The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, October 29, 1891, Image 3
HOIS about the indiahs The Boss Farmer at Rosebud Gives Them a Bad Record. tecordlny to HI* Obeerrntlon and View* the Indian Is » Lasy. Worthless Mor. Ul>nd Not Entitled to Sympathy -Other Sooth Dakota Matters. Hot Si-kings, S. D., Oct. 26.—Those people who have the idea that the #oi>t abused people in the world are those who once owned all this country, in other words, the noble red man, would do well to have the talk with |)oss Farmer Caton, of the Kosebud (South Dakota) Indian reservation, that I had the other day coming out on the “Klkhorn” road. Said Mr. Ca ton: “Those people who think that living with the Indians is a poem either have never seen them or else are fitted for little else. As far as my experience goes they are a treacherons unreliable people. It is my business to superin tend their farming operations and their distributions of rations to them. tVe try and induce each family to cul tivate from five to six acres and fur nish them corn, oats and potato seed for this purpose. We also supply them with plows and other agricultural im plements. They are generally suc cessful in getting their seed in, the bucks driving the horses, which they enjoy, while the squaws hold the plow, but there is where it ends, lly no manner of means can an Indian be induced to do any manual labor, lie likes to whack horses around, but when it comes to hoeing out weeds he is never in it. So, if the crops, after being once planted, can worry along without any cultivation they manage to have something to harvest. Other wise. not. “The Indian has been supposed to be a natural stoek raiser, but such I do not find to be the case. They are too lazy to provide any hay or shelter for them in winter, and in fact give them little or no attention at all. A buck takes a notion he is hungry and thinks nothing of killing a calf. The stock we have allotted them has never lasted them a very long time, say nothing of increase. A short time ago we gave out 1,000 head of cows, which made one lor nearly every head of a family. “The truth is that the Indian is a mere eliild in civilization, and it takes unbounded patience to do anything in this way with him. For instance, we allow them to draw their rations as often as they can, for they never last until the next time. , "They arr remarkably generous and ■free with anything that they have to eat and invite in all their friends and have a big feast and then go hungry. Dut when it comes to making one plow or tool of any kind do for several Indians we huve the most trouble. Their jealousy is ridiculous. Uather than let another Indian have them they will steal the bolts or any piece they can get off. It seems to make no difference that we tell them there arc enough for all. I take it that this is due to their old hunting habits. They divided and shared equally their food but kept separate their personal effects. “We issue rations every day. Those Indians nearest to the agency coming as often as once a week and some, the farthest off, only once in two months. Among the rations are coffee, sugar, flour, beef, beans, bacon, rice, soap, baking powder, salt, etc. There are some 6,000 Indians on the Kosebud res ervation and each one gets one and a half pounds of meat every day. It takes about 5,000 beef steers a year to supply them. It takes 50,000 pounds of flour a week. This will give some idea whether the Indians are be ing starved to death or not. Yet with all these supplies they waste so much that there are very few who do not go hungry for some time before their ra tions are due.” Mr. Taton has five sub-farmers under mm who have charge directly of the uve districts into which the reservation is divined. These men are teachers and in structors of the Indian in the art of agriculture. He says the schools are doing- a great good work in civiliz ing the Indians, probably more than any other agency. Mr. baton was all through the Indian war last winter, and previous to it had the now celebrated Plenty Horses, the slayer of Lieutenant Casey, for his in terpreter. Another graduate of Car isle, hdgar White Horse, also acted as ms interpreter, and was wounded in ,, e wjlr' when he shot himself rather , n be captured alive. His dying cx *‘am^tlon. was, “Aithough the white man has given us education, it was not enough to pay for all the lands he has taken from us.” \e lndlans ^om the Rosebud, it l be remembered, broke away and the hostiles at Pine Ridge. I, .ey> ton, made all the serious trouble. is .Mr. baton's opinion that if Ur. „“ycr-th“agent at Pine Ridge, had called for troops, although ho has unit11 muc!* blamed for it, serious re the i Wr ud have occurred. He says tirmi!ans "ere i® j»st that condi th» iiloyerwasanewman and a11 him * employes conspired against ma^f his position as hard as h?m *i!e' riley succeeded in getting WHth,°rOUghly ®«ared, but however tim, »,'ras on Uoyer it was the salva Uon of the country. visit* Cu^°n was on llis return from a Mt to Ins farm near Salem, in Me to«»C<milty’ wh«re he had a chance lVeS^ something of the kind of a har Some 'efyhave had there this year. L mil stories are “eye openers.” in mu man’ one of his neighbors, had «i„hi,,ac,res,of crops. The oats went «xtvJ-ir,,imSuels to the acre, barley himself thirty-five. He nets jn„ ,. °® °i the 100 acres, after pav Gamw exPcnses, $2,000 cash. Iver acre., another neighbor, had in 120 aistv •>„ " heat. He has threshed to s,of 11 and has 1,600 bushels other°'V for il- “ He considers the , -lr- u-iite as good. been'* m.1-1"’ t;aton, an old man, had with frmt'ng 10 seii his 100 acre farm nil tL y acres only under cultivation HU fathe-y.r a?res ^ite harvest l SC,aso“ but couldn’t. Since •pw( l . "uw t-UUlUU I. C'lDtXJ is has realized $600 from the “ops off *1.900. of it and sold the land for ®°un t vh* -Say8 the crop in McCook v is not one quarter threshed yet Men are scarce at *2 a day and *35 a month. Mr. Swanson, a rustling- far mer. has already paid for one threshei out of the profits It lias earned this season and bought himself a second one. A man by the name of Tunic, from 1<ilmore county. Minnesota, lius just come In with several threshers and crews and others from eastern Iowa are on the road. It is not like it is reported in North Dakota, for every thing will be saved, but it takes time to handle so immense is the yield. Mr. Caton thinks farming in South Dakota this year was something like u bonanza. MORE HERESY. The Reformed Prenbyt rian. Haven Couple of Cnwi to Haiti With. New York, Oct. 26.—And now it is the Reformed Presbyterian church that is called upon to grapple with alleged cases of heresy on the part of expound ers of that creed. The New York Pres hytery met in regular fall meeting in the Fourth Reformed Presbyterian church on West Forty-eighth street this morning. The most important matter which is on the record for con sideration is the joint charge of heresy brought against Rev. I)r. J. C. Iv. Milli gan, of this city, and Rev. John F. Carson, pastor of the Willoughby ave nue Reformed Presbyterian church, oi Brooklyn. At the meeting of the pres bytery held in May charges were pre ferred against Dr. Milligan for utter ances declared to be antagon istic* to the principles of thf church. These were referred tc a special committee, which was also instructed to investigate the relation? between Dr Milligan and Mr. Carsou to the general meeting of the denomi nation which was Le.d at Pittsburg in August of last year. At that meeting a platform was adopted declaring 11* favor of admission of members to tlu Reformed Presbyterian church without binding them to the position of Un church in relation to the exercise ol elective franchise. The synod of the church, which met last June, suspended seven members for declaring that the position of the church should be changed so as to allow members to vote as electors if they thought Ht. Indictments were subsequently pre ferred against Mr. Carson and Dr. Milligan, these in turn were referred to the Presbytery and are the founda tions of the trial which wiil take place at the present meeting. Neither oi the ministers has been suspended and both have been occupying their pul pits as usual. Dr. Milligan is also cited for having written certain articles for the church papers which Dr. Car son is also charged with having, as editor of the News-Letter, published in . Brooklyn, given currency to the writings of Dr. Milligan and others on this question. Dr. Carson says that whatever the result of the trial he does not propose to remain in the Re formed Presbyterian church after the present meeting, he says he is thor oughly in sympathy with the seven ministers that have been sus pended; that he does not regret Having presided at the Pitts burgh meeting, that the platforn there adopted is still the expression o his personal views, that he proposed t. meet the Presbytery squarely on th< issue and to make no apology for any thing he has said or done. Ilis con gregation has sustained him by a volt of 200 to eleven, but all the same he proposes to get out of the denominn tion. He will become a straight Pres byterian and has already had the offei of churches in Brooklyn and Phila delphia. Dr. Carson expresses the opinion that a large majority of hi present congregation will secede from the denomination before many weeks They will probably form a New Presby terian church. TOILET SET FOR THE BABY. George IV. tliildn W II Remember Grover* t.ittle Daughter. Phii.atiei.puia, Oct. 20.—The magnii iccnt toilet set of solid silver, linet with gold.and which is to be presenter' to babyr Rutli Cleveland by George W Childs as a'tcstimonial of his friend ship and regard for her and her distin guished parents, is nearly completed, and was shown today to a few friend: of the distinguished donor at the pri vatc oilices of the prominent jewelry firm to which the commission was in trusted. It is magnificent in desigi and appearance and of considerabh value, although from natural motive of delicacy the amount represented ii the gift is not made public. The same firm is also manufacturing the lurgi silver, gold-lined porridge bowl am spoon which the baby is to receive from Mr. Anthony J. Drexel. Both gifts will be ready for presentation ir a few weeks. CARTER AS EDITOR. Chlctgo'a Ex-Mtiyur Will Soon have Con trni or the Times. Chicago, Oct. 20.—According to a morning paper the report which has been in circulation for several days that Ex-Mayor Carter Harrison would assume control of the Chicago Times is confirmed by that getleman himself. ••I have not purchased the Times nor any other paper,” said Mr. Harrison to a reporter, ”but I have been told that within a week I shall be in absolute control of it.” Mr. Harrison added that under his management the policy of the Times ]|Vould lie for good govern ment and for democracy. Lady Somerset Arrive*. Chicago, Oct. 20.—Lady Henry Somerset, the noted English temper ance advocate and philanthropic worker, accompanied by Mrs. Hannah Whitall Smith, another eminent phil anthropist, arrived here today and will be the guests during the week of Miss Frances Willard at ltest Cottage in Evanston. Lady Somerset will be one of the most prominent participants in the world's Christian convention which is to be lieid in Hoston next month. Trumps Ii juri-d. Joliet, 111., Oct. 20.—About mid night last n:ght, a west bound freight on the Hock island was wrecked two miies east of this city Three tramps, Mike Foley, James O'Heart aDd Law rence Smith, who were stealing a ride in one of the wrecked cars, were seri ously injured. A LESSOR FROM A STRIKE Chicago Cabinet Makers Failed to Let Well Enough Alone. Listen*.! to Usd Advloe nnd Are Now Idle soil Hungry—The Chines# Are Plot ting Against the Dynnsty -An Aged Defaulter at New Orleans. Cmc* oo, Get. 24.—It was a cold day for the cabinet makers of this city when Robert Braunschweig, the Now York labor agitator, put in an appear ance amongst them nnd urged them to organize for the purpose of securing more wages and shorter hours. The cabinet-makers, who up to that time had been fairly contented with the conditions surrounding the trade, gave a willing ear to the New Y’orker with the unpronouncable name. First they organized and then they precipitated the recent strike. When it wus found that the strike was bound to prove a fail ure the agitator hurried back to Gotham Two-thirds of the men who went out on the strike are today out of employ ment. The obig manufacturers have started their shops with men brought from other cities, while many of the smaller houses have closed up and gone into business in other cities. Not a single firm has granted any portion of the demands which were formulated when the strike was inaugurated over two months ago and the probabilities are that the lust condition of the trudo in this city will be worse than the first. ChlnMfl Plots Thickening. San Francisco, Oct. 24.—Shanghai advices received bv steamer show that a rebellion was planned to take place in China and that the plot may yet be carried out. Six foreigners, it is re ported, were engaged by the IColao Hui, a big secret society, to go to Pekin and blow up the imperial pal ace, which would be the signal for a general outbreak against the present dynasty. Mason, the foreign customs officer at Chin Kiang, who is in diffi culty over the seizure of arms at Shanghai, has told a number of con flicting stories. First he admitted he was an agent for a secret society and then he declared he was merely spying on the society to gather evidence. Whatever may be the truth of his sto ries, the fact remains that many con signments of arms and ammunition may have gone to Chin Kiang and to other parts of the Chinese empire, os it was only by accident' this consign ment was Beized. It is notorious that the Kalao liul has memuers in high official positions and that it has de voted adherents even in the palace, as the nihilists have in the czar's personal following. The Chinese government is so weak that should a rebellion break out it will be forced to appeal to the English for aid to suppress it. An Aged Defaulter. New Orleans, Oct 24.—Eugene F. Garcin. paying teller of the Louisiana State liank, this city, is a defaulter for tlVO.OOO. His peculations have been going on for fifteen years. When the bank examiner came around he simply counted the sealed packages of notes, according to the amounts ticketed thereon. Some of these bogus pack ages recently got into possession of local banks. Garcin, who is a member of an old- Creole family, is about seventy years of age, and has been con nected with the bank for years. It is suspected that he lost the money at private games of cards. lie Was highly respected ami trusted by the bank officials. The bank is en tirely solvent and the loss is simply charged up to profit and loss. Mr. Garcin is at his home and has not yet been arrested. He says the defalca tion is due to errors. ROYAL AhCrT MASONS. The Grand Lodge of Iowa Clo.es an Inter ntuiff Si-Hslon. Boone, la., Oct. 24.—The Grand Royal Arch Masons of Iowa closed their meet ing here yesterday afternoon by the installation of the newly' elected offi cers. In addition to the officers elected the following were appointed by the grand council: Grand chaplain, Rev. A. L Sarehet, Guthrie Center; grand cao tain of the post, A. N. Alberson, Wash ington; grand principal sojourner, L. T. Weld, Nevada; grand captain, J. U. Jones, Algona; grand master of the third veil, J G. Weatherbee, Marshall town; grand master of the second veil, U. 1. Miller, Boone; grand master of the first veil. II. D. Buder, Clinton; grand guard, Thco. Schreiner, Ait. Pleasant. The committee on constitution and code reported the additions to the con stitution presented last year and a complete code of laws was adopted. It was voted not to establish an or phans' home, as the charity fund wilt amply provide for all cases of neces sity. Cerneau Masonry wascondcmned and the subordinate chapters warned against taking the Cerneau degrees, l'wenty-six candidates took the order of high priesthood degrees. The KohIoh New York, Oct 84.—The steel cruiser Boston sails today to reinforce the United States squadron in Chilean wa ters. Her captain, Gilbert C. Wilts, received his final instructions yester day. He expects to reach Valparaiso in about sixty days. The Boston is un armorea, but is partially protected She carries nineteen guns and has twenty six officers and 2GU men. An Exp'-n*iv« Fire. Cairo, 111., Oct 24.—At Bird’s Point, Mo., last night, fire destroyed the Cot j ton Belt freight depot, telegraph and telephone officies, transfer shop, round house and 100 freight ears. Forty-live of the cars were loaded with cotton. The road is blocked and traffic is being sarried over the Iron Mountain rcaX A 'lextc n ami ilm liriili*. Vancouver, B. C., Oct 24.—Senor Jose Martin Uascon, Mexican minister to Japan, and his bridr, nee Cora Townsend, the famous New Orleans belle, and to whom he was married at St Patrick s cathedral in New York last week, sailed today for Japan on, the steamship Empress of India. GRESHAM WILL WAIT. Ilia Vrlands Agra* to Half Harrison la im IxnusiroLii, OoL 94.—An Impor tant agreement hu been entered into between the Indians friends of Judgr Gresham and those of President Harri son, by which the former have prom ised to cease their opposition to the president's renomination and the lat ter are to lend their influence t< Gresham in 1800. Tho Gresham men liavo come to the conclusion that their favorite cannot be nominated *next year and that their opposition is beliin used by Rlalne's friends against Ilur rison, while there is no sympathy huteverbetwcon lilaine and Gresham. In a recent conference of the Gresham lenders this phase of the question was discussed and it was seriously proposed that tho opposition to Harrison should cease It was intimated that tho Har rison men were willing to make terms that would bo advantageous to GreBham, and several of the most prominent were sought out and con sulted. It was then formally agreed that tho Gresham men should offer no further opposition to Harrison and the ndministratioulsts pledged themselves not to offer any opposition to a solid delegation from Indiana for Gresham in 18»0. One reason given by the Gresham men for this course is that Gresham does not belong to the high protective wing of the republican party, and that it would ho impossible for him to run on a platform that the party will make in 180L*. His friendr believe that reciprocity will be the is sue in 18D0, and that lie could consist ently run on that platform. AN IOWA COLLISION. Train* Collide Near Dayton and Two Urn Are Killed. DaytoN, Ir., Oct. 24.—Two freight trains collided on the Chicago and Northwestern railroad near hero yes terday morning. K. M. Ilaydcu, of Lake City, and George Stein, of Engle Grove, brnkcmen, the former a married man with a family, were killed. Con ductor Vanden may also die. Peter Klphson had his knee cap torn off. Tho accident occurred in a deep cut just around a curve, and both trains were going at full speed. The engines wero twisted into scrap iron and twenty heavily loaded freight curs were piled high in the air in a short space between two telegraph poles. Tho engineers and firemen escaped by jumping. The company attaches the blame to E. M. Dell, the night operator at Jew ell Junction, whose parents reside in Webster City. Young Dell, who is but 18 years old, has always borne the best reputution, and his friends claim lie was not responsible. R. M. Hayden was a resident of Lake City, and leaves a wife and three small children. George Stein wbb a single man and a resident of Eagle Grovo. LOUISIANA LOTTERY INDICTED. A South Dakots Grand Jury Indicts tho Concern. Sioux Fai>ls, Oct. 24.—The United States grand jury returned eighteen indictments against the officers and directors of the Louisiana lottery. Tho evidence was all laid before the jury in the form of affidavits and kept in utmost secrecy. The department at Washington brought the charges be fore this court for the reason that their efforts in other states before the United States grand juries had been frustrated. The United States mar shal and deputies left last evening for New Orleans to arrest the president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer and directors of the lottery company. The indictments are for transmitting lot tery advertisements through the mails in violation of the anti-lottery law passed by the last congress. The ex treme penalty i ■ five years’ imprison ment and 85,000 fine. NO SPEECH FROM BLAINE. He Defuses to Take any l-urt In tho Now York Camimicn. New York, Oct. 24.—Secretary Dlaine left this city for Washington at 10:10 this morning on the congressional lim ited express of the Pennsylvania rood, lie was accompanied by his wife, his daughter, Mrs. Walter Damroseh, and his private secretary, L. A. Dent. The secretary looks even better thun when he came to town night before last, having had a good rest since then. The republican state committee last night gave up tile hope of securing Mr. Dluine for a speech. Vigorous efforts were made by Chair man Brookfield and General 1 lusted, but Mr. Dlaine declined positively to enter tho state campaign. He "told General Busted that he stopped off In New York to get a little rest and to see his daughter and that ho was not go ing to do anything else while here. TROUBLE IN SALVADOR. Refuge*! Are Arm ng amt Organizing for »n Insurrection. City of Mexico. Oct. 24 —Reliable Information received from Central America, states that a force of Salva dorian refugees numbering’ probably 300 men are concentrated in and around the Guatemalan town of (juipala which is close to the Salvadoran frontier and are said to bo meditating an armed invasion of Salvadorian ter ritory. No exact information is given as to who the Salvadorian exiles arc or whether they are nnder the leadership of anyone of note, but the fact is absolutely certain that there is such a gathering immediately north of the boundary of Salvador. There are a great many Salvadorian refugees who have from time to time sought the protection of Guatemalan territory and there are sufficient numbers of them to be able to malte up a small force. INCENDIARIES AT MILFORD. A Rarn fs Iturned. and -U|ipoji d to lie Dona bv lurencfl trim. Mii.Fonn, la., Oct. 24.—During the absence of U. Calkins, the proprietor of the Milford livery barn, fire broke out in the second story and the timely presence of his hostler prevented the same from being burned to ashes, as he discovered it before it bad gained much headway, and succeeded in extinguish ing it. It is supposed to be the work of some incendiary. AN INDIAN WAR IN MEXICO The Yaquai Indians Have Declared Hostilities. Th«y Are a Formidable and Bloodthlr.t/ Mat on and Ura.it FlgbterfA Rapabile la rmiur 11 a* to Sapproaa an laaarraotloa—Other Newt. Nooai.es, Arts., Oot 13.—The state of Sonora, and In fact the entire re public of Mexico, is again in a fever of excitement by reason of tho Yaquai Indians along the Yaquai river having declared war and entered upon a cam paign which promises to be a bloody trouble for some one. The Mexican government is sending troops as rap idly as possible and preparations aro being made for a vigorous campaign. The importance of the situation leaked out through contracts being made in this city for a large amount of small arms and cannon and the usual request that orders he filled with all possible haste, regardless of expense. The Yu quals aro a formidable people, and they fight to kill and are brave almost to recklessness. It is believed that they are now thoroughly organized and the war will be a bigger one than any former Indian uprising. An Insurrection in Asunlo. Brunos Antics. Oct 88.—Advices from Asunio, capital of the republic of Paraguay, reports an attempt to over throw President Juan 11. Gonzales, which was promptly suppressed by tho troops. The insurgents were com pelled to fly from Paraguay. BASE BALL M/GNATE 8 MEET. They Aro Trying To i retie n Large Ulrmtll. Chicago, Oct 88.—The men who make and unmake the affairs of tho American Baso Ball association were slow in getting together at the Well ington hotel, many of them not gutting in until the morning trains. As a re sult the meeting, which had been cal led tor in o ciock in tho morning, was put off until 8:30. The executive commit tee of the association went into session shortly before noon for the purposo of discussing the business to be brought before the full meeting. The general opinion seemed to be that both the Chi cago and Kansas City clubs will bo admitted if the proposition to form a circuit of the twelve cities is adopted. This will necessitate the dropping of one western club and the outlook that either Columbus or Louisville will be the unfortunate one. The pro posed circuit comprises Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Kansas City and Louisville or Columbns and Boston, Brooklyn, Phil adelphia, Washington, New York and Baltimore. It will be late in tho day before the association meeting gets down to business and transacts any thing of importance. When the executive committee went into session Von Der Ahe, of fSt. Louis, was accepted as proxy for Hart, of Boston, who is unable to attend the meeting on account of illness. The new Chi cago association club was then admit ted to membership and the committee then proceeded to review the financial strength of the var ious clubs for the purpose of making up a report to be presented at the meeting this afternoon. Both Kan sas City and Minneapolis have been es pecially invited to the meeting and has representatives here. The latest talk contemplates leaving out New York and Brooklyn and making a circuit of ten places with Chicago, St. Louis, Columbus, Louisville, Milwaukee and Kansas City or Minneapolis for the western end. 1 RUSSIA'S DEAL WITH MILAN. Austria Alarmed at the Advnnoe or Money to the Ex-Kin* Vienna, Oct 83.—The Austrian Min ister at Belgrade, Baron Thcemmel, has made a formal request for informa tion from the regency as to the reported mortgaging by ex-King Milan to a Kus sian bunk of certain alleged rights in Kervia for 8,000,01)0 rubles advanced by the bank. As Milan is not known to have any individual property in Servia a suspicion prevails in Vienna that the Russian government has paid Milan two millions in order to vest in Rus sia some political claim upon the coun try. As King Alexander is not likely to be married for somo years, and as Milan is his son's heir, and also retains certain rights under the act of abdica tion, it is clear that Russia has not paid the money for nothing at a time when Russia has no money to spare for useless purposes IGNATIUS WANTS CASH. Donnell/ Claims Damages to the Amount of S 100,000. Minneapolis. Minn., Oct 22.—The famous libel suit of Ignatius Donnelly against the Pioneer Press was begun yesterday afternoon. Donnelly wins first blood in securing the opening and closing of the case. Donnelly demands 9100.000 damages for the publication of a letter by Colonel King charging him with the grossest corruption while a member of congress, tho publication occurring in the heated term of organ izing the last legislature. Several prominent members of congress have been summoned on both sides and the depositions of others have been taken. It will be a battle royal on both sides and the best le ral talent of the state is engaged. The defendant has pleaded justification, and to win the suit must prove its assertions. Subsiding Honda. London, Oct. 22.—Despatches from ivery part of Great Britain arriving here today are all telling of the vastly decreasing floods. It is feared that damage consequent upon the submerg ing of property will aggregate an enormous sum. For a distance of thirty miles the Thames has over flowed its banks. Might Me True. Mrs. Clamps—A man out west asserts that he is living on air—nothing in the world but air. Do you believe that? Mr. Clamps—Well, 1 dunno. A good many people live on bakers’ bread. NO MORE INSOLENCE GOES. Chile Mart Pay for Its Uutrngo m Assort* mn MartiiaOi Nkw York, Oct. 34.—A special d«* (patch from Washington says the pres* ■dent had a conference yesterday with Secretary Tracy, Attorney-gencrpi Miller and John W. Foster, of thestatt) Ivpartment, regarding the report oi Captain Schley on his Invustlga/ tlon into tlie assault committed upon American seamen in Valparaiso re jently. The correspondent says h< was Informed on the highest authority that the government would take f (trong and aggressive position. Presl lent Harrison was said to be tho most outspoken advocate of this course. It was in a tone of exceeding bitterness that he referred to Chiles' continued Hostility to the Unltod States lie (aid the time had come when we must touch the Chilean people that our patience in dealing with them is ex* liaustcd. He instanced their treatment of minister Egan, l'lie conference lasted from 1:30 until 0 o'clock. It war decided that our national honor de* manded that wo should act promptly and with corresponding firmness At the cIono of the conference a cable dis> patch was sent to Minister Egan at MintUigo, instructing him to cons municuto to the Chilean pro visional government the indig nation of the government at the as* snult ugon the sailors of the lialtimore. It further instructed him to demand first, an indemnity in money to be paid to the families of tlio dead sailors and to tho families of s«ch wounded as may die; second, the arrest and punishment of tho participants in the assault and third, a suitable apology to tho United States. The tone of the dispatch Indi cates that the administration will brook no dolny in securing a settlement from them Chilo must do what she is asked to do and do it speedily. This action is regarded of extreme gravity. QUEEN~vicTORIA~~DYINq. A Srnsntlnnnl Itumnr Hays She Will Mol llw Through the Night. Rt. Louis, Oct 34.—A message re* solved here at noon from New York lays that London advices just received itate that Queen Victoria is dying and jot expectod to live through tho night The Queen Keportod Dead, St. Louis, Oct 34.—There haa Jnsl oeen posted on the bulletin board of the Merchants exchange in this city a iispatch dated New York which says t London cable states that Quren Vic toria is dead. Ilrlteved to lie a Canard. St. Louis, Oet. 24.—The telegram itating that Queen Victoria waa dying and a later one that her majesty was dead was brought into the Merchant* exchange over one of the private wires and are believed to he a canard. Denied In Nnnr York. Nkw Yoiik, Oct 24.—There I* little room for doubt that the rumor tele* graphed from St Louis aa to Queen Victoria’s illness is entirely withont foundation. At the offices df the oable companies in this city it i* stated that no such information has been cabled from England. HUNGRY MILLIONS, The Condition of Ktaiv tlon Worrying tho J{u*»liiii iVople* London, Oct 34.—The St Petersburg sorrespondent of the Standard aaya ••hat the approach of frost has caused t renewal of cries of distress. The Novesti estimates that 30,000,000 of people are without food. Statistics prove conclusively that in many places speculators get extortionate price* Dorn merchants and village koolaks who are usurious, are charged with the responsibility for the extortion. A Samara paper declares that the Jews are angels compared with the Koolaks, who ure in me habit of reducing who nre in the habit of reducing those in their power to the lowest stag* of poverty. THE MARKETS. U*n MimiK. Sioux Citt, Oct 26. Hogs—Light. #3 40(®3.80; mixed, t3.75A 190; heavy, 3 9J<®4.|JU. “ Cuttle—steer*, 1, luO to 1,800 pounds, |3.tiu(«;:l.&d; feeders. II.30®3 00 j Stockers, #3.U0(a2 5u; cows, common to good, tl.0U@ 1.00; yearlings, II Oil® 1.25; hulls, #1.60(3 LUO; veal calves, £!.3o®3.00. CHICAGO. Oct. a& Hogs—Light, 13.75® 1.40; mixed, #8.833 1.40; heavy, #385®4.50. * Cattle—Cxtru and native beeves, |3. 1.><®G.40; Stockers and feeders, 11.75(3 1.55; mixed cows aud bulls, ll.OOuS >.00; Texans, |i.uO®3.75. Sheep — Natives, #U0@5.35; westerns, H3u(ipl.80; Texans, *l.40(<s4.80i South Omaua. Oct 2ft Cattle—Choice beeves, I5.00rd5.x6; cows. f!.00(®2.30; feeders, |2.JO(®d.OO; bulls. »1.2o(us.U0. ^ llogs—Light, 13.75® 1.05; mixed. #3.90(3 1.20; Jueavy, fO 00^4.Oo. Kansas Citt, Oct 36. Cattle—Steers, #3.25<d0.OO; cows, #1.25(3 1.85; Stockers aud feeders, ftv ^ Hugs—All grades, #3.25(®4 4tt Produce and Provisions. Chicago, OcV 3ft Flour—Spring patents, #1.70(33.00; win ter patent*, #i..,0(®4.70. Wheat — Cash, Me; December. 95 Vo May, *1.02. n ' Corn —Cash, 65Jj'c; December, 4311c; May. t'iy-jO. 1 Uat*—Cash, 30<^c; May, 32a A. ye—87(.tt88'-4C. Barley—00(®ilo. Flax—‘.'7 c. Ti inothy—(1.13 W'UisKy—#1.13 l'ork—Cash, #8.75; January, #11.33. Lard—Cash.#6.27.14; January.lt) 33(®6.40. Short Kibs—Cash, #ti.40®6.ti0; January, Shoulders—#605@.&15; short elear. |7.uu®7.lU. Butter—Creamery, 27@31o;>^ dairy, 34 i® ..c. Cheese — Full cream Cheddars, 9U/<a Jj*c; Oats, 9>4<310>4c; Young Americas, ■;,(d!10 ,c Egg*-Fresh l!’4®20c. Hidus—Heavy ami light green salted, l?4(®..c; salted bull, 4J4<®4)ftc: green tailed cnlf, 6<®C'<,c; dry dint, 8c; dry tailed hides, 0<®7c; dry calf, 8@9e; acacons, each, 25e. Tallow—No. 1 solid packed, 4^e; Not 2, >J4c; cake, 4*^Ct •, Minneapolis, Oct, 26 Wheat—No. 1 Northern, close 80Ve: Not 1 hard, cash, 90c;; lio. 2 Northern, 86^80m