THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
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TWENTIETH. YEAK. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , DEOEMBEE 23 , 1890. & \ NUMBER 188.
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THE VERDICT IN KILKENNY ,
[ t Indicates That the Country Wants No
Moro of Parnell.
EXTENT OF THE PRIESTLY DICTATION.
Not Knoll n IJml Thing Tor Kilkenny
After All Ifjimrmiuo of the
Voters Scc'iios About
( he Polls.
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i Gordon J7 iwU.1
Dec. 2i. fNow York Herald
Cable-Special to Tim Hun. ] North Kil
kenny has spoken nnd though the figures will
not ho known before tomorrow , 1 nni confi
dent that I'arnoll Is badly beaten , I saw him
tonight and his fuco nnd manner were elo
quent of defeat. It was not policy to admit
defeat , nnd ho did not , do so until midnight ,
but ho made no claim of n majority nnd said
lip would not rc-commcnco hostilities before
Now Years ,
Thcro Is a marked contrast between the
two lumps tonight. Pat-noil's followers are
like their chief they are very down In the
month. Davltt , Healy and other patriots are
confident In the highest dogrco. Hcnlyand
! Davltt c put Ilcnnescj's majority nt the same
Tlguro , 1,100 , and they feel sure that as North
Kilkenny ha. * gone so will go Ireland.
Much has been said in this contest about
clerical dictation ; much also has been said
about the fearful downfall of these who
" Indulged In 11. There has undoubtedly
been Homo clerical dictation , tho'i-h In
many cases not moro than ndvlcc was given
nud If my readers had seen what I have seen
the last couple of weeks they would bo com
pletely satisfied that clerical dictation is not
eiich a bad thing fora largo pei cent of the
electors of north ICilkcnnoy.
Thcro are no voters In the United
states to compare with this largo percentage
In Ignorance. Why , it was coirimon to find
electors who did not know the names of
the candidates In the election that lor weeks
hail boon occupying the attention of the
world. No American who has not
visited Ireland can concclvo of the depth
of ignorance In which a largo portion of the
peasantry Is steeped , It Is not pleasant to
contcmplnto the result of this contest. It
means much to Pnrnell nnd It also means
much to the priests. Tbo latter were told
by Parnoll nnd his followers that
defeat meant death to their Influence.
The priests have buckled on their armour
nnd fought like members of the church
militant in thn time of the crusaders.
There are eight polling districts in North
Kilkenny. On nil roads leading to them this
morning were long processions outsldo of the
cars. In the first car sat the driver and
the parish priest. In the following cars
wore the electors who stood by him ,
, Their reception was varied but Kcnernlly
favorable. Tuko Custlo Comer for instance.
The largest district in the division hns 1,80 <
voters in It. In came a procession of fanners
nnd were received with cheers by the towns
people. In front of each booth stood n priest ,
who explained the modus operand ! lo the
electors. At convenient points stood priests
handintr out ballots.
HcnnMSoyjHgolyjand Kllbrldo-ivero on the
ground. Also" * on ' thV1ground' ' were John
O'Connor and about a dozen Parnellltes
They did nothing but looic on. The croxvd
gathered at intervals around them. The
women were moro ferocious than the men
Some of their shouts were : "Ah , yo have a
, free , yo dlvils ; Kitty O'Shca and her
" \oose pettlcoats. "
In ono of the booths was Jolm Clancy , sub-
sheriff of Dublin , a supporter of Parnell. IIo
Bald to * no that out of 130 votes 70 were cast
by men who declared themselves illiterate ,
lit the dictation of the priests who were
afraid they would not keep their promises.
This tuny bo discounted , for unless I
rank as a failure ns a pbysiogomlst
fully that paicoiitago of tbo elections of that
paitlcul.ir booth were Illiterate. There was
no disturbance of any kind at Castle Comer.
U'ho eighty police had but little to do and the
Boldlers were Invisible. When the Parncll-
itos left the town they admitted
that It was nearly solid against
them. Ballywaggo was visited by
Oarnoll , but the district wus so hostile that
ho soon loft. Most of the voters went to the
priests' houses for ballots and Instructions.
There were about ton priests In sight. Thcro
was no disturbance.
Parnell expected much of Gowran
and pala It a visit. Davltt
did the same and I must say of the two Da
vltt was received the most favorable. Pnr-
ncll stayed but n short tlmo. Davitt stood to
his guhs to the last.
Whcro Parnoll expected the most solid
vote , ho did not get It. There were six
priests on the ground , About eight hundred
votes were -wiled. The most went to Hen
nessey. Davltt wus strongly backed during
"tho day by Kocho and Crilly.
A t Kolmenagh ! ! 50 votes were cast out of
449. The I'urncllltes claim over 300 nud
probably got 250 In this ono stronghold.
. .Johnstown was the sccno of a small dis
turbance. The Arlington ! people vote thoro.
Xhoy were not sailsllcd wilh that but hooted
the Joliustotvn people. The latter inudo a
rush but were stonpod by the polico.
The vote hero was expected to bo oven , but
it has gone against Parnoll. Doasy and Jor-
dau were to bo personating agents at Fresh-
ford , but arrived late and would not bo ad
mitted.
Parnell nnd Scully paid the place a visit.
The polling forOraco's Old Castla was hold
nt the court house at Kilkenny. Few votes
were polled nnd only ono Incident occurred In
the day. Pnrnell visited the place , saw
a pi lest put his hand on a man's
ehouldor , and told him ho had not a right to
do so la such a place , The priest apologized
and said ho did so from force of hnblt. Par-
neil replied : "I don't bollovo you. " The
priest bowed hut did not retort.
Paruell looked wretched tonight , and
about 11 o'clock made n speech In which ho
laid bo would not admit defeat , ilo spoke to
n deputation of the wotkmon'a club and told
thorn how much ho depended upon them In
the present struggle. IIo spoke with great
effort and without spirit.
At midnight all his supporters acknowledge
defeat. Everything la quiet tonight. There
may bo a disturbance when the result Is
1 announced tomorrow , but I hardly think so.
A rumor which caused considerable cxcltc-
meut was circulated during the morning. It
was to J.ho effect that a largo number ol t
miners hnd boon confined in a coal pit in
order to prevent their voting.Vlld threats
tvcro soon made by both sides and It was an
nounced thut the miners would bo rescued at
pny cost. An Investigation of the reports > . ,
however , showed it to bo nothing
lucre alarming than a "campalcn Ho"
and howls of derision \vcro exchanged be
tween the opposing parties when It became
known that the miners referred to would
later In the day march In a body to the polls ,
Provisions 1'nr Irish Hufl'orcrs.
LOXKOS , Dec. 83. [ Special Cablegram tc
-H. M. S. Magnet left Portsmoutl
today for the coast of Galwny The Magnet
is loaded with meal nnd potatoes , togclhcr
with n quantity of government stores of all
descriptions. This cargoo Is the llrstono of
n series to be sent by the government to re
lieve the dlstroM of tlio famishing Inhabit
ants of Ireland. Three other British gunboats -
boats the Sea Ilorso , Brltaunrto and
Grapply which have been engaged In simi
lar work for some time past , huvo been or
dered to continue this duty for thrco months
longer , when It Is hoped there will bo no
further necessity for rendering" assistance
along the coast.
The Freeman's Journnl's
DUIIMX , Dec. 2) . [ Special Cablegram to
Tin : Br.r.J The Freeman's Journal an
nounces today that If the Kilkenny election- *
return Sir John Pope Hennessy they will bo
playing the game ot Stead nnd Hugh Ulco
Hughes mid "tho crowd of Pharisee. " The
election of Vincent Scully , the Journal says ,
Is the ono and only chunce of winning homo
rule , and Is also tlio only chance for the
clergy to use their Icgitlnrtto Influence.
Parnoll alone , according to the Journal , has
the strength to control certain events ot Irish
agitation , In which clerical control Is most
deeply represented ,
Followed the IllNliop'H Sujinostlnnfj.
Uuni.ix , Deo. 23 , ( Special Cablegram to
Tun Unr ; . ] At the various meetings of the
Cloyno branches of the national league yes
terday the priests , In accordance with the
bishop's Instructions , requested the people to
form lencues Independent of the control of
the Dublin cxexccuttvc , which , as Is well
known , warmly supports Parnell. Almost
of the meetings rclerrcrt to resolutions in
accordance with the blshoo's suggestions
were adopted ,
No Blimey fur Ijonuo ( ; Officer1- .
LOXDOV , Dec. 22. [ Special Cablegram to
Tin : Bnr.j A circular just issued Informs
tbo British branches of the national league
that the services of these of the ofllclals con
nected with such branches will not bo needed
In future owing to the present financial posi
tion of the league.
ImU'onr CioliiK to .Ireland.
DUIIMN . Dee. 02. [ Special Cablegram to
Tin : Bra ; . ] It Is announced horn thatBnl-
four , chief secretary for Ireland , will visit
Ulster lu January for the purpose of making
a hcrlcs of addresses. It Is presumed that
his main efforts will ho directed upou tbo
city of Belfast. _
A Itlot nt Cnrrlok-on-Sulr. .
DUIIMX Dec. AtCnrrlck-on-Suir
, - - - , Tip-
perary , tonight , a crown of Parnellitcs who
attempted to make a bonllro of n pile of cop
ies of Davitt's newspaper , were attacked and
routed by Uavitt's sympathizers , several
being wounded. _
Claim IlcnncHoy'n Klcntloii.
Loxno.v , Dee. 2. ' . A dispatch from Kil
kenny to the Dally News says there is not
the .slightest doubt that Honnosoy is elected
by nt least 1,500 majority.
Chicago Irishmen Uphold Pnrnell.
CiucAOo , Dec. 23. A rousing big mooting
of Irlsh-Atnoncans held in Battery D to
night adopted , amidst enthusiastic cheers ,
resolutions upholding tPnrnoll and his recent
pronouncements against English dictation
in Irish affuhs under any circumstances.
.4 * l'S2'/i.U OP I'OOLIXG.
It Will tic Adopted When tlio Present
Hyntuin is Porl'eot oil.
CIIICAOO , Dec. 22. [ Special Telegram to
THE Br.i : . ] The llallivny Piess Bureau
says : There is no question that the commit
tee having in charge the presidents' agree
ment will report la favor of nn elaborate sys
tern of pooling. A careful canvass off Cbi-
' f
unit in the belief that the only salvation Is
either a division of traOlo or of earnings.
They nil prefer the latter , but are afraid to
adopt it under the present wordlnfr of the
interstate commerce act. The Alton nnd
Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City
nre the only two roads now hold
ing out against the agreement , but
it comes from nn authorativo source
that both will Join the movement as soon as
they nro satisfied that their Interests will be
fully protected. The Alton bollovos the
simplest way out of tbo'whoso dlfllculty
would bo for'tho various roads honorably to
maintain the agreements now in existence ,
but will not prevent unanimous action if
assured that it will got its share of the
traflio.
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Kaunas Knllroadu Consolidating ,
ATCIIISON . Knn. , Dec. 22 , [ Special to THE
BEI : . ] Flvo local Missouri Pacllio companies
in the southern part of the stnto held a moot
ing In this city today and , under an net of
the legislature passed two years ago , formally
consolidated with the parent system. To
morrow six companies of the system will
meet hi Wichita for the same purpose , and
during the week ono company will meet in
Now York , By this act these companies lese
their identity nnd become swallowed up by
the big corporation. The municipalities that
own stoclc In lliu companies are not affected
as to their rights by the ctiango.
Tlio Atclilson Statement.
BOSTON , Mass. , Dec. 22. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : BEE. ] The Atchlson , statement for
October , Including St. Louis nnd San Fran
cisco , show gross earnings of $1,227,537 , an
Increase of J399,8iO : ; net earnings of Sl.CO- !
823 , a decrease of $ U1)02. : )
K\IOIITH Of
A Now Secret Political Organization
Forming IOili-os ,
GAIIDEX CITTT , ICnn. , Doo. iii. A now se
cret political organization , recently referred
to by the press at largo as "Knights of Uo-
clprocity , " is about to form a state or
ganization by organizing a grand ledge for
Kansas. A number of applications are being
received by the supreme oflleers fordlsponSa-
Uons lo organize now lodges throughout the
United Stales , nud tlio indications point tb a
rapid growth of the order.
Illlnolfl Central ISepnlr Shops Ilnrncd.
CHICAGO , Dec. 21. The mint shop nnd
repair shop ol Iho Illinois Central railroad
was entirely destroyed by llro tonight. In
the first building were sixteen passenger
coaches worth Sl.fiOO apleco , nnd in the re
pair shop were four coaches nearly com
pleted , also valued at $11,500 npicco. The llro
stopped Just before a building containing
over $ ir > 0UOO worth of patterns was reached ,
The total loss is estimated at $125,000.
Mendelsohn tinNlhl'.ist. .
PAHIS , Deo. 23. [ Special Cablegram to
Till * II in : . ] It Is stated that Mendelsohn , the
nihilist , has started for London , in which
city ho intends to take up his residence. It
is announced In this connection that Miller-
and will Interpellate the government in the
chamber of deputies in regard to Mendel
sohn's departure , U being intimated that the
French police caused him to take this step.
Another French Duel ArrnnjjpJ.
PAIIIS , Deo. 22. Brousso , vice chairman of
the municipal council of Paris , had a quarrel
today with Duumy , a member of the cham
ber of deputies. After un angry exchange of
words Crousso struck the deputy a blow in
tbo face. Tonight arrangements were made
for a duel.
Huns and Slavs Flsht.
JOHNSTOWN * , Pa. , Dec. 22. Ills just learned
that a desperate fight took place In a mining
town , some distance from hr-re , Saturday
night , among a colony of Huns and Slavs.
Three people were fatally wounded.
Tlio Weather Forecast ,
Tor Omaha and vicinity Fair ; colder.
For Nebraska , Iowa and South Dakota-
Fair ; colder Tuesday and Wednesday , with
cold wave ; northwesterly winds.
BULL'S WARRIORS SURRENDER
Big Foot and a Band of Hostllcs Headed Off
by Ooloncl Stunner.
AN EARLY SETTLEMENT HOPED FOR ,
Imllmi Accent AIoImuRlillti'f ) Ofllolnl
Hoport on the Killing of Sitting
Ilnll-Stnnilfl Ph-fit In the
Hostile Camp.
PINK Ilmnr. Aor.xor , S. D. , Doc. 22.
[ Special Telegram to Tnu Br.r. . ] Sitting
Uull's band of leO warriors led by Big Toot
hnvo Just surrendered to Colonel Sumnrrwho
with 200 soldlors succeeded In surrounding
them in the vicinity of Standing Hoclc while
mailing for the bud lands.
General Miles looks for nn early surrender
of all the hostile ? . Tbo bad land leaders
counted upon flOO Indians from Standing
Uock , Including Sitting Bull's hand of 2QO
Indians from the Cheyenne nucncy , nnd
Humph nnd Big Foot's braves at Cherry
creek and ncccsslons irom northern agencies
which would have swelled the hostile camps
to over 10,000.
"Had the conjunction been effected , " said
Gcncial Miles this morning , "these Indians
In the absence of military protection could
have massacred as many settlers as , the Sioux
did in the Minnesota troubles of 1M52. "
Colonel Sumncrm , his dispatch announcing
the capture of Big Foot , says : "This cleans
up the Indians along the Choyenno. " Ho
has orders to tnko the Sitting Bull nnd Big
Foot parties into Fort Mcado or , If more
practicable , to Pierre. General Brooke wires
that Turning Bear , with his band , the ad
vance of the Pine Ridge delegation to the
hostile camps , has arrived at the bad lands.
General Brooke has sent word of the sur
render of the Sitting Bull people nnd Big
Foot and thinks this news will alii
his ambassadors In tholr work of
hurrying In the recalcitrants. Bravo
Bear , the Pine Kidgo policeman who
brought in Little , the Indian who precipl
tatcd the dlfllculiy nt tbo acency by drawing
aknifo and assaulting a policeman , says that
Short Bull wants to leave the bad Inuds.while
Kicking Bear insists upon dofianoo. The In
diana hero , ho says , bellovo that the party
who went out will at least succeed In aiding
Short Bull to como in with his followers. A
peaceful solution of the difficulty now
seems probable , but , as General Miles
remarked , p "Bad nows. may. como
In later in the day. " General Miles Is of Iho
opinion that the death of Sitting Bull loft
the hostile conspiracy without a head and
that an early surrender is probable.
'I ho Report Ufllclnlly Confirmed.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. General Schoflcld
has received a telegram fiom General Miles
dated Uupid City , S.D. , December 23 as fol
lows : "I believe all the followers of Sitting
Bull are captured. Colonel Sumncr reports
today the capture of Big Foot's band of
Sioux numbering 150. lie has been one of
the most defiant and threatening. "
8TAXDS FJ11STS STOJHV.
Ho Says the Hostile * Barely Gave Him
PINE Kroan AOENOT , S. D. ( via Eushvillo ,
Nob. } , Doc. 22. [ Special Telegram to Tim
BEE. ] Stands First , widely known as ono of
the most sagacious ana bravest of Indian
scouts , returned from a spying errand to the
hostile camp last uight. General Brooke
sent him out last Thursday and ho spent all
of Saturday in the camp of the savage clan.
Ho had been within the camp grounds but a
few hours , ho said , when ho was threatened
with his life. Then ho made an attempt to
deliver the advlco of peace which ho had been
told to glvo. As soon as ho commenced to
speak , ho says , the hostiles , of whom ho saw
over four hundred In ono bunch ulono , set up
a series of war howls that completely drowned
what ho said. They crowded around him ,
malting him the center point of a great
circle. Having done this they leveled their
guns at him. The howling then ceased and
t.ho spokesman for the bloodthirsty gang ad
dressed him. Ho was told that they , the
hostllcs , had listened to their peace talk.
They would hoar no moro of it. They would
never ntjatn allow nn advocate of pcaco to
leave tholr camp alive. Statements they had
previously made to the ble peace party sent
out a week ago to the effect that the whlto
soldiers were cowards and afraid to fight
them were reiterated with a moro mad vlo-
lonco than over. They taunted him with
assertions that ho , Stands First , was acting
like a woman ; that no was not worthy of
being an Indian and that ho was a cowardly
slave of the white man , To this lost charge ,
Stands First says that ho replied :
"If you think mo a coward shoot , me but
if you do thcro are many moro whom
J
you will have to fight when I am gone. Kill
mo , kill mo. You arc too cowardly to kill mo.
You arc acting like fools to refuse to glvo up
your designs of war. What will become of
your old men , your squaws nnd your children
when the soldiers como nnd you nro killed , as
will surely bo the case if you persist In this
way of doing ! "
"When the soldiers come , when the sol
diers como , " mocked the hostllcs. "Tho sol
diers ara cowards ; they will not fight us. As
for our families , wo have boon ready for a
month to show how wo can protect them. "
Before ho loft their camp Stands First says
that the hostiles told him they had field
glosses and through them had seen soldiers
( probably Carr's command ) many , many
miles to the south west of thorn. After leaving
the hostile camp he saw young Indian warriors
a long way oft shootlnp , apparently , Judging
by tholr peculiar autlcs , having a skirmish
with the soldiers. The scout concluded
his talk by saying that ho passed
the party of 131 friendllcs going on
the flnal pcuco errand nnd that left
hero yesterday morning , IIo says their errand -
rand will bo fruitless , for ho has every rcasori
to bollovo that they will not bo allowed to
outer .tho camp. Stands First bollovos there
are ara a few in the bad lands camp who
would como jn but they amount to nothing , .
ho says , In comparison to those whom It will
bo totally impossible to budge u particle from
their determination to fight.
Included In the great lot of provisions
tuUcii out by this last peace party lo the hos
tiles were three wagon loads of Omaha
crackers. C. II. C.
THE CMlltlST , MltH'lil\S ,
IIo t-aja IIo IH the Iiullnn Messiah In
n 1'octle Way.
PINB Ulnae AOENOV , D. D. , ( Via Hush-
vlllo ) Dec. 23. [ Special Telegram to THE
BEL-.J A medium sized , well dressed , qulto
good looking looking man about forty years
old , with evidently considerable education ,
appeared hero today , claiming to bo Christ ,
tbo Messiah. lloUdcad broke and possibly
a llttlo daft The Indian police ran him In on
the charge of being u stranger unpossessedol
the necessary pass to the agency grounds ,
IIo was taken before Agent Hoycr Just before
dinner and given n hearing. Ho said his
name was A , C. Hopkins ; that ho lived in
Nashua , la. , and had served four years in the
war. j .
"I claim to bo Christ , the Messiah , in n
poetic sense , " said he. "The same pootlo
sense In which Hiawatha , SAcratos and Gen
eral Grant nro considered and esteemed the
world over.1 'J
"Prove that you nro Chriit , " sold Agent
Hoycr.
"Give me morn time to RO among these In
dians nnd I will , " replied the stranded pro
hibitionist
' "I'll ' glvo you Just ono hour to got out of
town , " answered the agent , "nnd In the
rftenntlmo you will bo In charge of a police
man. " . *
"Let me question him ajllutc , " said Mr.
Cooper , the special representative of Iho In
dian department nt Washington , who has
been hero a month or moro. *
"All right , go nhcnd ; 1'vOno objections , "
snld Hover. '
In the meantime the office had become
packed with Indians nnd array officers.
"Perform some unusua } net , " began
Cooper , "which will prove you possessed of
supernatural power. "
"I don't claim to bo possessed of super
natural power. "
"How. ' then , can you prove yourself to bo
Clirlstt' ' /
"I'm Christ m n poetic way. The Indians
nro n poetic race. They nromaturo and I am.
nature , "
"Aro you the Christ thati Porcupine saw
away up north nnd kicked up such u dovll of
n row tolling nbout it ! " '
"No , sir ; I'm ' from Iowa. "
"Can you talk Sioux ! " 1
"No , sir. " {
"Any Indian languncol" <
"No sir. " ?
"How do you expect to communicate with
the Indians ! "
"By my oycs nnd hands.1' '
"What do you waut /communicate / to
thesolndlnns ! " *
"The fact that the new message that has
como to them teaches peaco\iustcadof \ war. "
" Who sent you hcrel"
"Christ. "
"Can you prove It1 '
"Yes , if it was nccessnry , but I don't want
to do It here. " f
Why ! " '
" 'Cause I'd ' bo ridiculed. "
Turning to American Horse , n shrewd old
Indian who stood by , Mr. Cooper said :
"American Ilorso" , what do vou think of
this man for n Christ ) Doci his appearance
carry out your Idea In that line ! "
"Humph , " grunted American Ilorso , "give
him to the polico. "
Then Lieutenant Bcnhnm' , who had boon
on interested listener , took'tho "christ" in
hand nnd put him through a.searching cross-
examlnation. The Inan stood it wonderfully
well so far as artful answers to the questions
put to him by tbo lieutenant was concerned.
The stranger showed fcot the slight
est Indication of insanity , all through
the examination except in the
ono particular of insisting upon tbo claim
that ho was Christ. While , the questioning
was going on it was observed that a great
throng of Indians were gathering outsldo the
oillco and that they wore talking excitedly
and pointing to the room where "Christ"
was. Agent Itoycr thcrfordored the man's
time cut short and that ho leave forthwltn.
As ho was getting through or rather being
hiibtlod through by n policeman it occurred tome
mo I had heard the name A. C. Hopkins In
connection with the Indians troubles. PushIng -
Ing through the crowd , I held a brief conver
sation with him , which resulted in inv ascer
taining that ho was the snrno man
who kicked up all the trouble
among the Indians In the vicinity
of Menomlnco , Wis. , n short time ago nnd for
which ho was arrested , taken to Milwaukee ,
Jailed nnd but rocontly.rclca.sod. I also founti
that ho spoke Chippewa very fluently. Ho is
also the same individual vhQ. achieved some
national reputation by advooiitlng the pansy
as our national flower. ' '
A largo number of the TivTiUns that had
gathered recognized hlmA1 , < .flrst8'5tltianil ' :
.rushing fonvard hook D&ada'with'hitn very-
heartily.
'Where are you going when you leave
hero , " 1 asked.
"I am going to see General Miles and
then I'm going to push Into the Bud Lands
all alone , If necessary. Christ went into the
wilderness without fear and lean do what he
did , " wns his reply.
A conveyance having been procured the
duneorous pretender to divinity wns put Into
It and driven away. Before being arrested.
Hopkins was seen going through the Indian
camp hero with a white blanket wrapped
around him mm uttering' brief but alarmiiitr
sentences in Sioux to nil the Indians he met.
C. H. C. '
FIGHT IflTII HV3II"S
Troops from Colonel Suinnor'H Com
inantl Have a llrush with IruliniiH.
Hu'iiJ CITV , S. D. , Deo. 22. [ Speclnl
Telegram to TUB BUE. ] T robps from Colonel
nel Sumner's command had a skirmish yes
terday with a number o ? Indians from
Hump's band who are on their way to Join
the hostiles In the bad lands. None were
seriously hurt. Aloro troops have been scut
out.
out.Tho
The report has boon received of a largo
number of Indians trying to Join those in the
bad lands , but the number is believed to be
exaggerated.
Yesterday ton cowboys nmhusncd a num-
berof bucks near Battle Creek , killing one
and wounding others. The cowboys cap
tured a uutnocr of ponies and saddles.
The Killing of , Siltlns ; null.
WASHINGTON , Deo. 23. The commissioner
of Indian affairs has received from Indian
Agent MoLaughlin n report on the light be
tween the Indian police and the followers of
Sitting Bull on the 15th lust , when that
chlof was captured. The report does not
differ materially fiom what has already been
printed. The agent sneaks in very
higii terms of the , judgment and
bravery of the Indian police , and
strongly urges the government to glvo them
some substantial reward for tholr services ,
IIo also urges that generous allowances bo
made for the families of these killed. Beside
the Indian police four volunteers , Gray
Eagle , Spoiled Thunder , Otter Hobo nnd
YoungKaglc , who participated in the light ,
uro spoken of as deserving recognition.
To Inquire Into Slttlni ; HuU's Death ,
WASIIIXOTOS , Deo. 23. In the house toduj
Mr. Blanchard of Louisiana offered for re
fcrcncoa preamble and resolutions calling
for tbo appointment of a committee of flvo tc
Inquire Into the killing of Sitting Bull and
the Immediate causes leading thereto. The
committee will also Investigate the existing
Indian troubles in the nortnwcst.
The preamble recites that the killing "at ) '
pears to have been accomplished under clr-
cumstancos recognized neither by the laws ol
war nor these of peace , " and the resolution
directs the committee to investigate "whothai
a state of war existed which Justified his
summary taking off , nud If not what justifi
cation there was for his violent death at the
hands of Indian police In the employ of the
government. "
Tlio Strike In .Scot I nnd.
Gusaow , Dec. 23. [ Special Cablegram t 0
TUB Bcn.J The rallwaj * strikers have sc
for succeeded m paralyzlngtrafllcthroughoui
Ibis district that very few trains are run
nlng. Pickets of strikers are stationed al
many points and they are trying to Induce
the few engine drivers remaining at worL
to join thu strikers ,
Deo. 2-2. [ Special Cable
gram to THE BEE. ] The strikers nro con
ducting their operations with much vigor
Their pickets are dolug good work. AH o ;
the mineral and most Of the passenger trunk
has already been stopped , nnd there docs nol
bccin to bo any prospect of an early settle
uient of matters In dispute ,
The strike Is spreading rapidly. About
throe thousand men have already loft theii
wane and It is uxnucted that an additional
thousand men will quit work tonight.
Latest reports tonight arc that the strike U
spreading. The Singer st-wljg machine
works were compelled to shut down because
of thu strike , throwing - OUJ per o is out ol
employment.
Two Bojua Electricians Suddenly Oonn to
Grief in Oouuoil Bluff * .
IT WAS A TEMPTING JOINT STOCK FAKE
C. 1) . Covcll of Omaha Jailed , Charged
with Obtaining ? ' < > O from
G. A. HoliooiUnuic U tutor
False Pretenses.
About a montti ago two men engaged n
small building on Hroadwny , Council Bluffs ,
tailing n lease for a few days with the privi
lege of keeping the building nn Indefinite
tlmo. The men gave the miniM of 0. D.
Covcll and W. Bollard. After renting the
room they hauled over from Omiha several
small nnd apparently second-hand storage
batteries , with n bundle or two of Insulated
clcctrlollght wlro r.nd a box of slxteen-candlo
power Incandescent Edison lamps , 'lliey nt-
inched about n dozen of these to each of
the storage batteries mid the morn
ing and the owning was the
first day. Tlio second day opened about
7 o'tlodc the succeeding evening with a bril
liant Illumination in the old building that
made It fairly glitter in Its resplondanoy nnd
attracted a great deal of nutlco from the
throngs on the street. The window curtains
wcra thrown to the top of tlio saih nnd the
multitude invited to come and see the ninth
wonder of the world , a llttlo voltalo battery
that was capable of supplying a dozen Incan
descent lights for nu indefinite period. Back
of each storage battery were half a dozen
common battery Jars , containing the usual
copper nnd zinc plates nnd blue vltrol solution
for the generation of the ordinary low ten
sion electric currents. Those common Jars
were pointed out by the two men in charge as
being the source of light nnd power that was
capable of maintaining the dozen lamps nil
night If necessary , and resting from the exer
tion nnd recuperating during the clay by run
ning a few small motors.
It was n modern wonder , nnd the crowds
stood around with open oycs llxed with pure
astonishment. But the fellows were looking
for people of the sucker variety , who would
como around with open mouths and
pocket books. Elaborate arrangements
were made to Induce the visits
of this kind of game , nnd the fellows In
charge took great pains to describe the ap
paratus in detull , but keeping In profound
seclusion the great secret they had discov
ered , which was to revolutionize tlio electric
light nnd power business of the world. The
lollows incidentally nnnounccd tnut they
came dlredt from Boston nnd hail stolen
away from the Hub of intelligence nnd
wealth and como to Council Bluffs solely for
the purpose of escaping from the greed of
eastern "capitalists wtio were determined to
got control of tlio grand invention , even if it
cost millions of dollars.
After attracting n great deal of attention ,
on the second night of tholr advent and when
the room was full of people almost stupllled
with astonishment , the "electricians" an
nounced their intention to close up and got a
llttlo rest , and prepare for grander demon
strations on the morrow , and thomoriow
night. The lights were turned out and the
crowd hustled out , and the old building had
lost its brilliancy. The remainder of the
evening was spent in catling upon prominent
citizens and inviting them to come down and
witness the modern wonder. The batteries
.wero .described as costing but a few dollars ,
- and the intended victim Avas.told that by once
fllllnfc the Jars , nt a cost of about 00 cents
a jar , ench battery would run twelve incan
descent lights for seven hours each night
and a small motor for six hours each day for
a little period of seven months. It was explained -
plained that the batteries could bo put Into
every house In the country where the owner
hud the ability to hustle up 590 , and then the
company that was to bo organized would
muko a clean ? SO on each one. They wanted
to organise a stock company and make Coun
cil Bluffs the great head center of Illumina
tion , the light of the world , as it were , and
for tills purpose would place $10,000
worth of stocic at 60 cents on the
51. It was a great scheme , nnd when
they discussed it they both became madly en
thusiastic. Among the prominent business
men nnd capitalists in the Bluffs taken
down to see the plant wore S. B. Wadsworth ,
C. H. Ilannnn , L. II. Hanscom and many
others. They would bo taken in very
"
stealthily by "one or the other of the alleged
electricians , but who could only got Into the
building by observing a bcrios of raps and
signals , wnon the door would ho opened by
the other fellow. This proceeduro tended to
make the investigating capitalists suspicious
rather than enthusiastic , ana the brilliant Il
lumination that followed the turning of a
switch wis not sufficient to reassure thorn.
The belief was fixed that the fellows had
tapped an elqctric light or motor wlro and
were stealing the current used.
The matter was brouglit to the attention of
THE BEF , nnd n reporter made three at
tempts to get Into the building cither at night
or In the day time , but admittance was re
fused him upon specious pretexts. Three up-
uolntments were made witti other parties
who had become interested in the matter in
good faith , but each time whin ho appeared
the nips and signals given by his friend
failed to bring a spark of light or a response.
The place was dark and deserted each night
and during the day the blinds were kept
closely drawn. After the fourth day the
outllt pulled out In the night as mysteriously
as it came and dropped out of sight al
together , Tno reportoiial hunt for a swindle
was then dropped.
Yesterday afternoon the preat discovery
was brouglit to the surface again in the shape
of an information filud by G. A. SchoedMiek ,
proprietor of the Twin City steam dye works ,
charging C. D. Covcll , the all-round rustler ot
the concern , wlthobtninliigmonoyundorfalso
pretenses. On Sunday it was found that
Coveil had returned to Umulin , and
a scheme was arranged to induce him
to go back to Council Bluffs. Ono
of the parties whp had taken a deep in
terest in the matter sent word to tlio fellow
that another man was rendy to take a block
of "stock" and would pay Sl.OOO down , lie
was to meet him In Kolligg's barber shop ,
next door to the building whom the plant had
been located. Instead of meeting a willing
victim ho encountered Deputy Cusie with n
warrant for bis arrest , and fifteen minutes
later ho was la the Pottawattando county Jail.
The whole story then came out. The \V.
Bollard of the linn was one of the chlof
operators of the notorious Don Carlos lumbar
company of Omaha , nnd the man calling himself -
self Covcll was his capper. Their plan was
very simple. The batteries were simply two
old common storage affairs. When charged
with 1,000 volts of current they would
maintain twelve lamps for flvo hours ,
The Jars were only a blind. The
batteries were small nnd easily lifted ,
and each nlgnt after midnight they were
loaded on a wagon and taken to the Omaha
electric light works and charged and brought
over before daylight. Among the Council
Bluffs people who took n deep interest In the
matter was Dr. F. P. Bellinger , and ho had
agreed to take $1,500 in stock when convinced
the thing was not a fraud. When the outfit
loft they went to the northern part of the
state nnd set up tbo fake in LcMars. Hero
the batteries became exhausted and the lights
went out. Covcll claimed that sometning
was wrong with them which could only bo
fixed by taking thorn down to Sioux City.
Dr. Bellinger had sent his brother with the
outfit and ho followed Uovell to Sioux City ,
baw him tnko the batteries to the station and
get them charged. A talk with the electri
cian at the light station convinced him that
the thing was a fraud , and lie returned to
Council Bluffs and acquainted his brother
with the fuels.
After the arrest of Covoll yesterday the
history of his transaction with the dyoworks
man came out. Covcll cama to Schoodsack ,
who had spent several nights in thu brilliancy
of the lights and was one of the worst blinded
of the many moths attracted , and told him
that S. \Vnds\\orth had paid In 11,000 for
stock , Bellinger * 100 and that Prank Hot-
tigp , the harbor , had taken VM worth and
showed him Kcttlgp's cho < \ * * tOO. Upon
this representation ho Imkioilocdsnck to
Invest K > < H ) In cold cash , uilf of the
amount of stock issued him. I as known
the dye man Is the only vlctlii > ese faith
wns great enough to Induce bin Invest his
hard-earned dollnrs.
No complaint has been nmdo against the
lumber company contingent In the swindle ,
but It was Intimated last evening that the
Omaha police would bo asked to hold him.
The warrant for Iho nrro.st of Covcll wns
Issued from Jmlgo McC'co's court. The date
of the hearing has not been fixed.
HVJIOIIEI ) AiH * AIU'imiStKH'.S ,
Knizcr for Milwaukee , Sonnnclt for
Omaha nnd Soaiilnn for Salt l.nlco. .
KOMK , Dec. 2It ! Is announced that
nt the coming consistory Bishop Kutzer
will bo appointed archbishop of Milwaukee ,
Bishop Senmiell as archbishop of Omaha and
Bishop Scanlan nrchblsliop of Suit Lake.
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COXiltKSS10.\ I 1'KOVKKU l # ,
llcliatc lU'Siiiupil In Ilic Senate on thn
1'YdfM-aI Klrrliim ni'l.
WASIII\OTONDCC. 22.-Thirty-two senators
responded to the roll call , twelve less than a
. The directed
uoriim. scrgcant-nt-arms was
o request thopr&oncoof thoabsont senators.
In ttio course of half an hour a quorum up-
cared. The senate passed the bilfto cstnu-
shed n record and pension oillco of Iho war
opart incut.
The conference report on the Sioux rcscr-
dllon 1)111 ) was ndoptoi | ,
Mr. Cullom , by ivquost , Introduced a hill
o Incorporate the Pan-American transporlo-
atlon company. Hofcrrcd.
Mr. Hoar gave notice tnat ho would at . " 5:30 :
Ids afternoon' ask the senate to'take u recess
ntll 8 o'clock.
Mr. Spooner submitted various conference
cports on public building measures. Agreed
o.
The house amendment to the senate amend
ment to the urgent dcllclency bill ( striking
tit the appropriation for the pay of clerks to
enntors ) was non-concurred in.
Discussion on Iho election bill was re
timed , Mr. Hif-glns taking the lloor. Com-
ncn tin * ; on Mr. Stewart's opposition to It , ho
aid that senator's objections were not that It
lad faults , but that It did not have faulls -
lot that it was n force bill , but that It was
lot a force bill. Ho discussed at great length
ho management of elections In various states
o show the necessity for the loform
imposed In the pending measure. As to the
lalmof the southern senators that they could
lot endure negro domination , Mr. Hip-gins
leltovcd there never wa * a day \\hon south-
rn whlto leaders could not have had the
icarty support and following of the black
non of the south for tlio asking. He hud nl-
vays considered that ono great service the
leihocratlc party had rendered was its cor-
alllug and hrliielntr Into Its fold all of the
icoplo who were the least llttod to discharge
ho functions of American cltl/ens. And
vhy , ho asked , had not the southern whlto
lomocrats done tno same wjth thq blacks I
. Mr. Ilcagan leplled that the reason was
hat in the reconstruction period the carpet
i.igtrers made the blacks believe that the
vhites were their enemies nnd arrayed the
ilacks in nn oath-bound leiguo to vote the
cpubllcan ticket.
Mr. Higirins denied that the problem of
manhood stiffrntro ever had a chance at the
outn , Tbo pending bill was moderate , ncc-
bsnry and jiibl. It would bring no more
riolcnco lhati the present law. If it did the
senators could not help it. They could not
, ako the responsibility of refusing to do right
localise others would do wrong.
Mr. Voorheea opposed the bill , The open-
K part of his speech consisted of a criticism
of President .Harrison for that portion of his
message to congress urging the passage of
the election bill. If Mr. Harrison , ho snld ,
should ulld'e'f take to- put on the stogo "a
school for hypocrisy" ho could not do better
than dramatize that portion ot bis message
that relatod'to fair'and honest elections.-1 Tfio
rank corruption of the election of 1883 was
resting , folded awav In "blocks of llvo , " and
was fresh and still carefully preserved In the
nlmls of the American people. Mr. Voor-
hees charged that within sixty days after
the Incoming of the present administration
in extensive , powerful nnd corrupt conspir
acy was formed to Import n certain class of
voters from distant parts of the country Into
Indiana , West Virginia and Connecticut in
order to secure majorities In these states for
Iho republican ticket In 189J. Proof of It had
[ icon published in Iho New York World on
October 4 last , Including a letter from Hus
tonwensurer , of the United States , to Mr.
author of the " himself
Lindsay , plan , "declaring
self heartily in favor of the scheme , " anil
saytnir that ho would speak to the president
about it. It was painful , Mr. Voorhcos re
marked , to rollcct that a man who knew Bcu-
jainln Harrison better than any other man In
publlo Hfoand had carried him and his for
tunes through the stormy and corrupt , cam
paign of IbSS In Indiana , lelt himself war
ranted in submitting for his consideration
nnd approval a corrupt project for the over
throw of honest resident majorities by a
shameless colonization of black voters from
the south , and yet that man ( Huston ) ro-
talncd the high ofilce ; had met with no ro-
buko. The names of Dudley and Quay hav
ing boon Introduced In connection with this
scheme , Mr. Voorhces said ho took no pleas
ure in commenting on the names of men con
nected with that conspiracy , but hoould
not remain silent when oven the moat exalted
dignitaries of tbo government were found
conspiring , plotting and bun-owing amid
filth and corruption to overthrow rightful
majorities In Indiana and to place her people
under the rule of the lowest negro clement
that could be nought and import- . ] from the
south. Mr. Voorhoes went on to tead letters
from Quav and from other rcnublican repre
sentatives from Indiana , approving of the
colonization plan , as well as correspondence
between Llndsav nnd his co-worker In the
enterprise. Whitoliead of North Carolina ,
giving some of the points of the plan and
suggesting ihat some 5,00(1 ( negroes from
North Carolina must ho plnccd in Indiana.
In ono of the earliest epistles of Lindsay to
his con federate , said Voortiees , the following
rich and historic morsel of advlco and in
struction was given : "Now , my de ir friend ,
read this letter , which , I hope , will put you
In better spirits , nnd , in Iho language of
ono of our greatest statesmen , burn this
lotlcr. Do not tear it un , but burn it.1 Mr.
Voorhces spoke at Icnglh against Iho clcclion
hill , appealed for fair play for ihn south and
declared that In every ouo of the houthorn
stales the negroes hud received moro nnd
higher political honors than In all the north
ern stales put together.
Mr. Hoar nt I ! p. in. moved that the scnato
tnko a recess until 8 o'clock. The vote was
yeas , 20 ; nays , fi no quorum. Mr. Hoar
said ho had noticed slnco the motion was
made that a number of democratic bonntors
had loft the chanmcr nnd others did not vote.
As It seemed Impossible to get u quorum , Ho
moved to adjourn , and this was dune.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. After three or four
measures relating to the District of Columbia
were disposed of the bouse adjourned.
Only to Correct nn ICrror.
BOSTON , Mass. , 1)00.23. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : Bui : . ] It Is officially given out that
the recent report of the recording of a Union
Pacific mortgage in Fremont , Dodge county ,
Nebraska , arose from the fact that the Union
Pacllio sinking fund 8 per cent mortgage loan
to the Union trust company ot New York for
$10.UOO , < XK ) dated In Ibil ) , was recorded a second -
end tlmo in that county to correct an error
uiado when It was llr.it recorded.
Secured n llnndod Wn rob o line.
WASHINGTON , Dec. OJ. [ Special Telegram
to Tnr.IJr.i ! , ] The treasury department has
accepted the proposition for a lloor In the
Bushman building to bo occupied as a bonded
warehouse for Oinuhn. The order declaring
that building a bonded warehouse will Issue
nt once and the floor now being occupied for
that purpose under tbo present ponofllco will
bo vacated and mulling rooms arranged.
A IliinkriiiUViirynian.
PAIIIS , Doc. 22. La Latorno today pub
lishes a statement to the effect that one of
the jurymen who tried Eyraud and Ilomnard
was bankrupt , which , Buys the paper , annuls
the verdict.
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCES ,
Eesult of an Elaborate Inquiry Among the
Inrinors of the Country
OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ANSWERS
1
i
Ilia I no the Pnvnrito Among ttift Ho *
publican CaiuliilatCH and Clove *
Intul tlio Clioluo for Ilomnarnita
Standard Ilcitrcr.
SiMiiNorir.t.n , Mass. , Dec. 22. An elabor
ately planned canvass tonscertnln the opinions
of farmers throughout the couutrv on certain
questions litw boon conducted on nn o.vtcnslvo
scnlo for the past three months by thu Agil-
cultural Press of Sprlngllold In connection
with ether fnnntnij Journal ! ) west nnd cnst.
Nearly ouo hundred mid ton thousand cards
have been received In nnswor The ques
tions were on practical , economic niul politi
cal Issues , Including 1111 Idea on the tnrllT ,
government owncrsliitiof railroads nnd tele
graphs , etc. The fund question wnsVlio :
should bo the republican and democratic
nominees for the presidency in IblfcJI" The
answers hnvo been fully tubulated only so fur
as they relate to this last question , but
enough bos been done to show that
federal old to agricultural education
and teaching In agricultural science *
in rural public schools nro ovorwhchniimly
endorsed. The sentiment regarding govern
ment ownership of railroads is qulto evenly
divided. Many who vote against sMch ownership
'
ership Insist on' government supervision and
full control of railroids , The views ex-
piessed as to thu now tariff law , reciprocity
nnd proposed uiodillcnlion of thu miUonul
land policy nro .so diverse that it will bo SOIHO
days before Ihoy arc elasslllcd. In reference
to the vote for presidential eandldntes ills
explained that the journals interested In-
tcrpretod tlio Novo'iihor elections as meanIng -
Ing that the farmers wore wo.iry of old
favorites nnd old measures. These Journals
therefore , advocated Secretary Husk ami
Congrossiiian Hatch as the proper republi
cans and democratic standard bearers lor
IST'J. In splto of this , houovor , the farmers
expressed their preference for presidential
candidates In tlio following manner :
ItKI-mil ICAN CAMIIUAT1S.
Of the scattering republican vote Hood
loads with B.tMB , followed by MuKlnloy with
, ' 1,0)9 , allliutasoof these cards hrwlnir been
mailed before the November elections.
Dopow , , has a,727 nnd Plumb of Kuusus n
goodly showing , but the resfaro mostly for'
'a farmer. "
In the scattering democratic votes Gover
nor Patterson of Pennsylvania leads with
over 1,800 , Carlisle has 700 and Governor
Husscll of Massachusetts COO , tbo others
being for "u farmer. "
T1IK HK.IX fAfl.VltK ,
Many Aloro Depositors Inntituto I'ro-
crctlliigH In Court.
Ciiio.vao , Dec. 22. Suits were begun today
by a number of other depositors In S. A.
Koan's ' bank , who want the amount of their
deposits returned on the ground that the
bank was. insolvent when the money wns do-
posited. At the present rate , if all the claims
of persons who made deposits within thirty
days before the suspension are allowed they
promise to cat up neatly all the assets to the
the exclusion of the other creditors.
The assets continue ) to grow less.
It Is now estimated that the
bills receivable , scheduled at $270,000. will
not roall/o 8100,000. , An investigation of the
bunk's books shows further that Mrs. Cul
ver's account was ovci drawn Sl.ilOO and Alnr-
tin Culver's account * 1KK , ( ) . Martin Culver
appeared in court thla morning nnd testified
Urn t Mrs , Oulvor had an Interest in the bank
to Iho amount of fr3. > .000 , ud as far as ho
know there never had been u settlement of
the partnership account , though | io had on-
doavorcd to secure ono. Witness bclluved
tbo buslnoss was prolltablo , but that Ki-nn
conducted It In an extrnvngnnt manner nnd
could never bo Ill-ought lo miiko u htutoiaont.
Culver testified thiit hli wife's interest con
sisted of notes and mortgages , on which the
bank wns only nhlo to rcnlUo $ T,0i ( ) ) . Of
these securities $ i."i,0)0 [ ) were In the shape of
nolcs and mortgages given by a man named
Ilanchelt simply as accommodation paper.
The fact turned out that ICean hud Included
these accommodation Rccuillios In his state
ment of assets to a commercial agency. It
appeared according to the tcstiinony ol the
cashier that Kean had renewed tlio paper forever
over $10,000 , his only security bcluu swamp
land contracts. Thq books showed that
Kcan hid discounted his own paper for fa2-
000 and his wife's for ? ID,000.
Clark Woodman of Omaha , filed a petition
this afternoon to tecovcr a largo amount of
securities fu the slu poof notes and certifi
cates of stock sent to Kcan & Co. a couple of
wceus upo to bo converted into cash arid hold
to his order.
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Oilier IliiHlnc H Troubles.
POUT WOIITII , Tox. , Deo. 22. Bntcman
Brothen , wholesale grocers , failed today.
Liabilities probably over ? 00,000 , ; assets not
computed.
TII.TOV , N. II. , Dec. S,1. B. P. Parsons &
Co. . manufacturer ! ) of woolens , are financially
embarrassed ,
( lu-imui ; , Oklahoma , Deo. 2 ? . Chief Jus
tice Green decided this morning that the
assignment of the Commercial bank was void.
Ho will appoint a receiver.
Nnw Oian\NK , Li. . Dot ? . 23. At a meeting
of the cicdltorsjof V. and A. My srn state
ment was made show Ing thut the assets
amount to * 2,750,000 nnd the liabilities il.ftld-
000 , Tlio linn asks . for ono , two mid three
years extension , promising to pay In full.
Niw : Yonic , Dee. 8) ) . Dennis Fox , dry
goods and cloaks , today confessed Judgments
nirKregullng 70,000.
Boiro.v , Mass. , Dec , 22. Charles T. Sca-
vcrns & Co. , Jewelers , hnvo failed. Liabili
ties , $ 0,000 ; asbots , a little more.
Tlio Itatiin
Dec. 23. Miss J. Housh , a
clerk in the pension ofllce , testified bc/oto
the Haam Invcjtlcatlon committee today.
|
She bad written ono letter nt Tanner's re
quest on business connected with t lid' refrig
erator coinpany. The letter was written after
service Hours.
After the examination of a number of
other witnesses thu , committee adjourned
subject to call. _
A .Mormon I > rolwrn. !
WASIIIN IOS , Dec. 23. The supreme court
of the United States today rendered a decis
ion in the Mormon polygamy case , holding
thut the wlfo was not a competent witness
against her husband whcro polygamy Is the
crime charged ,