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THE OMAHA ! DAILY BEE. TWENTIETH. YEAR. OMAHA , FllIDAY MORNItffr , DECEMBER 12 , 1890 ' NUMBER 177. WAR CLUBS FOR ARGUMENTS , A Denuly Tight Precipitated in the Hostile Camp , RIVAL FACTION'S COME TO BLOWS , Severn ! of thu Hrnvcs Illto tlio Dint Yiinlcton Charlie's btory The Military I'rcpurlnir to Movu on the llcucls. Pixr.RinoE Aonxov , S. D. ( via Rushvlllo , Neb. ) , Dec. 11. [ Special Telegram to Tun Dei ; . ] The troops have received orders lobe in pel feet readiness by tomorrow to march to the bad lands. Ofllcors and men have been flying about with nil the rapidity possible nnd not attract particular attention on the part of the alleged friendllos hero to the fact that the war department's patience with the hostllcs is nt last nt nn end , and that the Boldtcrs hud finally bcon ordered to use force. The confidence that General Brooke has Bccmcd to repose In the ldei that the council held on Saturday settled the matter , and that control of the frlcnullcs could bo secured In a peaceable manner , was doubtless shaken when thrco days had passed without n word , from any of the six scouts whom ho sent bak with the hostile chiefs Saturday night with crdent foronoto report to him every day. But whether or not his faith began to waver as curly ns Tuesday , it Is certain that It re ceived a shock when at an early hour this morning ono of the scouts , Yankton Charley , returned nnd gnvo his report. The general received the messenger In bed , It being not yet sunrise when the latter arrived , and the general's anxiety having been worked up to a high pitch. First the scout explained that neither ho nor any of his associates had come before , simply because after having succeeded In getting Into the hos- tllcs" " camp they were not allowed to leave. Ho had made his escape only by tak ing desperate chances. Soon after the re turn of the party sent In to counsel with Gen eral Brooke a grand conclave was held by the hostlles among themselves. Two Strike and his llttlo band urged peace , while Short Bull , Kicking Bear nnd other chiefs , representing n majority of the camp stood for n continuance of the hostile nnd war llko stand until they either con quered or the military had conquered them. Everything that had been said in tlio council hero nt the agency with General Brooke was gene over in great detail. Two Strike made a great effort to impress his war-hungry brothers that tbo general would treat them right nnil perfectly satisfactorily If they ac- cccdcd to his request to .abandon the war path. But the more Two Strike pleaded with them the greater their opposition. After a session of many hours the council finally broke up in a row , followed by a hand-to-hand fleht between the opposing factions. While the fight , carried on with war clubs , was at its holghth , nnd after see ing several Indians on both sides killed , Yankton Chnrloy , who is a full- blooded Ynnkton Sioux , and who was in Indian costume , made his escape. Ho became separated from the other soouts early in the trouble and does not know wnat became - came of them. When ho attempted his es cape , ho says that ho never expected to ac complish l but thought that under the cir cumstances the best thing ho could do was to muko the break , slnro the cntiro camp of over two thousand armed braves had bo- colno aroused to a pitch of frenzy. This report had great effect upon General Brooke , as Ynnkton Cbnrllo is ono of the old est nnd most reliable of scouts. Ono way in which the tidings affected the General was shown In the secret giving of orders to hasten the preparations of the military to move. As I write this dispatch I glance out of the window , and over at the quartermaster's headquarters see the colored cavalry men loading the pack mules for the murch. 'Tho Idea now is to tuko all the troops to the bad lands except ono or two companies of Infantry , which will ho loft us n guard for the ngcncy. The battery , con sisting of six thirtccn-shcUguns , a Hotchkiss and gulling , will also bo taken to the front. A temporary base of supplies will bo estab lished near the White river. Whether or not General Brooke will take the field in person cannot ho ascertained. Reports have been received that the cow boys all through the vicinity surrounding the bad lands are massing to lend assistance to the troops. As every ono In this part of the country affirms with great emphasis that the Indians consider the cowboys a fee more to bo feared than the military , by reason of their * bravery and thorough knowledge of Indian tactics , trails , h mints , etc. , there seems to bo good ground for supposing that tholr services will prove very valuable. Reliable reports continue to pour la that bands of fully armed braves from all the other agencies are dally seen sneaking across the country headed for tlio bud lands , to relnforco the hostllos , and this suggests mention of a fact which Is impressing itself more nnd moro upon the minds of every ono , namely , that the hostllos have undoubtedly allowed none of thu scouts to. discover their real strength , and that they have hundreds of armed mon who have been concealed and whoso presence in the bad lands has never become known to the agenoy or military offi cers _ O. H. C. Hostile Chiefs to lie Arrested. Rvrm CITV , S. D. , Deo. 10. [ Special Tele gram to TUB Buis.l The situation from lat est courier reports remains unchanged in the vicinity of the Choyeuno rlvor , Battle creek end the hostile camp at Grass Basin. At daylight this morning a party of Sioux Indi ans were scon going north nnd were given chase by a party of ranchers from Smith- vlllo. Several shots were exchanged , but the Indians disappeared Into the hills. A dis patch was received hero today that Short JJull nnd Kicking Bear with some of the hos tile Sioux Indians had broken away from the Indians coming In from Vi'lilto river and wont back to tbo bad lands. It Is surmised that they will go north Into other agencies. Thrco moro troops of cavalry , viz : A. 1C and I , of tbo Slxtn cavalry , under the command of Major Tuppor. with ISO men and horses , will leave General Cnrr's headquarters early tomorrow morning for Whlto rlvor nnd vicinity to capture. If possible , Short Bull nnd Kicking Boar. The department commander directs that should the hostllo element breakup it may bo expected that several of the principal ones will endeavor to escape , niul ho there fore directs that the troops taito such pre cautions as will anticipate and intercept any mall bauds who attempt to got away. General flUW Advices. WASHINGTON , Dec , 11. General Schofloid today received a dispatch from General Miles stating tunt reports from Generals 1 Drooko and Rugcr were of a favorable na ture. The presence of troops had a cooling effect on the Indians. Captain Everts Has brought Chief Hump into Fort Bennett. tluuy 4ld peed service with the whites in the Nez Porccs campaign , and Miles expects to innko good use of him to bring In others. General Brooke reports that the Indians near Whlto river nro turning loose the stolen stock and coming In. Similar reports coma from ColoiiclSuinncr. Tlio tlottoin Dropping Out. Cmctao , Dec. 11. Colonel Corbin of Gen eral Miles' staff says the tenor of the dls- patches from the Indian country leads him to hellovo the bottom Is dropping out of the threatened uprising. Cattle and Cfsinit , S. D. , Dec. 11. [ Special Telegram to TUB BII : . ] Hostile Sioux are raldlng.tho western part of Custer county. Within the lost two days 'JK ( ) horses and 000 cattle have been stolen and driven Into the bad lands. Several houses have been robbed , nnd ttio settler ? nro leaving and conilnp into town. Several companies of United States troops bava just arrived and are stationed near the roservatbn In Custor county. An Indian battle Is imminent. Mnfur Mulmuglillii'fl Opinion. RISMUICK , N. D. , Dec. 11. Major Mo Laughlln , ngcnt at Standing Hock Indian agency , Is in town today. He says there Is no danger of an outbreak and never has been. Sitting Bull and his follower ) arc still keeping up the ghost dance on Grind river , but tlio wild en thusiasm Is rapidly abating. Tlio major thinks n week more of cold weather will stop the dancing. Ho says he can arrest Sitting Bull without any trouble but that there Is no occasion for taking him into custody. He says reports from Standing Rock Indians state t nit the report of a cattle stampede by the Indians and an exchange of shoU near Buffalo Gup Is n canard. No cattle - tlo have been run of ! by the Indians except their own stock. The Okl 'lioinii Indians , ATCIIISOS , Knn. , Dec. 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bnn.J Dr. 11. Von Luottwitz of the United States army , stationed at Fort Reno , Indian Territory , passed through AtchIson - Ison today to Pine Hidgo ngoncy , S. D.whoro ho has boon ordered to report. Dr. Von Luettwitz says that * nil the uncivilised Indi ans of the territory have the Messiah craze , and they are all dancing. No ono. Is especially alarmed , however , ns there uro enough soldiers to keep down all trouble. The news , paper correspondents , ho says , print many lies. Ho anticipates no trouble until spring , when ho predicts ono of the greatest upris ings in the history of the country. Even the government scouts have boon participating in the ghost dances. Ho says thpro nro 9,000 young bucks In the territory who nro oncer for glory , and the old chiefs encourage them by telling stories of former victories. Ho tolls of three young squaws who went to school thrco years , and us soon as they re turned they put on a blanket and joined In thophost danre. Ho made the statement that the Indians were better armed tuau the whites. CLA1CK IS HETIVEtiT. Ho Has Little to Sny About the Fu ture Union I'nclllo Policy. ST. Louis , Mo. , Dec. 11. ( Special Telegram to Tim Bui ; . ] S. H. H. Clark , first vlco pres ident and general manager of Uho Missouri Pacific , and the recently appointed general - oral manager of the Union Pa cific , arrived homo today from Now York. Mr. Clark was very reticent about the now policy that will bo pursued in the affairs of the Union Pacific , nnd had lit tle to sny. It was learned , however , that Mr. Clans conferred with the truflio man agers of the Union Pacific , anil that they in turn hud a conference with the freight traffic manager of the Missouri Pacific , Iron Mountain and Texas & Paclllc. It is inferred that the matter of trafllc arrangements be tween the roads was discussed at , the confer ence. George C. Smith , assistant to Vice President Clark , will be appointed assistant general manuger of the Missouri Puciflc A Sit I UK tl > OIt f.SS. The National K.xcoutlvo Committee Issues One to Congress. WASHI.NOTOX , Deo. 11. The national exec utive silver committee today isiuod nn ad dress to congress. The committee believes that the present money stringency and the breaking down of credit ou both sides of the Atlantic is duo mainly , if not entirely , to an attempt to conduct the vvorld's growing busi ness on n narrowing basis of gold as a single money standard , and again appeals to con gress to delay no longer the restoration of silver to unlimited use as money , with nil the rights of coinage and legal tender possessed by gold. All attempts to relieve the present situation by increasing the volume of credit currency can afford but temporary rollof. With the gold supply constantly dimin ishing , the population Increasing and business rapidly expanding , a recur rence of the present situation must come , forcing a periodical adjustment of prices and business to the over-contracting scale of a single gold standard. What is needed is a broader basis of primary money , constant and adequate in supply. Bl-motaulsm must bo ro-cstabhshed. There never has been and is not likely to bo in the future too much gold nnd silver to supply the world's needs for money. To supply the probable- population of the United States alone for the next cen tury with the same nor capita wo now have will require a production of the metals as great as the cntiro production of tiio Ameri can continent slnco its discovery by Colum bus. With the free coinage of silver the dif ference between silver bullion and silver coin must ntonco disappear and end silver specula tion. If everybody can have silver metal converted Into coin free of cost ut the rate of y'lM1 grains to the dollar , then , of course , there can bo no difference between the value of tbo given weight of silver in bullion or coin. coin.Tho The committee believes that the fear that free coinage would destroy the parity of gold and silver on our ratio of 10 to 1 is not well founded. Certainly this cannot take place and contlnuopermanontly until enough silver has been coined to provide us with our full distributive share of the world's money inde pendently of gold. Our share at present is $1,500,000,000 , of which at least $050.000,000 is gold. Silver enough must be coined , then , to give us full Jl,500l > 00,000 besides gold and be sides enough to take the place of retired bank notes and supply the requirements of our increasing population nnd growing dustrios. Besides , the proposed issuoof n paper money will tend in the same degree to displace gold that silver will. Which , then , Is the best , motalllo money , constant In supply , self-regulating nnd that needs no re demption , or an additional credit money to bo some time redeemed In gold that bocotnos constantly dearer as the demands upon It In creased ! The people demand their consti tutional rlgnts to have recourse to both gold nnd silver for money to bo restored to thoin. Colynr'a Hnr Engagement. NASHVILLE , Tonn. , Dec. 11. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEE.I A. 0. Colynr , Jr. , son of A , S. Colynr of this city , returned homo from Mexico Sunday. Ho gave himself up to the authorities and was taken to Manchester. Coffee county , last night to stand trial for the larceny of a horse committed some months ngo. Young Colyar played a star en gagement In Mexico , passing himself off as Jolin G , Carlisle' , Jr. , son of Senator Carlisle of Kentucky , He lived high in the City of Mexico and was toasted and received most royally. General Frlsboo called upon him aim Invited him to bo his guest. The young American accepted all hospitalities and gave Miss Frlsbco a box party at the theater , aud obtained the general's indorsement of a $10,000 draft on Senator Carlisle. Ho Is said to have $ y,000 of this money now on deposit in n Mexican bank , it is said that this has been surrendered and the deficit will bo made good. Tlio Poiith Holt. P.viiis , Dec. 11. Senator Kdiuoud do La fayette , grandson of the Marquis do Lafayette - fayetto , died today. PARNELL'S ' TOUR IN IRELAND , It Does Not Prove to Bo the Triumphal March That.Was Anticipated , MET AND SPED WITH GROANS AT MALLOW , The llcooptlon nt Cork niul Ilia Speech to ills Constituents Kilkenny U'ill Toll the Title. IXXl > u Jamci ( Jorefo'i/Jc'in'tM Cbmr , Dcc. 11. [ Now York llornld Cable Special to TUB BnB.1 Parncll's ' star'ls on the wane. AuJncious effrontery may carry the day at the start , but It cannot last. In Ireland Purncll's apparent fcuccoss is a flash In the pan. Ills reception at Dublin last night was to bo expected. Tno publicans are for Parnell and the priests are for the patriots. The publicans with thoiyithlnklng , and particularly among the young , mnko a loud noise and much show. They did lust night. Still It was only n small proportion of the population of Dublin , though headed by the lord mayor , McCarthy's supporters nro quiet and yet without headquarters aud au organ , but they will boon have both ; but fern n couple of weeks , or perhaps moro , Parnell will have his own way. Ho mot with u terrible check today. Ills Journey to Cork was intended to bo a triumphal march. Before fore beginning It ho captured United Ireland for the second tltno. Ho capture It first on Wednesday , and nt 3 o'clock this morning tbo patriots retook it. Parnoll Is greatly exer cised nt the carelessness of his lieutenants. 1 was with Healy today when ho got word that another attack was contemplated , but he got there too late. United Ireland was once more in the hands of Parnoll. It is a cuilous contest in which physical force Is tlio arbiter nnd likely to remain so for sometime , as neither cares to invoke the law aud both dislike the assistance of the police. In spite of the loss of the paper , McCarthy aud his followers arc confident of victory. They say they have all good citizens with them and that Parnell could not carry Cork If ho went to the pcoplo. The reception last night looked much bettor on paper than otherwise. The people at It wore not representative. It is easy to raise n crowd in Dublin aud money was no object , Having recaptured United Ireland , Parnell took the train for Cork. About a hundred people at the station cheered and wanted a speech , and ho spoke a few words. The train was very slow. It traveled at the rate of thirty miles an hour nnd stopped at every station , apparently in order to give the sur rounding country a chance to gather and Parncll's lieutenants were always on hand end called for three cheers. The gatherings were very small until Thur- les was reached. There was a crowd of ono hundred. Thurles is the residence of Archbishop Croko. ' Heretofore whenever Parnell has made n tour his reception has always been the chartro of the priest. Not a single priest was soon nt any station today. At Limerick Junction a crowd of 200 mot the traln. - Every man was armed with n stick. The crowd was evenly divided and it looked llko war , but rioboJy was hurt. Great preparation was made for the recep tion at Mallow. This it William O'Brien's constituency. Tno reception will not soon be forgotten by Parnell' . At the head of the procession was a largo portrait of O'Brien with the Inscription , "O'Brien Forever. " Five thousand people were on the platform when the train drew up. There were terrific choora for O'Brien ' end Dillon and terriflo groans for Parnell. An address was pre sented by the town commissioners and the people of Mallow to Parnell. They beggec him to listen "to a few outspoken words. ' Some of those were : "Your audacious claim to bo the leader of the Irish race wo spurn with infinite disgust. " The address referred to his solzuro of United Ireland as on outrageous tyranny and wound up with the notice that the people of Mallow would fight him to the death. The address havlnj been read , the people cheeroc for O'Brien and Dillon with territio energy. A man called out , "You ruffian you did what Balfour would not do. " This was followed with awful groans for Paroel and a ruiAi for the carriage in which ho sat Attempts were made to pull him out of the carriage , nnd would have succeeded but foi the intercnco of those with him assisted by some outsiders. The train loft Mallow amit n storm of groans. When the train arrived at Cork Parnel was met by a torchlight procession and by a crowd , including several bands , all of which were hired. Ho spoke in the chamber o commerce and the Victoria hotel. Ho said "If you are satisfied with me , I care not for nil the world besides ; if you nro satlsfloc with mo , Ireland will bo satisfied with mo. 1 am happy with your approval. As fellow citizens I would not bo false to you. I wil win this battle and then wo mus win triumph and victory for Ire land , and you , mon of Cork my constituents , will then bo the proudest o the proud , since it fell to our lot on this daj to bo bravo and true for the cause of ou country. " Kilkenny will tell the tale. Parnell goc there tomorrow accompanied by Nolan , liar rlson , Fitzgerald and others. If there Is n blood spilled there I will bo surprised , A Tough Gang. DEXVEH , Colo. , Doo. U. [ Special Telegram to Tun BHE.J W. C. Rogers , alias "Omahr Billy " Minnie Rogers , his wife ; Toin King alias "Potato Tom , " and John Trnlnor , all o whom nro well known in Omnna as har characters , and who were run out of town about a outh ago , are now under arrest i this city. Rogers was arrested last night a. a fugitive from Justlco , being wanted In Wil her , Saline county , Nob. , for Jail breaking Ho Is ono of the men who was In Murphy" saloon when Clew was shot and was sub poctcd of having stolen tbo diamond stui from Clow's shirt front. Ho finally confcssei that ho had taken the diamond and expresses n willingness to give It up. Ho asked per mission , however , to send ono of his friend after It. This was granted nnd the diamon was turned over to the detectives. Shortly afterward a raid was made on Rogers' room In the Copper block nnd Mrs. Rogers , King nnd Trainer were arrested as accomplices. Ktoiinifihlp Arrivals. At Philadelphia The British Princess , from Liverpool. At New York The Franco , from London ; the State of Pennsylvania , from Olasgow. At Southampton The Aller , from New York. Tlio Weather Forecast. For Omaha and vicinity Fair ; colder. For Nebraska nnd Iowa Fair j northerly winds ; colder. For South Enkota Fair ; winds shifting to easterly ; warmer. NoinliintloiiH nnd Confirmations , WsniNQTOX , Dec. 11. The president today sent to the senate the following nominations ; Naval Constructor 'I'heodoro D. Wilson , chief of the biwvu of construction and repairs and dl chief constructor of the navy with the rela tive rank of commodore. Postmasters ! lown William B. Means , Boon'o ; Samuel Daniel , Marlon. Illinois Henry CCullom. . Jollot , Nooraaka Christian Hupp , West Point. Conilrmlnntlons : Ronunido Pnehcco of California , minister to the Central American states. Postmasters ! Illinois H. C. Cul- lorn , .Toilet. Iowa J. \ \ . Stocker , Logan. South Dakota-C. B. Baldwin , Columbia. VOIlfiKV'B llAXItlXG 1HIT . The House Will lie KcqtiuHtcd to Piuu tlfo Monaurc. WASHINGTON , Dec. 11. The house commit tee on banking and currency has adopted n resolution to request the house to set apart for consideration and disposition Chairman Dorsoy's bill to reduce to ? 1OUO the minimum amountof United States bonds which national hanks shall bo required to keep on deposit and to permit the Issue of circulating notes by national banks to the full amount of the par valuoof bonds deposited. This would , It Is said , increase the amount of money In circulation by 818,000,000 niul would result In a freer Issue of national hank notes. When the bill comes up In the house Chair man Dorsey will move nil amendment to pro vide for fho issue of greenbacks whenever the national bank circulation falls below $ iw > , oooooo. Morrlll of Kansas was authorized to report favorably the bill to subject national bank nnd United States treasury notes to state taxation. IOWA A'Sft'S. A Hold Hobbcry int Dubiiqiio. Duiiuqun , la. , Deo. 10. [ Special Telegram to Tun Buc.1 At Hlchnrdsvllle , a small vil lage in this county , a stranger wearing a mask appeared at the residence of John ( Bcckes , a prominent business man , last night nnd demanded of Mrs. Beckds , who responded to his knock , all the money in the house , nt the same tlmo 'presenting n revolver ver nt her head. She Landed him $12.50 taken from n bureau drawer , whereupon ho said , "You haVe more thrin this. Olvo it tome mo or I will kill you.'K The frightened woman then produced Sl.JiflO more , nnd the robber left after threaten ! * ! ; to kill her if she raised an ulunn. There } * sno , clue to the robber. * 'y Jloro Claims Against tli | Sliort Lilnc. Sioux Cm" , In. , Deo. ll.lto > cclal Tele gram to THE BIE.J : Moro iStsJmntcs' Hens were filed today in the Dikota ( cofcplbdistrict court against the Paciflc-Short UWm. P. L. Sccloy has a claim for $ J 1,400 for < Sfctors along the line. The Sloui City and N Pontoon bridge company claim $13,0dtr > use of the temporary railway bridge put in nt a cost of $30,000 especially for the Short Line , nnd Rathborne , Lord & Co. want HSU for depot stoves. This njakes about fCO.OOO In Hens filed during the past two days , and the 'Claimants ' express little hope of realizing any thing. At III-i Old Tricks. DunuQun , la. , Dec. 11. [ Special Telegram to Tim BIK. ] A fellow called "Jack the Pincher , " who terrified all the women in the upper part of this city sotno two years ago , has resumed operations by suddenly golngup to all unattended women on tbo street after dark and pinching them viciously on the arms and other parts of the body. The police are trying to catch him. . The IJnono Elopers Captured BOOSE , , la , Dec. 11. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bnn.j Dovcraux , the bpgus detective , and Mrs. Davis , wife of aBo6no upholsterer , who eloped together n fotv" days ngo after being baatlzed nnd jolnl/jtf.tbejihurcb , were captured In Jnhesvllle today and brought to Boone this evening. Davis , the woman's husband , will prosecute th'om to the full extent - tent of the law. A Slonx City Suicide. Sioux Ciir , la. , Dec. 11. ISpcdal Tele gram to Tun BEK. ] Carl Paegar , aged thirty , was found this morning hanging In n now house on Nebraska street , near Seven teenth. Ho was a laborer and had evidently grown tired of battling with the world , and being out of work took his life , leaving his wife and two smull children in poverty. Tlio Horticulturists. ATLANTIC , la. , Deo. 11. [ Special Telegram to TUB Bci : . ] This was the last day of the western Iowa horticultural mooting. 'Several ' interesting essays wororoad. , The meetings have been attended by largo numbers of far mers and citizens , In addition to the regular members of the society. The meeting will bo held at Council Bluffs next year. Fire at Murplialltaivn. MAHSHALLTOWN , fa..poo. 11. Fire in the roar of the Fremont hotel block this after noon caused a little damage to the hotel , but the stocks of Bromley , lugold & Co. , boots and shoes ; Stearns' clotkingstore , and Hoyt's grocery house were badly damaged by water. ' The losses will aggregate'$30,000. An Iowa Man Killed In Arizona. MISXEAVOU ? , Minn. , Dec. 11 , T. S , Thompson of Mason City * la. , a wealthy stock dealer , has been killed in a railway wreck at Kincman , Ariz. " Hulling J HH Operatives lintel Off. CHICAGO , Doo. 11. fSoeclal Telegram to TUB Bun. ] A largo number of men cm ployed by the Illinois steel -company nt South Chicago have been laid off. Comptroller Gray said that the mills were prosperous , but that the company always laid oft a nura her of men at the bcglnnin'g of'winter. Said ho : ' The men laid oft are nearly nil outside mon. No operatives In the mills have been lot out. Uho mills are running full , so there Is not much danger of our laying many operatives off. Wo have a sliding scale o wages. The men's pay Is based upon th < _ price per ton of rails for the month. O : couMO there nro always some differences t < adjust. These matters nro always talkoc over and adjusted about the lost of the year the last week In December usually. I don'i know that the company anticipates any seri ous trouble lu making the adjustment this year. " * "Will wages bo reduced ! ) ' "That will depend , unijcr the sliding scale upon the prlco of rails. * Of course these financial troubles have affepted the railroads and tbo railroads are our customers. If the1 buy rails at all they will hare to get then cheap , probably. If raits * are cheaper the men will get less money. ' * f * , t Illinois Farmers Alliance. Peonu , 111. , Dec. Il.-l-The formers' alli ance adjourned tonlght.Resolutions ' _ { were adopted denouncing trasjs'J ' foreign owner ship of lands , thollquor traffic , Chicago stock yards charges , option dialing In grain ; in favor of n 2-cont passengec tare , government control of railroads nnd tclpgraphs , free coin- agd. a uniform scries of , text books to bo sup plied by the state , and the election of all state ofllcors by n direct vote of the people. They also favor an English education for every child , the Australian ballot system and the Conger lard bill , A. El Brlnson of North- villo was elected president. The Engineer Held llcHponil > le. MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Dec. 11 , The cor oner's Jury tonight laid the blame for yester day's railway accident , resulting In the death of Mr. nnd Mrs , Todd of Sioux city and their daughter , Mrs , O. E. Slay ton , on the engineer of the Omaha train , who admitted that ho was running contrary to rules. The bodies were sent to Sioux City for burial. Four G.irpmitcrH Seriously Injured. DOI.UTII , Minn. , Deo. 11. By the fulling of n scaffold at Now Duluth four carpenters were prcclp.tated thirty feet and all seriously FINANCES TAKE PRECEDENCE , They nt Present Occupy the Attention of National Legislators , . THE SUCCESSOR TO JUDGE SAVAGE , A Humor That Prank Murphy r Omnlm Will bo Appolnted-Tlio Original Grcmbnoker , Ucnd Mlsocl In neons , WASHINGTON BUIIBKU TUB O uu BBB , 513 PouiiTKnvTii STIIKET , WABIII.VGTOX , D. C. . Doo. 11 , There has been .a great deal of talk around thu cnpltol today about the financial situation in connection with the consideration of vari ous measures , and especially the election bill , On the house sldo the action of the committee ou banking nnd currency in de termining to push tuo bills giving national banks tbo full par value of circulation upon bonds deposited , reducing the minimum of circulation required for each national bank to $1,000 and authorizing the states to tax national bank notes , Is regarded as evidence that ut least that committee is determined to nave some kind of action upon the national bank question at this session of congress. These nro all old bills which have been acted upon favorably by the senate committee and endorsed by Senator Sherman especially. There is very llttlo doubt now that these throe bills will become laws nt this session , but just what stop will betaken taken towards free coinage and what will bo dona in any direction to in alto money moro plentiful is left for the sonato. The house awaits the pleasure of the upper branch of congress and expects it to take the Initiative. There is n committee of Now England mer chants In Washington trying to induce Sen ator Hoar not to press the force bill any longer , but to give some attention to the financial legislation pending before congress on the ground that the situation in the money centers rtqulres the immcdlnto action of con gress to prevent a panic and the ruin of many merchants nnd manufacturers who may bo saved ( f something is do-no to quiet the apprehension of the public nnd settle values. Those gentlemen argue that it is not so much what congress does as the moral effect of doing something. Uepresentativo Chandler of Massachusetts. who is on old merchant nnd is now retired from business , accompanied the committee on their call upon the Now England senators and supplemented tholr remarks by some ob servations of his own to the same effect , that what the country needed now was not politi cal legislation but the passage of some meas ure to reliuvo the money market. Today Representative Dorsej of Nebraska , chairman of the committee on banking and currency , speaking of the financial situation , said : ' "i'ho circulating medium of the coun try is too small. Nearly everyone admits that , but wo could get along as wo did before if confidence could bo restored , and we hope to do that and to increase the circulation soinowhat by the bill wo will call up. The banks all have moro money in their vaults than they over had boforo. All the western members concur In that. Our little banks have twice as much money in.their vaults ns they for merly carried. The big banks oven discount our bills , and wo have to protect ourselves. Then a great deal of money has been taken out of banks by people who have bocoine alarmed at the course of legislation and Have locked their money in safe deposits. A great deal of money has been sent abroad to buy consols. Only the other di " v n man told mo that he had put $1,000,000 , about all ho had , In English consols. Of course it is foolish , but people are alarmed. " junoi : SIVAOE'S suconsson. It Is rumored tonight in Nebraska circles that Frank Murphy of Omaha will bo ap pointed to the Union Pncifis directorship , lately occupied by Judge Savage , deceased. Tim OIUOIXAI , OIUKNllACKiUIKXI : ) . Spencer Morton Clark , the man who de signed and printed the llrst greenback , died at his homo near Washington yesterday nt the ngo of eighty years. Ho was in the ofllco of the supervising architect of the treasury , when , on August " 9 , 18(12 ( , it was decided to issue paper money by the government. Mr. Clark suggested the form and design to Secre tary Chase and was authorized to organize the bureau of engraving and printing , which is now ono of tbo largest establishments under the government. A I'KMALE nEFORSIEH. Charlotte Smith , the female labor agitator , is out with a circular , which she was handing to the senators and representatives today ns the bead of the Woman's National league. She protests against ignoring ' -women" on the world's fair board and recognizing only "Indies. " She declares that these lady man agers took no part In securing the representation of women nt the fair except a few "parlor meetings. " She gives a long list of women such as Helen Campbell. Grace Dodge , Marlon Toddand others distlniruished In women's work who have boon ignored to give place to "ladles. " She adds : "AU these women and many others who represent the industrial women of the United States have been completely Ignored and only a few ladles of national reputation have been appointed in consequence quence of their political influence In the two leading parties , ignoring completely thogrcat independent political labor * organizations , such as organized labor , the alliance , the leagues , the granges , the Knights of Labor , the federations , the unions , the prohibition ists , etc. " In conclusion she says that as the Chicago board is to bo mndo up of "ladles , " tlio wage-workers will have au industrial fair of their own , cither at Washington or Now York. She appeals to labor leagues , farmers' alliance bodies , etc. , to support this protest against what she says is an indignity to working women and a combine for an out side woman's fair. A "mass mooting" to con sider the matter is announced to bo held in Now York on January 25. Charlotte Smith hag prepared a bill , which Senator Blair will introduce , providing that 23 per cent of the typesetters in the government printing ofllco shall bo women. WESTERN BANKS SOUND. The New York Moll and Express has this editorial based upon an interview with the editor ofTnr.BBB : "Editor Hosowator ol TIIK OMAHA Bnn , as our Washington dis patches today inform us , treats contemptu ously Senator Gorman's wild talk about financial dangers in the west. Mr. Hose- water snys that the western banks nro sound nnd strong , and that business in general is In a healthy condition. " IOWA JUDICIAL DISTRICTS. The bill Introduced by Heprosontntlvo Kerr of Iowa , amending the act of July 20,1882 , dividing the state of Iowa Into two judicial districts , has been reported from the house committee on judiciary with favorable recom mendation and an amendment. The bill pro vides that the counties of Cedar , Johnston , Iowa and -Tatna shall bo transferred to tb < northern judicial district and the counties of Oruimy , Hardln , Butler , Bromor , Black Hawk , Benton , Lynn , Jones and Clintonshnl constitute a now division in the northern dis trict , called the Cedar liapids division , the terms of which shall be held at Cedar Hap ids. The amendment provides that all.cascs and proceedings , civil nnd criminal , from other counties named now pending In other courts shall bo continued to final adjudication or teUleinent In the courts where now pending ing unless cnungud by order of tbo court. HEOUOAN'IZATION or TUU INFANTIIT. For six years now Senator Mandcrson has been trying hard to secure the passage of u bill for the reorganization of tbo Infantry intoiodmentsof twelve companies each In stead of ten. Today ho is delighted with the prospect of ultimata success. The status o tbocasols just this : Thu house the lattc part of last session passed a bill to Incrcas the number of artillery regiments from live to seven end providing for an increase of tli and men in the artillery , Bonn to anerjon succeeding in placing on that b tbo votes of tbo majority of the military hi hrco batalllou Infantry bill , which means tho. rganizatlon of Infantry regiments Into wolvo companies Instead o ! ten , making it wsMblo to organize thrco cqunl bntnlllons . n each regiment and conform to the avftlry and artillery nrms of the ervice. This was done last session , but otlilng over came of tbo matter until today. Several years ago , when General Iopan was t the head of the military committee. Sena- or Mniidcnon succeeded In getting his thrco Mttnllon bills through thu house committee nil afterwards ho succeeded In passing It hroughtho semite , but It never passed the louse. The scheme has been urged forward iy every general of the army slnco the days f Grout , mid every secretary of war for nany ycia-j back has strongly advised the icccsslty and desirability of this elmiiKu. This warning the secretary of war niul Gon- ral Scotlold went before ttio military affairs oinmltteo of the senate and gave their easons for desiring Unit this change should jo made , nnd they finally agreed. There was omo opposition on the part of lembcrs , but the senator con- uercil these by adding a proviso lint four second licutonantclcs In each regi- lent of Infantry were to bo left vacant , thus aving an expense of n hundred second lleti- eimtiu. Another feature which was added irovldes that no less than two thousand In- Inns shall bo enlisted in the army ns sut lers , The strength of tlio army has also icon increased by the bill to 10,000 men. MISCELLANEOUS. By n slip of the pencil somewhere Intor- tnto Commerce Commissioner Schoonnukor f Now York was spoken of as a republican n these dispatches the other day in connec- lon with his retention on the commission , vhercus ho should have boon recorded as a democrat. It Is bolloved that It would bo letter to retain Mr. Schoonmakor , who is u cry capable democrat and lawyer , nnd uinko ho political change when the commission of Mr. Morrison of Illinois , another democrat , expires. Representative Connell today Introduced n , 111 to retire national bank circulation and to ssuo gold and stiver certificates Instead. John S. King of Chamberlain , S. D. , a rail- oad commissioner of that stnto , Is hero. Christian Hupp was today appointed post- naster at West Point , Nob. . B. T. Llto has been appointed a fourth ilass postmaster at Lowell , Henry county , own , vlco A. S. Williamson , removed. J. N. II. Patrick , Herman Drake and C. E. Yost of Omaha are hero. Mr. Yost is going o Now York on telephone business , while klr. Patrick is looking after the vacant Union 'nclilc directorship for Henry W. Yntcs. tl'hls evening's Star says : "Contain John ) . Bourke , who has been on special duty in his city for several years , has been ordered o rejoin his regiment. The order does not ako effect until spring. Captain Bourke was jn duty with the Pan-Amorican congress and vns ono of tie most cfllcicnt factors of the uccess of tlio great tour of thu delegates hrouchout the country. Ho has lately bcon vorklug on the records of the congress and vill leave when that duty Is completed. In tbo claim of J. T. Parrctt of Kapid CIt y , S. D. , the secretary of the Interior today de cided that the losses sustained by tlio claim ant on account of Indian depredations in 1S77 ncgrcpato W5l)0 ! ) nnd that ho bo awarded lamagos to the amount of $1,014. PEIIUY S. HEATH. VI'JIOhMS Counsclnian and I'riiHlcy In Contempt for Refusing to Testify. CIIICAOO , Dec. 11. Judge Greshnm this morning decided the petition for habeas cor pus presented on behalf of Charles Counsel- man , the board of trade man , and James C. Pcasloy , treasurer of the Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy railroad company , nntl hold lu both cases that the orders of the district court adjudg ing both gentleman in contempt aud that they should bo fined mid imprisoned , was au thorized. Mr. Counseltmm and Mr. Peaslcy were remanded to ttio inarsha 1 nnd .he opinions in each case explain thot whole matter. The attorneys for the petitioners wilt ap peal to the United States supreme court. In Us decision Judge Qrcsham finds that Coun sel man can be made to testify before n grand iury because , ho is fully protected against inmishmcnt on his own ovldonco In that sec tion 8M ( ) of the revised statutes prevents tiny evidence ho may give under such procedure trom over being used to criminate him. In Lhe Pcasley case tbo petitioner is placed in ; lie same attitude. The force of Judge Grcs- imm's ' ruling is very gicat. It Is looked upon j.v the most eminent lawyers ns ( Irmly ostab- ishlug the Intei-stato commerce law by pro viding au avenue by which to reach vlolatoro. Changing Union Pnclllu Methods. PiiiLAnur.rim , Deo. 11. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEK.I The first effect of Jay Gould's acquisition of the Union Pacific road felt in this city was n letter from the general freight ngont of the company to the Philadelphia con tracting ngunt , received yesterday , instruct ing him to close up his ofllco December 31 and report In Now York for duty. The Union Pa- citlohas maintained an expensive ofllco hero Tor years , and now rents a fine suite of rooms' ' in the Bulllt building , where several clerks and soliciting agents nro employed. The lease will bo given up and the employes trans ferred to other cities. Tno abolition of this office is in pursuance of Gould's plan , which will bo undoubtedly adopted at the presidents' meeting , for restoring harmony and establish ing a uniformity of rates' among , westarn lines. Instead of a separata nnd expen sive organisation of soliciting agents for 3ach western road in every eastern I city , there will bo but ono commissioner In Chi cago. All business originating in Phila delphia designed for western points will bo forwarded by whatever line the Philadelphia sub-commissioner may select. Ho will tnko care , of course , to divide the business equit ably among the roads In the association. There will therefore bo no occasion for the services of any soliciting agents. Tlie Switchmen's StriKe nt Ogdnn. OOPEN , Utah , Doo. U. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE.J There were no now develop ments in the switchmen's strike lu the Union Pacific yards here today. The ofllcials of the division did the work as. they had done yesterday - terday nnd probably will do today. They claim that they moved 200 cars today nhd will move fifty moro tomorrow. They deny that there is anything llko a blockade hero unil no loud complaints have been heard from tbo public. No attempts were made today to compromise the difficulties bv negotiation. The switchmen nro holding n meotiug tonight but refuse to state what , if any , decisions were arilved nt. Thrco brakeincn who assaulted Ynrdmastcr Nicholson on Wednesday were held on pro llmlnary examination today to the grand Jury. They gave a bond of $ iOO. The charge was assault with Intent to do great bodily injury. ' A Now Western Railroad , SALTLVKE , Utah , Doc. -Special [ Tele gram to THE Ben. } The Seattle , Boise City & Salt Lake railroad company fllod articles of Incorporation yesterday. The capital stock is $20,000,000 , divided Into 200,000 shafos of the par value of $100 each. It will run from Seattle to Spokane Falls , thence through tbo Pelouso valley to Lowlston , through the Seven Devils country to Fayetto , thcnco to llolsoClty , to Mountain Homo nnd Salt Lake The officers nro I. M. Fulton , president ; A. B Moss , vlco president : J. W. Dates , genera managoc ; Joseph 1'inklmm , treasurer ; M. L Sproat , secretary. The road will bo bondot for f 17,600 per mile. Surveyors nro hero now and work wilt bo commenced an soon as the depot grounds und right-of-way can bo secured , Bolso City will contribute Hbeiullj to this road. Hallway Bonds at Auction. NEW Youic , Dob. 11. By order of the rcor ganlzatlon committee , the St. Louis & Chicago 'railway company's " $350,000 first mortgage bonds nnd nil rights , title- and lntei-e.it of th reorganization committee of the- road in the now first mortgage bonds nnd the cupltu stock of the North k South railway company of Illinois , have sold at auction. COfluRESSMAt PROCEEDINGS 'lio House Agrees Without Discussion to the Fortification Appropriation Bill , 'OSTOFFICES ' AND SAVINGS BANKS , . Illolinll OfTors n Unsnliitlon of In * qulry Upon ttio Hiil > J < ; otVllsou of lown Favors Ilia Fcilernl Kli'utlon Measure. WASHINGTON- . 11. Soon after meeting ho house went Into committee of the whole n the fortification appropriation bill. The 111 was agreed to without discussion , nnd lie conunlttce , having risen , the bill passed , ogethor with n bill appropriating 5100,000 to loot the deficiency lu the appropriation for ubllc printing nnd binding , The house passed the bill amending section 515 of the revised statutes to provide a enalty for any person having the custody of allots nnd returns after an election had bcon eld who shall alter such returns orornso ho name of any candidate for representative r delegate in congress from any ballots lu Is custody or in nuy way niter or dofuco the nine with intent to affect the result of such lection. The bill was then taken up to nmontl the nil-polygamy law by providing that per- onal property formerly belonging to the lormon church , which Is now lu the hands f a receiver , shall bo plncoil In the common chool fund territory. Without completing ts consideration the house laid It asldo ai nfliiUhcd business and went Into committed t the whole on bills from the publlo laud ommlttco. Mr. Payson called up the bill to Indemnify lurclmsors of swamp InuJs nnd reimburse ho several states for lands duo thorn uudor ho swamp lands net. After discussion the committee rose to close ' ho debate , but Mr. Uolmnn raised the point f no quorum and the house adjourned. Senate. WASHINGTONDec. . 11. In the senate today he Dili appropriating $ ' 200,003 to provide and ( juip a steam vessel for boarding purposes it Chicago , 111. , was passed. The action of the senate In concurring in ho house amendment for a publlo building it Sioux City , la. , was read , considered and hen tlio nnicnnment was non-concurred In ind the bill sent to a conference. Mr. Mitchell offered n resolution ( ivlilch vas agreed to ) instructing the postofllco committee to Inquire into the feasibility nnd ulvlsabllity of a law for postal savings banks n connection with all or certain classes of postonices throughout the country. The resolution ottered yottonlav for dally ncetlngs of the senate at 11 n. m. nnd for ro- jesses from 5 to 8:80 : p. in. was taken up. 1'he discussion was kept up amid consider- iblo excitement until a o'clock when it wont over without actiou. Thu election bill was then taken up nnd Mr. Wilson of Iowa addressed the senate In ts advocacy. Tlio question which con- 'routed congress was ono of duty. In several status not onlv the right of the individual citizen had been outraged , but the equality of itntes in the matter of representation had Men denied. Thus. .Mississippi and South Oaro.lna , with a vote ot 11)1,110 ) , scut fourteen nicmbcrs to thonouso off representatives , while lowe , with a voting i'&milptt'vi * r 2l,255 ) ; ) , scut but eleven members. The icoplo of the coontry could not bcllovo that , he people of Mississippi and South Carolina were as free to use the bnllut ns the people of [ owa. Nor would the people bo content until ibboluto solely was assured In the use of the ballot , nor until fairness and good faith was shown In the counting of the same In each state. The country must do right , that every citbcn , be lie white or colored , shall cast his vote us is his right and have it counted ns It is cast. If congress obeyed the dictates of . duty it would establish peace throughout the republic. If it refused it would but involve I ho country In the perils of retrlbutlvo , lustlco. which was over the ally of the op pressed. Mr. Fryo said the pending bill was not one- tenth part stringent enough. If in order to > secure the right of an American citizen to freely cast his ballot nnd have It counted It was ncccs nry to put a bayonet behind every ballot ho would do so. [ Applause and hisses . in the gallery , which ere promptly sup- , pressed. ] Mr. Daniel commented on Mr , Pryo's declaration , saying It was not the conception of a republic which its founders had , and was not the conception of u republic the American pcoplo had today. After nu executive session the scnato ndjourned. AVado Hampton' * Successor. ' CoLtJiiniA , S. C. , Dec. 11. J. L. M. Irby was elected United States senator today to succeed Wade Hampton. John Lnurcns Manning Irby was born In Laurens. S. C , , September 10 , 1851. Ho at tended the University of Viralnla and after wards Princeton. Ho practiced law but two . years , aud since then has resided on a plantd- . tlon near Laurons and farmed successfully. When ho entered the political arena four. years ago ho at once became a prominent leader. Ho espoused the cause of the fann ers' mof omcnt.at its inception and was an ardent admirer of Captain Tilliuan. GSi * -m Bureau of Animal Industry. , WASHINGTON , Dec. 11 , The annual report of the bureau of animal Industry soys : With the ultimate object In view of discov ering some method of proventlng disease In swlno the bureau endeavored to produce ar tificially a drug which would have the same composition aiiil effect as bacterial products. These researches have been in tlio main suc cess ful , and the report claims that a substance - stance has bcon produced which not only resembles the bacterial product of the hog cholera germ In composition , but which bus qulto the same power of conferring Immu nity ficm disease. Invalid Pensions. WASHINGTON , Deo. 11 , Merrill , chairman of the bouso commltto on invalid pensions , today received u note from the pension com missioner , who has Just concluded examining the claims , recorded under the new act , show ing J71U1 ( ) original invalid claims. G5.323 .original widows claims and 21)8,330 ) claims filed by old claimants. This gives only about 2.27,000 now claims filed under the late law. Morrlll regards this statement us evidence , that the expenditure for pensions undar the now act will bo much less than anticipated. The ItnllcfofNiocly Settlors. HUHOK , S. D. , Deo. 11. [ Special Telegram to Tun BKK , ] Consignments of feed und fuel ' for points In the northern part of the state whuru relief is needed are beginning to ar- , rive. County officers and relief committees > are urging shipments in order to get supplies to points whcro uld is urgent vvhilo the pres ent flue weather continues , The reduced freight rates that liuvo Just gone Into effect will greatly expedite the work. ' Illinois Stain 111. , Dec. 11. The state grange today adopted resolutions do- ' mantling the appointment of 'George Boll as railroad and warehouse commissioner ; the nloction of United States senators by the people - plo ; placing binders und mowers on the free list , und the exclusion of liquor from the > world's fulr grounds. A Crooked Clrrk. BOSTON , Mass. , Doo. 11. Henry II , Blue , a , clerk employed by Thomas H , Perkins & Co , , stock brokers , was arrested nt noon today charged with the embezzlement of $17,000 ,
