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MAY SETTLE WITH SETTLERS
Probability that Cleveland Will Urge the
Passage of Tickler's Relief Bill ,
CROW CREEK MATTERS COMING TO A FOCUS
V /me. Coimnlttrn llm H * rommrnil tlin
Approprliillon of Monrjr l Ili-fnij the
lUpemr Incurred liy Tlioup Who
U'cnt mi Ihn Kr irintloii.
WASHINGTON Bt'llEAlJ OP TIIB BEE ,
SN ) Fourtonth Street ,
WASHINGTON. April 7.
It Is probable Representative Plckler's bill
allowing damage * to tlic Bottlers who were
ejected from the Crow Crook and Wlr.nobngo
Inillnn reservation In South Dakota In the
early months of 1SS5 may receive executive
approval Mr. I'lcklcr called on President
( "livohml today and urged him to Kend a
uperlal message to congress urging the pas-
Bam jif the measure. The president said he
wnuld take the matter under advisement and
would examine the committee reports and
other documents relating to the subject. The
bill IIIIH been favorably reported to the house ,
and carries an appropriation of { 11C,119.
There nre 914 of these evicted settlers , who
Mill be the beneficiaries of this bill. Three
thousand dollars additional Is appropriated
by the bill to reimburse such of the fifteen
additional settlers whose claims are held for
further proof , If they make their claims
good.
good.TfllNEU'S
TfllNEU'S NOMINATION HUNO UP
Citizens of Yankton , friends of E. M.
O Ilrlen , lately dt-fcatcd candidate for po"t-
mas > r at that place , have petitioned Sena
tors Hill and Vllas to hold up the nomination
of Ir S. S. Turner. The ssnatora namcl
wired a respectful reply , staling that such
matterH properly belonged to Senator Wash-
burn , who Is a member of the committee on
postnfllccs. The petitioners tlicn , as stated
In these dispatches last night , promptly ap
plied to Senator Washtmrn for help They
urged that many democratic residents of
Yankton wished to be heard In opposition
to confirmation and that they would either
come In person or write their objections and
sum them on Senator Washburn stated to
day that the nomination would be held up
until the democratic opposition could iy
Its case before the committee.
HUMOUS OK THE O'NBIL CASH.
After the house had finally unseated Mr.
Joy und written the fatal "ex" before his
title of representative , Mr. Turpln of Ala
bama , who was inada , In the Fifty-first con
gress , to yield his seat to his opponent ,
Judge McDufile , came up and said
"Joy , I want you to take a drink with
me. " I
"I don't know a man I would rather take
u drink with , " responded Mr. Joy , courte
ously.
"I know how you feel , " went on Turpln.
"I went over the same road In the Fifty-
first congress and I found It mighty rough
and rocky. "
And then they went down to Tom Mur
rey's restaurant and partook.
When the vote was being taken on the
O'Nell-Joy case a fellow member turned to
Mr. Illll > orn and said *
"Judge , how do vou feel now ? "
"I feel the guillotine already , " he replied
"Oh. well , you'll come back. You're sure
to bo re-elected , " was the consoling re-
Joinder.
"Yes , I suppose I will , " answered Judge
Hllborn. "Hut vou know while we all be
lieve In the resurrection and a glorious Im
mortality , that doesn't reconcile us to
death. "
The point was held to be well taKcn.
After O'Nell had been sworn In some of
his democratic friends congratulated him ,
nut , being a little afraid of his impetuosity ,
nahi warnlngly :
"Now , John , you must belwive yourself ,
and not be getting us Into trouble with your
labor unions. "
"That's all right , " ho replied , cheerily.
"Hut , gentlemen , I wont to tell you that
seating mo Is the first democratic victory
that's been won this year. "
That was another point held to be well
taken.
POSTOFFICE CHANGES.
The following postofllces In Nebraska have
been ordered discontinued after April 30 :
Banner , Uaiincr county , mall to Harrlsburg ;
Newton , Saunders county , mall to Plasl ; Okay ,
I'latte county , mall to President ; Sheridan ,
Wheeler county , mall to Erltm ; Sprlngbank ,
Dlxnn county , mall to Alton ; Whltc-Habbltt ,
Daw son county , mall to Gothenburg.
II , L. Ersklns of Nebraska was today promoted
meted from a J1.400 clerk to ono of $1GOO
In the third auditor's ofllco of the Treasury
department.
Commissions lm\e been Issued to the fol
lowing Nebra'Ka pos masters , whoso appoint
ments have heretofore boon published In The
Dee : Richard M. Liberty , Alma ; James
Chesney , Dowltt ; David II. Daniel. Norfolk ;
Matthew \V. Glair , North Platte ; John L
McDonough , Ord ; Mark W. Murray , Pcnder ;
James A. Costcllo , Grand Island ; Ira G.
Foster , Nelson.
The following postmasters were appointed
today Nebraska Charleston , York county ,
W. J Russell , vice O. W. S. Coon , removed ;
Musel , Cherry county , F. J. Eggleston , vice
George Menzel , resigned.
\VISTIKN : :
Veterans of tint Ijitonr Keincii.liered lij
the ( ienerill ( ioii-riimcnt
WASHINGTON , April 7. ( Special to The
Dee ) Pensions granted. Issue of March 2C ,
Mere. Nebraska Original Ilrevot Slman-
ton , Falls City , Richardson. Renewal and
Increase Edgar W. Thornton , Reynolds ,
Jefferson Original widows , etc. Nancy I ) .
Hanlon , Hebron , Thaycr , Minor of William
C. Frost , Hebron , Tliuyer.
Iowa Original Milton J. PeriiiRton , Oak
land City , Franklin ; Amos Collins , West
Grove , Davis. Additional Joseph Inock
Chelsea , Tmna , Restoration and reissue
Nathaniel Gltchcll , Dos Molncs , Polk. Orig
inal widows , etc. Catharine Stotts , Colum
bia , Marlon ; Abby E Mother , DCS Molncs ,
Polk , Mary 13. Goodon , Colfax. Jasper ; Mary
Nohlen , Hdinburg , Fremont , Mary A. Mollltt ,
Adalr , Adalr ; Nancy J. Clemen ( mother ) ,
Newton , Jasper.
Colorado Original William Noland , Pu
eblo , Pueblo ; Joseph 1) ) . Mlchnol , LaUo City ,
lllnsdale , Hattlo A. Harris ( nurse ) , Denver ,
Arapahoc. Original widows , etc. Julia
Sumpf , Denver , Arunahoo ; Mary Jones , Ever
green , Jefferson ; Jane U Davison , Longmont ,
Jasper ,
South Dakota- Original widows , etc
Maria Dencdlct , Wolscy , Ileadle.
.SITUATION AT UI.DI'.I'IIM.I ) .
liy Next .Mondny the Sun I'mnt'Inro Will Ho
Ancliorril Off tint Town.
WASHINGTON. April 7. Admiral Ilcnliam
reports by wire that the San Francisco ar
rived at Curacoa this morning and would at
once proceed to Illucflelds , reaching there
next Monday. Captain Watson will cable u
report of the ultuutlon at the earliest pos
sible moment. This report should reach
Washington next Wednesday or Thursday.
The illttlculttes presented by the Mosquito
reservation trouble are complicated by re
ports received at the State department fiom
Americans In other parts of Nicaragua , and
protests against the threatened aggressions
from the government upon the canal fran
chise. The Nicaragua ! ) government has as-
Eumed a hostile attitude toward the canal
company , It Is said , und Is pursuing the com
pany's employes.
After the dlnlni Agouti ,
WASHINGTON. April 7. Representative
Ilroderlck of Kansas has Introduced In the
house u resolution requiring attorneys and
claim agents having offices In Washington ,
mul who prosecute claims for pensions , to
advise each of thalr claimants once every
three months as to the condition of his
claim. A preamble to the resolution recites
that many attoriiejs and claim agents , hav
ing ofllcru nnd doing business here , have
solicited applications for pensions by circular
letters and otherwise 'from soldiers and
others supposed to bo entitled thori * < r"n Hie
ground that their business was located In
Washington , where they could have ready
acc u to the records ami files of the claims ;
that hundred ! of thousand * at olalin * have
Iwcn Kpcurod through these representation * ! ,
toKCllipr with a contract fnr the largest fee
allowed by law for such services , and that
It Is truthfully alleged by many claimants
tint some nf these attorneys and agents
neglect and refine to assist In prcparlnR
evidence or give any Information whatever
relating to their claims.
TO ritoriXTTiu : IIUITALO.
Itepienrntiitlrc l.aeej'n Hill to SIHP Yt-llow
Mone Park ( Jiiine.
WASHINGTON , April 7. Representative
Laccy of Iowa has reported to the house
from the committee on public lands a bill
having for Its object the protection of the
birds and animals In the Yellowstone park.
In an accompanying report Mr Lacey says ,
In part "There has been for some years
a necessity for a law to punish crimes In the
Yellowstone National park. Perpetrators of
crimes have escaped all punishment for want
of the necessary legislation. " The bill re
ported attaches the park to the judicial dis
trict ol Wjomlng , and gives the criminal
statutes of that state full force over the
park No laws to protect the birds and |
Raine * In the park are now In force , and
wanton and cruel slaughter of the buffalo
and other wild animals In tie park hava been
reported , and the secretary of the Interior
has found himself powerless to prevent It
Out of the vast herds of millions of buffalo
that a few years ago covered the plains of
America few now remain , and they are all
In the Yellowstone park. One of the purposes - ,
poses of setting aside the park has been to
preserve this little herd A few days ago
poachers entered the park anil commenced
the slaughter of these animals.
ER SIIMU HIM. .
One Ulilfli U 11 AKirrtrd U III Meet lh (
Prexldenl ( Irti-liinil'N Approval.
WASHINGTON , April 7. A bill which , It
Is claimed , meets In large part the objec
tions stated by President Cleveland to the
Illand seigniorage bill was today Introduced
by Representative Meyer , democrat , of Louis
iana. It provides for the colnagi' of stand
ard silver dollars and for the Issue of new-
bonds In lieu of bonds heretofore authorized
The bill icpeals such portions of the resump
tion act of 1S75 and authorizes the Issue of
4V4 and 5 per cent bonds. In lieu of these
the secretary of the treasury Is authorized
to sell bonds of $2 , and multiples thereof ,
payable In coin after five years , bearing In
terest not exceeding 3 per cent Provision
Is made for using the proceeds of these bonds
for settling outstanding bonds. The secre
tary of the treasury Is also authorized to
coin into silver dollars 42.G60.2I5 fine ounces
of silver bullion and to Issue silver certifi
cates on this coin. National banks are given
power to deposit sliver certificates In the
treasury and Issue treasury certificates
therefor.
inns rou INDIAN sui'i'i.ins.
Thy Will ll Opened III Chicago Ne-xt
Month und I.itcr : t .Ne Vork.
WASHINGTON , April 7 Arrangements
are being made at the bureau of Indian
affairs for the annual letting of contracts
for furnishing supplies to Indian reserva
tions. Bids will be opened at both of the
warehouses In Chicago and NewYork. . The
dates have not yet been determined on ,
but It Is probable that the v\ork will be
commenced In Chicago on May 15 and last
two weeks there. When that Is concluded
the bids will be opened In New York , oc
cupying a similar length of time. Commis
sioner Drowning or General Armstrong , the
assistant commissioner , with Chief Slattcr
of the finance division and Plivato Sec
retary Corcoran , will form a party to superIntend -
Intend the work. The aggiegute amount
of money Involved In the contract Is about
% ,500,000.
COHN rou imnwixo.
Sueeessfnl KxpprliiiviitH. Conducted liy .Inlin
.Muttcs In ( icrniiin ) .
WASHINGTON , April " . John Mattes of
Nebraska , who Is now representing the
Agricultural department in Europe , has
transmitted to Secretary Morton a pre
liminary report on experiments made at the
German brewing school at Worms , Germany ,
In utilizing corn for brewing purposes. He
says that the experiments have been satis
factory and that the experts and brewers
consider the beer product as of the best
quality. Satisfactory experiments have also
been made In Denmark. Considerable Inter
est Is taken by the department In the ex
periments , for If successful this country
may export large quantities of corn to
northern Europe. Agent Mattes has gone
to Vienna to represent the department at
the International Food exposition to be
opened this month.
Illiinil U Mill Gimfldfiit
WASHINGTON , April 7. Representative
Hland discredits the report that the caucus
on the state bank question will have the
effect of retarding the silver agitation. He
Is one of the signers of the request for a
caucus. It has teen asserted that If the
tax on state banks were once removed the
paper money Issued by these banks would
ba abundant , that the popular demand for
moro silver would end. Mr. Bland says , on
the contrary , that the repeal of the state
bank tax will Increase , Instead of decrease ,
the demand for silver. "The state Junks
will need coin to support their Issue , " said he
'and silver will be naturally selected as the
backing for state currency. The repeal of
the state bank tax will be , therefore , help
ful to silver. "
_
Of Interest to Army Ollleluls.
WASHINGTON , April 7 General Ruger
has transmitted to the War department the
papers In the Graham-Young case , growinc
out of charges by Lieutenant Colonel Young
that Colonel Graham had acted arbitrarily
and exceeded his authority. Doth of the
officers arc stationed at San I'ranclsco. The
papars are being withheld from the public ,
but It Is believed the lieutenant colonel lias
preferred charges and requested a court
martial and that General Ruger has refused
the request and that an appeal has been
taken to the secretary.
CoinmlHiloiii Kxplrlni ; .
WASHINGTON , April 7. The commission
of ninety-seven presidential postmasters
will expire during this month. The largest
number of these In any state Is seven and
there are seven each In New York , Illinois ,
Michigan and Pennsylvania One each will
expire In Arkansas , Colorado , Delaware , In
dian Territory , Louisiana , Minnesota , Mis
sissippi , Missouri , North Dakota , Oregon ,
Tennessee , Virginia and Wyoming.
I'urtlirr Indliin II ( onomleH.
WASHINTON. April 7. The Indian af
fairs subcommittee on appropriations expects
to complete the annual appropriation bill
In time to report to the full committee next
week. A member of the subcommittee
said today that the recommendation would
bo made that the olilces of five Indian inspectors
specters , two of the live traveling Indian
agents and the superintendent of Indian
schools bo abolished.
HUH Many OppniitMilH.
WASHINGTON. April 7 The senate bill
to Inaugurate civil service examinations In
the diplomatic and consular service docs not
meet favor among members of the foreign
affairs committee of the house. The feeling
toward the proposition U such among those
who wll have It In charge In the house that
there Is no possibility of Its being favorably
acted upon. _
Will till to lluuiill.
WASHINGTON , April 7. Mr. Thurston ,
the Hawaiian minister , with his bride , ar
rived hero to < luy. He will put the affairs of
the legation In order and turn them over
to Mr. Hastings. He will leave Washington
tomorrow for San Tranclsco and take
the steamer next Saturday , expecting to re
turn In a few months.
iiiK Him Closely.
WASHINGTON , April 7. The State de
partment t again on the track of Menage ,
the Minneapolis defaulter , and , It Is said , he
has been located In Bellsee , British Hon
duras , and an effort la bslng made to secure
his arrest. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
llolinun l iic u Cull ( or u Cmirim.
WASHINGTON. April 7. Mr. Holman ,
chairman of the house democratic caucus ,
today Issued a call for a caucus on Tuesday
evening , April 10 , at S p. in. , to consider
questions ol finance now pending.
/ifit'pvpr' ti'n i ni A\T T 111
rlOOLKNCLILLBE \ \ ON TAP
Brcckinridge-Pollnnl Oase Rapidly Nearinjr
Its Last Stages ,
INSTRUCTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED
I.IIV-.JITH for tlio Pliilntlrr nnd lifriiM ) Mnko
Itt'qi.rittft of tin' .Indue-All Out
line of tinCoiimn of the
Arguments.
WASHING TON , April 7. The prospects
of a dry legal argument In the Pollard-
Urctklnrldgo case did not prove sufficiently
attractive to draw out even the members of
the bar to Judge Hradley's court today.
Neither of the principals were there ,
although their lawyers bristled with
legal documents , while In their waka
followed several colored porters laden
with stacks of bound volumes. The
proceedings were begun by Mr. Cal-
deron Carlisle , who said that In the
praver of the plaintiff for Instructions to the
Jury , fourteen distinct Instructions , covering
every possible aspect of the case , were
asked of the court. Stripped of their legal
verbiage the substance of thu Instructions
asked for arc-
That , In a suit of breach of promise of
marriage , If the Jury finds the evidence
shows that there were mutual promises of
marriage between the plaintiff and defend
ant , If the-defendant was married there
after , It constitutes a breach of promise.
That , If the plaintiff and defendant were
found to have had Illicit Intimacy before the
prolmlse of marriage , that would constitute
no defense , and If such plaintiff had had
Illicit Intercourse with others and he knew
It before he made the promise , it was not a
defense.
The burden of proof that there was to be
semblance of a marriage contract , with an
understanding that there was not to be a
contract carried out by the defendant , the
jury must be convinced by a preponderance
of the evidence that such was the fact
The Jury must find for the plaintiff unless
It finds that there was a mutuil agreement
not to carry out the samblance of a contract
and to find It by a preponderance of evi
dence Also , unless It finds that plaintiff
did not accept the promises from the defend
ant and knew at the time they were rot
made In good faith , but agreed with him that
they should not be binding , that this must be
shown by u preponderance of evidence.
If ho mailo the promise to marry In goo 1
faith and she accepted It In good faith no
defense was constituted In the reply.
In forming whether she understood the
contract to be In good faith , the conduct of
the plaintiff and defendant after making the
contract are to be considered. If the prom
ises are found to have been repeated bv
them before Mrs. Blackburn and Major
Moore the fact of a secret understanding
must bo proved by a preponderance of evi
dence and the fact of carnal knowledge be
tween the two Is not a defense.
If the Jury believed the plaint.ft to be un
chaste and the defendant knew of her tin-
chastity , that unchastlty docs not consti
tute a defense.
If the Jury believes she told him that she
had been Intimate with Rhodes and there
after proposed marriage , that Intimacy doss
not form a Justification for breich of contract
JUST AN AGGRAVATION.
The secret marriage to another after the
same promises to marry , and belore others ,
does not constitute a defense , but an aggra
vation of damages. That If ho was married
April 29 and kept that marriage a secret ,
and thereafter entered Into the contract ,
that marriage Is not a dcfenss. The Jury
are to consider all the relations of the
parties , the prospective Improvement of her
circumstances by the proposed marriage , the
circumstances of the violation of the con-
t-at and tve wrong comm tteJ , and may give
exemp'ary damages.
Announcements of the contract with a
third party , with the additional humiliation
to the plaintiff , which Its breach under these
cl cum < tance3 const tutes , may be cons dered
an aggravation of damages. The ability or
Inability of the defendant to pay cannot be
considered a mitigating circumstance In
awarding damages.
If the jury finds the plaintiff was chaste ,
save with the defendant , and that attempt : !
to Impeach her character were made , not In
good faith , but to contrive a defense , they
are to consider the fact as an aggravation
of the damages.
The prayers of the defense for Instructions ,
which were read by Mr. Shelby , were few in
number. They were In substance r.s follow a
ileforo the plaintiff can recover damage
the Jury must believe that a contract wa
entered Into between the plaintiff and dc
fetulant , by which they agreed to beconv
husband and wife. If there was no actua'
agreement , statements made In the prcscnc
of others do not constitute a promise of mar
riage , and If made pursuant to c. mutual tin
derstandlng are not to be considered evi
dence. The admitted improper relations be
t\\con plaintiff and the defendant and his
support of her are not to be considered evl
dcnce of an engagement.
BURDEN OF PROOP WITH PLAINTIFF
The burden of proof of the engagement
tests on i he plaintiff. The defendant hav
Ing been married on April 29 , 1S93 on agree
ment made to marry thereafter Is vol 1. I
the jury finds that a contract to marry wai
entered Into , and If It further believes tha
the plaintiff was guilty of lascivious conduc
with other men , such a fact being unknown
to the defendant , he was by It released fron
his obligation to carry out the contract , am. .
this is so whether at the time of his refina
ho knew of such conduct or not. If tht
jury find that there was a contract to marrj
and the plaintiff b > threats or conduct made
the defendant believe his life was In dangci
from her , he Is excused from fulfilling the
contract. If the jury believes that there
was a contract , but finds that the plalntIC
was not without fault with other men , tin
verdict should be for the defendant , oven II
ho knew of her fault.
The first argument for the plaintiff wai
made by Attorney W. G. Johnson and Mr
Shelby followed with the opening aigumcn *
for the defense.
During the argument of Attorney Shelbj
Judge Dradley Inquired the meaning of "lewd
and lascivious conduct , " the term used Ir
the prajer of the defense. Mr. Shelby re
upended that no man was bound to marrj
a woman of unchaste life , nor ono whose
conduct was such that she might be pre
Mimed to be willing to commit the action ol
Illicit Intercourse if the opportunity was
offered.
"Would you mean such conduct as Mr
Julian testified to' " the judge Inqulied.
"Yes , " responded Mr Shelby , "I should
think a person cf that character only needed
an opportunity to commit acts of unchastlty "
"Suppose that he knew of sucli conduct
with five other parties , and knowledge of It
with a sixth afterward came to him , would
that change the legal acpect of the case7'
asked the judge
Mr. She.by rep'led that he would go to that
extreme , that there might be such conduct
long pas ed and atoned foi and repented of
TILT BETWEEN WILSON AND SHELBY
There was a little passage between Mr
Shelby and Mr WlUon regarding the part
which Miss Pollard's threats should plav
In the case. Mr. Shelby said threats which
would justify a man In securing a divorce
would alee jutlfy him In breaking u contract
to marry.
Mr. Wilson contended that this rule would
not apply to threats made became of the
defendant's misconduct and because of an
exhibition by him of a purpose to evade the
contract , and that no threats made after thu
secret marriage could justify a ruling for
the defendant.
The argument was closed by Mr Wilson ,
for the plaintiff. All the Epeoche ? were on
the legal paints Involved In the prayers and
the counsel agreed that in tome respects
the case was a unique one. The * argument
was significant in showing that the defense
does not Intend to set up as a legal pica , that
any of the promt es made by Colonel
Brecklnrldge to Mies Pollard were under
duress , exercised b > her with a pistol. Judge
Bradley reserved his decision on the Instruc
tions tint ! ) Monday , although ho Intimated
he could grant one of the prayers for the
plaintiff , and said , In speaking of another
prayer "I see no rea on to change my
opinion that the exsting marriage at the time
ho made the promise , 'f ho made It. U no re
verse. " The length of the arguments was
a matter discussed by the judge and attor
neys and while Judge Bradley thought five
hours for a lilc would 'Do stiffic'cnt ' , the
lawyers wanted mnro time. No conclusion
was reached. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
MISS POI.IAIII > AH/VF AtmiKSH. I
'
One of HrrrUlnrldBc'n AKoincjii Think * Ilrr
u Vrry Artful Woiimii.
CINCINNATI , O. . April 7 ( Special Tele
gram to The Be < * . ) --1iUss Pollard Is an
actress equal. I may say , to Clara Morris or
Sarah Bcrnhardt , " said lion Ben I't.ttcr-
worth at the Burnct lion'o Milj afternoon.
"I never saw anything like It. Hhc cnn
simulate any passion or emotion , and It Is
my opinion that this Is Jml the prelude to
her going on the stage. There was no ex
cuse on raith for the bringing of this suir.
Nothing Is gained by It , public or private
virtue Is not subserved by It. U li worse
than a foul pestilence breeding ctntaglon. |
Had I been called Into the case three days i
sooner It would not have been tried If my {
counsel could have prevented , and had I [
been a judge on the bench I would never |
have let It come to trial There Is no conI I
donlng of Mr. Brocklnrldgc. I will not do It
He docs not want It. I believe he would
discharge mo from the case If I did Oder
anything In extenuation.
"But to return to Miss Pollard. She Is
the most remarkable witness I ever saw or
ever heard or ever read of She has her cnse
thoroughly In handsi Every detail of It I
never saw anything like the tact and art of
this woman. If there Is a time when she
hasn't a ready answer she will make a plea
for svmpath } to gain time , and all the time
her mind Is actlv1 to coin some nice phrase
or act on which to reply You remember
when she pleaded that I was hard on her.
That was to gain time to think In n critical
moment.
"She has nothing to gain if she wins her
suit , where she could hiv ° hid everything
her own way had she so willed She could
have gone anywhere or done anything , and a
word from her would have been law with
Mr. Brecklnrldge. She could havT-e had what
she wanted. " _
, sr. i. < n'it > .tiii.n > roit oxvu.
While thulnd } City Mini Ottered Wind 11
I'llture dnnt .Mini ( in\e dish.
CHICAGO , April " . -Special ( Telegram
to The Uee. ) St. Louis didn't get
tlie1 World's fair , but n St. Louis mun has
bought the building ! ) und will make u hand
some thing by tearing Hum down. Ills
n ime Is L. C. Garret t , und the price to be
paid Is $75KUO 'Hie money , It Is expected ,
will be tin nod over to the South Park board
In one lump next Tue dnj. for , while the-
papers have not > et been signed , the > me
all drawn tip nnd only a few minutes time
will be required to complete the transfer.
Park Superintendent Foster alone nego
tiated the sale. The park commls'sloneis
think the price a prttty fair one , ( onsh'er-
Ing dlHcoiiraglns bids received two or
three weeks ago In resimnse to the board's
advertisement. The twenty bu'ldlngs In-
cludcil in the .sale cost over $7,1.00,000 , HO
that the price realized is less than 1 per
cent. The best offers iccelved on the call
aggregated only J.T7.700. All of the bids
were i ejected , and then the board authoi-
Ized Superintendent Poster to negotiate for
the Mile of the buildings privately. Since
then ho has received various off < rs from
wrecking companies , Iron de-ilf-rH nnd spec
ulators. From the Hist Mr. G irrett evinced
a disposition to ovl-rhld all competitors , nnd
Mr. Foster took advantage of this fact to
arousevthe Chicago men nnd swell the fig
ures to\ the point at which the deal was
llmilly closed.
Some of the Chicago Didders feel elm-
Kilned ovpitheir defeat and complain be
cause fuither opportunities were not glvun
them. Mr. Foster replies that they cettulnlv
had better opportunities than outsiders ! . In
s-pite of It all , their final bids vveie ridicu
lously low , and gnvc rise to rumors that
local men luul combined to keep the fig
ures at the lowest notrh. lieildes , Mr.
Garrett offered spot cash , while the others
wanted to pay on the Installment plan.
The sale was practically completed Tues
day , when * Mr. OnrTpit's offer of $75,000
was accepted nnd his eompetltors notified
that they need maku no offers for the
present.
"That very dav , " said Mr. Foster , "Dion
Geinldlne nnd .Mr. Pollak each offered HK >
$70,000 on time. Mr. Gairott's flist bid
was $70,000. This I icftised , and then I
told the Chicago men they would have to
go over that figure to get the buildings.
Mr. Pollak came to my office on election
day , and said he vvotilfi pay $73,000 on short
time , ami left without making any othe-r
proposition. Mr. Gurrett came uftei ward ,
und while he was in in > office I received a
telephone message from Mr. I'ollnk sayIng -
Ing he would pay $7fi,000 down. I replied
that I would not elo e n contract over the
wire * , especially as titii'c was a man waitIng -
Ing who might be more liberal. The up
shot of It all was nn offer from Garrett of
$75WO cash. I accepted and I think I
made JOOO extra for the board by so lining.
The money will be paid next Tuesday.1
Mr. Gariett , who is a civil engineer. Is
said to ropiesent n .sjndlcate. He re't'used
to sav tonight If such VVIIH the case. The
sorest people In Chicago tonight me the
unsuccessful bidders.
"I would not care , " paid one of them ,
"but I hate lo be done up by a man fiom
St. Louis. "
CONFESSES TO BURGLARY.
Primmer Onus Up to Stealing llurnesn from
Orr'x Hum
Dan Baker nnd K ritzgerald were ar-
reBl"d yesterday by Detectives Dunn nnd
Donahue , the former on Ivvo charges of
buiglary and the latter as a rnsplclous
Character , It not being known nt this time
that he had anything to do with the burg-
urles with which liaker Is charged.
About two weeks ago the barn of W. C.
Irr. 211G Emmet street , nnd another nt
Eighteenth und Cumlng streets , vveie
broken Into and harness stolen. The former
est a very valuable ! Mexican limners nnd
ibout seventy-five feet of garden hose , the
total value being $ T > 0. A description of two
men seen In the vicinity was sent to the
oollce station nnd icsulted In the capture
of these two.
Hakrr admits having entered OrrN bain ,
iiml savs he disposed of the harness to n
man named William Seiunun. He says he
went there' about 10 o'clock In the morning
and made negotiations to trade 11 horse and
harness nnd succeeded In doing so. Tlir
letectlves went out to see Mi. Seaman , nnd
the latter said that the man went to his
tesldenoe , which Is directly across fiom
his place of business , ut 11 o'clock nt night
to make the trade , nnd that ho ( Scaimin )
called to his son , who was asleep at the
time , to get up and make the tiade , which
was done ,
, i.ur'.s/.iifAY.s.
Senator Hannibal Rivera ( W. II. Crane )
was at home last night nt Boyd's , nnd hln
trlends crowded the pretty theater to do
honor to the rugged honesty of n man
who could sacrifice ilches and even ambi
tion that a deal girl might not suffer
through the vlllany of a foreign diplomat.
There Is a breezlnoss about Mr. Crane's
di'imtor that appeals Irreslstably to theater
jeers , although he has considerably toned
t down Blne-p his last visit hcie , and the
n < > niitor Is much bi-lfr In every way for
the little lepiesslon which Mr. Crane has
seen tit to make in the part An u whole ,
the Mippott Is noteworthy , although one
does miss that blight , Interesting woman ,
Gt-orgle Diew-liarrjlnore , In t'o character
of Mrs. Hilary , v hlqlt .phe plaved with so
miieh Insouciance , vrt , her part IH well
acted by Mis. Collleri who , while less
boisterous. Is most deserving of praise- for n
finished performance Miss WalllH as
Josle Armstiong was atfnln one of the delights -
lights of the ovenlnt : , lier bits of boarding
school slang making * n deep Impression.
Mi- Putnam as the * arch plotter was baldly
In his element , although he In a con
scientious actor inn ) couldn't play any
part badly. Joseph Wheclock bad a con
genial roll * as the Ifght Juvenile Richard
Vanee , while GeorgeIlnckus as the Ger
man leading lieutenant < \ \ as splendid.
TAKEN FOR i. BURGLAR.
Iloetor Culling to Sff/u Mek Child .MeelM
with u hiirprlM K Iei ! eptlon
Dr. Holovtsehlnor | porno time ngo at
tended a Hlcl : baby In [ Hie family of a man
named Voley , 15W South Seventeenth strei't
Last night Hither late he culled to see how
the child was getting along , not knowing
that Mr. Tole-y had moved out of the apart
ments and another family moved In.
Hu knocked , but no one wiswered. He
then entered the hull , ns he tin ! done sev
eral times before. He * hud reached the
parlor door when a man appeared and
struck him a blow In the face , which was
followed by other blows and kicks Tin-
doe-tor hurriedly explained who hewas. .
Ills assailant , Mr Fox. then explained
why he had attacked him lie hud not
heard his Knock nt thu door , and when lit-
heiud him in thu hall suppCHcel he was a
burglar.
The doctor WUH not seriously hint.
\\lll
DENVER. April 7.-The Ameile-nii nnd
Citizens' Wnu-r rompnnle-s , two of Hie
most pout ! ful corporations In the state , are
to consolidate , thnx ending a bitter and
neeleKs war maintained for yeurH , und
which was a pernicious factor In the
iminlelpalltleH , i.'heeteMimn Ac .Moffat of
thu Citizens' company are now In IS'evv
Yoik und Dennis Hnlllvan. of the American
company La en route : there to pcifect thu
combine.
Kelley , Stiger & Co.
FOR
Choice Dress Goods , Silks ,
Laces , Capes , Jackets and
Waists , Parasols , etc. , visit
Kelley , Stiger & Co. ,
Cor. Farnam and 15th Sis.
EXPLANATIONS FROM REED
Passages in Ono of His Speeches Which Have
Been Misconstrued.
HE ANSWERS A KANSAS CORRESPONDENT
lto\v Unit AViiH Kiilsrd by u I'cculltir View
Tukeii of .Sonic of Ills Utterances on
thu Turin Ills Position I'os-
Itltcly Dcllncd.
WASHINGTON , April 7. Mr. Reed has
sent the following letter to C. L. Vaughan
at Hutchlnson , Kan. , In reply to ono forward
ing an extiact from a speech of the former :
WASHINGTON , April C , 1894. My Dear
Sir : Your fiuor received. I have noticed the
paragraph you sent me , making its way over
the west. U was first started by a member
of congress In a speech In Denver. I was
somewhat surprised when I read it , for of
course , separated from the context. It con-
\eys an entirely Incorrect Idea. The passage
occurred in a short extemporaneous speech ,
with no point elaborated. It was when the
attempt was being made to secure the aid
of New England by saciiflcing the Interests
of the west , under the guise of g\lng ! New
England free raw material by removing the
duty on coal , iron and wool. Of course , such
a free list would be very attractive to New
England , If she acted In puro-elflshuess.
Hut I took care in the few words of that
Incomplete statement , but which the and onca
addressed perfectly understood , to point out
how short-sighted It was for New England
to accept the bribe. Already many Mas
sachusetts miners have legitimately gone
west , and more must do so , the coarser going
first. Under these circumstances , perfectly
understood by my audience , some short
sighted men were trying , by the promise
of free coal , free Iron ore and free wool , to
pursuade New England that she could
monopolize the manufacturing. I pointed
out to them that the legislation tendered
them \\as foolish ; that the low duty of the
Wlhon bill would destroy their manufactur s ,
In common with others , and that when they
were once destroyed they would be rebuilt
under re-established protection , nearer the
market and nearer the materials , as cheaply
as In New England. In short , if the New
England states helped to ruin the country ,
the ruin would be first and most complete
for them , on their unkindly soil. Such , In
my judgment , would be the fact
and this ruin the countiy cannot
afford , no matter where the destroyed manu
facturers , arc. An Idle factory goes to pieces
In fho years , and to destroy expensive plants
and to throw away all the capital involved
would mean that the United States and ,
most of all , New England , would have to
halt In Its pi ogress until all these vast sums
were re-eained and reinvested. Manufac
turers are now steadily and legitimately ad
vancing westward and southward under the
present sjstcm , and doing so as fast us it
consistent with solid material growth. Mas
sachusetts men and other men are already
transferi ing part of their capital , and In duo
time , without shock , the western and south
ern manufacturers will do their full share of
the manufacturing business of the country.
The manufacturing of coarse cotton cloths
has already gene from New England to the
south.
"Tho mighty and ommvpious west I * truly
great In nil that will ma'c riches and con
sumable wealth , nnd If this destruction ,
called the Wilson bill , can bo stayed , all
parts of the country will prosper and capital
nnd labor will not bo wasted.
"As I suld to Massachusetts , I say to all
other parts of the country , that enlightened
selfishness teaches the doctrine of 'llvo and
let live. '
"You will notice that the member of con
gress In question , Instead of ipiotlng the
paragraph In question hero In Washington ,
where It could bo met , wont 2,000 miles to
air It. I am surprised that an > man east or
west should deem It worth while to credit
mo with opposing the Wilson bill because It
would build up manufactures In the west ,
when everybody knows It will destroy all
manufactures It Is the desire and expecta
tion of prohibitionists that the west and the
south will follow , or even surpass the ex
ample of Now England In developing manu
facturing Industries , as they are now fast
doing. The Wilson bill brings the south and
west Into competition In manufacturing with
wages much lower than their wages , Insttad
of into competition with the higher wages of
New England , as now. Youis very truly ,
--T II. REED. "
Still \VlllltH tlllt llOllllH.
WASHINGTON , April 7. The case of Car
roll L Rlckcr of Chicago , who seeks n man
damus to compel the secretary of thu tius
ury to Istuo all or part of the $50,000,000
bond Issue to him , will probably bo heard
In the court of appeals In the latter part nf
May. Notice of appeal from Judge llrud-
ley's recent adverse decision was entered
In the beginning of March , and the trans
cript of the record of the cane , rujulrcd to
be Illed within forty days after the appeal ,
was filed with the appellate court jcsterday.
l.ooklni ; for Pointers.
WASHINGTON , April 7. Count dn
Ragouea Soustuhevsky of St , Petersburg ,
late commissioner of Rus la to the World's
fair , U In Washington making a study of the
patent system of this government. He has
> lulled the patent offlce dally during the
past week and gathered u largo amount of
data concerning the orvlc . The results of
bin examination will be embodied In a special
report to Russian offlcluls , In accordance
with hh Instructions It Is expected , as a
result of the iinestimation , the patent system
of the czar's country may be organized on
a plan similar to that of the Un'ted States.
IN Till ; SI2XATK.
Ilnslnr.ss Transuded lit tin ; I'lritt featiir-
iluy'M SrsHlnii of tin * Hotly.
WASHINGTON , April 7. This Is the first
Saturday session of the senate during the
regular session of congress. There was some
expectation In the senate that the opposition
to the tariff might be manifested , similar to
that of jesterday , but the Journal was read
and approved and routine business proceeded
with , with few Interruptions. Senator Hoar
called the attention of Senator Morgan tea
a dispatch iu the morning papers taylng that
the Ilrltish Parliament had passed an act
Intended to carry out the provisions of the
award of the Herlng sea arbltiatlon tribunal ,
but according to which ships which might
have sailed without notice of Its passage
should bo not liable to seizure. He thought
If the dhpatch had correctly reported the
act. It was simply an Invasion of the pro
visions of the award of the tribunal. He
asked Mr. Morgan as to the truth of the
dispatch , and , believing it was true , some
supplemental legislation should be pas cd by
congress.
Mr. Morgan explained that some weeks
ago Sir Julian Pauncefotc , the British am
bassador , had submitted to the State de
partment the draft of an act of Parliament
which , to the best of his recollection , cor
responded exactly with the language of that
quoteJ In the dispatch. There were some
features of the proposed act which were
opposed ( he used the word advisedly ) to the
fair Interpretation of tha provisions of the
award , and those provlslur.3 of the proposed
act were firmly rejected by the secretary
of state , and the IHitlsli government was
soi Informed. About the same time ho
learned from the ncwspappis that a bill had
been Introduced Into Parliament giving ef
fect to the- award of the tribunal , but
whether It Is to correspond to that sub
mitted by Sir Julian ho did not know.
Shortly afterwards ho learned that the bill
had been withdrawn for.the purpose of re
modeling It , and he still hoped that such
was the fact , and the text of the dispatch
was of the tinamcndcd bill which was sent
out by mistake.
At 12-25 p. in. the senate went Into exec
utive session and at I p. in. adjourned.
TO IJTII.m : AMiiCICAN : WOOL.
Mcrtliiintfl of llnulforil .MiinlfcMtliiK Pfclllllir
IlltrM'it In tint Suhjcct.
WASHINGTON , April 7. United States
Consul Meeker at Dradfoid , England , reports
to the State department under date of March
13 that during the preceding month largo
quantities of American wool have been of
fered for sale at Iliadford. This has been HO
pronounced as to attract attention. As a
general thing the prices of all gradis of
American wool are now practically the same
as the similar grades In England , thu car
riage and chaiges of the American making
the most of the difference. The wool mer
chants at Bradford assert that the moment
tli- tariff bill passes with free wool the
pi Ices of the American wool will levivc nnd
several of them are so strong In this belief
that they have Inrgo Investments In wool
now held In Philadelphia and Boston. They
Insist that th" new Impetus given to manu
factures by free raw material will cause
largo quantities of American wool to bo
mixed with thu finer grades of foreign wools ,
and that a demand for American wool for
hosiery purposes will sot In Immediately on
this side.
UlrilioiiiiniHHloiii'r. .
WASHINGTON , April 7. The Utah com
mission will bo reorganised In the early part
of next week. The resignations of three of
the members have been tendered to Sec
retary Smith , and a fourth will probably bo
tendered Monday. There Is a vacancy on the
boird , owing to thu death of H. C Lett.
The present commission consists of G. L
Godfrey of Iowa , chairman , Robert Robert
son of Indiana , J. A. McClernand of Illinois ,
Abncr S. Williams of Arkansas , and the
sccietary of Utah , ex-olllclo secretary.
Will Slop tlui 1'oin Iilni ; .
WASHINGTON. April 7. At present the
State department has no Intention of
Issuing a proclamation warning persons
against taking seals In the Northern Pacific
or Boring sea. It Is assumed that the pass
age of the last act of congress and Its signa
ture Is regarded as sufficient notice to
poachers , or It may bo that It was delayed
until an accurate description of the British
act reaches this country.
lined MM Pen Too I'rrtdy.
WASHINGTON. April 7. Captain Kdwln
M. Sheppard , commundlnK the receiving de
partment at the New York navy yard , who
was court martlaled for writing Admiral
Gherardl that Captain Ilruco had acquired a
reputation for thoroughness at the expense
of his brother officers , was found guilty and
sentenced to bo publicly reprimanded by the
secretary In general orders.
Appointed n Kct elxiT.
WASHINGTON , April 7 The comptroller
of the currency has appointed William Cat-
lln receiver of the Oregon National bank of
Portland , vice Lionel Stagge. resigned.
( iolil In HID TrritHiir ) .
WASHINGTON , April 7. The not gel l In
the treasury at the clotrof business today
was JlOfi,075,704 , and the cash balance ,
133'J73,310.
Dcpurliiri ) of tlin Chicago.
WASHINGTON , April 7 The Chicago
Balled from Malta for Alglcm today.
WAS NOT Mt'CI ' ! OF A WAR
True Inwardness of the Recent Troubles in
the Indian Territory.
JUST M.RELY A PERSONAL DIFFERENCE
Onni-rslilp of n Meusly Ilrnnclin Stiirll
tht MioothiK-Tliu Indians Willing
to Allutt tli I.HVV to Take
lln ( 'ournr.
WASHINGTON. April 7. A full report ol
the trouble between the Cheyenne and Amp-
uhoo Imllins and cattlemen In Oklahoma
was received at the Durcau of Indian Affairs
today from Captain Woodson , In charge ol
the agency. It- sols foith that Chief Hill
acted In self-defense In Killing W. S. Breeding -
ing , who first shot the chief. Captain Wood-
son sajs that the Indians haMj not been dis
posed to maliciously Injure any of the whlta
people. A courier , who carried messages to
Captain Woodson from the upper Washlta ,
reported that he had been Intercepted by a
company of fifty or sixty whlto men , who
threatened to kill him unless ho showed the
letters he was carrying.
The majority of the Washlta , according to
Superintendent Segar of the Indian school at
Segar. Old , vvho'o repoit has been forwarded ,
arc now awaiting the arrival of beef and
have stated that thcv Intend to take no
further action , but would lea\o the settle
ment of the matter to the government.
The white man killed was W. S. Breeding ,
who has been living on Turkey creek. The
man wounded was T S. Carter , who lives on
Oak creek. Brooding went to the camp of
Chief Hill and claimed an unbranded pony.
Chief Hill told him to take the pony , but to
leave the rope with which the pony was
hitched. When Chief Hill went to take the
rope off the white man drew his revolver
and shot him twice In the right breast. Chief.
Hill then got his gun and shot the man
twice and then fired ono glint at the other
man , breaking his arm. This is Chief Hill's
statement The shooting occurrcl on Llttlo
Panther creek , about ten miles from Red-
mon. Chief Hill Is supposed to bo mortally
wounded ,
NI : s i ou TIII : AKMV.
SONIC .Minor Diitli-i I're crl1ied mill Niima
I.I'llVt-H ( inillUMl ,
WASHINGTON. April 7.-Speclal ( Tole-
gi.im to The lice ) First Lieutenant Or-
mand M. Llssak , ordnance department , will
proceed from Uuilcla arsenal , California , to
Fort Wlnlleld Scott , Cal. , on olllclal buslnesu
pertaining to the Inspection of smokeless
powder , and will , upon the completion
thereof , return to his proper btntlon.
The leave of absenca granted Captain
O'car Eltlng , Third cavaliy. Department of
the Missouri , Is extended one month.
First Lieutenant Jamct , O. Green , Twenty-
fifth Infantry , having been relieved from
duty with the World's Columbian exposition
at Chicago , will , at the expiration of his
present sick lea\c of absence , proceed to
Join his cornpanj.
Leave of absence for two months la
granted Second Lieutenant John F Madden ,
Fifth Infantry. _
rsuval Order * ,
WASHINGTON. April -Chief Engineer
Wilson has been detached from the New
York navy yard and ordered to the I'nlon
Iron works , California. Chief Engineer
Moore from the Union Iron works has been
placed on waiting orders preparatory to re
tirement May 4. Chief Engineer McCarthy
and Passed Assistant Engineer McFailand lo
hold themselves In readiness fur orders to
San Francisco.
- <
wivsA K.IY.S.I.V.
Money Hiitnl to I lie rnnnerx of Hut Stuto
liy Silt ) CHHflll i\IM-rlllieiltM. :
LAWRENCE , Kim. . April 7 The nil.
vaiuo she-els of tin- annual chlmh hug re
port fiom the Krms.iH experimental Htu-
llon , Just prepared by Clmiiei-llor p H ,
Hnovv , show Unit of ; ifi70 KnnmiH exporl-
inentetH l.dSJ it-ported HIIC-CCHH The
soveie drouth In the- southern part of the
Htutc made the results lesn Hiiccessful there
than In the northcin two-thirds of thu
state. This has made the tunerul pe'r- '
ee-ntuge of Mieee-HH somewhat lower thuu
befoie. ( If the I.8U successful expel I-
menters , 826 iniule estimates of crops saved.
and this r < ached { M.OJU , an nveniKo of
JIGS 75 for c-ae-h one. This average , If ac
credited to nil nue-cessftil ' "ticTlmentcrH | ,
the total \aliir of tropn Havud would lie
JJ12IS7.'jn In the three yeurH. Thu money
value of crops saved In Kansas reached
$ GOJ,000 anil the amount expended by the
stum to glvo this result Is
Iron iMoiilcliTK l.nti rtulniiii'iit.
Iron MoulderH union No. 190 nave &
musical and sociable lit tin * hall , Twenty *
second and ruining , Friday evetilnir ,
The program consisted of Instrumental und
vocal music , n-udlngs und recitations , a
lunch anil Uaiue There was u large ut-
tundunie of the nnmbcrH and their
fainllliti , and all had an enjoyable time"
The committee di-slrcH to return thunku
to the luillcs who assisted , nnd also to the
Woodmen of tlin Woilcl ( iiiurtet , Messrs ,
Lenhardt. Cole , Ttiornimon and MoI'lUTHon.
and to all others who no ulily assisted In
rnrrylliK out the inimical und llteiary part
of the progi am ,
_
Anothrr I'.fTnrt for ltn MuKiinr ,
NEW YORK , April 7 In the mate supreme
premo court another application wan mads
for a writ of habeas corpus on the part of
John Y. McKane. Judge Laccmbo reserved
declilon ,