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THE OMAHA DAILY TWENTIETH : YEAR. OMAHA , FJRIDAY JttOKNINGf , JANUARY 10. 1SOJ , NUMBER 212. ' ILL THE IIOSTILES sow IN , . _ Thirty-five Hnndred of Them Camped Eight at the Agency. k\TIIEY PRETEND TO GIVE UP THEIR ARMS , Illtt Kond'rf Hand Can Only Frmluoc Nine " \VorllilcnH JLiooks Peaceful but niomlaliccl May Tot Itcsult. PINT Rmon Anchor , S. D. , ( via Rushvillo , Neb. , ) Jan. 15.-fSpcclnl Telegram to THE Br.i.J-Tho hostile camp began moving into the ngcncy about 8 o'clock this morning nnd B continuous stream of wagons nnd horsemen went on for hours. The Ogallnlns came first and took up their position near Hod Cloud's ' camp on the plain southwest of the ngcncy. The bloodthirsty Brutes were to follow next , but were stopped by the scouts , as It Is pro posed to keep them separate from the rest , Orouard , the scout , estimates the number ol lodges at 7-12 , though ho cannot estimate the number of Indians. The latter cannot , however , bo fewer than thlrty-flvo hundred. The Indinn camp two miles from the agency 1ms been broken up. The advance guard of the hostllcs had icarccly reached the ngcncy when Big Road sent word that ho had collected the arms of his followers nnd wanted to surrender them to the agent. When the -weapons cnmo in they were found to consist of simply two Bhortgun.sthrceHenry rlllcs.a broken carbine , two Sharp's rifles and ono Winchester nine puns In nil , This HurrOnder is an evidence that tlio Indians do not propose to give up nil their guns , and that they have hidden t.hcir Lest weapons in the bills. On this basis the entire hostile band would bo expected to give up in the neighborhood of ono hundred euns , when It Is Known that every buck is the mvi.cr of n weapon. American Hcrso. Standing Hear , White Bird nnd Spotted Horse , friendly chiefs , are now nsking protection from tbo hostilcs who / liavc camped among them. _ _ A It is not likely that General Miles will ho T satisfied with the disarming of the Indians On the basis of HIg Koacl's surrender. If ho should not bo. some people hero consider that the dlfllculty Is far from being settled. At noon about a dozen chiefs came in to hold a powwow with General Miles. Special Agent Cooper is very skeptical regarding the Indians' icood intentions , nnd says the snmo chiefs who now make the good promises have held no less than a dozen other councils and claimed to have no influence over their young men. in reply to n question General Miles , said io mo today , very slirnlflcantly : "If the \ cannot control them wo will help 1 \\biofs " Y had a talk with Big Head this morning through nn interpreter and ho assured mo that "Sioux ho good Indian now. " The citizens of northern Nebraska are pro- 1 Ariug to picsent General Forsytho with a ( li\inond-hSWdd sa1)Vu as nn endorsement of 4 < M5Tirbo at Wounded Knee and nn appro- r Dillon of his .services. Tlio presentation will bo made within n day or two. The announcement of the death nt Fort Jtilcy of Lieutenant Mann of the Seventh cavalry , who wns wounded at the llgh at the mission on December 30 , has caused profound sorrow among his former associ ates. Ho had been in the regiment seventeen years. Some relatives of his reside nt St. Joseph , Mo. THE Git AX It JllIlC/r. HontllcsTnko 'Tbelr-'PoHllloiis in nn Imposing Fashion. PISE nmnn AOK.NCV , S. D. ( via Rush- Villc. Nob. ) , Jan. 15. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEK.I This afternoon the B rules aban doned their proposed camp near Kcd Cloud's house nnd pitched their tepees with the Ognllalas , forming a camp ncnrly a mile and nhnlf In length , connecting with the friend- lies south of the agency. The main part of the camp extends- southward from White Clay crook , up the bluffs , on the summit of which the Indians have posted pickets to guard against a surprise. They took posses sion of the Bluffs just about the time the main body reached Us camping ground , sud- enly appearing as a deploying party , both mounted and on foot , after the most an- pcoved military fashion. Since the surrender by Big Rend of the nine rifles referred to In this afternoon's dis patches , nothing hns been hoard or received from the boslllo camp. All the guns , rlllos ' and Hotchkiss in the agency are , however , trained In that direction tonight and every Indication of life there will bo watched with interest. Tomorrow , it is expected the other chiefs will turn over to Agent Pierce the arms of their followers , but It Is doubted Whether the surrender will exhaust the sup ply of the hostiles. The Indians of BigHead have done , In the matter of giving up their miserable weapons. Iti6 same as tlio warriors of Big Foot : When the tepees of the latter were searched for the weapons which It was known they contained , the massacre at Wounded Knee took place. There Is doubt entertained , however , that General Miles will order asoarchlngof tepees for any more arms. There lb also a certainty that , ho will not scon for hidden weapons In Iho , bad lands or near the camp sites which the hostilcs have abandoned. Suchbeingtho case the Indians will scarcely miss the weapons which they have surrendered or will voluntarily surrender , knowing that they may nt nny tlmo regain possession of those which they have temporarily stored away in their tepees or In tbo hills. The settlement of this question , without disarming the Indians , will be ono of exceed ing Interest , though many people in this 'vicinity ' hold that the Indian with arms oven , Is not to bo feared If his rights under the several contracts bo respected. General Milea hns already assured the Indians that . hereafter ihcy will have nothing to complain of so far as their treatment by the govern ment Is concerned. This afternoon General Bropke , accom panied by Major Bonham nnd Aides Trultt and Hoe , nnd attended by Lieutenant Getty's scouts nnd n detachment of twenty-live stal warts of the Ninth cavalry , came In. Tlio general called on General Miles and later , re turned to camp , which Is pitched but a ihort distance outsldo of the northern breast work * . Ills command near the mission has been divided nnd all the divisions nro either moving In this direction or have al ready arrived. General Carr reached the beef corral tonight with troops A , Captain Bluckson ; C. Captain Stanton ; D , Lieutenant Scott ; E , Captain Kramer ; F , Cuptain II. Carter ; O , Frank West ; II.CaptainVnllnco \ ; I , Lieutenant Sands , and 1C , Captnlu Km- , nil of the Sixth cavalry. General Wheaton Is now flanking the In dians on the west with the cit-lit companies of the Second infantry nnd one troop of each of the First , Second nud Fifth two troops of the Eighth cavalry. Colonel Sanford is flanking the enemy ' on the east with troops A , C. U , 13 , G , I and 1C of Colonel Ilenrv'u Ninth cavalry nnd Companies A , U , C , 1) ) , E and Q of Colonel Onioy's Seventeenth Infantry. olh The missing commands will either reach the agency this evening or bo ready to respond spend at a moment's notice. es The band of Voung-Man-Afrnld-oMIis- Jlorscs , which has bcon visiting the Crows for the past two months , nnd numbering nbout thrco hundred , arrived today. They wove accompanied by about fifty of the most - need and worn out hostile squaws that have , f ever been soon on the reservation , An Appeal fur the Indiana. PHILADELPHIA , Jan. 15. The executive , io.imlttec ; of the Indians Kights association baa Adopted nn appeal to tbo citizens of the United Suites on behalf of the Indians , The appeal advocates placing the mnnncemcnt of Indinn affairs under a single , responsible head , anil adds ! "While wo do not advocate the complete transfer of the Indian manage ment to the war department , wo believe all the advantages which are desired could bo obtained by many able and experienced army officers' serving ns Indian agents without counterbalancing the disadvantages which wo believe would result from so radical a change. " I'AVI , If'JXEltT'ti HMtAVJGnr. lllH Conduct at tint Ilnttlc ol'Wounded KIIOR llcportcd to U'ltHhliiKtmi. PINB KIIKIK AOKXCV , S. D. , Onii. 1C. [ Spo- clal to Tin : Bin. | A letter has Just been for warded to the war department nt Washing ton , signed by every ofllccr at the agency , commending Corpornl Paul Wlncrt , the hereof of Wounded Knee , for his bravery In that bloody conflict , nnd ngold medal Is soon to bo presented to him In commemoration of the event and in recognition of his service. Paul Wlnert Is certainly the lion of Pine llldge , and bis comrades nnd ofllcers arc con- tlnuous in their pralso of htm nnd his ex- traordlnnry work of execution at Wounded Knee. They relate the account as ono of the most daring nnd remarkable Instances of reckless bravery on record , nna If half were true , Paul Wlnert Is entitled to the brightest medal that was over designed. Ho had control of ono of the Hotchkiss guns In the famous Seventh , nnd after the recovery from the Ilrst shock and surprise of the Indians' ' treachery , Wlncrt's gun was ono of the first to answer the challenge. And the way Paul Wlncrt handled his Hotchkiss has caused the spread of a wave of admiration over all America. Shell after shell was sent into thn flying Indians , and they went down like grain bcforo the reaper not bv ones , twos or threes , but by dozens. The spirit of an incarnate avenger seemed to have taken possession of Wlnert and ho know neither fear nor danger. In the very jaws of death ho sent destruction nnd annihilation to the red men. While Ills companions followed their ( -uas at each rebound , Wlnort pushed his Instru ment of death forward nnd beyond its orig inal position , until ho was more thnn two hundred foot in front of the other guns. Once a bullet grazed his forclliigor.butitonly caused the gunner to pull the remnant of his cat ) closer over his eyes nnd blindly go on with the execution. A largo body of Indians had taken n position in a cave and wore di recting tholr lire towards the daring gunner , and his lieutenant wns ono of those that went down under that lire. "I nm killed , " cried the unfortunate lieutenant , and then Corporal Wlnert ran his gun up to within about sixty feet of the Indians nnd their re treat , and several Hotchkiss shells were sent among them. It was the end of the Indian flro , and ivlic-n the time came for the burial of the dead Indians a score or more were taken out of that death trap. There Is not nn ofllcer or a private , who survived that dread ful battle , that hns not shaken the liana of Corporal Wlnert in crntltudo and congratula tion. IIo certainly deserves a medal. But Corporal Wincrt was only one of a reg iment of the bravest men that ever engaged in warfare. Private James JC. Kelly wns nn example of the members composing it after doing bloody execution nud going down in the band to hand struggle lie culled his lieutenant to his side nrd said : "Tell my mother that I died like a soldier nnd a man , " and today the oillcer carried out the wish of ' the dcad'soldier , Chnclron'H flr.iml IVoi-lc. CIIADRON , Nob. , Jan. -Special [ Tele- grain to Tun BCR.J Chndron Is once moro quiet. The last of the militia left for homo this morning , mul only a few families of tno ninny families who sought refuge hero dur ing the early stage of the war remain , confi dence having been fully restored and no fur ther trouble anticipated. Chndron may well feel proud of the part she has taken through out tills trouble. She has housed , clouthcd and fed hundreds of families that came hero In destitute circumstances. Her business men have been liberal in the extreme to those whoso means were limited and notwithstanding that for ncnrlv two months all branches of business In the city nave suffered extensively , there has not been ono failure recorded. It is hoped , ns soon ns the farmers and ranchmen are once moro completely domiciled in their homes , that business will soon assume its former prosperous condition. There have boon no arrivals from Piuo Ridge today. Big Crow AVantH n. Ijottcr. Pivn RIDOE AoE.vcr , S. D. , ( via Rushvlllo ) Jan 15. [ Special Telegram to Tim Bun. ] Frank Orouard , chief of the scouts and ono of best knowledge of Indian character , says there will bo no more trouble unless caused by an accident , but that it will require a month to disarm them. The march of tbo hostlles Into the ngcncy was one of the grandest nnd most picturesque sights ever witnessed In Indian warfare and their display of generalship and strength wns not lost upon the spectators. Big Crow , ono of the hostile chiefs , today asked Ex-Agent McGlllicuddy for a letter showing him to bo a good Sioux because ho had mndo up his mind to be bad no more. A largo number of persons are getting ready to leave the ngcncy , Nearly nil the correspondents cxpoct to leave this week. Special Agent Cooiinr has been ordered to Black River Falls , Wls. , and will leave In a few days. ItuclcH In Had Humor. PINE RIPOU Aar.scr , S. D. ( via Rushvlllo , Nob. ) Jan. 13. [ Special Telegram to TUB- Bur.J Tim Bin : correspondent made an attempt tonight to et.tcr the hostile camp , but was provcnt"ul by some friendly Indians. The latter clnl'.i that the hostllcs. especially the younger ones , nro in very bad humor. They are suspicious of the Intent of the military and nro exorcising the snmo Vigilance In guarding against n surprise as if they had not agreed to come in , nt thorcquest of General Miles. At a late hour tonight there were no lights visible among the tepees mid it appeared as If the ghost dunce which was indulged in by some of the young men had been discon tinued. . Will Visit ttio Great Pat her. WASHINGTON , Jan , 15. A telegram was re ceived nt the war department this afternoon from General Miles nsking permission for a number of Sioux chiefs to vwit Washington for the purpose of conferring with thojpresi- dent regarding their condition. The pbrmls- slon was granted. In reply to telegrams sent to General Miles today concerning the tlmo of departure of the Indian delegation for Washington , ho said : "There. Is no necessity for haste. I do not Intend to send the delegation until this mat ter Is entirely settled hero and the Indians do ns I have directed , which directions they are now complying with In every respect. This Indian war I now consider nt an cud In ix most satisfactory manner. Moro complete submission to military power never has been mnde by nny Indians , The report that any have escaped Is simply not true. " A Dtilutli Correspondent Missing. Dt'LUTii , Minn. , Jan. IB. A dispatch from Kushvllle , Nob. , says ; Guy Butler , nDuluth correspondent , started yesterday to visit the camp of the hostile * . Helms not rot been heard from and it is Jenred that ho has been killed , Troops uro out searching. The Wcixther Forccnse. For Onmha and Vicinity Fair ; colder ; followed by rising temperature. For Nebraska Fair. ; winds shifting to : southeasterly ; warmer. For Iowa Fair ; colder , except In extrcmo northwest portion ; slightly warmer ; north erly , shifting to easterly winds , For South Dakoia-Ucncrally fnlrln south- cast , local snows in northwest portions ; warmer ; easterly winds. Ilrokeii Iliiokct Shop Brokers. Bm-ALO , N. Y. , Jan. 15. Allen it Co. , bucket shop broken , have decided to close their business , Their losses aggregate fully $500,000. , JAY GOULD WAVES HIS HAND , Hook Island Officially Notified That the Eridgo Agreement is Off. IT WILL FIGHT TO THE LAST DITCH , So Soys Judge Wlthrow , tlio General Counsel The Action BIny . Menu n New Ilrltlgo for Onmlin. CHICAGO , Jan. 1(5. ( The Hock Island road today received ofllclal notlcu from the Union Pacific abrogating the track and bridge agreement. The notice says that these agree ments nro In excess of the powers and statut ory authority of ttio Union Pnclllo company. An ofllclul of the Hot-It Island , speaking of the inattoc tonight , said that the Hock Island Is content to leave the question of the valid ity of the contract to the courts. "Tho Union Pacific , " ho says , "now deny their power to make a lease , but It (3 ( a.well known fact that , while Gould was a director of that road , several years ago , It leased the central branch , nearly 400 miles to the Altuourl 1'nnific , receiving no rentals whatever , and the Union 1'aclflo keeping the road In repair. Furthermore , that the lease is still In force , yet nobody hears a sugges tion from Jay Gould that It'is Illegal.11 Said Judge Wlthrow , general counsel of the Hock Island : ' The contract gave us trackage nnd termlnul rlehts on the Union Pa- cllio tracks in Omaha and over vari ous other strips of track which shortened our line to Denver , Under the terms of the contract wo have spent $1,250- 000 for a new track between Lincoln nnd Beatrice. From this wo are now cut off. The contract wns entered Into In good faith ; was drawn up by the attorneys of the roads ; was approved by the two presidents and ratified by both boards of directors. "Wo have been working under the contract since last Juno , nnd now Mr. Gould , with a wave of his band , attempts to annul tho"contract. . Wo will light to the last ditch for the enforcement of its terms nnd wo will win. "Wo will enter upon no now discussion or agreement with Mr. Goulduntil this contract Is enforced nnd carried out to the letter. Nothing less will bo discussed or considered for n moment. Wo entered Into the now Western Trafllo association under a practical misapprehension , A preliminary agreement was signed by fourteen western roads sev eral months ago. After that Mr. Gould gained control of the Union Paciilo and wo would have refused to Join the association had wo not then been compelled to break faith with the other twelve signers. " Other railrond officials believed this action of Gould's might turn out a fatal stab at the Western Tratllo association. If ho wins , the Hock ! stand might almost as well take up Us tracks to Council Bluffs , and it is absolutely barred out of some of its track west of the river. No ono believes the Uock Island will await tedious court proceedings to regain control of its own property and it cannot do anything but wait if It acts under the terms of the now agreement. President Miller of the St. Paul haa not returned from Now York and it could not DO learned whether like notice had bcon served on his road. It'is the general belief that the HOCK Island and St. Pnul will join forces In building a bridge nt Omaha and light Gould In his own territory , Tlic jMcanlnjj or Doatlnatlnn. Dus Moi.s-ns , la. , Jan. 15. [ Special Tele gram , to TUB Bun.l The hearing before the railroad commission of the Hock island case was begun this morning. The plaintiff is M. Carroll of Tiflln. Complaint was made to the commission , a short time ago , be cause the Itock Island did not de posit passengers carried on freight trains at the platform of the depots. The board cited the company to the provisions of the statute on this subject , whtcli says the pas sengers shall ha put down at the depot and not just Inside the yard , as claimed by tbo railroad , as being nt their discretion. In order to evade this pure matter of law and duty the company immediately stopped car rying passengers on its freight trains , caus ing an enormous Inconvenience to tlio public generally. Out of this refusal to carry pas sengers on freight trains grow Mr. Carroll's complaint , the case having proceeded to such a point that the commission now is con templating an order forcing the Hock Island railroad to put on bettor passenger facilities and accommodations with reference , particu larly , to the restoration of passenger trains abandoned some time ago. A largo number of interested-parties were present nt the hearing. A formal answer by Attorney Cumtnlngs for the railway com pany , the points of which are , that no com plaint has been made sufllcient to cause or permit the hoard to act ; that tbo company denies the authority of the board to order or mnkoalterations in ttio train service ; that the comuany is organized under the laws of different states and , therefore , the board of any ono state may not regulate a part or portion thereof ! that the company denies the necessity for extra trains asked for and the nccomodation and the public docs not Jo in and it. A considerable number of witnesses were sworn and heard regarding the present service of the roan , most of thorn saying it wns entirely inadequate. An opinion will probably bo rendered bcforo the end of the week. Higher HiitcH on Products. CHICAGO , Jan. 15. The Western Freight association has agreed to make the rate on packing house products from Sioux City to points i in Louisiana aud Texas % cents above the Chicago rato. Btnrbuolc 13'ccted President. Nr.w YOHK , Jim. 15. W. II. Starbuck has bcon elected president of the Oregon im provement company. TUR 1'A CIFfC KO.lItS , Senator MoCnnncIl Introduces n IIIII lor Settlement. WASHINGTON , Jan. 15 , Senator McCon- neil today introduced a bill to provldo for a settlement between the United States nnd the Central nnd Union Pacific and certain other railway corporations which Imvo re ceived bonds from the government to aid In the construction of tholr roads. The hill di rects the attorney general to commence pro ceedings in condemnation against these cor porations nnd authorizes .the president to de tail three army ofllcors as a board of ap praisers to fix the value of all property be longing to these roads. The attorney general Is also to institute proceedings against all companies to forfeit charters and other privileges conferred by the govern ment. The secretary of tbo treasury Is to have prepared legal tender United States notes to the amount $ ' 50.000,000 to bo disposed qf to pay oft the road's bonds and indebtedness. No pay- menu are to bo madountll the supreme court has rendered a decree confirming the findIngs - Ings of the board of appraisers. The sccro- tiiry of the Interior Is authorized to advertise within thirty days after the investiture of the property for a lease for fifty years of all tbo railways with their appurtenances and rolling .stock. No bid Is to bo considered for an annual rental of less than $5.000,000. 3 An Kmuczzlcr CotilYssrH. SAN FIIAXCISCO , Cal. , Jan. 15. A published statement was made today that John C. Hill , formerly of the law firm of Hill < fc Rogers of this city nnd ono of the trustees of the estates of John Hawley and Marvin A. Baldwin , deceased , bat confessed to embezzlements aggregating (150,000 through dealing in stocks. Ills stated that the Hawley nnd HiiUhvln estates uro involved to the extent of MO.OOil each. _ .I. HTItlKlt T0ntr. Operators and Station Agents on the Milwaukee Htmcl to C3 ; > Out. CIIICAOO , Jan , 1C. Dispatches from Du- buquoand Ottumwn , la. , Mitchell , S. I ) : , nnd other points say nearly all the operators mid agents along those divisions of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul will go out on a strlko tomorrow t ( unless the former wages are re stored l , CmrAno. Jan. IB. ( Special Telegram to Tin : UK i : . j -U rand Chief Thurston of the Ordcrof Hall way Tulcgrahpcrs said tills morn ing that ho had porsonul Information that at least -50 or HOO of the tit , Paul ngents and operators had sent In their res ignations , and ho was confident that there would bo practical unanimity in nil the departments of the road. At the company's office no apprehension for the result of the conflict was mnnifostcd. The ofllclals thought that not many of the telegraphers would quit. But few resigna tions hud been received. Loss than ten men , It was said , had resigned on the Chicago & Savannah division. Those cttu bo easily re placed. Chief Thurston said today , that there was no danger of the trouble spreading to other roads , "All the authority m such matters rests with mo , " said ho , ' 'and I say ofllcially and authoritatively that thgro will ho no strike on any other lino. Alfctho talk about the trouble on the Lake Shoto road is un founded. " _ , 1VIH Notaoln thc&trllce. KASSA.S CITT , Mo. , Jan. 15. Members of the Kansas City division [ of the Chicago , Mil waukeo & St. Paul operators' union say they will not join the strike ordered for to morrow. An Oi-.lor to StJ-Iko MiTCtir.u. , S. D. , Jan. 15 > [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEE. ] Milwaukee railway op eratives who are members o the Order of Railway Telegraphers nro in receipt of a cir cular letter from ofllcers of the order direct ing that nil their members on the Milwaukee system go out nt 7:30 tomorrow morning , nud citing that SuDcriutcndont Earling's proposi tion 10 the committee was rejected. The cir cular states thatnbout four hundred and fifty mcu nro expected to go out. ' O GLESIt V XOMIX.I TJ5 D. Illinois Republicans Sclrot Him to Succeed ITnrwell. SrniNoriELt ) , 111. , Jan. 13 : Ex-Governor Richard J. Oglesby was tonight nominated by the joint republican caucus as candidate for United States senator to Succeed Charles B. Fnrwoll. The result was q.ulto a surprise. As the day opened the principal name men tioned in opposition to Farwpll was that of Oglesby , hut the latter wns dropped to a cer tain extent , his friends discovering that a number of Groshntn men who , should the Oglesby boom become too pronounced , might favor Farwell. When the caucus mot tonight every republican legislator was present. The Oglesby men scored a victory at once In securing the election of Senator Fuller ns chairman of the caucus. A motion by Berry was adopted , to the effect that the republican members of the senate and house steering committees have entire power in the coming ronto.t. White of Whltestdo ivas added to the committee. The following resolution by Whltehead was adopted "That the unanimously ; nom inee of this caucus shall bo subject to the control of the steering committee , when shall have full power and authority to with draw the name of said nominee" when la their Judgment the Interest 01' the republican- party demands such action. After some discussion Warden moved that an informal secret ballot bo taken to ascer tain the sense of the caucus on the senator- shitfc When It wns counted Chairman Fuller announced that Senator Hamor uad received 1 vote , ex-Representative Uoss of Lasallo 20 , General John McNulty U , Cicero J. Lindlay 3 , Walter Q. Grcsham 11 , Charles B. Fur- well 32 and Richard J. Oglesby 13. A formal , out secret , ballot was then or dered. It was soon counted ! The total num ber of ballots cast was 100. Hamor received 1 , Ross 1 , Greshaiu 4 , Farwell 80 and Ogles- by Cl , Chairman Fuller declared Richard J. Oglesby the nominee of the caucus. Crawford of Coolc , ono of Farwoll's friends , moved that the nomination bo mndo unani mous , Miller and Bass seconded this and the nomination was made unanimous by a rising voto. Three cheew"wore given for "Undo Dick" with hearty good will. Sen ator Fuller was made chairman of the Joint steering committee. A teleeram was sent to Governor Oglesby nt Elkbart , III. , notifying him of the nomination. Senator Farwell and Chairman Jones also sent congratulatory messages. Senator Farwell was seen after the adjourn ment of the caucus nnd said : "From the sentiment I have mot with among the mem bers hero , I have concluded that I am defeated because I am not a fanner and ( with bitter ness ) because I nm supposed to bo a million aire. " The senator would not talk further. Ho left tonight for Chicago , Chairman Jones of the republican state committee says ho is enthusiastically for ox- Governor Oglesby. Ho was not surprised at the nomination , and should not have been surprised had Farwoll boon nominated. It was ono of these situations the rosultof which no ono could foretell. General Palmer , referring to the resolution conferring powers on the steering committee , snld : "It Is a curious invitation to extend to nn old party leader like Ogleahy , asking him to enter a light.under the control of a com- nuttco that may desert him at any timo. " Democratic Caucus. SrnixoFiBM ) , III. , Jan. 15. Senator Wells presided at the democratic joint caucus to night. Ho made a speech in which ho re ferred in glowing terms to General Palmer's record both as a soldier nna private citizen. Speaker Crafts and Senator McDonald made short talks , urging upon the members the necessity of obeying the Instructions of the joint steering committee nnd attending every session of the assembly. Tbo allusions to Palmer wore greeted with cheers. The position wns assumed that 'ho ' , having been unanimously nominated by the state couven- tlon last Juno , no caucus could add to the strength of his endorsement. The fact that the Farmers' Mutual Botictlt association will not vote for the "caucus nominee" of either of the leading parties may have had some thing to do with this conclusion , UVltXEIt TO tiE'ATII , \ Ilnir-WIttcd Girl Klrcs the House nnd IB Crcmitcd. CHICAGO , Jan. 15. [ Special Telegram to Tun DEI : . ] Josephine Drollottd , a girl seven teen years old , was burned to death today nt her home. All the other members of the family had gone away , leaving the girl , who was of unsound mind , alone in the houso. Soon after the neighbors hoard screams and smoke pouring out of the windows. A still alarm was turned in , the flro department quickly responded and the flames were ex tinguished. Bcforo tbo depaatmont arrived , however , the insane girl had rushed Into the Humes , where her charred remains lay for some * time undiscovered. It is supposed she sot Uro to the place. riccblvRH IllH Money. NEW OIILBAXS , La. , Jan , 15. ITitwlmmons today received from the Olympic club his shnro of the purse , amounting to $11,000. Many people who won money on him also made him presents , which aggregated 87,200 inoro. Doinpsoy is pretty badly used up , while Fitzsimmons shows no marks of tbo encounter. Wire Murderer Sentenced to Death. CIIICAOO , Jan. 15. Joseph Montag , wife murderer , was tonight fouud guilty and sen tenced to death. RESTRICTION OF IMMIGRATION The House Gommitto ] Has at Last Agreed Upon a Measure. PRACTICALLY THE SAME AS THE OLD BILL , Senator Hpooncr SnyH tlio Prospects Are Good for the Force lllll Tlio Kaat Omnlin Ili'ldgo JMUocllaucotiH .Matters. WASHINGTON BuiiEiuTit3 Oviutv. HER , 1 1513 FouiiTitnvra STUSBT , t WASIIIXOTON , D. 0. , Jan. Ifi. I After a long-drawn stcgo of hearings , in * vcstigatlons and consideration the immigra tion committee of the house has at last ngrocd upon a bill to restrict Immigration which has agitated the country since the ho- glnnlngof the present congress. The blllns agreed to , practically places no moro restric tion upon Immigration thnn those contained in the pres6nt law. It provides for the keep ing out of paupers , idiots , people without means of earning tholr own living and other undesirable classes , but places no restric tions whatever upon the incoming of people who can show a clear hill of health physi cally aud who have the strength to earn a living. The proposition for an educational test was ruled out , nor \yas the committee to place the responsibility with the consuls of saying who shall and who shall not bo ad mitted to the ports of the United St-ites. A superintendent of education is to bo created at n salary of $1,500 a year , who shall bo under the control of the secretary of the treasury , to whom nil reports shall bo made. Tlio headquarters of tlio superintendent of education will bo in Washington und ho will have a sufllcient force at his command. TllUr SOW MIUN IIUSINUS'S. "Yes , sir , the election bill was taken up for business , " said Senator Spooncr this after noon , "and It is my honest opinion that it will be passed by the mlddlo or last of next month. Had wo intended to let it die wo should not have gone to the trouble to take It up long after the cocks had crowed for mid night. It was in the best posslblo position to rest if wo had not intended to pass it , " "But how will the previous question bo reached in order to get n final vote I" The cloture rnlo will of course have to bo adopted before wo attempt to pass the bill. It is out of the question to pass any party measure without a rule which will force n closure of debate. Certainly It will take a little nerve to pnss the cloture turo rule. There will bo a supreme moment , ji sensational scene , a time when the presiding otllcor must recognize but ono man aud ho a republican with a motion to vote , but wo believe wo have now all that is necessary for success. The action of last night in talcing up the bill has already had a good effect. There is something that brings men closer together in the doing of a couruircous act , this thing of tenting to gether aud touching elbows , as It were. It promotes confidence , coed fellowship , close partisan lines und makes men want to move abreast. Tlio way to pass a closure resolu tion is to pa&s it , nnd it is just as easy at onetime time as another. With that wo can and will pass the election bill. Without it wo can do nothing except by sufferance ) of our political enemies. Wo meet now and will get a move on ourselves. " THE EAST OMAHA BniDGB. Senator Mandorson and Representative Conncll did some good work today In the sen ate on tbo East Omabu interstate bridge bill , which was introduced on Tuesday In the house by Mr. Uced of Iowa. They ascer tained that tbo senate committee on com merce was willing to favorably report the measure and Senator Mnudcrson will Intro duce a duplicate of the bill In the senate to morrow. Both Senator Mnndorson nnd Rep resentative Council have enlisted in favor of the bill and bclievo ttrct it can bo pushed through at this session If nt all. The only thing that could bo in the way of favorable action would bo nn unfavorable report from the war department , but Sen ator Vest of tuo'senate commit tee on commcrco snld today that the committee would undoubtedly bo in favor of the hill oven though the war department op posed it , as navigation amounted to nothing above Omuha , and then it wns proposed to make this a draw bridge , which would not Interfere with navigation. All of the objec tions that could bo urged at this session would comoup In the future , nnd if the bill can bo passed at nil now is the tlmo. A largo number of telegrams were received here to day from , Omaha urging the adoption of tno measure. THE SIIA'EK QUESTION. After last night's surprises In the senate almost anything is now expected except the tlnal adoption of a free silver coinage bill , The friends of this proposition have gone so far that they have undoubtedly Injured their own cause. There nave been nil kinds of speculation around the capital today ns to Just what Speaker Uocd will do with the bill after it goes to the committee on coinage - ago , weights and measures , Tnis committee was thought to be In favor of free coinage after its chairman , Mr. Conger of Iowa , was appointed minister to Briull , but Mr. Wick- hiitn of Ohio , who has succeeded him , an nounces his opposition to frco coinage In the light of recent developments. Chairman Dorscy of the committee on banking and cur rency , wbf ( Is keeping well abreast of llnan- clul legislation nnd who onjovs the confldcnco of Speaker ttccd , predicts tnnt the measure will not leave the committee on coinage , weights and measure * nnd that some tlnnn- clnl bill or bills will bo passed by the house w ith no reference to sliver coinage , nnd the latter question will bo left to the conference committee for determination , ns It was in the last session of congress , when the monthly purchase of bullion was Increased , This seems to bo the impression in the sonuto now , and there will bo considerable anxiety until the question goes into the hands of u conference committee Unquestionably the free coinage men have gone further than tholr own Interests will warrant. They nro in position to dictate any reasonable legisla tion on the silver question , but the fact re mains that an unlimited coinage bill cannot , become a law. Tnoro are quite a number of renubhcaus who are In favor of giving the wfdest posslblo recognition to silver , but be- Hove In following tbo republican protective principle and giving free coinage only for American sliver. They say it would bo just as good economic policy to admit free other foreign products Into our ports as to extend our protection to foreign mines by un limited frco coinage. It is the gen eral Impression that the result ol all this agitation about tbo frco colnngo of silver will bo the adoption In con ference of a bill giving unlimited free colnngo for American silver , providing that thu gov ernment shall purchase only enough to at least aggregate the present purchase when added to the domestic silver presented for coinage. In other words , free coinage for American silver , but the nnniial coinage or purchase * of bullion or both combined to bo not less then the present annual purchase The principal objection urged against the confining of frco coinage to American silver Is that ttio domestic production is not as largo as tlionmount now purchased by the government mont , and that there would bo a dimlnultloi of the silver market if free coinage was pro vided only for the American product. FA III 1'I.iY DEMANDI'.I ) IT. Both the Nebraska senators voted at mid night last night to take up the election bll as the next order of business. Senator Pud dock said this evening that his vote was so cast because fair play demanded it. "It 1 quite well known , " said the senator , "that am not enamored of this measure , which li my judgment cltnor does not go fnrcnougl or goes too far. But before 1 loft Wnshlngtoi for Omana I agreed , as I understood it , will a number of my associates that the bil should have a certain number of days more tlmo. That agreement was interrupted by the action of Senator Stewart nnd others nni the bill was temporarily laid aside. It now taken up to five its earnest advocates innl opportunity to pass It if til nve nouch votes. After Hint and the vnl vill bo exceedingly short wo shnll i , . 'to alto up the pure food nnd lard bill , " PAID TO UK A i-r.Acn nisTUiinnn. It nppeaw that Father Cr.ift , the Ca\ \ nlsslonnry who wns stabbed and al tilled by an Indian In the Sioux battle at Wounded Knee , hiii bcon n source of consul- Table concern on the part of the Intcilor dc- urttncnt for ninny yours. The Indians have n ninny Instances disliked him because ho vns regarded by thorn ns too good a friend of ho soidlow , the settlers nnd the govern- ncnt , while the latter linvo often moused ilm of melting the reds to nets of violence. \t the time of thi ) bnttlo of Wounded Ivnee , t Is the impression of tlio Indian ofllco here , 'nthcrCraftH win regarded' by many of the ndluns a a traitor to them , At nny rate ho has been n pcaco disturber and a source of nuch annoyance to the interior department , and had ho not boon n representative of a popular religious organization would undoubtedly have been kept off the reserva- Ion. This is the statement of ofllceri In the ntorlor department. Secretary Teller had "Vither Craft put ofl the Kosobud reservation n .January , lbS4 , and ho did not return to It mill there was a change in ndmliiistrntion. Icro It a copy of the letter which brought ibotit Father Grafts removal : . DlM'AUT.MK.NT OF Till ! INTEI'.IOR , WASHING TON' , Jan. Sll , 18SI , To the Commissioner of IndianAffairs Sir : I return herewith the mclosuro , which accompanied your loiter of ho SMth Inst. , upon the subject of the action ifFuthur Crnlt , a Cnthollo missionary nt Josobud agency , Dakota , who is charged vlth exerting n most pernicious Intluonco > vcr the Indians and whose removal from the reservation you think Is required by section 2,141) ) of the revised statutes because ils presence thereon Is detrimental to ho pcaco and welfare of the Indians. n vlow of the statements presented In the correspondence , authority Is hereby granted or the removal from the Sioux reservation if tbo said missionary , F. M. Craft , under ho provisions contained In section 2,111) ) of , ho revised statutes. Very rcspectjuliy , II , M. TKLI.KH. Secretary. FOUIITH CLASS IOWA roSTMASTKHS. Postmasters of the fourth class were np- wlnted today as follows : Iowa Burnslde , A'ebstcr county , ,1. H. Conklln , vlco A. U. Pennant , resigned ; Ilnrdy , IHunboldtcountv , i , B. Squire , vlco J , Notestlno , resigned i owa Lnlto , Kmmot county , M. H. Follct , ice A. V. Follct , resigned ; Mnv City , Os- ccola county , C. A. ICraftc , vice J , P. Stun- ichor , resigned ; Moorovlllo , Tanm county , LJ. . Merrill , vice H. II. Hannn , resigned : Jnlonvlllo , Appanooso county , C. W. Morrl- on , vice Cella Clilidross , resigned , MI5CKIL.VKKOt'S. Melville S. Shay was today appointed post master at AlpntorVllle , Antelope county. Ptmsions have been granted to Phllo 3rcen of .Cameron and Mluorvu Solshe of Ewing , Neb. Today the commissioner of Indian affairs approved tlio plans for n $30.000 Indian school building at Genoa. But $ : > 0,000 have been appropriated for tlio building , which Is to ho of brick , thrco stories high nnd a basement , but when ills completed it will cost $30,000. The water mains at Genoa will bo tapped for tbo building. Superintendent Bncus wns at the Indinn olllco today and secured the ap proval of tlio plans. Dr. Dorchester , superintendent of the edu cation division of the Indian bureau , and Superintendent Backus of the Indian school at Genoa will address the pupils In the pub ic schools of this city on the subject of In dian education tomorrow. Mr. Strublo introduced a bill in the house today providing that nil persons who have settled upon and are legally qualified to enter ns homesteaders the lands restored to tlio lublio domain and opened tosottlomentundcr iho decision of the socrotaryof the Interior of July 20,1837 , and lying in the counties of Plymouth , Sioux and Woodberry , Iowa , shnll DO allowed to make 11 mil proof at the expir ation of five years from the date of actual settlement on the lands named. PJHIIV ; S. IIcATii. AXOTUEIl GAS YICTI31 , lolni K. Davis Aspliy.\latcd in n Grand Inland Hotel. ISLAND , Neb. , Jan. 15. [ Special Telegram to THE Bci : . ] John K. Davis of Lexington arrived in the city hist night , nnd put up nt the Palmer house. Ho desired to leave this morning for Falrbury. Ho re tired early , leaving orders to ho called nt 0 o'clock. At the hour named ho was called and no response being received , the door wns burst opon. Ho was found lying on the bed In nn asphyxiated condition. The gas was turned on full. Ho failed to regain consci ousness nnd died this afternoon at 3 o'clock , Iiow the gas cnmo to bo turned on will always remain n mystery us ho was shown the proper method of turning it off before ho retired. JIY A H'OJIAX. The Absconding Treasurer of Valley County Arrested nt llcloiin. HELENA , Mont , , Jan. 15. [ Special Tele gram to Tim BKK.J A few days ago E. S. Pierson was arrested at Butte charged with disposing of mortgaged property nt On ) , Nob. That was what the oflicers told him , nnd ho confessed. Yesterday Sheriff Beagle of Valley county , Nebraska , arrived and rec ognized Pif.-rson as the absconding treasurer of Valley county , for whom a long search had been mado. The discovery of his where abouts is duo to information furnished by Nancy Dye , who n few days ago notified the Nebraska ofllclals that Pierson was in Dutto. Ofllcinls think the old man lived with the handsome brunette in Buttc , and that the betrayal is the result of Pleraon's inability to provldo ample funds. DEfJlAWKIt TllK CHiVEllXXRXT , A Big Conspiracy Unearthed to lOvndo Duty on Sugar. PiiiTADKi.niiA , J n. 15 , Special Agent Chance of the customs service made an im portnnt discovery n few days ago , which gave evidence of a gigantic conspiracy to defraud the government out of legitimate rovonuo. By accident ho was made nwaro of the fact that there was a lowering of the sugar entries trios of W. Ford Thomas , representing Clnus Spcckels' sugar reiiuery. Collector Cooper , with a view of protecting the government made an immediate demand upon Speckles for $20,000 , believing that would cover the extent of the fraud. Specifics handed the collector a certified check for the amount , and this , it is believed , will protect the gov eminent. Thn district attorney will institute nn investigation , The method pursued shows that ono or moro persons in the appraisers ofllco nctoi ! with some ono on the outside supposed to represent Sprcckcls' refinery , The way the scheme was wornou wns to so change the figures on Invoices which showed a polarl- scone test of sugar as to reduce the amount of duty to be paid , Sprockcl ? and his broknr.W. "Ford Thomas , deny nil knowledge of the fraud , As soon a ; informed of the matter by the collector Spreckcls at once offered his chock In an Interview this afternoon ho said ho would like to know the mo tive for all this , which , to his mind. Is nothing moro than a conspiracy. "It may bo1 snld Sprcckles , ' "that the design Is to damage Mr. Thomas , who has been In our employ for eight years. Ho has bcon a faith ful and honest man and In our experience wo have nwerseen anything tocauso us to quos tlon his integrity , It may boa conspiracy 01 someone's part to drlvo him nut of the husj ness. " Sprcckles added that ho could no think Thomas had done anything wrong , am if it Is not a conspiracy to injure him it Is ai effort to Injure the firm. Tnoy desire n f ul investigation. Powell Clayton lUngns. ! LITTI.K HOCK , Ark. , Jan. 15. Powell Clay ton has resigned the chairmanship of th Arkansas republican state committee. Gyrniul'f ) Appeal Dmilnd. , Jan , 10. Eyraud's appeal has been dculcd by the court ot cassation. fllAYER AT LAST RETIRES. He Gives up Ilia Ap.irtinonts at the Oapitol Under Protest. iOVERNOR 130YD TAKES POSSESSION , Scnntnp Switzter Urges linnieillnto Itcllcl'for the Drouth StrluUou Farmers The House Coin- _ ' Announocdi LINCOLN , Nob. , Jan. 15. [ Special Telegram o Tin : Hnn.J General Thnyor has vacated ho executive rooms nt the state house , nnd jovcrnor Hoyd is In possession. About 11 o'clock this morning1 State Trans- iror Hill called for Governor Boyd nnd nc- companlod by General Vtfiiuiitn and 1'rivato Secretary Hlgglns they proceeded to the ixecutlvo rooms , where they were Joined by ill the other members of thobonrdof public amis ana buildings. Land Commissioner lumphn-y , M chairman of the board , road , o General Thnyor the resolution attaching ils rooms to Governor lloyd's apartments. General Thnycr know what was coining , ind siild the formality was unnecessary. lo said thu supreme court * Had recognized lis clnlm nnd guaranteed the protection of hl ights. lie had ueon realty to vacate his rooms at any time. 1 10 would do so , how ever. under protest. Governor lloyd said ho would Uko to move n at oneo and General Thayer ncqulosod. fho povornor took Immediate possession , vhllo llcncral Thaycr and his old clerks -icgnn making an Inventory of the property > f the oflloo and gattiering up > i few personal effects. _ T1IK tiKX.l'tE. Swltzlor Urffoi Immodlnt-j Holler of ho Driinr.ti Kiiffcrcr * . LINCOLN , Nub. , Jan. 15. [ Special to Tim leu. ] A third of the senate's morning sos- lion was consumed In rending and iipwoviuir ho record of the previous day's proceedings. Vnother third wns taken up in the ilrst roud- ng of Senator Shea's bill for the regulation of grain warehouses. No ono over pays attention to the ilwt nnd iccond rending of hills , because they will bo > rlntcd before coining up for dUcusslon , in vhich form each legislator may study care- 'ully nnd at his leisure. In former sessions ho secretaries economise much tlmo by cadlng little more than the title the ilrst and second tlme.s. Thus far the Independent ccrotnrics have Insisted on reading every till from title to end. Senator Sivltzlcr put his colleagues on record by introducing n resolution urging the louse to promptly pass an appropriation bill 'or the relief of the drouth sufferers. Of course it wont through without objection. Senator Mattes wants the contestants for state ofllcos to furnish each legislator with a ) rlntcd copy of the evidence ) in the contests without cost to the slate , but his resolution went over until tomorrow under the rulos. On the motion of Senator Stevens the sec retary of stnto wns directed to furnish each senator with a copy c f tbo census of Nebraska is taken in IWO. Senator Poyntcr reported a list of standing committees. Messrs. Matted , Shea , Swltzlor , i'liomas nnd Woods voted nguinst approving the list , and Messrs. Mcoro nnd Wilson did not voto. Tlio only change from1 the list ns published In yesterday's BEE was tbo addi tion of t hca totbo committee on stato-unl- vcroityand normal school , and the dropping of Thomas from the committee on revenue. A memorial from the commissioners of Webster county was read. It recited that It was impossible. to comply with the require ments of law In handling public funds. It suggested that , tlio legislature provldo for "public depositories looking to the safety of all public funds nnd securing at the sumo tlmo such interest on nil public funds ns are necessarily kept on liund for any length of timo. " Senator Swltzlor mndo another effort to Improve thu records of the joint convention by moving to expunge the following resolu tion offered by Heprescntiitlvo Shrader : Ucsolvod , That tlio semite nnd house of rep- rrauntatlvus , In joint convention assembled , hereby enter their protest uculnst tliouutUm of tlio supreme court In imurplng to ItM'lf the untlmrlly vcstiMl In this Joint coiiviiutliiii un der thuuonstltut'im ' of tlio state of Nebraska. Of course the independents were fcrninst him and polled IT nays against 14yoas. AITIiHNOOX SIISSION. Senator Morse Introduced n bill providing for throe commissioners in counties of less than ono hundred and twenty-live thousand population und llvo in larger countiou. They are to be elected by districts. Senator Hill Introduced a bill for tbo Aus tralian ballot system. * It isainodillcd copy of the I mil mm law. Senator Slovens offered the following : "I move that the attention of thu state re lief committee on supplies for relief of tha drouth sufferers of the western part of the stnto DO called to the fact that arrange- mcnts for the immediate procurement of said supplies can ho made through tlio farmers' alliance stnto purchasing agency J , W. Hartley , state agent pending legislation. " Senators Swltzlcr and Morse charged that this was part of a scheme on the part of the independents to evndo the recognition of Mr. Boyd as governor , and argued that the proper mode of relief wns through nn appropriation. Senator Stevens denied the charge of po litical scheming , nnd maintained that It was Intended simply to afford Immediate ! relief , ns the passage of a bill \vill ron.ulro considerable tune. Ho had learned this afternoon that the alliance purchasing agency would furnish supplies , trusting to a future appropriation. and bo know no other firm or body that would do that , The senator' ; * only Interest In the matter was to get immediate relief for tha sufferers , Senators Mattes nnd Swltzlor objected to the consideration of the resolution aud It went over till tomorrow , A resolution by Senator Poyntor was adopted authorizing the chair to' appoint ft committee on apportionment. It will ho their duty to iinmo Judicial , legislative and con * grcsslonnl districts , Thu chair 1ms the com position of too committee under considera tion. _ nn : JIOVSE. The Speaker Announce * the M C of Standing Oonuiilttora. LINCOLN , Nob. , Jan. 15. [ Special to THIS BKI : . ] At the morning session of the house the speaker announced the list of standing committees. Following are the chairmen j QPlnniicc , ways and mentis. Nichols of llultalo ; agriculture , Modlo of Hod Wil low ; roads nnd bridges , Feichtingcr of .Dodge ; militia , Stevens of I'latto ) public lands nnd buildings , DobsoiiJ of Fillmore - more ; internal improveino nts , Bartholomew of "Antelope ; accounts and expenditures , Wutdrcn of Adams ; constitutional amend ments , Stevens of Pumas ; county nnd township - ship organization , Williams of Franklin ; railroads , MuUoynolds of Clay ; privi leges and elections , Taylor of Johnson ; penitentiaries , Stmvartof Yorlc ; Insanehot. . jiltnlH , IJriHlaicm of Polk ; other asylums. lunu ) of Colfaxi corporations , Goduard of Frontier ; library , Uonmv of Custor ; oltlos nnd towns , Kruso of Kuox ; banks nnd cur rency , Taylor of Butler ; publio schooli , Ar nold of Hugo ; university und normal schooli. Kulton ; publlo printing , Gannett of York ; mines and mlniag , Smith of b'allno : manufactures , Scholp of Hatte ; school lands nnd funds , Clnflln of Huundcrs ; claims , Jones of Hurt ; live ntouk and graz ing , Hcnnlch of ( inrlleM ; revenue and taxa tion , Carpenter of Hutlvr ; labor , Herman of Kallnoj apportionment , Scott of Dawaoni benevolent Institutions , Hugcles of Hayet ; llsli nnd game , Watson of Otoo ; insurance , Dickorsou of Sucrman ; telegraph * and toil *