THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
TWENTIETH. YEAR. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY JMORNESfG , DEOEMBEK 10 , 1890. NUMBER 175.
IJo Will Guide the Destinies of the Union
Pacific Until Further Orders ,
MR , HOLCOMB APPOINTED AS ASSISTANT ,
Clnrk'H Klcctlon to Hie Vice 1'rofcl-
Ucnoy Will Iiiiincillntely K
tionld SpnakH ol' tlio New
Nr.w YOUK , Dec. 9. 1'rcsldcnt Sidney Dil
lon of the Union Pacific today Issued an ofll-
did order Betting forth that by consent and
direction of tlio executive committee H. II. H.
Clark Is until further order appointed gen
eral manager In plnco of W. II , Holco'nb , re
signed. All departments of the company nro
subject to the appointment , J > Ir. Clark
Issues nn order appointing I lolcomb assistant
general manager of the Union Pnclllo rail
way controlled unit operated lines with head
quarters at Omaha. It Is understood that
IMr. Clark will soon bo elected vlco presi
dent.
Union I'nclllo limiting Debt.
UOSTOX , Muss. , Dec. 0. Director Ames of
ttio Union Piicillc , In nn interview today ,
sold :
"I bcllovo the October earnings nro tlio
worst the Union Pacific will show for many
months. They tell us from Omaha Novem
ber should stiow improvement and I feel sure
that December will continue the Improve
ment , hut I have been sn much disappointed
in monthly returns that I do not like to
prophesy. The trnstcss have cancelled dur
ing thUyear ( r.lTi,000 ( , of bonds , reducing the
annual llxcd charges by nearly $ (500,000 ( , but
only half of this reduction will show in this
rear's ri'port. This leaves outstanding only
| < ) , GiO,0X : ( ) of tbo 8 per cent bonds , nnd
nt maturity , In September , IbM. the company
will cancel the entire issue , anil when all ttie
land notes are paid there will bo n balance
from land assets to bo converted into the
Union Pacillo treasury. Trustees of this
land money have now I,000XX ( ) in hand foi
Invcsttncbt In bonds. Besides tills the trus
tees of the Kansas Pacillo consolidated inert
ga o have another $1,000,000 OP. hand.
"Tlio Union Pacific has not bad to paj
above G per cent upon Its lloating debt nut
much of It runs at a less rate. A small pan
only Is on call nnd this at our bunks
Mono of it has been held by Mr
Gould. Very few of our loans mature th !
month , Wo have not been pressed for money
nor nrc wo lliiely to bo. Our borrowings ai
not mature until well into next year. Al
our loans are covered wltli an abundance o
collateral and wo still haveamplecollatcra
left in our vaults.1'
llllnolH Central's Ijnko Krotit lllglit
Ciuctoo , Dec. o. ( Special Telegram tx
Tun lieu. ] The announcement of the 111 !
nois Central railroad company that It pos
sesscd , by virtue of past legislation , ccrtali
rights on the lake front not dreamed of b ;
the public , has created a veritable sensation
Street Engineer Hlrsch wns engaged tlii
morning in looking up the ordinances of IWif
by wlilch tbo Illinois Central claims to hoi
possession of the laud upon which its track
on the lalco front nro laid , and n portion o
Which the city is now endeavoring to have i
vacate. The engineer found that nrcsolutlo
of 1885 liaa ix-ally been adopted by th
city council which gives to the railroad com
pany nil thotluclulms to own at the prcson
timo. By this resolution the company wn
allowed to curve its tracks t00 ! feet south o
Randolph street northwesterly to Its prcson
depot , crossing the north line of Handolp'
Btrcet 100 feel west of what was Its forme
terrltorv as granted under" the ordinance o
1852. linctcr that resolution the company dl
the filling up of iho lalto front that was sul
scquently done , nnd there Is nothing in th
-refolutlou which states ns to whom the Illlc
lafitl shall belong , except so far ns It , relate
to the lining done on the track line of th
railroad company.
Tbo AtcliiHun'H Annual Iloport.
BOSTON" , Jlass. , Dec. 9 , The annual ropoi
of the Atchlson , Topeka & Santa Fo for tl
year ending JunoSIO , 1SS9 , is made to Inclui :
six months from January to Juno Intcrvcniii
between the close of tbo former fiscal yen
The report gives In detail the record of tl
amalgamations during the year and says tl
result to the company has proven satlsfa
tory in every respect , and the completion (
plans now in progress , looking to thosan
end , will demonstrate the wisdom of tl
policy outlined. Tbo largo expenditures n :
explained on the ground of bringing up tl
roadbeds mid tracks of acquired lines
ttio proper standard , etc. Since Augus
18S9 , ttio tralllc on all lines has been hca\
and It has boon found necessary to make pr
Vision for u largo amount of additional cqui
inent , etc. The total operating milcago
T.110 , Gross earnings were $111,004,357 ; 1
crease , $3,4:11,178. : Ttie operating oxpens
were yOtt0,3Sfl ! ; Increase , § 1111,903. N
earnings , $10OS,071 ) : increase , 1,1111 , 5 ! :
The statement of the St. Louis & San Fra
clsco rend shows the total earnings to
fO,394OG8 , ; Increase , KKO.S'JJ. Operating c
ponscs , t3,47ltjl : ; increase , SirJ-24 : N
earnings , fcJDl-iST ) ( ; Increase , § 151,008.
Strike ol' Union Paolllu Switohmc
OniiKN , Utah , Dec , 0. [ Special Tclo rs
to Tnu IF.i.J ) There Is a strike in t
Union Pacillo yards hero among the swlt <
men. About sixty days ago a press of bu
ness In ttio yards caused the company to i
on two additional switch engines and o
man was added to each crew , making four
one engine instead of three ns before , 1
cently the added man wns laid off , owing
tbo fact that , the emergency had passed 1
To this the crows objected , and as their (
lections were not compiled with , they we
out. Attempts to settle tlio difficulty tin
failed , as the switchmen Insist on four in
to a crew , The company tins brought in
men hero several times , but the strikers hn
intimidated them or pursuadcd them not
go to work. To meet the emergency , lei
oftl''iats have been doing the switching n
will doubtless continue thosamu line of poll
tomorrow. The yards are about two diiys !
bind at present. The strikers circulate
petition among the business men today for
expression of opinion approving their cour
Some signed nnd .soino refused. The sit
tlon Is quiet , having uo very serious aspe
as yet. - _
The diaries AgainM the Atuhlson
CHICAGO , Deo. 0. [ Special Telegram
TUB Bii.l : The general passenger agei
of the southwestern Missouri river llne.s i
at Chairman Finloy's ofllco today to consli
tlio charges against the Atchlson road , wh
is accused of paying fci commission on tick
from Chicago to ICnnsas City , it was fet
that the charges could not bo fully subst
tinted and tbo meeting took no other act
than to authorize Clmlnmm Kinlcy to li
into the matter further nnd adopt such me
urea as In tils Judgment seemed advisable
keep the market clear of Irrcguliir tickets.
'XI n > Union I'.ioillu'H New
Nr.w YOHK , Deo. 9. Jay Gould , In an
torvlow today , said , In rcforvnco to the
inors as to the Union I'aclilc's lloating do
'The company had to pay f1tXX,000 ) for
now equipment wblch It badly needed i
the people wanted their money , That 1ms
been arranged and the company receives
now locomotives unj between for rand I
thousand freight cars , which will enable
road to more than move the wheat In
northwest wlilch could not bo handled on
count of the scarcity of cars , "
"Western l Volilit AKNOointlon.
CillCAUo , Dee , 0 , [ Special Telegram
H'liB 13EK. ] The "Western freight assoclni
r Uu regular session hero today , but i
fined IU deliberations to matters of no gen
eral Interest. The question of relative rates
on bogs nnd packing house product from
Kansas City , which has been reopened In the
hope that the Chicago k Alton nmy be able
to get rid of Its contracts , was laid over until
tomonow.
Iho Hook Inland Will
NKW Yonic , Dec. 0 , President Cable of
the I Jock Island road will sign the iiBrccinent
now being circulated prellinlntirvto the for
mation of anew railway association.
The Wtist lolnt Tci-iiilnul Directory.
RICHMOND , Vn. , Dec , 0. At a meeting of
the stockholders of the Hlehmond & West
Point Terminal company today , Jay Gould ,
George Gould , Sidney Dlllpn and CnhlnS.
Hricowcra among tlio now directors elected.
The report of the president called attention
to the prosperity of the company and referred
to the important alliance with the Missouri
I'nclllc , connecting lU.Moitiplila and Arkansas
City.
< Imlrnutn Walker on Pooling.
CIIICAOO , Dec. 9. [ Special Tclogwin to
Tin : HBB.-Ohr.lrniaaA. ] F. "Walker of the
Interstate Commerce Itnllway association ,
speaking of the qnnual report ol the inter
state commission today , said :
"I am sorry to see that the commission
again dodges the pooling question. It was
expected that it would have something to soy
on that question , with perhaps n recom
mendation to congress to modify the law
Wlilch prohibits pooling. I have carefully
studied the subject , and if tlioro U any plan
besides pooling that will put an end to rnto
wars ancl demoralization I nave been unable to
find It , Uy no means would I bo In favor of
the system as It formerly existed , but If It
were established under government mRula-
tlon and control , as It should be.lt would bo
in the interest , not only of the railroads , but
of the general public. There may bo other
ways of preventing or stopping tlio ruinous
competition that tius brought so ninny roads
to the uergo of ruin , but I have not heard of
them. Perhaps It can bo done by lines nnd
Imprisonment , but I don't believe the evil
will ever bo remedied in that way. "
F.IT.IL C'VLKIX
Koiir I'roplo Ivtllod , Several Injured
nnd KOIISCH Blown Down ,
ATIANTA , Ga. , Dec. 0 , Yesterday near
Monroe , Walton county , a cyclone cleared a
space several miles long mid about ono hun
dred yards wide , blowing down houses
and killing sovcral people.
.laclc Henderson was killed , his wife hurt ,
and thc-lr baby was carried 300 yard ) and was
so b.idly Injured that It tiled soon after It was
found.
A family of negroes iiamccl Jackson were
buried In the ruins of their cabin nnd two ol
them killed. One other bouso containing
seven negroes was blown down , but all cs ,
caped unhurt.
JVHX C'joir
The \Vcll Known I'uglllHt Shot During
a Quarrel in , '
DESvnn , Colo. , DM. 9. [ Special Telegram
to Tun DEC.J John P. Clew has ntlast mei
his fate and went down a corpse this morn
Ing in Murphy's Exchange saloon before i
revolver fired by ttio hand of Frank 0. Mar
shall. Ono bullet entered his brain and th (
other passed through his body. As ho laj
dead on' , ho floor Marshall stepped from th <
ptaco uriuhtivo himself un to an ofllcor. Hi
is respectably connected , being the son o
General Prank J. Marshall , a Coloradi
pioneer , aud brother of Itov. Charles II
Mnrshull , rector of Trinity Memorial church ,
The trouble between the two men was over i
horse trado. N *
CIo\v lias resided'in"Jolorado ' sitico ho wa ;
six years of age , and had Ids ambition fired ti
become a prize fighter when John L. Sulll
van first visited the west. It wni
hero ho began his career ns a pugil
1st. Ho fought for the middle
weight championship hero and alsi
for the middle weight medal offered by Kick
nrd 1C. Fox. This medal he won accordlnj
to the terms in three successive battle's , do
foaling Brennan , Cush and Morrison. Th <
latter fell a victim to Clow's ' science am
strength twice. Other famous bat
tics of his have been as follows : "Witt
Harry P. Hynds of Choyoiino , throe rounds
at IlivwllnsVyo.ja \ thlrtcen-round drav
with Jim Fell at Muskegon , Mien , . ; will
Huoy Sexton , twelve rounds , nt Kansas City
lie boxed a two weeks engagement at :
Philadelphia theater , meeting all comers
four a , week. There he made u bettor rocorc
than nny other pugilist made there. Ho wa !
succeeded there by ICil rain , nad made a mucl
better record than the latter , for ho knocke
out men with wticm Kilrain mudoadr.w
IIo then boxed a four-round draw at Halt' '
more , defeated Curtis at Eau Cinlrc , Wis.
. . . tlion P. J. Uonnor in oix round
, utDuluth , Minn. , where ho nlso knocked on
1'iuUly McDonald In six rounds , Hodcfeatc
Mart Fuhov nt Minneapolis in niuo rounds
and O. II. Smith nt Ashland , Wis. Heals
fought n fifteen round draw with Fran
Glover at Minneapolis. At bis Plnladelphi
engagement ho met and defeated Denny Kl
len. Tom Kelly , Hill Grohlg , Denny Kellehe
and Joe Downing , who welphod 5240 pound :
Ills last battle was with Mllta Conloy , tl :
Ithaca giant , in which ho was worstei
Since then ho bos keep out or tlio ring.
For two nrtlirco yean past Clew has bee
drinking a good deal , and when drunk wi
Inclined to bo quarrelsome and abusive , rel ;
ing on liir science to help him out. La
spring ho was shot and dangerously woundc
byUnrrctt Hughes , but recovered. Ho h ;
at last met the fate bo has so often Invited.
A Carrier's Pluht wltli Highwaymen
slut NASIIVII.I.C , Tonn. , Dec. 9. [ Spoolal Tel
ut gramtoTnu BKH. ] Robert Beal , the me
note carrier from tills place to Friendship , had
tote desperate encounter Saturday night betwee
tote Crockett's Mills and Friendship with tv
to high way robbers. The night was very dai
'i'1 ' nnd the carrier was not aware of their pre
enco until ho wns ordered to halt. IIo r
spondedby firing at them , but they immei
ntcly returned theflre , and n general fuslla
en
enW followed. I'lio mall ba were finally sccur
! W by the robber * , and they made their oscar.
vote In the skirmish the carrier received a He
toMl wound nnd hh horse was killed. The mi
Mlml sacks were found Sundn/ morning nbo
fifty yards from whore tlio struggle occurr ,
ey . Upon invc/s 1
Saturday night , ripped open. /
JO-
la gallon It was found , that they did not pet i ni
money , as there were no registered letters
an the innll. The onlv clue to the robbers Is
.
so.
hat captured by the carrier from ono of tno :
la-
la.Is
Amu lor ihoVoHt ,
WASHINGTON , Deo. 0 , The president ti
approved tlio Joint resolution authorizing t
to secretary of war to Issue 1,000 stands of nri
its to North nnd South Dakota , Wyoming , Me
: iet I nun nnd Nebraska.
ler llcprpsonttitlvo Stoclibrldgo from the co
Idi mlttooon coinmereo reported favorably t
ets Bcnatobill providing for the inspection
etsml live Battle , hogs iiiul all animals nnd mci
un designed fur consumption in the state otl
ion than that In which the milmnta may
wk slaut'hteiedor when intended for export.
as-
asto Murder ixnil f'uluiilo ,
C.VIITIIAOI'I HI , Doe , U. Intelligence v *
nt. received hero today of the murder of A.
In- McCall , n former prominent citizen of t
place , by Sebron Marquis at DavtonVa \ :
rti- '
ington. Tlio two nic'n were neighbors , u
bt : McCull lonned Sebron seine straw. Sebi
the took udvantago of McCall's kindness nnd c
iml I rled IUVMV moro straw than Im could ntTo
When McCall expostulated Sobron ahotl :
iiO ; killing him Instantly. Sobrou then sulcid
Ivo
Iho Gold
the NEW YORK , Deo. O.-Ovcrfcl.OOO.OOO Ing
ac- will start this week from Europe for N
York. This will tend very strongly to rcli <
the money stringency la this country , thn
tent of which was shown today wlicn va
to for money advanced tg > . per cent and In )
1011 cst for no apparent l cause except four oa '
part of cavil -allsti. - ;
THEY BREATHE MORE FREELY
An Evident Eenio of Eellof Among the Irish
Secessionists ,
MYSTERY DISPELLED-THE ROD BROKEN ,
To Ireland the Clani Adjourn , With
Dloud in Thi-lr Several Kycs
A Tory Cnmi > nlK"
Fund.
ICopi/r/fiM / ISOObti Jama Gordon
L.ONIIOH , HOUSK OF COMMONS , Dec , 0. [ Now
Yorlc Herald Cable Special to THE BBD.I
All Is over till January 22 , but as there la
never any telling what may happen hero , the
leader of the now Irish party remained on
guard during ttio silting. With him was
Tim Healy , ono of the eight members of the
cabinet. Is the cabinet really a vigilance
eonunltteo , mid is my good colleague , Justin
McCarthy , to bo watched 1 A party with
eight heads Is a novelty the tall will never
bo able to wag It. Justin managed the ma
chine half the day and Tim Henly took It in
hand the other half. Sexton looked through
the aoor occasionally to see that all was fair.
There is evidently a strong sense of relief
among the secessionists. Now that they
have got rid of their tyrant they brcattio the
air of liberty again. 1'arncll no doubt drew
tlio strings too tight. It was nil very well
while ho was strong , but the moment a.wo k
place showed In tils position the discontented
wcro sure to strike it. Now they are .like
men relieved of some heavy load. They
no longer look nt the door with
fear lest the man of mystery with
his rod of Iron should walk In.
They have dispelled the mystery nnd broken
the rod. Tonight many of them have gene
to Ireland to light their late chief on his na
tive heath. They nro rather short of money ,
but perhaps the distinguished committee
will pet up a now famine fund for their bene
fit. Kllkennoy Is a suitable place for the
real fight to begin ,
Pope Hennessey has sent word that ho
cannot support Parnoll against the opinions
of the bishops , so It seems ho has religious
scruples which none of us know before. The
secessionist party will therefore bo obliged
to run him , of which they nro not particularly
glad. Parnell will put up a rival candidate ,
I hear In whispered tones. Ho may start a
third man in the hope of running him in by
division of the Irish camp. In fact , there is
talk of getting up a tory fund to contest
qyory seat in Ireland ; and yet Gladstone
said on Saturday that homo i-ulo is saved.
Bach hour inflicts some , now and deadly
wound upon it. Will no ono heal the schism
before It is too late ?
A MKMIIEH OF PCIIMAMEKT.
'ltft i fix is \xrovs. .
Ho Would Avoid nn Internecine Con-
11 lot at Any Coat.
NKW YOHK , Dsc. 0. la consequence of the
publication of misleading versions of cable
grams between O'Brien nnd Parnell tlio lot-
tnr today communicated to the proas the
whole correspondonco. Ho cabled Parnell
Sunday saying ho shrmkvwitli borrorfroni _ _
taking siaoii ngaTTiSX annTri"a su .IjgTc wnlcli
opens such appalling prospects of ruin and
disgrace to the cause. Ho appealed to Par-
neil before Ireland was Irretrievably commit
ted to a ruinous conflict , asking if ho could
not sco some way by whichwhilo safe-guard-
[ UK his ( Parnoll's ) own reputation , the coun
try may bo saved from tbo destruction which
threatens it. Ho appealed to Parnell as "tho
leader for ten years I have been proud to fol
low and the friend for whom I still feel a
warm affection. " Parnell replied Monday
that had O'Brien wired Saturday some sug
gestion from him ( Parnell ) might have suc
ceeded. Now it was too late for bim to res
cue the secedcM from their false position.
Ho would bo glad , however , to consult with
O'Brien on the latter's ' arrival In Europe.
O'Brien wired today that Parnoll's reply
shows a misunderstanding of his ( O'Brien's )
message , which was sent with the lull coil'
currcnco of his colleagues. The tone ot Par-
noil's reply loaves little ground for hope , but
having regard to ttio horrible consequences
to the county of n prolonged internecine
struggle ho ( O'Brien ) Is still anxious for an
interview and will start Saturdaj from
Franco on his way to Ireland.
The envoys also arranged to send Gill will
O'Lricn.
Parnoll GOCH to Dublin.
LONDON , Dec , 0. Parnell started for Dub
lln tonight. A largo crowd of Irish resident !
of this city assembled at the railway stntloi
and cheered him wildly. IIo spoke briefly
expressing gratitude at the demonstration
which , ho said , would help In the light hi
had undertaken. They would have no cnusi
to regret that they stood by him and to
gether they would win for Ireland what Ooi
determined she should got. Parnell will b
the guest of the lord mayor of Dublin. Ther
will bo nlargc procession on his arrival am
ho will address the people. Ho has been In
i. vital to visit Mltchelltown nnd is assured o
i.o - an audience of 80,003 thero. A number of th
oill faction the train.
McCarthy were on same
ill
illa At a meeting of the iinti-Parncll soctio
a today the manifesto was discussed , bu
sn nothing definite decided upon. A telegrar
to was received from the delegates in Amenc
tok saying that they were co-operating by th
methods they bollovo best to secure Parnell'
s' withdrawal and the reunion of the party.
it-
- Merchants anil Dry Oootls MonUiieas
Jo
ed [ CaptirtaM tSX > liu Jama ( hirdnn IJennfU. }
M.INCUESTEII , Dee. 0. [ Now York Hcral
Cable Special to THE BKK.I An uncas
ill feeling prevails owing to the slinky condltlo
at of the Canadian dry goods trade. Severn
- firms in Montreal , Quebec and Toronto hav
already failed , and as some had buyers in thl
iii market less than a couple of months agi
a local shippers expect to Incur losses. Bin
; nllvlan & Archambault and Uoss , Foster. .
Co , , both Montreal concerns , have collaosei
nnd both had representatives In ManchesU
n short time ago. The financial strain intl
United States Is also producing some ; nnxlct ;
ns and the position of certain eastern Importei
la being noted carefully. Australian an
Canadian dry goods failures during the pa :
few weeks have affected Ungllsh shippers 1
of the extent of JC150,000.
its
IlnslncsH Troubles.
icr |
bo Nr.w YOUK , Dec. 9. The failure of Ca
bran , Chaunccy & Co. , has Just been a
irtunccdon the stock exchange.
llosTox , Dec. 9Vhlttcn , Burdctt
Young , wholesale clothiers , have nsslgnc
ill's Liabilities , about $700,000.
BOSTON , Dec. O.-O. W. Ingalls &Co. , sm
ill- dc.ilcrs , assigned today. Liabilities , 200,00
nil ARKANSAS CITV , Kan. , Dec. \ > . The Aniei
on can National bank of this city closed Its dee
ar- this morning for lack of funds to meet 1
rd. obligations. Tlio stringency of money at
im nn Inability to collect loans is given as tt
cd. causes of failure.
NKW VoiiK , Dec. 0. Nightingale Bros.
Knight , silk manufacturers of Patcrson. I
old J. , have assigned. The liabilities are not lo
than 100,000 , nnd the assets are believed
ow be about half that
only amount , Tuollr
3VO has been In financial difltculty for snmo tlui
CX. aim fora week or two past has bojn trjflt
tes to effect a compromise with creditor. ) , buttl
er. latter insisted on an assignment. Tholir
. er..ho lias been laboring under difllcultles for sevi
or eight yean , and the failure of their chl
support , J. T. "WalkersSons ! &Co. , last
month , precipitated the crash.
Nr.w YOUK , Deo. 0. BliThnll & Hodges ,
builders , assigned today. Liabilities ,
$100,000.
Livmirooi , , Dec. 0. Joseph Boumptiery &
Co. , commission merchants , failed with lia
bilities ofJEMMJOO.
4 inMT'r/rrcr ASK.
Tlio Connrpss of Federated Labnr
1'orinulatofc Its Denmmls.
DETHOIT , Mich. , Dec. 0. Among the roso-
' lutlons referred nt the federation of labor
congress was ono to toke Iho telegraphs out
of the hands of monopolists and place them
In the hands of the government. This reso
lution was applauded , ns nho ono for a
world's labor congress in Chicago In 1893. A
resolution looking to the opposition to pollco
aggressions , especially armed bands known
as the coo. police of Pennsylvania was
prccted with iipplnuso. The federation was
asked to endorse woman's ' suffrage.
Various resolutions looking to the boycot
ting of manufacturtos , supporting various
union strikers and requests /or co-operation
nnd assistance to organize a largo nuniuor of
unions of tlio federation were adopted.
The report of the special commuted on the
admission of Sanlel , representing the Now
York Central federation , was called for.
Secretary Foster rose and reported : "Wo
have concluded wo cannot admit nny political
party without admitting others. " It short ,
the committed reported unfavorably on gen
eral ground Sanicl came from nn organization
without n charter from the federation.
A. XJUVItAHKA T ' II'A * SCOKCMIED.
Four IhislncBH HuUdlngs nt Potion
Uurncii to the Ground.
PONOA , Nob. , Dec. * , 9. [ Special Telo-
g.-am to THE BEE. ] A destructive flro in
Ponca this morning burned four buildings
Plotchcs1 grocery store , Mrs. Addlso's store ,
Dr. Porter's office and a small shop adjoining
Mrs. Addlso's store on the west. All these
buildings stood on too corner of Iowa and
Third street ) , and nearly In the center of
business. The flro originated in the back
part of Pletehes1 grocery store , and when
discovered was so far advanced that nothing
could bo saved from the building. In the
second story was the .Oddfellows lodge , and
nil Its furniture , rogallaj- books , etc. . wore
burned The building was valued ntls500 and
was owned by Dorsoy & liiclmrds. It was
insured for $1.200 , ono half In the Under
writers' ' Insurance company of Now York and
ono half in the Phoomx ot Hartford. Mr.
Plctchos' goods were worth $1,200 nnd were
insured for K500 in the Oermania Insurance
company. The contents pf the Oddfellows
lodge was worth & 00 , nnd Insured for ? ! 50
in tbo Oninba insurance company. Adjoin
ing was Mrs. Addiso'i building valued at
$ C)0 ( ) , which was insured. The small building
next in the row , owned , by P. M. Dorsoy ,
worth f00 ! , was fully covered by Insurance.
Dr. Porter's oftico.valued ut $ TOOwas insured
forSSGO. The heal broke the glass windows
ofS. P. Mikosell's storcv on'tho ' opposite cor
ner. The windows in thd opera house wcro
also broken. Only by the' heroic efforts of
the citizens was tho'llrokcjpt from extending
and burning i largo number of the business
houses.
llcmoviiig Hie Postofllie In the
CXI.LAWAT , Neb. , Dec. 7. Special to Tin :
BEE. ! Last' night , in mo still hours , the
Cnllaway postofllco was' ipovcd to the rail
road addition , nearly , linif1 a inilo from the
business center of thb tc vn , The railroad
audition is but a fo\y fnb&thi old , and the
town-slto speculators tiCcnargo have made
strenuous efforts to socufo the removal oi
business men from tb'ihrprosent business
street. These efforts jndvo generally boon
summer than ever before in its history. Lasl
nlcht's secret removal has created great in
dignatlon against Postmaster Alalr nnd th (
railroad1" company. Malr had prcvlouslj
given the business men wrltton ns well as
verbal assurances tlat | the removal would
not bo mado. Things are hot hero today nnc
the excitement runs so high that Malr < ieop :
dlscrotly oft the stroct. j
Wanted to le. )
LINCOLNNob. . , Dee , 0. [ Special to Tin
DEE. ] A young follow earned Peter Keaton ,
living near University place , was found In
front of the Merchants ! exchange this after
noon in an insensible , ' condition. Ofllccr ;
Harry and Malone brought him to the stn ,
tlon , but it appearing tint , ho ivas a very sicl
Instead of a very drurhk man , Dr. Qiften was
called. Ho pronounced' ' the man sufferinc
from nn overdose of quinine , and after * ad
ministering an cmotlu crit him homo with i
friend. It was developed that ho had boughl
a quarter's worth of quinine at adrup store
nnd n few minutes .afterwards swallowei
half the dose. Ho has been on n spree for 8
tUy or two nnd his friends bollovo that h (
toolc the drug with suicidal Intent. As IK
had been talking about taking morphine , it \ < .
thought that ho meant to buy that drug in
stead of quinine.
Election of I'ost Of ) .
NOIITII PI.A.TTE , Neb. , Doc. 9. [ Specia !
Telegram to THE Bun.It-Stephen A. Douglo :
post , No. 00 , Grana Army of the Republic
elected the following officers for the ensuini
year : Commander , Charles P. Dick : sonlo
vice , A. M. Mason ; Junior vice,4'William Nc
vllle ; quartermaster , J. F. Schtnalzcrold
surgeon , August Smith' ; chaplain , I. A. Fort
ofllcer of the day , William Emerson ; ofllce
of the guard , T. F. Mcglemor ; dole-gates t
the department encampment , R. H. Stuar
and William Emerson ; alternates , I. A. IT'or
and Loren Sturgis.
The Stnto Grangein Secret Session
PAWNKE , Neb , , Den. 9. [ Special Ton
gram to Tun Bm.l The state grange UK
in this city this afternoon. The session wa
secret. O. E. Hall , state master , preside ;
nnd there is nn attendance of nearly t\v
hundred. Tluj destitution In western countlc
has had some o ct on the attendance. Th
weather is line ana tomorrow promises to t
a big day for the grange , as there will bo n
open session. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
. Tlio Jefferson Court ? House Contr.tcl
FAIUHUHT , Nob. , ' 'Deb. 9. JSpoeial ToU
gram to TUB BEK.l Tti < j contract for build
Ing the Jefferson county court house wt
today awarded to R. M. ( Alien of St. Jose pi
Mo. , for $51,800. Thts'atnount will coin plot
the building and furnish heating and ligh
Ing apparatus. The bqntractor is nllowc
twenty months to complete the struotur
There were nine bids ,
Natur nl Gns at Ilcavcr City.
Br-AVEiiCiTV , Neb. , Dec. 9. [ Special Tc
cgram to THE BBB. ] Diggers at work on
well north of town the other day une :
pectcdly struck gas , which burst , forth wll
great power. A largo stone placed over tl
well by the workmen wns tossed up Into tt
nlr. The well has been visited by man
people and it is believed that It Is a spring i
natural gas ,
Notes from Tcuuinseh.
1- Nob. , pee. 0. [ Special Tel
gram to TUB J3nc. J fjeorgo Searles , livli :
four miles south of this city , had his left ar
& taken off above the elbow by a circular wo <
il. saw ,
Colonel A. M. Appleget nnd P. A. Brui
il.U.
) O dago ol this city left today for Pine ltld |
U. agency. .
1PS Tittiuiy Il
Ls LIXCOIKob. , . , Dec , 0. [ Special Tclogra
id to Tin : HUE. ] Today the resignation
10 Oliver S. n Tiffany , one of the Judges of tl
Ninth Judicial district , was received by Go
ornprTtinyor. This afternoon the govern
appointed Hon. Eftwln M. Coflln ot Ord
to Judfo to succcc4 Tiffany.
The County Division Case.
LIXCOI.X , Neb. , Deo. 0. [ Special Tclegra
10 to Tim HUE. ] Tlio Knox mid Custer conn
10ni division cases wcro argued nnd subiultU
niMl today in the supreme court. Thu judges liiv
Cf taken the matter under advisement.
A REPORT FROM ELI PERKINS ,
Ho Says That Many'industries aw Being
Established in the West.
SUCCESS OF A BEET SUGAR FACTORY.
Formers WhoMnilo Money by ScllliiK
Ucetn-Tlio IMntto Valley Will Sup-
illy tlio Country Grain's Hc-
iimlns Will Usst.
WASIIIXOTOX nunm.u TUB 0 uu Ben , , 1
Rl3Ki > u TEBXTii ST EBT\ : >
WASHINGTON' , 11. O. , Uoo. ! ! > .
Today's New York Sun ( democratic ) lias
the following In Its local columns :
"Molvlllo D. Laudon ( Ell Perldns ) having
just returned from Dakota , Nebraska mid
Minnesota , was ashed if tlioro wcro any new
Industries being cstnbllshed in the west on
account of the now trafllc.
"Yes , " ho said , "there nro three great
western Industries being established , which
will keep § 50,000,00) ) in this country every
year. "
Wlmtnro thoyt"
' " 'First the Urand Island , Neb. , beet sugar
Industry Is u wonderful success. They are
now turning out 800 barrels of pure \vhlto
beet sugar n day. The plant cost $ ,100,000and
was purchased In Germany. The farmers nil
mmlo money last summer raising beets in the
Platte valley and next year millions of acres
in that valley and In the Jim river vuliey ,
Dakota , will go Into the boot sugar
Industry. They are putting up other boot
sugar factories hi Lincoln and Norfolk , Neb. ,
Sioux City , la. , and in Aberdeen , Dak. T
bellcvo the Platte and Jim river valleys will
supply n'l ' the white sugar the country will
wnnt in less than llvo years. Germany is
making her own sugar and the percentage
of sugar In her beets is 5 per cent loss than in
Nebraska beets. "
TO EXAMINE OFflCEUS.
By direction of the secretary of war Lieu
tenant Colonel James Blddlu. Fiftn cavalry.
is detailed as a member of the board of
officers appointed to meet nt Fort Leaven-
worth for the examination of officers to de
termine their Illness for promotion , vlco
Lieutenant Colonel 13. Ban ford , Ninth
cavalrv relieved as a member of the board.
Phillip L. Bommer , company K , ( attached
to company F ) Seventeenth infantry , now nt
the recruiting rendezvous , Kochesfer , N. Y. ,
is relieved from duty on the recruiting ser
vice and will bo sent to Fort D. A. Hussell ,
Wyoming.
The commanding officer at Jefferson Bar
racks , Missouri , will designate nt once an
ofllcer to relieve Captain Henry B. Osgood ,
commissary of subsistence as poit commis
sary of subsistence and acting post quarter
master nt that depot. *
Captain Osirood , upon being relieved , will
proceed to Omaha nmf > rcport to the com
manding general , department of the Platte ,
fordutvas assistant to the chief commissary
of subsistence of that department.
A SMAU. MINOItlir.
There was great surprise among these who
have been pushing the resolution for the re
moval of Grant's remains from New York o
.Arllgntou when the final vote was taken
today and they found themselves la a very
small minority , Tlui'romoval was counted on
as almost certain but at the last moment poll-
ties stopped in.aud so tiled the matter in the
other"way. Every ono of thoJJJow York City
congressmen is a democrat and they word
* -jat > l < Uo-iiririKtUeir united strength to bear on
the democratic siflo ih'ftrgtilnfr'J'liiaf ' thtsir
political salvation depended largely upon
Keening congress from throwing national dis
credit on Now York by the removal of Grant's
remains , As a result of this the democrats
presented an unbroken front against the reso
lution and with the aid of the scattered votes
from the other side they put nn end to the
proposition for removal. Thl Is causing
much disappointment among army men.
General Algcr , the ex-commander of the
Grana Army of the Republic , urged the re
moval in his recent message at the Boston
encampment and today ho was conspicuous
in the capital coiTidors putting hi a word
for the resolution , just prior to the final
voto.
PATENTS ISSUED.
Patents wcro issued today as follows :
William N. Bates. Atlantic , la. , gate ; Will
iam A. Bennett , lilair , Nub. , collar fastener ;
Wlntteld S. Brlgfrs , Boomer. Neb. , attach-
mant for windmill ; Cyrus Corl and A. P. Porr ,
Alta , la. , belt fastener ; Orlando Huffman ,
Friend , Neb , , barbed metallic fence ; James
Jopling , What Cheer , la. , coal hoist ; Edwin
11. Matties , Council Bluffs , la. , reversible en
velope ; Edward M. Murr.iy. assignor to
bicycle step ladder company , Davenport , In. ,
'store service ladder ; William Prescott , Fort
Madison , la. , railway ditcher ; Jacou S.
lluthorford , Beatrice , Neb. , device for
grading and leveling roads ; Knspur Schlitt ,
Uownr , la. , heater ; Christian C. Schupbach ,
Grand Island , Nob. , window screen ; Jere
miah F. Smith and M. A. Smith , Kcokulc ,
In. , toy projectile ; Efllngham H. Warner.
Storm Lake , la. , food steamer ; Daniel
Wilde , Washington , ! . , grain elevator.
' I'HOIIUILL' .
NO CHANGE AT 1'HESKNT
It is not likely that there will bo a change
In the personnel of the interstate commerce
commission very soon , It is more probable
that Commissioner Shoonmnkor of New York
will boroappolnted when his term expires on
January 1. Two members of the commission
nro so much Indisposed that they can not at
tend to their ofllclal duties at this time , and
It it believed by many who have vlsted the
commission that it would not bo wise to re
place Mr. Schoonmalcer for an Incxporicncod
man. Messrs. Cooledge of Michigan and
flraggof Alabama have not been off duty for
seine timo. The demand being mndo by the
far west for a place upon the commission , it
Is thought by these in authority , can be
inoro satisfactorily met wlion the commis
sion of Mr. Morrison of Illinois expires , on
January 1 , IblM. The political complexion ol
the commission is now favorable to the democrats -
crats , and under the law the republican
party may have three of ttic
ilvo commissioners. Mr. Schoonmaker is
a republican , and , Mr. Morrison being t
democrat , his successor can justly bo choser
from the republican party , and ho can come
from beyond the Mississippi if the demand ol
the fur west is to bo recognized , and it is bo
liovcd that it will bo.
UIO NE1IIUSKA CITIES ,
The following statement shows the popula
tlon of several of the chief cities of Nobraski
with their population by the last census
Columbus , 11,118 ; Fremont , ( l(55l ( ! Hastings
13,7li ) : : Lincoln , 55.4UlNobraskaCityll-ira ;
Omaha , 180,530. ,
MONTANA OEL9 A PI.UM ,
Much to the surprise of everyone , the responsible
sponsiblo position of postmaster of the housi
was tills attcrnoon accorded to a citizen o
Montana , James W. Hathaway of Helena
The postmastership is the third li
Importance in the executive ofllce
of tli ? house mid carries with it , not only ro
sponslblo duties but a largo amount of pat
ronngo. The candidacy of Mr. Hathawaj
was not publicly announced by Itopresonta
tlvo Carter , who had charge of the canvass
and it Is probable that ho did not know of till
candidacy until tils election was made knowi
to him. The candidates for the posltloi
were Ilosmcr of Massachusetts , supported b ;
New England and a considerable followlni
of eastern representatives ; Kalnh am
Humes , both of Illinois , who had their fol
lowing ; Kccd of Minnesota , who was put h
nomination by Representative Lind , Tin
caucus was convened for the election of th
postmaster on short notlconnct , the candidac ;
of Hnttmway was not icnown to these wli
wcrj advancing the Interests of ttio opposlni
candidate until a very few moments bofor
the caucus convened , The election is to till a va
cancy created by the resignation of Postmastc
Wheat of Wisconsin , who resigned at tin
close of tlia last session owing tocortnli
complications In which ho had hocoino In
volvcd la contracts connected with the ol
flco. An effort was made at the time of hi
resignation to sccuro the election of auotlio
Wisconsin man. but without avail , TU
term of Mr. lint , ly will expire In
December , 1801 , wticii mi successor will bo
elected by the donicu-r.4' house after It con
venes. The stated sal.i if thoolUco is only
$ , ' .500 a year , but the \ \ ulsitos connected
with It are largo , nnd ti putrotingo to bo
distributed Is quite cxU vo. This Is the
first llmo In the history o Mio government
that ono ot the Important Mtlom of the
house is given to n state with but ono repre
sentative , and It must certainly bo regarded
In Montana ns a compliment to the state.
Kopresentntlvo Carter iinnwllately tele
graphed Mr. Hnthuwny , who replied that Uo
would bo In Washington within llvo days.
iowTOWNS. .
The following is a list , of the principal
towns In Iowa with their population by the
last census so fir ns heard from : Hoono ,
ll.r.lSi Collar rails , ; ; v > ! ' 3 : Charles City , V.YI''S " ;
Council lllufls , UI.IISS ; Davenport , as,10l ;
DubuquC , 150,14' ; Kill-Held , : tl,0 ! , ; Orlimoll ,
: own City , f-.O.'S ; Keokuk , ll.OTS ;
Ijyons , 5,7U1Iason' ) ; tjl'ty , 4.00J < ) : Mount
Plensdiit , 4I18 ! ; Musoatlne , 11,43'J , ; Newton ,
( filiil , Oskaloosa , 7iWO.
TIIIY : MCIT : is TIII : MOKS'INO ,
Senator Ciillom 1ms called the Interstate
coininorcocointnlttoo for their IIrat mooting
of the session tomorrow morning. Tnu large
millibar of interstate commerce bills nnd
amendments will bo gone over , particular
attention being directed to the anti-pooling
and the automatic coupler and bralw bills.
DUNXKI.I.'S HIM.
Chairman Dunncllof the census eonunltteo
finally introduced his reapportlonmcnt bill
today. It provides for a house having a total
membership of ! 1. > ( I. illllnoU has twenty-two
members , or a gain of two. Nebraska gains
three and Indiana remains ns now. Mr.
Dunnell has tbo republican members of ttio
commltteo with him , but the democrats will
not sign a favorable report. According to
tills discontent among the states is reduced
to a minimum. It is ( ho lowest total mam *
borshli ) nt which no state looses a member
and the higlie.it membership atwlilcli no
stuto geti an undue Increase in Its quota.
SCRIM TO in : issur.n.
The senate committee on agriculture and
forestry nt its Meeting today ordered a report
without recommendation on the Conger turd
bill. The minority of thoconnnlttoo reserved
the right to present a separate report. The
moral inlliioncoof this action Is in opposition
to tlio bill.
In the senate todnv the joint resolution of
Mr , In galls' for the Issui ) of seeds to the sot-
tiers of Nebraska and Kansas who have suf
fered from the drought was considered nnd
Mr , 1'aildook was authorized to report an
amendment to the agricultural appropriation
bill appropriating $ . " > 0MO ( to bo expended
under tlio direction of the secretary of agri
culture for the purchase and diatrloution of
seeds among the settlers In the country west
of iho Missouri river who have suffered from
the drought during last year.
MlE > CCM < AMOUfl.
The Beatrice public building bill pawed
the house this afternoon. Senator Paddock ,
who was watcliinir it , at once seized upon
the clerk of the house and induced him to
take It over to the senate in a special mes
sage. Senator Paddock later called the bill
up and moved to concur In the house amend
ment and had tlio bill passed. The bill llxes
the cost of the building at f.50,003. Provision
for the purchase of tbo site and the com
mencement of the building will bo made in
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
The nominations of J. Fitzpitrlck post-
matter nt Hebron , Nob. , and Joseph Tccturs ,
receiver of the Lincoln laud onlco , wcro con
firmed by tlio senate toaay.
William H. MuiiRor of Fremont , Peter A.
Doy of Iowa nnd Mr. Yates , a bank president
of Omaha , have entered the Held tor tbo
vacant Union Pacillc directorship ,
Ills believed that Mr. Roddy of Rlverlon
will bo appointed register , of the land.ofllco at
Bloomfngton.
Mr. 13. llosewator left tonight for Now
York whcrb" ho vili iboMinTtjuiineai/iiiud
plcasurotni the first of next week when , no
returns to Omaha.
. Tin , Owgo.Et.Flood was today appointed
a member of the pen'Sioa "fooai'd ill iJHito.i ,
S. U.
E. M. Cowan was today appointed fourth
class postmaster at HarrUbur ? , Banner
county , Nebraska , vlco C. M. Mollltt , removed -
moved ; George W. Halo , at Mitchell , Scotts
Bluff county , and John H. Ealoy , at Creston ,
Platte county , Nebraska.
A pension has been allowed Chester L.
Dwyer of Johnstown , Brown county , Ne
braska. PKIIUV S. "
/ ; ir.ijs f.
A Drunken PhyHiulitn's Proscription
Kcsult-t in Dcntti.
Sioux FALLS , S. D. , Dec. 0 , [ Special
Telegram to TUB Ilii : . ] A sad affair took
place today in the vicinity of Valley Springs ,
six miles cast of bore , in this county. Dr. C.
P. Bisscll , the lending- and oldest physician
in ttio place , has been in the tmbltof go hit on
protracted sprees. These spoils of drinking
come on several times ayear. . His usual
companion has been Ben Scheffer 6f the
same place , nharnessraaker. Yesterday both
started out on theiri periodical spree and
wound up in SchnlTer's harness shop
aboutPo'clock in the evening , with the In
tention of going to Detl. After SchatTcr was
in bo U for n while no claimed he could not
go to sleep , and the doctor told him that ho
could fix him. The harnossmakcr expressed
douots , and the doctor replied thatho "would
put him to sleep or kill him. " Ho then gave
him a dose of morphine , and this morning
Schaffcr was found dead in bed. An inquest
is being held tonight , winch will probably re
sult in the arrest ot the doctor. From tlio
evidence it is gloaneu that ScViaffcr had § . " > 00
on his person when ho went to bed and today
only (10 could bo found. Bissell Is the iih.ysi-
clan nt Valley Springs for the Sioux City &
Northern. Ho came from Waterloo , where
ho has wealthy parents.
Tlio IIostiloH Strongly Intrniiiiheil.
G OIIDOK , Neb. , Doc , 9. [ Spjcinl Tclo-
gram to Tun BIE. : ] Monsoe , a half breed
Genoa student , Is In from Pine HiOgc , and
reports the hostile Indians are well fortified
In the bad lands and will light if ttie soldiers
go after them. They say they do not know
what the soldiers are there for. They nro
taking cattle from the friendly Indians , but
itls thought thatas soon as they can under
stand the situation they will coinu Into the
nxoncy. Tills town has been a great trading
point for the Indians heretofore , but there
has not been a slnglo tepee hero since the
soldiers commenced coming , ana they say
that they are afraid to come lor fear of being
killed , Alnrgo number of these who have
been with Buffalo 13111's and Foropaugh'fl
shows have enlisted as pollco and scout-s f01
the government ,
Seventeen Indians Arrested.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Dec. 9. A band of seven
teen Indians from Uandall , S. 1) , , who bnvi
been troublesome in the recent agitation
were brought In this morning under gunn
and taken to Fort Snclling , where they wll
ho held until disposition Is mndo of thcli
cases. They wcro arrested by the Iiuliat
pollco of Lower Urulo agency last woelc am
by them turned over to the military uuthori
ties.
Work ofButjlmtli Observer/I. /
Pini.AunLi'im , DJC , 9. Various report ;
read at today's ncsslon of the American Sab
bath union showed encouraging progress o
the work. Corresponding Secretary Tayio
reported that there never had been such in
awakening to the necessity of observing tin
Saohath day as nt present exists , Ho spoki
of ttio efforts being made to liavo ttiu world' ;
fair closed on Sunday ,
The \Voallicr Forecast ,
For Omaha and vicinity Falrj stationary
temperature.
For Nebraska-Fair ; northwoUorly winds
lower temperature.
For Iowa Fair Wednesday and Thursday
_ warmer ; southwesterly winds.
r For Soutli Dakota Fair ; warmur la east
o orn , colder la western ; westerly winds.
SPLIT IN THE HOSTILE CAMP ,
Scouts Ksport a Big Row Amoug tbo In
dians in the Bail Lauds ,
DIVIDED ON THE QUESTION OF PEACE.
An Ai'incd llitul : ol * Co\vl > : > yH to Tnlco
tlio Field Today In Sonruh
s
ol tlio lied Jin-
raud.TH.
1'ixi : Ktnnn Aonxcv , S , D. , ( via Uushvlllo ,
Neb. ) , IWe. 0. ( Special Telegram to Tim
Hr.n. ] ItoporU tonight stnto that a biff
quarrel has arisen among the bostllos on the
question of closing hostilities , Four govern
ment scouts sent out this mornlnghavo failed
16 ixturn. ) General Hrooko says General
Miles has not yet left Chicago for ttie north *
west. C. 11. C.
CowhoyM In the I'loltl.
UtnnCiTV , S. D. , Deo. 0.-SpecUl [ Tele
gram to Tin : HIM : . ] The Sixth regiment of
cavalry arrived nt this point and went Into
camp on the outskirts of Ithu city nt 8 o'clock
this morning , * Runners nro Just in hero from
Spring crook nud report a skirmish between
tlio hostile Sioux and the cowboys at Hint
point. About forty shots wcro exchanged ,
but no one wa * wounded. At daylight to
morrow morning a largo party of nrniod cow
boys will leave llulTalo , and will kill and
capture what Indian hoitlles they may find.-
The hostile c.uup Is situated thirty miles
from the railroad , at a place called ( ! nisi
Basin , In the bad lands. There arc from
six hundred to seven hundred bucks tlioro.
The runners report that yesterday nnd t (
dnyn number of ranches were burned and' '
cattle stolen , Tlio Indian stronghold Is
totally Inaccessible to the troops. They linvO
from three thousand to four thousand head ot
cattle In their camp , with Hti Ings upon string !
of dried beef. Those liostlles nro Ird by
Kicking Hull , who Is an emissary of Sitting
Hull and Short Hull , tbo high priest of tlio
ghost dancers. It Is claimed that thosa In
dlans have boon half starved , and as soon as
an Indian is killed It will precipitate n war at
onco. Should a winter campaign bj In- '
auguratcd these Indians are fully propired
The majority of tbo hostile * nro from Uosobud
ngenov. Including Short Bull , who is backed '
by Sitting Hull and Red Cloud. Those Indian1
understand that thuy have done wrong , and
they know tint some will hnvo to suffer. Slt
ting Bull has been fermenting discontent
from time to time to keep the mutter up , buff
did not want the outbreak to tuku placu until
spring. Things at present look very sorl-
oua. Ills claimed that Itio only way to-quol
thoxvholo disturbance is lo capture and afV
ro.it Sitting Hull , but no ono scorns to knotf
just how.
Tlio whole trouble started about four wcck $
iipo. An Indian policeman arrested an In *
dlan named Little , who , vas accused of steal
ing n cow and killing it. They told him tha
Agent Hoyor wanted to sco him. When ha
got to the ngoncy two iiollcomea grabbed
him and told him ho could not sco Agent
Hoyer , but must go to the guard
houso. IIo tried to get away ,
when one of the Indian polled
struck Little and broke his club over liU
neck. Little then drew his knife and com
menced cutting right and loft , when the
pollco let him go. It being ration day , a num
ber of young bucks gathered around to soothe
the light. The Indian agent , thinking that !
the ghost dancers wcro going to jump thi
neency. hurried off to Uushvlllo nnd For !
Kobhrson , calling upon'tho troops , who werd
sent in with all possible haste ; ' Bitting- Hull
took n < lvantilgO of' thlif-to stir up a ferment
among the Sioux , nnd from that time thing *
nave been getting xvorso.
l-'fTaot of i ho Itvccnt Conference.
PINK KinoE AGENCY , S. O. , Deo. 8. [ Spec *
ial to Tin : Dcu.J The stir of excitement
and comment created by the vlsltof the trooj *
f war rigged liostlles last Saturday , under a
cry dirty rag of truce , continues in a lively
naniier , As stated In my dispatches relatlva
, o that visit , the comment Is very generally
igalnsttho idea that nny such visit should
vor have been allowed , nnd much less thai
t , should nuvo been requested , in view of the )
vldcsproud deviltry committed by the doj
erters from the Hose Iiiul , Pine Ridjjo nnd
itbcr agencies.
A strong opinion Is entertained by a largo
najority of thee > familiar with thcso Indlnni
hat unless a change ho immediately mudojn
bo p ohcy of the war department , as outline
mil laid down In the council on Saturday , thot
vinaliilng history to bo m ido by the Indian *
vlll bo one succession of devastating depro-
latlons such ns will kcop the settlers of this
lorthcrn region in a state of almost constant
error. Thu failure to severely punish thcsa
lostilcs will , it is also widely stated ,
roiult as is oven now bolnsf lif *
stancnd dally , in swelling Instead of
depleting their camp ; it will besetting
setting a Ingn premium upon lawlessness" ,
OIK ! prove a tat inducement to these reds to
make outbreaks , seeming , as it does , to Inl
sure them not only great gain , but a gilt-
edged offer of line feeding and lucrative posi
tions , when their daring has extended to the
whitcf swooping m or burning every thing
n sight. One of the most friendly and ro-
, Iablo Indians bora ut the agency , and who la
considered by Agent Koycr to uo as wlsoas
tie is honest and peaceable , drew mo asldo
if tor tie hud heard of the tempting offer made
by General Brooke to the rebels last Satur
day , nnd said :
"What think of that ? "
"What doyou think of thntl" I nskod.
"I most think I damn fool for not going out
ana bo bad. I hnvo heap , heap , heap meat ,
other things to vat and lots of line horses.
Then I get Invited to have inoro stilt if I
come In and bo good. Yes , yosl I think I
damn fool , C ! roit father no hravo no more.
Great father ho coward now. "
Thuro Is a great deal of comment , particu
larly regarding the way in which the Indian
talk in Saturday's council was In
terpreted. Beside the Interpreter ,
through whom ttie two sides exchanged
views , there wcro wcro some three or four
others , nil of whom were exports , they bclntf
Frank Urouard , chief of the government
hcouls ; F.nink While , who has boon agency
Interpreter here under several administra
tions ; leather .Into and ono or two others , all
In addition to Mr. Wells , oDIcial Interpreter
to CJeuiiiiil Hrooko. The Interpreters othof
than Mr. Wells agree that the latter .spoko
entirely too fast , aid not give strictly literal
Interpretations , and entirely omitted inter
preting the emphasis given bore and
there a'.l through the council and failed
to explain the nio.inlug of many
Idioms which , whim simply translated nnd
not fully explained , leave , In many Instances ,
nn impiesMon entirely tlio reverse of thutln *
tended to bo convoyed. Ono of the atrlklng
Instances of tlni , I inn informed , win at onetime
time when , during the council , Chief Ui-d Wll *
low said to the general , according to the In
terpreter ! "I was a boy , now I an a man ,
and have come to listen to you , " making It
npponr that lie , ] { cd Willow , Imd reached tlid
ngo where ho WHS ready to listen to reason
nnd anxious to hear anything offered. Ad
a mutter of fact , however , HedVllloV
meant , "I am a full-Hedged warrior roaJy to
light you nny where 1 What have you got t < J
say about It , nnvhowl"
Ciuneml Brooke wni told , soon after the
council , that serious Inaccuracies existed in
the translation. In reply , ho said that hd
would investigate the matter.
It comes pretty ntr.itgut that , after nil , tlio
Ideals to draw the liostlles out ot their
stronghold in almost any way ami avoid
taking tbo desperate chances of at
tempting to light them out ; then to
throw a line of military between tliotn
and the Dad hinds , and dUarni tbuai. In other
words , it scums that ( icnomi Drooka Intends
that If possible his soldiers shall titloaithnvA
nn "even break" with the reds , liiHtcad of
lighting tlicm In alucallty where tlio ohuucca
of death nro about , ilne ngnlnst thorn to otid
In their favor , us would bo the cusu In the
bud lands ,
Adjutant General Cole and Colonel Ilotcht
Itiss of the governor's staff , Ulm.-oln , spent n
finr hours hero yesterday , en route iilong thf
BlUhorn looking after the urm.s that havq
hron.hipped out for use by tbo local military
ni ai'lous towns. fJ-.U , 0 ,