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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1889)
NINETEENTH YEAR OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 11 , 1881) ) . NUMBER 174 , ! I THE OBJECTION TO BREWER H _ _ _ _ _ H Not Bollovod That It Will Prevent VJ His Confirmation H NO OPPOSITION TO JUDGE GROFF _ H l _ _ | IDs Ni inlnr.tlon Uriniilinniifdy Ap- I HJ proved Irrtcntliu Proposals \ m Dnvls' Disciples An Inti'rcst- ! H lug Incident , • Hi 'fl > , HL Washington lluunut Tur Ommia line , i 'IHJ A13 Fouhtebxtm Sriir.nr , J- HT WASHINGTON , D. C. 1)CC 10. ) B It was ascertained toiluy tliut tlio objection B rnlscd to tlio continuation ot the nomination H of Associate .Instloo Brewer , mentioned In ' H these dispatches lust night , was based on n K prohibition decision which tie rendered in B Knnsaa in November , two jenrs ugo It H wus onu ot a scries o ( similar decisions In- H volvlng tlio destruction of brewery property k at Atclilnsoii , Lnwrcnco and other Kansas K cities under the piohlbltlon law Judge K Urcwcr hold that the destruction of this B property was a practical confiscation by the BK state of pnvato values and that the state B shoulJ rnimburso the owners The suprouio MB court of tlio United Status reversed the do- BB clslou under the precedent of what Is known BB as the Now Orleans slaughter house case , B B In the New Orleans case , It will bo romem- BB > bored , it wns shown that undar a statu BBJ law the slaughter houses In the city BBf of Now Orleans were to bo located 111 a cor- BBj tain precinct and these which did not con BBf form to the law were destroyed The su- BBf promo couit held that the destruction of the HH property was in obodlunoo to a police nuthor- BBj it.v invested In states by the constitution of BBj the United States and a reimbursement to BH the owners was refused It is not bollovod BB that the decision ot Brewer will defeat ! his BBB conllruiution or , in fact , delay it much BBS OUOtT.U.N'AXlMOUSr/r CONFIIIMEO BBS Judge droll's nomination to bo eonimls- BBS alonor of tlio general land office wns unuul- BBj tuourly reported from the committee oa pub B9 lie lands nud continued today without u dis- BBB Bontlng voice Van Etton's pamphlet was Bfl mentioned In the executive session of the BBB senuto during the consideration of the noml- B tal ° " when Senators 1'aduoclc and Wander B suu mndu rcmurKs respecting the characters MJ of Judge Gruff and bis " opponent Van IStlcu was luugnou out of the sonnto as ho was V luugbod out of the committee on public > lands The unanimous action of the comnit- Mf tco nud the senate on Judge Groff's nomina- MJ tiou has been the BUbjcct of very corapli- HJH mentury comment and the Judge was this Ml afternoon heartily congratulated BBB From the very outset of the mention of HJB Judge Croft's ntiiuu m connection with tbo HJK hintl eotnmissionershlp of both his uppolnt- HBM | 1110ut and conllrmution there has not been HBMj the slightest objection from nny scourco ox- BBB cept that of Van Ettcn , nud that has pot at BBB aay time been an embarrassment to him or HJH his frieuds On the contrary Van Ettcu's 9 opposition ba3 brought about an invcstigu- HJH tlon as to Judge Uroff'scharactor nud iltncss which makes tilui today stand out stronger JHJ before tbo udinlntstrutiou , congress and the HJH country tliau it is likely ho would huvostood HJH bad It uot bcou ror the objoetion BBB havis nr.roiu : wasiiinoton BBB A number of soutbern men In congress HJ will tomorrow go to Alexandria , Vu , eight HJH miles south of Washington , to at- HJHJ tend the memorial services ever tno death of BBB Jeff Davis , while tbolr associates from the JH north and patriotic southern colleagues will < HJH attend the celcbrution of the inauguration of < HJH 1'rcBldent Washington When it became JH Known this afternoon that thcro were men in MJ congress who jiroferrcd to eclobrato tlio worlc iBfl ° f Jeff Davis to that of Gcorgo Washington , J there was much inuignation expressed bv union mon Almost every aay theroaroovi- J deuces given thut not all of the men In con B gross have been politically reconstructed The participation of bv Associate Justice i Lamar in the action of the southerners upon B the death of Jeff Davis has created a good fl deal of comment among loyal men , but then B t,1Q , position of Mr Lamaron the confederacy B and the war wus well ltuowu before l'resl- dent Cleveland appointed him to one of the i BB highest Judicial positions wlthlu the gift or Mf tno country BBB SlCllUTAKr SMITH DID IT BBB Everyone who has visited Cabin John BB brlugo , the greatest span of masonry iu the world , about six miles up the Potomac river I above Washington , has noticed a slab on the west end nf the bndgo which bears the name , of the uresidentof the United States and 1 f the secretnry ot the interior under wboso i J administration tbo bridga was built , but nothing has attracted attention more than J tno wide blank space between President i Bl -l'lerco and bis secretary of the interior whuro tbo name ot Jollerson Davis was or- j lgiunlly cut It has always been supnosed I M | that the erasure ot Mr Davis name from B the tablet was by order tif Secretary of War \ Stanton Gunerul M. C. Meigs , the archl- T tcct ot the pension olllco building , then can Bj tain of engineers , was atsignod by Jefferson [ j Davis to superintend the construction of the ' , bridge , which Ib uu aqueduct , and distinctly M | remember ? tbo circumstances Geuoral 1 j Meigs in speaking of the incident said : Ml . "Uno oftornoon in company with a party of ' gentlemen Secretary Smith drove un to Cabin John ibridco to see how the arjuoduct , was progressing , and the tablet bearing the name of Jefferson Davis attracted his utteu- tlon Ho remarked that such a distinction i wus too 'reac for such a traitor as Davis , and the next morning n workman was Bout up to cut out the name with his chisel Upon 1 my return from u trip west In connection ' with my duties as tpiartormustor general \ Visited the aqueduct span unit discovered BBB vhat bud boon douo during my absence " BBB A t'ALSC HUrOUT BBB A report was circulated today to the of- feet thut the clerk of the stationery room of the bouse wus also short in his accounts 'J his Is absolutely untrue as an inventory of all the propel ty in his bands bus boon taken and approved and tbo property receipted for BBB bv tbo clerk The story doubtless grow out BBB ot the fact that members who wanted their J atatlonory accounts oommutod found delay [ I la drawlug the $123 duo thorn , owing to tbo Ml fact tbut the treasury ofllca lias not yet ro- [ colvod the necessary vouubcrs authorizing HBJ theiu to pay these allowances IBB 1111,1.8 UY XOltTllWESTEltN 8EKATOI13. HBj In the senate toduy Senator Mandcrson [ Introduced bills for iho rollnf of Fnmiy P. IBMJ Mvors us executrix of the estate of the lute Hrovot Urigudlcr General M\ors , to remove the oliargn ot desertion from tbo military RB9 record of William 1 ] , Kenton , for the relief UBj of Anne Carroll , und to remove tbo charge fBB | of dosoition uguiust the military record of I IBB George W. Madden BB Senator Wilson ot Iowa Introduced bills to ; remove the charge of desertion from the i military records of James Hoylo und William I | bbcldou , to | iay James SeolyM'Jl ' forcloth- BBji ' "K and cxiiaiisos incurred In recruiting I Umuuany C , Pourth Iowa lufuutry , and to Bfll Ia' 'be estate of Kamsey Ciooks the claims which Uioouh had against the American fair rempuny , J benutor Pettlgrew of South Dakota pro acnted petitions from bis constituents ask K mg for un amendment to the Interstuto com * morco commission prohibiting trunsportu- tlon into slates having a prohibition law of ull kinds of intoxicants , BBJ IMfllBSTSD IN lllUKlATIOM BBB President Guises , General Solicitor Mc- Nuugliion und Guucral Manager Uuusford of J tbo Northern l'uciltu railroad company huvo been In the city aevcrul days conferring with J members of congress us to the Irrigation of j land in the west They have proposed to glvo all kinds of support to irrigation com J panics in their efforts to icclaiiu tbo arid J lun Is ' 1 ho Northern Paciflo ofliccrs auvo- ca o the ceding to the states by cougress of § till uild lauds bolouulug to the publio domulu f UottcU in the states , piovlded tbo slates will j lirigutolhem , They udvocuto all proposi- I ti us looking toward Irrigation , but believe t the uetired cud cau bo achieved best by glv- ing the lands to the states for Irrigation purposes During the caucus today of republican senators uuon the subject of creatIng - Ing additional committees the question of a committee on Irrigation caino up , when Senator Paddock , who Is chairman of the committee on ngrlculturo , demonstrated to the caucus that his committee had juris diction of all subjects relating to Irrigation cinno tlio object In Irrigating lands Is to uiaito them suitnblo for agricultural pur poses There wilt not bo a Btunding or spocinl committed on Irrigation cronted The special comniltteo on thn subject appointed ut the last congress and which visited tno northwest and southwest during the past summer will soon inako Its report to tlio son nlo und will bo discharged , und the Informa tion gathered will bo referred to tbo commit tee on ngrlculturo OlltLISU'S VANQUlSIIIin A determined canvass Is being tnndo by Congressmen ( Ledge , Coyno McKinlcy , Urosvenor ' , Cannon and others In boha'f ' ot George ' Thoobo of Kentucky for the position of ! deputy Borgeant-ut-armsof thuhouso Mr Thoeoo is the man who defeated Speaker Carllslo i for to-clcction in 18j0 and who wns 1 lu'pt out of bis seal in the house by virtue of the inachinntlonsof the domocratio friends of ! Mr Carllslo It will bo remembered that the spcakor permitted the house to name tlio committee , on election , but the democrats having a majority of tbo committee refused to talcn testimony In the contest for the spealtor's ' scat nud ho was denied the proper facilities which would have permitted him to provo his tltlo to the scat Thoobo ran against Curllsle on tha labor ticket and Is cmiorsoj bv the unltod labor party every where ' 1 ho position ho seeks Is not the ono recently held by Silcott , the lntter being cashier of the Unaucial part of the sorgcant- at-arm's oftlco COMMITTEE ASS10NMEXTS. Senator Puddock , who Is chairman of tlio sonnto committee of agriculture , has boon a Idol to tlio now committee on emigration of w.iith Senator Chandler of Now Hampshire is ctialrumH Senator Mundcrson , upon his ro- nuost , was tnkon oft the committee on civil sorvlco reform and retrenchment Mr Man dcrson Is chairman of the committee on printing Senator Pottigrow of South Dako ta was plaeod upon Indian affairs , emigra tion , railroads and the improvements of tlio Mississippi river , while his collcaguo Is mndo chairman ot the now committee on Indian depredations and is given subordinate posi tions on mints and mining , pensions and oinigratlon Mr Wllsou of Iowa , who is a prominent tnouibor ot the committee on judiciary , is m ido a tnombor of the special committee on quadro centennial celebration ofthodlscovoryof America , and his collcaguo , Mr Allison , who is chairman of the commit tee on appropriations , was relieved at his request of his position on the committee on emigration NEW lOSTMASTEIVT Iowa Andrew , Jackson county , J. J. Buchanan , vice C. W. Long , removed ; lirougn , Dallas county , O. C , Gant , vice II A. Hveland , removed ; Worthlugton , Dubuque - buquo county , G. L > . irolnud , vice P. Latt- nor , removed South Dakota Hurlov , Turner county , P. H. Nowtot . vice M. S. Uoblnson , resigned ; Mausileld , Drown county , A. R. Haskin , vice J. Mausllold , removed ; Mound City , Campbell county , J. Schafer , vice M. A. Mc- Clurcn , removed ItlSCEMAXnOUS The comptroller of the currency today ap proved the Metropolitan National bank of Chicago ns the rcsorvo ngent tor the Union National oank of Omaha , and the Chemical National bank of Now York In plnco of the First NiHioual bank of Now York us reserve acerit for the City National bank of Kcar- now { E.V. . Caldwell , the editor of tbo Daily Press at Sioux Palls , S. D. , will leave for bis homo tomorrow Assistant Secretnry of the Interior Chand ler today reversed the decision of tbo com missioner of the general land ofllee In the oaseof John 11. Sliuu , luvolvmg the north west Jf of tectum 25 , township 4 noilh , range UfS west , McCoolcland district An adjourned meeting of the governors of the tli 11 teen states boldhero [ today to take some decisive nction looking to the erection In Philadelphia of a suitnblo mcnioriafstrue- ture commemorative of the achievements of this nation during her one hundred years of lndepcndenco and constitutional govern ment A bill was adopted for presentation to congress There was another commotion around the capitol today when it was announced that anew now thlof hud made his apponrnnco on the domocratio side ThU follow was satisfied with less than Silcott , und got away with a cquplo of overcoats und the coutcnts of the pockets of tbeso coats The gentlemen who were relieved of their coats were Crisp of Georgia and Turplo of Alabama Penny S. IlEATn MOUGA.V.S 1DKA. Ho Wants the Nefjroes to Emigrate tn thn Congo State Washington , Dec 10. Senator Morgan of Alabama was asked today by an Associated press reporter the our pose of tbo resolution offered by him yesterday - day regarding trade and commerce with the frco state of Congo , oto Tbo Benntor suldi When the convention of the powers met In Berlin , to fix the status ' of tbo Congo state , tbo United States did not accept tbo con elusions of the convention , and tbcro- fore has no political rights in that country I do not know that this has ever been brought to the attention of Mr Bialno , but I am now anxious thut it Bhould bo and thut the Unltod States should secure Its just political power in the Congo State My reason for desiring this is that wo may bo able to encourage the negroes of this country who huvo wealth and enterprise but have not standing and never will have hero , to cngngo in trudo in that country , Ultimately , 1 have in view a general omlgra- tlon of tbo negroes of the United States to the Congo Btate Tbov oamo frptn that country - try and should return there Here their civilization is wasted There It might bo de veloped to the building up of a government and couutry that will be u credit to them " Nel > raJcn , low i nun Dakota PiMmitn Wabihxoton , Dee 10. [ Special Telegram toTiiBDuK.1 Patents issued to Nobrask- ntisi Michael Schlrlr , PJuttstnouth , Neb , , index pi a to for gear cutting machines ; ; Dwlght fl , Scott , tension davico for wire , ' fence ; Andrew J , Meals , 0 'Ncill , Neb , a 1 machlnoJohnJ ; Savillo and J. H. Wln- spear , Omaha , electric conductor ) William G. Sbeppaid , McCook , Neb , , vise ; Jouos A. ' Harris O'Neill , Neb , cultivator attach mimt ; William A. Cusuing , Plattsmoutb , ' Neb , bill or tlio holder , Iowa Peter Halter , Kcota , fcur horse i equalizer ; Louis J , Carter , Denisou , register for railway passctigor service ; Eu il Ureen- berg , Davenport , violin ; Charles V. Shaw , Tame , attachment for saddlers stltculug horses ; Jerry Kuuffman , Wcllmuu , draft equalizer South Dakota Hiram W. Kuapp , Estel- liuo , engineers seat Ni > t > raka mill Iowa IeiiBlons Washinotox , Dee 10. [ Special Telegram i to Tub 13KE.J Pensions granted Nobras- kunst Original Invalid Edward Arnold , I'onca ; Daniel Granger , iCuinma Ponsious for Iowuus ; Original Invalid Garland G. Johnson , Montezuma ; William II McDonnell ( deceased ) , Corning He Issue J George D. Uudorwood , Williamslown , Rulisuo and lucrcaso Stephen Harrison , Ouster Original widows Maria J. , widow of William H , MuConuell , Corning m Too Chid Tor Any tiling WABnijeaTox , Dec 10. At u special moot ing of the Woman's National Industrial League of America tbo Slbott defalcation J was considered and a resolution adopted thut all disbursing agents of the government iu Washington should ba wpmon Men cau , Bays the resolution , enjoy their ill gotten cuius abroaa with ease , but uo temptation Is , btrong enough to Induce an American woman to expatriate herself Cougress is asked to pass a law giving preference to women in such appolutmeuts lioreuftur MliRDliRED 1 ! BY HIGHWAYMEN , O. J. Pul9lfor , tv Crowoll Grnin Donlor , Shot and Ktllod " " " " " ROBBERY f THE SUPPOSED CAUSE The l'orpptrntors of thn Deed Mnko tiooil Their Ksonpq Uut n Hot Pursuit Oriranl/- Other Ntbrnskn News A Crnwell Grain Donloc Killed ScntnNBit , Neb , Dee 10. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tug Hke.1 C. J. Pulslfor a gram dealer at Crowoll , a small town llvo tnllos 1 west , ot here , was shot and killed bv two , hlghwnymon this evening about 0:23 : oclock He wns on his way from his ofllco to his rest dareo , nbout half a mlle west of Crowoll , when i ho wus shot down , the bullet entering the t . breast nud Is supposed to have penetrated the heart Tno shot was hoard by several cltlzons of the I town , who ran out to where Pulslfer's body | lay It being dark they could not see which , way the men ran , but it Is believed thy ' went west Uobbcry no doubt was the object Pulsl for was known to carry money every even ing when going home It can not bo ascor- tnlncd whether the thlovos got anything or not , as no ono knows Just how much money ho had with him It Is supposed the robbers were scared away baforo they bad time to go througnhls clothes Carl Pulslfor was well known nround Dodga county nnd was well lilted The feel ing at this place Is vcrv intouso and largo partlos are scouring the country hunting the murderers It Is bellevod that If they are caught they will bo lyncnod The whole country hereabouts Is arousoct and every effort will bo made to catch them Mr Pul- sifor was a man about Jlf tilvo years of ace and very rugged It Is bollovod that ho would not bo robbed without a struggle , nnd il is very likely that bo made such a des perate resistance that the robbers were com pelled to shoot him , Holeavos a wife aud eight children Didn't mow tlio Snfe Couninua , Neb , Dee 10. [ Special Tele gram to The liEc.l l'ho grocery store of William Ueclcor on Thirteenth street was entered bv burglars this morning about 8 oclock Frank Coleman , night policeman , while making his rounds , found the front door open nnd steppiag in Inquired who was there The response came iu the form of a pistol shot , followed by tbreo shots In quick Buccesslon He returned the flro until bo was hit by one of the shots In the log , when ho loft the building for assistance Upon returning tbo burglars had escaped This morning upon examination It was found that nothing had been taken from the store The front door was brnkon open and an elfort made to blow open tbo safe , tools taken from a blacksmith shop ucross the Btroct were found near the safe Holes in the windows nnd doors show Ave shcts to have boon flred from tbo Inside Trouble Over the IiOst Oiu p. Salem , Neb , Dec 10. [ Special to Tun Hke ] At a meeting of several neighbors Sunday at the house of Mr McDowell , about three miles northeast ot Salem , a con versation arose about the lecture of John Jcnuary , who Bpoico hero last Friday night on the horrors of Andorsonvillo prison , Mr Jcnuary having lost both of his legs iu that prison Hud Rose , a very bitter southern sympathizer , made the remark thut It-would have been a good thing if Mr : Jcnuary had Inst bis head instead of his legs Old man McDowell , wno is an urmy veteran , de fended the cause of the union in such strong terms that Rose drew his knife on him At this Juncture Charley McDowell , a son strucit Koso with his fist , knocking him down Koso got up , rushed at McDowell and cut him in the arm pretty badly , Ho then mndo a lunge at his bowels , cutting a gjsh eight or ten Inches long but not danger ouslv deep Neighbors separated the men , but further trouble is feared , Nohrnslcu Dilryueii ' Ginnos , Neb , Dec 10. [ Special to The Ueb.J The fifth annual convention ot tbo Nebraska Doiiymen's ' association will bo hold at Falls City , December 17,18 and 10. An interesting pi ogrammo has been prepared Able and experienced dairymen from this and other states will be present and take an active part in the convention Iu addition to papers whicb have been especially prepared for the occasion an opportunity will lie given for the dtscusslnn of any BUbjcct relating to ' tbo dairy Industry Wednesday , December 18 , will bo devoted to matters pertaining more especially to creamery interests , The cltUeus of Falls City und vlolnlty are doing everything possible to make tbo meeting a success and will gladly welcome ull who come A cordial invltution is cxtondod to all per sons interested iu developing this most im portant industry in our state to bo present , J , C. MiuitiLi , , President , Sutton , Neb S. C. Dabsrtt , Secretary , Gibbon , Neb Mnrqurtto Mntlnrn Woodmen , Mauqdettb , Neb , , Dee 10. [ Spoclal to 1 The Deb ) At a regular moetlne of Soutn Platte Camp Modern Woodnion of America of this place the following officers were elected for tbo following year and will bo In stalled the first Thursday ni3ht in January , lSUO : Consul , V. Fulh ; advisor , H. P. His cock ; banker , U. II Wulkor ; escort , William ! Moore ; clone , H. A. Hickman ; assistant clerk F. M. Holley ; watchman , Samuel I Grafo ; sentry , C. H. Temple ; managers , W , P , Murnuls three years ; J , O. ICuitz , ouo > year ; nhyslclan and representative , T. II , ' l lno , M. D. A Petition For Dlvorco Fremont , Neb , Dec 10. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tun Ueb.J A petition was Olod I in tha oftlco of tbo clerk ot tbo district court this afternoon In which Christopher Alvls 1 atks for a dlvorco from his wife Momlo ' 1 bo petitioner alleges that whllo bo has been a faithful husband his wife has boon con . sorting und cohaultiug with other mon , and 1 that on November 25 she couimlttceu adul tery with It E. Doran The latter Is a man of some political prominence , having been assistant sorgoant-nt-arms and Bargoanl-.vt- arms of the Nebraska house of represent a- Uvea for iho two legislatures proucalng the last _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Mnkh > _ lloiimf ir Mora PriHOiion ) . Dikota Citv , Neb , Doc 10. [ Special Telegram ' to' Tub Uku | A special ses sion of the district court was hold here this afternoon , Judge IV.vors presiding ; Tbo short session was held In order to reduce the overcrowded Jail which bus Just at present uioro occupants than it bas room for Two mon pleaded guilty of horse stealing and were given eighteen months nnd two j ears respectively Mury-Oonuully.tbo female prls- oner , pleaded guilty of potitlurceuy and was lined 1100 and giveu thirty days la tha county Jail , A Itpontint Ordered , Neiiiuska Cur , Neb , Dee 10. | Soeclal Telegram to Tub Hkb.I Tbo election con test ot Plaeging vs Wlllman ever the ofllco of sheriff was up In the county court toduy and a recounting of all the ballots was or > | dored Tbo results of this will be known to y. morrow Thus far Plaeglnjf , the rcpubllcau j contestant , hits gained several votes The Trim ol Ilr Kelley Watne , Neb , Dec 10. [ Spoclal Tolo- pram to Tun Ur.B.l In the IColloy enso to- dav tbo ilrst witness , examined was Dr.V. . C Spauldliig of the Omaha medical and surgical institute , llo testified that Carolina ' Soulier enmo to the institute on December 8 fornn i examination , which ho made with an other physician IIo found that , notwith standing her statement , un ordinary case ot pregnancy existed with no abnormal symp toms , l'ho remainder of his testimony wns given ns au expert and related to the proper method of diagnosing pregnancy , Mrs Hartman , who , was In * nttendnnco when the operation wuSitnndo , was the next witness , but disclosed nothing of Importnnco uutil ulio testified that utter the operation hud 1 been porformnd nnd ] the physlulan loft the t room Dr Kelley stocpod over the girl , spoke j to her and klssodjhcr on the forehead , Carolina throwing her armsnroutul his neck This cronted qulto n sensation , but on cross cxtmlnatloii , It appeared thut she did the aanio i to any ono wlicu tipproachcd , and that tt j was necessary to plaon the oar close to her fnco to hear anything sua said Dr Tnshjcan of Norfolk was examined , but ; his testimony was not of much Import unco i except to the fact fthat ho made an ox- nminatlon i of the girl ln > Decombcr nnd found on j unmistakable case of pregnancy The testimony for the defense will conclude at noon ] tomorrow , ' 1 he K. O. & It Itond Ononod HntTittcn , Neb , Dec 10. [ Special Telegram - gram | to Tin : Beb.1 The ccromonlcs of the opening i of tbo Kansas City & Bentrlco road were formallyobsorvedat , Virginia , fourteen miles east of this city , this ovoulng A largo number of citizens nnd officials , both county nnd city , were present , aud participated in tlio ceromonles The first train , ono of the finest over coming to this city , arrived here at 0 o'clock this evening , bringing with H officials of the road nnd leading citizens of ICausns City , Lsnvonwortli nnd Soncca , Ivan Tbu train was mot at tbo depot by n gront crowd of citizens nnd was cropted with every demonstration of enthusiasm At 0 o'clock this evening the visitors were regaled with a grand banquet in which numerous toasts were exchanged auuropriatoito the oc casion Fifty-iour cover * were sot for the bnnquotand a most onjoyublo nnd enthus- lastlo time was observed The banquet con tinued to a lute hour Tnmpnrnrir Injunction Granted Beatrice , Neb , Dec 10. ISpccial Telo- Rram to Tnc Hec ] Coutity Judge S. It Craig this evening grantdd a temporary in junction against the issue of the ICansas City & Bcutrico railrpatl bonds The In junction proceedings wro brought by A. C. J. Conloau It is thought this evening that tbo injunction will bo , withdrawn In n dnvor two , us It wus brought gutter a misapprehen sion G. A. It l os > Ofilrirtrs Glcotcd Maiiquettc , Neb , Dae 10. [ Spscial to Tun Bee I Saturday oyouing Putnam post No 142 elected the followlogoftlcors : P. C , William Kay ; S. V. C : . J. X. Uunineton ; J. V. C , Dan Fye ; O. D. , J. D. Mav ; O. G „ A. J. Hickman ; Cunplulni , Joe Fvn ; Q. M. , Joseph PinUortou ; Surg , y. Fink The Stout jtosrrvntlon NionnAiu Neb , Dec IU [ Special to Tna Bee.1 The presidents iposition rogardjug the ODcn/ng of the Sioux reservation by proclamation without tub , report of the com missioners first coiugtojeongress for notifi cation is Very encouraging-to this whole section interested , i , ( The ' Bonds [ Carried Scotia , Neb , , Dee 10. * [ Special Telegram to The Deb J At un election held today in this township to vote aid to the Missouri , North Platte & Denver railroad there were 139 votes for und It against the bonds The amount of tbo bonds is $13,000. A XlEMAKKAUliROllAFT A Boat Built on an Knttrely Now Plan to Ho Tjnunvhcd Today New Youk , Dee 10. A remarkable craft will bo launched tomorrow from the ship yards of James Lounoro Its desiguor und patentee , Dr W. M. Jackson , has named it the Evolution " The boat is built on u now pluu , no knees or frames being used in its construction aud with the exception of two or tbroo dcolt beam ? tbo hull is free from obstruction Stioils 10j foot over all , twenty-tinco feet beam nnd bix and a half foot deep from the under side of the " deck to the bottom planking ' Owing to tbo tre mendous spread the hulLtakes from tbo keel It is claimed she will a raw less than four foot of wutcr The boat is to bo run by hydraulic power by forcing water at a great pressure through three quarter inch blpos at the stem or stern according to the desired motion , lor- ward or backward , Thp ends of thnso pipes are covered with movable collars which can bo turned in any direction desired , being controlled by luvors in tbo pilot house , and by this means the vessel is steered Her boiler contains nearly four and one-half miles of steel pipe , every Inch ot which Is exposed to flro With this great heating sur face the pressure obtained forces the water , which is iiutnoed in by another onglno , out of the three-quarter lnchplpos at the rata of about six hundred feet per second The outbido surface of the vessel is of polished mahogany und will olTer but slight resistance to the water , From the speed made by a ( • mail launch equipped on the same princiDnl It is confidently expoctcd the Evolution will bo able to run ut least twvnty-tlvo miles an hour and possibly faster Forrest Mill Talking Cmoiao , Dee 10. Forrest rammed his argument to tbojury at tbo opening of the Cronln tnul this morning , continuing his an alysis of the evidence for the defense Touching on the alleged btood status In the Carlson cottage , ho Went on to show by quoting the testimony gven bv several wlt- nesscs regarding thorn , now easily ouo mlgh i ' bo mistaken Forrest continued by saying that the blnody cotton batting wjis put into the cottage - tago for the purpose o ( furnishing a basis for a newspaper sensation , and tbo stains in the parlor and tbo palqt' . ight have bad a similar source ; in fact , when tbo cottage 1 wu oitored May 1'J tbV paint on the floor ' was found to bo quite ffesh It would uot , he said , take eigut.duyi for paint to dry , rorrest then recurrod'to ' the export lost ! irony and the danger of putting faith in it Ho made un exbaustavti analysis of the tes- tltnony of aomo of the prominent witnesses for tno prosecution , reaching tbo conclusion tliut tlio Crouli ] faction of the Clan-na-Gaol drilled witnesses to glyufulso testimony , and that all of tbo new evidence brought out since the sitting of the coroners ' jury had hcon ma mfacturcd to strengthen tuo iveuk spots In the case of tbo stute HcgarJIiig the matter of tbo knives found on Coughlln ho declared that Couklin had committed perjury a bwearlug they bo- ' lunged to Cronln ' Forrest will probably conclude tomorrow nnd the court will adjourn over Thursday , whtoh is election day , Luther Latllu Mjlle , who Is to make the closing speech for tbo state , has beou quito i ill and if not able to begin Friday further adjournment may bo necessary , > Ulcott Not In Quebec QuEnco , Dec 10. It Is now pretty certain that there Is no ground for the statement to | the effect that Eqward Silcott , the dofuult- lug cashier of the ' ser reant-ut-arms' ofllco at Washington , lias como to Quebco will ! bis I booty and accompanied by Herman Thlbault The fugitives rouy be in the province of Ouobeo or some other part-of Cunuda , but they are not in this city , ToitosTo , Dec , 10. The pollco bollovo Em- ' bczzlor bilcott is hero had are watching all I I the hotels aud resorts J CONGRESSIONAL \ PROCEEDINGS Mnttora 1 Itolntlvo to Oashlor Sil- cotl's Dofnlcatlon EVARTS I TILTS FOR NEW YORK A Bill to Hold the World * Pair In Gotham Piih < ih the hocond Itond- ing Turplo on Trusts Tlio Sin oi' the Age _ _ _ Senate Washington , Dec 10. Tbo committee In- vcstlgatlliR the affairs of the oftlco of the sergennt-nt-arms of the house this morning heard n statement from Koprosontatlvo Gear of Iowa rohttlvo to the forgery of his name | to ono of the diafla presented at the Na tional Motiopolltan bank and which was sub sequently taken up by Silcott , EvHcpra- scntntlvo Taulbco of Kentucky , who slnco his retirement ' from congress has used the ser gr-ntit-ut-arms' I ofllco as a bunking house aud who has consequently suffered the loss of several , hundred dollars , ondeuvorcd to con vince the committee that his money should ho refunded to liim The committee then discussed < a bill making the sorgennt-nt-nrms a i disbursing onicer , but no conclusion was ar rived i ut The committee will mnko a. partial report * o the bouse upon tljo first dav on which that body will bo In legislative session Among the bills introduced today were the following : By Evans Providing for the colobratlon of the tooth nnnlvorsary of the discovery ot America by holding an internntlonul exposi tion in tbo city of Now York It was road the first and second time By Chandler To amend the lows rolatlvo to the cleotlvo fratiehiso and providing under certain contingencies for the conduct of elections - tions oy federal ofllcors on the petition of a certain percentage of voters that they bo- llevo tbo election will bo unfair If held by the state ofliccrs By Spooner Making it the duty of the proper ofllcors of the treasury and interior departments to adjust and settle claims by the state against the United States for ull luuds disposed of bv the United States that were Included in any great nwatnp or over flowed lands of such Btnto By Hawley For the selection from the national guard and military schools of civil ians to bo appointed Bccona licutonauts In the regular urmy By Saulrc For the erection of publlu buildings at Seattle Tacoina and Spokane Falls , Wash , , each to cost not exceeding * 300,000. Bv Sponner A memorial signed by twenty of his former cpnstltuoncies praying that boards of trade , bucket shops and other mercantile bodies nnd individuals be prohibI Itcd from fixing the vnluo of the produce of American farms by sales for future doliverv By Merrill A bill to provide for the relief of telegraph operators during tbo war who , nlthougb uot performing striotly military duties , lost tholrlives or were Imprisoned The resolutions offered yesterday byTurpio as'to ' trusts were taken up nnd Turplo pro ceeded to address thn senate upon It Uo said trusts were tbo gigantic sin of this ago and generation ; that the trust was nnulsauco was an open and notorious fact , but it could not bo grappled with nud suppressed as other nuisances , and sucn legislation ns wus pro posed in the bills Introduced by Sherman and Gcorgo ( in conjuuction with his own propo sition.for the confiscation of trust goods ) should bo enacted and enforced The senate then proccoded to the consider ation of executive business and Boon ad journed llcimhlican Sonatonnl Caucus WAaiHNOTON , Dec 10. The republican senatorial caucus this afternoon adopted the report of Piatt's committee upon the reor ganization of the committee The now com mittees are as follows : Republican Membership , Immigration ( stuuding ) Chandler , Hale , Evarts , Squire , Pottigrow Quadro Contcnnial Colobratlon of the Dis covery ot America ( special ) Hiscock , Sherman - man , Ingalls Cameron , Hawley , Farwull , Stanford , Wilson of Iowa Indian Depredations ( special ) Moody , Chandler , Allen Tbo new senators are given memberships as follows : Chandlnr Immieration ( chairman ) , naval affairs , epidemic diseases , Indian depreda tions Dixon , Hhodo Island Postofflcos nod post roads , patents , revolutionary claims , addi tional accommodations for tlio library Moody , South Dakota Indian depreda tions ( chairman ) , mines and mining , pen sions , immigration Squire Washington Coast defenses , pub lic buildings ! and , grounds , immigration , fisheries Pierce , North Dakota lerrltories , pen sions , census , civil service und retrenchment Allen , Washington Publio lands , claims , woman suffrage , Indian depredations Pettlgrew , South Dakota Indian affairs , Immigration , railroads , improvement of Mis sissippi river Casey , North Dakota Railroads , organi zation und conduct of the executlvo depart ments , transportation , routes to souboards , immigration To provide tbeso places , the caucus committee mitteo had in tbo first place vacancies In sev eral committees , some of tbo old senators re signed , and the membership of some commit tees weio increased , none of tbo importunt committcos being changed The democratic committee will meet In caucus shortly to arrange the minority repre sentation on the committees so they can bo reported to the sonnto before adjournment for tbo holiday recess DltKSSKD BKEF INVESTIGATION Evldcnon Showing tlio Unscrupulous Practices ol'tho Monopoly • Washington , Dee 10. Investigation of the dressed boot business was resumed by Senator Vests special committee William II , Hoover , a butcher in Washington , said that C. Carroll told him lust Bpring that it would not bo wise for him to bid on govern ment contracts Chicago boot mon would not soil witness any meat and would drlvo him out of the market Witness , however , did bid , and secured some small contracts , whereupon the threats outlined by Carroll were carried Into effect None of the agents of the Chicago firms-Armour & Company , Swft | & Company und Nelson Morris would eell witness meat nor any of his friends who tried to purchuso for him They UBked him two or throe times tbo rogu lar rates , and they have noyer slnco sold him any meats George M. Omahondro , Washington sales man for Nelson Morris , testified that he had received instructions to soil to Hoover at prices two or three times above inurkot rates For what reason I" wus asked "No reason wub given , " was the reply Wltncfi said bo furnished meat to tbo Hampton Institute In Virginia and to various Institutions in this city nt regular Intervals Ho did not know who bad contracts Hud been told his employer had one , but bad never seen it John N. Hoover , brother of W , II , Hoover , confirmed tlio statement of the latter as to the refusal of tha representatives of Chicago dealers to sell him ( witness ) meat because ho bad bought for his brother This boycott wus lifted while the committee was In tbo west pursuing Its investigation Amcr cnn l < cdcratlon ofbabor Boston , Dee t 10. A large number of dele gates were present this morning when the convention of the Amorlcau Federation of Labor was called to order by President Gem pers Governor Ames addrosiod the con ventlou , welconiinir the delegates to Massa chusetts Mayor Hart then welcomed the delegates to Boston in a Bhort speech in vrnlch bo referred to the eight hour uiovc- meat , esylug that It should b extended to . all clnsscs This was followed by an address by President Gompers on "Organlzod Labor " after which a committee on crodon- tl.Us was appointed Pending tno report of this committee the convention look n recess , After recess the crodottals of Bovonty-ono delegates were announced nud adjournment taken , FATED JOHNSTOWN A Fearful Thcntro I'nnln T\v * lvo Killed-Plfty Hurt Johnstown , Pa , Dec 10 , During the per . formnnro of Uncle Toms Cabin nt tbo opera • house here tonight the cry of flro wns rnlscd , resulting In u terrible rush for life down tbo narrow stnlrs Twelve persons were in- fltantly crushed to death and many were acr lously Injured It was found necessary to turn a stream of water on the crowd from tbo flro engine before fore the dead nnd wounded could bo taken out When the crowd was driven away the following i were found dead upon the stnlrs ; Miss Cluru Burns , Mrs , Nester , George Uornor , Charles Flant , John Carr , Mrs Lister , John Miller , A. Weiss , John Wyman , Richard Warthingham , Isaac Tolar , nud an unknown woman Among the seriously injured were : Charles Vaughn , Albert Owens and a man named Woimcr There uro about fifty noriously iu- Jurcd , but tholr names can not ba ascertained tonight ' The alarm was false and there are many i threats against the unknown man who started i it The most seriously Injured nro Chnrlcs Vaughn , John Woimcr , Albert Owens , Mrs Phut and lttahurd Worthlugton Probably twenty \ more sustained sprain * and biulsos , but | it is not thought any of tbom are dan gerously , hurt , The screams of the panic stricken people were terrible and It was shocking to eo small , children knocked down by big men nnd , trampled upou This theutro has alwuys been ] noted as a death trap nnd was con demned ( twelve yoara ago , uut the other ono was washed away in the Hood and this bus been ] used siuce The tnnnngcr tried to qulot the crowd , but It ] wus useless Ono man Jumped from tbo third ( story window and was seriously hurt THAT O.VTHOIjIO HANK STOHV All the Prominent London Financier * 'ihink it a Umiard ICnpuriaM IXMuu Jami Goivtri lleuuttt.1 , Lo.snoN , Dee 10. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to The Br.E.l Nobouy of any ' business promlnoDco in London believes in I Colonel Loybouru or his Cathnllo bank Bchemo i The manager of Brown , Shipley & Com pany's ' court says : "I have not heard of the Bchemo ' boforc , mid having read the Heralds very long und oxpltclt report I am not in clined , to give much credit to 16. " The manager of Finlueta & Company 41 Moorgato street , said : "I road the Now York Herald story and I smiled It Is a perfectly Impossible sonomo und moro prob ably than not a canard or something of that sort You can say , If you like , I think the scbemo utterly I in practicable , and If it Is launched at all will most certainly provo an abortion " The manager of J. S. Morgan & Com pany said that the scheme did not admit of argument ; it was impossible He had beard of such a schema before The Glebe Bank ing company made the same sort of u propo sition five or six years ago , but the pros pectus never got boyona a pnvato circula tion tion.Tho The manager of C. Do Muriola & Company said that tbo scheme was simply Impossible Denied by the Pone ( Cipi/Wo'it ' 1639 by Jam * * Qonlon Uinnctt ) Home , Doc 9. | Now York Herald Cable Special toTnn Bcc.l I am desired by his holiness the pope to categorically con tradict the rumor that ho is ubout to start a bank Gcmii'ou , lioubat IComirtulit JSW himnt * Oordon Hsnn'-tM Paius , Dee 10-lNow York Herald Cable Snccial to The Beb | Loubat , a member of the Now Ymk Historical society has presented tlio Academic dos Inscription et Belles Lottrcs with an annuity of 1,000 francs to found a pruo of 3,000 francs to bo given every three years to the author of the best well : published concerning history , geography , archuoolocy , othuograuliy , philology elegy und colnugo of North America Lnyhnnrn Huh No Authority IComiriQht ISHt l > n JdTiM ( Jontm M4ii > tiM Home , Dee 10. | Now York Herald Cable i Special to Tub Hee ] The Vatican organ , Observotoro Romano , state * that Leybourn ; has no authority for starting a bank such ns the Herald describes or auy bunk , so far as 1 the benediction ot the pope Is concerned Pnpt Browninir HI , [ Copvrfflfct lt&3bu James Oord/m RenncttA London , Dec 10. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tim JJee.1 Robert Brown ing , the poet , is lying dangerously 111 at Venice and alarm Is felt by his family Ofllni'rs of the hwlst Contcdernclnn ( &i/i ] ) t'jht lsya lti ) Jama aniihm Htnncit ) Geneva , Dee 10. | Now York Herald I Cable Suecial to Tub Hee.J Kucbonnet has been elected president nnd Wolto vice president of the Swiss confederation for 1S90. Final Cell Hion , CitAwroiiDsviMB , Ind , Doc 10. A freight and a work train on the Vandalia road col lided this morning Fireman Iiockor was In- stautly killed aud three others badly hurt , Including Engineer Tritt San Fiuncisco , Dec 10. Tbo working train on u railroad running into tbo logging camps near Whitcsboro In tbo northern part of the state wus wrecked by a washout yes ' terday Englncor Phillips and a section bund were Instantly billed The fireman was severely scalded The Woathnr Fornoast For Omaha and Vicinity Fair weather Nebraska Fair , colder , stationary temperature - aturo , vananlo winds , Iowa Fair , colder , nortbwestorn winds Wisconsin Hum or snow , followed by clearing woatbor , colder , northwesterly winds South Dakota Fair , lower temperature , northwestern winds StcniiiMhiii Arrivals At New York The Ethiopia , from Glas- ROW ROW.At At Homburg The Uohomla , from Now York , At London The Montana and Wcsor , from llaltimoro At Rotterdam The Ohio , from Baltimore Iteporied Wrtiolti-d In l'ugot Sound , Poutland , Ore , Dee 10. A report was received hero tonight that the steamer Michigan was wrecked nbout sovonty-fivn i miles north of Seattle in Puget Sound , The , report bus not yet been confirmed and It is , uot kuown whether any lives were lost , A Snfo Bobbery Kosciousko , Miss , Dee 10. The safe of J , W. Carter and J , D , Leo was robbed last night The sum taken was between { 23,000 ) aud * 5.0O0. j I THE ' COLORADO WHITE CAPS , M Exoltotnont Still Ruvmltiir High In | ] H the Town ot Holyoke j H 1 CONDITION OF THE WHIPPED MEN fIB Ono oTltic Alleged tVlnto O.tbi llctlflt- fH Ai'iFHtWtth n Urnitu Itevolvcr H Ho AftcrwnrdH Oivus ' • _ _ _ IllmsuirUp > H A Si ; ii on I 1b lookfd For ! H IIomokk , Col „ Dec 10. ISpoclnl Tclo * _ | grum to'liiE Hni : . ] The town Is Hooded to- ? _ H day with farmers from tlio country nud _ | strangers from neighboring towns , drawn * _ H hoio out or curiosity to see nnd Interview ' H the two lawyers , Bunnell nnd Kolscy , who - H were whipped by the wnito caps on Sunday < H morning H Kelscy is on the streets ami today Idonti- H lied the wagon thut belongs to William H Lnvclt , who was arrested lust evening , n H bolngr the vehicle that be was conveyed In to l _ | the place whuro ho nnd Bennett were IjH whipped by the rufll ins Kelsoy's b.icn pro IH sents n pitiable sight , nnd the sight or U ' < _ _ _ arouses tlio llercostof feelings in ttio brensta " H of ull who behold it ! Bennett Is yet confined to his bed , being till hurt about the head nud neck His recovery HUH is a mutter of noubt However , ted iy ho f _ _ | swore out n warrant for lliu arrest of Wither | | bee which wus placed tn the hnmlsof un ollloer ; | H who in attempting to nrie-it him found him -iH { Bulf compelled to fuuo muMu of a slvsliootcr • _ _ _ iu the hands of Wlthcrbee , thereby falllnit .fl | to urrest him Witherbeo nrterwards went H before Squire Moore uud gave liiuisolr up J M and gave bonds tor ids appcaraticu in court H Withcibco gives us nu excuse for bis resist H nnco of the officer that if arreted his arms . , _ _ _ would bu taken from him , thereby leaving H him defenseless hi case a mob should bo l | raised him " uguiust - > ( _ _ ! It is rumoied that no more arrests nlll ba IH made , as tlio present indications point to tha fH fact that ono of the seven uliito caps la H [ about to sipical on his conicdotntcs till The persons who held iudlirnatlon meet ijH | lugs two weeks ago and passed resolutions ! H condcmnlnc ull contests huvu today called a 'IB meetlne of their number tn help ferret out • { _ _ the white cups , nnd the committee of their Tf9 loriner meeting have passed nnd published rlM resolutions condemning the notion tuken by II the villainous white . caps " _ _ ! 1I1K mOMT-IIOUn < iUI3STION. t' l Interviews th l.ciutiiiir Cuinloycra H in Viuloiirt SoutionH H Boston , Mass , Dec 10. | Special Tolo- % H grim to Tin : Bee , | During tbo national H convention of the confederation ot labor H which began here today the uight-houy H question will bo about the first and mostjtn- | HJ portant topic discussed If decided to sup H port , a general strike will bo commenced to H secure it This has led the Herald to inter * H view prominent manufacturers aud employ * HI ors of labor on the effect of suoh u system Ki It is everywhere condemned , principally bo- IH cause m every case wheio Bti gostud or at- 8H tempted the workmen , whtlo accepting less _ H hours , declined to accept correspondingly "HI less pay i U In solicited interviews upon tbo subject v _ fl Andrew Carnegie spoke of tliOj < IH ubovo argument , and ho claimed | H that to fill orders ncollcpl , H | work done in his business night nnd dayi - H paying thrcu sets of men , and it would nat HJ allow him to compete with foreigners It ) " " HJ would necessitate higher prices and highca HJ tariff HJ President Norvln Green of the Western HJ Union said it was impracticable In the tele * IB graph business for tbo majority of operators , HJ were in the country offices aud wbllo on HJ duty , say twclvo bouts at a time , really in ! HJ that period did not work moro than four at > H _ together ' H Juy Gould Bald the scheme wouldn't work , H | because workmen would not agree t ? the HJ plan If eight hours were a days work , . .MH half of tbo men wouul want to work overj -H _ time for additional money , and thcro would HJ be a quarrel with these who wanted tha HJ second shift , . He hired fifteen men by the , H | day to work ou his country place HJ at Irvincton , und you couldn't got them to 'HJ ' take a half holiday as they wouldn't lese the ) H time Chauncoy M. Depow said It never wouldIH woilc because such n law could not bd MJ udopted bv-tho farmers wnoso labor wus thai lB busis of all labor As for nillro.uls , Itlaokea ' Mi ns if tn carry out tbo eight hour ruloyou > HJ could only run a train us fur us it could go in .HJ eight hours mid then leuvo it stand until tha H next day because it impossible " ' , was to em- 'HJ piny three sets of men or huvo the runs reg > "HJ uluted to ill eight hours exact 'HJ Henry E. Clews , the banker , said the of- - _ i feet would bo disastrous It would bo a HJ most unfortunate movement for the present B time The nresent rate of compensation ot HJ labor In this country Is notoriously higher 1 than in any other und yctcmplovcrs hero tu6 HJ obliged to compete with tlio low paid labor HJ abroad The effect of high-taxed labor In > 'HJ tills country Is to raise and lift up the foreign , HJ labor standards As fur us this is uccoin * ' M plisbcd Just so far will tbo movement of for * ; HJ oign labor toward tills country to compete , HJ with our own bo checked i _ l Among tha big Industries of Now ICngland H ] tlio cry was the same : Impossible to puy ' 'HJ the sumo wages und tin co dally Bets of hands H and hands und pay expenses " Prices of - | manufucturcd material would Have to bo put ' ' .BJ up and thus allow foreign matorlal to over * , ° H como restrictions of turiff Besides the moo t _ | themselves would not ugreo , for these ot ono i M mill who bad three i egular shifts making sd : HJ much euch day would bo dissatisfied if the -mM hands in another mill not so manned were * M ullowod to make up lack of hulp by over ; HJ time In many places m New England the HJ workmen theuiselvt's are hostile to th ' _ _ Bclicmo ? _ _ m . _ l A IjlllEItAlOIL GONi : . tH Donth of Kdltor Johnson , n Co $ H Worker With Gurrisoii , H BitooKW- , N. Y , , Doc 10 , Oliver John'H ' son , thu voternn editor und abolitionist , died | H this afternoon at bis homo Iu this city With H Johlison there departs f i om tbo world almost : ' ' | _ tbo last llguru ' of what was the greatest move , li _ | mont for thocRiancipatlouof munklnd With fll the nld of William Lloyd Garrison bo orgun- * ! _ ! ized tbo New Engluud Autl-slnvery sticioty ii M in 1833. This society led to the formation of tH the American Ar.ti sluyory society , with its , IH alliliating auxiliaries , causing u publio ugltuMH tlon which coaseu only with tbo abolition ol jH | slavery Ho was mobbed ouco in Pounsyl- H vunia for lecturing oa slavery , and narrowly IH escaped being turred und feathered Mr ' * Johnson has been connected with vurinuu * _ _ prominent papers in Now York , besides ] > ub- tJH lishiug papers at different points In Massa- ' > H chudetts , PminBylvunta nnd other states ia 3 which he udvotatcd ubolitlon . * H Till : B1SHETON llHSlHtVAMON JH About Ono Million Acroi to bo Thrown ' ' _ | Open 1'or Sett oiiiour , , iHj SlbBETON AaiiNcv , 8 , 1 > „ Dee , 10 , | Special - | H cial Telegram to Tiin-lici : . ] Tlio great Sis rl | eoton reservation , contululng nearly 1,000,000 HI acres of land , is to bo thrown open to settle | JH , me nt The Indians held u special counol mI late this afternoon , and amid much oxolto vfl mont voted 117 to 111 to sell their lands at VS 1 ] itr aero Tbo govurnmont agrees to pay anII nultiesof fW.\000 : ut once , with a bonus of ' ] tltf.PHj per your for twelve years , and ratifies ! a bill or f i.OOO for right-of-way ugalnst tha ! Chicago , Milwaukee fc St , Paul road , Hvcrv JHJ resident Indian , regardless of box or ago , Is jH to buve 100 acres uftur tbo allotments aru ' _ H completn , 'Iho interest at 0 per cent ol the ) : ' 9JI fund from the suloot the reservation to- * < _ i gcthcr with buch portion of the principal a $ H congress deems necessary shall go for tbu 1H suupnrt and cducatlou of the SlssctOB lu > sU diau * . . M