THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
TWENTIETH YEAH. OMAHA , SATURDAY HORNING , NOYEMBEE 22 , 1890. NUMBER 157.
THETURBULESTREDS ,
Latest Intelllgonco from the Scene of the
Threatened Outbreak.
SOLDIERS SLEEPING ON THEIR ARMS ,
Tha Onmp Closely Guarded by a DouWo
Line of Pickets.
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AN INTERVIEW WITH RED CLOUD.
The Wiley Old Chief Cunningly Talks
Peace for Publication.
PREPARATIONS FOR REINFORCEMENTS.
The War Department Orders Com-
ninnilerfl or Troops us 1'ar
Houth as Texas to Get
Heady to 'Move.
Pis-n ninnn Annxcr , S. D. , Nov. 21.
[ Special Telegram to Tun Bnn.J Thodnwn
of another day has como end mercifully
without bloodshed in our midst. Just before
"taps" last night nn order went forth to the
entire command for extra precautions to bo
' used oy every one. A strong picket line of
double the usual number of men was thrown
out a distance of one mlle surrounding the
camp , the entire Indian police force , consist
ing of 100 picked , tried and true men , being
put on for tills duty. The camp guard was
doubled. Kvery soldier was instructed to
sleep on his armi. All the white people nr-
rangeja place of meeting In case of tin alarm ,
oil being provided with Winchester rllles and
navy revolvers.
After such preparations , which will con
tinue to bo the nightly order , there was nnd
can bo llttlo sleep until a settling cither with
nrms or otherwise Is effected. No ono can
tell when cither such a settlement will bo ef
fected.
General Urooko received dispatches through
General Miles this morning to separate the
good and bad Indians on this reservation and
to bring the peaceable ones Jnto tbo agency's
tcpccs.
Qaptaln Wells and three companies of Fort
Mendo cavalry will arrive today or tomorrow
from Oolrichs and two cavalry companies
Irom Wyoming will ho hero by the Ii3d.
tx. By the tlmo these rc-Snforccincnts of
troops got hero the ijood Indians will have
been all gathered In. Than a consultation
will bo forced with the belligerents. If they
refuse to stop dancing they will bo ordered
under arrest. If they rofuio arrest they will
be shot down.
The best Judgment of these high in com
mand Is that the dancers will light to the
death rattier than submit-
After no little scheming , I have this morn
ing secured nn Interview , by means of em
ploying nn interpreter , with old Ked Cloud ,
somothlng'that has not In truth been done
before during these turbulent tlmos. A. more
wily , cunning , debp'tnlniled human I think
I never before met , not even among statesmen -
men and politicians. What ho said , taken
down verbatim , was this :
"I hope that the great council ( congress ]
that assembles In Washington in Dccembci
will help us more. On this reservation I nn
the chief. Wo don't object to the soldiers
being here. I haven't been to sco the dance
My eyes are sore , but as soon as my eyes gel
well I am going to see it and try to stop it ,
If wo can't ' stop it now , wo can In the spring.
There will bo no trouble from the soldiers
Bomo have told I have seen the danco. 1
have not br.t.n near It , not seen It. When we
made our treaty wo wcro not t <
have troops ho. " , But if the Orcal
Father has ordered them hero I suppose it is
right If there is trouble that they shouli
ho hero. My name is lied Cloud , and that Is
nU I have to say about this question. "
AVlmt this old chief said and what ho rcall ;
thinks and proposes are two different things
or at least so has proven on many occasions
in the past , Ho will not submit to question
Ing by other than Iho highest govcrnine-ir
oftlclals. Ho simply says his say * and thci
his lips become sealed.
Deputy United States Marshal GcorgoK
Bartlett who 1ms spent nearly twelve year :
among these Indians , came hi last night. Hi
had Just witnessed the now celebrated ant
terrorizing ghost dance. Ho saw it at the Ni
Waters' camp , llftcen miles north of here
There wcro 500 'Winchester-armed Indians
Ono-thlrd ot them wcro dancing , Tli
dancers Included botli male and female. The ;
wcro found in a scml-circlo about ono him
drcd feet In diameter and around a llttl
tree , to which were tied red rags , /hei
faces and hands were uplifted to the sottln
sun and they wcro groaning in a horrible
demonic way that Ilartlett says sent many >
cold chill through Ids heart , which Is a gooi
deal for an old timer like him to ndmlt
1 Many of the dancers wcro frothing at th
mouth and falling upon the ground as If li
epileptic spasms. In talking with Torn Belly
the chief , the latter said the dance was thel
form of religion , and the only difference be
twcen' It and that of the whlto man was tun
the white man tooli up collections and ha
mortgages on their churches and the N
\Vnters did not.
The ghoat dance has been going o
hero nt the Pine lUdgo reservatlo
for four months. Abdul thrco months ng
Agent Gallagher , who iircceedcd the prcsen
agent , Itoyer , attempted to suppress It b
taking thirty agency policemen to where i
was in progress. The Indian dancers droi
their guns nnd wcro ready to light. Th
moment they did this then Gallagher's ml :
olou bccamo a failure. After this Gallaghc
made no effort to suppress the dance nnd b
the time that Agent Hoycr assumed charge I
bnd assumed proportions that made it ci
tirtly beyond the control of the police fore
hero.
hero.Tho
The report that Agent Roycr4oft his pos
of duty because of fright prior to the nrrlv ;
of the troops Is xitterly false. lie went 1
Rushvlllo Tuesday and returned with tl
troops on Wednesday solely for the very In
portunt and exceedingly necessary purpo ;
of holding a consultation with Ucner
Brooke and giving the general vital Inform
tlon as to the situation befoi
the latter started on the inarch with h
troops to the agency. Agent Hoycr dcscrv <
only the very highest praise for his condui
ever since ho has been hero and particular )
in connection with the trying situation <
affairs cow on.
A newly startling discovery has just bee :
reported by General Brooke's scouts. It
that a vast number of ghost dancers from tl
Koscbud agency have left tliclr rcservatlc
nml are rapidly moving towurd this poin
They are now only forty miles away.
In response to orders by General Brool
two old scouts have Just arrived from Fete
to do duty here , There are aboi
fifteen hundred arms-bearing mnlo Indians
hero on the 1'lno llldgo agency. It is care
fully estimated that only one-third of the
number are for twice , and that the remaining
1,000 , are anxious for blood. But 1,000 Is but
a handful of the foroo that the troops hero
anticipate encountering , for there nro thou
sands of others , ns detailed in my previous
dispatches , who will surely Join the Pine
Kldgo dovlls. C. H. C.
Vtt El' . 1 MllXO 111. IXl'O It CKMKXT8 ,
Troops as Knr South tut Texas Ordered
to Get llcady to Move.
WASIII.VOTON' , Nov. 'Jl. Acting Indian Com
missioner Belt this afternoon received n tclo-
gratn from Special Agent Cooper nt Pine
Nldgc agency , saying : "Tno Indians are still
dancing. The police report thirty Itosebud
Indians had arrived at this reservation nnd
six hundred or seven hundred inoro en route
to the agency. Wo hope to settle this Indian
craze without bloodshed. All kinds of ru
mors nro in circulation , "
In the course of the afternoon the following
telegram wet received at the war department
from General Miles ! "Tho number of
Indians going from Hosbud agency
to Pine lildgo ngcncy is increasing.
Advices show that this Messiah erazo
Is extcndlne to our Indians near the moun
tain border nnd between Sioux nation nnd
the Canadian bordor. "
Secretary Proctor carried the dispatches to
the cabinet meeting and they formed a sun-
Jcct of discussion ,
Secretary Proctor says the suggestion made
by General Miles that troops other than his
own command bo got In readiness to rein
force htm has already bcon anticipated.
Orders have been sent to the commanding
ofllcers of troops as far south as Texas to pre
pare their men for movement if an emergency
arises , In any event It is the intention of the
department to reinforce the troops In the
IXikotas during the winter and they will bo
moved in from other divisions. In this way ,
it is expected , the department will ho able to
mass an overwhelming force nt the agencies
where the excitement is at its height so as to
suppress an Indian uprising hi the spring.
SHOIt'JC UUItISS SICJtMOX.
What the Prophet Saiil to Ilia People
nt Itosebud Agency.
CIIICAOO , Nov. 21. This evening General
Miles was in receipt of a telegram from Kose-
bud from ono of hla oftlccrs. The oftlccr
gives a sermon delivered by Short Bull , the
so-called prophet of the Messiah nt Itosebud
agency , to the Indians. In this sermon Short
Dull said the things ho predicted would have
como to pass In two seasons , but sluco the
whites were beginning to interfere the time
will bo shorter , The Indians must not bo
afraid of anything. "Now , " said he , "thcro
will bo a trco sprout up and all the members
of our tribes must gather thoro. But before
this wo must dance the balance of this moon ,
ut the end of which tlmo the earth will
shiver very hard , "Whenever this oc
curs I will start the wind
to blow. Wo will then see our fathers ,
mothers nnd everybody. Wo ( the Indians )
arc the ones who are living a sacred life.
Our father in heaven has placed n mark on
each end of the four winds. A clay pipe 11ns
at the setting of tiio sun , representing the
Sioux ; u holy arrow at the uotth represents
the Chcyeunes ; at the rising of the sun there
lies a halo representing the Arnpahoo tribe ;
at the south tlicro lies a pipe and feather
representing the Crow triho. My father has
shown mo these things , nnd' wo nmsfcori-
tinuo to danco. There may bo soldiers sur
round you , but pay no attention to them :
Continue to dance. If soldiers surround
you four deep , thrco of you , upon whom I
have nut holy shirts , will sing a song I have
tnupht jou and some of the soldiers will
drop dead. Then the rest will run , but their
horses will sink into the earth. The riders
i will Jump , but they will sink into the earth
nnd you can do what you desire. Now you
must know this , that all the soldiers and that
race will bo dead. Thcro will bo oidy 5,000
of them left living en the earth. My friends
and relations , this is straight nnd true.
Wo must gather ut Pass creek
when the trco Is sprouting , then
we will go among our dead relations. You
must not take any things with you. The
men and women must dlsrobo themselves.
My fathers above have told us to do this.
Guns nro the only things wo uro ntraid of ,
but our father will see that they do us no
harm. "Whatever the white men may say , do
not listen to them. "
scnoviKi.it
He Consider * the I < * oreo Sudlelciit to
Quell Any Outbreak.
WASIIINUTOX , Nov. 31. [ Special Telegram
to Tun UKR.J Major General John M. Scho-
fleld , surrounded by a number of his aides-
de-camp , sat in his comfortable ofllco at the
headquarters of the army this morning and
between puffs at a fragrant Havana dis
cussed the threatened Indian outbreak.
"Slnco I am in direct communication con
stantly with General Miles , " said General
Schotlcld , "it appears somewhat singular tt
mo that no Intelligence has been received at
the war department of the reported battle bo-
twcen the troops and Indians. General Mile.
has nearly tlvo thousand men at his com
mnnd and there should be no trouble in put
ting down nny insurrection that may bo in
nuguratcd by the nation's charges. Indians
are naturally restless , uneasy beings , ant
nothing pleases them better than to b (
fluctuating between the reservations as mud
as possible. Small bodies of Indians muj
bo encountered every day by the soldiers
but Instructions have been given to keci
the troops botwocn the reservations
and prevent the Indians from assembling It ;
u particular spot in nny considerable number
it is a mystery , though , how well Informed
the Indiana nro of the movements of th (
army , nnd scarcely a detail over escapes
them. Then , too , tiioy have begun readme
the newspapers very closely , and by this
means they can keep pretty well posted or
current events. Another reason why I d <
not take much stock in the reported engage
merit with tha Indians grows out of the fact
that nearly all the leading newspapers In tU (
west have representatives ut the front , am
at the llrat suggestion of daugor full report- :
would bo'tllod ' at the nearest telegraph sta
tion. Ilenco I do not place much reliance It
the Buffalo Bill story which was publlshcc
today , ( ioncral Miles is un experienced In
diun lighter and knows Just what to do ir
such nn emergency as now confronts him
and his troops are well armed and cqulppet
for any contingency. "
Seven Hundred Kiunx Near Gordon
Goiinoy , Nob. , Nov. 21. [ Sneclal Tele
gram to Tin : Buis.l Seven hundred Slouj
uro concentrated on the Stinking Water
thirty miles north of Gordon. There is grea
excitement. A night patrol company ha
been organized , sixty strong , and Is wultlni
for arms.
Indian PolloemiMi DUarnfccJ.
Pinmin , S. D. , Nov. 21. Lieutenant Hnli
of Fort Bennett arrived hero today and re
ports thrcatcnlngs on the part of the Indian
to resist any Interruption by force of arms
Indian policemen sent to Insist upon thci
. stoppage of the dance wcro disarmed am
L
obliged to return to the fort. An extra coir
pony of soldiers has been forwarded fret :
of Fort Sully to Fort Dennett and preparation
made In case of trouble , There are four
n that an outbreak may occur at any time , bu
is the Indians have been accustomed to govern *
ao incut control so long that it is conslJcre
doubtful If they will attempt violence ,
it. Settlor.1) Flro for Tliclr Lives.
SPHIXOVIKW , Neb. , ( via Alnsworth , Nob. )
Nov. 21. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEE.-
Word was received at this place yestcrda ;
uoou. that Indians were baudlug together 01
Pannn. crook , nbout twenty miles north of
hero , for the purpose of raiding the settle
ments along the reservation line , and parties
wcro Immediately sent out on horseback to
notify tlio settlers to como In , which they
hava done , nnd today the town Is full of
wagons loaded with trunks , bedding , etc , ,
while the people are being cared for by the
citizens or Sprlngvlew. Thcro will today
without doubt ho a company of settlers and
town people organised to reconnoltcr the
country north and wo will bo able to report
further In n day or two.
Witnessed tlio QhoHt Onncc ,
HAT Si'itixo ? , Neb. , Nov. 21. [ Special
Telegram tol'iin BKK. ] Two of our citizens ,
Captain M. A. Finch and II. A. Peters , have
Just arrived from Pine Hldgo agency , which
they left nt 'J p. in. Those gentlemen , In
company with Deputy United States Mar-
stnl George Bartlett , were witnesses of the
ghost dance hold at No Water , twenty miles
north of Pine Rldgo agency yesterday after
noon and evening. They say that about two
hundred Indians wcro engaged in the dance
nnd all seemed to bo so thoroughly imbued
with the spirit of religious enthusiasm as to
take very llttlo notice of anything else.
There was nothing of n warlike nature in the
appearance of the Indians or in nny of their
actions. The Indians at first objected to the
presence of whlto spectators , thinking they
were spies scut out by the troops , but u\jon
being assured by Marshal Bartlett , who was
well knowil to many present , that such was
not the case their presence was no longer
noticed. The impression gained by witness
ing this dance nnd in conversation with
different Indians was that at present it was
nothing more nor less than wild religious
fanaticism , but that the underlying
principles taught in these dances , taken In
connection witli the well known disposition
of the Indians , might result In laoro serious
trouble If the present excitement was allowed
to continue. Thcso gentlemen believe , however -
over , that the troops now being massed at the
agency under tlio command of General
Brooke will bo effectual in stopping the
dance for the present , without resorting to
force to accomplish their purpose.
Afraid to Arrest Sitting Bull.
MiNNKArous , Minn. , Nov. 21. The Trib
une's correspondent nt Mandun , S. D , , con
tains Information from the Sioux ugeney
fiom two sources that the chances uro
against an Immediate uprising unless Sitting
Bull makes tip his mind that it would pay.
Sitting Bull would bo arrested nnd put in
irons , but the agent is afraid this would pro-
cipltato trouble. Agent McLaughlln lost
control of the Bull nnd other leaders. At
Bull's camp the dance keeps up day and
night. The Indians with Sitting Bull
do not welcome even friendly
wbito and will not shako hands
with tliom. They say that all whlto
men will bo turned into buffalo nnd
cattish. Agent McLaughlin sent some police
to arivst the refractory Indians , but Instead
of obeying orders they stripped oft their
clothes and Joined in the dunce. They re
turned to the agency and offered no excuse.
Sitting Bull is Jealous of the increase of cattle -
tlo belonging to the whlto settlors. Ho
teaches his followers that if n raid is made
on the settlers and they are killed
the Indians can surrender on the appearance
of the soldiers and bo forgiven. Then be
cause of the fate of the former settlers no
new ones will como there. The Indians who
have accumulated property nro opposed to
the proposed uprising. The young bucks
who have nothing and the older ones who are
lazy , led by Sitting Bull , nro causing the
trouble. .
Major \Vrii > ht ijrnves Washington.
WASHINGTON- . 21. Major Wright , who
was today reinstated as agent at Koscbud
'agency left tonlght'for that reservation. * He
said that In his opinion if n few of the ring
leaders were looked up the excitement would
dlo out. Ho does not attribute the trouble
entirely to the religious craze , although
ho thinks some of the Indians have bccii
deluded into the belief about the Messiah.
Ho says the story of the coming or the Mes
siah was started mainly among the non-pro
gressive Indians led by such men as Sit
ting Bull and Red Cloud. These men
wore deposed as chiefs because they
opposed the .sale to tlio government of n largo
part of tlio Sioux reservation and any other
movement which was in the line of progress.
The religious craze was originated by them
In order to get control over the people. Bad
crops nnd short rations wcro also an im
portant factor.
Major Wright was fully exonerated on all
charges'against him before reinstatement.
Goliifj Armed to too Christ.
Mcnixo , Wyo. , Nov. 21. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Bni : . ] Freighters from the
west report that numerous squads of Indians
In various locutions see in to be collecting on
the Bella Foucho. All nro armed to the
teeth nnd have a largo supply of provisions
and ammunition. Several l\avo boon in town
on various occasions and tried to trade for
still more ammunition. Tlio people are feel
ing uneasy and think that they should not bo
allowed oft the reservations "at the present
crisis. They nro mostly Ogallala Sioux from
the Pine Hldgo agency. Bad BUI lo and two
other Crows from the Crow reservation are
with them and are very friendly with the
Sioux , An old frontiersman of experience
expresses his opinion that they nro after no
good. They acknowledge to bo on their way
to see the now Christ , but none of them have
been able to show passes to that effect or any
other. It Is reported that graders lire grow
ing so uneasy that they are liable to quit
work aud lly for safety most any day.
A Koscbud Indian Talks.
: , Nob. , Nov. 21. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Bun. ] A Rosebud Indian
named Short was the only Indian in town to
day. To on interpreter hero ho said that the
Rosebud and Pine Hldgo Messiah Indians
had concentrated on Pass crook , near the
mouth , and if nny Indian went to that camp
ho had to become ono of them or leave , In
which event they confiscated his rillo ami
ammunition. Pass Creek is on the edpo of
the Bad Lands , and It is the purpose of these
Indians when close pressed to fall back Into
these , from which It will bo almost impos
sible to dlslodgo them. Ho said that Colonel
Smith , commanding , had sent out two Indian
police with a message to these Indians , but
did not know the nataro of it. A telephone
message from Rosebud , Just received , says
the Indians are moving toward the Bad
Lauds.
South Dakota Settlers Soared.
ABERDEEN' , S. D. , Nov. 21. Advices frorr
Eureka stnto that settlers of Emmons ant
Campbell counties nro flocking into that place
on account of a rumor that the Sioux nro u
take the war path. La Grace , on the Mis
sourl , Is completely depopulate . It was re
ported this morning that two men had beer
shot by Indians In Campbell county , but It Is
not credited bore. The people are greatlj
excited and appealing to Gorernor Mcllcttc
for arms and ammunition ,
Excitement at lint Hprlngn.
HOT Si'iiiNflg , S. D. , Nov. 91. [ Special
° Telegram to TUB BEE. ] There is great ox
cltement hero over the arrival of a body 01
Indians claiming that the Messiah , who ha :
promised to restore the hot springs to th <
Sioux nation , sent thorn how to nwalt do
livery. The citizens are ( inning themselves
n All Quiet nt Rosebud ASCII 03 %
Itosnnun Aocxcv , S. I ) . , ( via Valentino
Neb. ) Nov. 21 , Five companies of soldiers
it are camped hero. No excitement. Then
*
are a few Indians in the vicinity , but n <
trouble is anticipated. The Indians have
made no hostile demonstration at any tlmi
thla summer.
Governor limy or Hondu Anus ,
LIXCOI.X , Neb. , Nov. 21. Governor Tbayoi
today compiled with the telegraphic request !
from citizens of Hardsell nuU Kusuvlllo
1
sending a supply of mmkots nnd ammunition
for use In cnso of an Indian uprising.
"Who Is FiirnlnhloK the Arms ?
CHICAGO , Nov. 21. In an Interview this nf-
tcruoon General Miles said ho had no further
word from General Brooke , but ho thought
the latter had beyond doubt given the Indi-
nns to understand that he Is thcro for the
purpose of protecting lives nnJ property , nnd
God help the first Indian who makes a break.
"It Is not my Intention' to tolerate nny non-
sense. I will tell you further , so far ns re
gards the present ample supply of ammuni
tion and the best patterns of Winchester rllles
with which the Indians nro armed , that
lOmcbocly up In the nprthwcst is making a
jusincssof furnishliiR those , nnd It will not
so many days before 1 } shall know how It is
iccoinpllshcd. "
Assistant Adjutant J General Corbln said
.hat the removal of the Uhoyenr.es from Pine
.lldgcj agency In ncconlunco with the rccom-
iicudatlon of the commission has been or
dered. The carrying1 but ot the order now ,
" 10 thinks , will removal disturbing element
'rom Pine Uldge nnd divert the attention of
ho other Indians.J
I'cauo Nn | > iitintlniin.
CIIIOAOO , Nov. 21. Adjutant General Will-
anis said this evening that a tclcgrum had
been received from General Brooke nt Pine
lldgo , saying that his schema for Inducing
.ho disloyal Sioux to abandon their trlbo and
ioln the loyols is working well and ho hopes
icon to have tiio hostile crowd broken up !
The report of the ofllcor In charge at the
Hosobiul agency , however , is not so encourae-
hie. Ho telegraphs that when the forces
under ids command moved near the Indians' '
camp they retreated bhek llftcen iniles and
tonight uro holding dnpces nnd working up to
such a frenzy that an outbreak may
occur before tomorrow night. The head
quarters was also advised that Sitting Bull
had been sending out requests to all Sioux
even In Canada , Indian territory and Wyom
ing to Join his , forces. Ho is us-
slsted by n ifrgo number of
Indians who haVO | been educated by
the government In the cast. If the Indians
care to do so they can , ( do much duningo be
fore checked. Of course their career would
bo short but amends ctfuld never bo made for
the property or lives they destroyed.
Heading Tor Itifijllorn Moiintalnn.
CunvuNNC , "Wyo. , Nov. 21. Frank Gru-
ard , a government .scout stationed at Fort
MoKlnnoy , states that renegade Sioux and
Cheyenncs are heading for the Big Horn
mountains. They nro leaving- the Dakota
reservation as n resulcof the Messiah crazo.
They are well mounted nnd armed and Gru-
ard intimates that thiiro is Imminent peril.
On receipt of the news Governor Warren
wired a protest to General Brook against the
removal of the troops .from Fort McKiuney.
THE 1X1HAX SV.IIIE.
What Is Thought . of it in tlin
Onto City.
The news received yesterday morning from
the scene of the Indiauttroubles ntPino llldgo
was not so reassuring is many people in this
city expected it would be. It showed
up dlfllculties in the situation which
had not been anticipated. Among thcso
worotho smallness of'tho force of soldiers
which could bo relied upon to cope with the
savages , the dangerous road which reinforc
ing troops would bo compelled to travel , the
armed condition of the ; Indians and the fear
of their breaicinij 'into srnall bands ,
leaving the reservation , and thus
"getting beyond th'o possibility of
being followed by the tony. If they should
decide to break away from the reservation ,
old fighters say it would bo Impossible to do-
tcrininovhat theyi jllht-.not.do beforo.thcy
could again bo whipped into submission. How
such n departure couU bo prevented by the
persona in authority few persons pretend to
know. All are of tho.opinlon , however , that
a level guiding head 1) ) desired. Such , it Is
generally admitted , General Brooke pos
sesses , Ho is calm , considerate , reasons
well before ho acts , and above all studious
ly Informs himself as to every prac
ticable detail of the situation before
ho eidicr acts for himself or expects others tenet
net upon the information which ho imprfrts to
them. It Is evident from the dispatches pub
lished that General Brooke is acting in this
manner in the present instance , and further
that ho is awaiting instructions from the war
department as to what his ilrst move shall
be. This information , it is known , has been
delayed , and did not reach Omaha until
Thursday night. It was forwarded yesterday
morning to the general , but cannot roach
him , everything being favorable ,
before tonight.
When these Instructions shall have reached
the general there will bo llttlo dlnlculty' in
foretelling whether or not thcro shall boa
clash between the Indians and the army.
The llrst question to bo decided after the
receipt of those Instructions will bo whether
or not the ghost dnnco shall or should bo uro-
hlbltcd. Upon this subject opinions are di
vided , some Holding that it may bo stopped
by the agent and the bfticor in command
of the troops on tliOjasieiioy. Others claim
that it cannot bo interfered with , These who
support the former view point to precedents
and claim that they know of instances where
agents have ordered and enforced the discon
tinuance of objectionable dances nnd have
done so on the written authority of the secretary
"
tary of the interior.
The fact that Agent Coopur from "Win field ,
Kan. , who has , heretofore , stopped Indian
dances in a strategic ) manner , has been hur
ried to ' the agency , shows that General
Brooke shares the belief of these last re
ferred to.
There Is another question involved In this
trouble. It is the alleged dissatisfaction
growing out of a recent order from the In
terior department commanding the Indians
to abstain from feasting on the offal of the
beeves which nro Issued to him. This
dissatisfaction Is suld to bo widespread ,
because long familiarity with the delectable
morsels which ho can find in these recesses
which nro forbidden to whlto people leads
him to the belief that hU personal rights ,
tastes nnd liberty have been sadly In
vaded. Indian lighters nnd others familiar
with the character of poor Lo claim that
the enforcement of ttiis'order works a hard
ship to the Indians , many of whom can relish
n dish from the intestines of a beef more
than i they I could a porterhouse steak. What
matters ft 1 , they say ! upon what the Indian
feeds , provided ho f * peaceful and advances
toward civilization , f
Chief Clerk Davij of tbo department has
been at his peat nlmi-it continually since Sun
day morning last liimdling messages nnd or
ders and will not rcgrot when the cruel war
shall have coma to iycloso ,
The special car of Manager Burtof the
Fremont , Elhhorn & Missouri Valley , which
bore General BrooloSaud LieutenantTruitt to
Rushvillo Tuesday lilpht , returned Thursday
evening at 4:45 o'clock. It was drawn flying
by engine 0 , with Kd Wood at ttie throttle ,
making the run of 412 miles in about twelve
hours. When It returned accom
panied by W. Thomas ; porter , It was ordered
to await General Wheaton from Fort Omaha
and Adjutant Klnzlu of the satno place.
The commander aUl-'ort "Douglas , Utah ,
has been notified to'hold his artillery iln
readiness to move nt short notico.
General Marshall I. Ludington , deputy
quartermaster general , who has been in the
city for n couple of days , loft
last. night for Pine Ilidgo. Ho
hud been ordered hero to confer
with General Brooke , but the absence of that
gentleman in the Held renders It necessary
for this trip to bo made. The general left
on a special train on the Fremont , Klk-
born &j Missouri Valley. Ho will be
accompanied by Major Hughes , chief quar
termaster of this department. Though gomu
to the Held at this time , General Lmllngton'si
visit has nothing to do with the Indlau
trouble.
AVhllo ho sojourned in this city the general
was the guest of Ills brother , Dr. Ludington.
Thinks Tliera Will Un n Fight.
Mr. D , J , Wynkoop , who has resided In
Bushvillo for four year * , and \ybo loft
Wounded creek Thursday night , was in the
city yesterday.
Ho was seen by a BEE reporter and was
ns X If ho thought there would bo serious
trouble , and ho gave It M hla opinion that
thcrovn3 certainly bound to bo some fight
ing , I'lio leaders would not peacefully give
themselves up to the authorities ; and on the
other hand , If the Indians wcro allowed to
continue their ghost dunces they would bo
worked up to a pitch .ot frenzy that would ,
certainly cud In the shod JI up of blood.
A day or two ago O. J , Uoblnson of Brown
& Uoblnson nt Rusnvlllc. was told by un
Indian that in tiio spring lie would bo kilted.
ns the Indians owned nil the land around
thcro ami would bo sure to regain it. Ho
further stated Unit the accounts which hud
appeared In the papers uro far from cxapgor-
ntlng the Impending danger , but had painted
it very mildly , nnd that no one could form an
idea of the oxclted condition of the people up
there without being on the grounds ,
Ho also stated that ho had witnessed the
attempt by nn Indian to stab Agent Hoyors ,
nml ho considered that lioycw did a wise net
In leaving the agency to his two assistants at
the tlmo ho did , as ho was thereby enabled to
keep up direct communication with the au
thorities.
The Correct Jlctnil of Troop * .
No troops have gone to the Pine Hldgo
ngcncy except llvo companies of infantry and
three troops of cavalry , None have gone to
the Koscbud agency except three complies
of Infantry aud two troops of cavalry. No
orders have bcon given for any other troops
'n the department of the I'lntto to move to
my point , except ono troop of cavalry from
'art McKlnney , and that troop Is en route to
Douglas , Wyoming. Anything which states
jtherwlso than the above up to la o'clock
nst night is Incorrect , the announcement to
.ho . contrary In other papers.
XO JlOXEl'AX1 > XO It'OItlt ,
Mlok , n Knnulimnn , SiilcKlcs
Near North I'lnlto.
NOHTII PLATTI : , Nob. , Nov. 81. [ Special
relegram to Tim Bui.J Frank Mlck.n work-
nan nt the Lamlgrof ranch , shot himself
hroufjh the head with a Winchester last
evening , dying Instantly. The coroner was
iiiminoned nnd found the body lying on n cot ,
ivlth the rillo across his breast , and n broom
handle , notched , lying near , showing how tbo
net had been committed. On the cot was
'ouiul a memoranda book , containing the fol-
owing note ;
Novembers ) , 1890. Tlhoutnntlstn for the last
six months n < l now 1 can't work , and got no
money and can't nuiku nny. and now I am
tired of life. I am willing 10 go where there
js rest forever ; so do the host you can for im ,
and tha cheapest way you know how. Yours
respectfully , Fiusic Micic.
Gnvo the lawyers nn Ovation.
NKHUISICA Crrr , Neb. , Nov. 21. [ Special
to THE BEG. ] When information was re
ceived in this city last night that the whisky
rust and the injunction suit was defeated In
ho federal court at Omaha , the town was
wild with enthusiasm. More than n thousand
citizens turned out to meet Attorneys Wat-
on and Warren who returned from Omaha
on the midnight train , and when the train
pulled into the city thu earth almost trembled
with cheers , yells , llroworksnnd salutes 11 red
by the militia company. The passengers on
the train were sure that they had run Into nn
Indian battle ground. The attorneys were
escorted up town by a long procession headed
by the band and military company , and at 1
o'clock were given a reception and supper at
a restaurant. Speeches were made anil
everybody rejoiced over tiio victory won by
tno distllery against the trust. The distillery
will commence active operations next week.
Stnto Y. P. S. O. K. nt Hastings.
ABiixog , Neb. , Nov. 21. Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bii : ! . [ The , fifth annual conven
tion of the Nebraska Young People's Society
of Christian Endeavor convened at the First
Piesbyteriuu church this afternoon. The
welcoming address was delivered by Prof\V.
K. Andrews of Hastings college and re
sponded by C. M. Williams of Fremont. The
evening services consisted of a song service
by President Bovd , with a convention ser
mon bv Rev. Wlllard Scott of Omaha. A so
cial following the mooting. About four hun
dred and tifth delegates wcro present , repre
senting 157 societies.
Jnilcmoiit for $500
FHBMOXT , Nob. , Nov. 21. [ Special to Tun
BKK. ] Tbo 1ury in the case of W. A. G.
Cobb vs the Union Pacific railroad , which
has been on trial In the district court for two
or thrco days , brought in a verdict of t , " > 00 for
the plalntlll this morning. The grounds for
action were damages sustained by the plain-
tilt in a collision on the Main street crossing
in this city in 1833.
Repudiates I'cnrinaii's I'roeliiinntlon
BKATRICK , Nea , Nov. 21. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim BKI.JSquatter Governor N.
K. Grlges this evening issued a proclamation
repudiating the proclamation purporting to
Have been issued by the deposed squatter
governor , J. W. Pcartnan.
ion' A xnirs.
Ftnto Itonrd of Health.
Dr.sMoisis , In , , Nov. 21. [ Special to Tun
BiiK.l The stntoboardof medical examiners ,
which held Its seml-nnnual meeting yester
day , rendered a decision against the Iowa
Eclectic medical college of this city , whoso
application for recognition by the board lias
several times before bcon rejected by the
board. The grounds for tlio decision arc that
the college instruction Is not up to the
minimum requirements of the board. It Is
now said that the college will take the matter
Into court nnd undertake to show that the
board Is unconstitutional because the eclectic
school of medicine is not represented on the
board , They have had representation here
tofore , but Governor Holes refuses to appoint
a member of that school now because they
themselves nro torn by factional strife and
are uimblo to ngreo upon a candidate. If
they reach nn agreement by t.ho time the next
vucancy occurs the governor says ho will
bo glad to appoint their candidate. The
board also todk up the matter ot the numer
ous physicians' reports of death by "heart
failure. " They say there U Just as much
sense la ascribing death to a lack of breath.
It Is generally done to cover up n lack of
ability to dlatnoio ! a case , or because they do
not wish to tell the cause. This , they say ,
sometimes relieves the premise' } from un
desirable quarantine and the physician from
various unpleasant consequences. But licro-
after , according to n resolution ndontcd by
the board , where [ a return ot "heart fulluro"
is nmilo as the cause of death , the report will
bo returned for a inoro spccillo statement.
A Diphtheria Knulcmlo.
Four Donan , la. , Nov. 21. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BEE. ! A diphtheria epidemic
has boon raging at Garner. The schools are
closed , nnd deaths from the dlscaso are
occurring dally. The board of health in Its
efforts to trace the cause of the awful malady
analyzed some of the water drank by the
people of Garner and found It llllcd with
Carts of living and creeping things nnd rub-
Isli , They attributed the epidemic solely tc
the unhealthy siato of affairs.
An Alumni Ilnnquot.
Sioox Crrr , la. , Oct. 21. ( Special Tele
gram to TUB BKI : , ] The annual banquet of
the graduates of the Iowa state university
who are now residents of this city was given
tonight nt Hotel Boogo. PrcsldentSchneffer
of the university , Congressman Strublo ol
Lemurs , Judge Ludd of Sheldon and othoi
notables were present anil responded to
toasts. The affair was nn enjoyable ono and
nbout seventy-live persons were present.
Imprisoned Tor Striking ,
COIIK , Nov. 21 , Fifty seamen and flroreer
on the Cork pacuet company's vebsels have
been sentenced to Imprisonment for a moult
for breaking the articles of agreement b >
Joining in a strike.
Verdict Against Mrs. Miigtry.
LONDON , Nov. 21. [ Special Cablegram U
Tun DUB. ] The trial of the uctlon brought
by Hobcrt Wlli Uuchnnnn , the drnmat
author , ncalnst . , , . Langtry for damages
for breach * of CG net In re'iislm : to open
her last Now York dramatic season with the
play "Lady Gladys , " which was written ex
pressly for her by Air. Buchnn , was con
cluded In the court of queen's ' bench today ,
Mrs. Langtry was adjudged guilty of breach
of contract and Judgmentlu the sum of 150
was cntcrod against her.
. \l-(11tO'S HKt'KXGK.
Ho Poisons tlio Food In n Chicago
Ilonrdhtu HoiiH [ > .
Ciuciao , Nov. 19. [ Special Telegram to
THE HKE.J Vivo parsons , Including lady
boarders , landlady and servants , are lying
desperately 111 at the boarding homo of MM.
C. 12 , Alaclcoy. The victims are Miss Colin
Murray , a boarder , thirty-live years of ago ;
Miss Edna Clark , a young lady boarder ,
twenty years of ngoj Mrs. W. A. Wnterbury ;
David Wlckwlnc , an operator for tlio Lake
Shore road , and Mrs , C. K. M.ickoy , the
andlady. Mlss'Vai'k U very 111 , ns Is Mrs.
lackey , but the doctors think that all these
ir'hoso names nro g von above will recover ,
Before they got through eating Miss CIa -k
'H'gau to feel sick mid within ten minutes
hereafter all who wcro at the table who had
latcn anything nt all wcro vomiting and
urging. IDr. Wllloys Moore was hurriedly
cut for and ut once pronounced the cases ag
gravated arsenic poisoning , cither by arsenic
itself , parts green or "Kough-ou-Kats. " lie
: it once gave emetics all round nnd followed
hem by niitldutcs.
Ocorgo Harris , who is supposed to hnvo
auscd thu mischief , Is n negro about forty
rears old , who has been employed at Mr.
Mnckcy's ' about a year. The occupants of
.he house have known him , they say , for n
llsagrceablo and vicious man , and Mrs.
' lackey had been on the point of discharging
lin several times. About a week ape ho
liroatened to cut Mrs. Muchoy with u knife
ivhllo ho was on a spree. Yesterday morn-
lift Harris was drunk nnd Mrs. Mnckey told
dm she would not put up with him any
onger nnd that ho would have to leave at
nice. To ono of the boarders , Miss Donahue ,
lurris stated thnt ho would get oven if ho
tad to blow the house up to do it. All the
'oronoou ho worked about the Kitchen and
: > antry , leaving the place only long enough
it tunes to get whisky. When the boarders
at down to lunch his meal was sun.-ail for
him in the kitchen , but , a thing never knowni
before , ho declined to eat n bite. During the
excitement incident to thesudden illness of the
umntcs of the house Harris got away nnd
, vas not seen afterward until 1U o'clock last
light , when ho was found beastly drunk at
'iVutmsh avenue and Twenty-second street.
Ic was taken to the Cottage Grove avcnuo
station and looked up. Ho seemed to bo ut a
"os. < to know why ho was wanted and would
lot admit that ho had nny hand in tlio poison-
ng. However , there is but llttlo doubt that
n u drunken rage ho committed thu brutal
deed.
s of ir.ut.
Itcnilnlscjcnccs of Veterans at Llbby
1'rlson in Chicago.
Cincvoo , Nov. 21. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : Br.i.1 : About ono hundred grizzly
old veterans were In attendinco at the reun-
on of cx-prisoncra of war at the Libby prison
war museum today. The session today was
: nostly Informal. The visltots reported and
registered , pinned on red silk badges and
then wandered off through the rooms of the
big , squatty Libby war-houso to renew the
familiar associations of long ago.
General II. C. Ilobnrt of Milwaukee , in a
brief speech , said ho .did not bollovo ho
would bo nblo in his -present statoof nvrilrdu-
pois to crawl through the sixtcon-Inch tunnel
which , waa tlio means ofhU escape twenty-
'flvb"years 'ngoT ' 'It Is simply 'wonderful ' , "
ho , "to think that this great building has
been brought from Richmond to Chicago. If
you can imagine these relics nnd curiosities
taken out. the tloor.s nnd walls begrimed and
dhty , and every room crowded with prison
ers , you would sco the Libby prison Just as I
saw it , to my sorrow , many years ago. " Gen
eral Hobart Is president of the lately organ
ized Libby Prison Tunnel association.
Captain 'M. M. Bnssett and wife of Pcoria
wcro among the visitors. The captain was
explaining to his wife how they kept house
In Libby when along happened H , U. Qrlflln
o ( Cambridge , 111. , who was nn inmate of the
pilson at t tie time of the memorable escape.
Captain Bassett and Lieutenant ( jrillln
pointed out the spot where Lieutenant
Forsyth of Toledo stood as a guard and llro.l
at him through n window , the bullet crush-
lug through the head of the bravo young
soldier of Ohio. "I escaped from Libby
prison with the others , ' . ' said Captain Bas
sett , "but I was recaptured Just ns 1 was
within sight of the union lines. They put
inn Into one of the dungeons down stairs and
kept mo thcro for six weeks , and then I was
transferred to Alacon , afterward to Charles
ton nml Dually to Columbia. After beluga
prisoner for sixteen months I escaped from
Columbia , and after hiding for fifty-two days
reached thounion lines. "
Lieutenant GrlDln displayed nn autograph
album containing the shrnaturcs of mairy of
the oftlccrs imprisoned in ISiH. Another man
produced n faded silk handkerchief which ho
had carried during Ids long imprisonment ,
nnd another curried the diary which ho had
kept at the tlmo.
This evening a meeting was he'd for the
purpose of organizing a national association
on the Hues of the Illinois association , Tt.o
state association has some two hundred nnd
fifty members in this city nnd is increasing
rapidly. The national association meets the
approval of all veterans and will become a
strong organization among army men. The
Intention Is to hold u reunion hero each year.
Considering Investigation.
Ilvnov , S , D. , Nov. 21. [ Special Telegram
to TUB Bnc , ] There nro forty or more repre
sentative men from various parts of the state
hero this evening discussing the political
situation and considering th-j Investigation
of the late election frauds. No notice of their
coining was given. They are State Secretary
Hingsrud , United States Marshal Fry , Con
gressman Olfford , Governor Mcllotte , Ralph
Whceloek of the Mitchell Kopublican , Sena
tor Klttrodjjo of bioux Falls , Hon. H. H.
Sheets of Esmond , Senator Lcppclman of
Gettysburg , Hon. Thomas Walsh of Red-
Held and Senator Green of Chamberlain.
Must Answer for
CHICAGONov. 21. The grand Jury tod'ay
returned twenty-five Indictments ngalnst J.
C. Bright , president , and W. H. Bright , vice
president of the ( lenosoo oil company of Buf
falo , who shipped the nnpthu which caused
the explosion on the steamer Tloga in this
harbor some months ago , killing a number of
longshoremen. They must stand trial for
manslaughter.
Farmers' M"iitiial Honollt. AHsoelatlon.
SrnixaFir.i.n , 111. , Nov. 21. The national
convention of the Farmers' Mutual benefit
association adjourned slno die today after de
ciding to hold the next meeting at Indianapo
lis during the second week In November ,
IS'Jl. An amendment to the constitution was
adopted giving women and all others over the
ago of eighteen years the privilege ofjolnlun
the order. '
To Form a New Party.
DESVRK , Cole , , Nov. 21. The Knights ol
Labor last night agreed to hold a national re
form Industrial conference some time during
the ensuing year for the formation of an In
dependent platform upon the principles of the
ICnlghts of Labor , Tno farmers' alliance am :
all labor organizations are invited to bent
delegates ,
Knights of Labor Adjourn.
DesVun , Colo. , Nov. 21 , The Knights ol
Labor general assembly adjourned this morn
Ing. Thonoxt'plnco of mooting-will be dc
cldcd thirty days before the meeting ,
A Tennessee Choke.
KnoxviLLC , Tenn. , Nov. 21. Jack Maple :
( colored was hanged hero today for rape.
INCREASED POSTAL REVENUES ,
What Third Assistant Hazon Says Ilia Fortli *
comlug Eopoit Will Show.
DECREASE AT KANSAS CITY AND ST , PAUL }
A Mat of Nebraska mill Iowa Denial
cratlu I'oHtnmstcr.s Who Are
Hooked for Decapitation
.MlflCellniiooiiH.
WASUIXOTOX Ilimutu Tim OMIIIV BRB , 1 ]
fill ) Fol'IITnilN'TII STIinGT , V
WASIIIXOTOV. 1) . O. , Nov. ' . ' 1. f
"An Increase of nt least 10 per cent In the
postal revenues , " wild Third Assistant Post <
master General Hnzon , who htw charge of
the Issue niul iimiiufiictut-o of postngo stamps ,
"will bo apparent In inv report , which will
bo submitted to the postmaster general In A
few days. Thorohas been n marked incrcasa
or business nt thirty of the iu-liielp.il offices
In the United states , but 1 wai astonished nt
the decreased revenues manifested in thel *
accounU received from the postofllcos nfc
Kansas City , Mo. , nnd Minneapolis ami SU
Paul. Hitherto thcso tliroo ofllecs hnvo kept
up pretty well together , duo In u great inoai-
uro to the inntiitatunnco of a real citato boom
in the respective places. Now , however ,
there scorns to bo a eolhqno In that line , as u
evinced by the fulling oil hi the postal ro- '
colpts In the thrco cities. A comparison
ninilo between the buslnoii of the north and
south nnd west shows that tliesd
sections are keeping pretty close to
gether , one of the phcnomlmil cltlcd
Inioint \ of receipts being Kochc.stor , N. Y.
Probauly the fact that this town Is t.ho ccntci )
of Immense socil Interests may account fori
the increased business , and whoiitho llgurcs
arc published they will sccin almost marvel *
ous. One city where tlicro 1ms been a nolico
nblo ilccronso In postal revenue Is No\\ Or
leans , whle.li nas been inutcriallv affected by
the anti-lottery law. Upwards of $10,000
'iavo heeii cut oil every month since the puss *
igo of the bill by congress , and the olllco 1ms
been recently reorganized nnd the force re-
lueed by the rotlrement of nluo men. The
nonoy order business , too , has fallen off very
> etvepetibly and the receipts of tiio Mow Or-
cans pcstolllco have been curtailed at least
me-tmrd from what they wcro hist year by
ho action taken against the lottery people , "
IK.MOC'HATIO I'O.ST.MAhTMlS TO UK DIXAt'lTATnD.
There will be a slinking up among demix
crntiu postmasters in Iowa nnd Nebraska
whose commissions expire within the next
quarter. There are llvo postmasters In Ne
braska whoso terms of olllco will probably
end within the next three months , the place ; )
and incumbents being ; January U ) , IM'i ' , Au
burn , David Campbell , fl.'uo pu- annum :
.fanuary 10 , Hluo Hill , Kdgar Hlllon , ? 1IKX , ) {
February li , Friend , William F. Wolf , ? 1SJOO {
February ! , Schuyler , Lucy O. Smith ,
$1 , ( > 00 : February : W , Ashland , lllchard M <
Scott , JI.-UX ) .
Among these whoso names liavo boon sen !
to the president for decapitation are the fol
owing in the Huwkoyo state : January
III , Ib'Jl ' , Bcllovuo , Anthony Brandt , $1,100
per annum ; Jnnuarv " 0 , iiuiubohlt , Frederick
\ . Peek , 81-HW ; . .rannaryJ'J ' , Iowa City ,
iJcoreo Paul. * 2 , 100 : 4 February 14 , Aekloy ,
Edward J. Hlguins , fl.UOO ; February II ,
Alton , Alice H. Urovos , $ I,1UU ; February 11 , '
Cedar Itupids , Alexmider Charles , $3,000 j
February H , Eldoru , Lucius P. Dowers ,
$1,500 , ; February"13oono , John HornstelnJ
il.OOO ; February 2 , Lansing , Robert Huh
schmldt , SI. 800- February 2:3 : , LogantThr > nirt (
A. MiMslo , $1,1(10 ( : March , Ucdnr Fulls ,
Nathaniel H. Dufco , $2,100.
11EOUCT1ON81N IllXK CIUCUIATIO.V.
AlthouKh the closeness of money matters
.3 having no perceptible cflcct upon these
who want to establish national banks , it ha *
brought about serious reductions In tha
aggregate circulation. More national banks
wcro established during the past three )
months , which was the trying period , thau
during the same months in last year.
"We have authorized the establishment of
one bank a day on the average since January
1 last , " said Deputy Controller Mlxan today ,
"and thus far in the current year wo have
exceeded the number established during all
of last year by nearly live. "
While the number of national ban Its baa
steadily increased from 187.r > . when tlierii
were In existence 1,851 on April ot that yeatf
to D,5iS ( , the number doing business on tha
first of the month , the circulation has de
creased from fH5VI 45,578 on the former date )
to about Sli" > ,000OdO nt present. This condl-
dltlon of affairs is duo to thu maturity o
bonds deposited to secure circulation and the
high premium on them. A very few bunks
have now more than the minimum of circula
tion ; indued it is Improbable that tha
amount above that required by law ex
ceeds the circulation which might Imva
been issued nt the minimum figures
by hanks which have no circulation at nil.
All ot thuso facts have a profound impres-i
slon at the treasury ijepnrtinont in view ot
the scarcity of money nt present , it is ascer
tained that since 1S75 the decrease in the
general circulating medium t > y means of re
ductions of national lank circulations nlono
amounted to over $ ( per capita. Thu banks
as a class wore navcr known to bo In a inoro
healthtnl condition , many having loaned
close up to the inquired reserve , but tlielo
security is of the best character and over
drafts and dead paper arc exceptionally
scarco. The treasury department Is standing5
llnnly by the banking institutions
government deposits and United States bal
ances. Every posslblo margin Is given by
the government to safe Institutions , nml Mr ,
Lncoy , the comptroller , say.s there probably
was never u period when them was
so little to exclto apprehension otf
cause uneasiness on the part
of depositors , while banks can safely con
tinue making loans. Ho will , however , In
his report tnko strong grounds In favor of
the Sherman and Dorsoy bills giving national
banks the full par valuu on circulation upon
bonds deposited and n > q Hiving banks to tnku
out but $1,000 each of circulation. The ap
parent decrease of the volume of the circu
lating medium , which Is ono of the iniilix
causes of thu scarcity of money , ami thu high
rules of Interest lead the ofllchds in the
treasury department to hellovo with Bonuton
Sherman that the objection to the adoption
of this bill has about vanished la view of the
fr.et that it will at oneo udu1 about $14,000,000 ,
more obtainable money.
KVCltV Iflil'UW.ICAM SHOULD IIB I'llKSUNT.
Every republican who Is able to bo in hla
scat Is expected to appear here u week from
next Monday , when the second session of this
congress convenes. H Is Important , the
leaders say , in order that the greatest amount ;
of work may bo accomplished , that there bo
a full attendance of republicans In the housoj
during the entire session , nnd that the mis
sion of the republican congress Is not yet
ended. Measures of the highest Importuned
to the country at largo and of the greatest
vital Interest to the republican party will bo
proposed , and these who are absent nnd neb
sick will naturally bo suspected of skulking
or shirking their duties. The best ovldcncu
the republicans can give of faith In thclrf
work in this congress can bo shown by a con-
constant attendance upon the remaining ses
sion , nnd there should bo u full attendance at
the very outset of the session.
Judge Alfred Russell of Detroit was men *
tloncU at tno supreme court rooms as tkd
likely successor to the lute Associate Justice )
Miller.
It Is hcllovrd hern that the democrats la
the house will , backed by their party In Iowa.
attempt to unseat Colonel D , li. llendcrsou
of Dubuque at a very early cloy In the session.
Colonel Henderson Is ono of the ablest repub
licans in the house and will bo u troublesome )
man to the majority In the next house , bul
his Intense popularity will innko it uxtromely
dltllcult to unseat him.
Allen Johnson of Ottumwa , la. . Is at tha
Khbltt.
Hoyul Iluck , well known In Nobraikn , dleij
at his homo hi Hrunehvlllo , Md. , yesterday
ugcd llfty-ono yuan , Piumx ti.
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