THE
vt /TWENTIETH . YEAR. OMAHA , THURSDAY jMOENING , JANUARY 15 , 1801. NUMBER 211.
SCREE TO SURRENDER ARMS ,
The Hostile Chiefs , Roach an Undjrstand-
ingwith General Miles.
JEW IMPORTANT CONFERENCES HELD.
i
v Chief Kafjlol'lpo Tells of What Caused
the Trouble Ifoml Sum to
the Ilimtllc Cnmp 'L'lio
IHIIItla DlHinlsscd.
Pmr. Ilinor Aonscr , S. IX , ( via Ilush-
villo , Nob. , ) Jan. 14. ( Special Telegram to
Tun UKK.I This morning Little Wound ,
LHtlo Hawk , Crow Dog and Old Calico cnmo
In from the hostile camp to talk with General
Miles , under the escort or Young-Man-
Afrald-of-Ills-Horsos , Colonel 'Corbln ,
assistant adjutant general , announced
that the chiefs have assented to the
surrender of their arms and that the latter
will probably bo brought in tonight or tomor-
TUWiiiid be tnct'cd as referred to yesterday In
thcio dispatches.
Tin : llii : : correspondent has just returned
from General Hrooko's camp , ono mile south
of the iJroxol mission and live miles from the
agency. The general is encamped on the
ground where General Foray the was engaged
wVen Colonel Henry ot the Ninth cav
alry came to bis relief. 'Tlio Ren-
oral has united nil his commands
snvothnso under Ccnornl Oarr. Ills force
comprises thn'O companies of the Second In
fantry under Major Hutlcr , seven companies
of the Seventeenth under Colonel Ollloy , four
troops of the Ninth cavalry under Colonel
Henry , two troops of thu Eighth cavalry
under Major Wi-lla , fourtroopsof the Leaven-
worth battalion under Colonel Kauford and
the C'hcyenno scouts under LleiitenantC'.etty.
This force \vr.s last night placed under the
command of Colonel \Vhcaton of the Second
Infantry.
General Cnrr , with three troops of the
Sixth , is nineteen , miles from the mouth of
Wounded Knee crcclt. Ho hits three
other commands , ono under Lleu-
U'liant Colonel Morrow , flltccn miles ,
another under Major Adams , twenty-live
miles , nnd a third under Captain Whitney ,
thirty miles from the mouth of the sumo
creek.
This morning another train of thlrtv
wagons , under Major Egbert , came through
for supplies , marching about a mile
from the hostile camp. It was
escorted by companies A nnd U
of the Second and n detachment of the Seven
teenth infantry. It was feared tbo train
would be attacked because the hostlles yes
terday sent word to General IJrookothat the
passage of trains yo near ttiern would have to
bo discontinued. On the return of yesterday's
train Lieutenant Getty and his scouts came
out to meet it , driving a detachment of hos
tilcs from a Hill from winch a good view of
the progress of the train could bo obtained.
_ Ivater some of tlio hostiles returned and do-
Jt ouuiv v * tnw ituivv >
dcd diat ( U'tty retire , and i the latter sent
c.vom-tlint tic would do < so only \ \ lion ho
J compel It'll to.
urning Bear , one of the Hoscbuds. cs-
nixi . < > General l lirookc that i the reason ho
clld not return to the ugoiiuy after the lighten
on Wounded ICneo was liecauso when bo attempted -
tempted o do so the Indian nolice
fired UPO.T him , driving nlm back
to the hostlles. Ho sniii tnnt
ho could not tell whether the latter would re
main out because there was a number of
young men among them whom they could not
control.
A reported uneasiness among the--young
bucks in tlio hostile camp last evening kept
the troops in liuhtlng trim all night , but
the outbreak did not occur. General
Carr's command camped on the head
quarters of Wounded ICneo last night
and will inarch Into the mission today and
Join General lirookc.
HKCOX1) COXFKHEXVK.
General Allies anil the Indians are
TMiitunl'.y IMimficcl. '
PINT. ItinaK Aonxcr , S. I ) , ( via nnsh-
vlllo. Nob. ) , Jim. 11. [ Special Telegram to
Tun Bur. I This afternoon a second dclega-
patlon of hostile chiefs arrived from the
ramp. It comprised Two Strike , Kicking
Bow , Lance , High Hawk and Kaglo Pipe.
They had a big talk with'General Miles.
* J ho r.mno subjects were considered as in the
inorningscssion with Little Wound , Big Itoad ,
Crow Dog nnd Turning Hear.
It was agreed that the hostlles would leave
tlulr present camp and pitch tholr tepees on
the west sldo of Wilto Clay creek , Immedi
ately opposite , nnd loss than naif a milo from
the ngency buildings. It was also decided
that the Indians would surrender tnelr
arms to their respective chiefs and that the
arms would bo turned over to Agent licrco.
'Xlio latter would receipt for them , placing
the name of each man upon his gun. Tlio
weapons would then bo sold and the proceeds
returned to the Indiana.
It was also decided that their chiefs would
Attempt to control their young men nnd , fail
ing in this , they would themselves arrest
these wiio refused to act us good Indians and
turn them over to the agent.
General Miles wns pleased with the friendly
disposition manifested by the chiefs mid pro
posed to allow thorn several days In which to
redeem their promises.
As nn evidence of tils good will the general
has sent to the hostile * several thousmd
pounds of Hour nnd several hundred pounds
of coffee and sugar.
Tlio general also considered Mth them
several of the Important contracts which the
Indians claim have been violated and guar
anteed that in future these contracts would
to eomnlieu with , to the letter.
The chiefs wore equally pleased with the
Wndly treatment they had received at the
hnnds of the general and loft Immediately for
the camp.
At this writing everything Is quiet in the
latter placo. The train which arrived hero
this mondnp from General Hrooko's camp '
for supplies passed the hostile camp without
molestation. * *
Short Hull , of nil the lending hostucs was
missed from both delegations of chiefs today. * .s
Ills absence was explained by these
who cnmo on the ground that so many wild
young men desired to accompany him (
to the agency he deemed It a dictate of policy
to remain at home.
TIIR HBK correspondent had an Interview
with Knglo Pl | > o lu which a number of faita
were ascertained regarding the big talk with
tlio creneral. Among them was the iovol :
ono that the Indians demanded the
abolition of Hose-bud agency , the establish
ment of one moro pcnuralnnd the selection hm
I'lno Ittdgo ns such an ng < Mity. ! The reason
they advanced for this radical move was the
fact that the Indians wcro continually mov
ing Irom ouo agency to the other , contrasting >
the methods of each and longing for the :
comforts of Pine ItUlgo as compared with
the ir.any disadvantages which they claimed
to have experienced at Hosobud ,
This proposition , Kaglo I'ltw , who. by the :
way , Is ono of the most Influential of the
lioscbud or Hrulo Indians , paid General Miles
bad promised to consider the demand.
Ho also said that ( Jeneral Miles had
demanded the surrender by them of the
young juen who had killed Lieutenant Casey
and that they nad promised to nccedu to tin
demand , Ho also stated that they would at
t'inpt to control all their young men ant
Vould talk to them ou the sub
fJeet when ho should rotuni homo. blo
. , said also that they bad been recently liululg
* v Ing In the ghost dauco , but there wcro only Rcil
\ f w of thorn and they generally discontinue !
Ml when ho advised thorn to do so. Ho lo-
nounccd the treatment , tin ) Indians had ro
celxcd ut Rosebud and epitomized the i ue
by saying they did not get enough food to
keep them alive.
In anticipation of the camping of the
hostlles on the west sldo of the agency Gen
eral Miles today ordered the strengthening of
the breastworks around the Onallala school ,
all of which command the proposed camping
grounds.
Oenoral Colby and Colonel Cody ( HufTnlo
Hill ) of the Nebraska national guards had n
talk with Oenoral Miles today regarding the
return to their homo * of thu militia camped
along the frontier towns. They were insured
that the men need no longer bo retained ,
General Colhv telegraphed his commands
that they mlglit return. I lo left for Kushvlllo
tonight. Some of the militia will go homo
tomorrow.
Itov. J. V. Hanson of Mount Vcrnon , S. D. ,
of the American Arbitration and ljcaco EO-
doty , the object of which U the attainment
of universal pcare , called ou General Miles
today and will investigate the trouble.
Sh.iulU the hostlles coino near the agency
tomorrow it will necessitate the moving in
this direction of General Brooke's command ,
detailed elsewhere.
A detachment of the Sixth cavalry arrived
tonight and U stationed near the cattle
corral.
At mlelnlght ovorythlnc Is quiet In the hos
tile Indian cainu though scouts say some of
the young bucks are Indulging In the ghost
danco.
UI'flZKMS <
lutllnn Signal I-ilghts on the Mount-
nhiH West of I'hiirc.
BrFrALo , Wyo. , Jan. IISpecial [ Tele
gram to Tin : Hm.l : Muuli excitement has
been created here by the appearance of In
dian signal lights on ono of the highest peaks
of tlio Big Horn range of mountains west of
HufTalo. The lights have bsen scon by many
reliable citizens for three nights in succes
sion , nnd tonight half of the town will bo
watching for the signals , which appear Irreg
ularly at the same place. Thn peak in ques
tion Is about forty miles from Buffalo , and
Its apex is fully two miles above the Umber
lino. It is not Doiltivrly known hero by
whom ttie signals uro made. There is reason
to believe that they arc closely connected
with a baud of Shoshones. reported to
have ascended the mountains from the
western ilopo. Scouts will DO sent out to
morrow to investigate the matter.
The city has received 100 stands of arms
from the war elepartmont , together with 5,000
rounds of ammunition. The latter will
shortly bo Increased by 0,000 rounds which
the city council have bought ou their own
hook. Buflalo Is in the heart of tbo old und
favorite hunting ground * of the Sioux and in
case of a gene-rid outbreak this section would
bo at the mercy of roving bantls of hoitilcs ,
there being no railroad within 150 mllus of
here. Fort McKInney , three miles to the
west , affords little protection with its ouo
coiiipanv of infantry , hence the steps taken
by the citizens to secure at least a measure
of lighting strength'In casoof an emergency
are only essential. The absence of military
protection is a CMUSO of great uneasiness
among the settlers.
CHOW' I > l > ( i'S 8VIME3IK.
lie Has mi Original 1'lnn of
the liulimi Trouble * .
PINT Rinni : , S. D. ( via Kushvllle , Nob. ) ,
Jan. 14. [ Special Telegram to Tuu Hn : . |
Old Crow Dog , allrulo chief , who ciuno in
from the hostile camp this morning , said
there were about one hundred young bucks
In his tribe that ought to bo killed and tbo
Indian troubles would bo settled.
Bince the camp has been within a
milo of the agency the old chief
chiefs have had great difllculty in restraining
an outh cak nndjittackon thotagenoy.J1J.Tio |
" '
major ! ty"havo for'somo tirno been fnTfavor of
pence , but the majority could not control the
warlike minority ,
Tlio condition of affairs la the Indian camp
is demonstrated by tnc report Just made by
the chiefs , of a narrow cscapo which the
waion train from ( jeneral Brooke's com
mand had yesterday while passing the hos-
tiles. About twenty young warriors took up
n position In a gully by which the train would 1
puss and a mossncro would surely have
followed , but for the watchfulness of the
older Indians , who forced the young bucks
hack Into camp , but not before moro than
two hundred and lifty of them had gathered
to attack the wagon trains. The latter did
not learn until today what a narrow escape
thev tad.
The peaceably inclined of the hos tiles have
threatened with instant death the Jlrst ono
that tires a gun at a soldier.
The young bucks of the hostile camp tield a
war daiico last night , which lasted from 9
o'clock until near midnight , and their yells
could ho plainly heard in the agency and worn
answered by the squaws of the friendly camp
hero.
I made atrip this morning to the vicinity
of the hostile camp , northwest of the city. I
found that during tlio night they had'scat
tered over a largo territory and the warriors
were moving about uneasily , watching the
movements of the military.
Cheyenne brought in word from the hostllos
Hint the Sioux wore tlrod of the flcht and
want to bo good Sioux.
"Agency strong , Indian no good fight , sol I-
dier shot today Kill Indian tomorrow , " said a
chief , in speaking of the destructive Galling
and Iiotchklss ' 'fms.
Charley Picotto , a friendly Sioux r ,
during a conversation I had with
him , warned the people apiinst plac
ing too much confidence in the overtures
for peace , for ho believed the hostiles would
again provo treacherous. Ho further said
that they had the promise of aid from
the "fricndllos" la the agency ana from tiio
Chcyenncs , who have also been considered
friendly , that an uprising was to take plneo
insldo the agency nnd that a terrible butch i-
ery would surely eomo before a llnal settle
ment.
It Is , howc-ver , not probable that General
Miles will bo caught by any such ruse.
Whatever the nuult of the conferences to
morrow between General Miles and the hos
tile chiefs , it will bo known within the next
forty-eight hours. Many nro looking upon all .
the Iron hlo as already practically settled , nnd
nro talking of returning homo within the
next week ,
A I/el / t r r from l-\ulmr Crafts !
NEW YOUK , Jan. 11 The Freeman's Journal -
nal today reculvoel a letter from rather
Crafts , at Pine Hidge , sajlng that hois very
I much hotter and asking that the press con
tradict the reports that the urmy was to
hlamo for the tragedy at Wounded Knee.
' -Those reports , " ho says , "do grivo Injustice
to our soldiers , and nro Instigated by these
adverse to an honorable settlement of the
. present trouble unit hostlio to the desire ot
every true friend of the Indian
that they may ho permanently trans
ferred from the Indian bureau to tbo war
department. It Is only uy such transfer that
ttu > Jndinns can expect Just treatment. " Ho
says the trouble at XVoumU'd Ivnco originated
- through interested whites , who had gone
about and misrepresented the army and Its
intentions. The Indians were led to believe
that the true aha of the soldiers was their
extermination.
Hotter iliirry VJp.
LONDON , Jan. II. Ills anno-mccd that SOT-
oral British army officers , a number of whom
nro said to ho personal friends o.'KufTaloBlll ,
have started from Kngland foi > Pine Uldgc
agency with the Intention of of.iring theli
. borvlcos In lighting the hostile ludi-ins ,
ImllniiH Itnrn a Village.
PAI.MVash - , Jan. 14.Vord has
reached hero that the Indians have burned
the village of Callspln , about n hundred mllci
north ot here , aud killed several people , The
-
report is not generally credited ,
-
.Nothing in It.
KEXO , Nov. . J n. II , A special tntho < 5a
- zcttesays : Tlicro U nothing1 In the Indlnc
[ ( .O.NTl.MKM ON i'lllltll MOIl.J
A VERY ONE-SIDED AFFAIR.
Pitzsiranions Defeats Dempsay Almost
Without an Effort ,
THE LATTER'S ' DOWNFALL COMPLETE.
He in KnoL'kcil Out hi tlio Tlilrtuentli
Iloitnil , Terribly I'liniHliedVtitlo
Ills Opponent I'2Uiipc9 ! With
out n Scratuh.
KLEIN'S , La. , Jan. 1-1. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Bin : . I In the prcscncoof1,003
people , before the Olympic athletic club last
night , the great middleweight battle be
tween Jaclc Icmp3cy of Brooklyn , now of
Portland , Ore , and Hob Fltzsiinmons of Now
Zealand , took place and resulted In Fitzsltn-
inons' favor , Uompsoy.beluy knocked out In
tbo thirteenth round ,
Dempsey , twenty-eight years old , 5 foot 8
Inches in height , weighing 117 pounds , was
seconded by Gus Tuthill and Jaclc McAuliffo ,
with Tom Mnher and Mlko Connelly bottle
holders. Fltzslinmons weighed 150 } < f , aged
twenty-eight years , nnd was seconded by
Jlminio Can-oil and Dock O'ConneU , with
James Hobcrts bottle holder.
The fight was for St-.OOO . , of which $1,000 ,
was for the loser.
Alex Drowsier was referee and Prof. John
Huffy ofllcial timekeeper.
At 9 :2.j : p. m. time wns called The Dep-
soy-Lalllanclio light may have been an
accidental defeat for Dotnpsey , but the
light with Fitzslmtnous was decisive ,
nnd Dempsoy's- downfall la complete. Ho
used nil the sulll and cunning of which ho is
possessed , changing tactics , clinched nnd
took all possible advantages , Ills seconds
gave him every possible assistance , and
toward the end gained several minutes for
their man by feints at throwing up the
sponge , and after wards deny lug their author
ity to do so. '
For eight rounds Dempsey saved himself
by clinching , but when l/Mzsimraons / got
warmed up ho throw Dompsoyolt easily and
made him take more punishment than ho
e\cr did boforo. After the tenth round It
was seen that Dempsey stooel no chance , and
Fitzslinmons begged hi in to desist , as ho did not
wish to inflict unnecessary injury. Dempsey
insisted on lighting , however , and early in
the thirteenth rounel , when Dempsey at
tempted te clinch to avoid punishment , Fitz-
slmmons drew hack , swung his right like a
whlrwind , came down ou the back of Demp
soy's neck , knocking him out completely.
Dempsey was a sorry sight , bleeding at tlio
mouth and nose , cuts on both cyos and neck ,
and sides raw from punishment. Fitzsim-
mons escaped without a scratch , niul was
hnileel us the middleweight champion of the
world.
Not only does New .Orleans got the ad
vantage of n Inrga number of strangers in
the city , but as all Now Orleans backed Fitz-
slmmons , nnd all the visitors supported
Dempscy , aud fully 8100,000 , was wagered ou
the result , the city Is considerably ahead by
the transaction.
Following is the fight by rounds :
First Hound Tbo men shook hands and
advanced to the center , Bob , from appear
ances , outclassing Jack. The rncu sparred
Bob let go his left and landed. Jack landed
, hls right. tBobwa ) i crowded , iuto a comer ,
nnd n clinch ana break followed. Bob fol
lowed Jaclc ail over the ring , landing a heavy
right. Jnck was on the defensive and run
ning away. Jack led and landed on the
stomach. The round ended with honors
evenly divided.
Second Hound Bob came up cautiously
and crowded Jack. Bob led his right ou
Jack's head , and then landed his right and
left on the snmo placo. Hob led and missed.
Hob crowded Jack Into the corner ant
missed him. Jack led his right nnd got la a
body blow. Hob landed his right and loft
on the face , and Jack ducked away. Deb
landed his richt on Jack's head. After some
clinches the round ended in Bob's favor.
Jack got a loft on the nose.
Third Uound Hob crowded Jack Into i
corner and ran away from a loft. Jack wa :
knocked down with a right , got up , nnd rai
away. After some more clinches Jack was
weak and ran awav. This was Bob's round
Fourth round Jack came up cautious , and
Bob ran away , hut quickly crowded Jaclc
again. Jnck landed a vicious left in the
stomach. Bob hit Jaolc with his right on the
mouth nnd head , and with his left on the
nose. There was a clinch and break away.
Hob landed a terrible left and repeated the
dose a moment later.
Fifth Hound Bob crowded , landed his left
oa the nose , and a terrible right swing on
Jack's'neck. Clinching marked this round.
Sixth Hound Jnck came up looking rod
and marked. Bob swung nnd landed a terrible
blo right on Jack's head and punched him all
over the ring. Jack clinched to save himself.
Hob landed a terrible left and Jack landed a
right. Jnck landed a terrible right swing.
IBob landed heavy blows on Jack's head. Hob
led and countered with his right. Jack
ducked and caught and upper cut. Hob
crowded and Jnck scomOd groggy.
Seventh Uound Bob crowded. Jaclc
feinted and ran away , Hob landed n terrible
body blow with his right. Sharp in-lighting
followed. Jnck was fought to the ropes and
clinched. Jack fell to the ropes with a
punch in the stomach. Ho was groggy and
looked beaten. Jack's nose was bleeding.
Eighth Uound Hob crowded Jaclc and
landed his left on the noso. Bempsey swung
his right and landed. Hob swung his left
and landed on Jack's faro. Jack clinched ,
cducked and got away. Hob landed a terrible
blo right upper cut on Jack's nose and
put bis left on his iinso a moment
later , drawing blood again. Jaclc fell ou the
oropes nnd 13ol > landed him right on the noso.
sJack hugged and landed a right body blow.
Again and again Hob landed bis right and
punched Jack all over the ring.
Ninth Round Bob crowded Jack , anel Jaclc
clinched , but quickly ran away. Bob hit
Jnck nil over the ring , and landed a terrible
right swing , and Jnck was grogpy. Hob
landed a terrible right on Jack's right ear.
Both landed on each others' stomach. Jnck
was fought Into his corner and seemed todio
hard. Hob landed a terrible loft on Jack's
stomach , soon following It with his right in
the stomach.
Tenth Kound Hob crowded Jack and
lanued a right body blow. Jack feinted and
Hob ducked , Bob landed a terrible rleht.
Jnck clinched and pulled Hob around the ring.
Jack attempted to upper cut but missed and
clinched , liob landed three letts and Jaok
nearly fell. Hob hit Jaclc n left in the nose ,
and Jack ran away. Bob landed his left and
sent Jnck elown. Hob punched Jack in the
stomach and thu gong saved Jack , who was
elown three times and nearly cut. Dcmpsuy
fought hard but was outclassed.
Klevciith Hound Boh crowded Jaclc and
landed two lefts. Jack full on the ropes.
Bob landed a terrible left and Dempsey stag
gered. Uompsoj' led for thu stomach and
Bob jumped away. Bob landed two terrible
lofts anil knocked Jack down. Hob
knocked him down again , let him gain wind
and landed n terrible right and left.
Thh was Bob's round. The towel
was thrown from Jack's corner In token of
defeat , hut It did not go. It was to fool
Fltisiminons. Jack was down , and as Mc-
Aullffo did not expect the gong ho throw up
the towel , but when the gong sounded ho had
ono mori ) chance , and ho said the throw "did
not go ; Jack would try again , "
Twelfth Hound-Hob led his right nnd loft
on Jack's head , Hob punched Jack all over
the ring. Jack made an upper cuthut missed.
Bob fought fair and landed his left on the
stomach and face and knocked Jack down.
Boh swung his right on Jack's ' neck
and knocked him down. Jack rose
groggy. This was Hob's round , and
Beinpsey was , bar a lluko , doomed , dn
Thirteenth Hound Bob went ut Jnclt In
his corner and punched him right and left. t.i.
Jack clinched aud Deb knocked him down.
Tbo Noupaivll lay Uko a 15 ? , after ono i.ir
\
two vain endeavors to rlso'and continue the
fight.When
When Itoferco Alex Brewstcr awarded
the b.ittlo to Fltzalmmons. Jlnim.v Carroll
Jumped at his protege afid kissed him again
ntul again ,
.Tuko ICIIralti. William Moliloon , Hilly Mcy-
crs mul other llKhtltiRiwtliOriUeswero unan
imous lu pronouncing Fitztltmnons a marvelous -
ous middle-weight. All 'wore amazed
ot hU hlttlnft pownrj. reach anil
irener.dshlp. Several said thdy know
Uoinptov was outclassed when ho stopped
Into the ring with KUtzslmmOns. I'lill Lynch
says Fltzslintnoiis can whip a ilozcu heavyweights -
weights ho knows. Uempsoy la as good In
his class iwover , and Lynflh-fs willing to Dot
? j,000 tomorrow on him ngainst La Blanche.
Moy ors and MoXulilTa Mntolicil ,
Nnw Oni.iUNs , La. , Jan.4i , \ At midnight
lust night Meyers und MCAulirte agreed to
light for Sr > ,000 a fcldo , and the
largest puna which ifcay bo offorcd
by the Puritan club of Now York , the Olym
pic of Now Orleans , the jMveston or Cali
fornia athletic clubs of Sun Francisco. Ono
thousand dollars forfeit was.put up. The match
will take place In April , utter the meeting of
McAullfTo and Carroll ,
TJKl.KtJltM'HKJlH lVll.lt STJtlKI ! .
Tlioso on tlio St. I'nul Itnnd to Go Out
Aridity Mornlni ; .
CincAno , Jan. II. Grand Chief Thurston
of tlio Hratlicrhood of Hallway Telegraphers
of the United States says that nil the oper
ators cm ployed by the Chicago , Milwaukee
& St. Paul railroad will strike Friday morn-
Inp. General Manager Earllng of the St ,
Paul road , however , says ho does not autlcl-
pate a strike.
Chief Thurston further sajs that the entire
order will support the strikers , Ho lays
stress on the I'uct that It wiU take competent
men to 1111 the places of the Urikcrs and that
guarantee companies will not go on the bonds
of incompetent or irresponsible persons.
ST. j
Muny i'crso us Involved mid tie ! Man
ager Insane ,
ST.PA.UI , Minn. , Jan. 14.fSpsclnl Tele
gram to Tin : 13 EK.l Ablg'St. l mil institu
tion , which had scarcely been launched upon
the business sea , has gone to the wall and its
stockholders have begun legal proceedings to
find out how they stand ns to Us
largo liabilities. The Northwestern
autographic register company organ-
zed last September with a capital
took of . ; )00,000. ) It had expensive ofllccs
and a largo number of expensive ofllcers ,
agents and clerks , but did practically no bus
iness. Worry over the poor showing of the
comuany has driven Louis 11. iMaxllold , its
manager , insane aud ho has boon sontaxvny
to a sanitarium at Battle Crook , Mich. , nl-
most a total physical , as well as mental ,
wreck. Forsomo tlmo the matter of Mxn-
tiold's condition has been whispered around
his friends , but the general puolicknownoth-
Ing of the calamity which had befallen him
until today ,
Precisely what Is the condition ol the
company's finances cannot yet no told.
Among his stockholders nro Chief
Justice Gllflllen of tbo supreme
court , ex-Governor Kamsny , Bishop Gilbert
A. Stlcknoy , K. M. Newport and 100 others
prominent In St. ljaul business and social
circles. The stock was issued in ? 50 blocks
on September 1C , 25 per cent , of which \vas
paid in. The amount realized wns about $00-
000 , and ills feared that tncrt'pf this will not
pay 10 cents on the dollar , v
* * - in i A if OP " ; t * it JH
Tennessee Seventh Hay Ailvcnttst
Convicted of Working on Sunday.
MnMi'ins , Tenn. , Jan , M. The noted csao
of It. M. King , the Seventh Day Adventist
who was tried and sentenced to Imprisonment
bythostatocourtsscvcr.il months ngo for
plowing in his Held on Sunday , caino up be
fore the United States circuit court
this morning' on an appeal for a
writ of habeas corpus. The National
Religious Liberty association em
ployed ex-Postmaster General Dickinson
to fleht the case against tbo state. The prin
cipal contention Is tnnt l < is imprisonment Is
In violation of article 1 of the fourteenth
amendment to the federal constitution.
Dickinson argued that there was no law or
statute authorizing : King's conviction. The
Indictment charged that the offense of plow
ing on Sunday was a common nuisance and that
the judge Instructed the jury tlint if King's
habitual working on Sunday shocked the
moral sense of the community ho was guilty
of committing a common nuisance. Thoquos-
tlon ol religious belief or the observance of
another day as tlioSabb.ith did not outer into
the question. King tostiiled that ho was n
Seventh lav Adventist aud religiously ob
served Saturday us the Sabbath. Mr. Dick
inson mudo an elaborate argument and the
court adjourned until tomorrow.
ix
C Known Ahout fllnlno'H A ) '
lego Oniniiiniilnntion to BnlUlMiry.
ICopJ/r'tiM ' ISSUm Jn'jt < \ \ ffonMu lk > intlt.\ \
LONDON , Jan. 11 , [ New York Herald Cable
--Special to THE BII : . ] if niaino has sent a
communication on the Uobrlng sea matter to
Salisbury , through the United States lega
tion , nothing is known of It there. Lincoln
Is on the Atlantic and Is expected at South
ampton tomorrow , while the charge d'affam
Is absent on legation business , Secretary
McCormli'k Is absent On leave , and
the military and naval attaches had the
legation to themselves today. They know
nothing about such a communication and had
they known would have said nothing. The
general impression in diplomatic circles Is
that no such communication was received.
The atmoinhoro soenu exceedingly calm
compared with that of the United States ,
HrltiHli Covcriiintit Approve * .
LONDON' , Jan. 1-1. The uress association
has Information to the effect that the British
government approves of the appeal made to
the United States supreme court. Lord Sails
bury has always con tended lhat the laws of
the United States did not make the Bearing
sea a mareclausem. ThCi "V is now before
the highest court in the u Vf. % States. Thn
British government hopes u.'eupromo court
will decide hi December on tbo , question to
show that there never has b en any exclusive
rights given to tbo United States to close the
Behring sea to other powers ,
\\hntllnrheil Wire Mori Wnnt.
CHICAGO , Jim. II. Ono of the manufact
urers at the barbed wlro meeting says that
the object of the meeting V to tr > " mul m' '
range for the purchase of the Washburn-
MOOII patents , in order to end the present
costly litigation. It understood that a
coinmltteo will bo appointed with power to
ofTor $ .TiO.OliO. Washuuru and Mocn are said
to ask SoUO.OOO. . ,
'J'ho Mnallicr Porceast.
For Omaha and vicinity-Fair ; stationary
temperature.
For Iowa-Increasing cloudlnoss and light
snow ; winds shilling to northerly , colder
Thursday night.
For Nebraska-Local tnows ; coMn- ; winds
shifting to northwesterly , with fold wave.
D For South Dakota Snows' , colder ; winds
shifting to northerly , with a cold wavb.
A Cold Wnvn Coming.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 14,9 : . " > 0p. m.-rObscrvcr ,
Omaha : Hoist cold wave signal.'Tempera-
turo will fall to about 10 = ubovo zero oy t'rl-
uay morning ,
Operated < in tin1 Short Hlilo ,
Pmunr.i.l'im , Jan. 14 , Ultohte Brothers ,
brokers , assigned today No statement yet.
The linn has lioon operating largely oa the
short sldo of the market.
Pit itpn rviT1i >
MIMIPI SILVER COlNAdL
Tlio Senate Passes the Stewnrl Amendment
to the Financial Bill ,
THE VOTE STANDS FORTY-TWO TO THIRTY
Ingulls f'pcnlCH Over Two Hours In HH
l'"avor The Army Approprfo-
tlon Measure 1'ansod by v
the HOIMC.
WASHINGTON' , Jan. M. In the senate this
morning the financial bill was taken up
and lr. Ingalls bogiiu his'address. Ho
said there wcro two portentous
evils which menaced the safety , If
they did not endanger the existence of the
republic. Tno llrst was nu lgnorantdebased , ,
degraded , spurious suffrage a suffrage con
taminated by the sewerage of decayed na
tions ; a suffrage Intimidated and
suppressed' , in the south ; a
suffrage impure and corrupt ,
apathetic and indifferent in the great cities
of the north , so that It was doubtful to his
mind whether for half a century there had
been n presidential election in this country
that expressed the deliberate and Intelligent
judgment of the whole body of the American
people. The election hill was Intended to
deal with ono part of the great evil to which
ho alluded , but it was nn imperfect , partial
and incomplete remedy. Violence was bad ,
: iut fraud was no hotter , and it was moro
Inngcrous because It was more Insidious.
There could bo no safety and no stabio and
permanent pcaco In this" country nnd under
ibis government until it was Jutt as safe for
i black rcpiibhcah lo vote in Mississippi as it
, v8i for a white democrat to vote in Kansas.
The second evil to which ho had adverted
, vas the tyranny of combined , concentrated ,
centralized , conscienceless and Incor-
jorated capital , and the people
, vcro considering that great problem. At the
beglnulng of their second century the Amer-
"can people had become profoundly convinced
hilt the ballot was not the panacea
'or the evils of society ; that it
md not abolished poverty nor diminished
njustlco. They had discovered that political
equality did not result in social fraternity ;
that under democracy the concentration of
. .n-ator power In fewer hands was moro pos
sible than umlor monarchy. George \Va h-
"ngtoti , the llrst president of the republic ,
inn , whn ho died in 1700 , the huyest
; > rivato fortune in the United States.
All nis hc'longings reached the sain total
? f between $ MM)00 ( ) and ? 90,000. ( ) That was
.ess than a century ago. Since that time the
growth of wealth and numbers m the United
States had no precedent in building
nations. The people of the United States
"orm one-thint of tlio world's mining ; one-
'ourth of its manufacturing ; one-lilth of Its
farming , nnd possessed one-sixth of its ac
cumulated wealth.
Ho had read In the morning papers of Sher
man's speech , a considerable p.irt of which
was devoted to the defense of millionaires.
The people had suddenly awakened
to the conception of the fact that
the bulk of the property of the country
was passing Into the hands of tuor.o whom
the senator from. Ohio called , by cuphonism ,
the speculators of the country. These men
had no politics but plunder , and no principle
hutthospoiliation of the human race. It was
no womter the laboring and agricultural
classes of this country hud at last awakened
and the speculators must take warning.
Refer.fugto thcHuto election ho .said It
.T/4S5oitheiMi republican dercutnoi' > , R < inirio j
cratlo victory. " It was a"groat'uprlslng fif.th'of
independents of and superior to1 both pollti- '
cal parties. It was n crisis that might become -
como n catastrophe ; It was a peaceful
revolution. Ho attributed the depression of
the country in a great measure to the demon
etization act ot 18TI. ! Ho had not the slight
est doubt that the great majority of the people
ple , Irrespective of party , were in favor of
the free coinage of silver and had been
for the past ilftcon years. Warnings
and admonitions were plenty In this debate ,
buthe would say to those who wore arraying
themselves against the deliberately expressed
judgment pf the American ucoplo that there
would come n time when tlio people would
not be trilled with on this subject.
The political power of the nation was trans
ferred from the circumference to the center ,
and the people of that center wcro unani
mously demanding the free coinage of silver.
It was for that reason bo should cordially
supoort the amendment of the senator from
JNovadn.
fora little over two hours ,
and as ho took his seat ho was heartily ap
plauded from the floor as well as from the
densely crowded galleries.
Mr. 'Jones of Nevada next addressed the
senate in favor of Mr. Stewart's amendment.
The senators might as well make up their
minds that the time was fast approaching
when tbo question of the world would bo
"What is the money of the United States ! "
and when the elTort of the world would bo to
obtain some of that money with which to pay
the United Suites for the bnlnucon of trade
which they would owe us. " 1 believe It to
bo the privilege und destiny of this republic
to solve the great problem of perfect money
riddle which the Sphinx of civilization is
forever putting to the nations. As in the
case of enigmas of old , failure tosolvothis
enigma means to bo destroyed. "
The debate was then continued under ten-
minute rule.
Mr. Gorman offered ns an amendment a
proposition for coinage charge on foreign sli
ver. After the debate Mr. Gorman with
drew his amendment for the present.
Mr. Sherman offered an amendment add
ing to the words making the treasury certill-
catos legal tender the words , "except whore
otherwise expressly stipulated in contract. "
IIo subsequently wlt'.idrow the amendment.
Finally the discussion on Mr. Stewart's
amendment closed and the senate proceeded
tovoteonit. It was agreed to yens , 42 ;
navs yO-as follows :
Yeas-Allen , Harbour , Hate , Berry. Rlack-
burn , Butler , Call. Cameron , Cockrcll , Coke ,
Daniels , Bustis , Faulkner , Gibson , ( lormon ,
Hampton , Harris , Ingalls , Jones of Arkansas ,
Jcnes of Nevada , McConncll , Manderson ,
Mitchell , Morgan , Paddock , 1'asco , Payne ,
Plumb- Power , Pugh , Ueagan , Sanders ,
Shoup , Stanford , Stewart. Teller , Turpio ,
Vance , Vest , Voorhecs , Wultlmll , Wolcott
n.
. . . . .
i * I > v Vlitjiiuiu. -.v vy.b. * ( ii t ti.i LAjv > n ,
Hoar , aicMlllan , McPhcrson , Morrlll , Platt ,
Quay , Sawyer , Sherman , Spoouer , Stock-
bridge , Warren , Wash burn , "Wilson of lowc ,
AN'ibon of Maryland ! .
Pairs were Announced as follows : Colijultt
and Dnwes , George and Hlalr , Kcnna nnd
Fnrwell , Heart and 1-V'ttlgrow , Snulro and
Ulodgett , Brown and Chandler , Carlisle and
Pierce , Hanson nnd Moody.
Durinp the announcement of the pair. " Mr.
"Wolcott asked by whoso authority tlio faern-
tors from South Dakota , who ho uudurstood
wcro In favor of the amendment , were paired
with senators who would also vote for it.
The vlco president said ha could give no in
formation on the subject.
Mr. Voorhccs said ho had been pnro d with
Mr. Moody , having ga ercd that that ncna-
torcould not bo rolled upon to vote for the
amendment , but against It. Ills ( Voorhoes )
pair had been transfoaml to Mr. Hansom ,
who would have voted for the amendment.
Mr , Ca < oy said ho had telegrantied Messrs.
Moody and i'cttlgrow four or live days ago
stating that the vote would be taken today
and asking whether they desired nnv change
in tbolrpair , but received no reply. .Tho
pairs therefore remained with Hansom and
Hrawt.
Mr. Stewart moved to strike out section t
of the hill , being a proposition for tbo Issue
of fcOUO,000 of'j percent bonds to buy up
outstanding bonds ,
Mr. Sherman 'said that after the decisive
vote just tnUcn th ore win no use wearying
the senate uselessly. Will fieo rolnncoot
silver hodoubted whcthcrU per cent bonds
could bo sold at par.
The fourth section .was struck out --yens ,
18 ; nays , Hi. The negatives were Mwtars.
Aldrlcli , Camcrou , Casey , Dlxon , Dolpli , Kd-
muiuh. Frye , Halo , llawloy , Illa'itu , Hoar ,
Morrlll , Platt , Power , Quay , Sanders , Kaw-
yor , Shoup and Wilson of Iowa. Mr. Sher
man voted nyc.
Mr. Plumb moved to strike out the first
section of the hill. Agreed lo without divis
ion. This section provlile.il for the purchase
of l',000ooi ) ounces of silver at the market
price.
Mr. Plumb moved to strike out the second
section limiting the compulsory requirement
for the deposit of bonds by national banks to
f 1,000. Agro-mi to without division.
Mr. Paimh moved to strike out the third
so'-tlon as to national bank currency
and to Inscit In lieu of It the
following : "flint the secretary of
the treasury Is hereby authorised to re-
plneo all sums of national bank notes hereaf
ter permanently retired and canceled In- the
Issue In lloit thereof of like sums In united
States notes of the description and characte'r
n f Untied States notes now outstanding and
nutliorl/.vd by the act of March : t , 1HS , en
titled 'an act to provide ways and means for
thi < support of the government. ' "
After along ik'bato Mr. Plumb's amend
menl wns defeated yeas , 20 ; nays , -10.
The vote then recurred on stringing out
tlio third section of tlio bill. Disagreed to-
! )1 ) to ; r > . The bill wns then reported to the
senate and the amendments made In romnill *
tee of the whole agreed to.
Then Mr. Vest astonished the senate by
bringing forward as usubitlluio for thi > bill
a purely free coinage bill , which provides
that the unit of vahin In the United States
shall bo the dollar to bo coined nf standard
silver ( -U'M grams ) or standard gold ( W S-10
grains ) . Air. Vest stated that ms substitute ,
wns similar to the free coinage bill that
passed the sounte last session.
Mr. Aldrlcli moved to amend the substi
tute by adding thereto the national banking
features of the original bill. Lost ,
Mr. Vest's substituted was agreed to with
out division , and the bill , ns amended by sub
stitute , was agreed to year ay , nays ! ! " as
follows :
Yeas Allen. Harbour , Bate , Berry , Blackburn -
burn , Butler , Cameron , Cockrell , Colto , Dan-
Id , ICustis , Faulkner , GibsonGormanHamil
ton , Ingalls , Jones of Arkansas , Jones of No1
vndn , IConn , McConm'11. Mandcrsou , Mitch
ell , .Morgan . , Paddock , Pnico , Power , Pugh-
Hengan. Sanders , Shoni ) , Stanford , Stewart ,
Tel'cr. ' Tirpic , Vance , Vest , Voorhues , Walt-
hall , Wolcott 811.
Lhxon , Dolnh , Kdtminds , Evarts. Frvo , Hale ,
Hawley , Illggms Illscock , Hoar , McMillan ,
Platt , Quay , Sawyer , Sherman , Spoonor ,
Stoclibridgo , Warren , Wushburn , Wilson of
lown , Wilson of Maryland ! i .
Mr. Hoar called up tbo election's hill In
order to make it unllnlshcd business for to
morrow , pending which Mr. Butler moved an
adjournment. Lost yeas Si , nays .ill.
The vote then recurred on Mr. Hour's mo
tion to call up the elections hill and resulted
in n tie yeas ! I3 , nays . ' ) : ) . The vice presi
dent cast the deciding vote in the'iiftirnutivo ,
thus carrying the motion. The following nro
the yeas and nays :
Yeas -Aldrieh , Allen , Allison , Cameron ,
Carey , Casey , Cidloin , Davis , Dixou , Dolnh ,
Edmunds , Kvarts , Fryo , Hole , Hawley , Ills-
cock , Hoar , Mct'omicll , McMillan , M'andc-r-
son , Mitchell , Paddock , Platt , Power , Quay ,
Sanders. Sawyer , Sherman , Shoup. Spooner ,
Stockbridge- , Warren , Wilson of Jown-JM.
Nays Harbour , Bate. Berry , Blackburn ,
Butler. Call , Cockrcll , Coke , Daniels , Knsils ,
Faulkner , fiibson. Gorman , Urny , Hampton ,
Jones of Arkansas , Jones of Nevada , Kenn ,
Morgan , Pasco , Pugh , Kcagan , Stanford ,
Steward , Teller , 'Purple , Vance , Vest , Voor-
bees , Wiilthall , Washburn , Wilson of Mary-
laud , Wolcott I ! ; ) .
The senate then , at 12:15 , adjourned until
noon tomorrow.
House. ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. M. The house went
into committee of the whole on the army
appropriation bill. After some further debate -
bate the house rose and the army bill was
passed. . * ! " . - - _
, T.hOhousOitben . Into , committee ) of.
ithprwholo iiJtbcJDhtriot-'of Cplurn'bliilblll'
arid'but'littlo ' wavdino llio cotnniittf.0'rro < io ;
and tlio house adjourned.
Xft 31O11K VXflJltTKI > T1CKKTS.
Tlio Sale to Ho Discontinued 7oelny
HptwciMi Chicago nnti Omaha.
CHICAGO , Jan. M. Commencing tomorrow
nil tlio roads operating between Chicago and
Coui.cll Bluffs nnd Omaha will discontinue
the sale of unlimited tickets between those
points in both directions. This move , It is
thought , will lend great assistance to the at
tempt to prevent rate disturbances.
A ninnitohii l'\-l'ri > inior Sued ,
Cmi'Afio , Jan. -Hobort Dnvls , formerly
premier of Manitoba , wns sued today for
$100,000 damages for breach of promise by
Mrs. Matilda Bums , a former domestic In
Davis' Winnipeg household and now the
wife of a hotel keeper near St. Paul. Davis
Is now in the real estate business In Chi
cago. His attorney denies that IIP
Is the fattier of tlio plalntllT'a child
and declares that there Is no foundation for
the suit. Mrs. Hums also sues Davis for
libel , the grounds being a letter said to have
been written by Davis accusing her of Infi
delity. The alleged offense * on Davis" " part
nro mentioned as occurring ten or twelve
years ago , had his attorney thinks it strange
that the matter was allowed to rest so long.
I'liiinlni''d by l'iriln .
S ix. Fnxcisco , Jan. II , Advices from
China by the steamship Oeiaulo say the
steamer Name , from Hong Kong for Swatow ,
was boarded by pirates. Tlio captain nnd
ono of the wlilto naiscngers and three
Chlneso passengers were killed and
several of the crow badly wounded.
Everything of value ou the shi ]
was looted. Later another vessel , in which
were Miss Phillips , In charge of the hospital
nf the southern Methodist mission atUwiv
tow , nnd some of her companions , was nls > o
plundered by pirates , several of the boatmei
being wounded ,
The Wuntlifc In , '
N , Jan. II , A thaw has Just
monccd in Antwerp. Fifteen thousand per
sons nro thrown out of employment tlirougl
the closing of the river and wide
spread suffering prevails , The wcathc
yesterday was the coldest recorded In Spain
Many trains nro reported snowed under li
Uitilcln and Aslurias , Several scntliiols
have succumbed to the Intense cold while 01
guard at Monjulch dtudcl and wore foun
frozen to death at their posts.
o
Hurt by Oui * 'lnrn" ! .
LONDON , Jan. M. The Times announce
that the Shonlcld houses engaged la th
American trade are suffering greatly /rot
the operation of the new American tarlft
law. Several largo firms are contomtilatiiif ,
a reduction In wages. The Hodgcrs lln
say they believe buiinois has been eurtnllui
one-half bluco the turiil went into effect ,
Tlio Klro Uecoi'il.
Nr.w YOIIK , Jan. II. Van Tassel's grai
elevator , at Eleventh street and Thirteenth
avenue , was damaged 100,000 by flro this
morning. A building near by occupied by
Hough & Williams and a number of other
llrim burned about the saino tlmo. Loss
about $75,000.
III : ; Fire at Montreal.
MONTHI : * ! . , Jan. H. Flro thU morning
burned the premises ot thu Dominion tubular
lamp company , the building of Tambuyll A
Co. , car manufacturers , and several other
properties. The loss Is $100,000 ; Insurance ,
flSO.OOO ,
-
Stoniintilp Arrival * .
At London -Sighted : ThoSpaarndam , from
New York.
At Now Yprk Tha Killer , from ilrcmcn ,
and thu Uuevla , from Hamburg.
An Iowa Man AHphyxlatod ,
CiiicUiO , Jan. 1-1. Justuco , a stockman
from Ueltnont , la. , was found dc.nl at tlio St M
Olutrlo , hotel this morning , Imvlug been
asphyxiated by escaping gas.
A iftASORE TO OUST THAYER ,
Joyd's ' Oourt ° ous Demand for Tluyor'
Present Quarters.
BC OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS RESPOND ,
*
I'll A , itiftlilor fionornl Thnjrtir n I'rl-
vl \ Cltlz ; MI , mill Keiprut fully
tio-a Him in Vacate the
ibcrnatorlnl unices.
Ijixco..v , Nob. , Jan. II. [ Special Telegram
o Tin : Bii : : . ] When governor Hoyd this
nornlng scat a request to the hoard of pub.
Ic lands and buildings for additional onlcii
VOID , the hoard mot but did not acrcoon Its
cjursoof action. The governor's communi
cation was construed as a courteous demand
'or the quarters occupied by General Thaycr ,
but the member. , of the board wcro not of
ono mind about ousting the occupant by sum-
nary proceedings. Another nice-ling wns
icld this afternoon and the llrst decisive step
.oward General Thnyer's removal wns taken
jy adopting n resolution. It recites
hat Governor Hoyd had represented his
uusent quarters as altogether Inadequate to
.ho business of hla cilice , whcrnforo the
joard directs that there shall ho attached to
.ho executive department the rooms formerly
occupied by Uoncirnl Tnayor as an executive
oflleo.
A certified copy will bo served on the cx-
govcrnor tomorrow morning.
Attorney ( leucral Hastings sny.4 the board
las issued no order to ex-Governor Ihayer
mil adopted no other measure to enforce
compilation with its notice.
The hoard dci'liuvs that Tlmyerls aprlvnto
itl/.en and presumes ( hat ho will recognize
the board's right to assign the rooms of the
capllolto the use of state olllrcrs. If ho ob
structs Its action a remedy will bo applied.
TJII ! ti t\ATK. :
Connliirnloii | : of t ho ( Journal Prcclpl-
tiles Another Wordy War.
LINCOLNNob. . , Jan. M. [ Special to TUB
Unn. 1 The senate is lighting old battles
over again and trying to settle who was pre
siding ofllccr of the joint session of lust week.
AlthuiU'h the Independents in various ways
did recognize lieutenant Governor JMeiklo-
iohu aw the presiding ofllcor during Its tur
Indent session , they agreed to have the rec
ords made up to Iguoro that fact , and they
nro now contesting that point. On thoolhcr
liand , the republican * and democrats ar
united lit their effort to show that Mr. Meik-
Icjohn presided over the Joint session.
Tlio consideration of the journal wns post
poned several times at tlio request of the In
dependents , ouco or twlco on the plea that It
liad been printed Incorrectly. On the other
liana , 11 is alleged that thu clerk had nct
llxed It up tosuit their purposes. However ,
it came up this morning uy a special onli- ,
and the whole session was consumed in con
sidering nlno out of twonty-sovcn ptiges and
in making or attempt ing to make "hnngcs.
The journal as presented to tlio senate Is o
traugo record to anyone who watched the
proceedings of the joint convention. The
secretary Is nn independent and the journal
Is made upjrptn the , mucr.C5'cut ] vlow.of tto
senate , " and never aa the presiding olucor of
the joint session. On the other hand , the.
speaker Is referred to as such urcsidlng . -
llcer.
The Independents , with Senators Stevens
and Poyntcr as their spokesmen , are trying
to pass the Journal as made UP py the secre
tary. KonatorSwlt/.ler Is loaded with amend
ments and is bearing the brunt , of the attack ,
in which ho IH ablv assisted by Senators
Mooro. ChrlstolTersoii and Keipc'r.
The llrst conllict arose over the statement
tliat ' Muutciiniit Governor Meihlejohn ,
president of tbo senate , taking a seat along-
sldo the speaker , directed the socrotnry to
call the roll of tbo senate , etc. Mr. Switzler
moved to amend by inserting after "senate"
the words "as lire-aiding olllrcr. " Lost-
yeas 1(1 ( , nays IT , Mr. Williams voting aye
with the republicans and democrats ,
The journal road that "thu speaker of the
house , ns presiding olllrcr of the joint con
vention , directed the chief clerk to call the
iiill of the house. " etc. Switzler moved to
Mrlko out the words "as prosMing olllcer of
the senate. " The eighteen independents
voted solidly atrainst the motion , and the
joiirnnl w.is not chan eil.
The record reported Speaker ISIdcr ns say
ing that lie had been served with n motion of
contest. Switzler moved to Insert after
"notice' ' the words "by the attorneys for the
contests , ' ' ami ho made n speech in support
of the motion that woke up the echoed of the
senate chamber for tbo llrst tlmo this session.
Senator Switzler aixuml that the only no
tice of cJ'itcst known to ttiu law wa < a notice
to bo Mirved by the secretary of state. Ho
maintained that no such legal notice Imd
been served at the time Indicated in thu jour
nal. The notice had been handed In by the
iittocnoys of the contestants , mid there was
no harm In having the record ihow that
simple fact. OthcrwihUlt might go down to
eternity an a lognland proper service that
had been ignored.
Senator Stevens said In reply that ihosen-
ate had no information from what suurcothnt
notice came , and it wnanot eompototit to in
terpose subsequent information. The
speaker hail made the statement attributed
to him , and it was proper that tlio record
should show ( hatnimiilo fact.
Mr. Switzler wuasat upon by the usual
vote of IS nays.
In the joint session Senator Stovmi.s moved
tbo appointment , of a special cinuimltou to review -
view tliB contest. Tlioionrn.il thua records :
"Lloulcmuit Governor Meildcjohn ruled the
resolution out of order1
Mr. SwiUlor moved as a substitute :
"Lieutenant Hover/nor Me-lklejohn , presiding
olllcer of the Joint convention , ruled the reso
lution out of order for thofolluwingreasona : "
Thou followed a copy of the rulmj , ' .
Of course the independents wore up In
arms and objected.
Mr. SwiUlcr maintained that the lieuten
ant governor was entitled as a hmttcr of
privilege to have hU rulings spread on thu
records. If the copy of his ruling offered for
Insertion was Incorrect it was subject to
challciiKC , nnd thatlssuo could bo discussed
ut the [ nupor titan.
Senator Moore rcfnrred to the evidence In
the Joint session Unit Mr. Molklojohn was
moro of n presiding oillrur than nii > ijodv else
tl.i-rc , and backed II up ny quoting from the
rules.
Senator Christoffor.son called attention to
the fact that the journal showed the Joint
convention had appealed from 01:0 : of Mcllclu-
John's rulings. That appeal implied a iwog-
iiUlou of him as presiding olllcin- and acted aa
nn estoppel to a subsequent denial.
Senators Stevens and I'ovnter both ex
pressed an cnontlro wllUngn sstohivoL'eu '
tenant ( lovornor Mclklojohii a rutlt - . s ( , 'uiato
thn record , but they objtctod to a preparatory
clause which referred to him as "presiding
olllcer of th Joint convention. "
The president of the senatu ro-.o for a word
of explanation. IloHaldho would rule that
the presiding ofllcor had a right in have hi *
rulings spread upon tbo record < , and the
senate could not deny that iirlvilugo. It Is
the duty of the semite to make up n journal
that shall bo a correct statement of nil th
occur rciii-os. It Is not proper to dotcrmlno
who was thopnwldingcltlcor. If Mr. Welklo-
John claimed to be , that did nut make It BO.
The Independents have di > niid that claim ,
mid are BO on record , niiil thorn Is n tlmo
when that Istuo may bo settled. If Mr.
Melklujohn bi maUIng arull.ig . hnldhomado
It as a prosldliifr oillocr of the joint fceslon ho
was entltlod t > Uavo the jo'irnnl con ected to
! show that fact. Tlr-1 chulr lliiir'loiruled '
that Mr. Melkl.-ioliifa ruling us ( iftrrcd by
Senator 8 wittier diiulii ( ro upon t' ' " * cord.
It wai wit * mutcii'co'4 that this ruling car-