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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
SEVENTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 4 , 1888 , NUMBER J231.
RED MEN VISITING V1LAS ,
Wisconsin Ghlppowtv Indians Want
Tholr Wrongs Righted.
THE SECRETARY IMPLICATED.
ADUpoHlllon Hliown to Deal Leniently
With the Union Paclllu niul
Severely With tlic Central
Capital Notes.
IndlnnH nt Washington.
WASHINGTON HIJHKAU Tin : OVIVHA HEP , | ]
C13 FOUKTKF.NTII STIIF.KT , >
> VAHIIIMITO.N , , D. C. , Fcb. 3. )
A delegation of Chippcvva Indians me hero
from northern Wisconsin to protest against
the action of thf ir ngcnt , J. T. Gcgnry , of
Ashland , in disposing of the timber upon
their lands contiary to the law and the regu
lations of the interior department. During
the administration of Picsident Atthur a
rule was ndopled allowing them to sell the
timber from the land under contract with the
highest bidder , and with the condition that
the Indians should bo employed and paid the
ruling rate of wages to cut and icmovc the
logs from the land. The agent has the power
to make this contiact subject to the appioval
of the commissioner of Indian nffaiis and
With the consent of the Indians , but it Is
charged that Grcgoiy is selling the timber lo
Ills fav01 itcs without competition , at prices
below commercial tales , and that vvhlto men
nro employed to cut and remove the logs
against the policy and i emulations of the de
partment. Gregory is a Wisconsin
man and was appointed upon the
recommendation of Seoi clary Vilas and
J. H. Knight , of Ashland , his pat t nor and
political manager. It is also claimed that
jnuoli of the timber so sold finds its way to
the Superior Lumber company , at Ashland ,
Of which Secictaty Vllas and .T. H. Knight
ai o stockholders , the contiact having been
made with one Kennedy , an cmplojo of that
company.
Mil. VIMS AI'I'nAIKH TO.
Now it is charged , too , that the matter has
frequently been bi ought to the attention of
Mr. Vilus , bofoioho became seciotary of the
interior , without any collection of Iho evil ,
but now that ho has taken official control of
Indian affairs the Indians como lo Washing
ton to appeal to him In person. Gregory , the
agent , denies the charges , claims that they
\vero inspired by unsuccessful bidders , and
that the law In being c u ried out so far as is
practicable. Hut the Indians are of different
opinion. They asset t that the Had River ,
the Lac do Flambeau and'other Chippcvva
roservalions in Wisconsin have been shipped
of timber for the benefit of lumber firms who
nro friendly with Agent Gtcgoryut prices
much lower than might have been obtained
if other persons hud been allowed to bid and
Without regard to the allotments in sevcialty
ns icquircd by law. The favorilo conlraclois
have been allowed lo select the best and most
accessible tracts , without the presence of the
agent and tha fanners , as the logulations 10-
quho , and llm contracts have not been tc-
portcd lo the commissioner of Indjan affairs
for his approval. They claim that they might
pet 75 per cent mote for their loirs than Ihoy
are receiving at piosent if the contracls weic
made according to law. The regulations of
the department contemplate that the Indians
Should not only receive the full maikct price
for their timber , but that they should also bo
paid regular wages for the work done in cut
ting it and taking It to maikot. For example ,
if they sell their timber for $7 or SS per log
Stmnpage , they should icccivo in addition $ )
cr $5 , as the cnso may bo , for culling anil
hauling it , labor that they arc pei fcctly com
petent to perform. Hut at the pi ice now
| > ald for their timber they are gelling only { 2
or M instead of the $1-or JM lo which they
are entitled.
Till ! I'ACIFIC HAII.ItOAl ) COMMITTFE.
The house committee on Pacific lallioadi-
held n long meeting this morning , at which
Occurred the Hist frccintoichange of opinion1
Blnco its appointment. The only biislnes
bofoio this committee is the loportofthc
Pacific laihoiul tommlssioncis and the sov
pral bills which have been inlioduccd U
peltlotho Indebtedness of the Pacific rail
roads to the government. Whllo no foi ma
Action was taken on any subject , it appeal ei
fiom the talk to bo Iho almost uimnlmou'
disposition of the commilteo to deal fall ly am
( ronorously by the Union Pacific and give the
railroad UH much time ns is necessary ant
practical to work out its debt in a way tnal
shall bo acceptable to the management. Tlic
president of the road , Mr. Charles Fraud !
Adams , will bo Invited to como to Washing
ton and discuss the pending mat
tots with the commltlco for the purposi
of explaining the views of the managcmeir
Of the toad andsach suggestions hedcsirt"
to make in the way of amendments to th <
pending legislation. The Outhwalto bill
which has been endorsed by the admlnistra
tion , will undoubtedly bo icpoitcd withoir
much moditlcalion to the house , for it i <
known to bo acceptable to the managcis o :
the Union Paclllo with the cxi cpliou of lime
From fifty to eighty jcais in Iho payment o :
their debt would bo mote ugiccablo to them
The Oulhvvnito bill will bo amended by sink
ing out all that which relates to the Centia
Pacific , nnd scp.ualo measures bo prepaid
which will tend tow aid u pi act leal conllsca
tion of the piopcrty. Theio is a sttong feel
ing against the Central Pacific lailroad ii
tin ! committee as theio Is for the Union Pa
Clllc , and no mercy will bo shown in tlu
ttcalmentof that coi potation. Thesoveies' '
picasuics possible will bo adopted , and tin
majoi ity of the committee w 111 bo in favor o
picusmcH to punish Huntlngton , StatToul am
pthers who mo deemed icsponsiblo for it'
condlllon. Iluiiliiiglon lias been bent foi
pud will bo toasted when ho comes bcfoto tin
committee.
The feeling towaids the Central Pacilli
road was described by a member of the com
tnittcolhU moinlng when ho said , in a vorj
emphatic \oico : "Hell is too good for thosi
C'Milia ' ! Pacific follows , and wo willgivi
( hem bomclhlng woiso If wo can find it. "
DINSIS KUtUM. ! AM ) JUSTICE f lUl.l ) .
Dennis Kearney came near being filed ou
pf the supiomo couit chamber this moinlng
IIo has been waiting about the capilol fo
Bovcial davs looking more like a liamp thai
B political leader , nnd has cai i led in his ham
R long toll which contains u mapofSai
Fninclsco and shows the present lomlitioi
and giowth of Iho Chinese quaileis. Ktar
i\v will exhibit this d'agram ' nnd make hi
ofl-icpeated speech against tlio "lepeis1
v hcnevor ho can tlnd any tierson to lUten ti
him. If there Is any man ho hales it Is As
enciato Jusliio Field of Iho supurno couit
\vho , ho charges , has moio sjmiialhy foi tlii
coiporallons than for Iho woikingmen of th
Pacific coast , and win-never hi
meets Field , which is not ofien , o
ever sees him , ho indulges Ii
demonstrations which are Intcmlcul to shov
his Indignation that such n man should bo 01
Iho supreme bench. This moinlng Ke.itno ;
took a seat among the other spoctulois , ou
noon atliaclcd the attention of the watohfu
bailiff by multoilng in an undertone un
fil.uUing his list at tl.o bench. The allcndnnl
who Is n colored man , spoke lo him in a po'.il
* vay and lold Urn if ho could not bchav
himself ho must go out. Keaint-y's muttei
ings gitnv louder till they attracted Iho ai
tcriiion of the attorno.vs billing within th
bar and the maibhal , who lapped on his dcs
nnd ci led , "bilcneo In the cout t. " Ke.u noi
for onro In his ll/o , showed tome i cspccl fo
the proprieties auj Ktvok himbcU irom th
cimmbcr.
cimmbcr.MUS.
MUS. cir.vri.tMiN iircr.nios's.
Mis. Uloveland hab .vlolded to the publ.
curiosity to see heiniil : now hold * i ivctj
tiin In tha cast room of tbouhllu housecvci
ether duy at noon , ivhlch maj bo nUmvU.l b
nil the world , with their sisters tir.d thei
rcusln ? and their aunts. It ir. binon--'p
iciy ] > onu'.u ? cKLJfcioi. , even mots uopula
than the trl-vveekly reception of the presi
dent on alternate dajs. Sinn * she began
there has been a perceptible falling off in the
attendance at his levees , which Indicates that
Mis. Cleveland Is more of a cuimsitv than
the president of the United States. To-day
people began arriving at 11 o'clock , and when
"Irs. Cleveland , with Miss Wlllnrd , cnmo in
ivo minutes be foi o noon from u diive , the
list room was filled with women and a
prlnkllng of men tiptoeing and gently push-
ng each other for a glimpse of the door
liiough which she was to enter. When ,
iMictly at 1sho appealed , the ciowd
iicsscd forwaul more eacorlv. Mis. Clove-
and woron dress of black silk , with Jetted
i.incl at one side , and thohlgh collar faslencd
, vilh n diamond clover leaf. In her hair she
bvoio n diamond-headed pin , The hand shak-
ng was most vlgoiously pioscculed on her
> art. The women hold back In order to gaze
ipon the first lady for the longest period pos
sible , and those that wore pushed forward
wcro presented and passed nut through the
red corridor and returned by another door to
the east room , which was almost as full as at
the beginning. Whtn they began ttibllng
, ho circle Mrs. Cleveland vvithdiow. The to-
cption was over in ten minutes ,
CAI'TAIS W III n.'s CASH.
It docs not now seem piobablo IhatCaptaln
While , of the Fort Wnvno district , will bo
ousted from the house of lepioscntatlvcs. it
is known that a number of democrats will
cast their vote In his favor. All of ihe green
back-labor clement aio certain to do so.
Even bo loval a paity man as Mr. Randall is
expected to bolt the caucus decree , although
ho has not jet dcclaied his Intention posi-
lively. Randall savs , however , Ihat fiom
what ho knows of the case now ho believes
that White is entitled to his scat , and unless
ho is convinced to the contiary by the debate
Ihat is to follow ho will suppoit the rcpoit of
the minority. Eight votes on the democratic
side will bo HUftleient lo keep White
in his scat , and four of those
will bo cast by the gicenback-labormcmueis ,
two arc cxpcclcd fiom Iho Indiana demo
cratic members , and it is piobablo that at
least two mot a honest men can bo found on
the democratic side , The republican leaders
ate hoping Ihat the democrats will force this
case with their utmost btrengfli , berauso they
think it will bo of impottancu in the next
presidential campiign. They want to go
up on the stump and ohatgc knownothingism
upon the democratic majority in congress.
They want to bo ublo to assert from
the iccoul that the unanimous \otes
of the deuiociats in Iho house
weio cast for the expulsion of an
honestly clJCtod man , a wounded soldier and
n worklngnmn simply because ho is a nat-
urall/ed cillzcn. Thoio are olher members in
the houbo who might bo unseated if they
were requiied to show of recoid that they
wcro pro | > erly nuUirali/ed It is aid that
Mr. Furquhar , of New Yoik , would find it
difficult to show tecoids of his natuialba-
tion , jet no one questions his citi/enship
The recoids in his case weredcstiojcd at the
Chicago flic and his own private papois weio
lost duiiug the war.
Pr.niu S. HEATII.
Nebraska Imnd Cases.
WASHINGTON- , Fob 3 [ Special Tele
gram to the Hi c } The hccretniy of the
interior has revised the conlest case of
rVugustus Marquardt against Nancy Ellis ,
involving the title to a cot tain quarter
section in the Hloomington district in Ne
braska. Maiquault made a timber culture
entry for the Iract in qucstion in August ,
lSS3andMts , Ellis filed a declinatory state
ment in the following November , alleging a
settlement live dajs before Marquardt's
entry was made. After the usual piellmi-
narios , Mts. Ellis offered final proof and
Muiquatdt filed a protest alleging prior right
to himself. The local oftlccis decided in favor
of Mrs. Ellis and the commissioner of the
general land oftlco sustained this finding.
The secretary of the interior , after reviewing
all the evidence , concluded that the title of
Matquaidt was boiler than that of Mrs.
Ellis IIo therefore rev erscs Commissioner
Sparks nnd ordcis that Mis. Ellis' proof
should bo rejected and her filing cancelled.
The secretary has also considcied the cnso
of Mts Madsen vs Mary A. Hetry for lands
in the Niobrata district of Nebraska. In this
case he confiims the decision of the com
missioner mid decides in favor of the con-
testeo.
To Jtcdccm Mutilated Currency.
WASHINGTON , Fob. 3. The tieasuior to
day issued the following notice in logaul to
the issue of $1 and fi silver cci tillcales : The
treasury of the United States will issue sil
ver ceitillcalos of denominations of $1 and $ i
i'l rcUltn for national bank notes , or for
Unilcd Slates notes or silver ccitillcales inu-
tllated or unfit for i U dilation only , i cceived
foriedomplion under the icgulations now in
force. As hcietofoio Iho chaigcs for trans
potlation to Washington on national bank
notes in sums or multiplies of $1,000 will bo
paid by the govcinmcnt. The charges on
United States notes and bilver ccititlcates
foi wauled for icdcmplion or cschanco will
be deducted fiom the pioceeds of temitlan-
ccs at conliact > ales , unless prepaid ; and
chatges for returns in now silver ecrlillcales
lo bo paid by the consignee at govci nmcnt
contiact rates. A copy of this notice to bo
mailed lo every bank nnd banker in Iho
Unilcd Slalcs wilh a view of meeting the de
mand for these- small notes.
Now Hail way Mull Service.
WASHINGTON , Fob 3. [ Special Telegram
to the HLI : ] The following railway mail
sei vices have been oidcied in the noiihwest ,
to take effect Fobiuaiy 20.
Dakota Salem , via Spencer and Fulton , to
Mitchell , Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis &
Omaha tailway , three timcb awook , or as
much of toner us Irams may i un.
Iowa Cherokee , via Washala , Couection-
villc , Oto , Snnthlaiid and Ticoniu to Onawa ,
Chciokco & Dakota lailio.ul , si\ times a
week or as much oftencr as ti.Uns may tun.
Nebiaska Ashland , via Ithaca , Wahoo am
Maliuo to Schujler , Omaha fi Not th I'lallo
railroad , six times a week or us much oltcnci
as tiains may tun.
Ten Itorlal .ludiolui-y Chanson.
WIIISOTON , Fe-b 3. Several changes in
tciutoiial Judiclmy nio in piospcct and
picbPUio is already being bi ought to boar
on the picsldont in favor of numeioiib appli
cants for expected vacancies. Thotcimol
Associate Jubtico C S. Palmer , of Dakota
will expire ou tholMh , mid these of Abso
ciato Justices Noiiun , Huck , Case uiu
liiodeiicli. of Idaho , ami of Associate . Ills-
Ike J. H. Hlair , of Wyoming , will oxpliu in
Match. It is not legardcd us likely that the
piCbcnl incumbents will bo riMppoinled.
Nn tionnl Capital Notes.
WASHING ION , Feb. 3 , 11 o deiMitmcnto
state having looeivid the twclllh installmcu
of the Mexican indcmrlty unnoumva that it'
is now picrVucd to dntiibate thu Cairo nil one
the pai tics intorcstud
JudgnUhailrs P. Daly nnd Hham Hitch
cock , of Now Yoik , ex-Scnalor McDonald
Admiral Auimcn , Commander Ta.vlor n'i >
Civil Knplncer Mcnscal , of Iho navy , np
poai'od before the house comml'too on com
umrieir. advocacy of Represcntulivo Nor
wood's bill to incorporate the MuritimoCai.a1
Companj ot Nicaragua.
Rc-prcbenialivos of the letter carrluu 01
the United States wire before the nciutw
committee on education and labor lo-J.ij in
fuvor of a bill to c\toiul Iho oreralionb of tlu
oiisl.l l.our law to letter cat iler * .
Postil Change * * .
WksiitNOtoN , Fcb. 3. [ pu-Iil Telegram
lo the UKIGcrturJ ] Wingeu was to duj
appointed poMmistcr at North JlcGic'Kor
Clav ton couulj , I * . % Icy 1 1. f. liau cu , i o
signed.
Manitoba
WiN'N'irno , Fcb 3 Premier Groecvva.v
said It-day the government would puss tl.c
udU'.nbj'.lou and Jrar.J.i'vj ac1 : iuiu.cdt
nlcly.
Xcgo-tlattons ate oalil to bo In proai-csR bi
twcei. Iho L'an.tilun and N'oi Uteri : Pji.'lflo tc
Induce the l.i'uito ulr.r.dcn Hi pi : . a } c ! la
% uiiu y Manitoba.
BISMARCK TALKS OF PEACE
The Iron Chancellor B'ollovos There
Will Bo No War.
A MOST PACIFIC UTTERANCE.
No Danger of n Conflict Among the
I'OWCTH He fore 1H02 Itcnsong
Given For HH ( Ucllcf
A I'oreoast.
The AVar Clotul
IIM liuJnmta Gonlun llriuirtt. ]
, Feb. 3. [ New York Herald Cable-
Special to the BFt.l Since Prince Ulsmiuck's
famous white J veal salgncr n blano speech
there has not prevailed such general uneasi
ness as to the continuance of peace ns at
picscnt. The persistent uneasiness and the
lightning rapidity with which Germany.and
Austiia and Russia are pushing forward
tlrcir muniments , the enormous stores of
tinned provisions , quaitcimaster's supplies
and amunltion that me dally being forwarded
to the Kusslan frontier , cause nhu m and ap
prehension. Consequently It Is with keen
pleasure that I am enabled to communicate
the most definite and jiuthontivo pacific- ut
terance that 1ms for many j cars been pro
nounced by Piinco Hismaick. It is this :
On Monday Pi inco Hlsmarck received at
his residence inWllhelm strasso several vis
itors. Among them u as the representative
In Berlin of a foicign European power ,
whether ambassador or minister plcncpo-
tentlary I am not at liberty to disclose. Hut
I have the authority of a personage present
upon the occasion to announce the following
conversation that took place on Monday nt
Prince Hlsmarck's residence In Wilholm
strasso between the chancellor and the rep
resentative of the foreign power.
A NOTAlILn IinCIAll VTIOV.
The conversation was In French , which , by
the way , the chancellor speaks with Parisian
fluency , tempered with academic purity. The
diplomat taxed the chancellor :
"I hear that they arc trj ing to get you in
the rclchstag to mnko soma kind of a declara
tion on the existing state of the relations of
Germany and Russia. "
Pnnco Uismarck replied In almost exactly
these terms : "What can I say In the icichs-
tag ? If I say that everithing is peaceful ,
and that there is no piobability of
war this j car , then all the opposition will
raise a hue and cry about the army budget
and insist on its being not inci eased but do-
minisncd. If , on the other hand , I tell them
that war is Imminent , then Kussia w ill be ir
ritated , Franco \ \ ill bo irritated , and Austria
will bo beside herself with excitement. This ,
In fact , might prccipitato war , which I hope
will not take place before 1802. "
TUB 1DFS OKMAHCII.
The diplomatist heio asked : "Why do you
say 1SU ( i
The chancellor , with a characteristic twich
of his right arm , said : "Russia is not yet
fully picpaicd for war , neither is France , for
Franco has not yet the powder in sufficient
quantities for her new rifles Austi ia is not
prepared , and Gei many well , I will not say
whether Germany is prepared or not. It will
take four or five jcars before any ol
the great powers will have attained their
maximum fighting strength. Until this max
imum is reached I do not see any imminent
probabilities of war. The czar is peaceful.
Now let mo tell you something else. 1
am almost certain that , in spite of all
that is said to the contrary , the
czar docs not want war : the Emperor William
does not want war ; Austria does not , with
tlio exception of a few Hungarians , want
war : Franco docs not want war , and I my
self simply detest war. I think the j ear 1SSS
will e\pue without being made histoiical by
a European war. "
Will * NOT COMPItOMIin niMSEr.F.
The foieign diplomatist said : "If you
make any statement in the icichstag , will it
bo to that effect i"
To this the chancellor replied : "No , ]
should simply impress upon them the fact
that Geimanj's national existence depends
ponds upon at least kecpiiif.
abioast of our ncighbois in militaij
strength and readiness , and that war can
only bo averted so long as Germany continue1
fully prepared for it. I sec no reason will
peace should bo disturbed for four years. "
I had a long and very interesting conver
sation to day with the Frederick the Gicai
of German 11 n mice , Haron von Hlelchcroeder ,
who is the trusted friend , the finan
cial confident and the lo > al admire )
ot Pi Inco Bismarck. The astute
baron had , earlier in the day
had a conversation , lasting nearlj
two hours with the Iron Chancellor. The
baron whispered to mo several political tips
that had dropped from the chancellor's lips
but these I am not autlioi izeu to tclegrapl
j ou at present. ,
MPMCAV FIVAXCC.
In rcfcicnco to the Mexican loan , however
I amnuthoiized to say this : The Mexicm
oongicss , with the object of effecting the con
version of the Mexican debt , applied t (
liaion von Hloicherocdcr to iloat n Moxicaf
loan in Heilin , for i'10.750,000. , To this demand
mand of the Mexican government , Haioi
\on Uloiehrocdcr said :
"I can't give jou a definite answer at enc <
whether or not I will umleitake the proposei
loan , foi my doing so'depends entirely upoi
the political situation of Europe. Hut bcfou
the llrst of Api III shall bo in a position ti
say yes or no. "
THE MEXICANS MUST HIVE PATIl'XCE
Haron von Hleicluoder then explained ti
moth it if the Mexican financiers were no
willing lo wait , then they would either lm\i
to apply to bankeis other than the Haion voi
UlcieVuodcr , or that the loan would not bo of
fectcd.
This convt'iRation took place In the baton'
study beneath the laigo portrait of Pilnci
Uiamarck.
A FINANCIER'S roitncAsr.
Glancing at the poitrait I asked : "Wha
soil of a year do you think IS wIllbo flnan
clally ana politically J"
Mho baron replied : "Thcio will bo man :
fiu.U'ci.il ups and douns , but I do not see \ \ ain
in ! > ; $ Hut , ut the sauio time , I cannot * sa ;
th it pca.co N absolutely certain. In fact , win
could I11
To He Hin Inert.
ii > S3 tiu Jamts Uonton nenntlt. ]
PAi.it , I'ob. : t.- [ New York Herald Cablo-
Spc" Ul to the LJuB.l I hear that Genera
Warr.vr , ex commander of the expeditionary
forceIn Tonkin , now commanding n divisloi
> j { the Toulouse urmy corps , has been en
Uu&icd with the revision of a crcat part o
tl.'j genet al French mobillration schcmo. Hi
will bo fjMldcd by the udvico of General DC
ml'thiil. For bomo tltno past the pollco re
ports have drawn attention to the suspicion !
pioceedings of an ox chief do bureau at tin
ministry of war who is in the habit of fro
queulinz the fuvonte social rendezvous o
Geunans.itid other foreigners near the An
do Tnuicphu. On inquiry It appears that th <
ulu.aivr t''Mui-waa convinced that part o
the mobilization schemes had been commun
icated to the Gcrmani mid Italian govern-
ncnts. Hcnco the projected changes.
The AiiHlro-Gtrnian Treaty.
Hrni iv , Fcb. n. Tho-govcrnmcnts of Ger-
nany and Austria havo- decided to publish
ho treaty of 1STO In order to end the doubts
entertained regarding its purely defensive
ntcntion. The llrst article of the treaty
stipulated that If cither of the countries bo
attacked by Kussia each is pledged to assist
ho other \ \ 1th the entire military force and
conclude upon terms mutually agreeable.
Should cither country bo attacked by
any olher power the other pledges It-
ielf to maintain an attitude of ncntrality itn-
DSS Hussln should assist the agressor ,
when war operations will bo carried on in
common. Hoth parties express the hope that
the Russian military preparations may not
irovo In reality mcancing to cither. Should
.his hope , however , prove ciioncous both
wrties recognize it their duty to Inform
Alexander that an attack upon ono Istc-
garded as an attack upon the other. Tno
mbllcatlon of the treaty is considered as a
kvuining to Russia and those who have been
ttIng to divide Germany mid Austria. It is
understood that Italy In Ibvr accepted all the
stipulations of thotteaty , both inntiuctho
mid passive sense.
Irish landlords Call Upon Salisbury.
LONDONFob. . 3 A deputation of Irish
landlords called upon Lot d Salisbury to day
and urged that they might bo compensated
for losses suffered through recent legislation.
The.\ denounced the results of the land com
mission's work. Salisbury congratulated
them that tlicj had at last awakened to thu
Impoitanco of unanimous , energetic self-de
fense. If the landlords had shown similar
energy some yeaas ago they would have been
spared much of their present misery. Ho
[ nomlsed to fully consider their pioposals.
Persons Poisoned.
LONDON' , Fob. 3 A chemist named Derby ,
and his wife and six chlldicti have been
found dead in their dwelling at Manchester.
Their death was evidently caused by poison.
They had been dead for several da\s The
belief Is that the man was dihen to despot a-
tion by Inability to suppoit his family , ad-
mlnlsteicd poison to them ami then commit
ted suicide.
_
A Forper on Trial.
Lo\ DOS , Fcb -Ringgold Cooper , who was
arrested in Paris for forgery upon the Lon
don and Westminster bank , was ariaigned in
com t to day. It was proved that ho had ob
tained blank checks and foi god the names of
Cluules Goodal & Son , plajing card manu-
facturois of London.
Insurgents Captured.
VIPNNM , Feb. 3 The Fremdenblatt sajs
that the Tutkish authorities have atrcstcd
fortv-ono insurgents , who wet o a part of a
band which was preparing to invade eastern
Roumdla and instigate a icxolt in Houigas
and Eski Sagra. _
Frenchmen Shoot a German.
STIUSIIUIIO , Feb. 3. Two Ft cnchmen quar
relled with a German oftlccr in the Casino
today. The oftlccr drew his sword ; the
Frenchmen drew their revolvers and llred ,
wounding the German. The Ficnchmen es
caped over the fiontler.
A Joyful Kvent.
'
LoN'nov , Feb. 3. The Times Berlin corre
spondent says : "The publication of the
treaty between Auitria nna Germany is
hailed hero as good tidings of great joy. The
incident is regarded lujiie.turning point in
European history. "
Crofters Sentenced.
EniNnuno , Fcb. 8 Several crofters on the
island of Lewes have been convicted of riot
ing and sentenced some to a year and others
to nine and six months imprisonment.
Given the Freedom of Limerick.
Duiiu.v , Feb. 3 At the Mansion house
to day Ripen and Morley were presented with
the fiecdom of Limerick.
Chicago Distillers May Close Up.
CHICAGO , Feb. 3. The managers of the
whisky trust discussed , at a meeting to-day
whether they should not close up nil the
houses they now operate in Chicago. They
adjouincd without settling the question after
advancing the piico of whisky 1 cent
per gallon. Adolph Woolner , of Peona ,
said regaiding the closing of the Chicago
houses : "Under the Chicago municipal ordi
nance it is veiy expensive and annojingto
run distilleries. The regulations about dis
posing of tefuso and the feeding of cattle are
such that wo may bo compelled to close all
our plants hi this eity and because also wo
have others on the outside in which wo can
inuko. goods cheaper. "
The loiing Fire Bug.
New YOHK , Feb. 3 Little Mary Wilson ,
eleven years old , a child who several times
set fire to the hospital for the ruptured and
ctlpplcd , was in Yorkvillo police court this
morning. Somctlmps she cried bitterly and
again looked vacantly about the court room
as though forgetful of hersunoundings. The
child would answer no questions of Judge
Murray that required any other reply than
yes or no , and \\as turned over to the cato of
the Children's society for the present.
Minnesota Republican League.
MiNXEvroi.1" , Feb. 3. A convention to organize -
ganizo the Minnesota state republican league
completed its labors and adjourned this morn
ing. The officers elected weio S. E. Uyrncs ,
of Minneapolis , president ; Sam Hixby
of Red Wing , secretary ; W. L. Leo ,
of Teed county , treasurer ; and
n vice president and members of the ex
ecutive commitiuo fiom oyory judicial ills-
tuet. Resolutions wcto adopted pledging
the state to the republican patty ; extending
sympathy to the Irish people in their struggle
for homo rule , and scoring , the demon alk
paily for not admitting Dakota as u stale.
Final Decree ol'Foreclosure.
Cmctuo , Feb. 3 A final dccteoof fore
closure was entoted by Judge Grcsham to
day in the case of tha Illinois division of the
Central Iowa lailroad , Tlio decree eiders
the payment of $1,703A)3 ) < ! on Hist moitgagc
to the Central Trust company , of New York
and in default the roa d is to bo sold Marcl
17. The sum ofMX > ,0 0 is ilxcd as the mini
mum bid to bo romvcd , of which $ .T > ,00 (
shall bo In cash and tlio remainder in Illinois
division bonds. Thopro | > erty to bo sold in
eludes all the rolling stock and equipment
and when sold it will be inn in coiineclior
\\ith the Minnesota i & Noithwestcrn i all-
road.
Grcuhani Declines to Interfere ,
CIIICAOO , Feb. 3 A motion foruwiitol
error and supcrsedoos was made before
Judge Grcsham this afternoon In the case o
Coy and Hernlmmeri the Indianapolis tallj
hhcet fotgers. .ludtm Grcsham declined tc
interfere and advised , the attorney s to upl1' ' . !
to Justice Harlun. j
U
The Chicago Gas Trust.
CIIICAOO , Feb. 3. Attorney General Hun' '
and Picsident Peabody , of the Citbens1 as
sociation , had a conference , this afternoot
and It was practically settled that quo
warrants pioceedlngn bo instituted as boor
ns possible against the gas trust.
"OKI Buclojk'ln" Dead.
LINSINO , Mich. , Fed. 3. "Old Huckskin , "
the horse ridden by Lieutenant Baker , ol
this city , in the pursuit and capture of J
Wilkcs Booth , died hero to day. His skit
w 111 bo mounted and placed on exhibition ii
the state museum.
Governor Ilusk'w Condition ,
vukhu , Fob. 3 The latest Madisor
advices concerning Governor Rusk's illnus :
ore that his condition Is Improved , but ho i :
Btill coullned to his bed.
RIOTING POLANDERS SHOT ,
A Sorlous Outbreak in the Rending
Goal Regions.
IN CONFLICT WITH THE POLICE.
One Olllccr Uses Ills Itciohcr With
Terrible Kffoct MaRlstrates' OT-
llc'CH Assaulted With Stones
Moic Trouble Feared.
Assaulted Ity Striker * .
SHEVANDOAH , Pa , Fob. 3 The striking
miners here have at last ovci stepped all
bounds and have been rioting up and down
the streets in full possession of the town.
At 5 o'clock when the non union miners
left their work in the Shenandoah City and
West Shenandoah collieries n lot of stt iking
Polandcrs attacked them with stones. A
squad of half a dozen coal and Iron police
went at once to their assistance. They
caught ono of the iloters and were hustling
him oft when the strikers rallied nnd
rcsoued him and began to handle the ofllcct s
roughly. Later , howcv cr , they succeeded In
bieakingnway and stinted for the Shenan
doah City mine , follqvvcd by a ciowd of riot
ous strikers , who now numbered about ono
thousand and who continued their attacks on
the men and bo.s . coming from the mine.
The six policemen accepted the long odds
against them and ictuincd to the attack.
They made n shaip light mid took a couple of
prlsoueis , ono of whom they lauded in Magis
trate Shoemaker's oftlco , but the ciowd
rushed for the two policemen w 1th the other
pi isoncr and begun to club and beat them.
Finding themselves down nnd their lives in
danger they drew their t evolvois and ilred
Into the crowd , which scattered in all diicc-
tions. Mlko Heffron , a Doling man , tecoived
a ball in the mouth and is badly Injured.
John Carthcr , an iron founder , was shot in
ai m , and n Polandor was shot behind the car.
A borough ofllcer then attested both police
for shooting in the crow d. They wcro taken-
before Squitc Momighan. Whllo Ihcie. u
wart ant was sworn out by a Polander ,
chai cing them with assault with intent to
kill.
kill.They pleadrd guilty and were awaiting com
initial at Pottsvillo when the ntTaiis took anew
now tin n. The two magistiales' offices are
on East Center slrcet a squato and a half
apart. That w hole spayf w as densely naokcd
with people , a laigo portion Polish , who woto
wild with passion. They suriounded the
oftlces yelling for the policemen to bo
Ijnchcd. Suddenly a stone was tlitown at
bquiro Shoemaker's window.
In n minute the ftouts of both oftlces were
liddled with stones and the inmates had a
touch struggle for safely. Some biuiscd
bodies resulted. The town is in a perfect
uproar. Men are mad with passion and
dt ink and no ono seems to have
any power to quell them. The
borough authoiilies nio powetless and
no one can sav how the mob fury may j ct as
sert itself. Captain'Chi istlan w ill mass his
whole force of coal and iron men hero to-
mortowlogolhcr wilh Pinkcrton men. The
sheriff lo night swoto in three flro companies
ns a posse comilalus preparatory for trouble
to moriow. The Boiough council have in
structed the chief burgess to swear in special
ofilcers for an emergency. John Durkin , as
sistant foreman at the Kohlnoor colliciy was
shot at this evening but escaped Injury. His
assailant was arrested.
At midnight the mob dispeiscd and every
thing is quiet.
The Striking Miner * .
READING , Pa. , Feb. 3. The miners in the
William Pcnn colliery were stopped by a
party of twenty men and a flght ensued , this
morning. The strikcts also met men at
Turkey Run Switch and stoned some Polcsv
The Coal and Iron company's pollco
in disguise , who were with the Poles , cap
tured ono man and jailed him. Thoothets
were chased by Iho police until they mot a
largo foico of men , who Hied two shots at
the ofilcers. The lalter did not icturii the
the , fcaiing to kill innocent people.
"Will Demand 'mi Increase.
WII.KI.SIIUIUF , Pa , Fcb. 3 The conven
tion of District Assembly No. 10 leinaincd in
session at Pittston until 3 o'clock this morn
ing with closed doors. It leaked out this
morning that it was resolved by a unanimous
vote to make a demand upon the opeialors in
the Wjotning and Lackawanna legions for
an increase of 15 per cent without further
delay.
ltcsol\ed to Stand For the Advance.
Wii.M'siiAiiitr , Pa , Dec. 3 District As
sembly No. 10 , which closed up a thteo dajs
session at Pittston this morning , officially an
nounced this aflernoon Ihat it wns resolved
to demand an aavanco of 5 per cent of all
mine opciators in the Lackawanna and Wy
oming valloj s.
ItctiirnliiK to Work.
PiliLADri.i'iliA , Fob 3 An officer of the
Philadelphia & Reading Railioad company
estimated to-day that 5,000 , miners teturncd
to work during the week , and thcto aic
enough now at wet k to avoid inconvenience
to the company or consumers.
WKSTCKX TAltiFF WAR.
Lines 'Out of Chicago Cutting anil
Slashing Hates.
CHICAGO , Fcb. 3 The war in western
freight rates raged fiercely to day. It opened
"
with the official tat iff of the Chicago , Mil
waukee & St. Paul company slashing all
rates to Council Hluffs in almost twain.
The lales , as quoted by the St. Pau 1 , wcto :
First-class cents ; second , 33 ; Ihltd , " ( i ;
fourth , 21 ; llflh , 10 ; A , 1"K ; H , 10 These
reductions laugo from 3" to 0 cents. The
Chicago , Uutlington AjQnincy followed latci
by Issuing a tariff making similar i eductions
to Council Hluffs and also putting in
the latcs to Kansas Cil.v and southwcs > toin
Missouri liver points Chan man Midgcly ,
of thoSoulhwcstcin as o < iation , thereupon
authorized all southein lines lo mecl the
tales Piesidont Hughitt , ot the Chicago &
Noithweslein. made a stionuous attempt tc
pursuado the Rock Island and nuilingt.ui to
ignoio Iho St. Paul's tales to Council Hluffs ,
but without success , .mil all lines met the
cuts. Later In the day the St. Paul compan.v
made big reductions in tales to Minneapolis
and SI. Paul , culling dev n ilist class fiom
40lo30 cenls and ether classes inpioimr-
tion. Hofoio thooflUes closed this evcnlnp
Si. Paul was quoting Council Hluffs , Kansa'
City and olhor Missouri liver polnls
rales on all classes 2 eenls pei
100 below Iho morning cut. These
rates not only affect through business tc
Missouri river mid St. Paul , but to all inter
mcdiato polnls west of Iho Missoui ! uvci
where Iho t.ililTs quolo rales higher thin
those given by the cuts. General Managei
Miller , of the St. Paul , dcclaics that in view
of the i , ulleal change of the Hurllngton as tc
Nptthwestern rales , SI. Paul tales lo Conn-
clr HlntTs will continue to bo adjusted on ii
basis of the prevailing rates lo St. Paul
East-bound tales are also becoming dcinor
nlized. Four of the lines have been laklnr
provisions for cxpoit lo Now Yoik ni
U.JJ4 cenls per 11)0 ) , wnich Is a cut of 10 } <
below tha established rates. The Pcnnsjl
van la loads have rut loose fiom the trunl
lines and issued thiough tatiffs fiom Nev
Yoik to St. Paul via Chicago at tlio sum
rates made by Iho Chicago & Giund Trunl
and Huillnglon & Noilhcin.
The announcement that the AVabash wouh
cut down Its train time bclwccn Chicago am
St. Louis Is met to day by the Chicago &
Alton that it will shoilly put on a limitci
ttain between hero and bt , Louis icducini
thu tlrau to 7) < j houis.
Hloivn to Atoms.
TOMS Rivhit , N. J. , Fcb 3 An cxplosioi
occurred in the mixing house of ttmStandan
Explosive company this afternoon. Two raci
wore blown to atoms.
1111,1 , MIN : snow Tiinm HANDS.
No Doubt Now of n Flflit For the New-
York Detonation.
Ni.w YOIIK , Feb. 3 [ S | < oelal Telegram to
he Hi n. ] Last night the Washington cone-
< pendent of the World telegraphed his paper
ns follow s : Washington Is t oil hot vv llh New
Yoik state politicians to night. If any doubt
exists ns to n tussel between the friends of
overnor Hill and those of ProsUlont Clove-
ami forcontiolof the delegation to the na-
lonal democratic convcnllon , it would be
shaken by a day In Washington and talks
vlth these visiting statesmen. The litst ar
rival of prominence was Commissioner Danlol
Gibbons , who was the advance sktuntsh
: uard of the Hill fmces nt the Arlington
Monday night. Gibbons is silent andmjste-
rlous , nnd declares that his mission is ono of
niie tecrcatlon , and Unit politics has nothing
vhalcvor to do wllh It. Fiom the mannei In
vhleh he observes the Cleveland politicians ,
lowovor , the ical ptuposo of his visit
an bo readily undeistood. Thcio is a bat-
allen of Cleveland advocates at the Ai Hug-
on. The most prominent Is e\-Ma.v or Grace.
Mr. Giaco believes ho possesses Iho key lo
levcland's success next fall , Ho ishotolo
show the plcsldent how that success can bo
iccomplMicd. Ho believes In throw ing open
o the spoilsmen all the remaining places In
ho president's gifl. Ho is posillvo llmt some
nlluences that will tcnoininate Cleveland for
the picsldency will nominate Giaio as gov-
cinor of the slate of Now Yoilt in phuu of
David Honnclt Hill. Hy Grace's avowed ad-
nlssmns he expeels to succeed Hill , and Hill's
Ci lends , Iherefoie , nro less disposed than uvor
0 iclinquish Iho gup thei have obtained on
, ho machinery of the stato.
"With Graeo against Hill for governor Iho
tight belwecn Cleveland nnd Hill fet the
iresldenoy , " said a southern member of
congtess last night , ' 'will bo a tight lo Iho
loath. "
This is the way an old New Yoik politician
summed uii the situation : "Tho light be-
.ween the picsldont and Govoinor Hill seems
neater the longer it lasts. You can see It
"lore. Ex-MiijorGiaco lecognl/es that if ho
s to bo governor at all ho must slip in under
.hu tails of Cleveland's i oat , and this is his
ast chance. There is no question that ho Is
ulvising the president that the only way to
secure a united delegation is loputthosoiows
on Iho Hilt people and to tuin
over enough palt onagu lo make cot tain that
, ho friends of the piesidcnt will scorn o con-
; tel of the delegation. Tint the ft lends of
; ho administration mo vcty UUP isy and anx
ious is sufficiently shown by their presence
iiero and their disinclination to disuiss poli-
, ics. Rest assuicd that If llu-y had ono coi-
: ainlthat.they topic-sent they would not bo
ticio so soon aflct last week's state commit-
co meeting looking for the administration to
strengthen its fences. "
Another New Yorker said : "It is not gen
ially known , but the piesidcnt has ofteied
.o Joseph J. O'DonoghiK1 , a piominont Tam
many hall leader , the assistant sub tioasmy-
shipof Now York in plncoof Charles. I. Canda ,
ami that O'Donoghue has declined the honor.
Tammany hall docs not want that position.
1 piesiimo if Cleveland would lomovo Pear
son fiom the head of the Now York post-
oftlco and appoint a sound Tamilian ) Ito hu
might piopiltato Ihat organization. At all
events , it is doubtful if the picbidenl can
win the suppoit of that oigatiizution unless
lie makes some such movo. "
Cleveland's fi lends maintain nn equipoise
and sang froid that ino delightful. If thej are
fi ightcned they do not betray it. They speak
in the most confident tones of the piesidont's '
renomination and ro election. They assort
that the opposition in New York will molt
away like snow with the nppioach of an
April sun.
A HOLD imiTON.
Ho Sets at Dcilaiicc n United States
Mai'hhal nnd Sails Gaily Aw.ir.
NOKFOI.K , Va , Feb. 3. Reynolds Hios. ,
cotton shippers of this city , iesteiday filed a
libel and applied to Judge Hughes , of the
United States distnct coin tto have thoHiit-
ish steamship North Erin , bound fiom West
Point , Vn , to Liverpool w ith cotton , attached ,
the captain having t of used to faign drafts for
disbursements amounting to moio than
? H,000. , Judge Hughes tclegiaphed
the icvenuo cutter Hamilton -to in
tercept the vessel befoic she passed out
of the capes , but the Hamilton was
out of teach up the bay. In the meantime n
deputy United States marshal hud been dis
patched to the capes , wheio ho engaged ntug
mid intercepted thu steamer about 7 o'clock
jcstciday evening. When ho ntlcinpleil lo
boaid her the captain oideicd his men not to
allow the marshal to get on boaid. Two at
tempts failed and at the thud , when a ladder
had been placed against the steamers side
and the marshal w.is ascending , it was
thrown off and with the imuslial fell into the
tug. The captain of the steamer then pie
cecded on his vojiage. taking with him the
pilot , ono of Iho Vitginia Pilots' association ,
who was still on boaid.
Robbed Her Hoarders.
Niv YOIIK , Fob 3 [ Special Telegram
to Iho HIM . ] - Laura S. Colton , a haiulsomo
woman , Iho wdiovv of a Journalist who died
in May last leaving her with five young
chlldi en , was arrested to-day charged with
larceny. She kept a fashlopablo boarding
house and a series of thefts from her boat ti
ers was of the most mystcuoiis chaiaclcr.
Ten dajs ago her son , ngcd tliutecn ,
was detected In stealing fiom his
employe ! s and wns airesled. Ho
doclaied his mother lold him to steal. Mis.
Colton dlsappcaied , leaving a note enclosing
about fifty pawn tickols for at Holes stolen
fiom her hoarders. Her whereabouts vvoio
not dibcoveiod till tollay. It tianspiics that
her costly furnituio ib not paid for ; that her
butchei 's and grocci's billh aio unscllled and
Ihat jU.ttOO , which her husband loft in bank ,
all was diawn. Hoi friends bollovo she is
the victim of a blackmailer who hus got allot
the pioceeds of her wiong doing.
Tlio FKMIUII Scandal.
Pun" , Fob 3 In the deputies Cassagnao
Intel polated the government in iciatlouto
the dcociiatlon scmiuals. Minister Fallieies
expressed a willingness. Do I.aunay de
clared that the chief culprit In the biandals
had not yet been i cached. In the louisoof
the debate Cassagnac declared tint Justice
had not been allowed to take fTs com so , but
had been paialy/ed by political InUii trillion.
Fallioies jUbtiflod the conduct of the govcin-
mcnt and deviated the attacks upon the pio-
curor gcnoial wanton calumny Ho bolloved
that whatever thu decision of the examining
Judge might bo , it bu in aciord mi o with the
dictates of lusionscienco The older of tno
day was adopted.
Weatlie-r Amllc'HtloiiH.
For Nebtaska and Iowa : L'ght ' rains nnd
snow , followed by fair wo ithor , slightly
colder , stationary Icmpor.iluie , light to ftosh
\ m I.iblo winds , generally iioithc istei ly
For Dakota. Snow , followed by ciddor ,
fair weather , with cold \vu\e , light U. fiesh
noithcrly winds
Cold wave sign ils arc "ontlnuod at all sta
tions In Dakota aid Minnesota unlit morning.
K the I'rlco nf Sugar.
SAN FitiNcnco , \'b l 'i I'hc war bclwvn
thu two big sugar icflnoilcs has bioken out
ofrovi , and as a result -'C" ' augir lips do-
lillnud 1'Y ' cenu In the past twenty-four
houis , with prospecls of a fuilhcrdiop U
in ihought that white suijar will go as low as
& or 5'.f ' cents per pound.
liifinllillo [ at St. Joseph.
ST. Johri'ii , Mo , Fcb a. [ Spc < ml Tclc
gram 'o the Htr ] A friralc child , about one
week old , was found dead in an outhouse o !
Iho Louis Fuelling bautluc worVs. on I.nvj
and Miiin stiocts this uttrrnc.cn by some cm
nlocbo ( the house. lirubi ! on the child' !
head and liidy how Unit llwus murdfi'c-d
'i ho coroner l.rtb''en mfonned of tfcc affaii
aud in now holding uu iiiijucal.
BURGLARS PUT TO FLIGHT ,
Bravo Conduct of n Woman at
Central City.
STABBED HIM WITH A KNIFE.
Urath of n Prominent Ncbrnckft
City Man Dakota City fiamulcra
llontcil Conviction of u Hur-
glar State NPUM.
Rho Stabbed tlin
CF.NTIUI. Cm , Neb , IVli. it [ Special Tel-
tgiam to thu Hi.r.J Last evening between 7
mill S o'clock U\o nlen attempted to burglar.
lo the house of Mr. W. II. Loueks , operator
of thu Union Pacific lit this ploco. Mrs.
I.oueks was ulouo anil liail been at work In
tlio kitchun , having a knife In her luintl wlicn
she wns called to the door by a nip. When
she opened the door one man lielil nor \vhllo
tlio othet commenced to plunder the houso.
Mis. Loueks got one hand fieo mid stnbbeil
tlio in.inlio was holding her In the neck ,
when ho let go mid cried that ho was "dono
up" Ills pal caino out and Mis. Loucks
stinted for him \\ith the knlfo , when ho
diopped his plunder mid escaped. A reward
Itns been offeied for thontrest of the burg-
luii. Mis. Loucks Is getting a gi out deal of
pi also for her plucky resistance.
Death or n Prominent NcbraHkan.
NcmusKt Cm , Neb , rub. 3 [ Special
Tclegi.un to the Hrn.J r. W. Hottman died
this evening at S o'clock of congestion of the
brain. Ho was sick about two weeks. The
deceased has resided in tills city slneo IS.VS ,
and w.is 0110 of Its wealthiest business men. Ho
was a councilman for sevcial tot ins , anil held
that oftlco at the time of his death. Ho
leases u vlfo and a son.
Siiiiiinarily Dealt With.
D \M > TV Cm , Neb , Feb. 3 [ Special Tcl-
eginm to the Hi r J William Hatighar ,
George Doll , Koboit Thompson , Madison
CossmatiViiillold Mlckully mid Louis
Stephens , of Sioux City , who have been
running u gambling house at Covlngton for
soinu tiini ) past , woio arrested last niglit by
Sheriff Hiastlold on u chaigo of punbUng
soin out by County Attorney Finser.
They \\ero bt ought bofoio .1 nil go Wilbur
this afternoon and lined $ ! apiece and costs ,
much to the disgust of law abiding cUlrciiH.
They paid their lines and immediately left
the town.
Jtetiirnnl With Ills llrldc.
FURMOST , Neb , Feb. It [ Special to the
Hrr. ] Mr. Will 11. Fowler , sect ctrry and
ticasuiorof the Westein Tuist & Security
company , of IhlsYlty and 0110 of Fremont's ,
best .young men , i utui tied homo fiom Chicago
lo day vvilh his bi nio , neo Miss Claia Wll-
longhby The youyg couple weto manied on
Wednesday evening.
A ItuiKlar Conviclcil.
Fnr.MON'T , Neb , Feb. 3 [ Special to the
Her. ] Tlio trial of ono Huhtcndt , for bur
glai i/ing a stoi o oj. Dodge , has terminated in
the district court by u conviction of the ac
cused. Ho will bo sentenced to utcimof
jcais in the penitential y.
Another lilection Called.
GnA > T , Neb , Feb. y. [ Special Telegram
to the BPK.Tho ] county commissioners
to day instructed the clerk to call nn election
to bo hold on Tuesday , February 28 , for the
location of the county seatof Pel kins county.
ARMED AND KOKTIFIKD.
General DIxon'H Kcport on the Kansas
County Heat Wnr.
TOITKA , Kan , Fob 3 [ Special Telegram
to the Hi.r.J Gcncial Dixon has submitted
n report to the govcinor regarding the
troubles between Eustis and Goodland ,
Shci man county. Ho says ho has little hope
of an amlcablo settlement of the controversy.
Hotli towns aio aimed and foi tilled mid the
bitter feeling is veiy mm ked. Tiadeis at a
standstill , no ciops aio taken to market ,
taxes aio high , money is scat co and theio Is
llttlo woik for the oidinary mci-hanie nnd
laboicr , whllo the land oftlco in Oberlin refuses -
fuses to give claimants their final land pi oofs
for the icason that the i econls at the county
seat aio incomplete and not available. The
gcnoial adds : ' 'While no train of eirciim-
Ht mi.cs can justify the lawless Invasion ol
Euslis by nn armed mob , it is tiuu that the
dliect cause of thu outlucak was the gicedy
ovoi i caching of Eustis in icfusing the
officers elect tlieir olUiial position and after
the most seal ching investigation I find that
the geneial elcclion and also the election for
tlio county beat was u good a vi'i ago of such
olci lions in new counties and that thoofllcora
I'lect iciuivcd an honest majority , u did
Ooodland also for the county Heat. "
NOT TO niroUTDONK.
The Uui-lliiKton Uond Cuts Hates at
J\.mstH City.
KtNsvsCirr , Mo , Fob J [ Special Tele-
giani to the Hi.r ] The cut In westbound
tales from Milwaukee and Chicago mudo
heio jostciilay by tlio Chicago , Milwaukee &
bt. Paul has ci eat cd a coed deal of oxclte-
ir.Ciit. The Mihv inkec i oad i cceived a largo
amriiint of freight out of heio to day , but
their iccclpts wuio lessened when the fact
bec.uno known that the Huiliiigtoii had in
augurated a cut to ! ! 7 > ; , SO , 25 , 'JO and 15
u nls for Hist , second , tliiid. fniuth and llflli
class Height , while a nuiulion Mas also
nuido in classes A and H , the Hist fiom .10 to
ITlj icnti ; thuMUond liom 2i to 10 cents.
The Milwaukee at onto met the cut whllo the
other loads announci d that they would tuko
Si eight us low as any one Thesu i ales do not
apply lo isistlouiid fi eight though the lm
piobsion seems to have gained ground tlmt
they do. U.iilroad men licio , hiiwoyi-r , soy
that a coucspomliiig cut on < ast- bound ship
ment * ib moiu than likely to occur. Rate *
aio being tocroU.Y cut now
llvplosion in a Powder Mill.
Ci.cv PIA.I'II , Feb. .T The blasting corning
mill of tin ) Ausliu I'lwdor company's ' plant
in \vbugh ! township , near this city , was
bloun up tills morning. The mill was used
for gianulallnjr n'OKr.0'1 cnkcs of powder , and
the micliliiery h.id Just boon nt.utcd by Utu-
bcn Wi'ght ' when the oxplos-on oc'.urrcd ,
Wiight v/.is inbtantli killed. A hugo hole In
tlio gi ou nd > n4il Uiitfoiincrsltcof the build *
iug , but not \cstlgc of it or the contcnta
remains. Tim mi I was isolated from thu re
mainder of the plant and thltt tin onnti for
tie ! small loss of lite. The lotnimuy's loss Is
estimated 1 1 t'l.WK ) About six hundred
pounds of powder \\.v in the mill and Us ex-
jilo'ion ptoduccd a H'poit lieaidfor miles.
The ciouiid shook as if bj an railhquako and
the windows In the stoics and dwellings a
milo.inda half distant from the mill weio
bickcn.
Tim
Ci.NCixvn : , rob. y Arguments In the
tiial of ISciijnmin K. Hopkins , of the Fidel
ity buik , woio ronrludnd to day , and Judge
Sigo at the af ici noon session dolivcii'd tha
chaigo to the juiy\vhl.u took thu case under
cons'.deiatlon ' ,
INIIINAIOLIR , Fcb y. .Tudto Woods , In
the fndt ial vourt to day , ocr i uVd nuitiona
for a now tilil In the IUSI.H of ( Joj and liciii-
linmui , couvlilcd Lilly nlicel ccnspliatois.
Cojiis then Kcnlenced to the p nltcntlary
for I'inhUun month" , mid lop.iy a inoof ! ? 10W.
Hfi nhaincr to po up a i car and p.iv a linn of
ll.OfO They V.PIO amnaniled lotno county
Jail , whcrs they will icmaln pcndlnc an appeal
to
'ii Qiiar.incino
i.st , Mont , Peb. 8. Tha governor hn
tin ) f4Uai.ini.luo against Illinois with
the IMCUP ; en ot C'ouu vouiity ,