THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
TWENTIETH. YEAH. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOHNING. , JANUARY 13 , 1S01. V 4 * NUMBER 209.
INDIANS REACH THE AGENCY
About a Thousand Hostiles Just Outside of
Pine Eidgo.
THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COME IN ,
Tlin UrulcR mid Ognlalian to bo Knpt
Separate A Visit Io tlio Hostile
Cnmp Opinions of tlio
Scouts.
PiNfi Rinni : jWinxor , S. D. , ( via Ilushvlllo ,
Neb , ) , Jan. 12. [ Special Telegram to TUB
BKE. ] About one thousand liostlles liavo
arrived to within l.UOqf yawls ot
the pickets outside the agency. General
Miles nud staff went to the picket lines and
after n short Inspection of the bands re
turned to the agency. Kor tbo time being
the Indians will not bo iwrinltlcd
to enter the ogcncy and communication with
from within has been prohibited and
when they do como In the Ognlollu
Sioux will bo stationed near
Ilcd Cloud's liouso , Just west of
the agency , whllo the Brules will uo placed
on the cast. General Miles hat 1usl closed n
short talk with America" llorso and his
band.
Shortly after tbo announcement Unit the
hostiles had gone Into camp , n short distance
beyond the picket lines , this afternoon , TIIC
BKI : representative was given permission tp
visit the breastworks , from which n view of
the hostile camp could bo obtained.
The works nro about three-quarters of n mile
north of the ngcncy. They occuny several
prominent bluffs nnd command the valley
Which is nearly two miles wldo and about ns
many miles in length , They nro guarded by
a thrco and two-tenths inch Hotcbklss gun
which has a range of four mllis. This be
longs to Captain Cnpron of the First artil
lery. Thcro nro also companies B nnd II of
the First infantry. Both battery nnd in
fantry are under command of Captain Dough
erty. At the northern oxtremltj' of the vnl
loy , beyond-White Clay crook , and at the
uaso of a Goinl-clrclo of pine covered bluffs ,
the hostiles have taken shelter.
Their village comprises about three hun
dred tepees , with about eight hundred In
dian , who seem to bo well supplied with
ponies. All of the village , however , Is not
visible , even under the glass , because u num
ber of tepees , it is suspected , nro concealed In
the draws which lead out of the vnlloy and
in the direction of the mission.
The view Is plcturosquo and the slto ono
from which the Indians might easily retire
wcro they not followed closely by General
BrooUo an > i his command. Thu latter nt this
riling Is n few mites north of the mission
ail-lbss than flvo miles In the rcarof the bos-
tiles. What Is to bo done with thu Indians is
n question which has not yet been answered.
The disposition seems to bo to let them rest
n pcaco , and for that reason all communica
tions with them , oven by newspaper men , is ,
being rigorously prevented. Tomorrow they
promise to send n delegation of chiefs to talk
with General Miles. The result of this con
ference cannot be uivincd.
It has bcou said that some of them will in
sist upon going to Washington to lay their
jrlevancea JJoforp .thogreat father , nnd the
opinion prevails that the suggestion will bo
respected , notwithstanding that General
Miles lias the settlement of the case Iii his
own hands.
At this writing everything scorns favorable
to n peaceful close of the war unless the fac
tions within thohostllos should recommence
their tribal quarrels , The correspondent
was told by Frank Grouard , the scout , and
No Neck and Yankton Charley , all of whom
spout last night among the hostile * , that the ,
latter are still lighting among themselves.
Yankton Charley nud No Nock are two of
Buffalo Bill's ' men and , llko all of that band ,
are perfectly reliable. They claim the dis
sension is as great as over nnd that it cannot
a imagined how the hostiles and the others
will bo able to arrive at an amicable under
standing.
It had beqn General Miles' Intention to
ship Big Foot's band south after
the manner of his disposing of
several hostile tribes , but the battle of
Wounded Knee rendered their transporta
tion unnecessary. It is thought General
Miles will domnnd of these chiefs the sur
render of the leading bad men midship them
as ho had Intended to ship Big Foot and then
settle with the others. Whatever plan bo
adopted , the next twenty-four hours will
likely witness important events.
Private Bariy B. Stone , troop B , who was
shot and stabbed on Wounded Knee , died
this afternoon. Ho was born in Monterey ,
Mich. , , nnd enlisted at Lansing in the same
itato.
Hunts Alone , nn Indian sixty years of ago ,
nl o wounded on Wounded Ivnoo , dlod today.
Bo refused to luwo nn operation performed
which would have saved his llfo. His wife
and thrco children remain wounded In the
hospital.
TtlK TK1JITH.1CllHItOV. .
Changed Positions of Iho Troops Nar
rowing the Circle.
PINT. Union Aanxor , S. D. ( via Rusli-
vlllo. Nob. ) , Jan. 12 , [ Special Telegram to
Tun Dun. I The announcement that a largo
number of the hostiles hud , ut length , ar
rived within gun shot of the pickets spread
with rapidity through the camp of the Indi
ans scar the agency , Iinmcdlntclyhundrcds
cf squaws and children gathered in the vi
cinity of headquarters hence a view of tbo
bluffs , beyond which the hostlles were sta
tioned , could , bo obtained , They waited pa
tiently , however , for their brothers , lovers
and husbands to appear , but as evening drew
on and their devotion wus not rewarded they
gradually returned to their topees.
Today , Colonel Henry , who was ex
pected with liis four troops of x10
Ninth cavalry , to reach the agency , hi 10n
pony with Colonel Wheaten and his com
mand , was ordered to White Clay , to follow
in the nclgliboihoodof General Brookewhoso
headquarters are established with Colonel
Sanford's command , The latter Is now
within a few miles of the Indians , and to :
morrow will press them more closely , unless
in the meantime they shall have gone into
camp within the agency.
Colonel Sanford's
command comprises ono
troop of each of the First , Second and Ninth
cavalry , the Cheyenne scouts , formerly com
manded by the late Lieutenant Casey and
no win charge of Lieutenant Getty , and coin-
panics A , C , Q and H of the Second infantry.
Colonel \Yhcatou Is now about eight tulles
west of tbo agency with companies I ) , D , H
nnd F of the Second , and unless otberwiso
ordered will reach here tonight.
Colonel Oflloy la following General Orooko
With six companies of the Seventeenth In-
fantry.
At this writing there Is uo cer'nlnty as'to '
what the Indians will do. General Miles
himself is in doubt as to when Io expect ;
them. They may , ho nays , got to within gun
that of tbo agency and then bixiuk away to
is camp which they have Just abandoned.
Fear of nil Kinds of punishment seems to
have taken possession of them , nnd It Is gen
erally understood that ono Injudicious net on
the part of the soldier } * or the nind act of
some Implacable hoitllo would precipitate a
fight , the consequences of which may bo
scarcely Imagined.
Lieutenant Taylor of the Ninth cavalry has
gouo to meet the Indians with it couple of his
scouts , with the Intention of leading thorn , nt
the proper tmip , to the place designated for
their camp within the agency. SVhere they
ere now resting the ground Is rolling nnd un
broken and offers advantages to the cavalry
which were denied them at Wounded Ivnco.
They nro virtually surrounded by troops and
tn a disadvantageous position , and a revolt
would , It is believed , result disastrously to
them.
Major Whltosldo , now in command ot the
Seventh cavalry , has his men ready to move
at a moment's notice , nnd says ho can reach
any point of the agency within live minutes.
The same Is true of Captain Cnpron with bis
battery and Catling guns , as also of tbo First
infantry , under Colonel Shaftor. The
latter has about thrco hundred men ,
about two hundred and sixty of
whom are to bo mounted , ponies for this pur
pose having been procured.
All the testimony regarding the battle of
Wounded ICnco has been collected nnd today
will bo submitted to General Miles , by whom
It will bo fonvartlod to Washington. The
evidence has been sworn to and will bo ac
companied by photograph1) ) and diagrams of
the battlefield , the latter showing the loca
tion of both troops and Indians and where
the greater part of the squaws who wcro
killed fell. People who are well posted ou
the testimony say It will dispel the idea that
Colonel Forsyth's ' command in that engage
ment deliberately shot down women and
children.
An Intcrvlnw With"Mrs. Iloyor.
Sioux CITV , In. , Jan. 13. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Uic.l : Mrs. D. F. Hoyor , wife
of Dr. Koyer , who has just been removed as
Indian ngent at the 1'lni IJIdgo ngcncyv
reached her with her two children this even-
ing , having left the agency yesterday. All
but two cr three white women left the agency
along with her , as there was momentary ex
pcctation of a buttle. Mrs. Koyer warmly
defends her husband ngalnst the charge of
cowardice. The reason ho went to Hushvlllo
to call for troops , she says , was because ho
feared that if bo used the telephone between
there nnd the agency he would cause n gen
eral stampede of the settlers , who at that
time knew nothing of the trouble. In the
course of nn Interview Mrs. Koyer said fur
ther :
"The Omaha World-Herald has most
gross-ly misrcpresentcU the situation. This
misrepresentation has got that paper's cor
respondent into troiJilo. Ho is a squaw man
named Tibbies. His wife Is called Bright
Kycs by the Indians and is also a correspond
cut. Their statements were such as to make
the Indians mad. They had to leave the
country for f car of being killed. They came
down on thosnino train with me this after
noon. I don't ' know where they were going.
< K the liwl.
GonnoN , Keb. , Jan. 13. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bin : . ] Colonel C. J. Bills , it
command of tbo Second regiment , Nobrask
state guards , was hero and paid his com
pllments to company K and left for Kushville
Companies 1 , B and C are at the front abou
fourteen miles north.
We have word from the frnnt that the hos
tiles are camped at the mission , flvo mile
north of the agency , but will not surrcndo
thi-ir arm1 ! . All ot the women-mid children
have loft the agency. All of the women nm
children north of here hnvo cither come t
town or gone cast. The next twonty-fou
hours will tell the story of our futa
Washington Indians Incensed.
ConLEU CITV , Wash. , Jan. 12. A courier
In tonight from Okauognn county says the
Indians are terribly Incensed over the lynch
ing of ono of their number , suspected of the
murder of Teamster Coles. The alleged
murderer ) \ml \ been examined nnd admitted to
ball , asserting strongly tits innocence , and it
was wnllo hu wus waiting for his relatives to
procure ball that ho was lynched. Ho was
only fifteen years old. Pcoplo Iu the vicinity
of Uio reservation are much alarmed. The
governor has sent arms und ammunition.
A Few More Depredations.
Picimc , S. D. , Jan. 12. [ Special Telegram
to TUK BKI : . ] Captain Burst , whohnsbeeu
In command at Fort Sully , loft today for
Pine Iltdgo to consult with General Miles as
to the disposition of the Indians hold as
prisoners tbero. Hurst has taken a most
active part In the late trouble at Forts Sully
und Bennett and Is better able to sucnk in-
tclllgcutly oil the subject than any one horo.
Settlers coming In from the west still report
jm ill depredations on the part of the Indians ,
out uo danger Is anticipated.
lilsliop Ilnro on tlio Indians.
Sioux FALLS , S. D. , Jan 12. Last evening
ntSt. Augusta ( Episcopal ) cathedral Bishop
ilaro gave a two hours' talk on the Indian
situation. The bishop has just returned
from tbo sccno of the Wounded ICnco strug
gle. Ho was satisfied that the soldiers sim
ply did their duty. Tbo speaker thought the
red , men had good cause for complaint nnd
denounced the present Indian uucnoy system
as the cause of the present Indian outbreak.
Wyoming Towns Want Arms.
CiiisTCNNn , Wyo. , Jan. 12. ( SpecialTele
gram to TUK BIK : , ] Numerous requests are
being received from northern Wyoming
towns for arms , ammunition and troops.
Governor Barber has sent nil the arms and
ammunition at his disposal nnd tomorrow
will start on n personal visit of investlcatioa
to the various places from wulch requests
have been received , to lenrn whether the
situation justitics culling outtbestato militia ,
No Scare nt. O.nly.
Conr , Nob. , Jan , 13. [ Special Telogramto
THE BKK. ] Company I of the state militia
loft hero last night for Chn'dron.nllttlenoarcr
the scat of war , There Is no excitement horo.
The people nro nil living on their farms ox-
ccpt the few who ran so far they have not yet
returned. Lieutenant lUcbnrdson of the reg
ular army was hero looking up sufferers from
Indian scares , but failed to find u single case ,
Cnnnillnn Indians Quiet.
OTTAWA , Ont. , Jan. 12. The superintend
ent general of Indian affairs today received a
dispatch from the commissioner of the north
west mounted police stating that the Indians
were quiot. The report of trouble near Ie- )
loraine is a canard.
O'ConncIl Champion Wetter Weight t.
t.a
NEW OUI.EAXS , La. , Jan. IS. Thcro was a
largo crowd at the Audubon club tonight to
witness the battle between Doe O'Connoll
nnd Kdilio Conloy of lloston for nf 1,000 pUrse
and the welter weight championship. Jim
Sweeney was chosen roforco and James Cor- >
belt and Howe iiodgkins of Boston were
behind Conloy , whllo James F. Carroll and
his fellow-chum looked after Doo's interests.
It was n hard tight from tha start , Conloy
scouted to bo the winner in tbo second round ,
but Boo gained strength as the light pro
gressed and succeeded hi knocking Couley
out In the seventh round.
Decided to Ucport Favorably.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. The committee on
Interstate commerce of tbo scnnta today
agreed to report favorably the senate bill
modifying anti-pooling section of the Inter-
itnte commerce act so as to permit railroads
to malic contracts , which shall bo binding , to
apportion among them tha transportation of
freight und passengers. The committee also
agreed to report an amendment providing for
through routes and through faro.
THE ELECTION BILL'S ' FUTURE
Bigus of Trouble Ahead For the Pot Meas
ure of Mr. Hoar.
OTHER LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE PUSHED
\rtcrtlK4Fliinuuiil Itlll la Def
of Senator Paddock Will Insist
on Action on Ills 1'uro
Food Itlll.
WASHINGTON Duiiniu THE OMtni HER ,
613 POUUTEESTII STHEET.
WASHINGTON , D. 0. , Jan. 12.
Senator Paddock put nnotlior nnil In tbo
collln qf Uio federal elections bill today by
giving notice that ho would object to the con-
ildoratlon of any mcasuro after thu tinnnco
was out of the way until Ills pure food
was acted upon , Ho particularly cited
ll .ho copyright bill Senator 1'latt Is trying to
lave hLMird. But Senator Paddock's deter
mination Is most discouraging to Senator
[ lour ami the federal election bill supporters ,
tor they hnvo contended that , consideration
of their measure was merely "postponed"
until after the financial bill was heard. But
Senator Paddock now Insists that the post
ponement must Uo until after the food bill
also get's a hearing. There'uro others just
as determined as Paddock In securing prefer
ence for their bills , and the precedent ho set
today will undoubtedly bo followed by Blair
with his lahor bills and by Halo with his ap
portionment bill. The tlino for getting
through the appropriation bills Is also getting
short , and n demand will probably bo maJo
to seciuojlieir preference. When the elec
tion bill Is "postponed" beyond those meas
ures It will bo pushed beyond tno expiring
days of congress.
1NCHEASEU linVKN-UE ItKCRIPTS.
The commissioner of internal revenue says
the receipts during the quarter -.year just
closed J wcro inucti greater than that in any
other yenr and ho does not anticipate nn ap
preciable lessening of Internal receipts in the
future notwithstanding tlio Mclvlulcy tariff
law makes a heavy cut in the tobacco tax and
the law will entirely abolish the special
wholesale and retail tuxes for dealers after
May 1 next. The increase of duties upon
Sumatra wrappers and foreign made cigars ,
it is believed by iho commissioner , will not
materially rodueo the receipts from imports.
Thcro will bo of course a material reduction
of internal revenue by the abolition of the
special taxes , but the increase upon imported
cigars has ' already increased the doinestio
manufacture and from that direction It is be
lieved the reductions by the abolition of the
special taxes will uo overcome.
A MONUHCUTTO EX-I'llCSIDCNT AnTIIUTI.
The friends of the late President Arthur
Intend to erect a bronze stutuo in his honor
cither in front of the custom-houso or In one
of the parks of Now York , or else in the tity
of Washington. They will do this with the
money that was left unexpended from the
funds subscribed for the erection of a monument
ment over his gmvo in the cemetery at Al
bany. His a rather curious fact that while
few funds have been raised for the proposed
statues to Generals Logan , Hancock and
Sheridan , and while the people of .New York
will find such great difttculty In getting the
money for u monument to Grant , the monument
ment for President Arthur was erected ac
cording to the original plans and § ' T,000 re
mains unexpended after paying all the bills.
PLOTTING AOA1NST TltEB COINAGE.
Some of the senators who nro forcing the
unlimited free coinage of silver will likely
witness-a llvclytiino irrthO'-senate when the :
final vote upon tbc finance bill is called on
Wednesday. Unless the present arrange
ments nro laid aside , several extraneous
propositions will bo brought forward for the
purpose of putting the fieo coinage mun into
a hole. It is proposed to offer the Stnuf jrd
Innd loan , the sub-treasury and other propo
sitions as amendments to the llminco bill , for
thp purpose of forcing the democrats and
certain Ireo coinage republicans to put them
selves On record upon these questions , and
with a view to loading down the bill to a
point where it will sink out of sight in the
house.
FA.THr.Il STUPllAN'S STOUT.
Father Joseph T. Stechan nas just arrived
hero from the midst of the Sioux hostilities.
Fattier Stonban is the director of the bureau
of Catholic Indian missions , which has head
quarters hero. When the depredations of
tno Indians threatened to destroy some of
the Catholic missions In the Sioux country
Father Stephan left for that locality and
spent some time there. Ho stayed at the
mission school , four miles from Pine Kidge
nnd just midway between the agency and
the hostile Sioux camp. General Miles had
thrown a line of soldiers 11 round the mission
school house , which contained ten nuns , two
Jesuit priests and a number of the children.
From the window the hostile bands could bo
seen at a distance. Occasionally they would
make a dush down the hill nnd fire ut I ho
soldiers , the bullets usually lodging in the
school house. When Father Stephan reached
the mission ho found it pretty well scarred
with bullets and the inmates thoroughly
frightened. The day before ho loft for Wash
ington wagon drove up to the mission house
containing sixteen Sioux squaws with their
puppooscs. They were In a pitiable condi
tion , apparently half starved and thinly clad.
They begged for food , and Father Stephan
directed that they should bo given a good
meal. They said they hud loft the hostile -
tile camp for fear of being fam
ished if they stayed there. After they
had been fed by the nuns the squaws con
tinued their Journey to Pine Kidge agency * .
Father Stephan speaks in the highest , terms
of the work which the military authorities
are doing in the Indian country. Sluco Gen
eral Miles arrived there has boon a feeling of
security among tbo people , General BrooKO
also comes In for a full sbaro of praise.
Father Stephan says that no blame Is at
tached to Colonel Foray the for the unfortu
nate affair at Wounded Kneo. Among most
of the people at Pine Hldgo familiar with the
matter tboir Is n general belief that the oo
curnnco was an unavoidable ono. There Is ix
strong feeling also among the people towards
having Colonel Foray the exonerated and re
stored to his command of thu Seventh cav
alry.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Senator Plumb today in ado a favorable re
port from the senate committee on public
lands upon the bill which will permit these
who settled upon lands within tno survey
lines of the Sioux City railroad to have the
benefit of the time they spent upon these
lands , which were subsequently taken from
them In fulfilling tbo requirements of the law
on the entries.
Dr. Dougan , formerly physician at the
Santco agency , has boon t transferred to the
Otoo and Missouri agency in Oklahoma.
The doctor Is In tbo city and will leave for
his post next Thursday.
Mr. Uorsoy wont with William E. Peebles
of Ponder , Neb. , and a delegation of Onmha
Indians before the commission of Indian af
fairs today and made a statement of the
trouble which has arisen on the reservation
In which iheso Indians were interested by
ilia action of half breed squatters , who liavo
unlawfully settled upon the lands , Thocorn-
mlssioncr listened to the statements and then
decided that ho would Issue an order for the
ejection of the squatters.
Iowa postmasters appointed today : Luton ,
Woodbury county , W. N. McDonald , vice
D , S. Phillips , resigned ; Tiogn , Mahuska
county , A. C. Whartou , vice W. Armstrong ,
resigned.
The senate commlttco on military affairs
bos 11 n ally refused to take into consideration
the bill to give Dr. Mary Walker * 10,000 for
services rendered during the war as an assist
ant surgeon. The doctor once enjoyed a pen
sion of 10 a month , but she became dlssatis-
fled nnd wanted f0 , The committee in
making an investigation Into her claim came
to tno conclusion that she was not entitled to
any pension , and her allowance was cut off
entirely.
Senator Casey received a dispatch today
stating that tbo Indians of North Dakota
were committing depredations. The senator |
placed the matter before the war department ,
where It was arranged to plnco a Galling gun
nud 1,000 stands of arms at the disposal of
the Dnkotnns ,
The Maverick natlonnt.bank of Boston tins
been appointed ns a reserve opont for the
Farmers1 and Merchants' 'national of Fre
mont , Neb. , :
David M. Henderson of ! Armour , S. D. ,
lias been admitted to practice before the In
terior department , also .Tnuie W. Thomas
nnd Silas \ \ . Fisher of Weeping Water ,
Nob.
Nob.Dr.
Dr. William J. Webster has been appointed
a member of the pension board ut Plnnkln-
ton , S. 1) ) . , and Dr. B. B. Tpnnuost has been
appointed on the board at Sidney , Nob.
The Misses Maud nnd Pauline Wiullelgh of
Clinton , In. , nro visiting Miss Jcsslo Snydcr
ntN'o. 1013 Fifteenth street , nnd Miss Mrtyino
Bacon of Iowa City is visiting her sister ,
Mrs. Dr. ICrcgstadt , at No : 1403 Massachu
setts avcnuo. All wcro classmates of Miss
Jcsslo at Hcllmuth college ; and this reunion
Is being much enjoyed.
PKtmr S. HCATII.
tt'Jtrn XKMIYK.
They Strip a "Woman fjf Her Jewelry
on tinChurch' Steps.
CHICAGO , Jan. 12. [ Spt-cial Telegram to
Tin : Ben. ] Ono of the boldest robberies on
rccoi'd was reported to tbc pollco today. On
the stcrs of the Ada Stmvb Methodist Epis
copal church , last night , a' woman was held
nnd robbed whllo hundreds of pcoplo stood
about her. She was Morally stripped of
every pleoo of jewelry she wore , in Main view
of her friends and ncqualutnndcs. Tha man
ner In which the crime was commlttedstainps
It ns ono of the boldest pieces of work yet
undertaken , even whllo the city is being
sacked and looted by robots. The ludy was
ascending the steps. Uno . 'thief ' stepped bo-
hlnd and stooping over her , seized her feet ,
holding pno In each hand sand pressing her
toes ngalnst the stairs. WJillo firmly held in
this position the other thief took her diamond
mend earrings and a cuff buttons nnd a ring.
In several churches the qomplnint has been
made that thieves visit them ovcry Sunday
night. ; ,
STKWAKI'S SILvkll SCHEME.
Ho Offers n Proposition Ilespcctliifi
fits Krco Coinage Amendment.
WAHIINOTON , Jan. 13.--Jurlng ; ) the debate -
bate on the finance Mil odaj % Mr. Stewart
sent to the clerk's ' desk to have printed a
proposition respecting bis frco coinage
amendment , which he said might bo offered
if any ono desired to do so. This prono-
sotlon , if adopted , Would toke the place
of his frco coin ago amendment down tea
a certain point. It is the sarno as that amend
ment In substance , but hast attached a pro-
.visa that all silver bullion ubt.tlio product of
the mines , mills or smellers' ) of the United
States , and nil silver col a of bullion the pro
duct of coin other than the , United Slates ,
shall , In the discretion of tjhq secroturybf the
treasury , bo a subject of int charges to bo
fixed from time , to time by * him , the said
charge not to cxcood the difference between
the market value o ! said silver bullion In
London at the tlino of its deposit and the
coinage value thereof. The secretary may
make such regulations ns are necessary
to determine whether such bullion is a pro
duct of the United States. This proposition
will beheld.ln reserve until some agreement
is reached respecting Its final disposition. It
was drawn after a consultation among the
senators upon * the theory { hat it would re
ceive the support of sotno of tbo republicans
In the senate nnd housei\vho nro favorably
disposed toward the effort to enlarge tbo use
of silver , but f car disasUcns the result of un-
restrlutcd .cohiugo. BonaMr. Stewart , how
ever , Is not committed Jo'.U jin any way , hav
ing simply introduced it U5 get.it in print for
better examination. . 'TJA"
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STATJi XM3W8.
flaroiiH of Vnlhnlln.
PO.NCA , Nob. , Jan. 12. [ Splcinl to Tins
BEIJ.I A now secret society called the Barons
of Valhalla has been ashored into existence
in Ponca. Dr. L. Devoro , the originator , a
practicing physician of 'this city , has been
some years in forming the plans , preparing
the ritual , constitution and other nosossnry
articles for this novel organization. As soon
as it becomes permanently 4ot on its feet this
fraternity will send agents to establish
lodges , after their kind , throughout Ne
braska and olsowhero.
Caught by tlioFlyer.
NOUTII BEXD , Nob. , Ian. J2. [ Special Tola-
gram to Tun Bun. ] J. S6mcrs , a Bohemian
of Saunders county , attempted to cross the
railroad at this place ahead of the overland
llycr. His team was caught by the engine ,
killing both horses nnd totally demolishing
his wagon. It cannot bo determined , at
present whether Seiners will recover or not.
The doctors hope to bring him out all right ,
but the opinion Is the chances are not very
favorable. e
I'onoa's Waterworks.
POXCA , Neb. , Jan. -fSpecial ! to THE
BEE. ] The city council- received , today ,
from the Norfolk Dally News printing house ,
the bonds to bo sold for in system of water
works in Ponca. Mayor 'Lostor says that as
soon as the bonds nro bold and contracts let ,
the work of laying main's , etc. , will bo imme
diately commenced nnd rapidly pushed to
completion.
Eldortnn'f ) Delusion.
BKATIUCB , Neb. , Jan. .12. iSnoclal Tele
gram to TUB Bnn.l A jonng man by the
name of Etnmott Klitfl'ton was today ad
judged insane nnd onlcrcd , tnkcn to Lincoln ,
The fellow was an inmate of the county poor-
farm nnd conceives himself' to bo the special
agent of the Lord , with whom ho is in con
stant and Intimate communication.
A Farmer Killed.
BEATJIICK , NOD. , Jan. > 12. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Bic.--Detrl6h : ] Schroeder , aged
thirty years , n highly respected nnd well to
do farmer , living twelve Miles northeast of
horo. was suddenlyklllod Saturday evening.
Whllo cutting timbera ireo fell on him ,
breaking bis neck and le t leg. Death was
instantaneous. | '
Ills Iii.fnrlQH Fatal.
NOUTII PLATTK , Neb.iJan. 12. ( Special to
THU IJcK. ] The romalnd oi Conductor "Jack"
Dunn , nn old resident of- North Platte , ar
rived here yesterday and { were Interred this
morning , Dunn wa injured in a wreck
some weeks ago , nearDcuver , and has been
lying in the hospital UioniuntU his death , on
January 0. }
Iho ChUclreirsjorrorlnji.
NnmiASKA Cirr , Neb.iJnn. 12. [ Special I
Telegram to Tun BEE , ! A car load of cloth
ing and other supplies will bo shipped to
western drouth sufferers from this city to
morrow. Tbo goods were contributed prill- ,
clpally by the children of the publlo schools.
*
I'olHouetl Cattle .
BEAVEII CITV , Nob. , Jnq. 12. [ Special Tel-
egrara to THE BBK.I Twenty-two head of
cattle , part of a largo'board belonging to B.
F. Slcbort , a prominent grain nnd stock man ,
were found dead yesterday , having been
poisoned In the night by some unknown per
son.
.
JoliiiHtowirKourft a Flood , .
JOIINSTOWX , Pa. , Jan. 13. On recount of
the heavy rains last- night the river rose rap
idly this morning and ut noon it was still
going un ut the rate ot six Inches an hour. It
is causing considerable alarm
> ! , a * a heavy
gorge of ice is likely to como down at any
time.
Caught by llinCnvc-ln.
GAi.usnuna , 111. , Janl13.Spccial [ Tele-
grain toTuK Bun. ] ThoS clay hank at the
Pnrnigton paving brick works east of this
city , caved la this morning and instantly
killed Arthur Taylor , ono of the laborers ,
Several olb era wcro Imdly Injured.
REORGANIZING THE RAILROADS
*
Result of the Msatlng la Now York An
nounced ,
ALL THE MOGULS ARE SATISFIED.
Ilio Pooling Kent lire ? of tlio New West
ern Freight Association Ijllcely to
OaitHO Trotiblc-Klglit of
the TrunIc Linus ,
Niw : YOIIK , Jan. 12. The full advisory
board iu the pending railway conference met
this morning. Husscll Sago stated that the
advisory board hud appointed six commis
sioners ! Instead of four , as ilrst intended.
TheV nro Walter , Vimlloy , Faithorno , Smith ,
Vlnlng and Midgloy. Walker bus been ap
pointed chairman.
The board adjourned nt 12 : 0 , having com
pleted all the business before it , anil will hold
Its next regular meeting in Chicago in April.
The board adopted a resolution dividing the
territory of the association into live districts
as follows : Trans-continental , soutnwcstcrn
railways and steamships , western passenger ,
western freight nnd trans-Missouri. It Is
understood that Mldgcloy will retain the
western freight , Faithorn the Southwestern
railway nnd steamship company , Finley the
western pnsscngor , vlniiig tbo trans-con-
tincntui and Smith the trans-Missouri.
A resolution was passed directing the com
missioners totako up at once nnd investigate
what economy may bo introduced iu the cur
tailment of expenses incident to passenger
and freight business and to reporUattho ear
liest possible date.
After the meeting adjourned Chairman
Miller said : "Tho meeting has been nioro
than satisfactory. Our organization is per
fect and nil wo nave ngreed upon c.in bo suc
cessfully carried out. "
Gould said : "I'm ' always satisfied with
whatever comes up , and 1 am thoroughly
suited with the results of this mooting. "
\Vhenco tlio Kill ) Will Come.
CHICAGO , Jan , 13. [ Special Telegram to
Tun BKK.I The opinions of the Chicago
on the new western traftlo association. The
opinion Is unanimous that trouble , if any ,
will nriso from the nrrangemcnfs of details ,
tbo agreement , as it stands , being merely a
skeleton , The rub , It is thought , will como
on the pooling feature nnd the abolition of
individual agencies. Should the business not
bo pooled , trnfllo men say the. situation will
be worse than nt present , as all existing ar
rangements nro to bo supplanted by the now
association , thus wiping out the successful
pools on the southwestern freight , western
coal and northwestern passenger traffic. The
Alton nnd the Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas
City roads still refuse to join the associa
tion. They Ddiovo the association will be
legislated against ns n trust by the granger
legislatures and they calmly ignore the
threats of their connections to force them
into the association. They bcllovo the ship
pers also , will back them up in opposing the
association and if their divisions with con
nections nro abolished , they expect to more
than make it up from Increased local tralllc
between their terminals.
The choice of chairmen or commissioners ,
ns they will bo called , gives excellent satis
faction. They nro nil now in ofllco except
Mr. Vlmtig and his ability has boon proved
in twenty-five years of ncflvo railroading.
Object to Commissions.
, Ciuqioo , . , Jan.JS.iBpoclal Telegram to
TUB BBBlJ--TIio Sunk ItticlTwIirTnake'mi'bb
jectlvo as well ns a subjective fight on the
commission question. They sent word to all
their connections today that they would turn
to the wall the tickets of any road either pay
ing commissions , or allowing Its agcuts to ac
cept commissions.
TI1K ItEItlllSG UK A IHSl'UTE.
An Interesting Brief Filed IJcforo the
Supreme Court.
WASHINOSO.V , Jan. 12. Tto Bebrlng sea
sealeries controversy came up in the United
States supreme court today on a motion which
has in view a judicial determination of the
dispute between the United States and Great
Britain over the senl fisheries. Joseph H.
Cboato in liohnlf of Thomas Henry Cooper ,
owner and claimant of tbo British schooner
W. P. Say ward , seized in the waters of the
Bearing sea by the revenue cutter Hush ,
petitioned the court for leave to file
a petition for a writ of prohibition to
bo directed to the judge of the district court
of the United States for the territory of
Alaska restraining him from proceeding with
the condemnation nnd sale of ( lie vessel.
The object Is to have the court take up and
pass upon the question of jurisdiction over
these waters. The chief justice gave the
attorney general two weeks to fllo an answer.
The brief filed by Choato begins by reciting
that by tlio law of nations the municipal laws
of the country liavo no extra tpriitoriul force
and cannot operate on foreign vessels on the
high seas , und it is legally Impossible under
the publlo law fern foreign vessel to commit
n breach of municipal law beyond the limits
of territorial jurisdiction of the law making
tbo states ; that the seizure of a
foreign vessel beyond tbo limits of
the municipal territorial jurisdiction for
a breach of the municipal regulations Is not
warranted by thu law of nations , and such a
selzuro cannot give jurisdiction to the courts
of the offended country , least of all wboro
the alleged net was committed by a foreign
vessel ut a place of seizure beyond municipal
territorial Jurisdiction ; that by the law of na
tions n British vessel sailing on the high seas
Is not subject to any municipal law except
that of Great Britain.
The court is Informed that Sir John
Thompson , her majesty's attorney general
of Canada , authorises this motion to bo pre
sented with the knowledge and approval of
the imperial government of Great lirltulu.
Quay Introduces nn ICIcctlon Hill.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 12. Senator Quay to
day introduced a bill entitled "An act to pre
vent force and fraud in federal elections and
to moro lawful nnd peaceful conduct there !
of. " The principal point of difference bo-
ween this uuu the Hoar bill is the last sec-
Ion , which Is as follows : " \Vbcu it shall
appear to the satisfaction of the president of
the United States that in any locality thu
provisions of tha law cannot otherwise bo ex
ecuted it shall bo his duty and ho Is hereby
authorized to suspend therewith the habeas
corpus and to employ nn armed foroo of
United States naval and military for Its civ
forcomentnnd for the protection nf thoofll
ccrs whoso duties are herein provided for. "
The AVontlicr Forecast.
For Omaha and viclnl v Fair ; cphlor ,
with a cold wavo.
For Nebraska-Fair ; westerly winds ;
warmer.
For Iowa Firir ; westerly winds : warmer
in northwest , stationary tomporaturo' in
southeast portion ,
ForSouth Dakota Generally fair ; warmer j
wcstcily wind * .
Tlio Iowa Commissioners.
DEsMoi.NKS , In. , Jan , 13. The Iowa board
of.rallroud commissioners reorganized today.
J , W. Luke of Finnltlyn county succeeds
Peter A. Doy , member of tbo board for ten
years. F. T. Campbell was elected president.
w. W. Alnsworth was re-elected secretary ,
niewIIU Wlln'M Heal Off.
PASA , 111 , , Jan , 12. Tlio coroner is Inquir
ing Into the death of Mrs , Michael Knright ,
who had the top of her head blown off by a
gun In the hands of her husband yesterday.
The prisoner says ho did not know Iho gun
wus loaded.
AFA'.iMJl. ,
Tlio I'liiUanr-Cllniorc Fight
In u Itmv.
The finish light between Jimmy Llndsi
of this city nnil Harry Gllmoroof Torontt ,
Canada , at South Omnlm last night was n
most disgraceful affair , vlnck Davis and Jack
Van Horn were behind the local mail , nud
Tommy \Vhlto nnd Alex Anderson were In a
llko position for Glhnoro. Up to the thirty-
third round it was nn interesting contest ,
gamely fought nnd of uncertain outcome ,
( llmoro from the start was on the
offensive , and his fair , manly lighting
frequently elicited the cheers of the
spectators. In the thirty-fourth round ,
when the Canadian had Llmlinv all
but knocked out , they clinched andIn the
fall Lindsay landed on top. llonroso nud
deliberately kicked Gllmoroln the head , but
despite tins dastardly foul the referei- , Col
onel Henderson of Chicago , ordered them to
light on. Hut when Lindsay repented his
cowardly foul in tlio t'nlrty-ll'fth round , nnd
after the affair had developed Into n small
slued riot , the light wis very properlv given
toGllmorc , and about Ihrco hundred of the
most disgusted sports ever seen nt any event
lied In dismay from thu scenu.
Killii ami Snow Iiilliot Great.
Aloni ; tint Onast.
NnwYoiiK , .Tan. 12. Tidings of a severe
storm on the Now England coast have been
received from many points. At Birmingham ,
Conn. , a freshet in the Ilousntonic river
broke ut > the Ice nnd swept it
over the meadows nnd under mid
through bridges. Gi'cat damage was
done nnd railroad communication interrupted.
Boat houses and barns have been floated
nwny iu the Nnugatiick vnlloy. At Full
Hlver , Mtiss. , gales from the south piled in
the water nnd the wharves are Hooded.
Lariro ( ] Unntltios of goods have been washed
away and thousands of feet of lumber are
floating about thehavbor. Two schooners were
badly damaged and the lire * In thu American
printing company mjil Mutncomot mill works
wuro extinguished by the incoming tide. At
Providence and Newport , H , I. , the tide was
the highest tn fifteen years , the railroad
tracks and wharves are under water
and buildings have boon beaten down.
At Highland Light , JMnss. , a terrific
northwest gnlo prevails unit u bad night is
reported nlong the coast. Tlio snmo kind of
reports come from the Maine coast , nud great
damage has been donont Knstport and Cam-
den. The worst snow storm of the season is
on in Quobeo and trains are badly delayed.
llentownVilkosharro nnd other points in
Pennsylvania report u hcavv fall or rain. At
Slattngton nn ice gorge ut Franklin dam has
caused a flood nnd much damage. In Ver
mont bridges have been swept away and
trains delayed by the storms and Hoods.
Struck by an Imiii use Wixve ,
NCT BKHFOIUIMass..Jan.'IS. The steamer
City of rcw Bedforn , which sailed for Now
York this afternoon , returned -late tonight
badly disabled. A. tremendous wave had
struck her , smashing her upper works and
nlmost swamping the vessel. Some of the
crow were painfully hurl and the cargo badly
damaged.
Kneoiiiitcred a Oyulonc.
Fop.Tiinss Moxiton , Va. , .fan. 13. The
steamer City of Washington , from Now Vorlc
'or Havana , is horo. She encountered a cy
clone off. Hat teras last night and was badly
damaged. Olio of the crow was killed and
mother is missing1. Ono passenger. was
badly Injured.
National Cnp'tnl Nntos.
WASHIXOTON , Jan. J2.-s-Seerct.ary AVindom
cut Io the house today with favorab lorecom
tnondatlon'a letter from the commissioner of
ntcrnal revenue , recommending certain
imcndmhuts'toHtio' tax * oriStobacco"among
; hcm that of the tax on American cigars ,
; horoot3 and cigarettes of all descriptions
.vclshiiip not less than 5 pounds per 1,000 , , $1
per 1,000 , ; not less than fi nor more than 15
pounds , ! ; each additional 5 pounds or part
Lucreof a further tux of SI per IIKK ) .
Senator Davis Introduced today n proposed
amendment to the apportionment bill , tbo
purpose of which is to increasa the repre
sentation In the house to ! ! ( ! ( ) . It gives Ar
kansas 7 congressmen , Minnesota 8 , Missouri
IU nnd New York 115.
George II. Storrs , son of the Into Rincry
Storrs of Chicago , .was today discharged
from custody , the papers being declared to
tally deficient.
Heprcsentatlvo Kelly of Kansas today in
troduced In the house a 1)111 ) to pay the sol
diers of the Into war the difference between
the coin value and the face value of the
money received by them for their services ,
and authorizing the secretary of the treasury
to issue a sufficient amount of money to meet
the requirement of the act.
Continuations : Postmasters Nebraska ,
O. F. Smith , Fail-bury. lowa-A. W , Jame
son. Acitloy. Orlstes G. Bailey , register of
the land ofllco nt Blooiningtou , Kan.
The United States supreme court today ad-
vnncea for argument on the second Monday
of the next term the case of the United Slates
vs Ues Moltjes navigation and railway com
pany , involving tbo title to about ono hun
dred thousand acres of land nloug the Des
Molnes river north of liuccoou forks , which
have been In litigation for years.
Stricken from tin ; Docket ,
CHICAGO , Jan. 12. The long pending caio
of James Murphy , proprietor of n big bucket
shop , ngalnst the board of trade and the
Western Union telegraph company for nn in
junction to restrain tbo defendants from
withholding market quotations , was today
stricken from the docket on the strength of a
plea from the defendants that the ooard of
trade several months KO entirely abolished
thodlstrlbutionof market reports , thus doing
away witlrtho discrimination complained of
by tbo plaintiff.
A 'Heavy Dnmnge Suit.
Cmc'Aoo , Jan. 12. What Is said to be the
heaviest damage suit over begun in the
courts was brought today by William Stur-
ges at New York ngalnst John V. Parwell ,
Charles B. Farwell nnd Abner Taylor , the
amount sought being placed at ? l'J'iO,000. ,
The suit is the latest pnaso of a longstanding
ing dispute between the parties and Is baied
on a claim for scrvlcus in negotiating the
bonds for defendants to construct the Texas
state .
cupltol.
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A Visit from Bald Kiinhticrn.
NKVAIH , Mo. , Jan. 12. | Speclnl Telegram
to TMU BnK.J About llfty men visited the
house of John Bcnsloy and his son , Philip
Beasley. and threatened death by. the cnt-o'-
ninu tails if tboy did not leave the country at
once. The men nro accused of stealing cat-
tlo. They will pick up and get at once , for
fciir of the dreaded bald knobbors , of whom ,
it Is Relieved , the mob Is a part
Treasurer AVooilrufT'H Uig Hlmrtngo.
Sr. Louis , AIo. , Jan. 12. A special from
Little Uock says ono of the bondsmen o'f
State Treasurer Woodruff Is reported as hav
ing said Iho lattor's shortage xvould reach
(01,000 , and might reach a larger amount.
Clrciim HOIMCH linninil to Death.
CHICAGO , Jan. 13. The stables of tbo
French amusement cotnpaily , a traveling cir
cus , burned this morning and twenty-live or
thirty horses perished. The lost amounts to
about $10,000.
Prlnoeeon Suorehn : ! .
KANSAS Cm , Mo. , .inn , iv } . ( Special Tele
gram to TUB UKU.I Fire at Princeton , Mer
cer county , Missouri , tonight destroyed the
business part of thu town , with u loss of at
least $ , VUOO. ) ,
-
Muritorcd HI * MIstrotH and Stiluldrd.
ST. Louis , Mo. Jan. 1' ' . Early this morn
ing Prauk F. Mitchell , a gambler , shot and
killed Ilolllo Mayo , a woman with whom ho
hud bcca llvlug , und then committed suicide.
EVERYTHING IN STATD flUO ;
No Material Ohnngo iu the Situation at U > <
Stale Capitol.
BOYD AND TIIAYER BOTH ON HAND ,
Miiuh Speculation n to tim I'rotwblq
Action of the Htipromo Court
, ln the tjiio U'nrrnnlo
Proceeding * ) .
LIS-COI.N ; , Nob. , Jan. 12. [ Specml Telegram
to Tin : IliiK.J The day has passed without
excitement. Governor IJoyd has spent it In
the , Inner room of Ills oftU-o attending to such
business as oamo buforo him nnd receiving i
few political friends , General Thayer put In
most of the day at his ofllco , whoso iloon
were locked a great part of thuthno. In tin
afternoon his reception room was thrown
open for a meeting of the committee appointed
to receive contributions for the drouth suffer
ers In western Nebraska. Early In the even
ing ho issued another statement dollnlug hit
position In tlio quo wnrrunto proceeding , and
ho forwarded copies to tbo newspaper corro-
spondonts.
General Coioof the militia yielded his of
fice and authority to General Vlfiiunln. and
t.oncrnl Colby recognized the latter ns his
superior ,
Everybody nnd everything awaits the no
tion of the supreme court tomorrow on the
quo wnrrnnto proceedings Instituted by Gen
eral Thayer ngalnst Governor Doyd. An in
timation ojniLH from a sotirco stmposi'd to bo
reliable that the court will hold Ihat ( icneral
'J'liaycr is not entitled to tiring the action at
governor , and Is not entitled to any special
consideration because of his claim to
the governorship ; that ho has no
greater claim to relief in this
matter than any private citizen , mid that his
petition to iwoivo the consideration of the
court must bo amended bv striking out these
parts which assume to establish 1111 oulchil
position for Uoncral Thayor. Governor
Boyil's friends regard such a decision as
equivalent toa'dooliirutloii bv the supreme
court that Mr. Hoy'd is governor do facto.
Many things hlugo upon this decision , for
the Independents have ngrcod In caucus to
delay ; all huportmit action uutll the court ha.4
,
pnfscil ; on the disputed governorship.
Iloyd's friends think Thnyer Is mak
ing i preparations to abandon thu con
test us gr.iccfully ns ho can. It Is
known among a few that on his recent trip
west Senator Paddock assured ( ! < incral
Tlmycr's frionUs of nn appointment to a fed
eral position. Tlio place Is not mimed , but is
said to bo worth $1,000 a year. Boyd's '
friends think that If the court rules as indi
cated above. General Thnyer will accept it in
: i denial of his claim to the governorship uud
drop further proceedings.
The action of thu supreme court tombrrow
morning will decide not only Uoyd's ' eligi
bility , but whether the proposed quo war-
ranto proceedings may begin. At a late hour
tonight it Is reported that Judge JS'orvnl Is
for entortainlng the proceedings , that Judge
ISIaxwell is against it , while Judge Cobb has *
not given an intimation of his opinion. Of
interest In this connection is the statement
that Judiio laxxvcll , when General Webster
presented his information , expressed the
opinion quite plainly that the quo wnrranto
proceedings ought to have been brought in
Major's iinino rather than In Tlmyor's.
.Tudgo Cobb Is quoted us making a somewhat
similar romnrlc , which t.re two of tho'pegs on
which tlio friends of Boyd hang tliolr hope ,
It is rumored tonight that if Thnyer's peti
tion is ( lenlcd.MiiJoi-3 will tuko up 'tho cose.
General Webster denies all knowledge of
sueli n plan and declines to express mi opin
ion as to the future proceedings if the court
' .renders . nn ndvcrso ruling. _ , . , , ,
' "When Boyd's ' attorneys Recurcd „ > ith6'man-t- ' '
dnmus compelling the speaker to canvass ana
publish tbo returns with the unavoidable In
cident of declaring Boyd elected to the gov
ernorship it was n Napoleonic strdUo that
upset , several well laid plans , because it was
wholly unexpected , It was argued that the ,
supreme court could not coerce the legisla
ture , n co-onllnnto branch of the htate gov
ernment , but it is held that tbo
court made n'o attempt to do that.
Its mandamus was directed not to
the legislature or ono of its houses ,
but to the speaker , a single Individual , and
merely ordered him to perform ministerial
duty imposed on him by tlio constitution. If
tha action of tbo court tomorrow decides that
Boyd Is governor do facto it Is probable the
Independents will accept the ruling nnd rec-
ocnlzo him as such without further delay.
Hopubllcnns and democrats have done that
since ho was sworn in.
Governor lloyd is said to have been Hooded
with applications for appointive positions.
Editor Hildcbnind of St. Paul and Editor
Davis of Columbus both want Iho oil iu-
siwctorHhip. Dr. Dunn of Lincoln would
like to bo warden of the penitentiary , and
Isaac Oppcnhcimcr of this city bus
put In a clnini for the steward
ship of the hospital for the insane.
A lively contest has already begun for the
appointment as deputy cotmnis.sl.mer of the
bureau of labor statistics. John Jenkins is a
candidate for rcappolntmcnt and claims to
have the eniloraumeiit of inllnoutnil demo
crats. Philip Andres of Omaha is also In the
Held , und apparently has the lead among the
democrats. An Otpaha mall carrier named
Kleffncr ' began working up a case imme
diately 'after UN ) , election by getting the
Knighu of Labor assemblies to pass resolu
tions endorsing him. When ho struck the
assembly to .which Huv. Mr. Williams bo-
loues , that , gentleman asked if lie was
a Knight of l abor. On learning that ho
was , the assembly repudiated the mull car
rier , and hiscuuso got a blow from' which it
has.iiot fully recovered.
tiKXKH.\L C1HE Clll'ItS MX ,
Ylftiunli ) Now In Knll Command ol'tlio
IMilltIn' Forces ,
LINCOLN , Nub. , Jan. la. [ Special Telegram
to Tun Bui : . ] The two claimants to the
adjutant generalship have agreed on n. truce.
General Cole bos conceded General Vifqualn
thu right to issue orders , und if Iho militia
officers on the frontier show any
doubt about whom to obey , General
Cole is to duplicate General Vif-
quain's orders. Telegrams sent nnd received
today show there will bo no conflict or ml.v
unuorstntidlng. General Ylfquuln sent the
following to General Colby ! .
"Noconlllct. Militia here obey mo. Cole
has turned over records of Indian campaign
to mo.mid has ceased to issue orders. You
are in command. Act as Nulirnsk.i expects
you faithfully , ably mid bravely. "
Tholoilowlngls Colhy's response : "Your
message received. Your coiilldenco in mo
and my command will not bo misplaced.
Your telegrams and instructions received. "
Nolettownr ordure camo. Gunornl Vif-
quuiu has taken possession of the adjutant
general's ofllco , but General Cole rutalns ono
room pending thoxottlcmontof the dispute.
Colonel Harry Ilotchkiss , who n acting as
quartermaster general , has boon continued
In his position during the pi'cuont campaign.
' ; , ' HKKATK.
Congress to Bo ANked to Aid In the
Ilollol' of Destitute Faun TH.
The senate wai to convene at 3 o'clock ' thlt
afternoon , but * there was an understanding
tint nothing of importance should bo dona
until Lieutenant Governor Majors should ar
rive , at 4 o'clock , Tlio ofllclal clock had been
turned back , and it was nearly U o'clock when
President Poyntor rapped the house to order.
Tbo only thing done was the approval of
the journal or Saturday's proceedings , It
was Intended to take up the journal of the
joint session , over which u struggle Is an
ticipated. The printed copies contained er
rors , and the senate- tool < Ja recess uutll i
o'clock.
Oil reassembling LleiUtiDRUlUlivari.nrMalt ,