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THE OMAHA DAILY TWENTIETH YBAK , OMAHA , FIM DAY M01WJLNG , AP1UL 10 , 1891 , NUMBER 201 ANTICIPATES NO UPRISING , Zx-Agcnt McQllliouddy's ' Opinion on the Indian Question , DROUTH SUFFERER'S ' DOUBTFUL STORY , Aliened Thnt People Are Actually Starving Sensational Report * About the lltiniiiiond 1'aolc- liiit Com puny. CHICAGO Ornrn OP Tiir. HEE I CIIICAOO , April 0. f Ex-Indian Apcnt McOillIcuddy of Kapld City , B. D. . Is In town. Dr. McUllllcuddy nays tlmt ho anticipates no Sioux uprising this spring unless soldiers nro sent'to Pine Jlldgo as tlioy were last November. The fcjloux nro disgruntled , apprehensive and sus picious , mid onv ng rcsslvo move on the part of the army will , In the opinion of Dr. Mcdilllcuddy , jircclpltnte hostilities , In widen the hereto fore peaceable Indians will ho certain to taUo nhand. The belief that , the Messiah Is to come In the spring Is still being preached , and It Is Hfilcl that ehost dancing Is going on on some of the reservations. The settlers nro naturally nervous , for the Indians nro well nnned , notwithstanding the command1 of General Miles that they surrender their weapons. weapons.A xeimtsKA .SUITIUIU'H : STOIIV. Mrs. H. M. IHackfan of Hartley , Hod Wil low county , Nob. , was on the board of trade yesterday solicltliiK subscriptions. Mrs. Ulackfan says that residents of Hed Willow county urn nctually starving to death. They have iio food for themselves or their animals and no seed for the coming season's planting. Over seven hundred families in that county are In destitute circumstances , with no apparent prospects for ro- llcf. Thosu who had enough for them selves have divided with their less fortunate neighbors. On the sido-trado at Hartley wore standing when she caino away sovcn cars of provisions , but tlio f anil Hen were so Impoverished as to be unnblo to pay oven the freight which was duo. Mrs. Ulack fan loft the city last night for a few days , but sue will soon return nnd continue her canvass hero. It Is expected that she will raise a con siderable sum. Tin : "rot'ii iiu.NDuni ) " suHt'itiann. Chicago's1 MOO" those members thereof who llnd their abiding places on Prairie , Calumet mid Michigan avenues were sur prised today to learn of the formal announce ment made last evening of the engagement of Mr. Ogden Armour , eldest son of P. D. Ar mour , to Miss Sheldon , one of the belles of Murray Hill , New York. Two months ago Mr. Sheldon arrived at Hot Springs with his charming ( laughter. The latter entered at once tlio gay whirl , and before a week elapsed she had be'ca introduced to Mr. Otfden Ar mour. It was a case of love at llrst sight , nnd Mr. Armour , for whom no Chicago belle hat ! any charms , capitulated to the Murray Hill be'lle. A HAMMOND I'ACKIXO SHNSVTIOX. Some sensational facts are coming to light In relation to the management of theO. H. Hammond packing house. G. W. Simpson , who resigned as president and general man- ngor of the company soon after the last board of American ulreetors was installed , re turned from Iowa yesterday ami read for the first time the statement of F. S. Winston , attorney for the English interests , thai Simpson had been guilty of gross mismnn- agomcntnml had almost run the business of the company Into the gutter. In reply Simpson says thnt to tendered his resignation ns n result of the open , avowed nntngonlHin of certain members of the board whoso enmity ho had incurred by his efforts to protect the company in curtailing the shipments of its products to them , which they were selling on commission based upon the pounds sold and not upon the amount ronlbcd. "With a bonded Indebtedness of $1,700.000 , nnd a floating debt of nearly $1,300,000 , con stantly increasing , with the accounts of the company manipulated under the direction of foreign accountants to show lletitlous values nnd Income for the purpose of paying divi dends that have not been earned , as n busi ness man earoful of my reputation , I could " "continue the discharge not , says Simpson , of the limited duties assigned me , or allow my name to bo longer associated with the concern. " sin : WASTED TO pic. A gray-haired woman , eighty years old , plainly but neatly dressed , Jumped from the abutment of tbo Indiana street bridge , but was rescued. She said she hail no homu or friends and wanted to dlo. I'llKFKIlIir.p IHMTIt TO WASIIIXCJ P1S1IHS. Louisa Jrnt7.cn , a twenty year old girl , went " -'I ' homo from work very tired , nnd .because her mother asked tier help to wash the dishes , began crying nnd going to a room took arsenic nud died. WITH 1118 I100T8 OX. George Loslto West took lltty grains of morphine in nis room at the Hotel Wayne , W Michigan street , and turned on the gas. Ho was dead when found. The following note wivs found : "I dlo by my own wish and with my boots on. Plcoso skip a post mortem. " WIWTKHV I'KOPi.r. ix umn\no. Among the western peoploln Chicago today wprotho following : At the Saratoga Mr. nnd Mrs. C. Bradley , Falrbury , Nob. At the Commercial Mrs. Lyons , Omaha ; M. Mngner , Nebraska. At the ( ioro A. J. Lev ! , Omaha. At thit Ulehelleu Mrs. V. 0. Uoguo nnd son , Oinnhn. At the Auditorium Mr. nnd Mrs. C. U. Castle , Butte , Mont. ; F. C. Hubbell , Des Molnes , In. ; Arthur U. Potter , George H. I'ursoll. J. L. Kennedy , U. A. Lord , Omaha. At the Wellington Joseph Gnrneau , Jr. , Omaha. At the Pnlmer-W. W. iJradlo , Mllnor , N. JX ; W. F , Swan , Omaha ; John M. Head , DoaMolncs , In. At the Grand PncllleV. . D. Kllswortb , DOS Molne.s , la. ; S. J. Drake , Mr. and Mrs. "W. H. Hnldwin , Kmnia G. Morgan , Omaha ; W. L , G.Cannon , Helena , Mont. ; Francis L. Knlon. Montana ; William Gordon , Sioux City , la. ATKINSON. l/.M.VO/.S . .1. It. Tlio Twouty-KilMi Annual Rnomiip- liicnt OpciiH nt Dnuiitnr. DcoATtit , III. , April 9. The Twonty-flfth encampment of the Illinois department of the CJrand Army of thoHopublle formally opened thin morning. A Inrgo part of Commnmlor Dlstln's annual report is devoted to the his tory of the ( . ! r.ind Army and what It bus ac complished In the quarter of n century of Its existence. Illinois , as the senior department , was rerommoinlcd to push the matter of : erecting a fJOO.OOO memorial hall nt Decatur. The affairs of the dcp.irtmoiu uro in a pros perous condition. Mrs. .liihit Sine , president of the Wonm's Helief corps , presented Commnndoc Diittu with n handsome silver gavel as n silver anni versary presQut from the ladles to the Grand Army , Major Connelly reported the finding of the original roi-ords kept by Major Rlophtnson. founder of the Grnnd Arm > v Thus nil the ' "X parly proceedings hnvo bocnrocovercd nnd will bo Published. Oio : thousand dollars were appropriated In tuldition to the SI'.H ) raised by subscription for n monument to Major Stenbonson , to be eroded ut I'etcrshurg. The election of ofllcer.s begun this after noon , but will not bo llulshed until tomorrow. TuonmsO. Fullortcn of Ottawa and Horace B. Clark of Mattocn were running n rloso ra-o for commander. Ux-Govornor Oglosby Is the only ennd.dalo for delcgale-at-largo. The Women's Ucllof corps elected Mrs , Mary A. Bradley o ! Decatur president. 'Iho Iriali Li-a iio CINCINNATI , O. , April O. Elghtcon mom- cut cf tlio tblrty-flvu composing the executive commltteo of the IrUh national league of A merion nro In session todav , with President Fitzgerald nf Lincoln , I ob. . In the chair. The meeting , Which Is a secret one , Is held to consider tbo pri-spiit situation In Ireland nnd to determine what shall be the nttltudo of the American branch toward the two factions In Ireland , The session continued until nearly mid night. \vliolo.siibjcctoftho8Cpnration of homo rule leaders was discussed and n commltteo appointed to report tomorrow morning a plan of action of the executive committee. -crctnry Siitton said the drift of the speedup at tbo meeting tonight was in favor of mi effort to bring the alienated Irish factions together In oilier "Avords , to try to have them innlio peace and unite. r II.Ut/fi.SOA'.S Tllll\ Itinerary of the Uotite I'roparcd Mouibcrft nl't'ic Party. WASHINGTON , April 9. The itinerary of . the president's tour was finally prepared to- ! day. The personnel of the party was not finally determined , but it Is belloved that Mrs. Harrison nnd Mrs. Dlmmlck , Post- mnitor General Wunatnakor , Secre tary Kusk , Private Secretary Hnlford , Marshal Uunmlel nnu E. F. Tlbbots , executive clerk , will accompany the president. Assistant General Passenger Agent Boyd of the Pennsylvania road will have general charge of the train , which will start from hero next Tuesday morning , going via Chattanooga , Birmingham , Memphis , Gnlveston and Los ' Angeles to San Francisco and returning via Port land , Salt Lake City , Denver , Omn- ha , Spriugflold nnd Indianapolis. On the return trip the party will reach Lincoln , Nob. , Wednesday , May Itf , via the B. & M. road , and after a'stop of mi hour proceed to Onmlin , remaining there until 0 p. in. Spring field , 111. , will be reached nt 11:15 : May M. and , after u stop of nu hour , tun train will proceed via Decatur to Indianapolis and thence return to Washington. The totnl dis tance traveled will ba 0,000 miles. Work. WASHINGTON- , April 9. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bin.J : Superintendent Porter Is mnidni. niorrapld progress witn the work upon the eleventh census than any of his predecessors In the last 100 years ever thought of making. The population schedules are all In nnd tabulated and all the figures by states , by races and under other varied heads have been published from time to time , leav ing only the minor divisions , such as towns and villages , to ho reported. The most im portant matters still pending nro the statis tics of mnnufncturcs , nnd the work upon them is progressing so rapidly that It will bo but a short time before the first bul letins under lids dnpnrtment will bo ready for publication. Some of the opposition newspapers have from time to time Jumncd upon the worlc being done by lr. Porter's ' bure.iu , but oven the most bitter of these lias had to acknowl edge the value nml Importance of the work performed. Everything points now to the collation of statistics under the present census which for care and accuracy will bo Mtnply irreproachable , and notwithstanding the growllnir of some disappointed towns which nro not ns big as they thought them selves , the general verdict , judging from the letters constantly received , will bo highly complimentary to the man placed in charge of the work by President Harrison. Itoiccranfl and Spinola Improved. WASHINGTON , April 9. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BEB.J Last night two well- known citizens were reported to bo dying- General Spinola , congressman from Nhw York , nnd General Rosecrans , register of the treasury. They were said to bo In such Im minent danger of death that their friends ex pected dissolution to como during the night. Among the persons who were solicitous in inquiring after the invalids at the hotels yes terday was Dr. Stanton , who was an ex tremely popular physician among public men , nnd who was universally called upon In eases of the suildon illness of any prominent guest nt the hotels hero. Yesterday Dr. Stanton was in apparently robust health. Tonight ho is do.id stricKcn down suddenly from an at tack of pneumonia. Messrs. Spinola nnd Uosecrnns are reported to be very much better tonight. Iowa PostmiiMtcrs ppointcd. WASHINGTON , April 9. [ Special Teleeram to Tin : Br.R.J The postmaster general today appointed the following postmasters for Iowa : U. F. ICllpatrick nt Genoa , Dnllas county , vice B. Stuber , resigned ; W. D. Morgan at Morgan Valley , Marion county , vice H. C. Keller , resigned. The commissioner of pensions today ap pointed Dr. George H. Fuller a inemoer of the board of pension examining surgeons at Manchester , la. 'IMo I'ntont Cointreau. WASHINOION , April 9. At the patent cele bration congress today several important papers were read , among thorn ono by the librarian of congress , Spofford , on the copy right system of the United States , its origin and growth. Speaking of the intcrnntioiml copyright law passed at the last session , ho salj it may be regarded as experimental , and nil opinions ns to its ultimate working or results are of llttio vnluoat this timo. New Ponlinnnters Appointed. WASHINGTON , April 9. The president to day appointed the following postmasters : John T. Geode at Sidney , In. , oflico becomes presidential ; Lewis S. Fisher at Sparta , WIs. , vice Jacob P. French , commission ex pired ; Edwurd J. Holbrook nt Falls City , Neb. , vice L. A. Uynn , removed. Gen oral I'lkn'H WABIIISOTON , April 9. The body of Gen eral Albert Pike , the cnilncnt Mason , war re moved from the Scottish Hlto cathedral to- ulpht to the Congregational church , where at midnight impressive ceremonies were per formed. Funeral tomorrow. . lilslingutalicd Sick in Washington. WASHINGTON , April 9. Attorney General Miller Is confined tonight oy sickness. Ex-Governor Fletcher of Missouri is very low with pneumonia. lEXlllf TlfiS ItEl'OHT. Or. O'Kollly Says Iho Dynamite Story from London In Preposterous. Sr. Lori * , Mo. , April 9. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bii.j : Dr. Thomas O'Uollly of this city was shown the London dispatch In reference to a visit of the alleged dynamiters Mr Atkinson of Detroit , Mich. , and Dr. O'Hellly ' to .Mr. Gladstone at Hawardon In ISS > 9. "It nny refer to me , " ho sold. "I do not know whether it does or not , but If It does It Is n malicious falsehood , I was not in Eng land In l S'J. ' I was there In 1SSS. and was to hnvo gene to llnwardcn to moot Mr. Glad stone , but about that time I went to Spain nnd whnn 1 returned I could not spare the time to go down there. As for Dr. O'Ueilly of Detroit , it is not only unlruo but it is pre posterous to charge that ho was connected with the dynamiters , Ho Is n priest nnd could not havii been connected with a secret organization and remained In the priesthood. Ho did go to England in l U , but It wan in connection with tlio Times trials. Ilo and Mr. Atkinson went there to carry to Parnoll information which they did not think It safe to trust to anyone eUs. Australian I'Vdoration Convention. SYDNEY , N S. W. , April 0. At yester day's session of tbo federation convention the delegates adopted the constitution bill nnd the session closed umtd a scene of on- tbuslusm. Fatally Hlnit Hin Mother. JgrrnisoxviM. ! ; , Ind. , April 9. James Cowurl and hli mother quarreled this morn- Ing. She struck him with a rock nud ho fatally shot her In return. TRIPLE NEBRASKA TRAGEDY , Mrs. Doll of Herman Kills Her Two Chil dren nnd Herself. SHE WAS INSANE AT THE TIME , Hut. Ilt'conlty DIsulinrKRil from tlio Stale A .sy In in nnd Pronounced Cured Their Skull * Crushed In with nil A.vc. HKHMAX , Nob. , April 0. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Iliiis.l A terrlolo triple tragedy occurred hero this morning. Mrs. Andrew Doll killed her two children and then took poison , dying shortly after committing the terrible deed. Mrs. Doll but recently returned from the . tate Insane asylum , where she had been confined. She was pronounced cured by the ofllelals of the institution and her appear- auco nndictlons up to this morning led her friends to believe that her mind was perfectly clear. She bad been nn Invalid forsovor.il years , and aboutnyoar ngo nnd planned to murder her children and suicldo , but her plans were discovered nnd frustrated , after which she was adjudged In sane mid taken to the asylum. But on this occasion her plans were very complete nnd horribly successful , everything being favorable. Uoforo the children , a girl and boy , aged respectively seven nnd nine years , were dressed , she took them to the kitchen , and with nn axe crushed their skulls. She then replaced too bodies In bed , nailed the doors shut , and aftertaklng a dose of con centrated lye climbad out of the window and called for the neighbors to como and sco her children that she had killed thorn. The door was forced open and the sight was .sickening. On a bed laid the mangled and almost lifeless forms of the two. little ones , while in the kitchen was the insane mother In the ngonlos of donth , The husband and father , who but a short tlmo before had loft homo hopeful for the fu ture , returned to witness the destruction of his entire family. The mother died In great agony at 9:30 : , the llttlo boy passing away a few moments later. Mrs. Doll is aged about thirty years. The coroner nas been notified and will hold nn Inquest. Surrounded by MynttM-y. FUKMOXT , Neb. , April 9. [ Special to THE BKH. ] Martin Lehman is nn old German who died at his residence nt Snyder , this county , yesterday , and there is something of a mys tery surrounding the case which Is now being Investigated. Lehinnu was a well to do farmer and had succeeded in accumulating a comfortable compoteuco. About n month nso n womuh named Wilhohninn Schouaschel ar rived from Germany and was living with Lehman until the time ot his death. Last week , being taken sick , Lehman seat to Fre mont for a notary public , WHOSO services ho wanted to make out his last will and testa ment. This instrument \vas made out ac cording to his Instiuctlons , and In It ho be queathed his property , valued at J5.000 or $0,000 , to the Sehonaschel woman , with nn exception of $ JOO , 8100 of which ho.g'ivo to the local German Lutheran- church , nnd the remaining pittance of S100 to his three chil dren. This singular will has created a sus picion that all things nro not right , nnd this suspicion has been Increased by seine pecul iar actions on the part of Mrs. Schonasehcl. The old gentleman had about $1,000 worth of notes hi his possession nt the time of his death. These the woman had in her charge when Interested parties sought their where abouts , nnd her persistency in holding to them , added to the suspicion surrounding the affair. She tried to trade one of the notes to an undertaker at Dodge for a coflln , when shoat at the same time had money for Its purchase in her pocket. All those circumstances hnvo been noted by Lehman's neighbors nnd caused a good deal of talk among them. It llnally led to a decision to hold an inquest and Coroner Dav- ries went to Snyder today for that purpose , determined to maka a thorough investigation. A " HnrmlosH" linbcc le. NciuiASKA Cur , Nob. , April 9. [ Special to Tin : BID. ] A lunatic called "Happy" Plunkett has aroused the community by es caping troiu the hospital. Twenty-eight years ago ho murdered a citizen hero named McNamara. Ho was acquitted on the pica ot insanity and was sent to the asylum at Mount Pleasant , la. At that time the territory of Nebraska had no asylum and the Imbeciles from this section were all kept at Mount Pleasant. While there Plunkett committed another murder. Later on ho was sent back to this state and has been kept in the Lin coln asylum over since It was completed. Ho was released from the asylum upon the state ment that ho was incurable but harmless. The citizens do not propose to allow the fel low to.nm at largo , and in case ho is mot after dark some person Is liable to give him tin ) same dose that ho gave poor McNamara. A FnlHa htatemcnt. LINCOLN , Nob. , April 9. [ Special Tele gram to Tnu BEE.J The following astonish ing assertion appears in the Lancaster ( Ohio ) Gazette ou the 4th inst. : It Is stated that the supreme court of No- l.ruska has doeldod against the foreclosure of farm mortgages In cususvhoro fnlluru of pay ment Is on account of crop failure. Snuli a decision will have the probable uncct of mik- : In-,1 It Impossible for farmers to mortgage their farms hereafter. The foregoing Is a great mistake. No case Involving such a point has over been pre sented to the sunromo court and of course no opinion of the land mentioned has over been handed down. The clerk of the supreme court does not Itnowi. of airy such case being tiled , and if it had been tiled within the past few months on account of the recent crop failure no decision could possibly have been handed down , as the supreme court is now two years behind time in its work. IInrglnr.4 Arrested. PIATTF. CK.NTKU , Nob. , April 9. [ Special Telegram to TIIK Bnu.1 The Wolf boys and a stranger living six miles northeast of Platte Center are now In Jail hero for cob bing the stores of C , C. Cufrig and William nioedcrn last Saturday night. The amount stolen was about f 100. Ah the goods wore fonnd In the haymow on John Wolf's farm , the father of the boys. They wcvu about ready to go to the state of Washington. The arrest was made by Sheriff Caldwell. Talcon to the Hol'iinn School. NKIIIIASKA CITV , Nob. , April t ) . [ Speclnl to TIIK Oii.1 : : Sheriff Wlllman loft today for the reform school nt Kearney with Oliver Ooodroe , a young lad who has been terroriz ing the vicinity of Uimdllla for the last year. young Goodroo is an orphan and has passed beyond the control of the people who have been giving him a home. Death front IM BEATRICE , Nob. , April 9. [ Special Tele gram to TUP. HII : : . ] John Kobortson , nn old and highly esteemed resident of this city , aged sixty-eight years , died this morning of a throat trouble , superinduced by la grippe. The deceased has been n resident of Ilcutrlco for about thirteen years. Hi ? wife and six children survive him. An Old Settler Gone. BIHPSHAW , Nob. , April 9. [ Special to Tin : Due. IThe I funeral services over the remains of the late Humphrey French were hold here today , The deceased was an old and re spected citizen and cauio to this state la 1S70. Ho served In the Black Hnwk war In an In dependent companv. Ho leaves a wile , three sons nnd two daughters. Oxford \V III Ilhvn O.xroiiK , Nob. , Aprjl . [ Speclnl to TUB Hun.J Oxford elected a republican board of trustees in favor of license. Last night the Iloynl Arch degree was con ferred upon several candidates by Miriam chapter No. 47 , Uoynl Arch Masons. There was n largo attendance from neighboring towns nnd n good time enjoyed by the craft. The exercises closed with n banquet. A Sot.'lnl ICvont. Lowsviu.n , Nob. , April 9. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : Hnn.jAh event notable hi the history of Louisville took place this evening. A ho occasion was a soelablo given by the Oddfellowsof lodgoNp. 181. The programme was nn interesting ouo.f Too much cannot bo said of the selection1 ! rendered by Miss Julia LiMihofT on the zither. Another feature was n drill excellently performed by the members of the lodge. The supper was nn elaborate spread to which everyone did Justice. 'fill ; FUHIIUA HltA'tlTOitfillll' . President HogerH of the Partners' Al- lliimo OppoHcs Call. TAU.AIIASIKI : , Fin. , April 9. The sensation of the day Is the publication of a letter from President Honors of lh < > state nlllanco , In which ho says ho cannot support Dunn for United Stntos senntoR'ibecausoho Is a na tional banker , " nor Call cither , "because the latter is not In sympathy with the demands of the National Alllahce. " The letter ap peals to the alliance legislators ( who number llf ty-flvo , n clear majority ) to stand united upon n straight out alliiuico candidate. Over half the alliance legislators are supporters of Call , however. Uall does not favor the suh- treasury bill , but It in sympathy with the al liance on other demands , Another sensation was sprung this after noon by the distribution to the members of n circular Issued by Senator Call , denouncing as "absolute mid malicious falsehoods" the statements made by Uditor Dunnlngs of the farmers' alliance that -J-.o ( Call ) was hostile to free silver coinage nnd to nil the principles of the farmers' alliance. On the sub-treas ury scheme ho says : "I have frequently ex pressed the opinion tlvit the sub-treasury system might bo so modified ns to accomplish nil the objects desired by the alliance. " Demand for Kctorm. Nnw VOIIK , April 9. The committee on political reform of the Union League club tonleht submitted a long document on the recent killing in Now Orleans , which was adopted. It consider * the matter gravely from a judicial standpoint , saying that while it Is highly ; probable there was a kind of rude Justice meted out to the victims , it was , under the govern ment of law and order-nothlng but murder. The event cannot bo y'owod ' without grave apprehension. Such examples nro contagious and no one can tell where the next mob will undertake to correct failures that nro supposed to occur in the ndmlnistratloa of 1 aw , nor how many such assaults our system of gov ernment will endure. Attention is then given to the Immigration : question , and the document says : "Wo have always boasted that this landls an asylum for the oppressed of all nations. For many years wo have been an asylum ( ot crimi nals and paupers ' 'of all nations. Wo have taken , in such a Hood of ignorance , pauperism nnd crlmo and clothed it with the full ii&noply of citizenship that Americanism Is Doing diluted and as sailed in ways truly'uiarjumg. AH tlio oottor elements of the count ? ? nro overtaxed in dealing with this Hood. * The time is pro pitious to agitate thwo ; , questions before it is too late nnd see if soniothlnc cannot bo done to save our country nnd Institutions from the ovll thnt now menaces them. If the present laws nro not surtlcient others should bo framed. To postpone or flinch from mooting this issue is perilous and cowardly. The doctrine con tended for is not applicable to any one nationality , but to nil. " Hcsolutions wero. ndopted calling upon the governments of the several stntes to use nil lawful means to pre vent the importation of criminals and pau pers , demanding that the courts bo rigid in administering the laws as to naturnlt/utlon , ana calling upon the pros and public to agi tate nnd discuss the subject of the importa tion of criminals and paupers. Olito Election JleturiiH , PAINESVIM.R , O. , April 0. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tim BCK , ] As one of the results of tlio late election here , which was the hottest nnd bitterest on record , action was brought today against Hov. P. W. Sinks , pastor of the Congregational church , Dr. D. J. Merriam - riam nnd Willis Cay for printing and dis tributing alleged libellous matter concerning the character of Jnmos Taylor , one of the de feated candidates for council. The alleged libel is said to bo an excerpt from a United States senate report on a pension of a mem ber of the local (5rand Army of the Honublio post , whioh reflects upon the reliability of Mr. Taylor's statesmonts thereto. The suit Is an action for damages and has caused a de cided sensation in'tho town. IlliiioiH ItnlloCltoform Bill. Si'itixnriKi.it , 111. , April 9. The ballot re form bill came up lir the house on second reading today , nnd various amendment * ) recommended oy the committee wore adopted by Hcclamation. Dixon moved to strike out the provision for u "blanket" ticket and sub stitute a provision for "party" ballots , like Indiana and Minnesota. After a lorn. ' discus sion the amendment was adopted and the bill went over. The senate Judlclai'y commltteo hoard ar guments today on the Bognrdns resolution , providing for submission to the people at the next general election of an amendment to the constitution to nllow women to vote at all elections. After much discussion the reso lution was ordered favorably reported to the senate. Canvassing Uhloaco's Voto. Cmcvoo , April 9. The boird of election commissioners today commenced the canvass of the vote taken at the municipal election Tuesday lost , and nothing definite will bo known as to the result for several days. It Is asserted by the republicans today that nn error has been discovered In the returns Irom oao precinct clvlng HompstcadVashburno an addition of fiO votes. The democrats also make the claim that Crugler's total vote is augmented by 100 votes , mistakes having been found which will tuiso that many from his opponent. Arkansas May Hi ) ItoprcHnntod. LITTLE Hocic , Ark. , April 9. In view of the failure of the legislature to make any ap propriation , Governor Euglo has decided to call a state convention to dovlso ways and means to have Arkansas properly repre sented at the world's fair. An OI < 1 MKirSttfTonatod. Nnw LONDON , Conn. , April 9. Early this morning fire in the Central hotel building caused damage of M0,000. Michael Daly , aged seventy , father ot Daly Brothers , pro prletors of the hotel , was unable to escape and was suffocated. In D.ingor of Washing Away. ST. .losurn , Mo. , April 0. Citizens of El- wood , ICaii. , a suburb of St. Joseph , are greatly alarmed at tbo rising of the Missouri river. lilwood Is situated upon very low ground and has been several times washed away. Iow3i ! > anil Slyer Post Forfeit * ) . NEW Om.r.ANst. LiCr April 9. Both Bowen nnd Myer posted a j. " > 00 forfeit each toduy as a guarantee for their uppcaruuco in the Olympic ring May 19. A U'amnn Aciiltto.l | of "Murder. HOME , Ga. , April -Mrs. . McICco has boon acquitted of the charge of murdering Mrs. Whlpplo , FOR MURDERING HIS FATHER , Pred Hundley Will Servo Fourteen TJeara In the Penitentiary. CASHIER LINCOLN NOT A DEFAULTER , Ills Dlanpprnrnnc'o u MyKtcry The JUnnk'H Condition What the Indians Sny of the Liato Unpleasantness , Helios' . S. D. , April 9.-Spoclol [ Tele gram to Tun Br.i : . | l-'ourteen years nt hard labor in the penitentiary was the sentence pronounced uy Judge Campbell lu the circuit court hero this afternoon upon Fred llundloy for murdering his father , Hon. 7. . T. Hund ley , hero last June. The young man and Ids father wore putting down a carpet when some dlflleuH.v nrose , re sulting In Fred shooting his father dead. At the time of the tragedy Hundley was chair man of the democratlo state central commit tee and editor of the Herald-Democrat. Fred is eighteen years old. Money All Itlght. HIMCITY , S. D. . April 9. ( Special Tclo- graintoTnu Hr.i : . | An Investigation of the affairs of the Jinn U of Hill City shows that the missing cashier left everything In n healthy condition , The depositors will be paid in full. His disappearance is n mys tery. The reports that this bank was the de pository of the llnrncy Peak tin company Is not true. The company's business is done through the Hnrnoj ; I'calcbank , which is prepared - pared for any omerpciicy aim has kept its doors open utter hours and at night to accom modate its business. jiiUT , C.ISKY'N .11 if it in ; it i : it. Plenty HOI-SCM All llondy for Mis Trial Next Week. Sioux FAI.I.P , S. D. , April 0. [ Special to Tin : Dm.--Plenty ] Horses , who HOJ In Jail In this city , accused of the murder of Lieu tenant Casey and whoso trial for the grave charco begins next week , takes ids imprison ment with the customary stoicism of his race. The prisoner speaks Kngllsh llko a native and Is n graduate of the Carlisle Indian school in Pennsylvania. Ho Is about twenty- two years of ago , of tluo athletic build and says that if tno whites convict him he Is ready to die. Ilo was arrested In March by the military authorities at Fort Mead , and it was only after the greatest pressure being applied that tlio war department consented to his surrender for a trial by the civil au thorities of the government. Great expense has boon encountered by the government in bringing witnesses from all sections of the country. Five Cheyenne scouts , nil eye wit nesses of the scene , arrived from Fort Kcogh , Mont. , while Dr. Tcnoyck of Fort Leaven- worth. Kan. , arrived at noon today to appear as a witness for the purpose of idcntltylng the body of the dead horo. A pront effort Is being mndo by Plenty Horses' father to gather funds to defend his son. When last heard from ho had suc ceeded In getting $ -00 , mid John Burns , nn attorney at Ucadwood , had promised to ap pear for the accused Indian. Plenty Horses assorts ho Is Innocent , but United States Mashal Fry , who has worked on the case , displaying remarkable ability , has.indtsput- able ovldonco thnt Plenty Horses confessed to several the commission of the crime. This morning the prisoner was taken to a blacksmith and the shackles which wore welded on by the milllnry authorities were lllcd off. Ono of the eye witnesses of the crime now in the city is a half-breed known as Polo Uicard. Ho says : "I met Casey at White Clay creek , not forty rods from the hostile camp in which Plenty Horses was located. Casey nud been up to the camp and wanted to go in and talk to the head men. but tfhjy wouldn't lot him. Casey turned baelc and came as far as where I was. Wo stood talking and finally Casey said : 'I guess I will go nnd Join the boys. ' Casey's four men WTO Just ever the hill. Wo separated , and Just as we were walking away from each other , Plentv Horses , who was standing at the edge of the hostile camp , levelled Ids Winchester and shot. Casey rolled off his horse , shot through the head. " _ _ i Only an Accident. PiniuiK , S. D. , April 9. [ Special to Tun Charley Hussoll , the well known In dian trader of the reservation , was In Pierre yesterday and gave the following estimate of the battle at Wounded Knee from the Indian standpoint : The killing of Big Foot's band will have n solitary effect upon the Indians. The rem- nar.t of the band camped two days nt Mid land on their way to Fort Sully nnd I never In my life saw a more dejected and forlorn looking 'lot of Indians. The whole band numbered Just seventy-three , and out of that number there were not more than a dozen young bucks left. The balance were women nnd children and descrepit old men who could not light. Among the seventy-three there wore also a number who had received slight wounds but wore abio to travel. The most of these Indians were not In the light , for out of the band who were directly in the light not more than twelve In dians 'escaped nllvo or without wounds. I conversed with a number of the band while they were camped at Midland , and from them I learned the full particulars of the battle. There were altogether DM ) In dians , Including Big Foot's baud and followers of Sitting Hull who had Joined him before the battle. Out of this number two hundred and fifty or two hundred and sixty were killed outright , twenty or twAity-fivn dangerously wounded and the seventy-three I hnvo mentioned who were not directly hi the main battle , escaped. The old men of the band claim that they never had any Intention of fighting the sol diers. That if they had , thov would most assuredly not have had their families camped with them. It was all owing t < 3 what they consider ono crazy Indian that the battle occurred. It was when they were being unarmed that this Indian jumped up nnd commenced shouting that they would all be butchered In cold blood as soon us they were disarmed , and interspersed with this ho sang the death chant. This went on for a few minutes , when suddenly ha reached under Ins blanket , pulled out a rifle and with deadly aim dropped one of the leading ofllcors the tirst shot. The Indians say that after this occurred there was nothing for them , to do but light and thnt U seemed no time until the battle was wngine nt its worst. When tbo Indians llnally broka nnd ran foraravlno close by the light artillery of the soldiers was turned on them and mowed them down lilio grass. After this the cavalry mounted and without any command pursued nnd shot down nnd killed every single Indian that could bo found. Some of the Indians had as many as a dozen bullets In tholr bodies. " Sustained I'u ; President. BnooKiNos , S. D. , April 9. Tlio board of regents , after carefully considering the uni versity case , decided to keep the university open. In order to niako the condition of things as favorable ns possible , thu uoard re instated the suspended students , The dis ciplinary action of tbo trustees was sustained and approved. The following resolution was unanimously passed : Whereas , There have been brought to the attention of this board certain facts which relnto to the management of the state uni versity nt Vnrmllllon ; It has been Resolved , 1. Not to close the university. 2. The ooard regrets the unfortunate conjunc tion ot events which resulted In tlio petition from the students , addressed to the regents , nnd the request of certain morn but * of the faculty , addressed to the president of- the faculty , desiring his resignation. This re quest seems to the ragouts to lend to the subversion of discipline In the university , and In no far to be ducidodlr reprehensible. The board must tnsls\- \ \ the maintenance of discipline , In which . \resldont may bo considered to repnuev authority de volved upon the board A . V K The following resolutuCyposlnpof the petition was presented " - . Vo trustees ns their titimilmous action , ' . \ho purnijrflph sustaining and endorsing issldcnt , was also ndopted by the regent * . \ Whereas , The students \ \ university have presented to this bony Vtltlon ask ing that the president bo noMooted \ for another year , therefore , ' Hcsolved , That lu tbo oplntd. i Iho board the grounds of the petition arc not well taken , and the assertions mndo In support of thorn nro contrary to the fnets. The trustees linvjo iMrofully watched the administration of the university , nnd wish to bear the high est testimony to the executive ability , ner- sonnl character nnd scholarly iiunllllcntlons of the president. The board and president labored under the embarrnssnipntofa greatly reduced appropriation , yet the year Is re garded by the board as in every way prosperous - porous ; the university was stendllv growing in the esteem and confidence of the people , and there was every reason to expect a pros perous future. The board met on March 10 , and the members visited classes and nindo iuvcstlentton of affairs generally llnding them In a most satisfactory condition. Tlio board Is unnblo to account for the sud den outbreak among the students on nuy grounds contained in UH- . petition , nnd tin- nblo nlso to reconcile the position taken by the majority of the faculty In countenancing , approving mid thus nbotilng n rendition of niTnlrs which , by their m'mlsston ' to the board , could only result in Injury and probable - able ruin to the university. Tbo regents decided to hold n special meet ing the last of May , and postponed till then the consideration of the question of faculty for nil live of the institutions under their charge. Hegent llrniult , chairman of the university commltTco of the board of ro- gcnts. was instructed to visit the university mid arrange affairs for the ensuing term seas as to bring expenditures within the appropri ation. Idvlni ; a Doiiltlo I.iff. Sioux F.vi.i.9 , S. D. , April 9. [ Special Telegram to TUB Hi'.K.l Charles \Vcisel of Yankton , n well-to-do and respected citizen , was today indicted by Iho United States grand Jury of this city upon evidence secured by Sp clnl Examiner ( Jodfroy. Weisol en listed In Company D of the fifth cavalry in the regular army in 1HSO. After serving three years he ro-cnllsted , and n short time afterwards secured In some manner the dis charge papers of Charles Loefllor , doorkeeper of the white house in Washington since Ibtill. Wclsel came to Iowa , whore ho paltnoo himself olT nsLoolller. llonmrricdunderthnt nnino , moved to Yankton twenty ycnrs iico , nnd Is still clinging to Ids false name. He has live sons , two of whom are In the lumber business in Uera.-iford , this state , ono Having married a year ago under Iho name of Loof- llcr. believing it to bo his true ono. Last spring Wclsel applied for a pension under the name of Loelllrr nnd thn department on receiving It instructed Godfrey to ferret the mystery out. The true Loulllor arrived hero today ns n witness In the case and Weisol will probably serve u term in the peniten tiary. K > \\.l \ XKIfti. Took Imudnniim. DES Moixns , In. , April 9. | Special Tele gram to Tin : llnc.J Melville Hammond , nged nbout thirty , was found dead In a hotel here today , having committed suicide by tak ing laudanum. Ho is supposed to have been a business man at Grluncll , and papers on his person show that his relatives llvo nt Oxford Mills , this stato. No cnuso is known for the deed. Inwa IJniHS Tlilovos. Misouni VALLEY , la. , April -Special [ Telegram to TUB Bnc.l The Northwest ern railroad company , through Its special agent , today caused the nrrost of J. A. Hnyncg for receiving stolen property nnd Charles Tuttle nnd William Uarnum for lar ceny. Haynes' case was continued. Tuttle and Bnrnum were given thirty days each In Jail. The thefts were of brass and copper from the shops , and had begun to assume largo proportions. Colonel Dnllinn.ill's Funeral. OTTUMW.V , In. , April 9. April 14 has been fixed upon as the date forColonol Balllngnll's funeral. A telegram from his brother was received today , under duto of Heno , Nov. , say hi B that the remains were on route and would arrive Sunday. A ItKLISMTAKHS VO 13. 15lcvoii Attempts 111 Ono Day to Itnrn an Insurant ! ! ) Oflloc. SCIUXTOX , Pa. , April 9. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Bin : . ] Nathan A. Scbafor , a prominent insurance agent who occupies a suite of oftlcos in the Oddfellows' building on Wyoming avenue , is bolng persecuted by a relentless enemy. Tbreo times in as many weeks his onico has been broken Into , and circumstances Indicate that It has been the work of the same person. Last evening a lire was discovered in his private ofllco nnd was without doubt the work of an incen diary. Today the ofllco was on lire eleven different times , Smoke would bo seen issutnff from n drawer or desit and when nn examination was mndo n blaze would bo seen. Buckets of water were kept constantly on hand so that tlio flames could bo extinguished as soon as discovered. Chief Manlson of the lire de partment spent an hour In the ofllco this nf lernoon , during which time two llros broke out before his very oycs. Ho came to the conclusion that some combustible chemicals had been scattered about the room for the purpose of destroying the ofllc * . A cnrcful watch Is bointr kept on the promises. Larpo rewards have been offered for information that will lead to the capture of the llcnd. TIIK KKW tiOItlt J1E1,1)S. Alt I'rovioitH KxcitcnioiitN Not to Com pare \vitli rtm Utah ICtinh. S.M.T LiKi : CITV , Utah , April 0.- [ Special Teloprum to TIIK BKI : . ] There is a perfect rash from this city to the Deep Creek re- gton. Outfitting pnrtios nro leaving every hour. Twelve wagons loft for the place to day , and more will follow tomorrow. The work of building n railroad will commence very soon , James H. Bacon , the projector , having 10ft for the east to close the contracts. A newspaper outfit Is now being packed to ship to Clifton , the terminus , and will Issue next week. The Loadvlllo excitement Is nothing compared with It. On n Tour ni'IiiHpeotloii. SALT LIKE CITV , Utah , April 9. fSpoclnl Tclotrrnm to TIIK HKE. I County Judge linrtsch and Selectmen Howe nnd Gaboon , representing the county In the Joint city council bulldlntr committed , started for Den ver this morning. They will remain away several days nndevamhio the various public bulldingim Denver , hoping to obtain Ideas that will bo valuable when plans nf the local city-county building are bolng drawn. They will probably visit Omaha nUo. A Now Trial Dunlinl , Su/r LucnCiTV , Utah , April 9. [ Spncint Telegram to TIIK BIK. : ] Judge /ana ovor- ruler the motion for a new trial In the case of William Dlmond , the Denver man con- vlctod of manslaughter , nnd ho will bo sou- tencod on Monday , The case will bo ap pealed. "No Dngocn Need Apply. " SALT la KB CITV , Utah , April 9 ( Special Telegram to TUB nr.ilubols : ] & Williams , tin Denver contractors who are building the conduit for tbo water works ben ) , today uolilcu the American ling and announced thnt "No tlnRoes need apply. " Striking Cunt rastvvlili Nebraska. Sr. P.IUI. , Minn. , April 9 , Afwr raining all ilny It hns boon tnowlng tonight ever a peed portion of southern Minnesota and North Uattota , WILL SOT BE BOYCOTTED , The Burlington is Ready to Stop faying Commissions , POOR POLICY TO HOLD OUT ANY LONGER , The Alton SlaudH Alonn In Its OpposN tlon to Iho Hoard's Hilling * Withdrawing I'roiii tlio t ANHoclntlun. Cincino , April 0. [ Special Telegram to Tun Hm : . ] General Passenger Agent Kustls said today tlmt tlio Urn-Huston will not lie buycottoil by eastern raids. "Our objections , " lie continued , "to cens ing tlio payment of commissions when ) wo were requested to do so by tlio board of rulings were busoil upon sound business principles. Tlio board 1ms nnsworcil tliciu fully nnd freely with such guarantees tliut wo can no longer wisely hold out , especially as n oontliuiuneo of our present attitude , \\a uro tlollnltely told by the roads In question , will bring upon us tlio combined opposition of more tli.in one hundred thousand miles of coimei-ting lines , together with the nsslstnueo of iiniuy thousand miles more competing \vttli us all through the country where wo run. No government could maintain opposition to any policy whatever ngnlust tlio nulled attacks of enemies ut homo tlircu to one , and enemies abroad llfleen to one. Conditioned tberefora upon the faithful per formance ot promises received from thorn.vo linvo today telegraphed the board of rulings that wo will no longer use our 7KXI ( miles ot road to Interfere with their adoption of the policy which thi\v Imvo In- nugur.ited , and that wo will pay no eommis- sions. In the prohllilted territory for business after April 1. No , wo are not committed to the advocacy of HIIV policy lor or iigntnst commissions. Wo have not been nslied , we/ hnvo simply agreed on certain conditions to roinovo ourselves from their way. " Tho.Iournai says : " \Vlmtthotocomlltton3 are could not , only in n general sense , bo learned. It is safe to predict , however , and Unit , too , without violating any conlldouccs , that tlioy will not bo carried out. Withdrawn I'nun ( \Hsociation. . CIIICAKO , April 0.A meeting of the Illi nois Freight association was hold toitay to take action on the notice of withdrawal Hied by the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. 1'iuil and northwestern roads. They nro dissatisfied because the Chicago & Alton insists on pre serving Chicago differentials ngalnst the Milwaukee on Texas trafllc. When it was found that tlioy were determined on this course the Atclilson and Chicago , St. Paul and Kansas City also gave notlco of withdrawal , and It Is understood thu Uoclc Island Is contemplating the same step. Chairman Fnlthorn says the lines In the Southwestern association limy refuse to nllow the Alton tbo proportions It claims on Texas business if it Insists on m.ihlng n lower rnto from Chicago than other roads muko from Milwaukee. When told of this , Gonnrnl Mnuimor Chnppoll said : "All right , lot them come on. " Tlio Alton HliuiilH Aloiir. NEW YOIIK , April 9. The Chicago & Alton now stands alone , boycotted by the various railroad associations , for Its determination to nay commissions to agents , the Burlington having today notified the hoard ot rulings of Its Intention to conform to thedeelsloii. TUo Alton boycott will go into effect next Wednes day , unless that road repents , For Consult. latlni ; tlic Northwestern. Nr.w Yoiuc , April 9. The Commercial Advertiser sn.vs : "London ndvlcos state that a conference is being arranged there by Plcrroponl Morgan between the Ijoudon , holders of St. Paul and W. 1C. Vauderbllt for the purpose of arranging for the merging ? ot the St. Paul mid Northwestern companies under one management.1' I'nulflu'H . Kotitlinrn Kcpint. SN FitiNrisco , April . Southern Pacllta report for IbW ) shows gross earnings of flS.llTiU.fiO : ) , an incrcaso of ? lS3lr > 40 ; operate Ing expenses , fll,15r > .303 , nn Increase of ? T-i8(175 ( , Imlnnco remaining after the pay ment of taxes and all changes tinder leases , - Indicted DlroctorH Arrai mod. NKW Yoitit , April 9.- The Indlctod cllroo- tors of the New Yorlt , Now Haven & Hart ford railroad worui arraigned today. Tlmo was allowed thcm\mtll next Monday to cuter their pleadings. A KAXS.IS J'i\SIUA' C.tSK. Peculiarities of It llefjrrnd to tljo Attorney General lor Kxnl.-inatloii. AWIIISON , Kan , , April 9. [ Spoola ! Telegram - gram to Tin : Hir. | A ponslon case caino to light In this city today that seonu to con firm the charges mule in the nowipipars that George 13. Lornon , the W-unlngton pension attorney , is favored by the ponslou bureau. Lucas -Brooks , un old colored sol dier , several A"oars ago employed Lomna to prosecuti ) his claim under the old law. Dis couraged by repeated failures ho last week ; employed T. M. I'lerco , an attorney of this , place , to file his application niulcr the navf law. Today ho notltled Mr. Pierce that Ills services were not nooilod , as ho had Just received intclliuonoo from Wash ington thut n pension laid been allowed under the now law. He says ho hua never mndo application under the new law. as ho was prepare * ! until lost wiwk to tuko Ills chances under tlio old law. llrooks can not write , but signs his name with a umrlr. Mr. Pierce , who is nn old soldlorsivys Lemon has evidently been permitted by the pension huronu to subatltnto the jiapors Hied undo ? the old law , and thus obtain the pension pro vided hv the late act. Ho has Informed Attorney - tornoy General Miller of the caso. l-'Rinnlo I'oliun iJiid rn. A'rrainoN , Kan. , April 0. [ Rpadal Tele- grain to Tim flKB. ] Mr . Jessie MeCormlck ; \vas in a joke nominated against I hi republi can caudldato for the otllco of police justice of Bur Oak , Kan. Instead of making n bad race , as was expected , she was clouted. As her husband , a former prominent citizen , died from excessive drinking , the lady now pro poses to use her oftlco to suppress the Joints. Mrs. Mary L. Burton of JniiU'stown , for merly editor of the local paper and now postt mistress of that place , was also elected polieo judge. She , llkn Mrs. McCormlck , says she will in ale u war on tbp Joints. 'till- WK.l'MlKH ! < ' / > . K < M.Vi' . For Omaha and ndnittf Ailr ; ! ( i//iHtf / cooler. l-'ur Xtbi-utka fatr ; cltarlnu In withen\ jwitioii ; iwifi'lw lelmlt : warmer. t'ur IIULM Cts.ai lii'j weilhcr ; lM-lnvctterli ( } ii'l/ids ; colder Fur S : ttli Oa/-odi-LfyM / mini ; clcurlmj tlur * ii\U \ iheil'.tu ; Ktttcrlu wliiila winner , Tim Dnnth Uoll. i , 111. , April ( I , John Mini say pub * Usher of the Daily Oibor Bullutln , nnd prom Inontin the stuto work of various labor or * ganUatlons , ( Hod this morning. LONDON , April 1) ) . George Augustus Cav ondlsh Hontlnck , M. 1 * . for Wliltohnvon nail son of Major General Hciillnck , Is do.id. INUI.VNAI-OI.III , Ind. , April l--\V'llllam ) \ Wallace , postmaster of this city , died. thU morning. Ho was nson of tbu latd Oovuruon Davlu Wullnce , n brother of ( Jem-nil Lei * Wullaco nr.d was President Harrhon'Urat ' / law pirtnvr. KiciiMONii , Va. , April 9. Cleneral John Cooki ) died tiuru tonight , lie was nuallvo o Missouri.
