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i > vtuK ° F\r Rescinded and Dismissed.
f ino state board of transportation ia-
% wied the following order :
! - 5 We , tho board of transportation , find
r from official authority that the produc
tions of the stnte of Nebraska , including
wheat , oata , corn , cattle and hogs , are
carried to market at a leas rate per ton
per mile thnn the same productions of
the state of Iowa ; and that lumber and
bard coal aro shipped into tho state at a
s. { less rate per ton per mile than tho same
- j . * v of S ° ° ds are shipped to consumers
t , of Iowa.
V -t Wo further find that the business done
V ' . ' * n Nebraska by tho railroad companies
lor tho year ending June 80,1888 , has
. / increased 2,294,726 tons over the busi-
f ness of tho previous year , while tho net
s earnings of the roacfs have decreased
t . , "nn7 tuo same time S2.280.482.03.
f Hint these net earnings are less than G $
i . per cent per annum on capital actually
l . invested.
v. We further find that the enforcement
ji > of tho order of July 5,1888 , would cause
n a reduction in tho rates on somo classes
I - ? f freight , while it would cause a raise
L ln others , and that only jobbers would
k J56 benefited theroby , who , as a rule ,
? have remonstrated against its onforoe-
V ment ; therefore , be it
P" Resolved , That the order made by this
* * board on the 5th day of July , 1888 , con-
* oerning freight rates , be , and the same
- • " ' is hereby rescinded and dismissed.
A ten cent rate has been made on
f I
i. the new bridge between Omaha and
- Council Blun * .
i There are only about fifteon or
, twenty cases against the OIibbo boys , of
Pairmont , in the district court.
| The fourth annual convention of
tho Nebraska dairymen's association ,
' held at Gibbon last week , was well at-
1 tended.
.Plattsmonth has fair prospects of
getting a $50,000 hotel , to bo erected by
Mr. Riley , of Omaha.
An Omaha .Republican advertising
-man collected $250 of the firm's money
! ' $ * * aad then left for parts unknown.
* . ' The Blair Canning company made a
i shipment of ten cars of canned corn ,
> pneas and tomatoes to Pueblo , Colorado.
The goods were worth $13,000.
JR. Ii. Roberts , "rocer of Beatrice , was
closed on chattel mortgages amounting
to SI,350. He had only a small , stock ,
and has been in business but a short
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I , Heart disease seized Wm. Squires , a
t Knox county farmer , while he was feed-
\ ing his hogs and he fell dead in the pen ,
where his lifeless body was discovered
by his wife. She dragged her husband's
J remains away from the porkers and cov-
i ered them with a wagon box while she
went for assistance. On her way to a
neighbor's , she lost her bearings on ao
t count of the heavy snow that was falling
jji and was discovered three and a half
* k7 miles from home suffering with mental
f derangement.
, , ; A. reward of $100 is offered for the
arrest of the inoendiaries who set fire to
the barn of Y. Gordonko , of Keya Paha
county.
On January 15th the annual corn
show held under the auspices of the
board of managers of the 3tate fail will
begin. It will be located in the museum
of the state university , while the com
mittee having it in charge will have
their headquarters in the university
chapel , on the jsecond floor. Tho speci
menof this king cereal of Nebraska
will doubtless be of the very finest , and
the entire exhibit will be sent to the
Paris exposition.
Mike Farrell , of the oldest and best
known engineers of the Union Pacific ,
died last week at Lincoln. He had been
demented for some time , the result of
an accident several years ago.
Mrs. Mercer and Davis , of Hebron ,
were badly injured by their horse back
ing off the approach to the bridge south
of town. The horse , buggy and ladies
were thrown dowaja _ steep bank.
Afrunaway c6uple'lfrom Blair were
captured in Fremont last week. The
name of the young man is George Stew
art and the girl is a Miss Anderson. The
former is about twenty-five years old
and the latter is but" fourteen. They
were sent back to their parents.
Death is announced of Miss Ollie
Brooke , daughter of Thomas Brooke ,
the B. & M. railroad agent at Tecumseh. .
She a lady of great beauty and fine
accomplishments.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tilfer , mother of the
10-year-old boy who was killed by a
Burlington train near Lincoln in Sep
tember last , has entered suit in the dis
trict court for $25,000 damages. The
• grounds of complaint are that no signals
were given by the approaching train and
that the train was not running on its
regular time. It is also alleged that
weeds upon the right-of-way. obstructed
the view from the crossing.
The Cyclone grocery , B. L. Roberts
i proprietor , was closed at Beatrice , under
chattel mortgages. Liabilities over
$3,000 ; assets unknown , as the stock has
not yet been invoiced. The establish
ment hag been running about three
months.
Postmaster Gallagher , of Omaha , re
ceived a new consignment of postage
stamps last week from the postmaster
general's office. There was $36,850
-worth of stamps and $5,000 worth of pos
tal cards. With what was already in
stock at the office , the value of postage
stamps is estimated at over $60,000. The
above quantity is a three months' supply
and has increased some 30 per cent over
the amount on hand during a similar
period last ysar.
Malarial fever is proving fatal in
many caseB in and around Wymbre.
The Union Pacific station house at
Peck's station was burned last week.
The Presbyterians of Plattsmonth
are preparing to build a new church to
cost $13,000.
Wilcox , on trial at O'Neill .City for ,
Tallin * huT 'ife. s acauitt' . ' * * * * '
It has been given out that a White
Cap organization will be effected at Lin
coln. Petty thieves , wife-beaters and
general dewl beats will be given due
attention in time.
There is rumor that the Omaha Re-
publicaaisio be bought by a syndicate-
of democrats and made a democratic
or-an. J. 1 > - Calhoun and Thos. J.
Fitzmorris , both lato of the Herald , are
mentioned as editor-in-chief and man-
.a iug editor.
tJ. O. Bntler , a thieving tramp-he
fined
overcoat-was
bavinntolen an
Justice Schilling , of
$ JSo mid costs by
I ° - ' l.e Plattsmonth paving bonds were
I $30,000.
Messrs. Turner Bros. , of Dodge
county , havo marketod three install-
ments of their sheep which they broughi
from Oregon the past season and began
feoding early in the fall. Their last lot
was on tho Chicago market. They
averaged 129 pounds per head and sold
at $4.85 per hundred.
- Dr. L. B. Cowles , a resident am.
practicing physician of Ponca , was
found dead in his bed at midnight on
tho 17th. The deceased had been sick
a few days before , but it was thought
he had almost entirely recovered. His
son , who slept in tho same room ,
awakened fn tho night , and not hearing
his father's breathing went to his bed"
sido and found him dead. The imedi-
ate cause of his death is attributed to
heart disease.
John Rose , a farmer living near
Blue Springs , was bitten on one of his
fingers by a pot colt. The colt died the
following night , and is supposed to have
been bitten by a mad dog a few weeks
ago. Considerable alarm is felt by the
friends of Mr. Bose in regard to the
matter , and it is said he will try the
eflicacy of a madstone which is owned
in Wymore.
To such an extent has the pilfering
of houses off of deserted claims become
prevalent in this county , says the O'Neill
Frontier , that it may be said to have
reached an epidemio stage. If not
stopped short it will soon be dangerous
for a farmer to leave his home for a few
hours without some one there to guard it
The matorial of the late Fairbury
Bepnblican was sold last week on a fore
closure. It was bid in by Hambel &
Heasty at some two hundred dollars ,
which is probablj about one-tenth what
it cost.
cost.Dr.
Dr. Williams , a homeopathic physi
cian of Omaha , suicided last week by
taking poison. He had been charged
with performing an abortion and was
about to be arrested.
The new stock exchange at Nebraska
City was formally opened at the stock
yards last week. The building is one of
the best and costliest of its kind in the
state , and a credit to Nebraska City.
Work at the has
yards only fairly com
menced , and tho packing houses are not
yet running to their full capacity , owing
to the extreme warm weather , which
greatly retards operations.
The twentieth case of the village of
De Witt vs. C. 3. Baily , for selling in
toxicating liquors without a license , was '
tried last week. The defendant was
fined $100 and costs. The total amount
of fines assessed against Baily amount
to $200 besides the costs in the cases.
N. B. Durkee , an old resident and a
prominent farmer , living one mile and
a half from Barneston , committed sui
cide lost week. He left'his home about
noon , went to the woods near by , and
climbing a ' tree , hitched a rope to a
limb and then about his neck , jumped
and thus ended his life. The body was
discovered some two hours afterwards.
Mr. Durkee was over fifty years of age ,
respected by all who knew him , and was-
a kind father and husband. He leaves
a wife and children.
David City's electric lights can be
seen at Osceola , twenty miles distant.
At a meeting of the citizens of Su
perior it was decided to organize a hotel
company under the laws of the state
for the erection of a magnificent hotel
structure. The meeting was largely at
tended by the prominent citizens of the
town and great enthusiasm prevailed.
Steps will be taken at once for the vig
orous prosecution of the work.
The long talked of Bock Island ex
tension from Fairbury to Omaha will
probably be built next spring. The ex
tension has been talked of for nearly a
year , the citizens of Fairbury are eager
for it , and the wholesale men of Omaha
have boomed it. Should the line be
constructed , an agreement would prob
ably be made with the Union Pacific for
running trains across the bridge. In
addition to this extension the Bock
Island will build a line from Biver Bend
to Denver.
Valentine dispatch says : A shocking
murder and suicide occurred to-day near
McCann in tho central portion of the
county. Stephen Meade , who has here
tofore been looked upon as an estimable
citizen , murdered his wife and after
wards killed himself. This is all the
more deplorable , as they leave four
small children , the youngest only three
weeks old. It seems that for some time
there have been domestic wrangles in
the family , Meade being of an extremely
jealous disposition. This morning his
little son told him his mother said she
was going to leave him. He went to his
wife and asked her if this was so. She
told him yes. Meade at once drew a re
volver and in tho presence of his chil
dren shot her through the head , causing
almost instant death. Finding her dead ,
he turned the pistol upon himself , and
emptied the remaining four chambers
into his body ; not causing death , he
secured his shot-gun , and placing the
muzzle beneath his chin , fired , making
a ghastly wound. Ho staggered from
the house and the horrified children ,
and fell in the garden where he soon ex
pired.
Two new towns , Walters and Streck-
ley , will be established on the Superior
branch of the Elkhorn. The former is
between Streckley and Davenport ; the
latter between Geneva and Davenport.
The business men of Friend are
of - * * t works.
talkinsr ut > to * subject r
Northwestern railroad officials stop
ping temporarily at Geneva were sere
naded by the band of that place , the
members of which were invited into the
car for a smoke.
The breach of promise case of Slagg
vs. Maxson , which has created no little
excitement at Friend since Miss Slagg
instituted suit against Maxson for $15 , -
000 damages for grabbing his heart back
after he had given it to her , has been
settled. The plaintiff accepted $1,000
for her interest in the defendant , and
the rich and racy trial will not come off.
The Madison Beporter says there is
a man in that place ( married by the
way ) who sends sweet missives toyonng
ladies requesting secret meetings. He
has been advised to "take a tumble to
himself" before it is. , everlastingly too
late.
The state of Nebraska has paid out
'abSuVfthirty ' f our - thousand dollars • in
the past two years for the killing of
eight hundred and fifteen glandered
horses , or about $82.00 per head.
The proclamation of the governor for {
the election of the new counties carved
out of the old county of Cheyenne . '
Scotts Bluffs , Banner , Kimball .and ,
Deuel lias been issued , and the elec
tion will take place on January 15. At '
that time the people will elect their
county officers and name the location of }
their county seat.
Dr. O'Connor called at this office on j
Tuesday , says the Tecumseh Bepubli- •
can , having in charge a tape worm. It .
was not as long as some , but was excep
tionally large ; the length was sixty-four '
feet. It was taken on Saturday last
from Lon Derr , who lives six miles 1
southeast , and was a successful operaj' '
tion. '
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SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Tit * Work Bring lion * Vrom Day to V p in
Both BranohoM of Congreoo ,
Senate. In the senate on tho 17th ,
tho conference report as to tho Chip
pewa Iudian reservation in Minnesota
was explained andagreed to. Ingalls
laid bofore the senate tho resolution of
Biddleberger proposing a reorganization
of the senate after January 1. and tho
author spoke in favor of it. He said its
object was to put some other man than
the senator from Kansas in the chair ,
asserting that he had been the chief
figure in some of the most disorderly
scenes he could recollect occurring on
the senate floor. He said the ohange
was necessary in order that the faith of
the republican party , pledged to consid
eration of the British extradition treaty
in open session , might be kept. Biddle
berger asked leave to withdraw the reso
lution , and the same was granted. The
senate then considered the tariff bill un
til adjournment.
House. In the house on the 17th the
committeo on ways and means reported
back tho current resolution providing
for holding a recess from December 21
to Monday , January 7. The committee
propose an amendment striking out
Monday , January 7 , and inserting Fri
day , January 4. Springei , of Illinois ,
was of the opinion that owing to the
press .of important legislation before
congress the recess should be as short
as possible. The committee amend
ment was rejected , and the original res
olution was agreed to. The committeo
on accounts reported a resolution ap
propriating $2,000 out of the contingent
fund of the house to pay the expenses
of tho Ford immigration fund. Agreed
to. Morrow , of California , moved to
suspend the rules and pass , with an
amendment , the senate bill increasing
to $050,000 tho limit of the cost of the
public building in San Francisco. Agreed
to.
Senate. In the senate on the 18th
the hduse concurrent resolution for a
holiday recess was reported back from
the finance committee with an amend
ment restricting it to the house of rep
resentatives , and it went over without
action. Consideration of the tariff bill
was then resumed , paragraph 151 , apr
plying to iron or steel wire , being taTcen
up. Saulsbury offered an amendment
( which was agreed to ) inserting after
the words , "except fence wire , " the
words "and iron and steel , " flat with
longitudinal ribs , for the manufacture
of fencing. " Aldrioh offered an amend
ment , ( whioh was agreed to ) to insert
" 30" instead of " 45 , so as to make the
proviso read that "all iron or steel wire
valued at more than 10 cents per pound
shall pay duty of not less than 85 per
cent ad valorem. " Executive session
was then held , followed by adjourn
ment.
House. In the house on tba 18th the
legislative appropriation bill was consid
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ered. Henderson , of Iowa , moved to
increase the clerical civil service com
mittee , and the amendment was opposed
by Bandall. A lengthy debate then en
sued on the matter of civil service.
Henderson said the spirit of the law had
not been carried out in good faith by
the present administration. The amend
ment was rejected. The debate was
continued at length by Brown , of In
diana , and Springer , of Illinois. The
latter took occasion to say if President
Harrison administered a civil service in
the same spirit it had been administered
by Cleveland , the people would have no
reason to complain. Continuing , he
Baid , if it were not for that cumbersome
and obsolete board known as the elec
toral college , the democrats would now
be rejoicing in a great victory. The
motion of Cummings to strike out the
civil section was rejected 25 to 138
and the reading of the bill concluded.
The committee then arose and the bill
passed.
Senate. In the senate on the 19th
Edmunds introduced and had referred
to the committee on foreign relations ,
the following resolutions : Eesolved ,
That the government of the United
States will look with serious concern
and disapproval upon any connection ol
any European government with the con
struction or control of any ship canal
across the Isthmus of Darien or across
Central America , and must regard any
such connection or control as injurious
to the United States , and as a menace
to their welfare. That the president ol
the United States be requested to com
municate this expression of the views oi
congress to 'the governments of the
countries of Europe. At 12:40 the sen
ate resnmed consideration of the tarifl
bill , spending the remainder of the day' *
session in the discussion of that meas
ure.
ure.House.
House. In the house on the 19th , the
conference report of the senate bill reg
ulating appointments in the marine hos
pital service was agreed to. The house
went into committee of the whole on the
river and liar ' > or bill. Craine , of Texas ,
denounced what he termed the driblet
system of appropriations. He would ,
at the proper time , offer a substitute ,
practically the same bill which passed
the first session of the present congress ,
although personally he would pjvfer his
bill appropriating exactly the sum esti
mated by the chief of engineers. With
a plethoric treasury , with no prospect of
the passage of a tariff bill , with the ppo- '
pie anxious for the river and harbor bill ,
with tho chief engineer declaring hi ! i
estimates right , he appealed to the house ,
to adopt the proposed , substitute. After
some further debate by Blanchard , (
Snowden and Adams , of Blinois , the :
committee arose without action and the i
house adjourned.
Senate. In the senate on the 20th i
on motion of Sherman , the house *
amendments to the direct tax bill were
non-concurred in , and a conference
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ordered. An order was made that vot- ,
ing on the tariff bill and all amendments i
thereto shall begin at 1 o'clock January i
21 , next , after which there shall be no .
further debate without nuanimous coni
sent. Gibson offered a resolution , t
which was laid on the table and ordered
printed , for the appointment of a select i
committee of thirteen senators to in- t
quire into the state of suffrage through-
out the United States , especially to in- t
vestigate the election of state officers at
the state elections held in November in
Bhode Island and Louisiana , and the
presidential election in New York and ,
Indiana , and to report all facts showing
whether any improper , undue and un- '
lawful influences and practices were '
emplqyedi. , and/tQ make snchrecom- i
mendationsasmay be necessaryYThe ,
tariff bill was then considered until ad- :
journment.
House. In the house on the 20th , the j
senate amendment to the holiday reoess j
resolution was agreed to. The house '
went into a committee of the whole on 1
tho rivers and harbor bill. Cummings , j
of New York , said it was only a little i
over six years since President Arthur ]
bad vetoed a river and harbor bill carryi
ing $10,000,000. The country had stood 5
aghast at the immense sum. The house 1
bad paased the bill over the president's '
veto. That bill had been passed in the (
August preceding a congressional elec3 3
tion. Within three months the people ]
swept it warmest supporters into politi1 1
eal oblivion. Now this bill came np two i
vears before a congressional election ,
but let not its supporters hug the delu- {
sion that their action would be forgotten. 1
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Senate. In tho senate on tho 21st
tho public printing deficiency bill was
reported back-without amendments and
passed. It appropriates $63,000 for that
purpose and $5,000 for observation of
tho eclipso of tho sun on the lBt of Jan-
nary next. Tho resolution offered by
Mr. Teller for tho appointment of a
committeo to investigate tho office of
supervising architect of tho treasury
was taken up and agreed to. Tho reso
lution offered yesterday by Mr. Plumb ,
calling on the secretary of tho treasury
for a statement as to tho purchase of
bonds , was agreed to. The senato then
took up the tariff bill , resuming consid
eration at schedule 1 , ( cotton manufac
turers. ) The senate bill to provido for
tho disposal of certain public lands of
tho United States under the provisions
of the homestead law was taken from
the calendar and passed.
House. In tho house on the 21st , the
Nicaraguan bill was considered. The
opponents of tho bill continued to offer
amendments , which wero in most cases
voted down. On motion of Payson of
Illinois an amendment was adopted pro
viding that all bonds , stocks and certifi
cates shall bo issued at the principal
offices in New York City ; 'also that all
shares , bonds , certificates and other evi
dence of indebtedness shall be paid for
only in cash , to bo paid into the com
pany's treasury and nsed for corporate
purposes. The amendment by Mr. Holl-
man was adopted , providingthat the'
directors shall be citizens of the United
States or Nicaragua , and a majority shall
bo citizens and residents of the United
States. The house adjourned till Wed
nesday , January 2.
TREATING WITH THE RED MEN.
3he lrinnebatinex Consider the Question of
Disposal of 'Ihelr Lands.
A Winnebago ( Neb. ) dispatch says :
The Winnebago Indians held a council
hero for the purpose of voting on the
proposition of selling a portion of the
reservation adjoining Emerson on the
Bouth. At first all seemed in favor of
selling tho land , but finally a non-pro-
gressivo redskin orator , in the course
of his exciting speech , accused the agent ,
Col. J. F. Waiuo , of trying to cheat tho
Indians out of their lands , whereupon
tho agent tnrned loose upon him , stating
that ho had no interest in the matter
one way or the other , that it was for
them to decide whether they would sell
the land.
About this time Gray Wolf , the "great
man" of tho Winnebago nation , came
forward and shook hands with the agent
and clerk , W. A. McKewon. The ut
most silence prevailed. A feeling of
awe crept along that dusky line of
natives , and as the voice of the great
chief rang out upon the frosty air they
bowed their heads in reverence. He
began : "Here we stand to-day in coun
cil before our paler brothers. The time '
was in years that are gone when we
needed great tracts of land for hunting
grounds. The white men are increas
ing in numbers. Westward has been
their constant march until to-day we
find them crowding in upon us from all
sides. The wild game of other years
has disappeared and now we must make
our living from the soil. Our hunting
days are o'er. We must learn to till the
soil ; that is what the great spirit made
it for. We have more land than we can
plow. Let the white men have what we
cannot use. They will come among ns
and open up beautiful farms. It will be
a lasting example to us. I am in favor
of selling this land near Emerson. I
am going to sign my name to the paper
and all the Winnebagoes who wish to
do what is right and for the best interest
and welfare of the tribe will follow me. "
Here Gray Wolf took the pen and in
scribed his name ( the first ) upon the
paper of agreement. Others followed
ii nd some fifty or more have signed , but
the strong opposition speeches made by
-.ome of the "kickers" had its effect and
it now appears as if the bill will be voted
down. It requires a majority of the
male adults before the land can be sold ,
.rust what the outcome will be in regard
to the matter it is impossible to foretell
at this writing. There are nearly 400
men in the tribe , so it will require in the
neighborhood of 200signors to complete
the arrangements of selling the land.
If they finally agree to dispose of the
tract , it is very likely they will consent
to sell the 30,000 acres which will be re
maining unallotted after . the allotment ,
which is now iu rogressHs completed.
Miss Alice C. Fletcher , the special In
dian agent , who has this work in charge ,
will complete the allotment this month
and return to Washington to make a
final dispositionTof patents , etc.
Depew and Adams at Variance.
New York special : Chauncey M. De
pew says in regard to the address read
last Saturday before the Commercial
club of Boston by Charles Francis
Adams on railroads : "I do not agree
with Adams as to the gigantic consolida
tions of which he speaks , but it is true
that the present intense discussion as to
the feasibility of great consolidations , of
clearing houses , and of so-called railway
trusts comes _ from the overwhelming
anxiety of railroad managers and inves
tors to overcome , in a lawful way. the
difficulties of the present situation.
There can never be a railway trust , in
the sense in which that word is under
stood. I think Mr. Adams' description
of the low moral tone of the railway
managers of the country is too strongly
drawn. The majority of the railway
managers are loyal to the properties un
der their control and bring to the per- [
formance of their duties conscientious '
und tireless industry , which is greater
than that exacted in other great corpora
tions. On account of the nature of the :
Imsiness , our people have always found j
their way out of difficulties in a manner
which demonstrates their business gen- !
ins , and I think they needed the explo- '
rion of a can of dynamite like that Mr. '
idams has fired off to start a movement '
which will end in a practical and wise !
jolution of these railway problems. "
Depew ridiculed the idea that there '
of the inter-state '
ivas any probability -
jommerce law being repealed. He did
lot desire such action , but would like to )
see some needed amendments.
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A Movement Aaainst Catholicism. '
New York special : At a meeting ot j
German Evangelists held yesterday j
afternoon in the Houston street Bei
formed church , steps were .taken to in1 1
augnrato a moyement against the en- j
croachmeuts of the Catholic church on
pnblic schools. Bev. Dr. John O. !
Erter and there presented
presided , was t
for adoption an appeal to German Evan
gelists to join in the movement. The .
dliance thus formed will take steps to ,
preserve the civil and religious liberty •
granted by the constitution. They have
issued an appeal to the people of the
United' States , in which they say tho
pope has greater power to-day than any
sovereign. He menaces the United
States. Bight here in New YoJk Arch- .
bishop Corrigan is an absolute ruler.
While millions are expend d on the < :
Catholic church , nothing is doiit * for the c
Evangelists. It is the duty of all peo- '
pie who have other than Catholic belief t
to make one front against this phalanx t
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A VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT.
A Delegation of Southern Capitalist * Call on
General UarrUoiu
Indianapolis dispatoh : General Har
rison had a large number of visitors to
day. Among others , Governor More
house , of Missouri , accompanied by
F. S. Bichards , of Salt Lake , paid 8
social visit. A largo number of chair
men of republican county committee !
also called. About forty of these chair
men are in tho city , having been sub
poenaed to appear bofore the federal
grand jury. About a dozen of them
were before the committee to-day , as
was also Secretary Dille , of the state
committeo , who-said on emerging from
tho jury room , he never saw a copy of
what purports to be tho Dudley letter ,
and he never seen anybody who saw
tho letter. Furthermore , he don't be
lieve Dudley ever wrote such a letter.
Colonel W. H. Barker , secretary of the
New York senate , who came to the city
yesterday with the Grand Army com
mittee from Brooklyn , was subpoenaed.
During tho campaign Colonel Barker
had charge of the appointment bureau
of tho national republican committee.
He appeared before the jury to-day , and
it is reliably stated one of tho few ques
tions asked him was : "Are yon familiar
with tho handwriting of Mr. Dudley ? "
Barker is said to havo replied that 1m is.
The same authority states that Acting
District Attorney Bailey did not pro
duce any letter for Barker to identify.
Senator Quay , Colonel William C.
Goodloe and General Brittan will ar
rive at a late hour to-night. Informa
tion eminated from the United States
district attorney's office this evening to
the effect that subpoenaes have been
issued and placed in the hands of offi
cers to be served upon Chairman Quay
and Colonel Goodloe immediately on
their arrival , summoning them to appear
before the grand jury. Knowledge that
the newly appointed district attorney
had decided upon iiis course of obtain
ing information upon which to discover
an indictment , presumably in tho Dud
ley case , caused quite a sensation when
it "became known about tho lobbies this
evening , and Senator Quay's arrival is
eagerly awaited.
General Harrison's most important
visitors to-day was a committee of south
ern capitalists and business men from
Birmingham , Ala. , consisting of nine
well-knowiijCitizens , as follows : Thomas
S. Seddon , son of Secretary.of tht Navy
Soddon , of the Southern confederacy ;
C. C. Cadle , jr. , Frederick Sloss , Henry
F. Do Bardleben , David Boberts , C. B.
Williamson , Charles Turner , Edward
Thomas and H. B. Tompkins , the latter
of Atlanta. They were met at the depot
by Ex-Congressman B. B. Pierce , and
accompanied by him , visited General
Harrison at 4:30. They presented the
president elect a momorial signed by
capitalists and representing $100,000,000
invested in tho south , congratulating
General Harrison and the country on
tho success of tho principles which
caused his election. "Because we be
lieve that protective tariff will promote
and aid the development of our national
resources , and because the issuers free
from sectional feeling and prejudice.
An issue is now presented upon which the
people of the south can divide according
to the dictates of reason and conviction.
We know there are large numbers in
this section who think as we do , and are
only restrained from public expression
and advocacy of opinions by the feeling
of uncertainty as to what will be the !
policy adopted in the treatment of tho
southern problem. The apprehension
is that any change in the local govern
ment will be detrimental to our best in
terest. This fear will be materially les
sened by good appointments , and the
best results of the government will be
best assured by making appoint
ments from that class of republicans
who command the confidence and re
spect of the communities in which they
live. Such appointments will develop
two strong parties , and thus secure to
us good government. " General Harri
son received them with great cordiality.
Tho discussion was entirely informal ,
both on the part of the committee and
the general. Mr. Seddon acted ns chief
spokesman , and explained to General
Harrison the causes leading to this new
move in the south looking toward a re
adjustment of party linos.
The gentlemen of the committee state
that General Harrison talked freety with
them on the snbject of protection and
the benefits thb north had reaped from
it , which were also open to the south.
The development of the south wns a
gratifying sign to him. The committee
were particular to impress upon General
Harrison the importance of appointing
representative men to office in the
south.
The members of the committee are ;
very guarded and secretive as to what ,
if any. definite expression the president- , '
elect made touching his views of tli [
southern question or race question. Ai \
to the latter it does not seem to havf
extended directly into the conversation.
TRAGEDY AT AN INDIAN AGENCY. 1
Itestilliiiffinthe Death of Four Persons and ]
Fatal Wounding of the Fiftlu j \
Camp Poplar Biver ( Mont. ) dispatch : '
A tragedy resulting in the death of four '
persons and the fatal wounding of a fifth j
occurred at tho Fort Peck Indian 1
agency yesterday morning. For up
ward of a week Pretty Boy , one of the \
Yankton Sioux tribe has been loaded .
with liquor. Agent Cowan attempted (
to discover Pretty Boy's source of sup- • \
ply in vain. The Indian not only got \
nil the whisky he wanted , but had some j
to spare , and this ho distributed among j
the younger bucks at the agency. Yes- • (
terday morning Pretty Boy made a c
murderous attack upon his squaw. Seiz
ing a stick of firewood he dealt the I
helpless creature a blow ou thefj
head which cut a deep gash i s
in the scalp and fractured her | j
skull. Not satisfied with this , he jnmped , i
apon the prostrate body of the squaw n
ind made preparations to scalp her. By I ( ]
this time a crowd of nearly 100 Indians ( ]
liad gathered around the couple. In the \
jrowd were a number of Indian police , c
tvho rushed upon Pretty Boy and drag-
red him from the body of the squaw.
This so enraged Pretty Boy that shak- |
ing off his captors , he ran to his tepee r
xud secured a Winchester rifle. He at f
mcft opened fire on the police , instantly j |
billing two of them and fatally woundj j ]
ng a third. He then proceeded _ to
ivhere his h'ing and placing
squaw was , , v
; he muzzle of the rifle between her lips , jj
ired four phots. This done , he att ]
empted to effect his escape , firing rea
> eatedlv at the Indians who were in puri i
mit of him. Finding escape impossible , I
le halted on the brown of a hill about a f
nile from the agency , and after severing tl
; lie arteries in his wrist with his hunting f
cnife , shot himself through the heart , y
leath being instantaneous. ( .
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The victims of the Mud Bun disaster J'1
lave decided to prosecute the Lehigh fll
/alley railroad employes under the act i , ,
> f 18Ginstead of for manslaughter. Tf t j
onvirted under this act the employes w
espon ilita for the wreck ran be senri
• • need in five years' imprisonment and fi
o pay " 5.1,000 fine Joseph E Cook , the te
ii ineer uliose train ni i into the one 'I
li.-si'l is Iosinr his mind through sorm
o < . iVjiiof punishment and inability to it
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HAYES MAY RECEIVE AN INVITATION.
President-JClecl Itarrlsnn May Invite tho
Vhloan Into J1U Cabinet.
Washington spocial : Tho report ia
current that President-elect Harrison
j may tender ox-President Hayes a posi-
j tion in tho cabinut. Tho basis for this
conjecture is of interest just nt this
timo , ns it is known to a few that Gen
eral Harrison just missed boing a mem
ber of President Hayes' cabinet. When
tho latter came to Washington and was
inaugurated ho remained for sovorali
days at tho residenco of Sonator Sherj j
man. Mr. Hayes recognized the marked
ability of General Harrison , and the
fact that ho had mado a magnificent ,
although unsuccessful , race for tho gov
ernorship , taking tho nomination under
tho stress of circumstances created by
the retirement of Godlovo S. Orth , tho
regular nominee. Senator Oliver P.
Morton was then manipulating tho pol
itics of Indiana , and tho burden of tho
selection of an Indiana man for tho
cabinet fell upon him. Ho attempted ,
however , to have tho delegation in con
gress from that state , reliovo him
of the embarrassment. Governor Mor
ton was very kindly inclined toward
General Harrison , but there wero other
republicans to whom ho felt obligated ,
and he did not desire to mako tho ro-
comendation himself. Thoro wero sev
eral meetings of tho Indiana delegation ,
but no agreement was reached as to
whom should havo tho cabinet portfolio.
Gcnoral J. N. 'iyner , who has figured
since that time conspicuously in Indiana
politics. was postmaster general , and tho
Indiauaians wanted him retained. Mr.
Hayes refused to do this , however , and
ho was seconded in his conclusion by
Senator Sherman , on the ground that if
ho retained one of the old cabinet offi
cers he would havo to retain others , and
he wanted to mako a clean sweep. Sen
ator Sherman ' s inclinations coincided
with President Hayes' idea , that Gen
eral Harrison should bo the Indiana
representative in tho cabinet. Mr.
Hayes said ho would mako him eithor
secretary of war or secretary of
tho navy. After one of tho conferences
one night , some of tho Hoosior republi
cans drifted into Sonator Morton's room
at tho Ebbitt , and tho discussion wns
there renewed. It appears that a mem
ber of the senator's family put a pin in
the question , which settled it. The next
day Senator Morton took a carriage and
drove to Senator Sherman's house.
There ho informed the two Ohionns that
the Indiana people wero unable to reach
a unanimous agreement as to whom
should go into the cabinet , and ho ad
vised tho selection of Bichard Thomp
son , of Terrehaute. The recommenda
tion was acted upon. Tho warm friend
ship between General Harrison and Mr.
Hayes antedated the campaign of 1876
many years. Their forefathers and their
family relatives wero intimate friends.
The three or four Indiana republicans
now in Washington who know why Gen
eral Harrison was left out of President
Hayes' cabinet , and of their long per
sonal friendship , believe that if Mr.
Hayes will consent to become a member
of tho new cabinet , the question of how
Ohio is to bo provided for will bo
promptly settled.
COIIING TO A VOTE.
Now that it has been definite ' de
cided by the senate that a vote shall bo
taken on the tariff bill on tho 21st of
January , tho finance committee will
close up its business at tho earliest pos
sible moment , and in order that this
may bo done , it has been decided that
no moro hearings shall bo given upon
the subject of tho senate substitute to
the house bill. Senators Morrill , Hiscock
Aldrich and others , who have worked so
industriously to perfect the measure ,
are very much gratified over the course
events have taken in the senate. The
democratic members of that body have
at last opened their eyes to the sit
uation and havo come to the con
clusion that factious opposition will
not pay them. There was not
a single voice raised to-day in oppo
sition to Senator Morrill's proposition
for a vote on the tho 21st of January ,
and it is now settled be3ond doubt that
the house will havo the bill before it in
time to dispose of the surplus question
before the 4th of March.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS AND NOTES.
The building improvements in Sionx
City for 1888 foot up $5,128,613.58 , an
increaso.of § 1,226,397.97 over last year.
A riot in the Buchanan county ( Mo. ) :
jail resulted in the serious injury of '
James Funk , an inmate , and the discov- '
ery by Sheriff Spratt of a conspiracy to ]
break jail.
The president sent to the senate the j
following nominations for postmasters : i
Frank A. Glass , Cresco , In. ; Samuel S.l
Skepp , May wood , HI. ; Francis J. Weis-
mnntel , Nnperville , III , ; Howard A.
Graham , Broken Bow , Neb. ; Charles E.
Aiken , Brookings , Dak. , and John J.
Fitzgerald , Madison , Dak. ,
Bepresentative Breckenridge , of Ken- \
tncky , has introduced a joint resolution ]
'
re ported during tho last congress by 1
Representative Tucker , from the com- ]
mifteo on judiciary , proposing an *
imendmcnt to the constitution defining J
polygamy , and making it unlawful at '
my place within the jurisdiction of the
United States or state.
A week ago Mr. Lawler of Illinois in-
irodnced a bill granting a pension of S12
? er month to honorably discharged sol-
liers and sailors when they have at- (
ained the age of sixty years. Since that j
; ime he has been the recipient of many j
otters requesting him to lower the minl
mum age to fiity , and now he has introE
luced a bill in accordance with the reC
luest. 1
Mrs. Henry Johns , living near Sandyc
n\\e \ \ , Warren county , Iowa , committed 0
uicide by hanging herself from the } '
loitico of tier own house. She had {
> een partially demented for some time , B
nd on the preceding night she told one p
if her relatives that she would rather c
lie than go to the hospital. She is the T
bird member of her family who has W
ommitted suicide. It
Twenty men engaged in a desperate | ]
ight near Findlay , Ohio , during which f
evolvers , stones , knives and clubs wero H
reely used. Nearly every participant j :
ii the crowd was more or less seriously
iijured. Leon Dulumba , n Frenchman ,
ras shot in the head , and is d\ing. A \ \
oung man named Campbell , it is beY
ieved , was fatally shot.The cansetpf' C' <
lie fight has not been learned , and no O. .
rrests have been made. Pl
One of tho fiercest prize fights ever
inght in Pennsylvania took place on
lie 17th , a few miles from Bloomsburg , q
'olnmbia ' county. The pugilists were o.
niliam Collogy and Michael Grant. P <
'ollogy is tuenty-seven years old and L.
eighs 200 pounds , while Grant is twen- * f' '
r-four years old and weighs but 180 J
minds. Both men are miners. Seven-
Jen blood3 * rounds were fought. Grant's
ice wao pounded into a jelly and his w
udy was black and blue. Collogy's Cc
res were almost closed and his cheek Oj
as cut to the bone. He stood up so H <
limply , however , that Grant's friends Cj
uallv broke into the ring and for fully
> n ni.nntes a Tree-for-all fight followed y
he referee declared the fight a draw Co
id uas knocked down for his decision , q
otli principals had to be carried from I Cx
le field. Hi
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A RACE WAR IN MISSISSIPPI. . ( ,
A Ifumber of White Men Mot Daien at Wan- j 1
lalla by a K oro Mob , ! /
West Point ( Miss. ) special : New j
reached hero this morning of n horrible- j
tragedy enacted last night nt tho village- 1 (
of Walhalla , Miss. , forty miles south ot I
Westpoint , on tho Mobile & Ohio rail- |
road. Four whito men wero killed out- f
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right and eight wounded , threo mortally. . - |
Tho particulars of tho shooting are given. j
as follows : ,
Somo timo ago a whito farmer , living- |
a fow miles south of Wnlhallla , loBt hi * . I
ginhouse , together with eight or ten. ' j
bales of cotton , by a firo , which was ovi-
. dently tho work of incendiaries. Sus
picion pointed to two nogroes , living ia :
tho vicinity , with whom tho farmer had ' .
had somo trouble Sufficient evidence ' '
having been secured , 'an officer last night j i
attempted to arrest ono of tho nogres.
The negro resisted arrest and succeeded ! ,
in making his escapo.aftor havinglirutal- ,
ly assaulted tho officer. Tho whites in.
tho neighborhood then organized to-
capturo tho negro , and proceeded to- I
wards tho fellow's houso with tho inton- (
tion of arresting him. Before reaching *
the house , however , they wero fired on (
from ambush by fifty well armed no
groes , and every white man in tho party-
was shot down. Tho horror.-strickoni
peoplo havo telegraphed for aid. _ _ Sev- i
armed loft Meridian . r
enty-fivo men , |
Miss. , this morning , for tho scono of tho- „ •
tragedy , and West Point will furnish. (
more help.
At Macon , Miss. , the peoplo nre >
greatly excited over tho race troubles.
The names of the whito men known tc- j
have been killed aro Henry Mawry , . , i
Cobb , Vaughn and W. B. Hare. I
There wero threo or four others , . 1
whoso names wero not learned. Haro- j
lived in Noxubel county , near tho Kem
per lino. It is said that no negroes wore' ,
killed.
Tom Nicholson is tho namo of ono ol
tho whites wounded. Ho is nhot in the-
bod3 * , and one of his arms is broken. I
Several other whites were wounded , but '
no nogroes. !
Twenty 3'oung men havo gono fron >
Mncon , and nearly every town in east- !
ern Mississippi is sending aid to tho- J
whites of Kemper count3 * . It. is re
ported that tho blacks aro well armed !
and have assembled in a largo body , . j >
apparently prepared for scrioiih fighting. J
MIDNIGHT. ij
Advices just received from tho scene- i
of trouble state that tho negroes havo- '
become alarmed at the number of roin- ,
forcements which tho whites havo ro-
ceived from all quarters and havo re
treated to the swamps where they are |
fortif3ing themselves and making every j
preparation to resist all attacks. They
are armed with shotguns , muskets and
pistols and aro abundantly supplied )
with ammunition , Tho whites are- \
mostly armed with Winchester rifles , . ' '
shotguns and some side arms , and aro-
determined to put a stop to all such out- i
breaks. Tho present scone of tronblo is ; j
about five miles from Wahalla , and re
ports are hard to get. Lato reports aro
to the effect that whites nnd blades am
now about equal in numbers , and tho-
whites were about to advance to tho- '
swamp. This , of course , increases the- j
excitement here , nnd reports of nn en- '
counter are hourly expected.
That it will bo fearful in its results-
no ono for a moment doubts. Judging
from the past the situation is nn3thing
but reassuring. Those who remember
the riots of 1875 shudder ns the3 con
template all the horrors of war. The
affair is greatly regretted by all good
citizens , who foresee that much blood
shed may be tho result , and. whilo thero . '
is no doubt as to who will bo victors- ,
when the crisis comes , still it is a most
deplorable affair , and ono that will havev
a baleful influence on tho south.
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Not as Good as the Old Way.
Fiymires ( Pa. ) dispatch : Two pretty-
young women , who are noted in this
section of the state as being first-class >
housekeepers , members of church and. '
of good character and manners , have- '
conseted , with a desire of making a Sons- '
of America fair , shortly to bo held , as " !
profitable as possible , to bo chosen in
public to be tho wives of an3 * two young
men who may prove acceptable to them ,
and their parents. Tho 3'oung women. - \
will be at the fair ever3 * evening nnd wilL <
have charge of booths. Any young mam
who is serious and honest in his inten
tions to many , will be required to say
pnhlicly in a loud voice in the hall where . ;
the fair is held : "I am here. " To thL - J'
tho 3'oung lady who is nearest wilL ; , .
promptly answer : "So am I. " The S II
wooing is to tako place in tho sight ol ; |
ill spectators , and if an agreement to • | i
marry is arrived at , it is to bo public '
signed , the witnesses thereto to be j
selected from tho audience. ,
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another Monument Contracted For.
Washington dispatch : A contract was- J
closed to-da3 * with a Poughkeepsio firm- ij
for the erection of a monument nt Get'l \
y8burg , Pa. , for the Ono Hundred and ij
fiftieth regiment of New York volun,1
: eeis. Gen. Ketchnm's old regiment , j
vhiuh was one of those that participated" j |
n the memorable engagement. The'j
nonument i * to cost § 45,000 and to b - r\ \
readfor dedication in July next. /
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