £500 offered for the capture of the murderer is but a fraction of the real prize offered. Dennis Sheedy brother of the murdered man, has d that the man who secures evidence to hang the real assassin will get a reward of $10,000, Company B'sa Warm Reception. O, Neb., Jan. 10.—|Sphdial to Tur Bre. | —Aripploof pleasurc passed over the city when a telegraphic dispatch was recoived this morning telling us the boys of company B, Second regiment, Nebraska nattonol guard, would be home on the evening truin Proparations, which were under way, to give them areception, wero hurried, and when the B. & M. putlad in, an hour late, the depot was thronged with citizens waitiug to welcome them, A procession consisting of company B, Foote post, No. 40, Grand Army of the Re- ublic, and ‘the Ord fire company, headed by Zuranck's band, was formed, and the march began to the armory, where 'the arms were stacked and the combany was then escorted to the court house, where a banquet was pre- pared for the boys and their families, Covers were laid for 100 gaests, An eloquent speech of welcome was de- livered by Virgil H. Stone, which was replied to by Captain Spencer H, Webster, After supper the usual loval and _patriotic toasts were proposed and responded to, and an evening of unalloyed pleasure was brought O A A Township Treasurer's Trouble. Onn, Neb,, Jan, 17.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee,] k. S. Pierson, ex-treasurer of Geranum township, Valley county, arrived here today In the custody of Sheriff Beagle, The charge on which ho was orrested is a shortage &wwnship funds of $103. Pierson is an old $®tier hore, proprictor of Geranum village, and engaged in business there, Find- ing trade dull and outstanding accounts un- collectable, be left his family and home and went to Butte, Mout., where he got_employ- went. Before leavink he made a settlement with the county treasurer, but had no settle- ment with his successor, It would seem the position he is now placed in is owing rather to lack of business methods than the iutent to defraud. Ho denies the insinuation of his intimacy with Nanby Dye, whom he knew as a former resident of Valley county, as stated in Friday's Bee. He has never been asked for a settlement by his successor. When leaving ho made no secret of going and his place of destivation. He has regularly cor- responded with his family during his ab- sence. Kimball and Irrigation. KimBaLr, Neb., Jan, 17.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bek]—The farmers of Kimball county are enthusiastic over the question of irrigation. A meeung was held here today to formulate plans, The following resolution ‘was passed : “Be it resolved by the committee on Irriga- tion of Kimball county, Neb,, that we heartily commend Tur Owmana BEk for the interest taken 1n the question of irrigation in western Nebraska, The articles written give a clear idea of the prasent coudition and what is de- manded to mako the western part of this state a success.”’ Knives in a Dance Hall, Tarymace, Neb, Jan. 17.—[Special Tele- lgnm to Tue Bre.]—Ata dance in Cash's opera house last evening an old feud of years standing between tho Carlvan and Wilson brothers culminated in a desporate fight Knives wero used froely, James Carlynn, jr. is the most seriously wounded. Frank Cooper, who interfored a8 peacemuker, was dly cut on the hands and urms, Arrests ro promptly made and heavy fines in- flicted. Ex-Governor Tha Lixcory, 17.~[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bre.]—Ex-Governor Thayer is suffering severe nervous prostration and his physician says that his condition is serious, He is confined to his bed, and is under con- stant treatment. His_recent long virgll at tho state house, and the circomstances at tending it, are thought to be the cause of his illness. r Seriounsly 101, e Battlefield Waif at Lincoln. Lixcory, Neb., Jan, 17.—|Special Tele- gram to Tre Ber]—Tho object of great curiosity in Lincoln tonight is the little Indian pappoose found at Wounded Kueo fourdays after tho battle, and which is the only one of the three found that has survived the exposure to the cold. , Tho pappoose is a ght little girl baby ahout nine months old and has been adopted by General Colby. Ho Borrowed it Npnraska Ciry, Nob, Jan, 17.-[Spocial Telegram to Tur Brk|—Albert Maylo waived examination today on the charge of stealing $250 from his brotherin-law a fow days ago, Maylo admits taking the money, but says he ouly intended to borrow it. He expected to nse it in starting a theater com- pauy on the road at Seward. An O1d \ploy e Dead. SiNEY, Neb, Jan, 17.—|Special Telogram to ik Bee.]-James Green, one of the old- est employes of the Union Pacific, died here this evening. GEORGE BA ROFT DEAD, Sudden Demise of the Great Historian in Washington. Wasmivaroy, Jan, 17.—This community was greatly shocked this evening by the news that George Bancroft, the vencrable his. ad. He had been in apparently better healtn this year since his return from Newport than for several seasons past, so thathis death was sudden and unexpected to all save a few intimate friends who knew of theattack of illness which carvied him off. His death occurred at 3:40 o’clock this after- noon. The end was quict and peaceful and camo after a period of unconsciousness lusting about twenty-four hours. Since his severe illness two years ago ho has never been as strong as before, but, as mentioned above, has been feeling extremely woll since bis re- turn to this city, last week he caught a cold, but uotwithstanding this he continued to seck outdoor oxercise every day until Thursday, when he took to bed us a matter of precau- tion. His whole illness was less than three He failed rapiily yesterday and unconscious’ in tho afternoon, in which state be remained until the end. His son, John C. Baucroft, who with his wife kept house for him, was with him in his last momeut. It was decided this evening to hold the funcral services next Tuesday morning in St. John's Episcopal church. The interment will take place at Worcester, Mass., where Baneroft's wife is buried. Mr. Boneroft vegarded his life work as fin- ished two years ago and of late bas done no literary work, During the last decade he | had vevised his® areat work, “History of the United States,” going over it in & severely critical style and eliminating the flowers of vhetoric in the earlier work. His last pro- duction was *‘History of the Formation of the Coustitution.” He undertook to write a history of President Polk’s administration, in whose cabinet heserved as sccretar; the navy, but was compelled to abandon i [George Bancroft, Ph. D., L.L. D., D. L., was born at. Worcester, Mass., Octobe 1800, entered Harvard colleze in 1818, grad: uated in Almost immediately after wards he went abroad, whncre he rémained for five years, studying at Gottingen and Berlin, traveling through Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Great Britain and” making the personal acguaintance of many of the leading Buropean scholars. He received the degree of Ph, D. at Gottingen in 1820, and returning to America in 152, wasfora year was Greek tutor in Harvard college. In i in conjunction with Dr. Joseph Coggswell, afterwards noted as the organizerof the Astor library in New York, he founded _tuo Round Hill” school at Northampton, Mass The same year he published @& vol ume of poems, and in 1824 @& trans. lation of Heeren's ‘“Politics of An- cint Greece,” He was also at this time meaitating and_collecting materials for his “‘History of the United States,” the first volume of "which appeared in 184, In 188 he removed to Springficld, Mass., where ho resided for three years, wid completed the second volume of his history. In 1538 he was appointed collector of the port of Bos- ton, a position which he occupied until 1841, being also a frequent spealcer at political meetings, und still’ keeping up his histor labors, 'he third volume of his history ap- peared in 1560, In 15M he was the demo- cratic candidate for governor of Mass- achusetts, but was not elected. Polk having been elected Buncroft entered his retary of the navy, month as acting secretary of war, was sent as minister to Great Brit he successfully urged upon the British goyernment the adoption of more liberal navigation laws, and was especially oarnest in vindicating the rights of persons natura ized ns zens of the Umited States, Dur- ing this residence in Europe he made use of every opportunity to perfect his collectious of documents relating to American. histor He returned to the United States in 184! took up his residence in New York, and sot about the preparation of the remainder of b history, of which the tenth volume was pub- lished in 1574, This brings the narrative to the close of the revolutionary war, aud com- pletes the body of tho work. Two suppl men tary volumes woro issued in 1852 undor the title of “History of the Foundation of the Constitution of thé United States,” which brings the narrative down to After his return from years de- voted himself wholly to i labor. In 'y, 1866, he delivered before congross an address in_memory of Abraham Lincoln. In May, 1807, he was appointed minister to Prussia; in' 1863 he was accredited to the North German confederation, and in 1871 to the German empire. He was recalled from this mission at his own request in 1874, Dur- ing his mission to Germany several important treaties were concluded with the various German states, relating especially to the naturalization of Germans in America. Mr, Bancroft isa_member of numerous leamed societies at home and abroad. In 1855 ho published a_volume of Miscellanies,” com- prising a portion of the articles wiich he had contributed to the North American Review. In 1553 the firat volume of a carefully revise edition of bis history was published, of which the sixthand concluding one appeared in 1585, His latest publication is “A Ple the Constitution of = the United Wounded in the House of Its Guardians,” 1886.] S Omahans at Ohicago. Cmioao, Jan, 17.—|Special Telogram to Tur Bee.]—The following Omaba people are n thecit; At the Auditorium—Mr. and Mrs, Lee and son. At the Grand Pacifio—J, R. Dowar, At the Palmer—A. W. Rindskof?. Argentine Rebels Disarmed, Loxpox, Jan, 17.—The lutest advices from Buenos Ayres are ofa more peaceful char- acter than yesterday. The rebels assembled in the proviuce of Entre Rios tave been dis- armed and the alarm caused by \he outbreak is rapidly subsiding. D. V. , NUMBER 214 IRING FOR THE CONTEST Z IPL= Viewing the Approaching Ordeal With Alarm, THE S'NATE RECOGMZES GOV. BOYD, Some of the Independents Abous Ready to Repudiate the Self- Appointed Pronibition Leaders—Notos, Lixcors, Nob., Jan. 17.—[Speclal to Trs Bee. | —In all probability the two houses will meet in joint con vention next Tuesday totake up the contest for the governorship and other executive offices. If Governor Boyd refuses or delays signing the concurrent fixing the time, the independents doubtediy go ahead just tho Their speaker has a clear titloto bo presiding ofl- and they have s majority in botk houses, Everybody views tho approaching ordeal with dread becauso of the enormous amount of testimony to bo introdaced. It covers many thousands of pages, and the mere read- ingof it will consume time variously esti- mated at from twowecks to two months, The republicans and democrats he believe that the title of the state ofcors assailed without good reason, and the estly fear theindependonts will be actunted by projudice and partisanship instead of de- eiding the coutest on its merits, y 0pposi= tion, therefore, will seck to delay the final issue until they are satisfied of getting o squaro deal, aud to that end they are now disposed to insist on the reading of all the testimony, The independents are alarmed at the pros- pect, because there is certain logislation thut it efiacted, but they do not scem to discove any way of evading tho the éviderice if it be insisted purpose of belug fair in hearing this contest, and are ready to make compromise, They would 1ik resolution will un- samo. non- to throw out ant or mere reiteration, whien would vast amount of stuff. They o ean be done legally, to let ropresentatives of the three parties make a finding of fact from the evidence and decide the contest on that finding, The independents realize that they have a mistake, from a political standpoint, eston the republican stato the republicans i the nd with tho democrats. Ine ave been thrown out that the in- dependents would drop all contests except that for governor if that could bo brought to aspeedy issue, 0 throw out the vote of Douglas county, or any considerable part of ghit be fatal to the republican contestecs ell as to the demod ic governor, but it atter could be unseated on the question ligivility with the result of reseating i yer, the independents might listen to that kind of adeal, At least that is the opinion of shrewd politicians who have been sounding them. The independents do not want to up for two months in the contest. They do that testi- immaterial or leave out a > willing, if it ofticers and drivi slatuve to st timations be tied wantcertain legislation, and they believe Genera) Thayer would give thelr measures favorable consideration, So far as can be learned, the republicans are not disposed to ,make any such deal, Sure of thesupport of the democrats, they only need six or seven independent, votes to protect theirstate officers from an unfair deal, The republicans believe that us the reading of the testimony progresses thoy can gain the necessary votes if the independents are as fair as they profess to be, On the other nand, the independ- ents dontly aro considering plaus to shorten ine contest, Senator Dy- sart thiuks it will Do sottled next Thursd Senator Stearns thinks a result will be reached in six or eight days. Repre- sentative Shrader is quoted as saying thut the heaving will not_extend beyond two weeks. As Senator Poynter puts it, “they will come the farmer act by working Sixteen hours 4 day and going withont dinner, The independents are undoubtedly constd- ering this kind of a plan: Each side to huye 50 much time to present its case and 50 much additional time to malke an_argument, which time will bo limited toa few days, If they mselves that this can be dene, it predicted confidently that such will bo their course. INDEPEND Some Wil Recognizs Boyd as Gov- ern and Pash Goglstation. Lixoory, Neb,, Jan, 17.—([Special to Tin Be.1—Some of the independents among the senators have wenkened in their determina- tion not to recognize James B. Boyd as gov- ernor, and the first break was mado this morning in the iutroduction of a resolution by Collins (ind). Several whereases recited the parts about the canvass of the vote, the declaration of Boyd's election, the contest by Powers, the suprome court’s recognition of Hoyd and his recoguition by all the state departments and John M. Thayer. Then followed this: Resolyed, That the scnate of the stateof Nebraska (n deference to such declsion o tho suprene court of th s und each and all of such defieto 1o ns horeby ooncurs in tho sime, exp; erving to the sald contestunt for Senators Cl n urg ion, but Senator Poynter ovjected, cl that the matter was new to him and he wished time o con- sider. Under the rules the resolution went over, after a motion to suspend the rules failed to got th8 necessary two-thirds vote, Senator Switzler then put the substance of the Collins resolution in the form of a motion, vhich is not subject to the rule of being put over an objection, He moved That for the reasons set forth in the reso- lution of the senator > that we recognize James B. Boyc 1or, Turner (ind.) voted aye with the demo- cratsand republicans, Thesecretary reported the vote 13to 13, and the licutenant voted aye. Subsequently it was dis d that a mistake bad been made in the footing and the motion had fourteen ayes without the chair's vote, In explalning his vote Senator Collins_said > had beon requested by the independents o introduce the resolution, but he thought there need be no haste in adopting it. “T'his action has no effect on the title or au- thority of Governor Boyd, but it is regarded as a significant indication that the independ- ents have honest differences of opinion and may act on their individual judgment in some matters on which the parly caucus has un- taken to dictate, ator Collins says he was askoed by a conference ot independents to offer the reso- iution, und they will vote for itwhen it comes up for action. Another independent names Beck, Collins, Day, Hill, Taylor and Turner as those who will support, it, The resolution is significant of another ‘That the senate will push its work vigorously instead of delaying important measures until the contest shall have been settled, and it will soften the hard feeling be- tween the two 0pposing forces, T8 DIVIDING. and Switzler GEITING TIRED. A Member of the House Who Repudis ates the Prolitbition Leaders., Lixcory, [Speeial to Tim Bk, |—Some of the independents are begin- ning to apprecidte the forcoof assertions everywhere made that the prohibition law= yers are false propliots and not competent to lead them, A prominent member of the Independent party, who for obvious reasons does not de- sire his name mentioned, in conversation with Tuk Bek corrcspondent, gave veut to h' | nosc long enough by & feelings as follows “The independents have been 16 R