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

- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13, 1801 ————m 237, NUMBER COL. FORSYTHE SUSTAINED. His Oonduct at the Battle of Wounded Knee Fully Endorsed. THE FINDINGS OF SECRETARY .PROCTOR. President Harrison and General Scho- fleld add Their Approval to the Report— General Miles Has Nothing to Say. Wasmixeroy, Feb. 12.—The secretary of war today made public the reportof his in- vestigation into the battie of Wounded Kne particularly with reference to Colonel For- sythe's conduct on that occasion. The record of the court of inquir dorsed by Major General Miles under Chicago, January 3. He says in pa Colonel Forsythe had reccived repeated warnings asto the desperate and deceitful character of Big Foot’s band of Indians and repeated orders to exercise constant vigilance to guard against surprise or disaster under all circumstances. These warnings and orders were unheeded and disregarded by Colonel Forsythe, * * * He had been warned that this particular band contained many of the most desperate and deceitful characters in the Sioux nation and the religious excitement made them peculiarly dangerous. Under these eircum- stances the apparent indifference and security of the oficer 1 command of the troops at Wounded Knee is mcomprehensible and in- excusable. * * * Not a singlo company was so disposed as to deliver its fire upon the warriors without endangering the 1lives of some of their own comrades, It isdifficult to conceive how a worse disposition of the troops could havo been made. * * * The testimony goes to show that most of the troops were forced to withhold their tive, leaving the brunt of the affair to fall upon two companies until such w: riors as had not been killed broke through or overpowered the small force directly about them -and reached thoe camp occupied by the women and children. The battery of four Hotchlsiss guns had until then been uscless, the friction primers hav- ing been removed from the guns by order of the captain commanding the battery lest the gunners might in their excitement discharge the picces and destroy their own comrades. These guns were now opened upon the Tn- dian camp, even at that time placing in perit troops C and D of the Seventh cavalry, which were obliged to retreat for some distance owing to the five from theso guns and from the small arms in other portions of the com- mand. Tho t that a large mumber of the 106 warriors were without fircarms when the outbreak occurred s shown by the evidenco that forty-cight guns had been taken from tho tepees and a personal search of twenty or more warriors resulted in find- ing them unarmed. This fact, taken in con- neetion with the extremely injudicious dispo- sition of the troops and the large number of cusualties among them, constrains the belief that some casualties were sufferod at the hands of our own men, The fatal disposition of the troops was such asat tho outset to counteract in a great measure the immense disparity of strength and would have been fuexcusable in the face of an armed and des- perate foe, even had no especial warmings and orders been veceived from higher an- thority. 1 can only partially account for the singular apathy and neglectof Colonel Forsythe upon tho theory ifferen co toand contempt fo u and urgent warnings and orders received by him from the division commander or by his incompe- tonce and entire inexperience in the respons! bility of exercising @ command where jude: ment and discretion are requ I also for- ward lierewith the report of Captain Ealdwin of the Fifth infantry concerning the finding of bedies of women and children three giles from the scene o the engagement on Wound- ed Knee creck. This report imdicates the nature of some of the results of the unfortunate affair, results whichare viewed with the strongest disap- proval by the undersigned. NEisoN A, Miirs, Major General Commanding, General Schofield submitted the case to the sccretary of war with the endorsement that the wmtcrests of the service do not de- mand the longer continuance o1 Colonel For- sythe's suspension. In his judgment tho conduct of the regiment was well worthy of the commendation bestowedupon it byhim his first telegram after the engagement. In returning the papers to the major gen- eral ecommanding the secretary reviews the testimony us to the surrender and comments on the désperate and sullen character of the band. He said 1t was manifestly an impera- tive recessity to prevent the escape of these desperadoes during the process of disarming, The troops appeared to have been well dis- posed to provent an outbreak, which was not and could hardly have been anticipated even in dealing with Indians. The secrctary savs: Nothing illustrates the madness more forei- bly than the fact that their first fire was so directed that every shot that aid not hit the soldiors must_have gono through their own village, There is little doubt that tho first killingof women and children was by this first fire of tho Indians themsclves, They then mado & rush to break through and around the flanks of troop K, commanded by allant Captain Wallace, and reached the lecpees, where many of them had left their arms with the squaws, and continued firing from among their own women and children, and when they started from their camp their women aud children were mingled with them, The women and childven were never away from the immediato company of the men after the latter broke from the circle. Many of the men and women got on their ponies, and it was impossiblo to distinguish a buck from a squaw at a little distance when mounted, The men fired from among the women and - children in tneir retreat. Cautions were repeatedly given by both regular and non-commissioned ofii- cers not to shool squaws or children, and the men were cautioned individually that such and such Indians were squaws. Firing by the troops was entirely directed on the men in the eirclo and in a divection opposite from the tepecs until the Iudiaus after their break mingled with their women and children, thus exposing them to the five of the troops, and 88 @ consequence some were unavoidably killed and wounded, a fact universally re- g:oum\ by tho oficers and men of the Seventh cavalry, This unfortunte phase of the affair grew out of = cir- cumstances for which the Indians themselves woro entirely responsible, Major ‘Whitesido emphatically declares that at least fifty shots were fived by the Indians before the nroops returued the fire, Several special instances of humanity in the saving of women and children were noted. No doubt the po- sition of tho troops made it necessary for some of thom to withhold fire for a tinie in order not to endanger the lives of comrades, but both Major Kent and Captain Baldwin concur that the evidenco fails to establish that a single man of Colonel Forsythe's com- and was killed or wounded by his fellows. 'his fact—and, indeed, the conductof both ofticers and men through the whole affair— demonstrates an exceedingly satisfac- tory state of discipline in_ the Soventh cavalry, Their behavior was characterized” by skill, coolness, dis- ceretion and forbearance and reflects the hi; est possible credit upon the regiment, which pustained a loss of one officer and twenty- five enlisted men killed and three officers and thirty-two enlisted men wounded, The situation'at Wounded Knee creck was a very unusual and very difficult ome, far more difficult than that involved in ordinary battle, where the only question is of gaining 8 victory without an effort to save the lives of tho enemy. It is easy to make plans whon “we look ack- ward, but in the light of actual naitions as they appeared to the command- - & oficers there does not seem 10 be any- ent of quiring adverso criticism on the pa it sfore approve of the endorsement of the major general commanding, that the in- terests of the military service do not demand any further p in this case. By di- rection of the president Colonel Forsythe wili resume command of his regiment. RepriELD PROCIOR, Secretary of War, the troops re- of this General Miles Has Nothing to Say. Cnicaco, Feb, 12.—General Miles, when asked tol whether he had anything tosay in regard to Colonel Forsythe's reinstatement, said: “I know nothing about the action taken at Washington. 1do not caro to make any statement in regard to it, nor do I cave the case, What I did I would do again under the same circamstances.” S —— DEPENDS ON THE Tiller on the Prospects of the Nest Presidential Cuicaco Orrice Critcaco, F “If the west votes as it aid in 1858 tho re- ans need have nofearas to the out- come of I8¢ So spoke ex-United States Senator Warner Miller of New York at tho Auditorium hotel this morni He added that, while uie belicved Now York would bo found in the republifan column in 1892, yet 50 long as toe west went republican it didnot matter. “We can lose New York and Indiana and win with tho new states,” he concluded. ““The democ s caunot lose one of the doubt- ful state “What is your opinion as to Senator Hill’s intentions for 15G21" “I'seono reason to doubt that he will be a candidate for the presi His friends claim that ho will, and il of his clec- tion to the senate bei bar to such a course, th i il rove but a step- ping stoie. Mr. Clevoland's friends claim the opposite,” “Is it your opinion that tho recent hand- shake of tho two was a healing of the bre in their relations 1" “Mr. Clevoland says that they have been fricnas constantly sinco be left the guberna- torial chair and, despite the general betief, I prefer to aceept his word in the matte is difficult to predict their relations in 1502 as Hill's friends declare they shall send & Hill delegation to the convention,” T WILL PURIEY POLITICS, Great interest was aroused today in busi- ness and political circles Ly the publication of Representative Kerns' bill providing for radical chai s in the administration of the city government, the most importast of wliich is that which stipulates thatthe mayor all not be eligible for re-election for four s after the expi his term of ofice. A number of citizens of Chicago, well known men, were asked their views on the ttey and g y expressed tho opinion at it would do away with a great amount of political trading and scheming which now disgraces almost every city administration and the injury to business interests which frequent elections brings about. It is felt that no man can successfully manage the affairs of the city,during a two rm of office for tho simple reason thathe doesn’t veaily get started before he bas to begin pull- ing ‘wires for his next torm: that, if the mayor could go iato office, fecling that there was no chanco fora second term and that ho could afford to_do his duty, independent. of the men who clected him, a’ degree of purity would resuit which has never before existed. WEST'S BRILLIANT CAREER, Mr, James J. West's dazzling nowspaper nager of thoTimes was reviewed agth in Judge Blodgott' this morning. Lawyer under- taken to help Captain Huiskamp and his friends to et an_accounting from West and toinduce him to give up some stock in tho ‘Times company, told how confiding Lowa peo- ple placed their substance in tho wasteful and Ttalian hands of M. West, and wh: wrong stories ho told them abont the com- pany’s condition. Incidentally, he threw a floodt of light upon the value of Mr. West's theory that to newspaper a grand success it is ssary only to s0 hades, Tncidentally, Mr. Bisbee, attorney for Vest, remsrked that not all of tho _correspondence betyeen Mr, West and tho Towa party had been put in evidence, There wero some two hundred letters con: taining friendly Hawkeye requests for thea- ter tickets, railrond passes and the like which had not been printed. He also recalled a cor- tain_conference held av about the time the West-Suowden-Keokul_combine took con- trol, in which it was debated whether or not they should take in Clarkson of lowa, At 4 clock in the afternoon it was decided not to tako Clarkson in. TIEY FOOLED PAPA. An exciting runaway match terminated 1 aquiet but hurried wedding at Racine, Wis,, last night. The fleeing couple were I, P. McDonald, a poor but hard working young man, and © Miss Mamio Evoy, tho daughter of wealthy parents, both from Saginaw, Mich. On account of the disparity in their rank the parents of the girl objected to the young man's uttention, but the lovers met in‘secret and laid their plans for their marriage. The father discovered their plans and tried to prevent the wedding, but he was cluded and the couple took ~the train for cago, followed on the next train by the iratw parents. Aided by friends, the lovers wero piloted through Chicago yesterday alfternoon and put on a St. Paul train for Rucine, They arrival in Racino last night, having fooled the papa, and were immediately married. WESTERN PEOPLE 1IN CHICAG Among the western peoplein Chi were tho followin At the Grand Pacific—James H. Douglas, Cedar Rapuds, In.; L. J. Drake, Omaba; J. W. Morrow, Fargo, N. D.: Mrs, Marcus Daley, Anaconda, Mont.; John It. Gambley, Yankton, S. D. At the Sherman—Charles Wagner, Falls, Mont.: . Miltonberger, Lincoln, Neb. ; James Mason, Helena, Mon.t; H. C. Cheyney, Sioux City, Ta.; J. W. Muun, Omaba, At the Tremont—W. B, Connor, Boise City, Idaho; H. S. Williston, Montana; Mr. Beer, T and Mrs. L. H. Foster, Omaha. H. T. MecCo At the Auditorlum—William O, ward Braudt, Mr. and Mrs, mick, L. A. ( R. Manloy and Miss Manloy. Omaha; H. K. Lyou, Mandan, N. .3 W. H. Quick, Des Moines,’ Ta.; Mrs. I, A. Wilcox, Ceaar Rapids, 1a. At the Wellington—0. J. Crayford, Miss Crawford, Omalia, Atthe Palmer—J. ENT. ch g0 today areat Markel, W. B. Millard, J. R. Buchanan, Omaba; Mr. and M s, C. Watrous, Des Moines, Ia.; John P. Mite Deer Lodge, Mout. 1. Holman, C ton, T, A't the Clifton—F. Cooley and Mrs. Cooley, Omaha. At the Commercial-L. Armstrong, Council Blufts, At the Grace—C. F, Bard and H. C. Cush- fng, Omaha, At the Saratoga—C. J. Compton and M. W. Turner, Omaba. At the McCoy—F. Blaine, Mr, and Mrs. Carter and W. H. Hagan, Omaha, At the Brovoort—S. B. Wadsworth, Council Blufts, At the Gore—E. B. Eckbart, Nebraska, W. I\, Bechel, auditor of the Pacitic ex- press company at Omaha, is attending tho meeting of the Expressmen's Mutual Beue- it association hers. This evening tho mem- bers were guests of the Chicago expres men's club at dinner in the Wellington, Th club was organized about a month ago and is , composed of managers and superintendents of tho different express companies doing busiuess in the city. 1t has & dinner on_the second Thursday of each month, to which officials of the express companics 'from the rank of superintendent up are invited The first dinner was given this evening. ATEINSON, At e S Twenty-five Thousand Short. Aver, *Mass,, Feb, 12.—President Hart- wellof the North Middlesex Savings bank said this morning that the deficit of Cashier Spaulding will reach at least §25,000, STILL BATTLING WITH DEATH. Brave Struggle of General Sherman With the Grim Monster, VERY NEAR THE VERGE OF THE GRAVE. There is Yeta Faint Hope that the O1d Warrior May Come Off Vice torious fora Time at Least, New Yonrk, Feb, 12.—Goneral Sherman was thought to be dying this morning, but at 4 ) this afternoon he had rallied somewhat, and the doctors expressed o faint hope that he might recover. The lights and flitting shadows in the death chamber of the old warrior were care- fully watched by a score of newspaper men and every bulletin issued by the doctors was quickly wi Il over the country, During the night Rev, Father Taglor of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament was culled o tho bedside of the dying gencral, where he re- mained until about § o'clock this morniug. At about 11:30 & message was sent to Sen- ator Snorman calling him fnstantly to tho bedside of his brother. He arrived in a car- riage at wo policemen are on duty outside, aud everything is kept as quict as possiblein the noighborhood. The electrio bell was removed from the door so it would not disturb the rest of the sick man, and in- structions were given not to admit any one except relatives and personal friends. AlL through the night messages of sy mpathy were received from tho president, members of the senateand manyof the general's old army friends, was announced that Gen- This was told by ary, who was seen Shortly after a second an- de that he would not live over an hour. The members of the fumily W all summoned to his bedside. A bulletin at 11: . . ennounced that extreme unction had been adminstered to the general and he was expected to die in a few minutes, The following bulletin was issued by Dr. Alexander at nooy encral Sherman is still aliy but there are no encouraging symptoms.”’ hortly after noon it was the genoral’s condition wi The family thought he o'clock, but b allied slightl, still unconscious. Ho mucus on the lungs and v His breathing is very labor A bulletin at 1 p, m. st toms cover g wiping his ey nouncement y nnounced that little better, s dying at 11 though lo is is suffering from 1y be smothered. at his symp- vere such s to give a faint hope of re- and the following dispatch was sent A enator Sherman to President. Harrison @ “The improvement in General Sherman at 1 o'clock today justifies a fainthopo of Lis vo- clock this afternoon General Hora- King left General Sherman’s house, He said th w minutes before he left the sick chamber General Sherman showed signs of improvement, The patient, he said, had risen from his bed, and walking ac or, sat down ina chair. The ph, ard this as a very hopeful indi do not now fear erysipelas so much, Their chief fears are of pneumo because ;‘l the accumulation of mucus in the general’s ungs. At 9:30 tonight this bulletin was issued: Physicians in consultation say theco is change, Lf General Sherman maintains his present status for twenty-four hours the situation will be hopeful. Jou~N SuErMAN, The condition of General: Sherman during the latter part of the afternoon was encour- aging up to as late as 5o'clock. At that hour change for the worse took place, The gen- eral lay in acomatose state and 1t was ex- ceeding difticult to rouse him, He could open but onceye and_tppered to be suffering greatly, but the doctor thought he was not troubied with pain. The patient continued in this condition duriug the carly part of the evening, During the evening a great number of persous called to ascertain the d goh- cral's condition. A great many telegrams were sent away this evening, What tho nature of them was could not be learncd, On thosidewalk opposite the house quite a large crowd of peoplo stood watehing the windows of the chamber where the sick maun lay fighting the battle of life, At 11:25 p. m. Thackery, General Sher- man’s son-in-law, left the house, suid tho general was {n a semi-conscious condition. Lieutenant Fitch said that at 11 o'clock General Shy gotout of bed and walked half way across the room without assistance, He could not speak, but appeared to recog- nize thoso in the room. The general had to be helped back to bed. Heis very much ex- hausted., At 1 a.m. itis stated that General Sher- man appeared to be asleep. His breathing indicated that his lungs were filled with mucous. Dr. Alexander thought erysipelus was leaving the patient, but the general is not improved, it THE DYNAMITE PLOT, More Damaging Evidence Secretary Gibson, Cmoago, Feb, It developed today that it was about January 10 when Gibson deliy- ered the explosive to Dewar, and Gibson has daily been expecting news of the carrying out of the plot. Since the 10th Gibson has written several letters to Dewar and sent him several telegrams. All of these are n the possession of the authorities, Of these Solicitor Hart says; “He fre quently aduonished Dewar that ho was not using the dispatch he ought to in the matter, Last Monday the department dictated a decoy letter to Gibson, having Dewar write a letter to the 'effect that he (Dewar) haa made several attempts at carrying out the plot and failed on account of the liquid. He said he thought it had lost its virtug He instructed Gibson to come to Chicago Wednesday and bring a new bottle of the stuff, He also told him to bring evidence that he intended to payhim for the job. Gibson answered by atelegram that he would come to Chicago Wednesday morning. He did soand was arrvested, The contents of his grip_wero a shit, a few col- lars, & bottle of the liquid and 100 sharcs of whisky trust stock assigned to Dewar, Itwas a_part of the deal to pay Dewar with stock,” said Hart, “and he evi- dently brought the bonds to show Dewarand spur him on to do the deed.” United States District Attorney Milchrist says the ouly offense under the federal stat- utes for which Gibson can be tried is offering abribe to a federal officer. The extreme penalty for this is threo years' imprisonment, 'nere are several state laws under which he can be indicted, but after a couference with the state’s attorney today it was decided that the state would not meddle with the case until the federal government had finished its prosecution, Against e THE FIRST G Beginning of Active Hostilities on the Dakota Prohibition Question. BiswARck, N. D., Fob. 12.—|Special Tele- gramto Tue Bee. ] —The fiest resubmission gun was fired 1 the senate this afternoon. The chief clerk of the house appeared with a message, about §:30 o'clock, which tho sena- tors ascertalned to be the resubmission reso- lution which the house passed yesterday. Before the message was received a motion to adjourn was made. The prohibitionists op- Posed the motion and dewanded s Toll. oall, which was had. The vote for adjournment showed 17 to 13, one being absent. The re submissionists appear to be fighting for more time, but the vote indicates thatthey already havea majority, Two democrats voted with the prohibitionists. The latter still claim to have s majority. The resubmissionists do not intend to let the bill go to the temperance | commitiea, WASIT THE RIPPER? The Body of a Mardered Girl Found in Whitechapel, [Copurighted 1891 by James Gordon Rennett) Loxnpoy, Feb. New York Herald Cable--Special to Tne Bee]—Intense ex- citement was sed in Whitechapel at an y hour this morning by the discovery of the murdered body of & young woman inthe street, not far from the scenes of tho provi- ous crimes, Everyone s talking about the Ripper, but the police acted so promptly in removing the body to the mortuary that It is impossiblo to ascertain, at this late hour, whether the victim’s body was mutilatea. The present indications point to the case being the work of some drunken fiend. phttate o)y TERRIBLE BOILER EXPLOSION. At Least Thirty People Pe Disaster Near Quebec, Quenre, Fob. 1 5 this morning a boiler of the Quebee worsted company’s fac- tory at Hare Point exploled, completely de- molishing the engine house and about half of the factor A large number of hands were killed, thirty bodies having been removed up 10 the latest accounts. The buildings of the Quebec worsted com- pany, where tho explsion occurred, are situated in the northwestern outskitts of the city. They bave been closed down for two weeks, while the boilers and machinery were being overhauled and refitted. Operations were resumed this morning and about three hundred operatives were on hand, About 9 o'clock there was asudden explosion which completely wrecked the engine house and dye house, and damaged a large part of the main building. A great crowd gathered im- mediately, and the workof rescue commenced. The fire brigade W called out, but fortunately the debris did not cateh fire, As great confusion prevails, it is impossiblo to geta list of the killed and injured until tho ruins have becn thorougily examined. A force of doctors and surgeons is on hand and the wounded are receiving prompt atten- tion. The cause of the accident is not at present known, but it is thought some of the pipes may have frozen up while the fires weere out. The work of resculng the unfortunates buried under the ruins is still going on. The known dead number twenty-two. Some are still missing and are supposed to be in the rums. The wounded number thirt of whom six at least are not expected to live. anly TIL ay Gould ish in a Fay Gonld ST. AUGUSTINE . was taken suddenly ill this morning and by the advice of his physician left for New York. Dr. Munn did not state tho exact na- ture of his illness, butit is understood that tho attack is one of nerypusness, accompanied by loss of appetiteand wn occasionul famting spell of short duration. Nuw Youk, Feb. 12.—Georze Gould lato tonight received o telegmm from Jay Gould, dated Waynesboro, Ga, right.” - RIOTOUS STRIKERS. Special Police Display Their U Recklessness With Revolvers, Nuwakk, N. J,, Peb, 12.—Thero was riot- ing and bleodshed at Clark's thread mills this evening, Whew the non-union spinners quit work they were cutied over the river and when they landed ;i the Kearney side they were™ met By a* throng of 2,000 men, wornen and children. A boy threw a rock and thespecial police attempted to rush into the crowd. Chief Tuvnbull of the Kearncy police ordered the specials back, and they retired. Immediately after a woman threw another stone aud the then rushedupon the crowd, flourishing re- volvers and shooting inthe uir. The ¢ surged back, but flung showers of st which crashed through the mill windows. The yelling and window breakin g was kept up until the tumult attracted hundreds of peo- f wark, half a mile along tho ont the ched & mass of human- The men inside the mill played a line of hose out and met the crowd. This made the rioters moreangry and the window smash- ing went on, & al girls were crushed and one badly crippled. William Richmond, aged nine, was shot through the foot by a special ofli With darkness the crowd dispersed. There is scarcely one whole win- dow inthe mill. It is thought there will be aworse riot tomorrow and the probabilitics are that the militia will be called out. Latest Aspect of the South Dakota Po- litical Situation, — [Special Telegram toTue B 'he political situation tomght is greatly disturbed. Al parties are laying their deepest and closest schemes. The re- publicans charge that there is far morein the deal between this state and Illinols than it is given credit for. While on theface it may appear fanciful it is veally the eapture of two senators by a combunation and will have a wide effect upon the polities of theso two states, reaching to the presidential election, The feeling among republicans 15 that Palmer will be elected in llinois shortly and an independent wiil follow he: As towhom it will be there is diversity of opinion. Some say Dye, others Harden, but Kyle seems most likely in case of such a deal At any rate, 1t is acting fayorably onthe publicns and thoy aromaking almost su pe human efforts to circunvent the scheme in any way they can, honorably to the repub- lican party, Many of the republicans think that the deal between the mdependents and democrats may be coasummated not later than next Tuesday. Many members are planning to leave for home over Sunday, but whether pairs can be arranged factorily or notis aquestion, To say theleastthings are decidedly mixed. The republican caucus tonight nominated Thomas Sterling of Redfield as their candi- date for The vote stood: Sterling, 4 Melyille, 3 Moody, 1. Sterling's friends think he can receive some independ- ent votes, but no oneknows where they are coming from. Greater credence is given the lllinois-South Dakota schemes, by which Palmer is to be clected senator in I1linois and an independent here by a fact, whichhasjust leaked out to- night, that Speaker Seward inthe morning leaves for Chicago, and presumably Spring- fleld, to be gone several days. Seiward was clected by the independent-democratic com- bine and has the reputation of beingone of the shrewdest politiciansin the state. If any one could begin & deal of this kind, he is certainly the man. He could figure’ with Sockless Simpson to his heart's content. It is @ well known fact that Simpsonis very close to Tripp and the democratic managers leve, being rated more of a'demo- crat than an independent. In fact he is about half way between them, Of all men he is the one to put through such a deal as this. There is no doubt but Tripp could be bought off here with prospects of the control of the state patronage in case the democrats are successful in the next presidentil cam- paigu, in which Illinois at least may cut quitea figur ———— Against Cleveland, Dexver, Colo., Feb. 12.—The Mountain News (demoerat) in an editorial on Cleveland's letter says in part: ‘“There is nothing left for the free coinage deu ats of the country hut to organize o defeat Mpr. Cleveland’s nopination, It can be and should be done, and it can and will be done.” e DanDoan’s Arreest. Vermitniopn 8. D, Feb, 12, egram to Tak Bee. ) -Deputy United Stal Marshal Keenan areested Dan Doan this morning for selling liquor without. a govern- ment license, He was taken to Sioux Falls for exam inaton, Rocky LIKE BIRDS IN THEIR NEST. The Western Association Performs Its Task in Perfeot Harmony, THE SCHEDULE AND CONSTITUTION. List of the Playcrs Signed, Rescrved and Released-Omaha's Strong Contingent—Work Yet to be Done. Citcado, Feb, 12.—[Spacial Telogram to Tue Ber|—President L. C. Krauthoff sat on the thitone in the smoking room of the Auditorium hotel at 10:30 o'clock this morn- ingand called the Western association to order, e busiuness tion _of a schedule, considera- tion of the new constitution, arrangement of the cirewit andthe settiement of all the troubles that might appear to re- quire ofticial action. The delegates present were: L. C. Krauthoff, president; Ed Brandt, secrotary; Milwaukee, Mana; Cushman, President Maguive, Director ( letto; Minneapolis, President Hach, Ma ger Harnngton; Sioux City, President Be Director Foley; Denver, Prosident Van Horn Lincoln, Manager Rowe; Omaha, President McCormick, Director Brandt; Kansas Citv, President Speas; St. Paul, Manager Wat- kins, ‘The association’s cireuit was not changed. foux City, the wavering member, proved its stability. Director Beck offered to deposit $4,000 to guarantee the association against 10ss, but this was not deemed neces- 'y on account of subsequentaction. Itwas decided that each club give a guarantee of 000 so that the association might not suffer a member dropped out. No formal applications were ved from Grand Rap- ids, Indianapoiis or Toledo for admission, al- though H. W, Beecher of Michigan City, nas notyet given up_the hope of breaking into the orgunization’s ranks. Rumors of im- pending trouble in reference to alleged changes in the circuit were many, bu they must have been smothered before the meeting was called to order, An old conten- tion between Minneapolis and Sioux C was settled after a heated prosentation of guments, The Corn Huskers cla d #4100 due on receipts of Decoration day gamie: in Minueapolis, and the question arose ove thoe proper interpretation of the agreement made by the managers of the two clubs. The expected decision was in favor of Sloux City, and President Hach at once drew his check for $400. fncluded, the adop- Lincoln 5 ved several clubs, but the mutter was 1 without allowing the details club, which, debts to feilow amicably sett to become publ During rec iedule committee finished its veport, which was presented at the evening session. Objections were made to dutes hore and there, and the committe was instructed to amend the vard in accord- ance with the action taken, It was agreed when this was done the schedule should beadopted and the matter will be disposed of tomorrow. A huge amount of work in connection with the con- stitution was avoided by relegating the adop- tion of that document to a committee made upof Kruuthoff, Watkins and Hach, The Spaulding bail and bat were adopted as the official instruments of warfare, the manufacturers agreeing to give cach club three dozen balls and two dozen bats gratis, The association adjourned until tomorrow morning when its business will undoubtedly be completed, President Krauthoff must tomorrow act with the national b d, and this, of course, vould prevent his presiding over his own a: ociation. Krauthoff will submit a sugge: tion to the board tomorrow that :Alln'lubs'r their teams intact during the season. Thi cing adopted, it will do away with carting geed portions of es through the country, T'hé Milwaul claim to Grim will bo contested before the national board tomorrow by the Rochester club. Following is an off list of all players signed, reserved or ed, by the Western association clubs a: Young for promulgation among the part to the national agrecment : Omaha—Signed: Baker, Hallizan, New- man, Willis, Shaunon, Macauley, Eiteljorg. Reserved: Stenzel, Clarke, Knell, Walsh, Cleveland, Canavan. Terms epted ;. Shav- Reléased : Hanrahan, Fagan, Moran, , Works, O'Connor, Reserved Manoning, Hoover, Stearns nson, Hogriever, Burns, Donohue, Smith, Conway, Swartzel, Carpen: ter, Pears, Holland. Released Nicol, Lincoln—Reserved: Patton, Flanagan, Hart, Ronch, Cline, Brimbiccome, Signed: Bushman, Trafley, Released: FPhelan, Hoover, temp. Sioux — Reserve Zeibel, Crossley, Black, Schellhasse, Devlin, Widner, Beil, Brosman, Kappel, Genins, Straus, Glenn! Released: Powell, Minneapolis—Reserved: Dugdale, Duke, Killen, Ryn, Hengle, Day, Miller, Minnchan, Carroll, Twohy, Mitchell, McQuaid, Signea: Shugart, Bartson, St. Paul-Signed: McMahon, Brown, Frost, *Kid” Baldwin, Ford, Dalton, John O'Brien, Abbey, Osborne, Ely, Hart, Meclkin, Mains, McLaughlin, Mutphy, P, O'Br Milwaukee—Reserved: Pettit, Dal Poorman, Welch, Shoch, Albert Clanssen, Renwick, K Vickery, chriver, Jantzen, W Mor Denver —Reserved : - Whate, McGlone, M- Clellan, Curtis, Tredway, Whitehead, if Lohbeck, Raynolds, A A Fournier, Payne, Kennedy, Neves, O’ Brien, Werrick, Messitt, George Tebeau, Released: Flood, e KILLED BY HIS OWN SO. refe, Sad Fate of Judge Lewis, the Terror of Kentucky Desperadoes. Prxeviiie, Ky, Feb, 12.—Judge Wilson Lewis, who has been active in prosecuting the desperadoes of this region, was shot and killed last night by his own son, Sidney Lewis, The judge had put his sou under bonds as one of the unlawful gang, e Reply to Civil Service Refo Bostox, Mass,, Feb, 12.—The Cambridge ivil Servico Iteform association has re- ved from the president a reply to their ad- dress of January 81, inwhich the president says: ‘Your referenco to the recent out- oreak among the Sioux as affording convine- ing evidence of the mecessity of a change in the manuer of appointing officials of the Indian burcau leads me to say that I have not found in a full examination of all the facts, evidence of any deterioration in the Indiun service, On the other hand, the board of Indian_commissioners, through Chairman Gates, has, as a result of close ovservation, de- clared to me under date of January 10, last that upon the whole the Indian service is now in better condition than ever before, The objectof their communication was to urge the extension of the avil service rules to the Indian service, but they were cireful 1o recognize that the argument was not to bo found in_any special or recent incident, but in the - broader fact that tne work among the Indians is educational and philanthropi and should, therefore, be separated from party politics, 1 may add that before any special appeal has been made to me the sub- ject, including Indian agency clorks and em- Poyes in the classified service has been under cousideration.” el Indians Call on the President. Wasnixeton, Feb, 12, —The Indian chiefs now in the city called at the white house this sfternoon and paid their respects to the president. They listened attentively toa sbort address by the president. He pointed mers. out t white made | 7. v of thei rgoing to war with nade it very plain that if they ro trouble they would be pun- ished. 3 nust teach their young 1. ?} L to be warriors, but ®vitizens, and endv % Yo earn their own living by some pea %\ indust; The gavernment, he said. w % Yrotect dnd encourago every Indian wh i to bo peaceful and in dustrious, s then shook hands with the pr and withdrew. - NO C1 EIN ILLINOKS, the - Republicans and Farmers Still Co- auetting Withont Results, Sruxaririn, 11L, Feb, 12.—The farmer members of the legislaturo agreed with tho republicans to take two or three batlots today and then adjourn un'il tomorrow in order to give the steering committeo a chance to ot the recaleitrant repunlicans in line for Moore, if that is possible, "Tho vepublican steering committee held a meeting this morniug at which it was an- nounced they had not yet decided whether to accept the farmors’ candidate, but would glve a definito answer tomorrow publicans lssued a call for a party ¢ evening at which a figal attempt will bo made to unite the party upon Representative Moore, In the joint assembly a number of ballots were taken, resulting: Palmer, 101; Lind- ley, 1005 Stelle, 8. Adjournment was then taken. Tt Is impossible tonight to predict with any certainty the outcome of tomorrow’s session of the Jjoint assembly, It s conceded that Palmer’s clection {8 a foregone conclusion unless tho republicans decide to sup- port Mooro or continue negotiations until something unforeseen comes up. A republican caucus was held tonight, at which the sity tion was thoroughly discussed. A large ma- jority of those present favored a combination with Moore, ans and Craw ford and Represencatives Hutehins and Patton still iusist that they willnot vote for Moore, s0 the matter is'indoubt. The caucus ap: proved the action of the steering committee and negotiations will be continued in the morning. Senator Evans says emphatically that he will vote for noman but a straight out republican, It is believed that unless more time is granted the republicans tomor- fow that Messrs. Moore and Cockrell will cast their votes for Palmer in a day or two, thus electing him. _If an extension of timé is granted the republicans there will be no election this weels ‘kable Michigan Bills. , Feb. 12.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tue Bx One of the most dan, ous features of the rocent Michigan logisla- turehas been the tendency of somo of the vyer members to drop the mantle of legis- or and appear as attorneys of big corpora- Today Kepresentative Miller intro- duced a bill which provided that lawyer meabers shall be prohibited from practicing their profession during the session. The bill was referred to the committee on agriculture and the attorney members scored a point in return by giving notice of a bill prohibitis rmer - members from following _their vocation during the session. A remar bill introduced today provides that the rail- roads of the state must transport members of the legi pounds of baggago when the members ror- Lines Drawn. Pinnr, § v, 1 ballots were taken for senator toda time resulted in drawing party lines. Moody re- ceived on each ballot 69, Kylo ; Although Moody was tenominated at tho caucus last night, he failod to draw the inde- pendents today. ' Many iusist he shiould with- draw, which lie opposés, {Fiddin st el M’ KINLEY 10 CLEVELAND. The Tariff Bill Author Pays His Re- spects to the Ex-President. Toreno, O., Feb, 12.—Lincoln’s birthday was chosen for the fonrth annual convention of the Ohio League of Republican clubs and the session was held in this city. The event of the oceasion was a banquet in Memorial nall tonight. Three hundred guests were present, iucluding many men of national repute. ongressman Askley responded to the toast, “Abraham Lincoln.” Hon. William MeKinley respouded to the toast, **‘An American tariff for American people.” His address was essontially o veply to ex- President Cleveland’s speech at the Thur- man banquet last November., *It was,” he said, “‘gratifying to the friends of protection to have that eminert democratic leader make an open confession of the purposes which he and his party associates aim to accomplish by a free trade tariff. Assigned to respond tothe inspiring sentiment, *American Citi- zenship,! he made ‘Cheapness’ the theme of his discourse. Hisavowal is only that which protectionists have ulways claimed to be the mevitablo tendency of his tarift policy, ‘which exalts cheap goods from abroad above good wages at home. The taviff reformer gravely asks why we want manufacturing es- tablishments in the United States when we can buy our goods m other countries as cheap as we cau manufacture them at home, if not cheaper. * * * The masses of the people are in no temper for such a_suggestion, and will never consent to the inauguration of a policy which will scale down their wages and render it harder to obtain the nec ries of life ‘Cheap coats,’ to which the gen- tleman is so much attached, do not tempt them, for many remember that in the previous frée trade cras of our history they were too poor to buy them at any price. * % % % % Is American manhood to be degraded that merchandise may be cheap ? Cheap coats at any price, at any sacrifice, even to robbery of labor are not the chief ob- jects of American zation, We scorn cheap coats upon any such terms ov conditions. ty’ atsuch a prico, ¥ % % % n who is now so insistent for p necessaries of life, while in office and with authority was unwilling that . an article of prime necessity to every household, should come untaxed to the American people when it was known that it Wwas an annual burden upon them of §60,000,- 00. He stood thenas the uncompromising fricnd of dear sugar for the masses. During his term he was dishonoring and discrediting silver and enhancing the pi )f gold. He endeavored even before his inauguration to stop the coinage of silver dollars, and afterwards and to the end of his administra- tion persistently used his power to that end. He would have increased the value of money and diminished the value of everything els Money was the master, everything else its servant, Was there ever a more glaring in- consistency or reckless assumptiont The tariff reformer has in his wild ecstacy over so-called victory been betrayed into an avowal of his real design, Ho beli y is a blessing to be promoted and e god aud thet shrinkage in value of thing but money is a national benefit, He "no longer con Is his love for cheap merchandise, even though it entails the beating down of tbe price of labor and curtails the comforts and opportunities of the masse ‘Those who advocate duties solely for revenue see only asa result cheap- er prices, which ave but temporary at best, nm{ donot see the other side-lower wagos, cheaper labor, sgricultural deoression and general distress.” Mr. McKinley went on to eulogize the protective system and smd: “If this wpolicy is w be re- versed it must bo ~ done, mnot by clamor or representation, not by sekool men and theorists, but after the fullest discussion aud investigation by the sober and ntelligent judgment of the majority, constitutioually registered. The only menace to our advance- ment and prosperity to our wage carners and farming interests is lhuJiurly pledged to the repeal of the new law aud the substitution of the British system fn its place. Free and full discussion will avert the danger. Noth- Ing else will,” gentlem: Nihilists Must Leave Bulgaria, Sors, Feb, 12 —Premier Stambulofl has decided to expell all uibilists from Bul. guria, THE MAXDIOM TARIEE BILL, Reported to the House For Passage by the Committeo of the Whole, A BIG RAILROAD LOBBY ON HAND. Several Tmportant Measures Affects ing the Roads Introd in Both Branches of the Leg- islature Yesterday. ced Lixcory, Neb,, Feb, 12.—|Special to Tira Rize. ] ~The house this morning went into committee of the whole to consider the come bill establishing maximum freight r. Porter (ind.) sa explaived. It simply fleation of var idthe bill was easily topted tho Towa classis cles of commerce and fixed tho same freight rato that now provails in thatstate, ‘“This is the issuo upon whicly we wore neatly all elected, and upon which there onght not to be any radical difference in opinion on the floor of the house." Oakley asked Porter whero he got the iy formation that the people of Nebraska de: manded the lowa rates, Porter answeced, ““It is a part of the plat form on which T was elocted. Newberey (ind,) expressed surprise that the metubers were not. familiar with the proe visions of this bill, when it had been vndet consideration for nearly a_month, No op should plead ignorance at this late day in th session, Scott (ind) thought the sideration of tho bill was simply 'urn'lufl out the advico of the railroad lovby, which was gathering from all points of the compass to defeat the just demands of the peopio of Nebrask Breen said that all he desirot was to gel copics of the present rates in Nebraska from the board of transportation. Faxon (rop) objocted to tho_independents saying that the gentlemen on this side of the house do not want any railroad legislation “I am a farmer, and Iam just as muc) in favor of some measure that ‘will grant re: lief from ad extortion as any ono on that sido of the house.” Modie (ind.) said that full and careful con- sideration had been given to this bill by th committee, and o for one, and his colleagues, had been approached by some of the railroad capper promised them that if they would not favor any laws regus lating freizht charges the B. & M. would ship all the goods free that might be donated to their constituents, but he had spurncd the der (ind.) thought the matter had boen ated long enoughy and for one was ready to act., Oakley said the people had given the cone stituents of Modie, Stevens and other western members a liberal donation. Stevens (ind.) of Farnas could not sea what' that had to do with the question of srulating railroads, Oaliley (rep.) of Lancaster strongly op- posed making a maximem vate, 1t never had been a success anywhere, and if enacted in yraska this winter members of all parties be fulling over cach other two years o in their efforts to repeal the law. clier (dem) of Douglas said Speaker—It scems rather st this matter should be forced upon us at the present time. It has been well said that there are a > number of members on the floor who bave not con- sidered this bill sufficiently to ascertain its merits or demerits. No,if that be tho caso, which it is with mo. Tam not prepared to vote on the biil. This is a matter of great importance, and I say here to my fellow mem. upon this floor than any injustice wo do pital or to any enterpriso within the cons fines of this state, in that proportion we injurc ourselves. Ifwe injure a logitimate corporation, wo injure the farmer as well, Now, the question is hore: It is simpiv aske ing for time that we may consider the bil} and vote upon it in an_intelligent manner, Itis for us here to do justico between man and man. It is immaterial whether the man has been injured heretofore or nots that is no reason we should iujure him today, but two Mr. Speaker, nover mado 1 say that members hero ined tho bill ought to hay the privilege to do it. It may s y trivial thing to pass upon a matter like this, but [will guarantee to sy, without fear of contradiction, there is no mémber upon this floor that can'go to work and explain to you the workings of the freight bill such as il be given to the farmer, such as will be gived to the mechanic, to the merchant and thy railroads of this count, ““We must bear in mind that the railronds no longer follow civilization, but that civilis zation follows them.' It is @ duty that we owe to oursclved to our comstituents, to deal fairly honorably and justly with this capital, that is associated together to promote the welfara and_development of the country. 1suy it ought to be postponed until such tim can gather our statistics from th and sce what they are. 1 venture to say no man upon this floor, except the committes that iuvestigated the bill, kuows the former rates the railroad has charged in this e My, Dobson of Fillmore said: “Mr. Speak- er—This railroad question has agitated tho minds of the people of Nebraska for the Lus twenty ye nd the peoplo have applied t this bod) them relief. 1t is not abso- lutely né to understand_freight rates altogether, It'isa very simple matter to find out and to form somoe basis,whether they are charging extortionate rates over the state or not, and whether the business is a paying institition or not. That is the only asis upon which we can vens , and if any gentlemen will step into the state library and get the manual of railroads and investigate it, ho will find all the information he may want. And that will give him a good foundation to stand upon and vote intelligently upon the subje When we take the B.'& M. railroad for instanco, during tho last seventeen years, we find that covporation has paid about $51,000,000 in dividends on a capital of 86,000,000 in that time, besides the interest, and we are forced to come to the conclusion that railroad busi- ness is a paying institution. Now I repres sent the farming intorests of this state, aud I ask every gentleman on this floor that you nourish that institution and aid it so we can make a decent livelihood for our selves, and clothe our children and families and give them opportunitics for enlightens ment which they ought to possess in this ineteenth century. ‘The agricultural classes made the state what it is today. These pioneers came out_here and went” through grasshoppers, hailstorms, drouth and every- thing else to make our state what it is, and when we come to this body and ask for ve o ask for bread—they give us Weare asking nothing but justice— nd we claim that ‘Justice is tho law of d,) and my faiv-thinking friends can ate ol what nieaning they will to the phrase, you shall never convince the people that who toil should starve.”” [Ch: atson (rep) thought a special committeo, of which the independents should havea majority, ought to be appointed to draft o bill, and suggested that the minority of the committee should be named by tho republican and democratic party caucs, and for one he pledged himself to support any bill that might be drawn up by the commite tee, Gillillan offered a resolution that the bill should bo considered without having the classification read, but before o voto was roiched on any of tho propositions pending the committee arose and tho house adjourned until 2 p, m, In the afternoon the house resumed consids eration of the maximum tariff bill, which was read section by section, On motion of Kruse the reading of the classitication was dispensed with, Shrader moved that section 8, fixing the distance tariff and car load rates, bo adopted Carried, Sections 4 an : also passed. Shrader moved tostrike out all that part of section ( which probibited & railroad from 150