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NEWS OF NEBRASKA
SUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A
WEEK'S EVENTS
Mot Important Happening of the Ynn
Brvrn Dnyt Urlrflj-Mcnllonnl All Ior
llnm of the Htntn Cnrrrnt ATliorooRli
ftrximr of Xebrunkti N'eiv.
Wclnclay, October ft".
Tho barn of Dr. A. I'. Ferguson of
Rprnguo wan struck by lightning,
tearing n liolo In the ulilnlcs of the
roof from top to bottom. It. hilled ono
cow id tho barn, but two horccs es
caped uninjured.
In recognition of Topokn day nt tlio
exposition tho Topnkn Knrnlviil Knnv
accompanied by Miss Anna Hose of
Hllo, Huwnllun Islands, u full blooded
Hawaiian bciiuty of twenty-live yearn,
who camu to tho United States to of
ficiate ns queen of the Topckn carnival,
mid 100 lady cadets currying rlllcs
wcro in attendance.
At Genoa Mrs. Charles Hoffman
wnH instantly killed by tho nccldental
discharge of n pun. It appears that
tho family, consisting of father and
mother, n son of about coven teen
yearn, and daughter, n young woman,
went out for a. drive Saturday even
ing and took tho gun along, thinking
they might bhoot n fow quail, .lust at
their plnea of residence Is a street
crossing, and in crossing it tho gun
dropped and tho hnmmcr struck upon
tlio seat. Mrs. Hoffman, who wns oc
cupying the rear heat, received tho
chargo in her breast, killing her in
stantly. TliRrRtlny, Ortnlirr fl
Miss Klttlo Thomas, a young woman
about twenty years old, attempted to
commit suicide at hor rooms In tho St.
Klmo hotel at Lincoln by swallowing
an ounce of chloroform. A physician
was Immediately called and adminis
tered an antidote. There Is a possiblo
ebon cc that shn may recover.
Two freight trains collided In the
yards at Iudianola causing tho death
of Sol llrace, engineer, Ed. Wallers,
fireman, and Win. McCurl, brnkcinnn.
Rnllroad property amounting to muny
thousands of dollars wna damaged.
Several trainmen wcro Injured more
or less seriously. Three locomotives
wcro piled up In a heap. Stock earn
mostly loaded withbhecp were smashed
tip and many of tho sheep killed.
Hntnnlur. Octnlirr 8.
Wnlioo was again called to mourn
lost evening, when tho remulnH of
Private Sidney E. Johnson company
H, Third Nebraska volunteers, arrived
from Fublo lieaeh, Fin. Tho old sol
diers and friends escorted tho remains
to Wahoo. The funoral will occur at
tho opera house Sunday. Tho blow
has almost prostrated Captain John
son, since his son left, a few weeks ngo
in perfect health, and now returns en
shrouded for the grave.
State Superintendent Jaekson came
Into Lincoln from Falls City bringing
word that the train on which ho was
traveling stopped after It had left
Salem and picked up a man named
William Morton, who had been hurt
In getting off a freight train caboose
kovcrnl hours before. Morton lives at
Salem and ho was taken back there to
be cared for. It was found that the
lower part of his right leg was terribly
crushed and his head was cut.
The Northorn Nebraska Construc
tion and Developing company tiled ar
ticles of incorporation with tho secre
tory of state. Tho company is Incor
porated by the samo people who Incor
porated the Atkinson ,fc Northers.
Hallway company. Tho company
tarts out with a capital stool: of
$50,000. Its object Is to c instruct and
operate railways, tolepho.ic and tele
graph Hues, creameries, breweries and
mills. Tho company will havo head
quarters at Atkinson, Neb,
Friday, October 7.
Four pounds of salvo was sent from
Lincoln to Manila In care of General
Otis, by Miss Ella Robertson, for tho
First Nebraska regiment. This salve
was made by Mrs. Kllrabcth Wilcox.
She made the same kind during tho
civil war nud it proved to be effica
cious In healing wounds and pores.
?.,,s?,1r,Vcrtson notI"! General Otis
that If the First regiment was so for
tunate as to reeelvo ordors to como
"homo to nso tho donation as ho saw
best.
Tho other night at Nebraska Cltv
the general merchandise store of L. A.
Kropp, In Wyoming precinct, was en
tered by thieves, who cut out a panel
in a reardoor, and relieved Itof numer
ous articles. Later tho polieo and
Deputy Sheriff Farley arrested a young
man In tho city on suspicion of having
committed the deed, and found on his
person notno of the property. Ho was
landed in Jail, whoro ho confessed to
thncrlmo. He gavo his name as Daniel
Kclley and his ago as nineteen years.
thinilnr, October 0.
Thecrcrmory at St. l'nul burned
and the building was destroyed, but
moat of the machinery was baved. It
was Insured in three companies. It
Is thought tho building was set on
fire.
Six members of the First United
States cavalry arrived In Lincoln yes
terday and went out over tin Hurling
ton northern lino for Ft, Kcogh, Mont,,
whore they will bo stationed. They
were In the hospital nt Montauk Point
when their command was moved und
wore following. These gentlemen were
not at Santiago, being netnbors of a
troop tlnU.yg- n left bcliLid to earo for
tho hew ' ey had contracted fever
in Wbr wrlto
M were removed to
Ahcy recovered in the
MontAi Neb.
hospit
Spuf
. 'ir. of 4ot
probably
wenu
t ships.
Jas. Nul&on of Dakota Cy. has had a
warrant issued for the arrest of Jas
per O'Dell, charging him with ussault
and battery.
A young man named Rosonbnum of
Holdrogc met with a serious ace Idcnt
His trousers got caught In tho cogs of
sorghum mill and tho leg wai drawn
into the mill. It was crushed nearly
to the kneo and had to be amputated
three Inches above the knee.
Sheriff Harrows of Dakota City ar
rested in Union county, South Dakota,
Ellas nnil Fred Edwards and John
Gibson, whom he lirotigfit back to this
state and lodged in jail. They nro
charged with entering the pasturo of
Mr. Martin, where they killed a steer
and cold the meat.
Win. Kennedy of Nebraska City, tho
youth of ten years arrested for rob
bing tho store of L. A. Kropp in Wy
oming prcelncl, in which was thopost
ofllce, hnd a hearing beforo United
States Commissioner Jackson, nnd
was held to the federal court In tho
mint of 61,000. He was taken to Omaha.
Constable Heals of Geneva arrested
a man iiumed .Shank nnd Joe Ncedcr,
charged with stealing hogfl. Tho hogs
wcro sold In Sutton by Necder. It
docs not appear that Shank was con
nected with the theft other than fur
nishing the team and wagon, which
ho admits he had loaned to Necder.
An empty passenger train collided
in the ynrds of the Elkborn in Omaha,
at tho Emmett strcot crossing, near
the St. Paul and Omaha round houso,
with a heavy freight train. Harry
(Joins, colored, n (lining car waiter,
was instantly killed, and Otto Hins
dale, the dining enr conductor, was
perhaps fatally Injured. Many others
wcro Injured. Tho passenger train
had just unloaded lis patrons at the
Webster street depot and wan backing
up to the round houso when the frlcght
train came around a sharp curvo and
crashed Into tho dining cur demolish
ing tho car and badly wrecking tho
engine. Tho engineer and fireman
jumped, the cnglueor receiving inju
ieB. Negligence of a switchman, wh o
failed to run tho freight in on tho
proper truck, is said to be the caiibo of
the wreck.
Morula jr. October 10.
Tho machinery of the IJarber As
phalt Paving company has arrived In
Lincoln and the work of repavlng has
commenced.
At a meeting of tho stockholders of
tho Farmers' Grain and Elevntor com
pany of Hooper, a dividend ol SO pci
cent on tho share wus declared.
A man giving his name as Uobort
Mansfield, and claiming to hall from
llavelock, secured 15 from Frank E.
Lahr of Lincoln by passing a forged
check signed by'D. D. Mulr, cashier
of tho First National bank.
George Spclser, the twelve-year-old
son of David Speiser, jr., of Humboldt,
was thrown from a horso nnd hud both
arms broken. Tho right nrm was
fractured at the elbow, and both bones
of the left arm wcro brokon between
tho elbow and tho wrist. Last duly
ho was thrown from rt. horso and had
nn arm broken, from which no had
not fully recovered.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to wreck tho west bound Union Paci
fic pussengor train nt a bend In tho
road near Brady. Tho engineer saw
a number of largo tics across the track
as ho rounded tho curve, and reversed
his engine, but was unable to blacken
thu speed before the engine struck tho
obstruction. However, tho engine re
mained on tho track, while broken
timbers flow In every direction. A
man named Antony O'Donald has bocn
arrested arid tho officials think they
havo the right party. He seems men
tally unbalanced. ,
Tnrsday, October n.
Genlvo Timbrel, a young woman
nineteen years old, look a doso of
poison with nllegcd suicidal intent, at
tho Glbout house, Hastings, whero she
was working. Prompt assistance from
a pnysician saved tier life.
W. J. Ganoung of Lincoln Normal
has Btarted for an extended tour
through Pennsylvania and Now York.
Ho Is nn enthusiastic Nobraskau nud
hopes to secure many converts to this
state, froai among his many relatives
und old friends lu the cast.
Tho hotly of a dead man was found
near Wyraoro near tho Itluo river nnd
was burled unidentified. Tho verdict
of tho coroner's jury was death from
unknown causes. Tho undertaker
thinks tho man had been dead about
three months. The body was terribly
decomposed. There was some S2.30 in
his pockets. It la likely decensed wat
n tramp.
RovicS from the Tnfnntjv Mni-ln T.
resa are on exhibition at onj of tho
I'incom city ticket offices. They wcro
collected by U. H. Cramer, formerly
with the passenger department of tho
Burlington, nnd now ship's writer on
board tho cruiser Newark. The relics
are an Interesting sight and Includo a
portion of a Mauser riflo, showing tho
mechanism, empty six nnd one-pound
shells, drinking cups, knives, bpoon
nnd fork, -Ac. All tho relies havo boon
through Intense heat and show Its ef
fects. 0. II. Chalfont, at ono time a resi
dent of Lincoln, where ho clerked In a
dry goon's store, attempted to kill him
self In the basement of a hardwaro
htoreln Cleveland, O. Ho had gone
Into the store to look nt some revolv
ers He requested to bo allowed to go
to tho basement und try one, which
w as granted. Going to the basement,
ho placed tho muz.la of the gun in hla
mouth and pulled tho trigger. There
U a chance that ho may live. His
home is in rnincsvjlle, O. Ho can talk,
but he refuses to glvo a reawm for hit
i act.
OEDEE OUT MAL1TIA.
MINNESOTA TROOPS LEAVE
FOR DEER RIVER.
fney Art Not So Stir Tbnt the Dancer
Mo Faxed Deflptte Gonoral llneon'a
Telegram to Wanhlngtoti That the
fighting; If All Over.
MiKNirAroLts, Minn., Oct. 10. The
fOTcrnmcnt has notified Governor
Clough that It has revoked tho order
putting tho companion of tho Four
teenth Minnesota volunteers at Du
tilth and at St, Paul under his orders.
Ho had all preparations mado to send
tho Duluth companies to tho front at
3nc6 to protect tho settlers and was
trrangtng to moblllzo tho remaining
jompanlcs at St. Paul. Ho supposes
that tho revocation is duo to General
Racon'a mossage saying that thero was
ao moro danger. Ho added: ! shall
pay no moro attention to tho war de
partment. If iieccssary I will issue a
;all for volunteers, arm them with
tuck guns as I can pick up nnd let tho
frovcrnmont go to tho devil. I am
tired of doing business with Washing
ton. There Is too much red tape about
It, Orders aro issued one mlnuto nud
revoked tho next. I nm not nn alarm
ist, but it is tho safo thing to be pre
pared. It will reassure tho settlers
and perhaps prevent nn outbreak."
The governor has received a racs
ngo from Mayor John II. Ncavcrs of
liralnard saying: "1 havo just re
turned from Walker. Indians concen
trating at Leech Lako in largo num
bers. Think they held couucil last
alght. Situation looks grave."
W. F. Street wired government from
Hcmldjl, west of Cass Like: "While I
do not regard situation hero as alarm
ing, our pcoplo nro much disturbed.
If you could send village authorities
200 stands of arms they will bo grato
fully received. Red Lako Indians re
ported Irritable."
Rutterlcs A and B, Minnesota na
tional guard, left nt 8 o'clock this
morning for Door river nnd Cass lake
via Duluth. Thoy aro in command of
Majbr Ltbboy. One battery la from
this city and ono from St. Paul. They
aro all that is left of tho atato mllltta,
tho Infantry companies having all
been mustered Into the volunteer ser
vice They aro oqulppod with a Cat
ling and a flold gun for each battery
and each man carries a nabcr and re
volver. Tills trip will bo mado in
eight hours.
Wai.kkh, Minn., Oct. 8. At tho In
dian council held at tho reservation a
demand was mado by the government
through Indian Agent Sutherland that
tho men concerned in tho killing of
soldiers near Pear Island bo given up
to answer to tho charge of murder.
Marshal O'Connor und 250 troops
commanded by General llacon will
move to the agency on tho reservation
at 10 o'clock this morning, lloats
wcro chartered last night and another
effort will bo mado to apprehend the
twenty Indians for whom tho marshal
has bench warrants. Whon tho troops
arrive at tho agenoy runners will bo
tent ont and the men ordered in. In
enso they do not respond, Marshal
O'Connor, backed by tho troops, will
go after them.
Information given ont by ono of tho
Indians at tho council yesterday was
that nineteen young bucks composed
tho forco which engagod General
Bacon's command near Bear Island.
Gay Sho Gwon Ay Yosh, or as the
English version would bo. Strong
Voice of the Wind, was tho leader, and
directed the plan of battle, Tho band,
excepting the killed, are now on Hear
Island, nnd refuse to como in or take
part in tho conncil. It is likely that
inch ronegndco an they can induco to
Join them will make things lively for
lOTeral months, confining themselves
to depredations on tmiall settlements.
The roport that Hog Ah Mali Ga Shik
wai killed by one of the sharp shoot
ers ta denied, tho chiof having refused
to tako part in tho attack.
Thlrty-flvo Indiansputinan appear
ance at tho town of Lothrop, nino
miles south of hare, last night. Tho
Women and children wore gathcredin
a bnlldlng and the citizens are guard
ing thu town.
ALMOST A CLASH.
battle Narrow Averted at ManranUto
Spanish Inilfted un Delay.
Haxzanillo, Oct. 10 A fight was
narrowly averted between the Spanish
garrison under Colonel Parron nnd tho
United States troops under Colonel
Uay, who arrived hero from Santiago
to tako possession of tho city.
Tho arrival of tho Americans had
taken the Spanish commander by sur
prise and he hod represented to Col
onel Ray that ho had rccolvud word
from General lllanco Informing him
that tho dnto for tho American occu
pation had been postponed to Octo
ber 10.
Jnst before a clash of arms seemed
almost certain Colonol Ray received a
dispatch from General Wade explain
ing that the commander of tho Span
Ish troops at Maauajiillo had requested
a delay until October 10 nnd that the
formal evacuation was therefore, post
poned. The United States troops remain in
the barracks by permission of Colonel
I'arron.
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The Knight Templar Conclave.
Prrrsnuua, Pa. Oct. 10, The first
of the Knights Templar to arrive for
the triennial eonclave next week
I formed tho grand coinruandory of Cal
ifornia, They wero root at the Union
station and escorted to CarnegU hall.
Grand Master Thomas will arrivo hero
1 to-night, Uo will bo given t reception'
in Corncffle nail.
Camtov. Kan , Oct 10.--C P, Nelson
of Dos Moines, Iowa, committed sui
cide on a Rock Island passenger train
near here last ulght lie shot himself
in the prcscncn of a carload of puicn-cert.
PREVENTION WAS TOO LATE,
A Furgeon TrttlDr llcfore the Investlsa
tlon C)mmtteo
WAsniNOTO?r, Oct. 10. Through tho
earnest efforts of Judgo Advocate Gen
cral Llebcr, Congress passsd a law
shortly beforo tho adjournment' for
tho establishment of a summary conrt,
where enlisted men shall be tried, and
for tho abolition of tho field officer's
court, so-called, which was created
during tho civil war, and which has
existed over since. Ono of tho objec
tions to tho field officer's court was tho
frequent difficulty of securing tho
services of a field officer, who is a lino
officer above tho rank of captain, for
duty at tho court. Tho a ct was not
to go Into effect till nlxty days
after Its approval by tho President,
which was August 17, and thoreforo it
wns not binding during hostilities
with Spain. Now, however, tho com
manding officer of each garrison, fort
or other place, regiment or corp3, dc
tnched battalion or company, or other
detachment of tho army has power ta
appoint for such place or command, or
In his discretion for each battalion
thereof, a summary court, to conslsl
of ono offlcor to ho designated by him
before whom enlisted mon may bo
tried for offenses.
Generally speaking, coldlors seem to
bo much better behaved during tho
war than in peace. That is prob
ably duo to tho moro severe
punishments imposed and to tho
feeling o4 patriotism that pcrvados all
men. Tho regulam havo established
for themselves a reputation for ex
ceptional valor and performance
of duty, but, nevertheless, in
peace, they commit a multltudo of
small crimes. For tho year ending
August 21, 1907, which Is tho last year
whero records havo boon prepared,
thero wcro 1,397 trials by general
court-martial all enlisted men. Only
110 of theso wcro acquitted. The
number of trials by garrison nnd sum
mary courts in tho samo period was
13,420, tho different men tried being
8,105, or quite one-third of tho entire
regular army at that time, Thero
wcro only MJ7 acquittals at all thebo
trials.
Tho present military law in tho
United States was copied bodily from
tho English military law, and includes
n largo number of offenses. Losing
clothing, losing government property,
and selling clothing are norao of the
minor ofTcnscs, hut in thna of peace
thero ard hardly moro than forty or
fifty cases under these heads.
What is known in tho army
as the twenty-first artlclo of
wap comprises moro corlous of
fenses, liko assaulting superior officer,
attempting to strike superior officer,
disobedience to him and lifting a
weapon against him. Theso offenses
may bo punished by death, but aro
more generally punished by a term of
sovcral months imprisonment. A pri
vate at tho arsenal a fow years ago
knocked down an unpopular officer
nnd was scut to prison for something
liko six years.
Military convicts wcro formerly
sent to Leavenworth, Kan., but tho
abandonment of that prison by the
government has left the army with
out any placo for confinement of con
victs savo the guardhouses at dlfferont
forts. Desertion, which is tho forty
seventh article of war, is punished in
time of peaco by conQnment, gcnorally
not loss than ono year, nnd rarely cot
moro than foar,ycnra Thoro wcro 224
desertions in tho rogular army last
year, hut during tho war with Spain,
thero were but fow if auy, in all
branches of the service.
The great and comprehensive artlclo
of war, against which thoro are more
offenses than against all the others,
is the sixty-gecond. It includes certain
absences without leave, abusing public
animals, allowing prisoners to escape,
assault on sentinel or with a weapon,
attempt to suborn a witness, broach
of arrest, carrying a concealed weap
on, dlsobedlenoo of standing orders
or regulations, disrespect or dlsobe
dienca to non-commissioned or com
missioned officers, drunkenness, neg
lect of duty, conduct to tho prejudice
of good order and military discipline,
and numerous other minor offenses.
Most of the criminal offonses in the
army, as distinguished from military
offenses, conic under this article.
The causes that lead enllstod men ia
tho regular army to desert in timo of
puaco are more or less interesting. In
tho cavalry It not infrequently happens
that soldiers desert on account of fear
of horses. Some months ago a soldier
deserted from a fort in the department
of Texas to join a bass ball club in
Mexico. Many desert on account of
debts and dissatisfaction with the ser
vice. Fear of punishment for offenses
committed, escape from consequences
of imprudent marrlago, general
worthlesjncss.'-rovlng disposition, luck
of moral ..strength and fear of bodily
harm from comrades aro other causes
for desertion most often found in the
reports to tho War department. It
has hnppenod that soldiers desert to
secure possession of inherited for
tunes. All tho proceedings of court-martial
are forwarded eventually to Washing-,
ton, whero thoy are reviewed by tho
judge advocate general, at prosent
Brigadier General O. Norman Llebcr.
In his office are kept all the files of
court-martial , proceedings.
ahonli at fenn'e a rare.
Loxdox, Oct. NX An appctr.pt wm
made early Thursday morning to steal
tho bo.lv of William Penn. whose
bodv is lylDg In tho graveyard, pt
the Quaker Meeting houss at Jordsns,
Buckinghamshire. At daylight tho In
mates of a cottage nearby found that
Pcun'a grave had been partially opaned
a couple of feet of soil had boa a re
moved and spado and eonn now 'pa
pers were lying near. The burial
place lies secluded in a valley, and
opart from Am 1 1 lean tourlits few peo
Bis visit the spot.
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BACON HAS SCATTERED
THE INDIANS.
the Oil f Dead nnd Wounded
Bacon' Trooju to Join ItelnforceinenU
at Walker Wnibluctou Ilaa Mttle
or So Official Information.
CmcAoo, Oct. 8. Tho staff corres
pondent of tho Chicago Tribuno nt
Walker, Minn., on tho way to tho
scene of battle between Company E.
Third Infantry, under command of
General Bacon, and tho Pillager In
dians on Bear Island, says:
Tho steamer Flora has arrived hero
bringing in tho killed and wounded.
Following Is ft complete- list of those
killed ami wounded lu Wednesday's
engagement:
Killed Major Mclvlllo Wilkinson,
Sergeant William Butler, Privates Ed
ward Lowe, John Olmstead, John
Bwnllenstockcr. Alfred Zoboll.
Wounded soldiers E. E. Antonello,
shot in leg; Sergeant Levy Aycrs, shot
In neck; Richard Bouchor.shot through
the shoulder; Edward Brown, shot in
face; John Dally, shot In thigh; Charles
Francis; Private Go.lfrey, shot through
tho Bhouldur; Charles Jcnr.en; Albert
Schuyler; Charles Turner.shot through
the shoulder; Gcorgo Wickor, Bhot in
leg.
Woundod Civilians. Edward Harris.
city marshal of Walker; Joseph Oscar,
pilot of steamer Jennie; T. J. Shoe
han, deputy United States marshal;
Tinker, Indian Inspector; Henry Wal
ters, engineer of tug Jennie.
Lieutenant Colonol Uarbach savs
that Genornl Bacon will come Into
Walker from Bear Island to-day and a
council will then bo held to 'dccldo on
the next moves In tho campaign.
General Bacou sent word that the
Indians had scattered from his front
and takon refuge in tho dense tangle
or tho surrounding forest. Lieuten
ant Colonol Harbach expected that
part of tho reinforcements at least
would bo landed on Bear Island at 0
o'clock thta morning.
Two hundred nnd seven picked men
from tho Third infantry at Fort Snell
ing, in command of Lieutenant Colo
nel Harbach arrived at Walker at C
o'clock yesterday afternoon, coming
Uy a special train from the post at St.
Paul. Each soldier carried his Krai:-
Jorgenson and 103 rounds of ammuni
tion and rations for five days nud nn
amplo reserve supply of 0,000 rounds
of ammunition was brought along.
Another Gatling gun was part of tho
equipment.
General Bacon and nil his men ar
rived hero at 12:35, having no diffi
culty about landing of boats. Ho
reports that at several points along
tho lako wero seen whito flags Indicat
ing general surrender.
Wai.kkk, Minn., Oct 7. "Watchers
around tho town last night report
thiB morning that signal lights wcro
Hushing back and forth on the oppo
site shoro of tho lako last night. It is
feared that large bodies of Indians
from other reservations roached the
Pillager camp during tho night.
The tug Flora left at 2 o'clock this
morning to bring out General Bacon
and his men and pending their return
there will probably be nothing done.
Indications uro thot both sides will
rest to-day, with fair prospects of a
resumption of hostilities to-morrow
unless tho Indians surrender in tho
meantlrao or make overtures of peace.
Wasuinotox, Oct. 7. At noon to
day tho government had received no
further dispatches bearing upon the
Indian uprising in Minnesota. At tho
interior department nothing had come
from tho sccno of tho conflict sinco
last night, when Inspector Tinker an
nounced the arrival of 21S soldiers at
Walker. Tho officials naturally showed
disappointment as timo passed with
out the rocclpt of a telegram from tho
front. The department Is puzzled to
understand why Indian Agent Suther
land has not communicated, as both he
and Inspeotor Tinker had been in
structed to report fully and frequently
to the department.
Tho report that the Mllle Lao In
dians had started upon the warpath to
join the Pillagers, was given littlq
credence, and the intorioi department
authorities insist in their belief that
the uprising is confined to the small
band on Bear Island. Commissioner
Jones to-day said thero need bo no
alarm over the fata of General Bacon's
command, an there wore ample facili
ties upon the island in the way of lum
ber, eta, for tho protection of tho
troops.
Tho authorities now believe tht
troops availablo in the vicinity aro suf
ficient to suppress the uprising, as tho
Indians engaged can scarcely numbor
over 15 J or J00. and they bullovo thero
is little danger of rein forcoment from
neighboring Indians.
Killed While FlcMini Tramp.
Bt. Joskto, Mo., Oct. 8. W. A. Crow,
an aged but nthletlo resident, was
routing tramps from his barn to-day,
whero they had taken refuge In tho
hay loft, and In a fight with the inva
ders was pushed through a trap-door,
falling to the ground, a distance of
fourteen feet, receiving a broken arm
and leg and internal injuries, from
the effects of which he is dying.
Candler Majority It 05,000.
Att-ANTA, Ga., Oct. 8. Allen D,
Candler's majority for governor over
I. R. Hogan, Populist, is 63,000. The
figure is about 20,000 above tho Demo
cratic majority for governor two years
ago. Several counties which returned
Populist majorities at that timo show
a complete reversal in favor of the
Democrats.
A Kantan Held for Fottontnc:
Liwhexck, Kan., Oct. 8. .T, J,
Kunkel, a tailor, was arrested this
afternoon charged with having pois
oned his wife.
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CUBANS MISTRUST GARCI
The General Hairotrrt of Hitting. Sold Ont
to American
New Yobk, Oct, S. A dlr.pateh to
tho New York Horald from Santiago
do Cuba nays General Garcia left the
city Thursday morning on bin mission
through Santlngo province, anting an
an agent of tho American government
to arrango the details for tho disband
incnt of tho Cuban nrm'. llo will con
fer with the military commanders in
outlying districts, using his strong in
fluence to induco peaceful disarming
of tho Cuban soldiers nud their re
turn to work. Tho tour will probably "
occupy three weeks, nnd his party re
ceived rntlons for that period from
General Lawton.
The officials of tho American admin
istration here prophesy good results
from his negotiations, believing that
Gnrcla's eff.jrtu will bo successful in
getting this province rid of tho largo
numbor of insurgent bands, who aro
living on the country in a condition of
outlawry, lovylng contributions on tho
planters nnd preventing tho rcaump
tlon of peaceful pursuits.
General Garcia is, however, daily
losing inllueneo- among tho Cubans.
Hin action in denying tho authority of
tho provisional government has es
tranged tho majority of tho Modorate
party, while tho Extremists resent hit
friendly feeling for tho United State
and his co-operation with tho admin
istration hero. Many of the lattor
characterize him as a rencgndo from
the principles of Independence and
openly avow that he Is allowing him
self to bo sold to the Americans.
Hla motives nro looked upon with
tuspiclon, and his deslro to roinovo the
friction between tho Cubans and the
Americans Is openly stated to bo a
trap for tho defeat of Cuban Inde
pendence. This fecllug will militate
greatly against his usefulness from
tho American standpoint. As tho re
sult of Gnrcla's negotiations General
Perez will assemble tho remaining
troops of his command in tho vicinity
of Guantanamo October 10, and will
thero disarm nud disband them. This
news, which was communicated to
General Lawton through General
Garcia, lias given great satisfaction,
being the first instance of tho volun
tary disbandment of an important In
surgent command. General Teres,
however, recognizes that ho cannot re-
strain his men uuder tho prosent cir
cumstances and that tho only solution
of tho problem Is to disband them,
allowing tho American troops to deal
with isolntud cases of lawlessness
without any restraint.
A scheme will bo presented to tho
Cuban assembly of delegates by 100
officers of tho Cuban army, proposing
tho raising of a fund locally among
tho plnntors to pay the insurgent
army. It is believed tho planters
would gladly contribute this sum for
tho purpose of freeing thoir estates
from the present memberH of tho Cu
ban military organi.'-ution. Tho as
sembly will bo asked to guarantee tho
loan by means of the Cuban revenues,
which securl.y, It is believed, tho
planters would accept Garcla's pro
posal to go to tho United States to
raise a Blmilar loan is not looked upon
with favor by tho Cubans, unles3 the
United States is behind him in tho
matter.
AGUINALDO A FIGUREHEAD
IJttlo 1'ovrer I'otitrsscil by the Philippine
"Dictator"'
Nuw York, Oct. 8. A dispatch to
tho New York Herald from Manila
says: Avtachlo, who was a fellow leader
with Agulnaldo in a former revolu
tion nnd brought suit ngalnot Aguln
aldo for half tho money which was
paid by Spain to make pcaco, has been
shot by order of the insurgent leaders
nt Malolos. It is donbtful whothcr
Agulnaldo was a consenting party to
tho execution. Your correspondent
visited the dictator at Malolos. Ho is
evidontly only a figurehead, put for
ward by a kind of revolutionary trust,
in which ono named Patcrno ia the
moving spirit.
The correspondent desired to visit
the Spanish prisoners nt Bnlucan and
was frankly told by Patcrno that even
Agulnaldo could not glvo a pass with
out tho consent of the secret council,
sir members of which are not in tho
dictator's cabinet.
Thero are 120 Spanish prisoners at
Bulucan. They are literally starving.
There are also twenty-four priests,
who aro held incommunicado, despite
tho fact that thoy aro nou -combatants.
Tho insurgent party is becoming
moro disorganized every day. Each
petty chief is setting up a little gov
ernment on his own account and no
ono is paying great attention to Aguln
aldo's orders.
Tho dictator looks and evidently
feels greatly worried over the condi
tions prevailing hero, as well as with
tho uncertainty attendant upon the
result of tho meeting In Paris. Pat
eruo openly advocates independence.
Occupation of Cubs Bccltia,
JIava:ia, Oct. s. A dispatch re
reived from Manzanlllo reports the
arrival thoro of the steamer Rolna do
Los Angeles, (lying tho stars and
stripes, with Colonel Henry Ray and
400 United States troops. Colour!
Ray will rcculvo possession of the city
to-day.
imipluoi at Hollo.
MAmuD, Oct b An official dispatch
from Hollo reports that the landing of
Spanish troops has caused a panic
among the insurgents and that 300
muskots, four cannon, a quantity of
ammunition and a flog were captured
cud eighteen Spaniards who had been
held os prisoners were released. The
Insurgents dlspcraed and many of then,
withdrew to tho mountains, whllu
some of them surrendered. The clcrgy
and other inhabitants made a demon
stration ly favor of Spain. Thlrty-sla
Spaniards were killod in other on-oeuntcrs.
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