Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 24, 1892, Page 1

} THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1892, HAS N0 ROOM FOR KICKERS Managers of the Industrial Oonference Declare for Harmony. POLK ELECTED PERMANENT CHAIRMAN Georgin Delegates Create a Little Excites ment—A Kansan Spri Treasury Scheme of Yesterday's 8. Lovts, Mo., Fel ~Probably no more #ensational, turbulent scene was ever wit- nessed at a great political gathering than the one startlingly prosented this afternoon in the big natlonal industrial conference. Boutherners wore pitted acainst southerners, farmers alliance men against alliance men, and for many anxious minutes to hundreds in the huge music hail the convention seemed about to break to pieces in riot and blood- shed. The extraordinary tumult took place with scarcely & momoant's warning., Scarcely had delegates to the convention re- sumed their socats after a short re- cess whon the credentials committee was announced as ready to prosent its final ve port. The first portion of the committee's report elicitea little interest. It consisted merely of racommendations for admitting to the convention representatives from a num- ber of organizations that had been over- looked —the Central Labor excnange, a new order of anti-monopolists, International As- sociation of Mechanics, International Mine ‘Workers, Central Lubor Unior of St. Louis, and the Central Labor Union of Springfield, Mo. Then the Trouble Commenced. Then came the dynamite. It was the in- stant, though indirect projection intothe con- vention of an issue for or against immediate steps toward a third party presidential ticket. The question w: brought home to the men from the solid south, the occasion of all the trouble being nothing less than a de- cision of the credentials committes seating the two contesting or pro-third party dele- gates from the state of Georgin. The secre- tary, oblivious of danger, was jauntily read- ing to the convention that the committee had cor.cluded to seat C. C. Post, W. R. Kemp, C. H. Moses, W. H. Wilson and M. L. Palmer, a division of the delegation between the contesting elements. Ere the last name had left tho reader’s lips vandemonium broke loose. Not only the im- mediately interested person, but delogates all over the hall begau to vell, some for recogni- tion, some in condemnation of, and othecs in approval of the revort. Amd it all Chairman Polk sat, grimly conscious of human inability to stay the uproar. in a momontary sem- blance of order he recognized Mosas of Georgis, an autithird party man, who raised the point that the state gathering which had selected his delegation had given it 1nstructions thav it should vote as a unit on all matters. By the report of tne creden- tials committeo two strange new delegates had now been placed in the doiegation. He wanted to know if they wero there with the understanding that thoy were to submit to the unit rule. Assuming that they were, he moved that the convention accept the report with that understanding. Howled Like C: 1n a twinkling Post, one of the contosting delogates, was on his feol. He was here, ho said, as a delegate chosen by the state alii- ance; Moses by the executive committee. Ho was hero in the interest of harmony. while that which Moses sought was i arms of the democrats, Ninoteen-twentieths of the state alliance of Georgia was 1n favor of indepondent, political action, and the swall faction represented by the other wing was underserving of consideration. *‘Congress- man_ Livingstoo,” fairly _shrieked the _gpeaker, while the convention howled like / Comanches, **had himself declared in favor of seleoting the delogates all of one opinion or the other, and then had chosen a set of men whose plan and purpose it was, as it was Livingston’s own, to act with the demo- cratic party, to betray tho alliance to that arty, delivering the allianca bound hand and Foot 1o the o1 democratic ok, Tha noted alliance corgrassman thus scorchingly de- nouuced, was sitting scarcely a dozon foet from tho stand, whito with suppressed emotion, Yelled at the Top of His V Grant of Georgia, the other anti, the top of his volce, declared the Livingston men had been willing to let the other side come in providing they were tiea hand and foot. He dramatically unfuried and flung over the heads of delegates a twenty-foot long manuscript roll, of what he shouted Wwere endorsements of the independent move ment by the Georgia reform press, in con- trast with a patch of paper a foot aquare con- talning all the endorsement of the other side, The uproar increased unceasingly; dele. ates were shaking their fists in each other’s aces, and the chairman's gavel, as it fell upon the table, produced uo more effect than a pin drop. Tho uppearance of Geary Brown of Massachusetts, chairman of the committee on credentials, was for a moment more effective, the contending factions stopping to cateh from what he might say a possibie ad- vantage to their side. He stated that the credentials committee in its deliberations nad declded to recognize the real seat of the alliance in the stato of Georgia, in accord- ance with which they had found three men entitled to seats, Thore were thus two yacancies, and in the interest of peace these had beeu filled by selection from the oppos- ing force. It was not a question of old political parties, he said, but a fusion of har- mony bere, and the conforence must keep in the middle of the road. He pleaded with the convention to recognize that this was tho urpose of the gathering, The committee in ts action was not bound by the conditions urrounding any section. It acted as fairly 8s it knew how, and the internal dissensions he felt had been left to the Georgians to set- tlo among themselves. Hissos and Catealls. AT polnt a New Vork delogate edged in a point of order that the meeung to adopt the credentials report with the understand- ing that the Georgia delegation was to act as B unit was not proper, inasmuch as the con- vention nad no authority of the kind. The chair decided the point well taken, Then camo a new motion o adopt the report nanches. floor once more, He began: “If theso delegates accept this report then I am here merely as o delegate prepared to aot as such and not as the envoy of the enemies of our movement." He de- clared himself ordinarily a democrat, but now an alliance man, and predicted that if this quarrel went much further the demo- crats would as of old have the state of Georgia in their power, splitting the alliance. Hisses and cries of aerision drowned the concluding words of the speaker, Confusion Relgued. Indescrivable confusion now reigned for fully five minutes, Chairman Polk all the while pounding Lhe table with his gavel, Atu length Ellington of Ueurflg from a high perch, made his sonorous voice barely audiblo to those nearest him. He declared that the execulive committee of the (ieorgia alliance had tried to thwart the will of the people in order to get the stats more completely in the hands of democrats. Aurthor ‘words were drowned by & com- motion in the vicinity of the lm{fll’. who was grabbed by several bystanders and pulled 1o the floor. Moses tried to gt at bim and a free fight scemed unavoidable, but the angered men were kept apart, and the con- vention seeming to suddenly realize the dis. Krace 50 near at haud, ok an astonshing right about fuce. The}ump«r wotions were put. and the re- port of the commitiee on credentials adopted with only & long wail of dissent from Georgia. Much Vigorous Effort on the Part of Those Who Lead Pat Forth, St. Louis, Mo., Feb, 23, —When the indus- trial conference opsned this mornicg Chair- man Conuor stated that if anybody was not present for harmonious action they might get out of the way or be stepped upon. He then announced that the committee on credentials had been in session all night and was now ready to present a partial report. The report recoramended the seating of 246 dolegates from the Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union, 55 from the Farmors' Mutual Benefit association, &2 from the Kuights of Labor, 97 from the National ):flrm!‘rl' alliance, 25 from the Nutional Cluizens' alliance, 97 from the Colored IParmers' Mutual Benefit association, 27 from the National Citizens' Independent alliance, 65 from the Patrons of Industry, 25 from the Patrons of Husbandry, a total of 677. The Farmers alliance was given 25 delogates-at-large, and thirteen winor de- tached organizations and individuals were given a representation of 58, Ignatius Donnelly moved an amendment that Miss Frances Willard, Lady Somorset, Clark Hoffman and F. H. Ingaily s seated as delegates representing the National Womun’s Christian Temperance union. Both the amendments and the report r adopted, L It was resolved duriug the recess that the committeo on platform be appointed on a compromise basis, The plan was to give each national organization three representatives on the platform committee and each state one representative. Genersl Weaver moved the election of President Polk of the Farmers alliance as permanent chairman of the convention and the motion was carried unanimously, Polk Permanent Chairman, In an instant Powderly of the Knights of Labor was on his feet, hotly protesting that the procecdings were irregular, Others addea their protest and an Illinols delegate made a motion for the reconsideration of the election of Polk. The motion was promptly carried. It was decided that the vote he by states instead of by organizations and Polk was unanimously elected. Polk announced that the nextorder of busi- uess was the election of vice presidents and other officers, Miss Frances Willard and Ben Torrell of ‘Texas were elected vice presidents; Joht W, Hayes ofthe Knights of Labor was maae sec- retary, and Warwick, a coléred delegate from Virginia, assistant secretary, While a motion by Simpson of IKansas to adjourn for two hours was pending, Dr, Mc- Cune read a telegram from Messrs. Whita- ker and Davis urging the conference to adopt a resolution asking congress fo pass the anti-option bill. McCune made a motlon that a special committee be appointed, but finally a recess of thirty minutes was se- cured with the understanding that a commit- tee be appointed. At an informal conference of prominent pro- hibitionists this morning Chairman Dickie and Miss Willard united in a resolution to the effect that, as a party, the prohibiionists could treat only with political forces that declare “for the same principles. This, Miss Willard explained, does not in the least iuterfere with the efforts being put forth by horself and other prohibitionists, as individuals, to secure such declarations from the industrial conference as may serve as a basis for future united political action among the labor aud temperance reformers. Precipitated n Row. The third party fight in dead earncst was suddenly thrown into the convention by the committee on credentials seating Post and Brauch, the two third party delegates whom it was sought to shut out. Post, 1n a general scramble for vhe floor, got in first, and in the bitterest speech heard in the convention de- nounced Congressman Livingston of Georgia as attempting to hand over the alliance in that state pound hand and foot to the demo- cratic party. The excitement causea by this accusation was intense, and scores of the delegates wore running about and waving their hands like so many bedlamites. After an exchange of hot personalities and extra- ordinary confusion, participated in by Moses of Georgia, Ellington, Branch and others, the report of the committee was finally adopted by a large majority—a substantial triumph for the third pavtyites, Georgin D:legates Fight. The row among the Georgians continued for fully an hour,and was only ended by the sergeunt-at-arms, club iu had, forclbly jam- ming the warring southerners down in their seats. When quiet had been measureably restored the long ist of members of the platform committee was finally completed and road, making a total of nearly 150 members, Tho announcement of Post as the platform committeeman from Georgia nearly started a personal enconnter between him and Moses, a fellow Georgian, The convention as a whole was now thoroughly disgusted witn the Georgians and plsinly showed it with hisses and catcalls. Jerry Simpson turned the whoie dispute into ridicule by suggest- ing that half the Georgia delegates be appor- tioned to Alaska to give them a chance to cool off. A colorod dvlegate outdid the “‘sockless Kansan” in afforaing needed relaxation for the convention. Standing up on a railing the colored brother sturted the delivery of a flowery oration with which he had plamly long been burdened. Astronomy and politics and a bundred otaer heterogeneous subjocts were delightfully mixed, and when be had concluded a twenty minutes’ bewilderingly rambling talk, Seccretary Hayes came for- ward with a statement "that brougnt ont audible sighs of relief and mauy cheers, It was that the Georgians had av ‘last settled their fight, Post being made platform repre- sentative from Georgla, and Wilson, an anti- third party man, the Georgia member of the anti-option committee, Sprung the Subtreasury Scheme, The breath of the dolegates was taken away later on by Willets of Kansas, national lecturer of the farmers alllance, when, after @ half hour's roll calling, the special commat- tee was complete to frame the proposed reso- lution asking of eongross the passage of an anti-option law, Willets moved that the con- vention demand the pussage of the sub- treasury bill as a means of relief for the people instead of petitioning the Washing- ton solons to enact the proposed anti-option law. Woheat, lecturer of the Knights of Labor, was the first of the delegates to pull himself together. He moved to lay Willets' motion on the table, and on & vote the subtreasury substitute was snowed under. Kelly of Kausas, undaunted by the fate of Willets, sprung au idea from the Sunflower state. He offered a resolution that the ap- propriation panding in congress for & perma - nent census bureau be endorsed if provision were made for continuing the investigation of farm WOrtgages As 4 permanent part of the work of the bureau. Jerry Sumpson warmly champloned Kelly's motion and Simpson’s efforts were heartily seconded by Congressman Liviogston of Georga, With Tears in His Voice. Liviogston selzea the opportusity while upon his feet 1o repel earnestly, almost tear- fully, the accusation that he ever wrote or uttered one word favoring turning the Georgia alliance into the democratic camp. Ho invoked, for the sake of the destitute people they all represented that bygones be aropped and there be union and harmony, Livingston's reply to the charges against him was well received and he was accorded generous applause from all parts of the house. Betwoen Liviuston and Simpson pulling together tne couvention, after some desultory discussion adopted the census resolution by an emphatlc vote, the only resolution it after- wards proved that would be adopted by the convention without previous refereuce to the platform committos. (iossip that th neted indepeudent cougressmen w any too frequently in agreement at Wash- ington caused cousiderable comment pver their sugcessful co-operation in the conven- tion here. . A discussion of the seemingly burning [CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE, SPLIT ON THE SILVER BILL Demoorats Will Oancus on Representative Bland's Bill EDICTS THAT WILL BE OF LITTLE FORCE Interstate Commerce Declslons—A Letter ¥From Mexico—Congressional Proceed- ings, World's Falr Matters, and Other News Notes, Wasmixarox, . C., Feb. 23.—The sitver question seoms to be in statu quo pending the return of Speaker Crisp and the Chicago excursionists, So faras can be learned Mr. Holman, the caucus cbairman, has not yet determined upon the date on which the cau- cus, requested by Mr. Harter and his asso- ciates, shall bo held. It is not believed that this oaucus will mark any considerable ad- vance toward a definite agreement. It is not thought that either the siver or the anti- silver men will be bound by any conclusion roached in the caucus, as any phase to the silver question may be objectionable to them, and it is probable that the caucus will be no more than a conference. It is proba- ble that the domocratic members of the rules committee may meet prior to the oau- cus and twalk over the situation. The silver men beliove that an order will be made, giving the Biand bill a day for con- sideration. 'Chere is a disposition, however, to take up the wool bill first. Democratic members say that the bill ought not to oc- oupy the time of the house for more than three weeks, and, if necessary to prevent undue delay, the rules committee can and doubtless will reporta rule to bring the measure to a vote. Some appropriation bills may thon be put through, betore pro- ceeding with other matters, The silver men will be content ith this course, and say that all they ask is an assurance that a pro- gram will belaid out in which silver will have a place. Mexican Travel Free from Danger, The secretary of state has received the following telegram from Minister Ryan of Moxico in regard to the condition of affairs 1 that country: The minister of forelgn affalrs of Mexlco makes the following statement: Actording to ulivices by tha (Mexioin) governments tho bands of Cutarina Gurza, orgunized yololy in the state of Texas, have been completely dis- pesed, thanks to the efficlent pursuit of same rocently set on foot In sa:d state by United States forces. ‘fhe Mexican rallway system. Inclusive of lines crossing the northern section, has ever enjoyed complete sccurity. although on two distinet occasions tho bands roferred to crossed over to the Mexican side, remaining two days In constant movement, and on the second oc- cusion u fow hours, due to the pursuit kept up by forces of this country. Tho precautionary niensures then instituted to provent a fresh incursion into Mexico resultod in strengthen- ing the sonse of ubsolute safety and imniunity from hirm always onjoyed by Moxican rail- way: ch secirity continues unshaken and unaltered, and sufficiently weil grounded is the hope that in the future no danger will menauce,the sume. This telegram is intended to dispose of re- ports that traveling in Mexico is unsafe be- cause of the outbreak of the Garza govern- ment. Interstate Commerce Declslon. The Interstate Commerce commission to- day announced its decision in two cases in opinions by Commissioner Kuapp. One 1s the case of William H. Harvey against the Lou1s- ville & Nashville rallway, involving the glv- ing of free passes and free lrnnsgortnlion, and the commission decides that the uction of defendant in _granting to members of the city council of New Orleans and the clerk of that body. on account of their official posi- tions, free transportation violates the acu to regulate commerce and is unlawful. 'L'he or- der of the commission is that the Loulisville & Nashville company forthwith desist from granting froe passes over its interstato lines except as provided in tho twenty-second sec- tion of the act. The other case relates to rates on butter in loss than carloads from Lincoln, Kan., to Denver, Colo., and 15 entitled the Lincoln Creanmery against the Union Pacific rallway. The line between these points runs through a sparsely populated couutry, furnishing comparatively little business to ' the carrior, ‘The decision is that the charge complaited of is not shown to be unreasonable, nor does the evidence furnish suffcient reason for in- terfering with a rate established by a number of roads and common 1o many communities. World's Fulr Matters. A proposition which, 1f adopted, will no doubt increase the attendance of militia organizations at the World's fair, is put for- ward in a bill introduced in the house today by 1tepresentative Powors of Vermont, It makes it lawful for an{yruumnu or transpor- tation company in the United States to make spocial rates for the transportation ot mili- tary orzanizations with their equipmonts to the fair, notwitustanding anything in the interstate commerce act to tho contrary. Delegate Smith of Arizona has reported a bill from the house territories committee to ratify an act of the Arizoua legislature authorizing the issue of bonds to the extent of $30,000 to enable the territory to be prop- erly rovresented at the World’s fair. " The report accompanying the bill says congres- sional authority is necessary because of a law forbidding territories fo incur an in- debtedness exceeding 4 per cent of the as. sessed valuation of property within the ter- ritory. The report suys Arizona's assessed valuation is only 30,000,000, but that its tax- able value is really $30,000,000. Customs Rebates, A statement was laid before the housa to- day from the commissioner of customs, show- ing that 81,711,061 drawback was allowed by the government on tin cans, ete.,, maoufac- turad from imported tin plate and imported from October 1, 1890, to December’ 31, 1801. Another statement from the commissioner snows that the amount of drawbauvk allowed ou imported salt used in ('nrinp{) meats ex- ported from October 1, 1890, to December 81, 1891, aggregated $92,201, CONGRESSIONA ROCEEDINGS, Bllls Passed and Considered in the Senate— A Short Session of the House. Wasiyaroy, D, C., Fab, 23,—The senate committee on finance today ordered an ad- verse report on Cooke's bill to amend the na- tional banking associations, In the senate this morning a resolution was agreed to calling on the secretary of ag- riculture for a copy of the report of the spa- cial agent of the Department of Agriculture on experiments in the production of rain. The resolution heretofore offered by Mr. Platt for an investigation by the committee on territories into the resources, social and other conditions, laws, etc., of Alaska, was taken from the calendar and agreed to. The calendar was then taken up and bills were disposed of as follow: Appropriating $500,000 for & public build- ing at Blsmarck, N. D., passed. ouse bill to provide an addition to the mode of taking depositions of witnesses in ocauses pending in United States courts (al- lowing depositious to be taken under siate laws), passed. Senate bill to provide for a commission on the subject of alcoholic )iquor trafc, Laid aside for the present. The senate joint resolution for au interna- tional bimetallic agreement was uext taken up and Mr. Stewart made some.remarks upon it, but as the morning hour bad al- ready expired it went over without action. The vill to preveat the adulteratioa and misbrandiog of food and drugs was then taken up as the unfiuished business and Mr. Paddock, who is incharge of it, made some brief remarks in it§ support. mr. Bate and Mr. Coke spoke against the bill. Without action the senate went into executive session aud soon adjourned, M — In the Mo Wasunaron, D, C., Feu, There were not 100 members present when the house was called to order today. Owing to the continued al of the speaker on account of sickness, illin of Tennessee was elected speaker pro 3 A fow reports wers made from ‘the com- mittoes and placed on b progriation val- endar and the house then adjourne. Two Nominntions by the President. Wasminetos, D. C., Fov. 23.~The presi- aent today sent to the senate the following nominations: William B. Gilbert ot Oregon, United States circult fi:déa for the Ninth ju- dicial district; Henry H. Smith of Miohigan, assistant register of the treasury, —_——— HILL CONTROLS THE MACHINE, But the Wily Politician Hasn't the People Back of Hi New York, Keb, 23.-The Herald this morn- ing, comménting on the Albany demooratic convention, “Mr. Hlll has handled tho situation with consummate tactical shrowness, He holds Now York state, or at least he thinks he does, in his fist, and while the delegates were not especlally instructed to vote for him at Chicago, “they kmew per- fectly well thoy would not have been chosen excepton that condition. But yesterday's convention emphusized the fact that New York state Is very badly split. Hill has the machine without a doubt, but a very large number of democrats are yot to be convinced that he has the people, All this show of power is well enough in {ts way, butthe party in this atato has a very bitter foud on its hands and the aggressive policy of Mr. Hill has excited a degree of opposition which renders tho vote of November uncertain to either himself or Cloveland. A western man who bas also the respect of the south— aman llke Watterson for instance—with Hill for second place would be certain to carry New York and the country. The democrats of the atate who ave now "divided into factions and losing no opportunity to knife each other would uniw on such a ticket and carry the banner to undoubted victory.” An Elephant on Hi# Hands, The World says: “The Fabruary point in this game of policy has been scored. kivery- one foresaw that it would be if the early con- vention were persisted in. Thore will be far tho greater contest in June. Senator Hill has a donation from one state, but thero are forty-three other states to be heard from,and even in two months from now the real fight for the nomination wlill hardly be begun. Senator Hill has secured a delegation four months, seventeen weeks, 120 days, in nad- vance of the national convention. - What has he got? What will he do with it Or what will 1t do for itselfiIt can hardly be corralied and shipped to Chicago to await the great convention, though the haste with which it was -n?pud up might suggest |}|ch a policy. The delégates cau scarcely be forbidden to road the newspapers until aftr they have voted, like the jurors in a capital case, A great many things are likely to hs¥ppen and aro quite certain to happen durjng the next four months which will materiglly_ influence and probably determine the choide of & dom- ocratic candidate for president.” Doomed to Ultimate Defeat. The Times says: ‘‘At the most or atthe worst Mr. Hill's convention can serveonly as a hindrance to the nomination of Mr. Cleve- land. That it will serve as au effective hindrance we do not believe, and the revolu- tion of democratic sentiment in all parts of the country diminishes every day the doubts upon that point. That the work of this con- vention, with its body ofi imstructed dele- fnlea. will lead to the nomination of Mr. Hill or the presidency is & notign too absurd to be ontertained fora moment. Tha democratic conventian at Ghicago will not Mominate Mr: Hill. It may go. west for its‘candidate r south, or to the Pacific const;if it comes eastor to New York it will come for a mun l{;lwr known and mora respected than David . Hill.” in aunother editorial article, headed ‘‘Y'o Ropresent New York," referring to the action at Albany by the organization recently adopted by the Cooper institute meeting, the Times says: *“The Syracuse conventioa will send to Chicago a delegation freely and fairly chosen, enjoying the confidence and able to express the views and wishes of the democrats of the state. We are entirely convinced that they will find themselves at Chicago in sympathy with the carnest and sincere democrats of all parts of tho country.” Must Force tho Fight. The Tribune says: “Unloss all signs fail, the anti-Hill movement is rapidly gaining strength and has alrendy become serious enough to be calied a faction, It was rather late in making itself manifest, and the in fluential and upright men who are concernod in it need not wonder that the general public cannot understand how it happened that de- cent democrats, who wore not excited at all by the seat-steallng couspifacy, were so dreadfully moved because a ponvention was held rather earlier than is customary. Their indignation against Hill does them credit, but it1s rather belated and ‘i8 open to the criti cism of lacking a first-rate moving cause. However, if they only have the nocessary courage and wisdom, the anti-Hillites can atone for the past by making the most of their present opportunities. If they force fighting they can speedily destroy bim as a presidential possibility.”” { ACTI0ONS OF THE ANTIS, Their Leaders Cheertully Confident of Suc- cess Before the National Conventlon, NEew Yok, Feb. 23,—Neanly all the mem- bers of the anti-snap committee of fifty have returned from Albany and are in a cheerful mood, The leaders are confident that the proposed state convention 8t Syracuse on May 31 will be recognized as the real demo- cratic convention, and that its delegates will be admitted to the national convention. Ina fow weeke the provisional state commitiee will develop into a full state comunittce, ands| all the regular democratic methods will be followed in the arrungements of the conven- tion. An evening paper says: *In private con- uersation the Tammany men themselves ex- press doubt that Hill will be nominated at Chicago. They admit that the May conven- tion will be a great gathering and that its determined attitude will frighten the dele- gates to the national conveatjon,”’ The general sentiment of Fammany men seem to be embodied in sontence: **While Hill is our choice, I if he will be nomnated. We're willlng win with l“lm' ,l')uz we'ro not prepared 19 godown with him. It won’t do to sneeze at thg. aTammany o¥cial, ‘'hat cap acuse will be a big affa pleut{ol time to make it su jud, in fact, they have already exhibi at power. There is every reason to @ that they will get together a blg 3 he only thing now 15 to place patitics §0 88 to circum- vent them snd as far as neutralize the bad effect of their convention. ement, said tion at'Syr- dckers have o HISTORIAN FYFFERDEAD, His Troubles of & Year Ago Hesponsible for His Deml Loxpoy, Feb. 23.—Mr, G-A. Fyffe, the author aud historian of mod®m Furove, died yesterday. 'The cause of his dpath is directly attributed to the mental 'nuxlyl cal depres- sion from which he suffered as a eoasequence of & false and odious gharge which was brought against him abodt a year ago and tbe attempt at suicide whicn the acoused man made at that time, { In the soring of lust year Mr. Eyffe was charged witha numolesg crime and was so overwhelnied with disgrage ut the revolt fcousation and tho torrie positiopin' which he was placea that be cug his throat on April 17, Mr. Fyffe was brought to ourtin & awibu- lunce and the trial had to be mxlmnrlly postponed owing to his weak condition. In July the London grand jgry. which hud been investigating the charggd declured that no bill should be found agal iiw, - - Business Troubl New York, Feb, 23, Charles E; Mears, a shoe maoufacturer, assigued todey without refereuces. STILL HAS NOTHING TO SAY Myron Vanfleet's Slayer Will Not Talk of the Tragedy. HASTINGS ~ PEOPLE MUCH EXCITED Teemer, the Colored Conchman, Suddenly Leaves the Clty—It Was Belleved to Be Dangerous for Him to Remain —Course of the Bullets, Hastivas, Neb,, Feb. 28.—|Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.|—The post mortem exam- ination of the body of Myron Vanfieet, who was shot by Captain Yocum yesterday, was concluded atlp. m., today. The surgeons found that three bullets haa taken effect in the body of the victim. One entered the left lobe of tho liver, another the right arm oear the elbow, which ranged up toward tbe shoulder, and the third pierced the back and lodged near the base of tbe spinal col- umn. The immediate cause of death was hem- crrhage. The coronor’s jury, consisting of Messrs, Theodore [arrell, Leopold Hahn, Charles Cameron, N. F. Dameron, Jacob Fisher and J. N. Fountain, viewed the re- mains last night and adjourned until this afternoon. Whon they mot today General A. H. Bowen, who represents Captain Yocum, asked that the taking of the testimony be deforred until Friduy next. T'he continuance was granted. Captain Yocum still has nothing to say for publication aside from riving a mere state- ment of the fact of the killing aund the cor- reciness of the reason given for the deed by the press, Jeft Teemer, tho colored ex-coachman, remained in the county jail all night, al- though not under arrest. This morning Sheriff Crane took him to the 8. M. 11:30 fiyer for the east and advised him to leave town., Teemer ovidently recognized the dan- ger he was in and left the city. There was some talk by a few persons of lynching Tee- mer last night, but no disturbance was created. The remmins of Mr. Vanficet will buried tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. coremonies will be in charge of Sllas Stry lar post, Grana Army of the Republic, and will take place at the house of the decoased. The affalr is the pripciple topic of conver- sation on the streets today. Public senti- ment is divided over the question. Many belleve Captain Yocum ontively justifiable, but all express sympathy for the bereaved tamily. BEATRICE'S JOBBING TRADE, be he ki New Enterprise Added to Her Wholesale Interests—Municipal Politics. BEATRICE, Nob., Fab. 23. pecial to Tne Bee.]—Yosterdoy signalized an important event In the business history of Beatrice. The oceasion was the formal opening of the first w/holesale jobbing house ever estab- lished in whe city, and will mark an epocb in Beatrice's business :nterests, the importance of which cannot be overestimated. Refer- ence has been made of the projected enter- prise heretoforo in Tk BEe. The proprie. tors are Mossrs, Burns & Rutt, recently of Casey, Ia., and the establisnment 1s a whole- salo grocery house, The Beatrice grocers have taken very kindly to the new concern and will patronize it freely. Messrs. Burns & Rutt will at once put traveling representa- tives on the road and will make a bold strike for the grocery trade, especially tuat of the Republican vailey and northern Kansas. Messrs. Oliver Fulton acd H. B. Troxel have just embarked 1n an entorprise which is destined to become an important factor in the live stock industry hersabouts. They pro- 056 to inaugurate a regular series of com- ination sales of standard bred trotters and thoroughbreds. The first public sale is an- nounced for April 4, and Messrs. Fulton & Troxel intend to make 1t the most prominent sale of the kind ever occurring in southern Neoraska. They haye already a uumber of first-class consignments that aroin the thirty list, as well as one or two tborough-bred ruuners, ‘The mayoralty contest is the provailing theme in this city these expiring February aays. The candidates now the most con- spicuous before the dear public of Beatrice, are: E.R. Nogg, the present incumbent, rse 10 a renomination by the independonts and democrats, a combination upon which he was elected ' year ago to fill out Mayor Tait's unexpired term; Joseph Hill, independent or straight demoerat; George P. Marvin, having had a slight, taste of mayoralty diguities as acting mayor by virtué of his being president of the city council, I8 willlng to serve in the real ca- capacity if nominated and elected by the de- meoracy of the state of Beatrice; L. K. Walker, republican, who run on petition a year ago against Ed Sherman, the straight republican nominee, and thereby drew enough votes away from Sher- man to clect Fogg, is anxious to serve the city as mayor if ho_can get the republican nomination, M. E. Shultz’s friends are grooming bim up in proper shape to go into the city republican convention and knock out all the other republican ispirants, Ed Sherman holds out the idea that he will not be n candidate, yet there are a few of his friends who think he is only just a httle bashful. E. O, Krotsinger, baving designs on the county attorneyship next fall, will probably decline to bé & candidate for mayor this spring. Mr. Krotsinger's bitter- est enemies are not slow to admit that he would be the very strongest nomination that the republicans could make and that his election would be almost inevitable. Harry Phallips 15 of course in the field. Running for mayor of Beatrice is Harry’'s biennial diversion, and ho avers that he will stick to it until he is elected. Fremont's Business Tnterests. Fremont, Nob., Feb, 23, —[Specinl to Tur Ber,|—Pho Fremont Saddlery company is the name of a new manufacturing and job- bing compauy just orgamzed, chiefly among the business men of Fromont. The stock- holders of the new concern met last night, adopted articles of {ncorporation and choso the following officers: President, 1, M. Welty: vice president, J. E. Shervin; troas urer, L. D, Richard: Shervin, May, Osker Glidden, ‘Thielen, £. N. Morse. The authorized capi- tal of the new concern is §100,000, business to commence when $40,000 15 paid in, nearly all of which amount is already subscribed. ‘I'he business of the company will bo to mpuufac- ture and sell harnoss, collars and saddlery. A three-story brick bwlding, 40x120 feet in dimension, “will be built at once on Factory street for the use of the company. A newly patented separable collar, the invention of John Thielen, will be manufactured and placed on the marker Forty hauds will be empioyed from the be- ginning, Presidont Weity oloses up his business in Omaha and comes to Fremont to take charge of the concern, Opposed to an Extra Sesslon, Bram, Neb, Feb, 23.—[Special to Tue Bee, |—Hon, William S, Fust, the vepresen- tative of this district and an out-and-out re publican, was in town Monday advising with the prominent republicans and assured Gov- ernor Boyd that he did not think it advisable 0 bold an extra session, He found all of his supporters of the same mind. He does not mruk it advisable to experiment, iaug of Tramps, GrAND IsLaND, Neb., Feb. 23.—[Special to Tue Bae. he police department made & raid on & gang of toughs, Six of them were arrested yosterday aud the remalning ones are supposed 1o have left th ‘Purnronn, Neb., FPeb. 23.—(Special Tele- gram to Tag Bee.|--The Grand Island & Wyowing Ceutral railroad depot at this place was visited last night by burgl who broko into the cast drawer and rel its contents of 1820, The agent, F Heath, was sieeping in tho office at tho timo and was not awakenod until the burglars had succeeded in getting through tha office window and out of the depot. He pursued them some distance and sent three or four shots after them, but they mado good their escapo. They overlooked quiten large sum of money which was close to hand and evi- dently what they were looking for, and no doubt would have socured had it not been for the vigilance of the agent. Two Saline County Sensations, Wiiner, Nob,, Feb, 23.—[Special to Tne Bek,|—-Ludwig Swobods, a farmer, and about 25, and recently married, was found deaa in bed at his home between Swanton and Wilber. The cause was heart fallure. Last Saturday a girl living witt the family of Joe Svex, miles north of Tublas, gave birth to a male child and placed it in & wood- box outside the door. She olaims the child was stillborn, Today the body was found badly mangled 1na hog pen. The fawmily was aware of the girl's condition, but did not know until today of the horrible occur- rence. The girl came from Bohemia about one year ago, and is very ignorant. The body’ was too badly mangled ‘o permit physicians determining whether the child had breathed. Found in the lce, Nenraska Ciry, Nob, eb. to Tur Bee |—The body of the cooper who so mysteriously disappeared about January b, was yesterday found by Richard Beck in the Missouri river near the Buclington bridge. It appears that Mish drowned himself about the time the river troze over and has been in the ice ever since. .~ [Spocial award Mish, Burglars at Platte Center, Pratte Cexten, Neo, Feb. 23.—[Special Tolegram to T Ber.]—The house of Mr. D Lynoh of this place was entered by burglars last night and a fino_seal skin _cloak stolen. Entrance was gained by breaking the win dows. Everything in the house was over- haulod. Some handsome underwear is 4lso missing. Thero is no clue to the burglars. Nebraskn's 1 Nenraska Crry, Neb,, Telegram to Tux B resident hore, yestor ath Roll, Peb. [Special ~John Salka, an old ay suddenly aied. Ho went to his _barn and not returning seavch was mado for him. He had been stricken with heart discase and was found lying dead in the barn. Struck by a Freight Train, eonaska Ciry, Nob, Fev. 23.—[Special Teiegram to Tue Bek.|—Carl Carlson, one of the B.& M. section men, was today struck by a freight train while trying to remove a haud cur from the track. EATHER BUREAU } OxAla, Feb, 23, The trough of relatively low barometer now extends from Minnesota southward over the lower Missouri valley. In this trough cloudy, damp, foggy weather continues, with light local rains. This condition will proba- bly pass to the eastward today. At Omaha last eveniug the humidity was 100 per cent, that is, the aic was thoroughly suturated with water. Temperature rose over the cen tral portions of the country, ‘vhero uns sonably mild weather prevailed. But a clearing condition covers the upper mouutain regions and a moderately cold area is devel- oping in Colorago. Clearing and some! colder weather may therefore be exp: but the approach of another storm from the extreme northwest will be likely to muke the change of short duration. For 1iastern Nebraska—Clearing weather; slightly colder; winds west to northwest dur- ing \Wednesday. For Omana and Vicimity —Fozgy, cloudy wenther, followed by clearing and slightly colder, Wasmixaroy, D. C., Feb. 23. or Arkan- sas—Warmer and generally fair; increasing cloudiness and probably rain Wednesday night and Thursday. For Missouri, Indian ritory and Okla- homu—Fair in southuast portion; cloudy in northwest portion; increasing cloudiness, probably followed by light rain and colder Wednesday night and Thursday. For Kansas—Considerably “colder north winds; fair Wednesday, except rain in southeast portion: fair Thursday For Colorado—Fnir weather; variable winds: probably fair Thursday. For Nebraska—Cool ;zenerally fair Weanes day; northwest winds: fair Thursday, Iror lowa—Cloudy weather and light rains followed by clearing weather Wednesday night; fair Thursday. For the Dakotas—Generally fair Wednes- day; variable winds; fair and warm Thurs day. 'or Montana—Warmer; fair weather Wednesday, and probably Thursaay. A New York, Feb, o'clock last night Annie & was shot in_tho shoulder and the left side by her husband. Her wounas are serious. Stevens then shot his wife's cousin, Nellie Smith, 1n the mouth and through the left arm, The wound in the mouth is serious. Tte husband, who is a bartender 33 v old, then commicted suicide by shooting him- self in the right ear. Stevens also intended to kill his father-in-law, Jacob Kanaous, but tho latter escaped by hiolng under the bed. — - MRS. DEACON She was Only Visiting with ¥ Husband Ente Loxpox, Feb, - Mrs. Daacon has made along statement to the Telegraph’s Paris correspondent. She doclares that there was nothing to justify her husband in shooting M. Abeille. p states that when her hus- band came to the door she was quietly con versing with M. Abeille, who was in evening aress except that he wore a smoking jacket. Abeille could easily have escaped if there had beer: anything to be ashamed of. He was not hiding from Mr. Deacon. Ho merely sought shelter behind a sofa to avoid Mr. Deacon’s revolver, Sho did not open the door quickly when summoned to do so be- cause she was obliged o go first to her bed- roown to light a candle, Mrs, Daacon asserts that she was accustomed to bad treatment from her husband and intended to consult a lawyer with regard to obtaining a divorce, Abeille when Seven Sallors Drowned, Loxpox, Feb, 23,—A dispateh from Gibral- tar states that the Italian bark Nina Schiaf- fano has been wrecked at Cape Sparlat. Seven of her crew were drowned, - Colorado Mining Deals. Ouray, Col, Feb, The Clay King group of mines, which includes the Ludy Helen, Bonauza Boy, Marchie and Marchie No. 2, have been soid to asyndicate of Chl- cago capitalists, The purchase price is nov known but the capitalization stock is #440, 000, $40,000 of which has been paid in for de- velopment. Dexver, Col., Feb. —At an abandoaed camp called Carneire,which is situated about twenty miles north of Del Norte, is the lat- est contribution in the way of mineral strikes. A report from there today says that elght-foot body of gold and silver ore, as ing from $300 to $400 per ton, has been dis. covered, A townsite has been surveyed aud prospectors are goiug i at & lively rate, d e LAl I«o.l-ufu Goerman Ship, Sax Faaxcisco, Cal., Feb, 28,—The British ship Califoruia, from Noewcastle, Australia, has arrived here, and reports the loss of the German ship Clara. The captaiu of the latter vessol and a part of ber crew were brought inon the ship Calilornis, e Fined for Transporting Workmen, CuicaGo, 1il, Feb, 28, —Julius Hess, a gold and silver beater, was today fined $1,000 by Judge Blodgert of the United States district court for inducing aliens 10 cowme bere W work for hiwm, NUMBER 250. NDIANS IN' COUNCIL They Disouss the Question of Changing Reservation Boundary Lines, PINE RIDGE AGENCY REDS SATISFIED All of the Land Eal They | WHY THEIR PROPER - the Black Pipe IS VALUABLE Leading Orators of the8i™ ’Qhu.mn Explain the Matt & SMALL PROSPECTS Ot SETTLEMENT Rosebud Visitors Aro Sald to be Excellos But They Do Not Like Them Well Enough to Divide Their Possessions, Hrothers Pixe Rivae, D., Feb, [Special Tologram to Tur Bee.]—The Pine Ridge and Rosebud Inalans were in council today. This has been the largest gathering of noted In- dian chiefs ever seen at this agency. One Wwould think from what was said that the In- dians would not agree, but the commission huve great hopes of settling the matter satis- factorily to both Rosebud and Pine Ridge Indians. All the chiefs from the agenvy say the matter was scttled long ago and they hope the Rosebud Indians will bo satisfied with the line established by the Crook-Fostor- Warner commission, Major J. A. Cooper has just completed his work on the depredation claims, They will be forwarded to Washingtou tomorrow. As soon as the Indians found this out they asked the agent at this place and Major Wright of Rosebud to write to the great father at Washington to have Major Cooper £o to Washiugton with the claims and ex- plain them to the groat father. By doing this they would expect to get their mouey very soon. Auother big pow wow will be held tomor- row. Red Cloua spoke as follows today: My Brule friends. This is my land and I'm living here and Spotted Tail had land at Rose- bud and his people are living on it. Spotted Tail was my friend. He was a big chief. He left me. He 18 dead. 1 am the only chief left now. My friends you all come and beg a piece of my fand but I have got somo children and grandchildren and I haven't got much land left to spare from my peoble. My friends, I can’t lot you have any of my land. The dividing lineis from the mouth of Black Pipo straight south. That is my land and I know it is my land aud belongs o my people. The treaty was made by the Crook commission. That 1s the troaty and it is settled. That is what I told Major Cooper, the inspector. This fs all I want to suy, but the great father must <end Major Cooper right back here to pay our mon He is a good man, All the Indians like him. Ho is honest and has got ood heart. He is our friend. We all t him to come as quick as he can and pay Ho Dog Makes a Talk, He Dog spoke as follows: ‘‘My friends trom Rosebud, you all come up hero to see us. You come here to say something, but this is a Sioux nation. I amn & good man. Everybody from other agencies that comes here wants something from me. My friends, you come here to ask usto give you some land, but the Crook commission was here since that time. I claim my land from Black Pipe this , but I have got lots of young men here that will get married and I can’t spare any more land. 1 know there ia going to be u big incrense and fill up my resorvation and that is why I can’t spare any of this land, 1 can't say anything further. That is all 1 can sav. We want Major Cooper to come and pay us our moncy. He is u good man, Wo like him because heis a straight man aud honest. The great father must lot him come right back aud pay up our money.” low Bear said: “My friends from Rose- bud, the line begins at the mouth of Black Pipo creek and runs under the midday sun to the borders of the white man’s land. That was the line fixed by Three Stars (Gen: eral Crook), und we are ail satisticd. This is the reason why we should not give you Rosebud [udians any of our land. We have all said that Major Cooper must pay us our mongy. He is & good man, and we like him.” Jack Red Cloud’s Speech, ck Red Cloud smid: *You areall m friends. The lund this side of the Blacl Pipe belangs to us and we don’t want o give it up. The Cook commission came out hero to setile the question and they settled it, We know it is settled, butif vou Brules want it settled again-get some one to do it. We are sauisfied. We want Major Cooper to piy us our money. Wo know wo will got it if he pays it. The great father must send him right away witb the money. Helsa good man, All the Indians want him to come with the money. He is honest and we hope the great father will lot him have the money." Lone Bear said: ‘My friends, we know that some good men bave come from Rosebud asking us 1o give them some of our land this side of the Black Pipe, but we have let some of the Rosebud lndians come here to live with us this last year, and it is fair that we should keep our land. This question has been settled. Tne line was scttied by Threo Stars. We all know why it is you came to beg part of our land this sido of Black Pipe, but we have decided not to give any to you. We hope Major Cooper will comns right back with our money, We want nim to pay us,” No Water said: **My friends, the talk to- day is about the dividing line that begins at the mouth of Black l‘l{m, going directly south. We are going to be a growing peo- plo. We will increase every yoar. We shall want what land we bave got, tho dividing line has already been settled. ‘I'hat line is satisfactory to us and we want 1o abide by that decision, We want the line to remain, where 1t is. We don’t want that line changed, My friena from Rosebud, you ask us to givo you some of our land, bui it will be fair to my wife and childreo not to give you any of my land. We want all Major Cooper to comé rignt back with our money. We ask t father to send him and we hope White ear Had His Say. Wuite Beur spoke: My Rosebud friends, the line of which my friends have spoken about is the !ine fixed by Threo Stars, The Itosebud Indians want to chango It, but we Pine RRidge Indians are satistied that the line was fixed all rignt. We will not consent to any change.” Opire Lightning said: ‘‘My Rosebud friends, our land is all here; Bluck Pipe is the dividiog line. Our land is all this side, Wo can't let you have any of it. Wo need it. 1f we keep giving it away we won't have any left. We rike you, but "we don't like you well enough to give you our land.” Big Roadsain: “My friends from Rose- bud, the dividiug line between the two reservations begins at the mouth of Blacke Pipe Creek, running directly south under the midday sun., This is the line we desire to keep and what we have come Lo talis about. The land on this side 1s my land and I do not want to give any of it away." . e — Shot Over u Dice Gawme. 8ay Fuaxcisco, Cal, Fob. William Weigel, a step-son of Robert MeMurray, the weil-knowu miniog man and capitalist, was shot and probably fetally wounded early this morniog during an altercation with & couple of uuknowu wen over & dice game,