rTARY SMITH DISCUSSES
Indian matters.
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Smith’* Annual Report.
.MtNOTOS, Pec. 1.—The annual
v. ,Secretary Hoke Smith of the
department deals largely
„dian affairs, and he presents
Itniuiu »***—-» # * ,
practical suggestions for the de
nt and civilization of the Sacs.
,-iving a succinct history of
•ingress of the Indian bureau
■ the past twelve months, the
a, v reviews the problem of ef
Vl, work for the advancement of
'inilan*. Ho discusses the sub
education and of allotments of
. severalty and urges that the
of the Indians should bo for
of fitting them to per
;e particular responsibilities
dVlv to fall to their after lot.
j,resents the possibilities of
reservation as land to
unproved and developed,
the Indians should be taught
o those modes of agriculture
oil in civilized life. Tneir edu
-iiould fit them for this work,
should bo led on with the as
, that the government dealing
land will treat the Indians
perfect honesty and make no
Ogort to trade them out of it
benefit of those who wish to
upon it. The Indians should
tttcir lands.
ti,e subject of contract schools
..■cretary says: “I agree fully
these who oppose the use of pub
,i;;ey for the support of sectarian
... but this question should be
.;..ivd practically. The schools
... nup. Money has been in
in their construction for the
. they were recognized ns
•.rumentalities for the accoin
, ....t of good. I do not think it
, ... allow the intense feeling of
. i on to sectarian education,
■•showing itself all over the
■ . induce the department to dis
existing institutions. We
schools now or else we need
■ appropriation to build schools
. their place.
:• would scarcely be just to abol
v. entirely, to abandon a policy
a.1 recognized. Mv own sugges
i- that they should decrease at
rate of not loss than 20 per cent a
. is the policy which is now
. ing the department, and un
is changed by legislation it will
• The decrease in the amount
. for the present fiscal year is 20
: -pondix to the report publishes
the report of the commission
live civilized tribes. The sec
. insists that law and order in
.tiaii Territory must be enforced
duty without regard to the
of those who control the
p nks of the land office as sec
r importance to the Indian of
n i recommends changes in the
id' surveying and establish
■i i land court.
LEUVEN PENSION FRAUDS
I lixa miner Waite Indicted Tor
Lrilnry ami Intimidation.
• mupous, Minn., Dec. 1.—Tlie
H’ hi the Van Lueven pension
l ' have all alone* hinted myster
f nt a coup which was to be
a critical moment, and have
>"j'U-il that the special examiners
'■ e department, who were the
1 movers in uncovering' the
would be behind the bars be
Lime Spring, Iowa, pension
'yjnW- The meaning of these
I'lcrious hints has just leaked out,
""ach it was intended that they
w.u remain unexplained until the
l-i-avliing trials in the federal court
1 Jt'K'ine were in progress. It has
e.i Mxcovered that the grand jury
o’.'ard county, Iowa, meeting
• iMO, recently returned an
" Special Examiner
; Uaue, of this city, charg
i'vi- , ^h attempting to bribe a
■ ■ a county pensioner to give evi
vc|ir#/?° t0 Van Lue»en and Dr.
^S;.. oUrcsco, by offering an in
; -n pension as a reward. Two
- md.ctmcnts were also returned,
- V .'Ir. Waite with intimida
-v mdv', ‘CSSeS- Xhe *act that
: l en t ,ents have bee“ found
1! as t'lo'fm.tf’ pr°found secret, as
fin,! I,; " 1°r1fuct that attempts
WinncsM11’ lndlctments are mak
)r. i H county, Iowa.
■nt at I),,ls und«r federal indict
s Van Ln«lvUflU5 for COmplicity in
the Cr’sco Cn trauds as a member
o-nev is w lu;:‘'.Tn!n" board- His
'“tvK'torn K' ,,!arker' who is also
:t which ! ?-’f Howard county—a
Pla n -Ctb“‘e annedhyMr. Waite to
hfl bn“Lnng of the indict
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TRANS-MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS.
Attnduw on tho Lilt Day and tha
Proceeding* Thereof.
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 1.—The final
day of the trunsmississippi congress
opened with a light attendance, a
large proportion of the delegates hav
ing gone home last night or this
morning. The following vice presi
dents and executive committeemen
were announced, the list being incom
plete and to be filled later by com
munication with the officers of the
congress: Minnesota, vice president,
C. E. Flandrau of St. Paul; executive
committee, Dr. M. llilmore and M.
Gridley; California, vice president,
William Johnston; executive com
mittee, A. E. Castle and
O. W. Parsons; Oklahoma, vice
president, C. U. Jones; executive com
mittee, Sidney Clark and O. A. Mits
eher; Kansas, vice president, Gov
ernor L. 1). l.ewelling; executive
committee, W. R. Savage and
W. U. Tootliaker; Washinton,
vice president, Eugene Sem
ple; executive committee, W. C.
Jones and A. L. Black; Arkansas, ex
ecutive committee, J. T. Tellar
and George Sengel; New Mex-'
ico, vice president, L B. Prince;
executive committee, T. J. Helm
and L. B. Prince; Idaho,
executive committee, Walter Hoge
anil F. A. Fenn; Ioiva, vice president,
E. It. Tucker; executive committee,
Lou Bryson and S. D. Cook; Indian
territory, vice president, D. M. Hail
ey; executive committee, Gibson Mor
gan and W. H. Waller; Utah, vice
president, C. C. Goodwin; executive
committee, L. W. Shurtleff and W. II.
Culmer; Oregon, vice president, C. C.
Frank; executive committee, Ernest
1’. Dosch and M. G. Butterfield; Alas
ka, vice president, James Sheakley;
executive committee, J. S. Bugbee
and E.O. Sylvester; Colorado,vice pres
ident, AX'. Fisk; executive committee, I.
L. Johnson and I.N. Stcvens;Nebraska,
vice president, U. W. Richardson; ex
ecutive comiui'ttee, W. J. Bryan and
Judge Bradley of Omaha; Arizona,
vice president, W. J, Cheyney; execu
tive committee, Theodore Comstock;
Montana, vice president, Governor
John E. Rickards; executive commit
tee, T. G. Merrill and W. A. Clark. l
The remainder of the report of the'
committee on resolutions was read
and the following expressions were
adopted as the sense of the. congress.
Recommending to the Southern states,
the production of ramie as a means of,
diversifying the crops of that section;'
favoring action by congress extend-!
ing the provisions of the Carey arid;
land act to the territories; urging'
congress to pass acts for the admission,
of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Ari
zona as states; favoring tho allot-!
ment of the lands of the five civilized
tribes, the creation of a state or
territorial government, with complete
court jurisdiction or tho union of all
or a part of the territory of Okla
homa and admission in single state
hood with that territory. This last
was adopted, after some debate over
a minority resolution favoring an en
largement of the jurisdiction of the
federal judiciary in the territory and
deferring statehood until the lands
should be alloted and the new citizens
be ready for self-government.
At 11:20 o'clock the work of select
ing the next place of meeting was
begun, but. preceding this, a motion
was adopted empowering the execu
tive committee, as appointed here, to
fill vacancies. Portland, Ore., Boise
City, Ida,, Topeka, Kas., Omaha, Neb.,
anil Dubuque, la., were the candi
dates for the next congress. The first
ballot resulted in no choice between
Portland, Omaha and Boise City. On
the second ballot Boise City was
withdrawd and Omaha was selected—
92 to 87.
AFTER THE OIL MAGNATES.
Texas Authorities Taka Step* to Secure '
the Arrest of Trust Members. |
New York, Dec. 1. —Under Sheriff
McDonough received a letter to-day
written on the official letter heads of
W. L. Burke, sheriff of Lennan coun
ty, Texas, reading’:"
Waco, Texas, Nov. 25.—To the
sheriff, New Y'orlt city. Dear Sir: I
have this day mailed to your gov- i
ernor, K. P. Flower, requisition pa
pers for John D. Rockefeller, William j
Rockefeller, Henry M. Flagler, John !
D. Archibald, Benjamin Brewster, j
Henry H. Rogers and Wesley II. Til- I
ford of your city. When you receive !
the governor's warrant please exc- !
cute at once; wire me and "l will come !
on at once. Yours to command, !
W. L. Burke, Sheriff. |
The under sheriff sent the com
munication to police headquarters to j
allow the officers to take steps neces
sary to arrest the indicted magnates.
Jefferson City, Mo., Dec. 1.—
Some time ago an indictment was
found in Texas against the Waters
Pierce Oil company, on the charge of
violating the anti-trust law. To-day
a request was received by Governor
Stone from the Texas officials, asking'
for a requisition for the officers of
the company, who live in St. Louis.
John D. Johnson of St. Louis, attor
ney for the company, submitted an
argument opposing the issuance of
tlie requisition on the grounds that
they never lived in Texas. Governor
Stone has taken the matter under ad
visement
Recognition or Hawaii's Republic.
Washington, Dec. 1.—The Ua
I waiian charge d’affaires. Frank D.
Hastings, has received information
that since the establishment of the
Republic in Hawaii July 4 last, the
official recognition of the following
governments has been received:
United States, Great Britain, France,
I Russia. Italy, Belgium, Mexico and j
| Guatemala, and also notice of intent
from Germany and Peru
i _
2V other and Children Horned.
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 1.—At 12:15
o'clock this morning the house of
Jacob Schoppeniielm was set on fire
by a defective flue and burned to the
ground. Mrs. Schoppenhelm and two J
| children, aged 2 and 4 years, perished |
in the flames. The husband and j
father was seriously scorched.
\ ltmilanf Frozen to iJcalli.
j London, Dec. 1. — A dispatch fron.
j Berlin to the Standard says that nine
I men and two women have been frozen
to death in Besdonnaia, in the Tula
I district of Russia.
AFTER THE OUTLAWS.
A SHERIFF KILLED WHILE DE
FENDING PROPERTY.
Some of tit* Outlaws Wounded and Car
ried Away by Their Pals—The Sheriff’*
Life Taken While Endeavoring to Pro
tect An Express Car at Canadian. Texas
—The Rubbers Pursued and Engaged
In Battle—Big Cattlemen Implicated.
A Fight With Outlaw*.
Et. Rkno, Ok., Nov. 30.—A package
purporting to contain 325,000 was ex
pressed from Kansas City to George
Isaacs, a wealthy Chickasaw cattle
man at Canadian, Texas, arriving at
that point Saturday evening last.
When the train pulled into Canadian
station a gang of bandits held up the
express car, opening a general fu
silade on the train. Sheriff McGee,
of that county, was standing by and
took a hand at the shooting in
the protection of the express com
pany, nnd was killed by the
robbers, being literally shot to piocos,
ana several others were fatally
wounded in the engagement, among
them being some of the robbers, who
were carried away by their pals. The
robbers were frightened off without
securing anything, and were chased
into the Wichita mountains and the
Butte lands of the Wichita coun
try, where a battle occurred
Sunday evening, and several par
ticipants are reported killed.
Tiie members of the gang
are well known in the Southwestern
reservation, and a large force of of
ficers are out from these points, pre
sumably looking for the bandits.
Isaacs, who shipped the money, was
arrested on suspicion of complicity
and taken to Texas. The scheme is
supposed to be shipment of money
that was to be stolen, and the express
company made to disgorge aud pro
ceeds to be divided.
A number of wealthy cattlemen of
the Chickasaw Indian nation aro
probably implicated, and furnished
the capital of $25,000 to begin busi
ness on. The Antelope hills and the
almost inaccessible Wichita moun
tains are the present hiding places of
the gang, and a fight there is pro'c
able at any time.
Later dispatches over tho military
wire from Fort Sill to this point an
nounce a fight between the Can
adian City gang of express rob
bers and their pursuers. Tho pur
suing party were friends of Sheriff
McGee, who was killed, and num
bered a very large party. They
came upon the remainder of the
bandits in the Wichita moun
tains at the head of the West Cache
creek and the fight took place about
daylight yesterday morning. The
bandits numbered ten in tho begin
ning, but three of them were wounded
in the shooting at tho express office.
In the fight it is reported that two of
the bandits were killed and three of
the pursuing party were disabled and
one killed. Tho posse is composed of
citizens impressed under orders of the
deputy sheriff of LlemphiU county,
Texas.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Several Important Koeommemlations In
Secretary Herbert’s Report.
Washington, Nov. 30.—The most
important recommendation made by
Secretary Herbert ia his annual re
port is that congress authorized the
construction of three great battle
ships of about 10,000 tons displace
ment each to cost exclusive of arma
ment not exceeding 84,000,000 each,
and twelve torpedo boats of from 100
to 300 tons each, at the discretion of
the secretary, to cost not exceeding
an average of $170,000. Since his last
report five splendid ships have been
added to the naval list, three of which
are capable of speed in excess of
twenty-one knots, while two of them
are the fleetest cruis'rs in the world.
The five vessels are the Marblehead,
18.44 knots; Columbia, 52. 80; Olympia,
21.GO: Montgomery, 10.030, and Min
neapolis, 23.07G.
In conclusion the secretary submits
estimates for the next year aggrega
ting $27,885,014, exceeding the cur
rent appropriations by $5,405,108,
caused mainly by the necessity of
paying for vessels now under con
tract. It is stated that aft r this
year the appropriations on this score
will rapidly diminish—falling from
$13,259,303 next year to $750,000 in
the following year.
HIS AILMENT NOT SERIOUS.
The President KufTering From the Old
Gout—Writing on His Message.
Washington, Nov. 30.—Private Sec
retary Thurber said to-uay that the
president had been suffering from an
acute at.tack of rheumatism or rheu
matic gout lie has been subject to
these for years and this is by no
means more severe than others. For
a couple of days he was confined to
his bed, but lie has passed the most
violent stago of liis malady and,
although still suffering pain, is work
ing at his message, which lie writes
himself, and is making such progress
that it will certainly be ready for de
livery to congress on the first day of
the session, unless something unfore
seen occurs.
The Mikado to Ills Men.
Yoko4IAMA, Nov. 30.—The mikado
lias sent the following message to the
second Japanese army at Port Arthur:
“The gateway of the gulf of Pa Chi
Li was regarded by the enemy as the
barrier to their country, but you, by
effort, have captured it. As the cold
is increasing and the end still distant,
keep yourselves in good health and
continue your exertions.-’
Ciieb Foo, Nov. 30.—Chinese fugi
tives who hare arrived here, state
that the Japanese sacked Port Arthur,
shooting everyone, old and young,
and that pillage and murder were su
preme for three days. They add that
the dead were barbarously mutilated,
their hands, noses and ears being
chopped off, and say that other name
less atrocities were committed. No
resistance was offered by the people,
but Japanese soldiers scoured the
country for days and killed all the
Chinese they could find. The fugi
tives also say that all the streets of
l’ort Arthur, as well as the harbor,
were filled with dead bodies.
WORK or THE Mr NT,
Director Praton Submit* Bio innl
Report to decretory Corltelo
Washington, Nor. 30.—Mr. R B.
Preston, the director of the mint, haa
submitted to the secretary of the
treasury his report of the mint and
the assay oftlees for the fiscal year
1804. The value of the gold deposited
is Stated as $140,942,545; $38,090,951
was of domestic production; $28,000,525
foreign bullion and coin, and $3,118,*
421 old material; $2,093,613 worn and
uncurrent United States gold coin
deposited for recoin ape.
The deposits and purchases of
silver during the year was 22,740,001
fine ounces, the coining value of the
same in silver dollars being $29,409,
825; $19,777,700 was of domestic pro
duction, $1,832,890 foreign bullion
and coin, $0,481,404 worn and uncur
rent United States coin, and the re
mainder, $005,030, old material.
The amount of silvor bullion pur
chased under the act of July 14, 1890,
was 11,917,659 fine ounces, at a cost of
$8,715,522; average cost per fine ounce
being $0.7313.
The total amount of silver pur
chased under the act of July 14, 1890,
from August 13, 1890—the date the
law went into effect—to November 1,
1893—the date of the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the act—was
168,674,682 flue ounces, coating $155,
031,002; the average price per fine
ounce being $0.9244.
The total coinage of silver dollars
under the act of July 14, 1890, to July
1, 1894, was $36,087,943, consuming
27,911,768 fine ounces, which cost
$29,110,647. The seigniorages of sil
ver coined under act of July 14, 1890,
to July 1, 1894, was $0,977,296. From
July 1, 1894, to November 1, 1834,
2,443,200 dollars were coined. The
seigniorage of the same was $780,
704.27, making the total amount of
silver dollars coined under the act of
July 14, 1890, 38,531,143, and tho total
soigniorago $7,704,000.
The total coinage during the year
was: Oold,899,474,912.50; silver dollars,
758; subsidiary silver, $0,024,140.30;
minor coins, $710,919.20; total, $100,
216,730.00.
The gold coinage for the year was
tho largest over executed at the
mints of the United States in any one
year.
The highest price of silvor during
the year was $0.7045 nnd the lowest
$0.5918, showing a fluctuation of
$0.1725 per fine ounce.
The net gold exports for tho fiscal
year wore $1,172,005 as against $80,
897,275 for tho prior fiscal year. Tho
net exports of silver for tho fiscal
year were $31,041,359 as against
$7,053,813 for tho fiscal year 189.3.
The director estimates tho value of
tho gold used in tho industrial arts
in the United States during tho cal
endar year 1893 at $12,523,528 and
silver at $9,534,277; of the gold $8,354,
482 and of tho silver $',,570,737 was
new bullion.
The estimated metalic stock of coin
and bullion in tho United States on
July 1, 1894, was: Gold, $027,293,201;
silver, $0:14,347,757, a total of $1,251,
810,958.
The production of gold and silver
in the United States the calendar
year was: Gold, 1,73.1,.32.3 fine ounces
of the va’ne of $35,955,000; silver, 00,
000,000 fiuo ounces, tiic commercial
valuo of the same being $10,800,000
and the coinage value $77,570,000.
Revised estimates of the world's
production of tho precious molals for
the calendar year, 1803 show tho same
to have been $157,228,100 in gold and
$209,105,000 in silver.
The world’s coinage for the calen
dar year 1893 is stated to have been
$232,485,068 in gold and $135,380,754 in
silver.
Tho director estimates, tho stock of
gold in the world at the end of 1893
for monetary purposes to have been
$3,005,900,000 and silver $4,055,700,000;
a total metallic stock in the world of
$8,021,009,000.
ABOUT THE NEXT HOUSE,
J'osltlvo Tact* (Jftttx 6iuu>g (ho i.eyults
of the I ©cent Unction*.
Washington, Nov. 30.—Not until
to-day have the officials of the house
felt sufficient confidence in their un
official list of representatives of the
Nifty-fourth congress to send it to
the printer.
As finally prepared the list shows
214 Ilepublicnns, lot Democrats and
six I’opniists, one silver and one va
cant. Tho Republicans will consti
tute more than two-thirds of the
house membership.
Sectional!y the Republican major
ity will be divided as follows: New
England states 2(1, old Middle states
GO, Middle Western states 92, far
Western states 23, Southern states 32.
The Democrats secure only thirteen
members in the Northern states, Cali
fornia and Massachusetts contribut
ing- <ne each, Illinois, Ohio and Penn
sylvania two each and New York five.
Tlie Democrats secure six solid state
delegations—those of Arkansas, Flori
da. Georgia, Louisiana,Mississippi and
South Carolina. Tho Republicans se
cure nineteen solid delegations—those
of Connecticut. Delaware. Idaho, In
diana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minne
sota, Montana, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode
Island, South Dakota. Vermont,
Washington, West Virginia and Wis
consin.
In all, twenty-eight contests may
be made from the Southern states but
it now appears probable that there
will not be so many. Mr. Meyers,
who, it was expected, would wage a
contest for the seat from the Sixth
Arkansas district, is now quoted as
saying that he will make no effort to
secure the seat iu the face of tho fact
that liis opponent is credited with
3,090 majority. Late advices also in
dicate that Lee Crandall will abandon
the contest against General Wrhccler
for the seat from tho Eighth Alabama
district.
IliKhnp Hcnnfliioj’rt silver .Inbllee.
Wichita, Kan., Nov. 30.—The twen
ty-fifth anniversary of the ordination
to tile priesthood of the Right Rev.
John J. Hennessey, Roman Catholic
bishop of Wichita, was celebrated
at tho cathedral to-day. Masses
began before daybreak, and at
noon the pontificial high mass was
celebrated, at which Rishop Dunn of
Dallas delivered the address. A purse
containing 84,000 was presented to
Dishop Hennessey. This morning
the bishop received a congratulatory
telegram signed by Monsignor O'Con
nell, rector of the American college
at Rome.
WA.NTS OF THE WEST.
AS TOLD IN THE TRANS-MISSIS
SIPPI CONGRESS.
ttnmerona Resolution* Introduced and
Referred to Proper Committee*—Free
Silver Men Prominent In the Work—
Irrigation Come* In for a Good Share
of Attention—Valuable Paper* Read
and Addre**e* Listened to bp the Dele
gate*.
Trann-MlMlsnIppI Cniigrpnii.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 38.—When tho
Trans-Mississippi congress assembled
yestorday afternoon Ex-Governor
l’rinco of Now Mexico was tlion asked
by President Whitmore to take the
chair for the afternoon session, and
thut gentleman proceeded to give
business an impetus by telling the
membors of tho congress what was in
order and urging action upon what
ever It was possible to consider.
Upon motion of Duloguto II tin toon
of Iowa tho Missouri river improve
ment commission was formally In
vited to attend the convention and
enlighten it upon the progress of tho
work of improvement. Tho intro
duction of resolutions, to bo referred
without debato to tho cominittue on
resolutions, when tho coinmitteo
shall be appointed, wus then begun,
viz:
lly Delegate Stan nurd of St. Louis,
favoring tiio renewal by proper legis
lative onactinont of the reciprocity
treaties recently abrogated in tho au
thorization of now treaties.
lly Dologato Castle of California, a
memorial to congress favoring tho
construction of tho Nicaragua canal
under the control and supervision of
tho United States government.
lly Dologato Harding of Missouri,
douianding tho defeat of tho freo lead
bill now before tho United States
senate.
lly Dologato Sanselof Arkansas, fa
voring a tariff commission with plen
ary powers, thereby removing that
I matter from the iniluenee of tho mu
tations of the parties.
lly Delegate Frye of Missouri, a
memorial covering all tho subjects to
come before tho congress and sug
gesting curative processes for all tho
ills of the linancial systom, as relat
ing to silver.
lly Delegate Stoddard of Colorado,
favoring free gold and silver coinage
at tho ratio of 111 to 1; providing for
tho use of coin certificates, and en
abling and directing the retirement
of national bank notes ns fast as
bonds supporting them can be paid
and taken up by the coinage of gold
and silver.
lly Delegate Stanard of Missouri,
favoring the nso of silver coinage to
the fullest extent possible, at such a
ratio ns may bo susceptible of bo,ng
definitely maintained; also indorsing
the effort of the government to se
cure the more extended uso of silver
by the nations.
The attendance at the evening ses
sion at \Vhieh irregution was tho sub
ject for discussion, was rather light.
At President Whitmore's request,
George Q. Cannon of Utah took tho
chair and introduced tho subject of
discussion with a brief review of his
I own experience in tho past forty
I seven year!} with flic growing of
crops, etc., by artificial overflowing
of otherwise desert lands.
“Irrigation a Living National Is
sue,” was the subject of a paper by
Editor W. E. Stay the of tho Irrigation
Age. The tenor of his remarks was
that no itsue, be it irrigation or ntii
erwise, which affects ever so small a
portion of the country can, if it tend
to tho good of that portion, bo a local
issue. At tho conclusion of Mr.
Smythe's address tho congress ad
journed to 10 o'clock tills morning.
I
| FARMERS' CnOf-:^*; TO FUSE.
Vvorl; l/iiftxr Way for tho ledm-atlou of
tlio Various Organizations.
Chicago, Nov. 20,—Leading1 mem
bers of various farmers' orders met
here to-day to perfect plans for the fed
eration of all the farm societies and as
sociations into “The Farmers’union,”
The supreme council of tho Farmers’
union has been formed, consisting
of Colonel I. 11. Brigham, master
of the National Grange; Marion lfut
ler, president of tho National Farm
ers’ Alliance and Industrial union.
| Klwood Furnas, president of the Na
; tional Farmers’ alliance; Dr. C.
i A. Robinson, president of the
National Farmers’ Mutual Benefit
| association; Frank Smock, presi
dent of tho National Patrons
of Industry, and a member
of the executive committee of each as
follows: J. M. Thompson, the Grange;
S. A. Converse, the Farmers'alliance;
11. A. Beming, the Farmers’ Alliance
and Industrial union; F. M. Palmer,
Farmers’ Mutual Benefit association,
and M. 10. Hogmire. Patrons of Indus
try. Tho details of tho proposed fed
eration will not bo completed before
the end of to-morrow’s session.
Hotly of Professor .Union round.
Denver, Col., Nov. 28.—Professor
10 G. Mason of Manhattan. Kan., who
disappeared from a Uniou Pacific
train at Mirage, Col., Nov. Pi, was
found dead on the prairie eight miles
south of Mirage yesterday by his son
and Dan I'owso, who have been
searching for him.
--
flutter and Cheeaomaken.
Higgixsvii.i.b, Mo., Nov. 21.—Tho
fifth annual session of the Missouri
State Dairymen’s association opened
in this city yesterday. The associa
tion of Kunsas held its meeting last
week, and the associations of both
states are working on about the same
lines for the accomplishment of the
same objects.
To.vanda, Pa.. Nov. 28.—Mrs. Sarah
111 rich Kelly of Ilonesdalo has an
nounced her candidacy for the unex
pired term of ttie late Myron It.
\Vr ght, member »of congress from
the Fifteenth district
tVlmt tliij S'lilYruco Amendment Cost.
Topeka, Kan., Nov. 23. — It cost the
state of Kansas $10,500 to publish the
equal s.iifrugu amendment proposi
tion in the newspapers of the several
counties.
A New York contemporary offers a
! prize of 810 for the discovery of a
| perfect mother-in-law.
SEELEY IS LOCATED.
H**< New York Oltjr rk] rripirlDI m
Confession.
Nrw Yobk, Nov. 2a—If tho word
Of a well known physician can be de
pended upon, Book hooper Body, who
robbed the Shoo and Leather National
bank of 93.14,000, of which Lawyer
Frederick Baker and possibly others
received #341,000, U within thirty
miles of the City hull and has not boon
much further away than that at any
time since he disappeared. He is
broken in health and spirit and may
havo but a few months of life left to
him. Lying* upon a bed in an upper
story room of the house in which ho
found refuge, this physician says,
Seeley spent a good deal of time* in
preparing a statement by whioh
he expects to shew that he
wns only a tool in tho hands of
others and that persons more promi
nent and better known than Frede
rick Baker, ills dead confederate,
Srotltod by his stealings. From hints
ropped in his preaenao, hisphysloian
has been led to believe that there
were really five persons actlvuly con
cerned in tho conspiracy to dofraud
the Shoo and Louther bank and that
one, at least of these, occupies a high
pu.nbitMi, buuiuijy nna nnanoiauy.
Two of the five wcro linker and Seely,
and two »thurs,accordiug to the state
ment ,.o bo made by Seely, are con
nected with big banking houses.
Seely hod, it Is stated on good au
thority, intendod to surrender him
self lust night, lie had l>o 1 loved that
ho would bu able to complete hia
statement by that time; but he has
broken down under tho strain on his
nerves.
The statement that Seely is pre
paring, it is said, deals with the de
falcation from the beginning, telling
how lie was tempted and naming the
man who tempted him and will set
fortli how much of tho money went
to the other conspirators and how it
was used by them. Tho claim
will bo made that much of tho
money was used in investments
in the West and Northwest
and that more money was wasted in a
fruitless effort to make thuso in
vestments pay. It is said that some
of tho money was Invested in the
business enterprises of a man who is
serving out a sunt.-nco of imprison
ment for embezzlement and at tho
timo of his arrest tho conspiracy
against tlio Shoo and Leather bank
was on tho verge of discovery. How
tho thiefts wore extended over a
period of nine years without discov
ery will also be expluinod and some
sensational allegations will be made.
There can bo little doubt that
Tinker had planned to commit suicide
for some time. October 4 ho received
two insurance policies for 310,000 caah
with tho ^.duitublo life iasurance
company. Tfie.se policies are incon
testable, iyn additional premium of
SflOO each tyelng paid to make them
so. Tho policies aro payable to Mrs.
liakor, and tho ofllclals of the insur
ance company have made practical
admission that they aro not rendered
invalid because of liakur’s suicide.
Another policy for 32,500, issued by
tho snipe company almost fifteen
years ago wns assigned by linker to
liis wife moro than a year ago. The
Mutual Life Insurance company also
insured linker on two policies, but
will not give tho amount although de
claring Hint they djd not CSCCcd 310,•„
PRINCES BISMARCK DEAD.
Slio PnftHpn Away at the Arc of 70—A
Great i.<ai to tlio Chancellor*
Bkhun", Nov. 23.—Princess Bis
marck, wife of I’rinco Bismarck, died
at Var/.in at 5 o’clock this morning.
Her condition became alarmin'# yes
terday, when it was announced that
she imd suffered a relapse and that
great anxiety was felt in regard to
her condition hy tlic prince and her
attendants. All the family were"
hastily* summoned to her bedside.
Count Herbert Bismarck arrived liero
last evening- and was present when
bis mother passed away.
Although it is feared" that the effect
of liis wife’s death upon the prince
will be serious, it is satisfactory to
add that the grand chancellor has
been in better health lately and that
he has been able to resume his daily
drives.
Tile Princess Bismarck was TO years
old, nine years younger than her il
lustrious husband. It Is notable that
the first comment upon her death, is
everywhere, the effect it is likely to
have on the great statesman's health,
ft is well known that since their mar
riage, forty-seven years ago, this
good Gorman wife lias cared for
her husband as if lie were a boy, and
that it was due to her constant
watchfulness over his comforts that
l’rinco Bismarck's constitution was
able to stand tiie strain of the tre
mendous work lie imposed on it dur
ing his forty years of public service.
Bismarck’s high-handed courtship
has taken its place iu fiction. At a
friend’s wedding he saw Johanna von
Puttkamer, one of the prim and quiet
little bridesmaids. He was a rollick
ing young ofKcer-farracr in those
days, with an alarming reputation.
He and the young Moravian maiden
fell, then nnd there, in love.
The daring young lover wrote
and demanded tho fair Johan
na’s hand from the pious
Puttkamers. He was stiffly invited
to appear before the stern father that
that gentleman might form some sort
of an opinion as to just liow unrea
sonable the request was. Yuong Bis
marck fnrwith hurried to the Putt
kamer home. Guests were present.
Formality reigned. Johautia came to
greet him, and there, before every
body, ho kissed her. The only way
to stop tho awful scandal was to an
nounce the betrothal, and the wed
ding soon followed.
A MJnUter Suspended.
Ai.isanv, Mo., Nov. 23.—Quito a
sensation has oeeu caused hero by
the suspension from his pastorate and
from tlio ministry of Bev. L. B. No
land of the M. R church (South).
The announcement was made at the
the church by Presiding Rider Z. M.
Williams, who stated that the cause
of the suspension was charges affect
ing Mr. Noland’s moral character,
the complaint being made by a sa
loon-keeper of Brunswick, whoso
young daughter claims that Noland is
the father of lier child bora about
two weeks ago.
