OMAHA DAILY BEE ,
BEV3SNTEENTH YEAK. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , APRIL. . 24 , 1888 , NUMBER 311.
BIOBRORAMAY HOLD HER OWN
Strong Opposition to O'NolU's Land
Ofllco Steal.
RAILROADS OPPOSING REMOVAL.
1'addock Hack to Ills Senatorial Du
ties Tar Iff Democrats Defeated
nt Their Own Game Death
ol'anARCtl lowan.
O'Neill May IJOHO the Plum
WASHINGTON BUIIEAU TUB OMAHA Urn , |
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WASHINGTON. D. C. . rll23.1 ,
Anew aspect of affairs has como over the
projwscd Niohrnra land office removal , and it
Is not altogether a positive fact that the
president's order directing It to O'Ncil ' will
bo enforced , Some corporations , among them
ono or two railroads , have taken the matter
m hand , and are protesting against the re
moval with that vigor which characterizes
these organizations. They are working in
favor of Niobrarn , and have sent their repro
Bcntatlvcs hero to do everything possible to
prevent the success of O'Ncil In the contest.
Already the order has been held up , that a
bearing In the light may bo granted all par
ties concerned. All of the republican mem
bers of the Nebraska delegation in congress
nny they have not boon consulted In refer
ence to the proposed removal , have done noth
ing In the matter , and will not now take any
part la the contest. It Is generally believed
that the ofllco will not in view of the opening
of the Sioux reservation to settlement , bo re
moved. Representative McSlmno has been
confined to his room at the Riggs house annex
for ten days and if ho is taking any part In
this affair ho has made no open demonstra
tion of it.
llt. IMDDOCKltr.SUMESIIIB SCAT IX THE SENATE.
Senator Paddock was in his scat to-day
again , after an absence from It of about n
week. Ho has almost recovered from his in
disposition , although ho shows the effect ot
the attack. His bill to pension Julia G.
Howe nt the rate of Jo a month , which was
amended la the house by reducing
the amount to 818 , came back to the
senate this afternoon. Mr. Paddock
moved to non-concur In the amendment ,
Which was agreed to , nnd a conference corn-
mlttcowill bo upiwintcd on it. The bill ns it
originally passed the senate , will undoubtedly
become a law , as Mr. Paddock is in earnest
nbout demanding It. Mr. Paddock presented
to the senate a number of petitions , among
thorn being ono from the mayor , chamber of
commerce and federal officers of Salt Lake
City , asking an appropriation for a public
building there ; also several from the phar
macists of Nebraska , asking that the tax on
spirits to bo used in the arts bo abolished ,
AT TI1EIII OWN GAME.
The democrats In the house have been
beaten in the matter of tariff action. The
Mills bill was framed and sent into the
house , with a view to framing the platform
nt St. Louis in Juno. It was their intention
to get action on the bill before tho'convcntion
assembles on the 5th of Juno , so the party
could "point with pride" to the fact that it
had fulfilled its promises to reform the tariff
and reduce the surplus. Mr. Bynum , a dem
ocratic member of the house committco on
ways and means , said this evening :
"Wo have uo good reason to hope for n final
vote on the tariff bill for weeks after the St.
Louis convention. Wo must accede to the
demand of the republicans for ton days in
which to talk on the general subject , and the
measure cannot bo taken up under the five
minute rule before the sacond week in Mny.
The previous question cannot bo called and a
ilnal vote taken as long as there is an amend
ment offered. There Is no way to limit
debate under the five mlnuto rule , nnd it maybe
bo July , and many think it will , when the
vote on the amendment bill Is taken. Know
ing this there Is not that anxiety for an-Inter-
cst in the measure shown by our side that
there VtO3. "
Mr. Bynum acknowledged further that it
was vary likely that the republicans would
bo enabled to announce in their platform at
Chicago that up to that tiuio the democrats
in the house , with a largo working majority ,
had failed to fulfill their promises to reform
the tariff. "Tho trouble was , " ho added ,
"the democrats wore compelled to take too
much tlmo In compiling their bill and wcro
too late in reporting to the houso. "
DKATII OF A WEI.VKXOWX IOWAN.
Colonel John A. Grnhaui , ono of the pioneers
neers of western civilization and well known
in loxva , died yeslordav in this city. Ho was
born in Staunton , Va , in 1TU7 , and celebrated.
Ills ninetieth birthday last December. Tlio
ambition of his latter days was to live long
enough to "voto a second time for Blalno , "
lie emigrated to Kentucky , Ohio , Indiana ,
nnd finally in 18-17 to Iowa. For a num
ber of years ho was a leader in
that now and rapidly developing state.
In 1801 ho was appointed chief clerk to the
rcgister'of the treasury , afterword becoming
assistant register. Ho remained In office
until 1870 , when ho resigned because of old
ugo and by reason of Increasing infirmities.
Ilo waa u pioneer republican , and exceed
ingly popular with his party in Iowa. In
1884 ho worked for the republican ticket with
( ho zeal and enthusiasm of the days when ho
was on the hustings for Fremont. The
funeral will bo held on to-morrow afternoon
from his lute residence , No. 811 Thirteenth
street Northwest. The honorary pall bear
ers will be General William W. Bolknap ,
Associate Justice Miller , Major William
Richards , Hon. Hawkins Taylor , and others
of note and prominence from lown. The in
terment will bo at Qlonwoodcemetery , under
the auspices of the Knights Templar.
MOl'NT I'l.KABAXT'H MAI OH A ritKUfllAIinn.
Mayor John F. Loeeh , of Mount Pleasant ,
Iu. , has written u letter on ; the subject of the
tariff , in which ho says : "I do not think the
policy of free trade would Injure in any way
the industries of our city. 1 think the wage
ranting classes of Iowa expect a reduction uf
the tariff bi > us to get cheaper food nnd cloth
ing , A failure to make some reduction in
this direction wiirin the near future lese the
northwest , especially Minnesota , to the re
publicans. While the laboring classes know
the adoption of absolute free trade is not pos
sible , they at the same time demand a reduc
tion of tariff taxes oil the necessaries of
Jlfo. "
( icxKitAii nnounn M. iionisox ARSIONS.
In the recorder's oflleo to-day .a declaration
was tiled convoying all the real estate of
General George M. Robcson , ox-secretary of
tho'imvy. to J. A.J..Creswell ( and L. J. Davis
6f this city , who are empowered to settle the
Indebtedness of Uio assignor , aggregating
MS.CiOO , of which $18.127 is to the Citizens'
National bank , $20.501 to Lewis Johnson &
Co , , bankers , und fl.OO-J to Jacob Toino , all
of tills city. General Robosou says ho hopes
to liquidate all his debts eutlfactory to his
creditors , but it will require tlmo to do it ,
bTAll MAIL C1UXUUS ,
Changes have been ordered In the time
nchcdulo of the star mail route , extending
from Broken Bow to West Union , Neb. , as
follows : Lcavo Broken Bow Tuesdays ,
Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 u. in , ; nrrfvo
at West union by 0 p. n\ Leave West Union
Mondays , Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 p.
in. : urrivo at Broken Uow by U p. m ,
The tiuio schedule of the route from Audubon -
bon to Elkhorn , la. , is ordered changed as
follows : Lcavo Audubon Tuesdays , Thurs
days und Saturdays at U p. in. : arrive at
EUbqrn by GiO : ! p. in. Lcavo Elkhoin Tues
days , Thursdays and Saturdays ut 7:30 : .a.
in , ; urrivo at Audubon by VJ in.
MISCUU.ANCOU8.
It is Mrs. Paddock and not Miss Paddock ,
< BS published , who is ill. She is not seriously
ill , towover.
P. I * . Kclioy of Glcnwood , la. , aim William
Allen Hnlnhart , of Load City , LuWcnco
county. Dak. , were to-day admitted to urac-
tlvO before the interior dcpartuont.
It U now stated that Indian Commissioner
Atklus , who is a candldalu for election U ) the ,
United States sounto from Tennessee , will
i resign hU present place to enter actively in
the canvass after ho has completed the un-
nual spring letting of contracts for'Indian
BUjipllcS. '
Shortly after 10"o'clock thh > morning the
president loft the white house grounds by
the west main gate In a buggy drawn by a
blood bay , dockcd-tall horse. Ho was un
accompanied , and was not readily recognized
from the fact that ho were a rather small
derby hat with a tight rolling rtm. He were
a dark spring overcoat over a Prlnco Albert
coat , PKIIHV S. HEATH.
AriuyNewB.
WASHINGTON , April 23. [ Special Telegram
to the llEn/l Sergeant Richard Black , Com
pany G , Twenty-first Infantry , noxv with his
company nt Fort Sidney , Nebraska , Is trans
ferred as a private to the provost guard , gen
eral services , and will be sent to the station
of that command , the United States military
prison at Fort Lcavcnworth , Kansas.
Captain Byron Davidson'Ninth cavalry ,
having been found by an army retiring board
to bo Incapacitated for active service , has
been ordered to proceed to his home.
Sergeant Harvey Ogdcn , Troop B , Ninth
cavalry , now with his troop at Fort
Du Chcsno , Utah Territory , Is transferred ns
n private to the Tenth cavalry. Ho will bo
sent to the headquarters of that regiment ,
Santa Fc , N. M. , thence assigned by thorcgl
mental commander to a troop the station of
which will be most beneficial to the soldier's
health.
The leave of absence granted First Lieu
tenant J. Walker Bonnet , ordlnnnuo depart
ment , Is extended fourteen days.
Recruit Francis Miller , general service ,
now at , David's Island , is transferred to the
hospital corps , as a privato.
Privato' August Nickel , Company II.
Fourth Infantry , now with his company at
Fort Sherman , Idaho Territory , In trans
ferred to the hospital corps ns a private , and
assigned for duty at Fort ShorIdanWyoming
Territory.Ho will bo sent to that post , and
upon his arrival thorp will report to the com
manding officer for duty at the hospital.
First Lieutenant Thomas M. Woodruff ,
Fifth infantry , acting signal officcr.ols re
lieved from duty at St. Paul , Minn. , to take
effect as soon as practicable after Mny 1 ,
18S3 , and will repair to this city und report In
person to the chief signal officer for duty.
The resignation of First Lieutenant
Charles L. G. Anderson , assistant surgeon
United States army , has been accepted by
the president , to take effect July 1.
The extension of leave of absence granted
Second Lieutenant William P. Baker , Tenth
infantry , division of the Pacific , is further
extended ten days , en
Leave of absence for twenty days on sur
geon's certificate of disability in granted
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph C. Bailey , assis
tant medical purveyor , with permission to
apply for an extension.
Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.
WASIIINC.TON , April 23. [ Special Telegram
to the Ben. ] The following pensions were
granted Nebruskniis to-day : Original inva
lids G. S. Cams , Spring View ; Frederick
Schroyor , Triumph. Reissue AV. II. Grogs-
ton , St. Paul.
Pensions for lowans : Original invalid
Melvin Keith , Madrid ; Byron Brier , Ot-
tumwa ; Joseph Stumbo , Moingona ; A. W.
Trout , Perry ; A. B. Hartman , Sioux City ;
S. F. Briggs , Woodward ; George Pencil ,
Rome ; P. L. Eastllng , Bonapart ; James Mar
tin , ( deceased ) Mount Pleasant ; A. B. Bliz
zard , Mulcomo : William Ashline , Clarksville ;
Increase William Rldler , Olowein. Rcssue
John Porter , Dos Molncs. Original , wid
ows , etc Oily J. , mother of William Adkin ,
Carlisle ; Susan M. , widow of Robert J. Os-
burno , Iowa City ; Ezekielfather of William
Mendenhall , ( deceased ) Oskaloosa ; Eleanor
F. , widow of William S. McCroight.Winlleld.
Mexican survivors A. W. Kimball , High
land. Mexican widows Julia L. , widow of
George Button , Sioux City ; Mary A. , widow
of J. W. Anderson , Colfax.
"ostal GhunKOH.
WASHINGTON , April 23. [ Special Tele
gram to the BKB ! Apostofllco wasjcstablish-
cd to-day at Holstein , Adams countyAbol S.
Thompson appointed postmaster. Jumc.4 B
Tipton was to-day appointed postmaster at
Cedar Rapids , Cass county , vice Charles W.
Suyder , removed.
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THE FimBKCORD.
Narrow Kficapc of St. Joseph's Stock
Yards From Destruction. |
ST. Josni-ii , Mo. , April 23. [ Special Telegram -
-gram to the Br.E. ] To-night a fire broke
out in the new St. Joseph stock yards , and
for a tlmo it was feared they would be a total
loss. The fire was soon put under control ,
and $10,000 to § 15,000 will cover all damages.
The fire did not extend to the main yards.
Tlio only buildings burned wcro the horse
and mule barn , the open mule pens , the hay
barn and the corn cribs. The central stock
exchange buildings and the covered hog pens
and the cuttle pens wcro not injured. The
business will not bo interrupted. Twenty
head of horses and seven mules perished.
The loss is fully covered by insurance. A
man smoking a pipe in the barn caused the
lire.
Prairie Fires in Dakota.
RAIHH CITV , Dak. , April 22 , [ Special
Telegram cto the BBC. ] The timber flro
which has been burning for three dayspastis ]
burning up fierce to-night , fanned by a
strong west wind. The fire is about twelve
or fifteen miles from hero In the mountains off
any road , so no definite Information as to the
extent and orca burned over can bo obtained.
Much valuable timber has already been de
stroyed and unless rain comes soon much
moro will go. Several small prairlo fires
have been seen hero lately. No damage to
any extent lias been done by them.
Burned to Death.
SOUTH ViXKbAxn , N. J , , April 23. The
barn of Mrs' . Buckmlstcr burned yesterday
afternoon together with two horses and u
cow , MiV , Cluiso , the aged mother of Mrs.
Buckmister , and the hitter's ten year old
son , went into the barn to rcscuo the stock
and wore burned to death , the roof having
fallen in , imprisoning them.
A Ilnavj' Fire.
CIIICAOO , April 23. Five hay barns and
contents with two corn cribs burnei } to-day ,
causing a loss to the Union Stock Yards and
Transit company of ? 100,000 , ; fully insured.
Tlio office and platform belonging to John
Brennock was damaged tn the extent of
fj.OOO. .
St. Joseph Brluknmkorfl Strlko.
ST. JosEi-ii , Mo. , April 23 [ Special Tclo-
giain to thoBuu.J Over five hundred men
employed In llvo brickyards in this city
struck for on advance In wnges to-day. The
atriko Is n result of the hod carriers' strike
last fall. The brlckinakcrs claim that when
the hod carriers struck the contractors prom
ised them an advance this spring as soon ns
trade picked up , Only ono of the brick-
makeis kept his proinivo witli the men , and
Saturday last told them that if tlio other
brlckmukers could not bo forced to pay their
men the same wages' ho was paying that ho
must return to the schedule of wages paid
last fall. The wages now paid are : Mould
ers , &J.50 ; laborers , f2 ; yard boys , 85 cents.
An advance of 25 cents U demanded for
moulders and laborers , and 15 cents for the
boys.
Murder or Sulcldo.
PIUTT , Ivan. , April 23. [ Special Telegram
to the BEH.J George O. Rolnoter , formerly
a merchant of Saratoga , was found in a help
less condition early this morning and died
shortly after. Ho had been brutally' beaten
by Robert Hubbard , the cltv marshal , while
Intoxicated yesterday. Half a bottle of aconite -
nite was found iu his trunk. Suicide or foul
ploy is buspectcd. The coroner la now inves-
vestlgutlnp ,
. , .
Baker's Strike Over.
CniCAQO , April 23. Twenty , . { ulititlonal
\xws \ bakers signed an agreement to-day re = -
.cognizing employes , These are about the
only roumiufnt ; oue. , uiid thostrlko Is tiruc-
Ucally over ,
DEMOCRACY AS IT MIGHT BE ,
Filth Annual Banquet of Chicago's
IroquolB Braves.
MANY CHIEFS AT THE COUNCIL.
General Itlnck'ftIinnflnntion Pictures
n Now Utopia nutl Ilo Proph
esies a Prolongation of
tlio Bourbon Ilulo.
In lloscatC ! Hues.
CHICAGO , April 23. The fifth nnnual ban
quet uf the Iroquals club was held to-night In
honor of tlio birthday of Stephen A. Douglas.
Many prominent democrats from all parts of
the country were present. Henry Wnttcrson ,
who was to have reported to the toast , "Tho
Reduction of Taxation , " was unavoidably
detained in Washington. Among the letters
of regret was ono from George William Cur
tis who , after expressing regret nt his Ina
bility to bo present said : "I can only assure
you of my confidence that the councils of the
Iroquols club , by their patriotism and Inde
pendence , will greatly aid wise popular decision - ,
cision in the impending national debate of
this year. "
Chairman Mills , of the ways ami means
committee , is his letter Bays it is the duty of
every democrat to stand by the president
and support , him , and the Iroquols club can
do peed service to the country In speaking
out boldly in his support and in
the support of the democratic
house , which Is trying to carry
his recommendations into effect and relieve
the country from the perniciousness results
of this exhaustion of taxation. Ho urged his
party to force the lighting on the Issue Joined
between those who favor .free whiskey on
one side and those who favor cheap clothing
on the other.
Hon. Melville W. Fuller responded to the
toast , "Stephen A. Douglass. " Ho carefully
reviewed tlio life of Douglass and eulogized
his many acts. Referring to Mr ; Douglass'
declaration when war became inevitable , Mr.
Fuller said : "When that clarion voice pro
claimed the only course of dignity and safety ,
tlio fceblo outcry of those who would hiivo
opposed him died on their gasping lips. This
was the crowning triumph of his career , a
triumph which left no higher achievement
possible and rendered tlio opportunity of his
death far happier for his fame than any
felicity of life. "
General J. C. Black , commissioner of pen
sions , responded to tlio toast "Triumphant
Democracy. " Ho said in part :
After u quarter of a century the demo
cratic party had returned to power. Thcro
was great necil for its restoration. The body ,
politic was sick near unto death. Public
trusts had been violated that private fortunes
might bo aggrandized. The credit of the na
tion had been voted in nld of private enter
prises ; its imperial doinim given into private
hands. The public service had become a
harbor for unworthy characters ; under the
misapplication of the revenue laws the hon
est citizen was plundered and the rogue be
came a confederate of the onicial robber ;
olllcial searches and seizures were pre
ludes to compounded felonies ; the meas
ure of federal taxation had grown to
intolerable proportions ; grievous and inqui-
tious tariff laws'were cunningly woven into a
system that built up colossal fortunes for the
few at the cost of the multitude ; they created
a condition of affairs in the midst of which
monopolists nourished and a burdensome
trust laid its controlling hnnd on the neces
saries of life. The Hag of the republic had
disappeared from the ocean. Only a few
rotting hulks remained of the great navy
which , in earlier days , had made the fame of
the American sailor familiar in the remotest
quarters 01' the globe. The tenure of the
party had been lengthened by a threat of the
sword ; the pathway of the citizen to the polls
had been hedged by bayonets ; the ballot had
been prostituted , and the highest cilice had
been , by mingled fraud and force , wrested
from the rightlul possessor and bestowed on
an usurper ; all the wounds of the war
were kept unhealcd and torn nfrcah
that the puatisan might continue in control.
Fraternity was the scoff of the times ; hate
was cultivated as a virtue and revenge exalted
as the noblicsL emotion. This fact sought to
rearray ono section against the other ; to over
whelm the local government and build on the
ruins of equality in state affairs the stupendous
deus structure of an armed , magnificent , cen
tral power that should dunden liberty and
sliino with the splendor of despotism. The
plain government of the constitution was giv
ing way to the now majesty of force und cor
ruption and licentious power.
Tlio democratic party , through evil and
good report , through victory and disaster , has
supported those tenets of faith taught in the
school of the revolution , formulated by Jef
ferson and cnfoYccd by Jackson and
immortalised by his co-workers. It
bears no tlag but the people's ; Its
standard is the constitution. About
to bo summoned again to the Uar
of public opinion triumphant democracy pres
ents the record of the brief term of renewed
ofllco and challenges your calm review of its
accomplishments. It has restored many
millions of acres of public land to the people ;
it has wrested from the hand of glunt cor
porations and unhallowed ' 'combines" the
plunder which they had accumulated under
the pretended processes of law. It has torn
their illegal privileges from private syndi
cates and is drugging the giant robbers to
the bar of Justice. It 1ms lessened expendi
ture for the cost of government ; it 1ms shorn
away myriads of useless ofllces mid is at this
very day in the national capitol engaged in
the great tusk of cutting down excessive tax
ation and of leaving the surplus wealth of
the country at homo with the plain people of
tlio land. It has dissipated the prejudices
which obscured the Judgcmnt and the fears
which terrified the people ; It has demon
strated that the American cjtizcn , from what
section soever of the country ho may como ,
is able and lilted to participate
in his own government ; it has destroyed the
dominance of section and brought the Ameri
can pcoplo to a consideration of the common
interests ; it points them to common , possible
achlovoincnts'nnd a glorious future.
Democracy held sacred and far advanced
the claims of the pensioner us the common
debt of a common people , to bo sacredly , hon
estly mid munificently paid Never since the
tender hand of peace first bound up the
wounds of rugged war ; never since the
awful fruit of battle cumbered red the earth ;
never since men died , and women wept , and
and children sorrowed , has greater munifi
cence or more eager willingness been mani
fest than has been shown to pensioners by
triumphant democracy , and God willing , ft
shall for many years pour nature's reviving
streams by the stricken and dcbolate.
From the general sum of public taxation it
has met and is meeting every lawful demand
made by the war , and holds secure every
substantial fruit of victory. It has faithfully
collected the revenues of the nation , do *
stroycd scandals in the customs service ,
broken up undervaluation systems and made
the custom houses of the United States clean
outposts of clean men on all our shores. It is
restoring our navy to the high seas , and in
another four years of ascendancy will sot the
starry flag on its old ocean homo of conquest
and renown. . It has restored confidence In
its methods and intentions to the business
world , and to-day the volume of trade is un
rivalled ut homo und abroad , in past or pres
ent. Its traditional policies still welcome tha
Immigrants .to our shores , and make
his children our children ; his hopes
our hopes ; his honor our honor ; his
prosperity our prosiierity , and it is a matter
of no concern whether his progenitors them
selves "lauded from the Mayflower or took
steerage passage in the Umbnu , " if only the
true American is revealed hi his life.
In the campaign which is to couio , and
which is now beginning , you will bo sum
moned by hate , revenge and avarice to undo
the fair progress of three und onohalfyears
qf fraternal bway , and to rckUjro old organ
izations to powc-r. To forgot rckiudling-fru-
.teinlticc , to divide the land upouseoiuual
lines , to dominate arid overwhelm ono
section by the numerical supremacy of
the other , to contlnud'thcsystcmof excessive
taxation , nnd In the nntno of national glory ,
to forgot and destroy Icuo liberty , prosperity
and equality. The Instincts of the bettor
American nature will permit no backward
movement on the path of our restoration.
Democracy will continud domlnanto In the
midst of a people of groWinR fraternal rela
tions , whoso rule is law , whoso Inheritance
is the whole American earth. Intrenched in
the hearts of thoAmcrlccn people , , It awaits
the onset of its ancient toes , secure , serene ,
triumphant.
Ex-Governor J. Sterling Morton , of Ne
braska , responded to the toast , "Bo It
Enacted , " paying his respects to the pro
fessional and unintelligent lawmakers and
claiming : that laws usually work more harm
than good on the people. As a shining ex-
ntnnlo the Merrill tariff low was cited as the
father of nil "trusts , " the lineal descendant
of that far-reaching robbery of the nineteenth
century , "Ho It Enacted. " The speaker in
veighed strongly against the protective tariff.
Among other toasts responded to was
"Grovcr Cleveland , " by ex-Congressman
Patterson , of Colorado.
A PIIETTY MKSS.
Governor Hill's Party Connection * )
Aiding tlio Aqueduct Expose.
Nnw YOIIK , April 23 Ucforo the state
senatorial committee Investigating alleged
corruption In connection with the aqueduct ,
Rollln M. Squire , ex-commissioner of public
works , and ex-member of the aqueduct
board , produced n number of letters nnd
notes from Governor Hill and his private
secretary. In ono Hill asks Squire to restore
n man who had been discharged from the
public works department.
City Chamberlain Ivens related a story of
n visit which ho made to Governor Hill ,
when ho laid before him evidence
tending to show that Squire had
been guilty of a criminal offense.
The governor , ho said , did not think It furn
ished n basis for criminal action and ap
pealed to his ( Ivcns ! ) democracy. Ho said
the scandals were bad for the party ; that
it was disloyalty to the party to bring n mat
ter of that kind out , and that the party
would hold the man who did It responsible.
Witness told him the party should punish Us
own rascals and cited the career of Tilden. To
that the governor returned that times nnd
conditions had changed , nnd there had been
too much of that sort of thing already. From
other sources later the witness had learned
Governor Hill was endeavoring to pre
vent the matter from bcinir made
public , nnd that ho threatened to
remove District Attorney ( now Judge ) Mar
tin unless it was suppressed. The witness
managed to bring about the exposure.
Herman Clark , of the firm of O'Brien ' &
Clark , told of Governor Hill's notes. Ho un
derstood these and some political assessments
on his firm , and other linns engaged in the
work , were for the democratic party not for
Governor Hill.
Ex-Assistant District Attorney Nicoll testi
fied that after Squire'was indicted Hill sent
for him several times and urged him to bring
the case to trial , as the people _ were saying ho
( the governor ) was having it put off.
PAOKKUS J'KOTEST.
The Hoe Killers of Kniisaa City Will
Fight the Itallroads.
KANSAS Cixr , Mo. , April 33. [ Special Tele
gram to the Bnu. ] There is a prospect ot
another war between the packing houses and
railroads. The , grievance this tirno is pro
portionately lower freight rates from Kansas
City. For Instance , the rate on first-class
freight from ChTca o1to Kansas City is 70
cents ; from Kansas City to Denver , $1.30 ;
making the total $3'for the two local freight
charges , while Chicago pays only 51.80 to
Denver. This would not place Kansas City
packers to so much disadvantage if they
could obtain n like reduction to eastern
points , but this the railroads refused them.
Just hero is where Kansas City packers pro
pose to make their kick.
"Yes , there is a prospect of a fight , " said a
represcntailvo of the linn of Jacob Dold &
Sons , "but I cannot give you particulars now ,
as wo wish to confer first with other
packers. "
In regard to this matter I Ir. Trcadwcll , of
the freight department of Armour's packing
house , said : "It is a shame that our board
of trade has not secured the same western
freight rates for Kansas City that the Chicago
board of trade has for that city , and the same
may bo said of St. Louis. "
A Ruinous Speculation.
Pnovincxcc , R. I. , April 23. [ Special
Telegram to the Bcc. ] The schooner Wil-
liaminc , Captain Babbldgo , from Apalacjii-
cole , which arrived hero to-day had on board
Captain C. J. Ward , Mate Barrett , Steward
Annctt , six seamen and two cabin boys of the
schooner yacht "Maria , " which some time
ago set out for New York on a mysterious
voyage , the purpose of which was subse
quently learned to bo searching for buried
treasure near Belize , Central America. The
treasure supposably amounted to ? lfiOp,000
and was bcliovcd to have been buried there
llfty-two years ago. The yacht left Now
York on October 19 and reached Belize on
January 13. The expedition worked hard
until the middle of March. They made no
headway , however , because the key where
the treasure was supposed to bo buried filled
in with sand and water as fast as it was
scooped out. The crew finally altc'inptcd to
bring the yacht homo , as she was leased and
was costing them money. She was leaky
and sank off the Cuban coast , the crow
barely escaping with their lives. The men
wcro rescued by a ship bound for Buenos
Ayrcs which turned them over to the WU-
llamlnc. They nro all penniless.
AVerse Tlinii Pulque.
NEWYouic , April 23. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE. ! A dispatch from the City of
Mexico to the World says the clerical press
has renewed its attacks on General Bragg ,
United States minister , oa account of the
speech which ho delivered ut a banquet given
in his honor by the American residents
shortly after his arrival in the city. General
Bragg said the American people would never
permit any attack on free institutions in
Mexico , and this declaration was considered
by certain papers ns equivalent to an intima
tion that Mexico is not free tochooso her own
form of governmentYesterday's issue of a
paper called La Dofrnsa Cutolica , contained
n lively attack on the general as well as on
the liberal party. It says that of all the
ministers whom tho'Unitod States tias sent
to Mexico during tire last eight years none
has uttered sentiments so undiplomatic or
asserted so openly the claim of the United
States to control affairs on the American con
tinent as General Bragg. The writer then
reproaches the HUofal party for listening to
such arrogant declarations in silcnco and
virtually acquiescing in them by approving
Hragg's speech in its organ. The attack is
really directed against the liberal party and
the present administration.
Grain in fif Mt nnd Store.
CHICAGO , April 23i The visible supply for
the week ending April 21 , as compiled by the
secretary of the Chicago board of trade , Is as
follows ;
Bushels.
Wheat - . . . . , tt.,034,000
Corn 8,133,000
Oats. ; - . . , a,307,000
} | yo , 314,000
Barley , . . , l.O&.OOO
Victoria 3 Ice I s Francis Joseph.
LOXDOX , April 23. Queen Victoria arrived
at Innspruck to-day on the way from Flor
ence to Berlin. The Emperor Francis Jo-
sepli met her majesty nt the station , The
greeting between the two sovereigns was
cordial. In deference to the wishes of her
mujeity the authorities will give uo official
reception upou'bcr arrival at Churlotteuberg
to-jaorrow.
THEY PLANTED MANY TREES ,
A Heat of Nebraska Towns Obey
the Govornoro Injunction.
NORFOLK'S BOOM PROCESSION.
Block or Valuable Business Houses
Burned at Valentino Blue
SprliiRH Ships Two Trains
ofFlnc Fat Stock.
Arbor Day Observed.
BnAiiucii , Neb. , April 23. ( Special Tele
gram to the Bnn.J Arbor Day was observed
hero by the closing of the banks , public of
fices and some business houses. The schools
wcro closed , the scholars spending the day
in planting trees In the school yard ,
ToiiiAS , Neb. , April 23. [ Special Telegram
to the Ben. ] Arbor Day was duly observed
hero by the teachers and pupils of tlio Tobias
schools. The literary and musical programme
was admirably carried out by all who par
ticipated , and much credit is duo Prof. S. L.
Hull for his efforts to make the exercises n
success. About ono hundred nnd fifty trees
were planted , which will add greatly to the
beauty of our school grounds.
WEEPING WATKII , Nob. , April 23. fSDceial
Telegram to the Bni : . ] Arbor Day was
quito generally observed hero by the plant
ing of trees. Three hundred school children
and academy students formed in line at the
First ward school house and marched to the
Baptist church , where on appropriate pro
gramme was carried out by the pupils ,
teachers , ministers of the place and school
board , after which they formed m line and
marched to the now Second ward school
house nnd planted trees on two sides of the
square. Not less than ft vo hundred persons
witnessed the ceremonies.
FILUIT , Nob. , April 23. [ SpecialTelegram
to the BEE. 1 Arbor Day was observed by
appropriate exercises at Filley. The school
yards were laid out in proper order by a com
mittee and Russian mulberry and ornamental
trees planted. The people , with few excep
tions , generally took part in the exercises ,
going homo at the close , feeling as if the day
had been well spent.
Norfolk's Boom.
Noiiimit , Neb. , April 21. [ Special to the
BEI : . ] The Elkhorn Investment company ,
composed mainly of traveling men , of whom
many reside here , recently purchased an
eighty-acre tract of land , half a mile west of
the business portion of the city , had it
platted , and to-day formally opened the
spring boom by a grand procession , headed
by a band and composed of a
long string of carriages and stockholders ,
containing city officials , ofllcors of the company , -
pany , railroad , newspaper and real estate
men , visitors , citizens generally , and Eli
Perkins bound to " there " well
, "get , as ns
other people. The procession , marshalled by
C. S. Hayes , I. Van Horn and Kary Sey ,
went west on Main street to Hillside Ter
race , the now addition , and then traversed
the principal settled portionsj and the new
additions to the city. At the Junction
short speeches were made by D. A. Holmes ,
George P. Moore , and Hon. A. B. Slater of
Wayne. The speakers expressed what everyone
ono feels great confidence in the future of
Norfolk. Your reporter was surprised to see
tlio number of now residences going up
already. Some now enterprises are
starting up , among which are a second brick
yard and artificial stone works. New busi
ness houses arc to bo erected , waterworks
will soon bo in operation , the electric light
system introduced , sewers built , etc. Under
the conviction that Norfolk is to take high
rank among the cities of Nebraska property
has already doubled in value within a year ,
and is rapidly appreciating.
Valentino Has a Bic Fire.
VAJ.EXTIXE , Neb. , April 23. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] A sovcro lire occurred
hero at 1 o'clock this morning , which burned
out the heart of the town. The leading busi
ness block was wholly destroyed , with ono
exception. The fire originated in the wino
room of Fischer & Strickland's saloon , and
burned rapidly north to Katherine and south
to Railroad streets. The buildings destroyed
Ray house , Lewis' drug store ,
Harrigan & Halley's abstract office , Miss
Jasuier's millinery , the Cherry County bank.
Spain Bros. ' , general merchandise , and the
Bank of Valentine. By almost superhuman
efforts tlio red destroyer was finally checked.
At ono time it looked as if the entire city
would go , and this may be attributed to the
fortunate absence of wind at the time of the
firo. Tlio loss is estimated at from S-0,000 to
! ! 0,000 , which was only partly insured. It is
impossible to get a list iOf the insurance nt
this time. Already arrangements are being
uiudo by the property owners to rebuild.
"Weeping Water AVorks.
Wnnnxa WATBII , Nob. , April 23. [ Special
Telegram to the BEE. ] S. K. Feltou , of
Omaha , who has the contract for putting in
the system of water works here , began the
trenches to-day and distributed the hydrants.
The works are to bo completed by July 1 , nnd
preparations are being made for a grand cel
ebration on tlio Fourth.
A company has beeu organized hero to
manufacture pressed brick. Mr. Boyd , of
Chicago , patentee of n dry press brick ma
chine , was in town to-day. The company in
tend to put in ono of his machines at once ,
and expect to manufacture 1,000.000 brick
this season. _
The Marshal Held His Man.
DAKOTA Ciir , Nob. , April 23. [ Special
to the Brn. : ] J. T. Dnlley , marshal of
Jackson , was in town today'trying
to get n complaint sworn out by the county
attorney against Paddy Keeffo and Mike
McCormlck , on the charge of riot. It seems
that Marshal Dailoy was escorting ono Mike
Deloughcry , whom ho had arrested on the
charge of stealing a gold watch , from the
calabooso to the hotel , when ho was pounced
upon by mob with Keeffo and McCormlck
as leaders , and a desperate attempt made to
free the prisoner , in which they were unsuc
cessful , The marshal came out of the fracas
badly bruised up.
Bl Shipment of Fat Cattle.
Bi.tii ! Si'itixos , Nob. , April 23. [ Special
Telegram to the BEE. ] Twenty-one cars of
fat cattle wcro shipped out of hero this even
ing and twenty-three moro will bo shipped
to-morrow , all over the Union Pacific roud.
They are cnttlo raited and fattened by farm
ers in this vicinity. Our farmers have
turned their attention to thus consuming the
grain they raise , nnd they are reaping rich
harvests from the practice. The B , & M.
would have had n part of this traffic were it
not for tlio strike and their poor facilities for
handling stock with scab engineers. This
makes forty-four cars of fat stock and moro
to follow soon.
Peculiar Cutting Accident.
GUANT , Neb. , April 23. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] F. "C. Everson , a cigar man
from Lincoln , was frightfully cut about the
face to-day at this place in a friendly scuQlo
with Sheriff Wlncholl. Everson's face came
in contact with an ink eraser in the vest
pocket of the officer. The blaao entered his
face near the orifice of his nose nnd passed
upwards , nearly putting his right eye out.
"Water Works Bonds Carry.
OULEASS , Neb. , April 23. [ Special Telegram -
gram to the BEE. | Bonds for water works
cawied'to-day j by au pvcrw.helmlriff major
ity. . Work is to cp'iniuenco at tlte earliest'
possible day. .Tho citizens' nro cow
necessary funds to sccuro a Catholic college
nt Orleans. Hon. Patrick Gibbon , mayor ,
heads the list with (500.
Nebraska City Marriage.
Nr.niusKA. CmNeb. . , April 23. [ Special
Telegram to the BBI : . | Miss Ruby Forscutt ,
daughter of Rev. Mark M. Forscutt , of
Oinahn , and Mr. Leo Founco. of Jay Gould ,
Mont. , wcro united in marrlngo hero at 8
o'clock this evening , and leave on the early
morning Missouri Pacific train for Omaha.
Valuable Horse Dead ,
BnATntccNeb.Aprll 17.-Spcclal [ TclccMm
to thcBcK.1-Alarmtho fine black stallion own
ed by C.N. Emoryof , this citywhile In charge
of aboy to-day bccatnounmanageable , reared
and fell , badly breaking his fore leg. Mr.
Emory valued the horse at $5,000 and this
loss falls sovcro on him.
The Colt- Crushed Ills Skull.
Cnnxn , Neb. . April 23. [ Special to the
BIK. ] Francis Maruhu , a wealthy German
farmer living three and n half miles east ot
this city , was kicked by n colt yesterday
which fractured his skull. Ho will probably
die. Ho was forty-two years of ago.
.7OE COOk ON rOMTlCS.
Says Btaltio Is Very Sick and the
Third Party Strong.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , April 23. [ Special
Telegram to the BCE. ] Rev. Joseph Cook ,
of Boston , stopped for dinner to-day cnrouto
to Topeka to lecture. Mr. Cook was asked If
ho believed Blalno sincere in declining to bo
a candidate in the national convention. "I'm '
no-politician , but Blalno is a sick man , sir. I
do not think ho will ask for the republican
nomination. "
"Who will bo most likely to get it , then ! "
"Well , Sherman has many friends in the
cast , and is a strong man. "
"And who for second ulacol"
"Lincoln is the man. "
"What will the issues bo ! "
"Tariff will bo ono nnd will bo very distinct
In the Now England manufacturing states.
They are not quite ready out there to move
for free trade , or any great modification of
the tariff , nor will there bo until they can
undersell Europe. Then it will bo accept
able to the east. "
"How about the third party's power } "
"In the matter of temperance the republi
can party will have to bo raoro positive.
Take the state of New York. Tnorotho
third party says , 'Curtail the power of the
whisky rings.1 The democrats say , 'Wo
will not.1 The republicans say , 'Wo cannot. '
So long as this policy is pursued the repub
licans cannot hope to gain much strength
from the third party. As far ns I am con
cerned , I would like very much to sco the
power of the whisky rings curtailed. They
nro a greater curse and a greater power 'in
the land than slavery was before the re
bellion. However , I am not a third party
man. Temperance is the great coining
Issue , and whenever the republican party
comes out boldly on the question I think it
will regain all the prestige it bad in the
past. "
Iowa's High Water.
DunuQun , la. , April 23. The river has
steadily risen at the rate of half an inch an
hour , and this morning marks twenty feet
two inches above low water mark , the high
est since 1881 and 18SO. As the river is fall
ing at La C rosso it is expected that the high
est mnrlc hero will bo reached to-day
and then the fall will begin.
The lower .part of the city next
to the river is nearly afloat. On the levee the
water is up to the sidewalk and a part of the
levee is entirely covered. South Main street
is wholly covered. The water is rippling
over East First and other streets in part.
On the low lands east of the railroads nbovo
Twelfth street dwellings are uii-
tiroly surrounded by water and
considerable distress Is caused. The saw
mills of the Standard company nnd Knapp ,
Stout & Co. , have been stopped by water.
Basements of the other mills nnd factories
as well as of many buildings on low grounds
near the river are filled with water. Dam
age and loss from the watery invasion will
bo considerable. The river is several times
its usual width above and below tho.city.
Cutting Again.
NEW YOIIK , April 23. [ Special Telegram
to the UEI : . ] The fact is published hero to
day that some time ago Secretary Bayard or
dered the charge d'affaires at the City
of Mexico , to open a now discussion with the
Mexican government on the subject of Cut
ting's ' indemnity. Tlio charge did so , repre
senting that the Mexican courts
wcro not competent to sit in
Judgment on a case involving the territorial
peculiarities that Cutting's did. And.furthor ,
that his treatment was in violation of all
rules of International courtesy. Wily Senor
Mnriscal , replied in a lonif communication , in
which ho defended the right of the Mexican
courts to try the case , and said ho understood
that Secretary Bayard was now looking
carefully into the question of
extra territorial Jurisdiction , and hu
hoped the matter would bo settled by
a treaty , Coming down to the matter of In
demnity , Muriscal enumerates cloven reasons
why his government will not indemnify Cut
ting , refuting point > by point the claims as set
up by Cutting through tlio American lega
tion. Ho expresses his high gratification at
the sentiment of sincere regard and friend
ship toward his government in the American
note , which ho reciprocates fully , ana Inti
mates if there had been good ground for
damages they would not , have been refused.
The communication closed with copies of of
ficial documents covering Cutting's trial , all
of which tend more or less to bear out Mar-
iscal's assertions tliat the United States can
not ask Mexico to amend her laws without
rendering herself liable to u similar request
at some future time. From all tills It seems
that if Secretary Bayard wishes to obtain in
demnity for Cutting , ho must use sterner
measures than diplomatic communications.
The lOarlh TroinlilRd.
SAX FIIAXCISCO , April 23. The steamer
City of Now York , which arrived yesterday
from China , brings details of uii earthquake
in Yuniiar , prefect of Lin An , which Chihiens
of the ship Ping , reported to the governor of
Yunnan , that from the second day of the
twelfth month of lust year until the third
day of this year there wcro ten shocks of
earthquake , accompanied by a noise
lllto thunder. Yamens. In cities
of Shihping nnd Klonshui , wcro either
knocked down or split right down , and the
temples likewise. In Shihping moro thuu
half of the houses are falling down and largo
numbers are cracked and bent , 200 people
being crushed to death and over thrco
hundred injured. In the town and sub
urbs over four thousand poopio are
cither killed or wounded , eight or nine-tenths
of the houses have fallen down and the rest
are cracked and leaning over , At Klen Shut
in the city boven wuro killed nnd many
wounded. In the northwest suburb from
three to four hundred houses wore over
turned , and about thrco hundred pcoplo
killed and half that number wounded.
They Got Their Beer.
KANSAS Cixr , April 23. [ Special Telegram
to the Buis.f The second-hand clothing btoro
on Grand avenue yesterday found Its custom
immensely increased by the Sunday saloon
closing law. The proprietor held out the
extraordinary inducement of a prize gift of a
bottle of bear with each garment and each
bit of haberdashery sold. Many a man with
a well stocked wardrobe purchased two shirts
worth of boer and then gave the enterprising
dealer his shirts back for a reduced price.
An April Thaw.
DETROIT , April 23 , An Evening Journal
special from Marqubtto < ays : YesU'rday
afternoon a party of log driven , in Baragn
county wcro tlnuvintr out.somo dynamita
oVer a cook stove , when it 'exploded , , killing
three ot thorn unil wounding two cthere.
History of the Terrors of Christian
County , MlesourL
ELEVEN GANGS OF CUT THROATS
Tlio Orgaiilrallou llrokcii tip ami
Four of the headers to Hangon
tlio Galloxvn In Mny Tliclr I
rroscctttor's Story.
Missouri's Modern Kit Klux.
OZAIIK , Mo. , April 23. [ Special to tha
Br.n. ] Your correspondent secured to-day
an interview with Colonel Atmus Harring
ton , assistant prosecuting attorney for the
state , In the Bald Knobbcr cases , concerning
the history of the organization in Christian
county and the method employed iu the pros
ecution in ferretlnc out the Edens-Grcca
murder. Colonel Harrington says : I have
been too busy up to this ttmo to talk about
the case to newspaper men , and before the
conviction of the principal Knobbcrs con
cerned , It would not have been iwllcy for the
prosecution to make any statements. Now ,
since the cases have been disposed of In tha
courts , I am at liberty to talk. The first or
ganization in this county was In April , l&SO
on Bull Creek. Thcro were eleven men in
that company David AValker.captam ; Wiley
Mathews , John Mathews , William Walker ,
the four men now confined In Jail hero to bo
hung the 18th of May , and seven others com
posed the first company. Thqro were cloven
companies in this county , composed of about
four hundred men , mostly from the southern
mid eastern parts of the county , '
From April to September , 1SSO , was the
period of the greatest activity among the
Knobbers. The first man to organize was
Charles Griffin of Douglass county , Missouri.
About a month after the organization they
whipped a man near Clmdwick. This was
the first whipping done in this county , and
was administered on the ground of thriftloss-
ncss. Afterwards Grcno Walker was
whipped near Linden for not working.
About fifty men wont to the house , six cj > -
tercd and the rest stood guard. Walker was
taken some 100 yards from the house , whor o
ho was given three lashes by each and or
dered "to work and bchayo himself. " The
next man whipped iu this county was Wil
liam Eclens , whom they afterwards killed.
After whiuplng Edens they repaired to
Greno Walker's house ami nijaln whipped
him so badly as to draw blood from his back.
Some of the Knobbcrs said they were so
sorry for him they could not give him a lick
when It came their turn to "lay on the lash. "
In all these- raids they had on musks with
projecting horns , having , m fact , a very
frightful appearance.
After this they made a raid on a saloorrin
Clmdwick , and told the proprietor not to soil
any moro whisky on penalty of hanging.
Rhods , the proprietor , tired on them , and
after wounding ono of their number , ran to a
bush. The Knobbors then entered the saloon ,
poured out the whisky , unknown to all sayo
themselves. About seventy-five mon engaged
in that raid. They next mot on the night of
March 11,18S7 , at a spot known ns the Old
Smoltcr. between Sparta nnd Clmdwick. The
object of this meeting , as most of them sny ,
was to disband. About thirty mon , includ
ing the captain , David Walker , were present.
All had masks , as usual , and most of them
carried guns. After the meeting they went
up the railroad to Old Man Edens' "house to
whip William Edens. There were present
in the house , besides Old Man Edens , tils son
and their families , and Charley Green , Edena'
son-In law. A bold resistance was made to
the Knobbers , but they forced in
the door with an axe , and shootinir.
ut once commenced. In the affray 'Will
iam Edens and Charley Green wcro kilted
and Old Man Edens wounded in the. head.
The killing being over , the Knobbers re
turned to their domes , resolved to swear for
ono another if any ono should bo in-rested.
The first man arrested was W. J. Ray , whom
William Edens' wife said the next morning
ut the inquest , was present for she "pulled
n mask from his face. " After Ray heard
Mrs.Edens claimed to identify him ho came
to mo and said he was not there that night ,
but told mo of the meeting ut the Old Smelter
on the 11th of March. I had frequently
acted as luo attorney before this , and told
him his best plan was to name the persons at
the Smelter.
From this occurrence the prosecution ob
tained their first clue of the men who did the
killing. The next day warrants wcro
secured for the arrest of all these parties.
When , on being brought to Ozarlc , they
knew wo had the right men they became
restless. Joe Inman was tlio first to turn
state's evidence. Ho told all about the mur
der , named the participants , und said
furthermore that ho wanted to bo taken to
the Springfield jail before the Knobbers ,
who were out , could got him , Ho was sept
to the jail as he desired. Joe Newton ,
voluntarily told mo ho know where
Wiliam Walker was , the Knobbers
wounded in the into affray , and that ho could
get him us ho was himself a Knobbcr , and
being engaged to Walker's sister , could
easily secure him. such confidence prevailed.
Accordingly this plan was adopted , Wo sent
Newton to Springfield to get n letter from
David Walker to his son William. Novyton
took the letter , accompanied by his own and
Newton's sisters to Walker's
, hiding plnco In
Douglas county. Ho told Walker that ho
yvould assist him to get out of the state. Bo-
I'oro leaving for Arkansas , their destination.
Newton told him that it would bo necessary
for him to go to West Plains to procure
money , provisions , etc. , for the Journey.
Leaving Walker in a secure place hu went to ,
the town and telegraphed ShurltT Johnson , of
Ozark , as follows : "Q. , O. 1C. . Bob. " The
other prisoner was Frank Bonn , wanted for
robbery and now In the penitentiary. John
son hastened to West Plains where ho ar
rested the three , Nowtou's post as yet being
unknown. Then when wo know wo were "oh
to" the whole affair , Charles Graves , ono of
the participants , also told all ho know.
During ono of the Knobbcr meetings it wan
proposed by Parson C , O. Simmons ,
und carried that they should hang me , and
once they started to Ozark for that purpose.
When within ono milo of hero they halted ,
sent forward n reconnoitering party , which I
accidently met near my house , little thinking
of their object. They , however , did not care
to muko known their errand , returned to
their confederates , find the band , not feeling
disposed to face the music , all went to their
homes bettor men than If they hod called
upon me , for I was fixed as I had heard their
threats. Wo know all the mon tn the county
who were Bald Knobbors. The four loaders
hong the 18th day of May , viz : DavjA
Walker , chief ; William Wulkor , vice obiof ;
John Mathews and Wiley Matfiews. Thrco
have gone to Iho state pcnito'ntlury , William
Stanley nnd Amos Jones for twenty-ouo
years each , and Parsrp O. O , Simmons , who
proposed my hanging .01 twelve years. The
remainder engaged in the Eiions-Greeii kill
ing are out on bunds ,
So the Bald Knobbcrs are well used up in
Christian county , and I am very glad of it.
for it was a very bad organization , I helped
to prosecute them when I could have !
made hundreds of dollars on the dofonse.
But I thought It my duty to aid in putting
down tha organization , and I huvo done my
best in that way , and still think I am la the
right. It is true It Is hard to hang u man ,
and I am sorry to see it done , but If it Is ne
cessary to take that course to terminate Bold
Knobblsra in Chrisilan country , I say
"linitf them till they are dind , " for they have
taken the lives of men wh > were Just na up
right and honest as theins 3' vcu. No man hut
a right to take liberty fro n another. As H
citi/.cn of the atatcnf Missouri I I'mKMiori !
this , ar $ I will help to prosecute all zucfc
lawlessness as long ub I practice my prcfec *
ion ut the bur. <
DuJVut in a Cultured (711 Minte ;
BOSTON , Mao1 ? . , April 28. Tho'iieuoe this
nfterno6n defeated thulll granting aunty- !
to wotf.cn.
