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TWENTIETH YEAR OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 18 , 1S90-TWJELYE PAGES. * NUMBER 183.
BILES REACHES RAPID CITY ,
Ho Has Hoard Nothing of an Engagement
at Daly's ' lUucb ,
THE ENCAMPMENT ON THE CHEYENNE.
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A Llttlo Army of HoslllcH In the Bad
I j amis Is Delimit nnd Determined
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tu Fight Movement *
of Troops.
Rinn Cur , S. D. , Deo. 17. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin ; BEK.I General Miles arrived
. hero till ? monilng nnd has established his
headquarters in the city for t | present.
lie knows nothing of the /oportcd engage
ment nt Daly's ranch with loss of hfo , and
it Is undoubtedly untriio.
In an interview with your correspondent ,
General Miles snlcl that all but about two
hundred hotllcscro moving peaceably
toward the agency. The remainder nro de
fiant in the bad lands. Tbo causes of
the dlfilculty were imiufllclcntrations , failure
to carry out the terms of the last treaty , re
ligious excitement , nnd the ardor of the
younger bucks. An earlier military move
ment from Pine Illdgo was impracticable ,
because the Indians would have scat
tered nnd barrassed the settlers. Tbo
great object was to arrest a protracted
Indian war and this was nearly accomplished.
Bitting Bull's death would In bis opinion
have a depressing effect on tbo hostllos. His
cmmlssarlcs were In every camp and his
death would naturally Unsettle their plans
for a campaign when "tbo grasi is good. "
Troop F will leave for General
Cnrr's camp at the junction of Rapid and
Cheyenne rivers tomorrow , nnd It is rumored
that a force of infantry will go Into camphero
to support General Curr's ' cavalry movements
along the Choyenno. Thieving bands of In
dians about there have been stealing cattle
nndthcro h.is been some skirmishing with
Indians In which ono buck is known to have
been killed. Troops will soon cross' the
Cheyenne river nnd proceed towaid Pine
Uldge , 'when trouble may ensue.
A dispatch from Hermosa this afternoon
states that the rumor that Hon. M. II. Day
ot tbls city was killed by Indians at Phln-
ney's ranch lost night arose from 011 attack
upon the ranchers' camp while they were ut-
. tempting to extinguish the corral which the
Indians bad llrcd. None of Mr. Day's com
mand of cowboys were Injured , and tbo In
dians retreated after firing n few volleys.
. Bottlers at Creston and Colo's ranch have
fortified and are ready for any emergency.
WILL A' T UK l.l CIFILV.
General Miles Says the Indians Arc
Hound to Kit-lit.
WASHIXOTOS , Dec. 17. General Schoflold
this morning received a telegram from Gen
eral Mlles dated Long Pine , Neb. , December
10 , as follows : "General Broolio reports
Two Strike and about eight hundred In
dians nro now camped nt Pine
Illdgo agency and these , with the
other Indians af Pine Uldgo and
Rosebud , are all that can bo drawn out of the
disaffected camp. Tne others nro defiant and
hostile and determined to go to war. Ho hns
no hope that any ether effort at pacification
would bo successful. Ho estimates the num
ber of men in the hostile camp in the bad
lands * at 250. General Rugcr's esti
mate represents 200 men on the Cheyenne
River and IKK ) on the Standing Rock reserva
tion who would DO liable to leave noforo the
death of Sitting Bull , making in all 7f > 0 men.
Every possible means has been exhausted to
retain and icstrain the friendly In-
flluiis on the reservation. The
i * JO.OOO Sioux Indians who have been
restrained nnd professed loyally should have
positive assurance with the least possible tie-
lay thnt the government will perform and
fulfill its treaty obligations. "
No information has been received at the
V war department regarding the reported fight
in which two ofllccrs and lifty men are said
to have been killed. Tbo report Is discredited.
' 11 V UED XOXIAH.llVMC.
Description of tlio Manner In AVhloh
Sitting Hull Ulctl.
BISMAIICK , N. D. , Doo. 17. A courier from
Standing Rock ngcucy brings details of tbo
killing of Sitting Bull. The Indian police , in
command of Lieutenant Bullhead aud
Sergeant Sbavohoad , who hod cammed
near where Sitting Bull's followers
were , made the arrest. Sitting Bull ex
pressed a willingness to go with them , but
suld ho wanted to get ready llrst. Tbo two
lenders went with him Into his tent after ho
had ordered his horse to bo gotten ready.
While the old chief was getting ready-
two bucks entered the tcpco , aud throwing
off thiir blaulcnts opened lire on the police.
Sitting Bull's wild set up a howl outside ,
which wus n signal for assault. In the light
which followed Red Tomahawk killed
Sitting Hull. Many ot Sitting Bull's
followers wore killed , nnd Bullhead
nnd Shavchead were desperately wounded.
Tbo police were now surrounded , but nt this
Juncture Captain Fetchot with his gntllng
gun nnd Hotchulss guns reached thu scene
mid attacked the Indians , \\lio. after an hour
nnd a half of hot skirmishing , took to
flight and disappeared Into the timber
Ml th the dead and wounded. Occasional
shots were exchanged between the troops
- and ambushed hostllcs during the day. It is
consldciod the trouble is now cudod so far as
Standing Hock agency Is concerned , and that
tbcro is no cause for fear that settlers will bo
disturbed In this section ,
Colonel Diuni , with two companies of In
fantry , has gone to rcInforcoCaptalu Fetchct.
Ono Bull Is about the only luaucr left In Sit
ting Bull's band , Nothing has been hoard
from him yet , but if ho is allvo and among
the hostllos the chances uro he will put the
scattered bravoj together and mnko a stand
with the idea of rovcngmg bis dead chlof and
friends. Bullhead and Shavohead were car
ried into Fort Yntes.whcrc the latter died. II
is thought Bullhead will recover. None ol
Cuptuln Ifctcuct's men were wounded.
Inultlna the llostlles
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , D < > o. 17. A Pierre ,
B. D. , special says : A man who lives on UK
Bad river , and who came In today , says tb (
Bad river Indians nro Rind thut Sitting Bui
is dead. Ho says that a messenger fron
Bitting Bull's band will doubtless visit thi
hostile * in the bad lands today , and that whet
they hear of the old chieftain's death thoj
will kill every whlto man they seo. Th <
government , ho declares , must disarm bos
tllea ut once or serious trouble \\lll cnsuo.
Preparing for Fl
DICKINSON' . N. D. , Dec. 17. A courier fron
Captain Fountain's command , on tha Cannon
ball ilvor , says teamsters from tbo south re
port a number ot Indians camped near Wblti
Buttcs. It Is believed they are preparing foi
flight to the British possessions. The cavalrj
moved In that direction this morning , am
hope to Intercept them. . A body of Infantrj
bas been thrown out to guard all passe :
through which the Indians might try to cs
capo. _
No Nous nt IIoadiunrtcri.
Ciiuuoo , Dee , 17. No news has thus fai
been received at army headquarters In tuii
city in regard to the reported fight botwcei
UnitcdStutcs soldiers and Indians ncarUunli
City , S. D. , yesterday.
Waiting tit IMno itldgo.
Pixr. KinaB AORXCY , S. D. ( via Kushvlllo
Nob. ) , Dec. -Special [ Telegram to Tin
Bun. ] The ouly event of the day hero say
maybe nn Increased restlessness on the part
of military to go to the bad lands and light
was the semi-annual Inspection of the troops
by Major Bacon. Ten hundred and twenty-
four Ko'cbud Indians were counted hero
today. Probably 0,000 Indians nro now hero.
'I lie Southern IJto Trnnhlrs.
DuiUTiao , Colo. , Dec. 17 , No further news
was received today of houllo demonstrations
by the southern Utcs. The main trouble Is.
the Utc-j say , that the government has failed
to ratify the agreement made two years ago
for their removal to Utah. They have be
come very restless waiting for the govern
ment to act , nnd thU Is supposed to bo the
causa of tbolr present ugliness ,
Tract pi for Pine
CIIIIVKNNK , Wyo. , Dec , 17 . [ Special Tele
gram toTiir. BKK.I The Fort Kuiscll troops ,
seven companies , left for Pine Kldgo today ,
A SVOHAXi : FALLS' VltASIf.
Ono ofltH National Ilaiilcs Goes to the
Wall.
SPOKANB Piu.g , Wash. , Dao. 17. The
Spokane National bank did not open for
business toiluy. For some time it hns been
known among bankers that the institution
wus in financial straits and the other banks
have several times helped it out. Monday
another call was made for assistance and the
bankers held a meeting and advanced $00,000.
Last evening nt a conference it de
veloped that &K,000 ) , of this amount
was paid out during tbo day and
that the immediate obligations wcie $300,000 ,
Instead of SUO.OOO , as at first supposed. It
then became apparent to the conference thnt
the bank must suspend. The difficulty was
precipitated bv the failure of three branch
houses In the Coour d' Aleno mining district
at Wallace , Wavdner nnd Murray. Those
failures are said to have been brought about
by failure to renllro on securities held for ad
vances made for the development of mining
properties. No nlellnito statement la yet
obtainable. Cashier Ilussev says that the
assets will exceed tbo liabilities.
FOH FIX \U1.1L 11KLICF.
The lloptib'iunu Senatorial Caucus
Adopt * a Scheme.
AVASiiixciTON1 , Doc. 17. The caucus of re
publican senators tonight adopted the finan
cial scheme reported by tbo caucus commit
tee with the exception of tbo 2 per cent bond
project , which was eliminated. So the meas
ure will provide for the purchase of $12,000-
000 of silver bullion surplus ; the reduction of
compulsory requirements of bond deposits by
national banks ; the extension of national
bank circulation to Iho full amount of their
bond deposit ; replacement of the deficiency
in the national bunk circulation below f 1SO-
000,0(10 by treasury notes based on silver bul
lion purchases ; provision for frco colnago
' when silver is maintained nt par for one
year ; provisions for charge on the conver
sion of gold coin into bars nnd the rccolnago
of subsidiary silver coins. This measure
was not satisfactory In every detail to all the
senators , but was accepted us the best possi
ble compromise ! . The caucus also Instructed
the committee on rules to prepare and report
n cloture rule. It Is understood that it will
bo framed on the lines the rule proposed last
session by Senator Hoar and will provide for
ordering the previous question on any pend
ing proposition after a reasonable time has
been allowed for debate. This rule la not to
bu reported until the financial law has been
presented to the senate by the finance com
mittee.
fRA\ED Tft A VERDICT.
Religious Services in a Jury Room
JIustcn n. Dcolslum.
WICHITA , Kan. , Dec. 17. Special Tele
gram to TUB BBE. ] The Jury In the case of
Nellie Mayers , charged with robbing John
Yost nnd then throwing him , whlloln a drun
ken stupor , from the tblrd story of n house
of Ill-repute , had been out twenty-four hours
last night when Judge Daldcrson announced
his determination to have a verdict before
morning. Ho did not reveal his plan , but at
3 a. m. took Hov. N. E. Harmon to tlio court
house. The bailiff ushered the reverend gen
tleman Into'thu jury room. Mr. Harmon
then commenced religious services , the Jury
joining In thu singing. Ho delivered an
hour's discourse upon the immortality of the
soul , and after n closing prayer loft the jury
to tliomsolvos. AVbon court opened the bailft !
announced tbat the jury bud arrived at a ver
dict. It was "guilty. " Ono of the jurors
said the verdict was reached on the 11 rat bal
lot after the close of the religious services.
The dofonsowtll nppeal the cose , alleging
misconduct on the part of tbo Judge and his
bailiff.
Bunks Holding I'ubllo Money.
WASHINGTON , Deo. 17. In response to a
resolution of the house Acting Secretary Not-
tleton has sent that body a list showing the
several banks in which public money is de
posited , etc. It shows that there uro 202 of
these banks , 1S7 of which are marked "gen
eral" and 15 marked ' 'surplus. ' " The Danks
marked "general" have active accounts , re
ceiving or disbursing public moneys dully ,
nnd nro designated ns depositories for the con
venience of public ofllcors In their vicinity.
Those marked "surplus" have Inactive ac
counts. They simply receive on deposit to
the credit of the treasurer of tbo United
States when llrst designated the amount they
were allowed to bold to the proportion ol
United States bonds furnished us security
therefor , nnd there sinca has been no change
In such Recounts , except for the purpose ol
reducing the holdings of said depositories by
transfer to the sub-treasury. No Interest has
been or Is now paid into the treasury by any
such depositories In return for the usa ol
public funds. The authority to designate
banks as depositories is contained la sectioi :
6153 of the revised statutes.
A Very Mysterious Affair.
OTTUMWA , In. , Dec. 10. | Special to Tin
.J On Saturday last Marion Irwin , n
carpenter of ICirnville , was , arrested on sus
picion of murdering his wife , who had mys
teriously disappeared , and for whoso absence
ho w.\s unable or unwilling to account. lie
was brought to this city and placed in jail
and on his person was found over $1,000 , foi
tbo possession of which ho refused to give
any satisfactory explanation. There wa ;
great excitement In the neighborhood ami
lynching was talked of , his habit of nbiisiuj ,
the woman making a very suspicious case
against him. Yesterday tbo surprising in
formation was received hero that Mrs. Irwlt
had returned to Klvkvlllo from Oskaloosu
where she bad beou discovered und broughl
back to Klrkvillo. She at once came tc
Ottumwa nnd by bur attorney began suit foi
divorce on the grounds of cruelty. It w 01
also developed that the money found on the
prisoner's person had beou procured by thi
sale of land , and It was attached , pending the
petition for divorco. There- an air of mystery
tory about the whole affair.
A Surprise to Mlimcaitta Voters.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Deo. 17. | Spoclal Tele
gram to'/TiiE BuE.l The ofliclnl canvass o
the \oto of Minnesota very unoxpoctodi ;
shows that the amendment to the constltu
tton allowing five-sixths of a Jury to rende
a verdict In all civil cases bas been carried
The press of the state fought tha amcndmon
throughout tkp canvass as In the Interest o
corporations , and Iis adoption is a genuln
surpilso.
s IMghtcon Minors Killed.
Bitl'ssci.us , Dec. 17 , At the Esconfllau
colliery at Harnu today eighteen men en
tercd the cage and the engine was started t
lower them into the pit. Suddenly the ror >
broke and the men were precipitated to tu
bottom of tbo shaft. Everyone was killed
Died from the KfTccts afn Klok.
BOOSB , la. , Doc. 10. [ Special Telegram t
TUB HnE.J Jbseuh Knltiloy , sr , , dlod thi
evening from tbo effects of a kick bra bars
at nn early hour Sunday morning. JJcceasei
o was eltfhty ycaii of ago.
POWERS STILL PRESIDENT ,
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The Alliance Releoti Him After a
Sharp Contest ,
JAY BURROWS AND HIS LITTLE SCHEME ,
He Trios to Saddle Statutory Prohibi
tion on tlio Alliance Vain Attempt
to Sllenco Van Wy
Gnu llulo Itninpnnt.
V , Nob. , Doc. 17. [ Special Telegram
to TimBuc. ] Jay Burrows nnd hU confed
erates spent the grantor part of last tilght In
rallying the forces that wore deserting from
the dictator's ' ranks , and by promises , threats ,
cajolery , duplicity and what not , the exodus
from Burrows' standard was checked and
about hnlf of the unwilling forces wore
forced back Into line , or at least a sufHclont
number to make a majority In the conven
tion. Burrows saw no chance of his succeod-
ng Powers as president of the alltanco aud
rather than loose his grip ho worked for his
own re-elootlon as president of the executive
commlttoo and for the re-election of Powers
as president of tlio alliance. Tbo result was
a general smashing of the slnto made up by
the anti-Burrows faction. Meanwhile -some
good licks were put In for prohibition , as
Burrows Is an avowed prohibitionist ,
It was also urged that In case Mr. Powers
wins hi the present gubernatorial contest
It will bo through the efforts of the prohi
bitionists and that some recognition should
bo accorded their services.
This dual caucusing brought about
tbo surprises of toJay.
"After convening this morning Mr. Powers
severely reprimanded the delegates. Ho
told them that despite tbo fact that the con
vention wus n secret ono that everytuhigthat
had occurred in the ineiHlng of the day before -
fore had been printed In lull In Tin : HER.
Ho declared that some person or persons
were talking too freely nnd demanded tliat
hereafter every mouth bo scaled uf tcr leav
ing the room.
The balloting for president then com
menced. Powers , Dcch , Wolfe and Hull
were the most important candidate * . Dcch
peremptorily refused to run nnd Hull and
Wolfe had too small a following to accomp
lish anything. The balloting finally resulted
in the re-election of Powers. A motion was
then made that the election of Mr. Powers
bo made unanimous. The Vato was taken by
uplifted hand and then the negative votowns
called for. Nearly four hundred hands were
raised. Mr. Powers looked very much dis
pleased at this and there was for a few inju-
utes nn awkward pause after tlio motion was
declared lost. One of Burrows' henchmen
then came to the rescue by making a motion
that the secretary bo instructed to cast the
ballot of the convention for Mr. Powers as
president. The motion prevailed aud was
thus spread upon the records.
Tbo election of vlco president followed nnd
resulted in the selection of Mr. Stewart of
Dnwes county. J. M. Thompson , business
of Burrows' re-elected
manager paper , was -
secretary.
The contest for the five nlnces on the state
executive committee resulted in the present
ation of no loss than forty-seven different
names. The contest ended In the ro-olectlon
of Jay Burrows and the election of Allen
Root of Douglas , B. P. Allen of Cass , Mr.
Bualls of Ouster and Mr. Connell.
Tbo great question is , Will Burrows ac
cept ? Those- who know him best say that ho
will , aud the excuse that ho will present for
his accepting the position that ho only a few
hours buforo declined Is that TUB BBB is op-
posca to him and that In order to vindicate
himself ho had to accept.
This afternoon Mrs. Holmes and another
lady of tbo Women's Christian Temperance
union will deliver addresses to the members
of the convention on the question of prohibi
tion. This , it is expected , will continue the
greater portion of the afternoon , as there is
great mass of business to bo transacted.
There is considerable of a kick on this in
terruption. Persons who nrolnsldo the inner
circle declare this Is but the beginning of a
schema of dictator Burrows to saddle prohi
bition upon tlio alliance. As the anti-Burrows
men are greatly cowed by the quasi victory
of the dictator this morning , it is feared that
Burrows will succeed in 'this ' scheme also.
Already some of the delegates are prepar
ing to go homo this evening , although no
business has been transacted yet excepting
that of electing ofllcers. It is hinted that the
nioro important business has boon purposely
delayed In order to tire out the anti-Burrows
men and got them to go homo , when the
great work of the convention will begin.
Among the schemes brewing it Is believed
Is the adoption of a resolution favoring stat
utory prohibition.
Tbo vote on executive committee was as
follows :
Unrrowa. . . 1,153
Itout 1,1126
Heal O > 3
McQuw ( Uil
Allen 7.54
Total vote 1,421
The talk in the hotel corridors Is that the
favorite candidate for speaker is C. D. Snra-
der of Logan county , who was formerly a
resident of Lincoln ; Erlo Johnson of Phelps
Is said to hove the lead for the chief clerk
ship of the house and Secretary Pirtlo of the
Independent people's state central committee
for secretary of the senate.
The most exciting spectacle of the secret
convention of the state nlllunco occurred this
afternoon when General Van Wyck nroso to
present a resolution that all contracts pay
able In cold should bo void. The Burrows
adherent seized upon this as an opportunity
to sit down upon Van Wyck nnd every means
was used to abash him into silence. Mr.
Powers , the chairman , refused to entertain
tto resolution and ruled in favor of the dele
gates attempting to down the general and at
tempted to make him sit down. Van Wyck
declared that such an order was not in keep
ing with the common rules of parliamentary
practice and then insisted on his privilege to
introduce the resolution and speak In favor
of It. After peremptorily ordering Van
Wyck the second time to sit down , Powers
sent two-thirds of the sorgcants-at-arms to
force him to take his scat. When the fel
lows approached Van Wyck ho defied them
to lay a linger on him. The sorgeants-at-
arms refused to obey the orders of Powers ,
nnd tlio chairman then threatened to brlrig In
tlio police and have Van Wyctt removed by
force , " 'ho general retorted by saying that
for flvo years ho had served as a
soldlor to defend the principle of freedom and
ho did not propose to bo frightened by the
blunliigof the chairman of any convention
who attempted to rule contrary to the prin
ciples of free government and free dis
cussion.
A red-hot debate followed , and when
Powers was finally forced to put Van "Wyck's
resolution it carried almost xinanimously.
Tlio committee an resolutions had n great
llpht over Van Wyck's resolution to appro
priate $ * ,000 of the $7,000 surplus for the aid
of the farmers In tlio western part of the
state who nro suffering from the drought.
Burrows was inclined to squelch the resolu
tion , but the other members of the committee
were bold enough to oppose him I nnd the mat-
tor settled by compromising on $3,500. Bur
rows urged as his reasons for not sending the
surplus to the suffering fanners that the
money should bo devoted to the payment of
the expenses of the delegates attending the
convention.
The proposition to send (3,500 to tbo suf-
. lOrers was unanimously adopted by the con-
ventlon and Senator Van wyck Las smiled
ever since.
Throughout the entire afternoon Burrows
was Riven the preference over everybody
else in catching tbo eye of the chairman.
When Van Wyck introduced his resolution
there were not over a hundred who under
stood what it meant , nnd Burrows seized
upon this opportunity to yell "Put him out. "
But the persons who understood'tho nature
of Van WycK's amendment rushed to hU
sldo , when Powers sent throa gcrgoant-at
arms to arrest tbo general , It is believed
that fears of personal violence deterred lh <
ofllcers from carrying out the Instructions of
the chairman , '
The cheekiest part of tho.wliplo convention
Is regarded as that of , tonight , when Dictator
Burrows reported a number of resolutions
that had not been submitted to the commit
tee. In fact , Burrows had ; 1f\\ \ own way dur
ing the entire evening session , It was
only necessary for him to rlso
to bis feet , nnd if there were
a dozen moil ahead of him ho Invariably re
ceived recognition ,
This evening's session was a most Im
portant one , as the future course- for the alli
ance was mapped out.
In the llrst place , Burrows reported that
tbo committee on resolutions had decided to
oppose Paddock's pnro food bill end to endorse -
dorso Conger's lard bill. This was a surprise
to the convention , hut m Burrows had com
manded that It must go , It went.
The dictator then gave Instructions that nil
moneys collected from saloon licenses nnd
ithor flues In the various cltlos of the state
ihould go Into the state School fund , instead
if Into the school fund of the city or town-
ihlp whore It was collected , This Instruc-
: lon to the legislature was also endorsed.
Dictator Burrows next decided that the
tnto bounty of 'J cents per pound on nil sugar
Manufactured In tbo state must bo. done away
, vlth , as It cncouiagod monopolies. To this
, ho delegates shouted "Ayo. "
As Tnu BRE has been faithfully reporting
, ho proceedings , tastcad of giving Jay Bur
rows the monopoly of so doing , the dictator
etormlnod to find out if a Brn reporter were
ot present. Ho therefore insisted that the
iassword bo passed from oar to car. Powers
icqulcsced , but Tun Br.n kept up with the
it-occasion tbo snmo as usual.
Then the great scheme of Burrows' was
infolded. Wright , the candidate for land
commissioner , who is also chairman of the
contest committo , first gave a statement of
ho finances , Ho said that Lamb , Rlcketts
md Wilson were to receive ? 1,000 for their
orvlccs In tbo contest ; that the stcngraphors
wore to receive $100 ; that liUO moro was to
" 10 paid to the detectives who were In Coun-
11 Bluffs working up evidence. Ho further
tntcd that there was a debt ot $500 to bo mot
at ono of the banks.
Burrows then arose and made n motion
, hat soundid verr muchUlkoa demand that
11,200 ho appropriated from the surplus fund
'or tbo payment of contest expenses. Then
.ho music commenced ncftlti. Many believed
.hat the ontlro surplus fund ought to go to
.ho Indigent farmers Instead of being used
up in a useless political contest. It was In
sisted by many that the independent party
ivus not and should not bo a cat's-paw of the
irohlbltlon party. An' elderly gentleman
hen nroso and nskcd the convention it it as-
iumcd that the nlllunco was the indopcn dent
party while the labor clp'mont counted noth
ing. A one-armed Irishman shouted that it
was , as the labor unions frt ; Omaha had not
unanimously supported Powers.
A motion was made t > v table the question
nnd Burrows became sV angry that he got
Dlack in tha face. A discussion then followed
and when the matter catnq to a vote a bare
majority carried It. :
The matter of usurious interest then came
up. Burrows urged that the limit to all In-
; erost bo fixed atU per cent/ / per annum. This
ow rate was opposed and the matter wus
finally compromised by ah instruction to the
legislntors-clect to favor 4n' law that would
: auso the forfeiture of both Interest and
principal whore moro thrfn the present legal
rate of Interest Is charged. '
THE * IPlLFIGMtT. .
Dempsey Puts up Ola Forfeit for a
Mllf with lijltiijmm ins.
New OntriA.Ns , La. , { Deo. 17. [ Special
Telegram to THH Bun. ] jack Dempsey loft
"or Galvcston last overling. Ho did not see
ntzslmmons , Jimmy Garrojl.comliifj over in-
'toad. ' CarroU said hls piriBctpal Is suffering
rom la grippe , but everybody understood the
ibjcct Is not to let DcmpscT see his extant rival
until they meet In the tin ? . " "Derapsey had
it understood , tbat , ib"men were not to
weight over 154 pounds in ring costume , and
must step from the scilcs to the ring. The
referee will bo chosen the night before the
fight. Dempsey then put , up his $1,000 for-
* clt , and tbo mutch is now binding on both
tides. Carroll was asked with reference to
meeting McAullfTo again , and savs ho will
fight again after the coming nattlo for any
amount , but the weight must bo 133 pounds.
Murderer ISyrnml'a Trinl.
Puns , Dec. 17. In the Eyraud trial today
Eyraud persisted la his statement that Mile.
Bompard conceived the details of tbo crlmo
and put the noose about Gouffo's neck while
the latter was fondling her. During the pro-
: oedlngs Mllo. Bomtiard was seized with a
violent fit of hysterics and was carried
screaming and kicking from the court room.
When she returned luter she was very pnlo.
Garnngor. with whom , eho fled from San
Francisco , replying to question from her
counsel , said ho had repeatedly hypnotized
Mllo. Bompard , who WO3 , a remarkably im
pressionable subject. v
vi i
The South Dakota Henntorslilp.
HUIION , S. D , , Deo. 17. [ Special Telegram
ts Tnc BEE. ] There was n consultation of
democrats hero today at wbleh Judge Tripp ,
General Taylor , Hon. P. F. McClure and
others were present. Trlpp Is certainly the
favorite ot the democrats for United States
senator , and his candidacy will henceforth
bo vigorously pushed. 'Harden will not betaken
taken up unless it appears that Tripp cannot
succeed. Harden may bo left out If some
straight democrat can bo carried through.
The dissatisfaction against Moody makes the
way moro clear for Tripp , who already has
many supporters In the Independent ranks.
The Qunrtetto "Will Hang.
MISSOUI.A , Mont , Doc. ' 17. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEK ! Governor Toolo wired to-
nighi that ho had taken the petition sent him
to commute the death sentence of Paul , Lala ,
Poscalo and Antloy , the four convicted In
dian murderers to bo executed hero on the
10th , underconslderatlon , and that ho would
not grant any respite or commutation , nnd
the quartette will accordingly hang at 10:30 :
next Friday morning ,
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Caught a Tartar.
BiKEnsFiBWCal..Deo. 17. ( Special Tolo-
crnra to Tun BUB. ] T. A. Baker , county
treasurer , was attacked by six strange men
near his residence this evening. The men
evidently intended to commit robbery and
they handled Baker , rouibly. The latter
drew his pistol and flrod twlcei fatally wound
ing ono of the men who' , gave bis name as
James McQundo. Du finer tbo struggle ono ol
the men took Bakor'"pUtol from him ana
fired It , the ball grazing Baker's head.
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Crushed In. by Snow.
noANOKE , Vn. , Dec. ITJ-tTho roof of the
blacksmith shop at hp tlloanoka machine
works fell under a heavy weight of snow thla
morning. Ono ! mnn was killed and eight
seriously injured. Tbo damage to the build
ing and machinery ts estimated at $100,000 ,
Over two foot of snovy ( has fallen hero aud
the storm continues. * , - '
Only Tcinngrnry.
BOSTOX , Deo. 17.With regard to the
Portland , Ore. , dispatch , , stating that wort
on the road now being "constructed frorr
Poitland to Seattle Is to ; bo suspended , Vlc <
President Lane of tbo Union Pacific savs the
suspension Is only temporary and made ii :
order to made some further Investigation !
along the lino.
flan Frnnoluco Detective Killed.
SixFiUNCisco , Gala. , Dee. 17. Tbo dene
body of Detective jlatnos Hutton was fount
today In Jefferson ' square with a gash In th (
head. Hutton had jhcon detailed to watcl
that section of the city for thieves and npna
rcntly bad been killed by a blow from bo
hind. -
Spiln IntJrc'nHlni ; the Tariff * .
MADUID , Dec. JJ"- > -Tha government has In
structcd the minister of finance to issue do
crocs raising the duties on foreign articles o
food. The minister was also Instructed ti
prepare a now protective tariff ,
TALK ON BOVINE PRODUCTS ,
A Great Deal of it is Hoard by the Nebraska
Dairymen ,
, %
SOME VERY POOR MATHEMATICIANS ,
Traces of Them Found in the Hooka
of a County Treasurer's Ollloo A
Jtiovo Disappointment Iicads
to 1 inn n 11 y.
PAWNEE , Neb. , Nov. 17. [ Snoctal Tele
gram to Tun BEI.J The second dayrs _ session
of the Nebraska D.ilryiuans' association con-
vcncil today. Then ) was nn animated dis
cussion of the matter of a dairy exhibition 11
the world's fair , participated In by Boyd ,
Monrad , Button , Schnppel , Bassett , Ashburn
and others , nnd the matter was referred tea
a committee to report to tbo convention.
Tlio report of the treasurer showed the as
sociation to ho In good condition llnanclnlly.
Stimucl Ulcitley of Falls City read n pai > cr
on agricultural depression at the afternoon
session.
There was n paper by Prof. Besscy of the
state university on how not to use cold
s'torago.
Prof , Henry of tho' Wisconsin experiment
station delivered an address on milk testing.
Sawyer explained how cream Is separated
from tntllc by the separator plan , nnd also
operated a hand separator , after which a
snmplo of the skim milk was analyzed by the
Bnbcock method , showing only n trncoot ,
butter fat. Merrill , a prominent creamery
man from Sutton , arrived at noon.
The committee on resolutions reported fa
voring a liberal appropriation by the state
legislature for nn exhibit from this state at
the world's fair , also the passage of a law
providing for holding farmers' ' Institutes In
the various counties of the stato.
liooking Tar County Monnv.
DAKOTA CITT , Nob. , Dec. 17. [ SpecialTele
gram to Tun Bun. ] Thomas J. Welly , who
for the past four months has been examining
the affairs of the county treasurers ofllce ,
made his report today. Ex-Treasurer NcfC
was found short $10,103 , caused principally in
adding up columns of figures. Ex-Trcusurcr
Wilkinson , wbo was confined to his sick
room the last j ear of his ofllco , and whenever
never had a final settlement of
the affairs , was found to bo in
debted to the county $3,235.03. Atlee
Hart , in bobalf of ox-Trcasurcr Wil
kinson , appeared before the board of com
missioners , rend a letter from the doctor nnd
at once proceeded to settle the matter. After
the experts * report was accepted no time was
lost In the settlement being thoroughly adju
dicated and Mr. Hart walked out of the
room with a receipt in full for the amount re
leasing Wilkinson and bis ofllclnl bondsmen
from any and all lurth&r liability. There is
yet four years more to report on. Ex-Treas
urer Noff , from rumor , has $1,70" to credit.
Cnttlo Tlilovos.
CiiArritLi Neb. , Deo. 17. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BKE. ] District court convened
hero yesterday with Judge Church In too
chair. The numerous cases on the docket
nro all disposed of and the famous cattle
stealing c.iso , state of Nebraska vs
Perry Yeast ot al , brought hero
from Grant county is now pending , The at
torneys for tbo stnto have challenged the
array of Jurors. Neville Grimes and Hamil
ton represent the state ana Fuss Sullivan and
> General Necco of Illinois represent the de
fendants. Ono hundred and fifty witnesses
are here from Grant county and great ex
citement prevails. The state claims that
about ono thousand head of cattle have been
stolen and butchered by this den of thieves
during the past live years. The Etiultnblo
land and improvement company of North
Platte nro the heavy losers.
liiHitno Through Trouble.
BK iTiiifiE , Nob. , Deo. 17. [ Special Tclo-
grivm to TUB BBU. ] Frederick Vanllou , nn
old nnd formerly well-to-do citizen of this locality
(
cality was this afternoon examined before
the county board of insanity commissioners
and adjudged Insane * . His insanity Is caused
through his brooding over his financial and
property reverses. Ho will bo taken to the
Lincoln asylum tomorrow.
After Slnny Days.
NuniiASKA. Crrr , Nob. , Doe. 17. [ Special
to TUB BUE. ] Eva Von Sickle has been
granted a dlvorco from her husband , Solomon
Van Sickle , on the ground of extreme cruelty.
The couple Is over sixty years of ago , and the
court room scone was afTccting , as the plain
tiff claimed to still love her husband , but bis
ill treatment has driven her from him. She
also secured | 500 alimony ,
filowCollcetionR.
DAVID CITY , Nob. , Deo. 17. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BKK. ] The people of this city
and community were surprised this morning
when the announcement was made that
Frank A. Snow , one of our pioneer hardware
dealers had boon closed up by creditors. The
cause of the failure la slow collections ns tlio
result of hard times. Liabilities about $ G,000 ,
assets about the samo.
Ijost His
YOHK , Neb. , Deo. 17. [ Special to TUB
Bun. ] While repairing a wind mill this
morning Levi Brooks , a farmer living four
miles south of this city , caught his loft hand
in the gearing and the index finger was taken
off as smooth as if it had been cut with a
knife , ills hand Is otherwise badly crushed.
Kxohuled from tlio Mull.
Yomc , Nob. , Deo. 10. [ Special to THE
BBE.I Today's ' edition of the York Dally
Times was refused this evening by Post
master Dotrlck. it contained a local adver
tising of the drawing for u fancy quilt at a
Christmas bazaar ,
Disappointed in Love.
BEATIUCB , Nob. , Deo. 17. [ Spsclal Tele
gram to TUB BEB 1 Daniel Allman , aged
twenty-six was last evening adjudged Insane
and ordered sent to the assylum at Lincoln.
Ills Insanity Is attilouted to disappointment
In iovo. _ _ _ _
A llrmlsliMV Gyulono Victim.
Yonic , Nob. , Dno. 17. [ Special to THE
BUB. ] Mrs , John Miller , an aged lady who
received several wounds In the Bradsha-.v
cTclono on Juno 7 , died from their effects
Tuesday and was buried today.
An Implement Man Fnlle.
BESNBT , Neb , , Deo. 11. [ Special to Tin
BEB. ] D. H. Hartzoll , dealer In agricultural
implements hero , was ' closed up this morning
by his creditors. Liabilities estimated
W.OOO , assets probably $3,000. , /
Oklahoma Capital 1)111 ) Vetoed.
GuTuniE , Deo. 17. Governor .Stoolo votoec
the Kingfisher capital bill and in his message
warns the legislature that ho will not cousldoi
any further legislation on that subject , Th <
message caused but little demonstration.
J Preferred Dcntli to Disgrace.
'
CIIICAOO , Dec. 17. Robert Baker , shot am
killed himself at his homo this morning it
the presence of bis wife- and u constable , wh (
had come to arrest him on the charge of em
boizlornont from hla employers.
i-
if Itnllyliif ; to Its Aid.
o HUIIOV , S. D. , Deo. 17 , [ Special T < slegran
to Tim Br.E.J National Bank Examiner Joht
E. Diamond has charge of the affairs of tbo
Huron National bank which suspended yes
terday. Tomorrow the stockholders nnd
others Interested will meet to consider offers
of aid from Chicago , Sioux I-"alls nnd other
places and arrange to cpopcn the bank. Do-
nosltors wanting their money will bo paid In
full. It is now known that the anonymous
letters sent to business "men niul depositors
prompted tbo run. A list of over forty busi
ness men and capitalists was published In
this evening's Huron , who uro willing.to aid
the bank to resume business.
THIV ir.f.vT UOLn.
A Prominent German Talks of the
Attttndn tif Kiiropuan Gmmtrln * .
CIIIOAOO , Doc. -Siwcial [ Telegram to
Tun Bin : . ] II. Krclsinnnn , ono of tbo promi
nent Humidors of Berlin , Germany , gave
some views upon the financial situation of
bis country of nn Interesting nature. Be
sides being in chnrtro of nil the surface rail
roads of Berlin , M. ICrcIsmann Is n largo
hnndlcr of American securities and nn inti
mate financial associate of Henry Ylllard.
Asked ns to Iho effect upon Germany's '
money market of the Baring failure , ho said
that hut little difference was noticeable.
"There wus some , " he added , ' 'and owing to
It money became for the time a little tight ,
and the rates of interest were a trlllo ad
vanced , but there was no such marked effect
as characterized the American innikct , be
cause of the greater conservatism of the Ger
man Investors. They do not branch out in
risky enterprises with the boldness of Ameri
cans. What Germany is most Interested In
at present Is the prospective action of your
congress upon the silver question.Vo very
much fear that the frco colnago bill will
bo passed In which event a premium Is likely
to bo placed on gold. Now there nro held in
Germany $ .V)0,000,000 ) worth of American rail
road securities. Uciman government bonds
pay but from S to1 per cent Interest and to
llud larger proflts for the money Germans
Invested largely In Northern Pacific , Illinois
Central , Chicago , Bmllngton & Qulncy and
other railroad securities. Bit before they
did so they were guaranteed the payments
of their dividends In gold. Now with a pre
mium on gold It would not bo likely for these
guarantees to bo broken nnd it Is on this ac
count that wo nro watching the course of sil
ver legislation with no small degree of Inter
est. Wo are gold countries abroad nnd have
no use for bimetallism. "
"In nn Interview published this morning
Jny Gould expresses a hope thatEngland and
Germany will join Franco and the United
States In n proposition toadoptbimetallism ! "
"If Jay Gould said that , ho is badly mis
taken , sliows himself grossly ignorant of the
financial affairs of Uuropo and Ignorance on
that subject Is widespread In the United
States. Bimetallism will uover bo adopted
by any European nation. Gold will be tbo
only standard. Why , oven Austria and Rus
sia , which have been compelled to repudiate
swecle payments nnd have recourse to paper
currency , are hoarding all the gold they c.m
got in order to resume speclo payments at
the earliest possible date. "
TO CVltTAIL JEXJt'WSJUS.
Cyrus itlcCormlok Say * That Is-the
Object ui'tlio Harvester Trust.
Cmcvqo , Dec. 17. [ Special Telegram to
THE Bnc.l Cyrus II. MuCormlek , the presi
dent of the American harvester company or.
trust , was asked regarding n dispatch to the
effect that the farmers' alliance was about to
embark In the business of manufacturing
reapers and mowers at Springfield , U.
"All I know , " said ho , "reg.irdniK the mat
ter is what I read this morning.Vo haveno
objection to their embarking tu the buulupss.
There Is plenty of room for all. They would
In no way Interfere with us. The Impression
seems to exist in certain quarters that it is
the Intention of the American harvester com
pany to raise tbo prlco'of machines. This Is
a mistake , and prices will not bo raised. Tlio
American harvester company was formed in
order that we could conduct our business at a
less cost. That is all. "
Double Wreck on tlio Hnnnlbi ) .
Sr. JOSEPH , Mo. , Dec. 17. While the eastbound -
bound express on tbo Hannibal & St. Joseph
railroad was laying nenrBreekenrlilgo , Mo. ,
last night cooling hot boxes an extra freight
train dashed into ttio rear sleeper , badly
wrecking It. Two or three passengers were
painfully cut and bruised , but no ono was
killed. Soon after another cxtr.i freight ,
east-bound , came along and crashed into the
rear of the f reicht train which llrst caused
tbo mischief. The engineer nnd llromun of
this train jumped and escaped with slight In
juries.
Still Behoves In U.
JfAtiiB , Deo. 17. [ Special Cablegram to
THE BKE. ] Dr. Brown-Sequard was visited
at Nice recently by Dr. Linn , the American ,
in whoso presence ho denied that bfs elixir
had the sarao effect as Prof. Koch's ' lymph.
Ho said , however , that it would support con
sumptives until they could recover. Ho
added that ho had received from all parts of
the world confirmations ot his conviction that
disease could bo combatted by his method ,
which prevented weakness till nature throw
off the disease.
Heavy Kalns nn Vancouver Island.
VICTOIHA , B. C. , Dec. 17 > The recent
heavy rains on Vancouver Island caused the
low lying lands la the neighborhood of
Cowlccban to bo flooded. The Indians in the
vicinity had to break camp nnd are now trav
eling around the submerged district In
canoes. Considerable dnmngo to property
has already been dona and tbo loss already
foots up fiiOO.OOO. . No lives nro reported lost.
9
The Steamship Mihsldy I'lan.
, Loxnos , Dec. 17. [ Special Cablegram to
THE BBE.J The agents general of Australa
sia had an Interview with Sir Ghurlcs Tup-
per yesterday. They promised to aslc their
respective colonial governments whether they
were prepared to assist a regular line of
steamers between Vancouver. B. C. , and
Australasia which the Canadian government
is willing to subsidize. .
Tlio 1'opo In Politics.
HOME , Dec. 17. [ Special Cablegram toTnn
BEE. ] The oopo ha ? appointed a commission
consisting' of Cardinals Rampolla , Oreglia
and Apollint and three laymen to organize
and dlicct the movements of the Cathollo so
cieties of Italy. This action of the pope Is re
garded as an Indication that his intentions
are to take a more active part In polltlca ,
Another lIot Acnlnst the Oznr.
PAUH , Deo. 17. Figaro today publishes
Russian advices stating that another plot tc
murder the czar bos been discovered. The
conspirators are members of a noblemen' :
club. Several Poles were arrested for com
pllclty in tbo plot aud the club house closed ,
The Weather Forecast.
For Omaha nnd Vicinity Fair ; sllghtlj
warmer.
For Nebraska and Iowa Fair ; warmer
winds shifting to southerly.
For South Dakota Fair ; warmer ; south
crly winds.
Cider MOII In BcNnion ,
ST. Louis , Doc. 17. The elder and cldoi
vinegar makers association of the northwos
met today nnd elected ofllcors. A resolutlor
wcs adopted to secure legislation against thi
sale of impure elder vinegar ,
Inquiry About the Serpent's I/OSH.
LONDON , Deo. 17 , The court of inquiry or
the loss of the British cruiser Serpent decld
cd that the loss of tbo voiscl was duo to ni
error of judgment on the part of tbo iinvlgat
injf ofllccr.
A Stove TriiHt in I'roflimor.
CHICAGO , Dec. 17-Stoyo manufacturer
from a number of cities are holding a secre
conference here , presumably with the luten
tlon of forming n trust.
APPflRMENT BILL PASSED ,
After n Lon ( , 'obato the House Adepts it
W ut Amendment.
THE VOTE ST107 / AYES AND 02 NAYS ,
Consideration ol * tlio Election Mcna *
uro ICoHiiiued In ttio Senate and
bolnh MnkeN nil Address In
Its Favor ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 17. After a long debate
bate today the house passed the apportion
ment bill without nmoiulinciU yens , 187t
nays , 8' . ' .
The nepntlvo vote was ns follows : Alder-
son , Allen of Mississippi. Andrews , Barnes
Dlanchiird. Brecklnrldgo of Arkansas , Brick *
nor. DrookMilro , 0. B. Brown , Brunuer ,
Bucknknv , Dunn , Campbell , Cnruth , Uatch-
Ings , Clancy , Clements , Coob , Covert , Crisp ,
Cummings , Unnpliy , Kills , Knloe , Flthinn >
Flower , Foreman , Fowler , Oolssenbilnor ,
Goodnight , hare , Henderson of North Care
Una , Herbert , Ilolman , Lane , Lnwlor , Lester
of Georgia , Mnngcr , Mabb , Martin uf Indl
ana , Martin of Texas. McAdoo , McCarthy ,
McCIcllan , McCroary , McMUlcn , MoHno ,
Montgomery , Mutchlcr , Dates , O'Neill of la
dlann. Outhwatte , Parrctt , Puyntor. Peel ,
I'cnnliiRton , Perry , Pindar , Price , Qulntii
Itlchardson. Hobortson , Kogers , Silvers' ,
Sonoy , Shivoly , Splnolu , Springer , StnhU
ncckcr , Stockdnlo , Tracy. Tucker , Turner
of Georgia , Turner of Now York , Vnux ,
Wuddlll , Wheeler of AJnbamn. Whltthornk
Wlko , Wiley , Williams ot Illinois , Yoder.
The house then adjourned.
Sonnt , ' .
WASHINGTON , Deo. 17. The morning bout
having expired without anything In ortnui
being done , the senate resumed consideration ,
of the election bill , nnd Mr. Dolph continued
bis speech of yesterday upon the subject.
Mr. Dolph held It to bo the duty of congress
"with malice towards none nnd with charity
for all" to exorcise tu tbo fullest extent tbo
powers under the constitution to secure -
cure to every citizen ot the United
States unlive or foreign bora , white or
black , rich or poor the frco oxccrclso of nil
bis rights under the constitution.
Mr. Eustls snld ho would put n question tp
the senator from Oregon and would usk n
frank answer. The question won If the Im
migration of Chinese laid not been prohib
ited , If there were I , fi90lKM Chinamen In Oro-
fen wbo had the riuht of nulTrugo and who
established In Oregon a Chlncvso state depart
ment , and If the pcoplo of Oregon had over
thrown that Chinese government and ro-cs *
tabllshed white political supremacy , would/
bo ( Dolph ) I" such a ciiso advocate the paa *
sago of it law by court-ess , the Intent nnd of *
feet of which would bo to cncoufiigc , utimu-
late and sustain those Chinamen In their ef
fort to recover political power on rnco lines.
Mr. Dolph said that was precisely tlio ar
gument made on the democratic sldo of the
chamber.
Mr. Eustls Will the senator answer my
question }
Mr , Dolph I'm not going to bo Interrupt *
ed.
ed.Mr.
Mr. Kustis But I request the senator
from Oregon to answer my ciucstlon.
Mr. Dolpn I will answer it in my own'
time , but will not stand up to bo catechised ,
I simply tell the senator from Louisiana tlmft
the proposition is prcpo-Ucrous. The Chinese *
do not ask to bccomo' citizens nf the United
States. But I will toll the senator from
Louisiana that thu people ot Oregon will
jicvcr ratio a hand agalnut the government oC
. 'tho United States. They never will light
against the flag of their country.
Mr , Eustls persisted in bis efforts to hnvo
his question answered moro directly , bub
without success.
Then Mr. Morgan took the floor nnd quoted
a clause from the constitution of Orego.i re *
striding suffrage to white citizens , and usco
tlon from the statutes of that state piohlblt *
Ing the Intermnrringo of whites and no jroos1.
Indians or Chinese , and closed with an ex *
clamatlon against hypocrisy.
After arguments against the bill by Messrs.
ICcnnn , Hyan andButlor , Mr. Coke obtained
the floor aud the sonata adjourned.
A XOX-l'.lMl'flSAX OFtfJfCKIt.
Employes Who Failed to Vote lor'lira
Licit Out In thn Cold.
CniOAao , Deo. 17. [ Special Telegram tq
Tim BKI : . ! County Judge Scales , th < )
uowly elected democrat who is ox-ofllclo
chairman of the board of election commission *
crs , bas asked for the resignation of all the
office employes , twenty-four In number. The
election board Is naturally supposed to b
non-partisan , but tbo democratic- politician
have long controlled It in the interest u * tbolv
party. Never until now , however , has It become
come- officially stamped .as a democratic ma *
chine. Immediately after election a strong
pressure was brought to boar upon the judge ,
having for Its object a thorough reorganiza
tion of the cleiks employed on election work ,
It was claimed that over sttlco the drainage )
trustee campaign tbo oftlco had drifted away
from Its dumocrutin moorings , and that sev
eral of the employe1) had been known to vote
the republican tlcuot. Finally tlio ward
workers produced ovHlcneo thut the employes
had refused to turn out nnd work for Scales
for judge on election' duy , so this settled the
question. Judge Sculon , ttio latest acquisi
tion to Chicago's bonscd "nou-partUnii Ju
dlciary , " discharged twenty-four employes of
a legally declared non-partisan oflleo because
they refused to vote for him.
A Duke In Trouble.
NEW YoiiKDoc. 17. [ Special Telegram tot
THE BBE. ] The fact has boon mad'i publtb
that the Duke d'Auxy , a Bel dun nobleman ,
has been arrested for debt on complaint ot
Lyman Ithodns , proprietor of the Pavllllon
hotel at Now Brighton , Stnton Island. The
duke was arrested on a warrant Issued by
Justice Carbott of Now Brighton , the quali
fied charge being "an attempt to feloniously
cheat and defraud Mr. Uhodos of goods and
property worth $15,20. " Mr. Oarhott released
the defendant on his own recognizance and
sot the case down for hearing yesterday. Mr.
Ithodcs was present with his counsel , but tha
duke did not appear. Ono of the lawyers
presented a cortiflcato from a doctor to show
that tlio duke was con tinea in his. room in aNew
Now York hotel by Illness , Justice Cnrbott
decided to adjourn the bearing until Tuursi
duy next.
The President Cautious.
CHICAGO , Dec. 17. A telegram was received
nt the world's fair headquarters today froiq
Director Peck saying that President Hnrrl *
son had decided that ho could not walvo tha
point that the city council might repeal the
ordinance providing for the Isauo of $ . " > ,000.-
000 bond * in old of the fair before issuing hU
proclamation , nnd that several days would bo
required for personal examination of the
point , Ilowovur. bo would accept proof that
tbo funds were in hand if the bonds were
actually Issued and placed in the hands of the
city comptroller. Tlio city comptroller hai
prepared a form for the bonds , which woa
approved by the directors. The work of en.
graving will bo commenced at once , , and itU
believed that the requirement of the prosU
dent will bo compiled with by January 1.
It Cnwo High.
ST. PAUI Minn. , Deo. 17. [ Special Telegram
gram to Tim BKK.J John Graham ol
C Ottuimva , la. , made the discovery yesterday
nt Albert Lea.Minn. , that It is costly busl *
ness to speak lightly of a woman's ' character ,
Some tlino In July , while In business at
Ahert Lea , Mr. Graham spoke lightly of
Miss Tr.iuy Iliuimgarlnor. She brought suit
and ha.1 been awarded t.000of MrUrnliaui'
coin.