Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 29, 1894, Page 1

e ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. OMAHA, SATURDA MOR ING, DECEMBER 29, 1891 SINGLE cory FIVE CENTS. CALLED FOSTER T0 AID THEM Ohina Wanta Outside Assistance to Let Go of the Bear £he Has Beized, JAPAN WILL RAISE NO CBJZCTIONS Ho Goes Purely on tils Own Motlon and In No Sense 18 a Representative of This Country—Will Leave at Onee for Japan. ! WASHINGTON, John W. Foster, Dee. 28, —Ex-Secretary who is about to start for the east to assist the Chinese peace com- missioners in the negotiation of terms of peace, called at the Stale department toda and had an interview with Sccretary Gresham respecting his mission. It does not seem probable that there will be any delay, in the departure of the Chinese commissioners, as Peace Commissioner Chang Yin Huan, as announced in an press telegram this morning from Shanghai, has left Tien Tsin for Che-Foo, and Is ex- pected at Shanghai on January 6 on his But, to Tokio, as intimated by the Asso- clated pr pan. may not consent to re- celve the second Chinese peace commissioner, Shao Yao Lien, on account of the fact that when governor of Formosa he offered re- wards for Japanese heads. But the W minster Gazette, whose comments on the situation are given below, would seem to be In error as to the actual facts in the case. Mr. Foster has not been appointed as a pea commissioner by President Cleveland. Mr. Foster desires it to be understood that he 8008 to Japan purely in a private capacity s an adviser of the Chinese plenipotentiary. He has no power to represent or speak for the government of the United States The employment of Fon. John W. Foster to aid the Chinese government in the peacs negotiations, is not the first time foreigners have been called In to assist plenipotentaries in matters like these, as both China and Japan heretofore have had recourse to such assistance. In the case of the latter govern- ment, it is said the questions of fact and detall were scttled by the Japanese them- selves, the foreigners merely being present in a legal and advisory capacity. Mr, Fos- ter has lately returned to the United States from a trip around the world, during which he spent some time in China. He made quite an intimate acquaintance with the Chinese plentipotentiary, who was formerly minister to the United States. PREPARING FOR A FINAL STAND. The impression here seems to be that the Japanese troops are concentrated at New Chwang, which the Chinese forces have reecntly vacated. The victorious army will continue its march to Peking, The ques- tion of an armistice pending an agrcement a8 to the terms of peace, will depend on the powers which the Chinese ambassadors possess. If they are simply plenipoten- tiarfes ad referdum, and their recom- mendations have to be sent back to China for approval or disapproval, a long time necessarily must elapse beofre terms of peace can be concluded. If on the other hand, they are conclusive, and the action of its representatives binding on China, then Japan will be disposed to grant large con- cessions in the matter of a suspense of hos- thlitles Minister Kurino of Japan said today the published statement that General John W. Foster's selection as the representative of China in the peace negotiations has the ap- proval of the Japanese government grew out of a misapprehension. Mr. Kurino views the mission of General Foster as a private affair, ‘wholly between him and China. The minis- ter does nol lhink it calls for an expression of approval or disapproval from him or his government. Personally, he has never thought of protesting or objecting to the ap- pointment, as he recognized China's right to g0 where she chooses to select a confidential officer. The attitude of indifference, he said, has apparently led to the erroneous conclu- slon that he has officially sanctioned the cholce of General Foster. The minister says the selection of a private American citizen as China’s adviser will in no way affect the peace negotlations. HOW IT IS VIEWED IN ENGLAND. LONDON, Dec. 28.—The Westminster Ga- gette says: It is generally believed that America took more than a kindly concern In the affairs cf Corea. The envoy of the United States was once high In Corean favor. Then China was jealous, and that China now seeks the aid of the United States i one of those curlous transformations of these times of whirligig. England and all the powers welcome the news of President Cleveland's prompt response to China's ap- peal. Mr. Foster's presence at Tokio should ald greatly the chances of a speedy settle- ment. AMERICAN VESSELS PRESENT. Yorktown Relnforces the Naltimore and Monocacy—Petrel Laid Up. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—The United Btates steamship Yorktown, arrived today at Cheefoo from Yokohama. At this point she will be in an advantageous position to ob- serve the progress of hostilities on the Shang- tung promontory, and, if need be, to reinforce the Baltimore and Monocacy below Tien- Tsin. The little gunboat Petrel Is icebound at New Chwang, China, and has been laid up for the winter. Admiral Carpenter has sent & report to the Navy department, in which he encloses a photograph of the vessel in the process of being encased in earth walls and roof, looking much like a turtle in winter quarters. A couple of hundred yards dis- tant is the British warship Firebrand, like- wise encased in mud with a roof of heavy matting, The Petrel, according to the plans of Admiral Carpenter, will be turned into a fortress, her deck works being covered by an adobe roof and Gatling guns mounted In speolally erected tops, In view of the evacu- ation of New Chwang by the Chinese, just reported, and the approach of the Japanese army upon that point, these precautions are believed at the Navy depariment to be well taken, N CHINA'S PEACE COMMISSIONERS, They Aro Now Preparing for Thelr De- parture for tho Mikado's Capital BHANGHAI, Dec. 28.—Peace Commissioner Chang Yin Huen has left Tien Tsin for Che Foo and s expected here on January 6, when he will joln Peace Commissioner Shao Yace Lien and go to Toklo. Chang Yin Huen is president of the board of the revenue, a member of the Sung Li Yamen and was Chinese minister to Washington a few years #go. Shao Yaoe Lien is viceroy of the proy- dnce of Huan. He was formerly governor of Formosa, and while occupylng that post he offered a reward of about $10,000 for the destruction of a big Japanese warship, and for the destruction or capture of a small warship of Japan he offered about $6,000, But, not content with this, he offered a further schedule of rewards to be paid to the Chinese who took Japanese soldiers or sallors dead or alive. For the head of a Japanese officer 200 taels were offered, and for the head of a Japanese private 100 taels was the reward. On this ground, it has been asserted, the Japanese government would refuse to reccive him as a peace commis- sloner. Ferms of Peuce that Are Not T PARIS, Dec. 28.- The secretary of Japan- ese legation, Kato Tsunitada, says there Is 00 truth in the announcement credited to the Shanghal Mercury on December 24 that the chief conditions of peace upon which Japan lnsists are the close of a Chinese-Japanese ce against European Influence, the de- of Chinese tr commerce q-‘_&-wmuw e - : Assoclated | tive reorganization of the Chinese army and navy. CHANGES THAT INDIA NEEDS. Abolition of the Councils and the Ofice of Secretary of state. MADRAS, Dec. 28.—A resolution submitted to the India national congress emphatically protested against the Injustice of imposing an excise duty on cotton goods manu- factured in India, as calculated to cripple an infant industry. Another resolution declares that the congress considers the abolition of the Indian councils and the office of secre- tary of state for India as at present con- stituted a necessary preliminary to all other reforms, and suggests that a standing com- mittee of the House of Commons be ap- pointed. sarnin Lost Her 1t GLASGOW, Dec. 28.—The Anchor line steamer Anchorfa, Captain Campbell from New York, arrived here today and reported that in latitude longitude 12 west she sighted the British steamer Sarnia, Captain Couch, bound from Portland, Me., via Hall- fax for Liverpool. The Sarnia_ had lost her rudder. The Anchoria passed hawsers to the Sarnia and towed her for two da Severe weather was then encountered. hawsers parted and the Anchoria was obliged der. | west of Tory island, Held Up the Prines of Wales' Mall, LONDON, Dec. 28.—The Daily News rays that on Christmas evening two men tried to the driver conveying the prince of Wales' correspondence from the King's Lynn railway terminus to Sandringham house, the residence of the prince. The lasso grazed the driver, who hit his horse with his whip and reached Sandringham house safely with the mail. The police are inquiring into the | matter, £ . Mrs. Waldorf Astor's Remains. LONDON, Dec. 28.—The body of Mrs Wil- llam Waldorf Astor was recelved from Clieveden today preparatory to embarking it lasso at Liverpool on board the Cunard steamship Aurani, ling for New York tomorrow. » casket was sealed in the presence of officials of the United Ftates embassy and many wreaths were deposited upon it. Wazirls Are Very Troublesome. LONDON, Dee. 28.—A dispatch to Times from Calcutta dated yesterday says that the Wazirls continue to harass the British expedition, firing into the camp at nights and pouring a hot fire upon the Brit- ish force from the bushes when the column is on the march, the Churchiil Pasaed n Quiet Day. LONDON, Dee. 28.—A bulletin issued to- day states that Lord Randolph Churchill passed a quiet day. He continues to take a little nourishment and his strength is fairly maintained. Cable Flashes. The Brazilian government has ordered $10°0,00) worth of war material from the Armstrongs. Sixteen meetings of socialists at Berlin have ratified the agreement made for the settlement of the boycott against the brew- erg. In a duel growing out of a political di pute, fought yesterday at Duenos Ayres, Colonel Sarmiento killed Dr. Lucio Vincente Lopez, The London Daily News sa: ‘With a view to avoiding a potato famine in Ireland, the government has decided to advance money nithout interest to the poor law guardians for the purchase of seed pota- oes. " A dispatch from Berlin says that the miners congress at Essen has adopted reso- lutions in favor of an eight-hour day, uni- form laws and labor regulation in all Ger- man district and the appointment of inde- pendent inspectors. A Berlin_dispatch to the London Daily News says Emperor Willlam Is angry at_the ‘:lumk-lly iven his offer to increase Von ohenlohe’s salary. The matter was made known by an anonymous paper, bearing a partly obliterated coat of arms. His majesty as ordered the police to do their utmost to discover the writer. Sl THE VAULT TO DIE, LEFT I Sensational Robbery of the Treasurer at Santa Rosa. SANTA ROSA, Cal, Dec. 28.—Santa Rosa had the biggest sensation in its history today. The county treasury was robbed of nearly $8,000 and County Treasurer Stofen was left insensible in the vault by the robbers to suffer death, who locked the door to the vault on him. The robbery occurred 9 o'clock this morning, but was not discovered until about 5 o'clock this afternoon. All this time County Treasurer Stofen lay on the floor of the vault gasping for breath, fearing every moment, during conscious intervals, would be his last. Had it mot been for the timely arrival of his wife, the only person in town who knew the combination, he would have been dead, She had been at Cloverdale, and on her re- turn here about 4 o'clock, learned that the treasurer had not been’' home to dinner, The children said that they had taken his dinner to him and left it in front of the office, but that they could not get in. Mrs, Stofen, suspecting Something wrong, rushed down 'to the office, which Is on the south corner of the court house and adjoining the sherif’s office. The door was locked, but with the aid of the janitor she opened the Between the front part of the office and ‘the treasurer's front office Is a wicket gate. This also was locked. On' going inside Mrs. Stofen found her fear realized. On one desk was her hus- band's coat and hat. On the floor, In con- fusion, were money trays on which the treasurer carried money from the vault, which I8 In the rear of the office, to his desk in the room. About that time a falnt knocking was heard from inside the vault, Mrs. Stofen cried out that her husband was in the vault and that she could save him if she could remember the combination, The first tlme she tried she failed owing to her great excitement, Next time, realizing that her husband's life depended ‘wpon her cool- ness, she was more successful, and the big County iron' doors of the vault slowly swung, Treasurer Stofen was found on the floor of the vault unconscious, the safe door was open and most of the money removed. Treasurer Stofen, as soon as he revived, sald he opened up ‘the office as usual about 9 o'clock. As he was carrying one of the trays with money from the vault, a tall man, In his stocking feet, stepped into the door’ of the vault and with uplifted dagger in his right hand told him to drop the trays, As he stooped to lay the trays down' the robber struck him™ a powerful blow on the hack of the head, which ren- dered him unconsclous, for how long he could not tell. He says the man was tall and wore chin whiskers, and must have gained admittance to the office during the night and waited for him to open the safe, Officers are scouring the country for the robber, but not a trace has been found, r———— One Life Lost and Two Dangerousty (njured. GALVESTON, Tex., Dec. 2%.--The fire on hoard the British steamship Masonic, which broke out last night, proved to be disastrous than was at firgt expected. life has been lost and 1wo more wee spairad the whole i a to John Dixon, serewmen loading the vessel, 'was suffacated while sleeping in the cabin, Two of the vessel's crew, overcome by | flames, ar: now in a eritical condition. The vessel was beached this afternoon, and the fire Is now well inder control. The vessel will be sav:d. The Masonie 000 bales of cotton on more One de- Ay Missourl Valley Teachers Association? A8 CITY, Dec. 25.—The convention of the Missourl Valley Teachers association closed tonight with the election of officers sident, J. H. Perking, Liberty; vice ident, J. H. Markley, Albany, Mo.; sec retary, Miss Muggle Jones, Kansas City treasurer, Miss M. V. Brown. Indep:ndence; railroad secretary, D. ‘Thorpe, Kansas City. Beveral resolutions on state matters were adopted. The time and place of hold- ing the next meeting was left with a com- fitce appointed for that purpose. The son: vention has been the most successful held since the formation of the asscclution, te of Seagoing Vossels Movem Dee. 28, At San Francisco—Departed—-17. 8. 8. Ben- nington, searching cruise. Al Glasgow-—Arrived--Hibernian, from Boston. At Rotterdam—Arrived—Amsterdam, from New York. At Bremer Haven—Arrived—Elbe, | New York. At New Vork—Arrived—-British from Hamburg. from The | to leave the Sarnia at a point about 130 miles | | Prince, ; mill . boiler exploded at FAVOR THE OMAHA PLATFORM Populist Conference at 8t. Louis Oppose Any Ohange in the Party Oreed, DENOUNCE THE IMPRISONMENT OF DEBS Taubeneck Resigaed the Chalr on Advice of the Committee and General Weaver Takes s Place—Alabama Popu- 1ists Will Have Justice. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 28.—The conference of the national committee of the people's party with its invited friends began today at the Lindell hotel in this ecity with an attend- anco of something over 200, The meeting was called to order by National Chairman Taubeneck and proceeded to discuss the ad- vicability of holding sessions in secret. The debate developed something of a tangle, out of which the gathering pulled itself after nearly two hours discussion by resolving it- selt into an informal conference with Mr. Taubeneck in the chair, the committee be- ing declared adjourned until 2 p. m. Sec- retary Turner of the national committee was made secretary of the conference. Chair- man Taubeneck then stated the purpose of the coaference as indicated in the call. Upon motion of General Weaver the chair was di- rected, after some aimless debate, to appoint a committee of five upon credentials and an- other of ten members upon address, the ter to prepare a summary for the advice of the conference. - Recess was then taken until 2. p. m, At the afternoon session, the national ex- ccutive committee having retired for the purpose of consultation, the conference pro- ceeded, after naming a committee on order of business, informally to listen to J. S Coxey upon his noninterest bearing bond plan; also to addresses by Delegates Howard, Manning and Adams upon the recent elec: tion in Alabama, and other supporters of the conference. Delegate Adams in his closing sentences created congiderable excitement by stating that though the populists of Ala- bama were long suffering in their refusal to resort to revolution, that paticnce might case to be a virtue; that they would ot stand by much longer and see their rights taken away. The national executive committee at this point presented a resolution adopted by it to the effect that it deemed it inexpedient for the conference to adopt an address to the people, but that the proper procedure would be for the conference to present its views 1o the national central committee, they to present them, in such form as seémed best to them, to the public; also that National Chairman Taubeneck had better not remain in the chair. A report upon rules and order of business was presented, providing a reg- ular form of procedure in consonance with the resolution of the executive committee. After some debate both reports were ac- cepted and the conference proceeded to elect General J. B. Weaver temporary presiding officer of the conference, with W. D. Vincent of Kansas and Milton Park of Texas as sec- retary and assistant secetary. After a short recess to permit state deles gatlons to confer upon the matters to be presented by each, the roll of states was called for the introduction of such resolu- tions, ete, By Alabama (Delegate Adams) a resolu- tion requesting the United States senate to aflopt Senator Allen’s resolution of Decem- ber 19, 1894, for the appointment of a com- mittee to ascertain whether Alabama’s people are living under a republican form of gov- ern. Rules were suspended and the resolu- tion was adopted unanimously. Arkansas, California, Oregon, Colorado, Georgla, Idaho and Indiana reported progress in the advancement of populist principles and tho spokesmen in general remarks insisted upon the conference standing strictly by the Omaha platform. Tllinols’ spokesman, Mr. Lord of Chicago, in addition to an insistence upon the princl- ples of the Omaha platform, presented reso- lutions adopted by the populist city centrnl committee of Chicago, denouncing the recent imprisonment of E. V. Debs and others in Chicago as an invasion of the right of trial by jury; also a series of resolutions prepared by Hon. Lyman Trumbull of Chicago, de- nouncing the use of regular troops in the Chicago labor disturbances last summer as a military invasion; declaring the use of regu- lar troops a forcing of freemen to oppress others in behalf of monopoly; denouncing the issue of interest-bearing bonds in time of peace; demanding the free coinage of sil- ver at the ratio of 16 to 1, and insisting that monopolies bearing public rights should be owned and operated by the government. A recess until 7 p. m. was thenetaken. After the evening recess the conference resumed the call of states for expressions of opinion with regard to the best policy for the party to pursue. For Towa, General Wea- ver responded, urging his well known finan- clal views and asking that the fight of the next two years, until the national election, be made upon the Omaha platform in its en- tirety, with financial reform well to the front. Recurring to the resolution introduced in behalf of the central people’s party commit- tee of Chicago, the conference suspended the rules and passed unanimously the denunci- ation of the imprisonment of Bugene V. Debs, George W. Howard and others, as an invasion of the rights of freemen to a trial by jury. Some little debate was induced by a phrase therein referring to Judge Woods as one ‘“‘whose record is a staln upon the Judiciary,” but an effort to strike it out falled and the resolutions passed. Commissioner Breidenthal of Kansas de- manded adherence to the Omaha platform The same line was taken by spokesmen for the states of Kentucky, Loulsiana, Massa- chusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Minne- sota, Mississippl, Missouri, Montana, Ne- braska, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Okla- homa, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Tennessee, Virginla, Wisconsin, Connecticut and New York, after which the convention took a recess until tomorrow morning. At the conclusion of the session J, O, Manning of Alabama announced that he had, upon advice, issued a call for a meeting of the ballot reformers of the south at New Orleans, January 18 and 19, to perfect per- manent organization and plan of work, Stand by the Whale 1Creed. DENVER, Dec. 28.—At the meeting of tho Colorado State alliance today a resolution was adopted condemning the formation of o party with only the silver plank, and urging that the popullst party be maintained as originally constituted, ~The resolution was telegraphied to the St. Louis conference. Al- most all of the alllatce members are popu- lists, —— Keady to Dismis? the 1 esser Lights, SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28.—United States District Attorney Knight stated today that he would shortly recommend to the attorney general to dismiss the charges against at least three-fourths of the A, R, 1 now under arrest in this distr with conspiracy, growing out of the recent strike. He beliéves that there is no chance of convicting them. “The trial: now in progress in this city have not developed as strong a case of conspiracy s wis pected. ‘The district attorney declares, how- ever, that it Is his intention to stubbornly prosecute the ringleaders in the recent dis- turbances. For the State Fair. The business men of the city met at the Compercial club rooms last night in one more effort to devise ways and means of & curing the state falr for Omaha. Owing. however, to the numerous details to be ar- ranged, no defiaite conclusion was reached W ¢ Halt. NEW YORK, Dec. The wholesale and retall dry goods and millinery firm of J Lichtenstein & Sons has gone into liguids tion. The liabilities are estimated at $%,00 with assets half that amount B Faw Mill Boller Killed Five. BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Dec. 2 Bonayer, A saw Berron ©county, kiliing five men and badly scaldin p3 several mote. The names of four of the dead are: Bird, Fann, mrmx-nd Spark, The mill was the prflp&l’lf" Hard Der- ring, and was almost totally P!troyell. DECLINES TO HEAR MR (OMSTOCK, Lexow Committee Has Ko!Thne to Listen to Anthohy. NEW YORK, Dec. 28—~There scemd to be a lull today in the interest manifested by the public during the previous sittings of the Lexow committee, but before Mr. Goft had got well under way the court room was rapidly filled and there was the usual throng of spectators, Inspector Williams again faced Mr. Goff and resumed his hard, dry denfals of having ever received any money or bribes of any description, He got very angry when questioned about his wife's diamonds, particularly a dfamond cross, in regard to which Mr. Goff asked him if it came from a woman of il repute, Commis- sioner Martin was the witness who excited | the most interest. Anthony Comstock ap- peared with a demand to be heard in regar Mr. Goff's charge agaihst him, but h refused. Senator Lexow announced the hearing would close tomorrow. for the pres- ent. i Senator Lexow then sald that he had re- ceived a letter from Mr. Comstock, but that the senators did not think It right to have Mr. Comstock come to coupt; as the matter was outside the scop> of the committee. Mr. Goff then aid: ““Through the Kindness of the Associated pres ave been sup- plied with a copy of an Intetview with Mr. Comstock last night, and I wilknow say that 1 decline to ®ay anything or have any com- munication with Mr. Comstock until he puts in writing all he knows and all he is pr pared to say In reference to a certain citi- zen whom he says 1 was prosecutor for while holding the position of assistant dis- trict attorney. ““The chair is still open for any person who wishes vindication, and s this committee will have to adjourn very soon 1 fecl certain that there will be anumber of claimants for vindication after the session has ended.” Inspector Willlams was then called to the stand. Goff asked Williams if he ever had any United States bonds, and thedwitness said he never had. Several qu :llmfi as to the wit- ness' property followed, ahd also a few questions about \Williams' yacht, “Eleanor. The: sgan askg about what eived asigratuities while command of th loin'* precinet. Not a penny,” was the repl. Did you gen' any money?" Yes, "but not in the ténderloin,’ as you call it” T got money down' town, Brom whom?" o rom the firm of Fliess & Hoy, 47 Broad- wi {fow much did you get?" “About $5,000 or $6,000. Mr, Fliess said he s dealing'in stocks. T gave him no money, he said he was willing {o take the risk. did not know anything about the busi- This Mr, Fliess {3 connetted with the Hollywood Whisky company, in which you were accused of having an interest?” Yes, 1 believe so, but he had no position in the company at that time, He told me his brother was connected with the com- pany."” H Did you ever send for anf envelope con- alning valuable property and have it taken 'om Wardman Dunlap's reom when he was dying? No, sir.” The witness then gaid ha Had an account in the Bowery Savings l"“r of less than $300, one in the Seamen's of Jess than $1,000 and one in the Drydock of I than $2,000. He did not have any othed accounts, but his wife might ve. He knew that his wife got £,000 from Peterhead, tland. Did your wife wear a i d cross?” “I never knew her to wear “Was it not taken from woman ? i “1 deny it, and brand it an infamous lie,”” shouted the witness, donately. 1 never knew the Frenghdmadame, She was was not French, she was @ German, the next reply to Mr. Goft's probes. “Did you eVer get a presant in Lyric hall?” “Yes, an album.’ © o L ¢ “What was it worth. b Two thousand five hund lars. Tt was presented to me by JeromeiBuck. Several persons subscribed to the ' fand o buy the album, among them were several judges of the criminal courts here, after 1 was exon- erated on @ trial.” Captain Delaney was placed on the stand and was so badly mixed In his answers that he was dismissed, Commissioner Martin was next examined, He denied having any knowledge that biack- mall was being collected by the pofice. He said hz had heard the rumors, but the com- mission had been unablé to obtain any defi- nite information. He also denied ai dnowl- edge of positions and promotions on the force being obtained by pyments of money: WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.~ The letter which Lewls 8. Streep, In his testimony before the Lexow commission vesterday, Said he had written fo the president early In last July was recelved it the executive mansion ahout July 15, and without It belng called to the attention of the president, Was in the regu- lar_course of business sent £0 the Depart- ment of Justice, ns it contained, among other things, allogations of a very serious aracter against United States DIstrict At- torney John Mott, and for the further rea- son thet it related to an application for & pardon on behalf of Streep. The letter Cov- ers about five pages of closely written le(ter DApEr, and agrees substantal y with Streep's testimony. He declares he hus been po cuted for five years by Anthony Comstock: that his trial was a_ mockery of justice, and that Comstock and Mott ~ have . received bribes of money for protecting green goods men. Comstock and Mott, he fays, each ro- celved $1,000 at the beginning of the trouble and that for a long time Comstock received $1,000 per month from the same Source Btrezp said in his letter that he did not ask for a pardon from the president, nor any interference further than his infiience in obtaining a new trial before Judge Dene- dict, whom he believed o be an hohest man who would do him justice.” This letter was presumably sent to the Urited States attor ney at New York, for within ten days after its’ recelpt at the Department of Justice the United States attorney returned ‘to the de- partment Mr. Comatock's, ‘reply ” thereto: Chis letter is even longer than Streep’s and makes a general and. particular deninl of the charges made. 'Whether or not thess letters will be sent to New York to be used before the Lexow committee Is not stated, but ‘it is presum-d they will be, and they will be forwarded at once, —— SUSTAINED JUDGE DUNDY. notorious Deadwood Bar Assoctation Resents an In- sult Offered the Omahi Jurist, DEADWOOD, Dee. 2. —(Special Tele- gram.)—Judge Dundy convened United States court this afternoon for the purpose of hearing the motlons and setting cases for the February term. Thé-szambers of the bar were present. After disposing of some business Judge Dundy unfolded a letter from Judge Ddgerton, who Is now at New Orleuns, sojourning for his health, The let ter contained @« “‘roast” fo udge Dundy from his honor, Judge Idgerton, and was read in open court. It eeems that Judge Idgerton Is inelined ‘to be displeas-d with the' favor Judge Dundy has reccived here and claims'that the latiéy, dentleman is try. ing to undermine him and ¥aise himself at Edgerton’s expenge. The eobtents and lan- guage of the letter are sulting in the ex- treme. A meeting of thg Deadwocd Bar as- soclation was held this evenfig, and among other business transacted g résolution was 1 wru»ullx-( Judge dy to preside the February term of United States court to be held fnv this city. e Two Moro Ships Towed Tuto Port. SAN FRANCISCO, Deée, 28.—~The coal- laden bark Sea King, twénty-two days from Nanlamo, B. C., came Into port this even- ing. On Christmag mortitng the Sea King was sighted ten miles north of Port Reyes, only a few hours digtance from San Fran’ clsco, und her owners were becoming anx- lous about her. The schooner John I. Mil- ler, twenty-five days out of Fortland, was also towed into port thid evening. She wa sighted on Monday lagp the Farallon islands. The schooner was then In a dis- abled condition, having” Béen stripped of several of her salls, and ft was feared that she had been driven out to ses again Nothing has been heard of the coal-laden ship J. B. Brown ginge the 2d inst., when she was sighted off Cape Mendocino She Is out twentysfive dayk from Nanlamo. - e Sent Up for Contempt. CHICAGO, Dee. 2. —Wiliiam Ranguth, secretary, and Henry Blettner, vice presi- dent, of the Atlas Loun company, now in the hands of a recelver, were sent to jall by Judge Payne today for contempt’ of | court, "Ranguth was sentenced, to four months and Hlettner for thirty davs. "'he charge against them was that of releasing 8 trust deposit after a receiver was ap- pointec e Getting Cheaper lread at Claelanati CINCINNATI, Dec. #.-The crusade for cheap bread here has resulted in twenty- five bakers of this clty up to, dage redu the price from § cents 4o § eents per loaf. Some reduced to 4 cents, und bt few now @re able to maintaln the S-cent rate, B AR | ITH A SONG ON HIS LIPS White Man's Law Had No Terror for a Really Bad Indian, TWO STICKS MEETS DEATH LIKE A BRAVE Tried to Choke Himself with the Ald of Eagle Louse, but When He Failed He Walked to the Seaffold Without a Tremor. ® DEADWOOD, D, Dec. 28.—(Special Telegram.)—Two Sticks has paid the penally of his crime and has suffered death on the scaffold, Two Sticks' last night on earth was a very restless and nervous one. Al night lcng he kept up a rambling communication With two death watches, interspersed with the low wailings of his death song. Toward morning he grew excited and paced the narrow confines of his cell with hasty strides and soon worked himself into a state of nervousness. Father Dingman of Pine Ridge agency, who was here in attendance on him as his spiritual adviser, arrived at an early hour and with soothing words soon had him in a state of tranquility. Two Sticks had been baptized in the Catholic faith last Thursday and after Father Ding- man had prayed with him and administercd the last rites of the church the death war- rant was read. Then the condemned man made a long, rawbling statement, denying his guilt, and the deputy marshals proceeded to bind his arms preparatory to the march to the gallows. TRIED TO CHOKE HIMSELF. Just here an exciting scene took place. One of the straps could not be used, and the deputies, placing it on a chair, went to look for a cord to take its place. Two Sticks, notielng the strap, carelessly took it up on the pretense of examining it and before any one could divine his intentions had it in a slip noose over his head and had handed the lcose end through the bar of a cell in which another Indian, Eagle Louse, was confined. In a second both were exerting their strength to the utmost, one pulling upon the end of the strap and the other pushing against the bars of the cell with his hands in an en- deavor to cheat the gallows. Two Sticks' eyes began to protude, his tongue loll out and his limbs tremble. In another minute his effort to kil himself would have been successful and Marshal Peemiller would have been relieved of an unpleasant duty. When the death watch and spectators real- ized what was going on a rush was made for the desperate Indian. The strap was pulled from the graep of Eagle Louse and the marshal and his deputies were soon struggling about the narrow corridor in an endeaver to loosen the band, which was slowly strangling the old Indian to death. 1t was a desperate struggle, but numbers prevailed, and Two Sticks was forced to postpone his departure until a few minutes later. WENT SINGING TO THE SCAFFOLD. Cords were secured, the Indian's arms were pinioned to his side and the march to the scaffold taken up. He had regained all his courage, which for several days had been at a low ebb, and with a song of deflance of the powers of demth upon his lips, fol- mw to the scaffald. If he “be did not show it, and the smile upon his face was too natural, his laugh too hearty, and his voice, when raised In the song of death was without a quiver. He grected all he met on his last journey with a laugh and a “How.” The trip to the scaffold was a short one, but it was a high structure, and the platform could only be reached by means of a long flight of stairs. Up these steps, without assistance, the old brave finally walked, and took his stand upon the step without a tremor. When his eye caught the dangling noose which hung but a few inches above his head, he gazed at it for a moment, g;’mlle(l, “Washta,” (good) and laughed aloud. The straps which bound his legs were soon adjusted, and the warrior began a short speech to the people who had assembled to watch the execution. This was soon finished and then the wild, wierd notes of the death song rose upon the air, but not a tremor was in the voice that uttered them. Even after the black cap had been adjusted and the knot tightened, their cadence rose and fell within the scaffold yard. HIS NECK WAS BROKEN. At 10:37 the trap was sprung and Two Sticks' body, his neck fractured, hung dang- ling at the end of a rope. There was no excitement. The rumored Invasion of a band of Indians to rescue him from the law’s vengeance proved to be a myth. There was no need of an armed force to attend his exccution. The officials did their duty, and did it well. Two Sticks' neck was broken by the Jerk which stopped his fall. He will be buried here, This is the second legal exccution that has taken plac» in Deadwood, both under the auspices of the United States. TWO STICKS' BRUTAL CRIME. . The crime for which Two Sticks suffered the death penalty was committed on Feb- ruary 2. 1893. On the evening of that day R. Royce and E. M. Bennett, cowboys in employ of Humphrey & Stenger, meat con- tractors, were entertaining, in their dug-out on Trail creek, on the Sioux reservation some thirty miles from Pine Ridge agency, two other cowboys named J. Bacon and William Kelley, who had arrived during the after- noon in search of a stray bunch of cattle that had escaped from a herd farther down the river, It being too late to return that day, the visitors were invited to spend the day at the dug-out. About 9:30 Two Sticks and his two sons, Kill the Two, and Fight With, accompanied by White Face Horse and First Bagle, came to the dug-out, rapped on the door, and were admitted, They grunted out the usual “How' and arrayed themselves around the stove. The cowboys furnished them with tobacco, with which they made cigarettes, and treated them ho pitably, . When the Indians got through smoking they turned to leave the place, Suddenly they wheeled and began firing at the whites with their Winchester rifie killing all four of them instantly. They then returned to their camp, which was lo- cated two miles down the river. The next morning they took down their tepees and moved fifteen miles further from the agency, The bodies of the murdered young men were mnot discovered until the next after- noon, when an Indian polic:man, happening along, noticed the deserted appearance of things about the premises, looked into the dug-out and discovered the corpses strewn about the floor. He tmmediately started for Pine Ridge agency and notified the agent, who sent out a squad of Indian police to look for the guilty parties. They came across Two Sticks and his party, and find- ing the dead men's propriy in their pos slon, proceeded to arrest them, when the In dians resisted and a pitched battle ensued, which resulted in the killing of First Eagl White Face Horse escaped badly wounded and rode his horse 200 mies north to Stanc ing Rock agency, where he was arrested by a deputy marshal six months later. His leg had to be amputated shortly after his ar- val at the agency. Two Sticks, Kill the Two and Flght With were arrested and turned over (o the authorities at Deadwood Thelr cases were presented to the grand jury at Sioux Falls, and they were indicted April 5, 1893. The witnesses before the grand jury were Bear Louse, Henry Paire, Young-Man- Afrald-of-His-Horse, Sitting Bear, Louis Manard, No Flesh and others, OTHERS GIVEN LIGHT SENTENCES The first case to be tried was that of Kiil the Two, whose trial occurred at the fall term at Deadwood before Judge Edgerton The Indians had practically admitted the crime, but when they were put on the stand to testify they all became suddenly dumb, and nothing could be gotten from them. There being no direct evidence, the judge directed the jury to elect a foreman and bring o a verdict of not gullty. The jurymen put their heads logetber and refused to do it. ' Burns had 4 whereupon they were discharged, and Kill the Two was allowed to return to the reser- vation on his own recognizance, although there were three other indictments stiil pending against him. In the meantime the Tndians changed their minds and agreed to go upon the stand and tell the truth about the matter. The case was again brought up at the October (1894) term and they all pleaded guilty with the ex- ception of Two Sticks, who pleaded not guilty and stood trial. The others were sentanced to five years in the penitentiary at Sloux Talls, where they are now serving their sentences. Judge Elmer S. Dundy of the Nebraska district presided over the trial of Two Stic which lasted seven days, the jury belng kept under lock and key the entire time. Two Sticks was defended by W. L. McLaughlin of Deadwood. A jury was em- nelled consisting of Joseph Swing, B. Ros siter, Tex Renkin, Scott Utley, James Tup- lin, N. B. Franklin, Julius Rebsamen, B. Hurley, George Parker, Louls Werthheimer, W. A. Ickes, and F. D. Smith. Alfred Coe and Charles Tacket acted as interpreters for the Indian witnesses, who were Henry Black Elk, Eagle Louse, Comes Crawling, White Face Horse, George Coma, Lob, Mrs. Fight With, White Bird, Son of No Dress, Sitting Bear, Mrs. Bear Woman, Tom Two Sticks, Kills the Two, and Running Hawk. On October 80 the jury returned a verdict of | “guilty.” Before pronouncing sentence Judge Dundy asked the prisoner if he had anything to say. NOT AFRAID TO DIE. Two Sticks replied: “I am not afraid to die, T am brave. If I must die, T want to die at once and end my suffering.” The murder was a cowardly and most brutal one, no provocation being apparent. The Indians had been engaged in ghost dancing and had constructed o sweat twenty rods below their camp. This sweat house fs a dugout which is entirely under ground. After dancinx until exhausted the Indians would retire into it, close all the apertures, remalning sometimes three hours under the ground. After feeling the effects of the spirits supposed to inhabit this den they would emerge {herefrom full of new life and deviltry. It was after one of these seances that Two Sticks told his braves the white man's blood must flow. An effort was made to have President Cleveland commute the sentence to imprison- ment for life, the Indian Rights association of Philadelphia taking great interest in the matter. Attorney General Olney telegraphed the district attorney asking if the case would warrant a commutation of sentence. At- torney Miller replied that it was a clear case for hanging. Two Sticks was 62 years old, welghed 165 pounds and was 5 feet 4 inches in helght He gained fifteen pounds during his incarcer- ation, and did not seem to worry over his fate. . He was the second Indian ever exe- cuted by judiclal authority in the Dakotas, the other one being Brave Bear, who was hanged at Yankton twelve years ago. BRI S TARS FORTY BURNED TO DEATH. Fearful Accident at a Christmas Festival in Oregon, KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Dec. 28.—News has just reached here that a most horrible holocause occurred at Silver Lake, Lake county, Ore., on Christmas evening, in which forty-one were burned to death and sixteen badly injured, five of whom will die. A large crowd had assembled in Chrisman Bros. hall to attend a Christmas tree festival. While the festivities were at their height, some one climbed on a bench, from which point he ex- pected to got a better view of what was going on. In doing so his head struck a lamp hanging from the celling, overturning it. The oil immediately caught fire and every- thing in the room being dry and of an in- flammable nature, the room was soon a mass of flames. Some one shouted: “Shut the.door and keep quiet; it can be put out.”” By this time the confusion was so great that people began scrambling in a wild en- deavor to reach the door. Women and chil- dren were trampled under foot, and as there was only one exit to the hall, and the fire being between the majority of the crowd and the door, many people rushed headlong into the flames. The dead are: JOHN BUICK AND TWO CHIL- LEY AND TWO CHILDREN. BUICK AND DAUGHTER. SNELLING. HOWARD AND TWO CHIL- J. J. MRS, MRS DREN. W. 0. HEARST AND WIFE. MRS. COSHOW. FRANK WEST, WIFE AND TWO CHIL. DREN. X MRS. SNELLING. ED BOWEN. MISS M'CAULEY. J. LABRIE AND CHILD, MRS. WARD. MRS. U. F. ABSHIR FRANK HORNING, MRS. PAYNE. MRS. NETTIE WILLIAMS AND CHILD, W. CLAY MARTIN AND WIFE, ROBERT SMALL. MRS. ELLA WARD AND CHILD. FRANK ROSS, MOTHER AND SISTER. A CHILD OF ROY WARD. IRA HAMILTON. MRS. GUSS SCHROEDER AND CHILD, The five injured likely to die are as fol- lows: Mrs, T. J. Labrie, Robert Snelling and sister, Edward Payne and son, —_— ROASTED JUHN BURNS, Colonel & 1 Accuses Him of Conduct Un- ecoming In u Stranger. PITTSBURG, Dec. 28—The foint conven- tion of miners and operators is in session here. Addresses on the mining situation were made by President MeBride of the miners unfon and Colonel Rend of Chicago, The situation was thoroughly canvassed, and both urged against a strike If it could be avoided. At the opening of the afternoon session Colonel Rend, as chairman of the committee, reported a resolution for the ap- pointment of a commission of three miners, three operators and three disintercsted citi- zens to formulate some plan to stop the cut- throat methods, Colonel Rend, a John Burns a scorchi » in opposition to mine owner, g & 1ebuke. His remarks Durns belng granted seat in the convention. Colonel Rend said “Mr, Burns is a stranger in Amerlea; it is therefore befitting that he shall observe the decencles and propricties of the position that he occuples. These proprieties he is constantly violating by his constant attacks on our institutions.” I would advise that Mr. Burns return to the country from which he come and criticls: the custyms, mansers and house about | HOIST BY THEIR OWN PETARD Towa Railroads Confronted with Rate Shoets Hitherto Withheld, EX-COMMISSIONER ~ CAMPBELL'S BONB e Produced Private Schedulcs and Vol untary Rates to Confato the Claims that the Towa Rates Aro Unreasonable nnd Unjustly Low, DES MOINES, Dee. 28,—(Speclal Teles | Rram.)—Discussion of the rate question was | continued before the rallway commissioners today, ex-Commissioner Campbell appearing on behalf of the jobbers. He occupled al- most the entire time today with his argu- ment, analyzing the tarifts presented by the railways in comparison with voluntary rates, which, he asserted, in reply to Mr. Johnson of the Rock Island, showed a difference rang- Ing between 20 and 75 per cent on the pub- lished rate and the rate at which the busi- ness was actually carried, as shown by the expense bills. Campbell also produced A number of tariff sheets for IHlinois and Wisconstn, which, he charged, the railways had withheld from the commission, because the rates specified thereln were much less than those sworn to and filed with the com- mission. ~ He asserted that the shippers had found 125 tariffs in force in surrounding states, practically every one of which was lower than the Towa rates, He said that the railroad managers had filed a part of their tariffs as “substantially” all, but that this word “‘substantially” was a large loop-hole for their escape from a full showing. It was fair, he argued, to presume that as they had omitted large numbers of low tariffs which the shippers had found their omissions were generally of their low tariffs. He maintained that their showing was essen- tially fletitious; that they had introduced as state tariffs schedules which were not made by the states, but were really excessive volun= tary rates. The managers retorted that th quoted by Campbell were *“forced’ by competition. Campbell retorted low rates upon them that they were “‘forced too often;” that those low rates were mate ters of business; that the shippers of Towa had to do business in competition with them, and that the commissioners were required by law to take them into consideration in fixing the lowa rate: Campbell was followed by S. F. Prouty, who also represented the jobbers, and main- tained that the railroads had not proved that the present Towa rates were not remunera- tive. He also claimed the railways had not proven that the rates in other states were higher than in Jowa. E. P, Ripley, third vice president of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway, spoke at some length for the railways. He said thls was not the first time the railways had asked for an increase in rates, and be- cause the times are hard was no reason why the request should not be granted. The rail- ways had been able to endure the rates for six years, but were no longer able to endure them. He entered a general denial of most of the arguments made by the representa- tives of the shippers. I ey FLORIDA ORANGE COROF DANAGED, Snow Fell at Talla Florlds, Aceond- patned by Freezing Weathe, JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 28—Tlorida is experlencing the coldest weather it has seen since 1886, with the merucry register- ing 16 degrees. The thermometer seems to go lower than ever. This will prove dis- astrous to the orange groves, Florida/ crop this year was estimated at 5,000,000 boxes, and perhaps half of this quantity has been shipped. The other half s still on ‘the trees, and will, it is feared, be caught by the cold nap, A temperature of 26 degrees for three hours will freeze the sap and destroy the sap. That tem-~ perature in the northern part of the state will continue” at least all night, and no doubt a vast amount of damage has been done. Desides the young groves of one or two years of age are in great danger, as the sap is high now and the weather is almost sure to kil them. The extraordinary spectacle of falling snow was witnessed in Quincy, in the northern part of the state, near Tallahassa, MIEMPHIS, Dec. 28.—The cold wave that stiuck this 'section Wednesday has been ally severe, Tonight the thermometer cred zero, Much suffering 1s reported from the surrounding country among men and beast. Several herds of cattle are re- ported frozen to death in Arkansas, CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 28 -0Owing to the heavy snow storm and extremely cold weather trains were all late in arrivin today. = The eastern and western trun lines' are suffering the most. Bast and west of Cleveland the snow Storm is re- ported as stoll being very severe, and it will be some days beforé regular pervice on time will be resumed, DALLAS, Tex., Dec, 25, The weather last night and’ this' morning was a record breaker. At sunset yesterday the ther- mometer stood at 42, and this morning it was b above zero. ‘The ice on the Trinity was thick enough to bear a man's weigh Dispatches from all over Texas taday say it I8 the coldest December In twenty years, SOUTH ENID, OKl, Dec, snow storm, accompanied by’ terrific wind, began yesterday, This morning the thermometer registered 10 degrees below ze There s gr suffering “among settlers, as many of them are without shelter and clothing, The loss of horges and cattle will be co) siderable. e STATEMENT FROM MISS POLLARD, flas No Intentlon ot Golng on tho Stuge but Desires to Live Quietly. NEW YORK, Dec. 28 Statements have been made that Miss Madeline Pollard in= tended to go upon the stage and that in person, or by an attorney, she proposed fol- lowing Congressman Breckinridge about the country to levy upon the procceds of his lecture tour just begun. Prompted by th and other statements, Miss Pollard has re quested the Associated press to glye pube leity to the following: “To the Associated Press: I have not wanted to 1 u statement of uny kind, 1 could not see that what 1 did was of in terest to the people generally. So 1 have tried to bear all that has b A of me as part of the punishme my failure as a woman. Within t t fow days the impression has gone abroad that 1 am under an assumed name; that 1 am friend- legs and not sufficiently provided for, and that I am in Washington today. If ever a woman had friends, great and true—men 1-it 18 1. 1 will not believe that i t for | | and wom. | men refuse to give my brother employment | because of my broken life. arly hulf of | America has wanted employment (his year, | T am not poing before the world in” any | capacity, T have no message to carry, 1 have asked a question with my life, It cannot be answered in oa | theatrical friends, 1| have never been situs | ated so I could have. Their world Is far {1ive quictly n u pri- brother and southern 1 have no removed from mine. vate house friends. with my “I do not believe the A man or woman Institutions of his own land. ' I Know 1t 15 | on ‘earth who thinks (here is moncs comy the custom for ‘Blarsted Britishers' to in- on for_sorrow. I am sorry i, fom dulge In impropricties similar fo those oo SR IS akalnst which I protest in the case of Mr. | ujzing o little the enormous sorrow that Burng. 1tis aboul time for American man- | 20K 20 Hitte the hood to rasent the offensive conduct of thane 1 am not under an assumed name, I men. T have no (bject on whitevir to Ut:n-| 40 not heen in any place where 1 was not g to the views of Mr. Burns upon labor | well' known. 1 do not mean to he while T matters or soclology, My protestds simply | jiye, T have stained my dear father's peos directed against o glaring abuse that has | ple's name, and with the Christ power I became in this country intolerable. When | Mr. Stead came to Chicago he w hand by many of our leading citizens, He also abused the hospitalities of our city and the proprieties of good breeding by ir- dulging In criticisms of American matters in which he mingled much flattery, but more of hostile critlclsm. At that time I pre- lcted that he would return to England and imitate the examples of other forefgn ad- venturers by writing slanderous books about our country. It Is time to stop lonizing characters of this kind As Colonel Rend resumed his seat there was an unbroken silence. Mr. Burns, who #tood listening all the time, moved just a little from @ studied position he had as- sumed at the beginning. Chairman Cha man, qust @ trifle confused, arose, and. jn studled words put the motfon to seat Mr. Burns. It was carried, there belng but digsenting vote, Colonel Rend voting no. Not having a voice lu the convention Mr, 0 remain silent, s taken by | shall fight from under the stain.” ——— = Think the Boy Is VICTORIA, B. ©., I v COLORED 2B o gl mystery about the sale Into sl get reward, | the Indians of a little Loy by ~-—— | Hnger. Dot Americans, JIURE, CANe | who is a cripple, formerly liyat 3 und 338 | The boy 18 too’ young to «Murniture Co's | story, but maintaing that 10 160 miles | Michigan. e says Ba | brutally, and says he o | among ‘the Indians, Tl PETWERN WiLe linger is the child's fath® toinng o big v se relurn 19 W there is some reason & ud! out of the wa, ‘.mn.d by the police. ABY PLACE;, REN MU ) Ex-venntor Fair it ¢ Glea SAN FRANCISCO, De r James G. Faiy died sudd house at 12:20 this (Saturs T T T 2 1, e A A 5 . A A N SOOI 5 5885 B W