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'ESTABLISHED JUKE 1J ) , 1871. OMAJIA , TIIUHSDAY JULY 2f > , 1895. SINGLE COLT EFVE OliJNTS.
BRAZIL FILES A PROTEST
Claim that England at One Time Waived
All Claim to Trinidad.
ENGLAND READY TO DISCUSS THE MATTER
AfHuort They Took POMMOHHOII | of the
Inland In 17OO nnd that llrnrll
Had > e\er Advanced 1111
Adverse Claim.
ItIO DE JANEIRO , July 24. There Is grow
ing excitement In this city over the occupa-
tlon of the Island of Trinidad by the English.
The government has dispatched two notes to
the British legation of emphatic protest , quot
Ing Ihe order of the British admiralty of
1782 , by virtue of which Trinidad was evac
uated by the English and restored to Portugal.
LONDON , July 24. Referring to the state
ment cabled from New York that Brazil has
formally protested against Great Britain's
claim to the Island , a person In authority , who
was questioned by Ihe representallve of the
Associated press , says that Great Britain's
claim to that Island dates to the year 1700 ,
when Greal Britain took possession of that
Island without objection from Portugal. It
was added that Brazil lia not hitherto ad
vanced any claim , but Great Britain was
ready to discuss In a friendly spirit any rep
resentations which Brazil may wish to make
on the subject.
orpiciAij unroiiT KIIOU CAMPOS.
CliilniM a Vletory f\er the IiiHtirpreatM
lint AilmltN II < -lly IONHON.
HAVANA , July 24. The following official
acsount of the battle of Valenzuela , the first
report of which was cabled exclusively to the
Associated press on July 18 , is furnished to
< - * the correspondent the Associated press.
II confirms the reporl of the battle , the later
details of which were cabled exclusively on
July 21. Acting Captain General ArJjrus ,
who Is In command at Havana during the
nlisence of Captain General Marshal Martinez
de Campos al the front , has Just received the
following message from Captain General Cam
pos.
pos."Left Havana on 12th , started from Man-
zanlllo toward Vergulta and Bayamo. At
Manzanlllo previous to starting I received In
formation which turned out to be misleading
But at VTgulta I was Informed that Maceo
wan In the neighborhood of Bayamo al Ihe
head of a largo force of Insurgents. I had
only 1GOO men with me , but I did not think
It honorable to retreal , and I also Ihought
thai Iho strength of the enemy was exag
gerated , consequently proceeded on my march
nnd eventually met the enemy near Peral-
jos , about three leagues south of Bayamo.
Jly column was commanded by the unfor
tunate General Santoclldes. When the latter
was killed In action I took command. The
battle was a hard fought one. The field was
most unfavorable for the operations of our
troops. The enemy numbered three times
more than we did , and was well supplied with
ammunition and fully equipped. We were
surrounded by fire on four sides and there
were Iwo moments of danger. The firing
lasted five hours and 11 was followed by an
other hour of fighting , In which our rear
guard was engaged. Our losses In killed are
the gallant General Santoclldes , his adjutant ,
Jose Sotomayo , Captain Emzblo Tomas and
twenty-five soldiers , and our wounded were
Colonel Jose Vaquero , Captain Luis Robles ,
First Lieutenant Francisco Sanchez Oretege ,
Captain Trave , and ninety-four soldiers. I
cannot ascertain the losses of the enemy , but
It IB said that they are over 300. General
Stiarev. Valdcz arrived yesterday , the 21st ,
with 1,400 men , nnd we left for Vergulta
today. Tomorrow I shall go to Manzanlllo.
Forward this message to minister of war.
"CAMPOS , Vergulta , July 22. "
A I'OWnUKtJIj CUl'ISRH '
I't-opurlupr Tii o of the Oreat-
ON ( MoJlNterN of the Deep.
LONDON , July 21. The first-class un-
ormored cruiser Powerful , sister ship to the
Terrible , was launched at Barrow today. The
new cruiser will bo much larger nnd of con
siderably greater displacement than any other
cruiser heretofore built by any nation , the
Russian cruiser Rossi , now In course of con
struction , which will have n displacement ol
12,000 tons , probably coming second. The
Terrible , sister ship to the Powerful , was
launched at Glasgow In the last week of May.
She Is first-class cruiser , built of steel and
copper sheathed , her displacement being 14,200
tons and her Indicated horse power 25,000
Her length Is GOO feet , her beam beventy-one
feel and her draughl Iwenty-seven feet. Her
contract requlremenl for speed Is twenty-lwe
knots , and she has coal capacity for 3,00 (
tons , and Is deck protected thioughout. Hei
armament Is as follows : Twenty-nine ten-
Inch guns , twelve-Inch quick firing guns
sixteen twelve-pounder quick firing guns , ter
three pounder quick firing guns and nln <
machine guns. The Terrible trusts for pro
tection to her engines nnd her vital parts to i
highly curved steel deck four Inches thick al
the thickest part , tapering to three Inches al
the ends. By the early spring of 1S9S boU
the Powerful and the Terrible will be read )
for commission , and the drain which Ihe }
will make upon the resources of the admlralt ]
In personnel may be gained from the faci
that each vessel will require a crew ot nc
fewer than 8SO officers and men , or 150 mon
men than Is needed by the largest Brltlst
battleship afloat.
i. > voM'is TIIH PKACU or nuuoi'i :
Maeedonlait IiiHurrectloii HUM Ax
Ninneil a .Mont Critical AHiieet.
LONDON , July 24. A dispatch to tin
Standard from Constantinople says : It 1
reported that yesterday's council decided I
mobilize all the reserves along the who !
seaboard of the empire and In all the prlncl
p.il towns. This measure , entailing grea
financial sacrifice , Is only explained by th
acute situation ot affairs In several spots.
A Vienna dispatch to the same paper says
The Macedonian Insurgents defeated th
Turkish troops Thursday at Permdagh. Th
victors , numbering l.GOO , now Intend to fig-h
their way to Strumnltza , and destroy th
railway In the valley In order to prevent th
advance of reinforcements of troops.
There Is no doubt the Macedonian move
ment Is now so serious that It deserves th
attention ot all Interested In the peace o
nurope.
The Dally Newt has n dispatch from VI
t * % tnna , In which Its correspondent says he 1
Informed thai the cabinets ot Vienna , Berll
fc-V and Rome will perfect an entente with regar
to Macedonia Austria Is entrusted with th
mission , taking a leading part In the affnli
Austria , first ot all , la to prevent the In
Furgents from possessing any part of the roa
to Saloiilca.
Took Out ArniM for the CiihaiiN.
FEKNANDINA. Fin. , July 24. The lw <
masted schooner yachts , Emma B and Sauc
Lass , with two Cuban patriots and a quat
tlty ot arms and ammunition , left this poi
today. Six miles oft the coast the yachl
met the schooner Carrie E. Buckman , whlc
Balled for Kings Ferry two dajs ago , boun
for the Island of Curacoa , off the norther
coast ot Venezuela. The yachts remalne
alongside the Buckmtn long enough to tram
fer the passengers , arms and ammunltloi
which the Buckman will take to Cuba. Tl
yachts left here ostensibly for the snappt
tuning bulks. They have not yet returuei
The transfer was wltnesccd by Harbormasti
Lohmun through a marine glass.
MrlKe. Situation IleeoniliiK Serlou
COLON , Colombia. July 24 The sltuatlc
U becoming worse. The strike of the wlm
and ship laborers , which commenced July 1
and which later extended to the svvltchnu
and others on the railroad , continues A
the steamer * at Panama are Idle , and a
business Is paralyzed. If labor li not pr
cured promptly the transll ot the Isthnu
.Trill be threatened. The men struck I :
higher wages. They were paid $1.50 for workIng -
Ing on the wharves and $175 for working on
board ships. They demanded $1 75 psr day
for wharf work and $2 for working on board
ship. In n place such as this , where thirty-
odd steamers arrive every month , this com
pletely stops business nnd Is n very serious
matter to business men , as well as to the
Panama railroad.
snvniti : MHAstims pou
I'eiu-oiilile ritl/etiM Ordered to fil\e Up
All Their ArniH.
WASHINGTON , July 24. Some Idea of the
severity of the measures which the Spanish
ofilcinls In Cuba have been obliged lo adopt
to check the spread of the Insurrection may
be gathered from the following proclamation
Issued by the governor of Ihe province ot
Santa Clara , n copy of which has been Irans-
ferrcd lo Ihe State deparlmenl by J. J.
Casslnova , vice consul at Clenfucgos :
"D'Augustlne Luguynca , Brigadier Gen
eral , Governor of the Province of Santa Clara.
To the Inhabitants of the Same : The sav-
agcncss of those who apply Ihe torch , who
steal and murder under the cry of 'Viva
Cuba Libre' and to Ihe propagators who ds ! <
grace Ihe Cuban people , recrulllng partisans
for the hordes commanded by the In
cendiaries nnd highwaymen , compel me with
a most painful feeling to adopt energetic
measures which I frankly confess shall be
carried out to the extreme by Ihe noble war
made by our vnllanl army In response to
murder and pillage. For the present I decree
the following edict :
"Article 1. Every countryman on entering
or leaving the towns shall be provided with
his personal certificate nnd with evidence
of the horse he may bo riding nnd shall ex
hibit them to any agent of the governmenl
that might demand them.
"Article 2. It Is prohibited to travel In the
country or In Ihe oulsklrls of the town
from sunset to sunrise , with Ihe undersland-
Ing that the patrol and forces In operntlon
will nrrest nnd put at my disposal all persons
Infringing this rule not provided wllh
the proper permit , which said permit
shall be Issued to them by the military chief
of the department of which they are resi
dents.
"Article 3. All permits to carry arms
which are not countersigned by Ihe military
governor's office are null and \old. Residents
In the country who nre In possession of nny
kind of nrms shall deposit them within
ten dnys within the posts of the civil gunrds
or detnchmenls nearest to their abode , the
chiefs of which shall Issue them n proper
voucher. II Is only for agricultural pur
poses thai working 'machetes' may bo kept
In their residences , but It Is absolutely pio-
hlblted to carry the same out of their re
spective landed property.
"Article 4. Those Infringing the orders
as well as the agitators of open revolt , as
well as those who harbor Ihem , shall bo In
dicted for the crime of rebellion , tried In
accordance with the cede of Justice nnd
punished wllh nil Ihe severity of the civil
laws.
"Arllcle G. The municipal majo-s h 11 pub
lish Wednesday Ihls edict and said anthorltlfs
of this province I hold responsible for Its
full and punctual observance- . _
"Dated Santa Clara , July 1C , 1895.
"AUGUSTIN LUEGE. "
.SallNhurj AVI 11 He Hacked by nil
Oer helinliiK majority.
LONDON , July 24. The polling for Ihe par
liamentary elections , so far as returned ,
leaves the alato of the parties as follows-
Conservative , 32G ; llboral-unlonlsts , CO ; total
unionists , 38G ; liberals , 14G ; Parnellltos , 10 ;
McCarthyltes , CO ; labor , 2 ; lotal opposition ,
217. The net conservative gain thus far Is 81.
The features of loday's relurns were the
conservative capture of four Scotch seats
In addition to three English seats. The
Parliaments were victorious In Southmealh
* nd Iho McCarthyltesi unseated Mr. James
Roquefort McCulre In the west division of
Clare. Mr. McOuIre is ex-Speaker Peel's
soil-In law. The temperance people are de
, lighted In the fad lhat Sir Wilfred Lawson
was re-elected in the Cockermouth division
of Cumberland , but his majority was cut
down by 530 votes In spite of the fact thai t
Lawson Is the largest land owner In the
district , while his opponent was a com
paratively unknown man.
Miss Frances E. Wlllard , president of the
World's Women's Christian Temperance
union , who is the guest ot Lady Henry
Somerset , at Ralgate , lelegraphs lo the As
sociated pre&a to "tell America thai Lawson
the temperance leader , wins. "
There was a serious riot shortly before the
close of the poll al Kllrush , Counly Clare
Ireland. J. F Egan , the dynamiter , who was
. recently released from prlion , drove Into High
street , where he was met with hostile cries
of "Down with Egan , the traitor. " Egan
, defied the crowd and flourished a stick In u
threalenlng manner. Eventually ( he disturb
ance became so berlous that the police
charged the crowd , who retaliated wllh sticks
and stone's. Many persons were Injured In
the fray.
- WAS HUT I'ljAY TOR TIIH SPANISH
How CaiupoN IteKardH Hlx Ilecent Hattie -
tie with the CnbaiiH.
HAVANA , July 24. General Chamber has
had a slight brush with the Insurgents anil
| has dispersed them In the neighborhood ol
Bayaomo. General Martinez de Campos ar
rived on the scene on his way to Santiago di
Cuba. General Ardcrous son-in-law
, the - - ol
the captain general and who was captalr
general here during the absence of Marline ;
do Campos nt Ihe front , has received a letlei
e
from the latter in'which it is said the Insurgents
n
surgents are disbanding In every direction
The letter also confirms the exclusive account :
cabled the Associated press regarding thi
baltlo of Velenzuln.
Speaking ot tbla engagement as If It hat'
been nothing more than sport tor the Spanlsl
troops De Campos adds , however , that then
were two thrilling moments for the troop :
during the battle. One was when Genein
Santocildes was killed , and the second wai
when the Spanish troops wore charged b ]
an overwhelming force of Insurgent cavalry
Major Garildo , commander of the Sant :
Calcentles squadron of cavalry , and a sinal
detachment of the Slmancar regiment o
infantry , has had a brush with the "Insur
gents at Perseverancla , province of Santlagi
do Cuba , In which five of the Insurgent !
were killed and the troops captured a quan
ttty of ammunition , horses and mall matte
from the Insurgents.
Mounmoors I\M > IN CUIIA
Hem > ' IlelnforeeiaeiitH Ilpcf > tvt il Iij
( leiieral Martlnex de Campos.
MADRID. July 24. Ofliclal advices re
celved here from Havana announce that i
gunboat has arrived at Santiago de Cub
from Manzanlllo , bringing Information tha
two columns of Spanish troops , one unde
General Navarro and the other under Colone
Aldave , commanded Jointly by Gc-neral L
Chambro and comprising 4,000 Infat fry , 30
cavalry and three guns , arrived on Sunda ;
last at Nuevltas , the port of Puerto Principe
The dispatches add thai Ihe town of Bayamc
In the province of Santiago de Cuba , vvher
Captain Genera ) Martinez de Campos Is as
cembllng troops has been provided wit
fresh stores of ammunition and provision.
I'll ( ill i\iiloxloii of a lloH-hKlHN.
TOULON , July 24. Further particulars rt
gardlng the accident al a gun trial yesterda
al Homines show that Admiral Chute
he Mlnolrs , Lieutenant Esplnassy and anothe
er officer and several sailors were watching th
id. trials of HotchklEs guns when a charge e >
plodcd as U was being Inserted In the breec
ot the piece. Lieutenant Esplnassy's Ja' '
was blown off and he was otherwise woumlei
One sailor was killed and the admiral an
third officer , us well as several sailors , wer
irf slightly Injured.
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Morooeo | 'IIN lli-in y DamaKeH.
TANGIER , July 24. The German const
illus at Ihls pod lus been paid the eum ot $50 ,
illo
o 000 a tndemnltv upon tha part of Morocc
user for Ihe murder of a German trader name
or Rocks loi.
FOUND BONES IN THE CELLAR
Chicago Detectives Make What They Con
sider an Important Discovery.
SUPPOSED TO BE HOWARD PITZEL'S '
lliillilliiur HUH Ili-eii Condemned UN n
Fire Trap ItH rilniNy Construc
tion and Many I'IIKHIIUCMIIIJ
Homier It IJaiiBerouN.
CHICAGO , July 24. What seems beyond a
doubt to be portions of a human skeleton were
found today In the basement of H. H. Holmes'
building In Sixty-third street. The bones
were viewed by a number of detectives and
workmen , all of whom pronounced them a
portion of a human backbone and ribs. Chief
of Police Bidpnoch wns notified and Imme
diately went to the house. The chief said
that the find apparently left little doubt that
murder had been committed In the gloomy
" " notified to take
"Castle" and the coroner was
charge of the ghastly discovery.
The supposed human bones were found by
one of the gang of laborers wMch for several
days has been digging In the dark basement
of the Holmes house , where various bits of
evidence had been found that encouraged the
police In their seirch for the remains of the
missing Minnie Williams and her sister. The
find today was made at a depth of about two
feet , close to a foundation wall In the base
ment. The detectives who are In charge of
the work are confident that the bones are
thosp of a woman , but a physician was called
to make an examination.
When the find was reported to Chief Bad-
enoch he started at once for Englewood In
company with Inspector Fitzpatrlck to verify
Hie telephone message. The bones were
packed In damp earth , with which had been
mixed quick lime. Seven ribs were found ,
and with them what resembled a bit of Jaw
with two teeth attached A portion of a lady's
pocket , with a large puffed sleeve , lay with
the bones , and on the cloth was a bunch of
hair , which , however , was so badly discolored
that Its original shade could not be deter
mined.
Dr. Charles North , to whom the bones
were submitted for examination , pronounced
them portions of a human skeleton. He had
not applied chemical tests , he said , but aftei
a superficial examination he had no doubt
that they were human bones. The find was
mysterious , as neither the skull nor any of
the leg bones were found with the ribs and
bits of vertebrae.
A small vial containing a peculiar looking
fluid was found with the skeleton , but Its
nature could not be determined without
tests , nnd It wns accordingly sent to a chem
ist for analysis.
Chief Badenoch this afternoon pronounced
the bones found In Holmes' basement to be
those of a child from C to 10 years of age.
The surmise Is that the skeleton is that of
little Howard Pltzel , or Mra. Connor's little
g'jl , Gertrude.
The famous "Castle , " built by H. II.
Holmes at Sixty-third and Wallace streets ,
has been marked for destruction by the
building department. Inspector F. Mc-
Laughlln has sent a letter to Building Com
missioner Downey , calling his attention to
the many defects In the structure and pro
nouncing It a menace to life and limb. Dur
ing the exploration of the secret rooms and
concealed stairways the fllm y and Inflam
mable nature of the building was discovered.
INDIANAPOLIS , July 24. Detective Geyer
arrived here this afternoon. He says he Is
satisfied that Howard Pltzel was never taken
away from here , and that Holmes followed
his plan In other cities , rented a house
here , In which he murdered the boy and
burled him , probably under It. It is upon
this theory that he will work here , and , al
though he dees not admit It , he evidently
has some Important Information which he
Is not > el willing to make public.
FOUND ANOTHER BURYING GROUND
The workmen , continuing their search In
another portion of this central basement
found a second bed of quicklime. In till ;
Just before their labors ended for the day
they discovered the metatarsal bones of t
human body. They expect tomorrow to un
cover other bodies burled In this charnel
, house of Englewood. The body found early
In the day Is supposedly that of Pearl Con
nor , the daughter of Julia L. Connor , for
, merly wife of C. 1. Connor , once of Mus-
catlne , la. , later at 99 Madison street , this
city. Both mother and child have beer
missing slrce the summer of 1892. The
woman was betrayed by Holmes , her hus
band securing a divorce from her. She lived
with Holmes at the Castle , and some lime
In July or August , 1S92 , she and her chile
disappeared. That it was the boly of lh (
child found yesterday there can be llttli
question.
As the result of the finding of a human skele
ton , believed to bo thai of Gertrude Connor
in Ihe suhcellar al the Holmes house at 901
Sixty-third streel today , Chief Badenoch ha
decided to hold Joseph C. Owens and Pat
rick Qulnlan , Iho Iwo Janitors of the build
ng , for further Investigation. The chief o
'police came to the conclusion to hold thi
men after an examination , which was con
ducted In his office , and which lasted nearl ;
five hours. From their answers to questions
he believes both men have guilty knowledgi
o the criminal operations of the mat
Holmes , and the finding of the bones nov
r leaves no doubt thai In addition to his knowi
swindling operations , Holmes Is also guilt ;
of murder In Chicago.
As a result of the discovery of Ihe bone
loday , another warranl for the arrest o
Holmes will be sworn out In Chicago. A
' Mlnler , the nephew of Julia Connor , whi
swore out the warrant Tuesday on the chargi
of murdering his aunt , will now take out i
second warrant charging him with the mur
der of the little girl , Pearl Active step
were also taken today to secure warrants 01
the charge of murdering the Williams slstere
The hunt Is now on , not to end until Holme
a Is cither taken to Toronto or broughl t
Chicago.
TORONTO , July 24. At the Inquest 01
the body of Alice Pltzel tonight a verdict o
0 wilful murder was returned against Holmes
ACCOUNTS FOR THE BONES.
PHILADELPHIA. July 24. H. H. Holme
T was visited In his cell today by his counsel
William Shoemaker. For two hours Holme
spoke freely of the bones and other frag
ments of human anatomy found In his "cas
tie" In Chicago. After the Interview Mr
Shoemaker told an Associated press re
porter the substance of his client's state
ments , Mr. Shoemaker says Holmes de
clared the tuft of human hair found in tin
chimney could not have belonged to Mlnnl
: Williams , for the reason the chimney was
new one , put In after the girl's disappear
anco. As to the bones , he said they were no
those of Gertrude Connor , Minnie William
or any other person whom he was charge
with having murdered. "The police slmpl ;
don't know what they are talking about , '
Holmes continued , "when they say so man
people are burled , their bones being In differ
ent places In every nook and corner I coul
find throughout the country.
"Quite a while ago I made a statement t
the Philadelphia authorities that they wer
liable to find human bcnes In many dlfferen
places all over the continent. I then frankl
admitted that I had been engaged In a nuni
bcr of Insurance swindles , which did not pa
out. One ot these was for n $40,000 poltc
and had to bo abandoned In an embryonl
state because the officers of the com pan
became sutplclous. The Idea was to hav
the body of a woman found In her home , an
afterward the corpse of a man with a bulk
In his head to make U appear a case c
murder and suicide. I got bodies from
graveyard to represent the wife and sen , bi
the alleged husband's body had not bee
procured when the Insurance agents learne
of the sclieme and the body had to be dl :
posed ot In the best way I could. I ha
them embalmed and put In trunki , whlc :
were cent to a cold storage warehouse. lit
fore my preparations could be complete
however , the manager of the storage ware
house notified me to take the trunks nwa
1 or be Mould sell the contents. I aid so , an
the bodies were burled In separate places.
'VMiero they are the police must .find out. "
Holmes ridiculed the theory that the sub
terranean tank found In the Chicago estab
lishment had been uied for the secretion ot
his victims and said that U hod served as
nothing more harmful than n vat for Illumi
nating oil used on the premises.
The dumb waiter was accounted for by the
fact that during the World's Mir there had
been n restaurant on one ot the upper floors
of the building. In the transfer ot properties
between himself and Minnie Williams , he
added , In which ho had secured the Fort
Worth property , a note In th& shape of a
mortgage was given by Minnie Williams and
endorsed "Horace A. Williams , " who was tup-
posed to be her brother. She never had n
brother , however , and the endorser was
Holmes himself.
TIM.I.S A HATimii nsny STOIIY.
Demented Voting Mail CoiifoNNoH to
nmaiinel Church Murders.
SANTA CRUZ , Cal. , July 24 , In the county
Jail of Santa Cruz Is confined William F.
Barrett , who says he murdered Blanche Lament -
mont and Minnie WHIIajns In Emanuel
church last April. He gave himself up to the
chief of police as a dangerous criminal last
night. This morning he was discharged as
a harmless lunatic. Then he went to the
sheriff , to whom he confessed his guilt as the
perpetrator of the Emanuel church murders
To the district attorney he told a story that
at first seemed plausible , but when Barrett
went Into the details of the crime the Incon
sistencies of his statements convinced his
auditors ot his perfect Innocence and com
plete Insanity.
Barrett , who was formerly n. waiter In a
San Francisco restaurant , sajg he saw Dur-
rant nnd the two girls on a street car , and
admiring Miss Lament and Miss Williams ,
he boarded the car In the hope ot making
their acquaintance. The trio alighted at
Emanuel church , Barrett following. Durrani
and Miss Lament entered the church ,
followed by Barrett-while Miss Wil
liams waited outside. Barrett says
he hid behind n pew. Detecting an odor
of escaping gas , Durrani went to the belfry
to stop the leak. Barrett nays he seized nnd
attempted to assault Miss Lamont. To slide
her screams , ho choked her and she suddenly
dropped dead. To silence Miss Williams , Bar
rett says he then stabbed her with a knife
from the restaurant. Meantime Durrani had
been overcome by the gas and was KO dazed
that he did not see Barrett carrjlng the
bodies to the belfry. Barrett says he did not
wish Durrani to be hanged for his crime , and
that he was sure he would eventually be
found out.
Barrett resembles Durrani In personal np-
pearanc ° He has worked here as a waiter
but Is periodically dissipated. He persisted
In his statements , despite a severe cross-ex
amination , Ho will be examined for in
sanity , f
SAN FRANCISCO , July-i4 ! The trial of
Theodore Durrani for the murder of Blanche
Lament will be resumed tomorrow. The dis
trict attorney will then present nfildavlts
stntlng that Durrani can Have a fair trial
here , nnd U Is expected the motion for n
chnnge of venue will be denied. The county
Jail Is besieged by women dully , anxious to
see Durrani nnd to leave flowers for him
In both wishes they nre disappointed. The
Jailers say Durrani enjoys his notoriety. He
has hitherto paid little attention to religions
matters , bul is now receiving1 Ihe visits of n
Roman Catholic priest and It is said he will
embrace that religion. Funds for his defense
are said to be supplied by relatives In Can
ada.
o
AIIOUT TIIIIOUOII AVITH EVIDCNCD.
MM ear Pr. Hearn AVnn at Home the
Mlilt of the'Murder. .
ST. LOUIS , July 24. A dispatch t6 tfie
Post-Dispatch from Hannibal , Mo. , says
Today will about finish up ? the , llearn-De
Young HbeLftUlt sq far as' ' the taking ol
depositions'goes In Ihls clly. It Is definitely
settled thai Mrs. Hearn Mill not go on the
stand.
Miss Virginia Hearn , tha 20-year-oll
daughter of Dr. Hearn , testified today that
on the night of Ihe murder after their re
turn from the Munger party she heard hei
fal'aer about the house up to the time she
wenl to sleep , about 1 o'clock.
Mrs. William C. Perkins , a sister of Dr
Hearn's first wife , remembered hearing hei
mother often talk about the murder. Hei
mother had often cold she could swear thai
, Dr. Hearn never left the house after hi
came In from the party. .
, Mrs. Mary L. Smith , who had been Dr
Hearn's school teacher In' Versailles , Ky. , Ir
1S65 , and who had lived In Hannibal sine
1872 , testified thai up lo Ihe lime ot Ihe mur
der his reputation was of Hie best.
Willis M. Baxter. W. It. Pitts , John Frank
lln , Dr. P. L Kabler , John I ) , Garlh , presl
- dpnl of the Farmers and Merchants hank
John II. Franklin and CN. . Lee weio pui
on the stand by the plaintiff to testify t
his reputation prior to the munler. The )
all said it was good , but as with those callec
on yils subject yesterday admitted tha1
rumor had connected the names of Dr. ant
Mrs. Hearn with tile murder.
Colonel Rufus F. Anderson , whose nami
has been closely connected with Dr. Hearn'i
In a 1 the ccandal attaching to the Stlllwel
murder , followed the above named gentle
man and swore to the doctor's good rcputa
tlon prior to the murder. Ho knew Dr
: Hearn particularly well , having an office to
years with him In the samebuilding. . Thi
witness was asked It Mrs. Stlllwell visits
his office In Hie early part of December am
asked about securing a divorce from Mr
Stlllwell , as deposed by Pierre Heather.
"I have no recollection of any such event,1
cald Co'onel Anderson , "I had no more thai
a speaking acquaintance with her until th
death .of her husband. I knew ot no dls
cgreement between her and her husband
So far as I knew they were gelling aloni
nicely. If any such conference had Irans
plred I nin satisfied thai it would Slave 1m
: pressed Itself on my mind. "
"Did you urge Mrs. Stlllwell to get a d"i
* vorce from her husband ? "
"I never did , sir : never ! "
"What , If nnj thing , did you know of
criminal Intimacy between .Mr ? . Stlllwell an
Dr Hearn ? "
"Nothing In the world- "
Colonel Anderson then detailed n convet
cntlon belween hlmse'f and Mrs. Browr
Dr Hearn's mother-in-law , relative to th
doctor's presence In the house the nigh
of the munler. It corresponded to Mrs. Per
kin's statement , made jrcijtcrday.
The cross-examination pf Colonel Anderso
was not finished al 12 c-'tlocU. . when Judg
Harrison adjourned Hie hearing null ) 1:30. :
Killed Tno ulth IIur DlljTKor.
LOUISVILLE , July 24-r-A , special lo th
Times from Barboiiravllle , Ky. , says : Lat
lasl night Rosa Gardena woman of ba
character living near Corbin In this count ]
became Involved in a"tUfflhulty with tw
other women , named Mary Sullivan and Liz
zle Brown , in which she , used'n two-edge
. dagger , cutting one ot the , glrU in the heal
and the other In the abdomen , from whlc
3t they Immediately dleil. The murderess es
capsd to Whltley county , where she gav
herself Into the hands ot the authorities Ju ;
In time to save herself fromthe violence of
tremendous mob , which was In close pursul
with the Intention of suspending her to th
most convenient limb. Great excitement pr <
vails throughout this city.- amiviolence ma
result. The fight occurred over some me
calling at the bouse and was the direct ou
come of Jealousy.
Tuo Prominent lMiMlelimt4 Dead.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , July 24. ( SpSei.
Telegram. ) Two of the most prominent i > h >
slclans of this city died today. Dr. Fr.vicl
Kyle , sitter ot Senator Kyle , died In the Cli
cage hospital , where she had an opsntlo
performed to remove an abcess. Dr. J. I
L blond. aged 70 jears'died here thlt pftei
noon. He settled at Brownsville In 1858 , was
member of the first legislature of Mlnncsji
and helped make the constitution of th :
state.
(1
llanehmaii DrtiKKed < Death.
*
d CHEYENNE , Wyo. , July -Sped ( ;
h Telegram. ) The dead body or Andrew Mllle
he
e- a ranchman , has been found at the mouth i
ed.
d. Big Goose canyon , near Sl'erldan. He was cv
dently dragged to death by a horse he w :
iy leading , as part of a larUt was found a
id I tached to his body ,
GENERAL PEEBLES IN LIMBO
Leader of the Thurston County Army Ar
rested for Conspiracy.
TAKEN BEFORE AN INDIAN JUSTICE
Startling : Prelude < o the Council lle-
tneeit < hiIiulltiiiH mid the Con-
KreMNlonnl Delegation on < liu
IloNerv atloii llenult of Talk.
OMAHA AGENCY ( by Courier to Pender ) ,
Neb. , July 24. ( Special Telegram. ) Hardly
had the congressional delegallon , with an
cscorl of nearly 100 citizens of Pender , after
a ride of twenty-five miles across the beau
tiful rolling lands of Thurston county , en
tered Iho confines of Captain Beck's reser
vation when Deputy Marshal Hoehmo
swooped down on William E. Peebles and
John r. Meyers , placing them under arrest
as conspirators against the government ot
Iho United States.
It was the first gun from Captain Beck , and
tlie delegation of citizens , together with the
congressional delegation , were somewhat non
plussed over the turn affairs had taken.
Captain Beck said he was tired of fooling
and proposed to execute the laws 0.1 he found
them on the statute books , and wanted It
distinctly understood thai ho was responsible
for the agency and the wards of the govern
ment.
The warrant which Deputy Marslial
Bochmo read to Peebles and Meyers also In
cluded the names of John S. Lemmon and
George S Harris , who were not presenl al
the conference with the Indian ! . The war-
lanl charges Iho men with "conspiracy to
oppose the government of the United States
b/ force , and to effect the objccl of said con
spiracy did then and there counsel and advise
certain evicted tenants , to the affiant un
known , on the Wlnnebago reservation In op
position to and In defiance of the order of
W. H. Beck , a duly appointed Indian agent ,
having charge of the Wlnnebago reservollon
under and by Ihe authority of the Interior
department , contrary to the form of the
statute In such case made and provided and
against the peace and dignity of Ihe United
States.
States.AS
AS TO ARMED INTERFERENCE.
"The affiant further says that Ihe advice of
Iho said W. E. Peebles , John S. Lemmon ,
George S. Harris and John F. Meyers did on
July 19 , 1895 , delay Ihe execution of the laws
of the United States In the Wlnnebigo and
Omaha reservations In the district aforesaid ,
and to effect the object of said conspiracy did
then and there counsel , advise and arm cer
tain evicted tenants In said reservallon to affi
ant unknown , In opposition to and In defiance
of Captain W. H. Beck , and did then and
there conspire to seize by force the property
of the United States , and did arm and direct
certain evicted tenants to BO upon said
reservallon , and with force and arms nfore-
said did enter said reservation , seize and take
possession of the lands and property afore
said , In opposition to the duly constituted
authority ; now , therefore , jou are commanded
In the name of the president of the "united
States to apprehend the said W. E. Peebles ,
. John Lemmon , John S. Harris and John E.
Meyers wherever found In your district and
bring their bodies forthwith before me or any
other commissioner having Jurisdiction of said
matter , to answer complaint , that he ma }
then and there ba dealt with according to
: law for said offense.
"ASHLEY LONDROSH ,
"Approved : Justice of the Peace.
"A. J. SAWYER ,
"United States Attorney. "
PEEBLES WAS ANGRY.
Peebles , when served with the warrant ,
said thai it was entirely In keeping with the
policy of Captain Beck ever since he came
to the agency , and that he would appear be
fore Justice Londrosh of the Wlnnebago pre
cinct and waive examination to the United
Stales district c urt.
Tals excitemenl bslng somewhal abated ,
Iho council was erected unler the shade ot
i number of trees fronting the school house of
the Omahas. The congressional delegation
took seats and in front and around them were
gathered at least 200 members of the Omaha
tribe , ani from the line of dusky natives
of the soil which Is In so much controversy
the pipe of peace was circulated. It slowly
: ame up the semi-circle of old men nnd
hardy bucks of Ihe tribe of Nebraska
H was an 'deal day for such a
council. The scene , too , was dramallc , and
full of Interest to Ihe dweller In the city
Senator Allen opened the- council by stating
through an Interpreter that when he was
( here a month ago he said he would visit
them again nnl talk with them fully with
reference to their lands , the question of al
lotment being uppermost. He then Intro
duced to the Indians with solemn formality
Senator Thurston and Congressmen Melkle-
John , Strode and Andrews.
"We arc here , " said Senator Allen , "for
Ihe purpose ot listening to your wants and
your grievances. We will then go to the
Wlnnebago reservation , where Iroublcs of a
far dlfferenl characler command our atten
tion. The Indians will now be heard several
Interpreters being provided and will tell us
whal you say. "
Captain Beck suggested that an Indian In
favor of allotmenl be requesled lo speak
first and than an Omaha opposed to an al
lotmenl be heard , which suggestion was
adopted.
FROM THE INDIANS' SIDE.
Henry Fontenelle , a quarter breed and a
trapper In the Irlbe , was flrsl to be heard
Two years or more ago , Fontenelle said , the
Omahas met In the blacksmith shop and In
council assembled agreed to make a lease to
Edward Farley of some 23,000 acres of unim
proved land for five years. He paid per acre
originally 6 cents , later It was Increased to
10 cents , then got as high as 25 cents. When
the lease expired Farley wanted to renew the
land for five years , but the tribe objected
for the reason that they wanted the use of the
lands for themselves. They decided to lease
It for one year. "Two weeks later I heard
Farley had a lease ot pasture for five years ,
tit arid I Inquired of the Omahas , and they said
that the lease had been made with the clause
that should the allotment be made within
that time then the lease would cease. In this
lease thai was made of twelve councilmen -
men only five signed. I took this lease to
Captain Beck. He read the lease , and with
vehemence said that such a lease should
jiever be made. He said first as soon as Far
ley had paid $2,000 the allotment would be
made. Since then nothing has been done.
We have written to the secretary of the In
terior since the passage of the law allowing
allotment , but no answer has ever been
received. These lands have been the subject
of bitter controversy , bad feeling and quar
rels , and now we want the lands allotted to
remove the questions forever. "
WHAT WOULD SATISFY.
,0
Senator Thuraton wanted to know If the
Indians would be satisfied to have the sec
retary approve the leases , provided allot
ment was made. Tontcnelle thought they
would. The senator then asked If the leases
made by the minors should be approved b )
the secretary of the Interior If the Indlar
would be satisfied , and Fontenelle though !
he would. Fontenelle then went Into a con-
slderatlon of the conflict between state ant
federal law as to allotment , and he touched
upon the citizenship question , which plays
Important a part In the question on the Oman :
Indians. Tnen the Indian proceeded to glvt
his ideas of Captain Beck , which were forceful -
ful , He said he thought an army officer wai
a gentleman , but he had reluctantly beer
csmpellej to change his opinion under Cap
r- tain Beck's management. "One mornlnf
Beck came at me like a bear with a son
head because I oppose Tom Sloan's Joining
our tribe , the Omahas , " and he sat down.
Silas Wood , one of the Interpreters , and t
very bright Omaha , gave his understand' '
Ing pf the Farley lease , he being tin
ialr Interpreter on the occasion of Its making
r , Then he came to the allotment questlot
of and this he seemed to have well In hand
"I brought a paper In favor of allotmen
homo from Pendcr about two years ago , '
he nalij , "and an OmUia , Louts Hamilton
circulated it. It seemed at the time tha
we Omahas desired the allotment. After
ward we got together and font two repre
sentatives to Washington , Slmlchnha and
White Horse , with Mr. Peebles. " but ho
was against allotment today. He sild he
was glad of the situation for the protection
that had been thrown around the lands of
the Omahas. Had congress not done any
thing , the white people would have como
In and taken everything. "The white people
stand about and bile their teeth and wish
wo had our lands In fee simple , that they
could eat the lands.
SAW A SNAKE IN HIS DREAM.
"I hid a dream one night , nnd the Great
Spirit came to mo nnd whispered that a
snake would come. Ho told me to leave the
land alone. The snake Is the white man. Tha
white bojs will give the Indian whisky , mnko
him drunk , and then when drunk will got the
Indian to sign n paper giving away all rights
In the lands. We ought to depend upon the
government altogether. The lands ought to
bo sa they are now , for the whisky Is botherIng -
Ing the Indian bovs much. The old folks
want the allotment , the young folio don't
want It. The old men forget their children. "
Wlilte Horse , oneof the councllmen , told
of his trip to Washington. Ho wan for
allotment , saving"I desire my people to
advance , and that at the end of twenty-five
jtais they may bo able to appreciate the
usages of civilization. " He had been prom
ised by the government that the Indians
would bo free In twenty-five years In their
property , as well as persons. One-half the
tribe wants allotment , the other half doesn't.
"I wish the children could have their allot
ment , then the difficulty would bo over. I
wish people to stop making speculations
n my land. I want to do with
ny land what I pleise , white people try to
neftt off me. As the land belongs to us and
e ought to have some say In It. To the Wln-
ibagoes the Omahas gave half their resor-
atlon. He Is my brother. They como down
lie river starving , and the Omahas took them
Now the Winnebagoes killed an Omaha
ndlan today and we want them removed and
ur lands given back to us. "
INTERPRETED BY A WOMAN.
Towajapa asked that Mrs. Walter Dlddock ,
daughter of the late Chief Ironeje , Interpreter
or him , and the novelty of an Indian
oman acting In this capacity was
( leasing She "nas low voiced , but very
'leasing ' , and the poetry of the Indian tongue
as magnified by her Interpretation.
"Sometimes , " said ho , "when I look at
uyself I wonder why God created the In
Ian , for he Is so Ignorant. If Captain Beck
ad not come amongst us and made a little
ilace for me I would be a tramp. Ho op-
oscd the Idea of leasing unallotted lands for
iasture purposes , but favors the leasing of
lands for agricultural uses. "
Slndehaha followed , nnd several othec In-
lans , pro and con , on the question. Captain
eck then took the stand and took up In
otall the allegations of those In favor of
llotment , Incidentally charging Peebles with
romotlng discontent and generally being an
ncendlary character. Much of his talk Is
. ell known , but his explanation of the man
or In which his police behaved was new
o those present. Ho stated that ho was
cling under Instructions from the Indian bti-
eau , and If he was wrong It was through
he action of higher authority.
Senator Thurston took up the citizenship
.uestlon with the captain nnd elicited much
information that will be of servlo ? to the com
mission. The senator suggested that
.he captain had finished that In order to
est the feeling In allotment n vote be taken
gainst the Indians present , and they were
Ivlded off , seventy-six men nnd six women
sing counted for a'lotment and forty-one men
nil four women against allotment.
W. E. Peebles then made a personal cx-
.danatlon of his connection with the allot-
rrjenl question , which was pointed and direct.
Senator Thurston addressed the tribe , say-
ng he was pleased at what he had heard ,
ho delegation would aim to make laws for
ho good of the Indians and for their chll-
ren : that they would bo protected from the
greed of wltlto men or their own race.
The council finished Its deliberations at 6-30
and the visitors left for the Wlnnebago reser-
atlon , where they will hold a session to
night.
NOT covirriM : Tin :
Seeretnr > CarlUle ThlnKx the Work
mill Worry Are Ton Clreiit.
RICHMOND , Va. , July 24. A represent.-- !
ive of the state had an Interview with
Secretary Carlisle yesterday. The Interviewer
said to Mr. Cnrlldq that many democrats
regard him as a man for the presidency , and
as the only legitimate successor to President
Cleveland.
" " said the "notwlthstand-
"Well , secretary , -
ng that the presidency Is the greatest honor
that can bo bestowed , I do not want the
office. I have seen too much of the hard
work attached to It. The responsibility is
not only tremendous , but the work multi
plies and becomes more exacting every year.
A man must have an Iron constitution to
stand It. I am sincere when I say I do not
want the nomination and election. I will
certainly do nothing toward getting the nom
ination. "
Mr , Carlisle then went on to say that
not since the government was founded has
any administration had such trying times
as this administration has had to contend
with.
'How about the third term talk ? Many
people are expressing a desire to see Mr.
Cleveland nominated again next year. "
'As close as I am to the president , " said
Mr. Carl'sle , "he has never referred to that
subject In my presence. I know no more
about It than you do. But as Mr. Cleve
land did not seek the nomination of 1892 , It
seems needless to say that he will not be a
willing candidate next year. I know he
did not want to run the last time. "
WIIUAT Avnvr IT WITH A iiusii.
Ijjht IleeoliitM anil Stronger Call Ion
beared the Shot-In.
CHICAGO , July 24. Wheat went up with a
w lid rush today , closing almost G cents higher
than yesterday , at 72i ! cents. The principal
cause for the sensational advance was the
very light movement of winter wheat , which ,
with higher fore'gn markets , scared the
shorts Into a wild tcramblo for cover.
The market started with -unusual vim ,
opening about 1 cent higher , at GSVfc cents.
For a time trade was light , but the specu
lators were nervous , and trade of any mag
nitude showed an Immediate effect upon
prices. The receipts of new wheat were
very light , the total receipts , with last ycar'a
comparison , being as follows-
Chicago receipts tcdiy , 37.000 bushels ; last
year , 324,000 bushels. St. Louis receipts to
day , C'J.OOO bushels ; last year , 191,000 hush-
els. Toledo receipts today , 41,000 bushels
last year , 237,000 bushpls. Detroit receipts
today , 5,000 bushels ; last jear , 06,000 bush
els. Total receipts today , 152,000 bushels
last year , 808,000 bushels. Out of the twen
ty-one cars received In Ch'cjgo ' today only
eighteen were now wheat , and nonet of these
contracts. In addition to the light receipts
there were reports of crop damage , and the
unexpected advance abroad , too , aided In
the rout of the bears. Pardrldge , who was
said to bo heavily short , was a liberal buyer ,
and other big shorts also were on the run
The price had several big tumbles during
the day on the taking of profits , but neai
the close there was a frantic rush to covci
by scared shorts , and the prices went sky
ward and closed with September at 72'j
cents , as compared with 67 % cents at lasl
night's close.
riiiun o.\ Tim SOIIOOMK IAM ; .
Hoarded by a lloat'H Crew and Then
Allotted to I'roeeed.
BREAKWATER , Del. , July 24. Th (
schooner Currle A. Lane , which has Jusi
arrived at this port , reports that on th <
4th Instant , while off Cape Antonio , ehi
was fired upon by a Spanish man-of-war
Two shots were sent across her bow one
when she hove to the man-of-war cent off t
boat's crew to learn what port the tchoonei
hailed from.
Theater lCHtro > ed h > I'lrc.
BONN , July 24. The Relchsrallen theate
wai destroyed by fire last night. The audl
ence escaped and only one person wai In
lured *
WILL SEND SOLDIERS
Troops to Proceed to the Scene of the Jack *
son's Hole War.
SITUATION IN WYOMING IS NOW SERIOUS
Expectation of a Fight with the Bannocks
Causing Settlers Apprehension.
GOVERNMENT HOPES TO AVERT FIGHTING
General Coppingor Ordered to Proceed at
Oiico to the Locality. "
CAVALRY FROM FORT ROBINSON STARTS
jomliiK OlllelnlM tlrtte Iliinte In the
Movement , UN the Duunor of tf
llattle IN Imminent MCuu-
tloii at hnndoMii.
WASHINGTON , July 24. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Al 2.30 o'clock this afternoon orders
ere Issued by the War department direct-
g General Copplnger , commanding the De-
lartmenl of the Platte at Omaha , to pro-
: ecd at once to the sccno ot the Bannock
ndlan troubles in Wyoming and ascertain
he o\act situation , and , pending that , to
rdcr such a force of troops from his de-
artmciit as he may deem necessary to pro-
ect the settlers and compel the Indians to
eturn to tlielr reservation.
This action was taken In compliance with
ha request of the Intel lor department. A
elegram was received at the Interior dc-
lartment this morning from Agent Toter
itatlng that 300 of the Bannocks had left
he Foil Hall reservation , and had refused
o return. The agent stated that the set-
ers were In danger , and asked for a de-
achmcnl of troops. Hence the action of the
nterlor department.
Captain Anderson , at Yellowstone park ,
as Informed the Interior department that
.he Princeton students were all safe , and
hat be had had a conversation with a num-
ier of them.
Orders telegraphed lo General Copplnger
ro for him to Issue Iho necessary orders
or the movement of suc.1i a force of troops
.s ho shall deem requisite for carrying out
ho request of the Department of the In-
erlor lo prevent n conflict between the In-
lans and the white settlers and to return
.ho Indians to their proper reservations.
General Copplnger Its Instructed to proceed
: o the scene of the disturbance and to por-
onally direct the- operations ot the troops ,
lo Is also advised thai It he shall desire the
use of Iho troops from other departments
in accounl of their closer proximity ho
hall Indlcale to the Wac ilejmrtment the
ipcclal force desired. The last mentioned
nstructlon Is given for Ihe purpose of per
mitting General Copplnger to obtain troops
'rom ' the Departmenl of Iho Colorado or ot
.he Columbia If considered necessary.
Late yesterday afternoon General Coppinger
received Instructions from Secretary of War
jimont to proceed at once to the scene ot
he Indian troubles and quiet the d sturbance.
The general at once telegraphed the com
manding officer at Forl Robinson to have
four companies of the Ninth cavalry ready
o march at daylight this morning.
The troops will go to Cheyenne , and from
there to Granger over Iho Union Pacific.
From Granger to Market Lake they will
go over the Short Line , 'leaving the latler
road al Market Lake , marching 150 miles
across the country to Jackson Hole.
General Copplnger will leave for the west
on the first train today , and will be accom
panied by his aide , Lieutenant Hutchenson ,
and Chief Quartermaster Humphrey. The
medical corps at Fort Robinson will accom-
piny the cavalry.
General Co plnger's department Includes
the section now threatened by the revolt , with
all the adjacent army posts , except Fort Yel
lowstone.
IHITAI.O ; soi.mmts I-ACICIM ; DP.
ii-st bqiimlroii of the Ninth
I'reparlnK to Mareh.
TORT ROBINSON , Neb , Jujy 24. ( Special
Telegram. ) Four troops of the Ninth cav
alry are packing up , drawing rations and
ammunition preparatory to taking the
train some tlmo tonight for the seat ot the
Indian troubles. They will bo under com
mand of Major A. R. Chaffce , with the first
squadron , composed ot troops D ( Loud ) , D
( Stedman ) , II ( Dlmmlck ) , and I ( Gllfouley ) .
Stock and box cars for the horses and baggage -
gage and coaches for the troops are being
made up In Chadron by the Fremont , Elkhorn -
horn & Missouri Valley railway , thlrly mtloa
east of hero ,
TETER ASKS FOR TROOPS.
WASHINGTON , July 24. The secretary ot
the Interior has requested the secretary ot
;
war to send troops to the scene of the Indian
disturbance In Wyoming and It Is understood
; thai the request will be granted as noon as
the official papers are received by the eecre-
tary of war and that troops will ba ordered
Instantly to Ihe vicinity of the trouble.
The action ot the Interior department was
taken upon receipt ot the following dispatch
this morning from Indian Agenl Tctcr , who
was ordered lo go from the Fort Hall reserva
tion In Idaha to Investigate the trouble *
between the whites and Indians In Wyoming
and to Induce the Indians lo return lo the
reservations :
FORT HALL , Idaho , July 24. Drowning ,
Commissioner ot Indian Affairs , Washing-
Ion : I huvo Investigated the troubles be
tween the Indians and settlers In Wyoming
and advise that troops be sent thcro Im
mediately lo protect Iho luvv-abldlng
settleis. The lawless element among the
fettlers deems determined to cause a conflict
with the Indians * . Tlio Bottlers Imvc killed
from four to boven Indians , which has
greatly Incensed the Indians , who hav a
gathered to the number of 200 or 00 near
Fall river , Ulntah county , and rc'fusu to re
turn to lli : lr ruHeivatlon.
I tlnd that the Indlaim linvu Killed game
unlawfully , uccuidlng to Hie laws of Wyom
ing , though not unlawfully according to the
treaty of HIP InJUna wl'li ' the I'lilt-il States ,
thus utuijjlng the prerogatives of tbo
retlltrb wlio caused ( he Inutile. Nothing
but the Intervention of soldier * will settle
( tie dlUlculty and nave the lives ot Innocent