THE OMAHA 'DAILY ' BEE.V4 , TWENTIETH YEA1 ? . OMAHA , MONDAY MOKNIlfq , DEOEMBEK 29 , 1890. NUMBEE194. 3 ) BIG FOOT CAPTURED AGAIN , Major V/bitesldo Ends Him with His Band on the Porcupine. THE CAMp'lN THE BAD LANDS DESERTED , All Hofttllcfl Now cm Tlic-lr Way to tlio Aacnolci ) nnd I'ronpeatH of a Speedy Hrltloiuoiitof the . i > imcuitios. CAMP ON WOUNDED KNP.B ( via Hushvillc , Neb. ) , Dec. 23. [ Special Telegram to Tins UEB. | At 12 o'clock today Llttlo Bat , tbo ecout , dashed Into camp and Informed Major \Vhltosldo that ho had located Sitting null 's nnd HIg Foot's bunds eight miles to the norths west of us. Major Whltcsldo ordered four troops of thn Seventh cavalry Into the saddle end marched to the point indicated by the scout. As tlio military approached the hostllcs formed In n long line of battle , 150 strong , nrmed with guns and knives , the latter stuck lu their belts of cartridges , -which were strapped outside their blankets. Major Whttesldo brought the men up in battle line nnd when they carne -within about rlllo shot resell ono of the hostile ! ) , an Indian who was "Inter recognized as Big Foot , came forward on fool and unarmed nnd signalled that ho wanted to speak -with the major. Dtsmoutlng , the latter walked out and met the chief. J\s they came forward Big Foot extended his hand In token of peace. "I am blck. My people hero want peace nnd Major Whltosldo cut him short with ! "I wont nor will I have any parleying ; at all , It is cither unconditional surrender or fight. What Is your ntmv'cr , sir ! " "Wo surrender , " said the chief , "wo would bnvo done so before but wo couldn't Had you nnd couldn't find tiny soldiers to surrender to. " Then , nt a signal , his warriors raised a white flag. In less time than it takes to wrlto Itj the military had their prisoners sur rounded and n courier -was hastened Into Pine Illdgo agency for the other four troops of the Seventh cavalry and Lieutenant Tay lor's scouts to help guard and disarm the party. There nro 150 warriors , nil perfectly urmed and 250 squaws together with many children. They scorn to bo all well fixed fur war except that some of thorn are with out ponies. Major Wliltcsido has 250 soldiers , every man of whom will stand on gunrd until rein force meats arrive , which will bo about 10 o'clock tonight. It looks ns If the surrender was not wholly in good fnlth , Inasmuch as the prisoners make no offer whatever to give up thcl rilles and knives. The party Is , however , being watched , nnd the llrst false move wll precipitate n tight in which the soldiers , ll would certainly scorn , have the drop on tin prisoners. C. H. C. TJUEV fX. JIow tlio Cnplnro of Ills Foot Influ > cnc < : n tlic Hostile * ! . RArn > CUT , S. D. , Dec. 23. General Miles expresses the opinion that ttio outfit will no' ' again escape the military. The Indians that took refuge In the fast- ncsscavOf the ba-l Jands , faUick'ito.rocclV' ' support from Sitting Bull and seeing themselves surrounded by troops nm a light to tlio death or starvation confronting them yielded to the solid tallonsof frlctidlles and are slowly moving jnto the agency. Within half nn hour Milcs : scouts and cavalry were In possession of thci Tntttrt strongholds , by the aid of railroad , nnd tclonrnph nnd thounpreccdcntcdly quick movement of troops around and all over the reservations. Tlio hostiles found them selves confronted on every point b , troops nnd , at last it has , appar ently , tlawncd upon the savage mind" that a further contest with the forces of civiliza tion is too unequal uiul cannot prevail. Mile's hcadcpjnrtcrswill bo In the saddle alter to morrow. Ho will probably start lu the mornIng - Ing for Pine Illdgo agency through the reser vation , vln the bad lands , \\'M\ au escort of scouts and the Sixth calvury. ITAJLY JtEAJtr TO ItELEXT. Ihn/ Country Will Probably Soon Ad , mit Aiuorlonii 1'ork and Imrd. ROME , Deo. 23 , The Italian government Bovoral yours ago prohibited the Importation of American pork and lard and soon after ex tended the prohibition to all countries. It has just taken u stop , however , which , Ills believed , will result In the removal of the re striction atninst the United States. The minister of the interior has issued a docroa reciting that Italy is satisfied that Germany Is taking every safeguard to insure the health of its homo products forthwith. A certlllcato from n health ofllcer is to accom pany each shipment. Inasmuch as the In spection laws of Germany nro no more rigid than these existing in the United States it is bclioved that Italy , whoso trade relations with the United States have been rapidly growing until now they reached flgwos exceeded only by three nations , will bo willing to ro- mnvotho embargo upon American pork and lard upon similar assurances from the United States of thorough Inspection. It is kuo'wn that the government Is highly pleased with the Incroasinir trndo with the United States , " vhlch has been loss effected by the now tariff than any of the other nations. It Is believed that the matter has been taken up by Secre tary lllaino nnd that negotiations nro pend ing , Agents of n number of American ship pers nro now in this country. J'hoy say that the removal of the restrictions against the United States would prove of tno greatest benefit nnd that thov are sallsllcd that a largo market Is awaiting such action. CM.TVJ5.VA ? They Will Have a Great lllowout nt liullimnpollH Today. iNiiiASjiroi.ifl , Ind. , Deo. -Today was n gala day in the local Chiuatio vvn , particularly nt Sam Lung's laundry , which was the chief Bceno of tlio merry making preliminary to the Masonic ceremonies which will bo celebrated tomorrow nt the snmo placo. On Saturday WongDuchlof master nnd bishop , CheoTung Koug , presiding older , nnd Ah Ileo , secretary of the national lodge of Chinese Freemasons , nil citizens of Si.n Francisco , arrived in In- dlannpolls to preside over tbo degree work Which will be performed tomorrow In flno stylo. All day today Chinamen were arriving from various parts of the state to either witness or participate in the ceremonies , during which , It Is said , sev eral candidates from the city and uciglibor- 4ng towns will curl up their queues and rldo the gnat , after the regular routine business Is disposed of. The session will last ull day and r.lL-ht , winding up with an opportunity for these of a sporting nature to buck the festive tlgor , as fan-Urn will bo n feature of the pro gramme , as it was this evening , An toniiio Knthcr'H Docd. ' FCKOVB FAUS , Minn. , Doe. 23. Henry" Ileber last night took homo with him n rope , three revolvers and a butcher kulfo. Ho attempted to kill hla wife , thrco daughters nnil son , using tbo revolvers and kulfo with horrible effect , Oto of the daughters was seriously wounded nnd the mother and son mortally. With the rene Kobor then hanged himself. None of the family have borne an cnviablo reputation. U Is supposed that Hobcr was insane. Driven Insiuio by Trundle. ST. PAUL , Minn. , Dec , 28. The tremendous itmln ou L. L. Slovens , owner of the Suu- born County bank , Woodstock , S. D. , which failed yesterday , has driven him stark mnJ , Frequently today ho has torn hair from Ills bead nnd constantly called for money bo could not tret. Steps tire being taken to bnvo him examined by the Insanity board nntl sent to tin asylum it his delirium docs not leave hu. ! Just before going crazy ho gave In structions to the imlgnco to pay back some mjnoy to a few creditors who biut made Into tlfip'jMts. ' bu'j nobody knowing the combina tion of the safe It could not be opened , Small depositors lose about ? M,000 , nnd they nro be- comltiK creatly oxeitcd. Tbcy have em- ployea 11. C. Pieston of Mitchell , S. D. , to irosecuto their claims , and Insist that some- jody is guilty of fraud. Thud S. Hays , cashier of the bank and son of the county treasurer , who had $8.000 on deposit , Is In Springfield , HI. , on his Clirlstums vacation. AX OKLAHOMA TUAGEW. A Deputy HIiorllT Killed In a Fluht wltli nti Outlaw. OKLAHOMA Cm , Oklahomo , Dec. liS. A battle occurred yesterday about I o'clock seven miles cast of Choctaw City between thrco deputies and John Bly , whom they hod been sent out to arrest for cattle stealing nnd whlaky selling , In which Tctcr Anderson , a member of the posse , was killed , nnd Bly wounded in the shoulder. The night before last Frank Guult and Pics Gilbert started to the Pottawatomlo country , armed with special deputies' com missions and two war rants for tno arrest of John Bly. They were Instructed by Sheriff Deford to gather up ns largo a posse ns they needed to surround nnd capture their man. They se lected 1'oto Anderson and Frank Cook to go with them. When they got down to the Pot- tawattomlo country moved on.to . the Shin Oak country , nbout seven miles , when they heard shooting in front of tticm , which they rightly supposed was done by men killing moro cattle. They then dismounted and wcro about to circle around the cattle thieves , to prevent tbom beating oft Into the brush. They had gone but a short distance when they saw n man some distance In front , armed with nrillc. Tbreo of the men Gnult , Cook and Anderson started directly toward the roan , supposing if ho was not Bly thnt ho was ono of the Rang of thieves put out us a sentinel. They hud crossed n ravine nnd were ascending the opposite slope , when thirty or forty feet ahead of them John Bly rose up and commanded them to halt , nnd In another Instant ho nguin dropped down into the brush and opened flrn. Utiult was abend of Cook , and Anderson was still back of Cook and off to the right some ten feet. The first shot. It Is thought , hit Anderson In the fore head nnd toroaway the upper part of his head , Gault nnd Cook were not a second behind Bly In opening flro , having dropped to the ground nt once , Gault calling upon Bly to surrender. Gnult shot cloven times and Cook seven , xvhon Bly pushed Ids gun up above his head , calling to them to stop firing. Ho was wounded In the shoulder , a ball having made a llesh wound , which is not dangerous. Bly wns behind a tree dur ing the battle , and all the olllccrs could see of him was his left arm and shoulder. Gault came direct to town with the prisoner , whllo the other two men loolcod after the remains of Anderson. Anderson was , a man Jorty yeura of ago and a member of the Pottawnto- mlo tribe , although nobody would guess from his.nppcaranco that ho hud a drop of Indian blood In his veins. Ho was well off nnd owned n flno ranch two miles east of Choctaw City. Bly comes of a desperate family , nnd Is himself considered dangerous. The old mnti is nn outlaw from the Cherokee Nation , and boasts thnt ho baa bo.vs who will kill any ofllcer that may attempt to arrest him. Jt'OK WOULD'S FA 111 JDVTV. Sutsgestod AH Commissioners. WASHINGTON , Dec. 21 The following let ter from George U. Davis , director general of the Columbian exposition , was rccelveo by President Harrison today ; "By authority of and In behalf of the world's Columbian com mission I have the honor to request that you will cause to bo detailed for servlco as com- missioucrs of the Columbian exposition to the several republics nnd colonies of Mexico , Central and South America the following of ficers of the nrmy nnd iiuvy , to-wlti To the republic of Mexico , Lieutenant A. C. linker , U. S. N. ; to the republics of Guate mala , Nicaragua , Salvador and Costa Illca , Lieutenant George P. Scrlver , U. S. A. ; republic of Honduras and the British colony of Honduras , Captain Gilbert P. Cotton , U. S. A. ; republic of Venezuela nnd Guiana colonies , Lieutenant Uogcr Wells , jr. , U , S. N. ; republic of Peru , Lieutenant \VllliamE. Safford , U. S. N. ; to the republic of Chili , Lieutenant Charles H. Hnwlor , U. S. N. ; Ar gentine republic and the republics of Uru guay and Paraguay , Surgeon D. N. Barto- lottc , U. S. N. ; republic of Brazil , Captain Alexander Kodgers , U. S.A. , and Lieutenant Prank E. Sawyer , U. S. N. "I have the honor to request also that these oftlcers bo Instructed to carry to the presidents of the several South Americnn re publics and the governors of the colonies formal letters of Invitation from your self to sucli presidents and governors , re questing In the naiiiu of the government and the people of the United States thnt they participate In nn appropriate commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus , and that they appoint special commissioners to collect and bring for exhibition at the proposed Columbian ex position such articles as will most fitly and fully illustrate their resources , their pro ducts , their social , commercial and industrial condition. As the approaching exposition offers an unprecedented opportunity for promoting meting the social , commercial anil political relations of the people of thn three American continents It is especially desired that sister republics bo adequately represented. " Some of the above named ofllccrs hnvo already been designated for the service. CHAXGE XX Jt.lTJK AXlt X'LACK. Umlwiiy Presidents \MllMect In Now York : January 5. NEW YOIIK , Dec. 23. The Journal of PI. nancosays : "Tho ditto for the meeting of railway presidents to complete the organiza tion of the now association has been chunced from January 0 to January 0-and the place of meeting has also been changed from Chicago cage to the Windsor hotel. Now York city. This change was made Saturday by the ex- ccutlvacommltteo. in response to President Miller's telegram asking If .It would bo con venient to hold the meeting in Chicago Janu ary 0 , It was found thnt nulto a number of railway presidents , some of them represent ing the largest lines in the country , could not conveniently attend the meeting on that date and in that city. As a result of this a confcroncowaa hold Friday between some of the largest Interests involved and telegrams sent out asking If January 5 and the Windsor hotel , this city , would bo a con venient time und place for the meeting. Sat urday responses were received assenting to the choice nnd a call will bo Issued by wlro tomorrow by Mr. IWllor , naming tne changed date and placo. The best judgment of those deeply Interested Is that nt this meeting a new agreement will bo unanimously adopted and bo put lu force at the earliest practicable day , VK3IISK Of ( Ho Wns tlio Originator of the Cardiff Giant lloiix. MILWAUKEE , Wis. , Eco. 23. A dispatch to the Sentinel tonight from Superior , AVis. , reports the death at Blugharaton , N. Y , , of George Hull , who left Superior a few weeks ago lo spend the winter In the east. Hull was the originator of the Cardiff ( riant hoax , and reports us to his ticatU are conflicting. Ono attributes It to suicide. Another eays It , occurred the day following the robbery of his son-lu-lmv , Mr , "Gates , who lost $2,600 In New York. The Cardiff giant was dug up on Hull's farm about twenty years ago and Hull tnndo considerable money out of it before the ihoax wns discovered. THE CLOTURE A PROPER RULE , , Edmunds Bays So , Bat Declines to Bay Whether it Will be Adopted , NO BUSINESS PROBABLETHE COMING WEEK Homo Speeches Mny no Delivered In tlio Senate on tlio Election Hill Fears About Senator Hearst's Health. WASHINGTON BunBvuTitB o A.tu Hue , ) 513 FoUHTKnXTit STIIEE . > WASttlNOTOX , D. 0. , DOC. 23. It Is the general impression that there will not bo a quorum present In either house of congress for the purpose of doing any real business till after this week. Some speeches are , however , expected in the senate on the election bill , nnd It is not altogether linprob- blo that Senator Edmunds will open the talk favor of changing the rules so ns to limit lebato on propositions and sccuro n vote henovcrtho majority desire , In nn Inter- low today Senator Edmunds not only do- dures the cloture resolution constitutional itid proper , but the step necessary to make ho senate a business body. However , hero- uses to say that ho believes the resolution 111 bo adopted , and some persons nro con- truing his refusal to make n favorable pre- Ictlou as to the outcome of the proposition vhen pressed to do so ns an Indication that 10 does not believe It will pass. Ir. Edmunds Is probably the slowest man i tbo senate to announce his opinion pen any measure , nnd It is not likely that ho pas ever hoard to say any measure would bo lassed or defeated. There are few men on ho republican side who will venture nn opln- on on the outcome of the election or financial jlll or the cloture resolution. A very lively .lino Is anticipated on nil of these In any ivcnt. There are less than fifty real work- ng days loft of this session , and about n lozcn appropriation bills to pass. These , It s estimated , will consume over half of tlio em.ilnltig days of the session , leaving no imo for extended contentions hi any dlrcc- ion. siiNATon nr.AnsT IN HAH nnAmr. The condition of health of Senator Hearst f California has been such of late as to cause jravo apprehension on the part of his medi cal attendants. On Monday it was deemed expedient to have the physician la whoso : arc he was whllo lu Now York summoned : o Washington for n consultation with Dr. N. 3. Lincoln , who has boon In constant nttcnd- inco since his removal to Washington. The doctors then agreed that , whllo there was an 'mprovement perceptible , Senator Hearst ivould not bo able to sit up for at least a mouth. On Christmas cvo , for the first time , a trained nurse was sent for , us Mrs , Hearst , who has heretofore been in constant attend ance day 'and night , was bopinnliic to seri ously feel the prostrating effect of the loss of rest. Ho Is reported better tonight. Senator Hearst is about seventy years old , although ho does not look over 11 fty-flvo. TOO JHXY FIllIiNDS WOH3I3 THAN NONE. If there needed anything to convince the Washington public that too many friends of the Indian is worse than no friends , the proof was furnished the other day , when the In dian Defense association presented its ver sion of the killing of Sitting Bull. This or ganization claims to be the frland of the In dian and Is constantly interceding between the government nnd the Indian for the al leged purpose of seeing.ttiut the red man has fair It"alwnys'lutcrposcsart ohectl6ir to measures proposed in congress , and is con stantly calling the government's ' agents thieves and giving them epithets which nro intended to prejudice the savage against the : overntnent , to which he looks for sustenance. The Indian Defense association claims that Sitting Bull was nssaalnated ; that the In dian police , or scouts , dispatcliod to arrest Bull for inciting war and. directing an Insurrection of bloodtthed and pillage , where hia mortal enemies had no do- slro to take his life. The association's ac count of the killing would load the unin formed reader to believe that the killing of Sitting Dull was an assiuslmulon. The Indian scouts , or "police" as they are called , had no influence whatever in the per formance of their duty. The charge of the Indian Defense association that these Indl- : uis were selected with a view to killing Sit ting Bull has disgusted men In congress who have rend the account , and if ever the associ ation baa any Influence in directing legisla tion that influence is now gone. At the war department and Indian ofilce , as well as throughout conzruss , there Is the greatest praise given to the brave police who laid down ther lives in the perform ance of a duty which resulted la break ing up what threatened to bo a very long and serious Indian out break. It Is not improbable that a bill will bo'lntroducod and passed by congress , if not at this , then surely at tlio next session , which will recognize In some way the ser vices of the Indians who lost their lives in this outbreak , and If the Mandcrson bill to reorganize the army should bo adopted these Indians who have como to the assistance of the government In suppressing tbo outbreak will bo recognized In tbo enlistment of troops. It will bo remembered that the Mnndcrson bill anticipates the enlistment of two full companies of Indians , nnd It is the universal belief In congress and at the war department that the Indians who have assisted the gov ernment should bo recognized in this enlist ment. It Is not improbable that a lot of the red braves who liavo como to the rescue of the Rovcrtiment and set tlers In the northwest will not only be privates In the regular army within a short time , but minor olllccrs. The effort of the Indian Defense associa tion to create dissatisfaction among the pop plo , and especially the Indians , over ttio manner In which tLo army has conducted the campaign against tjio savages in the north west , has been an unfortunate effort for that association. It now appears that quite all oi the work that this association has accom plished In the Interest of humanity and pcaco has had the effect of creating dissatisfaction among the Indians and put them ou the war path. TIUDB RELATIONS. If there nro notclosertrado relationscstab llshed between the United States and the South and Central American republics , li will bo no fault of the administration in general and Secretary Blnlno in particular. Every possible effort has been made to bring about through private , ns well as public channels , an extension of our commercial relations with tbo Latin-Amer ican countries hi the Interest of our manufac turers , merchants and farmers who are mtor- osted-iu exporting their products In the mar kets. It is a novel thing to have a genera ! information bureau established and main taincu by the government. Heretofore per sons dealing in imports nnd exports whohavo desired information of bciiutlt huvo been compelled to either employ agents or p.iy professional venders of Information for tliat which they desired. Through the Pan American bureau any American van now secure - cure almost any kind of Information desired ana If there U not at hand the Information wonted tbo manager. Mr. Curtis , will if pos slblo procure the Information desired , or dc anything which will promote the general interest torest of American trade. U looks now from the i > crfcctlon with which the bureau Is being organized , as though practical reciproea trade relations will bo established between the United States and the South and Cen tral American countries without a law. O course the customs duties between the two countries stand as usual , but trade relation nro being rapidly perfected , As soon a thcso relations have been secured the importance portanco of a reciprocal trade law will inor readily appear. Looked at from any point of view , Secretary tary Blulno Is very rapidly dcmonatratiui tbo feasibility of his proposed trade law Slnco tbo meeting of the Pan-American con press a year ago , the ] > coplo of the Unltei States have learned moro about countries t tbo south of them than they over know be fore , A bushel of mall Is dally received a the Pan-American licadrjuarters.now making Inquiries about matters Intended to assist these Interested In opening up * trade rela tions ti , nnd It Is wonderful bofr many ones are tnndo tor the constitution of Brazil and her sister republics. The South nnd Central Americas J are probably Just nt this tlmo re ceiving greater benefit fronv'tKIi trade nulta- tlon than nro the United States , because they nro receiving nn enormous amount of Ameri can capital and cuterprls | , rur.JUDicB AO.USST { rttVATr nn.ui. The record made bv Ute Fifty-first con gress will be remarkable In one respect at least. It will show the llgial success of n less number of prlvato bills than any congress for many years. On wo house calendar ' toro nro'no Ic33 than U"l prlvato bills today. 'hero Is n strong prcjudi ' ) growing against irlvato bills , nnd It is nln est an Impossibility o got iiTirlvato ineaiuro through congress ow , although It Is of the btghest meritorious ' ' tanco , may pay out . . . of his superior , lainly tinder the authorifi' of the law. and ongress will seldom ri Imburse him If it Is uostloncd. It often occurs that a disbursing nicer of the govcrnmontNvlll follow the law nd will bo overtaken by lomo procedure or omo lapse of tlmo whtcri will force him to ese the amount disbursed , nnd there ro n number of Instances of this .hid where the present house has refused o reimburse. The hoiisp calendar has nlto- 'other 1,147 bills In thClr various stages of completion , The piirnto calendar of ourso leads. The adoption of the general > enson ! bill nt the first session of this con- tress made the Introduction of n largo nuin- > or of private pension measures unnecessary. The lost house had n private calendar nearly wire as largo nt this period of Its existence. Iiul it not been for tlio courngo and order of luslncss shown by SpoSKcr Heed , not ono- ourth ns much business would have been uc- xjtnpHshea by this congress. Then the presl- lent has facilitated buslnpss very greatly by irompt recommandatlousund action. When ho election bill Is out of'the ' way there will bo a great deal of business done within n very hort time. I I.UOISI.ATOH3 wiTfi , itonnins. It Is very provoking to note the disposition if men in congress to stop needed nnd unl- crsally demanded legislation simply that n lobby of an Individual ipny bo carried out. V general financial bill' could have gorjp lirough both branches 'of ' congress some veeks since , had it not bqcn for tbo demand of n number of senators that certain lu ll vidiml Ideas should be , recognized. This .rouble . does not rest nlona with the frco sll- ; er advocates. There nrd men who have nil sorts of projects nearly nil of tliem un- oaslblc which they want to see upon the ' statute books of the'fedora ) government , nnd hey hnvo insisted upon engrafting tncir dens. It Is believed tUat there will bo'no Inuncial legislation , and If the caucus bill should full It will bo on account of the un- ivilliugncss of senators tto yield from iu- llvidual bobbies tliut the wish of the masses may bo fulfilled. Therq fcVo a number of senators who think the bonded Indebtedness of the government should bo refunded , nnd .hoy nro constantly ngitatlnglho question of the issuance of u ! i ucr cent bond. Other senators have various Ideas about banking vhlch they insist shall bo.given recognition. Really every senator hns bis Individual idea about silver , nnd ho U unwilling to let any Innnclnl measure co through unless some thing Is done for silver. There has been talk ; of 'the reorganization of the nrm'y for many years. There Is not tin ofllcor or a man in the army but who will say our present organization 1s. very lamo. oven For the skeleton of "an army In civil life. Senator Munderson nnd Senator Hawley nnd jthers have proposed reorffiinlzatlonsuhemes , liut they hnvo been dofoijtcu. because some man who never smelled powder in war nor read a pazo of war hlstoiy for practical pur poses has an idea which'-lai'lnsists shall be engrafted upon any lebldng'towttrd the reorganization of the ariViy > jfTh"o consequence has been that all ; , , propos jwis1 pf-thls char-- , 'nctcrhava < * bccn * toatlud'i/ \ n"iA'itli imvira * " cable ideas. BA.NDAI.I , DEMOCRATS AJ.MO9T EXTINCT. A near friend of Senator Carlisle hns been looking up the old congressional records to sco what has become of the protection demo crats who used to rally around Samuel J. Kiiniinll. Ho has found that when the next congress assembles thcro will hardly bo a single remnant on the once formidable Ran dall wing. Llttlo by little the protection democrat has been weeded out until the party in the senate and in the house Is now almost a unit behind the Carllso-Mills doctrine. The gradual extinction of the protection democrats is best shown by the record of votes on the sneakorship contest between Randall and Carlisle. Ran dall made a vecy strong showing In that flght and all those who voted for him were consid ered as favorable to the Pennsylvania Idea of protection. But Senator Carlisle's friend who examined the record says that out of the many who voted for Randall not ono hns sur vived politically. Oao after another they went down nt the polls until every man who voted for Uandall Is politically dead. The sumo was found to bo true of these who voted against the Morrison bill. Their' constituents have retired. It is also true to a very considerable extent of these who voted against the first and second Mills bills. Frank Law lor of Chicago Is ono of the old 'Randall ' democrats to bo retired. In the gradual extermination of this wing President' ' Cleveland took nn active part , which Is recalled In connection with his recent speech nt the reform banquet in Now Yorkcity. Ho practically blacklisted every man who voted against the Mills bill. Randall and Sowdcn of Pennsylvania were cut off from nil their patronage nnd Cleveland - land even vetoed a potty postoftlco measure which Sowden was Interested In. Tno loss of the postofllco in SowdenVjLown town and the conspicuous wav In which Cleveland turned down the anti-tariff reformers were the fluid' strokes toward exterminating tbo old protection democrats , MISCELLANEOUS. Mrs. A. U. Wyman cf Omaha Is on a shorl visit to her sister at 14)7 ! ) Corcoran street. Mrs. General A.-V. Kautz and family are located for tbo season nt Klsmero , on II , be tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets Mrs. Knutz will receive on New Year's da > with Mrs. General ICeltou at 1023 Massachu setts avenue. Miss Frnnkio Kautz will re colvo with Miss Kelton. Leave of absence fftr four months on surgeon's certlllcato of disability has'been granted Colonel Joseph G. Tilford , Ninth cavalry. Mrs. W. J. Connell of 1400 Massachusetts avenue , announces that she will not bo a ! homo on Tuesday , her rreular receiving day until after January III. Mrs. General Custcr returned to New York early in the week. After the holidays Mrs. Calhoun will accompany Mrs. Custcr to this city and the former will glvo n rcclta tlon nt the Grand Army of 'tho Kopubllo re union. Mrs. Culhoun Is the widow of an ofllcor who fell in the Cud'tor massacre. Pc'juir S. HKATII. Coming Week ill' Congress. WASIII.VQTO.V , Deo. 23. Ttio nature of the proceedings In the BonaUj this week will bo determined by the attendance. If no quorum is present there will probably bo adjourning from day to day. If there is a quorum count- ins the senators on both sides of the cbambc debate on the elections bill will continue , am ono of the features of ttio discussion will be u spcccti by Sonut'or Hoar , sponso of the bill In the , senate , Sboult thcro bo n quotum of republican senators during the weuk something hnrdl' probable there may be expected a transfer niatlon of the light skirmishing , which tins been in progress for a . month , into a heavy ongagnment of political forces , for it Is th intention to tuko up tlio'now cloture rule , in troduccd by Senator Aldrlcb , as soon as a safe republican majority onu bo assured. It is not expected tb any business will be transacted lu the house during the comln week. Minneapolis llljnu Theater nnrncd MINNEAPOLIS , Mlr i. , Dec. 23. The Bljo theater In this citjr'pno of .the most prosper ous popular prlca houses in the entire west , burned curly tills morning. Involving a loss of from $30,000 to * 10,000. , The building , which was ou Washington avenue near Honncpln avenue , wiu owned by Lambert Kayos of this city und leased by Jacob Lilt. The origin of the tire Is unknown. BOTH ROADS ARE SHUT OUT , Tbo Rook Island and Milwaukee Placed in a Serious Predicament. UNION PACIFICSVIFCHES - / LOOKED , / Their Trains Not Allowed to Cross the llrklgo Into This City Unless Drawn by Gould's THE Em of yesterday contained nn artlclo showing how the Union Pacific had locked Its switches in Council lilufTs for the purpose of preventing the trains of the Chicntto , Mil waukee & St. Po'il road from crossing Into this city. It had been announced that the trains In question would run Into this city Saturday nl lit nnd leave hero commencing yesterday on a regular schedule for the cast. By way of Inaugurating the new order of things General Agent Nash had intended , ho said , to send out yesterday ono of the finest trains which ever loft this city for the east. It had also been his intention to Invlto n number of lending citizens to take part In the Inaugural trip. But the arrangements had to bo laid nstdonndtho Milwaukee was compelled to disappoint Its many patrons for the reasons abe vo enumerated , * Yesterday morning Mr. Nnsh went to Council BHiIs ( for the purpose of securing the crossing of his company's trains. Ho was on hand on Saturday night , when the switches on the Union Pacific road were found locked. Ho then saw that the contract which had been entered into by that road ana his own had been set aside. Ho according notliled in writing tbo Union Pncilic company through Its rep resentative , Mr. Keoshin , that the Milwau kee proposed to sco that the contract win en forced , nnd that his road would sccuro its rights under that contract. When , therefore , the Milwaukee train from Chicago reached the U luffs yesterday morn ing It was started for Omaha. It was stoppped , however , n short distance beyond the transfer because the Union Pacific hnd placed n freight car across the frogs. There was no alternative but to back to the trans- 'or. Yesterday afternoon n similar attempt , Mr. Nash claims , was made to enjoy the privileges of tbo contract. But the Union Paclllc people had placed an engine where the freight car had stood in the morning , thus effectually barring the progress of tbo train , which returned to the transfer. Then Mr. Nash returned to this city. Ho ivns later found b.v a Bin : reporter nnd asked to synopsize the contract which it was claimed his road had entered Into with the Union Paclllc , Ho said that under the con tract the Milwaukee was entitled to full , equal and joint use of the main and passing tracks between the terminus of tlio Union Pncilio track in Council Bluffs nnd n line drawn nt right angles to the track at n point ono and one-half miles south of South' Omaha. Sinqo July 1 of this year his company bad bceu running trains with its own engines to South Omaha. It had also for a consider ably longer period been running its freight trains to tills city. When his company got ready to run Us passenger trains also to this city it notllied the Union Pacific people of the foot , and these ofllcers took tbo steps to prevent them from attaining their object as : ibovo referred to. Tho. contract was signed by President darfls of .tho Union PuelllO and.Presldent Miller of thoTrtllwaukcorand afterwnrds ap ; ? proved by the executive committee of the bonra of directors of the former road. The refusal of the Union P.icillo cdmpnny to comply with the contract led to tele- gmyhlc correspondence between Mr. Nash and the otllcors of his company , as also inter views between that , gentleman und the Uulou Pacific ofrlcmls in this city. Mr. liolcomb told him that if any arrangement should bo made for the crossing of ttio trains It would hnvo to bo of a temporary nature and with the understanding ttiat the accommodation should later bo paid for nt rate subsequently to be agreed upon. This determination was construed by Mr. Nosh as a dcslro to abrogate the old con tract. The Union Pacific , however , offered tohaul the Milwaukee trains , using their own en gines for the purpose. This proposition was repudiated by the "contract , which made no reference to the subject , as also because the hauling was to bo charged for in addition to the other charges which the Milwaukee Is compelled to pay. The Union Pacific received from the Mil waukee nearly $15,000 a year for allowing the freight trams of the latter road to run to South Omaha , The Milwaukee is compelled to bear Its share of the renewal and repairs of the track cast of the river. It pays a switch ing tariff to the Union Pacific storehouse and another when cars are to bo switched to any private warehouse. It also pavs n proportion of the rental of tbo warehouse and a"proportion of ttio expense of handling freight based upon the tonnage handled. Similar arrangements are made with the Union stockyards company at South Omaha. With regard to' the entry of passenger trains , the Milwaukee held out for a long tlmo. The Union depot company demanded not less than $050 a month to allow the Mil- wnuko trains to simply stop at the union depot. This amount the Milwaukee considered ex orbitant nnd refused to pay it. Later , when the Roclc Island came Into the deal , the de mand on the Milwaukee was reduced to $031. Tbls demand represents interest on tbo value of the property. Independently of the pro posed increase of demand for the hauling of Milwaukee trains by Union Paclllo engines , the former road now pays the latter In the vicinity of 8100,000 a year. Mr. Nash said that his company would stand upon Its contract and see whether it could bo enforced. Another gcntlomnn , speaking on the sub ject , said that the refusal of the Union Pa- cltic to handle Milwaukee cars simply dis played the policy of Gould. It was well known , years ago' , when Gould had the road , that ho was opposed to the eastern roads coming Into the city. Ho controlled the Union Pacific bridge nnd now wanted to make that wliat It was then , the highway man's gate. Ho wanted to exact ! i , " > or fiO cents from every passenger and $0 , $3 or * IO for every load of freight. Tbo Union Pa- ciflo would not think of doing this three months ago nor nt the tlmo the Nebraska Central bridge was under discussion. That road had soucht to secure a strong corpora tion to go in with it In the building of the brldgo proposed ut the time. The Rock Island and the * Milwaukee thought of going in , and when the Union Pacific saw that 'such a thing would bo disastrous if it hold out the Induce ments which have now been cast aside. At that tlmo thcra was plenty money to be had , but now money was scarce. To do what the Nebraska Central proposed would roqulro $0,000,000 for brldgo , terminal facilities and a union depot. Such an amount of money could not now bo obtained without dlfliculty , and the Union Pacific know it , A UEK reporter called onV. . II. Holcomb. vlco president of the Union Pncilic , nnd asked for a reason for locking out the Mil waukee. The latter said ho dcslrod not to talk on the subject , especially because Mr. Clark wui In the city. Ho advised the scribe to see that gentleman. Mr. Clark sala that the Union Pacific pro posed to do Its own business , It did not In tend to glvo It up to nnothor road and allow It to use Its track as It pleased. It had offered to null In Milwaukee trains , but It would not allow Milwaukee engines to do the pulling , The agreement would not bo com plied with , and the subject was now being discussed in New York and a decision in it would not bo reached bcforo tbo Oth prox. It was the intention of the Union Paclllo to treat the Rock Island us It did the Mil waukee , and notice to that effect had been given It. It was all nonsense to say that Mr. Gould sought to keep eastern roads out of the city. Ho and the Union Pacific wcro willing to encourage nil roads to com hero , but they had to como in In the rl Rht nncr. This determination puts the Roc iand in a bad shape. How It will bo able 'por- nto Its road west of hero Is a question ut con siderable Interest and Importance , None of the representatives of ttio road in this city could answer It. JlATTltlXt ) TO THU A 'forrlblo Trngody Kanctoil on a 'Krlsoo I'nss'eiiKor Train. PAHIS , Tex , , Deo. S3. From tnilntnon who arrived hero today have boca obtained the particulars of it terrible tragedy thatoccurrod ou a passenger train on the VlnlU division of tho'FrUco between C und 0 o'clock on Fri day evening , It was nn cast-bound train nnd in charge of Scott Glllls , an old conductor on the road , AtGranby City , Mo. , Ed. Illount , a , noted character In that section , got on joard utul went Into the ladles' cur. Ho > cgan to Indulge in loud , profane and nbuslVo angtiago. Glllls requested him to bo moro Ivll or co Into the smoker. This undo him worse , nnd Glllls told lim that ho must louvo the snr. After some words they started to the moker , Glllls opened the door of the car ind stepped out on the platform and to ono Ido to lot Blount puss. At thnt moment Jack Majors , the brakcmaii on the train , stopped out of the doer of the smoker and saw Blount throw his hnnd back under his cent , nnd shouted to Glllls. "Lookout , Scotty , bo's got n knife. " By that time Blount hnd a pistol almost in Glllls' face. Glllls knocked it nsldo ns Blount pulled the trigger and the bullet went into Major's chin and came out on the ildo of his neck , severing the jugular vein , ilo stood a moment mid fell dead , Gillls nnd Illount grappled nnd a ter rible struggle ensued , Blount ilrud again , but ( Jlllis knocked the pistol nslilo and the ball entered the throat of the dead brake- nan. Again Blount tired , burning G111U' lock. The men swayed to nnd fro on the nnr- ow platform , with the train running twenty- Ivo miles tin hour. Mora than once they ; amo near going off together. Glllls being .ho moro powerful man , nnd being nerved by .ho fact thnt his life was Involved , managed lo get hold of Blount's pistol hatut with ills .eft , and dealt him a powerful blow with his Ight. knocking him off the platform. All .his occurred in less time than it takes to tell t , The train ran on to Rltchlo , two or thrco : nllos away , nnd nn ofllcer and posse went jack to thu spot whcro Gillis hnd knoclted 31ount off the train and found Dlount thcro , .00 badly hurt to got sway. Majors' jody was taken to Monett , his homo , ilo was an old railroad man , and hnd been In -ho service ol tbo 'Frisco formnny yoais. iloiini is a 111:111 : with n hard reputation. It s snld that Majors is the fifth mini ho has tilled. He has boon out of the Missouri pen- tcntlary only about thrco months , where ho ind served a sentence for horse stealing. 3IUis know him well.and know ho was u dun- serous man , and could easily have kilted him latl lie boon armed. The passcnsrers hardly realized what was going on until It was over , nnd then there wns u scene of the wildest excitement. When Majors was shot the ilood from his wound spurted till over Gillii , ind every ono thought ho hud boon badly voundcd. THE CLEAUAXCE H Financial Transactions of the Coun try During the IjnHtVcok. . BOSTONDec.SS. . [ Special Telegram to TIIK BBC. ] The following table , compiled from dispatches from the clearing houses of the cltioj uamo.l , show. ) the gross ex changes Tor last week , with rates per cent of lnciu.140 or docw.iio , ns ng-.ilnst the several amounts for the corresponding week "n 18S9 : .CUilUNQS. NewTork . 1'J.l ' ) Ilonon . lt.9 Clilcnun . ClOJlOUO ! : , 10.7 I'lillniloliihln . . . . . 9.4 St. I.oiil ) . ' ItMnirk' . 'ioli Han Krunclaco . Ilnltlmoru . 15.1 Cincinnati . 9,5Tli.MO 2.11 sni City . 7,47'J.KB 3.3 .Milwaukee . \ . 7,118W , ) IliitTulo . , iis. Wvi.Mton . 7,42 1 , 408. : Mlnnonpolls . 6.7IA.HM 23.0 1'rovlilcnco . 1.4 Ixiulnrlllo . 6..V7Bi:8 "s6 ! Detroit . 4l 1,878 15.H Clornlnnd . 4,7lilUJ7 11. 1) ) Omnhn , , , . . . 10.3 Denver . 8,47. . , Z4 Ht.l'au.1 . - 3.0 Columbus . 7.0 4.2 Klclmiumt 2.1 Dunns 110.8 Duliith l.K7H,3ll 8.11 Indlnn.tpolla , . , 11(1.8 ( rortlainl , Uro 1W.M07 1.4 Fort. Worth l,3.r,0,43i 3.1 WaihlnKton 00.0 Hnrtfurd . , , , , O.B 1'curlit 18.4 I'ortlnnil , Mo . 2.0 Norfolk Iu : > 5,2JI 8.4 Worcester 0.8 Now Huron , , , , , 1,0111.173 o.n US7.872 2.H Turomn 82U.84S HlonxCltjr 77.-l.m3 Seattle l.WW.Ul 44.U WlrhltA 4MAT. 19.4 Txiwull SSO.7'0 18.11 Wilmington 7 17,1 OS II.O lllrmlniilmm " W.5 ( Irnnd Itnpld fiXM7 ! > "iii 1,03 Angeles 001,21(1 ( 13.8 CtnittnnuoRn . 14S DenMolMot 62.IJJSI ! 0.1 Now llcJford 21.11 Tuprkii 7.7 I.oxlnuton , [ Cy 42.1.8M 7.7 Montreal 7ST , V31 Salt Lake Cltr Total t 11.'J Outside of Now York Not InclndDil In totali. No clearing Iiouao at tbl ยง tlmo lust year , II1S JlOUTMt CLOfiKD. O'Urlon Indignant Over tlio Publica tion of Fictitious Interviews. [ Co/rf ) | < ; 'il ' 1833 tin Jiimat Gmiltm ItennrU. ] PAUIS , Dco.iiS. | Now York Herald Special to Tun Bui ! . ] I saw O'Brien this afternoon nnd showed him the cable of the Paris Her ald. Ho held in his hand a cutting from the London Times. They reply to lib request to withdraw the statement that ho had written for tlio Irish World. Ho said that instead of retracting they hud published a shillyshally- Ing article trying to prove by dates what was not true , so ho had just sent them the follow ing telegram : "The artlclo you refer to was contributed to the Now York Herald nnd to no other jour nal. If other journals copied it , that was no affair of mine. I hnd never In my llfo con trlbuted a line to the Irish World. This being so , 1 must again demand that you with draw and apologize for the scandalous Insin uations that I countenanced the policy of dy namlto by contributing to the Journal alleged by you , whether truly or falsely , to bo en gaged In propagating Unit policy. " Asked whether ho thought the Times might bo attacking him because It could not appear to prosecute them he replied hotly i "If so they have counted without their host. " Mr. O'Brien asked mo again to contradict the reported Interview with him. Ills and dill's mouths have been absolutely closed. When they have anything to say the Herald will not bo the last to hear It. Htoamahlp Arrival 1. NEW YOIIK , Dec. 23. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEB.I Arrived : Steamers , Greece from London , Lake Winnipeg from Liver pool , City of Chester from Livorpool. At Queenstown The Gallla , from Now York for Llverpools Tlio Woollier Forecast. For Omaha and ylclnlty r'alr ; colder. For Nebraska and Iowa Colder except In eastern Iowa : warmer ; westerly winds : fair For South Dakota Fair ; westerly winds ; slight chances lu temperature. SUICIDE OF A FARMER'S ' .TOE Dwpondonoy Over Sickness Drive Mrs. Clark to End Her Life. A HASTINGS BANK CLOSES ITS DOORS * of tlio lloily of Hurns A Street UnllwayVnriit Iilnoolti A Cheerful Message front Chnsc. HAT Srnixosi , Neb. , Deo. 23 , [ Special Telegram toTnu Um : . ] At 0 o'clock this nornlng Mrs , Sarah E. Clnrk , n inlddlo aged ndy , living about nlno miles southeast of , hls place , committed smcldo by bhootltig lorscif with a revolver. Mw. Clark hnd resided tithcr Into residence 'or several years past , having coma from Providence , U. I , She had been unwell for some tlmo previous , nnd u short while ngo at tempted to end her life , but failed. This nqrnlng tier husband started after a nolgti- jor to send for a doctor , against which she irotestcd , nnd when 1m rotumvd ho found .lie body of his wife lying 'on a mattress , ivhlch she had arranged before llrlng the 'ntul shot. The liusband Is nearly crazed by rrlof over the deed , which Is considered the x'sultof Illness nnd despondency , Thocouplo had no children. You UK ItnriiR' Hoily Pound. LINCOLNNeb. . , Dec. 23. [ Special to Tim IlKB.J The body or lllloy Hums , the gidlnnt young follow who wat drowned wbllo out skating with lit * sweetheart tail owning , vas found about midnight. It had lodged nbont mtaway botwcon thoTwenty-scventli street bridge and ICondall & Smith's mill. L'ho body had been In the water over thrco lours. Now * of the terrible- accident was carried to the parents of Hurns , who live lu Jnlvcrslty place , and the scouo there In con sequence was most heartrending. Kllcy 13imi3 was about twenty years old nnd bus been employed In the hnrdwuro es tablishment of Baldwin Bros , for some time and by his courteous demeanor won for him self many friends. The young persons who wcro with young Burns enjoying-n little slcatlnir party In the noonllzht wcro the Misses llliuiche DoWltt nnd Hlla Jackson and Mr. 13. 1C. Mlllman , After their ( -ay young companion sunk to his Icutb under Mia ice his huly companion rushed 0 Soldell's store near by and telephoned for 1 til p. In ChiiHo County. IMIT.IIIAI , Nob. , Dec. 23. [ Special to Tim IIIK. ] Our county officials have endovored o reduce'tho distribution of supplies sent icro to n system , und the county olerlc has appointed u committee to take charge of the supplies at this point nnd deliver goods to only , hose who furnish orders from the Justice of , ho peace In the precinct In which the needy ono resides. In this way the most needy ones nvoiirst supplied , The weather has been flno up to this dnto which has prevented much suffering from lack of fuel. Stock llvo on bulTaio grass und nro now fatter than In September. If there s not too much snow stock will get through .ho winter llnoly. The farmers nro hoping that the legislature will iniiko some arrange ments for lurnishlng seed for the spring crops. O. P. Shallcuborgor and J. H. Hnnna hnvo uecn appointed by the county commissioners to go to Washington nnd urge congress and ho interior departmentto. , iiuilo u test for im irtonian well in tills county ! Thoy' leave for Wnshiiigton today. lion , C. W. Mookorand JudgoDurko toolc a trip to Choyeune last week , looulng over the ground preparatory to locating. W. A. Taylor , a former Bnn correspondent of this phico , removed a few days ago to Hen- lorson , York county , where ho has accepted the position of cashlcrlii the bank of Hender son. son.At the annual mooting of the Chnsc county agricultural society , hold n few days slnco , U. A. Pierson was elected president und H , L\ Cobbs secretary ! \V. S. Gould treasurer and E , A. Valentine general superintendent. A. B. Tnylor was elected delegate to represent the county at llio meeting ol thu state board In January at Lincoln. Many of the ullmnc'o men of this county nro bitterly opposed to any radical change ublng made In the interest laws nt the coming ses sion of the legislature , They seem to look nt it about the same as Congressman 3Com. Some of the leaders assort that Powers agrees with ICom on the usury question. Tlio Injunction Didn't Hold. LINCOLN , Nob. , Deo. 28. [ Special Telegram to Tun BKK. ] Mr. John Shccdy secured nn > injunction yesterday from the district court restraining the City olcctrio railway com pany from laying track on Twelfth street be tween O and 1 ? streets. Shortly after mid night n force of men under .T. A. Rollins went to work on the forbidden ground and com menced to tear up the pavement. Mr , Sheody learned of It and called the police , but these ofllccrs informed tihoedy that the sheriff. wa the proper party to sec. Sheriff Clay and Deputy Iloagltind worn summoned. They reached the place about 1 o'clock this morning. The deputy ordered Mr. Holllns to have his men stop the work of tearing up Lincoln's greatest thoroughfare. That gentleman wanted toknowwlmtnutbor- Ity ho had , and the deputy responded that the order of the court served on Mr. liu.ih of tlio City cleotrlo line was sufficient , Mr. Itollln ? Informed the shorilT that bo was president of tbo Capital Heights street railway company , which had taken a suddoa notjon to lay track up Twelfth to P nnd the tire cast to Thirteenth street , and us that company was granted all necessary rights and as. nobody had secured injunctions against that line ha thought the work could continue. And so It did , the officials withdrawing , admitting no authority over the Capital Heights people , nnd by daylight tbo ties for the rails' were laid. It Kcmnliig a U'rnole. HASTINGS , Neb. , Den. 23. ( Special Tele gram to Tun line 1 The City National bank , recently reorganized , decided last evening at a Into hour nt a meeting of the stockholders to close up the affairs of the bank and at the same tlmo have asked the comptroller of the currency to appoint a receiver. The officials find that they cannot continue business satis factorily owing to the unlimited litigation In process , the result of the failure under the fortnor management , The condition of the bank cannot bo ascertained at present. How ever , the burden of the losses will fall on the Htotkholdcrs ns the bank was only doing a limited business. Director Kviins Is of the opinion that no attempt will bo made to resurrect the wreck under the present charter - tor , but that a new bank will bo organized , HlH Fiunlly Hungered. NKIIHASKA. Crrr , Nob. , Dee , 23. [ Special to TUB BUB. ] 0. H. Meyer , a packing house employe , has just finished a live days' sentence - tenco In jail for stealing 10 cents worth of moat for a ChrlstmasiHnner. Instead of tbo humble feast anticipated at home ho spent the day in jail , whllo his family went hungry. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ An Old Offender. NEIIIUSKA CITV , Nob. , Deo. ! > S.--Spcclal [ to TUB Ben. ] llankDawly has been arrested nnd will hnvo n trlnl tomorrow on the charge of violating the hlocum law by furnishing to habitual drunkards. He U accused of beinff an old offender , * A , < > rnnd Trunk : IlcNlgnntlon. MONTIIEAI. , Deo. 28. H Is announced to night that Sir Joseph Illckson has resigned as general manager of the Grand Trunk riitlrond. Ho will bo succeeded by I. . J. Kcr- j ; _ iit v.iv.,1 trnfllc manager.